Gem of Books | August Wrap Up & Life Update 2023 @GemofBooks | Uploaded October 2023 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
Lets wrap up all the books I read in August and give you a bit of a life update while I'm at it.

If you want to support my 100k in 30 days challenge, you can do that here: facebook.com/donate/1062727498413206 or here justgiving.com/fundraising/Gemma-Sparrow2?utm_source=copyLink&utm_medium=fundraising&utm_content=Gemma-Sparrow2&utm_campaign=pfp-share&utm_term=c33f7706fd1940029ade20a7f0a6e588

My 10 Claws and a Blackbird vlog is here - youtube.com/watch?v=gOozMWfv-Gw

The House of Doors Review - youtube.com/watch?v=awnDLHKrbJQ

All The Little Bird Hearts review - youtube.com/watch?v=e_oUChe6-Tg

Pearl Review - youtube.com/watch?v=s9VQVgftSr0&t=2s

A Spell of Good Things review - youtube.com/watch?v=DdObYKgJL1g

If you want to see FOMO bookclubs discussion on The Song of Achilles you can see that here - youtube.com/watch?v=CAKJMxRjERE

The next 6 FOMO books are here - youtube.com/watch?v=pgZQ_tu_a5w&t=332s

The Book of Night Women review - youtube.com/watch?v=5g6lvfGRlL0

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Books Mentioned:

If I Survive You by Jonathan Escoffery
In Ascension by Martin Macinnes
19 Claws and a Blackbird by Agustina Baztericca (translated by Sarah Moses)
The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Murial Barbery (translated by Alison Anderson)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer by Jordan Bellaire
The House of Doors by Tan Twan Eng
The Three Muskateers by Alexandre Dumas
All The Little Bird Hearts by Viktoria Llyod-Barlow
Anya's Ghost by Vera Brosgol
The Dark Is Rising by Susan Cooper
Pearl by Sian Hughes
The Midwinter Witch by Molly Knox Ostertag
Summerwater by Sarah Moss
Over Sea Under Stone by Susan Cooper
A Kind of Spark by Elle McNicoll
Galatea by Madeline Miller
I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman (translated by Ros Schwartz)
A Spell of Good Things by Aobami Adybayo
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
The Mountains Sing by Nguyen Phan Que Mai
The Book of Night Women by Marlon James
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Channels Mentioned:

@AliceandtheGiantBookshelf
@spreadbookjoy
@stalkingkafka
@BookwormAdventureGirl
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My Amazon Wishlist:

amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/XSET66N93YSK/?ref_=lol_ov_le

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Thanks for watching! New content every Tuesday and Saturday (and the odd Thursday)!

Lots of Love,

Gem xx

email: gemofbooks@outlook.com

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Video Contents

00:00 Intro
00:37 Life Update
05:05 Goal Check In
06:58 If I Survive You
08:08 In Ascension
09:00 19 Claws and a Blackbird
09:32 The Elegance of the Hedgehog
11:00 Buffy the Vampire Slayer
11:41 The House of Doors
11:52 The Three Muskateers
13:16 All the Little Bird Hearts
13:33 Anya's Ghost
14:08 The Dark Is Rising
15:14 Pearl
15:30 The Midwinter Witch
16:15 Summerwater
17:17 Over Sea Under Stone
18:20 A Kind of Spark
19:39 Galatea
20:26 I Who Have Never Known Men
22:41 A Spell of Good Things
23:03 The Song of Achilles
25:02 The Mountains Sing
27:11 The Book of Night Women
28:12 Thanks!