Griff Reads | disappointing reads + a new favourite 💜 JULY READING WRAP UP | 2023 [CC] @GriffReads | Uploaded August 2023 | Updated October 2024, 16 hours ago.
Hi everyone and welcome back to my channel! It's time to talk about the books I read in July. A mixed bag this month, there were some books that I loved and others that were a little disappointing.
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - Intro
0:54 - Star ratings
3:30 - Looking Glass Sound by Catriona Ward
5:47 - Winter's Orbit by Everina Maxwell
8:23 - Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
10:36 - Scarlet by Genevieve Cogman
13:14 - Finlay Donovan is Killing It by Elle Cosimano
14:56 - The Fiancée Farce by Alexandria Bellefleur
16:56 - The Only One Left by Riley Sager*
19:12 - The Last Word by Taylor Adams
20:59 - Outro
📚 OTHER BOOKS MENTIONED 📚
Dragon Haven by Robin Hobb
Tell Me Everything by Laura Kay
Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark
Zero Days by Ruth Ware
Asterix (*) indicates I received a copy of this book via NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.
🎥 WATCH NEXT 🎥
Summerween reading vlog: youtu.be/cZ8WADiLD-c
Reading books YOU chose from my owned tbr: youtu.be/siZ6bNndzXo
✨ ABOUT ME ✨
Hey, I'm Sam and I'm a blogger and book reviewer from the West Midlands in the UK. I read most genres, including fantasy, thrillers, romance, and contemporary fiction. Occasionally non-fiction and historical fiction too!
✨ HOW I RATE BOOKS ✨
I use CAWPILE (created by Book Roast) to rate every fiction book I read. Learn more: youtu.be/73pcvjMcUuI
✨ AUDIOBOOKS ✨
Sign up to Scribd using my referral link and you can enjoy 60 days free! scribd.com/g/8w2ig6
If you're looking for information on specific content warnings for any of the books I mention on my channel, please feel free to leave me a comment down below, or contact me through social media. Alternatively, I'd recommend checking out the Trigger Warnings Database: triggerwarningdatabase.com (and on Goodreads goodreads.com/user/show/86920464-trigger-warning-database)
LINKS:
💻 Blog: griffblog.co.uk
📸 Instagram: instagram.com/griff.reads
🐦 Twitter: twitter.com/SamGriffBlog
📖 Goodreads: goodreads.com/samgriff
👀 TikTok: tiktok.com/@griffreads
✉️ email: sam@griffblog.co.uk
✨ MUSIC ✨
Chinsaku - Blossom - thmatc.co/?l=9CC84027
Photoshop brushes in Thumbnail from Brusheezy.com
Hi everyone and welcome back to my channel! It's time to talk about the books I read in July. A mixed bag this month, there were some books that I loved and others that were a little disappointing.
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - Intro
0:54 - Star ratings
3:30 - Looking Glass Sound by Catriona Ward
5:47 - Winter's Orbit by Everina Maxwell
8:23 - Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
10:36 - Scarlet by Genevieve Cogman
13:14 - Finlay Donovan is Killing It by Elle Cosimano
14:56 - The Fiancée Farce by Alexandria Bellefleur
16:56 - The Only One Left by Riley Sager*
19:12 - The Last Word by Taylor Adams
20:59 - Outro
📚 OTHER BOOKS MENTIONED 📚
Dragon Haven by Robin Hobb
Tell Me Everything by Laura Kay
Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark
Zero Days by Ruth Ware
Asterix (*) indicates I received a copy of this book via NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.
🎥 WATCH NEXT 🎥
Summerween reading vlog: youtu.be/cZ8WADiLD-c
Reading books YOU chose from my owned tbr: youtu.be/siZ6bNndzXo
✨ ABOUT ME ✨
Hey, I'm Sam and I'm a blogger and book reviewer from the West Midlands in the UK. I read most genres, including fantasy, thrillers, romance, and contemporary fiction. Occasionally non-fiction and historical fiction too!
✨ HOW I RATE BOOKS ✨
I use CAWPILE (created by Book Roast) to rate every fiction book I read. Learn more: youtu.be/73pcvjMcUuI
✨ AUDIOBOOKS ✨
Sign up to Scribd using my referral link and you can enjoy 60 days free! scribd.com/g/8w2ig6
If you're looking for information on specific content warnings for any of the books I mention on my channel, please feel free to leave me a comment down below, or contact me through social media. Alternatively, I'd recommend checking out the Trigger Warnings Database: triggerwarningdatabase.com (and on Goodreads goodreads.com/user/show/86920464-trigger-warning-database)
LINKS:
💻 Blog: griffblog.co.uk
📸 Instagram: instagram.com/griff.reads
🐦 Twitter: twitter.com/SamGriffBlog
📖 Goodreads: goodreads.com/samgriff
👀 TikTok: tiktok.com/@griffreads
✉️ email: sam@griffblog.co.uk
✨ MUSIC ✨
Chinsaku - Blossom - thmatc.co/?l=9CC84027
Photoshop brushes in Thumbnail from Brusheezy.com
![disappointing reads + a new favourite 💜 JULY READING WRAP UP | 2023 [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/0psv0O8Z1xY/hqdefault.jpg "disappointing reads + a new favourite 💜 JULY READING WRAP UP | 2023 [CC]
Hi everyone and welcome back to my channel! Its time to talk about the books I read in July. A mixed bag this month, there were some books that I loved and others that were a little disappointing.
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - Intro
0:54 - Star ratings
3:30 - Looking Glass Sound by Catriona Ward
5:47 - Winters Orbit by Everina Maxwell
8:23 - Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
10:36 - Scarlet by Genevieve Cogman
13:14 - Finlay Donovan is Killing It by Elle Cosimano
14:56 - The Fiancée Farce by Alexandria Bellefleur
16:56 - The Only One Left by Riley Sager*
19:12 - The Last Word by Taylor Adams
20:59 - Outro
📚 OTHER BOOKS MENTIONED 📚
Dragon Haven by Robin Hobb
Tell Me Everything by Laura Kay
Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark
Zero Days by Ruth Ware
Asterix (*) indicates I received a copy of this book via NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.
🎥 WATCH NEXT 🎥
Summerween reading vlog: https://youtu.be/cZ8WADiLD-c
Reading books YOU chose from my owned tbr: https://youtu.be/siZ6bNndzXo
✨ ABOUT ME ✨
Hey, Im Sam and Im a blogger and book reviewer from the West Midlands in the UK. I read most genres, including fantasy, thrillers, romance, and contemporary fiction. Occasionally non-fiction and historical fiction too!
✨ HOW I RATE BOOKS ✨
I use CAWPILE (created by Book Roast) to rate every fiction book I read. Learn more: https://youtu.be/73pcvjMcUuI
✨ AUDIOBOOKS ✨
Sign up to Scribd using my referral link and you can enjoy 60 days free! https://www.scribd.com/g/8w2ig6
If youre looking for information on specific content warnings for any of the books I mention on my channel, please feel free to leave me a comment down below, or contact me through social media. Alternatively, Id recommend checking out the Trigger Warnings Database: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ (and on Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/86920464-trigger-warning-database)
LINKS:
💻 Blog: https://www.griffblog.co.uk
📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/griff.reads
🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/SamGriffBlog
📖 Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/samgriff
👀 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@griffreads
✉️ email: sam@griffblog.co.uk
✨ MUSIC ✨
Chinsaku - Blossom - https://thmatc.co/?l=9CC84027
Photoshop brushes in Thumbnail from Brusheezy.com")
![sapphic romance, a dnf + gothic horror 🧛 | #bookoplathon reading vlog [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/10wBg_M3H0Q/hqdefault.jpg "sapphic romance, a dnf + gothic horror 🧛 | #bookoplathon reading vlog [CC]
For the final week of #bookoplathon there were two books left on my readathon tbr... can I complete it in time?
BOOKS MENTIONED:
Read Between the Lines by Rachel Lacey
This Is How You Lose The Time War by Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone
A Dowry of Blood by S.T. Gibson*
Asterix (*) indicates I received a copy of this book via NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.
✨️BOOKOPLATHON ✨️
Announcement Video: https://youtu.be/M1elYZdgO40
Twitter: https://twitter.com/BeccasBookopoly
ABOUT ME:
Hey, Im Sam and Im a blogger and book reviewer from the West Midlands in the UK. I read most genres, including fantasy (YA and Adult), thrillers, romance, and contemporary fiction. Occasionally non-fiction and historical fiction too!
HOW I RATE BOOKS:
In 2022 Im using CAWPILE (created by Book Roast) to rate every fiction book I read. Learn more: https://youtu.be/73pcvjMcUuI
AUDIOBOOKS:
Sign up to Scribd using my referral link and you can enjoy 60 days free! https://www.scribd.com/g/8w2ig6
LINKS:
💻 Blog: https://www.griffblog.co.uk
📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/griff.reads
🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/SamGriffBlog
📖 Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/samgriff
👀 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@griffreads
✉️ email: sam@griffblog.co.uk
MUSIC:
Mathew Rodriguez - Skip to the Present - https://thmatc.co/?l=D193AA46
Chinsaku - Blossom - https://thmatc.co/?l=9CC84027
Photoshop brushes in Thumbnail from Brusheezy.com")
![Im A BookTuber... Get Me Out of Here! 🎲 MAY TBR GAME | 2023 [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/1D2NsEGXfmQ/hqdefault.jpg "Im A BookTuber... Get Me Out of Here! 🎲 MAY TBR GAME | 2023 [CC]
My tbr game is back to choose my May TBR and lets just say things got a little chaotic this month 😅
Im A BookTuber tbr game playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_xtSrkpW11ewqMLrM-1jiqseMTcVikFc
Eurovisionathon is hosted by @HelensBookHaven
🎥 Announcement video: https://youtu.be/fdm7m-gkZmo
✨ ABOUT ME ✨
Hey, Im Sam and Im a blogger and book reviewer from the West Midlands in the UK. I read most genres, including fantasy (YA and Adult), thrillers, romance, and contemporary fiction. Occasionally non-fiction and historical fiction too!
✨ HOW I RATE BOOKS ✨
I use CAWPILE (created by Book Roast) to rate every fiction book I read. Learn more: https://youtu.be/73pcvjMcUuI
✨ AUDIOBOOKS ✨
Sign up to Scribd using my referral link and you can enjoy 60 days free! https://www.scribd.com/g/8w2ig6
If youre looking for information on specific content warnings for any of the books I mention on my channel, please feel free to leave me a comment down below, or contact me through social media. Alternatively, Id recommend checking out the Trigger Warnings Database: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ (and on Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/86920464-trigger-warning-database)
LINKS:
💻 Blog: https://www.griffblog.co.uk
📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/griff.reads
🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/SamGriffBlog
📖 Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/samgriff
👀 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@griffreads
✉️ email: sam@griffblog.co.uk
✨ MUSIC ✨
Chinsaku - Blossom - https://thmatc.co/?l=9CC84027
Jennifer Chung - Better Today Than Yesterday - https://thmatc.co/?l=AFA1B8C2
Photoshop brushes in Thumbnail from Brusheezy.com")
![Books I *need* to read before the end of 2023 🍂 end of the year book tag [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/1fdYQoVe1ww/hqdefault.jpg "Books I *need* to read before the end of 2023 🍂 end of the year book tag [CC]
There are so many books I want to read before the end of the year and I am *stressed* but its all going to be fine 😅 these are some of the books Im hoping to get to before the end of 2023!
🎥 WATCH NEXT 🎥
Anticipated releases (July-Dec 2023): https://youtu.be/moKbTEkV7Nw?si=57QFC3-bmJoiOjbl
Original video: https://youtu.be/wlKiCFTVmXI?si=IsZG8yZVG4lOTHDL
Questions:
Are there any books you started this year that you need to finish?
Do you have an autumnal book to transition into the end of the year?
Is there a new release youre still waiting for?
What are three books you want to read before the end of the year?
Is there a book you think could still shock you and become your favourite book of the year?
Have you already started making reading plans for next year?
📚 BOOKS MENTIONED 📚
Memphis by Tara M. Stringfellow
Ink Blood Sister Scribe by Emma Törzs
A Study in Drowning by Ava Reid
You, Again by Kate Goldbeck
Blood Over Bright Haven by ML Wang
Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree
Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree*
Iris Kelly Doesnt Date by Ashley Herring Blake
Twisted Lies by Ana Huang
The Bone Shard War by Andrea Stewart
A Day of Fallen Night by Samantha Shannon
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo
An Education in Malice by S.T. Gibson
Asterix (*) indicates I received a copy of this book via NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.
✨ ABOUT ME ✨
Hey, Im Sam and Im a blogger and book reviewer from the West Midlands in the UK. I read most genres, including fantasy, thrillers, romance, and contemporary fiction. Occasionally non-fiction and historical fiction too!
✨ HOW I RATE BOOKS ✨
I use CAWPILE (created by Book Roast) to rate every fiction book I read. Learn more: https://youtu.be/73pcvjMcUuI
✨ AUDIOBOOKS ✨
Sign up to Scribd using my referral link and you can enjoy 60 days free! https://www.scribd.com/g/8w2ig6
If youre looking for information on specific content warnings for any of the books I mention on my channel, please feel free to leave me a comment down below, or contact me through social media. Alternatively, Id recommend checking out the Trigger Warnings Database: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ (and on Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/86920464-trigger-warning-database)
LINKS:
💻 Blog: https://www.griffblog.co.uk
📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/griff.reads
🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/SamGriffBlog
📖 Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/samgriff
👀 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@griffreads
✉️ email: sam@griffblog.co.uk
✨ MUSIC ✨
Chinsaku - Blossom - https://thmatc.co/?l=9CC84027
Photoshop brushes in Thumbnail from Brusheezy.com")
![Im A BookTuber... Get Me Out of Here! 🎲 JUNE TBR GAME ✨ Once Upon a Readathon [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/1qJ_5TU0TVM/hqdefault.jpg "Im A BookTuber... Get Me Out of Here! 🎲 JUNE TBR GAME ✨ Once Upon a Readathon [CC]
Hi everyone and welcome back to my channel. In this video, I am sharing my June tbr, as chosen by my tbr game.
Once Upon A Readathon is hosted by @hannahblackwellbooks
🎥 Announcement video: https://youtu.be/5bXsUxqzzeo
Im A BookTuber TBR Game Playlist:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_xtSrkpW11ewqMLrM-1jiqseMTcVikFc
✨ ABOUT ME ✨
Hey, Im Sam and Im a blogger and book reviewer from the West Midlands in the UK. I read most genres, including fantasy (YA and Adult), thrillers, romance, and contemporary fiction. Occasionally non-fiction and historical fiction too!
✨ HOW I RATE BOOKS ✨
I use CAWPILE (created by Book Roast) to rate every fiction book I read. Learn more: https://youtu.be/73pcvjMcUuI
✨ AUDIOBOOKS ✨
Sign up to Scribd using my referral link and you can enjoy 60 days free! https://www.scribd.com/g/8w2ig6
If youre looking for information on specific content warnings for any of the books I mention on my channel, please feel free to leave me a comment down below, or contact me through social media. Alternatively, Id recommend checking out the Trigger Warnings Database: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ (and on Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/86920464-trigger-warning-database)
LINKS:
💻 Blog: https://www.griffblog.co.uk
📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/griff.reads
🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/SamGriffBlog
📖 Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/samgriff
👀 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@griffreads
✉️ email: sam@griffblog.co.uk
✨ MUSIC ✨
Jennifer Chung - Better Today Than Yesterday - https://thmatc.co/?l=AFA1B8C2
Chinsaku - Blossom - https://thmatc.co/?l=9CC84027
Photoshop brushes in Thumbnail from Brusheezy.com")
![Fantasy series I NEED to read in 2021 [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/1y_Fzayjvlc/hqdefault.jpg "Fantasy series I NEED to read in 2021 [CC]
Fantasy series I NEED to read in 2021 [CC]")
![🧙 Magical Readathon Orilium: Gear Up ✨ weekly reading vlog [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/2IuQPo5InDg/hqdefault.jpg "🧙 Magical Readathon Orilium: Gear Up ✨ weekly reading vlog [CC]
Hi everyone! Welcome to another weekly reading vlog :) This is my mini magical readathon reading vlog where I read two books, one of which I kind of hated... but at least it was kind of fun to rant about it 😂
✨ MAGICAL READATHON ✨
Hosted by G at Book Roast: https://www.youtube.com/c/BookRoast
Gear Up Announcement video: https://youtu.be/nLhMOO_K 0
BOOKS MENTIONED:
Final Girls by Riley Sager
One Italian Summer by Rebecca Serle*
Asterix (*) indicates I received a copy of this book via NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.
ABOUT ME:
Hey, Im Sam and Im a blogger and book reviewer from the West Midlands in the UK. I read most genres, including fantasy (YA and Adult), thrillers, romance, and contemporary fiction. Occasionally non-fiction and historical fiction too!
HOW I RATE BOOKS:
In 2022 Im using CAWPILE (created by Book Roast) to rate every fiction book I read. Learn more: https://youtu.be/73pcvjMcUuI
AUDIOBOOKS:
Sign up to Scribd using my referral link and you can enjoy 60 days free! https://www.scribd.com/g/8w2ig6
LINKS:
💻 Blog: https://www.griffblog.co.uk
📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/griff.reads
🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/SamGriffBlog
📖 Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/samgriff
✉️ email: sam@griffblog.co.uk
MUSIC:
Chinsaku - Blossom - https://thmatc.co/?l=9CC84027
Damien Sebe - Soft Cloud - https://thmatc.co/?l=AA3584DF
Photoshop brushes in Thumbnail from Brusheezy.com")
![Im a BookTuber... Get Me Out Of Here! 🎲 FEBRUARY TBR GAME | 2023 [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/2NhXzGk3RR4/hqdefault.jpg "Im a BookTuber... Get Me Out Of Here! 🎲 FEBRUARY TBR GAME | 2023 [CC]
Hi everyone and welcome or welcome back to my channel. Today I am bringing you my February tbr, as chosen by my tbr game!
Im a BookTuber Get Me Out of Here playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_xtSrkpW11ewqMLrM-1jiqseMTcVikFc
✨ READATHONS AND READ-A-LONGS MENTIONED ✨
➡️ Catch-Up Book Club hosted by @BeccaandTheBooks
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CatchUpBookClub
➡️ #RomComAthon hosted by @MichellesLibrary @PrettyPurplePolkaDots & @FourPawsandaBook
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/romcomathon_/
✨ ABOUT ME ✨
Hey, Im Sam and Im a blogger and book reviewer from the West Midlands in the UK. I read most genres, including fantasy (YA and Adult), thrillers, romance, and contemporary fiction. Occasionally non-fiction and historical fiction too!
✨ HOW I RATE BOOKS ✨
In 2022 Im using CAWPILE (created by Book Roast) to rate every fiction book I read. Learn more: https://youtu.be/73pcvjMcUuI
✨ AUDIOBOOKS ✨
Sign up to Scribd using my referral link and you can enjoy 60 days free! https://www.scribd.com/g/8w2ig6
If youre looking for information on specific content warnings for any of the books I mention on my channel, please feel free to leave me a comment down below, or contact me through social media. Alternatively, Id recommend checking out the Trigger Warnings Database: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ (and on Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/86920464-trigger-warning-database)
LINKS:
💻 Blog: https://www.griffblog.co.uk
📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/griff.reads
🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/SamGriffBlog
📖 Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/samgriff
👀 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@griffreads
✉️ email: sam@griffblog.co.uk
✨ MUSIC ✨
Jennifer Chung - Better Today Than Yesterday - https://thmatc.co/?l=AFA1B8C2
Chinsaku - Blossom - https://thmatc.co/?l=9CC84027
Photoshop brushes in Thumbnail from Brusheezy.com")
![the vlog where I read fantasy books about DRAGONS 🐉 once upon a readathon reading vlog ✨ [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/2u5bSybKd0Q/hqdefault.jpg "the vlog where I read fantasy books about DRAGONS 🐉 once upon a readathon reading vlog ✨ [CC]
Hi everyone and welcome to a reading vlog where I read three fantasy books featuring dragons 🐉 Thanks for watching!
📚 BOOKS MENTIONED 📚
The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon
The Dragon Keeper by Robin Hobb
Dragonfall by L.R. Lam*
(*I received an arc of this book via Netgalley however I also received a copy via my Goldsboro SFF subscription, which I pay for myself)
Once Upon A Readathon is hosted by @hannahblackwellbooks
🎥 Announcement video: https://youtu.be/5bXsUxqzzeo
🐉 Team Dragon is captained by @AbbySalter and @bookswithv
✨ ABOUT ME ✨
Hey, Im Sam and Im a blogger and book reviewer from the West Midlands in the UK. I read most genres, including fantasy (YA and Adult), thrillers, romance, and contemporary fiction. Occasionally non-fiction and historical fiction too!
✨ HOW I RATE BOOKS ✨
I use CAWPILE (created by Book Roast) to rate every fiction book I read. Learn more: https://youtu.be/73pcvjMcUuI
✨ AUDIOBOOKS ✨
Sign up to Scribd using my referral link and you can enjoy 60 days free! https://www.scribd.com/g/8w2ig6
If youre looking for information on specific content warnings for any of the books I mention on my channel, please feel free to leave me a comment down below, or contact me through social media. Alternatively, Id recommend checking out the Trigger Warnings Database: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ (and on Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/86920464-trigger-warning-database)
LINKS:
💻 Blog: https://www.griffblog.co.uk
📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/griff.reads
🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/SamGriffBlog
📖 Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/samgriff
👀 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@griffreads
✉️ email: sam@griffblog.co.uk
✨ MUSIC ✨
sunkis - 4ever - https://thmatc.co/?l=9CC2CAB1
Mathew Rodriguez - Only Friend - https://thmatc.co/?l=45FA01EA
Public Library Commute - No One Like You - https://thmatc.co/?l=541AD78C
Chinsaku - Blossom - https://thmatc.co/?l=9CC84027
Photoshop brushes in Thumbnail from Brusheezy.com")
![✨ weekly reading vlog ✨ finishing the magical readathon + wrap-up 🧙 [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/32Oj_XUg90M/hqdefault.jpg "✨ weekly reading vlog ✨ finishing the magical readathon + wrap-up 🧙 [CC]
Hi everyone! Welcome to another weekly reading vlog. Its the final week of the magical readathon and I attempt to finish as many books as possible. I also went on a little trip to the beach with friends and I FINALLY choose my Calling before wrapping up all the books I read for the readathon.
BOOKS MENTIONED:
Jade Legacy by Fonda Lee
Circe by Madeline Miller
Good Girl Bad Blood by Holly Jackson
As Good As Dead by Holly Jackson
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Seven Days in June by Tia Williams
The River of Silver by S.A. Chakraborty
The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley*
Asterix (*) indicates I received a copy of this book via NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.
✨ MAGICAL READATHON ✨
Gs announcement video: https://youtu.be/4BRmOhT3c5M
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MagicalReadthn
✨ EUROVISIONATHON ✨
Helens announcement video: https://youtu.be/rgyAjFhUQpc
Twitter: https://twitter.com/eurovisionathon
ABOUT ME:
Hey, Im Sam and Im a blogger and book reviewer from the West Midlands in the UK. I read most genres, including fantasy (YA and Adult), thrillers, romance, and contemporary fiction. Occasionally non-fiction and historical fiction too!
HOW I RATE BOOKS:
In 2022 Im using CAWPILE (created by Book Roast) to rate every fiction book I read. Learn more: https://youtu.be/73pcvjMcUuI
AUDIOBOOKS:
Sign up to Scribd using my referral link and you can enjoy 60 days free! https://www.scribd.com/g/8w2ig6
LINKS:
💻 Blog: https://www.griffblog.co.uk
📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/griff.reads
🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/SamGriffBlog
📖 Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/samgriff
✉️ email: sam@griffblog.co.uk
MUSIC:
Joyce Chen - Wayward - https://thmatc.co/?l=3D825D07
CFEQ - Twist to open - https://thmatc.co/?l=0E451001
VALNTN - Mona Lisa (Acoustic Version) - https://thmatc.co/?l=14BF2F37
Jennifer Chung - Better Today Than Yesterday - https://thmatc.co/?l=AFA1B8C2
Chinsaku - Blossom - https://thmatc.co/?l=9CC84027
Ashton Edminster - Cool - https://thmatc.co/?l=3C3D850A
WABI SABI - snowflake - https://thmatc.co/?l=BA60DA09
Jinnie - SCOURGE - https://thmatc.co/?l=DC094BFE
Damien Sebe - Cherries - https://thmatc.co/?l=A5542303
Jinnie - Truth Is... - https://thmatc.co/?l=04BED500
Damien Sebe - Soft Cloud - https://thmatc.co/?l=AA3584DF
Anja Kotar - April - https://thmatc.co/?l=9F9E17C5
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![Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson ⚔️ (*spoiler free*) | READING VLOG [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/3FEyiGizDx8/hqdefault.jpg "Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson ⚔️ (*spoiler free*) | READING VLOG [CC]
This vlog is spoiler-free!
Hi everyone :) I had the WORST week last week so this vlog took a little longer to film and upload than I originally planned, but here are my thoughts on Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson!
✨ COSMERE UNBOUNDED ✨
Joanas announcement video: https://youtu.be/mjdbpS4kaJM
The Warbreaker Liveshow will be hosted on my channel towards the end of February (its looking like itll be on Sunday 27th!). Keep an eye out if youve read Warbreaker and youd like to chat with us 🥰
✨ MISTBORN VLOGS ✨
The Final Empire (spoiler-free): https://youtu.be/I71LNQKdLXk
The Well of Ascension/Hero of Ages (*spoilers*): https://youtu.be/W5Wwsj8AENw
ABOUT ME:
Hey, Im Sam and Im a blogger and book reviewer from the West Midlands in the UK. I read most genres, including fantasy (YA and Adult), thrillers, romance, and contemporary fiction. Occasionally non-fiction and historical fiction too!
HOW I RATE BOOKS:
In 2022 Im using CAWPILE (created by Book Roast) to rate every fiction book I read. Learn more: https://youtu.be/73pcvjMcUuI
AUDIOBOOKS:
Sign up to Scribd using my referral link and you can enjoy 60 days free! https://www.scribd.com/g/8w2ig6
LINKS:
💻 Blog: https://www.griffblog.co.uk
📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/griff.reads
🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/SamGriffBlog
📖 Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/samgriff
✉️ email: sam@griffblog.co.uk
MUSIC:
West - A-List - https://thmatc.co/?l=4FA5DC82
The Glass Child - White Spaces - https://thmatc.co/?l=7027031F
Joyce Chen - Wayward - https://thmatc.co/?l=3D825D07
CFEQ - Twist to open - https://thmatc.co/?l=0E451001
VALNTN - Mona Lisa (Acoustic Version) - https://thmatc.co/?l=14BF2F37
Jennifer Chung - Better Today Than Yesterday - https://thmatc.co/?l=AFA1B8C2
Chinsaku - Blossom - https://thmatc.co/?l=9CC84027
Ashton Edminster - Cool - https://thmatc.co/?l=3C3D850A
WABI SABI - snowflake - https://thmatc.co/?l=BA60DA09
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![two 5-stars, a dnf and a cat cafe 🐈 weekly reading vlog ✨ mask of mirrors + new emily henry [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/3HHsQBnGWuE/hqdefault.jpg "two 5-stars, a dnf and a cat cafe 🐈 weekly reading vlog ✨ mask of mirrors + new emily henry [CC]
Hi everyone and welcome to a reading vlog where I struggle to predict how long it realistically takes me to finish a book 🙃 I also visit Jacksons Cat Cafe in the Wirral near Liverpool and read some great books. And some not-so-great books. But mostly great books.
📚 BOOKS MENTIONED 📚
Mask of Mirrors by MA Carrick
From Below by Darcy Coates
Lore of the Wilds by Analeigh Sbrana
Funny Story by Emily Henry
Jacksons Cat Cafe: https://jacksonsanimalrescue.co.uk/jacksons-cat-cafe
🎥 WATCH NEXT 🎥
may tbr: https://youtu.be/XQBlPHdwkZQ
my last vlog: https://youtu.be/kTXl1SdP_xI
✨ ABOUT ME ✨
Hey, Im Sam and Im a book lover from the West Midlands in the UK. I read most genres, including fantasy, thrillers, romance, and contemporary fiction. Occasionally non-fiction and historical fiction too!
✨ HOW I RATE BOOKS ✨
I use CAWPILE (created by Book Roast) to rate every fiction book I read. Learn more: https://youtu.be/73pcvjMcUuI
✨ AUDIOBOOKS ✨
Sign up to Scribd/Everand using my referral link and you can enjoy 60 days free! https://www.scribd.com/g/8w2ig6
If youre looking for information on specific content warnings for any of the books I mention on my channel, please feel free to leave me a comment down below, or contact me through social media. Alternatively, Id recommend checking out the Trigger Warnings Database: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ (and on Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/86920464-trigger-warning-database)
LINKS:
💻 Blog: https://www.griffblog.co.uk
📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/griff.reads
🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/SamGriffBlog
📖 Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/samgriff
👀 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@griffreads
✉️ email: sam@griffblog.co.uk
✨ MUSIC ✨
Mark Generous - Two Of Them - https://thmatc.co/?l=E5E76EFF
Starbloom - What Comes Next - https://thmatc.co/?l=A3E06A37
LOVELOVELOVE - stealing chocolates - https://thmatc.co/?l=F6E91567
Chinsaku - Blossom - https://thmatc.co/?l=9CC84027
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