Falling Animals by Sheila Armstrong jenniferlovesbooks 2024-02-14 | Is this the winner of the Women's Prize 2024? My first 5-star read of the yearFalling Animals by Sheila Armstrong; spoiler-free book reviewFind me on Story Graph atapp.thestorygraph.com/profile/jenniferlovesbooks
Reflecting on 3 years on Booktube jenniferlovesbooks 2024-10-13 | The Evolution of a Booktuber tag. Original by @spreadbookjoy youtube.com/watch?v=d2Ak8wXa3pU&t=1s(1) EXTINCTION: Are there things you used to do on your channel that you no longer do?(2) ADAPTATION: What things have you done on your channel or as a result of being on booktube that you never thought you would do?(3) EVOLUTION: how has booktube changed you and what do you aspire to do on your channel in future?(4) BONUS PROMPT: Impart your words of wisdom to all of the fledgling booktubers out there!Channels mentioned:@CharlieBrookReads @GemofBooks @AliceandtheGiantBookshelf Find me on Story Graph atapp.thestorygraph.com/profile/jenniferlovesbooks
September wrap-up, featuring a long-awaited 5-star read! jenniferlovesbooks 2024-10-06 | All the books I read in September including a 5-star!Autumnal TBRyoutube.com/watch?v=a6jE81bGP30My first 5-star of the yearFalling Animals review:youtube.com/watch?v=EgKrJBjDlMoChannels mentioned:@spreadbookjoy @GemofBooks @AliceandtheGiantBookshelf Books mentioned:Fear Stalks The Village, Ethel Lina WhiteThe Disappearance of Signora Giulia, Piero Chiara A Death in Tokyo, Keigo HigashinoThe War of the Worlds, HG WellsFace, Benjamin Zephaniah Mina's Matchbox, Yoko OgawaThe Husbands, Holly GramazioThe Seat of the Scornful, John Dickson Carr There There, Tommy OrangeWandering Stars, Tommy Orange The Persian Boy, Mary RenaultMort, Terry Pratchett The Noh Mask Murder, Akimitsu TakagiDeath at the Sanatorium, Ragnar JonassonHorrorstor, Grady Hendrix Find me on Story Graph atapp.thestorygraph.com/profile/jenniferlovesbooks
15 recommendations for spooky season! jenniferlovesbooks 2024-09-29 | More spooky season recommendations:youtube.com/watch?v=NNzwTs_4Juw&t=2sBooks mentioned:Bored Gay Werewolf, Tony Santorella The Cabin At The End of The World, Paul Tremblay Foe, Iain ReidDead Relatives, Lucie McKnight HardyNight Side of the River, Jeanette WintersonRouge, Mona AwadWhisper, Yu-Ko Chang Just Like Home, Sarah GaileyGhost Wall, Sarah MossHangsaman, Shirley JacksonThe Taking of Annie Thorne, CJ Tudor Resin, Ane Riel The Fog, James HerbertComfort Me With Apples, Catherynne M ValenteHow To Sell A Haunted House, Grady HendrixFind me on Story Graph atapp.thestorygraph.com/profile/jenniferlovesbooks
Autumn/end of year TBR: classics, horror, mysteries, historical...& fantasy?! jenniferlovesbooks 2024-09-22 | Channels mentioned:@MercysBookishMusings @actual-spinster @toweringtbr Books mentioned:Little Women, Louisa May AlcottThe Book Thief, Marcus ZusakDr Jekyll and My Hyde, Robert Louis Stevenson A Christmas Carol, Charles DickensIn A Glass Darkly, Sheridan Le FanuThe Murders in the Rue Morgue and Other Tales, Edgar Allen PoeThe Well of Loneliness, Radclyffe Hall Absolution, Jeff Vandermeer The Anomaly, Michael Rutger My Best Friend's Exorcism, Grady Hendrix Death at the Sanatorium, Ragnar JonassonIn My Dreams I Hold A Knife, Ashley WinsteadA Helping Hand, Celia DaleThe Tokyo Zodiac Murders, Soji ShimadaThe Noh Mask Murder, Akimitsu Takagi My Name Is Red, Orhan PamukThe Tumbling Girl, Bridget WalshThe Burial Plot, Elizabeth MacnealSeeing, Jose Saramago Mort, Terry Pratchett Gideon The Ninth, Tamsin MuirJonathan Strange and Mr Norrell, Susanna Clarke Find me on Story Graph atapp.thestorygraph.com/profile/jenniferlovesbooks
August reads: horror, DNFs & more! jenniferlovesbooks 2024-09-08 | All the books I read and DNF'd in AugustChannels mentioned: @MercysBookishMusings @CharlieBrookReads Books mentioned:Private Rites, Julia ArmfieldCecilia, K-Min ChangAll The Light We Cannot See, Anthony DoerrBored Gay Werewolf, Tony SantorellaBreakdown, Cathy Sweeney Horror Movie, Paul TremblayDeath and the Conjuror, Tom MeadJames, Percival EverettNightbitch, Rachel YoderHe, She, They, Us, ed. Charlie CastelletiThe Last Passenger, Will DeanMy Friends, Hisham MatarDelilah Green Doesn't Care, Ashley Herring BlakeThe House on the Borderland, William Hope HodgsonLucky Day, Beth MorreyThe Company, JM VareseThe Damages, Genevieve ScottThe Sleep Watcher, Rowan Hisayo BuchananOrbital, Samantha HarveyHow To Sell A Haunted House, Grady HendrixFind me on Story Graph atapp.thestorygraph.com/profile/jenniferlovesbooks
All the books Ive acquired recently 😊📚 jenniferlovesbooks 2024-08-25 | Channels mentioned:@toweringtbr @CharlieBrookReads @ReadingNymph @ameliabarlowbooks Books hauled:The Silent Cry, Kenzaburo OeEverything You Ever Wanted, Luiza SaimaThe Sleep Watcher, Rowan Hisayo BuchananThe Husbands, Holly GramazioWuthering Heights, Emily BrontëBats in the Belfry, ECR LoracThe Penguin Book Quiz, James WaltonBrief Lives, Anita BrooknerMurder in Midsummer, variousThe Well of Loneliness, Radclyffe HallRosemary's Baby, Ira LevinRebecca, Daphne du MauriceTrumpet, Jackie KayDeath at Intervals, Jose SaramagoThe Double, Jose Saramago A Maggot, John FowlerNevada, Imogen BinnieChlorine, Jade SongThe Noh Mask Murder, Akimitsu TakagiDrive Your Plow Over The Bones Of The Dead, Olga TokarczukHow To Gut A Fish, Sheila Armstrong Lost In The Garden, Adam S LeslieThe Virgin Suicides, Jeffrey EugenidesFind me on Story Graph atapp.thestorygraph.com/profile/jenniferlovesbooks
The its not that bad! tag jenniferlovesbooks 2024-08-18 | Tagged by:@awebofstories youtube.com/watch?v=dk6FbZe7Z6Y&t=3sI tag:@my0.25lifecrisis @novellenovels Editor's note: I say in this video that I've never seen a little free library but we do have the equivalent at my workplace which I totally forgot about until after filming! I have taken a book without leaving one but I have donated far more than I have taken overall 😊📚Prompts:1. Do you dog-ear your books?2. Do you annotate your books?3. Do you roll covers or break spines when you read?4. Do you listen to something while you read?5. Do you read in the bathroom?6. Do you read in water (such as in the bathtub, in a pool, etc)?7. Do you DNF?8. Do you ever read ahead or skip to the end of a book?9. Are you book-polygamous (i.e., read more than one book at a time)?10. Do you own more books than bookshelf space?BONUS: Do you ever take a book without leaving a book at a Little Free Library?Find me on Story Graph atapp.thestorygraph.com/profile/jenniferlovesbooks
What Ive been reading recently jenniferlovesbooks 2024-08-09 | Channels mentioned:@katiejlumsden Books mentioned:Little Rot, Akwaeke EmeziMy Brother Michael, Mary StewartDeath of a Bookseller, Alice SlaterThe Safe Keep, Yael van der WoudenQueer, A Graphic History, Meg-John Barker and Jules ScheeleThe Trouble with Mrs Montgomery Hurst, Katie Lumsden The House That Horror Built, Christina HenrySunburn, Chloe Michelle HowarthMayflies, Andrew O'HaganGreen Dot, Madeleine GrayAppointment with Yesterday, Celia Fremlin Iris Kelly Doesn't Date, Ashley Herring BlakeThe Tattoo Murder, Akimitsu TakagiIntimacies, Katie KitamuraMiss Buncle Married, DE StevensonFind me on Story Graph atapp.thestorygraph.com/profile/jenniferlovesbooks
Massive library book haul - 23 books!! jenniferlovesbooks 2024-07-21 | I've got too many library books; which ones should I prioritise?!Video mentioned:Try a Chapter: 60+ Booksyoutube.com/watch?v=d6ZBGAfu8Do&t=3sChannels mentioned:@MercysBookishMusingsFind me on Story Graph atapp.thestorygraph.com/profile/jenniferlovesbooks
May Wrap Up: some great books & a few DNFs! jenniferlovesbooks 2024-06-02 | All the books I read in May!Try a chapter video:youtube.com/watch?v=d6ZBGAfu8DoChannels mentioned:@benreadsgood Books mentioned:The Bookseller of Kabul, Asne SeierstadThe Hole, Hiroko OyamadaThe Gathering, CJ Tudor The Discomfort of Evening, Marieke Lucas RijneveldSinister Spring, Agatha Christie The Mermaid and Mrs Hancock, Imogen Hermes GowerExit West, Mohsin Hamid You Should Have Left, Daniel KehlmannThe Black Spectacles, John Dickson Carr Alex, Pierre LemaitreJoy, Samantha Leigh Dead Relatives, Lucie McKnight HardyThe Doll's Alphabet, Camilla GrudovaDetective Stories, ed. Philip PullmanThe Idiot, Elif BatumanI Who Have Never Known Men, Jacqueline HarpmanFind me on Story Graph atapp.thestorygraph.com/profile/jenniferlovesbooks
How do you experience reading? jenniferlovesbooks 2024-05-27 | Talking about how I experience reading - visualization and subvocalization. Let me know how you experience reading!Channels mentioned:@katiejlumsden Find me on Story Graph atapp.thestorygraph.com/profile/jenniferlovesbooks
Second hand book haul! jenniferlovesbooks 2024-05-19 | A little second-hand classics book haul.Bookshop mentioned:Henry Bohns books in Liverpool:henrybohnbooksliverpool.co.ukFind me on Story Graph atapp.thestorygraph.com/profile/jenniferlovesbooks
Try a chapter 60+ books, unhaul and shelf reorganisation jenniferlovesbooks 2024-05-12 | Try a chapter 60+ books, unhaul and shelf reorganisation Tackling my physical tbr by trying a chapter of 60+ books ... guess how many I unhaul?!Find me on Story Graph atapp.thestorygraph.com/profile/jenniferlovesbooks
April wrap up: trying to read from my shelves jenniferlovesbooks 2024-05-06 | All the books I read and DNF'd in April!Channels mentioned:@katiejlumsden @benreadsgood Videos mentioned:Quarter one reading check in videoyoutube.com/watch?v=dM03Y5RATpkBooks mentioned:Project Hail Mary, Andy Weir The Murder of My Aunt, Richard HullThe Uncommon Reader, Alan Bennett The Lighthouse, Alison MooreNever Mind, Edward St AubynTrial and Error, Anthony Berkeley The Virgin and the Gipsy, DH Lawrence Sarah Canary, Karen Joy FowlerThe Double Shadow, Sally GardnerMurder Road, Simone St JamesThe Private Joys of Nnenna Maloney, Okechukwu NzeluHangman, Maya BinyamClose To Death, Anthony Horowitz How To Be Both, Ali SmithThe Bad Girl, Mario Vargas LlosaThe Fat Lady Sings, Jacqueline RoyFind me on Story Graph atapp.thestorygraph.com/profile/jenniferlovesbooks
Birthday book haul! jenniferlovesbooks 2024-04-28 | Birthday book haul: new & used books!Bookshop mentioned:deadinkbooks.comBooks mentioned:Dead Relatives, Lucie McKnight HardyJoy, Samantha LeighIn My Dreams I Hold A Knife, Ashley WinsteadThe Tumbling Girl, Bridget WalshThe Listeners, Jordan TannahillA Helping Hand, Celia DaleDark Tales, Shirley JacksonHe Who Whisper, John Dickson Carr Paul, Daisy LafargeMiss Buncle Married, DE StevensonPriestdaddy, Patricia Lockwood A Christmas Carol, Charles DickensFind me on Story Graph atapp.thestorygraph.com/profile/jenniferlovesbooks
Reading goals check in, stats & fave books so far jenniferlovesbooks 2024-04-21 | Quarter 1 stats, reading goals check in & fave books so farFind me on Story Graph atapp.thestorygraph.com/profile/jenniferlovesbooks
March 2024 wrap up: featuring my most shameful DNF yet.... jenniferlovesbooks 2024-04-13 | All my reads and (many!) DNFs last month Channels mentioned: @CharlieBrookReads @benreadsgood @toweringtbr @AliceandtheGiantBookshelf @katiejlumsden Towering TBR's Becky Chambers video:youtube.com/watch?v=xUVL6XspyfwBooks and Things TBR Clearout Readathon Announcementyoutube.com/watch?v=PSnetxaXnfsBooks mentioned:Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow, Gabrielle ZevinHelle and Death, Oskar JensenNotes on a Scandal, Zoe HellerThe New Wife, JP DelaneyIn At The Deep End, Kate DaviesThe Maiden, Kate FosterIn Defence of the Act, Effie BlackHummingbird Salamander, Jeff VandermeerA Flat Place, Noreen MasudThe Guest, Emma ClineThe long way to a small angry planet, Becky ChambersThe Locked Room Mysteries, edited by Otto Penzler, featuring Blind Man's Hood by Carter DicksonRecitatif, Toni MorrisonProject Hail Mary, Andy WeirFind me on Story Graph atapp.thestorygraph.com/profile/jenniferlovesbooks
500 subs Q&A celebration: books, cats, aliens & more! jenniferlovesbooks 2024-04-01 | Thank you so much to everyone for supporting my channel 😊Thank you to questions from:(Can you find the proper links, a couple of these people may not have channels so I don't know if you can tag them)@BookTubewithAmy @actual-spinster @CharlieBrookReads @awebofstories @AliceandtheGiantBookshelf @zoemahon4749 @NYLeafy.V @benreadsgood @stalkingkafka@toweringtbr @ameliabarlowbooks Find me on Story Graph atapp.thestorygraph.com/profile/jenniferlovesbooks
The Reading Tastes Tag jenniferlovesbooks 2024-03-24 | What kind of books do I like to read? This a fun tag all about reading tastes. I haven't tagged anyone but if you like this one, consider yourself tagged!Tagged by @MercysBookishMusings:youtube.com/watch?v=yEeouPOxcnY&t=33sChannels mentioned:@MercysBookishMusings @GemofBooks @AliceandtheGiantBookshelf @awebofstories @JentheLibrarianreads The prompts:1. Describe your reading taste in one sentence2. Describe your reading taste with categories (genre, age, length, etc)3. Show us a few books that represent your reading taste4. A book you didn't enjoy that seemed like it would be your taste5. A book you enjoyed that didn't seem like it would be your taste6. Show us some books on your TBR that seem like they will be exactly your taste7. A booktuber you watch who has similar taste to you8. Have you always had this taste in books or has it changed over time?9. Tag some people!The Jennifer Loves Books Awards 2023:youtube.com/watch?v=BFV7jsmXjusFind me on Story Graph atapp.thestorygraph.com/profile/jenniferlovesbooks
Big Book Haul! jenniferlovesbooks 2024-03-18 | All my recently-acquired books - second hand and new!Channels mentioned:@apocalypsereading7117 @actual-spinster Find me on Story Graph atapp.thestorygraph.com/profile/jenniferlovesbooks
February Wrap-Up: featuring a 5-star read and one of the most disturbing books Ive ever read jenniferlovesbooks 2024-03-03 | All the books I read in February!Review of Falling Animals:youtube.com/watch?v=EgKrJBjDlMoChannels mentioned:@JentheLibrarianreads @benreadsgood @BobTheBookerer Books mentioned:Falling Animals, Sheila ArmstrongA Severed Head, Iris MurdochThe Woman In the Purple Skirt, Natsuko ImamuraGirl Woman Other, Bernadine EvaristoSeverance, Ling MaWordsworth Classics Short Stories from the 19th CenturyWe Are All Completely Beside Ourselves, Karen Joy FowlerTender is the Flesh, Augustina BazterricaDeath Song, Jorgen BrekkieGranta Best of Young British Novelists 4 (2013)Four Days' Wonder, A A MilneAn Elderly Lady Is Up To No Good, Helene TurstenTomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow, Gabrielle ZevinFind me on Story Graph atapp.thestorygraph.com/profile/jenniferlovesbooks
My Ultimate Womens Prize Long List! jenniferlovesbooks 2024-02-25 | My favourite books to have been nominated for the Women's Prize!Inspired by:@charlottemolloy youtube.com/watch?v=ta-YaeOwVNI&t=1sMy Ultimate Booker Long List:youtube.com/watch?v=rB0BHan63fgMy Ultimate Women's Prize Long List:Fingersmith, Sarah Waters Notes on a Scandal, Zoe HellerWe Need To Talk About Kevin, Lionel ShriverThe Night Watch, Sarah WatersLife After Life, Kate AtkinsonBurial Rites, Hannah KentThe Paying Guests, Sarah WatersEleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine, Gail HoneymanThe Pisces, Melissa BroderGirl Woman Other, Bernadine EvaristoDetransition Baby, Torrey PetersConsent, Annabel LyonNo-one is Talking About This, Patricia LockwoodPiranesi, Susanna ClarkeSorrow and Bliss, Meg MasonI'm A Fan, Sheena PatelLet me know what your favourite Women's Prize-nominated books are!Find me on Story Graph atapp.thestorygraph.com/profile/jenniferlovesbooks
500 subs Q&A - call for questions! jenniferlovesbooks 2024-02-18 | Please let me know any questions that you have for me. They can be book-related or non book-related. I am planning on filming the Q&A in around 3 weeks time so make sure you submit your questions!Thank you to everyone who watches my videos, I am very grateful to you all.Find me on Story Graph atapp.thestorygraph.com/profile/jenniferlovesbooks
January 2024 Wrap Up: #pastandfuturereadathon & finding a new book series jenniferlovesbooks 2024-02-08 | January Wrap Up: featuring the #pastandfuturereadathon Hosts:Alice @AliceandtheGiantBookshelf Emily @novellenovelsGem @GemofBooks Jack @spreadbookjoy Dani @danisbookworld Charlie @CharlieBrookReads @benreadsgood reading challenge:youtube.com/watch?v=HI4eJcfdG8U&t=24sBooks mentioned:Heartstopper volume 5, Alice OsmanShort stories from the 19th century, selected by David Stuart DaviesThe Stranding, Kate SawyerMurdle, G T Karber The Mystery of Henri Pick, David FoenkinosCommonwealth, Ann PatchettMisery, Stephen KingMaisie Dobbs, Jacqueline WinspearGhosts From The Library, selected by Tony MedawarStoner, John WilliamsGirl Woman Other, Bernardine EvaristoThe Pisces, Melissa BroderThe Mill House Murders, Yukito AyatsujiFind me on Story Graph atapp.thestorygraph.com/profile/jenniferlovesbooks
The Jennifer Loves Books Awards 2023! jenniferlovesbooks 2024-01-21 | Weirdest book? Most shocking? New favourite author? And more!Channels mentioned:@JentheLibrarianreads @ameliabarlowbooks Link to Jen's best book video:youtube.com/watch?v=JkzKtDGA9Gg&t=88sBooks mentioned:The Shards, Bret Easton EllisJude the Obscure, Thomas HardyLie With Me, Philippe Besson, trans. Molly RingwaldNone of the Above, Travis AlabanzaSalt Slow, Julia ArmfieldBig Swiss, Jen BeaginHercule Poirot's Silent Night, Sophie HannahThis Is Going To Hurt, Adam KayRouge, Mona AwardThe Man Who Could Not Shudder, John Dickson CarrI Have Some Questions For You, Rebecca MakkaiLife After Life, Kate AtkinsonFoe, Iain ReidMrs S, K PatrickMrs S review video youtu.be/kcCzJJ77bYs?si=W2SiMcG2_kqVJ5mHFind me on Story Graph atapp.thestorygraph.com/profile/jenniferlovesbooks
Reading Goals 2024 jenniferlovesbooks 2024-01-14 | All my reading plans for 2024!Melinda @awebofstories reading challenge:youtube.com/watch?v=jOFaZKPG1NoStoryGraph challenge can be found here:app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/e20b63f9-9fcc-4c66-a05c-964f73e71bcb@benreadsgood reading challenge:youtube.com/watch?v=HI4eJcfdG8U&t=24sStoryGraph challenge:app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/184091c1-8b06-4cc9-9e7e-f8c7e24bd3eaFind me on Story Graph atapp.thestorygraph.com/profile/jenniferlovesbooks
December Wrap Up/ rereads, DNFs & more! jenniferlovesbooks 2024-01-07 | Channels mentioned:@ameliabarlowbooks @awebofstories Melinda's favourite Christie's video:youtube.com/watch?v=e66DvRsB3i0&t=4sBooks mentioned:Night Side of the River, Jeanette WintersonThe Blind Assassin, Margaret Atwood Kala, Colin WalshThe Sittaford Mystery, Agatha ChristieMy Cousin Rachel, Daphne du Maurier The White Priory Murders, Carter DicksonThe Goodbye Cat, Hiro ArikawaReflection, Diane ChamberlainThe Woman In Me, Britney SpearsDesperate Remedies, Thomas HardyLife After Life, Kate AtkinsonMy past and future readathon tbr:youtube.com/watch?v=KiRwHK1zXiQ&t=1s2023 stats and goals review:youtube.com/watch?v=Ogv94sqx0uwFind me on Story Graph atapp.thestorygraph.com/profile/jenniferlovesbooks
Reading stats and goals review 2023 jenniferlovesbooks 2024-01-03 | Did I achieve my reading goals? Year in review - all my reading stats for 2023Find me on Story Graph atapp.thestorygraph.com/profile/jenniferlovesbooks
Book advent calendar unboxing! jenniferlovesbooks 2023-12-31 | Unboxing my book advent calendar!Books from:gentlyusedbookclub.co.ukPast and future readathon TBR:youtube.com/watch?v=KiRwHK1zXiQFind me on Story Graph at:app.thestorygraph.com/profile/jenniferlovesbooks
Past & Future Readathon 2024 TBR, featuring a special guest! jenniferlovesbooks 2023-12-23 | #pastandfuturereadathonHosts:Alice @AliceandtheGiantBookshelf Emily @novellenovelsGem @GemofBooks Jack @spreadbookjoy Dani @danisbookworld Charlie @CharlieBrookReads Prompts:Past:1 Read the Oldest Book on your TBR2 Old Favourite: Reread an old favourite or read a book by a favourite author3 Bucket List : Read a book from your Bucket List or that you’ve always meant to get to! Future1 New Addition: Read a Recent addition to the TBR/your newest book2 New Year’s Resolution: Read a book that gets you off to a good start with a reading goal. 3 Try Something New: Pick a Read Using a Colour WheelEither Past or Future (You choose)1. Series Sort Out: Continue a series, or start a new one. 2. Book Buddy: Have a friend choose your book!Moody Monday: A Mood read pick, any Monday of the month!Find me on Story Graph atapp.thestorygraph.com/profile/jenniferlovesbooks
November 2023 Wrap Up jenniferlovesbooks 2023-12-17 | November Wrap Up - lots of good books plus a BIG disappointment Channels mentioned:@awebofstories Books mentioned:The Fraud, Zadie SmithBetween summer's longing and winter's end, Lief G W PersonThe Long Forgotten, David WhitehouseThe Long Shadow, Celia FremlinSleep No More, P D JamesNecessary People, Anna PitoniakThrough A Glass, Darkly, Helen McCloyThe Man Who Could Not Shudder, John Dickson CarrAce, Angela ChenMy Sister, the Serial Killer, Oyinkan BraithwaiteFrankenstein, Mary ShelleyThe Night House, Jo NesboLegends and Lattes, Travis BaldreeHaven, Emma DonoghueRouge, Mona AwadHercule Poirot's Silent Night, Sophie HannahFind me on Story Graph atapp.thestorygraph.com/profile/jenniferlovesbooks
Second Hand Book Haul jenniferlovesbooks 2023-12-12 | All the books I have acquired over the last few months!Channels mentioned:@ameliabarlowbooks Link to Mrs S review video:youtube.com/watch?v=kcCzJJ77bYs&t=1s
The End of the Year Book Tag 2023 jenniferlovesbooks 2023-11-26 | The End of the Year Book Tag 2023Channels mentioned: @awebofstories @toweringtbr 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 you're 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?How I create my book advent calendar youtu.be/zjfOWAQumm0?si=nufWHITXI05cS3QBFind me on Story Graph atapp.thestorygraph.com/profile/jenniferlovesbooks
October 2023 Wrap Up: horror, Booker and DNFs jenniferlovesbooks 2023-11-19 | Channels mentioned:@toweringtbr Books mentioned:The Little Stranger, Sarah WatersThe Bee Sting, Paul MurrayStudy For Obedience, Sarah BernsteinPrime Suspect, Lynda La PlanteThe Haunting of Tyrese Walker, JP RoseThe Diving Pool, Yoko Ogawa This Other Eden, Paul HardingThe Last Word, Taylor AdamsThe Whistling, Rebecca NetleyThe Changing Man, Tomi OyemakindeFoe, Iain ReidThe Hole, Hye-Young PyunThe Dangers of Smoking in Bed, Mariana EnriquezThe Rats, James HerbertNightbloom, Peace Adzo MedieWestern Lane, Chetna MarooFind me on Story Graph atapp.thestorygraph.com/profile/jenniferlovesbooks
The Book Club Book Tag! jenniferlovesbooks 2023-10-10 | Original tag by @awebofstories youtube.com/watch?v=6kTZKJpYWJM&t=13sPrompts:1. Are you in (or have you ever been in) a book club? Are you in more than one book club? (if you answer “no” to this, see the alternate questions below)2. What is your book club or clubs like? How many people are in it? How often do you meet? Does your club have a specific focus?3. What book generated the best book club discussion in your experience?4. Has your club read a book that was great to read, but not great for conversation?5. Is there a book you would like your book club to read and discuss?6. If you could invite an author (dead or alive) to your book club to discuss their body of work, who would it be?If answer is “no” to #12. Is there a reason why you are not in a book club? (such as, it isn’t a format that appeals to you, there isn’t one in your area, etc).3. Do you have some other avenue for discussing books? Do you have friends you buddy read with or do you do all your discussing on Book Tube?4. Is there a book that you would be willing to “drop in” on a book club to discuss?5. Is there an author (dead or alive) you would like to have a one-on-one discussion with to talk about their body of work?I tag:@BobTheBookerer @reddotreads2693 Find me on Story Graph atapp.thestorygraph.com/profile/jenniferlovesbooks
September 2023 Wrap Up - featuring my most hated book EVER! jenniferlovesbooks 2023-10-05 | All the books I read in September.Channels mentioned:@JentheLibrarianreads Books mentioned:A Pocketful of Rye, Agatha ChristieThe Comfort of Strangers, Ian McEwanBlack Water Lilies, Michel BussiA Spell of Good Things, Ayobami AdebayoThis Is Going To Hurt, Adam KayDeath In Fancy Dress, Anthony GilbertStandard Deviation, Katherine HeinyFound In A Bookshop, Stephanie ButlandRainbow Rainbow, Lydia ConklinThey Do It With Mirrors, Agatha ChristieLie With Me, Philippe BessonProphet Song, Paul LynchIf I Survive You, Jonathan EscoffreyThe Bee Sting, Paul MurrayLocks, Ashleigh NugentCheck out my spooky season reading plans:youtube.com/watch?v=NNzwTs_4JuwLink to Why You Should Reread video:youtube.com/watch?v=u9xUKbkFMgwFind me on Story Graph atapp.thestorygraph.com/profile/jenniferlovesbooks
Spooky Season Reading Plans jenniferlovesbooks 2023-09-30 | All the books I'm hoping to read this spooky season!Channels mentioned:@toweringtbr Books mentioned:Frankenstein, Mary ShelleyThe Little Stranger, Sarah WatersFoe, Iain ReidThe Whistling, Rebecca NetleyThe Hole, Hye-Young PyunThe Anomaly, Michael RutgerThe Rats, James Herbert The Diving Pool, Yoko OgawaThe Dangers of Smoking in Bed, Mariana EnriquezGhost Stories, MR JamesThe Haunting of Tyrese Walker, JP RoseThe Changing Man, Tomi OyemakindeFind me on Story Graph atapp.thestorygraph.com/profile/jenniferlovesbooks
Booker Prize 2023 Shortlist Reaction! jenniferlovesbooks 2023-09-22 | My reaction to the revealing of the shortlist for Booker Prize 2023.Find me on Story Graph atapp.thestorygraph.com/profile/jenniferlovesbooks
Booker Prize 2023 Shortlist Prediction jenniferlovesbooks 2023-09-16 | Trying to predict the shortlist for Booker 2023. Let me know what you think will make the shortlist!Find me on Story Graph atapp.thestorygraph.com/profile/jenniferlovesbooks
August 2023 Wrap Up: a new favourite, Booker reads & surprising DNFs jenniferlovesbooks 2023-09-13 | Channels mentioned:@DogEaredMusings @AliceandtheGiantBookshelf @JentheLibrarianreads Books mentioned:The Days of Abandonment, Elena FerranteYellowface, Rebecca F KuangA House With Good Bones, T KingfisherBiography of X, Catherine LaceyThe Kraken Wakes, John WyndhamSuch Small Hands, Andrés BarbaThe Shards, Bret Easton EllisOld God's Time, Sebastian BarryUncle Paul, Celia FremlinPearl, Sian HughesPenance, Eliza ClarkThe Dos and Donuts of Love, Abida JaigirdarIn Ascension, Martin McInnesHow To Build A Boat, Elaine FeeneyMrs S, K PatrickBook review video of 'Mrs S'youtube.com/watch?v=kcCzJJ77bYsFind me on Story Graph atapp.thestorygraph.com/profile/jenniferlovesbooksFind me on Buy Me a Coffeebuymeacoffee.com/jenniferlovesbooks
Mrs S by K Patrick jenniferlovesbooks 2023-09-03 | Book review Mrs S by K Patrick (spoiler-free)Find me on Story Graph atapp.thestorygraph.com/profile/jenniferlovesbooksFind me on Buy Me a Coffeebuymeacoffee.com/jenniferlovesbooks
Why You Should Reread jenniferlovesbooks 2023-08-28 | All the reasons why I love to reread books and why you should reread too! My most reread books and the books on my soon-to-be-reread list. Let me know if you like to reread and which book you have reread the most and why!Find me on Story Graph atapp.thestorygraph.com/profile/jenniferlovesbooks
I Like Big Books and I Cannot Lie... jenniferlovesbooks 2023-08-20 | The biggest books I've read & the biggest books on my TBRChannels mentioned:@AliceandtheGiantBookshelf The Biggest Books In My Life! (Read and To Be Read) | Do I Like Massive Mammoth Books?youtube.com/watch?v=CPM51wlUohs&t=17s@1book1review Big Books Tagyoutube.com/watch?v=WpcsGi4tTnUBooks read:The Paying Guests, Sarah WatersLife After Life, Kate AtkinsonThe Magus, John FowlesHouse of Leaves, Mark Z DanielewskiThe Stand, Stephen KingBooks on the TBR:The Moonstone, Wilkie CollinsCrime and Punishment, DostoyevskyMy Name Is Red, Orhan PamukThe Black Book, Orhan PamukThe Mermaid and Mrs Hancock, Imogen Hermes GowarFatherland, Robert HarrisBetween Summer's Longing and Winter's End, Leif G W PersonThe Poisonwood Bible, Barbara KingsolverSomersault, Kenzaburo OeGate of the Sun, Elias KhouryThe Unconsoled, Kazuo IshiguroJonathan Strange and Mr Norrell, Susanna ClarkeI tag:@ameliabarlowbooks @toweringtbr Find me on Story Graph atapp.thestorygraph.com/profile/jenniferlovesbooks
July 2023 Wrap Up: some great books & a lot of DNFs jenniferlovesbooks 2023-08-06 | Channels mentioned:@GunpowderFictionPlot Books mentioned:Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine, Gail HoneymanComfort Me With Apples, Catherynne M ValenteStates of Passion, Nihad SireesThe Ice Lands, Steinar BragiCat Lady, Dawn O'PorterMr Penumbra's 24 Hour Bookstore, Robin SloanA Brief Stay With The Living, Marie DarrieussecqWe Begin At The End, Chris Whitaker The Chimes, Anna SmallMy Murder, Katie WilliamsSomething I'm Not, Lucy BeresfordBirnam Wood, Eleanor CartonA Table Near The Band, AA MilneRilla of Ingleside, LM MontgomeryPageboy, Elliot PageThe Locked Room Mysteries, ed. Otto Penzler Book review video of Big Swissyoutube.com/watch?v=0hfoFXRDp30Find me on Story Graph atapp.thestorygraph.com/profile/jenniferlovesbooks
My Ultimate Booker Longlist jenniferlovesbooks 2023-07-30 | My favourite ever Booker-nominated books. This video was inspired by @charlottemolloy Check out Charlotte's videoyoutube.com/watch?v=ta-YaeOwVNIScott from @GunpowderFictionPlot has also done this videoyoutube.com/watch?v=dJ0__vWyCek&t=1sMy ultimate Booker longlist:The Remains of the Day, Kazuo IshiguroDisgrace, JM CoetzeeFingersmith, Sarah WatersNotes on a Scandal, Zoe HellerThe Night Watch, Sarah WatersThe Reluctant Fundamentalist, Mohsin HamidWe Are All Completely Beside Ourselves, Karen Joy FowlerThe Water Cure, Sophie MackintoshGirl Woman Other, Bernadine EvaristoLove And Other Thought Experiments, Sophie WardA Passage North, Anuk ArudpragasamNo One Is Talking About This, Patricia LockwoodTrust, Hernan DiazLet me know which books would make your ultimate Booker longlist!Find me on Story Graph atapp.thestorygraph.com/profile/jenniferlovesbooks
Another 5 star read! Big Swiss by Jen Beagin jenniferlovesbooks 2023-07-27 | Book review: Big Swiss by Jen Beagin (spoiler-free)Let me know if you've read this book and what you thought of it!Find me on Story Graph atapp.thestorygraph.com/profile/jenniferlovesbooks
Book Haul! jenniferlovesbooks 2023-07-23 | Book haul of second hand and new books!Books mentioned:We Are All Birds Of Uganda, Hafsa ZayyanYellow Crocus, Laila IbrahimThe Way Out, Luigi PirandelloShort Stories from the 19th Century, selected by David Stuart DaviesBest British Short Stories 2018, ed. Nicholas RoyleGhost Stories, M R JamesThe Mystery of Henri Pick, David FoenkinosEight Detectives, Alex PavesiLife After Life, Kate AtkinsonSorrow and Bliss, Meg MasonThe Death of Vivek Oji, Akwaeke EmeziSeverance, Ling MaThe Tokyo Zodiac Murders, Soji ShimadaThe Woman in the Purple Skirt, Natsuko ImamuraThe Doll's Alphabet, Camilla GrudovaThe Gently Used Book Club:gentlyusedbookclub.co.ukSorrow and Bliss Book Review:youtube.com/watch?v=QKkcoPAo6eU&t=3sFind me on Story Graph at:app.thestorygraph.com/profile/jenniferlovesbooks
Mid-year check in & fave books so far jenniferlovesbooks 2023-07-09 | Reading stats for the year so far, my reading plans for the rest of the year, and my fave books of 2023 so far!Videos mentioned:Queer TBR Tackle youtube.com/watch?v=8rhRhwRn9sY&t=2s'I have some questions for you' book review videoyoutube.com/watch?v=MRCSk3vB9Dw&t=4sFind me on Story Graph atapp.thestorygraph.com/profile/jenniferlovesbooks
June 2023 Wrap-Up jenniferlovesbooks 2023-07-02 | All the books I read and DNF'd in June.Channels mentioned:@toweringtbr Books mentioned:The Black Flamingo, Dean AttaThe Paying Guests, Sarah WatersOutrageous, Paul Baker Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine, Gail HoneymanOn Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous, Ocean VuongI Have Some Questions For You, Rebecca MakkaiThe Wintringham Mystery, Anthony BerkeleyCarol, Patricia HighsmithHer Body And Other Parties, Carmen Maria MachadoThe Cabin At The End Of The World, Paul TremblayRubyfruit Jungle, Rita Mae Brown The Late Americans, Brandon TaylorThe No-Show, Beth O'LearyThe Locked Room, Ellie GriffithsEveryone In My Family Has Killed Someone, Benjamin StevensonVideos mentioned:I have some questions for you book review -youtube.com/watch?v=MRCSk3vB9Dw&t=4sThe Wintringham Mystery book review - youtube.com/watch?v=a9Y-ii3HQiAFind me on Story Graph atapp.thestorygraph.com/profile/jenniferlovesbooks
