Olivias Catastrophe | Gothtober Reading Sprints! @OliviasCatastrophe | Uploaded October 2023 | Updated October 2024, 24 minutes ago.
Join in with some reading sprints for Gothtober with:
Leanne Rose
Aoife @ Words and Clover
Serena @ awanderingmind
Join in with some reading sprints for Gothtober with:
Leanne Rose
Aoife @ Words and Clover
Serena @ awanderingmind
![24 Books, 28 Days || Greek Gods, Meh Books & Magic [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/GxWopniLKUg/hqdefault.jpg "24 Books, 28 Days || Greek Gods, Meh Books & Magic [CC]
And now lets look at the other books I read this month! 📖
💛 Mentioned 💛
Books by Black Authors: https://youtu.be/krTLL6c2Wqc
5 Reasons to Read This is How You Fall in Love: https://youtu.be/CcY5NNPYcmg
Kevvie @CestKevvie
📚 The Books 📚
Haruko/Love Poems by June Jordan
This is How You Fall in Love by Anika Hussain
Lore Olympus Vol. 3 by Rachel Smythe
The Last White Man by Mohsin Hamid
Haven by Emma Donoghue
The House of Fortune by Jessie Burton
What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher
The Chime Seekers by Ross Montgomery
The Week at World’s End by Emma Carroll
Before You Suffocate Your Own Fool Self by Danielle Evans
⚡️ Content Warnings ⚡️
Lore Olympus Vol. 3: age gap romance, mentions of sexual assault
The Last White Man: racism, grief, mentions of suicide, suicidal thoughts, violence, blackface
Haven: injury, animal slaughter, discrimination
The House of Fortune: racial micro-aggressions, colonialism, blackmail, exoticism
What Moves the Dead: misgendering, tinnitus, PTSD, grief, death, illness, body gore, animal death
The Chime Seekers: drowning, murder
The Week at World’s End: threat of nuclear war, grief, terminal illness
Before You Suffocate Your Own Fool Self: sexual assault, racism, child abuse, abortion, PTSD, violence, car crash, grief, mentions of divorce and cheating not shown on page, vandalism
#booktube #wrapup #bookreview @BookBreak @serpentstailbooks @hotkeybooks881 @titanbookstrailers
As always, closed captions (subtitles) available x
Thank you to Simone for doing the subtitles. Check out her blog: https://thewheelchairteen.com/
Thank you to Mariana Quesada for the amazing intro.
Contact me for business enquiries (I am UK, London based): oliviascatastrophe@gmail.com
Join me over on Patreon: www.patreon.com/user?u=89935327
Wishlist: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/H0ORXKL2C7A0?ref wl_share
Twitter: https://twitter.com/oliviascatastro
Instagram: https://instagram.com/oliviascatastrophe/
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Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/34117027-olivia-savannah
Hi! I’m Olivia-Savannah. I’m a Campaigns Assistant at Canongate, an independent book publisher. I studied English Literature and Creative Writing at university. I’m based in the UK but I visit the Netherlands where some of my family live from time to time. I love reading, writing, travel, yoga, cooking and baking. I enjoy reading all genres and age audiences. Nice to meet you x")
![Diverse Gothic Books || 2023 [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/H8BpHJBM_aA/hqdefault.jpg "Diverse Gothic Books || 2023 [CC]
Spooky season is almost upon us 👻 And if you want to read some gothic and horror books but make it 🌙 diverse 🌙 Ive got your back 😉
☠️ My Gothtober Announcement: https://youtu.be/Ypry5zeJMgg?si=tPWghYJrSX7Px9ma
I cohost the readathon with @LadetteM and @itslatishag
☠️ Diverse gothic books 2022: https://youtu.be/EgDkAOcC7xY?si=Qx1vhjPnfi42Uw-5
📚 The Books 📚
Tokyo Ghoul by Sui Ishida
Meesh the Bad Demon by Michelle Lam
Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor
Youre Not Supposed to Die Tonight by Kalynn Bayron
My Favorite Thing is Monsters by Emil Ferris
The Old Woman with the Knife by Gu Byeong-mo
Bitterthorn by Kat Dunn
The Memory Keeper by Rebecca Mahoney
Jujutsu Kaisen by Gege Akutami
The Promise Boys by Nick Brooks
What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher
The Mysteries of Thorn Manor by Margaret Rogerson
#booktube #books #gothic @BookBreak @simonandschuster @titanbookstrailers @BloomsburyPublishing
As always, closed captions (subtitles) available x
Contact me for business enquiries (I am UK, London based): oliviascatastrophe@gmail.com
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=89935327
Wishlist: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/H0ORXKL2C7A0?ref wl_share
Twitter: https://twitter.com/oliviascatastro
Instagram: https://instagram.com/oliviascatastrophe/
Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@oliviascatastrophe
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/34117027-olivia-savannah
Hi! I’m Olivia-Savannah. I’m a Campaigns Assistant at Canongate, an independent book publisher. I studied English Literature and Creative Writing at university. I’m based in the UK but I visit the Netherlands where some of my family live from time to time. I love reading, writing, travel, yoga and working out, cooking and baking. I enjoy reading all genres and age audiences. Nice to meet you x")
![Best Books of 2022 || [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/HPS3ftOs_XM/hqdefault.jpg "Best Books of 2022 || [CC]
Time to talk about my favourite reads of last year! :) ✨
📚 The Books 📚
Vespertine by Margaret Rogerson
Bless the Daughter Raised by A Voice in Her Head by Warsan Shire
Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies by Maddie Mortimer
The Stone Sky by N.K. Jemisin
The Silver Chain by Jion Sheibani
The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune
Tender is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica
Consumed by Aja Barber
Take A Hint Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert
A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki
Stronger by Poorna Bell
Messy Roots by Laura Gao
Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado
World War Z by Max Brooks
On the Come Up by Angie Thomas
⚡️ Wrap Ups for 2022 ⚡️
January: https://youtu.be/kWEBrr3spxU
February: https://youtu.be/7eVUpDUb-nw
March: https://youtu.be/oCkdIb3BbrY
April: https://youtu.be/k3GouGLbigg
May: https://youtu.be/wj5irgYtT6k
June: https://youtu.be/hN6Y_tKrzEE
July: https://youtu.be/bjL0EQtv9C8
August: https://youtu.be/rGPjTgXyYsU
September: https://youtu.be/MGQ8f9fDhWo
October: https://youtu.be/JhIUmjcKgZQ
November: https://youtu.be/Tuub624v7k8
December: still to come.
🌹 Content Warnings 🌹
Vespertine: death, murder, (fantasy) self harm, (fantasy) child abuse
Bless the Daughter Raised by A Voice in Her Head: racism, xenophobia, war, grief, cancer, death, sexual assault, displacement due to war, bulimia
Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies: car crash (injury), terminal cancer, bullying, dementia, grief, toxic relationship, cheating, death
The Stone Sky: murder, body gore, enslavement, starvation
The Silver Chain: mental health illness, suicide attempt (overdose), nervous breakdown
The House in the Cerulean Sea: discrimmination
Tender is the Flesh: cannibalism, murder, smoking, animal abuse and murder, human breeding and abuse and hunting and experimentation (and anything else you can think of), mentions of miscarriage, cheating, mentions of rape, death, grief
Consumed: racism, climate change, colonialism
Take A Hint Dani Brown: fatphobia, anxiety, panic attacks
A Tale for the Time Being: suicidal attempts and suicidal thoughts, depression, bullying, mentions of tsunami, mentions of war, grief, death
Stronger: mentions of suicide, grief, mentions of depression, sexism, eating disorder, fatphobia, dieting, COVID, ableism, colourism
Messy Roots: COVID, racism and internalised racism, homophobia, cancer
Her Body and Other Parties: abusive relationship, physical abuse, virus, grief, suicide, rape (not shown on page), murder, depression, cheating, dead animals, post-sexual assault experience
World War Z: death, body gore, murder, war, cannibalism, ableism, suicide, animal death
On the Come Up: mentions of past drug addiction, racism, profiling, overpolicing, drug dealing, gang behaviour, gaslighting
#booktube #bestbooks #favouritereads @BookBreak
As always, closed captions (subtitles) available x
Thank you to Mariana Quesada for the amazing intro.
Contact me for business enquiries (I am UK, London based): oliviascatastrophe@gmail.com
Wishlist: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/H0ORXKL2C7A0?ref wl_share
Twitter: https://twitter.com/oliviascatastro
Instagram: https://instagram.com/oliviascatastrophe/
Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@oliviascatastrophe
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/34117027-olivia-savannah
Hi! I’m Olivia-Savannah. I’m a Campaigns Assistant at Canongate, an independent book publisher. I studied English Literature and Creative Writing at university. I’m based in the UK but I visit the Netherlands where some of my family live from time to time. I love reading, writing, travel, yoga, cooking and baking. I enjoy reading all genres and age audiences. Nice to meet you x
Want to try Scribd and get access to free audiobooks and ebooks for 60 days? Here you go: https://www.scribd.com/g/8qshc5")
![A Little Luxemburg Love 💚 || Travel Vlog [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/HUrDg9q0-Bc/hqdefault.jpg "A Little Luxemburg Love 💚 || Travel Vlog [CC]
Quick little snippets of our long weekend in Luxemburg together 😌 You dont need much time there you can definitely explore all there is to see in a long weekend 🥰
#travel #travelvlog #blackgirltravels
As always, closed captions (subtitles) available x
Contact me for business enquiries (I am UK, London based): oliviascatastrophe@gmail.com
Join me over on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=89935327
Wishlist: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/H0ORXKL2C7A0?ref wl_share
Twitter: https://twitter.com/oliviascatastro
Instagram: https://instagram.com/oliviascatastrophe/
Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@oliviascatastrophe
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/34117027-olivia-savannah
The audiobook service I use is libro.fm because every audiobook you choose / purchase supports an independent bookshop! If you sign up for libro.fm here, I also get a free audiobook: https://libro.fm/referral?rf_code=lfm482934
Hi! I’m Olivia-Savannah. I’m a Campaigns Assistant at Canongate, an independent book publisher. I studied English Literature and Creative Writing at university. I’m based in the UK but I visit the Netherlands where some of my family live from time to time. I love reading, writing, travel, yoga and working out, cooking and baking. I enjoy reading all genres and age audiences. Nice to meet you x")
![Come to Ireland With Me! || Travel & Reading Vlog [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/IHYtI3N22to/hqdefault.jpg "Come to Ireland With Me! || Travel & Reading Vlog [CC]
A week in Ireland with my best friend 😚
📚 Books Mentioned 📚
The Secret Speech by Tom Rob Smith
A Very Large Expanse of Sea by Tahereh Mafi
Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry by Joya Goffney
🌸 Swapping books with my bestie vlog: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfrSpEIDOEQ
#travel #travelvlog #booktube #readingvlog
As always, closed captions (subtitles) available x
Thank you to Simone for doing the subtitles. Check out her blog: https://thewheelchairteen.com/
Thank you to Mariana Quesada for the amazing intro.
Contact me for business enquiries (I am UK, London based): oliviascatastrophe@gmail.com
Wishlist: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/H0ORXKL2C7A0?ref wl_share
Twitter: https://twitter.com/oliviascatastro
Instagram: https://instagram.com/oliviascatastrophe/
Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@oliviascatastrophe
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/34117027-olivia-savannah
Hi! I’m Olivia-Savannah. I’m a Campaigns Assistant at Canongate, an independent book publisher. I studied English Literature and Creative Writing at university. I’m based in the UK but I visit the Netherlands where some of my family live from time to time. I love reading, writing, travel, yoga, cooking and baking. I enjoy reading all genres and age audiences. Nice to meet you x
Want to try Scribd and get access to free audiobooks and ebooks for 60 days? Here you go: https://www.scribd.com/g/8qshc5")
![October TBR || Gothtober 2024 [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Iqb2KsfTGBw/hqdefault.jpg "October TBR || Gothtober 2024 [CC]
The books I plan to read in October for Gothtober 👻🪐
💀 All the Gothtober Info 💀
My readathon announcement video: https://youtu.be/ogYkNK5voSo
Hannah @LadetteM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=310eD-CXpIA
Tish @itslatishag: https://youtu.be/sgaLDNooglk
The readathon is from the 1st of October to the 31st.
Join us over on Twitter for updates: https://x.com/GothtoberReader
And join us over on instagram too: https://www.instagram.com/gothtoberreadathon
🌹 I Quit TBRs and heres why: https://youtu.be/6s3ROOMTWoU?si=IXcakOrb_yu8BkIc
📚 The Books 📚
Model Home by Rivers Solomon
Authority by Jeff Vandermeer
Guillotine by Delilah S. Dawson
Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon
The Unworthy by Agustina Bazterrica
Murderbot by Martha Wells
Immortal Dark by Tigest Girma
A Lesson in Thorns by Sierra Simone
Honey Cut by Sierra Simone
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
Noor by Nnedi Okorafor
Hell Followed With Us by Andrew Joseph White
#booktube #gothtober #tbr @4thEstateBooks @titanbookstrailers @pushkinpress1360 @teambkmrk1783 @SourcebooksInc @SourcebooksRomance
As always, closed captions (subtitles) available x
Contact me for business enquiries (I am UK, London based): oliviascatastrophe@gmail.com
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=89935327
Wishlist: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/H0ORXKL2C7A0?ref wl_share
Twitter: https://twitter.com/oliviascatastro
Instagram: https://instagram.com/oliviascatastrophe/
Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@oliviascatastrophe
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/34117027-olivia-savannah
Threads: https://www.threads.net/@oliviascatastrophe
The audiobook service I use is libro.fm because every audiobook you choose / purchase supports an independent bookshop! If you sign up for libro.fm here, I also get a free audiobook: https://libro.fm/referral?rf_code=lfm482934
Hi! I’m Olivia-Savannah. I studied English Literature and Creative Writing at university, and work in publishing (Pan Macmillan, Tor). I’m based in London, the UK but I visit The Netherlands where some of my family live from time to time. I love reading, writing, travel, yoga and working out, cooking and baking. I enjoy reading all genres and age audiences. Nice to meet you x")
![Cassandra Clare, Comic Con & Book Parties || Weekly Reading Vlog [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Iumndwk9a90/hqdefault.jpg "Cassandra Clare, Comic Con & Book Parties || Weekly Reading Vlog [CC]
I interviewed Cassandra Clare! 😍 Went to a book party and finished up my current reads 📖
🎃 Other Gothtober reading vlogs 🎃
Dark academia, polyamorous vampires & hair wash day: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjmYhzTbS0w
Vampires, horror & the end of the world: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3pUaQYqT08
📚 The Books 📚
Monstress vol 5. by Sana Takeda & Marjorie Liu
Dune by Frank Herbert
She Is A Haunting by Trang Thanh Tran
20 Minute Vegan Cookbook by Calum Harris
A Taste of Darkness
Rayleigh Mann In the Company of Monsters by Ciannon Smart
@AmyMcCaw @BookBreak #booktube #gothic #readingvlog
As always, closed captions (subtitles) available x
Contact me for business enquiries (I am UK, London based): oliviascatastrophe@gmail.com
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=89935327
Wishlist: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/H0ORXKL2C7A0?ref wl_share
Twitter: https://twitter.com/oliviascatastro
Instagram: https://instagram.com/oliviascatastrophe/
Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@oliviascatastrophe
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/34117027-olivia-savannah
The audiobook service I use is libro.fm because every audiobook you choose / purchase supports an independent bookshop! If you sign up for libro.fm here, I also get a free audiobook: https://libro.fm/referral?rf_code=lfm482934
Hi! I’m Olivia-Savannah. I’m a Campaigns Assistant at Canongate, an independent book publisher. I studied English Literature and Creative Writing at university. I’m based in the UK but I visit the Netherlands where some of my family live from time to time. I love reading, writing, travel, yoga and working out, cooking and baking. I enjoy reading all genres and age audiences. Nice to meet you x")
