Gem of Books | How’s The 2023 Reading Year Going? @GemofBooks | Uploaded May 2023 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
The lovely @RoisinsReading created this awesome original tag and her video from this year is here - youtube.com/watch?v=s0C_i2t4qMw&t=861s

My Skandar Review is here - youtube.com/watch?v=_LLh9T7NDE8

The details for @BookwormAdventureGirl Read Accross Canada Challenge are here - youtube.com/watch?v=PyAYqD3XU2E&t=915s

The details for the FOMO bookclub (which I run with @AliceandtheGiantBookshelf and @spreadbookjoy ) are here - youtube.com/watch?v=nFJINMDI_og

The Jamaica Inn chat is here - youtube.com/watch?v=GEW_3KvBcrE&t=5s

If you want to check out my @BookTubePrize rankings video, you can see that here - youtube.com/watch?v=vzEnecmpWrU&t=702s

New BookTubers:

@stalkingkafka
@kitthereader
@KellyannMitchell

The Prompts:

How many books have you read so far?
Have you already found a book you think might be a 2023 favourite? If not what was your favourite book you read that wasn't quite five star?
Any 1 star books / least favourite book of the year?
Most read genre so far?
A book that surprised you?
Book that's come out in 2023 already that you want to read but haven't yet?
One goal you made that you're succeeding at
New to you Booktubers/bookstagrammer/booktokers for 2023 you recommend?

#booktube #tagtuesday #reading

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Books Mentioned:

Skandar and the Unicoen Thief by AF STeadman
Five Little Indians by Michelle Good
Jamaica Inn by Daphne Du Maurier
Waves by Ingris Chabbert (translated by Edward Gauvin)
The Idiot by Elif Batuman
Either/Or by Elif Batuman
Naughts and Crosses by Malorie Blackman
The Secrets of Hartwood Hall by Katie Lumsden
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instagram.com/gemofbooks
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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
00:34 How Many Books?
01:29 2023 Faves
03:54 Least Favourite Books
05:02 Most Read Genre
05:42 SURPRISE
06:38 Anticipating
07:17 Goals
08:11 New BookTubers
11:28 Thanks!