Name: 28 Women in Translation by Region 📚💜 Book Recommendations & TBR @ellenmadebookclub
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28 Women in Translation by Region 📚💜 Book Recommendations & TBR

ellenmade book club 2026-09-26 | 28 Women in Translation by Region 📚💜 Book Recommendations & TBR

Reading Wrap-Up, Current Reads, Library Haul & Book Mail! 📚💜

ellenmade book club 2025-07-27 | Welcome to a casual reading wrap-up of some really great books I've read recently! I share my thoughts on a couple of 2025 releases, a memoir, some translated fiction and a Women's Prize nominee! I'm currently reading a young adult fantasy for YA'ugust, and I've got even more new releases from the library. AND! AND!!! I got my first ever book sent to me for review by an author (thank you Valeriya Salt!) and some very special book mail from my wonderful booktuber friend Melanie @adarkcornerofthelibrary 😍 Get a snack and settle in for a casual chat about all things books. Enjoy!

👋 Hi, I'm Ellen! I do TBR videos, monthly reading wrap-ups with spoiler-free book reviews, reading vlogs, book hauls, booktube tags, and other fun things. In 2025, I'm doing a Diversity Book Bingo, as well as the Buzzwordathon, Savidge Prompts, and Read Good Challenge! Hit the like button if you're having a good time, and subscribe for more bookish videos! 😊

Want more? youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhOB4_HixHvmLnd1v5B0GBwtRETx16YwD&si=TaaSuBSTiSybt-Br

I hope you're having a fantastic day, and if not that it gets better. I'm very happy to have you here.

💜

⭐ Channels & Reading Events mentioned:
Melanie @adarkcornerofthelibrary thank you! 💕
Big Book Summer hosted by @SueJacksonDE and Melinda @awebofstories
YA'ugust hosted by Mariandrea @books_and_bocadillos and Suey @sueysbookbanter

⭐ Join the Diversity Book Bingo 2025! 🥇📊🌈🦮🧠
Announcement video: youtu.be/jVYcb0ccykw
Storygraph Reading Challenge: app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/9c432630-d4b4-402e-980b-c33d8aba2dbb

⭐ Reading Challenges:
2025 Buzzwordathon youtu.be/Q6pwIbmJOK4?si=OI7ZgUDIVZ_dJD8g
app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/0569fc8a-2a28-4c26-90a2-ceaef23d4030 app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/faa215bc-8c32-4afa-99c8-6d40ae81e906
by Kayla @BooksandLala

📚 Books mentioned:
My Friends by Fredrik Backman
Beartown by Fredrik Backman
Rabbit Hole by Kate Brody
The Queens of Sarmiento Park by Camila Sosa Villada
We Will Be Jaguars by Nemonte Nenquimo
The Compound by Aisling Rawle
Fundamentally by Nussaibah Younis
Legendborn by Tracy Deonn
Ours by Phillip B Williams
Two Twisted Crowns by Rachel Gillig
Where Sleeping Girls Lie by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
The Missing Half by Ashley Flowers
Black Woods Blue Sky by Eowyn Ivey
The Stolen Queen by Fiona Davis
Dive Beyond Eternity by Valeriya Salt
Lady Macbeth by Ava Reid
Goddess of the River by Vaishnavi Patel
Kaikeyi by Vaishnavi Patel

📚 In this video:
00:00 Intro
01:05 My Friends by Fredrik Backman Book Review
04:12 Rabbit Hole by Kate Brody Book Review
06:47 The Queens of Sarmiento Park by Camila Sosa Villada Book Review
08:07 We Will Be Jaguars by Nemonte Nenquimo Book Review
11:59 The Compound by Aisling Rawle Book Review
14:09 Fundamentally by Nussaibah Younis Book Review
18:37 Current Reads & Library Haul
22:10 Book Mail!
28:12 Thank you & Bloopers

#booktube #books #reading #wrapup #summer #bookhaul #bookstoread #bookreview #bookish #booklover #bookworm #booktuber #reader #bookcommunity #bigbooksummer 💜

YA Book Recs & My TBR for YAugust 2025 📚💜 Summer Readathon

ellenmade book club 2025-07-24 | I'm usually not the most eager to read YA, but YA'ugust 2025 has made me excited! 😄 YA'ugust is a reading event in August hosted by Mariandrea @books_and_bocadillos & Suey @sueysbookbanter . It's all about reading Young Adult Books, Fiction or Nonfiction. The theme is Poker Fun! and the idea is to read 1–5 YA Books and collect as many cards for a poker hand. A perfect summer readathon!

If you want a more thorough explanation and even more YA book recomendations, check out the announcement video where Mariandrea & Suey explain everything in detail: youtu.be/ty48ev2FRN0?si=0rTDJzsBPS-gkLlm

In this video, I recommend my favorite YA books, show you some YA books on my shelves, and talk through my Pile of Possibilities for the reading event! I've got lots of different genres, including YA fantasy, YA horror, YA thrillers, YA historical fiction, and YA nonfiction! The ones I recommend have very little or no spice (see list below). Hopefully you can find some hidden gems!

🔶 YA'ugust 2025 Card Suits:
♥ romance/contemporary
♦ science fiction/dystopian
♣ fantasy/romantasy
♠ mystery/thriller/horror

🔶 YA'ugust 2025 Card Faces:
Ace: Disability representation
King: History/Government/Politics/Social Class or Caste system OR any Non-fiction
Queen: Female Protagonist or Female Author
Jack: Queer representation
10: 10-star or 5-star rating on Storygraph or Goodreads OR raving review or blurb
9: A book published in the 1990's or set in the 1990's
8: A book published in the 1980's or set in the 1980's
7: A book published in the 1970's or set in the 1970's
6: A book published in the 1960's or set in the 1960's
5: A novella or short story
4: A book in translation
3: A retelling or re-imagining
2: Your moody pick/anything goes/wild card

👋 Hi, I'm Ellen! I do TBR videos, monthly reading wrap-ups with spoiler-free book reviews, reading vlogs, book hauls, booktube tags, and other fun things. In 2025, I'm doing a Diversity Book Bingo, as well as the Buzzwordathon, Savidge Prompts, and Read Good Challenge! Hit the like button if you're having a good time, and subscribe for more bookish videos! 😊

Want more? youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhOB4_HixHvmLnd1v5B0GBwtRETx16YwD&si=TaaSuBSTiSybt-Br

I hope you're having a fantastic day, and if not that it gets better. I'm very happy to have you here.

💜

⭐ Channels mentioned:
Chelsea @LibrariesandLattes
Shay @ABookAffairByShay
Mimi @itsmimiduong
Sue @SueJacksonDE & Melinda @awebofstories hosting Big Book Summer

⭐ Join the Diversity Book Bingo 2025! 🥇📊🌈🦮🧠
Announcement video: youtu.be/jVYcb0ccykw
Storygraph Reading Challenge: app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/9c432630-d4b4-402e-980b-c33d8aba2dbb

📚 YA Books mentioned:
Annie John by Jamaica Kincaid (no spice)
Marina by Carlos Ruiz Zafón (no spice)
Only This Beautiful Moment by Abdi Nazemian (🌶)
The Prison Healer (series) by Lynette Noni (no spice)
As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow by Zoulfa Katouh (no spice)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon (no spice)
Ronja the Robber's Daughter by Astrid Lindgren (no spice)
The Brothers Lionheart by Astrid Lindgren (no spice)
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir
The Last Unicorn by Peter S Beagle
One Dark Window & Two Twisted Crowns by Rachel Gillig (🌶)
Displacement by Kiku Hughes
The Darkness Outside Us by Eliot Schrefer
Queer Ducks by Eliot Schrefer
The Goldens by Lauren Wilson
Legendborn by Tracy Deonn
The Naturals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Where Sleeping Girls Lie by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

📚 In this video:
00:00 All About YA'ugust 2025
01:25 The Cards
03:54 YA Book Recommendations
14:27 YA Books On My Shelves
16:25 My TBR for YA'ugust 2025
23:53 Are You Reading YA in August?
25:39 Bloopers

#tbr #august #yabooks #readathon #bookrecommendations #bookrecs #booktube #books #reading #bookish #booklover #booktuber #reader #bookcommunity #bigbooksummer 💜

*NEW* List of 25 Books to Read in 2025 📚💜 Reading List Update!

ellenmade book club 2025-07-17 | You know how I love to plan my TBR? Let's do it together! 😍 At the mid-year mark of 2025, I realized I wasn't making a lot of progress on my 25 books to read in 2025 list, and I wasn't actually that excited about it either. Let's change that! In this video, I invite you to join me as I shift lots of book covers around, repeat myself endlessly, and eventually *hopefully* end up with a list of 25 books that I am REALLY EXCITED to read in the latter half of the year! 😄 Feel free to scream and shout in the comments when I remove your favorite book! 💜

👋 Hi, I'm Ellen! I do TBR videos, monthly reading wrap-ups with spoiler-free book reviews, reading vlogs, book hauls, booktube tags, and other fun things. In 2025, I'm doing a Diversity Book Bingo, as well as the Buzzwordathon, Savidge Prompts, and Read Good Challenge! Hit the like button if you're having a good time, and subscribe for more bookish videos! 😊

Want more? youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhOB4_HixHvmLnd1v5B0GBwtRETx16YwD&si=TaaSuBSTiSybt-Br

I hope you're having a fantastic day, and if not that it gets better. I'm very happy to have you here.

💜

⭐ Join the Diversity Book Bingo 2025! 🥇📊🌈🦮🧠
Announcement video: youtu.be/jVYcb0ccykw
Storygraph Reading Challenge: app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/9c432630-d4b4-402e-980b-c33d8aba2dbb

⭐ Reading Challenges:
Read Good Challenge 2025 youtu.be/sl6NEuMRXF4?si=1wpzTabWpqik1Rm9
app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/b9e80f78-e8d0-464e-b460-c2e1034dc707
by Ben @benreadsgood

Savidge Reading Prompts 2025 youtu.be/DjcZDo2aIKU?si=jaSN9Ci88CLhVKE-
app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/ea7b378d-da41-4f58-aeee-ce18d8b59d47
by Simon @SavidgeReads Louise @louisesavidgemuses4135

2025 Buzzwordathon youtu.be/Q6pwIbmJOK4?si=OI7ZgUDIVZ_dJD8g
app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/0569fc8a-2a28-4c26-90a2-ceaef23d4030 app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/faa215bc-8c32-4afa-99c8-6d40ae81e906
by Kayla @BooksandLala

Climathon 2025 youtu.be/Kof393eVkyY?si=7Rj_ISo2UPqoLdJH
app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/b49b5e21-ef52-44d2-abe1-731efbc23063
by Tasmin @Tasmetu

Classic Six youtu.be/jDgYhU9kZsQ?si=HLfzhUHa92Tkji39
app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/c52a45fa-be5f-4558-b92e-efd38e9139b0
by Suey @sueysbookbanter

📚 Books mentioned:
so many

📚 In this video:
00:00 Intro
00:10 The Original 25 in 2025
02:04 Taking Some Books Off the List
04:25 Adding Some New Books In
07:11 My Goal with the List
08:12 Moving Books Around
17:41 Is That My List?
19:14 Is That My List?
20:05 I Think That's My List!
20:34 Thank You

#booktube #books #tbr #reading #readinggoals #bookstoread #tbr #bookreview #bookish #booklover #bookworm #booktuber #reader #bookcommunity💜

Tier Ranking All the Books Ive Read So Far in 2025 📚💜

ellenmade book club 2025-07-13 | Which are the Best Books I've read in 2025 so far? Find out, as I Tier Rank them ALL! 😄

👋 Hi, I'm Ellen! I do TBR videos, monthly reading wrap-ups with spoiler-free book reviews, reading vlogs, book hauls, booktube tags, and other fun things. In 2025, I'm doing a Diversity Book Bingo, as well as the Buzzwordathon, Savidge Prompts, and Read Good Challenge! Hit the like button if you're having a good time, and subscribe for more bookish videos! 😊

Want more? youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhOB4_HixHvmLnd1v5B0GBwtRETx16YwD&si=TaaSuBSTiSybt-Br

I hope you're having a fantastic day, and if not that it gets better. I'm very happy to have you here.

💜

⭐ Join the Diversity Book Bingo 2025! 🥇📊🌈🦮🧠
Announcement video: youtu.be/jVYcb0ccykw
Storygraph Reading Challenge: app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/9c432630-d4b4-402e-980b-c33d8aba2dbb

📚 Books mentioned:
ADHD for Smart Ass Women by Tracey Otsuka
And then there were none by Agatha Christie
Annie John by Jamaica Kincaid
Cross My Heart by Megan Collins
Bunny by Mona Awad
Forgotten on Sunday by Valérie Perrin
Isola by Allegra Goodman
Pet by Catherine Chidgey
Rabbit Hole by Kate Brody
Red Clay by Charles B Fancher
Ronja Rövardotter by Astrid Lindgren
The Queens of Sarmiento Park by Camila Sosa Villada
The Strange Case of Jane O by Karen Thompson Walker
The Three Lives of Cate Kay by Kate Fagan
The Guilt Pill by Saumya Dave
Coram House by Bailey Seybolt
Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall
Nesting by Roisín O'Donnell
Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield
Tell Me Something Good by Court Stevens
Crooked Plow by Itamar Vieira Junior
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
The Chain by Chimene Suleyman
My Sister the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
My Friends by Fredrik Backman
Disability Visibility edited by Alice Wong
Count My Lies by Sophie Stava

📚 In this video:
00:00 Intro
00:22 The Tiers
01:28 Tier Ranking All the Books I've Read So Far in 2025
21:01 Final Adjustments & Assessments

#booktube #books #tierlist #ranking #2025 #reading #bookstoread #tbr #bookreview #bookish #booklover #bookworm #booktuber #reader #bookcommunity💜

Are TBRs Fun or Not? & Whats Next? 📚💜 Double Book Tag

ellenmade book club 2025-07-08 | Let’s talk about the TBR! 😄 A TBR (to be read) is a list of books that you plan to read within a certain time frame, like a month, a year, a season, or for a booktube event. In this video, I tackle two booktube tags and talk about my love for and annoyance with the TBR! 😂 I would love to hear your thoughts about TBRs in the comments, or if you want to do the tag, please let me know so I can watch your video! 😊

I was tagged for one or both of the tags by the following lovely people:
Melinda @awebofstories
Reney @BeyondBooks-wt5il
Daniela @Uncommon_Reader
Kelly @booksimnotreading
Pat @BookChatWithPat8668
💜 Thank you!

👉 I tag:
Cat @Curious-Cat
Mimi @itsmimiduong
Lauren @love.lauren...
Kat @TheKatBite
Katherine @RaspberryReads
Jessica @JessicasLibraryCard
Shay @abookaffair
Kim @KimReadsandReviews
Caitlin @SpilltheReads
Bryndis @Bryndisdaugtherofgunnar
Mariandrea @books_and_bocadillos
Gina @TheLibraryMouseGina
Bonnie @BonnieNicoleWrites
Kelly @KellyLovesBooksandMovies
Feel free to do one, both, or none of the tags! 😊

⭐ The "What's Next" Tag by @RobertGReaderofBooks-r3p
1. Is your decision for choosing your next book based on random chance, or is there method to your madness?
2. Do your criteria for choosing fiction differ from how you choose non-fiction?
3. Do other people influence your next choice?
4. Aside from other people, what other influences might impact your choice?
5. Tag friends!

⭐ The Are TBR's Fun or Not Tag by Candy @TheGreatLiteraryRabbitHole
1. How many books are currently or normally on your TBR?
2. How do you chose TBR books and have you ever gamified your TBR, e.g. prompt jars, tbr games?
3. Do you have reading areas of focus to chose books for? If yes, how many?
4. Does a TBR help you focus?
5. Do you suffer from the book noise of a TBR?
6. Do you give your TBR a time limit and does a TBR make you stress about reading quick enough?
7. Do you have “rebellion syndrome” not wanting to read a book because you put it on your TBR and now feel you have to read it?
8. Do you keep books on your TBR until they are read or swap the TBR around regularly?
9. Have you ever “killed a book” by having it on your TBR too long?
10: Do you have a tick list for your TBR to tick off books as you read them?
11: What one change do you think would help your TBRbe more fun?
12: Final conclusion... Are TBRs fun or not?

👋 Hi, I'm Ellen! I do TBR videos, monthly reading wrap-ups with spoiler-free book reviews, reading vlogs, book hauls, booktube tags, and other fun things. In 2025, I'm doing a Diversity Book Bingo, as well as the Buzzwordathon, Savidge Prompts, and Read Good Challenge! Hit the like button if you're having a good time, and subscribe for more bookish videos! 😊

Want more? youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhOB4_HixHvmLnd1v5B0GBwtRETx16YwD&si=TaaSuBSTiSybt-Br

Playlist of Book Club Discussions: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhOB4_HixHvnbbQTb6kM3OHJX17wed7MK&si=dpnc9VLQn8tgfClB

I hope you're having a fantastic day, and if not that it gets better. I'm very happy to have you here.

💜

⭐ Join the Diversity Book Bingo 2025! 🥇📊🌈🦮🧠
Announcement video: youtu.be/jVYcb0ccykw
Storygraph Reading Challenge: app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/9c432630-d4b4-402e-980b-c33d8aba2dbb

⭐ Reading Challenges:
Read Good Challenge 2025 youtu.be/sl6NEuMRXF4?si=1wpzTabWpqik1Rm9
app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/b9e80f78-e8d0-464e-b460-c2e1034dc707
by Ben @benreadsgood

Savidge Reading Prompts 2025 youtu.be/DjcZDo2aIKU?si=jaSN9Ci88CLhVKE-
app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/ea7b378d-da41-4f58-aeee-ce18d8b59d47
by Simon @SavidgeReads & Louise @louisesavidgemuses4135

2025 Buzzwordathon youtu.be/Q6pwIbmJOK4?si=OI7ZgUDIVZ_dJD8g
app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/0569fc8a-2a28-4c26-90a2-ceaef23d4030 app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/faa215bc-8c32-4afa-99c8-6d40ae81e906
by Kayla @BooksandLala

Climathon 2025 youtu.be/Kof393eVkyY?si=7Rj_ISo2UPqoLdJH
app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/b49b5e21-ef52-44d2-abe1-731efbc23063
by Tasmin @Tasmetu

Classic Six youtu.be/jDgYhU9kZsQ?si=HLfzhUHa92Tkji39
app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/c52a45fa-be5f-4558-b92e-efd38e9139b0
by Suey @sueysbookbanter

📚 Books mentioned:
Rabbit Hole by Kate Brody
The Wager by David Grann
Sociopath by Patric Gagne
The Chain by Chimene Suleyman
Disability Visibility edited by Alice Wong
Bunny by Mona Awad
Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
Ours by Phillip B Williams

📚 In this video:
00:00 Intro
01:14 What's Next? Tag
07:24 Are TBRs Fun or Not? Tag
23:49 Tag You're It!

#booktube #books #tag #booktag #tagtuesday #reading #bookstoread #tbr #tbrjar #toberead #bookish #booklover #bookworm #booktuber #reader #bookcommunity💜

Reading My June TBR 📚💜 Productive & Lazy Summer Days (vlog)

ellenmade book club 2025-07-05 | Welcome to a reading vlog of a few days in June! I try some of the books on my June TBR, and follow my energy to have a productive day, as well as a couple of really lazy ones! 😄 Let's get some things done, and then go read for 5 hours in the garden at my summer cabin... sounds good?

The book I'm mostly reading in this vlog is Rabbit Hole by Kate Brody, and Meet Me at the Crossroads by Megan Giddings. I also try a chapter of Jaded by Ela Lee, Great Black Hope by Rob Franklin, and We Will Be Jaguars by Nemonte Nenquimo.

This video also features a number of birds 😆 and a really friendly cat, who I am convinced is a magical creature. You cannot convince me otherwise.

Enjoy!

👋 Hi, I'm Ellen! I do TBR videos, monthly reading wrap-ups with spoiler-free book reviews, reading vlogs, book hauls, booktube tag videos, and other fun things. In 2025, I'm doing a Diversity Book Bingo, as well as the Buzzwordathon, Savidge Prompts, and Read Good Challenge! Hit the like button if you're having a good time, and subscribe for more bookish videos! 😊

Want more? youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhOB4_HixHvmLnd1v5B0GBwtRETx16YwD&si=TaaSuBSTiSybt-Br

I hope you're having a fantastic day, and if not that it gets better. I'm very happy to have you here.

💜

⭐ Join the Diversity Book Bingo 2025! 🥇📊🌈🦮🧠
Announcement video: youtu.be/jVYcb0ccykw
Storygraph Reading Challenge: app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/9c432630-d4b4-402e-980b-c33d8aba2dbb

Historical Fiction Readathon 2025 hosted by @Shellyish , @awebofstories , @CoynieReads , @LiterarilySmitten & @GloriaZThompson

Savidge Reading Prompts 2025 youtu.be/DjcZDo2aIKU?si=jaSN9Ci88CLhVKE-
app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/ea7b378d-da41-4f58-aeee-ce18d8b59d47
by Simon @SavidgeReads & Louise @louisesavidgemuses4135

📚 Books mentioned:
Jaded by Ela Lee
We Will Be Jaguars by Nemonte Nenquimo
Meet Me at the Crossroads by Megan Giddings
Great Black Hope by Rob Franklin
The Ghostwriter by Julie Clark
Rabbit Hole by Kate Brody
The Queens of Sarmiento Park by Camila Sosa Villada
Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters
Julie Chan is Dead by Liann Zhang

📚 In this video:
00:00 Intro
00:50 Books I've Tried So Far
09:46 A Productive Day
17:57 Lazy Day at the Cabin
22:02 Another Lazy Day at the Cabin with Magical Creatures

#booktube #vlog #books #readingvlog #newrelease #reading #bookstoread #ditl #dayinthelife #bookish #booklover #bookworm #booktuber #reader #bookcommunity💜

Mid-Year Freakout Tag 2025 📚💜 Best Books, Worst Books, New Releases, TBR, and a Mini Book Haul!

ellenmade book club 2025-07-01 | It's time for my second ever Mid-Year Freakout Tag! How time flies! I really enjoyed doing this last year, but this time around I decided to mix it up with a bunch of new questions, inspired by (aka stolen from) Nicky @MyMessyBookshelf who compiled such a great list! Thank you Nicky! 😄💜

In this video, I talk about some of my favorite reads so far this year, favorite new authors, favorite... well, I'll just include the whole prompt list, shall I?!

✨ Mid-Year Reading Check-In ✨
📖 General Reflection
How many books have you read so far this year? Are you ahead, behind, or on track with your reading goal?
Have your reading habits changed this year? (format, genre, frequency)
What's one unexpected trend you've noticed in your reading?

🌟 Highlights & Favorites
Favorite book you’ve read so far this year
A book that pleasantly surprised you
A book that lived up to the hype
A favorite reread
Best audiobook/narration so far
Best sequel
A new favorite author
A genre you’ve started exploring (or want to)

😬 Lowlights & Disappointments
Most disappointing book you've read
A book you DNF’d (and why)
A book you wanted to love but didn’t

💖 Emotional Impact
A book that made you cry
A book that made you laugh out loud
A book that felt like a hug
A quote that’s stuck with you

🌈 Just for Fun
What’s the most beautiful book cover you’ve seen this year?
Most beautiful new book you've bought or received?
What’s your favorite reading spot right now?

🛒 Anticipation & TBR
One series you want to finish/start by December
A book you must read before the year ends
New release that you haven't read yet but want to
Most anticipated release for the rest of the year
What’s your reading mood going into the second half of the year?

👋 Hi, I'm Ellen! I do TBR videos, monthly reading wrap-ups with spoiler-free book reviews, reading vlogs, book hauls, booktube tags, and other fun things. In 2025, I'm doing a Diversity Book Bingo, as well as the Buzzwordathon, Savidge Prompts, and Read Good Challenge! Hit the like button if you're having a good time, and subscribe for more bookish videos! 😊

Want more? youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhOB4_HixHvmLnd1v5B0GBwtRETx16YwD&si=TaaSuBSTiSybt-Br

I hope you're having a fantastic day, and if not that it gets better. I'm very happy to have you here.

💜

⭐ Channels mentioned:
Nicky @MyMessyBookshelf

⭐ Join the Diversity Book Bingo 2025! 🥇📊🌈🦮🧠
Announcement video: youtu.be/jVYcb0ccykw
Storygraph Reading Challenge: app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/9c432630-d4b4-402e-980b-c33d8aba2dbb

📚 Books mentioned:
Bunny by Mona Awad
Rouge by Mona Awad
We Love You, Bunny by Mona Awad
Pet by Catherine Chidgey
The Book of Guilt by Catherine Chidgey
Disability Visibility edited by Alice Wong
Nesting by Roisín O'Donnell
My Friends by Fredrik Backman
The Beartown series by Fredrik Backman
Ronja Rövardotter by Astrid Lindgren
Red Clay by Charles B Fancher
The Wager by David Grann
Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield
Private Rites by Julia Armfield
The Man Who Lived Underground by Richard Wright
Forgotten on Sunday by Valérie Perrin
Count My Lies by Sophie Stava
The Strange Case of Jane O by Karen Thompson Walker
Dying to Meet Your by Sarina Bowen
The Guilt Pill by Saumya Dave
Water Moon by Samantha Sotto Yambao
Junie by Erin Crosby Eckstine
Stag Dance by Torrey Peters
The Things We Do To Our Friends by Heather Darwent
The Wall by Marlen Haushofer
One Dark Windor & Two Twisted Crowns by Rachel Gillig
Ours by Phillip B Williams
The Garden by Nick Newman
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
The Ones We Love by Anna Snoekstra
Fundamentally by Nussaibah Younis
The Stolen Queen by Fiona Davis
No Friend to This House by Natalie Haynes
Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes
My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
Cursed Daughters by Oyinkan Braithwaite
... and a bunch of other ones with cool looking covers ^^

📚 In this video:
00:00 The Mid-Year Freakout Tag 2025 (Intro)
00:37 General Reflections
03:45 Highlights & Favorites
11:49 Lowlights & Disappointments
15:39 Emotional Impact
21:25 Just for Fun!
25:13 Anticipation & TBR
30:32 Thank you & Bloopers (thumbnail cam)

#midyearbookfreakouttag #booktube #books #tag #tagtuesday #reading #bookstoread #tbr #bookreview #bookish #booklover #bookworm #booktuber #reader #bookcommunity💜

My Most Anticipated New Book Releases in July 2025 📚💜

ellenmade book club 2025-06-28 | Welcome to another installment of My Most Anticipated New Book Releases of 2025, this time for the month of July! I've got a mix of genres, with mystery thrillers, interactive crime novels, young adult fiction, dystopia, horror, nonfiction, contemporary literary fiction... yeah there's a bit everything! 😄 I think they all sound great, so hopefully you will find something that intrigues you too!

See More New Book Releases 2025: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhOB4_HixHvmaij7iXxG1e5WRz1w9RKiv

👋 Hi, I'm Ellen! I do TBR videos, monthly reading wrap-ups with spoiler-free book reviews, reading vlogs, book hauls, booktube tags, and other fun things. In 2025, I'm doing a Diversity Book Bingo, as well as the Buzzwordathon, Savidge Prompts, and Read Good Challenge! Hit the like button if you're having a good time, and subscribe for more bookish videos! 😊

Want more? youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhOB4_HixHvmLnd1v5B0GBwtRETx16YwD&si=TaaSuBSTiSybt-Br

I hope you're having a fantastic day, and if not that it gets better. I'm very happy to have you here.

💜

⭐ Join the Diversity Book Bingo 2025! 🥇📊🌈🦮🧠
Announcement video: youtu.be/jVYcb0ccykw
Storygraph Reading Challenge: app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/9c432630-d4b4-402e-980b-c33d8aba2dbb

📚 Books mentioned:
Can You Solve the Murder? by Antony Johnston
The Appeal by Janice Hallett
Culpability by Bruce Holsinger
Her Many Faces by Nicci Cloke
House of Beth by Kerry Cullen
Bunny by Mona Awad
The Goldens by Lauren Wilson
Matchmaking for Psychopaths by Tasha Coryell
The Feather Detective by Chris Sweeney
Pan by Michael Clune
The Deepest Fake by Daniel Kalla

📚 In this video:
00:00 Intro
00:29 Can You Solve the Murder? by Antony Johnston
02:08 Culpability by Bruce Holsinger
03:38 Her Many Faces by Nicci Cloke
04:57 House of Beth by Kerry Cullen
05:45 The Goldens by Lauren Wilson
06:37 Matchmaking for Psychopaths by Tasha Coryell
07:48 The Feather Detective by Chris Sweeney
09:31 Pan by Michael Clune
10:38 The Deepest Fake by Daniel Kalla
11:41 Honorable Mentions
13:33 Which New Releases Are Going on Your TBR?

#booktube #newrelease #newbooks #2025 #books #bookrecommendations #reading #bookstoread #tbr #bookish #booklover #bookworm #booktuber #reader #bookcommunity💜

The things we do for a thumbnail 🫣 #booktube #funny #shorts

ellenmade book club 2025-06-26 | Mid-Year Freakout Tag 2025 Coming Soon! Until then, enjoy this exclusive look behind the scenes of getting a photo for my thumbnail... The things we do for booktube! 💜

👋 Hi, I'm Ellen! I do TBR videos, monthly reading wrap-ups with spoiler-free book reviews, reading vlogs, book hauls, booktube tags, and other fun things. Hit the like button if you're having a good time, and subscribe for more bookish videos! 😊

#booktube #books #bookcommunity #funny #tag #midyearbookfreakouttag 💜

Would You Rather Book Tag CURIOUS Edition feat Cat @Curious-Cat 📚💜 (ORIGINAL PART 2)

ellenmade book club 2025-06-25 | Watch Part I on Cat’s channel here: youtu.be/YY-2RFwxBzE?si=nj1l1dSj4GcOSg4X

Cat did such a great job coming up with the questions for this tag, and I had so much fun answering them with her! 😄 We split the tag across both channels, so you'll find our answers to questions 1–8 in the video on her channel. In this one, we're discussing questions 9–16. All of the questions are listed below!

Anyone is welcome to do the tag, and I've also tagged a bunch of lovely booktubers below! If you decide to do the tag, please remember to tag me and Cat in your video, so we can watch your answers! 😀

⭐ The Prompts:
1. Never read more than one book from the same author (you can’t re-read either) OR read only books from one author of your choice
2. Read a book with an unlikable main character OR your favorite character dies
3. Start your library from scratch (but you can’t re-buy any of the books that were on your shelves before) OR never be allowed to add a new book to your current library
4. Your favorite author never publishes anything new OR only publishes bad books from now on
5. Read only one of your favorite genres OR read as widely as you want, except in that one favorite genre
6. Be stranded forever on a deserted island with a full library OR still live in society, but books have disappeared
7. SFF - Read only 5* series, but they’re unfinished OR read only thick standalones with a bunch of info dumping
8. MYSTERY - Always get book twists spoiled OR they all have an open ending/the killer isn’t caught
9. HISTORICAL ROMANCE - A great love story but with historical inaccuracies OR a toxic or meh love story, but great historical world building
10. Read a book that has the best characters / plot / writing (YOU CAN ONLY CHOOSE ONE), but none of the others
11. Have a friend who loses your books OR mistreats them (stains them, breaks the spine…)
12. Never be allowed to visit a bookstore again OR be banned from all the libraries in the world
13. Everyone hates your favorite books OR everyone loves the books you hate
14. Only listen to audiobooks narrated by the worst narrator (eg. Mickey Mouse) OR only read physical books in terrible lighting
15. Books from the same series/collection that don’t match OR read books printed in a tiny font
16. Never post another YouTube video OR never watch YouTube ever again
... and of course, tag your booktube friends!

⭐ I'm tagging:
Pat @BookChatWithPat8668
Reney @BeyondBooks-wt5il
Bryndis @Bryndisdaugtherofgunnar
Melinda @awebofstories
Suey @sueysbookbanter
Gina @TheLibraryMouseGina
Katherine @RaspberryReads
Caitlin @SpilltheReads
Becky @BookReviewsWithBecky
Robert @RobertGReaderofBooks-r3p
Jessica @jessica_esque
Kim @KimReadsandReviews
Charlotte @CoynieReads
Shelly @Shellyish
Daniela @Uncommon_Reader
Shay @ABookAffairByShay
Elmo @elmossy
Mollie @TheReadingHour1
Julie @Bookishtravels
Debs @RaynorReadsStuff
Sofia @sofiareads4668
Nicole @noteworthyfiction
Keri @BookishAdventuresInWellbeing
Heather @heathereads
Paola @Readingindarknesss
Joshua @joshuacreboreads
Lauren @love.lauren...
AND EXTRA FUN TO DO TOGETHER! 😄
Cathy & Rachel @LunabirdBookclub
Joe & Mary @BookBuds
Sierra & Jon @andtheywerereaders
Ariel & Raeleen @BooksUnbound

👋 Hi, I'm Ellen! I do TBR videos, monthly reading wrap-ups with spoiler-free book reviews, reading vlogs, book hauls, booktube tags, and other fun things. In 2025, I'm doing a Diversity Book Bingo, as well as the Buzzwordathon, Savidge Prompts, and Read Good Challenge! Hit the like button if you're having a good time, and subscribe for more bookish videos! 😊

Want more? youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhOB4_HixHvmLnd1v5B0GBwtRETx16YwD&si=TaaSuBSTiSybt-Br

I hope you're having a fantastic day, and if not that it gets better. I'm very happy to have you here.

💜

⭐ Join the Diversity Book Bingo 2025! 🥇📊🌈🦮🧠
Announcement video: youtu.be/jVYcb0ccykw
Storygraph Reading Challenge: app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/9c432630-d4b4-402e-980b-c33d8aba2dbb

📚 Books mentioned:
It Ends With Us by Collen Hoover
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
The Overstory by Richard Powers

📚 In this video:
00:00 Intro
01:21 Q9 Historical Romance
04:59 Q10 Writing OR Characters OR Plot
09:52 Q11 Bad Book Friend
10:55 Q12 Banned from Bookstores OR Libraries
12:57 Q13 Love OR Hate
14:48 Q14 Bad Narration OR Bad Lighting
16:09 Q15 No Match OR Tiny Font
16:59 Q16 Post on YouTube OR Watch YouTube
20:39 Thank you & Link to Cat's video

#booktube #books #tag #booktag #booktubers #collab #meetup #reading #tbr #bookish #booklover #bookworm #booktubers #funny #bookcommunity 💜

Big Book Haul! New Releases, Favorite Books & Exciting Finds! 📚💜

ellenmade book club 2025-06-17 | Welcome to a very chatty and ridiculously, unapologetically excited book haul video! I've bought some books to lift my spirits, and I have some new releases, some favorite books, and some very anticipated reads to show you and tell you about! Some of these were very thought through, mindful purchases, and some were... more inspired buys, shall we say! 😄 I have sampled them all though, and I'm very excited to read them all as soon as I possibly can. No regrets!

Most of the books I've bought in a local independent book store, some at a national chain, and some I've ordered from Blackwell's (great customer service). A lot of them fit very well with my overall reading goals and challenges as well, and most of all – they make me happy. I hope this video makes you happy as well 😊

👋 Hi, I'm Ellen! I do TBR videos, monthly reading wrap-ups with spoiler-free book reviews, reading vlogs, book hauls, booktube tags, and other fun things. In 2025, I'm doing a Diversity Book Bingo, as well as the Buzzwordathon, Savidge Prompts, and Read Good Challenge! Hit the like button if you're having a good time, and subscribe for more bookish videos! 😊

Want more? youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhOB4_HixHvmLnd1v5B0GBwtRETx16YwD&si=TaaSuBSTiSybt-Br

I hope you're having a fantastic day, and if not that it gets better. I'm very happy to have you here.

💜

⭐ Channels mentioned:
Simon @SavidgeReads
Melinda @awebofstories
Kim @KimReadsandReviews
Suey @sueysbookbanter (see Classic Six Challenge below)

⭐ Join the Diversity Book Bingo 2025! 🥇📊🌈🦮🧠
Announcement video: youtu.be/jVYcb0ccykw
Storygraph Reading Challenge: app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/9c432630-d4b4-402e-980b-c33d8aba2dbb

⭐ Reading Challenges:
Read Good Challenge 2025 youtu.be/sl6NEuMRXF4?si=1wpzTabWpqik1Rm9
app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/b9e80f78-e8d0-464e-b460-c2e1034dc707
by Ben @benreadsgood

Savidge Reading Prompts 2025 youtu.be/DjcZDo2aIKU?si=jaSN9Ci88CLhVKE-
app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/ea7b378d-da41-4f58-aeee-ce18d8b59d47
by Simon @SavidgeReads & Louise @louisesavidgemuses4135

2025 Buzzwordathon youtu.be/Q6pwIbmJOK4?si=OI7ZgUDIVZ_dJD8g
app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/0569fc8a-2a28-4c26-90a2-ceaef23d4030 app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/faa215bc-8c32-4afa-99c8-6d40ae81e906
by Kayla @BooksandLala

Classic Six youtu.be/jDgYhU9kZsQ?si=HLfzhUHa92Tkji39
app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/c52a45fa-be5f-4558-b92e-efd38e9139b0
by Suey @sueysbookbanter

📚 Books mentioned:
Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk
The Last Unicorn by Peter S Beagle
The Wall by Marlen Haushofer (translated by Shaun Whiteside)
I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman (translated by Ros Schwartz)
Rabbit Hole by Kate Brody
Bunny by Mona Awad
Rouge by Mona Awad
Stone Yard Devotional by Charlotte Wood
The Old Woman With the Knife by Go Byeong-mo (translated by Chi-Young Kim)
The Man Who Lived Underground by Richard Wright
Native Son by Richard Wright
Black Boy by Richard Wright
Diary of a Void by Emi Yagi (translated by David Boyd & Lucy North)
The Queens of Sarmiento Park (aka Bad Girls / Las Malas) by Camila Sosa Villada (translated by Kit Maude)
The Things We Do to Our Friends by Heather Darwent
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
A Short Stay in Hell by Steven L Peck
The Garden by Nick Newman
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
The Book of Guilt by Catherine Chidgey
Pet by Catherine Chidgey
The Wish Child by Catherine Chidgey
Remote Sympathy by Catherine Chidgey
The Axeman's Carnival by Catherine Chidgey

📚 In this video:
00:00 Intro
01:54 Books I Bought in the Independent Book Store Round 1
05:50 The Time I Spent 3 Hours in the Book Store
12:38 Indie Book Store Round 2
20:08 Books I Got From Blackwell's
32:35 Giggling About All of My Books
33:57 Thank you & Daily Dose of Social Anxiety

#bookhaul #booktube #newbooks #books #reading #bookstoread #tbr #bookreview #bookish #booklover #bookworm #booktuber #reader #bookcommunity💜

Reading Wrap-Up: 5 New Releases & New Favorite Book! 📚💜 April & May 2025

ellenmade book club 2025-06-12 | Finally wrapping up the books I read in April & May! Most of them are newly released books on audiobook, and most of them were pretty good! I had several 4 star reads, and one 5 star. Can you guess which one? 🤭

👋 Hi, I'm Ellen! I do TBR videos, monthly reading wrap-ups with spoiler-free book reviews, reading vlogs, book hauls, booktube tags, and other fun things. In 2025, I'm doing a Diversity Book Bingo, as well as the Buzzwordathon, Savidge Prompts, and Read Good Challenge! Hit the like button if you're having a good time, and subscribe for more bookish videos! 😊

Want more? youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhOB4_HixHvmLnd1v5B0GBwtRETx16YwD&si=TaaSuBSTiSybt-Br

I hope you're having a fantastic day, and if not that it gets better. I'm very happy to have you here.

💜

⭐ Channels mentioned:
Cat @Curious-Cat
Lund vlog: youtu.be/GQdmlNUIwh0?si=sRDMmGvzzeZ2UsMH

⭐ Join the Diversity Book Bingo 2025! 🥇📊🌈🦮🧠
Announcement video: youtu.be/jVYcb0ccykw
Storygraph Reading Challenge: app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/9c432630-d4b4-402e-980b-c33d8aba2dbb

⭐ Reading Challenges:
Read Good Challenge 2025 youtu.be/sl6NEuMRXF4?si=1wpzTabWpqik1Rm9
app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/b9e80f78-e8d0-464e-b460-c2e1034dc707
by Ben @benreadsgood

Savidge Reading Prompts 2025 youtu.be/DjcZDo2aIKU?si=jaSN9Ci88CLhVKE-
app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/ea7b378d-da41-4f58-aeee-ce18d8b59d47
by Simon @SavidgeReads & Louise @louisesavidgemuses4135

2025 Buzzwordathon youtu.be/Q6pwIbmJOK4?si=OI7ZgUDIVZ_dJD8g
app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/0569fc8a-2a28-4c26-90a2-ceaef23d4030 app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/faa215bc-8c32-4afa-99c8-6d40ae81e906
by Kayla @BooksandLala

Climathon 2025 youtu.be/Kof393eVkyY?si=7Rj_ISo2UPqoLdJH
app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/b49b5e21-ef52-44d2-abe1-731efbc23063
by Tasmin @Tasmetu

Classic Six youtu.be/jDgYhU9kZsQ?si=HLfzhUHa92Tkji39
app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/c52a45fa-be5f-4558-b92e-efd38e9139b0
by Suey @sueysbookbanter

📚 Books mentioned:
My Sister the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
Isola by Allegra Goodman
The Wager by David Grann
Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall
Tell Me Something Good by Court Stevens
The Guilt Pill by Saumya Dave
Coram House by Bailey Seybolt
Pet by Catherine Chidgey
The Book of Guilt by Catherine Chidgey

📚 In this video:
00:00 Intro
00:41 My Sister the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
02:13 Isola by Allegra Goodman
05:18 Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall
08:35 Tell Me Something Good by Court Stevens
12:15 The Guilt Pill by Saumya Dave
15:20 Interlude *the drama*
15:51 Coram House by Bailey Seybolt
18:57 Pet by Catherine Chidgey
22:49 Reading Challenges Update
24:09 Thank you & Bloppers

#booktube #books #newrelease #reading #wrapup #read #bookstoread #tbr #bookreview #bookish #booklover #bookworm #booktuber #reader #bookcommunity 💜

TBR Jar Choo– NO! I Choose My June TBR! 😱📚💜

ellenmade book club 2025-06-05 | This June, I choose my own TBR for once! 🥳 I will be mood reading a bit, but I also want to participate in Big Book Summer, the Historical Fiction Readathon (see below) and Pride month! Are there any of these books you would like to see a reading vlog on? 😬

👋 Hi, I'm Ellen! I do TBR videos, monthly reading wrap-ups with spoiler-free book reviews, reading vlogs, book hauls, booktube tags, and other fun things. In 2025, I'm doing a Diversity Book Bingo, as well as the Buzzwordathon, Savidge Prompts, and Read Good Challenge! Hit the like button if you're having a good time, and subscribe for more bookish videos! 😊

Want more? youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhOB4_HixHvmLnd1v5B0GBwtRETx16YwD&si=TaaSuBSTiSybt-Br

I hope you're having a fantastic day, and if not that it gets better. I'm very happy to have you here.

💜

⭐ Videos mentioned ⭐
TBR Jar April 2024: youtu.be/o8QhGp-R_-4?si=PZTRVXoXWXPVUbyb
Historical Fiction Recommendations: youtu.be/P-qvXmkMLlg?si=4Zwnk4MgSj5Ski_S
25 Books I Want to Read in 2025: youtu.be/n8bUf_tHibM?si=p2NO9z0aA15CFld6
New Book Releases in June 2025: youtu.be/GZj3ser65Us?si=aXslbT4fEI1NBTdV

⭐ Reading Events & Challenges mentioned ⭐

Big Book Summer 2025 #bigbooksummer
Sue @SueJacksonDE youtu.be/cP999RbpaR8?si=4hkyojpjE0AyNgoS
Melinda @awebofstories youtu.be/PUZjNxM47UU?si=mTpww7nCPXlyCf48

The Historical Fiction Readathon 2025 #readhistoricalfiction2025
Shelly @Shellyish youtu.be/Jv5fmBgwOQ8?si=kdG584J171hQxzSo
Melinda @awebofstories youtu.be/j-QjSxH1tn8?si=OkJAJOQId8Hwe-kg
Charlotte @CoynieReads youtu.be/T1p7mphi-HQ?si=mA8WDJsXpag4JU54
Gloria @GloriaZThompson youtu.be/I4v85DG5W7I?si=-cgJlfj8FMUcPDIY
Brittany @LiterarilySmitten youtu.be/sZM91zFk03g?si=nnv83EZhIP_T1oQf

Read Good Challenge 2025 youtu.be/sl6NEuMRXF4?si=1wpzTabWpqik1Rm9
app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/b9e80f78-e8d0-464e-b460-c2e1034dc707
by Ben @benreadsgood

Climathon 2025 youtu.be/Kof393eVkyY?si=7Rj_ISo2UPqoLdJH
app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/b49b5e21-ef52-44d2-abe1-731efbc23063
by Tasmin @Tasmetu

⭐ Join my Diversity Book Bingo 2025! 🥇📊🌈🦮🧠
Announcement video: youtu.be/jVYcb0ccykw
Storygraph Reading Challenge: app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/9c432630-d4b4-402e-980b-c33d8aba2dbb

📚 Books mentioned:
Jaded by Ela Lee
We Will Be Jaguars by Nemonte Nenquimo
Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
Ours by Phillip B Williams
The Darlings of the Asylum by Noel O'Reilly
The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters
Rabbit Hole by Kate Brody
My Friends by Fredrik Backman
Sleep by Honor Jones
Meet Me at the Crossroads by Megan Giddings
Great Black Hope by Rob Franklin
The Ghostwriter by Julie Clark
The Compound by Aisling Rawle

📚 In this video:
00:00 Intro
00:15 How to Choose a TBR
02:07 Library Books
04:17 Books for Reading Events
09:50 A TBR Vet & a New Purchase
12:54 New Audiobook Releases June 2025
15:53 Recap & Reading vlog..?
16:50 Thank you & BLoopers

#booktube #books #pride #lgbtq #diversityandinclusion #reading #bookstoread #tbr #bookish #booklover #bookworm #booktuber #bookcommunity💜

20 Books for the Historical Fiction Readathon 📚💜 Recs & TBR #readhistoricalfiction2025

ellenmade book club 2025-06-01 | If you're joining the Historical Fiction Readathon 2025 by @Shellyish and co-hosts, I have some book recommendations for you, including some new releases! I have historical fiction books from different parts of the world, different perspectives, and different time periods – and books that fit the prompts, of course! 😄 Enjoy, and don't forget to check out the hosts below!

⭐ The Historical Fiction Readathon 2025 will run throughout the entire month of June. To participate, readers need to read one historical fiction book during the month. For those who enjoy an extra challenge, there will be a set of themed prompts and a printable checklist available.

Please use #readhistoricalfiction2025 and don't forget to @ the hosts! 🥳

⭐ HOSTS & PROMPTS & VIDEOS:
Shelly @Shellyish Read a work of historical fiction about a real, remarkable person
youtu.be/Jv5fmBgwOQ8?si=3paHw0TKl_q92Zs6

Charlotte @CoynieReads Read a work of historical fiction about the arts (theatre, film, painting, architecture, music)
youtu.be/T1p7mphi-HQ?si=hsgLEbqWVAmfEJzQ

Melinda @awebofstories Read a work of alternate historical fiction
youtu.be/j-QjSxH1tn8?si=PzTedwJucnW_7JRJ

Brittany @LiterarilySmitten Read a work of historical fiction with a dual timeline
youtu.be/sZM91zFk03g?si=vpuuYLEvzh3sBEbk

Gloria @GloriaZThompson Read a work of historical fiction about a specific event
youtu.be/I4v85DG5W7I?si=-XRlEyEodfHj89Hi

💜

👋 Hi, I'm Ellen! I do TBR videos, monthly reading wrap-ups with spoiler-free book reviews, reading vlogs, book hauls, booktube tags, and other fun things. In 2025, I'm doing a Diversity Book Bingo, as well as the Buzzwordathon, Savidge Prompts, and Read Good Challenge! Hit the like button if you're having a good time, and subscribe for more bookish videos! 😊

Want more? youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhOB4_HixHvmLnd1v5B0GBwtRETx16YwD&si=TaaSuBSTiSybt-Br

I hope you're having a fantastic day, and if not that it gets better. I'm very happy to have you here.

💜

⭐ Join the Diversity Book Bingo 2025! 🥇📊🌈🦮🧠
Announcement video: youtu.be/jVYcb0ccykw
Storygraph Reading Challenge: app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/9c432630-d4b4-402e-980b-c33d8aba2dbb

📚 Books mentioned:
The Mare by Angharad Hampshire
Isola by Allegra Goodman
The Muse by Jessie Burton
The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Ours by Phillip B Williams
The Book of Guilt by Catherine Chidgey
Ten Incarnations of Rebellion by Vaishnavi Patel
Kaikeyi by Vaishnavi Patel
11/22/63 by Stephen King
The Maiden by Kate Foster
Red Clay by Charles B Fancher
Crooked Plow by Itamar Vieira Junior
The Mountains Sing by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai
River Spirit by Leila Aboulela
HHhH by Laurent Binet
The Lilac People by Milo Todd
Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
Mrs England by Stacey Halls
Ghost Town by Kevin Chen
Amma by Saraid de Silva

📚 In this video:
00:00 Intro
00:30 About the Historical Fiction Readathon 2025
02:02 Historical Fiction about a Real Remarkable Person
05:00 Historical Fiction about the Arts
07:01 Alternate Historical Fiction
10:11 Historical Fiction with a Dual Timeline
13:18 Historical Fiction about a Specific Event
20:13 Other Historical Fiction Recommendations
24:42 Thank you & Overview

#booktube #books #historicalfiction #readathon #readingchallenge #reading #bookrecommendations #bookrecs #bookstoread #tbr #bookish #booktuber #reader #bookcommunity💜

Reading Anticipated Books at My Cabin 🌱📚💜 Chatty Reading Vlog

ellenmade book club 2025-05-29 | Welcome to a cozy reading vlog at my cabin, where I chat about the books I'm currently reading and get some work done in the garden. I have an ARC for Tell Me Something Good by Court Stevens, the new release The Guilt Pill by Saumya Dave on audiobook, and a very anticipated book from my bookshelf, which is Pet by Catherine Chidgey. Sit back, relax, and let's read and garden in the fresh spring air. 🌱

👋 Hi, I'm Ellen! I do TBR videos, monthly reading wrap-ups with spoiler-free book reviews, reading vlogs, book hauls, booktube tags, and other fun things. In 2025, I'm doing a Diversity Book Bingo, as well as the Buzzwordathon, Savidge Prompts, and Read Good Challenge! Hit the like button if you're having a good time, and subscribe for more bookish videos! 😊

Want more? youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhOB4_HixHvmLnd1v5B0GBwtRETx16YwD&si=TaaSuBSTiSybt-Br

I hope you're having a fantastic day, and if not that it gets better. I'm very happy to have you here.

💜

⭐ Join the Diversity Book Bingo 2025! 🥇📊🌈🦮🧠
Announcement video: youtu.be/jVYcb0ccykw
Storygraph Reading Challenge: app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/9c432630-d4b4-402e-980b-c33d8aba2dbb

📚 Books mentioned:
Tell Me Something Good by Court Stevens
Beartown by Fredrik Backman
The Guilt Pill by Saumya Dave
Count My Lies by Sophie Stava
Pet by Catherine Chidgey
Forgotten on Sunday by Valérie Perrin
Annie John by Jamaica Kincaid
Bunny by Mona Awad

📚 In this video:
00:00 Intro
00:39 Tell Me Something Good by Court Stevens
04:56 The Guilt Pill by Saumya Dave Premise
06:21 Relaxing Gardening
07:48 The Guilt Pill Check-in 1
10:38 A Walk
11:06 More work at the Cabin
13:52 The Guilt Pill Check-in 2
15:23 Pet by Catherine Chidgey
19:07 Mowing the Lawn

#booktube #readingvlog #vlog #gardening #books #reading #bookstoread #tbr #newrelease #bookish #booklover #bookworm #booktuber #reader #bookcommunity💜

My Most Anticipated New Book Releases in June 2025 📚💜

ellenmade book club 2025-05-25 | There are lots of great books coming out in June, and these are ones that I'm really excited for! In this video, I share some new mystery thrillers, upcoming science fiction and dystopian novels, as well as emotional, gripping, and elegant stories with themes of family, secrets, and social justice. I can't wait to read these! 😬 Which one sounds the most interesting to you? ✨

👋 Hi, I'm Ellen! I do TBR videos, monthly reading wrap-ups with spoiler-free book reviews, reading vlogs, book hauls, booktube tags, and other fun things. In 2025, I'm doing a Diversity Book Bingo, as well as the Buzzwordathon, Savidge Prompts, and Read Good Challenge! Hit the like button if you're having a good time, and subscribe for more bookish videos! 😊

Want more? youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhOB4_HixHvmLnd1v5B0GBwtRETx16YwD&si=TaaSuBSTiSybt-Br

I hope you're having a fantastic day, and if not that it gets better. I'm very happy to have you here.

💜

⭐ Booktubers, Videos & Reading Events mentioned:
Marines @mynameismarines youtu.be/YFpgEtRTj3w?si=iasnYbzO7gw4ltUG

Reney @BeyondBooks-wt5il and my youtu.be/0iAYJHxbrZY?si=C_d0yJWn_8M7yA72

Laura @bookloverlaura youtu.be/MiAEDCIElxk?si=63NsTZKpFsWqdw5n

Shelly @Shellyish hosting #readhistoricalfiction2025 youtu.be/Jv5fmBgwOQ8?si=YUTQiq1uYANV8vpa
with Charlotte ‪@CoynieReads
Melinda ‪@awebofstories
Brittany @LiterarilySmitten
& Gloria @GloriaZThompson

⭐ Join the Diversity Book Bingo 2025! 🥇📊🌈🦮🧠
Announcement video: youtu.be/jVYcb0ccykw
Storygraph Reading Challenge: app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/9c432630-d4b4-402e-980b-c33d8aba2dbb

📚 Books mentioned:
The Unmapping by Denise S Robbins
We Don't Talk About Carol by Kristen L Berry
Meet Me at the Crossroads by Megan Giddings
The Ghostwriter by Julie Clark
The Poppy Fields by Nikki Erlick
The Measure by Nikki Erlick
The Compound by Aisling Rawle
Great Black Hope by Rob Franklin
What Kind of Paradise by Janelle Brown
Someone Knows by Vi Keeland
Ten Incarnations of Rebellion by Vaishnavi Patel
Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid
With a Vengeance by Riley Sager

📚 In this video:
00:00 Intro
00:20 The Unmapping by Denise S Robbins
01:58 We Don't Talk About Carol by Kristen L Berry
03:31 Meet Me at the Crossroads by Megan Giddings
04:32 The Ghostwriter by Julie Clark
05:21 The Poppy Fields by Nikki Erlick
06:33 The Compound by Aisling Rawle
07:52 Great Black Hope by Rob Franklin
09:18 What Kind of Paradise by Janelle Brown
10:46 Someone Knows by Vi Keeland
11:59 Honorable Mentions

#booktube #books #newrelease #thriller #newbooks #2025 #reading #bookstoread #bookish #booklover #bookworm #booktuber #reader #bookcommunity💜

Meeting @Curious-Cat & Reading Broken Country 📚💜 Bookish Road trip Vlog

ellenmade book club 2025-05-18 | At the beginning of April, my dear friend Cat @Curious-Cat came to Sweden and of course I had to take the opportunity to meet her! To entertain us during the drive, my boyfriend and I decided to listen to a new release on audiobook. This is a road trip vlog / reading vlog and it's a fun and cozy time! Also, I'm super awkward filming in front of people, even the ones I live with... so bear with! 😂

👋 Hi, I'm Ellen! I do TBR videos, monthly reading wrap-ups with spoiler-free book reviews, reading vlogs, book hauls, booktube tags, and other fun things. In 2025, I'm doing a Diversity Book Bingo, as well as the Buzzwordathon, Savidge Prompts, and Read Good Challenge! Hit the like button if you're having a good time, and subscribe for more bookish videos! 😊

Want more? youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhOB4_HixHvmLnd1v5B0GBwtRETx16YwD&si=TaaSuBSTiSybt-Br

I hope you're having a fantastic day, and if not that it gets better. I'm very happy to have you here.

💜

⭐ Join the Diversity Book Bingo 2025! 🥇📊🌈🦮🧠
Announcement video: youtu.be/jVYcb0ccykw
Storygraph Reading Challenge: app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/9c432630-d4b4-402e-980b-c33d8aba2dbb

⭐ Videos mentioned:
youtu.be/hqryfqv2QiY?si=H1RnmsRGvtTqNt3J
youtu.be/EOLc00yTkuA?si=G-cogItvof9QuK3S

📚 Books mentioned:
Lika barn by Ildikó Fritz
Tell Me Something Good by Court Stevens
Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall

📚 In this video:
00:00 Intro
00:14 Picking an Audiobook for the Road Trip
02:11 Driving to Lund
06:51 A Day in Lund
07:59 Later that Evening
10:20 Plans to go Little Free Library Hunting
10:54 Bloopers (it's a miracle there was ever an intro)

#booktube #vlog #readingvlog #travelvlog #newrelease #roadtrip #books #reading #bookreview #bookish #booklover #bookworm #reader #bookcommunity💜

Booktube, Trends & the Books Ive Read in 2025 📚💜 Quarter Year Check-In Book Tag

ellenmade book club 2025-05-06 | Thank you Shelly @Shellyish for tagging me to do your original tag! 🥰 It is full of great questions to make us reflect on the first few (three, four, who's counting...) months of the year, and talk about the booktube community, our reading and everything else that comes along with being a reader and booktuber! In my version, you're also getting a bit of gardening. 🌱 Enjoy!

Watch Shelly's video: youtu.be/lbkxy2C5eBg?si=ICYUQKuN1S-1-U-F

⭐ Quarter-Year Check-In: A Reflective Book Tag
Booktubers
Which bookish creator has influenced your reading the most this year?
Have you noticed any interesting shifts or trends within the bookish content world?
Is there a type of bookish content you wish creators (including yourself) explored more?
What’s a book recommendation you took from a creator that completely paid off?
If you could collaborate with any bookish creator for a unique project, who would it be and what would you do?
Has your relationship with the bookish community changed in any way this year?

Trends & Patterns in Your Reading
Are you reading more or less than you expected?
Are you reading more backlist or new releases?
Have you been reading books you already own, or are you still picking up library/borrowed books?
What’s the longest/shortest book you’ve read so far?
Have you read anything completely outside your comfort zone?
Have you noticed any patterns in the kinds of books you’re drawn to this year?
Have you been more intentional with your reading, or has it felt more like following whims and impulses?

Reading Goals & Challenges
Are you on track with any reading goals or challenges you set at the beginning of the year?
Have you abandoned or changed any goals?
Are there any books you still really want to get to before the end of the year?

Personal Reading Reflection
What’s the most disappointing book you’ve read?
Which book surprised you the most (in a good or bad way)?
Have you discovered any new favorite authors?
Have you DNF’d any books? If so, why?
What’s the book that has resonated with you the most this year, and why?
Which book challenged your perspective or made you think differently about something?
What’s the best book you’ve read so far this year?

👋 Hi, I'm Ellen! I do TBR videos, monthly reading wrap-ups with spoiler-free book reviews, reading vlogs, book hauls, booktube tags, and other fun things. In 2025, I'm doing a Diversity Book Bingo, as well as the Buzzwordathon, Savidge Prompts, and Read Good Challenge! Hit the like button if you're having a good time, and subscribe for more bookish videos! 😊

Want more? youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhOB4_HixHvmLnd1v5B0GBwtRETx16YwD&si=TaaSuBSTiSybt-Br

I hope you're having a fantastic day, and if not that it gets better. I'm very happy to have you here.

💜

⭐ Channels mentioned:
Kayla @BooksandLala
Ben @benreadsgood
Simon @SavidgeReads
Louise @louisesavidgemuses4135
Chelsea @LibrariesandLattes
Leandra @leandrathetbrzero
Lucy @LucyJaneWood

📚 Books mentioned:
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
The Guilt Pill by Saumya Dave
Bunny by Mona Awad
Annie John by Jamaica Kincaid
The Winners by Fredrik Backman
Disability Visibility edited by Alice Wong
Ronja Rövardotter by Astrid Lindgren
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
Killer Potential by Hanna Deitch
Count My Lies by Sophie Stava
The Strange Case of Jane O. by Karen Thompson Walker
Forgotten on Sunday by Valérie Perrin
My Sister the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield
Nesting by Roisín O'Donnell
Isola by Allegra Goodman
Cross My Heart by Megan Collins

⭐ Videos & Playlists mentioned:
Leandra's Unhaul Roulette: youtu.be/BqlTqKGXu1w?si=v11cXnOcM63XgHH1
My Reading Goals 2025 youtu.be/K--lm2f517s?si=rhA3LSDgrs5Vkxji
Reading Challenges youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhOB4_HixHvkJiZt6tgnrDC_-y9N8DJgo&si=hGccBohBE0L2Qfpd
New Releases 2025 youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhOB4_HixHvmaij7iXxG1e5WRz1w9RKiv&si=VZm2hPeQXxPSCFkM
Reading Challenge Q1 Check-In youtu.be/aiMIkqO94-A?si=yeFFf5OwIz_M33sG

⭐ Join the Diversity Book Bingo 2025! 🥇📊🌈🦮🧠
Announcement video: youtu.be/jVYcb0ccykw
Storygraph Reading Challenge: app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/9c432630-d4b4-402e-980b-c33d8aba2dbb

📚 In this video:
00:00 Intro
00:32 Booktubers & Booktube Community
09:37 Trends & Patterns in My Reading
13:20 Reading Goals & Challenges
16:00 Personal Reading Reflection
19:43 Thank you!

#booktube #books #tag #booktag #tagtuesday #readinggoals #reading #bookstoread #tbr #bookish #booklover #bookworm #booktuber #reader #bookcommunity💜

Am I ok?? 📚💜 Reading Challenge Check-In Q1 2025

ellenmade book club 2025-05-01 | I have a lot of reading challenges going on in 2025, so I thought it might be fun to do a little check-in to see how I'm doing so far! I'll give you an update on the Buzzword Reading Challenges, the Climathon, the Read Good Challenge, the Savidge Prompts Reading Challenge, the Classic Six Challenge, my Diversity Book Bingo, and of course my list of 25 books to read in 2025! 😅 I think that's all of them!

👋 Hi, I'm Ellen! I do TBR videos, monthly reading wrap-ups with spoiler-free book reviews, reading vlogs, book hauls, booktube tags, and other fun booktube things. In 2025, I'm doing a Diversity Book Bingo (below) as well as the Buzzwordathon, Savidge Prompts, and Read Good Challenge! Hit the like button if you're having a good time, and subscribe for more bookish videos! 😊

Want more? youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhOB4_HixHvmLnd1v5B0GBwtRETx16YwD&si=TaaSuBSTiSybt-Br

I hope you're having a fantastic day, and if not that it gets better. I'm very happy to have you here.

💜

⭐ Channels mentioned:
Chelsea @LibrariesandLattes
and challenge hosts below!

⭐ Join the Diversity Book Bingo 2025! 🥇📊🌈🦮🧠
Announcement video: youtu.be/jVYcb0ccykw
Storygraph Reading Challenge: app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/9c432630-d4b4-402e-980b-c33d8aba2dbb

⭐ Reading Challenges:
Read Good Challenge 2025 youtu.be/sl6NEuMRXF4?si=1wpzTabWpqik1Rm9
app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/b9e80f78-e8d0-464e-b460-c2e1034dc707
by Ben @benreadsgood

Savidge Reading Prompts 2025 youtu.be/DjcZDo2aIKU?si=jaSN9Ci88CLhVKE-
app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/ea7b378d-da41-4f58-aeee-ce18d8b59d47
by Simon @SavidgeReads & Louise @louisesavidgemuses4135

2025 Buzzwordathon youtu.be/Q6pwIbmJOK4?si=OI7ZgUDIVZ_dJD8g
app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/0569fc8a-2a28-4c26-90a2-ceaef23d4030 app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/faa215bc-8c32-4afa-99c8-6d40ae81e906
by Kayla @BooksandLala

Climathon 2025 youtu.be/Kof393eVkyY?si=7Rj_ISo2UPqoLdJH
app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/b49b5e21-ef52-44d2-abe1-731efbc23063
by Tasmin @Tasmetu

Classic Six youtu.be/jDgYhU9kZsQ?si=HLfzhUHa92Tkji39
app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/c52a45fa-be5f-4558-b92e-efd38e9139b0
by Suey @sueysbookbanter

📚 Books mentioned:
And then there were none by Agatha Christie
Count My Lies by Sophie Stava
Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield
Bunny by Mona Awad
Forgotten on Sunday by Valérie Perrin
Ronja Rövardotter by Astrid Lindgren
Crooked Plow by Itamar Vieira Junior
The Three Lives of Cate Kay by Kate Fagan
Cross My Heart by Megan Collins
My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
Isola by Allegra Goodman
Annie John by Jamaica Kincaid
Nesting by Roisín O'Donnell
Disability Visibility edited by Alice Wong
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
ADHD for Smart Ass Women by Tracy Otsuka
Red Clay by Charles B Fancher
The Chain by Chimene Suleyman

📚 In this video:
00:00 Intro
01:06 The Climathon 2025
01:31 The Classic Six Challenge
01:46 The Buzzword Reading Challenge (TITLE)
02:36 The Buzzword Cover Challenge
03:15 The Savidge Prompts
04:00 The Read Good Challenge
05:08 The Diversity Book Bingo
10:15 25 books to read in 2025
10:28 Thank you & BLoopers

#booktube #books #readingchallenge #buzzwordathon #reading #bookstoread #tbr #bookreview #bookish #booklover #bookworm #booktuber #reader #bookcommunity💜

TBR Jar Picks My TBR for May 2025 📚💜

ellenmade book club 2025-04-27 | Time to figure out the monthly TBR again, with the help (?!) of my TBR Jar! 😬 Will we ever get along? Who knows! I'm keeping my options open, but in the end I think I got a pretty interesting TBR (to be read) to work with. Stay tuned to see what I'll actually be reading in May!

👋 Hi, I'm Ellen! I do TBR videos, monthly reading wrap-ups with spoiler-free book reviews, reading vlogs, book hauls, booktube tags, and other fun things. In 2025, I'm doing a Diversity Book Bingo, as well as the Buzzwordathon, Savidge Prompts, and Read Good Challenge! Hit the like button if you're having a good time, and subscribe for more bookish videos! 😊

Want more? youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhOB4_HixHvmLnd1v5B0GBwtRETx16YwD&si=TaaSuBSTiSybt-Br

I hope you're having a fantastic day, and if not that it gets better. I'm very happy to have you here.

💜

⭐ Join the Diversity Book Bingo 2025! 🥇📊🌈🦮🧠
Announcement video: youtu.be/jVYcb0ccykw
Storygraph Reading Challenge: app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/9c432630-d4b4-402e-980b-c33d8aba2dbb

⭐ Reading Challenges:
Read Good Challenge 2025 youtu.be/sl6NEuMRXF4?si=1wpzTabWpqik1Rm9
app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/b9e80f78-e8d0-464e-b460-c2e1034dc707
by Ben @benreadsgood

Savidge Reading Prompts 2025 youtu.be/DjcZDo2aIKU?si=jaSN9Ci88CLhVKE-
app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/ea7b378d-da41-4f58-aeee-ce18d8b59d47
by Simon @SavidgeReads & Louise @louisesavidgemuses4135

2025 Buzzwordathon youtu.be/Q6pwIbmJOK4?si=OI7ZgUDIVZ_dJD8g
app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/0569fc8a-2a28-4c26-90a2-ceaef23d4030 app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/faa215bc-8c32-4afa-99c8-6d40ae81e906
by Kayla @BooksandLala

Climathon 2025 youtu.be/Kof393eVkyY?si=7Rj_ISo2UPqoLdJH
app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/b49b5e21-ef52-44d2-abe1-731efbc23063
by Tasmin @Tasmetu

Classic Six youtu.be/jDgYhU9kZsQ?si=HLfzhUHa92Tkji39
app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/c52a45fa-be5f-4558-b92e-efd38e9139b0
by Suey @sueysbookbanter

📚 Books mentioned:
My Friends by Fredrik Backman
Sleep by Honor Jones
Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann
There's Something in the Water by Ingrid RG Waldron
Tell Me Something Good by Court Stevens
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
The Things We Do to Our Friends by Heather Darwent
Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Soil by Camille T Dungy
Isola by Allegra Goodman
Red Clay by Charles B Fancher
We Don't Talk About Carol by Kristen L Berry
You Exist Too Much by Zaina Arafat
The Paris Express by Emma Donoghue
We Will Be Jaguars by Nemonte Nenquimo
The Girl With the Louding Voice by Abi Daré
It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover
With a Vengeance by Riley Sager
Guiding Emily by Barbara Hinske

📚 In this video:
00:00 Intro
00:10 The Mood for May
01:57 Introducing the TBR Jar & Picking the Prompts!
11:51 May TBR / POP
12:36 Thank you & BLoopers

#booktube #books #tbr #tbrjar #reading #bookstoread #newbooks #newreleases #bookish #booklover #bookworm #booktuber #reader #bookcommunity💜

Three 5 Star Reads, a Rant & a DNF! 📚💜 Reading Wrap-Up for March 2025

ellenmade book club 2025-04-24 | I had a really good reading month in March, with 7 books read and 3 five star reads! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ But there were also a few disappointments, some of which were newly released books that I was really looking forward to.

In this wrap-up, I give you my reviews of all of them, and perhaps a rant or two about the ones I didn't like as much... As usual, there's a mix of genres, with some mystery thrillers, a bit of horror, contemporary fiction, nonfiction, and a childhood favorite. All the reviews are spoiler free, except for one, but I will of course let you know when to skip if that's not your thing!

What are some of your recent reads?

👋 Hi, I'm Ellen! I do TBR videos, monthly reading wrap-ups with (mostly) spoiler-free book reviews, reading vlogs, book hauls, booktube tags, and other fun things. In 2025, I'm doing a Diversity Book Bingo as well as the Buzzwordathon, Savidge Prompts, and Read Good Challenge! Hit the like button if you're having a good time, and subscribe for more bookish videos! 😊

Want more? youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhOB4_HixHvmLnd1v5B0GBwtRETx16YwD&si=TaaSuBSTiSybt-Br

I hope you're having a fantastic day, and if not that it gets better. I'm very happy to have you here.

💜

⭐ Reading Challenge hosts mentioned:
Kayla ⁠@BooksandLala
Ben ⁠@benreadsgood
Simon ⁠@SavidgeReads
Louise ⁠@louisesavidgemuses4135

Learn more about their reading challenges here: youtu.be/K--lm2f517s?si=QPRSwjtMBcjnKJbZ

⭐ Join the Diversity Book Bingo 2025! 🥇📊🌈🦮🧠
Announcement video: youtu.be/jVYcb0ccykw
Storygraph Reading Challenge: app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/9c432630-d4b4-402e-980b-c33d8aba2dbb

📚 Books mentioned:
The Strange Case of Jane O. by Karen Thompson Walker
Count My Lies by Sophie Stava
Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield
Killer Potential by Hannah Deitch
Nesting by Roisín O'Donnell
Forgotten on Sunday by Valérie Perrin
Disability Visibility edited by Alice Wong
Ronja Rövardotter (Ronja the Robber's Daughter) by Astrid Lindgren

📚 In this video:
00:00 Intro
00:04 Monthly Overview
00:32 The Strange Case of Jane O. Book Review
02:07 Count My Lies Book Review
05:35 💥 SPOILERS ❗❗❗ for Count My Lies
08:37 My Rating for Count My Lies (no more spoilers)
08:54 Our Wives Under the Sea Book Review
10:19 Killer Potential Book Review
12:39 Nesting Book Review
15:47 Forgotten on Sunday Book Review
18:28 Disability Visibility Book Review
21:09 Ronja the Robber's Daughter Book Review
23:13 Reading Challenge Prompts
25:03 Thank you & Bloopers

#booktube #books #wrapup #reading #bookstoread #buzzwordathon #bookreview #bookrecommendations #bookish #booklover #bookworm #booktuber #reader #bookcommunity 💜

My Most Anticipated New Book Releases in May 2025 📚💜

ellenmade book club 2025-04-20 | Let me tell you about My Most Anticipated May Book Releases 2025! 🤩 Which ones sound good to you? Do you have any other newly released books or upcoming book releases on your radar? ✨

We've got a mix of genres in this bunch! There are mystery thrillers, historical thrillers, speculative horror, a literary dystopia as well as a warm and empowering novel. With themes of family, memory, art, glamour, and cults, I'm very intrigued by all of these. So many interesting new books to read in May 2025!

⭐ New Releases 2025 Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhOB4_HixHvmaij7iXxG1e5WRz1w9RKiv&si=ocsIxWLy1pysH71L

👋 Hi, I'm Ellen! Welcome to my booktube channel! I do TBR videos, monthly reading wrap-ups with spoiler-free book reviews, reading vlogs, book hauls, booktube tag videos, and other fun things. In 2025, I'm doing a Diversity Book Bingo (below) as well as the Buzzwordathon, Savidge Prompts, and Read Good Challenge! Hit the like button if you're having a good time, and subscribe for more bookish videos! 😊

Want more? youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhOB4_HixHvmLnd1v5B0GBwtRETx16YwD&si=TaaSuBSTiSybt-Br

I hope you're having a fantastic day, and if not that it gets better. I'm very happy to have you here.

💜

⭐ Join the Diversity Book Bingo 2025! 🥇📊🌈🦮🧠
Announcement video: youtu.be/jVYcb0ccykw
Storygraph Reading Challenge: app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/9c432630-d4b4-402e-980b-c33d8aba2dbb

📚 Books mentioned:
The Missing Half by Ashley Flowers
A Thousand Natural Shocks by Omar Hussain
A Beautiful Way to Die by Eleni Kyriacou
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Immaculate Conception by Ling Ling Huang
Dying to Meet You by Sarina Bowen
Sleep by Honor Jones
The Ascent by Alison Buccola
The Book of Guilt by Catherine Chidgey
Pet by Catherine Chidgey
Tell Them You Lied by Laura Leffler
The Ones We Love by Anna Snoekstra
Gulf by Mo Ogrodnik
My Friends by Fredrik Backman
The Mourning Necklace by Kate Foster
The Maiden by Kate Foster

📚 In this video:
00:00 Intro
00:26 The Missing Half by Ashley Flowers
01:22 A Thousand Natural Shocks by Omar Hussain
02:17 A Beautiful Way to Die by Eleni Kyriacou
03:15 Immaculate Conception by Ling Ling Huang
04:33 Dying to Meet You by Sarina Bowen
05:36 Sleep by Honor Jones
06:27 The Ascent by Alison Buccola
07:30 The Book of Guilt by Catherine Chidgey
08:32 Tell Them You Lied by Laura Leffler
10:08 Honorable Mentions
12:00 More New Releases!

#booktube #books #newrelease #newbooks #2025 #bookrecommendations #reading #bookstoread #tbr #bookish #booklover #bookworm #booktuber #reader #bookcommunity💜

My TBR & Recs for the Buzzword COVER Challenge 2025 📚💜 #buzzwordathon

ellenmade book club 2025-04-17 | I'm participating in the Buzzword Cover Challenge by Kayla @BooksandLala in 2025! In this video I talk through all the books I have read so far, all the books I plan to read, as well as give you some book recommendations and ideas for what you could read! Are you doing this challenge too? 😃

🐝 Find out more about the 2025 Buzzwordathon!
Announcement video: youtu.be/Q6pwIbmJOK4?si=OI7ZgUDIVZ_dJD8g
TITLE Challenge on StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/0569fc8a-2a28-4c26-90a2-ceaef23d4030
COVER Challenge on StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/faa215bc-8c32-4afa-99c8-6d40ae81e906

⭐ My TBR for the Buzzword TITLE Challenge:
youtu.be/uJGe5O2o1Z0?si=wqyJekPK3dHsbMBP

👋 Hi, I'm Ellen! I do the regular booktube things, like TBR videos, monthly reading wrap-ups with spoiler-free book reviews. I also mix in reading vlogs, book hauls, booktube tags, and other fun things. In 2025, I'm doing a Diversity Book Bingo (below) as well as the Buzzwordathon, Savidge Prompts, and Read Good Challenge! Hit the like button if you're having a good time, and subscribe for more bookish videos! 😊

Want more? youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhOB4_HixHvmLnd1v5B0GBwtRETx16YwD&si=TaaSuBSTiSybt-Br

I hope you're having a fantastic day, and if not that it gets better. I'm very happy to have you here.

💜

⭐ Join the Diversity Book Bingo 2025! 🥇📊🌈🦮🧠
Announcement video: youtu.be/jVYcb0ccykw
Storygraph Reading Challenge: app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/9c432630-d4b4-402e-980b-c33d8aba2dbb

📚 Books mentioned:
Circe by Madeline Miller
The Chain by Chimene Suleyman
Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
The Darlings of the Asylum by Noel O'Reilly
Masquerade by O. O. Sangoyomi
Kantika by Elizabeth Graver

Crooked Plow by Itamar Vieira Junior
The Only One Left by Riley Sager

The Storied Life of AJ Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin
Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer
One Tree Loves by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Bunny by Mona Awad
Guiding Emily by Barbara Hinske
White Cat, Black Dog by Kelly Link
Stolen by Ann-Helén Laestadius
The Maiden by Kate Foster
Never Whistle at Night by Shane Hawk
The Dollhouse Academy by Margarita Montimore

The Three Lives of Cate Kay by Kate Fagan
Fundamentally by Nussaibah Younis
The Night Alphabet by Joelle Taylor

Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
Rewitched by Lucy Jane Wood
I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman
Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann

Cross My Heart by Megan Collins

All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
Pet by Catherine Chidgey
The Wager by David Grann
The King's Witches by Kate Foster
The Burnings by Naomi Kelsey
With a Vengance by Riley Sager

The Brothers Lionheart by Astrid Lindgren
Lanny by Max Porter
The Mountains Sing by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai

My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
Memory Man by David Baldacci
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
The Muse by Jessie Burton
Ronja the Robber's Daughter by Astrid Lindgren

As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow by Zoulfa Katouh

The Mare by Angharad Hampshire
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
There There by Tommy Orange
Women Talking by Mariam Toews

📚 In this video:
00:00 Intro
00:47 Pattern on the Cover
03:26 Skyline on the Cover
04:19 Books on the Cover
05:07 Animal on the Cover
07:35 Eyes on the Cover
09:08 Celestial Objects on the Cover
11:05 Technology on the Cover
11:54 Transportation on the Cover
13:44 Foliage on the Cover
14:38 Weapon on the Cover
16:34 Food on the Cover
17:17 Monochromatic Cover
18:25 Thank you for watching!

#buzzwordathon #booktube #books #readingchallenge #cover #reading #bookstoread #tbr #bookreview #bookish #booklover #bookworm #booktuber #reader #bookcommunity💜

Lets Go Little Free Library Hunting! 📚💜 Book Unhaul & Road Trip Vlog 🚗

ellenmade book club 2025-04-12 | I'm finally going Little Free Library Hunting! I didn't know they existed in Sweden, but we have our equivalent, and I'm so excited to take you along! We're doing this road trip style, on our way home from another bookish adventure (!) and we're passing five cities and scouting out their Little Free Libraries. So much fun! Come along! 🥰

👋 Hi, I'm Ellen! I do the regular booktube things, like TBR videos, monthly reading wrap-ups with spoiler-free book reviews. I also mix in reading vlogs, book hauls, booktube tags, and other fun things. In 2025, I'm doing a Diversity Book Bingo (below) as well as the Buzzwordathon, Savidge Prompts, and Read Good Challenge! Hit the like button if you're having a good time, and subscribe for more bookish videos! 😊

Want more? youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhOB4_HixHvmLnd1v5B0GBwtRETx16YwD&si=TaaSuBSTiSybt-Br

I hope you're having a fantastic day, and if not that it gets better. I'm very happy to have you here.

💜

⭐ Join the Diversity Book Bingo 2025! 🥇📊🌈🦮🧠
Announcement video: youtu.be/jVYcb0ccykw
Storygraph Reading Challenge: app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/9c432630-d4b4-402e-980b-c33d8aba2dbb

📚 In this video:
00:00 Intro
00:32 Book Unhaul
07:09 Little Free Library No 1
10:15 Little Free Library No 2
14:04 Quick Stop Along the Way
14:44 Little Free Library No 3
17:13 Little Free Library No 4
19:46 Little Free Library No 5
21:45 A Literary Legend & Thank you!

#booktube #littlefreelibrary #vlog #bookhaul #roadtrip #books #reading #bookstoread #tbr #bookreview #bookish #booklover #bookworm #booktuber #reader #bookcommunity💜

My TBR & Recommendations for the Buzzword Reading Challenge 2025! 📚💜 #buzzwordathon

ellenmade book club 2025-04-06 | This is my first time participating in the Buzzword Reading Challenge by Kayla @BooksandLala and I'm very excited – as you can tell from the LONG list of books I've got lined up in this video! 😄 Hopefully you can find some good recommendations here, or just inspiration for what to read. Are you doing the #buzzwordathon too?

🐝 Find out more about the 2025 Buzzwordathon!
Announcement video: youtu.be/Q6pwIbmJOK4?si=OI7ZgUDIVZ_dJD8g
TITLE Challenge on StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/0569fc8a-2a28-4c26-90a2-ceaef23d4030
COVER Challenge on StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/faa215bc-8c32-4afa-99c8-6d40ae81e906

⭐ My TBR & Recs for the COVER Challenge:
youtu.be/iZV5KN2uttM

👋 Hi, I'm Ellen! I do the regular booktube things, like TBR videos and monthly reading wrap-ups with spoiler-free book reviews. I also mix in reading vlogs, book hauls, booktube tags, and other fun things. In 2025, I'm doing a Diversity Book Bingo (below) as well as the Buzzwordathon, Savidge Prompts, and Read Good Challenge! Hit the like button if you're having a good time, and subscribe for more bookish videos! 😊

Want more? youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhOB4_HixHvmLnd1v5B0GBwtRETx16YwD&si=TaaSuBSTiSybt-Br

I hope you're having a fantastic day, and if not that it gets better. I'm very happy to have you here.

💜

⭐ Join the Diversity Book Bingo 2025! 🥇📊🌈🦮🧠
Announcement video: youtu.be/jVYcb0ccykw
Storygraph Reading Challenge: app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/9c432630-d4b4-402e-980b-c33d8aba2dbb

📚 Books mentioned:
Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
Count My Lies by Sophie Stava
One True Loves by Taylor Jenkins Reid
A Game of Lies by Clare Mackintosh
First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston
Liars by Sarah Manguso
Casulaties of Truth by Lauren Francis-Sharma
Tell Them You Lied by Laura Leffler
Society of Lies by Lauren Ling Brown
They Called Us Exceptional and Other Lies that Raised Us by Prachi Gupta

Oil on Water by Helon Habila
River Spirit by Leila Aboulela
Into the Water by Paula Hawkins
Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield
Water Moon by Samantha Sotto Yambao
Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson
Long Bright River by Liz Moore
Black River by Nilanjana Roy
River East River West by Aube Rey Lescure
River Sing Me Home by Eleanor Shearer
There's Something in the Water by Ingrid Waldron

Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
The Things We Do to Our Friends by Heather Darwent
Every Sweet Thing is Bitter by Samantha Crewson
Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan
Why Can't I Just Enjoy Things by Pierre Novellie

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
White Cat, Black Dog by Kelly Link
Bunny by Mona Awad
The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry
The Last Unicorn by Peter S Beagle
We Will be Jaguars by Nemonte Nenquimo
Black Leopard Red Wolf by Marlon James
The Wolf Den by Elodie Harper
Sky Full of Elephants by Cebo Campbell
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
When We Were Birds by Ayanna Lloyd Banwo

My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrik Backman
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
You Exist Too Much by Zaina Arafat
Allow Me to Introduce Myself by Onyi Nwabineli
Unbound by Tarana Burke
How to Say Babylon by Safiya Sinclair
The Hymn to Dionysus by Natasha Pulley

Forgotten on Sunday by Valérie Perrin
Memory Man by David Baldacci
The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa
The Memory Collectors by Dete Meserve
Murder by Memory by OIivia Waite

Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite

Stay With Me by Ayòbámi Adébáyò
It Ends With Us by Collen Hoover
The Only One Left /&/ With a Vengance by Riley Sager
The Girl With the Louding Voice by Abi Daré
Making Love With the Land by Joshua Whitehead

Masquerade by O O Sangoyomi
The Beach Party by Amy Sheppard

Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk
Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann
Some People Need Killing by Patricia Evangelista
Kill for Me Kill for You by Steve Cavanagh

I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman
Never Whistle at Night edited by Shane Hawk
Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro

People Person by Candice-Carty Williams
Ronja rövardotter (Ronja the Robber's Daughter) by Astrid Lindgren
There There by Tommy Orange
Meet Me at the Crossroads by Megan Giddings
Blac Woods Blue Sky by Eowyn Ivey

📚 In this video:
00:00 Intro
01:07 Buzzword 1: Truth & Lies
02:37 Buzzword 2: Water related
04:01 Buzzword 3: Thing
05:10 Buzzword 4: Animal
07:28 Buzzword 5: To or Too
08:49 Buzzword 6: Memory
09:49 Buzzword 7: Punctuation
10:45 Buzzword 8: With
12:26 Buzzword 9: Event
13:19 Buzzword 10: Violent words
14:24 Buzzword 11: Never
14:59 Buzzword 12: Alliteration
16:22 Outro & Bloopers

#booktube #books #reading #bookstoread #tbr #bookreview #bookish #booklover #bookworm #booktuber #reader #bookcommunity💜

HUGE Book Haul! because I needed to save these used books 📚💜

ellenmade book club 2025-04-01 | In this pile of thrifted books I have thrillers, classics, romance novels, a fantasy series, and contemporary fiction. And yeah, I think this is a lot of books to buy in one go, so I'm going with HUGE! They are all used books though, so I don't feel too bad. 😊

👋 Hi, I'm Ellen, nice to meet you! I do the regular booktube things, like TBR videos, and monthly reading wrap-ups with spoiler-free book reviews. I also like to mix in reading vlogs, book hauls, booktube tags, and other fun things. I read a variety of genres, as you can tell from this book haul, and I love to buy my books second hand. Hit the like button if you're having a good time, and subscribe for more bookish videos! 😊

Want more? youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhOB4_HixHvmLnd1v5B0GBwtRETx16YwD&si=TaaSuBSTiSybt-Br

I hope you're having a fantastic day, and if not that it gets better. I'm very happy to have you here.

💜

⭐ Channels mentioned:
Cat @Curious-Cat
Chelsea @LibrariesandLattes
Suey @sueysbookbanter

⭐ Join the Diversity Book Bingo 2025! 🥇📊🌈🦮🧠
Announcement video: youtu.be/jVYcb0ccykw
Storygraph Reading Challenge: app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/9c432630-d4b4-402e-980b-c33d8aba2dbb

📚 Books mentioned:
The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery
Lovelight Farms by BK Borison
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
A Game of Lies by Clare Macintosh
One True Loves by Taylor Jenkins Reid
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
Scythe by Neal Shusterman
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

📚 In this video:
00:00 Intro
01:01 Used Book Haul
06:57 How Much I Spent

#booktube #books #reading #thrifthaul #bookhaul #secondhand #bookstoread #tbr #bookreview #bookish #booklover #bookworm #booktuber #reader #bookcommunity💜

TBR Jar Picks My April TBR! 📚💜

ellenmade book club 2025-03-28 | It's time to call on the TBR Jar for help to pick my April reads! Although, I'm not sure how helpful it was... 😂 My TBR Jar is filled with prompts from the different reading challenges I'm participating in this year. (TBR = to be read)

👋 Hi, I'm Ellen, nice to meet you! I do the regular booktube things, like TBR videos and monthly reading wrap-ups with spoiler-free book reviews. I also mix in reading vlogs, book hauls, booktube tags, and other fun things. Hit the like button if you're having a good time, and subscribe for more bookish videos! 😊

Want more? youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhOB4_HixHvmLnd1v5B0GBwtRETx16YwD&si=TaaSuBSTiSybt-Br

I hope you're having a fantastic day, and if not that it gets better. I'm very happy to have you here.

💜

⭐ Join the Diversity Book Bingo 2025! 🥇📊🌈🦮🧠
Announcement video: youtu.be/jVYcb0ccykw
Storygraph Reading Challenge: app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/9c432630-d4b4-402e-980b-c33d8aba2dbb

⭐ Reading Challenges:
Read Good Challenge 2025 youtu.be/sl6NEuMRXF4?si=1wpzTabWpqik1Rm9
app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/b9e80f78-e8d0-464e-b460-c2e1034dc707
by Ben @benreadsgood

Savidge Reading Prompts 2025 youtu.be/DjcZDo2aIKU?si=jaSN9Ci88CLhVKE-
app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/ea7b378d-da41-4f58-aeee-ce18d8b59d47
by Simon @SavidgeReads & Louise @louisesavidgemuses4135

2025 Buzzwordathon youtu.be/Q6pwIbmJOK4?si=OI7ZgUDIVZ_dJD8g
app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/0569fc8a-2a28-4c26-90a2-ceaef23d4030 app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/faa215bc-8c32-4afa-99c8-6d40ae81e906
by Kayla @BooksandLala

Climathon 2025 youtu.be/Kof393eVkyY?si=7Rj_ISo2UPqoLdJH
app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/b49b5e21-ef52-44d2-abe1-731efbc23063
by Tasmin @Tasmetu

Classic Six youtu.be/jDgYhU9kZsQ?si=HLfzhUHa92Tkji39
app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/c52a45fa-be5f-4558-b92e-efd38e9139b0
by Suey @sueysbookbanter

📚 Books mentioned:
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters
An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir
My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
It's Not About the Burqua edited by Mariam Khan
The Chain by Chimene Suleyman
The Guilt Pill by Saumya Dave
There's Something in the Water by Ingrid Waldron
We Will Be Jaguars by Nemonte Nenquimo
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
The Paris Express by Emma Donoghue
Tilt by Emma Pattee
Isola by Allegra Goodman
Heartwood by Amity Gaige
The Seven O'Clock Club by Amelia Ireland
Coram House by Bailey Seybolt
Friends of the Museum by Heather McGowan
The Bright Years by Sarah Damoff

📚 In this video:
00:00 Intro
00:49 Books I have chosen for my April TBR
01:23 TBR Jar Picks My April TBR (kind of)
10:11 How I'm feeling about it...

#booktube #books #tbr #reading #bookstoread #bookreview #bookish #booklover #bookworm #booktuber #reader #bookcommunity💜

Whats so great about audiobooks?! 📚💜 The Audiobook Tag

ellenmade book club 2025-03-25 | The Audiobook tag was created by Joe & Mary @BookBuds and I saw Suey @sueysbookbanter do it and wanted to join the fun! 🎧 Do you have a favorite audiobook?

Watch their Audiobook tag videos here!
Joe & Mary (original): youtu.be/emfXfrnxAgM?si=h7CeCdxh1cQawEFw
Suey: youtu.be/ug5mzXDlTos?si=4A5wNNn9N0Z-SHRU

⭐ PROMPTS:
1. Do you listen to audiobooks? If not, why not?
2. Has your use of audiobooks changed over time? If so, how?
3. How do you choose which book will be read vs listened to?
4. Do you look into narrators before you listen or go in blind?
5. Do you multitask while audiobooking? If so, what else do you do?
6. If you’re reading a series and you listened to the first book, would you ever switch to reading a later book or do they now all need to be listened to?
7. What percent of the books you’re consuming currently are audiobooks?
Bonus: Do you have a favorite narrator or a favorite book that you enjoyed in the audiobook format?
(My Prompt: What's so great about audiobooks?!)

👉 I'm tagging you and these lovely booktubers:
Cat @Curious-Cat (mentioned) 🐱‍👤
Mimi @itsmimiduong 🍴📖
Lauren @love.lauren... 💕
Pat @BookChatWithPat8668 👩‍🏫
Reney @BeyondBooks-wt5il 🐕
Mariandrea @books_and_bocadillos 🌮
Becky @BookReviewsWithBecky 😱
Caitlin @SpilltheReads 🎙
Jessica @JessicasLibraryCard 💳
Kim @KimReadsandReviews 🌿
Mollie @TheReadingHour1 🕐
Bonnie @BonnieNicoleWrites ✍
Keri @BookishAdventuresInWellbeing 🧘‍♀️
Melinda @awebofstories 🎭
Shawnna @good_tired 🐙
Kelly @KellyLovesBooksandMovies 🎬
Daniela @Uncommon_Reader 🎨
Paola @Readingindarknesss 🤍
Kelly @booksimnotreading 🔖
Andrew @AndrewAtYCBRM 👋
Bryndis @Bryndisdaugtherofgunnar 🧊
Leila @leilawanders 🎃
Sully @Sullisreading 📋

👋 Hi, I'm Ellen! I do the regular booktube things, like TBR videos, monthly reading wrap-ups with spoiler-free book reviews, and sometimes deeper discussions of the books I've read. I also like to mix in reading vlogs, book hauls, booktube tags, and other fun things. 😊 In 2025, I'm doing a Diversity Book Bingo (below) as well as the Buzzwordathon, Savidge Prompts, and Read Good Challenge! Hit the like button if you're having a good time, and subscribe for more bookish videos!

Want more? youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhOB4_HixHvmLnd1v5B0GBwtRETx16YwD&si=TaaSuBSTiSybt-Br

I hope you're having a fantastic day, and if not that it gets better. I'm very happy to have you here.

💜

⭐ Join the Diversity Book Bingo 2025! 🥇📊🌈🦮🧠
Announcement video: youtu.be/jVYcb0ccykw
Storygraph Reading Challenge: app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/9c432630-d4b4-402e-980b-c33d8aba2dbb

📚 Books mentioned:
The Prison Healer series by Lynette Noni
The Beartown series by Fredrik Backman
Yellowface by RF Kuang
Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes
The Wager by David Grann
Red Clay by Charles B Fancher

📚 In this video:
00:00 Intro
00:27 Do I listen to audiobooks?
00:33 Has my use of audiobooks changed over time?
02:05 How I choose which books to listen to on audiobook
03:35 Audiobook narrators
04:42 Multitasking while listening to audiobooks
05:37 Series on Audiobook
07:14 Percentage of Audiobooks
07:49 What's so great about audiobooks?
10:33 Favorite audiobooks and audiobook narrators
12:04 Tag some people!

#booktube #books #audiobook #audiobooks #tag #booktag #reading #bookstoread #tbr #bookreview #bookish #booklover #bookworm #booktuber #reader #bookcommunity💜

My Most Anticipated New Book Releases in April 2025 📚💜

ellenmade book club 2025-03-21 | Let me tell you about My Most Anticipated Book Releases in April 2025! 🤩 Which ones sound good to you? Do you have any other newly released books or upcoming book releases on your radar? ✨

We've got a mix of genres in this bunch of books coming out in April! I have mystery thrillers, feminist dystopia and speculative fiction, true crime, experimental psychology, and trans history! So many interesting new books to read in 2025!

⭐ More 2025 Book Releases:
May youtu.be/iZV5KN2uttM?si=Zh9rzrl_0VZ4whlC

March youtu.be/hqryfqv2QiY?si=-GkglPREZs0KVZE7

February youtu.be/oJPM9LstEoQ?si=RysluxHRLObMQkAk

January youtu.be/wc__mogV294?si=TrdE2P7GayyeOPlF

👋 Hi, I'm Ellen, nice to meet you! I do the regular bookish things, like TBR videos, monthly reading wrap-ups with spoiler-free book reviews, and sometimes deeper discussions of the books I've read. I also like to mix in reading vlogs, book hauls, booktube tags, and other fun things. In 2025, I'm doing a Diversity Book Bingo (below) as well as the Buzzwordathon, Savidge Prompts, and Read Good Challenge! Hit the like button if you're having a good time, and subscribe for more bookish videos! 😊

Want more? youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhOB4_HixHvmLnd1v5B0GBwtRETx16YwD&si=TaaSuBSTiSybt-Br

⭐ Join the Diversity Book Bingo 2025! 🥇📊🌈🦮🧠
Announcement video: youtu.be/jVYcb0ccykw
Storygraph Reading Challenge: app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/9c432630-d4b4-402e-980b-c33d8aba2dbb

I hope you're having a fantastic day, and if not that it gets better. I'm very happy to have you here.

💜

📚 Books mentioned:
Heartwood by Amity Gaige
Happy Land by Dolen Perkins-Valdez
The Guilt Pill by Saumya Dave
The Seven O'Clock Club by Amelia Ireland
Friends of the Museum by Heather McGowan
Coram House by Bailey Seybolt
Every Sweet Thing is Bitter by Samantha Crewson
Eleven Percent by Maren Uthaug
The Men by Sandra Newman
The Power by Naomi Alderman
The Lilac People by Milo Todd
Bad Nature by Ariel Courage
Murder Between Friends by Liz Lawson
The Bright Years by Sarah Damoff
Blood on the Vine by JT Falco

📚 In this video:
00:00 Intro
00:17 Heartwood by Amity Gaige
01:50 Happy Land by Dolen Perkins-Valdez
03:15 The Guilt Pill by Saumya Dave
04:44 The Seven O'Clock Club by Amelia Ireland
06:12 Friends of the Museum by Heather McGowan
07:49 Coram House by Bailey Seybolt
09:38 Every Sweet Thing is Bitter by Samantha Crewson
10:59 Eleven Percent by Maren Uthaug
12:38 The Lilac People by Milo Todd
14:19 Honorable Mentions
16:59 Which is your favorite?

#booktube #books #newrelease #newbooks #2025 #reading #bookstoread #tbr #bookish #booklover #bookworm #booktuber #reader #bookcommunity💜

The Rapid Fire Book Tag 📚💜

ellenmade book club 2025-03-18 | Quick decisions? Me?! 😱 Yes, this is the Rapid Fire tag! Lots of questions about my reading preferences and book habits! Thank you @BookChatWithPat8668 @RaspberryReads and @DrL_Reads for tagging me!

⭐ THE RAPID FIRE TAG
1. E-Book or Physical Book?
2. Paperback or Hardback?
3. Online or In-Store Book Shopping?
4. Trilogies or Series?
5. Heroes or Villains?
6. A Book You Want Everyone to Read?
7. Recommend an Underrated Book?
8. The Last Book You Finished?
9. The Last Book You Bought?
10. Weirdest Thing You’ve Used as a Bookmark?
11. Used Books: Yes or No?
12. Top Three Favorite Genres?
13. Borrow or Buy?
14. Character or Plot?
15. Long or Short Books?
16. Long or Short Chapters?
17. Name the First Three Books You Think of?
18. Books That Make You Laugh or Cry?
19. Our World or Fictional Worlds?
20. Audiobooks: Yes or No?
21. Do You Ever Judge a Book by Its Cover?
22. Book to Movie or Book to TV Adaptations?
23. A Movie or TV Adaptation You Preferred More Than the Book?
24. Series or Standalones?
25. Tag some people!

👉 I'm tagging:
Gina @TheLibraryMouseGina
Kat @TheKatBite
Shay @ABookAffairByShay
Bryndis @Bryndisdaugtherofgunnar
Melinda @awebofstories

👋 Hi, I'm Ellen, nice to meet you! I do the regular booktube things, like TBR videos, monthly reading wrap-ups with spoiler-free book reviews, and sometimes deeper discussions of the books I've read. I also like to mix in reading vlogs, book hauls, booktube tags, and other fun things. In 2025, I'm doing a Diversity Book Bingo (below) as well as the Buzzwordathon, Savidge Prompts, and Read Good Challenge! Hit the like button if you're having a good time, and subscribe for more bookish videos! 😊

Want more? youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhOB4_HixHvmLnd1v5B0GBwtRETx16YwD&si=TaaSuBSTiSybt-Br

I hope you're having a fantastic day, and if not that it gets better. I'm very happy to have you here.

💜

⭐ Join the Diversity Book Bingo 2025! 🥇📊🌈🦮🧠
Announcement video: youtu.be/jVYcb0ccykw
Storygraph Reading Challenge: app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/9c432630-d4b4-402e-980b-c33d8aba2dbb

📚 Books mentioned:
The Mare by Angharad Hampshire
Disability Visibility edited by Alice Wong
The Maiden by Kate Foster
The Chain by Chimene Suleyman
Pet by Catherine Chidgey
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
The Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty

📚 In this video:
00:00 Intro
00:27 Rapid Fire Prompts!
09:52 Tag Some People!

#booktube #books #tag #rapidfire #tagtuesday #booktag #reading #bookstoread #tbr #bookish #booklover #bookworm #booktuber #reader #bookcommunity 💜

The Savidge Prompts 2025 📚💜 My Reading Plans + Recommendations for you! #SavidgeReadingChallenge

ellenmade book club 2025-03-14 | I'm so excited to participate in the Savidge Prompts 2025! 🤩 In this video, I go through all the books I plan to read, while also giving you some ideas and recommendations! ✨ As always, there's a mix of genres, and a mix of backlist books and new releases.

⭐ The Savidge Prompts 2025
Announcement video: youtu.be/DjcZDo2aIKU?si=Hn10g_mX2LM1InMu
StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/ea7b378d-da41-4f58-aeee-ce18d8b59d47
Hosted by Simon @SavidgeReads & Louise @louisesavidgemuses4135
#SavidgeReadingChallenge

👋 Hi, I'm Ellen, nice to meet you! I do the regular booktube things, like TBR videos, monthly reading wrap-ups with spoiler-free book reviews, and sometimes deeper discussions of the books I've read. I also like to mix in reading vlogs, book hauls, booktube tags, and other fun things. In 2025, I'm doing a Diversity Book Bingo (below) as well as the Buzzwordathon, Savidge Prompts, and Read Good Challenge! Hit the like button if you're having a good time, and subscribe for more bookish videos! 😊

Want more? youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhOB4_HixHvmLnd1v5B0GBwtRETx16YwD&si=TaaSuBSTiSybt-Br

I hope you're having a fantastic day, and if not that it gets better. I'm very happy to have you here.

💜

⭐ Join the Diversity Book Bingo 2025! 🥇📊🌈🦮🧠
Announcement video: youtu.be/jVYcb0ccykw
Storygraph Reading Challenge: app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/9c432630-d4b4-402e-980b-c33d8aba2dbb

📚 Books mentioned:
Meet Me at the Crossroads by Megan Giddings
Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield
River Spirit by Leila Aboulela
The House of Fortune / The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton
Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe
Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson
Never Whistle at Night edited by Shane Hawk
A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
The Beartown series by Fredrik Backman
The Brothers Lionheart by Astrid Lindgren
The Dream Hotel by Laila Lalami
Havoc by Christopher Bollen
Pet by Catherine Chidgey
Forgotten on Sunday by Valérie Perrin
Red Clay by Charles B Fancher
The Mare by Angharad Hampshire
HHhH by Laurent Binet
The Maiden by Kate Foster
The King's Witches by Kate Foster
The Burnings by Naomi Kelsey
Isola by Allegra Goodman
11/22/63 by Stephen King
Cross My Heart by Megan Collins
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
We Don't Talk About Carol by Kristen L Berry
White Cat, Black Dog by Kelly Link
An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir
Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer
James by Percial Everett
Circe by Madeline Miller
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
Marina by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Birdeye by Judith Heneghan
Rewitched by Lucy Jane Wood

📚 In this video:
00:00 Intro
01:13 Books with Twin Main Characters
02:51 Books with a Body of Water in the Title
03:45 Books with a Kitchen Utensil on Cover or in Title
05:11 Books with a Sounds in the Title
05:50 Books by My Favorite Author's Favorite Author
06:40 Books Set in a Hotel or Motel
08:17 Books with Dual Timelines
10:30 Books with a Fictionalized Historical Figure
13:43 Books with a Light Source on the Cover
14:27 Books that Have Been on My Shelf the Longest
14:51 Books Centered Around a Secret
16:13 Books with My Favorite Animal on the Cover
16:58 Book that are the Start of a Series
17:32 Books with a One Word Title
19:03 Outro

#books #booktube #readingchallenge #challenge #reading #bookstoread #tbr #bookrecommendations #bookish #booklover #bookworm #booktuber #reader #bookcommunity 💜

Choosing the First Book for My April TBR! 📚💜 Quick to Judge Challenge

ellenmade book club 2025-03-11 | The Quick to Judge Challenge is all about reading the first paragraph of a selection of books, and being... quick to judge! I'm not the best at quick decisions, but I'm doing my best! 😅 I've got some books here that I really want to get to soon, and they are all competeing to get the first spot on my April TBR. Which one will it be? And which one do you think should win?

The Quick to Judge Challenge was first created by @AliRisdal and now revived by @JessBookgirlTV . Thank you Pat @BookChatWithPat8668 and Reney @BeyondBooks-wt5il for tagging me! 🥰

⭐ The Quick to Judge Challenge:
1. Pick 5-10 books from your unread stacks. (avoid sequels)
2. Read the first paragraph of every book.
3. Rank the books based on the first paragraphs.
4. Add your highest ranked book to an upcoming TBR.
5. Invite others to do this tag.

👉 I'm tagging:
Melinda @awebofstories
Melanie @adarkcornerofthelibrary
Bonnie @BonnieNicoleWrites
Lauren @love.lauren...
Charlotte @CoynieReads
Marisa @marginsofmarisa
Daniella @daniella-raye
Paola @Readingindarknesss
Mollie @TheReadingHour1
Elmo @elmossy
Katherine @RaspberryReads
Noelle @dashofnoelle
Jessica @JessicasLibraryCard
Mali @backtoreads
Manasi @mansreads
Mo @AnaMoShoshin
Cathy & Rachel @LunabirdBookclub
Julie @Bookishtravels

👋 Hi, I'm Ellen, nice to meet you! I do the regular booktube things, like TBR videos, monthly reading wrap-ups with spoiler-free book reviews, and sometimes deeper discussions of the books I've read. I also like to mix in reading vlogs, book hauls, booktube tags, and other fun things. In 2025, I'm doing a Diversity Book Bingo (below) as well as the Buzzwordathon, Savidge Prompts, and Read Good Challenge! Hit the like button if you're having a good time, and subscribe for more bookish videos! 😊

Want more? youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhOB4_HixHvmLnd1v5B0GBwtRETx16YwD&si=TaaSuBSTiSybt-Br

I hope you're having a fantastic day, and if not that it gets better. I'm very happy to have you here.

💜

⭐ Reading Challenges mentioned:

Read Good Challenge 2025 youtu.be/sl6NEuMRXF4?si=1wpzTabWpqik1Rm9
by Ben @benreadsgood

Savidge Reading Prompts 2025 youtu.be/DjcZDo2aIKU?si=jaSN9Ci88CLhVKE-
by Simon @SavidgeReads & Louse @louisesavidgemuses4135

2025 Buzzwordathon youtu.be/Q6pwIbmJOK4?si=OI7ZgUDIVZ_dJD8g
by Kayla @BooksandLala

Climathon 2025 youtu.be/Kof393eVkyY?si=7Rj_ISo2UPqoLdJH
by Tasmin @Tasmetu

⭐ Join the Diversity Book Bingo 2025! 🥇📊🌈🦮🧠
Announcement video: youtu.be/jVYcb0ccykw
Storygraph Reading Challenge: app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/9c432630-d4b4-402e-980b-c33d8aba2dbb

📚 Books mentioned:
My Sister the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
Never Whistle at Night edited by Shane Hawk
Soil by Camille T Dungy
Guiding Emily by Barbara Hinske
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride

📚 In this video:
00:00 Intro
00:38 Picking the Books
02:36 Reading the First Paragraphs
07:18 Ranking the Books
09:53 Tiebreaker
11:13 Tags & Outro & Blooper

#booktube #books #tag #bookchallenge #booktag #tagtuesday #reading #bookstoread #tbr #bookish #booklover #bookworm #booktuber #reader #bookcommunity 💜

Read Good Challenge Recommendations & TBR! 📚💜 2025

ellenmade book club 2025-03-09 | The Read Good Challenge 2025 by Ben @benreadsgood is in full swing! 📖 In this video, I go through the books I have as options for the different prompts, and I also recommend books for you to read! I'm not doing the prompts in order, and we're not that far into the year anyway, so here goes.

Ben's Announcement video: youtu.be/sl6NEuMRXF4?si=1wpzTabWpqik1Rm9
The Read Good Challenge on StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/b9e80f78-e8d0-464e-b460-c2e1034dc707

👋 Hi, I'm Ellen, nice to meet you! I do the regular booktube things, like TBR videos, monthly reading wrap-ups with spoiler-free book reviews, and sometimes deeper discussions of the books I've read. I also like to mix in reading vlogs, book hauls, booktube tags, and other fun things. In 2025, I'm doing a Diversity Book Bingo (below) as well as the Buzzwordathon, Savidge Prompts, and Read Good Challenge! youtu.be/K--lm2f517s?si=9KA54GU3QtnxLPzr Hit the like button if you're having a good time, and subscribe for more bookish videos! 😊

Want more? youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhOB4_HixHvmLnd1v5B0GBwtRETx16YwD&si=TaaSuBSTiSybt-Br

I hope you're having a fantastic day, and if not that it gets better. I'm very happy to have you here.

💜

⭐ Channels mentioned:
Alice @AliceandtheGiantBookshelf 💐

⭐ Join the Diversity Book Bingo 2025! 🥇📊🌈🦮🧠
Announcement video: youtu.be/jVYcb0ccykw
Storygraph Reading Challenge: app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/9c432630-d4b4-402e-980b-c33d8aba2dbb

📚 Books mentioned:
The Hate You Give by Angie Thomas
Stolen by Ann-Helén Laestadius
Annie John by Jamaica Kincaid

Oil on Water by Helon Habila
The Miniaturist / The House of Fortune by Jessie Burton
Fire Exit by Morgan Talty
The Hymn to Dionysus by Natasha Pulley
A Burning by Megha Majumdar

The Prison Healer (series) by Lynette Noni
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
You Exist Too Much by Zaina Arafat
Killer Potential by Hannah Deitch
The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa
Seven Days in June by Tia Williams
The King’s Witches by Kate Foster
A Winter’s Promise by Christelle Dabos

The Bandit Queens by Parini Shroff
The Maiden by Kate Foster
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
The Dream Hotel by Laila Lalami
Fundamentally by Nussaibah Younis
A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood

Crooked Plow by Itamar Vieira Junior
Marina by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Days of Abandonment by Elena Ferrante
The Door by Magda Szabó
I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman
Beartown (series) by Fredrik Backman

Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo
The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro

Forgotten on Sunday by Valérie Perrin
The Break by Katherena Vermette
Black Woods Blue Sky by Eowyn Ivey

The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende
Sister, Sinner by Claire Hoffman

Disability Visibility edited by Alice Wong
The Mare by Angharad Hampshire
Uncomfortable Labels by Laura Kate Dale
Some People Need Killing by Patricia Evangelista
In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado

People Person by Candice Carty-Williams
The Brothers Lionheart by Astrid Lindgren
All the Noise at Once by DeAndra Davis
The Book of Guilt by Catherine Chidgey

And then there were none by Agatha Christie
Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie

📚 In this video:
00:00 Intro
01:04 Books for Ann-uary
02:30 Books for Flame-uary
04:02 Books for Ides of March
05:42 Books for Women's Prize nominee (April)
07:32 Books for May ja vu & Reading Shame Forgiveness (May & June)
08:56 Books In Translation (July)
10:40 Books for Booker Prize Winner (August)
11:06 Books for Sapphire September
12:26 Books for Ug-tober
13:40 Books for No Comfort November
15:54 Books for Decem-bros
17:41 Books for Agatha All Along
18:22 Outro & Bloopers

#books #booktube #bookrecommendations #tbr #reading #challenge #booktube #readingchallenge #bookstoread #bookish #booklover #bookworm #booktuber #reader #bookcommunity💜

The Brontë Novels tag 📚💜 March on the Moors

ellenmade book club 2025-03-06 | The Brontë Novels tag was created by Melinda @awebofstories as a part of her reading event March on the Moors! You do not need to have read anything by the Brontës to do this tag.

✨ Check out Melinda's videos:
Brontë Novels tag: youtu.be/wJGtlU7i5zk?si=8c4dGBXlBwlmFD9s
Announcement video: youtu.be/kPE4UGEgjdk?si=-tgvC489ABlY-zSg
Reading Suggestions: youtu.be/qXD-G6vBwx4?si=XLU2J2al21EpKi1T

⭐ The Prompts:
1. AGNES GREY - A book about women in the workforce
2. JANE EYRE - A coming of age novel, centered on a female character
3. THE PROFESSOR - A book by a favorite author that is not your favorite
4. SHIRLEY - A book about female friendship
5. THE TENANT OF WILDFELL HALL - A book about someone in a toxic relationship or recovering from a toxic relationship
6. VILLETTE - A book about a character in a new land
7. WUTHERING HEIGHTS - A book where a house or other building plays a major role

⭐ I'm tagging:
Bryndis @Bryndisdaugtherofgunnar
Emily @CampusLnnd87654
Katherine @RaspberryReads
Daniela @Uncommon_Reader
Nicky @MyMessyBookshelf
Suey @sueysbookbanter
Cat @Curious-Cat
Shay @ABookAffairByShay
Gina @TheLibraryMouseGina
Maeve @Maeve_EverReading
Josuha @joshuacreboreads

👋 Hi, I'm Ellen, nice to meet you! I do the regular booktube things, like TBR videos, monthly reading wrap-ups with spoiler-free book reviews, and sometimes deeper discussions of the books I've read. I also like to mix in reading vlogs, book hauls, booktube tags, and other fun things. In 2025, I'm doing a Diversity Book Bingo (below) as well as the Buzzwordathon, Savidge Prompts, and Read Good Challenge! Hit the like button if you're having a good time, and subscribe for more bookish videos! 😊

Want more? youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhOB4_HixHvmLnd1v5B0GBwtRETx16YwD&si=TaaSuBSTiSybt-Br

I hope you're having a fantastic day, and if not that it gets better. I'm very happy to have you here.

💜

⭐ Join the Diversity Book Bingo 2025! 🥇📊🌈🦮🧠
Announcement video: youtu.be/jVYcb0ccykw
Storygraph Reading Challenge: app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/9c432630-d4b4-402e-980b-c33d8aba2dbb

📚 Books mentioned:
Mrs England by Stacey Halls
As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow by Zoulfa Katouh
The Mare by Angharad Hampshire
Forgotten on Sunday by Valérie Perrin
Annie John by Jamaica Kincaid
Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty
Bunny by Mona Awad
The Chain by Chimene Suleyman
The Brothers Lionheart by Astrid Lindgren
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

📚 In this video:
00:00 Intro
00:37 Q1: a book about women in the workforce
03:22 Q2: a coming of age novel with a female character
04:16 Q3: a book by a favorite author that is not a favorite
05:36 Q4: a book about female friendship
06:49 Q5: a book about someone in or recovering from a toxic relationship
08:26 Q6: a book about a character in a new land
09:32 Q7: a book where a house or other building plays a major role
10:02 Tag you're it!
10:31 Outro & Bloopers

#booktube #books #tag #booktag #tagtuesday #reading #bookstoread #bookrecommendations #womeninliterature #womenshistorymonth #womenshistory #bookish #booklover #reader #bookcommunity💜

TWO 5⭐Reads! 📚💜 Reading Wrap-Up February 2025

ellenmade book club 2025-03-04 | Spoiler free book reviews of everything I read in February 2025! In this reading wrap-up, I've got a nonfiction book, a memoir, a historical fiction novel, creepy contemporary fiction, and a classic mystery! Lots of audiobooks, lots of mood reading, and overall a pretty good month!

What was your favorite read of February? ✨

👋 Hi, I'm Ellen, nice to meet you! I do the regular booktube things, like TBR videos, monthly reading wrap-ups with spoiler-free book reviews, and sometimes deeper discussions of the books I've read. I also like to mix in reading vlogs, book hauls, booktube tags, and other fun things. In 2025, I'm doing a Diversity Book Bingo (below) as well as the Buzzwordathon, Savidge Prompts, and Read Good Challenge! Hit the like button if you're having a good time, and subscribe for more bookish videos! 😊

Want more? youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhOB4_HixHvmLnd1v5B0GBwtRETx16YwD&si=TaaSuBSTiSybt-Br

I hope you're having a fantastic day, and if not that it gets better. I'm very happy to have you here.

💜

⭐ Join the Diversity Book Bingo 2025! 🥇📊🌈🦮🧠
Announcement video: youtu.be/jVYcb0ccykw
Storygraph Reading Challenge: app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/9c432630-d4b4-402e-980b-c33d8aba2dbb

⭐ Announcement videos for all the reading challenges: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhOB4_HixHvkJiZt6tgnrDC_-y9N8DJgo&si=PWYDzOyAik_tKIPX (playlist)

Read Good Challenge 2025 youtu.be/sl6NEuMRXF4?si=1wpzTabWpqik1Rm9
app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/b9e80f78-e8d0-464e-b460-c2e1034dc707
by Ben @benreadsgood

Savidge Reading Prompts 2025 youtu.be/DjcZDo2aIKU?si=jaSN9Ci88CLhVKE-
app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/ea7b378d-da41-4f58-aeee-ce18d8b59d47
by Simon @SavidgeReads & Louise @louisesavidgemuses4135

2025 Buzzwordathon youtu.be/Q6pwIbmJOK4?si=OI7ZgUDIVZ_dJD8g
app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/0569fc8a-2a28-4c26-90a2-ceaef23d4030 app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/faa215bc-8c32-4afa-99c8-6d40ae81e906
by Kayla @BooksandLala

📚 Books mentioned:
ADHD for Smart Ass Women by Tracy Otsuka
Red Clay by Charles B Fancher
The Wager by David Grann
Bunny by Mona Awad
And then there were none by Agatha Christie
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie
The Chain by Chimene Suleyman
Disability Visibility edited by Alice Wong
Olga Dies Dreaming by Xochitl Gonzales

📚 In this video:
00:00 Intro
00:28 ADHD for Smart Ass Women by Tracy Otsuka
04:53 Red Clay by Charles B Fancher
08:44 Bunny by Mona Awad
11:01 And then there were none by Agatha Christie
12:46 The Chain by Chimene Suleyman
15:09 Currently Reading
17:08 Reading Challenge Update

#booktube #books #reading #wrapup #bookstoread #tbr #bookreview #bookrecommendations #bookrecs #newrelease #bookish #booklover #bookworm #booktuber #reader #bookcommunity💜

TBR Jar Picks My March TBR 📚💜

ellenmade book club 2025-03-02 | TBR Jar picks my TBR for March 2025! ✨ The TBR Jar is back, filled with prompts from the different reading challenges I'm participating in this year (linked below!) and I'm so excited for the books I got! There are new releases, thrillers, nonfiction, contemporary fiction, and overall a pretty fun month of reading! 😊

Don't forget to hit the like button, and subscribe for more bookish videos! I do the regular booktube things, like TBR videos, monthly wrap-ups with spoiler free book reviews, and sometimes deeper discussions of the books I've read. I also like to mix in reading vlogs and other fun things!

Want more? youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhOB4_HixHvmLnd1v5B0GBwtRETx16YwD&si=TaaSuBSTiSybt-Br

I hope you're having a fantastic day, and if not that it gets better. I'm very happy to have you here.

💜

⭐ Join the Diversity Book Bingo 2025! 🥇📊🌈🦮🧠
Announcement video: youtu.be/jVYcb0ccykw
Storygraph Reading Challenge: app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/9c432630-d4b4-402e-980b-c33d8aba2dbb

⭐ Reading Challenges:
Read Good Challenge 2025 youtu.be/sl6NEuMRXF4?si=1wpzTabWpqik1Rm9
app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/b9e80f78-e8d0-464e-b460-c2e1034dc707
by Ben @benreadsgood

Savidge Reading Prompts 2025 youtu.be/DjcZDo2aIKU?si=jaSN9Ci88CLhVKE-
app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/ea7b378d-da41-4f58-aeee-ce18d8b59d47
by Simon @SavidgeReads & Louise @louisesavidgemuses4135

2025 Buzzwordathon youtu.be/Q6pwIbmJOK4?si=OI7ZgUDIVZ_dJD8g
app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/0569fc8a-2a28-4c26-90a2-ceaef23d4030 app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/faa215bc-8c32-4afa-99c8-6d40ae81e906
by Kayla @BooksandLala

Climathon 2025 youtu.be/Kof393eVkyY?si=7Rj_ISo2UPqoLdJH
app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/b49b5e21-ef52-44d2-abe1-731efbc23063
by Tasmin @Tasmetu

Classic Six youtu.be/jDgYhU9kZsQ?si=HLfzhUHa92Tkji39
app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/c52a45fa-be5f-4558-b92e-efd38e9139b0
by Suey @sueysbookbanter

📚 Books mentioned:
Count My Lies by Sophie Stava (new release)
Killer Potential by Hannah Deitch (new release)
Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield
River Spirit by Leila Aboulela
There's Something in the Water by Ingrid R G Waldron
The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo
The Mountains Sing by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai
Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters
Stag Dance by Torrey Peters
Forgotten on Sunday by Valérie Perrin (translated by Hildegard Serle)

📚 In this video:
00:00 Intro
01:50 Prompt 1
02:55 Prompt 2
04:09 Prompt 3 and 4
07:31 The TBR
11:19 Outro & Bloopers

#booktube #books #tbr #tbrgame #readingchallenge #booksbooksbooks #newbooks #reading #bookstoread #bookish #booklover #bookworm #booktuber #reader #bookcommunity💜

Book haul! New, Used & Library Books 📚💜 Options for the Diversity Book Bingo

ellenmade book club 2025-02-27 | I have a bunch of really exciting books that I want to share with you! Some are new, some are used, and most of them are from the library. Do you ever suggest books for your library to purchase? 🤔

I do, it's kind of my favorite thing lately! 😊 Some of the books I talk about in this video are books that I suggested for my library to purchase – and they did! Many of them are also great options for my Diversity Book Bingo that I'm doing this year (linked below).

Don't forget to hit the like button if you're enjoying the video, and subscribe for more bookish videos! I do the regular booktube things, like TBR videos, monthly wrap-ups with spoiler free book reviews, and sometimes deeper discussions of the books I've read. I also like to mix in reading vlogs and other fun things!

Want more? youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhOB4_HixHvmLnd1v5B0GBwtRETx16YwD&si=TaaSuBSTiSybt-Br

I hope you're having a fantastic day, and if not that it gets better. I'm very happy to have you here.

💜

⭐ Channels mentioned:
Mariandrea @books_and_bocadillos youtu.be/ojDOJ06erUA?si=NgVe8u8cNFzGkZuI
Tasmin @Tasmetu youtu.be/Kof393eVkyY?si=_tisgtCpHtm8HH0v
Paola @Readingindarknesss

⭐ Join the Diversity Book Bingo 2025! 🥇📊🌈🦮🧠
Announcement video: youtu.be/jVYcb0ccykw
Storygraph Reading Challenge: app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/9c432630-d4b4-402e-980b-c33d8aba2dbb

📚 Books mentioned:
The Winners (Beartown) by Fredrik Backman
Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
Into the Water by Paula Hawkins
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
Bunny by Mona Awad
Olga Dies Dreaming by Xochitl Gonzales
Never Whistle at Night edited by Shane Hawk
Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse
Sisters of the Lost Nation by Nick Medina
Fire Exit by Morgan Talty
There There by Tommy Orange
Unbowed by Wangari Maathai
Guiding Emily by Barbara Hinske
Disability Visibility edited by Alice Wong
Masquerade by O O Sangoyomi
There's Something in the Water by Ingrid R G Waldron
HHhH by Laurent Binet (translated by Sam Taylor)
Pet by Catherine Chidgey
I who have never known men by Jacqueline Harpman

📚 In this video:
00:00 Intro
00:14 Used Books
02:05 Books that were available at my library
03:30 Books I suggested that my library purchase
03:58 Never Whistle at Night by Shane Hawk (ed)
05:10 Unbowed by Wangari Maathai
06:10 Soil by Camille T Dungy
07:51 Guiding Emily by Barbara Hinske
09:10 Disability Visibility by Alice Wong (ed)
10:01 Masquerade by O O Sangoyomi
10:48 There's Something in the Water by Ingrid R G Waldron
11:42 A book I was gifted
13:07 A book I bought new
14:47 Some thoughts about libraries and library books

#booktube #books #reading #bookstoread #tbr #bookreview #bookish #booklover #bookworm #booktuber #reader #bookcommunity💜

My Most Anticipated Book Releases March 2025 📚💜

ellenmade book club 2025-02-23 | These are My Most Anticipated Book Releases in March 2025! 🤩 Which ones sound good to you? Do you have any other newly released books or upcoming book releases on your radar? ✨

We've got a mix of genres in this bunch; there's a few different kinds of mystery thrillers, some dystopian horror, a memoir, a darkly funny thrill ride, a cozy mystery set in space, and a couple of myth retellings. Plenty of great new books to read in 2025!

⭐ More 2025 Releases:
youtu.be/wc__mogV294?si=TrdE2P7GayyeOPlF
youtu.be/oJPM9LstEoQ?si=RysluxHRLObMQkAk

Don't forget to hit the like button, and subscribe for more bookish videos! I do the regular booktube things, like TBR videos, monthly reading wrap-ups with spoiler free book reviews, and sometimes deeper discussions of the books I've read. I also like to mix in reading vlogs and other fun things!

Want more? youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhOB4_HixHvmLnd1v5B0GBwtRETx16YwD&si=TaaSuBSTiSybt-Br

I hope you're having a fantastic day, and if not that it gets better. I'm very happy to have you here.

💜

⭐ Join the Diversity Book Bingo 2025! 🥇📊🌈🦮🧠
Announcement video: youtu.be/jVYcb0ccykw
Storygraph Reading Challenge: app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/9c432630-d4b4-402e-980b-c33d8aba2dbb

📚 Books mentioned:
Count My Lies by Sophie Stava
Saving Five: A Memoir of Hope by Amanda Nguyen
The Dream House by Laila Lalami
Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall
The Unworthy by Agustina Bazterrica (translated by Sarah Moses)
You Deserve to Know by Aggie Blum Thompson
Murder by Memory by Olivia Waite
Killer Potential by Hannah Deitch
The Hymn to Dionysus by Natasha Pulley
When the Bones Sing by Ginny Myers Sain
Dream Count by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
The Winter Goddess by Megan Barnard
Sister, Sinner by Clarie Hoffman
Tilt by Emma Pattee
The Ideological Brain by Leor Zmigrod

📚 In this video:
00:00 Intro
00:28 Count My Lies by Sophie Stava
01:48 Saving Five: A Memoir of Hope by Amanda Nguyen
03:13 The Dream House by Laila Lalami
04:43 Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall
06:11 The Unworthy by Agustina Bazterrica (translated by Sarah Moses)
08:09 You Deserve to Know by Aggie Blum Thompson
08:57 Murder by Memory by Olivia Waite
09:54 Killer Potential by Hannah Deitch
11:12 The Hymn to Dionysus by Natasha Pulley
12:32 Honorable Mentions
14:54 Outro & Bloopers

#booktube #books #newrelease #anticipatedreleases #2025 #newbooks #reading #bookstoread #tbr #bookish #booklover #bookworm #booktuber #reader #bookcommunity💜

Booktube Struggles, Supporters & Moments Id Love to Re-Live! 📚💜 The Booktube Birthday Tag

ellenmade book club 2025-02-20 | The Booktube Birthday tag was created by Joe ‪@JourneyToJoe and I was tagged by Bonnie @BonnieNicoleWrites Watch Bonnie's video: youtu.be/7r58LPFOzP0?si=85HTYY1VitzAfnS8

The Prompts:
1. How many years on BookTube are you celebrating?
2. What has kept you motivated to continue making videos?
3. What are three of your favourite videos you’ve made in the past year and why?
4. What have you struggled with on BookTube in the past year and how did you overcome that struggle?
5. Choose one moment from the past year on BookTube that you would love to re-live.
6. Shout out a huge supporter of your channel.
7. What’s the best book you’ve read in this past year?
8. Where do you see your channel in a year’s time and what do you hope to have achieved?
9. Tag someone whose anniversary is coming up!

🥳 I'm tagging:
Lauren @love.lauren...
Nicky @MyMessyBookshelf
Daniella @daniella-raye
Mimi @itsmimiduong
Melanie @adarkcornerofthelibrary

Don't forget to hit the like button, and subscribe for more bookish videos! I do the regular booktube things, like TBR videos, monthly reading wrap-ups with spoiler free book reviews, and sometimes deeper discussions of the books I've read. I also like to mix in reading vlogs and other fun things!

Want more? youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhOB4_HixHvmLnd1v5B0GBwtRETx16YwD&si=TaaSuBSTiSybt-Br

I hope you're having a fantastic day, and if not that it gets better. I'm very happy to have you here.

💜

⭐ Channels & videos mentioned:
Kelly @booksimnotreading youtu.be/FeyjxlKKeoE?si=9aPHa0N5sYbz6KC3 (who didn't tag me, but her's was the first tag I did!)
Leandra @leandrathetbrzero youtu.be/hurh-854Ghs?si=byHa8B4NenGlzS06
Emma @observingemma youtu.be/Tcmpd5b2KhM?si=Fvv_jg4PXEe7Oh9t
Chelsea @LibrariesandLattes

⭐ MY VIDEOS:
youtu.be/KQrkajKVh-c?si=CyjHEgUYjB9_DuPj (I was actually tagged by Pat @BookChatWithPat8668 😄
youtu.be/sMHwVO9HUm4?si=3RH_DZEkkuo211i0
youtu.be/wc__mogV294?si=rBkF6mWmgOrvURAa
youtu.be/0iAYJHxbrZY?si=8L2aFD7eLP6-xaUa
youtu.be/S-d7rhwmLI4?si=kXImoNYXN3hC0zqI

⭐ Join the Diversity Book Bingo 2025! 🥇📊🌈🦮🧠
Announcement video: youtu.be/jVYcb0ccykw
Storygraph Reading Challenge: app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/9c432630-d4b4-402e-980b-c33d8aba2dbb

📚 Books mentioned:
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

📚 In this video:
00:00 Intro
00:22 Q1: My Booktube Birthday
00:32 Q2: How I stay motivated to make videos
03:02 Q3: My Favorite Videos
06:12 Q4: My Struggles on Booktube
09:16 Q5: Booktube moments I'd like to relive
11:26 Q6: A huge supporter of my channel
12:18 Q7: The Best Book I've Read
13:06 Q8: What I hope to achieve in my next year on booktube
14:47 Q9: Upcoming booktuber anniversaries!

#booktube #tag #booktag #books #reading #bookstoread #tbr #bookish #booklover #bookworm #booktuber #reader #bookcommunity💜

Books I Read in January 2025 📚💜 Monthly Reading Wrap-Up

ellenmade book club 2025-02-16 | In this Reading Wrap-Up I give you spoiler free reviews of all the books I read in January! There's contemporary fiction, historical fiction, and a thriller! Two new releases and a couple of five star reads as well! 🤩 A great start to my reading year!

Speaking of my reading year, I also give you an update on the year-long reading challenges I'm participating in, because I did fulfill some of the prompts already! Go me!

Don't forget to hit the like button if you're enjoying the video, and subscribe for more bookish videos! I do the regular booktube things, like TBR videos, monthly wrap-ups with spoiler free book reviews, and sometimes deeper discussions of the books I've read. I also like to mix in reading vlogs and other fun things!

Want more? youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhOB4_HixHvmLnd1v5B0GBwtRETx16YwD&si=TaaSuBSTiSybt-Br

I hope you're having a fantastic day, and if not that it gets better. I'm very happy to have you here.

💜

⭐ Channels mentioned:
Ashely @ashleyslittlelibrary
Chelsea @LibrariesandLattes
...and the hosts of the reading challenges below!

⭐ Join the Diversity Book Bingo 2025! 🥇📊🌈🦮🧠
Announcement video: youtu.be/jVYcb0ccykw
Storygraph Reading Challenge: app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/9c432630-d4b4-402e-980b-c33d8aba2dbb

Announcement videos for all the reading challenges: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhOB4_HixHvkJiZt6tgnrDC_-y9N8DJgo&si=PWYDzOyAik_tKIPX (playlist)

The Diversity Book Bingo 2025! 🥇📊🌈🦮🧠
Announcement video: youtu.be/jVYcb0ccykw
Storygraph Reading Challenge: app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/9c432630-d4b4-402e-980b-c33d8aba2dbb

Read Good Challenge 2025 youtu.be/sl6NEuMRXF4?si=1wpzTabWpqik1Rm9
app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/b9e80f78-e8d0-464e-b460-c2e1034dc707
by Ben @benreadsgood

Savidge Reading Prompts 2025 youtu.be/DjcZDo2aIKU?si=jaSN9Ci88CLhVKE-
app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/ea7b378d-da41-4f58-aeee-ce18d8b59d47
by Simon @SavidgeReads & Louise @louisesavidgemuses4135

2025 Buzzwordathon youtu.be/Q6pwIbmJOK4?si=OI7ZgUDIVZ_dJD8g
app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/0569fc8a-2a28-4c26-90a2-ceaef23d4030 app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/faa215bc-8c32-4afa-99c8-6d40ae81e906
by Kayla @BooksandLala

You get 60 days, I get 30. Try BookBeat for free! bookbeat.com/se/recruit-a-friend?campaign=BB6EY3ZX

📚 Books mentioned:
Crooked Plow by Itamar Vieira Junior
The Winners (Beartown series) by Fredrik Backman
The Three Lives of Cate Kay by Kate Fagan
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston
Annie John by Jamaica Kincaid
Cross My Heart by Megan Collins
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

📚 In this video:
00:00 Intro
00:39 Crooked Plow by Itamar Vieira Junior
01:21 The Winners (Beartown series) by Fredrik Backman
03:51 The Three Lives of Cate Kay by Kate Fagan
06:49 Annie John by Jamaica Kincaid
09:00 Cross My Heart by Megan Collins
11:38 Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
14:03 Reading Challenges

#booktube #books #reading #bookstoread #tbr #bookreview #bookish #booklover #bookworm #booktuber #reader #bookcommunity💜

The Winners by Fredrik Backman 📚💜 Book Club Discussion (Beartown)

ellenmade book club 2025-02-14 | Book Club Discussion of The Winners by Fredrik Backman, the third and final book in the Beartown series. ❄

The book club is now on pause for the forseeable future. Thank you to everyone who has participated in any way! All of the discussion videos will of course stay up, so if you read any of the books, you're more than welcome back to them for a chat. I'd love that, actually! 😊

January Wrap-Up: Coming soon! ✨

Previous Beartown Series Discussions:
youtu.be/dFbQabCGLD4?si=-OE3cIaUnylGb3rP
youtu.be/-cXWwjWBNAQ?si=Td8ragGl4uFSapzf

All Previous Book Club Discussions:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhOB4_HixHvnbbQTb6kM3OHJX17wed7MK&si=RGf0gSNKhm7LAf5D

Don't forget to hit the like button if you're enjoying the video, and subscribe for more bookish videos! I do the regular booktube things, like TBR videos, monthly wrap-ups with spoiler free book reviews, and sometimes deeper discussions of the books I've read. I also like to mix in reading vlogs and other fun things!

Want more? youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhOB4_HixHvmLnd1v5B0GBwtRETx16YwD&si=TaaSuBSTiSybt-Br

I hope you're having a fantastic day, and if not that it gets better. I'm very happy to have you here.

💜

⭐ Channels mentioned:
Chelsea @LibrariesandLattes
Mimi @itsmimiduong

⭐ QUESTIONS:
1. What did you think about the addition of the Hed characters, Johnny and Hannah and their family? Did you like having them thrown into the mix?
2. Having read the whole series now, which friendships/relationships are your favorite? Would your answer to this question have been different after reading the first or second book?
3. What were your thoughts on Alicia’s role in the story/town? Did you feel like we got enough of her story, or did you want more?
4. Backman uses a lot of foreshadowing in these books and especially with Benji’s storyline. Even though we kind of knew early on what would happen, did that affect your emotional response any differently than if you hadn’t known anything?
5. What did you think about the parallel between what happened to Matteo & Ruth vs Leo & Maya?
6. What was your opinion on the dynamics between the friendship & what happened afterwards?
7. The story ends with the conclusion of many of the beloved characters we've followed, how realistic was Backman's portrayal of what could happen?
(Q1-4 from Chelsea @LibrariesandLattes, Q5-7 from Mimi @itsmimiduong)

⭐ Join the Diversity Book Bingo 2025! 🥇📊🌈🦮🧠
Announcement video: youtu.be/jVYcb0ccykw
Storygraph Reading Challenge: app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/9c432630-d4b4-402e-980b-c33d8aba2dbb

📚 Books mentioned:
Beartown, Us Against You & The Winners (The Beartown Series) by Fredrik Backman

📚 In this video:
00:00 Intro
01:06 Q1: What I thought of the Hed characters
03:25 Q2: My favorite relationships
08:16 Q3: My thoughts on Alicia's role
10:21 Q4: My reading experience, foreshadowing and emotional response
13:03 Q5: Maya & Leo vs Ruth & Matteo
16:10 Q6: The friendship and what happened afterward
18:08 Q7: The Ending
19:32 Chapter titles & Bank! Bank!
21:20 Thank you!

#booktube #books #reading #bookstoread #tbr #bookreview #bookish #booklover #bookworm #booktuber #reader #bookcommunity💜

The Book & Booktuber Recommendations Tag 📚💜 (Original)

ellenmade book club 2025-02-11 | I'm celebrating my first year on booktube with an original tag! 🥳✨

The Book & Booktuber Recommendations Tag created by @ellenmadebookclub

The Prompts:
1. REPSONSE: The person who tagged you recommended a book for you in their video. Let us know what book that was, if you have read it before or since, and if you think it was a good recommendation for you! (Based on having read it or the description of it.) (If you haven’t been tagged, you can skip this prompt, or respond to someone’s general recommendation on prompt 4.)
2. RETURN THE FAVOR: Recommend a book back to the person who tagged you (or whose video you watched) and tell us why you chose that book for that person.
3. PAY IT FORWARD: Choose 3–10 booktubers that you want to tag. Recommend a book to each of them, and tell us why you think they would like it, based on their reading habits or tastes and the book!
4. OPEN INVITATION: Recommend a book that you think anyone would like, or that you think everyone should read! This recommendation serves as an open invitation to anyone who hasn’t been tagged!

📌 Note 1: If you can’t think of a good recommendation among the books you have read, you can suggest a book you haven’t read that you think the other person would like. Perhaps an upcoming release!

📌 Note 2: Don’t worry about recommending a book that the other person might have already read! We can’t keep track of everyone else’s reading, and if they have already read it, they can tell even better if it was a good choice for them or not!

- - -

Don't forget to hit the like button if you're enjoying the video, and subscribe for more bookish videos! I do the regular booktube things, like TBR videos, monthly wrap-ups with spoiler free book reviews, and sometimes deeper discussions of the books I've read. I also like to mix in reading vlogs and other fun things!

Want more? youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhOB4_HixHvmLnd1v5B0GBwtRETx16YwD&si=TaaSuBSTiSybt-Br

I hope you're having a fantastic day, and if not that it gets better. I'm very happy to have you here.

💜

⭐ I'm tagging:
💜 Pat @BookChatWithPat8668
💜 Elmo @elmossy
💜 Reney @BeyondBooks-wt5il
💜 Gina @TheLibraryMouseGina
💜 Nicky @MyMessyBookshelf
💜 Melinda @awebofstories
💜 Mimi @itsmimiduong
💜 Mariandrea @books_and_bocadillos
💜 Bonnie @BonnieNicoleWrites
💜 Chelsea @LibrariesandLattes
💜 Bryndis @Bryndisdaugtherofgunnar
💜 Melanie @adarkcornerofthelibrary
💜 Suey @sueysbookbanter
💜 Cat @Curious-Cat

⭐ Join the Diversity Book Bingo 2025! 🥇📊🌈🦮🧠
Announcement video: youtu.be/jVYcb0ccykw
Storygraph Reading Challenge: app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/9c432630-d4b4-402e-980b-c33d8aba2dbb

📚 Books mentioned:
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
Beartown by Fredrik Backman
Murder by Memory by Olivia Waite
I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Great Black Hope by Rob Franklin
The Art of Hearing Heartbeats by Jan-Philipp Sendker
Isola by Allegra Goodman
The Ballad of Jacquotte Delahaye by Briony Cameron
The Mare by Angharad Hampshire
The Dollhouse Academy by Margarita Montimore
The Mother of All Problems by Nancy Peach
The Townsend Family Recipe for Disaster by Shauna Robinson
Untethered by Angela Jackson-Brown
The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
The Maiden by Kate Foster
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
The Shadow of the Wind & Marina by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
The Quiet Librarian by Allen Eskens
The Girl You Know by Elle Gonzalez Rose
The Centre by Ayesha Manazir Siddiqi
Goddess Complex by Sanjena Sathian
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

📚 In this video:
00:00 Intro
00:29 The Prompts & Notes
03:18 Prompt 3: My Recommendations
04:06 Book Recommendation for Pat
05:47 Book Recommendation for Elmo
06:43 Book Recommendation for Reney
08:07 Book Recommendation for Gina
09:34 Book Recommendation for Nicky
11:03 Book Recommendation for Melinda
12:04 Book Recommendation for Mimi
13:34 Book Recommendation for Mariandrea
16:00 Rapid Fire Book Recommendations for Bonnie, Chelsea, Bryndis & Melanie!
17:15 Book Recommendation for Suey
19:46 Book Recommendation for Cat
21:51 Prompt 4: A Book I Think Everyone Should Read
23:01 Thank you!
23:37 The Giggles

#booktube #tag #bookrecommendations #newrelease #books #reading #bookstoread #tagtuesday #booktubetag #tbr #bookish #booklover #bookworm #reader #bookcommunity💜

TBR Jar Chooses the Books I Read! 📚💜 February 2025

ellenmade book club 2025-02-03 | A brand ✨NEW✨ TBR Jar Chooses the Books I Read in February! I'm extra excited for this one, because starting this month, I'll be picking prompts that go with the reading challenges I'm participating in this year! And there are seven of them! 😱😂 So I need all the help I can get! I also have a mini book haul and a library haul to share, as well as a couple of books that I've chosen myself for the monthly TBR (to be read) or POP (pile of possibilities). Trying to improve my mood reading skills and all that! 😊

We've got some nonfiction, contemporary and historical fiction, fantasy, and a new release! 📚

I hope you're having a fantastic day, and if not that it gets better. I'm very happy to have you here and you're more than welcome to stick around!

Don't forget to hit the like button, and subscribe for more bookish videos! I do the regular booktube things, like TBR videos, monthly wrap-ups with spoiler free book reviews, and sometimes deeper discussions of the books I've read. I also like to mix in reading vlogs and other fun things!

Want more? youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhOB4_HixHvmLnd1v5B0GBwtRETx16YwD&si=TaaSuBSTiSybt-Br

💜

⭐ Channels mentioned:
Chelsea @LibrariesandLattes
Mariandrea @books_and_bocadillos youtu.be/ojDOJ06erUA?si=i0baxZRFLYzN-3lp

⭐ Join the Diversity Book Bingo 2025! 🥇📊🌈🦮🧠
Announcement video: youtu.be/jVYcb0ccykw
Storygraph Reading Challenge: app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/9c432630-d4b4-402e-980b-c33d8aba2dbb

⭐ Reading Challenges:
Read Good Challenge 2025 youtu.be/sl6NEuMRXF4?si=1wpzTabWpqik1Rm9
app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/b9e80f78-e8d0-464e-b460-c2e1034dc707
by Ben @benreadsgood

Savidge Reading Prompts 2025 youtu.be/DjcZDo2aIKU?si=jaSN9Ci88CLhVKE-
app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/ea7b378d-da41-4f58-aeee-ce18d8b59d47
by Simon @SavidgeReads & Louise @louisesavidgemuses4135

2025 Buzzwordathon youtu.be/Q6pwIbmJOK4?si=OI7ZgUDIVZ_dJD8g
app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/0569fc8a-2a28-4c26-90a2-ceaef23d4030 app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/faa215bc-8c32-4afa-99c8-6d40ae81e906
by Kayla @BooksandLala

Climathon 2025 youtu.be/Kof393eVkyY?si=7Rj_ISo2UPqoLdJH
app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/b49b5e21-ef52-44d2-abe1-731efbc23063
by Tasmin @Tasmetu

Classic Six youtu.be/jDgYhU9kZsQ?si=HLfzhUHa92Tkji39
app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/c52a45fa-be5f-4558-b92e-efd38e9139b0
by Suey @sueysbookbanter

Books and Bocadillos Book Club youtu.be/ojDOJ06erUA?si=ryqFWsAEva9n1ehk
by Mariandrea @books_and_bocadillos

📚 Books mentioned:
Stay With Me by Ayòbámi Adébáyò
Over Sharing by Jane Fallon
James by Percival Everett
The Other Side of Night by Adam Hamdy
Strong Female Character by Fern Brady
Bunny by Mona Awad
Two Twisted Crowns by Rachel Gillig
Masquerade by O.O. Sangoyomi
Olga Dies Dreaming by Xochitl Gonzalez
Red Clay by Charles B Fancher
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
You Exist Too Much by Zaina Arafat
Disability Visibility by Alice Wong
Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann

📚 In this video:
00:00 Intro
00:29 Mini Book Haul
02:14 Library Haul
03:03 Books I've Chosen for My February TBR
04:15 TBR Jar Chooses the Books I Read
09:33 Outro

#booktube #books #buzzwordathon #reading #readingchallenge #bookstoread #tbr #toberead #tbrjar #tbrgame #monthlytbr #bookish #booklover #bookworm #booktuber #reader #bookcommunity💜

My 2025 Reading Goals, Plans & Challenges 📚💜 + Book Club Update!

ellenmade book club 2025-01-30 | My favorite thing, apart from reading and buying books of course, has got to be making reading plans! 😄 In this video, I go through my intentions, goals, and plans for the year ahead, as well as all of the reading challenges I’m going to be participating in! I'm very excited!

Below, you'll find more information about all of the challenges, as well as videos where I talk about what books I want to read for the different prompts!

I’m also sharing a Book Club Update, so tune in to find out what’s going on and what’s next for the future.

I would love to hear about your 2025 reading goals! Drop them in the comments below and let’s chat about what we’re all hoping to achieve this year! 🎯

Want more? youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhOB4_HixHvmLnd1v5B0GBwtRETx16YwD&si=TaaSuBSTiSybt-Br

I hope you're having a fantastic day, and if not that it gets better. I'm very happy to have you here.

💜

⭐ READING CHALLENGES 2025:

Announcement videos for all the challenges: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhOB4_HixHvkJiZt6tgnrDC_-y9N8DJgo&si=PWYDzOyAik_tKIPX (playlist)

The Diversity Book Bingo 2025! 🥇📊🌈🦮🧠
Announcement video: youtu.be/jVYcb0ccykw
Storygraph Reading Challenge: app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/9c432630-d4b4-402e-980b-c33d8aba2dbb

Read Good Challenge 2025 youtu.be/sl6NEuMRXF4?si=1wpzTabWpqik1Rm9
app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/b9e80f78-e8d0-464e-b460-c2e1034dc707
by Ben @benreadsgood
My TBR & Recs: youtu.be/XntDLnBsQYs?si=Zf4Kh7pn9PbEVlut

Savidge Reading Prompts 2025 youtu.be/DjcZDo2aIKU?si=jaSN9Ci88CLhVKE-
app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/ea7b378d-da41-4f58-aeee-ce18d8b59d47
by Simon @SavidgeReads & Louise @louisesavidgemuses4135
My TBR & Recs: youtu.be/euR2CM_PXS8?si=N0ZV_VgAltkcHWcy

2025 Buzzwordathon youtu.be/Q6pwIbmJOK4?si=OI7ZgUDIVZ_dJD8g
app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/0569fc8a-2a28-4c26-90a2-ceaef23d4030 app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/faa215bc-8c32-4afa-99c8-6d40ae81e906
by Kayla @BooksandLala
My TBR & Recs:
TITLE: youtu.be/uJGe5O2o1Z0?si=v-Z9gMWVTZ3LTieH
COVER: youtu.be/zkWmQT-9-w0?si=zH3B2lBNPO5IYoU0

Climathon 2025 youtu.be/Kof393eVkyY?si=7Rj_ISo2UPqoLdJH
app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/b49b5e21-ef52-44d2-abe1-731efbc23063
by Tasmin @Tasmetu

Classic Six youtu.be/jDgYhU9kZsQ?si=HLfzhUHa92Tkji39
app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/c52a45fa-be5f-4558-b92e-efd38e9139b0
by Suey @sueysbookbanter

Books and Bocadillos Book Club youtu.be/ojDOJ06erUA?si=ryqFWsAEva9n1ehk
by Mariandrea @books_and_bocadillos

⭐ VIDEOS MENTIONED:
2024 Reading Goals youtu.be/-BxirxOO_O0?si=NLn8zjNOv99gZUej
2024 Reading Statistics youtu.be/gGOoKg0pAEE?si=kIrRSXbu6ppGcEzC
25 books to read in 2025 youtu.be/n8bUf_tHibM?si=kGPlQVi_IiqHUTW5

📚 In this video:
00:00 Intro
00:09 Revisiting My 2024 Reading Goals
01:59 Intentions, Goals & Plans
02:46 My 6 Reading Intentions 2025
07:48 My 4 Reading Goals 2025
09:42 All the Reading Challenges I'm Doing in 2025
14:13 Book Club Update & Channel Plans

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The Mare by Angharad Hampshire 📚💜 Book Review & Reflections

ellenmade book club 2025-01-28 | Book Review of The Mare by Angharad Hampshire. This was one of the best books I read in 2024 and I have so many thoughts about it. This historical fiction novel is a fictionalized story about a real person, called Hermine Braunsteiner, who worked as a guard in a concentration camp in Germany during the Second World War. It is an uncomfortable read (take a shot every time I say that in the video...) but also a very important one!

⭐ The Mare by Angharad Hampshire was Shortlisted for the Walter Scott Prize 2025.

If you love books that make you think and that challenge your understanding of morality, forgiveness, and personal responsibility, this one will leave you with plenty to reflect on. The Mare doesn’t just tell a story—it raises essential questions that we all need to consider about history, our own lives, and the way we view others.

📌 Note: This video was filmed before the US presidential inauguration, which is why there are no mentions of that. Anyone with their eyes open can see the parallels, and if you can't, it's time to do some research. Maybe read this book! Sadly, it is more relevant than ever, considering the recent actions and "gestures" by people in power.

Hi, I'm Ellen! I do TBR videos, monthly wrap-ups with spoiler free book reviews, and sometimes deeper discussions of the books I've read, like this one. I also like to mix in reading vlogs and other fun things! 😊 Hit the like button if you're having a good time, and subscribe for more bookish content!

Want more? youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhOB4_HixHvmLnd1v5B0GBwtRETx16YwD&si=TaaSuBSTiSybt-Br

I hope you're having a fantastic day, and if not that it gets better. I'm very happy to have you here.

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⭐ Channels mentioned:
Ben @benreadsgood

📚 Books mentioned:
The Mare by Angharad Hampshire

🎧 Interviews with Angharad Hampshire:
BBC Radio 4, Woman's Hour (36 min in) : bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0026v4y
Northern Voices: soundcloud.com/northern_voices/episode-62-angharad-hampshire

⭐ Join the Diversity Book Bingo 2025! 🥇📊🌈🦮🧠
Announcement video: youtu.be/jVYcb0ccykw
Storygraph Reading Challenge: app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/9c432630-d4b4-402e-980b-c33d8aba2dbb

📚 In this video:
00:00 Intro
03:45 What is The Mare by Angharad Hampshire About?
05:17 Writing & Structure of The Mare
09:21 The Perpetrator’s Perspective
11:20 The Characters
13:50 Reflections
22:04 Conclusion

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My Most Anticipated New Book Releases February 2025 🤩📚💜

ellenmade book club 2025-01-19 | More New Book Releases:
January youtu.be/wc__mogV294?si=FDFI8pxlBiZyn0Im
March youtu.be/hqryfqv2QiY?si=99hf-Iytk8sC7c21
April youtu.be/H3ojVy8XL4U?si=HRmgtyzz_DZKDG0l

My most anticipated book releases in February 2025! There's literary fiction, historical fiction, mystery thrillers, speculative fiction and a retelling! There are so many exciting new books coming out in 2025 and I want to talk about them all! I would like to read them all too, but... one thing at a time! 😂 I had originally planned to make a video about my most anticipated books in 2025, but there are so many fun upcoming releases that I had to do one month at a time. Hopefully I can make this into a series and we will have plenty more new books to talk about throughout 2025! (I already have a long list... 😄)

Which ones are your most anticipated releases for February 2025? Let me know in the comments!

Don't forget to hit the like button if you're enjoying the video, and subscribe for more bookish videos! I do the regular booktube things, like TBR videos, monthly wrap-ups with spoiler free book reviews, and sometimes deeper discussions of the books I've read. I also like to mix in reading vlogs and other fun things!

Want more? youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhOB4_HixHvmLnd1v5B0GBwtRETx16YwD&si=TaaSuBSTiSybt-Br

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⭐ Join the Diversity Book Bingo 2025! 🥇📊🌈🦮🧠
Announcement video: youtu.be/jVYcb0ccykw
Storygraph Reading Challenge: app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/9c432630-d4b4-402e-980b-c33d8aba2dbb

📚 Books mentioned:
Red Clay by Charles B Fancher goodreads.com/book/show/215003781-red-clay
Black Woods Blue Sky by Eowyn Ivey goodreads.com/book/show/213243955-black-woods-blue-sky
Isola by Allegra Goodman goodreads.com/book/show/212806636-isola
You Are Fatally Invited by Ande Pliego goodreads.com/book/show/213243937-you-are-fatally-invited
The Dollhouse Academy by Margarita Montimore goodreads.com/book/show/211004158-the-dollhouse-academy
Casualties of Truth by Lauren Francis-Sharma goodreads.com/book/show/214339549-casualties-of-truth
Junie by Erin Crosby Eckstine goodreads.com/book/show/212806648-junie
The Strange Case of Jane O by Karen Thompson Walker goodreads.com/book/show/213870076-the-strange-case-of-jane-o
Fundamentally by Nussaibah Younis goodreads.com/book/show/213870133-fundamentally

📚 In this video:
00:00 Intro
00:38 Red Clay by Charles B Fancher
02:28 Black Woods Blue Sky by Eowyn Ivey
03:58 Isola by Allegra Goodman
05:39 You Are Fatally Invited by Ande Pliego
06:54 The Dollhouse Academy by Margarita Montimore
07:55 Casualties of Truth by Lauren Francis-Sharma
09:29 Junie by Erin Crosby Eckstine
11:09 The Strange Case of Jane O by Karen Thompson Walker
12:23 Fundamentally by Nussaibah Younis

#booktube #books #reading #newrelease #newbook #newbookrelease #bookstoread #tbr #bookish #booklover #bookworm #booktuber #reader #bookcommunity💜

My 2024 Reading Stats 💜 First Year on Booktube 🌍📚 Genres, Spending, & World Map!

ellenmade book club 2025-01-16 | Welcome to the channel, and this video which is all about My 2024 Reading Statistics! I go through my first year on booktube and everything I read, as well as ALL of the data you could ever want, including book and page counts, publication years, genres and themes, format, series and standalones, how much I spent on books and reading, and how I rate my books compared to the average person. I also take a look at the authors I read from, do a diversity check, and map my books around the world according to setting and author residence. Finally, I give you my top 5 takeaways from all of this *very important research* so that I can go into the new year with lots of insight and updated goals! 😊

Let me know in the comments if there is any data you're missing, or if you had any interesting realizations about your own reading from this!

Don't forget to hit the like button if you're enjoying the video, and subscribe for more bookish videos! I do the regular booktube things, like TBR videos, monthly wrap-ups with spoiler free book reviews, and sometimes deeper discussions of the books I've read. I also like to mix in reading vlogs and other fun things!

Want more? youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhOB4_HixHvmLnd1v5B0GBwtRETx16YwD&si=TaaSuBSTiSybt-Br

I hope you're having a fantastic day, and if not that it gets better. I'm very happy to have you here.

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⭐ Channels & Reading Events mentioned:
Mariandrea @books_and_bocadillos
Cat @Curious-Cat Neurovember
Chelsea @LibrariesandLattes
Big Book Summer by @SueJacksonDE
Mental Health May by @MarilynMayaMendoza

⭐ Join the Diversity Book Bingo 2025! 🥇📊🌈🦮🧠
Announcement video: youtu.be/jVYcb0ccykw
Storygraph Reading Challenge: app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/9c432630-d4b4-402e-980b-c33d8aba2dbb

⭐ Videos mentioned:
Reading Challenge: youtu.be/I_EhZpPJQlc?si=PZGjez23inIP2tu6
Neurovember Books: youtu.be/gUdxuMMjpnM?si=OD2pRS5XdY9jhUk_
Scavenger Hunt: youtu.be/CsemD2xc_eM?si=gPCy0_4GQyoeDWrf
Try a Chapter: youtu.be/eL1diWiEbMU?si=11JrVRgSU08kL16k
Book hauls: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhOB4_HixHvnQLSu0JtCyf6X7Hvn8D09l&si=zKcrOPwzOQmVwgIG

📚 In this video:
00:00 Intro
00:39 Overview
02:05 My Reading Year Month by Month
10:36 DNFs, DNSs, and Ongoing Reads
12:52 Reading Stats: Books & Pages
14:50 Reading Stats: Publication Year
16:51 Reading Stats: Genres
21:03 Reading Stats: Themes
23:23 Reading Stats: Audience & Series vs Standalones
24:01 Reading Stats: Group Reads (Book Club & Buddy Reads)
24:35 Reading Stats: Format & Acquisition
25:13 Reading Stats: My Spending on Books
28:47 Reading Stats: My Rating of Books
30:42 The Authors I've Read From
31:42 My World Map of Reading
34:09 My Most Read Authors 2024
36:23 My Top 5 Takeaways

#booktube #books #reading #bookstoread #tbr #bookreview #bookish #booklover #bookworm #booktuber #reader #bookcommunity💜

My Top 10 Favorite Books of 2024 📚💜 5 Fun Books & 5 Serious Must Reads

ellenmade book club 2025-01-09 | Welcome to my channel! In this video, I’m sharing my Top 10 Favorite Books of 2024, divided into 5 Fun Books and 5 Serious Books. Whether you’re looking for entertaining books, binge-worthy novels, or deep, thought-provoking reads, I’ve got the perfect recommendations for you.

Some of them are very popular titles, others are hidden gems, and some are new releases from 2024. There is also a mix of genres, including literary fiction, historical fiction, fantasy, and nonfiction!

If you enjoyed this video, don't forget to hit the like button! Subscribe if you want more book recommendations like these, and let me know your favorite books of 2024 in the comments!

I hope you're having a fantastic day, and if not that it gets better. I'm very happy to have you here.

💜

⭐ Review of The Mare: youtu.be/XRXawB3z6hc?si=HJ29oxvADbca8B2h

⭐ Tier Ranking the 50 Books I Read in 2024: youtu.be/SmsY19zYTMw

⭐ Join the Diversity Book Bingo 2025! 🥇📊🌈🦮🧠
Announcement video: youtu.be/jVYcb0ccykw?si=uxZFCLgQJNginpQU
Storygraph Reading Challenge: app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/9c432630-d4b4-402e-980b-c33d8aba2dbb

📚 Books mentioned (sneak peek!):
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
The Mare by Angharad Hampshire
The Maiden by Kate Foster
...and more!

📚 In this video:
00:00 Intro
01:15 Fun Read No 5 – Favorite Books of 2024
02:13 Serious Read No 5 – Favorite Books of 2024
03:40 Fun Read No 4 – Favorite Books of 2024
04:25 Serious Read No 4 – Favorite Books of 2024
05:43 Fun Read No 3 – Favorite Books of 2024
06:56 Serious Read No 3 – Favorite Books of 2024
07:52 Fun Read No 2 – Favorite Books of 2024
09:06 Serious Read No 2 – Favorite Books of 2024
10:30 Fun Read No 1 – Favorite Books of 2024
11:56 Serious Read No 1 – Favorite Books of 2024
14:22 y Favorite Books of 2024 & Bloopers

#booktube #books #bestbooks #mustreads #favorites #top10books #top10 #reading #reader #bookstoread #bookrecommendations #booklist #bookish #booklover #bookcommunity #booktuber 💜

Beauty in Books Tag 😊📚💜

ellenmade book club 2025-01-07 | The Beauty in Books tag was created by Ruben ‪@ToReadersItMayConcern and Emily ‪@CampusLnnd87654 Thank you Emily for tagging me!

Let me know your answers to the Beauty in Books prompts or share your favorite beautiful books in the comments below. 📚✨

Don't forget to hit the like button if you're enjoying the video, and subscribe for more bookish videos! I do the regular booktube things, like TBR videos, monthly wrap-ups with spoiler free book reviews, and sometimes deeper discussions of the books I've read. I also like to mix in reading vlogs and other fun things!

Want more? youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhOB4_HixHvmLnd1v5B0GBwtRETx16YwD&si=TaaSuBSTiSybt-Br

I hope you're having a fantastic day, and if not that it gets better. I'm very happy to have you here.

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⭐ The Prompts:
1. Beauty in concept
2. Beauty in opening line(s)
3. Beauty in character
4. Beauty amidst pain
5. Beauty in incompleteness
6. Beauty in place
7. Beauty in time
8. Beauty in catharsis
9. Tag others!

⭐ I'm tagging:
Erica @RicksReads
Olga @Olgyta
Shawnna @good_tired
Karla @karlalikestoread
Morgan @MorganHornerReads
Kat @TheKatBite
Joshua @joshuacreboreads
Kelly @booksimnotreading
Jay @FacelessBookReviews
Jackson @jacksontalley
Nicole @noteworthyfiction
Sue @SueJacksonDE
Suey @sueysbookbanter

⭐ Join the Diversity Book Bingo 2025! 🥇📊🌈🦮🧠
Announcement video: youtu.be/jVYcb0ccykw?si=uxZFCLgQJNginpQU?list=PLhOB4_HixHvmLnd1v5B0GBwtRETx16YwD
Storygraph Reading Challenge: app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/9c432630-d4b4-402e-980b-c33d8aba2dbb

📚 Books mentioned:
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton
The Mare by Angharad Hampshire
A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
As Long As the Lemon Trees Grow by Zoulfa Katouh
The Mother of All Problems by Nancy Peach
Ours by Phillip B Williams
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Only This Beautiful Moment by Abdi Nazemian
Sociopath by Patric Gagne

📚 In this video:
00:00 Intro
00:24 Beauty in concept
01:04 Beauty in an opening line
02:53 Beauty in character
04:01 Beauty amidst pain
06:12 Beauty in incompleteness
06:52 Beauty in place
08:04 Beauty in time
09:28 Beauty in catharsis
10:35 I'm tagging

#tag #booktube #books #booktag #reading #bookstoread #bookrecommendations #bookdiscussion #emotional #literaryfiction #bookcommunity #bookish #booklover #mustreadbooks #booktuber 💜

December 2024 Reading Wrap up 📚💜 Rants, Reviews, & January TBR Update + Library Haul!

ellenmade book club 2025-01-05 | In this video, I’m sharing my December 2024 reading wrap-up, including reviews and rants on the books I read, along with an update on my January TBR featuring a library haul!

I’ll dive into my thoughts on books like The Mare by Angharad Hampshire, One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig, Crooked Plow by Itamar Vieira Junior, and Home is Where the Lies Live by Kerry Wilkinson. There’s a bit of everything—honest reviews, a few rants, and some exciting books on the horizon!

Don't forget to hit the like button if you're enjoying the video, and subscribe for more bookish videos! I do the regular booktube things, like TBR videos, monthly wrap-ups with spoiler free book reviews, and sometimes deeper discussions of the books I've read. I also like to mix in reading vlogs and other fun things!

Want more? youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhOB4_HixHvmLnd1v5B0GBwtRETx16YwD&si=TaaSuBSTiSybt-Br

I hope you’re having a fantastic day, and if not, I hope this video brings a little joy!

💜

⭐ Channels mentioned:
Chelsea @LibrariesandLattes

⭐ Join the Diversity Book Bingo 2025 Challenge! 🥇📊🌈🦮🧠
Announcement video: youtu.be/jVYcb0ccykw?si=uSCd6IOiqx-Tnb4A
Storygraph Reading Challenge: app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/9c432630-d4b4-402e-980b-c33d8aba2dbb

Previous Book Club Discussions: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhOB4_HixHvnbbQTb6kM3OHJX17wed7MK&si=-r-0YluJEcFJzmKn

📚 Books mentioned:
The Grandmothers by Doris Lessing
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
James by Percial Everett
Ours by Phillip B Williams
Lanny by Max Porter
Mink River by Brian Doyle
White Cat, Black Dog by Kelly Link
The Winners by Fredrik Backman
Crooked Plow by Itamar Vieira Junior
One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig
Home is Where the Lies Live by Kerry Wilkinson (via NetGalley)
The Mare by Angharad Hampshire
Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer
Forgotten on Sunday by Valérie Perrin
The House of Fortune by Jessie Burton
The Three Lives of Cate Kay by Kate Fagan
Mother of Rome by Lauren Bear
Cross My Heart by Megan Collins
The Other Side of Night by Adam Hamdy
Strong Female Character by Fern Brady
Bunny by Mona Awad

📚 In this video:
00:00 Welcome to My December 2024 Reading Wrap-Up!
00:35 Ten Before the End Follow Up
04:12 Crooked Plow by Itamar Vieira Junior Review
06:05 One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig Review / Rant
14:12 Home is Where the Lies Live by Kerry Wilkinson Review
16:32 The Mare by Angharad Hampshire Review
22:40 My January 2025 TBR Update

#booktube #books #readingwrapup #reading #bookreview #bookrecommendations #wrapup #bookstoread #tbr #womenwriters #bookish #booklover #bookworm #bookcommunity 💜