Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
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VIDEO CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Intro / About the deck
00:37 - How has my reading year gone so far
8:25 - Favorite book so far
15:51 - Favorite sequel so far
20:12 Anticipated release I haven’t read yet
22:15 - Most anticipated release for the second half of the year
25:30 - Biggest surprise
31:28 - Biggest disappointment
41:13 - Newest Fictional Crush
42:35 - New favorite character
44:51 - Book that made me happy
48:42 - Book that made me cry
49:38 - Most beautiful Book
49:37 - Books I still need to read
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TAG QUESTIONS:
1. Best book you've read so far in 2026
2. Best sequel you've read so far in 2026
3. New release you haven't read yet, but want to.
4. Most anticipated release for the second half of the year.
5. Biggest disappointment.
6. Biggest surprise.
7. Favorite new author. (Debut or new to you)
8. Newest fictional crush.
9. Newest favorite character.
10. Book that made you cry.
11. Book that made you happy.
12. Most beautiful book you've bought so far this year (or received)
13. What books do you need to read by the end of the year?
14. Tag others.
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BOOKS MENTIONED:
Notre-Dame de Paris, Victor Hugo (Translated by Teresa Clavel)
Forest Mage, Robin Hobb
Convent Wisdom: How Sixteenth Century Nuns Could Save Your Twenty-First Century Life, Ana Garriga & Carmen Urbita
A Catechism of the Strange: Stigmata, Relics and the Miracles that Shape the Soul, W. Tyler Allen
The upcoming book by Mariana Zapata (there’s no title yet)
Grim Tidings, B.K. Borison
Rapture, Emily McGuire
Matrix, Lauren Groff
Hamnet, Maggie O’Farrell
The Tapestry of Fate, Shannon Chakraborty
Clear, Carys Davies
Braiding Sweetgrass, Robin Wall Kimmerer
Michelangelo and Beyond
El cantar de Renardo, Joann Sfar (translated by Joana Carro)
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BOOKTUBERS MENTIONED:
Elle @ellethinks
Justin @TriumphalReads
Mara @bookslikewhoa
Emmelie @ProseAndPetticoats
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ME, ELSEWHERE:
Goodreads: /marianamasbooks
My tarot channel: @HappeningByChance
Instagram: /happeningbychance
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VIDEO CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Intro / About the deck
00:37 - How has my reading year gone so far
8:25 - Favorite book so far
15:51 - Favorite sequel so far
20:12 Anticipated release I haven’t read yet
22:15 - Most anticipated release for the second half of the year
25:30 - Biggest surprise
31:28 - Biggest disappointment
41:13 - Newest Fictional Crush
42:35 - New favorite character
44:51 - Book that made me happy
48:42 - Book that made me cry
49:38 - Most beautiful Book
49:37 - Books I still need to read
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TAG QUESTIONS:
1. Best book you've read so far in 2026
2. Best sequel you've read so far in 2026
3. New release you haven't read yet, but want to.
4. Most anticipated release for the second half of the year.
5. Biggest disappointment.
6. Biggest surprise.
7. Favorite new author. (Debut or new to you)
8. Newest fictional crush.
9. Newest favorite character.
10. Book that made you cry.
11. Book that made you happy.
12. Most beautiful book you've bought so far this year (or received)
13. What books do you need to read by the end of the year?
14. Tag others.
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BOOKS MENTIONED:
Notre-Dame de Paris, Victor Hugo (Translated by Teresa Clavel)
Forest Mage, Robin Hobb
Convent Wisdom: How Sixteenth Century Nuns Could Save Your Twenty-First Century Life, Ana Garriga & Carmen Urbita
A Catechism of the Strange: Stigmata, Relics and the Miracles that Shape the Soul, W. Tyler Allen
The upcoming book by Mariana Zapata (there’s no title yet)
Grim Tidings, B.K. Borison
Rapture, Emily McGuire
Matrix, Lauren Groff
Hamnet, Maggie O’Farrell
The Tapestry of Fate, Shannon Chakraborty
Clear, Carys Davies
Braiding Sweetgrass, Robin Wall Kimmerer
Michelangelo and Beyond
El cantar de Renardo, Joann Sfar (translated by Joana Carro)
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BOOKTUBERS MENTIONED:
Elle @ellethinks
Justin @TriumphalReads
Mara @bookslikewhoa
Emmelie @ProseAndPetticoats
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ME, ELSEWHERE:
Goodreads: /marianamasbooks
My tarot channel: @HappeningByChance
Instagram: /happeningbychance
