Griff Reads | reviewing the 2023 book releases i've read so far this year π [CC] @GriffReads | Uploaded July 2023 | Updated October 2024, 2 hours ago.
We're halfway through the year so let's review the 2023 book releases I've read so far! Some of these I loved and some of these were disappointing π
β° TIMESTAMPS / BOOKS MENTIONED π
0:00 - intro
0:52 - The Marriage Act by John Marrs*
2:58 - Those People Next Door by Kia Abdullah*
4:33 - Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo
6:30 - The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty*
8:32 - Spare by Prince Harry
9:43 - Yellowface by RF Kuang*
11:18 - Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute by Talia Hibbert
12:24 - Happy Place by Emily Henry*
14:17 - The Writing Retreat by Julia Bartz
15:56 - Dragonfall by LR Lam*
19:00 - The FiancΓ©e Farce by Alexandria Bellefleur
21:11 - The Last Word by Taylor Adams
22:51 - The Only One Left by Riley Sager*
24:43 - outro
Asterix (*) indicates I received a copy of this book via NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.
π₯ WATCH NEXT π₯
Summerween reading vlog: youtu.be/cZ8WADiLD-c
Reading sapphic books by authors I've previously loved: youtu.be/xEMzK-bml_k
β¨ ABOUT ME β¨
Hey, I'm Sam and I'm a blogger and book reviewer from the West Midlands in the UK. I read most genres, including fantasy (YA and Adult), thrillers, romance, and contemporary fiction. Occasionally non-fiction and historical fiction too!
β¨ HOW I RATE BOOKS β¨
I use CAWPILE (created by Book Roast) to rate every fiction book I read. Learn more: youtu.be/73pcvjMcUuI
β¨ AUDIOBOOKS β¨
Sign up to Scribd using my referral link and you can enjoy 60 days free! scribd.com/g/8w2ig6
If you're looking for information on specific content warnings for any of the books I mention on my channel, please feel free to leave me a comment down below, or contact me through social media. Alternatively, I'd recommend checking out the Trigger Warnings Database: triggerwarningdatabase.com (and on Goodreads goodreads.com/user/show/86920464-trigger-warning-database)
LINKS:
π» Blog: griffblog.co.uk
πΈ Instagram: instagram.com/griff.reads
π¦ Twitter: twitter.com/SamGriffBlog
π Goodreads: goodreads.com/samgriff
π TikTok: tiktok.com/@griffreads
βοΈ email: sam@griffblog.co.uk
β¨ MUSIC β¨
Chinsaku - Blossom - thmatc.co/?l=9CC84027
Photoshop brushes in Thumbnail from Brusheezy.com
We're halfway through the year so let's review the 2023 book releases I've read so far! Some of these I loved and some of these were disappointing π
β° TIMESTAMPS / BOOKS MENTIONED π
0:00 - intro
0:52 - The Marriage Act by John Marrs*
2:58 - Those People Next Door by Kia Abdullah*
4:33 - Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo
6:30 - The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty*
8:32 - Spare by Prince Harry
9:43 - Yellowface by RF Kuang*
11:18 - Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute by Talia Hibbert
12:24 - Happy Place by Emily Henry*
14:17 - The Writing Retreat by Julia Bartz
15:56 - Dragonfall by LR Lam*
19:00 - The FiancΓ©e Farce by Alexandria Bellefleur
21:11 - The Last Word by Taylor Adams
22:51 - The Only One Left by Riley Sager*
24:43 - outro
Asterix (*) indicates I received a copy of this book via NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.
π₯ WATCH NEXT π₯
Summerween reading vlog: youtu.be/cZ8WADiLD-c
Reading sapphic books by authors I've previously loved: youtu.be/xEMzK-bml_k
β¨ ABOUT ME β¨
Hey, I'm Sam and I'm a blogger and book reviewer from the West Midlands in the UK. I read most genres, including fantasy (YA and Adult), thrillers, romance, and contemporary fiction. Occasionally non-fiction and historical fiction too!
β¨ HOW I RATE BOOKS β¨
I use CAWPILE (created by Book Roast) to rate every fiction book I read. Learn more: youtu.be/73pcvjMcUuI
β¨ AUDIOBOOKS β¨
Sign up to Scribd using my referral link and you can enjoy 60 days free! scribd.com/g/8w2ig6
If you're looking for information on specific content warnings for any of the books I mention on my channel, please feel free to leave me a comment down below, or contact me through social media. Alternatively, I'd recommend checking out the Trigger Warnings Database: triggerwarningdatabase.com (and on Goodreads goodreads.com/user/show/86920464-trigger-warning-database)
LINKS:
π» Blog: griffblog.co.uk
πΈ Instagram: instagram.com/griff.reads
π¦ Twitter: twitter.com/SamGriffBlog
π Goodreads: goodreads.com/samgriff
π TikTok: tiktok.com/@griffreads
βοΈ email: sam@griffblog.co.uk
β¨ MUSIC β¨
Chinsaku - Blossom - thmatc.co/?l=9CC84027
Photoshop brushes in Thumbnail from Brusheezy.com