SPFBO8 Finalists Read-Through – My Predicted Ranking @dominishbooks

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With our SPFBO8 finalists now known, I'm joining a group of (mostly) BookTubers in reading and reviewing all ten books in an alternate final. This is a just-for-fun exercise set up by @CoverswithCassidy and is not affiliated with the SPFBO competition itself.

You can follow our progress here: cassidychivers.com

Here, I read through the synopses for all ten finalists and rank them based on my predicted enjoyment of each book.

0:00 Intro
2:28 Book 10
5:02 Book 9
7:27 Book 8
9:43 Book 7
11:49 Book 6
14:43 Book 5
16:45 Book 4
19:08 Book 3
21:30 Book 2
24:17 Book 1

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$SPFBO8 Finalists Read-Through – My Predicted Ranking With our SPFBO8 finalists now known, Im joining a group of (mostly) BookTubers in reading and reviewing all ten books in an alternate final. This is a just-for-fun exercise set up by @CoverswithCassidy and is not affiliated with the SPFBO competition itself. You can follow our progress here: https://www.cassidychivers.com/ Here, I read through the synopses for all ten finalists and rank them based on my predicted enjoyment of each book. 0:00 Intro 2:28 Book 10 5:02 Book 9 7:27 Book 8 9:43 Book 7 11:49 Book 6 14:43 Book 5 16:45 Book 4 19:08 Book 3 21:30 Book 2 24:17 Book 1 Find me elsewhere: Discord: https://discord.gg/7pvZWqrnAF Twitter: https://twitter.com/dominish_books Bookstagram: https://www.instagram.com/dominish_books/ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/dominish Support the Channel: My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dominish_books My Amazon Wishlist, for the amazingly generous people who like to gift books: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/4HUTZXBVD046?ref wl_share Like what I do? Buy me a coffee (well, tea) to say Thanks: https://ko-fi.com/dominish For new books, I recommend Black Dragon Books, an independent UK bookshop who keep their discounts high and donate a portion the profit from each book sale to BookTrust: https://www.blackdragonbooks.co.uk/?store=5 *This is an affiliate link, which will not impact the price, but I do receive a small commission from the retailer if you use this link* Music by Infraction: https://www.youtube.com/c/Infraction$ $First Chapters - The SPFBO9 Finalists Join me as I sample the first chapter of nine SPFBO9 finalists. I have already read Daughter of the Beast by EC Greaves, so that one is not included. 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Check out the Emergent Realms store and get 10% off your order using the discount code DOM10 https://www.emergentrealms.com/merch Music by Infraction: https://www.youtube.com/c/Infraction$ $SPFBO9: What I Am Reading For Phase 1 #SPFBO is back and Im stoked to return for Team @Bookborn in phase 1 of the competition. The books I am going to be reading in the initial stage are: 0:00 Intro 2:06 The Daughter of the Beast 4:11 Seekers: Winds of Change 6:17 Strangers in the High City 8:06 Askefise 9:33 Unfamiliar Territory 10:45 To Steal the Sun Follow SPFBO9 here: https://mark lawrence.blogspot.com/2023/05/spfbo-9-phase-1.html https://www.zackargyle.com/spfbo-9 https://indieaccords.com/spfbo-9/ And the rest of Team Bookborn here: @TheNerdyNarrative @PonderingsOfPete @AndrewsWizardlyReads @jordanreads Update: The author of Strangers in the High City contacted me on Instagram and has given me this synopsis: Told through multiple perspectives, Strangers In the High City is a tale of battles long-fought with politics and magical blades, of boundaries being drawn in the sand and young hopefuls trying to test their meddle in the world where consequences rarely give second chances, and each step brings the humans, dwarves and elves towards the brink of war yet again... Find me elsewhere: Discord: https://discord.gg/7pvZWqrnAF Twitter: https://twitter.com/dominish_books Bookstagram: https://www.instagram.com/dominish_books/ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/dominish Web: https://www.dominishbooks.com Support the Channel: My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dominish_books My Amazon Wishlist, for the amazingly generous people who like to gift books: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/4HUTZXBVD046?ref wl_share Like what I do? Buy me a coffee (well, tea) to say Thanks: https://ko-fi.com/dominish For new books, I recommend Black Dragon Books, an independent UK bookshop who keep their discounts high and donate a portion the profit from each book sale to BookTrust: https://www.blackdragonbooks.co.uk/?store=5 * This is an affiliate link, which will not impact the price, but I do receive a small commission from the retailer if you use this link * Music by Infraction: https://www.youtube.com/c/Infraction$ $January TBR - Kicking 2024 Off With a Bang? Check out the books Ive put on my TBR for January 2024. I have a couple of carry-overs, a couple of books from my 2024 reading goals, and a couple of additional titles as well. What are you planning to read? Find me elsewhere: Discord: https://discord.gg/7pvZWqrnAF Twitter: https://twitter.com/dominish_books BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/dominishbooks.bsky.social Bookstagram: https://www.instagram.com/dominish_books/ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/dominish Storylace: https://www.storylace.com/user/dominish_books Web: https://www.dominishbooks.com Support the Channel: My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dominish_books My Amazon Wishlist, for the amazingly generous people who like to gift books: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/4HUTZXBVD046?ref wl_share Want cool fantasy merch? Check out the Emergent Realms store and get 10% off your order using the discount code DOM10 https://www.emergentrealms.com/merch Music by Infraction: https://www.youtube.com/c/Infraction$

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Allen https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/123972952 https://www.heidikallen.com/ 14:35 Joseph John Lee https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/95983569 https://joseph-john-lee.com/ 16:30 Kyle Wilhelm https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/146325050 https://kylewilhelmauthor.com/ 17:17 Rex Burke https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/123022915 https://rexburke.com/ 20:44 Thank you and outro Also check out these Kickstarters for books you can see in this showcase: Where Madness Lies: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/heidikallen/where-madness-lies Burden to Bear: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1330920944/burden-to-bear-book-one-of-an-epic-norse-fantasy-series Music for Jonathan Nevairs clip courtesy of @grmusicnyc Find me elsewhere: Discord: https://discord.gg/7pvZWqrnAF Twitter: https://twitter.com/dominish_books Bookstagram: https://www.instagram.com/dominish_books/ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/dominish Web: https://www.dominishbooks.com Support the Channel: My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dominish_books My Amazon Wishlist, for the amazingly generous people who like to gift books: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/4HUTZXBVD046?ref wl_share Like what I do? Buy me a coffee (well, tea) to say Thanks: https://ko-fi.com/dominish For new books, I recommend Black Dragon Books, an independent UK bookshop who keep their discounts high and donate a portion the profit from each book sale to BookTrust: https://www.blackdragonbooks.co.uk/?store=5 * This is an affiliate link, which will not impact the price, but I do receive a small commission from the retailer if you use this link * Music by Infraction: https://www.youtube.com/c/Infraction$