PROJECT HAIL MARY - ANDY WEIR | INTERSTELLAR BOOK CLUB MARCH 2022Max Reads2022-04-04 | Thanks for tuning in for out livestream! Don't forget to subscribe to the amazing cohosts...
Interstellar Bookclub: discord.gg/wKZ5pNHFtMBLUEBIRD by CIEL PIERLOT | INTERSTELLAR BOOKCLUB JUNE 2024Max Reads2024-06-30 | Thanks for tuning in for our liveshow!
INTERSTELLAR BOOKCLUB: discord.gg/rrGFbnud36THREE BODY PROBLEM - CIXIN LIU | INTERSTELLAR BOOKSLUB DEC 2023Max Reads2024-01-08 | Description update to come!READING WRAP-UP & UNHAUL | SEPTEMBER 2023Max Reads2023-10-26 | Bit late, and sorry about the awful winter yellow lighting... But here's what I read this September!
00:00 Intro 00:35 Crucible of Gold 02:36 The Salt Grows Heavy 04:08 Dresden Files progress 07:43 Meg 09:14 The Day of Forever 10:32 UnhaulEVERVILLE - CLIVE BARKER | DARK FANTASY BOOK REVIEW (2nd BOOK OF THE ART)Max Reads2023-10-17 | Had this one filmed for quite a while, so enjoy listening to a slightly less tired, shorter haired Max from the past tell you what he thought about Everville...
00:00 Intro 00:31 Plot 01:56 Review 08:37 Stuff I wasn't sure aboutCHANNEL UPDATE 2023 | BACK FROM THE DEADMax Reads2023-09-26 | Hey everyone! I'm back with content, and plans, and things, and stuff...
If you're still here, thanks for being patient and having faith, lending your strength to allow my majestic resurrection and imminent rise to power. Big love. More to come x
00:00 Intro, welcome back me! 02:19 Channel stuff 04:57 What I've read since last upload 08:53 Unhaul 13:53 OutroLAST EXIT - MAX GLADSTONE | INTERSTELLAR BOOKCLUB JULY 2023Max Reads2023-07-31 | Thanks for tuning in for the liveshow! Make sure you check out everybody's channels!
Tina - youtube.com/@SoundFuryBookReviewsSINOPTICON - SCI FI SHORT STORY COLLECTION BOOK REVIEWMax Reads2023-03-11 | Really impressed with this short story collection! If you've read it comment your thoughts below...
00:00 Intro 00:22 ReviewBOOK OF NIGHT - HOLLY BLACK | URBAN FANTASY BOOK REVIEWMax Reads2023-03-02 | Thanks for tuning in for this review! If you've read this one let me know what you thought down below... A great start to what hopefully turns out a great series!
00:00 Intro 00:21 Plot 01:38 Review 07:47 Stuff I wasn't sure aboutA CRACK IN THE WORLD - JAMES MORDECHAI | COSMIC HORROR BOOK REVIEWMax Reads2023-02-06 | Had loads of fun with this one! Thanks again to the author for sending me an advanced copy! Definitely recommend any cosmic horror fans get their slimy hands on this awesome new addition to the genre...
00:00 Intro 00:28 Plot 01:28 Review 05:55 Stuff I wasn't sure about2022 MISCELLANY - 10 MINI REVIEWSMax Reads2023-01-12 | Hey everyone! Here's me talking about some books I read in 2022 that I don't really feel warranted their own entire video, so enjoy these mini baby reviews! If you've read any of these ones be sure to let me know down below what you thought...
The Longest Walk - Giuseppe Maniscalco 50 Words for Snow - Nancy Campbell A Field-guide to the Little People - Nancy Arrowsmith The Book of English Magic - Phillip Carr-Gomm & Richard Heygate Madame Zero - Sarah Hall Communion - Whitley Strieber Folk Tales of the North American Indian - Henry Schoolcraft The Book of Werewolves - Sabine Baring-Gould Deliverance - Jason Bray The Secret Commonwealth of Elves, Fauns and Fairies - Robert Kirk
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00:00 Intro 00:29 The Longest Walk 01:34 50 Words for Snow 02:35 A Field-guide to the Little People 04:10 The Book of English Magic 06:03 Madame Zero 06:38 Communion 08:38 Folk Tales of the North American Indian 10:17 The Book of Werewolves 11:49 Deliverance 13:27 The Secret Commonwealth of Elves, Fauns and Fairies2023 BOOK UNHAUL | DONATION PILEMax Reads2023-01-04 | Let's start the year by making a little room for some new books! Happy New Year everyone! I hope you had an OK 2022, and I wish you the best for 2023, feel like at this point we definitely all deserve the break... Are you getting rid of anything this year? It's a hard step to take but it feels good if you manage to convince yourself to jump!
No timebar markers for this one, even though it probably would have been sensible. Ho-hum.SMALL GODS - TERRY PRATCHETT | FANTASY BOOK REVIEW (DISCWORLD #13)Max Reads2022-12-04 | Please excuse the horrible yellow winter indoor lighting! This is a great place to jump into discworld and I highly recommend it. Which Discworld book is your all time favourite?
00:00 Intro 00:41 Plot 02:02 ReviewGALLANT - V. E. SCHWAB | FANTASY HORROR BOOK REVIEWMax Reads2022-10-26 | Grab this book and smash through it in an afternoon! If you've read it let me know what you thought? If you've read both this one and Addie Larue, which one did you prefer?
00:00 Intro 00:28 Plot 01:57 ReviewTHE ATLAS SIX - OLIVIE BLAKE | FANTASY BOOK REVIEWMax Reads2022-10-14 | Been a good few weeks but I'm back with a review! Maybe one day I'll clear this enormous backlog.... who knows?.... If you've read this one, let me know what you thought!
00:00 Intro 00:29 Plot 01:54 Review 06:19 Things I wasn't sure aboutIRON WIDOW - XIRAN JAY ZHAO | SCI FI FANTASY BOOK REVIEWMax Reads2022-09-06 | Mixed feelings about this one. Definitely shone in some places though, and what an original idea! If you've read this one, what did you think?
00:00 Intro 00:22 Plot 01:57 ReviewPHYSICAL TBR | BOOKS I OWN BUT HAVENT READ | AUG 2022 (92 BOOKS)Max Reads2022-08-29 | I've gone and swamped myself and probably have enough to read for the next two years.... Why am I like this!? If any look interesting, let me know so I know which ones to review sooner! Thanks so much everybody for helping get this channel to 1000 subscribers!
00:00 Intro 01:08 TBR 01:35 Classic, contemporary, non-fiction 03:36 Horror 05:37 Short story collections 07:28 Fantasy 11:15 Sci-fi 14:38 Wrap-upTHE SKIN - J. E. HANNAFORD | FANTASY BOOK REVIEW (BLACK HINDS WAKE #1)Max Reads2022-08-10 | Make sure you follow J. E. Hannaford on twitter and keep your ear to the ground for Black Hind's Wake book #2! Love this fantasy world, and can't wait to DIVE back in...
00:00 Intro 00:39 Plot 01:41 Review 06:45 Stuff I wasn't sure about 08:31 OutroTHE KAIJU PRESERVATION SOCIETY - JOHN SCALZI | FANTASY SCI FI BOOK REVIEWMax Reads2022-08-04 | This book was so much fun! What a bonkers ride. I really hope that he's inspired to make this book NOT a one-off and revisit this universe again because there's so much potential here! Short little review for a teeny weeny book...
00:00 Intro 00:19 Plot 01:08 Review 05:24 OutroWINTERSET HOLLOW - JONATHAN EDWARD DURHAM | FOLK HORROR BOOK REVIEWMax Reads2022-07-30 | Mixed feelings on this one but I'd love to know what you thought about it. Either way it's a super original blood-drenched rollercoaster of a book! Let me know down below if you've read it!
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Content warnings: Gore, death, colonialismTHE FISHERMAN - JOHN LANGAN | HORROR BOOK REVIEWMax Reads2022-07-25 | Wow. Absolutely blown away, this is one of the best horror novels I've read in my entire life. I beg you to just jump in blind with this one because you'll be blown away.
Content warnings: gore, death, sexROSE MADDER - STEPHEN KING | FANTASY HORROR BOOK REVIEWMax Reads2022-06-14 | Cor, what a gruesome book! Really enjoyed this one, but I hear it's pretty divisive, so let me know what you thought if you've read it!
00:00 Intro 00:49 Plot 02:25 ReviewPROJECT HAIL MARY - ANDY WEIR | SCI FI ADVENTURE BOOK REVIEWMax Reads2022-05-25 | This had its retrospective bumps, but overall what a fun ride! Let me know what you thought if you've read it!
00:00 Intro 00:34 Plot 01:36 Review 06:38 Stuff I wasn't sure about 11:00 OutroESCAPING FIRST CONTACT - T. S. BEIER | SCI FI BOOK REVIEWMax Reads2022-05-16 | Finally got round to reviewing one of our Interstellar Bookclub picks! I really enjoyed this one, and can't wait to get to the sequels. Have you read this? What did you think?
00:00 Intro 00:17 Plot 00:51 Review 05:12 Spoiler bits I wasn't sure aboutALIENS: PHALANX - SCOTT SIGLER | SCI FI HORROR BOOK REVIEWMax Reads2022-05-07 | Enjoying the books in this franchise so far. If you've read any of the alien books, which one stood out the most to you? Thanks for watching my review!
00:00 Intro 00:19 Plot 1:12 ReviewLIGHT FROM UNCOMMON STARS - RYKA AOKI | SCI FI FANTASY BOOK REVIEWMax Reads2022-05-01 | What a huge mashup of different genres. I'm really curious to get as many different opinions on this book that was definitely cosy, but wasn't for me! Let me know if you loved it!
00:00 Intro 00:26 Plot 01:35 Review 10:26 Big spoilery bits 13:02 OutroOUR WIVES UNDER THE SEA - JULIA ARMFIELD | SURREAL HORROR BOOK REVIEWMax Reads2022-04-18 | Spooky and romantic, this one will haunt you for a long time. Loved this book to death, and I'm going to be thinking about it for ages! If you've read it let me know what you thought.
00:00 Intro 00:32 Plot 01:11 ReviewGWENDYS BUTTON BOX - STEPHEN KING & RICHARD CHIZMAR | FANTASY THRILLER BOOK REVIEWMax Reads2022-03-28 | This is shelved as horror, but I'm not convinced. If you've read this one let me know what you thought, and feel free to join our Stephen King Dark Tower Readalong! O Discordia!
00:00 Intro 00:37 Plot 01:38 ReviewCERTAIN DARK THINGS - SILVIA MORENO-GARCIA | VAMPIRE BOOK REVIEWMax Reads2022-03-16 | Always hesitant to read vampire stuff, but this was pretty cool! Let me know what you thought of it, and what other Sylvia Moreno-Garcia book I should check out next...
00:00 Intro 00:32 Plot 02:06 Review 05:17 Stuff I wasn't sure about 08:38 OutroNOTES FROM THE BURNING AGE - CLAIRE NORTH | DYSTOPIAN SCI FI FANTASY BOOK REVIEWMax Reads2022-03-11 | Let's clear this big fat review backlog YO! If you've read this one I'd love to hear what genre you think it belongs in, so be sure to let me know!
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Content warnings: Blood, death, sexual assault, drugsPARALLEL HELLS - LEON CRAIG | HORROR SHORT STORIES BOOK REVIEWMax Reads2022-02-22 | This one is out now! 17th Feb 2022, so go and get yourself a copy of this insanely good debut collection. If you've read it what did you think?
Content warnings: Sex, gore, violence, abuse, death, drugsMORDEW - ALEX PHEBY | FANTASY BOOK REVIEWMax Reads2022-02-13 | Absolutely loved this one! Thanks for tuning in for this review. If you've read it, let me know what you thought in the comments below.
00:00 Intro 00:19 Plot 02:02 Review 07:50 Stuff I didn't likeAUTHOR Q&A | JAMIE MOLLART - KINGS OF A DEAD WORLDMax Reads2022-02-04 | Talking this evening with Jamie Mollart about his fantastic UK dystopian science fiction novel, Kings of a Dead World!
Special edition paperbacks in stock at Waterstones now!DARK TOWER READALONG | JANUARY 2022 | LIVE SHOW (THE GUNSLINGER/THE DRAWING OF THE THREE)Max Reads2022-01-31 | Great to see you all here, hope you're having a wonderful 2022. Make sure you say hi in the comments and join our discussion discord if you're not on it already! Links all below!
Dark Tower discord: discord.gg/K4cFBE6GYH2021 BOOKTUBE END OF YEAR WRAP UP! TOP 10 BOOKS, AUTHOR DISCOVERIES, BOOK UNHAUL and MORE!Max Reads2022-01-25 | 2021 is finally over! Can't wait to smash through another stack of books this year too. Thanks to everyone who made being part of the booktube community so great! Hope you all have an amazing 2022.
00:00 Intro 00:45 How much did I read? 01:13 Top 10 books of the year 07:37 DNFs 08:39 Hoe do I review this? 09:39 Best new authors 11:27 Hot and juicy 2022 releases 13:41 Book unhaul 14:59 Book clubs and readalongs 16:01 Books I've been putting off for way too long 17:17 Booktube resolutions 18:20 Outro, Bye!THE GUNSLINGER - STEPHEN KING | FANTASY BOOK REVIEW (DARK TOWER #1)Max Reads2022-01-23 | Really excited to be on this journey again as part of our Dark Tower readalong. This is a series that only gets better the second time around. If you've read it, then let me know what you thought in the comments. We'd love to have you on board for the discord readalong group, just click the link below!
Content warnings: Death, sex, manipulation, mild goreWHITE NIGHT - JIM BUTCHER | URBAN FANTASY BOOK REVIEW (DRESDEN FILES #9)Max Reads2022-01-13 | Finally back on this series after way too long! If you've read this one let me know what you thought of it. Hope everybody had a great New Year, 2022 is going to be a great one! Sorry about the slightly dark camera today... bit rainy here :)
00:00 Intro 00:38 Plot 01:44 Review 07:53 Some spoiler bitsDUNE - FRANK HERBERT | RETRO SCI FI BOOK REVIEWMax Reads2021-12-30 | New camera, hope the audio and picture are better! So glad I re-read this. Picked up on so much more than I did when I read it as a youngster... If you've read this let me know what you thought, and how you thought it compared to the movie!
00:00 Intro 00:50 Plot 02:59 Fresh grownup eyeballs 03:52 Review 14:02 Bits I don't know where to put 17:04 OutroTHE DARK TOWER 2022 STEPHEN KING READALONG | BOOKTUBE ANNOUNCEMENTMax Reads2021-12-13 | Calling all Stephen King fans and curious readers! Hope you join us on this year long readalong. Can't wait to discuss everything with you and get to know you all! Hop on the discord and say hello to everyone and in January it's all going to kick off!
00:00 Intro 00:33 The Dark Tower 01:29 The hosts and I 01:52 2022 BOOK SCHEDULE 02:00 January 02:28 February 02:59 March 03:05 April 03:12 May 03:28 June 04:01 August 04:14 September 04:28 October 04:42 November 04:58 December 05:04 Discord and OutroTHE LAST GRADUATE - NAOMI NOVIK | FANTASY DARK ACADEMIA BOOK REVIEW (SCHOLOMANCE #2)Max Reads2021-12-10 | New review! Juicy worldbuilding again from Novik, and I can't wait to see how the series is concluded in the next one... If you've read this let me know what you thought in the comments! Like and sub for more reviews! Let me know what you're reading right now!
00:00 Intro 00:23 Plot 02:20 Review 09:03 Spoilery bits 10:19 OutroIRON WIDOW - XIRAN JAY ZHAO | INTERSTELLAR BOOK CLUB NOVEMBER 2021Max Reads2021-11-29 | Thanks for joining our giant robot screaming session! Make sure you sub to all the wonderful co-hosts!
Melody: youtube.com/channel/UCysPxHf5MwHp9sAHr2QN2DwTHE DANGERS OF SMOKING IN BED - MARIANA ENRIQUEZ | NEW WEIRD DARK HORROR SHORT STORIES REVIEWMax Reads2021-11-27 | Still getting my head around reviewing short story collections! I know the reviews aren't coming thick and quick right now but I'm slowly getting through a backlog... If you've read this one, let me know in the comments what you thought! What are you reading this weekend?
00:00 Intro 00:18 Review and some book recs!QUICKFIRE FANTASY BOOKTUBE BOOK TAG | NOVEMBER 2021Max Reads2021-11-15 | Thanks for the tag Peter! Hope you like my answers! I've tagged some more people below and linked their channels so follow this train and see what everybody else said... Feel free to use the questions, but make sure you credit the original tag creator, who I'll link below.
Interstellar Bookclub: discord.gg/JcEGgbh6ZSA MEMORY CALLED EMPIRE - ARKADY MARTINE | SCI FI BOOK REVIEW (TEIXCALAAN #1)Max Reads2021-11-04 | Sent to the empire core world with the implanted memories of her predecessor... to investigate his mysterious and untimely death... Some impressive research and culture building from Martine in this one! If you've read this let me know what you thought of it below!
00:00 Intro 00:19 Plot 01:18 Review 07:55 Stuff I wasn't keen onTHE BANDS OF MOURNING - BRANDON SANDERSON | FANTASY BOOK REVIEW (MISTBORN ERA 2 #3)Max Reads2021-11-01 | At the end of a much shorter era than era 1, but this is a landmark moment nonetheless! Thanks for tuning in, and it's onto Stormlight Archive next so stay tuned!
00:00 Intro 00:25 Plot 01:28 Review 06:16 Questions and stuffMAN PLUS - FREDERIK POHL | RETRO SCI FI BOOK REVIEWMax Reads2021-10-25 | It's wild how two books by the same author can have such wildly different vibes and overall feelings. If you've read anything by Frederick Pohl, let me know what you thought of it in the comments! What's your favourite retro sci fi novel?
Content warnings: Genital mutilation, castrationTHE BLOODY CHAMBER AND OTHER STORIES - ANGELA CARTER | FANTASY FAIRY TALE BOOK REVIEWMax Reads2021-10-12 | Love this tiny collection! Don't think I can do Angela Carter justice without a 4 hour video essay, but we'll have a crack at doing it in a few minutes anyway...
00:00 Intro 00:24 ReviewSHADOWS OF SELF - BRANDON SANDERSON | FANTASY BOOK REVIEW (MISTBORN ERA 2 #2)Max Reads2021-10-01 | Why is the picture on the front a spooky mirror? If you know let me know in the comments! Thanks for watching this review, I know I've been gone a couple of weeks but I'm still alive.
00:00 Intro 00:33 Plot 01:56 Review 05:21 Stuff I liked 06:05 Stuff I wasn't too keen onTHE BLACKTONGUE THIEF - CHRISTOPHER BUEHLMAN | GRIMDARK FANTASY BOOK REVIEWMax Reads2021-09-15 | What a brilliant book! 5 stars from me! If you've read this one let me know what you think in the comments!