TBR / MBR February '23 @dominishbooks

dominish_books | TBR / MBR February '23 @dominishbooks | Uploaded January 2023 | Updated October 2024, 7 hours ago.
The early-year ARCs are still with me, but there are some buddy reads as well for February and another pick from the TBR jar.

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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:
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: youtube.com/c/Infraction

$TBR / MBR February 23 The early-year ARCs are still with me, but there are some buddy reads as well for February and another pick from the TBR jar. Find me elsewhere: Discord: https://discord.gg/7pvZWqrnAF Twitter: https://twitter.com/dominish_books Bookstagram: https://www.instagram.com/dominish_books/ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/dominish Support the Channel: My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dominish_books My Amazon Wishlist, for the amazingly generous people who like to gift books: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/4HUTZXBVD046?ref wl_share Like what I do? Buy me a coffee (well, tea) to say Thanks: https://ko-fi.com/dominish For new books, I recommend Black Dragon Books, an independent UK bookshop who keep their discounts high and donate a portion the profit from each book sale to BookTrust: https://www.blackdragonbooks.co.uk/?store=5 *This is an affiliate link, which will not impact the price, but I do receive a small commission from the retailer if you use this link* Music by Infraction: https://www.youtube.com/c/Infraction$ $Starlight Jewel by EL Lyons | Spoiler-Free Review Check out my spoiler-free review of Starlight Jewel by EL Lyons. This is book one of the Gifts of the Auldtree series, a self-published adult fantasy. Find me elsewhere: Discord: https://discord.gg/7pvZWqrnAF Twitter: https://twitter.com/dominish_books BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/dominishbooks.bsky.social Bookstagram: https://www.instagram.com/dominish_books/ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/dominish Storylace: https://www.storylace.com/user/dominish_books Web: https://www.dominishbooks.com Support the Channel: My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dominish_books My Amazon Wishlist, for the amazingly generous people who like to gift books: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/4HUTZXBVD046?ref wl_share Want cool fantasy merch? Check out the Emergent Realms store and get 10% off your order using the discount code DOM10 https://www.emergentrealms.com/merch Music by Infraction: https://www.youtube.com/c/Infraction$ $Indie SFF Author Showcase - March 2024 Come and check out some cool indie SFF titles as presented by the authors themselves! Links to find the books are below. If youre an indie/self-published SFF author and you want to take part in a future showcase, you can find details here: https://www.dominishbooks.com/authorshowcase 0:00 Intro 0:25 Delilah Waan https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61189934 https://www.delilahwaan.com/spfbo9_semi-finalists/ 2:08 H.L. Tinsley https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/205363215 https://www.hltinsley.co.uk/ 3:34 Claudia Blood https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/207535109 https://claudiablood.com/ 4:58 Ronit J https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/200223742 https://ronitjauthor.com/ 6:42 Ida K. Stokbaek https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/205867292 https://twitter.com/IKStokbaek 8:25 Susana Imaginário https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/205424910 https://susanaimaginario.com/ 10:56 Thanks and outro Find me elsewhere: Discord: https://discord.gg/7pvZWqrnAF Twitter: https://twitter.com/dominish_books BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/dominishbooks.bsky.social Bookstagram: https://www.instagram.com/dominish_books/ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/dominish Storylace: https://www.storylace.com/user/dominish_books Web: https://www.dominishbooks.com Support the Channel: My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dominish_books My Amazon Wishlist, for the amazingly generous people who like to gift books: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/4HUTZXBVD046?ref wl_share Want cool fantasy merch? Check out the Emergent Realms store and get 10% off your order using the discount code DOM10 https://www.emergentrealms.com/merch Music by Infraction: https://www.youtube.com/c/Infraction$ $SPFBO9 Review: Askefise by Rebecca Schmid Welcome to my spoiler-free review of Askefise, book one in the Tales of Redemeré by Rebecca Schmid. Askefise is an entrant in #SPFBO9 where I am helping @Bookborn with judging for phase one of the competition. Find me elsewhere: Discord: https://discord.gg/7pvZWqrnAF Twitter: https://twitter.com/dominish_books Bookstagram: https://www.instagram.com/dominish_books/ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/dominish Storylace: https://www.storylace.com/user/dominish_books Web: https://www.dominishbooks.com Support the Channel: My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dominish_books My Amazon Wishlist, for the amazingly generous people who like to gift books: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/4HUTZXBVD046?ref wl_share Want cool fantasy merch? Check out the Emergent Realms store and get 10% off your order using the discount code DOM10 https://www.emergentrealms.com/merch Music by Infraction: https://www.youtube.com/c/Infraction$ $Wrapping Up a Great Reading Month - September 24 I hope you guys had a good reading September, mine was great! Let me take you through the books I read... 0:00 Intro 0:53 The Stats 2:37 The Books Find me elsewhere: Discord: https://discord.gg/7pvZWqrnAF Twitter: https://twitter.com/dominish_books BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/dominishbooks.bsky.social Bookstagram: https://www.instagram.com/dominish_books/ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/dominish Storylace: https://www.storylace.com/user/dominish_books Web: https://www.dominishbooks.com Support the Channel: My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dominish_books My Amazon Wishlist, for the amazingly generous people who like to gift books: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/4HUTZXBVD046?ref wl_share Want cool fantasy merch? Check out the Emergent Realms store and get 10% off your order using the discount code DOM10 https://www.emergentrealms.com/merch Music by Infraction: https://www.youtube.com/c/Infraction$ $My Top 5 Unfinished Fantasy Series (2022 Edition) There have been some changes since I first put out my top five unfinished fantasy series last year, so I revisit the list here. You can tell from my voice here that I was ill while filming, so I apologise for that! 0:00 Intro 0:59 Honorable mentions 2:09 5th 3:24 4th 4:25 3rd 5:38 2nd 6:34 1st Find me elsewhere: Discord: https://discord.gg/7pvZWqrnAF Twitter: https://twitter.com/dominish_books Bookstagram: https://www.instagram.com/dominish_books/ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/dominish Support the Channel: My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dominish_books My Amazon Wishlist, for the amazingly generous people who like to gift books: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/4HUTZXBVD046?ref wl_share Like what I do? Buy me a coffee (well, tea) to say Thanks: https://ko-fi.com/dominish For new books, I recommend Black Dragon Books, an independent UK bookshop who keep their discounts high and donate a portion the profit from each book sale to BookTrust: https://www.blackdragonbooks.co.uk/?store=5 *This is an affiliate link, which will not impact the price, but I do receive a small commission from the retailer if you use this link* Music by Infraction: https://www.youtube.com/c/Infraction$ $December TBR - Rounding out 2023 Come and check out what Im planning to read in December, as I set out my TBR to round out the year. This month, I have some carry-overs, a buddy read, and some of the last books from my 2023 reading goals. Find me elsewhere: Discord: https://discord.gg/7pvZWqrnAF Twitter: https://twitter.com/dominish_books BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/dominishbooks.bsky.social Bookstagram: https://www.instagram.com/dominish_books/ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/dominish Storylace: https://www.storylace.com/user/dominish_books Web: https://www.dominishbooks.com Support the Channel: My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dominish_books My Amazon Wishlist, for the amazingly generous people who like to gift books: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/4HUTZXBVD046?ref wl_share Want cool fantasy merch? Check out the Emergent Realms store and get 10% off your order using the discount code DOM10 https://www.emergentrealms.com/merch Music by Infraction: https://www.youtube.com/c/Infraction$ $Silver Queendom by Dan Koboldt | Spoiler-Free Review I review Silver Queendom by Dan Koboldt, a new heist adventure by Angry Robot Books. Pick up a copy of the book (affiliate link): https://www.blackdragonbooks.co.uk/shop/genre/fantasy/silver-queendom/?store=5 Find me elsewhere: Discord: https://discord.gg/7pvZWqrnAF Twitter: https://twitter.com/dominish_books Bookstagram: https://www.instagram.com/dominish_books/ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/dominish Support the Channel: My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dominish_books My Amazon Wishlist, for the amazingly generous people who like to gift books: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/4HUTZXBVD046?ref wl_share Like what I do? Buy me a coffee (well, tea) to say Thanks: https://ko-fi.com/dominish For new books, I recommend Black Dragon Books, an independent UK bookshop who keep their discounts high and donate a portion the profit from each book sale to BookTrust: https://www.blackdragonbooks.co.uk/?store=5 *This is an affiliate link, which will not impact the price, but I do receive a small commission from the retailer if you use this link* Music by Infraction: https://www.youtube.com/c/Infraction$ $Shoutouts Go and check out some great SFF content creators: 0:00 Intro 1:21 @AnEruditeAdventure 2:11 @BookReadingCoffeeDrinking 2:52 @AFictionalEscapist 3:41 @bookendsandbiscuits 4:05 @OwenEdwardsBooks Find me elsewhere: Discord: https://discord.gg/7pvZWqrnAF Twitter: https://twitter.com/dominish_books Bookstagram: https://www.instagram.com/dominish_books/ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/dominish Support the Channel: My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dominish_books My Amazon Wishlist, for the amazingly generous people who like to gift books: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/4HUTZXBVD046?ref wl_share Like what I do? Buy me a coffee (well, tea) to say Thanks: https://ko-fi.com/dominish For new books, I recommend Black Dragon Books, an independent UK bookshop who keep their discounts high and donate a portion the profit from each book sale to BookTrust: https://www.blackdragonbooks.co.uk/?store=5 *This is an affiliate link, which will not impact the price, but I do receive a small commission from the retailer if you use this link* Music by Infraction: https://www.youtube.com/c/Infraction$ $SPFBO8 Finalists Read-Through – My Predicted Ranking With our SPFBO8 finalists now known, Im joining a group of (mostly) BookTubers in reading and reviewing all ten books in an alternate final. This is a just-for-fun exercise set up by @CoverswithCassidy and is not affiliated with the SPFBO competition itself. You can follow our progress here: https://www.cassidychivers.com/ Here, I read through the synopses for all ten finalists and rank them based on my predicted enjoyment of each book. 0:00 Intro 2:28 Book 10 5:02 Book 9 7:27 Book 8 9:43 Book 7 11:49 Book 6 14:43 Book 5 16:45 Book 4 19:08 Book 3 21:30 Book 2 24:17 Book 1 Find me elsewhere: Discord: https://discord.gg/7pvZWqrnAF Twitter: https://twitter.com/dominish_books Bookstagram: https://www.instagram.com/dominish_books/ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/dominish Support the Channel: My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dominish_books My Amazon Wishlist, for the amazingly generous people who like to gift books: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/4HUTZXBVD046?ref wl_share Like what I do? Buy me a coffee (well, tea) to say Thanks: https://ko-fi.com/dominish For new books, I recommend Black Dragon Books, an independent UK bookshop who keep their discounts high and donate a portion the profit from each book sale to BookTrust: https://www.blackdragonbooks.co.uk/?store=5 *This is an affiliate link, which will not impact the price, but I do receive a small commission from the retailer if you use this link* Music by Infraction: https://www.youtube.com/c/Infraction$ $First Chapters - The SPFBO9 Finalists Join me as I sample the first chapter of nine SPFBO9 finalists. I have already read Daughter of the Beast by EC Greaves, so that one is not included. For the others, I loaded the free sample to my Kindle, and here I give you my initial impressions. 0:00 Intro 2:06 The Last Fang of God 4:07 Murder at Spindle Manor 6:30 Cold West 9:12 A Rival Most Vial 11:18 Hills of Heather and Bone 14:02 Master of the Void 17:30 The Wickwire Watch 19:35 The Fall Is All There Is 22:48 The Last Ranger Mark Lawrences SPFBO9 finalists scorecard: https://mark lawrence.blogspot.com/2023/09/finalists-for-spfbo-9.html Find me elsewhere: Discord: https://discord.gg/7pvZWqrnAF Twitter: https://twitter.com/dominish_books BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/dominishbooks.bsky.social Bookstagram: https://www.instagram.com/dominish_books/ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/dominish Storylace: https://www.storylace.com/user/dominish_books Web: https://www.dominishbooks.com Support the Channel: My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dominish_books My Amazon Wishlist, for the amazingly generous people who like to gift books: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/4HUTZXBVD046?ref wl_share Want cool fantasy merch? Check out the Emergent Realms store and get 10% off your order using the discount code DOM10 https://www.emergentrealms.com/merch Music by Infraction: https://www.youtube.com/c/Infraction$ $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$