Winx & Ink | Top 5 Wednesday | Favorite Buzzwords @WinxInk | Uploaded January 2016 | Updated October 2024, 54 minutes ago.
It's another Top 5 Wednesday video! The topic this week is Favorite Buzzwords (or words used to describe a book that will make it a guaranteed buy for you).
My top 5 list was:
1. "Magical Cat"
-- Curiosity Thrilled the Cat by Sophie Kelly
-- I Was the Cat by Paul Tobin
2. "Queer"
-- Beyond by SFE R. Monster
-- A Study in Lavender by Joseph R.G. DeMarco
3. "Memoir"
-- A Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan
-- The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. King
4. "Unique Magical System"
-- Arcana Chronicles by Kresley Cole
-- Powder Mage series by Brian McClellan
5. "Nerd Culture"
-- Among Others by Jo Walton
-- Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
Heading to BookDepository? If you buy books while using the following link, I will receive a small commission to help support my channel: bookdepository.com/?a_aid=WinxandInk
Find me on other social media:
TWITTER: twitter.com/40winx
INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/40winx
GOODREADS: goodreads.com/40winx
Or check out my website: winxgoll.net
It's another Top 5 Wednesday video! The topic this week is Favorite Buzzwords (or words used to describe a book that will make it a guaranteed buy for you).
My top 5 list was:
1. "Magical Cat"
-- Curiosity Thrilled the Cat by Sophie Kelly
-- I Was the Cat by Paul Tobin
2. "Queer"
-- Beyond by SFE R. Monster
-- A Study in Lavender by Joseph R.G. DeMarco
3. "Memoir"
-- A Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan
-- The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. King
4. "Unique Magical System"
-- Arcana Chronicles by Kresley Cole
-- Powder Mage series by Brian McClellan
5. "Nerd Culture"
-- Among Others by Jo Walton
-- Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
Heading to BookDepository? If you buy books while using the following link, I will receive a small commission to help support my channel: bookdepository.com/?a_aid=WinxandInk
Find me on other social media:
TWITTER: twitter.com/40winx
INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/40winx
GOODREADS: goodreads.com/40winx
Or check out my website: winxgoll.net
![Favorite Magic Systems | Top 5 Wednesday [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/O6DNodja9Y0/hqdefault.jpg "Favorite Magic Systems | Top 5 Wednesday [CC]
What are your favorite magic systems?? Here are a few of mine for this weeks Top 5 Wednesday.
T5W Goodreads Group: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/118368-top-5-wednesday
Books mentioned:
The Name of the Wind... https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34347493-the-name-of-the-wind
Assassins Apprentice... https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18626895-assassin-s-apprentice
Promise of Blood... https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15790883-promise-of-blood
Sorcerer to the Crown... https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26833370-sorcerer-to-the-crown
Mistborn... https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/68428.The_Final_Empire
If you like my content, buy me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/winxink
Shoutout to Adrienne Tilley who made my lovely new channel art and intro/outro animations! https://www.instagram.com/adriennetilley/
Smore Sci-Fi Book Club: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/244006-s-more-sci-fi-book-club
You can also check out my various podcasts at: https://marshmallowcommonwealth.com/
Find me on other social media:
TWITTER: https://twitter.com/40winx
INSTAGRAM: http://instagram.com/40winx
GOODREADS: http://www.goodreads.com/40winx")
![Vlogmas Day 1 | Queer in Space Readathon! [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/O_UbfAKnPks/hqdefault.jpg "Vlogmas Day 1 | Queer in Space Readathon! [CC]
Hey everyone! This is a quick video, but I just wanted to talk about this epic readathon thats going on for December.
The Queer in Space readathon is hosted by Owl over at Yarn Owl Reads!
Check out their Booktube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLW63JrDD93sHA5vkWEmSEg
Their blog here (with info about the readathon): https://yarnowlreads.wordpress.com/queer-in-space-readathon/
And their official announcement video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHUyAeosZVU
Its a great way to work some great queer sci-fi and spec fic into your TBR. Ive been wanting to pick up my The Stars are Legion for a while, so this is the perfect chance to finally make it happen!
Owl is going to be doing a variety of giveaways, theyve put together a bingo board for the month, and its just full of that supportive, low-pressure vibes that make for a fantastic readathon experience. :D
Are you joining in? Let me know in the comments!
If you like my content, buy me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/winxink
Shoutout to Adrienne Tilley who made my lovely new channel art and intro/outro animations! https://www.instagram.com/adriennetilley/
Smore Sci-Fi Book Club: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/244006-s-more-sci-fi-book-club
You can also check out my various podcasts at: https://marshmallowcommonwealth.com/
Find me on other social media:
TWITTER: https://twitter.com/40winx
INSTAGRAM: http://instagram.com/40winx
GOODREADS: http://www.goodreads.com/40winx")
![Whats in the Box | Autumn 2016 Book Bath Box & Giveaway [Closed]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/QGWpT-yRiPc/hqdefault.jpg "Whats in the Box | Autumn 2016 Book Bath Box & Giveaway [Closed]
This was such a fun video to make! A bit too fun, in fact, and I rambled on for an exceptionally long time. :P This is the start of a new series where Ill be going through the contents of each seasons Book Bath Box and why I chose the items I did.
The theme for the Autumn box was The Science of Fantasy, and it was featuring a book that had aspects of both Science Fiction and Fantasy in it.
As for the items themselves:
The Book: Asteroid Made of Dragons by G. Derek Adams... https://www.inkshares.com/books/asteroid-made-of-dragons
The Bath: Bath Salts by TeaSoapBooks... https://www.etsy.com/shop/TeaSoapBooks
The Extras - Chocolate: Pumpkin Truffles by Moonstruck Chocolate Company... http://www.moonstruckchocolate.com/
The Extras - Tea: Dragons Dream by Riddles Tea Shoppe... https://www.etsy.com/shop/RiddlesTeaShoppe
The Extras - Book Swag: AMOD Pin and Playlist... http://www.bookbathbox.com/amod_playlist
You can check out reviews, unboxings, and subscriber photos at http://www.bookbathbox.com/reviews
You can also order the bookmarks I mentioned at the end of the video here: http://www.bookbathbox.com/shop/product/562906716
Finally, in honor of hitting 1 year on Booktube, I am holding a giveaway for a copy of Asteroid Made of Dragons (with an autographed bookplate)! Its been an amazing year and Im so thankful to you all for making this community the magical place that it is. To enter, just comment down below letting me know you are interested. This giveaway is open internationally. :)
To anyone following my latest blog journey, heres a link to my latest post: Headspace: The Final Frontier http://www.critheal.com/single-post/2016/11/29/Headspace-The-Final-Frontier
If you love books and you love baths, check out my subscription box service, Book Bath Box! The theme for the Winter box is Faeries in History and its sure to be epic: http://bookbathbox.com
Heading to BookDepository? If you buy books while using the following link, I will receive a small commission to help support my channel: http://www.bookdepository.com/?a_aid=WinxandInk
Find me on other social media:
TWITTER: https://twitter.com/40winx
INSTAGRAM: http://instagram.com/40winx
GOODREADS: http://www.goodreads.com/40winx
Or check out my new website and blog: http://www.critheal.com")
