Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Join me for my first vlog of the new year and the first one after a long hiatus. I take you along in December as I settle in my new house and attempt to work on drafting the final book in my YA dark academia trilogy

Timestamps
00:00 Where have I been?
07:31 What I’m working on this month
12:11 Filling my bookshelves
14:58 Book haul
32:55 Dawn of the Firebird TO launch
34:32 AMoM BK 3 update
42:33 Niagara Falls trip
45:50 Final update

🎥 VIDEOS I MENTIONED
where have i been? youtu.be/a9tp_Z2hxBg

📘 BOOKS I MENTIONED
Dawn of the Firebird by Sarah Mughal Rana
Hope Ablaze by Sarah Mughal Rana (this is her YA debut)
For She is Wrath by Emily Varga
I, Medusa by Ayana Grey
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Moan by Junji Ito
Liminal Space 2 by Junji Ito
Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman
Carl’s Doomsday Scenario by Matt Dinniman
Girl Dinner by Olivie Blake
We Live Here Now by Sarah Pinborough
Behind Her Eyes by Sarah Pinborough
Holy Terrors by Margaret Owen
Little Thieves Trilogy by Margaret Owen
Slaying the Vampire Conqueror by Carissa Broadbent
Crown on Nyaxia series by Carissa Broadbent
The Floating World by Axie Oh
The Will of the Many by James Islington
The Summer I Ate the Rich by Maika and Maritza Moulite

☀️ MORE INFORMATION
Solo Leveling is the anime I mentioned

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Blood Like Magic: goodreads.com/book/show/52305778-blood-like-magic
Blood Like Fate: goodreads.com/book/show/52305972-blood-like-fate
Delicious Monsters: goodreads.com/book/show/61273084-delicious-monsters
Tender Beasts: goodreads.com/book/show/176530010-tender-beasts
A Mastery of Monsters: goodreads.com/book/show/198374537-a-mastery-of-monsters

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🎶 MUSIC CREDITS

Music by Ebony Loren - Childish - thmatc.co/?l=FF27F04C
Music by Dylan Thom - Hero - thmatc.co/?l=17F2BE21
Music by Pluto & Charon - All Is Lost - thmatc.co/?l=1B2A8DF0

📹 EQUIPMENT I USE

Camera: Sony ZV1F, DJI Osmo Pocket, iPhone 13 Pro Max
Editing: Premiere Pro CC