✨My Top 10 Books of 2021 (+ 20 Honorable Mentions)✨ Biblio Obscura 2022-02-10 | 🖤 2021 Summary Vids 🖤Best LGBT+ Books of 2021 (Part 1): youtube.com/watch?v=3dqCVGSZWi0Best LGBT+ Books of 2021 (Part 2): youtube.com/watch?v=46AF9EN_1sMBest Weird Books of 2021 (Part 1): youtube.com/watch?v=sB51VhFmBm0&t=1sBest Weird Books of 2021 (Part 2): youtube.com/watch?v=brcLTR3OOjA&t=604sBest Dark Books of 2021 (Part 1): youtube.com/watch?v=Vvv7Ig5Ikfg&t=465sBest Dark Books of 2021 (Part 2): youtube.com/watch?v=ZZqy9YN4ee8&t=740sMost Disappointing Books of 2021: last videoTop 10 Books of 2021: this videoWorst Books of 2021: youtube.com/watch?v=Uv7Cw34VYoQ🖤 Links (* = LGBT+ rep)🖤0:00 Intro0:23 Honorable MentionsBeside the Sea - Veronique Olmi (France, French)Comfort Me with Apples - Catherynne M. Valente (US, English)Fever Dream - Samanta Schweblin (Argentina, Spanish)Star Eater* - Kerstin Hall (South Africa, English)The Hunted - Gabriel Bergmoser (Australia, English)The Gracekeepers* - Kirsty Logan (Scotaland, English)Strange Beasts of China - Yan Ge (China, Chinese)Our Bloody Pearl* - D. N. Bryn (US, English)Ice Massacre* - Tiana Warner (Canada, English)The Space Between Worlds* - Micaiah Johnson (US, English)Skyward Inn - Aliya Whiteley (England, English)The Weight of the Stars* - K. Ancrum (US, English)Eartheater - Dolores Reyes (Argentina, Spanish)Tin Man* - Sarah Winman (England, English)Lonely Castle in the Mirror - Mizuki Tsujimura (Japan, Japanese)A Winter's Earl* - Annabelle Greene (Italy, English)He Made Me Do It* - Zee Shine Storm (Fiji, English)Defender of Walls - Tanya Bird (Australia, English) Defender of Hearts - Tanya Bird (Australia, English)Consent - Vanessa Springora (France, French)Sky Burial - Xinran (Tibet/China, Chinese)2:10 Hybrid Child* - Mariko Ohara (Japan, Japanese)3:27 Pet* - Akwaeke Emezi (Nigeria, English)4:38 The Dangers of Smoking in Bed - Mariana Enriquez (Argentina, Spanish)5:52 The Tangleroot Palace* - Marjorie Liu (US, English)7:45 The Membranes* - Chi Ta-Wei (Taiwan, Chinese)9:51 Fragile Remedy* - Maria Ingrande Mora (US, English)12:12 The Past Is Red - Catherynne M. Valente (US, English)13:35 Soul Eater* & Edin* & The Rycke* & Gloam* - Lily Mayne (England, English)16:21 I'm Not Scared - Niccolo Ammaniti (Italy, Italian)17:54 The Offset* - Calder Szewczak (England, English)20:28 Outro🖤 About 🖤 Name: KatLocation: AustraliaGoodreads - bit.ly/3jJT0aIWhere I Request ARCs: NetGalleyWhere I Buy Books: AbebooksWhy I Wear Wigs - bit.ly/2VQfzNnWig - LaceFronts Australia's "Missy"
My Top 8 Reads of the Year (So Far) Biblio Obscura 2023-07-16 | 🖤 Video Links 🖤(* = LGBT+ content)0:00 Honorable Mentions0:30 Book #8 (2022, he/him, England, English)1:38 Book #7 (2021, he/him, US, English)2:55 Book #6 (2019, many Inuit authors, Canada, English)3:47 Book #5 (2022, she/her, US, English)5:13 Book #4 (2023, NBi/they/she, US?, English)*6:18 Book #3 (2022, she/her, England, English)*7:30 Book #2 (2020Sp/2022En, she/her, Spain, Spanish)*9:05 Book #1 (2023, he/him, Mexico-US, English)*11:34 Outro🖤 About 🖤Name: KatLocation - Australia (from the US)Goodreads - bit.ly/3jJT0aI
Top 8 Romances of 2023 (So Far): Dark Edition Biblio Obscura 2023-07-12 | 🖤 Video Links 🖤(* = LGBT+ content)0:00 Intro1:13 Honorable Mentions1:38 #8 (she/her, US, English)*2:48 #7 (unknown, unknown, English)*3:53 #6 (she/her & she/her, Poland, English)*6:02 #5 (she/her, US, English)*6:59 #4 (they/them, US, English)*9:32 #3 (she/her, US, English)*11:33 #2 (she/her & she/her, Poland, English)*13:31 #1 (she/her, unknown, English)*15:09 Outro🖤 Mentioned 🖤Captive Prince Dupes: youtube.com/watch?v=XLUSaHH9neQ🖤 About 🖤Name: KatLocation - Australia (from the US)Goodreads - bit.ly/3jJT0aI
Korean Film to Book Recs 🇰🇷🎬→📚ft Female Assassins & Bloody Revenge 💅⚖️🔪 Biblio Obscura 2023-07-06 | 🖤 Video Links 🖤(* = LGBT+ content)0:00 Intro1:17 My Name (2021 TV Series, Korean)Trailer: youtube.com/watch?v=ZOl7iOrD31Q3:46 Alchemy of Souls (2022 TV Series, Korean)Trailer: youtube.com/watch?v=50kLmhGpt1s5:58 Somebody* (2022 TV Series, Korean)Trailer: youtube.com/watch?v=4V_NrQIHLKI8:25 The Glory (2022 TV Series, Korean)Trailer: youtube.com/watch?v=tqVVrTvrI8U10:56 Kill Bongsoon (2023 Movie, Korean)Trailer: youtube.com/watch?v=70e5RjgkHjU&pp=ygUOa2lsbCBib25nc29vbiA%3D13:11 Night in Paradise (2020 Movie, Korean)Trailer: youtube.com/watch?v=_Sm6_FK51VA15:21 Outro🖤 About 🖤Name: KatLocation - Australia (from the US)Goodreads - bit.ly/3jJT0aI
Reading Wrap-Up #7 | Dark Creature Features Biblio Obscura 2023-07-03 | 🖤 Video Links 🖤(* = LGBT+ content)0:00 Intro0:56 (he/him, England, English)*3:44 (he/him, Wales, English)6:23 (they/she, US?, English)*10:38 (he/him, Mexico, English)*13:59 (she/her, US, English)15:44 Outro 🖤 About 🖤Name: KatLocation - Australia (from the US)Goodreads - bit.ly/3jJT0aI
12 Horror Books My Fav Booktubers Love 🖤 Biblio Obscura 2023-06-27 | **This was filmed a few months ago but I decided to upload it anyways.**🖤 Video Links 🖤0:00 Intro1:19 Recommended 2x4:12 Recommended 3x7:02 Recommended 4x10:00 Recommended 5x11:15 Outro🖤 Booktubers Mentioned 🖤 @haileyhughes @PrettyInPapercuts @BooksandLala @AmyNoelleReads @mandysmorgueofhorror @katrinabrown @ashleyslittlelibrary @NightmareMaven @superblomper @BooksandBao @jack_edwards @ReadingWithMeg @BooksWaffles 🖤 About 🖤Name: KatLocation - Australia (from the US)Goodreads - bit.ly/3jJT0aI
Most Anticipated Recent Book Releases! Biblio Obscura 2023-03-28 | 🖤 Video 🖤 * = LGBT+ content0:00 Honorable Mentions0:53 Angel of Blood - Hayley Briana (she/her, US, March 3)1:53 Monstrilio* - Gerardo Samano Cordova (he/him, US, March 7)3:34 The Trees Grew Because I Bled There* - Eric LaRocca (he/they, US, March 7)4:24 Pinata - Leopoldo Gout (he/him, Mexico-US, March 14)5:32 Feed Them Silence* - Lee Mandelo (he/they, US, March 14)7:24 Nothing but the Rain - Naomi Salman (she/her, France, March 14)8:39 Blue Hunger* - Viola Di Grado (she/her, Italy, March 14)10:16 Y/N - Esther Yi (she/her, Korea-Germany, March 21)11:36 The Last Catastrophe - Allegra Hyde (she/her, US, March 28)12:46 Cutting Your Teeth* - Caylan MacRae (they/she, US, March 31)🖤 About 🖤 Name - KatLocation - AustraliaFrom - USGoodreads - bit.ly/3jJT0aIContact - katadactyl@gmail.com (but I don't check it often)
Reading Wrap-Up #6 | Beautifully Bizarre & Dark Biblio Obscura 2023-03-27 | 🖤 Video 🖤 * = LGBT+ content0:00 Intro0:42 The Merry Dredgers* - Jeremy C. Shipp (he/him, US, April 25, 2023)3:05 Pure Silence* - K.L. Hiers (they/them, US, 2022)8:00 The Trees Grew Because I Bled There* - Eric LaRocca (he/they, US, March 7, 2023)10:49 Primal* - K.A. Merikan (she/her, Poland, 2022)15:30 Venomous Lumpsucker - Ned Beauman (he/him, England, 2022)🖤 About 🖤 Name - KatLocation - AustraliaFrom - USGoodreads - bit.ly/3jJT0aIContact - katadactyl@gmail.com (but I don't check it often)
Reading Wrap-Up #5 | Captive Prince Dupe Test #1 Biblio Obscura 2023-03-05 | 🖤 Video 🖤 * = LGBT+ contentthe OG seriesauthor - C.S. Pacat (she/her/he/him)book 1 - Captive Prince* (Australia, 2015)book 2 - Prince's Gambit* (Australia, 2015)book 3 - Kings Rising* (Australia, 2016)Captive Prince dupe quest video: youtube.com/watch?v=AXh9V0AQoS0&t=475s0:00 intro0:42 Zercy* - Kora Knight (she/her, US, English, 2017)5:27 Under His Heel* (#1-4) - Adara Wolf (she/her, unknown country, English, 2018-2020)11:21 A Knife and a Blade* - Adelaide Blaike (she/her, Australia, English, 2022)15:16 Just a Bit Ruthless* - Alessandra Hazard (she/her, unknown country, English, 2016)19:48 Just a Bit Heartless* - Alessandra Hazard (she/her, unknown country, English, 2022)🖤 About 🖤 Name - KatLocation - AustraliaFrom - USGoodreads - bit.ly/3jJT0aIContact - katadactyl@gmail.com (but I don't check it often)
5 Super-Specific Book Recs: LGBT+ Pirates & Sailors 🌊☠️🏳️🌈 Biblio Obscura 2023-03-01 | 🖤 Video 🖤 0:00 intro1:07 The Raven and the Banshee* - Carolyn Elizabeth (she/her, Canada, English)3:18 Our Bloody Pearl* - D. N. Bryn (they/them, US, English)6:10 The Route of Ice and Salt* - Jose Luis Zarate, transl by David Bowles (he/him, Mexico, Spanish)7:45 Kidnapped by the Pirate* - Keira Andrews (she/her, Canada, English)10:26 The Abyss Surrounds Us* - Emily Skrutskie (she/her, US, English)🖤 About 🖤 Name - KatLocation - AustraliaFrom - USGoodreads - bit.ly/3jJT0aIContact - katadactyl@gmail.com (but I don't check it often)
5 Booktubers You NEED TO WATCH for Dark Book Recs Biblio Obscura 2023-02-26 | 🖤 Video 🖤 0:00 intro0:30 Sam (she/they) @superblomper 2:19 Samantha (she/her) @expertbooksmuggler 3:58 Coral (she/her) @PrettyInPapercuts 5:29 Erin (she/her) @ErinMegan 6:58 Rachel (she/her) @TheShadesofOrange 9:19 tell me your fav dark book booktubers!🖤 About 🖤 Name - KatLocation - AustraliaFrom - USGoodreads - bit.ly/3jJT0aIContact - katadactyl@gmail.com (but I don't check it often)
Reading Wrap-Up #4 | Horror & Gore Galore Biblio Obscura 2023-02-22 | 🖤 Video 🖤 Most-Anticipated Recent Releases - youtube.com/watch?v=lWNOQWzYk0gFinding 50+ Captive Prince Dupes - youtube.com/watch?v=AXh9V0AQoS0&t=2s* = LGBT+ content0:00 introDon't Recommend0:16 (2023, England, English)3:30 (2022, Australia, English)Recommend6:03 (2022, England, English)8:55 (2019, Canada, English)10:52 (2022, US, English)*14:00 (2022, US, English)16:22 currently reading🖤 About 🖤 Name - KatLocation - AustraliaFrom - USGoodreads - bit.ly/3jJT0aIContact - katadactyl@gmail.com (but I don't check it often)
8 Wonderfully Weird Books Under 200 Pages Biblio Obscura 2023-02-19 | 🖤 Video 🖤 * = LGBT+ content0:00 intro0:56 (2017, transl 2018, France, French)2:18 (1995, transl 2021, Taiwan, Chinese)*4:20 (2019, US, English)*5:49 (2016, US, English)*7:32 (2021, US, English)9:52 (2010, transl 2011, Mexico, Spanish)11:25 (1982, US, English)13:09 (1988, transl 2004, Peru, Spanish)15:19 outro🖤 About 🖤 Name: KatLocation: AustraliaFrom: USGoodreads - bit.ly/3jJT0aIContact: katadactyl@gmail.com (but I don't check it often)Why I Wear Wigs - bit.ly/2VQfzNnWig - LaceFronts Australia's "Missy"
More Recent Book Releases! | Dark, Monstrous, LGBT+ Biblio Obscura 2023-02-08 | 🖤 Video 🖤 * = LGBT+ content0:00 intro0:46 Jan 17 (US, English, 2023)1:48 Jan 27* (UK, English, 2023)4:11 Feb 7* (US, English, 2023)5:40 Feb 14 (Bosnia, Croatian, 2023)7:00 Feb 21 (US, English, 2023)8:42 Feb 28 (US, English, 2023)10:06 Jan 10 (Canada, English, 2023)11:00 Feb 21* (US, English, 2023)11:50 outro🖤 About 🖤 Name: KatLocation: AustraliaFrom: USGoodreads - bit.ly/3jJT0aIContact: katadactyl@gmail.com (but I don't check it often)Why I Wear Wigs - bit.ly/2VQfzNnWig - LaceFronts Australia's "Missy"
Reading Wrap Up #3 | Manga, Horror, & Some Trash Biblio Obscura 2023-02-06 | 0:00 intro1:00 book 1 (US, English, 2021)4:17 book 2 (England, English, 2022)5:33 books 3* & 4* (Japan, Japanese, 2019 & 2021)9:00 book 5 (Mexico, Spanish, 2022)11:44 book 6 (US, English, 2015)15:20 currently reading
book haul | dark, weird, & translated Biblio Obscura 2023-01-29 | jen: @jenvcampbell rachel: @TheShadesofOrange 0:00 intro0:44 book 1 (England, English)1:40 book 2 (Poland-Czech Rep-Sweden, Swedish)2:41 book 3 (Austria, German)3:47 book 4 (England, English)4:58 book 5* (Chile, Spanish)6:58 book 6* (Germany, German)8:12 book 7 (Australia, English)9:50 book 8 (England, English)10:50 book 9 (Mexico, Spanish)12:59 book 10 (Germany, German)14:18 outro
on a noble quest to find Captive Prince dupes 👑⛓️ 50+ books Biblio Obscura 2023-01-25 | the OG seriesauthor - C.S. Pacat (she/her/he/him)book 1 - Captive Prince (Australia, 2015)book 2 - Prince's Gambit (Australia, 2015)book 3 - Kings Rising (Australia, 2016)0:00 aid me in my quest2:03 part 1 - 4 must-have elements3:42 part 1 - 4 bonus elements5:26 part 2 - 34 potential CP dupes (fantasy)14:28 part 2 - 3 potential CP dupes (sci-fi)15:10 part 2 - 7 potential CP dupes (historical)16:58 part 2 - 7 potential CP dupes (contemporary)18:47 opinions plz :)
reading wrap up #2 | 2023 Biblio Obscura 2023-01-22 | 5ssr: cannibalism - youtube.com/watch?v=7jUpC39Vp5c&list=PL71i6Dslh6U43yX_N7qTIuFHkPntAhP9_&index=3* = LGBT+ content0:00 intro0:20 book 1* (Japan, Japanese)3:50 book 2* (US, English)7:30 book 3 (Canada, English)10:37 book 4 (Sweden-Czech Rep-Poland, Swedish)15:30 outro
5 super-specific book recs: weird isolated families Biblio Obscura 2023-01-18 | 5 super specific book recs (playlist): youtube.com/watch?v=BkzAUHEsSv8&list=PL71i6Dslh6U43yX_N7qTIuFHkPntAhP9_this video0:00 intro0:46 book 12:15 book 23:58 book 36:27 book 47:55 book 510:28 outro
most anticipated new releases Biblio Obscura 2023-01-15 | Argentine women in translation: youtube.com/watch?v=viPkivN8_a4&t=839sjan & feb 2023 releases0:00 intro0:13 Jan 91:23 Jan 102:25 Jan 123:14 Jan 175:01 Feb 77:44 Feb 219:45 Feb 2310:28 Feb 2812:48 outro
reading wrap up #1 | 2023 Biblio Obscura 2023-01-11 | books 1-4 in 2023 (* = LGBT+ rep)0:00 book 14:09 book 2*7:21 book 3*11:08 book 4
the best 2022 books Biblio Obscura 2023-01-08 | 0:00 intro0:30 #8 1:38 #7 2:15 #6 4:00 #5 6:26 #4 8:05 #3 10:04 #2 13:13 #1
best backlist books of 2022 Biblio Obscura 2023-01-05 | 0:00 intro0:40 rereads1:30 #8 3:05 #7 4:10 #6 5:58 #5 7:24 #4 9:13 #3 10:50 #2 12:26 #1 16:16 outro
the absolute worst books of 2022 Biblio Obscura 2023-01-04 | 0:00 intro0:49 #4 2:20 #3 4:48 #2 7:27 #1 9:58 outro
Top 5 DARKEST Romances Ive Ever Read (And Loved) 🖤 Biblio Obscura 2022-12-30 | 🖤 Links (* = LGBT+ rep)🖤Part 1 of this video: youtube.com/watch?v=rxJxOa4dEOI0:00 Intro0:11 #5* (manga series)2:59 #4* (duet)5:25 #3 (series)7:00 #2* (series)9:25 #1 (standalone)11:55 Outro🖤 About 🖤 Name: KatLocation: AustraliaGoodreads - bit.ly/3jJT0aIWhere I Request ARCs: NetGalleyWhere I Buy Books: AbebooksContact: katadactyl@gmail.comWhy I Wear Wigs - bit.ly/2VQfzNnWig - LaceFronts Australia's "Missy"
🖤 The DARKEST Romances Ive EVER Read 🖤 Biblio Obscura 2022-09-07 | 🖤 Links (* = LGBT+ rep)🖤0:00 Intro0:39 Hades Hangmen series - Tillie Cole (England)1:27 Kingdom of Walls trilogy - Tanya Bird (Australia)3:01 A Soul to Keep - Opal Reyne (Australia)5:18 Teeth* - Hannah Moskowitz (US)6:41 Mars manga series - Fuyumi Soryo (Japan, Japanese)8:41 Warning9:05 Drawing Blood* - Poppy Z Brite (US)10:40 The Foxhole Court trilogy* - Nora Sakavic (US)13:02 As Meat Loves Salt* - Maria McCann (England)14:32 Evenfall duology* - Ais & Santino Hassell (US)16:32 Captive Prince trilogy* - C.S. Pacat (Australia)🖤 About 🖤 Name: KatLocation: AustraliaGoodreads - bit.ly/3jJT0aIWhere I Request ARCs: NetGalleyWhere I Buy Books: AbebooksContact: katadactyl@gmail.comWhy I Wear Wigs - bit.ly/2VQfzNnWig - LaceFronts Australia's "Missy"
Recent Dark Book Releases I NEED to Read Biblio Obscura 2022-09-05 | 🖤 Links (* = LGBT+ rep)🖤0:00 Intro0:58 Bad Girls* - Camila Sosa Villada (Argentina, Spanish) 2:07 Not Good for Maidens* - Tori Bovalino (US)2:42 Misrule (#2)* - Heather Walter (US)3:57 The Servant and the Gentleman (#2)* - Annabelle Greene (Italy)5:53 These Prisoning Hills - Christopher Rowe (England)6:53 Hell Followed with Us* - Andrew Joseph White (US)7:50 From Below - Darcy Coates (Australia)9:02 Odder Still* - D.N. Bryn (US)10:44 Boys, Beasts & Men* - Sam J. Miller (US)11:27 The Petting Zoos - K.S. Covert (Canada)12:08 A Crown of Hopes and Sorrows (#2)* - Nicole Bailey (unknown)13:00 We Can Never Leave This Place* - Eric LaRocca (Canada)14:02 Outro🖤 About 🖤 Name: KatLocation: AustraliaGoodreads - bit.ly/3jJT0aIWhere I Request ARCs: NetGalleyWhere I Buy Books: AbebooksContact: katadactyl@gmail.comWhy I Wear Wigs - bit.ly/2VQfzNnWig - LaceFronts Australia's "Missy"
A Very Odd August Wrap-Up | Monsters, BDSM, & Horror Biblio Obscura 2022-08-31 | 🖤 Links (* = LGBT+ rep)🖤Real vs. Fake BDSM Romances (@TheBookRefuge): youtube.com/watch?v=AqIXUouKahI&t=1515s0:00 Intro0:30 A Soul to Keep (#1) - Opal Reyne (Australia)4:17 Luxuria (#1) - Colette Rhodes (New Zealand)5:39 Morning Glory Milking Farm (#1) - C.M. Nascosta (US)7:47 Heart-Shaped Box - Joe Hill (US)10:05 Fake vs. Real BDSM Romances11:54 Kinked Up* - M.C. Roth (Canada)13:23 For Real* - Alexis Hall (England)16:57 A Lady for a Duke* - Alexis Hall (England)18:14 Bought (#1) - Lauren Landish & Willow Winters (US)🖤 About 🖤 Name: KatLocation: AustraliaGoodreads - bit.ly/3jJT0aIWhere I Request ARCs: NetGalleyWhere I Buy Books: AbebooksContact: katadactyl@gmail.comWhy I Wear Wigs - bit.ly/2VQfzNnWig - LaceFronts Australia's "Missy"
5 Super-Specific Book Recs: Cannibalism 🥩 Biblio Obscura 2022-08-29 | 🖤 Links (* = LGBT+ rep)🖤Other 5 Super-Specific Book RecsCultish: youtube.com/watch?v=Yt8cMkJP6nYFemale Killers: youtube.com/watch?v=BkzAUHEsSv80:00 Intro0:45 Kin - Kealan Patrick Burke (Ireland)2:15 A Modest Proposal - Jonathan Swift (Ireland)3:20 The Wolf Road - Beth Lewis (England)4:57 Moon of the Crusted Snow - Waubgeshig Rice (Canada)6:13 Exquisite Corpse* - Poppy Z. Brite (US)8:31 Outro🖤 About 🖤 Name: KatLocation: AustraliaGoodreads - bit.ly/3jJT0aIWhere I Request ARCs: NetGalleyWhere I Buy Books: AbebooksContact: katadactyl@gmail.comWhy I Wear Wigs - bit.ly/2VQfzNnWig - LaceFronts Australia's "Missy"
Shorty September TBR!!!! | 12 Books Under 250 Pages Biblio Obscura 2022-08-24 | 🖤 Short September Links 🖤@pastorytime2683 - youtube.com/watch?v=-WaEz-693cU&t=1s@UCBP28f-_pM9tsUwdQWgAbCQ @TooManyHeathers - youtube.com/watch?v=DpkJ7mYWrnY&t=1sChallenge PDF - drive.google.com/file/d/1e5sX_aiDyu6g6W1nR3xf02RpmNdKWknj/view🖤 Links (* = LGBT+ rep)🖤0:00 Shorty September Readathon1:00 The Little Prince - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (France, French)1:37 Lie with Me* - Philippe Besson (France, French)2:11 What Moves the Dead - T. Kingfisher (US)3:42 Taaqtumi: An Anthology of Arctic Horror Stories - many (Arctic)4:48 Dogs of Summer* - Andrea Abreu (Italy, Italian)5:49 The Harpy - Megan Hunter (England)6:42 The Blood of Angels - Johanna Sinisalo (Finland, Finnish)7:50 Rosemary's Baby - Ira Levin (US)8:37 Our Wives Under the Sea* - Julia Armfield (England)9:43 The Memory Theater - Karin Tidbeck (Sweden)11:48 Call Me by Your Name* - Andre Aciman (Egypt-US)12:37 A Certain Hunger - Chelsea G. Summers (US)🖤 About 🖤 Name: Kat (she/her)Location: AustraliaGoodreads - bit.ly/3jJT0aIWhere I Request ARCs: NetGalleyWhere I Buy Books: AbebooksContact: katadactyl@gmail.comWhy I Wear Wigs - bit.ly/2VQfzNnWig - LaceFronts Australia's "Missy"
March-July Wrap-Up | LETS CATCH UP!!! 😘 Biblio Obscura 2022-08-22 | 🖤 Links (* = LGBT+ rep)🖤0:00 Catch Up (DNFs, Didn't Likes, 3-4 stars)2:05 Parenthood the Swedish Way - Dr. Chrapkowska & Dr. Wold (Sweden, Swedish)2:49 The Island* - Lisa Henry (Australia)4:00 Evil Omega* - S. Rodman (?)5:30 The Servant and the Gentleman* (#3) - Annabelle Greene (Italy)7:03 Defender of Crowns (#3) - Tanya Bird (Australia)8:26 Moth* (#5) - Lily Mayne (UK)10:45 A Veil of Gods and Kings* (#1) - Nicole Bailey (?)13:01 Captive Prince*, Prince's Gambit*, Kings Rising* (#1-3) - C.S. Pacat (Australia)🖤 About 🖤 Name: Kat (she/her)Location: AustraliaGoodreads - bit.ly/3jJT0aIWhere I Request ARCs: NetGalleyWhere I Buy Books: AbebooksContact: katadactyl@gmail.comWhy I Wear Wigs - bit.ly/2VQfzNnWig - LaceFronts Australia's "Missy"
Most-Anticipated April Book Releases🐊 Biblio Obscura 2022-04-05 | 🖤 Links (* = LGBT+ rep)🖤Translated Treasure Trove: youtube.com/watch?v=AD1kZNKBW0g&t=81sWhere I Find Books:@tornightfire (Insta, publisher)@tordotcompub (Insta, publisher)@readwithbex (Insta, Becca, she/her)@lesbrarycard (Insta, Mallory, she/her)@readingacres (Insta, Emily, she/her)@_hex_libris (Insta, Ekho, they/xir)@Jen Campbell (Youtube, Jen, she/her)@Books and Bao (Youtube, Willow, they/them)0:00 Intro1:15 (3/31) Prince of the Sorrows* - Kellen Graves (“queer agender forest demon”/they/she/he) (US)2:37 (4/1) The Half-Orc’s Maiden Bride - Ruby Dixon (US)3:21 (4/5) Young Mungo* - Douglas Stuart (Scotland)4:12 (4/5) My Dearest Darkest* - Kayla Cottingham (US)5:17 (4/7) I, Bionic - Jess K Hardy (US)6:26 Intermission6:57 (4/7) The Girls are Pretty Crocodiles - Angela Readman (England)7:50 (4/12) And Then I Woke Up - Malcolm Devlin (Australia)8:42 (4/14) Violets* - Shin Kyung-Sook (South Korea, Korean)9:32 (4/14) Concerning My Daughter* - Kim Hye-Jin (South Korea, Korean)10:49 (4/19) The Crocodile Bride - Ashleigh Bell Pedersen (US)12:22 (4/26) Wasps In the Ice Cream - Tim McGregor (Canada)13:33 (4/26) Every Word You Never Said* - Jordon Greene (US)14:23 (4/26) The Children On the Hill - Jennifer McMahon (US)15:58 (4/27) A Veil of Gods and Kings (#1)* - Nicole Bailey (US)17:35 (4/30) Mad Man (#5)* - Onley James (US)19:06 OutroHonorable Mentions(4/5) The Dolphin House - Audrey Schulman (England)(4/5) Nothing Burns as Bright as You* - Ashley Woodfolk (US)(4/5) The Candy House - Jennifer Egan (US)(4/5) The Bladed Faith* - David Dalglish (US)(4/12) At the Edge of the Woods - Masatsugu Ono (Japan, Japanese)(4/12) Sanctuary* - Andi C. Buchanan (they/them) (New Zealand)(4/12) Woman, Eating - Claire Kohda (England)(4/19) I Am the Ghost in Your House* - Maria Romasco-Moore (US)(4/19) Sofi and the Bone Song* - Adrienne Tooley (US)(4/19) Convulsive* - Joe Koch (he/they) (US)(4/19) Passersthrough - Peter Rock (US)(4/26) The Damning Stone (#5)* - TJ Klune (US)(4/26) Nettle & Bone - T. Kingfisher (US)(4/28) Young Beasts At Play - Davide Longo (Italy, Italian)🖤 About 🖤 Name: Kat (she/her)Location: AustraliaGoodreads - bit.ly/3jJT0aIWhere I Request ARCs: NetGalleyWhere I Buy Books: AbebooksContact: katadactyl@gmail.comWhy I Wear Wigs - bit.ly/2VQfzNnWig - LaceFronts Australia's "Missy"
5 Super-Specific Book Recs: Cult Vibes 🤐 Biblio Obscura 2022-03-27 | 🖤 Links (* = LGBT+ rep)🖤Sounds Like a Cult (podcast): soundslikeacult.comCultish: The Language of Fanaticism (book): goodreads.com/en/book/show/553389820:00 Intro0:41 #51:59 #43:12 #35:37 #27:23 #18:55 Outro🖤 About 🖤 Name: KatLocation: AustraliaGoodreads - bit.ly/3jJT0aIWhere I Request ARCs: NetGalleyWhere I Buy Books: AbebooksContact: katadactyl@gmail.comWhy I Wear Wigs - bit.ly/2VQfzNnWig - LaceFronts Australia's "Missy"
Found a *NEW* Translated Book Treasure Trove!!! Biblio Obscura 2022-03-24 | 🖤 Links (* = LGBT+ rep)🖤TREASURE TROVEGoodreads Booker Intl Prize 2022 Eligible Books: goodreads.com/list/show/153063.International_Booker_Prize_2022_Eligible_Books?page=1OTHERJudging the Sh!t Out of the Booker Intl Prize: youtube.com/watch?v=SjxJJncUq3o&t=5s5 Super-Specific Recs - Female Killers: youtube.com/watch?v=BkzAUHEsSv8&t=205sTop 5 Most-Hated Tropes: youtube.com/watch?v=G5BUF5aHwzMVIDEO0:00 Intro1:09 Brickmakers* - Selva Almada, Annie McDermott (Argentina)1:44 Bolla* - Pajtim Statovci, David Hackston (Finland)2:35 Violets* - Shin Kyung-Sook, Anton Hur (South Korea, out April 14, 2022)3:28 Jawbone* - Monica Ojeda, Sarah Booker (Spain)4:16 Oxygen - Sacha Naspini, Clarissa Botsford (Italy)5:02 The Country Will Bring Us No Peace - Matthieu Simard, Pablo Strauss (Canada)5:40 Concerning My Daughter* - Kim Hye-Jin, Jamie Chang (South Korea, out April 14, 2022)6:49 Milk Teeth - Helene Bukowski, Jennifer Calleja (Germany)7:41 Stranger to the Moon - Evelio Rosero, Anne McLean & Victor Meadowcroft (Columbia)8:09 The Dolls - Ursula Scavenius, Jennifer Russell (Denmark)8:45 The Liquid Land - Raphaela Edelbauer, Jennifer Calleja (Germany)9:37 The Melting - Lize Spit, Kristen Gehrman (Belgium)10:21 No Touching - Ketty Rouf, Tina Kover (France)11:02 The Old Woman with the Knife - Gu Byeong-Mo, Chi-Young Kim (South Korea)11:41 To the Warm Horizon* - Jin-Young Choi, Soje (South Korea)12:32 At the Edge of the Woods - Masatsugu Ono, Juliet Winters Carpenter (Japan, out April 12, 2022)13:25 Tender - Ariana Harwicz, Annie McDermott & Carolina Orloff (Argentina)14:22 Outro🖤 About 🖤 Name: KatLocation: AustraliaGoodreads - bit.ly/3jJT0aIWhere I Request ARCs: NetGalleyWhere I Buy Books: AbebooksContact: katadactyl@gmail.comWhy I Wear Wigs - bit.ly/2VQfzNnWig - LaceFronts Australia's "Missy"
March Wrap-Up: Part 1 | Good Sh!t FINALLY Biblio Obscura 2022-03-20 | 🖤 Links (* = LGBT+ rep)🖤0:00 Intro1:08 Goddess of Filth - V. Castro (US)2:44 The Valkyrie's Daughter*/The Helheim Princess* - Tiana Warner (Canada, out July 26)4:59 Malice* - Heather Walter (US)8:07 Little Bird - Tiffany Meuret (US, pub June 7)9:08 Mrs. Caliban - Rachel Ingalls (US-England)11:00 God of Death* - Z.S. Storm (Fiji)14:39 "The Lottery" - Shirley Jackson (US)15:17 "Skin" - Roald Dahl (England)15:44 Cursed Bunny - Bora Chung (South Korea, Korean)18:11 Outro🖤 About 🖤 Name: KatLocation: AustraliaGoodreads - bit.ly/3jJT0aIWhere I Request ARCs: NetGalleyWhere I Buy Books: AbebooksContact: katadactyl@gmail.comWhy I Wear Wigs - bit.ly/2VQfzNnWig - LaceFronts Australia's "Missy"
5 Super-Specific Book Recs: Female Killers 🔪 Biblio Obscura 2022-03-16 | 🖤 Links (* = LGBT+ rep)🖤0:00 Intro1:20 #53:00 #44:10 #35:35 #27:41 #110:03 Outro🖤 About 🖤 Name: KatLocation: AustraliaGoodreads - bit.ly/3jJT0aIWhere I Request ARCs: NetGalleyWhere I Buy Books: AbebooksContact: katadactyl@gmail.comWhy I Wear Wigs - bit.ly/2VQfzNnWig - LaceFronts Australia's "Missy"
Judging the 💩 Out of the International Booker Prize Biblio Obscura 2022-03-14 | 🖤 2021 Summary Vids 🖤Best LGBT+ Books of 2021 (Part 1): youtube.com/watch?v=3dqCVGSZWi0Best LGBT+ Books of 2021 (Part 2): youtube.com/watch?v=46AF9EN_1sMBest Weird Books of 2021 (Part 1): youtube.com/watch?v=sB51VhFmBm0&t=1sBest Weird Books of 2021 (Part 2): youtube.com/watch?v=brcLTR3OOjA&t=604sBest Dark Books of 2021 (Part 1): youtube.com/watch?v=Vvv7Ig5Ikfg&t=465sBest Dark Books of 2021 (Part 2): youtube.com/watch?v=ZZqy9YN4ee8&t=740sMost Disappointing Books of 2021: youtube.com/watch?v=j3tT1q9KVTU&t=125sTop 10 Books of 2021: youtu.be/ZTqAmObgteIWorst Books of 2021: youtube.com/watch?v=Uv7Cw34VYoQ🖤 Links (* = LGBT+ rep)🖤2022 International Booker Prize: thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-library/prize-years/international/2022Willow (they/them): @WillowTalksBooks Willow's Reaction: youtube.com/watch?v=PCvmi-9tenc0:00 Intro1:08 Absolutely NotA New Name: Septology VI-II - Jon Fosse, translated by Damion Searls (Norway, Norwegian)The Books of Jacob - Olga Tokarczuk, translated by Jennifer Croft (Poland, Polish)Elena Knows - Claudia Pineiro, translated by Frances Riddle (Spain, Spanish)The Book of Mother - Violaine Huisman, translated by Leslie Camhi (France, French)Tomb of Sand* - Geetanjali Shree, translated by Daisy Rockwell (India, Hindi)5:12 Probably NotPhenotypes - Paulo Scott, translated by Daniel Hahn (Brazil, Portuguese)More Than I Love My Life - David Grossman, translated by Jessica Cohen (Israel, Hebrew)7:06 Probably YesParadais - Fernanda Melchor, translated by Sophie Hughes (Mexico, Spanish)Happy Stories, Mostly* - Norman Erikson Pasaribu, translated by Tiffany Tsao (Indonesia, Indonesian)9:08 Absolutely YesHeaven - Mieko Kawakami, translated by Sam Bett & David Boyd (Japan, Japanese)After the Sun* - Jonas Eika, translated by Sherilyn Nicolette Hellberg (Denmark, Danish)Love in the Big City* - Sang Young Park, translated by Anton Hur (South Korea, Korean)Cursed Bunny - Bora Chung, translated by Anton Hur (South Korea, Korean)13:07 Outro🖤 About 🖤 Name: KatLocation: AustraliaGoodreads - bit.ly/3jJT0aIWhere I Request ARCs: NetGalleyWhere I Buy Books: AbebooksContact: katadactyl@gmail.comWhy I Wear Wigs - bit.ly/2VQfzNnWig - LaceFronts Australia's "Missy"
What I Read in February | Horror & Ocean Reads Biblio Obscura 2022-03-08 | 🖤 2021 Summary Vids 🖤Best LGBT+ Books of 2021 (Part 1): youtube.com/watch?v=3dqCVGSZWi0Best LGBT+ Books of 2021 (Part 2): youtube.com/watch?v=46AF9EN_1sMBest Weird Books of 2021 (Part 1): youtube.com/watch?v=sB51VhFmBm0&t=1sBest Weird Books of 2021 (Part 2): youtube.com/watch?v=brcLTR3OOjA&t=604sBest Dark Books of 2021 (Part 1): youtube.com/watch?v=Vvv7Ig5Ikfg&t=465sBest Dark Books of 2021 (Part 2): youtube.com/watch?v=ZZqy9YN4ee8&t=740sMost Disappointing Books of 2021: youtube.com/watch?v=j3tT1q9KVTU&t=125sTop 10 Books of 2021: youtu.be/ZTqAmObgteIWorst Books of 2021: youtube.com/watch?v=Uv7Cw34VYoQ🖤 Links (* = LGBT+ rep)🖤0:00 Intro0:26 Tides - Sara Freeman (she/her) (Canada-US, by Grove Press)2:37 The Raven and the Banshee* - Carolyn Elizabeth (she/her) (Canada, by Bella Books)6:26 Rules of Arrangement - Maren Mackenzie (she/her) (US, by Marmack Books)9:41 Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke* - Eric LaRocca (he/they) (US, by Weirdpunk Books)11:59 Imani's Undersea Adventure - T.M. Jackson (she/her) (US, by Onyx Prose Publishing)14:52 The Seduction of Scandal - Cathy Maxwell (she/her) (US, by Avon)15:52 The Sex Lives of African Women* - Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah (she/her) (Ghana, by Astra House)18:27 Manhunt* - Gretchen Felker-Martin (she/her) (US, by Tor Nightfire)24:13 Outro🖤 About 🖤 Name: KatLocation: AustraliaGoodreads - bit.ly/3jJT0aIWhere I Request ARCs: NetGalleyWhere I Buy Books: AbebooksContact: katadactyl@gmail.comWhy I Wear Wigs - bit.ly/2VQfzNnWig - LaceFronts Australia's "Missy"
✨ Most-Anticipated March Releases! | Horror, Weird, Dystopian✨ Biblio Obscura 2022-03-03 | 🖤 2021 Summary Vids 🖤Best LGBT+ Books of 2021 (Part 1): youtube.com/watch?v=3dqCVGSZWi0Best LGBT+ Books of 2021 (Part 2): youtube.com/watch?v=46AF9EN_1sMBest Weird Books of 2021 (Part 1): youtube.com/watch?v=sB51VhFmBm0&t=1sBest Weird Books of 2021 (Part 2): youtube.com/watch?v=brcLTR3OOjA&t=604sBest Dark Books of 2021 (Part 1): youtube.com/watch?v=Vvv7Ig5Ikfg&t=465sBest Dark Books of 2021 (Part 2): youtube.com/watch?v=ZZqy9YN4ee8&t=740sMost Disappointing Books of 2021: youtube.com/watch?v=j3tT1q9KVTU&t=125sTop 10 Books of 2021: youtu.be/ZTqAmObgteIWorst Books of 2021: youtube.com/watch?v=Uv7Cw34VYoQ🖤 Links (* = LGBT+ rep)🖤0:00 Intro0:07 (3/1) The Doloriad - Missouri Williams (England, by MCDxFSG Originals)0:19 (3/8) The Way Spring Arrives and Other Stories* - Yu Chen & Regina Kanya Wang (editors) (China, Chinese, by Tordotcom)0:30 (3/1) Girl in Ice - Erica Ferencik (US, by Gallery/Scout Press)1:40 (3/1) Scattered All Over the Earth - Yoko Tawada (Japan, Japanese, by New Directions)2:48 (3/1) Sundial - Catriona Ward (US, by Tor Nightfire)3:54 (3/3) Our Wives Under the Sea* - Julia Armfield (England, by Picador) 4:56 (3/3) The Clockwork Girl - Anna Mazzola (England, by Orion Publishing)6:06 (3/8) Daughter - Kate McLaughlin (Canada, by Wednesday Books)6:39 (3/15) The Kaiju Preservation Society - John Scalzi (US, by Tor Books)7:47 (3/22) What We Harvest - Ann Fraistat (US, by Delacorte)9:23 (3/22) Remember Me Gone - Stacy Stokes (US, by Viking Books for Young Readers)10:43 (3/22) Curfew - Jayne Cowie (England, by Berkley)12:02 (3/22) The Bone Orchard - Sara. A. Mueller (US, by Tor Books)13:02 (3/29) So This Is Ever After* - F. T. Lukens (they/them) (US, by Margaret K. McElderry Books)14:15 OutroHonorable Mentions(3/?) Palimpsest - Caitlin Marceau (Canada)(3/1) The Sex Lives of African Women* - Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah (Ghana)(3/1) Tell Me an Ending - Jo Harkin (England)(3/1) The Love of My Life - Rosie Walsh (England)(3/1) Vagina Obscura - Rachel E. Gross (US)(3/1) Ready When You Are* - Gary Lonesborough (Australia)(3/1) A Thousand Steps into Night - Traci Chee (US)(3/8) A Far Wilder Magic - Allison Saft (US)(3/8) All That’s Left in the World* - Erik J. Brown (US)(3/15) Lead Me Astray* - Sondi Warner (US)(3/15) The War of Two Queens (#4) - Jennifer L. Armentrout (US)(3/22) We Are the Ones Possessed - Adrian Ernesto Cepeda (US)(3/22) A Magic Steeped in Poison - July I. Lin (Taiwan-Canada)(3/29) The Book of Queer Saints* - Mae Murray (editor) (many)(3/29) My Dearest Darkest* - Kayla Cottingham (US)(3/29) Below - Laurel Hightower (US)(3/29) The Resting Place - Camilla Sten (Sweden, Swedish)(3/29) This Is Why They Hate Us* - Aaron H. Aceves (US)🖤 About 🖤 Name: KatLocation: AustraliaGoodreads - bit.ly/3jJT0aIWhere I Request ARCs: NetGalleyWhere I Buy Books: AbebooksContact: katadactyl@gmail.comWhy I Wear Wigs - bit.ly/2VQfzNnWig - LaceFronts Australia's "Missy"
🚫 My Top 5 Most-Hated Book Tropes ❌ Biblio Obscura 2022-02-28 | 🖤 2021 Summary Vids 🖤Best LGBT+ Books of 2021 (Part 1): youtube.com/watch?v=3dqCVGSZWi0Best LGBT+ Books of 2021 (Part 2): youtube.com/watch?v=46AF9EN_1sMBest Weird Books of 2021 (Part 1): youtube.com/watch?v=sB51VhFmBm0&t=1sBest Weird Books of 2021 (Part 2): youtube.com/watch?v=brcLTR3OOjA&t=604sBest Dark Books of 2021 (Part 1): youtube.com/watch?v=Vvv7Ig5Ikfg&t=465sBest Dark Books of 2021 (Part 2): youtube.com/watch?v=ZZqy9YN4ee8&t=740sMost Disappointing Books of 2021: youtube.com/watch?v=j3tT1q9KVTU&t=125sTop 10 Books of 2021: youtu.be/ZTqAmObgteIWorst Books of 2021: youtube.com/watch?v=Uv7Cw34VYoQ🖤 Links (* = LGBT+ rep)🖤0:00 Intro0:26 Trope #11:30 Trope #2The Wicker King* - K. Ancrum (US)The Weight of the Stars* - K. Ancrum (US)3:09 Trope #34:15 Trope #4I Am Still Alive - Kate Alice Marshall (US)Dog Boy - Eva Hornung (Australia)5:41 Trope #5My Absolute Darling - Gabriel Tallente (US)The Mindf*ck series - S. T. Abby (US)Sick Fux - Tillie Cole (England)8:07 Outro 🖤 About 🖤 Name: KatLocation: AustraliaGoodreads - bit.ly/3jJT0aIWhere I Request ARCs: NetGalleyWhere I Buy Books: AbebooksContact: katadactyl@gmail.comWhy I Wear Wigs - bit.ly/2VQfzNnWig - LaceFronts Australia's "Missy"
January Wrap-Up! (Thriller & Romances) Biblio Obscura 2022-02-25 | 🖤 2021 Summary Vids 🖤Best LGBT+ Books of 2021 (Part 1): youtube.com/watch?v=3dqCVGSZWi0Best LGBT+ Books of 2021 (Part 2): youtube.com/watch?v=46AF9EN_1sMBest Weird Books of 2021 (Part 1): youtube.com/watch?v=sB51VhFmBm0&t=1sBest Weird Books of 2021 (Part 2): youtube.com/watch?v=brcLTR3OOjA&t=604sBest Dark Books of 2021 (Part 1): youtube.com/watch?v=Vvv7Ig5Ikfg&t=465sBest Dark Books of 2021 (Part 2): youtube.com/watch?v=ZZqy9YN4ee8&t=740sMost Disappointing Books of 2021: youtube.com/watch?v=j3tT1q9KVTU&t=125sTop 10 Books of 2021: youtu.be/ZTqAmObgteIWorst Books of 2021: youtube.com/watch?v=Uv7Cw34VYoQ🖤 Links (* = LGBT+ rep)🖤0:00 Intro0:45 They Never Learn* - Layne Fargo (US)2:29 Skin of the Sea - Natasha Bowen (England)3:21 The Dare - Harley LaRoux (US)5:45 The Other Brother* - Jax Calder (New Zealand)8:00 Playing at Home (#2)* - Jax Calder (New Zealand)9:00 Playing Offside (#1)* - Jax Calder (New Zealand)9:57 The Inappropriate Date* - Jax Calder (New Zealand)10:32 Dad's Omega Best Friend* - Anna Wineheart (Unknown)11:58 Birthday Girl - Penelope Douglas (US)13:32 Outro 🖤 About 🖤 Name: KatLocation: AustraliaGoodreads - bit.ly/3jJT0aIWhere I Request ARCs: NetGalleyWhere I Buy Books: AbebooksContact: katadactyl@gmail.comWhy I Wear Wigs - bit.ly/2VQfzNnWig - LaceFronts Australia's "Missy"
22 Books I Want to Read THE MOST in 2022 Biblio Obscura 2022-02-21 | 🖤 2021 Summary Vids 🖤Best LGBT+ Books of 2021 (Part 1): youtube.com/watch?v=3dqCVGSZWi0Best LGBT+ Books of 2021 (Part 2): youtube.com/watch?v=46AF9EN_1sMBest Weird Books of 2021 (Part 1): youtube.com/watch?v=sB51VhFmBm0&t=1sBest Weird Books of 2021 (Part 2): youtube.com/watch?v=brcLTR3OOjA&t=604sBest Dark Books of 2021 (Part 1): youtube.com/watch?v=Vvv7Ig5Ikfg&t=465sBest Dark Books of 2021 (Part 2): youtube.com/watch?v=ZZqy9YN4ee8&t=740sMost Disappointing Books of 2021: youtube.com/watch?v=j3tT1q9KVTU&t=125sTop 10 Books of 2021: youtu.be/ZTqAmObgteIWorst Books of 2021: youtube.com/watch?v=Uv7Cw34VYoQ🖤 Links (* = LGBT+ rep)🖤0:00 Intro0:21 On My ShelvesBirthday & Holiday Haul: youtube.com/watch?v=gM2nXxB8N3M&t=42s1) A Certain Hunger - Chelsea G. Summers (USA)2) The Blood of Angels - Johanna Sinisalo (Finland, Finnish)3) Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke* - Eric LaRocca (USA)4) Boy Parts - Eliza Clark (England)5) Cursed Bunny - Bora Chung (South Korea, Korean)6) Compass Rose (#1)* - Anna Burke (USA)7) Call Me By Your Name* - Andre Aciman (Egypt/Italy/USA)1:23 Aren't Out Yet8) Our Wives Under the Sea* - Julia Armfield (England, p March 3)9) These Prisoning Hills - Christopher Rowe (England, p May 31)4:00 On Kindle10) The Push - Ashley Audrain (Canada)11) The God of Death* - Z. S. Storm (Fiji)12) They Never Learn* - Layne Fargo (USA)13) Mother for Dinner - Shalom Auslander (USA)14) Mrs. Caliban - Rachel Ingalls (USA)15) The Harpy - Megan Hunter (England)9:27 At My Library16) Things From the Flood - Simon Stalenhag (Sweden, Swedish)17) The Labyrinth - Simon Stalenhag (Sweden, Swedish)18) Chouette* - Claire Oshetsky (USA)19) Suffer the Children - Craig DiLouie (Canada)20) Beautiful Darkness - Fabien Vehlmann (France, French)21) The Twenty Days of Turin - Giorgio De Maria (Italy, Italian)22) The Animals in That Country - Laura Jean McKay (Australia)16:27 Outro🖤 About 🖤 Name: KatLocation: AustraliaGoodreads - bit.ly/3jJT0aIWhere I Request ARCs: NetGalleyWhere I Buy Books: AbebooksWhy I Wear Wigs - bit.ly/2VQfzNnWig - LaceFronts Australia's "Missy"
✨Top 8 February Book Releases! (& 17 HMs)✨ Biblio Obscura 2022-02-16 | 🖤 2021 Summary Vids 🖤Best LGBT+ Books of 2021 (Part 1): youtube.com/watch?v=3dqCVGSZWi0Best LGBT+ Books of 2021 (Part 2): youtube.com/watch?v=46AF9EN_1sMBest Weird Books of 2021 (Part 1): youtube.com/watch?v=sB51VhFmBm0&t=1sBest Weird Books of 2021 (Part 2): youtube.com/watch?v=brcLTR3OOjA&t=604sBest Dark Books of 2021 (Part 1): youtube.com/watch?v=Vvv7Ig5Ikfg&t=465sBest Dark Books of 2021 (Part 2): youtube.com/watch?v=ZZqy9YN4ee8&t=740sMost Disappointing Books of 2021: youtube.com/watch?v=j3tT1q9KVTU&t=125sTop 10 Books of 2021: youtu.be/ZTqAmObgteIWorst Books of 2021: youtube.com/watch?v=Uv7Cw34VYoQ🖤 Links (* = LGBT+ rep)🖤0:00 Intro0:20 Feb 1 / Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century - Kim Fu (Canada-US)1:16 Feb 1 / The Employees - Olga Ravn (Denmark, Danish)Willow's Review (@WillowTalksBooks): youtube.com/watch?v=O3WcsAlIWuk2:29 Feb 8 / The Book of the Most Precious Substance - Sara Gran (US)3:36 Feb 15 / Bitter (#0.5)* - Akwaeke Emezi (Nigeria)4:45 Feb 17 / Parallel Hells* - Leon Craig (England)6:04 Feb 17 / The Leviathan - Rosie Andrews (England)7:39 Feb 22 / Manhunt* - Gretchen Felker-Martin (US)8:55 Feb 22 / Only a Monster - Vanessa Len (Australia)10:20 OutroHonorable MentionsFeb 1 / Shadows in the Deep - Helena V. Paris (England)Feb 1 / Castles in Their Bones* - Laura Sebastian (US)Feb 1 / In the Serpent’s Wake - Rachel Hartman (Canada)Feb 2 / Rules of Arrangement - Maren Mackenzie (US)Feb 8 / A Hundred Lovers: Poems* - Richie Hofmann (US)Feb 8 / Bluebird* - Ciel Pierlot (US)Feb 8 / Red Thread of Fate - Lyn Liao Butler (Taiwan-US)Feb 8 / Across a Field of Starlight* - Blue Delliquanti (US)Feb 15 / The Boy with a Bird in His Chest* - Emme Lund (US)Feb 15 / A River Enchanted - Rebecca Ross (US)Feb 15 / Second Star to the Left - Megan Van Dyke (US)Feb 15 / Dark Breakers - C.S.E. Cooney (US)Feb 15 / Tender - Ariana Harwicz (Argentina)Feb 22 / This Might Hurt - Stephanie Wrobel (US)Feb 22 / The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea - Axie Oh (US)Feb 22 / Extasia* - Claire Legrand (US)Feb 22 / League of Liars - Astrid Scholte (Australia)🖤 About 🖤 Name: KatLocation: AustraliaGoodreads - bit.ly/3jJT0aIWhere I Request ARCs: NetGalleyWhere I Buy Books: AbebooksWhy I Wear Wigs - bit.ly/2VQfzNnWig - LaceFronts Australia's "Missy"
Birthday and Holiday Book Haul! Biblio Obscura 2022-02-13 | 🖤 2021 Summary Vids 🖤Best LGBT+ Books of 2021 (Part 1): youtube.com/watch?v=3dqCVGSZWi0Best LGBT+ Books of 2021 (Part 2): youtube.com/watch?v=46AF9EN_1sMBest Weird Books of 2021 (Part 1): youtube.com/watch?v=sB51VhFmBm0&t=1sBest Weird Books of 2021 (Part 2): youtube.com/watch?v=brcLTR3OOjA&t=604sBest Dark Books of 2021 (Part 1): youtube.com/watch?v=Vvv7Ig5Ikfg&t=465sBest Dark Books of 2021 (Part 2): youtube.com/watch?v=ZZqy9YN4ee8&t=740sMost Disappointing Books of 2021: youtube.com/watch?v=j3tT1q9KVTU&t=125sTop 10 Books of 2021: youtu.be/ZTqAmObgteIWorst Books of 2021: youtube.com/watch?v=Uv7Cw34VYoQ🖤 Links (* = LGBT+ rep)🖤0:00 Intro0:39 Lost Souls* - Poppy Z. Brite (US)1:48 Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke* - Eric LaRocca (US)2:54 Compass Rose (#1)* - Anne Burke (US)4:12 The Blood of Angels - Johanna Sinisalo (Finland, Finnish)6:15 Boy Parts* - Eliza Clark (England)7:14 Cursed Bunny - Bora Chung (Korea, Korean)7:57 A Certain Hunger - Chelsea G. Summers (US)8:57 Outro🖤 About 🖤 Name: KatLocation: AustraliaGoodreads - bit.ly/3jJT0aIWhere I Request ARCs: NetGalleyWhere I Buy Books: AbebooksWhy I Wear Wigs - bit.ly/2VQfzNnWig - LaceFronts Australia's "Missy"
My Most Disappointing Reads of 2021🤷 Biblio Obscura 2022-02-06 | 🖤 2021 Summary Vids 🖤Best LGBT+ Books of 2021 (Part 1): youtube.com/watch?v=3dqCVGSZWi0Best LGBT+ Books of 2021 (Part 2): youtube.com/watch?v=46AF9EN_1sMBest Weird Books of 2021 (Part 1): youtube.com/watch?v=sB51VhFmBm0&t=1sBest Weird Books of 2021 (Part 2): youtube.com/watch?v=brcLTR3OOjA&t=604sBest Dark Books of 2021 (Part 1): youtube.com/watch?v=Vvv7Ig5Ikfg&t=465sBest Dark Books of 2021 (Part 2): youtube.com/watch?v=ZZqy9YN4ee8&t=740sMost Disappointing Books of 2021: this videoTop 10 Books of 2021: next videoWorst Books of 2021: youtube.com/watch?v=Uv7Cw34VYoQ🖤 Links (* = LGBT+ rep)🖤0:00 Intro0:45 Mouthful of Birds - Samanta Schweblin (Argentina, Spanish)1:13 Noor & Remote Control - Nnedi Okorafor (Nigeria, English)4:17 Redder Days - Sue Rainsford (Ireland, English)5:50 The Mermaid of Black Conch - Monique Roffey (Trinidad, English)8:28 Outro🖤 About 🖤 Name: KatLocation: AustraliaGoodreads - bit.ly/3jJT0aIWhere I Request ARCs: NetGalleyWhere I Buy Books: AbebooksWhy I Wear Wigs - bit.ly/2VQfzNnWig - LaceFronts Australia's "Missy"
🌈 My Favorite Queer Books of 2021 | Part 2 Biblio Obscura 2022-02-02 | 🖤 2021 Summary Vids 🖤Best LGBT+ Books of 2021 (Part 1): youtube.com/watch?v=3dqCVGSZWi0Best LGBT+ Books of 2021 (Part 2): youtube.com/watch?v=46AF9EN_1sMBest Weird Books of 2021 (Part 1): youtube.com/watch?v=sB51VhFmBm0&t=1sBest Weird Books of 2021 (Part 2): youtube.com/watch?v=brcLTR3OOjA&t=604sBest Dark Books of 2021 (Part 1): youtube.com/watch?v=Vvv7Ig5Ikfg&t=465sBest Dark Books of 2021 (Part 2): youtube.com/watch?v=ZZqy9YN4ee8&t=740sWorst Books of 2021: youtube.com/watch?v=Uv7Cw34VYoQ🖤 Links (* = LGBT+ rep)🖤0:00 Intro0:38 He Made Me Do It* - Zee Shine Storm (Fiji, English)2:33 A Winter's Earl* - Annabelle Greene (Italy, English)5:02 Pet* - Akwaeke Emezi (Nigeria, English)6:19 Soul Eater* & Edin* & The Rycke* & Gloam* - Lily Mayne (England, English)10:37 The Offset* - Calder Szewczak (England, English)13:26 Outro🖤 About 🖤 Name: KatLocation: AustraliaGoodreads - bit.ly/3jJT0aIWhere I Request ARCs: NetGalleyWhere I Buy Books: AbebooksWhy I Wear Wigs - bit.ly/2VQfzNnWig - LaceFronts Australia's "Missy"
The Best Weird & Atmospheric Reads of 2021 | Part 2 Biblio Obscura 2022-01-31 | 🖤 2021 Summary Vids 🖤Best Weird Books of 2021 (Part 1): youtube.com/watch?v=sB51VhFmBm0&t=1sBest Dark Books of 2021 (Part 1): youtube.com/watch?v=Vvv7Ig5Ikfg&t=465sBest Dark Books of 2021 (Part 2): youtube.com/watch?v=ZZqy9YN4ee8&t=740sWorst Books of 2021: youtube.com/watch?v=Uv7Cw34VYoQ🖤 Links (* = LGBT+ rep)🖤0:00 Intro0:19 Eartheater - Dolores Reyes (Argentina, Spanish)2:25 From the Neck Up* - Aliya Whiteley (England, English)4:09 Fever Dream - Samanta Schweblin (Argentina, Spanish)5:42 The Dangers of Smoking in Bed - Mariana Enriquez (Argentina, Spanish)7:16 Hybrid Child* - Mariko Ohara (Japan, Japanese)9:35 The Past Is Red - Catherynne M. Valente (US, English)12:26 Outro🖤 About 🖤 Name: KatLocation: AustraliaGoodreads - bit.ly/3jJT0aIWhere I Request ARCs: NetGalleyWhere I Buy Books: AbebooksWhy I Wear Wigs - bit.ly/2VQfzNnWig - LaceFronts Australia's "Missy"
Most-Anticipated January Book Releases!!! [Re-Upload] Biblio Obscura 2022-01-16 | 🖤 Links (* = LGBT+ rep)🖤0:00 Intro0:19 Earthflown* - Frances Wren & Mallory Litarnes (New Zealand) out in Jan1:50 The Helheim Princess* - Tiana Warner (Canada) out May 3 (pushed back from Jan 4)3:06 The Other Brother* - Jax Calder (New Zealand) out Jan 123:38 Headcase (#4)* - Onley James (US) out Jan 31 (pushed back from Jan 15)4:53 The Raven and the Banshee* - Carolyn Elizabeth (Canada) out Jan 186:21 Anatomy: A Love Story - Dana Schwartz (US) out Jan 188:02 Shattered Cyborg - Nellie C. Lind (Poland) out Jan 319:48 OutroHonorable MentionsThe School for Good Mothers - Jessamine Chan (US) out Jan 4The Kindred* - Alechia Dow (US) out Jan 4Always* - Kris Bryant (US) out Jan 11Such a Pretty Smile - Kristi DeMeester (US) out Jan 18The Beholden - Cassandra Rose Clarke (US) out Jan 18🖤 About 🖤 Name: KatLocation: AustraliaGoodreads - bit.ly/3jJT0aIWhere I Request ARCs: NetGalleyWhere I Buy Books: AbebooksWhy I Wear Wigs - bit.ly/2VQfzNnWig - LaceFronts Australia's "Missy"
The Best Dark Books of 2021 | Part 2 Biblio Obscura 2022-01-14 | 🖤 Links (* = LGBT+ rep)🖤Best Dark Books of 2021 (Part 1): youtube.com/watch?v=Vvv7Ig5Ikfg&t=465s0:00 Intro0:20 Defender of Walls (#1) & Defender of Hearts (#2) - Tanya Bird (Australia, English)2:10 Comfort Me With Apples - Catherynne M. Valente (US, English)3:25 Pet* - Akwaeke Emezi (Nigeria, English)4:39 Fragile Remedy* - Maria Ingrande Mora (US, English)6:48 Soul Eater (#1)* & Edin (#2)* & The Rycke (#3)* & Gloam (#4)* - Lily Mayne (England, English)10:18 I'm Not Scared - Niccolo Ammaniti (Italy, Italian)11:34 The Offset* - Calder Szewczak (England, English)14:35 Outro🖤 About 🖤 Name: KatLocation: AustraliaGoodreads - bit.ly/3jJT0aIWhere I Request ARCs: NetGalleyWhere I Buy Books: AbebooksWhy I Wear Wigs - bit.ly/2VQfzNnWig - LaceFronts Australia's "Missy"
How Good Were My 21 in 2021 Reads??? Biblio Obscura 2022-01-12 | 🖤 Links (* = LGBT+ rep)🖤0:00 Intro0:47 Didn't Attempt (4)Monster - Frank Peretti (US, English)Last Will - Bryn Greenwood (US, English)The Hunger - Alma Katsu (US, English)Call Me By Your Name - Andre Aciman (Egypt, English)1:28 Currently Reading (2)Romantic Outlaws - Charlotte Gordon (US, English)The Forest of Hours - Kerstin Ekman (Sweden, Swedish)2:52 Read & Ranked (15)Ocean Sea - Alessandro Baricco (Italy, Italian)A Luminous Republic - Andres Barba (Spain, Spanish)Eileen* - Ottessa Moshfegh (US, English)When I Was Ten - Fiona Cummins (England, English)The Sound of Stars* - Alechia Dow (US, English)The Discomfort of Evening - Marieke Lucas Rijneveld (Netherlands, Dutch)Soft Science* - Franny Choi (US, English)Hybrid Child* - Mariko Ohara (Japan, Japanese)The Binding* - Bridget Collins (US, English)The Stars and the Blackness Between Them* - Junauda Petrus (Trinidad, English)Ice Massacre* - Tiana Warner (Canada, English)The Gracekeepers* - Kirsty Logan (Scotland, English)The Hunted - Gabriel Bergmoser (Australia, English)The Weight of the Stars* - K. Ancrum (US, English)I'm Not Scared - Niccolo Ammaniti (Italy, Italian)19:00 Outro🖤 About 🖤 Name: KatLocation: AustraliaGoodreads - bit.ly/3jJT0aIWhere I Request ARCs: NetGalleyWhere I Buy Books: AbebooksWhy I Wear Wigs - bit.ly/2VQfzNnWig - LaceFronts Australia's "Missy"
