My humble thoughts on Middlemarch My Messy Bookshelf 2024-05-18 | Just my thoughts on this lovely book. #classics
Beautiful Book tag My Messy Bookshelf 2024-10-15 | The Beautiful Books/Book Design TagThis tag was originally created by @HollyDunnDesign I was tagged by Pat @BookChatWithPat8668 Prompts: 1. A book you bought primarily or completely because of the cover 2. A book you want to buy that has a beautiful cover 3. Your favorite series design 4. A book with a beautiful dust jacket, or something unexpected under the jacket 5. Naked hardback: A gorgeous book with no dust jacket 6. A beautiful paperback 7. A nonfiction book with a lovely cover 8. A book with great end papers 9. Spine: A book that looks just as good spine-out as it does face-out10. Tag some folks I tag:@ellenmadebookclub @RaspberryReads@ArtBookshelfOdyssey #beautifulbooks #tagtuesday #booktube #classicbooks
A Small (Mostly Nonfiction) Book Haul My Messy Bookshelf 2024-10-13 | Hey friends! Just sharing a somewhat small book haul of mostly nonfiction books I picked up. #nonfiction #booktube
Weekly reading recap | Victober My Messy Bookshelf 2024-10-12 | Just a quick recap of what I’ve been reading this week. #victober #weeklyreading #bookreview #booktube
My thoughts on The Pickwick Papers | Victober 2024 My Messy Bookshelf 2024-10-12 | Just my humble thoughts on The Pickwick Papers. I will absolutely do a buddy reread of this if anyone wants to read this!#victober #classicbooks #charlesdickensVictober Hosts and Prompts:Kate @katehowereads - Read a Victorian book where religion is a component of the story  Katie @katiejlumsden - Read a Victorian book that plays with form in some way  Ross @scallydandlingaboutthebook2711 - Experience Victorian drama: read, watch or listen to a Victorian play  Marissa @BlatantlyBookish - Read a Victorian work that was originally serialized  Group challenge: Read a Victorian work by Wilkie Collins and/or Sir Arthur Conan DoyleGroup Read: The Doctor’s Wife by Mary Elizabeth Braddon
Let me introduce you | Booktag My Messy Bookshelf 2024-10-06 | Let me introduce you tagThis tag was created by Melinda @awebofstories I was tagged by Pat @BookChatWithPat8668 The prompts:1. Which author are you introducing? Tell us something about their life and how you came to “meet” them. Why did you decide to introduce them? 2. What type of books do they write? Such as, what kind of genre(s) do they write in or what authors are comparable to them? 3. Where should a new reader start with their books? 4. Tag some people.I tag:@literarylayer @AmandaShouldBeReading If you are watching this video, I hope you will consider doing this tag. It's a great way to talk about an author that you really like, and you can do this tag over and over with as many different writers as you'd like.
Weekly recap | Victober | Spooky reads My Messy Bookshelf 2024-10-05 | Hey everyone! Today I’m just sharing a quick reading update for the week. I am still focused on spooky reads and Victorian literature for the Victober reading event. #victober #booktube #classicbooks Victober is an exciting annual reading event for the month of October. The Hosts:Katie @katiejlumsden Kate @katehowereads Marissa @BlatantlyBookish Ros @scallydandlingaboutthebook2711
An overly extensive October TBR | Victober My Messy Bookshelf 2024-09-30 | Join me for an extensive October TBR where I attempt to join in one of my all time favorite Booktube events in addition to my normal reading. VICTOBER HOSTS & PROMPTS:Kate @katehowereads - Read a Victorian book where religion is a component of the story  Katie @katiejlumsden - Read a Victorian book that plays with form in some way  Ross @scallydandlingaboutthebook2711 - Experience Victorian drama: read, watch or listen to a Victorian play  Marissa @BlatantlyBookish - Read a Victorian work that was originally serialized  Group challenge: Read a Victorian work by Wilkie Collins and/or Sir Arthur Conan DoyleGroup Read: The Doctor’s Wife by Mary Elizabeth Braddon#victober
A used book haul | Mostly classics My Messy Bookshelf 2024-09-29 | Hey friends! Just a quick used book haul. Mostly classics.
The Booktuber Name Tag | Tag Tuesday My Messy Bookshelf 2024-09-03 | This tag was created by:Aaron @AaronReadABook I was tagged by:Pat @BookChatWithPat8668 The prompts:1. @booksimnotreading• A book that's been on your TBR forever 2. @novelideea• A book with an interesting premise or plot device3. @revenantreads• A book where someone has returned from the dead4. @CriminOllyBlog• A book where a crime takes place5. @BookTimewithElvis• A book about time, time travel, or someone named Elvis6. @MIDDLEoftheBookMARCH• Your favourite book that you read in March7. @BookBuds• A book with a great friendship 8. @ObscureBookAdventures A book that you love that never gets talked about9. @savagereads• A book with a monster, or beast, or human acting monstrous or beastly10. A book that fits your own channel name or the name of a channel that you love
September pile of possibilities My Messy Bookshelf 2024-09-01 | Hi friends! Today I’m sharing my September TBR :)
Big Book Summer Challenge wrapup My Messy Bookshelf 2024-08-29 | Wrapping up the Big Book Summer Challenge ☀️I really enjoyed participating in this challenge and was able to get through several great books!The Big Book Summer Challenge was created by and is hosted by Sue @SueJacksonDE #bigbooksummer
Reading Slump update My Messy Bookshelf 2024-08-18 | Hey friends! Just sharing my mid month reading update and the books that pulled me out of a slump.
Reranking Jane Austen after rereading her novels My Messy Bookshelf 2024-08-09 | Reranking The six main Jane Austen novels after rereading four of them in July.
July Wrapup | Too much Jane Austen? My Messy Bookshelf 2024-08-04 | Hey friends, here is my wrapup for the month of July in which I fully immersed myself in Jane Austen’s novels. #bigbooksummer #janeausten
What I’ve been reading this week | Am I over Jane Austen? My Messy Bookshelf 2024-07-28 | Hey, friends! Just a quick update on what I’ve been reading this week. #janeausten #bigbooksummer
New and used book haul | what I’m currently reading My Messy Bookshelf 2024-07-21 | Hello friends! Just sharing some books I picked up used and new during my latest trips to the bookstores. Channel mentioned:Pat@BookChatWithPat8668
A five star and a DNF | Finishing a TBR veteran My Messy Bookshelf 2024-07-20 | A hot and cold week of reading. #tbrveterans
My Classic TBR veterans My Messy Bookshelf 2024-07-11 | Hey, friends! Today I am sharing some of the classic Tbr veterans who have sat on my shelves unread for far too long!#tbrveterans#classics
The Anti TBR tag My Messy Bookshelf 2024-07-09 | Hey friends! Today we are doing the Anti-TBR tag. This tag was created by Nicole @nherbooks I was tagged by Cat @Curious-Cat #tagtuesday #booktube #booktubetag TAG PROMPTS❌ A popular book EVERYONE loves that you have no interest in reading?❌ A classic book (or author) you don’t have an interest in reading?❌ An author whose books you have no interest in reading?❌ An author you have read a couple of books from & have decided their books are not for you?❌ A genre you have no interest in OR a genre you tried to get into & couldn’t?❌ A book you have bought but will never read? (this can be a book you have unhauled/returned to the library unread)❌ A series you have no interest in reading OR a series you started & have dnf’d?❌ A new release you have no interest in reading?❤️ Tag peopleI tag:Pat @BookChatWithPat8668 @RaspberryReads @literarylayer
Ranking Jane Austen before rereading. My Messy Bookshelf 2024-07-08 | Hey friends! Today I am ranking the six major Jane Austen novels before I finish rereading them. I thought it would be fun to come back and rank them again at the end of Jane Austen July when I will have finished rereading at least two of them. #janeaustenjuly #classics #janeausten
My Agatha Christie collection | TBR and ones I’ve read My Messy Bookshelf 2024-07-07 | Hi friends, here we have my Agatha Christie collection. I’ll be sharing the ones in my collection that are both read and unread. #agathachristie#mystery #bookshelftour
Bookshelf tour | Physical TBR | Part 3 fiction and mystery My Messy Bookshelf 2024-07-06 | Part 3 of my physical TBR/Bookshelf tour. This section houses my generic fiction/mysteries. #bookshelftour #tbr
My Favorite Classics My Messy Bookshelf 2024-07-06 | On this 248th anniversary of Independence Day in my country, I was thinking of history and things that took place long ago. So…I thought it would be fun to share some of my favorite classics. 😊#classics #greatbooks
June Monthly Wrapup My Messy Bookshelf 2024-07-01 | Hey everyone, today I am sharing my June monthly wrapup. #booktube#monthlywrapup #smallbooktuber#historicalfictionreadathon
Booktube Mid Year Freak out My Messy Bookshelf 2024-06-30 | Just a little mid year bookish freakout…#booktube#midyearbookfreakouttag #smallbooktuber #greatbooks
My plans for Jane Austen July My Messy Bookshelf 2024-06-28 | Just a quick video talking about my (as of right now) plans for Jane Austen July. I have been so excited for this event!#janeaustenjuly #classics #booktube
It isn’t that bad | Booktube tag My Messy Bookshelf 2024-06-26 | This was a fun original tag created by: Melinda @awebofstories I was also tagged by Pat @BookChatWithPat8668 #tagtuesday #booktube #booktuber Prompts: 1. Do you dog-ear your books? 2. Do you annotate your books? 3. Do you roll covers or break spines when you read? 4. Do you listen to something while you read? 5. Do you read in the bathroom? 6. Do you read in water (such as in the bathtub, in a pool, etc)? 7. Do you DNF? 8. Do you ever read ahead or skip to the end of a book? 9. Are you book-polygamous (i.e., read more than one book at a time)? 10. Do you own more books than bookshelf space? BONUS: Do you ever take a book without leaving a book at a Little Free Library? 11. Tag some people.I tag:Ellen @ellenmadebookclub @Curious-Cat
My most reread books My Messy Bookshelf 2024-06-23 | Hi friends! Are you a chronic rereader like I am? Here are some of the books I have reread the most. I’d love to hear what some of your favorite rereads are!#booktube#smallbooktuber #classics
A quick what I’ve been reading update My Messy Bookshelf 2024-06-22 | Just a quick “What I’ve been reading” update in this crazy week. #bigbooksummer #taleofgenji#agathachristie
Bookshelf tour | Physical TBR part 2 | Historical Fiction My Messy Bookshelf 2024-06-16 | My historical fiction bookshelf with a bunch of middle grade. #bookshelftour #middlegrade
The Intimidating TBR Tag My Messy Bookshelf 2024-06-12 | I was tagged by: @BookChatWithPat8668 The Prompts:1) What book have you been unable to finish?What book have you yet to read because... 2) ...you just haven't had the time? 3) ...it's a sequel? 4) ...it's brand new? 5) ...you read a book by the same author and didn't enjoy it?6) ...you're just not in the mood for it? 7) ...it's humongous? 8) ...because it was a cover buy that turned out to have poor reviews? 9) What is the most intimidating book in your TBR pile?10) Tag some other people.I tag:Anyone who thought of an answer to these prompts! And:@RaspberryReads @SueJacksonDE @literarylayer#tagtuesday
Book haul 📚 My Messy Bookshelf 2024-06-09 | A few books I’ve accumulated over the last few weeks. #bookhaul
What I’m currently reading My Messy Bookshelf 2024-06-08 | Just a quick video talking about what I’m currently reading. #bigbooksummer
June Pile of Possibilities | An extensive TBR My Messy Bookshelf 2024-06-03 | Just a pile of possibilities for June…#tbr#bigbooksummer #historicalfictionreadathon#readhistoricalfiction2024
May Wrapup | Finishing a TBR veteran My Messy Bookshelf 2024-06-02 | Just a quick reading wrapup for the month of May.Booktube Channel mentioned:@BookChatWithPat8668
Summer Reading Challenges | Pile of Possibilities My Messy Bookshelf 2024-06-01 | Summer is upon us in the states and thanks to a bunch of lovely ladies, I have a few exciting reading challenges to look forward to!The Big Book Summer Challenge hosted by Sue Jackson @SueJacksonDE youtu.be/WA8ZmcRQ6rQ?si=6RVdWMIRLR0rQKsRThe Historical Fiction Readathon hosted by Shelly @Shellyish youtu.be/m1-KAI2SvFI?si=xj5V2AmOPzIOrGXRThe Tale of Genji Readathon hosted by:Naomi @naomisbookshelf Christy @ChristyLuisDostoevskyinSpace Victoria @amusicalbookworm Tiffany @beautifulminutiae I have been wanting to get through this book and maybe I can now with a good ole readalong!I first heard of the readalong in this video:youtu.be/oSF97pVDwLo?si=a-nnG6wsbInpnDaE#bigbooksummer#summerbigbooks#historicalfiction
In your wildest dreams tag My Messy Bookshelf 2024-05-30 | Another fun tag…This tag was created by: @heathereads I was tagged by: Pat @BookChatWithPat8668 1. Your fantasy time and place to read a book 2. Your fantasy personal library (or your personal library if you have attained your fantasy!) 3. Imagine you have decided to build a bookshop. What would you call it? Would it sell new or second-hand books? Would it sell anything else? What features would you want in that shop? 4. One person (not a Booktube creator) with whom you can have a good conversation about books? If you don’t know a person like this, who do you know that you wish would become a reader so that you could talk books with them? 5. If you won a million dollars (or pounds or yen or Euros, etc) and you could only spend it on books or book related items, how would you spend it? 6. Tag some others.I tag:Ellen @ellenmadebookclub Angela @Paradisereading Only if you want to! No pressure!I also tag anyone else who is interested in this tag!
April Showers ☔️ Bring May Flowers 🌺 Tag My Messy Bookshelf 2024-05-27 | Another fun tag!This tag was created by: Sabrina @beyondthebookreviews and added to by: Katherine @RaspberryReads I was tagged by:Ellen @ellenmadebookclub In as much detail as you can, describe these things:🌺April Showers1. What is a good book recommendation for a rainy day?2. Which two characters would you spend a rainy day with?3. A book that has a rainy setting4. A book with water on the cover5. A novel that had a dry beginning but an amazing ending🌸 May Flowers6. A book that has flowers in it7. A book that has a character with a botanical name8. A book to read on a warm spring evening9. A book with flowers on the cover10. A book with bees or insects in it11. A character you would stroll through a garden with If you are interested in this tag I tag you!!
My physical TBR and Bookshelf tour Part 1 | Classics My Messy Bookshelf 2024-05-27 | I was inspired to share my physical TBR and thought I would go shelf by shelf. The video by Graham that inspired me: youtu.be/J6xk3yfOd9o?si=i3mO6xcezF8sxf_9#classics #bookshelftour #booktube
The Horror Mayhem Tag My Messy Bookshelf 2024-05-26 | Another fun tag! This tag was created by Alex @TheBookubus So sorry I said “book bus” words are hard 🫣I was tagged by: Pat @BookChatWithPat8668 1- How and when did you get into horror? 2- What was the first horror book you read? 3- What horror related goodness can we expect from your channel?4- Do you have any favorite themes or subgenre within horror? 5- Name an underrated horror novel or author 6- Name an overrated horror novel or author 7- Recommend 3 of your favorite horror novels 8- Recommend a book for someone who is new to the horror genre9- Are there any book to film adaptions that you particularly loved or hated? 10- How do you discover new, or new to you, horror books? 11- What was the last horror book that you bought? 12- What horror book is at the top of your wishlist? 13- Tag others :) I tag:Nicole @noteworthyfiction @TheKatBite
Lolita… This book is something else My Messy Bookshelf 2024-05-25 | Attempting to share my thoughts on Lolita. (Please excuse the sound of fans if you can hear them as our AC went out yesterday)
