Maggies Books and StuffCOLLAB TIME BABY! So I got a couple of fun DIY projects for your bookshelf, if your interested. They are all cartoon based, and not booked based at all, but let's just ignore that! If you are looking for something kooky for your shelves, well then this might just be the video for you.
The amazing @happily_ever_april asked me if I wanted to do some DIY's with her as she made her brand new bookshelves (WHICH YOU SHOULD GO CHECK OUT!!!! They are so GOOD!)
Bookshelf DIYs....WEIRD ones | Powerpuff Girls, Finding Nemo, and Fantasia GloriousnessMaggies Books and Stuff2024-03-22 | COLLAB TIME BABY! So I got a couple of fun DIY projects for your bookshelf, if your interested. They are all cartoon based, and not booked based at all, but let's just ignore that! If you are looking for something kooky for your shelves, well then this might just be the video for you.
The amazing @happily_ever_april asked me if I wanted to do some DIY's with her as she made her brand new bookshelves (WHICH YOU SHOULD GO CHECK OUT!!!! They are so GOOD!)
00:00 - Start 04:01 - Project Prep 05:59 - Him from Power Puff Girls 10:31 - Fantasia Annotation Box 12:08 - Darla Squishy from Finding NemoBehind The Scenes LIVESHOW with the PhantomsMaggies Books and Stuff2024-10-05 | Hey ya'll, thanks again for being apart of the Romance Readathon 2024!
If you guys have ANY questions regarding the readathon, the making, what we thought was funny, what happened in other teams chats, etc...then feel free to join us tonight and ask some behind the scenes questions!
Love & Horror Discord and Book Club discord.gg/sSyejwefEyMASSIVE Historical Romance Book HAUL | I have a problem...Maggies Books and Stuff2024-09-21 | To be fair, I'm selling these books lol. A month ago I started selling on Etsy to make room on my book shelves, but now I am having fun making tailored "mystery" historical romance boxes for people!
I think I have a total of 70 books here, literally all historical romance. Johanna Lindsey, Sara MaClean, Jude Devereaux, etc. I literally got the old stuff, the new stuff, the cheesy, artsy, fun stuff, all of it! So I just wanted to show it off.
_____________________________________________Halloween CREATE-A-THON Announcement! | LETS MAKE COOL STUFF | ft. my hubbyMaggies Books and Stuff2024-09-13 | Come hang with us and get into some crazy shenanigans while we make some epic pieces of art!
EVERYONE is welcome! All skill levels, all mediums, everybody! This is meant to be a chill, laid back creative event where we can have some fun.
@grenierdave is the master host who is putting on this event, feel free to head over to his video for even more details: youtu.be/EboA1wOPagg?si=O86XH2IMZ-N16a_p
The Halloween Create-a-thon is: October 1st - October 29th
#halloween2024 #halloweendiy #halloweenart #artevents #creativeart #creativeideasReacting to GOOD & BAD Reviews of My Favorite Books | FT @HaphazardBookNookMaggies Books and Stuff2024-09-06 | Just a couple of chicks reacting to some 1 star and 5 star reviews....you know girl stuff!
Im going over:
Temptation (The Mate Games) Pestilence Mating With The Mantis Butcher & Blackbird
Check out Jenny's reactions to her favorite books over on her channel @HaphazardBookNook
#romancebooks #booktube #reactionvideosPHANTOM: Kick Off Sprints! 8pm ESTMaggies Books and Stuff2024-09-01 | Hey oh everyone!!! We will officially kickoff the readathon with some sprints tonight at 8pm EST. And yes you can go ahead and start submitting points now!
See you soon!Sinners & Stardust Dark Romance Book Convention 2024 | Just me chatting a lot...Maggies Books and Stuff2024-08-30 | Look Im just really talkative in this video, what can I tell you.
I went to the Sinners & Stardust dark romance book convention in Boston, MA this year and I figured I would share my experience. I was a total newb to book conventions in general, so I was nervous, but I made it through! Plus they did a phenomenal job if Im honest.
Anyways, I'll let my chatty self take it away.
You guys should also go check out Jenny's video @HaphazardBookNook ! She literally won a raffle and she is an experienced dark romance reader, so she can give you her genuine thoughts as someone who is apart of the community! Convention Chat: youtu.be/vXu96387HqE?si=bLgQSajWkx5EehoH
#bookconvention #darkromance #romancebooktuber #romancebooksGOTHIC Romance Book Recs | Romance Readathon 2024Maggies Books and Stuff2024-08-23 | Hey oh guys! Last week I gave you some Phantom of the Opera retelling recs and this week I have some gothic romance recs. That way ya'll can RACK UP those points for the readathon!
Names of all the books are in the chapters below. My lovely cohosts and Phantoms also have incredible recs, so make sure you go check out their videos as well. I have it all in this playlist here: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnEUHqxHEjntlzTpXoQqpc8Cer4i_PnLM
Happy Reading!
If you are wonderings what the Romance Readathon is, here are all the details: Announcement Video + Details youtu.be/-qG-n1Gbj_A
00:00 - Start 01:44 - Of Monsters and Kings 05:00 - Coven of Ill Repute 07:38 - Marrying Bluebird 10:08 - Grove Hollow 12:27 - Devils Cove 12:47 - Bluebird again 13:41 - Devil's Cove for realsies
#gothicromance #romancebooks #romancebooktuber #spookystories #romantasy #bookrecsPhantom of the Opera Retellings | Romance Readathon BOOK RECSMaggies Books and Stuff2024-08-16 | Hey guys, here are a list of 5 romance books that are all based on Phantom of the Opera! So if you are looking to get extra points for the Romance Readathon, then this is the list for you.
00:00 - Start 00:11 - Hello 01:27 - The Mask & The Mirror 02:56 - Angel's Mask 04:43 - Hells of Notre Dame 06:58 - Musician & The Monster 10:21 - Phantom's Thrall 12:59 - Bookmarks
#bookrecs #romancebookstoread #romancebooktuber #phantomoftheopera #bookrecommendations #readerseeksromanceRomance Readathon 2024: PHANTOM | Announcement and DetailsMaggies Books and Stuff2024-08-09 | It's finally time for the Romance Readathon! All links are down below but if you need help finding anything please let me know!
PHANTOM: September 1st - September 30th Discord open August 9th
00:00 - Start 02:12 - General Readathon Stuff 02:47 - Concept/Story 03:25 - Activities/Challenges 04:13 - Phantom Letters 05:41 - Abilities 06:18 - The Auctions & Trope Pots 07:57 - Point Structure & Prompts 11:34 - Characters 13:29 - Discord 17:16 - August Activites 17:37 - GAIN POINTS NOW 18:28 - Host a reading sprint 19:40 - PhantomDaddy.69 20:20 - Merch
#readathon #romancebooks #romancebooktube #booktube #romancebookreviewer #romancebooktuberRomance Readathon 2024: TrailerMaggies Books and Stuff2024-08-02 | Announcement video will be coming out August 9th!
See you then!
#readathon #readathons #booktube #booktubecommunity #romancebooktuberStarting an Etsy for Historical Romance Mystery Book Boxes (UNHAUL my books with me)Maggies Books and Stuff2024-07-26 | Look...I don't need these historical romances anymore, please take them off of my shelves!
I'm finally starting an Etsy to sell Historical Romance Mystery Book Boxes, and this is me figuring out which romance books I will be setting aside for you guys.
**make sure to message me over there if you want specific books (vintage, artsy, Scottish, pirates, plain covers, etc) I will do my darnedest to make your perfect box for you.
Anyways, enjoy me unhauling my books!
Happy Reading!!!
#bookbox #mysterybookbox #romancebooklover #historicalromance #romancebooktuber #romancebooksJune Book Wrap Up | It wasnt much...and Im chatty about itMaggies Books and Stuff2024-07-19 | I read ONE singular book man lol, thats it. Im slumping, and Im slumping hard baby.
But hey, it is what it is. I will say though however, my one singular book kinda sucked. Well actually it did suck.
Laura Thalassa let me down on this one unfortunately. War was just not the romance book for me. I really hope the next one is better...
#wrapup #romancebooks #romancebooktuber #romancebooktubers #darkromancebooks #darkromanceVideo Ideas for When Your In a Bookslump | Booktube Content IdeasMaggies Books and Stuff2024-07-05 | All of us have been worried about this at some point, "what do I do when Im in a book slump?"
So I have 35 different video or content ideas for Booktubers or bookish creators. Many of them can be done multiple times, so altogether you easily have over a year's worth of content in this video.
If you can think of more, go ahead and comment them below and help a fellow creator out.
Anyways, happy reading!
BOOKSLUMP VIDEO IDEAS
1) Create a list of content to make for when people are in a slump (aka, this video) 2) Talk about new releases [create multiple videos] 3) Create a list of books you've found and haven't read that sound interesting [create multiple videos] 4) Tier rank book covers [create multiple videos] 5) Tier rank book characters [create multiple videos] 6) Book tag videos [create multiple videos] 7) Talk about bookish topics (beginner's guides, rating systems, whatever) [create multiple videos] 8) Reading journal spreads [create multiple videos] 9) Book shop with me videos [create multiple videos] 10) Mid Year Freak Out Tag 11) Gifts for Readers 12) Bookshelf Tour 13) Get rid of books with me [create multiple videos] 14) Reorganize my books with me 15) Talk about book community drama/news [create multiple videos] 16) Updates on readathons that will be starting soon [create multiple videos] 17) Bookslump vlog 18) Read 1 star reviews of your favorite books 19) Read 5 star reviews of your least favorite books 20) Reread, Rewrite, Burn Game 21) Make or Show Off your bookish knick knacks 22) How To Annotate 23) Guess a book by its cover 24) TBR's (monthly, seasonally, physical, digital, etc) [create multiple videos] 25) Subscriptions you recommend 26) Honest kindle review 27) List of book conventions coming up 28) Shop Kindle Unlimited with me [create multiple videos] 29) Talk about bookish controversies (things in the community or within books) [create multiple videos] 30) React to bookish memes, reels, quotes, etc. [create multiple videos] 31) Tier ranking books you have already read 32) React to book to TV adaptations
...Im missing some from the video, but Im not sure which...
#booktubecommunity #videoideasforyoutube #bookcreator #contentideas #booktube #booktubeideas #bookishBridgerton Season 3 Watch Vlog | Part 2 ReviewMaggies Books and Stuff2024-06-28 | I'm ready for Benedict...Collin & Penelope can get lost.
#bridgertonseason3 #romancebooktuber #romancereader #bridgerton #vlogSummer Camp BOOK TAG | Not the most appropriate camp youve been too...Maggies Books and Stuff2024-06-21 | Just me and my bad self, choosing very questionable books to make up my Summer Camp...
Anyways, this was originally created by @jessethereader
And I did this as a collab with these lovely ladies: @boxersandbooks @HaphazardBookNook @MyKindOfSteph
If you would like to do it to, here are the questions:
campgrounds: what fictional world do you want your camp to be set in?
camp name: find a book title that you feel would be the perfect name for a camp!
camp flag: what book cover do you think would make the perfect camp flag?
cabin names: pick three random books, flip to a random page of each book, & with the words on those pages come up with names for 3 different camp cabins.
camp counselors: choose three characters that you feel would be the perfect camp counselors?
camp song: pick a quote from a book that you want to represent your fictional camp
camp activity: pick an activity from a book that you think would fit your camp vibe!
camp book essential: at camp you have no internet & phone service can be sucky.. what new to you book would you bring to enjoy at camp?
#booktag #booktube #romancebooktuber #romancebooktube #smuttok #spicybooksReread, Rewrite, Burn BOOK CHALLENGEMaggies Books and Stuff2024-06-16 | I want to watch the world burn apparently lol.
Anyways, I took a bunch of romance books that I love, some that I hate, and then some classics books and through them on a wheel so I could play reread, rewrite, burn. You can imagine how this goes.
#booktube #booktag #bookchallenge #romancebooks #romancebooktuber #funnybooksMay Book Wrap Up | Dark Romance + Historical RomanceMaggies Books and Stuff2024-06-07 | Look, May didn't turn out to be the best reading month for me....Literally a majority of these romance books were a bust for me. EXCEPT PEN PAL!!!!!! Man was that good. HIGHLY RECOMMEND!
To be honest I think I have been in a book slump for a long time, but just haven't been acknowledging it, and that is what is making me enjoy way fewer books.
But anyways, Happy Reading!
00:00 - Start 02:20 - Shades of Gray 04:12 - The Devil Earl 06:15 - Bella & The Beast 08:03 - Lover Be Mine 08:52 - The Highwayman 10:58 - Pen Pal 13:46 - House of Whispers 15:33 - MindF*ck Series 19:09 - Bewitched
#bookwrapup #booktube #monthlywrapup #romancebooktuber #romancebookreviewer #historicalromance #booktok #romancebooks #smuttokFantasy Romance Bookshelf Tour + Getting Rid of KUMaggies Books and Stuff2024-05-31 | I decided to finally get rid of my kindle unlimited subscription guys. We will see how long it lasts, since I get practically all of my romance books from there...specially the spicy romance books, but I haven't been reading a ton.
This will give me a chance to read off of my physical TBR and finally read the books that I own, but of course none of them sound good at the moment lol.
#fantasyromancebooks #spicyfantasyromance #romantasy #bookshelftour #romancebooktubeEver After Readathon SPRINTSMaggies Books and Stuff2024-05-24 | Hey guys come join us if you feel like readin!
This is for Crystal's (books4everafter) Ever After Historical Romance Readathon. We still have a week left if you want to join!Readathon Book VLOG | Historical Romance is really screwing with me this weekMaggies Books and Stuff2024-05-24 | So....books have not been kind to me this week. No matter what historical romance I picked up this week, nothing was hitting. There's still a week left of the #everafterhistoricalromancereadathon, and FINGERS FREAKING CROSSED I get a good book.
DUDE DRACULA LET ME DOWN!!!!! ....Im pissed.
Anyways, lol happy reading!When your TBR goes WRONG! | April Wrap UpMaggies Books and Stuff2024-05-17 | So..... my plan backfired. Not knowing the plot of a story before I read it TOTALLY SCREWED ME. I don't think I have ever had a worse month reading wise. Literally none of the romance books were hits. I had ONE mediocre one at best, the rest I practically DNF'd.
However, my super weird, quirky romance books were BANGIN!!!!! So no complaints there.
I mean when you read mostly indie romance authors, it is always a shot in the dark on whether or not the book will be good...but this month was just disastrous.
But anyways, happy reading!
00:00 - Start 01:44 - Awoke 02:55 - The Mistake & The Lycan King 06:50 - Wicked Court 09:55 - The Secrets of Jane 13:15 - How Does it Feel? 18:35 - Rake 21:47 - My Hotdog Came to Life and Screwed Me
#wrapup #romancebooks #kindleunlimitedromance #romancebookreviewer #romancebooktube #fantasyromancebooks #indieauthorsMay TBR + Romance Readathon Announcement | Shop my bookshelf with me!Maggies Books and Stuff2024-05-03 | Sooooooo...The Ever After Readathon is coming up and I need to get prepped baby!!! I have a TON of historical romance books on my shelf, so I challenged myself to read books I already own for this readathon. And dude....I found some good ones. Somehow I found a vampire one, a Romeo and Juliet one, some Beauty and the Beast, and of course abduction books.
I am quite happy with how my TBR turned out!
Anyways, Happy Reading!
Books I'm Reading:
Bride of the Wind by Shannon Drake The Devil Earl by Deborah Simmons Outlaw by Susan Johnson Bella and the Beast by Olivia Drake Shades of Gray by Amanda Ashley Lover Be Mine by Nicole Jordan Once a Princess by Johanna Lindsey
The Ever After Readathon Instagram: @theeverafterreadathon ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contact Me: MaggieG.contact@gmail.com
#historicalromance #readathon #romancebooks #romancebooktube #tbr #romancebookreviewerNo Books Allowed BOOK TAG | Expect Chaos...Maggies Books and Stuff2024-04-26 | Just a book tag that has nothing to do about books. Eh, I figured its a good way to get to know each other.
Feel free to answer any of the questions down below! Just remember you can't use books to answer your questions.
TAG your it: @hannahblackwellbooks @happily_ever_april @tifftalkspages @xo_jo @mamaneedstoreadromance @KristinKravesBooks @BeingDaphne @taratalksbooks @BecxReadz
Questions:
What is your spirit animal? Favorite movie couple? Favorite Disney princess? Favorite villain? How old are you? What character would be your best friend? What character would you marry? What is your favorite movie? Best cartoon character ever? What do you want to do when you grow up? What is your favorite music? What never fails to make you happy? If there was a room filled with all your favorite people (dead/alive/famous/etc), who would you run to first? What do you like to do besides read? Do you sleep talk/walk? (Tell me about it) Choose your weapon: GO! Favorite karaoke ballad to belt out? Tell me an embarrassing story about yourself?
#booktag #romancebookreviewer #booktubecommunity #booktube #booktags #romancebooksBEST Slow Burn Romances Ever! | Collab with @BecxReadz & More!Maggies Books and Stuff2024-04-20 | God, I love these books! Slow burn romances just hit different babe.
Make sure to go check out everyone else's video too! Here's the playlist: youtu.be/TaDhX3xKpmA
Here's their channels @BecxReadz @thebookbaron @christireadsalot @dianaandthebookhunt
Books in the video:
Butcher & Blackbird How To Train Your Goblin King Pestilence Untouched Shadow Play
00:00 - Start 01:57 - How To Train Your Goblin King 06:15 - Shadow Play 09:19 - Untouched 13:24 - Pestilence 18:28 - Butcher & Blackbird
#slowburn #romancebooks #fantasyromancebooks #historicalromance #booktube #booktubecollabMarch Romance Wrap Up ft. A Deviled Egg....yeah you read that rightMaggies Books and Stuff2024-04-12 | Look Im gonna keep this short and snappy. I read some romance books, not a lot, but I still read. THE CREAM OF THE CROP was The Deviled Egg Man and the smutty Alice in Wonderland book!
Anyways,
Happy Reading!
00:00 - Start 00:59 - Twisted Cross Ranch Book 2 02:00 - Bitten by Death 04:42 - Kingdom of Villains 07:06 - Descend into Madness 10:43 - The Deviled Egg Made Me Do It
#bookwrapup #romancebooks #romantasy #fantasyromancebooks #bookreview #booktube #kindleunlimitedromanceSPICY Fantasy Romance Book Haul | Indie Authors EditionMaggies Books and Stuff2024-04-05 | Look, all I'm saying is that I delivered THE GOODS on this one. This list of spicy romantasy books is absolutely killer. They're all books written by indie authors, they're on kindle unlimited, and the plots sound SO DAMN GOOD!
Just trust me and hear what I have to say on these books. There is bound to be one that is going to suck you in!
The House of Whispers (Jack the Ripper + Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde) amzn.to/3J1rWQ2
Lights Out (RomCom Butcher & Blackbird Vibes) amzn.to/3TGJQfH
00:00 - Start 02:12 - Spindle of Sin 03:53 - Dark Elves of Ardani 06:29 - Brutal Rival 08:52 - The Demon Prince 10:58 - Sold to the Demon Prince 12:27 - Contract Bound 14:26 - Caught in the Basilisk's Gaze 16:19 - House of Whispers 18:02 - Lights Out
#bookhaul #romancebooks #indieauthors #fantasyromancebooks #spicybooks #smuttok #romantasy #romancebooktube #bookrecommendationsApril Romance TBR | Choosing books based on their covers....Maggies Books and Stuff2024-03-29 | Look sometimes you gotta switch up your habits and see if you better reading month ok. Fingers crossed that not knowing what a book is about will give me higher rankings lol.
Basically I just went onto Kindle Unlimited and looked for fantasy romance books with pretty covers...other than that I KNOW NOTHING! Not the synopsis, not the page counts, not the reviews, nothing!
#monthlytbr #romancebooks #romancebooktube #fantasyromance #kindleunlimitedromance #kindleunlimitedreads #tbr #spicybooksBRO...Its good! | February ROMANCE Book Wrap Up!!!Maggies Books and Stuff2024-03-08 | Just another girl and her monthly book wrap up. OF COURSE every thing is a romance book of some kind. Some fantasy romance, some dark romance, some weird a$$ romance...I mean I dabbled in a bit of everything. AND I THINK I ALREADY FOUND MY BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR!!!!! Let's freaking GO!!!! Man, Im jazzed lol!
00:00 - Start 01:23 - Sisterhood of the Travelling Book 01:37 - Lured by the Dusk 05:00 - Twisted Cross Ranch 09:48 - Dragon Den Valentine's 12:36 - Red 15:24 - Pestilence 20:29 - WEIRD Books (SPOILERS) 20:45 - Man Whoress from Outer Space 23:46 - Pounded by Pluto 27:12 - Alice in Wonderland READATHON
#wrapup #spicybooks #romancebooks #februarywrapup #smuttok #fantasyromance #indieauthors #kindleunlimited #kindleunlimitedromanceAlice In Wonderland READATHON | 2 Weeks of Madness and FunMaggies Books and Stuff2024-03-07 | Okie dokie artichokes, I made this announcement for my Patreon, but ya'll ARE MORE THAN WELCOME to participate as well!
Everything is hosted on my Patreon, but you DO NOT NEED TO BE A PAID MEMBER to participate.
BOTH the free membership and the paid membership allows you to join the readathon!
To join, just head over to my Patreon and sign up (you will see the Discord link and the links to all the readathon stuff on the page): patreon.com/maggiesbooksandstuff
Readathon Starts March 17th -March 31st
Free members have access to: Discord Graphics Reading Sprints
Paid Members have access to: All of the above, PLUS Game Night (Alice in Wonderland Escape Room) Prizes for finishing the reading prompts (digital download artwork) Chance to win a hand painted bookmark by me Movie Night (Princess Bride)
If you have any questions, let me know! Thanks and I hope you enjoy!
#readathon #booktube #readathons #romancebookreviewer #romancebooktube24 BOOKS for 2024 Baby! | Spicy, Creepy, CuteMaggies Books and Stuff2024-03-01 | Alright so here are 24 indie book romance books for 2024. There is like 2 books on here from published authors and the rest are books on Kindle Unlimited. Quite a few of these indie authors I KNOW are already talented, the other I will find out!
Anyways, these are all romance books ranging from fantasy romance, paranormal romance, and historical romance. Some are a little spice, some are ALOTTA spicy, and others are just a damn good story. IT'S GONNA BE A GOOD YEAR!
**If you are interested in the Alice in Wonderland Readathon in March, here is the link to my Patreon (free and paid tiers both get to participate):
#spicybooks #romancebooks #smuttok #fantasyromance #historicalromance #paranormalromance #indieauthors #kindleunlimited #kindleunlimitedromanceSo which cartoon did you think was hot? | TIER RANKING Hot Cartoons from my pastMaggies Books and Stuff2024-02-23 | Look...I had questionable taste as child, so why not explore and judge myself for the cartoon characters that I found wickedly attractive.
I'll tell you this much, there's a lot of animals.
Anyways, I hope you like this, and happy reading!
**If you are interested in the Alice in Wonderland Readathon in March, here is a link to my Patreon** Patreon patreon.com/maggiesbooksandstuff
#booktube #tierrankingBest FANTASY ROMANCE books coming out in 2024 | Of course theyre SPICY...its me.Maggies Books and Stuff2024-02-16 | Oooooo let me tell you, there are some GOOD fantasy romance books coming out in 2024! These are 9 spicy, romance books coming out this year that I am excited about....all within the near future. I will do more most anticipated reads later on in the year, but so far the beginning of 2024 is looking GOOD for us romance girlies. And OF COURSE everything is on kindle unlimited.
I got some dark romance, some cozy romance, your classic fantasy romance, and surprise surprise....and urban romance....I know, who would of thought. But alas here we are.
Anyways, happy reading! Book links are down below.
Secret Shared with Death amzn.to/3wjyKpf ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contact Me: MaggieG.contact@gmail.com
00:00 - Start 00:43 - Veiled in Stars and Silver 02:31 - Vines of the Underworld 04:42 - Mourning Person 05:54 - Awoke 08:48 - Castle of Nightmares and Nevers 12:16 - Secret Shared with Death 15:32 - 2nd Books in Series
#fantasyromance #mostanticipated #spicybooks #darkromance #romancebooks #booktube #spicyromanceJanuary Book Wrap UP | of course its romance...except for oneMaggies Books and Stuff2024-02-09 | I read more than I thought I would and I even ventured outside of my comfort zone a little bit. But ultimately its mostly fantasy romance and historical romance that I read. Most of the the books are on Kindle Unlimited if you want to check them out, Ill tell you which ones aren't down below.
Happy Reading!
Book Links below (affiliate links - I receive a small commission if you use this link.)
#wrapup #bookreviews #romancebooktube #spicybooks #fantasyromance #historicalromance #romancebooksBEGINNERS GUIDE to Starting a Booktube Channel in 2024 | Editing, Filming, Gear, and MoreMaggies Books and Stuff2024-01-26 | I'm betting you are over whelmed right now...Starting a YouTube channel isn't easy, and its even more difficult to find how to start a booktube channel.
So in light of that, I have made a video that will COVER EVERYTHING. Your channel name, your background, your gear, your software, how to film, how to edit, how to upload on YouTube, how to make a thumbnail....plus extra stuff like what happens when you have a book slump.
I got you babe, don't worry. Just sit down, buckle up, and take out your notepad. This is a long video, but trust me when I tell you that I will give ALL the tips on how to start your booktube channel.
And CONGRATS by the way, this is Incredibly exciting, and you are going to have such a blast on here!
CHAPTERS and LINKS are down below, if you are looking for anything specific I mentioned in the video.
BOOKTUBE NEWBIE TAG (questions are in the description of the video) youtu.be/x3wxcONmwXk
00:00 - Start 00:11 - Intro 03:28 - Your Channel Name 04:21 - Your Set / Background 07:24 - Equipment / Software 12:34 - How to Film 15:04 - Da Vinci Resolve 15:58 - How to Set Up Da Vinci (Editing Folders) 19:00 - Da Vinci Interface 22:19 - How to Edit 24:33 - More Advanced Editing 27:15 - Thumbnails 30:29 - How to Post Your Video 33:04 - General Tips 36:19 - Content Ideas / Book Slump 39:45 - Outro
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Links for Equipment & Software:
Equipment (**affiliate links** my first ones, thats exciting!)
Microphone (remember RODE is a trusted brand, this is the livelier mic set) amzn.to/48X0gXo
Ring Light (can be used with camera, phone, iPad, and has the brightness and temperature scales you need) amzn.to/3S7SqDJ
Camera (this one is comparable to mine & comes with batteries, charger, memory cards, and more) amzn.to/3vKRA8k ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contact Me: MaggieG.contact@gmail.com
The Hideaway discord.gg/HSvnDxr7 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#booktube #booktubenewbie #startingyoutube #howtoedit #startingbooktube #booktubechannelOne Year on Booktube (My thoughts both GOOD & BAD)Maggies Books and Stuff2024-01-19 | I cannot believe that it has officially been a year that I have been on YouTube. I honestly didn't know if I would still be on YouTube at this point, BUT HERE I AM BABY!
I have 13 questions that get into the kitty gritty of it all, and if I am honest....this ends up being a VERY CHATTY video. But I want to look back on this in the future and see what my thoughts were and see how I have grown.
This video might be more for me, but I hope you enjoy.
Patreon (Free Tier and $5 Access to Everything) patreon.com/maggiesbooksandstuff -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#booktube #1year #romancebookreviewer #romancereaderBest & Worst Books of 2023 | EVERYTHING is on the table babe...Maggies Books and Stuff2024-01-12 | This was so HARD! I ranked the best and worst books I read in 2023 and mannnnnn this was a lot harder than I thought it would be.
I have comedic smut, fantasy romance, gory romance, historical romance, and everything in between babe. And trying to rank these all together was not an easy fete!
Patreon (Free Tier and $5 Access to Everything) patreon.com/maggiesbooksandstuff -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
00:00 - Start 00:57 - Worst Books 2023 08:45 - Best Books 2023 19:06 - Honorable MentionsTeam Unicorn ANNIHILATION | OUAR Reading SprintMaggies Books and Stuff2024-01-06 | Hey guys, come join me for a little Friday night reading sprint. We'll just hang and get some reading in...so we can bring the other teams DOWN!!!!!
Hope to see you there!I FOUND THE ONE | December Romance Wrap Up + January TBRMaggies Books and Stuff2024-01-05 | Guys....I found my perfect romance book!!!!! I want to shout it from the roof tops!
Overall December was all over the place as far as books go. I mean I had some terrible stuff, some middle ground stuff, and then the BEST DAMN BOOK I HAVE EVER READ. I also read some smut of course, but unfortunately it wasn't poppin....they were definitely spicy but they just didn't have that special comedic touch. BUT IM STILL TAKIN THE MONTH AS A WIN!
Now in regards to my January TBR, I have a handful of fantasy romance and historical romance that I would like to read, but we will see how much I am actually able to read. Fingers crossed its a lot so the Unicorns will win the Once Upon a Readathon.
Anyways, hope you like the video and happy reading!!! -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Books from December Wrap Up
00:00 - Start 01:50 - Romance Readathon on Patreon 02:30 - Ballad of Nightmares 04:18 - Spoiler Jump 05:45 - Cringle Academy 07:52 - The Royal Curse 12:24 - Butcher and Blackbird 16:30 - Ravaged by The Gingerbread Man 18:43 - Things Heat Up with Frosty the Snowman 19:58 - A Banana Split for Xmas 22:31 - OUAR TBR
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#wrapup #romancebooks #fantasyromance #romancereader #romancebookreviewer #spicybooks #romancebooktube #booktube #tbrEND OF THE YEAR Book Tag 2023 |Romance reads and me blabbingMaggies Books and Stuff2023-12-15 | This will be my last video of the year, so I wanted to do my romance reading in review, and see what I thought of my year. Obviously these are all romance books including fantasy romance, historical romance, comedic smut, and paranormal romance. And honestly I think it was a pretty decent year!
Anyways if you want to do the tag her are the questions (a majority are from @whatsdesreading , I just frankensteined it a little bit)
1) Most disappointing read? 2)What's your underdog book? 3)Most overhyped book? 4)Book that surprised you the most? 5)Favorite book couples of the year? 6)Favoried main character(s) of the year? 7)New favorite author? 8)What book made you the happiest? 9)Your most frustrating book? 10)What are your favorite covers/stepbacks of the year? 11)What was your cringes read? 12)What is an unpopular book that you loved? 13)What is a book with the most unique concept? 14) Did you realize anything about your taste or your reading (genre, wants out of a book, kinks, etc)? 15)What were your most memorable moments while reading? 16)World you were most immersed in? 17)What are your reading goals for 2024?
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#booktags #romancebooks #romancereader #romancebookreviewer #spicybooks #romancebooktube #booktagNovember Wrap Up | Fantasy Romance, Alien Romance,....Questionable RomanceMaggies Books and Stuff2023-12-08 | This month was straight up ALL over the place. I hit practically all star level and I read a variety of romance genres; fantasy romance, alien romance, paranormal romance, fairytale retellings, and of course turkey smut....cause Thanksgiving lol .
BUT! I found my absolute favorite book ever....so wading through the garbage was worth it. And can you believe it had no romance and I was still hooked on every word? I never would of thought it was possible for me.
Anyhoo, the books are linked down below along with all the discord stuff.
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00:00 - Start 02:10 - Court of Nightmares 07:37 - How to Train Your Goblin King 10:57 - Captive of the Horde King 14:00 - A Ship of Bones and Teeth 17:32 - Dont read this one... 18:29 - Stuffed by the Were-Turkey 19:14 - Full Sack
#tbr #spicybooks #romancebooks #romancereader #romancebookreviewer #romancebooktube #darkromance #alienromance #sweetromanceReadathon Time BABY! | Team Unicorn (aka The BEST Team) + ROMANTASY Book Recs (NO SPICE to SPICY)Maggies Books and Stuff2023-12-05 | All readathon details are below, along with the sign up and Discord link!
I also have links to all the fantasy romance books that I mention in the video at the bottom. There is a range in spice levels, from no spice to SPICY, so there is a little something for everyone. Plus all of these books meet multiple prompts for the readathon, so us Unicorns can win! Almost all of them are on Kindle Unlimited, except for a couple, I let you know which ones below.
@hannahblackwellbooks full detailed Readathon announcement:
#readathon #readathons #fantasyromance #romantasy #fantasyromancebooks #winterbooks #spicybooks #romancebookreviewer #romancereaderDoes your reading HURT authors? | The TRUTH about Kindle UnlimitedMaggies Books and Stuff2023-12-01 | So....KU isn't all sunshine and rainbows unfortunately! It without a doubt is an amazing subscription to have as a reader, and is also a great platform for authors....but there is definitely some questionable things about it that you likely aren't aware of. To the point where some of your KU reading habits are likely hurting your favorite authors, and even potentially getting them kicked of the app.
Anyhoo, just hear me out, cause I give you some tips on how to be a better reader as well.
#kindleunlimited #kindleunlimitedromance #kindle #amazon #booktube #romancebooks #romancebookreviewer #romancereaderThe Mate Games ROUND 2 | Just wait till you meet PanMaggies Books and Stuff2023-11-27 | Hey guys, its finally time for another Mate Games Readalong!
We will be sharing any spoilers over on The Hideaway Discord, just like last time
For this round we will read book 1 and book 4 together, live. The rest you can read on your own schedule. I will still have a place on Discord for you to put any spoilers, so don't worry we can still talk about all the nitty gritty details!
Today I am joined by my lovely cohosts, go check out their channels if you haven't already!
@happily_ever_april @KristinKravesBooks @kimsbookkornerBest Gifts for BOOK LOVERS | Gift Guide for Bookish PeopleMaggies Books and Stuff2023-11-24 | Tis the freakin season, am I right?
Alright, so I went ahead and put together a book buying guide of some of the best gifts that you can get the book lover in your life. There is a variety of gifts on here and they aren't all books. So if you are looking to get a bookish person more than just a book off of their wishlist, well then these gift ideas will definitely help you out!
#bookishgifts #giftguide #booklover #booktube #romancereader #bookish #romancebooktube #bestgifts #holidaygiftguide #holidaygiftideasMonstrous October Wrap Up! | SMUTTY Monster Novellas and Some New Favorite Romance BooksMaggies Books and Stuff2023-11-11 | Just doing my usual monthly wrap up for the romance books I've read. This was a rather special month since we had the Monster Mash Readathon going on, so I do have quite the roster of some pretty ridiculous monster romances. I DID FIND 2 GREAT BOOKS THOUGH!!!!
As usual everything is on Kindle Unlimited, so feel free to go check out those novellas if you are looking for some laughs.
00:00 - Start 05:20 - Cute but Psycho 08:15 - SPOILER SKIP 08:55 - Cute but Psyco Cont. 10:08 - Circus Creeps 14:39 - Cawk 16:28 - FAP for the Mothman 18:18 - Seduced by the Pumpkin King 19:19 - Sex with Monsters 20:11 - The Snake & The Spider 22:14 - Squashed 25:08 - Ganged by the Trolls 26:14 - Hell House Halloween 28:08 - Monster Milking Motel 29:48 - Peg; Skin Flicks 32:43 - Monster Mash 34:47 - SnowSwept 38:30 - Some Decorating 38:58 - Would you like these as videos?
#monsterromance #octoberwrapup #wrapup #romancebooks #romancebookreviewer #spicybooks #smuttokSweet & Spicy November TBR |LOTS of Fantasy Romance...all on Kindle Unlimited Baby!Maggies Books and Stuff2023-11-03 | Hey guys, Im doing yet another TBR....and I'm feeling pretty damn good about it! It's literally ALL fantasy romance, which Im not mad about, but I have so really cute and sweet romance, as well as some SPICY romance....probably on the verge of smutty romance if Im being honest. So I have feeling this month is going to be fun.
The links are down below if you are interested in any of these books. I will be tracking my thoughts about Captive of the Horde King over on The Hideaway Discord, if you would like to join me: discord.gg/dKqdxMGDG9
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#tbr #fantasyromance #spicybooks #romancebooks #vampirebooks #smuttok #reading #sweetromanceBEGINNERS GUIDE to Dark Romance + a chat on the Genre | Trust me theres a dark romance for you!Maggies Books and Stuff2023-10-28 | Have you ever wondered what dark romance is? Well, freakin same, so I wanted to just express how I see the dark romance "genre" and give you some more insight on how I characterize dark romance books in general. I think dark romance really is more of marketing term then it is a DISTINCT genre, and that instead, there are a variety of sub-genres that fit the characterization of a dark romance. Whether you like gothic romance, erotica, gory romance, horror romance, whatever. There is something the will work for you!
The main thing to know is that you are reading outside of the typical fluffier, lighthearted romances. You are now in a world filled with characters who may be broken, breaking, or are a villain. They live outside of society's norms and you can't expect them to fall in love the same way that Prince Charming does.
Anyways, happy reading!
For more Dark Toxic recs, go check out: @HonestFiction (Jess’s channel) @TheBookRefuge (Jenn’s channel)
00:00 - Start 01:14 - Channel Suggestions for Dark Toxic Romance 02:03 - What is Dark Romance 08:18 - Dark Carnal Desires 11:27 - Dark Toxic 14:04 - Gothic 16:39 - Dark Atmospheric 20:44 - Horror Romance 23:03 - Gory Romance 25:19 - Noir 28:20 - All the Dark Genres
#darkromance #booktube #darkromancebooks #fantasyromance #historicalromance #romancebookreviewer #romancereader #romancereadingsMy BOOKSHELF TOUR | Historical Romance, Fantasy Romance, and Art BABY!Maggies Books and Stuff2023-10-21 | Hey guys, I just wanted to do a little bookshelf tour this week, its not much but its what I got.
I basically only have historical romance and fantasy romance, which appears to be mostly dark apparently. Other than that, I basically fill my shelves with art. I'm definitely someone who judges a book by its cover and will design their bookshelf around it....
#bookshelftour #fantasyromance #historicalromance #romancebooks #romancebookreviewer #booktubeSeptember Wrap Up | Fantasy Romance, Erotica, and Kooky StuffMaggies Books and Stuff2023-10-13 | Just another monthly book wrap up baby! Honestly it was just very meh, by far my best book was The Briar Crown.
Even my weird a$$ smutty novellas weren't hitting this month unfortunately.
But, eh, romance be like that sometimes. I did have quite a variety of books though. Including fantasy romance, Disney villain erotica, a book people consider GOD TIER, and then classic tales retold.
Anyways, I gotta head to work, Ill link all the books tonight.
00:00 - Start 01:10 - A Court of Mist and Fury 02:45 - Horseman of Sleepy Hollow 04:43 - Shadow and Torment 08:33 - Death's Obsession 10:37 - Desperate Measures 13:17 - The Briar Crown 18:47 - Whorenado 20:42 - Seduced by the Pumpkin Spice Latte