Deb @dg_readsI love a good excuse to prioritize spooky and thrilling reads, so Summerween from @gabbyreads is a big win for me! Thankfully it seems like my TBR planning also was a big win! Join me for my spoiler-free thoughts reading through the Summerween reading prompts!
A Summerween Vlog - and a Spookily Fantastic TBR!Deb @dg_reads2024-07-13 | I love a good excuse to prioritize spooky and thrilling reads, so Summerween from @gabbyreads is a big win for me! Thankfully it seems like my TBR planning also was a big win! Join me for my spoiler-free thoughts reading through the Summerween reading prompts!
#booktube #booktuber #summerween fantasy thriller horror mysteryLetting My Dog Kylees Costumes Direct What I Read!! Embracing #KyleeCostumes Season!Deb @dg_reads2024-10-16 | To embrace spooky season and #KyleeCostumes season, I put up a series of emoji polls in my Bookstagram stories to select what costumes to put my dog Kylee in, and then challenged myself to read a book to suit the costume! This vlog is full of non-spoiler book reviews, but also plenty of cute Kylee in costumes!
#booktube #booktuberPack your bags... were going camping! Reading 5 Camp Setting Horror Books!Deb @dg_reads2024-10-12 | While I enjoy a good fall camping trip, the books I'm reading for this vlog might not encourage me to pull out my tent and sleeping bag anytime soon! Join me as I explore the horror side of camp settings, from the safety and comfort of my own home!
#booktube #booktuberFriday Night Sprints!Deb @dg_reads2024-10-12 | My week has been less than reading productive, and I have a new season appropriate timer to use, so let's start off the weekend strong!My Hard Mode TBR for the Horror Bingo Reading Challenge!Deb @dg_reads2024-10-09 | I'm tackling Hard Mode in the fantastic Horror Bingo Reading Challenge created by Sarah @WickedScorpio so join me to discuss the 25 books I'm planning to read for this year long challenge!
#booktube #booktuber readathonA BIG book haul for September - 🐶 #KyleeCostumes edition!Deb @dg_reads2024-10-05 | September was another good month for bookmail and book shopping. Join me (and my furry assistant) in looking over everything that came in! Let me know where I should start in this really exciting stack of books!
#booktube #booktuberTime for a big ARC Attack 🦈 8 upcoming and recent releases!Deb @dg_reads2024-10-02 | Join me for another round of ARC Attack, the series where I bring you spoiler-free reviews of some advance reader (and listener) copies on my TBR. It is a mix of upcoming and recent releases across a variety of genres!
1:05 - The Registration Rewritten by Madison Lawson - Camcat Books - 10/1/24 5:48 - The Lies We Conjure by Sarah Henning - Tor - 9/17/24 11:36 - Sleep Tight by J.H. Markert - Dreamscape Media - 9/10/24 15:52 - Fear the Flames by Olivia Rose Darling - PRH Audio - 9/17/24 22:22 - The Village Library Demon-Hunting Society by C.M. Waggoner - Berkley Pub / PRH Audio - 9/24/24 27:25 - The Puzzle Box by Danielle Trussoni - Random House - 10/8/2024 32:21 - We Kept Her in the Cellar by W.R. Gorman - Highbridge Audio - 9/24/2024 36:33 - This Cursed House by Del Sandeen - Berkley Pub / PRH Audio - 10/8/2024
#booktube #booktuber fantasy thriller horror romantasyOctober TBR featuring 👻 Spookopoly, 🌽 TBR Harvest, AND 🎃 Halloween-A-Thon!Deb @dg_reads2024-09-28 | October is such an exciting month for me! I have THREE readathons to participate in and Kylee has a LOT of costumes to wear! Join me in making my first rolls for each of these TBR games and chatting about my October plans! It is going to be such a fun (and chaotic) month!
#booktube #booktuber #bookoplathonIs Reading for the Birds? Reading books with birds on the cover!Deb @dg_reads2024-09-25 | With a few bird covers on my TBR this month, it only made sense to put a bird mask to use, add some more books, and make it into a theme! I've got a mix of books, horror, thriller, and dystopian! I wound up with some mixed results, from enjoyment to DNF!
#booktube #booktuberLets do some Tuesday night reading reading!Deb @dg_reads2024-09-25 | I have big reading plans for what I want to get done by the end of the month... anyone else? Come join me for some chill reading / productivity sprints to get stuff done!PromptBall TBR Vlog - Letting My TBR Game Control My Reading!Deb @dg_reads2024-09-21 | This is the second installment in my series where I let my #Promptball TBR Game prompts control my reading for the week! This was a fantasy heavy edition with a touch of thriller and weird fiction in the mix!
#booktube #booktuberSeptember is Back to School Time with Dark Academia!Deb @dg_reads2024-09-18 | September is the perfect time to head back to school... in my books, at least! Join me for some dark academia and school settings reading with spoiler free reviews! New releases and older titles, fantasy, horror, and thriller!
#booktube #booktuberMy TBR for the Seasonal Spooky Challenge!Deb @dg_reads2024-09-14 | When Cassidy from@CoverswithCassidy puts out a challenge all about reading spooky books, you know I have to put together a TBR!
#booktube #booktuber horror thrillerTime for another ARC Attack 🦈 5 new and upcoming releases!Deb @dg_reads2024-09-11 | Join me for another round of ARC Attack, the series where I bring you spoiler-free reviews of some advance reader (and listener) copies on my TBR. It is a mix of upcoming and recent releases across a variety of genres!
Time Stamps: 1:28 - The Doll's House by Lisa Unger - Brilliance Publishing - 9/12/2024 3:50 - So Thirsty by Rachel Harrison - Berkley Pub, PRH Audio - 9/10/2024 7:52 - The Sequel by Jean Hanff Korelitz - Macmillan Audio - 10/1/2024 12:01 - A Grim Reaper's Guide to Catching a Killer by Maxie Dara - 10/1/2024 16:24 - The City in Glass by Nigh Vo - TorDotCom - 10/1/2024
#booktube #booktuber fantasy cozy mystery horrorBook mail was too good to me in August... another HUGE book haul!Deb @dg_reads2024-09-07 | August was good to me when it came to book mail! Join me in looking over everything that came in and let me know where I should start in this really exciting stack of books!
#booktube #booktuberDo the Eyes Have It? 👀 Reading a bunch of books with 👁 covers and embracing the theme!Deb @dg_reads2024-09-04 | With several books recently added to my TBR with eyes on the cover, it seemed the only valid choice was to make it into a vlog theme! Eyeball books, eyeball goodies, and eyeball fun ensue! 👁👁
#booktube #booktuberMy September TBR featuring Magical Readathon and... a Romance Readathon??!Deb @dg_reads2024-08-31 | Join me in taking a look at SOME of my TBR for the month of September and the readathons I'll be involved in! What are you looking forward in September?? Let me know!!
The Phantom of the Opera Romance Readathon: @maggiesbooksandstuff Announcement: youtu.be/-qG-n1Gbj_A?si=OjeE4eLZoV56T9qW Opera Singers' Team Hosts: @ALilBitofMonica_ Jenn @TheBookRefuge
#booktube #booktuberWe All Scream for Ice Cream! 🍨🍦 Reading Icy Books to Combat Summer Heat 🥵Deb @dg_reads2024-08-28 | It's summer. It's hot. It's time for ice cream! Join me on my quest to ignore the heat outside and embrace some snowy, icy reads! Treats for Kylee, treats for me... a fun time was had with a mix of reading results with thriller, fantasy, and horror books read!
#booktube #booktuberCasual Reading Sprints!Deb @dg_reads2024-08-26 | I need a push to get some good reading time in, so join me (and my furry friend Kyelee) for some casual Sunday sprints!
#booktube #booktuberReading Previous 5-Star Authors!Deb @dg_reads2024-08-24 | In a final push to find some five star reads for Battleathon, I spend a week diving into new books from authors I've previously given 5 stars!
#booktube #booktuberTime for another ARC Attack - 7 more upcoming and recent releases!Deb @dg_reads2024-08-21 | Join me for another round of ARC Attack, the series where I bring you spoiler-free reviews of some advance reader (and listener) copies on my TBR. It is a mix of upcoming and recent releases across a variety of genres!
Time Stamps: 1:55 You Will Never Be Me by Jesse Q. Sutanto - PRH Audio - 8/20/24 6:41 The Taste of Tiny Bones by Vincent Heselwood - Horrorsmith Publishing - 7/4/2024 12:00 Asunder by Kerstin Hall - TorDotCom, Macmillan Audio - 8/20/2024 18:48 Sacrificial Animals by Kailee Pedersen - Macmillan Audio - 8/20/2024 23:50 Red River Road by Anna Downes - Macmillan Audio - 8/27/2024 28:57 William by Mason Coile - Putnam, PRH Audio - 9/10/2024 34:24 You're Safe Here by Leslie Stephens - Gallery/Scout Press - 6/25/2024
#booktube #booktuberReading Sprints! (Officially Unofficially Battleathon Sprints Kinda Ish?!)Deb @dg_reads2024-08-19 | I was bullied into hosting some reading sprints after Mel's sprints end. There was SO MUCH arm twisting... okay... maybe there was very LITTLE bullying or arm twisting or anything before I agreed, but... we're sprinting either way! These will start after Mel's final sprint ends, so may start a bit early/late depending!
#booktube #booktuberSupporting the House of Snakes for Battleathon with Snake Covers!Deb @dg_reads2024-08-17 | Join me and snake-ey Kylee for some snake-ey fun. I'm reading as many snake cover books as I can with my slithering sidekick. I set an impossible snake cover TBR, read a few books with spoiler-free book reviews, and much snake fun ensues!
#booktube #booktuberTime for a SPFBOX Semi-Finalist and my final 3 Book Reviews!Deb @dg_reads2024-08-14 | The time has come for my final SPFBOX vlog as part of team @CoverswithCassidy! I have three more book reviews AND my semi-finalist pick!
Check out Cassidy's video for an introduction to the full team and how Cassidy is running her team for this year's competition! youtube.com/watch?v=8blfzN8jZj8
@MelLenoreReads Mel was the first member of Team Cassidy to announce her semifinalist along with reviews for her ten books: youtu.be/erJYLiJsDm4?si=hxbMX8bJSkzzovFk
Make sure to check out the rest of the team also for more reviews and announcements: @FourPawsandaBook @gotathingforthings @spicykatzreads @GraceDionneReads
#booktube #booktuber SPFBO10Vampires must LOVE the Summer ☀️ but will I LOVE any Vampire books? 🧛♀️Deb @dg_reads2024-08-10 | Is there a time of year that just screams "Vampire" more than the sunniest time of year?? Surely not! I decided to tackle some of the vampire books on my TBR to bring you my spoiler free thoughts full of fangs and blood and all sorts of vampire goodness!
#booktube #booktuber Historical, Fantasy, YA and AdultTGIF Reading Sprints!Deb @dg_reads2024-08-10 | My TBR is out of control and I have a new dragon timer to try out, so why not do a bit of late night reading??
#booktube #booktuberJuly brings another MASSIVE book haul!Deb @dg_reads2024-08-07 | July was another FANTASTIC month for bookmail and a bit of a disaster when it comes to controlling my book spending! lol Join me in looking over everything that came in and let me know where I should start in this really exciting stack of books!
#booktube #booktuberCROSSROADS OF TWILIGHT LIVESHOW | WOT-ALONGDeb @dg_reads2024-08-05 | Join us in talking about book ten in the Wheel of Time Series!
Will this be the month full of five-star reads? Let's find out!
People / things talked about:
Battelathon Created by Mel @MelLenoreReads Announcement Video: youtu.be/JQRL0tPl-pQ?si=oaiYD7J7XrM0B4DK Team Leaders: Lexie @bookswithlexie Becca @BeccaandTheBooks
#booktube #booktuberJoin me for an ARC Attack 🦈 - catching up on upcoming and recent releases!Deb @dg_reads2024-07-27 | I fell a wee bit behind on reading my advance reader copies (and advance listener copies) so let's put Kylee in a shark costume and take the motivation to do some catch up this week!
Spoiler-free reviews for anticipated horror, thriller, fantasy, and magical realism reads!
Still, Dark Places by Christina Graves - 6/25/24 - Horrorsmith The West Passage by Jared Pechaček - 7/16/24 - TorDotCom / Macmillan Audio Eye of the Beholder by Emma Bamford - 8/6/24 - Gallery/Scout Press Like Mother, Like Daughter by Kimberly McCreight - 7/30/24 - Knopf The Dissonance by Shaun Hamill - 7/23/24 - Pantheon A Certain Kind of Starlight by Heather Webber - 7/23/24 - Forge Books
#booktube #booktuberReading My Next 3 Self-Pub Fantasies for SPFBOX!Deb @dg_reads2024-07-24 | I've continued my SPFBOX reading journey for for team @CoverswithCassidy with three more self-pub fantasy books!
My next vlog (expected in August) will have my official semi-finalist pick, but I will update you at the end of this video for which book is in the lead! As a reminder, every book on Cassidy's list will be read by two individuals. This means that most books will still be under consideration by another team member, but I do unfortunately have to make our first cut in today's vlog!
Check out Cassidy's video for an introduction to the full team and how Cassidy will be running her team for this year's competition! youtube.com/watch?v=8blfzN8jZj8
@MelLenoreReads Mel is the first member of Team Cassidy to announce her semifinalist along with reviews for her ten books: youtu.be/erJYLiJsDm4?si=hxbMX8bJSkzzovFk
Make sure to check out the rest of the team also for more reviews and announcements: @FourPawsandaBook @gotathingforthings @spicykatzreads @GraceDionneReads
#booktube #booktuber SPFBO10Embracing the Summer Vibes with Beach Reads! 🏖🌞Deb @dg_reads2024-07-20 | I may live close to the beach in California, but I don't make it there very often, but a reading prompt and a recent walk by the ocean had me in a beach reading mood! Join me in a virtual trip to the coast with some beach-ey vibe covers from my shelves - contemporary, thriller, fantasy, and horror!
#booktube #booktuberIntroducing my Procrastination Project - FINALLY getting to those books that keep getting put off!Deb @dg_reads2024-07-17 | I'm here to introduce my (kinda) new Procrastination Project. I've been working on a goal for the past couple of years to get to the books on my shelf that I keep putting off for one reason or another. One way of doing this is to put audiobook holds on my library cards through Libby, but that "Deliver Later" button is far too easy to hit... time to actually set aside time in my reading month to pick these up! I wound up with a good mix of fantasy, horror, and scifi and I definitely plan to be back with an episode 2!
#booktube #booktuberReading 4 Self-Pub Fantasies for SPFBOX!Deb @dg_reads2024-07-10 | I've started my SPFBOX reading journey for for team @CoverswithCassidy with four self-pub fantasy books!
There are no books cut in this video since all books on Cassidy's list will be reviewed by two team members, but by the end of the video there will be one book still in consideration for my semi-finalist slot!
Check out Cassidy's video for an introduction to the full team and how Cassidy will be running her team for this year's competition! youtube.com/watch?v=8blfzN8jZj8
#booktube #booktuber SPFBO10Another Big Book Haul - adding 30 more books to my TBR!Deb @dg_reads2024-07-06 | June was another fantastic month for book mail and book shopping! Join me to hear about all the new books I'm trying to find room for on my shelves and let me know where I should start reading!
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#booktube #booktuber #OUABCVIPFinishing off The Amazing Readathon Strong!Deb @dg_reads2024-07-03 | For the final week of The Amazing Readathon, I decided to finish strong and read as much as possible. I fit in ten books this week and managed to finish off my June TBR... mostly!
#booktube #booktuberDiscussing July Readathons and Using Promptball to help pick my July TBR!Deb @dg_reads2024-06-29 | I'm going into July with plans to focus on reading books already on my shelves... with a couple of readathons to help motivate me during the month and #Promptball helping to pick a few more things to add to the TBR!
#booktube #booktuberAmazing Readathon Week 3 - putting the focus on prioritizing points for Team Fantasy!Deb @dg_reads2024-06-26 | I spent the week trying to prioritize points to support my team with books and bonuses! I was a bit derailed by a bit of illness (you'll see my voice fade a bit in places, but I'm on the mend now!) but I still got a lot of fantastic reading in with some highly anticipated books!
#booktube #booktuber45 Minute Countdown Timer: UnderwaterDeb @dg_reads2024-06-22 | This is an animated 45 minute silent countdown timer with a chime at zero. I created this for reading sprints, but will work for any purpose!
#Countdowntimer #45MinuteTimerBeating June Gloom with a Color Spinner Wheel for The Amazing Readathon Week Two!Deb @dg_reads2024-06-19 | I decided to give myself an extra challenge for week two of The Amazing Readathon with a color spinner wheel to keep my reading going strong to support Team Fantasy!
#booktube #booktuberHorror Movie Reading Vlog - ARCs, New Releases and Backlist!Deb @dg_reads2024-06-15 | I had a bunch of movie related horror/thriller books on my TBR, so of course it led me into creating a new themed vlog... six books long! Join Killer Kylee and me for spoiler free reviews on all six books... some fun reads and some that didn't quite work for me...
#booktube #booktuberFrom Reading Slump to Reading Success... using The Amazing Readathon to cure the slump!Deb @dg_reads2024-06-12 | I am vlogging my first week participating in The Amazing Readathon for the first three legs of the readathon! I ended off May in a reading slump, but a new month and a new readathon has me determined to drag myself back into the reading mood! I got in some wins, some not so loved books, but a lot of variety and fun in the ten books I picked up! Kylee is of course along for the journey, dressing up for our first class travel as part of Team Fantasy!
#booktube #booktuber Fantasy, horror, mystery, historical fiction30+ Book Haul - May Mail Has Me Drowning In Books!Deb @dg_reads2024-06-08 | May was a FANTASTIC month for bookmail - gifted copies and preorders and purchases! To say I'm failing at my book buying goals (aka those that say I should haul LESS) is an understatement.
#booktube #booktuberTime to play some Mind Games with a new spoiler free reading vlog!Deb @dg_reads2024-06-05 | I pulled together a few books related to the mind including a recent release, a new release, and a backlist title!
Chapters: Mind Games by Nora Roberts - 3:19 The Therapist by B.A. Paris - 8:15 The Mechanics of Memory by Audrey Lee - 11:18
#booktube #booktuber Thriller Science Fiction Scifi RomanceIntroducing the ten books I will be reading for SPFBOX!Deb @dg_reads2024-06-01 | Join Kylee and me for a chatty introduction to the ten books I will be reading for SPFBOX - the tenth year of the Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off - for team @CoverswithCassidy
Check out Cassidy's video for an introduction to the full team and how Cassidy will be running her team for this year's competition! youtube.com/watch?v=8blfzN8jZj8
#booktube #booktuber SPFBO SPFBOXMy Promptball TBR Game Picks (some of) My TBR for The Amazing Readathon! 🏁🐉Deb @dg_reads2024-05-29 | I used my Promptball TBR Game to challenge myself to add some sightseeing prompts to my June TBR to earn Team Fantasy some bonus points during the month!
#booktube #booktuber #tbrgame #tbrReading Carnival Settings 🃏 for Escape the Readathon! 🎡Deb @dg_reads2024-05-25 | Reading for Escape the Readathon this month at the Black Cat Carnival seemed like the perfect time to do some Carnival Horror reading with my furry sidekick Jester Kylee! Grab a snack and come join in the fun for my spoiler-free thoughts!
#booktube #booktuber #escapethereadathonLets Talk Popcorn Reads! 🍿 Recommending some of my favorites and adding books to my TBR!Deb @dg_reads2024-05-22 | Grab some popcorn and your favorite popcorn loving friend, and let's talk about Popcorn Reads! I've put together some recommendations of what I consider great popcorn reads and some additions to my TBR pile of possibilities for The Black Cat Carnival Escape the Readathon reading prompt. These books are perfect for readathons and quick reading binge sessions! (And plenty of Kylee Chaos ensues from my popcorn loving furry sidekick!)
#booktube #booktuber lists include thrillers, humor, horror, scifi, manga, graphic novels, short stories.45 Minute Countdown Timer: Cherry BlossomsDeb @dg_reads2024-05-19 | This is an animated 45 minute silent countdown timer with a chime at zero. I created this for reading sprints, but will work for any purpose!