extremely not rapid fire book tag (ft. special guest!) starlit reader 2025-06-30 | did this incredibly not rapid tag with a special guest: abby!! there was no world where we could be quick so u just get our unfiltered chaotic friendship vibe lol. i tried my best cutting it down to be comprehensible 😅thank u to Kat for tagging me! check out everyone mentioned bc they’re lovely 🫶🏾✶ tagged by Kat youtu.be/8DAy_qeZBbI?si=IMCSjB27dC2fAqO9✶ inspired by Subha youtu.be/TazMAqTCzf8?si=UUm3BUpsfkVul4AL✶ i tag @nymeria941 @Onemorebookpodcast. ✶ app.thestorygraph.com/profile/shoisengupta✶ instagram.com/frankenshoi✩ chapters ✩0:00 intro: meet abby!2:55 e-book or physical3:32 paperback or hardback4:33 online or in-store book shopping5:58 trilogies or series6:37 heroes or villains8:25 book u want everyone to read9:39 underrated book12:02 last book u finished~ we forgot to answer last book u bought oops, but haul coming soon ~14:59 weirdest bookmark16:00 used books: yes or no16:06 top 3 genres16:52 borrow or buy17:48 character or plot18:05 long or short books~ also forgot to answer long or short chapters ~18:33 first 3 books u think of19:50 books that made u laugh/cry19:58 our world or fictional worlds21:50 audiobooks: yes or no22:13 do u judge a book by its cover23:23 book to movie or book to tv25:40 movie or tv adaptation u prefer to the book28:32 series or standalones29:09 tag ppl & end!
new fav fantasy & highly anticipated memoir 💫 reading vlog starlit reader 2026-08-03 | a vlog that’s been a month in the making, and a lot has happened in that time!! life is full, watching this back was really wholesome. the reading was a little sporadic but still enjoyable - i’m excited for the next wrap up! hope you’re all reading well x✩ music ✩potsu - moonglowbedoine - deghma cheega✶ app.thestorygraph.com/profile/shoi_reads✶ instagram.com/frankenshoi✩ chapters ✩0:00 what i’m reading2:59 end of semester / placement4:28 holidays! taking my time 6:55 op shop haul10:01 shows, friends, more reading11:50 reading update17:38 concluding thoughts
everything i’ve read so far in 2026 ☁️ ft. magical readathon starlit reader 2026-07-05 | i’ve missed ya booktube! here’s my recent (and not so recent) reads xi didnt really explain the magical readathon so watch the explanations below if ur interested! i decided to do the wrap up based on genre like usual cuz not everything was for the readathon, but i put the final results at the end. maybe if i do the autumn equinox i’ll share more about basil’s character :)✩ magical readathon info ✩youtu.be/CtBWB6ATEdQ?si=dLkrilMtZBYw-92uyoutu.be/ytNxfRGgjbg?si=mMyHC1SPXQ4nF1nV✶ app.thestorygraph.com/profile/shoi_reads✶ instagram.com/frankenshoi✩ chapters ✩0:00 intro1:59 romance (heated rivalry)5:17 classics (picture of dorian gray, emma)8:12 literary fiction (chosen family, foster)11:03 young adult (cold, grasshopper jungle)13:30 fantasy (final empire, black tides of heaven, school for good and evil, skipshock)21:49 nonfiction (what my bones know, sister outsider, public power in the age of empire)27:43 magical readathon wrap up
books i want to read in 2026 ★ starlit reader 2026-03-06 | i've had a slow start to the year but excited for my reading in 2026! let me know if any of the books mentioned are on your list, and what your top priorities for 2026 are :)✶ app.thestorygraph.com/profile/shoisengupta✶ instagram.com/frankenshoi✩ what's next book tag ✩thank you for tagging me @nymeria941 ~ original tag youtube.com/watch?v=fKH5yfEO8RA&t=96s1. is your decision for choosing your next book based on random chance, or is there method to your madness?2. do your criteria for choosing fiction differ from how you choose non-fiction?3. do other people influence your next choice?4. aside from other people, what other influences might impact your choice?5. tag friends!✩ new year, new me tag ✩thank you for tagging me @Curious-Cat ~ original tag youtu.be/H8jvQase9y4?si=xcHHHfOxLBf_ySb41. fears: what is one book from your 2026 reading goals that scares you?2. patience: what is the one book on your 2026 reading goals you want to start immediately?3. growth: what book last year pushed you to reflect and/or grow as a reader?4. new paths: what is one author you plan to try for the first time in 2026?5. self care: what is one book and/or series you revisit for comfort?6. forging ahead: what is you favorite debut book or first book in a series you read last year?7. goals: do you have a specific reading goal or challenge for the year ahead?8. breaking walls: **bonus** - do you have a non book-related goal for 2026 you wish to share?9. teamwork: tag othersi tag @TheKatBite @theliterarylatte @raptor_reads to do either/both of these!✩ chapters ✩0:00 intro0:57 what’s next book tag4:01 new year, new me tag8:17 recent additions to my tbr15:07 silly stats17:00 26 priority reads for 2026 !!
updating my ENTIRE to-read list 💐 leftist politics, fantasy, lit fic and more! starlit reader 2026-02-25 | totally random video bcos i felt like giving my tbr a spruik, but it was fun to film!! sorry for the bad audio 😵💫i would love to know if you have opinions on these books - should i add any back to the list? look out for part 2 to see the revised top of my tbr✩ booktubers mentioned ✩@Curious-Cat @TheKatBite @ARayofReading @Onemorebookpodcast. @booksaremysociallife @asunnybooknook @leenanorms ✶ app.thestorygraph.com/profile/shoisengupta✶ instagram.com/frankenshoi✩ chapters ✩0:00 intro2:15 current top of my tbr7:58 going thru my to-read list !!
final wrap up of 2025! (+ book haul) starlit reader 2026-02-03 | happy 2026 everyone ⭐️ sorry for the delay with this one! i read lots of good books and thunk lots of thoughts. plus a little book haul at the end wahooanna’s review of sunrise on the reaping - youtu.be/iNer1gnAh88?si=LWwRZ9sKxS2s57YF✶ app.thestorygraph.com/profile/shoisengupta✶ instagram.com/frankenshoi✩ chapters ✩0:00 intro0:55 sci-fi, dystopian6:12 hunger games spoilers !!10:28 literary fiction19:33 non fiction28:19 romance29:41 book haul!
a chatty non-fiction wrap up starlit reader 2025-12-27 | this is accidentally very late bcos i didn’t finish it before i went on a family trip to india, but i am back and full of thoughts! end of year wrap up hopefully coming soon too x✩ recent videos ✩fiction reads - youtu.be/6bMejO2Z_sE?si=hZGpRMSorIam_AQ-technofeudalism vlog - youtu.be/76M1mpPJFyI?si=Ne5YM6cFvCiMyiN6✶ app.thestorygraph.com/profile/shoisengupta✶ instagram.com/frankenshoi✩ chapters ✩0:00 intro0:30 the persuaders8:16 freedom is a constant struggle13:34 hostile homelands18:46 technofeudalism22:24 but what will people say24:00 dear ijeawele
south asian politics & the end of capitalism | reading vlog starlit reader 2025-10-30 | let me know what u guys think of this kind of vlog!! and pls give me ur spiciest thoughts about capitalism, tech billionaires, algorithms etc etcbtw i kept saying how confused i was reading technofeudalism but that might have just been me and my brain!!! i do think yanis varoufakis is good at explaining things in approachable ways. would strongly recommend watching his videos/interviews even if u dont read the whole book, and also this video - youtu.be/gqtrNXdlraM?si=KAcJqxDVpyJxE2-F✩ music ✩wildewun - solacesteady holiday - newfound oxygen✶ app.thestorygraph.com/profile/shoisengupta✶ instagram.com/frankenshoi✩ chapters ✩0:00 intro3:45 uni days5:04 chatting about south asian solidarity8:05 reading update8:53 homebound & the costs of capitalism12:05 discussing technofeudalism15:57 my takeaways so far17:47 why is this important?19:52 days in my life 23:12 final thoughts
june-sept fiction wrap up starlit reader 2025-10-25 | sorry i’ve been gone so long! excited to share the books i’ve read the last few months and catch up on what everyone else has been reading xx✶ app.thestorygraph.com/profile/shoisengupta✶ instagram.com/frankenshoi✩ chapters ✩0:00 intro0:45 fantasy (robin hobb, a curse so dark & lonely, the bear & the nightingale)9:38 literary (autumn, the vegetarian, the yield)16:25 contemporary (the namesake)19:27 outro
political books i’m excited to read 🌹 starlit reader 2025-08-10 | got a bunch of books to add to my house’s “community library” ✨ i was very lucky to get most of these books from work (i just quit an NGO job + they had a v generous PD budget!)it does feel a bit weird mentioning these topics decontextualised so i just wanted to say explicitly that im a firm believer in education tied to action - praxis bby 💪🏾 still keen to make videos exploring organising + political ideas in more depth!!video abt the death of capitalism: youtu.be/gqtrNXdlraM?feature=shared✩ bookstores mentioned ✩https://www.betterread.com.auhttps://www.readings.com.au/versobooks.com/en-gbkobo.com/au (ebooks)✶ app.thestorygraph.com/profile/shoisengupta✶ instagram.com/frankenshoi✩ chapters ✩0:00 intro1:00 prominent progressives7:48 indigenous authors12:05 south asian authors (+ palestinian)15:49 economics20:27 organising + social movements27:09 misc31:40 fiction
chasing the winter sun 🌅 robin hobb reading vlog starlit reader 2025-07-22 | was blessed to enjoy some beautiful sun as i read robin hobb’s farseer trilogy :)more info about the Yoorrook Justice Commission: https://www.yoorrook.org.auyoutu.be/GVswTe8rr4w?feature=shared✩ music ✩e’s jammy jams - soul and mind#1 dads ft. ainslie wills - so soldiercity mall - windycottè - loop_03mp3vius - wink✶ app.thestorygraph.com/profile/shoisengupta✶ instagram.com/frankenshoi✩ chapters ✩0:00 moments from last nov2:05 intro5:10 roadtripping!10:59 reading update - autumn & royal assassin15:39 a week out and about18:28 starting assassin’s quest21:53 cosy days at home25:11 update on assassin’s quest28:49 weekend30:40 chaotic wrap up
jan-april wrap up 🤸🏾♀️ starlit reader 2025-05-21 | finally sat down to chat about alllll the books i’ve read so far this year (got some sneaky may reviews in there too!)✶ app.thestorygraph.com/profile/shoisengupta✶ instagram.com/frankenshoi✩ chapters ✩0:00 intro0:39 bonus books: ministry of time, growing up indian in australia4:12 romance: funny story6:14 fantasy: every heart a doorway, song of achilles, assassin’s apprentice, starless sea14:20 contemporary fic: conversations with friends, girl woman other, after australia19:52 non-fic: braiding sweetgrass, the trauma of caste32:03 outro
finding new rhythms of life 🍃 feb-march reading vlog starlit reader 2025-04-29 | in the last couple months i read a mix of political non-fiction and magical fiction ✨ but mostly my time was spent adjusting to uni / work / life. so you get random glimpses into my life and my thoughts as i read… enjoy! ➻ music :strangemoon - in august we methippo campus - cellar door (demo)mp3vius - champloo vibesrum jungle - she only spoke through music➻ storygraph - app.thestorygraph.com/profile/shoisengupta➻ instagram - instagram.com/frankenshoi➻ chapters :0:00 intro 0:57 what im reading now6:21 home & eats ~6:51 update on my organising work8:50 campaign launch etc ~10:06 reading update (after australia)12:29 final chapters of song of achilles !!14:55 visit from a friend & performing ~17:02 reading update (trauma of caste, braiding sweetgrass)20:19 out and about ~22:11 finishing assassin’s apprentice 26:30 outro
booktube newbie tag 🌟 (re)introduction to my channel! starlit reader 2025-04-05 | hiya, welcome to my channel - i’m here to try something new and a bit experimental, so i hope you stay with me on this journey! i’ve linked a few inspo channels below so you can get a vibe for what i want to make :) please intro yourself in the comments if you haven’t already & let me know what u think!✩ inspo channels ✩✶ booktubers with social justice/politics videos (share more recs if you have them!)youtube.com/@asunnybooknook?si=T63GsNKjegqmg55Fyoutube.com/@TheKatBite?si=IiLyMVQ0y61_UY7Tyoutube.com/@Onemorebookpodcast.?si=iSaF1RU-wAyTa8Bpyoutube.com/@booksaremysociallife?si=jxZXYznEAsjymHbiyoutube.com/@leenanorms?si=W45N8dqIG0QJic7L✶ lifestyle channels and vlog inspoyoutube.com/@AnaisLaure?si=BcHiCUP6Ll2002TIyoutube.com/@lifeofpyper?si=2xRbw2nFuGVNXQWeyoutube.com/@HitomiMochizuki222?si=xUTv6rUHIpWEowphyoutube.com/@leahsfieldnotes?si=65nOQbwyv5r40zyP✶ app.thestorygraph.com/profile/shoisengupta✶ instagram.com/frankenshoi✩ chapters ✩0:00 intro00:55 my history on youtube2:40 Q1 why did you (re)start this channel?3:58 Q2 what are some fun and unique things you can bring to booktube?7:32 Q3 what are you most excited for about this new channel?8:02 Q4 why do you love reading?8:51 Q5 what book or series got you into reading?9:35 Q6 what questions would you ask your favourite booktubers?10:32 Q7 what challenges do you think starting a booktube channel will be the hardest to overcome?11:35 Q8 when did you start reading?11:57 Q9 where do you read?12:22 Q10 what kind of books do you like to read?13:51 outro
end of year wrap up x starlit reader 2025-01-26 | here’s a (belated) wrap up of my end of year reads, and 2024 favs! looong vid oops but lots of great book, including a bunch of rereads and some south asian authorsalso i started using storygraph!! add me as a friend!!!✶ app.thestorygraph.com/profile/shoisengupta✶ www.instagram.com/frankenshoicontent warnings :✶ three wishes - miscarriage, domestic abuse, fatphobia/body shaming, ableism✶ ministry of utmost happiness - transphobia, violence (war, torture, police brutality), genocide, sexual asault, domestic abuse, self harm/suicide✶ exit west - violence, war, death of parent, sexual assault, self harm/suicide✶ the first fifteen lives of harry august - torture, suicide, ableism, sexual assault (off-page)✶ normal people - abuse, sexual assault, self harm/suicide, disordered eating✶ the fire next time - violence, police brutalitychapters :00:00 intro1:31 three wishes (liane moriarty)3:41 the ministry of utmost happiness (arundhati roy)6:45 the anthropocene reviewed (john green)9:59 exit west (mohsin hamid)11:10 bit of a tangent...13:05 ok back to the exit west review15:11 legends and lattes (travis baldree)16:51 the first fifteen lives of harry august (claire north)20:56 the darkest part of the forest (holly black)24:44 i'm afraid of men (vivek shraya)28:01 wicked saints (emily a duncan) DNF28:40 normal people (sally rooney)31:15 the fire next time (james baldwin)35:07 current reads36:15 best reads of 2024 !!
holiday reading vlog - part two 🌇🌿 starlit reader 2024-12-22 | the second part of my travels, i started to get the hang of vlogging in this one with some actual reading updates haha. but have cut short my thoughts on all the books bcos i just wanted to get the vlogs out. will be back for an end of year wrap up tho xx➻ music :bedoine - one of these daysyoutu.be/6p-OFHW5WGA?si=2-25vfTGpbTuZZ6kteenage priest - best in showyoutu.be/gxf41l8L7xk?si=LQION82JGoVsihXe➻ instagram - instagram.com/frankenshoi
holiday reading vlog - part one 🌊🌞 starlit reader 2024-12-22 | hope u enjoy this travel vlog which is basically just a time capsule for me with a big chat about my holiday read at the end haha. if you've read this book PLEASE give ur thoughts in the comments bcos i need to know what others think lol. or just read it so u can discuss with me!!abrupt ending but part 2 is also up - covering 3 weeks i spent in kolkata and a bunch more books :)youtu.be/lHArFJM27cs?si=gNWDScYc4GlQNACD➻ music :love tapes - baby youtu.be/Qn_JwiwAgu8?si=OAsB1-C3QfPHnSmkblueberry - oh no no noyoutu.be/BQfmuW7caFA?si=ce2yLNaZ4aBAEKy7sufjan stevens - concerning the UFO sighting near highland, illinoisyoutu.be/p_tcyQbfRo8?si=BTpQOtvhD2Goi0QmerickD - look alive, pleaseyoutu.be/R-cGv7bpJF4?si=fY35laj9n_DPtI8isecondsun - snowyoutu.be/nr5xavimpTk?si=nsWoF2YHMKL5GEiT➻ instagram - instagram.com/frankenshoi
returning to booktube! a messy vlog & recent reads ~ starlit reader 2024-11-04 | ah weird asf!!! i’m attempting a return to booktube??? it’s been wholesome logging back in and seeing old channels i used to watch! i’ve been back in a reading mood recently and wanted to have a go making videos toosorry if my vlogging and talking to camera skills are shabby, bear with me as i find my feet xbut thanks for dropping by and pls do leave a comment to say hi!!➻ music :cottè - eternal springyoutu.be/4ngCMs9Ykcs?si=Dvb5tmDolG4a-tQ1raveena - rushyoutu.be/u5Q_4I8dULA?si=-FD35SmLOmNaxcQ7fleeky - illusionaryyoutu.be/z3lXk2B1PE8?si=0kR-8Bs347wWH06n➻ instagram - instagram.com/frankenshoi
✨ O.W.L.s readathon vlog (part two) | APRIL 2020 starlit reader 2020-05-09 | more simple quarantine vlog content for u all, wrap up is in the works so stay tuned for that :p unfortunately it exported quite low quality :( but anyway, let me know how you did if you took part in the readathon too!magical readathon info ~✧ announcement video - youtu.be/QRuZ4EBkiKA✧ website - magicalreadathon.com✧ my tbr video - youtu.be/oeTMJoW98jQ✧ vlog part 1 - youtu.be/IN8sxwuWeyk➻ music :zack brooks - cakeyoutu.be/NQE7UvtuRRIaltitude - trainsyoutu.be/aCrhPEDAIh8➻ instagram - instagram.com/st.arlit➻ twitter - twitter.com/st_arlit➻ goodreads - goodreads.com/user/show/76084241-shoi➻ letterboxd - letterboxd.com/shoisengupta
✨ O.W.L.s readathon vlog (part one) | APRIL 2020 starlit reader 2020-04-24 | not the most interesting vlog but hope it's a little relaxing to watch?? hope anyone else taking part in the read-a-thon is progressing well!magical readathon info ~✧ announcement video - youtu.be/QRuZ4EBkiKA✧ website - magicalreadathon.com✧ my tbr video - youtu.be/oeTMJoW98jQ➻ music :kyle lajoie - level me (cover)youtu.be/cawpB_CV-Ygjackson lundy - calypsoyoutu.be/46Jt4wQr-so➻ instagram - instagram.com/st.arlit➻ twitter - twitter.com/st_arlit➻ goodreads - goodreads.com/user/show/76084241-shoi➻ letterboxd - letterboxd.com/shoisengupta
playlist book tag starlit reader 2020-04-13 | the doodle on my thumbnail lowkey looks like the 💩 emoji but ANYWAY here's a fun tag, hope the video doesn't get taken down for copyrighted music eekmy spotify - open.spotify.com/user/5q1wkx3w5crri1jf2etlfi1ip?si=0rr_CiasTSquUKbbR_U1Sgoriginal tag - youtu.be/RCSSEMZqFJEI tag ~✧ olivia's catastrophe - youtube.com/channel/UCCO-uDTGqZ1MqE0KfCG2Hbg✧ hannah (snow white reader) - youtube.com/channel/UCqVMiwEc8A6dI916RUn8fBw✧ ziva (books & daydreams) - youtube.com/channel/UC9PXzE8DJ2z43g7LRYRn6Gg➻ twitter - st_arlit➻ instagram - instagram.com/st.arlit➻ goodreads - goodreads.com/user/show/76084241-shoi➻ letterboxd - letterboxd.com/shoisengupta
top 10 reads of 2019 !! starlit reader 2020-04-06 | it will be a surprise to no one that this video is very very late, but at least it's more on time than my 2018 faves was! I'm also not very happy with how I talked about these books but oh well, just know that they were greattalking about all the other books I read in 2019 - youtu.be/X1fka2ICxfM➻ instagram - instagram.com/st.arlit➻ twitter - st_arlit➻ goodreads - goodreads.com/user/show/76084241-shoi➻ letterboxd - letterboxd.com/shoisengupta➻ spotify - open.spotify.com/user/5q1wkx3w5crri1jf2etlfi1ip?si=0rr_CiasTSquUKbbR_U1Sg
O.W.L.s magical readathon | APRIL TBR starlit reader 2020-04-01 | hey guys, sorry to be gone for so long! hope everyone is managing okay at this crazy weird time :) and hopefully you'll be seeing more of me for a little while, during the holidays at leastmagical readathon info ~✧ announcement video - youtu.be/QRuZ4EBkiKA✧ website - magicalreadathon.com➻ twitter - st_arlit➻ instagram - instagram.com/st.arlit➻ goodreads - goodreads.com/user/show/76084241-shoi
discussing (almost) everything i read in 2019 starlit reader 2020-01-30 | another very long video - hope you guys don't mind too much! stay tuned for the next part where i talk about my top 10 // EDIT // that video is out now so here's the link! - youtu.be/PGY-b8abudgbtw here's a timestamp for my 4 star books in case you're not interested in the ones i didn't enjoy a lot - 12:54➻ small booktuber shout out : tash talks tonnes - youtube.com/channel/UCb03QzFF0HkJUXdznkNwf_Q➻ music :the deli - 5:32 pmyoutu.be/ADp9P3p85w0➻ twitter - st_arlit➻ instagram - instagram.com/st.arlit➻ goodreads - goodreads.com/user/show/76084241-shoi
end of the year book tag starlit reader 2019-10-08 | hullo again! sorry for my completely inconsistent posting (i feel like i should just stop apologising since this is basically the norm on my channel now) but yeah hope u enjoy this little tag, can't believe it's almost the end of the year...btw i am aware this video is very pink, i messed up the editing... but it's kinda cute i guess???✧ the original tag - youtu.be/hHf0O4e2Z6A✧ ariel's latest video - youtu.be/wlKiCFTVmXI➻ small booktuber shout out : hannah (snow white reader) - youtube.com/channel/UCqVMiwEc8A6dI916RUn8fBw➻ music :the deli - 5:32 pmyoutu.be/ADp9P3p85w0➻ twitter - st_arlit➻ instagram - st.arlit➻ goodreads - goodreads.com/user/show/76084241-shoi
books i loved in 2018 (yes i know its late) starlit reader 2019-05-16 | five months into the year and i thought it was finally time to wrap up 2018 ... hope u enjoy even though it's clearly incredibly late & apparently i still suck at talking about books coherently➻ small booktuber shout out : ziva (reader life) - youtube.com/channel/UC9PXzE8DJ2z43g7LRYRn6Gg➻ music :the deli - 5:32 pmyoutu.be/ADp9P3p85w0➻ twitter - st_arlit➻ instagram - st.arlit
