I love to read. My favorite genre is fantasy. Magic, wizards, dragons, oh my! The biggest struggle I deal with is finding something new to read. I fall back on the same things over and over again; I love to reread! Most of my life was spent having my older brother recommend me book and using his bookshelf as my library. I got most everything from him. Any younger things I got from the actual library. When I wasn’t able to have my brother give me things to read I had a hard time deciding on new books, scared of not liking them.
Last month, September, I stumbled upon Booktube! Youtube for book readers. Reviews, recommendations, opinions, etc. from many people. I discovered so many new books and got all their opinions. It opened a whole world of new books for me. I just had to be apart of it. I made lists, I started reading, even tried filming my own. It’s incredibly hard for me to find the time to film and edit videos, however, when I have a job and a small baby. So, along with Instagram, I am starting a blog! Simple, easy, and accessible for me…so far!
I might attempt to go back to recording videos for Booktube later on; when I get the hang of things a little better perhaps. Still, I watch my favorite Booktubers when I can. I really want to venture out of reading only fantasy, so I use these guys to gather lists of books of different genres that they recommend. A few of my favorite booktubers are:
Merphy Napier https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7FW6FYqPLeQIXMSulBfOLw
Readwithcindy https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6i_QSkT7pCQH1llVVGd6cA
Daniel Greene https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCw–xPGVVxYzRsWyV1nFqgg
Elliot Brooks https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiflcKnh5cZiRWK7jlYKwxA
Please check them out as well. They are well spoken and know their stuff! There are plenty of other booktubers that are worth as watch as well.
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