March & April Reading Wrap Up & Reading Journal Spreads 📚 reviews & stats 📈

Today I'm setting up all of my March & April spreads in my reading journal, including reviews and stats for the 16 books I read in the past 2 months! I had a lot of 5 star reads so I'm excited to share my thoughts with you 🥰

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📚BOOKS READ
- Our Share of Night by Mariana Enriquez
- The Last Graduate by Naomi Novik
- The Golden Enclaves by Naomi Novik
- We by Yevgeny Zamyatin
- Poverty, By America by Matthew Desmond
- She is a Haunting by Trang Thanh Tran
- Let Us Descend b Jasmyn Ward
- The Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
- Ocean's Echo by Everina Maxwell
- A Day of Fallen Night by Samantha Shannon
- Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler
- Little Eve by Catriona Ward
- Unbury Carol by Josh Malerman
- Wool by Hugh Howey
- Shift by Hugh Howey
- Dust by Hugh Howey

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[balletbookworm]

Agree so much about She is a Haunting - so many good elements and then it’s like the author couldn’t quite get the very end to work right. Awww hey again Chewy 💖

[iheartwalle]

Parable of the Talents was life-changing. I wish she could have written even more.

[samileigh]

Watching these videos always inspires me to do better about journaling! Maybe I will tackle that goal by the end of 2024 😅

[blackhairedtree]

I’m so glad that you brought up crediting artists whose artwork you use! I’ve been wondering about that. I use a lot of fanart in my book spreads and I always try to get the artist’s permission to have their art visible if I post the spreads on Instagram or on my YouTube channel. This may be quite a lot of work and has included making accounts on various social media I normally don’t use, but it is also an amazing way to connect with the artists who love the same books, and sometimes the authors if they hold the right to the image! They appreciate it sooo much and I’ve had some fun chats. Sometimes they have even sent me pictures previously not posted by them! No one has ever said no and only rarely have I not been able to reach the artist. Then I usually mention them in the voiceover and tag them in the description.

[bondwitch]

More please! I would love to hear your take on Daughter of the Forest—not sure if it’s true romantasy, but it was a book that sparked my love of romance in fantasy settings. 😂🙄😊🤗

[Aviplotbunny]

Perfect relaxing vibes to end my day off with!

[rainsepol]

I always enjoy your content is very artistic and structured and detailed its warm cozy 🥰🤣🤣🤣Thanx.

[army_marlene]

Your videos are always so aesthetically pleasing with a cozy vibe. You can tell the time and effort you put into them and it’s so very appreciated! Happy to have found you here on BookTube!

[Emily-znri]

I always love these videos so much, it's such a cosy vibe and it's great to hear you talk about the books you're reading! Thank-you :)

[thefairylibrarian]

I have a book recommendation for you: It's called Orpheus Builds a Girl by Heather Parry. It's a literary historical gothic psychological thriller sci-fi retelling of the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice meets Frankenstein (and i guess there's some Hades and Persephone, but not the romanticized version). I thought it was incredible and i think that this could be a you-book

[MemphisJones]

I love annotation videos, I can't wait for your next one.

[leslieyudman]

Great video! I really enjoy listening to you talk about books - love your thoughtful reviews. And watching you work in your reading journal is kind of mesmerizing. LOL I'm so sorry about the loss of your uncle. May his memory always be a blessing.

[rosarodriguez]

First of all, I’m sorry for your loss. Second, an excellent bookish video as always, Elizabeth. ❤❤❤ I could listen to you talking about books for hours😊

[marvin]

so glad to have found this channel! i love your eloquent, objective and well-thought out critiques!!

[joannievh]

I love the piano melody that played during your March month! This is so soothing and inspiring ho watch! ❤️

[banaa]

I really like this type of video. I love books and I like looking at pretty reading journals (but I don't make my own) and I especially love seeing how the journal setups are used!

[marijevanderveen]

Love the spreads! I hope to read A Day of Fallen Night this summer. When will you be uploading your reading journal flipthrough of 2023? I rewatch those videos for comfort, as your voice is really soothing, your opinions eloquent and your spreads just very aesthetic 😊

[tirarosaurioreads]

Chewy content is the added value to these kind of videos in your channel <3

[annalockwood]

Got some gentle exercise on my rebounder and mixed up some flatbread dough as I listened. Sorry I missed the visuals, but still really enjoyed this talk. Glad you had so many satisfying reads to enjoy!

[lieved]

For anyone who's interested in reading a Chinese classic, Family by Ba Jin is a great book imo. It's set in early 1920s Chengdu and follows the generational conflicts in a wealthy family. Ba Jin's portrayal of women is actually not bad considering the time period. The second book in the series is actually more focused on how society treats women, with a focus on arranged marriages. I can't vouch for the English translation since I read it in Chinese, but either way it's an interesting look at the ideological conflicts that were arising in early 20th century China. It's also apparently semi-autobiographical!