I READ 11 BOOKS IN January, Which One BLEW ME AWAY?

📚 January Reading Wrap-Up is here! 📚 I devoured 11 books this month, spanning fantasy, sci-fi, thrillers, and general fiction, and I’m so excited to share my thoughts with you! Whether you're looking for your next great read or just love bookish discussions, this video has it all.

🔥 Which book was my favourite? Stay till the end to find out!
👀 Looking for book reviews, reading vlogs, and TBR ideas? You’re in the right place!

📖 Let’s chat in the comments! What books did you read in January? Any favourites?

🔔 Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and hit the notification bell so you never miss a reading wrap-up or bookish chat!

[genniebee]

Mate, I live alone with my dog, and sitting watching you talk about your passion with a cuppa while I'm also having one is just so calming. You've already extended my tbr tenfold just by how you talk to your camera like you're having a brew with your buddies. I had lost both my parents by the age of 33, and my mother was from Leeds (she got me into reading as a child, worst thing she ever did tbh) and your dulcet south yorkshire/Derbyshire tones just make the place feel like home again.

Keep doing what you're doing please, the world will suffer great loss if you ever stop.

[tomhstorey]

Empire of the vampire… so over the top, dramatic and gothic. I absolutely loved it and I recommend it to almost nobody because I think it has the marmite factor where people are either going to love or hate it!

[cleg]

With Empire of the Vampire it was influenced by Ann Rice and Anthony Ryan, I forget the name of the trilogy but book one is Blood Song so it might be worth definitely looking at as that is the side that takes away the interview aspect.

[Ezio_NG]

Ayup mate just read the defence but I read a couple of other Eddie Flynn books before I realised it was a series. Now reading them in order. Keep reading them they get better. The courtroom drama is fantastic

[carlstewart]

Another great video, good all round list and reviews thanks Tyrone ☕📖 still haven't tried empire of vampire or empire of the damned...MDB.
Absolutely love this channel, content so natural and so relatable👍

[ShelliTruax]

Chuck P. -Fight Club I agree was an almost DNF for me. Most of his books are because they are graphic and super harsh and without societal edits. Without giving it away I will tell you that what you think this book is, it isn’t. So if you can stomach reading through the muck you’ll get to what to book really is, which is not white men blowing off steam. To be honest, I’d probably get more out of it if I read it a 2nd time, since I slogged my way through it the first time, but I’m unwilling to put my self through that again.
So, no pressure as you said SO many good books out there to read. Love what you do. Glad to have found you here 😊

[debfletcher]

Damn I wish I could get through that many books in a month! I realise you have many books to read next but if you get chance try Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor .. not a long book and there is a second book Muse of Nightmares. The writing is so beautiful, really interested in what anyone else thinks 💙

[nataliefennell]

Please try Michael Sullivan!!! he is an amazing author! one of my favorite male friendships ever! the Age of Myth series is one of my 'of all time' series and auto-buy author for me :)

[charmainekaldwell]

You might like Enders Game the movie - the book is better but the movie is good. I loved your book store tour - I'm in USA Arizona so I may never get to that book store but it was class (lol) and would love to see more

[nazaret_a_]

I love Steve Cavanagh ❤ he can get a bit repetitive. But man, I love it so much, they're such an easy read and they fuck with my head hahahahaha. I can't wait until you get to "thirteen" (book 4) it was the first one I read from him and my dear lord, it was freaking fantastic ❤ (the plea is also really good)

[puppydood]

Have you read Ben Arranovich, the Rivers of London series? Crime and magic combination and are fantastic reads. Strong characters and relationships. Deffo recommend.

[NiceTryGuvnah]

Yeah empire of the vampire is a long book. I enjoy it but once I put it down takes me weeks to pick up again

[TheRubeeRose]

Just came across your channel. Interesting thoughts. Following now, thanks

[ASA-blhw]

Have you read any of the anne rice books with interview with a vampire, lestat, there are also others, she has loads . I visited that book store saturday in high peak, the book prices are amazing !!!

[craftyhobbit]

I find books with vampires and other supernatural creatures in them can be hit and miss... When they're done well, they're great, but when they are badly written then they aren't. In the 2000's, there was a big trend for Urban Fantasy, and some of my favourite authors come from that genre - Kelley Armstrong, Jim Butcher, Carrie Vaughn, Patricia Briggs for examples. Then there other authors that are OK (for me, nothing wrong with the book, and plot, etc), but it would have some aspects in it that made me not want to finish the series - Kim Harrison, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Christine Feehan and Keri Arthur come under that category, then there were some books that I wanted to like, because I liked the premise of the series - Rachel Vincent comes to mind, but I just couldn't find anything at all to like about the main character and the people she was with, and then there are others were the writing was just terrible, or too derivative of other books. Don't feel bad about not liking the vampire book entirely because even fans of the genre don't like every book they read in it and find problems with the book even if they like them.

For Greek mythology, there are a couple of courses on Coursera that go into it and they are free and a website that I follow on Neocities has an indepth look into Homer's Iliad. The site's called the Reading Project.

There are some independent bookshops in Sheffield - Sheffield Space Centre, Porter Books (they do second hand books) and there was Oxfam and Age Concern at Broomhill. I'm not sure if the Age Concern bookshop is still there and there was a bookshop near Endcliffe Park, but I'm not sure if it's still there or not as it's been ages since I went. There was an old bookshop called Rare and Racey that was around for a long time from the 70's, but the guys (hippy types) running it were forced to close it because the council wanted to redevelop the area but never did. It's probably changed quite a lot since I was last there, but Sheffield Space Centre is still there because I follow them on Facebook.

[thedragonsbookden]

I have to ask, where are you getting your copies of DCC from? I cant find them anywhere that isn't stupid expensive 🤣🤣Jen