Booktubers

[getinmymachine]

I like that it's only about the books. I'm kind of into the idea of a subscription box, but it's always expensive to ship where I live, and it's usually YA themed. I hardly read YA and I certainly don't need stuff like Hunger Games inspired scented candles in my life. I think hers is quite reasonable, I'm curious to see how it goes.

Cinzia is back. She seems happier, which is lovely.

[Mazement]

Very happy to have found this corner of GG!

Sasha explaining how she's so incredibly poor that her bank account is in the negative (who hasn't been from time to time?!) and then throwing in 'I'm getting a dog!' at the end ruffled my feathers so much!

I can't believe she watched that back and thought "Yes, that all makes sense, time to post it online!"

[wildestdreams144]

She claims she's poor however shes in Scotland for nearly a month (supposedly to write however i don't think they have done much of that) she has just got a tattoo and the puppy she is getting is an Australian Shepherd which i would guess are around $1000 (on her snap chat she went visiting a animal rescue place to look at dogs, however i think that was just for show as the puppy looks like its from a breeder)
It just annoys me so much that she made that video she is delusional if she thinks she is poor.

[fossilfinger]

Are there any good booktube channels for adult books/non-romance books? It's hard to wade through them because so many are centered on YA books.

[staedtler]

Are there any good booktube channels for adult books/non-romance books? It's hard to wade through them because so many are centered on YA books.

JeanBookishThoughts, Jane Campbell and ReadsandDaydreams. They are all friends and usually don't talk about YA, maybe one YA book per year or so. They are also involved with the ManBooker awards; they read nominated books and give their feedback. I have read many books based on their recommendations and I'm hardly ever disappointed.

[getinmymachine]

I'm currently loving Portal in the Pages and Savidge Reads.

Has anyone listened to Mercedes and Lauren's new podcast? I really liked it, it felt like having a chat with friends. Around the same time I watched the videos Mercedes did with Kitty and Elena on their respective channels, and everyone seemed so... bitchy? I know they're friends irl, and sometimes you talk to your close friends in a way that outsiders might find a bit weird, but I felt like the whole time they were having low key digs at each other. I thought the podcast and her recent video with Jen were much more natural and pleasant in comparison.

[staedtler]

Are there any good booktube channels for adult books/non-romance books? It's hard to wade through them because so many are centered on YA books.

JeanBookishThoughts, Jane Campbell and ReadsandDaydreams. They are all friends and usually don't talk about YA, maybe one YA book per year or so. They are also involved with the ManBooker awards; they read nominated books and give their feedback. I have read many books based on their recommendations and I'm hardly ever disappointed.

I forgot to mention Kamilreads and 7 days at sea

[ravenclaw67]

I've fallen out of watching booktube videos as much as I used to, mostly due to lack of trust/everybody trying to make money off of me. But Elena Reads Books is a good channel, she reads different types of books and doesn't come across too preachy. Chboskyy (I think how it's spelled) seems cool too, she has a full time job outside her videos. Also undertheradarbooks reads interesting stuff. I also really like Amy Jane Smith ... Her videos are weirdly calm and comforting and she's very smart. Hoping she doesn't get sucked into the UK booktube clique.
The big UK booktubers (Jen Campbell, Lauren and the books, Reads and Daydreams, Jean Bookishthoughts, Mercysbookishmusings, even Kitty G and Elena reads books too, sometimes seem like a Mean Girls esc clique. The way the big American booktubers do, except at least with the UK sphere they don't read overhyped YA constantly.)

I also watched the collabs with Elena, Kaitlyn, and Mercedes and definitely see them all a bit differently. Mercedes especially. She said people at her work said she doesn't seem like herself in her videos which is kind of a red flag. Jen Campbell definitely has the knowledge, but I prefer her older videos, they seem more honest. I can't get past all the sponsorships that ALL bigger booktubers get ... Even if they're honest about it. ("I partnered with..." "Thanks to (publisher) for teaming up with me...") When money is involved, profits and branding and full time book-related jobs get involved, it changes the reallness of it all and I can't trust anything they say.

Like, good for them I guess, everybody's got to pay the bills, but it just rubs me the wrong way. (I think I've said this on here before? Maybe Not.) I also had a bad experience with a book subscription box so now I'm cynical. It's cheaper just to buy your own books from book depository. I used to feel like it was just actual people, women who I could relate to who are all around me age, but now I feel like I'm just trying to be sold to.

One thing I do really like about booktube, though, is that it's so heavily female-focused. I mean that most of booktube is women. It's a wonderfully refreshing change from the asshole white boys taking up most of YouTube / the world.

[lilwoof]

Are there any good booktube channels for adult books/non-romance books? It's hard to wade through them because so many are centered on YA books.

I loveeee Life Between Words. She seems like a great person and also recommends pretty unique/interesting books.

[getinmymachine]

I also watched the collabs with Elena, Kaitlyn, and Mercedes and definitely see them all a bit differently. Mercedes especially. She said people at her work said she doesn't seem like herself in her videos which is kind of a red flag.

Have you seen Mercedes' videos with her boyfriend? I was scrolling through her videos recently looking for reviews and ended up going quite far back, I think they're from 2013 and 2014. I was curious because she doesn't really parade him in front of the camera like some other people do, I didn't know he was ever featured in her vids until I randomly came across them, but I found them so awkward to watch. Again, I'm just an outsider seeing a tiny glimpse of their lives so I probably can't judge what they're really like, but I got a weird vibe from them.

[TheUnMarySue]

She only has around 37k subscribers, she does not get the offers that Jesse, Regan, Kat, and Christine get. I stopped watching her because she defends bigger booktubers anytime they do something wrong, she thinks so highly of herself, and then makes this video. As if she makes anywhere near what they make [youtube][/youtube]

[NicoleThePickle]

She only has around 37k subscribers, she does not get the offers that Jesse, Regan, Kat, and Christine get. I stopped watching her because she defends bigger booktubers anytime they do something wrong, she thinks so highly of herself, and then makes this video. As if she makes anywhere near what they make [youtube][/youtube]

Listen. I don't really like her either but if you watch her video she points out she and people below 100K subscribers don't make much off ads.