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I know this video is an entire month late, but better late than never! I filmed this May fantasy book releases before the end of April, and with moving into the new office, getting everything set up, and working on house projects plus the end of the school year, I just haven’t had time to edit it. So, it is coming to you now! These may not be “new upcoming fantasy releases” anymore, but you can still find some awesome new books to check out! See my blog post here: https://www.thebookishmom.net/may-2023-fantasy-book-releases/ **Books Mentioned** Seeds of War https://amzn.to/3WL5osP Drifter’s Realm https://amzn.to/45Bpb1L The Thorns Remain https://amzn.to/43uzrHl The One and Only Ruby https://amzn.to/43sqb6C Dragonfall https://amzn.to/3WFoHnb Fourth Wing https://amzn.to/3IK9Hir The Sword Defiant https://amzn.to/3IFX9Zq The Isles of the Gods https://amzn.to/3MDhj7p A Portrait in Shadow https://amzn.to/3qh7k0d To Shape a Dragon's Breath https://amzn.to/3IOODXV The Book That Wouldn’t Burn https://amzn.to/3IML7gF Painted Devils https://amzn.to/42kfqT6 The Malevolent Seven https://amzn.to/45AKZKT The Enchanted Hacienda https://amzn.to/3WHqrN4 Of Light and Shadow https://amzn.to/3MEKK95 Magic Has No Borders https://amzn.to/43uAjM7 The Will of the Many https://amzn.to/3MWMH21 The Blighted Stars https://amzn.to/42absMz The Battle Drum https://amzn.to/3C14UFy On the Nature of Magic https://amzn.to/3OK7Z4u Witch King https://amzn.to/45ynW3z Ink Blood Sister Scribe https://amzn.to/43zYTvf The Wishing Game https://amzn.to/43aiLW1 Shop my Faves** https://www.amazon.com/shop/jessi_sullivan Connect With Me: Book Blog: http://www.thebookishmom.net/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_bookish_mom/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/abookishmom Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/62014344-jessi-joachim Join my Discord here https://discord.gg/XK9EnB8k6A Join me on Patreon https://patreon.com/TheBookishMom Book Amazon Wish List https://amzn.to/2NDLwFf Non-Book Amazon Wishlist https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/32NVBC7D1RGQP ** If you make a purchase through one of these affiliate links, I will get a small commission at no extra cost to you For Business Only, please email: jessi@thecoffeemom.net
Hey guys, welcome back to my channel! Today I'm going to be reviewing the An Ember in the Ashes series by Sabaa Tahir. This is a fantasy series set in a brutal, oppressive empire where defiance is met with death. The story follows Laia, a Scholar girl who is forced to spy for the rebels after her brother is arrested for treason. She meets Elias, a soldier who is secretly working against the empire, and together they must find a way to overthrow the emperor and free the Scholars from oppression. I really enjoyed this series! The characters are well-developed and relatable, the plot is exciting and suspenseful, and the world-building is immersive. I would definitely recommend this series to fans of fantasy, dystopian, and historical fiction. Pick up An Ember in the Ashes here https://amzn.to/41Kigk2 If you've read this series, let me know what you thought in the comments below! Thanks for watching! Shop my Faves** https://www.amazon.com/shop/jessi_sullivan Connect With Me: Book Blog: http://www.thebookishmom.net/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_bookish_mom/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/abookishmom Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/62014344-jessi-joachim Join my Discord here https://discord.gg/XK9EnB8k6A Join me on Patreon https://patreon.com/TheBookishMom Book Amazon Wish List https://amzn.to/2NDLwFf Non-Book Amazon Wishlist https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/32NVBC7D1RGQP ** If you make a purchase through one of these affiliate links, I will get a small commission at no extra cost to you For Business Only, please email: jessi@thecoffeemom.net
If you are here, you are here to see my spicy takes on all the bookish internet’s favorite things in the unpopular opinions 2.0 book tag! Do you have any of the same unpopular bookish opinions as me?<br /><br />@RodgersReads Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BKOR2-b-MA&t=2s<br />@ebnovels Original https://youtu.be/v_h5TMGLB80<br /><br />Books Mentioned**<br />Dune https://amzn.to/3GSnQZX <br />Malice https://amzn.to/41AaAB3 <br />Shadow of the Gods https://amzn.to/41Ces4m <br />Middlegame https://amzn.to/3MSgoBM <br />Cemetary Boys https://amzn.to/3A8jhXs<br />Way of Kings https://amzn.to/3KC27q8 <br />Acotar https://amzn.to/3N8RPAT <br />Cruel Prince https://amzn.to/3L4NiwH <br />Mortal Instruments https://amzn.to/41naIEs <br />Twilight https://amzn.to/43DdXZR <br /><br />Shop my Faves** https://www.amazon.com/shop/jessi_sullivan<br />Connect With Me: <br />Book Blog: http://www.thebookishmom.net/<br />Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_bookish_mom/<br />Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/abookishmom<br />Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/62014344-jessi-joachim <br /><br />Join my Discord here https://discord.gg/XK9EnB8k6A <br />Join me on Patreon https://patreon.com/TheBookishMom<br />Book Amazon Wish List https://amzn.to/2NDLwFf<br />Non-Book Amazon Wishlist https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/32NVBC7D1RGQP<br />** If you make a purchase through one of these affiliate links, I will get a small commission at no extra cost to you <br /><br />For Business Only, please email: jessi@thecoffeemom.net
This is the Book Dragon tag created by my friend at @BookishChas I had a BLAST answering all of these dragon-themed questions, and I think you will too! You can see all the questions in the original video linked here so you can film the tag and answer these questions too. <br /><br />Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Y1KETXNXjs&t<br /><br />Tag, you're it:<br />@JessieMaeBooks <br />@AbbySalter <br />@RodgersReads <br />@msrichardsreads <br />@LiteratureScienceAlliance <br />@TheLiteraryApothecary <br /><br />Books Mentioned**<br />The Starless Sea https://amzn.to/3nSlHXn<br />Bone Shard Daughter https://amzn.to/3KLQ6Qm<br />Dragon Mage https://amzn.to/3ZMLyNK<br />Crown of Feathers https://amzn.to/3zJSdha<br />Mistborn https://amzn.to/3ml1p8C<br />Shadow of the Gods https://amzn.to/40QtlAn<br />Fireborne https://amzn.to/43cLEkR <br />Mistborn Era 2: https://amzn.to/3KeZ7zC<br />All of Us Villains https://amzn.to/3ZRN4Ov<br />The Disasters https://amzn.to/43iXQQN<br /><br />Shop my Faves** https://www.amazon.com/shop/jessi_sullivan<br />Connect With Me: <br />Book Blog: http://www.thebookishmom.net/<br />Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_bookish_mom/<br />Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/abookishmom<br />Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/62014344-jessi-joachim <br /><br />Join my Discord here https://discord.gg/XK9EnB8k6A <br />Join me on Patreon https://patreon.com/TheBookishMom<br />Book Amazon Wish List https://amzn.to/2NDLwFf<br />Non-Book Amazon Wishlist https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/32NVBC7D1RGQP<br />** If you make a purchase through one of these affiliate links, I will get a small commission at no extra cost to you <br /><br />For Business Only, please email: jessi@thecoffeemom.net
Ready to learn about some more new and new to me self-published fantasy and sci-fi books? These all sound fantastic, and I can’t wait to read them and tell you about them in more detail. This is the year of really supporting self-published authors here on the channel, so if you are an author with a new or upcoming book, send me an email, and if you just happen to know about some tremendous self-published gems, feel free to send me the names of those too. I would love for these videos to have a lot of different fantasy books for all readers of all ages to check out. If you have read or want to read any of these books, let me know so we can talk more about them! Also, let me know which ones you think sound the best, so I can see about getting to those and doing full reviews soon. Also, I did not realize at the time of filming, but Maya Lin Wang IS ML Wang - The same author who wrote Sword of Kaigen, one of my all-time favorite fantasy books! Books Mentioned** The Soul of Magic https://amzn.to/3ZTwZYA Bob the Wizard https://amzn.to/3mgCpPK The Shadow of Theron https://amzn.to/3KHxMI0 A Low Country https://amzn.to/3UiyE9a Sparrow's Journey https://amzn.to/417n6aM The Secrets of Martin House https://amzn.to/40TyjvZ Demon’s Reign https://amzn.to/3KJLwSo Girl Squad Volta https://amzn.to/3KKL0DV Platinum Tinted Darkness https://amzn.to/419Cbsy Dawning of Darkness: https://amzn.to/41fMBaf Secrets in the Dark https://amzn.to/3zHtp9l Black Talon https://amzn.to/41a2oXW Summoning and Sacrifice https://amzn.to/3mgHpEb Proud Pink Sky https://amzn.to/3zHuu0T The Ruptured Sky https://amzn.to/3nVXZJR Seeds of War https://amzn.to/3mlK6Eg Shop my Faves** https://www.amazon.com/shop/jessi_sullivan Connect With Me: Book Blog: http://www.thebookishmom.net/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_bookish_mom/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/abookishmom Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/62014344-jessi-joachim Join my Discord here https://discord.gg/XK9EnB8k6A Join me on Patreon https://patreon.com/TheBookishMom Book Amazon Wish List https://amzn.to/2NDLwFf Non-Book Amazon Wishlist https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/32NVBC7D1RGQP ** If you make a purchase through one of these affiliate links, I will get a small commission at no extra cost to you For Business Only, please email: jessi@thecoffeemom.net
Another large book haul! Most of these books were purchased back in 2022, around December, but I never hauled them because I was waiting to move into the new office, which still hasn’t happened, so I figured I would do this book haul and show you what I’ve been accumulating. Books Mentioned** The Luminaries https://amzn.to/3U6Pnwa Song of Silver Flame Like Night https://amzn.to/3GbAHpx Last Take of the Flower Bride https://amzn.to/3ZF9oee City of Nightmares https://amzn.to/3U2H6Jn Cruel Illusions https://amzn.to/40zVGux The Secrets of Martin House https://amzn.to/3m8u6p3 Proud Pink Sky https://amzn.to/3JWAgjW Sparrow’s Journey https://amzn.to/3KrfXNb Bob the Wizard https://amzn.to/3MaI8B5 The Lost Dreamer https://amzn.to/3MeB5rc Ordinary Monsters https://amzn.to/3KrkkHU The Betrayals https://amzn.to/3nJaubt Muse of Nightmares https://amzn.to/3zrfHY5 Raybearer https://amzn.to/3m41m0U Redemptor https://amzn.to/3M9hKaO Chosen Ones https://amzn.to/40WiQv0 The Memory Collectors https://amzn.to/3znldeu This Wicked Fate https://amzn.to/3K5QmrA Mordew https://amzn.to/42Xltyj The City Inside https://amzn.to/3ZFXgJP The Warrior https://amzn.to/3lZsyxA Goliath https://amzn.to/3KsI7HA The Color of Dragons https://amzn.to/3Kp8Ncj Shop my Faves** https://www.amazon.com/shop/jessi_sullivan Connect With Me: Book Blog: http://www.thebookishmom.net/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_bookish_mom/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/abookishmom Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/62014344-jessi-joachim Join my Discord here https://discord.gg/XK9EnB8k6A Join me on Patreon https://patreon.com/TheBookishMom Book Amazon Wish List https://amzn.to/2NDLwFf Non-Book Amazon Wishlist https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/32NVBC7D1RGQP ** If you make a purchase through one of these affiliate links, I will get a small commission at no extra cost to you For Business Only, please email: jessi@thecoffeemom.net
Ready to see everything I have been reading recently? I may not have read many books, but I have really enjoyed the ones I have managed to get to. Of course, they are pretty much all fantasy books, so there is no surprise there! I completed some of my reading goals, though. Read some from my book box pile, continued with some of my in-progress series, and even got to a self-pub fantasy! Books Mentioned** The Book Eaters https://amzn.to/3Krhl29 All the Tides of Fate https://amzn.to/3KqNdnD An Incarnation of Shadow and Light https://amzn.to/3K5N9s2 Hell Bent https://amzn.to/3nDbiyS Strange the Dreamer https://amzn.to/40VN8h8 Shop my Faves** https://www.amazon.com/shop/jessi_sullivan Connect With Me: Book Blog: http://www.thebookishmom.net/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_bookish_mom/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/abookishmom Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/62014344-jessi-joachim Join my Discord here https://discord.gg/XK9EnB8k6A Join me on Patreon https://patreon.com/TheBookishMom Book Amazon Wish List https://amzn.to/2NDLwFf Non-Book Amazon Wishlist https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/32NVBC7D1RGQP ** If you make a purchase through one of these affiliate links, I will get a small commission at no extra cost to you For Business Only, please email: jessi@thecoffeemom.net
April TBR, but not really a TBR. This isn’t even a pile of possibilities; it is just me talking about mood reading and being in a slump and maybe three books that I want to try to prioritize. One thing I really want to do is read more of my Fairyloot and Illumicrate books, so if you have any of those that you have loved in the past year or so, let me know, and I can try to get to more of those books. I do plan to read Secret Project number 2, as well as continue on with my Shadowhunters journey this month, but other than that, the April TBR is up in the air. Books Mentioned: Secret Project Number 2: https://amzn.to/40sQXKT The Dark Artifices: https://amzn.to/42RI8vL Shop my Faves** https://www.amazon.com/shop/jessi_sullivan Connect With Me: Book Blog: http://www.thebookishmom.net/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_bookish_mom/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/abookishmom Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/62014344-jessi-joachim Join my Discord here https://discord.gg/XK9EnB8k6A Join me on Patreon https://patreon.com/TheBookishMom Book Amazon Wish List https://amzn.to/2NDLwFf Non-Book Amazon Wishlist https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/32NVBC7D1RGQP ** If you make a purchase through one of these affiliate links, I will get a small commission at no extra cost to you For Business Only, please email: jessi@thecoffeemom.net
Better late than never! I am here with twenty-two new fantasy and sci-fi books that are slated for release in April 2023! There are so many books coming out that it was hard to narrow the list down! Normally, Spring isn’t what I think of when I think about fantasy book releases, but we are starting Spring with a BANG and a ton of new fantasy reading material! Make sure you let me know which of these new books you are most excited for, and then check out the Bookish Mom blog for more upcoming book releases throughout 2023!<br /><br />Fantasy Book Releases Blog Post:<br /><br />Shop all the April Fantasy Releases on Amazon: <br /><br />Books Mentioned**<br />The Lake House https://amzn.to/42O4huY <br />The Bone Shard War https://amzn.to/3nnoRlM <br />Star Splitter https://amzn.to/42P83nR <br />Blood Debts https://amzn.to/3MelR5N <br />Spell Bound https://amzn.to/3lIoS3o <br />The Self-Same Metal https://amzn.to/3ZkdyIs <br />Silver in the Bone https://amzn.to/3nplivx <br />He Who Breaks the Earth https://amzn.to/3JU2ax4 <br />Master of Souls https://amzn.to/3LWNrUJ <br />The Song of Wrath https://amzn.to/3zaapjG <br />A Hunger of Thorns https://amzn.to/3LWyOB1 <br />Cursed Crowns https://amzn.to/3TMabZz <br />A Realm of Ash and Shadow https://amzn.to/3TLqSEB <br />In The Lives of Puppets https://amzn.to/3KfTaUB <br />The Haunting of Alejandra https://amzn.to/42Nak3a <br />To Poison a King https://amzn.to/40kqBeg <br />Untethered Sky https://amzn.to/3nskvKh <br />The Warden https://amzn.to/3TQCGFw <br />Secret Project 2 https://amzn.to/3M08RjR <br />The Remarkable Retirement of Edna Fisher https://amzn.to/3LWSapI <br /><br />Shop my Faves** https://www.amazon.com/shop/jessi_sullivan<br />Connect With Me: <br />Book Blog: http://www.thebookishmom.net/<br />Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_bookish_mom/<br />Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/abookishmom<br />Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/62014344-jessi-joachim <br /><br />Join my Discord here https://discord.gg/XK9EnB8k6A <br />Join me on Patreon https://patreon.com/TheBookishMom<br />Book Amazon Wish List https://amzn.to/2NDLwFf<br />Non-Book Amazon Wishlist https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/32NVBC7D1RGQP<br />** If you make a purchase through one of these affiliate links, I will get a small commission at no extra cost to you <br /><br />For Business Only, please email: jessi@thecoffeemom.net
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Are there any Booktube videos that you want to see me make? Let me know! I am always looking for Booktube inspiration and strive to give you the bookish content that you really want!

Typically, on my channel, I try to do a good mix of fantasy book reviews, book tags, sit-down chats about books and everything in the bookish community, as well as your “typical booktube content”.

Booktube is fun, and a fantastic community. I may not be a massive booktuber, but honestly, I don’t even care. I have so much fun making videos and talking about the books that I love, as well as the ones that let me down.

Who is the bookish mom? fantasy booktube videos and fantasy book reviews

Who Is The Bookish Mom on Booktube?

If you are finding me here for the first time, hello! My name is Jessi and I am a mom of two in Central Florida who loves making fantasy booktube videos.

I started out as a food blogger, and really I still am, but I wanted to do something new and talk about more of my passions. Booktube came easy to me since I love to read and enjoy making new friends!

As I said, I started with the “typical booktube content”. TBRs, Wrap-Ups, Reading Vlogs, Tags, Reviews…. You know, the things we all do all the time.  No lie, I love these videos!

Reading Vlogs are probably my favorite though. Probably because I use my reading vlogs to not only talk about books but also to show little bits of my actual crazy busy life.

Thanks for checking out my channel and I can’t wait to talk to you more and have some really fun bookish conversations in the near future!