Hi guys! I'm Ashleigh, the face behind the A Frolic Through Fiction blog, and I've somehow found myself on the video side of the internet to bring you my bookshelf tour - in celebration of 1 year of blogging! I've always wanted to be a booktuber, so this is really exciting for me. I might even do more videos ... this one kind of feels like a kick start to a booktube channel. Disclaimer: I'm definitely not a pro at technology. This was actually my third attempt at making this video, and let me tell you, I learned a lot along the way. Still, there may be some haphazardness when it comes to lighting/audio/jump cuts/anything like that, so please bare in mind that I've never really done anything like this before. I mean, I'm still getting the hang of using YouTube, so the video is just on another level really xD Also, sorry if I pronounce any of the names wrong! Thank you so so much for watching, I know it's a really long video. Please let me know if you like it, and if you'd like to see me properly start up a booktube channel alongside my blog!
Hi guys! Here are the books I read in October, though for some reason I keep saying September... Let me know if you've read any of these books and what you thought of them! How many books did you read this month? Which was your favourite? What book do you hope to read in November?
Hi guys! So I have this bad habit of taking YEARS to finish a book series. And then I thought, "well why not shame myself some more and create a video about it?!" Because that's just what I do. Here are the book series I still need to finish! Let me know in the comments if I should get to some of these sooner, or if you need to finish any of them too. Is there a series you've been meaning to get round to for months, or even years like me? Also, let me know if you have any video suggestions you want to see me do! Thanks for watching x
Hi everyone! Today I'm bringing you my Top 5 standalones, thanks to a poll on twitter! Don't worry if you voted for something else - all the videos will come at some point :) Are any of these standalones your favourites too? Are there any other standalones that are favourites of yours/that you'd recommend? Let me know in the comments!
Hi everyone! Here's my November Wrap Up and - surprisingly - a December TBR! Let me know how many books you read this month! Which was your favourite? Have you read any of the ones I mentioned? What's on your December TBR?
Hi everyone! Are there any books you've bought and read because of the hype? I definitely have. Let me know which ones/if you have any the same as I've mentioned in the video! Also, are there any you're hoping to get to because of the hype you keep seeing?
Hi everyone! Today we have an extra video for this week, since we'll be skipping next week's with it being Christmas - Don't worry though, this Sunday's video is still coming! So recently, I became a rep for the new online merchandise store, Blu Bear Bazaar. I LOVE the designs that are already in store, so I'm really glad to have been sent a couple to feature in my photos and to just have around, making my room more aesthetically pleasing! If you want to order anything from the store, use the discount code CUBASHLEIGH10 for 10% off!
Hi everyone! Today I'm bringing you my Reading Resolutions for 2017! My resolutions for 2016 went quite well - I have a recap of them coming to my blog soon, so keep an eye out for that. So I thought...well, why not try again?! Have you set yourself any reading resolutions for 2017? If you've made your own video or blog post discussing them, feel free to leave a link in the comments and I'll happily check them out! Do you give yourself slightly easier resolutions, in the hope that you'll actually complete them? Also, if you have any recommendations for Nonfiction and Diverse books, please do leave a comment so I can add them to my list!
Hi everyone! Today I'm bringing you my December book haul! Links to all the Goodreads pages are down below if you're interested. Let me know how many book you got this December, and which of these books I should prioritise!
Hi guys! Here's my December Wrap Up and January TBR! Let me know what your favourite book of December was, and what you plan on reading this January!
Hi guys! So I've had a request to make a video of mini-reviews for all of Jane Austen's books, and since I recently finished Sense and Sensibility, I figured it was the perfect time to do so! Hopefully this will help anyone trying to get into classics more, or even just be interesting to those of you who have also read Jane Austen's work. Let me know if you've read any of her books and which ones in the comments!
Thanks for watching! Which authors do you want to read more of?
Hi guys! Here's my January Wrap Up and February TBR! Let me know how many books you read in January, and any you plan on reading in February. I'd love to know! There's full reviews for most of the books I read on my blog - if they're not there yet, they'll be coming soon! There's also a blog post version of this wrap up on my blog, including some updates regarding my life in general, so if you're intrigued about what I got up to this month, head on over and check it out!
Hi guys! Here's are the series I won't be finishing - be sure to let me know what you think! Are there any series you don't plan on finishing?
Hi guys! Here are 20 bookish facts about me, just so you can get to know me a little better :D Be sure to ask me any questions in the comments if there's anything else you'd like to know! And leave a fact about yourself too x
Hi guys! Here's my February and Birthday book haul! Let me know if there's any books here that you've read, and what books you got in February!
Hi guys! Here's my February Wrap Up and March TBR! Leave a comment telling me how many books you read in February and which was your favourite. Also let me know your thoughts on any of the books mentioned!
Here's my bullet journal! Let me know if you have your own, and give any video suggestions down in the comments!
Leave a comment telling me what books you want to reread this year!
Apparently, I have a problem where I can't read all the books on my shelves fast enough...and so instead I take years. Here are the books on my shelves that are priority reads for this year!
Hi guys! Here's my March book haul! Let me know if you've read any of the books I mentioned! Sidenote: I'm using a new phone to film, so sorry if the picture/quality/sound is different to usual!
Here's my March Wrap Up and April TBR! Let me know if your thoughts if you've read any of these books!
Hi guys! I've had so many questions about my mood mandalas, so hopefully this will help!
Here's the bookshelf scavenger hunt! Thank you everyone who sent me a challenge, I loved doing them!
Hi guys! Here's my April Wrap Up & May TBR! Let me know if you've read any of these, and also what books you plan on reading in May!
So a little something different today - a little bookish vlog! I decided to actually take you guys out somewhere different from my bookcase, and adventure out into the world to see what bookish finds were to be had. Hope you enjoy!
Hope you all like this video chock full of sarcasm and snarky comments xD Thank you Melanie for tagging me in this book tag, it was really fun to do!
Hi guys! Here's my May Wrap Up and (very short) June TBR! Let me know what your favourite book of May was and how many you read :)
Hi guys! Here's a collective haul of all the books I got through April and May! Let me know if you have read any of these, I'd love to know :)
Hi guys! This was requested, so here's another flip through of my bullet journal, this time from April to June! Let me know if you'd like any other videos about my bullet journal!
Hi guys! Since so many of you enjoyed my last vlog, I figured I'd do another one! Didn't really do much this day, but I hope you enjoy anyway :)
Hi guys! I've got a draw with me today as I set up my new bullet journal - it's a long video, so grab a cup of your favourite drink and cosy up!
Hi everyone! So we recently reached 600 subscribers on this li'l channel of mine, and to celebrate I thought I do a Q&A! Thank you so much for sticking by me, no matter what point you join this little family at. It honestly means the world to me!
Hello! Another, month, another wrap up! I seem to have had a sudden switch over towards Ancient Greek inspired books, so there's definitely a theme to this video xD
Hello! It's time for another book haul - and it's a big 'un. These books have been collected from June until now, so there's a fair few. This might be my last haul for a while so enjoy!
Hi everyone! It's time for the exact opposite video to my last...A huge book UN-haul! I decided to get rid of a whole load of books before uni starts, and since I'd never done a proper unhaul of my bookshelves, there ended up being a fair few!
Hi everyone! It's time for an August wrap up. A book slump hit me this month so reading was slow going, but there are a few books to talk about anyway. Let me know your thoughts on any of the books mentioned!
Hi everyone! So today I'm finally talking about my favourite historical fiction reads, after a fair few requests asking for it! I love historical fiction, but my own reading is pretty limited, so I'd LOVE if you could recommend me some too!
Hi everyone! So today's video is just a general babble, because I figured a few updates would be needed one day or another.
Hi everyone! It's time for another wrap up! I sped through so many books at the beginning of September, so we finally have a decent sized wrap up to make up for the book slump of last month.
Hi everyone! So I figured I'd do another vlog since a lot of you have liked my previous ones - this one just showing how most of my summer day went by!
Hi everyone! Today we finally have the long awaited university book haul! I'd love to know if you have read any of the books from this list :D
Hello everyone! So we have yet another chatty sit down video today, because I just wanted to babble a bit about how my reading taste has changed this year! It's very much a before and after case in my mind, so I'm intrigued to see if any of you can relate :D
Hi everyone! So I thought it was about time for another bullet journal video! I set all of my monthly spreads up beforehand so that I don't have to worry about them during the week and can still plan ahead when I need to, so that's what you'll see in the video.
Hi everyone! So I thought I'd do a video about the books I'm currently reading, since there's quite a few in progress during this change into a new month! I'd love to know your thoughts on these :)
It's time for another wrap up! I read 10 books this month so I'd love to know your thoughts on any of them! :D
Hi everyone! Time for another vlog - this time following one of my days doing uni work! Hope you enjoy :)
Time for another bullet journal video! This month's spreads are quite similar to last months because I lost the simple sketchy/messy look, but I decided to make it a little more festive and try a new tracker page this month. Hope you enjoy the video!
Time for another wrap up! I only managed to read a few books for uni this month, but the ratings are pretty varied so hopefully it's still interesting for you guys!
December brings not only Christmas, but a break from uni and (hopefully) more time to read! Here's my TBR - let me know if you've read any of these!
Time for another vlog! This one covers Friday 15th - Monday 18th, everything from reading, studying, woodland wanderings and a trip to the christmas markets. Hope you enjoy!
Hey everyone! So I'm back for my first video of 2018 with a look back on last year...the book highlights of 2017! These books aren't necessarily favourites of mine (though some are), but they ARE the ones which stand out to me the most when looking back on last year. Let me know what your highlights of last year were!
Another (late) wrap up! I read 5 books in the month of December - how many did you read and what was your favourite? I'd love to know!
Hi everyone! Apologies for this video going up pretty late into January, but here - at last - is my new bullet journal set up! All design inspiration is taken from Pinterest, so my Pinterest board is linked below if you want to see what sort of images I save and the original creators behind the particular ideas.
Time for another book haul! This one covers November-January, although most were bought in the first week of 2018! Let me know if you've read any of these :)
Hi everyone! Time for another wrap up! I managed to read seven books this month (surprisingly) - how about you? Let me know what your favourite read of January was, and your thoughts on any of these books if you've read them!
Hey everyone! I thought I'd change the bullet journal video up a bit this month by adding in some of my tips! I've still kept the draw-through and flip-through sections in, so hopefully you still enjoy!
Hello everyone! Bit of a different video this week, as I talk about some of the extracts I was given during my first semester of uni studying literature - and talk about whether I'll be reading the entire book or not! Hope you enjoy!
Hello everyone! I thought I'd talk about some of my priority classic reads today! I'd love to know if there are any classics you're desperate to get to soon, or if you've read any of the ones I mentioned!
Hi everyone! So I thought I'd do a tag video today as I was tagged by Shannon in her Photography Book Tag a little while ago - I hope you enjoy!
Time for another reading wrap up! I didn't manage to read as many books as usual, but that's ok - I have all summer to "catch up" after all. But I did read some good books, so here's my chat about them!
Hello everyone! Just a lil bonus video this week for my March bullet journal flipthrough, since my designs have pretty much remained the same and February flew by too quickly for me to plan properly! Hope you enjoy nonetheless x
Hi guys! So this has been a long awaited video - requested literally months ago - but I'm finally getting round to chatting about my favourite childhood books! I'd love to know what some of yours were :)
Time for another book haul! This one has been accumulated throughout February and March, and with a whole load of spring releases coming our way, the haul got a bit out of hand...but hey, now we have a video from it!
Time for another wrap up! I managed to read 8 books in March - how many did you read? I'd love to know!
So we have another flipthrough! Apologies for it not being a draw through again - they shall resume over the summer! Hope you enjoy nonetheless :)
Since the summertime is coming up and I've had a fair few thoughts floating around this brain of mine, I thought I'd make a chattier sort of video all about it!
So we have a Q&A announcement! If you have any questions you want to ask me about my first year of university, be sure to leave them down below or message me via social media! Also, if you have any video suggestions you'd like to see me do, I'd love to hear :)
Time for another wrap up! Not a huge one, as I fell into a bit of a slump through April, but still enough for a lil chat nonetheless :)
Time for another flip-through! I'll be sure to do a full draw-through for my June spreads with a lot more experimentation involved, but for now we have the final quick video updating you on my bullet journal. Hope you enjoy!
Hey everyone! I'm so excited to be showing my university Q&A today! Thank you everybody who sent a question my way. Feel free to ask more in the comments section!
Time for another wrap up! I read 5 books this month - how about you? I'd love to hear your thoughts on any of the books mentioned!
I don't know about you, but I always find it slightly frustrating when I have a whole bunch of books that cross over between months, and don't just neatly fall into one wrap up or the other. Going into June I had two or three books on the go - so here's where I talk about my current reads and thoughts on them so far! In case you missed it, here's my May wrap up: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-12DD...
Hey everyone! We FINALLY have a proper draw through bullet journal video, after months of me just doing flip-throughs! Apologies for some of the speeded up sections being a bit *too* speedy - I didn't realise at the time of editing. I'll bare it in mind for next time!
Hi guys! So I've got a video actually outside the bounds of my bedroom today! This is from my trip to Lincoln last weekend visiting Charlotte, where we basically did a bookshop tour and had a roam around a lovely lil city. It was such a good day, and I'm happy to have vlogged parts of it! Charlotte also vlogged this day, so be sure to head on over to her channel and check that out :)
Hey hey, it's time for another wrap up! I managed to read 5 books this month, how about you?
Hi everyone! So I thought I'd start a new kind of series on my channel, where I tell you the stories behind the books on my shelves! I usually buy books for a specific reason or connect them to a memory, so I figured it might be fun to tell those stories. Let me know if you like this idea! I'd love to hear if you have any stories behind your books too :)
Hey everyone! Today (!!) I'll be going on my first holiday abroad, so I thought it'd be interesting to do a little holiday TBR! I don't use ereaders and have plenty of suitcase space so I'll be taking physical books with me...though the struggle to decide how many was a long one. I also have a blog post to go along with this, deciding my holiday TBR from the first chapters of each book, which you can see here:
Time for another bullet journal video! This month seems to have taken on an almost woodland theme, and I love it!
Hey guys! Here's my (late) July Wrap Up, and a lil chat about the book I'm currently reading! My holiday TBR completely failed, but let's not talk about that...
It's time for another book haul! Apparently I have no self control when it comes to buying and accepting books, so here we are today. At least it gives me more booktube content, right?
Time for my first book box unboxing! I'm always intrigued about bookish subscription boxes, so this was so exciting to film!
Time for another draw-with-me for my bullet journal! I can't deny how excited I am for Autumn any longer, so September obviously ended up back with the brown paper/cosy theme.
So we have a loooong video today, because it's a weekend vlog! I took part on the #ukrereadathon this weekend, created by Hollie @ Hollie Blog, on a mission to reread Vicious by V.E. Schwab before the release of Vengeful.
Time for another reading wrap up! I managed to read four books in August - how about you?
Hello lovely people! So we have a title for all my future update videos now - A Ramble Through Reality! I've got a lot on my mind this time, so join me in a ramble about Harry Potter, annotating my favourite books, future video ideas and going back to uni!
Hey everyone! It's time for another book UNhaul! This time I'm getting rid of 30 books, so I thought I'd talk you through them!
Time for a book tag!
Hello lovely people! It's time to talk about the books I un-favourited - or some old favourites, that I no longer class as faves of mine! I'd love to know what you think of these books :)
Hello lovely people! So today I'm bringing you the first of a new style of vlogs/vlog series...snapshots! These are basically going to be short vlogs showing you snapshot of a day, in a more artsy style than the sit down chatty sort of vlogs. This is my first attempt at editing one of these and just having a play around so it's not fab, but thought I'd upload it anyway. On this day I had a lil coffee catchup with my friend Sheryl. Hope you enjoy!
Hi everyone! Today we have another bullet journal draw-through/plan with me video, this time for October! I'd LOVE to see your bullet journal videos if you've made one so link them down below if you have!
It's time for my #SeptemberWrapUp ! I managed to read 6 books in September - how about you?
Hello lovely people! I have an exciting video today, a collab with the website Literary Book Gifts! I'll be giving you a review/first impressions of two shirts from the website, and showing you how I'd style them. Hope you enjoy!
Hello lovely people! So I have another ramble through reality today, as today is my 2 year #booktube anniversary! So here's a lil ramble about all that's happened since then, recent thoughts on booktube and a reintroduction of sorts. Hope you enjoy!
Hello lovely people! It's finally time for my second year university #bookhaul ! This year I have modules covering the gothic, children's literature, Shakespeare (of course) and more, so hopefully there's something that might interest you all! I know I'm definitely excited to read and study them!
Hello there lovely people! At long long last, I finally have an updated #bookshelftour for my 2 years #booktube anniversary! This was the very first video I uploaded to my channel two years ago, and so what better way to celebrate by filming an update one? Grab some snacks, get cosy and settle down for a loooong video - and I hope you enjoy my bookshelf tour of over 400 books!
Hello lovely people! So it's time for my November Plan With Me, and this time I've added a new kind of voiceover feature to my videos. Each month you'll get an update on what I'm designing this month, my inspirations, chats about what I've been up to and just general rambles as my draw through takes place. I hope you enjoy!
Hello lovely people! It's time for my #OctoberWrapUp ! This is the month where you can tell I headed back to uni - there's a whole load more books than usual and they're pretty much all uni reads. I'm intrigued to hear if you've read any of them! Come chat to me below x
Hi everyone! So I thought I'd do another A Ramble Through Reality video to give a lil update on my new glasses, a bit of advice on how to choose glasses that suit you, an update of my (failure of a) challenge and a little babble about booktube. Hope you enjoy!
Hi lovely people! I thought I'd do a #weeklyreadingvlog since I haven't vlogged in a little while! Hope you enjoy :)
Hello lovely people! Today I'm bringing you a collab with my pal Jess from the channel ReadByJess, in which I challenged her to find my ten favourite books on my bookcase! Did you guess any of them? Let me know in the comments!
Hi everyone! It's time for another #bookhaul - and probably my last of the year! I have so many exciting reads to get to (when I eventually have time), I can't wait!
It's time for another #PlanWithMe ! Let me know what you think! Also - are you feeling festive yet? Because I sure am! ????✨
Time for my November #ReadingWrapUp ! Let me know what books you read this month!
Hello lovely people! I'm FINALLY doing the video that all booktubers do at some point or another - a chat about my top 10 favourite books! It took me an awfully long time to even find 10 books that I rated the full 5 stars, so I'm glad to finally film this video. I'd love to know your thoughts on these books and what your all-time favourite is!
Hello lovely people! So I finally have my second video of The Stories Behind the Books! This time we have some Jane Austen, Shakespeare and George RR Martin, complete with deals, travels and thunderstorms. Hope you enjoy!
Hello lovely people! It's time for #ARambleThroughReality - christmas edition! This is basically just a babble through my christmas as a whole; traditions, routines, anything remotely festive. I'd LOVE to hear about yours!
Time to talk 2019 releases! I'm usually useless at keeping up with upcoming releases, but here are a few that are definitely on my radar for the new year!
Another year, another bullet journal! I've been so excited to start afresh with my bullet journal, so I hope you love it!
New Year's Resolutions? More like Reading Resolutions. Here are my goals for my reading and booktube channel in 2019!
Not every book we read can be amazing, right? It's time to talk about those books that were a clear miss for me in 2018!
Wondered what my favourite books of 2018 were? Here they are!
It's time for my final leftover video from 2018 - my #DecemberWrapUp ! December was a good reading month for me. I hope it was for you too!
Care for a random #ReadingVlog ? I've got you covered!
I've gained a fair few books over the holidays, so it's time for a #BookHaul !
Another year, another book unhaul! I reckon I'm getting quite good at these. Let me know your thoughts on any of the books I'm unhauling!
Time for a study vlog, now I'm back at university! Granted, not the most productive one...
Another month, another bullet journal video!
It's time for a wrap up folks!
It's finally begun! My Harry Potter re-read has started! Fancy seeing my thoughts and annotations? Here we have it!
Want to hear about a bookish event that's NOT in London? Here's a video about the Northern Young Adult Literary Festival!
So I've said it plenty of times now - I'm rubbish at finishing series. Little did I know (or remember), I made a video about all the series I needed to finish...2 years ago. So did I ever finish them? Well, find out!
Time for another study vlog! This was...quite an intense week, to say the least.
Time for another Harry Potter Vlog! This time I'm rereading Chamber of Secrets - probably second on my least favourites list. What're your thoughts on it?
To celebrate my 21st birthday, I thought I'd do a lil video all about the books that made me who I am today!
A TBR? On my channel? Surely not? Well, it's happening! I'm excited to be participating in the #FemmeFanTale readathon!
Time for another plan with me!
Another day, another wrap up! It's been such a scattered reading month, so grab a warm drink and get comfy because it sure is a ride ????
A readathon? Challenge accepted! Here's my vlog from last week's #FemmeFanTale readathon, focusing on female fantasy authors!
Thank you to Nicole for tagging me in the booktube real talk tag! Hopefully you folks found this interesting - I certainly enjoy spilling the tea and advice aha!
We finally have the Prisoner of Azkaban Vlog I've been promising for a month! Woo! Well..."vlog" isn't the right word, more of a book talk. But hey, it's Harry Potter!
Time for a good ol' #bookhaul ! This one covers my birthday book haul, anticipated preorders arriving and a trip to NYALit Fest, so get yourself comfy because there's a LOT to chat about!
Time for another bullet journal video!
Another month, another wrap up! I managed to read 6 books and a whole bunch of poetry this month - how about you?
Ooooh exciting project announcement! Charlotte and I are going to be hosting a summer project called Myth-Take, reading a fantasy book every month that's inspired by mythology or folktale. Not only that, but we'll be chatting about all things related on twitter and instagram, creating reading vlogs and generally just having the best bookish time. We'd love for you to join!
Can I even call this a "weekly vlog"?? Either way, it's a vlog, and still managed to be long and rambly despite being half a week. Enjoy!
*Note - I won't be putting the links below because there's too many books, but feel free to ask about any of them in the comments!
Hi folks! So I thought I'd do an update video since my videos are going to take on a few changes over summer. My second year of uni is coming to an end, and with that comes another Q&A, a dissertation topic and the end of my bullet journal era.
It's the first reading vlog of Myth-Take! A bit of a long one, but I hope you enjoy!
Time for another wrap up! I managed to read 5/6 books this month, how about you?
Time for a reading vlog for The Wickerlight! Don't worry, there's no spoilers. Hope you enjoy!
Just a (kinda emotional) thank you for sticking by me, after being shortlisted for the UKYBA's! (EDIT NOTE BELOW)
Another day, another unhaul...
Cosy up with a drink and some snacks, because this is one heck of a long vlog! Though this is largely a reading vlog for Daughter of the Forest, I also mention quite a few other books I'm currently reading, watch the Game of Thrones finale, meet up with Charlotte and have a few outings. Hope you enjoy!
Another month, another wrap up!
I visited London at the end of May for a snazzy bookish breakfast event with Bloomsbury to celebrate the release of The Wickerlight, and spent the rest of the day touring a few bookshops!
I recently finished my second year of studying literature at university, and thought I'd do another Q&A since I did in my first year! Thank you all for the questions!
So uhh...I've been buying a lot of books related to Ancient Greek mythology lately. Here they are!
Remember those goals I set myself at the beginning of the year? ...yeah...about that. Here's an update on how I'm doing with them!
Hallo all! It is I, a scribe of the land, declaring my TBR for the #BookJunkieTrials ! In this video I shall only be declaring the books of my journey, though a photo may follow on twitter showing my options for further journeys to other lands should I finish early.
Mid-Year means a progress update! I don't often do tags but this one is a classic. It had to be done!
Reading the June Myth-Take book of the month (City of Brass) amongst others, featuring coffee dates (with myself) and a giddy art haul
June was a bit of a weird month reading-wise. I read a lot, but had a higher number of low ratings, and then a rare 5 star read to mix it up even more. Intrigued? Hope you enjoy the video!
Week one of the #bookjunkietrails is done - how did I do? Also includes the July book of the month for #MythTakeReads - Circe! This is a reread for me and one of my favourite books, so I've annotated it this time round. Hope you enjoy!
Announcing the #MythTakeReadathon! It seems to be readathon season at the minute, and we thought we'd add our own spin to it. We hope you can join!
Time for another weekly reading vlog! See below for links to myth-take, the books mentioned and more! Hope you enjoy :)
I finally journaled my Poland trip! Let me know what you think :)
Week 3 of the Book Junkie Trials readathon! Including a mini book haul, a disappointing read, some woodland wonders and more. Read below for extra info and links!
Is this my first recommendations video? Apparently so! And what better reasoning than the # MythTakeReadathon?! Here's a big list of fantasy books that are also retellings of myths, folklore or fairy tales!
Time for my longest vlog yet, thanks to my first EVER go at The Reading Rush! It was also week 4 of the Book Junkie Trials, so a lot of reading to be had. Hope you enjoy!
August is my last month of reading freedom for a long while, so why not take part in three readathons? Here's my TBR including the #MythTakeReadathon, the 24 Hour #BasicallyReadathon and the #FemmeFanTale readathon!
Time for a loooong July Wrap Up! Thanks to the #BookJunkieTrials and #TheReadingRush, I read so much more in July than I usually would. But the rating span from 1 star to 5, so....enjoy!
Hi Guys! While one readathon may be over, another one is soon beginning...here's a vlog for the crossover week!
Hi Guys! A bit of a different post today, this time featuring some of my recent favourite things!
Hi Guys! It's week 1 of the #MythTakeReadathon! Did I manage to read much? Find out!
Hi Guys! I took part in the 24 Hour #BasicallyReadathon yesterday as part of a collaboration with the #MythTakeReadathon - here's the vlog!
Hi Guys! This is a video that's been requested a few times now, so here's how I annotate my books (when I do)! Hope you enjoy :)
Hi Guys! Time for another weekly reading vlog, this time featuring week 2 of the #MythTakeReadathon! This vlog has some sort of chaotic energy with me talking about MANY books, starting the week in a cat cafe and ending at a carnival. I know.
Hi Guys! Time for another book haul! Haven't done one of these in a small while so enjoy :)
Hi Guys! Time for another weekly reading vlog! Look below for links to all people/books/things mentioned in this video
Hi Guys! This month was a weird one with ratings...check it out!
Hi Guys! Bit of a different TBR video today but hope you enjoy!
Hi Guys! This week was an intense mess including me meeting THE Jay Kristoff, booktube pal Becca and the Books, unboxing a bookish box and talking about a whole host of books besides. Enjoy!
Hi Guys! Lately I've been wanting to reread a fair few books, so I thought I'd make a video all about it. Let me know if you've read any of these!
Hi Guys! Time for another weekly reading vlog! This one includes me reading Godsgrave, gaining some new books and cutting my own hair, amongst other things. Enjoy!
Hi Guys! We have another book recommendations video!
Hi Guys! I already accounted this over social media but I figured it'd be easier to have all the info in one place! Hope you can join me for #boneathon :D
Hi Guys! This weekly vlog is a hot mess but hopefully you can still enjoy!
Hi Guys! Since you all called for more favourites videos after my random one a little while ago, here's another! Enjoy!
Hi Guys! Time for a wrap up!
Hi Guys! This was one heck of an eventful week, so hope you enjoy!
Hi Guys! Time for one last uni book haul (yikes). Not my usual type of reading, but hopefully it's interesting for that very reason!
Hi Guys! You know it had to be done - here's some autumnal book recommendations!
Hi Guys! Time for another weekly reading vlog. Apologies for throwing you in at the deep end.
Hi Guys! I usually talk about fantasy books, right? Well today I thought I'd chat about some of the books on my TBR that are outside my comfort zone! Enjoy!
Hi Guys! Time for another weekly reading vlog! Be ready for a lot of babbling in this one...
Hi Guys! A bit of a different video today, but I wanted to do something for Halloween! So enjoy these three mythical makeup looks, vaguely inspired by books! Let me know which is your favourite look :)
Hi Guys! It's not often I do a TBR, but with a fair few readathons and things happening in November, I'm hoping I can fly through books a lot easier this month. Fingers crossed!
Hi Guys! We have a weekly vlog of me ACTUALLY doing things? Wow imagine that...
Hi Guys! Welcome to an absolute trashier of a wrap up...this is without a doubt my worst one so far (in terms of ratings), so enjoy hearing me rant for awhile.
Hi Guys! Time for a book haul! Pretty self explanatory so hope you enjoy!
Hi Guys! Time for another mini book clear out! This counteracts my recent haul, right...?
Hi Guys! Time for another weekly reading vlog, this time featuring a trip to London complete with my return to Hogwarts and actual greek myth stuff. Enjoy!
Hi Guys! Time for a video of shame - in other words, me chatting about the books that I've owned for the longest time without reading (whoops)...
Hi Guys! Time for another weekly reading vlog! There's a whole host of links and info down below for this one, so be sure to have a peep here!
Hi Guys! Time for a December TBR!
Hi Guys! Grab a snack and cosy up, because this wrap up is a long 'n...
The liveshow for phase 2 of the #boneathon readalong - this month talking about the second book in The Bone Season series, The Mime Order!
Hi Guys! Sorry this vlog is just me complaining a lot and nothing more besides. Hopefully next week will have something more interesting.
Hi Guys! Remember all those books I got for Christmas last year? Yeah, I don't either...but let's see if I read them!
Hi Guys! Time for another recommendations video!
Hi Guys! Just wanted to say that I had some problems with the footage in this video - the end of clips cut off etc so apologies for the editing being bit shoddy. I'm hoping to improve my vlogs over going into the new year so fingers crossed that works. For now, hope you enjoy the long babble of a vlog!
Hi Guys! Time for another favourites video!
PLEASE NOTE: (three things) 1. As this is showing many Christmas decorations in London, this video includes lots of lights, some of which may be flashing/strobing/in motion. If this may affect you, please either skip this video entirely, or skip to 7:50 to hear me talk about the weekend, reading updates and an unboxing
Hi Guys! I have been well and truly treated by you folks over the Christmas period, and I can't even begin to thank you enough for everything you do. Here's a big book haul with a babbly (and somewhat emotional) intro - though you can skip to 3:26 if you want to bypass all that
Hi Guys! A short vlog this week with approximately zero reading, but the 2020 prep has begun. Hope you enjoy this short one nonetheless!
Hi Guys! Since I've recently gotten into making monthly TBR videos, I decided to throw myself in at the deep end for 2020 and kick off with me stealing Becca's bookopoly board!
Hi Guys! So uhh...bit of a short wrap up this month. Hopefully January kicks the slump to the curb because if you saw yesterday's video, ya gal has some books to read.
Hi Guys! We've wrapped up December, so now it's time to wrap up the year with some reading stats and a run through of every book I read in 2019!
Hi Guys! Here's a video I've been putting off purely because I have a tendency to launch any book I didn't enjoy out of my brain and forget I even read it so uhh, gathering those thoughts back up proves a trial. Hope you enjoy the rants!
Hi Guys! Time to yell about my favourite books of the year! While not all of the books in this list got a 5 star rating from me, these were definitely the most memorable from the year. Let me know if you've read any of them!
Hi Guys! It's the first vlog of 2020! And we're kicking of 2020 with some bookshelf reorganisation, two reads in one vlog, some book unboxings and more! Hope you enjoy :)
Hi Guys! Today I'll be giving you my top 20 books I read before 2020!
Hi Guys! New year, new...resolutions? I don't know about that. But something about a new year is super motivating to start a new set of goals, so here are mine!
Hi Guys! I'm SUPER excited about this video because my lawd am I intrigued about these books! I've linked the Goodreads pages for the books instead of the usual BD links since they're not out yet!
Hi Guys! Yep, you read that right...I'm going through my entire owned TBR, as of January 7th 2020. Let me know which books to prioritise!
Hi Guys! Today I'll be chatting about some of the fantasy series I want to start/read in 2020!
Hi Guys! It's time for the long awaited bookshelf tour! Hope you enjoy snooping at the shelves you never see in my videos :)
Hey hey folks! It's that time of the month...here's my February wrap up!
Hey hey folks! This was an exciting week for all the bookish news from my faves, so enjoy the excited squeals lmao
Hey hey folks! I talk about retellings a lot, right? Well in case anyone was wondering, here are some I'm just dying to get to at the moment!
Hey hey folks! Time for another weekly reading vlog in which I just have one big crisis. Did find a new 5 star read though.
Hey hey folks! This will be an interesting one...Here are the books I think are overhyped!
Hey hey folks! I actually read a lot this week? And finished those books I've been reading for weeks? Imagine that!
Hey hey folks! Sorry for any confusion if you saw this video earlier - there was a sound issue (lots of static that made it uncomfortable to listen to) but I managed to fix the problem (hopefully) so had it reuploaded ASAP!
Hey hey folks! Time for my April TBR - OWLs Readathon edition!
Hey hey folks! Time for another weekly reading vlog! Enjoy a week including lots of reading, self-care, and defacing books
Hey hey folks! We have a weekend vlog this time, featuring The Bookie Trials Royal Weekender!
Hey hey folks! Time for another book haul (whoops)
Hey hey folks! Time for a wrap up! March was a weird one...
Hey hey folks! Time for another weekly reading vlog - and its Week 1 of the OWLS Magical Readathon! We also end the week with a 34 hour Readathon crossover between the magical all-nighter and the #BasicallyReadathon, so all the Readathon-ing is to be had.
Hey hey folks! Fancy trying some audiobooks anytime soon? I've got you covered!
Hey hey folks! Time for week 2 of the #owlsreadathon2020 !!
Hey hey folks! Time for a fun video involving you folks. Let's talk unpopular opinions!
Hey hey folks! That trend of book covers as outfits? Thought I'd try my hand at it...
Hey hey folks! Time for another weekly reading vlog, featuring the #raedathon, #LeGuinAlong and of course the #owlsreadathon2020!
Hey hey folks! It's Week 4 of the #owlsreadathon2020 !! Featuring my final thoughts on A Wizard of Earthsea for #LeGuinAlong and Elantris!
Hey hey folks! Time to find out whether I completed my first ever OWLS readathon...
Hey hey folks! Time for another weekly reading vlog!
Hey hey folks! Time for an April book haul I didn't expect to have
Hey hey folks! This was a wiiiiiild week...
Hey hey folks! How does 50 random book recommendations sound?
Hey hey folks! This was a bit of a fail of a week, but can confirm I'm already doing better than I was at the end of this vlog, don't worry!
Hey hey folks! The long awaited and highly requested video is here - my mythology, folklore, fairy tale and legends collection!
Hey hey folks! Did I find a book slump saviour?? It seems so!
Hey hey folks! As promised, we have a 24 hour readathon vlog from the weekend!
Hey hey folks! it's time to finally reveal my TBR for #MakeYourMythTaker! There's also a whole bunch of other things I'm taking part in throughout June, so it's quiet the chaotic TBR!
Hey hey folks! I'm Ashleigh - welcome back! We have another anticipated releases video! SO many fab sounding books are heading our way, and I'm far too excited for them!
The second #Elderlingalong discussion focussing on book 2 of the Realm of The Elderlings series by Robin Hobb - Royal Assassin
Hey hey folks! I'm Ashleigh - welcome back! The long awaited themed vlog is hereeeee
Hey hey folks! I'm Ashleigh - welcome back to another weekly reading vlog! It's week 3 of the MakeYourMythTaker readathon, and we have the mini #queerblackathon in this one too!
Hey hey folks! I'm Ashleigh - welcome back! Today we have a book haul!
Hey hey folks! I'm Ashleigh - welcome back! Today we have my first ever Illumicrate unboxing! But are the products in it any good? Are they useable, or likely to lie around the house? I was really impressed with my first box, so I hope you enjoy the video!
Hey hey folks! I'm Ashleigh - welcome back to another video! Today we have my July TBR, which I thought would be a case of mood reading and very much WASN'T the case...
Hey hey folks! I'm Ashleigh - welcome back! Today I have my June wrap up for you all!
Hey hey folks! I'm Ashleigh - welcome back! Today we'll be taking a look back at how this channel all started...with an intensely awkward and anxiety ridden Ashleigh, apparently.
Hey hey folks! I'm Ashleigh - welcome back! Today we have the Mid Year Book Freakout Tag!
Hey hey folks! I'm Ashleigh - welcome back to another reading vlog: bookoplathon edition!
Hey hey folks! I'm Ashleigh - welcome back to another video! Today we have the best books I've read in 2020 so far :)
Hey hey folks! I'm Ashleigh - welcome back back to another weekly reading vlog!
Hey hey folks! I'm Ashleigh - welcome back to another vlog!
Hey hey folks! I'm Ashleigh - welcome back to another video! Today we have my August TBR!
Hey hey folks! I'm Ashleigh - welcome back to another weekly vlog!
Hey hey folks! I'm Ashleigh - welcome back to another reading wrap up!
Hey hey folks! I'm Ashleigh - welcome back to another video!
This liveshow is number 3.5 in the boneathon readalong for The Bone Season series by Samantha Shannon! This will be FULL SPOILERS for ALL the books released so far!!
Use code FROLIC5 for a discount on 3 and 6 month subscriptions to Illumicrate!
Hey hey folks! I'm Ashleigh - welcome back to another video! Today we have an exciting announcement for #TolkienAlong!
Hey hey folks! I'm Ashleigh - welcome back to another video! Today we'll be talking about some of the Young Adult Classics on my TBR!
Hey hey folks! I'm Ashleigh - welcome back to another video! Today we have my September TBR!
Content warnings for each book (where applicable) are down below.
Hey hey folks! I'm Ashleigh - welcome back to another video! Today I have some Autumn book recommendations for you! Halloween Book Recommendations will be coming next week ????
(The makeup looked better in photos lol) - ALSO I forgot to mention The Near Witch by VE Schwab!
That Ancient Greek book is actually 950 pages.... I'll leave now
Hey hey folks! I'm Ashleigh - welcome back to another video! Today I have some classic book recommendations for you all, which I feel has been a long time coming!
Hey hey folks! I'm Ashleigh - welcome back to another weekly reading vlog! PLEASE NOTE: Every single art print and frame on my wall is from a different store, which would be far too many links for me to list. But most were found on Etsy!
Hey hey folks! I'm Ashleigh - welcome back to another video! Today we have a good ol' book haul :)
Hey hey folks! I'm Ashleigh - welcome back to another video! This was pre-filmed last month and was pushed back into December (the books are still on my TBR so still up to date!), so apologies for the lack of Christmas background! It will be back next week, don't you worry :)
NOTE on the video upload schedule I mention at the end - The classics collection video will now be coming at the weekend, as this vlog took far too long to come together and it's had a knock-on effect for the rest of my plans this week. Friday's video will still be the Winter Book Recommendations, I'm just moving tomorrow's video to Sunday instead!
Hey hey folks! I'm Ashleigh - welcome back to another video! Today we have some wintery book recommendations!
Hey hey folks! I'm Ashleigh - welcome back to another video! Today we have the long awaited classics collection!
Hey hey folks! I'm Ashleigh - welcome back to another video! and MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Hey hey folks! I'm Ashleigh - welcome back to another video! Today we have a challenge of sorts, in an attempt to rein in the book buying...Wish me luck.
(PLEASE NOTE - I received a few parcels after filming this video, so those will be included in Part 2!) Hey hey folks! I'm Ashleigh - welcome back to another video! Today we have a Christmas book haul, all of which (unbelievably) were sent by you guys!
Hey hey folks! I'm Ashleigh - welcome back to another video! Of course we ended up with an ambitious TBR to kick of the New Year...
Hey hey folks! I'm Ashleigh - welcome back to another video! We're throwing it back to early A Frolic Through Fiction days with a good old bullet journal video!
Hey hey folks! Today we have Part 2 of my December Book Haul! If you haven't already seen my Christmas Unboxing Book Haul, do follow the link below to check that out too :)
Hey hey folks! It's time for my December Reading Wrap Up 2020!
Hey hey folks! Today we have the good old worst books of the year list, 2020 edition! And a small sidenote about why reviews aren't for authors, after yet another year of the same discourse.
Hi everyone! It's finally here - the best books of 2020! These are my Top 10 favourite books (with some honourable mentions) from last year. It proved to be such a good reading year rating-wise, and I found so many new favourites I could babble about for hours (seriously, it took me an hour and a half to film this video ha).
Hey hey folks! I'm back weekly vlogging again! I say as if I left for ages. Feels good to be back on the weekly basis though, and I have grand plans for my reading in 2021!
Hey hey folks! We have a bookshelf reorganisation video today! This was a pretty random video I didn't originally plan on doing, but I figured it would be fun to see the entire process. I will have a full bookshelf tour video coming soon, so do keep an eye out for that!
Hey hey folks! Today we have a video all about the books I want to read in 2021!
Hey hey folks! We have another weekly reading vlog, in which I drop out of uni, read three books, and frolic around in the snow for awhile.
Hey hey folks! Today we have a big old list of my anticipated book releases for 2021! There's no doubt a whole host I'm missing - I've already come across a couple - but this is the main lot at the moment! Let me know yours :)
We have a bookshelf tour! Almost acting as a bookish house tour considering books are everywhere. Hope you enjoy!
Hey hey folks! Today we have my February TBR, featuring bookclubs, readalongs, and FaRoFeb!
Hey hey folks! In today's weekly vlog we have some cottagecore vibes, my first DNF of 2021 and some intense sleepiness. Enjoy!
Hey hey folks! It's time for my January Wrap Up! We have fantasy romance, a new favourite book, and our first DNF of 2021.
Join us for live reading sprints!
Valentine's Day around the corner? #FaRoFeb in progress? How about a fantasy romance TBR to celebrate!
We have another weekly reading vlog! This time I'm showing you a lil behind the scenes of content creation (the more fun parts at least), as well as reading Ship of Destiny on a timeframe...
Random reading sprints for your (or our) Thursday evening!
Hey hey folks! Today we're talking about some of the fantasy books that are the highest priority on my TBR at the moment. Let me know what yours would be!
Join me for a live chat with author Emma Hamm for #FaRoFeb! With many self published fantasy romance books under her belt, Emma will be here to chat about all things romance, retellings, writing, and more!
Hey hey folks! We have a book recommendation video, this one based on the 23 years of my life! A lot of these will already be familiar to you if you've been on my channel awhile, but there are some I've never mentioned on my channel before so there's hopefully a mix :)
Hey hey folks! Time for another weekly reading vlog, in which it was my birthday! Also lots of reading, hauling, and a lil bit of bookshelf reorganisation!
Hey hey folks! It's time for the February reading wrap up!
Hey hey folks! We have a big old book haul today! Thank you massively for everyone who made this happen!
THIS LIVESHOW WILL BE FULL OF SPOILERS FOR THE ENTIRE SERIES
Hey hey folks! Welcome back to another video! We have a spoiler-free book review today for The Starless Sea - hope you enjoy!
Oh hey there! I think if you like this book...you should read this one! I hope you enjoy this lil list of book recommendations, based on other books!
Hey hey folks! We have another TBR style video today, talking about some Greek Myth Retellings!
THE TIME HAS COME! Here's my reading vlog for A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J Maas, with both spoiler-free and spoiler sections! Please note I also tried avoiding spoilers for the original ACOTAR trilogy, however hearing about this book will indicate things like who survives till the end of the first trilogy etc so maybe avoid if you haven't read already!
Your next sprinting stream is underway! We'll be here to help you stay motivated through your first day of Bookoplathon! We'll also be sharing the SECOND ROLL DROP 5 or 10 minutes into the livestream!
Hey hey folks! We have my bookplathon vlog!
Hey hey folks! It's time for another weekly reading vlog, this getting a start on reading Truthwitch and detouring from the TBR with A Good Girl's Guide to Murder!
Hey hey folks! Today we're having a snoop through my Kindle TBR - I need to visit it more often!
Hey hey folks! Today we have my March reading wrap up! This is the most I've read in a month for a good while, which I'm really pleased about!
Hey hey folks! Welcome back to another weekly reading vlog, in which I undergo a reset challenge of sorts. I'm fed up of hearing myself say "I want to do this thing/I want to change this thing" and getting nowhere with it, so I'm holding myself accountable - it will be done!!
Hey hey folks! It's time for the 24 hour raedathon vlog!
PLEASE NOTE: I've only included books/information that I've been able to find the phrase "retelling" or "inspired by mythology/folklore" on either the book itself, the press release, Goodreads, the publisher website, or mentioned by the author themselves. There is also no doubt I've missed some, but this is at least the main bulk of them!
Hi everyone! Welcome to tonight's event, featuring a live interview with Justin T. Call in celebration of his upcoming release, Master Artificer! The first book - Master of Sorrows - is one of my favourite fantasy books, and I'm thrilled to be hosting this event in affiliation with The Broken Binding, an online independent bookshop specialising in Science Fiction & Fantasy!
Hey hey folks! We have another weekly reading vlog, in which I FINALLY read From Blood and Ash!
Hey hey folks! We have another book recommendation video for you all!
Hey hey folks! I'm Ashleigh - welcome back to another weekly reading vlog! In this one we have a couple of exciting ARCS, for Ariadne (greek myth retelling) and Witches Steeped in Gold (YA fantasy)!
INFO & EXAMPLE PROMPT IDEAS BELOW! We have a super exciting announcement today for #DoTheThingAThon - a week long readathon at the end of May in which we will *actually* work on those reading goals we keep meaning to do.
Hey hey folks! Today we're going to be talking about some books outside of the fantasy genre for once - who knew? Here are a few non-fantasy books that I've loved!
Hey hey folks! welcome back to another weekly reading log, this time with Witches Steeped in Gold, plant care, and an unboxing of the FairyLoot Graceling set!
Hey hey folks! It's time for the monthly TBR, featuring #DoTheThingAThon, #ElderlingAlong, #WitchlandsAlong and more!
Hey hey folks! We have a weekend reading vlog today!
Hey hey folks! It's time for my April wrap up!
Hey hey folks! I'm Ashleigh - welcome back to a book haul! We haven't had one in a little while, so I'm excited to be sharing this today!
Irony is how I was working until 2am on a video about overworking...
Hey everyone! We have some sprints this Tuesday Eve' to help motivate with reading, editing, work, anything you fancy!
Hey hey folks! I'm excited for today's dark academia video! I could babble about this topic all day ????
Hey hey folks! welcome back to another weekly reading vlog! This time I'm finishing two of the many current reads, appreciating audiobooks, and unwrapping some exciting book mail!
Thank you to my Patrons for making this book our book cub read! Here's the full review of From Blood and Ash by Jennifer L Armentrout.
Hey hey folks! I really hope you enjoy this vlog, it's one of my favourites I've edited in while!
WELCOME to Day 4 of #DoTheThingAThon! Join us for some evening (at least here in the UK) reading sprints!
Hey hey folks! It's time for the June TBR, going over all the books I hope to read for WhateverAthon!
WELCOME to the final sprints of #DoTheThingAThon! We'll be taking it right up to the midnight mark to finish the readathon off with a bang!
Hey hey folks! My readathon vlog is here! Very pleased with what I managed to read this week - I hope you had a fab week too!
Hey hey folks! I'm here today to tell you about GracelingAlong! I hope you'll join us for this, I'm super excited!
Hey hey folks! I'm Ashleigh, and here's my May Reading Wrap Up!
I'll be showing some behind the scenes updates on my Patreon if anyone wants to see more of the process while it's happening, so be sure to check it out if you want more moving content! - https://www.patreon.com/AFrolicThroug...
Hey hey folks! We have some Thursday reading sprints for #WhateverAthon!
Hey hey folks! It's time for that long awaited room tour - though only a small one, as this is already outdated with my move!
Hey hey folks! It's time for the biggest book clear out I've ever done! This video has been weeks in the making, so hopefully you enjoy!
Today I'm going to be calling myself out by laying out all the book series I'm currently reading, in order of when I started them, according to my reading spreadsheet. Yikes.
Hey hey folks! It's time for some more audiobook/fantasy book recommendations!
Hey hey folks! I'm Ashleigh, and today I'll be giving you 50 reasons to read the Farseer Trilogy by Robin Hobb!
Hey hey folks! I'm back! Not that I went anywhere in terms of content, thanks to the scheduling tools. But I'm here, and ready to chat about July's reading plans, the move, and more!
Hey hey folks! We have a classic of booktube mid year content today! Grab a cuppa, get comfy, and come chat about our reads of 2021 so far!
Hey hey folks! It's time for the homeware haul!
Hey hey folks! It's time for the Bloodwitch liveshow for #WitchlandsAlong! WILL CONTAIN SPOILERS!
Hey hey folks! We finally have the moving vlog!
I broke the book buying ban and I'm not even mad about it. I feel it was justified! So it's time for a big old book haul, featuring some snapshots from the Edinburgh bookshops!
Welcome to the liveshow for The Golden Fool, book 2 of the Tawny Man trilogy and book 8 of #ElderlingAlong ! This liveshow will contain SPOILERS FOR ALL THE BOOKS SO FAR so please don't hang around if you haven't read the Farseer trilogy, Liveship Traiders trilogy, and the first two books in the Tawny Man trilogy!
Hey hey folks! It's time to talk about the best books of 2021 so far - the top 5 to win me over this year!
Hey hey folks! It's time to talk bout anticipated releases again!
Hi everyone! Welcome to tonight's event, featuring a live interview with C.L. Clark, author of The Unbroken! I'm thrilled to be hosting this event in affiliation with The Broken Binding, an online independent bookshop specialising in Science Fiction & Fantasy!
Hey hey folks! It's time for the TBR!
Join me for some reading/productivity sprints as I stream my evening!
Hey hey folks! Welcome to my June and July reading wrap up, where I thought I was slumping but actually still managed to get through a decent stack of books...
Hey hey folks! Welcome to a list of books with a semi arbitrary timeline as I aim to read these books by the end of the year!
Hey hey folks! I'm Ashleigh - welcome back to another reading vlog! In this one we have Graceling and Witchshadow, as well as lots of Edinburgh exploring and my move to slowing down my lifestyle.
Hey hey folks! The much anticipated bookshelf tour is finally here! I've done a few lil collection videos that are linked below for anyone who wants a more in depth look at my myth and folklore collection, or my classics!
Hey hey folks! It's time for the September TBR, which is probably one of my favourites yet!
Hey hey folks! Here are some reviews for all the books I read in August - we seem to flip flop a lot between the good and the bad ????
Links will be added later as YouTube was glitching when I tried ????
Hey hey folks! We have a spooky season book haul to celebrate the start of Autumn!
Hey hey folks! It's time for one of my favourite videos of the year - Autumn Book recommendations! If you're looking for some darker vibes in your reading this spooky season, I've got you covered! ????️????????
Hey hey folks! Today I'll be reviewing A Lesson In Vengeance by Victoria Lee, a YA dark academia book with mysteries galore...
WARNING: Flashing images/lighting, flickering candlelight throughout, shaking camera footage
BOO! Did I scare ya? If I didn't, the books on my TBR sound promising to do exactly that. Here's my video talking about the books I want to read in October for spooky season!
Are you (like me) desperate to read as many spooky season books as possible? Well then welcome to our library session, my friend - we'll be reading in the late hours of night, by candlelight (careful of the books of course!), and working on projects only the dark hours of the night could motivate...????️????
Hey everyone! In this video I'm reviewing all the books I read in September, mostly dark academia and some creepier reads!
Hello m'loves! Spooky season is now upon us, so here's a vlog from late September where I was preparing for alllll the Autumnal vibes ????
Hello m'loves! With it being spooky season, I wanted to lean into both my love for ASMR and books with a gothic story time session for the next 3 Mondays! Today I'll be reading one of my favourite short stories, The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allen Poe!
Hey hey folks! We have some book recommendations today, inspired by some autumnal tv shows and movies I've been watching lately!
Hello m'loves! With it being spooky season, I wanted to lean into both my love for ASMR and books with a gothic story time session for the 3 Mondays leading up to Halloween! Today I'll be reading The Bodysnatcher by Robert Louis Stevenson, a short story inspired by the infamous graverobbers Burke and Hare!
Hey hey folks! Here's a vlog for the first half of October, featuring some spooky reads, tattoo excitement, and all the autumnal vibes!
Heads up, there's a teeny bit of gore in this one! Hello m'loves! With it being spooky season, I wanted to lean into both my love for ASMR and books with a gothic story time session for the 3 Mondays leading up to Halloween! Today I'll be reading The Tell Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe, as well as a couple of witchy poems from the Everyman's Library Pocket Edition of Poems Bewitched and Haunted!
Hello m'loves! Today we have my November TBR, which is basically just an extended version of my spooky season reads as there are SO MANY dark academia books I want to read!
Hello m'loves! It's time for the October reading wrap up, and the spirit of Halloween was truly with me as I read the most I have done in a month for over a year!
Hey everyone! A bit of a different style vlog today, as I take you through a standard Thursday in my life!
NOTE: I've also randomly added in an Agatha Christie book - The Hollow - to my Dec TBR!
Hello m'loves! I hope you're all doing well! This vlog ended up being a bit of a cut-and-stick situation thanks to some lost footage, but I hope you enjoy nonetheless! We have Christmas decorating, Christmas markets, some festive cosy reading and Edinburgh in the snow!
Hello m'loves! The end of the year is near, and so a clear out is upon us! It's time to unhaul some books to start 2022 off with a fresh set of shelves.
Hello m'loves! With the end of the year approaching, you know it's time...let's get excited about some upcoming book releases!
Hey hey folks! Today we have a vlog from the last couple of weeks, featuring a festive fail of a book, some treat yourself moments and many hot drinks apparently. I hope you enjoy!
Hello m'loves! A massive MERRY CHRISTMAS to you all, and I hope the end of your year is a calm and comforting one. I just wanted to do a lil festive cosy coffee catch-up for Christmas Eve, reflecting on the year and talking about some upcoming plans!
Hello my lovelies! I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas if you celebrate! ???????? Today we have a big book haul unboxing, as you guys once again prove to be the kindest. Thank you so so much to anyone who sent me something, and to those of you watching and reading this right now! It has been a wild couple of years, but we're here now and we'll take on 2022 as it comes, eh? ????
Hello m'loves! Today we'll be talking through reading plans for January 2022 - anyone else daunted by the thought of January? Let me know what your reading goals and plans are down below!
The Christmas vlog is here, and it's semi-chaotic! Lots of books, lots of cat content, and trying my best at cosy vibes despite being in an entirely different location lol
Hello m'loves! It's time to wrap up the final month of December, and wow did it give us some decent reading mojo! Also - check out the new intro and end screens!
The time has come...lets talk about my favourite books of 2021! Eep!
Hello m'loves! We finally have our first vlog of 2022, ahh! In this one we have me reading Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan, some tarot chats and a lot of outdoorsy Edinburgh content after my desperate need to head outside to nature!
Hey hey folks - let's make a 2022 TBR! Here are 10 books I want to read this year, and some chats about why I've been avoiding them so far (oops).
I've been itching to do this video for weeks, and now it's here! A big bookshelf reorganisation! And probably my most thorough yet in terms of explaining the process. I hope you enjoy!
NOTE: This vlog was meant to go live before my January Wrap Up, so I'm really sorry if this seems repetitive at all with the book reviews! I did consider just not uploading it, but there are a few extra details and reactions for each book as I read them in this vlog so hopefully it's enjoyable nonetheless.
Welcome to our Sunday reading sprints, in celebration of FaRoFeb - a month long readathon through February focused all around fantasy romance books!
Hello m'loves! Let's take another bookshop trip around Edinburgh, this time covering Waterstones, Blackwells, Armchair Books and Lighthouse Books!
The time has come...we're talking about my favourite books today! I've discovered a fair few new ones since last filming this video a few years ago, so I'm excited to share!
Hello m'loves! We have a casual chatty reading wrap up, going quickly over all the books I read in February! It was definitely a weird reading month, but I'm glad to have ticked a whole bunch off my TBR!
Thank you all so so much for the generosity shown in this video, and for supporting me and my channel! It means a lot that anyone would go out of their way to stick around and even think of me, never mind send a gift on my birthday. You're all too good to me aha ????
Hello m'loves! Welcome to this very sporadic vlog ????✨featuring a book haul, plants, some diagnosis chat and more!
Today's vlog is witchcraft galore, featuring Edinburgh's witchcraft market for Ostara and some incredible witchy books I've been reading recently!
The 13th #Elderlingalong discussion discussing Blood of Dragons which is book 4 of the Rain Wild Chronicles in the Realm of The Elderlings by Robin Hobb.
A short and sweet April TBR video for this month! Just a note as I've been getting questions on it - while I would love to take part in the magical Readathon and RealmAthon, I likely won't be doing so as I could really just do with some freedom to my reading rather than fitting into prompts etc. I hope those of you taking part have a fab time!
Hey hey folks! Today we're talking about some of the authors I want to read more of! I seem to be quite the collector when it comes to certain authors, so it's about time I make my way trough some of them.
Join me for some evening reading sprints! I'm currently reading Gild by Raven Kennedy (fantasy romance) and after a busy bank holiday weekend, an evening of reading is very much needed!
This is a semi chaotic vlog compared to my usual but a lot happened in the space of a week ok ????
My indecisive reader brain made Becca choose my May TBR. Stay tuned to find out whether I regret that or not.
The title says it all - I bought books I didn't need because my impulse control is nonexistent and now I'm here to tell you about them woo ????
2,524 views May 13, 2022 I spent last weekend ticking one off the bucket list by visiting a cabin in the woods and basically pretending I was in Twilight for a hot sec. Though I didn't get anywhere near as much footage as I thought, I still wanted to share this with you all!
8,752 views May 20, 2022 I love my organisation but my god, when it comes to a book unhaul and traipsing through both my Goodreads and reading spreadsheet, sometimes I regret my life choices ???? But here is the technical side of my book unhaul process!
7,881 views May 27, 2022 June is approaching, so it's time for another TBR! This month I'll be taking part in #whateverthon, hosted by Maddie over at Book Browsing Blog throughout the course of June!
7,036 views Jun 1, 2022 It's time for my May reading wrap up! Featuring the results of Becca choosing my TBR and some unpopular opinions...
6,097 views Jun 3, 2022 This vlog covers one hell of a busy week - between me visiting family, attending a romance festival and reading a fair few books...ya gal was tired ????
6,167 views Jun 8, 2022 I recently attended RARE22 Edinburgh and came away with a romance/fantasy romance book haul!
5,855 views Jun 10, 2022 I've been scouting out more dark academia and greek myth retelling books recently - here's the collection! It's time for a book haul folks.
2,537 views Jun 14, 2022 A dark academia themed ambience video for background noise while reading or studying. Can also be used as a 1 hour long reading sprint (or shorter if you use the designated tea break), and is designed to be played on loop. Please feel free to mute the audio if you'd prefer silence. The book I'm reading - Babel by R.F. Kuang (ARC) Please note that this 'Read With Me' is of a similar purpose to an ASMR Room video, not a video of me reading a book aloud. The idea is to motivate people to read for a set amount of time (in this case, half an hour), or provide background noise for whoever needs it.
5,386 views Jun 17, 2022 It's finally here! In this video you'll find a beginner's guide to Greek Myth retellings, from popular authors to lesser known, to poetry and illustrated works. If you've been looking for more Greek myth retellings to read, this video is designed to be a springboard to launch your searching for more!
4,893 views Jun 21, 2022 I had the chance to read an ARC of Babel by R.F. Kuang, and decided to take a dark academia inspired trip to Glasgow while reading it!
4,241 views Jun 24, 2022 Today we're testing my bookish intuition with six books that I just get a feeling may be a 5 star read for me. I'll be following up this video in the coming months with two vlogs testing that theory!
5,361 views Jun 26, 2022 It's that time of month again - here's a stack of books I'm hoping to read in July!
3,827 views Streamed live on Jun 28, 2022 Hello m'loves! Welcome to some reading sprints - #whateverthon edition!
4,965 views Jul 2, 2022 This vlog was meant to cover a week but instead covered most of June, so enjoy the chaotic energy that #whateverthon brought to my reading decisions
3,532 views Jul 5, 2022 Be sure to checkout Book of the Month for a new book release right to your doorstep each month! - https://bookofthemonth.com?utm_source=YouTube&utm_me…
4,534 views Jul 8, 2022 It's the mid year mark, so it's time for a lil coffee chat up as we do a reading check-in!
4,193 views Jul 12, 2022 Hello m'loves! Today we're taking about the best of the best - my favourite reads of 2022 so far!
3,679 views Jul 15, 2022 I met so many incredible creators and subscribers at YALC, thank you so much to all who said hi! I have tagged everyone explicitly shown in this video below, but there were so many fellow booktubers who I had the chance to chat to that were also so lovely to meet!
4,946 views Jul 23, 2022 It's time for another weekly reading vlog! I hoping to get back into more regular vlogs and loved making this one, so I hope you enjoy!
6,383 views Jul 29, 2022 I'm super excited to be taking part in the magical readathon this August! I'll be aiming for the Dreamwalker calling with these eight books - what about you?
6,559 views Aug 5, 2022 I made use of @How to Train Your Gavin’s half price discount before he left Waterstones to buy myself pretty gothic books. Here they are!
3,872 views Sep 11, 2022 A dark academia themed playlist to romanticise your reading/studying. Can be played on loop. Photos/videos taken by me and previously featured on Instagram.
1,794 views Sep 16, 2022 I have too many books on my TBR and not enough proficiently in decision making skills. Help me choose my tbr!
3,367 views Sep 24, 2022 Hello m'loves! Today's vlog is full of cosy autumnal vibes as I revisited The Secret History by Donna Tartt, set up some fall decor and hauled some gothic books!
6,052 views Sep 28, 2022 It's spooky season reading folks, and we're here with all the vampires and ghosties to tide us on over the month of mayhem ahead. Let's talk through the October reads you voted on!
The time has come dear mortals...to tackle the vampire stories of new and old. In this video I read House of Hunger, Dracula, and Interview with the Vampire, while going on some gothic wanderings and researching Edinburgh's vampiric history.
November is approaching, so it's time for a new TBR! This one has a whole bunch of dark academia books and fantasy ARCs -
Me and some booktube friends spent the halloween weekend in a countryside cottage and it was the best few days!