I have been raving about the The Bloodsworn Trilogy books of John Gwynne, absolutely love it

It often makes sense to complain about a book's length. Sometimes I'll read a book and think "that was good, but 100 pages too long, and the plot spent those 100 pages just spinning its wheels". Sure, maybe those pages of nothing much happening are for character development or exploring the setting, and maybe it's enjoyable to just hang out with the characters, but they can also make a book feel padded.

Have you ever found any Stephen King books in charity shops?

Been struggling with mental health for a while and thought reading books could be a good mindful way of coping with stress. Ive watched so many book recommendation videos but this one is by far the best. Im so glad i came across your channel, a truely amazing thing finding someone so real like you.

Well said. I mean, where's the need - if they don't like it, don't watch them. Good on you for defending them.

I hope you get Missy- staffies are the best dogs ever! 🫶 I got another dog when my older dog was 10 and it turned her into a puppy again! ❤❤

Well said! I find it so strange that how others choose to read is any one else’s business. As for book length, I love a really long read or a short one, something well written or just fun or both, it all depends on what mood I’m in so I’m glad there is such a vast choice available to me 🙂

Charity shops (we call them op shops) are the absolute best. I’ve visited almost all of the ones within a 100km radius in my region, and make a point to visit them when I travel. It’s the hunt for hidden gems that is so much fun. Thanks as always for your video! ❤❤

You’re one of my new favourite booktubers. You seem so extremely genuine. I love that. xx

Your videos never fail to make me laugh so much ❤😂 “suggest which book”, “ok I’ve started this book…” 😂😂😂 love you to bits Ty. Never change.

You nailed this. Reading is so personal, and is such a source of joy and emotions. Let’s leave everyone alone to enjoy their own little piece of this world. Don’t hate. Encourage!

Sadly it boils down to mean girl energy 🤷‍♀️ I didn’t really pay attention to who did/said what but it was gross and not something I’m interested in participating in. They should have just exited the video and watched something else but controversy leads to views.

Trolls are a subset of people who hate people being curious, positive and creative - which is epistemic virtue; they'd rather be toxic. It's easy to demolish but hard to build up.

Everyone's got their own preference for reading. My fave author is Stephen King but my fave books are more a novella style! Doesn't make me a poser or fraud its just means if I'm in the mood for it I'll read a 600 page beast or a 200 page little gem. You're absolutely right the internet can be a toxic place.

Totally agree - well said. Thank you.

Completely agree ❤

I just started Dungeon Crawler Carl with my online friends, only got the 1st chapter read but I can already tell it's going to be a wild ride! Looking forward to reading the rest. Awesome idea to reach out to your favorite authors. It encourages me to do the same. Thanks for a great video!

When I was a grad student in the English department some of my classmates and I had a discussion one day about whether or not we should encourage people to read books that we felt had more merit instead of books that were popular but poorly written. Most of us came down on the side of let people read what they want, as long as they find enjoyment in it. In grad school, as in the online book community, there is an elitism around books, and academics and "serious" readers need to just get over themselves. If someone enjoys reading it doesn't matter what they read or how they enjoy it, just let them have nice things. That's the kind of thing that intimidates people away from reading anything because they fear being judged. And yes, if you do find yourself with a negative opinion about someone or what they're doing that is different than you, just keep it to yourself. Like you, I thought we all learned that as children.

I think what you're doing in this video is a good thing! I keep thinking how can I rotate my books so that I'm not over buying/storing etc it's defo given me something to think about.

Curious question: How tall are you?

You are so right. The fact that so many people are finding joy in books now can only be a good thing. ACOTAR is not my thing so i would never read it but it wouldnt cross my mind to criticize someone who does rather than a genre that i prefer (thrillers). We dont need to dim someones light to make our own shine brighter, there is room for us all in this bookish world and reading should be encouraged whatever form it takes.

So true! The 1st time I saw the video of the girl saying the book had too many words, it was clear to me that she meant the margins of the book were absurdly tiny on all sides. She showed the book pages, it was bad design and actually looked unpleasant! Everyone kept pilling on her because it gave them an ego boost when her concern was legitimate.

I've not seen any negatively but I don't do booktok as I've heard bad stuff. Great video.

Reading is Personal. Absolutely agree with you there. Thanks for sharing this video.

Well said!

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When the space between lines is too small and the type is tiny (i.e. too many words have been squished onto the page) it is annoying and more difficult to read. Sounds like a perfectly reasonable complaint to me! I love what you have said in this video, a very classy assessment of it all.

Once again Tyrone, this video is awesome!! Read what you want to read, at your own pace & read what you enjoy. My nan always used to say “If you can’t say anything nice then keep your mouth shut!” I get so fed up of people who can’t just let people like what they like. I hate social media

Auppp tyroneee 😊 Oi mate never heard so much truth spoken! You hit nail rate on head!👌 I wanna start making vids but i just ant got the balls for all critism and abuse!😰 P.s been having a rate shit couple o days and watching you just meks me smile! 🫶 if youve read til this point i love ya the most. Sinnaaabiiittt dog shitttt 😬

Tyrone you are so kind and I agree with what you're saying. I've never understood the need to troll people online. I think the anonymity of online makes people bolder. Great video as usual.

I recently commented on something saying I know ACOTAR isn't a literary masterpiece but I gave it 5* for the pure joy it brought me in a tough time. A perfectly reasonable comment I thought but someone respond saying that if I know the quality of prose isn't the absolute best my review was deceitful. About 5 people read my Goodreads reviews, so who am I deceiving? And are there rules that reviews must not be based on enjoyment but on whether my old English teacher would be impressed by the style of writing? 😂

This is a wonderfully honest and kind video. I agree with many of your points, particularly that the anonymity of the internet seems to make some people think it is acceptable to be rude. One of the reasons I found the motivation to start my own channel was the thought that there are so many millions of people out there that surely I could create a community of like minded people to share and converse with, it's just a matter of being persistent enough that those like minded people can find me. I have definitely found many positive people on Booktube and feel like this community does a lot to build each other up.

Amen!! Reading in whatever form, whatever way, is no ones business other than your own❤

Hi Tyrone Great video and well on point I have absolutely no interest in how other people read all I want to is what you thought of the book it's a shame that the old saying Rising tides raise all ships is forgotten about in these let's have a pop videos it's instantly make me switch off video and never go back Anyhow keep up the good positive vibes it's well needed

Social media is good for connection... but some people have got far too comfortable with being absolutely awful with no consequences to their actions

Tyrone, you are so kind hearted. Thank you for addressing this. I also never considered social media as an outlet to deal with mental health in the way you have, before you spoke about it in the manner you have. Thankyou for opening my & others eyes to this, I hope the world can start to be a little kinder to everyone. You're right though - social media bullying is a serious serious issue (with even laws catching up to that fact) and especially women may be more vulnerable to cyber bullying due to the way and frequency we interact. Sometimes I want to just come off social media entirely, but other times, like when I see your content, I remember why I love it, and why it can bring me joy. Booktube is my happy place and I'm so sad if it's becoming a hurtful place for people.

I genuinely don't understand this. I personally love big books and stuff. I do think that the "reader aesthetic" does seem to be a thing but, I don't understand why the way someone else consumes books is anyone else's business? There's SUCH a snobbery around being a reader/booktuber/booktoker, etc. and it's disgusting. Reading is a hobby, not a competition.

Wow. What a video. I am so glad you did this, it was something that 100% needed to be said. Personally, I would love to create a channel and share my love for books but I know deep down that all it would take is a few horrible comments and it would send my Mental health into a bad spiral. I love your channel. Even though you have struggles of your own you are a massive support to others with what you are doing. Thank you xxx

Encourage to read and if you have nothing nice to say, don’t say anything at all. And you’re absolutely right, when someone is in a bad place it doesn’t take much to push someone over the edge. This is such an important topic. Thank you for posting this video

i appreciate this sentiment. personally, i don't follow a lot of booktok recommendations and just read my own preferences. the other annoying booktok drama is about somebody complaining about the rise of romantasy targeted towards female readers and how that person wishes there were more "manly" fantasy, as though they have never known most of the popular fantasy titles that already exist. it's so strange seeing this behavior from other fellow readers. people have forgotten the basic art of moving on if something isn't their cup of tea.

I’ve been putting off making a booktok for so so long for reasons like this, past trauma from bullying etc but I took the plunge last week and slowly posting. Probably won’t do talking videos for a while 😅 but hoping it will help with my confidence eventually!

Absolutely spot on as usual. I read for me and I couldn't care less what anyone else thinks. Absolutely love your channel xx

I think buying and reading books are two very different things 😅 loved the interview with the manager - so interesting, and almost a relief, to know how books are passed on and used. I wonder if places like this could help with providing books to schools that don’t have libraries? Keep up the good content, Ty 👌🏻

Well said!

And this is why I love your channel. Complete honesty and sincere❤️👏 I hope you have a great day my friend 🤝

I just discovered your channel and I became a fan instantly! love how authentic and transparent you are here, talking about the things the bookish community doesnt really talk about often.

How have you felt since doing this? Did it clear your mind as you had hoped?

I had never tried a Stephen King book before, but I bought 'You like it Darker'. It is a collection of short stories. I loved it! It helped me get the style of Stephen King's wetting while having intriguing stories as well. WELL WORTH A TRY

What is it about men turning 30 and sitting down to pee? xD My fiancé does it, too. As an adult, I love non-fiction so much, especially world war 2. I watched Band of Brother for the first time this year and it blew me away. I bough the book to read at some point!

I'm a grinch when it comes to Christmas. I never used to be. I'm glad to see your doing well ❤ Look forward to your videos so much ❤ xx