August Booktuber meet-up and Book haul

[@novellenovels]

It was so much fun meeting everyone😊 I know my sister Charlie has raved about house of doors so I hope you enjoy it. I loved secrets of Hartwood hall and it’s probably my best book of the year 😊

[@BellesBooksbyCarly]

Ahh I’m so excited to read the Secrets of Hartwood Hall!

[@baskinthestory]

Wow that pint of tea looks amazing! A perfect accompaniment to a book!

[@anges_book_chatter]

I loved meeting everyone book-shopping. I said I was not getting involved with Booker, but then I bought Prophet Song. The fomo is real. So happy to have discovered your channel through the meet up.

[@BellesBooksbyCarly]

Ahh glad it’s not just me getting the Booker fomo! Ha! Yes it was so lovely to discover lots of other booktube channels!

[@CharlieBrookReads]

Loved meeting you Carly. 😊Mrs S is so so good!! Thank you for shouting out the readalong too, so excited to re-read it ❤What you are looking for us in the library was really good too. Haha looking forward to finding out about your onion 😉❤️

[@BellesBooksbyCarly]

Ah it was great to meet you too! Very excited for #SecretsSeptember and telling everyone about OnionGate 😂🧅

[@ChattieTheMadChatter]

Oh I am so pleased you shared those photos - what a great niche "book covers I find amusing!" I now want to know the synopsis 😂 - the weasle in the attic looks very cute! 😂 yes it was me with the pint of tea! ☕️🫖☕️🫖☕️ Awww that's so lovely you and Lisa went to Daunt books - next time I def want to go there and Forbidden planet, also Scoob I missed that one. Love book buy influence💜📚

[@BellesBooksbyCarly]

Yes I didn’t get to Skoob either so want to go there next time! Am still looking out for Weasels in the attic 😂

[@readingoffmyshelf2088]

I am doing The readalong in September with Charlie & Charlie. I have ordered What You Are Looking For Is In Thw Library after watching everyone book hauls from London. I read Hex last year and quite enjoyed it .

[@BellesBooksbyCarly]

Ahh excellent! Yes I’m very easily influenced so I’ve loved seeing everyone’s book hauls from that day! Looking forward to reading all three of these books!

[@ChattieTheMadChatter]

12:58 - this sounds awesome...adding!💜📚

[@ChattieTheMadChatter]

11:49 alas no points for me...I saw both Charlie and Willow recommending/ wanting to read it. That and "Days at Morisaki's bookshop" I now have on my Storygraph tbr 😆💜📚

[@ChattieTheMadChatter]

6:37 - that is awesome! 💜📚

[@ChattieTheMadChatter]

12:34 - now you are making me really want to read it!💜📚

[@spreadbookjoy]

It was brill and I hope we get to chat next time! I also didn’t take many photos or much footage so I’ve been enjoying watching everyone’s book hauls and vlogs. Lisa is so lovely! I wanted to walk to Daunt but my feet were done in by that point. Mrs S sounds great. Loved The Secrets of Hartwood Hall. I’ve actually wanted to read some Mary Oliver for some time - I don’t read much poetry but hers is very beautiful. ‘What you are looking for is in the library’ sounds so good. Ooo None of the Above supposed to be great. Ahhh - I really enjoyed Hex. Very poetic and very short. House of Doors sounds excellent. It was such a great day! Looking forward to another one! ❤

[@BellesBooksbyCarly]

Yes that was the only trouble with there being so many of us, I didn't get round to talking to everyone so hope we can do another one again soon! Ah glad to hear you enjoyed Hex! I love a bit of poetic writing so hopefully it'll be my kind of thing! Hopefully see you soon at another meetup!

[@anitahayne8621]

I live in the 🇺🇸 and I have the US copy of Katie’s book. I find it interesting that the American cover is different. Thank you for telling me about the readathon.

[@BellesBooksbyCarly]

Ooo yes I always find the cover differences between the UK and US edition’s fascinating! Hope you’ll be joining in with the readathon! 😊

[@anitahayne8621]

Thank you for mentioning Hex. When it first came out, there wasn’t an ebook copy available in the US. I just checked again and I bought it. I am dying to read The House of Doors but it will not be available in the US until mid October. I think a lot of people were surprised about the Booker Prize longlist.

[@anitahayne8621]

I read The Painted Veil by Maugham and loved it. It is a small book.

[@BellesBooksbyCarly]

@@anitahayne8621 yeah I haven't seen many people talk about Hex so I'm intrigued to give it a go. Yes, definitely! I had only heard of one book when the longlist was announced and that was A Spell of Good Things so all the others were new to me!

[@BellesBooksbyCarly]

@@anitahayne8621 oo excellent, I shall seek it out, would love to read some of his work!

[@ChattieTheMadChatter]

11:36 - is it the bookshop book Gareth was telling everyone about?...that's my guess

[@ReadingNymph]

I also got Mrs S that day! It was so lovely to meet you ❤

[@BellesBooksbyCarly]

Ah excellent! I love seeing what everyone bought! It was lovely to meet you too, I enjoyed our little corner of Pizza express! Ha!❤️

[@ChattieTheMadChatter]

6:13 - please tell me you read Mrs S last week - it's like you personally ordered a heatwave for a seasonal read vibe!😃💜📚

[@BellesBooksbyCarly]

Haha! I didn’t and I should have! I have too many on the go already 😬

[@ChattieTheMadChatter]

@@BellesBooksbyCarly 😆😆😆 too many books is always a delightful dilemma!💜📚

[@ChattieTheMadChatter]

13:46 - have you read Gender: A Graphic Guide by Meg-john Barker and Jules Scheele I love that book - very much due a re-read💜📚

[@BellesBooksbyCarly]

Ooo I haven’t no! Will add it to my list thanks for the recommendation!

[@ChattieTheMadChatter]

@@BellesBooksbyCarly you're welcome 😊 💜📚