Black Authors Only || Afrofuturism & Horror Reading Vlog [CC]

[@AnaMoShoshin]

There's nothing better than that feeling when a book ticks all your boxes and feels like it was written just for you! I'm glad you found another one of those!

[@OliviasCatastrophe]

It is one of the BEST feelings 😍

[@annabroomfield4689]

Okay, consider me SOLD on Who Fears Death 😄😄 and Waypoint Books is such a great concept!

[@OliviasCatastrophe]

YES it's such a good book! I hope you love it. I love Waypoint and recommend them as a regular bookshop as well as the box 😉

[@LadetteM]

Every compliment to Who Fears Death makes my heart SOAR! That you love it so much makes me so happy

[@OliviasCatastrophe]

You did so good 😍 I'm a very happy reader and you did that 😇

[@AbiofPellinor]

Who Fears Death sounds so so interesting! Hannah hits the mark once again, no one is surprised!

[@OliviasCatastrophe]

It was emotionally brutual but it is also one I'd recommend to you!!

[@AbiofPellinor]

@@OliviasCatastrophe I'll add it to the tbr!

[@StarsAndEmbers]

That exhibit looks so cool!

[@OliviasCatastrophe]

It was so much fun 😇

[@GunpowderFictionPlot]

This was so much fun. I loved seeing the pictures of your sister and her partner.

[@OliviasCatastrophe]

They are going to be wonderful parents (hopefully soon!)

[@ameliabarlowbooks]

oh my, the stage setup for The Crucible!! Amsterdam looks so gorgeous as well, it’s really lovely to come along on these adventures with you and see you and Simone out and about. congrats to your other sister, she’s glowing! I’m going to hunt down that Pukka Cleanse tea and report back. glad you loved your Waypoint books ♥️

[@OliviasCatastrophe]

The staging was so cool! I hope you like the Pukka cleanse tea as well 😌🤍

[@ThatsSoPoe]

Yay that the books worked out so well for you! Cynthia @BookWhimsy loves Who Fears Death a ton too, so I'm not surprised it was such a great read for you.

[@OliviasCatastrophe]

Ah yes! Cynthia has such great taste in diverse fantasy books. I've recently been reading one of her romance recommendations 🤗

[@TangibleReads]

Who Fears Death was good. Unique plot for sure. There is a prequel if you are interested too. Your sister is beautiful, just like you. Congrats to her. You are globe/location trotting and exploring the arts. great.

[@OliviasCatastrophe]

A prequel?? Thank you so much for letting me know as I hadn't heard and I am definitely going to check that out now 😍

[@leafsonata]

Thanks for the reccs. Big Doctor Who can here- wow you've have wonderful experiences.

[@OliviasCatastrophe]

Doctor Who is great! Fan for life here too, and am looking forward to the new doctor coming soon 😚

[@xo_jo]

I’m going to post these recs on our readathon discord! We need more horror and thriller recs 😍

[@OliviasCatastrophe]

Thanks for sharing them 😌

[@xo_jo]

@@OliviasCatastrophe of course! You give great recs that are super interesting to me. I’ve added a bunch 😆

[@rasaslase]

One of the faves I’ve read this year is definitely Red Rising. And I’m so glad I loved it. :)

[@OliviasCatastrophe]

I'm so happy you loved it too! Such a fantastic book 😍

[@spreadbookjoy]

Ooo, Kalynn Bayron - loved Cinderella is Dead and have wanted to start the Poison Heart series for a while. Also Nnedi Okorafor is another author on my tbr - have Binti on my kindle. Great books from your subscription! I’ve never been to The Globe but seeing a play there sounds fantastic - bucket list for sure. I like the Pukka three mint tea! One of the best books I’ve read this year the final book in the Daevabad trilogy (though I loved the whole trilogy!) by SA. Chakraborty - fantasy at its finest! Lovely vlog ❤

[@OliviasCatastrophe]

I need to try cinderella is dead now as well! Binti is such a quick read -- I'm sure you could read it in a single sitting! And it is also a good time. I love that series too. I hope you can see something at the Globe sometime soon. Ohh I love the daevabad triology 😍 A good favourite.

[@LunaciaBooks]

I love Who Fears Death! And You're Not Supposed to Die Tonight by Kalynn Bayron is my next read!

[@OliviasCatastrophe]

I hope you've been enjoying you're not supposed to die tonight 😇

[@LunaciaBooks]

@@OliviasCatastrophe I decided to save it for Gothtober. 😉

[@OliviasCatastrophe]

Very smart ☺️

[@dompishere3014]

Oh I got to see the science museum while I was in London!! Not that exhibit but it was a fun museum. Obsessed that Cocaine Bear is a great movie. I can't wait to read you're not supposed to die tonight next month! Not you with the Barbie tea 😂😂 The turtle 😭😭 who fears death sounds so good!!

[@OliviasCatastrophe]

We literally only went to the exhibition because it was so big but we need to go back to the science museum and explore it's usual things fully! I would LOVE to hear your thoughts on cocaine bear 😂

[@OnlyIfForAPage]

You're Not Supposed to Die Tonight sounds good if only I were able to stomach horror 😂 I especially enjoyed the Amsterdam footage, looked really cool :- )

[@OliviasCatastrophe]

Hahah that is fair!! Horror is not for everyone 🙈 Yes, it was nice to make a little trip. We always think we have done everything Amsterdam has to offer and then there is something new 😅

[@tracys.mitnaul-xv7te]

Great review. I love your excitement. I have yet to try one of her books or Jemison's work. Fantasy is not my genre of choice, but I'm going to try both of them. Thx

[@OliviasCatastrophe]

thank you! I simply adored the book that much. I definitely recommend giving both of them a try. Maybe Nnedi Okorafor first as NK Jemisin is quite high fantasy

[@awanderingmind]

I loved Barbie, I watched it twice and cried both times lol but I understand what you mean. I want to watch Cocaine Bear. Yay I’m glad you enjoyed your books!

[@OliviasCatastrophe]

I am glad you enjoyed barbie! Honestly the hype and memes around it has been so much fun 😌 And enjoy your cocaine bear experience 😉

[@TheBookSanctum]

I watched Cocaine Bear in the cinema and LOVED it, it was so much fun and has quickly become one of my favourite silly movies to watch! Also that Science Musuem exhibit looked amazing and makes me regret never going in, we usually stick to the Natural History Museum for some reason 😂 So glad you loved both of the books, I'll have to check out You're Not Supposed To Die Tonight, it sounds right up my alley!

[@OliviasCatastrophe]

Yesss it's such a good silly film! We have a similar taste in films I think. Ooh, yes do try the science museum at some point. They often have 3-4 exhibits on as well, so you can wait until there is something in particular you really want to experience.

[@TheBookSanctum]

@@OliviasCatastrophe We do! In my house we have a tradition called the 'Friday nighter' where we watch the most ridiculous action movies on a Friday night - it's stuff like Cocaine Bear, Fast and Furious, San Andreas, Snakes On A Plane, things like that and it's the perfect thing for a Friday - you don't have to think too much about plot, you can just sit back and relax lol! And I meant to go when they had the Black Panther exhibit, but we never went in the end! I'll have to keep an eye out to see what else they have for the next time I'm in London!

[@OliviasCatastrophe]

Oh my goodness I LOVE the sound of the Friday nighter 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾 so much fun!

[@TheBookSanctum]

@@OliviasCatastrophe I highly recommend it - it's a great way to shut your brain off after a long week, and means you watch some great (and sometimes so-bad-they-re-good) films!

[@evieolive7646]

It's great you enjoyed Who Fears Death, I'm definitely putting it on my tbr! I agree about Barbie - it felt like the film wasn't super sure what it wanted to do/wanted to be a million different things at once. Perhaps if it could have gone more in-depth on the feminism it might have felt properly meaningful. Ryan Gosling was hilarious though and I'm still thinking about him shouting 'Sublime'😂. One of the best books I've read this year is Top Marks for Murder by Robin Stevens, another great instalment in my favourite middle-grade mystery series!

[@OliviasCatastrophe]

Yay! I hope you enjoy who fears deaths as well. Ooh yes, finally someone who sees my point of view on barbie as well 😄 Agree that Gosling was hilarious 🤭

[@MaryAmongStories]

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[@OliviasCatastrophe]

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[@dbsguidetothegalaxy602]

I’ve got You’re Not Supposed to Die Tonight on for Gothtober tbr! Dunno if I told you on Ig lol

[@OliviasCatastrophe]

Yay 🙌🏾 I hope you will enjoy it too (let me know what you think!)

[@PawsAndPages81]

Halfway through the vlog I already bought 2 books...you're getting me so broke and happy😅

[@OliviasCatastrophe]

Hehehe mission accomplished 😎 Now we just have to get you subscribed to waypoints book box 😉

[@JonathanPriesthood]

I didn't notice this upload. I was like. . . has she stopped reading already?

[@OliviasCatastrophe]

Not yet 😉

[@tr_4600]

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[@OliviasCatastrophe]

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[@CharlieBrookReads]

Always the best reading vlogs… beautiful b roll, books I always want to buy and TEEEEEA!!!! 😍☕️🫖 A best book I have so far this year… All The Houses I've Ever Lived In: Finding Home in a System that Fails Us by Kieran Yates. It’s a non fiction I finished recently and gave 5 stars to ❤(on scribd if you have it)

[@OliviasCatastrophe]

Thank you so much 🥹🥰 Ooh I don't have scribd anymore but I remember you talking about it and it sounds like an important book as well.

[@WhatVictoriaRead]

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[@OliviasCatastrophe]

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