I'm a serial series starter. I decided recently to see just how many fantasy and sci-fi series I had started, and it turns out I'm in the midst of 19 of them! So I thought I would do an audit, tell you a bit about my reading history with each one, and give you a yes/no/maybe as to whether I'll keep reading them or not. 0:00 - Intro 2:00 - All of the series I will continue 20:42 - The series I might continue...depending 30:51 - The series I won't continue...probably 37:35 - Conclusion Featured Series: The Wheel of Time The Sandsea Trilogy The Gael Song Series The Villians Trilogy Dune The Expanse The Roots of Chaos The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi The Shadow of the Leviathans The Kingkiller chronicles The Empire of the Wolf Trilogy Songs of Chaos Mistborn The Heirarchy Red Rising The Poppy War Trilogy The Gentlemen Bastards Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Dungeon Crawler Carl Affiliate Links: - 10% off Bookish Clothing at https://flowersandfantasyco.com : Use code "BOOKDOC10" - Buy books from my Bookshop.org affiliate store: https://bookshop.org/shop/docofthedarkarts - $5 off your first order of $10 or more on used books at Pango Books: https://pangobooks.com/DOCOFTHEDARKARTS Social Media Links: - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/docofthedarkarts - Bindery: https://docofthedarkarts.binderybooks.com/ - TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@docofthedarkarts - Join our Discord server for book club access and more: https://discord.gg/DjmTDV6wwg Check Out My Full Written Reviews: - StoryGraph: https://bit.ly/3MzSdKn - Goodreads: https://bit.ly/48VzNvb Buy Me a Book: https://bit.ly/3MrX3JE
Do you like reading ARCs, are you interested in reading them, or do you have no interim ARCs at all? I have gotten a few messages recently asking about ARCs - what are they, how do you start off getting them, and what are the expectations? I really enjoy ARCs, so thought I would share some of my experience with them. Do you have any tips for people who want to try reading ARCs? #arcreaderswanted #advancedreadercopy #bookishthoughts
I got through two books this week, and have two others started. I also talk a little bit about how and why I am slowing some of my reading down a bit. Affiliate Links: - 10% off Bookish Clothing at https://flowersandfantasyco.com : Use code "BOOKDOC10" - Buy books from my Bookshop.org affiliate store: https://bookshop.org/shop/docofthedarkarts - $5 off your first order of $10 or more on used books at Pango Books: https://pangobooks.com/DOCOFTHEDARKARTS Social Media Links: - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/docofthedarkarts - Bindery: https://docofthedarkarts.binderybooks.com/ - TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@docofthedarkarts - Join our Discord server for book club access and more: https://discord.gg/DjmTDV6wwg Check Out My Full Written Reviews: - StoryGraph: https://bit.ly/3MzSdKn - Goodreads: https://bit.ly/48VzNvb Buy Me a Book: https://bit.ly/3MrX3JE
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I decided to ditch a monthly TBR in 2026 and go full feral mood reader (with the exception of my book club books and a book picked by paid members). It turned out to be a great month! So let's talk about everything I read in January! 0:00 - Intro 1:19 - A Drop of Corruption by Robert Jackson bennett 4:16 - Guard in the Garden by ZS Diamanti 6:56 - Ascendant and Last Stand of the Stone Fist by Michael R Miller 10:19 - Lie Quietly by Alice Wright 13:02 - The Book of Fallen Leaves by AS Tamaki 17: 09 - How to Sell a Haunted House 19:58 - The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien 20:58 - The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch 24:15 - Dark Matter by Blake Crouch 27:32: Winter's Heart by Robert Jordan 29:46 - Conclusion Affiliate Links: - 10% off Bookish Clothing at https://flowersandfantasyco.com : Use code "BOOKDOC10" - Buy books from my Bookshop.org affiliate store: https://bookshop.org/shop/docofthedarkarts - $5 off your first order of $10 or more on used books at Pango Books: https://pangobooks.com/DOCOFTHEDARKARTS Social Media Links: - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/docofthedarkarts - Bindery: https://docofthedarkarts.binderybooks.com/ - TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@docofthedarkarts - Join our Discord server for book club access and more: https://discord.gg/DjmTDV6wwg Check Out My Full Written Reviews: - StoryGraph: https://bit.ly/3MzSdKn - Goodreads: https://bit.ly/48VzNvb Buy Me a Book: https://bit.ly/3MrX3JE
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Welcome back to the weekly update, where I tell you about what I read last week and what I'm working on this week. And as a bonus, I talk about about ARCs. Affiliate Links: - 10% off Bookish Clothing at https://flowersandfantasyco.com : Use code "BOOKDOC10" - Buy books from my Bookshop.org affiliate store: https://bookshop.org/shop/docofthedarkarts - $5 off your first order of $10 or more on used books at Pango Books: https://pangobooks.com/DOCOFTHEDARKARTS Social Media Links: - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/docofthedarkarts - Bindery: https://docofthedarkarts.binderybooks.com/ - TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@docofthedarkarts - Join our Discord server for book club access and more: https://discord.gg/DjmTDV6wwg Check Out My Full Written Reviews: - StoryGraph: https://bit.ly/3MzSdKn - Goodreads: https://bit.ly/48VzNvb Buy Me a Book: https://bit.ly/3MrX3JE
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Fantasy readers tend to assume that everyone who loves fantasy has read the Lord of the Rings. But you'd be surprised at how many people have either no Tolkien experience, or who have only ever experienced Tolkien through the movies. And it can be intimidating to get into the Tolkien legendarium! I want to help more people discover Tolkien, so in this video I tell you about my Tolkien experience, talk about about barries to entry, and my suggestions in terms of reading order and what to do if LOTR leaves you wanting more Middle Earth! 0:00 - Intro 1:19 - My relationship with Middle Earth 7:00 - Barries to entry in Tolkien's legendarium 9:40 - Where do you start? 10:12 - Start with The Hobbit? 12:38 - Jump right in to The Lord of the Rings? 13:40 - Don't start with The Silmarillion! 16:19 - Want more Tolkien? Read these next 18:32 - Conclusion Affiliate Links: - 10% off Bookish Clothing at https://flowersandfantasyco.com : Use code "BOOKDOC10" - Buy books from my Bookshop.org affiliate store: https://bookshop.org/shop/docofthedarkarts - $5 off your first order of $10 or more on used books at Pango Books: https://pangobooks.com/DOCOFTHEDARKARTS Social Media Links: - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/docofthedarkarts - Bindery: https://docofthedarkarts.binderybooks.com/ - TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@docofthedarkarts - Join our Discord server for book club access and more: https://discord.gg/DjmTDV6wwg Check Out My Full Written Reviews: - StoryGraph: https://bit.ly/3MzSdKn - Goodreads: https://bit.ly/48VzNvb Buy Me a Book: https://bit.ly/3MrX3JE
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