Happy Booktube anniversary. You don’t need to thank us viewers for watching, we should be thanking you for all your wonderful videos and interactions with this bookish community, it’s definitely a better place with you here 🎉
Many congrats on the 5th anniversary Ros. RUR is so resonant about our contemporary fears around AI! It's a pretty good play in and of itself too. As a non-smartphone owner, don't think I can access Discord chats. Will it also be over on Voxer as well?
@@MarcNash Discord works on a laptop or PC too I'm glad to say. I'm looking forward to RUR and that's where booktube helps me out with an extra spur to pick up something different.
Great to hear about your reading plans for 2025! I’m trying to be a bit more structured with my reading this year and have joined a few more reading groups, I’m very much a mood reader and hope I’ve still left myself enough reading room for that, time will tell. I’ve signed up as a booktube judge for the first time too, which should be fun!
Thank you. I can over plan my reading and lose the mood element. Judging the BookTube Prize is fascinating but does absorb a lot of reading time. I will try to only do a couple of rounds this year. I hope you find it rewarding too.
Congratulations on your 5th Booktube Anniversary! Your plans sound outstanding and I’m so glad we have some groups in common. I’m really excited to start reading Clean and Lost Children Archive in January and thank you for sharing the info for Endless Drama! Here’s to great reading in 2025!
@@readandre-read Lost Children Archive is a tremendous novel. One of my books of the year in 2020. I started Clean today and that's shaping up well. Let's hope for a brilliant reading year.
I can’t believe it’s been five years Ros, congratulations, that flew past! I don’t necessarily follow the quarters slavishly but Historathon has increased my non fiction historical reading from 0 to 3 or 4 so that’s can’t be a bad thing. I’m going to try and take part in the global read along if the books are accessible and my library just happened to have Clean so I’ll be joining in for that one. Here’s to a great reading year!
@@josmith5992 oh that's good news. I started Clean today and it is very promising. I studied history way back when but don't pick up a history book as often as I could so this will be a spur.
Happy 5th Booktube Anniversary, Ros!. Brilliant plans. I was tempted by the drama readathon and might dip in for a couple later in the year. I'm already enjoying the start to the Reading the Globe project 🤩
Happy fifth year anniversary on book tube! How wonderful for you! I loved listening to your 2025 book plans. Very inspiring. Also pleased to hear that you and Tilly will be continuing your series together. So enjoyable. Have a fantastic reading year!
@@susan3037 thank you for saying that. Tilly and I enjoy our chats so I'm glad they have some appeal to others. I hope 2025 brings many good books for you.
Congrats on your 5 years. What a great decision you made!! I am so thankful for our great friendship through this platform ❤❤ Even though we say we will be flexible, we still have more plans than most of our friends, at least I do 🤣 I am planning to join the Reading the Globe for six books 😊
@@GemofBooks happy new year Gemma. I'm really looking forward to discussing some of Reading the Globe books with you too. Eragon is the next FOMO book I haven't already read but Alf my son just told me very firmly that I won't like it!
Quite a list ahead! Very exciting. But most of all CONGRATS ON FIVE YEARS. i may not comment very frequently but this channel is just such a delight. thank you so much for sharing your thoughts and enthusiasm with us this long!
Many congratulations on your fifth anniversary. Long may your fabulous channel continue. Love your 2025 plans and really looking forward to discussing lots of books with you 😊. Happy New Year Ros 🎉🎉
Congratulations on your anniversary Ros! Something made of wood is a traditional choice of gift to mark a fifth anniversary… and books are made from trees… so I wish you many books! My 3rd anniversary was at the end of December-leather is traditional for that. But I wasn’t thinking of booktube when I bought myself a new wallet 2 weeks ago. I simply needed to replace the old wallet I had made from duct tape which was falling apart. I’m looking forward to participating in People April again. 😊
@@lindysmagpiereads thank you. Five years have flown by. I like the thought of celebrating with paper books. I am happy to gather that Elisabeth is keen for People April again this year so all good for that.
Great plans! The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat is a book I read years ago and may re-read for Gareth's project. Time for spontaneity is crucial. This year is going to be the year of less for me so that I have more wiggle room for random reads. I wish you a wonderful year of reading ahead!
Congratulations for the 5th anniversary 🎉. I got to know a lot of authors by your channel and I find the videos you make with Tilly so adorable, point of view of different generations ❤ I found fascinating the Reading the Globe Fiction readathon, I will definitely participate it 👍
Congratulations to your 5th anniversary, Ros! Can't remember booktube without you! Just received Clean from the library and I'm very curious about it. Reading it in the German translation, because it doesn't make sense to me to read a book from a language that is not my native one in another one that isn't mine either.
@ameliareads589 ah you are kind. Definitely makes sense to read the German translation of Clean. I think there may be some people reading it in the original Spanish too.
Hey Roz, me and my sister are having a read a book a week challenge, where we have to read at least 1 book per week throughout the year. She's starting off with the Harry Potter series and I've got a couple of things left from 2024 to finish and I started the audiobook of '"Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban", since I've read the physical versions already. I plan to read the Temperence Brennon series as well as continue with the Anne Of Green Gables series among other things. I do like a bit of spontaneous reading, but I'm notorious for planning in advance, so by the time I get round to doing whatever I planned I end up going and reading something random. In 2024, mainly thanks to some stuff being threatened with the recycle bin, I took a deep dive into Anna Jacobs' historical fiction. I've also chosen "The Black Loch" inPeter May, which I've been looking forward to reading since before it came out, so I chose it for when it's my turn to choose something for an in person Scottish crime fiction book group.
@@harmonyln7 reading in tandem with your sister sounds good. Will you try to pick the same book sometimes. I love getting to share books with Tilly my daughter. My sisters would be no good for that!
Congrats on 5 years. My plans this year include reading along with global fiction in translation finished Clean on 1st January. I read The Borrowed Hills a few months ago can't wait to hear your thoughts on the book
@@karenbrouard697 what did you make of Clean? The chat on Discord is pretty lively now as more people are finishing it. I don't know whether to take your comment about The Borrowed Hills as promising or ominous.
@scallydandlingaboutthebooks I liked the voice of Estela although not sure if she was a completely reliable narrator. I have been reading the comments on discord and will add some of my own. Oh I liked The Borrowed Hills a comment I read which best sums it up is Cormac Mccarthy meets Wainwright it is brutal and uncompromising at times but also a hummage to the landscape and way of life
@@BooksandRadioPlays great. Not Pygmalion as I buddyread that with Tilly before but it could be fun to read a Christie more attentively and see how she does it. I see you have just started a channel yourself 😃
@@scallydandlingaboutthebooks Sure, I love Christie. I have read most but not all of her books. I have read all the main detectives. I have some stand alones and three of the Mary Westmacott's. Agatha is great for a re-read, so I am open to any of her books. Yes, I decided to try and see how it goes. I have not had any experience in video, all the shows I have done have been audio only, so it is a very new thing for me.😊
@@BooksandRadioPlays I have read a fair few over the years but haven't kept track until recently so sometimes I'm not sure if I have read one or not. And then if one feels familiar I wonder to myself if that's because I have seen a TV adaptation! One that falls in this category is The Murder of Roger Aykroyd and as it is considered one of her very best I'd like to read it to be sure and with a Christie enthusiast would be perfect. But if that will be dull for you I am open to other suggestions for sure.
@@scallydandlingaboutthebooks I understand completely it happened to me with Cards on the Table, I thought I had read it then I was reading Laura Thompson's book on Agatha Christie and she described it, and I realized I only saw the adaption. That is easy enough, we all watch them more then we read them, A problem with Roger Aykroyd, I am reading it right now for the Shedunnit Book Club, our due date is Jan 8th. Is there another of her books that you would like to do that with. I am not reading any of her other books right now.
@@Sunshinysky432 thanks for the warning. Actually, although I am horrified by animal abuse in real life, I expect fiction to show human behaviour good and bad so I don't avoid books that depict it. If it feels it is used gratuitously I will be disappointed though.
Happy Booktube anniversary. You don’t need to thank us viewers for watching, we should be thanking you for all your wonderful videos and interactions with this bookish community, it’s definitely a better place with you here 🎉
@@JentheLibrarianreads you a very very kind to say that.
Happy Booktube anniversary, Ros! Wow, there are so many terrific book events! Happy to hear you're joining Endless Drama, too.
@@EveningReader thank you Priscilla. And yes I am pleased to have a little shove to read more drama this year with the thought of sharing it too.
Many congrats on the 5th anniversary Ros. RUR is so resonant about our contemporary fears around AI! It's a pretty good play in and of itself too. As a non-smartphone owner, don't think I can access Discord chats. Will it also be over on Voxer as well?
@@MarcNash Discord works on a laptop or PC too I'm glad to say. I'm looking forward to RUR and that's where booktube helps me out with an extra spur to pick up something different.
Great to hear about your reading plans for 2025! I’m trying to be a bit more structured with my reading this year and have joined a few more reading groups, I’m very much a mood reader and hope I’ve still left myself enough reading room for that, time will tell. I’ve signed up as a booktube judge for the first time too, which should be fun!
Thank you. I can over plan my reading and lose the mood element. Judging the BookTube Prize is fascinating but does absorb a lot of reading time. I will try to only do a couple of rounds this year. I hope you find it rewarding too.
Happy 5th Anniversary! Well done!
Thank you Jennie. It's been fun.
Congratulations on your 5th Booktube Anniversary! Your plans sound outstanding and I’m so glad we have some groups in common. I’m really excited to start reading Clean and Lost Children Archive in January and thank you for sharing the info for Endless Drama! Here’s to great reading in 2025!
@@readandre-read Lost Children Archive is a tremendous novel. One of my books of the year in 2020. I started Clean today and that's shaping up well. Let's hope for a brilliant reading year.
I can’t believe it’s been five years Ros, congratulations, that flew past! I don’t necessarily follow the quarters slavishly but Historathon has increased my non fiction historical reading from 0 to 3 or 4 so that’s can’t be a bad thing. I’m going to try and take part in the global read along if the books are accessible and my library just happened to have Clean so I’ll be joining in for that one. Here’s to a great reading year!
@@josmith5992 oh that's good news. I started Clean today and it is very promising. I studied history way back when but don't pick up a history book as often as I could so this will be a spur.
Happy 5th Booktube Anniversary, Ros!. Brilliant plans. I was tempted by the drama readathon and might dip in for a couple later in the year.
I'm already enjoying the start to the Reading the Globe project 🤩
Thank you Katja. Clean is off to a great start for me too.
Happy Booktube Birthday 🥂
@@katiejlumsden thanks 😊
Happy fifth year anniversary on book tube! How wonderful for you! I loved listening to your 2025 book plans. Very inspiring. Also pleased to hear that you and Tilly will be continuing your series together. So enjoyable. Have a fantastic reading year!
@@susan3037 thank you for saying that. Tilly and I enjoy our chats so I'm glad they have some appeal to others. I hope 2025 brings many good books for you.
Congrats on your 5 years. What a great decision you made!! I am so thankful for our great friendship through this platform ❤❤
Even though we say we will be flexible, we still have more plans than most of our friends, at least I do 🤣
I am planning to join the Reading the Globe for six books 😊
@@BernasBookishAdventures we are both planners 😀
I’m really looking forward to Reading the Globe! And delighted that you are joining for some of our FOMO picks again this year 🧡
@@GemofBooks happy new year Gemma. I'm really looking forward to discussing some of Reading the Globe books with you too. Eragon is the next FOMO book I haven't already read but Alf my son just told me very firmly that I won't like it!
Hi Ros! Cheers to reading with friends and reading widely in 2025! 🥳. Happy New Year! 🎊
Happy new year to you too Mariandrea, full of good reading.
Quite a list ahead! Very exciting. But most of all CONGRATS ON FIVE YEARS. i may not comment very frequently but this channel is just such a delight. thank you so much for sharing your thoughts and enthusiasm with us this long!
@@reflectiverambling1148 that's a very kind thing to say. Lovely people like you watching makes it feel worthwhile.
Happy 5 year anniversary 🎉🎉🎉 I hope you enjoy your reading and definitely don’t over do it 😊 Thank you for mentioning Agatha for Alice 😊
@@novellenovels happy reading in 2025 to you!
Congrats on 5 years on booktube! And such amazing reading plans for this year! 🎉
@@veroreads thank you. I'm not sure I expected to keep going so long but I do love it and the connection with other readers.
Congratulations on 5 years on BookTube!!
@@AbiofPellinor thank you. It's gone in a flash.
Many congratulations on your fifth anniversary. Long may your fabulous channel continue. Love your 2025 plans and really looking forward to discussing lots of books with you 😊. Happy New Year Ros 🎉🎉
Thank you Debs. Once we get beyond Piñeiro perhaps you and I might get to a buddyread?
@ I would love to 😁
@@RaynorReadsStuff we'll make a plan.
Congratulations on your anniversary Ros! Something made of wood is a traditional choice of gift to mark a fifth anniversary… and books are made from trees… so I wish you many books!
My 3rd anniversary was at the end of December-leather is traditional for that. But I wasn’t thinking of booktube when I bought myself a new wallet 2 weeks ago. I simply needed to replace the old wallet I had made from duct tape which was falling apart.
I’m looking forward to participating in People April again. 😊
@@lindysmagpiereads thank you. Five years have flown by. I like the thought of celebrating with paper books. I am happy to gather that Elisabeth is keen for People April again this year so all good for that.
@@scallydandlingaboutthebooks 🎉🎉🎉
Great plans! The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat is a book I read years ago and may re-read for Gareth's project. Time for spontaneity is crucial. This year is going to be the year of less for me so that I have more wiggle room for random reads. I wish you a wonderful year of reading ahead!
I'm really looking forward to finally reading the Sacks. Wiggle room is what we need, although I know BookTube Prize reading can mess with that.
Happy New Year, Roz.. and happy FIVE years online.
@@JosephFrancisBurton thanks Joe. Happy new year and wishing you a great reading year ahead.
Happy 5th birthday ❤❤❤❤❤congratulations 🎉🎉
@@ChakaLovesToRead thank you. I never imagined I'd keep going so long.
Congratulations for the 5th anniversary 🎉.
I got to know a lot of authors by your channel and I find the videos you make with Tilly so adorable, point of view of different generations ❤
I found fascinating the Reading the Globe Fiction readathon, I will definitely participate it 👍
@@thaiziono96 thank you for your kind words and I am so glad you are going to take part in Reading the Globe.
Congratulations on 5 years Ros!
@@prairierose1115 thank you. I never imagined I'd still be here five years later but it is commenters like you that make it so rewarding.
Happy Anniversary!! I look forward to reading the globe with you. Seems you are going to have a busy yet fascinating reading year
@@user-yg6ft1iu1i thank you and brilliant you are joining in with reading the Globe. I hope your reading year is a good one.
Congratulations to your 5th anniversary, Ros! Can't remember booktube without you!
Just received Clean from the library and I'm very curious about it. Reading it in the German translation, because it doesn't make sense to me to read a book from a language that is not my native one in another one that isn't mine either.
@ameliareads589 ah you are kind. Definitely makes sense to read the German translation of Clean. I think there may be some people reading it in the original Spanish too.
Happy 5th Anniversary! it doesn't feel like long since you started
@@Purplegems3 it doesn't to me either. Although when I think it was pre-pandemic it seems longer.
Happy 5th Anniversary! 🎉🎉
@@59cubanita thanks Alina.
Congratulations 🎉
@@NeetuSingh-eo4iu thank you 😊
Hey Roz, me and my sister are having a read a book a week challenge, where we have to read at least 1 book per week throughout the year. She's starting off with the Harry Potter series and I've got a couple of things left from 2024 to finish and I started the audiobook of '"Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban", since I've read the physical versions already. I plan to read the Temperence Brennon series as well as continue with the Anne Of Green Gables series among other things. I do like a bit of spontaneous reading, but I'm notorious for planning in advance, so by the time I get round to doing whatever I planned I end up going and reading something random. In 2024, mainly thanks to some stuff being threatened with the recycle bin, I took a deep dive into Anna Jacobs' historical fiction. I've also chosen "The Black Loch" inPeter May, which I've been looking forward to reading since before it came out, so I chose it for when it's my turn to choose something for an in person Scottish crime fiction book group.
@@harmonyln7 reading in tandem with your sister sounds good. Will you try to pick the same book sometimes. I love getting to share books with Tilly my daughter. My sisters would be no good for that!
@scallydandlingaboutthebooks Don't know. We seem to have similar tastes in books, so maybe.
Congrats on 5 years. My plans this year include reading along with global fiction in translation finished Clean on 1st January. I read The Borrowed Hills a few months ago can't wait to hear your thoughts on the book
@@karenbrouard697 what did you make of Clean? The chat on Discord is pretty lively now as more people are finishing it.
I don't know whether to take your comment about The Borrowed Hills as promising or ominous.
@scallydandlingaboutthebooks I liked the voice of Estela although not sure if she was a completely reliable narrator. I have been reading the comments on discord and will add some of my own. Oh I liked The Borrowed Hills a comment I read which best sums it up is Cormac Mccarthy meets Wainwright it is brutal and uncompromising at times but also a hummage to the landscape and way of life
@karenbrouard697 that's good to hear. And I agree Estela was surely an unreliable narrator one way or another.
Happy 5th Anniversary! I'd love to do a buddy read maybe an Agatha Christie or Pygmalion?
@@BooksandRadioPlays great. Not Pygmalion as I buddyread that with Tilly before but it could be fun to read a Christie more attentively and see how she does it. I see you have just started a channel yourself 😃
@@scallydandlingaboutthebooks Sure, I love Christie. I have read most but not all of her books. I have read all the main detectives. I have some stand alones and three of the Mary Westmacott's. Agatha is great for a re-read, so I am open to any of her books. Yes, I decided to try and see how it goes. I have not had any experience in video, all the shows I have done have been audio only, so it is a very new thing for me.😊
@@BooksandRadioPlays I have read a fair few over the years but haven't kept track until recently so sometimes I'm not sure if I have read one or not. And then if one feels familiar I wonder to myself if that's because I have seen a TV adaptation! One that falls in this category is The Murder of Roger Aykroyd and as it is considered one of her very best I'd like to read it to be sure and with a Christie enthusiast would be perfect. But if that will be dull for you I am open to other suggestions for sure.
@@scallydandlingaboutthebooks I understand completely it happened to me with Cards on the Table, I thought I had read it then I was reading Laura Thompson's book on Agatha Christie and she described it, and I realized I only saw the adaption. That is easy enough, we all watch them more then we read them, A problem with Roger Aykroyd, I am reading it right now for the Shedunnit Book Club, our due date is Jan 8th. Is there another of her books that you would like to do that with. I am not reading any of her other books right now.
@sherrirabinowitz4618 haha what were the chances of that? Maybe I should let you pick!
Happy fifth birthday! What does it feel like the second time round?
@@heathereads pretty good thanks. But then I don't remember the first much. Happy new year. I am rereading Middlemarch at the moment by the way.
If you cannot tolerate any type of animal abuse, like myself you may want to reconsider, “Clean”.
@@Sunshinysky432 thanks for the warning. Actually, although I am horrified by animal abuse in real life, I expect fiction to show human behaviour good and bad so I don't avoid books that depict it. If it feels it is used gratuitously I will be disappointed though.