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🔔 NEW VIDEO! Finally getting around to reviewing the 16 books I read in October! Stayed true to the season by reading a bunch of horror, mystery/thrillers, and dark fantasy (with some wildcard appearances from romance and nonfiction 😆📚). Check out my full reviews below ⬇️

📷 youtu.be/3KrWq35EGzE

Thumbnail from Adri's latest YouTube video. In the photo, Adri is smiling as they hold up a stack of 11 books to their right-hand side. From top to bottom, the titles shown are as follows: "The Transition", "Dead & Breakfast", "The Art of Catching Feelings", "The Centre", "Stitch", "Strange Houses", "A Sunny Place for Shady People", "The Isle in the Silver Sea", "If the Dead Belong Here", "Never Ever After", and "Mood Machine". Adri is wearing a light purple sweatshirt, a silver chain necklace, a black hoop earring in their left ear, a black wire cuff on their right ear, and a black barbell with a tiny heart shaped stud in their right eyebrow. At the top of the thumbnail in bold, white lettering is the word "October", which has been edited to appear behind Adri's head and shoulders and behind the bookstack as well. End description.

November 14, 2025 at 2:45 PM

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🎃 NEW VIDEO! Today, I thought I'd have a little #Halloween fun and recommend you books that are "tricks" AND books that are "treats"—for the scare-averse and scare-seekers alike! 🎃🍬😈👻📚 #BookTube

📷 youtu.be/qC-Z3eC7KjE

Thumbnail image from Adri's latest video. In the photo, Adri is smiling and holding up a stack of eight books against their chest, the spines aligned vertically. The titles shown are as follows from left to right: "I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast is Me", "Lone Women", "The Hacienda", "Model Home", "Stitch", "Eva Evergreen, Semi-Magical Witch", "Never Whistle at Night", and "Dead & Breakfast". Adri is wearing a split tie-dye sweatshirt where one half is monotone black and the other half is orange and black tie-dye. They're also wearing a black hoop earring in their left ear, a black wire cuff on their right ear, and a black barbell studded with a tiny heart in their right eyebrow. At the top of the thumbnail in bold, white text are the word "Book Recs", which have been edited to appear behind Adri's head and shoulders. On the left hand side there's also an illustration of a ghost reading a book and on the right hand side is an illustration of a pumpkin bucket filled with candy. End description.

October 31, 2025 at 1:50 PM

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🔔 NEW VIDEO! Excited about Guillermo del Toro's FRANKENSTEIN? I have 12 ideas for books you can check out that re-tell (or are inspired by) the classic #Frankenstein tale! #BookTube

📷 youtu.be/fwtFBLAB9fU

Thumbnail from Adri's latest YouTube video. In the photo, Adri is smiling and holding up four books - two on either side of their face. The titles shown from left to right are as follows: "Unwieldy Creatures," "Stitch," "A Botanical Daughter," and "Our Hideous Progeny." Adri is wearing a pink and white tie dye shirt that says "Read Trans Books" across the chest, a silver chain necklace, a black hoop earring in their left ear, a black wire cuff on their right ear, and a black spiked barbell in their right eyebrow. At the top of the thumbnail in bold, white text is the word "Monsters", which has been edited to appear behind Adri's head and shoulders. End description.

October 24, 2025 at 1:56 PM

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🔔 NEW VIDEO! Today, I'm back with my September Wrap-Up 📚 I read 16 books in September — some short, some sapphic, some Latine, and much more! Check out my full review below ⬇️ #BookTube

📷 youtu.be/zIoCQ4A6Kxc

Thumbnail from Adri's latest YouTube video. In the photo, Adri is smiling and holding up a stack of eight books off to the side. From top to bottom, the titles shown are as follows: "The Anthill", "The Wild Robot Protects," "The Wild Robot Escapes," "Fate's Bane," "Cinder House," "Bad in the Blood," "When the Tide Held the Moon," and "Video Games Have Always Been Queer." Two additional mock-up book covers have been edited into the thumbnail on the right-hand side and those titles are "Abeni and the Kingdom of Gold" and "What Stalks the Deep". Adri is wearing a black and green tie-dye shirt, a silver chain necklace, a black hoop earring in their left ear, a black wire cuff on their right ear, and a black spiked barbell in their right eyebrow. At the top of the thumbnail in bold, white lettering, the word "September" has been edited to appear behind Adri's head and shoulders. End description.

October 17, 2025 at 2:02 PM

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🔔 NEW VIDEO! Since we're in the middle of #LatineHeritageMonth, I thought I'd recommend 30 books by Latine authors for your TBR 📚📚📚 Picture Books! Horror! Romance! Short stories! You can find all that and more in my LHM reading guide 📖

📷 youtu.be/MONw0NJlvtU

Thumbnail from Adri's latest YouTube video. In the photo, Adri is smiling and holding up three books by Latine authors in either hand. The titles shown from left to right are: "The Golden Boy's Guide to Bipolar", "Iveliz Explains It All", "A Sunny Place for Shady People", "Flawless Girls", "The Devil Takes You Home", and "The Air You Breathe". Adri is wearing a dark grey heathered t-shirt that says "Decolonize Your Shelves," a silver chain necklace, a silver hoop earring in their left ear, a silver wire cuff on their right ear, and a silver barbell studded with a flower-shaped gem in their right eyebrow. At the top of the thumbnail in bold white text is the word "Latine", which has been edited to appear behind Adri's head and shoulders. End description.

October 3, 2025 at 1:49 PM

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🔔 NEW VIDEO! Spent a few days reading some (very) queer, weird novellas coming out in September and October so I could help you decide whether you should check them out! 🌈🖤📖

📷 youtu.be/2SeokY8NUUY

Thumbnail from Adri's latest YouTube video. In the photo, Adri is smiling and holding up one novella in each hand on either side of their chest. The novellas they're holding are "Cinder House" and "Fate's Bane". Two other novella covers have been edited into the thumbnail, one on either side, and those titles are "Spread Me" and "What Stalks the Deep". Adri is wearing an olive green t-shirt, a silver chain necklace, a silver hoop earring in their left ear, a silver wire cuff on their right ear, and a silver barbell studded with a gemstone flower in their right eyebrow. At the top of the thumbnail in bold, white text is the word "Novellas", which has been edited to appear behind Adri's head and shoulders as well as the pictured book covers. End description.

September 26, 2025 at 1:24 PM

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🔔 NEW VIDEO! Today, I'm recommending 25+ books to help you with your #SapphicSeptember TBR 📚🌈 I've got suggestions for (nearly) every prompt on the 2025 bingo board!

📷 youtu.be/zcqg6lajmQM

Thumbnail from Adri's latest YouTube video. In the photo, Adri is smiling and holding up five books fanned out in an arc in front of their chest. From left to right, the titles shown are: "Hammajang Luck," "Immaculate Conception," "Siren Queen," "Best Woman," and "Couplets". Adri is wearing a black tank top, a silver earring in their left ear, a silver wire cuff on their right ear, and a silver barbell studded with a flower-shaped gem in their right eyebrow. At the top of the graphic is bold, white text that says "Sapphics" and has been edited to appear behind Adri's head and shoulders. There's also an illustration of a small progress Pride flag on the right-hand side of the thumbnail, edited to look like it's peeking out from behind the cover of "Couplets". End description.

September 12, 2025 at 1:45 PM

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🔔 NEW VIDEO! Today, I'm back with my August Wrap-Up! August turned out to be my BIGGEST reading month of the year so far and a huge month for books in series, queer horror, queer romance, & even nonfiction 👀 Check out my full reviews for everything I read below! ⬇️ #BookTube

📷 youtu.be/nUBHWUdYUQs

Thumbnail image from Adri's latest YouTube video. In the photo, Adri is smiling and holding up a stack of 11 books off to their right-hand side. From top to bottom, the titles pictured are: "A Little Light Mischief," "Boyz N the Void," "It Had to Be Him," "Monk & Robot," "The Lies of the Ajungo," "The Truth of the Aleke," "The Memory of the Ogisi," "The Bullet Swallower," "Simplicity," and "Boys Weekend". On Adri's other side, two mock-up book covers have been edited into the frame representing books not featured in the stack. Those titles are "Hemlock & Silver" and "You Weren't Meant to Be Human". Adri is wearing a dark green heathered shirt, a silver chain necklace, a silver hoop earring in their left ear, a silver cuff on their right ear, and a silver barbell with a flower-shaped gem stud in their right eyebrow. At the top of the thumbnail, the word "August" is written out in bold white text and edited to appear behind Adri's head and shoulders. End description.

September 5, 2025 at 1:59 PM

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🔔 NEW VIDEO! Today, I'm rejecting "Hot Girl Summer" and instead proposing "NOT Girl Summer", with a reading list for hotties who want to read about trans guys, enbies who don't identify as women or femme, genderless folks, and really transmascs of any persuasion 😎🏳️‍⚧️ #BookTube

📷 youtu.be/uCtu_NOEmJA

Thumbnail from Adri's latest YouTube video. In the photo, Adri is smiling and holding up a stack of eight books off to the left-hand side of the image. From top to bottom, the titles shown are as follows: "Peter Darling," "The Build-a-Boyfriend Project," "The Gods of Tango," "Confessions of the Fox," "Hell Followed With Us" "The Witch King," "Cemetery Boys," and "Obie is Man Enough." Adri is wearing a pink shirt, a silver chain necklace, a silver hoop earring in their left ear, a silver wire cuff on their right ear, and a silver barbell studded with a starburst of gems in their right eyebrow. Over their left shoulder, an illustration of a sun has been edited into the image, with the center of the sun edited to appear in the colors of the transmasc flag. At the top of the graphic there is bold, white text that says "transmasc" and has been edited to appear behind Adri's head and shoulders. End description.

August 29, 2025 at 1:54 PM

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🔔 NEW VIDEO! Today, I'm back with a spoiler-free series taste test of the newly completed FOREVER DESERT novella series by Moses Ose Utomi! (And, oh boy, it was a WILD week of reading 🤯) #BookTube

📷 youtu.be/5R1lkWNgd-s

Thumbnail image for Adri's latest YouTube video. In the photo, Adri is smiling and holding up all three novellas in Mose Ose Utomi's Forever Desert series off to the side. In series order, the titles are "The Lies of the Ajungo," "The Truth of the Aleke," and "The Memory of the Ogisi". Adri is also wearing a dark orange tank top. At the top of the thumbnail is bold, white text that says "Series Vlog," and has been edited to appear behind Adri's head and shoulders. End description.

August 22, 2025 at 2:07 PM

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🔔 NEW VIDEO! Today, I'm back with some more "If You Like This, Read That" book recs! Pretty proud of these pairings ngl, and you can't go wrong with any of these selections IMO 😌📖🔁📖 #BookTube

📷 youtu.be/6-mq9XuGFkA

Thumbnail from Adri's latest YouTube video. In the photo, Adri is wearing a cream colored t-shirt and smiling as they hold up one book on either side of their face. The covers of both books have been heavily blurred out and obscured with a white question mark. Adri is also wearing a silver chain necklace, a silver hoop earring in their left ear, a silver wire cuff on their right ear, and a silver barbell in their right eyebrow that's studded with a jewel-crusted flower at the top. At the top of the thumbnail is bold white text that says "Book Recs, which has been edited to appear behind Adri's head and shoulders. End description.

August 15, 2025 at 2:33 PM

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🔔 TODAY’S THE DAY!!! Join me and @aidenschmaiden.bsky.social as we chat all things ESPÍRITU and CEMETERY BOYS on Instagram Live! 👻📖

⏰ We’ll be going live on my Instagram later today starting at 3 PM Pacific / 6 PM Eastern, so come hang and get all the answers to your burning ESPÍRITU questions!

The cover photo shows the paperback edition of “Cemetery Boys” standing atop a small stack of three other editions of “Cemetery Boys”: the ARC edition, the standard hardcover, and the Barnes & Noble special edition (sans dust jacket). The books are stacked on top of a small wooden side table and the background of the photo has been blurred and desaturated almost to a greyscale.

August 12, 2025 at 4:05 PM

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🔔 NEW VIDEO! Today, I'm back with my July Wrap-Up to review the 12 books I read last month! Demonic possessions! Horror! Romance! And much more 📚💕 #BookTube

📷 youtu.be/-I1dHCuBXV8

Thumbnail image from Adri's latest YouTube video. In the photo, Adri is wearing a white tank top and smiling as they hold up a stack of 10 books off to their right side. From top to bottom, the titles are as follows: "Love is a War Song," "Gabriela and His Grace," "The Golden Boy's Guide to Bipolar," "Coffeeshop in an Alternate Universe," "The Bewitching," "The Possession of Alba Díaz," "The Incandescent," "House of the Beast," "Blood Over Bright Haven," and "The Death of Jane Lawrence". Adri is also wearing a thin silver chain necklace, a silver hoop earring in their left ear, a silver wire cuff on their right ear, and a silver barbell in their right eyebrow studded with a silver skull. There is bold, white text at the top of the thumbnail that says "July Reads," which has been edited to appear behind Adri's head and shoulders. End description.

August 8, 2025 at 1:40 PM

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🔔 NEW VIDEO! Since we're in July, it's time to dive into my Second Quarter Reading Stats! 📚📈 #BookTube

Want to know how many hours I listened to audiobooks? How many series I finished? How much money I saved at the library? You'll learn all this and much more!

📷 youtu.be/XiTm0SojbWI

Thumbnail from Adri's latest YouTube video. In the photo, Adri is smiling and holding up a small stack of four books in front of their chest, pages-side facing outward so that the titles are not visible. Adri is wearing a black tank top, a silver chain necklace, a silver hoop earring in their left ear, a silver wire cuff on their right ear, and a silver barbell studded with a diamond star-shaped stud in their right eyebrow. In the far background of the photo is a collage showing close-up images of book cover designs representing some of the books that Adri read in the second quarter of 2025. The cover close-ups have been blurred out to the point of not being immediately recognizable. Overlaid on top of the collage and placed at the top of the thumbnail is bold, white text that says, "Q2 Stats." The words have been edited to appear behind Adri's head and shoulders. End description.

July 25, 2025 at 2:12 PM

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🔔 NEW VIDEO! Since we're officially halfway through the year, it's about time I shared my spin on the Mid-Year Check-In tag! Favorite book of the year, best sequel, favorite new-to-me author, and even a brief look ahead at future content and book events awaits 👀📚 #BookTube

📷 youtu.be/aPhjMwIzEI0

Thumbnail from Adri's latest YouTube video. In the photo, Adri is smiling and holding up a stack of four books in front of their chest, pages-side facing out so that their titles are not visible. Adri is wearing a dark purple T-shirt, a silver chain necklace, a silver hoop earring in their left ear, a silver wire cuff on their right ear, and a diamond-studded barbell in their right eyebrow with a top stud shaped like a star. In bold white text at the top of the thumbnail are the words "check in," which have been edited to appear behind Adri's head and shoulders. In the bottom right hand side of the thumbnail is also a small illustration of a green check box. End description.

July 18, 2025 at 1:07 PM

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🔔 NEW VIDEO! Today, I'm back with my absolutely unruly (and EXTREMELY queer) June Wrap-Up! I read *checks notes* 17 queer books and it's finally time to share my reviews 📚🌈 #BookTube

📷 youtu.be/zahcfurjFRs

Thumbnail image from Adri's latest YouTube video. In the photo, Adri is smiling and holding up a stack of 12 books in front of their chest, arranged so that the spines are aligned vertically. The titles shown, from left to right, are as follows: "I Am the Dark That Answers When You Call," "Sex Is as Sex Does," "Immaculate Conception," "A/S/L," "Alligator Tears," "The Lilac People," "Dan in Green Gables," "Flight of the Fallen," "We Can Never Leave," "Cosmic Love at the Multiverse Hair Salon," "The No-Girlfriend Rule," and "Camp." Adri is wearing a pink, purple, and beige tie-dye shirt, a silver chain necklace, a silver hoop earring in their left ear, a silver wire cuff on their right ear, and a diamond-studded barbell in their eyebrow where the top stud is shaped like a star. At the top of the thumbnail, in bold white text, are the words, "June Reads," which are edited to appear behind Adri's head and shoulders. End description.

July 11, 2025 at 1:44 PM

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🔔 NEW VIDEO! Today, I'm sharing some of my most anticipated releases for the rest of 2025 & early 2026: Oops All Queer Books edition! 📚🌈✨ #BookTube

📷 youtu.be/DknNqYPtVlI

Thumbnail from Adri's latest YouTube video. In the photo, Adri is smiling and holding out their hand, where a small illustration of a rainbow has been placed. In the background, behind Adri's shoulders are four mock-up Instagram posts showing cover reveal announcements for upcoming queer book releases, which are slightly blurred out to obscure the titles. Adri is wearing a light purple T-shirt, a silver chain necklace, a silver hoop earring in their left ear, and a silver barbell in their right eyebrow studded with a tiny silver heart. In bold, white text at the top of the thumbnail is the word "Anticipated", which has been edited to appear behind Adri's head and shoulders. End description.

June 27, 2025 at 1:39 PM

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#ReadTransBooks today and everyday! 🏳️‍⚧️📚

Using this beautiful Read Trans Books tie-dye tee from Jupiter Rising as an excuse to show off a stack of (almost) all the trans books I’ve read in 2025 so far! Spot any faves or TBR hopefuls? 👀

🏳️‍⚧️ bonfire.com/store/jupiterrising

A selfie of Adri standing in front of their bookshelves and smiling while holding up a stack of 10 trans books. From top to bottom, the titles are as follows: “The Cosmic Color,” “The Best Liars in Riverview,” “Amateur,” “The Duke Steals Hearts & Other Body Parts,” “Alligator Tears,” “Glitch Girl!,” “A/S/L,” “The Lilac People,” “Sex is as Sex Does,” and “Hammajang Luck.” Adri is wearing a pink, yellow, and white tie-dye t-shirt that says “Read Trans Books” in white, puffy font outlined in light blue. There are small pink flowers and flowers with smiley faces surrounding the text as well. At the upper right-hand corner of the photo is a bright pink square containing the URL “bonfire.com/store/jupiterrising” where folks can shop all “Read Trans Books” designs created by Jupiter. There’s also a white, curly arrow connecting the box to the slogan on Adri’s tee. End description.

June 24, 2025 at 3:00 PM

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🔔 NEW VIDEO! Today I'm back to share even more nonbinary romance books for you to add to your TBR! (Meaning romance stories where one or more leads identify as nonbinary 😉💛🤍💜🖤) #BookTube

📷 youtu.be/Bdp7AtBJYe0

Thumbnail image from Adri's latest YouTube video. In the photo, Adri is smiling and holding up six books to their right-hand side. The titles shown are as follows from left to right: "The Palace of Eros," "I Shall Never Fall in Love," "The One True You and Me," "Ander and Santi Were Here," "Love & Other Disasters," and "This Feast of a Life." Adri is wearing a dark orange tank top, a silver hoop earring in their left ear, a silver wire cuff on their right ear, and a silver barbell studded with a group of stars in their right eyebrow. At the top of the thumbnail is bold, white text that says, "Nonbinary" and has been edited to appear behind Adri's head and shoulders. In the bottom right-hand corner of the thumbnail, there are also two illustrated hearts, designed with the yellow, white, purple, and black stripes of the nonbinary pride flag. End description.

June 20, 2025 at 2:53 PM

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🔔 NEW VIDEO! I'm back today to share my (lengthy) May Wrap-Up where I review all 14 books I read last month! Sapphic dragonslayers, masked vigilantes, bawdy anti-heroes, Shakespeare revisited, and more! 📚 #BookTube

📷 youtu.be/avgrL1xdPLI

Thumbnail from Adri's latest YouTube video. In the photo, Adri is smiling and holding a stack of 11 books against their chest, positioned so that the spines are vertical. The titles shown are as follows from left to right: "Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant," "The Devils," "Up in Smoke," "A Sharp Endless Need," "The Duke Steals Hearts & Other Body Parts," "Twelfth Knight," "Brighter Than Scale, Swifter Than Flame," "I Keep My Exoskeletons to Myself," "Salvacíon," "The L.O.V.E Club," and "Kiss Me, Maybe". Adri is wearing a white T-shirt, a silver chain necklace, a silver hoop earring in their left ear, a silver wire cuff on their right ear, and a silver barbell studded with a cluster of stars in their right eyebrow. In bold, white text at the top of the thumbnail are the words "May Reads," which have been edited to appear behind Adri's head and shoulders. End description.

June 13, 2025 at 2:18 PM

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🔔 READ-ALONG + GIVEAWAY ANNOUNCEMENT!
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Dying to read Ling Ling Huang’s new sci-fi/horror novel, IMMACULATE CONCEPTION? I'll be hosting a read-along the week of June 16th to June 20th! Check out my Instagram for more details.

📷 bit.ly/ImmaculateRe...

A dark blue graphic titled “Immaculate Conception: Read-a-long Schedule”. This read-along for “Immaculate Conception” by Ling Ling Huang will take place from June 16th to June 20th. The schedule outlined in the bottom left-hand corner of the graphic is as follows: Monday, June 16th - read chapters 1 through 6; Tuesday, June 17th - read chapters 7 through 12; Wednesday, June 18th - read chapters 13 through 6 (in part 2); Thursday, June 19th - read chapters 7 (in part 2) through 5 (in part three); and Friday, June 20th - read chapter 6 (in part three) through the end of the book. On the right-hand side of the graphic is a mock-up hardcover of “Immaculate Conception” by Ling Ling Huang. End description.

June 6, 2025 at 2:20 PM

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🔔 NEW VIDEO! Today, I'm recommending 35+ queer books that you can read to fulfill the challenges on the upcoming #QueerLitReadathon bingo board!

📷 youtu.be/QjfEQTDi7RU

Thumbnail image from Adri's latest YouTube video. In the photo, Adri is smiling and holding up a stack of eight queer books off to their right side. The titles shown are as follows from top to bottom: "Camp," "The Cosmic Color," "A Gentleman's Gentleman," "Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute," "Glitch Girl!", "All Boys Aren't Blue," "Fraternity," and "The Other Olympians." Adri is wearing a navy blue cropped muscle tank, a silver chain necklace, a silver hoop earring in their left ear, a silver wire cuff on their right ear, and a silver barbell studded with a group of small stars in their right eyebrow. Bold white text at the top of the thumbnail says "Queer Reads" and has been edited to appear behind Adri's head and shoulders. End description.

May 30, 2025 at 1:31 PM

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🔔 NEW VIDEO! Today, I'm doing the Get to Know My Taste Tag! Ever wanted to know more about how I rate books? How I decide what to read next? Which book I desperately wish would go viral? Find out all that and more! 📚👀 #Booktube

📷 youtu.be/l-Ga1uRvwD4

Thumbnail image from Adri's latest YouTube video. In the photo, Adri is smiling and holding up their left hand in an open gesture. Above their shoulders is an arch of four book cover thumbnails that have been blurred out to the point where they're illegible, and a white question mark has been placed over each. Adri is wearing a dark pink shirt, a silver chain necklace, a silver hoop earring in their left ear, a silver wire cuff on their right ear, and a silver barbell studded with a group of stars in their right eyebrow. At the top of the thumbnail is bold white text that says, "Reading Taste," which has been edited to appear behind their head and shoulders. End description.

May 23, 2025 at 1:38 PM

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🔔 NEW VIDEO! Today, I'm sharing another author taste test reading vlog, where I do a deep dive into two books from a new-to-me author — in this case, Marisa Crane! Did I potentially find a new fave? 👀📚🖤🤍💛💜 #BookTube

📷 youtu.be/fq5-LEa2jCs

Thumbnail image from Adri's latest YouTube video. In the photo, Adri is smiling and holding up two books, one on either side of their face. The books are "A Sharp Endless Need" and "I Keep My Exoskeletons to Myself", both by Marisa Crane. Adri is wearing a light pink sweatshirt and a silver barbell in their right eyebrow that has a cluster of stars at the top. At the top of thumbnail is bold white text that says, "Taste Test" and has been edited to appear behind the books as well as behind Adri's head and shoulders. The background of the thumbnail is a semi-transparent image of the nonbinary flag. End of description.

May 16, 2025 at 1:57 PM

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🔔 NEW VIDEO! Today, I'm finally wrapping up the 10 books I read in April! Fictional popes, queer Holmesian duos, sentient spaceships, and so much more made up my reading month 👀📚 #BookTube

📷 youtu.be/sMYw-3a5qEQ

Thumbnail image for Adri's latest YouTube video. In the photo, they're smiling and holding up a stack of eight books in their right hand, spines facing outward. From top to bottom, the titles shown are as follows: "The Tainted Cup," "Hunchback," "Conclave," "Against Technoableism," "Where the Axe is Buried," "Of Monsters and Mainframes," "The West Passage," and "The Influencers." Adri is wearing a shirt with a tie-dye pattern of light blue, purple, and pink. They're also wearing a chain necklace, a silver hoop earring in their left ear, a silver wire cuff on their right ear ear, and a silver barbell with stars in their right eyebrow. Bold white text at the top of the thumbnail says, "Wrap-Up" and has been edited to appear behind Adri's head and shoulders. End description.

May 9, 2025 at 1:37 PM

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