Books and Jams Readalong discussion

Tell us a little about you! Your favorite genres to read, place to read, all-time favorite book, etc. Do you have a booktube channel? Book blog? Bookstagram? Here is where you post those links! :)

I'll start -

I'm Krista, booktuber since August of 2016. My youtube channel is booksandjams. I will be moderating this group and choosing books to read, but suggestions are very welcome! I have an instagram which is a mix of books, life and Jamberry - Krista_BooksAndJams. I use twitter rarely, but I'm @BooksAndJams on there too. I love to read a variety of books, but historical fiction is my favorite. My all time favorite book is probably Anne of Green Gables by LM Montgomery or Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers. I look forward to chatting about books with friends both new and old! Welcome!!

Hi! I'm Becky. I enjoy reading good books from many different genres, but my favorite genres to read are historical fiction, fantasy, thrillers and lately I've been enjoying some modern classics. My favorite place to read is in my big, comfy livingroom chair. My all time favorite book is hard to choose! Like Krista as I child, I loved the Anne of Green Gables series. I'm in the process of re-reading them. Redeeming Love is also a favorite book of mine. Some of my other favorites are Firefly Lane and Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah, The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern and A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith.

You can find me at:

Book Blog: In My Reading Nook
Instagram: inmyreadingnook
Twitter: @BeckyG973

I look forward to getting to know everyone and reading with you. Happy Reading!

Hi Becky, I saw your post and realized you and I like the same kind of books. Redeeming Love is one of my favorites. I have, also, read Firefly Lane and Winter Garden. Did you know there is s sequel to Firefly Lane called Fly Away? Historical fiction is my favorite genre. I have never read the Anne of Green Gables series but I have them on my shelves and hope to read them this year. The movies were wonderful.

Debbi wrote: "Hi Becky, I saw your post and realized you and I like the same kind of books. Redeeming Love is one of my favorites. I have, also, read Firefly Lane and Winter Garden. Did you know there is s seque..."

Hi Debbie! Yes, I've read Fly Away too. Hahaha, we're opposites when it comes to Anne of Green Gables! I've never seen the movies. I need to watch them. There's also a new series coming out on one of the streaming services, I think? That's great that we have a lot of similar tastes in books. Hopefully, we can read some of these read-a-long books together and talk about them. I've already read All the Light We Cannot See and unfortunately I was one of the few that didn't care for it. Have you read it? Are you reading it now?

I just started reading All The Light We Cannot See yesterday. So far, so good.

Glad you're here Becky! We really do have similar tastes. I am so thankful to BookTube for introducing me to new friends! :)


Becky wrote: "Hi! I'm Becky. I enjoy reading good books from many different genres, but my favorite genres to read are historical fiction, fantasy, thrillers and lately I've been enjoying some modern classics. M..."

Hi Debbi! Welcome!

The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah was my favorite book of all in 2016, but I haven't yet read any other Kristin Hannah books. I'm hoping to rectify that this year! I have Winter Garden on my TBR for January and am looking forward to starting it after I finish All the Light. Glad you're here!! Can't wait to hear what you think of the book so far.


Debbi wrote: "Hi Becky, I saw your post and realized you and I like the same kind of books. Redeeming Love is one of my favorites. I have, also, read Firefly Lane and Winter Garden. Did you know there is s seque..."

Becky wrote: "Debbi wrote: "Hi Becky, I saw your post and realized you and I like the same kind of books. Redeeming Love is one of my favorites. I have, also, read Firefly Lane and Winter Garden. Did you know th..."


Becky, First of all - GO WATCH ANNE!!! haha. I love the movie so much!!

Also, I would love for you to share some of the reasons you didn't like All the Light. I love hearing different people's perspectives about books! We are not going to like ALL the same things! haha.

Krista wrote: "Glad you're here Becky! We really do have similar tastes. I am so thankful to BookTube for introducing me to new friends! :)


Becky wrote: "Hi! I'm Becky. I enjoy reading good books from many dif..."

Thanks, you're so sweet. I'm so glad too. :)

Krista wrote: "Becky wrote: "Debbi wrote: "Hi Becky, I saw your post and realized you and I like the same kind of books. Redeeming Love is one of my favorites. I have, also, read Firefly Lane and Winter Garden. D..."

Yes ma'am! lol If it's on one of the streaming services I'll watch it this week. I promise! If not, I'll order a copy ASAP.

As far as, All the Light We Cannot See, I read it awhile ago so I don't remember a whole lot about why I didn't like it. I will read the summary if it's on the site (I forget the name) that summarizes books. I do remeber that I just didn't connect with the story. I usually love short chapters, but I felt with this book that the chapters were just too short. I think it affected the pacing for me. It took me a long time to read the book. I know I have the unpopular opinion on this book, but it just didn't work for me.

Krista wrote: "Becky wrote: "Debbi wrote: "Hi Becky, I saw your post and realized you and I like the same kind of books. Redeeming Love is one of my favorites. I have, also, read Firefly Lane and Winter Garden. D..."

I watched Anne today and I loved it! Thanks for giving me a much needed push to go watch the movie. :)

There is series of movies.....if you are interested

Debbi wrote: "There is series of movies.....if you are interested"

Great! Thank you. :)

Hi, I'm Lisa and so excited about your read along group. I watched your youtube channel all the time. I also just started a book channel (books&smiles), and love meeting new book lovers. The community is amazing and the people are all wonderful. I read all kinds of books and I'm looking forward to reading more historical fiction. xxx

Hi Krista my name is Wendy and I follow you on youtube and love watching your booktube account. I have been wanting to start one of my own for awhile just haven't gotten the nerve up yet. slowly starting with instagram first. Love reading. I constantly have a book in my hand. I am a mother of two boys and I live in upstate NY. I look forward to group reading with everyone. I enjoy any and all genre's. My favorites are YA and Romance of any kind. For a long time I was constantly reading from my kindle or nook but lately have been going a little crazy with plain old fashion books and rebuilding my library.

Lisa=Books&Smiles wrote: "Hi, I'm Lisa and so excited about your read along group. I watched your youtube channel all the time. I also just started a book channel (books&smiles), and love meeting new book lovers. The commun..."

Hi Lisa, Thanks for joining in! This is an awesome community and I'm really looking forward to this group in particular, as a way to have even more in depth conversations about books! I'm going to check out your channel today too! Thanks for watching mine!

Wendy wrote: "Hi Krista my name is Wendy and I follow you on youtube and love watching your booktube account. I have been wanting to start one of my own for awhile just haven't gotten the nerve up yet. slowly st..."

Hi Wendy, Welcome!!

Where in Upstate NY? I grew up in Syracuse and also lived outside of Rochester for a while. I usually say I'm from Central NY since upstate means different things to different people! :) I'm glad you're here and let us know when you jump in to booktube! It's really not as scary once you get started. The community is SO kind and welcoming! :) I look forward to reading with you!

I live in Ballston Spa which is a couple minutes outside of Saratoga Springs and about 20 minutes north or Albany. I absolutely love it here. I could do with a little bit shorter winters but other than that it such a beautiful country. People just don't realize how nice it is here. I think people here NY and automatically think NY city. I will definitely let you know when I start my first booktube video I will need all the advice I can get. :)

Lisa=Books&Smiles wrote: "Hi, I'm Lisa and so excited about your read along group. I watched your youtube channel all the time. I also just started a book channel (books&smiles), and love meeting new book lovers. The commun..."

Hi Lisa! I'm going to check out your YouTube channel tonight. I'm an avid watcher of BookTube, but I don't have a channel. I'm more of a Bookstagramer (Instagram) and blogger.

Wendy wrote: "Hi Krista my name is Wendy and I follow you on youtube and love watching your booktube account. I have been wanting to start one of my own for awhile just haven't gotten the nerve up yet. slowly st..."

Hi Wendy! What's the name of your Bookstagram (Instagram) feed? I'd love to check it out. I'm also just a BookTube viewer, but I do have a Bookstagram feed and a book blog.

Becky wrote: "Wendy wrote: "Hi Krista my name is Wendy and I follow you on youtube and love watching your booktube account. I have been wanting to start one of my own for awhile just haven't gotten the nerve up ..."

bookswineandtraveling and I have recently just started doing book pictures also so I don't have a ton of post. I am slowly getting into to the book community. I have been on goodreads for a few years and in the last two years slowly becoming more involved. I have always loved reading just been nervous about starting my own blog and booktube site. But I really want to do it.

Wendy wrote: "Becky wrote: "Wendy wrote: "Hi Krista my name is Wendy and I follow you on youtube and love watching your booktube account. I have been wanting to start one of my own for awhile just haven't gotten..."

I hear you about being nervous. I'm always nervous about putting myself out there too, but I've found the book community to be a lot of fun to be a part of. I hope you continue to enjoy as well and expand at your own pace. :)

I'm In My Reading Nook (blog, Instagram and I just started a Twitter feed tonight) and I'll follow you.

Thanks Becky I will just went on instagram and followed you love your pictures. I am going to try doing a photo challenge starting tomorrow I a few a saved.

Wendy wrote: "Thanks Becky I will just went on instagram and followed you love your pictures. I am going to try doing a photo challenge starting tomorrow I a few a saved."

Thank you. Photo challenges are a lot of fun. The one I'm doing had opera today as the theme and I couldn't think of anything opera/opera books so I just skipped it.

Hi everyone! So I'm posting a bit late, but my name is Jenna, and ever since I can remember, I've been obsessed with books and reading. This love of reading made me want to eventually become a children's librarian, which I am now at a public library in Florida. I love my job! :)

I started watching BookTube videos early last year, and became instantly hooked. I finally decided to start my own channel in December of 2016, and it's called "jenthelibrarian." I am loving the BookTube community! I'm SO glad I joined. Can't wait to talk books with you all!

BookTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZTx...
Twitter (don't really use regularly): @jenthlibrarian
Instagram (not really Bookstagram lol): jen.the.librarian

Hi everyone! I'm posting this late, but I'm Sharon, and I have loved reading as long as I can remember. I live in a fairly small town in NE Florida, about an hour south of Jackdonville and only about 30 minutes from St. Augustine. I love to read all kinds of books really, historical fiction, thrillers, biographies, and the occasional romance! I'm soon to turn 51, married, no children, but we have two spoiled, well loved cats!! I've been following Krista on Youtube, love watching your videos and am looking forward to trying to follow along here with some of your picks!!

Hi, All!

I'm Chad and, as usual, I'm a bit late to the party. Oops!

I have recently rekindled my love of reading by allowing myself to "indulge" in fiction again. Don't ask; I have problems... I come from strong roots in science fiction and fantasy but have also been bitten by the romance bug, although almost exclusively of the M/M variety. I also enjoy the occasional cozy, thriller, horror, and literary fiction piece. I'm also a lover of non-fiction of all sorts as well as graphic novels.

I'll read just about anywhere, but I do enjoy silence, comfortable seating, and something caffeinated as accompaniments.

If you'd like to keep track of my adventures in life - reading or otherwise - feel fre to add me here on Goodreads or connect with me elsewhere:

Book Blog: https://chadreads.wordpress.com/
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/Authentical...
Instagrams: https://www.instagram.com/cyclesandst... and https://www.instagram.com/authentical...

I'm looking foward to reading and discussing some books with all of you!

^_^
Chad

Hi Chad,

I love the way Krista's readalong is growing and that you decided to join. Welcome!

Lisa xx

Chad wrote: "Hi, All!

I'm Chad and, as usual, I'm a bit late to the party. Oops!

I have recently rekindled my love of reading by allowing myself to "indulge" in fiction again. Don't ask; I have problems... I ..."



Yay! Chad, I'm glad you're joining in the fun! I really love being able to connect more than just in the comments on YouTube. :)

Hi Chad welcome, it is so fun discussing books her every month so glad Krista did this.

I just realized there was a place to introduce yourself so I will go ahead and do that...;)

I'm Samantha Leighanne, call me Sam, Samantha, Leighanne, whatever you feel like, I go by all. I had a book blog back in 2009-2011-ish, but these days I'm pretty much exclusively on Booktube and Goodreads. I LOVE discussing books with people so when I saw Krista's group mentioned in a video I was like YEA!
I read most genres honestly. Horror and historical fiction are probably my two favorites (I know, opposite ends of the spectrum), but I read a good but of YA and literary fiction as well.
Really excited to read and discuss with all of you!!
All of my social media will be linked below!

Booktube: http://www.youtube.com/leighanneslit
Twitter: https://twitter.com/sleighanne

Samantha wrote: "I just realized there was a place to introduce yourself so I will go ahead and do that...;)

I'm Samantha Leighanne, call me Sam, Samantha, Leighanne, whatever you feel like, I go by all. I had a b..."

Awesome! So glad you're here, Samantha!

Hi everyone!!

My name is Patricia and I've always enjoyed reading since I was much, much younger....lol. I remember my BFF from high school (and still BFF today ;-)) reading Judy Blume (she was so scandalous for Freshmen reading back in the 80's...lol) and Dean Koontz. As a young adult I got into Sidney Sheldon...OMG....I just loved his books!! Then I ventured into African American fiction authors like E. Lynn Harris and Terry McMilllian. Then for some reason, I took a very long break from reading. But about 6 years ago I remember how much I enjoyed reading and stated reading again. Now my absolute favorite is historical fiction, specifically WWII but I also enjoy women's fiction, thrillers and mystery and just last year I've gotten into some YA and middle grade. I'm not sure where my fascination for WWII historical friction comes from, but every since I picked up Sarah's Key and Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet 6 years ago.....I've been hooked!!

Last year I discovered book-tube. I'm a former make-up junkie now turned book junkie, and I've increased my reading substantially since finding book-tube. I read 30 books last year, which was amazing for me!! Now I'm a book nerd and spend a lot of my time on book-tube watching videos or reading.

Some of my favorite books are The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah, The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult, A Tree Grows In Brooklyn by Betty Smith and the last book I read in 2016, A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman. I have a reading room set up with my books and a reclining chair, but I always find myself reading in our guest bedroom with my kitties next to me.

I've contemplated starting a book-tube channel but haven't got the nerves up to do so yet. But I just love this community. So, we'll see if I ever get brave enough to take the plunge. I have a twitter account but I'm never on it. I do spend a lot of time on Instagram but I haven't posted a lot. I hope to start posting a lot more of what I'm reading this year on my Instagram account 3kittyluvs.

Other then my love for books, I live in beautiful Virginia with my husband and my 3 adorable cats. My husband rides a Harley so sometimes I have an alter ego, Bad-A$$-Biker-Chick....lol. But really I just ride on the back as a passenger and pretend to be Bad-A$$...lol.

Look forward to meeting all of you and hearing everyone's thoughts on some great books.

Lisa=Books&Smiles wrote: "Hi, I'm Lisa and so excited about your read along group. I watched your youtube channel all the time. I also just started a book channel (books&smiles), and love meeting new book lovers. The commun..."

Lisa, I just found you today and subscribed before I came on GR and saw your posting. Love your videos!!

Patricia wrote: "Hi everyone!!

My name is Patricia and I've always enjoyed reading since I was much, much younger....lol. I remember my BFF from high school (and still BFF today ;-)) reading Judy Blume (she was so..."

Yay!! So glad you refound your love for reading and are in this readalong adventure with us, Patricia!! :)

Hi everyone!
My name is Nicole. My YouTube channel is called Who Picked this Book? Here's the link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZjL...
All my other social media is the same name (twitter, instagram, tumblr)
My favorite genre would be paranormal or fantasy or fairy tales. My favorite book of all time is the Harry Potter series. First book series that got me addicted to reading.
I'm glad to be apart of this group and hopefully it will break me out of my comfort zone and I can branch out to different books.

❤Nicole

Nicole wrote: "Hi everyone!
My name is Nicole. My YouTube channel is called Who Picked this Book? Here's the link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZjL...
All my other social media is the same n..."

Sweet! Glad you're joining in, Nicole! I cannot handle paranormal and don't read too much fantasy, but am planning on reading Mistborn this year, so maybe that will get me reading more. :)

Patricia wrote: "Hi everyone!!

My name is Patricia and I've always enjoyed reading since I was much, much younger....lol. I remember my BFF from high school (and still BFF today ;-)) reading Judy Blume (she was so..."

Welcome Patricia! It sounds like we have some very similar reading tastes. All of your favorite books you mentioned are also some of my favorite books. :)

How nice to have a reading room. :)

I look forward to reading with you and getting to know you. I'm also an avid BookTube watcher, but don't have the nerve for my own channel either. I do have a blog, twitter and Instagram though.

Nicole wrote: "Hi everyone!
My name is Nicole. My YouTube channel is called Who Picked this Book? Here's the link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZjL...
All my other social media is the same n..."

Welcome Nicole!

Hello everyone! My name is Mamey, I LOOOVE goodreads and booktube. I recently started my own youtube channel which is about books and other interests I have. Feel free to check it out here: ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tg7A8l0vFQ.

I am SO excited to read April's pick and getting to know all of you! My favorite books are historical fiction, contemporary fiction, women's fiction, but I'm trying to branch out in to other genres, especially in classics and thrillers. I do not have any interest in HORROR books, but I did just read Behind Closed Doors, which I thoroughly enjoyed. My favorite childhood book is The Secret Garden, but I too am a fan of Anne of Green Gables. Some of my favorite authors are: Lisa See, Fredrik Backman, Kristin Hannah, Cathy Lamb, John Steinbeck, Ann Patchett, Kathleen Grissom, Mary Alice Monroe, and yes, I enjoy Nicholas Sparks. Happy reading everyone!

Patricia wrote: "Hi everyone!!

My name is Patricia and I've always enjoyed reading since I was much, much younger....lol. I remember my BFF from high school (and still BFF today ;-)) reading Judy Blume (she was so..."

Oh my goodness. I think we have the same tastes in books. Those are some of my favs too!

Mamey wrote: "Hello everyone! My name is Mamey, I LOOOVE goodreads and booktube. I recently started my own youtube channel which is about books and other interests I have. Feel free to check it out here: ttps://..."

I'm glad you're joining in the fun, Mamey! :)

I'm Katherine. I am a full time library assistant who drives 2 counties over for work(1 hr each way). Being gone from 7am-almost 7pm , takes away alot of reading time, but I try to fit it in when I can (lunchtime book, audio book in the car. Married with a 17yr old daughter.

https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2...

Hi Katherine! Your commute is perfect for audible. Sometimes it's even more fun if you like the narrator.

Katherine wrote: "I'm Katherine. I am a full time library assistant who drives 2 counties over for work(1 hr each way). Being gone from 7am-almost 7pm , takes away alot of reading time, but I try to fit it in when I..."

Welcome Katherine! That is a long commute, but listening to audiobooks is a good use of that time. I typically only listen to audiobooks in the car. My commute is less than 10 min so it takes me forever to finish a book! haha. Glad you're here to read with us!

Hi all,

I am Lux from the northern-ish hinterlands of England. Always been into reading, but only recently started watching some Booktube videos, which I am finding is great for exposing me to books I would otherwise not have read. My reading preferences are varied, but the mains ones are literary fiction, historical fiction and sci-fi/fantasy.

Edit: In addition to my Goodreads account, I am on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/LuxMonahan

Yes, that is one reason why I love Booktube videos. I have read and loved many books that I never would have read without the recommendations of the ladies and gentleman who do the videos. It is a great community of people.

Debbi wrote: "Yes, that is one reason why I love Booktube videos. I have read and loved many books that I never would have read without the recommendations of the ladies and gentleman who do the videos. It is a ..."

I agree love booktube, have made some friends and found new books that I would have never read. Now if only I could get the courage to start my own channel. Keep telling myself I am going to but just can't bring myself to do it.

Wendy wrote: "Debbi wrote: "Yes, that is one reason why I love Booktube videos. I have read and loved many books that I never would have read without the recommendations of the ladies and gentleman who do the vi..."

The first video is the hardest! Go for it!! :)

I forgot to introduce myself! I'm April, a Canadian booktuber. I started my youtube channel - Getting Hygge With It - in February 2017. I love reading a bunch of different genres - historical fiction is my absolute favourite, sci fi, horror and thrillers are fabulous too.