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Do you still enjoy in depth book review posts and reels, or do you prefer more rapid fire book content? A really interesting discussion has come up recently about whether or not creators are still going to make in depth book reviews. For me, I make book content to talk about books and bookish topics with folks, and I think in depth book reviews are part of that. I will always prefer in depth discussion over metrics. #bookishthoughts #bookreviewers #bookstagram
I had another great reading month in March with a wonderful variety of reads. Physical books, e-books, audiobooks, ARCs, publisher mail, fantasy, sci fi, nonfiction, murder mystery - it felt like this month had it all! 0:00 - Intro 0:52 - Small Town Slasher (Stephanie Rose) 4:25 - Malice (John Gwynne) 8:38 - Alien Earths (Lisa Kaltenegger) 10:44 - New Spring (Robert Jordan) 13:47 - The Murder of Roger Ackroyd and The Hollow (Agatha Christie) 16:04 - Golden Son (Pierce Brown) 20:48 - The Price of Fear (Miles Lyon) 24:25 - Ranger's Oath (Blake Arthur Peel) 27:49 - The Trials of Empire (Richard Swan) 31:49 - The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi (Shannon Chakraborty) 34:03 - Honor (Anthology) 36:27 - Knife of Dreams (Robert Jordan) 38:20 - Conclusion - The Broken Binding SE Website: https://thebrokenbindingsub.com/collections/dragons-hoard?rs_ref=FjdvMiYp or use code "DARK" for special edition books - 15% off at The Broken Binding https://www.thebrokenbinding.co.uk/ : Use code "DARK15" - 10% off Bookish Clothing at https://flowersandfantasyco.com : Use code "BOOKDOC10" - $5 off your first order of $10 or more on used books at Pango Books: https://pangobooks.com/DOCOFTHEDARKARTS - Support indie bookstores by buying books from my Bookshop.org affiliate store: https://bookshop.org/shop/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
Weekly reading update for March 28 - April 4, 2026. - The Broken Binding SE Website: https://thebrokenbindingsub.com/collections/dragons-hoard?rs_ref=FjdvMiYp or use code "DARK" for special edition books - 15% off at The Broken Binding https://www.thebrokenbinding.co.uk/ : Use code "DARK15" - 10% off Bookish Clothing at https://flowersandfantasyco.com : Use code "BOOKDOC10" - $5 off your first order of $10 or more on used books at Pango Books: https://pangobooks.com/DOCOFTHEDARKARTS - Support indie bookstores by buying books from my Bookshop.org affiliate store: https://bookshop.org/shop/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 to assign books a star rating, or have you gotten away from them entirely? This has been a big topic of conversation in the book world in the last year or so, so I thought I would talk about it. In this video, i go through the history of star ratings, where the 5 star idea comes from, and then give you my rating scale and where star ratings fit into my book world. 0:00 - Intro 2:11 - The Likert scale and star ratings 5:09 - The pros and cons of star ratings for books 13:37 - How I approach star ratings online 16:56 - My star scale explained 20:05 - The utility of a collective rating 21:37 - Do you rate books you DNF, and do you change ratings? 25:09 - Conclusion - The Broken Binding SE Website: https://thebrokenbindingsub.com/collections/dragons-hoard?rs_ref=FjdvMiYp or use code "DARK" for special edition books - 15% off at The Broken Binding https://www.thebrokenbinding.co.uk/ : Use code "DARK15" - 10% off Bookish Clothing at https://flowersandfantasyco.com : Use code "BOOKDOC10" - $5 off your first order of $10 or more on used books at Pango Books: https://pangobooks.com/DOCOFTHEDARKARTS - Support indie bookstores by buying books from my Bookshop.org affiliate store: https://bookshop.org/shop/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 to assign books a star rating, or have you gotten away from them entirely? This has been a big topic of conversation in the book world in the last year or so, so I thought I would talk about it. In this video, i go through the history of star ratings, where the 5 star idea comes from, and then give you my rating scale and where star ratings fit into my book world. 0:00 - Intro 2:11 - The Likert scale and star ratings 5:09 - The pros and cons of star ratings for books 13:37 - How I approach star ratings online 16:56 - My star scale explained 20:05 - The utility of a collective rating 21:37 - Do you rate books you DNF, and do you change ratings? 25:09 - Conclusion - The Broken Binding SE Website: https://thebrokenbindingsub.com/collections/dragons-hoard?rs_ref=FjdvMiYp or use code "DARK" for special edition books - 15% off at The Broken Binding https://www.thebrokenbinding.co.uk/ : Use code "DARK15" - 10% off Bookish Clothing at https://flowersandfantasyco.com : Use code "BOOKDOC10" - $5 off your first order of $10 or more on used books at Pango Books: https://pangobooks.com/DOCOFTHEDARKARTS - Support indie bookstores by buying books from my Bookshop.org affiliate store: https://bookshop.org/shop/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
Affiliate Links: - The Broken Binding SE Website: https://thebrokenbindingsub.com/collections/dragons-hoard?rs_ref=FjdvMiYp or use code "DARK" for special edition books - 15% off at The Broken Binding https://www.thebrokenbinding.co.uk/ : Use code "DARK15" - 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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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