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Biblio Obscura
Australia
Registrace 6. 01. 2017
I love reading the dark and weird.
Bonus points for LGBT+ content, works in translation, watery settings, dystopians, mer-creatures, evil children, human-AI elements, body horror, good for her, and female killers, just to name a few.
Bonus points for LGBT+ content, works in translation, watery settings, dystopians, mer-creatures, evil children, human-AI elements, body horror, good for her, and female killers, just to name a few.
The Worst 5 Books I've Read This Year (So Far) 😤
Biblio Obscura
Name - Kat (she/her)
Insta - biblio.obscura.reads?hl=en
Goodreads - www.goodreads.com/user/show/91545873-kat
Location - Australia (from the US)
Worst Books of 2024 (So Far)
0:00 DNFs
2:55 Read
Name - Kat (she/her)
Insta - biblio.obscura.reads?hl=en
Goodreads - www.goodreads.com/user/show/91545873-kat
Location - Australia (from the US)
Worst Books of 2024 (So Far)
0:00 DNFs
2:55 Read
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Book Haul | Australian Lit & Dark Fiction
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Biblio Obscura Name - Kat (she/her) Genres - dark, weird, horror, speculative, lit fic, lgbtqia , sff Insta - biblio.obscura.reads Goodreads - www.goodreads.com/user/show/91545873-kat Location - Australia (from the US) 0:00 Op-Shop Haul Skellig - David Almond (England, English) Past the Shallows - Favel Parrett (Australia, English) Dark Mode - Ashley Kalagian-Blunt (Canada-Australia, English) S...
My Most Disappointing Reads of 2024 (So Far) 💔
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Biblio Obscura Name - Kat (she/her) Insta - biblio.obscura.reads?hl=en Goodreads - www.goodreads.com/user/show/91545873-kat Location - Australia (from the US) Most Disappointing Reads (So Far) 0:00 DNFs 5:10 Finished
June & July Most-Anticipated Book Releases 🎉 Dark & Weird Fiction
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Biblio Obscura Name - Kat (she/her) Genres - dark, weird, horror, speculative, lit fic, lgbtqia , sff Insta - biblio.obsc... Goodreads - / kat Location - Australia (from the US) 0:00 Intro 1:00 June Releases 04 - The Pecan Children* - Quinn Connor (US, English) 04 - Brat - Gabriel Smith (England, English) 11 - Mouth* - Puloma Ghosh (India-US, English) 11 - Private Rites* - Julia A...
July TBR | Giallo Readathon & Library Checkouts 🔪
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Biblio Obscura Name - Kat (she/her) Genres - dark, weird, horror, speculative, lit fic, lgbtqia , sff Insta - biblio.obscura.reads?hl=en Goodreads - www.goodreads.com/user/show/91545873-kat Location - Australia (from the US) Giallo Readathon Links Avey @aveyclub - czcams.com/video/kkIVUNpXg3w/video.html&pp=ygUQZ2lhbGxvIHJlYWRhdGhvbg Bert @pastorytime2683 - czcams.com/video/UbizZ_...
My Top 8 Reads of the Year (So Far)
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🖤 Video Links 🖤 (* = LGBT content) 0:00 Honorable Mentions 0:30 Book #8 (2022, he/him, England, English) 1:38 Book #7 (2021, he/him, US, English) 2:55 Book #6 (2019, many Inuit authors, Canada, English) 3:47 Book #5 (2022, she/her, US, English) 5:13 Book #4 (2023, NBi/they/she, US?, English)* 6:18 Book #3 (2022, she/her, England, English)* 7:30 Book #2 (2020Sp/2022En, she/her, Spain, Spanish)* ...
Top 8 Romances of 2023 (So Far): Dark Edition
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🖤 Video Links 🖤 (* = LGBT content) 0:00 Intro 1:13 Honorable Mentions 1:38 #8 (she/her, US, English)* 2:48 #7 (unknown, unknown, English)* 3:53 #6 (she/her & she/her, Poland, English)* 6:02 #5 (she/her, US, English)* 6:59 #4 (they/them, US, English)* 9:32 #3 (she/her, US, English)* 11:33 #2 (she/her & she/her, Poland, English)* 13:31 #1 (she/her, unknown, English)* 15:09 Outro 🖤 Mentioned 🖤 Cap...
Korean Film to Book Recs 🇰🇷🎬→📚ft Female Assassins & Bloody Revenge 💅⚖️🔪
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🖤 Video Links 🖤 (* = LGBT content) 0:00 Intro 1:17 My Name (2021 TV Series, Korean) Trailer: czcams.com/video/ZOl7iOrD31Q/video.html 3:46 Alchemy of Souls (2022 TV Series, Korean) Trailer: czcams.com/video/50kLmhGpt1s/video.html 5:58 Somebody* (2022 TV Series, Korean) Trailer: czcams.com/video/4V_NrQIHLKI/video.html 8:25 The Glory (2022 TV Series, Korean) Trailer: czcams.com/video/tqVVrTvrI8U/v...
Reading Wrap-Up #7 | Dark Creature Features
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🖤 Video Links 🖤 (* = LGBT content) 0:00 Intro 0:56 (he/him, England, English)* 3:44 (he/him, Wales, English) 6:23 (they/she, US?, English)* 10:38 (he/him, Mexico, English)* 13:59 (she/her, US, English) 15:44 Outro 🖤 About 🖤 Name: Kat Location - Australia (from the US) Goodreads - bit.ly/3jJT0aI
12 Horror Books My Fav Booktubers Love 🖤
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This was filmed a few months ago but I decided to upload it anyways. 🖤 Video Links 🖤 0:00 Intro 1:19 Recommended 2x 4:12 Recommended 3x 7:02 Recommended 4x 10:00 Recommended 5x 11:15 Outro 🖤 Booktubers Mentioned 🖤 @haileyhughes @PrettyInPapercuts @BooksandLala @AmyNoelleReads @mandysmorgueofhorror @katrinabrown @ashleyslittlelibrary @NightmareMaven @superblomper @BooksandBao @jack_edwards @Read...
Most Anticipated Recent Book Releases!
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🖤 Video 🖤 * = LGBT content 0:00 Honorable Mentions 0:53 Angel of Blood - Hayley Briana (she/her, US, March 3) 1:53 Monstrilio* - Gerardo Samano Cordova (he/him, US, March 7) 3:34 The Trees Grew Because I Bled There* - Eric LaRocca (he/they, US, March 7) 4:24 Pinata - Leopoldo Gout (he/him, Mexico-US, March 14) 5:32 Feed Them Silence* - Lee Mandelo (he/they, US, March 14) 7:24 Nothing but the Ra...
Reading Wrap-Up #6 | Beautifully Bizarre & Dark
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🖤 Video 🖤 * = LGBT content 0:00 Intro 0:42 The Merry Dredgers* - Jeremy C. Shipp (he/him, US, April 25, 2023) 3:05 Pure Silence* - K.L. Hiers (they/them, US, 2022) 8:00 The Trees Grew Because I Bled There* - Eric LaRocca (he/they, US, March 7, 2023) 10:49 Primal* - K.A. Merikan (she/her, Poland, 2022) 15:30 Venomous Lumpsucker - Ned Beauman (he/him, England, 2022) 🖤 About 🖤 Name - Kat Location ...
Reading Wrap-Up #5 | Captive Prince Dupe Test #1
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🖤 Video 🖤 * = LGBT content the OG series author - C.S. Pacat (she/her/he/him) book 1 - Captive Prince* (Australia, 2015) book 2 - Prince's Gambit* (Australia, 2015) book 3 - Kings Rising* (Australia, 2016) Captive Prince dupe quest video: czcams.com/video/AXh9V0AQoS0/video.html 0:00 intro 0:42 Zercy* - Kora Knight (she/her, US, English, 2017) 5:27 Under His Heel* (#1-4) - Adara Wolf (she/her, u...
5 Super-Specific Book Recs: LGBT+ Pirates & Sailors 🌊☠️🏳️🌈
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🖤 Video 🖤 0:00 intro 1:07 The Raven and the Banshee* - Carolyn Elizabeth (she/her, Canada, English) 3:18 Our Bloody Pearl* - D. N. Bryn (they/them, US, English) 6:10 The Route of Ice and Salt* - Jose Luis Zarate, transl by David Bowles (he/him, Mexico, Spanish) 7:45 Kidnapped by the Pirate* - Keira Andrews (she/her, Canada, English) 10:26 The Abyss Surrounds Us* - Emily Skrutskie (she/her, US, ...
5 Booktubers You NEED TO WATCH for Dark Book Recs
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🖤 Video 🖤 0:00 intro 0:30 Sam (she/they) @superblomper 2:19 Samantha (she/her) @expertbooksmuggler 3:58 Coral (she/her) @PrettyInPapercuts 5:29 Erin (she/her) @ErinMegan 6:58 Rachel (she/her) @TheShadesofOrange 9:19 tell me your fav dark book booktubers! 🖤 About 🖤 Name - Kat Location - Australia From - US Goodreads - bit.ly/3jJT0aI Contact - katadactyl@gmail.com (but I don't check it often)
Reading Wrap-Up #4 | Horror & Gore Galore
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Reading Wrap-Up #4 | Horror & Gore Galore
8 Wonderfully Weird Books Under 200 Pages
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8 Wonderfully Weird Books Under 200 Pages
More Recent Book Releases! | Dark, Monstrous, LGBT+
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More Recent Book Releases! | Dark, Monstrous, LGBT
Reading Wrap Up #3 | Manga, Horror, & Some Trash
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Reading Wrap Up #3 | Manga, Horror, & Some Trash
on a noble quest to find Captive Prince dupes 👑⛓️ 50+ books
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on a noble quest to find Captive Prince dupes 👑⛓️ 50 books
5 super-specific book recs: weird isolated families
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5 super-specific book recs: weird isolated families
Top 5 DARKEST Romances I've Ever Read (And Loved) 🖤
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Top 5 DARKEST Romances I've Ever Read (And Loved) 🖤
🖤 The DARKEST Romances I've EVER Read 🖤
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🖤 The DARKEST Romances I've EVER Read 🖤
My first Darcy Coates was also terrible (Voices in the Snow), but I've heard such great things about her as an author so I'll definitely give her a second chance! I think you should too haha just don't choose Voices in the Snow!
@michellesmelancholia Will do! Maybe I'll do From Below (the sea one), and if it sucks I'll be done. But definitely NOT Voices in the Snow. Thanks for the forewarning!
I read "The Tumours Made Me Interesting" by Matthew Revert and that was just too bizarre for, what I felt like, no reason. I read it because I did like "Basal Ganglia" by him and thought I might like some of his other works, but no, I'm ok. Side note: I love all your tastes and book reviews!! <3
@ronibunni6420 So the tumours didn't make it interesting? 🤭 And thanks, that's so nice. I know I have niche interests, but I'm so happy that others like them too (from all around the world) 🥰
My favorite Weird Fiction is a novella, "Tainaron. Mail From Another City" by Leena Krohn. A unnamed narrator (a woman I think) is writing letters from a city of sentient insects. I recently discovered Jeff VanderMeer. After I finished "Annihilation" I knew I need to read more of his works. China Mieville is another author that writes cool New Weird. My jurney into this subgenre started from "Piranesi" by Sussana Clarke.
I'm really happy to see you posting more, you have a very unique taste in books.
THANKS!!!! I know my tastes are niche, but luckily you all seem to like it :)))
Wow the selection you found is really great, lots of books I‘ve never heard of, can’t wait to see some reviews! Now I‘m really interesting in your tier ranking of classics! (Could make a good video?😊)
I have to learn how to make a tier-ranking video (a video within a video)! But there are so many books! I'm thinking of recommending classics for modern books. Like a "if you like this, you'll like this" type video. Hmmmmm good to know someone is interested (even tho I'm not a classics channel) :)
Lots of reads I hadn't heard of before that sound so interesting! I have been scared to pick up Young Mungo for so long now because I also suspect it will tear my heart out. 😅
Yeah, what is it about books that the ones that hurt REALLY hurt and haunt you? I have so many on my shelf that I'm scared to read. When Breath Becomes Air being one of the scariest 😬
Dark Mode sounds so intriguing
I hope it's good! Always looking for more good thriller content 🧐
Great to see you back! I am normally a silent lurker, but was happy to discover you started uploading again. I am here for everything weird, dark and queer 😁
Thanks so much! Always happy to hear from lurkers. I'm a total video lurker myself :)
Ah these all sounds so good though 😂 debating if I should still try Markless!
I did really like it! It's so memorable and the world-building and magic system is awesome!
I really liked Black Sheep! 😅 But yeah I think they are all quite similar in style so not sure you'll like her others either. Siân
Yeah, I think I'll leave the cozy reads to you xx
Black Sheep was also a bit of a disappointment for me last year, though the ending does pick up quite a lot. It took way too long to get there though... Great video, I find it so interesting hearing about the ways certain books don't work for certain people. Loving the regular uploads recently!! <3
What happened in the end? Spoil meeeeeeeee 🙏 Which books disappointed you this year???
@@biblioobscura Not sure how far in you got, but basically her dad turns out to be Satan, and the townspeople/cult members try to sacrifice her to kickstart Satan's reign and bring hell to earth... and there is a surprisingly gory scene with a VERY high death count that ensues. Honestly it was the only part I enjoyed at all LOL! It was all a little too cheesy and too slowburn for me in the end, but there was a glimmer of something fun at the 4/5ths mark. My biggest horror disappointment of the year so far has been Patricia Wants to Cuddle. It was fun at times but a little too preachy and shallow in its final execution imo. It wasn't terrible but with that cover and the premise, I wanted to love it so bad! </3
💕 more videos plz!
Okay! Worst of the year & best of the year & dark sapphic romance recs coming up 🎉
Hope you enjoy We Used to Live Here!
Yes you are back❤.
Yes 😊 🎉
Tell Me I'm Worthless is a filthy lil MASTERPIECE ✨
Just my cup of tea 😈 🫖
I don't know when I'll get to it but Private Rites really should deliver I think. I'm cringing at psychological being spelled wrong on The Good Girl cover but I could definitely use an incredible thriller!
OMG, THAT IS TERRIBLE! I didn't even notice. The cover is pretty plain, but the content is so good. The audiobook was awesome.
Glad to see you back!! I just finished Tell Me I'm Worthless and loved it. I put Butter on my library TBR so fast...
I'm so excited. Everyone has told me I'll love it 🤩 And I hope Butter is good. Let's support women's wrongs together 😂
The Eyes are the Best Part is one I was immediately able to put on hold at my library. The Good Girl sounds great, but I’ll have to wait and see if there is an audiobook since that’s how I like to read thrillers. Also, I didn’t know Julia Armfield has a new release coming count. I’ll be looking to pick that one up. Thanks 😊
Oh! I listened to The Good Girl on audio! It was excellent. Best audiobook of the year so far!
Smothermoss sounds so interesting! I can't wait!
If you're on NetGalley at all, they just put the audiobook up to request! 🎉
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Ohhh I'm putting a few of those on my TBR!
Which ones? 😘
@@biblioobscura Private Rites and The Good Girl !
You’ve definitely put several books on my radar. 😊
Which ones did you like? 😘
Ahh so happy to see you back!!! I definitely thought about using Pale/Dark in the title for the color one as well before I checked out Rouge from the library. Woah, keen to find out how What I Would Do to You goes. Loved Tell Me I'm Worthless, maybe a bit of an emotional hangover after though lol
I love A Certain Hunger, it made me hungry 😋
Haha, for a second, I was like, "for human flesh?" and then I remembered she's a food critic 😅
I'm going reading this book after i played limbus Company long ago :D
Yayyyyyyy!
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Thanks for joining in with Giallo July and I hope you have fun with it! The books you talked about all sound so good! I've read Boy Parts and Tell Me I'm Worthless and really enjoyed them.
Thanks for creating it!!! 💛 I love a theme and prompts to help me choose next reads. Plus, I learned something new 😊
I absolutely adored Hawk Mountain!!!! I hope you love it too
You're totally one of the people I was talking about for the rec. Thanks 😘
So happy with you comeback. Greetings from Brazil. ❤
Hi! Thanks so much! I missed sharing my books 📚
Eek!! 🎉 Welcome back! So glad you're on board with giallo July!! It's going to be a dark (but fun) (but dark) month! 😃🔪💀 Bert
Thanks!!! So excited for the dark 🎉 thanks for helping me get back into it 😘
Good to see you back! I enjoyed The Earthquake Bird.
Thanks!!! I hope I like it too ❤
Omg I missed you ❤ and your recs 🥰
Thanks! I'm excited to share my best of the first half of 2024 soon 🎉
Rita Mae Brown is a real spitfire and she will never, ever bore you. My copy of Rubyfruit Jungle is dog-eared and taped up because it's been read so many times. One of my favourite authors and I'm so glad people are still loving this book.
Hi😊 Do you have more weird books that are not popular?
I'm not filming rn, but I do have an Instagram where I log my books biblio.obscura.reads :)
this is so sad. and you know what? i bet you support the houthis despite them literally unaliving gays in yemen. that's the problem with you lefties- you criticize and criticize and bam, you become what you once hated. horseshoe theory.
Ngai Kafu wrote about low-life Japan. Not on your list.
Did you write the latest Star Wars Acolyte episode?
Great review!!
is this satire...? if not, look, i'm not hating, i understand the sentiment (kinda), but it strongly seems like you found out about racism, mysogyny and societal problems last week through some online articles and decided to revamp your life around your new found obsession as if it were some aesthetic and not actual things that require nuance and a lot of studies to understand. you sound incredibly naive and honestly a little bit on the dumb side...
Troll sounds interesting!
problematic look at me i am disapproving
TERF's Unite!
You cancel, I read. I will make sure to read all these authors
lol you’re so anti art
And ur anti-human lol 😂
@@shant0 touch grass
8:28 aaaa is it like a romance thoooo?
Most of these are not even problematic. Lol just bunch of marshmallows crying
I’m the 1.1k like
It’s hilarious the way these people have started a religion more strict than catholic school
No one gives a literal shit about what books YOU won't read. We literally read what WE find entertaining and to contain insight. One can gather insight even from the writings of De Sade. That's the whole point. Sit tf down and button ya lip lady
This is satire or something?