A Frolic Through Fiction

    Season 2022 2022

    • 2022-01-02T05:00:00Z on YouTube
    • 18m
    • 21h 41m (75 episodes)
    • United States
    Hello there! I'm Ashleigh, a book lover who has somehow found her way to the video side of the internet... I've been reading ever since I COULD read, and talking about my love for them for just as long. Everything in my life relates to books in one way or another, so buckle up and enjoy! #booktube

    75 episodes

    Hello m'loves! It's time to wrap up the final month of December, and wow did it give us some decent reading mojo! Also - check out the new intro and end screens!

    The time has come...lets talk about my favourite books of 2021! Eep!

    Hello m'loves! We finally have our first vlog of 2022, ahh! In this one we have me reading Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan, some tarot chats and a lot of outdoorsy Edinburgh content after my desperate need to head outside to nature!

    Hey hey folks - let's make a 2022 TBR! Here are 10 books I want to read this year, and some chats about why I've been avoiding them so far (oops).

    I've been itching to do this video for weeks, and now it's here! A big bookshelf reorganisation! And probably my most thorough yet in terms of explaining the process. I hope you enjoy!

    NOTE: This vlog was meant to go live before my January Wrap Up, so I'm really sorry if this seems repetitive at all with the book reviews! I did consider just not uploading it, but there are a few extra details and reactions for each book as I read them in this vlog so hopefully it's enjoyable nonetheless.

    Welcome to our Sunday reading sprints, in celebration of FaRoFeb - a month long readathon through February focused all around fantasy romance books!

    Hello m'loves! Let's take another bookshop trip around Edinburgh, this time covering Waterstones, Blackwells, Armchair Books and Lighthouse Books!

    2022x13 My ALL TIME FAVOURITE Books!!

    • 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z18m

    The time has come...we're talking about my favourite books today! I've discovered a fair few new ones since last filming this video a few years ago, so I'm excited to share!

    Hello m'loves! We have a casual chatty reading wrap up, going quickly over all the books I read in February! It was definitely a weird reading month, but I'm glad to have ticked a whole bunch off my TBR!

    Thank you all so so much for the generosity shown in this video, and for supporting me and my channel! It means a lot that anyone would go out of their way to stick around and even think of me, never mind send a gift on my birthday. You're all too good to me aha ????

    Hello m'loves! Welcome to this very sporadic vlog ????✨featuring a book haul, plants, some diagnosis chat and more!

    Today's vlog is witchcraft galore, featuring Edinburgh's witchcraft market for Ostara and some incredible witchy books I've been reading recently!

    The 13th #Elderlingalong​ discussion discussing Blood of Dragons which is book 4 of the Rain Wild Chronicles in the Realm of The Elderlings by Robin Hobb.

    A short and sweet April TBR video for this month! Just a note as I've been getting questions on it - while I would love to take part in the magical Readathon and RealmAthon, I likely won't be doing so as I could really just do with some freedom to my reading rather than fitting into prompts etc. I hope those of you taking part have a fab time!

    2022x22 Authors I Want To Read More Of!

    • 2022-04-08T04:00:00Z18m

    Hey hey folks! Today we're talking about some of the authors I want to read more of! I seem to be quite the collector when it comes to certain authors, so it's about time I make my way trough some of them.

    2022x24 Cosy Corner Reading Sprints

    • 2022-04-19T04:00:00Z18m

    Join me for some evening reading sprints! I'm currently reading Gild by Raven Kennedy (fantasy romance) and after a busy bank holiday weekend, an evening of reading is very much needed!

    This is a semi chaotic vlog compared to my usual but a lot happened in the space of a week ok ????

    My indecisive reader brain made Becca choose my May TBR. Stay tuned to find out whether I regret that or not.

    The title says it all - I bought books I didn't need because my impulse control is nonexistent and now I'm here to tell you about them woo ????

    2,524 views May 13, 2022 I spent last weekend ticking one off the bucket list by visiting a cabin in the woods and basically pretending I was in Twilight for a hot sec. Though I didn't get anywhere near as much footage as I thought, I still wanted to share this with you all!

    8,752 views May 20, 2022 I love my organisation but my god, when it comes to a book unhaul and traipsing through both my Goodreads and reading spreadsheet, sometimes I regret my life choices ???? But here is the technical side of my book unhaul process!

    7,881 views May 27, 2022 June is approaching, so it's time for another TBR! This month I'll be taking part in #whateverthon, hosted by Maddie over at Book Browsing Blog throughout the course of June!

    7,036 views Jun 1, 2022 It's time for my May reading wrap up! Featuring the results of Becca choosing my TBR and some unpopular opinions...

    6,097 views Jun 3, 2022 This vlog covers one hell of a busy week - between me visiting family, attending a romance festival and reading a fair few books...ya gal was tired ????

    6,167 views Jun 8, 2022 I recently attended RARE22 Edinburgh and came away with a romance/fantasy romance book haul!

    5,855 views Jun 10, 2022 I've been scouting out more dark academia and greek myth retelling books recently - here's the collection! It's time for a book haul folks.

    2,537 views Jun 14, 2022 A dark academia themed ambience video for background noise while reading or studying. Can also be used as a 1 hour long reading sprint (or shorter if you use the designated tea break), and is designed to be played on loop. Please feel free to mute the audio if you'd prefer silence.

    The book I'm reading - Babel by R.F. Kuang (ARC)

    Please note that this 'Read With Me' is of a similar purpose to an ASMR Room video, not a video of me reading a book aloud. The idea is to motivate people to read for a set amount of time (in this case, half an hour), or provide background noise for whoever needs it.

    5,386 views Jun 17, 2022 It's finally here! In this video you'll find a beginner's guide to Greek Myth retellings, from popular authors to lesser known, to poetry and illustrated works. If you've been looking for more Greek myth retellings to read, this video is designed to be a springboard to launch your searching for more!

    4,893 views Jun 21, 2022 I had the chance to read an ARC of Babel by R.F. Kuang, and decided to take a dark academia inspired trip to Glasgow while reading it!

    4,241 views Jun 24, 2022 Today we're testing my bookish intuition with six books that I just get a feeling may be a 5 star read for me. I'll be following up this video in the coming months with two vlogs testing that theory!

    5,361 views Jun 26, 2022 It's that time of month again - here's a stack of books I'm hoping to read in July!

    3,827 views Streamed live on Jun 28, 2022 Hello m'loves! Welcome to some reading sprints - #whateverthon edition!

    4,965 views Jul 2, 2022 This vlog was meant to cover a week but instead covered most of June, so enjoy the chaotic energy that #whateverthon brought to my reading decisions

    3,532 views Jul 5, 2022 Be sure to checkout Book of the Month for a new book release right to your doorstep each month! - https://bookofthemonth.com?utm_source=YouTube&utm_me…

    4,534 views Jul 8, 2022 It's the mid year mark, so it's time for a lil coffee chat up as we do a reading check-in!

    4,193 views Jul 12, 2022 Hello m'loves! Today we're taking about the best of the best - my favourite reads of 2022 so far!

    3,679 views Jul 15, 2022 I met so many incredible creators and subscribers at YALC, thank you so much to all who said hi! I have tagged everyone explicitly shown in this video below, but there were so many fellow booktubers who I had the chance to chat to that were also so lovely to meet!

    4,946 views Jul 23, 2022 It's time for another weekly reading vlog! I hoping to get back into more regular vlogs and loved making this one, so I hope you enjoy!

    6,383 views Jul 29, 2022 I'm super excited to be taking part in the magical readathon this August! I'll be aiming for the Dreamwalker calling with these eight books - what about you?

    2022x49 Big Half Price Book Haul!

    • 2022-08-05T04:00:00Z18m

    6,559 views Aug 5, 2022 I made use of @How to Train Your Gavin’s half price discount before he left Waterstones to buy myself pretty gothic books. Here they are!

    3,872 views Sep 11, 2022 A dark academia themed playlist to romanticise your reading/studying. Can be played on loop. Photos/videos taken by me and previously featured on Instagram.

    1,794 views Sep 16, 2022 I have too many books on my TBR and not enough proficiently in decision making skills. Help me choose my tbr!

    3,367 views Sep 24, 2022 Hello m'loves! Today's vlog is full of cosy autumnal vibes as I revisited The Secret History by Donna Tartt, set up some fall decor and hauled some gothic books!

    6,052 views Sep 28, 2022 It's spooky season reading folks, and we're here with all the vampires and ghosties to tide us on over the month of mayhem ahead. Let's talk through the October reads you voted on!

    The time has come dear mortals...to tackle the vampire stories of new and old. In this video I read House of Hunger, Dracula, and Interview with the Vampire, while going on some gothic wanderings and researching Edinburgh's vampiric history.

    November is approaching, so it's time for a new TBR! This one has a whole bunch of dark academia books and fantasy ARCs -

    Me and some booktube friends spent the halloween weekend in a countryside cottage and it was the best few days!

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