All Episodes 2016 - 2024

Hi guys! I'm Ashleigh, the face behind the A Frolic Through Fiction blog, and I've somehow found myself on the video side of the internet to bring you my bookshelf tour - in celebration of 1 year of blogging! I've always wanted to be a booktuber, so this is really exciting for me. I might even do more videos ... this one kind of feels like a kick start to a booktube channel. Disclaimer: I'm definitely not a pro at technology. This was actually my third attempt at making this video, and let me tell you, I learned a lot along the way. Still, there may be some haphazardness when it comes to lighting/audio/jump cuts/anything like that, so please bare in mind that I've never really done anything like this before. I mean, I'm still getting the hang of using YouTube, so the video is just on another level really xD Also, sorry if I pronounce any of the names wrong! Thank you so so much for watching, I know it's a really long video. Please let me know if you like it, and if you'd like to see me properly start up a booktube channel alongside my blog!

Hi guys! Here are the books I read in October, though for some reason I keep saying September... Let me know if you've read any of these books and what you thought of them! How many books did you read this month? Which was your favourite? What book do you hope to read in November?

Hi guys! So I have this bad habit of taking YEARS to finish a book series. And then I thought, "well why not shame myself some more and create a video about it?!" Because that's just what I do. Here are the book series I still need to finish! Let me know in the comments if I should get to some of these sooner, or if you need to finish any of them too. Is there a series you've been meaning to get round to for months, or even years like me? Also, let me know if you have any video suggestions you want to see me do! Thanks for watching x

Hi everyone! Today I'm bringing you my Top 5 standalones, thanks to a poll on twitter! Don't worry if you voted for something else - all the videos will come at some point :) Are any of these standalones your favourites too? Are there any other standalones that are favourites of yours/that you'd recommend? Let me know in the comments!

Hi everyone! Here's my November Wrap Up and - surprisingly - a December TBR! Let me know how many books you read this month! Which was your favourite? Have you read any of the ones I mentioned? What's on your December TBR?

Hi everyone! Are there any books you've bought and read because of the hype? I definitely have. Let me know which ones/if you have any the same as I've mentioned in the video! Also, are there any you're hoping to get to because of the hype you keep seeing?

Hi everyone! Today we have an extra video for this week, since we'll be skipping next week's with it being Christmas - Don't worry though, this Sunday's video is still coming! So recently, I became a rep for the new online merchandise store, Blu Bear Bazaar. I LOVE the designs that are already in store, so I'm really glad to have been sent a couple to feature in my photos and to just have around, making my room more aesthetically pleasing! If you want to order anything from the store, use the discount code CUBASHLEIGH10 for 10% off!

Hi everyone! Today I'm bringing you my Reading Resolutions for 2017! My resolutions for 2016 went quite well - I have a recap of them coming to my blog soon, so keep an eye out for that. So I thought...well, why not try again?! Have you set yourself any reading resolutions for 2017? If you've made your own video or blog post discussing them, feel free to leave a link in the comments and I'll happily check them out! Do you give yourself slightly easier resolutions, in the hope that you'll actually complete them? Also, if you have any recommendations for Nonfiction and Diverse books, please do leave a comment so I can add them to my list!

Hi everyone! Today I'm bringing you my December book haul! Links to all the Goodreads pages are down below if you're interested. Let me know how many book you got this December, and which of these books I should prioritise!

Hi guys! Here's my December Wrap Up and January TBR! Let me know what your favourite book of December was, and what you plan on reading this January!

Hi guys! So I've had a request to make a video of mini-reviews for all of Jane Austen's books, and since I recently finished Sense and Sensibility, I figured it was the perfect time to do so! Hopefully this will help anyone trying to get into classics more, or even just be interesting to those of you who have also read Jane Austen's work. Let me know if you've read any of her books and which ones in the comments!

Thanks for watching! Which authors do you want to read more of?

Hi guys! Here's my January Wrap Up and February TBR! Let me know how many books you read in January, and any you plan on reading in February. I'd love to know! There's full reviews for most of the books I read on my blog - if they're not there yet, they'll be coming soon! There's also a blog post version of this wrap up on my blog, including some updates regarding my life in general, so if you're intrigued about what I got up to this month, head on over and check it out!

Hi guys! Here's are the series I won't be finishing - be sure to let me know what you think! Are there any series you don't plan on finishing?

Hi guys! Here are 20 bookish facts about me, just so you can get to know me a little better :D Be sure to ask me any questions in the comments if there's anything else you'd like to know! And leave a fact about yourself too x

Hi guys! Here's my February and Birthday book haul! Let me know if there's any books here that you've read, and what books you got in February!

Hi guys! Here's my February Wrap Up and March TBR! Leave a comment telling me how many books you read in February and which was your favourite. Also let me know your thoughts on any of the books mentioned!

Here's my bullet journal! Let me know if you have your own, and give any video suggestions down in the comments!

Leave a comment telling me what books you want to reread this year!

Apparently, I have a problem where I can't read all the books on my shelves fast enough...and so instead I take years. Here are the books on my shelves that are priority reads for this year!

Hi guys! Here's my March book haul! Let me know if you've read any of the books I mentioned! Sidenote: I'm using a new phone to film, so sorry if the picture/quality/sound is different to usual!

Here's my March Wrap Up and April TBR! Let me know if your thoughts if you've read any of these books!

Hi guys! I've had so many questions about my mood mandalas, so hopefully this will help!

Here's the bookshelf scavenger hunt! Thank you everyone who sent me a challenge, I loved doing them!

Hi guys! Here's my April Wrap Up & May TBR! Let me know if you've read any of these, and also what books you plan on reading in May!

So a little something different today - a little bookish vlog! I decided to actually take you guys out somewhere different from my bookcase, and adventure out into the world to see what bookish finds were to be had. Hope you enjoy!

Hope you all like this video chock full of sarcasm and snarky comments xD Thank you Melanie for tagging me in this book tag, it was really fun to do!

Hi guys! Here's my May Wrap Up and (very short) June TBR! Let me know what your favourite book of May was and how many you read :)

Hi guys! Here's a collective haul of all the books I got through April and May! Let me know if you have read any of these, I'd love to know :)

Hi guys! This was requested, so here's another flip through of my bullet journal, this time from April to June! Let me know if you'd like any other videos about my bullet journal!

Hi guys! Since so many of you enjoyed my last vlog, I figured I'd do another one! Didn't really do much this day, but I hope you enjoy anyway :)

Hi guys! I've got a draw with me today as I set up my new bullet journal - it's a long video, so grab a cup of your favourite drink and cosy up!

Hi everyone! So we recently reached 600 subscribers on this li'l channel of mine, and to celebrate I thought I do a Q&A! Thank you so much for sticking by me, no matter what point you join this little family at. It honestly means the world to me!

Hello! Another, month, another wrap up! I seem to have had a sudden switch over towards Ancient Greek inspired books, so there's definitely a theme to this video xD

Hello! It's time for another book haul - and it's a big 'un. These books have been collected from June until now, so there's a fair few. This might be my last haul for a while so enjoy!

Hi everyone! It's time for the exact opposite video to my last...A huge book UN-haul! I decided to get rid of a whole load of books before uni starts, and since I'd never done a proper unhaul of my bookshelves, there ended up being a fair few!

Hi everyone! It's time for an August wrap up. A book slump hit me this month so reading was slow going, but there are a few books to talk about anyway. Let me know your thoughts on any of the books mentioned!

Hi everyone! So today I'm finally talking about my favourite historical fiction reads, after a fair few requests asking for it! I love historical fiction, but my own reading is pretty limited, so I'd LOVE if you could recommend me some too!

Hi everyone! So today's video is just a general babble, because I figured a few updates would be needed one day or another.

Hi everyone! It's time for another wrap up! I sped through so many books at the beginning of September, so we finally have a decent sized wrap up to make up for the book slump of last month.

Hi everyone! So I figured I'd do another vlog since a lot of you have liked my previous ones - this one just showing how most of my summer day went by!

Hi everyone! Today we finally have the long awaited university book haul! I'd love to know if you have read any of the books from this list :D

Hello everyone! So we have yet another chatty sit down video today, because I just wanted to babble a bit about how my reading taste has changed this year! It's very much a before and after case in my mind, so I'm intrigued to see if any of you can relate :D

Hi everyone! So I thought it was about time for another bullet journal video! I set all of my monthly spreads up beforehand so that I don't have to worry about them during the week and can still plan ahead when I need to, so that's what you'll see in the video.

Hi everyone! So I thought I'd do a video about the books I'm currently reading, since there's quite a few in progress during this change into a new month! I'd love to know your thoughts on these :)

It's time for another wrap up! I read 10 books this month so I'd love to know your thoughts on any of them! :D

Hi everyone! Time for another vlog - this time following one of my days doing uni work! Hope you enjoy :)

Time for another bullet journal video! This month's spreads are quite similar to last months because I lost the simple sketchy/messy look, but I decided to make it a little more festive and try a new tracker page this month. Hope you enjoy the video!

Time for another wrap up! I only managed to read a few books for uni this month, but the ratings are pretty varied so hopefully it's still interesting for you guys!

December brings not only Christmas, but a break from uni and (hopefully) more time to read! Here's my TBR - let me know if you've read any of these!

Time for another vlog! This one covers Friday 15th - Monday 18th, everything from reading, studying, woodland wanderings and a trip to the christmas markets. Hope you enjoy!

Hey everyone! So I'm back for my first video of 2018 with a look back on last year...the book highlights of 2017! These books aren't necessarily favourites of mine (though some are), but they ARE the ones which stand out to me the most when looking back on last year. Let me know what your highlights of last year were!

Another (late) wrap up! I read 5 books in the month of December - how many did you read and what was your favourite? I'd love to know!

Hi everyone! Apologies for this video going up pretty late into January, but here - at last - is my new bullet journal set up! All design inspiration is taken from Pinterest, so my Pinterest board is linked below if you want to see what sort of images I save and the original creators behind the particular ideas.

Time for another book haul! This one covers November-January, although most were bought in the first week of 2018! Let me know if you've read any of these :)

Hi everyone! Time for another wrap up! I managed to read seven books this month (surprisingly) - how about you? Let me know what your favourite read of January was, and your thoughts on any of these books if you've read them!

Hey everyone! I thought I'd change the bullet journal video up a bit this month by adding in some of my tips! I've still kept the draw-through and flip-through sections in, so hopefully you still enjoy!

Hello everyone! Bit of a different video this week, as I talk about some of the extracts I was given during my first semester of uni studying literature - and talk about whether I'll be reading the entire book or not! Hope you enjoy!

Hello everyone! I thought I'd talk about some of my priority classic reads today! I'd love to know if there are any classics you're desperate to get to soon, or if you've read any of the ones I mentioned!

Hi everyone! So I thought I'd do a tag video today as I was tagged by Shannon in her Photography Book Tag a little while ago - I hope you enjoy!

Time for another reading wrap up! I didn't manage to read as many books as usual, but that's ok - I have all summer to "catch up" after all. But I did read some good books, so here's my chat about them!

Hello everyone! Just a lil bonus video this week for my March bullet journal flipthrough, since my designs have pretty much remained the same and February flew by too quickly for me to plan properly! Hope you enjoy nonetheless x

Hi guys! So this has been a long awaited video - requested literally months ago - but I'm finally getting round to chatting about my favourite childhood books! I'd love to know what some of yours were :)

Time for another book haul! This one has been accumulated throughout February and March, and with a whole load of spring releases coming our way, the haul got a bit out of hand...but hey, now we have a video from it!

Time for another wrap up! I managed to read 8 books in March - how many did you read? I'd love to know!

So we have another flipthrough! Apologies for it not being a draw through again - they shall resume over the summer! Hope you enjoy nonetheless :)

Since the summertime is coming up and I've had a fair few thoughts floating around this brain of mine, I thought I'd make a chattier sort of video all about it!

So we have a Q&A announcement! If you have any questions you want to ask me about my first year of university, be sure to leave them down below or message me via social media! Also, if you have any video suggestions you'd like to see me do, I'd love to hear :)

Time for another wrap up! Not a huge one, as I fell into a bit of a slump through April, but still enough for a lil chat nonetheless :)

Time for another flip-through! I'll be sure to do a full draw-through for my June spreads with a lot more experimentation involved, but for now we have the final quick video updating you on my bullet journal. Hope you enjoy!

Hey everyone! I'm so excited to be showing my university Q&A today! Thank you everybody who sent a question my way. Feel free to ask more in the comments section!

Time for another wrap up! I read 5 books this month - how about you? I'd love to hear your thoughts on any of the books mentioned!

I don't know about you, but I always find it slightly frustrating when I have a whole bunch of books that cross over between months, and don't just neatly fall into one wrap up or the other. Going into June I had two or three books on the go - so here's where I talk about my current reads and thoughts on them so far! In case you missed it, here's my May wrap up: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-12DD...

Hey everyone! We FINALLY have a proper draw through bullet journal video, after months of me just doing flip-throughs! Apologies for some of the speeded up sections being a bit *too* speedy - I didn't realise at the time of editing. I'll bare it in mind for next time!

Hi guys! So I've got a video actually outside the bounds of my bedroom today! This is from my trip to Lincoln last weekend visiting Charlotte, where we basically did a bookshop tour and had a roam around a lovely lil city. It was such a good day, and I'm happy to have vlogged parts of it! Charlotte also vlogged this day, so be sure to head on over to her channel and check that out :)

Hey hey, it's time for another wrap up! I managed to read 5 books this month, how about you?

Hi everyone! So I thought I'd start a new kind of series on my channel, where I tell you the stories behind the books on my shelves! I usually buy books for a specific reason or connect them to a memory, so I figured it might be fun to tell those stories. Let me know if you like this idea! I'd love to hear if you have any stories behind your books too :)

Hey everyone! Today (!!) I'll be going on my first holiday abroad, so I thought it'd be interesting to do a little holiday TBR! I don't use ereaders and have plenty of suitcase space so I'll be taking physical books with me...though the struggle to decide how many was a long one. I also have a blog post to go along with this, deciding my holiday TBR from the first chapters of each book, which you can see here:

Time for another bullet journal video! This month seems to have taken on an almost woodland theme, and I love it!

Hey guys! Here's my (late) July Wrap Up, and a lil chat about the book I'm currently reading! My holiday TBR completely failed, but let's not talk about that...

It's time for another book haul! Apparently I have no self control when it comes to buying and accepting books, so here we are today. At least it gives me more booktube content, right?

Time for my first book box unboxing! I'm always intrigued about bookish subscription boxes, so this was so exciting to film!

Time for another draw-with-me for my bullet journal! I can't deny how excited I am for Autumn any longer, so September obviously ended up back with the brown paper/cosy theme.

So we have a loooong video today, because it's a weekend vlog! I took part on the #ukrereadathon this weekend, created by Hollie @ Hollie Blog, on a mission to reread Vicious by V.E. Schwab before the release of Vengeful.

Time for another reading wrap up! I managed to read four books in August - how about you?

Hello lovely people! So we have a title for all my future update videos now - A Ramble Through Reality! I've got a lot on my mind this time, so join me in a ramble about Harry Potter, annotating my favourite books, future video ideas and going back to uni!

Hey everyone! It's time for another book UNhaul! This time I'm getting rid of 30 books, so I thought I'd talk you through them!

Time for a book tag!

Hello lovely people! It's time to talk about the books I un-favourited - or some old favourites, that I no longer class as faves of mine! I'd love to know what you think of these books :)

Hello lovely people! So today I'm bringing you the first of a new style of vlogs/vlog series...snapshots! These are basically going to be short vlogs showing you snapshot of a day, in a more artsy style than the sit down chatty sort of vlogs. This is my first attempt at editing one of these and just having a play around so it's not fab, but thought I'd upload it anyway. On this day I had a lil coffee catchup with my friend Sheryl. Hope you enjoy!

Hi everyone! Today we have another bullet journal draw-through/plan with me video, this time for October! I'd LOVE to see your bullet journal videos if you've made one so link them down below if you have!

It's time for my #SeptemberWrapUp ! I managed to read 6 books in September - how about you?

Hello lovely people! I have an exciting video today, a collab with the website Literary Book Gifts! I'll be giving you a review/first impressions of two shirts from the website, and showing you how I'd style them. Hope you enjoy!

Hello lovely people! So I have another ramble through reality today, as today is my 2 year #booktube anniversary! So here's a lil ramble about all that's happened since then, recent thoughts on booktube and a reintroduction of sorts. Hope you enjoy!

Hello lovely people! It's finally time for my second year university #bookhaul ! This year I have modules covering the gothic, children's literature, Shakespeare (of course) and more, so hopefully there's something that might interest you all! I know I'm definitely excited to read and study them!

Hello there lovely people! At long long last, I finally have an updated #bookshelftour for my 2 years #booktube anniversary! This was the very first video I uploaded to my channel two years ago, and so what better way to celebrate by filming an update one? Grab some snacks, get cosy and settle down for a loooong video - and I hope you enjoy my bookshelf tour of over 400 books!

Hello lovely people! So it's time for my November Plan With Me, and this time I've added a new kind of voiceover feature to my videos. Each month you'll get an update on what I'm designing this month, my inspirations, chats about what I've been up to and just general rambles as my draw through takes place. I hope you enjoy!

Hello lovely people! It's time for my #OctoberWrapUp ! This is the month where you can tell I headed back to uni - there's a whole load more books than usual and they're pretty much all uni reads. I'm intrigued to hear if you've read any of them! Come chat to me below x

Hi everyone! So I thought I'd do another A Ramble Through Reality video to give a lil update on my new glasses, a bit of advice on how to choose glasses that suit you, an update of my (failure of a) challenge and a little babble about booktube. Hope you enjoy!

Hi lovely people! I thought I'd do a #weeklyreadingvlog since I haven't vlogged in a little while! Hope you enjoy :)

Hello lovely people! Today I'm bringing you a collab with my pal Jess from the channel ReadByJess, in which I challenged her to find my ten favourite books on my bookcase! Did you guess any of them? Let me know in the comments!

Hi everyone! It's time for another #bookhaul - and probably my last of the year! I have so many exciting reads to get to (when I eventually have time), I can't wait!

It's time for another #PlanWithMe ! Let me know what you think! Also - are you feeling festive yet? Because I sure am! ????✨

Time for my November #ReadingWrapUp ! Let me know what books you read this month!

Hello lovely people! I'm FINALLY doing the video that all booktubers do at some point or another - a chat about my top 10 favourite books! It took me an awfully long time to even find 10 books that I rated the full 5 stars, so I'm glad to finally film this video. I'd love to know your thoughts on these books and what your all-time favourite is!

Hello lovely people! So I finally have my second video of The Stories Behind the Books! This time we have some Jane Austen, Shakespeare and George RR Martin, complete with deals, travels and thunderstorms. Hope you enjoy!

Hello lovely people! It's time for #ARambleThroughReality - christmas edition! This is basically just a babble through my christmas as a whole; traditions, routines, anything remotely festive. I'd LOVE to hear about yours!

Time to talk 2019 releases! I'm usually useless at keeping up with upcoming releases, but here are a few that are definitely on my radar for the new year!

Another year, another bullet journal! I've been so excited to start afresh with my bullet journal, so I hope you love it!

New Year's Resolutions? More like Reading Resolutions. Here are my goals for my reading and booktube channel in 2019!

Not every book we read can be amazing, right? It's time to talk about those books that were a clear miss for me in 2018!

Wondered what my favourite books of 2018 were? Here they are!

It's time for my final leftover video from 2018 - my #DecemberWrapUp ! December was a good reading month for me. I hope it was for you too!

Care for a random #ReadingVlog ? I've got you covered!

I've gained a fair few books over the holidays, so it's time for a #BookHaul !

Another year, another book unhaul! I reckon I'm getting quite good at these. Let me know your thoughts on any of the books I'm unhauling!

Time for a study vlog, now I'm back at university! Granted, not the most productive one...

Another month, another bullet journal video!

It's time for a wrap up folks!

It's finally begun! My Harry Potter re-read has started! Fancy seeing my thoughts and annotations? Here we have it!

Want to hear about a bookish event that's NOT in London? Here's a video about the Northern Young Adult Literary Festival!

So I've said it plenty of times now - I'm rubbish at finishing series. Little did I know (or remember), I made a video about all the series I needed to finish...2 years ago. So did I ever finish them? Well, find out!

Time for another study vlog! This was...quite an intense week, to say the least.

Time for another Harry Potter Vlog! This time I'm rereading Chamber of Secrets - probably second on my least favourites list. What're your thoughts on it?

To celebrate my 21st birthday, I thought I'd do a lil video all about the books that made me who I am today!

A TBR? On my channel? Surely not? Well, it's happening! I'm excited to be participating in the #FemmeFanTale readathon!

Time for another plan with me!

Another day, another wrap up! It's been such a scattered reading month, so grab a warm drink and get comfy because it sure is a ride ????

A readathon? Challenge accepted! Here's my vlog from last week's #FemmeFanTale readathon, focusing on female fantasy authors!

Thank you to Nicole for tagging me in the booktube real talk tag! Hopefully you folks found this interesting - I certainly enjoy spilling the tea and advice aha!

We finally have the Prisoner of Azkaban Vlog I've been promising for a month! Woo! Well..."vlog" isn't the right word, more of a book talk. But hey, it's Harry Potter!

Time for a good ol' #bookhaul ! This one covers my birthday book haul, anticipated preorders arriving and a trip to NYALit Fest, so get yourself comfy because there's a LOT to chat about!

Time for another bullet journal video!

Another month, another wrap up! I managed to read 6 books and a whole bunch of poetry this month - how about you?

Ooooh exciting project announcement! Charlotte and I are going to be hosting a summer project called Myth-Take, reading a fantasy book every month that's inspired by mythology or folktale. Not only that, but we'll be chatting about all things related on twitter and instagram, creating reading vlogs and generally just having the best bookish time. We'd love for you to join!

Can I even call this a "weekly vlog"?? Either way, it's a vlog, and still managed to be long and rambly despite being half a week. Enjoy!

*Note - I won't be putting the links below because there's too many books, but feel free to ask about any of them in the comments!

Hi folks! So I thought I'd do an update video since my videos are going to take on a few changes over summer. My second year of uni is coming to an end, and with that comes another Q&A, a dissertation topic and the end of my bullet journal era.

It's the first reading vlog of Myth-Take! A bit of a long one, but I hope you enjoy!

Time for another wrap up! I managed to read 5/6 books this month, how about you?

Time for a reading vlog for The Wickerlight! Don't worry, there's no spoilers. Hope you enjoy!

Just a (kinda emotional) thank you for sticking by me, after being shortlisted for the UKYBA's! (EDIT NOTE BELOW)

Another day, another unhaul...