The Reading Tastes Tag

Описание: This tag has been around for a while, but I thought it would be a useful introduction for those of you who are new—and a bit of a time capsule for me to track how my reading tastes evolve over time!

Let me know your thoughts in the comments!

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Timecodes:
00:00 - Intro
01:08 - How do you rate books? Give a quick rundown of how you do your star ratings (or if you don’t use star ratings, how you evaluate books).
03:35 - How do you approach reviewing books? What’s your review style? Are you analytical, emotional, casual, or structured?
05:38 - What’s the book that made you a reader? Whether it was your first favorite or the one that got you hooked, what book started it all?
07:23 - Do you have a genre niche? Are there certain genres you gravitate toward? Or do you read widely across genres?
09:26 - Do you generally prefer character-driven or plot-driven stories?
11:55 - What’s a book you love so much that you don’t care if others don’t like it?
12:15 - What’s a book you love so much that if someone doesn’t like it, you know your reading tastes don’t align? The book or books where a difference of opinion is a strong indicator of different reading preferences.
13:46 - What’s in your “trash pocket”? What books, tropes, or themes that you know are bad but you love them anyway?
14:19 - Do you have any dealbreakers in books? Something that, if present, immediately turns you off from a book.
14:33 - What’s a strong opinion you have about a book released within the last year? Whether it’s overrated, underrated, or just a take you need to share.
17:31 - What do you look for in writing? What makes a book stand out to you? Is it prose style, themes, voice, structure, or something else?
19:38 - How do you decide what to read next? Do you plan ahead, mood read, or follow external factors (hype, recommendations, ARCs)?
22:53 - Where do you get inspiration for your BookTube content? What sparks your video ideas—other creators, trends, personal reading experiences?
25:07 - If you could make any book go viral right now, what would it be? A book you think deserves more attention and why.
27:07 - Who are some BookTubers with reading tastes similar to yours?
28:25 - Tag others

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