78: Book Reviewer What Michaela Reads on Negative Reviews, Reading 100 Books a Year & BookTok Debates | In My Good Books

In this episode of In My Good Books, Susie is joined by book reviewer Michaela from What Michaela Reads, known online for her honest and often thought-provoking content about the online book community.Michaela posts across TikTok, YouTube and Instagram, where she’s built a following by sharing candid book reviews, discussing trends in the book world, and diving into some of the more controversial conversations that happen in the online reading community.In this conversation, Susie and Michaela explore Michaela’s journey into book reviewing and how BookTok helped connect readers around the world. Michaela shares how she went from simply wanting someone to talk to about books to running a thriving online community, including her own book club, The Thriller Cult.The discussion also dives into some of the biggest debates happening in the book world right now. From the pressure to read huge numbers of books, to whether negative book reviews are fair game, Susie and Michaela unpack why these conversations can become so heated online.They also talk about overconsumption in the book community, the reality of creating book content online, and the unexpected pressure that can come with tracking your reading through platforms like Goodreads and StoryGraph.If you’re part of the online book world, love thrillers, or have ever wondered why people care so much about how many books others read, this episode is packed with honest conversation and plenty of book recommendations.Find Michaela here: https://linktr.ee/thrillerbook.club?utm_source=linktree_profile_share&ltsid=ecc86fbd-c431-4854-8fa6-0540c2111cc1Books recommended in this episode:In The Blink of An Eye: https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/in-the-blink-of-an-eye-pa-j-m-hogan/6035086?ean=9781398511194&next=tDissection of A Murder: https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/dissection-of-a-murder-special-limited-edition-the-unmissable-and-explosive-courtroom-thriller-for-fans-of-blood-orange-apple-tree-yard-and-the-si/95fd9ed20ecb48a5?ean=9781035072682&next=tLong Time Dead: https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/long-time-dead-t-m-payne/7606711?ean=9781662511301&next=tMurder In The Dressing Room: https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/murder-in-the-dressing-room-holly-stars/7685438?ean=9781405963800&next=t