ThePurpleBookwyrm

Hello and welcome to my BookTube channel!

I'm Muriel, an AuDHD, witchy and nerdy, Anglo-European bookwyrm, with a strong preference for speculative fiction (science-fiction, fantasy and weird fiction especially), though I read other genres as well from time to time, and non-fiction too, about a variety of special interests, such as the natural sciences, feminism, human sexuality, art/history, religion/occultism and mythology (big mythology nerd here!). I've also been known to review the odd piece of cinema or video game, on occasion (if it falls under the purview of SFF).

I also write reviews on GoodReads and The StoryGraph, am active on Instagram, and stream games on Twitch: linktr.ee/thepurplebookwyrm.


ThePurpleBookwyrm

Hello everyone! (Happy belated New Year!)

Videos will (hopefully) resume later this month, with a wrap-up and a review (or two). I'm currently putting myself through "Half His Age" for... well, potentially obvious reasons if you're familiar with the history I've mentioned in some past videos.

Mini pre-emptive rant though: why am I seeing so many content creators talk about 'age-gap relationships' in relation to this novel, when the FAR MORE RELEVANT element at play here is STATUTORY RAPE/CSA?! Like fucking christ people!!! Just goes to show how little things have moved forward with regards to sexual violence and rape culture in this freaking society, goddamn. And how potentially problematic books like these remain – but I'll get back to that in my future review!

2 weeks ago | [YT] | 1

ThePurpleBookwyrm

Just recently uploaded my playthrough of "The Excavation of Hob's Barrow", over on my second, gaming channel; it's a very fun little point and click mystery game that very directly pulls from (and honestly works like) Lovecraftian fiction! :)

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3 months ago | [YT] | 0

ThePurpleBookwyrm

Hello everyone,

I recently moved a couple of videos – video game reviews – over to my second Youtube channel; yes, I made a second channel to pair with my Twitch account and gaming activities! I've been posting Hollow Knight: Silksong playthrough vods to it, a few clips, and will essentially post all video gaming related content there from now on – including future vods, of whichever games I play and stream on Twitch!

Come on over for some gaming fun! :)

ThePurpleGamewyrm: youtube.com/@ThePurpleGamewyrm
My Twitch channel: www.twitch.tv/thepurplebookwyrm

4 months ago | [YT] | 0

ThePurpleBookwyrm

Hello everyone! Just a little reminder that I also stream games on Twitch, and in fact plan on doing so more regularly going forward. I'd love to have you come and hang out! 🙂
Over here --> www.twitch.tv/thepurplebookwyrm.

6 months ago | [YT] | 2

ThePurpleBookwyrm

Tomorrow it begins… wish me luck. 🫡

8 months ago | [YT] | 5

ThePurpleBookwyrm

A month or so ago I was invited, by Susana over at ‪@denofthewyrd‬, to participate in this lovely and nerdy discussion centred on SFF favourites!

1 year ago | [YT] | 1

ThePurpleBookwyrm

I was invited to participate in this lovely, stimulating discussion over on Susana Imaginário's channel Den of the Wyrd, two weeks ago – it was a great time and I hope to do so again in the future. Thanks again for having me ‪@denofthewyrd‬​! 😊🌷

1 year ago | [YT] | 1

ThePurpleBookwyrm

So... Did a trial run of streaming on Twitch with the microphone, and just about started my first ever playthrough of Hogwarts Legacy on PS4. I sometimes have shite Internet and wee crashes, but I figured, maybe some of you want to join in on the fun from time to time, so here goes: www.twitch.tv/thepurplebookwyrm 🙂🎮

2 years ago | [YT] | 4

ThePurpleBookwyrm

I have actually recorded three videos! Editing will be done this week so hopefully by this week-end there will be something out. Thank you to everyone for your continued support and patience despite the long absence. 🙏💜

3 years ago | [YT] | 11

ThePurpleBookwyrm

So burn-out and depression have been absolute bitches these past few months... But I should come around to doing videos again in the coming couple of weeks, as reading and writing reviews on GoodReads has taken off again just a teensy tiny bit!

3 years ago | [YT] | 10