The Book Leo

Leonie Christel, better known online as TheBookLeo, is a Dutch YouTuber who makes videos of the BookTube variety. She posts videos every Sunday about all things relating to books. Her content can be described as wholesome and cosy, leaning into the fall aesthetic. 
== Personal life ==
Leonie grew up in the Netherlands. In 2014, she went on a holiday to France.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ph3k4wjAbmI She has a BSc in biomedical sciences, and a MSc in neurobiology. After graduating, she focused on doing YouTube full-time. Her favourite song is Planet of the Bass. Leonie always looks good, and has an exceptional sense of style.https://www.instagram.com/thebookleo/ 
== Channel ==
From 2015 till 2017, Leonie made videos on a semi-regular basis. Her videos ammassed around 10.000 views per video. She took a break to focus on college after her video called 'TV Shows I Recently watched | Part 1', which released on July 17, 2017.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnxsGjSrcgs There is no part two. 
The first upload that followed was 'The Worst Romance Book I Have Ever Read | Paper Princess (The Royals) - Rant review', which released on May 27, 2019.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBzy0BGgemE This video went semi-viral, currently sitting at around 500.000 views. Leonie has since read worse romance novels, one of which was by the same author.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugJ9RiA0zCM&t=1200s She sporadically uploaded videos since then, but nothing consistent. 
On January 22, 2020 Leonie uploaded a video called 'Why I Left BookTube' where she talked about her reasons for not being as active on the platform.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJMFu2KM7Mw In this video, she mentioned that the platform makes her feel pressured to read and consume more, whilst she herself is a slow reader and doesn't buy many books. Since posting this video, Leonie has been uploading consistently, posting a video about once a week. 
Leonie's channel has been growing steadily, going from around 10.000 subscribers when she stopped posting in 2017 to well over 400.000 subscribers in 2023.https://socialblade.com/youtube/c/thebookleo
== Content ==
Leonie's content has evolved a lot over the years. Now, she is best known for aesthetically pleasing vlogs, funny rants about weird books, and insightful deepdives into certain aspects of literature. 
On April 4, 2023 Leonie created a second channel.https://www.youtube.com/@Leonie_Christel Here, she posts what she describes as "slow content".https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QagWKfxOeg&t=13s The channel is mostly vlog-based, and there is no consistent upload schedule. 
On May 1, 2023 she posted a video announcing her Patreon, The Hidden Library.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5T_WKunkSUhttps://www.patreon.com/thebookleo On this Patreon, she hosts a monthly bookclub for all members of The Hidden Library. Once the month is up, she hosts a private livestream for her patrons discussing the book.
== Trivia ==
* Contrary to popular belief,https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/thebookleo.html Leonie does not live in Amsterdam. 
* She enjoys curating playlists, one of which is dark academia focused and has over 2500 followers.https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0JNu7Kq6ThRlmw6I99iW0J?si=97cd088da64d4fc9
* Leonie has a playbutton for amassing 100.000 subscribers, which she keeps in her non-functional fireplace.https://www.instagram.com/p/CbSbpwHgOeT/?img_index=1
* One of her favourite TV-shows is 'Over the Garden Wall'.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p49YT-envmkhttps://x.com/thebookleo/status/1437517947120062464?s=48&t=Lonmk6n6yeZJCbQaBQYVeA
* Her most listened to artist in 2021 was Marina.https://twitter.com/thebookleo/status/1466165031679180804?s=48&t=Lonmk6n6yeZJCbQaBQYVeA
* A Korok from The Legend of Zelda can be heard during the outtro of every one of Leonie's videos. 
* Leonie makes beautiful art as well.https://www.instagram.com/p/CrsudjOLVFy/?img_index=4 
== Others about Leonie ==
On April of 2020, Daniel Greene made two videos describing his problems with YA Fantasy.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dkXYiaeSJIhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElGFNgods08 Leonie made a video several days later, loosely referencing Daniels video and saying she does not agree with the way he speaks about the genre.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQI0rkijt1w Daniel invited Leonie to speak to him about YA Fantasy, and they ended up having an insightful conversation on his YouTube channel.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTjkDnkSY2o
On February 2, 2023 Regan from PeruseProject made a video where she read the favourite books of three of her favourite BookTubers. In this video, she read 'Bunny' by Mona Awad, as this is one of Leonie's favourite books.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_Y3tpzWdqI"The Book Leo is run by Leonie, and her channel is full of all things book related. She makes videos covering book reviews, reading vlogs, and book recommendations. As well as all this, she also participates in a fun trend in the booktube community of roasting her subscriber’s taste in books. Her content is wholesome, comforting, and all-around great fun to watch! Leonie also looks at trending Tik Tok books and tells you if they’re worth reading."https://becomeawritertoday.com/biggest-booktubers/ Become A Writer Today
== References ==
Category:Book-narrating YouTubers
Category:Dutch YouTubers
Category:Users who joined in 2014