Thats So Poe | 2022 Favorite Reads [CC] @ThatsSoPoe | Uploaded January 2023 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
Here are my favorite reads of 2022! I have my top three ranked choices in 10 different categories, all of which I loved so much. Some of these I have standalone reviews for, so check those out if you want more details on any of them!
TIME STAMPS
0:00 Introduction
1:04 Nonfiction Audiobooks
4:50 Memoir Audiobooks
9:36 Graphic Memoirs
13:48 Poetry
17:33 Middle Grade Contemporaries
21:18 Middle Grade SFF
24:59 Romance
29:12 Horror
34:09 Self-Published Fantasy
38:41 Fantasy
MY PREVIOUS BOOKTUBE VIDEOS MENTIONED
Review | Ducks
youtube.com/watch?v=T39shd_rBng
Review | When I Grow Up I Want to Be a List of Further Possibilities
youtube.com/watch?v=67N1liNLKNU
Review | Jennifer Chan is Not Alone
youtube.com/watch?v=PTPB5BfK6nk
Review | Donut Fall in Love
youtube.com/watch?v=EsZZRMEVph4
Review | Bad Witch Burning
youtube.com/watch?v=GK7kWpd-ncY
Series Review | Mages of the Wheel by J.D. Evans
youtube.com/watch?v=9INWNeFeiIc
Series Review | Fluff by Ravens Dagger
youtube.com/watch?v=s0hJ_bOEBJQ
Review | Signal to Noise
youtube.com/watch?v=zO36crKdEzM
Review | Siren Queen
youtube.com/watch?v=3M1l9qIOLRM
Review | Light From Uncommon Stars
youtube.com/watch?v=cg3IWNyEG6I
Review | The Oleander Sword by Tasha Suri
youtube.com/watch?v=FAJBSoT0aP8
BOOKS MENTIONED
We Had a Little Real Estate Problem by Kliph Nesteroff
goodreads.com/book/show/54304279-we-had-a-little-real-estate-problem
Consumed by Aja Barber
goodreads.com/book/show/57213320-consumed
Antigone Rising by Helen Morales
goodreads.com/book/show/51734177-antigone-rising
The Impossible City by Karen Cheung
goodreads.com/book/show/58082211-the-impossible-city
Between Two Kingdoms by Suleika Jaouad
goodreads.com/book/show/50743767-between-two-kingdoms
Sitting Pretty by Rebekah Taussig
goodreads.com/book/show/52167161-sitting-pretty
Piano Oriental by Zeina Abirached, Annika Wisniewski (Translator)
goodreads.com/book/show/33624673-piano-oriental
Everything is OK by Debbie Tung
goodreads.com/book/show/60320130-everything-is-ok
Ducks by Kate Beaton
goodreads.com/book/show/59069071-ducks
Dreaming of You by Melissa Lozada-Oliva
goodreads.com/book/show/56994344-dreaming-of-you
Junk by Tommy Pico
goodreads.com/book/show/36276434-junk
When I Grow Up I Want to Be a List of Further Possibilities by Chen Chen
goodreads.com/book/show/31944953-when-i-grow-up-i-want-to-be-a-list-of-further-possibilities
Your Emergency Contact Has Experienced an Emergency by Chen Chen
goodreads.com/book/show/60183497-your-emergency-contact-has-experienced-an-emergency
Neverforgotten by Alejandra Algorta, Iván Rickenmann (Illustrator), Aida Salazar (Translator)
goodreads.com/book/show/56817368-neverforgotten
Ain’t Burned All the Bright by Jason Reynolds, Jason Griffin (Illustrator)
goodreads.com/book/show/58437699-ain-t-burned-all-the-bright
Maizy Chen’s Last Chance by Lisa Yee
goodreads.com/book/show/43605178-maizy-chen-s-last-chance
Aviva vs the Dybbuk by Mari Lowe
goodreads.com/book/show/58739419-aviva-vs-the-dybbuk
A Rover’s Story by Jasmine Warga
goodreads.com/book/show/60091384-a-rover-s-story
Jennifer Chan is Not Alone by Tae Keller
goodreads.com/book/show/53129487-jennifer-chan-is-not-alone
For the Love of April French by Penny Aimes
goodreads.com/book/show/56129469-for-the-love-of-april-french
By the Book by Jasmine Guillory
goodreads.com/en/book/show/58950845
Donut Fall in Love by Jackie Lau
goodreads.com/book/show/53417713-donut-fall-in-love
Shadow Life by Hiromi Goto, Ann Xu (Illustrator)
goodreads.com/book/show/51591596-shadow-life
These Lifeless Things by Premee Mohamed
goodreads.com/book/show/56777157-these-lifeless-things
Bad Witch Burning by Jessica Lewis
goodreads.com/book/show/50028605-bad-witch-burning
Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree
goodreads.com/book/show/61242426-legends-lattes
Reign & Ruin by J.D. Evans
goodreads.com/book/show/50607309-reign-ruin
Fluff by Ravens Dagger
goodreads.com/book/show/61637090-fluff
Signal to Noise by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
goodreads.com/book/show/22609306-signal-to-noise
Siren Queen by Nghi Vo
goodreads.com/book/show/54102727-siren-queen
Light From Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki
goodreads.com/book/show/56179360-light-from-uncommon-stars
The Oleander Sword by Tasha Suri
goodreads.com/book/show/53446712-the-oleander-sword
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Here are my favorite reads of 2022! I have my top three ranked choices in 10 different categories, all of which I loved so much. Some of these I have standalone reviews for, so check those out if you want more details on any of them!
TIME STAMPS
0:00 Introduction
1:04 Nonfiction Audiobooks
4:50 Memoir Audiobooks
9:36 Graphic Memoirs
13:48 Poetry
17:33 Middle Grade Contemporaries
21:18 Middle Grade SFF
24:59 Romance
29:12 Horror
34:09 Self-Published Fantasy
38:41 Fantasy
MY PREVIOUS BOOKTUBE VIDEOS MENTIONED
Review | Ducks
youtube.com/watch?v=T39shd_rBng
Review | When I Grow Up I Want to Be a List of Further Possibilities
youtube.com/watch?v=67N1liNLKNU
Review | Jennifer Chan is Not Alone
youtube.com/watch?v=PTPB5BfK6nk
Review | Donut Fall in Love
youtube.com/watch?v=EsZZRMEVph4
Review | Bad Witch Burning
youtube.com/watch?v=GK7kWpd-ncY
Series Review | Mages of the Wheel by J.D. Evans
youtube.com/watch?v=9INWNeFeiIc
Series Review | Fluff by Ravens Dagger
youtube.com/watch?v=s0hJ_bOEBJQ
Review | Signal to Noise
youtube.com/watch?v=zO36crKdEzM
Review | Siren Queen
youtube.com/watch?v=3M1l9qIOLRM
Review | Light From Uncommon Stars
youtube.com/watch?v=cg3IWNyEG6I
Review | The Oleander Sword by Tasha Suri
youtube.com/watch?v=FAJBSoT0aP8
BOOKS MENTIONED
We Had a Little Real Estate Problem by Kliph Nesteroff
goodreads.com/book/show/54304279-we-had-a-little-real-estate-problem
Consumed by Aja Barber
goodreads.com/book/show/57213320-consumed
Antigone Rising by Helen Morales
goodreads.com/book/show/51734177-antigone-rising
The Impossible City by Karen Cheung
goodreads.com/book/show/58082211-the-impossible-city
Between Two Kingdoms by Suleika Jaouad
goodreads.com/book/show/50743767-between-two-kingdoms
Sitting Pretty by Rebekah Taussig
goodreads.com/book/show/52167161-sitting-pretty
Piano Oriental by Zeina Abirached, Annika Wisniewski (Translator)
goodreads.com/book/show/33624673-piano-oriental
Everything is OK by Debbie Tung
goodreads.com/book/show/60320130-everything-is-ok
Ducks by Kate Beaton
goodreads.com/book/show/59069071-ducks
Dreaming of You by Melissa Lozada-Oliva
goodreads.com/book/show/56994344-dreaming-of-you
Junk by Tommy Pico
goodreads.com/book/show/36276434-junk
When I Grow Up I Want to Be a List of Further Possibilities by Chen Chen
goodreads.com/book/show/31944953-when-i-grow-up-i-want-to-be-a-list-of-further-possibilities
Your Emergency Contact Has Experienced an Emergency by Chen Chen
goodreads.com/book/show/60183497-your-emergency-contact-has-experienced-an-emergency
Neverforgotten by Alejandra Algorta, Iván Rickenmann (Illustrator), Aida Salazar (Translator)
goodreads.com/book/show/56817368-neverforgotten
Ain’t Burned All the Bright by Jason Reynolds, Jason Griffin (Illustrator)
goodreads.com/book/show/58437699-ain-t-burned-all-the-bright
Maizy Chen’s Last Chance by Lisa Yee
goodreads.com/book/show/43605178-maizy-chen-s-last-chance
Aviva vs the Dybbuk by Mari Lowe
goodreads.com/book/show/58739419-aviva-vs-the-dybbuk
A Rover’s Story by Jasmine Warga
goodreads.com/book/show/60091384-a-rover-s-story
Jennifer Chan is Not Alone by Tae Keller
goodreads.com/book/show/53129487-jennifer-chan-is-not-alone
For the Love of April French by Penny Aimes
goodreads.com/book/show/56129469-for-the-love-of-april-french
By the Book by Jasmine Guillory
goodreads.com/en/book/show/58950845
Donut Fall in Love by Jackie Lau
goodreads.com/book/show/53417713-donut-fall-in-love
Shadow Life by Hiromi Goto, Ann Xu (Illustrator)
goodreads.com/book/show/51591596-shadow-life
These Lifeless Things by Premee Mohamed
goodreads.com/book/show/56777157-these-lifeless-things
Bad Witch Burning by Jessica Lewis
goodreads.com/book/show/50028605-bad-witch-burning
Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree
goodreads.com/book/show/61242426-legends-lattes
Reign & Ruin by J.D. Evans
goodreads.com/book/show/50607309-reign-ruin
Fluff by Ravens Dagger
goodreads.com/book/show/61637090-fluff
Signal to Noise by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
goodreads.com/book/show/22609306-signal-to-noise
Siren Queen by Nghi Vo
goodreads.com/book/show/54102727-siren-queen
Light From Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki
goodreads.com/book/show/56179360-light-from-uncommon-stars
The Oleander Sword by Tasha Suri
goodreads.com/book/show/53446712-the-oleander-sword
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![2022 Favorite Reads [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Njey3YmPbXI/hqdefault.jpg "2022 Favorite Reads [CC]
Here are my favorite reads of 2022! I have my top three ranked choices in 10 different categories, all of which I loved so much. Some of these I have standalone reviews for, so check those out if you want more details on any of them!
TIME STAMPS
0:00 Introduction
1:04 Nonfiction Audiobooks
4:50 Memoir Audiobooks
9:36 Graphic Memoirs
13:48 Poetry
17:33 Middle Grade Contemporaries
21:18 Middle Grade SFF
24:59 Romance
29:12 Horror
34:09 Self-Published Fantasy
38:41 Fantasy
MY PREVIOUS BOOKTUBE VIDEOS MENTIONED
Review | Ducks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T39shd_rBng
Review | When I Grow Up I Want to Be a List of Further Possibilities
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67N1liNLKNU
Review | Jennifer Chan is Not Alone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTPB5BfK6nk
Review | Donut Fall in Love
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsZZRMEVph4
Review | Bad Witch Burning
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GK7kWpd-ncY
Series Review | Mages of the Wheel by J.D. Evans
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9INWNeFeiIc
Series Review | Fluff by Ravens Dagger
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0hJ_bOEBJQ
Review | Signal to Noise
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zO36crKdEzM
Review | Siren Queen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3M1l9qIOLRM
Review | Light From Uncommon Stars
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cg3IWNyEG6I
Review | The Oleander Sword by Tasha Suri
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAJBSoT0aP8
BOOKS MENTIONED
We Had a Little Real Estate Problem by Kliph Nesteroff
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54304279-we-had-a-little-real-estate-problem
Consumed by Aja Barber
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57213320-consumed
Antigone Rising by Helen Morales
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51734177-antigone-rising
The Impossible City by Karen Cheung
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58082211-the-impossible-city
Between Two Kingdoms by Suleika Jaouad
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50743767-between-two-kingdoms
Sitting Pretty by Rebekah Taussig
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52167161-sitting-pretty
Piano Oriental by Zeina Abirached, Annika Wisniewski (Translator)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33624673-piano-oriental
Everything is OK by Debbie Tung
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60320130-everything-is-ok
Ducks by Kate Beaton
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59069071-ducks
Dreaming of You by Melissa Lozada-Oliva
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56994344-dreaming-of-you
Junk by Tommy Pico
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36276434-junk
When I Grow Up I Want to Be a List of Further Possibilities by Chen Chen
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31944953-when-i-grow-up-i-want-to-be-a-list-of-further-possibilities
Your Emergency Contact Has Experienced an Emergency by Chen Chen
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60183497-your-emergency-contact-has-experienced-an-emergency
Neverforgotten by Alejandra Algorta, Iván Rickenmann (Illustrator), Aida Salazar (Translator)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56817368-neverforgotten
Ain’t Burned All the Bright by Jason Reynolds, Jason Griffin (Illustrator)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58437699-ain-t-burned-all-the-bright
Maizy Chen’s Last Chance by Lisa Yee
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43605178-maizy-chen-s-last-chance
Aviva vs the Dybbuk by Mari Lowe
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58739419-aviva-vs-the-dybbuk
A Rover’s Story by Jasmine Warga
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60091384-a-rover-s-story
Jennifer Chan is Not Alone by Tae Keller
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53129487-jennifer-chan-is-not-alone
For the Love of April French by Penny Aimes
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56129469-for-the-love-of-april-french
By the Book by Jasmine Guillory
https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/58950845
Donut Fall in Love by Jackie Lau
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53417713-donut-fall-in-love
Shadow Life by Hiromi Goto, Ann Xu (Illustrator)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51591596-shadow-life
These Lifeless Things by Premee Mohamed
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56777157-these-lifeless-things
Bad Witch Burning by Jessica Lewis
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50028605-bad-witch-burning
Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61242426-legends-lattes
Reign & Ruin by J.D. Evans
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50607309-reign-ruin
Fluff by Ravens Dagger
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61637090-fluff
Signal to Noise by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22609306-signal-to-noise
Siren Queen by Nghi Vo
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54102727-siren-queen
Light From Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56179360-light-from-uncommon-stars
The Oleander Sword by Tasha Suri
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53446712-the-oleander-sword
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![2022 Reads | Week 1 [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/OLsPpUEVC3k/hqdefault.jpg "2022 Reads | Week 1 [CC]
This week I got to quite a few new releases, which is an excellent start to the new year!
TIMESTAMPS
0:18 The Last Cuentista
3:06 Dreaming of You
5:25 Noor
7:30 You Should See Me in a Crown
MY PREVIOUS BOOKTUBE VIDEOS MENTIONED
Review | Peluda
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYoPDAbU1Bo
BOOKS MENTIONED
The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56817365-the-last-cuentista
Lupe Wong Won’t Dance by Donna Barba Higuera
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44318533-lupe-wong-won-t-dance
Dreaming of You by Melissa Lozada-Oliva
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56994344-dreaming-of-you
Peluda by Melissa Lozada-Oliva
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36126998-peluda
Noor by Nnedi Okorafor
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57632292-noor
You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50160619-you-should-see-me-in-a-crown
CONTENT WARNINGS
The Last Cuentista: extremism, death of a family member, genocide, injury
Dreaming of You: body horror, obsession, violence, injury, murder, mental health issues
Noor: graphic violence, injury, mob violence, murder, colonialism, exploitation, ecological disaster, ableism
You Should See Me in a Crown: illness, death of a family member, bullying, homophobia, racism, microaggressions
CONNECT WITH ME
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![2022 Reads | Week 9 [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/OnhmBeqGgnQ/hqdefault.jpg "2022 Reads | Week 9 [CC]
This week I read a bunch of great books, from poetry to mystery to fairy tales, plus DNF’d one book.
TIMESTAMPS
0:16 The Wild Fox of Yemen
2:01 Medallion Status
4:37 Hither, Page
6:29 The Sister Who Ate Her Brothers
8:05 Project Hail Mary
9:59 Kitchen
15:18 Tidesong
BOOKTUBERS MENTIONED
Olivia Savannah @ Olivia’s Catastrophe
https://www.youtube.com/c/OliviasCatastrophe
Rachel @ Kalanadi
https://www.youtube.com/c/Kalanadi
Joe @ FinalBlowJoe
https://www.youtube.com/user/FinalBlowJoe
Jen @ Jen Campbell
https://www.youtube.com/user/jenvcampbell
BOOKS MENTIONED
The Wild Fox of Yemen by Threa Almontaser
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53317417-the-wild-fox-of-yemen
Medallion Status by John Hodgman
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44908180-medallion-status
Vacationland by John Hodgman
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34347433-vacationland
Hither, Page by Cat Sebastian
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44785311-hither-page
The Sister Who Ate Her Brothers by Jen Campbell, Adam de Souza (Illustrator)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57392624-the-sister-who-ate-her-brothers
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54493401-project-hail-mary
The Martian by Andy Weir
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18007564-the-martian
Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto, Megan Backus (Translator)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50144.Kitchen
Tidesong by Wendy Xu
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57094282-tidesong
CONTENT WARNINGS
The Wild Fox of Yemen: Islamophobia, rape, war, drug addiction, gang violence, murder
Medallion Status: (none)
Hither, Page: PTSD, murder, epidemic, illness, injury
The Sister Who Ate Her Brothers: body horror, death, injury, illness, murder, imprisonment, kidnapping, cannibalism
Project Hail Mary: ecological disaster, death, injury, illness
Kitchen: death of a family member, grief, depression, alcoholism, misgendering, dead naming, antitrans violence, murder, suicidal ideation, illness
Tidesong: angst, negative self-talk
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![Wrap-up | Lovember [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/P0k1JAh4RJQ/hqdefault.jpg "Wrap-up | Lovember [CC]
I had such a fun time participating in Lovember! Here’s what I ended up reading and the tic-tac-toe prompts the books ended up fulfilling.
LOVEMBER INFO
ReadBecca | Announcing LOVEMBER 2022 - A Super Casual Romance Readathon!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v pqXHGgFj1g
LOVEMBER is a casual romance readathon from November 17-30
💕 LOVEMBER 2022 Prompts:💕
The Rogue:
- Fantasy
- Criminal character
- Hate to love
The Rockstar:
- Tattoo or Instrument on the cover
- Celebrity character
- Contemporary
The Ruined:
- Red on the cover
- Historical
- Forced Proximity
ROMANTIC-TAC-TOE BOARD: https://imgur.com/B9nIiXt
💖Challenge Options: 💖
Casual: Use the prompts to pick one or more romance reads
Intermediate: Get 3 in a row on the romantic-tac-toe board
Advanced: Blackout the board by reading for every prompt
BOOKS MENTIONED
The Stand-Up Groomsman by Jackie Lau
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60097416-the-stand-up-groomsman
Saffron Alley by A.J. Demas
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56632501-saffron-alley
The Roommate Risk by Talia Hibbert
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57963881-the-roommate-risk
Guardian Temptation by Talia Hibbert
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53180493-guarding-temptation
West Side Love Story by Priscilla Oliveras
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59088703-west-side-love-story
By the Book by Jasmine Guillory
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58950845-by-the-book
Mrs. Martin’s Incomparable Adventure by Courtney Milan
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44084867-mrs-martin-s-incomparable-adventure
CONTENT WARNINGS
The Stand-Up Groomsman: depression, anxiety, toxic family relationships
Saffron Alley: injury, murder, queerphobia, trauma, domestic abuse
The Roommate Risk: trauma, child abandonment, death of a family member, grief, anxiety
Guarding Temptation: stalking, doxxing, death threats
West Side Love Story: death of a family member, child abandonment, trauma, sexism
By the Book: depression, familial emotional abuse
Mrs. Martin’s Incomparable Adventure: sexism, ageism, rape, toxic family relationships
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![Hugos 2023 | Novels [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/P9K_t5HXT00/hqdefault.jpg "Hugos 2023 | Novels [CC]
My husband, Sush, and I read the Hugo novels on the shortlist this year, and here we talk about our thoughts and ranking.
MY PREVIOUS BOOKTUBE VIDEOS MENTIONED
Hugo Awards Playlist
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7tcJIT5sKwPWEzM9G6aZqxkDUD0lf9a4
BOOKS MENTIONED
Nona the Ninth, by Tamsyn Muir
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58662507-nona-the-ninth
Nettle & Bone, by T. Kingfisher
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56179377-nettle-bone
The Daughter of Doctor Moreau, by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54829360-the-daughter-of-doctor-moreau
The Kaiju Preservation Society, by John Scalzi
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57693406-the-kaiju-preservation-society
The Spare Man, by Mary Robinette Kowal
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55077658-the-spare-man
Legends & Lattes, by Travis Baldree
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61242426-legends-lattes
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![TBR Zero Achieved! [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/PBx_WYCN3MI/hqdefault.jpg "TBR Zero Achieved! [CC]
I just achieved TBR Zero, so I thought I would celebrate by making a video talking about my journey and why I wanted to read everything I owned.
BOOKS MENTIONED
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22318578-the-life-changing-magic-of-tidying-up
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![2022 Reads | Week 7 [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/PDOuK__EiUQ/hqdefault.jpg "2022 Reads | Week 7 [CC]
This week I read some books I’d been meaning to get to for a while, which felt great!
TIMESTAMPS
0:17 FIYAH #19
1:51 Velvet Was the Night
5:32 Becoming
7:40 Comfort Me with Apples
BOOKTUBERS MENTIONED
Cynthia @ BookWhimsy
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWyPRQsOqX3Rf0kXwoSRb7w
Kristen @ Kristenelle - SFF Reader
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEWVJO0ilejTarqgivc3ApQ
Becca @ ReadBecca
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-h4Og3lZ6f2SseEc72LVDw
BOOKTUBE VIDEOS MENTIONED
BookWhimsy | Velvet Was the Night | Book Review and Historical Discussion
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvQN86daRu8
Kristenelle - SFF Reader | Comfort Me with Apples: Spoiler Free (Rave) Review
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyHsUmOBrCk
ReadBecca | Comfort Me With Apples by Catherynne M. Valente - Book Review
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EV9gvdaC6R0
BOOKS MENTIONED
FIYAH Literary Magazine Issue #19
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58779190-fiyah-magazine-of-black-speculative-fiction-issue-19
Velvet Was the Night by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54746205-velvet-was-the-night
Becoming by Michelle Obama
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38746485-becoming
Comfort Me with Apples by Catherynne M. Valente
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56179382-comfort-me-with-apples
CONTENT WARNINGS
FIYAH #19: ableism, poverty, death of a family member, grief, body horror, injury, violence, medical experimentation
Velvet Was the Night: graphic violence, torture, injury, murder
Becoming: illness, death of a family member, racism, sexism, gun violence
Comfort Me with Apples: (unknown)
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![Review | Jennifer Chan is Not Alone [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/PTPB5BfK6nk/hqdefault.jpg "Review | Jennifer Chan is Not Alone [CC]
I recently read this contemporary middle grade and thought it tackled some really interesting topics in such a good way!
BOOKS MENTIONED
Jennifer Chan is Not Alone by Tae Keller
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53129487-jennifer-chan-is-not-alone
When You Trap a Tiger by Tae Keller
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44901877-when-you-trap-a-tiger
CONTENT WARNINGS
Jennifer Chan is Not Alone: bullying, child runaway, anxiety, death of a family member, child neglect
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![2023 Reads | WeeK 16 [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/QOVKbCnQIVU/hqdefault.jpg "2023 Reads | WeeK 16 [CC]
This week I read more books for #TransGirlApril, plus finished a bunch of things I’d been working on for a while.
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
0:17 Bad Girls
3:02 Bitter
5:18 The Moth Keeper
7:37 The Best of World SF Vol.2
9:18 Fairy & Folk Tales of Ireland
10:48 The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook
BOOKTUBERS MENTIONED
Freddie @SluggishReader
Becca @ReadBecca
BOOKS MENTIONED
Bad Girls by Camila Sosa Villada, Kit Maude (Translator)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59237338-bad-girls
Fierce Femmes and Notorious Liars by Kai Cheng Thom
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32279708-fierce-femmes-and-notorious-liars
Bitter by Akwaeke Emezi
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58558604-bitter
Pet by Akwaeke Emezi
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43568395-pet
The Moth Keeper by K. O’Neill
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61356477-the-moth-keeper
The Tea Dragon Society by K. O’Neill
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34895950-the-tea-dragon-society
The Best of World SF Vol.2 ed. by Lavie Tidhar
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60182639-the-best-of-world-sf
The Best of World SF Vol.1 ed. by Lavie Tidhar
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54954651-the-best-of-world-sf-volume-1
Fairy & Folk Tales of Ireland ed. by W.B. Yeats
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34185093-fairy-folk-tales-of-ireland
The Wee Free Men (#1 in Tiffany Aching series) by Terry Pratchett
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34211766-the-wee-free-men
The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook by Matthew McKay, Jeffrey C. Wood, Jeffrey Brantley
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43319534-the-dialectical-behavior-therapy-skills-workbook
CONTENT WARNINGS
Bad Girls: child abuse, child sexual abuse, rape, police brutality, illness, injury, graphic violence, death, murder, suicide, transphobia, drug abuse, alcoholism, trauma, PTSD
Bitter: child abuse, graphic violence, mob violence, injury, death, self-harm, blood magic, trauma, PTSD
The Moth Keeper: trauma, child abandonment
The Best of World SF Vol.2: illness, injury, suicide, death, death of a family member, graphic violence, mass murder, genocide, gun violence, body horror, rape, police brutality, trauma, worker exploitation, poverty, prejudice, depression, enslavement, imprisonment, cannibalism, animal death, mental health issues, bombing, infertility, grief, loss of bodily autonomy, bullying, caregiver burnout, family separation, ecological disaster, war, addiction, toxic relationships, plague, torture, fanaticism, colonialism
Fairy & Folk Tales of Ireland: sexism, injury, illness, death, kidnapping
The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook: (none)
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![Short Story Reading Vlog | A.T. Greenblatt [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/QU6Jy4L6Gko/hqdefault.jpg "Short Story Reading Vlog | A.T. Greenblatt [CC]
Join me as I vlog reading through a bunch of short stories by A.T. Greenblatt and share some clips of daily life!
BOOKTUBERS MENTIONED
Reija @ The Book Finch
https://www.youtube.com/c/Bofinkins
SHORT STORIES MENTIONED
“Burn or the Episodic Life of Sam Wells as a Super”
https://uncannymagazine.com/article/burn-or-the-episodic-life-of-sam-wells-as-a-super/
Questions Asked in the Belly of the World (Sept 2021, Tor.com)
https://www.tor.com/2021/09/29/questions-asked-in-the-belly-of-the-world-a-t-greenblatt/
“The Family in the Adit” (Apr 2021, Nightmare)
https://www.nightmare-magazine.com/fiction/the-family-in-the-adit/
“The Memory of a Memory is a Spirit” (Feb 2021, Lightspeed)
https://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/the-memory-of-a-memory-is-a-spirit/
“One Time, a Reluctant Traveler” (Jul 2020, Clarkesworld)
https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/greenblatt_07_20/
“Give the Family My Love” (Feb 2019, Clarkesworld)
https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/greenblatt_02_19/
“Before the World Crumbles Away” (Mar 2019, Uncanny)
https://uncannymagazine.com/article/before-the-world-crumbles-away/
CONTENT WARNINGS
Questions Asked in the Belly of the World: injury, ableism
“The Family in the Adit”: body horror, injury, imprisonment
“The Memory of a Memory is a Spirit”: prejudice
“One Time, a Reluctant Traveler”: death of a family member, grief, trauma
“Give the Family My Love”: ecological disaster
“Before the World Crumbles Away”: ecological disaster, depression, suicide, injury, death
MUSIC USED
George Street Shuffle by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1300035
Artist: http://incompetech.com/
Old Bossa by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Artist: http://www.twinmusicom.org/
Fortaleza by Topher Mohr and Alex Elena")
![Wrap-up | Nov. Readathons (#NonfictionNovember #Lovember) [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/QcLnXoxURpo/hqdefault.jpg "Wrap-up | Nov. Readathons (#NonfictionNovember #Lovember) [CC]
For November, I participated in two readathons: Nonfiction November and Lovember. Here I wrap up what I read for each!
TIMESTAMPS
0:25 Nonfiction November
6:35 Lovember
NONFICTION NOVEMBER INFO
abookolive | Nonfiction November 2021 | Announcement
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63vihsyADUY
Prompts:
- Collection
- Industry
- Style
- Treatment
Twitter: https://twitter.com/NonficNovember
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nonfictionnovember
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/174090-nonfiction-november-2021
Instagram (NEW!): https://www.instagram.com/nonfictionnovember/
Storygraph challenge: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/c30cd08f-d7b3-43e8-afae-6aecbeaa6a97
LOVEMBER INFO
Read Becca | Announcing LOVEMBER
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3khfOxkdgE
LOVEMBER is a casual romance readathon from November 1-30
💕 LOVEMBER 2021 Prompts:💕
Tier 1:
- Contemporary
- Historical
- SciFi/Fantasy
Tier 2:
- Bare Chest on the cover
- Animal on the cover
Tier 3:
- New to You Author
Prompt image: https://imgur.com/Taq3JFJ
💖Challenge Options: 💖
Option 1: Use the prompts to pick one or more romance reads
Option 2: Pick a unique book for one prompt in each tier
Option 3: Blackout the board by picking a unique book for each prompt
Option 4: Go for maxmimum points. Books apply to their highest value prompt only: Tier 1 = 1 point, Tier 2= 2 points, Tier 3 = 3 points, a book that hits prompts in ALL 3 Tiers = 5 points.
MY PREVIOUS BOOKTUBE VIDEOS MENTIONED
Review | The Anthropocene Reviewed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrHyEFLbMlQ
Series Review | The Windflower Series by Andi C. Buchanan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpvNdpEVQD4
BOOKS MENTIONED
Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54814676-crying-in-h-mart
The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55145261-the-anthropocene-reviewed
Feathers by Thor Hanson
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18994701-feathers
Women in Art by Rachel Ignotofsky
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43345578-women-in-art
The Scurlock Studio and Black Washington: Picturing the Promise by the National Museum of African American History and Culture
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6384613-the-scurlock-studio-and-black-washington
Alpaca and Apparitions by Andi C. Buchanan
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59578294-alpaca-and-apparitions
The Craft of Love by E.E. Ottoman
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56280226-the-craft-of-love
How to Fail at Flirting by Denise Williams
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52057698-how-to-fail-at-flirting
Tempest by Beverly Jenkins
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35068495-tempest
CONTENT WARNINGS
Crying in H Mart: depression, toxic relationships, illness, death of a family member, grief, generational trauma, child abuse, alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity
The Anthropocene Reviewed: pandemic, illness, anxiety, depression, injury, death, social injustice, climate change
Feathers: animal injury & death, mild gore
Women in Art: sexism
The Scurlock Studio and Black Washington: racism, sexism
Alpaca and Apparitions: (none)
The Craft of Love: transphobia, anxiety
How to Fail at Flirting: domestic abuse, trauma, PTSD, sexual harassment, physical & sexual assault
Tempest: gun injury, toxic family relationships, death of a family member, racism, race riots/massacre, illness, injury
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