Thats So Poe | 2023 Reads | Week 3 [CC] @ThatsSoPoe | Uploaded January 2023 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
This week I read a bunch of varied things, some of which I loved, and some of which weren’t quite for me.
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
0:17 The Dispossessed
1:26 Kiss Me, Catalina
3:57 Cryptid Club
4:54 I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki
7:35 Uncommon Charm
BOOKTUBERS MENTIONED
Reija @TheBookFinch
BOOKTUBE VIDEOS MENTIONED
The Book Finch | Best Books I Read in 2022
youtube.com/watch?v=TS87qFb7sTk
BOOKS MENTIONED
The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin
goodreads.com/book/show/54297097-the-dispossessed
Kiss Me, Catalina by Priscilla Oliveras
goodreads.com/book/show/61131311-kiss-me-catalina
West Side Love Story by Priscilla Oliveras
goodreads.com/book/show/59088703-west-side-love-story
Cryptid Club by Sarah Andersen
goodreads.com/book/show/60320162-cryptid-club
I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki by Baek Sehee, Anton Hur (Translator)
goodreads.com/book/show/59808426-i-want-to-die-but-i-want-to-eat-tteokbokki
Uncommon Charm by Emily Bergslien, Kat Weaver
goodreads.com/book/show/57132720-uncommon-charm
OTHER THINGS MENTIONED
HaperCollins Union Strike
https://linktr.ee/hcpunion
CONTENT WARNINGS
The Dispossessed: bullying, trauma, depression, family separation, sexism, sexual assault
Kiss Me, Catalina: patriarchy, machismo, family separation, family abandonment, trauma
Cryptid Club: anxiety
I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki: anxiety, depression, negative self-talk, domestic abuse, toxic relationships
Uncommon Charm: child sexual abuse, injury, gun violence, death of a family member, self-harm
CONNECT WITH ME
Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/12431045-that-s-so-poe
This week I read a bunch of varied things, some of which I loved, and some of which weren’t quite for me.
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
0:17 The Dispossessed
1:26 Kiss Me, Catalina
3:57 Cryptid Club
4:54 I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki
7:35 Uncommon Charm
BOOKTUBERS MENTIONED
Reija @TheBookFinch
BOOKTUBE VIDEOS MENTIONED
The Book Finch | Best Books I Read in 2022
youtube.com/watch?v=TS87qFb7sTk
BOOKS MENTIONED
The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin
goodreads.com/book/show/54297097-the-dispossessed
Kiss Me, Catalina by Priscilla Oliveras
goodreads.com/book/show/61131311-kiss-me-catalina
West Side Love Story by Priscilla Oliveras
goodreads.com/book/show/59088703-west-side-love-story
Cryptid Club by Sarah Andersen
goodreads.com/book/show/60320162-cryptid-club
I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki by Baek Sehee, Anton Hur (Translator)
goodreads.com/book/show/59808426-i-want-to-die-but-i-want-to-eat-tteokbokki
Uncommon Charm by Emily Bergslien, Kat Weaver
goodreads.com/book/show/57132720-uncommon-charm
OTHER THINGS MENTIONED
HaperCollins Union Strike
https://linktr.ee/hcpunion
CONTENT WARNINGS
The Dispossessed: bullying, trauma, depression, family separation, sexism, sexual assault
Kiss Me, Catalina: patriarchy, machismo, family separation, family abandonment, trauma
Cryptid Club: anxiety
I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki: anxiety, depression, negative self-talk, domestic abuse, toxic relationships
Uncommon Charm: child sexual abuse, injury, gun violence, death of a family member, self-harm
CONNECT WITH ME
Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/12431045-that-s-so-poe
![2023 Reads | Week 3 [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/DQvRXLU-Sac/hqdefault.jpg "2023 Reads | Week 3 [CC]
This week I read a bunch of varied things, some of which I loved, and some of which weren’t quite for me.
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
0:17 The Dispossessed
1:26 Kiss Me, Catalina
3:57 Cryptid Club
4:54 I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki
7:35 Uncommon Charm
BOOKTUBERS MENTIONED
Reija @TheBookFinch
BOOKTUBE VIDEOS MENTIONED
The Book Finch | Best Books I Read in 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TS87qFb7sTk
BOOKS MENTIONED
The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54297097-the-dispossessed
Kiss Me, Catalina by Priscilla Oliveras
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61131311-kiss-me-catalina
West Side Love Story by Priscilla Oliveras
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59088703-west-side-love-story
Cryptid Club by Sarah Andersen
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60320162-cryptid-club
I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki by Baek Sehee, Anton Hur (Translator)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59808426-i-want-to-die-but-i-want-to-eat-tteokbokki
Uncommon Charm by Emily Bergslien, Kat Weaver
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57132720-uncommon-charm
OTHER THINGS MENTIONED
HaperCollins Union Strike
https://linktr.ee/hcpunion
CONTENT WARNINGS
The Dispossessed: bullying, trauma, depression, family separation, sexism, sexual assault
Kiss Me, Catalina: patriarchy, machismo, family separation, family abandonment, trauma
Cryptid Club: anxiety
I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki: anxiety, depression, negative self-talk, domestic abuse, toxic relationships
Uncommon Charm: child sexual abuse, injury, gun violence, death of a family member, self-harm
CONNECT WITH ME
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/12431045-that-s-so-poe")
![2022 Reads | Week 26 [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/DRuU23YWf4w/hqdefault.jpg "2022 Reads | Week 26 [CC]
This week I read a couple of short things, plus I wrap up the books I read for the vlog I posted a few days ago.
TIMESTAMPS
0:19 A Prefect’s Uncle
1:28 One Bed for Christmas
3:29 The Smell of Other People’s Houses
4:18 Mean
5:09 Pasty
6:20 Witchlings
7:45 Acting on Impulse
BOOKTUBERS MENTIONED
Cynthia @bookwhimsy
MY PREVIOUS BOOKTUBE VIDEOS MENTIONED
Series Review | Balwin Village by Jackie Lau
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEfl42Io5HA
Reading Vlog | Great Minds Think Alike (Featuring Cynthia @BookWhimsy)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7vYwOHh3kc
BOOKS MENTIONED
A Prefect’s Uncle by P.G. Wodehouse
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19198084-a-prefect-s-uncle
One Bed for Christmas by Jackie Lau
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43228383-one-bed-for-christmas
The Smell of Other People’s Houses by Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19370304-the-smell-of-other-people-s-houses
Mean by Myriam Gurba
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34381333-mean
Pasty by Nicole Dennis-Benn
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41817523-patsy
Witchlings by Caribel A. Ortega
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57468730-witchlings
Acting on Impulse by Mia Sosa
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33783458-acting-on-impulse
CONTENT WARNINGS
A Prefect’s Uncle: bullying
One Bed for Christmas: illness
The Smell of Other People’s Houses: animal death & gore, child neglect & sexual abuse, domestic abuse, alcoholism, unintended pregnancy, injury, death of a family member, plane & vehicle accidents, trauma, mental health issues, poverty
Pasty: child neglect/sexual abuse, unintended pregnancy, miscarriage, domestic abuse, extreme poverty, toxic family & romantic relationships, infidelity, depression, eating disorders, suicide attempt, racism, microaggressions
Mean: rape, child sexual abuse, trauma, eating disorders, suicide attempts, murder, racism, microaggressions, graphic bodily functions/violence
Witchlings: bullying, injury, murder, death of a family member, child neglect/abuse, discrimination, worker exploitation
Acting on Impulse: graphical sex scenes, relationship with a client
CONNECT WITH ME
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/12431045-that-s-so-poe")
![2022 Reads | Week 3 [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/EKlYvTKVroE/hqdefault.jpg "2022 Reads | Week 3 [CC]
This week I read a new favorite, finished a couple of series, and DNF’d a book.
TIMESTAMPS
0:15 Class Act
1:39 Bad Witch Burning
3:36 Hilda series
4:51 A Spy in the Struggle
BOOKTUBERS MENTIONED
Cynthia @ BookWhimsy
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWyPRQsOqX3Rf0kXwoSRb7w
BOOKTUBE VIDEOS MENTIONED
BookWhimsy | A Spy in the Struggle | Book Review
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6XZ5c5w66k
BOOKS MENTIONED
Class Act by Jerry Craft
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50358040-class-act
Bad Witch Burning by Jessica Lewis
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50028605-bad-witch-burning
Hilda and the Stone Forest by Luke Pearson
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27134675-hilda-and-the-stone-forest
Hilda and the Mountain King by Luke Pearson
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39655980-hilda-and-the-mountain-king
A Spy in the Struggle by Aya de León
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54826485-a-spy-in-the-struggle
CONTENT WARNINGS
Class Act: racism, microaggressions
Bad Witch Burning: child abuse & neglect, toxic relationships, poverty, violence, injury, illness, mild gore, animal death, animal attack on humans
Hilda and the Stone Forest: getting lost in wilderness
Hilda and the Mountain King: injury, violence, gun violence, family separation, xenophobia
A Spy in the Struggle: (unknown)
CONNECT WITH ME
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/12431045-that-s-so-poe")
![Review | Donut Fall in Love [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/EsZZRMEVph4/hqdefault.jpg "Review | Donut Fall in Love [CC]
If you like baking shows and sweet romance, Donut Fall in Love is going to work for you just as much as it did for me! I had such a fun time with this book and want to tell you all about how wonderful it is.
MY PREVIOUS BOOKTUBE VIDEOS MENTIONED
Series Review | Baldwin Village series by Jackie Lau
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEfl42Io5HA
BOOKS MENTIONED
Donut Fall in Love by Jackie Lau
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53417713-donut-fall-in-love
CONTENT WARNINGS
Donut Fall in Love: death of a family member, grief, postpartum depression, racism
CONNECT WITH ME
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/12431045-that-s-so-poe")
![Review | The Oleander Sword [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/FAJBSoT0aP8/hqdefault.jpg "Review | The Oleander Sword [CC]
The Oleander Sword (the sequel to The Jasmine Throne) exceeded all of my extremely high expectations, and I want to share with you why I think this book and series are so worth picking up!
MY PREVIOUS BOOKTUBE VIDEOS MENTIONED
Review | The Jasmine Throne
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qYdG4h32CM
BOOKS MENTIONED
The Oleander Sword by Tasha Suri
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53446712-the-oleander-sword
The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50523477-the-jasmine-throne
CONTENT WARNINGS
The Jasmine Throne: violence, injury, murder, child abuse, illness, drug addiction, death, homophobia, imperialism, cultural & religious persecution
The Oleander Sword: war, violence, injury, body horror, death, human sacrifice, suicide, loss of bodily autonomy, torture, religious extremism, child & domestic abuse, family separation
CONNECT WITH ME
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/12431045-that-s-so-poe")
![Hugos 2022 | Nomination Possibilities [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/FzFCsAzF3mI/hqdefault.jpg "Hugos 2022 | Nomination Possibilities [CC]
We’ll be nominating a number of books and stories for the Hugo Awards this year. Here we talk about what we’ve read so far that we might nominate (deadline to nominate: March 15).
TIMESTAMPS
1:06 Novels
8:12 Novellas
14:35 Novelettes
17:36 Short Stories
25:18 Other Categories
BOOKTUBERS MENTIONED
Kristen @ Kristenelle - SFF Reader
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEWVJO0ilejTarqgivc3ApQ
Rachel @ Kalanadi
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOF_ejJgbOjf5Psa2gzOIBA
Claire @ Claire Rousseau
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP6HKP-3so8O25o8yrOfupg
MY PREVIOUS BOOKTUBE VIDEOS MENTIONED
Review | Bad Witch Burning
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GK7kWpd-ncY
Review | The Jasmine Throne
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qYdG4h32CM
Review | Light from Uncommon Stars
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cg3IWNyEG6I
Review | The Return of the Sorceress
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nrkq0Zhk0cg
OTHER THINGS MENTIONED
Lady Business Hugo Award Nominees Spreadsheet
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1y77UgjJXoCYCRipjPnm9D_dkv24go9l8RCyke2aHHF4
FIYAH Lit Magazine
https://www.fiyahlitmag.com/
BOOKS & STORIES MENTIONED
Bad Witch Burning by Jessica Lewis
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50028605-bad-witch-burning
The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50523477-the-jasmine-throne
Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56179360-light-from-uncommon-stars
The Witness for the Dead by Katherine Addison
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41302953-the-witness-for-the-dead
The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55169019-the-chosen-and-the-beautiful
A Snake Falls to Earth by Darcie Little Badger
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56036276-a-snake-falls-to-earth
These Lifeless Things by Premee Mohamed
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56777157-these-lifeless-things
The Annual Migration of Clouds by Premee Mohamed
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56996758-the-annual-migration-of-clouds
Return of the Sorceress by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55893038-the-return-of-the-sorceress
Remote Control by Nnedi Okorafor
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34215764-remote-control
The Impossible Resurrection of Grief by Octavia Cade
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56697028-the-impossible-resurrection-of-grief
“Judge Dee and the Three Deaths of Count Werdenfels” by Lavie Tidhar
https://www.tor.com/2021/02/10/judge-dee-and-the-three-deaths-of-count-werdenfels-lavie-tidhar/
“Judge Dee and the Poisoner of Montmartre” by Lavie Tidhar
https://www.tor.com/2021/09/15/judge-dee-and-the-poisoner-of-montmartre-lavie-tidhar/
“Questions Asked in the Belly of the World” by A.T. Greenblatt
https://www.tor.com/2021/09/29/questions-asked-in-the-belly-of-the-world-a-t-greenblatt/
“The Stop After the Last Station” by A.T. Greenblatt
https://uncannymagazine.com/article/the-stop-after-the-last-station/
FIYAH Literary Magazine Issue #18
https://www.fiyahlitmag.com/issues/issue-18/
FIYAH Literary Magazine Issue #19
https://www.fiyahlitmag.com/issues/issue-19/
Alien Stories by E.C. Osondu
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55850541-alien-stories
Oksi by Mari Ahokoivu, Silja-Maaria Aronpuro (Translator)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56817372-oksi
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![Review | Bad Witch Burning [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/GK7kWpd-ncY/hqdefault.jpg "Review | Bad Witch Burning [CC]
I can’t get over how awesome Bad Witch Burning was! Let me tell you all about why this SFF book is a new favorite of mine.
BOOKS MENTIONED
Bad Witch Burning by Jessica Lewis
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50028605-bad-witch-burning
CONTENT WARNINGS
Bad Witch Burning: child abuse & neglect, toxic relationships, poverty, violence, injury, illness, mild gore, animal death, animal attack on humans
CONNECT WITH ME
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/12431045-that-s-so-poe")
![How I Use My Library [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/GcfEJnK7fuI/hqdefault.jpg "How I Use My Library [CC]
The past few years have been a real journey for me, going from not using my library at all to getting 75% of my books from the library. Let me share my experience with you, as well as share the various ways I use my library in case that’s helpful for anyone else looking to use their library more!
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
The Sum Of Our Follies by Shih-Li Kow
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24335129-the-sum-of-our-follies
OTHER THINGS MENTIONED
Libby App
https://www.overdrive.com/apps/libby/
Hoopla App
https://www.hoopladigital.com/
CONNECT WITH ME
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/12431045-that-s-so-poe")
![Review | The Anthropocene Reviewed [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/GrHyEFLbMlQ/hqdefault.jpg "Review | The Anthropocene Reviewed [CC]
I recently read The Anthropocene Reviewed and was completely moved by this essay collection, even though I wasn’t sure what to expect going in. Let me tell you about how it won me over!
BOOKS MENTIONED
The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55145261-the-anthropocene-reviewed
CONTENT WARNINGS
The Anthropocene Reviewed: pandemic, illness, anxiety, depression, injury, death, social injustice, climate change
CONNECT WITH ME
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/12431045-that-s-so-poe")
![2022 Reads | Week 22 [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/H3nBhpmATFg/hqdefault.jpg "2022 Reads | Week 22 [CC]
This week was filled with some great reads, although also a DNF and a pause.
TIMESTAMPS
0:17 Black Love Matters
2:54 Consumed
5:53 Her Pretend Christmas Date
7:35 Interior Chinatown
0:11 Fierce Femmes and Notorious Liars
12:05 The Perishing
13:24 The Book of the Unnamed Midwife
BOOKTUBERS MENTIONED
Kazen @ Always Doing
https://www.youtube.com/c/AlwaysDoing
Cynthia @ BookWhimsy
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWyPRQsOqX3Rf0kXwoSRb7w
Marines @ mynameismarines
https://www.youtube.com/c/mynameismarines
Leo @ Leo Bancroft
https://www.youtube.com/c/LeoBancroftBooks
Anna Marie @ actual spinster
https://www.youtube.com/c/TheNasturtiums
BOOKTUBE VIDEOS MENTIONED
Always Doing | Review: Black Love Matters by Jessica P. Pryde
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtTUTCh9HBE
BOOKS MENTIONED
Black Love Matters ed. Jessica P. Pryde
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57926133-black-love-matters
Consumed by Aja Barber
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58141188-consumed
Her Pretend Christmas Date by Jackie Lau
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55516783-her-pretend-christmas-date
Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44436221-interior-chinatown
Fierce Femmes and Notorious Liars by Kai Cheng Thom
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32279708-fierce-femmes-and-notorious-liars
The Perishing by Natashia Deón (Paused @ 18%)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56993800-the-perishing
The Book of the Unnamed Midwife by Meg Elison
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29806086-the-book-of-the-unnamed-midwife
CONTENT WARNINGS
Black Love Matters: racism, sexism, microaggressions, systemic inequality
Consumed: worker exploitation
Her Pretend Christmas Date: (none)
Interior Chinatown: racism, microaggressions, poverty
Fierce Femmes and Notorious Liars: toxic family relationships, self-harm, transphobia, graphic violence, injury, body horror, murder
The Perishing: (unknown)
The Book of the Unnamed Midwife: pandemic, illness, death, murder, graphic violence & gore, gun violence, rape, child sexual abuse, sex enslavement, body horror
CONNECT WITH ME
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![2022 Reads | Week 46 [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/HRZnQsbWP8c/hqdefault.jpg "2022 Reads | Week 46 [CC]
This week I read some nonfiction and romance, although I did DNF one book that had started really promisingly.
TIMESTAMPS
0:16 Ducks
1:20 What If
2:43 Nine Color Deer
3:37 By the Book
6:29 A Ghost in Shining Armor
MY PREVIOUS BOOKTUBE VIDEOS MENTIONED
Try a Chapter Challenge | Lovember
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v SUYvV0j2No
BOOKS MENTIONED
Ducks by Kate Beaton
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59069071-ducks
What If by Randall Munroe
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21413662-what-if-serious-scientific-answers-to-absurd-hypothetical-questions
Nine Color Deer by Kailin Duan, Jeremy Tiang (Translator)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60420450-nine-color-deer
By the Book by Jasmine Guillory
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58950845-by-the-book
A Ghost in Shining Armor by Therese Beharrie
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60109292-a-ghost-in-shining-armor
CONTENT WARNINGS
Ducks: workplace harrassment, sexual harrassment, rape, depression, drug abuse, injury, death
What If: injury, death, destruction
Nine Color Deer: animal cruelty
By the Book: depression, familial emotional abuse
A Ghost in Shining Armor: family separation
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