Thats So Poe | 2023 Reads | Week 51 [CC] @ThatsSoPoe | Uploaded December 2023 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
This week I made progress on my end of year reading list, with mixed success.
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
0:19 No One Will Come Back for Us
2:57 The Hearing Trumpet
5:21 The Broken Kingdom
7:59 Big
9:10 Starter Villain
BOOKTUBERS MENTIONED
Angela @LiteratureScienceAlliance
Kristen @KristenelleSFFReader
Freddie @SluggishReader
BOOKS MENTIONED
No One Will Come Back for Us by Premee Mohamed
goodreads.com/book/show/63058061-no-one-will-come-back-for-us-and-other-stories
The Hearing Trumpet by Leonora Carrington
goodreads.com/book/show/53404868-the-hearing-trumpet
The Broken Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin
goodreads.com/book/show/7904453-the-broken-kingdoms
Big by Vashti Harrison
goodreads.com/book/show/58985031-big
Starter Villain by John Scalzi
goodreads.com/book/show/61885029-starter-villain
CONTENT WARNINGS
No One Will Come Back for Us: death, death of a child, death of a family member, body horror, injury, loss of bodily autonomy, animal death, war, torture, trauma, cannibalism, child runaways, violence, gun violence, grief, illness, blood sacrifice, pandemic, fire
The Hearing Trumpet: sexism, ageism, toxic family relationships, violence, injury, body horror, grooming, natural disaster, death
The Broken Kingdoms: violence, injury, torture, death, death of a family member, body horror, medical experimentation, genocide, natural disaster
Big: bullying
Starter Villain: death of a family member, violence
CONNECT WITH ME
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This week I made progress on my end of year reading list, with mixed success.
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
0:19 No One Will Come Back for Us
2:57 The Hearing Trumpet
5:21 The Broken Kingdom
7:59 Big
9:10 Starter Villain
BOOKTUBERS MENTIONED
Angela @LiteratureScienceAlliance
Kristen @KristenelleSFFReader
Freddie @SluggishReader
BOOKS MENTIONED
No One Will Come Back for Us by Premee Mohamed
goodreads.com/book/show/63058061-no-one-will-come-back-for-us-and-other-stories
The Hearing Trumpet by Leonora Carrington
goodreads.com/book/show/53404868-the-hearing-trumpet
The Broken Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin
goodreads.com/book/show/7904453-the-broken-kingdoms
Big by Vashti Harrison
goodreads.com/book/show/58985031-big
Starter Villain by John Scalzi
goodreads.com/book/show/61885029-starter-villain
CONTENT WARNINGS
No One Will Come Back for Us: death, death of a child, death of a family member, body horror, injury, loss of bodily autonomy, animal death, war, torture, trauma, cannibalism, child runaways, violence, gun violence, grief, illness, blood sacrifice, pandemic, fire
The Hearing Trumpet: sexism, ageism, toxic family relationships, violence, injury, body horror, grooming, natural disaster, death
The Broken Kingdoms: violence, injury, torture, death, death of a family member, body horror, medical experimentation, genocide, natural disaster
Big: bullying
Starter Villain: death of a family member, violence
CONNECT WITH ME
Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/12431045-that-s-so-poe
![2023 Reads | Week 51 [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/iqPCVQK3o7k/hqdefault.jpg "2023 Reads | Week 51 [CC]
This week I made progress on my end of year reading list, with mixed success.
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
0:19 No One Will Come Back for Us
2:57 The Hearing Trumpet
5:21 The Broken Kingdom
7:59 Big
9:10 Starter Villain
BOOKTUBERS MENTIONED
Angela @LiteratureScienceAlliance
Kristen @KristenelleSFFReader
Freddie @SluggishReader
BOOKS MENTIONED
No One Will Come Back for Us by Premee Mohamed
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/63058061-no-one-will-come-back-for-us-and-other-stories
The Hearing Trumpet by Leonora Carrington
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53404868-the-hearing-trumpet
The Broken Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7904453-the-broken-kingdoms
Big by Vashti Harrison
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58985031-big
Starter Villain by John Scalzi
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61885029-starter-villain
CONTENT WARNINGS
No One Will Come Back for Us: death, death of a child, death of a family member, body horror, injury, loss of bodily autonomy, animal death, war, torture, trauma, cannibalism, child runaways, violence, gun violence, grief, illness, blood sacrifice, pandemic, fire
The Hearing Trumpet: sexism, ageism, toxic family relationships, violence, injury, body horror, grooming, natural disaster, death
The Broken Kingdoms: violence, injury, torture, death, death of a family member, body horror, medical experimentation, genocide, natural disaster
Big: bullying
Starter Villain: death of a family member, violence
CONNECT WITH ME
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![2021 Reads | Week 49 [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/jZ_z96F5C90/hqdefault.jpg "2021 Reads | Week 49 [CC]
This week was an excellent week, filled with books I loved. Also, just a mini-update on my taking a holiday break for the next few weeks!
TIMESTAMPS
0:21 Feelings
1:58 I Remember Beirut
4:45 We Are Owed.
7:06 How to Be a Victorian
10:39 Holiday break mini-update
BOOKTUBERS MENTIONED
Mercedes @ MercysBookishMusings
https://www.youtube.com/user/MercysBookishMusings
BOOKS MENTIONED
Feelings by Manjit Thapp
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54075292-feelings
I Remember Beirut by Zeina Abirached
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20901532-i-remember-beirut
A Game for Swallows by Zeina Abirached
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13773346-a-game-for-swallows
Le Piano Oriental by Zeina Abirached
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26720912-le-piano-oriental
We Are Owed. by Ariana Brown
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58675291-we-are-owed
Sana Sana by Ariana Brown
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50487622-sana-sana
How to Be a Victorian by Ruth Goodman
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20665579-how-to-be-a-victorian
CONTENT WARNINGS
Feelings: anxiety, depression
I Remember Beirut: war, bombing, refugees
We Are Owed.: racism, microaggressions, slavery, death of a family member
How to Be a Victorian: extreme poverty, starvation, illness, injury, addiction, worker exploitation
CONNECT WITH ME
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/12431045-that-s-so-poe")
![Reading Vlog | March Mystery Madness [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/k8H1TVeRgXM/hqdefault.jpg "Reading Vlog | March Mystery Madness [CC]
Join me as I read some mystery novels for March Mystery Madness (and do a little bit of walking and cooking!).
MARCH MYSTERY MADNESS
https://linktr.ee/MarchMysteryMadness
BOOKTUBERS MENTIONED
Kazen @ Always Doing
https://www.youtube.com/c/AlwaysDoing
Rincey @ rincey reads
https://www.youtube.com/c/rinceyreadss
Rachel @ Kalanadi
https://www.youtube.com/c/Kalanadi
Meonicorn @ The Bookish Land
https://www.youtube.com/c/TheBookishLand
BOOKTUBE VIDEOS MENTIONED
The Bookish Land | Edogawa Ranpo 江戸川乱歩・Japanese Mystery Recommendation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWxHvNY3FWo
BOOKS MENTIONED
The Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35133064-the-widows-of-malabar-hill
The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55457493-the-man-who-died-twice
The Thursday Murder Club
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/46000520-the-thursday-murder-club
Sword Dance by A.J. Demas
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51856712-sword-dance
Japanese Tales of Mystery & Imagination by Edogawa Rampo, James B. Harris (Translator)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/196150.Japanese_Tales_of_Mystery_Imagination
CONTENT WARNINGS
The Widows of Malabar Hill: sexism
The Man Who Died Twice: murder, illness, violence, injury, trauma, infidelity
Sword Dance: injury, torture, violence, murder, sexism, gender essentialism
Japanese Tales of Mystery & Imagination: ableism, voyeurism, stalking, non-consensual touching, ageism, murder, fat-phobia, amputation, infidelity, manipulation, gun violence, drug addiction, suicide, train/car accident, swimming accident, gaslighting
CONNECT WITH ME
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/12431045-that-s-so-poe")
![2022 Reads | Week 2 [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/kIJSWSob-R0/hqdefault.jpg "2022 Reads | Week 2 [CC]
This week I read so many fantastic books, all of which I would highly recommend!
TIMESTAMPS
0:16 Donut Fall in Love
1:20 For the Love of April French
4:33 FIYAH issue # 17
5:42 Poppies of Iraq
7:50 Hilda series
BOOKTUBERS MENTIONED
Kazen @ Always Doing
https://www.youtube.com/c/AlwaysDoing
Cynthia @ BookWhimsy
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWyPRQsOqX3Rf0kXwoSRb7w
Jen @ Remembered Reads
https://www.youtube.com/c/RememberedReads
BOOKTUBE VIDEOS MENTIONED
Always Doing | For the Love of April French: Spoiler-free Review
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6s4eMgjgerI
BOOKS MENTIONED
Donut Fall in Love by Jackie Lau
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53417713-donut-fall-in-love
For the Love of April French by Penny Aimes
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56129469-for-the-love-of-april-french
FIYAH issue # 17, edited by DaVaun Sanders
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56775333-fiyah-magazine-of-black-speculative-fiction-issue-17
Poppies of Iraq by Brigitte Findakly (Author, Colorist), Lewis Trondheim (Author, Illustrator), Helge Dascher (Translator)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34437811-poppies-of-iraq
Hilda and the Midnight Giant by Luke Pearson
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13022038-hilda-and-the-midnight-giant
Hilda and the Bird Parade by Luke Pearson
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16057353-hilda-and-the-bird-parade
Hilda and the Black Hound by Luke Pearson
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18527982-hilda-and-the-black-hound
CONTENT WARNINGS
Donut Fall in Love: death of a family member, grief, postpartum depression, racism
For the Love of April French: transphobia, misgendering, anxiety, toxic relationships, explicit BDSM play
FIYAH issue # 17: classism, grief, death of a family member, anxiety, violence, homophobia, slavery, torture, explosion, death
Poppies of Iraq: war, injury, death, dictatorships, religious extremism, violence, political oppression, displacement
Hilda and the Midnight Giant: (none)
Hilda and the Bird Parade animal cruelty, injury, getting lost
Hilda and the Black Hound: displacement
CONNECT WITH ME
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![Review | Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/kVPk64cdolA/hqdefault.jpg "Review | Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute [CC]
Talia Hibbert, one of my favorite romance authors, recently released her first YA romance, and I’m here to tell you how wonderful it ended up being!
BOOKS MENTIONED
Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute by Talia Hibbert
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57370115-highly-suspicious-and-unfairly-cute
CONTENT WARNINGS
Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute: anxiety, OCD, absent parent, injury
CONNECT WITH ME
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/12431045-that-s-so-poe")
![2023 Reads | Week 31 [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/kYmpwMRx8x8/hqdefault.jpg "2023 Reads | Week 31 [CC]
This week I finished a fantastic buddy read, plus a great sci-fi thriller.
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
0:16 Drinking from Graveyard Wells
2:11 The Spare Man
BOOKTUBERS MENTIONED
Kristen @KristenelleSFFReader
Angela @LiteratureScienceAlliance
Becca @ReadBecca
BOOKS MENTIONED
Drinking from Graveyard Wells by Yvette Lisa Ndlovu
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60789179-drinking-from-graveyard-wells
The Spare Man by Mary Robinette Kowal
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55077658-the-spare-man
The Relentless Moon by Mary Robinette Kowal
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52381417-the-relentless-moon
CONTENT WARNINGS
Drinking from Graveyard Wells: violence, injury, death, death of a family member, animal death, mass murder, colonialism, body horror, grief, displacement, worker exploitation, child soldiers, poverty, child sexual abuse, rape, genital mutilation, generational trauma, drowning, gun violence, dictatorship, racism, sexism, alcoholism
The Spare Man: injury, trauma, PTSD, murder, police brutality, kidnapping, addiction, sexism, ableism
CONNECT WITH ME
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/12431045-that-s-so-poe")
![2022 Reads | Week 29 [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/l3me3vMz4ao/hqdefault.jpg "2022 Reads | Week 29 [CC]
This week was an excellent reading week filled with books I loved!
TIMESTAMPS
0:16 The Black Panther Party
2:43 Make, Sew and Mend
4:24 Siren Queen
BOOKTUBERS MENTIONED
Cynthia @bookwhimsy
Bernadette @bernadettebanner
BOOKS MENTIONED
The Black Panther Party by David F. Walker, Marcus Kwame Anderson (Illustrator)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53163683-the-black-panther-party
Make, Sew and Mend by Bernadette Banner
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57693333-make-sew-and-mend
Siren Queen by Nghi Vo
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54102727-siren-queen
CONTENT WARNINGS
The Black Panther Party: politice brutality, mob violence, imprisonment, injury, death/murder, drug abuse, racism
Make, Sew and Mend: (none)
Siren Queen: child neglect/sexual abuse, grooming, homophobia, worker exploitation, sexual abuse, toxic relationships, fire, injury
CONNECT WITH ME
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/12431045-that-s-so-poe")
![2023 Reads | Weeks 38 & 39 [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/lUaN9_sRUqI/hqdefault.jpg "2023 Reads | Weeks 38 & 39 [CC]
I was busy last week, so I’m wrapping up two weeks together. I had a fantastic reread, a useful nonfiction, and a couple of DNFs.
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
0:23 Fluff
2:20 Treat Your Own Neck
3:44 Pageboy
5:38 Hearts on Hold
BOOKTUBERS MENTIONED
Cynthia @bookwhimsy
MY PREVIOUS BOOKTUBE VIDEOS MENTIONED
Series Review | Fluff series by Ravens Dagger
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0hJ_bOEBJQ
BOOKS MENTIONED
Fluff by Ravens Dagger
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61637090-fluff
Treat Your Own Neck by Robin McKenzie
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10498615-treat-your-own-neck-5th-ed
Pageboy by Elliot Page
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60473073-pageboy
Hearts on Hold by Charish Reid
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52051179-hearts-on-hold
CONTENT WARNINGS
Fluff: violence, injury, anxiety
Treat Your Own Neck: (none)
Pageboy: trauma, sexual abuse, queerphobia, gender essentialism, bullying, harassment, stalking
Hearts on Hold: toxic workplace, toxic family relationships, sexism
CONNECT WITH ME
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/12431045-that-s-so-poe")
![Revisiting Anticipated Releases | 2022 Q4 (Oct, Nov, Dec) [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/lea6X6aF46U/hqdefault.jpg "Revisiting Anticipated Releases | 2022 Q4 (Oct, Nov, Dec) [CC]
Here I revisit 15 books that were on my anticipated releases list from Q4 (Oct, Nov, Dec) of 2022 to see what I loved, what I DNFd, what Ive lost interest in, and what I still need to pick up.
BOOKS MENTIONED
A Rover’s Story by Jasmine Warga
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60091384-a-rover-s-story
Where We Come From by John Coy, Shannon Gibney, Sun Yung Shin, Diane Wilson, Dion MBD (Illustrator)
(https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59867334-where-we-come-from
Nikhil Out Loud by Maulik Pancholy
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60141378-nikhil-out-loud
Season of Love by Helena Greer
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60383010-season-of-love
Into the Riverlands (singing hills #3) by Nghi Vo
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59807976-into-the-riverlands
The White Mosque by Sofia Samatar
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56241377-the-white-mosque
The Stand-Up Groomsman by Jackie Lau
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60097416-the-stand-up-groomsman
Donut Fall in Love by Jackie Lau
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53417713-donut-fall-in-love
The Best of World SF Vol.2, ed. Lavie Tidhar
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60182639-the-best-of-world-sf
Dislocations by Sylvia Molloy, Jennifer Croft (Translator)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60843125-dislocations
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
The World Keeps Ending, and the World Goes On by Franny Choi
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60147181-the-world-keeps-ending-and-the-world-goes-on
To the North / Al norte by León Salvatierra, Javier O. Huerta (Translator)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60661129-to-the-north-al-norte
Africa Risen, eds. Sheree Renée Thomas, Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki, Zelda Knight
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59807971-africa-risen
A Pros and Cons List for Strong Feelings by Will Betke-Brunswick
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60528669-a-pros-and-cons-list-for-strong-feelings
How to Turn Into a Bird by María José Ferrada, Elizabeth Bryer (Translator)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60583991-how-to-turn-into-a-bird
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![2022 Reads | Week 13 [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/mPQ9StYCRls/hqdefault.jpg "2022 Reads | Week 13 [CC]
This week I read such a varied group of books and thought they were all so good!
TIMESTAMPS
0:16 Maizy Chen’s Last Chance
2:27 The Book of Delights
3:44 The Siren of Sussex
6:01 The Gospel of Breaking
6:59 Wake
8:40 March #2 & #3
BOOKTUBERS MENTIONED
Rachel @ Kalanadi
https://www.youtube.com/c/Kalanadi
Kazen @ Always Doing
https://www.youtube.com/c/AlwaysDoing
BOOKS MENTIONED
Maizy Chen’s Last Chance by Lisa Yee
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43605178-maizy-chen-s-last-chance
The Book of Delights by Ross Gay
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38746152-the-book-of-delights
The Siren of Sussex by Mimi Matthews
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55566666-the-siren-of-sussex
The Gospel of Breaking by Jillian Christmas
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53056025-the-gospel-of-breaking
Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts by Rebecca Hall, Hugo Martínez (Illustrator)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55711552-wake
March #2 by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, Nate Powell (Illustrator)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22487952-march
March #3 by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, Nate Powell (Illustrator)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29436571-march
CONTENT WARNINGS
Maizy Chen’s Last Chance: racism, fire, violence, injury, illness, death of a family member
The Book of Delights: racism
The Siren of Sussex: racism, poverty, colonialism, suicide, sexual harrasment & assault
The Gospel of Breaking: racism, depression, injury
Wake: slavery, abuse, rape, murder, imprisonment, injury, suicide, violence, war, racism, microaggressions
March #2 & #3: racism, racist slurs, graphic mob & police violence, imprisonment, injury, murder, bombing, arson, homophobia
CONNECT WITH ME
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![2022 Reads | Week 21 [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/mxd4OezzCI4/hqdefault.jpg "2022 Reads | Week 21 [CC]
Here’s the second half of the books I read while I was off from making videos in May, including some Translatathon reads as well as DNFs.
TIMESTAMPS
0:26 Can Bears Ski?
1:26 When You Trap a Tiger
3:18 Diana of Dobson’s
7:10 Her Big City Neighbor
9:28 His Grumpy Childhood Friend
11:32 How Do You Live?
14:10 The Ukrainian and Russian Notebooks
17:30 Piano Oriental
20:43 The Lost Apothecary
23:08 The Metal Heart
24:39 The Queer Principles of Kit Webb
BOOKTUBERS MENTIONED
Becca @ ReadBecca
https://www.youtube.com/c/ReadBecca
Anna Marie @ actual spinster
https://www.youtube.com/c/TheNasturtiums
Reija @ The Book Finch
https://www.youtube.com/c/Bofinkins
Rachel @ Kalanadi
https://www.youtube.com/c/Kalanadi
Jen @ Remembered Reads
https://www.youtube.com/c/RememberedReads
BOOKTUBE VIDEOS MENTIONED
actual spinster | colourful book recs for you!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_gtN3bWFmI
The Book Finch | Translatathon Round 6 | Announcement
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4Cr8U6LtTY
MY PREVIOUS BOOKTUBE VIDEOS MENTIONED
Series Review | Page & Sommers series by Cat Sebastian
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXqhcFYWnh8
BOOKS MENTIONED
Can Bears Ski? by Raymond Antrobus, Polly Dunbar (Illustrator)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51774910-can-bears-ski
When You Trap a Tiger by Tae Keller
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50984783-when-you-trap-a-tiger
Diana of Dobson’s by Cicely Hamilton
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2534263.Diana_of_Dobson_s
https://www.google.com/books/edition/Diana_of_Dobson_s/JLkVAAAAYAAJ
Her Big City Neighbor by Jackie Lau
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54546124-her-big-city-neighbor
His Grumpy Childhood Friend by Jackie Lau
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55225351-his-grumpy-childhood-friend
How Do You Live? by Genzaburō Yoshino, Bruno Navasky (Translator)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54110592-how-do-you-live
The Ukrainian and Russian Notebooks by Igort, Jamie Richards (Translator)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25814543-the-ukrainian-and-russian-notebooks
Piano Oriental by Zeina Abirached, Annika Wisniewski (Translator)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33624673-piano-oriental
The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner (DNF @ 8%)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53288434-the-lost-apothecary
The Metal Heart by Caroline Lea (DNF @ 46%)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54798516-the-metal-heart
The Queer Principles of Kit Webb by Cat Sebastian (DNF @ 29%)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55338994-the-queer-principles-of-kit-webb
CONTENT WARNINGS
Can Bears Ski?: (none)
When You Trap a Tiger: illness, car accident, death of a family member, grief
Diana of Dobson’s: poverty, classism
Her Big City Neighbor: death of a family member, grief, toxic relationships
His Grumpy Childhood Friend: trauma, child neglect/abuse, toxic family relationships
How Do You Live?: bullying, violence, death of a family member, illness
The Ukrainian and Russian Notebooks: extremely graphic war atrocities (torture, rape, mutilation, dismemberment, mass murder), famine, canabilism, child abuse & sexual abuse
Piano Oriental: (none)
The Lost Apothecary: murder, infidelity
The Metal Heart: rape, trauma, death of a family member, drowning, illness, torture/abuse, injury
The Queer Principles of Kit Webb: death, grief
CONNECT WITH ME
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/12431045-that-s-so-poe")
![2022 Reads | Week 49 [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/nMXTpfCLfaY/hqdefault.jpg "2022 Reads | Week 49 [CC]
This week I ended up reading so many great books!
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
0:15 Sacred Cat Island
2:21 Your Emergency Contact Has Experienced an Emergency
4:25 Into the Riverlands
5:59 Everything is OK
7:47 FIYAH issue #23
BOOKTUBERS MENTIONED
Becca @ReadBecca
MY PREVIOUS BOOKTUBE VIDEOS MENTIONED
Review | When I Grow Up I Want to Be a List of Further Possibilities
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67N1liNLKNU
Review | The Empress of Salt and Fortune
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBEOyYvmiM4
Review | When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cMwtuLspvM
BOOKS MENTIONED
Sacred Cat Island by Harmon Cooper
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55737237-sacred-cat-island
Your Emergency Contact Has Experienced an Emergency by Chen Chen
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60183497-your-emergency-contact-has-experienced-an-emergency
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
Into the Riverlands by Nghi Vo
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59807976-into-the-riverlands
The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51190882-the-empress-of-salt-and-fortune
When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain by Nghi Vo
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53265678-when-the-tiger-came-down-the-mountain
Everything Is OK by Debbie Tung
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60320130-everything-is-ok
Book Love by Debbie Tung
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39296114-book-love
Quiet Girl in Noisy World by Debbie Tung
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34536956-quiet-girl-in-a-noisy-world
FIYAH issue #23 ed. by DeVaun Sanders
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61419454-fiyah-literary-magazine-of-black-speculative-fiction-issue-23
CONTENT WARNINGS
Sacred Cat Island: death, illness, injury, violence, bullying
Your Emergency Contact Has Experienced an Emergency: homophobia, illness, death, death of a family member, grief, trauma, anti-Asian hate, mass murder
Into the Riverlands: violence, injury, death
Everything is OK: depression, anxiety
FIYAH issue #23: death of a family member, family separation, illness, infidelity, body horror, grief, enslavement, racism, racist slurs, murder, animal death
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