My0.25LifeCrisis
Rereading 13 Little Blue Envelopes for the first time in 10 years
updated
Thx for the tag, @BookBuds
📚 Books Mentioned 📚
The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green
The Family Fang by Kevin Wilson
House in the Cerulean Sea by T. J. Klune
Somewhere Beyond the Sea by T. J. Klune
Nimona by Noelle Stevenson
One More Thing:Stories and Other Stories by B. J. Novak
Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snickett
Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention by Johann Hari
Through The Woods by E. M. Carroll
⏰Timestamps ⏰ / ❓Questions❓
0:00 Intro
1:07 Q1-In fall, the air is crisp and clear: name a book with a vivid setting!
2:01 Q2-Nature is beautiful... but also dying: name a book that is beautifully written, but also deals with a heavy topic like loss or grief.
2:34 Q3-Fall is back to school season: share a non-fiction book that taught you something new.
3:21 Q4-In order to keep warm, it's good to spend some time with the people we love: name a fictional family/ household/friend-group that you'd like to be a part of.
3:53 Q5-Fall is the perfect time for some storytelling by the fireside: share a book wherein somebody is telling a story.
4:16 Q6-The colourful leaves are piling up on the ground: show us a pile of fall-colored spines!
5:24 Q7-The nights are getting darker: share a dark, creepy
read.
5:49 Q8-The days are getting colder: name a short, heartwarming read that could warm up somebody's cold and rainy day.
6:15 Q9-Fall returns every year: name an old favourite that you'd like to return to soon.
7:43 Q10-Fall is the perfect time for cozy reading nights: share your favourite cozy reading "accessories!”
8:18 Q11-Spread the autumn appreciation and tag some people!
🔖Creators Tagged🔖
@jenniferlovesbooks
@chiara.kikisbookishservice
@BookishChas
@JessBookgirlTV
@____wicked.witch.of.the.words_
@themidnightreader
And YOU!
📼Videos Mentioned 📼
youtu.be/F58xWs3uMfQ?si=UAElGgTBos3sCOGw
youtube.com/watch?v=--VqRj6sGxY&t=150s&pp=ygUadGhlIG9uZSBhYm91dCBrZXZpbiB3aWxzb24%3D
~This is where I would put my social media channels, if I had any~
📚Books Mentioned / Timestamps ⏰
0:00 Intro
2:07 A Woman Eating
3:03 Spoiler alert!
3:35 Spoiler over :)
4:02 Sweet Pea
4:35 Daughters of Izdihar
5:39 Murder Your Employer
7:24 Tender is the Flesh
9:50 The Final Empire
10:32 Chain-Gang All-Stars
12:01 Necroscope
12:21 An Elderly Lady is Up to No Good
12:39 Babel
14:10 The "Best of" Awards
😁 Creators Mentioned (Thx for the books!) 😁
@hasteyebooks
@pdxleo
@themidnightreader
@amysrambles6748
@AlexBlackReads
@alldbooks9165
@jenniferlovesbooks
📼 Videos Mentioned 📼
The original call for book recs youtu.be/oxsmu6ihziw?si=BrFcLtG95Dw0jEbi
A much harsher review of Tender is the Flesh (love you @Crowcaller ) youtube.com/watch?v=1Ig6UrGqfbw
~This is where I would put my social media channels, if I had any~
@themidnightreader
😁 Creators Mentioned 😁
@TheMidnightReader
📼 Videos Mentioned 📼
youtube.com/watch?v=yjapg5HcIAE
youtube.com/watch?v=HeDTQwCNM5U
youtube.com/watch?v=RKUw35QuLzs
youtube.com/watch?v=8Y8CwVg18mo
youtube.com/watch?v=7f_WBlanPis
youtube.com/watch?v=DKhN2hFlEZw
youtube.com/watch?v=F58xWs3uMfQ
Jenny Nicholson's magnum opus youtube.com/watch?v=p4AdFD3E2ok&t=129s&pp=ygUfamVubnkgbmljaG9sc29uIHZhbXBpcmUgZGlhcmllcw%3D%3D
~This is where I would put my social media channels, if I had any~
📚 Books Mentioned 📚
The Daughters of Izdihar by Hadeer Elsbai
⏰Timestamps ⏰
0:00 Intro
1:11 The Plot
3:54 What I liked (spoiler-free)
6:33 Light-spoilery TEA!
8:06 This "love triangle" is my favorite reality tv show (spoilers)
11:13 Outro
😁 Creators Mentioned 😁
@pdxleo
~This is where I would put my social media channels, if I had any~
Tress of the Emerald Sea
⏰Timestamps ⏰
0:00 Intro
1:19 Synopsis
2:42 Non-Spoilerly Things I Liked
9:01 (Spoilers) A series of PASSIONATE texts I sent my BFF about this book
12:58 A BIG OL' Spoiler
15:12 Done!
😁 Creators Mentioned 😁
@TheMidnightReader
❤️🔥🌿🏴☠️My Love Affair With Captain Crow con't 🏴☠️🌿❤️🔥
youtube.com/watch?v=C8HOMsEbndc
youtube.com/watch?v=BL0hNf8qeuo
~This is where I would put my social media channels, if I had any~
⏰Timestamps ⏰
0:00 Intro / Why I've gathered you here today
2:10 Couple #1
2:58 Couple #2
4:13 Couple #3
6:11 Couple #4
7:07 Couple #5
8:49 Surprise Love Triangle!
10:05 Couple #6
10:46 Wrappin' it up!
😁 Creators Mentioned 😁
@themidnightreader
@kellyseeksbooks
❤️🔥Jay's Spicy Single Life (pt 1) ❤️🔥
youtube.com/watch?v=BL0hNf8qeuo
~This is where I would put my social media channels, if I had any~
⏰Timestamps ⏰
0:00 Intro / Why I've gathered you here today
1:30 Murder Girlie #1
4:06 Murder Girlie #2
5:07 Murder Girlie #3
5:59 Murder Girlies #4 & #5
8:02 Murder Girlies #6 & #7
9:40 Murder Girlie #8
10:44 Murder Girlie #9
12:23 Murder Girlie #10
13:49 Murder Girlie #11
15:43 Bonus Murder Girlie
16:05 Wrappin' it up!
😁 Creators Mentioned 😁
@themidnightreader
@kellyseeksbooks
❤️🔥Jay's Spicy Single Life (pt 2)❤️🔥
youtube.com/watch?v=C8HOMsEbndc
~This is where I would put my social media channels, if I had any~
⏰Timestamps ⏰ / ❓Questions❓
0:00 Intro
1:12 Q1 What is something you own too many of, other than books?
2:34 Q2 What is something that you do for fun that’s not reading a book?
3:30 Q3 What’s something that you buy at a bookstore other than books?
3:58 Q4 What’s a fun gift that you’ve received that wasn’t a book or a gift card for books?
5:32 Q5 What is something special or important on your nightstand that’s not a book?
6:48 Q6 What’s a YouTube channel that you watch that’s not related to books
7:40 Q7 Tag five BookTubers that you want to learn more about.
😁 Created By... 😁
@BookBuds
🔖Creators Tagged🔖
@chiara.kikisbookishservice
@alldbooks9165
@____wicked.witch.of.the.words_
@kellyseeksbooks
@themidnightreader
😁 Other Creators Mentioned 😁
@sugartries
~This is where I would put my social media channels, if I had any~
📚 Books Mentioned 📚
The Family Fang by Kevin Wilson
⏰Timestamps ⏰
0:00 Intro / Why I've gathered you here today
2:25 The origin story
4:42 No-spoiler pitch
7:09 Reading my favorite part
10:04 Addressing The CONTROVERSY lol
11:36 Wrappin' it up
~This is where I would put my social media channels, if I had any~
📚 Books Mentioned 📚
13 Little Blue Envelopes by Maureen Johnson
⏰ Timestamps ⏰
0:00 Intro - Why have I gathered you here today?
2:54 Technical Difficulties
3:38 General Notes & Changes
6:30 Letter 1 & 2 - NYC & London
16:09 Letter 3 - London (con't)
18:41 Letter 4 - Edinburgh
24:55 Letter 5 & 6 - Rome
25:45 Letter 7 & 8 - Paris - my favorite letter
31:31 Letter 9 & 10 - Amsterdam & Copenhagen
38:11 Letter 11 & 12 - Greece
45:49 The End (original)
49:53 The End (Jay's Version)
😁 Creators Mentioned 😁
The Queen @JennyNicholson
✨Special Thx to my Beta watchers ✨
My two offline best friends
My two online best friends @kellyseeksbooks and @themidnightreader
By the way, 13 Little Blue Envelopes has been living rent free in my brain since 2021 youtube.com/watch?v=7f_WBlanPis
🎵Music Used🎵
Dar Golan dargolan.com/world-music
youtube.com/watch?v=84gL6K9AnCs
youtube.com/watch?v=MSYdD5FhJ6A
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Master of the Feast by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1400019
Artist: http://incompetech.com
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Copenhagen by Scandinavianz
/ scandinavianz
Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0
Free Download / Stream: bit.ly/3NfgtgD
Music promoted by Audio Library youtube.com/watch?v=s_OIflPLnuc
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😁 Creators Mentioned 😁
@kellyseeksbooks
~This is where I would put my social media channels, if I had any~
📺📚The Recs 📚📺
0:00 Intro
0:49 Explaining my ideal woman
2:45 Rec 1
4:52 Side-note - bonus rec!
5:25 Rec 2
6:15 Rec 3
7:25 Rec 4
~This is where I would put my social media channels, if I had any~
(kidding ... kind of)
❓The Questions❓
0:00 Intro
1:26 Q1 How many books are you planning to read in 2024?
1:51 Q2 Name 5 books that you didn't get to this year but want to make a priority in 2024.
3:12 Q3 What genre do you want to read more of?
4:23 Q4 Name 3 non-book-related goals for 2024.
6:44 Q5 What's a book you've had forever that you still need to read?
7:10 Q6 One word that you're hoping 2024 will be.
7:54 Q7 Tag a friend!
💡Tag Created by @Bookables
🔖Who tagged me?: @themidnightreader
🔖Who I tag? 👉YOU! 👈
~This is where I would put my social media channels, if I had any~
Original tag by: buydebook
goodreads.com/topic/show/18219846-twenty-questions-booktag
❓The Questions (in the original order)❓
1. How many books is too many books in a book series?
2. How do you feel about cliffhangers?
3. Hardcover or paperback?
4. Favorite book?
5. Least favorite book?
6. Love triangles, yes or no?
7. The most recent book you just couldn’t finish?
8. A book you’re currently reading?
9. Last book you recommended to someone?
10. Oldest book you’ve read? (Publication date)
11. Newest book you’ve read? (Publication date)
12. Favorite author?
13. Buying books or borrowing books?
14. A book you dislike that everyone else seem to love?
15. Bookmarks or dog-ears?
16. A book you can always reread?
17. Can you read while hearing music?
18. One POV or multiple POVs? (POVs = Point of views)
19. Do you read a book in one sitting or over multiple days?
20. Who do you tag?
✨🌎 Time stamps 🌎 ✨
0:00 Q1 - How many books is too many books in a book series?
1:43 Q2 - Cliffhangers? from the side of a cliff
2:13 Q3 - Hardcover or paperback?
2:44 Q4 - Favorite book?
4:16 Q5 - Least favorite book?
5:35 Q6 - Love triangles, yes or no?
5:48 Q7 - The most recent book you just couldn’t finish?
6:20 Q8 - A book you’re currently reading?
7:50 Q9 - Last book you recommended to someone?
9:10 Q12 - Favorite author? (We're going out of order, don't worry about it)
10:04 Q11 - Newest book you’ve read? (Publication date)
12:17 Q10 - Oldest book you’ve read? (Publication date)
13:01 Q13 - Buying books or borrowing books?
13:34 Q14 - A book you dislike that everyone else seem to love?
14:22 Q15 - Bookmarks or dog-ears?
14:41 Q17 - Can you read while hearing music?
15:03 Q16 - A book you can always reread?
15:43 Q18 - One POV or multiple POVs? (POVs = Point of views)
16:33 Q19 - Do you read a book in one sitting or over multiple days?
17:40 Q20 - Who do you tag?
🔖 Creators Tagged 🔖
@themidnightreader
@kellyseeksbooks
@TheSassyLibraryFox
😁 Creators Mentioned 😁
@SphynxReads
@NerdyNatReads
~This is where I would put my social media channels, if I had any~
~This is where I would put my social media channels, if I had any~
~This is where I would put my social media channels, if I had any~
😁Creators Mentioned😁
@withcindy
@kellyseeksbooks
~This is where I would put my social media channels, if I had any~
📚 Books Mentioned 📚
Somehow, only Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
⏰ Timestamps ⏰
0:00 Intro
😁Creators Mentioned😁
@hannahcanreadsometimes
💌Creators Tagged 💌
@alldbooks9165
@amysrambles6748
@BookBuds
@chiara.kikisbookishservice
@jenniferlovesbooks
@JessBookgirlTV
@kellyseeksbooks
@WellTraveledBooks
@____wicked.witch.of.the.words_
@themidnightreader
~This is where I would put my social media channels, if I had any~
Have fun guessing what my story is about based on the books/tv shows that are currently inspiring in!
📚 Shows/Books Mentioned 📺
My Sister, The Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaithe 📚
Killing Eve 📺
Yellow Jackets 📺
😁 Creators Mentioned 😁
@HelloFutureMe
✨Timestamps ✨
0:00 Intro
1:40 Book request 1 - murderous girlies
2:01 Book request 2 - (literal) enemies to lovers
2:46 Book request 3 - cannibalism
3:34 Book request 4 - viva la révolution, baby!
~This is where I would put my social media channels, if I had any~
July and August were great reading months for me. Most of those recent reads are in my mid-year freak-out tag video, but there are some that I just didn't have time to mention. These are those books.
😁 Creators (briefly) Mentioned 😁
@pdxleo -- Leo Bandcroft
@themidnightreader
📚 Books Mentioned 📚
0:00 Intro
1:16 Not All Boys Are Blue by George M. Johnson
1:56 Good Boy: My Life In Seven Dogs by Jennifer Finney Boylan
3:28 Bandit Queens by Parini Shroff
5:32 Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention by Johann Hari
8:09 House of Hunger by Alexis Henderson [a retrospective lol]
~This is where I would put my social media channels, if I had any~
📚 Books Mentioned 📚
Earthlings, by Sayaka Murata
Ella Enchanted, by Gail Carson Levine
Fairest, by Gail Carson Levine
Five Survive, by Holly Jackson
Gone, by Michael Grant
House of Hunger, by Alexis Henderson
The Last Word, by Taylor Adams
Me, Myself, They, by Luna Ferguson
Nightbitch, by Rachel Yoder
No Exit, by Taylor Adams
Perfect Little World, by Kevin Wilson
Wild, by Cheryl Strayed
😁 Creators Mentioned 😁
@amysrambles6748
@themidnightreader
@chiara.kikisbookishservice
@AlexBlackReads
@alldbooks9165
@BookBuds
⏰ Timestamps ⏰
0:00 Intro
1:49 Question 1
5:19 Question 2
5:30 Question 3
6:22 Question 4
7:06 Question 5
7:52 Question 6
9:24 Question 7
11:01 Question 8
11:40 Question 9a
12:14 Question 9b
13:55 Question 10
14:35 Question 11
15:45 Set-up for my favorite spoiler from Fairest
17:08 DA SPOILER!
18:31 Question 12
19:04 Question 13
21:22 Question 14
❓Questions❓
**FYI, I don't know if there's an official mid-year freak out tag list of questions, but if there is, I DEFINITELY DIDN'T adhere to it lol**
1. Best book I read so far?
2. Best sequel?
3. New release that you want to read?
4. Most anticipated release for the second half of the year?
5. Biggest disappointment?
6. Biggest surprise?
7.Favorite new author?
8. Newest fictional crush?
9a. Newest least favorite character?
9b. Newest fave character?
10. Book that made you cry?
11. Book that made you happy?
12. Most beautiful book I’ve acquired?
13. What books do you need to read by the end of the year?
14. Content creators I’ve been loving?
~This is where I would put my social media channels, if I had any~
📚 Books Mentioned 📚
House of Hunger by Alexis Henderson
Five Survive by Holly Jackson
😁 Creators Mentioned 😁
@SeasonsReadings
⏰ Timestamps ⏰
0:00 Intro and Day 1
4:30 Thoughts on House of Hunger
5:36 Mild spoilers on Five Survive
6:17 End of mild spoiler
6:53 Medium-sized spoilers that gave me EMOTIONS
12:02 Day 2 Wrap-up thoughts
~This is where I would put my social media channels, if I had any~
⏰ Time Stamps ⏰
0:00 Chaos intro
1:08 Former film student explains OKRs
2:14 OKR 1
5:05 OKR 2
7:23 OKR 3
9:10 OKR 4
~This is where I would put my social media channels, if I had any~
📹 Original video: youtube.com/watch?v=cscsGBNXhic
📚 Books Mentioned 📚
The Many Half-Lived Lives of Sam Sylvester, by Maya MacGregor
She Who Became The Sun, by Shelley Parker Chan
Good Boy: My Life In Seven Dogs, by Jennifer Finney Boylan
House In The Cerulean Sea, by TJ Klune
Decolonizing Wealth, Edgar Villanueva
❓THE QUESTIONS❓
1. Tag some fabulous friends who also may want to do this tag and #standwithtranskids
2. Tell us about some books on your tbr pile featuring a trans/non-binary character or nonfiction about trans/non-binary stuff
3. Recommend a favorite book/show/movie featuring a trans/non-binary character
4. Everyone has their own journey and no one demographic is a monolith. Recommend a book with a journey (however you define that)
5. None of us knows everything – even about our own identities – especially since we’re not a monolith and each have our own journey – what is a book that taught you something either about yourself or the world around you?
6. When things are hard in the world or in our lives, sometimes we there are things we can do to help center and refocus ourselves, to bring joy, to keep us going, to keep living, resisting, being our authentically amazing selves. What are things you do to center yourself or find joy?
7. What’s your walk-on music – or your feel at home in your body music?
8. Finding mentors, people of wisdom, or heroes can be another way to help us navigate life. Who are some of your mentors? Can you share something they taught you or inspired you to learn more about?
9. Who are some out trans/non-binary booktubers, instagrammers, authors, actors, etc who you’d like to shoutout?
10. What are some organizations you’d like to shout out for supporting trans kids/trans folks?
⏱TIMESTAMPS ⏱
0:00 Intro
0:58 Prompt 1
1:44 Prompt 2
7:04 Prompt 3
10:05 Prompt 4
11:32 Prompt 5
12:58 Prompt 6
14:22 Prompt 7
14:48 Prompt 8
15:49 Prompt 9
18:35 Prompt 10
🏷PPL I'M TAGGING 🏷
@jenniferlovesbooks
@DogEaredMusings
Anyone who wants to!
Shout outs! 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
@LadyEmilyPresents -- youtube.com/watch?v=DFIlUa6WYuM
@HeyThere005 -- youtube.com/watch?v=MI9ipRJKmLA
Dylan Mulvaney -- tiktok.com/@dylanmulvaney?lang=en
(Video praising Ally Beardsy, one of my fave dnd players: youtube.com/watch?v=_5p0LOPr-do&pp=ygUbY2FzdGxlY2FzdGVyIGFsbHkgYmVhcmRzbGV5 )
Non-Profits doing great work 💪
translatinacoalition.org
aclu.org/legislative-attacks-on-lgbtq-rights
http://www.aliforneycenter.org
Stats on homelessness among LGBTQIA+ youth: truecolorsunited.org/our-issue
~This is where I would put my social media channels, if I had any~
Spoiler alert: I loved this book. It's five out of five stars. Cheryl is an incredible storyteller, and she, herself, has such a unique story to tell.
Anyway, that's the gist of the review. I hope y'all are doing well, wherever you are in the world.
📚 Books Mentioned 📚
Wild by Cheryl Strayed
~This is where I would put my social media channels, if I had any~
Life update: I am traveling through South America for the next couple of months, with VERY LITTLE Español-speaking experience. In my stress-Duolingo-streaking, I was inspired to create a book-tube tag based on the words/phrases I had just learned.
So let's learn a language together, shall we?
*Lo siento -- I realized in editing I got a lot of these translations and pronunciations wrong Dx*
📹📚✈️ Playlist I am adding to 🇨🇴🇩🇪
youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4oR5BQwk29ZGYT8np_J9t2awGxTZn9ZK
📚 Books Mentioned 📚
Deliro, Laua Restrepo
Ella Enchanted, Gail Carson Levine
Now is Not The Time to Panic, Kevin Wilson
The Family Fang, Kevin Wilson
Decolonizing Wealth, Edgar Villanueva
Wild, Cheryl Strayed
Tiny Beautiful Things, Cheryl Strayed
The First Bad Man, Miranda July
Comfort Me With Apples, Catherynne M. Valente
❓THE QUESTIONS❓
How the tag works:
Translate the questions into the language of your choice, then answer the corresponding prompt.
1. A book in the language you're learning -- Pick a book that is translated from the language you are currently learning
2. What is your name? -- Pick a book with a name in the title
3. I'm sorry, I don't understand. -- Pick a book w/ a miscommunication
4. How much does it cost? -- Pick a book about money.
5. Where is ...? -- Pick a book about a place.
6. How are you? -- Pick a book about emotions, or a book that made you *feel* emotions lol
7. Pick a random word in the language you're learning -- Pick a book w/ that word in the title
8. Please and Thank you! -- Tag your friends!! & Thank the ppl for watching :D
⏱TIMESTAMPS ⏱
0:00 Intro
1:19 How the tag works
2:15 Número Uno - Un libro en español
4:02 Número Dos - ¿Cómo te llamas?
5:23 Número Tres - Lo siento, no entiendo.
8:02 Número Cuatro - ¿Cuánto cuesta?
9:57 Número Cinco - ¿Dónde es ...?
12:18 Número Seis - ¿Cómo estás?
14:15 Número Siete - Palabra al azar
16:29 Número Ocho - Por favor y gracias
🏷PPL I'M TAGGING 🏷
@themidnightreader
@hasteyebooks
@pdxleo
@TheSassyLibraryFox
Anyone who wants to!
~This is where I would put my social media channels, if I had any~
If you haven't met Rosika yet, you should totally check out her half of our bookish vlog together:
🎬 youtube.com/watch?v=If7zuYK7KA4&t=531s
✨WHO TAGGED ME ✨
Thank you @cherryactually for tagging me in the Spring Has Sprung tag (sorry it took over a year for me to do it lol)
youtube.com/watch?v=62YpQFyiwe0&t=524s
❓THE QUESTIONS❓
ORIGINAL CREATOR (Helene Jeppesen):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Shp2M...
1) How is Spring where you live?
2) Most anticipated book release this Spring?
3) Show us a book cover that makes you think of Spring.
4) Where are you going to read this Spring?
5) Find a cover with the sun on it!
6) What are your favorite Spring reads?
7) Find a book with many different colors on it.
8) Whom do you tag?
✨WHO I'M TAGGIN' ✨
@IlliteratelyYours
@DogEaredMusings
@hasteyebooks
@pdxleo
~This is where I would put my social media channels, if I had any~
Thank you Rosika for your patience and also your help editing this MONSTROSITY of a wrap-up.
Sit tight loves, get out that laundry you've been putting off folding, and listen to me talk about the top tier books that Rosika recommended me :)
Also please check out Rosika's half of the wrap-up, she's incredible:
youtube.com/watch?v=TKJgG1N9r84&t=2669s
📚 Books Mentioned 📚
The Rithmatist by Brandon Sanderson
Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
Shatterglass by Tamora Pierce
Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed
The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green
Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune
~This is where I would put my social media channels, if I had any~
Thank you Spencer and Cherry, my real-life cousin, for tagging me! And thank you for your patience as I took a whole-ass year to film myself doing it xD
✨WHO TAGGED ME ✨
@Cherry Actually Reads youtube.com/channel/UCUnat5gfZtKYic9U6miPLTA
@Sphynx Reads
youtube.com/c/SphynxReads
✨WHO I'M TAGGIN' ✨
📚 @Sassy Library Fox youtube.com/channel/UC5JIlW3yzWkOH0PFewOqdbw
📚 @Illiterately Yours youtube.com/c/IlliteratelyYours
📚 @Dog-Eared Musing youtube.com/channel/UCICghIkbwpvoG54JZnJreVA
📚 @Bookish Owlie youtube.com/channel/UCdB6A740mhuK8YBZ_m0ryaw
📚 @Cupreous Callings youtube.com/channel/UC_gJ9Vmp8qGJoF0IOvGUxtA
🕰 TIME STAMPS 🕰
0:00 Intro
1:57 Question 1
2:46 Question 2
3:44 Question 3
4:33 Question 4
6:29 Question 5
7:54 Question 6
10:06 Question 7
11:01 Question 8
13:13 Question 9 - Tag folks!
❓THE QUESTIONS❓
Original tag by Gunpowder, Fiction, and Plot
youtu.be/n-qnvwPZ120
1) Do you DNF?
2) If you do DNF, does it count for your finished books for the month?
3) Is there a difference between DNF & just putting the book down for a little bit?
4) What popular books have you DNFed?
5) What are some books you wished you DNFed?
6) Have you ever re-attempted to read a DNF? And was this successful for you?
7) What do you do with DNFed books?
8) Do you choose more or less risky titles based on your DNF policy?
9) Tag 5 other BookTubers.
📚 LINKS MENTIONED📚
betterworldbooks.com (for buying used books online)
📚 Books Mentioned 📚
Under The Whispering Door by TJ Klune
Ain't I a Woman? by bell hooks
No Exit by Taylor Adams
Series of Unfortunate Events (Books #1 + #2)
The Disaster Artist by Greg Sestero and Tom Bissell
✨Timestamps ✨
0:00 Stressed intro energy lol
2:52 Reading Recap
7:09 Talks too long about The Disaster Artist
14:00 Bad b-roll & LA nostalgia
📑 Works Cited 📑
The NewYorker | "Why 'The Room is a Better Movie than James Franco's 'The Disaster Artist'" by Richard Brody | newyorker.com/culture/richard-brody/why-the-room-is-a-better-movie-than-james-francos-the-disaster-artist
*Still trying to find that youtube video that I watched all those years ago. Sit tight!
~This is where I would put my social media channels, if I had any~
Thank you Rosika and Leo for tagging me. You are both delights.
Apologies for the weirdly blurry camera quality. My excuse is that I have no idea what I'm doing lol
✨WHO TAGGED ME ✨
The Midnight Reader:
youtube.com/watch?v=6Kigl4uduOk&t=829s
Leo Bancroft
youtube.com/c/LeoBancroftBooks
✨WHO I'M TAGGIN' ✨
📚 jenniferlovesbooks
youtube.com/c/jenniferlovesbooks
📚 Sluggish Reader
youtube.com/channel/UC438D_M8b6XyZBgtRaPrfkQ
📚 Darby Jasmine
youtube.com/channel/UC-zxFtgIqsYbrO2PC-3FPDg
Other Channels You Should Check Out:
📚 The Sassy Library Fox
youtube.com/c/TheSassyLibraryFox
🕰 TIMESTAMPS 🕰
0:00 Intro
1:55 #1 Legacy
6:56 #2 Memory Wipe
9:02 #3 Destiny (spoiler alert for Six of Crows btw)
12:12 #4 Namesake
16:05 #5 Collectibles
17:48 #6 Reset Button
❓THE QUESTIONS❓
The Wishful Thinking Tag created by Mason In the Dark
youtube.com/user/mrmasonadey1
1. Legacy: Is there an author you wish was still alive today to witness the impact of their work?
2. The Memory Wipe: Which book or series do you wish you could forget either so you could experience it again for the first time or forget completely?
3. Destiny: Which character do you wish had a different fate?
4. Namesake: If a character was going to be named after you what kind of person would you wish for them to be, and what sort of story would you want them to be in?
5. Collectibles: Which fictional object do you wish you could own?
6. The Reset Button: Which book or series do you wish were written by a different author?
✨WHO TAGGED ME ✨
The Midnight Reader:
youtube.com/watch?v=6Kigl4uduOk&t=829s
🎬 Rosika's video on loving "bad" books: youtube.com/watch?v=W0lnyNe6mio&t=202s
✨WHO I'M TAGGIN' ✨
📚 Kiki's Bookish Service
youtube.com/channel/UCly2jSRwSBv9VYthr7mDURw
📚 Leo Bancroft
youtube.com/c/LeoBancroftBooks
📚 Anyone who does not use star ratings (see question 4b)
📚 And John Green. (Yes, you read correctly. New York Times best-selling novelist John Green is tagged. Someone please let him know.)
✨THE QUESTIONS✨
The Ratings and Reviews Tag created by Gunpowder, Fiction & Plot
1. Tag folks.
2. How do you know you’ve just finished a good book? Is it a thinking or a feeling response?
3. When you begin to form your review/rating - what is the first question you ask yourself?
4. Do you do star ratings? Why? Why not?
a. If YES
i. Explain your star rating system – what does a good book get in your rating system?
ii. Is your star rating consistent? ie. are all your 5 star books better than all your 4 star books?
b. If NO
i. What language do you use to convey the quality of a book in your reviews?
ii. Does this form an informal rating or ranking?
5. Do you believe every book has its perfect reader? Does this contradict the idea that a book can be “bad”?
6. What book that you hated have you recommended?
7. What makes a book good, bad or great by your evaluation?
8. When evaluating the quality of a book do you have specific criteria or aspects of the book, such as character development, that you consider? Does this change if you are writing an in-depth review vs. just thinking about the book for enjoyment?
9. Do you consider star ratings or ave. ratings when choosing books to read/add to your TBR?
10. Who on BookTube; does reliable and interesting reviews of books that you know you can use to decide if a book is for you or not. What makes their reviews so good?
11. Does that/those booktuber(s) use different language than you to evaluate and review the overall quality of a book?
Check out my incredibly suave, cool-girl friend Rosika, from The Midnight Reader, as we recommend books for 20 minutes (and definitely didn't derail to talk about our love for John Green and what we would call our hypothetical podcast).
🎬 Rosika's half of the collab: youtube.com/watch?v=ExEebIYxayk&t=1474s
✨Timestamps ✨
0:00 Intro
1:57 Book 1
5:30 Book 2
8:55 Book 3
11:35 Book 4 (& John Green tangent)
13:23 Bonus Book (Jay's Choice)
14:22 Gushing about House in the Cerulean Sea
16:01 Jay picks her bonus book!
17:41 Book 5 (Rosika forgot this one lol)
19:45 We should start a podcast lol
21:53 That's all folks!
22:37 Bloop! (Just the one really long bloop!)
Collabs with other internet friends:
🎬 Wrap-up ft. Camila (Haste Ye Books) youtu.be/LJO9-pm63tA
~This is where I would put my social media channels, if I had any~
Move over Hannah Montana, Kaitlin Burke also wants the best of both worlds. 🎬
~This is where I would put my social media channels, if I had any~
📚 Books Mentioned 📚
The Grace Year by Kim Liggett
The Spellman Files by Lisa Lutz
~This is where I would put my social media channels, if I had any~
I hope you enjoy this very personal look into my psyche, and perhaps get a new book rec out of it! :)
✨Timestamps 📚
0:00 Intro
2:22 Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb
4:20 The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
8:00 The Family Fang by Kevin Wilson
12:19 An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green
15:44 Spoiler alert!
16:20 Spoiler is over - You're good!
19:01 Outro
Also, in case you're interested, here's a song that is based on An Absolutely Remarkable Thing, and it hits Jay right in the quarter-life crisis feels every dang time: youtube.com/watch?v=cRyrgLdnTRU
~This is where I would put my social media channels, if I had any~
✨ The Questions ✨
1. How many books are you planning to read in 2021?
2. Name 5 books that you didn't get to this year but want to make a priority in 2021.
3. What genre do you want to read more of?
4. Name 3 non-book-related goals for 2021.
5. What's a book you've had forever that you still need to read?
6. One word that you're hoping 2021 will be.
7. Tag a friend!
Also, I am tagging Rosika, from The Midnight Reader, if you so choose! (No pressure :)
youtube.com/channel/UCPNqV77VXW4V-x0tHt0DMNw
Tag Created by Heather at Bookables:
youtube.com/watch?v=6x_KAEPqbLw&t=0s
~This is where I would put my social media channels, if I had any~
Cheers to internet friends!
📚 Timestamps ✨
0:00 Intro
0:57 Recapping the books
2:48 Animorphs by K.A. Applegate
5:25 A Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
9:03 The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants by Ann Brashares
18:03 Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
26:23 Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
33:43 Wrap-up thoughts!
🎬 Camila's wrap-up for the books I recommended her: youtube.com/watch?v=ygaUdcAlH-I&t=355s
🎬 So ... Camila had THOUGHTS about The Family Fang lol: youtube.com/watch?v=E7xQutnJGMs&t=481s
🎬 Camila picks my Nov TBR: youtube.com/watch?v=BHuu6oDgqoY
🎬 I pick (part of) Camila's Nov TBR: youtube.com/watch?v=tBrptFR0--M&t=190s
🎬 The behind-the-scenes anguish I went through trying to pick books to recommend to her: youtu.be/3pnAgdKVUK0
~This is where I would put my social media channels, if I had any~
The good news? Yay to new internet friends.
The bad news? Camila has better tastes than I do.
Please enjoy the behind-the-scenes anguish I went through while trying to pick out books to recommend to her.
📚 Timestamps ✨
0:00 Message from Editing Jay + Intro
4:36 One More Thing by B. J. Novak
5:34 The Family Fang by Kevin Wilson
7:58 All of Our Wrong Todays by Elan Mastai
11:04 The Disaster Artist by Greg Sestero and Tom Bissell
12:38 Diary of a Teenage Girl by Phoebe Gloeckner
13:20 Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb
13:47 An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green
16:31 *Skip to here to avoid AART spoiler*
17:26 Dead Mann Walking by Stefan Petrucha
18:46 That's all folks!
🎬 Find out what I actually recommended her: youtube.com/watch?v=tBrptFR0--M&t=190s
🎬 What she recommended me: youtube.com/watch?v=BHuu6oDgqoY
🎬 Camila's Wrap-up is out! What did she think: youtube.com/watch?v=ygaUdcAlH-I&t=355s
🎬 So ... Camila had THOUGHTS about The Family Fang lol: youtube.com/watch?v=E7xQutnJGMs&t=481s
~This is where I would put my social media channels, if I had any~
Lol but also thank you for watching me, Chelsea, and Maya through this whole buddy read. This is the most we ever expected to spend thinking about this middle-grade witch series from our childhood.
✨ Timestamps ✨
0:00 Intro
1:10 The fashion show fiasco
8:09 Jewel, the betrayal!
13:24 Post-fashion show, Mom hugs Rachel
16:36 Who wrote it better? The teen vs the adult plot
19:35 "Tammy for the win!"
21:08 Call your quasi-girlfriend, Raf!
23:09 Is it bad writing? Or is this just how Rachel is?
25:38 Cringey transphobic moment
29:32 Rachel as an unlikable protagonist
32:31 Subverting tropes in teen media
33:46 Final thoughts + Outro
~This is where I'd put my social media accounts, if I had any~
Goodreads: goodreads.com/jaydcalba
🎬 Please check out her video, where I picked out (part of) her November TBR: youtube.com/watch?v=tBrptFR0--M&t=190s
✨ Timestamps ✨
0:00 Intro
1:09 Meet Past Jay + Camila
1:59 "Unrelated" Little Women tangent
4:00 Camila's book recs for me :D
9:42 Outro
📚 Books Mentioned 📚
Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants by Ann Brashares
The Invasion (Animorphs series) by K.A. Applegate
A Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
~This is where I would put my social media channels, if I had any~
✨ Timestamps ✨
0:00 Intro
0:18 Melissa, resident Mean Girl
1:56 "Nice" boys who date the Mean Girl
8:04 The cheek kiss -- bold moves!
10:29 Aunt Sasha who lives in "Massachusetts"
11:17 Cringey ED "jokes"
12:40 Breaking up this wedding (attempt #3)
17:56 Stan Tammy!
20:27 The party scene -- uh-oh
26:33 Love spell is in motion!
29:10 The rehearsal dinner (s**t hits the fan)
31:38 Outro
~This is where I would put my social media channels, if I had any~
✨ Timestamps ✨
0:00 Intro
0:57 Post-tryouts: Rachel skyrockets to popularity
5:37 Rachel's first "cool kidz" party + Jewel
9:54 Mick + excessive hugs lol
11:21 How are they 14?!
12:54 Bants with Raf
14:37 Rachel goes on a quasi-date!
16:25 Rachel is being the "Jewel" to Tammy
17:04 Rachel+Miri try to break up this wedding (attempt #2)
20:44 Thoughts on Jennifer
28:20 Outro
~This is where I would put my social media channels, if I had any~
✨ Timestamps ✨
0:00 Intro
0:45 Pre-book-talk tangents
1:36 Could we read Rachel+Miri as POC?
4:07 Rachel's popularity scheming
5:59 Rachel's Breakfast Club fantasy lol
8:48 We have THOUGHTS about this "fashion show"
13:12 Who's that boy? It's Raf! lol
15:07 Body image + body "negativity"
18:55 Rachel's "not like other girls" energy
21:53 On Sarah Mlynowski's writing style
23:52 Little things about Rachel :)
25:45 Wrap-up
27:40 Outro
~This is where I would put my social media channels, if I had any~