Bethanne Bruninga-Socolar | Fantasy review - The Rage of Dragons by Evan Winter [CC] @bethannebruninga-socolar | Uploaded June 2021 | Updated October 2024, 7 hours ago.
EPIC!
Link to the book: bookshop.org/books/the-rage-of-dragons/9780316489775
About me:
Hi, I'm Bethanne (she/her)! I'm a scientist by day but I love reading anything I can get my hands on in my limited free time. :) I'm an outdoors enthusiast, cat lover, mama, millennial. I post Tuesdays, Fridays, and occasional Saturdays!
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EPIC!
Link to the book: bookshop.org/books/the-rage-of-dragons/9780316489775
About me:
Hi, I'm Bethanne (she/her)! I'm a scientist by day but I love reading anything I can get my hands on in my limited free time. :) I'm an outdoors enthusiast, cat lover, mama, millennial. I post Tuesdays, Fridays, and occasional Saturdays!
Find me elsewhere and say hi!
Instagram: instagram.com/bethannereadsbooks
Twitter: twitter.com/beepunstings
Story Graph: app.thestorygraph.com
Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/4779183-bethanne-bruninga-socolar
![Fantasy review - The Rage of Dragons by Evan Winter [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/KHkYoipZk4E/hqdefault.jpg "Fantasy review - The Rage of Dragons by Evan Winter [CC]
EPIC!
Link to the book: https://bookshop.org/books/the-rage-of-dragons/9780316489775
About me:
Hi, Im Bethanne (she/her)! Im a scientist by day but I love reading anything I can get my hands on in my limited free time. :) Im an outdoors enthusiast, cat lover, mama, millennial. I post Tuesdays, Fridays, and occasional Saturdays!
Find me elsewhere and say hi!
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bethannereadsbooks/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/beepunstings
Story Graph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/4779183-bethanne-bruninga-socolar")
![The Slaughtermans Daughter by Yaniv Iczkovits [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/KMGfv0IVxNI/hqdefault.jpg "The Slaughtermans Daughter by Yaniv Iczkovits [CC]
One of my assignments for the BookTube Prize octofinals, group C. And my top-ranked book from that group!
Bookshop link: https://bookshop.org/books/the-slaughterman-s-daughter/9780805243659
Check out my ranking video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RE-R_gaEPXQ&t=1s
Scott at Gunpowder, Fiction & Plot discusses this book: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuSwrjoxCmw
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![#TagTuesday: Are you like Jane Austen?? [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/KVlkHZzFFB0/hqdefault.jpg "#TagTuesday: Are you like Jane Austen?? [CC]
I forgot to tag anyone because Im a MONSTER! If youre watching this and havent done the tag yet, please consider doing it!
Original tag by Shelly Swearingen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B23u5XMdF_E
Margaret Pinards version of the tag: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQDkykGcBb8
Prompts & timestamps:
0:00 Intro
1:22 1) Jane Austen was.an artist and writer. Give yourself a point if youre an artist. Give yourself an extra point if you are a writer.
2:56 2) Austen was born to a large family. She had a total of 7 siblings: one sister and six brothers. Give yourself a point if you have three or more siblings family.
3:20 3) Austen did not enjoy her formal education. Give yourself a point if you did not care for school.
4:18 4) Dark humor is woven throughout Austen’s writing. Give yourself a point if you have a grim sense of humor. You must share a dark joke in order to get this point.
5:06 5) Jane broke off two engagements and died a spinster. Give yourself a point if you are single.
5:20 6) Austen experienced low periods or spells of depression. Give yourself a point if you have struggled with mental health.
6:03 7) Jane moved away from her childhood home in her 20s. Give yourself a point if you’ve lived away from your childhood hometown or region.
6:44 8) Jane was not vain. Give yourself a point if you have very little interest in vanity.
7:35 9) Hair was of little concern to Austen. Give yourself a point if you cannot be bothered with your hair.
8:10 10) Austen expressed her distaste for hot weather. Give yourself a point if you dislike the heat.
How did you score?
10-11 - The spirit of Jane Austen lives in you. She’s with you day in and day out.
9-8 - In another life Jane Austen and you could have been siblings or at least good friends. You want to spend time with one another and work to make that happen.
6-7 - You and Austen are friends. You two could enjoy a long walk in the country and chat about all of the things you all have in common.
4-5 - Though you have less in common with Jane than some, you could probably spend an afternoon with her chatting about your similarities and differences.
2-3 - You and Austen may not share much in common, but you two would be delighted to see one another at a local social gathering exchanging pleasantries on your different lives.
0-1 - You and Austen could learn a lot from one another considering how different you are. This could be shared over a cup of afternoon tea.
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![The Reading Goals Tag! [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/KYjSuV7zbq8/hqdefault.jpg "The Reading Goals Tag! [CC]
Original tag by Rosie Cockshutt: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHMFT8DCexg
I tag:
Bright & Bookish: https://www.youtube.com/c/BrightandBookish
What Effy Reads: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkYHbWZlsCwmEQXe91keiMg
David Wiley: https://www.youtube.com/user/wileydavid1
Questions & Time Stamps
0:00 Intro & hello
00:51 Tag some friends!
2:13 Do you set reading goals? Why or why not?
4:13 Are your goals things that you absolutely aim to complete, or more general themes you want to focus on?
4:51 When in the year do you set new goals?
5:05 Do you have any long standing goals that you aim for every year? If yes, what are they?
5:29 What type of goal has been the most successful, by whatever metric you chose, in the past?
6:42 What type of goal has not gone to plan? What went wrong?
7:44 Do you change your goals based on how the last reading year has gone?
8:55 Do you track your reading goals? If so, how?
9:21 Has any of this changed a lot over the course of your reading life?
Link to my 2022 personal African American Literature Project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONeA4MlUosE
Link to my 2021 Goodreads fantasy goal (which I failed to complete): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvHohalTsUk
Link to my 2021 Jane Austen challenge (which I failed to complete): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twH1_g1IPmg
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Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/4779183-bethanne-bruninga-socolar")
![Review - The Guinevere Deception by Kiersten White [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/KizqP_ZdO3c/hqdefault.jpg "Review - The Guinevere Deception by Kiersten White [CC]
Short review of this YA fantasy novel - the ending killed me, yall.
Booktuber mentioned:
Megan - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHmX0661Xu7mFnEttonuQDg
About me:
Hi, Im Bethanne! Im a scientist by day but I love reading anything I can get my hands on in my limited free time. :) Im an outdoors enthusiast, cat lover, mama, millennial. I post Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays!
Find me elsewhere & say hi!
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/4779183-bethanne-bruninga-socolar
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bethannereadsbooks/")
![Poems to Night by Rainer Maria Rilke for #poetrythursday [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/KoevQABPosI/hqdefault.jpg "Poems to Night by Rainer Maria Rilke for #poetrythursday [CC]
Buy Poems to Night on bookshop.org: https://bookshop.org/books/poems-to-night/9781782275534
Channel mentioned:
Rosie Cockshutt - https://www.youtube.com/c/RosieCockshutt
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Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/4779183-bethanne-bruninga-socolar")
![Review - Greenwood by Michael Christie [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/KvdB_yfbegg/hqdefault.jpg "Review - Greenwood by Michael Christie [CC]
I read this for Margaret Pinards patreon book club: https://www.youtube.com/c/MargaretPinard
Time stamps
0:00 Intro stuff
0:40 Book talk
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![Review - Undrowned, Black Feminist Lessons from Marine Mammals [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/LeTXlma232s/hqdefault.jpg "Review - Undrowned, Black Feminist Lessons from Marine Mammals [CC]
Alexis Pauline Gumbs website: https://www.alexispauline.com/
Buy her book, Undrowned, here:
https://www.akpress.org/undrowned.html")
![Nonfiction November || buzz prompt, teaser about bees! [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/M1dgmSg0OW4/hqdefault.jpg "Nonfiction November || buzz prompt, teaser about bees! [CC]
While reading Buzz by Thor Hanson for Nonfiction November, I couldnt resist making a little video showing some of the bees I work with. Definitely NOT a sci comm video, just me having a little fun.
Check out these other great sources of bee photos and videos:
Center for Biological Diversity slideshow of native bee photos - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMRxbJ8iGBQ
Dr. Sandra Rehans TEDx talk The Secret Lives of Native Bees - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F255KADo0Ao
Alex Wilds Pollinators photo gallery (includes other insects on flowers, not just bees) - https://www.alexanderwild.com/Insects/Pollinators/
Identifying Native Bees with Olivia Carril (good overview of some bee ecology and biology) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qa3tllfHo5k
Dr. Sam Droeges TEDx talk Rewildling Your Land: Blessing of the Bees - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fF3fWdwhEhw
About me:
Hi, Im Bethanne! Im a scientist by day but I love reading anything I can get my hands on in my limited free time. :) Im an outdoors enthusiast, cat lover, mama, millennial. I post Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays!
Find me elsewhere and say hi!
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/4779183-bethanne-bruninga-socolar
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bethannereadsbooks/")
![Comics: Jonny Sun, everyones a aliebn when ur a aliebn too [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/MWdLrtD-4Ps/hqdefault.jpg "Comics: Jonny Sun, everyones a aliebn when ur a aliebn too [CC]
Mild spoiler starting at 4:11 and ending at 4:37.
I forgot to mention that I first heard about this book from Danie at the channel wyddanie! Her channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxCxKJavR43Cb-hT8bCoOSg
She gives great, succinct book reviews and knits amazing things during her videos. Go check her out!
Buy the book: https://bookshop.org/books/everyone-s-a-aliebn-when-ur-a-aliebn-too-a-book/9780062569028
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![Recent library reads [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/M_WYu28lStY/hqdefault.jpg "Recent library reads [CC]
A couple of books my six-year old selected for me at the library last fall! I actually filmed this in December, but here we are.
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