Bethanne Bruninga-Socolar | Frustrating Books Tag! [CC] @bethannebruninga-socolar | Uploaded March 2021 | Updated October 2024, 4 hours ago.
I was tagged by Rosie Cockshutt:youtube.com/watch?v=9J0Sl4Fq208&t=153s
Original tag by Paige at ThePMreader: youtube.com/watch?v=YhrcrsYi440
I tag Megan at Megan's Reading Revelations: youtube.com/channel/UCHmX0661Xu7mFnEttonuQDg
The questions:
00:35 1. Name a book you predicted would be five stars but wasn’t.
3:07 2. What book had a great beginning but an ending that let you down?
4:28 3. Do you have a book with a pretty cover but an ugly spine?
5:04 4. Do you have a book series that doesn’t match? Maybe some are paperback and some are hardcover, or maybe the cover designs were changed halfway through the series… Does it bother you?
6:43 5. Is there a book from your youth you can remember parts of but cannot remember the name of or find anywhere?
7:18 6. Are there any books you’re certain you’ve read but cannot remember anything about?
8:02 7. Have you ever recommended a book you love to someone and they started telling you everything they don’t like about it? Does it bother you? In other words: do your feelings get hurt when someone doesn’t love one of your favorite books?
9:07 8. What is your worst experience loaning a book to someone?
9:57 9. Show me some of your impulse buys that you’ve never read. You know the ones… the ones you bought at midnight while online shopping or when you were walking through a bookstore and the magic of all the books made you grab a few too many. And we can’t forget all those books at “such a good price” that somehow make it into our shopping bags.
10:57 10. Just to make you hate me a little bit more: How many unread books are on your shelves?
Books mentioned:
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
Over the Woodward Wall by A. Deborah Baker
My review video of Over the Woodward Wall: youtube.com/watch?v=sSC3tGcKa1o&t
The Guinevere Deception by Kiersten White
My review video of How to Stop Time: youtube.com/watch?v=KizqP_ZdO3c&t
How to Stop Time by Matt Haig
About me:
Hi, I'm Bethanne! 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, Thursdays, and Saturdays!
Find me elsewhere and say hi!
Instagram: instagram.com/bethannereadsbooks
Twitter: twitter.com/beepunstings
Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/4779183-bethanne-bruninga-socolar
I was tagged by Rosie Cockshutt:youtube.com/watch?v=9J0Sl4Fq208&t=153s
Original tag by Paige at ThePMreader: youtube.com/watch?v=YhrcrsYi440
I tag Megan at Megan's Reading Revelations: youtube.com/channel/UCHmX0661Xu7mFnEttonuQDg
The questions:
00:35 1. Name a book you predicted would be five stars but wasn’t.
3:07 2. What book had a great beginning but an ending that let you down?
4:28 3. Do you have a book with a pretty cover but an ugly spine?
5:04 4. Do you have a book series that doesn’t match? Maybe some are paperback and some are hardcover, or maybe the cover designs were changed halfway through the series… Does it bother you?
6:43 5. Is there a book from your youth you can remember parts of but cannot remember the name of or find anywhere?
7:18 6. Are there any books you’re certain you’ve read but cannot remember anything about?
8:02 7. Have you ever recommended a book you love to someone and they started telling you everything they don’t like about it? Does it bother you? In other words: do your feelings get hurt when someone doesn’t love one of your favorite books?
9:07 8. What is your worst experience loaning a book to someone?
9:57 9. Show me some of your impulse buys that you’ve never read. You know the ones… the ones you bought at midnight while online shopping or when you were walking through a bookstore and the magic of all the books made you grab a few too many. And we can’t forget all those books at “such a good price” that somehow make it into our shopping bags.
10:57 10. Just to make you hate me a little bit more: How many unread books are on your shelves?
Books mentioned:
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
Over the Woodward Wall by A. Deborah Baker
My review video of Over the Woodward Wall: youtube.com/watch?v=sSC3tGcKa1o&t
The Guinevere Deception by Kiersten White
My review video of How to Stop Time: youtube.com/watch?v=KizqP_ZdO3c&t
How to Stop Time by Matt Haig
About me:
Hi, I'm Bethanne! 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, Thursdays, and Saturdays!
Find me elsewhere and say hi!
Instagram: instagram.com/bethannereadsbooks
Twitter: twitter.com/beepunstings
Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/4779183-bethanne-bruninga-socolar
![Frustrating Books Tag! [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/U1p2pzgEE3o/hqdefault.jpg "Frustrating Books Tag! [CC]
I was tagged by Rosie Cockshutt:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9J0Sl4Fq208&t=153s
Original tag by Paige at ThePMreader: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhrcrsYi440
I tag Megan at Megans Reading Revelations: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHmX0661Xu7mFnEttonuQDg
The questions:
00:35 1. Name a book you predicted would be five stars but wasn’t.
3:07 2. What book had a great beginning but an ending that let you down?
4:28 3. Do you have a book with a pretty cover but an ugly spine?
5:04 4. Do you have a book series that doesn’t match? Maybe some are paperback and some are hardcover, or maybe the cover designs were changed halfway through the series… Does it bother you?
6:43 5. Is there a book from your youth you can remember parts of but cannot remember the name of or find anywhere?
7:18 6. Are there any books you’re certain you’ve read but cannot remember anything about?
8:02 7. Have you ever recommended a book you love to someone and they started telling you everything they don’t like about it? Does it bother you? In other words: do your feelings get hurt when someone doesn’t love one of your favorite books?
9:07 8. What is your worst experience loaning a book to someone?
9:57 9. Show me some of your impulse buys that you’ve never read. You know the ones… the ones you bought at midnight while online shopping or when you were walking through a bookstore and the magic of all the books made you grab a few too many. And we can’t forget all those books at “such a good price” that somehow make it into our shopping bags.
10:57 10. Just to make you hate me a little bit more: How many unread books are on your shelves?
Books mentioned:
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
Over the Woodward Wall by A. Deborah Baker
My review video of Over the Woodward Wall: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSC3tGcKa1o&t
The Guinevere Deception by Kiersten White
My review video of How to Stop Time: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KizqP_ZdO3c&t
How to Stop Time by Matt Haig
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!
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bethannereadsbooks/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/beepunstings
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/4779183-bethanne-bruninga-socolar")
![Romance review: Accidentally in Love trilogy by Nicole Falls [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/UIgiHS7w08o/hqdefault.jpg "Romance review: Accidentally in Love trilogy by Nicole Falls [CC]
Nicole Falls youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/NicoleFalls
Buy Accidentally in Love trilogy on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B077L7VNPJ?searchxofy=true&binding=kindle_edition&ref dbs_s_aps_series_rwt_tkin&qid=1646662281&sr=8-1
Black Authortube Readathon announcement video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wF9G0-ySjrc
Margarets TBR for the Black Authortuber Readathon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQSWWXSyF4I
Check out Margarets homepage where you can set a reminder for the Black Authortuber Readathon wrap-up live on March 15th, 10pm Eastern, 7pm Pacific: https://www.youtube.com/c/MargaretPinard/featured
S.D. Hustons channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/SDHuston
Find me elsewhere and say hi!
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bethannereadsbooks/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/beepunstings
Story Graph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/bethannereadsbooks
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/4779183-bethanne-bruninga-socolar")
![Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Vloaf86oScA/hqdefault.jpg "Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel [CC]
WELL. I filmed this video in April, I believe...and now here I am posting it at the very end of June. Enjoy!
Also, adding to the list of things I didnt like about this book, I also dont like the title. :)
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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bethannereadsbooks/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/beepunstings
Story Graph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/bethannereadsbooks
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/4779183-bethanne-bruninga-socolar")
![Tenure-track Tuesdays: a life update! [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Wa8UxbdkpT0/hqdefault.jpg "Tenure-track Tuesdays: a life update! [CC]
What Ive been up to lately: some life upheaval that got in the way of reading and BookTube-ing. :)
Find me elsewhere and say hi!
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bethannereadsbooks/
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/4779183-bethanne-bruninga-socolar")
![Review - kids books about space! [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Y7joD_vW_ac/hqdefault.jpg "Review - kids books about space! [CC]
Quick review of 2 kids books about space that...well, they drive me a little bit crazy. My almost-three-year old LOVES them, though! And thats what counts, I guess. :)
Book links:
8 Spinning Planets by Brian James, illus. by Russell Benfanti - https://www.amazon.com/Eight-Spinning-Planets-Brian-James/dp/0545235170/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=8+spinning+planets&qid=1601869774&sr=8-1
Our Solar System by Peter and Connie Roop - https://bookshop.org/books/our-solar-system-volume-1/9781454914181
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 thoughts on my own books every Tuesday, with posts about kids books on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of the month. Follow me on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/4779183-bethanne-bruninga-socolar")
![Reading stats: 1st quarter 2021! [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/YTcFSJx6luo/hqdefault.jpg "Reading stats: 1st quarter 2021! [CC]
A bit of navel-gazing as I think about how my reading is going so far this year. Note that the percentages in some of my graphs are off a teeny tiny bit because I recorded this on April 5th but didnt add the graphs until April 14th, and so they reflect an extra book or two...
Link to my 2020 overview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7b-QwmYp6fQ
I make my graphs using the Book Riot reading log:
Book Riot reading log: https://bookriot.com/2021-reading-log/
Overall idea for presenting quarterly stats with graphs taken from Josh at Joshs Bookish Voyage, an AMAZING channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_AL_AmWFPwo64h-f0UuHzw
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, Thursdays, and Saturdays!
Find me elsewhere and say hi!
Twitter: https://twitter.com/beepunstings
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bethannereadsbooks/
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/4779183-bethanne-bruninga-socolar")
![What the F*ck Are You??? Tag [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Y_IYYwHiEvA/hqdefault.jpg "What the F*ck Are You??? Tag [CC]
Original by Kevvie at Cest Kevvie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LukHBEtLZOs
Prompts and time stamps:
0:00 Intro
0:56 1. What the fuck is your name? Does it have any meaning?
2:07 2. What the fuck is your gender?
2:11 3. What the fuck are your pronouns?
2:21 4. What the fuck is your ethnicity?
3:06 5. What the fuck is your sexuality? Why?
3:55 6. What the fuck do you do besides Booktube?
5:02 7. What the fuck other identities do you claim?
Mom - 5:02
Scientist - 6:36
Reader - 9:27
Ally - 9:45
Redhead - 10:33
East Coaster - 11:31
Cat lover/cat person - 12:40
13:26 8. How the fuck do your identities influence what you choose to read?
14:38 9. Who the fuck do you tag?
Find me elsewhere and say hi!
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bethannereadsbooks/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/beepunstings
Story Graph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/bethannereadsbooks
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/4779183-bethanne-bruninga-socolar")
![Debriefing by Susan Sontag [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Yczk-UZssHc/hqdefault.jpg "Debriefing by Susan Sontag [CC]
This one was a bust for me. Cant win em all!
Find me elsewhere and say hi!
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bethannereadsbooks/
Story Graph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/bethannereadsbooks
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/4779183?ref=nav_profile_l")
![March of the Moderns || Not Without Laughter by Langston Hughes [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/YsZFEANCom4/hqdefault.jpg "March of the Moderns || Not Without Laughter by Langston Hughes [CC]
My first completed book for March of the Moderns, created by Margaret Pinard: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0uzlaGJk3U&t=1s
Another review of Not Without Laughter by Comfycozyup:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCzyOPCPQ0w
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, Thursdays, and Saturdays!
Find me elsewhere and say hi!
Twitter: https://twitter.com/beepunstings
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bethannereadsbooks/
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/4779183-bethanne-bruninga-socolar")
![2021 reading goals! Part 2: GR fantasy challenge [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/YvHohalTsUk/hqdefault.jpg "2021 reading goals! Part 2: GR fantasy challenge [CC]
My Goodreads fantasy challenge: reading the 10 semi-finalists from 2020!
Channel mentioned:
Mara at bookslikewhoa: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNXqiUsNt08
The list of 10 books Ill be reading:
The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson
The City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
Storm Front by Jim Butcher
House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas
A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik
The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow
The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin
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!
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bethannereadsbooks/
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/4779183-bethanne-bruninga-socolar")
![2021 reading goals! Part 3: SPFBO fantasy challenge [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Yvj9Co-YO-s/hqdefault.jpg "2021 reading goals! Part 3: SPFBO fantasy challenge [CC]
The last of the official reading challenges that Im setting for myself in 2021! Im reading the 10 finalist self-published fantasy books chosen for the Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off Award (SPFBO) hosted by Mark Lawrence on his blog: http://mark lawrence.blogspot.com/2020/09/finalists-for-6th-spfbo.html
My other two 2021 challenge videos:
Jane Austen challenge: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twH1_g1IPmg&t=6s
Goodreads fantasy challenge: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvHohalTsUk&t=35s
Channels mentioned:
Kitty G: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCubeiIJVCyYgn5bqfD0jl0w
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!
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bethannereadsbooks/
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/4779183-bethanne-bruninga-socolar")
![Nonfiction November || movement prompt! [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/YzukXCOaN6g/hqdefault.jpg "Nonfiction November || movement prompt! [CC]
Hi, folks! I chose a book about sculpture for the movement prompt. This is my quick review of what I loved about this particular book, and theres a 1-minute clip towards the end showcasing some of the beautiful works of art I read about. I hope you enjoy it!
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/")
