Bethanne Bruninga-Socolar | How Beautiful We Were - Imbolo Mbue [CC] @bethannebruninga-socolar | Uploaded August 2022 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
Very overdue in talking about my reading in the semifinals round of the BookTube Prize, which ended July 30! I really enjoyed How Beautiful We Were, but it didn't end up being a 5-star book for me (more later when I do my rankings video!).
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Very overdue in talking about my reading in the semifinals round of the BookTube Prize, which ended July 30! I really enjoyed How Beautiful We Were, but it didn't end up being a 5-star book for me (more later when I do my rankings video!).
Find me me elsewhere and say hi!
Instagram: instagram.com/bethannereadsbooks
Twitter: twitter.com/beepunstings
Story Graph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/bethannereadsbooks
Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/4779183-bethanne-bruninga-socolar
![How Beautiful We Were - Imbolo Mbue [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/he8x4PD9zNU/hqdefault.jpg "How Beautiful We Were - Imbolo Mbue [CC]
Very overdue in talking about my reading in the semifinals round of the BookTube Prize, which ended July 30! I really enjoyed How Beautiful We Were, but it didnt end up being a 5-star book for me (more later when I do my rankings video!).
Find me 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")
![New Years tag! [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/iKhDksoDzF0/hqdefault.jpg "New Years tag! [CC]
Its still January so I can still talk about the new year, right? :)
Original tag by Heather at Bookables: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DnIOkVX_Xk
New Years Book Tag Questions & time stamps
1. How many books are you planning to read in 2021? 0:55
2. Name 5 books that you didn’t get to this year but want to make a priority in 2021. 1:42
3. What genre do you want to read more of? 6:37
4. Name 3 non book related goals for 2021. 7:21
5. What’s a book you’ve had forever that you still need to read? 8:27
6. One word that your hoping 2021 will be: 10:24
7. Tag a friend! 11:39
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!
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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bethannereadsbooks/
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/bethannebs")
![Traveling with Books Tag [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/jUudqQ0PFZs/hqdefault.jpg "Traveling with Books Tag [CC]
Original tag by Gina Stanyer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7inexY0fWOU
Prompts and time stamps:
0:00 Opening/intro
0:20 1- do you read when you travel?
0:36 2- do you travel with paper books?
0:40 3- do you travel with an e-reader?
1:40 4- how many books do you pack when you travel?
2:27 5- does where you go or how long your are traveling impact the amount/type of books you take?
3:31 6-do you buy books when traveling or visit bookshops/libraries?
6:05 7- tag some travelers!
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Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/4779183-bethanne-bruninga-socolar")
![A perfect romance novella? A Walk in the Park by Rebekah Weatherspoon [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/jY0HWvZzqGU/hqdefault.jpg "A perfect romance novella? A Walk in the Park by Rebekah Weatherspoon [CC]
A Walk in the Park by Rebekah Weatherspoon: https://www.amazon.com/A-Walk-in-the-Park/dp/B09V1VCJCD
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![Big Book Summer Reading Challenge! [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/lcwR3Z8PQpw/hqdefault.jpg "Big Book Summer Reading Challenge! [CC]
Hosted by Sue Jackson! A relatively new booktuber, so go give her some support!
Her channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYPUgzeXA5rSuy_LGgzVdtQ
2021 reading challenge announcement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzmSC3APZWI
Her blog: https://bookbybook.blogspot.com/p/2021-big-book-summer-reading-challenge.html
My TBR for the challenge:
Lakota America by Pekka Hamalainen: https://bookshop.org/books/lakota-america-a-new-history-of-indigenous-power/9780300255256
The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson: https://bookshop.org/books/the-warmth-of-other-suns-the-epic-story-of-america-s-great-migration-9780679763888/9780679763888
Witches Steeped in Gold by Ciannon Smart: https://bookshop.org/books/witches-steeped-in-gold/9780062945983
Other channel mentioned:
Megans Reading Revelations: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHmX0661Xu7mFnEttonuQDg/videos
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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bethannereadsbooks/
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Story Graph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/bethannereadsbooks
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/4779183-bethanne-bruninga-socolar")
![NOT a Booktube Newbie Tag [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/mC9BEeLGV8I/hqdefault.jpg "NOT a Booktube Newbie Tag [CC]
Original tag by Shelby Masako: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXhhTwMsiJc&t=0s
I was tagged by Courtney Ferriter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-SQQ8bZ0Ec&t=1s
I tag:
Rosie Cockshutt: https://www.youtube.com/user/ThisIsRosieC
Hey Yall Listen Up: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2RvKmaWUzInOnrdPdbITCg
Katja - Read Write Create: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNwOYOMy1wZzxPSmXoGmTuw
Zoe Beck: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaEK3SfeXx8RoKH_FmFk_Cw
Prompts with time stamps!
1. How old is your channel? 1:45
2. What are your favorite videos to make? 2:57
3. What is one piece of advice you would give to someone wanting to join booktube? 4:19
4. Since joining have you run into any unforeseen challenges? 8:05
5. What is a favorite book/series you’ve read because of booktube? 8:56
6. Overall, what is your favorite aspect about booktube? 11:25
7. Want to spread the booktube love? (Yes? GREAT!) Give at least one newbie a shout out! 12:31
8. Who do you tag? 00:29
Other awesome videos I mentioned:
Jen at Remembered Readings on reading comics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQo5PhiYnWc
Big Book Summer Reading Challenge hosted by Sue Jackson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzmSC3APZWI
My Big Book Summer Reading Challenge TBR: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcwR3Z8PQpw
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Story Graph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/bethannereadsbooks
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/4779183-bethanne-bruninga-socolar")
![Montreal book haul! [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/mJKJBDBHUR8/hqdefault.jpg "Montreal book haul! [CC]
Oops, of course I missed a book in the bottom of my tote bag! I also the poetry collection Poems to Night by Rainer Maria Rilke.
Books mentioned:
The Beauties by Anton Chekhov
An Evening with Claire by Gaito Gazdanov
On Violence and On Violence Against Women by Jacqueline Rose
Memoirs of a Polar Bear by Yoko Tawada
Book of Wings by Tawhida Tanya Evanson
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Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/4779183-bethanne-bruninga-socolar")
![Friday reads - Robert Jordan and Lloyd Alexander [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/mUovbE4d8tk/hqdefault.jpg "Friday reads - Robert Jordan and Lloyd Alexander [CC]
Intro - 0:00
The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander (Book #1 in The Chronicles of Prydain) - 1:06
A Crown of Swords by Robert Jordan (Book #7 in The Wheel of Time)
Spoiler-free - 2:31
With spoilers - 6:20
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Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/4779183-bethanne-bruninga-socolar")
![Historical fiction - The Remnants trilogy by Margaret Pinard! [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/mczgWTIHt2Y/hqdefault.jpg "Historical fiction - The Remnants trilogy by Margaret Pinard! [CC]
Margarets channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/MargaretPinard
The books and links!
The Keening - https://bookshop.org/books/the-keening-9780989850650/9780989850650
The Grasping Root - https://www.amazon.com/Grasping-Root-Remnants-Book-ebook/dp/B077CVV53X/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=the+grasping+root&qid=1634735465&qsid=135-9888664-9721020&sr=8-2&sres=1453782923%2C0989850676%2CB00FGY6UWW%2CB088P3D9W3%2CB08RJ5JV2C%2C1583678727%2C1947857142%2CB08FP7QCMV%2CB09DTKGSTF%2C099070811X%2CB08CR2T4SN%2CB08BZKN1QD%2C0593196651%2C1735694207%2CB0085CI5IE%2C0593396693&srpt=ABIS_BOOK
Storm Wrack and Spindrift - https://bookshop.org/books/storm-wrack-spindrift/9781949990003
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