Thats So Poe | Hugos 2023 | Novellas [CC] @ThatsSoPoe | Uploaded September 2023 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
My husband, Sush, and I read the Hugo novellas on the shortlist this year, and here we talk about our thoughts and ranking.
MY PREVIOUS BOOKTUBE VIDEOS MENTIONED
Hugo Awards Playlist
youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7tcJIT5sKwPWEzM9G6aZqxkDUD0lf9a4
BOOKS MENTIONED
A Mirror Mended by Alix E. Harrow
goodreads.com/book/show/58724595-a-mirror-mended
Where the Drowned Girls Go by Seanan McGuire
goodreads.com/book/show/57693537-where-the-drowned-girls-go
Ogres by Adrian Tchaikovsky
goodreads.com/book/show/58438207-ogres
Into the Riverlands by Nghi Vo
goodreads.com/book/show/59807976-into-the-riverlands
The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo
goodreads.com/book/show/51190882-the-empress-of-salt-and-fortune
When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain by Nghi Vo
goodreads.com/book/show/53265678-when-the-tiger-came-down-the-mountain
What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher
goodreads.com/book/show/58724626-what-moves-the-dead
The Fall of the House of Usher by E.A. Poe
goodreads.com/book/show/6234638-the-fall-of-the-house-of-usher
Even Though I Knew the End by C.L. Polk
goodreads.com/book/show/59807975-even-though-i-knew-the-end
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My husband, Sush, and I read the Hugo novellas on the shortlist this year, and here we talk about our thoughts and ranking.
MY PREVIOUS BOOKTUBE VIDEOS MENTIONED
Hugo Awards Playlist
youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7tcJIT5sKwPWEzM9G6aZqxkDUD0lf9a4
BOOKS MENTIONED
A Mirror Mended by Alix E. Harrow
goodreads.com/book/show/58724595-a-mirror-mended
Where the Drowned Girls Go by Seanan McGuire
goodreads.com/book/show/57693537-where-the-drowned-girls-go
Ogres by Adrian Tchaikovsky
goodreads.com/book/show/58438207-ogres
Into the Riverlands by Nghi Vo
goodreads.com/book/show/59807976-into-the-riverlands
The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo
goodreads.com/book/show/51190882-the-empress-of-salt-and-fortune
When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain by Nghi Vo
goodreads.com/book/show/53265678-when-the-tiger-came-down-the-mountain
What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher
goodreads.com/book/show/58724626-what-moves-the-dead
The Fall of the House of Usher by E.A. Poe
goodreads.com/book/show/6234638-the-fall-of-the-house-of-usher
Even Though I Knew the End by C.L. Polk
goodreads.com/book/show/59807975-even-though-i-knew-the-end
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My husband, Sush, and I read the Hugo novellas on the shortlist this year, and here we talk about our thoughts and ranking.
MY PREVIOUS BOOKTUBE VIDEOS MENTIONED
Hugo Awards Playlist
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7tcJIT5sKwPWEzM9G6aZqxkDUD0lf9a4
BOOKS MENTIONED
A Mirror Mended by Alix E. Harrow
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58724595-a-mirror-mended
Where the Drowned Girls Go by Seanan McGuire
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57693537-where-the-drowned-girls-go
Ogres by Adrian Tchaikovsky
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58438207-ogres
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
What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58724626-what-moves-the-dead
The Fall of the House of Usher by E.A. Poe
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6234638-the-fall-of-the-house-of-usher
Even Though I Knew the End by C.L. Polk
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59807975-even-though-i-knew-the-end
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It’s the beginning of a new year, and time to be hopeful! Today I’m doing the Hopeful Booktuber tag to get my year started off right.
Original tag by Reija @TheBookFinch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kk_dBgyMBio
PROMPTS:
1. Hope means different things to different people. How would you define hope?
2. As a content creator, how does hope and hopefulness manifest in your content?
3. Is there a book genre you most associate with hopeful narratives? If yes, why is that?
4. Recommend three books or stories with themes of hope and resistance.
(Bonus points, if theyre new releases)
BOOKS MENTIONED
The Confidence Gap by Russ Harris
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9245232-the-confidence-gap
Meow or Never by Jazz Taylor
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52664824-meow-or-never
Golden Girl by Reem Faruqi
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58210343-golden-girl
Jennifer Chan Is Not Alone by Tae Keller
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53129487-jennifer-chan-is-not-alone
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![Anticipated Releases | 2024 Q1 (Jan, Feb, Mar) [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/forqc83GkVE/hqdefault.jpg "Anticipated Releases | 2024 Q1 (Jan, Feb, Mar) [CC]
Here are 10 upcoming releases that I’m looking forward to in Q1 (Jan, Feb, Mar) of 2024!
MY PREVIOUS BOOKTUBE VIDEOS MENTIONED
Review | The Mimicking of Known Successes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCtRfwoAgaI
BOOKS MENTIONED
Not a River by Selva Almada, Annie McDermott (Translator)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/203176874-not-a-river
Nostalgia Doesn’t Flow Away Like Riverwater by Irma Pineda, Wendy Call (Translator)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/119347610-nostalgia-doesn-t-flow-away-like-riverwater
The Imposition of Unnecessary Obstacles by Malka Older
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/78978394-the-imposition-of-unnecessary-obstacles
The Mimicking of Known Successes by Malka Older
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60784309-the-mimicking-of-known-successes
The Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine Arden
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/154462576-the-warm-hands-of-ghosts
The Winternight Trilogy by Katherine Arden
https://www.goodreads.com/series/198489-the-winternight-trilogy
Small Spaces series by Katherine Arden
https://www.goodreads.com/series/250762-small-spaces
Convergence Problems by Wole Talabi
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/154540995-convergence-problems
A Dream of Electric Mothers by Wole Talabi
https://www.tor.com/2023/03/22/a-dream-of-electric-mothers-wole-talabi/
The Butcher of the Forest by Premee Mohamed
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/127283923-the-butcher-of-the-forest
Mani Semilla Finds Her Quetzal Voice by Anna Lapera
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/182761796-mani-semilla-finds-her-quetzal-voice
49 Days by Agnes Lee
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/182761785-49-days
The Siege of Burning Grass by Premee Mohamed
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/176443184-the-siege-of-burning-grass
The Palace of Forty Pillars by Armen Davoudian
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/174070058-the-palace-of-forty-pillars
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![Tag | Booktube Giving Tag [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/frUxg3uJojY/hqdefault.jpg "Tag | Booktube Giving Tag [CC]
I got tagged in the Booktube Giving Tag by Angela @ Literature Science Alliance, who wanted to hear some of my spicy takes on books, so here we go! Also check out the charity info that is being spotlighted this year.
TAG VIDEOS
Original Tag by Elliot Brooks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoJhn-f5Y6Y
I was tagged by Angela @ Literature Science Alliance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBkS7r3vdV0
CHARITY INFO
Here is the address you can have items shipped to; this is their donation warehouse:
2515 N. 34th Drive
Phoenix, AZ 85009
(602) 346-3347
Here is the link to the amazon wishlist: https://smile.amazon.com/hz/charitylist/ls/2RNMH11OJQY1O/ref=smi_ext_lnk_lcl_cl
Here is a link to their website if youd rather donate money, or just want to check them out for the future: https://phoenixrescuemission.org/contact/
PROMPTS
1. Whats a book you would GIVE everyone if you could?
2. Whats a book you couldn’t GIVE a rats hiney about?
3. GIVEN that the holidays are coming up, whats a book you hope someone buys for you? (If the holidays have passed when you do the tag, then GIVEN that the holidays are over, whats a book you wish someone had bought you?)
4. Whats a book or series youve GIVEN up on?
5. Whos a character you wish an author would GIVE more time to?
6. Whos a character you wish an author would GIVE less time to?
7. If you had to GIVE up almost all of your books, which ones would you keep?
8. Whats the best book or bookish thing youve ever been GIVEN?
9. Whats a book someone gave you that you wish you could GIVE right back?
10. Name a time in a book that a character was GIVEN something really meaningful?
I TAG
Kristen @ Kristenelle - SFF Reader
https://www.youtube.com/user/kristenlaveck
Becca @ Read Becca
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-h4Og3lZ6f2SseEc72LVDw
OTHER BOOKTUBERS MENTIONED
Wendy @ BookNerdTV
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD8LRLWUOOnUGqxNE-cWUZw
MY PREVIOUS BOOKTUBE VIDEOS MENTIONED
Review | Stories of Your Life and Others
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_bWkrVFRP4
Series Review | Baldwin Village series by Jackie Lau
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEfl42Io5HA
Discussion | How Long ‘til Black Future Month
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJ72eTTtYuk
Review | The Vanished Birds
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSM8gZbZlmQ
BOOKS MENTIONED
Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18626849-stories-of-your-life-and-others
Being Mortal by Atul Gawande
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20696006-being-mortal
Man vs. Durian by Jackie Lau
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/46150221-man-vs-durian
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/375802.Ender_s_Game
Wizard’s First Rule by Terry Goodkind
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/618241.Wizard_s_First_Rule
The Faith of the Fallen by Terry Goodkind
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/121127.Faith_of_the_Fallen
The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath by H.P. Lovecraft
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/722667.The_Dream_Quest_of_Unknown_Kadath
11/22/63 by Stephen King
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10644930-11-22-63
The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/186074.The_Name_of_the_Wind
How Long ‘til Black Future Month
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40855636-how-long-til-black-future-month
The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina by Zoraida Córdova
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56898076-the-inheritance-of-orqu-dea-divina
Discworld Emporium Cloth Bound Collector’s Editions
https://www.discworldemporium.com/21-the-discworld-collector-s-library
Theodore Roosevelt biography trilogy by Edmund Morris
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8427894-theodore-roosevelt-trilogy
The Vanished Birds by Simon Jimenez
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45422268-the-vanished-birds
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![2022 Reads | Week 28 [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/g0_5CEP_x4Y/hqdefault.jpg "2022 Reads | Week 28 [CC]
This week I read a romance novel, a poetry collection, and sadly DNF’d a book I’d been really looking forward to.
TIMESTAMPS
0:16 Her Favorite Rebound
2:40 All the Flowers Kneeling
4:29 Kaikeyi
BOOKTUBERS MENTIONED
Angela @LiteratureScienceAlliance
BOOKTUBE VIDEOS MENTIONED
Literature Science Alliance | New Favorite of the Year! || Kaikeyi Book Review (Non-spoiler)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkRqUWsGgpw
BOOKS MENTIONED
Her Favorite Rebound by Jackie Lau
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60444438-her-favorite-rebound
All the Flowers Kneeling by Paul Tran
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58393241-all-the-flowers-kneeling
Kaikeyi by Vaishnavi Patel
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57127277-kaikeyi
CONTENT WARNINGS
Her Favorite Rebound: graphic sex scenes, toxic family relationships, infidelity
All the Flowers Kneeling: rape, trauma, colonization, violence, war
Kaikeyi: child neglect, violence, injury, illness, fire
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![Revisiting Anticipated Releases | 2022 Q1 (Jan, Feb, Mar) [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/giYV3auLae4/hqdefault.jpg "Revisiting Anticipated Releases | 2022 Q1 (Jan, Feb, Mar) [CC]
Here I revisit 15 books that were on my anticipated releases list from Q1 (Jan, Feb, Mar) of 2022 to see what I loved, what I DNFd, and what I still need to pick up.
BOOKTUBERS MENTIONED
Rachel @Kalanadi
MY PREVIOUS BOOKTUBE VIDEOS MENTIONED
Anticipated Releases | 2022 Q1 (Jan, Feb, Mar)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxTuHGgWQP8
BOOKS MENTIONED
Goliath by Tochi Onyebuchi
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57693493-goliath
Solimar by Pam Muñoz Ryan
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26031273-solimar
Maizy Chen’s Last Chance by Lisa Yee
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43605178-maizy-chen-s-last-chance
Broken Halves of a Milky Sun by Aaiún Nin
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57927177-broken-halves-of-a-milky-sun
The Impossible City: A Hong Kong Memoir by Karen Cheung
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58082211-the-impossible-city
A Comb of Wishes by Lisa Stringfellow
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53295896-a-comb-of-wishes
Bitter by Akwaeke Emezi
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58679354-bitter
Pet by Akwaeke Emezi
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38612739-pet
Golden Girl by Reem Faruqi
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58210343-golden-girl
All the Horses of Iceland by Sarah Tolmie
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56300385-all-the-horses-of-iceland
Dream of the Divided Field by Yanyi
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58133514-dream-of-the-divided-field
Red Paint: The Ancestral Autobiography of a Coast Salish Punk by Sasha LaPointe
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58903070-red-paint
The Intersectional Environmentalist: How to Dismantle Systems of Oppression to Protect People + Planet by Leah Thomas
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58340703-the-intersectional-environmentalist
Read Dangerously: The Subversive Power of Literature in Troubled Times by Azar Nafisi
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49867396-read-dangerously
Kundo Wakes Up by Saad Z. Hossain
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57693398-kundo-wakes-up
The Shame Machine: Who Profits in the New Age of Humiliation by Cathy O’Neil
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59342743-the-shame-machine
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![2023 Reads | Week 50 [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/gusSMBCOZsU/hqdefault.jpg "2023 Reads | Week 50 [CC]
This week I had two fantastic reads, and one not-so-great read.
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
0:15 Mammoths at the Gates
2:23 A Little Resurrection
4:27 I Shall Wear Midnight
BOOKTUBERS MENTIONED
Oliviah-Savannah @OliviasCatastrophe
MY PREVIOUS BOOKTUBE VIDEOS MENTIONED
Review | 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
Mammoths at the Gates by Nghi Vo
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58007996-mammoths-at-the-gates
A Little Resurrection by Selina Nwulu
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61943130-a-little-resurrection
I Shall Wear Midnight by Terry Pratchett
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34211759-i-shall-wear-midnight
CONTENT WARNINGS
Mammoths at the Gates: death, grief, self-harm
A Little Resurrection: death, death of a family member, grief, trauma, racism, police brutality, displacement
I Shall Wear Midnight: sexism, fire, injury, death, bullying, toxic family relationships
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![2023 Reads | Week 12 [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/iOx7fu9o-_A/hqdefault.jpg "2023 Reads | Week 12 [CC]
This week I read some romances and picture books, plus DNF’d a book.
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
0:14 Hen Fever
2:39 Take the Lead
5:38 Niños
7:27 Mexique
9:31 The Little Toymaker
10:31 The Map of Salt and Stars
BOOKTUBERS MENTIONED
Kazen @AlwaysDoing
MY PREVIOUS BOOKTUBE VIDEOS MENTIONED
Dual Review | María José Ferrada’s Novels
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFhgeaMVV4k
BOOKS MENTIONED
Hen Fever by Olivia Waite
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/66626889-hen-fever
Take the Lead by Alexis Daria
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57693459-take-the-lead
Niños: Poems for the Lost Children of Chile by María José Ferrada, María Elena Valdez (Illustrator), Lawrence Schimel (Translator)
https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/54764451
Mexique: A Refugee Story from the Spanish Civil War by María José Ferrada, Ana Penyas (Illustrator), Elisa Amado (Translator)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50376016-mexique
The Little Toymaker by Cat Min
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60420452-the-little-toymaker
The Map of Salt and Stars by Zeyn Joukhadar
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36373417-the-map-of-salt-and-stars
CONTENT WARNINGS
Hen Fever: homophobia, war, injury, death, death of a family member, trauma
Take the Lead: toxic family relationships, toxic workplace
Niños: authoritarian regime, child death
Mexique: war, family separation
The Little Toymaker: (none)
The Map of Salt and Stars: war, bombing, injury, displacement, sexual assault, death of a family member, grief
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![Anticipated Releases | 2023 Q4 (Oct, Nov, Dec) [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/iXQO9Y1IiuQ/hqdefault.jpg "Anticipated Releases | 2023 Q4 (Oct, Nov, Dec) [CC]
Here are 10 upcoming releases that I’m looking forward to in Q4 (Oct, Nov, Dec) of 2023!
BOOKTUBERS MENTIONED
Russell @InkandPaperBlog
MY PREVIOUS BOOKTUBE VIDEOS MENTIONED
Series Review | The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxzAtvMRjCM
BOOKS MENTIONED
Alebrijes by Donna Barba Higuera
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/103512484-alebrijes
Lupe Wong Won’t Dance by Donna Barba Higuera
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44318533-lupe-wong-won-t-dance
The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56817365-the-last-cuentista
Roman Stories by Jhumpa Lahiri, Todd Portnowitz (Translator)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/125077431-roman-stories
The Best of World SF Vol. 3 by Lavie Tidhar (ed.)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/122758087-the-best-of-world-sf-vol-3
The Best of World SF Vol. 1 by Lavie Tidhar (ed.)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54954651-the-best-of-world-sf-volume-1
The Best of World SF Vol. 2 by Lavie Tidhar (ed.)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60182639-the-best-of-world-sf
Hazardous Spirits by Anbara Salam
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/96178189-hazardous-spirits
The Privilege of the Happy Ending by Kij Johnson
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/123262440-the-privilege-of-the-happy-ending
The Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe by Kij Johnson
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29635545-the-dream-quest-of-vellitt-boe
The River Bank by Kij Johnson
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31944834-the-river-bank
Secrets We Tell the Sea by Martha Riva Palacio Obón, Lourdes Heuer (Translator)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/65215122-secrets-we-tell-the-sea
The Night Parade by Jami Nakamura Lin
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/90588968-the-night-parade
Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/65213543-bookshops-bonedust
Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61242426-legends-lattes
The Boy from Clearwater: Book 1 by Yu Pei-Yun, Zhou Jian-Xin (Illustrator), Lin King (Translator)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/75593895-the-boy-from-clearwater
System Collapse by Martha Wells
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57902784-system-collapse
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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
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
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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
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![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
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