Bethanne Bruninga-Socolar | June reading wrap-up | Fantasy, queer romance, sci fi thriller! [CC] @bethannebruninga-socolar | Uploaded July 2021 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
It's only the end of July so I'm not too late, right? ;)
Stick around for some bee, prairie, and grasshopper photos at the end where my video crapped out! Hurray, technology!
Check out Margaret Pinard's channel if you're not already subscribed and join us in her Patreon book club!
Channel: youtube.com/channel/UC315Rc3qIIC77BW4-lHObVw
Patreon: patreon.com/margaret_pinard/posts
Books I read in June:
Escape Reality by Kayla Frost (group read with Megan's Reading Revelations discord: youtube.com/channel/UCHmX0661Xu7mFnEttonuQDg)
The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander (my review here: youtube.com/watch?v=mUovbE4d8tk)
Written in the Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur (my review here: youtube.com/watch?v=Hivlt6jPkDo)
The Cat Who Robbed a Bank by Lilian Jackson Braun
American Fairytale by Adriana Herrera (my review of the 1st book in the series, American Dreamer, here: youtube.com/watch?v=B_2aj_CTCU4)
A Crown of Swords by Robert Jordan (my review here: youtube.com/watch?v=mUovbE4d8tk)
Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
Find 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
It's only the end of July so I'm not too late, right? ;)
Stick around for some bee, prairie, and grasshopper photos at the end where my video crapped out! Hurray, technology!
Check out Margaret Pinard's channel if you're not already subscribed and join us in her Patreon book club!
Channel: youtube.com/channel/UC315Rc3qIIC77BW4-lHObVw
Patreon: patreon.com/margaret_pinard/posts
Books I read in June:
Escape Reality by Kayla Frost (group read with Megan's Reading Revelations discord: youtube.com/channel/UCHmX0661Xu7mFnEttonuQDg)
The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander (my review here: youtube.com/watch?v=mUovbE4d8tk)
Written in the Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur (my review here: youtube.com/watch?v=Hivlt6jPkDo)
The Cat Who Robbed a Bank by Lilian Jackson Braun
American Fairytale by Adriana Herrera (my review of the 1st book in the series, American Dreamer, here: youtube.com/watch?v=B_2aj_CTCU4)
A Crown of Swords by Robert Jordan (my review here: youtube.com/watch?v=mUovbE4d8tk)
Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
Find 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
![June reading wrap-up | Fantasy, queer romance, sci fi thriller! [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/BcPytq_JGwE/hqdefault.jpg "June reading wrap-up | Fantasy, queer romance, sci fi thriller! [CC]
Its only the end of July so Im not too late, right? ;)
Stick around for some bee, prairie, and grasshopper photos at the end where my video crapped out! Hurray, technology!
Check out Margaret Pinards channel if youre not already subscribed and join us in her Patreon book club!
Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC315Rc3qIIC77BW4-lHObVw
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/margaret_pinard/posts
Books I read in June:
Escape Reality by Kayla Frost (group read with Megans Reading Revelations discord: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHmX0661Xu7mFnEttonuQDg)
The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander (my review here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUovbE4d8tk)
Written in the Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur (my review here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hivlt6jPkDo)
The Cat Who Robbed a Bank by Lilian Jackson Braun
American Fairytale by Adriana Herrera (my review of the 1st book in the series, American Dreamer, here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_2aj_CTCU4)
A Crown of Swords by Robert Jordan (my review here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUovbE4d8tk)
Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
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")
![Omnivore Reader Tag! in which I make up genres! [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Bwrm9W81XZ0/hqdefault.jpg "Omnivore Reader Tag! in which I make up genres! [CC]
The Omnivore Reader Tag, in which I make up genres with abandon!
I was tagged by Katja Weinert: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvP_EmtWaxk&t=925s
Original tag by Emma at A Cup of Books: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbBvHA008uY&t=1s
I tag:
Margaret Pinard: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC315Rc3qIIC77BW4-lHObVw
Amy at AStar Reads: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEdnGJA8k5eKBACkiZZ4J7w
Liz at forbookingoutloud: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYo9xBP2pm91GSyYyjRZ3aA
Kazen at Always Doing: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvjHvaXh3_4G_47FTWk_5Rg
Rana Najjar: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXge5aonANbHGb1DR125XEQ
Prompts: choose 4 genres and sub-genres and answer the following questions for each.
1) What is your favourite book from this genre?
2) What book are you currently reading/just finished from this genre?
3) What book on your TBR from this genre do you think you’ll read next?
Books mentioned:
Miss Buncles Book by D.E. Stevenson
Song of Years by Bess Streeter Aldrich
A Lantern in Her Hand by Bess Streeter Aldrich
The Harvestman by Gene Stratton-Porter
A Girl of the Limberlost by Gene Stratton-Porter
Leafy Rivers by Jessamyn West
Hyperbole and a Half by Allie Brosh
Solutions and Other Problems by Allie Brosh
Dreams from My Father by Barack Obama
Blood Done Sign My Name by Timothy B. Tyson
Under the Sea Wind by Rachel Carson
The Sea Around Us by Rachel Carson
Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Extreme Life of the Sea by Palumbi and Palumbi
Lord of the Rings trilogy by J.R.R. Tolkien
Ship of Magic by Robin Hobb
Mad Ship by Robin Hobb
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")
![November wrap-up! Fantasy, mystery, romance! [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/C34RCc19BEs/hqdefault.jpg "November wrap-up! Fantasy, mystery, romance! [CC]
Only 5 books in November but they were fun ones!
Other channels mentioned from buddy read of The Mad Ship:
David Wiley - https://www.youtube.com/user/wileydavid1
Rachel is Reading - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiUj6_ROqBgpDsvg2CIRyvw
Time stamps
0:00 Intro stuff
00:57 Sanctuary and Harbor, both by Rebekah Weatherspoon
3:38 The Path of Daggers by Robert Jordan
4:27 The Mad Ship by Robin Hobb
6:45 The Shy Tulip Murders by Rebecca Rothenberg
Link to my Ireland book haul: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Et6X8fWpGn4
Link to my review of Ship of Magic by Robin Hobb: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFsdMmfENuw
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")
![Review - Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/C4EiwlW6dCA/hqdefault.jpg "Review - Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata [CC]
Have you read Convenience Store Woman? What did you think??
I first heard about this via Scott @ Gunpowder Fiction and Plot in his September 2020 reading wrap-up: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGmevKTyDKQ
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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")
![The Whale Tag [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Cgk2Xl5EniE/hqdefault.jpg "The Whale Tag [CC]
Well, I ramble on for a little while in this one! Fun tag created by Ryan at Book Time with Ryan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1tJDPT5uC4 As a biologist and all-around nature lover, I had to jump in on this one!
QUESTIONS/PROMPTS:
1. BLUE WHALE – The blue whale is the largest, heaviest animal on earth, ever. What’s the longest book you’ve read or want to read? Or what’s the “heaviest” subject you’ve read about?
2. SPERM WHALE – Sperm whales routinely dive to a depth of 2,000 feet to feed on squid but can dive to a depth of 10,000 feet. What is a book that has motivated you to look deeper into a subject, character, situation, or series?
3. HUMPBACK WHALE – Humpback whales sing long, complex songs they have in common with other individual humpback whales. These songs can change uniformly for entire groups of whales. What is a book that has changed meaning for you over the years? Why did it change?
4. ORCA – Orcas or killer whales are incredibly smart, social whales (dolphins). What’s a book you felt was especially smart, fiction or nonfiction, and made you really think?
5. BELUGA – Belugas are nicknamed the canaries of the seas because of the sounds they make. What’s a book you wanted to talk to others about after reading it? Why?
6. NARWHAL – Male narwhals, known as the unicorns of the seas, have two teeth, including one long spiraling tooth that can grow nearly 9 feet long. What’s a book you heard great things about before reading only to discover it was less magical after reading it?
7. BOWHEAD WHALE – While it’s evident bowhead whales live well beyond 100 years of age, there’s evidence they may live to be 200 years old. What is the oldest book in your collection or what book has been in your collection the longest?
8. ATLANTIC GRAY WHALE – Atlantic gray whales were sadly wiped out by humans. Today only Pacific gray whales remain. Save the whales! What’s one book that’s either out of print or out of fashion that you wish would make a comeback?
BONUS – MOBY DICK – Moby Dick was the great white sperm whale Captain Ahab never caught. What is a book you want to own but haven’t found or bought? What’s stopping you from hooking that book?
Scientists tag whales to help study their behaviors, such as migration. Tag 5 BookTubers to complete this tag. And remember, SAVE THE WHALES!")
![#PoetryThursday - Sir Gawain and the Green Knight [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/CwyHeGZF1SY/hqdefault.jpg "#PoetryThursday - Sir Gawain and the Green Knight [CC]
Join the conversation about Sir Gawain and the Green Knight & watch reviews over on David Wileys channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCphM9Fto8-BR-DanPRLxxwA
Courtney Ferriter reads Those Winter Sundays by Robert Hayden:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1YxlOXFhjk
Ros at Scallydandling about the books reads Poem 73 from the Dream Songs by John Berryman:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bo1k46C4Lnc
Brian at Bookish reads Trout by Seamus Heaney:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqsSb6WEzm4
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")
![Black Authortuber Readathon reading wrap-up! [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/DC7-CEEJ-N8/hqdefault.jpg "Black Authortuber Readathon reading wrap-up! [CC]
I read two (sort of three) books for the Black Authortuber Readathon, hosted each year in February by @MargaretPinard !
Books I read:
Blood Like Magic by @LiselleSambury
The Diary: Confession of Lies by @AuthorJCCarpenter
Follow Margarets channel to join in on the fun next year and SUPPORT BLACK AUTHORS!
Find me elsewhere and say hi!
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bethannereadsbooks/
BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/beepunstings.bsky.social
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/4779183-bethanne-bruninga-socolar")
![Booktube Backstage tag! [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/DJQdZb_fF6s/hqdefault.jpg "Booktube Backstage tag! [CC]
Original tag by Rainierbooks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQXFaYwMhdE
I was tagged by Britta Böhler: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpQsLKy0bh9hRZ3AWQzG-7g
Questions:
1) What camera do you use for your videos?
2) Speaking about filming and being your own director. Do you have a favorite film director?
3) What microphone do you use and what program do you use to edit your videos?
4) Do you remember the first record that you bought or received as a gift?
5) How do you prepare your videos? Talking points, a detailed script or just talking?
6) TV shows have become the thing of our time. What is/are your favorite TV shows ever. Name a maximum of three.
7) What kind of booktube videos do you prefer to watch and why: reviews, wrapups, vlogs, bookhauls, tag videos or…
8) Watching TV was probably a part of all of our childhoods. These years, it has become less popular. What kind of media user are you?
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")
![February wrap-up! [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/DLRWns1tBGs/hqdefault.jpg "February wrap-up! [CC]
8 books this month! Booktube is still keeping me motivated.
Read Under the Bed book club hosted by Scott and Nelle:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fPZs7qm3uo
Books mentioned:
The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi
All Systems Red by Martha Wells
The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow
Natural Wonders of the World - Readers Digest
Wildflower Wonders by Bob Gibbons
Master of Poisons by Andrea Hairston
Florida by Lauren Groff
Undrowned, Black Feminist Lessons from Marine Mammals by Alexis Pauline Gumbs
Links to my reviews of some of these books:
Natural Wonders and Wildflowers - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nh4nnLQnL2U
Master of Poisons - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Osq5HCpr-p4&t=1s
Florida - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXhxoBrX6gk
Undrowned - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeTXlma232s
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")
![Review - Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/DT7SpsyPf2k/hqdefault.jpg "Review - Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia [CC]
I loved this book and cant wait to read more by Silvia Moreno-Garcia!
Skip to 1:25 to dive right into the book. Intro and chatting about my book club journal starts at 0:00.
If youre not already following Margaret Pinard, go do so: https://www.youtube.com/c/MargaretPinard
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/beepunstings
Story Graph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/bethannereadsbooks
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/4779183-bethanne-bruninga-socolar")
![Romance review - Beards & Bondage trilogy by Rebekah Weatherspoon [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/DfSeUfh5XoU/hqdefault.jpg "Romance review - Beards & Bondage trilogy by Rebekah Weatherspoon [CC]
3 books, 3 pretty epic love stories: Haven, Sanctuary, and Harbor by Rebekah Weatherspoon!
Bookshop.org links:
Haven - https://bookshop.org/books/haven-9781545487273/9781545487273
Sanctuary - https://bookshop.org/books/sanctuary-9781976353475/9781976353475
Harbor - https://bookshop.org/books/harbor-9780578720364/9780578720364
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")
