Uploaded June 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Mid Year Freakout Questions:
How many books have you read so far?
What genre have you read the most from? Favorite format?
What's the best book you've read so far?
New favorite author?
Biggest surprise (good or bad)?
Biggest disappointment?
Book that made you cry?
Book that made you happy?
Book you learned the most from?
Most beautiful book bought/received/read?
New release you haven’t read but want to?
New release for second have of the year?
What was your favorite book to screen adaptation?
Do you feel your reading tastes have changed or shifted at all this year? (a new genre you love, new favorite trope/theme)
If you set any bookish goals for yourself this year, how are they going?
What do you want to read next/by the end of the year?
Books Mentioned:
Edenbrooke - amzn.to/4eqx8ff
Marmee - amzn.to/3TfEs3t
The Disappearances of Draco Malfoy
The Bronze Horseman - amzn.to/4lP3BhV
The Help - amzn.to/3ZSDWMH
The Jackal's Mistress - amzn.to/40u1l7h
Manacled
To Have and to Hoax - amzn.to/40v8cxc
Black Woods, Blue Sky - amzn.to/4kWtqfI
Great Big Beautiful Life - amzn.to/3GiEvsu
Wildflower Emily - amzn.to/4lv3eJ5
The Little Blue Cottage - amzn.to/445NhDf
How to Talk So Little Kids Will Listen - amzn.to/4noa0lx
Island Queen - amzn.to/4nnjA87
The Girls of Good Fortune - amzn.to/4l0Yv1N
One Good Thing - amzn.to/4lsD8Gt
Movies/TV Mentioned:
Survivor
The Pitt - youtu.be/ufR_08V38sQ?si=qDwrFJGdpM38NnED
Materialists - youtu.be/4A_kmjtsJ7c?si=2ehs75Z9VRXkaBWf
Miss Austen - youtu.be/m-05wBhN6Vg?si=-G4H469BgByUBHcl
Jane Austen Wrecked My Life - youtu.be/inLm4GvLQuk?si=nullo20zZN3h9WM5
Downton Abbey: The Grande Finale - youtu.be/hFzH1AWxgIM?si=8UJKDk5Jb2RvyjR6
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery - youtu.be/sRqU2276eaQ?si=pdowjfELleTC6dur
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In this video:
00:00 - intro
00:26 - stats
02:25 - best books
05:33 - new fave author
07:50 - biggest surprise
09:21 - biggest disappointment
10:20 - book that made me cry
10:47 - book that made me happy
11:20 - book I learned from
11:46 - most beautiful
13:38 - new releases
14:32 - movies & tv
16:15 - reading tastes & goals
18:30 - outro
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Libro.fm referral link: https://libro.fm/referral?rf_code=lfm263527
(I'll earn a free audiobook when anyone uses my link to start a new membership! No pressure, just wanted to let you know!)
*Links to Amazon are affiliate links where I can earn a tiny commission if you purchase through that link.
Find Me:
📚 Goodreads — goodreads.com/gloriazthompson
📚 Storygraph — app.thestorygraph.com/profile/gloriazthompson
✨ Instagram — instagram.com/gloriazthompson
📧 Email — zaytsev.gloria@gmail.com
📲 Voxer — gzthompson
✨ Wishlist — amzn.to/3q9tKOi
Equipment Used:
📷 Camera - Canon G7X Mark II
🎬 edited on iMovie, thumbnail w/ PicMonkey
Mid Year Freakout Questions:
How many books have you read so far?
What genre have you read the most from? Favorite format?
What's the best book you've read so far?
New favorite author?
Biggest surprise (good or bad)?
Biggest disappointment?
Book that made you cry?
Book that made you happy?
Book you learned the most from?
Most beautiful book bought/received/read?
New release you haven’t read but want to?
New release for second have of the year?
What was your favorite book to screen adaptation?
Do you feel your reading tastes have changed or shifted at all this year? (a new genre you love, new favorite trope/theme)
If you set any bookish goals for yourself this year, how are they going?
What do you want to read next/by the end of the year?
Books Mentioned:
Edenbrooke - amzn.to/4eqx8ff
Marmee - amzn.to/3TfEs3t
The Disappearances of Draco Malfoy
The Bronze Horseman - amzn.to/4lP3BhV
The Help - amzn.to/3ZSDWMH
The Jackal's Mistress - amzn.to/40u1l7h
Manacled
To Have and to Hoax - amzn.to/40v8cxc
Black Woods, Blue Sky - amzn.to/4kWtqfI
Great Big Beautiful Life - amzn.to/3GiEvsu
Wildflower Emily - amzn.to/4lv3eJ5
The Little Blue Cottage - amzn.to/445NhDf
How to Talk So Little Kids Will Listen - amzn.to/4noa0lx
Island Queen - amzn.to/4nnjA87
The Girls of Good Fortune - amzn.to/4l0Yv1N
One Good Thing - amzn.to/4lsD8Gt
Movies/TV Mentioned:
Survivor
The Pitt - youtu.be/ufR_08V38sQ?si=qDwrFJGdpM38NnED
Materialists - youtu.be/4A_kmjtsJ7c?si=2ehs75Z9VRXkaBWf
Miss Austen - youtu.be/m-05wBhN6Vg?si=-G4H469BgByUBHcl
Jane Austen Wrecked My Life - youtu.be/inLm4GvLQuk?si=nullo20zZN3h9WM5
Downton Abbey: The Grande Finale - youtu.be/hFzH1AWxgIM?si=8UJKDk5Jb2RvyjR6
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery - youtu.be/sRqU2276eaQ?si=pdowjfELleTC6dur
_______________
In this video:
00:00 - intro
00:26 - stats
02:25 - best books
05:33 - new fave author
07:50 - biggest surprise
09:21 - biggest disappointment
10:20 - book that made me cry
10:47 - book that made me happy
11:20 - book I learned from
11:46 - most beautiful
13:38 - new releases
14:32 - movies & tv
16:15 - reading tastes & goals
18:30 - outro
_______________
Libro.fm referral link: https://libro.fm/referral?rf_code=lfm263527
(I'll earn a free audiobook when anyone uses my link to start a new membership! No pressure, just wanted to let you know!)
*Links to Amazon are affiliate links where I can earn a tiny commission if you purchase through that link.
Find Me:
📚 Goodreads — goodreads.com/gloriazthompson
📚 Storygraph — app.thestorygraph.com/profile/gloriazthompson
✨ Instagram — instagram.com/gloriazthompson
📧 Email — zaytsev.gloria@gmail.com
📲 Voxer — gzthompson
✨ Wishlist — amzn.to/3q9tKOi
Equipment Used:
📷 Camera - Canon G7X Mark II
🎬 edited on iMovie, thumbnail w/ PicMonkey
