Bethanne Bruninga-Socolar | Queer romance review - Written in the Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur [CC] @bethannebruninga-socolar | Uploaded June 2021 | Updated October 2024, 3 hours ago.
Such a lovely, cute rom-com and I can't wait to get the next book in this series from my library. :)
Link to the book: bookshop.org/books/written-in-the-stars-9781799945123/9780063000803
My Queer Lit Readathon #7 TBR: youtube.com/watch?v=7kxSbByoNok
Readathon announcement videos:
Rogan: youtube.com/watch?v=6BnYsIZu6Fs&t=309s
Kathy: youtube.com/watch?v=uLA6CSvrW1Q
Readathon Twitter account: twitter.com/queer_lit
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
Such a lovely, cute rom-com and I can't wait to get the next book in this series from my library. :)
Link to the book: bookshop.org/books/written-in-the-stars-9781799945123/9780063000803
My Queer Lit Readathon #7 TBR: youtube.com/watch?v=7kxSbByoNok
Readathon announcement videos:
Rogan: youtube.com/watch?v=6BnYsIZu6Fs&t=309s
Kathy: youtube.com/watch?v=uLA6CSvrW1Q
Readathon Twitter account: twitter.com/queer_lit
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
![Queer romance review - Written in the Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Hivlt6jPkDo/hqdefault.jpg "Queer romance review - Written in the Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur [CC]
Such a lovely, cute rom-com and I cant wait to get the next book in this series from my library. :)
Link to the book: https://bookshop.org/books/written-in-the-stars-9781799945123/9780063000803
My Queer Lit Readathon #7 TBR: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kxSbByoNok
Readathon announcement videos:
Rogan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BnYsIZu6Fs&t=309s
Kathy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLA6CSvrW1Q
Readathon Twitter account: https://twitter.com/queer_lit
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")
![The A and B Tags [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/HlYqPhx6ri8/hqdefault.jpg "The A and B Tags [CC]
Original tags by Jim at Jims books reading and stuff:
The A Tag: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeMhong8g8c
The B Tag: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OfDzdyMoWE
I tag two people for the B Tag:
Liz at forbookingoutloud: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYo9xBP2pm91GSyYyjRZ3aA
Ryan at Book Time with Ryan: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZ4U_3sCbL76_8lu3MsE9mg
The A Tag prompts & time stamps!
1:07 1. A is for America. What do you consider the Great American Novel?
2:53 2. A is for arc. Which character in literature has the most interesting character arc?
A is for Abby, this is not a prompt, but some of you have asked for more footage of our beagle Abby in these videos.
4:43 3. A is for Australia. What was the last book you read by an Australian author.
5:02 4. A is for Austen. What do you plan to read for #JaneAustenJuly?
5:31 5. A is for automobile. What is your favourite literary automobile?
6:03 6. A is for anonymous. What is your favourite book or poem published anonymously.
6:16 7. A is for autobiography. What was the last autobiography you read?
6:54 8. A is for audiobooks. Do you consider listening to an audiobook as reading?
The B Tag prompts & time stamps!
7:08 Gratuitous butterfly and bee photos. :)
7:58 1. B is for Bildungsroman. Do you have a favourite bildungsroman (or coming of age story)?
9:09 2. B is for Beach (be careful how you pronounce it!). What would you recommend for a beach read?
B is for Beagle, not a prompt but a chance to see our Beagle, Abby.
9:56 3. B is for Best. What is the best book you have read this year so far?
10:54 4. B is for Bookshop or Bookstore? Do you have a favourite Bookstore?
12:26 5. B is for Banned Books? Is there any book you think should be banned?
(Ash at Bookish Realm has a video about The Most Challenged & Banned Books of the Past Decade on the ALA banned and cancelled list: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bokz6Ud6xs)
15:20 6. B is for Bible? What is your favourite book of the Bible and what trigger warnings do you think it should have?
18:19 7. B is for Bookshelf. Show me your bookshelf/bookshelves.
16:37 8. B is for Brazil. Paolo Coelhos The Alchemist has been translated into 70 languages, have you read any Paolo Coelho and if so what did you think of his book(s)?
Books & links mentioned:
Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
Cocaine Blues by Kerry Greenwood
The Home Place: Memoirs of a Colored Mans Affair with Nature by J. Drew Lanham
(link to my review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnHbIKAsZf0)
Mansfield Park by Jane Austen
Down Memory Jane, 2021 Jane Austen readalong: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asC3Yw7tSlc&t=1s (multiple organizers, this is just 1 video)
Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire (Wayward Children series)
Massolit (my favorite bookstore in Krakow, Poland): http://www.massolit.com/
The Alchemist by Paolo Coelho
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, Fridays, and occasional Saturdays!
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")
![Kids Books Gift Guide! [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/I03CZYxoM38/hqdefault.jpg "Kids Books Gift Guide! [CC]
Two of my current favorite kids books. The art in both is so beautiful that these are really enjoyable for adults, too! And theres still time to order as Christmas gifts. :)
Books mentioned:
A Beetle Is Shy - https://www.amazon.com/Beetle-Shy-Nature-Books/dp/1452127123/ref=sr_1_1?crid=YOBLLW5AJOUK&dchild=1&keywords=a+beetle+is+shy&qid=1607186963&sprefix=a+beetle+is+shy%2Caps%2C194&sr=8-1
The Lion and the Bird - https://www.amazon.com/Lion-Bird-Marianne-Dubuc/dp/1592701515/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=the+lion+and+the+bird&qid=1607187007&sr=8-1
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")
![Fantasy review - Ship of Magic by Robin Hobb [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/IFsdMmfENuw/hqdefault.jpg "Fantasy review - Ship of Magic by Robin Hobb [CC]
Epic fantasy that just sucked me in. :)
This was a buddy read with Megan at Megans Reading Revelations and other folks on her discord:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHmX0661Xu7mFnEttonuQDg
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")
![Failing a book challenge! [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/IZBnL5XjuEM/hqdefault.jpg "Failing a book challenge! [CC]
Well, Im ditching one of my personal challenges I set for my 2021 reading, my Goodreads Fantasy challenge. Announcement video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvHohalTsUk&t=1s
I got the idea for this challenge from Mara over at bookslikewhoa: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzfZdP0V5wRtO3xR79nAS2A
List of books included:
The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson (my vlog of Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUJFSv6N_zc)
The City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab (my brief review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28HtlfByvmM)
Storm Front by Jim Butcher
House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas
A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik (my review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kftwT2AB9U)
The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow (my brief review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLRWns1tBGs)
The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin (my review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kN_UegWkAk)
Some background on issues with House in the Cerulean Sea:
An interview with Klune, including a written transcript: https://www.jeffandwill.com/biggayfictionpodcast/2020/03/16/episode-232-tj-klune-on-the-house-in-the-cerulean-sea-extraordinaries-and-greek-creek/
A reddit post: https://www.reddit.com/r/romancelandia/comments/nqqofa/the_house_in_the_cerulean_sea_and_the_60s_scoop/
An informative review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4032060130
Mentioned by Rosie Cockshutt (who shared the interview and goodreads links): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdAlH3uLIFs
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")
![Help a booktuber in need - Amrita by the book [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Ie_Xq0y7ZzM/hqdefault.jpg "Help a booktuber in need - Amrita by the book [CC]
Hi everyone! Please give what you can to Amritas gofundme for medical costs: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-amrita-fight-cancer
Her booktube channel, Amrita by the book: https://www.youtube.com/c/AmritabytheBook
Her instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amrita_by_the_book/
Her twitter: https://twitter.com/amritaIQ")
![Review - communion by bell hooks [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/JBPfIT3zvrc/hqdefault.jpg "Review - communion by bell hooks [CC]
Well, this was a change-your-life book for me!
Book link:
communion by bell hooks - https://bookshop.org/books/communion-the-female-search-for-love/9780060938291
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 every Tuesday and Saturday, with occasional posts on Thursdays! Follow me on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/4779183-bethanne-bruninga-socolar")
![January reading wrap-up! [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/JiaxxWqLxn0/hqdefault.jpg "January reading wrap-up! [CC]
It was a good reading month for me!
Time stamps & books I read
0:00 Intro
0:18 The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow
1:48 Adore You, Smitten, and Then Came You - trilogy by Nicole Falls
Nicole Falls on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/NicoleFalls
Black Authortuber Readathon wrap-up video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_NHXuyI2v8
my review video of the Accidentally in Love trilogy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIgiHS7w08o
5:07 Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris
Hosts of the Out of the Coffin Readalong:
BookTube with Amy: https://www.youtube.com/c/BookTubewithAmy
Anges book chatter: https://www.youtube.com/c/AngewithanE
7:13 Crossroads of Twilight by Robert Jordan
8:13 Flying too High by Kerry Greenwood
Rosie Cockshutts channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/RosieCockshutt
9:27 A Spell for Chameleon by Piers Anthony
Johns channel, Hey Yall Listen Up: https://www.youtube.com/c/HeyYallListenUp
11:14 Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi
my review video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODul4x3crPY
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")
![Indie fantasy: Margaret Pinard & S.D. Huston! [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/K4Rp9mwBgCw/hqdefault.jpg "Indie fantasy: Margaret Pinard & S.D. Huston! [CC]
I recently enjoyed Margaret Pinards speculative fiction short story collection, Fabled Passages, available on e-readers everywhere: https://www.amazon.com/Fabled-Passages-Speculative-Margaret-Pinard-ebook/dp/B0BKFBTVHF
AND the second book in S.D. Hustons Clash of Goddesses trilogy, Soul of a Rose: https://www.amazon.com/Soul-Rose-Clash-Goddesses-Book-ebook/dp/B09P41VM8L/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1KF3AKKWYMQRJ&keywords=soul+of+a+rose&qid=1677087482&s=digital-text&sprefix=soul+of+a+rose%2Cdigital-text%2C100&sr=1-1
Make sure to check out both of the authors channels:
Margaret Pinard: https://www.youtube.com/@MargaretPinard
S.D. Huston: https://www.youtube.com/@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")
![The Divine Comedy Reader Tag! [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/KGARaHh_uFk/hqdefault.jpg "The Divine Comedy Reader Tag! [CC]
I was tagged by John at Hey Yall Listen Up:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtNvLNLB5mk
Original tag by Tom at Tom LA Books:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVOVggh8j2w&t=0s
The Divine Comedy reader tag prompts:
1. VIRGIL AND DANTE
Inferno Canto I - “Are you the font that pours so overwhelming a river of human speech?”
ONE OF YOUR FAVORITE BOOKS FEATURING A MASTER / PUPIL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TWO OF THE MAIN CHARACTERS.
2. THE PSYCHEDELIC EAGLE
Paradiso Canto VIII - “In the sky I saw, distinctly shown in golden fire, the image of an Eagle’s head and neck.”
A BOOK THAT FIRED UP YOUR VISUAL IMAGINATION MORE THAN OTHERS.
3. COUNT UGOLINO
Inferno, Canto XXXIII - “And then hunger had more power than even sorrow had over me”
A BOOK YOU READ WITH SUCH GRAPHIC AND HORRIFIC DESCRIPTIONS THAT YOU WILL NEVER FORGET THEM.
4. THE CINEMATIC ARCHANGEL
Inferno Canto IX - “I saw more than a thousand souls of the ruined flee before one who strode across the Styx”
WHAT BOOK THAT’S NOT BEEN ADAPTED FOR CINEMA WOULD YOU MAKE INTO A MOVIE OR A TV SERIES IF YOU WERE A PRODUCER WITH UNLIMITED FINANCIAL MEANS?
5. THE NOBLE CASTLE
Inferno Canto IV - “The Master of those who know, sitting in a philosophic family who look to him and do him honor.”
YOUR FAVORITE BOOK BY A PRE-CHRISTIAN PHILOSOPHER or a BOOK ABOUT ANCIENT GREECE THAT YOU LIKED.
6. PAOLO E FRANCESCA
Inferno Canto V “Love, which absolves none who are loved from loving”
A BOOK OF ANY GENRE WITH A LOVE STORY THAT YOU PARTICULARLY LIKED - AS PART OF THE CENTRAL PLOT OR NOT.
7. ULYSSES
Inferno, Canto XXVI “Until the sea had closed up over us.”
NAME A BOOK YOU LOVED (ANY GENRE) WHOSE PROTAGONIST LEADS A GROUP OF PEOPLE TO FOLLOW HIS / HER COURAGE AND AMBITION INTO AN ADVENTURE.
8. ST. BERNARD THE POET
Paradiso Canto XXXIII - “Love, in your womb, was fanned to fire again”
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE POETRY BOOKS IN TRANSLATION?
9. TAG SOMEONE !
I tag:
Courtney Ferriter: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6f2IQ2BSjJT0xXiVfba2Yg
Melissa Firman: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxUQz8ZqW-wDHxxn3yyQKLg
Books mentioned:
Master of Poisons by Andrea Hairston
(my review here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Osq5HCpr-p4&t=1s)
The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan, Wheel of Time series
Twenty Years at Hull-House by Jane Addams
Morningstar by Pierce Brown, Red Rising trilogy
Dragonlance Chronicles trilogy by Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman
Dragon Wing by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman, Death Gate Cycle
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Collected Poems of Czeslaw Milosz
A Grain of Sand by Wislawa Szymborska
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 occasional 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")
![Fantasy review - The Rage of Dragons by Evan Winter [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/KHkYoipZk4E/hqdefault.jpg "Fantasy review - The Rage of Dragons by Evan Winter [CC]
EPIC!
Link to the book: https://bookshop.org/books/the-rage-of-dragons/9780316489775
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, Fridays, and occasional Saturdays!
Find me elsewhere and say hi!
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bethannereadsbooks/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/beepunstings
Story Graph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/4779183-bethanne-bruninga-socolar")
