Thats So Poe | Review | The Oleander Sword [CC] @ThatsSoPoe | Uploaded August 2022 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
The Oleander Sword (the sequel to The Jasmine Throne) exceeded all of my extremely high expectations, and I want to share with you why I think this book and series are so worth picking up!
MY PREVIOUS BOOKTUBE VIDEOS MENTIONED
Review | The Jasmine Throne
youtube.com/watch?v=4qYdG4h32CM
BOOKS MENTIONED
The Oleander Sword by Tasha Suri
goodreads.com/book/show/53446712-the-oleander-sword
The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri
goodreads.com/book/show/50523477-the-jasmine-throne
CONTENT WARNINGS
The Jasmine Throne: violence, injury, murder, child abuse, illness, drug addiction, death, homophobia, imperialism, cultural & religious persecution
The Oleander Sword: war, violence, injury, body horror, death, human sacrifice, suicide, loss of bodily autonomy, torture, religious extremism, child & domestic abuse, family separation
CONNECT WITH ME
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The Oleander Sword (the sequel to The Jasmine Throne) exceeded all of my extremely high expectations, and I want to share with you why I think this book and series are so worth picking up!
MY PREVIOUS BOOKTUBE VIDEOS MENTIONED
Review | The Jasmine Throne
youtube.com/watch?v=4qYdG4h32CM
BOOKS MENTIONED
The Oleander Sword by Tasha Suri
goodreads.com/book/show/53446712-the-oleander-sword
The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri
goodreads.com/book/show/50523477-the-jasmine-throne
CONTENT WARNINGS
The Jasmine Throne: violence, injury, murder, child abuse, illness, drug addiction, death, homophobia, imperialism, cultural & religious persecution
The Oleander Sword: war, violence, injury, body horror, death, human sacrifice, suicide, loss of bodily autonomy, torture, religious extremism, child & domestic abuse, family separation
CONNECT WITH ME
Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/12431045-that-s-so-poe
![Review | The Oleander Sword [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/FAJBSoT0aP8/hqdefault.jpg "Review | The Oleander Sword [CC]
The Oleander Sword (the sequel to The Jasmine Throne) exceeded all of my extremely high expectations, and I want to share with you why I think this book and series are so worth picking up!
MY PREVIOUS BOOKTUBE VIDEOS MENTIONED
Review | The Jasmine Throne
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qYdG4h32CM
BOOKS MENTIONED
The Oleander Sword by Tasha Suri
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53446712-the-oleander-sword
The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50523477-the-jasmine-throne
CONTENT WARNINGS
The Jasmine Throne: violence, injury, murder, child abuse, illness, drug addiction, death, homophobia, imperialism, cultural & religious persecution
The Oleander Sword: war, violence, injury, body horror, death, human sacrifice, suicide, loss of bodily autonomy, torture, religious extremism, child & domestic abuse, family separation
CONNECT WITH ME
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![Hugos 2022 | Nomination Possibilities [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/FzFCsAzF3mI/hqdefault.jpg "Hugos 2022 | Nomination Possibilities [CC]
We’ll be nominating a number of books and stories for the Hugo Awards this year. Here we talk about what we’ve read so far that we might nominate (deadline to nominate: March 15).
TIMESTAMPS
1:06 Novels
8:12 Novellas
14:35 Novelettes
17:36 Short Stories
25:18 Other Categories
BOOKTUBERS MENTIONED
Kristen @ Kristenelle - SFF Reader
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEWVJO0ilejTarqgivc3ApQ
Rachel @ Kalanadi
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOF_ejJgbOjf5Psa2gzOIBA
Claire @ Claire Rousseau
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP6HKP-3so8O25o8yrOfupg
MY PREVIOUS BOOKTUBE VIDEOS MENTIONED
Review | Bad Witch Burning
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GK7kWpd-ncY
Review | The Jasmine Throne
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qYdG4h32CM
Review | Light from Uncommon Stars
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cg3IWNyEG6I
Review | The Return of the Sorceress
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nrkq0Zhk0cg
OTHER THINGS MENTIONED
Lady Business Hugo Award Nominees Spreadsheet
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1y77UgjJXoCYCRipjPnm9D_dkv24go9l8RCyke2aHHF4
FIYAH Lit Magazine
https://www.fiyahlitmag.com/
BOOKS & STORIES MENTIONED
Bad Witch Burning by Jessica Lewis
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50028605-bad-witch-burning
The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50523477-the-jasmine-throne
Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56179360-light-from-uncommon-stars
The Witness for the Dead by Katherine Addison
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41302953-the-witness-for-the-dead
The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55169019-the-chosen-and-the-beautiful
A Snake Falls to Earth by Darcie Little Badger
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56036276-a-snake-falls-to-earth
These Lifeless Things by Premee Mohamed
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56777157-these-lifeless-things
The Annual Migration of Clouds by Premee Mohamed
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56996758-the-annual-migration-of-clouds
Return of the Sorceress by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55893038-the-return-of-the-sorceress
Remote Control by Nnedi Okorafor
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34215764-remote-control
The Impossible Resurrection of Grief by Octavia Cade
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56697028-the-impossible-resurrection-of-grief
“Judge Dee and the Three Deaths of Count Werdenfels” by Lavie Tidhar
https://www.tor.com/2021/02/10/judge-dee-and-the-three-deaths-of-count-werdenfels-lavie-tidhar/
“Judge Dee and the Poisoner of Montmartre” by Lavie Tidhar
https://www.tor.com/2021/09/15/judge-dee-and-the-poisoner-of-montmartre-lavie-tidhar/
“Questions Asked in the Belly of the World” by A.T. Greenblatt
https://www.tor.com/2021/09/29/questions-asked-in-the-belly-of-the-world-a-t-greenblatt/
“The Stop After the Last Station” by A.T. Greenblatt
https://uncannymagazine.com/article/the-stop-after-the-last-station/
FIYAH Literary Magazine Issue #18
https://www.fiyahlitmag.com/issues/issue-18/
FIYAH Literary Magazine Issue #19
https://www.fiyahlitmag.com/issues/issue-19/
Alien Stories by E.C. Osondu
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55850541-alien-stories
Oksi by Mari Ahokoivu, Silja-Maaria Aronpuro (Translator)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56817372-oksi
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![Review | Bad Witch Burning [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/GK7kWpd-ncY/hqdefault.jpg "Review | Bad Witch Burning [CC]
I can’t get over how awesome Bad Witch Burning was! Let me tell you all about why this SFF book is a new favorite of mine.
BOOKS MENTIONED
Bad Witch Burning by Jessica Lewis
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50028605-bad-witch-burning
CONTENT WARNINGS
Bad Witch Burning: child abuse & neglect, toxic relationships, poverty, violence, injury, illness, mild gore, animal death, animal attack on humans
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![How I Use My Library [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/GcfEJnK7fuI/hqdefault.jpg "How I Use My Library [CC]
The past few years have been a real journey for me, going from not using my library at all to getting 75% of my books from the library. Let me share my experience with you, as well as share the various ways I use my library in case that’s helpful for anyone else looking to use their library more!
BOOKS MENTIONED
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22318578-the-life-changing-magic-of-tidying-up
The Sum Of Our Follies by Shih-Li Kow
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24335129-the-sum-of-our-follies
OTHER THINGS MENTIONED
Libby App
https://www.overdrive.com/apps/libby/
Hoopla App
https://www.hoopladigital.com/
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![Review | The Anthropocene Reviewed [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/GrHyEFLbMlQ/hqdefault.jpg "Review | The Anthropocene Reviewed [CC]
I recently read The Anthropocene Reviewed and was completely moved by this essay collection, even though I wasn’t sure what to expect going in. Let me tell you about how it won me over!
BOOKS MENTIONED
The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55145261-the-anthropocene-reviewed
CONTENT WARNINGS
The Anthropocene Reviewed: pandemic, illness, anxiety, depression, injury, death, social injustice, climate change
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![2022 Reads | Week 22 [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/H3nBhpmATFg/hqdefault.jpg "2022 Reads | Week 22 [CC]
This week was filled with some great reads, although also a DNF and a pause.
TIMESTAMPS
0:17 Black Love Matters
2:54 Consumed
5:53 Her Pretend Christmas Date
7:35 Interior Chinatown
0:11 Fierce Femmes and Notorious Liars
12:05 The Perishing
13:24 The Book of the Unnamed Midwife
BOOKTUBERS MENTIONED
Kazen @ Always Doing
https://www.youtube.com/c/AlwaysDoing
Cynthia @ BookWhimsy
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWyPRQsOqX3Rf0kXwoSRb7w
Marines @ mynameismarines
https://www.youtube.com/c/mynameismarines
Leo @ Leo Bancroft
https://www.youtube.com/c/LeoBancroftBooks
Anna Marie @ actual spinster
https://www.youtube.com/c/TheNasturtiums
BOOKTUBE VIDEOS MENTIONED
Always Doing | Review: Black Love Matters by Jessica P. Pryde
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtTUTCh9HBE
BOOKS MENTIONED
Black Love Matters ed. Jessica P. Pryde
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57926133-black-love-matters
Consumed by Aja Barber
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58141188-consumed
Her Pretend Christmas Date by Jackie Lau
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55516783-her-pretend-christmas-date
Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44436221-interior-chinatown
Fierce Femmes and Notorious Liars by Kai Cheng Thom
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32279708-fierce-femmes-and-notorious-liars
The Perishing by Natashia Deón (Paused @ 18%)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56993800-the-perishing
The Book of the Unnamed Midwife by Meg Elison
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29806086-the-book-of-the-unnamed-midwife
CONTENT WARNINGS
Black Love Matters: racism, sexism, microaggressions, systemic inequality
Consumed: worker exploitation
Her Pretend Christmas Date: (none)
Interior Chinatown: racism, microaggressions, poverty
Fierce Femmes and Notorious Liars: toxic family relationships, self-harm, transphobia, graphic violence, injury, body horror, murder
The Perishing: (unknown)
The Book of the Unnamed Midwife: pandemic, illness, death, murder, graphic violence & gore, gun violence, rape, child sexual abuse, sex enslavement, body horror
CONNECT WITH ME
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![2022 Reads | Week 46 [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/HRZnQsbWP8c/hqdefault.jpg "2022 Reads | Week 46 [CC]
This week I read some nonfiction and romance, although I did DNF one book that had started really promisingly.
TIMESTAMPS
0:16 Ducks
1:20 What If
2:43 Nine Color Deer
3:37 By the Book
6:29 A Ghost in Shining Armor
MY PREVIOUS BOOKTUBE VIDEOS MENTIONED
Try a Chapter Challenge | Lovember
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v SUYvV0j2No
BOOKS MENTIONED
Ducks by Kate Beaton
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59069071-ducks
What If by Randall Munroe
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21413662-what-if-serious-scientific-answers-to-absurd-hypothetical-questions
Nine Color Deer by Kailin Duan, Jeremy Tiang (Translator)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60420450-nine-color-deer
By the Book by Jasmine Guillory
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58950845-by-the-book
A Ghost in Shining Armor by Therese Beharrie
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60109292-a-ghost-in-shining-armor
CONTENT WARNINGS
Ducks: workplace harrassment, sexual harrassment, rape, depression, drug abuse, injury, death
What If: injury, death, destruction
Nine Color Deer: animal cruelty
By the Book: depression, familial emotional abuse
A Ghost in Shining Armor: family separation
CONNECT WITH ME
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![Tag | #standwithtranskids [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/HbeiClicSGo/hqdefault.jpg "Tag | #standwithtranskids [CC]
I recently saw Leo Bancroft’s new tag to show support of trans kids, and thought it was such a great tag, so I’m sharing my answers!
BOOKTUBER TAG VIDEOS
Original by Leo @ Leo Bancroft
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cscsGBNXhic
TAG PROMPTS
1. Tag some fabulous friends who also may want to do this tag and #standwithtranskids
2. Tell us about some books on your tbr pile featuring a trans/non-binary character or nonfiction about trans/non-binary stuff
3. Recommend a favorite book/show/movie featuring a trans/non-binary character
4. Everyone has their own journey and no one demographic is a monolith. Recommend a book with a journey (however you define that)
5. None of us knows everything – even about our own identities – especially since we’re not a monolith and each have our own journey – what is a book that taught you something either about yourself or the world around you?
6. When things are hard in the world or in our lives, sometimes there are things we can do to help center and refocus ourselves, to bring joy, to keep us going, to keep living, resisting, being our authentically amazing selves. What are things you do to center yourself or find joy?
7. What’s your walk-on music – or your feel at home in your body music?
8. Finding mentors, people of wisdom, or heroes can be another way to help us navigate life. Who are some of your mentors? Can you share something they taught you or inspired you to learn more about?
9. Who are some out trans/non-binary booktubers, instagrammers, authors, actors, etc who you’d like to shoutout?
10. What are some organizations you’d like to shout out for supporting trans kids/trans folks?
BOOKTUBERS MENTIONED
Leo @ Leo Bancroft
https://www.youtube.com/c/LeoBancroftBooks
Adri @ perpetualpages
https://www.youtube.com/c/perpetualpages
Rogan @ Rogan Shannon
https://www.youtube.com/c/RoganShannon13
BOOKS MENTIONED
Love & Other Disasters by Anita Kelly
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55297669-love-other-disasters
Fierce Femmes and Notorious Liars by Kai Cheng Thom
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32279708-fierce-femmes-and-notorious-liars
Light From Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56179360-light-from-uncommon-stars
Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52339313-cemetery-boys
For the Love of April French by Penny Aimes
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56129469-for-the-love-of-april-french
The Craft of Love by E.E. Ottoman
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56280226-the-craft-of-love
The Map of Salt and Stars by Zeyn Joukhadar
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36373417-the-map-of-salt-and-stars
Being Mortal by Atul Gawande
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20696006-being-mortal
The Tensorate series by Neon Yang
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56900737-the-tensorate-series
The One Who Loves You the Most by medina
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58739417-the-one-who-loves-you-the-most
OTHER THINGS MENTIONED
Surface Pressure by Jessica Darrow
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErY3eeRFTFg
Tor.com
https://www.tor.com/
Levine Querido
https://www.levinequerido.com/
CONNECT WITH ME
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![2023 Reads | Week 44 [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/HuZQV-PJ1sA/hqdefault.jpg "2023 Reads | Week 44 [CC]
This week I read a couple of books that were really enjoyable, and DNF’d one that wasn’t for me.
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
0:15 Bright Fear
1:45 Paletero Man
2:41 Welcome Me to the Kingdom
BOOKTUBERS MENTIONED
Jen Campbell @jenvcampbell
BOOKS MENTIONED
Bright Fear by Mary Jean Chan
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/63261311-bright-fear
Paletero Man by Lucky Diaz, Micah Player (Illustrator)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55200701-paletero-man
Welcome Me to the Kingdom by Mai Nardone
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61153763-welcome-me-to-the-kingdom
CONTENT WARNINGS
Bright Fear: racism, microaggressions, homophobia
Paletero Man: (none)
Welcome Me to the Kingdom: violence, injury, poverty, miscarriage
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![2022 Reads | Week 34 [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/I8PrkBy_0Oo/hqdefault.jpg "2022 Reads | Week 34 [CC]
This week I read a few new releases I’d been really looking forward to, and a few old comfort rereads as well.
TIMESTAMPS
0:19 The Oleander Sword
1:17 Empty Smiles
2:46 Her Unexpected Roommate
4:42 Black Sheep
6:28 Cousin Kate
MY PREVIOUS BOOKTUBE VIDEOS MENTIONED
Review | The Oleander Sword
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAJBSoT0aP8
BOOKS MENTIONED
The Oleander Sword by Tasha Suri
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53446712-the-oleander-sword
Empty Smiles by Katherine Arden
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51364705-empty-smiles
Her Unexpected Roommate by Jackie Lau
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60695783-her-unexpected-roommate
Black Sheep by Georgette Heyer
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2857320-black-sheep
Cousin Kate by Georgette Heyer
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6416850-cousin-kate
CONTENT WARNINGS
The Oleander Sword: war, violence, injury, body horror, death, human sacrifice, suicide, loss of bodily autonomy, torture, religious extremism, child & domestic abuse, family separation
Empty Smiles: imprisonment, family separation, injury
Her Unexpected Roommate: depression, suicide, suicidal ideation, grief, toxic family relationships, anxiety spirals, negative self-talk
Black Sheep: colonialism, fatphobia, illness
Cousin Kate: ableism, outdated portrayals of mental illness, animal cruelty & death, abuse of servants, injury, illness, animal cruelty/injury/death, murder, suicide
CONNECT WITH ME
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![2022 Reads | Week 51 [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/IQSRevEF1fA/hqdefault.jpg "2022 Reads | Week 51 [CC]
This week I mainly just picked up super cozy reads!
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
0:19 Are Prisons Obsolete?
3:06 Legends & Lattes
4:15 Spy x Family Vol.7
5:34 Cinnamon Bun Vol.1 & 2
9:19 Maria, Maria
BOOKTUBERS MENTIONED
Cynthia @bookwhimsy
Angela @LiteratureScienceAlliance
MY PREVIOUS BOOKTUBE VIDEOS MENTIONED
Series Review | Fluff series by Ravens Dagger
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0hJ_bOEBJQ
BOOKS MENTIONED
Are Prisons Obsolete? by Angela Y. Davis
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/108428.Are_Prisons_Obsolete_
Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61242426-legends-lattes
Spy x Family Vol.7 by Tatsuya Endo, Casey Loe (Translator)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58438436-spy-x-family-vol-7
Cinnamon Bun Vol.1 by Ravens Dagger
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54311585-cinnamon-bun
Cinnamon Bun Vol.2 by Ravens Dagger
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55599729-cinnamon-bun-2
Maria, Maria by Marytza K. Rubio
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58085300-maria-maria-and-other-stories
CONTENT WARNINGS
Are Prisons Obsolete?: imprisonment, enslavement, racism, sexism
Legends & Lattes: prejudice, sexual harassment/stalking, injury, fire
Spy x Family Vol.7: mild violence, toxic family relationships, family separation
Cinnamon Bun Vol.1: violence, injury, death
Cinnamon Bun Vol.2: violence, injury, death
Maria, Maria: violence, domestic abuse, body horror, death of a family member, suicide, racism, infidelity, trauma, animal death, rape
CONNECT WITH ME
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