Proud DNF-er does the DNF Tag My0.25LifeCrisis 2022-05-19 | In 2022, Jay decides she values her time, and she does not waste it on sub-par books. Thank you Spencer and Cherry, my real-life cousin, for tagging me! And thank you for your patience as I took a whole-ass year to film myself doing it xD✨WHO TAGGED ME ✨@Cherry Actually Reads youtube.com/channel/UCUnat5gfZtKYic9U6miPLTA@Sphynx Readsyoutube.com/c/SphynxReads✨WHO I'M TAGGIN' ✨📚 @Sassy Library Fox youtube.com/channel/UC5JIlW3yzWkOH0PFewOqdbw📚 @Illiterately Yours youtube.com/c/IlliteratelyYours📚 @Dog-Eared Musing youtube.com/channel/UCICghIkbwpvoG54JZnJreVA📚 @Bookish Owlie youtube.com/channel/UCdB6A740mhuK8YBZ_m0ryaw📚 @Cupreous Callings youtube.com/channel/UC_gJ9Vmp8qGJoF0IOvGUxtA🕰 TIME STAMPS 🕰0:00 Intro1:57 Question 12:46 Question 23:44 Question 34:33 Question 46:29 Question 57:54 Question 610:06 Question 711:01 Question 813:13 Question 9 - Tag folks!❓THE QUESTIONS❓Original tag by Gunpowder, Fiction, and Plotyoutu.be/n-qnvwPZ1201) Do you DNF?2) If you do DNF, does it count for your finished books for the month?3) Is there a difference between DNF & just putting the book down for a little bit?4) What popular books have you DNFed?5) What are some books you wished you DNFed?6) Have you ever re-attempted to read a DNF? And was this successful for you?7) What do you do with DNFed books?8) Do you choose more or less risky titles based on your DNF policy?9) Tag 5 other BookTubers.📚 LINKS MENTIONED📚 betterworldbooks.com (for buying used books online)
The Finally Fall! Tag 🍁📚 My0.25LifeCrisis 2024-10-17 | Breaking out my Big Boi flannel for the occasion.Thx for the tag, @BookBuds 📚 Books Mentioned 📚The Anthropocene Reviewed by John GreenThe Family Fang by Kevin WilsonHouse in the Cerulean Sea by T. J. KluneSomewhere Beyond the Sea by T. J. KluneNimona by Noelle StevensonOne More Thing:Stories and Other Stories by B. J. NovakSeries of Unfortunate Events by Lemony SnickettSix of Crows by Leigh BardugoStolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention by Johann HariThrough The Woods by E. M. Carroll⏰Timestamps ⏰ / ❓Questions❓0:00 Intro1:07 Q1-In fall, the air is crisp and clear: name a book with a vivid setting!2:01 Q2-Nature is beautiful... but also dying: name a book that is beautifully written, but also deals with a heavy topic like loss or grief.2:34 Q3-Fall is back to school season: share a non-fiction book that taught you something new.3:21 Q4-In order to keep warm, it's good to spend some time with the people we love: name a fictional family/ household/friend-group that you'd like to be a part of.3:53 Q5-Fall is the perfect time for some storytelling by the fireside: share a book wherein somebody is telling a story.4:16 Q6-The colourful leaves are piling up on the ground: show us a pile of fall-colored spines!5:24 Q7-The nights are getting darker: share a dark, creepyread.5:49 Q8-The days are getting colder: name a short, heartwarming read that could warm up somebody's cold and rainy day.6:15 Q9-Fall returns every year: name an old favourite that you'd like to return to soon.7:43 Q10-Fall is the perfect time for cozy reading nights: share your favourite cozy reading "accessories!”8:18 Q11-Spread the autumn appreciation and tag some people!🔖Creators Tagged🔖@jenniferlovesbooks @chiara.kikisbookishservice @BookishChas @JessBookgirlTV @____wicked.witch.of.the.words_ @themidnightreader And YOU! 📼Videos Mentioned 📼youtu.be/F58xWs3uMfQ?si=UAElGgTBos3sCOGwyoutube.com/watch?v=--VqRj6sGxY&t=150s&pp=ygUadGhlIG9uZSBhYm91dCBrZXZpbiB3aWxzb24%3D~This is where I would put my social media channels, if I had any~
A murderous wrap-up: femme fatales, cannibalism, and viva las revolutions babbbyyy My0.25LifeCrisis 2024-10-03 | A year ago, I asked for murderous book recs, and you DELIVERED. Thanks so much all!📚Books Mentioned / Timestamps ⏰0:00 Intro2:07 A Woman Eating3:03 Spoiler alert!3:35 Spoiler over :)4:02 Sweet Pea4:35 Daughters of Izdihar5:39 Murder Your Employer7:24 Tender is the Flesh9:50 The Final Empire10:32 Chain-Gang All-Stars12:01 Necroscope12:21 An Elderly Lady is Up to No Good12:39 Babel14:10 The "Best of" Awards😁 Creators Mentioned (Thx for the books!) 😁@hasteyebooks @pdxleo @themidnightreader @amysrambles6748 @AlexBlackReads @alldbooks9165 @jenniferlovesbooks 📼 Videos Mentioned 📼The original call for book recs youtu.be/oxsmu6ihziw?si=BrFcLtG95Dw0jEbiA much harsher review of Tender is the Flesh (love you @Crowcaller ) youtube.com/watch?v=1Ig6UrGqfbw~This is where I would put my social media channels, if I had any~
Tress of the Emerald Sea (as told by texts I sent my bff) #brandonsanderson #cosmere #booktok My0.25LifeCrisis 2024-09-22 | Tress of the Emerald Sea, as told through the texts I sent my booktube bestie @themidnightreader
Chp 2: Braving the bus! #yabooktok #chooseyourownadventure #childhoodbooks My0.25LifeCrisis 2024-09-22 | ...
Bienvenido a la clase de español 🇪🇸✨#whatif #chooseyourownadventure #yabooks #booktok My0.25LifeCrisis 2024-09-21 | ...
The Unhaul of a Lifetime | saying goodbye to the books of my tweens, teens, and early 20s My0.25LifeCrisis 2024-09-19 | To the YA books that raised me.😁 Creators Mentioned 😁@TheMidnightReader📼 Videos Mentioned 📼youtube.com/watch?v=yjapg5HcIAEyoutube.com/watch?v=HeDTQwCNM5Uyoutube.com/watch?v=RKUw35QuLzsyoutube.com/watch?v=8Y8CwVg18moyoutube.com/watch?v=7f_WBlanPisyoutube.com/watch?v=DKhN2hFlEZwyoutube.com/watch?v=F58xWs3uMfQJenny Nicholson's magnum opus youtube.com/watch?v=p4AdFD3E2ok&t=129s&pp=ygUfamVubnkgbmljaG9sc29uIHZhbXBpcmUgZGlhcmllcw%3D%3D~This is where I would put my social media channels, if I had any~
Do yall remember the What If books? #booktok #2000sthrowbacks #chooseyourownadventure My0.25LifeCrisis 2024-09-13 | POV it's the first day of school and we are a 15-year-old girl in the early 2000s. Jesus take the wheel!
The Daughters of Izdihar by Hadeer Elsbai | Avatar The Last Airbender but...dare I say, better??👀 My0.25LifeCrisis 2024-09-05 | Apologies for briefly ghosting the internet. Please accept this book review as proof of life!📚 Books Mentioned 📚The Daughters of Izdihar by Hadeer Elsbai⏰Timestamps ⏰ 0:00 Intro1:11 The Plot3:54 What I liked (spoiler-free)6:33 Light-spoilery TEA! 8:06 This "love triangle" is my favorite reality tv show (spoilers)11:13 Outro😁 Creators Mentioned 😁@pdxleo ~This is where I would put my social media channels, if I had any~
Tress of The Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson | a straight up book review My0.25LifeCrisis 2024-07-14 | 📚 Books Mentioned 📚Tress of the Emerald Sea⏰Timestamps ⏰ 0:00 Intro1:19 Synopsis2:42 Non-Spoilerly Things I Liked9:01 (Spoilers) A series of PASSIONATE texts I sent my BFF about this book 12:58 A BIG OL' Spoiler15:12 Done!😁 Creators Mentioned 😁@TheMidnightReader❤️🔥🌿🏴☠️My Love Affair With Captain Crow con't 🏴☠️🌿❤️🔥youtube.com/watch?v=C8HOMsEbndcyoutube.com/watch?v=BL0hNf8qeuo~This is where I would put my social media channels, if I had any~
Fictional Couples I would throuple 💞 My0.25LifeCrisis 2024-06-30 | They saw me from across the bar and really liked my vibe 💁🏻♀️ ⏰Timestamps ⏰ 0:00 Intro / Why I've gathered you here today2:10 Couple #1 2:58 Couple #24:13 Couple #36:11 Couple #47:07 Couple #58:49 Surprise Love Triangle!10:05 Couple #610:46 Wrappin' it up!😁 Creators Mentioned 😁@themidnightreader @kellyseeksbooks ❤️🔥Jay's Spicy Single Life (pt 1) ❤️🔥youtube.com/watch?v=BL0hNf8qeuo~This is where I would put my social media channels, if I had any~
❤️🔥Murderous Girlies I would date My0.25LifeCrisis 2024-06-16 | But would I survive? 💁🏻♀️ 🔪🫀⏰Timestamps ⏰ 0:00 Intro / Why I've gathered you here today1:30 Murder Girlie #1 4:06 Murder Girlie #25:07 Murder Girlie #35:59 Murder Girlies #4 & #58:02 Murder Girlies #6 & #79:40 Murder Girlie #810:44 Murder Girlie #912:23 Murder Girlie #1013:49 Murder Girlie #1115:43 Bonus Murder Girlie16:05 Wrappin' it up!😁 Creators Mentioned 😁@themidnightreader @kellyseeksbooks ❤️🔥Jay's Spicy Single Life (pt 2)❤️🔥youtube.com/watch?v=C8HOMsEbndc ~This is where I would put my social media channels, if I had any~
Your Answer Cant Be Books tag & vlog 📚🌺 🇵🇪 My0.25LifeCrisis 2024-06-02 | Bienvenido a Lima Peru. Let me show you around!⏰Timestamps ⏰ / ❓Questions❓0:00 Intro1:12 Q1 What is something you own too many of, other than books?2:34 Q2 What is something that you do for fun that’s not reading a book?3:30 Q3 What’s something that you buy at a bookstore other than books?3:58 Q4 What’s a fun gift that you’ve received that wasn’t a book or a gift card for books?5:32 Q5 What is something special or important on your nightstand that’s not a book?6:48 Q6 What’s a YouTube channel that you watch that’s not related to books7:40 Q7 Tag five BookTubers that you want to learn more about.😁 Created By... 😁@BookBuds 🔖Creators Tagged🔖@chiara.kikisbookishservice @alldbooks9165 @____wicked.witch.of.the.words_ @kellyseeksbooks @themidnightreader 😁 Other Creators Mentioned 😁@sugartries ~This is where I would put my social media channels, if I had any~
Pitching my favorite book to you My0.25LifeCrisis 2024-05-19 | He's an acquired taste.📚 Books Mentioned 📚The Family Fang by Kevin Wilson⏰Timestamps ⏰ 0:00 Intro / Why I've gathered you here today2:25 The origin story4:42 No-spoiler pitch7:09 Reading my favorite part10:04 Addressing The CONTROVERSY lol11:36 Wrappin' it up~This is where I would put my social media channels, if I had any~
Unhinged Book Girlie Rewrites 13 Little Blue Envelopes My0.25LifeCrisis 2024-05-05 | Hello! And welcome to Jay's unhinged brain, in which she critiques and attempts to rewrites a book that was published in 2005. I hope you enjoy📚 Books Mentioned 📚13 Little Blue Envelopes by Maureen Johnson⏰ Timestamps ⏰ 0:00 Intro - Why have I gathered you here today?2:54 Technical Difficulties3:38 General Notes & Changes6:30 Letter 1 & 2 - NYC & London16:09 Letter 3 - London (con't)18:41 Letter 4 - Edinburgh24:55 Letter 5 & 6 - Rome25:45 Letter 7 & 8 - Paris - my favorite letter31:31 Letter 9 & 10 - Amsterdam & Copenhagen38:11 Letter 11 & 12 - Greece45:49 The End (original)49:53 The End (Jay's Version)😁 Creators Mentioned 😁The Queen @JennyNicholson ✨Special Thx to my Beta watchers ✨My two offline best friendsMy two online best friends @kellyseeksbooks and @themidnightreader By the way, 13 Little Blue Envelopes has been living rent free in my brain since 2021 youtube.com/watch?v=7f_WBlanPis🎵Music Used🎵Dar Golan dargolan.com/world-musicyoutube.com/watch?v=84gL6K9AnCsyoutube.com/watch?v=MSYdD5FhJ6A-----------Master of the Feast by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1400019Artist: http://incompetech.com---------------Copenhagen by Scandinavianz / scandinavianz Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0Free Download / Stream: bit.ly/3NfgtgDMusic promoted by Audio Library youtube.com/watch?v=s_OIflPLnuc-------------~This is where I would put my social media channels, if I had any~
Hi, Im alive, missed you! 👋🏼✨ My0.25LifeCrisis 2024-04-07 | Hi, here's your proof of Peruvian Life! Sorry for briefly ghosting the internet, we're back now!😁 Creators Mentioned 😁@kellyseeksbooks ~This is where I would put my social media channels, if I had any~
❤️🔥 Rom-com recs for if youre in love with a murderous girlie 💁🏻♀️ 🔪🫀 My0.25LifeCrisis 2024-02-18 | POV: You're in love with a murderous woman, and it's probably a good thing you're still single, b/c it also means you're alive 📺📚The Recs 📚📺0:00 Intro0:49 Explaining my ideal woman2:45 Rec 14:52 Side-note - bonus rec!5:25 Rec 26:15 Rec 37:25 Rec 4~This is where I would put my social media channels, if I had any~
Dont even get me started on #matthiashelvar #ninazenik #sixofcrows My0.25LifeCrisis 2024-02-11 | Why are we still settling for subpar white men in 2024?(kidding ... kind of)
The Last Word by Taylor Adams (as told through texts I sent to my Best Friend) My0.25LifeCrisis 2024-01-28 | My review of The Last Word by Taylor Adams, as told through the text messages I sent my best friend
New Years Book Tag 2024 | Feliz Año Nuevo 📚🥂🎇 My0.25LifeCrisis 2024-01-21 | Happy New Year! Dare we be optimistic?❓The Questions❓0:00 Intro1:26 Q1 How many books are you planning to read in 2024?1:51 Q2 Name 5 books that you didn't get to this year but want to make a priority in 2024.3:12 Q3 What genre do you want to read more of?4:23 Q4 Name 3 non-book-related goals for 2024.6:44 Q5 What's a book you've had forever that you still need to read?7:10 Q6 One word that you're hoping 2024 will be.7:54 Q7 Tag a friend!💡Tag Created by @Bookables 🔖Who tagged me?: @themidnightreader 🔖Who I tag? 👉YOU! 👈~This is where I would put my social media channels, if I had any~
Answering 20 Questions in 20 Places | Book Tag ✈️ 🌎 My0.25LifeCrisis 2024-01-14 | Just a totally normal book tag video lolOriginal tag by: buydebookgoodreads.com/topic/show/18219846-twenty-questions-booktag❓The Questions (in the original order)❓1. How many books is too many books in a book series?2. How do you feel about cliffhangers?3. Hardcover or paperback?4. Favorite book?5. Least favorite book?6. Love triangles, yes or no?7. The most recent book you just couldn’t finish?8. A book you’re currently reading?9. Last book you recommended to someone?10. Oldest book you’ve read? (Publication date)11. Newest book you’ve read? (Publication date)12. Favorite author?13. Buying books or borrowing books?14. A book you dislike that everyone else seem to love?15. Bookmarks or dog-ears?16. A book you can always reread?17. Can you read while hearing music?18. One POV or multiple POVs? (POVs = Point of views)19. Do you read a book in one sitting or over multiple days?20. Who do you tag?✨🌎 Time stamps 🌎 ✨0:00 Q1 - How many books is too many books in a book series?1:43 Q2 - Cliffhangers? from the side of a cliff2:13 Q3 - Hardcover or paperback?2:44 Q4 - Favorite book?4:16 Q5 - Least favorite book?5:35 Q6 - Love triangles, yes or no?5:48 Q7 - The most recent book you just couldn’t finish?6:20 Q8 - A book you’re currently reading?7:50 Q9 - Last book you recommended to someone?9:10 Q12 - Favorite author? (We're going out of order, don't worry about it)10:04 Q11 - Newest book you’ve read? (Publication date)12:17 Q10 - Oldest book you’ve read? (Publication date)13:01 Q13 - Buying books or borrowing books?13:34 Q14 - A book you dislike that everyone else seem to love?14:22 Q15 - Bookmarks or dog-ears?14:41 Q17 - Can you read while hearing music?15:03 Q16 - A book you can always reread?15:43 Q18 - One POV or multiple POVs? (POVs = Point of views)16:33 Q19 - Do you read a book in one sitting or over multiple days?17:40 Q20 - Who do you tag?🔖 Creators Tagged 🔖@themidnightreader @kellyseeksbooks @TheSassyLibraryFox 😁 Creators Mentioned 😁@SphynxReads @NerdyNatReads ~This is where I would put my social media channels, if I had any~
Nanowrimo Day 30 vlog | See you in ten years ✍️✨ My0.25LifeCrisis 2023-12-03 | A chill nano-wrimo last-day vlog, in which we reach peak zero f**ks given energy and imagine the many more days of writing ahead of us.~This is where I would put my social media channels, if I had any~
Nanowrimo Day 14 vlog | These are all future Jay problems ... ✍️✨ My0.25LifeCrisis 2023-11-19 | Enjoying one week where everything we write is bad, and we give zero sh!ts about it~This is where I would put my social media channels, if I had any~
Nanowrimo Day 1 vlog | Its too early for doubts ... ✍️✨ My0.25LifeCrisis 2023-11-05 | Reflections from my first day of Nanowrimo 2023, and embracing imperfection.😁Creators Mentioned😁@withcindy @kellyseeksbooks ~This is where I would put my social media channels, if I had any~
Past Me asks a bunch of questions! | Time Capsule Tag ⏳ (Original) My0.25LifeCrisis 2023-10-15 | In which Jay finds and answers questions from a tea jar that she wrote two years ago, and also creates an original tag in the process📚 Books Mentioned 📚Somehow, only Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo⏰ Timestamps ⏰0:00 Intro😁Creators Mentioned😁@hannahcanreadsometimes 💌Creators Tagged 💌@alldbooks9165 @amysrambles6748 @BookBuds @chiara.kikisbookishservice @jenniferlovesbooks @JessBookgirlTV @kellyseeksbooks @WellTraveledBooks@____wicked.witch.of.the.words_ @themidnightreader ~This is where I would put my social media channels, if I had any~
I need YOUR book recs for my Nanowrimo project, plz✍️📚✨ My0.25LifeCrisis 2023-10-01 | Hello! In preparation for Nanowrimo, I want some book recs to inspire my WIP story.Have fun guessing what my story is about based on the books/tv shows that are currently inspiring in!📚 Shows/Books Mentioned 📺My Sister, The Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaithe 📚Killing Eve 📺Yellow Jackets 📺😁 Creators Mentioned 😁@HelloFutureMe ✨Timestamps ✨0:00 Intro1:40 Book request 1 - murderous girlies2:01 Book request 2 - (literal) enemies to lovers2:46 Book request 3 - cannibalism3:34 Book request 4 - viva la révolution, baby!~This is where I would put my social media channels, if I had any~
Summer Wrapped | What I also read in July and August ☀️📚✈️✨ My0.25LifeCrisis 2023-09-17 | Where the hell am I in the world, and what am I reading? Let's find out!July and August were great reading months for me. Most of those recent reads are in my mid-year freak-out tag video, but there are some that I just didn't have time to mention. These are those books.😁 Creators (briefly) Mentioned 😁@pdxleo -- Leo Bandcroft@themidnightreader 📚 Books Mentioned 📚0:00 Intro1:16 Not All Boys Are Blue by George M. Johnson1:56 Good Boy: My Life In Seven Dogs by Jennifer Finney Boylan3:28 Bandit Queens by Parini Shroff5:32 Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention by Johann Hari8:09 House of Hunger by Alexis Henderson [a retrospective lol]~This is where I would put my social media channels, if I had any~
A totally late and unbothered mid-year freakout tag 📚⏰ My0.25LifeCrisis 2023-09-03 | Welcome to a mid-year freak-out tag, in which it is neither the middle of the year, nor am I freaking out.📚 Books Mentioned 📚Earthlings, by Sayaka MurataElla Enchanted, by Gail Carson LevineFairest, by Gail Carson LevineFive Survive, by Holly JacksonGone, by Michael GrantHouse of Hunger, by Alexis HendersonThe Last Word, by Taylor AdamsMe, Myself, They, by Luna FergusonNightbitch, by Rachel YoderNo Exit, by Taylor AdamsPerfect Little World, by Kevin WilsonWild, by Cheryl Strayed😁 Creators Mentioned 😁@amysrambles6748 @themidnightreader @chiara.kikisbookishservice @AlexBlackReads @alldbooks9165 @BookBuds ⏰ Timestamps ⏰0:00 Intro 1:49 Question 15:19 Question 25:30 Question 36:22 Question 47:06 Question 57:52 Question 69:24 Question 711:01 Question 811:40 Question 9a12:14 Question 9b13:55 Question 1014:35 Question 1115:45 Set-up for my favorite spoiler from Fairest17:08 DA SPOILER! 18:31 Question 1219:04 Question 1321:22 Question 14❓Questions❓**FYI, I don't know if there's an official mid-year freak out tag list of questions, but if there is, I DEFINITELY DIDN'T adhere to it lol**1. Best book I read so far?2. Best sequel?3. New release that you want to read?4. Most anticipated release for the second half of the year?5. Biggest disappointment?6. Biggest surprise?7.Favorite new author?8. Newest fictional crush?9a. Newest least favorite character?9b. Newest fave character?10. Book that made you cry?11. Book that made you happy?12. Most beautiful book I’ve acquired?13. What books do you need to read by the end of the year?14. Content creators I’ve been loving?~This is where I would put my social media channels, if I had any~
A July Reading vlog from Bogotá, Colombia 📚🇨🇴 [cc] My0.25LifeCrisis 2023-08-20 | Welcome to shitty iPhone vlogs w/ Jay. Where she talks passionately about the two books she's reading and props her phone on whatever stable surface she can find!📚 Books Mentioned 📚House of Hunger by Alexis HendersonFive Survive by Holly Jackson😁 Creators Mentioned 😁@SeasonsReadings ⏰ Timestamps ⏰0:00 Intro and Day 14:30 Thoughts on House of Hunger5:36 Mild spoilers on Five Survive6:17 End of mild spoiler6:53 Medium-sized spoilers that gave me EMOTIONS12:02 Day 2 Wrap-up thoughts~This is where I would put my social media channels, if I had any~
My Quarter-Life Crisis Goals for 2023 ✨📊🤓✨ My0.25LifeCrisis 2023-08-05 | Hello, my internet friends! This is a totally not-book-related video today, where I share some personal life goals I have during these months of my quarter-life crisis. ⏰ Time Stamps ⏰0:00 Chaos intro1:08 Former film student explains OKRs 2:14 OKR 1 5:05 OKR 27:23 OKR 39:10 OKR 4~This is where I would put my social media channels, if I had any~
Doing the #StandWithTransKids book tag 🏳️⚧️📚 My0.25LifeCrisis 2023-07-22 | 📹📚Hello my internet friends! A few years ago, I was tagged by the great @pdxleo in his original tag, the #Standwithtranskids book tag. I'm so excited to share my pride TBR and contribute to this wonderful tag.📹 Original video: youtube.com/watch?v=cscsGBNXhic📚 Books Mentioned 📚The Many Half-Lived Lives of Sam Sylvester, by Maya MacGregorShe Who Became The Sun, by Shelley Parker ChanGood Boy: My Life In Seven Dogs, by Jennifer Finney BoylanHouse In The Cerulean Sea, by TJ KluneDecolonizing Wealth, Edgar Villanueva❓THE QUESTIONS❓1. Tag some fabulous friends who also may want to do this tag and #standwithtranskids2. Tell us about some books on your tbr pile featuring a trans/non-binary character or nonfiction about trans/non-binary stuff3. 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 we 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?⏱TIMESTAMPS ⏱0:00 Intro0:58 Prompt 11:44 Prompt 27:04 Prompt 310:05 Prompt 411:32 Prompt 512:58 Prompt 614:22 Prompt 714:48 Prompt 815:49 Prompt 918:35 Prompt 10🏷PPL I'M TAGGING 🏷@jenniferlovesbooks @DogEaredMusings Anyone who wants to!Shout outs! 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈@LadyEmilyPresents -- youtube.com/watch?v=DFIlUa6WYuM@HeyThere005 -- youtube.com/watch?v=MI9ipRJKmLADylan Mulvaney -- tiktok.com/@dylanmulvaney?lang=en(Video praising Ally Beardsy, one of my fave dnd players: youtube.com/watch?v=_5p0LOPr-do&pp=ygUbY2FzdGxlY2FzdGVyIGFsbHkgYmVhcmRzbGV5 )Non-Profits doing great work 💪translatinacoalition.orgaclu.org/legislative-attacks-on-lgbtq-rightshttp://www.aliforneycenter.orgStats on homelessness among LGBTQIA+ youth: truecolorsunited.org/our-issue~This is where I would put my social media channels, if I had any~
Thoughts on Wild by Cheryl Strayed, brought to you from a mountain town in Colombia My0.25LifeCrisis 2023-07-02 | Hello from Minca Colombia! In the midst of traveling, I wanted to share some reflections about Wild, by Cheryl Strayed, and my experience so far as a solo traveler. Spoiler alert: I loved this book. It's five out of five stars. Cheryl is an incredible storyteller, and she, herself, has such a unique story to tell. Anyway, that's the gist of the review. I hope y'all are doing well, wherever you are in the world.📚 Books Mentioned 📚Wild by Cheryl Strayed~This is where I would put my social media channels, if I had any~
Learn A Language Booktube tag | Creating an Original tag and Learning Español My0.25LifeCrisis 2023-06-06 | Hola, mi amigos of the internet! I missed you! I'm ... back? From the dead? And making content?Life update: I am traveling through South America for the next couple of months, with VERY LITTLE Español-speaking experience. In my stress-Duolingo-streaking, I was inspired to create a book-tube tag based on the words/phrases I had just learned.So let's learn a language together, shall we?*Lo siento -- I realized in editing I got a lot of these translations and pronunciations wrong Dx*📹📚✈️ Playlist I am adding to 🇨🇴🇩🇪youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4oR5BQwk29ZGYT8np_J9t2awGxTZn9ZK📚 Books Mentioned 📚Deliro, Laua RestrepoElla Enchanted, Gail Carson LevineNow is Not The Time to Panic, Kevin WilsonThe Family Fang, Kevin WilsonDecolonizing Wealth, Edgar VillanuevaWild, Cheryl StrayedTiny Beautiful Things, Cheryl StrayedThe First Bad Man, Miranda JulyComfort Me With Apples, Catherynne M. Valente❓THE QUESTIONS❓How the tag works:Translate the questions into the language of your choice, then answer the corresponding prompt.1. A book in the language you're learning -- Pick a book that is translated from the language you are currently learning2. What is your name? -- Pick a book with a name in the title3. I'm sorry, I don't understand. -- Pick a book w/ a miscommunication4. How much does it cost? -- Pick a book about money.5. Where is ...? -- Pick a book about a place.6. How are you? -- Pick a book about emotions, or a book that made you *feel* emotions lol7. Pick a random word in the language you're learning -- Pick a book w/ that word in the title8. Please and Thank you! -- Tag your friends!! & Thank the ppl for watching :D⏱TIMESTAMPS ⏱0:00 Intro1:19 How the tag works2:15 Número Uno - Un libro en español4:02 Número Dos - ¿Cómo te llamas? 5:23 Número Tres - Lo siento, no entiendo.8:02 Número Cuatro - ¿Cuánto cuesta?9:57 Número Cinco - ¿Dónde es ...? 12:18 Número Seis - ¿Cómo estás? 14:15 Número Siete - Palabra al azar16:29 Número Ocho - Por favor y gracias🏷PPL I'M TAGGING 🏷@themidnightreader @hasteyebooks @pdxleo @TheSassyLibraryFox Anyone who wants to!~This is where I would put my social media channels, if I had any~
The Spring Has Sprung Tag | ft The Midnight Reader My0.25LifeCrisis 2022-06-19 | It's the collab of the century! Booktube besties Jay (me) and Rosika @themidnightreader travel hundreds of miles for an epic, chaotic good collab!If you haven't met Rosika yet, you should totally check out her half of our bookish vlog together:🎬 youtube.com/watch?v=If7zuYK7KA4&t=531s✨WHO TAGGED ME ✨Thank you @cherryactually for tagging me in the Spring Has Sprung tag (sorry it took over a year for me to do it lol)youtube.com/watch?v=62YpQFyiwe0&t=524s❓THE QUESTIONS❓ORIGINAL CREATOR (Helene Jeppesen):https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Shp2M...1) How is Spring where you live?2) Most anticipated book release this Spring?3) Show us a book cover that makes you think of Spring. 4) Where are you going to read this Spring?5) Find a cover with the sun on it!6) What are your favorite Spring reads?7) Find a book with many different colors on it. 8) Whom do you tag?✨WHO I'M TAGGIN' ✨@IlliteratelyYours @DogEaredMusings @hasteyebooks @pdxleo ~This is where I would put my social media channels, if I had any~
The Book End Friends are Back...the (very late) Sequel! My0.25LifeCrisis 2022-06-17 | Holy crap! I missed y'all. The fashionably late sequel to The Bookend Friends Wrap up w/ me and @themidnightreader is finally here. Thank you Rosika for your patience and also your help editing this MONSTROSITY of a wrap-up.Sit tight loves, get out that laundry you've been putting off folding, and listen to me talk about the top tier books that Rosika recommended me :)Also please check out Rosika's half of the wrap-up, she's incredible:youtube.com/watch?v=TKJgG1N9r84&t=2669s📚 Books Mentioned 📚The Rithmatist by Brandon SandersonErotic Stories for Punjabi WidowsProject Hail Mary by Andy WeirShatterglass by Tamora PierceTiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl StrayedThe Anthropocene Reviewed by John GreenUnder the Whispering Door by TJ Klune~This is where I would put my social media channels, if I had any~
Recent Reads 📚 Nostaglic Cali vlog 🌁 ✈️ 🏖 My0.25LifeCrisis 2022-05-03 | Hello and welcome to shitty iPhone vlogs with Jay! Apologies for falling off the face of the earth for a hot second, I was gallivanting through San Fran and Los Angeles! On my last day in Cali, I wanted to share a little bit about my pre-pandemic life as a film school grad living in LA, and also do a quick round-up of books I read during this time. I don't know if this will be interesting for you, but I hope it is mildly enjoyable📚 Books Mentioned 📚Under The Whispering Door by TJ KluneAin't I a Woman? by bell hooksNo Exit by Taylor AdamsSeries of Unfortunate Events (Books #1 + #2)The Disaster Artist by Greg Sestero and Tom Bissell✨Timestamps ✨0:00 Stressed intro energy lol2:52 Reading Recap7:09 Talks too long about The Disaster Artist14:00 Bad b-roll & LA nostalgia📑 Works Cited 📑The NewYorker | "Why 'The Room is a Better Movie than James Franco's 'The Disaster Artist'" by Richard Brody | newyorker.com/culture/richard-brody/why-the-room-is-a-better-movie-than-james-francos-the-disaster-artist*Still trying to find that youtube video that I watched all those years ago. Sit tight!~This is where I would put my social media channels, if I had any~
The Wishful Thinking Tag 🤔✨ My0.25LifeCrisis 2022-04-08 | Another tag, hot off the presses, and one of the more fun ones I've filmed. Prepare for some weird sleepy energy as Scripted Jay struggles to keep her fleeting brain cells on task.Thank you Rosika and Leo for tagging me. You are both delights.Apologies for the weirdly blurry camera quality. My excuse is that I have no idea what I'm doing lol✨WHO TAGGED ME ✨The Midnight Reader:youtube.com/watch?v=6Kigl4uduOk&t=829sLeo Bancroftyoutube.com/c/LeoBancroftBooks✨WHO I'M TAGGIN' ✨📚 jenniferlovesbooksyoutube.com/c/jenniferlovesbooks📚 Sluggish Readeryoutube.com/channel/UC438D_M8b6XyZBgtRaPrfkQ📚 Darby Jasmineyoutube.com/channel/UC-zxFtgIqsYbrO2PC-3FPDgOther Channels You Should Check Out:📚 The Sassy Library Foxyoutube.com/c/TheSassyLibraryFox🕰 TIMESTAMPS 🕰0:00 Intro1:55 #1 Legacy6:56 #2 Memory Wipe9:02 #3 Destiny (spoiler alert for Six of Crows btw)12:12 #4 Namesake16:05 #5 Collectibles17:48 #6 Reset Button❓THE QUESTIONS❓The Wishful Thinking Tag created by Mason In the Darkyoutube.com/user/mrmasonadey11. Legacy: Is there an author you wish was still alive today to witness the impact of their work? 2. The Memory Wipe: Which book or series do you wish you could forget either so you could experience it again for the first time or forget completely? 3. Destiny: Which character do you wish had a different fate? 4. Namesake: If a character was going to be named after you what kind of person would you wish for them to be, and what sort of story would you want them to be in? 5. Collectibles: Which fictional object do you wish you could own? 6. The Reset Button: Which book or series do you wish were written by a different author?
The Ratings and Reviews Tag 📚 🤓 My0.25LifeCrisis 2022-03-23 | Thank you Rosika for tagging me, I'm honored! Cheers to new internet friends! Watch a "gut response" thinker make sense of her booktube process for the Ratings and Reviews Tag.✨WHO TAGGED ME ✨The Midnight Reader:youtube.com/watch?v=6Kigl4uduOk&t=829s🎬 Rosika's video on loving "bad" books: youtube.com/watch?v=W0lnyNe6mio&t=202s✨WHO I'M TAGGIN' ✨📚 Kiki's Bookish Serviceyoutube.com/channel/UCly2jSRwSBv9VYthr7mDURw📚 Leo Bancroftyoutube.com/c/LeoBancroftBooks📚 Anyone who does not use star ratings (see question 4b)📚 And John Green. (Yes, you read correctly. New York Times best-selling novelist John Green is tagged. Someone please let him know.)✨THE QUESTIONS✨The Ratings and Reviews Tag created by Gunpowder, Fiction & Plot1. Tag folks.2. How do you know you’ve just finished a good book? Is it a thinking or a feeling response?3. When you begin to form your review/rating - what is the first question you ask yourself?4. Do you do star ratings? Why? Why not? a. If YESi. Explain your star rating system – what does a good book get in your rating system?ii. Is your star rating consistent? ie. are all your 5 star books better than all your 4 star books?b. If NOi. What language do you use to convey the quality of a book in your reviews?ii. Does this form an informal rating or ranking?5. Do you believe every book has its perfect reader? Does this contradict the idea that a book can be “bad”?6. What book that you hated have you recommended?7. What makes a book good, bad or great by your evaluation? 8. When evaluating the quality of a book do you have specific criteria or aspects of the book, such as character development, that you consider? Does this change if you are writing an in-depth review vs. just thinking about the book for enjoyment?9. Do you consider star ratings or ave. ratings when choosing books to read/add to your TBR?10. Who on BookTube; does reliable and interesting reviews of books that you know you can use to decide if a book is for you or not. What makes their reviews so good?11. Does that/those booktuber(s) use different language than you to evaluate and review the overall quality of a book?
Rosika (aka The Midnight Reader) Picks my TBR | Making Internet Friends! My0.25LifeCrisis 2022-03-06 | I have friends! I definitely have friends! Look at me go, making friends on the internet.Check out my incredibly suave, cool-girl friend Rosika, from The Midnight Reader, as we recommend books for 20 minutes (and definitely didn't derail to talk about our love for John Green and what we would call our hypothetical podcast). 🎬 Rosika's half of the collab: youtube.com/watch?v=ExEebIYxayk&t=1474s✨Timestamps ✨0:00 Intro1:57 Book 15:30 Book 28:55 Book 311:35 Book 4 (& John Green tangent)13:23 Bonus Book (Jay's Choice)14:22 Gushing about House in the Cerulean Sea16:01 Jay picks her bonus book!17:41 Book 5 (Rosika forgot this one lol)19:45 We should start a podcast lol21:53 That's all folks!22:37 Bloop! (Just the one really long bloop!)Collabs with other internet friends:🎬 Wrap-up ft. Camila (Haste Ye Books) youtu.be/LJO9-pm63tA~This is where I would put my social media channels, if I had any~
Reading Secrets of my Hollywood Life ... as a grown woman 🎬✨ My0.25LifeCrisis 2022-02-27 | Does anyone remember being 12 and reading Secrets of My Hollywood Life by Jen Calonita? I sure do.Move over Hannah Montana, Kaitlin Burke also wants the best of both worlds. 🎬~This is where I would put my social media channels, if I had any~
Recent Read(s) 📚 The Grace Year (and one other book) My0.25LifeCrisis 2022-01-24 | Hello all! Welcome to a singular book review on The Grace Year by Kim Liggett, which I would call the teen YA version of Handmaid's Tale. 📚 Books Mentioned 📚The Grace Year by Kim LiggettThe Spellman Files by Lisa Lutz~This is where I would put my social media channels, if I had any~
Books that are getting me through my Quarter-Life Crisis My0.25LifeCrisis 2022-01-10 | I am so excited to finally bring this video to you. Below, here is my incredibly biased, deeply personal list of books that are currently helping me through my quarter-life crisis. I hope you enjoy this very personal look into my psyche, and perhaps get a new book rec out of it! :)✨Timestamps 📚0:00 Intro2:22 Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb4:20 The Midnight Library by Matt Haig8:00 The Family Fang by Kevin Wilson12:19 An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green15:44 Spoiler alert!16:20 Spoiler is over - You're good! 19:01 OutroAlso, in case you're interested, here's a song that is based on An Absolutely Remarkable Thing, and it hits Jay right in the quarter-life crisis feels every dang time: youtube.com/watch?v=cRyrgLdnTRU~This is where I would put my social media channels, if I had any~
New Years Tag 2022 📚🎆 My0.25LifeCrisis 2021-12-27 | Happy almost New Year! Here's hoping that it'll be better than the last two ... although let's be honest, did 2020 ever end?✨ The Questions ✨1. How many books are you planning to read in 2021?2. Name 5 books that you didn't get to this year but want to make a priority in 2021.3. What genre do you want to read more of?4. Name 3 non-book-related goals for 2021.5. What's a book you've had forever that you still need to read?6. One word that you're hoping 2021 will be.7. Tag a friend!Also, I am tagging Rosika, from The Midnight Reader, if you so choose! (No pressure :)youtube.com/channel/UCPNqV77VXW4V-x0tHt0DMNwTag Created by Heather at Bookables:youtube.com/watch?v=6x_KAEPqbLw&t=0s~This is where I would put my social media channels, if I had any~
November 2021 Wrap-up | All the books Camila recommended me 📚 My0.25LifeCrisis 2021-12-16 | At last! Camila (Haste Ye Books) and I reunite to give our wrap-up thoughts for the books we recommended to each other back in November. It's a great, spoiler-filled time.Cheers to internet friends!📚 Timestamps ✨0:00 Intro 0:57 Recapping the books2:48 Animorphs by K.A. Applegate5:25 A Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers9:03 The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants by Ann Brashares18:03 Little Women by Louisa May Alcott26:23 Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery33:43 Wrap-up thoughts!🎬 Camila's wrap-up for the books I recommended her: youtube.com/watch?v=ygaUdcAlH-I&t=355s🎬 So ... Camila had THOUGHTS about The Family Fang lol: youtube.com/watch?v=E7xQutnJGMs&t=481s🎬 Camila picks my Nov TBR: youtube.com/watch?v=BHuu6oDgqoY🎬 I pick (part of) Camila's Nov TBR: youtube.com/watch?v=tBrptFR0--M&t=190s🎬 The behind-the-scenes anguish I went through trying to pick books to recommend to her: youtu.be/3pnAgdKVUK0~This is where I would put my social media channels, if I had any~
All the Books I did not Recommend a fellow Booktuber 📚 My0.25LifeCrisis 2021-12-07 | Two months ago, I had to pick out book recommendations for the amazing Camila of Haste Ye Books. The good news? Yay to new internet friends.The bad news? Camila has better tastes than I do.Please enjoy the behind-the-scenes anguish I went through while trying to pick out books to recommend to her.📚 Timestamps ✨0:00 Message from Editing Jay + Intro4:36 One More Thing by B. J. Novak5:34 The Family Fang by Kevin Wilson7:58 All of Our Wrong Todays by Elan Mastai11:04 The Disaster Artist by Greg Sestero and Tom Bissell12:38 Diary of a Teenage Girl by Phoebe Gloeckner13:20 Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb13:47 An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green16:31 *Skip to here to avoid AART spoiler*17:26 Dead Mann Walking by Stefan Petrucha18:46 That's all folks!🎬 Find out what I actually recommended her: youtube.com/watch?v=tBrptFR0--M&t=190s🎬 What she recommended me: youtube.com/watch?v=BHuu6oDgqoY🎬 Camila's Wrap-up is out! What did she think: youtube.com/watch?v=ygaUdcAlH-I&t=355s🎬 So ... Camila had THOUGHTS about The Family Fang lol: youtube.com/watch?v=E7xQutnJGMs&t=481s~This is where I would put my social media channels, if I had any~
Part 5 | Rereading Bras & Broomsticks as Grown adults My0.25LifeCrisis 2021-11-14 | Oh dang, things are getting real for Rachel in Bras and Broomsticks! We got a fashion show, that DEFINITELY doesn't go horribly wrong, A wedding/Spring Fling! Everything totally works out and we all live happily ever after.Lol but also thank you for watching me, Chelsea, and Maya through this whole buddy read. This is the most we ever expected to spend thinking about this middle-grade witch series from our childhood.✨ Timestamps ✨0:00 Intro1:10 The fashion show fiasco8:09 Jewel, the betrayal!13:24 Post-fashion show, Mom hugs Rachel16:36 Who wrote it better? The teen vs the adult plot19:35 "Tammy for the win!"21:08 Call your quasi-girlfriend, Raf!23:09 Is it bad writing? Or is this just how Rachel is?25:38 Cringey transphobic moment29:32 Rachel as an unlikable protagonist32:31 Subverting tropes in teen media33:46 Final thoughts + Outro~This is where I'd put my social media accounts, if I had any~Goodreads: goodreads.com/jaydcalba
Fellow Booktuber Picks my TBR | Buddy read with Camila - Haste Ye Books 📚 My0.25LifeCrisis 2021-11-04 | What's this? An internet friend?! The amazing Camila of Haste Ye Books is giving me book recs to balance out the trashy 2010s YA I've been reading.🎬 Please check out her video, where I picked out (part of) her November TBR: youtube.com/watch?v=tBrptFR0--M&t=190s✨ Timestamps ✨0:00 Intro1:09 Meet Past Jay + Camila1:59 "Unrelated" Little Women tangent4:00 Camila's book recs for me :D9:42 Outro📚 Books Mentioned 📚Anne of Green Gables by L. M. MontgomeryLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottSisterhood of the Travelling Pants by Ann BrasharesThe Invasion (Animorphs series) by K.A. ApplegateA Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers~This is where I would put my social media channels, if I had any~
Part 4 | Rereading Bras & Broomsticks as Grown adults My0.25LifeCrisis 2021-10-31 | You made it! Welcome to part 4, where Chelsea, Maya, and I continue talking about Bras and Broomsticks by good ol' Sarah Mlynowski.✨ Timestamps ✨0:00 Intro0:18 Melissa, resident Mean Girl1:56 "Nice" boys who date the Mean Girl8:04 The cheek kiss -- bold moves!10:29 Aunt Sasha who lives in "Massachusetts"11:17 Cringey ED "jokes"12:40 Breaking up this wedding (attempt #3)17:56 Stan Tammy!20:27 The party scene -- uh-oh26:33 Love spell is in motion!29:10 The rehearsal dinner (s**t hits the fan)31:38 Outro~This is where I would put my social media channels, if I had any~
Part 3 | Rereading Bras & Broomsticks as Grown adults My0.25LifeCrisis 2021-10-30 | Hello! Welcome to Day 2 of our Bras and Broomsticks book talk. Hope you enjoy and cheers to the last few days of the spooky season!✨ Timestamps ✨0:00 Intro0:57 Post-tryouts: Rachel skyrockets to popularity5:37 Rachel's first "cool kidz" party + Jewel9:54 Mick + excessive hugs lol11:21 How are they 14?!12:54 Bants with Raf14:37 Rachel goes on a quasi-date! 16:25 Rachel is being the "Jewel" to Tammy17:04 Rachel+Miri try to break up this wedding (attempt #2)20:44 Thoughts on Jennifer28:20 Outro~This is where I would put my social media channels, if I had any~
Part 2 | Reading Bras & Broomsticks as Grown adults My0.25LifeCrisis 2021-10-24 | My friends and I continue our booktalk about the first half of Bras & Broomsticks, by Sarah Mlynowski. ✨ Timestamps ✨0:00 Intro0:45 Pre-book-talk tangents1:36 Could we read Rachel+Miri as POC?4:07 Rachel's popularity scheming5:59 Rachel's Breakfast Club fantasy lol8:48 We have THOUGHTS about this "fashion show"13:12 Who's that boy? It's Raf! lol15:07 Body image + body "negativity"18:55 Rachel's "not like other girls" energy21:53 On Sarah Mlynowski's writing style23:52 Little things about Rachel :)25:45 Wrap-up27:40 Outro~This is where I would put my social media channels, if I had any~
