Bethanne Bruninga-Socolar | The Name Game Tag! [CC] @bethannebruninga-socolar | Uploaded March 2021 | Updated October 2024, 2 hours ago.
I was tagged by Laura at The Reading Mushroom: youtube.com/watch?v=7kfBvwWWvv4&t=44s
As far as I can tell, the tag was created by a channel called KimberleysBookNook over 8 years ago, but that channel no longer has videos on it.
About me:
Hi, I'm Bethanne (she/her)! I'm a scientist by day but I love reading anything I can get my hands on in my limited free time. :) I'm an outdoors enthusiast, cat lover, mama, millennial. I post Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays!
Find me elsewhere and say hi!
Twitter: twitter.com/beepunstings
Instagram: instagram.com/bethannereadsbooks
Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/4779183-bethanne-bruninga-socolar
I was tagged by Laura at The Reading Mushroom: youtube.com/watch?v=7kfBvwWWvv4&t=44s
As far as I can tell, the tag was created by a channel called KimberleysBookNook over 8 years ago, but that channel no longer has videos on it.
About me:
Hi, I'm Bethanne (she/her)! I'm a scientist by day but I love reading anything I can get my hands on in my limited free time. :) I'm an outdoors enthusiast, cat lover, mama, millennial. I post Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays!
Find me elsewhere and say hi!
Twitter: twitter.com/beepunstings
Instagram: instagram.com/bethannereadsbooks
Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/4779183-bethanne-bruninga-socolar
![The Name Game Tag! [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/HPuPFBLmakY/hqdefault.jpg "The Name Game Tag! [CC]
I was tagged by Laura at The Reading Mushroom: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kfBvwWWvv4&t=44s
As far as I can tell, the tag was created by a channel called KimberleysBookNook over 8 years ago, but that channel no longer has videos on it.
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! [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/HUvFqJNlsy8/hqdefault.jpg "November wrap-up! [CC]
Somebody please help me: does wrap up have a hyphen in it or not???
Other channel mentioned:
Lana Ex Libris - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbGV9ND4kfQ&t=139s
Review for the YA book I didnt like very much:
The Guinevere Deception by Kiersten White - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KizqP_ZdO3c&t=192s
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 - Florida by Lauren Groff [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/HXhxoBrX6gk/hqdefault.jpg "Review - Florida by Lauren Groff [CC]
Tried to be a little short and sweet today about this great short story collection. What do you think about Lauren Groff? Yea or nay?
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")
![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")
