Bethanne Bruninga-Socolar | The Ten Thousand Doors of January - Alix E. Harrow [CC] @bethannebruninga-socolar | Uploaded April 2022 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
After gushing about this book in my January reading wrap-up, I needed to do a quick update with one critique that I found written on the back of a receipt in my purse. :)
See my January reading wrap-up video for my earlier comments on this book:
youtube.com/watch?v=JiaxxWqLxn0
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After gushing about this book in my January reading wrap-up, I needed to do a quick update with one critique that I found written on the back of a receipt in my purse. :)
See my January reading wrap-up video for my earlier comments on this book:
youtube.com/watch?v=JiaxxWqLxn0
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
![The Ten Thousand Doors of January - Alix E. Harrow [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/f8LJPiDN7dE/hqdefault.jpg "The Ten Thousand Doors of January - Alix E. Harrow [CC]
After gushing about this book in my January reading wrap-up, I needed to do a quick update with one critique that I found written on the back of a receipt in my purse. :)
See my January reading wrap-up video for my earlier comments on this book:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JiaxxWqLxn0
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")
![Christmas Book Haul! [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/fU5zsfD55u0/hqdefault.jpg "Christmas Book Haul! [CC]
3 Christmas gifts + one book I ordered for myself. :)
What are your new books this month?
Books mentioned:
The Celtic Twilight - 0:25
The Other Einstein - 1:36
Miss Bensons Beetle - 2:37
The Way of Kings - 4:07
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!
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![Queer fiction: A Simple Scale by David Llewellyn [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/fZD5UlCcQ2k/hqdefault.jpg "Queer fiction: A Simple Scale by David Llewellyn [CC]
I absolutely loved this book, which I purchased as part of my Queer Book Box subscription! If you also want excellent queer fiction delivered to your door, check them out: https://www.queerbookbox.com/
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![#PoetryThursday - burial by ross gay [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/h-TIdaidHOM/hqdefault.jpg "#PoetryThursday - burial by ross gay [CC]
burial is one of my favorite poems from the excellent collection, catalog of unabashed gratitude by ross gay! You can read the poem for free here: https://solsticelitmag.org/content/burial/
Book link: https://bookshop.org/books/catalog-of-unabashed-gratitude/9780822963318
Stay tuned for another poem from this collection next #PoetryThursday. :)
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![How Beautiful We Were - Imbolo Mbue [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/he8x4PD9zNU/hqdefault.jpg "How Beautiful We Were - Imbolo Mbue [CC]
Very overdue in talking about my reading in the semifinals round of the BookTube Prize, which ended July 30! I really enjoyed How Beautiful We Were, but it didnt end up being a 5-star book for me (more later when I do my rankings video!).
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![New Years tag! [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/iKhDksoDzF0/hqdefault.jpg "New Years tag! [CC]
Its still January so I can still talk about the new year, right? :)
Original tag by Heather at Bookables: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DnIOkVX_Xk
New Years Book Tag Questions & time stamps
1. How many books are you planning to read in 2021? 0:55
2. Name 5 books that you didn’t get to this year but want to make a priority in 2021. 1:42
3. What genre do you want to read more of? 6:37
4. Name 3 non book related goals for 2021. 7:21
5. What’s a book you’ve had forever that you still need to read? 8:27
6. One word that your hoping 2021 will be: 10:24
7. Tag a friend! 11:39
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/bethannebs")
![Traveling with Books Tag [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/jUudqQ0PFZs/hqdefault.jpg "Traveling with Books Tag [CC]
Original tag by Gina Stanyer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7inexY0fWOU
Prompts and time stamps:
0:00 Opening/intro
0:20 1- do you read when you travel?
0:36 2- do you travel with paper books?
0:40 3- do you travel with an e-reader?
1:40 4- how many books do you pack when you travel?
2:27 5- does where you go or how long your are traveling impact the amount/type of books you take?
3:31 6-do you buy books when traveling or visit bookshops/libraries?
6:05 7- tag some travelers!
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![A perfect romance novella? A Walk in the Park by Rebekah Weatherspoon [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/jY0HWvZzqGU/hqdefault.jpg "A perfect romance novella? A Walk in the Park by Rebekah Weatherspoon [CC]
A Walk in the Park by Rebekah Weatherspoon: https://www.amazon.com/A-Walk-in-the-Park/dp/B09V1VCJCD
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![Big Book Summer Reading Challenge! [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/lcwR3Z8PQpw/hqdefault.jpg "Big Book Summer Reading Challenge! [CC]
Hosted by Sue Jackson! A relatively new booktuber, so go give her some support!
Her channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYPUgzeXA5rSuy_LGgzVdtQ
2021 reading challenge announcement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzmSC3APZWI
Her blog: https://bookbybook.blogspot.com/p/2021-big-book-summer-reading-challenge.html
My TBR for the challenge:
Lakota America by Pekka Hamalainen: https://bookshop.org/books/lakota-america-a-new-history-of-indigenous-power/9780300255256
The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson: https://bookshop.org/books/the-warmth-of-other-suns-the-epic-story-of-america-s-great-migration-9780679763888/9780679763888
Witches Steeped in Gold by Ciannon Smart: https://bookshop.org/books/witches-steeped-in-gold/9780062945983
Other channel mentioned:
Megans Reading Revelations: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHmX0661Xu7mFnEttonuQDg/videos
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