Jo ReadsBooksI love Valentine's Day and I love Books!!
Questions: 1. Favorite Couple Ever - You want to have their relationship! 2. Relationship that never happened - You wanted them to get together but they never did. :-( 3. Your crush - ANY character! 4. Worst Relationship - A couple you wanted to break up because the character was awful/deceitful/abusive/etc. 5. Your Favorite Love Triangle 6. Your Favorite Tragic Love Story - like Romeo & Juliet - No Spoilers! - A couple whose relationship was cut tragically short.
Valentines Day Book Tag!!! ORIGINAL!Jo ReadsBooks2015-02-10 | I love Valentine's Day and I love Books!!
Questions: 1. Favorite Couple Ever - You want to have their relationship! 2. Relationship that never happened - You wanted them to get together but they never did. :-( 3. Your crush - ANY character! 4. Worst Relationship - A couple you wanted to break up because the character was awful/deceitful/abusive/etc. 5. Your Favorite Love Triangle 6. Your Favorite Tragic Love Story - like Romeo & Juliet - No Spoilers! - A couple whose relationship was cut tragically short.
What book would you choose to be your Valentine??Rummage Sale Find!Jo ReadsBooks2015-12-13 | Hands down, the best find of the year!!
My Top 5 Banned Books: The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury Their Eyes Were Watching God - Zora Neale Hurston The Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck Slaughterhouse Five - Kurt Vonnegut
Top 10 Most Challenged Books of 2014 From BannedBooksWeek.org 1. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian - Sherman Alexie 2. Persepolis - Marjane Satrapi 3. And Tango Makes Three - Justin Richardson & Peter Parnell 4. The Bluest Eye - Toni Morrison 5. It's Perfectly Normal - Robie Harris 6. Saga - Brian Vaughan & Fiona Staples 7. The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini 8. The Perks of Being a Wallflower - Stephen Chbosky 9. A Stolen Life- Jaycee Dugard 10. Drama - Raina Telgemeier
LINKS! Follow me! Twitter @jo_reads Insta @JosBooksAndCats instagram.com/josbooksandcats Etsy JosBookBaubles etsy.com/shop/JosBookBaublesGo Set a Watchman // Harper Lee // Book Talk (Spoiler Free)Jo ReadsBooks2015-09-17 | A book talk in which I don't talk about the book. Yes, my shirt is inside out. No I didn't know. My hair is also a mess. A picture fell off the wall. Etc. This book obvs beat me up.
Alternate Viewing Option: do a shot every time I say "Rough Draft"
LINKS! Follow me! Twitter @jo_reads Insta @JosBooksAndCats instagram.com/josbooksandcats Etsy JosBookBaubles etsy.com/shop/JosBookBaublesAugust Wrap Up // 2015Jo ReadsBooks2015-09-15 | I read 15 books in August! Veronica Decides to Die - Paulo Coelho The Metamorphosis - Franz Kafka Animal Farm - George Orwell Through the Woods - Emily Carroll Wish Me Luck As You Wave Me Goodbye - Marius Gabriel The Square - Rosie Millard Anya's Ghost - Vera Brosgol The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time - Mark Haddon The Vacationers - Emma Straub Go Set a Watchman - Harper Lee Some Luck - Jane Smiley Hausfrau - Jill Alexander Essbaum The Complete Maus - Art Spiegelman The Woman Who STole My Life- Marian Keyes Eight Hundred Grapes - Laura Dave
Books: Saint Mazie - Jami Attenberg Lucky Us - Amy Bloom We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves - Karen Joy Fowler The Invisible Bridge - Julie Orringer
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- How the readathon works:
First you need to join up with a buddy. that can be another booktuber, a reall life friend, a subscriber, a blogger, an instagramer, a family memeber... anyone else who wants to also do the readathon.
The Challenges 1) Choose three books and get your buddy to pick ne from them for you to read. 2) Buddy read a book with your buddy. 3) Read a book with your buddy's favourite colour on. 4) Read a book your buddy gave 5 stars. 5) Read a book that you want to... just because.
Use the hash tag #BookBuddyAthon to chat to everyone else taking part. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
My TBR /Options Harry Potter #1 Romeo & Juliet Isla & the Happily Ever After - Stephanie Perkins Etiquette & Espionage - Gail Carriger Nimona - Noelle Stevenson Persepolis - Marjane Satrapi You're Never Weird On the Internet (almost) - Felicia Day
Books I read during the Booktube-a-thon: The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka Animal Farm - George Orwell Wish Me Luck As You Wave Me Goodbye by Marius Gabriel Book Talk: youtube.com/watch?v=7yNOQ8DAjJg The Vacationers by Emma Straub Through the Woods by Emily Carroll Anya's Ghost by Vera Brosgol The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon
LINKS! Follow me! Twitter @jo_reads Insta @JosBooksAndCats instagram.com/josbooksandcats Etsy JosBookBaubles etsy.com/shop/JosBookBaublesWish Me Luck As You Wave Me Goodbye // Marius Gabriel // Book TalkJo ReadsBooks2015-08-25 | Wish Me Luck As You Wave Me Goodbye by Marius Gabriel Published Aug 2015 This is an amazing coming of age story narrated by 3 sisters living in Europe during WWII. Each sister is a strong character and not like her sisters. Each woman must try to make her way in a war-torn world, adapting from a comfortable life of leisure to one of rations and brutality.
**I received this ARC via Net Galley
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Questions: 1. Best book you’ve read so far in 2015. 2. Best sequel you've read so far in 2015. 3. New release you haven't read yet, but want to. 4. Most anticipated release for the second half of the year. 5. Biggest disappointment. 6. Biggest surprise. 7. Favourite new author. (Debut or new to you) 8. Newest fictional crush. 9. Newest favourite character. 10. Book that made you cry. 11. Book that made you happy. 12. Favourite book to film adaptation you saw this year. 13. Favourite review you've written this year. (Booktube version: Favourite video you have done so far in this year) 14. Most beautiful book you've bought so far this year (or received) 15. What books do you need to read by the end of the year?
LINKS! Follow me! Twitter @jo_reads Insta @JosBooksAndCats instagram.com/josbooksandcats Etsy JosBookBaubles etsy.com/shop/JosBookBaublesBooktube-a-Thon 2015 // Day 3 UpdateJo ReadsBooks2015-08-05 | So far I've read: Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka (Challenge- Don't let go) Animal Farm by George Orwell (Challenge - Someone else's fave) Wish Me Luck As You Wave Me Goodbye by Marius Gabriel (Author w/ same last name initial) Through the Woods by Emily Carroll (I wanted to read it)
LINKS! Follow me! Twitter @jo_reads Insta @JosBooksAndCats instagram.com/josbooksandcats Etsy JosBookBaubles etsy.com/shop/JosBookBaublesUpdate // Booktube Goals // 2015Jo ReadsBooks2015-08-04 | Here's me trying to hold myself accountable. If you have any tips for doing book talks/reviews PLEASE SHARE!!! I'm trying to improve.
LINKS! Follow me! Twitter @jo_reads Insta @JosBooksAndCats instagram.com/josbooksandcats Etsy JosBookBaubles etsy.com/shop/JosBookBaublesBooktube-a-Thon 2015 DAY 1 // Video ChallengeJo ReadsBooks2015-08-03 | I spelled my name with books!! Day 1 Update! Challenges Completed: Read a book without letting go: Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka Book Dominoes Video Challenge
Almost done with my 2nd book, Animal Farm, for the Read someone's favorite book Challenge!
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer - Mark Twain The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - Mark Twain A Secret Gift - Ted Gup London Life in the Eighteenth Century - M. Dorothy George So Big - Edna Ferber Invisible Man - Ralph Ellison
LINKS! Follow me! Twitter @jo_reads Insta @JosBooksAndCats instagram.com/josbooksandcats Etsy JosBookBaubles etsy.com/shop/JosBookBaublesNever Let Me Go // Kazuo Ishiguro // Book TalkJo ReadsBooks2015-07-29 | Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro A book about an alternate England where children are born for organ donation. This the story of 3 of these children, their childhood, their teen years, and their last years - memories, friendship, tragedy and love. Perhaps I should stop trying to talk about books and write about them instead.
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Questions: 1. A Popular Book or series that you didn't like. 2. A Popular Book or series that every one else seems to hate but you love. 3. A Love Triangle where the main character ended up with the person you did NOT want them to end up with (warn ppl for spoilers) OR an OTP that you don't like. 4. A popular book Genre that you hardly reach for. 5. A popular or beloved character that you do not like. 6. A popular author that you can't seem to get into. 7. A popular book trope that you're tired of seeing. (examples "lost princess", corrupt ruler, love triangles, etc.) 8. A popular series that you have no interest in reading. 9. The saying goes "The book is always better than the movie", but what movie or T.V. show adaptation do you prefer more than the book?
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Questions: 1) What fictional character has the best style? 2) Your book girlfriend/boyfriend/ fictional crush? 3) Ever loved a character but then started hating them? 4) Biggest/longest book on your shelf? 5) Heaviest book on your shelf? 6) Do you have any book posters? 7) Do you have any book themed jewellery? 8) Book OTP? 9) Favorite book series? 10) Favorite book-to-movie soundtrack? 11) A book story you miss / wish would continue? 12) Favorite stand-alone? 13) Since when do you read books? 14) Which Hogwarts house are you in? 15) Quality you look for in a book? 16) Favorite book quote? 17) Favorite author? 18) Favorite book cover? 19) Action or romance? 20) Where do you go when a sad moment happens? 21) How long do you need to finish a book? 22) How long is your mourning period? 23) Least favorite book? 24) Turn-on in a character? 25) Turn-off in a character? 26) Reason you joined booktube? 27) Name a scary book? 28) Last book that made you cry? 29) Last book that you gave 5 stars? 30) Any favorite book titles? 31) Last book you read? 32) Book you're currently reading? 33) Last book adaptation you watched? 34) A book character you always wanted to talk to? 35) An author you always wanted to talk to? 36) Favorite book snack? 37) Book world you want to live in? 38) Book world you DON’T want to live in? 39) Last time you smelled a book? 40) Weird insults used in books? 41) Favorite romance book? 42) Do you write? 43) Favorite magical item? 44) Your Quidditch position? 45) Name a song you connect to a book 46) Favorite book related chat-up line? 47) Have you ever used it? 48) Favorite book fandom? 49) How many books do you own? 50) Who do you tag?
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Follow me! Twitter @jo_reads Insta @JosBooksAndCats instagram.com/josbooksandcats Etsy JosBookBaubles etsy.com/shop/JosBookBaublesBUtterfield 8 by John OHara // Book ReviewJo ReadsBooks2015-06-29 | This book follows a couple very busy months in the life of Gloria Wandrous, an 18yr old socialite living in NYC in the 1930s. Part coming of age, part tragedy, all Roaring 30s grandeur!
BUtterfield 8 by John O'Hara My edition is a Penguin Drop Cap Also by John O'Hara- Appointment in SamarraT5W // Characters You Want To DrownJo ReadsBooks2015-06-24 | Top 5 Wednesday was created by Lainey @ https://www.youtube.com/user/gingerre...
Twitter @jo_reads Instagram @josbooksandcats Etsy JosBookBaublesT5W // Top 5 Books Youve Read This YearJo ReadsBooks2015-06-03 | Top 5 Wednesday was created by Lainey @ ginger reads lainey youtube.com/user/gingerreadslainey
My Book Talk on The Known World by Edward P Jones youtube.com/watch?v=poOMCfcFkEUBook Talk // Somebody Elses Daughter // SPOILER FREEJo ReadsBooks2015-06-01 | Somebody Else's Daughter by Elizabeth BrundageWreck This Journal // Part 1Jo ReadsBooks2015-05-29 | In this video, I show the book before I've done any activities. In Part 2, I will show the book when I've completed it. Hopefully I won't have any anxiety-induced hives from defacing a book!
Follow my wrecking of this journal on Insta @josbooksandcats I'm also on Twitter @jo_reads And I have an Etsy Store Jo's Book Baubles @ etsy.com/shop/JosBookBaubles?ref=hdr_shop_menuBook Talk // China Dolls by Lisa See (Spoiler Free)Jo ReadsBooks2015-05-26 | I recently read China Dolls by Lisa See. This is a moving story about three women, their friendship, and their fight for being independent.I Just Read That?! // Follow Up To You Havent Read ThatJo ReadsBooks2015-05-22 | This is a follow up to my "You Haven't Read That" Tag video, seen here: youtube.com/watch?v=HLi-OOlGpNE
Name 5 books you are shocked to find people haven't read!
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1) Spring Sun: The Days are getting longer and the sun is starting to shine - Name a book that fills you with hope
2) Crocuses & Tulips: Spring flowers are starting to sprout everywhere - Name an author or series you just discovered that you want to start or read more from
3) A cool breeze: the days are getting warmer but are still nice and cool - Name a character that was like a breath of fresh air
4) Blossoming trees: All the trees are bursting with spring color - Show some book covers that rmeind you of spring
5) T-shirts & Shorts: With wamer weather comes cooler clothing - What is your favorite shortest book?
6) Spring is the time for new beginnings:What series or series' are you hoping to start this year?
7) Sprintime Beauty: What are some of your favorite spring flowers?
Retired Book Nerd @ youtube.com/channel/UCEHdvdxilEkeGvVg_Q6Kp3wT5W || Books Id Like To See As Tv ShowsJo ReadsBooks2015-05-07 | Top 5 Wednesday was created by Lainey @ youtube.com/user/gingerreadslaineyApril Wrap Up!Jo ReadsBooks2015-05-05 | All the books I read in April! The Beautifull Cassandra -Jane Austen A Simple Heart - Gustave Flaubert Half Resurrection Blues - Daniel Jose Older Me Before You - Jojo Moyes Rebecca - Daphne du Maurier Appointment in Samarra - John O'Hara The Well of Ascension - Brandon Sanderson China Dolls - Lisa See
Do you follow me? Twitter @jo_reads Insta josbooksandcats instagram.com/josbooksandcats Etsy JosBookBaubles etsy.com/shop/JosBookBaubles?ref=hdr_shop_menuLibrary Book Sale Haul!!Jo ReadsBooks2015-05-01 | Check out these awesome books I found at a library sale. I spent $4.50! WHAT!Unboxing and Announcement!!Jo ReadsBooks2015-04-24 | Do you follow publishing houses on Twitter and Instagram?? You should!! Follow me too! ;-)