Books I Read in June 2021 : June Wrap Up Haste Ye Books 2024-10-20 | Books I Read in June 2021 : June Wrap Up
Wrapping up & Reviewing 7 Books Haste Ye Books 2024-08-27 | Welcome to my June (and May) wrap up! Books mentioned: An American Marriage by Tayari JonesEve by Cat BohannonPageboy by Elliot PageRomantic Comedy by Curtis SittenfeldVirtual Strangers by Sam CanningThe Women by Kristin HannahThe Ministry of Time by Kaliane BradleyReputation by Lex Croucher
My August TBR | The Secret History, Womens Prize for Non-Ficton & Booker Haste Ye Books 2024-08-06 | ...
Booker Prize 2024 - Longlist Reaction Haste Ye Books 2024-07-31 | The Booker Longlist is here! Note: I say I heard of Tommy Orange because of the New York Times best Book of the 21st Century, but in fact I heard about it because people said he was most definitely missing from the list. Bookstagrammers did a list of their 102 best books (which was a lot more transparent and diverse) and Orange was on that list: instagram.com/surabhi.reading
Mid Year Celebration Book Tag Haste Ye Books 2024-07-23 | Let's look back at the beautiful books we ready so far this year!Chapters: 00:00 Intro & Remembering Alice05:10 Celebration Tag Books mentioned: Soldier Sailor by Claire KilroyEve: How the female body drove 200 million years of human evolution by Cat BohannonNorth and south by Elizabeth GaskellHomegoing by Yaa Gyasi Book lovers by Emily HenryHow to Solve your own Murder by Kristen PerrinThe Ministry of Time by Kaliane BradleyIn defence of the act by Effie Black Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine EvaristoWestern Lane by Chetna MarooDoppelganger by Naomi KleinThe Burnout by Sophie KinsellaBooktubers mentioned: @Bryndisdaugtherofgunnar @TheLeniverse Booktuber mid-year celebration tag questions: 1. Best fiction book you’ve read so far this year2. Best non-fiction book you’ve read so far this year3. Best book you’ve reread so far this year4. Best series you discovered so far this year5. Best book that came out this year you’ve read so far this year 6. Best book that took you out of your comfort zone (like a genre you don’t usually read or from a book prize) 7. Favourite new-to-you author for this year8. Best book that lifted your spirit this year9. Your favourite booktuber you’ve discovered this year10. Your favourite video you created so far this yearTagging:@Nixreads @KierTheScrivener @novelideea @Bryndisdaugtherofgunnar @TheLeniverse @PullDownTheMoon @my0.25lifecrisis @marcellaandherbooks8733 @RaspberryReads @libraryofallie Original tag: Mid-year freak out tag1. Best book you’ve read so far in 2021 2. Best sequel you've read so far in 2021 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. Most beautiful book you've bought so far this year (or received) 13. What books do you need to read by the end of the year?/ about me / Hi! I'm Camila, I'm a writer in her 30s, living in beautiful Scotland. I have a background in feminist literature, an interest in running and travel, and a passion for words. / Follow me on... / Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/29890294-camila The StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/camila_caminiocaInstagram: instagram.com/caminioca
Learn a Language Tag - En Español Haste Ye Books 2024-07-16 | Can you believe this video was in my archive since last November and I forgot about it? Well, better late than never! Here's the Learn a Language Book Tag!Books mentioned: The Shadow of the Wind, Carlos Ruiz ZafónThe Angel's Game, Carlos Ruiz ZafónThe Prince of Mist, Carlos Ruiz ZafónJayne Eyre, Charlotte BrontëAgnes Grey, Anne BrontëNormal People, Sally RooneySorrow and Bliss, Meg MasonCrazy Rich Asian series, Kevin KwanThe Lidy, Libby PageThe Year of Living Danishly, Helen RussellSmall Worlds, Caleb Azumah NelsonA Closed and Common Orbit, Becky ChambersThis tag is by the lovely Jay @my0.25lifecrisis ❓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 :DPeople I'm tagging: @stalkingkafka@KierTheScrivener@bouquinsbooks / about me / Hi! I'm Camila, I'm a writer in her 30s, living in beautiful Scotland. I have a background in feminist literature, an interest in running and travel, and a passion for words. / Follow me on... / Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/29890294-camila The StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/camila_caminiocaInstagram: instagram.com/caminioca
My July Pile of Possibilities Haste Ye Books 2024-06-25 | I sit down to go through the books I'm thinking of reading this upcoming July. From Jane Austen July to reading in translation, let me know which book I should prioritise! / about me / Hi! I'm Camila, I'm a writer in her 30s, living in beautiful Scotland. I have a background in feminist literature, an interest in running and travel, and a passion for words. / Follow me on... / Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/29890294-camila The StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/camila_caminiocaInstagram: instagram.com/caminioca
Womens Prize for Fiction & Non-Fiction 2024 - Winners Reaction Haste Ye Books 2024-06-14 | It's finally here! The winners announcement for the Women's Prize for Fiction and Non-Fiction of 2024!Woke up early to film a genuine reaction to the winners :)/ about me / Hi! I'm Camila, I'm a writer in her 30s, living in beautiful Scotland. I have a background in feminist literature, an interest in running and travel, and a passion for words. / Follow me on... / Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/29890294-camila The StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/camila_caminiocaInstagram: instagram.com/caminioca
Final Thoughts on the Womens Prize for Fiction 2024 Haste Ye Books 2024-06-11 | I give you my 2 final reviews from the 16-book longlist AND I discuss my top books of this year's prize! Finally I give you my choices for winners, including for the Women's Prize for Non-Fiction.Which was your favourite read of this year's list? / about me / Hi! I'm Camila, I'm a writer in her 30s, living in beautiful Scotland. I have a background in feminist literature, an interest in running and travel, and a passion for words. / Follow me on... / Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/29890294-camila The StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/camila_caminiocaInstagram: instagram.com/caminioca
My June 2024 TBR Haste Ye Books 2024-06-04 | Let's chat about our June reading plans! Here are 6 books on my June tbr :)What are you reading this month? / about me / Hi! I'm Camila, I'm a writer in her 30s, living in beautiful Scotland. I have a background in feminist literature, an interest in running and travel, and a passion for words. / Follow me on... / Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/29890294-camila The StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/camila_caminiocaInstagram: instagram.com/caminioca
Reading the Womens Prize for Fiction Longlist - Part 4 Haste Ye Books 2024-05-28 | Here I come with 4 more reviews of the books from the longlist of the Women's Prize for Fiction: Restless Dolly Maunder by Kate GrenvilleAnd Then She Fell by Alicia ElliottEnter Ghost by Isabella Hammad8 Lives of a Century Old Trickster by Mirinae LeeI will be back soon with the final 2 reviews and thoughts ahead of the winner announcement! / about me / Hi! I'm Camila, I'm a writer in her 30s, living in beautiful Scotland. I have a background in feminist literature, an interest in running and travel, and a passion for words. / Follow me on... / Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/29890294-camila The StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/camila_caminiocaInstagram: instagram.com/caminioca
Reacting to the 6 picks on the Womens Prize for Fiction Shortlist Haste Ye Books 2024-04-24 | Well well well if it isn't different tastes striking again 😂A bit disappointed that from such a strong longlist we went with half a strong shortlist, but excited to see what's next for these books and see the winner in June!In the meantime I'll continue to read the last 6 books on the longlist to finish my prize reading for this year's edition of the Women's Prize for Fiction 😊What did you think? Did a book you love did not make it?/ about me / Hi! I'm Camila, I'm a writer in her 30s, living in beautiful Scotland. I have a background in feminist literature, an interest in running and travel, and a passion for words. / Follow me on... / Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/29890294-camila The StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/camila_caminiocaInstagram: instagram.com/caminioca
Womens Prize for Fiction Shortlist Predictions Haste Ye Books 2024-04-23 | Let's thiiiink about which books will make the shortlist..../ about me / Hi! I'm Camila, I'm a writer in her 30s, living in beautiful Scotland. I have a background in feminist literature, an interest in running and travel, and a passion for words. / Follow me on... / Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/29890294-camila The StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/camila_caminiocaInstagram: instagram.com/caminioca
Womens Prize for Fiction Longlist 📚 4 Book Reviews Haste Ye Books 2024-04-16 | 4 more reviews from the longlist of the Women's Prize for Fiction 2024. We're not at 10 fully read books out of 16! Only 6 to go...📖 Chapters 00:00 Introduction03:44 Western Lane by Chetna Maroo06:38 Hangman by Maya Binyam09:00 The Blue, Beautiful World by Karen Lord11:21 Ordinary Human Failings by Megan Nolan15:41 Current ranking18:08 Plans & outro/ about me / Hi! I'm Camila, I'm a writer in her 30s, living in beautiful Scotland. I have a background in feminist literature, an interest in running and travel, and a passion for words. / Follow me on... / Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/29890294-camila The StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/camila_caminiocaInstagram: instagram.com/caminioca
More Book Reviews from the Womens Prize for Fiction Longlist Haste Ye Books 2024-04-09 | Here are reviews of 3 more books from the Women's Prize for Fiction Longlist. Some very good reads!📖 Chapters & Reviews 📖 00:00 Intro00:42 A Trace of Sun, Pam Williams03:47 Soldier Sailor, Claire Kilroy07:12 Nightbloom, Peace Adzo Medie13:08 Current ranking & final thoughts/ about me / Hi! I'm Camila, I'm a writer in her 30s, living in beautiful Scotland. I have a background in feminist literature, an interest in running and travel, and a passion for words. / Follow me on... / Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/29890294-camila The StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/camila_caminiocaInstagram: instagram.com/caminioca
Reading the Womens Prize for Fiction 2024 - 3 Book Reviews Haste Ye Books 2024-04-04 | I've started reading the Women's Prize for Fiction Longlist as my goal is to read all 16. In this video I review the first 3 I read. The ending is a bit abrupt as I thought there'd be more, but I unfortunately fell ill. So more reviews will come in the next video! Chapters & Reviews:02:28 River East, River West, Aube Rey Lescure05:14 Random chat10:15 The Maiden, Kate Foster14:01 The Wren, The Wren, Anne Enright/ about me / Hi! I'm Camila, I'm a writer in her 30s, living in beautiful Scotland. I have a background in feminist literature, an interest in running and travel, and a passion for words. / Follow me on... / Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/29890294-camila The StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/camila_caminiocaInstagram: instagram.com/caminioca
February Wrap Up 📚 8 Book Reviews Haste Ye Books 2024-03-19 | Here's what I read in February 2024...Books mentioned: Un thé dans la toundra by Josephine BaconFatty Legs: A True Story by Christy Jordan-Fenton and Olemaun Margaret Pokiak-FentonThe Burnout by Sophie KinsellaBlessings by Chukwuebuka Ibeh The Secrets of Hartwood Hall by Katie Lumsden North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell Some People Need Killing by Patricia Evangelista Much Ado About Nada by Uzma Jalaluddin/ about me / Hi! I'm Camila, I'm a writer in her 30s, living in beautiful Scotland. I have a background in feminist literature, an interest in running and travel, and a passion for words. / Follow me on... / Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/29890294-camila The StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/camila_caminiocaInstagram: instagram.com/caminioca
Reading Plans for March - Anna Karenina & The Womens Prize for Fiction Haste Ye Books 2024-03-12 | Here are my plans in March so far.../ about me / Hi! I'm Camila, I'm a writer in her 30s, living in beautiful Scotland. I have a background in feminist literature, an interest in running and travel, and a passion for words. / Follow me on... / Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/29890294-camila The StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/camila_caminiocaInstagram: instagram.com/caminioca
Women’s Prize for Fiction Longlist Reaction Haste Ye Books 2024-03-06 | Watch the video announcement with me to see my genuine reaction to the longlist! Then I discuss the books I picked in my predictions and those I had never heard about. Which are you most excited about reading? My predictions video: youtube.com/watch?v=oodjqdtdHfQ&t=828s/ about me / Hi! I'm Camila, I'm a writer in her 30s, living in beautiful Scotland. I have a background in feminist literature, an interest in running and travel, and a passion for words. / Follow me on... / Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/29890294-camila The StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/camila_caminiocaInstagram: instagram.com/caminioca
Longlist Predictions for the Womens Prize for Fiction Haste Ye Books 2024-02-22 | Here are 16 potential contenders for this year's Women's Prize for Fiction!!You can expect my reaction when the longlist is revealed on 5 March! Books mentioned: 1. Enter Ghost – Isabella Hammad (April 2023)2. Biography of X – Catherine Lacey (April 2023)3. A House for Alice – Diana Evans(April 2023)4. The Sleeping Car Porter – Suzette Mayr (May 2023)5. Western Lane – Chetna Maroo (May 2023)6. 8 Lives of a Century-Old Trickster – Mirinae Lee (May 2023)7. I am homeless if this is not my home – Lorrie Moore (June 2023)8. Study for Obedience – Sarah Bernstein (July 2023)9. But the girl – Jessica Zhan Mei Yu (August 2023)10. A Council of Dolls – Mona Susan Power (Sept 2023)11. Julia – Sandra Newman (October 2023)12. Wrong Way – Joanne McNeil (December 2023)13. One of the good guys – Araminta Hall (Jan 2024)14. The Painter's Daughters by Emily Howes (Feb 2024)15. Where the Heart Should Be by Sarah Crossan (March 2024)16. The Tower by Flora Carr (March 2024)/ about me / Hi! I'm Camila, I'm a writer in her 30s, living in beautiful Scotland. I have a background in feminist literature, an interest in running and travel, and a passion for words. / Follow me on... / Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/29890294-camila The StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/camila_caminiocaInstagram: instagram.com/caminioca
January Wrap Up - 6 wonderful books! Haste Ye Books 2024-02-20 | 6 books for a relaxed January: How to solve your own murder by Kirsten PerrinGirls that never die: poems by Safia ElhilloDon’t touch my hair by Emma DabiriGirl, Woman, Other by Bernardine EvaristoHomegoing by Yaa GyasiBook Lovers by Emily Henry/ about me / Hi! I'm Camila, I'm a writer in her 30s, living in beautiful Scotland. I have a background in feminist literature, an interest in running and travel, and a passion for words. / Follow me on... / Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/29890294-camila The StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/camila_caminiocaInstagram: instagram.com/caminioca
Womens Prize for Non-Fiction Longlist Reaction 2024 Haste Ye Books 2024-02-16 | It's finally here! The longlist of the first ever Women's Prize for Non-Fiction. Let's see what it looks like together!/ about me / Hi! I'm Camila, I'm a writer in her 30s, living in beautiful Scotland. I have a background in feminist literature, an interest in running and travel, and a passion for words. / Follow me on... / Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/29890294-camila The StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/camila_caminiocaInstagram: instagram.com/caminioca
6 books on my February TBR Haste Ye Books 2024-02-01 | Keeping it short and sweet as I'm trying for 2024!Books mentioned: Anna Karenina by Leo TolstoyNorth & South by Elizabeth GaskellFamily Lore by Elizabeth AcevedoThe Other Princess by Denny S. Bryce Mongrel by Hanako FootmanMother Sea by Lorraine Wilson / about me / Hi! I'm Camila, I'm a writer in her 30s, living in beautiful Scotland. I have a background in feminist literature, an interest in running and travel, and a passion for words. / Follow me on... / Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/29890294-camila The StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/camila_caminiocaInstagram: instagram.com/caminioca
Womens Prize for Non-Fiction Longlist Predictions Haste Ye Books 2024-01-30 | Join me as I try to predict the 16 picks for the longlist of the newly-launched Women's Prize for Non-Fiction 2024.Chapters: 00:00 Intro / About the prize03:10 Longlist predictions15:27 Books that didn't make my listMy list: 1. On our best behaviour: the price women pay to be good – Elise Loehnen (May 2023)2. The Tidal Year – Freya Bromley (May 2023)3. Monsters: A Fan’s Dilemma – Claire Dederer (May 2023)4. Blue Machine: How the Ocean Shapes our World – Helen Czerski (June 2023)5. This Ragged Grace – Octavia Bright (June 2023)6. All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley’s Sack, a Black Family Keepsake – Tiya Miles (July 2023)7. Wifedom: Mrs Orwell’s Invisible Life – Anna Funder (August 2023)8. The Britannias: An Island Quest – Alice Albinia (October 2023)9. Normal Women: 900 Years of Making History – Philippa Gregory (October 2023)10. Bad Taste: Or the politics of ugliness – Nathalie Olah (November 2023)11. Not the end of the world: How we can be the first generation to build a sustainable planet – Hannah Ritchie (January 2024)12. Splinters: A Memoir – Leslie Jamison (February 2024)13. How the world made the west: A 4,000-year history – Josephine Quinn (February 2024)14. Grief is for people: A Memoir – Sloane Crosley (February 2024)15. Just friends: On the joy, power and influence of friendship – Gyan Yankovich (February 2024)16. Weathering: How the earth’s deep wisdom can help us endure life’s storms – Ruth Allen (March 2024)Didn’t make the cut: 1. The Women Who Made Modern Economics – Rachel Reeves (October 2023)2. Vulture Capitalism: Corporate Crimes, Backdoor Bailouts and the Death of Freedom – Grace Blakeley (March 2024)3. The Sisterhood – Liza Mundy (October 2023)4. Thunderclap – Laura Cumming (July 2023)5. Crypt: Life, Death and Disease in the middle ages and beyond – Dr Alice Roberts (February 2024)6. Dopppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World – Naomi Klein (September 2023)7. Divine Might: Goddesses in Greek Myth – Natalie Haynes (September 2023) 8. Emperor of Rome – Mary Beard (September 2023)9. Breaking Through – Katalin Kariko (January 2024)10. The Chain: The relationships that break us, the women who rebuild us – Chimene Suleyman (March 2024)/ about me / Hi! I'm Camila, I'm a writer in her 30s, living in beautiful Scotland. I have a background in feminist literature, an interest in running and travel, and a passion for words. / Follow me on... / Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/29890294-camila The StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/camila_caminiocaInstagram: instagram.com/caminioca
15 Favourite Books of 2023 | Best Fiction & Non-Fiction Haste Ye Books 2024-01-23 | Come find out the 10 favourite fiction books I read in 2023 followed by 5 of my favourite non-fiction. What was your favourite book of 2023? / about me / Hi! I'm Camila, I'm a writer in her 30s, living in beautiful Scotland. I have a background in feminist literature, an interest in running and travel, and a passion for words. / Follow me on... / Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/29890294-camila The StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/camila_caminiocaInstagram: instagram.com/caminioca
4 Reading & Channel Goals for 2024 Haste Ye Books 2024-01-05 | Hello world! Let's welcome 2024 with some special goals to direct my year of reading :) / about me / Hi! I'm Camila, I'm a writer in her 30s, living in beautiful Scotland. I have a background in feminist literature, an interest in running and travel, and a passion for words. / Follow me on... / Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/29890294-camila The StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/camila_caminiocaInstagram: instagram.com/caminioca
Victorian Literature Journey Tag & Victober Wrap Up Haste Ye Books 2023-11-21 | Come along for the ride as I discuss my Victorian literature journey with this tag. I also wrap up the 5 books I read for Victober: Sylvia’s Lovers by Elizabeth GaskellThe Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan DoyleThe Man in the Scented Coat by Sarah GrandThe Way We Live Now by Anthony TrollopeDracula by Bram StokerThanks for the tag to: @katiejlumsden @scallydandlingaboutthebook2711 @KierTheScrivener The questions 1. What was your first experience reading Victorian literature and how was it? 2. Has the reading of a Victorian book ever brought you to tears? If so tell us more. 3. Are there any people who have played a significant role in your Victorian literature journey? 4. Do you have a favourite film or TV adaptation of a Victorian book? What about one you'd like to see made? 5. Which character in Victorian literature most resembles you, or you identify with most? 6. Do you have a favourite moment, scene or line from Victorian literature? Tell us about it or read it to us. 7. Does any Victorian literature intimidate you? If so, what and why. 8. What tips would you give to someone early on in their Victorian literature journey? 9. What is your top recommended read for other readers of Victorian literature? 9a. What’s next on your Victoria literature journey? (my addition)10. Tag people./ about me / Hi! I'm Camila, I'm a writer in her 30s, living in beautiful Scotland. I have a background in feminist literature, an interest in running and travel, and a passion for words. / Follow me on... / Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/29890294-camila The StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/camila_caminiocaInstagram: instagram.com/caminioca
Non-Fiction November Pile of Possibilities Haste Ye Books 2023-11-07 | Here are all the books that I might dive in and out of this month. What are your plans for November?Themes of Non-Fiction November: FraudWebCapitalDisplayChannels mentioned: @abookolive - host of Non-Fiction November@novelideea - buddy read for Sea Room / about me / Hi! I'm Camila, I'm a writer in her 30s, living in beautiful Scotland. I have a background in feminist literature, an interest in running and travel, and a passion for words. / Follow me on... / Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/29890294-camila The StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/camila_caminiocaInstagram: instagram.com/caminioca
Wrapping up 10 books from September Haste Ye Books 2023-10-26 | Some short and some not-so-short reviews of the books I read in September. Books read/mentioned: 1. The House of Doors by Tan Twan Eng2. So Late in the Day by Claire Keegan (Small Things Like These)3. Days at the Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa4. An Elderly Lady is Up to No Good by Helene Tursten5. Learned by Heart by Emma Donoghue6. The Bookbinder of Jericho by Pip Williams (The Dictionary of Lost Words)7. Her Majesty’s Royal Coven by Juno Dawson8. Crimson by Niviaq Korneliussen9. DNF - Old God’s Time by Sebastian Barry10. DNF - The Sea by John Banville as buddy read with @novelideea / about me / Hi! I'm Camila, I'm a writer in her early 30s, living in beautiful Scotland. I have a background in feminist literature, an interest in running and travel, and a passion for words. / Follow me on... / Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/29890294-camila The StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/camila_caminiocaInstagram: instagram.com/caminioca
Last Check In Of 2023 - How are my reading goals going? Haste Ye Books 2023-10-18 | Which of my 15 goals for 2023 have I accomplished and how many are falling apart as we speak?Original goals video: youtube.com/watch?v=-fb6eGf-5iE&t=550s/ about me / Hi! I'm Camila, I'm a writer in her early 30s, living in beautiful Scotland. I have a background in feminist literature, an interest in running and travel, and a passion for words. / Follow me on... / Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/29890294-camila The StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/camila_caminiocaInstagram: instagram.com/caminioca
Victober TBR 2023 Haste Ye Books 2023-10-03 | ...and yes it includes some Elizabeth Gaskell!Victober hosts: @katiejlumsden @katehowereads @BlatantlyBookish @robscallon@scallydandlingaboutthebook2711 @bookswithpetra Victober Challenges:• Kate’s challenge: Read a Victorian work featuring a stranger/outsider• Katie’s challenge: Read a piece of Victorian ‘New Woman’ fiction • Marissa’s challenge: Read a Victorian work by an author who is new to you • Petra’s challenge: Read a Victorian first-person narrative• Ros’s challenge: Read a Victorian work in which class features strongly Books mentioned: • Sylvia’s Lovers by Elizabeth Gaskell • The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by • The Way We Live Now by Anthony Trollope• The Man in a Scented Coat by Sarah Grand Other book mentioned: • Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy as buddy read with @Nixreads / about me / Hi! I'm Camila, I'm a writer in her early 30s, living in beautiful Scotland. I have a background in feminist literature, an interest in running and travel, and a passion for words. / Follow me on... / Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/29890294-camila The StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/camila_caminiocaInstagram: instagram.com/caminioca
Booker Prize Shortlist - Reaction Haste Ye Books 2023-09-26 | After the shortlist has been announced, I discuss the books I read and the books that made the final list!Books mentioned: Old God’s Time by Sebastian Barry Pearl by Siân HughesThe House of Doors by Tan Twan Eng In Ascension by Martin MacInnes If I Survive You by Jonathan Escoffery Study for Obedience by Sarah BernsteinThis Other Eden by Paul Harding Prophet Song by Paul Lynch Western Lane by Chetna Maroo The Bee Sting by Paul Murray / about me / Hi! I'm Camila, I'm a writer in her early 30s, living in beautiful Scotland. I have a background in feminist literature, an interest in running and travel, and a passion for words. / Follow me on... / Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/29890294-camila The StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/camila_caminiocaInstagram: instagram.com/caminioca
Tier Ranking My Summer Reads With a Glass of Wine 📚🍷 Haste Ye Books 2023-09-12 | Grab a glass and join me as I tier rank my summer reads…June Books:1. Dazzling by Chikodili Emelumadu2. The End of Men by Christina Sweeney-Baird3. Scrappy Little Nobody by Anna Kendrick4. History Keeps me Awake at Night by Christy Edwall5. The Two Towers by JRR Tolkien6. The Black Tides of Heaven (Tensorate #1) by Neon Yang7. Assembly by Natasha BrownJuly Books:1. So Long as You write: Women on Writing 2. Disorientation by Elaine Hsieh Chou3. African Titanics by Abu Bakr Khaal (translated by Charis Bredin)4. Persuasion by Jane Austen5. Where the Rhythm Takes You by Sarah Dass6. Oscar et la dame rose by Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt7. Paul au Parc by Michel Rabagliati8. Kukum by Michel Jean9. Toutes les femmes sont d’abord ménagères by Camille Robert10. Les lettres chinoises by Ying ChenAugust Books: 1. The Misadventures of Awkward Black Birl by Issa Rae2. Yellowface by RF Kuang3. How to Kill Men and Get Away With It by Katy Brent4. A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini5. L’Enigme du Retour by Dany Laferrière 6. The Stories Grandma Forgot (and how I found them) by Nadine Aisha Jassat 7. The Water Dancer by Ta-Nahisi Coates8. Do you dream of Terra-Two? by Temi Oh9. Bookish People by Susan Coll10. If I Survive You by Jonathan Escoffery 11. Pearl by Sian Hughes12. DNF – Bloodmarked by Tracy Deonn/ about me / Hi! I'm Camila, I'm a writer in her early 30s, living in beautiful Scotland. I have a background in feminist literature, an interest in running and travel, and a passion for words. / Follow me on... / Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/29890294-camila The StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/camila_caminiocaInstagram: instagram.com/caminioca
September TBR 📚 My Book Priorities Haste Ye Books 2023-08-31 | Here are the books I'm hoping to read this month! What are your plans? Booktubers mentioned: @novelideea @Nixreads September TBR:The Sea by John Banville The Bookbinder of Jericho by Pip Williams La Preuve by Agota Cristof Small Worlds by Caleb Azumah NelsonIn Ascension by Martin MacInnesThe House of Doors by Tan Twan EngOld God’s Time by Sebastian BarryAnna Karenina by Leo TolstoyPlatery y Yo by Juan Ramon Jimenez/ about me / Hi! I'm Camila, I'm a writer in her early 30s, living in beautiful Scotland. I have a background in feminist literature, an interest in running and travel, and a passion for words. / Follow me on... / Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/29890294-camila The StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/camila_caminiocaInstagram: instagram.com/caminioca
20 (more) Scottish Book Recommendations Haste Ye Books 2023-08-29 | Following my first video giving you recommendations of books by Scottish authors or based in Scotland, here is part 2 with even more books!Check out part 1 of this video here: youtube.com/watch?v=4BX6W1kL7tY This is in honour of the Scot-ember readathon hosted by @MargaretPinard Book recommendations: Fiction: Daisy on the Outer Line by Ross Sayers Hex by Jenni Fagan Murder at the Mela by Leela Soma Blood and Gold by Mara Menzies The Keening by Margaret Pinard The Island Home by Libby PageHyde by Craig RussellThe Mash House by Alan Gillespie From the Ashes by Deborah Masson The Highland Lodge Getaway by Julie ShackmanPoetry:How to burn a woman by Claire Askew At least this I know by Andrés N. Ordorica Another way to split water by Alycia PirmohamedBlood Salt Spring by Hannah LaveryMy Heart’s in the Highlands collectionNon-fiction:60 degrees north by Malachy TallackBorges and Me by Jay PariniThe Diary of a Bookseller, Confessions of a Bookseller, Remainders of the Day and Seven Kinds of People you Find in Bookshops by Shaun BythellMongol by Uuganaa Ramsay Warrior and Witches and Damn Rebel Bitches by Mairi Kidd/ about me / Hi! I'm Camila, I'm a writer in her early 30s, living in beautiful Scotland. I have a background in feminist literature, an interest in running and travel, and a passion for words. / Follow me on... / Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/29890294-camila The StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/camila_caminiocaInstagram: instagram.com/caminioca
Womens World Cup Readathon - How did it go? Haste Ye Books 2023-08-22 | In July and August I participated in the Women's World Cup Readathon hosted by: @BookTimewithElvis @AliceandtheGiantBookshelf @scallydandlingaboutthebook2711 @ramblingraconteur1616 Books mentioned:Oscar and the Pink Lady, Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt (French/Belgian)The Bookbinder of Jericho, Pip Williams (Australian)The Dictionary of Lost Words, Pip WilliamsThe Stories Grandma Forgot (and How I Found Them), Nadine Aisha Jassat (English)Small Worlds, Caleb Azumah Nelson (English)Platero y yo, Juan Ramón Jiménez (Spanish)/ about me / Hi! I'm Camila, I'm a writer in her early 30s, living in beautiful Scotland. I have a background in feminist literature, an interest in running and travel, and a passion for words. / Follow me on... / Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/29890294-camila The StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/camila_caminiocaInstagram: instagram.com/caminioca
August TBR 2023 Haste Ye Books 2023-08-08 | Here are the few books I'm aiming to read this month. What are you reading in August?Books mentioned: Yellowface by RF KuangThe Water Dancer by Ta-Nahisi CoatesA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniL’Enigme du Retour by Dany Laferrière How to Kill Men and Get Away with it by Katy BrentIf I Survive You by Jonathan Escoffery Old God's Time by Sebastian Barry/ about me / Hi! I'm Camila, I'm a writer in her early 30s, living in beautiful Scotland. I have a background in feminist literature, an interest in running and travel, and a passion for words. / Follow me on... / Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/29890294-camila The StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/camila_caminiocaInstagram: instagram.com/caminioca
(slightly delayed) Mid Year Freak Out Book Tag Haste Ye Books 2023-08-01 | I filmed this on the 2nd July but promptly went on holiday and decided I'd give myself a break. So here I am a month later! Tag questions: 1. Best book you’ve read so far in 202232. Best sequel you've read so far in 2023 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. Most beautiful book you've bought so far this year (or received) 13. What books do you need to read by the end of the year? Books mentioned: Misfits by Michaela ColeWandering Souls by Cecile PinBabel by RF KuangA Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky ChambersA Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky ChambersSmall Worlds by Caleb Azumah NelsonThe Wake Up Call by Beth O’LearyThe Dust Never Settles by Karina Lickorish QuinnThe Marriage Portrait by Maggie O’FarrellHere by Wislawa Szymborska Trespasses by Louise KennedyEveryone in this room will someday be dead by Emily Austin The roughest draft by Austin Siegemund-Broka and Emily WibberleyOne True Loves and Daisy Jones & the Six by Taylor Jenkins ReedThe Power by Naomi AldermanLessons in Chemistry by Bonnie GarmusThe Sunlight Pilgrims by Jenni FaganAnna Karenina by Leo TolstoyChannel mentioned: @Nixreads / about me / Hi! I'm Camila, I'm a writer in her early 30s, living in beautiful Scotland. I have a background in feminist literature, an interest in running and travel, and a passion for words. / Follow me on... / Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/29890294-camila The StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/camila_caminiocaInstagram: instagram.com/caminioca
Jane Austen July Pile of Possibilities Haste Ye Books 2023-07-04 | Here are my reading plans this July!4 books I'd like to finish:The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates - budding reading with @reddotreads2693 Disorentiation by Elaine Hsieh ChouHawaii's Story by Hawaii's Queen by LiliuokalaniKukum by Michel JeanI'm also joining the Women's World Cup Readathon hosted by: @BookTimewithElvis @AliceandtheGiantBookshelf @scallydandlingaboutthebook2711 @ramblingraconteur1616 And finally, I'm very excited to be joining the Jane Austen July readathon for the first time. It is hosted by: @SpinstersLibrary @katiejlumsden @BlatantlyBookish The Challenges1. Read one of Jane Austen’s main six novels 2. Read something by Jane Austen that is not one of her main six novels 3. Read a non-fiction work about Jane Austen or her time 4. Read a retelling of a Jane Austen book OR a work of historical fiction set in Jane Austen’s time5. Read a book by a contemporary of Jane Austen (published between 1775–1817)6. Watch a direct screen adaptation of a Jane Austen book7. Watch a modern screen retelling of a Jane Austen book Books on my TBR / pile of possibilities: By Jane Austen: PersuasionPride & PrejudiceThe WatsonsSanditonThe Real Jane Austen by Paula ByrneWhat Matters in Jane Austen by John MullanWhere the Rhythm Takes You by Sarah DassAyesha at Last by Uzma JalaluddinPride by Ibi ZoboiFrankenstein by Mary ShelleyBelinda by Maria EdgeworthEvelina by Frances Burney/ about me / Hi! I'm Camila, I'm a writer in her early 30s, living in beautiful Scotland. I have a background in feminist literature, an interest in running and travel, and a passion for words. / Follow me on... / Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/29890294-camila The StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/camila_caminiocaInstagram: instagram.com/caminioca
Reviewing 13 books I Read Lately Haste Ye Books 2023-06-20 | Here are the 13 books I read in the past 3 months. I wrapped up March and April reads for the Women's Prize, but here are the other books that entertained me during that time. March 1. The Dust Never Settles by Karina Lickorish Quinn2. When They Find Her by Lia MiddletonApril1. Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse SutantoOther book mentioned: Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Sutanto2. The Stand-In by Lily Chu3. Otherlands by Thomas Halliday May1. The Fellowship of the Ring by JRR Tolkien2. The Pretty One: On Life, Pop Culture, Disability and Other Reasons to fall in Love with me by Keah BrownAlso in image: The Secret Summer Promise by Keah Brown3. Weyward by Emilia Hart4. The Company by JM VareseOther book mentioned: The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton5. The Only Living Girl on Earth by Charles YuOther book mentioned: The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers6. Sanaaq by Mitiarjuk Napaaluk7. The Companion by EE Ottoman8. The Roughest Draft by Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-BrokaOther books mentioned: The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell and Black Butterflies by Priscilla Morris./ about me / Hi! I'm Camila, I'm a writer in her early 30s, living in beautiful Scotland. I have a background in feminist literature, an interest in running and travel, and a passion for words. / Follow me on... / Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/29890294-camila The StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/camila_caminiocaInstagram: instagram.com/caminiocaTwitter: twitter.com/caminioca
Womens Prize for Fiction Winner Reaction Haste Ye Books 2023-06-14 | Huge congrats to this year's winner....Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver!My videos about this year's prize are in my Women's Prize playlist:youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuRkGMhWRua3Z8eRJkVnngQ9qTm9sFEW5/ about me / Hi! I'm Camila, I'm a writer in her early 30s, living in beautiful Scotland. I have a background in feminist literature, an interest in running and travel, and a passion for words. / Follow me on... / Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/29890294-camila The StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/camila_caminiocaInstagram: instagram.com/caminiocaTwitter: twitter.com/caminioca
Final Thoughts and Winner Prediction - Womens Prize for Fiction Haste Ye Books 2023-06-13 | It's time for my final thoughts on the shortlist as well as my attempted prediction for who will win the Women's Prize for Fiction 2023!00:00 Intro02:37 Thoughts on the shortlist11:54 PredictionsChannel mentioned: @kitthereader / about me / Hi! I'm Camila, I'm a writer in her early 30s, living in beautiful Scotland. I have a background in feminist literature, an interest in running and travel, and a passion for words. / Follow me on... / Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/29890294-camila The StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/camila_caminiocaInstagram: instagram.com/caminiocaTwitter: twitter.com/caminioca
Books by French-Canadian Authors | Quebec & First Nations Authors Haste Ye Books 2023-06-09 | If you’re participating in the Reading Across Canada 2023 challenge by Jolene from @BookwormAdventureGirl I’m offering you some suggestions of books to try in French from Quebec. Francophone authors: Books by Kum Thuy (like Man)Chronicles of the Plateau Mont-Royal by Michel Tremblay (like The Fat Woman Next Door is Pregnant or Albertine in Five Times)The American Fiancée by Eric DupontAurora Montrealis by Monique Proulx Novels by Fanny Britt (Hunting Houses or Sugaring Season)Mad Shadows by Marie-Claire Blais The Enigma of the Return by Dany LaferrièreFirst Nation recommendations: Sanaaq by Mitiarjuk NappaalukKukum by Michel Jean Amun: A Gathering of Indigenous Stories edited by Michel JeanA Tea in the Tundra, by Joséphine BaconBlueberries and Apricots by Natasha Kanapé FontaineCrow Winter by Karen McBride The Right to Be Cold by Sheila Watt-CloutierI invite you to also look into Turtle Island Reads and Kwahiatonhk!, two initiatives that celebrate stories by Indigenous Canadians. The Salon du livre des Premières Nations (SLPN) also happens every November. / about me / Hi! I'm Camila, I'm a writer in her early 30s, living in beautiful Scotland. I have a background in feminist literature, an interest in running and travel, and a passion for words. / Follow me on... / Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/29890294-camila The StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/camila_caminiocaInstagram: instagram.com/caminiocaTwitter: twitter.com/caminioca
June TBR & Pile of Possibilities Haste Ye Books 2023-06-06 | Here's what I'm hoping to read this month...Books mentioned:The Two Towers, JRR TolkienThe Fellowship of the Ring, JRR TolkienHawaii's Story by Hawaii's Queen, LiliʻuokalaniDisorientation, Elaine Hsieh ChouAssembly, Natasha BrownScrappy Little Nobody, Anna KendrickHistory Keeps me Awake at Night, Christy EdwallBloodmarked, Tracy DeonnLegendborn, Tracy DeonnKukum, Michel JeanThe End of Men, Christina Sweeney-BairdKnitting the Fog, Claudia HernandezThe Water Dancer, Ta-Nehisi Coates/ about me / Hi! I'm Camila, I'm a writer in her early 30s, living in beautiful Scotland. I have a background in feminist literature, an interest in running and travel, and a passion for words. / Follow me on... / Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/29890294-camila The StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/camila_caminiocaInstagram: instagram.com/caminiocaTwitter: twitter.com/caminioca
Whats on my NetGalley shelf? Lets look together! Haste Ye Books 2023-05-30 | Let's go through the books still to be read and reviewed on my NetGalley shelf...Books mentioned: Le sourire contagieux des croissants au beurre, Camille AndreaThe Transgender Issue, Shon FayeAn Unusual Grief, Yewande OmotosoDisorientation, Elaine Hsieh ChouChilean poet, Alejandro ZambraWays of going home, Alejandro ZambraAt the Table, Claire PowellThe ponies at the edge of the world, Catherine MunroGrown ups, Marie AubertLife Ceremony, Sayaka MurataUnder the Same Stars, Alexandra HeminsleyRunning like a girl, Alexandra HeminsleyBookish people, Susan CollRoom & Board, Miriam ParkerWaking the Witch, Rachel BurgeBlurb Your Enthusiasm, Louise WilderHer Majesty's Royal Coven, Juno DawsonHistory Keeps me Awake at Night, Christy EdwallStrong Female Character, Hanna FlintDazzling, Chikodili EmelumaduBirnam Wood, Eleanor CattonThe Book of Eve, Meg ClothierLetters to a Writer of Colour, eds. Deepa Anappara and Taymour SoomroThe Secrets of Hartwood Hall, Katie LumsdenSmall Worlds, Caleb Azumah NelsonMother Sea, Lorraine WilsonThe Bookbinder of Jericho, Pip WilliamsThe Twilight Gardens, Sara Nisha Adams/ about me / Hi! I'm Camila, I'm a writer in her early 30s, living in beautiful Scotland. I have a background in feminist literature, an interest in running and travel, and a passion for words. / Follow me on... / Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/29890294-camila The StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/camila_caminiocaInstagram: instagram.com/caminiocaTwitter: twitter.com/caminioca
April Vlog - More Womens Prize for Fiction Reading Haste Ye Books 2023-05-16 | Wrapping up what I read in April. What's your favourite read of last month?Books mentioned: The Dog of the North by Elizabeth McKenzieHomesick by Jennifer Croft Memphis by Tara M. Stringfellow I’m a Fan by Sheena Patel Cursed Bread by Sophie Mackintosh Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver Fire Rush by Jacqueline Crooks Glory by NoViolet Bulawayo The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O’Farrell Black Butterflies by Priscilla Morris/ about me / Hi! I'm Camila, I'm a writer in her early 30s, living in beautiful Scotland. I have a background in feminist literature, an interest in running and travel, and a passion for words. / Follow me on... / Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/29890294-camila The StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/camila_caminiocaInstagram: instagram.com/caminiocaTwitter: twitter.com/caminioca
How is my reading going? Q1 Recap & Quarter Year Crisis Book Tag Haste Ye Books 2023-05-09 | How's my reading going you ask? Good and bad, but let's dive in...00:00 Intro00:42 Quarter Year Crisis Book Tag04:30 Looking at my goals10:40 OutroQuarter Year Crisis Book Tag OG video : youtube.com/watch?v=_rakAxBu-dM @RoisinsReading Questions: 1. How many books have you read so far? 2. Have you already found a book you think might be a 2023 favourite? If not what was your favourite book you read that wasn't quite 5 star? 3. Any 1 star books / least favourite book of the year? 4. Most read genre so far? 5. A book that surprised you? 6. Book that's come out in 2023 already that you want to read but haven't yet? 7. One goal you made that you're succeeding at? 8. One goal you made you need to focus on? 9. New to you Booktubers for 2023 you recommend?@kitthereader and @libraryofallie / about me / Hi! I'm Camila, I'm a writer in her early 30s, living in beautiful Scotland. I have a background in feminist literature, an interest in running and travel, and a passion for words. / Follow me on... / Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/29890294-camila The StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/camila_caminiocaInstagram: instagram.com/caminiocaTwitter: twitter.com/caminioca
May TBR & Pile of Possibilities Haste Ye Books 2023-05-02 | Here are the books I'm thinking of reading in the weeks to come.../ about me / Hi! I'm Camila, I'm a writer in her early 30s, living in beautiful Scotland. I have a background in feminist literature, an interest in running and travel, and a passion for words. / Follow me on... / Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/29890294-camila The StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/camila_caminiocaInstagram: instagram.com/caminiocaTwitter: twitter.com/caminioca
Shortlist Reaction - Womens Prize for Fiction Haste Ye Books 2023-04-26 | The dolphin r*pe book was shortlisted?? This and more thoughts on the shortlist await you in this short video...What did you think of the list? / about me / Hi! I'm Camila, I'm a writer in her early 30s, living in beautiful Scotland. I have a background in feminist literature, an interest in running and travel, and a passion for words. / Follow me on... / Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/29890294-camila The StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/camila_caminiocaInstagram: instagram.com/caminiocaTwitter: twitter.com/caminioca
