Can I do it all in July? I'm gonna try! Jane Austen July, Beaches & Books, Big Book Summer, Bingo...
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Күн бұрынIn which I share my epic July TBR, filled with all sorts of possibilities for ALLLL the reading challenges!
Time Stamps
00:00 Intro
01:20 Jane Austen July
09:57 Beaches and Books
17:08 Big Book Summer
20:15 My Personal Goals
22:33 Summer Book Bingo
25:13 Library Books etc
30:06 Closing
Books Planned
Sanditon by Jane Austen
Jane Austen at Home by Lucy Worsley
Second Impressions by Ava Farmer
The Murder of Mr. Wickham by Claudia Gray
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
Black Sheep by Georgette Heyer
Jane Austen's First Love by Syrie James
A Most Agreeable Murder by Julia Seale
Happy Camper by Melody Carlson
Foster by Claire Keegan
For a Lifetime by Gabrielle Meyer
Love and the Silver Lining by Tammy L Gray
Emma M Lion Volume 3 by Beth Brower
Les Miserables by Victor Hugo
And the Dead Shall Rise by Steve Oney
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne
Flower Fairies by Louisa May Alcott
Born of Gilded Mountains by Amanda Dykes
A Shadow in Moscow by Katherine Reay
The Elusive Truth of Lily Temple by Joanna Davidson Politano
Night Falls on Predicament Avenue by Jaime Jo Wright
How to Taste Coffee by Jessica Easto
The Readathons and Their Hosts
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@ThisLittleLightLife 24 күн бұрын
I believe Sue said that, for really big books, as long as 400 pages of it is read during the event dates, it counts. It doesn't have to be read in its entirety. 👍
@insearchofwonder 24 күн бұрын
Oh yeah! So my books count! Sweet!
@JaneReads 23 күн бұрын
Underwater setting - Beneath the Surface by Lynn H. Blackburn.
@insearchofwonder 23 күн бұрын
Oh thanks!
@thelucychronicles 24 күн бұрын
That’s quite a stack! So excited to see what you finish! And so excited that you’re participating in Beaches & Books!!!! ❤
@insearchofwonder 23 күн бұрын
It is a stack for sure! WE'll see what happens!
@JaneReads 23 күн бұрын
I remember enjoying Fahrenheit 451 when I read it in high school and have it on my shelf to reread sometime.
@insearchofwonder 23 күн бұрын
You are a step ahead of me! 😆
@ReadJournalLove 23 күн бұрын
You’ve got quite a plan. I hope you have a fun Jane Austin experience this month. 😊
@ChristianFaithAndFiction 24 күн бұрын
Seriously impressed that you’re able to fit so many challenges into one month! Also I didn’t know that Sanditon was a beach town. That’s really cool! So happy you are participating with us in Beaches and Books 😃
@insearchofwonder 24 күн бұрын
Welllllll We'll see if I actually do all this. 😆 I'll squeeze in as much as I can. I do have some home renovations and some travel happening in July so who knows what will actually be accomplished.
@CandlewickLibrary 24 күн бұрын
I really enjoyed Frankenstein, and I loved Around the World in 80 days too. I’m planning on doing the beaches and books readathon as well.
@insearchofwonder 24 күн бұрын
Oh good! I'm sure I will like Frankenstein as well, even though the monster part does not appeal to me. The concept I find very intriguing, though. And I did enjoy Around the world in 80 Days. That's a fun book. I liked the movie, too, but they didn't really stick to the book much as I recall.
@paperbacksandponytails 14 күн бұрын
So happy you're joining us this month for the Beaches and Books readathon! And yay For a Lifetime!
@insearchofwonder 8 күн бұрын
Yes! I'm enjoying it! I've crossed off a few already.
@MorgansEndlessBookshelf 24 күн бұрын
I'm planning to try and read Lady Susan, The Watsons, and Sanditon for Jane Austen July!
@insearchofwonder 24 күн бұрын
Awesome! I'm looking forward to hearing your thoughts on them .
@emmareads734 24 күн бұрын
The Boys in the Boat would be great for sports. The narrator for the audiobook is good.
@insearchofwonder 24 күн бұрын
Oh I've heard really great things about that. Another good suggestion.
@ThisLittleLightLife 24 күн бұрын
You surely have some 5*s in your pile of possibilities. I hope you find them and have a lovely reading month! 🌼
@insearchofwonder 24 күн бұрын
I think so! I think it will be a good month.
@ReadingIDEAS.-uz9xk 24 күн бұрын
Looks like a good summer reading. Best wishes.
@insearchofwonder 24 күн бұрын
Thank you! You too!
@ArtBookshelfOdyssey 21 күн бұрын
Jane Austen at Home is so good. I loved the audiobook. Fahrenheit 451 is great too. One of my favorites and so thought provoking! This is a wonderfully ambitious TBR - good luck! I can’t wait to hear how you did.
@insearchofwonder 19 күн бұрын
It is definitely ambitious. We'll see what happens! And I've heard the same thing from many others about those two books so 🤞
@greta.anderson 22 күн бұрын
I’m almost done with Born of Gilded Mountains and just loving it! I commented previously that I didn’t love the first book I ready by Amanda Dykes but this one is great!
@insearchofwonder 21 күн бұрын
Oh good to know! She's not for everybody, that's for sure, but I'm glad you liked this one. I'm getting excited to read it.
@ThisLittleLightLife 24 күн бұрын
So eager to hear your thoughts on Born of Gilded Mountains. Also, For a Lifetime! (It was my favorite, so far.)
@insearchofwonder 24 күн бұрын
Can't wait to read them both!
@ReadBrucey 24 күн бұрын
I think I want to read Frankenstein
@insearchofwonder 24 күн бұрын
If you want to join me and Tammy, just say the word!
@MorgansEndlessBookshelf 24 күн бұрын
I enjoyed Frankenstein...at least more than most of the other books I read for my master's. 🙄
@insearchofwonder 24 күн бұрын
I bet! I've heard not great things about English lit degrees and the reading requirements.
@MorgansEndlessBookshelf 24 күн бұрын
@@insearchofwonder Yeah.......I should have a video in August or so talking about everything I read!
@janeaustenliteracyfoundation 21 күн бұрын
This is a masterclass in book planning! 😂
@insearchofwonder 19 күн бұрын
😆😆😆 It's my teacher-lesson-planning-skills being put to good use in another format. 😆😆😆
@janeaustenliteracyfoundation 19 күн бұрын
@@insearchofwonder lol! love it!
@miriamelizabethreads 15 күн бұрын
Awesome pile of possibilities! curious to hear your thoughts on A Most Agreeable Murder.
@insearchofwonder 8 күн бұрын
Haha! Coming up tomorrow!
@junewood3012 22 күн бұрын
So many books to choose from, looking forward to hear how July went for you!! I'm starting Pride and Prejudice. I've never read Austen before...😮, only watched adaptations of many of them...
@insearchofwonder 21 күн бұрын
Oooohhhhh you'll love it! If you've seen the adaptations, I think you'll just really love the book. Can't wait to hear what you think about it!
@believeinyourshelf 11 күн бұрын
This suggestion is probably too late, but Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea would be a good book for the underwater prompt.
@insearchofwonder 8 күн бұрын
Great suggestion!
@mitzireadsandwrites 21 күн бұрын
I read Jane Austen At Home last year for JaneAustenJuly and really enjoyed it and think you will, too. Look forward to hearing your thoughts. Yeah, The Murder of Mr. Wickham was eh. I think I had set my expectations too high for that one. I do love Frankenstein! Lots of great discussion opportunities with that one.
@insearchofwonder 19 күн бұрын
Yes, I've heard mixed feelings about the Claudia Gray books. And the people who haven't liked it have similar taste to me (like you and Miriam)so I have a bad feeling. But I do want to try it.
@Bookhoarder5 20 күн бұрын
You plan your cha;;ente tbrs a lot like I do. Submerged by Dani Pettrey has several underwater scenes if you haven’t read that one. It was my first by her and I read it earlier this year and enjoyed it.
@insearchofwonder 19 күн бұрын
Oh glad I'm not the only one who plans like this. LOL. I believe I have read Submerged and really liked it.
@lyddie8 21 күн бұрын
I’m also doing the Read your shelf challenge ☺️I’ve never heard of Flower Fairies but I want to find it now.
@insearchofwonder 21 күн бұрын
I misspoke - it's actually Flower Fables. But some of the stories feature fairies (actually I think many of them do?) which is why I called it that accidentally.
@lyddie8 21 күн бұрын
@@insearchofwonder no worries - I could see myself doing the same thing! but thank you 🤗
@ChautonaHavig 24 күн бұрын
The only adaptation of Mansfield Park that I like is the old BBC one (like 80s). The cinematography is HORRIBLE but they did a decent job of sticking to the story and showcasing the characters as Austen portrayed them.
@CourtneyReads 24 күн бұрын
Was just about to recommend this one! It's the only Mansfield Park adaptation I've liked. The others deviate too much for my liking. This one was done really well though. It was on Amazon Prime at one time, not sure if it still is or not.
@insearchofwonder 24 күн бұрын
Oh good because that's the one I plan to watch. I think I can get it through Amazon.
@insearchofwonder 24 күн бұрын
Thanks! I am looking forward to it.
@CourtneyReads 24 күн бұрын
I liked Fahrenheit 451. I think i listened to the audio that Bradbury narrated himself.
@insearchofwonder 24 күн бұрын
Oh wow that's cool! My boys have read it for school but I have not read it yet. They both liked it.
@lyddie8 21 күн бұрын
I’m having to keep myself from doing Jane Austen July this year 🙈I’m already trying to do a lot of other prompts but now that I know abt it I hope to plan to do it next year! Like you it hasn’t been very long since I reread all of her books so it’s probably for the best. 🤗 I am joining you in doing Beaches and books though
@insearchofwonder 21 күн бұрын
Yes, definitely plan for it next year. I think in the future I will save my JA reads for JAJ and read annotated versions since now I've read all of them at least twice. Unless I get a hankering for P&P or Emma in the meantime.... which totally happens! 😆
@Celestria 20 күн бұрын
You're going to be very busy this month lol
@insearchofwonder 19 күн бұрын
Haha ikr?!? We'll see how much of it actually happens....
@protagonistspub 20 күн бұрын
Looking forward to your thoughts on the Lucy Wirdley book, it has been on my radar for some time.
@insearchofwonder 19 күн бұрын
I'm expecting it to be good. We'll see!
@kristiacole 21 күн бұрын
I've been looking to get into more classics this year, and Frankenstein sounds interesting so I think I might try it on audio book! Also Mansfield Park is on my list! 😄
@insearchofwonder 21 күн бұрын
I've never read Frankenstein so we'll see how it goes! Mansfield Park I just read earlier this year, and I loved it so much. Anything by Austen I love. ❤️
@kristiacole 21 күн бұрын
@@insearchofwonder 💕
@ThisLittleLightLife 24 күн бұрын
Because of Big Book Summer, I have noticed that recent Christian fiction publishers seem to be quite fond of a page count of around 384! 😭
@insearchofwonder 24 күн бұрын
IKR?!?!?!?! What is UP with that?!?!? 😆😆😆
@emmareads734 24 күн бұрын
Could Remarkably Bright Creatures work for the underwater setting? One of the main characters is an octopus who lives underwater and an aquarium is a frequent setting in the book. Another book that came to mind is The Island of Sea Women. I haven’t read that one.
@insearchofwonder 24 күн бұрын
Oh I'm sure that would work! Good suggestion.
@robinkirk1821 24 күн бұрын
Besides, Jane Austen at Home, what book about Jane Austen would you recommend?
@insearchofwonder 23 күн бұрын
Well, depends on what you're looking for. A fun biographical novel is Just Jane by Nancy Moser. A glimpse into her private life is fun with her letters (edited by Deirdre Le Faye). I read a biography of her by an author named G E Mitton that was originally published in 1905 and then reprinted by Barnes and Noble in 2007. It's called Jane Austen and Her Times. I think the Lucy Worsley one will be much better, but it was interesting to read as a classic biography. I also really enjoyed What Matters in Jane Austen by John Mullan, but that's more about her books than it is about her. And along the same lines, I also really enjoyed A Jane Austen Education by William Deresiewicz.
@Thecatladybooknook_PennyD 24 күн бұрын
The Giver is utopian... but I consider it dystopian and I hated it because it felt too much like real life or what some are trying to make real life to be.
@insearchofwonder 24 күн бұрын
I sort of feel like any utopian novel would end up dystopian. That's my thought anyway. Either that or it would be super boring. LOL
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