Ariel Bissett
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Reading Rush 2020 TBR
Get excited!! It’s that time of year again–the Reading Rush is here!! The Reading Rush is a weeklong readathon hosted by Ariel Bissett and Raeleen Lemay. This year the Reading Rush is taking place from July 20 to July 26. Check out their website for more information. I’ve been participating in the Reading Rush (formerly… Continue reading
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Reading Rush 2019 Wrap-Up
The Reading Rush has officially come and gone, and I had the best time! I’ve participated in the Booktubeathon (what it used to be called) several times before, but I have to say that this year has been my favorite yet. The website fostered a real sense of community and I was asked to host… Continue reading
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What does it mean to be a “relevant” reader? | Discussion
Today I’d like to talk about a topic that I’ve been thinking about a lot lately: What does it mean to be a “relevant” reader? Recently I watched a video by Ariel Bissett in which she talks about the pressure in the online book community to read certain books as soon as possible to be… Continue reading
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Booktube-A-Thon 2017 Wrap-Up
It’s official: the Booktube-A-Thon has come to a close! It’s time to tally up page counts, reading challenges, and books read in this wrap-up of the week. At the beginning of the read-a-thon I posted my Booktube-A-Thon TBR with my goals for this reading adventure. Let’s see how I did!! George’s Marvelous Medicine by Roald Dahl… Continue reading
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Booktube-A-Thon 2017 TBR
HAPPY BOOKTUBE-A-THON TIME! The Booktube-a-thon is an annual event hosted by Ariel Bissett that encourages people to read as much as they can in seven days. Packed with challenges, giveaways, and fun videos, the Booktubeathon is guaranteed to be a blast! This year the Booktube-a-thon is taking place from July 24th to July 30th. (That’s right:… Continue reading
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Are Book Hauls “Meaningless” Content? | Discussion
When I saw that Ariel Bissett made a video titled “Why Do Booktubers Make Book Hauls?” I was immediately intrigued. To tell you the truth, I had been asking myself the same question for quite some time. Book hauls have sort of been a controversial topic in the online bookish community as of late. Some people claim… Continue reading
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How fast do I read? | Discussion
Usually when people realize how many books I read in an average week/month/year, their immediate response is to exclaim: “WOW. You must read really fast.” This remark has always struck me as rather odd because I don’t picture myself as a very fast reader; rather, I’ve always though that the reason I read so much is that… Continue reading
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Why It’s Okay to NOT Make Time For Reading | Discussion
Like many readers, I have struggled to find time to read when life gets really busy. It’s easy for reading time to get shoved aside by school, work, and other commitments that have a higher priority on our to-do lists. Countless blog posts and Booktube videos have given readers tips for increasing the amount of… Continue reading
About ME, Holly
former english major, current twenty-something book lover, allergic to nuts. drop me a line at nutfreenerd@gmail.com or on instagram.
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