Booktubers Part I

Booktubers is an awesome movement on YouTube where different people talk about things that relate to books and do book reviews.  These are done as a Vlog, which is like a blog, but done in video form.  Every Booktuber I visited Vlogged about book reviews, but would also talk about anything related to books and some other interests.  Booktubers are new to me, and with me being such a bibliophile, I cannot believe I did not find this out before now.  I am definitely not an expert on Booktubers or this movement, but below, I will be presenting several Booktubers and defining some of the lingo that they use. 

justkissmyfrog at https://www.youtube.com/user/jsutkissmyfrog:

The first Booktuber I went to is justkissmyfrog.  Pretty sweet name for a Vlog.  She is a British woman who is going for her Masters.  I wish her all the luck in the world with that!  

I watched her book haul of 2013.  A book haul where one goes to a bookstore or thrift store and buys a stack of books then presents them.  She presented more than 10 books –I lost count- where she presented some fiction books, like some young adult books and Great Expectations, and some non-fiction books, like a traveling book, a tattoo book, and a recipe book her mother had put together for her of family recipes.  I love family recipes!  During her review, she commented on several books she picked up just due to the book cover.  A few of the books she had read, others she was at various stages of reading, some were of what other people had read and recommended to her, and others she hoped to get to read.  

One of her fans, subscribed her to a magazine that would also every so often send her books.  It is or like a Book Club.

A few of her followers sent her books.  One was a graphic novel inspired by Jane Austen’s book Northanger Abbey.  I love classic books and to mix it with a graphic novel, you cannot get more awesome than that!  Well, for me, you really can’t.

Bookables! at https://www.youtube.com/user/Bookables:

Next, I went to Bookables!.  This young woman reviews not just books, but movies and T.V. shows.  I noticed that she liked reviewing a book with its movie. 

I watched her Breaking the Spines Tag given to her by ReadingwithJack.  A book tag is where other booktubers will give their peers a theme, like colors of the rainbow, and the booktuber will match books with the theme, or in this case, Bookables! talks about books with broken spines and the wear and tear of her books.  She answered questions from others on books with broken spines and her preferences, like dog eared pages versus bookmarks and hard versus soft covered books, and about how she treats her books.  Her Harry Potter books have taken quite a beating, which some of mine are no better than hers.

AmirasBookReviews at http://www.youtube.com/user/AmirasBookReviews/:

On we go to AmirasBookReviews.  I found Amira to be perky and happy.

I watched Amira’s Book Review: Cinder.  Cinder is written by Marissa Meyer.  It is a book I have thought about reading.  This book’s premise is based off of Cinderella, but with a twist.  The protagonist is a cyborg!  Amira gave a brief summary of Cinder, but did not want to give too much away in order to not spoil the book for everyone.  She gave Cinder a 4.5 out of 5.  She reviewed the characters.  Amira loved Cinder because unlike most heroines in the young adult genre, she is not whiney.  Amira really enjoyed the character and I think it was one of her favorites.   Amira’s review made me want to go out and read that book.  Awesome job, Amira!  I am sold!

Bunny Cates at https://www.youtube.com/user/BunnyCates:

First thing I noticed when I clicked on one of Bunny’s Vlogs is that she is responds to a lot of the people who post on her Vlog.  She is very interactive and energetic. 

I watched Bunny’s #FridayReads (hash)TAG! - Feb 08 2013.  First, #FridayReads is a hashtag on twitter in which people post what they are reading over the weekend on Fridays.  Bunny explains what #FridayReads is then goes on to tell what she is reading on the weekend.  She says that it is great way to learn about new books and to learn about what book trends are out there.  Bunny also has opened her YouTube page to let others upload their #FridayReads.

In a lot of the book hauls, Booktubers mentioned books that they were going to read, like justkissmyfrog and Danny Marks at https://www.youtube.com/user/dannymarksya.  I combed through a lot of the Booktubers videos, but could not find Book Clubs, except when I watched justkissmyfrog.  One of her viewers signed her up for a magazine that would deliver books to her ever so often.  But I am sure they are there, but I am not finding them right now.  There is a lot of video out there.  I could also not find the The Saddest Books ever, but I am sure that it is book tagged somewhere.

My Bookshelf/Bookshelf Tours are where Booktubers show viewers their book shelves and show how they organize and categorize their bookshelves.  Bunny Cates, ItsMikeysMind, and Danny Marks all have videos of this.  ItsMikeysMind can be found at https://www.youtube.com/user/ItsMikeysMind/.

A lot of the Booktubers did shout outs to their fellows.  A shout out in Booktuber terms is where they mention other Booktubers and talk about Booktubers they follow.  These were usually located in their Vlogs or personal comments.  Some like Bunny Cates did a Vlog/live streaming video on shout outs.  Also, ItsMikeysMind also did his own shout outs.