Bookstagrammer Feature @thebookannelid

Hey Everyone! Two Days until Christmas, I can’t believe it! I hope you’re done with your shopping because stores are chaos (It’s not like I waited until the last minute and tried to go out and buy something yesterday “ahem”). Anyway, I hope this post finds you well and that you will enjoy this bookstagrammer feature & getting to know Bekah aka @thebookannelid, she is SO FUN and look at that precious photo 💕. I love her IG name and learned what it meant:

an·ne·lid/ˈanəˌlid/noun: a segmented worm of the phylum Annelida, such as an earthworm (so…she’s the book worm!)–defintion from Oxford Languages and Google.

1. Hi Bekah! Thank you so much for joining me for this bookstagrammer feature! I know your very active on Instagram, but noticed that you have a blog website as well. Tell us a little bit about what made you want to start these platforms.

Thank you for choosing the feature me! It is a pleasure. For most of my life I have always been “that friend who gives great book suggestions” or “the one always reading the latest things”. I had my own “library” as a kid and rented out books to friends that I tracked with a numbering system and everything. Many people told me that I should blog about my book suggestions and what I was always reading so that they could keep up, and then I discovered “bookstgram” as a book blogger and love that platform even more! My blog is also www.thebookannelid.com

2. What books did you grow up reading?

Wow this is tough! I read everything! As a very young child I lived and breathed The Magic Treehouse series. As I grew older I read any fantasy series that I could get my hands on- Inkheart and Percy Jackson are favorites I distinctly remember. In High School I got very into romance and historical fiction and in college I discovered thrillers. There are not many genres that I do not read!

3. Do you use star ratings when you review books? If so, can you tell us how your rating system is broken down?

Yes!

5 stars– Would recommend to almost anyone- dug deeper than just enjoyable- made me think or kept me extremely engaged throughout- could be enjoyed for generations to come.

4 stars– An enjoyable read, would recommend to people- no groundbreaking new thoughts, plots, or ideas, but one I am glad that I read.

3 stars– Good/fair read but would probably only recommend to someone I knew would be specifically interested. Lost my attention in parts/ slower read.

2 stars– Did not like this book, but can appreciate that others could and I respect its value as a piece of literature.

1 star– Awful. Would never recommend this book. ( I rarely ever get these because I usually would not finish a book like this.)

4. Is there a new author you found in 2021 that you love?

Bookstagram made me do it….and I am so glad…Colleen Hoover!!! I read Verity, It Ends With Us, and Layla in 2021 and liked them all.

5. How do you feel about reels and booktok? Do you participate in these? I love seeing them, but I personally can’t keep up!

I am slowly learning how to make better reels, but I personally feel they are viewed less than normal photo content! At least that is how it seems to be for me. I prefer going live if I am doing video. I do not have a tiktok, but have been tempted to join the booktok community and could be convinced!

6. Are you a mood reader?

100% yes. This is a big problem for my TBR because I will go through big phases of wanting thrillers or historical fiction, or romance etc…and collect a lot of those genres of books…and then switch moods and not go back to those for a while.

7. Tell us more about this Holiday Blind Book Exchange game you referenced on one of your recent posts! I may need to do this!

Of course!! It is super fun. You can check out the article with instructions on how to do a blind book exchange with your book club or friend group here: https://www.thebookannelid.com/for-the-real-nerds/Blind-date-book-swap

My book club does them every Christmas and it is like blind-date- books meet a White Elephant gift swap!

8. What is a book that you would recommend to anybody?

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

9. Who are some of your favorite bookstagrammers/bloggers that we should follow?

Favorite Booktuber: Merphy Napier

Favorite Bookstore: Cicada Books and Coffee in Huntington, WV

Favorite Bookstagrammers: @readingwithedison @catshavebookstagram @kingarthurof_cat_onsville and my fellow Huntington Bookstagrammers: @amy.readsbooks , @beerandbookpairings @checkyourshelves and @reading.by.flashlight

10. This or that (bookworm edition):

Ebook/physical?

Romance/thriller?

Fiction/nonfiction?

Read at night/read during the day?

Background noise/no noise?

Bookmark/anything within reach?

Character driven/plot driven?

What’s something we wouldn’t guess about you by looking at your bookstagram?

I am a zoologist by trade and I own and operate my own wildlife rescue center!

Wow, Bekah this was so much fun! I cannot believe you have your own wildlife rescue center, that is amazing. I found Colleen Hoover on bookstagram as well a couple of years ago and she is just one of the most amazing authors ever 💕. This is what I love about doing these features-finding out so much about a person with a few simple questions. I really appreciate your time and for sharing a little bit about yourself with us! If you’d like to know more about Bekah you can follow her here on instagram, or sign up here for her blog!