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#TheReadingQuest Sign up

Hello! I have been seeing a rumble of Reading Quest sign ups on Twitter. Because I am striving to read more, I will join the masses. This Reading Quest challenge was created by Aentee over at Read At Midnight. The graphics were made by the lovely CW over at Read, Think, Ponder.

Basically, the reading quest lasts from August 13 to September 10. From what I gathered, you pick a character class (sort of like Dungeons and Dragons?). Then, Bingo your way through the board.

I hope that made some sort of sense. As always, I am freaking out that I somehow don’t understand the rules. So, if you notice any errors, please let me know.

Character Class:

It took me a couple of tries to decide which character class I’ll be for this. The typical approach is “bard,” because I like to write. However, I want to read more warrior stories. So. That’s the path I am on. Oh! Also, I picked the knight with the darkest skin, because they were the cutest to me.

Reading challenges/my quest route

The First Book In a Series: The Girl at Midnight by Melissa Grey

A Book With a Verb In the Title: The Fallen Kingdom by Elizabeth May

A Book With a Weapon on the Cover: Fire by Kristin Cashore

A Book with Red on the Cover: This Savage Song by Victoria Schwab

A Book with a TV Show or Adaptation: Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones

Rebelling already

Because my anxiety is already way too high, I am not competing. Instead, I am going to read and enjoy the process. My approach is to also add other books to my TBR as I go along.

Hope you join in on the fun.

August Week 2 TBR And Readathin Participation

Ah, August week 2 is here, and so it is time to share my TBR. I want to say that I failed (on an epic scale) last week when it comes to my reading. Depression is kicking my butt, and anxiety as well. I will try better. There will be a readathon in August called the Readathin. I’ll link it here. I’m hopeful.

the challenges

This readathon is a month-long journey and so I am hoping to keep updating my participation each month. Doing this will help motivate me and keep me accountable. My family is expecting some visitors, so to cope with my anxiety, I want to read more. Wish me luck.

Actually, let’s take a look at these challenges, and geek out together. Like I said, I am hopeful.

Read a 2017 release
Read a book that is the same color (or a similar color) as your birthstone
Read a diverse book
Read a book with a title or author with the same first letter as the first letter in your first name (the words “a” and “the” don’t count)
Read a book that is related to your favorite emoji
Read a book starting with a letter from TBR (the word “the” doesn’t count) Truthwitch by Susan Dennard
Read a book with a summer themed cover
Read a book with a warm colored cover (orange, red, yellow, brown) Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder
Start and finish a series
Read a book in 24 hours
Read a new to you author. Graceling by Kristen Cashore
Book with water on the cover
Read a book set in summer
Buddy read a book
Read a book recommended to you by someone in the book community
Read a guilty pleasure read
Read an adult/new adult book
Read a book outside of your favorite genre

Readathon: Booktubeathon TBR 2017

Hello! Because I have been failing to read this past week, I am hoping to come back in full force to finish up the month. I was watching a video by the lovely Ariel Bassett, when she announced the Booktubeathon’s dates for this summer. It’s going to be from the 24 til the 30th of July. Here’s a link to the announcement.

Are you ready to see what I have lined up for this awesome readathon? Let’s go!

The 2017 Reading Challenges:

1/ Read a book with a person on the cover.

Vanishing Throne by Elizabeth May

2/ Read a hyped book.

Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff

3/ Finish a book in one day.

A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness

4/ READ ABOUT A CHARACTER THAT IS VERY DIFFERENT FROM YOU.

This Savage Song by Victoria Schwab (all I know is there is a monster-type character in this one. And a vicious girl in it, too).

5/ Finish a book completely outdoors.

It’s unbelievably hot here in California, so this is probably not going to happen.

6/ Read a book you bought because of the cover.

The Elite by Kiera Cass (maybe?)

7/ Read seven books.

Two more books: The Demon King by Cinda Williams Chima (if I am not done with it this weekend. If I am done, I’ll move on to the next book in the series, The Exiled Queen).

And, I’d like to either start The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson or read The Coldest Girl in Cold-Town by Holly Black.

Your Turn

What are you going to read this week? Are you participating in any readathons? Leave a comment and share your TBR!

Readathon: Make Me Read It Readathon

I am a fan of readathons and connecting with others. So, when my buddy Ely posted about the Make Me Read It Readathon, I knew it’d be a fun idea. The readathon was created by Val and Ely.

How it Works

Basically, the readathon is going to run from August 6th til the 13th. You can pick any format of books, whether you own it or borrow it from the library, and list all the options you have in a poll. Yes, this readathon involves YOU voting for what I should read for that week. Now, because I read two things per week, I will perhaps give you 4-5 options.

Ready?

Which books should I read?

TBR Ideas for the Emojiathon

So, I did not plan on this, but the Emojiathon is happening in June. Here, I am simply thinking out loud, and narrowing down my book shelves to fulfill the challenges. Technically, you only need four challenges to be done. But, I am a Slytherin and I am ambitious. Besides, I want to have as many options as possible.

Let’s do this.

Read a book about a marginalized group

This is a bit of a stretch, but I am taking the Six of Crows/Crooked Kingdom crew as a magrinalized group. As a group, they’re definitely not the mainstream in their town.

Read a Contemporary Novel or a Romance

The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli

Read a Cover-Buy

Star-Touched Queen by Roshani Chokshi

The Glittering Court by Richelle Mead

Read a Book that Makes You Happy

The Selection by Keira Cass

Read a Sci Fi Book

Illuminae by Aimee Kaufman and Jay Kristoff

Read a 2017 Release

Lord of Shadows by Cassandra Clare

Read a Book You’re Annoyed that You Have Not Read Yet

Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson

OR: Legend by Marie Lu

Read a Book You’ve Seen Everywhere

Vicious by VE Schwab or The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken

Read a Book That Takes Place in a Different Country

Queen of the Tearling by Erika Johansen

Read a Book with Animals on the Cover

The Unexpected Everything by Morgan Matson

Read a Book that Features Music

This Savage Song by Victoria Schwab

Tome Topple: TBR

I am going to be participating in Tom Topple this month (over the next two weeks!). Tome Topple was created by Sam over at Thoughts on Tomes. The rule is simple: read book(s) over 500 pages. My TBR is ever so ambitious hopeful, as per usual. Also: Slytherin reminder. Of course, my Tome Topple TBR is going to be bending some rules. (I just like to say this in case I do break the rules).

Warning: I am going to try reading some of my shorter books because I did not do so well this week in terms of my TBR. Perhaps I’ll change my mind.

I want to admit that I probably won’t succeed in reading all the things. However, I like having options sometimes. Even if it means that I’ll be somewhat indecisive. I guess we’ll cross that bridge when we get to it, right?

TBR Hopefuls

A Conjuring of Light by V.E. Schwab

The final book in the Darker Shade of Magic trilogy has been on my TBR for a few weeks now. The second book ended on a cliffhanger and I have been aching to read this one.

It is a huge book and I am intimidated, but that is part of the point of this readathon. Here’s hoping it’s a quick read. Also: I am hoping I don’t get a book hang over. But, look at what Blue Lily, Lily Blue did to me.

Spoiler: So much damage has been done. Dina has never been the same since reading that book.

Anyway, this book is part of a series, so this fulfills the challenge of reading a tome that is part of a series.

The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson

At some point, I am going to have to face my Sanderson pile. Why not start now? It’s a 600 pager, and I am anxious to start yet frightened by it. But, I need this one to fulfill the challenge of reading an adult book. (Gasp! I am reading an adult book.)

Extra options

For whatever reason, I assume that these books are easier reads. I am probably very wrong about this perception. Let me list them and discuss further.

Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff

So, this book seems to have a lot of diagrams. That is why I assumed it would be short as an experience. From the reviews I have seen, this book is addictive. And in my head addictive =

And/Or: The Unexpected Everything by Morgan Matson

It’s a Morgan Matson book! I expect sweetness, cuteness, and fluff. And perhaps, judging by the cover, puppies. Who wouldn’t want that?

RYBSAT TBR (part 1)

So, after much deliberation, I am joining RYBSAT this week. Basically, RYBSAT just means “read your book shelf a thon.” It took me a while to figure out which shelf I want to read. Now, though, I am all set for RYBSAT!

The really cool thing about this readathon is that it is going to be TWO WHOLE WEEKS.

And, afterwards, we have Tome Topple, so I am in reading marathon heaven right now.

As always, I want to share that: 1) I am a Slytherin, so rule breaking and ambition are a given.

Read Your Book Shelf a Thon (Round 1) TBR:

Winner’s Curse by Marie Rutkowski (This is the cheating bit, because I was reading this already. It’s not from the shelf that I chose for this readathon, though. But, I need to finish it!)

Truthwitch by Susan Dennard (supposedly, I was reading this, too. I may put it down, because I haven’t officially started it. But, to be fair, there’s another Susan Dennard book on this book shelf, so, kind of a substitution situation going on).

The School for Good and Evil by Soman Chainani

The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken

The Girl who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Cathrynne Valente

If I do transform into the incredible hulk of reading and finish all of these books, I will then move on to read their sequels (except maybe…Hang on, let me ponder.

NO. READ ALL THE THINGS!).

Glad that was settled so quickly.

Moving on to goals, they’re basically the same ones that I have been trying to achieve. But, I am going to try to post more throughout the week (hopefully), and comment on blogs frequently as well.

So, if you know any nice peeps for me to connect with, as always, let me know. I could always use some awesomeness in my life.

And, if you are going to be doing RYBSAT this upcoming fortnight, you can connect with me here, Twitter, and Goodreads (I am also on Tumblr. Link to all of these things is right on the homepage and on the About Me page as well).

#FemPowerAThon TBR

I will be participating in the #fempowerathon readathon this week, so I wanted to share my TBR. You may find some books that have been on my TBR for a while. I am trying to get to all the books I have. #Fempowerathon has the focus on female power.

Below, you get to see me try to find books that fit in with these challenges. I am very excited for this readathon because…BOOKS and GIRL POWER.

Let’s go!

Challenges

Read a book with a woman in a position of power

Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo

Read a book that stars a woman of color

Rose and the Dagger by Renee Ahdieh.

Read a book that stars an LGBT+ woman

A Conjuring of Light by VE Schwab (she’d said in interviews that this book has no straight characters!)

Read a book with a prominent sister relationship

Truthwitch by Susan Dennard

Read a book about a woman with a mental illness

Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon

Read an OWN voices Novel

Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon (in terms of race)

Read a book not set in the western world

Rose and the Dagger by Renee Ahdieh

**Don’t have comic books for the final challenge. So, I’ll be reading the first Fairyland book by Cathrynne M. Valente

Goals:

Work on the novel daily
Read twice a day
Exercise multiple times a week (3-5)
Daily yoga and meditation

TBR and Goals: Read-O-Rama

Here is my TBR for the Read-o-Rama Readathon. It will take place from March 12-18th. I will link the twitter for it right here.

I want to say that even though week was kind of a fail in terms of reading, still, I feel somewhat hopeful. Many of the books I chose for this week are by authors I like, so there’s plenty to look forward to.

Rama in the Title or in the Author’s Name

Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater

Book with Animal(s) on the Cover

The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making Catherynne M. Valente

Character that Shares Your Initial

(De)Lilah Bard in A Gathering of Shadows by VE Schwab

Book With Irish Elements

Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Steifvater (Ronan is who I have in mind),

Book About an Illness

The Coldest Girl in Cold Town by Holly Black (Vampires!)

Start a Series

The Iron Knight by Julie Kagawa

Read a Book Blind

A Shadow Bright and Burning by Jessica Cluess

7th Book:

Because we’re supposed to get seven books in the week, so I would like to read Winner’s Crime.

My goals are even simpler this week:

Walk/exercise every day
Write every day
Read every day
Try to be more active within the book community

March Readathons Overview

For March, I will be participating in a couple of readathons. If you are curious to see what’s coming up on here, check out the readathon I intend to join below. Bonus points if you get to participate with me. I would love to have reading buddies.

Warning: I am a Slytherin through and through. 1) Ambitious, 2) Bending the rules a bit.

Ready?

#AYearathon (March 6-12), #ReadOrama (March 12-19), #Fempowerathon (March 19-26)

Because the dates don’t exactly fit the entire month, I hope it’s okay with you to see my TBR as the weeks come along. Also, another reason for me to hold off on sharing the TBRs is to wait and see what the challenges will be. So far, not all readathons have shared the challenges.

I have rambled long enough! Let’s check out my plans for the week.

TBR for this week:

Winner’s Curse–by Marie Rutkwoski

Wrath and the Dawn–by Renee Ahdieh

Blue Lily, Lily Blue—by Maggie Stiefvater

A Gathering of Shadows–by VE Schwab

Goals:

Exercise every day

Write creatively (Poetry and novel-writing daily)

Journal throughout the week (every other day?)

Post more reviews on here and on Goodreads

Character Class:

Reading challenges/my quest route

Rebelling already

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the challenges

Read a book starting with a letter from TBR (the word “the” doesn’t count) Truthwitch by Susan Dennard

Read a book with a warm colored cover (orange, red, yellow, brown) Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder

Read a new to you author. Graceling by Kristen Cashore

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The 2017 Reading Challenges:

1/ Read a book with a person on the cover.

2/ Read a hyped book.

3/ Finish a book in one day.

4/ READ ABOUT A CHARACTER THAT IS VERY DIFFERENT FROM YOU.

5/ Finish a book completely outdoors.

6/ Read a book you bought because of the cover.

7/ Read seven books.

Your Turn

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How it Works

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Read a book about a marginalized group

Read a Contemporary Novel or a Romance

Read a Cover-Buy

Read a Book that Makes You Happy

Read a Sci Fi Book

Read a 2017 Release

Read a Book You’re Annoyed that You Have Not Read Yet

Read a Book You’ve Seen Everywhere

Read a Book That Takes Place in a Different Country

Read a Book with Animals on the Cover

Read a Book that Features Music

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TBR Hopefuls

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Read Your Book Shelf a Thon (Round 1) TBR:

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Challenges

Read a book with a woman in a position of power

Read a book that stars a woman of color

Read a book that stars an LGBT+ woman

Read a book with a prominent sister relationship

Read a book about a woman with a mental illness

Read an OWN voices Novel

Read a book not set in the western world

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Rama in the Title or in the Author’s Name

Book with Animal(s) on the Cover

Character that Shares Your Initial

Book With Irish Elements

Book About an Illness

Start a Series

Read a Book Blind

7th Book:

My goals are even simpler this week:

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TBR for this week:

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