One week down, another three to go! So far I’m really enjoying this read-a-thon and I have successfully managed to stick to all of my reading goals/plans. I’m loving all the Twitter spirts and G’s ability to create such an immersive reading environment with her storytelling. My goal for this read-a-thon is to read 10 books and I’m quietly confident that I’m going to reach my goal! Let me know if you’re taking part and how you’re finding this years O.W.L.s in the comments below!
Currently Reading: A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer. I’m not usually a fan of cross-world fantasies but this one is actually really enjoyable! I’ve only got about 100 pages left, which I know I’m going to fly through this evening.
Pages Read: 602
Books Read: 3/10
Hogwarts Professor/ Auror:
History of Magic – Witch Hunts: A Book Featuring Witches/Wizards
Truthwitch by Susan Denard. I went into this book with high expectations as it includes everything I want out of a fantasy series, a group of strong characters, intricate magical/political systems and an intense storyline, and I wasn’t disappointed. I enjoyed this series so much that I’ve had to change some books on my current read-a-thon TBR as I need to keep reading this series especially after that ending!
Potions – Shrinking Solution: Read a Book Under 150 Pages
The Grownup by Gillian Flynn. This is the perfect read for any read-a-thon, its a short and intense story that fans of Flynn will certainly enjoy. My only two disappointments were that a) it was too short and b) the ending, I just wanted more.
Animagus Training:
Potions – Shrinking Solution: Read a Book Under 150 Pages
Cheri by Collette. I always love a bit of Colette, and Cheri did not disappoint. It was fabulous, french and fashionably outrageous!
It’s the most magical time of the year as it’s time for the first instalment of the 2020 Magical Read-a-thon, and it’s fair to say that I am beyond excited! I’ve been re-watching all the films in preparation. This is my first time participating and I’m already so impressed and amazed at all the resources and creativity behind this reading event, so I want to say a HUGE thank you to G over at The Book Roast for all of her hard work! It’s not too late to join so I’ll leave a link to the website here, where you’ll be able to find all the reading prompts and wizarding careers.
The magical read-a-thon is a month long reading event that celebrates the magical universe J.K Rowling has created and the love of reading. The read-a-thon has two main events: the Ordinary Wizarding Level Exams and the Nastily Exhausting Wizarding Tests, two of the main exams that Hogwarts must sit during their time at Hogwarts. The read-a-thon is designed to mimic these exams in a creatively fun and reading manner by associating different subjects with various reading challenges. The first read-a-thon for the O.WL.s takes place in the month of April, whilst N.E.W.T.s happen during the month of August. Your results and success in the O.W.L.s also contribute to your N.E.W.T.s which in turn determine your chosen wizarding career.
I’d love to know if you’re participating this year and all about your chosen career and TBR, so please leave a link in the comments below!
Anyway, let me reveal my chosen careers and my ambitious TBR!
Auror (5 O.W.L.s)
The profession of an Auror has always fascinated me, and has been shown throughout the series to be such an adventurous, dangerous and intense job! I’m ready for the challenge, so bring it on!
Charms – Lumos Maxima: A Book with a White Cover
The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson. It’s taken me almost two years to read this book so I’m hoping that the pressures of meeting my reading/career targets will finally motivate me to read this book!
Herbolgy – Mimbulus Mimbletonia: Title Starting with M
Grave Mercy by Robin LaFevers, I know this doesn’t start with M, but there is a M in the title and there is a book in the series that starts with M? I found it really hard to find a book I wanted to read that started with M, if you’ve got any recommendations then please let me know!
Potions – Shrinking Solution: Read a Book Under 150 Pages
Chéri by Collette. This was our March book of the month for my Reading Between the Wines book club and I plan to read this at the start of the read-a-thon before our group FaceTime catch up!
Transfiguration – Animagus: A Book/Series that Includes Shapeshifting
A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer or Socery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson.
Defence Against The Dark Arts – Grindylows: A Book Set Sea
These Rebel Waves by Sara Raasch or The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern. I’m torn between which book I want to read as both sound really good, this is definitely my favourite prompt!
Hogwarts Professor (7 O.W.L.s)
McGonagall and Lupin are some of my favourite Hogwarts Professor’s so I’d love to follow in their footsteps and be Head of Gryffindor House and an Defence Against the Dark Arts Professor!
Care of Magical Creatures – Hippogriffs: A Creature with a Beak on the Cover
The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater or King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo. The Raven Boys have been on my radar for a while now, I remember starting it but can’t recall why I stopped reading? As for King of Scars, Leigh Bardugo is one of my all time favourite authors and I can’t resit a bit of Nikolai!
History of Magic – Witch Hunts: A Book Featuring Witches/Wizards
Truthwitch by Susan Denard/ Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi. Both of these book have been on my TBR for ages, so hopefully that will help motivate me!
Astronomy – Night Classes: Read a Book When it’s Dark Outside
Legendary by Stephanie Garber. Another book that I’ve been going on about for months and now is the perfect time to finally cross it off my TRB list.
Also, Defence Against the Dark Arts, Charms, Transfiguration and Potions (above TBR)
Animagus Training
Arithmacy – Balance Opposites: Read Something Outside Your Favourite Genre
Normal People by Sally Rooney. I think this is going to be our Reading Between The Wines book for April as I’ve heard nothing but good things about it and I’ve been really craving a unique love story.
Potions – Shrinking Solution: Read a Book Under 150 Pages
The Grownup by Gillan Flynn. I was really struggling to find something short to read until I found this one! I loved Gone Girl so I’m hoping that this book has that same intricate and mysterious feel to it.
Transfiguration – Animagus: A Book/Series that Includes Shapeshifting
Either A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer or Socery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson.
This year I’ve been suffering from a major reading slump and I’ve reached the final point of frustration so what better way to try and rekindle my enjoyment for reading than through a 24 hour read-a-thon! This is my first 24 hour read-a-thon and I know that my current TBR is certainly ambitious but my aim is to start a couple of books that I’m excited to read with the hope that it will encourage me to continue reading them and the rest of the books in their series.
I’m more of a morning person rather than a night owl, so my plan is to wake early rather than staying up late the night before, fingers crossed I don’t get too distracted by my Netflix and Prime accounts! In preparation I’ve been watching lots of Booktube videos and stocking up on lots of my favourite coffee and snacks! If you’ve got any handy tips and tricks on how to successfully complete a 24 hour read-a-thon, then please leave a comment below.
Anyway, here is my first 24 hour read-a-thon TBR:
The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson (590 pages) – This book has been on the top of my TBR pile for over a year now and I’m more than ready to jump back into this fantasy world and join these beloved characters for another adventure. I fell absolutely head over heels for the first book in the series and read the entire book in a day, so it’s only right in saying that I have high expectations for the sequel.
Nevernight by Jay Kristoff (429 pages) – I follow Piera Forde on Booktube and she’s constantly raving about this book so much so that she’s currently adapting it into a mini-series, which from the set pictures looks incredible! It’s about time that I jumped on to the hype train and find out for myself why people love these characters so much!
Legendary by Stephanie Garber(451 pages) – Another book that’s been at the top of my TBR pile for a while after I fell in love with the first book, Caraval. I know before I read this I’m going to have to refresh my memory on what’s happened and all the characters but nevertheless I’m eager and excited to see what’s in store.
Apologies that this post is late but recently my life has been manic! This years read-a-thon certainly wasn’t as successful as last years but nevertheless I managed to complete a few of the challenges and read some books that I’ve been dying to read for ages!
Day 1 of the read-a-thon was a success and I read the whole of The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins and a bit of Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo which I was really proud of and believed that the rest of the week would be as successful but I was wrong. Day 2 I spent the day working but when I got home I carried on with Six of Crows but that is a big ass book! Day 3 Eleanor and I went to London (blog post coming soon…) so little reading was done as we were too busy enjoying the sun, landmarks and just catching up with each other. Day 4 and I finished Six of Crows which was just amazing and I completely agree with Eleanors review which you can find here! Day 5 I started Snow Like Ashes by Sara Raasch again another fab book which I will be reviewing soon and by Day 7 I had finished it and started Champion by Marie Lu!
Overall, I read 3.5 books which wasn’t as good as last year but I’m still pretty pleased and I also managed to complete some of the challenges! My total page count was 1,319!
Read a book with yellow on the cover – Snow Like Ashes
Read a book only after sunset – Girl on the Train
Read a book you discovered through Booktube – Champion
Read a book by one of your favourite authors – Six of Crows
Read a book that is older than you
Read and watch a book-to-movie adaptation
Read seven books
What did you think of the booktube-a-thon? Please feel free to share your experiences in the comments bellow!
It’s that time of year again and the annual summer Booktube-a-thon is upon us! The Booktube-a-thon is a read-a-thon hosted mainly on Youtube but I thought I would do it here on our blog. You can check out the official video and channel here for more information. I participated in the read-a-thon last year and I had so much fun and because i’ve got so much time this I thought why not do it again this year!
The Booktube-a-thon is a bit earlier this year and runs from 18th – 24th July and the aim is to read seven books which match the challenges given. The challenges include 7 book-related tasks (that can be combined) to set up your to-read list.
Here are the 2016 challenges:
Read a book with yellow on the cover
Read a book only after sunset
Read a book you discovered through Booktube
Read a book by one of your favourite authors
Read a book that is older than you
Read and watch a book-to-movie adaptation
Read seven books
My TBR consists of…
1. Snow Like Ashes – Sara Raasch
I found this one on my bookshelf and I had completely forgotten about it so when I did find it, it was a nice surprise. It has a bit of yellow on the cover but I think it counts and I super excited to dive right into this book!
2. The Girl On The Train – Paula Hawkins
I thought I’d a thriller to read in the evening, something spooky and mysterious to match with the dark surroundings. After the hype this book received I was skeptical of reading of just in case it didn’t live up to the praise but with the movie coming out, I thought now was the perfect time!
3. Campion – Marie Lu
I have been whizzing through this series so theres no doubt that I will fly through this book! I have fallen in love with this series and if it wasn’t for Booktube I don’t think I would have discovered it!
4. Six Of Crows – Leigh Bardugo
Again I’m late to the party with this book and I have been wanting to read it for a long time, it’s just been sitting on my shelf looking beautiful! I’ve heard fantastic things about this book and I loved the Shadow and Bone Trilogy so there is no doubt that I will enjoy this one! It’s a big book so fingers crossed I can read it in the time given!
5. Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone – J.K Rowling
Published in 1997 (the year I was born), Harry Potter has always been one of my favourites and I haven’t read this series in ages!
6. The Notebook – Nicola Sparks
I’ve read loads of Nicola Sparks books but I only just realised that I haven’t read ‘The Notebook’ and it’s one of my favourite films so it is a perfect fit for this challenge.
7. Lady Renegades – Rachel Hawkins
This is the final book in the series and super excited to finish it off. I was disappointed with the second book so fingers crossed this one is better. All the books in this series are all easy reads so this shouldn’t be a problem to check off my list of books!
Well, thats my TBR and fingers crossed I can complete lots of these challenges! Let me know if you’re participating in the booktube-a-thon as I would love to know whats on your TBR! Happy Reading!
Wow! What a stressful but exciting week it has been. This was my first ever Read-a-thon/Booktube-a-thon and I really enjoyed it and hope to do another one soon (but not too soon, I need time to recover!). The Booktube-a-thon is a Read-a-thon which ran from the 3rd – 9th August and the aim was to read severn books which match the challenges given.
Overall I managed to read 5 books this week which I was really pleased with despite the fact that I was working most of the week. I didn’t I’m afraid keep to my original TBR but I did try to complete most of the challenges anyway. The challenges this year were as follows and the ones crossed off are the ones I was able to complete.
Read a book with blue on the cover
Read a book by an author who shares the same first letter of your last name
Read someone else’s favorite book
Read the last book you acquired
Finish a book without letting go of it
Read a book you really want to read
Read seven books
The books I managed to read were…
The Assassins Blade – Sarah J Maas
Paper Towns – John Green
Me, Earl and the Dying Girl – Jesse Andrews
Siege and Storm – Leigh Bardugo
A House Somewhere – Various Authors
Talon – Julie Kagawa (Currently Reading)
Total Page count – 1,804!
For my first read-a-thon, I was really pleased with the outcome and I had great fun doing it too. Keep your eyes peeled in the upcoming weeks for full reviews on all the books I’ve read this week!
What did you think of the booktube-a-thon? Please feel free to share your experiences in the comments bellow!
It’s that time of year again and the annual summer booktube-a-thon is upon us again! Never have I ever participated in a read-a-thon but the idea sounds like great fun and I thought why not give it a go! The Booktube-a-thon is a read-a-thon hosted mainly on Youtube but I thought I would do it here on our blog. You can check out the official video and channel here.
The Booktube-a-thon runs from the 3rd – 9th August and the aim is to read severn books which match the challenges given. The challenges include 7 book-related tasks (that can be combined) to set up your to-read list.
Here are the 2015 challenges:
Read a book with blue on the cover
Read a book by an author who shares the same first letter of your last name
Read someone else’s favorite book
Read the last book you acquired
Finish a book without letting go of it
Read a book you really want to read
Read seven books
My TBR consist of…
1. The Assassins Blade – Sarah J Maas
I am a huge fan of Sarah J Maas and I usually wizz through her books really quickly, so I thought it would be a good pick for a read-a-thon! Plus its got a lot of blue on the cover!
2. A House Somewhere – Various Authors
Finding an author on my book shelf with a surname beginning with ‘W’ I thought would have been easy but I thought wrong! So this is a bit of a cheat, I picked this book because it contained a load of short stories, some of which are written by authors with surnames beginning with ‘W’. I also have to read this as a part of my English course next year so why not read it now.
3. Clockwork Angel – Cassandra Clare
This is my sisters favourite book, and finally after years of pestering and persuasion, I’m going to give this series a go! I loved her ‘Mortal Instruments’ series and the ‘Shadowhunter’ world so I have high hopes for this series too!
4. Talon – Julie Kagawa
After receiving ‘Rouge’ on Net Gallery, I decided to pick up the first one in the series in ‘The Works’ for only £1.99!! Bargain. I myself love dragons and everything to do with them so when I heard about this book I nearly freaked out and now can’t wait to read it.
5. David Golder – Irene Nemirovsky
Irene Nemirovsky is one of my newly found and adored authors! After reading her most famous book ”Suite Française” (which I highly recommend to everyone), I wanted to read more of her work. ‘David Golder’ is only 150 pages so it’s a nice short read which I hopefully won’t be able to put down.
6. Siege and Storm – Leigh Bardugo
I read ‘Shadow and Bone’ about a year ago and really enjoyed it. I’ve also heard so many good things about this series and have had many people recommend it to me!
7. Amy and Rodgers Epic Detour – Morgan Matson
Dependant on time, I do hope to read this but if not I’m sure I will read it when on my travels later this year. At the moment, I’m feeling a contemporary kick.
Being my first read-a-thon, I doubt I will be able to complete all the challenges but I hope to complete as many as possible. Again, I hope to post daily updates to track my progress or maybe post a summary post at the end of the week! Let me know if you are also participating in the BookTubeAThon and what you plan to read! Good luck!
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