Showing posts with label readathon. Show all posts
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Sunday, August 17, 2014

Bout of Books 11.0 TBR/Updates/Results

TBR/Goals:

For this week's Bout of Books 11.0, my goal is just to read 150 pages a day. This may not sound like a lot, especially compared to my normal amount of reading I do, but there is a lot going on this week, including my mom's memorial, so I'm trying not to bite off more than I can chew. I also want to update this page every day, and complete at least one challenge a day (even if I have to combine two day's challenge's in one post). As always, my TBR is very large, not because I intend to read all of those books, but because I have serious issues trying to stick to a TBR, and during a readathon, you want to be able to have plenty of choices.


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Monday, July 28, 2014

August Read-a-Thons TBR/Updates/Results

So I literally scoured the blogosphere for literally EVERY read-a-thon in the month of August, and let me tell you, there are a ton of them. In the past two books, participating in the Sunathon and not officially participating in the Book Tube-a-Thon has been so helpful for my reading. I have read a lot more than usual, and I love when other people post updates on what they have been reading. I will also be doing daily Instagram and Twitter Updates on my progress as well for all the readathons.

***I know Bout of Books is also happening this month, but I am doing an entirely separate post for that particular readathon, because it's one of the only ones with daily challenges.

The two TBRs cover the first two weeks of August, and are tentative to change at literally any moment. Remember, it's Sofia we're talking about here. Both TBRs are larger than I actually intend to read because more options helps prevent me from deviating. [pictured left] July 28-August 3 TBR. [pictured right] August 4-10 TBR




July 28 - August 11: Clear Your TBR Pile hosted by Jessica @ Fly to Fiction & Klaudia @ The Observant Girl Book Reviews  #ClearYourTBRPileChallenge Goal ~ Read 10 books & Compose Reviews for 7 books




July 31- August 20: Isla is Coming A Happily Ever After Read-a-Long hosted by Jamie @ Perpetual Page Turner & Meg @ Cuddlebuggery & Lindsey @ A Bookish Sinister Kid & Judith @ Paper Riot & Andi @ Andi ABCs #IslaIsComing



August 1 - August 31: ARC August hosted by Shelly & Octavia @ Read.Sleep.Repeat. #ARCAugust Goal ~ Read & Review 5 Books


August 11 - September 1: Beat the Heat Readathon hosted by Reanna @ Phantasmic Reads & Jessi @ Novel Heartbeat. Goal ~ Read 15 books & Compose 10 reviews


(I know I'm late on this one) June 21 - September 5: Summer Vacation COYER hosted by Berl @ Fantasy is More Fun & Michelle @ Because Reading is Better Than Real Life #COYER Goal ~ Read 20 books & Compose 15 reviews


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Monday, July 21, 2014

July 21-27 Read-a-Thon TBR/Updates/Results

There are THREE readathons going on during the 21st to the 27th of July, and I have the same TBR for them, so this post will technically count for all of them. Also, I count "a book" as 300 pages read, because "a book" can be 100 pages, or 800, depending on what it is. This is kind of how the #BookTubeaThon worked, which went on last week, and I vicariously participated. I will also be tweeting/instagramming an update on which books I have read that day, which I have never done before. Anyway, even if you aren't participating in any of these readathons, I hope you have a great week of reading and living! :)



Monday:

Pages Read Today: 473
Cumulative Pages Read: 473
Books Read Today: 1
Cumulative Books Read: 1
Book Titles/Miscellaneous Progress: 
80% | 227 pgs ~ Lore Anthology. 
Pages 225-300 | 75 pgs ~ The 5th Wave: Rick Yancey. 
171 pgs ~ Unite Me: Tahereh Mafi

Tuesday:

Pages Read Today: 239
Cumulative Pages Read: 712
Books Read Today: 2
Cumulative Books Read: 3
Book Titles/Miscellaneous Progress: 
20% | 57 pgs ~ Lore Anthology
182 pgs ~ What Happens to Men When They Move to Manhattan?: Jill Knapp

Wednesday:

Pages Read Today: 25
Cumulative Pages Read: 737
Books Read Today: 0
Cumulative Books Read: 3
Book Titles/Miscellaneous Progress:  
25 pgs ~ Prisoner of Night and Fog: Anne Blankman

Thursday:

Pages Read Today: 125
Cumulative Pages Read: 862
Books Read Today: 0
Cumulative Books Read: 3
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125 pgs ~ We Were Liars: E. Lockhart

Friday:

Pages Read Today: 280
Cumulative Pages Read: 1,142
Books Read Today: 1
Cumulative Books Read: 4
Book Titles:
Pages 125-225 | 100 pgs ~ We Were Liars: E. Lockhart
Pages 1-180 | 180 pgs ~ The Madman's Daughter: Megan Shepherd 

Saturday:

Pages Read Today: 265
Cumulative Pages Read: 1,407
Books Read Today: 1
Cumulative Books Read: 5
Book Titles:
Pages 180-420 | 240 pgs ~ The Madman's Daughter: Megan Shepherd
Pages 1-25 | 25 pgs ~ Audacious: Gabrielle Pendergrast

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Thursday, April 24, 2014

Readathon Sign-Ups: Dewey's 24 Hour & Bout of Books 10

Dewey's


This is my declaration of participating in the age-old event (as of 2007) known as Dewey's 24 Hour Readathon! All information about the readathon including FAQ, history, prizes, start times, and more can be found on the website. I personally am not sure how long I can participate, but the point of the readathon is for everyone to start at the same time (5am PST) and read for 24 hours straight. I have said this before on my blog and twitter, but I am not a very happy camper if I haven't slept 8 hours or more. That said, I am hoping to get at least six hours in, but with homework and other stuff that may not be entirely possible. 

My TBR for this Readathon (I know think I will read this

much, but we can all hope):

Daughter of Smoke and Bone: Laini Taylor
Final Stand: Rose Garcia
Where Things Come Back: John Corey Whaley
Fangirl: Rainbow Rowell
{Parts 1, 2, & 3} Run to You: Clara Kensie
How to Say Goodbye: Amber Lin
Fragile Line: Brooklynne Skye
The Only Boy: Jordan Locke


Bout of Books 10


I have participated in Bout of Books before, and have always loved them. This a quarterly (or thirdly, someone correct me) event that is always fun. It's a weeklong event from May 12-18 with mini challenges, twitter chats, and more. Check out the website for all information related to this readathon. I'm hoping all the end-of-the-school-year rush will be almost done by then -except that it is the week of open hour which means the week of crazy- so I should hopefully be able to finish around 5 books. 

My TBR is forthcoming because everything will depend on where I will be in my neverending TBR pile at that time.
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Saturday, March 15, 2014

Ides of March Challenges


Michelle @ Book Briefs ~Spine Poetry
*Warning, I SUCK at spine poetry*
The Rules:
  1. You must use book titles to make a poem. (Try not to change up the words in the title)
  2. For this challenge, you can only use books that are on your TBR pile with publication dates BEFORE March 1, 2014.
  3. You can include as many extra words in your poem as books that you use. If you used 4 books for your poem, you can use up to 4 extra words.
  4. You must post your poem or a photo of your poem and then come back and link it up here
Identical Prodigy[s] Unravel Me 
after Unwinding my Dualed, 
Altered, yet Perfect[ly] Flawless Soul.
 

Faking Normal Cut through 
Something Strange and Deadly
that was Born Wicked and Fracture[d] 



Villa @ Backchatting Books-   Rome Question
Ze Rules:
We all know that when in Rome, do as the Romans do which means you should follow the customs of the society you are visiting but (and here’s the important bit) what does that actually entail?

When in Rome, make sure to visit where the Seven demigods did.

Dannie @ The Bookish Brunette ~Six Words (or Less!)
Rules: Tell me the synopsis of the book you’re currently reading (or the one you just finished) in six words. Bonus points if you do it in less words than six.

This is totally what Allegiant by Veronica Roth is about:
Rebellion, Identity, Love Issues. Totalitarian Government.
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Saturday, March 1, 2014

March Challenges & Readathons Goals/Updates/Results

CLEAN OUT YOUR E-READER 3/1-3/31
I'm participating in the now tri-annual (is that a word) event called COYER, or 'Clean Out Your E-Reader'. I literally have an addiction to Kindle Daily Deals, a bad habit of binge-requesting books from Netgalley, and Review Request books so this challenge is exactly what I need. This wonderful challenge is hosted by Fantasy is More Fun & Because Reading is better than real life. I'm going for the level 'Deep Clean' which means 10-14 eBooks.If you're doing this challenge too, remember to update on twitter with the hashtag 'COYER' and the twitter party is on Sunday, March 23rd at 4pm EST. There are also mini-challenges which I am looking forward to.

In case you haven't heard of this (don't worry I didn't about two weeks ago) this is the gist of #COYER: Have you been a little over eager with your mouse when browsing Kindle Freebies? Or maybe those books on Netgalley/Edelweiss were just too hard to resist? Are your free reads sitting in your E-reader, neglected, just waiting for when you have time to get to them? Well now is the time with the “Clean out your E-reader Challenge” For all other information like the rules, twitterchat info, etc, this is the Kick Off post and this is the General Information.



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TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR TBR PILE 3/1-3/31
I'm also participating in the monthlong 'Take Control of Your TBR Pile'. This challenge is different because the rules don't confine me to E-Books, and they also allow Blog Tour books. On top of that, they have to be published before March 2014. For all information and details about this challenge hosted by the Caffeinated Book Reviewer click here. And remember to use the hashtag 'TakeControlTBR' for updates. 


MARCH MADNESS 3/1-3/31
My lovely friend Jayne @ Fiction_TheNewReality is hosting her first ever read-a-thon, so of course I had to participate. Remember to use the hashtag 'MarchMadnessReads' to update the participants of your progress.

My TBR List for 3/1-3/7


Ze Books

Overlapping Review Requests:
Bentwhistle the Dragon and a Chilling Revelation: Paul Cude
Bentwhistle the Dragon and a Threat from the Past: Paul Cude
Ghost Hand: Ripley Patton
You Are Mine: Janeal Falor

Blog Tours {TBR Pile & March Madness}:
Journey to Landaran: Judy Goodwin
A Chance of Love: Karolyn James
Colinization: Aubrie Dionne
Reconaissance: Aubrie Dionne
Alliance: Aubrie Dionne
The Making of Nebraska Brown: Louise Caoila
Always and Forever: S.P. Cervantes
The Prophecy: S.P. Cervantes

Netgalley Books:
Me Since You: Laura Weiss
The Here and Now: Ann Brashares
Hungry: H.A. Swain
Breaking Free: Abby Sher
Learning to Swim: Annie Cosby
My Last Kiss: Bethany Neal

Kindle Deals:
The Archived: Victoria Schwab
Catalyst: Laurie Halse Anderson
Incarnate: Jodi Meadows
My Life Next Door: Huntley Fitzpatrick
Origin: Jessica Khoury
Not a Drop to Drink: Mindy McGinnis
Perfect Ruin: Lauren Destefano
Where the Stars Still Shine: Trish Doller
Unremembered: Jessica Brody

Physical Books:
*This is very tentative, because of how many eBooks I have on my list
Icons: Margaret Stohl
These Broken Stars: Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner
House of Hades: Rick Riordan
Otter St. Onge and the Bootleggers: Alec Hastings
Extra Information from Mwa:
-I don't actually think I'm going to read this many books. I'm merely listing them, for example I know I won't be able to read every single Netgalley and Amazon freebie, but am just listing them in case.
-Take Control of Your TBR Pile and COYER are so similar, but have slightly different rules, but I'm just showing pictures of all the books in total, but they're not all specifically for one challenge and/or readathon. I've also learned that I'm extremely bipolar when it comes to what books I say I will read, so when the wrap-up post comes. you might not even see half of the books there. All the books in total make up my E-Book goals for March Madness.
-For COYER and Take Control of Your TBR Pile, I will be posting review on my Goodreads account and Amazon, but not on the blog because I don't want to overwhelm you.
-My goals are very ambitious which I am aware of, but I do have Spring Break, and I want to try and actually get ahead of my Goodreads Goal instead of behind.

IDES OF MARCH 3/13-3/17
This is another Readathon hosted by the Caffeinated Book Reviewer. and more information like my goals will be posted when we get nearer to the start date. Remember to tweet with the hashtag 'TBRreadathon' if you're participating.
Goal~ Read three books
-Alliance: Aubrie Dionne
-Reconaissance: Aubrie Dionne
-Allegiant: Veronica Roth

Results
-Alliance: Aubrie Dionne
-Reconaissance: Aubrie Dionne



Spring Cleaning Review-a-Thon 3/21-3/24
This is a Reviewathon hosted by Nocturn Romance Reads and Romancing the Dark Side. Remember to tweet with the hashtag 'SpringCleaningRAT'

My Goals~ Review four books (Possible Books):
-Colonization + Reconaissance: Aubrie Dionne
-Six Months Later: Natalie D. Richards
-The Distance Between Us: Kasie West
-Allegiant: Veronica Roth
-The Geography of You and Me: Jennifer E. Smith
-Steelheart: Brandon Sanderson
-Skin and Bones: Sherry Shahan
-Breaking Free: Abby Sher

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Sunday, December 29, 2013

Last Minute Read-a-Thon: Wrap Up Post

Last Minute Read-a-Thon: Wrap Up Post


I want to send out my appreciation to Vonnie @ Vonnie's Reading Corner & Maria @ A Night's Dream of Book for this organizing this readathon because it was so much fun.

I sadly didn't reach my goal because I was so much more busy than I thought I would be when I wrote my lofty goal post. That means I might actually have a life...shocking.

What I did finish was:
Skin and Bones: Sherry Shahan
All Our Yesterdays: Cristin Terril
and this one was very unexpected because I was confirmed for the book tour~ Butterman (Time) Travel Inc: PK Hrezo  

Basically I set the goal way to high for this Readathon that only lasted 5 days, so I think finishing 3 books was actually pretty good on my part, despite not reaching my goal. 

I hope everyone has a safe, happy new year full of blogging, books, and of course reading. I love you so much and my blogging time in 2013 has been a blast and I can't wait to see what 2014 brings. 
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Saturday, December 28, 2013

Last Minute Read-a-Thon: Remembering 2013

Last Minute Readathon: Remembering 2013
 

Dec. 29th- Remembering 2013: Answer the following...
1. Best Book of 2013
2. Worst Book of 2013
3. Favorite New Author
4. Book that surprised you
5. Book that disappointed you


*All of this information will probably be found in the "End of the Year Book Survey" so if it's repeated, I'm sorry, this is the challenge*

The best book of 2013 had to be Prodigy by Marie Lu. It exceeded all of my expectations and topped the near-perfect Legend. If you have any doubts check out Meeting Marvelous Marie Lu

The worst book of 2013 had to be The Kill Order by James Dashner because it very well almost killed me. I don't have a review anywhere, but three words: 15 days to read. The most painful 15 of my life.

I think we all know by now who my favorite author of 2013 is: Marie Lu. That's all I can say about it except for read this post: Meeting Marvelous Marie Lu and everything will be explained young children

The book that surprised me the most this year (different from survey) was Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock. The answer is also in Best of 2013 for the Readiculous Reads End of Year Celebration. 
"My friend from school had lent it to me, and at first I was shocked at the blurb, but it had sounded so interesting that I read it and don't regret that choice. This book isn't for everyone, but if you're looking for a book dealing with "tough issues" from a teenage male's perspective this definitely is the one to read." 

The book that disappointed me in 2013 was The Fault in Our Stars by John Green. All I can say was said in my Best of 2013 for the Readiculous Reads End of Year Celebration. 
"So I jumped on the bandawagon and read the book after everyone in my school was simply raving about it for weeks. Even though this book is on my list, my feelings are still very mixed (Joyce and Aurora don't kill me). I liked the book and everything, great storyline, but I was disssapointed. Hazel and Gus might be the cutest couple I've ever read about, and their love story is one of the  sweetest, but I still didn't love the book."

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Last Minute Read-a-Thon: Love it or Hate it

Last Minute Read-a-Thon: Love it or Hate it

Dec. 28th- Love it or Hate it: Post up book covers that you love and hate explaining why.
I'm going to do what A Night's Dream of Books did, I'm not trying to copy her idea, but I loved it so much when I read her post.

What she did was compare two covers of the same book. 
 
Love it: I personally think this paints a perfect picture for the story. The sleeping figure of a girl on the wooden porch slats, with ivy streaming down from the ceiling. It sounds like a total cliche love story, but that was what I think fit the story, and in my mind it's visually beautiful. The girl could be sleeping, or crying, or even be dead, and all three of those would have fit the story. 

Hate it: A huge red heart in the middle of an ombre blue sky. How original *sarcastic expression and hand on hip*  I sort of understand the symbolism, how it is essentially a love story, then the sky because of the whole "The Sky is Everywhere" thing, but I think the designers could have been more original. I know that's just the certain cover, but I still think it could have been a lot better.

Love It: The sword with the eye is very symbolic and powerful for Graceling. There is also a set of eyes at the back of the book (not depicted) that seems creepy at first, but is a Gracelings identification in the Seven Kingdoms. The background is also pretty, and for the record, Graceling was first with the sword on the cover, not Defy by Sara B. Larson.

Hate It: The silhouette of girl with a sword, how original. The cover has nothing to do with being a Graceling, or the story itself besides the fact that it's a girl and she uses a sword.

Love It: The blue ombre cover, although plain and simple with nothing but a tree and a single red flower is very symbolic in my mind to the story. The lone flower that stayed, when the rest already fell down (Mia stayed when her family left). It sort of gave me the Mulan-ish vibe when her father shows her the smallest late bloom would have been the most beautiful.

Hate It: I'm actually sort of scared of this cover.
It's a picture.
Of a girl's face.
On the bottom of the page.
Looking up.
Ok....
That's basically all I see, no symbolism or meaning to the story whatsoever unless you're including the fact that looking up could be conceived as Mia looking up into heaven at her family.

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Friday, December 27, 2013

Last Minute Read-a-Thon: Rainbow Book Spine

Last Minute Read-a-Thon: Rainbow Book Spine

Dec. 27th- Rainbow Book Spine....grab books from your shelf that have the following spine colors to make a rainbow: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, & violet.


Red~ Inkheart: Cornelia Funke
Orange~ Sabotaged: Margaret Peterson Haddix
Yellow~ The Red Pyramid: Rick Riordan
Green~ The Maze Runner: James Dashner
Blue: The SOn of Neptune: Rick Riordan
Violet~ The Subtle Knife: Phillip Pullman

I hope you enjoyed my rainbow :)



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Thursday, December 26, 2013

Last Minute Read-a-Thon: Goals

Last Minute Read-a-Thon Goals 


For read-a-thons or anything of the sort where I have to choose which books to read, I never actually end up reading those particular books. What I do know is that I want to read 3 books and finish the 2 I'm currently reading which are an ARC of "Skin and Bones" and "All Our Yesterdays" by Cristin Terrill. 

This is the list of books I'm probably going to choose from for this read-a-thon, most of them being from my most recent "Stacking the Shelves" post.

-Smoke: Ellen Hopkins
-Anna and the French Kiss: Stephanie Perkins

-Hate List: Jennifer Brown
-Wintergirls: Laurie Halse Anderson

-Chains: Seeds of America: Laurie Halse Anderson
-The Coldest Girl in Coldtown: Holly Black

-Just One Day: Gayle Forman
-The Summer I Found You: Jolene Perry
-The Seers: Julianna Scott






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