#RamadanReadathon 2019

Hello all! I’m excited to be participating in Ramadan Readathon again this year. It starts May 6th and runs through June 4th. The purpose of this challenge is to promote and read books by Muslim authors during the holy month of Ramadan. There is both a reading challenge and Instagram challenge so check out all the details HERE and follow @MuslimReadathon on Twitter and Instagram for updates. Plus you can use #RamadanReadathon to share your own progress and recommendations!

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Reading Challenge

This year the reading challenge is based on this fabulous bingo board that is themed around the five pillars of Islam. As the arrows point out, the idea is to choose a column or two and start from the bottom and work your way up. I picked the pillar of Sawm (fasting) and my TBR track is below. I’m starting with We Hunt the Flame which is one of my most anticipated titles of the year!

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Are you participating in the Ramadan Readathon? Do you have a favorite Muslim author?

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Year of the Asian Reading Challenge: Sign-Up, TBR, & Tracking – #YARC2019

Well it only took me a month and a half into the new year to declare my participation in the Year of the Asian Reading Challenge hosted by Vicky @ Vicky Who Reads, CW @ The Quiet Pond, Lily @ Sprinkles of Dreams, and Shalea @ Shut Up Shalea. I’m super excited to dive deeper into books written by Asian authors and read as many as I can in 2019. I’m aiming for the Indian Cobra level at the moment and I highly recommend checking out all the challenge details HERE.

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TBR

Out Now

Upcoming

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Tracker

January

• Norwegian Wood – Haruki Murakami
• Dragon Pearl – Yoon Ha Lee

February

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Are you participating in the Year of the Asian Reading Challenge? Interested now?

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Beat the Backlist 2019 ~ TBR

It’s that time of year again when readers rue the piles of unread books that have accumulated over the year and vow to finally get to them. Cue Beat the Backlist, a reading challenge created by NovelKnight to lessen the burden of all those older titles. The rules are simple! Books, published in 2018 or earlier, have to be read (start to finish) in 2019 according to your local time. All the details can be found in NovelKnight’s intro post HERE along with some fun extras.

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 TBR

• We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
• The Frangipani Hotel by Violet Kupersmith
• The Stars Are Legion by Kameron Hurley
• Circe by Madeline Miller
• If You Come Softly by Jacqueline Woodson
• The Defiant by Lesley Livingston
• The Phoenix Empress by K. Arsenault Rivera
• Godsgrave by Jay Kristoff
• Shadowsong by S. Jae-Jones
• Ramona Blue by Julie Murphy
• Like a River Glorious by Rae Carson
• Scythe by Neal Shusterman
• Thrawn by Timothy Zahn
• Finnikin of the Rock by Melina Marchetta
• Dumplin’ by Julie Murphy
• Akata Warrior by Nnedi Okorafor
• Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik
• A Sorrow Fierce and Falling by Jessica Cluess
• From Unseen Fire by Cass Morris
• The Lost Sisters by Holly Black

I’ll be setting myself a goal of reading 20 titles at the very least for 2019 and while I really want to get to the books above, this list definitely isn’t set in stone. Fingers crossed I can finish even more as my unread TBR is currently out of control!

Are you participating in Beat the Backlist? Interested in knocking down your TBR?

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Ramadan Readathon 2018 ~ TBR

Hello all! This year I’ll be participating in Ramadan Readathon starting May 17th and running through June 15th. The purpose of this challenge is to promote and read books by Muslim authors during the holy month of Ramadan. During the month there will be a blog tour and Instagram challenge so check out all the details HERE and follow @MuslimReadathon on Twitter and Instagram for updates. Plus you can use #RamadanReadathon to share your own progress and recommendations!

Last week I posted some book recommendations which you can check out HERE. Today I’m showing off my working TBR for the month.

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TBR

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Depending on how quick I’m reading I may get to even more titles but I’m super excited to start with these four.

Are you participating in Ramadan Readathon?

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Ramadan Readathon 2018 ~ Book Recommendations

Hello all! This year I’ll be participating in Ramadan Readathon starting May 17th and running through June 15th. The purpose of this challenge is to promote and read books by Muslim authors during the holy month of Ramadan. During the month there will be a blog tour and Instagram challenge so check out all the details HERE and follow @MuslimReadathon on Twitter and Instagram for updates. Plus you can use #RamadanReadathon to share your own progress and recommendations!

While I’ll be posting my TBR next week, I wanted to do a little recommendations post to bring the readathon to more people’s attention as well as hype some of my favorite books from Muslim authors. Check them out below!

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Middle Grade

Young Adult

Adult

Non Fiction

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Have you read any of these books? Will you be participating in Ramadan Readathon?

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The Reading Quest Recap

Hello all! I’ve got a Reading Quest recap for you today. The Reading Quest, a readathon based off video game quests, was created by Aentee from Read at Midnight and ended on September 10. I thought I’d give all of you a final update on how I did and what I completed.

I managed to finish all the quests on the Mage path coming in with a total experience of 125 points leaving me at a Level 2 with an HP of 232.

I didn’t manage to complete anymore side quests since my last update so I only got to these three:

Did you participate in The Reading Quest? How did it go?

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The Reading Quest ~ Update

Hello all! I’m here with a little Reading Quest update. If you’re not sure what The Reading Quest is all about check out the informational post over at Read at Midnight. Aentee has crafted an enthralling readathon for book lovers inspired by video game adventures. It started August 13 and runs through September 10.

As of today I’ve nearly reached the Level 3 mark as I’m currently at 95 EXP points and my health points are sitting at 143 HP. Down below is all of the challenges I’ve completed so far and my math for both experience and health points.

I’ve got two more books until I complete my Mage quest. I did have to change one title after DNFing a book, but the updated list is here with stars next to the titles I’ve finished.

I’ve also got a list of the Side Quests I’ve currently completed.

Are you participating in The Reading Quest? How has the first week and a half gone for you? Are you having a blast?

Let me know all your thoughts in the comments below!

The Reading Quest ~ TBR

Once again Aentee from Read at Midnight has crafted an enthralling readathon for book lovers far and wide to be a part of. It’s a video game inspired adventure called The Reading Quest that runs from August 13 through September 10. Check out the sign up post HERE and join in on all the fun!

THE BASICS

There are two important things to note for this challenge. First there are four different paths to follow within the game and the one you follow is determined by character class. The four options are knight, bard, rogue, and mage and only you can choose which one suits your fancy.

 

The descriptions for each character are listed above and their color coordinated paths can be found below on the bingo board. Also note that the central blue squares are side quests that can be completed as well.

The other big thing to note is that points can be accumulated while reading/participating in the challenge. This allows you to gain experience and eventually level up your character. All those details can be found in the sign up post. I’ve chosen to begin my journey as a mage so check out what I’m reading below!

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Let me know in the comments if you’re participating too!

P.S. Huge shout out to Aentee for the wonderful graphics and CW at Read Think Ponder for the character art.

#TomeTopple Readathon ~ TBR

From April 7-20, I’ll be participating in my first Tome Topple Readathon. Hosted by Sam of Thoughts on Tomes on Youtube, this readathon is all about diving into those big books on your shelves. The only true rule to it is that the book needs to be over 500 pages long. There’s also a few challenges to inspire participants:

Challenges

Read More Than One Tome
Read a Graphic Novel
Read a Tome That’s Part of a Series
Buddy Read a Tome
Read an Adult Novel

All of the details can be found HERE in the description of Sam’s video. This includes all of the co-hosts as well as the Goodreads group.

TBR

 My priorities are The Final Empire and The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue but if I have time I’d like to fit in Habibi.

So does this sound like a fun readathon to you? Want to participate? Let me know all your thoughts in the comments below!

2017 Love-A-Thon ~ SWEETHEARTS Candy Message Mini-Challenge

The 2017 Love-A-Thon is a wonderful weekend event held from February 18-20 to promote positivity, kindness, friendship, and good vibes throughout the book community whether it be in blogging, booktube, bookstagram, etc. Hosted by Alexa Loves Books, The Novel Hermit, Super Space Chick & The Daily Prophecy, Love-A-Thon brings people together with fun challenges, twitter chats, blog hopping, and comment sprees. Come join the fun!

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SWEETHEARTS Candy Messages

So, I’ve received a box of candy messages and now I’m going to share them with a bunch of fictional characters. Check it out!

I Do
A Character I’d Marry

Will Herondale (The Infernal Devices)

Dream Big
A Character Whose Dreams I Want To Come True

Inej Ghafa (Six of Crows)

Crazy 4 U
A Character I’m Crazy About

Kaz Brekker (Six of Crows)

True Love
My Ultimate OTP

Simon and Izzy (The Mortal Instruments)

Te Amo
A Language I’d Want To Be Wooed In

The language of Red London (Shades of Magic)

BFF
A Character I Want To Be My Best Friend

Nina Zenik (Six of Crows)

Wink Wink
A Character I’d Want To Wink At Me

Kashmir (The Girl From Everywhere)

Sweet Talk
A Character Who Knows How To Sweet Talk/Flirt

Rhysand (ACOMAF)

Best Day
A Moment From A Book I Wish Happened To Me

I will forever dream of attending Le Cirque des Reves (The Night Circus)

OOH La La
A Character I Want To Slow Dance With

Levi (Fangirl)

Love You
A Character That Gets My Undying Love

Ronan Lynch (The Raven Cycle)

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Well that was a blast! Did you play along at home? Are some of our answers the same? Let me know in the comments below and there’s more Love-A-Thon fun tomorrow!