Monday, July 20, 2020

The Reading Rush 2020 // Day 1 Recap


Reading Rush Day 1 was a huge success! I decided to pick up Bringing Down the Duke as my first book for the week, mainly due to the fact that I had the audiobook out from the library and there were 3 people in line behind me so I wanted to read it as quickly as possible. The goal for the day was to get the entire thing read, and I'm happy to say I accomplished it! I really think it's all thanks to having the audiobook playing as a read along with the physical book as it really helped me concentrate on the story. I ended up really enjoying this book as well, and I look forward to checking out the next book in the companion series that is coming out in September! I gave Bringing Down the Duke 4/5 stars! ⭐⭐⭐⭐

DAY 1 STATS

Book(s) read today: Bringing Down the Duke by Evie Dunmore
# of pages read: 356 pages
# of books completed: 1
# of challenges completed: 1


INSTAGRAM CHALLENGE
Recreate a book cover ✔️


For the Day 1 Instagram challenge of recreating a book cover, I decided to recreate the cover of Since You've Been Gone by Morgan Matson. I chose Since You've Been Gone because it not only is this an excellent summer read, BUT it also gave me the perfect excuse to go get an ice cream cone! ๐Ÿฆ The weather was so hot that it almost instantly melted in my hand, but either way IT WAS DELICIOUS!

TBR UPDATE

The After Party by Anton DiSclafani (0/384)
Alex, Approximately by Jenn Bennett (0/391)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll (0/248)
The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta (0/416)
Bringing Down the Duke by Evie Dunmore (356/356) ✔️
Everything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer (0/288)
Scythe by Neal Shusterman (0/435)

CHALLENGE UPDATE

1. Read a book with a cover the same color as your birthstone
2. Read a book with a title that begins with "the"
3. Read a book that inspired a movie that you've already seen
4. Read the first book you touch
5. Read a book completely outside your home
6. Read a book in a genre you'd like to read more of
7. Read a book set in a different continent than where you live ✔️

For Day 2 today, I'm focusing on reading Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, and I think I'll also start listening to the audiobook of Alex, Approximately while out on my run this evening for the "outside your home" challenge. I hope you all have had a great start to your Reading Rush and I will be back tomorrow with my updates from Day 2! ๐Ÿ˜Š

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