My Georgie costume, complete with paper boat!
I'm not supposed to take stuff from strangers...
Tuesday, October 31, 2017
Vlog: #SpookAThon 2017
Wednesday, October 25, 2017
#BorrowAThon Round 3 TBR!
Monday, October 16, 2017
#SpookAThon 2017 TBR!
Happy #SpookAThon everyone! I didn't get around to posting my TBR over here yet. The last few weeks have been particularly difficult for me (I talk a bit about it in my most recent Friday Reads video), so I've kind of been skimming by, trying to take care of myself to the best of my ability, and so things like social media posts, reading, and basically everything else in my life besides Netflix got placed on the back burner. Over the last few days, though, I've been really trying to change my attitude and put more effort into being happy. Things have since made a turn for the positive and I hope they continue to do so!
ANYWAY, I wanted to share my TBR for SpookAThon with you all, now that I feel well enough to sit down and write a blog post. SpookAThon is running today, October 16th, through Sunday, October 22nd and it's one of my favorite readathons because it focuses on ~spooky~ reads which I absolutely love! Here's what I'm planning to pick up and read this week:
Final Girls by Riley Sager
A book with a spooky setting
I Let You Go by Clark Mackintosh
A book that features a childhood fear
Dark Places by Gillian Flynn
A thriller
American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
A book with a scary word in the title
The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
A book with orange in the cover
Check out my TBR video below to hear me talk more about each title and why I chose them for SpookAThon! :)
Thursday, October 5, 2017
#BorrowAThon Round 3 Announcements!
AHHHHH IT'S ANNOUNCEMENT DAY FOR ROUND THREE OF BORROWATHON!
If you're not familiar, BorrowAThon is an eight day readathon where the only rule is you have to read borrowed books. This could be borrowed from the library, from a friend, a family member, a partner, a coworker, a stranger, etc. As long as you don't personally own the book, you can read it for BorrowAThon! :D This round will be taking place from Sunday, November 5th at 12AM in your time zone and will be going through to Sunday, November 12th at 11:59PM in your time zone.
I'm so excited for this round of BorrowAThon! We have so many fun things planned for this round and the BorrowAThon community is always such a lovely group of people to hang out with every time a round comes along! I can't wait to be surrounded by so many amazing people in the bookish community and celebrate our love of reading! I have thrown together *all* of the information for round 3 in this post, so if you prefer to read your information, be sure to continue reading! If you'd rather see my idiot face tell you the information, skip to the bottom to watch my announcement video! :P
HOSTS!
I have an amazing team of hosts this round that I am so thrilled to be working with! They're going to be helping me make this round the best one yet and I feel so lucky to have them on my side to help bring you an awesome event! Here's who will be hosting this round:
Riley (me) - @rmfickfack
Alyssa - @booksandcats97
Andie - @andie_reads
Megan R. - @RogersReads79
Megan B. - @lightening_boot
Izzy - @punkrockgirlpa
Michael - @mrh0691
Lisa - @ladybookdragon
Kaeley - @kaeleyscruggs
SPRINTS!
We will, of course, be giving the people what they want with sprints this round! We will be having them at a consistent time every night: 9PM - 12AM EST. That way you'll know when to expect a round of sprinting each day of the readathon! A different host will be running sprints every day. If you're curious of who will be hosting which night, check out the schedule below!
Day 1 (November 5) - Riley
Day 2 (November 6) - Alyssa
Day 3 (November 7) - Andie
Day 4 (November 8) - Megan R.
Day 5 (November 9) - Megan B.
Day 7 (November 10) - Michael
Day 8 (November 12) - Lisa
CHATS/LIVE SHOWS!
Chats are my absolute favorite part of this readathon each round and this time we're going to be doing them a bit differently. Instead of hosting chats on Twitter like we have for the past two rounds, we're going to be hosting them on my channel in the form of some live shows! We will be live streaming on my channel and there will be a chat room that we will be able to interact with you in real time. I'm so excited to try this version of chats for round 3 and hopefully everyone will have a chance to join in one of our two chat times!
Live Show/Chat #1: Sunday, November 5th at 8AM EST
Live Show/Chat #2: Saturday, November 11th at 7PM EST
SOCIAL MEDIA CHALLENGE!
The lovely Kaeley will be hosting an Instagram challenge over on her blog Spoilers May Apply during round 3 of BorrowAThon! There will be more information released about this challenge during the readathon, so keep an eye out for information regarding the challenge on our Twitter page!
READING CHALLENGES!
The moment everyone has been waiting for - the round 3 reading challenges! We have 6 challenges again this round which are completely optional. You can try to accomplish as many or as few as you like, and you can even double up challenges if you'd like. If you find a book that accomplishes all 6 challenges, go for it! These are just for fun. :)
1. Give an author a second chance
2. Start a new-to-you series
3. Read a book with 5 or more words in the title
4. Read a 2017 release
5. Read a book you find in a #LibraryHaul
6. Read a book that features a library
Stay Up to Date!
All updated information for BorrowAThon will go up on our Twitter page first, so make sure you are following us at @BorrowAThon for all updated information! Also make sure you're using the hashtag #BorrowAThon to share your TBRs and readathon updates so we can find you and connect with you!
Check out my announcement video below if you'd like to see me talking about all things Round 3!
Tuesday, October 3, 2017
October 2017 TBR!
I will be having a Halloween-themed live show on my channel on Saturday, October 14th at 8PM EST, with special guest Michael! I hope to see you there. :)
Reading Challenge Picks
The newest book to your shelf: Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo
A book with a color in the title: Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
2017 Goal Picks
Diverse: Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan
Buddy read with Becky
Classic: The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
Non-Fiction: The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a Fuck by Sarah Knight
TBR Jar: The Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving
Other Buddy Reads
Dark Places by Gillian Flynn
Buddy read with Shannon
Final Girls by Riley Sager
Buddy read with Becky & Michael
A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab
Buddy read with Megan
September 2017 Reading Wrap Up!
September, as anticipated, was a bit of a slower reading month because I had SO DAMN MUCH GOING ON. I basically worked the majority of the month and ended it with a trip to upstate New York for a marathon I was running! Needless to say, reading was a bit more challenging this month, but I still managed to read 8 books which I am actually really happy about!
READING STATS FOR SEPTEMBER
Participated in 1 readathon (#TheReadingQuest)
Continued 1 series
Finished 1 series
3,158 pages read
8 books completed
BOOKS COMPLETED
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling & Illustrated by Jim Kay
Physical copy, 5/5
Reading challenge fulfilled: A re-read
The Ask and the Answer by Patrick Ness
Continuing a series
Tales of the Greek Heroes by Roger Lancelyn Green
Classic pick for September
They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera
Buddy read with Michael
Waiting to Be Heard by Amanda Knox
Non-fiction pick for September
Winter by Marissa Meyer
Finish/catch up to a series (fulfilled 1 of 3)
Chemistry by Weike Wang
Diverse pick for September
The Twenty-One Balloons by William Pene du Bois
TBR Jar pick for September
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