10 Book TBR #3!

It's finally time for a third 10 Book TBR! It's taken me a while to get through 10 Book TBR #2, but I'm definitely going to finally be able to finish is in September, so I got ahead of the game and made my 3rd stack of books. I'm looking forward to all of these. I feel like I have a good range of books on this list so I'm excited to tackle it! :)

Book of the Month Book

The Line That Held Us by David Joy

Re-Read

Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green & David Levithan

Kindle eBook

Radio Silence by Alice Oseman

TBR Jar Pick

Off to Be the Wizard by Scott Meyer

Brave Story by Miyuki Miyabe

Nice Try, Jane Sinner by Leanne Oelke

Geektastic: Stories from the Nerd Herd edited by Holly Black

Providence by Caroline Kepnes

American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis

Warcross by Marie Lu

5 Star Predictions Round 2!

I'm excited to start in on my next round of the 5 Star Prediction project! I recently wrapped up my first go around on this project, and I had such a good time going through and picking out 5 more books that I think will be 5 star reads for me! Like last time, I'm not going to put a limit on the time I have to read these, and I will definitely be wrapping up my results of this round whenever I get the chance to read all 5 books!
BOOKS MENTIONED
The Smell of Other People's Houses by Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock North by Scott Jurek Meddling Kids by Edgar Cantero The Oracle Year by Charles Soule Perfect Little World by Kevin Wilson

N.E.W.T.s Readathon 2018 | Week 3 Update

I felt really good about my N.E.W.T.s reading this week! I was able to start and finish two books that I really enjoyed reading, and now I have *officially* passed all of my N.E.W.T.s subjects. Now the real test to is striving to reach an Outstanding mark in a few more subjects. CAN I DO IT?! We shall see....

WEEK 3 STAT BREAKDOWN

Books completed this week...

The Book of Essie by Meghan MacLean Weir

319 pages

Achieves an ACCEPTABLE mark for the TRANSFIGURATION exam:

"Read a book with a gray cover"

Ramona Blue by Julie Murphy

425 pages

Achieves an ACCEPTABLE mark for the POTIONS exam:

"Read a book with a color in the title"

Books in progress...

Miles Morales: Spider-Man by Jason Reynolds

273 pages (will begin once I'm done with this post!)

EXCEEDS EXPECTATIONS level for the POTIONS exam:

"Read a book with a male lead character"

TOTALS AFTER WEEK 3

Pages read: 1,874

Books completed: 6/12

Outstanding N.E.W.T.s: 1/4

GOALS FOR WEEK 4

1. Read Miles Morales: Spider-Man by Jason Reynolds (TRANSFIGURATION, 319 pages)

2. Read Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crowe by Jessica Townsend (POTIONS, 273 pages)

3. Read All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven (ARITHMANCY, 400 pages)

Harry Potter Re-Read and Re-Watch Reviews #4: Goblet of Fire

I've finally gotten my act together and managed to edit and upload our review of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire! This is one of my very favorite stories in the series so I really loved revisiting it both in the book and movie versions. I've seen the adaptation dozens of times but it was so nice to reread the book for the first time! I can't wait to continue on with the series because the action is about to REALLY kick off!

N.E.W.T.s Readathon 2018 | Week 2 Update

I'm going through a big life transition at the moment (ending one job and starting another) so I've been nervous that I wouldn't be able to find the time to read this week, but I actually managed to buckle down and get my Muggle Studies exam completely done! I am now the proud owner of an ~outstanding~ mark in one of my N.E.W.T.s which I am very excited about. Now I can focus on another exam and hopefully get higher marks in those subjects as well by the end of week 3!

WEEK 2 STAT BREAKDOWN

Books completed this week...

Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell

481 pages

Achieves an ACCEPTABLE mark for the ARITHMANCY exam:
"Read a book that ends on an even-numbered page"

The Stranger in the Woods by Michael Finkel

225 pages

Achieves an EXCEEDS EXPECTATIONS MARK for the MUGGLE STUDIES exam:

"Read a biography"

Ms. Marvel, vol. 1: No Normal by G. Willow Wilson

120 pages

Acheives an OUTSTANDING mark for the MUGGLE STUDIES exam:

"Read a retelling"

Books in progress...

The Book of Essie by Meghan Maclean Weir
319 pages (will begin once I'm done with this post!)

ACCEPTABLE level for the TRANSFIGURATION exam:

"Read a book with a gray cover"

TOTALS AFTER WEEK 2

Pages read: 1,130

Books completed: 4/12

Outstanding N.E.W.T.s: 1/4

GOALS FOR WEEK 3

1. Read The Book of Essie (TRANSFIGURATION, 319 pages)

2. Read All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven (ARITHMANCY, 400 pages)

#ReadYourFaceOff August 24 Hour Readathon Announcement + 2nd BookTube Birthday Bash!

I don't usually announce the dates of the Read Your Face Off 24 Hour Readathons on anywhere else but the GoodReads book club, but since this month is my 2nd BookTube Birthday, I thought it would be fun to do something extra special! This month, the RYFO 24 Hour Readathon will be from August 18th - August 19th (9AM-9AM in your time zone), and as the 19th is my BookTube birthday, I thought it'd be fun to play a game during the readathon! I have created a BINGO board below with lots of challenges to complete during the readathon. Check it out and see how many BINGOs you can get!

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5 Star Predictions Wrap Up!

I recently finished my pile of 5 Star Predictions! This was such a cool project to work through over the last 11 months and I've found it's not so easy to know whether or not you'll love a book. I had so much fun with this, though and I definitely plan on doing another round of this project very soon! Make sure you click the video to see if my predictions were correct!
BOOKS MENTIONED
Wing Jones by Katherine Webber Dark Places by Gillian Flynn A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki I Let You Go by Clare Mackintosh Dark Matter by Blake Crouch

July 2018 Reading Wrap Up! + July Vlogs

This summer continued to be crazy busy for me throughout the month of July. What did I decide to do? PARTICIPATE IN 5 READATHONS AND READ 19 BOOKS. Okay, Riley. You're aparently really good at relaxing... >_> I don't know how I pulled off 19 books this month, but there you have it. Check out my July Reading vlog below (featuring my #TomeTopple wrap up!) to hear my thought on each of my reads, and check below for my July reading stats!

READING STATS FOR JULY

Participated in 5 readathons (#TomeTopple, #ReadYourFaceOff, #24in48, #7in7, #BookTubeAThon)

Completed 1/10 books from 10 Book TBR #2 (9/10 total)

Started 2 series

Continued 1 series

6,051 pages read

19 books completed

BOOKS COMPLETED

Save the Date by Morgan Matson
Physical copy, 4/5
Buddy read with Michael

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
Physical copy, 5/5
Book 4 of 7 of the Harry Potter Series

Red Rising by Pierce Brown
Audiobook, 3/5
Book 1 of  5 of the Red Rising Saga

Fullmetal Alchemist, vol. 4-6 by Hiromu Arakawa
Physical copy, 5/5

Let Me Lie by Clare Mackintosh
Physical copy, 4/5
Buddy read with Andie & Jessica

A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki
Physical copy, 5/5

Running Man by Charlie Engell
Audiobook, 4/5

This Adventure Ends by Emma Mills
Physical copy, 4/5

The 8 Mistakes of Amy Maxwell by Heather Balog
Kindle eBook, 3/5
Book 1 of 3 of the Amy Maxwell Series

Sweet Tooth, vol. 2: In Captivity by Jeff Lemire
Physical copy, 5/5

Noteworthy by Riley Redgate
Kindle eBook, 4/5


Girls Like Me by Lola St. Vil
Physical copy, 2/5

Other People's Houses by Abbi Waxman
Physical copy, 4/5

Maus, vol. 2: And Here My Troubles Began by Art Spiegelman
Physical copy, 5/5

Faith: Hollywood & Vine by Jody Houser
Library copy, 3/5

Huck, Book 1: All-American by Mark Millar
Library copy, 4/5

Saga, vol. 3 by Brian K. Vaughn
Physical copy, 5/5

We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
Physical copy, 2/5

In Real Life by Cory Doctorow & Jen Wang
Physical copy, 4/5

I've also been noticing that I've had a hard time lately consistently cross posting my vlogs to my blog everytime they get uploaded to my channel. I don't know if it's because I've been crazy busy lately, but I often just can't be bothered to create an additional post for every single vlog I upload because I tend to upload A LOT. So, in order to alleviate that, I thought it might be a good idea to throw all of my vlogs onto a playlist and share them with you in my monthly wrap up posts. That way, if you're curious what I get up to in terms of readathons and other fun adventures throughout the month, you know where to find them! :)


VLOGS FEATURED THIS MONTH: Weekend Reading Vlog (7/7-7/8) July #ReadYourFaceOff 24 Hour Readathon #24in48 Readathon #7in7 Readathon

N.E.W.T.s Readathon 2018 | Week 1 Update

The first week of the N.E.W.T.s readathon has flown by! I think that's probably because I was in the middle of the craziness of #BookTubeAThon for most of the first week, but now I'm in full N.E.W.T.s mode and I'm ready to pass some exams! I was able to finish my first Arithmancy exam this week which I'm happy about, but I would really love to reach above an "Acceptable" in at least one subject by the time I check in with you all next week.

WEEK 1 STAT BREAKDOWN

Books completed this week...

The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender by Leslye Walton

320 pages

Achieves an ACCEPTABLE mark for the ARITHMANCY exam:
"Read a book that ends on an even-numbered page"

Books in progress...

Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
140/481 pages

ACCEPTABLE level for the MUGGLE STUDIES exam:

"Read a book by a favorite author"

TOTALS AFTER WEEK 1

Pages read: 460

Books completed: 1/12

Outstanding N.E.W.T.s: 0/4

GOALS FOR WEEK 2

1. Finish Fangirl (MUGGLE STUDIES, 341 pages remaining)

2. Read The Stranger in the Woods (MUGGLE STUDIES, 224 pages)

3. Read Ms. Marvel (MUGGLE STUDIES, 120 pages)

4. Start The Book of Essie (TRANSFIGURATION, 319 pages)

#BookTubeAThon 2018! Vlogs & Wrap Up

We are just coming off the whirlwind that is BookTubeAThon and omg... I did not think that this week was going to be as stressful as it was, but between traveling to DC for work, announcing a new job, and trying to spend as much time with Brett as possible before the school year starts ALL WHILE ATTEMPTING TO READ ALL THE BOOKS AND DO ALL THE VIDEO AND INSTAGRAM CHALLENGES.... I don't know how I am even awake right now. I unfortunately did not end up reading as much as I wanted to, but I think I did the best I could with the amount of time I actually had. Here's some stats for all of my reading nerds out there...
Pages read: 1,087 Saga, vol. 3 by Brian K. Vaughn - 144 pages We Were Liars by E. Lockhart - 225 pages In Real Life by Cory Doctorow - 175 pages Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell - 140 pages* Holes by Louis Sachar - 233 pages The Stange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender by Leslye Walton - 170 pages* Books finished: 4 Challenges completed: 3 Coin flip challenge Something you'd like to do Book-to-movie adaptation
While my reading wasn't the best, I DID complete all of the video and Instagram challenges! You can find the video challenges in my vlogs (above), but here's what I did each day for the Instagram challenges:

BOOKTUBEATHON DAY 1 INSTAGRAM CHALLENGE: Take a photo of the book that first got you into reading! • I’ve been an avid reader ever since I had the ability to read, so while the first book that got me into reading is probably some long lost picture book that may have gotten donated over the years, the Harry Potter series is definitely what kept me reading throughout my adolescence. I read the first book at around 9 years old, and the last book came out when I was 17. Every release kept me excited to pick up the next one and I found myself continuing the habit of reading between HP releases and well after I closed the final book. I have a feeling this will be the answer for many, but the Harry Potter series is what really made reading “stick” for me! ⚡️ • #BookTubeAThon2018 #BookTubeAThon #BTAT #btatfirst #bookstagram

A post shared by Riley (@rmfickfack) on Jul 30, 2018 at 8:45am PDT

BOOKTUBEATHON DAY 2 INSTAGRAM CHALLENGE: Take a book stack photo! • I’m currently traveling for work, but here’s my lil stack of #BookTubeAThon TBR books! 🤗 Just imagine my Kindle being dozens of books added to the stack. 😂 • #BookTubeAThon2018 #btat #btatstack #bookstagram

A post shared by Riley (@rmfickfack) on Jul 31, 2018 at 4:42am PDT

BOOKTUBEATHON DAY 3 INSTAGRAM CHALLENGE: Cosplay a book cover character! • Went with Cath from my next #BookTubeAThon read, Fangirl! 💻 If I was home I definitely could have scrounged up a yellow shirt, but what can ya do. 😜 • #BookTubeAThon2018 #btat #btatcover #bookstagram

A post shared by Riley (@rmfickfack) on Aug 1, 2018 at 5:14am PDT

BOOKTUBEATHON DAY 4 INSTAGRAM CHALLENGE: Take a photo with one of your book collections! • I don’t really show off my graphic novel and (tiny) manga collection, which is a shame because I absolutely LOVE reading graphics! 😍 I did not realize how many I had until I piled them all up and the stack was almost as tall as Lupita! 😳🙈😂 • #BookTubeAThon2018 #BookTubeAThon #btat #btatcollection #bookstagram

A post shared by Riley (@rmfickfack) on Aug 2, 2018 at 1:56pm PDT

BOOKTUBEATHON DAY 5 INSTAGRAM CHALLENGE: Take a photo where a book cover and background match! • I just started rereading Holes 🕳 last night for #BookTubeAThon! Haven’t read it since 3rd or 4th grade and it’s so much fun revisiting the story! • #BookTubeAThon2018 #btat #btatmatch #bookstagram #currentlyreading

A post shared by Riley (@rmfickfack) on Aug 3, 2018 at 6:42am PDT

BOOKTUBEATHON DAY 6 INSTAGRAM CHALLENGE: Take a photo of three books - two you have read before and one you haven’t! • For this challenge, I wanted to feature my 3 favorite colors on the spines - Purple, yellow, and turquoise! Can you guess which book I haven’t read? • #BookTubeAThon #btat #btatthree #bookstagram

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BOOKTUBEATHON DAY 7 INSTAGRAM CHALLENGE: Take a photo of your favorite book! • While I have many favorites, The Little Prince is definitely toward the top of the list. It reminds us adults that we don’t *truly* know it all, especially when it come to the key to really enjoying life! ✨ • #BookTubeAThon #BookTubeAThon2018 #btat #btatfav

A post shared by Riley (@rmfickfack) on Aug 5, 2018 at 4:10pm PDT

I know that this round of BookTubeAThon wasn't necessarily my best and if I felt like I had more time on my hands I would have done much better, but I had fun nonetheless and I have so much motivation to outdo myself for next year! :D I hope everyone had a fun week of reading and celebrating books! <3