#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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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