Summer Lovin' Read-a-thon Update #5 and Progress and Plans

"Whole lotta shakin' going on",

 

 

Hello bookworms,

 

Before I begin discussing the post I would just like to THANK EVERYONE SO MUCH for the over-whelming response I've had recently. I can't believe the amount of positive comments and views I've received. Blogging really has changed my life for the better and I wish I had the time to post everyday but I do the best that I can. Yet again THANK YOU!

 

Anyway so today I'll be writing about how I've been doing in the read-a-thon and what I hope to be reading for the rest of the read-a-thon.

 

Firstly I'll do an Update for today and yesterday :

 

 

Update #4

I didn't read as much as I'd hoped to yesterday as I only read to page 78 in Magenta #3 - Magenta goes green by Echo Freer.

 

I've certainly made up for it today already though as when I came home from a splendid day at school the heat and the sun made it irresistible to read outside.

 

 I finished Magenta #3 - Magenta goes green by Echo Freer in addition to starting and finishing Lovephopia #1 (Manga).

 

 I'm currently on page 17 of Love Struck by Rachael Wing and hope to finish it either tonight or tomorrow morning so I can return it to the library that same day.

 

 

Progress and Plans

 

 

Number of Books read so far - 5 books !

 

Sabrina the teenage witch #2 - The magic within (graphic novel) - Last 29 pages

 

Nancy Drew Files #7 - Deadly doubles by Carolyn Keene - Full 149 pages

 

Magenta #1 - Magenta Orange by Echo Freer - Full 203 pages

 

Magenta #3 - Magenta goes green by Echo Freer - Full 198 pages

 

Lovephobia #1 - Full 140 pages

 

Not counting for this but will count towards page count total

Love Struck by Rachael Wing - First 17 pages

 

 

Number of Pages read so far - 736 !

 

End of Read-thon TBR

 

This weekends weather is supposed to be hot and sunny so I hope to read these novels as I'll probably read more.

 

If I do read all these books I will have exceeded my goal of 7 books by reading 9 books and also triumphed my goal of 1,250 pages by reading 1,414 pages !

 

 

 

Love Struck by Rachael Wing - Currently reading this

 

Both sides of time by Caroline B. Cooney - Found this in the book box at the back of my German class (all the books in the box are English though) and thought I'd borrow at as she's one of my favourite author's.

 

Nancy Drew Files #59 - High risk by Carolyn Keene - NED'S IN THIS - ENOUGH SAID !

 

Sabrina the teenage witch #10 - Lotsa luck - Couldn't believe it when they had this at the library. I wanted to read one of the normal novels after reading the spectacular graphic novels.

 

 

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Back tomorrow,

Mimi

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Summer Lovin' Read-a-thon Update #1, TBR and Teaser Tidbits challenge

Class Orientation,

Hello read-a-thoners,

Today I'll be discussing the goals I'll be trying to conquer and books I'm hoping to read for the Summer Lovin' Read-a-thon. Also I'm doing a response to the daily challenge that was set by Shelf Addiction.

I hope to recruit some readers to join me in this adorable Grease themed read-a-thon

Here we go :

Update #1

 

I finished Sabrina the teenage witch #2 - the magic within graphic novel this morning (I read the final 29 pages).

 

Currentely I'm reading Nancy Drew files #7 - Deadly Doubles. I'm only on page 7 but I plan on either finishing it or at least getting 100 pages in tonight.

 



Read-a-thon TBR

 

Nancy Drew Files #7 - Deadly Doubles by Carolyn Keene

 

J17 - Love Games by Jacqui Deevoy

 

LovePhobia #1 (manga)

 

Magenta #1 - Magenta Orange by Echo Freer

 

Magenta #3 - Magenta goes green by Echo Freer

 

Lovestruck by Rachael Wing

 

Nancy Drew Files Case #53 - High Risk by Carolyn Keene

 

Goals

 

Target book count - 7 books

 

Target page count - 1,250 pages

 

Post everyday and complete all challenges

 

Stick to TBR

 

SURVIVE

 

 

Teaser Tidbits Challenge

 

Basically a Teaser Tidbit challenge is a showcase of two taster sentences from your current read to entice others to add it to their TBR pile.

 

The challenge was created for the read-a-thon by ShelfAddiction.

 

My Teaser Tidbit :

 

 

"Tell no one" the senator had said. Despite the muggy summer heat, Nancy felt a chill. - Page 3 , Nancy Drew files #7 - Deadly Doubles by Carolyn Keene.

 

 

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Got to go now, Got to read,

Mimi

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July TBR !

 

Say goodbye in the pouring rain and I breakdown  again,

Bonjour Bibliomaniacs,

In store for you Today is my July TBR - To Be Read pile - that will basically showcase what I hope to be reading the upcoming month.

I'd like to inform you that I'm now participating in the summer lovin' read-a-thon but there will be more on the books I'll be reading then in my introduction post on Monday.

During that week I'll be posting everyday I think so you can look forward to more regular posting.

I won't be doing the Booktube-a-thon now though because I don't want the pressure of doing two and I wanted do this more as it's more interesting and fun.

There was too many books to take individual pictures of so I just wrote the title and why I chose this for the month. There's three different perspectives of the pile though.

Let's begin :

 

July TBR

 



 J17 - Love Games by Jacqui Devoy - I meant to read this in June but never got around to it  due to my library craze. I'm kind of on a ban from the Libraries this month so maybe this will get some attention. I'm reading it because tennis is a Summer sport therefore this can only be read this season.

 

Nancy Drew Files #7 - Deadly doubles by Carolyn Keene - Another book revolving around tennis.

 

Point Romance - Secret Love by Sue Welford - Has a summery feel to it.

 

Point Crime - The smoking gun by Malcom Rose - Death occurs during Spots Day and mines in July so I'm reading it on the very day.

 

Justine Duval #1 - Wild Child by Chloe Rayban - You may remember that I read another book by her a while ago and that was okay so I'm hoping for better things in this. Reading because it's a summery series.

 

Nancy Drew Files #59 - High Risk by Carolyn Keene - I might be craving more Nancy after Deadly Doubles.

 

Point Horror - Mothers Helper by A. Bates (from Point Horror Collection 1) - Set during Summer.

 

Point Horror - Hit and run by R.L Stine - Set during Summer.

 

Shine by Kate Maryon - Set during Summer.

 

 

Magenta #1 - Magenta Orange by Echo Freer - A re-read so I can read #3.

 

Reluctantly Alice by Phyliss Reynolds Naylor - About Alice in Year 8 so I'm only in Year 8 till the end of July so I'll have to read this before I go into Year 9 or it'll just be strange.

 

The Crush by Alex Shearer - Summery feel.

 

LBD #1 - It's a girl thing by Grace Dent - Set in July.

 

The end of everything by Megan Abbott - Set at the end of the school year which is what July is.

 

Lia's guide to winning the lottery by Keren David - Set back from June so it deserves to be read soon.

 

Fashonitas #2 - Hadley by Sarra Manning - An everyday summer read.

 

Sweethearts - Strictly Friends by Jo Cotterill - An everyday summer read.

 

Cannibals by Cynthia D. Grant - Summery feel.

 

The Beast by Ann Evans - Set in Scotland which is where I'm going in July/August.

 

Walk two moons by Sharon Creech - Road-trips remind me of summer.

 

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What books do you plan on reading in July?

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Book haul soon,

Mimi

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Read-a-thon Announcement and TBR pile

 

 

 

Exciting news to share with you,

I'll be participating along with over 300 other people in my first ever online read-a-thon (of many I hope) created by Bout of Books.With this post I wish to recruit some more readers to display the read-a-thon button in the sidebar with pride - like me.

More information on the read-a-thon from the website :

The Bout of Books read-a-thon is organised by Amanda @ On a Book Bender and Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal. It is a week long read-a-thon that begins 12:01am Monday, May 13th and runs through Sunday, May 19th in whatever time zone you are in. Bout of Books is low-pressure, and the only reading competition is between you and your usual number of books read in a week. There are challenges, giveaways, and a grand prize, but all of these are completely optional. For all Bout of Books 7.0 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. - From the Bout of Books team

I'm challenging myself to read 7 books during the entirety of the read-a-thon as I usually spend 2 days reading a book so it'll be over double my prevail book count.

This week I've been in a reading slump therefore I hope this will promote me to escape it.

Everyday there will be a review of my latest triumph so I've allocated schedule for each day per book and the book I'll be focusing on that day.

The books I'll be reading are:
 

 

Monday- Boys for Beginners by Lil Chase

Got to page 10 at the start of the month but PLL happened...You know what the phrase says though - Two times the charm.I

've already begun reading this Today and I'm loving the humour.

Does this sound/look like something you would enjoy reading as well? Click here for more information :
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11866755-boys-for-beginners-by-lil-chase?ac=1

Tuesday- Fear street - Prom Queen by R.L Stine

I was supposed to be having a prom-themed week at the start of the month but the idea was ruined when I borrowed Pretty Little Liars.

I've loved every Fear Street book I've read so far and R.L Stine is one of my favourite authors.

I own two editions of this because one is for reading (skull) and the other for preserving (girl in dress).

Does this sound/look like something you would enjoy reading as well? Click here for more information :
 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/656717.The_Prom_Queen?ac=1

 

Wednesday - Sweet Valley High 88- Love Letters for sale by Francine Pascal

 

To reward myself for getting halfway through the challenge I'm reading something easy to conquer.

 

I've been wanting to read this book for ages so I figure there's no time like the present (or a read-a-thon).

 

Does this sound/look like something you would enjoy reading as well? Click here for more information :

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/412298.Love_Letters_For_Sale?ac=1



 

 

Thursday - Chasing Redbird by Sharon Creech

 

I read Absolutely Normal Chaos by her last summer and enjoyed it so I thought I'd try more of her writing.

 

The plot of this one actually sounds better than that of my previous read by the author but does that mean the book will be better? Only time (and a review) will tell...

 

Does this sound/look like something you would enjoy reading as well? Click here for more information :

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53495.Chasing_Redbird?ac=1

 

 

 

Friday - The Crush by Alex Shearer

 

Another book from my Saturday Showcase of purchases , this book just sounds like the definition of Fun and My taste so I hope it achieves my expectations.

 

Does this sound/look like something you would enjoy reading as well? Click here for more information :



http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6656994-the-crush

 



 

Saturday- Point Horror- Prom Date by Diane Hoh

I'm intrigued by the length of this novel considering that it's longer than the usual Point horrors.

So far my favourite book by Diane is The Invitation but this is a strong contender for replacing it.

Does this sound/look like something you would enjoy reading as well? Click here for more information :
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/601575.Prom_Date?ac=1

 

Sunday - Sweet Valley High #23 - Say Goodbye by Francine Pascal

This will be my reward at the end of the read-a-thon.

Does this sound/look like something you would enjoy reading as well? Click here for more information :
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/412222.Say_Goodbye?ac=1


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Until you read again,

Mimi

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