Summer Wrap Up Read-A-Thon

Hosted by In Between and Some Like It Paranormal
Runs from August 4th - 12th
Click HERE to sign-up.

I haven't been making my monthly goals for the last two months, which is worrisome because it's summer and I have plenty of time to read. I start college later this month and I really want to get a jumpstart on my reading to give myself the best chance of making my goal. Here are the books that I want to read during the readathon.

1. Beautiful Lies by Jessica Warman
2. Glitch by Heather Anastasiu

3. Touched by Cyn Balog
4. Erebos by Ursula Poznanski

5. Confessions of an Angry Girl by Louise Rozett

6. Perfect Escape by Jennifer Brown

If I can do more that would be great, but I really want to accomplish this! I will be updating and doing challenges on this post as well. Good luck everyone!

Once Upon a Read-a-Thon

 

Hey everyone! Since I'm behind in my reading ALREADY this month, I am really excited and in much need of this read-a-thon.This is hosted by Angela at Reading Angel, Candace at Candace’s Book Blog, and Lori at Pure Imagination.

The read-a-thon officially started at 12:01 wayyy early this morning, but I wanted to wait until now to put up my post. Here are the books that I want to read before July 11th at 11:59 PM.

1. The Sundered by Ruthanne Reid

2. Pushing the Limits by Katie McGarry

3. The Goddess Legacy by Aimee Carter
4. A Midsummer's Nightmare by Kody Keplinger

If I finish these I'll add on another. But these are what I really want to get read.

I will be posting updates along the way on this post as well as challenges. The link to this page will be on my sidebar. I will write a final wrap up post on the 12th!

Monster Pick Your Thon

 

I can rarely resist readathons and reviewthons. They never fail to get me motivated. I also love how The Book Monsters squish these two together so we can make the best of our time for each individual. If you want to sign up, do so HERE. This will be going on until the 15th.

I'm going to update and post all of my challenges on this post right here. I'll link it in my sidebar so I don't lose it. 

Day 1: Organization, Organization, Organization.

Basically, what do I plan on accomplishing? 

Reading

I Hunt Killers by Barry Lyga

172 Hours on the Moon by Johan Harstad

Yesterday by C.K. Kelly Martin

Reviewing/Scheduling Posts

This is pretty big. I want to schedule my posts for almost the rest of the month. I currently have 11/16 done.

Maintenance

I want to post all of the reviews that I have posted up until the end of March on Goodreads and Amazon. I currently have 8/22 done.

That's all I want to do! Not much reading, but tons of other stuff. I'll update this post with the next mini challenge!

Mini Challenge 1:  Review Drafts

I already do something similar to what Book Dragon's Lair does. After I finish a book, I set up that post. I write out some initial bullet points and get all of the book information that I post on the blog (publisher, amazon link, blahblahblah). I usually like to have a week's worth of posts scheduled in advance. So once I start to get low, I go to the oldest of the drafts and write up the review. Most of the time I do this before things get scary. Being ahead of the game makes blogging more fun because you don't HAVE to do any blogging from one day to the next. You can schedule things in advance.

Mini Challenge 2: Cast A Character!

Currently I am reading 172 Hours on the Moon. The book has three main characters, but I just want to cast Mia. She has very dark hair and light skin. She is described as looking like the typical goth girl. She loves music and has a very spicy attitude. She's not afraid to tell it like it is. She also has a sensitive side though along with her roughness. I usually don't think of actors playing characters, just made up people, but now that I am thinking about it, I can really see Mary Elizabeth Winstead playing Mia! She's different, fun, and can play a girl with a passion for music and for misbehaving. She did a fabulous job in Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World, and I think she would do good here too.