Pokemon Indigo League #ReadThemAllThon

I saw this 3 week Pokemon themed Read-a-thon and I had to join because I've been playing Pokemon Go nonstop (Team Valor, level 23). It starts August 14 and ends September 5. Join at Read at Midnight! Choose a Pokemon and then build it up with reading, reviewing, and completing badges. I'll update my progress below. Some books I will be reading for the read-a-thon are: Enclave by Ann Aguirre, Gemina by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff, Me Before You by Jojo Moyes, and ??????

The Pokemon I've chosen is Happiny! It's one of my favorite Pokemon and focuses on caring for eggs (or rocks if it can't get eggs) and healing.

To start, it has 10 CP.

* Finished Enclave by Ann Aguirre for the Pewter Gym badge
     + 28 CP for 288 pages
     + 20 CP for completing a book and earning a badge
     + 20 CP for reviewing the book here (I'm saving it for September Zombies)

* Finished The Diabolic by S.J. Kincaid for the Fuschia Gym badge
     + 41 CP for 416 pages
     + 20 CP for completing a book and earning a badge
     + 20 CP for reviewing book here

* Finished Gemina by Jay Kristoff and Amie Koffman for the Vermillion Gym badge
     + 65 CP for 658 pages
     + 20 CP for completing a book and earning a badge
     + 20 CP for reviewing book here

* Evolution to Chansey!!!
     + 50 CP

* Finished Me Before You by Jojo Moyes for the Cerulean gym badge
     + 40 CP for 409 pages
     + 20 CP for completing a book and earning a badge
     review to come!

* Finished The Double Dead by Chuck Wendig for the Cinnabar gym badge
     + 41 CP for 415 pages
     + 20 CP for completing a book and earning a badge
     review to come!

* Evolution to Blissey!!
     + 50 CP

* Finished Three Dark Crowns by Kendare Blake for the Saffron gym badge
     + 39 CP for 395 pages
     + 20 CP for completing a book and earning a badge
     review to come!

* Finished The Living Dead Boy by Rhiannon Frater for the Earth badge
     +23 CP for 232 pages
     +20 for completing a book and earning a badge
     review to come!

Grand total: 587 CP

Beat the Heat Read-a-thon Goals and Progress

Since the last read-a-thon didn't go so well, I'm persevering and trying again with the new one. I didn't finish any books during the last one, but I got close. My goal for this one is to finish all the books I've been reading and start a new batch and read at least 100 pages a day.

Monday, August 24

* Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits by David Wong - 110 pages FINISHED
* Horizon by Sophie Littlefield - 72 pages

Total pages for today: 182
Total pages overall: 182
Total books overall: 1

Tuesday, August 25

* Hungry for Your Love: An Anthology of Zombie Romance edited by Lori Perkins - 82 pages FINISHED
* Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff - 14 pages

Total pages for today: 96
Total pages overall: 278
Total books overall: 2

Wednesday, August 26

* Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff - 131 pages

Total pages for today: 131
Total pages overall: 409
Total books overall: 2

Thursday, August 27

* Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff - 171 pages
* The Stars Never Rise by Rachel Vincent - 21 pages

Total pages for today: 191
Total pages overall: 600
Total books overall: 2

Friday, August 28

* Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff - 123 pages
* The Stars Never Rise by Rachel Vincent - 16 pages

Total pages for today: 139
Total pages overall: 739
Total books overall: 2

Saturday, August 29

* Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff - 130 pages FINISHED
* The Stars Never Rise by Rachel Vincent - 43 pages

Total pages for today: 173
Total pages overall: 912
Total books overall: 3

Bout of Books Read-a-thon Challenge: Four Seasons in Book Covers

This challenge, hosted by Kimberly Faye Reads, is to find 4 books to somehow correspond with the 4 seasons. It could be the cover, title, etc. Here are my picks:

* Winter - Snowblind by Christopher Golden

* Spring - Crimson Bound by Rosamund Hodge

* Summer - I Know What You Did Last Summer by Lois Duncan

* Fall - Autumn by David Moody

I'm off to keep reading!

Bout of Books Read-a-thon: Scavenger Hunt

Today, I didn't read as much as yesterday, but the read-a-thon continues! This challenge is a scavenger hunt with 5 objectives: a book that begins with "B," a book I'm planning to read for Bout of Books, a blue book, a book from my favorite genre, and TBR books. I've opted to put all the books in one picture and my super fluffy cat Einstein has deigned to help me display them. (Please excuse my fuzzy bed. Einstein sleeps there a lot.)

1) Beauty by Sarah Pinborough starts with B, plus the cover is soooooo pretty.
2) I plan to read Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
3) Alive by Scott Sigler is blue.
4) Anna Dressed in Blood is from the horror genre, my favorite (also see the last challenge for some good horror novels).
5) The small pile in the back is a very tiny part of my TBR books: Alive by Scott Sigler, Armada by Ernest Cline, and The Familiar by Mark Z. Danielewski.

Join the Bout of Books Read-a-thon for more bookish fun!

Bout of Books Read-a-thon: Progress and Goals

It begins!!! My goal is to read at least 100 pages a day. I don't think it's super realistic with my new job taking up a lot of time, but we'll see. I'll be updating here every day on how many books and pages I read. Join in the fun!

Monday, August 17

* Hungry for Your Love edited by Lori Perkins - 135 pages
* Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits by David Wong - 98 pages
* Horizon by Sophie Littlefield - 26 pages

Total pages for today: 259
Total books overall: 0

Tuesday, August 18

* Hungry for Your Love edited by Lori Perkins - 32 pages
* Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits by David Wong - 18 pages
* Horizon by Sophie Littlefield - 42 pages

Total pages for today: 92 (so close!)
Total pages overall: 351
Total books overall: 0

Wednesday, August 19

* Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits by David Wong - 50 pages
* Hungry for Your Love edited by Lori Perkins - 42 pages

Total pages for today: 92 (so close again!)
Total pages overall: 443
Total books overall: 0

Thursday, August 20

* Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits by David Wong - 89 pages
* Hungry for Your Love edited by Lori Perkins - 28 pages

Total pages for today: 117
Total pages overall: 468
Total books overall: 0

Friday, August 21

* Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits by David Wong - 19 pages
* Hungry for Your Love edited by Lori Perkins - 36 pages

Total pages for today: 55 :(
Total pages overall: 523
Total books overall: 0

Saturday, August 22 and Sunday August 23

* Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits by David Wong - 18 pages
* Hungry for Your Love edited by Lori Perkins - 36 pages
* Horizon by Sophie Littlefield - 28 pages

Total pages for today: 82
Total pages overall: 605
Total books overall: 0

Bout of Books Read-a-thon: Fictional World Travel Challenge

It's the first challenge for Bout of Books Read-a-thon! The task is to name and creatively display 3 to 6 books that take place outside of your home country. I chose books that all have elements of horror, so I got my plushy gravestone, Hannibal Lecter, and the Bride of Frankenstein to help me display my choices.

* Nightwatch by Sergei Lukyanenko - Contemporary Russia
* Battle Royale by Koushun Takami - Dystopian Japan
* The Girl with All the Gifts by M.R. Carey - Post-apocalyptic England
* Perfume: A Story of Murder by Patrick Suskind - 18th Century France
* Let Me In (AKA Let the Right One In) by John Ajvide Lindqvist - 1980's Sweden

If you want to take your own Fictional World Travel Challenge, sign up for the challenge and let your imagination run wild.

Beat the Heat Read-a-thon

It's read-a-thon time! I'm starting a new job (YAY!!!) soon and I want to keep myself reading and blogging during my first year of teaching. I've let my blog gather dust sometimes and I don't want that to happen now. I noticed Andrea at Bookish Lifestyle signed up for two readathons that span 3 weeks and it sounded like a great idea. I'm going to copy her and do both the Bout of Books 14 Read-a-thon and the Beat the Heat Read-a-thon.

Sign up with Novel Heartbeat or Phantasmic Reads. Just do a sign up post, set your own goal, and read, read, read. There will be mini-challenges and grand prizes.

My goal is to just keep reading. I'll probably be finishing up some books for September Zombies and reading books for the horror-fest that is October.

Bout of Books 14 Read-a-thon

It's read-a-thon time! I'm starting a new job (YAY!!!) soon and I want to keep myself reading and blogging during my first year of teaching. I've let my blog gather dust sometimes and I don't want that to happen now. I noticed Andrea at Bookish Lifestyle signed up for two readathons that span 3 weeks and it sounded like a great idea. I'm going to copy her and do both the Bout of Books 14 Read-a-thon and the Beat the Heat Read-a-thon.

Here's what it's about: The Bout of Books read-a-thon is organized by Amanda @ On a Book Bender and Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal. It is a week long read-a-thon that begins 12:01am Monday, August 17th and runs through Sunday, August 23rd in whatever time zone you are in. Bout of Books is low-pressure. There are challenges, giveaways, and a grand prize, but all of these are completely optional. For all Bout of Books 14 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. - From the Bout of Books team Join in the fun by linking your sign-up page here.

My goal is to just keep reading. I'll probably be finishing up some books for September Zombies and reading books for the horror-fest that is October.