Winter Biannual Bibliothon 2018

I am participating in this readathon.The upcoming Winter Biannual Bibliothon 2018 will run from Jan.20th – 26th. There is a liveshow for the group book Otherworld by Jason Segel on Saturday Jan.27th!

READING CHALLENGES:
1. Read the group book: OTHERWORLD by Jason Segel & Kirsten Miller
2. Read a sequel
3. Read a book you’ve never heard of before
4. Read a book about mental illness
5. Read a book that was mentioned in another book/movie/show etc.
6. Read a book under 200 pages
7. Read a backlist title a book before 2017

There are VIDEO CHALLENGES:
Saturday January 20: Character Recommends Challenge
Sunday January 21: Bookish Roast
Monday January 22: Bookish Routine
Tuesday January 23: Modernize a Book
Wednesday January 24: Bookish Aesthetic
Thursday January 25: Bookish Free-For-All
Friday January 26: Fictional MASH
I don’t believe I will be taking part but I wanted to share.

My TBR:https://youtu.be/8fHtYOlevGw
I may change my tbr but I will list the finished books below.
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2. Ignite by Sara B. Larson
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7. Spirit by Brigid Kremmerer

The House Cup Reading Challenge Update 11/12/2017

Points so far: 140 for main

Bonus points 30

social Media  12

 I have 182-pts for Slytherin

Main Challenge (20 points each)

The main challenge are reader’s choice. (I will fill these in as I go.)

First Year: Starcrossed (Starcrossed, #1) by Josephine Angelini -Finished

Second Year: Antigoddess (Goddess War, #1) by  Blake, Kendare –Finished

Third Year:The Rift Walker (Vampire Empire, #2) by Griffith, Clay -Finished

Fourth Year:  And I Darken (The Conqueror’s Saga, #1) by Kiersten White-Finished

Fifth Year: Mortal Gods (Goddess War, #2) by Kendare Blake -Finished

Sixth Year: Magonia (Magonia, #1) by Maria Dahvana Headley -Finished

Seventh Year: Three Dark Crowns by Kendare Blake -Finished

Bonus Challenges (10 points each)

For those who like categories to help narrow down their reading choices, here are thirteen bonus challenges to choose from. However, books you read for the bonus challenges cannot count toward the main challenge!  ( Some of these will have more than one option for me because I like options)

Gryffindor: Read a book with an epic hero/heroine The Sword of Summer (Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, #1)
by Rick Riordan or The Great Hunt (Eurona Duology #1) by Wendy Higgins

Hufflepuff: Read a book that contains a strong friendship Truthwitch (The Witchlands, #1) by Susan Dennard

Ravenclaw: Read a book that revolves around a mystery Perfect Scoundrels (Heist Society, #3) by Ally Carter

Slytherin: Read a book set in a dystopian world Partials (Partials Sequence, #1)  by Dan Wells 

or  Bluescreen (Mirador #1) by Dan Wells

Astronomy Class: Read a book set in outer space  United by Melissa Landers -Finished

 

Care of Magical Creatures: Read a book that features an animal or magical/mythical creature The Last Namsara (Iskari, #1) by Kristen Ciccarelli – Finished

Tri-Wizard Tournament: Read a book that includes a competition

Occlumency: Read a book about a character with magical abilities or superpowers

Death Eater: Read a book told from the POV of a villain

Platform 9 3/4: Read a book that features travel

Time Turner: Read a book set in the future or past  Flamecaster (Shattered Realms, #1) by Cinda Williams Chima

or Lord of Shadows (The Dark Artifices, #2) by Cassandra Clare

Fantastic Beasts: Read a spin-off to a beloved series The Tales of Beedle the Bard
by J.K. Rowling, Emma Nicholson-Finished

Dumbledore’s Army: Buddy-read a book with a friend or group

Social Media Bonus Points

Use the hashtag #housecupreadingchallenge on Twitter to earn 1 point per tweet (limited to 20 points total).

The House Cup Reading Challenge Update 11/6/2017

Points so far: 80 for main

Bonus points 20

social Media  9

This means so far I have 109 pts for Slytherin

Main Challenge (20 points each)

The main challenge are reader’s choice. (I will fill these in as I go.)

First Year: Starcrossed (Starcrossed, #1) by Josephine Angelini -Finished

Second Year: Antigoddess (Goddess War, #1) by  Blake, Kendare –Finished

Third Year:The Rift Walker (Vampire Empire, #2) by Griffith, Clay -Finished

Fourth Year:  And I Darken (The Conqueror’s Saga, #1) by Kiersten White-Finished

Fifth Year:

Sixth Year:

Seventh Year:

Bonus Challenges (10 points each)

For those who like categories to help narrow down their reading choices, here are thirteen bonus challenges to choose from. However, books you read for the bonus challenges cannot count toward the main challenge!  ( Some of these will have more than one option for me because I like options)

Gryffindor: Read a book with an epic hero/heroine The Sword of Summer (Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, #1)
by Rick Riordan or The Great Hunt (Eurona Duology #1) by Wendy Higgins

Hufflepuff: Read a book that contains a strong friendship Truthwitch (The Witchlands, #1) by Susan Dennard

Ravenclaw: Read a book that revolves around a mystery Perfect Scoundrels (Heist Society, #3) by Ally Carter

Slytherin: Read a book set in a dystopian world Partials (Partials Sequence, #1)  by Dan Wells 

or  Bluescreen (Mirador #1) by Dan Wells

Astronomy Class: Read a book set in outer space  United by Melissa Landers -Finished

 

Care of Magical Creatures: Read a book that features an animal or magical/mythical creature The Last Namsara (Iskari, #1) by Kristen Ciccarelli – Finished

Tri-Wizard Tournament: Read a book that includes a competition

Occlumency: Read a book about a character with magical abilities or superpowers

Death Eater: Read a book told from the POV of a villain

Platform 9 3/4: Read a book that features travel

Time Turner: Read a book set in the future or past  Flamecaster (Shattered Realms, #1) by Cinda Williams Chima

or Lord of Shadows (The Dark Artifices, #2) by Cassandra Clare

Fantastic Beasts: Read a spin-off to a beloved series

Dumbledore’s Army: Buddy-read a book with a friend or group

Social Media Bonus Points

Use the hashtag #housecupreadingchallenge on Twitter to earn 1 point per tweet (limited to 20 points total).

The House Cup Reading Challenge Update

Points so far: 60 for main

Bonus points 20

social Media  7

This means so far I have 87 pts for Slytherin

Main Challenge (20 points each)

The main challenge are reader’s choice. (I will fill these in as I go.)

First Year: Starcrossed (Starcrossed, #1) by Josephine Angelini -Finished

Second Year: Antigoddess (Goddess War, #1) by  Blake, Kendare –Finished

Third Year:The Rift Walker (Vampire Empire, #2) by Griffith, Clay -Finished

Fourth Year:

Fifth Year:

Sixth Year:

Seventh Year:

Bonus Challenges (10 points each)

For those who like categories to help narrow down their reading choices, here are thirteen bonus challenges to choose from. However, books you read for the bonus challenges cannot count toward the main challenge!  ( Some of these will have more than one option for me because I like options)

Gryffindor: Read a book with an epic hero/heroine The Sword of Summer (Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, #1)
by Rick Riordan or The Great Hunt (Eurona Duology #1) by Wendy Higgins

Hufflepuff: Read a book that contains a strong friendship Truthwitch (The Witchlands, #1) by Susan Dennard

Ravenclaw: Read a book that revolves around a mystery Perfect Scoundrels (Heist Society, #3) by Ally Carter

Slytherin: Read a book set in a dystopian world Partials (Partials Sequence, #1)  by Dan Wells 

or  Bluescreen (Mirador #1) by Dan Wells

Astronomy Class: Read a book set in outer space  United by Melissa Landers -Finished

 

Care of Magical Creatures: Read a book that features an animal or magical/mythical creature The Last Namsara (Iskari, #1) by Kristen Ciccarelli – Finished

 

Tri-Wizard Tournament: Read a book that includes a competition

Occlumency: Read a book about a character with magical abilities or superpowers

Death Eater: Read a book told from the POV of a villain

Platform 9 3/4: Read a book that features travel

Time Turner: Read a book set in the future or past  Flamecaster (Shattered Realms, #1) by Cinda Williams Chima

or Lord of Shadows (The Dark Artifices, #2) by Cassandra Clare

Fantastic Beasts: Read a spin-off to a beloved series

Dumbledore’s Army: Buddy-read a book with a friend or group

Social Media Bonus Points

Use the hashtag #housecupreadingchallenge on Twitter to earn 1 point per tweet (limited to 20 points total).

The House Cup Reading Challenege

 

The hosts of The House Cup Reading Challenge are Kelsey of Kelsey’s Cluttered Bookshelf, Alex of Book Daisy Reviews, Lauren of Live, Love, Read, and Erica of Escape Under the Cover. The House Cup Reading Challenge runs from October 15th to November 12th. The point of the game is to get from a first year student to a seventh year student by reading seven books before the month is over with. The house Head Girls who you report your points to are listed below:

Gryffindor: Lauren @BetweenDPages
Hufflepuff: Kelsey @Kelsenator
Ravenclaw: Alex @booksydaisy
Slytherin: Erica @slytherinchica

 

My house is:

Name: Jessica Bolton
Hogwarts House: Slytherin
Wand Type: Laurel wood with Unicorn hair core 10 3/4″ and supple flexibility – according to Pottermore.
Pet: owl
Favorite Subject: Transfiguration
Favorite Professor: Professor McGonagall- She is amazing

My TBR is still to be determined.  I do have a October TBR and a Fall TBR that I will be using to get my books from. Although, there are some that may not have made the list.

This will be taking place on Sunday (October 15th) and goes until Sunday, November 12th. If you haven’t signed up then you definitely should!

Bout of Books 20 Day 4 Update and Day 5 Challenge

Day 4 Update:

I am currently reading: A Court of Wing and Ruin

Books read: 0

Pgs read: 150

Total books: 2

Total Pgs: 1564

Challenge for Day 5

Leave a book review

Did you know? Book reviews help other readers discover new books. For today’s challenge, we encourage you to write a review of a book you’ve read during the readathon (or recently) and publish it where other readers make their purchasing decisions (e.g., Amazon, Goodreads, etc.). Be sure to share it with us in the comments below or on social media.

Thanks to J. Lenni Dorner for today’s challenge

My review is on goodreads:

So much fun for retelling. I really enjoyed it and I think anyone else who loves a good pride and predjudice retelling will to.
Pride and Prejudice is Austen’s look into the absurdity of the time with a touch of humor.  Such as, Mrs. Bennett’s obsession in finding wealthy husbands for her girls and the posh society of the Darcy’s that many a fortune hunter aspires to. Eligible is a tribute to this very well known story while still being a very fresh take in its own right.

Although, I did find fault with some of the story. I think the author while trying to be original was maybe a little two politically correct. I just found that trying to hit all the social issues in the world was just too much for one family, even the Bennett’s.

 

Bout of Books 20 Day 3 Update and Day 4 Challenge

Day 3 Update:

I am currently reading: A Court of Wing and Ruin

Books read: 0

Pgs read: 328

Total books: 2

Total Pgs: 1414

Day 4 Challenge

If you like this, try that . . .

Put your recommendations hat on, #boutofbooks-ers. For this challenge, pick a book, author, or trope (or whatever!) from your TBR and suggest similar books.

Example 1: If you like Sarah McLean, try Lenora Bell.

Example 2: If you like a modern day, romantic twist on Greek mythology, try Staci Hart’s Hearts and Arrows series.

Thanks to Bemused Bookworm for today’s challenge.

My challenge:

If you like a book full of intrigue, suspense and revenge such as Daughter of Deep Silence by Carrie Ryan than you should try Schooled in Revenge by Jesse Lasky.

Bout of Books 20 Day 2 Update and Day 3 Challenge

Day 1 Update:

I finished Orange: The Complete Collection, Vol. 2

Books read: 1

Pgs read: 523

Total books: 2

Total Pgs: 1086

 

Day 2 Challenge

Book Spine Rainbow

 Take a selection of your favorite book spines to make a rainbow! Share on Twitter or Instagram with the hashtag #bookspinerainbow and #boutofbooks, or share your picture in the comments below!

Thanks to Liz Whitehouse for today’s challenge. 

Bout of Books 20 Day1 Update and Day 2 Challenge

Day 1 Update:

I finished Skybreaker by Kenneth Oppel.

Books read: 1

Pgs read: 563

Total books: 1

Total Pgs: 563

Day 2Challenge

Synopsis Rewrite

For this challenge, all you have to do is rewrite the synopsis of a book from another character’s point of view. Make it their story instead. If you post on social media, be sure to use #synopsisrewritebob20 to share.

My Rewrite ( Skybreaker by Kenneth Oppel):

My name is Matt Cruse I am currently attending the Airship Academy in Paris. While travelling through a storm in the Indian Ocean, my training vessel comes upon the Hyperion, a long-lost ship said to be carrying great riches.  The captain of this training ship almost killed us all by trying to go after the Hyperion.  I took matter into my own hands against captains orders and had the ship descend.  I return back to Paris where I have a nasty run in with pirates who want the coordinates of the Hyperion’s last known where-abouts.  I also me a mysterious girl who says that she would like to go after the Hyperion with me and split the treasure.  I go to see Kate de Vries,  my very close friend and possibly more to help me figure out what to do. This is were my story takes off I go to find the Hyperion with Kate and other companions and we encounter more danger, more creatures and I may even have in counter a new love interest.  Well you will just have to read my story to find out how it all turns out!

 

Bout of Books 20 Day 1 Challenge

Challenges

Introduce Yourself #insixwords

The challenge is simple: introduce yourself on Twitter, Instagram, or on bout of books blog post using six words, no more, no less. Use the hashtags #boutofbooks and #insixwords so they can learn all about you.

My sentence: Mom needs a break to read!