destiny ♡’s Comments (group member since Feb 28, 2019)

destiny ♡’s comments from the Unexpected Readathon Time / Books Out of the Blue group.

Mark wrote: "Hi all - I’m Mark, in my late 30s and from the U.S. (Upstate New York to be specific). I’m married, with three kids and a dog.

I read mostly genre fiction… horror, fantasy, suspense, SF, romance,..."

Welcome in, Mark, thank you for being here! ♥

Mark wrote: "This will be my first readathon, so I’m hesitant to post a page count goal until I get more comfortable with it. 😊 But I’m in!

Question before I post my TBR: does it count if we start some of the..."

Yay, Mark! So happy to see you here! ♥ You aren't required to post goals, or even a TBR if you don't want to - it's all totally up to you. And it's absolutely fine to start the books before the readathon begins!

The way I usually format my progress post is like this:

day 1:
x pages read
x books finished

day 2:
x pages read
x books finished

And so on... and then, at the end of the readathon:
x pages read
*list of books finished*

Even if you were 90% into a book before the readathon started, and only read the final 10% during the readathon, you can count the book for your readathon progress. 😊 We're REALLY chill around here, lol!!

The leaves picture is just to get people's attention and because I thought it was pretty, tbh 😂 I'm sorry for the confusion!

Sofi wrote: "Sorry for a dumb question. How can I find out what the theme is? Is it leaves? I’m super excited to take part! I haven’t had the chance to take part in a readathon in way too long!"

No dumb questions, don't worry - I'm glad you can join us! :) There's no theme, just the one optional prompt (read a book by a Native American, First Nations, and/or Indigenous author). Anything you want to read during the readathon is fine, whether it fits the prompt(s) or not!

I personally usually pick a book for the prompt(s), and then everything else I read is just what was already on my TBR for that month, or whatever I'm in the mood for! :D

Hi, everyone — it's time for another readathon!

I was planning on just making this a weekend readathon since the last one was a whole week, but given that quite a lot of our group members are in the US and might be starting their weekend a little early for the holiday, I thought we'd start this one a day early, too!

This readathon will begin at 12:00AM (your time) on Thursday, November 25th and end at 11:59PM (your time) on Sunday, November 28th.

For this round, we just have one optional prompt:
🍁 read a book by a Native American, First Nations, and/or Indigenous author*

Post your TBR and progress updates whenever you're ready, here or in the Discord server (or both)!

If you would like an invite to the Discord server, please message me here on Goodreads or comment below and I'll DM you an invite link!

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* Not only is November in the US Native American Heritage Month, but there's also the fact that Thanksgiving has some really ugly associations tied to it. I'm not here to shame people for celebrating, but I'd love to see us take a little time to support some incredible Indigenous authors during this readathon. While NAHM and Thanksgiving do pertain specifically to Native American and First Nations authors, I wanted to open this up to an opportunity for our non-US-based participants to support the Indigenous authors from your parts of the world, too.

If you need reading suggestions, here is a Goodreads list of nearly 150 books by Indigenous authors!

Monday, Oct 11 →
The Anthropocene Reviewed - 150pg; finished — prompt: recommended to me

Tuesday, Oct 12 →
Claustrophilia - 338pg; finished

Wednesday, Oct 13 →

Thursday, Oct 14 →

Friday, Oct 15 →

Saturday, Oct 16 →

Sunday, Oct 17 →

total:
2 books completed
488pg read

Welcome in, Lauri! :D Happy to have you!

Caitlin wrote: "Oooh yay! My birthday is on the 12th so I’m definitely keen for a birthday readathon too!

11/10:


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Total pages read:
Total books:
Total book..."

Happy early birthday!!! I am loving how many of us are celebrating birthdays this week!!

Lauri wrote: "Lauri's Spot!
October Extended RaT
Oct. 11 - 17, 2021
Target: 1500 pages

Happy Birthday to all the October babies!
I'm the 11th!

Monday 10/11:

Tuesday 10/12:

Wednesday 10/13:

Thursday 10/14:

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OMG, happy early birthday!!!

♡ ︎Olivia G. ♡︎ wrote: "Let’s do this!!! Havent done a Readathon in a while.

TBR:
Daughter of Smoke & Bone (and possibly the rest of the series, just depends)
I Am the Messenger
[book:The Un..."

I've been meaning to read DoSaB for sooo long! I hope you love it :D

Cordelia wrote: "I have a huge library pile so this is perfect. I'll post my reading list based on what's left closer to."

Awesome!!

Jamie wrote: "My reading for the weekend might be iffy as my parents are visiting for the weekend(first time since July 2019, besides an overnight in June).

1. Spooky: Jonathan Strange And Mr Norrell
2. Rec: S..."

Awww that's so exciting, I hope you have a wonderful time with your family!

Ashley wrote: "I’m game! Possible reads for the spooky readathon:

🎃 Legendborn
🎃 Blood Like Magic
🎃 The Last Windwitch
🎃 A Study in Charlotte
🎃 [b..."

The Monster of Elendhaven 😍😍😍

Olga wrote: "Oooh, a nice long one!!

I think I'll set my goal to 1,500 pages read across the below:

(0/1500)

[bookcover:The Mammoth Book of Nightmare Stories: Twisted Tales Not to Be Read at Night!|3669423..."

I love The Girl in Red SO much! And I love how you formatted your TBR with the page counts!

Reading Reindeer 2021 In Cobwebs wrote: "Joyful Birthday early! My daughter's birthday is October 11.
TBR:
The Last House on Needless Street
The Witch Hunter
The Ice Coven
[book:Midnight Fro..."

Thank you, and happy birthday to your daughter!!

Lemmily wrote: "My TBR for this one will be
1- Spooky- Dracula by Bram Stoker- 1st time read
2- Recommendation- Book Club book works- Riley Thorn and the Dead Guy Next Door by Lucy Score
3- If I can get a third i..."

I've still never read Dracula, either! I hope you like it!

Hi, everyone — it's time for another readathon! We're going for a whole week this time! My birthday is October 16th, so I'm hoping to really set some quiet time aside for myself to get some serious reading done. 🥳

This readathon will begin at 12:00AM (your time) on Monday, October 11th and end at 11:59PM (your time) on Sunday, October 17th.

As always, we have some optional prompts:
🎃 read something spooky or something that makes you think of Halloween
🎃 read something recommended to you by someone else (this could be from a friend, booktube, whatever you like — you can even check a friend's GR shelves and find something they gave a high rating!)

Post your TBR and progress updates whenever you're ready, here or in the Discord server (or both)!

If you would like an invite to the Discord server, please message me here on Goodreads or comment below and I'll DM you an invite link!

Reed wrote: "Read The Memory Keeper's Daughter ☑️
Read Kindness Goes Unpunished ☑️
Read Pretty Little Liars ☑️
Read Snow White, Red Blood ☑️

Currently reading: The Woman in Cabin 10



TBR

The Dog Who Saved..."

Hi Reed, this readathon ended about a week ago. We'll have another one soon. :)

Laura wrote: "destiny ♡⚔♡ wrote: "Laura wrote: "What good timing! My work got shut down for 14 days because of a positive case so I get two weeks off and plenty of time to read lol"

Oh nooo! Good timing lol, bu..."

Good!! ♥

Laura wrote: "What good timing! My work got shut down for 14 days because of a positive case so I get two weeks off and plenty of time to read lol"

Oh nooo! Good timing lol, but I hope everyone is okay (and that you can enjoy the time off!)