☀️ summer read a thon ! ☀️ (challenge no. 1)

[belle 💋]

hey everyone!


i'm excited to announce the voracious readers very first read a thon ! it is very impromptu, but being stuck at home i don't think anyone really has anything better to do haha.

the read a thon will last from june 1 (tommorrow) to august 1.

here are the parameters for the five different books that you should read :

🌞 one: a book that makes you happy !

this can be an all time favorite, a book correlating with your interests, or anything that you love.

🌊 two: a book cover that is mostly blue !

examples are mockingjay, catch-22, the fault in our stars, the lost hero, etc.

🌴 three: read a book under 200 pages !

pretty self explanatory, some examples are the great gatsby, of mice and men, animal farm, candide, etc.

🐚 four: a book from an author you've never read before !

i can't really give any recommendations because everyone has read different books, but go outside your comfort zone ! maybe read something from a genre that you usually wouldn't.

🍹 five: read a thriller or horror novel !

there's so many options with this, so get creative ! remember this read a thon is a chance to read new books, so get outside of your comfort zone.

let's share what books you all are planning on reading !

here are mine:

1. a ballad of songbirds and snakes by suzanne collins

2. the great gatsby by scott f. fitzgerald

3. candide by voltaire

4. truly devious by maureen johnson

5. the silent patient by alex michaelides

happy reading !

[rose ✨]

Oh, I love this idea!

1. A Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins
2. The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates
3. Upright Women Wanted by Sarah Gailey
4. Something to Talk About by Meryl Wilsner
5. Eight Perfect Murders by Peter Swanson

[zee reads]

whoop whoop my first ever readathon, this sounds fun!

1. hollow kingdom by kira jane buxton
2. swimming in the dark by tomasz jedrowski
3. the vegetarian by han kang
4. the extraordinaries by tj klune
5. the hunting party by lucy foley
thanks for organizing this! :)

[Christina]

I'm excited to join my first ever readathon as well! Funny enough the last 2 book I've read/currently reading perfectly fit in! :)

1. Clockwork Princess This book/book series was amazing! I still can't believe how great it was and how much joy it brought to me. So happy I found it on goodreads.

2. The Invisible Library Definitely a mainly blue cover!

3. I think I'll be reading one of the short stories of Magnus Bane by Cassandra Clare. Really into the shadow hunters at the moment.

4. Alan Bradley's The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie

5. Ended up reading this brutal/scary one: Alice

[rose ✨]

Christina - maybe one of the more "classic" thrillers, something like Strangers on a Train? I found that one creepy but overall more intriguing than terrifying!

[Christina]

Rosie wrote: "Christina - maybe one of the more "classic" thrillers, something like Strangers on a Train? I found that one creepy but overall more intriguing than terrifying!"

Sweet as! Thanks for the recommendation. It definitely looks good. :)

[Critter]

This readathon sounds like a lot of fun and I'm excited to join!

1. Escaping from Houdini by Kerri Maniscalco
2. Aru Shah and the Song of Death by Roshani Chokshi
3. Locke & Key, Vol 1 by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez
4. Pure by Julianna Baggott
5. In a Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware

[*. tina ｡⋆୨୧˚]

i'm so excited for this kegwnpn here's mine (sorry it got so long):

1. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe: this book means the world for me, it was the first lgbt book i read & i identify a lot with Ari.
2. A House at the Bottom of a Lake: ok so this one i don't know if i'll actually read but it has been on my shelf for a while now so let's try
3. Between the World and Me: in these times when the blm moviment is getting so much attention i realize now more than ever that me, as a white person, need to reeducate myself. so yeah.
4. well to be honest every book previously mentioned are all new authors to me (except for ari & dante of course), but i'm gonna try reading The Flatshare maybe?
5. The Couple Next Door: one friend of mine recommended it to me & it really sounds interesting so yeah

[Rheanna]

1. Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare- probably the happiest book I own
2. Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor (but 3 of the 5 books are also blue so those would count too)
3. Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli
4. We are Okay by Nina LaCour
5. Wilder Girls by Rory Power (idk if this is thriller so if it isn’t then The Diviner’s by Libba Bray, if that counts)