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Readathon #11: June 12th → June 21st
I’ll definitely be joining! Time for me to read Ibram X. Kendi’s Stamped: from the beginning and girls of paper and fire by Natasha Ngan!
Yay! This will be my first readathon! Looking forward to participating 💕
oh no i literally JUST finished a queer Black read! lmao like an hour ago. i will definitely be reading a queer book because i'm taking part in another readathon and i will try to read a book by a Black author, too :)(thinking about Slay by Brittney Morris which I am DYING to read)
I think I'll join! I've been wanting to read Middlesex forever, so maybe now is the time. And then perhaps a Roxane Gay book!I'm excited!
This will be my first readathon ever! Does anyone know if Get a Life, Chloe Brown also has LGBTQIAP+ rep? I read some of it a few months ago but I want to restart it and read the whole thing this time :P
thank you for these timely reading prompts, Destiny! 💕I've been in the process of rearranging my TBR to prioritize books by Black and/or LGBTQ+ authors, so I don't have titles picked yet but am definitely happy to join the readathon!
✔ Running With Lions (Black author & LGBTQ+ rep)
✔ Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race (Black author)
✔ Radio Silence (LGBTQ+ rep, Black biracial rep)
ooh, i'm excited! i've got a bunch of potential books already downloaded, so i think these are my choices: meet cute club
blanche on the lam
summer of salt
before you say i do
revolutionary suicide
Looking forward to starting this readathon! My books will be:Book by a Black author: Slay
Book with LGBTQIAP+ representation: George
My TBR:Pride Challenge❤
• Once Ghosted, Twice Shy by Alyssa Cole 0/160
BLM Challenge❤
• The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas 0/473
• Aging Brilliantly by Dr. Patricia Pimentel Selassie 89/134
Thanks for having me Destiny!
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Ooooh I feel honored that you picked this for your first readathon, Mark! :D I don't remember GALCB having any major queer rep, but I'll have to double check because I'm reading the second book right now (Take a Hint, Dani Brown) which features Chloe's sister Dani, and she's bi!
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Yay so excited for another round! 
⭐⭐⭐⭐.51. LGBTQIAP+
2. Black Author
⭐⭐⭐⭐I'm sure I'll add more as the week goes but these two are definitely happening ♥
Yay!!! Okay I’m going to get through Glass Sword and hopefully start the next bookings Red Queen series!!
Yay!!!! I’m so excited!! Love when I’m able to catch this readathon lol.
Will be able to participate, but won't be able to update every day.I'm still in "finished series that I've started mode" (simple put, I have too much to keep track of in my head right now), so I will most likely not start any new books just for this readathon.
My list:
This is esports (and How to Spell it)
Loom Saga: The Complete Series (One of the main characters is bisexual)
Chaos Reigning
Fae Hunter
Scions of the Black Lotus: Complete Tales of the Floating World (American-born Chinese author, plus some minor LGBTQ+ themes)
HELL YEA!!!!! Hopefully this will encourage me to read more, because (even though I am greatly enjoying the book I am currently reading so far) I'm in a reading slump!!!! I'm not sure yet what my Tbr is going to be, so I'll have to update again later, but I definitely plan on joining!!!!!
I'm in! I'll most likely still be reading the books that I'm currently reading as I'm a new mom with an almost 2 week old (he'll be 2 weeks this Saturday!).However, I would like to try and get a LGTBQIA+ and a book by a black author in, so my TBR will consist of:
(27%) 
(Completed)
(Completed)
(58%)
(Completed)
I will definitely be joining. I know right off that I want to read
but I'll need to look at my books to see what else!
I won't be reading much due to my exams. But I will try to participate whenever I get time :)
Yay, I can’t wait! I’ll post my TBR soon 😊Here are the books I'm hoping to read;
1. Radio Silence (This would be a re-read!).
2. The Hate U Give // Monday's Not Coming
I wanted to give myself more options, so I may read all three or maybe not. Either way, I'm sooo excited! This was a great idea <3
These are great ideas considering the current political climate. I think I’ll try to read The Perks of Being a Wallflower and I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.
Definitely joining! Planning on King and the Dragonflies by Kacen Callender and The Remaking of Corbin Wale by Roan Parrish
I picked up Hoodwitch by Faylita Hicks. I’m going camping this weekend, hoping I can sit back and enjoy her fabulous writing!
Hey! This is my first ever readathon, so I hope all goes well and also thank you to Destiny!I'll be reading Slay for the BLM challenge and other than that, I'd like to go through Mortal Engines and continuations (if I enjoy it), Cress, Winter, Every Exquisite Thing, , Learn about Loss, A Deeper Love and Mary Poppins. I can read fast, so I'm positive this is adequate material for ten days, but maybe I get into a slump and don't finish a single one. Let's hope that doesn't happen, though :)
Also, should I mention this readathon in my reviews of these?
I'm so excited about this readathon! Here are my list (I'll probably - for sure - not be able to read all of them, but I'll try my best):Slay (e-book)
You Should See Me in a Crown (audio)
The Black Flamingo (audio)
Children of Virtue and Vengeance (physical)
The Obelisk Gate (physical)
Kingdom of Souls (physical)
Purple Hibiscus (physical)
A Song of Wraiths and Ruin (audio)
The Poet X (audio or e-book)
Dread Nation (audio)
The Black God's Drums (audio)
12 books in 10 days, this going to be hard!
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You're more than welcome to! ♥ Welcome!
i'll definitely be joining! i don't know exactly what i'll end up reading but it'll definitely be some queer Black lit 💛tentative tbr:
➸ Running With Lions
➸ How to Be Remy Cameron
➸ You Should See Me in a Crown
➸ The Stars and the Blackness Between Them
➸ The Sound of Stars
➸ The Black Veins
➸ All Boys Aren't Blue
Yeeesss this is exactly what I needed to boost my reading for June! I will post my TBR soon :)EDIT:
Read a book by a Black author: Kingdom of Souls by Rena Barron (currently reading)
Read a book with LGBTQ+ representation: Radio Silence by Alice Oseman
It's an ambitious TBR (work + slow reader) but I like my options open!Him
try to finish this one (M/M romance)
Girls of Storm and Shadow
(F/F romance), asian inspired world.
When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir
Black non-fiction.
The City of Brass
try to finish this one too.
Oh yes I’m in! I just ordered Felix Ever After so this is perfect timing 😊
destiny ♡⚔♡ wrote: "Ooooh I feel honored that you picked this for your first readathon, Mark! :D I don't remember GALCB having any major queer rep, but I'll have to double check because I'm reading the second book right now (Take a Hint, Dani Brown) which features Chloe's sister Dani, and she's bi!."Thank you, friend!! <3 I guess I'll read it and if it's doesn't have queer rep I'll try to sneak in a novella or something ;). I see you also 5-starred Dani Brown, so I'm glad you liked that one, too!
love that we're having a longer readathon! great timing too, i took the 15th off from work for some extra R&R so i'll have a little more time to read. :)i have no specific goals, but i'd love to average ~100 pages a day, so maybe ~1000 pages for the readathon?
my TBR will depend a lot on my holds that come in and what i finish before the readathon starts but currently looks like:
-finish Middlegame
-Lovecraft Country
-How to Be an Antiracist [Black author]
-The Fire Never Goes Out: A Memoir in Pictures [lgbtq]
I am reading Meet Cute Club by Jake Harbon
Excited! I'm definitely down with both challenges!!Both Challenges = Crosshairs
The Weight of the Stars (thanks to Louise!)
Black Leopard, Red Wolf
Anything by Caitlin R. Kiernan or Emma Donoghue for LGBT+
You Exist Too Much
A Queer and Pleasant Danger: The True Story of a Nice Jewish Boy Who Joins the Church of Scientology and Leaves Twelve Years Later to Become the Lovely Lady She is Today
Just read
To Reread (BLM) The Reapers
Also BLM: Black Girl Unlimited
I'm Not Dying with You Tonight
I've bought so many books in both categories this week!
Reading THE BONE BOX by Faye Kellerman. very LGBTQ+ Oriented
TBR, TBD:
The Widow's Secret
Hope City: The Alaskan Adventures of Percy Hope
Reading: Motive (strong Gay secondary protagonist)
And The Golem of Hollywood
And Ordinary Girls
6/12: Motive to p. 234
6/13: A Pale Moon Was Rising
Short Horror Stories Vol. 22
Ordinary Girls
Motive
6/14: Ordinary Girls
Short Horror Stories Volume 22 by Scare Street
Evil Twin
A Pale Moon Was Rising
Walking Shadows
In the Blood: A C.T. Ferguson Crime Novel
6/15: Hangman
6/16: Hangman
Death Dogs
Haunted
The Night of the Long Knives
Scary Lizzy
6/17-6/18: Changeling
The Unready Queen
What Unbreakable Looks Like
6/19:
The Dark Land
Tree of Souls: A Collection of Dark Tales
6/20: Short Horror Stories Vol. 23: Scary Ghosts, Monsters, Demons, and Hauntings
Books Read: Motive
Ordinary Girls
Short Horror Stories Volume 22 by Scare Street
Evil Twin
A Pale Moon Was Rising
Death Dogs
Haunted
The Night of the Long Knives
Scary Lizzy
Hangman
Changeling
The Unready Queen
What Unbreakable Looks Like
The Dark Land
Tree of Souls: A Collection of Dark Tales
Short Horror Stories Vol. 23: Scary Ghosts, Monsters, Demons, and Hauntings
My first unexpected Readathon! :) I'll be reading six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo and Nocturna by Maya Motayne
Oh hey! I love the long ones! My Great Big Goal is to read over 3000 pages. No idea what books I’ll read, but I’ll update once the party starts!
This is awesome, I’m in! LGBT+ rep: The Mermaid, the Witch & the Sea, by Maggie Tokuda-Hall.
Black Lives Mattier: As Black as Resistance, by Zoe Samudzi & William Anderson.
Yay! I'm excited! Usually the weekend or short readathons are at a time I can't participate so it is awesome to have a longer one when I know I can at least get in a few days. I'm currently reading The Starless Sea but am also eyeballing my brand new copy of A Song of Wraiths and Ruin.
Starless Sea has LGBTQIA+ and Wraiths and Ruin is by a black author and just made the NYT list!
Count me in! I know I want to finish my current read list, which includes Salvage the Bones , The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill: A Love Story . . . with Wings , and Bottle Toss....after that, I have no idea. I have some ARCs I need to get to, I'll more than likely just go with whatever mood I'm in. I'm planning on posting updates on day 5 and day 10. I can't wait to see what everyone is reading! Have fun! :)
Highly recommend Let's Talk About Love by Claire Kann which fits both prompts and it's one of my absolute favourites!
I'm in!I'll read Foolish Hearts which has LGBTQ+ rep, and I'll have to find a book by a Black author! UPDATE: I'll read Felix Ever After, that combines both prompts! Can't wait :))
I'll also (hopefully) read The Winter King, Shiver, The Storm Crow, Darkdawn and possibly more :))
Yay, let’s hope I remember, going to be reading the Broken Earth series by N.K. Jemisen!
Darce wrote: "I'm in!I'll read Foolish Hearts which has LGBTQ+ rep, and I'll have to find a book by a Black author! UPDATE: I'll read Felix Ever After, that combines both prompts..."
omg felix ever after is sooooo good! one of my favourites of the year, so far. hope you love it!
So excited to join this time around! Hopefully I’m able to smash out a few books, as I haven’t been reading as much as I used to. Currently, my reading taste is being dictated by my mood, so rather than posting a TBR here, I’ll just use this space to list the books that I do manage to finish. :D
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Yesss a longer readathon, love it Destiny!I don't have a strict TBR for this readathon, and I probably won't meet any of the challenges unless I finish my current reads, which is my goal early on. Especially as I finish placement on Friday so from then on I'll be on uni break pretty much, so hopefully a lot of reading.
Current TBR:
- New Moon
- Siege and Storm
- Mayhem ★★★☆☆
- In the Neighborhood of True
- Boyfriend Material
After I finish Mayhem, I'm hoping to go through my ARCs and find one that hopefully meets a prompt!
12/6:
- No reading because I was absolutely exhausted from finishing placement and life
13/6:
- 104 pages of New Moon
14/6:
- 21% (64 pages) of Mayhem
15/6:
- 17% (52 pages) of Mayhem
16/6:
- Finished Mayhem - 17% (52 pages)
- 5% (16 pages) of In the Neighborhood of True
17/6:
- 53 pages of New Moon
18/6:
- 9% (29 pages) of In the Neighborhood of True
19/6:
- 45 pages of New Moon
20/6:
- 23 pages of New Moon
21/6:
- 58 pages of New Moon
Total pages read: 496
Total books finished: 1
Megan wrote: "So excited to join this time around! Hopefully I’m able to smash out a few books, as I haven’t been reading as much as I used to. Currently, my reading taste is being dictated by my mood, so rath..."
ah, i hope you love Normal People! it's one of my favs :)
I was going to start either The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta or A Song of Wraith and Ruin by Roseanne Brown this weekend, so this readathon is right on time for me too. I’ll have to wait and see what else I’ll read due to book arrivals from my library.
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This one is going from 12:00AM (your time) Friday, June 12th, to 11:59PM (your time) Sunday, June 21st. The challenges are...
🌻 read a book with LGBTQIAP+ representation in honor of Pride Month!
🌻 read a book by a Black author in honor of the Black Lives Matter movement, ongoing protests, and countless innocent lives lost.*
* I try to keep things light here, but this is not something I can avoid mentioning. I am a huge supporter of the protests and a strong believer that all lives can't matter until BLACK lives matter. This isn't up for debate and I will not hesitate to act if anyone posts racist responses. I would love to keep this a positive space, though, so let's focus on supporting, respecting, and loving each other, please! ♥ And remember, we wouldn't even have Pride without protests, riots, and brave Black trans women.
You can absolutely combine the challenges, so if you would like to read a book by a Black author with LGBTQIAP+ rep, that would be amazing! And, as always, these challenges are optional and you're free to just read whatever you'd like, though I do hope you'll take this opportunity to show some love to the Black and queer communities. ♥
And that's it! Stepping off my soapbox now — I love you all and I can't wait to see your TBRs! Feel free to post them as soon as you like!