August Read-a-thon

[Andy, Head of Read-a-thons]

August Read-a-thon!

This will start on August 21st (starting at your midnight time zone) and will end on August 25th (ending at your midnight time zone). This will be a prompt related challenge!

The goal is to try and complete all the tasks as a group.

What you need to do in order to participate:
Step 1 - Sign up on this thread!
Step 2 - Post your progress each day in a new post!
Step 3 - Have fun and read lots of good books!

I want fall right now, so we are celebrating all things fall because I AM READY. Each prompt can be used as many times as you’d like, and repeated whenever you want. There are 30 prompts total.

How to post:

Every time you FINISH a book, you will need to make a completion post like so:

Completion Post

Prompt: 12. Features Magic

Prompts are in the second comment and I'll be keeping a master list and strike off prompts as they're finished.

Anyone is welcome to join!

[Andy, Head of Read-a-thons]

Prompt Master list:

1. Orange cover
2. Based in fall
3. MPG Mystery
4. Published in any fall month (any year)
5. Features Fall Holiday
6. Cover has a skull on it
7. Cover has blood on it
8. Features a costume party
9. Features ghosts
10. MC’s name begins with a letter in FALL
11. MC is a witch
12. Features magic
13. Features a murder
14. Yellow cover
15. Features a black cat (either in the text or on the cover)
16. Features werewolves
17. Features vampires
18. MC is on the run from something/someone
19. Features a cliffhanger
20. Red cover
21. Leaves on cover
22. Multiple MCs
23. Cover has some type of food on it
24. Title starts with a T
25. MC has a job that involves food
26. Cover has fire on it
27. AUTUMN in title (any order)
28. MC goes out for coffee
29. Sweater or person wearing a sweater on the cover
30. MC goes back to school

[Cindee]

I'm in

[Alaina, Head of Monthly Challenges & Keeper of BR Threads]

I'm in.. but no pumpkin spice category? lol

[Andy, Head of Read-a-thons]

Alaina wrote: "I'm in.. but no pumpkin spice category? lol"

I'm not a huge fan of those! But coffee in general YES lol

[Alaina, Head of Monthly Challenges & Keeper of BR Threads]

Andy wrote: "Alaina wrote: "I'm in.. but no pumpkin spice category? lol"

I'm not a huge fan of those! But coffee in general YES lol"

lol me either

[Saige]

I'm in, but no idea how many categories I'll actually finish, lol.

[Andy, Head of Read-a-thons]

Saige wrote: "I'm in, but no idea how many categories I'll actually finish, lol."

Totally okay! It's a team effort!

[Susan]

I would like to join in. I love the prompts,

[Kelly]

I'm in too

[Sarah]

Count me in!!!

[Connie]

I am in!!!

[Esther]

I'm in!!

[Marissa]

I'm in :)

[Cindee]

Completion Post

Pages:576
Prompt:10 MC’s name begins with a letter in FALL
Proof:MC named Lu

[Cindee]

Completion Post


Pages: 456
Prompt:17 Features vampires
Proof: Bastien and many other characters are vampires

[Saige]

Page post to keep track:

Pages read: 36

[Keri]

I’m in!

[Alaina, Head of Monthly Challenges & Keeper of BR Threads]

Completion Post:

Pages: 248
30. MC goes back to school


Pages: 288
8. Features a costume party


Pages: 412
15. Features a black cat (either in the text or on the cover)

[Andy, Head of Read-a-thons]

Completion Post:

Prompt: 4. Published in any fall month (any year)

[Andy, Head of Read-a-thons]

1. Orange cover
2. Based in fall
3. MPG Mystery
4. Published in any fall month (any year)
5. Features Fall Holiday
6. Cover has a skull on it
7. Cover has blood on it
8. Features a costume party
9. Features ghosts
10. MC’s name begins with a letter in FALL
11. MC is a witch
12. Features magic
13. Features a murder
14. Yellow cover
15. Features a black cat (either in the text or on the cover)
16. Features werewolves
17. Features vampires
18. MC is on the run from something/someone
19. Features a cliffhanger
20. Red cover
21. Leaves on cover
22. Multiple MCs
23. Cover has some type of food on it
24. Title starts with a T
25. MC has a job that involves food
26. Cover has fire on it
27. AUTUMN in title (any order)
28. MC goes out for coffee
29. Sweater or person wearing a sweater on the cover
30. MC goes back to school

[Marissa]

Completion Post

Prompt: 13. Features a murder

[Cindee]

Completion post




Prompt:26. Cover has fire on it

[Connie]

Completion Post

Ocean Boulevard by Mary Alice Monroe
Pages: 384

Prompt: 22 Multiple MC's
Cara and her niece Linnea

[Esther]

Completion Post

Prompt 19: Features a cliffhanger

[Marissa]

Completion Post

Prompt: 24. Title starts with a T

[Saige]

Completion Post:

Prompt 21: Leaves on cover

[Connie]

Completion Post:


The Book of Lost Friends by Lisa Wingate
Pages: 576

Prompt 21: Leaves on Cover

[Alaina, Head of Monthly Challenges & Keeper of BR Threads]

Completion Post:

3. MPG Mystery

[Alaina, Head of Monthly Challenges & Keeper of BR Threads]

Completion Post:

12. Features magic

[Alaina, Head of Monthly Challenges & Keeper of BR Threads]

Completion Post:

14. Yellow cover

[Andy, Head of Read-a-thons]

1. Orange cover
2. Based in fall
3. MPG Mystery
4. Published in any fall month (any year)
5. Features Fall Holiday
6. Cover has a skull on it
7. Cover has blood on it
8. Features a costume party
9. Features ghosts
10. MC’s name begins with a letter in FALL
11. MC is a witch
12. Features magic
13. Features a murder
14. Yellow cover
15. Features a black cat (either in the text or on the cover)
16. Features werewolves
17. Features vampires
18. MC is on the run from something/someone
19. Features a cliffhanger
20. Red cover
21. Leaves on cover
22. Multiple MCs
23. Cover has some type of food on it
24. Title starts with a T
25. MC has a job that involves food
26. Cover has fire on it
27. AUTUMN in title (any order)
28. MC goes out for coffee
29. Sweater or person wearing a sweater on the cover
30. MC goes back to school

[Andy, Head of Read-a-thons]

Completion Post:

Prompt: 20. Red cover

[Saige]

Completion Post:

Prompt 18: MC is on the run from someone

[Connie]

Completion Post:


There, There by Tommy Orange
Pages: 304
Prompt 1: Orange Cover

[Andy, Head of Read-a-thons]

Completion Post:

Prompt: 5. Features Fall Holiday

[Andy, Head of Read-a-thons]

1. Orange cover
2. Based in fall
3. MPG Mystery
4. Published in any fall month (any year)
5. Features Fall Holiday
6. Cover has a skull on it
7. Cover has blood on it
8. Features a costume party
9. Features ghosts
10. MC’s name begins with a letter in FALL
11. MC is a witch
12. Features magic
13. Features a murder
14. Yellow cover
15. Features a black cat (either in the text or on the cover)
16. Features werewolves
17. Features vampires
18. MC is on the run from something/someone
19. Features a cliffhanger
20. Red cover
21. Leaves on cover
22. Multiple MCs
23. Cover has some type of food on it
24. Title starts with a T
25. MC has a job that involves food
26. Cover has fire on it
27. AUTUMN in title (any order)
28. MC goes out for coffee
29. Sweater or person wearing a sweater on the cover
30. MC goes back to school

[Kelly]

Completion post

2. Based in Fall

[Kelly]

Completion post

7. cover has blood on it

[Kelly]

Completion post

28. MC goes out for coffee

[Alaina, Head of Monthly Challenges & Keeper of BR Threads]

Final Update:
1. Orange cover
2. Based in fall
3. MPG Mystery
4. Published in any fall month (any year)
5. Features Fall Holiday
6. Cover has a skull on it
7. Cover has blood on it
8. Features a costume party
9. Features ghosts
10. MC’s name begins with a letter in FALL
11. MC is a witch
12. Features magic
13. Features a murder
14. Yellow cover
15. Features a black cat (either in the text or on the cover)
16. Features werewolves
17. Features vampires
18. MC is on the run from something/someone
19. Features a cliffhanger
20. Red cover
21. Leaves on cover
22. Multiple MCs
23. Cover has some type of food on it
24. Title starts with a T
25. MC has a job that involves food
26. Cover has fire on it
27. AUTUMN in title (any order)
28. MC goes out for coffee
29. Sweater or person wearing a sweater on the cover
30. MC goes back to school

Completed: 23/30

Good job guys! We were pretty close to completing all 30 prompts in such a short time!

[Connie]

Awesome everyone. I'd love to do this again.

[Alaina, Head of Monthly Challenges & Keeper of BR Threads]

Connie wrote: "Awesome everyone. I'd love to do this again."

We shall see what the September one will look like :)