Hour 19 - March 2015 Read-a-Thon

[Michelle, Mod Assistant]

Hour 19 is upon us and I am just...



I'm dancing. I'm singing. I'm keeping moving! I'll keep rolling out the updates till the final hour for you guys

Here's another challenge for you! Introducing The Gods of Olympus Book Tag adapted from BookTuber AMindNeedsBooks. I'm pretty excited about this tag since I recently have been reading the The Wicked + The Divine #1 comics and just gobbling them up. Plus, you know, I love me some Percy Jackson!

1. Zeus
Name your favorite fictional leader - good or bad.

2. Hera
Who are your favorite fictional parents?

3. Demeter
What fictional food would you like to try?

4. Poseidon
Name a book you've read where water is central, either in setting or plot.

5. Dionysus
Which character would you most like to have a party with?

6. Apollo
Either name a great debut book (so an author's first published work) or name a first book in a series you really enjoyed.

7. Artemis
Who is your favorite female heroine?

8. Athena
Name a character you love who is wise.

9. Hermes
If you could travel to any fictional setting (real world or fantasy) where would you go?

10. Hephaestus
If you could have any fictional tool made (for example a weapon or a gadget), what would you want?

11. Ares
What is your favourite fictional battle?

12. Aphrodite
What is your ultimate literary couple? The characters do not have to be from the same book.

13. Hades
If you could petition Hades to bring any fictional character back from the dead who would you choose?

14. Final Question
If you could be a God/Goddess of anything what would you want to be and what do you think would fit your personality? These do not have to be the same.

[Zaz, Mood Minion]

Yes, I know, I'm not following the order but at 19 hours I will be sleeping again :p

1. Zeus
Name your favorite fictional leader - good or bad.
I think Katniss from Hunger Games is an interesting leader.

2. Hera
Who are your favorite fictional parents?
No idea.

3. Demeter
What fictional food would you like to try?
Magical food from Alice in Wonderland and a cup of tea with the Mad Hatter :D
Maybe some chocolate from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory too.

4. Poseidon
Name a book you've read where water is central, either in setting or plot.
Serpent Mage (Death Gate Cycle). The world in this one is an orb of liquid.

5. Dionysus
Which character would you most like to have a party with?
Hadrian (Riyria Revelations), he's a funny guy and a gentle one.

6. Apollo
Either name a great debut book (so an author's first published work) or name a first book in a series you really enjoyed.
The Emperor's Blades and I really don't understand how the 2nd one can be better.

7. Artemis
Who is your favorite female heroine?
Angel (White Trash Zombie series), a young woman who improves and challenges herself, with a kickass personality. And as a zombie, she has lots of brains :D

8. Athena
Name a character you love who is wise.
Gandalf from LotR.

9. Hermes
If you could travel to any fictional setting (real world or fantasy) where would you go?
Hollow World for sure.

10. Hephaestus
If you could have any fictional tool made (for example a weapon or a gadget), what would you want?
A laser sword and some fairy powder (so I could fly).

11. Ares
What is your favourite fictional battle?
The survival battle at the end of the Death Gate Cycle.

12. Aphrodite
What is your ultimate literary couple? The characters do not have to be from the same book.
Fool and Fitz from the Hobb's Assassin series.

13. Hades
If you could petition Hades to bring any fictional character back from the dead who would you choose?
One of the direwolves from Game of Thrones, I really hate when the author killed it :(

14. Final Question
If you could be a God/Goddess of anything what would you want to be and what do you think would fit your personality? These do not have to be the same.
Godess of Nature ^^

[Corynne]

1. Zeus
Name your favorite fictional leader - good or bad.

Edit: Severus Snape is my favorite character, but he's more of a lone wolf. For leader, I would go with Hazel from Watership Down

2. Hera
Who are your favorite fictional parents?

Molly Weasley and Mr. Bennet

3. Demeter
What fictional food would you like to try?

Turkish Delight (though I've heard this is a real thing...I'd still like to try it) Or a Littmus Lozenge

4. Poseidon
Name a book you've read where water is central, either in setting or plot.

The Snowman He's made out of frozen water!

5. Dionysus
Which character would you most like to have a party with?

Hedwig from Hedwig and the Angry Inch

6. Apollo
Either name a great debut book (so an author's first published work) or name a first book in a series you really enjoyed.

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

7. Artemis
Who is your favorite female heroine?

Dolores Claiborne by Stephen King has to be one of them

8. Athena
Name a character you love who is wise.

Hazel from Watership Down

9. Hermes
If you could travel to any fictional setting (real world or fantasy) where would you go?

Hogwarts or Neverland easy

10. Hephaestus
If you could have any fictional tool made (for example a weapon or a gadget), what would you want?

A wand

11. Ares
What is your favourite fictional battle?

Battle of Hogwarts

12. Aphrodite
What is your ultimate literary couple? The characters do not have to be from the same book.

Spoiler from Deathly Hallows

(view spoiler)[ I will forever be a sucker for the Snape/Lily pairing, or Snily as some call it. (hide spoiler)]

13. Hades
If you could petition Hades to bring any fictional character back from the dead who would you choose?

Spoilers for Deathly Hallows and Fullmetal Alchemist

(view spoiler)[ Snape or Maes Hughes. Guess who my favorite character is (hide spoiler)]

14. Final Question
If you could be a God/Goddess of anything what would you want to be and what do you think would fit your personality? These do not have to be the same.

I guess Goddess of Animals. I've always been an animal lover.

[Tanya]

1. Zeus
Name your favorite fictional leader - good or bad.

Tyler Durden from Fight Club

2. Hera
Who are your favorite fictional parents?

Mr. and Mrs. Weasley from Harry Potter series.

3. Demeter
What fictional food would you like to try?

Turkish Delight The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe

4. Poseidon
Name a book you've read where water is central, either in setting or plot.

Haven't read yet, but it is waiting for me- Atlantia

5. Dionysus
Which character would you most like to have a party with?

Tiny Cooper-Will Grayson, Will Grayson

6. Apollo
Either name a great debut book (so an author's first published work) or name a first book in a series you really enjoyed.

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

7. Artemis
Who is your favorite female heroine?

Tana from The Coldest Girl in Coldtown

8. Athena
Name a character you love who is wise.

Albus Dumbledore

9. Hermes
If you could travel to any fictional setting (real world or fantasy) where would you go?

Hogwarts

10. Hephaestus
If you could have any fictional tool made (for example a weapon or a gadget), what would you want?

Flying broom!

11. Ares
What is your favourite fictional battle?

The Trojan War! Well, maybe it is not exactly fictional, but the Iliad could be historical fiction.

12. Aphrodite
What is your ultimate literary couple? The characters do not have to be from the same book.

Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy

13. Hades
If you could petition Hades to bring any fictional character back from the dead who would you choose?

Dobby!

14. Final Question
If you could be a God/Goddess of anything what would you want to be and what do you think would fit your personality? These do not have to be the same.

Athena