BookTubeAThon 2014 [Wrap-up]

Another Read-A-Thon has come and gone, and I. Am. Exhausted.


[Monday July 14: Day One]




Books: Cress by Marissa Meyer
Pages: 550
Time: 9 hours
Challenges Completed: 2




[Tuesday July 15: Day Two]

Books: Carswell's Guide to Being Lucky, Glitches, The Little Android by Marissa Meyer
Pages: 70
Time: 2 hours
Challenges Completed: 0




[Wednesday July 16: Day Three]




Books: Hyperbole and a Half by Allie Brosh
Pages: 369
Time: 2 hours
Challenges Completed: 1




[Thursday July 17: Day Four]




Books: Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo (started)
Pages: 145
Time: 3 hours
Challenges Completed: 0




[Friday July 18: Day Five]




Books: Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo (finished)
Pages: 211
Time: 3 hours
Challenges Completed: 0




[Saturday July 19: Day Six]




Books: Wake by Lisa McMann
Pages: 216
Time: 3 hours
Challenges Completed: 1




[Sunday July 20: Day Seven]




Books: Fade, Gone by Lisa McMann
Pages: 467
Time: 6 hours
Challenges Completed: 1




[Final Tally]

Total # of Hours Read: 28
Total # of Pages Read: 2,028
Total # of Books and/or Stories Read: 9
Challenges Completed (5/7):

1. Read a Book with Pictures Hyperbole and a Half by Allie Brosh
2. Start and Finish a Series Dream Catcher trilogy by Lisa McMann
3. Read a Book with Red on the Cover Cress by Melissa Meyer
4. Read a Book Someone Else has Chosen for You
5. Read a Book f/t Genre You Have Read the Least This Year Cress by Melissa Meyer
6. Read a Book-to-Movie Adaptation
7. Read Seven Books/Stories

. . . .

I think I fared nicely, considering my TBR reservations. Overall, the week and challenges went pretty well; I managed to keep my page count up and completed six books and three novellas. I did diverge from the original list—picking up Shadow and Bone and the Dream Catcher trilogy instead of If I Stay—but by the end of the week, I did not really feel up to reading anything sad or emotional.

Did you guys participate? If so, what was your favorite book/challenge/memory of the BookTubeAThon 2014?

BookTubeAThon 2014 [Progress]

Instead of doing seven individual updates, I have decided to combine my progress from the week into one, convenient post:



[ Day One ]

▫ Began and finished reading Cress by Marissa Meyer
▫ Completed the Read a Book with Red on the Cover and Read a Book from the Genre You've Read the Least challenges

# of hours read on Day One: about 9 (total = 9)
# of pages read on Day One: 550 (total = 550)
# of books read on Day One: 1 (total = 1)
# of challenges completed on Day One: 2 (total = 2)


[ Day Two ]

▫ Began and finished reading Carswell's Guide to Being Lucky by Marissa Meyer
▫ Began and finished reading Glitches by Marissa Meyer
▫ Began and finished reading The Little Android by Marissa Meyer

# of hours read on Day Two:about 2 (total = 11)
# of pages read on Day Two: 70 (total = 620)
# of books read on Day Two: 3 novellas (total = 4)
# of challenges completed on Day Two: 0 (total = 2)


[ Day Three ]

▫ Began and finished reading Hyperbole and a Half by Allie Brosh
▫ Completed the Read a Book with Pictures challenge

# of hours read on Day Three: about 2 (total = 13)
# of pages read on Day Three: 369 (total = 989)
# of books read on Day Three: 1 (total = 5)
# of challenges completed on Day Three: 1 (total = 3)


[Day Four ]

▫ Began reading Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo

# of hours read on Day Four: about 3 (total = 16)
# of pages read on Day Four: 145 (total = 1,134)
# of books read on Day Four: 0 (total = 5)
# of challenges completed on Day Four: 0 (total = 3)


[ Day Five ]

▫ Finished reading Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo

# of hours read on Day Five: about 3 (total = 19)
# of pages read on Day Five: 211 (total = 1,345)
# of books read on Day Five: 1 (total = 6)
# of challenges completed on Day Five: 0 (total = 3)


[ Day Six ]

▫ Began and finished reading Wake by Lisa McMann
▫ Completed the Read Seven Books/Stories challenge

# of hours read on Day Six: about 3 (total = 22)
# of pages read on Day Six: 216 (total = 1,561)
# of books read on Day Six: 1 (total = 7)
# of challenges completed on Day Six: 1 (total = 4)


[ Day Seven ]

▫ Began and finished reading Fade by Lisa McMann
▫ Began and finished reading Gone by Lisa McMann
▫ Completed the Begin and Finish a Series challenge

# of hours read on Day Seven: about 6 (total = 28)
# of pages read on Day Seven: 467 (total = 2,028)
# of books read on Day Seven: 2 (total = 9)
# of challenges completed on Day Seven: 1 (total = 5)

BookTubeAThon 2014 [TBR]

The thought of an actual, planned TBR pile gives me anxiety. LOTS of anxiety. But read-a-thons are about challenging yourself, eh?

Here are the week's reading goals set by the BookTubeAThon's creator, Ariel Bissett:

1. Read a book with pictures:

It is a book. And it is made up of pictures. Challenge #1: check!

2. Start and finish a series:

As seems to be the trend, I am choosing a duology; both books a relatively quick read. I'm not sure how well this particular challenge will go; if, at the end of the week, I feel up to reading these two books, then I will. If not, I wont be disappointed.

3. Read a book with red on the cover:

Might I draw your attention to the red ribbon braided into her hair?

I am not in the habit of reading an unfinished series all at once—sidenote, in case you were unaware: I have recently completed Cinder and will be done with Scarlet tonight—but OH. MY. I am in love with this story.

4. Read a book someone else has chosen for you:

I will not be doing this challenge. It is difficult enough for me to plan ahead and possibly read something I may not be in the mood for. The added stress of reading something someone else has chosen for me is unnecessary.

5. Read a book from the genre you have read the least from this year:

Once again we have Cress by Marissa Meyer, counting toward two challenges this week. This book falls under the genre of Science Fiction and Steampunk.

6. Read a book-to-movie adaptation:

It is not a movie, but will be. That counts, right?

7. Read 7 books stories:

The original goal was to read seven books, but with how well my reading has been going this month and how anxious I am to be creating a TBR, I am afraid that saying I will read seven actual books may be pushing my luck - not to mention setting myself up for major disappointment (my average is 2-3 books a week). So, I have tweaked the challenge a bit; allowing novellas to count toward the final number as well.

And here they are:

▫ Cress (The Lunar Chronicles #3) by Marissa Meyer
▫ Carswell's Guide to Being Lucky (The Lunar Chronicles #3.1) by Marissa Meyer
▫ Glitches (The Lunar Chronicles #0.5) by Marissa Meyer
▫ The Little Android (The Lunar Chronicles #0.6) by Marissa Meyer
▫ Hyperbole and a Half by Allie Brosh
▫ If I Stay by Gayle Forman
▫ Where She Went (If I Stay #2) by Gayle Forman

. . . .

And there you have it: my first ever, official TBR! Anyone else participating in the BookTubeAThon this year?