I can't believe it's day 7 already. This week went by so fast. I didn't manage to read all 7 books on my list for this week, but I did have a blast taking part in my first ever BookTubeAThon :)
I'm still slowly working my way through Emma by Jane Austen. It's an awesome book so far though and so worth it even if it did slow me down considerably.
The Book Cover Stories Challenge
Today's challenge is to describe the plot of a book using the book covers of other books. I chose one of my favourite reads Carrots by Colleen Helme. Watch my Book Cover Story here:
As tomorrow is the last day it's not looking likely that I'll meet all the challenges. Jane Austen has slowed me down considerably... but is totally worth it.
I have also been reading, and reviewing, some ARCs of children's books I was sent by publishers via Net Galley this week and so technically have gone way over 7 books read... although most of those had an average of 36 pages and so can hardly be counted towards my total ;)
If you're taking part in BookTubeAThon this year too, please share your video links in the comments section below so I can go and check them out.
Day 5 of BookTubeAThon is the hardest yet. It's super hot here in Rome which isn't helping either. I'm also tired from missing out on a lot of sleep over the past two weeks. I'm not giving up though. Here's a summary of my progress so far: Books read: 2 Currently reading: Emma by Jane Austen (day time reading), and Love at First Date by Susan Hatler (after sunset reading). Watch the video for my full update:
The Book Rainbow Challenge
Ok so this isn't actually what today's challenge was, as I don't have enough colourful books, but we decided to put our own twist on it and join in the fun anyway with our own alternative version.
Obviously I won't be entering it into the contest, but it was fun to do anyway :)
So far I've read two books from my TBR list; Royal Games, and Imperfect Chemistry, (both awesome reads) and started reading Emma by Jane Austen. I've only read the 1st chapter which according to my kindle app means I'm at 3%. I have at least started it now though. Emma is going to help me knock off several of the big 7 BookTubeAThon challenges and also means I get to watch the film too.
As we were at the pool all day today I didn't have much time to dedicate to reading or BookTube in general, but I did manage to throw together a quick video to meet today's challenge.... by far the hardest challenge yet...
The challenge was to come up with a poem using only book titles, with a maximum of 10 books used.
This challenge was hard for a number of reasons:
1) My brain was fried from swimming under hot sun all day.
2) I don't own that many print books anymore as do a lot of my reading on my ipad now.
3) Have you ever tried to write a poem using just book titles before?!
Anyway I did it, and can tick off today's challenge as done. As this is my first year doing BookTubeAThon I'm aiming to complete all the challenges. So far, so good ;)
If you're taking part in BookTubeAThon this year too, please share your video links in the comments section below so I can go and check them out.
It's day 3 of BookTubeAThon and so far I'm totally rocking it! I'm on a mission to do all the challenges as this is my first year doing BookTubeAThon.
So far, so good :)
The Book Slip In Challenge
Today's challenge was to create a scene using book titles in the dialogue. Not an easy task, but a fun one.
Watch the video (but prepare yourself for some seriously bad acting ;)):
Reading progress
I was up super late last night reading Imperfect Chemistry by Mary Frame... which was totally worth it btw. I finished the book, bringing my running total to 2 completed books so far this week.
About the book:
Lucy London puts the word genius to shame. Having obtained her PhD in microbiology by the age of twenty, she's amassed a wealth of knowledge, but one subject still eludes her-people. The pendulum of passions experienced by those around her both confuses and intrigues her, so when she's offered a grant to study emotion as a pathogen, she jumps on the opportunity. When her attempts to come up with an actual experiment quickly drop from lackluster to nonexistent, she's given a choice: figure out how to conduct a groundbreaking study on passion, or lose both the grant and her position at the university. Put on leave until she can crack the perfect proposal, she finds there's only one way she can study emotions-by experiencing them herself. Enter Jensen Walker, Lucy's neighbor and the one person on the planet she finds strangely and maddeningly appealing. Jensen's life is the stuff of campus legend, messy, emotional, complicated-in short, the perfect starting point for Lucy's study. When her tenaciousness wears him down and he consents to help her, sparks fly. To her surprise, Lucy finds herself battling with her own emotions, as foreign as they are intense. With the clock ticking on her deadline, Lucy must decide what's more important: analyzing her passions...or giving in to them?
I'm giving this one a 5 star rating. I loved the characters, especially Lucy with all her quirky ways. If you like YA, romance, easy reads, you'll like this.
If you're taking part in BookTubeAThon this year too, please share your video links in the comments section below so I can go and check them out.
Wait! There's more...
ARC August
Also, just to let you all know, I'm now official signed up to take part in the ARC August challenge next month too. You can find full detail about that here: https://lifewritingsofareader.wordpress.com/2016/07/18/arc-august-challenge/. I'm still working on picking which books I'll be reading for that but should have an update for you soon with my official TBR list.
BookTubeAThon Day 2: My Reading Progress
I had high hopes of reading another whole book in a day, but today has been a slow day. I did at least start book 2 on my TBR list Imperfect Chemistry. So far not bad. The best word to describe it so far would probably be... cute. This book has some yellow on the cover (even if you can't see it very well in this photo. It's on the inside of the heart ;)) and so let's me tick off another point from the 7 main challenges.
Today's challenge: Book Location Recreation
I also managed to do a very quick sketch for the "Book Location Recreation" challenge. Watch the video for my full update:
If you're taking part in BookTubeAThon this year too, please share your video links in the comments section below so I can go and check them out.
Books
BookTubeAThon Day 1
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Today is the first day of BookTubeAThon 2016, and I've jumped right on into the fun. I seriously couldn't wait for the challenges to start :)
Book Domino
The challenge for today was to build a book domino. For the first challenge I armed myself with some little helpers (my kids). The domino challenge is far from easy. The books just did not want to stay up long enough! We did it in the end though, and had fun trying :)
Watch the video:
Book 1
My thoughts about Royal Games by Sariah Wilson
My first book for BookTubeAThon is Royal Games by Sariah Wilson, which I started reading pretty much at midnight and finished it by the end of the day. As a lot of the book was read during the night I'm counting this one towards the Read after sunset part of the challenge. I got a free copy of this book from Net Galley and it is my official first book read for BookTubeAThon 2016. What a way to begin the challenge! Hope the rest of my picks for this week are as good as this one was. I'm giving it a 5 star rating.
About the book:
Genesis Kelley didn’t just get her heart broken. The aspiring veterinarian had it crushed in front of millions of viewers on the dating reality show Marry Me. Now, just as she’s getting her life and dignity back together, her royal heartbreaker, Prince Rafael of Monterra, has landed in Frog Hollow, Iowa. And he’s renting out her aunt’s guest cottage. Deceiving TV audiences for his brother’s sake cost Rafe the girl of his dreams. But he’s going to fix it, even if it means moving from his mountain-kingdom home to small-town Iowa. A prince doesn’t give up on his rightful princess—especially once he realizes Genesis is in deeper danger than she knows. Between fixing her truck, whisking her off to Monterra for a whirlwind date, and charming the entire town, Rafe is thawing the ice around Genesis’s heart. Will it be enough to earn back her trust, protect her from her past—and sweep her into a real-life fairy tale?
I absolutely loved this book! Definitely a 5 star, and I will be checking out other books by this author in the future. I officially have a fictional crush on Rafe. Strong, defined characters. Well written. Had me rooting for Rafe and Genesis the whole way through, so much so that I almost forgot about the bad guy, them BAM! Highly recommend. Watch the video for my full review:
I'm super excited about joining in the BookTubeAThon challenge 18th-24th July 2016. This will be my first time ever doing the challenge, and choosing which books to read for it was not an easy task.
The Challenges:
1) A book with yellow on the cover
2) Read only after sunset
3) A book discovered through BookTube
4) A book by a favourite author
5) A book that is older than you
6) Read a book and watch it's movie adaption
7) Read 7 books
My TBR
This is what I've come up with so far though for my TBR (to be read) list... The numbers next to the book title show which challenges it will meet:
Royal Games
The Domino Game
Love at First Date 4
Emma 4, 5, 6, and probably 2 and 7 as well ;)
The 7th Day 1
Imperfect Chemistry 1
Stardom 1
If I'm honest all these books will probably be read at least in part at night as I do most of my reading in the late evening. If I read them all I can tick off number 7 too.
I still need a book discovered through BookTube (reason why explained in video). Please help me out with that one as would love to complete the whole challenge ;)
Looking forward to connecting with other BookTubers during the challenge and finding lots of new books to add to my TBR list for post challenge reading too. Are you taking part this year?
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