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#CreeptasticReads & #CasualReadathonO Wrap Up

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#CreeptasticReads and #CasualReadathonO Wrap Up!

So while I did record a wrap up for both readathons, I decided to write it out as well!  Links are to the goodreads pages as always :)

First off, here's what I read:

1. Opal - Jennifer L Armentrout (394 pages)
2. Origin - Jennifer L Armentrout (380 pages)
3. Opposition - Jennifer L Armentrout (352 page)
4. Days of Blood and Starlight (173 pages read before) - Laini Taylor (513 pages)
5. Halo - Alexandra Adornetto (484 pages)
6. Betrayed - PC Cast (310 pages)
7. Chosen - PC Cast (307 pages)
8. Untamed - PC Cast (338 pages)
9. The Tales of Beedle the Bard - JK Rowling (107 pages)

So here's how I did each day of #CreeptasticReads!

• Day 1 (Monday) - Opal: all 394 pages. Origin: 136 pages. Total: 1 book finished, 530 pages read.
• Day 2 (Tuesday) - Origin: last 244 pages. Opposition: all 352 pages. Days of Blood & Starlight: 30 pages. Total: 2 books finished, 626 pages read. Overall total: 3 books, 1156 pages.
• Day 3 (Wednesday) - Days of Blood & Starlight: 42 pages. Halo: 152 pages. Total: 0 books finished, 200 pages read. Overall total: 3 books, 1356 pages.
• Day 4 (Thursday) - Halo: last 332 pages. Betrayed: 57 pages. Total: 1 book finished, 389 pages read. Overall total: 4 books, 1745 pages.
• Day 5 (Friday) - Betrayed: last 253 pages. Chosen: 13 pages. Total: 1 book finished, 266 pages read. Overall total: 5 books, 2011 pages.
• Day 6 (Saturday) - Chosen: last 294 pages. Untamed: 70 pages. Total: 1 book finished, 364 pages read. Overall total: 6 books, 2375 pages.
• Day 7 (Sunday) - Untamed: 135 pages. The Tales of Beedle the Bard: all 107 pages. Total: 1 book finished, 242 pages read.

FINAL TOTAL: 7 books finished, 2617 pages read!

And for #CasualReadathonO!

• Days 1 through 3 are above (days 5-7), but here's my overall total for just CRO:

1. Day 1 (Friday): 1 book, 266 pages. Completed book with character you'd be for Halloween challenge.
2. Day 2 (Saturday): 2 books, 630 pages. Completed book with "scary" character challenge.
3. Day 3 (Sunday): 3 books, 872 pages. Completed book with orange on cover challenge and read 3 books challenge.

• Day 4 (Monday): Untamed: 133 pages. Days of Blood & Starlight: 40 pages. Total: 1 book finished, 173 pages read.

FINAL TOTAL: 4 books finished, 1045 pages read!

CUMULATIVE TOTAL: 8 books finished, 2790 pages read in 8 days!

My video wrap up will be up on Wednesday, where I get more into the whole thought process of my reading strategy! Hopefully you guys will check it out, and thanks for checking out this post!

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So another weekend is finished! Links to book's goodreads page as always is in the totals section!

I read 404 pages of Ice Like Fire, 210 pages of Library of Souls, 46 pages of The Wrath and The Dawn, and 126 pages of Days of Blood & Starlight before Friday.

• On Friday I read the last 74 pages of Ice Like Fire by Sara Raasch, as well as read from page 210 to page 321 (111 pages) of Library of Souls by Ransom Riggs, for a total of 185 pages read on Friday.
• On Saturday, I read the last 137 pages of Library of Souls, as well as read from page 46 to page 346 (300 pages) of The Wrath and The Dawn by Renee Ahdieh, for a total of a whopping 437 pages!
• On Sunday, I finished the last 42 pages of The Wrath and The Dawn, and then read from page 126 to page 174 (48 pages) of Days of Blood & Starlight by Laini Taylor, for a total of 90 pages (although most of my eARC was this day as well).
• Over the course of the weekend. I read 50% of my eARC, The Banished Sons of Poseidon by Andrew J. Peters which was about 120 pages.

TOTALS: 832 Pages

1. Ice Like Fire - 74 pages (Total of 478 in book)
2. Library of Souls - 248 pages (Total of 458 in book)
3. The Wrath and The Dawn - 342 pages (Total of 388 in book)
4. Days of Blood & Starlight - 48 pages
5. Banished Sons of Poseidon - 120 pages

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So it's the end of the weekend and here's what I read this weekend :) (Links to the goodread pages in the totals!)

First off, I had read 159 pages of Mortal Danger and 130 pages of Enclave, both by Ann Aguirre before Friday.

• On Friday, I read 150 pages of Mortal Danger, stopping at page 309
• On Saturday, I finished Mortal Danger, reading the last 63 Pages. I also started Days of Blood & Starlight by Laini Taylor and finished 114 pages for a total of 177 pages
• On Sunday, I read 6 pages of DOBAS, stoping at page 120. Then I decided I really needed to finish another book (having 7 current books), so I read the last 129 pages of Enclave, by Ann Aguirre. I also read from 69% to 91% of my eARC The Battle For Darracia by Michael Phillip Cash.
• I finished the last 9% of The Battle for Darracia on Monday morning before going to sleep, for a total of about 187 pages.

TOTALS:

1. Public Enemies (Ann Aguirre) - Last 213 pages
2. Days of Blood & Starlight (Laini Taylor) - 120 pages
3. Enclave (Ann Aguirre) - Last 129 pages
4. The Battle For Darracia (Michael Phillip Cash) - About 187 pages

OVERALL: 649 pages

So I did pretty good this weekend! One more day until Ice Like Fire comes out, so expect another written review very soon!! Also, how'd everyone's weekend go??

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Special Edition Weekend Reads - October 9

The Sword of Summer (Magnus Chase and The Gods of Asgard Book 1)

So I just got finished with the first book in Rick Riordan's new series, Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard. The first book is called The Sword of Summer, which is a major hint as to who Magnus' father is! Yes, this series has basically the same plot as Percy Jackson... kid finds out he's a demigod, and has to go on a quest to save the world! However, Rick Riordan makes the book interesting and different than the Percy Jackson series.

I especially loved the humor in this book, as well as the nods to the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series plus the Heroes of Olympus series! Also, Doctor Who was mentioned... major plus in my book! And can we talk about the gorgeous cover for this book??

Mr. Riordan managed to make this an extremely entertaining book, while also staying very true to Norse mythology. I was very happy about that, since I'm a huge Norse mythology fan, and while Marvel does a very entertaining version of Thor, they cut out a ton of mythology from the story! Oh yeah, the Marvelverse Thor is mentioned in this too ;)

There was exceptional character building in this for the most part, and I fell in love with Sam as well as Hearth. Marvel truly messed with me though, and I can only see Hearth as a dark elf from the Thor The Dark World movie!

The ending was awesome, and made me very excited for Fall 2016!!

The next book is going to be called The Hammer of Thor, and I already have a feeling I know who will be the main focus in that book! I seriously can't wait for the Loki book though, and there's no way there won't be one!

Oh well, time to wait a year for book 2!

I gave Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard book 1: The Sword of Summer 5/5 stars!

September 2015 Book Haul List!

Since my book haul video is up on youtube, I decided to write out my list of what I got as well! So here's the books I bought in the month of September! Check out the video HERE :)

1. Every Last Word - Tamara Ireland Stone (Ebook)
2. More Happy Than Not - Adam Silvera (Ebook)
3. Tempest Rising - Nicole Peeler
4. Razor Girl - Marianne Mancusi
5. The Catcher in the Rye - JD Salinger
6. The Casual Vacancy - JK Rowling
7. Beastly - Alex Flinn
8. Viral Nation - Shawnta Grimes
9. The Last Child - John Hart (ARC received from used book store)
10. Snow Like Ashes - Sarah Raasch
11. The Wrath and The Dawn - Renee Ahdieh
12. The Kiss of Deception - Mary E Pearson
13. To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee
14. Infinity - Sherrilyn Kenyon
15. Born of Fury - Sherrilyn Kenyon
16. Ender's Game - Orson Scott Card
17. Ender in Exile - Orson Scott Card
18. Speaker For The Dead - Orson Scott Card
19. Tantalize - Cynthia Leitich Smith
20. The Mark of Athena - Rick Riordan
21. Clockwork Prince - Cassandra Clare
22. Everything, Everything - Nicola Yoon
23. Misty of Chincoteague - Marguerite Henry
24. Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children - Ransom Riggs
25. Hollow City - Ransom Riggs
26. Library of Souls - Ransom Riggs
27. Six of Crows - Leigh Bardugo
28. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of The King - JRR Tolkien (The pretty cover version!!!)

So yeah, I bought a crazy amount of books this month! We'll see if I can tone it down for October, but I highly doubt I can! Thank you all for checking out my first blog post!

September 2015 Haul