Read-a-Thon: Wrapup

Sorry for the late update - I was too busy reading to blog, hahaha. I had such a blast with the read-a-thon, can't wait for the next one. So, my update:


Books read between Monday and Wednesday:






As you can see, I started out fine on track, but the moment I read Evermore (and had access to the rest of the books, of course), I abandoned the rest of my TBR list and pursued the Immortals series. I know, sad, isn't it? ;p

(I would have done the same if I had Supernaturally in my possession after I finished Paranormalcy by the way.) Plus, I had so much fun!

Books read: 6
Hours read: About 25 hours
Pages read: No idea. Rough estimate at 200 pages per book it'd be 1,200
Mini-challenges done: 4/6

So really, thanks to everyone involved, this was a great way to get back into reading and blogging.

Read-a-Thon: Mini Challenges 3 and 4 plus UPDATE

So, the Read-a-Thon is so much fun! More than even I thought, and I had high expectations. Here are mini-challenges three and four, update at the end of the post.

Mini Challenge from YA Bliss:  

So, for this one you will have to post on your blogs your top 3 LOVE TRIANGLES.

Great concept. Good love triangles, where you can't decide who to root for, are so hard to find! Nonetheless, here are my 3 faves:

1. Archer vs. Cal in Demonglass.

2. Eric vs. Stu in the Katie Connor books (reviews to come!)

3. Eponine vs. Cosette in Les Misérables

All of these I simply could not decide who should get the girl (or guy), since I loved both characters.

Mini Challenge from The Bookish Type:

Pick any book from your readathon pile and write a fake synopsis based solely on the cover. The synopsis does not have to be related to the actual book at all, just the pretty, pretty cover.

First of all, what an AMAZING idea! I love it, thanks so much! So, my entry:

When Nua Carter is sent to a secretive and elite university by the father she had never seen, her entire life and everything she knew starts unraveling before her eyes. Nothing is what it seems and Nua learns shocking truths about her father, her mother and her destiny. Because Nua is special, Nua is needed and the task that Nua must preform will save the world - and unravel Nua's very existence.

And now I have inspiration for a new story! Yay! Thanks!

RaT UPDATE: Finished Impulse and Paranormalcy, starting Evermore.

Current book: Evermore (Immortals #1)
Books read: 3/6
Hours read:  +-17
Pages read: 818
Mini Challenges completed: 4

Let me know how your challenge is going!

RaT Mini Challenge #2 and update

Mini-challenge hosted by IBBookblogging



So here's the chellenge:

Mini Challenge Question 1:
What is your favorite type of myth (Greek, Roman, Egyptian etc)?

As a scholar in Latin, I have a deep and abiding love for the Greco-Roman mythos so that will always be my first choice. However, I've always been intrigued by far-eastern cultures, although I know next to nothing about them. Also, I found Celtic and Norse mythology through reading and I love it.

Mini Challenge Question 2:
What is your favorite book with some type of mythology in it?

Difficult question, there are so many, some with made up in-world mythologies and some drawing from known traditions.

Interpreting the question as "known traditions", I think I'd have to go with a series, The Fionovar Tapestry. It takes together all of the main mythologies into a "master" world where all myths and legends originates and is the richest and most complex exploration of mythologies I've yet seen.

Edit: Of course, made from scratch mythologies goes to Terry Pratchett. Obvs. If I were a Discworld goddess, I'd BE Annoia.

UPDATE: I'm done with Dead Reckoning and it turns out that Impulse is written in verse and was a quick read. I'm on page one of Paranormalcy now - can't wait to read it!

Yay Read-a-Thon kickoff!

Yay, it's time for the Read-a-Thon! If you haven't already, click on the pic to sign up and read, read read!

Books I plan to read:





This is the first time I'll be doing a read-a-thon, so I'm sooo excited. I'll keep you updated as I finish my books and the challenges (I plan to do them all, how's that for overly ambitious?), and the twitter hashtag for this is #OUreadathon, if you want to hang out.

What are you doing for the read-a-thon?

Incredible Giveaway by Evie at Bookish!

Evie has reached more than 700 followers in the time she's been blogging, which is incredibly amazing. To celebrate her appreciation, she's holding a major International giveaway with 5 winners and 9 incredible books! You simply HAVE to check it out and if you aren't already following Evie, where have you been?

More Incredible Giveaways!

So if I were you, I'd head right on over to these wonderful and generous book bloggers to check out the awesome giveaways they're hosting:

• Gripped Into Books is holding a 500 follower giveaway, right on the heels of her 300 follower giveaway. So generous, and SO wonderful! I entered for the Mortal Instruments pack coz hey, South Africa. Hadn't read it yet. Go enter now!

• My Bookish Fairy Tale is also having a Blogoversary! Check out her awesome giveaway.

• You should also head down to Down the Rabbit Hole immediately - not only is it an incredible blog (seriously, why aren't you following it?) they're having a 1000 follower giveaway. One Thousand Followers! Incredible!

Deranged Book Lovers 6-Month Almost 500 Followers Giveaway - International! Thanks for the giveaway and congratulations!

Evie ~ Bookish 500 Followers Giveaway! Also international, how awesome! Many congrats, and thanks for the giveaway

Bloody Bookaholics are hosting a HUGE giveaway with over 40 books being given away! Wow! What are you waiting for, get over there and enter, and remember to thank them!

Incredible Giveaways!

So, The Bookish Brunette is holding a giveaway to celebrate reaching 500 followers! You should totally head on over and sign up, and tweet and retweet and all those fun stuff. 500 followers is nothing to sneeze at, so: Congrats, BB, and thanks for the giveaway!

There's also a MAJOR giveaway going on at Confessions of a Bookaholic, to celebrate her Blogoversity.  She's holding so many giveaways, it's impossible for me to decide which to enter. Check out her Blogoversary post for details and contests.

Fantastic Giveaway at Paperback Dolls! Plus new layout.

SUPERCONGRATS!

First off, many congratulations to the incredible people at Paperback Dolls - they are celebrating their first Blogoversary! Now if you are not already following them, I am astounded, because they are super fantastic. Anyway, way to go, may there be many, many many more, you guys rock!

Now for the fantastic news: they are holding 5 - count 'em, FIVE - bookpack giveaways. Each bookpack contains FIVE books, which is just incredible.

As if that were not enough, they are also holding an additional giveaway, found at the same post, where you can WIN A KINDLE. Y'all, I almost wet myself when I saw that. I cannot, cannot describe to you how dearly and desperately I desire a Kindle. Here in South Africa, they are way too expensive, but I dream at night of all the fabulous (and cheap! even for here in South Africa!) books I could read, if only I had a Kindle.

Once again, Paperback Dolls, you rock so hard, thanks so much for this giveaway.

Also - what do you think about my new layout? Is it too bland? For the record, this is how I avoid writing. I play in Photoshop. In this case, it was to avoid finishing a conference paper on Virgilian poetry for a Latin post-grad that I will not bore you with, I promise!