Seasons of Reading : the High Summer Read-a-Thon

Posted by Kay on July 17, 2012 12:33 am in Book talk | 7 comments

I had big plans for this week: I wanted to spend a lot of it reading, trying to get that TBR pile a little shorter (especially since I have been getting fewer new books lately, it feels like the perfect occasion to try making it smaller!)

And on Monday morning, I discovered the High Summer Read-a-Thon! It’s a week long read-a-thon; doesn’t it sound perfect? There are few rules, and anyone is welcome to join, even if it is only for a couple days. Let’s just read together and have fun!

I’m not planning a very strict reading list for the week, but I know it will be mostly short and fun YA. Or at least I think so. I’d like to complete at least 5 books, but we’ll see how that goes.

So I made some sort of list, and I’d like to read one book per category (with linking to Goodreads) :

Books already started :

• Before I Wake by Rachel Vincent (read on 18/07)
• Stardust by Neil Gaiman (audio) (read 20/07)

Recently added to the TBR pile :

• The Forsaken by Lisa M. Stasse
• Team Human by Justine Larbalestier and Sarah Rees Brennan
• Office Girl by Joe Meno  (read on 21/07)

Sequels

• Until I Die by Amy Plum
• The Calling by Kelley Armstrong
• Pandemonium by Lauren Oliver
• A Million Suns by Beth Revis
• Ascendant by Diana Peterfreund

Summer Romance :

• In Honor by Jessi Kirby (read 19/07)
• Unbreak my Heart by Melissa C. Walker

E-ARCs :

• Meant to Be by Lauren Morrill
• Wake by Amanda Hocking (read on 23/07)

Audio :

• When you Were Mine by Rebecca Serle
• Drowning Instinct by Ilsa J. Bick

Knowing that I am a moody reader, there is of course a high possibility I’ll be rebelling against myself and reading nothing on this list. What can I say, I can’t trust my own judgement!

Any suggestion on which book I should read first, or which one I should be adding to this list? And if you are joining the fun, let me know! I’ll b updating on twitter via ‪#HSreadathon‬, and I’ll try ticking things off the list the week goes on!