Readathon: Summer Surge Main Post

Hosted by Book Badger

Read-a-thon Details

1) The read-a-thon will run from 14th July 2014 - 17th August 2014.

2) The sign-up linky will close on the 10th August, so sign up before then.

3) You don't need a blog to participate.

4) Any genre, format or length of book can be read for this read-a-thon. (Novels, Novellas, Anthologies, Extra Material etc.)
5) There will be a international giveaway for up to £15 worth of books from TBD.
6) There will be five read-a-longs you can participate in worth 5 entries each.
7) There will be five challenges you can participate in worth 3-5 entries each.

8) On 18th August, a wrap-up post of the read-a-thon will be posted on Book Badger.

Week 1 Updates: July 14-19Number of books read this week: 3Total Pages Read this week: 404Mini Challenge Completed: Spell it out

Week 2 Updates: July 20-26

Number of books read this week: 2

Total Pages Read this week: 616

Mini Challenge Completed: Twitter Recommendation

Week 3 Updates: July 27-Aug 2

Number of books read this week: 1

Total Pages Read this week: 

Mini Challenges Completed: Spine Poetry

Week 4 Updates: Aug 3-9

Number of books read this week: 1
Total Pages Read this week: 

Mini Challenges Completed: Character Personalities

Week 5 Updates: Aug 10-17

Number of books read this week: 

Total Pages Read this week: 

Mini Challenges Completed:

BOOKS ON THE LIST TO READ 
I realize there are quite a few books on this list, and I'm sure I won't get to them
all. I do have July 20th through the 28th off because I'm moving so hopefully
 I can get some reading done then. After that I'll be living with my husbands
parents so I'm sure I'll be staying in my room most the time which will allow
me to read as well. I'm pretty pumped to knock out some books. :)

Crash by Lisa McMann
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
Everyday by David Leviathan
Every Other Day by Jennifer L Barnes
The Line by Teri Hall
Away by Teri Hall


Queen of the dead by Stacey Kade
Lenobia's Vow by P.c Cast 
Dragon's Oath by P.C Cast
Far from You by Lisa Schroeder
The Maze Runner by James Dashner
Keys to the Repository by Melissa De La Cruz
Bloody Valentine by Melissa De La Cruz
Panic by Lauren Oliver
Amarok by Angela Townsend
Elixir by Jennifer L Armentrout
Rage by Jackie Morse Kessler
The Lipstick Laws by Amy Holder
Dreamland by Alyson Noel
The Duff by Kody Keplinger
Between Here and Forever by Elizabeth Scott
Ten miles past normal by Frances O'rouke Dowell
Ten by Gretchen Mcneill
From bad to cursed by Katie Alender 
Fade by Lisa McMann
Gone by Lisa McMann
Linger by Maggie Stiefvater
Forever by Maggie Stiefvater
Prodigy by Marie Lu
Til the world ends by Ann Aguirre, Julie kagawa
After Obession by Carrie Jones/ Wedel
Ask Me by Kimberly Pauley
Heartbeat by Elizabeth Scott
Babes in Boyland by
Obession by Sasha Dawn

READALONGS & CHALLENGES

Read-a-longs

1) 14th July - 20th July: My Life Next Door by Huntley Fitzpatrick (Goodreads)

2) 21st July - 27th July: The Immortal Rules by Julie Kagawa (Goodreads)

3) 28th July - 3rd August: Defiance by C.J. Dougherty (Goodreads)

4) 4th August - 10th August: Doll Bones by Holly Black (Goodreads)

5) 11th August - 17th August: This Is What Happy Looks Like by Jennifer E. Smith (Goodreads)

Challenges

17th Jul. Spell It Out

Use the first letter of any book read so far this year to spell out a Summer themed word that is 5 letters or more. If the title begins with The, A or An, move into the following word. Letters Q, V, X, Z can be anywhere in the title. For example:

S - Searching for Beautiful

A - And We Stay

N - No and Me

D - Dark Star

A - Ash's Letter

L - Lament

S - Sweet Peril

24th Jul. Twitter Book Recommendation

You must recommend four different books from four different genres, but you can only use 140 characters in which to do so. You can't use character names, major plot points, spoilers of snippets from synopsis, it must be in your own words. For example:

Contemporary Recommendation - Wonder: Wonder is a story of kindness and love, highlighting how positivity can make you beautiful and how one person can affect so many lives.

31st Jul. Spine Poetry

You must create a small poem made entirely of spines of the books you've read in 2014. You may add up to seven words to join the titles together and and each title much be longer than four letters long.

7th Aug. Character Personality

You must choose five characters from books you've read in 2014 that each reflect an area of your personality. They can be male or female, adults or childrens, it really doesn't matter, just as long as part of their character reflects yours. For example:

Caymen Meyers: Quirky Sense of Humour and Wisecracking Sarcasm.

14th Aug. Follow That Title

I will list seven words, and the challenge is to choose one book title with one of the words in it, and then choose a second title with a different word from the first title in it and follow the pattern through 6 books until you finish with a book that has another word from the list in it's title, and also a word from the 5th books title. For example:

Gone With the Wind, Gone Girl, Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, The Dragon Heir, Shadow Heir, Shadow and Bone.

The following list of words are those you can choose from. You must start the challenge with one word and finish it with another and you must only choose 6 books. Because this challenge is much more difficult than the others, you are allowed to choose books you've read in the past 12 months, not just 2014 and it's worth 5 entries, not 3. The list is as follows:  

1) Love(s)
2) Boy(s)
3) Girl(s)
4) Beautiful
5) Dark(ness)(est)
6) Life/Lives
7) You/Me