Wrap up || August 2019

One Dark Throne
Aru Shah and the end of time
Freeks
Avenged
The Tea Dragon Society
The Wicked King
Falling Kingdoms
The last time we said goodbye

Beacon Book Box || August 2019

Each box includes 1 newly-released YA hardcover book as well as 3-5 awesome bookish goodies that go with the month's theme. 

|| August 2019: Enchanted Endings||

 While I wasn't totally impressed with the monthly box. I loved the book sleeve and the dust jacket and book.

(I love their special edition boxes though)

All the goodies

E-book copy of mind of mine

This is the main reason I got the box for the dust jacket

@kat_adara

The rose and the dagger stickers @kistercronk

Ash Princess "Queen Theodosia's Lip balm" @littlebearries

Book Sleeve: Celestial Sewn by Lynette at threestarcustom.etsy.com

Uprooted "Agnieska's Coffee Cake "Baking with the beacons recipe" Artwork by @ems.bookish.art

Aristotle and Dante discover the secrets of the universe notebook @kitstercronk

A curse so dark and lonely "Rhen's Refreshing Lemonade" Design by @littlebearries by team beacon

Signed copy of House of Salt and Sorrow and author Letter

Spoiler Card

Owlcrate Unboxing || August 2019

What is Owlcrate you ask.

Owlcrate is a subscription service that sends you magical monthly boxes tailored to a chosen theme. Each OwlCrate will contain one new Young Adult novel, as well as 3-5 other bookish treats to help you get your nerd on.

Readathon: Bout of Books 26:: If you like this...

Challenges

If This, Then That

Put your recommendations hat on, #boutofbooks-ers. For this challenge, pick a book, author, or trope (or whatever!) from your TBR and suggest similar books.

Example 1: If you like Sarah McLean, try Lenora Bell.

Example 2: If you like a modern day, romantic twist on Greek mythology, try Staci Hart's Hearts and Arrows series.

I'm always bad with these but let's try.

If you like.. the girl falls in love with boy she just meets/has known tropes then I recommend most Kasie West books they are always full of those meetings and happiness and cute fluff. :)

If you like.. books themed around carnivals and circus' with paranormal aspects then I recommend Freeks by Amanda Hocking

Readathon: Bout of Books 26: Re-Creating a book cover

Challenges

Recreate Your Favorite Book Cover

Pick your favorite book and recreate it OR reimagine the cover either live (with yourself or a willing participant as the cover art) or drawing, sculpture, crafts, painting, etc.

Thanks for the idea, @vintagevixon94

This was a picture I drew of two twilight book covers meshed together

These were another picture I drew. I suck when it comes to drawing peoples faces. :)

Readathon: Bout of Books 26: Adapt that

Challenge

Adaptation Aspirations

What book would you like to see adapted for another medium? What would be your preferred format? Movie? TV Show? Broadway musical? Something else? If you want to elaborate even further, who would you cast to play the characters? Who would you want to write the script/screenplay? Write the music? Direct? Are there adaptations that exist that you think could be better? Tell us all about your aspirations for the perfect adaptation!

We are just going to start this off by picking a few books and what format I would like for them. I would answer the other question, but I'm horrible with faces of people and characters.

I'm picking books that I have read within the last year.

Freeks by Amanda Hocking I think would make a good movie. It's a stand-alone book and I can see the graphics and carnival/circus theme working great for this.







 Maybe this time by Kasie West- I think maybe a Tv series event where each event is its own hour-long show.

Readathon: Bout of Books 26: Main

The Bout of Books read-a-thon is organized by Amanda Shofner and Kelly Rubidoux Apple. It is a week long read-a-thon that begins 12:01am Monday, August 19th and runs through Sunday, August 25th in whatever time zone you are in. Bout of Books is low-pressure. There are challenges, Twitter chats, and a grand prize, but all of these are completely optional. For all Bout of Books 26 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. - From the Bout of Books team

As always I'm ready for Bout of Books. It is one of the few readathons I try to participate in every time. I never get farther than 1 book.

Monday: August 19th

Number of Pages I've read today:  45
Number of books I've read today: 0

Total number of books I've read: 0

Books: 0
Challenges:  In Six Words

Tuesday: August 20th

Number of Pages I've read today: 26
Number of books I've read today: 1

Total number of books I've read: 1

Books: Avenged
Challenges: Adapt That

Wednesday: August 21st

Number of Pages I've read today: 
Number of books I've read today: 

Total number of books I've read: 1

Books: Avenged
Challenges: Recreate a book Cover

Thursday: August 22nd

Number of Pages I've read today: 92
Number of books I've read today: 1

Total number of books I've read: 1

Books: Avenged
Challenges: If you like this...

Friday: August 23rd

Number of Pages I've read today: 75 from 1 book and 25 from another book
Number of books I've read today: 2

Total number of books I've read: 2

Books: Avenged and The Tea Dragon Society
Challenges: 

Saturday: August 24th

Number of Pages I've read today: 100 
Number of books I've read today: 1

Total number of books I've read: 2

Books:
Challenges: 

Sunday: August 25th

Number of Pages I've read today: 
Number of books I've read today: 

Total number of books I've read: 

Books: 

Challenges: 


BOOKS ON THE LIST TO READ 
 I'm pretty pumped to knock out some books. :)

Books

Avenged by Amy Tintera FINISHED

Falling Kingdoms by Morgan Rhodes

The Tea Dragon Society by Katie Oneill FINISHED

Aru Shah and The end of Time

Readathon: Bout Of Books 26: In Six Words

Introduce Yourself #insixwords

The challenge is simple: introduce yourself on Twitter, Instagram, or on this post using six words, no more, no less. Use the hashtags #boutofbooks and #insixwords so we can learn all about you.

Example: "Needed for survival: books, dogs, coffee."

So I always have a hard time coming up with just six words because I try to change it up every time this readathon comes around.

A homebody that loves to read.

TBR Time: August 2019

The Last time we say goodbye by Cynthia Hand (READ) Freeks by Amanda Hocking (READ) Avenged by amy tintera (READ) Falling Kingdoms by Morgan Rhodes (READ) The Wicked King by Holly Black (READ)