#TBRTakedown 4.0 Wrap Up

#TBRTakedown 4.0 was fun if not a great success for me number wise.  But it did help pull me out of my reading slump so it was a huge success for me that way.  I tried The Great Gatsby but only wound up reading about 10 pages.  I focused on Lola and the Boy Next Door and came close to finishing it (I wound up finishing it during Casual not long after Takedown was finished.)

#TBRTakedown 4.0

#TBRTakedown 4.0 (June 20-26)

I'm excited to be taking part in #TBRTakedown 4.0 on Twitter!  I've been in a reading slumpt this year so anything that helps me get more books read is a good thing in my book.


There are some challenges for this RAT which helped me pick my reading list.

1. On TBR Shelf for over a year - Dash and Lily's Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn & David Levithan

2. Unread Sequel - Lola and the Boy Next door by Stephanie Perkins
3. First in a series - Dash and Lily's Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn & David Levithan
4. Out of my comfort zone - The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
5. Most recent book haul - Attachments by Rainbow Rowell

Let the reading begin!

Make Me Read It Readathon Sign-ups - Help me pick what to read!

Ely @ Tea & Titles and Val @ The Innocent Smiley will again be hosting the Make Me Read It Readathon! Basically, this readathon allows your friends and audience to vote for what you’ll be reading. This year, the readathon will be from July 9th to the 16th! You can sign up here. So see below for more on the readathon from Val’s post.

What Is This Readathon About?

Look at the books you own, either physical, e-book or ones you’ve borrowed from the library and pick out a few you really want to read, or feel like you should read. It’s up to you how many you pick, personally I’d pick a few more than you expect to be able to read in a week. Example: if you think you’ll only read two, pick out five books or if you think you can read seven, pick out ten.
Make a list of these books on your blog, or make a video, or a Goodreads shelf or post a picture on Instagram—whatever is easiest for you. Then get friends, other bloggers/booktubers etc. to vote on which books you HAVE to read.
When the readathon comes along, you read the books in the order of most votes. For example, if one book gets 10 votes—you read that first, then the one that got 7 and so on. If there’s a tie, then it’s your preference. The goal is to read as many as possible.

Please vote and help me choose what to read!

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The results are in...

Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs 21.05% 8
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To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han 15.79% 6
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Worlds of Ink and Shadow by Lena Coakley 5.26% 2
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The Elite by Kiera Cass 10.53% 4
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Cinder by Marissa Meyer 47.37% 18

So looks like I'll be reading Cinder!

Make Me Read It Readathon Sign-ups - Help me pick what to read!

Ely @ Tea & Titles and Val @ The Innocent Smiley will again be hosting the Make Me Read It Readathon! Basically, this readathon allows your friends and audience to vote for what you’ll be reading. This year, the readathon will be from July 9th to the 16th! You can sign up here. So see below for more on the readathon from Val’s post.

What Is This Readathon About?

Look at the books you own, either physical, e-book or ones you’ve borrowed from the library and pick out a few you really want to read, or feel like you should read. It’s up to you how many you pick, personally I’d pick a few more than you expect to be able to read in a week. Example: if you think you’ll only read two, pick out five books or if you think you can read seven, pick out ten.
Make a list of these books on your blog, or make a video, or a Goodreads shelf or post a picture on Instagram—whatever is easiest for you. Then get friends, other bloggers/booktubers etc. to vote on which books you HAVE to read.
When the readathon comes along, you read the books in the order of most votes. For example, if one book gets 10 votes—you read that first, then the one that got 7 and so on. If there’s a tie, then it’s your preference. The goal is to read as many as possible.

Please vote and help me choose what to read!

Create your own user feedback survey

The results are in...

Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs 21.05% 8
–
To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han 15.79% 6
–
Worlds of Ink and Shadow by Lena Coakley 5.26% 2
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The Elite by Kiera Cass 10.53% 4
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Cinder by Marissa Meyer 47.37% 18

So looks like I'll be reading Cinder!

Bout of Books Update #7 & Wrap Up

I read 24 pages in Cinderella, Vol. 1: From Fabletown with Love by Chris Roberson.

I also read 5 pages (A super short chapter!) in The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater.

Total numbers of pages read - 307

I finished one book and read from two others during Bout of Books.  I came into this still trying to get out of a book slump (which has lasted pretty much this entire year.  I just started getting out of it during Dewey's RAT.) so I didn't read a huge amount but I read consistently and enjoyed what I read. I can't wait for the next Bout of Books!

Bout of Books Update #6

I read 24 pages in The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater. Getting through this book is a challenge but I'm determined.

I also read 27 pages in Cinderella, Vol. 1: From Fabletown with Love by Chris Roberson.  So far I already like it better than Fabletown which I read last year.

Total numbers of pages read - 278

Bout of Books Update #5

I read 36 pages in Scarlett Epstein Hates It Here by Anna Breslaw and finished it.  It was so, so good. Funny and emotional and definitely a book I would highly recommend to others.

I also read 26 pages in You're Never Weird on the Internet (Almost) by Felicia Day which is really good so far.

Total numbers of pages read - 227

Bout of Books Update #4

I read 51 pages in Scarlett Epstein Hates It Here by Anna Breslaw.  I really love this book.  I laughed so hard today and then it got all emotional.

Total numbers of pages read - 165

Bout of Books Update #3

I read 36 pages in Scarlett Epstein Hates It Here by Anna Breslaw.  I have laughed so much at this book.  I'm really, really liking it.
Total numbers of pages read - 114

Bout of Books Update #2

I read 39 pages in Scarlett Epstein Hates It Here by Anna Breslaw.  I'm really enjoying this book!

Total pages read - 78

Bout of Books Update #1

I read 39 pages in Scarlett Epstein Hates It Here by Anna Breslaw

BookBuddyAthon & my Bout of Books TBR Pile

I did my first BookBuddyAthon back in September of last year and am doing one again.  Once again Heather is my buddy.  Lucky her.

This overlaps with Bout of Books quite a bit so my TBR pile is for both.

1) Choose three books and get your buddy to pick one from them for you to read
Heather chose You're Never Weird on the Internet (Almost) by Felicia Day (The other two I had given her to choose from where Why Not Me? by Mindy Kaling and Yes Please by Amy Poehler). I'm super excited she chose this one as it's the one I really wanted to read.

2) Buddy read a book with your buddy
We decided to read a book we both got for Uppercase.  Scarlett Epstein Hates It Here by Anna Breslaw was the latest one and and it has some similarities with Fangirl which we both read together in January and loved so fingers crossed.

3) Read a book with your buddy's favourite colour on
I chose Hawkeye, Vol. 4: Rio Bravo by Matt Fraction since red is Heather's favorite color.  I just finished the third one and really liked it so am looking forward to this one.

4) Read a book that starts with the first letter of your buddys name
I double upped here and am using Hawkeye, Vol. 4 for both of these challenges.

5) Read a book that you want to... just because
I have a few choices here.  Cinderella, Vol. 1: From Fabletown with Love by Chris Roberson counts for a Listopia challenge as does Nimona by Noelle Stevenson.  Lazarus, Vol. 4: Poison by Greg Rucka is one I have been looking forward to for awhile and The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater is one I'm already reading and would really like to finish.  We'll see what I feel like reading when the time comes.

I can't wait to start this RAT!

I'm taking part in Bout of Books!

This will be the fifth time I've taken part on Bout of Books and I'm really looking forward to it. It's a great way to start the year off on the right note. I'll post a TBR pile later.

The Bout of Books read-a-thon is organized by Amanda @ On a Book Bender and Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal. It is a week long read-a-thon that begins 12:01am Monday, May 9th and runs through Sunday, May 15th in whatever time zone you are in. Bout of Books is low-pressure. There are challenges, giveaways, and a grand prize, but all of these are completely optional. For all Bout of Books 16 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. - From the Bout of Books team

End of Event Survey

1. Which hour was most daunting for you?
The last hour I was awake for (Hour Eighteen).  I was so, so tired.

2. Could you list a few high-interest books that you think could keep a Reader engaged for next year?
The Boy in the Smoke by Maureen Johnson
Kindred Spirits by Rainbow Rowell (I think anything by Rainbow Rowell is excellent RAT material.)

3. Do you have any suggestions for how to improve the Read-a-thon next season?
I missed cheerleaders on the blogs.  :(

4. What do you think worked really well in this year’s Read-a-thon?
The Facebook group was a lot of fun an a great idea.

5. How many books did you read?
Four

6. What were the names of the books you read?
Kindred Spirits by Rainbow Rowell
The Boy in the Smoke by Maureen Johnson
Itchy Pig by Nicole Bruno Cox
The Servant Queen and the King she serves by Mark Greene and Catherine Butcher
Hawkeye, Vol. 3: L.A. Woman by Matt Fraction (Didn't finish)

7. Which book did you enjoy most?
I loved them all but Kindred Spirits and The Boy in the Smoke were both amazing.  I'd been looking forward to both and surpassed my expectations.

8. Which did you enjoy least?
None

9. How likely are you to participate in the Read-a-thon again? What role would you be likely to take next time?
I'll be here - Number 18 for me!  A reader and maybe a cheerleader again.  I can't wait!

All the books I, my husband and best friend read.

End of Hour Eighteen

This hour I read:

Hawkeye, Vol. 3: L.A. Woman by Matt Fraction 28 pages

I read for 38 minutes

Total pages read: 296

Total minutes read: 443

Books Finished - 4

I finished the first story in this book and like it a lot so far.  I've hit a wall though and so am calling it a night.

Andie reading Haweye with me

End of Hour Seventeen

This hour I read:

The Servant Queen and the King she serves by Mark Greene and Catherine Butcher 7 pages - Finished It!

I read for 12 minutes

Total pages read: 268

Total minutes read: 405

Books Finished - 4

My father in law sent me this book from England as a surprise and I really enjoyed it.  An interesting look at the Queen and her faith and how it's affected her life and all she does.

Usually I'm a night owl but tonight I am seriously flagging.  Not sure how much longer I can stay up. We'll see.

Entertaining and Informative

End of Hour Sixteen

This hour I read:

The Servant Queen and the King she serves by Mark Greene and Catherine Butcher 10 pages

I read for 29 minutes

Total pages read: 261

Total minutes read: 393

Books Finished - 3

Starting to feel a little tired now but I'm almost done with my next book.

Andie enjoys laptime with her Daddy during RATs

End of Hour Fifteen

This hour I read:

The Servant Queen and the King she serves by Mark Greene and Catherine Butcher 12 pages

I read for 41 minutes

Total pages read: 251

Total minutes read: 364

Books Finished - 3

Snack time!  The book I'm reading is really good but keeps bringing up interesting conversation topics.  

Raspberry Cheesecake Dip with Tim Tams

End of Hour Fourteen

This hour I read:

Itchy Pig by Nicole Bruno Cox 28 pages - Finished It!

The Servant Queen and the King she serves by Mark Greene and Catherine Butcher 6 pages

I read for 21 minutes

Total pages read: 239

Total minutes read: 323

Books Finished - 3

A friend of ours wrote a children's book and being people who loves books we were really supportive of her and she was able to publish it.  Today was the perfect chance to read it. It was as lovely as could be.

Our friend, the auhor

End of Hour Thirteen

Dinner time!

Jersey Mike's Subs, homemade potato chips and avocado ranch dip