Book-tube-a-thon To Be Read Pile

I’ve never really done many read-a-thons before. I have about three weeks before school starts, so I thought that this would be a good time to get some books knocked out of my to be read pile. I’m hoping that writing this down will actually keep me on track with getting some books knocked out of the way before I’m drowning in homework again. Ariel from Ariel Bissett hosts this every year, so I’ll link her channel here. Check out what she’s reading and how all the challenges work.

Here are the challenges this year-

1. Read a book with a person on the cover:
            My pick for this challenge is Gunslinger Girl by Lindsay Ely. It doesn’t come out until January… but it’s been really calling out to me lately. I think I need a good western adventure to get me out of this creeping reading slump. I’m hoping that this read-a-thon is going to get me out of it before it starts. My other option for this challenge is Hunted by Megan Spooner, which is a Beauty and the Beast retelling.

2. Read a hyped book:

            I didn’t really know what to read for this, since I have so many books on my shelf that are, essentially hyped. I think I might finally read either Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard or A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas. These books are both very different, but very hyped books. I’m eager to see why everyone loves them so much.

3. Finish a book in one day:

            I’m probably going to read a Victoria Schwab book for this challenge, since she is so engaging. I read most of her books in one day. The other booko I have for this option is The Windfall by Diksha Basu, which is a super short book I got through Book of the Month Club.

4. Read a character that is very different from you:

            A Court of Mist and Furies by Sarah J Maas is about faeries, so I think that’s pretty different from me… It’ll also give me an excuse to finally continue with the series.

5. Finish a book completely outdoors:

            This normally isn’t that hard of a challenge for me, but it’s been so freaking hot outside lately that it’s going to be difficult for me to just want to leave the comfort of my air conditioning. Maybe it will cool off later this week so I can knock this challenge out.

6. Read a book you bought because of the cover:

            I do this very rarely, but I think I’m going to read Life After Life by Kate Atkinson. I think it’s just a really simple cover that doesn’t give much away about what the book is about, which I really appreciate.

7. Read seven books:

            I have some easier romance books that I can read from my Kindle, so I’ll probably just pick some of those up in order to complete this challenge.

Anyways, this is just a loose pile of books that I want to read. I am really bad about keeping on track with actual lists since I am a mood reader. Hopefully I’ll be able to read so