Last month started well because I thought of it as Woman History month, but as the month went on, all the stuff about coronavirus was brought out into the light, which made me not wanna read. So this readathon I didn't end up finishing all the prompt that I originally had planned to finish.

I only did end up reading 5 book, which is good but not near the number I was gonna for, there is a lot of books that I had planned for this month, that I didn't get too, but I'm gonna read them another time, so again I won't really mention them, because they are really awesome.

Again down under you can see the prompt for this readathon, and the website for this readathon is https://weirdzeal.com/whmreadathon/, where you can find more information about it. This readathon was more like bingo. I leave a picture down under, so you don't need to necessary read them all, but you can read 5 books on a road and win like that, I thought that is was a fun idea. The competition side in me is just annoyed that I didn't get a strick or win on the board because I didn't get through the books that I wanted so it looks like I just pick 5 random books to read, which annoyed me so much, so I may do this challenge again another time, (even tho it's finished) just so that I can win a strick on the board. Cause a girl got to win. A girl want to win.

But down under you can see the books that I did pick, and finished, and which prompts they fit and read the reviews that I wrote on those books.

WHMReadAThon

March 1-3

❌* Book published before you were born

✅ * Book by a trans author

❌* Book with “girl” or “woman” in the title Or “girls” or “women.”

❌* Book with less than 1,000 ratings on Goodreads: you can find the number of ratings right under a book’s title on its Goodreads page.

❌* Book with a woman of color on the cover illustration or photo!

✅ * Book with a female villain use your own judgment to decide what counts as a villain

✅ * Book with two or more female authors can be a co-written book or an anthology with all-female contributors

❌* Book set over 100 years ago that’s pre-1920, FYI

❌* A retelling fairy tale, Shakespeare, classic lit – you choose!

❌* Book with a movie or TV adaptation

❌* A biography or memoir

✅* Book with a pink cover

✅ * Book set outside your home country

❌* A debut novel *aka the first novel published by an author

❌* Book by an indigenous author Native American, First Nations, Aboriginal, etc.

❌* Reread an old favorite

"Don't Even Think About It" by Sarah Mlynowski

I end up liking this book more than I thought that I would. The only things that annoyed me were that I was a bit confused about who the book was about in the beginning, I wish the author would have chosen some main characters and maybe stick to those more, cause I thought it seems a bit messy that the whole 22 people from the class was the focus.

I wish that were a bit more shine on a few and a more backstory to some. Cause the idea that every 22 people got a chapter or page made it seems a bit shallow and like we had to get through it fast, and then you got a bit more information on some and other was just completed ignore after that one page about them. I got annoyed by the idea that we never really got deep into anyone and that it seemed shallow.

But overall I did like the book, I love how they communicated with each other, and realistic the reaction was from the teens and their parents.

Genre: Contemporary, Fantasy & Romance

Students: 🎓🎓🎓

"The Wives" by Tarryn Fisher

This book was not what I expected, and I think that I liked that. I really was surprised about the twisted and the ending. It really did leave me thinking for a moment, and I like it when books do that, but I', not sure if I liked how this book did it. I really didn't expect anything like this. I was a bit disappointed with how it ended.

I really don't even know what to say about this book, it really did surprise me, and I know that I don't like. I would definitely recommend it to others to read cause it was really interesting, and it really catches my attention, and I read it so fast. So you should definitely read it. But it really was not what I thought it would be, so I don't know. What I expected and what I got was not the same.

Genre: Contemporary, Thriller, Mystery & Romance

Wine: 🍷🍷🍷

Angry God by E.J.Shen

(Spoiler alter)

I normally try to stay away from enemies to lover books, cause a lot of them are just really toxicity. The idea that a guy or girl bullies you for years, and you secretly are in love with them after the shit they put you through and suddenly they change and you loved them and it just all seems a bit weird for me. like do you need therapy? cause that is not healthy..

But I wanna read this cause I was interested in the main character Vaughn, (from reading about him from another book in this series) so maybe I need to judge myself or get help myself. Anyway..

When I finished this book, I really didn't know how I felt, I not even sure if I know how I am feeling know. but the things about this book was it really took me places..

Like I wrote, I don't normally read these kinds of book, cause I don't think it's healthy to fall for someone that bullies you for years, and in this book, I was looking for Vaughn reason for bullied Lenonra and for treating her so horrible, like what good reason could he possibly have? Do you know what his reason was? He wanted to toughen her up, that was his reason, the reason he humiliates her in front of the schools so many times, and the reason he made sure that no one would date her or all that, was because he wanted to make her strong so that she could take almost anything through at her. I thought that was a ridiculous reason. But because of his past, and what he went through, I could understand if he did it as a way to see if she could hand HIS past.

Overall the book was actually good, and I surprised that I liked. In the beginning, I was like "I'm crazy for even reading it", and I judge myself pretty hard, but now I'm actually really happy that I did read it.

Genre: Contemporary, Dark & Romance

Chocolate: 🍫🍫🍫

Birthday by Meredith Russo

I really liked this book, I like how realistic it was, I was a bit annoyed that we only hear about them once every year. It really did touch something in my heart, it was so sad and so good also. I really did love the friendship that they had and how it evolved and how hard it can be to shared something even tho the person is the most important person in your life.

I also did skip a little bit in the book cause something was a bit too hard for me to read about, but overall I really did love it.

Genre: Contemporary, Romance & LGBT+

Birthday cake: 🧁🧁🧁

"Hate Notes" by Vi Keeland & Penelope Ward

I liked it, I really did end up liking it.. but I just thought that it was a cute soft reading.. but I feel like it suckers punch me with all the emotions that I didn't expect to have.

It did make me laugh, I loved how the relationship evolved, and for "an enemies to lover" story, which I normally end up hating, I actually did end up liking this. Often I feel most of these books end up being toxicity, but this not so much.

Overall I will recommend this book for a person who is ready to laugh, getting in contact with a few emotions, who may have lost a bit of hope for love.

This book really did explain why you shouldn't give up on life and love, with goods arguments on both sides.

Genre: Contemporary & Romance

Coffee Cup: ☕☕☕☕☕

So this year I found the world of booktube community, and with that, I found readathon, the first one I particularly in was in February, and I did two, and I have been doing two readathons each month since then, sometimes if I have time, I do three.

In April I did the Owl readathon, and I did all 12 prompts, and I pick a career, and I also did the StayAtHomeReadingrush, and a 24-hour readathon. I kind of overdid it, which a thing I sometimes do when things are new for me, I wanna do it all. Also, the problem for me is, I often found out about the different readathon when I'm already in the month, and therefore I don't plan for it as good as I could, and I end up overdoing it.

I don’t want to write too much about the readathon because I thought you all can click on the video or read the prompt that I found down under. This blogpost is also more to myself than anyone because I often find it hard to get an overview over all the readathon there is, and when they begin or end, and some of them are the whole month, other are just 24hours, and other is 10 days, I want to also have an overview over the different prompt for the different readathon. I also often found out about some readathon in the middle of the month, so I may do some that I don’t have written about in here, but I also may update this as the month goes on, or I just write a new blog post, we will see, this is still new for me, so I will see what fits best into my day. ( I also may just do a separate blog post, about all those who have a whole month readathon, and those who had a 24 hours readathon and those who have a 4 - 10 days readathon.) So I may do 3 different blog posts about it in the future, I currently only doing one, cause I couldn’t find any 24 hours readathon in may, but it may come up later in the month.

I have found 11 Readathons for May month, that I found interesting, (Again, I'm not doing them all), and I have put them in 3 different categories, for readathon that lasts under 1 week, for readathons that last over a 1 week, and for readathons that last the whole month. The one that I'm mostly interested in right now is Light Vs Dark Readathon, Disney ReadALong, DesertAThon & Asian Readathon. If I have time, or can combine some of my books, I probably will look into the Bookemon too. (Leave a comment if you wanna see my TBR for any of the readathons I end up with because until now, I haven't posted any TBR for any readathon I have done, cause I'm a mood reader, so I often new a few opportunities for the different prompts. )

As I mention early these readathon that I write about is readathons that I find interested, of course, there are many more readathons for May, that I haven't mentioned, you can found information on some (https://twitter.com/readathon_guide), and Sasha also makes a video about different readathon every 2. month (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWfZBPkuLMs&t=0s). I also found this homepage by Caz, which gives an overview of the different readathon for May (http://www.littlebookowl.com/p/read-thon-calendar.html) and of course you try to write Readathons May on youtube, or twitter or other social media platform and I'm sure some other will come up.

Under 1 week:

Light Vs Dark Romance Readathon: Begin on May 1 - End May 3

= 3 Days

DesertAThon: Begin on May 4 - End May 10

= 7 Day

Disney Read-A-Long: Begin on May 10 - End May 16

= 6 Days

Because We Can Readathon: Begin On May 11 - End May 17

= 7 Days

Over 1 week:

Tome Topple Readathon: Begin on May 9 - End May 22

= 13 Day

Believathon: Begin on May 11 - End May 24

= 13 Days

The Whole Month

Asian Readathon: Begin on May 1 - End May 31 = Whole Month

MentalHealthAThon: Begin May 1 - End May 31 = Whole Month

Bookemon: Begin May 1 - End May 31 = Whole Month

The Hero's Readathon: Begin May 1 - End May 31 = Whole Month

ReadAThin: Begin May 1 - End May 31 = Whole Month

May 1st-3rd

Live Show May 4th

Reading prompts for the light side:

Read your favorite Rom Com

Read a book with a blue/black on the cover

Read a book with a cinnamon roll hero

Read a book with a reformed rake

Read a small town romance

Read a book with white/yellow/gold on the cover

Reading prompts for the dark side:

Read a taboo romance

Read a book with black/red on the cover

Read a book with moon/stars on the cover

Read a bad boy romance

Read a BDSM novel

Read an MC Dark Romance

May 4 - May 10

1. Read a book with a warm word in the title

2. Read a book with a flower on the cover

3. Read a book with monsters

4. Read a book a red cover

5. Read a desert vibe book

May 10th-16th

Onward: Read a book with magical creatures/beings in it

Frozen II: Read a sequel

The Great Mouse Detective: Read a mystery/thriller

Lady & the Tramp: Read a book with a romance in it

A Cover is Not the Book: Read a book you judged by it’s cover

Monday May 11th - Sunday May 17th.

READING CHALLENGES:

1. Spin around and pick the first book you touch.

2. Read the first book in a series.

3. Read a book beginning with ‘A’.

4. Read an author’s first book.

5. Read a book by a new-to-you author.

6. Read a book with the number ‘one’ or the word ‘first’ in the title.

7. Read a book that has its first birthday in 2020 (released in 2019).

May 9th to 11:59pm in your time zone on May 22nd!

(Read books over 500 pages)

*1 book counts for MAX 2 prompts & prompts cannot be repeated

PROMPTS:

1. The tome that has been on your TBR the longest

2. A tome audiobook

3. Tome that’s part of a series

4. A standalone tome

5. Read 1 tome

6. A tome featuring an AAPI main character and/or written by a AAPI author (for Asian American/Pacific Islander Heritage Month)

7. Tome from a genre you don’t usually read

8. The tome on your TBR with the most pages

9. An adult tome

Begin May 11th - End May 24

Prompt

Read the first book in a series

Read a book you were supposed to read years ago!

Read a book featuring a family relationship!

Read a book featuring a disability!

Read a book with yellow on the cover!

Read a book that was published before 2000!

Read a book featuring a female bond!

Read a book featuring transportation or has transportation on the cover!

Read a sci-fi book, or a book related to Space!

Read a book featuring an expedition or adventure!

Read the next book in a series!

Maj 1st - 31

Readalong Dates & Info: Read: May 1st-May 15th

Live show: Saturday, May 16 @ 7pm EST on Ali’s channel

Use #littlefiresreadalong to update as you read

Watchalong Dates & Info:

Watch: May 15th-May 29th

Live show: Saturday, May 30 @ 7pm EST on Ali’s channel

CHALLENGES

1) Read any book by an Asian author.

2) Read a book featuring an Asian character or written by an Asian author who you can relate to. Ex: If you’re an immigrant you can read about an immigrant character; if you’re a woman you can read a book by another woman; etc.

3) Read a book featuring an Asian character or written by an Asian author who is different from you. Ex: If you’re straight you can read about a queer character; if you’re Japanese you can read a book by a Vietnamese author; etc.

4) Read a book recommended by an Asian. Ex: Watch an Asian booktuber’s recommendations video; ask your Asian friend what book best represents them; have an Asian friend choose between 2 books on your TBR; etc.

5) OPTIONAL: Read “Little Fires Everywhere” by Celeste Ng and participate in the Little Fires Readalong and the Little Fires Watchalong

May 1st till May 31st

The prompts:

Group book: The million pieces of Nenna Gill by Emma Smith Barton .

Hosts pick: read a book chosen by one of the hosts

Nicole’s pick: The stranger on the bridge by Jonny Benjamin

Victoria’s pick: Turtles all the way down by John Green

Simone’s pick: Eleanor Oliphant is completely fine by Gail Honeymoon

Learn more about: Read a book about mental health or featuring a character living with a mental illness you don’t know much about and want to learn more about

Oldest mental health book on your TBR: A book about mental health or a book featuring characters living with a mental illness that you have had on your TBR for the longest time

Self-care (free space): This is an opportunity to practice your preferred way to look after yourself e.g. pamper session, exercise, cook yourself a good meal etc.

Newest mental health book on your TBR: A book about mental health or featuring a character living with a mental illness that is the newest on your TBR

Mental health non-fiction: A non-fiction book about mental health e.g. a self-help books or memoir

YA mental health book: A YA (young adult) book about mental health and or featuring a character living with a mental illness

Green on the cover: a book about mental health or featuring a character living with a mental illness that has green anywhere, in any amount on the cover. Green is the color of mental health awareness

MAY 1ST - MAY 31ST 2020

Team Mystic Challenges

Blue Team: Read a book featuring the color blue, either in the title or cover image.

Logical: Follow your head and read a book that you know you should get too.

Gym Training: Reading a book from the library or your owned TBR

Blacnhe’s Mission: Read a book that is set in another world, Non-earth related.

Mystic group book: The teen thousand doors of January by Alex E. Harrow

Articuno: This legendary may be based on the simurgh, deriving from the persia, read a book by middle eastern author or about middle eastern culture or mythology

Team Valor Challenges

Read Team: Read a book featuring the color red, either in title or cover image.

Passionate: Follow your desires and read that book you are dying to get too.

Gym Training: Reading a book from the library or your owned TBR

Candela’s Mission: Read a book that lights a fire in you, IE. Something you are passionate about, a cause that you want to explore ETC.

Moltres: This legendary may be based on the japans mythical bird known as Suzaku, read a book by an Asian author or about Asian culture or mythology.

Team Instinct Challenges

Yellow Team: read a book featuring the color yellow either in the title or cover image.

Intuition: follow that hunch and read the book your gut is telling you too.

Gym Training: Reading a book from the library or your own TBR.

Spark’s Mission: Read a book that features multiple points of view, diverse pots are highly recommended!

Instinct group book: A memory called empire by Arkady Martine.

Zapdos: This legendary may be based on native American thunderbird, read a book by a Native American author or about native American culture or mythology,

Bug: Each new thing you learn from a book you gain 100CP!

Dragon: Continuing a series earns 250 CP!

Electric: Reading electronically IE. Kindle, Audiobook ETC Gains 100 CP per hour read.

Fairy: 100 CP for each LGBT+ character in a book (Must be a part of the story, not just mentions)

Fighting: Earns 100 cp for each diverse character in a book (Must be a part of the story, not just mentions)

Fire: Reading a standalone earns 250 CP!

Flying: Reading graphic novels, comics, manga, etc, count for triple the page count in CP

Ghost: Reading at night gains 100 CP per hour read during the “night"

Grass: Everything a book makes you laugh out loud you gain 100 Cp!

Ground: Reading books off your owned tbr earns 500 CP

Ice: Reading poetry counts for triple the page count in CP

Normal: Reading physical book earn 100 CP per hour read

Poison: Reading outside your comfort zone gains you 500 CP

Psychic: Reading a book set in the future earns you 200 Cp.

Rock: Reading a book over 500 pages earns you how many pages it is CP

Steel: Reading a book that intimidates you gains 500 Cp

Water: Reading a book with a beautiful cover earns you 200 Cp

Legendary: Each book you read and rate 5 stars earns 1000 CP (Be host with rattings)

May 2020

CHARACTER TYPES

TROLL - read only graphic novels/manga

FAE - read only books with LGBTQIA+ representation

ELF - read only classic literature

DEMON - read exclusively horror

GHOST - read exclusively paranormal

MERMAID - read books written by womxn

WEREWOLF - read books with found family trope

VAMPIRE - read only dark academia OR romance

CHARACTER CLASSES

WARRIOR - You must be brave. Read only thrillers

THIEF - You mustn’t buy anything. Read only books you already own/borrow

DRUID - You must be curious. Read books with unique magical systems

HEALER - You must be empathetic. Read books with characters you relate to

BARD - You must be musically inclined. Listen to audiobooks only

RANGER - You must love animals. Read books featuring animals

NECROMANCER - You must love the underworld. Read books written by dead people

CLAIRVOYANT - You must predict the future. Read only mysteries

THE HERO’S JOURNEY

CALL TO ACTION - read a book set outside of a house

MEET YOUR MENTOR - read a book written by an author you admire

CROSSING THE THRESHOLD - read a coming of age (or coming out) story

TRIALS + FAILURES - read a book you’ve started and never finished

DEATH AND REBIRTH - read a book that has been on your TBR for over a year

REVELATION - read a 5 star prediction

ATONEMENT - read a book that broadens your worldview

GIFTS FROM THE GODS - read a book recommended by a booktube friend

RETURN (CHANGED) - read a book or author you have never heard of until now

May 2020

Escape to another land

Prompt:

1. Read a fantasy that takes place in a made up world.

2. Read a book about a character who escape

3. Read a contemporary that take place in a country other than your own.

4. Read a book that has stranded on your TBR the longest.

5. Read a book choose by someone ells.

This Readathon was from March 28th & 29th, and it was a lot of fun. You can click on the video to hear more about since I'm not gonna got in debt with it, but there were 4 teams that you can be, you have to take a test on her website to see which one you are, and I end up being on Team magic. The Readathon in itself was a bit fun, there were lots of live shows with games, and where you could read with other people, and there were also some games on Twitter and Instagram, where you could end up winning something.

Overall I really did enjoy it and found it very cozy, and there is gonna be another round of it in August which I'm looking forward to it. The reason that I liked it was because it was very short, but also a bit cozy, and overall a lot of interaction with others.

Downunder you will see the different prompts form the different teams that there was.

✅ ALL TEAM BADGES

Oathmaker: Shared your TBR

Tournament Ready: Joined a Competition

Power Surge: Completed a 2 Hour Sprint Tome

Champion: Completed a Book

❌ SCRIBES BADGES

Uncommon Paper: Read an underrated book

A Full Recipe: Baked Something

Book Binding: Found a Book within a Book

Sensational Scriptures: Found Calligraphy on the Cover

❌ BARDS BADGES

Superior Inspiration: Read a Retelling

Song of Joy: Danced with your eyes closed

Soft Heart: Cinnamon Roll Character

Simple Soul: An Illustrated Cover

❌ OUTLAW BADGES

Tombraider: Reread a favorite

Sharpen Weapons: Played a game

Band of Misfits: Book with Multiple POVs

Natural Survivors: Mud, Trees, Plants on Cover

✅MAGI BADGES

Expansive Lore: Discovered a New World

Master Your Craft: Watch your fave Booktuber

Clairvoyance: Read a 5-star Prediction

Magi Might: Purple on the Cover

So I was on Team Magi, and down under you can see the different badges I got and the different things that I finished. The only thing I never got to do was finished my last book. My TBR, (To Be Read) was three books, but I only end up reading 2 books, and I started a bit on the 3rd, but I was no way near to finished it. I did, however, do all the other stuff. I not gonna mention the book here, because I put in on my TBR for this month, so there is probably gonna be a blog post about at some point.

I shared my TBR on Twitter, and I join a few competitions, I complete a 2-hour sprint tome, and I did complete a book, and I watched my favorite booktuber, and I did read a book where I had a 5-star prediction, and I did also read a book where I discovered a new world, but I never did read a book with purple on the cover.

Overall it was a cozy weekend, I really did enjoy it, cause I did some self-care in this weekend, with some pancakes, and some pie with strawberry, and of course tea while I read. I really did appreciate this readathon. I also find out that Team Mage was inspired by Gryffindor in Harry Potter world, which I, of course, end up loving., cause I loved everything that has anything to do with harry potter.

✅Oathmaker: Shared your TBR Tournament

✅ Ready: Joined a Competition

✅ Power Surge: Completed a 2 Hour Sprint Tome

✅ Champion: Completed a Book

✅ Master Your Craft: Watch your fave Booktuber

✅ Clairvoyance: Read a 5-star Prediction

✅Expansive Lore: Discovered a New World

❌Magi Might: Purple on the Cover

Down under you can read the review on the books that I did end up finished and see which prompt they fit.

"In Five Years" by Rebecca Serle

I really loved this book, I didn't expect it to end as it did, and I loved it more because of it.

It really caught my attention, and I loved the relationship in it, I loved the characters in it, I loved the story-line in it. I really did love everything in it.

I would recommend it if you need love in your life, and if you just a hopeless romantic but you haven't found love yet, then this book is for you.

I could honestly write so much more about it, but I really don't want to spoiled anything about this, so pick it up and read it.

Genre: Contemporary & Romance

Cafe: ☕☕☕☕☕

"They Both Die At The End" by Adam Silvera

I really don't know what to say, at first when I finished it, I didn't really know if I actually liked the book. but then I got to think about it, and I started thinking about it all day, and I realized that I did like it, I do like it.

This book really did make me think about questions about death and the afterlife.

Question like:

- If you knew you were gonna die today, how would you spend your last day?

- If you knew you were gonna die today, would you like to know how you were gonna die?

- What is it that makes you afraid of death?

This book also made me realized that death is the constant thing in our life, we ALL know that we are gonna die someday, but often we don't talk about until it happens, it a subject that most people try to avoid, even tho we all know that it's gonna happen at some point to all of us.

I honestly loved this book. I loved the topic, I loved the conversation that it started, I loved the character, I loved how it was all connected, I loved the relationship, I honestly loved everything about it, that wasn't anything that I hated about it.

I would really recommend this book if you are not afraid of this topic if you wanna a slow burner if you wanna think about life. If you not afraid of asking yourself questions about death.

Genre: Contemporary, Romance & LGTB+

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