Scallywagathon 2020 TBR

The Scallywagathon is a readathon that is from August 16th-23rd and is hosted by Ali from HardbackHoarder, Amanda from Read All the Books, and Vanessa from Paper Faerie. So the Scallywagathon is a choose your own adventure readathon. 

Here is the link to the official page for the readathon where the map and challenges are: Scallywagathon, curtesy of the Scallywagathon hosts. I am also including the map below and the challenges.

 The goal of the readathon is to complete at least four challenges. You start between 1-5, and then you follow the path to the next challenge on the map by following the colored lines that match with the colored number you are currently on. For example, if you choose to start on challenge 1, after completion, you can either go to challenge 6 or 7. If you start with challenge 5, you can go to challenge 7 or 8.

So for this readathon, I have decided to start with challenge 5. So this is what I am planning to read for this readathon.

5) Girls Save the World in this One by Ash Parsons

7) War is Over by David Almond

A) Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys

9) Seventh Sun by Lani Forbes

Olympic Games Readathon TBR

So the Olympic Games Readathon is hosted by Ishi Times. I've leaven the link to her announcement video so that you can look up the information for the readathon yourself, but basically you are competing in a challenge at Camp Half-Blood, and each cabin has their own challenges to read.

Announcement Video

I'm part of Poseidon's team. So here are the challenges I must complete:

Read a Book set at Sea or on the Coast:

Read a Book where the Main Character uses a Sword:

Read a Book with a Non-Human Main Character:

Finish a Book in 3 Days:

Read a Book You Haven't Heard Much About:

Advanced Challenges which I don't have to complete but am aiming to do:

Read a Book Published in Last 5 Years:

Read a Book with Blue Cover:

Read a Book featuring Magical Creatures:

#MakeYourMythTaker Character

Dear Reader,

When I found this diary washed up beside a shore, I was sorely tempted to read it. But I had my inhabitions. I mean, can you blame me, this is someone's diary, someone's personal thoughts and feelings. But temptation won over any inhabitions I had.

What you may read in here might bother you because of the atrocities, while others may read this diary and understand the pain and struggles of the writer. I guess that's for you to decide on your own. But before you do, I'm going to introduce our author just so you get an idea of what you might read in the diary.

Faylen the Fierce is a young elven pirate, well half-elven half-human, but she grew up in an elven clan. Her mother had been a city elf when she had met Faylen's father, one of the most dangerous pirates around. But there was one even more dangerous than him, The Grim Reaper. Faylen's father was killed in a battle against The Grim Reaper, and now Faylen has sworn revenge, so she set out to be the first elven pirate the kingdom had ever known all to take out The Grim Reaper.

This is her tale. We'll see where her story takes her.

Until the next time,

Yours Truly,

A Friend

And for those of you wondering, I will be posting a "Diary Page" after I complete each book to in a way conclude a step in her journey.

#MakeYourMythTaker Readathon TBR

Ashleigh (A Frolic Through Fiction) is hosting a readathon for the entirety of June along with Charlotte, called the #MakeYourMythTaker. To give a quick summary, you are making a mythical character by the path you choose to follow during the readathon. There will be sixteen different characters you can make. There are four main paths: Warriors, Rogues, Royal Court, and Sorcerers, which each have four different paths.

I am going to leave a link down below to the twitter thread and the announcement YouTube video so that you can read more about it since there is a lot of information. That way you can read or watch to find out all of the details.

Twitter

Youtube

The path I will be following is that of the Pirate. Therefore my four prompts are as follows: read a book featuring water, read a book with a dark cover, read a book featuring a journey, and read a bargain book.

Read a Book with Water:

Read a Book with a Dark Cover:

Read a Book with a Journey:

Read a Bargain Book:

I will be introducing my character tomorrow, so check it out and let me know what books you are reading if you are also participating in this readathon.

Sherlock-a-thon Readathon TBR

We just happened to stumble upon the Sherlock-a-Thon, which is hosted by dom p is here, Opalescent, and Olivia's Catastrophe. There are six prompts to complete by the 27th, and even though we are getting a late start in the readathon, we think we will be able to complete it in time. We will be reading the same books together for each of the prompts. Our TBR is below.

Review: Off the Trail by Diana Urban

Off the Trail by Diana Urban

When 17-year-old Kayla jogs the trail next to the lake where a girl recently drowned, someone- or something- veers her off-course. Will she escape from the woods, or get tangled in a web of horror?

Pages: 15

Format: E-Book

Published By: Self-Published

Genre: YA - Thriller

FTC Disclaimer: I received this book free to read from Diana Urban's website.

Rating:
✮✮✮✮

Review:


If Off the Trail is a taste of Diana Urban's writing, I'm already completely sold in any future books she writes. With just a short quick couple of pages, I was hooked. Off the Trail is about a teenage girl who goes jogging in the woods near a lake where a girl recently drowned - maybe by accident or maybe by more nefarious reasons.

What really got me in the short few pages was the underlying theme of the story. Although mentioned at various points, it didn't hit until the very end how important of a role that theme played in the overall story. And I relate so much to Kayla in those moments - because that is hands down me to a T.

I did not see it coming, and that made it all the more amazing of a read for me. If you love YA thrillers, this might be a nice short story to pick up. It won't disappoint!

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Look for Diana Urban's full length debut releasing March 17th: All Your Twisted Secrets



This thrilling debut, reminiscent of new fan favorites like One of Us Is Lying and the beloved classics by Agatha Christie, will leave readers guessing until the explosive ending.

News

Readers,

So for those of you who have followed me or just stopped by to check out what I had to offer might have noticed that this last year, my postings slowed down near the end of the year. I had a lot happening this year, and I still do. So it may look like I am re-inventing my blog, but the changes that were made are because I am longer running my blog solo, and may eventually give it completely to the new blogger that will be writing and posting with me. It may take some time before anything else really changes, but expect by April or May to see the blog because active with at least 2-3 posts per week while we both adjust to this.

To give you an idea of what each of us will be reviewing. I will mostly be doing MG and YA, while she will cover YA, NA, and Adult novels.

The change in my blog name is so that it loses the identity that I solely ran, and now is "ours". This also allows for Nicole to possibly take over solely in the future if my life continues with what is currently happening.

Thanks,
Chelsea and now Nicole.