Read.Sleep.Repeat is running the 5th ARC August reading challenge. You can see the sign-up post, here. My Netgalley rating’s not too bad — 78% — but I’ve got 9 books to read, so I’d like to get over that magical 80% this month… As long as I don’t request more again. XD
Have you read any of these books? Are you doing ARC August? What are your goals if you are?
All bar one! XD
I was planning to read The Handmaid’s Tale for the Adapted to TV/movie square but I just didn’t have the time. I’ve got it sitting out on my bedside table though cause I really want to read it before I watch the series, so it should end up on the next bingo sheet somewhere.
• Muslim Main Character – Written in the Stars // Aisha Saeed
• Green Cover – Thaw // Elyse Springer
• Paranormal – Stolen Ink // Holly Evans
• Just words on the cover – No More Heroes // Michelle Kan
• Sisters – Wintersong // S. Jae-Jones
• Magic – Flame in the Mist // Renée Ahdieh
• Dragons – The Storyteller: Dragons // Jim Henson
• March, April, May release – Strange the Dreamer // Liani Taylor
• Nonfiction – The Princess Saves Herself in This One // Amanda Lovelace
• Series Finale – The Edge of the Abyss // Emily Strutskie
• Thriller – Bookhunter // Jason Shiga
• Politics/Gov’t – In Ageless Sleep // Arden Ellis
• Purple cover – Wytch & Prinze // Kassandra Lea
• Over 500 pages – A Gathering of Shadows // V E Scwab
• Person of Color on the cover – Ms. Marvel, Vol. 1: No Normal // Willow G Wilson
• Multi POV – Queens of Geek // Jen Wilde
• LGBT+ main character – The Cybernetic Tea Shop // Meredith Katz
• Witches – The Bone Witch // Rin Chupeco
• 2017 Debut – The Gauntlet // Karuna Riazi
• Historical – Changeless // Gail Carriger
• Retelling – The Seafarer’s Kiss // Julia Ember
• Scary – The Ghost Bride // Yangsze Choo
• Blue Cover – Of Fire and Stars // Audrey Coulthurst
• Freebie – Noteworthy // Riley Redgate
2 Bingos!
• East Asian MC – Flame in the Mist // Renée Ahdieh
• LGBTQIAP+ Asian MC – Noteworthy // Riley Redgate (#ownvoices)
• SFF with Asian MC – The Gauntlet // Karuna Riazi (#ownvoices)
• Graphic Novel with Asian MC – Ms. Marvel, Vol. 1: No Normal // Willow G Wilson & Adrian Alphona (#ownvoices)
• South East Asian MC – No More Heroes // Michelle Kan (#ownvoices)
• Historical Fiction with Asian MC – The Ghost Bride // Yangsze Choo (#ownvoices)
• Retelling with Asian MC – Thorn // Intisar Khanani
• Contemporary with Asian MC – Written in the Stars // Aisha Saeed (#ownvoices)
• Free Space – Monstress, Vol 1: Awakening // Marjorie M. Liu (#ownvoices)
The Bone Knife by Intisar Khanani
Sunbolt by Intisar Khanani
Amina’s Voice by Hena Khan
Shatter Me (maybe the series) by Tahereh Mafi
Furthermore Tahereh Mafi
Throne of the Crescent Moon by Saladin Ahmed
Midnight’s Children by Salman Rushdie
The Secret Lives of the Amir Sisters by Nadiya Hussain
Ms Marvel Vol 2: Generation Why by G. Willow Wilson
Fire Boy by Sami Shah
A Torch in the Night by Sabaa Tahir
Here’s a link to the original post.
My TBR
The Gauntlet – Karuna Riazi
Noteworthy – Riley Redgate
The Ghost Bride – Yangsze Choo
Flame in the Mist – Renee Ahdieh
A Torch in the Night – Sabaa Tahir
A Crown of Wishes – Roshani Chokshi
The Rose and The Dagger – Renee Ahdieh
Written in the Stars – Aisha Saeed Continue reading
This readathon was organised by Aimal over at Bookshelves & Paperbacks. You can find more information in her announcement post, here. I did add another 3 ARCs to my list after the sign ups (no self control) but it did give me a push to get my butt in gear. I’m pleased to say I’ve gotten my NetGalley rating up to 76%, just shy of the 80% goal. I think I’m going to hold off requesting any more for a while and focus on all the other books on my TBR… Unless something awesome comes up 😉
This readathon is being organised by Aimal over at Bookshelves & Paperbacks, running from April 1st to 30th. You can find more information in her announcement post, here.
This readathon is exactly what I need at the moment, because I have a good number of ARCs to get through and the publishing dates are looming (or, I’m sorry to say, passed). I’m not sure how many of these I’ll get through this month, what with it being Camp NaNo too, but I’m going to give it my best shot.
Three that I’ve already started and just need to finish.
And seven that I need still need to start…
In the last two weeks I managed to meet my target of reading 7 books. It was a close thing, but one of the books (Lies of Locke Lamora) was really long. My sign-up post with my planned TBR is here, but I ended up changing it around a little. I switched out Seraphina and White Cat for The Grisha #2 and #3, because I’ve got tickets to see Leigh Bardugo next month and I wanted to get caught up. I’m onto reading Six of Crows at the moment.
Target Books: 7
Total Books Read: 7
Total Pages Read: 2840
