Summer Challenges and Readathons Participation Announcement and Summer TBR

In this post, I wanted to discuss what I will be reading this summer and challenges and readathons that I will be participating in. I will update this list as I find more challenges and readathons to be a part of and as I read more books. 

Paperback Summer Challenge
Paperback Summer is a challenge that is hosted by Reviewed the Book and Suze & Friends. The goal is simple: read as many paperbacks as you can during the months of June, July, and August. There are giveaways associated with this challenge. During the course of the challenge, participants use #paperbacksummer. To join and find out more information about this challenge, please visit this webpage.

I wanted to discuss some of the paperbacks that I currently own and hope to read this summer. Also, I am including books that I am currently reading or have finished in June.

Read-O-Rama
Read-O-Rama is a readathon from June 28th to July 4th. There are 7 challenges:

1. Read 7 Books
2. Read a Middle Grade Novel
3. Read a fantasy book
4. Read a book with blue on the cover
5. Re-read a book
6. Read a book with R-A-M-A in the title and/or authors name (in any order)
7. Read an e-book

I probably will not finish many of these challenges, but I hope to give it a shot :)

More information can be found at @readorama on Twitter. 

Summer TBR

Finished Books

• Shaken by Kariss Lynch
• Paperback Summer Challenge
• Shadowed by Kariss Lynch
• Paperback Summer Challenge
• The Fixer by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
• Half-Hearts by Kealohilani Wallace
• Paperback Summer Challenge
• Are You There God? It's Me Margaret? by Judy Blume
• Judy Blume Read Along (see this post for more info)

Currently Reading

• Almost Perfect by Diane Daniels Manning
• Paperback Summer Challenge
• A Place of Voices by Lauren Lynch
• Paperback Summer Challenge
• Mason Wilson and the Dead Bird Debacle by M.P. Jones
• Paperback Summer Challenge
• Read-O-Rama (Read a MG Novel)
• Nest by Esther Ehrlich
• Black Bottle Man by Craig Russell
• Paperback Summer Challenge
• Jesus Is ___ by Judah Smith
• The Power of a Praying Wife by Stormie Omartian
• Paperback Summer Challenge
• Read-O-Rama (Read a book with RAMA in the title and/or author name)
• God Everyday: 365 Life Application Devotions by Mike Lutz
• Paperback Summer Challenge
• Read-O-Rama (read a book with blue on the cover)

To Be Read

• Love's Abundant Harvest by Beth Shriver
• Paperback Summer Challenge
• The Matchmaker by Sarah Price
• Paperback Summer Challenge
• Escape from Sudan by Amanda DiCianni
• Read-O-Rama (Read an e-book)
• Because You Will Never Meet Me by Leah Thomas
• Read-O-Rama (Read an e-book)
• Taken by Dee Henderson
• Read-O-Rama (Read an e-book)

Summer Biannual Bibliothon and #CrushYourTBR Readathons Challenges and TBR

There are two readathons that I am planning on participating in this week: The Summer Biannual Bibliothon (Sunday, June 21st to Saturday, June 27th) and the #crushyourtbr readathon (All day Friday, June 26th).

The Summer Biannual Bibliothon is hosted by Kelly, Brittni, Emma, Selena, Sierra, Kassie, and Red (links are to their YouTube channels). There is also a YouTube account for this readathon (Biannual Bibliothon) and they can be found on twitter (@BBibliothon).


#crushyourtbr is hosted by Jacquelyn and Raeleen (twitter accounts are linked).  This readathon is usually a 3 day readathon, but it is going to be a 24 hour readathon this go around. More information can be found at either of the twitter pages above or at the official twitter account for the readathon (@CrushYourTBR).

The Summer Biannual Bibliothon has seven challenges, which will be my TBR for the week. Here are the challenges and my associated books:

• The Group Book
• Paper Towns by John Green (if I can get it from my library)
• A re-read a book from your childhood
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
• A Companion/Novella/Prequel
• The Falconer by Rachel Cotterhill
• A genre you've read the least this year - Adult Christian Thriller
• Taken by Dee Henderson
• A book that you Did Not Finish (DNF)
• Do What Jesus Did by Robby Dawkins
• A book set in a foreign country (must take place on earth, not in space, or another world, etc.)
• Escape from Sudan by Amanda DiCianni
• A book about an issue you're passionate about- Christian Martyrs
• Jesus Freaks by dc Talk (if I can get it from my library)

Obviously, I will probably not be able to read all of these books throughout the week, but I hope to get through at least 2 of them. I have a busy schedule next week in terms of doing research for my thesis and packing for a big move, so we will see what I can do.

Are you participating in these readathons? If so, what are you planning on reading? Have you read any of the books in my TBR? If so, what did you think of them? Leave your thoughts in the comments below or tweet me (@blog_gal).