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)

Participation Announcement: Booking Through Summer Reading Challenge

I am happy to announce that I will be participating in the Booking Through Summer Reading Challenge which is hosted by kimberlyfaye reads and BookNerd Betsy. This challenge is reminiscent of the Book It Reading Challenges that school age kids would participate in over the summer. 

This challenge takes place from Memorial Day to Labor Day and you can enter daily to read prizes by linking up reviews that you have written (either at Goodreads, a major retailer's website, or on your blog) of books that you have read throughout the summer. In addition to these prizes, there will also be weekly challenge hosts that will give away prizes associated with there challenge. How cool is that? You get to do what you love and sign up for a chance to win prizes!

You can find more information about the reading challenge here and here at the hosts' blogs. You can also sign up to participate in this challenge. I know you want to :)

Are you participating in this reading challenge? What books are you most likely reading this summer? Leave your thoughts in the comments or tweet me at @blog_gal