Challenge 7: Read seven books. Ummm...so two more books...The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper and Notorious RBG. I'm currently reading RBG, so that may be cheating, but I'll finish it during #booktubeathon, and Arthur Pepper is next on my TBR.

Challenge 6: A book you chose just for the cover...The Absent One. #secondinaseries #haventreadthefirst #boughtitanyway #booktubeathon

Challenge 5: Read about a character that is very different from you...I choose El Deafo. You dont get much different from a middle-aged, middle class white woman than a deaf rabbit with superpowers. #booktubeathon

Challenge 3 & 4: Finish a book in one day and finish a book completely outdoors. It's really hot here, so im going easy and choosing a graphic novel ...Bitch Planet! It's about time I read this
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Challenge 2: A hyped book ... I've been hearing about We Are The Ants all over the place. #booktubeathon

I'm not a booktuber, but I watch them all the time. I thought I'd participate in #booktubeathon starting on Monday. There are seven challenges, which I definitely won't finish, but I thought I'd choose books for them anyway and give it my best shot. Maybe I'll finish two.

Challenge 1: A person on the cover - The Pearl Thief by Elizabeth Wein. I loved loved loved Code Name Verity, and this is a story (mystery?) about Julie when she was younger.

The husband is currently listening to Rogues, a collection of short stories by various authors, because it has a contribution from Patrick Rothfuss, and he's getting tired of waiting for the third book to come out. (So thankful my library had a downloadable audio version)

I have both the Kindle and Audible versions of this book. My 9-1/2 yo nephew Sammy finished listening to it and asked when we could go to the book store so he could have his own copy because "this is my favorite book." I asked if he liked it better than Harry Potter (he's currently on Book 5). His response..."yes, but only by a little bit" (When we were eating out, he even asked for my phone so he could read it while he was eating)

It's a good book, so why am I struggling with it? I've been reading it since December, and I'm still only half way through

Just starting Caraval ... what have you checked out from the #library recently?

Fun story. More thillery than I was anticipating, and I liked the ending. Makes you think about multiverses and if you would really want to live in a parallel world, and all the crap that could happen if you could cross over into another world. #botm

The first few chapters were a bit intense, especially when he encounters Dracula in his coffin, but then it goes back in time and shifts to different narrators and to a different place. #firstreads

I kicked off my October reading by listening to The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. I loved the narrator. He had the right type of voice.

The main characters and setting are very well described but it takes up the first 60-65% of the story (which is only 1hr 15 min). The very last part of the story could have been just a little bit longer. Overall, I liked it but didn't love it. But it's short so it's worth reading.

a few books in my October TBR pile (finally getting around to my #botm book pick)

I'm reading this on my Kindle and really enjoying it. I'm only half way through, and I'm hoping I can finish it by the end of the month. #slowreader