Summer Lovin’ Read-a-Thon: Day 7

Today’s Participation discussion is…

Graduation Day!

List your accomplishments, big and small.
Did you make some new friends? Call them out.
Then hop around and congratulate the other participants on their successes.

I wanted to read at least 4 books but I couldn't even manage that. I'm a little disappointed but there isn't much that can be done about it. 

Currently Reading: Unravelling, by Elizabeth Norris & Dare You To by Katie McGarry

Pages read: 506

Books read: The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight by Jennifer E. Smith, & Pivot Point by Kasie West

I've chatted with a few people (and I owe some people some comments - I'll be there soon! Promise!!), I wish I could have spent more time on Twitter getting to know everyone but it was one of those weeks where I just haven't had much time. 

Summer Lovin’ Read-a-Thon: Day 5

Today’s Participation discussion is…

Book Shimmies!

Share your progress – How many books have you read so far? Have you gotten off track? What are your plans for the rest of the read-a-thon?

Let’s take a minute to support each other! Jump through the linky list and show your fellow readers some comment love.

So far I have only completed one book - Pivot Point by Kasie West. I'm 20% into Dare You To and on page 34 of The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight. 
I haven't had much free time and I've been so tired so I'm way behind on what I wanted to read during the Read-A-Thon. I'll now be happy if I can complete the 2 I've started. That's only 3 books in total - I read the same amount over a 4 day read-a-thon so that's a bit sad. There isn't much I can do though, I can't change the things that I've had to do.  I only have tonight and the weekend left so I'll be happy enough if I finish these 2. 



Challenge

Cover Title Scramble

May Titles:

1) hte   h5t   vewa          The 5th Wave
2) eht   scetrsahnen      The Enchantress
3) ginwre                        Winger
4) sujt   neo   skis          Just one Kiss
5) yan   shduesc  lwil   od  Any Duchess Will Do
6) ti   dha   ot   eb    ]uyo   It Had To Be You
7) tols  dan   dfnuo        Lost And Found
8) het   yelbon  gnki      The Boleyn King
9) neoc  noup   a   niprec   Once Upon A Prince

June Titles:

1) het   nomo   dan  remo     The Moon and More

2) ormts  dna  egies             Siege and Storm

3) rtas    dsceur                    Star Cursed

4) teswe  lsat   ira                 Sweet Salt Air

5) het   crenwmeo                The Newcomer
6) veorfre   oto   rfa              Forever Too Far
7) het  miatng   fo  deyrr  uanacvhga   The Taming of Ryder Cavanaugh

8) wot  fo  a  dnki                 Two of a Kind

9)  neo   etswe  deri             One Sweet Ride
10) hwta  hte   kedu   sesdeir    What The Duke Desires 

11) kifagn   ti                       Faking It

July Titles:

1) fi   het  ohes   tisf            If The Shoe Fits
2) eth   eegd   fo  vnere      The Edge of Never
3) rfits  gisht   a   veonl       First Sight: A Novel
4) utre   lvoe                       True Love
5) ehtre   tletil   rdswo         Three Little Words
6) eht   gniht  si  velia         The Night Is Alive
7) feprcte  gifln                   Perfect Fling
8) scoseh  hte   gronw   ugy   veag   imh  het  gwonr  gefrni       Chose The Wrong Guy, Gave Him The Wrong Finger
9) meoh  ot   kewihsy   kecre   Home To Whiskey Creek

August Titles:

1) lafl   fo   veif                   Fall Of Five

2) wrnco    fo    gdminhit     Crown of Midnight

3) hte   desah  fo  het   onom    The Shade of The Moon

4) sero  bahrro   ni  mlobo   Rose Harbour in Bloom
5) eht   rohe                       The Hero
6) gib   ysk diwengd            Big Sky Wedding

7) yatacasw  veoc  a  ltehrse  yab   venlo    Castaway Cove: A Shelter Bay Novel

8)  siht   rilg   a   veonl        This Girl: A Novel

9) mtetapinto                       Temptation

Summer Lovin’ Read-a-Thon: Day 4 & Update

Today’s Participation discussion is…

Share the Feels!

Share a quote from your current read or
Share a book that really pulled on your heart strings

“Hadley grabs the laminated safety instructions from the seat pocket in front of her and frowns at the cartoon men and women who seem weirdly delighted to be bailing out of a series of cartoon planes. Beside her, Oliver stifles a laugh, and she glances up again.
“What?”
“I’ve just never seen anyone actually read one of those things before,”
“Well,” she says, “then you’re very lucky to be sitting next to me.”
“Just in general?”
She grins. “Well, particularly in case of an emergency.”
“Right,” he says. “I feel incredibly safe. When I’m knocked unconscious by my tray table during some sort of emergency landing, I can’t wait to see all five-foot-nothing of you carry me out of here.” 
― Jennifer E. Smith, The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight, p.45

Update:

I have been having a fairly busy week and haven't read much (nor have I really felt like it), and I have been so tired I barely read a word in bed. I'm hoping to get more read over the next few days, but it's not looking promising either. :( I was hoping to get so much more read this week. 

Monday

Currently Reading:  Pivot Point (I read 73 pages before today, so I wont count that). 

Pages read: 45 

Books read: -

Tuesday

Currently Reading:  Pivot Point 

Pages read: 50

Books read: -

Wednesday

Currently Reading: Dare You To by Katie McGarry

Pages read: 175

Books read: Pivot Point by Kasie West

Thursday

Currently Reading: Dare You To by Katie McGarry, & The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight by Jennifer E. Smith

Pages read: 

Books read: -

Summer Lovin' Read-a-thon Day Two & Update

Today’s Participation discussion is…
Must-Have Summer Reads

Tell us which books are on the top of your must-have summer reads list. They can be books you've read and recommend others to read, or books you want to read.

I don't normally seek summer themed books to read. I'm a mood reader, and it depends what I feel like reading. 

Over my summer winter break (it's only 3 weeks long) I'm looking forward to reading some books that have been on my shelf for a while, plus some review books:

Tumble & Fall by Alexandra Coutts

Contaminated by Em Garner

Prep School Confidential by Kara Taylor

Dare You To by Katie McGarry

Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead

City of Bones by Cassandra Clare

Living Dead in Dallas by Charlaine Harris

Recommendations for summer reads: 

Not A Drop To Drink by Mindy McGinnis 

The Ward by Jordana Frankel

Pivot Point by Kasie West

And if you are inclined to adult books/chick lit - anything by Sophie Kinsella. They are a light and humorous read. 

Update:

Tuesday

Currently Reading: I'm STILL currently reading Pivot Point (It's a slow start - lack of reading time so far this week)

Pages read: 

Books read: -

Summer Lovin' Read-a-thon Sign up Post & Day 1

The Summer Lovin’ Readathon is a week-long readathon event hosted by seven independent bloggers! (Oh, Chrys!, Tumbling Books, Effortlessly Reading, Love Life Read, Shelf Addiction, Read Sleep Repeat, and Reviewing Wonderland)

Spend the week reading at your own pace, when and how you want too. There will be daily challenges for awesome prizes and opportunities to get points toward the Grand Prize Packs.

As if that weren’t enough – the week will end with a 24-hr marathon readathon! Twitter parties, mini-challenges, games, prizes given EVERY HOUR, and more chances to get points toward the Grand Prize Packs.

Sign-ups will be open through July 6th. I’m in, are you?!

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Day 1: Class Orientation (Introduce Yourself)

Hello everyone! For those of you who don't know me, my name is Sabina, and I'm in my early 30's (I'm in denial which is why I don't say my age!). I live outside of Brisbane, in Australia. I'm currently at University studying a dual degree in Business and Law, which takes up a lot of my time. The rest of my time is spent with my son.
I've been reading since I was young. I can't remember what got me into reading, I just know that I spent a lot of time reading at night before bed. My mother is a big reader too so that most likely has a lot to do with it. 

I read both YA and adult books, sometimes NA. The past year (since I've been blogging/ found Goodreads)  I've been mainly reading YA. I love Sci Fi and Fantasy, especially dystopian/apocalyptic/post apocalyptic. I recently started reading more contemporary and have been really enjoying it too. 

My Goal: 4 books. Depends how much free time I get.

Books to Read:

I'm not sure what I will read, whether it be review books, library books I recently got, or books that have been sitting on my shelf for ages that I really should have read by now. 

Possible ones are: 

Tumble & Fall by Alexandra Coutts

Contaminated by Em Garner

Prep School Confidential by Kara Taylor

Dare You To by Katie McGarry

Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead

City of Bones by Cassandra Clare

Living Dead in Dallas by Charlaine Harris

Update:

Monday

Currently Reading: I'm currently reading Pivot Point (I read 73 pages before today, so I wont count that). 

Pages read: 45 (Bad reading day)

Books read: -

Challenge:

 #1: Teaser Tidbits

Pivot Point by Kasie West

I shake my head as if she can see me. "No, that's not true. He fits all the criteria of a male best friend."

"Okay, I'll play. What are the criteria of a male best friend?"

Ok, Ok, I know that's not two sentences, but it was hard to find just two sentences that made any sense. So part of a phone call will have to do. :p