Dewey's 24 hour Read-a-thon Wrap Up // Emile

Bonjour!

Here is my Dewey's read-a-thon wrap up for October 2015. It didn't exactly go as planned.

We made a comfy space with lots of pillows and blankets.

We grabbed snacks.

And then started reading!

After only thirty minutes, my reading partner fell asleep -_-

I kept at it though!

And then I got tired.
Really tired.
And it was only 11:30 pm.

So I ended up listening to an audiobook as I went to sleep.

The next morning we both read for fifteen minutes, then after we got dressed we had to make cookies as part of a homework project. By the time we finished, tidied up and had lunch, the read-a-thon was over.

So all in all it didn't go too well, but we both had a fun time and that's what matters. I only read 150 pages in total: 30 pages of The Perks of Being a Wallflower and 120 pages of The Night Circus.

Oh well. Better luck next time.
Emile x

Dewey's 24hr Read-a-thon TBR // Emile

Nos da! 

(That means 'good night'. I'm trying out my Welsh heritage)

It is that time of year again! The Dewey's 24 hour read-a-thon is happening this Saturday 17th, and I decided ten minutes ago that I would take part. Besides it's the perfect excuse to be anti-social and read as much as I want. I know I'm not the only one who does that. 

The way the read-a-thon works is that everybody starts at exactly the same time, so that no matter your time zone everyone kicks it off together. That means that if you are taking part you will need to check your starting time. I'll leave a link at the bottom of the post. 

I'm not great with read-a-thons. I set myself an over-ambitious goal and then (surprise surprise) I never achieve it. Therefore this time I have decided that I shall set a more realistic goal with the hope of completing it this year. I'm in a contemporary mood which is useful as I find contemporaries easiest to binge read. Also I have been reading so much fantasy lately that it's a nice break. 

Anyway, I'll get to it. 

1. The Night Circus ~ Erin Morgenstern

Hopefully I will have already started this by then, as it is five hundred pages long. Either way I need to read it before the end of October as part of a TBR challenge my friend and I are taking part in. 

2. The Perks of Being a Wallflower ~ Stephen Chbosky

I absolutely LOVE this book and I have been meaning to re-read it for a while, so I figured that now is the perfect chance. I'm in the mood for something that will make me cry. 

If I finish these two, I will start another book, however I don't know what I'll be in the mood for so I'm going to leave that open.

I will be doing a wrap up that will be up next week, so keep an eye out for that. 

Sorry for me recent absence, I'm back on track now. 

Hwyl y ti,

Emile x

Links: 

Dewey's website: http://www.24hourreadathon.com

If you would like to sign up for the read-a-thon: http://www.24hourreadathon.com/?p=5404

Starting time information sheet: http://www.24hourreadathon.com/?page_id=53

Booktube-a-thon 2015 TBR!

Bonjour!

Ladies and gentleman! The date of the booktube-a-thon 2015 is fast approaching! I am very excited and may have suggested to some of my friends that they should take part ;-) Today I shall share with you my TBR. The books I have picked are part of the read-a-thon challenges. Here are the tasks (my choices are underneath in bold):

1. Read a book with blue on the cover.
The Assassin's Blade by Sarah J. Maas

2. Read a book where the author's last name begins with the same letter as your last name (eg. If you last name was Granger, you could read a book by John Grisham.
This is What Happy Looks Like By Jennifer E. Smith

3. Read a book that is someone else's favourite book.
The Power of One by Bryce Courtenay

4. Read the last book you acquired, wether it was bought, borrowed or gifted to you.
The Martian by Andy Weir

5. Read a book without letting go of it. If you eat dinner, you eat dinner whilst holding the book. If you take your dog for a walk, you have to take the book with you. Do not let go!
If I Stay by Gayle Foreman/Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury (I haven't decided yet)

6. Read a book you really want to read. Nice and simple.
(I'm doubling up here, kill two birds with one stone) The Assassin's Blade by Sarah J. Maas

7. Read seven books. Not so easy.
Obviously this isn't going to happen, there are only 5 books on my TBR. 

Let me know on Twitter what you are reading!
https://twitter.com/?lang=en-gb

The Booktube-a-thon Youtube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/user/BookTubeAThon

Booktube-a-thon Twitter:
https://twitter.com/booktubeathon

That is all for today! Au revoir,
Emile x

Booktube-a-thon 2015 announcement!

Ladies and gentlemen, I am proud to announce book tube-a-thon 2015!

(No credit to me because I didn't organise it of course)

The read-a-thon is running for one week August 3rd - August 9th.

The challenges will be announced soon and I will definitely be taking part; there may be daily updates ;-)

For regular updates follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/maudemilebooks

For the latest news: https://www.youtube.com/user/BookTubeAThon

I hope you are just as excited as I am!
Au revoir,
Emile x