Summer Sign Ups!

I wasn't going to sign up to any read-a-thons as I have my Summer Bingo Challenge to keep up with but then these three challenges popped up in my news feed...

Arc August

 
ARC August is a month long challenge Octavia hosts as a way to help motivate people to tackle their huge (and small) ARC piles.
Sign up here.

Why?
I've gotten majorly behind with NetGalley so I thought this would be the best motivation!
Aim?
I'm aiming to read 10 ARCs this August which should get be back on course!

The Monster Thons.

The Monster Read and Review-a-thons are a great chance for us all to get together, read some fabulous reads, and get to those reviews that we know have been sitting there waiting to be done for a little too long. Sign Up here.
I've chosen Reviewathon!

Why?
I had a bit of a reading spree so I need to do some hard core reviewing!
Aim?
I'm aiming to write a total of 14 reviews, two a day!

 

Beat the Heat Readathon

The Beat the Heat Readathon runs from August 11th to September 1st. What does this readathon entail, you ask? Well, read as much or as little as you want – the main point is to READ! You set your own goal, and for three weeks you read as many books as you can/want to reach your goal!
Sign Up here.
Why?
I just love readathons and this one sounds fun!
Aim?
I'm aiming to read about 15 books, so five more than Arc August!

Have you signed up for any readathons??
I'm really looking forward to these!

Much Love!
Lettie
Xxx

Spring Reading Thing.

The Musings of a Book Addict is hosting an amazing 3 month reading challenge – The Spring Reading Thing! 20th March- 20th June 2014.

 

I've had a bit of a slow start to the year both blogging and reading so this no pressure long term challenge is just what I need. 

 

Goals 

I'm hoping to read 40 books- I need to get back on track to meet my 2014 goals! 

 

TBR! 

I've got a vague reading list but 3 months is long time to plan your reading!.

• Once We Were by Kat Zhang.
• Across a Star Swept Sea by Diana Peterfreund.
• The One by Kiera Cass.
• Stormdancer by Jay Kristoff.
• Just One Year by Gayle Foreman.
• None of the Regular Rules by Erin Downing.
• Daughter of the Flames by Zoe Marriott.
• Over It by Sarah Billington.
• Escaping Me by Elizabeth Lee.
• ...

Will you be joining in?

 

Much Love

Lettie

Xxx

Review Copy Cleanup!

RCC is a month-long event in which Celine from Nyx Book Reviews and Vicky from Books, Biscuits, and Tea challenge us to read as many review books as we possibly can!

Guidelines

The Review Copy Cleanup 4.0 runs from 1 to 28 February.
It starts and ends at midnight according to your local timezone to avoid confusion.
Every book you received for review counts towards the challenge, both e-books and hard copies (even audiobooks for review, if you have those), including all genres and lengths.

I missed out on this last year so I've signed up! I love that it links in with my NetGalley challenge. As I've mentioned, and it's probably clear in my stacking the shelves posts, I am addicted to requesting on NetGalley and signing up for blog tours! I definitely need a month to catch up and hopefully get ahead of myself!

Goals 

•  To get ahead of myself! I want to have read all of my review books up until the end of March.
• To make sure I draft a review for each book I read!

I've made a shelf with what I'm hoping to read here.

Are you joining in?

Much Love!
Lettie
Xxx
 

Bout of Books 9.0

The Bout of Books read-a-thon is organized by Amanda @ On a Book Bender and Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal. It is a week long read-a-thon that begins 12:01am Monday, January 6th and runs through Sunday, January 12th in whatever time zone you are in. Bout of Books is low-pressure, and the only reading competition is between you and your usual number of books read in a week. There are challenges, giveaways, and a grand prize, but all of these are completely optional. For all Bout of Books 9.0 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. - From the Bout of Books team.

What better way to start a new year than with a readathon! Slightly last minute sign up but I'm in!

Goals

• To read 5 books. (At least one 'real' book!)
• To participate in at least one mini challenge
• To comment on other blogs  

Good Luck!
Much Love!
Lettie
XXX

End of the Year 2013 #ReadingCram: TBR!

End of Year 2013 Read-a-Thon #ReadingCram is hosted by Jenny from Juliababyjen's Reading Room and Dana from Dana Square.

 

I'm enjoying this read-a-thon so far! I've got quite a large TBR.

 

• Addicted for Now by Krista and Becca Ritchie.
• The Moment we Began by Sarra Cannon.
• If I Return by Sawyer Bennett.
• Out of Line by Jen McLaughlin.

I'm hoping to read quite a few of these books and a good mix of paperback and eBooks!

 

What are you hoping to read?

 

Much Love!

Lettie

Xxx

End of the Year 2013 #ReadingCram. Sign Up!

End of Year 2013 Read-a-Thon #ReadingCram is hosted by Jenny from Juliababyjen's Reading Room and Dana from Dana Square

 
Such a great read-a-thon idea that I'm signing up late! I have a lot of 2013 tbr books to read etc. so this long read-a-thon should be perfect. I'm looking forward to the challenges!

Readathon Goals!

• Read at least 10 books.
• Including 3 'real' books.
• Try to read books from TBRs.
• Take part in as many challenges as possible!

TBR will be posted shortly.
Wish me luck!
Much Love!
Lettie
Xxx

Monster Readathon TBR!

I'm hopefully halfway through this TBR by now!

A nice mix of genres and review books. I am really enjoying the challenge of fitting extra reading into my busy week!

How are you doing?
Much Love!
Lettie
Xxx

New Adult Read-a-thon Wrap Up!

What a great Read-a-thon!

Read!

Façade by Nyrae Dawn~ I loved Charade and Façade was just as good!
Near and Far by Nicole Williams~ Another sequel I couldn't wait to read!
Out of Play by Nyrae Dawn and Jolene Perry~ This one isn't actually New Adult but I though it was so I'm counting it :P
The Only Exception by Megan Vernon~ I really enjoyed this one although the politics got abit confusing.
Come Back to Me by Coleen Patrick~ I enjoyed this much more than I thought I would!
If You Stay by Courtney Cole~ Disappointed me!

How'd it go?

Goal= 9 Result= 6. Total Page count- 1,704

Not too bad,I worked a lot more than I expected to and I did set my sights very high. I definitely get into this read-a-thon and reached my goal of nine on Tuesday!
Unfortunately I didn't get to do any mini challenges as I spent a lot of time offline but I'm hoping there's a next time!

How'd you do?
Much Love!
Lettie
Xxxx

New Adult Read-a-thon TBR!

So excited for this Read-a-thon! Hopefully I'm already ploughing through this list!

TBR!

Façade by Nyrae Dawn.
Come back to Me by Coleen Patrick.
The Only Exception by Magan Vernon.
One Tiny Lie by K.A. Tucker.
Don't Hate The Player by Katie Ashley.
The Hazards of Skinny Dipping by Alyssa Rose Ivy.
Boys of Summer by C.J Duggan.
Frigid by J. Lynn.
Deeper We Fall by Chelsea M. Cameron.
4 Summers by Nyrae Dawn.
Give Me Something by Elizabeth Lee.
If You Stay by Courtney Cole.
The Space Between by Victoria H. Smith.
Untouched by Melody Grace.
Waiting for You by Shey Stahl.

Goal!
Set my sights high on 9 books!

What's on your TBR this Read-a-thon?
Much Love!
Lettie
Xxxx

Once Upon a Read-a-Thon TBR.

It’s time to sign up for the fourth annual Once Upon a Readathon! This Readathon is hosted by Angela & Loretta at Reading Angels, Candace at Candace’s Book Blog and Lori at Pure Imagination.  It runs from 12:01 am on July 8th to 11:59 on July 10th.

I can't believe it's day one of the read-a-thon all ready! I started reading as soon as it was midnight and so far I'm really enjoying it.
I've put together a TBR and some added goals.

Goals

• Read 5 books.
• Catch up on books I keep putting off!
• Read at least 1 'hard copy'
• Take part in challenges!
• Comment on at least 5 new blogs.

Once Upon a Read-a-thon TBR!
Earth Girl by Janet Edwards.
Jet by Jay Crownover.
Hopeless by Colleen Hoover.
Saving June by Hannah Harrington.
Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas.
One Tiny Lie by K.A Tucker.
Waiting for the Storm by Marie Landry.
Let me know what you're aiming for and how it's going!
Much Love!
Lettie
Xxx

Summer Read-a-thons!

Summer is the best time for read-a-thons! Long days, holidays and 'good' weather make for perfect reading conditions! I've signed up for two so far :)

Once Upon a Read-a-thon!

It’s time to sign up for the fourth annual Once Upon a Readathon! This Readathon is hosted by Angela & Loretta at Reading Angels, Candace at Candace’s Book Blog and Lori at Pure Imagination.  It runs from 12:01 am on July 8th to 11:59 on July 10th.  
Objective- To set a goal for yourself to read more books that is beyond your average number of books you read. There is no minimum, it's all up to you! Goal-To read at least five books. Same as last year :)
This was the first ever Read-a-thon I took part in last year. So I'm hoping to reach my goal this year!

 

New Adult Read-a- thon!

The New Adult Read-a-Thon is hosted by Faye from A Daydreamer's Thoughts and Laura from Bookish Treasures! It’s a WEEK-LONG read-a-thon! It runs from 22^nd July – 28^thJuly!
Objective- To read as much New Adult as possible!
Goal- To read 9 books!
I finish work on 24th so plenty of reading time!

I will post TBR for each Read-a-thon on the first day :)
Have you signed up any Read-a-thons?
Much Love!
Lettie
Xxx

Bout of Books 7.0!

 

The Bout of Books read-a-thon is organized by Amanda @ On a Book Bender and Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal. It is a week long read-a-thon that begins 12:01am Monday, May 13th and runs through Sunday, May 19th in whatever time zone you are in. Bout of Books is low-pressure, and the only reading competition is between you and your usual number of books read in a week. There are challenges, giveaways, and a grand prize, but all of these are completely optional. For all Bout of Books 7.0 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. - From the Bout of Books team.

 

Cannot believe it's Bout of Books time again! This time it falls on the week I'll be house sitting at my Grandparents= perfect reading time :)

 

Goals

• Finish up all my May review books. (I should have finished the majority by them but just in case!)
• Catch up on books I keep putting off!
• Read at least 3 'hard copies'
• Take part in a twitter talk! Fingers crossed as the timing always goes against me!
• Comment on at least 5 new blogs.

Bout of Books TBR!

The Last Hour by Charles Sheehan-Miles.

Just Remember to Breathe by Charles Sheehan-Miles.

Shallow Pond by Alissa Grosso.

The Academy: Game On by Monica Seles.

Wait for You by J. Lynn.

Bunheads by Sophie Flack.

The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin.

The Truth About Faking by Leigh Talbert Moore.

None of The Regular Rules by Erin Downing.

Crossed by Ally Condie.

 

Are you taking part?

Much Love!

Lettie

Xxx

Wicked Valentine’s Read-A-Thon!

Just found out about The Wicked Valentine's Read-a-Thon and thought I'd join in!
 
Aim!

• To read 4 books!
• To take part in a challenge!

Potentials

Dare You To by Katie McGarry

Vain by Fisher Amelie
Delirium by Lauren Oliver
The Next Forever by Lisa Burstein
Make It Last by Bethany Lopez

Let me know if you're taking part too!
Much Love!
Lettie
Xxx

Weekly Round Up + Bout of Books Wrap Up!

 

Well Bout of Books was my week aside from work and soaking up quality time before my friend goes to Australia!

 

Mini Challenge!

The New Year's Resolution Challenge!

hosted by Ex Libris

Pick a book and choose one or several characters from it and make up what would be their New Year's resolutions if they made any.

 

I picked my first Bout of Books read! Going for realistic resolutions because Lucy and Jude need some!

Lucy- To look past appearances and allow explanations before judgements!

Jude- To try and see situations from Lucy's point of view and lock doors before passing out!

Both- To communicate better through phone calls, texting, email, Skye- just communicate!

I love Lucy and Jude and their story is so compelling but they don't make their lives easy!

 

Goals Met?

Aims-

To read 5 books.

See below!

To participate in at least one mini challenge

See above!

To comment on other blogs...

I was awful at this one!

What I Read!

Success! My FIRST readathon where I reached my goal!
I actually read three of the books from my goals post as well, normally books I list before a readathon get 'jinxed'!
Only downside is Through The Ever Night isn't on the list as I cannot get my hands on it! I have searched 8 bookshops- I'm determined not to buy it online as I have a voucher!

Challenge Updates
Genre Variety Challenge- 2/12
New Adult Challenge-5/20.
YA Contemporary Challenge- 1/10.
First Reads- 2/11.
Steady start- keep an eye on my Challenge page for updates!
Other News
The Edge of Never by J.A. Redmerski- Review and blog tour!

Coming Up!
Reviews- This week will have at least two reviews!
Through The Ever Night- I will find it and read it!

How did you do with Bout of Books?
What have you been reading?
Much Love!
Lettie
Xxx

Monday Round Up

One of my favourite memes hosted by the lovely Shelia over at Book Journey!

 
Back to normal now! No more bank holidays or big family meals :/ But Bout of Books starts today and I still have my temp job so I'll still be busy :)
 
Posts!
Best of 2012!
2012: A Round Up!
Top Ten Tuesday! 2013 Reads!
Challenges 2013
In Between Seasons Blog Tour!
Back To You by Priscilla Glenn Blog Tour!

Challenge Progress!
Genre Variety Challenge- 1/12
2013 New Adult Challenge- 2/20
Not too shabby- keep an eye on my Challenge page for updates!

Read!
 *For some reason I can't upload photos atm :/ but I read The Edge of Never by J.A. Redmerski and The Coincidence of Callie and Kayden by Jessica Sorensen*
 

Two awesome reads to kick start 2013!
 
Reading!

 Still getting in to this one! Hoping to finish it this week :)

What's Next!

 

This comes out today so I will be buying it and devouring it asap! I'm also taking part in Bout of Books so hopefully a lot of other books will be read to!
 
Upcoming Reviews!
 The Edge of Never by J.A. Redmerski- Blog tour comes here on Friday!

Upcoming Posts!
Bout of Books- Should have a goal post, a progress post and a wrap up post! 
 
How has your new year been so far?
Much Love!
Lettie
Xxx

Bout of Books 6.0

 

Details
The Bout of Books read-a-thon is organized by Amanda @ On a Book Bender and Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal. It is a week long read-a-thon that begins 12:01am Monday, January 7th and runs through Sunday, January 13th in whatever time zone you are in. Bout of Books is low-pressure, and the only reading competition is between you and your usual number of books read in a week. There are challenges, giveaways, and a grand prize, but all of these are completely optional. For all Bout of Books 6.0 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. -From the Bout of Books 6.0 team

What better way to start a new year than with a readathon!

Aim

• To read 5 books.
• To participate in at least one mini challenge
• To comment on other blogs

Potentials
Watch Me Disappear by Diane Mulligan
Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell
Through The Ever Night by Veronica Rossi
The Perfect Game by J. Sterling
A Toast to The Good Times by Steph Campbell and Liz Reinhardt

Are you participating?
Much Love!
Lettie
Xxx

Monday Round Up/Wrap Up

One of my favourite memes hosted by the lovely Shelia over at Book Journey! This week my Weekly Round Up has been hijacked (again!) as a Readathon wrap up! The Bout of Books read-a-thon is organised by Amanda @ On a Book Bender and Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal .


Read!

Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuire
Just as good as I'd hoped!
Going Under by Georgia Cates
Great read- cover was misleading but it was so easy to read and the characters were great :)
The Boy Who Sneaks In My Bedroom Window by Kirsty Moseley.
Started strong but really weakened- not a fan! I really wanted to like it!
While It Lasts by Abbi Glines.
This one was all over my twitter so I just had to read it! Replaced Beautiful Disaster at the last minute as my favourite book of the week!

Goals Met?

Prediction= 6 Result= 4. Total Page count- 1,356

Same as last week! But this week I seemed to have an impromptu YA contemporary week which I really enjoyed! I also read more pages than last week so slight improvement.
I did have to cover two extra days at work which is why I read ebooks- easier to read during lunch and breaks!
I learnt the pitfalls of being taken in by Kindle samplers and cheap ebooks!
I really enjoyed Bout of Books- Unfortunately I missed all the Twitter chats which I was looking forward to.
I will definitely be taking part again :)

Readathon posts!
Goals Post!
Update post.

Reviews Posted!
Better blogging week!
Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuire- How quick was this one reviewed!
The Selection by Kiera Cass- Finally finished up this review.

Reading 

This one was just missed out on the Bout of Books! So far it's living up to my expectations!

To Be Read

 So excited for this one- hopefully it won't disappoint!

I really enjoyed the Bout of Books readathon- definitely going to be taking part in it again!

Let me know what you've been reading and loving!
Much Love!
Lettie
xxxx

Bout of Books- 13th August to 19th August

Details

The Bout of Books read-a-thon is organised by  Amanda @ On a Book Bender and Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal . It is a week long read-a-thon that begins Monday, August 13th and runs through Sunday, August 19th in whatever time zone you are in. Bout of Books is low-pressure, and the only reading competition is between you and your usual number of books read in a week. 

Aim

I'm aiming for six again as I shouldn't be going anywhere this week!
I think this is a more realistic goal especially as I've got work until Wednesday so limited reading time.

Books

As I proved last time these lists seem to curse the books on them!

So I'll just list a couple :)

1. Divergent by Veronica Roth
2. Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuire
3. Across the Universe by Beth Revis
4. Delirium by Lauren Oliver

Let me know if you're taking part and what you plan on reading!
Much Love!
Lettie
xxx