Bout of Books 9.0 Read-a-Thon - Monday, January 6th

Pages read today: 104

Pages read so far: 104

Books read today:

104/104 pages (100%) of Bitter Sweet Love by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Books read so far:

Bitter Sweet Love by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Challenge: Book Buying Spree hosted by Rachella @ Bookish Comforts

Imagine if you will: you’ve just received some FANTASTIC news! You have won a $100 book buying spree! Now comes the hard part though: what books will you buy?! For this challenge, you’ll be creating your book buying spree wishlist, and sharing it in the comments.

Oh, this is almost too easy. I just did an order with the Book Depository, so I won't be able to use any of my wishlist books that already came out... but I can make a list with pre-orders, because I am following so many series and authors, and in the next few months, a few new books by favourites are being released:

(Please click the image to get a better look.) And I was pretty close to the 100 dollars limit! :D

Challenge: Mad Libs hosted by Cheap Thrills

1. I give a list of words I need from you: noun, verb, adjective, etc.
2. You pick words from book titles. (Share title and author so we can learn about new books!)
3. Use those words to complete a short story.

Here’s the list:

character name – ex: Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore, by Robin Sloan
adjective1 – ex: Terminal Freeze, by Lincoln Child
adjective2 – ex: White Horse, by Alex Adams
item – ex: The Romanov Cross, by Robert Masello
occupation – ex: The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency, by Robert Crais
act of violence – ex: The Burning Air, by Erin Kelly
adjective3 – ex: City of Dark Magic, by Magnus Flyte
noun1 – ex: The King’s Deception, by Steve Berry
noun2 – ex: The Loch Ness Legacy, by Boyd Morrison

You’ll notice on “act of violence,” I chose a word that wasn’t used that way in the title, even though it could fit. Feel free to get creative!

Got your list? Great!

Here’s the story:

I just read the greatest book!

This guy [Character Name] ends up in the middle of a/an [adjective1] conspiracy. Turns out his/her ancestors were pirates, and he/she might be the key to finding the [Adjective2] [Item]. It’s a mythic artifact that disappeared centuries ago, and now a shadowy group of [occupation]s are looking for it. No one knows what uncovering it might do, but these guys are willing to [act of violence] for it.

I won’t say anything else. But believe me, if you like [adjective3] stories with [noun1](s) and [noun2](s), you have to read this one.

Here's my list:

character name – Dracula by Bram Stoker
adjective1 – Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
adjective2 – Dead Silence by Kimberly Derting
item – The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon
occupation – The Body Finder by Kimberly Derting
act of violence – Emblaze by Jessica Shirvington
adjective3 – Dark Triumph by Robin La Fevers
noun1 – Blood Red Road by Moira Young

noun2 - The Darkest Passion by Gena Showalter

Here's my story:

I just read the greatest book!

This guy Dracula ends up in the middle of a brave conspiracy. Turns out his/her ancestors were pirates, and he/she might be the key to finding the Dead Bone. It’s a mythic artifact that disappeared centuries ago, and now a shadowy group of Body Finders are looking for it. No one knows what uncovering it might do, but these guys are willing to Emblaze for it.

I won’t say anything else. But believe me, if you like dark stories with blood and passion, you have to read this one.