Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Bout of Books 8.0 Read-a-Thon: Challenges



The Bout of Books 8.0 challenge is in full swing, and I'll be using this page to post the mini-challenges.  For all Bout of Books 8.0 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog.

Mini-Challenges:

Thursday, August 22: Book road trip. (Looking over my list makes me realize I need more books with Asia, Australia, and South America settings!):

EUROPE
Amsterdam: The Fault In Our Stars by John Green
Paris: Just One Day by Gayle Forman
England: The Sweetest Dark by Shana Abe
Scotland: Doon by Carey Corp and Lorie Landgon
Prague: Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor

U.S.
New York: Night Film by Marisha Pessl
Stanford, CA: Boundless by Cynthia Hand
Mississippi: School Spirits by Rachel Hawkins
Chicago: Zombie, Illinois by Scott Kennemore
Vermont: Charm & Strange by Stephanie Kuehn
L.A.: The Bling Ring by Nancy Jo Sales

CANADA
Vancouver Island: The Gathering by Kelley Armstrong

AN OTHERWORDLY SETTING
Everbound by Brodi Ashton
The Iron Fey Series by Julie Kagawa
Splintered by A.G. Howard
Incarnate by Jodi Meadows


Wednesday, August 21: Book spine poetry:

Awaken, vicious antigoddess.
This is war, across a star-swept sea.
Somebody up there hates you.



Tuesday, August 20: Retitle your current book:
I'm reading The Crown of Embers by Rae Carson, and I must say - that title is pretty perfect.  But if I'd have to rename it, how could I NOT go with...

Help!!! My Hair Is On Fire!!


Check out my goals and updates here.

2 comments:

  1. I.frexing.love.this.poem. Great job!

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  2. haha I LOVE THAT POEM! Thanks for stopping by and participating in the Book Road Trip Challenge! It was so much fun reading everyone's lists! xo Stephanie
    P.S. Thanks for making me add more books to my TBR pile. lol. <3 And, I totally agree about there needing to be more books set in other parts of the world. :]

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