Read Dangerously Read-a-thon - Day 3 Updates and Mini Challenges

Update

Currently reading: I will be starting The Darkest Pleasure (Lords of the Underworld #3) by Gena Showalter eventually. Unfortunately, I need to take a nap right now, cuz I have to work again from 5:30PM to around 2:00AM. 

So, this is most likely my final totals. (I might get to read a chapter of my book at work on my 30 minute break, but that would be it.) I'll be working when the read-a-thon ends.

Pages read: Part of 1 book, and started a second book.

Books read: 103 pages

Total time reading: 3 hours

Mini Challenge #5

Directions: I like books. Not just reading books, looking at them. There's just something about a shelf full of books that makes me incredibly happy, and if the books are put on the shelf in an interesting way, it's even better. For this challenge, I want to see your shelves. Just take a picture (or a few) of your bookshelves, or a video if that's more your style, and post it on your blog, then link to the post in the comments.

Here are my pictures.....

 ^^There's at least a couple of books in each drawer of that thing. I really need to get it organized. Lol.^^

^^The books in these two pictures are all books that I've read, except for a couple.^^

This challenge has made me realize yet again that I need to get some kind of organization going on in regards to my books. I could take at least 3 more pictures of other places where I have books sitting in my room.

I do own a bookshelf! It's just not in my possession right now...... (Moved 2 years ago. Friend helped. Had to leave, and took my bookshelf with him. Just haven't gotten it back yet. Been meaning to..... Whoops.....)

Read Dangerously Read-a-thon - Day 2 Updates and Mini Challenges

Update

Currently reading: I finished reading The Darkest Kiss (Lords of the Underworld #2) by Gena Showalter. Now I'm going to start The Darkest Pleasure (Lords of the Underworld #3) by Gena Showalter. (I am sooo not even going to finish a whole book for this read-a-thon. I can only read like 2 hours tonight, cuz I have to work tomorrow. Then, when I get off work in the morning, I have to come home and take a nap, cuz I have to work tomorrow night too. Darn it! I always have to work during a read-a-thon. Oh well.... Still having fun!)

Pages read: Part of 1 book

Books read: 103 pages

Total time reading: 3 hours

 Mini Challenge #3

 Directions: For this challenge, you must answer the following question.

What are you reading?

Easy, right? Now the catch. You must answer in 7 words or less. And you can't just say the title of the book, or more unoriginally 'a book', you must describe what you're reading.

 Demon of Pain craves fiesty blonde chick.

Mini Challenge #4

Directions: Everyone loves to see their favorite books turned into movies, and most people know who'd they'd like to play all the characters. So for this challenge, I want you to cast one or more of the characters from one of your read-a-thon books. Just like the first challenge, don't drive yourself crazy trying to do this one (this is a message for myself and all the other people like me, who don't immediately have an idea of what actor would be good for certain characters).

I am casting Danika and Reyes from  

The Darkest Pleasure (Lords of the Underworld #3) by Gena Showalter

My Reyes is.....

Joe Manganiello!

(Ahhh..... Yum! *fans self*)

My Danika is.....

Anna Paquin!

(I know..... I know..... You think I'm obsessed with True Blood. Lol. Well, I'm not..... Not completely.....)

I think those two would be great together as Reyes and Danika. Anna is a tiny blonde thing (like Danika) when you pair her with tall, buff Joe (which is exactly what Reyes is). That was fun. *shakes head* Ok.... Gotta stop staring at Joe.....



No more distractions..... Time is not my friend right now.....

Read Dangerously Read-a-thon - Day 1 Updates and Mini Challenges

Afternoon Update

Currently reading: I'm going to finish reading The Darkest Kiss (Lords of the Underworld #2) by Gena Showalter. (I'm on page 265 right now.)

Pages read: 0 books

Books read: 0 pages

Total time reading: 0 hours

Mini Challenge #1

Directions: For this mini challenge, I want you to pick 1 to 3 songs that fit the book you're currently reading. You can explain why they fit, or just list the songs. Remember, this is supposed to be a fun, quick challenge, so don't drive yourself crazy trying to come up with something.


I am currently reading: The Darkest Kiss (Lords of the Underworld #2) by Gena Showalter

My Song Picks

"Miss Murder" by AFI

"World So Cold" by Three Days Grace

"Supermassive Black Hole" by Muse

I picked those three, because they're loud. I just kind of think of loud soundtrack playing in the background when I'm reading this book.

Mini Challenge #2

Directions: This one's super easy. All you have to do is share a mini excerpt from your current read. Just make sure it's not spoilery.

I am currently reading....

The Darkest Kiss (Lords of the Underworld #2)

by Gena Showalter

My mini excerpt......

I'VE COME TO KILL YOU.

      The words echoed through Anya's mind, a bleak promise she couldn't quiet. Lucien never joked. She knew that well. Had watched him all these weeks without seeing a single smile or hearing a hint of humor pass his exquisite lips. More than that, the spirit of Death radiated from him now, a skeletal mask glowing underneath his skin.

- Page 62

Read Dangerously Read-a-thon - Starting Line

Yay! It's time for another read-a-thon. This is gonna be a hard one for me. I have to work every day of it. (Yuck!) So, my goal is to finish my current read and read another whole book.



Read-a-thon Stats






Currently reading: I'm going to finish reading The Darkest Kiss (Lords of the Underworld #2) by Gena Showalter. (I'm on page 265 right now.)

Pages read: 0 books

Books read: 0 pages

Total time reading: 0 hours


Ok.... I get 20 minutes to read before I have to go back to work. Maybe I should turn off the TV. Supernatural is kind of distracting. *sighs* Oh, Sam and Dean..... (Technically, I probably love their father more than them. Lol. But he's not in this episode.)

Happy reading everyone!

Kiss Me Kill Me (Scarlett Wakefield #1) by Lauren Henderson

Kiss Me Kill Me by Lauren Henderson

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


I'm gonna have to go with 3 stars for this one. I liked it, but I didn't love it. I picked this up cuz it had been on my TBR, and it was on clearance for 2 bucks.



It was a nice YA read for me. I read A LOT of paranormal/fantasy/supernatural type books. So, this was something pretty different from normal.



Scarlett attends an all-girls school called St. Tabby's. She does gymnastics, and has 2 BFFs who are also in gymnastics. She and her friends are not popular at all. The popular girls of the school are all super rich and 'pretty'. So, of course they like to make fun of those not in their group.



So, when Scarlett gets invited to a party at one of the popular girl's homes, she jumps at the chance. Not only will she be attending a party, her hot crush, Dan, will also be there.



At the party, not only is Scarlett lucky enough to have Dan talk to her, he kisses her. And that is the start of their long relationship together...... Uh..... NOT..... In the middle of kissing Scarlett, Dan dies. (And now this book has a mystery....)



Scarlett leaves St. Tabby's, and begins attending school at Wakefield Hall where her grandmother is the headmistress.



Scarlett is still dealing with the fact that she may somehow have killed Dan with her kiss, when she receives a note that says it wasn't her fault. She then sets off to clear her name.



I enjoyed the mystery of this. I want to know how Dan died, and whether it was an accident or if somebody was actually out to kill him.



I liked the whole boarding school thing. I also liked that it's set in Britain. Something a little different for me.



I feel kind of 'eh' about the fact that there's four books in this series. I finished the book, which means that I was interested enough to read the whole thing. But, it wasn't super exciting, so I'm kind of not so much looking forward to reading three more books to find out what happened.



I plan to continue on with the series when I get a chance. I really want to know what happened to Dan. Darn mysteries. That's how they get you to keep reading.



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Read Dangerously Read-a-thon

This post is very important. This post means I am an official participant in...

This read-a-thon is only a small part of an even bigger event at All By MySHELF, celebrating Ren's 20th birthday. And everyone knows: big event + blogging = PRIZES!

Here are the important details about the read-a-thon:

The Read Dangerously Read-A-Thon will start at 10 a.m. on Thursday, August 11, and end at 10 p.m. on Saturday, August 13. There will be mini-challenges on each day, so you'll have something to amuse yourself during your reading breaks. You can participate on all days or just a few, whatever you feel like or your schedule allows.

But that's not all! Everyone that participates in the read-a-thon will be entered to win $15 to The Book Depository! One winner will get their choice of any already released as of August 20) YA book, and because it's BD, the contest is open to anyone that lives in one of these countries. And if you say Alyssa @ Mostly Books.... Occasional Rants sent you, we'll both get an extra entry! All you have to do to be eligible for the giveaway is sign up for the read-a-thon and post an end of day update on one of the read-a-thon days. Yep, that simple.

Now, what are you waiting for? Go sign up!

Teaser Tuesday (16)

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) "teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!) 
•  Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

This week's teaser is from....

Kiss Me Kill Me (Scarlett Wakefield #1)

by Lauren Henderson

"Every question he asks is like a file grating directly onto my skin, cutting me raw. Which is odd, because he has a really nice voice, deep and warm."

- Page 95

It's Monday! What are you reading? (16)

Hosted by Book Journey

Last week I read....

Original Sin (Personal Demons #2)

by Lisa Desrochers

 The Taming of the Wolf (Westfield Wolves #4)

by Lydia Dare

I'm currently reading....

Kiss Me Kill Me (Scarlett Wakefield #1)

by Lauren Henderson

Next, I'm going to read....

The Darkest Night (Lords of the Underworld #1)

by Gena Showalter

What about you? What are you reading this week?

In My Mailbox (15)

In My Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by The Story Siren where I get to show what new books I've gotten this week. They can be books I've bought, checked out from the library, or actually received in the mail.

Library

Bought

On My Wishlist (11)

On My Wishlist is a fun weekly event hosted by Book Chick City and runs every Saturday. It lets me share which books I really want but haven't gotten a hold of yet. They can be old, new, or one that has yet to be released.

Here's what I'm wishing for this week.....

The Replacement

by Brenna Yovanoff

Mackie Doyle is not one of us. Though he lives in the small town of Gentry, he comes from a world of tunnels and black murky water, a world of living dead girls ruled by a little tattooed princess. He is a Replacement, left in the crib of a human baby sixteen years ago. Now, because of fatal allergies to iron, blood, and consecrated ground, Mackie is fighting to survive in the human world.

Mackie would give anything to live among us, to practice on his bass or spend time with his crush, Tate. But when Tate's baby sister goes missing, Mackie is drawn irrevocably into the underworld of Gentry, known as Mayhem. He must face the dark creatures of the Slag Heaps and find his rightful place, in our world, or theirs.

Magic Strikes (Kate Daniels #3)

by Ilona Andrews

Drafted into working for the Order of Merciful Aid, mercenary Kate Daniels has more paranormal problems than she knows what to do with. And in Atlanta, where magic comes and goes like the tide, that's saying a lot.

But when Kate's werewolf friend Derek is discovered nearly dead, she must confront her greatest challenge yet.

The Unbearable Lightness of Dragons (Light Dragons #2)

by Katie MacAlister

Ysolde Bouchier is still coming to terms with the dragon part of her, while at the same time trying to free a friend of Baltic-her Black Dragon lover-from the weyr, get Baltic to meet with the dragons who want him dead, rescue a half-dragon damsel in over her head, raise the shade of the man everyone says killed her, and once and for all clear Baltic's name of the murder charges that continue to plague him.

For Ysolde, being a dragon is starting to bite.