February 7, 2017

2017 Bookentine TBR

#bookentine TBR
Hello,

I mentioned in my January Roundup post that I'll be participating in the 2017 #bookentine read-a-thon which is hosted by Ely & Michelle @ Tea and Titles. You can find the announcement post here so you can check what the read-a-thon is all about. And you can find the sign-up post here so we can all see each other's TBR and maybe follow each other :D

If you've been following me since my the Blacksheep Project days, you'd probably know that contemporary isn't my strongest genre (I'm a mostly dystopian, thriller, and historical reader). SO, discovering this read-a-thon felt like a great opportunity for me to stick my nose on the contemporary novels in my shelf.

things about #bookentine
- it's a YA contemporary read-a-thon!
- read-a-thon starts on February 13th and ends on February 20th
- hosted by Ely & Michelle @ Tea and Titles, as I mentioned earlier.
- it has three challenges:
  1. Read a book with red and/or pink on the cover
  2. Read a book by an author you haven't read before
  3. Read a book featuring mental illness or disability
2017 Bookentine TBR


The Season of You & Me | Robin Constantine (book with red and/or pink on the cover)
uhh... the type is pink. that's something, right? also, the back cover AND the spine is pink. so I guess that's counted 😏 This is a romance-centered novel (which is NOT MY USUAL READ)and it's a summer romance story. Crossing my fingers this works for me!

The Secret Language of Sisters | Luanne Rice (book by an author you haven't read before)
I bought this almost a year ago because the title said 'sisters' and I just LOVE books that involve sisters! (if you know any, recommend them to me!!). ANYWAY, from what I've read, this is a mystery-thriller novel. I'm quite critical on that genre so I hope this doesn't disappoint me 😊

Made You Up | Francesca Zappia (book featuring mental illness or disability)
If I remember correctly, Made You Up is a novel that features a character wit schizophrenia. I've read great things about this novel sooooo I'm really just so excited to get into this!! (might not be the strongest book for a read-a-thon 'cause it's 400+ pages but crossing my fingers I can at least touch this book).


HOW ABOUT YOU GUYS,
Are you joining #bookentine? What books are on your TBR? Have you read any of these books? What do you think of them? Do you think I'll love them?

let's connect!

12 comments:

  1. Good luck with the challenge and your reading goals!

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  2. Ohh I have a few contemporaries that I've yet to read. It sounds like the perfect time to do it! Besides, there's a long weekend coming up. :)

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    1. exactly my thoughts! I haven't really gone around YA contemporaries lately.. read-a-thons push me to pick them up.

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  3. Ooo yay! I read made you up and really liked it! I hope you enjoy it as much as I did! I might actually do this read a thon, I haven't done one in ages!

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    1. thanks, Kirsty! I just started actively participating on read-a-thon. I really enjoy them and they really help me take some books out of my tbr shelf :D

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  4. I don't read a lot of contemporary either but I'm interested to see what you think about these. Good luck with this challenge - I'm sure you'll ace it!

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    1. the only contemporaries I'm fond of are mental illness-themed ones. but I pick something else up every now and them. And This read-a-thon just helped me finally pick some not-really-me books. Thanks, Barb :)

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  5. I haven't read any of these, but I've been interested in Made You Up for ages—would be interested to see what you think. Thanks for joining Bookentine!

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    1. I've read nothing but great things about Made You Up so that's definitely one of my most look-forward-to book for this read-a-thon tbr. Also, thanks for hosting Bookentine, Ely! :D

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  6. Great picks czai! I've heard amazing things about all three of these! Like Ely, I've been interested in Made You Up for such a long time now, but there is something holding me back from picking it up right away. Good luck with the readathon! Oh, and thanks for visiting my TBR earlier! :D

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    1. I've read so many great things about Made You Up and possibly that made me push it aside. It's like one of those times when you're just scared to pick up a book because of the fear that you might not enjoy it as much as everyone else. I'm so glad I'm reading it now though :D Also, no problem, Genni :D

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