Saturday, August 4, 2012

Summer Wrap-Up Read-A-Thon Start Up! Show Off Your Pile Challenge!

Read-a-thon Signups

Our Summer Wrap-Up Read-A-Thon Starts Today! 
Hosted by Me :-D & Jude @ In Between
Tweet updates using hashtag #SWUR
If you haven't signed up yet be sure to HERE
Any questions please feel free to email me 
somelikeitparanormal@yahoo.com
or my co-host JudeHnd@gmail.com

Challenge Schedule
Times are Pacific you can use a time converter HERE
I'll update to direct links as the posts go up.


August 4
START OF THE READ-A-THON 

Some Like it Paranormal & In Between – Show us your TBR - Ends 8/8 - INT
8:00am Jessica  @ Wickedly Bookish - Wicked Summer Cover Challenge - Ends 8/12 - INT
2:00pm Misa @ Skyway AvenueRewrite the Synopsis - Ends 8/30 - INT

August 5
8:00am Trini @ Book Lovers ReviewHOTTER than Summer BOYS - Ends 8/12 - US/CAN

August 6

8:00am Emily @ Falling for YA – Cover Love Challenge - Ends 8/12
2:00pm Shae @ Understanding Shae’s Story - Summer Vacations - Ends 8/12 - US
6:00pm Mackenzie @ Oh For the Love of Books!Summer Party Challenge - Ends 8/12 - INT

August 7

8:00am Amanda @ Pearl the Book Girl - Book Puzzle Challenge - Ends 8/12 - US
2:00pm Allison @ Abibliophobic Mystery Title Challenge - Ends 8/12 - US

August 8
8:00am Daphne @ Winged ReviewsSummer Couples - Ends 8/12 - INT

August 9
8:00am Rachel @ Unforgettable Books The Flower Challenge - Ends 8/12

August 10
8:00am Montana @ The Book BellesLaughing Out Loud Challenge - Ends 8/16 - INT Onyx
6:00pm Shreya @ Chocolate Coated ReviewsBook Cover Challenge - Canada/US

August 11
8:00am Patrick @ The BookshelvesTitle Story Challenge - Ends 8/14 - US - The Hunt Audio Book
2:00pm Stephanie @ A Dream Within a DreamParanormal Summer -
Ends 8/17 - INT

August 12
8:00am Bekka @ Pretty Deadly ReviewsVolleyball by the Beach - INT
2:00pm Margie @ Bumbles and Fairy-TalesQuote Challenge
6:00pm END OF THE READ-A-THON Some Like it Paranormal & In Between - INT - Wrap Up and Photo Album.


Wrap Up Photo Album Challenge 
We're giving you a heads-up on what the final challenge of the read-a-thon will be so you get the chance to prepare. We want to know about the places you read this summer, if you went on vacations to a nice place, the beach or a nice reading place in your home. For your last post we want you to show us some pictures of these places, you don't have to be in the pictures. So pick up your books and pick up your cameras for the week, we're looking forward to see your reading places :)

I also have some other upcoming surprise giveaways for all participants! So make sure you are signed up and participate at least once to qualify.

Let's get ready with a start up challenge where I would like you to show off your Read-A-Thon pile!

MY PILE!
I'm hoping to read

         The Lost Girl   Cursed   What's Left of Me (The Hybrid Chronicles, #1)   Flight (The Crescent Chronicles, #1) Inbetween (Kissed by Death, #1)   Blood Bath & Beyond   Kissing Shakespeare   The Treachery of Beautiful Things

Yeah I probably won't get to ALLLL of these lol but I hope to get through a lot!

Now Show Off Your Pile!
Grab the button and create your own start up post.
Show off all the goodies you hope to read this week!
Add your link below for a chance to win Slide by Jill Hathaway and a signed bookmark! Open INT as long as the book depository ships free to your country! Link will stay open until Wednesday August 8th at 11:59am pacific and then I will choose two winner's links by random.org.
Slide (Slide, #1) 

Add the link to your direct Show Off Your Pile post below
Try to visit some other bloggers and check out their reading piles!
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39 comments:

  1. Whoa! That's a big pile :D The Treachery of Beautiful Things has the most beautiful cover (*.*)
    Good luck with your goals!

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    1. Yes my pile is rather big so I have tons of reading to do! I also love the cover of The Treachery of Beautiful Things.

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  2. Wow your TBR is awesome I plan to read 8 books too! I hope! I actually finished two books I planned to read yesterday night!

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    1. Awesome! You are ahead of me! I am going to finish my first tonight but then I will try to catch up!

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  3. Thanks again for hosting this...it's my first read-a-thon and I'm super excited! I have a pretty ambitious list, but will be happy just getting through some of them.

    Kristin @ Always With a Book

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    1. My list is rather ambitious as well but I'd rather push myself too far than not enough. Happy first read-a-thon!

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  4. Quick Q - how long does the Linky take to post our links? Only I added mine hours ago and it hasn't appeared yet. Should I do it again? *blushes at being the first fool to get into a fight with the read-a-thon technology* :)

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    1. I added you in! No problem. I wasn't home this weekend so sorry it took me so long.

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  5. I plan to read around 8 books too. I'm not sure really. :D
    OH SLIDE

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    1. I hope to read 8 books but probably more like 4 or 5 lol

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  6. Hey Jen! Thanks for the giveaway of Slide! Great pile and event! looking forward to taking part! :0

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  7. Awesome pile of books you have to read! :)

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  8. Big pile you've got Jenn!! :) This event will be so awesome!! :) I can feel it ;) <3

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    1. Yes it is rather big! YAY! Hope you have fun!

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  9. I've got 16 in my pile.. I know I won't get to all of them, but I need to get a few review books finished:) Thanks for the giveaway!

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    1. I also need to get some review books done but hopefully I can read even more! Thanks for joining!

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  10. Cursed and Inbetween!?! I am so JEALOUS!! lmao

    Great pile, I hope you get to at least more than half of them and read those two for me lol.

    -Becky

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    1. haha Thanks! I plan to read those two soon since I need to review them. Thanks for joining!

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  11. Awesome pile! I can't wait to read The Lost Girl, Flight, and What's Left of Me. Happy reading! :)

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    1. The Lost Girl is great so far and I'm very excited for Flight and What's Left of Me. They are long awaited! Happy reading!

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  12. I've added two tbr pictures to my sign-up page as well as listing the two books I've read so far

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    1. Great! I saw the picture and wonderful pile! Hope you made some headway. Thanks for joining!

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  13. Good luck with your pile! I can't wait to see what you think of some of these. What's Left of Me is up soon for me too. The Lost Girls sounds like a good read too. I hope you enjoy them all! :)

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    1. The Lost Girl is really interesting so far! Pretending to be another girl?! To replace her when she dies. SO CRAZY! Thanks!

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  14. Great books, Jennifer!!! Happy reading!

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  15. Okay, I've submitted my link FOUR TIMES now, over two days, and it still hasn't appeared... so here it is:
    http://musingsofabookshopgirl.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/summer-wrap-up-read-thon.html

    I don't know why it's eating my submissions and posting others, but I can't get it to work! :(

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    1. I'm not sure why either but these things happen. I added the link in. Thanks for participating and sorry for the trouble!

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    2. Haha, no worries! Technology... can't live with it, can't live without it! :D

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  16. I'm reading Kissing Shakespeare, too! Great books - good luck! :-)

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    1. I can't wait to get to that one. It sounds really cute! Thanks!

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  17. The book cover for Kissing Shakespeare looks so beautiful and it sounds like a nice read. That's going on my wishlist now. XD

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    1. It sounds really cute! I can't wait to get to it. I'm moving a bit slower than I was hoping though lol

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  18. Two characters that I think would make a great couple....donia (wicked Lovely) and Magnus bane (mortal instruments). The date they should go on is to a carnival because I think Magnus would make the carnival extraordinary with his powers

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    1. haha Interesting idea! Donia and Magnus might make a good couple!

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  19. Hey, my link won't post to the linky. :( I tried to add it yesterday and again today and it just doesn't want to show up for me. But here it is: http://starryeyedrevue.blogspot.com/2012/08/summer-wrap-up-read-thon-tbr.html

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