Read-a-thon Updates!

Hey guys!

The Spring Into Summer Read-a-thon has officially begun!!! :D I hope all the participants have gotten some good reading done. I know I have!

Update #1

• Book I just finished: The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan
• Book I am currently reading: Moonglass by Jessi Kirby
• Total Books Read: 1
• Total Pages Read: 381
• Books Read Since Last Update: 1
• Pages Read since last update: 381
• Total time read: Oh gosh I don't know let me think.... About 3 and a half hours.
• How I'm currently feeling: Great! I didn't actually start reading till about 10AM (nannying job was the culprit of this. :P) and then didn't REALLY get started without interruptions till about 1PM. But I finished The Last Olympian in one sitting! YAY! Now I'm moving onto something shorter. Moonglass by Jessi Kirby. Not as much weight to lug around to the baseball game I'm going to tonight. :)

 Mini Challenge


For this mini challenge I needed to create a mini picture puzzle to go along with the title of a book. I picked my book! Its actually one that I plan on reading during the read-a-thon. :P Can you guess what it is?

Its pretty easy but it was the first thing that came to me off the top of my head. :P If you think you know the answer go ahead and put your guess in the comments section!!!

Well I'm off to a baseball game! Hopefully I can fit in some reading on the drive over.

Julia :)

Update #2

• Book I just finished: The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan
• Book I am currently reading: Moonglass by Jessi Kirby
• Total Books Read: 1
• Total Pages Read: 381
• Books Read Since Last Update: 0
• Pages Read since last update: 117
• Total time read: I'd say 4.5 hours
• How I'm currently feeling: Like a failure. :P I set my alarm for early this morning but ended up babying out and not getting up till 10. SO MANY WASTED READING HOURS!!! :( But no fear I will conquer at least 3 books today! I just know it! >.<

Mini Challenge
For this mini challenge I'm supposed to name a book that I want to be taught in schools. Hmmm.... I would say The Hunger Games for 8th graders. Its the kind of book that is engrossing enough to not bore the kids, but also has a powerful message about war and sacrifice. :)

Update #3

• Book I just finished: Moonglass by Jessi Kirby
• Book I am currently reading: Karma by Cathy Ostlere
• Total Books Read: 2
• Total Pages Read: 613
• Books Read Since Last Update: 1
• Pages Read since last update: 115
• Total time read: 6 hours
• How I'm currently feeling: Much better since last time! Finished another book and now I'm gonna start on my third. I AM SO EXCITED TO READ KARMA!!!! Its been on my TBR list for awhile now and I interviewed the author so this book has been a long time coming. The Library in Arizona didn't have a copy but the Library here in California does so I finally get to read it! YESH!!! :D

Mini Challenge
I was supposed to use an anagram maker to create "the best" anagram of my name. I got "Trash Juicily." Let me tell you I do not think that is the best anagram of my name. It makes me think of Ke$ha..... :P 

Update #4

• Book I just finished: Moonglass by Jessi Kirby
• Book I am currently reading: Karma by Cathy Ostlere
• Total Books Read: 2
• Total Pages Read: 1031
• Books Read Since Last Update: 0
• Pages Read since last update: 418
• Total time read: 8 hours
• How I'm currently feeling: Energized! Karma is FREAKING AMAZING. If you haven't read it yet you need to. Its one of the best books I've read all year! 

Mini Challenge
I'm supposed to tell you guys what the the funniest/most inspiring thing is that I've read so far during the read-a-thon. Well lets see. Funniest would have to be The Last Olympian. Anyone whose read anything by Rick Riordan knows that he has a wicked sense of humor. His sarcasm is great. As for most inspiring I am definitely going with Karma by Cathy Ostlere. Its in-verse historical fiction at its best. If its not inspiring I don't know what is! 

Julia :)