Obviously I just can't get enough of Readathons! The
Spring Into Horror Read-a-Thon is being hosted over at
Castle Macabre, so stop there to read about the event. This is one I feel good about making some progress with (I participated in 22 out of the 24 hours of Dewey's Readathon, but didn't get much reading done!) and maybe I can make a nice dent in my TBR shelf too!
And this is Readathon that is practically custom made for this Midnight Book Girl! An entire week of Readathon, complete with some challenges and prizes, and every participant has to read at least one "scary" book.
I've already started reading today (after sleeping the majority of yesterday away like some fairy tale character). I finished a book that I had started for Readathon on Saturday but then put aside because it just wasn't holding my interest. Here's what I read:
Meet Your Match, Cupid Delaney by Ellen Leroe
Quick Mini Review: This is a sequel to a much beloved book from my childhood, Have a Heart, Cupid Delaney, and I was so excited when I found out that there was a sequel and I was able to get a copy from PaperbackSwap. Alas, YA of the late 80's and early 90's isn't quite what it is now. But I still love the premise of cupids helping out love lorn teens, and all my favorite characters are back in play. Yes, it's super mushy and the teens act more like grade school kids, but I'm glad I went back and finished it. The ending was perfect for Cupid Delaney, and Alvin and Helen got the ending they deserved. But the dude's arms on the cover are kind of scary, as my friend
Steph pointed out. Horrible cover, cutesy story, good nostalgic times!
But I bet you're wondering what other books I'm hoping to get to this week, since the above book doesn't quite go with the Spring Into Horror Readathon theme. So here's what I'm hoping to get to:
I know, it looks like a lot, and it is, but 3 of the selections are Graphic novels, but I think it's a reasonable goal for me since I'm not working a whole lot this week. Night Circus is a re-read for book club, so I'm sure it'll be faster this time around, but since I'm already almost done with my current audio book, I might just re-listen to the audio version.
So are you participating? It's not to late, you have until Friday to officially sign up! And you can follow the Readathon on Twitter at #SpringHorrorRat.
I'm about to start Anna Dressed in Blood, and I'm so excited to finally read this book! I feel like it's a long time coming (and it is). Any books on your list or tbr shelf that you can't wait to read?