Ramblings of a Book-A-Holic: February 2017

Sunday, February 26, 2017

Book Haul (#7)

Just a few books I picked up recently at my local Halfprice Books!

Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (Bridget Jones #2)
by Helen Fielding

Shakespeare's Kings: The Great Plays and the History of England in the Middle Ages: 1337-1485
by John Julius Norwich

The Tudor Tutor: Your Cheeky Guide to the Dynasty
by Barb Alexander

Sunday, February 12, 2017

Emojiathon Update (2)

As promised, I am here to give you all an update on my progress for the Emojithon.

If you have not yet heard about the Emojithon, I will leave a link to my previous post with more information, as well as the link to the official Twitter page ran by @dylanthereader5, @sarah_belk and @Nayasmilesforu.

Technically, this book I am about to share is the third book I have finished since the start of the Emojiathon, however, I am still trying to decide which challenge to include my second book in. So for now, I am just going to say I have completed two challenges! The first being Read a book in under 24 hours and the second being...

Read a romance/contemporary

For this challenge, I had read Lost & Found by Nicole Williams. This is a New Adult Romance/Contemporary novel and is the first book in Williams' Lost & Found series.

I will put out a real review for this novel later but for now I will give some brief thoughts.

I had honestly just randomly chose this book off my Kindle one night when I couldn't sleep. I wanted something different from what I normally read, and this was definitely that. I do not usually read much romance or contemporary. I am not really sure why to be honest, it is just not a genre I pick up a lot. So I had my doubts going into this. However, Nicole William's Eternal Eden, the first book in her Eden Triology, was the first ebook I had ever read when I received my first Kindle (the original Kindle Fire) years ago, and I had absolutely LOVED that trilogy. So, I had already known I was a fan of Williams' writing.

This novel was about a city girl and a sexy cowboy. Again, not my normal kind of read, but I breezed through it and really enjoyed it for the most part.

If you want to check out the Emojiathon for yourself, you can find information from the links below. As it is a month long read-a-thon, there's still plenty of time to jump on in! I will continue to keep you updated throughout the month! Let me know in the comments if you're participating.

My post: http://ramblingbooks.blogspot.com/2017/02/emojithon.html
Emojithon Twitter page: https://twitter.com/emojiathon

Monday, February 6, 2017

Emojiathon Update (1)

As promised, I am here to give you all an update on my progress for the Emojithon.

To be honest, unlike other participants of the Emojithon, I did not compile a TBR list in preparation. I am basically just reading whatever I am in the mood for and going through the challenge list to see if whatever I am reading fits the critera of one of the challenges.

So, without further ado, I am pleased to say I have already completed my first challenge:

Read a book in under 24 hours

For this challenge, I had read I am an Emotional Creature: The Secret Life of Girls Around the World by Eve Ensler which is novel consisting of "fictional monologues and stories inspired by girls".

I thoroughly enjoyed this novel and will put out a more detailed review for it sometime soon. However, the book was only about 177 pages, so I felt like I kind of cheated for this challenge, but it still counts nonetheless!

If you want to check out the Emojiathon for yourself, you can find information from the links below. There is still plenty of time to participate as it is a month long read-a-thon. I will continue to keep you updated throughout the month! Let me know in the comments if you're participating.

My post: http://ramblingbooks.blogspot.com/2017/02/emojithon.html
Emojithon Twitter page: https://twitter.com/emojiathon

Sunday, February 5, 2017

Emojiathon!

February 1st marked the start of the Emojiathon!

The Emojiathon is a month long read-a-thon hosted on Twitter by the lovely @dylanthereader5, @sarah_belk and @Nayasmilesforu.

The rules of the Emojiathon?

Simply complete 4 of the 14 challenges listed. Each challenge is represented by a specific emoji - hence the name Emojiathon.

I will list the challenges below, as well as leave a link to the Emojiathon's main Twitter page, where you'll be able to participate in reading sprints and more.

Again, this read-a-thon lasts the whole month so there is still plenty of time to participate! I will keep you all updated on my progress throughout the month.

Emojiathon: https://twitter.com/emojiathon

- read a book about a marginalized group