Summer BookTube-A-Thon 2016 TBR

Hey, guys! 

It's that time again! Last year, I took part of the BookTube-A-Thon and I read 5 books during that week. This year I hope that I read at least 5 books. Lately, I've been in a slump (thanks a lot ACOMF!). So, I've picked a few short books that I've been meaning to read for a while. 

Like last year, there are 7 reading challenges:

1. Read a book with yellow on the cover
2. Read a book only after sunset.
3. Read a book you discovered through booktube.
4. Read a book by one of your favourite authors.
5. Read a book that is older than you.
6. Read and watch a book-to-movie adaptation
7. Read seven books.

Seven books is pretty ambitious for me, because I'm so busy during the week, but I plan non reading as much as I can, even if the books don't coinside with the challenges. So I guess here are those books:

• Challenge 1: Rules of the Road by Joan Bauer
• Challenge 2: Phage by Mark Tamplin (RE, Attack On Titan Volume 4 (not shown), or Never by Shay Lynam (Kindle ARC)
• Challenge 3: Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
• Challenge 4: Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie
• Challenge 5: The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
• Challenge 6: The BFG by Roald Dahl

That's 8 books! Hopefully I get through most of these books. I've already started a couple of these books, but not far enough that it would be a big deal. Comment down below if you're participateing in the BookTube-A-Thon and the books that you're planning on reading.

Don't forget to check out the LivTheBookClub read-along too! We're reading Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo! Click {here} to join!

Happy reading!

Olivia

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Seeing Redd (The Looking Glass Wars #2) by Frank Beddors

Page Count: 371
Published on: October 16, 2008

Published by: Dial Books

Genre(s):  YA, Fantasy, Fairytale Retelling, Adventure
Source: Print: Hardback

Age Rating: PG-15

Where To Find It: Goodreads // Amazon

Twitter: @frankbeddor

My Rating: 4 stars

Goodreads synopsis:

Wonderland finally seems as if it’'s getting back to normal. Queen Alyss is back on the throne, and reunited with her childhood sweetheart, Dodge. But the fight for Wonderland is far from over. King Arch, in nearby Boarderland, is conniving to overthrow everything for which Alyss and her friends have fought so hard. Even worse, King Arch has found an ally in the recently returned Redd, who has been biding her time and gathering new and evil assassins in the Catacombs of Paris. With enemies circling and danger looming, someone close to Alyss lets her down —and threatens the future of Wonderland forever.

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Hey guys!

     Seeing Redd is the sequel to The Looking Glass Wars, and to be honest I didn't like this book as much as I liked TLGW. 

My Little Random Thoughts:

• This book follows about 3 months after the proceedings in at the end of TLGW, and it focuses mainly on Redd and King Arch's schemes.
• I didn't enjoy the book as much as I did the first.
• I feel like the problems from TLGW weren't fixed, they just got worse. 
• I really like Frank Beddor's writing, and I love the world that he has created. 
• I just wish that he would actually describe the bizarre creatures that he created. 
• I also wish that I had gotten more information about Alyss, and more development in Alyss's and Dodge's relationship. 
• Overall, I felt like there were some holes in the plot. I really wish that the books were more in depth and descriptive. I feel like that would add some great things to the story.

I gave this book an overall rating of 4 stars; and I plan on reading the third book in the trilogy, but I hope it gets better. 

I hope you enjoyed this little review. I actually talk about this book in my January Wrap Up on my YouTube channel!

Happy reading everyone!

Olivia
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I've Started A BookTube Channel!!!

Hey guys! 

      If you have been following my posts for a while, you may have noticed that I've mentioned that I have been wanting to start a BookTube (book reviewer/vlogger on YouTube) channel. I didn't know when or how I would start my channel, but I've finally started it. I have actually lost my footage for my next video, but I plan on filming it again, either this weekend or within the next few days. I'm really excited to join the BookTube community, and I hope that my readers and new subscribers alike love what I put up. You can check out my video {here}, and I can link the video here:

I hope you guys like my video, and I hope you enjoy the rest of the videos I plan on filming.

I plan on uploading some videos to discuss my:

• January Wrap Up
• January Book Haul
• February TBR
• February Book Haul Pt.1
• A Review of a January read (undecided)
• February Favorites 

I hope you are excited as I am ;) 

Well, hope y'all are having a great day! Have a great week! The weekend is almost here!

Happy reading!

~livthebooknerd~

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