BookTube-A-Thon: Wrap-Up

Total Books: 8
Total Pages: 2168

Total Challenges Completed: 7

1. A book with pictures.

Drama ~ Raina Telgemeier

2. Start and finish a series.
 
Seeds of Time (1) ~ KC Dyer
Secret of Light (2) ~ KC Dyer
Shades of Red (3) ~ KC Dyer

3. A book with red on the cover.

The Black Cauldron ~ Lloyd Alexander
Shades of Red ~ KC Dyer

4. A book someone else picks for you.

The Beautiful Mystery ~ Louise Penny
Drama ~ Raina Telgemeie

5. A book from the genre you've read the least of this year.

The Beautiful Mystery ~ Louise Penny

6. A book to movie adaptation (and watch the movie).

The Black Cauldron ~ Lloyd Alexander
 
7.  7 books or 300 pages a day.

Total Books: 8



Favourite Quotes:

" ... there is greater honour in a field well plowed than in a field steeped in blood." ~ The Black Cauldron (p. 27)

"There is a destiny laid on us to do what we must do, though it is not always given to us to see it." ~ The Black Cauldron (p.71)

*Both are spoken by Adaon, my favourite character in the whole book.



From World War Z:

[In regards to Allies winning WWII] "Anyone with the most rudimentary understanding of that conflict will give you three real reasons: first, the ability to manufacture more material, more bullets, beans, and bandages than the enemy; second, the natural resources available to manufacture that material; and third, the logistical means not only to transport those resources to the factories, but also to transport the finished products out to the front lines."

[In regards to Buckingham Palace and the Queen]
"One shielded our bodies, the other, our souls."

"It's ironic that the only way to kill a zombie is to destroy its brain, , because, as a group, they have no collective brain to speak of. There was no leadership, no chain of command, no communication or cooperation on any level. There was no president to assassinate, no HQ bunker to surgically strike. Each zombie is its own, self-contained, automated unit, and this last advantage is what truly encaspulates the entire conflict."

"For the first time in history, we faced an enemy that was actively waging total war. They would never negotiate, never surrender. They would fight until the very end because, every second of every day, was devoted to consuming all life on Earth."

BookTube-A-Thon: Day 7

Total Pages Read: 316

Total Goals Met: 2. Start and finish a series,  3. A book with red on the cover,  7.  7 books or 300 pages a day.

Book Count: 8


Completed


Shades of Red ~ KC Dyer
Pages: 270
Genre: Time Travel, Young Adult, Canadian
Book #3 of Eagle Glen Trilogy

Finished: 110 - 270

Quick Review: I enjoyed this series. I forgot how much I love historical fiction. This book though, my favourite. Wrapped up all the loose ends, touched on really controversial subjects, and brought me to tears. Excellent.


5/5 STARS





Started/Continued

Fire ~ Kristin Cashore
Pages: 461
Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult
Book #2 of the Graceling Realm

Continued: p. 34 - 190

BookTube-A-Thon: Day 6

Total Pages Read: 390

Total Goals Met: 2. Start a series, 3. A book with red on the cover, 4. A book someone else picks for you, 5. A book from the genre you've read the least of this year, 7.  7 books.

Book Count: 7

Completed

The Beautiful Mystery ~ Louise Penny
Pages: 373
Genre: Mystery, Adult, Canadian
Book #8 of the Chief Inspector Armand Gamache

Finished: 168 - 373


Quick Review: I never normally read murder/mystery/detective novels. My mother challenged me, I took it. She suggested a perfect book for me - monks, music, and mysterious manuscripts. While I thoroughly enjoyed the feel of this book, it felt slow. Perhaps that was by design, to be calm and peaceful. Possibly not the most exciting book to read for a book marathon.






World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War ~ Max Brooks

Pages: 342
Genre: Apocalyptic, Adult, Sci Fi, Zoooombiiiiies

Finished: p. 301 - 342

Quick Review: Boy, was I surprised with how much I enjoyed this book. Upon relfection it might be the way the story was framed: as a multiple point-of-view account of a war, much like historical non-fiction. The terrifying thing is the zombie seemed plausible. Half of it because of the realism. Each person, recalling their war experience, had their own voices. Fantastic.





Started/Continued

Shades of Red ~ KC Dyer
Pages: 270
Genre: Time Travel, Young Adult, Canadian
Book #3 of Eagle Glen Trilogy

Started: p. 1 - 110













Fire ~ Kristin Cashore
Pages: 461
Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult
Book #2 of the Graceling Realm

Started: p. 1 - 34

BookTube-A-Thon: Day 5

Total Pages Read: 166

Total Goals Met: 3. A book with red on the cover, 4. A book someone else picks for you, 5. A book from the genre you've read the least of this year.

Book Count: 5

Started/Continued


The Beautiful Mystery ~ Louise Penny
Pages: 373
Genre: Mystery, Adult, Canadian
Book #8 of the Chief Inspector Armand Gamache

Continued: 36 - 168












World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War ~ Max Brooks
Pages: 342
Genre: Apocalyptic, Sci Fi, Zoooombiiiiies

Continued: p. 267 - 301

BookTube-A-Thon: Day 4

Total Pages Read: 212

Total Goals Met: 2. Start a series, 3. A book with red on the cover, 6. A book to movie adaptation (and watch the movie).

Book Count: 5

Completed


Secret of Light ~ KC Dyer
Pages: 245
Genre: Time Travel, Young Adult, Canadian
Book #2 of Eagle Glen Trilogy


Started: 79 - 245



Quick Review: I didn't like this one as much as the first one, however, it was an enjoyable story none the less. Leonardo DaVinci makes an appearance and I liked the angle that Dyer took with him. He was mildly infuriating; what you would expect a genius to be like.


3/5 STARS



The Black Cauldron ~ Lloyd Alexander
Pages: 178
Genre: Fantasy
Book #2 of The Chronicles of Prydian


Quick Review: I have so much to say. So much anger. I watched this movie as a young un'. Now that I've read the book, I dislike the adaptation of the story. The characters were sort of similar, but the same plot was no where to be found. All in all, I'd say experience the book and the movie as two separate entities.

2/5 STARS


Started/Continued


The Beautiful Mystery ~ Louise Penny
Pages: 373
Genre: Mystery, Adult, Canadian
Book #8 of the Chief Inspector Armand Gamache

Started: 1 - 35

World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War ~ Max Brooks
Pages: 342
Genre: Apocalyptic, Sci Fi, Zoooombiiiiies

Continued: p. 256 - 267