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[post_content] => [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Spookathon is right around the corner (Oct. 15th-21st) and I've had quite some trouble picking out my TBR for this event since I have saved so many books for this month and I want to read them all! However, I wasn't completely lost as Spookathon comes with a set of challenges that thankfully guided me to my final list.
I'll show you guys my TBR according to the title that fits the challenge:[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="45px"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="1/4"][vc_single_image image="733" img_size="medium" onclick="custom_link" img_link_target="_blank" link="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33984056-a-stranger-in-the-house?ac=1&from_search=true"][vc_empty_space height="45px"][/vc_column][vc_column width="3/4"][vc_column_text]
Challenge 1: read a thriller
Book: A stranger in the house by Shari Lapena
Karen and Tom Krupp are happy - they’ve got a lovely home in upstate New York with no kids to interrupt their comfortable life. But when Karen is left with no memory after a car accident, the cops think her memory loss is highly convenient and that she is up to no good.
Goodreads rating: 3.6/5
Page count: 305[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="45px"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="1/4"][vc_single_image image="734" img_size="medium" onclick="custom_link" img_link_target="_blank" link="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34219873-nevermoor?ac=1&from_search=true"][vc_empty_space height="45px"][/vc_column][vc_column width="3/4"][vc_column_text]
Challenge 2: read a book with purple on the cover
Book: Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend
Morrigan Crow is doomed to die on her eleventh birthday. But as Morrigan awaits her fate, a strange man named Jupiter North whisks her away into a secret, magical city called Nevermoor. Jupiter has chosen her to contend for a place in the city's most prestigious organization: the Wundrous Society.
Goodreads rating: 4.4/5
Page count: 374[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="45px"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="1/4"][vc_single_image image="746" img_size="medium" onclick="custom_link" img_link_target="_blank" link="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38447.The_Handmaid_s_Tale?ac=1&from_search=true"][vc_empty_space height="45px"][/vc_column][vc_column width="3/4"][vc_column_text]
Challenge 3: read a book not set in this time period
Book: The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
In an age of declining births, Offred is a Handmaid in the Republic of Gilead. Offred can remember the years before, when she lived with her husband, Luke; when she played with her daughter, when she had a job and access to knowledge. But all of that is gone now...
Goodreads rating: 4.0/5
Page count: 347[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="45px"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="1/4"][vc_single_image image="748" img_size="medium" onclick="custom_link" img_link_target="_blank" link="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35403058-city-of-ghosts?ac=1&from_search=true"][vc_empty_space height="45px"][/vc_column][vc_column width="3/4"][vc_column_text]
Challenge 4: read a book with a spooky word in the title
Book: City of ghosts by Victoria Schwab
Cassidy Blake's parents are The Inspectres, a (somewhat inept) ghost-hunting team. But Cass herself can REALLY see ghosts. In fact, her best friend, Jacob, just happens to be one. In Scotland, Cass is surrounded by ghosts, not all of them friendly. Then she meets Lara, a girl who can also see the dead.
Goodreads rating: 4.0/5
Page count: 285[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="45px"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="1/4"][vc_single_image image="738" img_size="medium" onclick="custom_link" img_link_target="_blank" link="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2213661.The_Graveyard_Book?ac=1&from_search=true"][vc_empty_space height="45px"][/vc_column][vc_column width="3/4"][vc_column_text]
Challenge 5: read a book with pictures in it
Book: The Graveyard book by Neil Gaiman
Nobody Owens, known to his friends as Bod, would be completely normal if he didn't live in a sprawling graveyard, being raised and educated by ghosts, with a solitary guardian who belongs to neither the world of the living nor of the dead.
Goodreads rating: 4.1/5
Page count: 307[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="45px"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Total page count I will (attempt to) read: 1618 - I'm not sure if it's a realistic goal but let's stay positive!
If you haven't checked out Spookathon yet, no worries! You still have a few days to gather your TBR and prepare yourself mentally for an awesome reading time. Below are links to Booksandlala's intro to this year's Spookathon, the twitter page for the event where you can follow updates and my affiliate link to find the titles in this post on Book Depository. If you're already set and ready for Spookathon, let me know in a comment below what your TBR consist of![/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row content_placement="middle"][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_btn title="Spookathon 2018" shape="square" color="vista-blue" align="center" button_block="true" link="url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DGFyma1oM3Ig|title:Spookathon%20Intro|target:%20_blank|"][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_btn title="Spookathon Twitter" shape="square" color="vista-blue" align="center" button_block="true" link="url:https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fthespookathon|title:Spookathon%20Twitter|target:%20_blank|"][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_btn title="Book Depository" shape="square" color="vista-blue" align="center" button_block="true" link="url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bookdepository.com%2F%3Fa_aid%3Dbooksbykimi|title:Book%20Depository|target:%20_blank|"][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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[post_excerpt] => With the month of Halloween comes one of the coolest book events of the year. Spookathon is right around the corner and I've collected a stack of books that I will at least try to finish during this event. Check them out!
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Spookathon TBR
Spookathon is right around the corner (Oct. 15th-21st) and I’ve had quite some trouble picking out my TBR for this event since I have saved so many books for this month and I want to read them all! However, I wasn’t completely lost as Spookathon comes with a set of challenges that thankfully guided me to my final list.
I’ll show you guys my TBR according to the title that fits the challenge:
Challenge 1: read a thriller
Book: A stranger in the house by Shari Lapena
Karen and Tom Krupp are happy – they’ve got a lovely home in upstate New York with no kids to interrupt their comfortable life. But when Karen is left with no memory after a car accident, the cops think her memory loss is highly convenient and that she is up to no good.
Goodreads rating: 3.6/5
Page count: 305
Challenge 2: read a book with purple on the cover
Book: Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend
Morrigan Crow is doomed to die on her eleventh birthday. But as Morrigan awaits her fate, a strange man named Jupiter North whisks her away into a secret, magical city called Nevermoor. Jupiter has chosen her to contend for a place in the city’s most prestigious organization: the Wundrous Society.
Goodreads rating: 4.4/5
Page count: 374
Challenge 3: read a book not set in this time period
Book: The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
In an age of declining births, Offred is a Handmaid in the Republic of Gilead. Offred can remember the years before, when she lived with her husband, Luke; when she played with her daughter, when she had a job and access to knowledge. But all of that is gone now…
Goodreads rating: 4.0/5
Page count: 347
Challenge 4: read a book with a spooky word in the title
Book: City of ghosts by Victoria Schwab
Cassidy Blake’s parents are The Inspectres, a (somewhat inept) ghost-hunting team. But Cass herself can REALLY see ghosts. In fact, her best friend, Jacob, just happens to be one. In Scotland, Cass is surrounded by ghosts, not all of them friendly. Then she meets Lara, a girl who can also see the dead.
Goodreads rating: 4.0/5
Page count: 285
Challenge 5: read a book with pictures in it
Book: The Graveyard book by Neil Gaiman
Nobody Owens, known to his friends as Bod, would be completely normal if he didn’t live in a sprawling graveyard, being raised and educated by ghosts, with a solitary guardian who belongs to neither the world of the living nor of the dead.
Goodreads rating: 4.1/5
Page count: 307
Total page count I will (attempt to) read: 1618 – I’m not sure if it’s a realistic goal but let’s stay positive!
If you haven’t checked out Spookathon yet, no worries! You still have a few days to gather your TBR and prepare yourself mentally for an awesome reading time. Below are links to Booksandlala’s intro to this year’s Spookathon, the twitter page for the event where you can follow updates and my affiliate link to find the titles in this post on Book Depository. If you’re already set and ready for Spookathon, let me know in a comment below what your TBR consist of!
