BookTubeAThon 2018 Wrap Up

Having not been sure if I was going to take part in the BookTubeAThon this year, I think I've had my most successful yet. If you don't know, the BookTubeAThon is an annual read-a-thon organised by Ariel Bissett. Over a week - the 30th of July to the 5th of August this year - you read as much as you can, and have the option to take part in challenges, competitions and other various activies across social media. The links below have more information, as well as a run-down of everything that's happened this week.
YouTube - www.youtube.com/user/BookTubeAThon
Twiter - twitter.com/BookTubeAThon
Instagram - www.instagram.com/booktubeathon
Fancy New Website - www.booktubeathon.com

Books Read in the BookTubeAThon 2018

   

   

Ash and Quill, Rachel Caine

The Carnelian Crow, Colleen Gleason

Trace Evidence, Kathy Reichs & Brendan Reichs

Girl Meets Boy, Ali Smith

The Madman's Daughter, Megan Shepherd

The Curse of Gloamglozer, Paul Stewart & Chris Riddell

The Paper Magician, Charlie N. Holmberg

The Language of Thorns, Leigh Bardugo

So I didn't use the reading challenges to help me pick out my books to read - because I didn't know if I was going to take part in advance (and wasn't hugely inspired by the challenges themselves this year), I mostly just picked what I was feeling in the mood for. And I think it's why I got through so much. Instead of trying to fit things into predetermined categories, I was just going with what my gut wanted. I read three different 1800s gothic-style adventure-mysteries, and two short story collections because I got excited about them and wanted more. I think next year, unless the challenges are especially attractive, I might do the same again and just pick my books as I go along.

As usual, I'm more interesetd in the pages I read than the number of books. Because I have no qualms about leaving books unfinished if I'm not enjoying them, it's a better way for me to track how much I've got through. I also started this year's BookTubeAThon finishing off the end of Ash and Quill; I still want it to go towards my count, but I didn't read the whole thing during the event. So, last year I read 1,629 pages, and 1,647 in 2016. So 1,600 is the general trend. Here's how I did this year.

Day 1: Monday 30th July

Books and Pages Read:

42 pages of Ash and Quill (finished!)

198 pages of The Carnelian Crow
Pages Read Today: 240 pages

Total Pages Read: 240 pages

Day 2: Tuesday 31st July

Books and Pages Read:

111 pages of The Carnelian Crow (finished!)

304 pages of Trace Evidence (finished!)
Pages Read Today: 415 pages

Total Pages Read: 655 pages

Day 3: Wednesday 1st August

Books and Pages Read:

30 pages of The Curse of Gloamglozer

Pages Read Today: 30 pages

Total Pages Read: 685 pages

Day 4: Thursday 2nd August

Books and Pages Read:

15 pages of The Curse of Gloamglozer

177 pages of Girl Meets Boy (finished!)
Pages Read Today: 192 pages

Total Pages Read: 877 pages

Day 5: Friday 3rd August

Books and Pages Read:

133 pages of The Madman's Daughter (finished!)

54 pages of The Curse of Gloamglozer
Pages Read Today: 187 pages

Total Pages Read: 1,064 pages

Day 6: Saturday 4th August

Books and Pages Read:

27 pages of The Curse of Gloamglozer (finished!)

160 pages of The Paper Magician
51 pages of The Language of Thorns
Pages Read Today: 238 pages

Total Pages Read: 1,302 pages

Day 7: Sunday 5th August

Books and Pages Read:

66 pages of The Paper Magician (finished!)

48 pages of The Language of Thorns
Pages Read Today: 114 pages

Total Pages Read: 1,416 pages

So that bit where I said I did better than usual? Lol, nope. (This is why I like to see how I've done with pages rather than books.) But, I did enjoy this year and balanced it pretty well with my other activities in the week. I'm glad I took part, even if I didn't get to be invovled in the social media stuff and didn't beat my personal goal.

How did you do this year? And what do you think about using challenges or choosing as you go along like I tried this year? Don't forget to go to the website and sign up for your 2018 reading certificate, I'm excitd to get mine. Thanks for visiting, and happy BookTubeAThon.