Good morrow, my fellow readers! It is a lovely Saturday afternoon and I have some exciting news! But first, a little background:
I love to re-read books. It’s a blessing and a curse. For some series, it’s about being in a certain mood that triggers the feeling. For others, I do a re-read before each new installment releases. And in the case of Harry Potter, I was reading every book out to-date before each book and movie release.
Clearly I have no life.
And it hit me that the last few years, I’ve hardly re-read any of my old (and new) favorites. So to remedy this tragedy, I’ll be hosting read-a-thons throughout the rest of the year for a few series. If all goes well and you all want more, perhaps this can become a year-round event!
So how’s all of this going to work?
Each book/series will receive a time period during which I will be (re)reading the book(s) and live-tweeting using a specific hashtag. Anyone is welcome to join whenever and you can start at any time with any of the books. You don’t have to have read the book to join in!
This is all about bringing people together to talk about their favorites. Some reads will be in anticipation of upcoming sequels. Others will be for the love of the book. For a full list of what read-a-thons are currently scheduled, see below.
An Ember in the Ashes | #EmberRR
Get ready for A TORCH AGAINST THE NIGHT, out August 30th, with the first book of the series!
August 27 - August 29
Throne of Glass series | #TOGRR
EMPIRE OF STORMS is out September 6th. Are you ready? Need a refresher? Join me in returning to the world of Throne of Glass, whether you read the whole series or just a few!
September 1 - September 5
September 1 - The Assassin’s Blade
September 2 - Throne of Glass
September 3 - Crown of Midnight
September 4 - Heir of Fire
September 5 - Queen of Shadows
The Grishaverse | # GrishaRR
CROOKED KINGDOM comes out September 20th so it’s time to return to the Grishaverse with Leigh Bardugo’s first trilogy and SIX OF CROWS. Join me in reading The Grisha Trilogy (Shadow and Bone // Siege and Storm // Ruin and Rising) and Six of Crows before the release!
September 11 - September 19
ALL the Shadowhunters | #SHRR
There are a TON of Shadowhunter books and I’d be remiss if I left any out. This read-a-thon will span 10 weeks, providing a week for each book and the stories from THE BANE CHRONICLES spread throughout. Dates are starting points for each book but feel free to read them whenever!
NOTE: If you haven’t read any of these books yet (or haven’t completed one of the series) I recommend reading in the order suggested by Cassandra Clare to avoid spoilers!
October 1 - December 10
October 1 - Clockwork Angel // What Really Happened in Peru (TBC)
October 8 - Clockwork Prince // The Runaway Queen (TBC)
October 15 - Clockwork Princess // Vampires, Scones, and Edmund Herondale (TBC)
October 22 - City of Bones // The Midnight Heir (TBC)
October 29 - City of Ashes // The Rise of the Hotel Dumort (TBC)
November 5 - City of Glass // Saving Raphael Santiago (TBC)
November 12 - City of Fallen Angels // The Fall of the Hotel Dumort (TBC) // What to Buy the Shadowhunter Who Has Everything (And Who You’re Not Officially Dating Anyway) (TBC)
November 19 - City of Lost Souls // The Last Stand of the New York Institute (TBC)
November 26 - City of Heavenly Fire // The Course of True Love (And First Dates) (TBC)
December 3 - Lady Midnight // The Voicemail of Magnus Bane (TBC)
The Lunar Chronicles | #TLCRR
To end the year, I’ll be revisiting one of my all-time favorite series. The schedule below shows all of the stories from STARS ABOVE (SA) broken down by when they happen.
If you have NOT read these books yet, you may want to read them in the order specified by Goodreads.
December 11 - December 31
December 11 - Fairest
December 13 - The Keeper (SA) // Glitches (SA)
December 14 - The Mechanic (SA) // Cinder
December 18 - The Queen’s Army (SA) // Scarlet
December 22 - Carswell’s Guide to Being Lucky (SA) // After Sunshine Passes By (SA)
December 23 - Cress
December 27 -The Princess and the Guard (SA) // Winter
December 31 - Something Old, Something New (SA) // The Little Android (SA)
Questions? Leave a comment!
I’m loving the new layout of your blog! Nice.
Going to join in with TLC! And having not read them before, I’ll be going by the Goodreads/pub. date (essentially Stars Above last). I’m so excited!
Awesome, glad to have you for it! 🙂
What a fun idea! Granted, I’ve only read Six of Crows (though I do own Cinder and plan to get to it eventually….). I will enjoy following along 😀
That’s alright! These are intended for both re-reads and first times through so feel free to jump in whenever! 😀
I LOVE IT. I’ve just ordered An Ember in the Ashes. Question for you- HOW DO I READ ALL OF THE THRONE OF GLASS BOOKS IN A WEEK. And also, is the Lunar Chronicles in chronological order? I was a tad confused….
With lots of coffee ?
And the list is in chronological order with all the stories from the last book STARS ABOVE added in when they occur. That’s the only book that’s all over the place and since FAIREST is a prequel I put it up at the beginning.
So tl;dr they are timeline-wise but not publish-date-wise lol