Re-Readathon #4 Signup

This is hosted by Bex at An Armchair By the Sea and you can signup at this link. I think I have participated in the last two of these and I wanted to make sure to signup again as I love rereading books.
My Reading List:
These Happy Golden Years by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling

Honestly that is all I will probably get around to rereading, but it will help me to get a jump start on These Happy Golden Years, since I have been finishing them at the last minute. Thanks to Bex for hosting!

Scarlet by Marissa Meyer

I read this one for the Reading Assignment Challenge. It also works for Flights of Fantasy, COYER, Prequel and Sequel challenge, Royal Challenge, Retelling Challenge, for Reading Bingo as Book with Red on the Cover, and Full House as Book You Bought. This is the second book in the Lunar Chronicles series and may have spoilers for Cinder.

Feiwel and Friends

Cinder knows she needs to escape Queen Levana and wants to escape her destiny as the lost princess of Luna. When she stumbles into "Captain" Carswell Thorne's cell and he brags about his ship, she takes him with her in an effort to escape execution. Without telling him the truth, Cinder convinces him that they should try to find the lost princess and that Michelle Benoit may be able to help. Meanwhile, Scarlet, Michelle's granddaughter, is trying to find her grandmother who she fears has been kidnapped. Her only lead is her father's ravings about a man with a tattoo who helped to torture him and who has her grandma. When Wolf appears and Scarlet notices he has a similar tattoo, she makes him promise to help her, but doesn't completely trust him. In the Eastern Commonwealth, Emperor Kai is faced with the consequences of Cinder's escape and Queen Levana's anger. If Cinder is not found, Earth will suffer. In the race to find answers Cinder and Thorne and Scarlet and Wolf will cross paths and will be forced to make difficult choices and will have to decide if they will face Levana, while Kai may have to make the most difficult choice of all.


This was an exciting book and I loved the new characters! I both listened to this on audio and read parts of it and it is definitely a quick read. Cinder took me awhile to get into, but Scarlet really captured my attention and brought to light the true horrors of Levana and the Lunars. I had dreaded reading Scarlet, because Cinder was such a slow read for me, but I am so glad I did! I think with Cinder, the back story took awhile and with Scarlet, you could just plow through the story with just a bit of back story. Scarlet and Wolf are an interesting pair and Thorne provides some needed comic relief. I was also glad to see Iko again. I loved the twists on the "wolf" in this one, particularly the scene with Scarlet's "grandmere," which was a really clever twist on the tale. I also liked that Scarlet seemed to be a bit stronger than Little Red Riding Hood and was a good strong female lead. This is definitely a 5 cups of cocoa read for me and I really need to pick up Cress soon!

Little Town on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder

I am finally getting around to writing my review for Little Town on the Prairie for The Little House Read-a-long. This is also a Newbery read. This is one of the few books I have finished this month.

Harper and Row

Laura's family survived the long winter and their dearest dream is to send Mary to the college for the blind. Laura will miss her older sister, but knows that Mary desperately wants to go. Laura and Pa both take on extra jobs to help pay for Mary to go and it is a bittersweet day when they finally achieve their goal. De Smet is also becoming a small town and with it comes fun activities like socials and the literary society. Laura now almost sixteen is slowly working her way to a teaching certificate, which will help her earn more money for Mary. Surprises are in store for her, when an old nemesis reappears and when a certain young man begins to want to walk Laura home. Laura is finally growing up.

I loved this one, particularly the reappearance of an unlikable character. The bad side of me was glad this character had a bit of comeuppance, but unfortunately this hard luck did not change her personality at all. I also love watching the blossoming romance and think it is funny that the Ingalls don't really know Almanzo's true age and think him a bit too old for Laura. I also loved how Laura is willing to do anything for Mary and how much the sisters truly mean to each other. Laura has a kind heart despite it all. I will admit the one section with black face is really uncomfortable and wrong and again if I was booktalking this one, I would talk to the children about the past and racism. I think it was an acceptable Newbery for its time and there are qualities that make it an important read today. Other than that scene, this is a sweet and charming book and is a 4 cups of cocoa read for me!

High Summer Read-a-thon Wrapup

Finally putting up my wrapup post! I read all of Little Town on the Prairie- 303 pages, 150 pages of Scarlet, 169 pages of the Last Ever After and 126 pages of Thunderstruck, so not bad. Thanks to Michelle for hosting!

24in48 Readathon Wrapup

I managed to read 6 hours and 45 minutes, which was not as much as I hoped to read, but still more than I have read in the past two weeks combined. I finished Little Town on the Prairie reading 146 pages in it. I also read 169 pages in the Last Ever After and 126 pages in Thunderstruck for a total of
441 pages, which is pretty good for me. Thanks to Rachel for hosting!

24in48 Update 1

So far I have managed to only fit in an hour's worth of reading. I read 40 pages in Little Town on the Prairie and 40 pages in Last Ever After. I have checked in on Twitter, but so far that is about all. I hope to read for the next little bit and update a little later.
I have read a total of 3. I read 93 pages in Little Town, 75 pages in Last Ever After and 72 pages in Thunderstruck by Erik Larsen.

24in48 Summer 2016 signup

Hosted by Rachel

The next 24in48 readathon is July 23-24 and you can sign up at this link. I am already taking part in the High Summer Read-a-thon, so this one should go hand in hand with that one. I hope to read at least 12 hours again, but we will have to see how the weekend goes. You can also follow along on Twitter: #24in48.

My reading list:
Scarlet by Marissa Meyer
Little Town on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder
The Last Ever After by Soman Chainani