After binge reading the Kanin chronicles, crying for 3 days and then spending 2 hours on tumblr i accidentally went and bought 3 more Amanda hocking books about trolls.
tracklist: Mowgli's Road by Marina & the Diamonds | The King's Daughter by I am Harlequin | Yellow Flicker Beat by Lorde | Hot and Cold by KATY PERRY | Josefin by First Aid Kit | Youth Knows No Pain - Lykke Li | And Leave by Sóley | Broods - Pretty Thing | No Trace - MS MR | 30 Seconds to Mars - Kings & queens
Hello! If you didn’t know, @heretherebebooks is hosting a readathon from June 1st to June 7th, called The Goatathon. I haven’t done a readathon in quite a while, so I’m nervous and pretty excited to get down to things, because reading! and sharing with you!
The first challenge for the Goatathon is to share a picture of your Goatathon TBR, and to tell all y’all about the books I plan on reading. Below is a picture of what I plan on reading during this Goatathon.
Sea of Shadows by Kelley Armstrong, Graceling by Kristin Cashore, Torn by Amanda Hocking, Eve by Anna Carey.
There are only 4 books that I’m going to try my hardest to read. If I manage to read all of them with time left over (then YAY!!!!!!), I’ll read more. But for now I’m keeping my Goatathon TBR small, to keep my anxiety to a minimum.
I have no idea what book I will read first, nor the ones after that, so, without further ado, let me tell you about the books I’m going to be reading this Goatahon:
Sea of Shadows by Kelley Armstrong is a book that I’ve had for a few years. Like, I think I bought it when the series first came out back in 2014. Sea of Shadows is the first book in the Age of Legends trilogy. TBH, I thought that this series was going to be like, 6 books long so I’m satisfied that the series is only 3 books long. I don’t have the other 2 books though, so if I end up needing the second book asap, I’ll have to wait to borrow it from the library. HAH! -- OK, so, Sea of Shadows actually seems like a pretty interesting read. SoS (do you think that was on purpose, or has any meaning to the story? anywho) is about exiled twin sisters Moria and Ashyn. They’re charged with a “dangerous task.” The two of them play the roles of Keeper and Seeker.
I hope that Sea of Shadows isn’t predictable. But I do have a good telling that SOS has two points of view, and that it will be one heck of a journey that these two go on.
In the Forest of the Dead, where the empire’s worst criminals are exiled, twin sisters Moria and Ashyn are charged with a dangerous task. For they are the Keeper and the Seeker, and each year they must quiet the enraged souls of the damned.
Only this year, the souls will not be quieted.
Ambushed and separated by an ancient evil, the sisters’ journey to find each other sends them far from the only home they’ve ever known. Accompanied by a stubborn imperial guard and a dashing condemned thief, the girls cross a once-empty wasteland, now filled with reawakened monsters of legend, as they travel to warn the emperor. But a terrible secret awaits them at court—one that will alter the balance of their world forever.
(Sea of Shadows on Goodreads)
Graceling by Kristin Cashore is another book that I’ve had my eye on. I’ve gone back and forth on whether or not I should read Graceling once and for all, and since a friend recommended it to me, I decided that yes, I’m going to read Graceling. Once and for all.
I actually started reading Graceling not too while ago, but other books took more of a priority. I’m determined to read Graceling during this Goatathon! One thing that I’m particularly looking forward to about Graceling is that it’s a standalone, but is also a companion novel to the Graceling Realm trilogy.
I particularly like the fact that the main character is a royal-blood assassin.
Katsa has been able to kill a man with her bare hands since she was eight—she’s a Graceling, one of the rare people in her land born with an extreme skill. As niece of the king, she should be able to live a life of privilege, but Graced as she is with killing, she is forced to work as the king’s thug.
She never expects to fall in love with beautiful Prince Po.
She never expects to learn the truth behind her Grace—or the terrible secret that lies hidden far away . . . a secret that could destroy all seven kingdoms with words alone.
With elegant, evocative prose and a cast of unforgettable characters, debut author Kristin Cashore creates a mesmerizing world, a death-defying adventure, and a heart-racing romance that will consume you, hold you captive, and leave you wanting more.
(Graceling on Goodreads)
Torn by Amanda Hocking is the second book in the Trylle series by Amanda Hocking. Just thinking about the first book, Switched, I can barely remember what happened, save for the ending. Hopefully Torn will be an interesting journey. I’m quite ready for some fae stories.
With Torn being the second book in a series, I have decided to not add in the synopsis, just in case someone who is reading this hasn’t read Switched yet.
(Torn on Goodreads)
Eve by Anna Carey is another book that I’ve had on my shelf for years. Probably since 2013! I have the complete Eve trilogy, so if I end up needing to know what happens next in the series, I can move onto the next! It’s been so long since I read the synopsis for Eve. Like, I completely forgot that I had the series, but just reading Eve’s goodreads page, I know that it’s a Dystopian novel. Which I’m, again, looking forward to.
Reading the synopsis though, I’m kind of dreading that the story might be a dud. I’m kind of over the fact that there are so many books out there where the main character is one who “has never been beyond the heavily guarded perimeter of her school, where she and two hundred other orphaned girls have been promised a future as the teachers and artists of the New America.” Like, am I the only one tired of books like this? Anywhoozle, I read the rest of the synopsis, and let me tell you: I need to read the complete synopsis’ more often. I’m both looking forward to reading Eve, as well as dreading it. So maybe I’ll read Eve first. Just to get it over with.
Where do you go when nowhere is safe?
Sixteen years after a deadly virus wiped out most of Earth's population, the world is a perilous place. Eighteen-year-old Eve has never been beyond the heavily guarded perimeter of her school, where she and two hundred other orphaned girls have been promised a future as the teachers and artists of the New America. But the night before graduation, Eve learns the shocking truth about her school's real purpose and the horrifying fate that awaits her.
Fleeing the only home she's ever known, Eve sets off on a long, treacherous journey, searching for a place she can survive. Along the way she encounters Arden, her former rival from school, and Caleb, a rough, rebellious boy living in the wild. Separated from men her whole life, Eve has been taught to fear them, but Caleb slowly wins her trust... and her heart. He promises to protect her, but when soldiers begin hunting them, Eve must choose between true love and her life.
In this epic new series, Anna Carey imagines a future that is both beautiful and terrifying.
(Eve on Goodreads)
So there are the 4 books that I’m going to try my darnedest to read! Just for funzies, if all goes well, I’m going to be reading 1,523 pages! Within seven days! That seems like quite a lot to be quite honest with you!
On the Goatathon post/page-thingy there are 5 Bonus Goat Challenges. Of the 5, I’m going to be tackling 3 of those! The first challenge is Bleat the backlist: read a book that’s been on your TBR for over a year. It’s safe to say that with well, all 4 of these books, I’m going to be tackling this challenge head on, lol!
The second BGC is: Have you heard: read a book that someone recommended you. Graceling is the book on this list that was recommended to me, haha.
The third BGC is: Udder worlds: read a book set in a world different from ours. With this challenge, the books that apply are: Graceling, Eve (since its a dystopian. maybe it doesn’t work? I’m keeping it tho), and Sea of Shadows.
If you’ve managed to read this far, thank you so much!
