Nov 8, 2017

Ho-Ho-Ho Readathon Goals and Progress 2017


HoHoHo Readathon

Here are some of the Read-a-thon Details

Borrowed from Caffeinated Book Reviewer


  • Link-up (it is not necessary to link to goal post, just link to the account/blog you will be using)
  • Before or on November 8th post a goals post to your blog.  If you do not have a blog, declare your intentions on social media and link to this page, then create a shelf on Goodreads with intended books) Be sure and link back to Caffeinated Reviewer. If you do not have a blog or Goodreads account and wish to participate you could use Instagram or Facebook. Contact me if unsure.
  • It might be a good idea to a friend, like or follow me on whatever social media site you use so we can see your progress. Just mention Ho-Ho-Ho so I can follow you back.
  • Grab the image and share! Tell your friends, post the image and link on social media using Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, Tumblr, Google + or Instagram Be sure to include a link to this page, so others may join.
  • Participate in at least one challenge to be eligible for grand prize
  • Read/listen to as many Holiday or Winter themed books as you can. (Winter can be new years setting, snowstorm etc. If you are unsure contact me)
  • Tweet your progress using #hohohorat
  • Twitter Party! Tuesday, November 15, 2017, at 8:30 pm (EST) #hohohorat Come chat about the books you have read. There will be prizes.
  • Challenge schedule and Grand Prize widget will post on November 8th at/by 8 am (EST)
  • Read-a-thon starts on November 8th 12:o1 am (your time zone) and ends on November 15 at 11:59 pm (your time zone)
  • Challenges will be open from 8 am (EST) on the 8th and stay open until Nov 15th at 11:59 pm (EST)
  • Grand Prize Raffle will be open until November 16th at 11:59 pm (EST) to allow you to submit entries.
  • All winners of challenges and the grand prize will be notified by November 20th.


I am planning on reading...
Hubble Bubble: The Wacky Winter Wonderland (Hubble Bubble Series)  Baseball Bats for Christmas  Christmas at Mistletoe Cove  The Girl Who Saved Christmas One Christmas Bear When Santa Was a Baby  The Lighthouse Santa


It's Time!

Challenges Completed/Progress:
November 8th
  • Completed the Addicted to Happily Ever After Word Scramble 
  • Instagram Challenge from The Book Nympho
    • Day 1: TBR Pile for #hohohorat

  • Completed Lampshade Reader Holiday Story Prompt:
    • The Grinch sat on his mountain eating broken ornaments, used tinsel, and burnt out lights thrown away by the Whos. What he really wanted to be doing was building Gingerbread houses and visiting Santa. But NOOOOOO daddy Krampus wouldn’t allow any Christmas cheer.
    November 9th
    • Completed Maureen’s Book Blog, HoHoHo Readathon 2017 Jigsaw Challenge
    • Instagram Challenge from The Book Nympho
      • Day 2: Current Read and a Snack for #hohohorat 
    • Completed - Reviews by Martha Make a Holiday Sentence from Titles Mini Challenge
      • Sentence: The Girl Who Saved Christmas Wanted To Kill A Man Called Ove in a Shadow Bright and Burning
    The Girl Who Saved Christmas Wanted by Betsy Schow Made to Kill by Adam Christopher
    A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman Paws in the Piazza: Harley's Venetian Adventure A Shadow Bright and Burning by Jessica Cluess
    November 10th
    • Instagram Challenge from The Book Nympho
      • Day 3: A Book with Holiday or Christmas in the Title #hohohorat 

    November 11th
    • Instagram Challenge from The Book Nympho
      • Day 4: Mug and Current read #hohohorat


    November 15th
    • Sent over a Bingo card for the I Heart Romance & YA, “HoHoHoRAT Winter Bingo Challenge“  with the books I have finished so far.
    Book Progress: 5/7 done


    November 8th
    • Started and finished Baseball Bats for Christmas 
    • Started and finished Hubble Bubble The Wacky Winter Wonderland
    • Started  Christmas at Mistletoe Cove
    November 9th 
    • Continued Christmas at Mistletoe Cove
    • Started and finished One Christmas Bear 
    November 10th
    • Continued Christmas at Mistletoe Cove
    November 11th
    • Added books to the Pile:  When Santa was a Baby and The Lighthouse Santa
    • Started and finished When Santa was a Baby 
    • Stated The Lighthouse Santa
    • Continued Christmas at Mistletoe Cove
    November 12th
    • Continued Christmas at Mistletoe Cove
    November 13th
    • Finished Christmas at Mistletoe Cove
    • Started The Girl Who Saved Christmas
    November 14th
    Nothin'

    November 15th
    • Continued The Lighthouse SantaStated The Lighthouse Santa
     

    Recent Reads: Fliers by Nathaniel Russell

    Source: From Blogging for Books in exchange for an honest review. This in no way alters my opinion or review.

    Fliers: 20 Small Posters with Big Thoughts
    Fliers by Nathaniel Russell
    20 Small Posters with Bog Thoughts
    Publisher: Clarkson Potter Publishers
    Publication Date:  October 3, 2017



    https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27405327-pop-manga-coloring-book?from_search=true  https://www.amazon.com/Pop-Manga-Coloring-Book-Beautiful/dp/0399578471?ie=UTF8&SubscriptionId=1MGPYB6YW3HWK55XCGG2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0399578471&linkCode=as2&redirect=true&ref_=x_gr_w_bb&tag=x_gr_w_bb-20

    Format:  Paperback

    Rating:


     


    Goodreads Synopsis: 
    The perfect present for bros and dormroom inhabitors, this collection of viral fake fliers is at once strange, thought-provoking, and hilarious. Printed on heavy, cardstock-like paper, these 20 "fake" fliers both celebrate and embody surreal posters--like the kind plastered all over college campuses, only taken to the next level. As a bonus feature, the sturdy paperback comes with a french-fold jacket that, when removed, opens up to reveal a larger poster. Images include a duck posting about the pet dog he found and an anonymous group posting about a quiet universe. There is something in this collection for everyone who ever looked at a postered telephone pole or coffee house bulletin board and wondered "is there more out there?"
    Review: 
    This was a very strange book but it was funny too. The book is made up of posters, on card stock that you can pull out and post if you are feeling the urge. They are funny, sarcastic, too-true posters about lost pets, life, and needed to get away. They include photos and text that looks hand done and very realistic. I am not really sure what I am going to do with this book now that I have read it. Deep down it bothers me that you have the ability to tear it apart and post them if you are feeling the urge. I think I will just leave it as a coffee-table book for now. Overall it was a very whimsical take on fliers you find everywhere.