The Iron Tome-A-Thon TBR

Hi booklovers

Tomorrow announces the start of the MedievalAThon and I'm very excited to start my first read :-)

Today, however, I came across another readathon that will be perfect to combine with the MedievalAThon: the IronTomeAThon. You can find the announcement post here.

This readathon is hosted by Aimal from bookshelvesandpaperbacks and wil run from July 1st 'till July 31st. As I've said before, I'm all for month-long readathons :-)

For this readathon you solely read adult fantasy books. Since a lot of the books on my MedievalAThon TBR are adult fantasy books, I might as well use them for some of the prompts of the IronTomeAThon as well :-)

These are the prompts I'll be reading books for:

(As usual, I've given myself options!)

King's Landing:

A book about or involving royalty, politics or government.

*Half a King by Joe Abercrombie.

*King of Thorns by Mark Lawrence.

*Malice by John Gwynne.

Oldtown:

A book about or involving an institution 

of knowledge or training.

*Nevernight by Jay Kristoff

*Red Sister by Mark Lawrence.

Valyria:

A book about or involving dragons.

*The Red Knight by Miles Cameron.

Asshai:

A dark/grimdark or urban fantasy.

*Half a King by Joe Abercrombie.

*King of Thorns by Mark Lawrence.

*Gardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson.

I'm very excited to combine these two readathons :-)

Will you be participating in either or both readathons? Let me know in the comments.

Apparently, my summer break reading will consist mostly of readathon books because in August I'll be taking my NEWTs :-)

Bye for now

Annelies

Medieval-A-Thon TBR

Hi booklovers

I have only one more week of the schoolyear left and then I have a two month break in which I'm going to spend a whole lot of my time reading :-)

That's why I was over the moon when Holly over at HollyHeartsBooks on BookTube announced her Medieval-A-Thon readathon.

This is a month-long readathon which will take place from the 1st of July 'till the 31st of July.

There are different prompts with which you can build your own armour. You can also choose your weapons and raise your nobility the more you read.

I made these pages for my book bujo and every time I finish a book, I'll colour in the corresponding clothing item or weapon.

As usual I'm going to give myself some choices for most of the prompts, just to make sure I feel like reading at least one of the books.

Since taking the photos this week, I've already made some changes.

Hopefully I'll be able to read 10 books, but I might end up using one book for two prompts. We'll see.

Now on to the TBR.

Build your armour:

Crown:

A book where a character fights for the throne.

*Half a King by Joe Abercrombie.

*King of Thorns by Mark Lawrence.

*Three Dark Crowns by Kendare Blake.

Helmet:

A book with a dragon on the cover.

*The Red Knight by Miles Cameron.

Breastplate:

A shiny book.

*Legendary by Stephanie Garber (this would be a reread).

Leggings:

A thick paperback.

*Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson.

*The Way of Shadows by Brent Weeks.

*The Blinding Knife by Brent Weeks. (I still need to get this one.)

*Malice by John Gwynne.

*The Painted Man by Peter V. Brett.

(*King of Thorns by Mark Lawrence)

(*The Red Knight by Miles Cameron)

Boots:

A book that has yellowed over time.

At first I didn't know which book would fit this prompt, but when I took the photo for the previous prompt I noticed that the edges of Malice have yellowed.

Cloak:

A book with red on the dust jacket.

*Finale by Stephanie Garber.

*Red Sister by Mark Lawrence.

Choose your weapon(s):

Sword:

A book with something pointy on the cover.

*Traitor's Blade by Sebastien de Castell (there is a slight possibility that I (re)read this before the readathon starts).

(*Malice by John Gwynne)

(*King of Thorns by Mark Lawrence)

(*Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson)

(*The Red Knight by Miles Cameron)

Daggers:

A book with assassins.

*Nevernight by Jay Kristoff (this would also be a reread in preparation of the release of Darkdawn).

(*Red Sister by Mark Lawrence)

*Grey Sister by Mark Lawrence (if I've read Red Sister for another prompt).

Bow and arrow:

A book with elves.

This will probably be the prompt I won't get to.

*De Elfen by Bernhard Hennen (this one is in Dutch).

Axe:

A book with mercenaries.

*Kings of the Wyld by Nicholas Eames (I still need to get this one as well).

(*Traitor's Blade by Sebastien de Castell (if I haven't read it before the readathon).

*Knight's Shadow by Sebastien de Castell.

As for the nobility, I'm aiming for Queen which means I need to read 6 or more books. We'll see how it goes, because a lot of the books I can choose from fit the 'Leggings' prompt because they are over 500 pages.

Are you interested in taking part in this readathon? Any recommendation on which of these I should definitely read or pick up first?

Let me know in the comments.

Bye for now.

Annelies

WWW Wednesday - May 29th / May wrap-up

Hi booklovers

I know I'm posting this two days late, but this can serve as my May wrap-up as well.

"Welcome to WWW Wednesday! This meme was formerly hosted by MizB at A Daily Rhythm and revived on Taking on a World of Words. Just answer the three questions below and leave a link to your post in the comments for others to look at. No blog? No problem! Just leave a comment with your responses. Please, take some time to visit the other participants and see what others are reading. So, let’s get to it!"

I found this on Nadine's blog.

The Three Ws are: 

What are you currently reading?

What did you recently finish reading?

What do you think you’ll read next?

Currently reading:

It's been almost a month since I posted my last WWW Wednesday post.

I'm currently reading The Black Prism by Brent Weeks.

I've had The Way of Shadows by Brent Weeks on my TBR for ages and on my last visit to Waterstones and Sterling Books I bought The Black Prism after hearing Nadine rave about this series. Last week this one was calling out to me so I decided to pick it up (even though I had just finished a chunker of a fantasy book). 

It took me a while to get into the story and at one point I was very confused, but now I'm really enjoying it. I have the next two days off, so I hope I'll be able to read a good chunk of this.

I also started listening to Limited Wish by Mark Lawrence, the sequel to One Word Kill.

I really enjoyed One Word Kill and luckily the sequel came out yesterday. The third book comes out before the end of the year.

Recently finished:

Since my last post, I managed to finish 

Brieven van Marie by Lize Feryn

This was a great addition to the first book (Marie's Diary) and the tv-series. This one takes place after the war has ended and Marie writes letters to her unborn child. It was very touching and heart-breaking at times.

Spellslinger by Sebastien de Castell

This one took a very long time before the story really kicked off. I still enjoyed it and I will be continuing with the series. I still need to post my review for this :-/

3.75 stars

The Alloy of Law by Brandon Sanderson

I loved this almost as much as the original trilogy, even it's very different in a lot of ways. I loved the characters and the Sherlock Holmes-esque vibes. Again, I still need to post my review.

These were all books I finished in April. You can check out my O.W.L.s wrap-up to see what else I read in the month of April.

In the month of May I finished two books:

Ship of Destiny by Robin Hobb

This was a perfect conclusion to this wonderful trilogy. Even though this book is 900 pages I never got bored or confused. 

I'll be posting a series review of this trilogy hopefully soon.

One Word Kill by Mark Lawrence

This book was such a wonderful trip back to the decade of my childhood. I listened to this on audio and it was performed really well. Another review that is hopefully coming soon :-)

What's next?

As I'm still making my way through two books, I have absolutely no idea what I'll be picking up next. I'm hoping to read Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson in June, but other than that, I have no idea.

I've been thinking about doing a second round of the TBR readathon that Irina hosted last year, to help me pick my next read(s).

If you're interested, you can check out my TBR and wrap-up posts.

Have you read any of these books or are you planning to read any of them? Let me know in the comments.

Bye for now

Annelies