BOOKTUBEATHON 2015 WRAP UP!

BOOKTUBEATHON IS OFFICIALLY OVER!

I’ve seen so much dedication from everyone taking part, determined to read as much as they could and achieve those seven goals set! It’s been an amazing thing to be a part of on YouTube and Twitter and i’ve spoken to so many people about books it’s been a little overwhelming! However, I sadly haven’t been as dedicated due to a very busy schedule (meeting with fellow team member Sophie to gossip.) Hope was not lost and here is my BookTubeAThon wrap up for 2015!

I read a total of 2 out of 4 books in my BookTubeAThon TBR, it was much less than I hoped as I wanted to get around to reading at least 3. BUT summer is for a social life (the weather is rarely nice in the UK so we were treated this week) and I rather enjoyed mine this last week.

The first book I got my hands on was Another Day by David Levithan. I enjoyed the book but not as much as I had hoped. It has been my most anticipated release of 2015 and I started reading it as soon as I possibly could.

The story is based around Rhiannon, the love interest of A in Every Day by David Levithan. I was expecting a lot more from the book, maybe a follow up from the heart breaking ending of the first, a time skip to when they were older and they magically found each other again and fell madly in love. However none of that was what I got. Another Day is quite literally the same story but told from the point of view of Rhiannon (something I wouldn’t usually be bothered about but she just frustrated me after about 200 pages.)

The book as a whole wasn’t something I disliked, I’m still madly in love with David Levithan’s writing and his story of A still amazes me. I just kind of wish that we had Another Day before Every Day.

rating

3 and a half

The second book that i read during the week was Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz.

Whereas I enjoyed the book I don’t quite understand the massive hype around it. Within itself it is beautifully written with interesting characters, but I just didn’t quite understand why people like it so much?

There were times when I did fell quite attached to the novel and I couldn’t stop reading, as there were times when I was quite bored with unnecessary content! I’d chosen this out as a summer read after Regan from PeruseProject has recommended it so many times in her videos. I can see it being a read to enjoy in any season for any mood. Its light writing with also a deep undertone makes it interesting and captive. Aristotle and Dante definitely is deserving of the awards that it has won and I wish I had time to sit down and delve in to the world more as I think I would have enjoyed the book a little more.

rating

4star

There were 7 challenges for this BookTubeAThon as usual (listed below) and i managed to complete some of them but not all…

  • Read a book with blue on the cover. Achieved (Aristotle and Dante)
  • Read a book written by an author with the same first letter in their last name as yours. Achieved (Another Day)
  • Read someone else’s favourite book. Achieved (Aristotle and Dante)
  • Read the last book you acquired. Achieved (Another Day)
  • Finish a book without letting go of it. Did not achieve
  • Read a book you really want to read. Achieved (Aristotle and Dante)
  • Read 7 books in the week. Did not achieve

Overall i am more than pleased with the amount of challenges i managed to achieve with just the two books that i read within the week. However i did want to attempt the “Finish a book without letting go of it challenge” and that is something i will definitely be trying in the near future!

So that’s my wrap up! I hope you all enjoyed this years BookTubeAThon and you enjoyed what you challenged yourself to read! Full reviews will be up very shortly of the two books i read and also of the rest of my BookTubeAThon TBR!

Sarah x

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