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Tome Topple Readathon TBR

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I’ve had a lot of fun doing small little readathon’s throughout the last couple of months so when I seen that Thoughts from Tomes on Youtube was hosting another round of the Tome Topple I decided I had to participate. The Tome Topple Readathon will be taking place from midnight in your time zone on May 9th to 11:59pm in your time zone on May 22nd. I have seen this readathon floating around Booktube for a while now and I have quite a lot of big books on my TBR so I figure this was a great way to finally get around to reading  a few of them. I definitely won’t be completing all of these books but I am hoping I’ll be able to either become a Scholar or a Sage!

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The tome that has been on your TBR the longest

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A tome audiobook

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Tome that’s part of a series

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A standalone tome

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Read 1 tome

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A tome featuring a AAPI main character and/or written by a AAPI author (for Asian American/Pacific Islander Heritage Month)

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Tome from a genre you don’t usually read

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The tome on your TBR with the most pages

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An adult tome

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🔱The Heroes of Olympus Series Reread🔱

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12517455I just recently finished the second book in this series The Son of Neptune and I loved it! Granted there were a few instances where things worked out a little too easily for our demi-gods but overall I was highly entertained! I think what I really loved most about this book is that Percy is back. Though I did love how the first book showcased all new characters and then incorporated the older characters I just have always loved Percy and having his voice back as one of the main POVs just felt really nostalgic. This book once again follows Rick Riordan’s tried and true formula for these books, where we establish a goal, a quest is granted and somehow they make it back in time to stop something catastrophic happening. Some of the roman aspects of the camp were a little jarring but along with Percy we are able to find out all about their way of life and how it contrasts quite starkly with Camp Half Blood. This was a really great continuation of the story line and that ending has me itching to continue on with the series ASAP!!!

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📚Physical TBR Update📚

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I was going through my physical TBR over the weekend and I realised that I only had 13 books in my entire collection that I haven’t read yet. When I first got back into reading around 4 years ago I tapped into Booktube and literally bought every popular or hyped book that was being discussed. I also watched countless top ten favourite fantasy videos and bought a lot of books on those lists as well, until one day my collection had grown to over 300 books! For the last 2 years the number of unread books on my shelves has been between 30-40 books and I have somehow whittled it down to the last 13. I’m going to put this down to my library and forcing myself not to buy each and every book out there that is hyped and actually pick things I know for sure I am going to enjoy! I would really love to get the number down to 0 and maybe start rereading a few books/series in my collection that I haven’t read in years now, as well as picking up any new releases that interest me throughout the year!

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🔱 Heroes of Olympus Reread Update 🔱

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7736182._SY475_I am currently in the middle of my reread for The Lost Hero and I am loving it so far! It definitely is giving me the same vibes as the Percy Jackson series and from what I remember its pretty much follows the same formula. Theres some sort of impending doom, there’s a quest and like a mini resolution leading to the next obstacle. I’m enjoying the new perspectives we’re getting in this series and how they differ from the original characters. Just the fact that we are moving away from the main three (aside from Jason and Percy) and showcasing a few of the children from the different gods is keeping me invested. Once again the pacing is consistent and fast, I have flew through the first half of the book! I think we are on the higher end of the middle-grade age range with this series but I will see whether or not it stays consistent as the books continue!

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