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Mytho May (Readathon) 2023
Please DON’T vote for one of the options.
Instead write-in books or graphic novels that fit the myth theme.

Fablehaven by Brandon Mull (write-in)
 
  3 votes, 23.1%

 
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  2 votes, 15.4%

 
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  1 vote, 7.7%

 
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Authors:
Joan Holub, Stan Lee, Rick Riordan, Yoon Ha Lee, Tae Keller, Susan McCauley, Mari Mancusi, Karla Arenas Valenti, Michael Scott, Darcie Little Badger, Namina Forna, M.T. Khan, J.C. Cervantes, Sam Subity, T.A. Barron, Jonathan Stroud, Aden Polydoros, Jeff Stone, M.L. Smoker, Kate O'Hearn, Aisha Saeed, A.F. Steadman, Xiran Jay Zhao, Brandon Mull, Sangu Mandanna, Graci Kim, Roshani Chokshi, Tehlor Kay Mejia

Books:
The Red Pyramid (The Kane Chronicles, #1) The Lords of Night (Shadow Bruja, #1) The Alchemyst (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, #1) Aru Shah and the End of Time (Pandava, #1) Nura and the Immortal Palace Athena the Brain (Goddess Girls, #1) Phoenix (Five Ancestors: Out of the Ashes, #1) Dragon Pearl (Thousand Worlds, #1) The Star-Touched Queen (The Star-Touched Queen, #1) The Gilded Ones (Deathless, #1) Diana and the Island of No Return (Wonder Woman Adventures, #1) Kiki Kallira Breaks a Kingdom (Kiki Kallira, #1) Skandar and the Unicorn Thief (Skandar #1) The Lost Years of Merlin (Merlin, #1) The Once and Future Geek (The Camelot Code #1) Fablehaven (Fablehaven, #1) The Amulet of Samarkand (Bartimaeus, #1) The Zodiac Legacy: Convergence (Zodiac Legacy, #1) Elatsoe (Elatsoe, #1) The Storm Runner (The Storm Runner, #1) Thunderous Paola Santiago and the River of Tears (Paola Santiago, #1) Lotería Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor (Zachary Ying #1) The Last Shadow Warrior The Last Fallen Moon (Gifted Clans, #2) The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1) The Lost Hero (The Heroes of Olympus, #1) The Flame of Olympus  (Pegasus, #1) When You Trap a Tiger The Last Fallen Star (Gifted Clans, #1) Ring of Solomon Merlin's Apprentice: The Mage

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message 1: by Kadi (new)

Kadi P Mod
The Rules on Recommending:
- The book must be based on a myth, have a mythical creature in it, or have a link to mythology. It doesn’t have to belong to a specific genre.
- You can recommend between 1-4 books to add to the list.
- The book you recommend can be MG, YA, Adult or New Adult.
- The book can also be a graphic novel or manga.
- The book must be in English or translated to English books are also allowed.
- The book must be more than 100 pages long.
- The book cannot be from the middle of a series if it's not possible to read the book outside of the series and still understand it.

Find out more about this readathon here:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...


message 2: by AurorainBookland (last edited Apr 21, 2023 08:24AM) (new)

AurorainBookland The description makes more sense now. Hopefully this month goes as planned and I can read one of my recs or another book someone else recommends.


My recs all MG.

The Lords of Night (Shadow Bruja, #1) by J.C. Cervantes book #1

Skandar and the Unicorn Thief (Skandar, #1) by A.F. Steadman book #1

Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor (Zachary Ying #1) by Xiran Jay Zhao book #1

Thunderous by M.L. Smoker graphic novel


message 3: by Lynn (last edited Apr 25, 2023 12:38PM) (new)

Lynn Tiger's Curse (The Tiger Saga, #1) by Colleen Houck - I know that this book is controversial, but I liked it when I read it. (Indian Mythology) YA
The Zodiac Legacy Convergence (Zodiac Legacy, #1) by Stan Lee - one of the last series written by Stan Lee (Chinese Mythology) MG
The Alchemyst (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, #1) by Michael Scott - This one was recommended to me and I liked it much more than I thought I would. (Not sure of the mythology) MG-YA
The Red Pyramid (The Kane Chronicles, #1) by Rick Riordan - Obviously there are lots of Rick Riordan books that could fit here. MG
When You Trap a Tiger by Tae Keller - Newbery Medal (Korean Folklore)MG

I always have trouble stopping at 4. You might want to eliminate Tiger's Curse due to the controversy regarding some of the content.


AurorainBookland Lynn wrote: "Tiger's Curse (The Tiger Saga, #1) by Colleen Houck - I know that this book is controversial, but I liked it when I read it. (Indian Mythology)
The Zodiac Legacy Convergence (Zodiac Legacy, #1) by Stan Lee - one of the last s..."


The Kane chronicles is so good, one of my favorite series! 😍


message 5: by Anita (new)

Anita Wow, there are soooo many!

Loteria, by Karla Valenti
Diana and the Island of No Return, Aisha Saeed
Elatsoe, Darcy Little Badger
Dragon Pearl, Yoon Ha Lee


message 6: by Maeve (last edited Apr 21, 2023 10:12AM) (new)


AurorainBookland Maeve wrote: "The Storm Runner (The Storm Runner, #1) by J.C. Cervantes

Kiki Kallira Breaks a Kingdom (Kiki Kallira, #1) by Sangu Mandanna

The Last Shadow Warrior by Sam Subity"


I have The Storm Runner and Kiki Kallira breaks a kingdom on my TBR already! ;)


message 9: by Patricia (last edited Apr 21, 2023 08:57PM) (new)

Patricia Mae Here are my Mg recs.

The Lost Hero (The Heroes of Olympus, #1) by Rick Riordan

Paola Santiago and the River of Tears (Paola Santiago, #1) by Tehlor Kay Mejia

The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1) by Rick Riordan

Athena the Brain (Goddess Girls, #1) by Joan Holub


message 10: by Maeve (new)

Maeve Littooij AurorainBookland wrote: "Maeve wrote: "The Storm Runner (The Storm Runner, #1) by J.C. Cervantes

Kiki Kallira Breaks a Kingdom (Kiki Kallira, #1) by Sangu Mandanna

The Last Shadow Warrior by Sam Subity"

I have The Storm Runner and Kiki Kallira brea..."


The storm runner has been on my bookshelf for a while lol, I should read it...


message 11: by Kadi (new)

Kadi P Mod
Hey everyone, big thanks for labelling your choices with mg/YA and for including authors, etc. All of that really helps me sort out the book list faster! I’ll be adding them all to the poll above tonight...


✩°。⋆xo harper⋆。°✩ I'm new to this group so I'm not quite sure how to do this - I added some to the poll (which I'm pretty sure was the wrong way to do this) and literally got one of the names wrong (I put the second book not the first) so I'm starting over! (sorry)
MG reads:
Both books are great reads by great authors, and they taught me about mythologies I never knew existed. I love the characters and they develop well.
Aru Shah and the End of Time (Pandava, #1) by Roshani Chokshi (Indian Mythology)
The Last Fallen Star (Gifted Clans, #1) by Graci Kim (Korean Mythology)
Honestly one of the best fantasy series I've ever read. Yall will totally be hooked once you start reading
Keeper of the Lost Cities (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #1) by Shannon Messenger
YA reads:
The Gilded Ones is one of the best books I've ever read, and it has a strong theme of feminism.
The Gilded Ones (The Gilded Ones, #1) by Namina Forna (African mythology)

I know this doesn't really fit with the rules but just as a detail, to any Percy Jackson fans, you should totally read The Sun And The Star - it releases on the second! The Sun and the Star A Nico di Angelo Adventure by Rick Riordan


message 13: by Kadi (new)

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Artemis Girly✨ wrote: "I'm new to this group so I'm not quite sure how to do this - I added some to the poll (which I'm pretty sure was the wrong way to do this) and literally got one of the names wrong (I put the second..."

Hi Artemis! Welcome to the group😊 You did it completely right don't worry!
I didn't add Keeper of the Lost Cities because it's not really linked to any myth so doesn't really fit our theme. We read that book as a series readathon last year!


✩°。⋆xo harper⋆。°✩ fun! i guess i was thinking more of Irish mythology - fairies and stuff when i put that


message 15: by Kadi (new)

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Artemis Girly✨ wrote: "fun! i guess i was thinking more of Irish mythology - fairies and stuff when i put that"

Hmm I actually never thought of that! Might have to do some research into the origin of fairies...


message 16: by AurorainBookland (last edited May 01, 2023 11:46AM) (new)

AurorainBookland Kadi wrote: "Artemis Girly✨ wrote: "fun! i guess i was thinking more of Irish mythology - fairies and stuff when i put that"

Hmm I actually never thought of that! Might have to do some research into the origin..."


Fairies! <3 heart emoji.


message 17: by Georgann (new)

Georgann I plan to read The Last Fallen Star (Gifted Clans, #1) by Graci Kim The Last Fallen Star which will also be a great read for Asian American and Pacific Islander Month! a Double win! Yay!


message 18: by AurorainBookland (new)

AurorainBookland Georgann wrote: "I plan to read The Last Fallen Star (Gifted Clans, #1) by Graci Kim The Last Fallen Star which will also be a great read for Asian American and Pacific Islander Month! a Double win! Yay!"

Cool! That one is on my to read list as well. Dont know when I will read it though.


message 19: by Kadi (new)

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Georgann wrote: "I plan to read The Last Fallen Star (Gifted Clans, #1) by Graci Kim The Last Fallen Star which will also be a great read for Asian American and Pacific Islander Month! a Double win! Yay!"

I don’t keep up with Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson spin off works because I think he’s just milking that cash cow at this point but I am curious, who are the Asian American characters or Pacific Islander characters in this new Nico book? Are they from the original series or are they new characters?


message 20: by AurorainBookland (last edited May 04, 2023 07:37AM) (new)

AurorainBookland Kadi wrote: "Georgann wrote: "I plan to read The Last Fallen Star (Gifted Clans, #1) by Graci Kim The Last Fallen Star which will also be a great read for Asian American and Pacific Islander Month! a Doubl..."

This a Rick presents book has nothing to do with Percy Jackson.
Rick helps edit, gives advice and promotes them but they are the authors own story, own characters not Rick's. He has an info thing on his website hope this helps.


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