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message 1: by Alaina (new)

Alaina (ameserole) | 81851 comments Mod


If you have any suggestions on what any of our read-a-thons could be about, please add them here!

It could be something specific, like:
- page goal
- cover related
- series related
- stand-a-lone related
- author related
- or anything else you can think of!


We are open to anything and would love to hear from you!


Anna 'Bookbuyer' (bookbuyer) | 9905 comments - page goal - 75,000
- author related Bonus points for reading the same author?


message 3: by Kim (new)

Kim | 3480 comments Maybe since April is the 4th month, it could be books related to 4
- number in the title
- number in the series
- publish date (in April, on the 4th, or year ending in 4)
- "four" in line of book

I've had the whole day away from people so maybe I've gone a bit extra haha.


message 4: by Alaina (new)

Alaina (ameserole) | 81851 comments Mod
Anna 'Bookbuyer' wrote: "- page goal - 75,000
- author related Bonus points for reading the same author?"


sounds interesting!


message 5: by Alaina (new)

Alaina (ameserole) | 81851 comments Mod
Kim wrote: "Maybe since April is the 4th month, it could be books related to 4
- number in the title
- number in the series
- publish date (in April, on the 4th, or year ending in 4)
- "four" in line of book

..."


love it all!


message 6: by Dr. Andy (new)

Dr. Andy | 10329 comments Hunger games style for May ;)


message 7: by Berra (last edited Apr 15, 2020 07:38PM) (new)

Berra | 451 comments A page goal


message 8: by Kim (new)

Kim | 3480 comments Andrea wrote: "Hunger games style for May ;)"

I'm not sure what this means but I am voting for it!


message 9: by Dr. Andy (new)

Dr. Andy | 10329 comments Kim wrote: "Andrea wrote: "Hunger games style for May ;)"

I'm not sure what this means but I am voting for it!"


Haha I'm still working on the idea!!


message 10: by Keri (new)

Keri | 1873 comments I suggest more that are a week or 10 days long! I love them but sometimes the super short ones fall on days when I can’t read much and imagine that would happen to others too so then I miss the only one for the entire month which is sad 😢 lol


message 11: by Keri (new)

Keri | 1873 comments Maybe a series in progress related one? Where you read all books that are 2nd or higher in series that you’ve already started to try and make progress? I know I have tons of series going I want to make progress on lol


message 12: by Kim (new)

Kim | 3480 comments Keri I am in the same boat! I’ve started so many series plus I have standalone TBR it’s so hard to stay on track!


message 13: by Dr. Andy (last edited Jan 26, 2022 11:26AM) (new)

Dr. Andy | 10329 comments Thanks for your suggestions!! I'll see what I can do for the future ones! I also like longer ones since there's more time to update them and check in with everyone.


message 14: by Alaina (new)

Alaina (ameserole) | 81851 comments Mod
For October, maybe like a mystery/thriller themed read-a-thon??


message 15: by aarja (new)

aarja (aarjak) | 337 comments Dystopia? For any month that is available! I have ideas


message 16: by Marissa (new)

Marissa | 1113 comments For October, we could do one where you have to find monsters/magical creatures in books. Like if there is a vampire, witch, etc featured.


message 17: by Kelly (new)

Kelly | 3912 comments Something with mystery/thrillers would be so cool. I keep thinking of the game Cluedo so maybe something related to that? ^^


message 18: by Agne (last edited Jul 31, 2021 10:38AM) (new)

Agne | 1753 comments It would be fun to have something on the side of an usual monthly challenge with only manga/graphic novels - as they mostly stay unread, because they never count for challenge prompts.


message 19: by inayah (new)

inayah (inayahm0) | 7 comments Anyone want to do One of Us Is Lying related?


message 20: by Melanie (new)

Melanie (aardvarkpalace) | 631 comments June readathon idea... Philly Pride Flag Cover Color Challenge.... Books with covers in... Black, Brown, Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Purple :)


message 21: by Olga (new)

Olga Zelenova Is there any chance of doing week-long or weekend readathons? A page count goal with a book challenge? Examples below:

Readathon running 1/5 to 1/10 - read 400 pages, and one of your books must have snow or a snowflake on the cover

Readathon running 1/5 to 1/8 - read 200 pages, and see how many of your in progress books you can finish


message 22: by Ellen-Arwen (last edited Jan 15, 2022 08:31AM) (new)

Ellen-Arwen Tristram | 2341 comments I know this is SUPER late, but I thought of a monthly challenge idea as I saw the lovely almost-full moon last night. MONTH OF MOONS.

So, for January, people can pick a book they've read before now (but in January) because we're already half way through).

My idea is using the different names for the moons for each month, so... (examples)

January = wolf moon
- book with wolf/wolves in the title/cover
- book about wolves
- book set in the forest

February = snow moon
- book set in winter
- book with 75%+ white on cover
- book with snow on cover

March = sugar moon
- sweet contemporary
- happily ever after
- book where people use pet names for each other

April = pink moon
- 75%+ pink cover
- character with pink hair
- title has 'pink' or word associated with it in (rose, rosy, blush, red(?), coral, salmon, fuschia, rouge (?))

May = flower moon
- flowers on the cover
- character name after a flower
- contains gardening

June = strawberry moon
- red cover 75%+
- fruit on the cover
- set in summer

July = buck moon
- stag on front
- involves a stag/stags
- involves character going stag to something (or a stag do)

August = sturgeon moon
- fish on cover
- fish in title
- set by the sea

September = corn moon
- 75%+ yellow cover
- involves vegetable growing
- is a 'corny' book (?)

October = hunter's moon
- weapon on cover
- MC has special weapon/skill at weaponry
- involves search/hunt for someone/thing

November = mourning moon
- sad ending
- involves a character who is dead
- involves a funeral

December = cold moon
- icy: silver on cover
- set in cold country/world
- cold or related word in title (ice, snow, frost, winter...)

And if there's a blue moon this year (I haven't checked)
blue moon =
- 75%+ blue cover
- involves rare object
- a book that you would NEVER normally read.


What do people think?
(I'm so nervous posting this but I had the idea and even though I'm late I thought I'd just put it out there... please be kind *hides*)


message 23: by Dr. Andy (new)

Dr. Andy | 10329 comments Ellen-Arwen wrote: "I know this is SUPER late, but I thought of a monthly challenge idea as I saw the lovely almost-full moon last night. MONTH OF MOONS.

So, for January, people can pick a book they've read before no..."


Definitely will adapt this for a longer readathon sometime this year! Maybe Sept


message 24: by Clare (new)

Clare fleckenstein | 19 comments page goal or book goal


message 25: by Dr. Andy (new)

Dr. Andy | 10329 comments Clare wrote: "page goal or book goal"

There's currently a page goal readathon going on right now!

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...


message 26: by Verity (new)

Verity Maybe since July is disability pride month and minority disability month we could read books about one of those topics


message 27: by Farihah (last edited Dec 31, 2023 11:30AM) (new)

Farihah | 1 comments ahh i have many suggestions
SERIES RELATED- Anna and the French kiss (#1) ,Lola and the boy next door(#2),Isla and the happily ever after(#3) By Stephanie Perkins(Popular must read rom series)
STAND ALONES - The Wake-Up Call By Beth O'Leary(very popular enemies to lovers) & The cheat sheet By Sarah Adams
AUTHOR RELATED - Colleen Hoover (Never Never, Without Merit & Regretting You - all good booktok books)
WE COULD HAVE monthly suggestions about which books to read and a change in page goal during shorter and longer months
WE COULD HAVE different themes during these months (My personal favourite genre is rom-com and i wouldn't mind exploring other genres).
WE COULD vote on the theme/subject/genre we read about.
These are just some ideas btw -

Hope you consider these (:


message 28: by Alaina (new)

Alaina (ameserole) | 81851 comments Mod
These are some pretty good suggestions!


message 29: by Ellen-Arwen (new)

Ellen-Arwen Tristram | 2341 comments Shall we do Asian and Pacific Island Heritage books for the readathon this month as its API month?


message 30: by Ellen-Arwen (new)

Ellen-Arwen Tristram | 2341 comments Ellen-Arwen wrote: "I know this is SUPER late, but I thought of a monthly challenge idea as I saw the lovely almost-full moon last night. MONTH OF MOONS.

So, for January, people can pick a book they've read before no..."


And I forgot about this! Could this be a challenge of some sort...? I still like the idea...


message 31: by Aly (new)

Aly (alyp_01) | 28931 comments Mod
Ellen-Arwen wrote: "Ellen-Arwen wrote: "I know this is SUPER late, but I thought of a monthly challenge idea as I saw the lovely almost-full moon last night. MONTH OF MOONS.

So, for January, people can pick a book th..."


Ah, I'm sorry I didn't see this! I'll make a note for next May for sure.

Thank you for the suggestion


message 32: by Ellen-Arwen (new)

Ellen-Arwen Tristram | 2341 comments Aly wrote: "Ellen-Arwen wrote: "Ellen-Arwen wrote: "I know this is SUPER late, but I thought of a monthly challenge idea as I saw the lovely almost-full moon last night. MONTH OF MOONS.

So, for January, peopl..."


no worries at all you busy busy person! <3


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