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message 1: by Alaina (last edited Aug 21, 2025 06:32AM) (new)

Alaina (ameserole) | 81851 comments Mod

Disney Starlight Parade:
We are keeping things going with the Disney theme. This readathon is all about the Disney Starlight Parade, officially titled Disney Starlight: Dream the Night Away, that debuted back on July 20th of this year. This nighttime parade celebrates magical moments from Disney stories, guided by the Blue Fairy, and will feature glowing floats and beloved characters from Disney and Pixar films. This readathon will start on August 22nd and end on August 31st. The start and end times will be at midnight in your time zone.

The goal is to finish as many of the prompts below as possible! Each prompt is repeatable. Any book that you finish between August 22nd and the 31st is eligible to count, including graphic novels and comics. Please only post books once they have been FINISHED.

What you need to do in order to participate:
Step 1 - Sign up on this thread!
Step 2 - Post your progress each day!
Step 3 - Have fun and read lots of good books!

Anyone is welcome to join!

How to post:
Every time you finish a book, make a completion post like this:

Completion Post:
Murder at the Pumpkin Pageant (Beacon Bakeshop, #4) by Darci Hannah
Cinderella Float: 'Pumpkin' in text
How it fits: Pg. 5, "Our pumpkin-inspired baked goods were a hit!"


message 2: by Alaina (last edited Aug 21, 2025 06:32AM) (new)

Alaina (ameserole) | 81851 comments Mod

Blue Fairy/Pinocchio Float:
- MC is considered unselfish
- Title starts with P
- Title or series title features a double consonant
- ‘Blue’ and ‘Fairy’ in text
- ‘Puppet’ in text
- Title starts with a letter in JIMINY

Wish Float:
- Title starts with W
- Star(s) on cover
- ‘Wish’ in text
- MC is 17 years old
- Authors initials in MAGNIFICO
- Features dark magic

Encanto Float:
- Title starts with E
- Published in 2021
- 5+ colors on cover
- ‘Miracle’ in text
- Features triplets
- ‘Gift’ in text

Frozen Float:
- ‘Troll’ in text
- Title starts and ends with a letter in WESELTON
- Features true love or true love’s kiss
- ‘Blizzard’ in text
- Ice on cover
- Series title starts with F

Sleeping Beauty Float:
- ‘Curse’ in text
- Cottage/house on cover
- Author’s initials in DIABLO
- MC has a birthday
- Features a reunion
- ‘Thorn’ in text

Princess & the Frog Float:
- Green cover
- “Beignet” in text
- MC is considered arrogant
- Features a ball
- Title starts with a letter in MARDI GRAS
- Boat on cover

Cinderella Float:
- Title starts with C
- ‘Pumpkin’ in text
- MC cries
- Silver on the cover (e.g., title color, silvery object, etc.)
- MC runs away
‘- Slipper’ in text

Beauty & the Beast Float:
- Features a selfish character
- ‘Rose’ in text
- ‘&’ or ‘And’ in title or series title
- MC is blackmailed
- Mirror on cover
- Author’s initials in MAURICE

Coco Float:
- Guitar on cover
- Tagged ‘Music’ at least 10 times
- Set around the Day of the Dead
- MC is considered talented
- ‘Skeleton’ in text
- Published in 2017

Moana Float:
- Water on cover
- Features a demigod
- One-word title
- MC has a pet
- ‘Coconut’ in text
- Features pirates

Peter Pan Float:
- Set in London
- Features a jealous character
- ‘Fly’ in text
- MC has a secret hideout
- Title starts and ends with a letter in TIGER LILY
- MPG Adventure

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Float:
- ‘Doc’ in text
- ‘Grumpy’ in text
- ‘Happy’ in text
- ‘Sleepy’ in text
- ‘Bashful’ in text
- ‘Sneezy’ in text
- ‘Dopey’ in text

Aladdin Float:
- ‘Diamond’ in text
- MC is a princess
- Features a trap
- MC gets married
- ‘Carpet’ in text
- Lamp on cover

Tangled Float:
- Hair on cover
- ‘Lantern’ in text
- MC is an artist
- ‘Frying’ and ‘Pan’ in text
- Title ends with a letter in EUGENE
- MC gets a haircut

Mickey & Friends Float:
- Features a goofy character
- ‘Duck’ in text
- Set in space
- Dog on cover
- Letters M, O, U, S, E in title or series title
- Tagged ‘Found Family’ at least 10 times


message 3: by Alaina (new)

Alaina (ameserole) | 81851 comments Mod


The parade readathon has officially started!


message 4: by Alaina (new)

Alaina (ameserole) | 81851 comments Mod
Completion Post:
On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan
Wish Float: Authors initials in MAGNIFICO
How it fits: Author's initials are IM


message 5: by Trisha (last edited Aug 23, 2025 10:32AM) (new)

Trisha | 6759 comments Completion Post:
The Usual Desire to Kill by Camilla Barnes
Moana Float - MC has a pet
How it works: mc's own 2 Llamas and 1 dog


message 6: by Alaina (new)

Alaina (ameserole) | 81851 comments Mod
Completion Post:
Accomplice to the Villain (Assistant to the Villain #3) by Hannah Nicole Maehrer
Mickey & Friends Float: Tagged ‘Found Family’ at least 10 times
How it fits: Tagged 'found family' 11 times


message 7: by Alaina (new)

Alaina (ameserole) | 81851 comments Mod
Completion Post:
Elantris (Elantris, #1) by Brandon Sanderson
Encanto Float: Title starts with E


message 8: by Alaina (new)

Alaina (ameserole) | 81851 comments Mod
Completion Post:
Mastering the Art of French Murder (An American In Paris, #1) by Colleen Cambridge
Blue Fairy/Pinocchio Float: Title starts with a letter in JIMINY

A Murder Most French (American In Paris Mystery, #2) by Colleen Cambridge
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Float: ‘Sleepy’ in text
How it fits: Pg. 95, "to be full, sleepy, or tipsy"

Lover Mine (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #8) by J.R. Ward
Tangled Float: Title ends with a letter in EUGENE


message 9: by Trisha (last edited Aug 26, 2025 02:05PM) (new)

Trisha | 6759 comments Completion post:

Break Wide the Sea (Break Wide the Sea, #1) by Sara Holland
Princess & the Frog Float- Boat on cover

Eleanore of Avignon by Elizabeth DeLozier
Blue Fairy/Pinocchio Float - MC is considered unselfish
How it works: she treats people sick of the plague, putting her own life at risk

The Vanishing Place by Zoe Rankin
Princess & the Frog Float - Green cover

The Devil's Advocate (Eddie Flynn, #6) by Steve Cavanagh
Princess & the Frog Float - MC is considered arrogant
how it works: Korn is a prosecutor and doesn't care who he puts away for which crime, he believes whatever he does is always right


message 10: by Aly (new)

Aly (alyp_01) | 28931 comments Mod
Completion Post:

Love Requires Chocolate (Love in Translation #1) by Ravynn K. Stringfield
Frozen - Title starts and ends with a letter in WESELTON
How it fits: Love, chocolatE

Sauter (Ironside Academy, #3) by Jane Washington
Beauty and the Beast - MC is blackmailed
How it fits: (view spoiler)

Last Christmas in Paris by Hazel Gaynor
Cinderella - MC runs away
How it fits: Evie runs away to join the war effort in France

Redhead by the Side of the Road by Anne Tyler
Princess and the Frog - Title starts with a letter in MARDI GRAS
How it fits: Redhead


message 11: by Alaina (new)

Alaina (ameserole) | 81851 comments Mod
Completion Post:
An Art Lover's Guide to Paris and Murder (Countess of Harleigh Mystery, #7) by Dianne Freeman
Tangled Float: ‘Lantern’ in text
How it fits: Pg. 291, "Holding a lantern in front of her"

When Paris Went Dark The City of Light Under German Occupation, 1940-1944 by Ronald C. Rosbottom
Wish Float: Title starts with W

Last Christmas in Paris by Hazel Gaynor
Cinderella - MC runs away
How it fits: Evie runs away to join the war effort in France

The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George
Aladdin Float: ‘Carpet’ in text
How it fits: Loc 213, "wheelchair rolling over carpet edges"


message 12: by Alaina (new)

Alaina (ameserole) | 81851 comments Mod
Completion Post:
Leslie F*cking Jones by Leslie Jones
Frozen Float: Title starts and ends with a letter in WESELTON
How it fits: Starts with L and ends with S


message 13: by Alaina (new)

Alaina (ameserole) | 81851 comments Mod


15 hrs and 25 mins left of this read-a-thon!


message 14: by Alaina (new)

Alaina (ameserole) | 81851 comments Mod
Completion Post:
Bad Monkey (Andrew Yancy, #1) by Carl Hiaasen
Frozen Float: ‘Troll’ in text
How it fits: Loc 75, "trolling in dead-calm water"


message 15: by Alaina (new)

Alaina (ameserole) | 81851 comments Mod
Completion Post:
The Beasts We Bury (The Broken Citadel #1) by D.L. Taylor
Sleeping Beauty Float: ‘Curse’ in text
How it fits: Pg. 129, "I curse and rip my shirt off"


message 16: by Alaina (new)

Alaina (ameserole) | 81851 comments Mod


Thank you all for participating in this read-a-thon!


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