The challenges are finally here! I've decided to join as well, but I'm not sure if I can read them all though. The books (and challenges):

Reading Challenges:
1) Read a book with white on the cover! A Clergyman's Daughter by George Orwell (so yes not the entire bindup haha). (The original cover, click here, has more white in it)
2) Read a follow up to something you enjoyed this year! Good Wives by Louisa May Alcott. I've read the first book is this bindup (Little Women) this month as well and I really liked it, so I want to read the second novel (so the sequel) (that's in the bindup as well) as well.
3) Read a gift! Lord Arthur Savile's Crime by Oscar Wilde. I received (well bought it from the money) the entire when I passed my driving exam, so yea.
4) Read three books!

If I can read all three of them, I will complete all the challenges, but usually I can only read one book in three days so we'll see. If I can read all of them I've read about 550 pages. Oh and Happy Holidays btw!

What is on your tbr?

BookTube-A-Thon 2015 is over and I had a fantastic time! I love the BookTube community and I'm so grateful I got to take part. Although I had a busy week, I managed to get through a ton of reading and complete all of the challenges. I have to say I'm very proud of myself, although the books I read differed to what was originally on my TBR. You'll probably be seeing some full reviews soon. Here's the when, what & how I read over the 7 days.

DAY 1: 

The DUFF: Designated Ugly Fat Friend by Kody Keplinger

Challenge Completed: Read the last book you acquired

Pages read: 140

I actually started this the night before, and I found myself getting sucked in. This is not the kind of book I would usually read but I gave it a go and while I had a lot of problems with it, I actually enjoyed it. The writing flowed very nicely and the main character was a great narrator. The story was a bit underwhelming but I wouldn't expect much more from it. Overall I flew through it, and I would recommend if you like contemporary high school romances. (Although, If someone had said that to me, I never would have picked this up. I'm not really sure how to describe it. Perhaps I'll try to get my thoughts together for a full review.)

My Rating: 3.5 stars

Doctor Who: The Twelfth Doctor, Vol. 1 by Robbie Morrison, Dave Taylor, Alice X. Zhang

Challenge Completed: Read a book by an author who shares the same first letter of your last name

Pages Read: 128

I enjoyed the artwork, and I found they really captured Capaldi's Doctor quite well. However I found the two stories here to be somewhat underwhelming and unmemorable. Plus, the inclusion of Clara Oswald - who is my least favourite companion on the show, and I'm sorry but quite possibly one of my most disliked fictional characters of all time.

My Rating: 2.5 stars

DAY 2:

Variant by Robison Wells

Challenge Completed: Read a book with blue on the cover

Pages Read: 373

This was a reread for me, yet I found I didn't remember most of the details. I enjoyed it but I think if I had read this for the first time now, I probably wouldn't have enjoyed it as much. I realized how bland the characters, how unsatisfying the ending is. Still, I had a lot of fun reading it.

Rating: 4 stars

DAY 3:

Claymore, Vol. 11: Kindred of Paradise by Norihiro Yagi

Challenge Completed: nothing! oh well.

Pages Read: 200

On day 3 I got sick. It was awful, but I managed to get through this volume of Claymore, which was good, but I definitely would have liked it better if my head hadn't been spinning and my eyes blurring.

My Rating: 4 stars

DAY 4:

Batman: The Killing Joke by Alan Moore, Brian Bolland, Tim Sale 

Challenge Completed: Finish a book without letting go of it

Pages Read: 48

The artwork in this was absolutely superb, so beautiful and captivating. I found the story lacking in substance however, which was very disappointing. I would definitely recommend this to any DC fan, even if only for the artwork.

Rating: 3 stars

A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

Challenge Completed: Read someone else's favourite book

Pages Read: 254

I read the first half of this novel months ago, but because I read an eBook on my phone, I read bits and pieces at different times. I never got into the story. And,f or some reason, I was very doubtful that I would like it. I think because of the hype - especially on BookTube - I was worried I wouldn't enjoy it. But Sarah J. Maas is a fantastic author, and she really proved that to me in A Court of Thorns and Roses. I was up reading until 4:30am! (Note: I actually had a lot of problems with this book, despite my love for it. But you can definitely expect a review of this coming soon.)

Rating: 5 stars

DAY 5:

Star Wars: Darth Bane: Rule of Two by Drew Karpyshyn

Challenge Completed: nope. 

Pages Read: 218

Listened on audio. This was not only a fantastic sequel, but a fantastic novel overall. I loved Zannah, and once again the narrator did an excellent job. The Star Wars music and sound effects just really add to it and make it feel very much like it's set in the Star Wars universe. Highly Recommend. 

My Rating: 4 stars

DAY 6:

Claymore, Vol. 12: The Souls of the Fallen by Norihiro Yagi

Challenge Completed: nothing.

Pages Read: 200

Another strong volume.

My Rating: 4 stars

Claymore, Vol. 13: The Defiant Ones by Norihiro Yagi

Challenge Completed: nah

Pages Read: 192

This series is going really well. 

My Rating: 4 stars

DAY 7:

Check Mate by Malorie Blackman

Challenge Completed: Read a book you really want to read

Pages Read: 528

This is the third book in the Noughts & Crosses series and it continues to be fantastic, although my least favourite so far. The only thing is, how did I ever think it was a good idea to read 500 page book on the last day! *face palm* At least I succeeded! 

My Rating: 4 stars

So, in total, I read 10 books. 10 BOOKS!!! And now to add up the pages I read...

2,281 total pages

Hey, that's pretty good considering how short most of the books were! I had the best experience, and I'd like to say a big thank you to everyone who made it happen, and to everyone who participated alongside me. I can't wait to see what next year will bring!

Happy reading!

So Booktube-A-Thon is over for me (eventhough I live in the Netherlands and it's only afternoon, I participated in the timzone thing with Australia and Booktube-A-Thon is now over there so yea). I completed 3 of the 4 books I wanted to read this week, so I'm happy. The Martian was slower than I thought it would, so that's why I didn't get to Vicious. Here's what I did read:

- Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell 3/5★ review

- Someone Like You by Sarah Dessen 3/5★ review

- The Martian by Andy Weir 3/5★ review

So these are the challenges I've completed:

1. Read a book with blue on the cover
3. Read someone else's favourite book
5. Finish a book without letting go of it
6. Read a book you really want to read

For challenge 5 I decided to change that challenge to ''start and finish a book in one day'' because all of the books I had chosen where longer books and I don't read/own graphic novels/manga so yea.

I can say I'm happy with what I've read and how I could stick with my tbr.

How did your Booktube-A-Thon week go?

So Booktube-A-Thon starts tomorrow, so today I'm showing you my tbr (obviously). I bet everyone already knows what Booktube-A-Thon is and where you can find those videos etc. so yea.

These are the challenges:

1. Read a book with blue on the cover
2. Read a book by an author who shares the same first letter of your last name
3. Read someone else's favourite book
4. Read the last book you acquired
5. Finish a book without letting go of it
6. Read a book you really want to read
7. Read seven books

I've choosen these 4 books: (yes not 7 because I'm on holiday a few days and I don't want to push myself if I can't get 7 books anyways and mine are a little bit bigger)

- Someone Like You by Sarah Dessen for challenge 1

- Vicious bu V.E. Schwab for challenges 2 and 6

- Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell for challenge 3

- The Martian by Andy Weir for challenge 4 (and 6)

I don't think I have to explain why I've choosen those 4 books and I don't think I'm going to love Fangirl, but it's everyone's favorite book (at least I hear it everywhere and it has high rating on Goodreads) so yea. Oh and if I haven't finish the book I'm currently reading (Great Expectations) I'm going to replace Someone Like You for that book so I can still finish it and complete that challenge (my edition has a blue cover). I will still have like 300 pages of that book left so I'm just going to count that for one book for the challenges.

If I can read those 4 books I have read 1335 pages, which means 190 pages a day. I think that will be manageable but still challengeling (at least for me). I don't think if I can do challenge 5, but we'll see. If I can read those books and I still have time left, I will read an other book so I maybe can complete challenge 7, but then I will try the 2100 pages goal and not 7 books because my books are way to big for that challenge.

Are you going to participate and if so: what's on your tbr?

I didn't read much at Sunday because I was in a reading slumb, but my Instagram post says everything!

I'm so happy with how many I read during this week! It's said I couldn't complete all the challenges, but yea. Let me know if you want me to do a review of Romeo & Juliet (or a book to movie review) and of the Legend trilogy. Let me also know if you want a review of Tales of Beedle the Bard. 

How was your week and what books did you read?