I may be unable to download Pokemon Go to my own phone, but that doesn’t mean I’m not engaging with the crazy Pokemon fever! (And stealing everyone else’s phones.) I was a pretty big fan of Pokemon when I was younger, and I’ve never participated in an actual readathon before so I thought this seemed perfect! And, I mean, let’s be real: I am still both a Pokemon and book nerd.
The #ReadThemAllThon is hosted by the wonderful Aentee @ Read at Midnight and it’s going to run from August 14th – September 4th. In this post I’m signing up and telling you guys what I (hopefully) plan to read for each gym badge. (GYM BADGES. What a stellar idea.) I hose Tepig as my Pokemon, because I still have nostalgia for Black & White. Not really nostalgia since it’s pretty recent but shh.
Pewter Gym: The First Book In A Series
I am…maybe going to try reading The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson, because it comes recommended from my friends and the cover is super pretty. (Shh. that’s definitely a reason to read something.) BUT it is a pretty bulky book, so I SHALL SEE. If you guys have any recommendations for me regarding this one then do let me know!
541 pages, potential +54CP
Cerulean Gym: A Book That Might Make You Cry
I’m not a person who easily cries at books, HELP. I’ll go with Asking For It by Louise O’Neill, because I will probably be crying at society. I’d been intending to read this for ages, but I just never got round to it!
346 pages, potential +34CP
Vermillion Gym: A Book With Thunderous Hype
For this one I’ll be reading a SUPER obvious choice which is Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. I’ve heard extremely mixed reviews from all my friends so I don’t really know what to think! (And I have been thinking a lot. I even dreamt about it last night.) I’m currently waiting for my reserved copy to come into the library so hopefully it’ll arrive soon.
343 pages, potential +34CP
Celadon Gym: A Book That Focuses on Diversity
I had a couple of books I could have picked for this, but hopefully I’ll be reading If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo which features a trans girl protagonist. I’ve also heard mixed things about this one, but WE SHALL SEE.
288 pages, potential +28CP
Fuschia Gym: A Book With A Great Romance
I knew absolutely nothing about Sappho’s Leap by Erica Jong when I spotted it in the library, but: Sappho aka the coolest queer Greek poet. The blurb promises some canonical ladies loving ladies, SO THERE.
352 pages, potential +35CP
Saffron Gym: A Book With Fantasy/Supenatural Elements
Having not particularly enjoyed the first book in this series I was pretty sceptical of picking up A Court of Mist and Fury. But my friend assured me that it was a great improvement and will make me ship all the ships, so I’ll be having a go! If I can wade through it all… 😛 (Weirdly, this one’s longer than The Final Empire…? I just have epic fantasy pegged as super long in my mind, I guess.)
640 pages, potential +64CP
Cinnabar Gym: A Book With A Red Cover
This is…mostly red, right? I had a bit of a struggle finding a book for this but eventually I remembered that I have What’s a Girl Gotta Do? by Holly Bourne waiting for me on my Kindle. HUZZAH FEMINISM. And people are saying very promising things about this one which is nice. 🙂
432 pages, potential +43CP
Viridian Gym: A Book With Post-Apocalyptic Setting
I also had a slightly hard time finding a book for this one, but in the end I decided to read The Death Cure by James Dashner. I’ve read the first two books in the series, but…I just never got round to reading this one? I DON’T KNOW. They started to frustrate me haha. I might change this one if I do find something better, though, because The Scorch Trials was basically an exercise in how to piss me off most.
325 pages, potential +32CP
If I complete all of these books, my potential points plus the gym badge bonus is 484CP! I’m really looking forward to starting this and hopefully achieving some of these gym badges. 😀
I really love Pokemon Black and White and am feeling the nostalgia too (it was recent, but not THAT recent right? It feels like so long ago already haha). Now I want to replay them 😛 I’ve heard such good things about the Mistborn series, but I haven’t had the chance to try them yet. Let me know if you’ll like it 😀 Good luck!
Yay! *high fives* (I, erm, still actually remember a bit of the theme song from the TV show. I didn’t watch it that often but for some reason I can still remember…?)
I SERIOUSLY want to replay my Pokemon games — my DS can’t play the new ones haha so that seems like the best option.
I confess I have not actually started Mistborn yet but I’ll definitely let you know if I enjoy it! 🙂
Haha I don’t think I ever watched the Black and White tv show… I watched a bit of Diamond and Pearl, then I didn’t watch until XY but I gave up on that one when Ash was like ‘what’s evolution’ I dunno Ash maybe that thing that a lot of your Pokemon went through?? I get that they have to explain that from time to time for new viewers, but it was frustrating lol. SAME HERE. I want to replay them all. If you do ever get a DS to play the new ones I definitely recommend them though 🙂
Idk, I feel like it might have been on TV just as I came home from school? (Or maybe reruns. They ALWAYS have Pokemon reruns.) Yeah, the TV shows aren’t actually that good in my experience — each episode just sort of works as a random story on its own. 😛 Ooh okay! I’m thinking of maybe borrowing my friend’s 3DS haha.
I really want to read If I Was Your Girl! It looks very interesting, and I just think it’ll be really different. Here’s hoping you like it! I read The Maze Runner, but I haven’t gotten around to reading the next two books, and I’m honestly not too sure whether I will.
As for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, I thought it was good! I rated it five stars, because it really was awesome, but it’s not a “favorite” like the original books were. The writing style is just a lot more impersonal because it’s a script and there are no thoughts.
-Amy
Yeah, I actually really enjoyed If I Was Your Girl! I’d recommend it if you get the chance to read it. To be honest, I don’t think I’m going to get round to reading that James Dashner one. The Scorch Trials really frustrated me and I’m not a massive fan of his writing style.
Ah, that’s great to hear! I’m finally picking up my copy of Cursed Child tomorrow, YAY. I think that if I go in with the idea that it’s not the original series and that’s okay I’ll probably enjoy it more…? Yeah. Thanks so much for the comment! 🙂
Oh, goody! I definitely hope to get to it in the near future.
I know, I hear so many good things about his writing, and I’m just not sure it’s for me. I’ll probably give him another chance, though; I try not to give up on someone because of just one example!
OOOOOO yay! Yes, that’s how I felt and I definitely enjoyed it. I just don’t understand the whole “eighth book” concept? Ummmmm no?
Of course, any time! 🙂
It’s too bad you can’t download Pokemon Go on your phone but it seems like you’ve got your tbr all planned out! Good luck! I’ve never wanted to join a readathon this badly but unfortunately, I decided to prioritize writing over reading (and I’m in a small reading slump AND school is starting): so I guess it’s just bad timing for me haha.
– Rachana @ Spun
Although I may not be able to actually join the Pokemon Go fever, I can join in spirit! I…was supposed to get so much work done on my WIP this summer but I lost a lot of enthusiasm for it, so…eh. Aw no, I’m sorry you can’t join but sometimes other things in life come first! I am just going to pretend school isn’t starting next week, argh. 😛
The Mistborn series is great! I highly recommend it as well. Sanderson is one of my favorite authors!
that’s great to hear — another positive response to Mistobrn! I probably won’t finish it for this readathon haha but I am definitely going to start it soon. 🙂
I love everything I’ve read by Sanderson. I hope you get to it soon!