A few days ago, I announced in this post that I would be participating in the 24in48 readathon. So, how did I do?
23 hours of reading. 3 books. One library book sale. A trip to the mall and park. Some errands and cleaning. And I’m ready for King of Scars.
Books Read
- The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang: Loved this book and that kind of surprised me. Lived up to the hype for me. 5/5 stars
- Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo: A solid sequel and finally I understand why everyone loves Nikolai Lantsov. 4/5 stars
- Ruin and Rising by Leigh Barduo: An unplanned read and satisfying conclusion. I’M READY FOR KING OF SCARS. 4.5/5 stars
Friends, I can’t believe I started and finished these books during the readathon, read for 23 hours and didn’t lose sleep or neglect anything to do it! Aaaand I only bumped one book from my TBR. I did so much better than last year. Not bad at all. I’ll post reviews for these books soon.
Merline Reads 
That sounds awesome, Merline! I read Shadow and Bone for a 24 hour readathon earlier this month and I’m excited to get to Siege and Storm!
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I hope you enjoy Siege and Storm. I liked it more than Shadow and Bone and think it was a solid sequel.
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Congratulations for finishing the readathon with flying colors! I’m glad you enjoyed the rest of Grisha trilogy and read it right before King of Scars. I wanted to do a reread but I didn’t have the time. But yeah, I can’t believe we have 2 days left??? I can’t wait!
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Thanks, Tasya! I hope you are in the middle of King of Scars and enjoying it!
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Congratulations! Three books in merely 2 days is an amazing feat. I’ve always wanted to pick up something by Leigh Bardugo but have heard mixed reviews. It’s definitely a series that is perfect for a readathon.
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Thanks, Ayunda! I think Six of Crows is her best work so far. The verdict is out on King of Scars because I just started it. I think she grew a lot as a writer between this trilogy and Six of Crows.
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You did so, so well with the readathon, Merline! I loved seeing your updates on Twitter and Instagram! Would this be a bad time to tell you that Nikolai may or may not appear in Crooked Kingdom too? xD Obviously there’s no time to read that duology now (if you haven’t yet – I don’t remember atm) but I figured if you wanted to after, you’d like that bit of knowledge! 😀 Also, good luck with King Of Scars! I don’t know what to expect and am preparing myself for the worst (as in, what Leigh can do to Nikolai), basically. xD
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I remember him from Crooked Kingdom, but his appearance didn’t mean much to me at the time. I have to go back and re-read Crooked Kingdom soon now that I can appreciate his appearance and understand who Sturnhond is. I’m currently reading King of Scars and I feel like it’s leading to something dark and sinister that I’m not ready for. Happy reading!
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I saw you’re about 40ish per cent through and I really hope you end up enjoying the book more than you’re enjoying it right now. AND MY GOD is it dark and sinister. BUT. It doesn’t have nearly enough Nikolai in it for my liking.
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THAT’S EXACTLY MY PROBLEM. NOT ENOUGH NIKOLAI. Just when something starts happening with him, the POV changes and I hate that.
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Congrats! You did really good with the readathon (better than I would’ve done for sure)! Also I’M READY FOR KING OF SCARS TOO!
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Thanks, Serena! I hope you are enjoying King of Scars or at least have a chance to read it soon. I’m currently reading it.
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I’M CURRENTLY READING IT TOO AHSBFBTJ IT’S SO GOOD
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Wow, what a success! So glad you loved The Kiss Quotient, I thought that book was a lot of fun.
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That book was so much fun! I loved the characters and the story.
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wow 23 hours! I tried it once and I think I came up to 10 hours haah, but then lots of things came in between. Probably will try again haha, I love seeing these posts!
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10 hours is great!!! I had a little bit more time on my hands because I’m not in school anymore. I didn’t think I would surpass 12 hours going into this.
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You did amazing, sweets!
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Thanks, Kaleena!
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I wanted to participate, but I found out about it way too late! Oh well, there’s always next year I guess. Congrats on making it through! 😀
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Thanks, Alex! I think the next one is in July so that may be an opportunity to participate!
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