There are just so many amazing novellas that have been released that never seem to make it onto the reading pile. With review books or highly anticipated full-length novels, those super quick but awesome short stories get put on the back burner.
Without making a commitment to read them, stories like DESTROY ME by Tahereh Mafi, DIE FOR HER by Amy Plum, RADIANT by Cynthia Hand, A DANCE WITH DARKNESS by Courtney Allison Moulton or GLITTER & DOOM by Bethany Griffin don't stand a chance when up against their full-length counterparts.
So that's what Rachel of Fiktshun and I decided to do. Commit to reading as many novellas as we can for one week, setting aside our review books and finally diving into those short stories we've been dying to check out for ages.
And we thought that maybe there were one or two readers who might like to join us.
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DATES: Novella Reading Week will take place from JUNE 10th to JUNE 16th.
GOAL: To read as many novellas as possible.
OPTIONAL: Write reviews and/or share thoughts on Goodreads, Blogs, Facebook, etc.
GIVEAWAYS: Those who sign up to participate in the challenge can enter the giveaway in the Rafflecopter below for two eNovellas from Amazon for the Kindle. There will be three winners.
During the week of the challenge there will be a giveaway for a Book of Your Choice up to $25 USD to two winners. Details on that giveaway will be included in the Novella Reading Week Begins post on June 10th.
TO PARTICIPATE: Leave a link in the Linky form at the bottom of this post with any of the places you hang out online - Blog, Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter, Goodreads. Reviews will not be required to participate, but to be eligible for the BoYC giveaway, you'll have to prove you've read the novella(s) by at least sharing your non-spoiler-y thoughts in the comments.
That's it!
So, if you'd like to participate, sign-up in the Linky below. And if you can accept Kindle eBook gifts, be sure to enter the giveaway.
If you have a blog and would like to grab a Novella Reading Week badge, the code is in the sidebar.
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If you haven't a clue about what novellas are out there, here are just a few of those worth checking out.
Undone (Unraveling #1.5) by Elizabeth Norris
Roar and Liv (Under the Never Sky 0.5) by Veronica Rossi
Destroy Me (Shatter Me #1.5) by Tahereh Mafi
Radiant (Unearthly #2.5) by Cynthia Hand
Glitter & Doom (Masque of the Red Death #1.5) by Bethany Griffin
Breathless (Firelight #3.5) by Sophie Jordan
Flirting With Maybe by Wendy Higgins
The Shadow Cats (Fire and Thorns #0.5) & The Shattered Mountain (Fire and Thorns #0.6) by Rae Carson
Bridge (Shade #2.5) by Jeri Smith-Ready
A Dance With Darkness (Angelfire #0.5) by Courtney Allison Moulton
The Prince (The Selection #0.5) by Kiera Cass
Valkrie Symptoms (Valkyrie #0.5) by Ingrid Paulson
Die For Her (Die for Me #2.5) by Amy Plum
What Really Happened In Peru (The Bane Chronicles #1) by Cassandra Clare and Sarah Rees Brennan
The Witch of Duva (The Grisha 0.5) by Leigh Bardugo
Neverfall (Everneath #1.5) by Brodi Ashton
Life Before Legend (Legend 0.5) by Marie Lu
Isolation (Partials Sequence 0.5) by Dan Wells
A Dark Grave (The Elysium Chronicles 0.5) by J.A. Souders
As They Slip Away (Across the Universe 0.5) by Beth Revis
Shadows (Lux 0.5) & Daimon (Covenant 0.5) & Elixir (Covenant 3.5) by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Annabel (Delirium 0.5) & Hana (Delirium #1.5) & Raven (Delirium #2.5) by Lauren Oliver
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What's Up for Grabs
TWO Kindle eBook Novellas to THREE winners
The Deets
***Giveaway is open to those who sign up to participate in the Novella Reading Week only***
- Must be 13 or older to enter.
- One entry per person.
- Must be able to accept Amazon Kindle eBook gifts.
- Winners will be chosen by Random via Rafflecopter.
- Winners will be announced in the Rafflecopter and contacted by email.
Enter in the Rafflecopter below...
a Rafflecopter giveaway
To participate in the challenge, which begins on June 10th, sign-up in the Linky list below...
I'm excited! Novella's I hope to read are here! http://www.readingangel.com/2013/05/june-2013-to-be-read-pile.html
ReplyDeleteThis should be fun, thanks for hosting :)
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