Review for The Color of the Sun

I recently finished The Color of the Sun by David Almond. It's release date is set for September 2019.

(3.5 stars) While this book starts off on a dark note and does continue to have some dark and deep undertones, it's really a sweet story that involves a colorful and carefully woven tale. It takes place in one day while Davie wanders the town. He is grieving, as he recently lost his dad. Along the way, he goes on many little adventures, comes into contact with a vast amount of unique characters and it ends with an unexpected resolution, as it comes full circle. I thought this was a very clever story and full of color. It's a big quirky and a bit loving. It's a story full of imagination and wonder and I enjoyed it very much.

July Wrap Up - RECORD READING MONTH! ♥

Woohoo! I made a record for myself. I read 9 books this month! OMG - can it be!? I am up to par with my BookTube friends!? I can't even believe it. Hellooooo life out of Grad School!!!! :) I participated in two readathons this month which really helped (I will post a 'Reading Rush' blog entry soon).

Monthly Stats

Pages Read: 2,513                                                        Middle Grade: 3
Average Rating: 3.94*                                                  New Adult: 1
                                                                                      Adult: 3
                                                                                      YA: 2
Physical Books: 4 
           *Graphic Novel: 2                                             Thriller/Mystery: 2
E-Books: 1                                                                    Gen Fiction: 2 
Audio: 1                                                                        Fantasy: 4
Audio/Physical: 3                                                         Utopian: 1
                                                                                     
                                                                                     

Here are the books I read this July, when I read them, why, and my rating!

No Exit: June 10 - July 5, 2019 for The Book Junkie Trials Readathon ****



The Woman in Cabin 10: July 5 - July 14, 2019 for The Book Junkie Trials Readathon ****

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The Tea Dragon Society: July 19, 2019 for The Book Junkie Trials Readathon *****




Furthermore: July 14 - July 19, 2019 for The Book Junkie Trials Readathon ****



Stardust: July 20, 2019 for The Book Junkie Trials Readathon **



Saga: Volume 5: July 27, 2019 for The Reading Rush Readathon ****



Scythe: July 22 - July 28, 2019 for The Reading Rush Readathon *****




The Color of the Sun: July 23 - July 31, 2019 for The Reading Rush Readathon (also, a NetGalley read) ***.5



November 9: July 21 - July 31, 2019 for no reason (audio book mostly) ****

The Book Junkie Trials -- FIRST EVER Completed Readathon!!!! ♥

So, I have OFFICIALLY completed my very first readathon. I have participated in so many before, but this was the very first one that I finished every single challenge, AND over a week early!!! I guess monthly readathons work so much better for me! Makes sense because I am not an incredibly fast reader like booktubers, and I don't seem to have nearly as much as time as others.

I am super stoked. The books I read are listed below and what challenge was completed for each. GO TEAM MAGE!!!!! :)  (Here is readathon info: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ik7ehmYa2yE&list=PL7MSUxj8ZqlqJqR6hoYTmpciBeDGgL13t -- thank you, for ALL of your hard work Rachael Marie!)

Challenge One: Orc Grove: A book that is gruesome, gory, or gritty
I read....


Challenge Two: Ol' Pirate Cove: A book that takes place, at least in part, on sea
I read.....



Challenge Three: Glimmer: A book that is beautiful or colorful
I read...



Challenge Four: Draconic Isle: A book that features dragons
I read...



Challenge Five: The Bookie Grail: Group book - Stardust
I read...



I am so incredibly excited that I finished an entire readathon AND read 5 books in one month thus far! This is so rare for me.

This past weekend was #24in48 readathon so that helped a bit. For that, I read a little over 7 hours in 48. I feel like I can't compete with others in this readathon. I need my sleep, so, I usually don't go past 8 hours. I think my future goal will be 12!

FUTURE PLANS!

Stay tuned for my next blog that will be all about #TheReadingRush, formerly known as Booktubeathon. There is SO much to be excited about this round!!

I also plan on reading #NetGalley reads and really starting to get involved now that grad school is over. I need to get my percentage up and keep my blog up to date. I have also been making lots of cards lately and I havent uploaded any of those pics here. I have been using Instagram for that - Follow my card/book IG account at: books2readcards2make

For all of August and September, I will be participating in the We Be Book'n Bookopoly and am SO excited for that. I created a board and all of my challenges are ready to go. I will create a blog for that as well.

So many incredibly fun things to come!