 Hey fellow reading warriors, and welcome to my Valentine's Athon vlog Yeah, I can see you making faces in the back Valentine's Athon started today. It is the 10th of February. It started at 3 o'clock Eastern Standard Time Which for me was 2 o'clock here in Central Time, and I actually started it and I had class and then after class I Brought up the live show, but I only watched it for 10 minutes as I was finishing up the laundry because Then I had to go to work like they started their first reading sprint and I was in the car driving to work as they were reading in silence. It was great Suffice to say it's 11 o'clock I'm home from work, and I'm finally going to start reading for this read-a-thon And the first book that I'm gonna read is Prince Charming by Rachel Hawkins because it's the book that fulfills the prompt with pink on the cover and It's it's short. I want to start with the two short Rachel Hawkins books before I move to the really big lovely war So I'm gonna go ahead sit down and read this for a little bit before I got a bed Look down to go to bed. I just was too tired to film So sorry about that, but I got up to page 55 and Prince Charming by Rachel Hawkins And I'm really enjoying it. I'm hoping I can finish it today and then spend all of tomorrow Reading the other Rachel Hawkins books so I can say the last like two maybe even three days Towards reading lovely war because that's I need it to fulfill my prompts But at the same time I really want to read it, but it's pretty big and I'm afraid I'm not gonna be able to read it So I'm hoping to do some more reading of this later on I have a couple classes this afternoon and I obviously have to do homework And then I do have to do another long shift at work So the challenge for me is going to be finding the time to set aside to read That won't screw up my life. I'm really enjoying this so far. I think the characters are interesting Definitely true to their age. I think I can also relate to the main character a little bit because she has this older sister Who you know, she doesn't really like see very often and there's quite a bit of an age gap between them And it's the same thing with me and my sister We have a big age gap in between us and she moved away for college. And so I kind of grew up With her slash not with her and so I think I really enjoy this book and I think it'll be a fast read It's just a matter of like sitting down and finding a time to read it for me So I'm gonna get some homework done and I'm gonna have class and then I'm gonna work and then hopefully I can read more of this either Before class or after work and I will update you then when I have a new reading update Hello. Good morning. So it's the next day. It is actually February 12th And I did do quite a bit of reading I read another hundred pages of Prince Charming and so I'm halfway through I'm at 150 pages and oh my word I love the main character I love Daisy so much because Daisy is who at one point I aspired to be and at some times in my life I still aspire to be she is so like Sarcastic and witty and will snap back if she doesn't like something and I admire that but at the same time She's trying to understand where her sister is coming from with everything Also low-key Daisy's outfit here on the cover slightly inspired my own outfit I have a very similar skirt. That's in black and then instead of a striped shirt I went with a pink cardigan to kind of match the cover. Yeah, I did that so I Have a very I don't have a busy day, but at the same time I have a busy day I want to read the first chapter Right now and then I'm going to do some homework And then maybe do some cleaning and then see if I can do any more reading and then I have Work in the late afternoon into the evening So I really want to finish this book before I go to work So I can start the next book and get a good chunk into that so I can finish it tomorrow And then start on lovely war. I don't think I'm gonna be able to get to you should see me in a crown Which was going to be my other read that was It wasn't gonna fulfill a prompt that I already couldn't do I just really wanted to read it So I don't know if I'll be able to read it within the readathon But I will be reading it after I finish these three books So yeah, I'm also trying to find a time to film next Thursday's video because I'm really excited about it But I'm filming it with a special guest and so I got to coordinate that which is gonna be a lot of fun But yeah for now It's morning, so I'm going to read a chapter and I'm gonna do some homework Hopefully do some cleaning and get back to reading so And so we watched Wanda vision and just had a chill night. Yeah, like it was it was it was so much fun But so now it is Saturday Sorry if you can hear my neighbor's music. It's Saturday like 12 30 in the afternoon and So I woke up and I went to work and now I'm back and I've showered and So sad news. I am still working on Prince Charming But I have a plan so I am over halfway I'm like two-thirds of the way through because this book is so addicting. I like it a lot I love the main character because she is like witty. She'll snap back She's got she's she's got such a thick unique personality like I feel a lot of times I struggle with the Protagonist because I feel like so much of them gets washed out within the narration of the story that it's really hard to just See them as a human being or as a character but with her and like The thing she thinks and how she communicates and just she's so thick and who she is that it makes it such a Fun character to read from the perspective of and so I've really enjoyed that Aspect of it and then also her sister. So it's seven years older than her So she briefly touches on the hardships of having a sibling that's a lot older than you and I could relate to that so much because both of my siblings on Average the two of them are ten years older than me So I could very much relate to the fact of oh, I have this older sibling who you know I don't really know that much about other than what I hear from them Cuz they're not in the house anymore like they're adults. They have their own lives so that was also really fun for me to read and so today my plan is I have one school thing that I have to get done and then I can spend the rest of the day reading So I have a paper that I have to write by tonight So I'm gonna do that But then I am going to finish this book and honestly I might finish this book before I do my paper We'll see so I'm gonna finish the book. I'm gonna work on my paper I'm gonna start Royals no her royal highness. I'm going to start her royal highness I would love to finish it today because it is the same size as This one I'm reading Prince Charming. So the main character is like just as fun or interesting as the character in this book Or you know if it's as good of a read or as fast as a read as this one is I think I could finish it today if not early tomorrow Which would then give me two days to read Lovely War, which I don't know if I'm gonna be able to do but I'm certainly gonna try So that's my plan for today also low-key I planned my outfit to be like what she's wearing on the cover because she's got like a striped shirt and a like textured skirt like this So in honor of I am going to finish this book today. I Kind of dress like the main character. So I'll update with you guys later when I finished the book. Okay Hello it is Valentine's Day the early evening of Valentine's Day and I haven't I didn't I specifically didn't really record a lot of things earlier today because I We had kind of all-day plans me and my husband and so That's just what we've been doing we've been having really good Valentine's Day, but Reading wise so yesterday. I did the sprint with the hosts of Valentine's Day read it the Valentine's a phone and it was a lot of fun because during the reading sprints that we did I finished Prince Charming My goodness so good so good. I loved it. I rated it 4.5 stars I also have started using the story graph as well alongside good reads until I decide if I want to do a Complete switch over or not. So in good reads I believe it's four stars on the story graph. It's 4.5 because it was so good. So I Loved the main character. She her personality was so strong so much fun I loved how she talked with her sister of just you know how their lives are different, but then how they Have they have an age gap which was very interesting to like read about especially as someone coming from also an age gap between siblings and Just the romance was really cute It was it was very interesting because it was like half enemies to lovers and half like fake dating to real dating and like I was Squealing at the ending. I was like making noises. I was I was oh last few chapters She's got me like literally the last chapter the last five pages. I was like So needless to say I've moved on to my second book. So I finished the first book and So that finished the teen pinks prompt of read a book with pink on the cover And it also was a fluffy contemporary and I think it does fit some other prompts But I don't remember but so my next one is Her royal highness. This is also by Rachel Hawkins and it's interesting because this is a companion novel and basically what it It it takes place a couple months after Prince Charming, but it's a companion of us You don't like need to read it. Sorry about the angled changes and sliding and whatnot, but this is about a girl who She she goes to school in Scotland after going through a break up not break up And she ends up being the roommate to Princess Flora the princess of Scotland Who is mentioned in Prince Charming and I believe it's an enemies to lover and it's LGBTQIA plus And it's so cute the main character is by to like it's not just like oh, she's gay But it's that she's by and I feel like it just There goes the camera again I haven't read a lot of books where I haven't read a lot of books where the character is just Where is by like it's always like gay or straight or and I mean those are great. Don't get me wrong. Those are amazing That's cool to see some by rep too. Anyway, so I am 100 pages into it. I am loving it. I'm sipping through it. I'm worried I won't get to finish a lovely war on time. So I might honestly read you should see me in a crown But the thing is is like if I do read you should see me in a crown instead of lovely war I'm not gonna finish all the prompts for my team But I might finish three books at least so we'll see for sure. I'm gonna read both of them soon But I'm just gonna try and finish this book for today Hopefully start lovely war We still have more Valentine's Day plans to go yet today. So we shall see Hello, so it's definitely not almost 4 o'clock on the day of the 15th aka the last day of the read-a-thon Definitely not except that it is so obviously I have some catching up to do with you guys I did not film a lot at the end of the read-a-thon or at least near as much as I did at the beginning of the read-a-thon And I'm sorry for that, but you know Valentine's Day. I Had a nice day. I just kind of spent all day with my husband and It was really nice, but not a lot to like film, but I did actually do quite a bit of reading So I did do some reading. I just didn't vlog it as much as I was hoping to so I'm just gonna quick give a little wrap-up of the books that I read and Talk about them just a little bit So as you know, the first book that I finished was Prince Charming Barry Joe Hawkins. I rated this four and a half stars I loved it. There was only one little thing here there that I didn't like or miss But all in all like it was just such a short fun Fluffy little read that I just I loved I would recommend it. It's both enemies to lovers and fake dating To real dating so so this is something that I definitely would recommend as someone who doesn't read a lot of contemporary romance I enjoyed this. I really did. Then the second book that I finished was actually her Royal Highness I know I did not update you guys saying that I did finish it, but I did I stayed up late and read this and finished it and I love this So this is like a companion novel to Prince Charming. I recommend reading Prince Charming first But you don't necessarily have to because this takes place a couple months after Prince Charming does But if you don't read Prince Charming like obviously they explained the things in the first one a little bit So that you're not lost when you read this story So I I also really like this one. This follows Princess Flora rather than Well, I guess Princess Flora is who's another member of the royal family But it's about the American girl who goes to Scotland for school and ends up being roommates with Princess Flora again It's an enemies to lovers and it's so cute So I also highly recommend reading this one even like right after like reading these together Also just so that you're aware these are such a slow burn not like that slow because obviously they're really small, but like You spend the first half of the book At least the first half of them not liking each other or just kind of setting up and then it's got such a quick ending Like the real big twisting point in the climax is within like the second or third to last chapter And then the last chapter is that resolution Which I those are the kind of books I enjoy where it's like every page and word is Important all the way until the end because that's where the excitement is to get there is a little bit slower But they're not very long. So it wasn't a problem and then The last book that I read Was on this TBR. It's huge, but it was a breeze but not not like really so I Lovely war But Julie Berry. Yeah, so I have no footage of me Reading this because again, I stayed up really late Reading in my pajamas and then I dedicated like a large chunk of the night and this morning just sitting here reading I was like, I don't have time to film and figure things out because I just need to finish this book before I Attended the live show which I am still technically currently attending, but it's kind of right at the end and so This one This one also I rated Her Royal Highness four stars because there are a few things with the characters that kind of annoying me just a little bit more than Prince Charming did but still solid book Anyway, I am still This one's a tear drunker This one I love the gods. Oh my gosh So this is a love story and it's narrated by the gods and I'm not ready to talk about it yet I'm gonna be honest. I haven't given it a rating yet. I know I loved it but That I will say I'm not one for battle scenes a lot So those were kind of hard for me to sit there and three read through but like pretty much everything else I will give a more in-depth review of most likely all of these books with this one for sure I just have my thoughts a little more together so It's an emotional roller coaster and just read it if you like historical fiction and romance and historical romance and all that jazz So I finished my three books for this read-a-thon. I'm not gonna cry I'm not gonna cry. I finished my three books for this read-a-thon and I finished all the prompts for my team and A lot of other prompts. So that was really really really fun I'm so excited to do it next year. Hopefully next year is gonna be a little longer and have more prompts and more times. So Yeah, I am super excited. That's gonna be pretty much the end of this vlog It's not my most exciting vlog But you know, that's that's just that's how it is so Yeah, my brain is a little bit mushed from all that like reading and lack of sleeping, but it's so worth it Anyway, I hope you guys enjoyed it Let me know if you've read any of these books down below or if you want to read them comment them down below Otherwise, if you have any other suggestions book recommendations also comment them down below Give this video a thumbs up if you liked it if you want more vlogs or just more romance I don't read a lot of romance or contemporary, but that doesn't mean I'm going to close the door on them obviously Otherwise subscribe if you haven't already I post videos every Thursday with the occasional bonus video on Sundays If I feel creative or have a lot of ideas So click subscribe hit the bell for that when you're notified for both my weekly uploads and my Sunday bonus videos That happen on occasion, but until the next video. 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