UPDATE: BOOKTUBE SFF READALONGS 2016


A new year means a new set of BookTube SFF Awards Readalongs to enjoy. I did not quite finish all of the books I meant to read last year for this event, but did pick up some great reads like THE MARTIAN, RAT QUEENS VOLUME 1: SASS AND SORCERY, and SIXTH OF THE DUSK. I find myself a bit busier for the time being, but still want to participate in the readalongs, so I have condensed my goal down to 3 pieces of fiction, one from each of the three categories: Novel, Graphic Novel, and Short Fiction/Novella. The titles I will be reading along with the dates the readalongs are scheduled for are: 

DESCENDER VOLUME 1: TIN STARS (Graphic Novel)
by Jeff Lemire, Dustin Nguyen, and Steve Wands
March 16-31 (happenning now)
ILLUMINAE (Novel)
by Jay Kristoff and Amie Kaufman
March 22 - April 11
PERFECT STATE (Short Fiction)
by Brandon Sanderson
April 12-30

There's still plenty of time if you too would like to join in on the fun. It's a great group moderated by some fantastic BookTubers and you can access it all on their Goodreads group page if you would like to take part in the reading and discussing of these fantastic books from the previous year.

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