#readtoroll

last august, bibliophilicwitch and relevy ran a challenge called Read to Roll that i thought was pretty fun! I decided that I wanted to do the challenge again, just for lulz. there’s no time restraints, just whenever I finish the books. look for me participating in any other dnd-themed reading challenges they do in the future, too! a description of my dnd character (shitty sims rendition of them included) along with the books I’ll be reading are under the cut, but go to those links for full details of the challenge!

Read to Roll Update

Just finished Six of Crows by Leigh Barduro this morning. It was a fun read and I really liked most of the Characters (especially Jesper). Can’t wait to read the second part!

Read to Roll TBR! :)

While late to posting, I am joining (oddly, without anything in the fantasy genre this session—but look at those stunning covers). My character is an Elven, Druidic Acolyte with her road-worn cloak and trusty staff in hand.

Race: Elf — Book over 400 pages (The Unhoneymooners)

Class: Druid — Greenery on the cover (Wilder Girls)

Accessories: Cloak — Soft cover (The Unhoneymooners)

Background: Acolyte —  Book featuring themes of grey morals (Wilder Girls)

Read to Roll Introduction

This month I’m participating in Read to Roll, a DnD inspired read-a-thon!  I’ve never actually played DnD, but this seemed like a really fun event and I’m super excited.  So here is my TBR to build my character:

Race: Elf

Book over 400 pages - The Heart Forger by Rin Chupeco

Class: Rogue

Mysterious character on the cover - The Shadowglass by Rin Chupeco

Background: Alcolyte

A book featuring grey morals - The Invasion of the Tearling by Erika Johansen

Weapons: Rapier

A book featuring a chosen one - Sabriel by Garth Nix

Accessories: Cloak

Soft cover - Burial Rites by Hannah Kent

Read to Roll: A DnD Readathon Adventure!

Race: Halfling (A book you can read in a day) Murder on the Rockport Limited by The McElroy Family illustrated by Carey Pietsch. I've been waiting months for this follow up and I just need to sit down and read it!

Class: Druid (Greenery on the cover) Sword at Sunset by Rosemary Sutcliff. This is actually a reread but I'm working on my own Arthurian retelling and I really want to go back to this book because it's what inspired this whole journey.

Background: Noble (A book about political intrigue) The Fate of the Tearling by Erika Johansen. Gotta finish up the series! I'm terrified!

Weapons: Staff (A book featuring a traveler) An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon. This hasn't been on my TBR very long but it's so far out of my normal genres I'm excited to read it.

Accessories: Chainmail (Cover with shiny accents) Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman. I love collecting mythology retellings and then never reading them. Whoops.

Read to Roll Update!

Well that certainly was a quick one! I've been meaning to reread The Slow Regard of Silent Things and this readathon gave me the perfect opportunity. Auri is probably one of the most mysterious people in this series!

I heavily recommend the Kingkiller Chronicle to everyone I meet. It completely changed my understanding of stories and how they are told. There's definitely a cinematic quality to these books and its lends itself so easily to imagination.

This novella though? It breaks so many rules of storytelling, but in such an amazing way. Even the author warns in the introduction that this story would be a bit difficult to comprehend. But, to me, I saw so much of myself in this book. Hell, it even made me care about the well-being of a gear!

If you're still on the fence or unaware of these books, check them out if you have the chance!