Orilium - Magical Readathon - 2022 Gear Up - hosted by taliahsbookshelf

Legacy Gift
ORDER OF THE CRESCENT MEMBERS ONLY:
  • Animal familiar - pick an animal familiar and try to read a book that has it on the cover, in the title, or in the story
    • If it is too difficult, try and find one with as close as possible alternative to your choice

HOUSE OF THE ARCANE MEMBERS ONLY:
  • Locket of the Clear Mind - read a book in four or less sittings
  • Animated Broom - read a book that involves or focuses on a travelling adventure
  • Ring of Protection - read a middle grade book
  • Monocle of Vigilance - read a mystery/thriller book
  • Pocket Dimension - read an e-book

THE MIND WALKERS MEMBERS ONLY:
  • Shadow Realm - book with a dark cover
  • Psychic Plane - read a supernatural book
  • Astral Plane - read a book set in a different world than ours
  • Multiverse - read a science fiction book
  • Faewild - read a horror book, or book with horror elements

THE ARCHIVISTS MEMBERS ONLY:
  • Aitvaras (God of Sky and Riches) - sky on the cover or in the title/series name
  • Velinas (God of Death and Rebirth) - read a book with high stakes (where you think characters could die)
  • Laima (Goddess of Fate) - read a book where fate plays a big role (chosen ones, fated to meet tropes, etc.)
  • Ausra (Goddess of Dawn and Beginnings) - first book in a series
  • Galia (Goddess of Night and Nightmares) - night time on the cover or in the title/series name
  • Kovas (God of War) - book set during a war or one that includes a war (fictional or not)
All books added
Misery by Stephen King

Misery

Stephen King

400 pages • first pub 1987 (editions)

fiction horror mystery thriller dark tense medium-paced
Last Stand of Dead Men by Derek Landy

Last Stand of Dead Men

Skulduggery Pleasant #8

Derek Landy

604 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous dark emotional fast-paced
One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig

One Dark Window

The Shepherd King #1

Rachel Gillig

396 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction fantasy romance adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
The Whistling by Rebecca Netley

The Whistling

Rebecca Netley

384 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction horror mystery thriller dark mysterious tense slow-paced
Auē by Becky Manawatu

Auē

Auē #1

Becky Manawatu

393 pages • first pub 2019 (editions) user-added

fiction contemporary literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
Nettle and Bone by T. Kingfisher

Nettle and Bone

T. Kingfisher

325 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous dark funny medium-paced
Alex, Approximately by Jenn Bennett

Alex, Approximately

Jenn Bennett

388 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance young adult emotional lighthearted fast-paced
A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness

A Monster Calls

Patrick Ness

3 hours, 59 minutes • first pub 2011 (editions)

fiction fantasy young adult dark emotional sad fast-paced
On the Edge by Ilona Andrews

On the Edge

The Edge #1

Ilona Andrews

12 hours, 8 minutes • first pub 2009 (editions)

fiction fantasy romance adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced
The Book of Dragons by Jonathan Strahan

The Book of Dragons

Jonathan Strahan

576 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction fantasy science fiction short stories adventurous emotional medium-paced