2024 FrightFall Readathon - It's October 1st...let's go! 🎃🎃🎃

It's officially spooky season (though for me it starts September 1st)! Are we ready? Let's read!!

If you have any questions about how things work, check out the guidelines in the sidebar menu or the sign up post, or you can always leave me a comment (or send me a message via the contact form). The linky below is the same one as the sign up linky. If you do a starting line/goal post, just add your link again, but be sure to put "goal post" beside your name, i.e. Michelle @ True Book Addict (goals or reading goals).

Remember the one main "rule" of FrightFall is that you must read at least ONE scary book (which can be a thriller, mystery, Gothic novel, or similar for those who are faint of heart). I hope you will indulge the scary beyond the one book, but that is entirely up to you. It is all about the reading after all.

Our social media hashtag is #FrightFall
Our social media:
Facebook group
Facebook page
Goodreads group
Instagram
StoryGraph
Discord - this is an invite link. If you're already a member, you should still be able to access the server
(There are channels for FrightFall and Something Wicked Fall in the Discord channel sidebar).

All links to our social media are also in the sidebar menu.

Some orders of business...

• There is a giveaway during every readathon. I offer two prizes. The first prize is a $15 social justice charity donation ( I was doing this at the beginning of the event, but I have now moved it back to the end of the event). The second prize is a $5 Amazon eGift card. Both giveaways are open internationally (for the Amazon gift, wherever Amazon is available). There will be a form on the wrap-up post where you can select which giveaway (one or both) you would like to enter. Details on how the giveaway works are on the Guidelines page.
  
  
• New this year...we are now having one 24-Hour readathon during each month-long event. The FrightFall 24-Hour event will be on Saturday, October 19th at 10:00 am EDT. I will be doing most of my updates and check-ins on Discord (invite link to our Discord). It's free to join and it would be cool to have some lively chats over there. There will be a post here when the 24-Hour event starts Full details about the 24-Hour event on the Guidelines page.
  
  
• I will post a mid-event check-in here on the blog.

FrightFall has officially been a part of Something Wicked Fall for seven years now. The event runs September/October over at my horror blog, Castle Macabre. We are doing a read-along of Stephen King's Fairy Tale through the end of October. We started September 1st so there's still time to join in (or if you've already read it, feel free to join in on the discussion). The reading schedule is posted on the event post, linked above and below. The second discussion post will be up soon.

Get all the details for what's going on during Something Wicked Fall here.

Any questions at all? Leave me a comment, or send me a message via the contact me link in the sidebar menu.

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2024 FrightFall Readathon (and Something Wicked Fall) - Sign up for all the scary!

It's my favorite time of year! 🎃 I hope you guys are ready for some scary reading!

We start at 12:00 am eastern time on October 1st and end at 11:59 pm eastern time on October 31st. (There is a handy link to a time zone converter in the sidebar menu.) I hope you're ready to get your scary on! Guidelines for the readathon can be found HERE or you can access in the sidebar menu. Any information you need about the readathon can be found there. Please do be sure to check the guidelines to make sure you're following along correctly. There are specific rules regarding sign up and wrap up, especially in regards to the giveaway.

The one main "rule" of FrightFall is that you must read at least ONE scary book (which can be a thriller, mystery, Gothic novel, or similar for those who are faint of heart). I hope you will indulge the scary beyond the one book, but that is entirely up to you. It is all about the reading after all.

Our social media hashtag is #FrightFall
Our social media:
Facebook group
Facebook page
Goodreads group
Instagram

StoryGraph
Discord - this is an invite link. If you're already a member, you should still be able to access the server

(There are channels for FrightFall and Something Wicked Fall in the Discord channel sidebar).

All links to our social media are also in the sidebar menu.

Some orders of business...

• There is a giveaway during every readathon. I offer two prizes. The first prize is a $15 social justice charity donation ( I was doing this at the beginning of the event, but I have now moved it back to the end of the event). The second prize is a $5 Amazon eGift card. Both giveaways are open internationally (for the Amazon gift, wherever Amazon is available). There will be a form on the wrap-up post where you can select which giveaway (one or both) you would like to enter. Details on how the giveaway works are on the Guidelines page.
  
  
• New this year...we are now having one 24-Hour readathon during each month-long event. The FrightFall 24-Hour event will be on Saturday, October 19th at 10:00 am EDT. I will be doing most of my updates and check-ins on Discord (invite link to our Discord). It's free to join and it would be cool to have some lively chats over there. There will be a post here when the 24-Hour event starts Full details about the 24-Hour event on the Guidelines page.
  
  
• I will post a mid-event check-in here on the blog.
  
  
• Grab the button and spread the word! There’s a grab code in the sidebar or download the image at the top of this post.

FrightFall has officially been a part of Something Wicked Fall for seven years now. The event runs September/October over at my horror blog, Castle Macabre. We are doing a read-along of Stephen King's Fairy Tale through the end of October. We started September 1st so there's still time to join in. The reading schedule is posted on the event post, linked above and below. The first discussion post is up here (though you may want to wait until you read the first section due to spoilers).

Get all the details for what's going on during Something Wicked Fall here.

Any questions at all? Leave me a comment, or send me a message via the contact me link in the sidebar menu.

FrightFall sign-up linky...

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2024 High Summer Readathon - Wrapping up

Did you enjoy the readathon? I hope you did, and that you got some great reading in. I'd like to thank you all for joining in, and also those who participated in the 24-hour Readathon. 

Wrapping up
To wrap up, go to the link for the wrap-up and giveaway form at the end of this post and fill it out, including a link to your wrap-up (whether it's a blog post, a Goodreads shelf, social media status...anything goes, as long as I can see you did indeed participate). You will also indicate which prize(s) you would like a chance at winning in the form. Be sure to double check that your name is listed in the sign up/starting line linky at this post so you will be eligible for the giveaway. You have until Friday, September 6th at 11:59 pm EDT to fill out the form. I will email the winner within a few days following the deadline so keep a look out in your email inbox (or spam folder, just in case) for an email from my truebookaddict gmail account.

Today kicks off Something Wicked Fall! The event post is up at Castle Macabre with all the details here. The highlights...a read-along of Stephen King's Fairy Tale, all kinds of horror reading and watching...movie and book reviews, and more! Of course, all this will go along nicely with FrightFall coming up in October. I'll have sign-up ready for that soon. In the meantime, check out the readathon button below (the grab code is in the sidebar). 

That's it! See you at the next one and/or for Something Wicked Fall.

Wrap-up form:
https://forms.gle/UqSHHUAKN6meN4qv7

(If you would like others to visit your wrap-up post, please leave a comment below with the link to your wrap-up, or you can visit participants via the starting line post linky here.)

Tomorrow is the High Summer 24-Hour Readathon!

Tomorrow is the day! We will start at 10:00 am eastern time. Find out what time that is in your time zone by using the time zone converter in the sidebar menu (just click the link).

I'll be updating and checking in on our Discord. If you haven't joined, just visit this invite link: https://discord.gg/e6uAmXtGqA
If you would rather not join us on Discord, feel free to post updates on Instagram, and/or in our Facebook group or Goodreads group. We also now have a group (book club) on StoryGraph. If you're on there, send me a follow request and I'll invite you to the group. My user name is truebookaddict. Here's the link to the group: https://tinyurl.com/seasonsreadingSG

Any questions? Leave a comment or contact me via the link in the menu.

I hope you will join us!  

2024 High Summer - Mid-Event Check-in

How is it going with the reading? Let me know your progress, or leave a link, in the comments.

Our 24-Hour readathon is set for Saturday, August 24 at 10:00 am EDT to Sunday, April 25 at 10:00 am EDT (read according to your time zone. If you need to check, there is a time zone converter in the sidebar menu).

Update on Something Wicked Fall coming to Castle Macabre in September. Our Stephen King read-along book has been chosen! It's Fairy Tale. The reading schedule will be in the kickoff post on September 1st. Stop by Castle Macabre today...it's our 13 year blogiversary! 

Here's the updated event graphic...

Here's the event graphic for FrightFall. Getting excited for spooky season! Signup for the readathon will be posted by mid-September.

Enjoy the rest of the readathon!

2024 High Summer Readathon - Time to start!

Well, technically we started at 12:00 am eastern time...running a bit behind. Let's get this party started!

If you have any questions about how things work, check out the guidelines in the sidebar menu or the sign up post, or you can always leave me a comment (or send me a message via the contact form). The linky below is the same one as the sign up linky. If you do a starting line/goal post, just add your link again, but be sure to put "goal post" beside your name, i.e. Michelle @ True Book Addict (goals or reading goals).

Our social media hashtag is #HSreadathon
Our other social media:
Facebook group
Facebook page
Goodreads group
Instagram
StoryGraph Book Club
Discord (this is an invite link. If you're already a member, you should still be able to access the server.)

All links to our social media are also in the sidebar menu.

Reminders:

• There is a giveaway during every readathon. I offer two prizes. The first prize is a $15 social justice charity donation. The second prize is a $5 Amazon eGift card. Both giveaways are open internationally (for the Amazon gift, wherever Amazon is available). There will be a form on the wrap-up post where you can select which giveaway (one or both) you would like to enter. Details on how the giveaway works are on the Guidelines page.
  
  
• New this year...we are now having one 24-Hour readathon during each month-long event. The Sci-Fi Summer 24-Hour event will be on Saturday, August 24th at 10:00 am EDT. I will be doing most of my updates and check-ins on Discord (invite link to our Discord). It's free to join and it would be cool to have some lively chats over there. There will be a post here when the 24-Hour event starts. Full details about the 24-Hour event on the Guidelines page.
  
  
• I will post a mid-event check-in here on the blog

Any questions at all? Leave me a comment, or send me a message via the contact me link in the sidebar menu.

Before I post the linky, just wanted to share a quick Save the Date. Something Wicked Fall hosted over at my horror blog, Castle Macabre, kicks off on September 1st. We are having a Stephen King read-along during the event (which will go on during the two month event, along with the FrightFall Readathon in October) and I'd like you to help decide which book we will read. Just visit the Save the Date post here at Castle Macabre for details and the link to go vote. Check out the preliminary event button below...

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2024 High Summer Readathon - Sign up!

I apologize for being so late with this. It has been a particularly forgetful month for me! 

Almost time for High Summer...one last hurrah of summer before wonderful fall arrives. Participating in any summer reading challenges? This is the perfect month to get caught up and/or finish strong. Let's do this!

We start at 12:00 am eastern time on August 1st and end at 11:59 pm eastern time on August 31th. (There is a handy link to a time zone converter in the sidebar menu.) Guidelines for the readathon can be found HERE or you can access in the sidebar menu. Any information you need about the readathon can be found there. Please do be sure to check the guidelines to make sure you're following along correctly. There are specific rules regarding sign up and wrap up, especially in regards to the giveaway.

Our social media hashtag is #HSreadathon
Our other social media:
Facebook group
Facebook page
Goodreads group
Instagram
Discord (this is an invite link. If you're already a member, you should still be able to access the server.)

All links to our social media are also in the sidebar menu.

Some orders of business...

• There is a giveaway during every readathon. I offer two prizes. The first prize is a $15 social justice charity donation ( I was doing this at the beginning of the event, but I have now moved it back to the end of the event). The second prize is a $5 Amazon eGift card. Both giveaways are open internationally (for the Amazon gift, wherever Amazon is available). There will be a form on the wrap-up post where you can select which giveaway (one or both) you would like to enter. Details on how the giveaway works are on the Guidelines page.
  
  
• New this year...we are now having one 24-Hour readathon during each month-long event. The High Summer 24-Hour event will be on Saturday, August 24th at 10:00 am EDT. I will be doing most of my updates and check-ins on Discord (invite link to our Discord). It's free to join and it would be cool to have some lively chats over there. There will be a post here when the 24-Hour event starts Full details about the 24-Hour event on the Guidelines page.
  
  
• I will post a mid-event check-in here on the blog.
  
  
• Grab the button and spread the word! There’s a grab code in the sidebar or download the image at the top of this post.

Any questions at all? Leave me a comment, or send me a message via the contact me link in the sidebar menu.

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