Welcome to the second Calendar Girls read-a-long, and the very first read-a-long which I am personally hosting! We are still trying to figure out the best way these read-a-longs will work for Melanie and myself, as well as (of course) the participants, so I would appreciate any feedback you may have! You can either leave your thoughts in the comments below, or contact me privately through my Contact page! If this is the first time you are hearing about Calendar Girls, it is a monthly blogging event which is a lot of fun! For more details, please go to my info page about Calendar Girls!
The book which we will be reading together in August is
*drum roll*
My Lady Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows!
Title: My Lady Jane
Author: Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows
Type: Fiction
Genre: YA, Historical, Fantasy, Romance
Imprint: HarperTeen
Publisher: HarperCollins
Date published: June 7, 2016 (hardcover)
May 9, 2017 (paperback)
Format: Paperback
Page Count: 494
Synopsis: Edward (long live the king) is the King of England. He’s also dying, which is inconvenient, as he’s only sixteen and he’d much rather be planning for his first kiss than considering who will inherit his crown…
Jane (reads too many books) is Edward’s cousin, and far more interested in books than romance. Unfortunately for Jane, Edward has arranged to marry her off to secure the line of succession. And there’s something a little odd about her intended…
Gifford (call him G) is a horse. That is, he’s an Eðian (eth-y-un, for the uninitiated). Every day at dawn he becomes a noble chestnut steed—but then he wakes at dusk with a mouthful of hay. It’s all very undignified.
The plot thickens as Edward, Jane, and G are drawn into a dangerous conspiracy. With the fate of the kingdom at stake, our heroes will have to engage in some conspiring of their own. But can they pull off their plan before it’s off with their heads?
For those of you interested in participating in this read-a-long (whether you are a regular Calendar Girls Books participant or not), I would please ask that you sign up using the form below! This is mainly for me to keep track of participants, and whose name to connect to which blog, Twitter, etc. Please do not share any personal information like your full name or physical address in the form!
– Schedule –
| Date | Chapter Discussions | Discussion Location |
|---|---|---|
| August 1, 2017 | Start reading! | N/A |
| August 9, 2017 | 1 – 8 | Flavia the Bibliophile |
| August 16, 2017 | 9 – 15 | Flavia the Bibliophile |
| August 23, 2017 | 16 – 23 | Flavia the Bibliophile |
| August 30, 2017 | 24 – 30 | Flavia the Bibliophile |
And that’s it! Please stay tuned for the first discussion post! If you need reminders for when these posts go up, please be sure to subscribe to emails from my blog, or please let me know if you’d prefer to receive reminders through the Calendar Girls newsletter? (For which the sign up is right here). Otherwise, I hope that you’re just as excited as I am to read this awesome-sounding book together!
THANK YOU FOR READING THIS POST AND I HOPE THAT YOU WILL BE JOINING THE READ-A-LONG! IF YOU WILL NOT BE JOINING, IS IT BECAUSE YOU HAVE READ THE BOOK ALREADY? ANOTHER REASON? ALSO PLEASE GIVE ME ANY FEEDBACK REGARDING READ-A-LONGS YOU’VE HOSTED OR PARTICIPATED IN THE PAST (AND YOUR PREFERENCES), IN THE COMMENTS BELOW! I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING ALL OF YOUR THOUGHTS, AND HAPPY READING!
Such a great book! Love it! ❤️❤️❤️
Yay! I’ve only ever heard good thing about it 🙂 Will you be joining us by re-reading? ❤️❤️❤️
I’m so excited to read this book!
YES! OMG ME TOO! ❤️❤️❤️
Ooo! This one has been on my TBR so I think I’ll join the readalong if I can get myself a copy!
YAY! I hope that you are able to and that you’ll join us! It’d been on my TBR for like ever too, and I’m so happy that I finally have the chance to read it.
Yay! I really hope you can join us too!!! 😀 😀
No way! I totally love that book! It’s one of my all time faves!!
I am going to attempt to read this book over the whole month like you have planned out. Trying something new! <3
I’m sorryyyy I know that’s not how you read! You could always read it at your own pace and then just come back to discuss the different sections throughout the month? That’s possible too, and others might do this as well.
That’s a thought. And its okay because I know the majority of the group needed a longer time frame, and I am up for trying new things so I can participate!! Totally not complaining. I have recently figured out how to read two books at once and I never thought I would be able to lol. This will be something new 🙂
Hehe okay! Can’t wait to see what we all think of My Lady Jane!
:-* I have heard good things so I am sure we will all love it!
Thanks so much! And yeah we’ve only heard good things! Did you want to maybe re-read it with us? 😉 hehe
Considering that I keep debating on whether or not I want to read this book, joining this read-a-long is rather tempting. I’ll think about it a bit more before I actually make up my mind though.
Hehehe I hope that the temptation becomes too great to resist!
Oh, I’ll probably end up joining in. I’m a sucker for read-a-longs and readathons, lol.
Yaaaay! I hope you do join us! Please be sure to fill out the Google Forms form if you doo 😀
Okay, I filled out the Google Form. And in case you wonder about it, Danielle Thamasa is my pen name, not my legal name.
Great! Thanks for letting me know 🙂 and again, so glad you’re joining us!
I’d love to participate in this! Can I do it without having a Twitter account? (I submitted the form already but I just wanted to check)
Yes, of course you can join without having a Twitter account! That was just part of the form so that I have a list of everyone and know who is who, where…haha. So happy to have you join!! 😀
Great! I’m excited because I’ve been eyeing this book for while!
This sounds like fun, and I would join if I had the book! So have a great time, all of you 🙂
Awe that’s too bad! Some of us don’t own the book either, but are borrowing it from the library (if that helps) hehe. We’d love for you to join us! 🙂
I don’t think libraries in my country would have this, I bet it’s not even translated 😀 (libraries don’t stock many English books here, and never new ones.) Maybe I’ll join you another time! 🙂
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I can’t wait to read this with you guys!! I’m so excited!
I’m super excited too! I keep eyeing the book, tempted to start haha…but I’m holding off! BARELY!
Oh wooow an English Lit prof! *stares in awe* No wonder you’re trying to get through those ARCs! And finishing a PhD too. Wow. Busy busy. Best of luck with everything, and happy reading! ❤❤
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