Tome Topple Readathon Round 7


Another Readathon I just found we want to participate but I cannot add any more books to this month's TBR so I will take some of the ones I have already added here:

 Duration: November 16-29
Rules: Read books over 500 pages
Exceptions: Short story collection books do not count.

 So for this, I have planned to read:
The Illuminae Series by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff



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