Tome Topple Readathon Round 8

Taking place: April 13 to 26
Creator: Thoughts on Tomes



Goal: Read books over 500 pages.

Plan to read during the week:
*Battle Royale by Koushun Takami
*Obsidio by Amy Kaufman & Jay Kristoff
*Mistborn #1 by Brandon Sanderson

 If I have time I will try to get to:
The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan
City of Lost Souls by Cassandra Clare

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