I have been a co-host for the Once Upon a Readathon in the past and I had such a great time, so I am thrilled that Hannah (from the channel Hannah Blackwell) asked me to co-host the winter edition called Once Upon a Readathon Frostlands. The graphics for this round of the readathon are so adorable and perfectly fitting for a January readathon.
The Rules
The rules are pretty simple! You choose your team, you read, and you log your books in the tracker form! There will also be social media challenges that will be announced every Monday and are optional. Be sure to check out the Discord for exclusive team chats and buddy reads!
The Teams
As you can see, we have some pretty amazing teams this round but, obviously, Team Ice Fae is the best! I am co-captaining this team with Tiff from Tiff Talks Pages, who I adore! Ice Fae are very powerful beings who have inhabited the Icelands from the beginning. Their magic lies in creating and manipulating ice and are known to excel at divination as well.
Team Frost Bears is co-captained by Kaylani from Kaylani Simply Me and Abby from Abby Salter. Frost bears are the strongest and fiercest creatures in the Icelands. They have the power to create protective wards, which are most often used to protect their young and some have the ability to shape shift at certain times of year.
Team Snow Princess is co-captained by Daphne from Being Daphne and April from Happily Ever April. The snow princesses rule the Land in the stead of their long-lost parents. They are sisters with empathic abilities who can manipulate existing snow and some are even said to manipulate and produce snow storms.
Team Unicorn is co-captained by Bea from Mama Needs to Read Romance and Maggie from Maggie’s Books and Stuff. Unicorns perform healing magic and communicate telepathically. They are very rare and have only been spotted by humans on a handful of occasions.
The Prompts and Points
The great thing about this readathon is that you can read absolutely anything a get points for your teams since you get points based on page length. So, if you read a book between 0-199 pages you get 10 points, if you read one between 200-399 pages you get 20 points, etc.
There are ways to get bonus points on top of that. For example, you get 5 points for a mostly white cover, 5 points for snow or ice on the cover, 5 points for an atmospheric read, 10 points for a snowy setting, 10 points for a retelling, 10 points for a BIPOC author, 10 points for an LGBTQIA author or rep, and 10 points for disability, chronic illness or mental health rep. You also get 10 points for reading a book that features your mascot and this is all up to your interpretation. For example, for Ice Fae any kind of fae counts! Finally, you will get 10 points if you are your mascots fairytale or a retelling of it! So, for Snow Princess that is The Snow Maiden, for Ice Fae it is Father Frost, for Unicorns it is The Brave Little Taylor, and for Frost Bears it is East of the Sun, West of the Moon.
Other Links
Discord: https://discord.gg/yHQHwGRcZF
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onceuponareadathon/
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