{"id":8390,"date":"2022-01-06T22:31:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-07T06:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/?p=8390"},"modified":"2022-02-11T11:43:48","modified_gmt":"2022-02-11T19:43:48","slug":"pondathon-intro-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/2022\/01\/06\/pondathon-intro-post\/","title":{"rendered":"Pondathon: Intro Post"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8388 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/pondathon-2-banner_post.png?resize=1200%2C539\" alt=\"Pondathon II: The Quiet Pond\u2019s Story-Driven Readathon. A small spade and watering can are crossed with vines wrapped around it frame the words Pondathon II. Three little forest sprites - one with a leaf on its head, another with twigs on its head like antlers, and a mushroom on the other\u2019s head - sit on the words \u2018Pondathon\u2019.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"539\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/pondathon-2-banner_post.png?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/pondathon-2-banner_post.png?resize=300%2C135&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/pondathon-2-banner_post.png?resize=1024%2C460&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/pondathon-2-banner_post.png?resize=768%2C345&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>New Year, New Challenges! While I&#8217;ve done several challenges that lasted from a month to a quarter, my previous attempts at year round challenges&#8230; well, they fizzled out by February, usually. As soon as a shiny new challenge popped up, bam, I was off to do that one. And, honestly, a challenge that only lasts a month or two is a lot easier to commit to! But I watched Pondathon last year with a lot of fascination, so this year I&#8217;m going to jump right in myself!<\/p>\n<h2><b>What is the Pondathon?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pondathon II is a story-driven and gardening-themed readathon hosted and run by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/thequietpond.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CW from The Quiet Pond<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The aim of the Pondathon II readathon is to read books to earn plants and decorate your own little garden so that we can restore the forest together. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/thequietpond.com\/2021\/12\/15\/pondathon-ii-prologue---bring-out-your-hats-your-gloves-and-sunscreen-its-time-to-garden-sign-up-and-character-creation\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More information about the readathon can be found here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Information about Joining the Pondathon<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thequietpond.com\/2021\/12\/15\/pondathon-ii-prologue---bring-out-your-hats-gloves-and-sunscreen-its-time-to-garden-sign-up-and-character-creation\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can sign-up to the Pondathon II readathon here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The readathon starts on January 10th 2022 and ends on December 11th 2022; sign-ups are open across the duration of the readathon.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You also get to create your own Pond animal character for the Pondathon, and create your own character card!<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019d like, create a blog post, bookstagram post, booktube video, Twitter thread, or whatever medium you wish, with &#8216;#PondathonII&#8217; in the title or your tweet. Share the character you have created and your character card!<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thequietpond.com\/2021\/12\/15\/pondathon-ii-prologue---bring-out-your-hats-your-gloves-and-sunscreen-its-time-to-garden-sign-up-and-character-creation\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Link back to this post<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> so that new friends can find the readathon and join in as well.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>My Pond Character<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8426 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/llamareads.jpg?resize=300%2C233\" alt=\"Character card\" width=\"300\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/llamareads.jpg?resize=300%2C233&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/llamareads.jpg?resize=768%2C597&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/llamareads.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This is my Pondathon character! I patterned her after my own derpdog, who has similar markings. My character likes helping out the flowers in the forest, though hopefully she&#8217;s a bit less derpy than her namesake!<\/p>\n<h2><b>My Pondathon TBR<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>The challenge runs for an entire year, so obviously I&#8217;m not going to list out every single book I&#8217;m hoping to read, but here&#8217;s a few selected ones that are currently on my list that are coming out this year. Of course, I&#8217;m hoping to tackle some things on my existing TBR, as well!<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8369 size-medium alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/55297669._SY475_.jpg?resize=197%2C300\" alt=\"Love &amp; Other Disasters\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/55297669._SY475_.jpg?resize=197%2C300&amp;ssl=1 197w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/55297669._SY475_.jpg?w=312&amp;ssl=1 312w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>January 18: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/55297669-love-other-disasters\">Love &amp; Other Disasters &#8211; Anita Kelly<\/a><\/p>\n<p>February 1: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/56754734-hunt-the-stars\">Hunt the Stars &#8211; Jessie Mihalik<\/a><\/p>\n<p>March 8: \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/57731125-our-lady-of-mysterious-ailments\">Our Lady of Mysterious Ailments &#8211; T.L. Huchu<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8396 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/57731125.jpg?resize=198%2C300\" alt=\"Our Lady of Mysterious Ailments\" width=\"198\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/57731125.jpg?resize=198%2C300&amp;ssl=1 198w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/57731125.jpg?w=247&amp;ssl=1 247w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>April 26: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/57724259-book-boyfriend\">Book Boyfriend &#8211; Kris Ripper<\/a><\/p>\n<p>May 31: \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/51000046-the-fae-keeper\">The Fae Keeper &#8211; H.E. Edgmon<\/a><\/p>\n<p>June 21: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/55816357-a-taste-of-gold-and-iron\">A Taste of Gold and Iron &#8211; Alexandra Rowland<\/a><\/p>\n<p>July 5: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/57365743-the-charmed-list\">The Charmed List &#8211; Julie Abe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>August 16: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/53446712-the-oleander-sword\">The Oleander Sword &#8211; Tasha Suri<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8398 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/53446712._SX318_.jpg?resize=212%2C300\" alt=\"The Oleander Sword\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/53446712._SX318_.jpg?resize=212%2C300&amp;ssl=1 212w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/53446712._SX318_.jpg?w=318&amp;ssl=1 318w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" \/>\u00a0September 6: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/57626046-monsters-born-and-made\">Monsters Born &amp; Made &#8211; Tanvi Berwah<\/a><\/p>\n<p>October: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/58163754-untitled\">The Luminaries &#8211; Susan Dennard<\/a><\/p>\n<p>November 8: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/56163940-a-tempest-of-tea\">A Tempest of Tea &#8211; Hafsah Faizal<\/a><\/p>\n<p>December 1: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/59382073-well-that-was-unexpected\">Well, That Was Unexpected &#8211; Jesse Q. 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