Wicked Bookly Readathon 2024 - Insightful Reading by Bookly

Greetings, Brave Bookly Souls! 👻 The time has come to face your darkest reading desires. As the witching hour approaches, we summon you to step into the eerie unknown. Welcome to the Wicked Bookly Readathon, where books bite back! 🫢🖤

In our last reading expedition, we discovered new destinations and epic tales on a literary journey around the world. 🌍

This time around, we challenge you to embrace the spooky vibes and slip into those spine-tingling reads. Set your goals high because only the fearless can handle the Wicked Bookly Readathon.

Descend into 11 days of haunted depths, unlocking spookier reads and wicked rewards. Your reading goals won’t stand a chance against this haunted challenge.

WICKED BOOKLY READATHON

This Halloween, prepare to step into the most eerie, unsettling, and wicked reads that will haunt your dreams and fuel your nightmares. From October 24th to November 3rd, it’s time to exorcize those books! Pack your favorite books (e-books and audiobooks, too ✌), and let’s scare your reading goals to life!

Registration for the Wicked Bookly Readathon opens on October 1st and will be open until October 23rd. Signing up is easy: update your Bookly app, tap “join” on the Readathon tab, and start tracking your reading sessions. ⭐

Bonus points if you use the #BooklyReadathon hashtag to share your progress and get book suggestions from fellow participants.

What Are the Wicked Challenge Levels? 😱

Read for over 10 hours and dig into your spooky reads, one grave at a time. 📖🪦

There are 4 levels you can reach based on the number of hours you spend reading:

💀 Grim Novice – read for up to 10 hours

🌑 Shadow Explorer – read for 10 hours or more & under 20 hours

🕷️ Wicked Master – read for 20 hours or more & under 45 hours

🦇 Supreme Nightwalker – read for 45 hours or more

Expect the unexpected, page by page. Challenge yourself, get lost in the shadows of your eerie reads, and level up! ⏳

For bonus reading time, make sure to also join us on Discord and Threads on Oct 26-27 and Nov 2-3 for some exciting reading sprints. Read more with the whole community over the weekend and reach your reading goals faster.

📖 Beware! Your TBR is looking a little haunted. 👻 If you’re not sure what to pack for the road, we’ve prepared a few prompts for you:

Wicked Bookly Readathon Prompts:

A book with a supernatural creature 😈
A book featuring the afterlife 😵
A book with a sinister plot twist 🔮
A book featuring a cursed object 🪬
A book with black on the cover 🖤

Please keep in mind that the prompts are optional, only if you’re in need of some chilly, bookish inspiration for your haunted TBR or you want to take on a really spooky challenge.

When is the readathon taking place?

From October 24th to November 3rd,

for 11 whole days!

What do I need to do?

Read for over 10 hours during the readathon and track your progress with Bookly.

Unlock the chills, conquer the thrills! 🖤

Where can I sign up?

Here’s how to sign up for our #BooklyReadathon:

If you’re an iOS or Android user, you can sign up directly on the special Readathon Tab in the Bookly App;
(Optional) If you’d like to register using a form outside our Bookly App, please fill out this form;
Give us a shoutout on your social media to help us spread the news! Share our readathon-related posts, and make sure to tag us 🤗

Beware! 🎃⏰ Registrations for the Wicked #BooklyReadathon are open until October 23rd, 11:59 PM UTC.

What’s in it for me?

According to each level, we’re offering four Bookshop.org gift cards* to four lucky winners that we’ll choose randomly after the readathon ends.

Feeling brave? You’ll need it! This is no ordinary reading challenge. This is your chance to surpass all challenges and plunge headfirst into creepy, page-turning madness for 11 full days.

Make sure you don’t forget about the “most active on social media” prize!

Win a Bookshop Gift Card worth $15 by being active during the Wanderlust Readathon – How? 👉 Share your progress, use the Bookly Instagram templates, mention @booklyapp, post on your feed, and don’t forget about the #BooklyReadathon hashtag.

🥉Grim Novice – 25$

🥈 Shadow Explorer – 50$

🥇 Wicked Master – 100$

🎖️ Supreme Nightwalker – 150$

🤳Social Media Prize – 15$

*Bookshop.org Gift Cards are only available for shipping within the US. If a non-US resident is among the winners, we will consider other bookstores available in your country, so please let us know what retailer you’d prefer.

How do I win?

It’s simple! First, use the Bookly App to track all your reading sessions.

If you signed up through the Bookly App, you can export your Custom Reading Report on November 4th directly through the app at the end of our readathon.

If you signed up through our form, export your Custom Reading Report on November 4th and submit it 👉 here.

Here’s a video on how you can export your report:

Don’t forget to join us on our discord server Bookly Reading Lounge for ongoing bookish discussions, a dedicated channel for the Wicked Bookly Readathon and book lovers worldwide!! 💙