#Slayerfest23 - Buffy the Vampire Slayer Readathon Announcement!!
Channel: Rescues and Reads
Date: 2023-03-10

Hi Bookish Fam!

I am so excited to be bringing back by Buffy-themed read-a-thon.

Yes, it is earlier in the year this time but as our Queen @BeccaandTheBooks  always says, Buffy is a lifestyle and so it does not need to be limited to October!! Buffy is every season!

So, I am bringing it back with even more changes and more ways to participate. I hope you will join me!!

0:00 - Intro
0:14 - Historical background of the read-a-thon 
1:59- Readathon Overview and Rules
7:15 - Scooby Characters and Prompts
9:28 - Big Bads and their prompts
12:06 - Conclusion

🧛Prior versions of the readathon🧛:
Original: https://youtu.be/OdlSB3AwdUg
Version2 : https://youtu.be/eYZenQTNj2M

🧛Character prompts🧛: 
Buffy: The Hero – Read a book with a bad-ass female protagonist:  

Willow: The Wicca – Read a witchy read: 

Xander: The Loyal Sidekick – Read from one of your go-to authors OR re-read a favorite book. 

Cordelia: The Mean Girl – Read a cover buy/beautiful book. 

Giles: The Mentor – Read non-fiction or historical fiction. Something you can learn from.

Oz: The Werewolf – Read a book featuring transfiguration/shape shifting or a mythological creature 

Spike: The Bad Boy – Read a book with a hate-to-love trope. 

Angel: The Redeemed – Read a book with the brooding/tortured soul trope 

Anya: The Betrayed – Read a book with a good vengeance plot or a book with female rage

Faith: The Bad Girl – Read a dark or taboo book. 

Kendra: The Other Chosen "One" - Read a book with a PoC main character or author 

Dawn: The Key – Read a book centered around a sibling relationship. 

Tara: The Lost Lover – Read a book with an LGBTQIAP+ character. 

Joyce: The Mom – Read a book featuring a strong mother character 

Robo-Buffy: The Replacement – Read a Science Fiction book. 

Clem: The Cinnamon Roll – Read a book that has an animal main character or a focus on animals in some way 

Wesley: Read a YA Novel

Riley: The Rebound: Read a book you don’t have high expectations for or the lowest rated book on your TBR

Robin: The Freelancer - Paranormal or fantasy romance

Jenny: The Tragic Loss . A book with prominent themes of grief. 

🧛Big Bad Prompts🧛:

1. Vampire -  The Basic Bitch: Read a short/quick read (e.g. - graphic novel, novella, etc.)

2.  Kathy Newman - The Roommate From Hell: Read a book that is outside of your comfort zone. 

3. Veruca - The Homewrecker: Read a second-chance romance

4.  Sweet - The Broadway Baddie: Read a book written in prose/ or where music is a focal point of the story.

5. Zach Kralik - The Serial Killer: Read a True Crime, or Mystery/Thriller, featuring a serial killer

6. Der Kinderstod - Child Death:  Read a book featuring children heavily or a book meant for children, like a MG

7. - Maggie Walsh - The Evil Bitch-Monster of Death - Read a book with a morally grey character or where there is a villainous perspective

8. The Judge - The Human Exterminator:   Read a dystopian/apocalyptic read

9. -  The Trio - The Wannabees: Read a found family/strong  friendship group novel

10. Mr. Trick - The Henchman: Read a book that you are considering unhauling 

11.  The Gentlemen - The Voiceless:  Listen to a book of your choice via audio. 

12. Adam - The Frankenstein:  Read a Horror Novel.

13.  The Master:  The Vampire King - Read a book featuring a royal name/title (e.g. King, Queen, Princess), or a book featuring royalty.

14. Darla - The Sire: Read the first book in a series

15.  - Drusilla - The Insane: Read a book with red and black on the cover

16. -  The Mayor - The Snake: Read a book featuring something that scares you

17.  - Glory - The God: Read a 5 star prediction

18.  -  Caleb - The Disgraced Preacher: Read a book featuring a cult or cultish plot

19.  -  The First Evil - Read the oldest book on your TBR.

20 - The Hellmouth: Read the largest book on your TBR


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Music:
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