The Bout of Books read-a-thon is organized by Amanda @ On a Book Bender and Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal. It is a week long read-a-thon that begins 12:01am Monday, May 11th and runs through Sunday, May 17th in whatever time zone you are in. Bout of Books is low-pressure. There are challenges, giveaways, and a grand prize, but all of these are completely optional. For all Bout of Books 13 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. - From the Bout of Books team
My Goals
Reading Goals
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~ Keep detailed notes as I read so it will be easier for me to write my reviews later.
Social Goals
~ Participate in one Twitter chat.
~ Participate in at least two challenges.
- Cover Color Challenge
- From Modern to Classic
- Bookish Survey
- Cover Color Challenge
- From Modern to Classic
- Bookish Survey
The Books
~ The Dark Dreamer by Heather Topham Wood
~ Emmy & Oliver by Robin Benway
~Beastkeeper by Cat Hellisen
~The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett
~ Emmy & Oliver by Robin Benway
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Updates
Monday
Number of pages/books I've read today: 273 pages
Total number of books I've read: 1 book
Total number of pages I've read: 273 pages
Books Today: Miss Mayhem by Rachel Hawkins
Tuesday
Number of pages/books I've read today: 60 pages
Total number of books I've read: 1.5 books
Total number of pages I've read: 333 pages
Books Today: The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett
Wednesday
Number of pages/books I've read today: 120 pages
Total number of books I've read: 2.25 books
Total number of pages I've read: 453 pages
Books Today: The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett & Beastkeeper by Cat Hellisen
Thursday
Number of pages/books I've read today: 243 pages
Total number of books I've read: 3.25 books
Total number of pages I've read: 696 pages
Books Today: Beastkeeper by Cat Hellison & Inherit Midnight by Kate Kae Myers
Friday
Number of pages/books I've read today: 283 pages
Total number of books I've read: 4 books
Total number of pages I've read: 979 pages
Books Today: Inherit Midnight by Kate Kae Myers
Saturday
Number of pages/books I've read today: 0 pages :(
Total number of books I've read: 4 books
Total number of pages I've read: 979 pages
Books Today: None :(
**Sunday (FINAL/TOTAL UPDATE)
Number of pages/books I've read today: 222 pages
Total number of books I've read: 5 books
Total number of pages I've read: 1201 pages
Books Today: The Dark Dreamer by Heather Topham Wood
Final Thoughts
This week turned out be a crazy week for me in my personal life, but I still did manage to read five books! I am pretty proud of myself even if they were shorter books. I only participated in three challenges this time around but I had fun with the ones I did do. I also managed to participate in a Twitter chat which was a lot of fun. I was sad I didn't have time to visit a lot of new blogs. Hopefully next time I will. In the end, I did enjoy Bout of Books this time around, but due to my real life I wasn't as into as I have been in the past. I plan on participating in many more in the future.
Good luck, I'm participating this time around too. Looking forward to it
ReplyDeleteI had a lot of fun! I hope you did too!
DeleteI am excited for you to read Inherit Midnight since I thought it was SO MUCH FUN! I hope you like it!
ReplyDeleteI freaking LOVED it! I am so glad you got me to read it. What would I do without you?
DeleteGood luck! I really enjoyed Miss Mayhem! That will be a quick read!
ReplyDeleteThanks Holly!
DeleteYour goals are the same as mine as far as how many books to read. I'm excited to see what you think of Miss Mayhem and Beastkeeper. I'll be rooting for you all week :D
ReplyDeleteThanks! It was a good week and I know you had a good time too! YAY us!
DeleteIt sounds like you had a successful Bout of Books! Well done! I can't wait for August when the next round starts. And I hope you enjoyed The Uncommon Reader. It sounds interesting.
ReplyDeleteMy updates/recap are on my blog if you're interested: http://lostgenerationreader.com/2015/05/14/bout-of-books-readathon-updates/
It was very successful! The Uncommon Reader was a super fun book.
DeleteYou did so well even if your personal life got in the way. I need to try participating in a twitter chat next time. I look forward to your reviews (:
ReplyDeleteWe should definitely do a Twitter Chat together!
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