I am going to participate again in this read-a-thon! It is my 3rd time. I really need to get caught up on some books and when I saw others participating in it I knew it was perfect for me. It starts on the 19th!
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, August 19th and runs through Sunday, August 25th in whatever time zone you are in. Bout of Books is low-pressure, and the only reading competition is between you and your usual number of books read in a week. There are challenges, giveaways, and a grand prize, but all of these are completely optional. For all Bout of Books 8.0 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog.
Don't forget to use the #boutofbooks hashtag when updating on Twitter and follow boutofbooks.
I will be updating my progress here on my webpage and on my my twitter page.
I will be doing a master post as the read-a-thon gets closer with all the books I plan to read and with all the challenges I do! Can't wait to get started!
Time Devoted to Reading:
I have no idea how much reading I am going to get done this week. I am in TX helping out family and have tried to read while here with no luck. Sooooo here's hoping for at least one hour a day. I know that is WAY sad for a readathon.
My Goals:
I brought 3 books with me to read, I would like to get through at least 1!!
Updates
Monday
Number of books I've read today: 1
Name of book: every day by David Levithan
Total number of books I've read:1
Number of hours read: 2
What else I did:Participated in the whole hour of the BoutofBooks twitter chat, visited a bunch of blogs, wrote my review for Every Day, and wrote up my video game review for this week!! I got a lot more done then I thought I was going to !!
Tuesday
Number of books I've read today:0
Total number of books I've read: 1
Total pages: 200
Name of Book: Prodigy by Marie Lu
Number of Hours I've read: 3
What else I did: Posted my Top Ten Tuesday ... blog hopped... read...
Wednesday
Number of books I've read today: 0
Total number of books I've read: 1
Books: 0
Number of Hours I've Read: 0
What else I did: Today I didn't end up reading at all. Instead I went to a water park and now I am catching up on the blogs I follow. So there is that!! Tomorrow I will be back to reading.
Thursday
Number of books I've read today:0
Total number of books I've read:1
Books:
Number of Hours I've Read: 2 hours
What else I did: I have noticed that at the end of Bout of Books I lose steam!! Today I did a lot of driving on my road trip so I listed to 2 hours of my audio book American Gods by Neil Gaiman. I didn't add that to my bout of books goals ... well because I forgot I was listening to it! :)
Friday
Number of books I've read today: 0
Total number of books I've read: 0
Books: 0
Number of Hours I've Read: 0
What else I did: 0
Saturday
Number of books I've read today: 1
Total number of books I've read: 2
Books: American Gods by Neil Gaiman
Number of Hours I Read: 9
What else I did: I did my road trip and finished listening to my audio book! So I got in 9 hours of audio books.
Sunday
Number of books I've read today:0
Total number of books I've read: 2
Books: Reading Prodigy
Number of hours I read: 2
What else I did: Going through my blog and updating. Wrote the review for American Gods and updated goodreads.
Challenges/Giveaways
Monday 8/19
Bookish Bucket List -- Sarah Says Read
My answer... go to BEA of course!
Pairathon -- Book Pairing
Of course I picked Mountain Dew... I am addicted to the stuff. You can't tell in the picture but that is a tiny can of the Dew. I try to not drink so much!
Tuesday 8/20
Re-Title It -- Music Plus Books
Wednesday 8/21
TBR List Challenge -- Musings of a Bookshop Girl
Book Spine Poetry -- Such a Novel Idea
Thursday 8/22
Book Road Trip -- In Wonderland
I Spy... -- Paperback Dreamer
Friday 8/23
Bookish Mad Libs -- The Space Between
Saturday 8/24
Bookish Wishes -- Kelsey's Cluttered Bookshelf
Acrostic Book Poem -- I Read, Ergo I Write
Sunday 8/25
New Bout of Books Blogs -- Little Lovely Books
Twitter Chats
(chats last approximately one hour)
TZC = Time Zone Conversion
Monday: 1pm CST (TZC)
Wednesday: 8pm CST (TZC)
Saturday: 10am CST (TZC)
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