Bout of Books Day #7/Final Recap!

Overall, I enjoyed participating in the Bout of Books read-a-thon! I thought some of the challenges were great! I think I managed to do 3 or 4, which surpassed my goal of 2.  I didn't quite meet my bookish goals.

I didn't get through my TBR pile, but in all fairness, I didn't initially include the book I was in the middle of at the start of the read-a-thon, which I did end up finishing. I got through about 1/3 of the Darkest Minds. I started off kinda slow, but picked up towards the end of the week. Next time I would pick smaller books (The Darkest Minds was not a good idea for a read-a-thon).  I also didn't write any reviews for any of the books I read, but I plan on working on that this weekend. I had twitter for the first time ever, and really liked reading people's tweets about the read-a-thon, their challenge answers and seeing what everyone else was reading. Next time I hope to be able to participate in one of the twitter chats.

Sunday I finished reading Sloppy Firsts and read a little bit more of The Darkest Minds. I read until midnight.

Overall I completed 5 books (one was partly started) and read a total of 1511 pages! I'll take it!

Final Recap:

Day #1 (MONDAY) Recap:
Pages Read: 56 (sniff, sniff)
Total pages Read : 56
Books completed:  0

Day #2 (TUESDAY) Recap:
Pages Read : 454
Total pages Read: 510
Total Books completed: 2

Day #3 (WEDNESDAY) Recap:
Pages Read: 226
Total pages Read: 736
Total Books completed: 3

Day #4 (Thursday) Recap:
Pages Read: 113
Total Pages Read: 849
Total Books Completed: 3

Day #5 (Friday) Recap:
Pages Read: 112
Total Pages Read: 961
Total Books Completed: 3

Day #6 (Saturday) Recap:
Pages Read: 214
Total Pages Read: 1175
Total Books Completed: 4

Day #7 (Sunday) Recap:
Pages Read: 336
Total Pages Read: 1511
Total Books Completed: 5




Started but unfinished:

Bout of Books Day #6 Recap

In hindsight, I probably should have just stuck with one recap post and updated it daily instead of having a separate post each day to clog up people's queues and my blog. Next time!

Saturday. I finished listening to Shatter Me and I started reading Sloppy Firsts. I didn't feel like reading anymore of The Darkest Minds.


Day #1 (MONDAY) Recap:
Pages Read: 56 (sniff, sniff)
Total pages Read : 56
Books completed:  0

Day #2 (TUESDAY) Recap:
Pages Read : 454
Total pages Read: 510
Total Books completed: 2

Day #3 (WEDNESDAY) Recap:
Pages Read: 226
Total pages Read: 736
Total Books completed: 3

Day #4 (Thursday) Recap:
Pages Read: 113
Total Pages Read: 849
Total Books Completed: 3

Day #5 (Friday) Recap:
Pages Read: 112
Total Pages Read: 961
Total Books Completed: 3

Day #6 (Saturday) Recap:
Pages Read: 214
Total Pages Read: 1175
Total Books Completed: 4

 

 

Currently Reading:

 

Bout of Books Day #5 Recap

Each day I'll be posting the previous day's progress for the read-a-thon.

Oh boy. Friday. Welp. I didn't read any more of The Darkest Minds. I actually might put that aside and read something else. I did listen to some more of the Shatter Me audio. AND that's it. I went out to dinner with some people and by the time I got home I was too tired to read anymore. So yeah. I haven't written any reviews for the books I've finished. Maybe I can work on those this weekend.

Day #1 (MONDAY) Recap:
Pages Read: 56 (sniff, sniff)
Total pages Read : 56
Books completed:  0

Day #2 (TUESDAY) Recap:
Pages Read : 454
Total pages Read: 510
Total Books completed: 2

Day #3 (WEDNESDAY) Recap:
Pages Read: 226
Total pages Read: 736
Total Books completed: 3

Day #4 (Thursday) Recap:
Pages Read: 113
Total Pages Read: 849
Total Books Completed: 3

Day #5 (Friday) Recap:
Pages Read: 112
Total Pages Read: 961
Total Books Completed: 3



Currently Reading:
(Audio)

Bout of Books Day #4 Recap

Each day I'll be posting the previous day's progress for the read-a-thon.


So for Thursday I continued reading The Darkest Minds, although I'm not making much progress on it. I have a job that allows me to listen to music or whatever during the day, so I went ahead and signed up for Audible for their 2 free audiobooks. The first one I went ahead and got was Shatter Me. I've already read the actual book, but I wanted to do a re-read so I can continue on with the series. So I started listening to that. The narrator isn't my favorite. But I do like the book, so it's all good. I didn't get as much reading done but I don't have plans for the weekend so I'll be able to read all day.


Day #1 (MONDAY) Recap:
Pages Read: 56 (sniff, sniff)
Total pages Read : 56
Books completed:  0

Day #2 (TUESDAY) Recap:
Pages Read : 454
Total pages Read: 510
Total Books completed: 2

Day #3 (WEDNESDAY) Recap:
Pages Read: 226
Total pages Read: 736
Total Books completed: 3

Day #4 (Thursday) Recap:
Pages Read: 113
Total Pages Read: 849
Total Books Completed: 3




Currently Reading:
(Audio)

Book Road Trip Challenge

This awesome challenge is hosted by In Wonderland

Here's the challenge: I'd like for you to come up with a list of the top 5-10 states/places you'd love to visit and find a book (you either read or want to read) that takes place in that state/place or a book by an author who lives or is from there. :]


This is so fun! But much more challenging than I thought! I've read all of the following books except Africa and Ireland's but I do own them.
IF ONLY I COULD VISIT THESE PLACES SOMEDAY!! AHHH!


My Book Road Trip:

Cross Country from California to Connecticut - Amy & Roger's Epic Detour (Morgan Matson)
London - Clockwork Angel (Cassandra Clare)
Prague - Daughter of Smoke & Bone (Laini Taylor)
New York - Dash & Lily's Book of Dares (David Levithan & Rachel Cohn)
Australia - Love and Other Perishable Items (Laura Buzo)
Ireland - Artemis Fowl (Eoin Colfer)
Africa- Secrets of the Savanna (Mark James Owens)
Greece- Sisterhood Everlasting (Ann Brashares)

Bout of Books Day #3 Recap

Each day I'll be posting the previous day's progress for the read-a-thon.

Wednesday's reading went pretty well. I finished The Disenchantments and started The Darkest Minds! I didn't read as much as Tuesday but I met my daily goal so that rules.

Day #1 (MONDAY) Recap:
Pages Read: 56 (sniff, sniff)
Total pages Read : 56
Books completed:  0

Day #2 (TUESDAY) Recap:
Pages Read : 454
Total pages Read: 510
Total Books completed: 2

Day #3 (WEDNESDAY) Recap:
Pages Read: 226
Total pages Read: 736
Total Books completed: 3




Currently Reading:

 

TBR Pile Mini Challenge (Wednesday)

The TBR Pile Mini Challenge is hosted by Musings of a Bookshop Girl

2 questions:

1.  Which 5 books are at the top of your TBR pile at this moment?
-For this question I'm not going to include the ones in my read-a-thon pile.  Out of the crazy number of books I own that I haven't read, here are 5 that I want to get to reading soon!



(I have a review copy of Rose Under Fire)



2.  If I gave you a wad of cash and sent you into a bookshop right now, which 5 books would you buy to add to the stack?-There's so many books out there that I want to buy, but here's 5 that are high on my list!

Bout of Books Day #2 Recap

Each day I'll be posting the previous day's progress for the read-a-thon.


Tuesday was a much better day for reading! I finished This is What Happy Looks Like, started and finished Vampire Academy graphic novel and started The Disenchantments. WOOT. Back on track!


Day #1 (MONDAY) Recap:Pages Read: 56 (sniff, sniff)
Total pages Read : 56
Books completed:  0

Day #2 (TUESDAY) Recap:
Pages Read : 454
Total pages Read: 510
Books completed: 2




Currently Reading:

Bout of Books Day #1 Update

  Each day I'll be posting the previous day's progress for the read-a-thon.

So Day # 1 (Monday).  TOTAL.COMPLETE.FAILURE. Yep, that's what I am. Every time I went to read I would get soo very sweepy. And the next thing you knowww...zzzzzz. Yeah. I was going on 3 hours of sleep from the previous night AND THEN had to work all day. 

The book I read part of was one I had already started over the weekend. Even though it wasn't on my official goal list, I still wanted to go ahead and knock that one out before attacking my official pile.

Day ONE Recap:
Pages Read - 56 (sniff, sniff)
Total pages Read - 56
Books completed - 0

Currently Reading:



I participated in both challenges, which were fun. 


So. I have a LOT of catching up to do if I'm going to get through all the books! I can do it! Yeah!
yeah....

Bout-of-Books Read-a-thon Goals!

  This here's my reading list for the Bout of Books Read-a-thon that STARTS TOMORROW GAH! I'm ready! I've been preparing with brain exercises and finger crunches and nap marathons. I figure if I get all my sleep in BEFORE the a-thon starts I can go without as much for the week. That's how it works. Right? Right.  ON TO THE BOOKS!

 

I picked 5 books that I want to read this week.

The best books to read for any a-thon, in my opinion, are easy to read, relatively short and will keep your attention. So I picked a graphic novel, 3  not so long contemps and one slightly massive dystopian.  To finish all these books will mean I will have to read a minimum of 213 pages PER DAY. Challenging? Yes.  Do-able? I think so.

 

1. Vampire Academy Graphic Novel (Richelle Mead)  144 pages
2. The Disenchantments (Nina LaCour) 307 pages
3. A Really Awesome Mess (Trish Cook & Brendan Halpin)   275 pages
4. The Darkest Minds (Alexandra Bracken)  488 pages
5. Sloppy Firsts (Megan McCafferty)  280 pages

Total Pages to Read: 1494

Other Goals:
Participate in 2 challenges
Write a review for every book read (This will be the most challenging for me!)

 

 

This is my first week-long read-a-thon but I'm excited to not only read a crapton but also participate in some chats and challenges! I am BRAND new to Twitter. Like I just created a twitter account a couple weeks ago. Still getting the hang of it, haven't posted all that much. But I'm officially part of the Twitterverse. Now I just need an iphone and I'll feel caught up with the technology.

Anyhoo, if anybody out there is interested, my Twitter name is @ElizzabethK  

If you're participating in the read-a-thon, I'd love to know what you're planning on reading! Leave a comment or hit me up on Twitter!

 

WOOT.