The read-a-thon with
Bout of Books is now over!
I really did enjoy myself - it
was SO much fun! I'm really sorry I didn't get to comment as much as I wanted to due to all the family stuff that had been going on since Thursday, but I feel that I did the best that I could in participation and reading... I'm hoping for next time I won't have any distractions aka family events, lol! and feel that I will definitely be more prepared to set aside some reading time and concentrate solely on one book at a time from my set list :)
This week I managed to read one young adult book, 1 adult book, 1 middle grade book, a few short stories and a prequel - not too bad for me! And that is not including the few books that I read the first fe chapters to just so I can get a feel for what I'll be reading in the near future ;)
... I'm trying really hard not to compare myself to those who were able to read 5 or more novels, lol!
It was so wonderful to chat with a few participants and have now added a few more inspiring bloggers to my follow list :)
And a big thank you to all who hosted and organized everything!
It was exactly what I had expected it to be and I cannot wait to do it again :)
PS, posted below, you can see what my goals were and my updates throughout the week!!!
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Hi there :) Guess what??? I have decided to do my first read-a-thon with
Bout of Books!!!
Bout of Books is a week long read-a-thon from Monday 5/14th to 5/20th.
It's a week were we are determined to push ourselves to read as much as we can at our own pace!
My (updated 5/16th) goals for the week are...
- I really want to be able to read more than 2/3 books in a week! I tend to procrastinate in-between books, never able to just choose my next book quickly enough, lol! I'm hoping that with this list, I will stick with it and get through all of them (or at least 4/5 of them) so I can put a good dent in my current TBR :)
- I hope to post my updates daily!
- And I also hope to comment as much as I can on fellow read-a-thoners too! We can all use some encouragement this week :)
- Also hoping to stay off the internet a bit more... Pinterest? Twitter? Oh my, they are so evil, ha!
- Gilt by Katherine Longshore (for review) X
And here are my updates for the week:
5/14th
Number of books I've read today: 1/2 of one book :( Only 162pages.
Total number of books I've read: 0
Books: Obsidian by Jennifer L. Armentrout
I'm thinking... that I should have gone with smaller books ;) I'm not complaining though... being called Kitten is pretty awesome, hee hee!
5/15th
Number of books I've read today: 1
Total number of books I've read: 1
Books: Read
Dragonbreath by Ursula Vernon
- read 28 pages of
Enthralled: Giovanni's Farewell by Claudia Gray
- read 36 pages of
Obsidian by Jennifer Armentrout
I'm thinking... I picked the wrong week to do a book-a-thon, lol! So many distractions and we're having a family event on Saturday and that is all I can think about, and get things read for. I thought I would relax with good reads before then... hoping to do so tomorrow and Thursday. Even so, it was fun to read a middle grade book after my kiddo finished it just to see what he was all excited about - I feel accomplished getting a whole book read in one day, even if it is just a middle grade book :)
Oh, and I'm thinking that I may have to ban myself from Twitter tomorrow too, lol!
5/16th
Number of books I've read today: 2 1/2
Total number of books I've read: 3
Books:
- Finished reading
Obsidian by Jennifer L. Armentrout
- Read Daimon: The Prequel to Half-Blood by Jennifer L. Armentrout
- read pages 29-56 of
Enthralled: Scenic Route by Carrie Ryan
I'm thinking... I'm finally getting into a reading-rhythm and feel really accomplished today! Feels so good!
I am also enjoying chatting with all the other read-a-thon-ers! It's been a pleasure to "meet" so many of you!!!
Still reading Enthralled, I'm trying to read a short story per day :)
and will start reading Brownies and Broomsticks tomorrow!
5/17th
Number of books I've read today: 2 short stories
Total number of books I've read: 3
Books:
- Someone Else, Somewhere Else by Jenelle Jack Pierre (short story)
- read pages 57-77 of Enthralled: Red Rum by Kami Garcia
I'm thinking... nothing, lol! I really didn't realize how much I had to do for our family event on Saturday morning! I wish I had the energy to read more...
5/18th
Number of books I've read today: 0
Total number of books I've read: 3
Books: None :(
I'm thinking... I really failed today. I didn't even have time to read a bedtime story to my kiddos today {yawn!}
5/19th
Number of books I've read today: 0
Total number of books I've read: 3
Books:
- read pages 78 - 106 of Enthralled: Things About Love by Jackson Pearce
- read pages 1-108 of Brownies and Broomsticks by Bailey Cates
- read pages 1-57 of The Taker by Alma Katsu
- read pages 1-28 of Can I Get An Amen? by Sarah Healy
I'm thinking... I can't really concentrate when I'm super tired, lol! Today's family event was beautiful! It was over by 2pm and we took a ride to the bookstore and grabbed an early dinner. I tried to relax with a book, but as you can see by my list, I couldn't get dive into one... decisions, decisions, lol!
5/20th
Number of books I've read today: 1
Total number of books I've read: 4
Books:
- finished reading Brownies and Broomsticks by Bailey Cates
- read pages 107-132 of Enthralled: Niederwald by Rachel Vincent
- read pages 1-31 of The Fairytale Keeper: Avenging the Queen by Andrea Cefalo
I'm thinking... that I should stick with one book at a time, lol! I probably would have finished another book if I did!
