Saturday, August 11, 2012

Bout of Books 5.0

 
Bout of Books Read-a-Thon

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 13th and runs through Sunday, August 19th 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 5.0 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. -From the Bout of Books 5.0 team

Time Devoted to Reading

I plan to read EVERY day.

My Goals

  • Read at least 1800 pages (up 300 pages from the last BoB goal)
  • Participate in some challenges
  • Participate in a Twitter  chat
  • Write at least one review
  • Meet some new bloggers and cheer them along
  • Have Fun!!

Books to Read


  • start Pride and Prejudice (part of Austen in August) I started it!!
  • finish Dear Bully COMPLETED!!
  • one e-book
  • one library book (my choices: Stolen, Bitter End, or I Am J)
  • at least one review book COMPLETED!!

Updates I will post all of my updates here and on Twitter. So that I don't feel bad about myself, I'm going to count the number of pages read instead of total of books. 

Updates format created by Amanda of On a Book Bender.

Monday

Number of pages I've read today: 138
Total number of pages I've read: 138/1800
Books: finished Dear Bully, started All about Daisy by O'Dell Hutchison

Tuesday


Number of pages I've read today:
90
Total number of pages I've read: 228/1800
Books: still reading All about Daisy by O'Dell Hutchison

Wednesday


Number of pages I've read today:
59
Total number of pages I've read: 287/1800
Books: still reading All about Daisy by O'Dell Hutchison

  • I haven't completed any challenges YET, but I plan to get to it this weekend. Work and real life have been busier than I anticipated, but thank goodness for the weekend. 
Thursday

Number of pages I've read today:
58
Total number of pages I've read: 335/1800
Books: All about Daisy by O'Dell Hutchison

Friday


Number of pages I've read today:
61
Total number of pages I've read: 396/1800
Books: FINISHED All about Daisy - first complete book!

Saturday


Number of pages I've read today:
0
Total number of pages I've read: 396/1800
Books: none, but I did watch The Hunger Games

Sunday


Number of pages I've read today:
265
Total number of pages I've read: 661/1800
Books: started Pride and Prejudice and started Triangles by Ellen Hopkins



Recap:

So this readathon was pretty much a bust. No excuses, I just didn't give it the time I wanted to. I read one-third of my pages goal but I did finish 2 books and start Pride and Prejudice - 4 pages, but still I cracked it open. I didn't participate in any challenges or twitter chats. Oh, but I did watch The Hunger Games!! All I can do is keep reading and try harder next time.



7 comments:

  1. I really like Pride and Prejudice. I just finished Sense and Sensibility. I hope you enjoy the read-a-thon :)

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  2. Stolen! That one was...good. If you read it, hope you like it. :)

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  3. I LOVE Pride and Prejudice!
    Good luck and see you on Twitter! :)

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  4. I am so excited to start... come on Monday!!!
    Good luck!

    Angie

    Angela's Anxious Life

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  5. What an ambitious list! Hope you enjoy ;) Good luck with your goals and have fun!

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  6. I like how you have included all different types of books for your readathon. Helps you work on all of your lists! Good luck!

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  7. Hey i'm a new follower :). And I'm doing this read a thon too !
    OMG you're going to read Stolen <3. I read it last year and loved it ! It's a very powerful and heartbreaking book. And the author writing style is beautiful.
    Good luck !

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