Showing posts with label bout of books 13. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bout of books 13. Show all posts

Monday, May 11, 2015

Bout of Books Bookish Survey Challenge

Bout of Books

Update:
It is 8:42 am right now. I've been awake for approximately 2 hours and have yet to do any reading. As soon as I finish this post, I'll be finishing up a few quick things, grabbing some breakfast and then hitting the books.

Click here to check out my progress so far

This is the first challenge of The Bout of Books. It is hosted by Writing My Own Fairytale. Basically, you just answer the questions.

#1. How do you organize your bookshelves?
At the moment, I am in a temporary living situation, so I only have a very small shelf for my books and they are just on there however they fit. Once I move, I plan to have an entire shelf for my Harry Potter book collection (and my new pop vinyls when they ship). I also plan on arranging my series together in order and then I want to do the rest of the books in rainbow color order. I don't know if I'll end up keeping it like that, but I want to try it out for a little bit and see how I like it.

#2. What is one of your favorite books that not in one of your favorite genres?
For this one I have to go with Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard. I am obsessed with that book and I recommend it to absolutely everyone. I don't usually like a lot of sci-fi books, but this one had so many different elements to it and I loved it. 

#3. What is the last 5 star book you read?
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)

#4. What book are you most excited to read during the readathon?
I don't really have a TBR picked out because if I do that, I tend to think of it more as required reading and then I lose my desire to read. I'll just be picking up whatever calls to me.

#5. What book do you recommend the most?
Red Queen (Red Queen Trilogy, #1)

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Bout of Books 13 Progress



Goals: I don't have any really specific goals. I'd like to read as much as I possibly can and I'd like to participate in a few of the challenges.


UPDATES:

MONDAY (5/11/15):
Books Read From Today: Love and Other Perishable Items, What Janie Found, Janie Face to Face
Books Completed Today: Love and Other Perishable Items, What Janie Found
Pages Read Today: 133 + 181 + 31 = 345
Challenges Participated in Today: Bookish Survey
Total Number of Books Read: 1.5
Total Pages Read: 345


TUESDAY (5/12/15):
Books Read From Today: Janie Face to Face
Books Completed Today: None
Pages Read Today: 231
Challenges Participated in Today: None
Total Number of Books Read: 1.5
Total Pages Read: 576


WEDNESDAY (5/13/15):
Books Read From Today: Janie Face to Face, The Little Woods
Books Completed Today: Janie Face to Face
Pages Read Today: 81 + 50 = 131
Challenges Participated in Today: None
Total Number of Books Read: 2.5
Total Pages Read: 707


THURSDAY (5/14/15):
Books Read From Today: The Little Woods, Hyperbole and a Half
Books Completed Today: The Little Woods
Pages Read Today: 273 + 156 = 429
Challenges Participated in Today: None
Total Number of Books Read: 3.5
Total Pages Read: 1136


FRIDAY (5/15/15):
Books Read From Today: Hyperbole and a Half, How Mira Got Her Sword, Finding Jake, Yoga Dogs
Books Completed Today: Hyperbole and a Half, How Mira Got Her Sword, Yoga Dogs
Pages Read Today: 232 + 139 + 24 + 112 = 507
Challenges Participated in Today: None
Total Number of Books Read: 6.5
Total Pages Read: 1643


SATURDAY (5/16/15):
Books Read From Today: Finding Jake, Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children (ebook), Harry Potter: Magical Places From The Films
Books Completed Today: None
Pages Read Today: 55 + 34% + 13 = 68 + 34%
Challenges Participated in Today: Favorite BoB13 Read
Total Number of Books Read: 6.5
Total Pages Read: 1711 + 34%


SUNDAY (5/17/15):
Books Read From Today: Harry Potter: Magical Places From The Films, Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children (ebook), Level Up
Books Completed Today: Level Up
Pages Read Today: 47 + 30% + 160 = 207 + 30%
Challenges Participated in Today: None
Total Number of Books Read: approximately 9
Total Pages Read: 1918 + 64%(approx 127 pages) = 2045 pages


FINAL THOUGHTS:
I really enjoyed this readathon. My TBR is massive so this was the kick I needed to plow into my books and read, read, read. I am pleased with what I was able to get done. I read just over 2045 total pages, so I'm ecstatic about that. I hope to continue this reading streak and I can't wait for ArmChair BEA to start. Let me know if you're participating!

Friday, May 1, 2015

Bout of Books 13

 Bout of Books 13

I have decided to participate in the Bout of Books 13 read-a-thon. I've participated a few times and really enjoyed it. I'm hoping to get lots of reading done! Here's some more info about it. 

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

Let me know if you're going to be participating this time around!