Bout of Books Read-A-Thon Goals & Updates

 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. - From the Bout of Books team

Eeep! I'm so excited! This will be the first Bout of Books Read-A-Thon I'm participating in, and since the last Read-A-Thon I did went to so well, I decided to take a shot at another one. 

Anyways, I plan on trying to read at least 5 books and of course participate in tons of Twitter and commenting shenanigans. Not sure if it counts for the challenge but I will be trying to finish up one book too. The books I'll most likely read are:

(This is the book I will be finishing)

            

   

Throughout the week I'll also be posting updates and thoughts throughout the week. Are you participating in this read-a-thon? Leave a link to what you'll be reading below and I'll come check it out!

Monday
Books finished: The 100 by Kass Morgan
Pages read (total): 277
Comments: I definitely need to cut down on distractions and really focus on my reading!

Tuesday
Books finished: The 100 by Kass Morgan
Pages read (total): 377 (from the Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough)
Comments: Didn't have much time to read today, I need to FOCUS!

Wednesday
Books finished: The 100 by Kass Morgan
Pages read (total): 505
Comments: Almost done with The Thorn Birds. Will probably finish that one and one other book tomorrow.

Thursday
Books finished: The 100 by Kass Morgan and The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough
Pages read (total): 861
Comments: Finished The Thorn Birds today yay! Also decided to switch out reading The Comet's Curse by Dom Testa, for The MacGregor Grooms by Nora Roberts (I have to read this one for a feminist class I'm taking in college).

Friday
Books finished:The 100 by Kass Morgan, The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough, and The MacGregor Grooms by Nora Roberts
Pages read (total): 1,139
Comments: Yay finished another book today! Can't wait to start another tomorrow!

Saturday
Books finished: The 100 by Kass Morgan, The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough, and The MacGregor Grooms by Nora Roberts
Pages read (total): 1,189
Comments: I have decided to replace the Victoria Foyt book with the Nora Roberts book. Only managed 50 pages today but hopefully I'll finish another tomorrow!

Sunday
Books finished: The 100 by Kass Morgan, The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough, and The MacGregor Grooms by Nora Roberts
Pages read (total): 1, 239
Comments: Well it looks like I only managed to finish 3 books but I read more than a thousand pages which is super cool! Only managed to squeeze in 50 pages from the other Nora Roberts book. Can't wait to do this again though!


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End of Summer Read-A-Thon Wrap-up!

Well, looks like the Read-A-Thon came to an end on Monday. *insert sobs here*

I did not read all the books I wanted to but I did accomplish a lot more than I thought I would!

I first listened to the audiobook of Inkheart by Cornelia Funke which was equivalent to 548 pages. Next up, I read Sweethearts by Sara Zarr which was only 217 pages. Finally, I finished off the last two days with listening to the Catching Fire audiobook by Suzanne Collins. And that was equivalent to 391 pages!

So, in total I read 1,156 pages! Not bad over a four day period! I had so much fun entering all the giveaways and doing all the challenges and I cannot thank Audris and Lisa enough for putting together this Read-A-Thon and letting me participate! Round of applause! 

What did everyone else read? I'd love to see what you accomplished! You know where the comment section is, so start typing :)

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End of Summer Read-A-Thon: Goals and TBR

It's starting tonight!! YAY! I'm so excited! So here's whats up if you missed my last post: The End of Summer Read-A-Thon is being put on by Turning Pages and YA Bookmark. It runs from August 9th-August 12th and the goal is to just read as much as possible!

Here's the official info from the sign up post: 

What is The End of Summer Read-A-Thon?

The End of Summer Read-A-Thon is hosted by me (Lisa) from Turning Pages and Audris from YA Bookmark; running from August 9th through August 12th. The End of Summer Read-A-Thon is a long weekend filled with books, challenges, giveaways and other special posts.
What do you do?

All you have to do is gather up a big stack of books, either summer themed, or books you planned on finally reading this summer, and start reading and don’t stop until Monday August 12th!! I plan on reading books that have been sitting on my shelf for months now, unread. Also tons of giveaways, challenges, and special posts are planned out on both Turning Pages and YA Bookmark, so it’s easy to be able to join in on the fun!

How to take part?

All you have to do is fill out the form below, with all the information required, and you’ll be in! The information to take part in giveaways and challenges will be listed in each post.

What can you get?

Besides finally finishing those unread TBR books, each day Audris and I will host giveaways on our blogs! That means eight giveaways in four days!! Yes eight! Besides that, each day will hold a new challenge on both Turning Pages and YA Bookmark, completing each challenge will add another entry in our final HUGE giveaway! So yes, actually nine giveaways in four days! The more challenges you complete, the greater your chance is to win our final giveaway!

So what am I reading? Here's the (tentative list):

Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins (audiobook)

Inkheart by Cornelia Funke (audiobook)

Midnight in Austenland by Shannon Hale

Sweethearts by Sara Zarr

Game On by Melanie Spring

         

That's about it! 

See you soon!

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End of Summer Read-A-Thon Hosted by Turning Pages and YA Bookmark

Hey everyone! Just a heads up I will be participating in the End of Summer Read-A-Thon hosted by Turning Pages and YA Bookmark! And you should too!

Here is a link to the sign up page and use these buttons on your blog to promote the challenge too! There will be giveaways and prizes and it all starts August 9 and runs until August 12!
Here's the complete info:
What is The End of Summer Read-A-Thon?

The End of Summer Read-A-Thon is hosted by me (Lisa) from Turning Pages and Audris from YA Bookmark; running from August 9th through August 12th. The End of Summer Read-A-Thon is a long weekend filled with books, challenges, giveaways and other special posts.
What do you do?

All you have to do is gather up a big stack of books, either summer themed, or books you planned on finally reading this summer, and start reading and don’t stop until Monday August 12th!! I plan on reading books that have been sitting on my shelf for months now, unread. Also tons of giveaways, challenges, and special posts are planned out on both Turning Pages and YA Bookmark, so it’s easy to be able to join in on the fun!

How to take part?

All you have to do is fill out the form below, with all the information required, and you’ll be in! The information to take part in giveaways and challenges will be listed in each post.

What can you get?

Besides finally finishing those unread TBR books, each day Audris and I will host giveaways on our blogs! That means eight giveaways in four days!! Yes eight! Besides that, each day will hold a new challenge on both Turning Pages and YA Bookmark, completing each challenge will add another entry in our final HUGE giveaway! So yes, actually nine giveaways in four days! The more challenges you complete, the greater your chance is to win our final giveaway!

And what will I be reading? Well....

I'll definitely be listening to an audiobook (not sure which yet still trying to decide. Check back for more updates on that)

But I'll be reading Sweethearts by Sara Zarr, Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac by Gabrielle Zevin, Sweet Valley High Super Edition: Perfect Summer, and finishing up with Friday Night Alibi by Cassie Mae.

Hopefully I can get through all of those! We'll see and I may change the books later on who knows!

Happy reading! What will you be reading? Leave a comment below!

See you soon!

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