The Bout of Books read-a-thon is organized by Amanda Shofner and Kelly Rubidoux Apple. 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. There are challenges, Twitter chats, and a grand prize, but all of these are completely optional. For all Bout of Books 26 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. – From the Bout of Books team
It’s time for a week of read-a-thon-ing! I’m looking forward to the latest Bout of Books as I’ve hopefully chosen some good books and I enjoy the daily reading updates on my blog.
As always I’ll be using this blog for updates during the read-a-thon.
Time Devoted to Reading
Hopefully at least half an hour each day, but ideally more…
My Goals
- To finish one book and start another.
- To keep track of my reading progress via daily updates
- To visit other blogs and comment regularly
Books to Read
- Shiang by C. F. Iggulden
- The Sword Saint by C. F. Iggulden
- A Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay
Updates
Monday
It’s Bout of Books time! Hopefully I’ll manage to make a good start so there’ll be something to mention in the way of progress tomorrow.
Tuesday (Monday’s Progress)
So, how was your first day of the read-a-thon?
I started Shiang and managed to read the first 50 pages. It’s a while since I read the first book in the series, Darien, but so far I’m really enjoying this one. I can’t believe it took so long for me to pick this up, and I already have the following book, The Sword Saint, just waiting for my reading attention.
Number of pages I’ve read today: 50
Total number of pages I’ve read: 50
Wednesday (Tuesday’s progress)
More progress on Shiang. I’m enjoying this book so far. If I do manage to finish it during this Bout of Books I’ll probably move straight on to the next in the series.
Number of pages I’ve read today: 65
Total number of pages I’ve read: 115
Thursday (Wednesday’s progress)
No reading progress to report today.
Number of pages I’ve read today: 0
Total number of pages I’ve read: 115
Friday (Thursday’s progress)
After a day of no reading I made better progress. I’ve finished A Head Full of Ghosts. I’ll probably post more on this book once Bout of Books is over.
For now, it’s back to reading Shiang.
Number of pages I’ve read today: 75
Total number of pages I’ve read: 190
Saturday (Friday’s progress)
Another day with no reading. Not good.
Number of pages I’ve read today: 0
Total number of pages I’ve read: 190
Sunday (Saturday’s progress)
Another 50 pages read. Not sure whether I’ll finish my latest read before the read-a-thon ends but I’ll have a go.
Number of pages I’ve read today: 50
Total number of pages I’ve read: 240
Monday (Sunday’s progress and final thoughts)
Final Summary posted HERE.
Woot! I really need BoB right now. lol. Good luck! A Headful of Ghosts is a weird one.
LikeLike
Thank you 🙂 Looking forward to a good week of reading.
LikeLike
Good luck with your goals. Mine are very similar but are not set in stone yet. I keep changing my mind. 😉
LikeLike
Thank you, and good luck to you too, hope you enjoy the read-a-thon 🙂
LikeLike
Wow!! Keep the momentum going, you are doing great!!
LikeLike
Thank you 🙂 Hope you’re enjoying Bout of Books too!
LikeLike
Yes, I am. I just finished my first book earlier today. Super pumped to start the next one.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Good luck and have fun! I’m excited to be participating again!!!
LikeLike
Thanks! I always enjoy a good Bout of Books 🙂
LikeLike
I love the way you post your updates and well done on reading more on Tuesday than you did on Monday!
LikeLike
Thanks 🙂 I had a day where I didn’t read much at all but hopefully today I’ll be able to read a bit more.
LikeLike
Two-ish days left in the readathon! Keep up the momentum & have a great weekend! 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person