Bout of Books 10

It’s the 10th one already! I’ve been participating in these read-a-thons since the first one, and they’re always so much fun. If you want to read with everyone else as well, go to the sign-up page. Whether you can read a lot of only a little, it doesn’t matter. Meeting new people and reading even a page count, so come and participate! Here’s the blurb from the blog itself:

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 12th and runs through Sunday, May 18th 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 10 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. – From the Bout of Books team

 

Goals

• Read 2-3 books
• Participate in 2 chats
• Comment on at least 5 blogs a day.

Books to read

• Cress by Marissa Meyers
• Infinite by Jodi Meadows
• Frostbitten by Kelley Armstrong

Updates

Monday

Total Books Read: 1
Finished Today: The Morning Star (74 pages read)
Currently Reading: Cress (just starting, none read yet)
Comments: I actually forgot to finish the book I was reading before the read-a-thon so I finished it off today. I also had a headache most of the day which is why I missed the chat and didn’t get any commenting done.

Tuesday

Total Books Read: 1
Finished Today: –
Currently Reading: Cress (111 pages read)
Comments: I was busy again most of the day but I still managed to get some pages read! I still have to sit down and start commenting on people’s posts though, so hopefully I can do that tomorrow.

Wednesday

Total Books Read: 1
Finished Today: –
Currently Reading: Cress (199 pages read, on page 310)
Comments: I got to read a bunch today, but I missed the chat because of work which really sucked! I have a feeling I will miss the weekend one too, but I can hope.

Thursday

Total Books Read: 1
Finished Today: –
Currently Reading: Cress (78 pages read, on page 388)
Comments: Today was busy yet again, and then I wasn’t feeling well most of the afternoon. I still went into work too, but hopefully I can read more tomorrow!

Friday

Total Books Read: 2
Finished Today: Cress (162 pages read)
Currently Reading: Still deciding
Comments: I finished Cress today, and because of the weather work closed early and I didn’t have to go in today.

Saturday

Total Books Read: 2
Finished Today: –
Currently Reading: Haven’t decided yet.
Comments: Today was another busy day and I got no reading done. We had to go visit Joe’s mom out of town, and then as soon as I got home I had to go to work. Sadly I missed the last chat too, which I was sad about.

Sunday

Total Books Read: 2
Finished Today: –
Currently Reading: Nothing yet
Comments: Another day that I didn’t read anything, but I actually had a lot of fun. I went to a family birthday BBQ and got to hang out and eat great food. When we got home I had to work yet again lol.

Wrap-Up

Books read: 2
Chats attended: 0
Pages read: 624

I started out by finishing a few pages of the book I had started before bout of books, then I completely read Cress. I also wasn’t in the mood for anything after reading Cress, in fact I’m still trying to decide what to read.

My goals this time around mostly weren’t achieved, but it was a busy week and I’m not disappointed.