Bout of Books : Wrap Up!

So Bout of Books 8.0 is over and I had a lot of fun with it this past week. I read a ton of awesome books and even accomplished the goals I had set for myself. I was able to completely smash my goal of averaging 100 pages a day, doubling that and then some! Here's a little wrap-up for days 6 & 7, and just an overview of the whole week.

Day 6

Saturday I started and finished the first volume of Scott Pilgrim by Bryan Lee O'Malley, totaling 168 pages. I also read 101 pages of The Titan's Curse and 26 pages of William Shakespeare's Star Wars by Ian Doescher.

Day 7

The final day of Bout of Books I read the remaining 140 pages of The Titan's Curse as well as the last 108 pages of William Shakespeare's Star Wars!

 

Books I Completed
Crewel - Gennifer Albin
Ghost World - Daniel Clowes
Deadly Little Lies - Laurie Faria Stolarz
Blankets - Craig Thompson
The Titan's Curse - Rick Riordan
William Shakespeare's Star Wars - Ian Doescher
Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life - Bryan Lee O'Malley

Daily Page Count

Day 1 : 184
Day 2 : 163
Day 3 : 99
Day 4 : 458
Day 5 : 339
Day 6 : 295
Day 7 : 248

Total Pages Read : 1786
Total Books Read : 7

Bout of Books : Day 2-5!

Day 2
On Tuesday, I read all 80 pages of Ghost World by Daniel Clowes in one sitting, and then read 83 pages of Deadly Little Lies by Laurie Faria Stolarz.

Day 3
Wednesday I read 66 pages of Deadly Little Lies and started Blankets by Craig Thompson, of which I got through 33 pages.

Day 4
I read 291 pages of Blankets on Thursday. I also finished Deadly Little Lies, reading its remaining 134 pages. Then I started The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan and got 33 pages in.

Day 5
On Thursday I got through the remaining 259 pages of Blankets, got through 38 pages of The Titan's Curse and started William Shakespeare's Star Wars : Verily, A New Hope by Ian Doescher. I got through 42 pages bringing my daily total to 339 pages!

Page Count
Day 1 : 184
Day 2 : 163

Day 3 : 99
Day 4 : 458
Day 5 : 339
Total so far : 1243!!

Bout of Books : Day 1!

So today was the first day of Bout of Books 8.0 (well okay, so technically it was yesterday since it's now 1:00am...I'm basically nocturnal so my days are all weird, whatever!) and I think I did really well so far! I read the remaining 184 pages of Crewel by Gennifer Albin, which surpassed my goal of 100 pages a day on average, woo-hoo! (And I really enjoyed it overall, can't wait to pick up the sequel in October!)

I'm not 100% sure what I'll be reading next. At the moment I've started Ghost World by Daniel Clowes, but seeing as it's only 80 pages and a graphic novel, I know I'll get through it tonight. As far as novels go, I'm thinking about continuing my re-read of the Percy Jackson series with The Titan's Curse, but we shall see!

Page Count

Day 1 : 184 pages

Bout of Books : Reads & Goals!

Bout of Books starts at midnight on Sunday and I'm super excited! Here's my list of books I've been itching to get to and hopefully I'll get through a few during the read-a-thon.

• Crewel - Gennifer Albin
• Blankets - Craig Thompson
• Ghost World - Daniel Clowes
• Deadly Little Lies - Lauria Faria Stolarz
• Amelia Anne is Dead and Gone - Kat Rosenfield
• Franny & Zooey - J.D. Salinger
• William Shakespeare's Star Wars - Ian Doescher
• Anne Frank & Me - Cherrie Bennet
• Shadows Cast By Stars - Catherine Knutsson
• The Titan's Curse - Rick Riordan
• The Book Thief - Markus Zusak
• Shatter Me - Tahereh Mafi
• Cinder - Merissa Meyer
• Frostbite - Richelle Mead
• Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life - Bryan Lee O'Malley

I know I won't get through all of these books (I'll be lucky to plow through half!) during the read-a-thon, but I like to have a wide range of choices for these kinds of things. I never know just what I'll be in the mood to read at any given time, so options are always a good thing. As for goals, I'm just aiming to read at least 100 pages a day (or an average of that for the week anyway, which is 700 pages in total). I think that's reachable so we'll see how it goes. If I get sucked into any one of these novels and end up binge reading I'm sure I will surpass it. Not to mention with the graphic novels, I'm sure my page count will do just fine! ;)

(I'm going to come back and cross off the books I finish as I go, just to keep track for myself!)

Bout of Books!

I've decided to participate in another read-a-thon since I had so much fun during Booktube-a-thon. It's called Bout of Books! Here's a better explanation of Bout of Books and what its all about:

"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"

I'm not sure what books I plan on reading during this read-a-thon just yet seeing as I don't know what I'll finish within this week before it starts. I've got quite a pile from the library and a ton that I've bought recently, so I'm sure I'll figure it out as I go. I prefer to just pick up whatever sounds good at the time  rather than setting up a TBR anyway.

I'm really loving the motivation that these read-a-thons have been giving me! Last month I finished a grand total of 10 books, which is way more than I would normally get around to in that amount of time, holy crap!

July Wrap-up!

I had a really fantastic reading month in the month of July, partly thanks to the Booktube-a-thon, and partly because I've just been on a roll lately! I'm hoping I can keep it up because I have a lot of books on my To Be Read list in general I want to get to soon. Plus there are a few books coming out in the next few months that I can't wait to pick up and jump into, so I want to be ready for those!

• Hate List - Jennifer Brown ★★★★★
• Amy & Roger's Epic Detour - Morgan Matson ★★★★★
• Deadly Little Secret - Laurie Faria Stolarz ★★★★☆
• Across The Universe - Beth Revis ★★★★★
• Warm Bodies - Isaac Marion ★★★★★
• Specials - Scott Westerfeld ★★☆☆☆
• Free Four : Tobias Tells the Story - Veronica Roth ★★★★★
• Percy Jackson : The Lightning Theif - Rick Riordan ★★★★★
• Bottomless Bellybutton - Dash Shaw ★★★★☆
• A Million Suns - Beth Revis ★★★★★