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, January 6th and runs through Sunday, January 12th 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 27 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. – From the Bout of Books team
I love starting out a New Year with a readathon, especially when it’s a week-long readathon. It’s even better when it’s the 2nd week, rather than the 1st of the year, giving me some time to settle in to my new annual reading goal.
My Goals
Read. Read. Read.
Finish at least one of the books I’m currently reading.
Finish one more book from my TBR.
Books to Read
Lost Books and Old Bones by Paige Shelton
I Am a Cat by Natsume Soseki
This Book is Overdue! by Marilyn Johnson
At least one book from my “TBR” bookshelf on Goodreads.
Updates
I will be posting an update each day with the amount of time I read, the number of pages read that day and the titles of any of the books I’ve finished.
“Monday’s Minutes” is a weekly post in which I track my bookish life.
Currently Reading:
I Am a Cat by Natsume Sōseki
Roverandom by J.R.R. Tolkien
Finished:
How to Be a Texan by Andrea Valdez
Murder by the Book by Lauren Elliott
Total pages read this week: 390
Total books for the year: 77 of 75. I’m now crocheting an electronics organizer that can be draped over a table or chair and will have different sized pockets for a tablet, e-reader, phone, etc.
“Monday’s Minutes” is a weekly post in which I track my bookish life.
Currently Reading:
I Am a Cat by Natsume Sōseki
Roverandom by J.R.R. Tolkien
How to Be a Texan by Andrea Valdez
Finished:
Book Clubbed by Lorna Barrett
Total pages read this week: 605
Total books for the year: 75 of 75. There was an “Easy Crochet Slippers” pattern in one of the issues of my favorite magazine, “Mary Jane’s Farm,” and I’m enjoying making something other than small blankets for my cat.
Down the TBR Hole was started by Lia over at Lost in a Story. All book covers are linked to Goodreads unless otherwise noted.
How it works:
Go to your Goodreads to-read shelf.
Order on ascending date added.
Take the first 5 (or 10 if you’re feeling adventurous) books
Read the synopses of the books
Decide: keep it or should it go?
I will be repeating this process until I’ve filtered out my entire TBR.
My TBR pile is down considerably to 656 books! I’ve been reading a lot, and I discovered a few duplicates to delete.
This week’s books:
Lammas Nightby Katherine Kurtz – GO. The story takes place during WWII, but the synopsis uses the term “Wicca”, even though that term wasn’t used until the 1950’s (“Wica”, with the double ‘c’ not used until the 1960’s). Maybe I’m being picky, but I’ve read enough Dan Brown books to be over the sloppy use of the Occult and Apocrypha in Fiction.
Parable of the Talents by Octavia Butler- KEEP. I’ve already read Parable of the Sower, and while I had no interest in the religious elements, the near-future world the characters are living in was scary and all too believable to put the book down.
Path of Fate by Diana Pharoah Francis – KEEP. I’m skeptical, but I’ll give it the 50 page test at some point.
Saffron and Brimstone by Elizabeth Hand – KEEP. I tend to love short story collections by Open Road Media, so I’ll try this one out.
Sister Light, Sister Dark by Jane Yolen – KEEP. I was going to pass this one up, but the synopsis mentions that the characters live in “a world without men”, and I want to know if that means they’re segregated for some reason or if something has happened to the men.
My TBR pile is down one more to 655 books, and I’ve got 4 more Open Road Media books to look through for next week before I get into a Cozy Mystery binge I found myself indulging in during April of 2017.
This check-in is for November 29th – December 5th.
I haven’t signed up for anymore virtual races, but I did finally decide to bag up and donate all of my old clothes that haven’t fit me in years. There’s no sense in torturing myself over clothes I wore in my 20’s. It’s OK to buy new clothes when I need them, no matter what size I am.
Sunday was the final day of the#ThanksgivingReadathon hosted by Jackie B @ Death by Tsundoku! It was also the last full day of my trip back home to Austin, Texas. Since I didn’t take my computer with me, I didn’t post a #FitReaders check-in on Friday or a “Monday Minutes” yesterday. So, I’m going to include those in this wrap-up as well.
The only book I didn’t finish was a book from my “Hygge” list. However, I did start a book, I Am a Cat on Sunday. Considering how busy I was hanging out and spending time with friends and family, reading 552 pages over the week of Thanksgiving is really good.
Currently Reading:
I Am a Cat by Natsume Sōseki
Roverandom by J.R.R. Tolkien
Book Clubbed by Lorna Barrett
Total pages read this week: 552
Total books for the year: 74 of 75. This is the time of year when I do a lot of crocheting, as long as my hands aren’t bothering me. I’m currently making a scarf for the Boyfriend, and I love to listen to Cozy Mysteries while I crochet.
This check-in is for November 22nd – 28th.
I signed up for another virtual challenge, but this time it’s for February 2020, and is *only* 100 miles.