Category: Bout of Books

#BoutofBooks – Day 2

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Bout of Books
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
I was stuck at home again, thanks to my back, so I had plenty of time to finish The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton. I also listened to the beginning of Never Fade by Alexandra Bracken and read a couple more stories from Press Start to Play, ed. by Daniel H. Wilson and John Joseph Adams, after listening to Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer.
  • Time Read: 8 hours 10 minutes
  • Pages Read: 490
  • Books Finished: 2
  • Total Number of Books Read: 2

#BoutofBooks – Day 1

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Bout of Books
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
I listened to some of The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton, and then read a couple of the stories from Press Start to Play, ed. by Daniel H. Wilson and John Joseph Adams. Not a bad start to the week!
  • Time Read:  3 hours 25 minutes
  • Pages Read: 205
  • Books Finished: 0
  • Total Number of Books Read: 0

#BoutofBooks 26!

Published on by Rachelle

Bout of Books
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

While I’m returning to work tomorrow, after being stuck on the couch for several days, I’ll still be taking it easy and spending a lot of time laying down to let my back rest.  What better way to spend that time than with a book?

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

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.

#BoutofBooks – Day 7 and Wrap-Up

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Bout of Books

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, May 13th and runs through Sunday, May 19th 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 25 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. – From the Bout of Books team

I finished F**k Depression by Robert Duff yesterday, but I didn’t read much else, unfortunately. Right before I went to bed, I read the first chapter of Boundary Crossed by Melissa F. Olson.
  • Time Read:  42 minutes
  • Pages Read: 28
  • Books Finished: 1
  • Total Number of Books Read: 2

Even though I didn’t exactly stick to my TBR, I did meet all of my goals. I’m looking forward to Bout of Books 26 in August!

#BoutofBooks – Day 6

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Bout of Books

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, May 13th and runs through Sunday, May 19th 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 25 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. – From the Bout of Books team

I tried to finish F**k Depression by Robert Duff yesterday, but I’ve still got about 20 pages left. I will definitely finish it today and then go back to Dumplin’ by Julie Murphy.
  • Time Read:  54 minutes
  • Pages Read: 36
  • Books Finished: 0
  • Total Number of Books Read: 1

#BoutofBooks – Day 5

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Bout of Books

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, May 13th and runs through Sunday, May 19th 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 25 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. – From the Bout of Books team

I spent more time on buses yesterday, so I read some more of F**k Depression by Robert Duff on my phone.
  • Time Read:  2 hours 1 minute
  • Pages Read: 81
  • Books Finished: 0
  • Total Number of Books Read: 1

#BoutofBooks – Day 4

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Bout of Books

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, May 13th and runs through Sunday, May 19th 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 25 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. – From the Bout of Books team

I spent a lot of time on buses yesterday, so I read some of F**k Depression by Robert Duff on my phone when I wasn’t staring out the window at the crappy weather. I had a work event to attend in the evening so I didn’t get any time to read before I went to bed.
  • Time Read:  27 minutes
  • Pages Read: 18
  • Books Finished: 0
  • Total Number of Books Read: 1

#BoutofBooks – Day 3

Published on by Rachelle2 Comments
Bout of Books

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, May 13th and runs through Sunday, May 19th 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 25 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. – From the Bout of Books team

I didn’t have much time to read at all yesterday. I only managed to read a few pages of Dumplin’ by Julie Murphy before I went to sleep for the night.
  • Time Read:  22 minutes
  • Pages Read: 15
  • Books Finished: 0
  • Total Number of Books Read: 1

#BoutofBooks – Day 2

Published on by Rachelle
Bout of Books

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, May 13th and runs through Sunday, May 19th 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 25 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. – From the Bout of Books team

While I didn’t have much time to read during the day, I forgot that I had the whole evening to myself thanks to the Boyfriend hanging out with friends. Not only did I finish Hacking Happiness by John C. Havens, but I also read a large chunk of Dumplin’ by Julie Murphy.
  • Time Read:  4 hours 33 minutes
  • Pages Read: 182
  • Books Finished: 1
  • Total Number of Books Read: 1

#BoutofBooks – Day 1

Published on by Rachelle
Bout of Books

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, May 13th and runs through Sunday, May 19th 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 25 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. – From the Bout of Books team

I tried to finish Hacking Happiness by John C. Havens, but I’ve still got about 50 pages left. I’m going to be really busy at work today, so I doubt I’ll have much time to read today.
  • Time Read:  2 hours 9 minutes
  • Pages Read: 86
  • Books Finished: 0
  • Total Number of Books Read: 0