End of Hour Two

This hour I read:

Monument 14 Savage Drift by Emmy Laybourne - 19 pages

I read for 38 minutes

Introductory Meme & End of Hour One

Introductory Meme

1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today?

The Woodlands, TX

2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to?

Monument 14 Savage Drift (Finishing it)

3) Which snack are you most looking forward to?

Blueberry Pie from House of Pies

4) Tell us a little something about yourself!

I'm not a morning person (so snoozed through the first hour of the RAT) and people who are confuse me.
I love words.
I'm a Fangirl and proud of it.

5) If you participated in the last read-a-thon, what’s one thing you’ll do different today? If this is your first read-a-thon, what are you most looking forward to?

This is my 16th time participating.  Last time we had a soccer game to attend.  No game this time so I won't lose that big chunk of time.

My TBR pile for Dewey's 24 Hour Read-A-Thon

I'm getting ready for Dewey's 24 Hour Read-A-Thon, which will be my 16th.  Cleaning, cooking, you name it, I'm doing it!  I've done really well on reading this year, meeting my yearly goal in August.  Then, I hit a little snag.  In September I somehow started writing fanfic, something I didn't plan on but it quickly became an obsession and since I started I've barely read anything.  Tomorrow will honestly be the first day I have really spent reading since I started writing.  I'm hoping for a good day.  I just need to finish off my first book (which I'm already close to finishing) and I'll have hit 50 books for the year.  Yae!  Just gotta keep focused and not give into the urge to write...

My TBR Pile

Z For Zachariah by Robert C. O'Brien - This is on my checklist for the year and it's not too long so figured I would throw it in.

Monument 14 Savage Drift by Emmy Laybourne - The last in the series and what a series it is!  I started this trilogy this year and it's just so good.  It's smart and interesting and the author is lovely. I have less than 100 pages to go so this will be the book I start with.

The Body Finder by Kimberly Derting - I started this book back in early September and only got a few chapters in.  Hoping to get back to it now.

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak- I have wanted to read this book for years and kept putting it off, intimidated by the size and topic.  I started it in August for a Time Consuming challenge and fell in love with it.  We are talking head over heels, tears in my eyes from the beauty of it, won't shut up about it love.  But then I took part in another reaidng challenge and set it aside and haven't gotten back to it.  I may just have to fall back in love with it tomorrow.

Morning Glories by Nick Spencer Vol 5-8 - I read the first Morning Glories back in May and have been hooked every since (and gotten a few others hooked as well.) It's a completely weird series, with shades of Lost in it. I bought these four for this weekend especially and am sure I'll read at least a few.

Happy Reading Y'all!

BookBuddyAThon Wrap Up

BookBuddyAThon was so much fun!  I got quite a bit of reading done.  I finished four books and read a tiny bit in one other (The Body Finder).  I also finished challenges 2, 3, 4 & 5.

My Finished Books.

Here's a breakdown of my reading:

Day 1: 117 pages read
Day 2: 82 pages read
Day 3: 64 pages read - First book finished!
Day 4: 83 pages read
Day 5: 92 pages read
Day 6: 69 pages read - Second book finished!
Day 7: 354 pages read - Third & Fourth book finished!

Total Pages read: 861

BookTubeAThon was definitely fun and I would love to do another one.

BookBuddyAthon

So since I obviously can't get enough of read-a-thons I'm taking part on another.  This one was discovered by Heather, who is going to be my book buddy.

Here's my TBR pile and the challenges the books match up with below.

The Challenges

1) Choose three books and get your buddy to pick one from them for you to read

Heather chose The Body Finder by Kimberly Derting.  (The other two I had given her to choose from where Z is for Zachariah by Robert C. O'Brien and Ten Things We Did (and Probably Shouldn't Have) by Sarah Mlynowski). This book is one I chose for a Listopia challenge on GoodReads and I'm looking forward to it.

2) Buddy read a book with your buddy

We decided to read a book we both got for OwlCrate.  Trouble is a Friend of Mine by Stephanie Tromly was the latest one and we were both really interested in it, since they compared it to Veronica Mars.  I'm a mystery lover at heart so hopefully this is a good one.

3) Read a book with your buddy's favourite colour on

I chose Fables since red is Heather's favorite color.  I had just read about this graphic novel, it sounded interesting and the red color was perfect.

4) Read a book your buddy gave 5 stars

Heather has been obsessed with Saga since she read it for a RAT last month.  All the talk has gotten me intrigued enough that I wanted to check it out. 

5) Read a book that you want to... just because

I'm leaving this open so I can decide as the week goes on.  I do have the next Morning Glories waiting on my bookshelf but we'll just see how the week goes.  

I love the challenges in this RAT and can't wait to get started!

Casual Readathon August

This past week I took part in the third Casual Readathon.  Here's a breakdown of my reading:

Day 1: 54 pages read

Day 2: 70 pages read

Day 3: 110 pages read 

Day 4: 29  pages read 

Day 5: 204 pages read - First & Second book finished!

Day 6: 132 pages read 

Day 7: 150 pages read - Third book finished!

Day 8: 150 pages read - Fourth book finished!

Total Pages read: 899

I completed all the challenges.

Overall I finished four books (The Summer I Turned Pretty, Fray, Morning Glories Vol.3 and Runaways Vol. 3) and read parts of two others (Monument 14: Savage Drift & Runaways Vol. 4). 

I had so much fun doing this, taking part in sprints and completing the challenges.  I can't wait for the next one!

Bout of Books Update #7 & Wrap Up

Over the course of this Bout of Books I finished three books and read a total of 635 pages.  I also read some of Morning Glories Vol. 3, P.E. and Monument 14: Savage Drift.  I'm pretty happy with those results.  :)

Bout of Books #6

I read 204 pages and finished 2 books.  Woohoo!

What an amazing book!

Loads of fun!

Bout of Books Update #5

Today was a day out to lunch with my husband and soccer in the evening so I didn't have a lot of time to read.  I read 29 pages and am almost done with The Summer I Turned Pretty.

Bout of Books Update #4

I read 110 pages today.  Really making progress in The Summer I Turned Pretty.

Bout of Books Update #3

I'm really enjoying The Summer I Turned Pretty.  It wasn't quite what I expected it to be but it's really got me interested now.  I read 70 pages in it on Day 3 of Bout of Books.

Bout of Books Update #2

I started reading The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han and read 54 pages.  I was out all evening or I'm sure I would have read even more.  The book is not what I was expecting but I really like it.

Bout of Books Update #1

I finished my first book yesterday, which I was close to finishing to begin with.  This was not my favorite book, but in finishing it I completed my GoodReads challenge for the year.  Yae!

I read a total of 36 pages yesterday.

My Bout of Books TBR Pile

This is the TBR pile I have so far...I should be getting a few graphic novels from the library this week that I've placed holds on, but so far this is what I have to read.  I'm almost done with Secrets of my Hollywood Life and have started Fray so those should be easy to finish.  Morning Glories Vol. 3  I have been dieing to read and The Summer I Turned Pretty is supposed to be really good.  So hopefully this pile will get me going pretty well!

I'm taking part in Bout of Books!

This will be the third time I've taken part on Bout of Books and I'm really looking forward to it. Any excuse to read!  I'll post a TBR pile tomorrow.

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 17th and runs through Sunday, August 23rd in whatever time zone you are in. Bout of Books is low-pressure. There are challenges, giveaways, and a grand prize, but all of these are completely optional. For all Bout of Books 14 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. - From the Bout of Books team

BookTube-A-Thon Wrap Up

Booktube-A-Thon is over!  I read some and had loads of fun watching people's videos and seeing what others were reading.  I

Here's my results:

Day 1: 45 pages read
Day 2: 41 pages read
Day 3: 71 pages read
Day 4: 82 pages read - First book finished
Day 5: 144 pages read - Second book finished
Day 6: 56 pages read
Day 7: 30 pages read

Total Pages Read: 469
I finished challenges 1 (Blue cover) 5 & 6 (Read a book without letting go of it and a book you really want to read).

I never get as much reading done as I think I will (though a RAT that's not during soccer season would be probably give me a better total) but I do get more read than I would without these RATs. I'm only one book away from making my yearly goal.  Woohoo!

BookTube-A-Thon

I'm taking part in Booktube-A-Thon for the first time.  It runs from August 3 - August 9. I don't have a youtube channel so I'll just be using Twitter.  #BOOKTUBEATHON

The challenges are:
1. Read a book with blue on the cover - The Fault In Our Stars
2. Read a book by an author who shares the same first letter of your last name - The Elite
3. Read someone else’s favorite book - The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
4. Read the last book you acquired - The Elite
5. Finish a book without letting go of it - Lazarus #3
6. Read a book you really want to read - The Elite
7. Read seven books - Not even trying this one!  lol

I know I won't get through all of these but I'm excited to see just how much I can get read.  Maybe 464 pages?  ;)

#TBRTakedown 2.0 Wrap Up

#TBRTakedown 2.0 was so much fun!

Here's a breakdown of my reading:

Day 1 : 67 pages read
Day 2:  86 pages read
Day 3:  48 pages read
Day 4:  88 pages read - First book finished
Day 5:  23 pages read
Day 6:  44 pages read
Day 7:  106 pages read - Second book finished

Total pages read: 463

I finished challenges 1 & 2 and started 3.

I also took part in all five daily challenges and had loads of fun.

#TBRTakedown 2.0

#TBRTakedown 2.0 (July 25th - July 31st)

I'm so excited to be taking part in #TBRTakedown 2.0 on Twitter!  I've become slightly addicted to taking part in RAT's on Twitter and anything that helps me get more books read is a good thing in my book.

There are some challenges for this RAT which helped me pick my reading list.

#1 First book in a series 
#2 Sequel book in a series 
#3 Out of your comfort zone (genre, author, reviews, etc)
#4 On your shelf over a year (or the longest)
#5 Most recently hauled book

1. The Selection by Kiera Cass - I started this at the end of Casual Readathon 2 and it fits this category perfectly.  It's a series I've wanted to read for awhile and my husband was wonderful enough to buy me the first for Christmas.

2. Death of a Snob by M.C. Beaton - I love this series.  It's quick moving and easy to read plus I've learned a whole lot about Scotland from it.

3. They Call Me Naughty Lola - David Rose - No idea what this book is going to be like but it's totally different than anything else I own.

4. Loves Music, Loves To Dance by Mary Higgins Clark - This book has been on my shelf for over five years.  I bought it when we were still living in NC.  About time I read it!

5. Son by Lois Lowry - The final book in The Giver series.  Richard and I went out and bought it last week as we were reading Messenger.

I know I wont get them all read but I'll hopefully get through quite a bit of them.  I can't wait to get started!!

Casual Readathon July

This past week I took part in the second Casual Readathon via Twitter.  I went in thinking I would just get some extra reading done.  I never expected to enjoy myself as much as I did.  Between the great people running it to the fun participants and the excellent people I personally did the RAT with I had an incredible time.  Here's a breakdown of my reading:

Day 1 : 57 pages read
Day 2:  26 pages read
Day 3:  67 pages read - First book finished!
Day 4:  29 pages read
Day 5:  31 pages read
Day 6:  84 pages read
Day 7:  78 pages read
Day 8:  91 pages read - Second book finished!

Total pages read: 463

I also completed challenges 2, 3, 4, and 7.

Over all I finished 2 books (Messenger & Pretty Little Liars) and started a new one (The Selection) yesterday.

All in all I loved taking part in the Casual Read-A-Thon and I will definitely be taking part next month!