Monday, August 24, 2020

Bout of Books Update #7 & Wrap Up

 I read 22 pages in Bread and Wine: A Love Letter to Life Around the Table with Recipes by Shauna Niequist and 163 pages in The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay and finished it for a total of 185 pages.



185 pages read today

850 pages read total Bout of Books

4 books finished

I'm super happy with what I finished, even though I definitely didn't love everything I read.



Sunday, August 23, 2020

Bout of Books Update #6

I read 81 pages in The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay, 12 pages in Bread and Wine: A Love Letter to Life Around the Table with Recipes by Shauna Niequist, and 216 pages in No Ivy League by Hazel Newlevant and finished it for a total of 309 pages.


309 pages read today

665 pages read total Bout of Books

3 books finished



Saturday, August 22, 2020

Bout of Books Update #5

I read 11 pages in Bread and Wine: A Love Letter to Life Around the Table with Recipes by Shauna Niequist, 90 pages in A Song Below Water by Bethany C. Morrow and finished it for a total of 101 pages.

I also pulled out a new graphic novel, No Ivy League by Hazel Newlevant which I'll be starting today.


101 pages read today

457 pages read total Bout of Books

2 books finished



Friday, August 21, 2020

Bout of Books Update #4

I read 10 pages in Bread and Wine: A Love Letter to Life Around the Table with Recipes by Shauna Niequist, 39 pages in A Song Below Water by Bethany C. Morrow for a total of 49 pages. 


49 pages read today
356 pages read total Bout of Books
1 book finished


Thursday, August 20, 2020

Bout of Books Update #3

 I read 18 pages in Bread and Wine: A Love Letter to Life Around the Table with Recipes by Shauna Niequist, 53 pages in A Song Below Water by Bethany C. Morrow and 46 pages in Once Ghosted, Twice Shy by Alyssa Cole and finished it and started and read 26 pages in The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay for a total of 143 pages.


143 pages read today

307 pages read total Bout of Books

1 book finished






Wednesday, August 19, 2020

Bout of Books Update #2

I read 9 pages in Bread and Wine: A Love Letter to Life Around the Table with Recipes by Shauna Niequist, 23 pages in A Song Below Water by Bethany C. Morrow and 63 pages in Once Ghosted, Twice Shy by Alyssa Cole for a total of 95 pages. 

95 pages read today
164 pages read total Bout of Books


Tuesday, August 18, 2020

Bout of Books Update #1

 I read 17 pages in Bread and Wine: A Love Letter to Life Around the Table with Recipes by Shauna Niequist, 48 pages in A Song Below Water by Bethany C. Morrow and 4 pages in Once Ghosted, Twice Shy by Alyssa Cole for a total of 69 pages. 



Wednesday, August 12, 2020

I'm taking part in Bout of Books!

This will be the eighteenth time I've taken part on Bout of Books and I can't wait to get started!

The Bout of Books readathon is organized by Amanda Shofner and Kelly Rubidoux Apple. It’s a weeklong readathon that begins 12:01am Monday, August 17th and runs through Sunday, August 23rd in YOUR time zone. Bout of Books is low-pressure. All reading-in-place times, Twitter chats, and exclusive Instagram challenges are completely optional. For Bout of Books 29 information and updates, visit the Bout of Books blog. - From the Bout of Books team

Saturday, August 08, 2020

Closing Survey

 1. How would you assess your reading overall?

I'm actually really happy with how I did. I read 439 pages and finished two books, reading for 692 minutes. I finished my book club book which was my major goal and I got halfway into another.

2. Did you have a strategy, and if so, did you stick to it?

Focus on Daisy and The Six and yes, I did.

3. What was your favorite snack?

Brownies with ice cream

4. Wanna volunteer for our next event? Stay tuned for the recap post!

Sure!




Mid-Event Survey

 

1. What are you reading right now?

Daisy Jones and The Six

2. How many books have you read so far?

I’m part way through two.

3. What book are you most looking forward to for the second half of the Read-a-thon?

Finishing Daisy

4. Have you had many interruptions? How did you deal with those?

I slept and yes there’s life interruptions but nothings too bad.

5. What surprises you most about the Read-a-thon, so far?

I never read quite as much as I think I will.



Friday, August 07, 2020

Reverse Read-A-Thon Opening Survey

 

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

The Woodlands, TX from my house

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

Bread & Wine by Shauna Niequest - I've read a bit and I love it so far.

3) Which snack are you most looking forward to?

Cheese and Crackers

4) Tell us a little something about yourself!

I love to read and take part in reading challenges each month which has made my reading pace really pick up the last few years. I'm a die hard Supernatural fan, go to cons and even write fanfic for the show. I have one dog, 6 cats and the best husband ever.

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?

Last reverse readathon my best friend was reading with my husband and I. Covid has made that too risky so it's just me and my husband, though I'll be checking in with my bestie throughout.



Monday, May 18, 2020

Bout of Books Update #7 & Wrap Up


I read 14 pages in The Dance of the Dissident Daughter by Sue Monk Kidd. I also read 51 pages in Tiger Eyes by Judy Blume and finished it. I read 32 pages in A Duke by Default by Alyssa Cole.


Tiger Eyes was good. Charlie agrees.

97 pages read today
1352 pages read total Bout of Books
7 books finished
My highest total ever for Bout of Books!

I finished all these books except the top two.

Sunday, May 17, 2020

Bout of Books Update #6


I read 89 pages in Tiger Eyes by Judy Blume. I read 160 pages in To Drink Coffee with a Ghost by Amanda Lovelace and finished it.


249 pages read today
1255 pages read total Bout of Books
6 books finished

Saturday, May 16, 2020

Bout of Books Update #5


I read 11 pages in The Dance of the Dissident Daughter by Sue Monk Kidd. I started and red 156 pages in To Make Monsters Out of Girls by Amanda Lovelace and finished it. Brilliant book.  I also read 38 pages in Tiger Eyes by Judy Blume.



205 pages read today
1006 pages read total Bout of Books
5 books finished

Friday, May 15, 2020

Bout of Books Update #4


I read 64 pages in A Duke by Default by Alyssa Cole and 17 pages in The Dance of the Dissident Daughter by Sue Monk Kidd.


81 pages read today
801 pages read total Bout of Books
4 books finished

Thursday, May 14, 2020

Bout of Books Update #3


I read 75 pages in The Silence of Our Friends by Mark Long & Jim Demonakos and finished it. I then started The Plain Janes by Cecil Castellucci & Jim Rugg, read 176 pages and finished that. I then started Tiger Eyes by Judy Blume and read 28 pages in that.



279 pages read today
720 pages read total Bout of Books
4 books finished


Wednesday, May 13, 2020

Bout of Books Update #2


I read 14 pages in A Duke by Default by Alyssa Cole, 217 pages in Stepping Stones by Lucy Knisley and finished it and started The Silence of Our Friends by Mark Long & Jim Demonakos and red 124 pages in that.



355 pages read today
441 pages read total Bout of Books
2 books finished

Tuesday, May 12, 2020

Bout of Books Update #1


I read 6 pages in The Dance of the Dissident Daughter by Sue Monk Kidd and 80 pages in I'm Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid for a total of 86 pages. I finished I'm Thinking of Ending Things and have never been so glad to be done with a book.


Saturday, May 09, 2020

I'm taking part in Bout of Books!


This will be the seventeenth time I've taken part on Bout of Books and I can't wait to get started!



The Bout of Books readathon is organized by Amanda Shofner and Kelly Rubidoux Apple. It’s a weeklong readathon that begins 12:01am Monday, May 11th and runs through Sunday, May 17th in YOUR time zone. Bout of Books is low-pressure. There are daily challenges, Twitter chats, and exclusive Instagram challenges, but they’re all completely optional. For Bout of Books 28 information and updates, visit the Bout of Books blog. - From the Bout of Books team


Sunday, April 26, 2020

Closing Survey


Books I Read

1. How would you assess your reading overall?
Normally I'd just be eh with how I read. But considering we're in the middle of a pandemic I'm happy.

2. Did you have a strategy, and if so, did you stick to it?
I had a TBR and stuck to it kinda...not so much!

3. What was your favorite snack?
Pie! Lemon Ice Box Pie from House of Pies.

4. Wanna volunteer for our next event? Stay tuned for the recap post!
Sure!

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