Bout of Books 8.0 - Goals + Progress!

 

It's almost time for Bout of Books to start again! I actually am just wrapping up another readathon (you can read my wrap up post below) and I can't wait to start a new one. I love participating in these things because it gives me a little extra incentive to read more than normal. This one's going to be a little tricky because my Fall semester of Grad school starts on Monday, and my husband and my 5th anniversary is on Friday - and we're hoping to go away for the weekend. I'll try to squeeze in as much reading as I can and see how far I get!

I don't normally do a number goal for readathons - my goal is always to read as much as I can. That being said, here are some books that I'm hoping to read for this event:

 

 

 

 

Obviously, I won't be able to read all of these, but I'm hoping to get some of the ones I REALLY want to read in. :)

Are you participating in Bout of Books? Link me up to your goals and good luck!

Progress:

Monday, August 19

Books Read: 2.5

Finished Reading:  

 

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Pages Read: 922

Tuesday, August 20
Books Read: 1

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Pages Read: 235

Wednesday, August 21
Books Read: 1

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Pages Read: 320


Thursday, August 22
Books Read: 2

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Pages Read:606


Friday, August 23
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Saturday, August 24
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Sunday, August 25
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Totals:
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Beat the Heat Readathon - Wrap Up Post

The Beat the Heat Readathon is just about wrapped up! I wasn't able to put up daily progress posts, so I'll just sum up what I was able to get done in this post. :)

Books Read:

 

 

   

 

 

Not too shabby - right? I actually didn't think I read that many until I looked back! I'm really glad that the hosts extended the readathon until tomorrow, it gave me some extra time to read more! I participated in two of the mini challenges, which were really fun (and hard!) - so I'm excited to see how those turned out too.

What about you? Did you meet your goals? Link me up!

 

ARC August!

The awesome Octavia behind the book blog Read. Sleep. Repeat. has come up with a fun challenge to help us tackle our ARC pile! Thus, ARC August was made! I don't know about the rest of you, but my review pile is WAY out of control!! What better way to read some fabulous review books while having fun and meeting other bloggers? This is the third read-a-thon/challenge that I'm participating in within the next month! Obviously, my review pile is ginormously huge and I really want (and need!) to get some serious reading done!

Want to join in on the fun? It's easy to sign up! The rules are simple: 1. Make a blog post stating that you will be participating in ARC August. 2. Add your post to the linky located on the site HERE. 3. Read as many ARCs during the month of August as you want! As a super awesome bonus, Octavia will be giving away a $20 gift card to the favorite book dealer of your choice - one lucky participant will be chosen at the end of the month to win the prize!

As for my goals for this challenge/read-a-thon, it is super simple: I plan on reading AS MANY ARCs AS POSSIBLE during the month of August. I have an obscene amount of them steadily piling up, so I really don't know which books I'll pick to read. To me, it's more quantity than genre - I SERIOUSLY need to tame the review pile! When I post a review that was an ARC in August, I'll include the graphic at the bottom of the post, so you know that it was a part of the challenge. That is, if I remember to! 

So what are you waiting for? Head on over and sign up! I hope to see you there! :)

If you are going to participate in ARC August, leave me a comment or a link to your goals post!

 

Bout of Books 8.0 is Coming!

It's just about that time again - time for another Bout of Books Read-a-Thon! Sign ups for the Bout of Books 8.0 are now open! Read below for more information!

From the Bout of Books Site:

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 absolutely love participating in read-a-thons, especially Bout of Books! It's a great way to take a chunk of out your TBR while participating in fun challenges, meeting other partipants, and winning awesome prizes! What are you waiting for?? Sign up now! 

Bout of Books 8.0 is taking place from August 19 - August 25, so be sure to check out the site and sign up! I'll be posting my official goals page complete with daily updates at a later date, so be sure to check back in! I hope to see you at the read-a-thon!

  

Beat the Heat Readathon - Kickoff and Goals!

Welcome to the kick off for the Beat the Heat Readathon that's being hosted by the wonderful ladies at Auntie Spinelli Reads and Phantasmic Reads! I'm joining in at the last minute because I seriously need to get some review books read and what is more fun that a readathon?

There's still plenty of time to sign up - so what are you waiting for? Here are the official rules for the readathon, taken from the hosts themselves:

• The Beat the Heat Readathon runs from July 29th through August 11th. What does this readathon entail, you ask? Well, read as much or as little as you want – the main point is to READ! You set your own goal, and for two weeks you read as many books as you can/want to reach your goal!
• There will be mini-challenges throughout the Readathon for participants, along with a grand prize giveaway at the end!
• Sign up at Auntie Spinelli Reads or Phantasmic Reads. You may join whenever you like, but to be eligible for our grand prize giveaway, you must sign up by August 5th.
• To join, all you have to do is make a sign-up post – even if it’s just a “Let’s do this!” thing – and add your post URL to the linky below! You can put your goals and progress (will be required for the final giveaway) in your sign-up post, or you can make it separate. Totally up to you! Feel free to copy and paste this handy little list for your post. We don’t mind.
• In order to enter for the grand prize, you must have a post to keep track of your progress so we can see that you participated.

Normally I have a list or picture showing what books I hope to read during the readathon, so here's a small taste of what I hope to read:

  

 

 

Are you participating in this readathon? Leave me a link to your goals post and good luck!