Bout of Books 15 - Sign Up

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, January 4th and runs through Sunday, January 10th 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 15 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. – From the Bout of Books team

Bout of Books 15 is coming up in a few days! I cannot wait since I have been having a very slow reading progress at the end of 2015. But hopefully this read-a-thon will help me get back on track. I will be mostly updating on twitter and instagram (TBR, current read, etc) but I will also do a wrap-up post here on the blog. 

Bout of Books 14.0 - Day 6 (Day 4,5 Wrap-Up)

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

Hey everyone. How is your reading going so far? I haven't been doing much but at least what I've read so far was pure joy. Here is what I've been reading:

I am currently at page 109 of Furies of Calderon and I thoroughly enjoying it. I also finished listening to The Jester, which was great. Another small adventure of Hadrian and Royce, what's not to like? And that't pretty much it.

I hope the rest of you are doing better than me. Enjoy the rest of the read-a-thon.

Bout of Books 14.0 - Day 4 (Day 1,2,3 Wrap-Up)

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

Hello everyone. I know I haven't been updating as much as I would like during this read-a-thon but that's mainly because I haven't done much reading, which was due to the fact that I am in the middle of moving. I can't wait for me and my flatmates to move in our new flat so I can finally have my own room. Sleeping on a couch is not so good for my spine...

Anyways, in the past 3 days, I've only read a tiny bit while on commute and that's because my eyes get so tired from read all those papers at work. So, I've only read 67 pages so far which took me around 2 hours (reading while on the underground is not as easy as I thought it would be). Here is what I read:

So far Furies of Calderon is a pretty solid fantasy read. I love the whole idea of having a fury and we are slowly learning more and more about the different furies and their masters. It's very exciting.

Bout of Books 14.0 - Day 1: Goals

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

My Goals

For Bout of Books 14.0 I am going to set a time spent reading goal once more. This kind of goal works really good for me.
For this read-a-thon, I want to:

• read at least 2 hours per day, not going to go crazy because I know I have an insane schedule.
• visit at least 5 blogs per day to comment on their progress.
• join in as many challenges as possible.

My TBR

I couldn't help but put my mew bookish tote bag in the picture... Anyways, my TBR consists of:

Professional Integrity and The Jester by Michael J. Sullivan (Audio)

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie

Furies of Calderon by Jim Butcher 

I am very excited for all 4 of them. I can't wait to see more of Hadrian and Royce, and Agatha Christie's books are always great reads. Also, Furies of Calderon is a buddy read so I am even more excited to read and talk about the book at the same time.

Bout of Books 14.0 - Sign Up

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

It's that time of the year again. The summer BoB is here. I can't wait for the read-a-thon to start. I hope the read-a-thon will get me back to a good reading schedule, since I've been spending most of my free time in front of the TV. I don't know which books I'll be putting in my goals TBR but I am so excited for any reading. BoB 14 is going to be really fun.

Bout of Books 13.0 Wrap Up

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, May 11th and runs through Sunday, May 17th 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 13 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog.
- From the Bout of Books team

Final Wrap Up

Total Hours Reading: 17:25

Total Pages Read: 777 (Now, that's an insane number)

Books Finished: Kill You Last 4.5/5, Haunted Things 3.5/5, Scarlet 3/5

Bout of Books 13.0 is over. I hope you all had a great time, I know I did. I read so much more than I usually do in a regular week. And even though I didn't reach my of reading 3 hours per day, I am very pleased with my reading.

I managed to finish 2 novels, 1 novella and I am 73% done with an audiobook.

And even though I had a lot of fun with the challenges and seeing people's updates (mainly on instagram) I am glad that the read-a-thon is over. I need a small break from reading. Still, I am looking forward to the next BoB and possibly some other read-a-thons.

How did you do? Link your Wrap Up post and I'll make sure to drop by.

Bout of Books 13.0 Day 7: Day 6 Wrap Up

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, May 11th and runs through Sunday, May 17th 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 13 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog.
- From the Bout of Books team

Day 6 Wrap Up

Hours Reading: 3:10
Total Hours Reading: 2:10 (Day 1) + 2:55 (Day 2) +  3:20 (Day 3) + 1:55 (Day 4) + 1:45 (Day 5) + 3:10 (Day 6) = 15:15

Pages Read: 40 (The Squad: Perfect Cover) + 89 (Scarlet) = 129

Total Pages Read: 112 (Day 1) + 150 (Day 2) + 131 (Day 3) + 83 (Day 4) + 74 (Day 5) + 129 (Day 6) = 679

Books Finished: Kill You Last 4.5/5, Haunted Things 3.5/5

The last day of the read-a-thon is finally upon us. I feel a bit tired from all the reading but I am also really glad for the read-a-thon. I wouldn't be able to read as much as I did otherwise. That been said I will probably take a couple of days off reading after BoB is over. For the last day, my top priority is to finish Scarlet, I only have around 60 pages so it's doable. Have fun on your last day of the read-a-thon.

Bout of Books 13.0 Day 6: Day 5 Wrap Up

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, May 11th and runs through Sunday, May 17th 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 13 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog.
- From the Bout of Books team

Day 5 Wrap Up

Hours Reading: 1:45
Total Hours Reading: 2:10 (Day 1) + 2:55 (Day 2) +  3:20 (Day 3) + 1:55 (Day 4) + 1:45 (Day 5) = 12:05

Pages Read: 40 (The Squad: Perfect Cover) + 34 (Scarlet) = 74 

Total Pages Read: 112 (Day 1) + 150 (Day 2) + 131 (Day 3) + 83 (Day 4) + 74 (Day 5)= 550

Books Finished: Kill You Last 4.5/5, Haunted Things 3.5/5

Not a lot of reading done. But here comes the weekend. My plans for the two final days of the read-a-thon are to finish Scarlet, to listen to a couple more hours of The Squad and to read all the new chapters on The Dead List, so that I am caught up.

Bout of Books 13.0 Day 5: Day 4 Wrap Up

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, May 11th and runs through Sunday, May 17th 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 13 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog.
- From the Bout of Books team

Day 4 Wrap Up

Hours Reading: 1:55
Total Hours Reading: 2:10 (Day 1) + 2:55 (Day 2) +  3:20 (Day 3) + 1:55 (Day 4) = 10:20

Pages Read: 27 (Haunted Things) + 56 (Scarlet) = 83 

Total Pages Read: 112 (Day 1) + 150 (Day 2) + 131 (Day 3) + 83 (Day 4) = 476

Books Finished: Kill You Last 4.5/5, Haunted Things 3.5/5

Didn't do much reading yesterday, since it was a holiday at my hometown and I decided to mostly spend it outside with my friends and family. Also, Scarlet takes me forever to read because of the writing. I hope I can make so progress to it today.

I managed to finish my second book for Bout of Books, Haunted Things, even though it was just a novella.

Bout of Books 13.0 Day 4: Day 3 Wrap Up

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, May 11th and runs through Sunday, May 17th 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 13 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog.
- From the Bout of Books team

Day 3 Wrap Up

Hours Reading: 3:20
Total Hours Reading: 2:10 (Day 1) + 2:55 (Day 2) +  3:20 (Day 3) = 8:25

Pages Read: 41 (The Squad: Perfect Cover) + 50 (Scarlet) + 40 (Haunted Things) = 131

Total Pages Read: 112 (Day 1) + 150 (Day 2) + 131 (Day 3) = 393

Books Finished: Kill You Last 4.5/5

First day of the read-a-thon that I managed to read over 3 hours, however I didn't get a lot of reading done, because the writing in Scarlet is not very smooth for me and I was also a bit distracted. Let's hope that today I can read another 3 hours.

Bout of Books 13.0 Day 3: Day 2 Wrap Up

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, May 11th and runs through Sunday, May 17th 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 13 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog.
- From the Bout of Books team

Day 2 Wrap Up

Hours Reading: 2:55
Total Hours Reading: 2:10 (Day 1) + 2:55 (Day 2) = 5:05

Pages Read: 39 (The Squad: Perfect Cover) + 111 (Kill You Last) = 150

Total Pages Read: 112 (Day 1) + 150 (Day 2) = 162

Books Finished: Kill You Last 4.5/5

I finished my first book for this read-a-thon and it was amazing. I also started my audiobook for Bout of Books, The Squad: Perfect Cover, and so far it's really good. I always enjoy books about groups of kids used as spies, for police work, to solve mysteries or whatever else.

I scheduled a buddy read during this read-a-thon starting today, so I will be adding Scarlet by A.C. Gaughen to my TBR list. I really loved Robin Hood growing up and even now, so I am really excited to read this book.

Bout of Books 13.0 Day 2: Day 1 Wrap Up

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, May 11th and runs through Sunday, May 17th 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 13 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog.
- From the Bout of Books team

Day 1 Wrap Up

Hours Reading: 2:10

Pages Read: 112  (Kill You Last)

Total Pages Read: 112

Books Finished: -

The first day started really good. I had to wake up early to go get my new passport, so I had a lot of spare time in the morning to read. I was planning on reading about an hour before bed, but we ended up going to a theater to watch a play by the University drama team that lasted for 3:30 hours, so I returned how at one in the morning and all I could think about was sleep. That's why I didn't manage to read 3 hours, but I don't care cause the play was amazing and I got a lot of reading done anyway.

Today I hope to finish Kill You Last. And I will probably start listening to The Squad by Jennifer Lynn  Barnes on my phone while walking my dog. And maybe then I can pick up World After by Susan Ee.

Bout of Books: Bookish Survey Challenge

1. How do you organize your shelves?

Usually, by height and series. I once tried organizing by read and TBR but it drove me crazy that books from the same series weren't together.

2. What is one of your favorite book that’s not in one of your favorite genres?

The Big Switch by Nicholas Carr. It's a non-fiction book about the evolution of cloud computing. I usually don't read books out of my favorite genres, but I had to read this one and I ended up loving it.

3. What is the last 5 star book you read?

The book I finished just before the read-a-thon. Blood on my Hands by Todd Strasser. This guy is a genius.

4. What book are you most excited to read during the read-a-thon?

Kill You Last by Todd Strasser and World After by Susan Ee.

5. What book do you recommend the most?

I'm really bad with recommendations. It depends on what a reader wants. Fantasy, horror, mystery. Each category has a different answer.

Bout of Books 13.0 Day 1: Goals

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, May 11th and runs through Sunday, May 17th 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 13 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog.
- From the Bout of Books team

Bout of Books 13.0 is here. And I am as excited as ever. The only drawback this time around is that I will be starting a new job in the middle of it. Hopefully I will still find the time and the mood to read.

My Goals

For Bout of Books 13.0 I am not going to set a page count goal, but instead a time spend reading one. This worked really good for me in the previous Bout of Books so I am sticking with it.
For this read-a-thon, I want to:

• read at least 3 hours per day. 
• visit at least 10 blogs per day to comment on their progress.
• join in as many challenges as possible, since I didn't join any last year.

Finally, I will not participating in any Twitter chats, since I always seem to forget about them.

My TBR

Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton

World After by Susan Ee

Kill You Last by Todd Strasser

The Dead List by Jennifer L. Armentrout (Wattpad)

The Squad by Jennifer Lynn Barnes (Audiobook)

Haunted Things by Abigail Boyd (Ebook)

Bout of Books 13.0 Sign Up

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, May 11th and runs through Sunday, May 17th 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 13 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog.
- From the Bout of Books team

It's that time of the year again. The spring BoB is here. I can't wait for the read-a-thon to start. I haven't been doing much reading lately because I have practically nothing to do and that really makes it hard to keep up with a reading schedule. Maybe finally I can properly manage my time and read, read, read.