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Bout of Books 10.0

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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 12:01 am Monday, May 12th and runs through Sunday, May 18th 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 10.0 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. – From the Bout of Books team

I thought I wouldn’t be able to take part in this Bout of Books because of various reasons but I suddenly wanted to. I’ve managed to finish only one book in May and could certainly use the motivation to finish books instead of just starting them. This would be my third Bout of Books and I’m more than ready for it to begin.

GOALS

My main goal is to read at least four books from the ones below. I just started Corey Ann Haydu’s Life by Committee today and I hope I can finish it today, too but we never know, right?

I also plan to comment on blogs, complete a couple of challenges, and tweet about my progress.

PROGRESS

MONDAY
Number of pages: 253 + 37 = 290
Books: Life by Committee by Corey Ann Haydu, Open Road Summer by Emery Lord

TUESDAY
Number of pages: 121
Books: Open Road Summer by Emery Lord
WEDNESDAY
Number of pages: 200 + 50 = 250
Books: Open Road Summer by Emery Lord, Since You’ve Been Gone by Morgan Matson
THURSDAY
Number of pages: 252
Books: Since You’ve Been Gone by Morgan Matson
FRIDAY
Number of pages:162 + 15 = 177
Books: Since You’ve Been Gone by Morgan Matson, Guy in Real Life by Steve Brezenoff
SATURDAY
Number of pages: 4…
Books: Guy in Real Life by Steve Brezenoff
SUNDAY
Number of pages: 13
Books: Guy in Real Life by Steve Brezenoff

VERDICT

Total number of pages: 1107
Books read: 3

So I managed to read more than a thousand pages in a week! That feels like a big accomplishment! I failed my challenge of reading four books since I’m not even a quarter into my fourth read. Still, I loved all of it, though. The chats were awesome and the books I read were awesome. Do you know why it isn’t called Awesome Bout of Books? ‘Cause the awesome is implied.

Are you taking part in it? Let’s get our reading on together!

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Heeeee, good luck! I cannot wait to read Since You've Been Gone I WANT IT NOW. I wonder if it's out on Kindle in the UK… I could make a last minute purchase. And I need to read Open Road Summer this month for Epic Recs. I haven't bought it yet though. Judith might kill me if I don't do it soon XD

  2. Yeaaaay, good luck and happy reading 😀 Since you've been gone sounds good, I've heard many raving things about it. Tease was a disaster for me and also After the end wasn't a huge success 🙁 Open road summer looks like a good story.

  3. Good luck busting that slump! Read-a-thons are perfect for that. This is going to be my fourth Bout of Books and I can't wait for it to start! (Even more so now that some lucky parts of the world already have!)

  4. Yay for joining Bout of Books! I wasn't planning on doing it either, but suddenly thought, "What the hey!" and signed up via a tweet. I have to take a photo of my TBR tonight, but I'm pretty excited. Hoping to get 5 books read!

  6. Good luck 🙂 open road summer Is on my wishlist for such a long Time now haha

  7. I'm in the midst of Since You've Been Gone, and I'm enjoying it so far. Open Road Summer should be a quick read for you, since it's that engrossing. 🙂

    I wish you luck, Sana. 🙂

  9. I just started Since You've Been Gone and am really, really enjoying it! I can't wait to see what you think! And tell me how Open Road Summer goes because I think it sounds really cute but haven't gotten to it yet! Good luck and have fun!!

  10. Oooh 253 pages already? That's not bad for day one! Go Sana go!

    I was thinking about joining Bout of Books over the weekend, but decided against it. I've never actually participated and I don't know… I just didn't feel mentally prepared, lol. But hey, even if I'm not officially participating I'll still try and push myself to read a little bit more than usual, yeah? I mean, there's no way I'm reading four books like you (overachiever), but one will be good 😉

  11. Thank you!

    I think Since You've Been Gone is one of those books that should be read right away so go for it! 😉

    I just started Open Road Summer and gah, it's so good. You should buy it already.

  12. Yay, thanks, Mel!

    I'm hoping to love Since You've Been Gone. I'm looking forward to Tease despite all the bad reviews. After the End, though, not so much.

    Open Road Summer is great and I'm only about a hundred pages in. =)

  13. Thanks! I started Open Road Summer yesterday and it's great so far!

  14. Yes, Open Road Summer is pretty engrossing and I plan to read Since You've Been Gone next.

    Thanks, Joy!

  15. Thanks, Rosie!

    I think Bout of Books is the best read-a-thon out there and yay for joining!

  16. Yes, exactly why I joined. I so want to read more!

    It'll finish early for me, though. Haha.

  17. Thank you. I really enjoyed Life by Committee and Open Road Summer is going great.

  18. It looks like you're making good progress, lady! I can't wait to see what you think of Since You've Been Gone – it's a book I hope to read for this challenge as well.

    Happy reading! 🙂