Bout of Books 6.0: Goals and Updates

Jan
05
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Bout of Books Read-a-Thon

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 7th and runs through Sunday, January 13th 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 6.0 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. -From the Bout of Books 6.0 team

Time Devoted to Reading

I will be reading all week, however I have a big important grad school interview the 11th-12th, so I will try to get most of my reading done during the week.

My Goals

Books to Read

I’m not good at reading off a specified list, so I’ll just list a few that I have right now:

  • Ill Wind by Rachel Caine Finished before BoB
  • Embers and Echoes by Karsten Knight
  • Fire Study by Maria V. Snyder
  • A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness – Currently Reading
  • The Last Dragonslayer by Jasper Fforde
  • Dark Frost by Jennifer Estep
  • The Power of Six by Pittacus Lore

Possible re-reads:

  • The Lightening Thief by Rick Riordan – Currently Reading
  • The Truth by Terry Pratchett
  • The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
  • Wildefire by Karsten Knight
  • Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. Rowling (currently reading and annotating)

 

Updates

Monday

Number of books I’ve read today: 0
Total number of books I’ve read: 0
Total pages read: 100ish
Books: In the middle of The Lightning Thief and The Last Dragonslayer
Today, in summary: BUSY! Work, rush home, eat, rush back to band practice, collapse into bed – I just didn’t have time!

 

Tuesday

Number of books I’ve read today: 1! YAY!
Total number of books I’ve read: 1
Total pages read: 387
Books: The Last Dragonslayer
Today, in summary: Had to work again, BUT lots of reading in the evening at least!

Wednesday

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Thursday

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Friday

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Today, in summary: OUT OF TOWN. Summary on Sunday.

Saturday

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Today, in summary: OUT OF TOWN. Summary on Sunday.

Sunday

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27 Responses to “Bout of Books 6.0: Goals and Updates”

  1. Erica says:
    January 5, 2013 at 2:36 pm

    Oooo, I’m so happy I saw this. I’m gonna have to go sign up now too :)

    Good luck on your grad school interview!!!

    Reply
  2. Stephanie @ Love.Life.Read says:
    January 5, 2013 at 3:43 pm

    Oh, what fun! I may pop over and see if I can join in the fun too. Good luck at your grad school interview! Where are you interviewing at?

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    • Anne says:
      January 5, 2013 at 3:46 pm

      You should! This was my first read-a-thon back on version 4.0 and I’ve loved it ever since!

      Thanks! I’m interviewing at IU Bloomington, which is my top school right now. Fingers crossed! 😀

      Reply
  3. Sally@Always Lost in Stories says:
    January 5, 2013 at 4:29 pm

    Good luck on all your reading goals- I love the list of books to read there!

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  4. jen7waters says:
    January 5, 2013 at 7:04 pm

    Oh boy, tiny advice: in my experience, Fire Study is not a fast read—I LOVE Snyder (and the series) but Fire is somewhat of a fail. :s

    Anyway, good luck, have fun, and I’ll see you around the read-a-thon. 😉

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    • Anne says:
      January 6, 2013 at 5:30 pm

      I’ve heard that! :( But having read the rest of the series, I kind of feel like I have to finish it. Maybe I’ll put it off till after the read-a-thon though.

      Good luck to you too! 😀

      Reply
  5. Bre says:
    January 5, 2013 at 7:08 pm

    I like that your goals are so well-rounded, lol! I set mine as just reading goals, but I don’t know how well I’ll do as this is my first time – and I didn’t realize how much social stuff there was going on during BoB. So…I may see how this one goes and change my goals for next time, lol!

    Anyway, you’ve made a new friend (I hope, lol)…I’m following you and look forward to “reading” with you next week!

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    • Anne says:
      January 6, 2013 at 5:32 pm

      Thanks! I think my first time I mostly just set reading goals – it takes going through it once to really know what Bout of Books is about. Happy reading next week! 😀

      Reply
  6. Kristilyn (Reading in Winter) says:
    January 5, 2013 at 8:41 pm

    Woo! 7 books! Go you! :) I aimed totally low since I don’t know when I’ll be reading, but I did warn hubs that I’m participating! I hope that most of mine can help me with Book Bingo. :)

    GOOD LUCK!

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    • Anne says:
      January 6, 2013 at 5:33 pm

      Yeah, I figured out my goals before figuring out I’d be gone for some of it. But 7 is totally do-able and normal for me, if I go about it the right way.

      I don’t think I’ll be reading anything all year that I won’t figure out how to count for Book Bingo somehow lol. It takes LOTS of books to get a blackout after all.

      Good luck to you too! :)

      Reply
  7. Pragya says:
    January 6, 2013 at 4:19 pm

    Love your list, have to read all of them.

    My Goals

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  8. Lauren says:
    January 6, 2013 at 4:50 pm

    AWESOME goals! I lovedddd the Discovery of Witches – I really hope you enjoy it! And yayyy… Harry Potter re-read :) I hope you accomplish all of your goals!

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    • Anne says:
      January 6, 2013 at 5:35 pm

      Thanks! :) I’m really looking forward to Discovery of Witches, I’ve had it on my shelf for a while and just never got around to reading it lol. Good luck next week!

      Reply
  9. Allison L says:
    January 7, 2013 at 12:03 pm

    Good luck with all your goals! It looks like you have plenty of good books to keep you occupied! :)

    ~Allison @ Good Books & Good Wine

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  10. Sarah E says:
    January 7, 2013 at 6:43 pm

    You have tons of good books up there. I love Estep’s books and thought Discovery of Witches was pretty good too :) Good luck this week!

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    • Anne says:
      January 9, 2013 at 10:08 pm

      I just started Discovery of Witches and it’s pretty good so far! It’s effing BIG though! Gonna take me a while :)

      Thanks and good luck to you too!

      Reply
  11. Angelya says:
    January 7, 2013 at 11:07 pm

    Wow, that’s quite a book list – a few of them are pretty big! Best of luck with all your goals and have a lovely week :)

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    • Anne says:
      January 9, 2013 at 10:07 pm

      *raps* I like big BOOKS and I cannot lie. You other brothers can’t de-NY. *stops* *looks around and hopes nobody heard that* *blushes furiously*

      Thanks Angelya! 😀

      Reply
  12. Alexia561 says:
    January 7, 2013 at 11:45 pm

    Good luck with the read-a-thon!

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  13. Kristilyn (Reading in Winter) says:
    January 9, 2013 at 7:54 pm

    Woo! Awesome progress, Anne! KEEP GOING! :)

    Reply
  14. creativityscorner.net says:
    December 26, 2013 at 3:28 pm

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