Monday 4 January 2016

Bout of Books #15

Bout of Books

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




I signed up again, though I missed the last one or 2...

About Bout of Books:
You were going to read that week anyway, right?  Read with us.
The Bout of Books Read-a-Thon was created by Amanda @ On a Book Bender on a complete whim in August 2011*. It took on a life of its own and was such a hit that Amanda decided to do it again and turn it into a somewhat regular occurrence.
  • Bout of Books is a week long read-a-thon, usually from 12:01am on a Monday through 11:59pm on a Sunday in whatever time zone you are in.
  • It is low pressure, meaning participants are only asked to push themselves to read more than they normally would during any given week. There is no competition between readers.
  • How much time a reader wants, and can commit, to read, tweet, or network with fellow bloggers is left to individual preference. All challenges and giveaways are optional.
  • Networking with fellow bloggers is actively encouraged, though never required.
  • Use Twitter to post updates throughout the read-a-thon. Everyone will be tweeting with the #boutofbooks hashtag.
From the About page from Bout of Books

Upcoming Read-a-Thons
Bout of Books 16 - 5/9/2016 -- 5/15/2016
Bout of Books 17 - 8/22/2016 -- 8/28/2016
Bout of Books 18 - 1/2/2017 -- 1/8/2017



Updates and Challenges I participated in

Monday
Number of books I've read today:1
Books:
Blindfolded Innocence by Alessandra Torre

Challenge: Introduce Yourself #insixwords: read it on twitter


Tuesday
Number of books I've read today: 2
Books: The Diary of Brad De Luca by Alessandra Torre

Masked Innocence by Alessandra Torre

Total # of books I've read: 3

Challenge: Would You Rather @ http://www.writingmyownfairytale.com
Would you rather:
Lend books to someone who dog-ears pages or to someone who reads with cheesy Cheetos fingers?
The dog-earer! You can't take out Cheetos fingerprints

Would you rather:
Be able to meet one character of your choice or meet one author of your choice?
God, this is a tough one. I think author.

Would you rather:
Never be allowed in a book store again or never be allowed in a library again?
Library!

Would you rather:
Have to choose one of your favorite characters to die in their book or have to pick one of your favorite couples to break up in their book?
Dude neither!!!! I could never choose either!

Would you rather:
Be required to read Twilight once a year for the rest of your life or The Scarlet Letter once a year for the rest of your life?
I haven't read The Scarlet Letter... so I'll go with the evil I do know: Twilight


Wednesday
Number of books I've read today: 1
Books: House of the Rising Son by Sherrilyn Kenyon

Total # of books I've read: 4
Challenge:  The Rainbow Challenge hosted by Ranty Runt of a Reader



Thursday
Number of books I've read today: 1
Books: End of the Innocence (Innocence #3) by Alessandra Torre

Total # of books I've read: 5
Challenge:  Villain Mash Up on Bingeing on Books
I'd love to see Satan, from Demonica series by Larissa Ione, and Lijuan, from Guild Hunter series by Nalini Singh, fight. Satan is, you know, Satan and Lijuan is a crazy powerful. crazy crazy archangel. Both have powers over death and it would be just explosive.

Friday
Number of books I've read today: 1
Books: Born in Death (In Death #23) by J.D. Robb
Total # of books I've read: 6
Challenge
Book Scavenger Hunt:

1. Book Shelves
From google search 

2. A book you’re planning to read/currently reading for Bout of Books

3. A Book and a Beverage

4. Blue Books
From http://schooltech305.weebly.com/additional-readings.html 

5. Cozy Reading Spot




Saturday
Number of books I've read today: 1
Books: What You Need (Need You #1) by Lorelei James

Total # of books I've read: 7
Challenge: Comfy Reading Spot at Once Upon a Chapter
I can't choose between the two :)


Sunday
Number of books I've read today: 0
Books: I've started a few books and read parts, but not a whole one :)
A Hunger Like No Other by Kresley Cole
Innocent in Death by J.D. Robb
Radiance by Grace Draven
Total # of books I've read: 7

I had fun reading in this read-athon and I will def participate in the next one. Thank you  Amanda @ On a Book Bender for thinking about this challenge and to everyone who helped making it so good. 

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