Another Bout of Books has come to an end. I extended it out for an extra day, hanging out in the tent for one last night, but now the tent is on its way down until the next read-a-thon. It's a little bit of a sad day.
Darian returned home Sunday night and managed to get himself a little more reading in before the read-a-thon came to a close.
Darian's Stats:
Currently Reading:
Minutes Read: 214 minutes
Pages Read: 143 pages
Books Read: 0 books
His participation in Bout of Books, though minimal, got him away from his tablet for a little while, so I'm calling it a success.
Elle's Stats:
Currently Reading:
This book is really weird, but totally awesome. I'm speeding through it.
I managed to meet the majority of my goals and I'm pretty stoked with my progress. I skipped out on the mini-challenges this time simply because I wasn't really feeling it and preferred spending my time with my nose in a book, but some of them were pretty creative and I enjoyed seeing other people's involvement. I still have quite a bit of blog reading to get caught up on, so I'm looking forward to hearing about even more great books and Bout of Books experiences.
Books Read:
1. Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon: 5 stars
2. The Color of our Sky by Amita Trasi: 3 1/2 stars
3. Things Unsaid by Diana Y. Paul: 2 stars
I completed three ARCs during Bout of Books and am a good portion through the fourth. With three more books out of the TBR and in the "read" pile for this year, I'm calling this one a total win. Bout of Books never disappoints!
If you didn't participate this time, but want to get in on the action, the next Bout of Books is scheduled for January 4th - January 10th of next year. It's a long time to wait, but there will be other read-a-thons in the meantime. Next up:
Yay, you did awesome! And nearly four hours away from a tablet is no small thing when it comes to teens. :)
ReplyDeleteI hope I can join in for the Estella Society RAT but just have to wait and see how GRE prep is going. Perhaps I'll just live vicariously through you breaking out the tent again!
Yay, you did awesome! And nearly four hours away from a tablet is no small thing when it comes to teens. :)
ReplyDeleteI hope I can join in for the Estella Society RAT but just have to wait and see how GRE prep is going. Perhaps I'll just live vicariously through you breaking out the tent again!
Awesome! Looks like you did a great job. Congrats on meeting your goals!
ReplyDeleteI've been dying to be able to pick up random books I like and read two but there are two problems. One is that earlier this year I came across some situations that totally made me gross out at the thought of borrowing books from the library where anybody goes and I have no idea where the books have been :) haha. Second is that if I buy new books from the book stores I have absolutely no space to collect them (even though I would LOVE to collect books!).
ReplyDeleteHave you been reading on a tablet? :)
Came across your blog through the A to Z! :)
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oohh I like your goal tracked =) I've just never been good at lists! Good job! Also, I am running the Book Blog awards this year for the 2nd year in a row and wanted to let you know nominations are open until October 31st . There are 15 awards up for grabs this year. You may nominate your own blog or ask your readers to nominate you. Readers vote on November 15th.
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