The start of Bout of Books 11.0 read-a-thon has begun! I will write all of my updates here. Happy Reading and good luck to everyone taking part in the read-a-thon!
Monday, 8/18
Books Completed: 1Books In Progress: 1
Pages Read: 261
Challenges: The Book Monsters Book Scavenger Hunt and Lulo FanGirl Playlist
Twitter Chat: none
Total Books Read: 1
Total Pages Read: 261
Books In-Progress: Storms of Lazarus by Karen Kincy (21 pages in)
Books Completed: Shadows of Asphodel by Karen Kincey
My Thoughts: Today was a great day even though I spent about 5 hours in the doctor's office with my son and reading was a bit hard since he's sick and got shots (my poor baby) however I'm happy with my accomplishment and hopefully tomorrow I can finish Storms of Lazarus!
Tuesday, 8/19
Books Completed: 1Books In Progress: 1
Pages Read: 266
Challenges: Infinite Ink One True Pairing
Total Books Read: 2
Total Pages Read: 527
Books In-Progress: Crystal Magic by Madeline Freeman
Books Completed: Shadows of Asphodel by Karen Kincy and Storms of Lazarus by Karen Kincy.
My Thoughts: Today was another great day for me. Even though my son is still sick I got a lot of reading done. I am rather happy that I've been reading as much as I have. Enjoying myself!
Wednesday, 8/20
Books Completed: 1Books In Progress: 1
Pages Read: 176
Challenges: Book Reviews from a Christian Girl Create a Sentence
Twitter Chat: yes
Total Books Read: 3
Total Pages Read: 703
Books In-Progress: Tortured Souls by Kimber Leigh Wheaton (30 pages in, stopped at chapter five)
Books Completed: Shadows of Asphodel by Karen Kincy, Storms of Lazarus by Karen Kincy and Crystal Magic by Madeline Freeman.
My Thoughts: Another pretty good day. I wanted to read more, but I'm happy with today's pages read. Can't believe I'm on my fourth book!
Thursday, 8/21
Books Completed: Tortured Souls by Kimber Leigh WheatonBooks In Progress: n/a
Pages Read: 198
Challenges: Writing My Own Fairy Tale Like This, Try This
Total Books Read: 4
Total Pages Read: 901
Books In-Progress: n/a
Books Completed: Shadows of Asphodel by Karen Kincy, Storms of Lazarus by Karen Kincy, Crystal Magic by Madeline Freeman and Tortured Souls by Kimber Leigh Wheaton.
My Thoughts: Tired ain't the word. Been busy preparing for a wedding Saturday but thankfully book #4 is done! Starting book #5 on Friday.
Friday, 8/22
Books Completed: 1Books In Progress: none
Pages Read: 288
Challenges: Christian Bookshelf Reviews Book Chain
Total Books Read: 5
Total Pages Read: 1,189
Books In-Progress: none
Books Completed: Shadows of Asphodel by Karen Kincy, Storms of Lazarus by Karen Kincy, Crystal Magic by Madeline Freeman, Tortured Souls by Kimber Leigh Wheaton and My Sister's Reaper by Dorothy Dreyer
My Thoughts: Great reading day even as I prepared for my cousin's wedding!
Saturday, 8/23
Books Completed: noneBooks In Progress: none
Pages Read: none
Challenges: KimberlyFayeReads Spell It Out
Twitter Chat: yes
Total Books Read: 5
Total Pages Read: 1,189
Books In-Progress: none
Books Completed: Shadows of Asphodel by Karen Kincy, Storms of Lazarus by Karen Kincy, Crystal Magic by Madeline Freeman, Tortured Souls by Kimber Leigh Wheaton and My Sister's Reaper by Dorothy Dreyer
My Thoughts: I expected as much for today since I did my cousin's makeup for her wedding. I still wish I read at least 50 pages of a book. Oh well, tomorrow shall be a great day!
Sunday, 8/24
Books Completed: 1Books In Progress: 1
Pages Read: 338
Challenges: Falling Down the Book Hole 5 Books
Final Books Count: 6
Final Pages Count: 1,527
Books In-Progress: The Child Returns by Kristen Taber (30 pages in)
Books Completed: Shadows of Asphodel by Karen Kincy, Storms of Lazarus by Karen Kincy, Crystal Magic by Madeline Freeman, Tortured Souls by Kimber Leigh Wheaton, My Sister's Reaper by Dorothy Dreyer and My Tethered Soul by Dorothy Dreyer
My Thoughts: Today was great. Despite being tired and sick I finished a book and started another. Glad with how my reading day went.
I successfully completed majority of my goals!
My Goals:
- Read a total of 50-100 pages a day.
- Read at least 5 of the books on the list.
- Make YouTube updates.
- Take part in all Twitter chats.
- Participate in at least four challenges.
- Meet new bloggers, tweeters and YouTubers.
- Comment as much as possible on blogs, YouTube and Twitter.
- Have fun!
Shadows of Asphodel by Karen KincyStorms of Lazarus by Karen KincyCrystal Magic by Madeline FreemanTortured Souls by Kimber Leigh WheatonMy Sister’s Reaper by Dorothy DreyerMy Tethered Soul by Dorothy Dreyer- The Child Returns by Kristen Taber (got 30 pages in)
To have completed as much as I did in a week makes me hopeful. My son was sick, i got sick and I had bridal makeup to do. Bring on Bout of Books 12! I have a new confidence in my weekly reading ability.
How was your BoB 11.0 for you?