Bout of Books 13 | Day 2 Update

Books I read today:

• Revenge, Ice Cream and Other Things Best Served Cold by Katie Finn

• Rat Queens Volume 1: Sass & Sorcery by Kurtis J. Wiebe

Number of pages read today: 128 pages

Books I completed reading overall: 

• Rat Queens Volume 1: Sass & Sorcery by Kurtis J. Wiebe

Total # of pages read overall: 258 pages

So yesterday's progress, I was able to complete a graphic novel, one that I've been meaning to read for a while. You can expect a review for that soon. I really hope to read more of the Katie Finn novel today and hopefully finish it since yesterday I wasn't able to! 

How are you doing so far on boutofbooks? Let me know in the comments below! 

Bout of Books 13 | Day 1 Update

Good morning everyone! I hope that your #boutofbooks is all going well. It started yesterday but I was away all day at a conference. I only got a teensy bit of reading done right at midnight the night before and then a bit last night. I hope to finish more today. Here is my progress for day 1:

Books I read today:

• Revenge, Ice Cream and Other Things Best Served Cold by Katie Finn

Number of pages read today: 130 pages

Total # of pages read overall: 130 pages

I am enjoying the sequel a lot more than the first one and the storylines are picking up nicely. I hope to finish this one by today! :D 

How is your progress so far for Bout of Books? Let me know in the comments below! 

Bout of Books 13 Goals & TBR!

Hi everyone! So here we are on the eve of Bout of Books 13! I am so incredibly for this week to begin. I have quite a busy week but I am actually setting aside time later this week to have a bout of books hangout/read session with a friend too, so I hope I can accomplish a lot! With the usual tradition of Bout of Books, this post will include my goals and my To-Be-Read pile of books.

Bout of Books 13 Goals

• Finish a minimum of three books. 
• Participate in at least two of the challenges. 
• Post a daily update everyday or every other day. 
• Try to read for at least an hour a day. 

Bout of Books To-Be-Read Pile

So first off, I have The Improbable Theory of Ana & Zak by Brian Katcher, which comes out next week. I also have another YA read and that is the second book in a series by Katie Finn: Revenge, Ice Cream, and Other Things Best Served Cold. I am also going to include Chuck Palahniuk's newest release which is a book of short stories titled Make Something Up. And lastly, I have two graphic novels, Nimona by Noelle Stevenson and Super Mutant Magic Academy by Jillian Tamaki. 

This is a rough TBR pile and things can change depending on my mood and I will more than likely add a few comic issues to the mix, but I think this sounds like a pretty decent list so far. I am quite excited to start reading these ones! 

Anyways, that is it for me today. I will try and read a bit right at midnight, but I have to be up early tomorrow for a conference presentation out of town. I hope that everyone has a good start to Bout of Books, and please share with me below your goals and TBR, I would love to know! ;)

Bout of Books 13

Hi everyone! I hope that you are all doing well. That time of year is almost upon us again.. and it is Bout of Books 13! I can't believe we are already at 13. It feels like just yesterday when I was participating in my first read-a-thon ever for Bout of Books 9.0 - So in previous read-a-thons, I did really well and other read-a-thons, life happened and well, I wasn't able to keep up. I really hope to fully participate this time around because last time, life happened.

I know it is a bit early, but I thought I'd share my sign up post with you all because it is better to spread the word earlier and encourage you all to sign up and join me. It is so much fun, you get to read a lot, participate in challenges and meet other bookish lovers! :D

For those of you that don't know what Bout of Books is - here is a blurb from their website:

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, May 11th and runs through Sunday, May 17th 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 13 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. - From the Bout of Books team

You can sign up here! It will be taking place this year from May 11th to May 17th! Please let me know in the comments below if you are planning on signing up and participating. I'm so excited! Be sure to look out for a TBR and goals post coming soon! ;)