Tuesday, August 12, 2014

Bout of Books 11 - Sign up and Goals



    Bout of BooksI'm going to be participating in the Bout of Books Read-a-Thon again next week! 


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, August 18th and runs through Sunday, August 24th 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 11 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog.
 - From the Bout of Books team


Read-a-Thons are not my forte. I tend to set very high expectations for myself during the event and almost always fail miserably. I never read anything during these events because I put so much pressure on myself. This time I plan to set very general goals so I don't succumb to pressure, and hopefully I'll get something accomplished during this event!

My goals are as follows: 

1) Read Everyday - This is a large challenge for me this time of year. Where I work is very busy and intense every year around this time. Therefore, I hope I'll have the time and energy to read for at lease 15 minutes everyday of the week.
2) Catch up on my Goodreads goal - I'm four books behind on my Goodreads goal to read 100 books this year. I'm hoping to finish enough books during this event to be even or ahead. This is my main reading goal.
3) I'll be concentrating on finishing three books, but I'm not promising these are the ones I'll read.

Crown of Midnight (Throne of Glass, #2) Darcy and Fitzwilliam: A Tale of a Gentleman and an Officer (Darcy and Fitzwilliam, #1) The Winner's Curse (The Winner's Trilogy, #1)

4) Post Updates - I'm bad a posting updates and I'd like to become better. Hopefully everyday but I'm not sure if it will happen.

I can't wait to participate in this read-a-thon! This event is so much fun and so many people participate. I hope this time I am more successful than in the past. Obviously, I will be keeping everyone updated on my progress. 

10 comments:

  1. Crown of midnight is fantastic, you will fly through that one :D Good luck and happy reading!

    Mel@thedailyprophecy

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    1. Thank you! I'm very excited about Crown of Midnight.

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  2. I loved Throne of Glass but have yet to read Crown of Midnight. I am curious what you will think of it! Good luck, Julie!

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    1. Thanks! I'm looking forward to reading it very much. I loved the first book!

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  3. My goodreads goal is always making me nervous. I hope you manage to reach it :) And of course have as much fun at the read-a-thon as possible. Happy reading! Here are my Goals

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    1. I'm even farther behind than I was when I posted this. I'm just hoping to catch up!! Happy reading.

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  4. I think your goals look good and not too high stress. I would also really like to catch up to my Goodreads goal and have Crown of Midnight on my list for this week as well. Good Luck!

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  5. Stopping by from the Bout of Books linky. I'm signing up for the first time and starting with a short list, too. This is our first week back from vacation and while the kids are in school, I don't want to be too ambitious. I hope you find time to read, looks like an intriguing list.

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  6. OH LOL my goodreads goal... I'm 37 books behind!! xD *FAINTS*

    I'm so glad to see Crown of Midnight and The Winner's Curse on your list because, like, omg. OMG. ENJOY. ;D

    Alicia @ Summer Next Top Story

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