Showing posts with label 2018 bout of books. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2018 bout of books. Show all posts

Monday, August 27, 2018

Bout of Books Wrap Up

Sadly we've come to the end of the Bout of Book 23 and the last Bout of Books of 2018. The next time we do this it will be January of 2019! I cannot even fathom January  at this point. It seems so far away! Imagine we will be through the holidays and into a new year!

Anyway, today I wanted to recap what I read during the Bout of Books readathon. This round of the readathon, in August, is always difficult for me because I work on a college campus. My work is really busy and I work extra hours. I work two weekends a year and the August edition of BoB usually falls on one of those weekends. This year I had a lot more success than I have in the past.

Books I didn't Finish 

On Monday I started Magic Binds by Ilona Andrews. I've mentioned a few times that I am rereading the Kate Daniels series because the final book will be released at the end of this month. We are three days away!! This was a really easy read for me because I've read it once before. Since my brain is mush after work right now, I loved having this familiar story to read in the evening.

I also continued reading Hunting Prince Dracula. I picked this up a few times but ultimately I decided to put this aside during Bout of Books. I wanted to read this when I had time to devote to it and I don't right now!

I also started my annual reread of Persuasion. I downloaded to audiobook to try so we shall see if audio changes my views on this old favorite at all.

Hunting Prince Dracula (Stalking Jack the Ripper, #2) Magic Binds (Kate Daniels, #9) Persuasion

Books I Finished:

Would you believe I started and finished an audiobook in less than twenty four hours. I downloaded Alanna: The First Adventure on Wednesday night and since it was only five hours long I devoured most of it that night. I only had 30 minutes when I fell asleep that night. I finished it the next morning while I was eating breakfast. Finishing this book has made me anxious to reread all of Tamora Pierce's books. They were a huge part of my childhood and I enjoyed this reread immensely. 

Alanna: The First Adventure (Song of the Lioness, #1)

Monday, May 21, 2018

Bout of Books 22 - Vlog and Wrap Up

Bout of Books is over! Commence the tears. I love this readathon and today is the wrap up and conclusion of a week of fun and reading. There is no way to fail during this readathon so I can count it as a complete success. I abandoned my TBR as is typical so you'll need to watch my vlog to see exactly what I chose to read!


Friday, May 11, 2018

Bout of Books TBR - May 14th-May 20th

Next week the Bout of Book Readathon (Round 22) begins! This is one of my favorite readathons and I've enjoyed participating a lot in the past. I'm really excited to start reading for the readathon since I've only finished two books this month and I'm hoping this readathon will inspire me to start reading every day again.


Books Mentioned: 
Strange the Dreamer by Lani Taylor
Rebel Rising by Shanna Swenson
Imprudence by Gail Carriger
The Wicked Deep by Shea Ernshaw
A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Maas


Sunday, January 7, 2018

Bout of Books TBR - Round 21

An amazing start to the year is to participate in the Bout of Books Readathon. This is one of my favorite readathons and it is very very low key. The participants and hosts are so kind and encouraging. If you want to start the year off right, try this out. The only goal is to read more than you normally would. There are no challenges or extra expectations for this one. Just read and have fun.

Check out what I'm hoping to read this week here: