Bout of Books 10, Day 6

Today's goal update:

1. Read for at least two hours every day. [Done!]
2. Finish Dune before Saturday's book club meeting. [Done! I actually sat in the car for 15 to finish before the meeting started, but I made it! We had a great discussion - everyone liked the book.]
3. Read Jaka's Story before Sunday's comic book club meeting. [Done! I didn't like the ending as much as the rest of the book, but I'm  excited to talk about it tomorrow.]
4. Participate in one twitter chat (probably Wednesday's). [Done!]
5. Any other books read must be ARCs on my Kindle. [N/A.]

Since I've met my two biggest goals, I'm spending the evening reading my comics for the past two weeks. Tomorrow I'm going to knock out The Here and Now, which has been unfinished for months and needs to be reviewed on NetGalley. This readathon was exactly what I needed to get motivated again!

Bout of Books 10, Day 5

Today's goal update:

1. Read for at least two hours every day. [Done!]
2. Finish Dune before Saturday's book club meeting. [I'm on page 339; I'm sure I'll be finished in time.]
3. Read Jaka's Story before Sunday's comic book club meeting. [I'm on page 354 and on track to finish by Sunday.]
4. Participate in one twitter chat (probably Wednesday's). [Done!]
5. Any other books read must be ARCs on my Kindle. [N/A.]

This post is going up late because we saw Godzilla last night and I didn't have the energy to post after. It was NOT better than Pacific Rim, no matter what anyone tells you. 

Bout of Books 10, Day 4

Today's goal update:

1. Read for at least two hours every day. [Done!]
2. Finish Dune before Saturday's book club meeting. [I'm on page 321 and plan to keep reading tonight.]
3. Read Jaka's Story before Sunday's comic book club meeting. [I finished the second book, but I left it at school and don't know what page I'm on.]
4. Participate in one twitter chat (probably Wednesday's). [Done! I had so much fun, I decided to participate in today's challenge, too!]
5. Any other books read must be ARCs on my Kindle. [N/A. Today's reading was all Jaka's Story and Dune - I still haven't read my comics from yesterday!]

I'm feeling really good because I've actually done more than I thought I would. I like having a lower-stress goal and a longer time frame in which to read and get involved. How's BoB10 going for you?

Bout of Books 10: Spell it Out Challenge

Today's challenge comes from Kimberly of Kimberly Faye Reads (http://www.kimberlyfayereads.com/2014/05/15/bout-of-books-10-0-spell-it-out-challenge/). I spelled out my name in book titles!

  Jurassic Park

 Eleanor & Park

 Sense & Sensibilty

 Sense & Sensibility & Sea Monsters

 IQ84

Bout of Books 10, Day 3

Today's goal update:

1. Read for at least two hours every day. [Done!]
2. Finish Dune before Saturday's book club meeting. [I'm still on page 296.]
3. Read Jaka's Story before Sunday's comic book club meeting. [I'm currently on page 262, so I got a lot read today! I'm planning on reading more before I fall asleep - I want to finish book two tonight.]
4. Participate in one twitter chat (probably Wednesday's). [Done! My first tweet-up ever and it was so much fun! I'm craving potatoes like whoa, though.]
5. Any other books read must be ARCs on my Kindle. [N/A. Today's reading was all Jaka's Story - I didn't even crack open my new comics yet!]

Hope day three went as well for you as it did for me!

Bout of Books 10, Day 2

I didn't do a wrap-up post yesterday because I joined the fun so late in the day, but here's where I stand with my goals as of day 2:

1. Read for at least two hours every day. [Done! Although I fudged it a bit - more on that with #5.]
2. Finish Dune before Saturday's book club meeting. [I'm currently on page 296, so I'm a little more than halfway.]
3. Read Jaka's Story before Sunday's comic book club meeting. [I've started it now, at least. I'm currently on page 78 and plan to read a bit more before bedtime. There are lots of text-heavy pages that have significantly slowed my usual graphic novel reading pace.]
4. Participate in one twitter chat (probably Wednesday's). [N/A]
5. Any other books read must be ARCs on my Kindle. [Like I said, I fudged it a bit. I did read Jaka's Story for an hour, but I also read a bunch of student journals and essays to try and get my grading under control. This close to the end of the school year I'm really pressed for time, so I'm counting it.]

How is your bout going? Good luck with day 3!

Bout of Books 10

I saw some book bloggers tweeting about this today and thought, why not? I have a pile of books to read (including two to finish for book clubs this weekend!), so I could definitely use the motivation.

The lowdown:

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 12th and runs through Sunday, May 18th 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 10 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. - From the Bout of Books team

My goals:

1. Read for at least two hours every day.
2. Finish Dune before Saturday's book club meeting.
3. Read Jaka's Story before Sunday's comic book club meeting.
4. Participate in one twitter chat (probably Wednesday's).
5. Any other books read must be ARCs on my Kindle.

And...that's it! This is my first read-a-thon in years. If you'd like to join in, visit the Bout of Books blog.