I participated in my very first Read-a-thon back in August and had so much fun I decided to do it again. I kind of doubt I’ll have a lot of time to read this week, but I sure will give it my best. Even though I’ll be busier, I am confident that I will beat last read-a-thon’s number of books completed (a whole whopping 1), and number of pages read (856) and that’s good enough for me.
Here’s a little more about the event:
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, January 5th and runs through Sunday, January 11th 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 12 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. – From the Bout of Books team
Niki’s Goals:
– Finish at least 3 books
– Read at least 1000 pages
Here’s a look at the books on my immediate radar:
(subject to change if I see something shiny)
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- Reap the Wild Wind by Julie E. Czerneda
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- Riders of the Storm by Julie E. Czerneda
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- Rift in the Sky by Julie E. Czerneda
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- Hidden Truth by Dawn Cook
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- A Thousand Words for Stranger by Julie E. Czerneda
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- Ties of power by Julie E. Czerneda
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- To Trade the Stars by Julie E. Czerneda
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- The Elvenbane by Andre Norton and Mercedes Lackey
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- Killer Frost by Jennifer Estep
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- Captive by Aimee Carter
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- Firefight by Brandon Sanderson
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- Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo
The Czerneda books I’m rereading to prepare for her beta reader contest coming up on the fifteenth of January, and it is been an absolute delight so far (she is my favorite science fiction author). I seriously doubt I’ll make it through all the books listed, but at least I have a lot of great ones to choose from. I’ve also included a couple YA books because, let’s face it, they’re fast reads.
Daily Updates:
Monday:
Pages: 68 / Books Finished: 0
Tuesday:
Pages: 154 / Books Finished: 0
Wednesday:
Pages: 154 / Books Finished: 0
Thursday:
Pages: 124 / Books Finished: 0
I’m starting to see a pattern here…
Friday:
Pages: 102 / Books Finished: 1
Saturday:
Pages: 72 / Books Finished: 0
I am ridiculously close to not meeting my pathetic goals.
Sunday:
Pages: 80 / Books Finished: 0
Total:
Pages: 754 Books Finished: 1
Well, that was ALMOST as good as last time (not). I really do think my biggest problem is that I’m trying to read too many books at once. For what it’s worth, I’m only about 50 pages away from finishing Reap the Wild Wind. Regardless, I really enjoyed this read-athon and look forward to the next one in May!
The Obsessive Bookseller 
Sounds like a neat idea. Wish I’d realized it was going on yesterday before I vegged out on State of Affairs I had on the DVR. I think I did get 50 pages read last night. Maybe I’ll join in just for the fun of it.
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I joined just this afternoon too. We still had 6 days of reading to go so i figured what the hey lol. Also, i did a SoA DVR veg this weeked and just loved it!!! We’d get along, you and I. :)
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I LOVE SoA! I think I watched 3 episodes last night. I had planned to accomplish a few things and then got sucked in. I joined the challenge as well via twitter – no blog yet for me.
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754 pages is really good progress. Ive not heard of many of your book choices, im going to look them up. :) Have a good week.
http://notelr.com/defineme/Bout-of-Books-12-Wrapup
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