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Bout of Books Read-a-thon! (5)

This is my favorite Read-a-thon to participate in (okay, it’s the only one… but it’s awesome!).

Here’s a little more about the event:

The Bout of Books read-a-thon is organized by Amanda Shofner and Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal. It is a week long read-a-thon that begins 12:01am Monday, May 8th and runs through Sunday, May 14th 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 19 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. – From the Bout of Books team

Niki’s Goals:

– Finish 3 books

– Read 1000 pages

Last Read-a-thon I finished 2 books and read around 900 pages. I’m hoping to up the ante this time around. :)

Here’s a look at the books on my immediate radar:
(subject to change if I see something shiny)

I usually just update this post rather than bombarding you every day.

Daily Updates:

 Monday:

Pages: 117 / Books Finished: 1 [already in progress before challenge started]

 Tuesday:

Pages: 96  / Books Finished: 0

Wednesday:

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Saturday:

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 Sunday:

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Total:

Pages: 213 / Books Finished: 1

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Bout of Books Read-a-thon! (4)

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This is my favorite Read-a-thon to participate in, and even though I’m still dealing with an eye strain injury, I’m going to give it a go! (Are you all sick of hearing about my eyes yet? I sure am sick of talking about it… and, you know, dealing with it). Even when fully healthy, I’ve learned that I just can’t seem to compete with the numbers I put up during my first BoB (I was a reading machine!), So my goals this time around are somewhat less ambitious than they have been in the past.

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 4th and runs through Sunday, January 10th 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 15 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. – From the Bout of Books team

Niki’s Goals:

– Finish 3 books

– Read 800 pages

– Don’t overdo it (eyes)

that’s it.

Here’s a look at the books on my immediate radar:
(subject to change if I see something shiny)

Three of my options are audiobooks, so I can still feel like I’m accomplishing something if my eyes don’t cooperate.

Daily Updates:

 Monday:

Pages: 120 / Books Finished: 0

 Tuesday:

Pages: 47 / Books Finished: 0

Wednesday:

Pages:  170 / Books Finished: 1

 Thursday:

Pages: 128 / Books Finished: 0

Friday:

Pages: 134 / Books Finished: 1

Saturday:

Pages: 139 / Books Finished: 0

 Sunday:

Pages: 176 / Books Finished: 0

Total:

Pages: 914 / Books Finished: 2

Two out of three goals completed! Not bad. :)

by Niki Hawkes

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Bout of Books Read-a-thon!

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 This will be the first time I’ve ever participated in a read-a-thon, and I am super pumped to get started. I almost didn’t realize it was happening, so thank you Emily and Danie over at Oh, Magic Hour! for bringing it to my attention. As I’ve just finished up work for one job and have a two week break until my next one starts, this read-a-thon couldn’t have come at a better time!

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, 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

Niki’s Goals:

– Finish at least 5 books

– Read at least 1000 pages

– Finish at least 2 ARCs

– Finish at least 2 library books

Here’s a look at the books on my immediate radar:
(subject to change if I see something shiny)

I doubt I’ll make it through all of them, but at least I’ve got a lot of great books to choose from. I’ve also included quite a few YA books because, let’s face it, they’re fast reads. 

 Daily Updates:

 Monday:

Pages: 166 / Books: 0

 Tuesday:

Pages: 158 / Books: 1 (The 100 – ARC)

 Wednesday:

Pages: 139 / Books: 0

 Thursday:

Pages: 54 / Books: 0 (Yikes!)

 Friday:

Pages: 93 / Books: 0

I spent the entire day wanting to read, but got wrangled in to a bunch of obligations… sigh.

 Saturday:

Pages: 161 (Booya!) / Books: 0

I’m trying to read too many at once.

 Sunday:

Pages: 85 / Books: 0

Total:

Pages: 856 / Books: 1

Well, I didn’t quite make my goals, but I did have a lot of fun, so I guess that’s a win, haha. I should have realized that 1000 pages would not equal 5 books, then I made it worse by starting about 8 books in that timeframe. All rookie mistakes. For the record, I am really close to finishing 2 of them. :)

by Niki Hawkes