Bout of Books 21 Sign Up

Yikes!  I'm a little behind the curve on signing up for this round of Bout of Books, but thanks to Lori over @ Palmer's Page Turners I saw there was still time.  Woohoo!

The official blurb:

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, January 8th and runs through Sunday, January 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 21 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. - From the Bout of Books team
 
Yay!  I always love this read-a-thon and am excited for another round...though I doubt it will be as successful as the last one (graphic novels for the win!).
 
There's still time to sign up if you'd like to join.  Simply go HERE!
 
Happy reading, all :) 

Comments

  1. Lori BreeJanuary 3, 2018 at 9:54 AM

    Yay!!! I'm going super low key for this Bout of Books. I'm not going to count pages, I'm going to count time spent reading. I feel like pages can be so arbitrary (graphic novel pages vs. book pages vs. large print, etc). Excited you're participating too!

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    1. MelJanuary 5, 2018 at 11:10 AM

      I'm feeling the same way this go around. While I loved the satisfaction of such a high page number and the ease of graphic novels (seriously awesome), I am trying to pull myself out of my reading slump and not worry too much about page completion. Happy BOB and BB!!!

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  2. AnonymousJanuary 7, 2018 at 9:26 AM

    I'm going chilled and laidback this time round, just out to have some fun, meet new people, explore new worlds, the usual! Have fun!

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    1. MelJanuary 8, 2018 at 10:18 AM

      Sounds like the approach of a lot of participants this round :) Have a blast!

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  3. ErinPaperbackstashJanuary 7, 2018 at 11:52 AM

    Hope you have fun with this round of Bout-Of-Books

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  4. Jenni ElyseJanuary 9, 2018 at 3:53 PM

    I hope your first day of Bout of Books was a success and that you're having fun!

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    1. MelJanuary 10, 2018 at 9:20 AM

      Thanks, Jenni :) It's always fun and, though not "successful" like day 1's in the past, I did have an okay day and the challenge was great!

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