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What a fun round of Bout of Books!  I know I'm a day late in posting my final stats and wrapping it all up, but life happens :) Here are my final stats: Current Read :  The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon Pages Read : Not enough to even count...haha Total Pages :  346 + a smidge...I forgot to keep track (to be honest) Time Spent Reading :  I didn't spend nearly as much time reading over the weekend as I had planned.  I have no excuse aside from pure laziness and getting sucked into some TV instead of my books.  I'm okay with that, though I wish I had finished at least two books for the read-a-thon. Books Finished :  Knitting by Anne Bartlett  Challenges :  Book-Spine Poetry (Day 6); none on Day 7 Thoughts :  As a whole, this Bout of Books might not have been a page count success, but I participated in more mini challenges and didn't stress about getting my reading in this round.  I count tha...

Welcome to the homestretch, fellow Bout of Bookers!  I have every intention of completing the two books I've been working on all week.  Here are Friday's Stats: Current Read :  The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon Pages Read :  107 in Knitting Total Pages :  346 Time Spent Reading :  I had a very good reading day!  Spend several hours throughout the day reading and finishing up one book and got a good chunk done out of the other.  Maybe I'll finish Shadow before the weekend's up and start a third! Books Finished :  Knitting by Anne Bartlett  Challenges :  None... Thoughts :  Though I had every intention of reading from Shadow yesterday evening, I just didn't get to it.  I chose to watch some TV (mainly shows my husband is not too keen on since he was at work) and then went to bed.  I'm not too heartbroken about it ;) Happy reading, BOB Fam :)

Hello, dears :)  We're coming to the last half of the Bout of Books Read-A-Thon and, though not as successful as I would have liked, I'm okay with my participation.  Here are my stats for Day 4: Current Read :  The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon and Knitting by Anne Bartlett Pages Read :  34 from Shadow and 59 from Knitting Total Pages :  239 Time Spent Reading :  Yesterday was my most successful reading day yet...which isn't saying much.  I almost finished one book.  It shall be done on Day 5 for sure. Challenges :  Bookish Favorites ...loved this mini challenge :) Thoughts :  I liked yesterday! Happy reading, fellow Bout of Bookers!

Goooood Morning, Bout of Book enthusiasts!  Today is a new day and (fingers crossed) a productive one.  The rain is raining.  The skies are gray.  The books are waiting to be read!  Here's how yesterday went... Stats for Day 3: Current Read :  The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon and Knitting by Anne Bartlett Pages Read :  30 from Shadow and 21 from Knitting Total Pages :  146 Time Spent Reading :  I got a bit of reading done on my lunch break and during my evening break at my second job and a little bit done right before bed (to relax).  15 hour workdays don't lend themselves to good reading time. Challenges :  None...I had every intention of doing the book spine rainbow and even thought about recycling my post from last round of BoB, but I couldn't bring myself to do it and then I ran out of time. Thoughts :  While yesterday was not a super successful BoB day as a whole, I'm still pretty stoked abou...

Good morning, lovelies!  Yesterday was a more successful book day all around :)  I got a little bit more reading under my belt (though still significantly below what I normally do) and participated in the awesome goals challenge.  Here are my stats for Day 2: Current Read :  The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon and Knitting by Anne Bartlett Pages Read :  30 from Knitting and 26 from Shadow Total Pages :  95 Time Spent Reading :  Again, about 2 hours on and off throughout the day.  I was feeling very unmotivated to do much last night and got sucked in to HGTV... Challenges :  2018 Reading Goals Thoughts :  Still approaching the read-a-thon with no expectations of myself or the event and I don't feel pressured to read in every spare moment I have.  Today may be a better reading day, or it may not.  Who knows ;) Happy reading, fellow Bout of Bookers!

Today's mini challenge for Bout of Books 21 is 2018 Reading Goals I always have reading goals...mainly due to the fact that there are so many books on my constantly growing TBR and I know I will NEVER be able to read them all before I kick the can.  This might give me slight heart palpitations.  I want to read everything, but people keep writing new books and I want to read those too.  Sigh.  On my quest in reading ALL the books, here are some of my goals for 2018: ONLY read books I currently own.  This is "set in stone" for the next three months as I made this the goal of my book bingo three month reading challenge on the first of the year. Finish series that I've started (and have the desire to finish):  Wildwood Chronicles  by Colin Meloy, Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein, Contours of the Heart by Tammara Webber, Villains by VE Schwab, Muses of Mayfair by Sara Ramsey, Lost Lords by Mary Jo Putney, 44 Scotland Street by Alexander McCa...

Day 1 is in the books and we've all survived!  While yesterday may not have been the "successful" day I would normally wish to have in past Bout of Books sessions, I'm not worried about it.  As long as I'm able to carve a little time out of my days this week to enjoy a few pages, I'll be a happy camper.  Regardless, here are my stats for the first day of the read-a-thon! Stats for Day 1: Current Read:  The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon and Knitting by Anne Bartlett Pages Read:  39 pages in Shadow of the Wind Time Spent Reading:  About 2 hours on and off throughout the day.  I took some time to attend a yoga+wine session in the evening and watched a show with the husband when he got home from work.  Challenges:  None yesterday.  I had a surprisingly busy day that did not lend itself to bookish pursuits. Thoughts:  I'm approaching the challenge with a low-key relaxed attitude, so I'm not too bent out of sha...

Sorry for the lack of posting these past two months, dear Readers.  I spent the entire month of November, and the majority of December, out of my office doing high school recruitment events for the university I work and, wouldn't you know it, my laptop decided to take a vacation at the same time!  So...no office time and a lack of computer doesn't really help in the consistent posting department.  Also, I worked quite a bit of overtime and didn't want to look at a computer or think very much once I plopped myself down on the couch.  Ha.  Regardless, I received a shiny new HP laptop/tablet thingy (clearly technology is my forte), on which I'm typing away, for Christmas.  This should significantly help my posting habits!  Word.  Things to look forward to in the future:  Getting back into posting in conjunction with other blogger memes/events More book reviews Visiting bloggers.  WHAT!  That's right :) Some original writing And...

Summer Library Challenge:  Summer Library Read-a-Thon Wrap Up Hosted by Kate and Kristen @ The Book Monsters , the Summer Library Challenge is a two month long event all about discovering what your library has to offer to its patrons.  Within that challenge, they host mini week-long challenges.  This last week (June 16-22) was the Summer Library Read-a-Thon in which you read as much as you can from books you've check out from the library (preferrably).  Here's how I did: Finished Heartless by Gail Carriger Nearly Finshed Timeless by Gail Carriger I had fewer than 100 pages to finish up in Timeless , but wasn't able to get it done on Sunday.  I did finish it yesterday though...a day late.  So there's that.  The Summer Library Challenge continues and I'm looking forward to seeing what's next on the agenda and finishing more books, naturally :)  Just started Belle Cora by Phillip Margulies. Happy reading!