Bout of Books 17: Day Seven!

» Day Seven Recap: «

▫ What I read:

Refresh Refresh by Benjamin Percy

▫ Thoughts on the book so far:

I read this short story for my fiction writing class, so I am going to refrain from rating or commenting on it too much. It was definitely interesting!

▫ Challenges I participated in:

NONE

» Day Seven Stats: «

# of hours read: .5
# of pages read: 11
# of books completed: 1 (short story)
# of challenges completed: 0

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▫ Total:

Hours: 15

Pages: 1.082

Books Completed: 3 (plus one short story)

Challenges Completed: 1

Bout of Books 17: Day Six!

» Day Six Recap: «

▫ What I read:

The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan

▫ Thoughts on the book so far:

The ending to this series was just as good as I remembered! I had lots of time to read on day six, so finishing this book was relatively easy. Gripping, fast-paced, action-packed and fun, I absolutely love the Percy Jackson series and I don't need an Oracle to know that there will be many, many PJO rereads in my future.

▫ Challenges I participated in:

NONE

» Day Six Stats: «

# of hours read: 3.5
# of pages read: 272
# of books completed: 1
# of challenges completed: 0

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▫ Total:

Hours: 14.5

Pages: 1,071

Books Completed: 3

Challenges Completed: 1

Bout of Books 17: Day Five!

» Day Five Recap: «

▫ What I read:

The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan

▫ Thoughts on the book so far:

I meant to pick up A Gathering of Shadows, I honestly did, but I have been on such a big Percy Jackson kick recently, and I didn't want to make myself fall into another reading slump by picking up a book I wasn't in the mood to read. I am very, very excited to be reading The Last Olympian again as it is probably my favorite book in the series (tied with The Lightning Thief).

▫ Challenges I participated in:

NONE

» Day Five Stats: «

# of hours read: 2
# of pages read: 109
# of books completed: 0
# of challenges completed: 0

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▫ Total:

Hours: 11

Pages: 799
Books Completed: 2

Challenges Completed: 1

Bout of Books 17: Day Four!

» Day Four Recap: «

▫ What I read:

▫ Thoughts on the book(s) so far:

I finished Battle of the Labyrinth yesterday! Because I did not remember much of the plot, rereading it was actually like picking it up for the very first time. I very much enjoyed seeing more of the characters and witnessing development and small moments that I had completely forgotten about. On to the fifth and final book!

I also managed to read about sixteen pages of The Lie that Tells a Truth, which is a guide to fiction writing that I have been assigned to read for one of the classes I am taking this term. It's really interesting so far; I hope the advice and exercises continue to give me inspiration going forward!

▫ Challenges I participated in:

NONE

» Day Four Stats: «

# of hours read: 2.5
# of pages read: 215
# of books completed: 1
# of challenges completed: 0

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▫ Total:

Hours: 9

Pages: 690

Books Completed: 2

Challenges Completed: 1

Bout of Books: Day Three!

» Day Three Recap: «

▫ What I read:

The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan

▫ Thoughts on the book so far:

The Battle of the Labyrinth is probably the book I remember the least from in the series, so it is nice to pick it up again and reintroduce myself to the adventures that take place within its pages. I'm so close to the end of rereading the series now, it's crazy. Makes me want to go back and do it over again!

▫ Challenges I participated in:

NONE

» Day Three Stats: «

# of hours read: 2
# of pages read: 101
# of books completed: 0
# of challenges completed: 0

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▫ Total:

Hours: 6.5

Pages: 475

Books Completed: 1

Challenges Completed: 1

Bout of Books 17: Day Two!

» Day Two Recap: «

▫ What I read:

▫ Thoughts on the book so far:

I completed The Titan's Curse on day two, and it was just as good as I remembered! This series will forever have a special place in my heart, and I love going back to read them over and over again. 5/5 stars. It was a very exciting, fast read. Though I had planned to pick up another books after TTC, I ended up picking up the next book in the series, The Battle of the Labyrinth instead.

▫ Challenges I participated in:

NONE

» Day Two Stats: «

# of hours read: 2.5
# of pages read: 175
# of books completed: 1
# of challenges completed: 0

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▫ Total:

Hours: 4.5

Pages: 374

Books Completed: 1

Challenges Completed: 1

Bout of Books: Day One!

» Day One Recap: «

▫ What I read:

The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan

▫ Thoughts on the book so far:

This is a reread, so my thoughts are basically the same as they were years ago, when I first picked up this series. Percy is amazing, as always, and I really love getting back into this world and following his adventures once again!

▫ Challenges I participated in:

1. Book-to-Movie Adaptations

» Day One Stats: «

# of hours read: 2
# of pages read: 199
# of books completed: 0
# of challenges completed: 1

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▫ Total:

Hours: 2

Pages: 199

Books Completed: 0

Challenges Completed: 1

Bout of Books: Day Seven!

Another Bout of Books has come to an end. :(

» Day Seven Recap: «

▫ What I read:

Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff

▫ Thoughts on the book:

What is there to say, really, except I LOVED IT. I cannot believe I put off reading it for so long. Such an achingly beautiful, heart-wrenching, intense story.

▫ Challenges I participated in:

- NONE -

» Day Seven Stats: «

# of hours read: 1.5

# of pages read: 163

# of books completed: 1

# of challenges completed: 0

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▫ Total:

Hours: 11

Pages: 741

Books Completed: 2

Challenges Completed: 4

» Wrap-up: «

▫ TBR:

✓ Read Just a Few Inches by Tara St. Pierre

✓ Finish Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff

x Finish A Gathering of Shadows by V.E. Schwab

▫ Final Thoughts:

Overall, I think I did pretty well, considering I had been suffering through a months-long reading slump right before Bout of Books began. I managed to complete Illuminae—which I fell in love with—as well as Just a Few Inches, a book I received for review. It was a good reading week and I managed to complete 2/3 books on my initial TBR, so I would call it a success!

Bout of Books: Day Six!

» Day Six Recap: «

▫ What I read:

 

Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff

▫ Thoughts on the book so far:

I AM IN LOVE. I was a little worried when I got a hundred pages or so in and couldn't really understand what was happening/where the story was going, but now that things are happening and everything has basically been explained, I am very much enjoying this book. It's so tense, action-y and amazing; basically, it's a great story of survival and love and I haven't wanted to put it down at all today. I only have 100-150 pages left to go, and it reads really fast, so I'm hoping to complete it before Bout of Books ends.

▫ Challenges I participated in:

Share Your Favorite Bout of Books Moment challenge:

» Day Six Stats: «

# of hours read: 2.5
# of pages read: 200
# of books completed: 0
# of challenges completed: 1

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▫ Total:

Hours: 9.5

Pages: 578

Books Completed: 1

Challenges Completed: 4

Bout of Books: Day Five!

» Day Five Recap: «

▫ What I read:

Between work, hanging out with my best friend and catching up on homework, I did not get any reading done on day five of Bout of Books.

▫ Challenges I participated in:

Nor did I participate in any challenges. Hahaha, fail.

» Day Five Stats: «

# of hours read: 0
# of pages read: 0
# of books completed: 0
# of challenges completed: 0

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▫ Total:

Hours: 6

Pages: 378

Books Completed: 1

Challenges Completed: 3

Bout of Books: Day Four!

» Day Four Recap: «

▫ What I read:

Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff

▫ Thoughts on the book so far:

Because this story is told through emails and case-files, I had a very difficult time understanding exactly what's been going on in the book before yesterday afternoon. However, I did finally managed to get a relatively good grasp on the plot, my interest has been renewed, and I am now flying through this baby at warp speed (ha). All I want to do is read it, which is a pretty great feeling (particularly after a reading slump). Not sure when I will be able to finish it yet, but I am hoping to at least get it done before Bout of Books ends.

▫ Challenges I participated in:

- NONE -

» Day Four Stats: «

# of hours read: 2
# of pages read: 153
# of books completed: 0
# of challenges completed: 0

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▫ Total:

Hours: 6

Pages: 378

Books Completed: 1

Challenges Completed: 3

Bout of Books: Day Three!

» Day Three Recap: «

▫ What I read:

Just a Few Inches by Tara St. Pierre

▫ Thoughts on the book so far:

I finished Just a Few Inches on day three, and will have a review up very soon!

▫ Challenges I participated in:

1. Top Five challenge

» Day Three Stats: «

# of hours read: 2
# of pages read: 121
# of books completed: 1
# of challenges completed: 1

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▫ Total:

Hours: 4

Pages: 225

Books Completed: 1

Challenges Completed: 3

BoB 16: Day Two!

Day two has come to an end! Unfortunately, I have not been reading as much as I would like to—school and work have kept me pretty busy so far this week—but I have enjoyed seeing everyone else's updates. I should have more time to read these next few days, so here's hoping I make some progress and manage to finish something soon!

» Day Two Recap: «

▫ What I read:

Just a Few Inches by Tara St. Pierre

▫ Thoughts on the books so far:

Basically the same as yesterday. I'm still trucking through and am hoping to finish the book on day three! 

▫ Challenges I participated in:

1. Show off your shelves photo challenge.

» Day Two Stats: «

# of hours read: 1
# of pages read: 57
# of books completed: 0
# of challenges completed: 1

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▫ Total:

Hours: 2

Pages: 104

Books Completed: 0

Challenges Completed: 2

BoB 16: Day One!

Bout of Books 16 has begun! I am so excited to be participating again.

» Day One Recap: «

▫ What I read:

Just a Few Inches by Tara St. Pierre

▫ Thoughts on the book so far:

Though I am not usually a fan of contemporary, I am really digging the Sci Fi elements to this story!

▫ Challenges I participated in:

Describe Yourself in Six Words challenge:

» Day One Stats: «

# of hours read: 1
# of pages read: 47
# of books completed: 0
# of challenges completed: 1

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▫ Total: 

Hours: 1

Pages: 47

Books Completed: 0

Challenges Completed: 1

Bout of Books 15 [Progress]

Instead of doing seven individual updates, I have decided to combine my progress from the week into one, convenient post! Check back for daily updates and visit the Bout of Books blog for more information.



[ Day One ]

▫ Continued reading The Wondrous and the Wicked by Page Morgan

# of hours read on Day One: about 1.25 (total = 1.25)
# of pages read on Day One: 96 (total = 96)
# of books read on Day One: 0 (total = 0)
# of challenges completed on Day One: 0 (total = 0)


[ Day Two ]

▫ Continued reading The Wondrous and the Wicked by Page Morgan
▫ Participated in the "Would You Rather?" challenge

# of hours read on Day Two: 1 (total = 2.25)
# of pages read on Day Two: 41 (total = 137)
# of books read on Day Two: 0 (total = 0)
# of challenges completed on Day Two: 1 (total = 1)

Notes: I planned on finishing The Wondrous and the Wicked today but was distracted by the Teen Wolf marathon on MTV. Fail.


[ Day Three ]

▫ Finished reading The Wondrous and the Wicked by Page Morgan
▫ Began reading The Fall by Bethany Griffin
▫ Participated in the "Rainbow" challenge

# of hours read on Day Three: 2.5 (total = 4.75)
# of pages read on Day Three: 172 (total = 309)
# of books read on Day Three: 1 (total = 1)
# of challenges completed on Day Three: 1 (total = 2)


[ Day Four ]

▫ Continued reading The Fall by Bethany Griffin
▫ Participated in the "Villain Mash Up" challenge

# of hours read on Day Four: 1 (total = 5.75)
# of pages read on Day Four: 77 (total = 386)
# of books read on Day Four: 0 (total = 1)
# of challenges completed on Day Four: 1 (total = 3)


[ Day Five ]

▫ Began and finished reading The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
▫ Participated in the "Scavenger Hunt" challenge

# of hours read on Day Five: 1 (total = 6.75)
# of pages read on Day Five: 86 (total = 472)
# of books read on Day Five: 1 (total = 2)
# of challenges completed on Day Five: 1 (total = 4)


[ Day Six ]

▫ Continued reading The Fall by Bethany Griffin
▫ Participated in the "Comfy Reading Spot" challenge

# of hours read on Day Six: about half an hour (total = 7.25)
# of pages read on Day Six: 32 (total = 504)
# of books read on Day Six: 0 (total = 2)
# of challenges completed on Day Six: 1 (total = 5)

Notes: I worked 13.5 hours yesterday, which didn't leave much time for reading. :(


[ Day Seven ]

# of hours read on Day Seven: 0 (total = 7.25)
# of pages read on Day Seven: 0 (total = 504)
# of books read on Day Seven: 0 (total = 2)
# of challenges completed on Day Seven: 0 (total = 5)

Notes: Fail.

Bout of Books 14 [Progress]

Instead of doing seven individual updates, I have decided to combine my progress from the week into one, convenient post! Check back for daily updates and visit the Bout of Books blog for more information.



[ Day One ]

▫ Continued reading Fire and Flood by Victoria Scott
▫ Participated in the Fictional World Travel challenge

# of hours read on Day One: 1.5 (total = 1.5)
# of pages read on Day One: 97 (total = 97)
# of books read on Day One: 0 (total = 0)
# of challenges completed on Day One: 1 (total = 1)


[ Day Two ]

▫ Finished reading Fire and Flood by Victoria Scott
▫ Began reading Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes by Rick Riordan
▫ Participated in the Book Scavenger Hunt Challenge

# of hours read on Day Two: 2.5 (total = 4)
# of pages read on Day Two: 157 (total = 254)
# of books read on Day Two: 1 (total = 1)
# of challenges completed on Day Two: 1 (total = 2)


[ Day Three ]

▫ Continued reading Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes by Rick Riordan
▫ Began reading The Nightmare Charade by Mindee Arnett
▫ Participated in the M.A.S.H. challenge

# of hours read on Day Three: 2.5 (total = 6.5)
# of pages read on Day Three: 150 (total = 404)
# of books read on Day Three: 0 (total = 1)
# of challenges completed on Day Three: 1 (total = 3)


[ Day Four ]

▫ Continued reading Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes by Rick Riordan
▫ Continued reading The Nightmare Charade by Mindee Arnett
▫ Participated in the Four Seasons Book Covers challenge

# of hours read on Day Four: about 25 minutes (total = 6.75)
# of pages read on Day Four: 28 (total = 432)
# of books read on Day Four: 0 (total = 1)
# of challenges completed on Day Four: 1 (total = 4)

NOTES: Because today was my day off of work, I decided to use the time to catch up on schoolwork, cleaning and visiting with family. Unfortunately, this left very little time for reading. Hopefully I can get caught up tomorrow!


[ Day Five ]

▫ Continued reading Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes by Rick Riordan
▫ Continued reading The Nightmare Charade by Mindee Arnett
▫ Participated in the Character Soulmates challenge

# of hours read on Day Five: 2 (total = 8.75)
# of pages read on Day Five: 82 (total = 514)
# of books read on Day Five: 0 (total = 1)
# of challenges completed on Day Five: 1 (total = 5)


[ Day Six ]

▫ Continued reading Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes by Rick Riordan
▫ Continued reading The Nightmare Charade by Mindee Arnett
▫ Began/finished reading Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Titan's Curse (Graphic Novel) by Rick Riordan
▫ Participated in the Road Trip challenge

# of hours read on Day Six: 2 (total = 10.75)
# of pages read on Day Six: 153 (total = 667)
# of books read on Day Six: 1 (total = 2)
# of challenges completed on Day Six: 1 (total = 6)


[ Day Seven ]

▫ Finished reading The Nightmare Charade by Mindee Arnett
▫ Continued reading Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes by Rick Riordan
▫ Participated in the What to Read Next challenge

# of hours read on Day Seven: 3 (total = 13.75)
# of pages read on Day Seven: 245 (total = 912)
# of books read on Day Seven: 1 (total = 3)
# of challenges completed on Day Seven: 1 (total = 7)

Bout of Books 13 [Progress/Wrap-up]

Instead of doing seven individual updates, I have decided to combine my progress from the week into one, convenient post! Check back for daily updates and visit the Bout of Books blog for more information.



[ Day One ]

▫ Continued/finished reading Ruby Red by Kerstin Gier
▫ Participated in the Bookish Survey challenge

# of hours read on Day One: about 2 (total = 2)
# of pages read on Day One: 138 (total = 138)
# of books read on Day One: 1 (total = 1)
# of challenges completed on Day One: 1 (total = 1)


[ Day Two ]

▫ Began reading Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
▫ Participated in the Character Face-Off challenge

# of hours read on Day Two: about 3 (total = 5)
# of pages read on Day Two: 210 (total = 348)
# of books read on Day Two: 0 (total = 1)
# of challenges completed on Day Two: 1 (total = 2)


[ Day Three ]

▫ Continued reading Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas  

# of hours read on Day Three: about 1.5 (total = 6.5)
# of pages read on Day Three: 91 (total = 439)
# of books read on Day Three: 0 (total = 1)
# of challenges completed on Day Three: 0 (total = 2)


[ Day Four ]

▫ Finished reading Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
▫ Began (re)reading The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
▫ Participated in the Modern to Classic challenge

# of hours read on Day Four: about 2.5 (total = 9)
# of pages read on Day Four: 204 (total = 643)
# of books read on Day Four: 1 (total = 2)
# of challenges completed on Day Four: 1 (total = 3)


[ Day Five ]

▫ Participated in the Cover Color challenge

# of hours read on Day Five: 0 (total = 9)
# of pages read on Day Five: 0 (total = 643)
# of books read on Day Five: 0 (total = 2)
# of challenges completed on Day Five: 1 (total = 4)

Notes: I took day five off from reading, in order to get some other things accomplished.


[ Day Six ]

▫ Continued (re)reading The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
▫ Participated in the Favorite BoB13 Read challenge

# of hours read on Day Six: about 2.5 (total = 11.5)
# of pages read on Day Six: 199 (total = 842)
# of books read on Day Six: 0 (total = 2)
# of challenges completed on Day Six: 1 (total = 5)


[ Day Seven ]

▫ Finished (re)reading The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
▫ Began (re)reading Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling

# of hours read on Day Seven: about 2.5 (total = 14)
# of pages read on Day Seven: 191 (total = 1,033)
# of books read on Day Seven: 1 (total = 3)
# of challenges completed on Day Seven: 0 (total = 5)

Bout of Books 11 [Progress]

Instead of doing seven individual updates, I have decided to combine my progress from the week into one, convenient post:



[ Day One ]

▫ Began (re)reading Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea by April Genevieve Tucholke
▫ Completed the Book Scavenger Hunt challenge

# of hours read on Day One: about 2.5 (total = 2.5)
# of pages read on Day One: 143 (total = 143)
# of books read on Day One: 0 (total =0)
# of challenges completed on Day One: 1 (total =1)


[ Day Two ]

▫ Completed (re)reading Between the Devil ad the Deep Blue Sea by April Genevieve Tucholke
▫ Completed the One True Pairing challenge

# of hours read on Day Two: about 3.5 (total = 6)
# of pages read on Day Two: 217 (total = 360)
# of books read on Day Two: 1 (total = 1)
# of challenges completed on Day Two: 1 (total = 2)


[ Day Three ]

▫ Began reading Between the Spark and the Burn by April Genevieve Tucholke

# of hours read on Day Three: about 2.5 hours (total = 8.5)
# of pages read on Day Three: 126 (total = 486)
# of books read on Day Three: 0 (total = 1)
# of challenges completed on Day Three: 0 (total = 2)


[ Day Four ]

▫ Continued reading Between the Spark and the Burn by April Genevieve Tucholke

# of hours read on Day Four: about 15 minutes (total = 8.75)
# of pages read on Day Four: 9 (total = 495)
# of books read on Day Four: 0 (total = 1)
# of challenges completed on Day Four: 0 (total = 2)


[ Day Five ]

▫ Completed reading Between the Spark and the Burn by April Genevieve Tucholke

# of hours read on Day Five: about 3.5 (total = 12.25)
# of pages read on Day Five: 185 (total = 680)
# of books read on Day Five: 1 (total = 2)
# of challenges completed on Day Five: 0 (total = 2)


[ Day Six ]

▫ Began reading Isla and the Happily Ever After by Stephanie Perkins

# of hours read on Day Six: about 1 (total = 13.25)
# of pages read on Day Six: 39 (total = 719)
# of books read on Day Six: 0 (total = 2)
# of challenges completed on Day Six: 0 (total = 2)


[ Day Seven ]

▫ Continued reading Isla and the Happily Ever After by Stephanie Perkins
▫ Completed the Five Books challenge

# of hours read on Day Seven: about 3 (total = 16.25)
# of pages read on Day Seven: 153 (total = 872)
# of books read on Day Seven: 0 (total = 2)
# of challenges completed on Day Seven: 1 (total = 3)

BookTubeAThon 2014 [Wrap-up]

Another Read-A-Thon has come and gone, and I. Am. Exhausted.


[Monday July 14: Day One]




Books: Cress by Marissa Meyer
Pages: 550
Time: 9 hours
Challenges Completed: 2




[Tuesday July 15: Day Two]

Books: Carswell's Guide to Being Lucky, Glitches, The Little Android by Marissa Meyer
Pages: 70
Time: 2 hours
Challenges Completed: 0




[Wednesday July 16: Day Three]




Books: Hyperbole and a Half by Allie Brosh
Pages: 369
Time: 2 hours
Challenges Completed: 1




[Thursday July 17: Day Four]




Books: Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo (started)
Pages: 145
Time: 3 hours
Challenges Completed: 0




[Friday July 18: Day Five]




Books: Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo (finished)
Pages: 211
Time: 3 hours
Challenges Completed: 0




[Saturday July 19: Day Six]




Books: Wake by Lisa McMann
Pages: 216
Time: 3 hours
Challenges Completed: 1




[Sunday July 20: Day Seven]




Books: Fade, Gone by Lisa McMann
Pages: 467
Time: 6 hours
Challenges Completed: 1




[Final Tally]

Total # of Hours Read: 28
Total # of Pages Read: 2,028
Total # of Books and/or Stories Read: 9
Challenges Completed (5/7):

1. Read a Book with Pictures Hyperbole and a Half by Allie Brosh
2. Start and Finish a Series Dream Catcher trilogy by Lisa McMann
3. Read a Book with Red on the Cover Cress by Melissa Meyer
4. Read a Book Someone Else has Chosen for You
5. Read a Book f/t Genre You Have Read the Least This Year Cress by Melissa Meyer
6. Read a Book-to-Movie Adaptation
7. Read Seven Books/Stories

. . . .

I think I fared nicely, considering my TBR reservations. Overall, the week and challenges went pretty well; I managed to keep my page count up and completed six books and three novellas. I did diverge from the original list—picking up Shadow and Bone and the Dream Catcher trilogy instead of If I Stay—but by the end of the week, I did not really feel up to reading anything sad or emotional.

Did you guys participate? If so, what was your favorite book/challenge/memory of the BookTubeAThon 2014?

BookTubeAThon 2014 [Progress]

Instead of doing seven individual updates, I have decided to combine my progress from the week into one, convenient post:



[ Day One ]

▫ Began and finished reading Cress by Marissa Meyer
▫ Completed the Read a Book with Red on the Cover and Read a Book from the Genre You've Read the Least challenges

# of hours read on Day One: about 9 (total = 9)
# of pages read on Day One: 550 (total = 550)
# of books read on Day One: 1 (total = 1)
# of challenges completed on Day One: 2 (total = 2)


[ Day Two ]

▫ Began and finished reading Carswell's Guide to Being Lucky by Marissa Meyer
▫ Began and finished reading Glitches by Marissa Meyer
▫ Began and finished reading The Little Android by Marissa Meyer

# of hours read on Day Two:about 2 (total = 11)
# of pages read on Day Two: 70 (total = 620)
# of books read on Day Two: 3 novellas (total = 4)
# of challenges completed on Day Two: 0 (total = 2)


[ Day Three ]

▫ Began and finished reading Hyperbole and a Half by Allie Brosh
▫ Completed the Read a Book with Pictures challenge

# of hours read on Day Three: about 2 (total = 13)
# of pages read on Day Three: 369 (total = 989)
# of books read on Day Three: 1 (total = 5)
# of challenges completed on Day Three: 1 (total = 3)


[Day Four ]

▫ Began reading Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo

# of hours read on Day Four: about 3 (total = 16)
# of pages read on Day Four: 145 (total = 1,134)
# of books read on Day Four: 0 (total = 5)
# of challenges completed on Day Four: 0 (total = 3)


[ Day Five ]

▫ Finished reading Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo

# of hours read on Day Five: about 3 (total = 19)
# of pages read on Day Five: 211 (total = 1,345)
# of books read on Day Five: 1 (total = 6)
# of challenges completed on Day Five: 0 (total = 3)


[ Day Six ]

▫ Began and finished reading Wake by Lisa McMann
▫ Completed the Read Seven Books/Stories challenge

# of hours read on Day Six: about 3 (total = 22)
# of pages read on Day Six: 216 (total = 1,561)
# of books read on Day Six: 1 (total = 7)
# of challenges completed on Day Six: 1 (total = 4)


[ Day Seven ]

▫ Began and finished reading Fade by Lisa McMann
▫ Began and finished reading Gone by Lisa McMann
▫ Completed the Begin and Finish a Series challenge

# of hours read on Day Seven: about 6 (total = 28)
# of pages read on Day Seven: 467 (total = 2,028)
# of books read on Day Seven: 2 (total = 9)
# of challenges completed on Day Seven: 1 (total = 5)