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

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