Bout of Books 21 - Wrap up

Last week was #BoutOfBooks, a week long readathon. My goals were really about completing the challenges and interacting more with other bookigh folks because I don't really need to read more books. So... ya know, in relation to my goals for the readathon, I failed. But. I read a lot. So... if I change my goal ad hoc, then I am right on target!

Here's what I read:

Bout of Books 21 - Running Post

Bout of Books is hosted here.

This is my 3^rd or 4^th bout. Typically, I update strong at first and then fall down the rabiit hole by Wednesday, so here's hoping I stay up on the challenge all week! Whoot!! I will mostly be updating on twitter. Check me out over there!

Bout of Books 20: Recap Post

This, as expertly indicated in the title of the post, is my recap post for Bout of Books 20!! 

And here's the link to the master post with running updates if you are so inclined. [And Here]

I read some thing every single day, which I think is part of the goal of the Bout. I did a couple of chats and cheered on my fellow bouters on twitter! I'm definitely looking forward to the next one and hope that it doesn't take me a year to get back to the fun!

Bout of Books 20: Challenge - Synopsis Rewrite

Interesting challenge, technically for yesterday but I forgot to check: Rewrite a book synapses from a different characters POV #synopsisrewritebob20

I’ll do The Girls, which I just finished.

The book is originally told from the point of view of Evie, a girl from a dairy town in California whose grandmother was a semi-famous actress. Her life is mostly boring and she’s ready to shake things up. When she falls in love with a young woman, Suzanne, who is already in the upper echelon of a "cult," Evie is sucked into a whole different life. She's not used to attention or having her own needs met in any thoughtful way. 

Bout of Books 20: Master Post

It’s been over a year since I’ve done a Bout, which definitely seems too long. I haven't done any in 2017, yet! WTAF!? I’m planning to invade all the twitter chats, stalk the hashtag, and root for my twitter peeps anyway, so I might as well sign up. Here it is, then. The sign up post! This is the master post that I will update, theoretically on a daily basis. 

I have a number (about 9) books checked out from the library that I want to get done with. I don't think I'll get through all nine but my plan is to focus on those first. Of course, I might change my mind completed tomorrow. I'm whimsical like that.

Bout of Books 16 - Recap Post

I used my first Bout of Books readathon challenge to support my Teen Book Festival Challenge goal. While I did not end up reading each author that was at the Rochester TBF (I WAS SHORT BY THREE PEOPLE, DAG- NABBIT!!), I did read a butt ton and got pretty close.

Bout of Books Update, Midweek!

This week is all about binge reading all the books to complete my RocTBF2016 Challenge. I’ve joined the bout of books readathon for the first time mostly to support the goal. It’s super fun. The other people participating are nice and run some great blogs. Follow the hashtag #boutofbooks on twitter if you don’t believe me. I'm sure you can follow it on other platforms, but I'll leave that all up to you to figure out!

Since Monday I've:

• 972 actual pages 
• Listened to about 8.5 hours of audiobook
• Finished 4 books (completing one that was already started before the challenge started).
• Participated in 1 twitter chat (monday)
• Been tweeting encouragement to other #boutofbooks tweeps

Currently reading:

  

Up Next:

Bout of Books Challenge

May 11: Bout of Books Challenge today is “Five Favorites”

So… My Five Blog Posts (Don't judge me for being overly self- focused! I needed something quick!! Plus, it is *my* blog!)

1.    My post about the Unofficial Book Riot Book Crawl last year.

2.    A post about what I do in my "spare time."

3.    This post about my favorite Bookish people in the 'verse.

4.    This one from when I got my Little Free Library posted!

5.    My post after Broadway con in January.

Bout of Books 16 - Master Post

 What do I need to push through the last week before TBF? A reading challenge! Yes!! Enter: Bout of Books 16. This will be my first one.

Official Blurb:

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, May 9th and runs through Sunday, May 15th 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 16 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. - From the Bout of Books team

Reading Goal:

My goal is to read the 10 books I need to complete my TBF reading challenge goal!! Of course, there's work to deal with.

Challenges/Giveaways

Monday 5/9
Introduce Yourself #insixwords
My post: Kenya, here! Bookish, nosy YA enthusiast.

Tuesday 5/10
Show Off Your Shelves Photo Challenge #shelfie4boutofbooks

My post: Here's an old #shelfie #shelfie4boutofbooks. Hey!

I'm wearing those headphones I lost!

Wednesday 5/11
5 Favorites - Update post

Thursday 5/12
If you like this, try this...

My Posts:

#boutofbooks challenge: If you like @cw_spn #Supernatural, try Anna Dressed in Blood by @KendareBlake #YaLit

#boutofbooks: If you liked American Boys by @KielyBrendan and @JasonReynolds83 then try Lies We Tell Ourselves by @robin_talley #RocTBF2016

Friday 5/13
Freaky Friday Photo Challenge #freakyboutofbooks
 

My Post: The most horrifying picture on the Internet: my coffee cup is... EMPTY!! #boutofbooks #freakyboutofbooks 

Saturday 5/14
Share your favorite Bout of Books moment - Fail! I just shared and RTed other people's moments!

Sunday 5/15
FREE DAY!

Recap Post

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