So this is my final post for Bout of Books 7.0, and honestly I’m kinda sad that it is all over. I had a great time, and it really helped me to get back on track with my reviews and escape my “reading-slump-of-doom” which I couldn’t seem to outrun for long.

I guess you want to know how it went, if you haven’t been keeping up to date with my updates post. I was waaaay too lazy to do a post a day – it would eat into my reading time!

Time Devoted to Reading ended up being quite a lot. I’m not sure of the exact hours, I didn’t keep track, but I think I managed to read for about 6 hours a day. I’m very pleased with this because I was also the only one cooking that week as Mum has an essay due asap, and I had to do some cleaning around the house and that so there wasn’t too much to do on Sunday when the family came over.

My Goals were admittedly easy, but I completed reading 4 books by Thursday and in fact I ended up reading 6 books this week which I am super proud of. I would have loved to have read seven, but Sunday was a lost cause reading wise. I also aimed to take part in one Twitter Chat and I ended up taking part in two of the three Twitter Chats – the first and the last, unfortunately the second one took place at 2am and I needed to sleep!

The Books I Read are as follows:

With All My Soul by Rachel Vincent

Walking Disaster by Jamie McGuire

Debutantes by Cora Harrison

The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of her Own Making by Catherynne M. Valente

Because It Is My Blood by Gabrielle Zevin

A Hunger Like No Other by Kresley Cole

Will I take part in another Bout of Books? Yes. It was soooo much fun! I am seriously contemplating taking part in Bout of Books 8.0 in August, but we’ll see how things are closer to the time. If you are interested in taking part in a future Bout of Books, or just want to find out more then you can find the Bout of Books blog here.

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It’s time to start Bout of Books 7.0… I’m a little nervous, but we’ll see how this week goes. My goals are going to be pretty loose as this is my first time participating. If you want to find out more, or take part yourself don’t forget to have a look at the Bout of Books Blog.

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Time Devoted To Reading

I will be reading all week around real life stuff like cooking, cleaning, and walking the dog. At least that’s the goal. Hopefully I’ll feel well enough, but we shall see.

My Goals

Hmm… I’m going to go with the low target of reading and writing the review of 4 books, which works at just over a day a book but hopefully I will smash it. I’d also like to take part in at least one Twitter chat.

Books To Read

I don’t have any right now. I may add some later.

Updates

Monday 13th May
Number of books I’ve read today: 2
Total number of books I’ve read/completed: 1
Books: (finished) With All My Soul by Rachel Vincent. (started) Walking Disaster by Jamie McGuire.

Tuesday 14th May
Number of books I’ve read today: 2
Total number of books I’ve read/completed: 2
Books: (finished) Walking Disaster by Jamie McGuire. (started) Debutantes by Cora Harrison.

Wednesday 15th May
Number of books I’ve read today: 2
Total number of books I’ve read/completed: 3
Books: (finished) Debutantes by Cora Harrison. (started) The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of her Own Making by Catherynne M. Valente

Thursday 16th May
Number of books I’ve read today: 2
Total number of books I’ve read/completed: 4
Books: (finished) The Girl Who Cirumnavigated Fairyland by Catherynne M. Valente. (started) Because It Is My Blood by Gabrielle Zevin.

Friday 17th May
Number of books I’ve read today: 1
Total number of books I’ve read/completed: 5
Books: (finished) Because It Is My Blood by Gabrielle Zevin

Saturday 18th May
Number of books I’ve read today: 1
Total number of books I’ve read/completed: 6
Books: (finished) a hunger like no other by Kresley Cole

Sunday 19th May
Number of books I’ve read today: 0
Total number of books I’ve read/completed: 6
Books: n/a

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 13th and runs through Sunday, May 19th in whatever time zone you are in. Bout of Books is low-pressure, and the only reading competition is between you and your usual number of books read in a week. There are challenges, giveaways, and a grand prize, but all of these are completely optional. For all Bout of Books 7.0 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. – From the Bout of Books team