Saturday, January 5, 2013

Bout of Books 6.0 - Goals


It's time for another Bout of Books read-a-thon! This one goes from January 7 to 13. Check out the Bout of Books site for full details and to sign-up!

Here are my goals and my reading list, and once the read-a-thon starts I'll post daily updates at the bottom of this post.

Goals

  • Read 100 pages a day! I occasionally do this, on a good day, so I'm gonna aim to do it every day during the read-a-thon.
  • Comment on at least one other participating blog each day.
  • Write at least 2 reviews during the week so that I'm not overwhelmed later.

Books

Here are the next few books on my to read list, which I'll probably be reading in this order. If I'm successful in my goal of reading 100 pages per day, I might get through the first three. More are listed in case of DNFs and/or suprisingly fast reading.
  • The Uninvited by Liz Jensen (302 pages)
  • Shadows of Kings by Jack Whitsel (274 pages)
  • Bright Star by Nickie Anderson (166 pages)
  • Basilisk by N.M. Browne (320 pages)
  • The ABACUS Protocol: Sanity Vacuum by Thea Gregory (220 pages)

Updates

Monday:
What I'm reading right now: The Uninvited by Liz Jensen
Pages read: 128
Total pages read so far: 128

Tuesday:
What I'm reading right now: The Uninvited by Liz Jensen
Pages read: 119
Total pages read so far: 247
Only 55 pages left in this book, so I'll be on to something new tomorrow.

Wednesday:
What I'm reading right now: Shadows of Kings by Jack Whitsel
Pages read: the last 55 pages of the last book, and 16 pages of this one, for a total of 71
Total pages read so far: 318
I hardly read at all today! In fact, that's all from what is pretty much last night (I do a lot of reading between midnight and 4). Ah well, at least I'm still averaging over 100 pages a day! :)

Thursday:
What I'm reading right now: Shadows of Kings by Jack Whitsel
Pages read: 22
Total pages read so far: 340
Umm, yeah, I think I forgot I was doing a read-a-thon or something. I just keep sitting down at the computer, and just staying there all day. Tomorrow I will read during the day! A lot! (Oh, and I organised my bookshelves today! That totally counts. ;) They look amazing now. All the books are standing up, instead of new ones being piled precariously on the edges.)

Friday:
What I'm reading right now: Shadows of Kings by Jack Whitsel
Pages read: 80
Total pages read so far: 420
I did a bit better today! I think the pages of this book are a bit longer than the pages of the last one. But I think I'm picking up the pace as I get more into the story.

Saturday:
What I'm reading right now: Shadows of Kings by Jack Whitsel
Pages read: 61
Total pages read so far: 481
It looks like I might just finish this one by the end of the read-a-thon! I was hoping to get to a third book. :(

Sunday:
What I'm reading right now: Shadows of Kings by Jack Whitsel
Pages read: 21
Total pages read this week: 502

So, I fell a bit short on my reading goal. The first few days I was strong, and then I went downhill from there. And while I commented a few times, I didn't comment every day. I did, however, get at least 2 reviews written this week, so I didn't fall behind!

Well, it's been fun! Thanks to everyone who commented here throughout the week; you really made it more enjoyable! :)

Now I have one week off before the next read-a-thon: A Winter's Respite hosted by Seasons of Reading!

31 comments:

  1. I wish I could join you guys :(
    I hope you have fun, though, and make lots of new friends! Happy reading! x

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    1. Thanks! There are always read-a-thons so at least you never have to wait long for the next one! :)

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  2. I love that goal of 100 pages a day. I hope I could get that one in too! Have a great day!

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    1. I probably couldn't do that if I was working, but I lost my job recently and the upside of that is that for a while I have way more reading time! :)

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  3. Ooooh you have the uninvited already! That one looks so great! =) Have fun with your reading list this week!

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    1. I'm enjoying it so far! That books seems to have a lot of publication dates; the ebook has actually been out since June!

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    2. I just got it from the library! I am excited and will hopefully get to it next week! =)

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  4. You're off to a great start. :) I haven't heard of those books but I'm sure I'll be adding a few to my TBR list. Good luck with your goals and I hope you have fun.

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    1. A couple of them are really new books by indie authors, so they're not super well known yet. Basilisk is a YA book that's been sitting on my shelf for probably over a decade. I'm finally getting to it, for real this time! lol

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  5. I have never heard of any of those books but good luck making your way through the pile!

    Happy reading!

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  6. Oooh, I've got The Uninvited on my... wishlist? Or have I already preordered the paperback? Jeez, you know it's bad when you can't even remember, oops. :P

    I'm slowwwwwwly creeping my way through Jane Eyre, but it's not going to be as quick as I remember from my last reading, I don't think! *sighs* I tell ya, I remember when I used to PLOUGH through books, now I can't read that fast or I don't remember a thing! Oh well... Happy reading as we come to the end of Day 2!

    Ellie @ Musings of a Bookshop Girl

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    1. Haha! Yeah, it is pretty bad when you can't remember. But who needs to remember such things when you have Goodreads to do it for you? :P

      I know what you mean. I feel like my reading speed has decreased, too. I hope that means I'm getting more out of my reading now!

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    2. It's good to know it's not just me then! I can't seem to sink as deeply into books any more - I used to be able to drown everything out and just LIVE it - so I get distracted more and it slows me down. At the same time, I think I read more 'thoroughly' and appreciate the language and context more, so even though I'm a slowpoke now I AM probably getting more out of it! Hey, SOMEONE'S got to be the tortoise in this read-a-thon, y'know? :)

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  7. Good luck with your goals! 100 pages a day is totally doable. :) And writing reviews is a GREAT goal -- I was ahead and now I'm behind, so I know I'll be a little overwhelmed soon.

    Have fun!

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    1. I just recently got caught up on my reviews (right now I only have about 5 to write), so I really don't want to fall way behind again!

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  8. 100 pages a day is such a great goal. I hope review writing works out. I've been slacking on that myself. Good luck this week.

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    1. So far I've been reaching at least 100 pages a day, and I wrote one review yesterday, so things are working out so far! :)

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  9. I always make sure I have a couple of Indie authors on my Bout-of-Books list. 100 pages a day is totally doable! Good luck and have fun ;)

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    1. Thanks! I'm hitting my goal so far! Enjoy the read-a-thon. :)

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  10. 100 pages a day is a great goal! You are doing so well.

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  11. What a great goal of 100 pages a day! Also yay for writing a review during the week-I have 6 I need to write and I keep putting it off more and more. Gah I need to do them and not overwhelm myself. Good luck and have fun!

    Jessica @ Literary, etc

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  12. i should have thought about this kind of goals but to be honest so far i would haved fail miserably ^^ things can't keep going in the way but today will be better !! i need to read!

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  13. Congrats with your progress so far! Looks like you're doing great! :D

    Here are my updates from day 4
    Lauren

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  14. You're doing a great job! You might not have had the time to read the full 100 pages per day, but I still think it's amazing! I cannot wait to see what you think about the books :)

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  15. Thanks to all of you who commented and I didn't get a chance to personally respond to! Your comments were great encouragement through the week. :)

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  16. Glad you had a great week c: I started off slow and picked up towards the end :3 heh

    Lauren.
    My Wrap Up

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