Bout of Books Wrap-Up

Bout of Books

Read-a-Thon

May 2017 Wrap up

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I had a list of 22 books to choose from and I read none of them. That's not to say I didn't get any reading done, just not the books I was thinking about reading before I started. The fun thing is that I read all new books this time and only one wasn't an adult level book :-D

edit: 1,100 pages seems to be about what I read for a read-a-thon so I think I did pretty good considering everything.

~ Books Read ~

The Lawrence Browne Affair by Cat Sebastian
Unmasking Miss Appleby by Emily Larkin
Stowaway in a Sleigh by C. Roger Mader
Zac's Mulligan by Ann Lister

Number of books read: 4

Number of pages read: 1,140

Bout of Books Read-a-Thon

Bout of Books

Read-a-Thon

May 8 - May 14

For more information or to sign up, click here

Link up to any social media as long as a direct link is possible.

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This is a midnight to midnight challenge, in what ever time zone you're in. It's very low key, just push yourself to read more than you might on another week.

There will be Twitter chats. Use the sign up links to visit others. Or don't ;-)

The Bout of Books read-a-thon is organized by Amanda Shofner and Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal. It is a week long read-a-thon that begins 12:01am Monday, May 8th and runs through Sunday, May 14th 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 19 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. - From the Bout of Books team

I've got a huge tbr pile and a backlog of books I need to review. I'm also hosting a party at the end of the month and my house (as usual) isn't ready. What's not usual, I'm still got a lot of my Mom's stuff in our family room so I've got to find a place for it (storage/family/donate) :-(

edit: to add books read

~ Books Read ~

The Lawrence Browne Affair by Cat Sebastian
Unmasking Miss Appleby by Emily Larkin
Stowaway in a Sleigh by C. Roger Mader
Zac's Mulligan by Ann Lister


Possibilities

A Tangle of Knots by Lisa Graff
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

one of these

• Over Sea, Under Stone by Susan Cooper 
• Dune by Frank Herbert
• The Star Fox by Poul Anderson 
• All Flesh is Grass by Clifford D. Simak 
• The Man with the Golden Gun by Ian Fleming

one of these

• Lessons from Zachary
• A Dog Like Sam 
• Disaster Falls
• I Have a Voice
• Pumpkinflowers
• Caught Up in Raine
• The Study of Seduction
• The Fairy Tale Girl
• What Happens Under the Mistletoe
• Revenge of the Chili Queens 
• Ever After
• The Art of Sinning
• Before I Fall
• Tastes Like Murder
• The Right Bitch Trio

I'll come back if I think of others

Bout of Books Update - day 6

Bout of Books

Read-a-Thon Update

Day 6

hosted at Bout of Books

for more information, click here

The Bout of Books read-a-thon is organized by Amanda Shofner and Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal. It is a week long read-a-thon that begins 12:01am Monday, January 2nd and runs through Sunday, January 8th 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 18 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. - From the Bout of Books team

~ Goals ~

• read, and review, an ARC - review goes live on Saturday
• A Sherlock Holmes story
• something for a monthly challenge 
• something for a challenge other than print/audio/ebook

~ Books Read ~

1. The Adventure of the Gloria Scott by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
2. Alone for Christmas by Ashley John
3. Wish by Barbara O'Connor 
4. Lost Cat by Roger Mader
5. Buried Passions by Aiden Bates
6. Adrenaline Rush by Aiden Bates 
7. Gertrude and Toby Meet the Wolf by Shari Tharp 
8. Screw Santa by Joyee Flynn 
9. Hell's Bells by Joyee Flynn

~ Possiblities ~

• Frankenstein by Mary Shelley (Classic Horror)
• Title has . . . Court, Fall, Of, Way, Deep or Thousand (Monthly Keyword) - Out of the Pocket!
• Out of the Pocket by Bill Konigsberg (Monthly Keyword, Monthly Motif, and Homework Assignment)
• 1984 by George Orwell (Sci-fi, Banned/Challenged, and What in a Name?)
• an ARC - Gertrude and Toby Meet the Wolf? or see Blogger Shame
• The Man with the Golden Gun (This Island Reader, Color Coded, Birth Year)
• Valentine Kittens anthology (In a Year and What an Animal)
• The Gloria Scott by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Sherlock Holmes)

~ Progress Report~

Sunday (doesn't count)
finished Put a Ring on It
ordered Frankenstein 

Monday
started Out of the Pocket
started Valentine Kittens
started A Study in Scarlet (first in book, forgot it was supposed to be The Gloria Scott)
workout: 5k
joined more challenges
#insixwords: Family, Read, Run, Laugh, Read ;-), Pets

Tuesday
started/finished: The Adventure of the Gloria Scott by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
started/finished: Alone for Christmas by Ashley John
online serials
2017 in Pictures? Yikes! Books, running, weights, uncluttering, etc . . .  done! click here

started: Wish by Barbara O'Connor

Wednesday
finished: Wish by Barbara O'Connor
Today's assignment: Book to Movie - Anne McCaffrey's Pern series could be awesome if done right.
gym? - no, went shopping
doctor appointment
started: Buried Passion by Aiden Bates

Thursday
more finished: Buried Passion
Today's assignment: Spine Poetry - I never have any luck with this one. Maybe if more of my books were accessible. Maybe if I had more of an imagination! ;-) Poetry and I just don't mesh well.
gym?
chores!
more challenges . . . need to organize the ones I've got!
find Gertrude and Toby Meet the Wolf or pick another ARC found
started/finished: Adrenaline Rush by Aiden Bates

Friday
car into shop
started: Suddenly One Summer by Julie James (tbr and new-to-me)
still need to organize challenges and hosting duties
shopping and gym with husband :-)
read and scheduled a review for Gertrude and Toby Meet the Wolf
startedz; Screw Santa by Joyee Flynn

Saturday
found out my house/dog sitting starts a day earlier!
over husband's mileage goal for me, short on my goal
I've got a long list of things to do today, I don't know how much reading I'll get done :-(  - except, I'm sure I'll open an ebook right now while eating ;-)
finished: Screw Santa by Joyee Flynn

Bout of Books Update - day 5

Bout of Books

Read-a-Thon Update

Day 5

hosted at Bout of Books

for more information, click here

The Bout of Books read-a-thon is organized by Amanda Shofner and Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal. It is a week long read-a-thon that begins 12:01am Monday, January 2nd and runs through Sunday, January 8th 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 18 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. - From the Bout of Books team

~ Goals ~

• read, and review, an ARC - review goes live on Saturday
• A Sherlock Holmes story
• something for a monthly challenge 
• something for a challenge other than print/audio/ebook

~ Books Read ~

1. The Adventure of the Gloria Scott by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
2. Alone for Christmas by Ashley John
3. Wish by Barbara O'Connor 
4. Lost Cat by Roger Mader
5. Buried Passions by Aiden Bates
6. Adrenaline Rush by Aiden Bates 
7. Gertrude and Toby Meet the Wolf by Shari Tharp

~ Possiblities ~

• Frankenstein by Mary Shelley (Classic Horror)
• Title has . . . Court, Fall, Of, Way, Deep or Thousand (Monthly Keyword) - Out of the Pocket!
• Out of the Pocket by Bill Konigsberg (Monthly Keyword, Monthly Motif, and Homework Assignment)
• 1984 by George Orwell (Sci-fi, Banned/Challenged, and What in a Name?)
• an ARC - Gertrude and Toby Meet the Wolf? or see Blogger Shame
• The Man with the Golden Gun (This Island Reader, Color Coded, Birth Year)
• Valentine Kittens anthology (In a Year and What an Animal)
• The Gloria Scott by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Sherlock Holmes)

~ Progress Report~

Sunday (doesn't count)
finished Put a Ring on It
ordered Frankenstein 

Monday
started Out of the Pocket
started Valentine Kittens
started A Study in Scarlet (first in book, forgot it was supposed to be The Gloria Scott)
workout: 5k
joined more challenges
#insixwords: Family, Read, Run, Laugh, Read ;-), Pets

Tuesday
started/finished: The Adventure of the Gloria Scott by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
started/finished: Alone for Christmas by Ashley John
online serials
2017 in Pictures? Yikes! Books, running, weights, uncluttering, etc . . .  done! click here

started: Wish by Barbara O'Connor

Wednesday
finished: Wish by Barbara O'Connor
Today's assignment: Book to Movie - Anne McCaffrey's Pern series could be awesome if done right.
gym? - no, went shopping
doctor appointment
started: Buried Passion by Aiden Bates

Thursday
more finished: Buried Passion
Today's assignment: Spine Poetry - I never have any luck with this one. Maybe if more of my books were accessible. Maybe if I had more of an imagination! ;-) Poetry and I just don't mesh well.
gym?
chores!
more challenges . . . need to organize the ones I've got!
find Gertrude and Toby Meet the Wolf or pick another ARC found
started/finished: Adrenaline Rush by Aiden Bates

Friday
car into shop
started: Suddenly One Summer by Julie James (tbr and new-to-me)
still need to organize challenges and hosting duties
shopping and gym with husband :-)
read and scheduled a review for Gertrude and Toby Meet the Wolf
started Screw Santa by Joyee Flynn

Bout of Books Update - day 4

Bout of Books

Read-a-Thon Update

Day 4

hosted at Bout of Books

for more information, click here

The Bout of Books read-a-thon is organized by Amanda Shofner and Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal. It is a week long read-a-thon that begins 12:01am Monday, January 2nd and runs through Sunday, January 8th 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 18 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. - From the Bout of Books team

~ Goals ~

• read, and review, an ARC
• A Sherlock Holmes story
• something for a monthly challenge 
• something for a challenge other than print/audio/ebook

~ Books Read ~

1. The Adventure of the Gloria Scott by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
2. Alone for Christmas by Ashley John
3. Wish by Barbara O'Connor 
4. Lost Cat by Roger Mader
5. Buried Passions by Aiden Bates
6. Adrenaline Rush by Aiden Bates

~ Possiblities ~

• Frankenstein by Mary Shelley (Classic Horror)
• Title has . . . Court, Fall, Of, Way, Deep or Thousand (Monthly Keyword) - Out of the Pocket!
• Out of the Pocket by Bill Konigsberg (Monthly Keyword, Monthly Motif, and Homework Assignment)
• 1984 by George Orwell (Sci-fi, Banned/Challenged, and What in a Name?)
• an ARC - Gertrude and Toby Meet the Wolf? or see Blogger Shame
• The Man with the Golden Gun (This Island Reader and Color Coded)
• Valentine Kittens anthology (In a Year and What an Animal)
• The Gloria Scott by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Sherlock Holmes)

~ Progress Report~

Sunday (doesn't count)
finished Put a Ring on It
ordered Frankenstein 

Monday
started Out of the Pocket
started Valentine Kittens
started A Study in Scarlet (first in book, forgot it was supposed to be The Gloria Scott)
workout: 5k
joined more challenges
#insixwords: Family, Read, Run, Laugh, Read ;-), Pets

Tuesday
started/finished: The Adventure of the Gloria Scott by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
started/finished: Alone for Christmas by Ashley John
online serials
2017 in Pictures? Yikes! Books, running, weights, uncluttering, etc . . .  done! click here

started: Wish by Barbara O'Connor

Wednesday
finished: Wish by Barbara O'Connor
Today's assignment: Book to Movie - Anne McCaffrey's Pern series could be awesome if done right.
gym? - no, went shopping
doctor appointment
started: Buried Passion by Aiden Bates

Thursday
more finished: Buried Passion
Today's assignment: Spine Poetry - I never have any luck with this one. Maybe if more of my books were accessible. Maybe if I had more of an imagination! ;-) Poetry and I just don't mesh well.
gym?
chores!
more challenges . . . need to organize the ones I've got!
find Gertrude and Toby Meet the Wolf or pick another ARC found
started/finished: Adrenaline Rush by Aiden Bates

Bout of Books Update - day 3

Bout of Books

Read-a-Thon Update

Day 3

hosted at Bout of Books

for more information and to sign up, click here

The Bout of Books read-a-thon is organized by Amanda Shofner and Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal. It is a week long read-a-thon that begins 12:01am Monday, January 2nd and runs through Sunday, January 8th 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 18 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. - From the Bout of Books team

Add the direct link to your sign up post to the linky in this post. You have until Tuesday, January 3rd at 11:59pm CST to sign up. (If the linky is closed, you're too late.)

Don't have a blog? Post on Twitter, Google+, Goodreads, YouTube, Instagram or Facebook account and declare your intentions to join us. It's EASY. We ask you share info to help spread the word. Please link back to us so others can find us here.

~ Goals ~

• read, and review, an ARC
• A Sherlock Holmes story
• something for a monthly challenge 
• something for a challenge other than print/audio/ebook. 

~ Books Read ~

1. The Adventure of the Gloria Scott by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
2. Alone for Christmas by Ashley John
3. Wish by Barbara O'Connor
4. 
   

~ Possiblities ~

• Frankenstein by Mary Shelley (Classic Horror)
• Title has . . . Court, Fall, Of, Way, Deep or Thousand (Monthly Keyword) - Out of the Pocket!
• Out of the Pocket by Bill Konigsberg (Monthly Keyword, Monthly Motif, and Homework Assignment)
• 1984 by George Orwell (Sci-fi, Banned/Challenged, and What in a Name?)
• an ARC - Gertrude and Toby Meet the Wolf? or see Blogger Shame
• The Man with the Golden Gun (This Island Reader and Color Coded)
• Valentine Kittens anthology (In a Year and What an Animal)
• The Gloria Scott by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Sherlock Holmes)

~ Progress Report~

Sunday (doesn't count)
finished Put a Ring on It
ordered Frankenstein 

Monday
started Out of the Pocket
started Valentine Kittens
started A Study in Scarlet (first in book, forgot it was supposed to be The Gloria Scott)
workout: 5k
joined more challenges
#insixwords: Family, Read, Run, Laugh, Read ;-), Pets

Tuesday
started/finished: The Adventure of the Gloria Scott by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
started/finished: Alone for Christmas by Ashley John
online serials
2017 in Pictures? Yikes! Books, running, weights, uncluttering, etc . . .  done! click here

started: Wish by Barbara O'Connor

Wednesday
finished: Wish by Barbara O'Connor
Today's assignment: Book to Movie - Anne McCaffrey's Pern series could be awesome if done right.
gym? - no, went shopping
doctor appointment
started: Buried Passion by Aiden Bates

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Bout of Books Update - day 2

Bout of Books

Read-a-Thon Update

Day 2

hosted at Bout of Books

for more information and to sign up, click here

The Bout of Books read-a-thon is organized by Amanda Shofner and Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal. It is a week long read-a-thon that begins 12:01am Monday, January 2nd and runs through Sunday, January 8th 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 18 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. - From the Bout of Books team

Add the direct link to your sign up post to the linky in this post. You have until Tuesday, January 3rd at 11:59pm CST to sign up. (If the linky is closed, you're too late.)

Don't have a blog? Post on Twitter, Google+, Goodreads, YouTube, Instagram or Facebook account and declare your intentions to join us. It's EASY. We ask you share info to help spread the word. Please link back to us so others can find us here.

~ Goals ~

• read, and review, an ARC
• A Sherlock Holmes story
• something for a monthly challenge 
• something for a challenge other than print/audio/ebook. 

~ Books Read ~

1. The Adventure of the Gloria Scott by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
2. 
   
3.  
4. 
   

~ Possiblities ~

• Frankenstein by Mary Shelley (Classic Horror)
• Title has . . . Court, Fall, Of, Way, Deep or Thousand (Monthly Keyword) - Out of the Pocket!
• Out of the Pocket by Bill Konigsberg (Monthly Keyword, Monthly Motif, and Homework Assignment)
• 1984 by George Orwell (Sci-fi, Banned/Challenged, and What in a Name?)
• an ARC - Gertrude and Toby Meet the Wolf? or see Blogger Shame
• The Man with the Golden Gun (This Island Reader and Color Coded)
• Valentine Kittens anthology (In a Year and What an Animal)
• The Gloria Scott by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Sherlock Holmes)

~ Progress Report~

Sunday (doesn't count)
finished Put a Ring on It
ordered Frankenstein 

Monday
started Out of the Pocket
started Valentine Kittens
started A Study in Scarlet (first in book, forgot it was supposed to be The Gloria Scott)
workout: 5k
joined more challenges
#insixwords: Family, Read, Run, Laugh, Read ;-), Pets

Tuesday
started/finished: The Adventure of the Gloria Scott by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
started/finished: Alone for Christmas by Ashley John
online serials
2017 in Pictures? Yikes! Books, running, weights, uncluttering, etc . . .  done! click here

started: Wish by Barbara O'Connor
started/finished: Lost Cat by Roger Mader

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Bout of Books - 2017 in Pictures

Bout of Books

Read-a-Thon

Day 2 Assignment

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for more information and to sign up, click here

Day 2

2017 in Pictures

Share your goals/plans/etc. for 2017 with your fellow #boutofbooks-ers. These could be book goals, life goals, or goals for ANYTHING you're looking to tackle in 2017. Take a picture of the books you plan on reading this year! Share a vision board of what you're trying to accomplish! Use the hashtags #BoB2017Goals and #boutofbooks and let us cheer you on!

Yesterday's assignment was #insixwords. I was late to the party but I did decide on six words.

Family, Read, Run, Laugh, Read ;-), Pets

Today's assignment is 2017 in Pictures. Sure I could leave it at that but have you ever known me not to talk?

 

The gray kitty is Frisky. She's the only pet we currently have as Sneakers crossed the rainbow bridge last month. My husband has a limit of two pets at a time. Can't blame him, at one time we had a rabbit, a dog, a cat, a rat, and 3 desert tortoises. Yes, all at the same time ;-)

The books are not mine. My books are scattered all over the house and into a storage unit. sigh. This year, I joined a challenge to read 200 books. Not a problem but most of the ones I read during 2016 were ebooks so I didn't whittle down my stacks much at all!

That leads into the Uncluttered part of my life. I have too many things for the space I have to put them. We've been in this house over 25 years and things have really added up. It's time to whittle stuff down. Including my books darn it but it would be nice to have them all in the house - and accessible!

I current walk/run but am hoping to increase the time spent running this year as well as my speed. I'd also like to do more races with my husband. One of my goals for this year is to "run the year". Yeah, that means 2,017 miles. I didn't make it for 2016 but I'm hoping to double my miles from last year for this year and maybe I can do 2,018 in 2018.

The scale. Yeah, running should help with that also. I plan on lifting this year so the tape measure will come in handy. Measuring cups would have been good here too as what goes in my mouth is as important as how much I move.

That's a crocheted blanket. Well, at that point, it's only half of one ;-) At one time I was crocheting blankets for the pediatric ICU and I'd like to do that again. I also made hats/scarves for homeless shelters. Time to pick up a hook again. 

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Bout of Books Update - day 1

Bout of Books

Read-a-Thon Update

Day 1

hosted at Bout of Books

for more information and to sign up, click here

Today is the last day you can sign up!!

The Bout of Books read-a-thon is organized by Amanda Shofner and Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal. It is a week long read-a-thon that begins 12:01am Monday, January 2nd and runs through Sunday, January 8th 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 18 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. - From the Bout of Books team

Add the direct link to your sign up post to the linky in this post. You have until Tuesday, January 3rd at 11:59pm CST to sign up. (If the linky is closed, you're too late.)

Don't have a blog? Post on Twitter, Google+, Goodreads, YouTube, Instagram or Facebook account and declare your intentions to join us. It's EASY. We ask you share info to help spread the word. Please link back to us so others can find us here.

~ Goals ~

• read, and review, an ARC
• A Sherlock Holmes story
• something for a monthly challenge 
• something for a challenge other than print/audio/ebook. 

~ Books Read ~

1. 
   
2. 
   
3.  
4. 
   

~ Possiblities ~

• Frankenstein by Mary Shelley (Classic Horror)
• Title has . . . Court, Fall, Of, Way, Deep or Thousand (Monthly Keyword) - Out of the Pocket!
• Out of the Pocket by Bill Konigsberg (Monthly Keyword, Monthly Motif, and Homework Assignment)
• 1984 by George Orwell (Sci-fi, Banned/Challenged, and What in a Name?)
• an ARC - Gertrude and Toby Meet the Wolf? or see Blogger Shame
• The Man with the Golden Gun (This Island Reader and Color Coded)
• Valentine Kittens anthology (In a Year and What an Animal)
• The Gloria Scott by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Sherlock Holmes)

~ Progress Report~

Sunday (doesn't count)
finished Put a Ring on It
ordered Frankenstein 

Monday
started Out of the Pocket
started Valentine Kittens
started A Study in Scarlet (first in book, forgot it was supposed to be The Gloria Scott)
workout: 5k
joined more challenges
#insixwords: Family, Read, Run, Laugh, Read ;-), Pets

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Bout of Books 18, a read-a-thon

Bout of Books

Read-a-Thon

Jan 2 to Jan 8

hosted at Bout of Books

for more information and to sign up, click here

The Bout of Books read-a-thon is organized by Amanda Shofner and Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal. It is a week long read-a-thon that begins 12:01am Monday, January 2nd and runs through Sunday, January 8th 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 18 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. - From the Bout of Books team

Add the direct link to your sign up post to the linky in this post. You have until Tuesday, January 3rd at 11:59pm CST to sign up. (If the linky is closed, you're too late.)

Don't have a blog? Post on Twitter, Google+, Goodreads, YouTube, Instagram or Facebook account and declare your intentions to join us. It's EASY. We ask you share info to help spread the word. Please link back to us so others can find us here.


Woo Hoo, let's start the year off with a BANG! My goals are going to be different this time. Usually I just pick a number of books and/or pages. This time my plan is more specific

• read, and review, an ARC
• A Sherlock Holmes story
• something for a monthly challenge 
• something for a challenge other than print/audio/ebook

Only three or four? Yeah, the number is no problem, it's the specific requirements that is! Only the Sherlock Holmes story is a have-to-read-this-week, three of the others just need to be read during the month.

~ Books Read ~

1. The Adventure of the Gloria Scott by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
2. Alone for Christmas by Ashley John
3. Wish by Barbara O'Connor
4. Lost Cat by Roger Mader
5. Buried Passions by Aiden Bates
6. Adrenaline Rush by Aiden Bates 
7. Gertrude and Toby Meet the Wolf by Shari Tharp
8. Screw Santa by Joyee Flynn 

~ Possiblities ~

• Frankenstein by Mary Shelley (Classic Horror)
• Title has . . . Court, Fall, Of, Way, Deep or Thousand (Monthly Keyword) - Out of the Pocket!
• Out of the Pocket by Bill Konigsberg (Monthly Keyword, Monthly Motif, and Homework Assignment)
• 1984 by George Orwell (Sci-fi, Banned/Challenged, and What in a Name?)
• an ARC - Gertrude and Toby Meet the Wolf? or see Blogger Shame
• The Man with the Golden Gun (This Island Reader and Color Coded)
• Valentine Kittens anthology (In a Year and What an Animal)
• The Gloria Scott by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Sherlock Holmes)

Day 1
Introduce Yourself #insixwords

The challenge is simple: introduce yourself on Twitter, Instagram, or on this post using six words, no more, no less. Use the hashtags #boutofbooks and #insixwords so we can learn all about you.

BONUS: Share a picture of your smiling face or your bookshelves! (You can learn a lot about a person from their bookshelves!)


Day 2
2017 in Pictures - here

Share your goals/plans/etc. for 2017 with your fellow #boutofbooks-ers. These could be book goals, life goals, or goals for ANYTHING you're looking to tackle in 2017. Take a picture of the books you plan on reading this year! Share a vision board of what you're trying to accomplish! Use the hashtags #BoB2017Goals and #boutofbooks and let us cheer you on!


Day 3
Book to Movie

Have a book you think would make an excellent movie? Now's your chance to share it! Go as big or as simple as you want. Share fanart, casting choices, or just a book or series you think would be OUTSTANDING on the big screen. Use the hashtags #BoBBookToMovie and #boutofbooks to share your picks!

Day 4
Book Spine Poetry

A perennial favorite is back! Go hunting through your books and unleash your inner poet! Use the titles of your chosen books to create a poem. Snap a picture of your creation and share it with the hashtags #BookSpinePoetryBoB and #boutofbooks.

Day 5
If You Like This, Try This

Since we all love recommending books, here's your chance to share the love. Example: If you like paranormal romance with bloodthirsty vikings, try Shelly Laurenston's Call of Crows series. Make sure you use the hashtags #BoBIfYouLikeThis and #boutofbooks on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook, so we can see your recs.

Bout of Books Read-a-Thon sign up and goals

Bout of Books

read-a-thon

Aug 22 - Aug 28

2016

hosted at Bout of Books blog

sign up page . . . Getting Started/Welcome

Twitter: @boutofbooks

Signing up late but I did get some reading done yesterday while in the emergency room (everyone's fine now, just stitches)

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, August 22nd and runs through Sunday, August 28th 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 17 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. - From the Bout of Books team 

Goals:
Finish: Citizen of the Galaxy by Robert A. Heinlein
re-read: Crystal Singer by Anne McCaffrey
review: Prince Noah and the School Pirates by Silke Schnee


It would be super nice to read/review another book (I have a huge pile to choose from) or at least read another book from my TBR pile (a bigger pile to choose from).



Wednesday:
Finished: Citizen of the Galaxy by Robert A. Heinlein
started: Crystal Singer by Anne McCaffrey
read: Prince Noah and the School Pirates by Silke Schnee

There are really four parts to my goals and I've completed two of them! Now to finish Crystal Singer and review Prince Noah and the School Pirates.


Thursday:
Still reading: Crystal Singer by Anne McCaffrey - less than a 100 pages left


Friday:
Finished: Crystal Singer by Anne McCaffrey


Saturday:
Started: The Running Dream by Wendelin Van Draanen

Sunday:
Finished: The Running Dream by Wendelin Van Draanen
Read: Just Guys by B. G. Thomas

Final Progress Report

Read: Citizen of the Galaxy by Robert A. Heinlein
Read: Prince Noah and the School Pirates by Silke Schnee
Read: Crystal Singer by Anne McCaffrey
Reviewed: Prince Noah and the School Pirates by Silke Schnee - review
Read: The Running Dream by Wendelin Van Draanen
Reviewed: The Running Dream by Wendelin Van Draanen - review
Read: Just Guys by B. G. Thomas

1,015 pages, five books read and two reviews posted!

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Bout of Books 14.0 read-a-thon

Bout of Books

read-a-thon

Aug 17 to Aug 23

Twitter | Blog sign-up page

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, August 17th and runs through Sunday, August 23rd 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 14 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. - From the Bout of Books team

Don't have a blog? Make a YouTube video! There are several ways to sign up, just remember, no direct link equals no grand prize opportunity.

Goals

Read some each day (not on-line serials!)

comment on at least two places each day

Check out the challenges

read one non-fiction

read/review one review book
Read 1,200 pages 

edited to add review book titles: 
Tastes like Murder by Catherine Bruns
Rooville by Julie Long

Starting Point

Progress

Monday - (staying late at Disneyland Sunday so I'm not sure how much I'll get done today)
Reading:
Challenges:
Commented:

Final Report

Totally flaked on this one. I'm not blogging this summer and I didn't write it down on my paper calendar. If it wasn't for Michelle at the True Book Addict, I wouldn't have even remembered I missed it.

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Bout of Books 13 Wrap-Up

Bout of Books 13

Read-a-Thon Wrap-Up

May 11 to May 17

Hosted at it's own blog, here

for more information, click here

Twitter: @boutofbooks



This Time:
My goal was to get 800 pages read and I did that.
I did two of the challenges (late) and didn't visit anyone.
I forgot about the Twitter chats but did update when I met my goal.
I read four books, only one of which was a new read.

Next time:
VISIT people. I really like talking with other people when we're doing read-a-thons.
Read more new books and get a review in.
Up pages read to 1,000 pages
Challenges! They're fun, get involved! (on time next time!)

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Bout of Books Read-a-Thon

Bout of Book 13

Read-a-Thon

May 11 to May 17

Hosted at it's own blog, here

for more information, click here

Twitter: @boutofbooks

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 11th and runs through Sunday, May 17th 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 13 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. - From the Bout of Books team

I've got lots of off-line stuff happening this week but I still hope to read 800 pages.

Monday - 
finished What Matters Most before bed, doesn't count :-(
started: Ex's & O's by Bailey Bradford (60% finished)

Tuesday -
still reading Ex's & O's at midnight . . . finished before going to bed
started A Bit of Me by Bailey Bradford . . . all part of the same series ;-) (57% finished)

Wednesday -
still reading A Bit of Me at midnight . . . finished
started Hold Me by Susan Mallery (page 29)
started A Bit of You by Bailey Bradford (17%)

Thursday -
still reading Hold Me (page 277) and A Bit of You (25%)
nothing finished, real life (and FB) is interfering with my reading ;-)

Friday -
still reading Hold Me at midnight . . . finished before going to bed
still reading A Bit of You
started/finished Christmas Tree Magic by Amber Kell
started Sheriff Found by Joyee Flynn (60%?)

Saturday -
still reading Sheriff Found by Joyee Flynn at midnight . . . finished before going to bed
still reading A Bit of You by Bailey Bradford (32%)
spent way too much time online plus we went shopping! (we got new furniture)

Sunday -
still reading A Bit of You  . . . wow, I really must not be into this one! :-(
started Amethyst by Lauren Royal

started Forgotten Sins by Rebecca Zanetti

and at Midnight . . .
a Bit of You by Bailey Bradford ~ 33%
Amethyst by Lauren Royal ~ page 152
Forgotten Sins by Rebecca Zanetti ~ page 17

The Billboard Music Awards show was nice, should have been reading but I just couldn't get comfortable. I really hope the new furniture will be as comfortable to read in at home as it was at the store.

~ Goal: 800 pages ~

finished books: 205+333+377+21+149= 1,085 pages read

~ Books Read ~

1. Ex's and O's by Bailey Bradford - book info
2. A Bit of Me by Bailey Bradford - book info
3. Hold Me by Susan Mallery - chapter one
4. Christmas Tree Magic by Amber Kell - book info
5. Sheriff Found by Joyee Flynn - book info


Monday's Challenge (late)
Bookish Survey at Writing My Own Fairy Tale

The Questions:

1. How do you organize your shelves?
 . . . Right now they're a mess and a lot are boxed up in storage. Eventually I'll get the two bedrooms redone and I'll be able to separate them by reading level then genre, except for some authors (for example, all of Anne/Todd McCaffrey's books will be together). I'd like to have a spot just for Christmas books.

2. What is one of your favorite book that’s not in one of your favorite genres?
 . . . a favorite book? Not sure I can narrow it down to just one. 

3. What is the last 5 star book you read?
 . . . Red by Michael Hall was an awesome picture book that has a deep meaning for everyone but I'm going to have to go with A Circle of Souls by Preetham Grandhi. This one scared the heck out of me even reading it again a year later!

4. What book are you most excited to read during the read-a-thon?
 . . . I don't have a set list of books to read, wait a minute, Hold Me by Susan Mallery or Forgotten Sins by Rebecca Zanetti are both sitting by my reading chair. Still not sure if I'll get to them this week.
 
5. What book do you recommend the most?
. . . there are a couple. Mistaken Identity by Don & Susie Van Ryn and Newell, Colleen & Whitney Cerak with Mark Tabb (review) and There's No Such Thing as a Dragon by Jack Kent (review) which is a picture book with a great message.


Saturday's Challenge (late)
Favorite Read Photo at Once Upon a Chapter

I'm going to go with Hold Me for two reasons. It's Susan Mallery and Fool's Gold!

There are two more books coming soon in this series, Kiss Me in June and Thrill Me in July ~ happy dance~

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Bout of Books 10.0

Bout of Books 10.0

Read-a-Thon

May 12 - May 18

hosted at the Bout of Books blog
check out the blog for more information
to sign up, click here
Twitter: #boutofbooks
questions: @boutofbooks

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, January 6th and runs through Sunday, January 12th 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 9.0 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. - From the Bout of Books team

~ Goals ~

1) I have a couple of blog tours coming up ...

finish/review: The One & Only by Emily Giffin
start/finish/review: Cure for the Common Breakup by Beth Kendrick
finish: Riding and Regrets by Bailey Bradford

2) ... and three short story collections that I'd like to read more of each one ... 
Dragon's Teeth by Mercedes Lackey
Cats in Space and Other Places
In Mint Condition

3) ... I'd like to visit at least five new blogs and several that I regularly visit ...
4) ... at least check out what the challenges are ...
5) ... Pages read for 9.0 was 2,026! I hope to get 900 this time because ...

... I also have more real life things going on then usual so I'm not sure if I'll get any goals done! I just hope I can get at least one review ready.

edit to add "starting point"

~ Starting Point ~

√ Chap 29/at 71%: Falling for Owen by Jennifer Ryan (ebook)
√ at 9% : Riding and Regrets by Bailey Bradford (ebook)
at 5% : The One & Only by Emily Giffin (ebook)
page 94: In Mint Condition 2013 edited by Shannon John
page 57: Cats in Space and Other Places edited by Bill Fawcett
beginning: Dragon's Teeth by Mercedes Lackey - read 4 shorts in the middle of the book
page 44: Smitten anthology

~ Progress ~

(post daily update late, late on that day or early early the day after! or as completed)
Monday: finished Falling for Owen by Jennifer Ryan, started Why I Love Geeks by T.A. Chase

Tuesday: finished Riding and Regrets by Bailey Bradford, finished Why I Love Geeks by T.A. Chase, started The Christmas Cat anthology, started Secret Fire by Morticia Knight 

Wednesday: finished The Christmas Cat anthology, started Why I Love Waiters by T.A. Chase, started Sawyer by Lori Foster, finished Secret Fire by Morticia Knight
 
Thursday: started/finished Loving Leif by Amber Kell, lunch plans - with a reader so 3 hours minimum ;-) plus vet appointment, started/finished Birds of Prey by Crissy Smith

Friday: doctor appointment
Saturday: online, reading The One & Only by Emily Giffin, still reading Why I Love Waiters
Sunday: online, still reading The One & Only by Emily Giffin, still reading Why I Love Waiters 

~ Books Read ~

Falling for Owen by Jennifer Ryan
Riding and Regrets by Bailey Bradford
Why I Love Geeks by T.A. Chase
The Christmas Cat anthology
Secret Fire by Morticia Knight
Loving Leif by Amber Kell
Birds of Prey by Crissy Smith

~ Final Report ~ 

I was able to check off two of my books and have made progress on a third. I would have made much better progress on my list if I hadn't read five books that weren't on the list. And then I spent too much time reading an online serial that doesn't even count!

I am happy to report that I got 1,175 pages read AND some of my real life stuff ;-) Plus, both cats are fine.

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Bout of Books 9.0 wrap-up

Bout of Books 9.0

Read-a-Thon

wrap-up

hosted at the Bout of Books blog
check out the blog for more information
to sign up, click here
Twitter: #boutofbooks
questions: @boutofbooks

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, January 6th and runs through Sunday, January 12th 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 9.0 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. - From the Bout of Books team

~ Progress ~

Official signing up post, here.
Tweeted my goals (1,000 pages), here
Book Buying Spree challenge at Bookish Comforts, here

• Monday: Currently reading Hostage to Pleasure by Nalini Singh (started after midnight)
• Tuesday: finished Hostage to Pleasure, started Branded by Fire by Nalini Singh
• Wenesday: finished Branded by Fire, started Lara by Bertrice Small
• Thursday: more Lara
• Friday: Disneyland, doc apt, more Lara
• Saturday: Finished Lara (early am), started Purrfect Mates series (1-5)
• Sunday: started #6 (early am), finished Purrfect Mates sereis( 6-8) - sad the series ends without an ending to the conflict :-(

~ Books Read ~

Hostage to Pleasure by Nalini Singh
Branded by Fire by Nalini Singh
Lara by Bertrice Small
Here Kitty, Kitty by Joyee Flynn
My Little Kitty by Joyee Flynn
Our Sexy Tiger by Joyee Flynn
My Angel Cheetah by Joyee Flynn
Kitty in the Middle by Joyee Flynn
Cheetah in Charge by Joyee Flynn
My Feisty Kitten by Joyee Flynn
My Spotted Dream by Joyee Flynn
and 48% of Seducing Cinderella by Gina L. Maxwell (didn't include in page count)

~ Pages Read 2,026! ~ 

That's twice what I was going for which is great on the reading end but not so great on the exercise end. I did go to Disneyland Friday and we didn't ride the tram from or to the parking garage but still, I've got to walk every day.

All but two were re-reads. Lara was a new author and for the 101 Fantasy Project challenge. My Spotted Dream was #8 and the last title in the series except a major conflict weaving through all 8 books was left unresolved. There were also several brothers left unmated so it could go on. . .

edit: Seducing Cinderella is also a new read

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Bout of Books 9.0 Update Post

Bout of Books 9.0

Read-a-Thon

Jan 6 - Jan 12

hosted at the Bout of Books blog
check out the blog for more information
to sign up, click here
Twitter: #boutofbooks
questions: @boutofbooks

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, January 6th and runs through Sunday, January 12th 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 9.0 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. - From the Bout of Books team

~ Progress ~

Official signing up post, here.
Tweeted my goals (1,000 pages), here
Book Buying Spree challenge at Bookish Comforts, here

Monday: Currently reading Hostage to Pleasure by Nalini Singh (started after midnight)
Tuesday: finished Hostage to Pleasure, started Branded by Fire by Nalini Singh
Wenesday: finished Branded by Fire, started Lara by Bertrice Small
Thursday: more Lara
Friday: Disneyland, doc apt, more Lara
Saturday: Finished Lara (early am), started Purrfect Mates series (1-5)
Sunday: started #6

~ Books Read ~

Hostage to Pleasure by Nalini Singh
Branded by Fire by Nalini Singh
Lara by Bertrice Small
Here Kitty, Kitty by Joyee Flynn
My Little Kitty by Joyee Flynn
Our Sexy Tiger by Joyee Flynn
My Angel Cheetah by Joyee Flynn

114 - Kitty in the Middle by Joyee Flynn

~ Pages Read Goal ~ 

352 + 368 + 459 = 1,179 
91 + 93 + 112 + 112 + 114 +

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Bout of Books Read-a-Thon is coming next month!

Bout of Books 9.0

Read-a-Thon

Jan 6 - Jan 12

hosted at the Bout of Books blog
check out the blog for more information
to sign up, click here
Twitter: #boutofbooks
questions: @boutofbooks

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, January 6th and runs through Sunday, January 12th 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 9.0 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. - From the Bout of Books team




Let this be my official signing up post. I still need to figure out goals but that will be another post.

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Bout of Books Wrap-Up

Bout of Books Wrap-Up 

hosted at the Bout of Books blog

My goals were fairly simple:

Read some each day

comment on at least two blogs each day

Twitter updates

read one non-fiction

read/review one review book

read one from a list of 8
(no overlaps of RaT books)


So, how'd I do?

Read? I know I read 6 of the days, not sure about Saturday. There was time to read after going to the grocery store or maybe soon after midnight before heading to bed but I don't know if I did.

Comments? only three days

Twitter updates? every day. No chats :-(

Challenges? only two

read one non-fiction? no but I did start one
read/review one review book? no
read one from the list? no

~ Books Involved ~

Finished ~
A Soldier's Choice w/bonus chapter (Mistletoe Op) by D.L. Warner
Plague by H.W. "Buzz" Bernard
The Third Gate by Lincoln Child
Falling Awake by Jayne Ann Krentz

Started ~
911 by Chris Owen
A Funny Thing Happened on the way to the Future by Michael J. Fox

Started/Finished ~
Going Down Hard by KyAnn Waters
Kentucky 98 Proof by KC Kendricks
Beauty and the Blacksmith by Tessa Dare
Set Ablaze by Morticia Knight
Soldier Mine by Amber Kell
Prince Claimed by Amber Kell
Politician Won by Amber Kell
Orlin's Fall by Amber Kell
Zall's Captain by Amber Kell
The Case of the Cupid Curse by Amber Kell & RJ Scott
The Case of the Wicked Wolf by Amber Kell & RJ Scott
The Case of the Dragon's Dilemma by Amber Kell & RJ Scott

Pages Read

more than 1,642 but less than 2,240
This doesn't include any pages from the two books I started.


See you in January!

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Bout of Books 3rd Progress Report

Bout of Books Read-a-Thon

Aug 19 - Aug 25
(12:01 a.m. - 11:59 p.m.)

hosted at the Bout of Books blog
Sign- up here
 





Friday:
Reading? check
Comment?
Twitter updates? check
Challenges?

Started/finished Beauty and the Blacksmith by Tessa Dare, 150 pages. Finished Falling Awake by Jayne Ann Krentz and Plague by H.W. "Buzz" Bernard only I didn't make note of what page I was on for either of them :/

sigh, none of the books I've read were on my goal list.

Started A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Future by Michael J. Fox (yea, a non-fiction) and 911 by Chris Owen


Saturday:
Reading?
Comment?
Twitter updates?
Challenges?

Wow. I don't believe I read much of anything today. I threw out my back and spent most of the day asleep, waking up after 9 p.m. and heading to the grocery store (only because my son could drive me). The cats and I had run out of our regular food.



Sunday:
Reading? check
Comment?
Twitter updates? check
Challenges?

Set Ablaze by Morticia Knight was finished early A.M. on Sunday
Soldier Mine by Amber Kell and Prince Claimed by Amber Kell....most likely book 3 also but book four doesn't come out until October! (all are short stories).. and book 3, Politician Won by Amber Kell.

I also read book 1 of another series by Amber Kell, Chalice. Bought because of a sample at the end of another. 

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