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Tuesday, August 19, 2014

#boutofbooks 11: Read-a-Thon Updates

Bout of Books 11 Wrap-Up

Last week I was crazy busy so I had to rely on audiobooks. I didn't meet my visitation goal, but I did meet my reading goal. I'll try to get around to visit some blogs this week.

What was the best book that you read during the read-a-thon?

Day 7

On Tuesday (August 26), I'll be hosting a book blast for FOR LOVE AND COUNTRY by Elizabeth D. Michaels. One of the entries in the book blast giveaway (prize: $50 Amazon Gift Card or Paypal Cash) is downloading the first book in The Horstberg Saga, Behind the Mask. It's free. I am going to get ahead of the game and download it to read today.



Day 6 

Today I finished My Soul to Loose by Rachel Vincent, The Viscount and the Witch by Michael J. Sullivan, and The Secret Life of Walter Mitty by James Truber audiobooks. They are relatively short. I haven't seen the Ben Stiller movie adaptation of The Secret Life of Walter Mitty yet. Have you?


     

So that clears my list of free audiobooks. Now my list of free ebooks is a whole other story. SMH. Maybe I'll tackle them during my next read-a-thon.

Day 5

This morning, I decided that I am going to listen to the free audiobooks on my Kindle for the rest of the read-a-thon. I am not a free book hoarder. I don't care what my Kindle says ;-)

I finished Shark Tank Jump Start Your Business and Gabriel: Zero Point: The FREE Prequel Novella (Evan Gabriel Trilogy) today.



My reading is going well, my visiting five participants each day is not. I might have to do it after the read-a-thon.

I am coming to visit y'all, I promise.

Day 4

Still listening to Shark Tank Jump Start Your Business. I think that I'll do a series of posts about the show next month. I wonder when the new season starts.

Anywho...

Of course, things started to get crazy today. Life seems to find a way to disturb my reading plans, especially during scheduled times like a read-a-thon. I will not be kept down. LOL!

Day 3

Are you a fan of the television show Shark Tank? I don't watch the show consistently, but manage to catch a few episodes from time to time. The audiobook of Shark Tank Jump Start Your Business: How to Launch and Grow a Business from Concept to Cash by Michael Parrish DuDell is free on Amazon right now.



Day 2

I am kicking off the read-a-thon with an audiobook, Sixth Grave on the Edge: A Novel (Charley Davidson Book 6) by Darynda Jones. I won the book in a giveaway. I haven't read the first five books. I hope that I make it through okay. I am a fan of the narrator, Lorelei King.

Have you read any of the Charley Davidson sereies?


 

Day 1: Goals

This time around I am doing a  5 & 5. My goals for the read-a-thon:

  • Read five books
  • Visit five participants each day

I am going to wing it on this books. I'll pick up whatever calls to me.

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About Bout of Books: "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 18th and runs through Sunday, August 24th 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." - Bout of Books team

For all Bout of Books 11 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. 
 

Bout of Books

Sunday, May 11, 2014

Bout of Books 10: Read-a-thon Sign Up and Goals

Time Devoted to Reading

40 pages a Day

My Goals

Now that the regular television series season is winding down, I am trying to watch some shows that I missed. I have decided to tackle the books surrounding The Returned. It has been adapted into the ABC television show Resurrection.

Amazon's Book Description -

"Harold and Lucille Hargrave's lives have been both joyful and sorrowful in the decades since their eight-year-old son, Jacob, died tragically in 1966. In their old age they've settled comfortably into life without him…. Until one day Jacob mysteriously appears on their doorstep—flesh and blood, still eight years old.

All over the world people's loved ones are returning from beyond. No one knows how or why, whether it's a miracle or a sign of the end. Not even Harold and Lucille can agree on whether the boy is real or a wondrous imitation. But as chaos erupts around the globe, the newly reunited family finds itself at the center of a community on the brink of collapse, forced to navigate a mysterious new reality.

With spare, elegant prose and searing emotional depth, award-winning poet Jason Mott explores timeless questions of faith and morality, love and responsibility. A spellbinding and stunning debut, The Returned is an unforgettable story that marks the arrival of an important new voice in contemporary fiction."

 

Books to Read

    The First by Jason Mott
    The Choice by Jason Mott
    The Sparrow by Jason Mott
    The Returned by Jason Mott

    Updates

    Sunday 

    Number of books I've read today: 1
    Total number of books I've read: 4
    Books: The First by Jason Mott (28 pages), The Choice by Jason Mott (32 pages), The Sparrow by Jason Mott (29 pages), The Returned by Jason Mott (345 pages)

    FINISHED *\o/*

    Mini challenge today: Retitle Your Current Read -- Oh Magic Hour

    If I were going to retitle The Returned, I'd choose:  

    Zombies: Kinda Sorta, But Not Really
    Reunited
    Um, I Thought You Were Dead




    I am a little bummed. Looks like the first Resurrection epsisode available is 104 on both Hulu and ABC. I hate not starting at the beginning. Perhaps they will release the first three episodes again during the summer.


     
    Saturday 

    Number of books I've read today: 0
    Total number of books I've read: 3
    Books: The First by Jason Mott (28 pages), The Choice by Jason Mott (32 pages), The Sparrow by Jason Mott (29 pages)

    I managed to get in one mini challenge today: Show An Author Some Love Bout of Books Challenge



    Friday 

    Number of books I've read today: 0
    Total number of books I've read: 3
    Books: The First by Jason Mott (28 pages), The Choice by Jason Mott (32 pages), The Sparrow by Jason Mott (29 pages)

    I am bummmed that I will not be able to participate in any of the Twitter chats. Those chats are so crazy and fun. Next time...

    Still chugging through The Returned. I am pretty sure that I am going to be able meet my reading goals for this read-a-thon. HUZZAH!


    Thursday 
    Number of books I've read today: 1
    Total number of books I've read: 3
    Books: The First by Jason Mott (28 pages), The Choice by Jason Mott (32 pages), The Sparrow by Jason Mott (29 pages)

    It looks like I am not going to have time to visit other participants this week :-( Next week looks much better so I will try to visit some of you bookish people then. The Sparrow by Jason Mott is free on Amazon right now.

    "In this short story by Jason Mott, author of The Returned, one determined couple seeks to reunite a young girl with the father who thought he had lost her forever…" - Amazon


     
    Wednesday 

    Number of books I've read today: 1
    Total number of books I've read: 2
    Books: The First by Jason Mott (28 pages), The Choice by Jason Mott (32 pages)

    These novellas are working out well. I am making a a little bit of progress each day. Slow and steady wins the race. Ha! The Choice by Jason Mott is free on Amazon right now.

    "In this short story by Jason Mott, author of The Returned, a man is forced to choose between the life he has now, and the one he thought was gone forever…" - Amazon



    Tuesday 

    Number of books I've read today: 1
    Total number of books I've read: 1
    Books: The First by Jason Mott (28 pages)

    I have decided to tackle the books surrounding The Returned which has been adapted into the ABC television show Resurrection. The First is free on Amazon right now.

    "In Jason Mott's haunting and unforgettable debut novel, The Returned, an impossible miracle is occurring all across the globe. Read how it all begins in this short story, The First." - Amazon



    Monday

    Number of books I've read today: 0
    Total number of books I've read: 0
    Books: 0

    I plan to read four books during the read-at-thon. Still deciding on what to read.

    I am going to do everything on one page to simplify things. It is going to be a busy week for me.




    What are you going to read during the bout?



    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 12th and runs through Sunday, May 18th 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 10 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. - From the Bout of Books team

    Bout of Books