I participated in the Bout of Books 6.0 last week and while I got a lot done, I didn't get quite as much as I was hoping. Here is some info about the read-a-thon from the founders:
"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 7th and runs through Sunday, January 13th 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 6.0 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. -From the Bout of Books 6.0 team"
My Goals:
- To read/ listen at least 2 hours a day M-F and at least 5 hours on Saturday and Sunday
- To finish at least 4 complete books, plus the 1 that I need to finish
- To listen to at least 3 hours of audio
What I Accomplished:
- Finished The Winter Palace - had 117 pages left as start of read-a-thon
- Read and completed:
- The Look of Love by Bella Andre
- Perfect Fit by Carly Phillips
- From This Moment On by Bella Andre
- The Forgotten Queen by DL Bogdan
- Audio:
- Seven Up by Janet Evanovich - finished - 7 hours 10 minutes
- Summer House by Nancy Thayer - 2 hours 40 minutes
- Hard Eight by Janet Evanovich - 2 hours 15 minutes
Overall Totals:
Pages read: 1042
Books finished: 5
Time reading: 19 hours 20 minutes
Time listening: 12 hours 5 minutes
Overall time: 31 hours 25 minutes
So, I got 5 books done, but 2 were not from the original list. Still, it was a good week!