Sunday, May 15, 2016

Bout of Books 16 Master Post

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, May 9th and runs through Sunday, May 15th 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 16 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. - From the Bout of Books team

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Bout of Books 16
Overall Totals

Total Pages Read: 747
Total Books Completed: 3


Total Challenges Completed: 3


Sunday Stats:

Total Pages Read: 88
Books Read: 
Banished From Our Home: The Acadian Diary of Angelique Richard (Dear Canada) by Sharon Stewart (88pgs)
Books Completed: 1
Banished From Our Home: The Acadian Diary of Angelique Richard (Dear Canada) by Sharon Stewart
Challenges Completed: 0
Comments: And thats a wrap on Bout of Books 16! I started and finished a total of 3 books which I am very happy with. Looking forward to Bout of Books 17.

Saturday Stats:

Total Pages Read: 95
Books Read:
Banished From Our Home: The Acadian Diary of Angelique Richard (Dear Canada) by Sharon Stewart (95 pgs)
Books Completed: 0
Challenges Completed: 0
Comments: I was able to get more reading done on Day 6 than I was on Day 5. I made good progress with Banished, although I'm not sure if I will be able to get it done on the final day of the read-a-thon. I will try my best though. 

Friday Stats

Total Pages Read: 72
Books Read:
The Girls They Left Behind by Bernice Thurman Hunter (52pgs)
Banished From Our Home: The Acadian Diary of Angelique Richard (Dear Canada) by Sharon Stewart (20pgs)
Books Completed: 1
The Girls They Left Behind by Bernice Thurman Hunter
Challenges Completed: 0
Comments: I find as the week winds down I participate less and less in the challenges. I am happy I finished a book today and hope to complete one more before the end of the read-a-thon. 

Thursday Stats 

Total Pages Read: 67
Books Read:
The Girls They Left Behind by Bernice Thurman Hunter
Books Completed: 0
Challenges Completed: 0
Comments: I read a lot less on Day 4, unfortunately, but I am still making decent progress. 

Wednesday Stats

Total Pages Read: 130
Books Read:
The Quieting (The Bishops Family, #2) by Suzanne Woods Fisher 57pgs 
The Girls They Left Behind by Bernice Thurman Hunter 73pgs
Books Completed: 1
The Quieting (The Bishops Family, #2) by Suzanne Woods Fisher
Challenges Completed: 1

Challenge 3: 5 Favourites

My Top 5 Books Read in 2016 (So far)
1. The Girls from See-Saw Lane (Brighton Girls Trilogy Book 1) by Sandy Taylor
2. Breaking the Story by Ashley Farley
3. The Munich Girl by Phyllis Edgerly Ring
4. Saving CeeCee Honeycutt by Beth Hoffman
5. The Quieting (The Bishops Family #2) by Suzanne Woods Fisher

Comments: Another successful day. I completed The Quieting and started The Girls They Left Behind. Hopefully I will complete my second book on day 4. 

Tuesday Stats

Total Pages Read: 145
Books Read: The Quieting (The Bishops Family, #2) by Suzanne Woods Fisher
Books Completed: 0
Challenges Completed: 1

Challenge 2: Shelfie


Comments: Another good day of reading with great progress made. I plan to finish reading the last few chapters of The Quieting on day 3. Then I will begin reading one of the books from my library haul.


Monday Stats

Total Pages Read: 150
Books Read: The Quieting (The Bishops Family, #2) by Suzanne Woods Fisher
Books Completed: 0
Challenges Completed: 1

Challenge 1: Introduce yourself in six words

A Canadian blogger and book lover. 

Comments: I am really pleased with my progress on day 1. I read a total of 150 pages, which is more than I anticipated. Off to a good start. I even did a bit of a library haul, picking up some potential reads for later in the read-a-thon.


Bout of Books 16 Library Book Haul

1. Vinyl Cafe Diaries (Vinyl Cafe, #4) by Stuart McLean
2. The Girls They Left Behind by Bernice Thurman Hunter 
3. Banished from Out Home: The Acadian Diary of Angelique Richard (Dear Canada) by Sharon Stewart 

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    1. Thank you Angelica! It was a great week for reading. Hope you enjoyed the read-a-thon as well.

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