Bout of Books 23
Hooray it is time again for Bout of Books! What is Bout of Books you ask?
"The Bout of Books read-a-thon is organized by Amanda Shofner and Kelly Rubidoux Apple. It is a week long read-a-thon that begins 12:01am Monday, August 20th and runs through Sunday, August 26th 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 23 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. - From the Bout of Books team."
It will be a great week full of extra excuses to read (as if I need any). It will be a busy week work wise but hoping to get some good reading in. I have a small physical stack of books to read, a couple of eARCs and an audiobook. Happy reading y'all!
Monday
Today was a really busy day. I worked at the library and had a city meeting tonight so I mostly got reading in at lunch and when I got home I took a nice long bath. I did get to finish a book that I had started prior to Bout of Books, To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before. This was my second time reading it but after watching the Netflix movie twice over the weekend I had to read it again! Love that series. I hope Netflix makes all the other books into movies too!
Monday Numbers:
Pages read: 325
Audiobook Time: 2 hours 9 minutes
Books finished: 1
Tuesday
Another busy day. I didn’t get much of a chance to read today. Tomorrow is even busier so it may be the weekend before I get any good reading in.
Tuesday Numbers:
Pages read: 163
Audiobook Time: 2 hours 34 minutes
Books finished: 0
Wednesday
Today was a super busy day working until 10 pm so reading was a bust for today.
Wednesday Numbers:
Pages read: 58
Audiobook Time: 1 hour
Books finished: 0
Thursday
Today was a very rough and sad day as a family dog died. I got home from work and just didn’t feel like reading so I watched tv instead.
Thursday Numbers
Pages read: 121
Audiobook Time: 1 hour 29 minutes
Books finished: 0
Friday
It was another busy day but when I got home from work I tucked myself away with my books and had a glorious evening reading. My husband was at a football game until late so I had no one to interrupt my reading. It was a good way to cap off a long week.
I finally finished The World As It Is audiobook. I have been reading it for about a month. It was painful to get through at times. It was an unflinching look at what is was like working in the Obama White House. I liked the honesty but a lot made me made. So many obstructions. Maddening.
I also finished The Proposal. I adored Jasmine Guillorys first book. It was delightful but this one lacked the same magic for me.
I also finished P.S. I Still Love You. I forgot how unlikable Peter Kavinsky was in this book. I hope they change that if they make the second movie.
Friday Numbers
Pages read: 191
Audiobook Time: 2 hours 15 minutes
Books finished: 3
Saturday
My depression and tiredness kind of overwhelmed me today so I stayed in bed most of the day. I slept and read The Kiss Quotient. I also am listening to the first Maisie Dobbs audiobook. I have read the book before but never moved on in the series so starting it again!I also started How Fascism Works which was probably a bad idea considering how I feel. I hope tomorrow is a better day.
Saturday Numbers
Pages read: 326
Audiobook Time: 1 hour 23 minutes
Books finished: 1
Sunday
I felt so much better today that I ended up spending most of the day working on photography things. So I really didn't get much of a chance to read.
I finally started Dread Nation by Justina Ireland! It has been on my TBR list for awhile so I was excited to finally read it.
I am sad it's the last day of Bout of Books.
Sunday Numbers
Pages read: 80
Audiobook Time: 1 hour 9 minutes
Books finished: 0
Warp Up
Well this Bout of Books ended up being different from others I have done. It was a weird emotional week and it was also busy at the library. I didn't have as much time to read as I would have liked. But it was always nice to be able to sink into a book when I was feeling bad.
Bout of Books 23 Totals
Total pages read: 1,264
Total audiobook Time: 12 hours
Total books finished: 5