Showing posts with label 2016. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2016. Show all posts

Thursday, January 7, 2016

Bout of Books 15 Goals/TBR/Updates

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 4th and runs through Sunday, January 10th 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 15 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. - From the Bout of Books team

This is my 7th time participating in Bout of Books, YAY!!!

My Goals
  • I want to finish some books I put down in 2015. I actually don't know what I will be picking up, I'm trying to find some short books.
  • Do Challenges
  • HAVE FUN!!
TBR
  1. American Malewhore In Tokyo by Roween Boozewell
  2. Ignite by Lily Paradis DNF
  3. Press Start to Play by Daniel H. Wilson
  4. Grasshopper Jungle by Andrew Smith
Monday, January 4
Books Read: Grasshopper Jungle by Andrew Smith & Merrick by Claire Cray
Pages Read: 56pgs & 54% (Merrick) about 100pgs?
Books Completed: 0
Challenges: Introduce Yourself #insixwords
shy, introvert, stubborn, lazy, lost, loves Japan.

Tuesday, January 5
Books Read: Merrick by Claire Cray
Pages Read: I don't know since it was on kindle but it has 153pgs. I think 76 since I read half on monday.
Books Completed: 1
Challenges: Would you rather
Would you rather:
Lend books to someone who dog-ears pages or to someone who reads with cheesy Cheetos fingers? Dog ear pages. I don't want orange stains on my pages, that's crazy

Would you rather:
Be able to meet one character of your choice or meet one author of your choice? Meet one character of my choice

Would you rather:
Never be allowed in a book store again or never be allowed in a library again? Never be allowed in a book store again. That would save me money and the library is always free.

Would you rather:
Have to choose one of your favorite characters to die in their book or have to pick one of your favorite couples to break up in their book? This is soooooo hard, IDK, I think the second one. 

Would you rather:
Be required to read Twilight once a year for the rest of your life or The Scarlet Letter once a year for the rest of your life? Haven't read either, would never read them. I don't even know what The Scarlett Letter is about. I never want to pick up Twilight. UMMM?, I guess The Scarlett Letter.

Wednesday, January 6
Books Read: Grasshopper Jungle by Andrew Smith
Christmas Cookies and Holiday Hearts by Cassidy Love
Pages Read: 72+30= 102
Books Completed: 2
Challenges: Rainbows! - Author Challenge
R - Ritter, William (read Jackaby)
O - Ogawa, Yoko (want to read The Housekeeper and The Professor)
Y - Yoon, Nicola (want to read Everything, Everything)
G - Goodman, Shawn (read Kindness for Goodness)
B - Bennett, Jenn (read The Anatomical Shape of a Heart)
I  - Isherwood, Christopher (wants to read A Single Man) (this was harder than the V.)
V - Vaughn, Lauren Roedy (read OCD, The Dude, and Me)
wow, I read a lot of authors who last name starts with C, B, N, P, M, S, L, H, T.

Thursday, January 7
Books Read: Grasshopper Jungle
Pages Read: 101
Books Completed: 2
Challenges: Didn't do

Friday, January 8
Books Read: Grasshopper Jungle and Knife Edge by Andy Lane
Pages Read: 83+39=122
Books Completed: 3
Challenges: Scavenger Hunt


1. Book Shelves
2. A book you’re planning to read/currently reading for Bout of Books (Grasshopper Jungle)
3. A Book and a Beverage
4. Blue Books
5. Cozy Reading Spot - My bed (bottom left pic)

Saturday, January 9
Books Read: The Map by William Ritter
Pages Read: 57
Books Completed: 4
Challenges: Comfy Reading Spot

Sorry if it's hard to see, I didn't feel like use my good camera. This is my bed, where I read.

Sunday, January 10
Books Read: Knife Edge
Pages Read: 71
Books Completed: 4
Challenges: None

Wrap-Up
Books Completed







Still reading: Knife Edge by Andy Lane
Total Pages Read: 662pgs

Tuesday, January 5, 2016

Top Ten Bookish Resolutions I Have For 2016


  1. Goodreads Goal. 35 books. 
  2. Read more books off my shelf. I read 17 books off my shelf last year(2015). 6 of them were books I bought that same year. I have about a hundred and something books. 
  3. Read books from my library. Which I always do. 
  4. Finish books before the year is over. Right now I have three books I put down in 2015 and will finish in 2016. Books I read in 2016, I want to finish in 2016.
  5. Read some Adult/NA books. I recently found my library has some GLBT A/NA books in ebook format. Some of those I really want to read. 
  6. Read more Fantasy/Sci-Fi. I own a lot from these genres and I keep reading contemporary. Also there are some Sci-Fi books coming out this year that sound really good. 
  7. Finish these series. Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor. Ink by Amanda Sun. The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod by Heather Brewer. This was my goal last year for these books
  8. Stop Putting Off Books. Sometimes I’m scared to pick up a book. It could be bad or it could be so good
  9. Read Debut/New Releases. My anticipated reads of this year
  10. PopSugar Challenge. I’m not doing all the themes. I’m going to TRY 28.
  11. Read Faster?. :) At least try too.


2015 Goals Wrap-Up
  1. My Goodreads goal will be 30 books - COMPLETED
  2. Read all or half the books on my shelf - FAILED
  3. Read book 2 & 3 Daughter of Smoke & Bone Trilogy by Laini Taylor - FAILED
  4. Read book 2 & 3 of The Penryn and The End of Days Trilogy by Susan Ee - COMPLETED
  5. Read book 2 & 3 of Paper Gods Trilogy by Amanda Sun - READ BOOK 2
  6. Read the last 3 book in The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod Series by Heather Brewer - READ BOOK 3
  7. Read Andrew Smith Books (I own almost all of them)
  8. Read from Brandon Sanderson (at least Steelheart)(another author where I own a lot of his books) - COMPLETED
  9. Read books from Debut Authors I'm looking forward to. (not all) - COMPLETED
  10. Read the New Releases I'm looking forward to. (not all) - COMPLETED
  11. Read P.S. I Love You by Jenny Han (YAY!!) - COMPLETED
  12. Read Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo (and maybe read books 2 & 3.) - FAILED
  13. Read library books when I get them (don't return them unread) - I DID THIS A COUPLE OF TIMES
  14. Write down my favorite quotes/passages - FAILED