Bout of Books 29 [Day 5-7 Progress + Finish Line]

More Bout of Books to finish out the week! It's a low pressure readathon and I love participating. I'm an expert once again, so I will be encouraging as many readers as I can :) To see my TBR and goals for BOB, see my TBR and Goals post.

[DAY 5 PROGRESS]

The Right Swipe by Alisha Rai - started at 69%, ended at 100% (122 pages)

A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer - started at pg. 4, ended at pg. 9 (5 pages)

DAILY TOTAL: 127 pages // 1 book finished
READATHON TOTAL:  744 pages + 2 hr 48 min // 4 books finished 

READING UPDATE: 10AM Had a busy morning today, but I'm ready to try and finish reading this book today and then hopefully read some of A Curse (I keep saying that). I still have to work on my paper a little today too.
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[DAY 6 PROGRESS]

A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer - started at pg. 10, ended at pg. 10 (0 pages) 

DAILY TOTAL:  0 pages // 0 books finished
READATHON TOTAL: 744 pages + 2 hr 48 min // 4 books finished 

READING UPDATE: 10AM Pretty excited about all the progress I've made. 4 books! Heck yes! I almost finished my paper yesterday, so that's first up and then I should be free to read and chill today :)
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[DAY 7 PROGRESS]
A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer - started at pg. 10, ended at pg. 16 (6 pages)  

When She Reigns by Jodi Meadows - started at 0%, ended at 4% (22 pages)

DAILY TOTAL: 28 pages //  0 books finished
READATHON TOTAL: 772 pages + 2 hr 48 min // 4 books finished

READING UPDATE: 2PM I finished my paper around 12 yesterday and then proceeded to not read at all. Whoops. That's okay though. I had a good day watching RPDR UK and crocheting and playing Fortnite.
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[FINISH LINE]

TOTAL: 772 pages + 2 hr 48 min // 4 books finished

FINAL THOUGHTS: I'm really happy with how the week has gone. It's more books that I normally get done in a week. I want to continue to read physical books - I have so many I need to read.

Bout of Books 29 [Day 1-4 Progress]

To sign up for Bout of Books, go here. It's a low pressure readathon and I love participating. I'm an expert once again, so I will be encouraging as many readers as I can :) To see my TBR and goals for BOB, see my TBR and Goals post.

[DAY 1 PROGRESS] 

Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert - started at 7:12:00, ended at 10:00:00 (2 hr 48 min)

The Umbrella Academy by Gerard Butler and Gabriel Ba - started at 0%, ended at 67% (122 pages)

DAILY TOTAL:  122 pages + 2 hr 48 min // 1 book finished
READATHON TOTAL:  122 pages + 2 hr 48 min // 1 book finished
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[DAY 2 PROGRESS]

Tyler Johnson Was Here by Jay Coles - started at 48%, ended at 100% (158 pages) 

The Umbrella Academy by Gerard Butler and Gabriel Ba - started at 67%, ended at 100% (62 pages)

The Right Swipe by Alisha Rai - started at 0%, ended at 8% (32 pages)

DAILY TOTAL: 255 pages // 2 books finished
READATHON TOTAL:   377 pages + 2 hr 48 min // 3 books finished 

READING UPDATE: 10AM I joined in on a reading sprint this morning, so I could finish Tyler Johnson Was Here. I'm hoping to work on college a bit and then finish The Umbrella Academy. Or maybe finish it while I eat lunch here in a bit. Feeling great about the progress being made so far.
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[DAY 3 PROGRESS]

The Right Swipe by Alisha Rai - started at 8%, ended at 49% (161 pages)

DAILY TOTAL:  161 pages  // 0 books finished
READATHON TOTAL:  538 pages + 2 hr 48 min // 3 books finished

READING UPDATE: 9AM I am happy with my progress so far. Hope to continue and read more throughout the week. I would like to try and get to A Curse So Dark and Lonely but I'm trying to read my library book (The Right Swipe) first.
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[DAY 4 PROGRESS]

The Right Swipe by Alisha Rai - started at 49%, ended at 69% (79 pages)

DAILY TOTAL:  79 pages //  0 books finished
READATHON TOTAL:  617 pages + 2 hr 48 min // 3 books finished

READING UPDATE:  9AM I've made a dent in Right Swipe and love it so far. Today and tomorrow are kinda busy so I guess I'll see how they turn out.

Bout of Books 29 [Goals + TBR]

It's time for BOB readathon once again. I am participating for the 26th time! Bout of Books 29 runs August 17 to 23 and is hosted by Amanda and Kelly. I am going to try and update on Twitter and Goodreads. My goals are very basic and I took out the usual cheerleading one because I am not going to be an expert this go-around. My plate is very full right now. My kids start virtual school on the 17th, which isn't awful by any means, but does mean that I will be sitting and supervising my 5 year old as he does virtual kindergarten from 8a to 12p each day. I'm also working on my Masters still (3 classes to go!).

[GOALS]
**Read a little every day
**Participate in one Twitter chat

[TENTATIVE TBR]

• A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer
• Unearthed by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner
  

Interested? Sign up here!

July Book Haul

This month, I hauled significantly less than last month, so I'm pretty proud of myself. I purchased the July Owlcrate box and 2 Kindle books. I received 2 books from Netgalley. The remaining 6 were from the library of which I have read 4 and am currently reading the other 2. I just started a new term in my Masters program which I mentioned in my monthly TBR video, so I'm unsure how much reading I'll get to. But I'm most likely going to haul a lot less in the next coming months. Hopefully.

Books I Read in July

I read 5 books in July.

August TBR & Monthly Challenge

I decided to join a reading challenge group on Facebook called Words & Whimsy. August's theme is Kitchen Showdown and I'm part of the Messy Microwaves group. So I have a list of books I'm going to try and read to earn points for my team. We'll see how that goes, as I am starting Term 2 in my Masters program today too. :/

My Tentative TBR for August:

• Recommended For You by Laura Silverman [Netgalley]
• Tyler Johnson Was Here by Jay Coles [20 point book]
  
• A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer [20 point book]
• Dumplin' by Julie Murphy [20 point book]
• Guilty Pleasures by Laurell K. Hamilton [20 point book]
  
• A Dash of Trouble by Anna Meriano [10 point book]
• Aurora Rising by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff [10 point book]
• Unearthed by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner [10 point book]
• Goddess in the Machine by Lora Beth Johnson [10 point book]
  

2020 READING CHALLENGES: should be at 58%
Goodreads Challenge: 48/50 books - 96% AHEAD!
Series Challenge: 3/10 series - 30% BEHIND!
Netgalley Challenge: 10/12 books - 83% AHEAD!
Owlcrate Challenge: 0/12 books - 0%  BEHIND!
Owlcrate Jr Challenge: 0/6 books - 0% BEHIND!   What are you planning on reading in August?