Monday, August 16, 2021

Bout of Books 32 [Reading Log]

The Bout of Books readathon is organized and hosted by Amanda and Kelly. It’s a week long readathon that begins 12:01am Monday, August 16th and runs through Sunday, August 22nd in YOUR time zone. Bout of Books is low-pressure. There are reading sprints, Twitter chats, and exclusive Instagram challenges, but they’re all completely optional. For all Bout of Books 32 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog.

Monday, August 9, 2021

July 2021 Book Haul

Book Haul | Check out the books I hauled this month #bookhaul

Another month of hauling too many books. I read a handful of them. I have 2 Owlcrate, 4 Netgalley, and 10 library books. The other 3 were purchased. I have read 6 of the library books and the other 4 are on my August TBR :) I'm still doing pretty well for reading my hauled books this year compared to the last few years for sure! The last time I checked I was at 47% read of the books hauled this year so far. Hoping to get that ratio up!

Tuesday, August 3, 2021

Bout of Books 32 begins August 16th

It's almost time for the Bout of Books readathon. 

The Bout of Books readathon is organized and hosted by Amanda and Kelly. It’s a week long readathon that begins 12:01am Monday, August 16th and runs through Sunday, August 22nd in YOUR time zone. Bout of Books is low-pressure. There are reading sprints, Twitter chats, and exclusive Instagram challenges, but they’re all completely optional. For all Bout of Books 32 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog.

I will be joining in - so stay tuned for my reading log post for the readathon where I will share my updates :)

Monday, August 2, 2021

Books I Read in July


I read 10 books in July.

  • A Song of Wraiths & Ruin by Roseanne A. Brown (Audio, 12 hr 4 min, 2020, YA Fantasy, Library) - 5 stars | My Review - Counted towards Goodreads challenge, Series challenge
  • Crown of Feathers by Nicki Pau Preto (Audio, 17 hr 4 min, 2019, YA Fantasy, Purchased/Library) - 4 stars | My Review - Counted towards Goodreads challenge, Owlcrate challenge, Series challenge
  • The Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi (Audio, 11 hr 55 min, 2019, YA Historical Fiction, Purchased/Library) - 3 stars | My Review - Counted towards Goodreads challenge, Owlcrate challenge
  • Aru Shah and the Song of Death by Roshani Chokshi (Audio, 11 hr 56 min, 2019, MG Fantasy, Library) - 4 stars | My Review - Counted towards Goodreads challenge, Series challenge
  • 10 Things I Hate About Pinky by Sandhya Menon (Audio, 11 hr 7 min, 2020, YA Contemporary, Netgalley/Library) - 3 stars | My Review - Counted towards Goodreads challenge, Netgalley challenge, Series challenge
  • The Echo Wife by Sarah Gailey (Audio, 8 hr 26 min, 2021, Adult Thriller/Mystery, Library) - 4 stars | My Review - Counted towards Goodreads challenge
  • The Guncle by Steven Rowley (Audio, 11 hr 24 min, 2021, Adult Contemporary, Library) - 3.5 stars | My Review - Counted towards Goodreads challenge
  • We Were Liars by E. Lockhart (Audio, 6 hr 27 min, 2014, YA Thriller/Mystery, Library) - 3 stars | My Review - Counted towards Goodreads challenge
  • Second First Impressions by Sally Thorne (Kindle, 354 pages, 2021, Adult Romance, Library) - 3.5 stars | My Review - Counted towards Goodreads challenge
  • Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid (Audio, 11 hr 6 min, 2021, Adult Contemporary, Library) - 5 stars | My Review - Counted towards Goodreads challenge
Pages read: 354 pages + 101 hr 29 min
Pages DNF: 0

READING STATS
BY FORMAT
  • Kindle: 1 (2021 Total: 25)
  • Physical: 0 (2021 Total: 13)
  • Audio: 9 (2021 Total: 36)
BY PAGE COUNT
  • Under 250 pages: 1 (2021 Total: 6)
  • 250 to 400 pages: 7 (2021 Total: 46)
  • 400 to 700 pages: 2 (2021 Total: 18)
  • 700+ pages: 0 (2021 Total: 4)
BY METHOD OF OBTAINING
  • Purchased: 0 (2021 Total: 20)
  • Borrowed: 9 (2021 Total: 45)
  • For Review: 1 (2021 Total: 9)
  • Gifted: 0 (2021 Total: 0)
BY RATING
  • 1 star: 0 (2021 Total: 1)
  • 2 stars: 0 (2021 Total: 4)
  • 3 stars: 5 (2021 Total: 22)
  • 4 stars: 3 (2021 Total: 21)
  • 5 stars: 2 (2021 Total: 26)
BY AUDIENCE
  • MG: 1 (2021 Total: 5)
  • YA: 5 (2021 Total: 40)
  • Adult: 4 (2021 Total: 29)
BY YEAR
  • Before 2000s: 0 (2021 Total: 0)
  • 2000 to 2010: 0 (2021 Total: 1)
  • 2010 to 2015: 1 (2021 Total: 8)
  • 2016 to 2018: 0 (2021 Total: 20)
  • 2019: 3 (2021 Total: 12)
  • 2020: 2 (2021 Total: 20)
  • 2021: 4 (2021 Total: 12)
BY GENRE
  • Classic/Historical Fiction: 1 (2021 Total: 2)
  • Contemporary: 3 (2021 Total: 15)
  • Dystopia/Horror: 0 (2021 Total: 1)
  • Fantasy: 3 (2021 Total: 20)
  • Nonfiction: 0 (2021 Total: 5)
  • Paranormal: 0 (2021 Total: 4)
  • Romance/Smut: 1 (2021 Total: 12)
  • Sci Fi: 0 (2021 Total: 10)
  • Thriller/Mystery: 2 (2021 Total: 5)

Sunday, August 1, 2021

August 2021 TBR & Challenge Update

Monthly TBR and Challenge Update | The post where I share what I plan to read and how badly I'm doing on my yearly reading challenges :)

In 2021, I'm participating in Words & Whimsy Reading Challenge (new challenge each month - August is The Greatest Show theme) and The Avengers Initiative Reading Challenge (a year long challenge). 

I finished 10 books in July. I read a total of 354 pages and 101 hr 29 min. I was fortunate enough to have a mostly audiobook month. This month is the opposite and I hope I can still read at least my 8 books on the TBR. I went off the rails for last month a little and didn't stick to my TBR completely. Still pretty on track with all my yearly goals, so I cannot complain!

I have 8 criteria prompts to tackle for Words and Whimsy this month. My plan is to read 122 pages per day to read them all in the 28 days that the W&W challenge is going on. I have 2 Netgalley books and 2 Owlcrate books on my list which will put me at 1 each left for the year long goals!


My TBR for August:

  • People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry [Kindle - Netgalley]
  • A Lot Like Adios by Alexis Daria [Kindle - Netgalley]
  • These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong [Hardcover - Owlcrate]
  • Game Changer by Neal Shusterman [Audio - Library]
  • Serpent & Dove by Shelby Mahurin [Kindle - Library]
  • A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson [Kindle - Library]
  • Queen of Ruin by Tracy Banghart [Kindle - Library]
  • Witches Steeped in Gold by Ciannon Smart [Hardcover - Owlcrate]

2021 READING CHALLENGES: should be at 58% 
Goodreads Challenge: 74/50 books - 148% COMPLETED 5/8
Series Challenge: 11/10 series - 110% COMPLETED 6/22
Netgalley Challenge: 9/12 books - 75% AHEAD!
Owlcrate Challenge: 9/12 books - 75%  AHEAD!
What are you planning on reading in August?