Sunday, August 24, 2014

Bout of Books ~~ Day 7 Update!!

Bout of Books


Yay, I don't know about you, but I'm having a blast so far participating in the 11th round of Bout of Books!! Things are off to a great start for me on my first day and I'm hoping to finish strong!


If you haven't heard about Bout of Books, then please read the following blurb to learn more! 

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, August 18th and runs through Sunday, August 24th in whatever time zone you are in. Bout of Books is low-pressure, and the only reading competition is between you and your usual number of books read in a week. There are challenges, giveaways, and a grand prize, but all of these are completely optional. For all Bout of Books 11 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. - From the Bout of Books team

Time Devoted to Reading 
I plan to read every single day during the Bout of Books Read-A-Thon!!! I'll try to devote 2-3 hours to reading each day. More if I have time.

My Goals 
- Listen to two unabridged audiobooks.

- Try to complete some of the challenges.

- Comment on other posts made by other bloggers participating in this challenge.

- Have fun reading!!
Here's My List of Books to Read This Week
1. The Son by Philipp Mayer (Unabridged Audio Version)
2. Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote  (Unabridged Audio Version)

~HERE ARE MY UPDATES~
Monday
The number of hours and/or books I've listened today:

I finished listening to the unabridged version of Breakfast At Tiffany's by Truman Capote. Listening time for this novella is 2 hours, 52 minutes. 

I also began listening to The Son by Philipp Meyer today. I finished the first three compact discs for a total listening time of 3 hours, 28 minutes.

Total time spent listening to books today was 6 hours, 20 minutes.
Total number of books/challenges I've listened to/read so far:
One novella.

One challenge.

Books and challenges I've completed so far: 

Breakfast At Tiffany's by Truman Capote

Playlist Challege hosted by LuLo FanGirl


Tuesday

The number of hours and/or books I've listened today:


Today I continued listening to The Son by Philipp Meyer, but only listened to two compact discs as I didn't have much time to devote to reading today. Total time spent listening to books today was 2 hours, 16 minutes.

Total number of books/challenges I've listened to/read so far:


One novella.

Two challenges.

Books and challenges I've completed so far:


Breakfast At Tiffany's by Truman Capote

Playlist Challege hosted by LuLo FanGirl

One True Pairing Challenge hosted by Infinite Ink


Wednesday

The number of hours and/or books I've listened today:


Today I continued listening to The Son by Philipp Meyer. I listened to a total of three compact discs and have now finished listening to a total of eight compact discs. I am now officially halfway through The Son and have eight more compact discs to finish listening to before the end of this read-a-thon.

Total time spent listening to books today was 3 hours, 13 minutes.

Total number of books/challenges I've listened to/read so far:


One novella.

Three challenges.

Books and challenges I've completed so far:


Breakfast At Tiffany's by Truman Capote

Playlist Challege hosted by LuLo FanGirl

One True Pairing Challenge hosted by Infinite Ink

Create A Sentence Challenge hosted by Book Reviews From A Christian Gal

Thursday

The number of hours and/or books I've listened today:


I continued listening to The Son by Philipp Meyer today. I listened to a total of three compact discs again today (the same number as yesterday) and have now finished listening to a total of eleven compact discs out of a total of sixteen compact discs. I was hoping to listen to more today, but it wasn't meant to be. I'm calling it quits early today.

Total time spent listening to books today was 3 hours, 22 minutes.

Total number of books/challenges I've listened to/read so far:


One novella.

Four challenges.

Books and challenges I've completed so far:


Breakfast At Tiffany's by Truman Capote

Playlist Challege hosted by LuLo FanGirl

One True Pairing Challenge hosted by Infinite Ink

Create A Sentence Challenge hosted by Book Reviews From A Christian Gal

Like This, Try This Challenge hosted by Writing My Own Fairy Tale.


Friday

The number of hours and/or books I've listened today:


Today I didn't participate in any of the challenges. I did continue listening to The Son by Philipp Meyer and finished listening to two more compact discs for a total of thirteen compact discs listened too thus far. Only three more compact discs left to listen to and I'll be done with The Son!!

Total time spent listening to books today was 2 hours, 26 minutes.

Total number of books/challenges I've listened to/read so far:


One novella.

Four challenges.

Books and challenges I've completed so far:


Breakfast At Tiffany's by Truman Capote

Playlist Challege hosted by LuLo FanGirl

One True Pairing Challenge hosted by Infinite Ink

Create A Sentence Challenge hosted by Book Reviews From A Christian Gal

Like This, Try This Challenge hosted by Writing My Own Fairy Tale.


Saturday

The number of hours and/or books I've listened today:


Once again, I didn't participate in any of the Bout of Books challenges offered today.

However, the good news, is that I did listen to the remaining three compact discs of The Son by Philipp Meyer. 

Yay, I finished  my reading goals for the Bout of Books Read-A-Thon!! 

I'll write a review of The Son by Philipp Mayer and post it on my blog soon.

Total time spent listening to books today was 3 hours, 9 minutes.

Total number of books/challenges I've listened to/read so far:


One novella.

One novel.

Four challenges.

Books and challenges I've completed so far:


Breakfast At Tiffany's by Truman Capote

The Son by Philipp Meyer

Playlist Challege hosted by LuLo FanGirl

One True Pairing Challenge hosted by Infinite Ink

Create A Sentence Challenge hosted by Book Reviews From A Christian Gal

Like This, Try This Challenge hosted by Writing My Own Fairy Tale.


Sunday

The number of hours and/or books I've listened today:


Today is the last day of the Bout of Books 11.0!! I can't believe it's all over with until Bout of Books 12.0 comes.

Today I completed another challenge the 5 Book Challenge.

Since I completed reading both books I set for my reading goals for this read-a-thon, I began reading another novel today titled Instant Temptation by Jill Shalvis. I finished reading the first 32 pages of this novel and look forward to reading more of in the days to come.

Total number of books/challenges I've listened to/read so far:


One novella.

One novel.

Five challenges.

Books and challenges I've completed so far:


Breakfast At Tiffany's by Truman Capote

The Son by Philipp Meyer

Playlist Challege hosted by LuLo FanGirl

One True Pairing Challenge hosted by Infinite Ink

Create A Sentence Challenge hosted by Book Reviews From A Christian Gal

Like This, Try This Challenge hosted by Writing My Own Fairy Tale

5 Book Challenge hosted by Falling Down the Book Hole

6 comments:

  1. Wow,I like the fact tat you've chosen audio books for the read-a-thon.I've never listened to an audiobook,the concept feel a bit weird to me,but I hope you enjoyed it.

    Mishma @ As the page turns

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    1. Thanks for visiting and posting to my blogs, Audiobooks are so much fun!! It takes some getting use to listening to them verses reading them, but I am now a full blown audiobook addict!!

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  2. I didn't do very well on this Bout of Books at all!! My father came to town to visit and I thought for sure I was still going to have time to read and things did not work out as planned! LOLOL! But that's OK. I still had fun at the beginning of the week. So glad that you got so much reading done. Great job!

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    1. Sounds like you had fun with your day!! And hey, you did get some reading done!! Way to go!!

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  3. Now that is a great week's reading! Congratulations! I would love to know what you thought of Breakfast at Tiffany's. I have heard of it (obviously), but have no idea what it is about really.

    I will see you in the next Bout of Books in January!

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  4. Thanks for stopping by and post to my blog!! I did the Bout of Books read-a-thon. Breakfast At Tiffany's was darker than the movie. It's good. I recommend it.

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