Showing posts with label Read-a-Thons. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Read-a-Thons. Show all posts

Monday, August 25, 2014

Bout of Books: Wrap Up



WRAP UP

Books Read: 4 (original goal of 5)
Pages: 1,153

Books: 
Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton (320 pages)
This is Falling by Ginger Scott (281 pages) [review]
Unbreak by Heart by Melissa Walker (232 pages) [review]
Day 21 by Kass Morgan (320 pages)


What did you guys read?

Saturday, August 23, 2014

Bout of Books 11: Day 5 Update

I don't have time to do the challenge today, so this'll just be a quick update post!

UPDATE

Books Read: 2.5
Pages: 601

I didn't get a chance to finish Flat Out Love and Letters to Skye before they were due back at the library, so I'm going to disregard them from my first update. However, I did get to finish Cry, the Beloved Country (320 pages) and This is Falling (281 pages). I just started Day 21 (The 100 #2), so hopefully I'll have that finished by Sunday!

Tuesday, August 19, 2014

Bout of Books 11 Day 2


It's almost the end of day two! Today's challenges are the OTP Challenge and the Book Spine Poetry Challenge!


UPDATE

 I've been slacking a little bit, but I got about halfway through Flat Out Love and halfway through Letters to Skye.
Books: .9 (two halves but not a whole?)
Pages: 295


OTP Challenge

Belly Conklin and Conrad Fisher from The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han

I've shipped more pairings than a cargo ship, but it always comes back to Belly and Conrad. The Summer series is what got me into reading YA and it remains one of my favorites even years later.

I loved Belly and Conrad's story because it was heart wrenching without making you sob, because sometimes you just need a good summer read. 

The Summer Series has one of the worst love triangles because the two boys are brothers. Jeremiah was always there for her as a best friend, but someone she and Conrad just seemed made for each other.

(*Spoilers ahead for those who have not the second and third books*)

From the boys' mom dying to Belly actually being engaged to Jere at one point, Belly and Conrad prove their love for each other over and over again. My favorite moments between them is the time they spend together at the beach house during the winter because its so different than in the summer time, but its still just as perfect!

Book Spine Poetry

The idea is to make a poem out of the titles of books. It doesn't have to rhyme or make sense but you get one free extra word to use per book used. So without further ado...


By the time you read this I'll be dead.
Maybe some day
you'll
Unbreak my heart.
But now
My name is memory.
P.S. I love you
I always loved you.

Extra words (4/6 used): you'll (you/will), but, and now

How are you guys doing on the read-a-thon? Better than me I hope! Leave a comment with a link to your update below and I'll check your post!

Sunday, August 17, 2014

Bout of Books Read-a-Thon



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

Goal: 5 Books

Books to Read:

  • Flat Out Love by Jessica Park
  • Letters from Skye by Jessica Brockmole
  • Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews
  • Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton
  • Thoughtless by S.C. Stephens
I'll post updates Tuesday, Friday and Sunday!