Bout of Books 12 | Day Six Wrap-Up

Day six! And I felt much better about today as my eyes definitely were feeling better and I was feeling more in the reading mood, which meant I got more reading done, of course.

Even though there was another chat this morning. Which was fun, as always. And, sadly, the last chat until the May read-a-thon. Now - onto the day in books and numbers.

Number of Books Completed Today: 2

Total Number of Books Completed: 8

Books:
Lock In by John Scalzi (finished - 160 pages)
The Way of Shadows (Night Angel #1) by Brent Weeks (finished - 457 pages)

Number of Pages Read: 617

Total Number of Pages Read: 2,310

Notes/Thoughts:
I finished two 5 star books today! I have come to know I'm going to love Scalzi's work, even if I'm unsure at the very beginning - he'd normally captured me by the halfway point.

I'd never read anything by Brent Weeks before, though, and was a little unsure. His ratings on Goodreads are so impossibly high, I just wasn't sure what to expect. And holy shit I was not let down in anyway - fantastic read.

How did your Saturday go? And plans for the last day of the read-a-thon?

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Day Four Wrap-Up
Day Five Wrap-Up

Bout of Books 12 | Day Three Wrap-Up

Day three didn't start out too well - I'd been doing good with controlling my insomnia, but last night was not good for sleeping. And then, as soon as I was getting to sleep, I'm pretty sure there was a pterodactyl outside (or a trash truck, you know, whatever).

And then I woke up with a sore throat and had an almost headache lingering all day. Overall - not the best feeling of days. I did get some reading done, though.

Number of Books Completed Today: 1

Total Number of Books Completed: 6

Books:
Dark Wolf Rising by Rhyannon Byrd (started - 121 pages)
Ouran High School Host Club, Volume 2 by Bisco Hatori (started and finished - 192 pages)
The Way of Shadows (Night Angel #1) by Brent Weeks (started - 42 pages)

Number of Pages Read: 355

Total Number of Pages Read: 1,116

Notes/Thoughts:
I started reading Dark Wolf Rising at four in the morning, about, and am not sure if I'll end up continuing it this read-a-thon, or at all. Ouran, ah Ouran, how I love thee and your ridiculous plots and characters so very much.

I'm barely into The Way of Shadows, but I'm really liking it so far. It might of been the smartest move to start a longer book during this read-a-thon, but I've been wanting to read this series (and his other one) for a long time now. And I'd been reading a lot of short books. Sometimes I just crave long fantasy books.

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Day One Wrap-Up
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Bout of Books 12 (January 5th - 11th)

Ah, another Bout of Books read-a-thon is on the horizon, definitely my favorite read-a-thon. This is my official "I'm participating in this" post, but I'm writing it so early, I don't feel comfortable even trying to guess what I'll be reading, so I'll probably post a TBR closer, maybe just on the kick-off post.

If you're participating, let me know!

The official blurb(website):

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 5th and runs through Sunday, January 11th 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 12 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. - From the Bout of Books team