Christmas Booktubeathon TBR

Hello Everyone! I will once again be participating in the Christmas Booktubeathon! This is the second year that it is running and I will put a link to Ariel Bissett's video here if you are interested in learning more about it.

There are challenges this year, they are:

1. Read a book with red and green on the cover
2. Read a book that you have wanted to read this year
3. Read a book that was gifted or recommended to you
4. Read three books

I hope to complete all of the challenges and here are the books I plan on reading:

1. Dash & Lily's Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan. - This will complete the challenge of reading a book with red and green on the cover.
2. Icing on the Lake by Caroline Clark. - This one will complete the challenge of reading a book that you have wanted to read this year.
3. Girl Online by Zoe Sugg. - This completes the challenge of reading a book that was gifted to you. My mom got me this book when it came out. 
4. My True Love Gave to Me: Twelve Holiday Stories by Stephanie Perkins, Holly Black, Ally Carter, Gayle Foreman, Jenny Han, David Levithan, Kelly Link, Myra McEntire, Matt de la Pena, Rainbow Rowell, Laini Taylor, and Kiersten White. - If I finish the other three books I plan to read this one. It is a collection of short holiday stories by various authors.

Have fun reading everyone!

Bout of Books 11 Updates

Monday

Books completed: None
Currently reading: Wake by Amanda Hocking
Number of Pages Read Today: 84
Total Number of Pages Read: 84
Thoughts/other updates for the day: Today was very chaotic! I'm surprised I got as much reading done as I did. I'm enjoying the book so far and am excited to continue it. 

Tuesday

Books completed: None
Currently reading: Wake by Amanda Hocking
Number of Pages Read Today: 120
Total Number of Pages Read: 204
Thoughts/other updates for the day: I did a little better than yesterday. It's been hard to find time for reading these past few days but tomorrow I plan on definitely finishing Wake and starting the next book in the series. :)

Wednesday

Books completed: None
Currently reading: Wake by Amanda Hocking
Number of Pages Read Today: 38
Total Number of Pages Read: 242
Thoughts/other updates for the day:  Didn't get much reading done today because I was visiting with family, but tomorrow I have no plans except to read all day! :)

Thursday

Books completed: Wake by Amanda Hocking
Currently reading: Lullaby by Amanda Hocking
Number of Pages Read Today: 183
Total Number of Pages Read: 425
Thoughts/other updates for the day: I got more reading done than the past few days. 

Friday

Books completed: Wake by Amanda Hocking
Currently reading: Lullaby by Amanda Hocking, Bloodlines by Richelle Mead
Number of Pages Read Today: 205
Total Number of Pages Read: 630
Thoughts/other updates for the day: I decided to start reading Bloodlines as well as Lullaby today to take a little break from the story. 

Saturday

Books completed: Wake by Amanda Hocking, Lullaby by Amanda Hocking
Currently reading: Bloodlines by Richelle Mead
Number of Pages Read Today: 314
Total Number of Pages Read: 944
Thoughts/other updates for the day: It looks like I won't be meeting my goal of 1400 pages total, but I did have fun reading and can't wait to continue! I hope to finish Bloodlines tomorrow and at least start Tidal. 

Sunday

Books completed: Wake by Amanda Hocking, Lullaby by Amanda Hocking, Bloodlines by Richelle Mead

Currently reading: Nothing :/
Number of Pages Read Today: 76
Total Number of Pages Read: 1020

Thoughts/other updates for the day: I finished Bloodlines today. I didn't end up meeting my goal of reading 1400 pages total, but that's okay because I read so much more than I do on a normal week and it was a lot of fun. :)

Bout of Books 11 Goals

Time Devoted to Reading

I will be reading as much as I can each day. I will still be on summer vacation from school and will hopefully have a lot more time to read!

My Goals

• Read an average of 200 pages a day for a total of 1400 pages
• Have fun reading!

Books to Read

I hope to read the four books in the Watersong series by Amanda Hocking: Wake, Lullaby, Tidal, and Elegy.

Updates

I will be posting daily updates throughout the read-a-thon. These updates will include:

Books completed:
Currently reading:
Number of Pages Read Today:
Total Number of Pages Read:
Thoughts/other updates for the day:

I will add a link to my updates post here when I post it.

(for this post I used the Goals Post Template from Bout of Books: Help)

Bout of Books 11

Hello everyone! I am excited to announce that I will once again be participating in the Bout of Books 11 read-a-thon! If you don't know what that is you can read the blurb from the Bout of Books team below:

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

This will be the third Bout of Books read-a-thon I have participated in and I am ready to get some reading done! Stay tuned for my goals and update posts.

Bout of Books 10 Updates

Monday

Books completed: None
Currently reading: Bliss by Lauren Myracle
Number of Pages Read Today: 210
Total Number of Pages Read: 210
Thoughts/other updates for the day: Bout of books 10 has begun! So far I am enjoying reading Bliss. I don't think I will have as much time to read tomorrow as I did today, but I plan to continue reading Bliss.

Tuesday

Books completed: None
Currently reading: Bliss by Lauren Myracle
Number of Pages Read Today: 20
Total Number of Pages Read: 230
Thoughts/other updates for the day: I was so busy today I didn't have very much time to read at all. Tomorrow I will have more time and can make up for today a little bit. I really like Bliss so far and I want to know what happens. 

Wednesday

Books completed: Girlfriends, Volume 4  by Milk Morinaga
Currently reading: Bliss by Lauren Myracle, Girlfriends, Volume 5  by Milk Morinaga, Vitro by Jessica Khoury
Number of Pages Read Today: 205
Total Number of Pages Read: 435
Thoughts/other updates for the day: I read 25 pages of Vitro during my study hall today in school. I read 34 pages of Bliss when I got home, it's getting really interesting. Then I decided that I was getting a little tired of reading mostly the same thing and picked up Girlfriends Volume 4 because I knew it would be a quick fun read. I had started this before the read-a-thon and finished it today. I started Girlfriends Volume 5 and will hopefully finish it tomorrow and continue with Bliss.  

Thursday

Books completed: Girlfriends, Volume 4  by Milk Morinaga, Girlfriends, Volume 5  by Milk Morinaga
Currently reading: Bliss by Lauren Myracle, Vitro by Jessica Khoury
Number of Pages Read Today: 159
Total Number of Pages Read: 594
Thoughts/other updates for the day: I read 139 pages of Girlfriends, Volume 5  by Milk Morinaga and finished it toady. I also read 20 pages of Bliss. I was hoping to read more today because I know that I won't have time tomorrow, but I had a lot of stuff I had to do today. Tomorrow is senior prom at my school, so I don't expect to do much reading.

Friday

Books completed: Girlfriends, Volume 4  by Milk Morinaga, Girlfriends, Volume 5  by Milk Morinaga
Currently reading: Bliss by Lauren Myracle, Vitro by Jessica Khoury
Number of Pages Read Today: 44
Total Number of Pages Read: 638
Thoughts/other updates for the day: Not much reading done today because it was my senior prom :)

Saturday

Books completed:  Girlfriends, Volume 4  by Milk Morinaga, Girlfriends, Volume 5  by Milk Morinaga
Currently reading: Bliss by Lauren Myracle, Vitro by Jessica Khoury
Number of Pages Read Today: 116
Total Number of Pages Read: 754
Thoughts/other updates for the day: Didn't get a lot of reading done today either. I thought I would have more time, but things come up. I don't think I'm going to make it to my goal because  I've just been so busy this week. But I still have tomorrow.

Sunday

Books completed: Girlfriends, Volume 4  by Milk Morinaga, Girlfriends, Volume 5  by Milk Morinaga
Currently reading: Bliss by Lauren Myracle, Vitro by Jessica Khoury
Number of Pages Read Today: 36
Total Number of Pages Read: 790
Thoughts/other updates for the day: Didn't get much reading done at all on this last day of the read-a-thon. I'm kind of disappointed that I didn't really come close to my goal. But I did know I would be busy this week with my school's prom and everything, so I'm not surprised. I'm happy because I read more than a usually do this week and it was fun so that's all that matters! I will be continuing to read Bliss and Vitro and probably with start the other books I had on my TBR for the read-a-thon that I didn't get to.

Bout of Books 10 Goals

Time Devoted to Reading

I will be reading as much as I can each day. I am in school, so unfortunately I have homework that takes up a lot of my time.

My Goals

• Read an average of 200 pages a day for a total of 1400 pages
• Have fun reading!

Books to Read

• Truth by Robin Wasserman
• The Bermudez Triangle by Maureen Johnson
• Dark Secrets 1: Legacy of Lies + Don't Tell by Elizabeth Chandler
• Bliss by Lauren Myracle

Updates

I will be posting daily updates throughout the read-a-thon. These updates will include:

Books completed:
Currently reading:
Number of Pages Read Today:
Total Number of Pages Read:
Thoughts/other updates for the day:

I will add a link to my updates post here when I post it.

(for this post I used the Goals Post Template from Bout of Books: Help)

Dewey's 24 Hour Read-A-Thon Wrap-Up

Hello everyone! Dewey's 24 hour read-a-thon is over. Did you stay up the whole time? I didn't! But I did spend a lot of time reading and got a lot of reading done.

So, since I didn't post any hourly updates during the read-a-thon, I thought I would make this wrap-up post to share what I read.

I started on page 366 of Allegiant by Veronica Roth and finished the book for a total of 160 pages of that. This was a good book, but not quite as good as the first one. If you are interested to know more of what I thought you can click here for my book review of it.
I also finished Crescendo by Becca Fitzpatrick and read from page 315 to the end for a total of 110 pages.
I read 199 pages of Betrayal by Robin Wasserman during the read-a-thon. I had read 10 pages before the read-a-thon started.
Lastly I started Vitro by Jessica Khoury and read 49 pages.

For a total of 518 pages during the read-a-thon!

I am very happy with how well I did during the read-a-thon. I want to thank everyone who put the read-a-thon together and helped keep it going for the whole 24 hours. I had so much fun reading and I'm so glad I decided to participate!

Dewey's Read-A-Thon Hour 24 End of Event Meme

End of Event Meme:

1. Which hour was most daunting for you? Hour 16, I decided to get some sleep!
2. Could you list a few high-interest books that you think could keep a Reader engaged for next year? Vitro by Jessica Khoury
3. Do you have any suggestions for how to improve the Read-a-thon next year? No, I think it was great
4. What do you think worked really well in this year’s Read-a-thon? I think just about everything went well
5. How many books did you read? I read four, but some I had started before the read-a-thon and one I didn't finish.
6. What were the names of the books you read? Allegiant by Veronica Roth, Crescendo by Becca Fitzpatrick, Betrayal by Robin Wasserman, Vitro by Jessica Khoury.
7. Which book did you enjoy most? I enjoyed Allegiant even though parts of it were frustrating!
8. Which did you enjoy least? Crescendo the main character really started to bug me!
9. If you were a Cheerleader, do you have any advice for next year’s Cheerleaders? I was not.
10. How likely are you to participate in the Read-a-thon again? What role would you be likely to take next time? I'm very likely to participate! I would be a reader again :)

Dewey's Read-A-Thon Mid-Event Survey

We are halfway through Dewey's 24 hour read-a-thon! 12 hours to go!

Mid-Event Survey

1. What are you reading right now?
Betrayal by Robin Wasserman
2. How many books have you read so far?
I have finished Allegiant by Veronica Roth and Crescendo by Becca Fitzpatrick, both I had already started before the read-a-thon began
3. What book are you most looking forward to for the second half of the Read-a-thon?
I'm looking forward to starting Vitro by Jessica Khoury. 
4. Did you have to make any special arrangements to free up your whole day?
No, I lucked out and didn't have any plans for the day. It also ended up being a rainy day which I think is perfect for staying inside and reading. I guess I could be doing homework, but I'll save that for tomorrow :) 
5. Have you had many interruptions? How did you deal with those?
I have had several interruptions, but I just continued reading as soon as I could!
6. What surprises you most about the Read-a-thon, so far?
How supportive everyone is to each other, I think it's great.
7. Do you have any suggestions for how to improve the Read-a-thon next year?
No, keep up the good work!
8. What would you do differently, as a Reader or a Cheerleader, if you were to do this again next year?
I think I would sign up earlier and just get more excited to read.
9. Are you getting tired yet?
I'm not too tired yet, but it is only a little after 7 pm where I live and I started at 8 am. I'm sure I will be getting tired soon!
10. Do you have any tips for other Readers or Cheerleaders, something you think is working well for you that others may not have discovered?
I think if you can find someone you know to join in the read-a-thon with you it might be fun. I told my mom about it this morning and she decided to participate also. It's been nice sharing how much we've read and encouraging each other to keep on reading. 

Tips For Read-A-Thons

I have participated in quite a few read-a-thons now and with the Dewey's 24 hour read-a-thon and the Bout of Books read-a-thon coming up I thought I would share some tips for read-a-thons with you. I am not a professional, but here are some of the things I will be doing during the upcoming read-a-thons that might help you out as well.

• Be prepared - I like to pick out the books I will be reading before the read-a-thon starts, this way I don't waste reading time by trying to decide what I'm going to read. 
• Pick small books - You don't want to be stuck reading a huge book the whole time. You will also feel more motivated to keep reading if you finish a book and can start a new one.
• Get comfortable - Find a comfy, quiet place to read, you don't want to be distracted by being uncomfortable or by noisy family members. Also remember not to stay in one spot all day, move around and get a little exercise.
• Stay away from electronics while reading - If I have my computer, iPod or something like that nearby, I always get distracted from reading. I have learned that it is best to stay away from them while reading.
• Take breaks - It's great if you want to read as much as possible, but sometimes a break is necessary. This is also a good time to play with those electronics and to check social media and blogs!
• Get snacks - And don't skip meals! You will get hungry while you are reading, so you need to refuel with some food! 
• Have fun! - Don't take things too seriously, remember this is supposed to be fun! So don't stress out if you aren't meeting the goals you've set for yourself or you think others are doing better than you, just relax and enjoy reading!

Dewey's 24 Hour Read-a-Thon

Hello everyone! I know I just posted about the Bout of Books read-a-thon, but I just found out about this one today when I watched this video from Catriona, little book owl on YouTube, talking about how she was going to participate and what books she is going to read. So, I decided to participate also.
This read-a-thon starts on Saturday April 26, 2014. The whole world will start reading at the same time, so if you are interested click here to see the starting times. I will be starting at 8am EST. Also, if you are interested in signing up click here for the sign up post. You can sign up until the day of the read-a-thon.

Now I thought I would share the books I plan on reading for the read-a-thon.

• Allegiant by Veronica Roth - I am in the middle of this book already and I want to finish it and post a review once I'm done.
• Crescendo by Becca Fitzpatrick - I have about 100 pages left in this book to get through.
• Vitro by Jessica Khoury - I read her first book, Origin, and flew through it, so I'm hoping I'll love this one just as much.
• Betrayal by Robin Wasserman - The second book in the Chasing Yesterday trilogy. This is a really short book and more of a middle grade than young adult book. I should be able to get through it pretty quickly.
• Truth by Robin Wasserman - This is the final book in the Chasing Yesterday trilogy. Also should be a quick, fun read.

If  I finish these five books, I will just pick up whatever I'm in the mood to read next.

I think this read-a-thon will be a lot of fun and I hope you join if you're interested. Happy reading!

Bout of Books 10

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, May 12th and runs through Sunday, May 18th 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 10 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. - From the Bout of Books team

Hello everyone! I am going to be participating in the Bout of Book 10 read-a-thon that will be taking place from May 12th through May 18th. I had so much fun during the last Bout of Books read-a-thon and I am excited to be participating again! Stay tuned for my Bout of Books goals post and my daily updates during the read-a-thon.

Bout of Books 9.0 Updates

Monday

Books completed: None
Currently reading: Switched by Amanda Hocking
Number of Pages Read Today: 128
Total Number of Pages Read: 128
Thoughts/other updates for the day: I think I have done very well so far considering I wasn't sure if I would even be able to read today because of school and homework. Looking forward to the next few days!

Tuesday

Books completed: None
Currently reading: Switched by Amanda Hocking
Number of Pages Read Today: 112
Total Number of Pages Read: 240
Thoughts/other updates for the day: Today was very busy, but I was happy to read over 100 pages. Hopefully I'll have more time tomorrow!

Wednesday

Books completed: Switched by Amanda Hocking
Currently reading: Torn by Amanda Hocking and Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer
Number of Pages Read Today: 135
Total Number of Pages Read: 375
Thoughts/other updates for the day: I read 21 pages of Into the Wild for school and I finished Switched today and am 36 pages into Torn.

Thursday

Books completed: Switched by Amanda Hocking
Currently reading: Torn by Amanda Hocking and Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer
Number of Pages Read Today: 48
Total Number of Pages Read: 423
Thoughts/other updates for the day: I was extremely busy today and had a ton of homework which didn't allow for much reading time. However, tomorrow is Friday and I'll have lots of time for reading after school to make up for it! 

Friday

Books completed: Switched by Amanda Hocking
Currently reading: Torn by Amanda Hocking and Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer
Number of Pages Read Today: 218
Total Number of Pages Read: 641
Thoughts/other updates for the day: I finally made it over 200 pages! 

Saturday

Books completed: Switched by Amanda Hocking, Torn by Amanda Hocking, Ascend by Amanda Hocking
Currently reading: Nothing (Not sure what I'm going to read tomorrow yet)
Number of Pages Read Today: 348
Total Number of Pages Read: 989
Thoughts/other updates for the day: I finished the Trylle Trilogy like I wanted to! Not sure if I'm going to meet my goal of 1400 pages, but I'm going to try.

Sunday

Books completed: Switched by Amanda Hocking, Torn by Amanda Hocking, Ascend by Amanda Hocking, Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
Currently reading: Nothing (I just finished Thirteen Reasons Why)
Number of Pages Read Today: 304
Total Number of Pages Read: 1293
Thoughts/other updates for the day: If I could stay up later I would continue reading, but I have to go to bed early-ish today because I have school tomorrow :/ I'm a little disappointed that I didn't make it to 1400 pages because I was so close (only 107 to go!), but I am happy with all the reading that I did do. At the beginning I wasn't sure if I would even finish one book never mind 4!  Next time I can try again to meet 1400 pages and I bet I will do it too. 

Bout of Books 9.0 Goals

Time Devoted to Reading

I will be reading as much as I can each day. Hopefully I can read at least an hour each day. It will probably be more than that but, I do have school and with that comes homework.

My Goals

• Read an average of 200 pages a day for at total of 1400 pages
• Finish 3 books
• Have fun reading! 

Books to Read

I am hoping to start and finish a trilogy this week. 

The Trylle trilogy by Amanda Hocking:

Switched, Torn, and Ascend by Amanda Hocking

Updates

I will be posting daily updates throughout the read-a-thon. These updates will include:

Books completed:
Currently reading:
Number of Pages Read Today:
Total Number of Pages Read:
Thoughts/other updates for the day:

Bout of Books 9.0

Hello everyone! I have decided to participate in the Bout of Books 9.0 read-a-thon that will be taking place from January 6th through January 12th. This is my first Bout of Books read-a-thon and I'm very excited to be participating!

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 6th and runs through Sunday, January 12th 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 9.0 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. - From the Bout of Books team