Bout of Books Goals and Updates

As the bout of books read-a-thon approaches, I am making an official goals post.  Link your goals in the comments if you are also participating.  Throughout the week, I will update this post to update you on my progress.  I will also be making daily update posts where I state what I have accomplished in detail and my thoughts on each day of reading.  Also, follow me on twitter (@blog_gal) for updates.

 

Time Devoted to Reading

I will read at least 200 pages everyday.

My Goals

• Read 200 pages everyday (total of 1400)
• Participate in all Twitter chats
• Watch the #boutofbooks live air chat
• Participate in all challenges

Books to Read (This is tentative)

• "Endless" by Amanda Gray (Given for Review via Netgalley)- 384 pages
• "Deception" by Stacy Claflin (Given for Review from Author)-365 pages
• "Unusual Awakening" by S.M. Knowles (Blog Tour)-204 pages
• "Awakening Dream" by S.M. Knowles (Blog Tour)-234 pages
• "Jonathan Livingston Seagull" by Richard Bach (Epic Rec)-112 pages
• "The Legacy Letters" by Carew Papritz (Given for Review by Author)-248 pages
• Finish "Thrive" by Mark Hall- approx. 108 pages remaining
• Finish "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe" by C.S. Lewis- 111 pages
• Finish "The Hobbit" by J.R.R. Tolkien- 211 pages remaining
• Finish "Chosen" by Ted Dekker-57 pages remaining

This is a total of 2034 pages.  This is obviously larger than my goal of 1400 pages, so I am not planning on reading/finishing all of these books.  We will see how it goes :)

Updates

Monday

Number of books started today: 2
Number of books finished today: 2
Number of books DNF: 0
Pages read: 245
Challenges completed: 2 ("If you like X, try Y" and Introduce Yourself)
Twitter chats: 1 (2-3 PM EST)
Books:

• Started and Finished Second Chances 101 by Donna K. Weaver (144 pages)
• Finished Chosen by Ted Dekker (pages 230-260; 30 pages)
• Started Unusual Awakening by S.M. Knowles (40%; 71 pages) 

Full update for Monday  
  

Tuesday


Number of books started today: 1
Number of books finished today: 1
Number of books DNF: 0
Pages read: 210
Challenges completed: 2 (Bookish Battle Royal and Most Anticipated Books)
Twitter chat: N/A
Books:

• Finished Unusual Awakening by S.M. Knowles (last 60%; 107 pages)
• Started Awakening Dream by S.M. Knowled (44%; 103 pages)

 Full update for Tuesday

Wednesday

Number of books started today: 0
Number of books finished today: 1
Number of books DNF: 0
Pages read: 247
Challenges completed: 1 (This Made Me Think of That)
Twitter chats: 1 (9-10 PM EST)
Books: 

• Finished Awakening Dream (44%-end; 131 pages)
• Continued Thrive (76%-87%; 25 pages)
• Read some out of my Bible from the Book of Job and the Book of Psalm (5 pages)
• Continued reading Deception (15%-38%; 86 pages) 

Full update for Wednesday
 

Thursday

Number of books started today: 1 audiobook and 3 regular books
Number of books finished today: 1
Number of books DNF: 2
Pages read: 216
Challenges Completed: 1 (Spell It Out Challenge)
Twitter chat: N/A
Books:

• I began an Audiobook of The Scorch Trials by James Dashner yesterday, but I did not get far at all (less than 3 minutes).  I continued the Audiobook today and finished part one and went onto a little of part 2 so that I could finish the 8th chapter (1 hr 15 min; Chapters 1-8; 11% complete)
• Continued and Finished Thrive by Mark Hall (86%-end; 30 pages)
• Started Unstoppable by Nick Vujicic (page 1-17; 17 pages) 
• Started and DNF Deep and Dark and Dangerous by Mary Downing Hahn (page 1-30; 30 pages)
• Started and DNF Prom Anonymous by Blake Nelson (page 1-16; 16 pages)
• Continued Deception by Stacy Clafin (38%-71%; 123 pages)

Full Update for Thursday


Friday

Number of books started today: 0
Number of books finished today: 0
Number of books DNF: 0
Pages read: 30
Challenges completed: 0
Twitter chats: N/A
Books:

• Continued Deception (71%-79%; 30 pages)

Saturday 

Number of books started today: 1
Number of books finished today: 1
Number of books DNF: 0
Pages read: 112
Challenges completed: 1
Twitter chats: 0
Books:

• Continued and Finished Deception by Stacy Claflin (79%-100%; 79 pages)
• Started My Name is Chloe by Melody Carlson (pg 7-40 [book started at page 7]; 33 pages)

Sunday 

Number of books started today: 0
Number of books finished today: 0
Number of books DNF: 0
Pages read: 107
Challenges completed: 1
Twitter chats: N/A
Books:

• Continued My Name is Chloe by Melody Carlson (pg 40-149; 107 pages)  

Total

Number of books started: 7 regular and 1 audiobook
Number of books started and completed: 3
Number of books completed that were started before B.O.B. 10.0:3
Number of books DNF: 2
Pages read: 1167
Challenges completed: 8
Twitter chats: 2
Books: 

• Started and Finished Second Chances 101 by Donna K. Weaver (144 pages)
• Finished Chosen by Ted Dekker (pages 230-260; 30 pages)
• Started and Finished Unusual Awakening by S.M. Knowles (178 pages)
• Started  and Finished Awakening Dream by S.M. Knowles (234 pages)
• Continued and Finished Thrive (76%-100%; 55 pages)
• Read some out of my Bible from the Book of Job and the Book of Psalm (5 pages)
• Continued and Completed Deception by Stacy Clafin (15%-100%; 318 pages) 
• Audiobook of The Scorch Trials by James Dashner (1 hr 15 min; Chapters 1-8; 11% complete)
• Started Unstoppable by Nick Vujicic (page 1-17; 17 pages) 
• Started and DNF Deep and Dark and Dangerous by Mary Downing Hahn (page 1-30; 30 pages)
• Started and DNF Prom Anonymous by Blake Nelson (page 1-16; 16 pages)
• Started My Name is Chloe by Melody Carlson (pg 7-149 [book started at page 7]; 142 pages)

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