Bout of Books 5.0 – Wrap Up

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 13th and runs through Sunday, August 19th 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 5.0 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. -From the Bout of Books 5.0 team

• Read 3 books (and get halfway through another and a good start on a fifth)
• Finish 3 library books
• Finish one Austen book (and start another)
• Update Twitter every day
• Participate in 2 Twitter chats and 3 challenges

Books I read:

• Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns) by Mindy Kaling
• The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
• Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
• The Yard by Alex Grecian – not finished
• Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen – not finished

Total pages read: 750

Challenges completed: 

• Book Word Search hosted by The Musings of ALMYBNENR
• Match the Zombie Book Cover hosted by The Busy Bibliophile
• Page 99 Test hosted by My Seryniti

This was probably my most successful Bout of Books, if only because it got me back in the reading groove and connecting with bloggers again. I had a lot of fun, read way more this week than in any previous week this year, and am just happy to be enjoying my reading life. Thank you Amanda and Kelly and all the challenge hosts for a great Bout of Books 5.0!