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August 2018 Readathons > Bout of Books 23 - Aug 20-26, 2018

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message 1: by Elyse (last edited Aug 06, 2018 07:27AM) (new)

Elyse (winesaboutbooks) | 2996 comments Tracking for BoB August, this is my signup post!


message 2: by Elyse (last edited Aug 27, 2018 04:55AM) (new)

Elyse (winesaboutbooks) | 2996 comments Currently Reading Before Readathon Start:
The Travelling Cat Chronicles (288 pgs, on page 71) Read 8/18-8/21
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (audio, 734 pgs, on page 385 per owned hardcover) Listened 8/17-8/24

Weekday TBR:
My Plain Jane (audio, 464 pgs) Listened 8/20-8/21
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (308 pgs) Read 8/21-8/23
What Dreams May Come (audio, 292 pgs) Listened 8/24-8/26
Phoenix Unbound (384 pgs) Read 8/23-8/26

Weekend TBR:
Lumberjanes, Vol. 2: Friendship to the Max (112 pgs) Read 8/24
Lumberjanes, Vol. 3: A Terrible Plan (112 pgs) Read 8/24
Lumberjanes, Vol. 4: Out of Time (115 pgs) Read 8/25
Lumberjanes, Vol. 5: Band Together (112 pgs) Read 8/26

Extras:
Leave No Trace (352 pgs) Read 8/25-8/26
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (audio) (870 pgs) Started 8/26
American Street (336 pgs)


message 3: by Elyse (last edited Aug 22, 2018 07:35AM) (new)

Elyse (winesaboutbooks) | 2996 comments Day 1 Challenge: Crazy, lazy, quiet big book lover #insixwords


message 4: by Elyse (last edited Aug 22, 2018 10:50AM) (new)

Elyse (winesaboutbooks) | 2996 comments Reading for Monday 8/20
Books Started: 1 - My Plain Jane (audio) 232 pgs (halfway through)
Books Progressed In: 1 - The Travelling Cat Chronicles 79 pgs (on page 150)
Books Finished: 0
Monday's Pages: 311
Total Pages: 311

Regular commute plus a little extra on errands and cooking supper gave me a lot of listening time!


message 5: by Elyse (last edited Aug 23, 2018 05:16AM) (new)

Elyse (winesaboutbooks) | 2996 comments Reading for Tuesday 8/21
Books Started: 1 - Me and Earl and the Dying Girl 67 pgs (on page 68)
Books Progressed In: 0
Books Finished: 2 - My Plain Jane (audio) 232 pgs Finished!
The Travelling Cat Chronicles 138 pgs Finished!
Tuesday's Pages: 438
Total Pages: 748

Regular commute plus grocery shopping, cooking supper, and washing dishes (busted dishwasher! 😢) gave me enough listening time to read My Plain Jane, a 10-hour audiobook, in 2 days! And I had a electronic copy and physical copy of The Travelling Cat Chronicles so I was able to read some during work and finish it after work. Great reading day overall!


message 6: by Elyse (last edited Aug 23, 2018 10:49AM) (new)

Elyse (winesaboutbooks) | 2996 comments Day 3 Challenge: Of recent note, my favorite villain/anti-hero is Holland from Shades of Magic trilogy. Without spoilers, I feel like he's an anti-hero with a struggle. #literaryvillain


message 7: by Elyse (last edited Aug 23, 2018 10:50AM) (new)

Elyse (winesaboutbooks) | 2996 comments Reading for Wednesday 8/22
Books Started: 0
Books Progressed In: 2 - Me and Earl and the Dying Girl 75 pgs (on pg 144)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (audio) 80 pgs (on pg 466)
Books Finished: 0
Wednesday's Pages: 155
Total Pages: 904

No extra listening time yesterday! Just my regular commute and then we went to my brother's house for supper and went to see PUPPIES at my parents' house! *squee!* Got home at almost 9, read for a very little bit, then bed. Slow reading day!


message 8: by Elyse (last edited Aug 23, 2018 05:14AM) (new)

Elyse (winesaboutbooks) | 2996 comments Day 4 Challenge: SCOTLAND! Because Outlander! I was there once when I was 3 years old, lol, and since I read the first Outlander book when I was 12, it's been my dream! I'm maybe thinking we do a big trip next year. ;) Our last big trip was Hawaii in 2016. #booktrip


message 9: by Elyse (last edited Aug 25, 2018 06:03AM) (new)

Elyse (winesaboutbooks) | 2996 comments Reading for Thursday 8/23
Books Started: 1 - Phoenix Unbound 32 pgs (on pg 33)
Books Progressed In: 1 - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (audio) 138 pgs (on pg 605)
Books Finished: 1 - Me and Earl and the Dying Girl 164 pgs Finished!
Thursday's Pages: 334
Total Pages: 1,238

A much better reading day yesterday. Even with taking a nap after work because I had a headache. I did not turn the TV on so I finished Me and Earl and the Dying Girl and also *read* some of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, because obviously I own both audio and hardcover versions. ;) And I have to multi-task when I listen to audiobooks, I can't just sit on the couch and listen. So I read a few chapters! It's fun to go back and forth between different editions. I've got less than 3 hours left so I'll probably just read the rest tonight. I still have one more audiobook I want to complete before the Readathon ends!


message 10: by Elyse (new)

Elyse (winesaboutbooks) | 2996 comments Time for pictures! Work week is over (finally!) and tonight's goals are to finish Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, reading via hardcover book instead of audio. And to read at least one Lumberjanes graphic novel! It's beautiful outside right now so lugging GoF out on the deck!


message 11: by Elyse (new)

Elyse (winesaboutbooks) | 2996 comments Night goals met! I finished both GoF and completely read Lumberjanes Vol 2. I'll probably finish Vol 3 before going to bed.


message 12: by Elyse (last edited Aug 26, 2018 05:41AM) (new)

Elyse (winesaboutbooks) | 2996 comments Reading for Friday 8/24
Books Started: 1- What Dreams May Come (audio) 145 pgs (on pg 146)
Books Progressed In: 1 - Phoenix Unbound 113 pgs (on page 147)
Books Finished: 3 - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (audio) 129 pgs Finished!
Lumberjanes, Vol. 2: Friendship to the Max 112 pgs Completely Read!
Lumberjanes, Vol. 3: A Terrible Plan 112 pgs Completely Read!
Friday's Pages: 611
Total Pages: 1,849

Once I got home from work, I was very productive in my reading! I listened to What Dreams May Come while I cooked and cleaned and then sat down to finish reading GoF. I completely read 2 Lumberjanes graphic novels, SO FUN! And then read more of Phoenix Unbound before I went to bed.

Today is going to be a beautiful day and I love reading a physical book out on the deck so I will probably pick up Leave No Trace for awhile. Then once it's dark the plan is read the other 2 Lumberjanes graphic novels I have.


message 13: by Elyse (new)

Elyse (winesaboutbooks) | 2996 comments Day 6 Challenge: I discovered Seed from Piper @ Piper's Pages! #discoverbooks


message 14: by Elyse (last edited Aug 26, 2018 05:45AM) (new)

Elyse (winesaboutbooks) | 2996 comments Reading for Saturday 8/25
Books Started: 1- Leave No Trace 182 pgs (on pg 183)
Books Progressed In: 0
Books Finished: 1 - Lumberjanes, Vol. 4: Out of Time 115 pgs Completely Read!
Saturday's Pages: 298
Total Pages: 2,147

No audio time yesterday, ran some errands with my husband, did some cleaning, watched about 5 hours of Netflix. I'm still surprised by my low page count for yesterday though. And disappointed! lol.


message 15: by Elyse (new)

Elyse (winesaboutbooks) | 2996 comments Day 7 Challenge: Finish line! So my goal is to finish the books I'm currently reading! Finish What Dreams May Come (audio), finish Leave No Trace, and finish Phoenix Unbound. That's around 550 pgs for today. But I've got nothing but time and sunshine! #stretchgoals


message 16: by Elyse (last edited Aug 27, 2018 05:55AM) (new)

Elyse (winesaboutbooks) | 2996 comments Reading for Sunday 8/26
Books Started: 1- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (audio) 12 pgs
Books Progressed In: 0
Books Finished: 4 - Leave No Trace 169 pgs Finished!
What Dreams May Come (audio) 146 pgs Finished!
Phoenix Unbound 237 pgs Finished!
Lumberjanes, Vol. 5: Band Together 112 pgs Completely Read!
Sunday's Pages: 676

**Wrap-Up Totals**
Total Books Finished (started before Readathon): 2 -
The Travelling Cat Chronicles
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Total Books Completely Read: 9 -
My Plain Jane (audio)
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
What Dreams May Come (audio)
Phoenix Unbound
Lumberjanes, Vol. 2: Friendship to the Max
Lumberjanes, Vol. 3: A Terrible Plan
Lumberjanes, Vol. 4: Out of Time
Lumberjanes, Vol. 5: Band Together
Leave No Trace
Books Started (but not finished during Readathon): 1 -
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (audio)
Total Pages: 2,823

Overall, I'm pretty darn pleased with my books and pages for the Readathon! I stuck to my TBR and read all of them except American Street! I just added OotP last night because I wanted to start listening to it. ;) And that leaves me wide open to start reading American Street today!


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