The Bout of Books Read-a-Thon was created by Amanda @ On a Book Bender on a complete whim in August 2011. It took on a life of its own and was such a hit that Amanda decided to do it again and turn it into a somewhat regular occurrence. There are no set dates for Bout of Books; rather, Amanda tries to work with Bout of Books participants to determine the best dates for them.
However, there are a few things about Bout of Books that will always stay the same.
- It is a week long read-a-thon, usually from 12:01am on a Monday through 11:59pm on a Sunday in whatever time zone you are in.
- Bout of Books is low pressure, meaning participants are only asked to push themselves to read more than they normally would during any given week. There is no competition between readers.
- How much time a reader wants, and can commit, to read, tweet, or network with fellow bloggers is left to individual preference. All challenges and giveaways are optional.
- Networking with fellow bloggers is actively encouraged, though never required. Co-hosts are there to facilitate blog hopping and interaction between participants.
- Use Twitter to post updates throughout the read-a-thon. Everyone will be tweeting with the #boutofbooks hashtag.
My Goals
- Read every single day (even if it is only one chapter).
- Finish the first three SVM books.
- Start Tattoo Tuesdays again.
Books To Read
- Living Dead in Dallas (Sookie Stackhouse, #2)
- Club Dead (Sookie Stackhouse, #3)
- Dead to the World (Sookie Stackhouse, #4)
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5/14
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5/15
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5/16
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5/17
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5/18
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5/19
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Yay! I’m so glad you’re joining us! Even if you may not read much.
Good luck! If this was a week later, I’d totally be joining in, but unfortunately, I have finals this coming week. Still, good luck, Tara!
Reading every single day is an honorable goal to have! I find sometimes that’s the only way to get through a week having read anything at all. Good luck!
WOOT!
Good Luck! I so want to reread that series but I am determined to hold off till right before the last one
We will see if I stick with that LOL
Major Sookie love in the house!