Bout of Books 39 Wrap Up

 

I always love this first Bout of Books of the year I think it's just a bit of a shame that it landed on the first of January this year. We're always so busy and then I had to go back to schoool so I didn't read as much as I would've liked but still managed a decent chunk of reading to see in the new year with. Let me know in the comments what your first reads/reads of 2024 are!

Here's what I read:

321 pages

320 pages

302 pages

400 pages

338 pages

Part Books Finished

33% of 342 pages 114 pages.

Books Finished: 5
Pages Read: 1795

Bout of Books 38 Update and Wrap Up

As you know, I was never planning on doing a full week of reading for this Bout of Books Readathon so I did about 4.5 days of reading and managed to read 2 full books and 3 part books so I don't think that's too bad for what turned out to be a very busy week. 

Days 3 and 4 were decent reading days with quite a bit of audiobook reading but not a lot of ebook reading. I read the most of my ebook on the morning of day 5 to be honest!

Here's what I read

50% 133 pages

400 pages

168 pages

384 pages

 

52 pages

Pages Read This Week: 1137

Complete Books Finished: 2

Bout of Books 38 Day 2 Update

 

Day 2 was meant to be more about being at home and reading the ebooks that were on my list and whilst i tried to read over breakfast out, over lunch at home and in the sunshine I was really struggling to engage. I worked out (whilst vlogging) that it's not the books faults its just because I'm getting ready to go on my trip and I'm really excited and runnighn through everything I need to do and pack in my head. So I leaned into that and just took my audiobook and packed. I know it seems extreme packing on a Tuesday for a trip that leaves Saturday but firstly I'm heading down there Friday morning and secondly, once I get that urge to pack, it just can't be ignored. I listend to a lot of audiobook in the car and in the gym and hopefully now my head is packed I will read more ebook tomorrow. 

First book of the readathon finished!

Here's what I read on Day 3

26 pages

I finished readinng this one: 268 pages

Pages Read Day 1: 294

Pages Read This Week: 478

Complete Books Finished: 1

Bout of Books 38 Day 1 Update

 

Day 1 of Bout of books went pretty well for me... I spent quite a lot of time in the car and so was able to listen to a third of Talking at Night on Audio. I also did some reading over breakfast and some reading over coffee before going to see a movie. You'll have to check out my vlog on my channel in order to find out what I made of the movie...

Here's what I read on Day 1

52 pages

132 pages

Pages Read Day 1: 184

Pages Read This Week: 184

Complete Books Finished: 0

Bout of Books 38 Sign Up and TBR

 

It's Bout of Books time again! Can't believe we're already up to Bout of Books 38... I love doing bout of books but this time I am going away on a very soecial trip on Friday and so essentially I'll only be doing it for 4 days becaue there isn't really any possiblity I will read during my trip, like no way whatsoever! So I have some August TBR books I want to read, a couple of physical books I have received recently and then a couple of other audioboks to choose from. I will of course be vlogging the week on my channel and it you've never heard of Bout of Books before, here's what the team have to say:

The Bout of Books readathon is organized by Amanda Shofner and Kelly Rubidoux Apple. It’s a weeklong readathon that begins 12:01am Monday, August 21st and runs through Sunday, August 27th in YOUR time zone. Bout of Books is low-pressure. There are reading sprints, daily Discord questions, and exclusive Instagram challenges, but they’re all completely optional. For all Bout of Books 38 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. - From the Bout of Books team

 August TBR Books

Physical Books

Audiobooks

Bout of Books 37 Wrap Up-How Many Pages Did I Read?

 This week went exactly how I predicted it would...I read a lot on bank holiday monday then read some on my commute and then the weekend hit and I did some stuff and slept. But this was how I called it so I'm fine with that! I also had afternoon tea in a library and can I count the reading paper in my reading total because, as we know, that was a lot of words!

Here's what I read this week!

436 Pages

177 Pages

400 Pages

209 Pages

Part Books

100 Pages

50 Pages

Pages Read This Week: 1362

Complete Books Finished: 4

Bout of Books 37 Day 3 and 4 Update

Well day 3 involved going to see the movie of Are You There God, It's Me Margaret so that was a massive win. It meant a little more audiobook listening in the car on the way there as I was stuck in traffic so got an hour plus of that listened to. I also started a new eBook after being very indecisive about what to read next! Day 4 was just a busy one at school but I did listen to some of my pre0ordered audiobook before bed. I couldn't read in any way in the morning because my phone was completely dead so that put an end to my breakfast reading hopes!

Here's what I read on Day 3 & 4

20 Pages

100 Pages

50 Pages

Pages Read Day 3 and 4: 170

Pages Read This Week: 998

Complete Books Finished: 3

Bout of Books 37 Day 2 Update

Well day 2 was a pretty good reading day. I started listening to the audiobook I thought I was listening to yesterday-see my end of the week vlog for that fun! I also read the book for the movie I'm going to watch on day 3 so that was EXCELLENT timing!

Here's what I read on Day 2

40 Pages

177 Pages

Pages Read Day 2: 217

Pages Read This Week: 828

Complete Books Finished: 3

Bout of Books 37 Sign Up, TBR and Day 1 Update

Well it's that time again-it's Bout of Books week! Although I am very tired and very busy I'm still excited to do some reading this week. Here's what the Bout of Books team say about the readathon if you're thinking of signing up!

The Bout of Books readathon is organized by Amanda Shofner and Kelly Rubidoux Apple. It’s a weeklong readathon that begins 12:01am Monday, May 8th and runs through Sunday, May 14th in YOUR time zone. Bout of Books is low-pressure. There are reading sprints, daily Discord questions, and exclusive Instagram challenges, but they’re all completely optional. For all Bout of Books 37 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. - From the Bout of Books team

TBR (pretty much my May TBR)

Day 1

400 Pages

209 Pages

Pages Read Day 1: 609

Pages Read This Week: 609

Complete Books Finished: 2

Bout of Books 36 Update and Wrap Up!

Well this week didn't go the way I had planned! I woke up Tuesday morning feeling so so ill with no voice and it just got worse and worse through the week, I'm still ill now! I have filmed some content for the vlog but I'm considering whether to post it or not because I can't actually talk during it and so it will just be a lot of voiceover when my voice finally comes back. 

So who's ready for some stats?

My best reading day was definitely Monday because 1. I wasn't working and 2. I wasn't ill yet! I read a couple of entire books on Monday and I also read over the entire day!

I buddy read this with Hayley over the course of the week and so read it from Monday to Saturday. This comes out in April so look for my review closer to publication day. 

400 pages

I loved listening to this one audiobook over the first couple of days!

224 Pages

This was a christmas gift and is perfect if you're a fan of this series. It was joyful and it smelled amazing!

160 Pages

I read parts 3 and 4 of this series, I have a full review on the blog.

100 Pages

100 Pages

This was the last book that I finished and was another physical copy. It comes out in February which is ironic because that is the name of the main character!

432 Pages

This was the second and last audiobook I read this week, who knew I would read more ebooks than audiobooks? I read this one so that I can watch the film and make a book vs movie video for you very soon!

326 Pages 

Pages Read This Week: 1742
Complete Books Finished: 7

I can't actually believe I made this a 7 in 7 readathon with everything that was going on this week. I guess I wasn't the kind of sick where I can't focus on reading great books. This was an amazing start to my reading year and even though I didn't engage with the chats or the instagram challenges or the daily updates I still felt the Bout of Books vibes running through me over the course of the week. Lookout for the vlog coming soon and let me know in the comments what you read this week!