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 22nd and runs through Sunday, August 28th in whatever time zone you are in. Bout of Books is low-pressure. There are challenges, giveaways, and a grand prize, but all of these are completely optional. For all Bout of Books 17 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. – From the Bout of Books team

It’s time for yet another round of Bout of Books! I have several books checked out from the library, and they’re all due back soon, so I figure this is the perfect opportunity to tackle them! Here’s what I’m hoping to read this week:

• David D. Levine, Arabella of Mars — I’m about 75% done with this one, and I’m liking it a lot! Three words: Regency space opera!
• Julianne Donaldson, Edenbrooke — I’ve already read and enjoyed Donaldson’s other novel Blackmoore, so I’m sure I’ll like this one too!
• Chris Cleave, Everyone Brave Is Forgiven — A World War II novel that caught my eye, although I honestly don’t know much about it. This is the biggest gamble of the bunch, but I’m optimistic.
• Erika Johansen, The Invasion of the Tearling — I quite liked The Queen of the Tearling and have been meaning to read this sequel for a while.

I’ll be chronicling my progress  in another post, so stay tuned!  Are you participating in Bout of Books this time? If so, what are you planning to read?

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, May 9th and runs through Sunday, May 15th in whatever time zone you are in. Bout of Books is low-pressure. There are challenges, giveaways, and a grand prize, but all of these are completely optional. For all Bout of Books 16 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. – From the Bout of Books team

Once again, it’s time for Bout of Books! I always enjoy this event, even though I don’t usually manage to read very much…but for me, it’s really the challenges and the socializing that make it fun! I’ll probably post some of my progress and challenge entries on the blog, but I’ll also be participating on Twitter @YouBookMe.  I don’t have an official book stack, although I am hoping to finish One Perfect Day: The Selling of the American Wedding by Rebecca Mead and perhaps (FINALLY) get to The Raven King! Are you participating in Bout of Books this round? Will you be there for tonight’s Twitter chat at 9pm EDT? And what are you planning to read?

The New Year is upon us, and what better way to start things off than with another round of Bout of Books? If you’ve never participated in this event, it’s a fun, low-pressure way to kickstart your 2016 reading goals! Here’s the official spiel:

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, January 4th and runs through Sunday, January 10th in whatever time zone you are in. Bout of Books is low-pressure. There are challenges, giveaways, and a grand prize, but all of these are completely optional. For all Bout of Books 15 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. – From the Bout of Books team

I’m still catching up with my 2015 reviews, so I haven’t really started thinking about my 2016 reading yet! But I suppose my goal will be to read at least 1,000 pages during the week. If Bout of Books sounds like something you’d be into, visit the blog and sign up here!

It’s been far too long since I’ve posted anything here; I’m eight reviews behind, and I totally missed my three-year blogiversary! So I figure another round of Bout of Books is the perfect way for me to get back into the swing of things. 🙂 If you’ve never done Bout of Books before, here’s what you need to know:

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 17th and runs through Sunday, August 23rd in whatever time zone you are in. Bout of Books is low-pressure. There are challenges, giveaways, and a grand prize, but all of these are completely optional. For all Bout of Books 14 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. – From the Bout of Books team

Again, this round goes from Monday, August 17 through Sunday, August 23. I’m looking forward to it!

I just signed up for Dewey’s 24-hour read-a-thon on Saturday, April 25, and so can you! As the name implies, this semi-annual event asks participants to read — any format, any language, any genre — for a 24-hour period. The truly hardcore read-a-thoners will stay awake and reading for the whole 24 hours, but you can read as much or as little as you want. There are also fun mini-challenges (some with prizes!) and tons of interaction with your fellow readers and book bloggers. I always have a lot of fun with this event, and even though I can’t participate for all 24 hours, I still hope to spend a lot of quality time reading! Will you be participating in the read-a-thon this time around? If so, what will you read?