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Bout of Books 14 Read-a-Thon Goals and Updates

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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 Hi everyone! I decided to join the Bout of Books Read-a-Thon at the last minute this week. I've participated in a few of these read-a-thons and they are always pretty awesome to help me push through my TBR pile. This coming week is my last full week of summer break, so I'm hoping to get some of these books read. Anyways, here's what I'm hoping to read this week: It's an ambitious TBR pile, but I'm hoping to get at least 6 of these books read in the coming week.  I...

Reading Through The Summer Read-a-Thon Goals

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Image source Hi everyone! First of all, Happy Independence Day to all my American friends! I hope you all will have an enjoyable weekend. :) I'm really excited to be hosting a read-a-thon this upcoming week. I love read-a-thons because they motivate me to read and it's always fun to see what others are reading as well. I have some awesome people joining me on it as well. Hopefully, we'll be able to speed through reading this week and get some books off our TBR piles! It's supposed to be a very low-key event, but if you want to tweet your progress, be sure to use the hashtag, #RTTSReadathon , fellow readathoners.  Those of you who still want to join, you're more than welcome to anytime during this week. Be sure to mention your goals either on Twitter or through a blog post/monthly recap, so we can encourage each other. Do share your links in the comments section below if you do decide to do a post or tweet a link. Anyways, here are the books I'm hoping to tackle ...

Memorial Day Weekend Read-A-Thon

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  Hi all! Jessica at Lovin los Libros thought it was a good idea to do a read-a-thon because it's a long weekend here in the US. You can read more about it here . I decided to join her because I've been slacking with reading lately. Here are my goals and you're welcome to join us if you want to of course with the linky below!  Hello, I Love You by Katie M. Stout Finished Off Base by Tessa Bailey Finished Spelled by Betsy Schow Finished Deadly Design by Debra Dockter Finding Audrey by Sophie Kinsella Finished Chasing Desire by Joya Ryan Finished I'm probably aiming a little too high what with finals looming, but I'm going to try to finish at least 4 of these books! And I'm buddy reading 2, so I know I'll finish them. Here is the Linky if anyone of you wanted to join in on the fun. I hope you all have a good weekend and happy reading! :)

Wicked Wildfire Read-a-Thon 2014 Goals

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Hello everyone! This week, I've decided to participate in the Wicked Wildfire Read-a-Thon. Read-a-thons are always a lot of fun for me, so when I saw the sign ups, I was quick to sign up for it. I've been looking for one for some time now.  On this post, I'll be giving updates about my progress on a day to day basis.  GOALS Here are the books I plan to get through during the read-a-thon: If I somehow manage to get through these 7 books, I'll be targeting the following books: Phew! It's definitely a little bit overachieving for a reader like me, but I hope the read-a-thon gives me the motivation to finish these.  PROGRESS UPDATES Day 1  Started Gates of Thread and Stone 65 % done with Gates of Thread and Stone   Day 2 Finished Gates of Thread and Stone Started Free to Fall 65% done with  Free to Fall Day 3 Finished Free to Fall Started Teaching Roman  50% done with Teaching Roman  Day 4 Finished Teaching Roman Started Can't Look Away Finished Ca...

Beat the Heat Read-a-thon : Goals & Updates

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The Beat the Heat Read-a-thon is hosted by Auntie Spinelli Reads & Phantasmic Reads ! Hello lovely people! Once again I've decided to join a read-a-thon. This is my 3rd this summer! There's only a few weeks left until the summer ends and I have to go back to school, so I wanted to get as much reading done as possible before it's back to all those Biology and Chemistry books!  This is where I'll be posting my updates on a daily basis from July 29th - August 11th! Rules The Beat the Heat Readathon runs from July 29th through August 11th . What does this readathon entail, you ask? Well, read as much or as little as you want – the main point is to READ! You set your own goal, and for two weeks you read as many books as you can/want to reach your goal! There will be mini-challenges throughout the Readathon for participants, along with a grand prize giveaway at the end! Sign up at Auntie Spinelli Reads or Phantasmic Reads . You may join whenever you like, but to be ...

Bout Of Books Read-a-thon 5.0 : Goals

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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 Hi guys! So, I'm really really really excited to be participating in my first ever read-a-thon. I will be mostly free this coming week, so I thought why not. I've seen some of my friends participate in read-a-thons and they sound like so much fun. I hope it's going to be an awesome experience for me. MY GOALS Read at least 350 pages in a day for the whole week. Read a min...