Bout of Books is officially finished here in Australia and I just thought I would do a wrap up for the week as well as the seventh day in one blog post.
On Sunday I had a christening to attend to that finished rather late so unfortunately did not get any reading done. I am also in a somewhat reading slump at the moment which doesn't help the situation. I currently have 3 books going and not feeling any of them which is making me not want to read.
Okay now for the weekly wrap up. I ended up finishing two books this week plus getting 169 pages into a third book. The 3 books I read are:
- Ill Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson - review will be up tomorrow
- Fairest by Marissa Meyer - review : http://ausbooklover.blogspot.com.au/2015/08/review-fairest-lunar-chronicles-35-by.html
- All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven (read 169 pages)
Total page count: 818
Overall I am happy with the progress as I went into this readathon in a reading slump and I ended up reading 2 books and starting another that have been on my shelves for a while.
How did you guys do?
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Monday, 24 August 2015
Sunday, 23 August 2015
Bout of Books Day 6 Wrap up
Today being Saturday was a really busy day for me especially since I had a dinner party during the night. I normally do most of my reading at night once the children are in bed but the dinner party did not finish till late so I just went to bed once it was all over.
So yesterday I ended up reading a grand total of 28 pages of All the Bright Places. I was hoping to finish this book by the end of the week forgetting I had a christening to attend to tonight so once again not sure how much ill get read today.
Good luck to everyone that is participating in the readathon.
So yesterday I ended up reading a grand total of 28 pages of All the Bright Places. I was hoping to finish this book by the end of the week forgetting I had a christening to attend to tonight so once again not sure how much ill get read today.
Good luck to everyone that is participating in the readathon.
Saturday, 22 August 2015
Bout of Books Day 5 Wrap up
Today I just continued reading All the Bright Places. Had a busy day today as I am having a dinner party tomorrow and needed to go buy everything I needed and get everything ready which took up a lot of my day.
I ended up reading 40 pages of it today and not sure how much more I will be able to read tomorrow but I am hoping to finish it by the end of the readathon and I will therefore have finished all the books in my tbr.
Don't know how I feel about this book so far. I am liking the story and enjoying it but I feel that I am not really connecting to the characters. This book is about suicide and because of that I thought it would be pulling at me a lot more but I am not really feeling anything.
Ill see how the rest of the book goes and do a full review once I am finished.
On that note I have a few reviews scheduled for this channel next week so keep an eye out for those.
I ended up reading 40 pages of it today and not sure how much more I will be able to read tomorrow but I am hoping to finish it by the end of the readathon and I will therefore have finished all the books in my tbr.
Don't know how I feel about this book so far. I am liking the story and enjoying it but I feel that I am not really connecting to the characters. This book is about suicide and because of that I thought it would be pulling at me a lot more but I am not really feeling anything.
Ill see how the rest of the book goes and do a full review once I am finished.
On that note I have a few reviews scheduled for this channel next week so keep an eye out for those.
Friday, 21 August 2015
#boutofbooks Day 4 Wrap up
Day 4 is finished and I finished up reading 220 pages.
I read the last 115 pages of Fairest by Marissa Meyer. Ended up giving this 4 stars. Full review can be found here: http://ausbooklover.blogspot.com/2015/08/review-fairest-lunar-chronicles-35-by.html
The next book I started is All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven. I read 105 pages of this book and am liking it so far.
Goodreads summary:
The Fault in Our Stars meets Eleanor and Park in this exhilarating and heart-wrenching love story about a girl who learns to live from a boy who intends to die.
Soon to be a major motion picture starring Elle Fanning!
Theodore Finch is fascinated by death, and he constantly thinks of ways he might kill himself. But each time, something good, no matter how small, stops him.
Violet Markey lives for the future, counting the days until graduation, when she can escape her Indiana town and her aching grief in the wake of her sister’s recent death.
When Finch and Violet meet on the ledge of the bell tower at school, it’s unclear who saves whom. And when they pair up on a project to discover the “natural wonders” of their state, both Finch and Violet make more important discoveries: It’s only with Violet that Finch can be himself—a weird, funny, live-out-loud guy who’s not such a freak after all. And it’s only with Finch that Violet can forget to count away the days and start living them. But as Violet’s world grows, Finch’s begins to shrink.
This is an intense, gripping novel perfect for fans of Jay Asher, Rainbow Rowell, John Green, Gayle Forman, and Jenny Downham from a talented new voice in YA, Jennifer Niven.
I read the last 115 pages of Fairest by Marissa Meyer. Ended up giving this 4 stars. Full review can be found here: http://ausbooklover.blogspot.com/2015/08/review-fairest-lunar-chronicles-35-by.html
The next book I started is All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven. I read 105 pages of this book and am liking it so far.
Goodreads summary:
The Fault in Our Stars meets Eleanor and Park in this exhilarating and heart-wrenching love story about a girl who learns to live from a boy who intends to die.
Soon to be a major motion picture starring Elle Fanning!
Theodore Finch is fascinated by death, and he constantly thinks of ways he might kill himself. But each time, something good, no matter how small, stops him.
Violet Markey lives for the future, counting the days until graduation, when she can escape her Indiana town and her aching grief in the wake of her sister’s recent death.
When Finch and Violet meet on the ledge of the bell tower at school, it’s unclear who saves whom. And when they pair up on a project to discover the “natural wonders” of their state, both Finch and Violet make more important discoveries: It’s only with Violet that Finch can be himself—a weird, funny, live-out-loud guy who’s not such a freak after all. And it’s only with Finch that Violet can forget to count away the days and start living them. But as Violet’s world grows, Finch’s begins to shrink.
This is an intense, gripping novel perfect for fans of Jay Asher, Rainbow Rowell, John Green, Gayle Forman, and Jenny Downham from a talented new voice in YA, Jennifer Niven.
Thursday, 20 August 2015
Bout of Books Day 3 Wrap 3
Day 3 of Bout of Books is over for me and I started reading Fairest by Marissa Meyer. I read up to page 105 yesterday and hoping to finish it today. I normally don't like prequels but so far really enjoying this book so far.
If you are also participating in Bout of Books ill be interested to see your wrap ups so link your channels/blogs in the comments and ill check them out.
If you are also participating in Bout of Books ill be interested to see your wrap ups so link your channels/blogs in the comments and ill check them out.
Wednesday, 19 August 2015
Bout of Books Day 2 Wrap Up
Another day of Bout of Books is over for me and I ended up finishing I'll Give the Sun. My page total for the day being 187 pages read.
I ended up loving this book and wanted to give it a 5 star rating because the last 2 thirds of the book were amazing but ended up giving it a 4 star rating (full review to come) because of the issues I had with the first 100 pages or so.
Next book up for the readathon:
I ended up loving this book and wanted to give it a 5 star rating because the last 2 thirds of the book were amazing but ended up giving it a 4 star rating (full review to come) because of the issues I had with the first 100 pages or so.
Next book up for the readathon:
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