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#BoutofBooks 2014: Updates

I'll be updating this post over the course of the week with daily updates, mini-challenges, etc. 


Day 1 Update: Not as much reading as I'd hoped for
Work went off the rails yesterday, and a belated Mother's Day dinner/Game of Thrones viewing event with my family meant limited time to read. I did make significant headway in the first volume of Brian K. Vaughn's The Last Man, however, and am planning to finish this and Volume 2 tonight.
  • Books completed: 0
  • Books read: Y: The Last Man, Vol 1
  • Pages read: 80

Day 2 Update: Two Graphic Novels Complete
Work is still crazy, but I managed to finish the first two volumes of Brian Vaughn’s Y: The Last Man series, and have made a 100-page dent in Thorn Jack. So, not too shabby overall. Hoping to finish Thorn Jack today, with any luck!
  • Books completed: 2
  • Books read: Y: The Last Man, Vol 1; Y: The Last Man, Vol 2; Thorn Jack
  • Pages read: 356
Day 3 Mini-Challenge: This Made Me Think of That

Day 3 Update: Still Slow...
A very belated update post for Day 3 of #boutofbooks! I still haven’t finished Thorn Jack, which I’d hope to complete last night, but I did add some Mindy to the mix. And now that it’s 11PM on Day 4, maybe I’ll actually crack open a book?
  • Books completed: 2
  • Books read: Y: The Last Man, Vol 1; Y: The Last Man, Vol 2; Thorn Jack; Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?
  • Pages read: 449

Day 4 Update: Not Much of an Update
It's almost not worth updating today, since I only read a few pages yesterday. But in the interest of being a good participant, my new stats as of the end of yesterday (Day 4). I'm hopping on an airplane this afternoon to head to a work function tomorrow, so at least I *know* I'll get some reading done today...
  • Books completed: Still 2
  • Books read: Y: The Last Man, Vol 1; Y: The Last Man, Vol 2; Thorn Jack; Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?
  • Pages read: 508

I spent most of yesterday in an airport or on an airplane (~8 hours), which means I finally managed to catch up on some reading. Travel like that is exhausting, but also sometimes just what my reading brain needs to recharge. 
  • Books completed: 4
  • Books read: Y: The Last Man, Vol 1; Y: The Last Man, Vol 2; Thorn Jack; Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?; Someone Else's Skin
  • Pages read: 1078

Day 6 Update: Starting Book #6
The downside of all the travel yesterday was that it was travel for work, not play, so today was mostly spent reading. I did squeak in the first 70 pages of The Visitors, and am enjoying the trip into the tombs of ancient Egypt so far...
  • Books completed: 4
  • Books read: Y: The Last Man, Vol 1; Y: The Last Man, Vol 2; Thorn Jack; Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?; Someone Else's Skin; The Visitors
  • Pages read: 1148
Another day of travel meant a lot more progress on The Visitors. It's a long book, so I still didn't manage to up my total number of books completed, but overall, not too shabby!
  • Books completed: 4
  • Books read: Y: The Last Man, Vol 1; Y: The Last Man, Vol 2; Thorn Jack; Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?; Someone Else's Skin; The Visitors
  • Pages read: 1524
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#BoutofBooks: Kick-off Post

Bout of Books is upon us, and I'm thrilled to be participating for the first time! My goal is simply to read more than usual between May 12th (today) and Sunday, May 18th. Since I've been in a slump, "more than usual" is really anything more than one book/week, and I'm hoping this is the kick in the pants I need to get myself back in gear... (I said that about #24in48 though, too).

The official description from the team:

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 12th and runs through Sunday, May 18th 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 10 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. - From the Bout of Books team

I've never really been able to participate in this event before, but given some work travel I have coming up this weekend, I actually think I'll have some solid chunks of time to dedicate to my books this week.

My list includes two June books I need to wrap up ASAP for review, two carry-overs from my #24in48 readathon list that I didn't get to, two titles from my un-touched TBR Challenge stack, two library books I need to return by Wednesday, and two July books just in case I want to get ahead. As usual with reading lists, I obviously don't plan to get to all of these, but hope to have enough variety to keep me engaged all week!


Who else is joining in? Any advice from people who have participated before? I know I'm a little overwhelmed by all the mini-challenges already!


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