Day 2 Progress | Bout of Books 16

Number of books I'm reading: 1

Title: The Voodoo Killings by Kristi Charish

Pages read today: 21

How did you do on Day 2? Feel free to let me know in a comment below and remember to have fun during the read-a-thon! :)

Day 1 Progress | Bout of Books 16

I didn't read very much on day 1, but you know what? That's ok because I'm going to do better for the rest of Bout of Books!

Number of Books I'm Reading: 1

Title: The Voodoo Killings by Kristi Charish

Pages Read Today: 13

How did you do on Day 1? Feel free to let me know in a comment below and remember to have fun during the read-a-thon! :)

Aaaand that's a wrap on Bout of Books 14!

I can't believe it - yet another Bout of Books has already come and gone! I'm pretty happy with my accomplishments this time around, and I think that's partly because I FINALLY set realistic goals for myself.

Total Completed Readings: 1 1/4 novels, 1 graphic novel, 6 comic issues

• Tales of the Night Watchman: Volume One # 1-3, Tales of the Night Watchman presents It Came from the Gowanus Canal, Tales of the Night Watchman presents The Night Collector, Tales of the Night Watchman: Staycation by Dave Kelly, Lara Antal, Molly Ostertag, and Amanda Scurti
• The Adventures of Superhero Girl by Faith Erin Hicks
• (1/4 of) The Deadbeat Club by Dietrich Kalteis
• The Night Sister by Jennifer McMahon

Additional Readings: 1 novel

• The Hesitation Cut by Giles Blunt

Total Pages Read: 651

Challenges Completed: 4

• Scavenger Hunt
• MASH
• Road Trip
• What to Read Next

How I did with my goals:

• I wanted to read 1 1/4 novels (I'm participating in The Word on the Street's book club, and we're reading The Deadbeat Club over the course of this month) and I did.
• I wanted to read 1 graphic novel and I did.
• I wanted to read 5 comic books and I read 6.
• I wanted to participate in at least 1 Twitter chat and I did not.
• I wanted to participate in at least 3 challenges and I did 4.
• I wanted to make daily progress posts and I did.
• I wanted to read for at least 1 hour per day, and on most days, I did.

Even though I didn't check off every single goal I set, I'm pretty pleased with what I did accomplish. Yay for realistic goals!

Did you meet your goals for Bout of Books 14? Let me know some of your accomplishments in a comment below!

Day 7 Progress | Bout of Books 14

Number of Books I'm Reading: 2

Titles: The Deadbeat Club by Dietrich Kalteis, The Hesitation Cut by Giles Blunt

Pages Read Today: 127

Books Completed Thus Far:

Tales of the Night Watchman: Volume One Number Three & Tales of the Night Watchman: Staycation by Dave Kelly, Lara Antal and Amanda Scurti

Tales of the Night Watchman presents It Came From the Gowanus Canal by Dave Kelly and Molly Ostertag

Tales of the Night Watchman: Volume One Numbers 1-2 & Tales of the Night Watchman presents The Night Collector by Dave Kelly and Lara Antal

The Night Sister by Jennifer McMahon

The Adventures of Superhero Girl by Faith Erin Hicks

How did you do on day 7? Feel free to leave me a comment below!

Bout of Books Challenge: What to Read Next!

Today's challenge is to "recommend 3 books (and only 3 books) you have read this year that you think should be recognized as something great." It's hosted by Sarah over at Sarah Reads Too Much!

1. You're Never Weird on the Internet (Almost) by Felicia Day

You can check out my (gushing) review here! As a person of the internet, Felicia understands. "Understands what," you ask. Everything - your obsession with gaming and being on the internet, the anxiety that comes with talking to people (new and otherwise)...she's very easy to relate to and she's hilarious! And the pictures she includes are just pure gold.

2. One More Thing: Stories and Other Stories by B.J. Novak

My review for this collection can be found here! This book of short stories pleasantly surprised me, even though I was already anticipating enjoying it because I like B.J. Novak's humour. There's a mixture of funny and touching stories, and I loved most of them. I'll be coming back to this one.

3. The Night Sister by Jennifer McMahon

Stay tuned - my review for this one will be up on Tuesday! From the opening scene onward, I was hooked on this story and its characters. There's a pervading creepiness from page one, and I wasn't sure how that could be maintained over the course of an entire book, but it happened. So creepy.

What book(s) have you read this year that you think everyone should read?

Day 6 Progress | Bout of Books 14

Number of Books I'm Reading: 2

Titles: The Deadbeat Club by Dietrich Kalteis, The Hesitation Cut by Giles Blunt

Number of Pages Read Today: 145

Titles Finished Thus Far:

1. Tales of the Night Watchman Volume One Numbers 1-2 & Tales of the Night Watchman presents The Night Collector by Dave Kelly and Lara Antal

2. The Night Sister by Jennifer McMahon

3. The Adventures of Superhero Girl by Faith Erin Hicks

How did you do on day 6 of Bout of Books? Feel free to let me know in a comment below and remember to have fun during the read-a-thon!

Bout of Books Challenge: Road Trip!

Hi friends! Today's Bout of Books challenge is hosted by Steph over at Steph in Wonderland, and we have to make a list of books set in places we'd like to visit.

I don't know about you, but I love road trips! It's so cool that we can take a bookish approach to this and go on an adventure; I chose to do a Canadian road trip, as it's something I think would be really cool to do in real life. Starting with the west coast:

British Columbia: The Emily Carr Mystery by Eric Wilson
Saskatchewan: Owls in the Family by Farley Mowat
Quebec: Bottle Rocket Hearts by Zoe Whittall
Prince Edward Island: Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery
Newfoundland: Barnacle Love by Anthony De Sa

Day 5 Progress | Bout of Books 14

Number of Books I'm Reading: 2

Titles: The Deadbeat Club by Dietrich Kalteis, The Hesitation Cut by Giles Blunt

Number of Pages Read Today: 151

Titles Finished Thus Far:

1. The Night Sister by Jennifer McMahon

2. The Adventures of Superhero Girl by Faith Erin Hicks

How did you do on day 5 of Bout of Books? Feel free to let me know in a comment below and remember to have fun during the read-a-thon!

Day 4 Progress | Bout of Books 14

Number of Books I'm Reading: 3

Titles: The Night Sister by Jennifer McMahon, The Deadbeat Club by Dietrich Kalteis, The Hesitation Cut by Giles Blunt

Number of Pages Read Today: 137

Titles Finished Today:

The Adventures of Superhero Girl by Faith Erin Hicks

How did you do on day 4 of Bout of Books? Feel free to let me know in a comment below and remember to have fun during the read-a-thon!

Day 3 Progress | Bout of Books 14

Number of Books I'm Reading: 3

Titles: The Night Sister by Jennifer McMahon, The Deadbeat Club by Dietrich Kalteis, The Hesitation Cut by Giles Blunt

Number of Pages Read Today: 16

How did you do on day 3 of Bout of Books? Feel free to let me know in a comment below and remember to have fun during the read-a-thon!

Bout of Books Challenge: MASH!

When I found out what today's challenge was, I was...well, nostalgic, to say the least. I remember playing this game constantly in elementary school to pass the time. It was such a fun way of imagining my (sadly) fictional future with my then-celebrity-crushes.

Today's challenge is hosted by Sarah over at Rocky Top Real Talk. I just had to jump in and do this challenge, and to up the stakes, I threw in a not-so-great option in each category!

Did you enter this challenge? Feel free to leave a comment and a link below, I'd love to see your results! Have fun during the rest of the read-a-thon :) 

Day 2 Progress | Bout of Books 14

I definitely did more reading on day 2 than I did on day 1, so I'm happy about that!

Number of Books I'm Reading: 3

Titles: The Night Sister by Jennifer McMahon, The Deadbeat Club by Dietrich Kalteis, The Hesitation Cut by Giles Blunt

Pages Read Today: 62

How did you do on day 2 of Bout of Books? Feel free to let me know in a comment below and remember to have fun during the read-a-thon!

Bout of Books Challenge: Scavenger Hunt!

Today is my first challenge entry for Bout of Books 14! Today's challenge is hosted by Kristen over at The Book Monsters, and it's a scavenger hunt. I personally love doing book scavenger hunts, so I always look forward to this challenge when Bout of Books rolls around.

1. A book that begins with "B" (for Bout of Books!)

Blindness by José Saramago

2. A book you're currently reading for Bout of Books

The Night Sister by Jennifer McMahon

3. Blue Book

You're Never Weird on the Internet (Almost) by Felicia Day

(I cannot say enough good things about this book - you can see my review here!)

4. Book from your favourite genre!

House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski

(One of my favourite genres is horror/thriller)

5. A book on your TBR shelf

Horrorstör by Grady Hendrix

Did you participate in this challenge? Feel free to leave a comment below so I can check out your challenge entry!

Day 1 Progress | Bout of Books 14

I had quite a busy, fun-filled day with friends during day 1 of the read-a-thon, which didn't leave much time for reading!

Number of Books I'm Reading: 3

Titles: The Night Sister by Jennifer McMahon, The Deadbeat Club by Dietrich Kalteis, The Hesitation Cut by Giles Blunt

Pages Read Today: 14

How did you do on day 1? Feel free to let me know in a comment below and remember to have fun during the read-a-thon! :)