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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, Jan 8
and runs through Sunday, Jan 14
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 21 information and updates,
be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog.
From the Bout of Books team
Bout of Books 21: Day 1
WHAT I READ ON DAY 1:
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The Master Key: 79 pages
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Audio: L’armée furieuse – 45 mn, equivalent to 25 pages
TOTAL pages in DAY 1 = 104
TOTAL PAGES SO FAR: 104/460
ALSO:
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I did the challenge:
Introduce Yourself #insixwords
In case you have not seen it, come this way -
I posted a book giveaway
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I didn’t take part in the Twitter chat, the questions are too similar every time.
- I posted a review on Colored Pencil Painting Portraits
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Here are the books I plan to read:
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Go on with: Modern Orthodox Thinkers, by Andrew Louth
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Go on with: The Master Key, by Masako Togawa
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Walking The Bones, by Randall Silvis
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La nuit n’est jamais complète, de Niko Tackian
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Audiobook. Finish: L’armée furieuse, by Fred Vargas
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Audiobook. Go on with: I Always Loved you, by Robin Oliveira
As my daily average in 2017 was 63 pages, my goal this week will be to read a total of 460 pages (average of 65.7 pages per day).
SCHEDULE
Challenges/Giveaways
**This is the overall list for the challenges offered during Bout of Books 21. Make sure you check the blog each day of the read-a-thon for instructions and details on how to complete the daily challenges**
Monday 1/8
Introduce yourself #insixwords
Tuesday 1/9
Share your 2018 reading goal(s)
Wednesday 1/10
Book spine rainbow
Thursday 1/11
ALL THE FAVORITES!
Friday 1/12
Newspaper headlines
Saturday 1/13
Book spine poetry
Sunday 1/14
Leave a book review
Twitter Chats
(chats last approximately one hour)
TZC = Time Zone Conversion
Monday: 8pm CST (TZC)
Saturday: 10am CST (TZC)
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You’re off to a good start! I always want to try these challenges but my work schedule is too unpredictable. Best of luck.
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I hope you can do it one day. Actually, with this one, you can set up your own goal, so it’s easier
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Great start to the challenge!
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thanks
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