Bout of Books 7.0 Wrap-Up

Bout of Books 7.0 is over. :( Did I meet and/or exceed my goals. For the most part... YES!

Let's recap, shall we:
Time Devoted to Reading
I dedicated the entire week to the read-a-thon and I don't regret a minute of it!

My Goals
I was aiming for 10 books overall this week. Well, umm... I hit 10. In fact, I tripled that goal. Which boggles me. As awesome as that is I didn't find a #NakedWerewolf to love or save a kitten from a tree. DAMMIT!

I did read a few books, though.

Books Read

• Seriously Series reads: 
• Gone by Lisa McMann - read 05/14
• Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins - read 05/19
• 'Til the World Ends by Julie Kagawa, Ann Aguirre, Karen Duvall - read 05/18
• Into the Dreaming by Karen Marie Moning - read 05/14
• Rhyn's Redemption by Lizzy Ford - read 05/16
• Review requests:
• Surrender Your Love by J.C. Reed - read 05/13
• Kiss Across Time by Tracy Cooper-Posey - read 05/15
• Vampire in Design by Dale Mayer - read 05/19
• Lover Enraptured by Jodi Redford - read 05/17
• Random Reads:
• Any reread book on my Seriously Series list.
• Devil's Gate by Thea Harrison - read 05/16
• Hunter's Season by Thea Harrison - read 05/16
• Fade Out by Rachel Caine - read 05/18
• Novella bridges for Seriously Series
• Ember by Kristin Callihan - read 05/13
• Two Ravens and One Crow by Kevin Hearne - read 05/13
• Grimoire of the Lamb by Kevin Hearne - read 05/14
• Life Before Legend by Marie Lu - read 05/15
• Endurance by Ann Aguirre - read 05/13
• The Darkest Prison by Gena Showalter - read 05/13
• Old Habits by Melissa Marr - read 05/14
• Books I'd love to dive into if times allows...
• Mercenary Abduction by Eve Langlais - read 05/15
• B785 by Eve Langlais - read 05/14
• Lion and the Falcon by Eve Langlais - read 05/16
• Lover Enslaved by Jodi Redford - read 05/13
• An unnamed GLA book (review to go up 05/21) - read 05/14
• Foundlings by Diana Peterfreund - read 05/15
• Alex and the Werewolf by K. Matthew - read 05/17
• Wild Instincts by Claudia King - read 05/17
• Kiss of Flame by Madelene Martin - read 05/17
• Sian's Solution by Dale Mayer - read 05/17
• Pack Justice by Michelle Fox - read 05/18

Books I didn't get to

• Review requests
• Return by Charity Santiago
• Burn Baby Burn by Shannon Donnelly
• Diavolino by Steve Emmett
• Reread books from Seriously Series
• Kiss of Death by Rachel Caine
• Next Dark-Hunter novel by Sherrilyn Kenyon

Updates
5/13
Number of books I’ve read today: 6
Total number of books I’ve read: 6
Books read: Lover Enslaved, The Darkest Prison, Ember, Two Ravens and One Crow, Surrender Your Love, Endurance
Today #insixwords: *stares at the books I read*
Things I learned on Twitter: I don't like bugs. Today's chat was INSANE (in a good way). I was heartily disappointed when Amanda didn't jail herself, btw. I have driven people to drink (totally not my fault). Bout of Books peeps are pretty awesome!
Final Tally: One sexy fae, two gods, a magical mystery tour, a #NakedDruid, two people who can't quite get on the same wavelength, and two people who keep battling on.

5/14
Number of books I’ve read today: 6
Total number of books I’ve read: 12
Books read: B785, Old Habits, Into the Dreaming, GLA, Grimoire of the Lamb, Gone
Today #insixwords: That's a whole lot of books!
Things I learned on Twitter: Who has time for Twitter? It's all about the books! Okay, that's not quite true. I chatted from the Bout of Books handle about writing reviews immediately vs. waiting and letting the thoughts percolate. I found a books called Ectojism and had to share it with the world. Because... ECTOJISM. And... umm, maybe that's it.
Final Tally: One sassy cyborg, two dead sexy fae, a Highlander, some scary sex shit, a #NakedDruid with a lot of enemies, and a girl who falls into dreams.

5/15
Number of books I’ve read today: 4
Total number of books I’ve read: 16
Books read: Mercenary Abduction, Life Before Legend, Kiss Across Time, Foundlings
Today #insixwords: Today was a reading slow down.
Things I learned on Twitter: Twitter chats are crazy (I already knew this!). I've still managed to stay caught up on reviews (16 in 3 days!). Books, books, books! Oh, and I took some time out of my reading to do some actual work today. GO FIGURE!
Final Tally: One purple merc, two brilliant opposites, a time traveling vampire menage, and twins in hiding.

5/16
Number of books I’ve read today: 4
Total number of books I’ve read: 20
Books read: Lion and the Falcon, Devil's Gate, Hunter's Season, Rhyn's Redemption
Today #insixwords: Boom! Successfully doubled my #boutofbooks goal!
Things I learned on Twitter: I didn't *learn* this on Twitter but I did announce that since my sister won't tell me my soon-to-be born niece's name, I'm going to call her Watermelon. Poor kid. Also, I <3 @Rehvenge_BDB.
Final Tally: A playboy lion and a sassy falcon, a medusa and a vampire, one sweetly quiet love story, and one fiercely defiant demon.

5/17
Number of books I’ve read today: 5
Total number of books I’ve read: 25
Books read: Alex and the Werewolf, Wild Instincts, Kiss of Flame, Sian's Solution, Lover Enraptured
Today #insixwords: Getting closer to my ultimate goal!
Things I learned on Twitter: The mere words "dragon erotica" intrigue people. The nipple penis is a picture I'm never going to scrub from my brain. My sister STILL hasn't had baby Watermelon.
Final Tally: One pack of rapey werewolves (no like!), a submissive who needs more than she's given, a dragon who takes what he wants, a vampire who risks it all, and a stubborn sex fae who has to be beaten over the head with the stick of love. That's not a euphemism.

5/18
Number of books I’ve read today: 3
Total number of books I’ve read: 28
Books read: Pack Justice, Fade Out, 'Til the World Ends
Today #insixwords: Three books, two naps, almost done!
Things I learned on Twitter: Awesome final chat. As an aside, I really love the chats but they SAP the energy out of me. Meaning that I had to take two naps today. Which leads to the fact that I'll probably be up all night. Wheeee!
Final Tally: A trio of naughty werewolves, one determined girl, and a world on the edge of dying.

5/19
Number of books I’ve read today: 2
Total number of books I’ve read: 30
Books read: Hex Hall, Vampire in Design
Today #insixwords: *incomprehensible mumble* #boutofbooks *flail* *fall down*
Things I learned on Twitter: I wasn't on Twitter much today. Well, there was that one point where I as psyching myself up to read book #30. Oh, and I got to see @FuckinTorin talk about his manly bits. That's ALWAYS fun. But mostly, I was away from the computer.
Final Tally: One powerful witchling and one throwback vampire.

Final Thoughts: I think I set a new record for myself with books read. I DON'T KNOW HOW I DID IT! Seriously. I'm thrilled with my numbers, but I have no clue how it happened. In other news, this is also officially the most successful Bout of Books that Amanda I have run to date. Without all you fabulous people, it wouldn't be a fraction of the awesome that it was!

Thank you to everyone who commented and cheered, read and chatted! I had a great time!
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