Bout of Books 24 Starting Line

Bout of Books 24 is here! Check out the Bout of Books blog to see the ins and outs of what to expect from this read-a-thon. Reminders for the daily challenges (if you wish to participate), Twitter chats, etc will be posted to keep you in the loop. Now, let's get our read on!

Time Devoted to Reading
I will be dedicating the entire week to reading. As usual, I'm also working full time and writing. So...yeah.

My Goals

• Read
• Have fun!
• Don't stress

Books to Read

• Review requests:
• No Stone Unturned by Julie Moffett - READ & REVIEWED
• Lost Souls by Chelsea Mueller - READ & REVIEWED
• Brick by Jen Davis - READ
• Fire Devil by J.L. Bryan - READ & REVIEWED
• Random reads I'd love to dive into
• Edge of Eon by Anna Hackett - READ & REVIEWED
• Mission: Her Security by Anna Hackett - READ & REVIEWED
• Cyborg Pool Boy by Naomi Lucas - READ & REVIEWED
• Kroga's Bride by Michelle Mills - READ AND REVIEWED
• Bitten by the Beast by Alexa Riley - READ & REVIEWED
• Ice Bound by Tiffany Roberts - READ & REVIEWED
• A Shifter Christmas Carol by Jennifer Ashley - READ & REVIEWED
• Dark Arsenal by Cynthia Sax - READ & REVIEWED
• Alien Intention by Cara Bristol - READ & REVIEWED
• Touch of Eon by Anna Hackett - READ
• No Limit by Susan Hayes - READ
• Treasure of the Abyss by Tiffany Roberts - READ

Updates

1/7
Number of books I’ve read today: 3
Total number of books I’ve read: 3
Books read: Cyborg Pool Boy, Bitten by the Beast, Edge of Eon
Today #insixwords: Cyborgs, vampires, and aliens. OH MY!
Things I learned on Twitter: I have so much to say about writing reviews and getting ahead. SO MUCH. Sorry for taking over the Twitter feed during the chat for a while. BUT SO MUCH. OMG!
Final Tally: One slightly insane cyborg, one smitten vampire, one powerful War Commander

1/8
Number of books I’ve read today: 3
Total number of books I’ve read: 6
Books read: No Stone Unturned, Kroga's Bride, Mission: Her Security
Today #insixwords: Hot damn, look at those reviews!
Things I learned on Twitter: I wasn't on Twitter (or online, really), but I DID get reviews written. I'm so proud of myself.
Final Tally: One clever, socially awkward hacker, one kinda asshole-ish alien, one brooding soldier

1/9
Number of books I’ve read today: 2
Total number of books I’ve read: 8
Books read: Lost Souls, Ice Bound
Today #insixwords: Work cut into my reading time.
Things I learned on Twitter: My 10 hour work day left me NO TIME for online shenanigans. Woe. Woe. Also, I reviewed NOTHING today. Good thing tomorrow's a new day and all that.
Final Tally: One determined couple, one lost soul

1/10
Number of books I’ve read today: 3
Total number of books I’ve read: 11
Books read: Dark Arsenal, Brick, Alien Intention
Today #insixwords: So much driving. So SO much.
Things I learned on Twitter: As busy as I was, I have no idea how I managed to read three books today. Which means, I wasn't online at all. AT ALL. However, I did get caught up on my reviews from the day before, so that's a WIN!
Final Tally: One glowering cyborg, one remorseful enforcer, one star-crossed love

1/11
Number of books I’ve read today: 2
Total number of books I’ve read: 13
Books read: Fire Devil, A Shifter Christmas Carol
Today #insixwords: The weeeeekend is here. AT LAST!
Things I learned on Twitter: I think my long work days and long reading days finally caught up with me. I CRASHED when I got home from work. HARD. So, you know, now I have reviews to catch up on.
Final Tally: One homicidal, pyrokinetic ghost, one brooding leader

1/12
Number of books I’ve read today: 1
Total number of books I’ve read: 14
Books read: Touch of Eon
Today #insixwords: Family time and a little reading.
Things I learned on Twitter: You know, you'd *think* that I'd read more on the weekend than I do during the week, but it never seems to happen that way. Which is a little odd, but it's a thing, I guess. So anyway. TWITTER CHAT. I had fun. As always. The darn time just flies by on that, doesn't it?
Final Tally: One badass couple

1/13
Number of books I’ve read today: 2
Total number of books I’ve read: 16
Books read: No Limit, Treasure of the Abyss
Today #insixwords: The end of another glorious read-a-thon.
Things I learned on Twitter: Today was a SERIOUS cave-dwelling day. It was GLORIOUS!
Final Tally: One triad, one sexy, deep sea dweller

Final Thoughts: Another week, another read-a-thon. Which is AWESOME because you guys make it so awesome. In case you're wondering, that's my way of saying THANK YOU to everyone who participated.

(And now I have to crack down and get those reviews written so I'm caught up again!)