Tuesday, December 26, 2023

Bout of Books 39 Starting Line

Bout of Books 39
 is here! Check out the Bout of Books blog to see the ins and outs of what to expect from this read-a-thon. 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 STILL on an end-of-the-year deadline BOO) and just being generally lazy. So...yeah.

My Goals
  • Read
  • Have fun!
  • Don't stress
Books to Read
  • Review requests:
    • Crossroads Magic by Tracy Cooper-Posey
  • KU reads
    • I Married an Incubus by Regine Abel - READ & REVIEWED
    • Borgaz by Honey Phillips - READ & REVIEWED
    • Volatile Conjunction by Mary Ashe - READ & REVIEWED
  • Random reads 
    • Hex and the City by Kate Johnson - READ & REVIEWED
    • Sweetwater and the Witch by Jayne Castle - READ (Reread, no review)
Updates

Monday (Day 1)
Number of books I’ve read today: 2
Total number of books I’ve read: 2
Books read: I Married an Incubus, Hex and the City
Today #insixwords: I've lost all track of time.
Things I learned on Twitter: I was blissfully social media free today, for the most part. Mostly, I learned that this Bout of Books REALLY snuck up on me. I mean, how has it already started?? Surely we have another week or two to go. lolololsoblolol
Final Tally: One sexy warden, one chaotic witch

Tuesday (Day 2)
Number of books I’ve read today: 0
Total number of books I’ve read: 2
Books read: -none-
Today #insixwords: Work deadlines suck so very hard.
Things I learned on Twitter: I was STUPID busy with work today. NO LIKE!
Final Tally: -none-

Wednesday (Day 3)
Number of books I’ve read today: 0
Total number of books I’ve read: 2
Books read: -none-
Today #insixwords: Seriously over all this work. BLARG!
Things I learned on Twitter: Still busy with work. So.Busy.
Final Tally: -none-

Thursday (Day 4)
Number of books I’ve read today: 0
Total number of books I’ve read: 2
Books read: -none-
Today #insixwords: Have lost all sense of time. (Send help!)
Things I learned on Twitter: Deadlines, amirite?
Final Tally: -none-

Friday (Day 5)
Number of books I’ve read today: 1
Total number of books I’ve read: 3
Books read: Sweetwater and the Witch
Today #insixwords: Six words is too hard today.
Things I learned on Twitter: In order to finish a book, I had to switch over to a reread because work. BLARG.
Final Tally: One dynamic couple

Saturday (Day 6)
Number of books I’ve read today: 0
Total number of books I’ve read: 3
Books read: -none-
Today #insixwords: How are we on day 6??
Things I learned on Twitter: You'd think that it being a weekend with NO WORK would mean I read more. Alas, no. I read, but not more. Because I had to do boring things like shop for groceries so I have food for next week.
Final Tally: -none-

Sunday (Day 7)
Number of books I’ve read today: 2
Total number of books I’ve read: 5
Books read: Borgaz, Volatile Conjunction
Today #insixwords: I read some books! Go me!
Things I learned on Twitter: I don't even know. Time got away from me this week. lol
Final Tally: One damaged warrior, one battling duo

Final Thoughts: I didn't read as many books as I normally do during a BoB week, but I'm not displeased with my start to the new year.

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