Bout of Books 6.0 ~ Goals and updates

02Jan13

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Participant: jen7waters

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, January 7th, and runs through Sunday, January 13th, in whatever time zone you are in. Bout of Books is low-pressure, and the only reading competition is between you and your usual number of books read in a week. There are challenges, giveaways, and a grand prize, but all of these are completely optional. For all Bout of Books 6.0 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog.

~From the Bout of Books 6.0 Team

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It’s that time of the year again—read-a-thon, baby, read-a-thon! As always, my goals are:

• Read every day;
• Participate in all the challenges;
• Interact with other readathoners.

And here are the books I’m planning to read for this event (wish me luck):

The Assassin’s Curse by Cassandra Rose Clarke

Veil of Shadows by Shiloh Walker

Prized by Caragh M.O’Brien

Dream Lake by Lisa Kleypas

I’ll be making my updates in this post, challenges and all, when/if necessary. And that’s it, have a great time, readathoners! 😉

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Monday 07 Jan

What I’ve read today: 176 pages of The Assassin’s Curse

Total of books I’ve read so far: 0

*Challenges*

Scientific Discovery – The Book Barbies

You have made a scientific discovery (who knew you were so good at science?!) on how to bring fictional characters to life. The problem? The method still isn’t *perfect,* so you can only bring two people to life, and they must return to the land of fiction in 30 days. Who will you choose as your bestie and your love interest for that one splendid month? (Feel free to add pictures if you like, but they are not required.)

I’m going with Bitterblue from Graceling by Kristin Cashore as the friend, because that kid melts my heart and while I was reading the book all I wanted was to bring her home, hold her, feed her lots of bread, something she adores.

The boyfriend, oh God…THIS ISN’T FAIR! but I’m going to say Mr.Thornton from Gaskell’s North&South, because, well, just look:

…also, I believe we have lots in common, like, he lives in the north, and I live in the north; he likes to present girls with baskets of the finest fruits, and I kid you not: I love fruit; my fiber of choice is cotton, and, hear this: he is The Cotton King—it’s like we were made for each other! \o/

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Tuesday 08 Jan

What I’ve read today: Finished The Assassin’s Curse, and started Veil of Shadows

Total of books I’ve read so far: 1

*Challenges*

Guess the Cover – Never Too fond of Books *DONE*
Favorite/Funniest Cover – Ms. Buff’s Blog *DONE*

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Wednesday 09 Jan

What I’ve read today: Finished Veil of Shadows

Total of books I’ve read so far: 2

*Challenges*

Page 48 Challenge – Booking In Heels

• Turn to page 48 of your current book, or 48% if you’re using an e-reader.
•  Take the first complete sentence on that page and copy it.
•  Now you’re going to continue the story! Ignoring the real plot or anything else you know about that book, add four new sentences of your very own. You can morph the plot completely, kill everybody off or go off on a huge tangent—anything goes!

I’m currently reading Veil of Shadows, here goes my entry:

“Who is she?” he asked as he stopped next to her.

“Idiot. That’s not a she, but a he.”

“What?? That’s a dude?! But—”

“I know”, she barked, jealousy building up inside her, “he looks fantastic. Get over it.”

“Introduce us.”

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Thursday 10 Jan

What I’ve read today: Read 131 pages Prized

Total of books I’ve read so far: 2

*Challenges*

Book Spine Poetry – Escape Through the Pages

I can’t take a picture because neither my cell phone camera nor webcam work anymore, so I put together the following collage. I do own all of these titles.

Books used:

Take Me There by Carolee Dean

City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare

Unearthly by Cynthia Hand

Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl

Days of Blood and Starlight by Laini Taylor

Sunshine by Robin McKinley

The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken

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Vampires in Popular Fiction – The One with Rachel’s Book

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Friday 11 Jan

What I’ve read today: Read until page 305 of Prized

Total of books I’ve read so far: 2

*Challenges*

Rewrite the Synopsis – A Daydreamer’s Thoughts

My synopsis for Prized by Caragh M. O’Brien:

After escaping the Enclave, midwife Gaia Stone sees herself all alone in the wasteland with her newborn sister Maya to provide for (*gasps of horror*), until a rider finds them and insists they must travel to Sylum, where they will be taken care of (mmm, suspicious). 

In Sylum, Gaia, discovers an oppressive matriarchal society in some ways so different from the one she was born into, and in others, so similar (NOT THIS AGAIN!). Fuelled by the panic of losing her sister, and with the help of new friends, Gaia will soon be the face of a rebellion that will forever change herself and all those around her. (She’s just a girl and she’s on fire.)

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Saturday 12 Jan

What I’ve read today: Nothing. Yes, I’m ashamed.

Total of books I’ve read so far: 2

*Challenges*

Name Your Book Crack – Bookgoonie

What is your Book Crack? What can you NOT SAY NO to? What bookish things make you blissful?

My book cracks:

• Free bookmarks: I want them, I want them all.
• Book giveaways: yes, please!
• Read-a-thons: the Bout of Books and the Wicked read-a-thons, I couldn’t resist them even if I tried.
• My blog: writing reviews, mailboxes, and about other book related stuff is totally addictive. Catching up with other book bloggers too.
• Goodreads: let’s not even go there.
• Book Depository: ^the same.
• Discount vouchers/coupons: you know, back when Book Depository used to give them away, I just had to use them all, even if I wasn’t in the book-buying mood (this rarely happens).
• Juliet Marillier: my favorite author EVER. I always know what she’s currently working on, which book is coming out next and when; also, she’s the only writer whose books I pre-order without thinking. She’s my ultimate book crack.

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Bookish Dress Up – Nyx Book Reviews

What if you could dictate what the character was wearing? What would you put on them – something ridiculous, or something that would make them look wonderful?

Finally! This is my opportunity to get rid of that gross white tuxedo Ash wears at the prom scene in Iron Daughter! I’ve been anxiously waiting for this day! My God Kagawa, what went through your mind to dress him like that?? To a prom?? And the pretense that he looked devilishly handsome… >__> Look, I love Ash, but he looked like a douche in that scene. I felt embarassed for him. SO, I’m going to make things right, here’s how he should have looked (the smile is optional, just because I don’t think I can make him wear it):

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Sunday 13 Jan

What I’ve read today: Finished Prized

Total of books I’ve read so far: 3

*Challenges*

 The New Year Resolution Challenge – Ex Libris

Pick a book and choose one or several characters from it and make up what would be their New Year’s resolutions if they made any. No need to be realistic, the wilder the better! 😀

Okay, I’m picking the Kate Daniels series for this challenge. And its characters New Year’s resolutions are…

Saiman: shapeshift into a body that will finally deceive Kate

Jim: find a way to inconspicuously follow Kate around and make sure she doesn’t get hurt, or the Beast Lord will have his head on a stake

Raphael: get together with Andrea

Andrea: resist Raphael

Derek: not get himself into the kind of trouble that will end up breaking, cutting, burning, dissolving, and scarring in general, his body permanently

Julie: get Derek’s attention

Curran: annoy Kate even more and still get her to bake him pies

Kate: get strong to the point her punches, kicks, headbutts, finally bruise His Furriness

*bonus* Grendel: stop eating inedible stuff, especially flat floors and car interiors—they really are a pain to digest, and mama Kate and aunt Andrea won’t give her cookies afterwards.

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