Bout of Books 11.0: Day 7 Wrap-Up

We've made it, everyone! *throws party confetti* I'm so proud of everyone for all that they've accomplished this week...I meet some really great people through Bout of Books! :) It's time for my final update...someone pass me a Kleenex!

---Daily Update---

Pages Read Today: Today I read a grandslam of 305 pages.
Pages Read In Total: All right, drum roll please. During the entirety of Bout of Books 11.0 I have read 1,624 pages.

Books Finished Today: Today I started and finished Legend by Marie Lu.

What I'm Reading Next: Now that Bout of Books is done I am going to read Prodigy by Marie Lu and Seconds by Bryan Lee O'Malley. 

How Am I Feeling: I'm feeling good. Kind of sad, to be honest, but I am glad that I read so much during this read-a-thon. Thank you to everyone who supported me through this! 

---Gif Update---

LEGAND BY MARIE LU

This is basically how I feel whenever I read Dystopian books. A ruthless Republic with a well-trained army and the ability to give you the plague without a second glance? No thank you!

I simply love this book. It's a fun read that is fast paced and is never boring. Since this is my second time reading it, I already knew a lot of what was going to happen but I still enjoyed the book which is good. I can't wait to read the rest of the trilogy! :)

Guys.
I finished all of my books on my TBR...how did that happen? I am giddy with the fact over how much I read. I am ticking off the days until January 5th for Bout of Books 12.0!

For the last time of this read-a-thon, happy reading! :)

Bout of Books 11.0: Day 6 Update

---Daily Update---

Pages Read Today: Today I only read 134 pages of The Good Girl.
Pages Read In Total: In total I have read 1,319 pages during Bout of Books 11.0
Books Finished Today: Today I finished The Good Girl! Woohoo!
What I'm Reading Now: Tomorrow I am going to start Legend by Marie Lu.
How Am I Feeling: I'm feeling kind of sad today, to be completely honest. The reason is didn't read much today is that two of my best friends are getting on a plane and going off to college tomorrow morning so I spent the majority of the day with them. Unlike other days, I don't feel bad for putting my reading on the backburner. Oh well, I finished a book so that's good! Goodbyes are hard(to good friends and good books).

---Gif Update---

THE GOOD GIRL BY MARY KUBICA

This is how I felt basically during the end of this book, nay, the ENTIRE book. This book is never boring and you are always learning new things. I actually think I might right a full review on this book...We'll see.

Goodness. This book ended exactly how I was hoping (no spoilers) but Mary Kubica really should have left the epilogue out. I just feel like there were enough twists that made the book interesting and that the las minute twist was unnecessary. I do want to reread this book further down the line and see if the book is any different with the "twist", but I am just disappointed right now with the copout ending. Some reviews I read said that people LOVED the ending...but I didn't. Without the epilogue, though, the ending was perfect.

Oh well, I still loved The Good Girl! :) We're almost to the finishline! Time to finish last minute reading! :)

Bout of Books 11.0: Day 6 Challenges

Once reading about this challenge I knew I couldn't pass it up…so much fun! :)

SPELL IT OUT CHALLENGE

I decided to spell out my name with books for this challenge! I actually had difficulty finding books that start with "L". Here, without further ado, is my name written in books!

C- Cress

A- Allegiant

L- Love Anthony

L- The Lovely Bones(my copy is worn so it's hard to see in the photo)

I- Insurgent

E- The Elite

And there you have it! I had so much fun participating in this challenge and can't wait to see everyone's photos…if you did this challenge leave your link below and I'll check it out! :)

Happy Reading! 

Bout of Books 11.0: Day 5 Update

---Basic Update---

Pages Read Today: Today I read 218 pages of The Good Girl.

Pages Read In Total: In total I have read 1,185 pages in total! Go me!

Books Finished Today: I didn't finish any books today but I'm getting close to finishing with The Good Girl.

What I'm Reading Now: I will be finishing off The Good Girl and then starting Legend.

How Am I Feeling: I'm feeling good! The Good Girl is fantastic so far! I am hooked. The feeling of reading a great book always puts me in a good mood.

---Gif Update---

THE GOOD GIRL BY MARY KUBICA

It's official. This book is addicting! I 110% recommend reading it. I can't believe this is Mary Kubica's debut novel! She's so talented! I honestly can't seem to put this book down.


This book has me on the edge of my seat. Throughout this entire book small pieces of the puzzle fall into place but I'm still engrossed in every detail. SO. GOOD.

Alright, time to go to sleep...hopefully I can get some quality book time tomorrow! Happy reading! :)

Bout of Books 11.0: Day 4 Update

---Basic Update---

Pages Read Today: Today I read the last 40 pages of The Eleventh Plague, 136 pages of The Superior Foes of Spider-Man, and 28 pages of The Good Girl!

Pages Read In Total: In total I have read 967 pages this week! Whoopie!

Books Finished Today: Today I finished Volume 1 of The Superior Foes of Spider-Man and The Eleventh Plague.

What I'm Reading Now: I am reading The Good Girl by Mary Kubica

How Am I Feeling: I'm honestly feeling fantastic. I just got home from friends' graduation bonfire and, although it took major time away from reading, I'm feeling great. Breaks with good friends are definitely needed during read-a-thons!

---Gif Update---

THE ELEVENTH PLAGUE BY JEFF HIRSCH

All I can say is that there is this badass battle scene that I was totally into. It was ACTION PACKED.

The ending, as I was expecting, was subpar. Luckily I wasn't expecting much so that's okay.

THE SUPERIOR FOES OF SPIDER-MAN: VOLUME 1 BY NICK SPENCER AND STEVE LIEBER

This comic is SO clever! I was actually giggling the entire time I read it. The humor in this comic made me not want to put it down.

THE GOOD GIRL BY MARY KUBICA

THIS BOOK IS SO SUSPENSEFUL! Goodness, I had a hard time putting this book down because I just want to know what happened. Ugh. Read this book.

I really want to get back to The Good Girl but, for now, I have to sleep. Happy reading everyone! 

Bout of Books 11.0: Day 4 Challenges

I have been having so much fun looking at everyone's book reccomendations today! I love finding new books. :)

LIKE THIS, TRY THIS CHALLENGE


If you liked the cute, squeel-worthy movie She's The Man then you will love Babe in Boyland by Jody Gehrman! This book is your typical boarding school novel! Natalie, our MC, is the romance columnist in her high schools newspaper. The boys at her school won't seem to give her any straight forward answers about love. Taking matters into her own hands, Natalie decided to dress up as a boy and enroll in a private, all-boys boarding school. Of course, like most cutesy books, Natalie falls in love with her roommate. I know my favorite part of She's The Man was when Viola almost gets caught...and trust me, Babe in Boyland has plenty of close-call moments.

Great, now I want to go watch She's The Man.

Oh well! Time to get back to reading! :)

Bout of Books 11.0: Day 3 Update

---Basic Update---

Pages Read Today: I read 240 pages of The Eleventh Plague today.

Pages Read In Total: In total I have read 755 pages during Bout of Books 11.0 so far.

Books Finished Today: I didn't finish any books today but I am close to finishing The Eleventh Plague!

What I'm Reading Now: I'm finishing the last few chapters of The Eleventh Plague.

How Am I Feeling: Really good! I was pretty busy today so I didn't have much time for reading but I binge read for a couple hours and made a huge dent in my book! Yippe! Plus I got a great nights sleep last night so I feel really well rested.

---Gif Update---

THE ELEVENTH PLAGUE BY JEFF HIRSCH

I'm going to have to fess up to this...Any book about the post apocalyptic world/zombies is a guilty pleasure for me. No matter how poor the writing is I will LOVE any book that has to do with these topics. Its awful but I can't seem to lull my obsession. Oops.

So yes, I am bias to say that this book is really enjoyable! Each time something happens in this book I wriggle around in my seat and clap my hands like a child. I LOVE POST APOCALYPTIC BOOKS GUYS.

Until tomorrow, HAPPY READING EVERYONE :)