Bout of Books 8.0: Goals and Updates

Hello to all,

Official Blurb

(Please make sure you’re linking back to the Bout of Books website and attributing properly.)

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, August 19th and runs through Sunday, August 25th 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 8.0 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. -From the Bout of Books team

I hope i have learned from past experience and thus the main goal will be to find some balance between blogging, reading time and life outside of that. I will keep low goals but i won't try to do everything in teh first few days and then be so tired i can't do anything.... now that's what i'm hoping to do but life can  happen so we will see. I've already done this post to win time so ^^ i need to be careful to stick to what i said. After all i said in May that i had a revenge to take so let this edition be the best of all so far


I will update this post daily to keep my progress up to date so don't hesitate to come back here each date to see how i'm doing ^^. Part of this adventure is the support we can offer to each other, so count on me to try to visit you.

My Goals

• Read 2 books ( not sure which one yet)
• Comment on at least one participant post each day
• Enter at least one challenge ( if i can)
• Prepare one official review
• Post at least one review
• Be up to date in my reviews ( see i finished the review for the books i've read already)
• Work on one RAK minimum
• Write the letters i still have to do
• Enter the contest/blog hop while still open

At the moment it seem a lot to me but i will do my best so we will see!

Books to Read

• one book for the challenge ( so with siren, selkie or mermen/ or a sport romance)
• One paranormal romance
• One sport romance
• one book by  Angie Derek
• a book in French

This is a unfinished list of possibibilites not definitive titles and i won't probably read all of them but i will have the choice at least... i can never make a more specific list i take too long to decide^^

Time Devoted to Reading

I will be reading all week as soon as i get the opportunity to do so between all i have to do in real life and when i'm good enough to. Also since i'm finishing some handmade gift my reading time will be limited a bit but i will try to do my best.

Updates

Monday
Number of pages I've read today: 356
Total number of books I've read: 1
Books: Line of Scrimmage ( finished)

The day was better in reading time that what i expected.. having been feeling unwell this night ( or early morning) i decided to start reading and i picked the sport romance i prepared... it was a quick read but still enjoyable. Now i 'm glad i started early because afternoon  spiralled down and i got so busy i couldn't open a book. I also worked on the first draft of the review for the book i finished

For the others goals...  i did comment on 5 other participants posts and i wa ssurprised to discover that both challenge today were really simple and quick so i did both The book pairing... a sport romance with a sport drink i couldn't have done it purposely and better. And on Sarah says read i did comment on my bookish dream , teh thing i hope to do before dying: attending BEA or another bookish convention in the US

All things together it was great start.... now i need to keep the rythm without overdoing it either.


Tuesday
Number of pages I've read today: 194
 total pages read: 552
Total number of books I've read:1
Books: Finished: Line of Scrimmage
Started: Waynest: Enlevée


Second day and already i'm loosing a little interest... oki perhaps it's due to the book i picked, i've started the one in french and i'm not enjoying it as much as i hoped in fact i'm reading it slower than line of scrimmage whicjh is really surprising. I've done more than half already though so i will be able to finish and change the kind of reads soon. I was also quite busy so i didn't had that much time so reading part of the challenge: good

For the others goals, since i've already done 2 challenges i prefered to pass the one for today and instead take that time to read and commenting, i did comment on 7other participants which is good , some i knew already and some i discovered yesterday thanks to the linky. i'm really happy with that side of the readathon


Wednesday
Number of pages I've read today:215
total pages : 767
Total number of books I've read:2
Books: finished: Line of Scrimmage/ Waynest: Enlevée
            started:/


Midnight isn't far away so i will stop for today... i didn't finish all what i hoped to do but it's still quite good. I did finish the book in french but i really didn't feel like writing the review so it will be for tomorrow before i can start on something else. I liked reading but i needed the little gardening time i took, my flowers needed to be put in a bigger pot and it's was really grounding..; i always feel at peace after taking care of plants.Not sure what i will start to read tomorrow i will se when i will be ready.

I did spend sometimes on the TBR challenge^^;; i do have one of course but deciding which one have a priority in it it's really difficult since i keep changing them of place in it but it was fun. I also managed my comments goal by checking 5 posts today ( oki more but commented on 5 only)

Thursday
Number of pages I've read today: 0 (yes i know couldn't do worse)
Total number of books I've read:2
Books:finished: Line of Scrimmage/ Waynest: Enlevée
started:/

Today i was quite depressed after an event that happened in the morning, nothing dramatic but it took me down and i didn't feel like reading so i scored 0 page  ( let see the positive, i still have 3 more days to improve). Since i had written the review i needed to do really ealy it was done ( ouf at least something^^) and i comment but less only 4 participants posts.

I also worked on another of my goal the "rak" one, not finished far from it but i was asked a new design and after numerous attempts i think i finally came with something i like. i will try to work a little more on it this week. And i did one of the mini challenge like you can see below)


Mini Challenge: My book road trip ( show the state/place you want to visit and find a book that takess place there or where the author lives or is from)....seems simple but why it can't be^^;; i nearly never remember where a book takes place so i needed to check and thus less reading time ( arf ) but it was fun so here is where i want to go ( and i have the books cited except those for Newyork,Wales and ireland ( oh and canada i only read part of the series as of yet)

New orleans: Elysian Fields by Suzanne Johnson ( that one is so easy after reading this series it's a dream!)
New York: ( so evident since i'm dreaming of attending BEA one day) Vampire King of New York by Susan Hanniford Crowley
Chicago: Twice bitten by Chloel Neill ( or anyother book from the chicagoland vampire series^^)
Atlanta: Magic bite by Ilona Andrews
Italy: Cascade by Lisa T bergren
Wales:  Storm Warrior by Dani Harper
Canada:  Women of the otherworld by kelley Armstrong
Ireland: haunting beauty ( mists of ireland1) Erin Quinn


Friday
Number of pages I've read today: 38+98+?
Total number of books I've read: 2books+2novellas
Books:finished: Line of Scrimmage/ Waynest: Enlevée/ Secret Rendezvous/ The Cajun's captive
started: 

End of the week and it starting to show, i wasn't feeling well today, didn't feel like eating at all but i did make an effort and to get back on reading i followed some other participants suggestiosn and i added novellas, i'm really happy to said it worked since i've already read two of them( perhaps more since i still have tiome before sleeping but i prefer to start making this update already ( i can add what i finish after so better to do it when i'm not too sleepy.

I did comment but only on 2 participants today not a lot but my eyes are tired ( or with a small infection) so i got some medecine to put in it and thats sadly means less time in front of a screen .,And by selecting the novella i did, i completed part of my goal. i also remembered to post a review ( yes i was writing them but forgot to post...that's all me at the moment), i will have some in stock for next weeks it seems^^.
I did participate in a new challenge, which was fun ( but i'm perhaps too conservative in my choice^^)


Mini Challenge: My bookish Mabs Lips..; first time i try something like this so here is the result:
part1: list of element needed: books title and authors

A. Demons hungting in DIXIE by Lexi George

B. Matthias – Penton Legacy series by Susannah Sandlin

C. An ARTIFICIAL night by  Seanan Mcguire

D. The Secret SEVEN by  Enid Blyton

E. The MOONSTONE and Miss Jones by Jillian Stone

F. Jean Lafitte from the Sentinel of New Orleans Series by Suzanne Johnson

G. The Empress of ICE CREAM by Anthony Capella

part2 final result:

Help! I'm being held captive in Dixie, by Matthias!
It is very Artificial here!
He is demanding Seven  Moonstonesto set me free!
I have just discovered that Jean Lafitte was captured too!
On second thought, please send Ice Cream(s), and don't worry if you don't hear from us for awhile!
Much Love,
(miki)

Saturday
Number of Pages I've read today: 56
Total number of books I've read:2books and 2 novellas
Books:finished: Line of Scrimmage/Waynest: Enlevée/ Secret Rendezvous/The Cajun's captive
started: Discount armagedon

I had to let my eyes resting to fight the infection so i didn't manage to read as much as i wanted but i did start a new book that i hope to finish before the end of the read a thon. i also managed to participate in the daily challenge and i commented on 5 bloggers post so i'm quite happy!
Now i just have to make sunday better on reading part and it would be a great edition!


Sunday
Number of books I've read today:1
Total number of books I've read: 3 and 2 novellas
Books:finished: Line of ScrimmageWaynest: Enlevée/ Secret Rendezvous/The Cajun's captive/ An artificial Night
started:

          Oki for today i will try to make my update  progressively like i discovered on another participant's blog ^^ so let's try it. 11am: Mini challenge done ( 5 bloggers i discovered thanks to this bout of books edition. i also commented on 5 blogger posts. now i will try to finish the book i started.7pm...oki i was stupid and i didn't read the back cover of the book i started because i was too impatient, result... i had to stop and put it aside ( was it bad? no far from it but it include dragon and that's the topic for next month)so i changed my book choice and went to another book from the same author and i did finish it, now off to write the review. 9.30pm: review written, one review posted

Mini Challenge: My participation in this bout of books included commenting on other participants blog but i enjoy this opportunity to discover new blogs and bloggers ( minimun one each day) so i did discover more but since the challenge ask for 5 here are the new bloggers i discovered with a link to one of their update at least^^

Camila @ Alive or Undead  
Honey @ Gaga Over Books  
Valli @ Valli's Book Den  
Ekaterina @ In My Book  
Tanya @ Read. Run. Study.  






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Bout of Books 8.0: Sign up Post

Hello to all,

                 After participating and enjoying the precedent editions Bout of Books editions, i wanted to participate again....now i admit i hesitate a little because i'm so busy and tired but this summer i've read less than i hoped so this will help me to improve a little i hope.

Once again i will set low goals to have a chance to reach them without putting too much pressure on myself but that will be for the next post.

 If you want to join don't hesitate, it's easy, fun and a great way to meet others bloggers

 Here is the official blurb done by the Bout of Books Team and you can have more info here

         

Official Blurb

(Please make sure you’re linking back to the Bout of Books website and attributing properly.)

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, August 19th and runs through Sunday, August 25th 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 8.0 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. -From the Bout of Books team

Are you participating too? Have you already chosen your goals?

Bout of Books 7.0: Goals and Update

Hello to all,

Official Blurb

(Please make sure you’re linking back to the Bout of Books website and attributing properly.)

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, May 13th and runs through Sunday, May 19th 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 7.0 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. -From the Bout of Books team

I won't change what works, but this year i will try to manage a better balance between blog time and life outside since i think that's what i missing so far.I will also try to avoid the mistake of last time: trying to overdo it the first day.. i wanted to be sure to finish my goals so i didn't plan well and then i had to take a day off to recuperate^^;; so this time it will be little by little.

I will update this post daily to keep my progress up to date so don't hesitate to come back here each date to see how i'm doing ^^. Part of this adventure is the support we can offer to each other, so count on me to try to visit you.

My Goals

• Read 2 books ( not sure which one yet)
• Comment on at least one parpicipant post each day
• Enter at least one challenge
• Do my weekly post for Storm Force
• Prepare one official review
• Post at least one review
• Be up to date in my reviews ( see i finished the review for the books i've read already)
• Work on one RAK minimum
• Try to contact one new author for a book in one of the 2013 challenge i've entered

At the moment it seem a lot to me but i will do my best so we will see!

Books to Read

• one book by gini koch
• One paranormal romance
• One sport romance
• one book by  Marianne Morea
• a book in French

This is a unfinished list of possibibilites not definitive titles and i won't probably read all of them but i will have the choice at least

Time Devoted to Reading

I will be reading all week as soon as i get the opportunity to do so between all i have to do in real life and when i'm good enough to. Also since i'm finishing some handmade gift my reading time will be limited a bit but i will try to do my best.

Updates

Monday
Number of pages I've read today: 246
Total number of books I've read: 0
Books: Started: Cat & Bones ( read novella 1 &2), Alien Diplomacy by Gini Koch

Today wasn't a bad day even if i had less time to read that what i hoped. I first had to help my mother and that reduced my motivation a lot... i selected a bunch of books i really want to read and then... i didn't feel like starting any of those...at the end i picked a book in French " Cat & Bones" by Jeaniene Frost because it's an anthology regrouping 3 novella from the night huntress series, i had read the first one in english so reading the translation was quick and i loved the second novella a lot. I got the idea to  pick an anthology from another participant and it's great because when i don't have a lot of time or i need to change my mind i can read one.

So after this slow start, my brother received the news he got a job ( a temporary one but still) so we had to help him getting ready so again less time and i just read the first page of Alien Diplomacy by gini Kock( i so wanted to continue when started but i need my beauty sleep^^;;)

For the others goals... i didn't do the daily challenge but i commented on 7 other participant's post and i did contact the author who kindly accepted. She was working on that time so she couldn't sent me the copy immediately which is completely normal but in case she send it soon enough i will perhaps be able to add the book in this read a thon already^^. The essential is that she answered me quicker that what i hoped and positively so i'm really really happy ( Thank you!!)


Tuesday
Number of pages I've read today: 0
 total pages read:246
Total number of books I've read:
Books: Finished: 0
Started: Started: Cat & Bones ( read novella 1 &2), Alien Diplomacy by Gini Koch


At the moment i really feel like a failure...so many things happened that i didn't manage to put my hands on the books so i haven't read any pages today and i hate that especially when i've started a book that greatly interest me.

Oki if i try to stay positive, i did post a official review and i commented on 3 other participants' blog.. not a lot but since my goal was oen per day  it's oki. i also tried the challenge  "musical playground" but i don't know if i did right because i just matched one song "je te donne " by JJ Goldman with Mercy thompson series by patricia briggs i couldn't think of a whole playlist when this songh was just perfect for me.

 i can only hope the rest of the week will get better because i need motivation. ( now for other reasons but last bout of books, tuesday was also a bad day so it's perhaps a sign.)


Wednesday
Number of pages I've read today:104
total pages : 348
Total number of books I've read:
Books: finished: 0
            started:Cat & Bones ( read novella 1 &2), Alien Diplomacy by Gini Koch


It wasn't really difficult to do better than yesterday  but i hoped to read more than 100 pages however my blood pressure became really bad so book was confiscated and i was forced to lie down.... after 12h of sleep in a row it's still completely unstable but at least i'm in the "orange" level instead of the red one so better but still bad.

i did comment on 2 other participants' post and i posted my weekly post about the serial Storm Force by Susannah Sandlin.
And a good news, i did receive the sport romance book  so i hope to get better soon enough to start on this one but health must come first.


Thursday
Number of pages I've read today: 0
Total number of books I've read:0
Books:finished: 
started:


 I simply couldn't do anything today.. i think i have commented on one participant but even that i'm not sure ( still i did more before so it's oki).. Still 3 days left so if the doctor finds the miracle solution i should manage
The mini challenge for today was really great and i regeret not having been able to stay up long enough to try it.

Friday
Number of pages I've read today:0
Total number of books I've read:0
Books:finished: 
started: 

i really hoped to be better but in fact it was worse and even during the 3h wait for my appointment with the doctor i couldn't manage to read a line...my miracle solution didn't come in fact it's more serious that what i though and now i have several exams to pass in hope to discover where the problem lies either it can be nothing either it can be really serious.. way to rassure the patient -_- so after a scanner, a echo, blood anaylysis and others things i should have a better idea of what it's happening. i do hope my kidney is well...the exams need to be scheduled soon so perhaps the first result will be available next week we will see. until then i guess my reading will stay as low but i'm not giving up yet so wewill see what i can do.

 the challenge really interested me but i got no time, i did comment like i hoped though.

Saturday
Number of Pages I've read today:80
Total number of books I've read:0
Books:finished: 
started: /

oki at least i did read a little... 80pages can seem bad especially for me ( i mean normally i should have finished this book in a couple of hours at most) but being in teh condition i'm , i'm quite proud to have managed to read even so little.
I also comment like i wanted so this day isn't a complete failure


Sunday
Number of books I've read today:0
Number of pages read today: 160
Total number of books I've read: 
Books:finished: 
started:/


Today as been a better day that what i hoped so i finish well even if it's far from my normal level. i've read 160 pages ( meaning i read 3/4 of both books i started) , i commented on 3 other participants' posts and i posted a review.

 I haven't worked on the RAK more than half an hour so i don't consider this goal a succes s( but i prefer to make it when i'm well so teh result is better)

 i think i'm up to date with ly review but honestly i'm not 100% because i can't reember well at the moment .

When i take into account the shape i'm in i consider this read-a-thon a good one even if it's the worse i did so far... in a way it's even a success because it made me keep reading when i wanted to give up after the rush of bad news.

 i hope i will be better for the next edition in august ^^ i have a revenge to take.

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Bout Of Books 7.0: i'm in!

Hello to all,

                 After participating and enjoying greatly the last two Bout of Books editions, i couldn't miss this one...i admit i hesitate a little because once again i'm not in top shape but i found this helped me a lot and the advantage of this read-a-thon is that you decide to pick your own goals that means low pressure ( or a lot depending on what you want...)

I've a tendency to set my own goals low to be sure to achieve them ^^ i hate to fail and i prefer to take into account that i won't necessarily have a connxion all the time etc... but i won't start worry over them now and i will put my goals when the read-a-thon start meaning monday 13th May

 If you want to join don't hesitate, it's easy, fun and a great way to meet others bloggers

 Here is the official blurb done by the Bout of Books Team and you can have more info here

Official Blurb

(Please make sure you’re linking back to the Bout of Books website and attributing properly.)

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, May 13th and runs through Sunday, May 19th 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 7.0 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. -From the Bout of Books  team

Are you participating too? Have you already chosen your goals?

Bout of Books 6.0 read-a-thon - wrap up post

Hi!

Official Blurb

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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

 This bout of books has come to an end and if there was time i really thought i wouldn't manage to do all the goals i set for myself. I didn't heal as quickly as i hoped and life kept getting in the way but i had fun and i did achieve my goals  so it will be a pleasure to participate again next time.
Now i will learn some lessons from this one like not too much pressure on myself, when i was behind my schedule i worried a lot that i wouldn't be able to accomplish everything and it's cunterproductive. So keep this light, keep in mind that life still exists and won't bend to my will and have fun!

So it's time to see what i did during this week. 
My Goals were lows but still it wasn't easy to accomplish them. I wanted to read at least 2books and on that i did better since i've read 3books and one novella ( Omega, Storm, Strom of visions and the novella Elemental), i wanted to post at least one review - i did post the one on Storm- and prepare one official - did it for Omega and it will be posted at the end of the month with a giveaway.Still concerning the blog, i wanted to make the page concerning my challenge for 2013, it's done and i've added some new ones too. I also wanted to make and post my participation for the friday meme on time, also accomplished.I cleaned my side bar as well.
I hoped to find free sport romances... that i could have done better but i found 2 already

On the social part of the read-a-thon, i hoped to comment at least once each day on one participants posts, i often did better with at least 5 comments. I thought to participate in one challenge and i did a lot more too (7), i was interested in some other but i didn't have a camera and at that time i didn't know that there was other way to do it without camera ( for next time!)
I did the RAK i needed, at least part of them.


About the challenges: i did the funniest/favorite cover one, i shared my favorite vampires, i did the scientific discovery challenge, as well as the rewrite the synopsis one, the page 48 challenge , My book crack challenge and lastly the new year resolution challenge. 
you can find some of my answers on the post where i put my daily update here


I'm really happy to have participated in this and i had a lot of fun, i met new bloggers as well as enjoyed teh answers of some i followed already. Final result: a success 

How did you do?

Bout of Books 6.0 : goals & update

Hello to all,

Official Blurb

(Please make sure you’re linking back to the Bout of Books website and attributing properly.)

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

 Last year i've entered the bout of books read-a-thon and i've learned a lot while having fun so i've decided to participate once again.. i will set low goals because i'm currently quite sick so i'm not sure how i will be next week and i don't want to put myself under pressure so early in the new year ^^;;

I will keep my progress in this post like i did last time so if you want to see how i'm doing come back each day on this post.

My Goals

• Read 2 books ( not sure which one yet)
• Prepare the page for the 2013 challenges i've entered
• Comment on at least one parpicipant post each day
• Enter at least one challenge
• Prepare one official review
• Post at least one review
• Make the post for the friday meme about vampire
• Work on one RAK minimum
• Find free stories that qualify for the challenges

At the moment it seem a lot to me but i will do my best so we will see!

Books to Read

• Omega by Susannah Sandlin
• Storm of Visions by Christina Dodd
• One paranormal romance: 
• One sport romance
• 
  
• 
  

This is a unfinished list of possibibilites not definitive titles and i won't probably read all of them but i will have the choice at least

Time Devoted to Reading

I will be reading all week as soon as i get the opportunity to do so between all i have to do in real life and when i'm good enough to. Also since i'm finishing some handmade gift my reading time will be limited a bit but i will try to do my best.

Updates

Monday
Number of pages I've read today:407
Total number of books I've read: 1
Books:Storm by Brigid Kemmerer

To be honest this wasn't the best day for my health, i don't know why but i've wanted to do too much while it was only the first day so now i'm even more exhausted than before. BUT on the other side, i did some reach so goal so today. I've commented on at least 1 participants ( i lost count after  but i guess it was close to ten^^;;); i did  the challenge scientific discovery and i've read the book i wanted ( it can count for the sport romance challenge and it's also a ya paranormal romance so i did more than expected^^)- review will be published too that the added goal for the rest of the week.
What took my the most of time was working on the RAK  had started, i've finished and sent what i had too ( still several to do for this month but i need to be well before i start)

For another goal, i could need some help so if you know a free ( pdf format only please) sport romance ( not m/m) that you could recommend to me, give me a link it would be great. So far i've got only Hardball by VK Sykes.  [ The link with the sport can be small, either the main character is praticing a sport, set during a great/famous ( or not) sport competition etc] it's for the challenge hosted by anna from herdings Cat and burning soup ( sooon the link will be on my new 2013 giveaway page but i have a post already if if want some info about this challenge)

Tuesday
Number of pages I've read today: 0
 total pages read:407
Total number of books I've read:1
Books: Finished: Storm
Started: /

Like it was expected i paid the price of my unraisonnable behaviour on Monday. I was so out that everything i did took longer than usual and resting wasn't optional anymore^^;;. However even if i didn't read anything i did work on my goal. For the socializing part :i participated in another challenge: favorite/funiest cover  ( the one with guessing the covers was interesting too but i wasn't in anyshape to spend as long as needed to make it too) and i commented on other participants posts (once again i stopped counting after 5)
Concerning the blog: i did my page for the 2013 challenges - i also added a new challenge in my list of participation; i also posted one review and i prepared a second one

When i see the state i was in, i'm really happy about my day's achievement, i just hope i will read a litle more during the rest of the week and keep a little balance between what i have/want to do and what i can do without worsening my state. ( So yes one added goals is eating properly and rest when needed too ;)  )

Wednesday
Number of pages I've read today: 20
total pages : 
Total number of books I've read:1
Books: finished: Storm,Elemental
            started: omega

Very busy day, i haven't managed to get 1h of free time to read so only 20pages for today but i will manage it's only half the week! Cheer! positive attitude^^ i did the mini challenge ( can be found  just under this paragraph, i commented on 5 posts,and i kept my giveaway page updated after entereing again a new challenge)

Mini Challenge Page 48 hosted by Booking in Heels. For this challenge we had to pick our current read take the first complete sentence of page 48 and complete it....at this moment i'm not reading a book that has 48pages so i picked one from my pile ( could be the next one orr just the one after but it will be read this month at the latest^^)

So the book i picked is Storm of Visions by Christina Dood and the result is:

« Sounds like a lot of silliness to me » How can he said that? I wanted to strangle him!. Books are precious, they must be treasured so I course I would prefer not drinking, going out and such to keep the money to buy books. I do not act like a normal girl?! I don’t care my soulmate will love me the way I am and construct me huge bookshelves, he doesn’t understand no problem he can take the door!

Thursday
Number of pages I've read today: 0
Total number of books I've read:1 ( and 1 novella)
Books:finished: Storm, elemental
started:omega

Oki, that wasn't a good day, i had half a day off just for reading but i was called to help by my mother so in the end no reading at all. Since i just had a few minutes a few times during the day i did comment on participants'post and i've prepared the post for tomorrow meme ( not finished but prepared). i did the challenge to tell my favorite vampire because it was quick and easy so i 've not lost everything but i really need to boost myself if i want to complete all my goals, they seem so far at the moment. Fingers crossed for a better Wk so i could do a lot then, not sure for tomorrow. For not i need to stay motivated and it's sleeping time ( really needed)



Friday
Number of pages I've read today: 67pages
Total number of books I've read:1 book and 1 novella
Books:finished: Storm, elemental
started: omega

Not a bad day, i did comment on more than 5 posts and i've read a little, i hoped to read more but a little bird needed saving so he got priority ^^ ( saved, safe and sound and now newcomer to the garden's buffet of seed). I also did the challenge and i loved it!
I hope to finish the book i started and write the review soon so i can jump on next book but  i'm good so far

mini Challenge: Rewrite the synopsis hosted by A daydreamers' thoughts  For this challenge we had to rewrite the synopsis of a book we read during the bout of books from the books cover and the aim is to make something different.
I only read one book so far (and since the other one is an arc i prefer not to confuse readers) so i used the cover from Storm by brigid kemmerer and here is my synopsis

"In a world where women have the power, the selection is the ceremony all the boys are dreading since those not chosen before their 18^th birthday are throw out of the city in the wilderness.

On Alyssa 16^th birthday as stated by the rules, she gets the opportunity to select up to 3 boys to share her life as bodyguard, confident or lover. Those selected will be nourished, and authorized to life in the city protected from the daemons living outside the dome. However she has met not 3 but four boys she wants to protect. Will Alyssa be able to choose which one to condemn or will they find a way together to save all of them….with only a week before the ceremony not a minute must be lost. "

Saturday
Number of Pages I've read today: around 200
Total number of books I've read:2 books and 1 novella
Books:finished: Storm, Elemental, Omega
started: /

A good day, with the noise from the " soumonces" i need to stay busy so first thing i did the mini challenge then back to reading and i managed to finish the book i started, i've also prepared the official review for said book ( will be probably posted after january 28 to give you the opportunity to enter in a big international giveaway^^) Review in french and in english ( perhaps i will still add some correction but i'm considering it done) So my goals have been reached but i will see if i can add a book tomorrow^^ just to be even more happy!

Mini Challenge: My book Crack hosted by bookgoonie : what bookish things make me blissfull?What i can't resist? what is my book crack? 

I can't resist a giveaway for print book open to international, those are not the majority so when i see one i'm jumping with pleasure and i can't resist. It's one of the only way i have to discover new authors and series.( English books are sold in my country but it's hard to find new realease, nearly impossible for not best sellers authors and the prices are exhorbitants)
so my book crack is the 10% discount operation on bookdepository... those i can't resist so as soon as i learn of one i need to find someone with a bankcard to order for me, not always possible but when it works all my savings are spent ^^;;. i would like to know when they are scheduled month in advance so i could make long lists, have time to prepare etc...so long since the last one!!! 
And Lastly  i can't resist paranormal romance and urban fantasy, i try to diversify but those are the ones i can't live without, completely addicted to them.





Sunday
Number of books I've read today:1
Number of pages read today:388
Total number of books I've read: 3books and 1 novella
Books:finished: Storm, Omega, Storm of Visions - Elemental
started:/ 

I'm so happy, this day has just gotten better. i've received really good news, i had time to read, i finished a third book ( and since it's a paranormal romance it included all the books of my list) , i had the time to comment and i did the mini challenge of the day. This day is really perfect to close the read a thon, oh i will perhaps start a book and if i do i will add it in the wrap up but at the moment i'm just so happy and proud to have achieved my goals despite all that came to make my life more complicated.  I'm in an euphory time^^ so i will try to write the review i need to do before i can start a new title.

Mini Challenge New year resolution hosted by Stella from Ex Libris: The rule was: 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! :

i will pick omega ( and the penton legacy series) by susannah sandlin. :
Mirren:- polish the sword and axe everyday, 
-buy more ice cream for glory 
-remember not to put motorcycle part on the kitchen shelves anymore 
-and lastly tauting Will with how he was saved, 
Glory:- cook and eat more treats, sweets so her blood will be sweeter for Mirren, 
-dress Mirren in more colorful clothes 
Will: -to train more with Randa, 
-play less video game, construct a new city top quality, 
-play with Hannah and find her more hello kitty goodies .
- Work to stay more sexiest vampire from Penton Scathe
Randa: -wear more sexy undergarnement, preferably red, 
-be more feminine with Will
-.... avoid killing Will 




Are you participating?Leave me a link to your goals we could support each other

Until next week!