I'm back!!!

It's amazing to see on Goodreads just how many books I've ever read in the past two years! I owe it to the booktube community on YouTube. Here's the quick breakdown for the number of books I've read.

2013: 45

2014: 78

2015: 43 (so far)

That's amazing compared to the 7 I read in 2012. I hope to be here more regularly with my monthly reading plans, monthly wrap ups, reviews and tags in the coming week. 

Today I received an amazing surprise in the mail. A book I won in a Goodreads Giveaway! I forgot I even entered therefore never checked to see if I won. This mad today is that much better. Who doesn't love happy mail?! So what did I get? 

The Boy Most Likely To by Huntley Fitzpatrick

I was so amazed to have my first ARC (advanced reading copy) because seriously only amazing book bloggers and booktubers get these don't they?! Well I'm very thrilled to read this soon and review it for you here (hopefully) soon.  It's an ARC copy sent to me but this book was actually released 10 days ago on August 18, 2015.

Title: The Boy Most Likely To by Huntley Fitzpatrick

Pages: 432

Published: August 18, 2015

Description: (as shown on Goodreads)

Surprises abound and sparks ignite in the highly anticipated, utterly romantic companion to My Life Next Door

Tim Mason was The Boy Most Likely To:
- find the liquor cabinet blindfolded
- need a liver transplant
- drive his car into a house

Alice Garrett was The Girl Most Likely To:
- well, not date her little brother’s baggage-burdened best friend, for starters.

For Tim, it wouldn’t be smart to fall for Alice. For Alice, nothing could be scarier than falling for Tim. But Tim has never been known for making the smart choice, and Alice is starting to wonder if the “smart” choice is always the right one. When these two crash into each other, they crash hard. 

Then the unexpected consequences of Tim’s wild days come back to shock him. He finds himself in a situation that isn’t all it appears to be, that he never could have predicted . . . but maybe should have.

And Alice is caught in the middle. 

Told in Tim’s and Alice’s distinctive, disarming, entirely compelling voices, this return to the world of My Life Next Door is a story about failing first, trying again, and having to decide whether to risk it all once more.

Hope to see you soon. Until then, happy reading!

Sarah

Take care cuz I care

Reading challenge update

It's September 2nd and I'm almost finished my 49th book for the year. I have about 100 pages left.

My reading goal for the year was 100.  With only 4 months left, I'm not so sure I can accomplish my goal.

I know it shouldn't be bout the numbers but the books I'm reading and to be honest, it's killing my reading fun a little bit.  Sure it make me read books I didn't want to read originally but it got my numbers up.  On the downside, a lot of the books I wanted to read this year haven't been read yet.  The size is part of the reason.  I also know that when I finally get around to them, I'll have the time to tilt enjoy them. 

I can put the challenge aside and get to them but damn I really want to complete the challenge.  Hopefully a few of the books at the top of my to be read list will show up on the 100 list. 

Part of the reason too is that some books put me in reading slumps and I don't usually read more than one or two books at a time.  Book slumps/ slow/ boring plot points are the worst!

Anyway, almost half way there is a big deal to me. 

Bout Of Books 11.0 | Day 5, 6 &7

On day 5, I didn't read a single page. This is my worse read-a-thon yet.

On day 6 I read 118 pages!! I also finished Shadows by Jennifer L Armentrout.

On day 7, I stayed up 30 hours but didn't read a thing. I worked and went to camp.

Total pages read for the read-a-thon: 410

I didn't participate a lot but it was just bad timing. Better luck next time.

Bout Of Books 11.0 | Day 4

Today I only read 34 pages! What?! This is horrible! I'm still reading Shadows by Jennifer L Armentrout. (Yes it's only a novella) ugh shame! Lol

Total pages read so far:  292

Bout Of Books 11.0 | Day 3

I'm so not impressed with my reading this time around. I only read 12 pages today. I'm distracted by crocheting blankets right now since I found out on August 6 that I'll be an Aunt again. Perhaps I should listen to audiobooks while I crochet. That would work. :)

Total pages read so far: 258

Bout Of Books 11.0 | Day 2

Yesterday I finished Opposition by Jennifer L Armentrout.  I was going to read the novella a while back now but since it is included in the Opposition book and I'm done the series, I knew I just couldn't pass reading this novella. Usually I like novellas but I'm just not into reading this one but will anyway.

With my 10 day vacation and back to graveyard shifts I didn't get much reading done.  I only read 11 pages of Shadows by Jennifer L Armentrout. Not good but it's still reading.

Total pages read so far: 246

Bout Of Books 11.0 | Day 1

Today marks day one for a week long read-a-thon.  There are no set challenges like the booktube-a-thon which is actually good for me. I find myself having a much more successful reading week during the Bout Of Books read-a-thons.

What is the Bout Of Books Read-a-thon?

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 18th and runs through Sunday, August 24th 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. 

Please visit their blog at boutofbooks.blogspot.com

For day 1, I started to continue Opposition by Jennifer L Armentrout.  I read the first 10 chapters midweek but had to put it down.  Now I'm happy to pick it back up and finished it.  I plan on reading the novella, Shadows, tomorrow.

Pages read today: 235