Bout of Books 22

The Bout of Books read-a-thon is organized by Amanda Shofner and Kelly Rubidoux Apple. It is a week long read-a-thon that begins 12:01am Monday, May 14th and runs through Sunday, May 20th in whatever time zone you are in. Bout of Books is low-pressure. There are challenges, giveaways, and a grand prize, but all of these are completely optional. For all Bout of Books 22 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. -From the Bout of Books team

I'm so ready for a week full of reading! I don't have any classes right now, plus I won't be working on Friday (though I will be spending the weekend with family), so I should get through plenty of the books I'm hoping to read. Here's my TBR for the week:

-The Accidental Guardian by Mary Connealy

-Don't Want to Miss a Thing by Jill Mansell

-How to Be a Perfect Christian by The Babylon Bee

-Hurricane Season by Lauren K. Denton

-Last Year's Mistake by Gina Ciocca*

-Luck, Love & Lemon Pie by Amy E. Reichert

-The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton

-The Mountain Between Us by Charles Martin

-The Return of the Soldier by Rebecca West*

-The Theory of Happily Ever After by Kristin Billerbeck

* = started reading before May 14th

And throughout the read-a-thon week, I'll be posting here, on Twitter, and on Litsy (@hes7) with my progress. (Feel free to join the reading fun by signing up over at Bout of Books!)

Happy reading!

Monday, May 14th:
Books I read: Falling for You*, The Accidental Guardian, Last Year's Mistake (audiobook, finished), Luck, Love & Lemon Pie (audiobook, finished), As Easy as Riding a Bike, Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda (audiobook, finished)

Today, I spent the day racing Hoopla return dates and flew through three enjoyable audiobooks. My Monday didn't turn out to be so bad.

The week’s total number of finished books: 3

Challenge: Introduce Yourself #insixwords

Lover of books, Jesus, Thursdays (&) laughter. #boutofbooks #insixwords

— Hallie (@hszott) May 14, 2018

Tuesday, May 15th:
Books I read: Someday, Someday, Maybe (audiobook, finished), As Easy as Riding a Bike, The Mountain Between Us (audiobook), The Accidental Guardian

The week’s total number of finished books: 4

Challenge: Year of You

Here's a fun book from 1990.#boutofbooks #yearofyou pic.twitter.com/329q9dTpPa

— Hallie (@hszott) May 15, 2018

Wednesday, May 16th:
Books I read: The Mountain Between Us (audiobook, finished), The Accidental Guardian (finished), Hurricane Season (audiobook, finished), As Easy as Riding a Bike, The Miniaturist (audiobook)

The week’s total number of finished books: 7

Challenge: Show Me Your Precious

There's a reason this book is so beat up.#boutofbooks #showmeyourprecious pic.twitter.com/lr2ZtVeYFJ

— Hallie (@hszott) May 16, 2018

Thursday, May 17th:
Books I read: The Miniaturist (finished), As Easy as Riding a Bike, The Kiss of Deception (audiobook, finished), Falling for You, Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows (audiobook)

The week’s total number of finished books: 9

Challenge: Read Alikes

If you love Much Ado About Nothing like I do (and also enjoy YA), read The Only Thing Worse Than Me Is You by Lily Anderson. It's nerdy and delightful, and you won't regret it.#boutofbooks #readalikes pic.twitter.com/KO5JDsLaM0

— Hallie (@hszott) May 17, 2018

Friday, May 18th:
Books I read: Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows (finished), Don't Want to Miss a Thing (audiobook), Falling for You

The week’s total number of finished books: 10


Saturday, May 19th:
Books I read: Falling for You, As Easy as Riding a Bike

The week’s total number of finished books: 10


Sunday, May 20th:
Books I read: Falling for You (finished), Don't Want to Miss a Thing

All in all, a good reading week! Even though I didn't get much reading done this weekend because of time spent with family, I'm very happy with all I read.

The week’s total number of finished books: 11