Bout of Books #23

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, August 20th and runs through Sunday, August 26th 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 23 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. - From the Bout of Books team

It's that time again—Bout of Books! I'm excited for a great week of reading, even though it is my first week of fall classes (I'm keeping my fingers crossed that the schoolwork won't be too demanding). Tentatively, though my TBR is always subject to change, my hope is to read the following books:

Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys*
Darkwater Secrets by Robin Caroll*
The History of Love by Nicole Krauss
I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith*
A List of Cages by Robin Roe
The Morning Gift by Eva Ibbotson
The Trial by Franz Kafka

* = started reading before August 20th

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, August 20th:
Books I read: Between Shades of Gray* (audiobook, finished), Beginner’s Luck*, Ice Wolves (audiobook, finished), Darkwater Secrets*, White Teeth (audiobook) + boring syllabi and textbooks

The week’s total number of finished books: 2

Challenge: Introduce Yourself #insixwords

I've used this before, but it's still me, so:

Lover of books, Jesus, Thursdays (&) laughter. #BoutOfBooks #InSixWords

— Hallie (@hszott) August 20, 2018

Tuesday, August 21st:
Books I read: White Teeth (finished), Beginner’s Luck, No One Ever Asked (audiobook), Darkwater Secrets

The week’s total number of finished books: 3

Challenge: Book Plot Emoji

🇱🇹🚂👩‍👧‍👦😭🏚✉️🍞✏️📖😘🚂🏚❄️😭🤷🏼‍♀️ #BoutOfBooks #BookPlotEmoji

— Hallie (@hszott) August 21, 2018

Wednesday, August 22nd:
Books I read: No One Ever Asked (finished), Darkwater Secrets, Eagle & Crane (audiobook, finished), Dating You / Hating You (audiobook)

The week’s total number of finished books: 5

Challenge: Literary Villain

Since I seem to look for any excuse to mention him, my favorite #LiteraryVillain (or anti-hero—at the beginning of the series, at least) is #ArtemisFowl. He's the best. #BoutOfBooks pic.twitter.com/i5JDzClvTy

— Hallie (@hszott) August 23, 2018

Thursday, August 23rd:
Books I read: Dating You / Hating You, Darkwater Secrets (finished) + boring textbooks

The week’s total number of finished books: 6

Challenge: Book Trip

The #BookTrip I most want to take, hands down, is to #Alaska. #BoutOfBooks pic.twitter.com/Gi3mSMijvt

— Hallie (@hszott) August 24, 2018

Friday, August 24th:
Books I read: Dating You / Hating You (finished), Penance (audiobook, finished), Beginner’s Luck, A Light So Lovely (audiobook, finished), A List of Cages, A Twist in Time (audiobook)

The week’s total number of finished books: 9


Saturday, August 25th:
Books I read: A Twist in Time, A List of Cages

The week’s total number of finished books: 9


Sunday, August 26th:
Books I read: A Twist in Time, Beginner’s Luck, A List of Cages (finished)

The week’s total number of finished books: 10