My Goals - I am maybe going a bit overboard here, but I have a LOT of reading that I want to get done in my lifetime and going easy on myself will not help.
- Finish one book
- Read two graphic novels
- Read two novels
- Start a fourth novel (and a fifth)
Books To Read
- Finish Odd Thomas
- Read the second Walking Dead Graphic Novel
- Read The House of Night Graphic Novel
- Read Throne of Glass
Read Sisters Grimm 4Start Code Name Verity- Start Clockwork Prince
Updates
5/14 - Monday
Number of pages I’ve read today: 37 as of 8pm. (40 pages total... of Odd Thomas)
What I did instead of read: I slept in, read while having coffee, met my best friend for lunch, went shopping at hobby lobby, then spent the afternoon scrapbooking. I lead a thrilling life. Now I'm going to catch up on blogs, have dinner, and read a whole lot more.
Total number of books I’ve read: 0
Books: none
5/15 - Tuesday
Number of pages I’ve read today: 302 pages (26 of Odd Thomas and 277 of Social Suicide)
What I did instead of read: I made party favors for the baby shower I am throwing for my sister this week and got a wicked sunburn. I also, spent a lot of time trying to clean out my google reader, but I failed miserably.
Total number of books I’ve read: 1
Books: Social Suicide by Gemma Halliday (Chase is one of my favorite love interests.)
5/16 - Wednesday
Number of pages I’ve read today: 150 (102 in Sisters Grimm4, 8 in Throne of Glass, 40 in Odd Thomas)
What I did instead of read: Sleep in way late (I'm sick! It's allowed), whine about being sunburned, order books for the signings I'm going to Thursday and Friday, Organize my calendar, and started rewriting a manuscript using ywriter. Oh, and I downloaded 100 floors on my iPhone.
Total number of books I’ve read: 1
Books: Social Suicide by Gemma Halliday
5/17 - Thursday
Number of pages I’ve read today: 98 in Sisters Grimm... I may finish this before I fall asleep
What I did instead of read: I worked out, cleaned a bit, and went to a book signing at my local. It was awesome.
Total number of books I’ve read: 1
Books: Social Suicide by Gemma Halliday
5/18 - Friday
Number of pages I’ve read today: No idea and very exhausted, but I finished Sisters Grimm 4, started Code Name Verity (e-book, so not sure how many pages), and read the first 46 pages of Where Things Come Back... yes another book not on my original list.
What I did instead of read: I subbed at a local high school, went to a book signing, shopped for presents for my sister's baby shower and all the food for the shower, chatted with my sister, blogged Saturday's Looks From Books (running on no sleep so I'm truly hoping the post doesn't suck when I wake up).
Total number of books I’ve read: 2
Books: Social Suicide by Gemma Halliday, Once Upon A Crime by Michael Buckley
5/19 - Saturday
Number of pages I’ve read today: 0
What I did instead of read: I woke up and spent the morning getting ready for the baby shower my family was throwing for my sister. Then we had the baby shower (there were cupcakes and it was awesome). Then I spent the evening with my sister who I don't see nearly enough before going right to sleep.
Total number of books I’ve read: 2
Books: Social Suicide by Gemma Halliday, Once Upon A Crime by Michael Buckley
5/20 - Sunday
Number of pages I've read today: maybe 10?
What I did instead of read: Went to lunch and to the gym. I updated my iphone (added Insurgent!), worked on a manuscript, blogged The Scorpio Races (it took a LONG time), and generally did things that took longer than I expected. Also, I bought a book on fortune telling so that I could try reading tea leaves. I need a purple dress, a silk pillow, and a green tent.
Total number of books I've read: 2, read parts of 4 others.
Books: Finished: Social Suicide by Gemma Halliday and Once Upon A Crime by Michael Buckley. Read from: Throne of Glass, Odd Thomas, Where Things Come Back, Code Name Verity
Wow... I'd like to say I could have done better, but honestly, I read in all my free time. This was just a very busy week. Hopefully I'll read more this week.
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Yay! So glad you're doing this too!
ReplyDeleteGlad you're joining us. Hope you get to at least start Clockwork Prince. I have City of Lost Souls on my list, but The Infernal Devices are still my favorite. Have fun and good luck!
ReplyDeleteGoodluck! :)
ReplyDeleteI knew you would cave ;) And hopefully you'll meet your goals!!
ReplyDeleteOooh Code Name Verity! Lots of people picked this one up recently and I'm really looking forward to reading some reviews on it. Good luck with your goals and thanks for stopping by my blog :)
ReplyDeleteYay -- you're doing the Readathon!
ReplyDeleteI really need it. May has been insane and I must catch up!!
I'm going to try to read four books too. We'll see. I have better luck reading on weekends than weekdays...
Oh Geez! I know how you feel! You and Kate and Kim are all doing this and I wasn't planning on it...but I do have a lot of books to read...but I am kind of busy this week...but I'll be reading books anyway...see I feel like I am sitting on the edge of the cliff with my feet dangling and I just can't decide if I'm actually going to jump or not.
ReplyDeleteI wrote this really long comment but when I tried to post there was an error message and now I can't really remember what I wrote that made it so long, so let me just say...
ReplyDeleteGood luck on the readathon! I'm not sure if I'll be joining you guys yet but we'll see
I'm in, too :) Good luck with your goals!
ReplyDeleteI love that you have graphic novels in your goals! The only graphic novels I've read are Walking Dead Vol 1 & 2! My BIL loaned them to me and now I'm having the hardest time getting my hands on the third volume. Thankfully I'm still ahead of the show! This reading challenge will be fun!
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Good luck Steph! Maybe I'll focus on reading this week as well. :) Since I have so many books chilling on my living room floor.
ReplyDeleteSo many books, so little time. And they keep writing new books every year! Crazy.
Good luck! I've never read any graphic novels before, but I think I'm going to check a couple out when I next go to the library, in preparation for the Clockwork Angel GN that's going to be released!
ReplyDeleteClockwork Prince is a great read, by the way. I loved it! :)
Good luck! I'll be reading my first ever graphic novel tomorrow, I think. I finally managed to cadge V for Vendetta at the library, so I'm looking forward to it! Hope you meet all your goals, and happy reading! :)
ReplyDeleteYAY for Throne of Glass! I need to get around to reading that one asap! And YAY again for Clockwork Prince, I loved it! Good luck with your reading this week!
ReplyDeleteOh, good, you decided to join! Yay! : )
ReplyDeleteI'm very envious of you and your Throne of Glass and hope it's amazing! Good luck on all your reading. : )
Good luck on the readathon! I wish I could join but my week is pretty busy! Looks like you're off to a great start! You can do it!!! ;)
ReplyDeleteI like your attitude! It is hard for us to admit how much friends mean to us, but w/o my friends, I think I'd still jump that cliff! Now let's all focus on the bungee cord part! ;)
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