Jan 5, 2016 update: I set up a separate post to track my reading progress and challenges.
Joining Bout of Books 15
After watching Bout of Books pass me by so many times over the past two years, I have finally decided to join! I figured it’d help me build up my momentum as the new year starts. There are so many books on my shelves that I have yet to read. I want to gobble them up and fly through but sometimes I lack motivation or get distracted. Since read-a-thons help me focus, Bout of Books it is.
TBR Pile
Books I Own
In the lead-up to Jan 4, I’ve picked out books for my Bout of Books TBR pile. When I tweeted, asking for advice, someone mentioned that shorter books are the way to go. That’s what I tried to do — besides The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness, which I’m buddy reading with Christina. We’re pacing ourselves at hundred pages per week, so if it gets too heavy, I can set it aside whenever I want to.
Besides The Knife of Never Letting Go, I also picked another six shorter books from the ones I own: When I Was Me by Jenn Hilary Freeman, Night Owls
Bennett, Counting Stars by Keris Stainton, Cloud 9 by Alex Campbell, After Summer by Nick Earls, and The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky.
Library Books as Back-up
When I’m not in the mood to read a particular book though, I sometimes just don’t read until I feel like returning. To avoid that, I’m giving myself a little more choice and am adding a couple of library books and ebooks to the pile: The Summer of Chasing Summer by Sarah Ockler, Down from the Mountain by Elizabeth Fixmer, and Anya’s Ghost by Vera Brosgol, and Boy, Oh Boy! by Laura Dower (MG re-read).
Are you participating in Bout of Books this time round? What do you plan to read?
If you want to participate too, you can sign up on the official blog.
Kaylie @ Potterhead Reviews says
I love the Bout of Books readathon. It’s the third time I’m participating and I’m really excited. I don’t really know what I’m going to read yet but I still have time to figure that out.
I hope you have a lot of fun and get a lot of reading done!
Joséphine Simone says
You too, have fun, Kaylie! :)
Alexa S. says
I’m debating about whether I’ll be participating this time around, but I ADORE Bout of Books! It’s always such a fun experience, and I definitely feel like I’m encouraged to read more :)
Joséphine Simone says
Do it! There’s still time to sign up. Haha.
Sara Strauss says
I should do a challenge like this because I have so many books that I need to read! My book pile is starting to pile up!! I would love to read a Patrnick Ness book in 2016 because I’ve heard a lot of good things!
~Sara
Joséphine Simone says
I adored More Than This and The Rest of Us Just Live Here by Patrick Ness — heartily recommend those. And there’s still time to sign up for Bout of Books ;) You can even do so via Twitter or Instagram rater than your blog if you’d rather keep it low pressure.