Tackle Your TBR Pile Readathon

I had a lot of fun with the last two readthons I did and I found they really encouraged me to read so I'm signing up for another one! This one is called "Tackle Your TBR Pile Readathon" and is hosted by Wishful Endings. You can check out their blog to see the rules or sign up! :) The readathon runs from September 8th- 20th.

Goals

• I want to read five books off of the below TBR pile list. 
• I want to read at least one hour per day.

TBR Pile List (First four are off of my TBR Pile Challenge list)

1. The Last of the Mohicans
2. The Hunchback of Notre Dame
3. King Solomon's Mines
4. Here I Stand: A Life of Martin Luther
5. The Giver 
6. Rebecca 
7. Peralandra
8. This Hideous Strength
9. Arsenic and Old Lace 
10. The Lost World
11. Dracula
12. The Help
13. Peace Like a River
14. Through Gates of Splendor 
15. Wuthering Heights
16. Christianity and Liberalism by J. Gresham Machen
17. Christian Love by Hugh Binning
18. The Bruised Reed by Richard Sibbes
19. The Rare Christian Jewel of Christian Contentment

This should be fun! Join me if you like. :)

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Bout of Books: Day 6

Yesterday I finished re-reading Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and then started Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. The fifth has always been one of my very favorites so I'm looking forward to an enjoyable re-read.

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Bout of Books: Day 4

Yesterday I read about an hour on Our Mutual Friend and about thirty minutes on Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Not tons of time I know but today I had a math assessment for nursing so I wanted to make sure I was ready for that. Hopefully this afternoon and evening I'll have more time.
Tomorrow I'm not so sure how much reading I'll get done because as we all know DOCTOR WHO STARTS UP AGAIN TOMORROW!!!!!!!!!! I'm just a little bit excited. ;)
Be sure to be keeping up with my progress on the Beat the Heat Readathon here.

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Bout of Books: Day 3

Yesterday I did an hour of reading on Dickens' Our Mutual Friend and that was it. It was a pretty busy day for me between school and then spending some time with my brother and friend before school catches up with me. That's it though. Hopefully today will be better. :)

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Bout of Books: Day 2

Yesterday was my first day of school for the semester so reading wasn't exactly on the front lines in my mind. I know, I know.... reading is more important than school! I guess I was just confused about priorities. ;)

So all I got done yesterday was (re)reading about an hour and a half in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. However, that's better than nothing!
Do you want to hear a little about how school is going? I knew you'd be interested!
I'm really liking my teachers so far. One of them is definitely about the best teacher I've ever had. He makes me laugh so hard! I know I shouldn't rate teachers off of how much they make me laugh but I do. Other than that though he is a really effective teacher and I really feel like I learned a lot even though I wasn't totally focused.
Hope everyone else's school is kicking off as well as mine and I hope y'all are reading more than me. ;)
P.S. Keep up with my progress in the Beat the Heat Readathon here.

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Bout of Books Day 1

Yesterday was my first day of bout of books and I aced it by starting and finishing one book. It was Val Mcdurmond's modern retelling of Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey. You can read my review of it here on Goodreads but frankly I thought it was badly done.

I also started re-reading Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, to go along with me re-reading marathon of the Harry Potter series. I probably got a good four hours or more of reading done yesterday!
Sure I should probably have been preparing for my first day of school (which was today!) but I preferred to leave my panic till the last minute. ;)

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Beat the Heat Readathon

I must be in a super reading mood because I'm signing up for another Readathon! This is the "Beat the Heat" readathon that is hosted by Novel Heartbeat and Phantasmic Reads. 

Here are the rules for the readathon. 

• The readathon runs from August 11th at 12:01 AM to August 31st at 11:59 PM.
• There will be four mini challenges  - a cover guessing challenge, a book blending challenge, an unscramble challenge, and a book guessing challenge. They will start on different dates and the challenges will only be open for a week, so be sure to check the challenge schedule (right below this section).
• Feel free to tweet about it with us and start a discussion! Use hashtag #BtHReadathon when tweeting.
• There will be a grand prize drawing that will go live on August 31st and stay open until September 7th. This should allow you enough time to do a wrap up post if you choose to.
• Remember, to participate in the grand prize giveaway, you MUST be signed up for the readathon. Readathon signups will stay open until August 24th. Sign up HERE or HERE.
• Some sort of progress post will be required for the grand prize giveaway. You can add your progress to your sign-up post if you made one, or make a new post. (You’re welcome to use the format in this post!)
• All challenges are optional, but there will be bonus entries for participating in them in the final giveaway. Feel free to participate in as many (or as few) as you’d like. The main goal of Beat the Heat is to READ and enjoy yourself!

My Goals

I hope to read ten books during this readathon. I have a goal of five books for my Bout of Books readathon so that leaves five books for the remaining two weeks. :) 

My Progress

Week 1

Monday 8/11

Currently reading:
Time spent reading today:
Books completed today: 

Tuesday 8/12
Currently reading: Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone, Our Mutual Friend, Hamlet
Time spent reading today: Approx. 3hr
Books completed today: The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank

Wednesday 8/13
Currently reading: Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone, Our Mutual Friend, Hamlet
Time spent reading today: Approx. 1 ½ hr
Books completed today: none

Thursday 8/14
Currently reading: Our Mutual Friend, Hamlet, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Time spent reading today: 1 1/2 hr
Books completed today: Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone

Friday 8/15

Currently reading: Our Mutual Friend, Hamlet, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Time spent reading today: 1 hr

Books completed today: none

Saturday 8/16
Currently reading: Our Mutual Friend, Hamlet
Time spent reading today: 1 ½ hr
Books completed today: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Sunday 8/17
Currently reading: Our Mutual Friend, Hamlet
Time spent reading today: 3 hr
Books completed today: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 

Week 1 summary

Total time spent reading this week: 11 ½ hr

Books I completed this week: The Diary of a Young Girl, Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 

Week 2

Monday 8/18

Currently reading: Our Mutual Friend, Hamlet, Harry Potter and the Gobblet of Fire
Time spent reading today: 4hr
Books completed today: Northanger Abbey by Val Mcdurmond

Tuesday 8/19
Currently reading: Our Mutual Friend, Hamlet, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Time spent reading today: 1 ½ hr
Books completed today: none

Wednesday 8/20
Currently reading: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Hamlet, Our Mutual Friend
Time spent reading today: 1hr
Books completed today: none

Thursday 8/21
Currently reading: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Hamlet, Our Mutual Friend
Time spent reading today: 1 ½ hr
Books completed today: none

Friday 8/22
Currently reading: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Hamlet
Time spent reading today: 1 ½ hr
Books completed today: Our Mutual Friend

Saturday 8/23
Currently reading: Hamlet, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Time spent reading today: 1 hr and 20 min
Books completed today: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Sunday 8/24
Currently reading: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Time spent reading today: 40 min
Books completed today: Hamlet

Week 2 summary

Total time spent reading this week: 7 1/2
Books I completed this week: Hamlet, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Our Mutual Friend, Northanger Abbey

Week 3

Monday 8/25

Currently reading: The Bridge on the River Kwai, Peter Pan, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Time spent reading today: 1hr

Books completed today: none

Tuesday 8/26
Currently reading: The Bridge on the River Kwai, Peter Pan, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Time spent reading today: 1hr
Books completed today: none

Wednesday 8/27

Currently reading: Peter Pan, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Time spent reading today: 1 hr

Books completed today: The Bridge on the River Kwai

Thursday 8/28
Currently reading: Peter Pan, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Time spent reading today: 2 hr
Books completed today: none

Friday 8/29
Currently reading: Peter Pan, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Time spent reading today: 1hr
Books completed today: none

Saturday 8/30
Currently reading: Peter Pan, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Time spent reading today: 1 hr
Books completed today:

Sunday 8/31

Currently reading: Peter Pan, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, The Time Machine

Time spent reading today: 1hr

Books completed today: none

Week 3 summary

Total time spent reading this week: 8hr 

Books I completed this week: The Bridge on the River Kwai

Final Summary 

Total Time Spent Reading: 27hr

All Books Completed: The Bridge on the River Kwai, Hamlet, Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Our Mutual Friend, Northanger Abbey, The Diary of a Young Girl
TOTAL OF NINE BOOKS!!!! 

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