#boutofbooks Read-a-Thon!

The Bout of Books Read-a-thon is hosted by Amanda at On a Book Bender and runs from August 22 to August 28. If you want to join in, here's the link to put your name in the bucket. Oh, and yeah, there's GIVEAWAYS involved too! Pop on over and join us!

Finally! A read-a-thon I join! Most others are a short 2-3 days and are over before I can really get going. I just started graduate school and I think this may be the last chance for me to read this many books in a week. So yeah, I'm going to throw as many of my TBR's in as possible. Realistically I will try for only 5 books, but ideally I want 2-3 more than that if possible. I'm excited about this, I love seeing how far I can get! Or insane for seeing how much stress I can create! LOL

Quick Notes from Amanda:

• You must be signed up in order to enter any of the TEN super awesome giveaways.
• The sign up form for the read-a-thon will be open through Saturday 8/27.
• Find a list of everyone signed up to participate on my Bout of Books Master List page. Please say hi to your fellow readathoners! You may make new blogging friends.
• I’ve got a list on Twitter of everyone who indicated they’d be updating on Twitter. It includes everyone but me because apparently I can’t add myself to my own list. I’d suggest using it for finding other Bout of Books Readathoners rather than staying updated on their progress.
• If you do want to track everyone’s progress run a search for #boutofbooks (or click my link). Just don’t forget to use #boutofbooks yourself! It will be easier to keep track of everyone and cheer them on this way.

Nikki's Read-a-Thon Goals

• Read at least 5 books. 5 is a bare minimum; 8-10 would be my ultimate goal. (Eh, that's really dreaming for me, but it may still be possible.) I will start my goal on the 23rd since I found out about the read-a-thon late.
  
• Still complete required readings for grad school. (I've got my priorities in the correct order, right? LOL)
  

Books to Plow through:

• Entwined by Heather Dixon
  
• Fallen by Lauren Kate
  
• Hereafter by Tara Hudson
  
• Behemoth by Scott Westerfeld
  
• Goliath by Scott Westerfeld
  

Books to hit after that:

• Spellbound by Cara Lynn Shultz
  
• Legacy by Cayla Kluver
• Once a Witch by Carolyn MacCullough
• Lament by Maggie Stiefvater
• Ballad by Maggie Stiefvater
  

Updates

The following is a variation of Amanda's format. You can take it, change it, use something different, not update us until the very end, whatever. :)

8/23
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Total number of books I’ve read:

8/24
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Total number of books I’ve read:

8/25
Number of books I’ve read today:
Total number of books I’ve read:

8/26
Number of books I’ve read today:
Total number of books I’ve read:

8/27
Number of books I’ve read today:
Total number of books I’ve read:

8/28 — will go into a “wrap-up” post on 8/29 or 8/30