Bout of Books 8.0 - Progress Updates Master Post!

This is the master post for my reading throughout the Bout of Books 8.0 read-a-thon. 

I'll try to update it everyday, August 19th to August 25th.

Here's a link to my post with the books I hope to read.

Updates

Monday

Number of pages I've read today: 105

Number of books I've read today: 1

Total number of books I've read: 1

Books: The Mussel Feast by Birgit Vanderbeke (Peirene Press)

Tuesday

Number of pages I've read today: 50

Number of books I've read today: 0

Total number of books I've read: 1

Books: 
Read - The Mussel Feast by Birgit Vanderbeke (Peirene Press)
Reading - New England Rocks by Christina Courtenay (ChocLit)

Wednesday

Number of pages I've read today: 146

Number of books I've read today: 1

Total number of books I've read: 2

Books: 
Read - The Mussel Feast by Birgit Vanderbeke (Peirene Press)
New England Rocks by Christina Courtenay (ChocLit)

Thursday

Number of pages I've read today: 123 pages
52 pages of Someday We'll Tell Each Other Everything
71 pages of The Return of the Soldier

Number of books I've read today: 0

Total number of books I've read: 2

Books: 
Read - The Mussel Feast by Birgit Vanderbeke (Peirene Press)
Read - New England Rocks by Christina Courtenay (ChocLit)


Also commented on lots of blogs today, including quite a few 'new to me' ones.

Friday

Number of pages I've read today: 65 pages of The Secret Lake by Karen Inglis
30 pages of Someday....

Number of books I've read today: 0

Total number of books I've read: 2

Books: 
Read - The Mussel Feast by Birgit Vanderbeke (Peirene Press)
Read - New England Rocks by Christina Courtenay (ChocLit)

Saturday

Number of pages I've read today: 40 pages of The Secret Lake by Karen Inglis
42 pages of Blackmore's Treasure by Derek G. Rogers

Number of books I've read today: 1

Total number of books I've read: 3

Books: 
Read - The Mussel Feast by Birgit Vanderbeke (Peirene Press)
Read - New England Rocks by Christina Courtenay (ChocLit)
Read - The Secret Lake by Karen Inglis (WellSaidPress)

Also did lots of DIY at our house today, including starting to paint a bedroom and woodstaining some new bookshelves - woohoo!!

Sunday

Number of pages I've read today: 

Number of books I've read today: 

Total number of books I've read: 

Books: 
Read - The Mussel Feast by Birgit Vanderbeke (Peirene Press)
Read - New England Rocks by Christina Courtenay (ChocLit)
Read - The Secret Lake by Karen Inglis (WellSaidPress)

I've developed a summer cold and I managed a bit more DIY but my reading concentration really suffered, so my bout of books attempted fizzled out quite a bit at the end...

But I really enjoyed taking part, I would do it again, and next time I'll try and be more active about it on twitter and visit even more blogs. 

Bout of Books 8.0 - Sign up

The Bout of Books read-a-thon is organized by Amanda @ On a Book Bender and Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal. It is a week long read-a-thon that begins 12:01am Monday, August 19th and runs through Sunday, August 25th in whatever time zone you are in. Bout of Books is low-pressure, and the only reading competition is between you and your usual number of books read in a week. There are challenges, giveaways, and a grand prize, but all of these are completely optional. For all Bout of Books 8.0 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. - From the Bout of Books team

I've heard about the Bout of Books read-a-thon before, but never taken part, so when I noticed that it was coming up again, I thought I'd give it a try this time for the first time and see how I get on!


My plan is to try and read quite a few short books, and then read, or at least start, several slightly longer novels if possible. 

I'm hoping to try and read at least some, if not all, of the following short books, over the week:

(These books are all between around 90 to 200 pages each)

Someday We'll Tell Each Other Everything by Daniela Krien (Maclehose Press)
(for my 2013 Translation Challenge reading)
The Mussell Feast by Birgit Vanderbeke (Peirene Press) READ
(another for the Translation Challenge)
New England Rocks by Christina Courtenay (ChocLit) READ
(a YA read by an author I've enjoyed reading before)
The Secret Lake by Karen Inglis (Well Said Press) READ
(a children's book)
The Return of the Soldier by Rebecca West (ViragoMC)
(for my Classics Club reading)
Glaciers by Alexis M. Smith (Oneworld)
(looks a beautiful little book)
Blackmore's Treasure by Derek G. Rogers (YouWriteOn)
(a children's historical adventure book)


Looking forward to seeing how I get on and to visiting other blogs both already known to me and new to see how others are enjoying it too!

*****Here's the link to my master post with updates each day.****