To-Be-Read | May 2017

 Today I want to bring to you my May TBR. For those of you who don't know what that is, it literally stands for To Be Read. So the books listed below are those that I foresee myself reading in the month of May.

This year I have a reading goal of 30 books, and I am terribly behind (7books behind exactly). With that being said, hopefully in the months to come I can surpass that goal or at the very least meet my goal of 30 books.

All books that I happen to not read this month will spill over into June.

My May TBR:

1. Torn by: Amanda Hocking
2. Illuminae by: Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff
3. The Minaturist by: Jessie Burton
4. Lover Awakened by: J.R. Ward
5. Do Not Disturb by: A.R. Torre
6. Requiem by: Lauren Oliver

I'm really excited for this reading month because all of the books that are on my TBR are either from a series I need to finish or one that has received rave reviews. Stay tuned for my wrap up in June!

What are you reading this month?

Have you read any of the books mentioned above?

Bout of Books 10 Read-a-Thon!!

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, May 12th and runs through Sunday, May 18th 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 10 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. - From the Bout of Books team
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This is going to be my second time participating in Bout of Books.  The first time I participated was in Bout of Books 9.0 and I didn't read one book in that week.  I think that was do to the fact that my college courses was very overwhelming at the time.  Since I will be graduating college before Bout of Books start I think I have a better shot at completing my goals.

Time devoted to reading:
I will try to read atleast 2 hours a day, and at the very least read 150 pgs a day.  The books listed below have a total of 843 pgs.  I hope to read more than that but I am going to start off slow.

My Goals:
To read atleast 3 books, anything beyond this set amount will be a bonus.  And to write updates through out the week, as well as write a wrap-up at the end of the read-a-thon.  You can also see what I am reading on Goodreads.

TBR Pile;

• The Virgin Suicides by: Jeffrey Eugenides
• Eleanor & Park by: Rainbow Rowell
• Edge of Shadows by: Cege Smith

Updates:

Monday

# of Pages read: 213

Book(s): Eleanor & Park

Tuesday

# of Pages read: 152

Book(s): Eleanor & Park (Finished), The Virgin Suicides

Wednesday

# of Pages read: 68

Book(s): The Virgin Suicides

Thursday

# of Pages read: 0

Books(s): - - -

Friday

# of Pages read: 63

Book(s): The Virgin Suicides

Saturday

# of Pages read: 0

Book(s): - - -

Sunday

# of Pages read: 160 

Book(s): The Virgin Suicides (finished), and Edge of Shadows
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Bout of Books 10 read-a-thon Wrap-up!!

I was hoping to get through 3 full books during this read-a-thon but instead I got through 2.5 books, which is better than the last Bout of Books read-a-thon I participated in.  Next time though, I will keep track of how many pages I read through out the week way better than how I did it this time.  On Sunday I completely did not write down how many pages I read that day, which made me have to guess the amount.  Overall I feel like this read-a-thon was a success for me even though I didn't read every day, finish 3 books, or even read for 2 hours each day.  I am happy with my results and hope to set the bar higher on the next read-a-thon.

Books read:

• Eleanor & Park (325 pgs)
• The Virgin Suicides (249 pgs)
• Edge of Shadows (138 pgs read out of 276)

Total pages read: 712

Bout of Books 9.0

Read-a-thon!!!

The Details:
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, January 6th and runs through Sunday, January 12th 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 9.0 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. - From the Bout of Books team

This will be my first time participating in a read-a-thon and I am so excited to see how much I can read this week.

My Goal:

1. Read 200 pages a day
2. Finish atleast 3 books
3. Post a wrap-up of my read-a-thon experience

My Bout of Books tbr:

1. All Our Yesterdays by: Cristin Terrill
2. Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea by: April Genevieve Tucholke
3. Night Film: A Novel by: Marisha Pessl

October Book Haul

This months book haul is going to be a combination of books that I had bought or that I have borrowed from the library.

Books I Bought:

The 5 Wave By: Rick Yancey

I was so excited to find out that the book club that I am apart of decided to read this book for this month.  People all over the booktube community has had nothing but great things to say about this book.  So in my mind it has to be good...at least I hope so!  This will be my first book that I have read about aliens, so I'm hoping I can have a good experience with this one. 

*My thoughts on this book will be posted later this month

Fever By: Lauren Destefano

I was sooooooo excited when I found a copy of Fever in hardcover for only $7 online because I am a full-time college student and lets face it books are expensive!!!

Anywhoo! I had to have this book.  I absolutely fell in love with Lauren Destefano's writing style but.... (Yes there is a but) when I had received this book in the mail it was not a hardcover, but an arc copy of this book.  I was so disappointed.  Luckily though, I got my money refunded and still will be able to enjoy this beautiful book.

I will be getting a finished copy in due time.

Next are the books that I had borrowed from my local library.  I will not be going into full detail because I may not have enough time to get to them all before they are due back to the library (I have a pretty hefty Tbr).

Books I Borrowed

Game By: Barry Lyga

*The sequel to "I Hunt Killers"

If you have not read I Hunt Killers, I do recommend it.  I rated it 4 stars.

The Time Traveler's Wife By: Audrey Niffenegger

I have not heard to many people talk about this book, but I have seen a lot of people on Goodreads (add me on Goodreads here ) add this to there to-be-read shelf.  Plus it is about time traveling...who doesn't like that!

Ender's Game By: Orson Scott Card

Once again I am pulled towards another hyped book.  And since the movie is going to come out I really want to see what this book is about.  If I end up liking the book I will most likely watch the film and see how it compares to one another. 

THE END !!!!!