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Bout of Books 35 Signup

I’m joining the Bout of Books readathon from August 15th to 21st. Since I start school on the 22nd, I decided that Bout of Books would be a great way to get one last hurrah in before I’ll be preoccupied with homework.

For those of you who don’t know what Bout of Books is, here’s the official blurb from the Bout of Books blog:

The Bout of Books readathon is organized by Amanda Shofner and Kelly Rubidoux Apple. It’s a weeklong readathon that begins 12:01am Monday, August 15th and runs through Sunday, August 21st in YOUR time zone. Bout of Books is low-pressure. There are reading sprints, Twitter chats, and exclusive Instagram challenges, but they’re all completely optional. For all Bout of Books 35 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. 

From the Bout of Books team

At this point, I’m not exactly sure what books will be on my official Bout of Books TBR, but I’ll post an update with my reading choices when Bout of Books begins.

Are you going to join in the fun?

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Top Ten Tuesday #29

Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together.
Books Set in a Place I’d Like to Visit (Real or Fictional)

This week’s prompt is a really fun one. It’s “Top Ten Books Set in a Place I’d Like to Visit (Real or Fictional).” There are so many places I’d love to visit. Hopefully, I can narrow it down to ten. Here are my top ten choices:

Hogwarts
Lyra’s Oxford
Idris
Narnia
Bella’s Forks
Caladan
England
Canada
Sweden
South Africa

What about you? Which book settings would you like to visit? Do we have any in common?

P.S. I’m going in for LASIK this morning so I won’t be able to comment on other blogs until later this week. Just know I haven’t forgotten about you.

I learned in DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy) that life is full of dialectics, or two opposing truths. In this case, the two opposing truths are: 1) I don’t agree with JKR’s stance regarding trans people, and 2) I still love Harry Potter.

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July Monthly Wrap-up

This month was pretty much a bust in terms of reading because of moving. I finished the last two books in the Narniad at the very beginning of July. We moved right after I finished both books and I’ve been so preoccupied with unpacking and organizing our place that reading has been put on the back burner. I’ve really missed reading so I have big, lofty plans for August.

I didn’t really have a favorite book this month.

Books Read
Books Reviewed
Stats

July

Books Read: 2

Pages Read: 442

Average Rating: 3.5

Year-to-Date

Books Read: 25

Pages Read: 7,963

Average Rating: 4.02

August Plans

How did your July go? What are your plans for August?

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