Bout of Books Read-a-Thon 11 Goals & Updates!

I am so excited for the Bout of Books read-a-thon! When I did it in May, I was actually a little surprised by how much I enjoyed pushing myself to read when I typically wouldn't. I also super loved connecting with other bloggers in the Twitter chats, and participating in the different challenges. These read-a-thon's also always seem to come at the perfect time when I'm in a bit of a reading slump, or not reading as much as I would typically like to. Without further ado, here are my goals & updates for the week! Check back to this post to see how I'm doing on my challenges and progress :) 

Time Devoted to Reading

My goals for reading are much like my goals during the last read-a-thon. I want to dedicate my commutes to reading. I commute via bus and train about 40 minutes each way, so that's a perfect opportunity! I would also like to commit at least half of my lunch break to reading. I started a new job last month (which I LOVE) and I get an hour long lunch break. the other half of my lunch break will be like...spent eating. I would also like to try to go to bed earlier so I can read a little before I fall asleep. 

My Goals

• Read three books. Last year my goal was to read 2 and I read more than that, so I wanted to challenge myself more ;) 
• Participate in two twitter chats. 
• Participate in the challenges every day.

Books to Read

• To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han. I've already started this, but I'm only twenty pages in. 
• One Last Thing Before I Go by Jonathan Tropper
• Scott Pilgrim #4 by Bryan Lee O'Malley
• The Hottest Dishes of the Tartar Cuisine by Alina Bronsky

Updates

M O N D A Y AUGUST 18TH
Books read today: 
   Completed: 0
   Pages read: 86
   In progress: 1, To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han
Total number of books I've read: 0
Challenge:
Book Scavenger Hunt hosted by The Book Monsters. Follow me on Instagram @kittenroar to see my finds!

Bookish Playlist hosted by Lulo Fangirl! I loved this challenge! It was supposed to be a book we are reading this week, but a playlist is easier to make when you know the vibe of the story, so I chose one of my favorites :)

T U E S D A Y AUGUST 19TH
Books read today: 
   Completed: 1, To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han
   Total pages read: 310
   In progress: 1
Total number of books I've read: 1
Challenge:
After much thought, a new OTP came to mind in the OTP challenge hosted by Infinite Ink: 

My bookish OTP: Georgie McCool and Seth. Mostly because he joked about Gossip Girl. And dat chemistry tho #boutofbooks
— Courtney Kazmierczak (@courtneykaz) August 20, 2014

And I had a lot of fun creating book spine poetry! Hosted by My Little Pocketbooks:

This is where I leave you: 

in the casual vacancy

across the universe

when you are engulfed in flames

W E D N E S D A Y AUGUST 20TH
Books read today: 
   Completed: 1, Scott Pilgrim Gets It Together by Bryan Lee O'Malley
   Total pages read: 515
   In progress: 1
Total number of books I've read: 2
Challenge: No challenge :( But I had a blast in the twitter chat! 

T H U R S D A Y AUGUST 21ST
Books read today: 
   Completed: 0
   Total pages read: 568
   In progress: 1, The Hottest Dishes of the Tartar Cuisine by Alina Bronsky
Total number of books I've read: 2
Challenge: Too lazy today :( 

F R I D A Y AUGUST 22ND
Books read today: 
   Completed: 0
   Total pages read: 675
   In progress: 1, The Hottest Dishes of the Tartar Cuisine by Alina Bronsky
Total number of books I've read: 2
Challenge: 
Book Chain Challenge hosted by Christian Bookshelf Reviews in which we link four books by the last/first word of each book! Here is my chain: 

The Beginning of Everything by Robyn Schneider

Everything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer

Illuminated Poems by Allen Ginsberg

Poems by Maya Angelou

S A T U R D A Y AUGUST 23RD
Books read today: 
   Completed: 1, The Hottest Dishes of the Tartar Cuisine by Alina Bronsky.
   Total pages read: 827
   In progress: 1, 52 Reasons to Hate My Father by Jessica Brody
Total number of books I've read: 3.5
Challenge: Eeeeeeeep

S U N D A Y AUGUST 24TH
Books read today: 
   Completed: 0 
   Total pages read: 948
   In progress: 1, 52 Reasons to Hate My Father by Jessica Brody
Total number of books I've read: 3.5
Challenge: I worked and then GOT TOTALLY SUCKED IN BY BEYONCE ON THE VMA'S

Wish me luck! xo