Karsyn ’s Comments (group member since Mar 01, 2017)

Karsyn ’s comments from the Badass Reading Challenges group.

I've been participating in Bout of Books since Bout of Books 10. I'm back, yet again.

As for Bout of Books - I'm not sure of what my goals are for the week, as I plan to write still as well. I'm going to aim for 10 books, which is low for me, but that will give me time to write and edit as well.

How would you assess your reading overall?
Meh! Not good. Definitely one of my worst in regards to time read. In previous Dewey's, I've read for a total of 21 hours, though most of the time I hit around 18 hours. This one, I only read for 9 total hours! Yikes! I'm not a fan of the Reverse. I'm glad it's done but it's not for me, I didn't do well on the one last year either, though better than this one.

Did you have a stategy, and if so, did you stick to it?
Nope, and Nope. I never plan. I read what I wanted, I just didn't do as much reading as I thought I would. A friend and I spent a lot of the start chatting and I ended up sleeping, so I just didn't read as much as I hoped/wanted to.

What was your favorite snack?
Ritz with peanut butter and marshmallow on top, stuck in the broiler til the marshmallow was toasty.

Wanna volunteer for our next event?
Nah, sorry. I have in the past, and it's fun but it's too time consuming and I'd rather read.





Dewey's 24 Hour Read-a-Thon Stats


I completed 3 books
I read 681 pages
I read 2 books on my Kindle
I listened to 1 audiobook
I read 2 Novels, 1 Novellas
I read for approximately 9 hours (5 hours on Kindle, 5 hours on Audio)




Current Stats:

Audio listening time/pages: 4 hours / 262 pages
Kindle reading time / pages: 5 hours / 418 pages
Total number of books I've read: 3
Current Book:
Total Pages Read: 681 pages
Total Time Read: 9 hours




Completed:







How was your Read-a-Thon? Leave me a comment and tell me about it, or link me to your blog!

Joining Dewey's on a new Blog for this Dewey's

It's time for Dewey's again, this time it's the 2nd REVERSE Dewey's. Instead of starting at 8am on Saturday morning, this one starts at 8pm Friday night.

This is my 13th Dewey's, but my first at this blog. While I'll likely also be posting on my regular blog, I thought this would be a good way to start off on this one.

This is my - aspiring author - blog. Welcome, and thanks for visiting. Currently, there isn't much here, but that will be changing soon, as I start to fill this baby up. :)


If you are a reader who likes Erotic Romance - I hope you'll save my blog and come back to visit me. I am currently writing for the first time ever, and I'm writing Erotic Romance. I've recently finished the first draft of my first book and have about 70% done on my 2nd one.

This blog will be a way for me to share my writing process - which is all very brand new to me. It's been a wild but fun ride.

With the blog, I hope to share some of what has gone into my writing, from a current short story prequel, to the maps that I have drawn (badly) of my town, to the layout of the rooms in my books. What rooms and why does their layout matter? You'll have to come back and see!

For now, stick around for Dewey's with me, and check out what I'm reading.

July


🔴 Read a Book that is the SEVENTH Book of a Series
Book: The Void
Author: Greig Beck
Pages: 329
Started: 7/15/19
Finished: 7/26/19
Rating: 2 stars
How it Fits: 7th book in the Alex Hunter series



🔴 Read a Book Published in July of any Year
Book: Sanctuary
Author: Caryn Lix
Pages: 480
Started: 7/8/19
Finished: 7/10/19
Rating: 3 stars
How it Fits: published July 24, 2018



🔴 Read a Book with a SEVEN Word Title
Book: The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue
Author: Mackenzi Lee
Pages: 533
Started: 7/21/19
Finished: 7/29/19
Rating: 4 stars
How it Fits: 7 word title



🔴 Read a Book First Published this month, July of 2019
Book: The Last Astronaut
Author: David Wellington
Pages: 400
Started: 7/29/19
Finished: 7/31/19
Rating: 1 star
How it Fits: pub July 23, 2019

I was tired so I went lazy with my list. Covers / titles of places I'd want to GO to on vacation - so like Sea in title or a Space cover and/or books I'd read on vacation. :D

Here's my Shelf

The whole year has been like that. It feels like it should be April instead of August. Where did the whole damn year go?!

Here's my picks finally - sorry for the delay:


Angie:
- can't have Reilly and not expect me to pick him :)


Carmen:
- for fireworks and 4th of series :)


Plethora:



Myself:

Enjoy your vacation Ora! I hope it's a good one!


Here's my Shelf

June


🔵 Read a Book that is the SIXTH Book of a Series
Book: A Merciful Promise
Author: Kendra Elliot
Pages: 359
Started: 6/20/19
Finished: 6/20/19
Rating: 4 stars
How it Fits: 6th book in the Mercy Kilpatrick series



🔵 Read a Book Published in June of any Year
Book: Dark Magic
Author: Craig Zerf
Pages: 338
Started: 6/1/19
Finished: 6/5/19
Rating: 4 stars
How it Fits: pub 6/18/18



🔵 Read a Book with a Six Word Title
Book: We Are Legion (We Are Bob) (June '19 re-read)
Author: Dennis E Taylor
Pages: 383
Started: 6/1/19
Finished: 6/3/19
Rating: 5 stars
How it Fits: 6 word Title



🔵 Read a Book First Published this month, June of 2019
Book: Part-Time Gods
Author: Rachel Aaron
Pages: 374
Started: 6/13/19
Finished: 6/15/19
Rating: 5 stars
How it Fits: pub 6/11/19

I think it was the consensus that we'd continue, even though we are officially done, is that correct? Let me know and if so, I'll work on getting us a new Villain this evening.

Oooops, sorry. Hufflepuff.

Completed and posted my Task 1 Book. Sorry it took a while, I hated it, so I read it here and there. :)

Completion Post - Chapter 16


Task: Read a Book with all the letters of THROUGH THE TRAPDOOR in the Title
Book: Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened
Author: Allie Brosh
Pages: 394
Start Date: 6/1/19
Finish Date: 6/14/19
How it Fits: hypERbOle anD A half: UnfORTunate situatiOns, flawed coPing mechanisms, mayhem, and otheR THinGs THat Happened

Sounds good. Again, sorry she left! :/

I'll get started on a Lone Wolf challenge for you. It'll take me just a little while. I should be able to get it up in a half hour or so. Do you want a spreadsheet or a completion thread?

It looks like Seraphina has left the group. :( I don't know when that happened, I just happened to check in on you all and saw she's not here any longer.

I'm sorry she left without telling you. That stinks. :/

How would you like to handle this? Do you want to switch to playing on your own, or would you like me to see if I can find someone to play with you?

Plethora - my picks for you:


Candy

- I've read this and enjoyed it


Aquarium




Candy & Aquarium - nicely done! :)

I'll join in this month.

Barc Fetch

Completed Tasks -


Chapter Sixteen - Through the Trapdoor


Task: Read a Book with all the letters of THROUGH THE TRAPDOOR in the Title
Book: Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened
Author: Allie Brosh
Pages: 394
Start Date: 6/1/19
Finish Date: 6/14/19
How it Fits: hypERbOle anD A half: UnfORTunate situatiOns, flawed coPing mechanisms, mayhem, and otheR THinGs THat Happened


Task: Read a Book with the phrase up to something in the Text
Book: Dark Magic
Author: Craig Zerf
Pages: 338
Start Date: 6/1/19
Finish Date: 6/5/19
How it Fits: "Maybe the Russians are up to something,"



Task: Read a Book with at least 2 numbers of 1637 in the Page Count
Book: Lost Boy
Author: Christina Henry
Pages: 306
Start Date: 5/24/19
Finish Date: 5/25/19
How it Fits: 3 & 6 in page count



Task:
Book:
Author:
Pages:
Start Date:
Finish Date:
How it Fits:

Angie and I are good with reading those. She's on vacation, so I'm not sure when she'll get to it - as when she gets back she goes on a work trip, but I'm sure she'll squeeze it in sooner than later. I found a few books that fit both so far, and will probably look for more as well then read soon. I want to read one more for the previous chapter before starting this one.

May


🔴 Read a Book that is the FIFTH Book of a Series
Book: Rescuing Kassie
Author: Susan Stoker
Pages: 396
Started: 5/14/19
Finished: 5/15/19
Rating: 4 stars
How it Fits: 5th book in the Delta Force Heroes series



🔴 Read a Book Published in MAY of any Year
Book: Escape to Pirate Island
Author: Niamh Murphy
Pages: 436
Started: 5/1/19
Finished: 5/23/19
Rating: 1 star
How it Fits: pub May 24, 2017



🔴 Read a Book with a FIVE Word Title
Book: Three Mages and a Margarita
Author: Annette Marie
Pages: 265
Started: 5/26/19
Finished: 5/27/19
Rating: 5 stars
How it Fits: 5 Word Title



🔴 Read a Book First Published this month, MAY of 2018
Book: Hunting Evil
Author: Chris Carter
Pages: 496
Started: 5/6/19
Finished: 5/7/19
Rating: 5 stars
How it Fits: pub May 2nd, 2019