Pages Read Today: 294 (The Sugar Queen)

Pages Read Total: 1038

Reading Helpers: A sesame seed bagel with cream cheese and key lime greek yogurt for breakfast.  An Arnold Palmer, chili, and cornbread for dinner.  Fitting dinner considering the setting of the book in North Carolina during winter.

Challenges: Didn't participate today... hopefully I can jump on the challenge tomorrow.

Comments: I had a friend and her little boy over for lunch and a pool date, so not a huge amount of reading done today.  After they left, I had a few household chores to do and just needed a bit of television time (Smallville S10, determined to finish this month).  I did start and finish my book club selection and am loving it! Of course, I knew I liked Sarah Addison Allen's books.  It's not a huge surprise that I like this one.  And I've already surpassed my week page count goal of 1000 pages.  This readathon is rocking!

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