I’m joining my first read-a-thon of the year! Last year I believe I participated in three and successfully accomplished one but I don’t fall out of the race that easily, so I’m going to try a couple of read-a-thons this winter before I officially come to the conclusion whether or not read-a-thons are for me.

So…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

The Books I Plan To Read:
1. Erased by Jennifer Rush
2. The Fall of Five by Pittacus Lore
3. Fracture by Megan Miranda
4. Cracked Up To Be by Courtney Summers
5. Fall for Anything by Courtney Summers

Bonus (If I Read the Above):
6. The 100 by Morgan Kass
7. Witches of East End by Melissa de la Cruz

Update: Day 1 was a success! And then I caught the stomach flu which basically knocked me out for the remainder of the read-a-thon which was very disappointing. I am very much looking forward to the next read-a-thon! I’ve never gotten the stomach flu twice in one year so nothing should go wrong next time! And really, I can’t be that disappointed. I managed to push through an entire book in between throwing up, sleeping it off, and taking medicine. So. Bravo, me.

What’s on your TBR list for next week?