End of Year 2013 #ReadingCram - Wrap Up Post

It is officially the end of the End Of Year #ReadingCram! Whew, it was hard to keep up! This final post is my wrap up post and is the final challenge! (hosted by Dana Square) Thanks again to Dana and Julia for hosting this read-a-thon! :)

Number of challenges completed:

6

Number of reading sprints completed:

1

Number of prizes won:

1

E-book copy of...

Total Pages Read:

655

Total chapters listened to on audiobook:

29

Total books read/listened to:

2 and a 1/2

Overall, I did ok! That was a lot for me (reading wise). I wish I was a fast reader like those of you that read 13 books! And because of work and life, I didn't get to participate in Twitter stuff like I wanted to :( But oh well! Until next time! :)

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End of the Year 2013 #readingcram - Challenges

This post is going to be where I post all of my answers to the challenges given during this read-a-thon!

December 9: Create a TBR list (hosted by juliababyjenreadingroom)

Catching Jordan by Miranda Kenneally

The Longest Ride by Nicholas Sparks

(I don't want to stress myself out so I'm starting slow!)

December 10: Post 2 teaser sentences from the book you are currently reading! (hosted by booklovinghippo)

"Where's everybody else?"

"I told them that if they wanted to keep their arms, they wouldn't come out here."

(page 126, Catching Jordan)

December 13: Favorite book to movie adaptation (hosted by Falling For YA)

Besides the obvious choice of Catching Fire (I haven't actually read the book), I am going to say...

This is my favorite movie and book of all time! Obsessed! I have the movie memorized and the ending of the book memorized! Love it! Nicholas Sparks is a genius!

December 14: Seasonal Challenge (Hosted by Book Briefs)

Recommend a book good for a snow day

Recommend a book good for a rainy day

Recommend a book good for a beach day

Recommend a book good for a spooky night

December 16: Movie Cast Challenge (Hosted by Book Chick)

I am going to cast:

It's been awhile since I've read the book so I don't remember the descriptions in the book but I know I picture Oliver to be blonde! So I cast Lucy Hale as Hadley and Austin Butler as Oliver :)

December 20: Spell It Out Challenge (hosted by Kimberly Faye Reads)

Use the first letter in any book you read in 2013 to spell out a word. You can choose first name, initials, your birthday month, or your zodiac sign.

S - Slated (by Teri Terry)

A - Audition (by Stasia Ward Kehoe)

G - Guitar Notes (by Mary Amato)

I - I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have To Kill You (by Ally Carter)

T - Trapped (by Michael Northrop)

T - :(

A - Adrenaline Rush (by Cindy M. Hogan)

R - :(

I - Infinity (by Sarah Dessen)

U - Unbreak My Heart (by Melissa Walker)

S - Suite Dreams (by Rachel Hawthorne)

*Gah I'm so bummed I don't have one for some of the letters! I tried using my name and birth month but each way I did it, I was missing books :(*

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End of the Year 2013 #ReadingCram

It's time for another read-a-thon! Yay! This one is...

I really don't want to set any goals for myself because I usually don't accomplish them and tend to stress myself out. I know I will definitely probably be able to read two books and I usually always participate in the challenges because they are so fun! I'm kind of hoping I don't get too distracted by the challenges though because then I never read!

I will be making this post specifically for my reading progress and then I will be making a giant post for all of the challenges I participate in! So keep an eye out on both posts for all of my updates :)

Visit Dana's or Jenny's blogs for more information and to sign up!

December 9:
----->13 pages read of Catching Jordan by Miranda Kenneally (not liking this one so far...)
----->14 pages read of The Longest Ride by Nicholas Sparks
TOTAL: 27 pages

December 10:
----->58 pages read of Catching Jordan by Miranda Kenneally (loving it now!)
TOTAL: 58 pages

December 11:
----->NO PAGES READ (I had a concert!)

December 12:
----->16 pages read of Catching Jordan by Miranda Kenneally
TOTAL: 16 pages

December 13:
----->28 pages read of Catching Jordan by Miranda Kenneally
TOTAL: 28 pages

December 14:
----->34 pages read of Catching Jordan by Miranda Kenneally
TOTAL: 34 pages

December 15:
----->45 pages of Adrenaline Rush by Cindy M. Hogan
----->33 pages of Catching Jordan by Miranda Kenneally
TOTAL: 78 pages

December 16:
----->224 pages of Adrenaline Rush by Cindy M. Hogan (COMPLETED - Check out my review HERE)
TOTAL: 224 pages

December 17:
----->Disc one (1hr 14min) completed of Heist Society by Ally Carter (audiobook)
----->46 pages of Catching Jordan by Miranda Kenneally
TOTAL: 1hr 14min of audiobook and 46 pages read

December 18: 
----->Disc two (1hr 14min) completed of Heist Society by Ally Carter (audiobook)
TOTAL: 1hr 14min of audiobook

December 19:
----->Disc three (1hr 14min) completed of Heist Society by Ally Carter (audiobook)
TOTAL: 1hr 14 min of audiobook

December 20:
----->16 pages of Catching Jordan by Miranda Kenneally
----->Chapters 22 and 23 completed of Heist Society by Ally Carter (audiobook)
TOTAL: 16 pages read and 2 chapters on audiobook

December 21:
----->23 pages read of Catching Jordan by Miranda Kenneally (FINALLY COMPLETED!)
----->23 pages read of Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins (so happy I finally started this book!)
TOTAL: 46 pages read

December 22:
----->82 pages read of Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins
----->chapters 24-29 completed of Heist Society by Ally Carter (audiobook)
TOTAL: 82 pages read and 6 chapters on audiobook

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