Bout of Books 11: Day Two Update and Day Three Challenge!

Day Two Update: I was able to read slightly more today, another 35 pages of Circle of Spies by Roseanna M. White, I'm now on page 66. Planning to read a couple novellas tomorrow.

Create a Sentence Challenge hosted by Book Reviews from a Christian Gal

"For this challenge, I want you to pick some awesome books out and make a sentence with the first two words from each of your books."

Okay here is my attempt, I'm really bad at this sort of thing but at least I gave it a try! My sentence ended up sounding a bit like a death threat that I could totally picture a character in a suspense/mystery novel getting sent. But anyway here it is.

Come on, wake up, U.S. Marshall Laurie Burke, death unfolds in fifteen minutes.

The Books:

The Lady of Bolton Hill by Elizabeth Camden 

Too Close To Home by Lynette Eason

Undercover Marriage by Terri Reed 

Mistaken by Karen Barnett

Shadows of the Past by Patricia Bradley

Anomaly by Krista McGee 

Bout of Books 11: Day One Update and Day Two Challenges!

One True Pairing hosted by Infinite Ink

I've never really thought about this before so I had a bit of a hard time coming up with a couple, but finally I chose Piper McKenna and Landon Grainger from Shattered by Dani Pettrey. Piper and Landon have known each other since they were kids. Piper is carefree, bubbly, innocent, sweet, faithful, and gentle. And Landon is very much the strong brooding silent type, he is intensely protective of Piper and he gets very upset with her when he feels that she puts herself in danger due to her innocent view of people and the world. Landon tends to see Piper as fragile and delicate, while she sees him as a bit of a cranky stick-in-the-mud. But what Landon doesn't see is that he helps to inspire a deep strength  in Piper. As she helps to soften his hard edges and teaches him to relax and be slightly more impulsive. 

It takes quite a long time for these two to admit that they love each other, but once they do their story is truly amazing!

Book Spine Poetry hosted by. My Little Pocketbooks 

This isn't my best attempt at a poem but here goes!

When you feel Trapped, No One To Trust, Nowhere To Turn.

Don't Look Back.

Full Steam Ahead.

Watch for A Light In The Wilderness

And There You'll Find Me

Bout of Books Day One Challenges!

Book Scavenger Hunt hosted by The Book Monsters

1. A Book that begins with “B”  (for Bout of Books!) 

2. A book that has been made into a movie/tv show: 

3. A series you love: (Photo is the property of Bergren Creative group)

4. An anthology of poems or short stories: 

5. A book on your TBR shelf, or your full TBR shelves: 

Playlist Challenge hosted by Lulo Fangirl

I chose to create a playlist for the favorite series of mine in the above challenge... The River Of Time Series by Lisa T. Bergren

1. Thrive by Casting Crowns

2. Your Love Is Like A River by Third Day

3. Waterfall by Chris Tomlin

4. Your Grace Finds Me by Matt Redman

5. Everything I Do (I Do It For You) by Bryan Adams

6. Glory of Love by Peter Cetera

7. For You by Keith Urban

Review: Evergreen by Susan May Warren

5 Stars!!!

I am totally addicted to the Christiansen family series! I just love them so much, and this brand new novella is an excellent addition to the series! It was awesome to get to know John and Ingrid, the parents of this amazing family, a little bit better! One of the most amazing things about this book is that even though it's so short, it packs a huge punch in the spiritual message department! There was a really cool supporting character in this story and it was awesome to see how he fit into John and Ingrid's lives! 

If a book has Susan May Warren's name on the cover, I know I will laugh, smile, experience heartbreak, and have all the pieces sewn together again by the marvelous, inspiring, and incredibly romantic ending! And Evergreen most definitely did not disappoint! I highly recommend this book as well as the entire Christiansen family series!

I was honored to receive a review copy of this amazing book from Tyndale House publishers in exchange for my honest review! 

Bout of Books 11 Goals!

My goals are to read 3 books from start to finish during the read-a-thon. And to hopefully participate in all the challenges!

Here is the list of books I will most likely be reading (Subject to change!)

1. Circle of Spies by Roseanna M. White

2. The King by Steven James

3. Love's Reckoning by Laura Frantz

4. Nowhere To Turn by Lynette Eason

5. Allegiant by Veronica Roth

Monthly Reflections #14

My goal for July was to read 7 books, I knew it was going to be a busy month so I set that knowing if I would be able to reach it or not. But I am absolutely thrilled that I was able to surpass my goal, I read 9 books!

The books I read:

1. Mistaken by Karen Barnett

2. Operation Zulu Redemption: Overkill-The Beginning by Ronie Kendig

3. Firewall by Diann Mills

4. When I Fall In Love by Susan May Warren

5. Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt (Re-Read)

6. Appalachian Serenade by Sarah Loudin Thomas

7. Finding God in the Land of Narnia by Kurt Bruner and Jim Ware

8. Anomaly by Krista McGee

9. Opening Moves by Steven James


Mistaken, When I Fall in Love, Anomaly, and Opening Moves are all tied for my favorite read of July!


For august my goal is to read at least 8 books!

Bout of Books 11 Sign Up!

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 18th and runs through Sunday, August 24th 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 11 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. - From the Bout of Books team


-This will be my fifth time participating in this read-a-thon! I always have a blast! And since I saw that a couple of my blogging friends signed up, I decided to join in again too! :)