Love-a-Thon Mini Challenge: BINGO!

I just love the graphics the team created for the Love-a-Thon! SO adorable. I will be updating this as needed throughout the day!

Summer Book Bingo Reading!

I completely forgot to share a my Summer Book Bingo card! I found the bingo card generator from "Books on the Nightstand" podcast. I love that each card is unique and features different categories. I wanted to go with the first card I choose, so here is my card:

As you can see, I have already checked two off :) But my goal is to simply read as many off the board as possible. I'm going to get at least one bingo for sure, but I would also love to see myself getting an 'X' or a '+'.

Books Checked Off

All links lead to my reviews or the Goodreads page

Thriller/Suspense: Poirot Investigates

Nonfiction: The Book of Not so Common Prayer

With a child on the Cover: Treasuring Christ When Your Hands are Full

Historical Fiction: The Butterfly and the Violin

I will continue to update throughout the summer! As you can see I have given myself until Labor Day. Join in the fun! Also check out these great bingo boards from Retreat by Random House. 

My Bingo Blackout

**Post first appeared over at CSA**

Folks. I did it. I blacked out my Bingo board.

The scariest part for me was the book rainbow. Most of my books are white and black it seems! Or ....dare I upset a lot of you??...ebooks. GASP. I have waaaay too many ebooks. But I managed to pull off all the colors without touching Baby Girl's books. So Proud. In fact. We will do that first. Please indulge me and say "oooo fascinating!" Thank you :)

Back to my Bingo Board...
Going straight across.

• The first book I read was Valor (review pending over at Sunrise Avenue). 
• You can find 2 of my challenge posts here and a separate post here.
• I tweeted @_RaTCentral_  probably too often :)
• Here is the tweet about what I was reading: "Trying my hand reading Dorothea Benton Frank. Folly Beach inrl is beautiful!! #summerlovin13" (ps I am @am_zech)

Next Row:

• I did all the participation posts! My fave is probably Whole Lotta Shakin Goin On because I got to announce my new blog and I enjoyed the book title scramble!
• I was following Greased Lighting on Twitter all day! I even won a prize! "And....the #SL6 trivia WINNER is......Alyssa @am_zech!!! Congratulations and check your DM for info. #SL24 #SummerLovin13"" SO HAPPY!
• Here are all the authors interviewed through the week. The links lead to the interviews: KA Tucker, Jennifer S. Doktorski, Sarah Fine, S.T. Bende, Jessica Gunhammer, Ardash Vartparonian, and Karla Nellenbach.
• I follow Read-a-thon Central on both Twitter and Facebook!
• And I read PLENTY of blogs this week!! New book blogs and old faves in my Feedly.

NEXT!

• Eat something sweet? Duh. It's me.
• A picture of something I love: 
  
  Chocolate via my instagram (@amzech18)
• I shared a favorite author with Read-a-thon Central on Facebook:

For the Bingo!!::I haven't been huge on following certain authors, but I do have 1 that I've been a fan of since 8th grade: Terry Brooks. I love his epic fantasy world and can't get enough!!

• Picture of the book I am reading..and my coffee...and Greased Lightening :)

via Instagram

MOVING ON:

Of course I checked out all the host blogs! Multiple times! I read all the author interviews and I really enjoyed reading their take on the participation posts. 

LASTLY:

• Read another book! "Okay!" I says. I accidentally read The Ugly Stepsister Strikes Back in one day!!
• Do something outside:

 

I was outside reading and walking with Baby Girl a lot this week. Sorry its sideways :((

• And last but not least-a picture of my fave snack while reading. Lately. Trying to stay away from the aforementioned chocolate. 
  

I did it!! I BINGO BLACKED OUT!! 

And, even more amazing......I made it through this post! WHEW!

Night ya'll!