Dewey's 24 Hour Readathon | Wrap-Up

Well.  7 hours later, I can do my wrap-up post.  Oops.  Fell asleep around hour 18 and woke at hour 24 for the last hour of reading. BIG thank you to #TeamWordsworth for their cheering!! Managed to finish 3 books (1 was more of a short story...).  Had to run some Sunday errands but here I am!  


1. Which hour was most daunting for you?
Well, I suppose hour 18 when I just couldn't keep my eyes open any more.

2. Could you list a few high-interest books that you think could keep a Reader engaged for next year?
Honestly, I felt like Fangirl was a good first read for me because 1) I loved the shit out of it and 2) I absolutely had to keep reading it.  I think it depends on your fave kind of book.  Sometimes sleep wins - as much as I was enjoying Conquest by John Connolly and Jennifer Ridyard I just could not stay awake.  I would read a paragraph, fall asleep for a few minutes, and then have to read the same paragraph again.  I should have napped at hour 12.

3. Do you have any suggestions for how to improve the Read-a-thon next year?
I really don't.  I thought it was amazing - and so FUN!

4. What do you think worked really well in this year’s Read-a-thon?
The cheerleader organization!  I mean, that was AMAZING.  I was a cheerer and everything was laid out for me.  All I had to do was cheer - Heather did an awesome job with all those spreadsheets.  Also, I didn't know there would be co-hosts on the readathon blog - that was pretty cool.

5. How many books did you read?
Ending up finishing 3 books total, 876 pages, totaling about 12 reading hours (and, as a first-timer, I'm letting go of the fact that my goal was 16 hours of reading time).

6. What were the names of the books you read?
Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
This is Not a Test by Courtney Summers
His Need, Her Desire by Malia Mallory

7. Which book did you enjoy most?
Definitely Fangirl which I was happy about cause you guys hyped the crap out of it!  Got 5 stars from me - review coming soon (I took notes, guys).

8. Which did you enjoy least?
Ha - His Need, Her Desire  it's a short, adequately written erotica novella.  Barely any plot, but the MCs met on a vacation which is one of my fave tropes, man.

9. If you were a Cheerleader, do you have any advice for next year’s Cheerleaders?
If you're cheering on Twitter, definitely use TweetDeck.  I just discovered it and it was amazing,

10. How likely are you to participate in the Read-a-thon again? What role would you be likely to take next time?
Uh, I will absolutely be participating as a reader AND cheerer again in October.

I'm off to check everyone else's wrap-up posts!  Great Readathon! 

Stacking the Shelves #4 | Guess Who Got Their Library Card?

Stacking the Shelves is host by Tynga's Reviews.


Earlier this year, I moved to a new county and it's taken me this long to work out the library situation.  Apparently I moved to a town where there is a lot of tension between my local and country libraries.  Very weird.  Anyway!  Here's what I borrowed on my first trip!

Sisters Red by Jackson Pearce
Conquest by John Connolly & Jennifer Ridyard
Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor
This is Not a Test by Courtney Summers
This Song Will Save Your Life by Leila Sales

Did you stack your shelves with some nice finds this week?  Link your post in the comments!

Dewey's 24 Hour Readathon | Hour 16

Man, I am TIRED.  I know if I try and sleep, I'll sleep til morning and then the Readathon will be over.

 Gonna read on my Kindle in bed as late as I can.


Currently reading: Gonna try a few more chapters of Conquest by John Connolly and then move on to Summer Unplugged by Amy Sparling.  And then I will promptly fall asleep.

Books finished: 2 - Just finished This is Not a Test by Courtney Summers

Running total pages read: 787

Running total amount of time spent reading: 11 hours - though I'm not sure how I missed 5 hours...maybe my spreadsheet is messed up. 

Snacks: Had a frappuccino and some chocolate pudding - deish.

Dewey's 24 Hour Readathon | Hour 12

Aw, yeah, halfway there!!!  I am very sleepy - even thought it's only 7pm here.  

Currently reading: This is Not a Test by Courtney Summers.  The writing style on this is very...weird and I'm thinking I might switch books.  It's 1st person and very choppy sentences. 

Books finished: Same as before - just the one.

Running total pages read: 563

Total amount of time spent reading: 7.5 hours

Snacks: Had some Goldfish!

Dewey's 24 Hour Readathon | Hour 8

WOOOO - 1 book down!!

Currently reading: About to start This is Not a Test by Courtney Summers

Books finished: Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell

Total pages read: 434

Total amount of time spent reading: 6 hours

Snacks: Eating a super late lunch cause I didn't want to put the book down.  Parmesan crusted meatballs over pasta.  This will likely be my dinner, haha!

I'm gonna take a look at some mini-challenges - see what that's all about.  

Dewey's 24 Hour Readathon | Hour 4 (completed)

UPDATE!!!

I started an hour late, but I'm in full readathon mode now!

Currently reading: Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell - LOVING IT SO FAR.  I can't even contain my feelings, I am feeling so many things.

Books finished: None so far - moving right along, though!

Total pages read: 209 - I feel like I should be making better progress :/

Total amount of time spent reading: 3 hours

Snacks: Just coffee, so far.  I ate breakfast during hour 1, though.  

Dewey's 24 Hour Readathon | Kick-Off Post

***FYI - I will be updating on Twitter more frequently than here - probably once an hour.  My blog posts will be every 4 hours (ideally).  


I'm probably still sleeping.  I probably went back to sleep after I linked this to the Kick-Off Post.  Eventually I'll get up and start reading...

SO!  Readathon day!  I changed my stack because I went to the library on Thursday.  I tried to use mostly short books but I found out I have like 3 books under 300 pages and I'm not in the mood to read any of them. I wasn't able to get The Elite for free anywhere so I took it off my list. Here's the updated dealio:

These romancey books:

And for when I get tired of romance:

Kick-Off Qs

1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today?
New Jersey, US

2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to?
Hmmmmm.  I think Fangirl.  The hype is overwhelming but I'm excited.

3) Which snack are you most looking forward to?
Last night I made blondies.  So I'm definitely looking forward to that.

4) Tell us a little something about yourself!
Eep.  I have a regular job and in my spare time I buy books, makeup, and decor for my new (ish) apartment.  I like all kinds of books!  I tend to lean towards romance, but if I'm reading a non romance book, I like there to be almost NO romance in it.  I don't like adding romance for the sake of adding romance, that's silly. I also like fantasy books, and books set in other realities and things like that!

5) If you participated in the last read-a-thon, what’s one thing you’ll do different today? If this is your first read-a-thon, what are you most looking forward to?
It's my first readathon!!  Woohoo!!!  I'm most looking forward to interacting with other readers and cheerers.  I love seeing what other people are reading and I think it's AMAZING that there are 600 of us doing this!

I'm also cheering this year! I'm on #TeamAusten and I hope I can do the cheering thing justice. It's my first readathon for reading AND cheering so we'll see.

Happy reading everybody!