Sunday, October 23, 2022

Closing Survey

Closing Survey!

  1. How would you assess your reading overall? Good finished 3 books
  2. Did you have a stategy, and if so, did you stick to it? Just went with the flow and read the books I really wanted to 
  3. What was your favorite snack? Strawberry Shortcake from Kenny & Ziggy’s






Hours 19, 20 & 21

Hour:                  19, 20, & 21 (1, 2 & 3)

Book:                  Stillhouse Lake

Start Page:        1 

End Page          35

Pages Read:     35

Minutes Read:    12 mins


And that’s all folks for this read-a-thon

3 books completed

818 total pages read

10 hrs and 55 minutes total read




Book 3 completed

Saturday, October 22, 2022

Hours 16, 17, & 18

Hour:                  16,  17 & 18 (10, 11 & 12)

Book:                  Broken Sparrow

                             Saga Volume 10

Start Page:        255 / 1 

End Page           300 - 45 pags / 160

Pages Read:     205

Minutes Read:   1 hr 53 mins


Book 2 completed





Mid-Event Survey

Mid-Event Survey!

  • What are you reading right now? Broken Sparrow by Chelle Bliss
  • How many books have you read so far? 1
  • What book are you most looking forward to for the second half of the readathon? Saga Volume 10
  • Have you had many interruptions? How did you deal with those? Not many but just gone with it
Book 1 Completed



Hours 13, 14, & 15

Hour:                  13, 14 & 15 (7-9)

Book:                  Broken Sparrow

Start Page:        135 / 218

End Page           218 / 255

Pages Read:     120

Minutes Read:   1 hr 34 mins





Hours 10, 11 & 12

Hour:                  10-12 (4-6)

Book:                  Don’t Tempt Me

                             Broken Sparrow

Start Page:        259 / 1 

End Page           348 - 89 pages / 135

Pages Read:     224

Minutes Read:   2 hr 44 mins



Book 1 completed

Hour 7, 8, & 9

Hour:                  7-9 (1-3)

Book:                  Don’t Tempt Me

Start Page:        118

End Page           259

Pages Read:     141

Minutes Read:   2 hr 23 mins





Starbucks

Hours 4, 5, & 6

Hour:                  4-6

Book:                  Don’t Tempt Me

Start Page:        25

End Page           118

Pages Read:      93

Minutes Read:   1 hr 47 mins



Reading

Hours 1, 2 & 3

Hour:                  1-3

Book:                  Don’t Tempt Me

Start Page:        25

End Page           25

Pages Read:      0

Minutes Read:   0


Getting things together - with a hiccup using blogger on my computer it took me a while but thats ok - just gonna go with the flow




Breakfast while I read

Opening Survey

What fine part of the world are you reading from today?              

The Woodlands, TX


Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to?         

Don’t Tempt Me by Lori Foster, Saga Volume 10


Which snack are you most looking forward to?                  

Slices of Cake from Kenny & Ziggy’s


Tell us a little something about yourself!              

Avid Reader, Book Shopping is my therapy, this is one of my favorite days of the year

                                           
If you participated in the last readathon, what’s one thing you’ll do different today? If this is your first readathon, what are you most looking forward   

Not pushing myself to read more, just going to enjoy the time I do have to read


Thursday, October 20, 2022

My Options



Not in any particular order: 

Don’t Tempt Me by Lori Foster
Saga Volume 10 by Brian K Vaughan
There Goes the Bride by Lori Wilde
That Magic Touch by Donna Marie Rogers
Stillhouse Lake by Rachel Caine
A Flicker in the Dark by Stacy Willingham
Shiver by Allie Reynolds
The Red Parts by Maggie Nelson
Perfect Little Town by Blake Crouch
Broken Sparrow by Chelle Bliss

Dewey 24 hour Read A Thon weekend

One of my favorite weekends is upon us. Dewey’s 24 hour Read A Thon - as we call it RAT. 

Getting my books and items together aa I will be at my besties this weekend enjoying our love of reading. 





Book details to follow…..

Saturday, July 23, 2022

Closing Survey!

Closing Survey!

  1. How would you assess your reading overall? Very well
  2. Did you have a stategy, and if so, did you stick to it? Finish the book Right of Way
  3. What was your favorite snack? Cookies
  4. Wanna volunteer for our next event? Stay tuned for the recap post! Thanks sticking as a reader though appreciate all the volunteers that assistant

Hour 22-24 (4, 5, 6, 7)

Hour 22-24  (4, 5, 6, 7)


Book: The Keeper of Happy Endings by Barbara Davis 

Started on Page: 142-398

Time: 3 pm-7 pm

21-22- 114 pages

23- 74 pages

24 - 68 pages



Completed 2 books

Pages Grand total: 662

Grand total minutes: 601 (10 hours)

Hour 18-21 (12, 1, 2, 3)

Hour 18-21   (12, 1, 2, 3)


Book: The Keeper of Happy Endings by Barbara Davis

Started on Page: 37 - 142

Time: 12:15- 3 pm

18 - 5 pages

19 - 46 pages

20 - 54 pages


Completed 1 book

Pages Grand total: 406

Hours 10-17 (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11,)

Hour 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17   (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11,)


Book: The Keeper of Happy Endings by Barbara Davis

Started on Page: 37

Time: 2 am to noon

0 pages

Completed 1 book

Pages Grand total: 301


Beauty Sleep

Mid-Event Survey

A few hours late but...


Mid-Event Survey:


What am I reading now?

The Keeper of Happy Endings by Barbara Davis


How many books have I read so far?

1


What book am I looking forward to reading in the second half?

The Last Little Blue Envelope by Maureen Johnson


Have you had any interruptions? How have you dealt with them?

Yes. Sleep but just going with the flow Enjoying my time


What surprises me the most about this readathon so far?

How laid back I am on not stressing that I am not putting in more reading time. Its not about the time but the enjoyment in the reading and/or whatever comes your way. Enjoy the experience

Hour 7-9 (12, 1 & 2)

Hour 7-9  (12, 1, & 2)


Book: Right of Way by Lauren Barnholdt / The Keeper of Happy Endings by Barbara Davis

Started on Page: 290-308 / 1-37

Time: 12 AM - 2 AM

12 - 18 pages

1 -  25 pages

2 -  12 pages

Completed 1 book


Total 55 pages


Grand total pages: 301


Hour 4-6 (10, 11 & 12)

Hour 4-6  (10, 11 & 12)


Book: Right of Way by Lauren Barnholdt

Started on Page: 44 ended on 290

Time: 10 pm - 12 AM

10 - 0 pages

11 -  0 pages

12 -  0 pages


Total Pages read: 246 


18 pages left to finish book


Big Brother Canada Break 

Friday, July 22, 2022

Hour 1-3 (7, 8, & 9)

Hour 1 - 3  (7,8,9)


Book: Right of Way by Lauren Barnholdt

Started on Page: 44 ended on Page 290

Time: 7:10 - 10 pm


7-8 58 pages

8-9 83 pages

9-10 105 pages


18 pages left to finish book

Sunday, May 15, 2022

Bout of Books - May 15th

Total # of pages read: 131 

Another book completed 




Total Pages read for week: 711 
# of books completed: 2

Bout of Books - May 14th

Total pages read - 311

One book completed




Another started




Friday, May 6, 2022

Bout of Books

The Bout of Books readathon is organized by Amanda Shofner and Kelly Rubidoux Apple. It’s a weeklong readathon that begins 12:01am Monday, May 9th and runs through Sunday, May 15th in YOUR time zone. Bout of Books is low-pressure. There are reading sprints, Twitter chats, and exclusive Instagram challenges, but they’re all completely optional. For all Bout of Books 34 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. - From the Bout of Books team





Sunday, May 1, 2022

Hour 19-21

 Hour 19-21


Book:                 Openly Straight by Bill Konigsberg
                            Heartstopper by Alice Osmen
Pages Read:        112
Minutes Read:    1 hr 13 mins
Total Pages:        900
Total Minutes:    14 hrs 42 mins

                                                                Book 3 Completed


And that's a wrap!!!



Mid-Event Survey

 Mid-Event Survey!


What are you reading right now?
Openly Straight by Bill Konigsberg

How many books have you read so far? 
1

What book are you most looking forward to for the second half of the readathon? 
Maus by Art Spiegelman

Have you had many interruptions? How did you deal with those? A
 few but went with the flow

What surprises you most about the readathon, so far? 
How fast it goes by



Hour 16-18

 Hour 16-18


Book: Openly Straight by Bill Konigsberg
Pages Read:    162
Minutes Read:    2 hr 31 mins
Total Pages:        788
Total Minutes:  13 hrs 29mins
                                                                                Dinner


Saturday, April 30, 2022

Hour 13-15

 Hour 13-15


Book:  Maus by Art Spiegelman
Openly Straight by Bill Konigsberg
Pages Read:    183
Minutes Read:    2 hr 49 mins
Total Pages:        626
Total Minutes:    9 hrs 3 mins
                                                                           Book 2 Completed



Hour 10-12

 Hour 10-12


Book:                  Openly Straight by Bill Konigsberg
Start Page:        1
End Page          90
Pages Read:      90
Minutes Read:    1 hr 40
Total Pages:        443
Total Minutes:    6 hrs 14 mins


                                                                         Starbucks


Hour 7 - 9

 Hour 7-9


Book:                  Pivot Point by Kasie West
Start Page:        176
End Page          343
Pages Read:      167
Minutes Read:    1 hr 44 mins
Total Pages:        343
Total Minutes:    4 hrs 34 mins


                                                                            Book 1 Completed


Hour 4-6

 Hour:                  4-6

Book:                  Pivot Point by Kasie West
Start Page:        46
End Page          176
Pages Read:      130
Minutes Read:   2 hr 7 mins
Total Pages:        176
Total Minutes:    2 hrs 49 mins



Hour 1 - 3

 

Hour:                  1-3

Book:                  Pivot Point by Kasie West

Start Page:         1

End Page            46

Pages Read:       46

Minutes Read:   42







Opening Meme

 

What fine part of the world are you reading from today?             

The Woodlands, TX


Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to?        

Maus, Heartbreaker Series


Which snack are you most looking forward to?                 

Cheesecake & Chips/Dip


Tell us a little something about yourself!             

Avid Reader, Book Shopping is my therapy, this is one of my favorite days of the year

                                          
If you participated in the last readathon, what’s one thing you’ll do different today? If this is your first readathon, what are you most looking forward  

Nothing that I can think of. I, guess just go with the flow and enjoy the day


My TBR