Readathon Wrap Up Post

This readathon round I didnt get as much read as I would have liked, but I still read 2 great books.

Books read: 2

Mommywood- Tori Spelling
Artichoke's Heart- Suzanne Supplee

Minutes spent reading: I have no idea!

Snacks consumed: A LOT!

Blogs visited: Quite a bit

Husbands books read: 1

A non-fiction book about Buddha.

He's a lightweight, crashed around 1 am. 

Looking forward to the next readathon.

April Read A Thon

I had so much fun doing October's Readathon, that of course I had to join again.  Last year I was able to complete 4 books, and I'm hoping to read at least one more....we'll see.  Last year I went at it by myself, but this year my husband will be joining me.  He's already talking snacks.  lol! 

Here are the books I've put aside for the readathon.

Kindle-

Reunion by J.L. Penn

Books for Review-

Book of Fires- Jane Borodale

One Amazing Thing- Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

Non-Fiction-

Mommywood- Tori Spelling

I Only Roast the Ones I Love- Jeffrey Ross

Fiction-

Artichoke's Heart- Suzanne Supplee

Chloe Leiberman (Sometimes Wong)- Carrie Rosten

The Angel's Game- Carlos Ruiz Zafon (about 50 pages in already on this one)

 I know I won't get to them all, but I wanted to make sure I chose a variety.

Looking forward to it!

Readathon Wrap Up

The readathon was so much fun, and I can't believe I hadn't done it before. Towards the end I wasn't even able to comprehend what I was reading. LOL! I knew it was time to call it in. I went to bed around 4:50 AM. I enjoyed going around to other blogs, and seeing how they were doing. It really felt like a community with everyone cheering everyone on. I will definitely be doing it again.

Total Books Read- 4 Total

1. Entrapment- Michael Spooner
2. Good Girls- Laura Ruby
3. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy- Douglas Adams
4. Queen of the Road- Doreen Orion.
I got halfway through The Smile- Donna Jo Napoli

Total pages read- 1105 pages

Total minutes reading- 749 minutes (12.5 hours)

Not bad!

Read-A-Thon Post

9:07 am CT


Alright I officially started, there was no way I was going to be up at 7 am. I tried. I'm going to be posting all updates on this post. Good luck, everyone!




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10:40 am CT- Just finished first book, Entrapment: A High School Comedy in Chat- Michael Spooner. I read to a 100 last night, and just finished the rest.





Pages read- 208 pages




Minutes reading- 61 minutes




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1:33 pm CT




Finished second book, Good Girls by Laura Ruby.




Pages Read since last update- 274 pgs.




Minutes reading since last update- 115 minutes




Hope everyone is having fun, and reading great books. Thanks for the encouragement!



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4:22 pm CT




Currently reading- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams




Pages reads since last update- 46 pgs




Minutes reading since last update- 52 minutes




I could here my stomach growling so I took a break to eat and chat with the kids. I'm ready to go again.



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6:21 pm CT


Finished third book, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy- Douglas Adams



Pages read since last update- 169 pages



Minutes reading since last update- 115 min.



Thanks for the cheering on!
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11:52 pm CT


Just finished Queen of the Road by Doreen Orion


Pages read since last update- 272 pgs.


Minutes reading since last update- 229 minutes


I'm so excited that I've complete 4 books. Everyone is in bed now, and the house is quiet. I'm about to make a pot of coffee, and start 5th book. I'm still feeling good!

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2:42 am CT


Currently reading The Smile- Donna Jo Napoli


Pages read since last update - 58 pages


Minutes reading since last update- 80 minutes


It's started to become difficult for me now. I've kinda been browsing around, looking at updates, and stuff for a change of pace. I'll get back to reading in a bit. Almost there.

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4:50 am CT

Currently Reading- The Smile- Donna Jo Napoli


Pages read since last update- 78 pgs.


Minutes reading since last update- 97 minutes

Dewey's 24 Hr. Read-a-thon (October)

This will be my first Read-A-Thon I've been in, and I'm so excited. I'm thinking it's going to be tons of fun. I've been going through my books to get a reading list figured out. How many books does one get through during these? I've been reading that it's best to go with short books, because it could get tedious.

Right now my reading list is

YA-

Good Girls- Laura Ruby

The Smile- Donna Jo Napoli

Sucks to Be Me- Kimberly Pauley

Blue Moon- Alyson Noel

Entrapment: A High School Comedy in Chat- Michael Spooner

Non-Fiction/Memoir

Queen of the Road: The True Tale of 47 States, 22,000 Miles, 200 Shoes, 2 Cats, 1 Poodle, a Husband, and a Bus with a Will of it's Own

Fiction-

Jane Austen Ruined My Life- Beth Pattillo

After You'd Gone- Maggie O'Farrell

Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy- Douglas Adams