End of Hour Eight

This hour I read:

The Madness Underneath by Maureen Johnson - 16 pages

I read for 48 minutes

Total pages read: 92

Total minutes read: 258

Nancy reading & Andie sleeping

End of Hour Seven

This hour I read:

The Madness Underneath by Maureen Johnson - 12 pages

I read for 42 minutes

Total pages read: 76

Total minutes read: 210

Lunch time this house and a few random conversations.  I'm down to less than 100 pages to go in my book and it's so good!

Jersey Mike's - Yum!

End of Hour Six

This hour I read:

The Madness Underneath by Maureen Johnson - 16 pages

I read for 38 minutes

Total pages read: 64

Total minutes read: 168

I've been munching on the cookies I made.  They are so good it's dangerous to have them near.

Yummy cookies

End of Hour Five

Oh ya, I felt like those zombies before my nap.

This hour I read:

The Madness Underneath by Maureen Johnson - 5 pages

I read for 13 minutes

Total pages read: 48

Total minutes read: 130

My nap went a little over into this hour, though I managed to get some reading in at the end.  I'm much more awake now, thankfully.  Nap are our friends.

End of Hour Four

Nap Time

No reading this hour...napping

End of Hour Three

Pretty Colors

This hour I read: 

The Madness Underneath by Maureen Johnson - 18 pages

I read for 45 minutes 

Total pages read: 43

Total minutes read: 117

I'm so tired...think the next hour will be a nap.

End of Hour Two

Breakfast, courtesy of Dunkin Donuts

This hour I read:

The Madness Underneath by Maureen Johnson - 18 pages

I read for 47 minutes

Total pages read: 18

Total minutes read: 72

I'm yawning but my book is really good!

End of Hour One

Using my Dynamo blanket for the first time.

This hour I read: 

The Madness Underneath by Maureen Johnson - 7 pages

I read for 25 minutes 

Total pages read: 7

Total minutes read: 25

I did the Intro Meme last hour, drank some tea and got myself situated.  I didn't get much reading done but in just the little I read some startling information came to light.  I can't wait to see what happens!

Opening Meme

Opening Meme:

1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today?  The Woodlands, Texas, where it has just started to rain.

2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to? I'm really liking The Madness Underneath so am looking forward to reading more of that.  Landline intrigues me & the whole Monument series has been so good that I'm excited to see how it all wraps up. Plus I have some really interesting graphic novels.  OK, so I'm looking forward to a lot!

3) Which snack are you most looking forward to? Payday Dip, mostly because I already tried out the Salty Ritz Cracker Oatmeal Cookies so I know they're awesome.  Oh plus Nancy bought this yummy looking popcorn with caramel and cheese.  Yum!

4) Tell us a little something about yourself! This is my 15th RAT that I've taken part in, along with my husband.  (8 in Texas, 7 in NC) Originally it was just something I happened to find on the internet that seemed like fun.  Who knew how important it would become to us.  That first RAT we just kinda did it with little to no planning.  Now we have a plan for food, our schedule, everything.  Oh and I am not a morning person so me being up this early speaks volumes about how much I love the RAT.

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?  Well we have to go out tonight (We're Houston Dynamo season ticket holders and we don't miss games.) so I know I'll have time away from the RAT which I generally try and avoid.  But hey, soccer is one of the only things I love as much as reading so that can't be helped.  I do sometimes overdo it on food prep, making way more food than the three of us can eat, so I scaled that back a bit and think we have a good but not overwhelming selection. 

OK...let's get to reading!

Nilla isn't a morning puppy.

My TBR Pile for the Read-A-Thon

It's the night before Dewey's 24 Hour Read-A-Thon and I've been busy with prep work.  Between Richard, Nancy and I we've baked, cleaned and got almost everything ready.  I finally got my TBR pile together and here it is.

The Madness Underneath by Maureen Johnson - I'm a little over 100 pages into this one.  Maureen Johnson is one of my favorite authors and this one is so good.

Down By The River by Robyn Carr - I'm only about 40 pages into this one.

Hide Yourself Away by Mary Jane Clark - I realized I hadn't gotten this one out (it's the next in the series) so luckily my husband was sweet enough to dig it out for me.

Monument 14 Savage Drift by Emmy Laybourne - The last in a trilogy I've read and loved this year.

Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake - Checked out from the library to see what I think.

Landline by Rainbow Rowell - Checked out from the library to see what I think.

I got quite a few graphic novels from the library:

Blue Bloods by Melissa De La Cruz 

Morning Glories 1 & 2 by Nick Spencer

The Woods by James Tynion IV

Angel & Faith Vol 2 Daddy Issues by Christos Gage (Hoping it's better than the first in the series)

Y:The Last Man by Brian K. Vaughan

Runaways Teenage Wasteland by Brian K. Vaughan

Lazarus 2 Vol 2 Lift by Greg Rucka

Reading My Library Update

I finished my first book for the Reading My Library Challenge.   It wasn't my favorite in this verse but there were some interesting parts and the Harmony story was fun.

Getting ready for the Read-a-Thon

Once again I'm taking part in Dewey's 24 Hour Read-A-Thon!  I don't have my booklist set yet (though I have a vague idea of what I'll be reading) because we have a book sale to attend the day before the RAT so I may just find something I have to read there.  I know for sure I'll have some graphic novels to read.  I put an inter library request in for a few and am so happy they arrived in time for the RAT!

Snackwise we have a plan.  I'm making Payday Dip to be served with graham crackers and Salty Ritz Oatmeal Cookies.  Nancy is making a Pineapple Cake and bringing popcorn from The Popcorn Bar. We're getting some Dunkin Donuts for breakfast and Jersey Mike sandwiches for lunch.  I'm sure we'll have some other yummy snacks to munch on through out the day.  Dinner is probably going to be La Madeline as we will be heading to Houston as the Dynamo have a game and that can't be missed.  So there will be soccer amidst the reading.

I just can't wait to get started!!

Reading My Library Challenge

I'm taking part in this challenge.  I already have some library books out and definitely plan on getting more this month.  I also happen to be a big fan of libraries.  Some of my favorite memories from my childhood were spent in libraries.  :)

I'm reading a Supernatural graphic novel and have two others checked out as well as a few requested. Let's get to reading!
 

Bout of Books #7 & Wrap Up

I read 12 pages in Beauty Queens.

Total Book Finished - 3
Total Pages Read - 365

The last day of BoB was a little crazy for me, as the Golden Globes were on (which I love) and I went out during the day with Richard and my mom to get new phones.  I snuck in just a few minutes of reading before we went to bed and got another chapter read.

Over all I'm really happy with what I accomplished during this week of reading.  I got a good start to the year of reading and all the check lists I'm doing.  I really enjoyed the time with Richard and loved starting the year this way.  My first Bout of Books was a success!

Bout of Books #6

I read 17 pages in Beauty Queens.
I read 12 pages in Annabel and finished it.
I read 29 pages.

Total Book Finished - 3
Total Pages Read - 353

Bout of Books #5

I read 39 pages in Beauty Queens.  This book is crazy but really smart and loads of fun.

Total Book Finished - 2
Total Pages Read - 324

Bout of Books #4

I read 31 pages in Beauty Queens today.

Total Books Finished - 2
Total Pages Read - 285

Bout of Books #3

I read 58 pages in Beauty Queens today.  The book is quite funny and has me laughing quite a lot.

Total Books Finished - 2
Total Pages Read - 254

Bout of Books #2

I started and finished The Walking Dead Vol. 5 The Best Defense.  My least favorite in the series so far.  I started Beauty Queens by Libba Bray.  We spent part of the day at a park in Houston that has an outdoor reading space then a new tea room we tried out.  With some added reading time at home we had a good day of reading.
Read 147 pages for the day & finished 1 book.

Total Books Finished - 2
Total Pages Read - 196

Bout of Books Update #1

So I had a nice little time getting some reading done today.  I read for over two hours and finished my book I was reading, The Next Always by Nora Roberts.  This is the first book by Nora Roberts I have read and I really liked it.  It's always wonderful to find a new author you like.

So over all I've read 49 pages so far, finished one book and read over my goal time wise.  Yae!

Next up for me is The Walking Dead - The Best Defense.