Mid-Event Survey

 

1. What are you reading right now?

Daisy Jones and The Six

2. How many books have you read so far?

I’m part way through two.

3. What book are you most looking forward to for the second half of the Read-a-thon?

Finishing Daisy

4. Have you had many interruptions? How did you deal with those?

I slept and yes there’s life interruptions but nothings too bad.

5. What surprises you most about the Read-a-thon, so far?

I never read quite as much as I think I will.

Reverse Read-A-Thon Opening Survey

 

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

The Woodlands, TX from my house

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

Bread & Wine by Shauna Niequest - I've read a bit and I love it so far.

3) Which snack are you most looking forward to?

Cheese and Crackers

4) Tell us a little something about yourself!

I love to read and take part in reading challenges each month which has made my reading pace really pick up the last few years. I'm a die hard Supernatural fan, go to cons and even write fanfic for the show. I have one dog, 6 cats and the best husband ever.

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?

Last reverse readathon my best friend was reading with my husband and I. Covid has made that too risky so it's just me and my husband, though I'll be checking in with my bestie throughout.

Bout of Books Update #7 & Wrap Up

I read 14 pages in The Dance of the Dissident Daughter by Sue Monk Kidd. I also read 51 pages in Tiger Eyes by Judy Blume and finished it. I read 32 pages in A Duke by Default by Alyssa Cole.

Tiger Eyes was good. Charlie agrees.

97 pages read today

1352 pages read total Bout of Books

7 books finished

My highest total ever for Bout of Books!

I finished all these books except the top two.

Bout of Books Update #6

I read 89 pages in Tiger Eyes by Judy Blume. I read 160 pages in To Drink Coffee with a Ghost by Amanda Lovelace and finished it.

249 pages read today
1255 pages read total Bout of Books
6 books finished

Bout of Books Update #5

I read 11 pages in The Dance of the Dissident Daughter by Sue Monk Kidd. I started and red 156 pages in To Make Monsters Out of Girls by Amanda Lovelace and finished it. Brilliant book.  I also read 38 pages in Tiger Eyes by Judy Blume.

205 pages read today
1006 pages read total Bout of Books
5 books finished

Bout of Books Update #4

I read 64 pages in A Duke by Default by Alyssa Cole and 17 pages in The Dance of the Dissident Daughter by Sue Monk Kidd.

81 pages read today
801 pages read total Bout of Books
4 books finished

Bout of Books Update #3

I read 75 pages in The Silence of Our Friends by Mark Long & Jim Demonakos and finished it. I then started The Plain Janes by Cecil Castellucci & Jim Rugg, read 176 pages and finished that. I then started Tiger Eyes by Judy Blume and read 28 pages in that.

279 pages read today

720 pages read total Bout of Books

4 books finished

Bout of Books Update #2

I read 14 pages in A Duke by Default by Alyssa Cole, 217 pages in Stepping Stones by Lucy Knisley and finished it and started The Silence of Our Friends by Mark Long & Jim Demonakos and red 124 pages in that.

355 pages read today
441 pages read total Bout of Books
2 books finished

Bout of Books Update #1

I read 6 pages in The Dance of the Dissident Daughter by Sue Monk Kidd and 80 pages in I'm Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid for a total of 86 pages. I finished I'm Thinking of Ending Things and have never been so glad to be done with a book.

I'm taking part in Bout of Books!

This will be the seventeenth time I've taken part on Bout of Books and I can't wait to get started!

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 11th and runs through Sunday, May 17th in YOUR time zone. Bout of Books is low-pressure. There are daily challenges, Twitter chats, and exclusive Instagram challenges, but they’re all completely optional. For Bout of Books 28 information and updates, visit the Bout of Books blog. - From the Bout of Books team

Closing Survey

Books I Read

1. How would you assess your reading overall?
Normally I'd just be eh with how I read. But considering we're in the middle of a pandemic I'm happy.

2. Did you have a strategy, and if so, did you stick to it?
I had a TBR and stuck to it kinda...not so much!

3. What was your favorite snack?
Pie! Lemon Ice Box Pie from House of Pies.

4. Wanna volunteer for our next event? Stay tuned for the recap post!
Sure!

All the books we read from

Hour 19

I read for 36 minutes and read 18 pages in Whatever Happened to Janie? by Caroline B. Cooney. Then I crashed!

641 minutes read
434 pages read
3 books Finished

Hours 16-18

Pie was needed.

I read for 132 minutes and read I read 32 pages in As Good as Golda by Golda Meir and finished it. I also read 93 pages in WOLFPACK by Abby Wambach and finished it for a total of 125 pages.

As Good as Golda - 32 pages - Finished!
WOLFPACK - 93 pages - Finished!

605 minutes read
416 pages read
3 books Finished

Hours 14 - 15

I read for 140 minutes and read 78 pages in Whisper by Alyson Noel and finished it. I read 39 pages in As Good as Golda by Golda Meir for a total of 132 pages.

Whisper by Alyson Noel - 78 pages - Finished!
As Good as Golda - 39 pages

473 minutes read
323 pages read
1 book Finished

Mid-Event Survey

1. What are you reading right now?
Whisper by Alyson Noel
2. How many books have you read so far?
Haven't finished one yet
3. What book are you most looking forward to for the second half of the Read-a-thon?
No clue...
4. Have you had many interruptions? How did you deal with those?
Not really, just finding it harder to concentrate.
5. What surprises you most about the Read-a-thon, so far?
How much being at home vs a hotel affects my reading.

Hours 10 - 12

I read for 54 minutes and read 33 pages in Whisper by Alyson Noel. I had two panels for Y'all Fest these hours which I thoroughly enjoyed.

333 minutes read
191 pages read

Hours 7 - 9

I read for 136 minutes and read 104 pages in Whisper by Alyson Noel. This books going a lot better. Had lunch and had a snack and enjoying this book.

279 minutes read
158 pages read

Yummy snack

Hours 4 - 6

I read for 143 minutes and read 54 pages in The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen. I am really struggling with this book, just not enjoying it at all. Think I'll switch it up and try something else.

Opening Survey!

1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today?
The Woodlands, TX in my house.
2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to?
Quarantine - It seems fitting!
3) Which snack are you most looking forward to?
Cheese & Crackers. Cheese is life.
4) Tell us a little something about yourself!
I love to read and should hit 40 books read for the year during this readathon. I'm obsessed with Supernatural, love cats and to travel.
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?
This is our 26th readathon. We're at home, which is weird for us but what's not weird right now?

Humongous Blackberry Bear Claw that is my breakfast.

Dewey's 24 Hour Read-A-Thon Hours 1-3

I'm so excited for Dewey's 24 Hour Read-A-Thon! I slept these first few hours so I can hopefully be awake enough to read lots!