Opening Event Survey & Hour 1-5

 

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

At my house in The Woodlands, TX. Will be moving to a hotel shortly though.

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

The Fire Never Goes Out: A Memoir in Pictures by N.D. Stevenson

3) Which snacks are you most looking forward to?

Orange Slices

4) Tell us a little something about yourself!

We had a late soccer game last night so I slept the first few hours. Started reading about noon. I'm still sleepy.

5) What are your goals for this readathon?

To knock some books out and enjoy myself.

Dewey's 24 Hour Read-A-Thon

 

I'm set for Dewey's!

My TBR

Unmask Alice I’m already reading and In Defense of Witches I have just one chapter to finish.
I Know What You Did Last Summer is a buddy re-read and the bottom four are all graphics.

Bout of Books Update #7 & Wrap Up

I read 116 pages in Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan and finished it. I also read 160 in Saga, Volume 11 by Brian K. Vaughan and finished it as well.

I finished all but the poetry book I'm reading this week. A good reading start to the year.

598 pages read total

3 Books Finished

Bout of Books Update #6

I read 113 pages in Dead of Winter by Darcy Coates and finished it.

Bout of Books Update #5

 

I read 16 pages in Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson and 55 pages in Dead of Winter by Darcy Coates.

Bout of Books Update #4

 

I read 25 pages in Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson and 40 pages in Dead of Winter by Darcy Coates.

Bout of Books Update #3

 

I read 18 pages in Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson and 37 pages in Dead of Winter by Darcy Coates.

Bout of Books Update #2

 

I read 22 pages in Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson and 52 pages in Dead of Winter by Darcy Coates.

Bout of Books Update #1

 

I read 20 pages in Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson and 37 pages in Dead of Winter by Darcy Coates.

I'm Taking Part in Bout of Books!

 

This will be our 28st time taking part in 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, January 1st and runs through Sunday, January 7th in YOUR time zone. Bout of Books is low-pressure. There are reading sprints, daily Discord questions, and exclusive Instagram challenges, but they’re all completely optional. For all Bout of Books 39 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. - From the Bout of Books team

Closing Survey

 1. How many books did you read during this readathon? Did you have any favorites? 

I finished 3 and read a good chunk of another. I loved all but the cat one.

2. How many books did you finish?

3

3. Did you accomplish your goals for this readathon?

I didn't have one aside from enjoying myself and I did that. So yes!

4. How did your snacks and meals work out? Are there things you would change about the food and beverages side of your readathon for next time?

We always get too much but didn't go crazy this time. The meals went well. Maybe more cookies next time.

5. Did you enjoy this readathon? What was the most successful part of your readathon? What would you change for next time?

I did. I think our schedule worked well, me getting up later and also having all our meals planned. Having lunch at home saved us time.

6. Will you be continuing your readathon reading past the end of our official readathon?

Not a read-a-thon really but I read every day. But as it's October I have scary movies to watch now!

Hour 18

I read Hide: The Graphic Novel by Kiersten White. And calling it a night.

I read for 37 minutes

I read 36 pages

Caramel Drizzle Popcorn

Hours 16-18

I finished Black Dahlia by Rick Geary, started and finished How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You by The Oatmeal and started The Graphic Novel by Kiersten White.

I read for 152 minutes

I read 202 pages

Finished

Snack

Finished

Group Reading

Dessert

Grafton knows the book is about a cat.

Watching both my and my husbands teams make it into the playoffs.

Hours 13-15

I read Black Dahlia by Rick Geary and ate dinner. 

I read for 100 minutes

I read 57 pages

Half-Point Progress Report

1. How many books have you been reading? Have you finished any? Are you on track with respect to your readathon goals so far?

I stuck with one book I had already started and finished it. No goals so I'm doing fine.

2. Have you eaten real food today? (Not just junk food, ACTUAL HEALTHY FOOD) What was your favorite food or beverage so far?

Yes, I had breakfast and lunch. Dunkin Donuts was a great breakfast.

3. Have you been participating in any of the activities on our social media (sprints, photo challenges, discussion questions, BINGO, etc.)

Aside from these survey, no. Just been reading.

4. Are you growing sleepy? Do you plan to nap, or stop early, or are you extending the readathon hours to include sleep?

Not yet. I'll stop early if I get too tired.

5. Have you been outside yet today? Have you had much exercise (besides the heavy lifting required to hold your book)?

We went to Starbucks so I've been outside. It's too hot here to be out much.

6. How is your readathon going, overall?

Fine, lowkey which is good.

Will be starting one of these next.

Hours 10-12

I read for 173 minutes.

I read 82 pages.

Finished Loveboat Reunion by Abigail Hing Wen and had some dinner.

Hours 7-9

 Still reading Loveboat Reunion by Abigail Hing Wen.

I read for 131 minutes

I read 70 pages

Hours 4-6

 I slept through the hours 1-4

Starting out with Loveboat Reunion by Abigail Hing Wen. I'm not quite half way through.

I read for 96 minutes

I read 60 pages

Opening Event Survey & Hour 1-3

 

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

At my house in The Woodlands, TX. I'm sure we'll wind up at our Starbucks at some point today.

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

Hide: The Graphic Novel by Kiersten White

3) Which snacks are you most looking forward to?

Popcorn with Caramel drizzel

4) Tell us a little something about yourself!

I'm not a morning person so I always sleep through the first few hours of the RAT. 

5) What are your goals for this readathon?

To read and enjoy myself. The last few months have been rough so no set goals.

Dewey's 24 Hour Read-A-Thon

 

I'm taking part in Dewey's 24 Hour Read-A-Thon.