Closing Survey

1. Which hour was most daunting for you?
Hour One & Two - That's why I slept through them.

2. Tell us ALLLLL the books you read!
Finished -
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Saga, Vol. 8 by Brian K. Vaughan
Princeless, Vol. 5: Make Yourself by Jeremy Whitley
Lumberjanes, Vol. 7: A Bird's-Eye View by Shannon Watters

Read Part of -
This Adventure Ends by Emma Mills

3. Which books would you recommend to other Read-a-thoners?
Saga and Lumberjanes.  They are both so much fun.

4. What’s a really rad thing we could do during the next Read-a-thon that would make you smile?
I loved the way the mini-challenges were done.  It gave a lot more flexibility for taking part.  Keep it up and all the great hosting.

5. How likely are you to participate in the Read-a-thon again? Would you be interested in volunteering to help organize and prep?
Oh, I'll be there.  And if I can help out I will!

All the books we read.

Calling it a night

Considering what we had going on today I think we all did great.  Me, Richard and Nancy all finished four books each.  And we had a great time doing it!  Having a husband and a best friend who read is one of the greatest things in the world.  Can't wait for the next RAT!

End of Hour Twenty-One

This hour I read:

Lumberjanes Vol. 7: A Bird's-Eye View by Shannon Watters -  83 pages - Finished It!

I read for 64 minutes

Total pages read: 533

Total minutes read: 501

Books Finished - 4

Richard stayed up late!

Book #4 Finished - So good!

End of Hour Twenty

This hour I read:

Lumberjanes Vol. 7: A Bird's-Eye View by Shannon Watters -  29 pages

I read for 19 minutes

Total pages read: 453

Total minutes read: 437

Books Finished - 3

Goodreads decided to make me crazy this hour...

End of Hour Nineteen

This hour I read:

Princeless Vol. 5: Make Yourself by Jeremy Whitley-  43 pages - Finished It!

I read for 55 minutes

Total pages read: 424

Total minutes read: 418

Books Finished - 3

Hard to imagine how little this guy was last read-a-thon.

Book #3 Done (And Andie took Charlie's place.)

End of Hour Eighteen

This hour I read:

Princeless Vol. 5: Make Yourself by Jeremy Whitley-  26 pages

I read for 34 minutes

Total pages read: 338

Total minutes read: 363

Books Finished - 2

Prezzie Time!

End of Hour Seventeen

This hour I read:

Princeless Vol. 5: Make Yourself by Jeremy Whitley-  58 pages

I read for 44 minutes

Total pages read: 312

Total minutes read: 329

Books Finished - 2

“Well, I’m starting to think that some of the things people told me growing up might not be true. Maybe they’re just opinions, and because the right people had them, I thought they were rules.”

End of Hour Sixteen

This hour I read:

Saga Vol. 8 by Brian K. Vaughan -  24 pages - Finished It!

This Adventure Ends by Emma Mills - 6 pages

I read for 37 minutes

Total pages read: 254

Total minutes read: 285

Books Finished - 2

Snack Time

End of Hour Fifteen

This hour I read:

Saga Vol. 8 by Brian K. Vaughan -  36 pages

I read for 36 minutes

Total pages read: 224

Total minutes read: 248

Books Finished - 1

Nancy not enjoying The Little Prince either.

End of Hour Fourteen

This hour I read:

Saga Vol. 8 by Brian K. Vaughan -  44 pages

I read for 30 minutes

Total pages read: 188

Total minutes read: 212

Books Finished - 1

Took a trip out to Starbucks this hour for some much needed coffee.

Caffeine is our friend.

End of Hour Thirteen

This hour I read:


Saga Vol 8 by Brian K. Vaughan -  40 pages

I read for 26 minutes

Total pages read: 144

Total minutes read: 182

Books Finished - 1

I so love this series!

Saga and my buddy, Starlight

End of Hour Twelve

This hour I read:

This Adventure Ends -  19 pages

I read for 31 minutes

Total pages read: 104

Total minutes read: 156

Books Finished - 1

Dinner and Reading

Mid-Event Survey

1. What are you reading right now?
I just started This Adventure Ends by Emma Mills. She was a new find for me this year and I love her.

2. How many books have you read so far?
Finished one

3. What book are you most looking forward to for the second half of the Read-a-thon?
Saga 8 and This Adventure Ends

4. Have you had many interruptions? How did you deal with those?
Tons, but I expected them with a soccer game happening.  Gotta support my girls. I read in the car on the way there and back.

5. What surprises you most about the Read-a-thon, so far?
How fast it's gone.

End of Hour Eleven

This hour I read:

The Little Prince by by Antoine de Saint-Exupery - 8 pages - Finished It!

This Adventure Ends by Emma Mills - 5

I read for 28 minutes

Total pages read: 98

Total minutes read: 153

I finished Little Prince this hour.  It was quite weird and not really what I expected.  Still, I'm glad I finally read it.

Book #1 Finiished

End of Hour Eight, Nine and Ten

No reading these hours as we were at a Dash game.

End of Hour Eight
Dash Game

End of Hour Nine
Dash Game

End of Hour Ten
Yep Vera, I’m with you.

End of Hour Seven

This hour I read:

The Little Prince by by Antoine de Saint-Exupery - 22 pages

I read for 40 minutes

Total pages read: 85

Total minutes read: 125

Coffee and now off to our game!

End of Hour Six

This hour I read:

The Little Prince by by Antoine de Saint-Exupery - 21 pages

I read for 49 minutes

Total pages read: 63

Total minutes read: 134

Reading in the car

End of Hour Five

This Hour I Read:

The Little Prince by by Antoine de Saint-Exupery - 11 pages

I read for 24 minutes.

Total pages read: 42

Total minutes read: 85

I had to get ready and head into Houston this hour.  We're headed to a coffee shop to read before our game. I snuck some reading in in the car.

End of Hour Four

This hour I read:

The Little Prince by by Antoine de Saint-Exupery - 31 pages

I read for 61 minutes

I have had this book on my TBR list for years. I'm so glad I'm finally getting to it.

"But certainly, for us who understand life, figures are a matter of indifference.

End of Hours One, Two and Three

I slept through the first few hours (Dang you, Eric Church!) and am now eating breakfast and going to get to some reading before I have to get ready to leave for the soccer game.

It has to be tea.