All the books Richard, Nancy and myself read (some finished, some not). The newer looking books are mine, the older Richards and the romance are Nancys.
Sunday, April 10, 2011
All our books
All the books Richard, Nancy and myself read (some finished, some not). The newer looking books are mine, the older Richards and the romance are Nancys.
End of Event Survey
1. Which hour was most daunting for you? Hour Nineteen...wanted to stay up but was so tired.
2. Could you list a few high-interest books that you think could keep a Reader engaged for next year? Any of the Broken Heart series by Michele Bardsley.
3. Do you have any suggestions for how to improve the Read-a-thon next year? I think cheerleaders should spend a bit more time cheering on newbies, making sure they get a lot of comments. For myself I would pick a less emotional book. Having said that I loved the book...it just made it hard to read anything else after.
4. What do you think worked really well in this year’s Read-a-thon? Everything
5. How many books did you read? Finished one (started before read-a-thon) and made a lot of headway in another I had started before the read-a-thon. For the first time ever I started no new books.
6. What were the names of the books you read? Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins and Wait Till Your Vampire Gets Home by Michele Bardsley
7. Which book did you enjoy most? As emotional as it was Mockingjay
8. Which did you enjoy least? Neither really...Yes I enjoyed Mockingjay more than Wait but that's just a personal preference and style of book. They are both enjoyable. No duds this year.
9. If you were a Cheerleader, do you have any advice for next year’s Cheerleaders? N/A
10. How likely are you to participate in the Read-a-thon again? What role would you be likely to take next time? Definitely a reader!
2. Could you list a few high-interest books that you think could keep a Reader engaged for next year? Any of the Broken Heart series by Michele Bardsley.
3. Do you have any suggestions for how to improve the Read-a-thon next year? I think cheerleaders should spend a bit more time cheering on newbies, making sure they get a lot of comments. For myself I would pick a less emotional book. Having said that I loved the book...it just made it hard to read anything else after.
4. What do you think worked really well in this year’s Read-a-thon? Everything
5. How many books did you read? Finished one (started before read-a-thon) and made a lot of headway in another I had started before the read-a-thon. For the first time ever I started no new books.
6. What were the names of the books you read? Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins and Wait Till Your Vampire Gets Home by Michele Bardsley
7. Which book did you enjoy most? As emotional as it was Mockingjay
8. Which did you enjoy least? Neither really...Yes I enjoyed Mockingjay more than Wait but that's just a personal preference and style of book. They are both enjoyable. No duds this year.
9. If you were a Cheerleader, do you have any advice for next year’s Cheerleaders? N/A
10. How likely are you to participate in the Read-a-thon again? What role would you be likely to take next time? Definitely a reader!
End of Hour Twenty One
This hour I read:
Wait Till Your Vampire Gets Home by Michele Bardslet - 18 pages
I Read This Hour - 18
I read for 32 minutes
Total pages read: 331
Total minutes read: 673
Books Finished: 1
Read in bed, last reading I'll do for this read-a-thon. Good night!
End of Hour Twenty
This hour I read:
Wait Till Your Vampire Gets Home by Michele Bardslet - 7 pages
I Read This Hour - 7
I read for 43 minutes
Total pages read: 313
Total minutes read: 641
Books Finished: 1
Read in the bathtub
End of Hour Nineteen
Um, well I started to read some...but then Nancy and I got talking and it just didn't happen. I think I am just too tired....so I think I will go take a bath and maybe read a bit in there. If I am up to it I may read some in bed and I'll blog that tomorrow....so I think for now calling it a night.
Character Crush Mini Challenge
"Every so often I’ll come across a character in a book which makes me think, I would run away with him in a heartbeat, and I’m praying I’m not the only one. That’s why I’m hosting this particular mini challenge.
I want to hear about that character (or those characters) you’d pack up your current life to run away with, and why. Tell the world why that character is so charming to you and, if you feel so inclined, where you’d go. Make us want to run away with you! (Oh, and don’t forget to mention the book and author so our TBR piles can grow.)"
There is no one I would pack up my current life for but the one character I just love and can in another life would run away with in a heartbeat would be Peeta from The Hunger Games Trilogy. He's loyal, brave and compassionate. He loves fiercely and willingly lays down his life again and again for those he loves. How more appealing could a man be?
End of Hour Eighteen
This hour I read:
Wait Till Your Vampire Gets Home by Michele Bardslet - 15 pages
I Read This Hour - 15
I read for 43 minutes
Total pages read: 306
Total minutes read: 617
Books Finished: 1
End of Hour Seventeen
This hour I read:
Wait Till Your Vampire Gets Home by Michele Bardslet - 14 pages
I Read This Hour - 14
I read for 41 minutes
Total pages read: 291
Total minutes read: 574
Books Finished: 1
Cookies are done and it's time for dessert. Yum!
Saturday, April 09, 2011
End of Hour Sixteen
This hour I read:
Wait Till Your Vampire Gets Home by Michele Bardslet - 13 pages
I Read This Hour - 13
I read for 21 minutes
Total pages read: 277
Total minutes read: 533
Books Finished: 1
I struggled with what to read this hour, after being so emotionally drained from the ending of Mockingjay. I picked some books out but ended up going back to this one, which I had been reading before the read-a-thon. I'm off to put some cookies in the oven and then get back to reading.
End of Hour Fifteen
This hour I read:
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins - 9 pages - Finished It!
I Read This Hour - 9
I read for 34 minutes
Total pages read: 264
Total minutes read: 512
Books Finished: 1
Spent a large portion of this hour crying my eyes out. What an emotional ending! Now the only problem is I am so emotionally drained.
End of Hour Fourteen
This hour I read:
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins - 18 pages
I Read This Hour - 18
I read for 60 minutes
Total pages read: 255
Total minutes read: 478
Eating Dinner and reading at Jason's...
End of Hour Thirteen
This hour I read:
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins - 3 pages
I Read This Hour - 3
I read for 9 minutes
Total pages read: 237
Total minutes read: 418
Most of this hour was spent getting ready to leave and driving to Jason's Deli for dinner.
End of Hour 12
This hour I read:
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins - 13 pages
I Read This Hour - 13
I read for 36 minutes
Total pages read: 221
Total minutes read: 409
I had to take a break this hour as Mockingjay is really getting to me. Don't get me wrong, it's a wonderful, very well written book that just pulls you in. The down side to that is having to deal with major sorrow, seeing characters you have grown to love die and go through incredible pain and suffering. We're going out to eat in the next hour and I am torn over taking the book as I am nearing the end and know it will be emotional or taking a lighter book. Not sure I can switch to another that easily. So we'll see...
Mid-Event Survey
1. What are you reading right now? Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
2. How many books have you read so far? Still on the first one I began with
3. What book are you most looking forward to for the second half of the Read-a-thon? The end of Mockingjay (getting close now)...after that I don't know. Mockingjay has be so emotionally involved it's almost painful to read, but impossible to stop reading as well. I'm so wrapped up in it right now it's hard to imagine reading anything else.
4. Did you have to make any special arrangements to free up your whole day? Aside from making sure the guest room was ready for Nancy, nope.
5. Have you had many interruptions? How did you deal with those? Just meals and a trip out to Starbucks but those were our choice.
6. What surprises you most about the Read-a-thon, so far? How quickly it has flown by.
7. Do you have any suggestions for how to improve the Read-a-thon next year? Nothing, really. I did like the page there used to be with all the different blog feeds of the readers but that was gone this year...
8. What would you do differently, as a Reader or a Cheerleader, if you were to do this again next year? Honestly, nothing. Loving it!
9. Are you getting tired yet? I was this morning but my nap and the Starbucks trip helped.
10. Do you have any tips for other Readers or Cheerleaders, something you think is working well for you that others may not have discovered? Keep hydrated, drink lots of water. And coffee is your friend. (though more for caffeine than hydration.)
3. What book are you most looking forward to for the second half of the Read-a-thon? The end of Mockingjay (getting close now)...after that I don't know. Mockingjay has be so emotionally involved it's almost painful to read, but impossible to stop reading as well. I'm so wrapped up in it right now it's hard to imagine reading anything else.
4. Did you have to make any special arrangements to free up your whole day? Aside from making sure the guest room was ready for Nancy, nope.
5. Have you had many interruptions? How did you deal with those? Just meals and a trip out to Starbucks but those were our choice.
6. What surprises you most about the Read-a-thon, so far? How quickly it has flown by.
7. Do you have any suggestions for how to improve the Read-a-thon next year? Nothing, really. I did like the page there used to be with all the different blog feeds of the readers but that was gone this year...
8. What would you do differently, as a Reader or a Cheerleader, if you were to do this again next year? Honestly, nothing. Loving it!
9. Are you getting tired yet? I was this morning but my nap and the Starbucks trip helped.
10. Do you have any tips for other Readers or Cheerleaders, something you think is working well for you that others may not have discovered? Keep hydrated, drink lots of water. And coffee is your friend. (though more for caffeine than hydration.)
End of Hour Eleven
This hour I read:
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins - 9 pages
I Read This Hour - 9
I read for 28 minutes
Total pages read: 221
Total minutes read: 373
End of Hour Ten
This hour I read:
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins - 23 pages
I Read This Hour - 23
I read for 58 minutes
Total pages read: 212
Total minutes read: 345
Read at Starbucks
End of Hour Nine
This hour I read:
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins - 5 pages
I Read This Hour - 5
I read for 18 minutes
Total pages read: 189
Total minutes read: 287
Made a trip to Starbucks for some coffee and a change of scenery. This worked out well as the few pages I read this hour were quite sad. I think if I had been home I would have been crying.
End of Hour Eight
This hour I read:
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins - 21 pages
I Read This Hour - 21
I read for 41 minutes
Total pages read: 184
Total minutes read: 269
Still reading away...think we're gonna take a trip to Starbucks this hour. Change of scenery will do us good.
End of Hour Seven
This hour I read:
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins - 25 pages
I Read This Hour - 25
I read for 41 minutes
Total pages read: 163
Total minutes read: 228
Had some lunch this hour and still managed to get some reading done. Enjoying it!
End of Hour Six
This hour I read:
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins - 23 pages
I Read This Hour - 23
I read for 44 minutes
Total pages read: 138
Total minutes read: 187
End of Hour Five
This hour I read:
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins - 20 pages
I Read This Hour - 20
I read for 39 minutes
Total pages read: 115
Total minutes read: 143
Back into the swing of it...reading along. Cried a bit this hour but I have cried over all of the previous books in this trilogy so why should this one be any different?
Definitely time for a snack.
End of Hour Three
This hour I read:
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins - 20 pages
I Read This Hour - 20
I read for 16 minutes
Total pages read: 95
Total minutes read: 104
I fell asleep during this hour....
End of Hour Two
This hour I read:
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins - 20 pages
Pages Read This Hour - 20
I read for 40 minutes
Total pages read: 44
Total minutes read: 88
End of Hour One
This hour I read:
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins - 24 pages
Pages Read This Hour - 24
I read for 48 minutes
Total pages read: 24
Total minutes read: 48
Wow, this book is so good! I think I would get more reading done if I didn't keep getting shocked by things that happened.
Time for some breakfast, then back to reading.
Introduction Meme
1)Where are you reading from today?
3)How many books do you have in your TBR pile for the next 24 hours?
4)Do you have any goals for the read-a-thon (i.e. number of books, number of pages, number of hours, or number of comments on blogs)?
5)If you’re a veteran read-a-thoner, any advice for people doing this for the first time?
Our new house in The Woodlands, TX. For the first time my best friend, Nancy is joining Richard and myself.
2)Three random facts about me…
1. I am not a morning person. The fact that I a coherent this time of morning is amazing.
2. This is the first read-a-thon I have ever done from anywhere aside from Raleigh, NC.
3. I'm reading with the two people I know who read the most. So I'm not even going to try and compete, just enjoy the read-a-thon.
3)How many books do you have in your TBR pile for the next 24 hours?
I'm currently reading three and just have my box of books to read for the year. That way I can choose from a wide selection.
4)Do you have any goals for the read-a-thon (i.e. number of books, number of pages, number of hours, or number of comments on blogs)?
Finished Mockingjay. Read and have fun.
5)If you’re a veteran read-a-thoner, any advice for people doing this for the first time?
It's supposed to be fun so enjoy it. If that means you take a lot of breaks and don't read as much as you planned that's ok.
Friday, April 08, 2011
Almost Time!
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins-I am so addicted to this series and I got my husband addicted right along with me! I am loving the last book but hate to see it end. I need to finish it though before Richard steals it away!
Wait Till Your Vampire Gets Home by Michelle Bardsley-Love this series too but it took a backseat once I got started with The Hunger Games
Reservations for Murder by Tim Myers-The second in the series. I loved the first one way more than I thought I would. I haven't really gotten into this book yet, but The Hunger Games has obviously been holding all my attention.
Since we have moved to Texas we'll be starting at the unGodly hour of 7 am. Yikes! Despite that I'm looking forward to it. See you in the am!
Tuesday, April 05, 2011
Read-A-Thon
It's that time again....I can't wait! This time around I'll have both my husband and my best friend joining me. How lucky am I that they are both readaholics? I can guarantee they will both outread me. If you want to take part head on over to http://24hourreadathon.com and sign up. It's so much fun!
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