End of Event Survey

This years RAT sadly has come to an end....

1. Which hour was most daunting for you?
Hour Eighteen - I was just seriously flagging.  Well and I slept through Hour One and part of Hour Two.  I'm just not a morning person so it works better for me if I get a little more sleep.

2. Could you list a few high-interest books that you think could keep a Reader engaged for next year?
Locke and Key is really captivating.  It was creepy and kept me so fascinated.  Also James Patterson
books move quickly so while Bloody Valentine had it's flaws it's a good read.

3. Do you have any suggestions for how to improve the Read-a-thon next season?
I think it's awesome.  For myself I think we'll do lunch in next year to cut down on reading time lost.

4. What do you think worked really well in this year’s Read-a-thon?
Just letting people cheer when they had time and having no set cheerleaders.

5. How many books did you read?
I finished three and read from three other books.

6. What were the names of the books you read?
Bloody Valentine by James Patterson
Locke & Key, Vol. 1: Welcome to Lovecraft by Joe Hill
Locke & Key, Volume 2: Head Games by Joe Hill
Attachments by Rainbow Rowell
Preludes and Nocturnes (The Sandman #1) by Neil Gaiman
Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan

7. Which book did you enjoy most?
Locke & Key, Vol. 1

8. Which did you enjoy least?
The Sandman #1

9. How likely are you to participate in the Read-a-thon again? What role would you be likely to take next time?
I'm already looking forward to it!  We've already started discussing plans.  I'll read for sure.

All the book we read

End of Hour Twenty

This hour I read:

Locke & Key, Volume 2: Head Games by Joe Hill - 8 pages - Finished It!

I read for 15 minutes

Total pages read: 463

Total minutes read: 641

Books Finished - 3

Finished my third book and it's bedtime

Night Night all

Miss you, Nilla

End of Hour Nineteen

This hour I read:

Locke & Key, Volume 2: Head Games by Joe Hill - 42 pages

I read for 48 minutes

Total pages read: 455

Total minutes read: 626

Books Finished - 2

We're all getting sleepy

End of Hour Eighteen

This hour I read:

Locke & Key, Volume 2: Head Games by Joe Hill - 13 pages

I read for 28 minutes

Total pages read: 413

Total minutes read: 578

Books Finished - 2

I took a break for some dessert.  I really want to finish my third book and have just over 50 pages to go.

Dessert time

End of Hour Seventeen

This hour I read:

Locke & Key, Volume 2: Head Games by Joe Hill - 24 pages

I read for 39 minutes

Total pages read: 400

Total minutes read: 550

Books Finished - 2

I struggled to focus this hour so got up and moved around and am going to have a snack.

Reading with Grafton and Starlight

End of Hour Sixteen

This hour I read:

Locke & Key, Volume 2: Head Games by Joe Hill - 29 pages

I read for 33 minutes

Total pages read: 376

Total minutes read: 511

Books Finished - 2

Tolstoy and Pushkin wondering when we're going to stop reading and feed them

End of Hour Fifteen

This hour I read:

Locke & Key, Volume 2: Head Games by Joe Hill - 31 pages

I read for 25 minutes

Total pages read: 347

Total minutes read: 478

Books Finished - 2

Starbucks for some much needed caffeine

End of Hour Fourteen

This hour I read:

Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan - 11 pages

I read for 28 minutes

Total pages read: 316

Total minutes read: 453

Books Finished - 2

Dinner

End of Hour Thirteen

This hour I read:

Preludes and Nocturnes (The Sandman #1) by Neil Gaiman - 21 pages

I read for 23 minutes

Total pages read: 305

Total minutes read: 425

Books Finished - 2

Sandman is kind of odd.  We're going out to dinner this next hour and I'll definitely be taking another book with me.

Penny looking confused by The Sandman.

Mid-Event Survey

1. What are you reading right now?
I just finished Locke and Key Vol. 1 and haven't yet decided what to pick up next.

2. How many books have you read so far?
Finished 2 and read from 1 other

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

4. Have you had many interruptions? How did you deal with those?
Aside from going to lunch not many

5. What surprises you most about the Read-a-thon, so far?
I've really enjoyed what I've read this time which is always awesome.

End of Hour Twelve

This hour I read:

Locke & Key, Vol. 1: Welcome to Lovecraft by Joe Hill - 52 pages - Finished It!

I read for 46 minutes

Total pages read: 284

Total minutes read: 402

Books Finished - 2

Locke and Key was so good!!  Perfect for the month of Halloween.

Creepy Book!

End of Hour Eleven

This hour I read:

Locke & Key, Vol. 1: Welcome to Lovecraft by Joe Hill - 30 pages

I read for 28 minutes

Total pages read: 232

Total minutes read: 356

Books Finished - 1

I'm not sure Addison missed me she was so happy to get my chair.

End of Hour Ten

This hour I read:

Locke & Key, Vol. 1: Welcome to Lovecraft by Joe Hill - 48 pages

I read for 52 minutes

Total pages read: 202

Total minutes read: 328

Books Finished - 1

Lots of reading going on

End of Hour Nine

This hour I read:

Attachments by Rainbow Rowell - 7 pages

Locke & Key, Vol. 1: Welcome to Lovecraft by Joe Hill - 28 pages

I read for 36 minutes

Total pages read: 154

Total minutes read: 276

Books Finished - 1

I reached my target for today's reading in Attachments and moved onto Locke and Key.  It starts out crazy!

A coffee/tea break

End of Hour Eight

This hour I read:

Attachments by Rainbow Rowell - 29 pages

I read for 57 minutes

Total pages read: 119

Total minutes read: 240

Books Finished - 1

Great lunch and a great book

End of Hour Seven

No reading this hour.  Lunch time!

Lunch

End of Hour Six

This hour I read:

Bloody Valentine by James Patterson - 8 pages - Finished It!

Attachments - 9 pages

I read for 38 minutes

Total pages read: 90

Total minutes read: 183

Books Finished - 1

And now it's lunch time.

Snacks and my first book finished!

End of Hour Five

This hour I read:

Bloody Valentine 24 pages

I read for 52 minutes

Total pages read: 73

Total minutes read: 145

Almost done with my first book

End of Hour Four

This hour I read:

Bloody Valentine by James Patterson - 23 pages

I read for 45 minutes

Total pages read: 49

Total minutes read: 93

Grafton offering her assistance

End of Hour Three

This hour I read:

Bloody Valentine by James Patterson - 26 pages

I read for 48 minutes

Andie helping me read

Opening Meme

1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today? 
The Woodlands, TX
2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to?
Attachments by Rainbow Rowell and Saga Vol. 4-6
3) Which snack are you most looking forward to?
Cheddar Cheese Ranch Spread
4) Tell us a little something about yourself!
I love to read but get distracted easily.  I have three cats and four foster cats who think this day is awesome.  It's actually cool here (finally) and I am so enjoying the weather.
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 my eighteenth read-a-thon.  I'm doing a buddy read with three other people for the first time ever and I'll definitely be staying hydrated.

End of Hours One and Two

I slept in since I know from experience 7 am is not the time of day for me.  I'm up now and eating breakfast.  Gonna do the Intro Meme and then start reading.

Dunkin Donuts

My TBR pile for Dewey's 24 Hour Read-A-Thon

I've got all our snacks ready and my TBR pile is ready to go for Dewey's 24 Hour Read-A-Thon tomorrow.  This will be the 18th one I've taken part in and I look forward to them all year long. This time Dewey's actually overlaps with two other RATs I'm taking part in.  Tomorrow is the next to last day of Spookathon and the first day of Bookbuddyathon so I had some reasoning behind the books I chose.  No way will I get through this pile but I've got plenty to choose from!

Bloody Valentine by James Patterson - I've already started this so will be reading and finishing this up first.

Attachments by Rainbow Rowell is the buddy read that I'm reading along with three other friends.

Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan - This is my N book for bookbuddyathon.

Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between by Jennifer E. Smith - This is my H book for bookbuddyathon.

The Plain Janes by Cecil Castellucci - I liked the synopsis for this one on a list I found.

CSI: Dominos by Kris Oprisko - I got this at my I beloved Hastings close out sale.

Fear Nothing, Volume 1 by Dean Koontz - I got this at my I beloved Hastings close out sale and I've liked Dean Koontz in the past though it's been years since I read him.

Spike: A Dark Place by Victor Gischler - I got this at my I beloved Hastings close out sale and it's the season of Buffy I'm currently reading.

Drafted Volume 1 by Mark Powers - I got this at my I beloved Hastings close out sale.

Drive by Michael Benedetto - I got this at my I beloved Hastings close out sale.

Silk, Volume 1 by Robbie Thompson - I adore Robbie Thompson (My favorite SPN writer) and this series has me hooked.

I am so ready to start!!

Saga Vol. 4, 5, and 6 by Brian K. Vaughan - Saga is such an addictive series. I can't wait to read these!

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Guarded by Andrew Chambliss - It's the only way for me to get new Buffy stories and I need those in my life.

The Sandman, Vol. 1: Preludes and Nocturnes by Neil Gaiman - I read the spinoff Death earlier this year and really liked it so figured I would give this a go.

Locke and Key Vol. 1 and 2 by Joe Hill - I got the first to read for Spookathon and figured I would get the second one too so if I liked it I can read both.

I can't wait to get going!!