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1. How would you assess your reading overall?
I did OK. I finished all but one book I wanted to finish.
2. Did you have a strategy, and if so, did you stick to it?
Yes. Sprinkle a few middle grades in with what I was reading, early and late and it worked.
3. What was your favorite snack?
Orange slices
4. Wanna volunteer for our next event? Stay tuned for the recap post!
Sure!
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I read for 79 minutes. I read 53 pages in Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark. I was hoping to finish but I'm just too tired.
Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark - 53 pages
669 minutes read
546 pages read
4 books Finished
I read for 90 minutes. I read 110 pages in Going, Going, Gone! with the Pain and the Great One by Judy Blume and finished it. I read 15 pages in Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark too for a total of 125 pages.
Going, Going, Gone! with the Pain and the Great One by Judy Blume - 110 pages - Finished!
Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark - 15 pages
590 minutes read
493 pages read
4 books Finished
Dinner and movie time. I'm on a Horror movie challenge so we had to get one in. So I only read the last hour.
I read for 42 minutes. I read 26 pages in Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark.
Ring Shout - 26 pages
500 minutes read
368 pages read
3 books Finished
1. What are you reading right now?
Just finished The Phantom Prince and still going on Ring Shout.
2. How many books have you read so far?
3
3. What book are you most looking forward to for the second half of the Read-a-thon?
I'm intrigued by Ring Shout which is super weird so far.
4. Have you had many interruptions? How did you deal with those?
Just rolled with them and tried to keep going.
5. What surprises you most about the Read-a-thon, so far?
How deeply The Phantom Prince affected me. Also how quickly this day has flown by.
I read for 136 minutes. I read 66 pages in The Phantom Prince: My Life with Ted Bundy by Elizabeth Kendall and finished it.
The Phantom Prince - 66 pages - Finished!
458 minutes read
342 pages read
3 books Finished
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I read for 110 minutes. I read 28 pages in Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark and finished it and 35 pages in The Phantom Prince: My Life with Ted Bundy by Elizabeth Kendall for a total of 63 pages. We also had lunch.
Ring Shout - 28 pages
The Phantom Prince - 35 pages
322 minutes read
276 pages read
2 books Finished
I read for 173 minutes. I read 33 pages in Cool Zone with the Pain and the Great One by Judy Blume and finished it. I read 50 pages in The Phantom Prince: My Life with Ted Bundy by Elizabeth Kendall and 50 pages in Shameless: A Sexual Reformation by Nadia Bolz-Weber and finished that too for a total of 133 pages.
Cool Zone with the Pain and the Great One - 33 pages - Finished!
The Phantom Prince - 50 pages
Shameless - 50 pages - Finished!
212 minutes read
213 pages read
2 books Finished
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1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today?
The Woodlands, TX, the Hyaat Place to be exact.
2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to?
Ring Shout
3) Which snack are you most looking forward to?
Orange Slices
4) Tell us a little something about yourself!
I'm a girl who loves to read and who hates mornings. I love animals, Supernatural and soccer - Go Dynamo and Dash!
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?
We're staying at a different hotel and thanks to Covid my bestie isn't with us.
OK I'm awake...sort of. I slept for the first two hours and just now starting the day. I'll do the survey, eat breakfast and get to reading.
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So like the rest of 2020 nothing is normal for Dewey's. Yes, we're staying in a hotel but thanks to Covid it's just me and Richard. I'll be checking in with Nancy throughout the day though. Still, I'm excited for Dewey's 24 Hour Read-A-Thon to begin! My TBR is below. Let's make this a good one!
I read 22 pages in Bread and Wine: A Love Letter to Life Around the Table with Recipes by Shauna Niequist and 163 pages in The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay and finished it for a total of 185 pages.
185 pages read today
850 pages read total Bout of Books
4 books finished
I'm super happy with what I finished, even though I definitely didn't love everything I read.
I read 81 pages in The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay, 12 pages in Bread and Wine: A Love Letter to Life Around the Table with Recipes by Shauna Niequist, and 216 pages in No Ivy League by Hazel Newlevant and finished it for a total of 309 pages.
309 pages read today
665 pages read total Bout of Books
3 books finished
I read 11 pages in Bread and Wine: A Love Letter to Life Around the Table with Recipes by Shauna Niequist, 90 pages in A Song Below Water by Bethany C. Morrow and finished it for a total of 101 pages.
I also pulled out a new graphic novel, No Ivy League by Hazel Newlevant which I'll be starting today.
101 pages read today
457 pages read total Bout of Books
2 books finished
I read 10 pages in Bread and Wine: A Love Letter to Life Around the Table with Recipes by Shauna Niequist, 39 pages in A Song Below Water by Bethany C. Morrow for a total of 49 pages.
I read 18 pages in Bread and Wine: A Love Letter to Life Around the Table with Recipes by Shauna Niequist, 53 pages in A Song Below Water by Bethany C. Morrow and 46 pages in Once Ghosted, Twice Shy by Alyssa Cole and finished it and started and read 26 pages in The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay for a total of 143 pages.
143 pages read today
307 pages read total Bout of Books
1 book finished
I read 9 pages in Bread and Wine: A Love Letter to Life Around the Table with Recipes by Shauna Niequist, 23 pages in A Song Below Water by Bethany C. Morrow and 63 pages in Once Ghosted, Twice Shy by Alyssa Cole for a total of 95 pages.
I read 17 pages in Bread and Wine: A Love Letter to Life Around the Table with Recipes by Shauna Niequist, 48 pages in A Song Below Water by Bethany C. Morrow and 4 pages in Once Ghosted, Twice Shy by Alyssa Cole for a total of 69 pages.
This will be the eighteenth 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, August 17th and runs through Sunday, August 23rd in YOUR time zone. Bout of Books is low-pressure. All reading-in-place times, Twitter chats, and exclusive Instagram challenges are completely optional. For Bout of Books 29 information and updates, visit the Bout of Books blog. - From the Bout of Books team
1. How would you assess your reading overall?
I'm actually really happy with how I did. I read 439 pages and finished two books, reading for 692 minutes. I finished my book club book which was my major goal and I got halfway into another.
2. Did you have a strategy, and if so, did you stick to it?
Focus on Daisy and The Six and yes, I did.
3. What was your favorite snack?
Brownies with ice cream
4. Wanna volunteer for our next event? Stay tuned for the recap post!
Sure!
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.
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.
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| Tiger Eyes was good. Charlie agrees. |
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| I finished all these books except the top two. |
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| Books I Read |
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| Pie was needed. |
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| Yummy snack |
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| Humongous Blackberry Bear Claw that is my breakfast. |
