2024 Closing Survey

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

I finished 3 and read from one other. All I read were good but I am so in love with A Haunted Road Atlas.

2. Did you accomplish your goals for this readathon? 

Yes. I really wanted to finish the three graphic novels and enjoy myself and I did.

3. 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? 

It went well. We've found we never eat as much as we think we will so cut back.

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

I did. I miss the blog posts. 

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

I'll be back reading tonight before I go to bed, then again tomorrow, then...

All the books we read!

Hour 19

 I read for 37 minutes and read 25 pages in A Haunted Road Atlas by Christine Schiefer & Em Schulz. I love the book but am too tired to keep going.

Hours 16-18

 

I read for 155 minutes and 182 pages. I finished Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy by Rey Terciero (164 pages) and read part of A Haunted Road Atlas by Christine Schiefer & Em Schulz (18 pages).

Hours 13-15

Dinner and a movie. As it's October I'm doing a horror movie challenge. So while we ate dinner we took a break and watched a movie. Now back to reading!

Hours 10-12

 

I read for 182 minutes and 259 pages. I started and finished Class Act by Jerry Craft (250 pages) and started Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy by Rey Terciero (88 pages).

Hours 1-9

 

I slept in as I wasn't feeling great so hour 7 was the first hour I read.

I read for 107 minutes and read 274 pages. I read a section of A Haunted Road Atlas by Christine Schiefer & Em Schulz (28 pages) and started and finished Huda F Cares? by Huda Fahmy (246 pages).

Dewey's 2024 October Opening Survey

 

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

Texas

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

A Haunted Road Atlas

3) Which snacks are you most looking forward to? 

Cupcakes and Cookies

4) Is this your first Dewey's Readathon?  

Nope been doing it since 2008

5) What are your goals for this readathon? 

Read and enjoy myself

6) Which book are you starting with for this readathon? 

Love Sugar Magic

7) Tell us a little something about yourself!! 

Starting late, which is so me. 

I own way more books than I'll ever read but I'm having a great time trying!

Dewey's 24 Hour Read-A-Thon

 

I'm all set for Dewey's!

My TBR

I'm 80 pages into Love Sugar Magic and just started A Haunted Road Atlas.

Day 7 Update & Wrap Up

 

I spent most of today on a plane but managed to read though never as much as I think I will. I read 22 pages in Twelve Nights at Rotter House by J.W. Ocker. I started and finished Our Dining Table (My first manga) 236 pages for a total of 258 pages.

 

I read 68 pages in The Sanatorium by Sarah Pearse and finally finished it! Honestly, one of the worst books I've ever read. I am so glad to be done with it. I started Our Dining Table by Mita Ori and read 4 pages for a total of 72 pages. We're off to the airport today, flying into Scotland with our final destination Belfast, Northern Ireland. I'm sure we'll get some reading done on the plane.

Never Again

Bout of Books Update #5

 

I read 54 pages in The Sanatorium by Sarah Pearse.

Bout of Books Update #4

 

I read 24 pages in The Sanatorium by Sarah Pearse and 63 pages in Siberiak by Jenny Jaeckel (which I loved!) and finished it for a total of 87 pages.

Bout of Books Update #3

 

I read 31 pages in The Sanatorium by Sarah Pearse and 50 pages in Siberiak by Jenny Jaeckel for a total of 81 pages. 

Bout of Books Update #2

 

I read 20 pages in The Sanatorium by Sarah Pearse. I also started and finished Alex + Ada, Vol. 3 by Jonathan Luna at 136 pages for a total of 156 pages.

Bout of Books Update #1

I read 45 pages in The Sanatorium by Sarah Pearse. It's a good book but a little slow. I'd really like to finish it this week and some graphics.

 

Bout of Books

 

This will be our 30th 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, August 19th and runs through Sunday, August 25th 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 41 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 2 and read from 1 more.

2. How many books did you finish?

Two

3. Did you accomplish your goals for this readathon?

Yep, I actually wound up finishing Head Over Heels.

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 didn't plan any this time. Just ate normally.

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 liked the lack of planning.

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

We'll read a bit today as we always do but will also be watching Olympics.

Hours 22-24

 I read Awkward for 103 minutes and read 166 pages and finished it. I also read Calypso for 53 minutes and read 27 pages.

Hour 19-21

 

Hours 4-6 I read 53 pages for 92 minutes and finished Head Over Heels. I started Awkward and read 45 pages in 18 minutes.

Hour 7

 

I read 18 pages for 61 minutes.

Hours 4-6

Hours 4-6 I read 70 pages for 131 minutes.

Unfortunately my book has hit an annoying snag. I rarely read romance and this book is reminding me why. Anyway, I'll def finish it tomorrow.

Billie's face sums up my feelings.

Hours 1-3

 68 pages read in 135 minutes. My books really good.

Reverse Read-A-Thon Opening Survey

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

The Woodlands, TX Just outside of Houston

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

The only one I really have is Head Over Heels which I'm about half way into and really enjoying.

3) Which snacks are you most looking forward to? 

Cookies

4) Tell us a little something about yourself! 

I've already reached my reading goal on Goodreads for the year.

5) What are your goals for this readathon? 

Get a good chunk of Head Over Heels read.

Bout of Books Update #7 & Wrap Up

I read 12 pages in The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune and finished it. I read 32 pages in The Night of the Storm by Nishita Parekh. I read 59 pages in Midnight on Beacon Street by Emily Ruth Verona & 22 pages in The Blitz: A Very Peculiar History by David Antram. A total of 125 pages. 

Overall I read 1550 pages and finished 7 books. And I thoroughly enjoyed myself!

Such a good book.

All the books I finished.

Bout of Books Update #6

 

I read 115 pages in The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune. I read 121 pages in Beezus and Ramona by Beverly Cleary and finished it. I read 15 pages in Midnight on Beacon Street by Emily Ruth Verona. I read 31 pages in All About Love: New Visions by bell hooks and finished it. A total of 282 pages. 

Bout of Books Update #5

 

I read 47 pages in The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune. I read 187 pages in The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen and finished it. I read 38 pages in Beezus and Ramona by Beverly Cleary. A total of 272 pages.

Bout of Books Update #4

 

I read 60 pages in The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune. I read  228 pages in Heartstopper: Volume Four by Alice Oseman and finished it. I read 42 pages in The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen & 18 pages in All About Love: New Visions by bell hooks. A total of 348 pages.

So, so good!

Bout of Books Update #3

 

I read 21 pages in The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune. I read 128 pages in Alex + Ada, Vol. 2 by Jonathan Luna and finished it. I read  123 pages in Heartstopper: Volume Four by Alice Oseman. A total of 272 pages.

Bout of Books Update #2

 

I read 28 pages in Everyone Is Watching by Heather Gudenkauf and finished it. I read 101 pages in Little White Duck: A Childhood in China by Na Liu and finished it. I read 8 pages in The Night of the Storm by Nishita Parekh  for a total of 137 pages.

Bout of Books Update #1

 

I read 70 pages in Everyone Is Watching by Heather Gudenkauf and 44 pages in All About Love: New Visions by bell hooks for a total of 114 pages.

Bout of Books

 This will be our 29th 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, May 13th and runs through Sunday, May 19th 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 40 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. - From the Bout of Books team

Closing Survey

 

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

I finished 5 and read from one more. Favorites would be White Bird and Heartstopper 3

How many books did you finish?

5 (1180 pages & 502 minutes)

Did you accomplish your goals for this readathon?

I did. I read all the graphics I picked out and finished my book club book and enjoyed what I read.

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?

I think we had the perfect amount of snacks. I had a girls weekend last week so had snacks left over anf that worked out well. The hotel restaurant being shut was a hitch but we pivoted and went to a local place where we could read.

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

I really did. I think having some good, meaty graphics helped. I'm not sure we would stay at the same hotel again (Reading space was perfect but there were a lot of other little things that weren't great.) I always find I read more at a hotel though so going away is always good. Having said that, I would like to have our library organized by next RAT so we can read in there.

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

Not officially but we always read. We went out to SB and read today and have plans to do so tomorrow night. We read as much as we can. I'm so glad I married a reader. We've been doing this RAT since 2008 and I can't imagine not doing it. It;s something we always look forward to.

All the books we read.

Hours 17-18

 

I read 36 pages in Unmask Alice by Rick Emerson. I also read The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang and finished it. 

I read for 104 minutes

I read 311 pages.

5 Books Finished.

And with that I am calling it a night.

Hours 13-16

I read 20 pages in Unmask Alice by Rick Emerson. I read Heartstopper: Volume Three by Alice Oseman and finished it.

I read for 99 minutes

I read 384 pages.

4 Books Finished.

Also went and had dinner and ran home during these hours.

Half-Point Progress Report

 

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

3 books finished. I don't really set a goal but I've finished two graphics so that makes me happy.

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

I had toast and tea for breakfast. Best food ever.

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

Not so much. I've posted when I finished but that's it.

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

Not now though I was this morning.

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

To get in the car, yes. Going downstairs to the hotel rest now.

How is your readathon going, overall?

Pretty good!

Hours 9-12

 

I read The Fire Never Goes Out: A Memoir in Pictures by N.D. Stevenson and finished it. I also read and finished White Bird by R.J. Palacio. I also read 14 pages in Unmask Alice by Rick Emerson.

I read for 182 minutes

I read 424 pages.

3 Books Finished.

Hours 6-8

I read In Defense of Witches by Mona Chollet and finished it.

I read for 117 minutes

I read 61 pages. 

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.