Hour 16-18

 

I read for 147 minutes

I read 137 pages

4 Books Finished

Hour 13-15

 

I started Heartstopper: Volume Two by Alice Oseman and finished it. I then started Bitch Planet, Vol. 1: Extraordinary Machine by Kelly Sue DeConnick but quickly realized it wasn't for me and DNF'd it. I started They Called Us Enemy by George Takei and got just a little ways in but am really enjoying it.

I read for 115 minutes

I read 246 pages

4 Books Finished

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?

I've finished 3. I finished We Band of Angels which was my main goal.

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

Yep, though so far the candy was my fav!

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

A little on Facebook.

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

I am, more emotionally than physically after my first book but I'll rally. I won't make it the whole time but I've got more in me.

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

I went to Starbucks so I've been ouside.

How is your readathon going, overall?

Pretty good!

Hour 10-12

 

I started Your Guide to Not Getting Murdered in a Quaint English Village by Maureen Johnson and finished it. I then started That Can Be Arranged: A Muslim Love Story by Huda Fahmy and finished that one.

I read for 127 minutes

I read 301 pages

3 Books Finished

Hour 7-9

 

I read for 143 minutes and finished We Band of Angels.

I read 26 pages

1 book Finished

Hour 4-6

 

Starting out with We Band of Angels: The Untold Story of American Nurses Trapped on Bataan by the Japanese by Elizabeth M. Norman. Small writing and non-fiction so I read this slowly.

I read for 115 minutes

I read 28 pages

Opening Event Survey & Hour 1-3

 

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

My home in The Woodlands, Texas

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

Your Guide to Not Getting Murdered in a Quaint English Village by Maureen Johnson

3) Which snack are you most looking forward to?

Midnight Milky Way & Snack Mix

4) Tell us a little something about yourself!

I don't like morning, I love books and soccer and this is one of my favorite days of the year.

5) What are your goals for this readathon?

To finish We Band of Angels: The Untold Story of American Nurses Trapped on Bataan by the Japanese by Elizabeth M. Norman. It's a good book but a hard one and I've been reading it for weeks.

The snack pile.

My TBR

 

I have just a bit to go in We Band of Angels. The rest I'm starting tomorrow.

Dewey's 24 Hour Read-A-Thon

 

I'm ready to go for Dewey's.

Bout of Books Update #7 & Wrap Up

I read 34 pages in This Is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Medical Resident by Adam Kay and finished it, read 94 pages in Convenience Store Woman Sayaka Murata and finished it too. I started and read 14 pages in How to Be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question Michael Schur and started and read 5 pages in A Fatal Grace by Louise Penny.

This week was crazy with my mom being in the hospital for 6 days of it. I really wanted to finish This is Going to Hurt & All Systems Red. Accomplishing that plus finishing Convenience Store Woman was great.

147 pages read today

540 pages read total 

3 Books Finished

Bout of Books Update #6

I read 71 pages in This Is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Medical Resident by Adam Kay and 31 pages in Convenience Store Woman Sayaka Murata. 

102 pages read today

393 pages read total 

1 Book Finished

Bout of Books Update #5

I read 15 pages in All Systems Red by Martha Wells and finished it then read 28 pages in This Is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Medical Resident by Adam Kay and 38 pages in Convenience Store Woman Sayaka Murata. 

81 pages read today

291 pages read total 

1 Book Finished

Bout of Books Update #4

 

I read 34 pages in All Systems Red by Martha Wells.

34 pages read today

210 pages read total

Bout of Books Update #3

 

I read 36 pages in All Systems Red by Martha Wells and 29 pages in This Is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Medical Resident by Adam Kay. 

65 pages read today

176 pages read total 

Bout of Books Update #2

I read 26 pages in All Systems Red by Martha Wells.

26 pages read today

111 pages read total 

Bout of Books Update #1

I read 38 pages in All Systems Red by Martha Wells and 47 pages in This Is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Medical Resident by Adam Kay.

85 pages read today

I'm Taking Part in Bout of Books!

This will be our 25st 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, January 2nd and runs through Sunday, January 8th in YOUR time zone. Bout of Books is low-pressure. There are reading sprints, Twitter chats, and exclusive Instagram challenges, but they’re all completely optional. For all Bout of Books 36 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. - From the Bout of Books team

Closing Survey!

 

Billie wants cat treats added to the menu next time.

How would you assess your reading overall?

I finished my book I had going which was my main goal and read Saga. I'm happy.

Did you have a strategy, and if so, did you stick to it?

Yep, see above.

What was your favorite snack?

Red Velvet Cake 

Hour 19

 

I finished Saga and am calling it a night.

I read for 15 minutes

I read 18 pages

Hours 16-18

 

I finished my first book! Then I started Saga.

I read for 163 minutes

I read 186 pages

Finished

Hours 13-15

 

Got dinner the first hour so no reading then.

I read for 115 minutes

I read 36 pages

Mid-Event Survey!

 

What are you reading right now?

Deathless Divide. Still working on finishing it.

How many books have you read so far?

Still on #1

What book are you most looking forward to for the second half of the readathon?

Saga 10

Have you had many interruptions? How did you deal with those?

A few, yeah. Tried not to stress and just enjoy it all.

Hours 10-12

 

I read for 184 minutes

I read 80 pages

Hours 7-9

 

Change of scenery as of hour 8. Went to Starbucks.

I read for 124 minutes

I read 56 pages

Hour 4-6

 

Starting out with Deathless Divide which I am about halfway through.

I read for 94 minutes

I read 41 pages

Hour 1-3

  

I was sleeping but here's my TBR. 

Opening Survey!

 

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?

Saga 10. It's been a wait!

3) Which snack are you most looking forward to?

Cake from Kenny & Ziggy's

4) Tell us a little something about yourself!

I'm not a morning person so I don't ever read the first few hours. I had a tooth removed Monday so eating is an adventure right now. I have an ebook on my TBR for the first time ever, ater winning a Kindle in my reading group and having an ebook picked as a book club pick.

Dewey's 24 Hour Read-A-Thon

 

                                   I'm signed up and ready to go!

Bout of Books Update #7 & Wrap Up

 

I read 34 pages in Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus and finished it. I read 158 pages in Tomboy: A Graphic Memoir by Liz Prince and finshed it. I read 62 pages in Nurse Alissa vs. the Zombies II: Escape by Scott M. Baker and 12 pages in The Serial Killer’s Wife by Alice Hunter.

My main goal this week was to finish all three books I had going (Minus my ebook) and I accomplished that. I also loved all three books.

266 pages read today

896 pages read total 

3 Books Finished

Bout of Books Update #6

 

I read 10 pages in The Ghosts That Haunt Me: Memories of a Homicide Detective by Steve Ryan, 60 pages in Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus, 99 pages in Tomboy: A Graphic Memoir by Liz Prince and 14 pages in Nurse Alissa vs. the Zombies II: Escape by Scott M. Baker.

183 pages read today

630 pages read total 

1 Books Finished

Bout of Books Update #5

 

I read 70 pages in Monster, She Wrote: The Women Who Pioneered Horror Speculative Fiction by Lisa Kröger and Melanie R. Anderson and finished it. I also read  17 pages in The Ghosts That Haunt Me: Memories of a Homicide Detective by Steve Ryan and 52 pages in Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus. 

139 pages read today

447 pages read total 

1 Books Finished

Bout of Books Update #4

 

I read 20 pages in Monster, She Wrote: The Women Who Pioneered Horror and Speculative Fiction by Lisa Kröger and Melanie R. Anderson, 10 pages in The Ghosts That Haunt Me: Memories of a Homicide Detective by Steve Ryan and 45 pages in Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus. 

75 pages read today

308 pages read total 

Bout of Books Update #3

 

I read 21 pages in Monster, She Wrote: The Women Who Pioneered Horror and Speculative Fiction by Lisa Kröger and Melanie R. Anderson and 29 pages in Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus. We had a Dash game tonight so I knew my reading time would be less.

50 pages read today

233 pages read total 

Bout of Books Update #2

 

I read 24 pages in Monster, She Wrote: The Women Who Pioneered Horror and Speculative Fiction by Lisa Kröger and Melanie R. Anderson and 85 pages in Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus.

109 pages read today

183 pages read total 

Bout of Books Update #1

 

I read 20 pages in Monster, She Wrote: The Women Who Pioneered Horror and Speculative Fiction by Lisa Kröger and Melanie R. Anderson and 74 pages in Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus.

74 pages read today

I'm Taking Part in Bout of Books!

 

This will be our 24st 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 15th and runs through Sunday, August 21st in YOUR time zone. Bout of Books is low-pressure. There are reading sprints, Twitter chats, and exclusive Instagram challenges, but they’re all completely optional. For all Bout of Books 35 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. - From the Bout of Books team

Closing Survey!

 

How would you assess your reading overall?

Good

Did you have a strategy, and if so, did you stick to it?

Finish the book I needed to finish first and yep, I stuck with it.

What was your favorite snack?

Cookies

Wanna volunteer for our next event? Stay tuned for the recap post!

Sure

Mid Event Survey

 

What are you reading right now?

Binti: Home and Bad Things Happen Here

How many books have you read so far?

Finished 2

What book are you most looking forward to for the second half of the readathon?

Binti: Home 

 

 Have you had many interruptions? How did you deal with those?

Well I slept so that took time but now I’m all camped out at Starbucks.

 

What surprises you most about the readathon, so far?

I never read quite as much as I think I will.

Reverse Read-A-Thon Opening Survey

 

Opening Survey!

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

The Woodlands, TX

Home tonight and at our local Starbucks tomorrow. It's a rare event for us to not be there on a Saturday and if we don't show up they might send a search party out!

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

Binti: Home 

I read the first in the trilogy last month and was surprised how much I liked it.

3) Which snack are you most looking forward to?

Hmmm, we didn't really plan snacks this time. Will probably pick somethig up from Target pickup tomorrow. Oh, or maybe we'll get cookies from Crumble! That's a new fav. (We ordered Crumbl)

4) Tell us a little something about yourself!

It's disgustingly hot in Texas right now so it's the perfect time to stay inside and read.

I have 6 books I need to read/start reading before the end of the month.

I real all over the place, totally different genres and that makes me happy.

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?

It's rare for me to not plan snack food for a RAT. I'm blaming the heat!

My TBR

Bout of Books Update #7 & Wrap Up

 

I read 153 pages in The Secret Keeper of Jaipur by Alka Joshi and 32 pages in The Shining Girls by Lauren Beukes.

My goal for this Bout of Books was to finish Mary Jane and Across the Green Grass Fields. I did both, plus finished three other books and got over half way into The Secret Keeper of Jaipur and a little ways into The Shining Girls. I loved what I read this time and was in such a reading mood. It's my best Bout of Books total ever.

185 pages read today

1007 pages read total 

5 Books Finished

Bout of Books Update #6

 

I read 107 pages in and finished Across the Green Grass Fields by Seanan McGuire.

107 pages read today

822 pages read total 

5 Books Finished

Up to date on this series now.

Bout of Books Update #5

 

I read 41 pages in Mary Jane by Jessica Anya Blau and finished it. I started Where the Drowned Girls Go by Seanan McGuire and read 43 pages. I also started The Secret Keeper of Jaipur by Alka Joshi and read 47 pages in it.

131 pages read today

715 pages read total 

4 Books Finished

Loved this book!

Bout of Books Update #4

 

I read 98 pages in Mary Jane by Jessica Anya Blau.

98 pages read today

584 pages read total 

3 Books Finished

Bout of Books Update #3

 

I read 74 pages in Mary Jane by Jessica Anya Blau. Slow day of reading but I am enjoying my book.

74 pages read today

486 pages read total 

3 Books Finished

Bout of Books Update #2

 I read 18 pages in Mary Jane by Jessica Anya Blau, read 74 pages in Across the Green Grass Fields by Seanan McGuire and finished it and started and finished Inheritance: A Visual Poem by Elizabeth Acevedo for 48 pages.

140 pages read today

412 pages read total 

3 Books Finished

Bout of Books Update #1

 

I read 26 pages in Mary Jane by Jessica Anya Blau, Started and finished Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts by Rebecca Hall for 208 pages and read 38 pages in Across the Green Grass Fields by Seanan McGuire.

272 pages read today

1 Book Finished

This book was amazing.

I'm Taking Part in Bout of Books!

 

This will be our 23st 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 9th and runs through Sunday, May 15th in YOUR time zone. Bout of Books is low-pressure. There are reading sprints, Twitter chats, and exclusive Instagram challenges, but they’re all completely optional. For all Bout of Books 34 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. - From the Bout of Books team

Closing Survey

 

1. How would you assess your reading overall?

Great! I finished the two books I really wanted to, added another and started a third.

2. Did you have a strategy, and if so, did you stick to it?

I did. I had a goal to finish the two I did and picked books I really enjoyed.

3. What was your favorite snack?

Apples with carmel dip.

4. Did you add any new books to your TBR/wishlist after seeing what everyone else is reading?

I did! A Thousand Sisters: The Heroic Airwomen of the Soviet Union in World War II by Elizabeth Wein

5. What was your favorite book or experience from this readathon?

Run by John Lewis. Absolutely life changing.

I enjoyed the hotel we stayed at and would definitely go back.

Hours 19 & 20

 

I finished Drama, which was really cute but ended kind of weird. Then I started Across the Green Grass Fields by Seanan McGuire. I'm calling it a night now.

I read for 74 minutes

I read 140 pages

3 book Finished

Snacky Snack

Book #3

The Required Sock Pic

Hours 16-18

 

I finished March which was just so good. My fav book of the year so far. I switched to something lighter, Drama by Raina Telgemeier

I read for 127 minutes

I read 109 pages

2 book Finished

Cheesecake break!

Amazing book

Hours 13-15

 Dinner time! I'm on the last stretch of Run which has small writing and definitely inspired discussion, so slowing down a bit but it's so good!

I read for 160 minutes

I read 53 pages

1 book Finished

Mid-Event Survey!

 

What are you reading right now?

Run by John Lewis

How many books have you read so far?

Finished 1 and am almost half way through a second.

What book are you most looking forward to for the second half of the readathon?

Finishing Run, which so far I like even more than the March triology. After than either Wake or Across the Green Grass Fields

Have you had many interruptions? How did you deal with those?

A few from moving from home, to Starbucks then the hotel. But our room here is comfy and quiet so that's nice.

What surprises you most about the readathon, so far?

How much I've enjoyed the books I've read so far.