Read-a-Thon Conclusion

My concluding Stats:

I read from 8am until about 11pm and I gave it up.  I knew I wouldn't make it the whole time. I think for the fall I will arrange child care and plan on doing the whole thing.

My favorite thing - my new chairs DH got me for outdoors - it is so comfortable and I love having the little table in between the chairs.

Title of book(s) read since last update: A Most Improper Magick by Stephanie Burgis and White Cat by Holly Black

Number of books read since you started: 2
Running total of pages read since you started: 647
Running total of time spent reading since you started: 515 minutes

Time spent blogging: 95 minutes

Time spent visiting blogs: 60 minutes
Mini-challenges completed: 4

My giveaways:
Weekend Wondering
ARC Prize Pack at Princess Bookie's Blog (White Cat and A Most Improper Magick) ends 4/11 at midnight
Win Twenty Boy Summer at Princess Bookie's Blog ends 4/11 at midnight
Win The Forest Of Hands and Teeth and Graceling at Princess Bookie's Blog ends 4/11 at midnight

End-of-event meme:

1. Which hour was most daunting for you?
I would say around 4pm when I just wanted to fall asleep.  I almost gave up really early.

2. Could you list a few high-interest books that you think could keep a Reader engaged for next year?
A Most Improper Magick by Stephanie Burgiss was great as was White Cat by Holly Black - they kept me engaged.

3. Do you have any suggestions for how to improve the Read-a-thon next year?
Nope - I think it is great!

4. What do you think worked really well in this year’s Read-a-thon?
The hosts did a great job - I enjoyed reading the hourly posts.  Also thanks goes out to the cheerleaders and the mini-challenge hosts.

5. How many books did you read?
2

6. What were the names of the books you read?
A Most Improper Magick by Stephanie Burgiss and White Cat by Holly Black

7. Which book did you enjoy most?
It's a toss-up but I liked the more carefree tale of A Most Improper Magick best, but the darkness of White Cat was a great foil.

8. Which did you enjoy least?
I enjoyed both books.

9. If you were a Cheerleader, do you have any advice for next year’s Cheerleaders?
not a cheerleader

10. How likely are you to participate in the Read-a-thon again? What role would you be likely to take next
time?
I will definitely be participating again in the fall - except hopefully that time without a house full of kids and husband :)  I will be a reader again unless we are busy most of the weekend and then I will be a cheerleader for what time I can be.

Mailbox Monday - April 12

Mailbox Monday is hosted by Marcia at The Printed Page. To see this weeks list of participants go here. 

It was a slower week this week, but that's good - I'm working on cutting back my review books and I have a bunch to read.

 

 

ARCs/For Review

 

 

Kindle Books

Read-a-Thon - Hour 15 update

Hour 15 update:

Title of book(s) read since last update: White Cat by Holly Black

Number of books read since you started: 2
Pages read since last update: 60
Running total of pages read since you started: 605
Amount of time spent reading since last update: 50 minutes
Running total of time spent reading since you started: 485 minutes

Time spent blogging: 85 minutes

Time spent visiting blogs: 55 minutes
Mini-challenges completed: 4
Other participants you’ve visited: 12

My giveaways:
Weekend Wondering
ARC Prize Pack at Princess Bookie's Blog (White Cat and A Most Improper Magick) ends 4/11 at midnight
Win Twenty Boy Summer at Princess Bookie's Blog ends 4/11 at midnight
Win The Forest Of Hands and Teeth and Graceling at Princess Bookie's Blog ends 4/11 at midnight

White Cate was great.  Now I'm off to choose my next book.

If I don't update again, I will post a summary post tomorrow and then I will go on a blog hop and see how everyone else did during the read-a-thon!

Read-a-Thon - Hour 14 update

Hour 12 update:

Title of book(s) read since last update: White Cat by Holly Black

Number of books read since you started: 1
Pages read since last update: 82
Running total of pages read since you started: 545
Amount of time spent reading since last update: 60 minutes
Running total of time spent reading since you started: 435 minutes

Time spent blogging: 80 minutes

Time spent visiting blogs: 50 minutes
Mini-challenges completed: 4
Other participants you’ve visited: 12

I'm about finished with White Cat (great book) and will probably move onto Double Love by Francine Pascal or I may pick up My Own Personal Soap Opera by Libby Malin.  The read-a-thon is coming to a close for me.  I have to sleep so I'll probably read for another hour or so and then go to bed.

If I don't update again, I will post a summary post tomorrow and then I will go on a blog hop and see how everyone else did during the read-a-thon!

Read-a-Thon - Hour 12 update/mid-event meme

Mid-Event Survey:

1. What are you reading right now? White Cat by Holly Black

2. How many books have you read so far? 1

3. What book are you most looking forward to for the second half of the Read-a-thon? Double Love by Francine Pascal (yes I'm going back to my high school years for a quick read and a laugh)

4. Did you have to make any special arrangements to free up your whole day? No - I didn't really free-up my whole day - my husband has helped out quite a bit.

5. Have you had many interruptions? How did you deal with those?  Plenty of them.  I didn't stress over them, I just did what I needed to.

6. What surprises you most about the Read-a-thon, so far? That I haven't read as much or visited blogs like I planned.

7. Do you have any suggestions for how to improve the Read-a-thon next year? No I think you do an excellent job!

8. What would you do differently, as a Reader or a Cheerleader, if you were to do this again next year? I will probably make arrangements for my kids - the one in the fall is usually during deer season so DH will be out of the house, just let the kids stay somewhere else and delve in seriously for 24 hours.

9. Are you getting tired yet?  I did get tired around 4pm, but this is the time of day I get my second wind.  I will probably wind down around 11 or 12 pm though - I have church in the morning.

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?  Nope.

Hour 12 update:

Title of book(s) read since last update: White Cat by Holly Black

Number of books read since you started: 1
Pages read since last update: 44
Running total of pages read since you started: 463
Amount of time spent reading since last update: 40 minutes
Running total of time spent reading since you started: 375 minutes

Time spent blogging: 75 minutes

Time spent visiting blogs: 40 minutes
Mini-challenges completed: 4
Other participants you’ve visited: 12

I'm off and there should be less interruptions in the next two hours!

Read-a-Thon - Hour 10 update

Hour 10:
Title of book(s) read since last update: White Cat by Holly Black

Number of books read since you started: 1
Pages read since last update: 94
Running total of pages read since you started: 419
Amount of time spent reading since last update: 110 minutes
Running total of time spent reading since you started: 335 minutes

Time spent blogging: 65 minutes

Time spent visiting blogs: 30 minutes
Mini-challenges completed: 4
Other participants you’ve visited: 10

My giveaways:
Weekend Wondering
ARC Prize Pack at Princess Bookie's Blog (White Cat and A Most Improper Magick) ends 4/11 at midnight
Win Twenty Boy Summer at Princess Bookie's Blog ends 4/11 at midnight
Win The Forest Of Hands and Teeth and Graceling at Princess Bookie's Blog ends 4/11 at midnight



Thoughts on book -
White Cat is definitely an interesting book - it's taken off and it's hard to put down.

Read-a-Thon - Hour 8 update

I've been busy with lunch, reading and taking the kids to the park - it's now been 8 hours and here is my update.


Hour 8:
Title of book(s) read since last update: A Most Improper Magick by Stephanie Burgis

Number of books read since you started: 1
Pages read since last update: 100
Running total of pages read since you started: 325
Amount of time spent reading since last update: 60 minutes
Running total of time spent reading since you started: 225 minutes

Time spent blogging: 60 minutes

Time spent visiting blogs: 30 minutes
Mini-challenges completed: 4
Other participants you’ve visited: 10

My giveaways:
Weekend Wondering



Thoughts on book -
I've started White Cat by Holly Black now and it's interesting.  I'm a little lost at the moment but learning the back story is interesting.