Dewey's 24 Hour Readathon | 17th October 2015

It's very last minute on my part but I've decided to participate in the readathon this weekend.  I  moved the last of my things to the new house on Sunday - lets pretend I've finished unpacking shall we :) I don't have to work, my housemate is in Melbourne for the weekend, so it's me, the dogs, my books and my wine.  A winning readathon combination for sure.

I not 100% sure what I'm going to read yet, I have some of the Man Booker titles, including the winner, which I'd love to put a big dent in and I've kept some of my books unboxed.  I may check out what is on the shelves at work.  All I know for sure is that my TBR will be overly ambitious - but that's how I like it.

So tell me, are you participating?  What are you reading? What are your snacks?

Until next time, happy reading :)

C.

Dewey's 24hr Readathon - 18th October, 2014

Another readathon is here and I almost missed it.  I discovered this on Wednesday and quickly signed up.  I'm not really prepared in any way, shape or form, but I'm going to read or fall asleep trying!  I'm not going to have a set TBR, I've got a couple of books I'd like to start, but whether I do is another matter.  I also have quite a few on the go at the moment that I'd really like to finish, (I'm looking at you Half Bad!), one from a previous readathon that I need to read already, (I'm still looking at you Half Bad, but now I'm eyeballing Gone Girl too).

I am going to approach it a little differently this time, it's early to bed and I'm going to set an alarm for 11:30pm and then I'll be fresh to start reading, so I'll have a few hours under my belt; hopefully that'll help keep me going for the whole 24hrs.  And as much fun as it was last time, I'm taking a break from the cheering - I'll do a final update on how I went, but I'm not going to do a lot of updates on the blog, I do want to participate in a couple of challenges and chat's on twitter, but for the most part I want to read.

What about you - are you participating in Dewey's this time around?  Got any tips to share?  Feel free to comment below.

Until after the readathon, happy reading :)

C.

WWW Wednesday 7th May

WWW Wednesdays is hosted by Miz B over at ShouldBeReading.  If you'd like to join in here is what you need to do - answer these three questions:

 

* What are you currently reading?

* What did you just finish reading?

* What are you going to read next?

Then go and check out what everyone else who is participating is reading - I recommend you visit with pen at the ready, I always come away with new books to add to my Mt. TBR!  

What are you currently reading?

 

The #yearathon for this month is about to wrap up, and I'm still making my way through Taken and Suspect by Robert Crais and Always On My Mind by Jill Shalvis.  I've dropped the ball this month and haven't done much print reading at all.  I'm listening to both of the Robert Crais books, so I may actually finish those by the end of the week!  

 

What did you just finish reading?

 

I think the last book I finished was Why We Broken Up by Daniel Handler and Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins.  I read these for the Dewey's 24 Hour Readathon.  The were both fantastic, although I was VERY upset near the end of Mockingjay.  I was most unimpressed and I'll leave it at that.

 

What are you going to read next?

 

What aren't I going to read next should be the question...I have these on my TBR for Bout of Books 10.0, which starts on the 12th of May.

Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery

The 100 by Kass Morgan

Let it Snow by John Green, Maureen Johnson & Lauren Myracle

Goodnight Tweetheart by Teresa Medieros

The Gunslinger by Stephen King

Winger by Andrew Smith

Under a graveyard Sky by John Ringo

Attachments by Rainbow Rowell

Half Bad by Sally Green

 

But I'm not sure how I'll go, I have a full work week, plus my PT job.  But I don't have anything for Uni, so that's one thing.

 

Let me know if you're going to be participating!  I'd love to have a reading buddy and sprints are always fun to do together :)

 

Until next time, happy reading.

 

C.

 

Readathon Hour 24 - Final Update

 

We did it!!  Go us!  I'm always amazed by the awesomeness of readers :)  Can I just say - I'm already excited for October.  I missed the mid way meme, so here's the End of Event meme:

1. Which hour was most daunting for you?   About 3am in the morning - that's where I ended up passing out!
2. Could you list a few high-interest books that you think could keep a Reader engaged for next year?  I thought Why we broke up was pretty awesome, it kicked me in the feels, but it was so easy to read and I love books with illustrations.  I think mixing up graphic novels with print books is a good idea, I think anything that you're excited to read is the perfect thing to bring to a readathon :)
3. Do you have any suggestions for how to improve the Read-a-thon next year? My brain has nothing?  I thought you guys did an awesome job :)
4. What do you think worked really well in this year’s Read-a-thon? The Cheerleading :) it was organised so well.
5. How many books did you read? 1 and a half.
6. What were the names of the books you read? Why we broke up by Daniel Handler and half of Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins and 26 pages of The Book Thief (a reread that was still in the car CD player).
7. Which book did you enjoy most? I enjoyed them both, maybe Why we broke up - Im on a contempory kick at the moment
8. Which did you enjoy least? I loved them both!
9. If you were a Cheerleader, do you have any advice for next year’s Cheerleaders? Prepare, Prepare, Prepare, if you're reading and cheering, listen to audios, it means that you can listen while youre tweeting :)  Get snacks ready and don't forget the coffee :)
10. How likely are you to participate in the Read-a-thon again? What role would you be likely to take next time?  I am definitely going to participate again, I loved cheering, looking forward to October.  I wouldn't mind cheering again, but I'd also love more time for reading - anyone with idea, hit me up!  And I'm kinda bummed I didn't make time for any of the challenge on other blogs, that is part of the fun, getting to visit other readers, although I did find some awesome new people on twitter :)

So here's some more stats for the end of the readathon:

Currently reading: Mockingjay.  I finished the readathon on Chapter 12 and ended up tweeting for another chapter :)
Books finished: Why we broke up by Daniel Handler and I half finished Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
Total of pages read: 603!!
Total of time spent reading: Not really sure, I had a 7 hour nap in the middle, but apart from that I was either reading or cheering.

Until the next readathon, which by the way is in May!!  Bout of Books 10 kicks off 12-18 May and I'm super excited.  I'm also participating in the #yearathon which runs the first week of year month and Finishing a series is on the agenda for May.  I'm getting a jump on it with Mockinjay, but I'll be posting my TBR for that soon.

Happy Reading and apologies if this isn't 100% coherent and I haven't added links where I usually do - see vague ;), I'll try get back and fix it later, right now I'm all jacked up on coffee and Tim Tams :)

C.

Dewey's 24hr Read-A-Thon!

Less than 12 hours until we start, I've just finished work and I'm going to start getting organised with drinks & snacks, the interwebs (templates etc).  So excited!!

I'm with the #TeamBronte cheerleaders - I can't wait to start cheering :)  Are you participating?  It's not too late to register!!  Join in the fun :)

Until later, rest up, we're about to get our reading on :)

C.