Avid Reader and Geek Girl’s Comments (group member since Oct 22, 2015)

Avid Reader and Geek Girl’s comments from the Dewey's 24 Hour Read-a-Thon group.

I Kissed Shara Wheeler Review

2022 Inter-Readathon Summer Reading Challenge

- Go to your local library, bookstore, freecycle book source, thriftstore that sells books, etc. Pick a book at random and check it out/buy it/adopt it. Read it.
- Get book recommendations from someone on social media. Pick 3 of those recommended books, get them, and read them.
- Choose a book with at least 300 pages, and a notebook/reading journal. Read the book, stopping every 20-30pgs to journal about your reading(pictures, quotes, reactions, etc.).
- Read a book published between 2020 and 2022.
- Read a book originally published before 1950.
- Browse the current world news. Choose a country/region/issue from the news that interests you. Find a book related to your chosen topic/location, and read it.
- Read a book set during a world war.
- Write and post a review for a book you enjoyed this year. (This can be on Goodreads, Amazon, your blog, etc. We have a folder in our Goodreads group where you can post these, too.) I Kissed Shara Wheeler Review
- Make a 6-book rainbow (stack up books with a red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple spine). Take a photo and share on social media. Then read those books.
- Read a book that was selected for a book club or group.
- Complete the 2022 Spring Readathon pre-readathon challenges (located in our Goodreads group).

Susan wrote: "Hope your reading buddy is enjoying the Readathon, too, in their own way. My pooch napped mostly but is now chowing down on a giant bully stick for her special snack. Enjoy the rest of the Readatho..."

Jedi LOVES bully sticks!

How would you assess your reading overall? It was okay. Not as good as in previous times.

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

What was your favorite snack? My donuts

Did you add any new books to your TBR/wishlist after seeing what everyone else is reading? No, I didn't

What was your favorite book or experience from this readathon? My favorite book of the readathon was Burn Down Rise Up by Vincent Tirado

Becky wrote: "I don’t have any bookish candles, though the one you describe sounds amazing! I’ll have to think about getting candles like this for the next readathon!"

I have WAY too many bookish candles! LOL, but that's my absolute favorite one! I think it's the third of that same scent I've gotten.

Lynn wrote: "So far three of our four cats have come and visited me in my "reading chair" today! My original/first cat to live with me was my Smokie in my profile pic. She was with me for 21 1/2 years...from th..."

I hope you got some cat cuddles.

Thanks, everyone for the tips!

Sarah wrote: "I would advise not to drink caffeine but to drink a lot of water. I also agree with others and maybe switch to an audiobook while you do something active."

I drink lots of water, too, and not too much caffeine, I had 1 can of soda and 2 regular-sized cups of iced coffee, though the iced coffee if more milk and sugar than coffee.

I love to burn candles during readathons, which leads to me next discussion question.

What are your favorite bookish scented candles/wax melts? What are your favorite scents to burn during readathons? Do you find any distracting? Or what scents do you associate with your favorite books or reading in general?

My favorite bookish candle is my Reading at the Cafe Candle, which is coffee and chocolate pastry scented.
My favorite scents during readathons and in general are coffee and baked goods.
I don't usually find scent distracting.
And butterscotch makes me think of Harry Potter, one of my favorite series.

Elyse wrote: "Avid Reader and Geek Girl wrote: "Finished: Money: The True Story of a Made-Up Thing & Burn Down, Rise Up

Started: Mother Dear"

How was Burn Down, ..."

I got the audio from NG too. I gave it 4 stars.

Lena wrote: "I said that I was going to listen to my body and my body wanted a nap for two hours. So I gave in and took a snooze. :-)"

Good idea!

Lidya wrote: "I just woke up 30 mins ago, it's 6 am in my place. I can't stay up all night because I'm trying to correct my sleeping schedule. However, I read 50 pages this morning and can't wait to finish the b..."

Yeah, I can't stay up all night or my sleep and wake cycle is messed up for like a week! I hope to sleep at least 5 hrs tonight.

Great job!

What are you reading right now? Mother Dear by Nova Lee Maier
How many books have you read so far? 2
What book are you most looking forward to for the second half of the readathon? Not sure.
Have you had many interruptions? How did you deal with those? Yes, just sheer tiredness, I've just switched to music or podcasts for a while to help me wake up.
What surprises you most about the readathon, so far? How tired I've been. Usually I'm more pumped up.

None from today's reading seem like good pet names to me.

This hour's discussion is about fatigue during the readathon.


Today's been horribly rainy here and I've been exhausted. I've listened to music and had extra coffee to wake up. I do plan to sleep tonight, but I need to make it to at least 10pm.

So that leads to this hours discussion questions:
What do you do when you start to feel fatigued/tired during the readathon? Do you take a nap? Have a dance party? Just switched up what you're reading? Drink caffeine?

I had pizza for dinner.

Finished: Money: The True Story of a Made-Up Thing & Burn Down, Rise Up

Started: Mother Dear

SadieReadsAgain wrote: "Doggie here too. This is Hamish, he was rescued from Romania as a puppy and now snoozes while I read. He's the goodest of good boys. And a bit of a tart.

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Handsome pup!

Everyone's furbabies are so cute!