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.

Updated my tracking post. My mom went to the Habor Market and then a local coffee shop and got me an excellent energy drink thing! So good!

Vicki Willis wrote: "I really liked Funny Story. I think that is a great choice for the RaT! Have a good read!"

Good to hear!

Robin (Saturndoo) wrote: "

Nice TBR for the RaT!! I've added The Darkest Corners to my TBR!!

Enjoy the RaT and Happy Reading to you!"

I'm enjoying it so far!

Hourly check-ins for April 2025

Hour 1 Friday 7-8 pm
Drinks: water with white peach Cirkul cartridge
Snacks: glazed donut
Books finished: -
Pgs/% read: Disc 1 Track 6 to Disc 2 Track 4 of Empire of Deception: The Incredible Story of a Master Swindler Who Seduced a City and Captivated the Nation

Hour 2 Friday 8-9 pm
Drinks: water with white peach Cirkul cartridge
Snacks: Cheddar & sour cream ruffles
Pgs/% read: Disc 2 Track 4 to Disc 2 Track 6 @26% of Empire of Deception: The Incredible Story of a Master Swindler Who Seduced a City and Captivated the Nation & 10% of The Darkest Corners

Hour 3 Friday 9-10 pm
Drinks: water with white peach Cirkul cartridge
Snacks: turkey stick & colby jack cheese stick + rice pudding
Pgs/% read: 10% of The Darkest Corners

Hour 4 Friday 10-11 pm
Drinks: water with white peach Cirkul cartridge
Snacks: -
Pgs/% read: 16% of The Darkest Corners

Hour 5 Friday 11 pm- Saturday 12 am
Drinks: water with white peach Cirkul cartridge
Snacks: Cereal
Amount Read: 5% of The Darkest Corners
Books Finished: The Darkest Corners

Hour 6 Saturday 12 -1 am
Drinks: water plain
Snacks: english muffin w/ butter & cinnamon sugar
Pgs/% read: Disc 2 Track 6 to Disc 2 Track 14 @38% of Empire of Deception: The Incredible Story of a Master Swindler Who Seduced a City and Captivated the Nation

Hour 7 Saturday 1 -2 am
Listened to a podcast

Hour 8 Saturday 2-3 am
Went to sleep early!

Sleepy Time! Saturday 3 am-9 am

Hour 9 Saturday 9-10 am
Slept in!

Hour 10 Saturday 10-11 am
Drinks: Bubbl'r Twisted Elixir caffeinated sparkling water
Snacks: chocolate & vanilla iced donut
Music to wake me up

Hour 11 Saturday 11 am-12 pm
Drinks: Bubbl'r Twisted Elixir caffeinated sparkling water & Easter Candy Lightening Bolt(fruity energy drink with cream) from the local coffee shop
Snacks: N/A
Music to wake me up
Amount Read: Disc 2 Track 14 to Disc 3 Track 2 of Empire of Deception

Hour 12 Saturday 12-1 pm
Drinks: -
Snacks: -
Amount Read: Disc 3 Track 3 to Disc 3 Track 12 of Empire of Deception

Hour 13 Saturday 1-2 pm
Drinks: water with white peach Cirkul cartridge
Snacks: -
Amount Read: Disc 3 Track 13 to Disc 4 Track 4 of Empire of Deception @ 38%

Hour 14 Saturday 2-3 pm
Drinks: water with white peach Cirkul cartridge
Snacks: -
Amount Read: 79-87% of The Darkest Corners

Hour 15 Saturday 3-4 pm
Drinks: Pineapple Mango iced tea lemonade
Snacks:
Amount Read: Disc 4 Track 5 to Disc 4 Track 11 of Empire of Deception @43%

Hour 16 - Saturday 4-5 pm
Drinks: water with white peach Cirkul cartridge
Snacks: Mac & Cheese from CookUnity
Amount Read: Disc 4 Track 12 to Disc 5 Track 9 of Empire of Deception @ 53%

Hour 17 - Saturday 5-6 pm
Drinks: water with white peach Cirkul cartridge
Snacks: oatmeal chocolate chip cookie
Amount Read: Disc 5 Track 10 to Disc 6 Track 9 of Empire of Deception @ 53%

Hour 18 Saturday 6-7 pm
Drinks: zero sugar ginger ale
Snacks: white chocolate strawberry Milano cookies
Amount Read: Disc 6 Track 10 to Disc 6 Track 13 of Empire of Deception @ 69% + 87-95% of The Darkest Corners

Hour 19 Saturday 7-8 pm
Drinks: zero sugar ginger ale
Snacks: white chocolate strawberry Milano cookies
Amount Read: Disc 6 Track 13 to Disc 7 Track 3 of Empire of Deception @ 75% + 5% of The Darkest Corners

Hour 20 Saturday 8-9 pm
Drinks: zero sugar ginger ale
Snacks: -
Amount Read: Disc 7 Track 4 to Disc 7 Track 13 of Empire of Deception @ 83%

Hour 21 Saturday 9-10 pm
Drinks: water with white peach Cirkul cartridge
Snacks: Oscar Meyer bites
Amount Read: Disc 8 Track 1 to Disc 8 Track 11 of Empire of Deception

Hour 22 Saturday 10-11 pm
Drinks: water with white peach Cirkul cartridge
Snacks: cereal
Books finished: Empire of Deception: The Incredible Story of a Master Swindler Who Seduced a City and Captivated the Nation
Amount Read: Disc 8 Track 12 to Disc 8 Track 13 of Empire of Deception

Hour 23 Saturday 11 pm- Sunday 12 am
Drinks: water with white peach Cirkul cartridge
Snacks: -
Amount Read: 11% of The Perfect Divorce

Hour 24 Sunday 12- 1 am
Drinks: water- plain
Snacks: -
Pgs/% read: 3% of Vanderbilt: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty

Hour 25 Sunday 1- 2 am
Drinks: water- plain
Snacks: Cheddar & Sour Cream Ruffles
Pgs/% read: 18% of Vanderbilt

Hour 26 Sunday 2- 3 am
Drinks: water- plain
Snacks: -
Pgs/% read: 5% of Vanderbilt

Sleepy Time! Sunday 3 am-12 pm

Hour 27 Sunday 12-1 pm
Drinks: Bubbl'r Twisted Elixir caffeinated sparkling water
Snacks: Vanilla frosted donut
Music to wake up!

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Hour 36 Sunday 9-10 pm
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Hour 37 Sunday 10-11 pm
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Hour 39 Sunday 11 pm- Monday 12 am
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Hour 40 Monday 12-1 am
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Total books finished: 2-
Total Amount Read: 95% of Empire of Deception; 62% of The Darkest Corners; ?% of The Perfect Divorce; ?% of Vanderbilt
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Cynda is preoccupied with RL wrote: "Enjoy your readathon Avid!"

You too!

Lamilla wrote: "Good to see you back here, Avid!"

Thanks!

TBR April 2025
TO FINISH:

GRAPHIC NOVELS:

AUDIOBOOKS:

France-

- takes place partly in Brazil

I didn't manage to finish any other books during the cool down week

I finished:
- do not recommend
and
- definitely do recommend
so far during the cool down week

I ended up finishing

&

during my 3 day Readathon.

So far during my wind-down week I've also finished:

Susy wrote: "Interesting titles! How was The Serial Killer Guide to San Francisco, do you recommend it?"

Hi!

It was okay, I rated it 3.25 stars, I probably wouldn't recommend it TBH

Thank you all! I haven't been on the computer much.

I did finish

- which I enjoyed.

I'm currently listening to

After that maybe if I decided to switch to fiction I'll read:

I plan to start tomorrow at Midnight!

Potential Reads for Oct 2024 RAT
TO FINISH:


LIBBY AUDIO:

OWNED AUDIO:

AUDIO ARCS:

Lamilla wrote: "I'm also halfway through the Fall challenge. Keep going!"
Thanks! I just finished it!

Avid's October Pre-Readathon Challenge

5/5 Read

1. Fall in Love. (like, attraction, admiration) Blood & Ink: 'the Scandalous Jazz Age Double Murder That Hooked America on True Crime- involves an affair, also people going out to the middle of nowhere to get it on
2. Fall into the Fire. (destruction, purification, social crisis) Gaslight- (view spoiler)[ cult that gets destroyed (hide spoiler)]
3. Fall into the Flow of Things. (sequence or niche- ness) - Fierce Desires: A New History of Sex and Sexuality in America niche topic
4. Fall to the Earth. (fruit and leaves indicate trees; memoirs about parachuting or skydiving, disillusionment and recovery) Bitter Harvest (view spoiler)[husband because disillusioned with his marriage and realizes that his wife is poisoning him (hide spoiler)]
5. Fall off the Radar. (missing persons/murder mysteries; lost cities; explorers; ghost ships)- It's Only a Game (view spoiler)[MC runs away from her mother and goes by another name (hide spoiler)]

Avid's October Pre-Readathon Challenge

5/5 Read

1. Fall in Love. (like, attraction, admiration) Blood & Ink: 'the Scandalous Jazz Age Double Murder That Hooked America on True Crime- involves an affair, also people going out to the middle of nowhere to get it on
2. Fall into the Fire. (destruction, purification, social crisis) Gaslight- (view spoiler)[ cult that gets destroyed (hide spoiler)]
3. Fall into the Flow of Things. (sequence or niche- ness) - Fierce Desires: A New History of Sex and Sexuality in America niche topic
4. Fall to the Earth. (fruit and leaves indicate trees; memoirs about parachuting or skydiving, disillusionment and recovery) Bitter Harvest (view spoiler)[husband because disillusioned with his marriage and realizes that his wife is poisoning him (hide spoiler)]
5. Fall off the Radar. (missing persons/murder mysteries; lost cities; explorers; ghost ships)- It's Only a Game (view spoiler)[MC runs away from her mother and goes by another name (hide spoiler)]

I just realized I never updated my tracking comment but that's now done!