Avid Reader and Geek Girl’s
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from the Dewey's 24 Hour Read-a-Thon group.
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Hourly check-ins for Aug 7 & 8 2020 Reverse RAT
Hour 1 Friday 7-8 pm
Drinks: bottled Starbucks mocha almond milk frappuccino & sparkling water
Snacks: cinnamon sugar donut, flips chocolate covered pretzels, & twizzers
Location: sofa and bed
Books finished:
Pgs read: 47 pgs of
Hour 2 Saturday 8-9 pm
Drinks: sparkling water
Snacks: flips chocolate covered pretzels,
Location: sofa & desk
Books finished:
Pgs read: 52 pgs of
5 pgs of
Hour 3 Friday 9-10 pm CO-MOD ON GR
Drinks: sparkling water
Snacks: flips chocolate covered pretzels
Location: desk & bed
Books finished:-
Pgs read: 48 pgs of
Hour 4 Friday 10-11 pm
Drinks: sparkling water
Snacks: none
Location: bed and sofa
Books finished:
Pgs read: 25 pgs of
Hours 5-9 Friday 11 pm - Saturday 4 am
Location: bed
Hour 10 Saturday 4-5 am
Drinks: bottled Starbucks mocha almond milk frappuccino
Snacks: -
Location: bed & desk
Books finished:
Pgs read: -
Hour 11 Saturday 5-6 am
Drinks: bottled Starbucks vanilla almond milk frappuccino
Snacks: donut
Location: sofa
Books finished:
Pgs read: 61 pgs of
Hour 12 Saturday 6-7 am
Drinks: sparkling water
Snacks: -
Location: sofa
Books finished: -
Pgs read: 63 pgs
Hour 13 Saturday 7-8 am CO-MOD ON GR
Drinks: sparkling water
Snacks: -
Location: sofa
Books finished:
Pgs read: 40 pgs
& 12 pgs of
Hour 14 Saturday 8-9 am
Drinks: sparkling water
Snacks:-
Location: sofa
Books finished: -
Pgs read: 32 pgs of
28 pgs of
Hour 15 Saturday 9-10 am
Drinks: sparkling water & Diet Dr Pepper
Snacks: twizzlers
Location: sofa
Books finished:
Pgs read: 100 pgs of
Hour 16 Saturday 10-11 am
Drinks: diet Dr pepper
Snacks: -
Location: sofa & table
Books finished: -
Pgs read: 49 pgs of
Hour 17 Saturday 11 am-12 pm
Drinks: diet Dr pepper
Snacks: honey roasted peanuts, cheddar and sour cream ruffles
Location: sofa
Books finished: -
Pgs read: 54 pgs of
Hour 18 Saturday 12-1 pm
Drinks: sparkling water
Snacks: flips chocolate covered pretzels
Location: sofa
Books finished: -
Pgs read: 50 Pgs of
Hour 19 Saturday 1-2 pm
Drinks: sparkling water
Snacks: cookie ice cream sandwich
Location: sofa
Books finished:-
Pgs read: 24 pgs of
Hour 20 Saturday 2-3 pmCO-MOD ON GR
Drinks: sparkling water
Snacks: thin & crispy chocolate chip cookies
Location: sofa & desk
Books finished: -
Pgs read: 18 pgs of
& 18 pgs of
Hour 21 - Saturday 3-4 pm
Drinks: sparkling water
Snacks: thin and crispy chocolate chip cookies
Location: sofa
Books finished:-
Pgs read: 50 pgs of
Hour 22 Saturday 4-5 pm
Drinks: sparkling water
Snacks: American style cheesy golash
Location: table & sofa
Books finished:
Pgs read: 15 pgs of
Hour 23 Saturday 5-6 pm
Drinks: sparkling water
Snacks: thin and crispy chocolate chip cookies
Location: sofa
Books finished:
Pgs read: 144 pgs of
Hour 24 Saturday 6-7 pm CO-MOD ON GR
Drinks: sparkling water
Snacks: thin and crispy chocolate chip cookie & Twizzlers
Location: desk & sofa
Books finished: -
Pgs read: -
Total books finished: 4-
Total Pgs read: 948
fav snack - thin and crispy chocolate chip cookies & donuts
fav drink- bottled Starbucks almond milk mocha frappuccino
AUGUST 2020 TBRTO FINISH
ARCS
E-BOOKS
AUDIOBOOKS
3 stars
PHYSICAL BOOKS
GRAPHIC NOVELS
- 4 starsREVERSE RAT BINGO
B I N G O
X O X X X
X X X O X
X O X X X
X X X X X
X O X X X
X-completed
O- not completed
B
✅1) Read a book while it's dark outside
2) Read a book related to Winter
✅3) Read 200 pgs
✅4) Select your first book blindfolded-
✅ 5) Read a book outside your comfort zone
I
✅1) Read a book that's been on your TBR over a year or sitting longest
✅2) Read a book with a 3 word or less title
✅3) Read a book released in the last year
4) Exercise for 30 mins
✅5) Read a book with a diverse character or author
N
✅1) Read in 3 diff locations- bed, sofa, & desk
2) Title contains the letter "D"
✅3) FREE SPACE
✅4) Participate in social media post
✅5) Read 2 books
&
G
✅1) Read for 1 hr straight
✅2) Read something other than a traditional book-
✅ 3) Read a book written in the first person
✅4) Snack and read
& flips✅ 5) Read a book with a minimalist cover
O
1) Read a book with a blue cover
✅ 2) Read 2 diff genres-
&
✅ 3) Read a book with traveling-
✅4) Make your own challenge- Finish a GN series-
&
✅5) Read in your pjs
Read a graphic novel/mangaEat your favorite treat while reading
have a healthy snack
Also read:
- 38 pgs
- 54 pgs
- 114 pgs
Closing SurveyHow would you assess your reading overall? Great!
Did you have a stategy, and if so, did you stick to it? No I didn't
What was your favorite snack? Three cheesecake Kringle
Wanna volunteer for our next event? sure but only on Goodreads
Finished
read all 302 pgs
Elyse wrote: "Avid Reader and Geek Girl wrote: "Looks like I might be verging off my TBR for a different audiobook, none of the ones I choose are calling to me and I'm a mood reader"Veering from your TBR is a ..."
Lol good to know!
Mid-Event Survey:1. What are you reading right now? I Am Watching You by Teresa Driscoll
2. How many books have you read so far? 2 finished so far
3. What book are you most looking forward to for the second half of the Read-a-thon? Harrow Lake or Red Rain
4. Have you had many interruptions? How did you deal with those? Not too many, as many as expected
5. What surprises you most about the Read-a-thon, so far? How I woke up so early because I was so excited
- 223 pgs read during the RAT for the finish!all 112 pgs of
Looks like I might be verging off my TBR for a different audiobook, none of the ones I choose are calling to me and I'm a mood reader
Opening Survey!1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today? Wisconsin USA
2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to? Hmm I'm not sure!
3) Which snack are you most looking forward to? Probably the coffee chocolates I got!
4) Tell us a little something about yourself! This is my 5th RAT!
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? I'm not planning on doing anything differently from the last RAT
I pick the book Thief for youMy three are:
Pre-readathon challenge!Goal: 24 hours
Day 1 (20th): 2/h 40/min
1 h 56 mins of
7 mins of
(got interrupted by a phone call grr)37 mins of
Day 2 (21st): 3 /h 54 /min
3 h 40 mins of
FINISHED14 mins of
Day 3 (22nd): 2/h 7/min
1 hr 28 mins of
38 mins of
Day 4 (23rd): 3/h 7 /min
29 mins of
2 hrs 28 mins of
Day 5 (24th): 3/h 0/min
3 hrs
FINISHEDTotal: 14/ h 48/ min
Cynda wrote: "Hi Avid Reader and Geek GirlI read one Dean Koontz . Enjoyed it. My lifelong friend tells herself and tells me that we should read more. All I can say is Yes, we should. Enjoy reading Dean Koontz,..."
Dean Koontz is one of my all-time favorite authors!
BINGO April 2020 - D -- E-- W -- E --Y
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D:
1-Post 3 books and have someone choose which one you read- Red Rain
✔️ 2- Finish a book Devoted
✔️ 3- Authors Initials in DEWEY- Devoted
✔️ 4-100 pgs straight- Devoted
✔️ 5- Book set in a small town- Devoted
E:
✔️1- Book set in a big city- The Last Book on the Left: Stories of Murder and Mayhem from History’s Most Notorious Serial Killers
✔️2- Read a book featuring a Holiday- The Last Book on the Left: Stories of Murder and Mayhem from History’s Most Notorious Serial Killers
3- Read a sci-fi book
✔️ 4- Listen to part of an audiobook Devoted
✔️ 5- Happy Ending- Devoted
W:
1- Stretch for 15 mins
2- Cheer on readers- 30 mins
✔️3- FREE SPACE
4- 500+ pg book
✔️5- Book with a character that works an "essential" job Devoted- police officers
E:
✔️1- Eat an unhealthy snack- Twizzlers & coffee thins
2- Read a book somewhere you'd like to be on the cover
✔️3- Read for 1 hr straight x3 Two done hrs 3 & 4 & 14
✔️4-Read 50 pgs in your most AND least favorite genres- ✔️least fav (non-fic) - The Last Book on the Left: Stories of Murder and Mayhem from History’s Most Notorious Serial Killers] & ✔️ fav thriller- Devoted
✔️5-Participate in a challenge -RAT Memories
Y:
1- Read a book off Heath or Andi's GR Shelf
✔️2- Eat something healthy- apple sauce and Greek yogurt
✔️ 3- Read a physical book- The Last Book on the Left: Stories of Murder and Mayhem from History’s Most Notorious Serial Killers
4- Picture showing readathon in quarantine
✔️5- Read a book that's been on your TBR a LONG time- Giant Days, Vol. 5
Welcome back!
I loved Marley and Me but be prepared for the sad ending a good cry!
Elyse wrote: "Welcome back!"Thanks!
Hourly check-ins for April 2020
Hour 1 Saturday 7-8 am
Drinks: flavored sparkling water Pomegranate lemonade flavor
Snacks: Twizzlers & Dunkin' Donuts coffee thin
Location: sofa
Candle: Reading at the cafe
Books finished: -
Pgs read: 61 pgs of
Hour 2 Saturday 8-9 am GR Co-Mod
Drinks: sparkling pomegranate lemonade flavor
Snacks: gummy bears and think and crispy toffee milk chocolate cookies
Candle: Reading at the cafe
Location: computer/sofa
Books finished: -
Pgs read: 23 pgs of
& 11 pgs of
Hour 3 Saturday 9-10 am
Drinks: sparkling pomegranate lemonade flavor & diet mixed berry green tea
Snacks: toffee milk chocolate cookies
Candle: Reading at the cafe
Location: sofa
Books finished: -
Pgs read: 65 pgs of
Hour 4 Saturday 10-11 am
Drinks: diet mixed berry green tea, Pom lemonade sparkling water
Snacks: m&m cookie, apple sauce, greek yogurt
Candle: reading at the cafe
Location: sofa
Books finished: 0
Pgs read: 61 pgs of
Hours 5 Saturday 11am-12 pm
Drinks: Pom lemonade sparkling water
Snacks: toffee milk chocolate cookies
Candle: reading at the cafe
Location: sofa
Books finished:
Pgs read: 23 pgs of
, 12 pgs of
Hour 6 Saturday 12-1 pm
Drinks: Pom lemonade sparkling water
Snacks: coffee thins and twizzlers
Candle: reading at the cafe
Location: sofa
Books finished:
Pgs read: 100 pgs of
Hour 7 Saturday 1-2 pm
Drinks: Pom lemonade sparkling water
Snacks: toffee milk chocolate cookie
Candle: none
Location: sofa
Books finished: -
Pgs read: 28 pgs of
Hour 8 Saturday 2-3 pm GR Co-Mod
Drinks: Pom lemonade sparkling water, sparkling ice +caffeine orange passion fruit
Snacks: -
Candle: -
Location: computer/sofa
Books finished: -
Pgs read: 9 pgs of
Hour 9 Saturday 3-4 pm
Drinks: sparkling ice +caffeine orange passion fruit
Snacks: dinner enchilada chicken tacos
Candle: -
Location: sofa
Books finished: -
Pgs read: 6 pgs of
& 16 pgs of
Hour 10 Saturday 4-5 pm
Drinks: Pom lemonade sparkling water
Snacks: m&m cookie
Candle: -
Location: sofa
Books finished: -
Pgs read: 22 pgs of
& 24 pgs of
Hour 11 Saturday 5-6 pm
Drinks: Pom lemonade sparkling water
Snacks: chedder and sour cream ruffles and coffee things
Candle: My Weekend is Booked
Location: sofa/desk
Books finished:-
Pgs read: 24 pgs of
Hour 12 Saturday 6-7 pm
Drinks: Pom lemonade sparkling water, cranberry Red Bull
Snacks: popcorn, gummy bears
Candle: my weekend is booked
Location: sofa
Books finished: -
Pgs read: 32 pgs of
Hour 13 Saturday 7-8 pm
Drinks: Pom lemonade sparkling water
Snacks:
Candle: my weekend is booked
Location: sofa
Books finished: -
Pgs read: 31 Pgs of
Hour 14 Saturday 8-9 pm
Drinks: Pom lemonade sparkling water & plain water
Snacks: twizzlers
Candle: my weekend is booked
Location: sofa
Books finished: -
Pgs read: 56 of
Hour 15 Saturday 9-10 pm
Drinks: plain water
Snacks: twizzlers
Candle: my weekend is booked
Location: sofa
Books finished: -
Pgs read: 36 pgs of
Hours 16-21 Satrday 10 pm - Sunday 4 am
Location: bed
Hour 22 Sunday 4-5 am
Drinks: Starbucks Doubleshot White Chocolate & water
Snacks: cheesecake Kringle
Candle: -
Location: sofa
Books finished:
Pgs read: 55 pgs of
Hour 23 Sunday 5-6 am GR Co-Mod
Drinks: water
Snacks: toffee milk chocolate cookie, gummy bears
Candle: -
Location: computer/sofa
Books finished: -
Pgs read: 58 pgs of
Hour 24 Sunday 6-7 am
Drinks: water & raspberry lime sparkling water
Snacks: gummy bears
Candle: -
Location: sofa
Books finished: -
Pgs read: 56 pgs of
Total books finished:
Total Pgs read: 861
fav snack- cheesecake Kringle
fav drink- white chocolate double shot
Books finished:
April 2020 TBRTO FINISH
FINSIHED 5 starsARCS
E-BOOKS
AUDIOBOOKS
PHYSICAL BOOKS
GRAPHIC NOVELS
FINSIHED 5 stars
