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Looks like a successful readathon, Kate!See you in April!
Thanks Susy. Yes I'll be back in April. Hoping there may be a winter one too as I think that's been mentioned and is under consideration.
October 2023 Readathon Stats:Books Progressed with:
Books Finished:
Little Red Tractor: Big Bang
Monkey Tricks
Catch me if you can
Total Pages: 341
Total Time: 4 hours, 23 mins
Not as much as I would have liked but better than I expected considering everything I have going on at the moment.
See you all at the next one.
Really? Where did you hear that? As I understand it was pretty difficult managing the 3 a year that exist now?
Mod
Unofficial Year End ReadathonMy main aim for the next couple of days is to meet my Goodreads target which was 40 books. I'm on 38.
I'm almost finished with The Farthest Shore by Ursula K. Le Guin and then I'll need a short book to finish the year I do have Cinnamon by Neil Gaiman which is a kids book my nephew got for Christmas. I'm seeing him tomorrow so should be able to read it with him!
After that I'll look at getting a head start on my January reading challenges. These should include:
The House at Bishopsgate
Justice League, Volume 1: Origin
Saturday 30th DecemberThe Farthest Shore From chapter 12 p455 - 478 FINISHED
The House at Bishopsgate p1 - 30
Starting to think about a potential TBR for April. I've already started buying snacks!!
Definitely time to start getting ready! And snacks are good ;)
Well here is my TBR for April. I will probably have read a couple of these before the readathon and may add to the list or swap out as we get nearer but its being driven by the Magical Readathon (Orilium) challenge running this April.To finish:
The Turquoise by Anya Seton
To start:
The Foundling by Stacey Halls
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
I Shall Wear Midnight by Terry Pratchett
Hamlet, Revenge! by Michael Innes
Disclaimer by Renée Knight
The Silversmith's Wife by Sophia Tobin
The Vanishing Witch by Karen Maitland
The one I'm most looking forward to is The Vanishing Witch. Its 598 pages but I blasted through Company of Liars so I think this will be perfect for the readathon, I fully expect to want to be reading it into the early hours!
Please let me know what you think of my selection and if you are reading any of these authors too.
I like the Terry Pratchett book . Start that one for the Readathon .I have RAISING STEAM by that author . But it's up to you .
Thanks Vanessa, I love Terry Pratchett and always try to have one of his in my stack. I haven't read Raising Steam yet.
Looks like a fun TBR - welcome to the Spring Read-a-thon! :)
Great TBR! Need to start working on mine!
Erin *Proud Book Hoarder* wrote: "Looks like a fun TBR - welcome to the Spring Read-a-thon! :)"Thanks Erin, I'm looking forward to it.
Susy wrote: "Great TBR! Need to start working on mine!"Great! I shall stop by and check it out. :)
Readathon preparations:TBR ready (see above)
Hair appointment booked for Friday
Snack list ready (see below)
Still to do:
Buy snacks
Tidy reading corner
Print out readathon tracker and bingo
Healthy Snacks:
Dips with carrot, cucumber, celery, pepper, cheese straws
Unhealthy Snacks:
Sweet & salty popcorn
Chocolate
Biscuits
Crisps
Lunch: Jacket potato & coleslaw
Dinner: Pizza! (quick & easy!)
Breakfast:
Toast & marmalade
and/or grapefruit
Drinks:
Apple Juice
Lemonade
Coffee
We are celebrating my Dad's birthday on Sunday (fortunately my readathon is 1pm - 1pm) So my Saturday morning will be taken up baking & icing the cake ready for the next day.
Oh, snack list is prepared too, nice!I’m working on starting a few reads which I hope to finish during the readathon: The Bat by Jo Nesbo and Five Little Pigs by Agatha Christie.
That's a good plan Susy. I'm near to finishing Hamlet, Revenge! So I'm leaving the last few pages so I have an early book finished on Saturday. I'm now turning my attention to starting The Vanishing Witch. Its nearly 600 pages so I want to get it underway so I can blast through the majority of it during Deweys.Unfortunately I've got a nasty cold and been off work yesterday and today. But I've booked tomorrow as holiday so hopefully I'll feel better for readathon preparations by then.
600 pages, That’s quite a big book for a readathon.I still have sooooo much to do before driving to my rented place tomorrow early afternoon!
Slight tweak to my TBR as I've finished one and started some others:To finish:
Hamlet, Revenge!
The Vanishing Witch
The River of Adventure
To start:
The Foundling by Stacey Halls
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
I Shall Wear Midnight by Terry Pratchett
The Silversmith's Wife by Sophia Tobin
My goals for this readathon:
Read 500 pages
Read for 10 hours
April 2024 TrackerHour 1 (1pm-2pm) SPRINT Hamlet, Revenge! 60 mins, 29 pages
Hour 2 (2pm-3pm) Hamlet, Revenge! 29 mins, 12 pages - FINISHED!
Hour 3 (3pm-4pm) The Vanishing Witch 42 mins, 29 pages
Hour 4 (4pm-5pm) SPRINT The River of Adventure 49 mins, 31 pages
Hour 5 (5pm-6pm) Co-Mod The River of Adventure 22 mins, 14 pages
Hour 6 (6pm-7pm) The Vanishing Witch 36 mins, 27 pages
Hour 7 (7pm-8pm) The River of Adventure 29 mins, 19 pages
Hour 8 (8pm-9pm) SPRINT The Vanishing Witch 42 mins, 28 pages
Hour 9 (9pm-10pm) The Vanishing Witch 46 mins, 27 pages
Hour 10 (10pm-11pm) The River of Adventure 34 mins, 21 pages
Hour 11 (11pm-12) The River of Adventure 36 mins, 20 pages
Hour 12 (12-1am) SPRINT The River of Adventure 35 mins, 23 pages FINISHED
Hour 13 (1am-2am) Sleep
Hour 14 (2am-3am) Sleep
Hour 15 (3am-4am) Sleep
Hour 16 (4am-5am ) Sleep
Hour 17 (5am-6am) Sleep
Hour 18 (6am-7am) Sleep
Hour 19 (7am-8am) The Vanishing Witch 16 mins, 9 pages
Hour 20 (8am-9am) SPRINT The Great Gatsby 60 mins, 38 pages
Hour 21 (9am-10am) The Great Gatsby 22 mins, 13 pages
Hour 22 (10am-11am) The Great Gatsby 42 mins, 24 pages
Hour 23 (11am-12) Co-Mod
Hour 24 (12-1pm) SPRINT
Total Pages Read: 364
Total Time Read: 10 hours
Total Books finished: 2
Bingo:
2 lines completed
15 squares completed
Looks like a fantastic plan, Kate. Enjoy!
I read The Great Gatsby not long ago, was surprised how short the book is!
Hello! Happy Pre-Readathon Greeting! Almost there!
Well I'm off to a good start.After the first 2 hours I have read for about an hour and a half and finished Hamlet, Revenge!. I'll be giving it 4 stars.
On to my 600 page book now to try and make a dent in it! The Vanishing Witch
600 pages sounds intimidating! Great progress so far
It is Lamilla! That's why I chose it for the readathon - more chance of getting through it if I have a concentrated time on it!
So I've spent the first 4 hours more or less reading solidly so this hour I'm devoting to social media. I'm Co-Mod for hour 5 so it works out nicely timewise.Also time to get a frozen snack and tick off a bingo square! Ice-cream is calling!
Congrats on your progress, Kate, 4 hours is an impressive achievement! You deserve a breakI host hour 7, will do something similar, I'm sure
I've managed to read for a reasonable amount of time in each hour so far. I imagine I'll start slowing down soon though. Its 9pm here so I'm reckoning on another 2 hours and then I'll probably need some sleep.
Its just gone 11pm here so I'm moving to read in bed for a while. Will catch up here in the morning. I can't do a full 24 hours, I need my sleep!Happy Reading everyone who's still going!
Same Kate! Will read for about another hour and then get some sleep as well. See you tomorrow!
I'm back! Getting ready for the hour 20 sprint to start my day. Already have a coffee. Just catching up on some of the hourly discussions first.
I've just had a quick tally up of my time reading and I've managed to reach my target of 10 hours with 2 hours still to go!
Sounds like a great Readathon, Kate! I really enjoyed “Hamlet, Revenge”, too. See you next time!
Kate wrote: "I've just had a quick tally up of my time reading and I've managed to reach my target of 10 hours with 2 hours still to go!"Yay, that's awesome Kate!
See you next time!
Thank you Susan & Susy, Looking forward to the next one!
My Readathon stats:Total Pages Read: 364 (Target was 500 but realistically I need a graphic novel to get to that)
Total Time Read: 10 hours (Target was 10 hours Yay!)
Total Books finished: 2
Bingo:
2 lines completed
15 squares completed
How many books did you read during this readathon? 4Did you have any favorites? The Great Gatsby
How many books did you finish? 2
Did you accomplish your goals for this readathon? I managed to reach my target of reading for 10 hours.
How did your snacks and meals work out? Good
Are there things you would change about the food and beverages side of your readathon for next time? Nope
Did you enjoy this readathon? Loved it!
What was the most successful part of your readathon? Meeting my hour target.
What would you change for next time? Nothing
Will you be continuing your readathon reading past the end of our official readathon? I'll spend the next week finishing the 2 books I now have on the go.
Additional Note: This time I co-moderated 2 x 1 hour discussions (hour 5 & hour 23) both these hours worked well for me and I'd be happy to do it again. I enjoyed spending time answering the hourly questions and creating my own. The only downside was it took me away from the personal readathon logs so I was less aware of how others were doing in their personal challenges. I need to strike a better balance between the reading logs and hourly questions next time.
Glad you were able to meet your target.I also like the hourly discussion, but it does take a lot. It is all about finding the balance, right?
Hope to see you again in July at the next one.
I love The Great Gatsby. Glad to see you enjoyed it too. Sounds like you had a great readathon. Thanks for co-moderating!
Pre-readathon challenge - All Things Party!Level 2 - Party Planning
Venue
The Woman in the Lake is set at a stately home.
Guests
Grace's Table has 12 guests at a dinner party
Music
Gunhand from Texas Country & Western
Dress code / Theme
Menu
Yay! Have a great time with the challenge
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Hour 1: Different Aspects 31 pages, 44 mins
Hour 2: Different Aspects 38 pages, 57 mins
Hour 3 & 4: No Reading
Hours 5, 6 & 7: Assorted kids books 192 pages, 45 mins
Hours 8-10: No reading
Hour 11: Different Aspects 25 pages, 33 mins
Hours 12-18: Sleeping
Hour 19: Different Aspects 21 pages, 34 mins
Hour 20: Different Aspects 7 pages, 10 mins
Hour 21: Different Aspects 27 Pages, 40 mins
Hours 22-24: No reading