Kate's Readathon Tracker

[Ann A]

Congrats on meeting your targets, Kate! I agree that finding the 'balance' is hard. I just kind of go with what I'm feeling - some readathons I'm more into the social media than others.

[Kate]

I'm back and setting things up in here ready for August.
I won't be doing the pre-readathon prompts but instead will concentrate on finishing the board game from last time! (message 222) a sci-fi/fantasy and then 200 + 500 pages to finish.

[Cynda]

hi Kate. Just stopping by ti say hello. . . .
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse looks like good reading for a readthon. So I added it my tbr. . . . See you here soon.

[Kate]

Plans are coming together for August Reverse Readathon.
My TBR is something like this:

Down Under By Bill Bryson (in progress)
The Hired Man By Aminatta Forna (in progress)
The Eye of Ra By Michael Asher (re-read)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows By JK Rowling (re-read)
The Hermit of Eyton Forest By Ellis Peters

I might change one or two of these depending on how I get on.

Food, drink and snacks
Not really planning a menu as meticulously as I do for the regular readathon but I have an assortment of snacks:

Cucumber, carrot sticks & cheese straws with sour cream and chive dip. (I really enjoyed this during the April readathon so it had to come back for the summer!)
Grapes, banana
Marshmallows

[Susy]

Sounds good Kate! I’d better start planning myself lol
Happy readathoning!

[Susan]

Nice stack. You’ve got an appealing mix. I always enjoy an Ellis Peters’ mystery with Monk Cadfael

[Susan]

Kate, I really enjoyed “The Hired Man” and I hope you do too!

[Kate]

Thanks Susan I like to have a variety to chose from. Cadfael is always a good option, they are easy quick reads.

Susan, I'm a little way into The Hired Man now and I'm enjoying it so far. It feels like a good one for a readathon.

[Kate]

I don't think I'll get many BINGO squares this time but if I manage a couple of lines I'll be happy:

- - ✔ - ✔
✔ ✔ - - ✔
✔ ✔ ✔ - -
✔ - - - ✔
✔ ✔ - - ✔

D
- Read a book from the bottom of your TBR
✔ Read aloud to your readathon companion
✔ Finish a book
✔ Read outside for an hour
✔ Read a book 200+ pages

E
- Read in the bathtub (in shower)
✔ Have a snack
✔ Drink some water
- Read a book set in the future
✔ Complete a reading sprint

W
✔ Read a children's book
- Add a book to the books read database
✔ FREE
- Read with a flashlight under the covers
- Read a book with a one-word title

E
- Read a book published this year
- Read a short story
- Read your best friend's favourite book
- Join the photo challenge on social media of choice
- Listen to an audiobook

Y
✔ Reread an old favourite
✔ Stretch!
- Read a poem
✔ Read a book set in summer
✔ Read a book with yellow on the cover

[Kate]

Looking at my previous stats for the reverse readathons I tend not to read for as long. The 1am start time has something to do with that! So my targets this time will be 8 hours and 400 pages.

Hour 1 (1-2AM):
Hour 2 (2-3AM):
Hour 3 (3-4AM):
Hour 4 (4-5AM): The Hired Man 7 pages
Hour 5 (5-6AM):
Hour 6 (6-7AM):
Hour 7 (7-8AM): The Hired Man 22 pages
Hour 8 (8-9AM):
Hour 9 (9-10AM): The Hired Man 28 pages
Hour 10 (10-11AM): The Hired Man 8 pages
Hour 11 (11-12 Noon): The Hired Man 23 pages
Hour 12 (12-1PM): Down Under 32 pages
Hour 13 (1-2PM): The Hired Man 15 pages
Hour 14 (2-3PM): Down Under 20 pages
Hour 15 (3-4PM): The Hired Man 11 pages
Hour 16 (4-5PM): The Island of Adventure 71 pages
Hour 17 (5-6PM): The Island of Adventure 23 pages
Hour 18 (6-7PM): The Island of Adventure 14 pages
Hour 19 (7-8PM): The Hired Man 22 pages
Hour 20 (8-9PM): The Hired Man 19 pages
Hour 21 (9-10PM): The Hired Man 34 pages
Hour 22 (10-11PM): The Hired Man 13 pages
Hour 23 (11-12Midnight): The Island of Adventure 41 pages
Hour 24 (12-1AM):

Total Time Read: 9 hours 24 mins
Total Pages Read: 403
Total Books Finished:
Total Coffees: 4

[Kate]

Good morning all!
Its just gone 8am here. I'm up, showered, dressed and have a coffee and a book to hand. Ready to get this show on the road!
Looking forward to a full day of reading.

I'm continuing The Hired Man to start with.

[Susy]

Good morning Kate!
Happy readathoning!

[Kate]

Thank you Susy.

Its been a good day so far.
I've made progress with and and also started The Enid Blyton wasn't on my TBR but I needed a change of genre and an easier read.

[Kate]

I'm calling it a day. Its gone 11pm here and I'm too tired to read now.
On a rough tally I think I've met my time and page targets comfortably but I haven't done so well with Bingo!
I'll do a proper summary tomorrow.

[Newly]

Kate wrote: "I'm calling it a day. Its gone 11pm here and I'm too tired to read now.
On a rough tally I think I've met my time and page targets comfortably but I haven't done so well with Bingo!
I'll do a prope..."
You did great tho Kate! I totally feel you right now. I've hit a wall.

[Susy]

Kate wrote: "I'm calling it a day. Its gone 11pm here and I'm too tired to read now.
On a rough tally I think I've met my time and page targets comfortably but I haven't done so well with Bingo!
I'll do a prope..."

I didn't participate in the Bingo this time. I had already set my TBR and saw I wouldn't be able to cross out quite a lot of squares, so…
Looking forward to seeing your stats. I'll be doing mine shortly as well!

[Kate]

Final Stats for August 2021

Total Time Read: 9 hours 24 mins
Total Pages Read: 403
Books Finished: 1
Coffees: 4
Bingo squares: 13
Bingo lines: 0

Well I met my time target of over 8 hours and my page target of over 400 (just!)
Rubbish with the bingo but the board was a bit late for me to revise my TBR.

Its been fun as always.
See you all in October!

[Susy]

Great stats, Kate!
See you in October!

[Susan]

Sounds like a great Readathon! ITA the Bingo board was a bit late to do any planning. :(.

[Vanessa]

Susy wrote: "Great stats, Kate!
See you in October!"

Same .

[Kate]

I'm starting to consider my TBR for October. I think I'll go for a spooky vibe this time and that will help with a couple of reading challenges I intend to tackle during the month too.

I have seen the bingo boards and will probably dip into all of them and just see what I end up with. If I get a bingo line on each I'll be happy but I'm not going all out.

[Avid Reader and Geek Girl]

Kate wrote: "I'm starting to consider my TBR for October. I think I'll go for a spooky vibe this time and that will help with a couple of reading challenges I intend to tackle during the month too.

I have seen..."

same on the bingo for me! I could never blackout all of them!

[Kate]

well my TBR is going to be driven by other themed readathons I'm doing in October so it looks like this:

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (re-read)
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
The Midnight Library
Crossing Paths

I will probably be some way through HP before we start.

[Susy]

Same here, Kate! I’m doing 9 readathons this month. I’ll just have to wait and see which books will be up next in one week’s time.

[Kate]

Wow 9! That's ambitious! Which ones are they?

[Susy]

The Haunted Mansion (Bookish Reality)
Whodunitathon
Pageathon
Spooktober Readathon
Gothtober Readathon
Hocus Pocus Readathon
Scary Readathon (Monster University)
Spoopathon
TrickTreadathon

Dewey’s makes 10 but there are no prompts so that’s easy.

Apart from the monthly readathons:
Weekathin
24B4Monday readathon
Shadow Lounge Readathon
AYearAThon
Devour Your TBR

So that makes 15 in total lol

[Dannii]

Looks like a great tbr, Kate :) Best of luck with it!

[Kate]

Thanks Dannii. I think there's a bit of variety to keep me going. :)

Suzy that is quite a list! I'm making my way through the Spoopathon haunted house and I'm working on my character for Magical Readathon this month. I also have a couple of monthly challenges with another Goodreads group.

[Susy]

Kate wrote: "Thanks Dannii. I think there's a bit of variety to keep me going. :)

Suzy that is quite a list! I'm making my way through the Spoopathon haunted house and I'm working on my character for Magical R..."

Oh, I’m loving Magical Readathon, it truly is magical!

[Cynda]

Magical sounds like a great theme Kate :-)
This month I have read Mexican Gothic, so feeling a bit of the spook with ya! Enjoy.

[Susy]

Cynda wrote: "Magical sounds like a great theme Kate :-)
This month I have read Mexican Gothic, so feeling a bit of the spook with ya! Enjoy."

Mexican Gothic! Loved it!

[Kate]

Snacks have been purchased:

Cucumber & carrot sticks with sour cream dip (my readathon regular)
Tiny cheese twists
Chocolate cornflake bites
Chocolate hobnobs
Caramel Salted Popcorn

Hot chocolate with cream & mini marshmallows
Diet coke
Water
Lots of coffee!

I've also got grapefruit for breakfast and the ingredients for a chicken & veg slow cooker meal.

As usual I think I've gone a bit mad but I fully intend to indulge this weekend!

[Avid Reader and Geek Girl]

Kate wrote: "Snacks have been purchased:

Cucumber & carrot sticks with sour cream dip (my readathon regular)
Tiny cheese twists
Chocolate cornflake bites
Chocolate hobnobs
Caramel Salted Popcorn

Hot chocolate..."

I always stock up on the sugary stuff, but this time I'm going to try some healthy stuff too!

[Susan]

Snacks sounds delightful! You are motivating me to get my snacks purchased tonight.

[Susan]

Snacks all sound delicious! Enjoy!

[Erin *Proud Book Hoarder*]

Kate wrote: "Snacks have been purchased:

Cucumber & carrot sticks with sour cream dip (my readathon regular)
Tiny cheese twists
Chocolate cornflake bites
Chocolate hobnobs
Caramel Salted Popcorn

Hot chocolate..."

These all sound absolutely delicious.

[Kate]

Thanks, I'm feeling in the need of chocolate and comfort food this readathon. Looking forward to it.

[Susy]

Nice snacks! I went out and bought my chocolate today. Tomorrow I’ll get some healthier snacks as well!

[Kate]

Thanks Susy. Carrot and Cucumber is my nod to healthy snacks but they may stay in the fridge! lol

[Kate]

Time to set up the overview post for October 2021:

Targets: 500 pages, 10 hours (although my ambition is to reach 12)

Hour 1 (1-2PM): Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 34 pages
Hour 2 (2-3PM): Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 28 pages
Hour 3 (3-4PM): Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 14 pages
Hour 4 (4-5PM): Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 36 pages
Hour 5 (5-6PM): Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 21 pages
Hour 6 (6-7PM): Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West 32 pages
Hour 7 (7-8PM): Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 11 pages
Hour 8 (8-9PM):
Hour 9 (9-10PM): Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 44 pages
Hour 10 (10-11PM):
Hour 11 (11-12 Midnight):
Hour 12 (12-1AM):
Hour 13 (1-2AM):
Hour 14 (2-3AM):
Hour 15 (3-4AM):
Hour 16 (4-5AM):
Hour 17 (5-6AM):
Hour 18 (6-7AM):
Hour 19 (7-8AM):
Hour 20 (8-9AM):
Hour 21 (9-10AM):
Hour 22 (10-11AM):
Hour 23 (11-12noon):
Hour 24 (12-1PM):


Total Pages Read:
Total Time Read:
Coffees:
Books Finished:

[Erin *Proud Book Hoarder*]

Nice and thorough list

I am hope to make at least 18 hours with mine - heres hoping

[Susy]

Kate wrote: "Thanks Susy. Carrot and Cucumber is my nod to healthy snacks but they may stay in the fridge! lol"

I know what you mean lol

[Kate]

The slow cooker is on, the snacks are prepared. I now have a couple of hours to sort housework and tidy my reading space.
I feel like I need this readathon.

Note to self: Must remember that every minute counts. I must read at every opportunity because I'll be cross if I end up with 9 hours 55 mins! lol

[Susy]

All well prepared, nice! I haven't prepared my snacks, will do that while listening to my audiobook I guess. Vacuum cleaned the house and that will have to be enough for this weekend lol

Yes, every minute counts but having fun and relaxing is also important! I always struggle between reading enough (I feel like I never do) and spend time with fellow readers on social media (I feel like I don't have enough time for that).

Happy readathon, Kate!

[Erin *Proud Book Hoarder*]

Kate wrote: "The slow cooker is on, the snacks are prepared. I now have a couple of hours to sort housework and tidy my reading space.
I feel like I need this readathon.

Note to self: Must remember that every..."

Me too. My work week and weekends have been so busy I'm looking forward to isolation this weekend

[Kate]

First update after a couple of hours of almost solid reading.

62 pages read of Deathly Hallows in 1 hour 45 mins.
I can also report that all the healthy snacks have been consumed so I'm going to have to start on the chocolate next!

[Erin *Proud Book Hoarder*]

Kate wrote: "First update after a couple of hours of almost solid reading.

62 pages read of Deathly Hallows in 1 hour 45 mins.
I can also report that all the healthy snacks have been consumed so I'm going to ..."

Nice!! :)

[Susy]

Kate wrote: "First update after a couple of hours of almost solid reading.

62 pages read of Deathly Hallows in 1 hour 45 mins.
I can also report that all the healthy snacks have been consumed so I'm going to ..."

Nice! I got distracted by a bunch of police cars, ambulances and firetrucks + my book has very tiny letters so I'm going SLOW.
Haven't started on my healthy snacks yet, the other snacks on the other hand…. lol

[Kate]

Not surprised Susy, I'd be distracted by that lot too! Hope everything is ok in your neighbourhood!

2nd update hours 3-5
Continuing with Harry Potter and in the last 3 hours I've read for 1 hour 57 mins and completed a further 71 pages.

May have to switch books soon.

[Susy]

Kate wrote: "Not surprised Susy, I'd be distracted by that lot too! Hope everything is ok in your neighbourhood!

Still not sure what happened. They took somebody away. It's calm now...