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Well my Readathon has already hit a bump in the road. I've been quite unwell today which means we've had to change our BBQ plans for my brother's birthday to tomorrow instead. This means it will take me away from the readathon for a big part of the day.Fortunately I was planning to do this one low key so I'll count any reading time as a bonus.
I'm hoping to finish On the Road and make some progress with Dark Fire so if I do that I'll be happy.
Happy Readathon and enjoy your BBQ! :-)
Hope you feel better. Enjoy your reading and celebration
Kate wrote: "Well my Readathon has already hit a bump in the road. I've been quite unwell today which means we've had to change our BBQ plans for my brother's birthday to tomorrow instead. This means it will ta..."A low key readathon and a nice BBQ sounds good! Enjoy, Kate!
Thank you all! I've made a slow start and read 22 pages of Dark Fire. Hoping to get On the Rod finished next as I borrowed that from my brother and can return it to him at the BBQ!
July 2022 Reverse Readathon Progress:Hour 1 - 1am - sleep
Hour 2 - 2am - sleep
Hour 3 - 3am - sleep
Hour 4 - 4am - sleep
Hour 5 - 5am - sleep
Hour 6 - 6am - sleep
Hour 7 - 7am - sleep
Hour 8 - 8am - sleep
Hour 9 - 9am - Dark Fire 22 pages 34 minutes
Hour 10 - 10am - Social media
Hour 11 - 11am - Hour 18 - 6pm Family BBQ
Hour 19 - 7pm On The Road 13 pages 29 mins
Hour 20 - 8pm On The Road 19 pages 43 mins FINISHED
Hour 21 - 9pm Dark Fire 14 pages 23 mins
Hour 22 - 10pm Dark Fire 19 pages 27 mins
Hour 23 - 11pm - sleep
Hour 24 - Midnight - sleep
I've finished my first book. On the Road I gave it 2 stars. It was a struggle, I'm glad I had the readathon to boost me to finish it. Now back to Dark Fire which is a much easier read.
Hope you had a great time at the BBQ!
Vicki Willis wrote: "Hope you had a great time at the BBQ!"We had a lovely time thank you.
So my wrap up for the reverse readathon:Not as full on as normal partly because I was ill the day before so our family BBQ moved onto readathon day. But I managed to meet both my targets. Firstly to finish On the Road and secondly to make progress with Dark Fire.
Total time read: 3 hours 34 minutes
Total pages read: 111
Total books finished: 1
Not bad considering everything thats been going on.
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Kate wrote: "So my wrap up for the reverse readathon:Not as full on as normal partly because I was ill the day before so our family BBQ moved onto readathon day. But I managed to meet both my targets. Firstly ..."
Not bad at all! And I'm always for a BBQ lol
See you in October hopefully!
Hi Everyone, I'm just taking a look at possibilities for October 2022. I have a couple of books in mind:To finish:
The Historian
I'm currently reading this and as its about 700 pages I won't have finished it by the readathon so this one will be on the list. Thankfully its pretty easy to read so I'll enjoy pressing on with it.
Graphic Novel:
Deathnote I'm on a second read of the series so I'll pick up which ever book I'm at when the readathon starts. Nice to revisit a familiar story.
Audio:
The Empire I'm currently reading the hardback but expect to have finished that by the readathon. I'll follow it up by listening to the audio but it will depend on whether I can get an audio CD in time.
Hi Kate, good to see you back to participate!Would love to read Deathnote (the first anime I watched and I loved it), but my library hardly has any graphic novels unfortunately…
Hi Susy, nice to see you too! Deathnote is a brilliant series. I have a copy of volume 1 I can send you if you like. I'm on Bookcrossing and its registered there. (www.bookcrossing.com) Send me a PM if you're interested.
BINGOI had to edit the board a bit. Its wet and windy here so I'm not reading outside!
[✓][✓][✓][✓][✓] 1
[✓][✓][✓][✓][✓] 2
[X][✓][✓][✓][✓] 3
[✓][X][X][X][X] 4
[X][X][✓][X][X] 5
Row 1
[✓] Read 50 pages
[✓] Have a snack
[✓] Read
[✓] Read a graphic novel
[✓] Finish a book
Row 2
[✓] Fluid break
[✓] Do a reading sprint
[✓] Post a picture of your reading buddy
[✓] Read a book published this year
[✓] Stretch!
Row 3
[X] Post an hourly photo
[✓] Read over 200 pages
[✓] FREE SPACE
[✓] Tweet!
[✓] Read a book for your season (Autumn)
Row 4
[✓] Read a short story
[X] Do the opening survey
[X] Read with a light under the covers
[X] Read a book with orange on the cover
[X] Post your current read on social media
Row 5
[X] Read aloud to your pet
[X] Listen to an audio
[✓] Read a poem
[X] Read some non-fiction
[X] Listen to music while you read
I've added a couple of extra options to my TBR pile so now it looks like this:The Empire (to finish)
The Historian (to finish)
The Earthsea Quartet (to continue with book 2)
Death Note, Vol. 3: Hard Run graphic novel
Phantom Prey
Its my sister-in-laws birthday on Saturday so I'll be doing some family stuff but I hope I'll get to read to my 3 year old Nephew and clock up some pages and time that way.
My usual goals are 500 pages and 10 hours but we'll see if I get anywhere close to those. As long as I get to finish The Empire I'll be happy.
I’m reading book 3 of the Earthsea cycle. There are another 3 books but I’m not sure I will continue…
Ohhh that sounds ominous Susy! lolI'll see how I go with book 2. I've got the quartet but if there are more I'm not sure I'd seek them out!
I look forward to seeing what you make of book 3.
Looks like a fun readathon plan. Enjoy!
Kate wrote: "Ohhh that sounds ominous Susy! lolI'll see how I go with book 2. I've got the quartet but if there are more I'm not sure I'd seek them out!
I look forward to seeing what you make of book 3."
Hahaha, let's say it's not my kind of writing style, a bit too flowery and "poetic" lol
Only 2 hours to go and I've just got back from the shops with snacks. And none of them are healthy! lolBBQ Pringles with sour cream & chive dip (I guess I could add carrot to make it healthier)
Chocolate Cornflake crispy bites
Mini chocolate rolls
Croissants (low fat)
Diet coke
Coffee
I have a chicken pasta salad for lunch and probably pizza & coleslaw for this evening.
As it's my sister in laws birthday there is also the Pavlova I've made for her and no doubt there'll be birthday cake too!
Now on with some household chores before I settle down with The Empire for the first sprint.
Happy readathon everyone.
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BBQ Pringles with sour cream & chive dip (I guess I could add carrot to make it healthier)
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I never have healthy readathon snacks lol
Lamilla wrote: "Happy readathon, Kate!"Thanks Lamilla, you too!
Avid Reader and Geek Girl wrote: "I never have healthy readathon snacks lol"Oh good not just me then. Have a good readathon!
Kate wrote: "Only 2 hours to go and I've just got back from the shops with snacks. And none of them are healthy! lolBBQ Pringles with sour cream & chive dip (I guess I could add carrot to make it healthier)
C..."
Well, the croissant is low fat. The coke is diet. Chocolate helps concentrate and feel good, so is definitely healthy. Chicken salad is also very healthy. So yeah, I see loads of healthy stuff. And besides, it's DEWEY'S TIME! So main goal is having fun!
I've been a bit rubbish with my check ins this time round.I had a great start and read about 3 hours across the first 4 hours.
I've also finished The Empire which was one of my goals. Plus I read 3 kids books to my 3 year old nephew so my books finished stats will be awesome! lol
I'll be doing an hour sprint in hour 22 reading some of The Historian and then hopefully finishing Death Note, Vol. 3: Hard Run during the final 2 hours.
Congrats on reaching your goal with The Empire! Keep going
Oct 2022 Readathon SummaryHour 1 - 1pm - The Empire, 45 pages, 60 mins
Hour 2 - 2pm - The Empire, 27 pages, 40 mins
Hour 3 - 3pm - The Empire, 18 pages, 24 mins
Hour 4 - 4pm - The Empire, 46 pages, 63 mins
Hour 5 - 5pm -
Hour 6 - 6pm - The Perfect Pet, 23 pages, 5 mins
Hour 7 - 7pm - My Sound Book - Fire Brigade (20 pages, 6 mins) Mr Messy (35 pages, 10 mins) Deathnote 3 (21 pages, 12 mins)
Hour 8 - 8pm -
Hour 9 - 9pm - Deathnote 3, 17 pages, 11 mins
Hour 10 - 10pm -
Hour 11 - 11pm - The Empire (6 pages) Deathnote (29 pages) 18 mins
Hour 12 - Midnight - Deathnote 3, 38 pages, 25 mins
Hour 13 - Hour 19 - Sleep
Hour 20 - 8am - Deathnote 3, 24 pages, 20 mins
Hour 21 - 9am -
Hour 22 - 10am - The Historian, 25 pages, 50 mins
Hour 23 - 11am - Deathnote 3, 67 pages, 44 mins
Hour 24 - 12 noon - Deathnote 4, 73 pages, 48 mins
Total Pages Read: 514
Total Time Read: 7 hours 16 mins
Bingo - 16 squares, 2 lines completed
Books finished:
Book continued:
Book Started:
Looks like you had a great readathon! Congrats!
Daisey wrote: "Looks like you had a great readathon! Congrats!"Same . You really put a dent in your page count . Whew
I like how you broke it down by the hour. I habe tried that but end up screwing up the timer!.lolSee you in April!
Kate wrote: "Oct 2022 Readathon SummaryHour 1 - 1pm - The Empire, 45 pages, 60 mins
Hour 2 - 2pm - The Empire, 27 pages, 40 mins
Hour 3 - 3pm - The Empire, 18 pages, 24 mins
Hour 4 - 4pm - The Empire, 46 page..."
Awesome job, Kate! See you back in April!
Thought it was time to look in and say Hi to everyone.I won't be able to join the April readathon this year as I'll be attending a wedding that weekend. But I hope to complete some of the pre-readathon challenges instead.
I look forward to seeing everyone's TBRs and getting ideas. :)
Hope you have a wonderful time at the wedding, Kate!
Thank you Susy. But to be honest I'm gutted to be missing Dewey's. Its such a fixture in my diary now!
Kate wrote: "Thank you Susy. But to be honest I'm gutted to be missing Dewey's. Its such a fixture in my diary now!"Yes, I can imagine! ❤️🩹
As I am unable to join Deweys this April I am participating in a 24 hour readathon this weekend instead. Bookcrossing are running theirs from 8am BST Saturday 22nd April. Info can be found here if you're interested in a warm up: https://www.bookcrossing.com/forum/9/...
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Enjoy your Readathon this weekend, Kate!
Thank you all, I really enjoyed the Bookcrossing readathon. It made a good alternative to Dewey's where I can't participate next weekend.My stats were:
375 pages
7 hours 53 minutes
2 books finished & 1 started
Hooray! Congrats for having a good Readathon this weekend. Enjoy the wedding! And I hope to see you for the Reverse Readathon this summer.
Thanks Susan, Yes I'll be back for the reverse readathon. See you then.
Hope you're having a wonderful weekend, Kate! See you back in August!
Hope the weekend was lovely Kate!I am curious about the bookcrossing readathon now too!
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Its about 10 days away so now's the time I have to start a couple of books so I can finish them during the readathon and feel I've made some progress!
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Cool . I'm looking forward to the reverse one too .