Vicki's Readathon Record

[Vicki Willis]

Mid Marathon Survey

What are you reading right now?
The Last Time I Lied on audible
Red Clocks physical book
Beneath the Attic kindle

How many books have you read so far?
Completed 2

What book are you most looking forward to for the second half of the read-a-thon?
Finishing ones I am currently working on

Have you had many interruptions?
Yes, it was night, the family was here, I got tired, a lot of social media

How did you deal with those?
Just knowing it is part of the day. I will have more time this last quarter of uninterrupted.


What surprises you most about the read-a-thon so far?
How fast it is flying by.

[Elyse]

Vicki Willis wrote: "What surprises you most about the read-a-thon so far?
How fast it is flying by..."

This. So much. It's crazy. lol

[Susy]

Elyse wrote: "Vicki Willis wrote: "What surprises you most about the read-a-thon so far?
How fast it is flying by..."

This. So much. It's crazy. lol"

Yep, every time!

[Cynda]

Count Down and Stay Strong!

[Vicki Willis]

Ending Survey

1. How would you assess your reading overall?
Totally successful!

2. Did you have a strategy, and if so, did you stick to it?
To have fun and not put too much pressure on myself.

3. What was your favorite snack?
Peanut M&Ms

4. Wanna volunteer for our next event?
Yep!

[Susy]

Sounds like you had a great readathon Vicki, congrats!

[Ann A]

Yay! "Totally successful" is the goal!

[Vicki Willis]

Final Stats August 2019

Total pages: 687
Total listening time: 4 hrs 15 min
Total Book Time (including reading and posting on GR):
16 hrs 45 min
Nap: 3 hrs 30 min.

Participated in:
21 Hourly Check-ins (hosted 2)
1 Bingo

Finished and Reviewed:
my review
my review
my review
my review

Made progress:
Beneath the Attic
The Last Time I Lied


Thanks everyone for making this so fun!

[Elyse]

You did great, Vicki! I totally forgot about the hourly discussions! But I did only check in on GR twice.

[Vicki Willis]

Elyse wrote: "You did great, Vicki! I totally forgot about the hourly discussions! But I did only check in on GR twice."

That probably actually helped you! Next time I am not going to check every hour here. I am only going to do 4 or 6 hour check ins. I get sucked in too easily.

[Elyse]

Vicki Willis wrote: "Elyse wrote: "You did great, Vicki! I totally forgot about the hourly discussions! But I did only check in on GR twice."

That probably actually helped you! Next time I am not going to check every ..."

That's definitely been my problem in the past! I get too sucked into the social aspect!

[Perri]

You all are reading warriors!

[Jennifer]

You did awesome Vicki! Congrats!

[Vicki Willis]

Gearing up for the October 26 Read a Thon!
I will be starting at 5am ( I am in California).

[Patricia]

Thanks Vicki - now I don't have to check the start time.

[Kate]

Vicki Willis wrote: "Gearing up for the October 26 Read a Thon!
I will be starting at 5am ( I am in California)."

Me too! Whereabouts are you? I'm up by Sacramento.

[Vicki Willis]

I am in San Diego. :)

[Kate]

Vicki Willis wrote: "I am in San Diego. :)"

I went to university in San Diego. I would move back there in a heartbeat!

[Patricia]

Vicki,

I can't believe that I have to work on Saturday. My magazine is coming off late and won't be available for delivery until tomorrow early. Bummer!

There goes another 24 hour readathon.

[Patricia]

It just dawned on me - the readathon isn't until next week. I will be able to participate then. (hopefully)

[Vicki Willis]

Yay! Life is good!

[Patricia]

Absolutely!

[Vicki Willis]

Possible Reading List

Audible
A Court of Mist and Fury (will be somewhere in the middle of this)

Short Stories/novellas
Slush ( I think I have put this on my last 2 RaTs, so it will be my first selection this time)
Project Dodge: A Novella
Amelia's Story: A Childhood Lost

Novels
The Shape of Night
Blindsighted
The Secret Life of Souls

[Vicki Willis]

Bingo

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Row 1
Read a book that contains the letter 'D' for Dewey's:
Read a book in 3 different spaces:
Read for 1 hour straight 2 times: 2 sprints so far
Read a book with a supernatural element: The Shape of Night
Read a book in a costume (can be very simple):

Row 2
Read 2 different formats:
Read 50 pages straight: The Road
Read to your pet/stuffed animal:S/s>
Read a new book: The Shape of Night
Take a break...watch/listen to something spooky for 30 minutes:

Row 3
Read a book/author not from or set in your native country:
Read a book with the lights off...try not to fall asleep:
FREE SPACE
Eat a healthy snack/meal:
Read a book with a character around your age (teen, adult, senior):

Row 4
Post a comment on GR/Twitter/Instagram, etc:
Read from 2 different genres:
Take a break and stretch for 10 minutes:
Read more than 150 pages:
Participate in a challenge:

Row 5
Indulge in your favorite snack (food, candy, drink):
Cheer readers on! (Twitter/GR):
Read 25 pages from 3 different books:
Read a book with a dark/spooky cover: The Road
Complete 1 entire book (start to finish):

[Vicki Willis]

Reading Progress

Check-In #1 - Hours 1-4 (5am-9am):
Pages read: 191 pages
Time listened: 45 minutes
Books progressed/finished:
The Road
A Court of Mist and Fury
The Shape of Night

Check-In #2 - Hours 5-8 (9am-1pm):
Pages read: 56
Time listened: 1 hour
Books progressed/finished:
The Shape of Night
A Court of Mist and Fury

Check-In #3 - Hours 9-12 (1pm-5pm):
Pages read: 129 pages
Time listened: 10 minutes
Books progressed/finished:
A Court of Mist and Fury
The Shape of Night
The Road FINISHED

Check-In #4 - Hours 13-16 (5pm-9pm):
Pages read: 69 pages
Time listened: 30 minutes
Books progressed/finished:
A Court of Mist and Fury
Welcome to Lovecraft

Check-In #5 - Hours 17-20 (9pm-1am):
Pages read: 194 pages
Time listened:0
Books progressed/finished:
The Shape of Night
The Night Fire
Welcome to Lovecraft FINISHED

Check-In #6 - Hours 21-24 (1am-5am):
Pages read: 74
Time listened: 0
Books progressed/finished:
The Shape of Night

[Vicki Willis]

Hourly Check Ins

Hour 1: 🌟🌠🌟
Hour 2: 🌟🌠🌟
Hour 3: 🌟🌠🌟
Hour 4: 🌟🌠🌟
Hour 5: 🌟🌠🌟
Hour 6: 🌟🌠🌟
Hour 7: 🌟🌠🌟
Hour 8: 🌟🌠🌟
Hour 9: 🌟🌠🌟
Hour 10: 🌟🌠🌟
Hour 11: 🌟🌠🌟
Hour 12: 🌟🌠🌟
Hour 13: 🌟🌠🌟
Hour 14: 🌟🌠🌟
Hour 15: 🌟🌠🌟
Hour 16: 🌟🌠🌟
Hour 17: 🌟🌠🌟
Hour 18: 🌟🌠🌟
Hour 19:🌟🌠🌟
Hour 20: 🌟🌠🌟
Hour 21: Napped
Hour 22: Napped
Hour 23: Napped
Hour 24: 🌟🌠🌟

[Vicki Willis]

SPRINTS

Hour 4 (8am)
The Shape of Night 56 pages

Hour 8 (12pm)
The Shape of Night 54 pages

Hour 12 (4pm)
The Shape of Night 50 pages

Hour 16 (8pm) Half sprint
A Court of Mist and Fury 30 minutes

Hour 20 (12am)
The Night Fire 41 pages

Hour 24 (4am)
The Shape of Night

[Patricia]

I am going to try my best to keep up with you.

[Vicki Willis]

Yes! We will cheer each other on!

My mom is in the hospital so I will be taking a break to go visit her at some point during the day and/or evening.

[Patricia]

Hope it is not too serious. I'll keep you in my thoughts.

[Dana]

Hope your mom is okay Vicki. I see you are going to maybe read the Shape of Night... my copy just came in from the library, and her books are usually a nice quick read :)

[Cynda]

The Female of Species looks interesting. Looking forward to seeing what you say about it.

Good Luck Reading this weekend!

[Vicki Willis]

Patricia and Dana - Thank you for your well wishes. I appreciate you asking. She is fortunately stable right now, but a very slow recovery which is keeping her in the hospital. I am so grateful that I have family here to help keep her spirits up!

[Cynda]

Sorry to hear about your mom Vickie. I hope she heals well.

[Vicki Willis]

Thank you Cynda! Have a great readathon!!

[Patricia]

Vicki, I've already started reading Fahrenheit 451.

I can't believe that I have not read it before.

[Vicki Willis]

Beginning Survey

1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today?
San Diego, CA

2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to?
The new Harry Bosch The Night Fire

3) Which snack are you most looking forward to?
Peanut M&Ms

4) Tell us a little something about yourself!
This is my 4th 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?
More reading, less social media

[Elyse]

I also have peanut M&Ms ;)

[Nadia]

Hi Vicki! I was also trying to spend less time in social media but well... here I am xD I wish your Mom all the best <3 I hope you are having an amazing time during Dewey's :)

[Vicki Willis]

Thanks! I already had a visit with her today and she asked me all about what I was reading, so that was great.

I am in the middle of The Shape of Night and though I am not a big romance OR ghost story person, I am loving it!

[N.]

My sister is in San Diego! (I am in Canada).

I hope that you have a great readathon. I have not heard of The Shape of the Night, I will have to check it out.

[Ann A]

Hope you're having a good RAT!

[Shelley]

Vicki Willis wrote: "Thanks! I already had a visit with her today and she asked me all about what I was reading, so that was great.

I am in the middle of The Shape of Night and though I am not a big r..."

Romance is not my genre so I'm always on the look out for good ones to use for challenges. That's good to know.

[Vicki Willis]

Mid Event Survey

1. What are you reading right now?
Drinking some crystal light and getting ready to move to a new reading spot.

2. How many books have you read so far?
I have finished The Road. Gotten 60% through The Shape of Night and gotten a few hours of A Court of Mist and Fury listened to.

3. What book are you most looking forward to for the second half of the Read-a-thon?
Planning on starting Harry Bosch. He got pushed back!

4. Have you had many interruptions? How did you deal with those?
Yes, my husband. Patiently! He is trying to be supportive. :)

5. What surprises you most about the Read-a-thon, so far?
Nothing. I am doing really well and having a lot of fun!

[Dana]

How did you like the road? I remember really liking All the Pretty Horses when I was younger, and it's been on my list for a while... glad your visit went well!

[Patricia]

Congrats on finishing a book. I am proud of myself for completing one and a partial, so far.

[Vicki Willis]

You are doing great Patricia! Broken toilet and all!

Dana - It is very dark. I would think you would need to be in the mood for this one.
my review of The Road

[Daisey]

Sounds like you're having a great readathon so far!

[Cynda]

Just checking in Vickie. You still hanging in there? I am doing my best. I may not make it to the end, but I am here for 2 or 3 hours yet. Best of Luck!

[Vicki Willis]

Hi! Yep, still chugging along. It is close to midnight here so I may take a short nap and then finish.