Dewey's 24-Hour Reverse Readathon - August 7-8, 2020

[Elyse]

Excited for another round of Dewey's 24-Hour Reverse Readathon in just a little over a week! 8pm EST is my start time. I like changing up start times but the night is the hardest part for me and I don't want to be in a funk all day Saturday! But going to bed at 8pm Saturday as soon as the 'thon ends sounds pretty good. We'll see how it goes. I have taken Friday off from work to sleep in and get the essential foods and drinks and any cooking/cleaning needed done.

I am also posting on the Goodreads group (For the Blogless thread) and Instagram @weezielemoo

[Elyse]

Potential ARC TBR of BIPOC Women
House on Endless Waters (317 pgs) pubbed 1/7
A Long Petal of the Sea (336 pgs) pubbed 1/21
Given (464 pgs) pubbed 1/21
Love's Recipe (250 pgs) pubbed 5/1
Lobizona (400 pgs) pubbed 5/5
The Girl of Hawthorn and Glass (304 pgs) pubbed 5/16
The Court of Miracles (464 pgs) pubbed 6/2
Opium and Absinthe (379 pgs) pubbed 7/1
This Is My America (416 pgs) pubbed 7/28
You Had Me at Hola (320 pgs) pubs 8/4
The Space Between Worlds (288 pgs) pubs 8/4
The Wrong Mr. Darcy (288 pgs) pubs 8/25
Furia (368 pgs) pubs 9/15
Black Sun (464 pgs) pubs 10/15
Take It Back (383 pgs) pubs 12/8

Audio
This Is Just My Face: Try Not to Stare
Americanah
Convenience Store Woman
Know My Name: A Memoir
Find Another Dream
Storm of Locusts
Once More Upon a Time

This is my TBR for the whole month so we'll see where I am come next Friday! They are all e-books except You Had Me At Hola is a paperback I won on Goodreads! I like my choices! I also have three four books that aren't ARCs but fall under the BIPOC Women:
Dove Alight (hardcover I own)
A Torch Against the Night (hardcover I own)
Take a Hint, Dani Brown (Overdrive e-book)
Akata Warrior (Overdrive e-book)

And now I am very excited for August to start and the Readathon to come!

Official TBR
E-Books
Love's Recipe (250 pgs) pubbed 5/1
This Is My America (416 pgs) pubbed 7/28
The Wrong Mr. Darcy (288 pgs) pubs 8/25

Audio
This Is Just My Face: Try Not to Stare
Find Another Dream
Once More Upon a Time

Hoopla Graphic Novels
Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Promise, Part 1
Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Promise, Part 2
Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Promise, Part 3

Physical
Shades of Magic: The Steel Prince Vol. 3: The Rebel Army
Dove Alight
A Torch Against the Night (read to page 111)

[Elyse]

Check-In #1 - Hours 1-4 (8pm-12am):
Check-In Time: 12:10am
Breaks: 0
Food/Drink: Water, a couple chunks of watermelon, bag of dried snap peas, chocolate chunk muffin
Pages Read: 274
Time Listened: 0
Books Progressed In: 0
Books Finished: 3

Comments:
So far so good. Only a little bit tired. But I don't feel like coffee or Pepsi. So going to stick with water. One more graphic novel, then switching to a novel!

Check-In #2 - Hours 5-8 (12am-4am):
Check-In Time: 6:40am
Breaks: 3-4am (sleep)
Food/Drink: Water, Twizzlers
Pages Read: 62 (total 336)
Time Listened: 0
Books Progressed In: 1

Total Books Finished: 1

Comments:
Finished up my stack of graphic novels (but I do always have more!) Succumbed to sleep at 3am. My next check-in will be in 1 hour 15 minutes!

Check-In #3 - Hours 9-12 (4am-8am):
Check-In Time: 8:43am
Breaks: 4-6:10am (sleep)
Food/Drink: Hot coffee
Pages Read: 59 (total 395-not including audio "pages" until finished)
Time Listened: 1 hour 15 minutes
Books Progressed In: 3

Books Finished: 0
Comments:
Did the Hour 12 reading sprint and read 59 pages of Dove Alight. Mostly listened to This is Just My Face. It takes a long time to check in on Goodreads! lol. But I still feel good so power on! Going to go back to This Is My America now.

Check-In #4 - Hours 13-16 (8am-12pm):
Check-In Time: 12:05pm
Breaks: 0
Food/Drink: Large DD iced mocha coffee (purchased yesterday sans ice, added ice this morning), chocolate chunk muffin
Pages Read: 122 (total 517-not including audio "pages" until finished)
Time Listened: 2 hours 25 minutes (total 3 hours 40 minutes)
Books Progressed In: 3

Books Finished: 0
Comments:
A heavy block of audio. A lot of Goodreads checking in this block! Also started the crockpot for the pulled pork at 10am so it will be ready between 5-6pm. Not as much reading as I wanted but I *will* be reading during the next block!

Check-In #5 - Hours 17-20 (12pm-4pm):
Check-In Time: 4:03pm
Breaks: 0
Food/Drink: Orange juice, steamed egg (like hard boiled but steamed in a basket over boiling water for 20 minutes, makes them so easy to peel!) & avocado on English muffin, water, crudités
Pages Read: 345 (total 862-including finished audiobook)
Time Listened: 1 hour 13 minutes (total 4 hours 53 minutes)
Books Progressed In: 2

Total Books Finished: 1

Comments:
Ended up finishing my audiobook (This Is Just My Face) and probably won't start another one. I can't believe there's only 4 hours left! I feel like this 'thon went by SUPER fast. Faster than normal. lol. Hoping to finish This Is My America! Did Hour 18 reading sprint and read 63 pages of Dove Alight.

Check-In #6 - Hours 21-24 (4pm-8pm):
Check-In Time: 8:38pm
Breaks: 0
Food/Drink: Water, Dr. Pepper (what was left in the bottle after putting 12oz in the pulled pork!), pulled pork on brioche roll with cole slaw, mango peach iced tea, peanut M&M's, Skittles (sugar is keeping me awake)
Pages Read: 345 (total 1,207-including finished audiobook)
Time Listened: 0
Books Progressed In: 1

Books Finished: 0
Comments:
I participated in Hour 24 reading sprint and read 75 pages of This Is My America. It's also the only book I read in the final 4 hours. I'm 83% through and screw it, I'm finishing it tonight. It's really good.
I also changed up my check-ins, my stats weren't jiving so I re-did them so they only reflect what was happening in each 4-hour block because I realized my food was block-specific but I was tallying my total 'thon stats. No one may have noticed but it irked me. lol.
Wrap-up to come after a full night's rest! And I'll fill out my BINGO board.

[Elyse]

Opening Survey
1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today?
New Hampshire
2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to?
All of them!
3) Which snack are you most looking forward to?
All of them! Snacks are where it's at. lol
4) Tell us a little something about yourself!
I'm an introvert so social distancing is normal!
5) If you participated in the last read-a-thon, what’s one thing you’ll do different today?
Well, hopefully I won't have any health issues crop up like in April! And since I got surgery for my endometriosis, it shouldn't be a problem but migraines are always a possibility. Blahh.

Mid-Event Survey
1) What are you reading right now?

2) How many books have you read so far?
4 - all graphic novels
3) What book are you most looking forward to for the second half of the Read-a-thon?
so I can finish this trilogy!
4) Have you had many interruptions? How did you deal with those?
Tired. I dealt with it by sleeping. :)
5) What surprises you most about the Read-a-thon, so far?
Every time, how quickly time passes!

Closing Survey
1) How would you assess your reading overall?
I did well, more importantly, I enjoyed myself.
2) Did you have a strategy, and if so, did you stick to it?
Nope! But I did stick to my randomly generated reading order so that was cool!
3) What was your favorite snack?
Everything. Food is good. lol.
4) Wanna volunteer for our next event?
Possibly! We'll see what happens as we get closer to October 24!

[Elyse]

BINGO BOARD

Row 1
Read while it's dark outside: ✔
Read a book related to winter:
Read 200 pages: ✔
Select your first book blind folded:
Read a book outside your comfort zone:

Row 2
Read a book on your TBR for over a year:
Read a book with a title less than 3 words:
Read a book released within the last year:
Exercise for 30 minutes: Walked the dogs
Read a book with a diverse character or author:

Row 3
Read in 3 different locations: Living room, deck, front porch
Title contains the letter D:
FREE SPACE
Participate in a social media post: Goodreads
Read 2 books:

Row 4
Reading sprint! Read for 1 hour straight: 8:20-920am
Read something other than a traditional book:
Read a book in first person:
Snack and read: All day!
Read a book with a minimalist cover:

Row 5
Read a book with blue on the cover:
Read 2 different genres: Fiction - Nonfiction -
Read a book with traveling: The Moon to Earth! Now that's traveling!
Make your own challenge: Listen to one full audiobook -
Read in your PJs: All day!

[Elyse]

End Totals Wrap-Up
Total Time: 20 hours 50 minutes
Total Pages Read: 1,207 (including audio)
Total Hours Read: 15 hours 57 minutes
Total Hours Listened: 4 hours 53 minutes
Toal Breaks/Sleep: 3 hours 10 minutes
Books Read Completely: 4

Books Listened Completely: 1

Books Read Partially: 1
37% 83%
Books Listened Partially: 0
Comments:
I'm happy! I read, I listened, I slept, I ate, and I feel good! Happy with my numbers, happy with my books. It was a good readathon! :)