Halloween Readathon-type Thing 2021

[Jamie]

Super Informal Last Minute Halloween Readathon-type Thing! Ok, we do not actually have a readathon again till April, but I was THIS close to putting our readathon this weekend instead of last weekend so we could have a Halloween optional theme. If Halloween had been on a Saturday, I totally would have. So, if you want to join in, I am hosting an informal, totally unofficial readathon-type thing from roughly now till bedtime tomorrow night (basically from now through the end of October). For myself this is THEMED, so I will be picking books that are scary(or at least supposed to be scary), or at least fall or Halloween monster-ish.
If you do join in you are welcome to use the hashtag #readathon so your posts are more findable by other readers. I'll post a few sprints on our facebook, and I made this single topic for this 'event' on Goodreads, but since this is just my own last minute thing, that's as formal as we'll get on our readathon sites. Keep track if you'd like on your own topic in our For the Blogless folder, or on your social media, or in a notebook, or not at all if you just want to be super casual and offline. No sign-ups, no pressure, just reading books, possibly Halloween themed books. 🙂

[Jamie]

Ok, I finalized my TBR for this super informal mini event. I do have to finish one non-Halloween book this weekend, too.

Lisey's Story
The Ultimate Frankenstein
Taltos
Twilight

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (my non-Halloween book that I HAVE to finish)

[Shayne]

Need to finish Just My Luck and Once of Us Is Next

[Reed]

I'll join if that's ok with you guys

[Reed]

If my books are not halloween themed is that ok to ?

[Liz]

Just finished my first hour and finished my first book Project 1065 by Alan Gratz. It was really good. Now to figure out which book to read to continue my read-a-thon.
Have you guys read any of these before….
Kite Runner- library book
The Imperfects-library book
The Maidens- A Book club pick for end of November
Alone-Intermediate Level
The Personal Librarian- library book
The Book of Longing-library book
Finding Perfect-Intermediate Level

Suggestions welcomed and encouraged!

[Jamie]

Reed wrote: "If my books are not halloween themed is that ok to ?"

Yep. This is an informal event, so its rules are even more up to you than usual. You can use your own social media sites or your topic in our For the Blogless folder, or just post in this topic. Read as many or as few hours as works for you, and you get to decide whether to stick to a theme, and what your theme consists of if you have one.

[Lena]

This looks so awesome! I can't join. I'll be attending black readers con again tomorrow. #brc21

Have fun all! :-)

[Susan]

I just finished A Marvellous Light which was really good. Now I am on to The Ex Hex.

[Lena]

I think this person has questions about this readathon. They posted in the wrong area (on my blogless post about it).

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[Sherri]

My sister and I launched our own informal Halloween Weekend Readathon this morning because last weekend’s Readathon was not enough reading for us. 😂😂😂 We might not read scary things but we are right there with you otherwise. 📚🎃👻

[Reed]

I don't do that either

[Melissa Wiebe]

I’ll join in; I have a bunch of books I need to complete as well.

[Susy]

I’m glad you didn’t schedule the regular Dewey’s on this weekend Jamie. There are so many activities going on already.
I’ll be finishing my current read, From a Buick 8 by Stephen King. This afternoon and tonight I have a Halloween Party (online).

Good luck everybody!

[Vivienne]

Will join in.

I am finishing Midnight in Everwood which is Christmas themed though I have Shirley Jackson’s ‘The Haunting of Hill House’ to read for a book group meeting via Zoom tomorrow

[Kate]

I'm joining. I have 200 pages left of Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West and then I need to read another book after dark before midnight!

[Elizabeth]

I'm in! At least for a little bit of reading. I also have work I need to get done today, so I can't spend the entire day reading. I have a couple of books in progress and the remainder of last week's TBR.

[Laura]

TBR Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Malibu Rising The Anthropocene Reviewed. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban🎃

Spooky reads--✅Supernatural Lore of Pennsylvania: Ghosts, Monsters and Miracles✅ Bears in the Night✅ A Monster is Coming! ✅ Animal Ghosts Or Animal Hauntings and the Hereafter.✅ Hungry Plants

[Beth]

Just saw this! I'll update later, I have a book I hope I can finish

Lilith by George McDonald read 81%-97%, or roughly 16% of 264 pages = 42 pgs. I'll update tomorrow if I read more before midnight

[Cynda]

I have a couple of books I want to be further along in, so I will participate some tonight.