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Cathy‘s Readathon Log
Some great reads on your list Cathy. I hope you enjoy the readathon and have a great time at your friend's birthday party.
Good luck with your weekend reading, Cathy! Long list as usual!
Jennifer wrote: "Some great reads on your list Cathy. I hope you enjoy the readathon and have a great time at your friend's birthday party."Thanks!
Lamilla wrote: "Good luck with your weekend reading, Cathy! Long list as usual!"
Yeah, but that‘s only options! I will definitely not read all of that… 😝
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Some nice sci fi/fantasy there! Clarkesworld Magazine looks fun.
Ann A wrote: "Clarkesworld Magazine looks fun."It‘s my favorite SF magazine, so I got a subscription. The authors and stories are always very diverse.
Cynda is preoccupied with RL wrote: "Good SF and Fantasy selections! Have fun!"
You, too!
Happy readathon Cathy!I'm finally done with my preps lol
Yay! Have fun in your readathon location!I started tracking time last night at 8pm, thinking I would do that 24-in-48-hours thing. But I deleted the timers again when I went to bed. I will just read what I read. Constantly starting and stopping the timers is just too distracting. I will try to do the sprints and count time and pages during those sprints.
Unfortunately that won‘t happen during that birthday party I am going to tonight. I doubt I will be there terribly long though, I am not really keen on going to that party anyway. It takes me an hour driving there and back—I have to check and write down when the sprints are, I can listen to my audio in the car…
Food during the readathon:
Whatever we get at the party tonight.
Other than that I don‘t really do much different for readathons than for normal weekends.
- I have some salad, fish, cheese, eggs, tomatoes.
- Nuts and oranges as snacks in between.
- I have a new alcohol-free wine I want to try out.
Sounds good Cathy!I'm quite fanatic with my timers lol, so they're ready to go
Fixing a light, late lunch now and then I have to get ready for that birthday party tonight….Opening Survey
1) What part of the world are you reading from today?
Germany, 30+ km south of Stuttgart.
2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to?
Still reading Son of the Shadows and enjoying it a lot. Hoping to finish it during the readathon.
3) Which snacks are you most looking forward to?
I got some BBQ salmon bites that are very yummy…
4) Is this your first Dewey's Readathon?
Nope.
5) What are your goals for this readathon?
Finishing Son of the Shadows and having a relaxing time reading.
6) Which book are you starting with for this readathon?
Son of the Shadows and Pushing Ice
7) Tell us a little something about yourself
Running late! Therefore starting with my audiobook, while fixing my lunch… 😂
Oh, and not doing Discord. I still dislike it quite a lot.
April 2025 Progresscurrently reading, starting points:
- The Walking Dead, Vol. 32: Rest In Peace, 81 of 224p.
- Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 222, March 2025, 65 of 202p.
- Pushing Ice, 15h 32m of 19h 43m
- Son of the Shadows (Sevenwaters #2), 403 of 560p.
- Hour 1, 2pm: Pushing Ice, 15h32m—16h36m, 1h4m at 1.5x speed.
- Hour 2, 3pm: continued + reading/commenting on other readathon logs.
- Hour 3, 4pm: read a few pages of Son of the Shadows and got ready for that party.
- Hour 4, 5pm: driving to the birthday party and listening to Pushing Ice in the car.
- Hour 6 to 9, no reading. 😔
- Hour 10, 11pm, driving home, listening to Pushing Ice up to 18h31m.
- Hour 11, midnight, audio continued and caught up on all the hourly discussions.
- Hour 12, 1am: Son of the Shadows, 35 more pages. 110 pages to go!
- Hour 13, 2am, read another 18 pages and went to bed!
- Hours 14-20: sleeping 🛌😴
- Hour 21, 10am: Finished Pushing Ice! 🎉
- Hour 22, 11am: read half a chapter of Son of the Shadows & catching up with the discussion threads from my sleeping hours.
- Hour 23: continued Son of the Shadows and started the Graphic Audio of Magic Slays (reread).
- Hour 24, 1pm: made and ate lunch, listened to Magic Slays.
Finished Son of the Shadows in the afternoon.
I agree with you on timers just being distracting to me, Cathy, I also don't like tracking pages read.I hop on Discord during readathons but that's about it
I will loosely track my pages and minutes, but I won‘t be too diligent about it… 😏
Happy Start of the Read-a-thon
Cathy wrote: "I will loosely track my pages and minutes, but I won‘t be too diligent about it… 😏"Erin *Proud Book Hoarder* wrote: "I agree with you on timers just being distracting to me, Cathy, I also don't like tracking pages read.
I hop on Discord during readathons but that's about it"
I'm a true tracking girl, track my time and pages lol
Hope you enjoyed the birthday party Cathy, even though you weren't really looking forward to attending...
Finally back home! Left a little early. It was ok, but not really my thing. Talked to a nice Canadian couple for most of the evening. Driving there and back gave me another 2 hours of audio. Under one hour left of Pushing Ice
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Making progress Cathy. Enjoy the remainder of the readathon.
I have tried to do 24 in 48 style RaTs too and I always lose track of the timers. It just isnt my thing.Hope your second half goes well!
Thanks, Vicki. I am up and reading. Finished Pushing Ice and heading for the finish line with Son of the Shadows. I ended up reading till 3am and now I have a headache and feel a bit knackered. Taking it slow, but I have all day before me with no plans!
Half-Point Progress ReportHow many books have you been reading? Have you finished any?
I finished Pushing Ice and have 70 pages left of
Son of the Shadows.
Are you on track with respect to your readathon goals so far?
I am!
Have you eaten real food today? (Not just junk food, ACTUAL HEALTHY FOOD) What was your favorite food or beverage so far?
I had all the usual meals, aka lunch, dinner and will make a very late breakfast now…
Have you been participating in any of the activities on our social media (sprints, photo challenges, discussion questions, BINGO, etc.)
I took part in 3 sprints and answered some of the discussion posts. I plan to be here for the last sprint.
Are you growing sleepy? Do you plan to nap, or stop early, or are you extending the readathon hours to include sleep?
I just slept for 7 hours and I will definitely extend the readathon, as it will finish here at 2pm.
Have you been outside yet today? Have you had much exercise (besides the heavy lifting required to hold your book)?
A little walking yesterday. I haven‘t been outside today yet, but my balcony door is open and I am enjoying the fresh air.
How is your readathon going, overall?
Not bad, although yesterday was not as much reading as I wanted to accomplish.
During the last sprint I hung up my laundry and made and ate lunch. So audiobook it was, again… I started my Everand trial.Final status for Dewey‘s in April 2025:
currently reading:
- Son of the Shadows (Sevenwaters #2), 490 of 560p., Specfic BR —> plan to finish this today.
- Magic Slays (Kate Daniels #6), Graphic Audio, 1h44m of 10h36m (320p.)
Finished:
- Pushing Ice, Audible TBR, 530p., 19h 43m
I can't believe it took me a while to get on the audiobook bandwagon. I love being able to give my dry eyes a break, yet continue reading. Looks like you've had a great readathon weekend!
Looks like a successful read!See you at the next one!
Hope you had a wonderful time readathoning, Cathy! See you back here in July or October hopefully!
Thank you all, it wasn’t bad, although my Saturday was pretty scattered…It took a while, but audios have grown on me. My amount of audio is going up up up…
I have finished Son of the Shadows. Very good! Looking forward to the last book of this trilogy.
I‘ll be back… 😏
Yeah, by now I would be lost without audiobooks lol
Cool-Down-Week, books I want to finish before May:- Magic Slays (Kate Daniels #6), Graphic Audio, 2h5m of 10h36m
- The Walking Dead, Vol. 32: Rest In Peace, at 81 of 224p.
- Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 222, March 2025, at 65 of 202p.
Looks like a fabulous reading weekend Cathy! It took me a while to get on the audiobook bandwagon too, but now I love them. I've even found some that I prefer to their print version.See you at the next readathon.
Jennifer wrote: "… on the audiobook bandwagon too, but now I love them. I've even found some that I prefer to their print version...."Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch! Absolutely outstanding audio!
And I only got the audio of Pet Sematary, because it is narrated by Michael C. Hall (Dexter, Six Feet Under). 😝
Cathy wrote: "Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch! Absolutely outstanding audio!"
I have that on my TBR. Maybe I'll go the audio route for it :) Thanks.
July 2025 Reverse ReadathonStarting time in Germany: 2a.m. on Saturday
Sprints:
Hour 1 — 2 a.m.
Hour 4 — 5 a.m.
Hour 8 — 9 a.m.
Hour 12 — 1 p.m.
Hour 16 — 5 p.m.
Hour 20 — 9 p.m.
Hour 24 —1 a.m.
Currently reading:
- The Golden Fool (Tawny Man #2), 25h 6min, 641p., at 79%, might finish before readathon starts.
- Failure to Communicate, 320p., at 39%.
Planned next:
- Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil, Storytel
- Stone and Sky (Rivers of London #10), Audible
- Divergence (Foreigner #21), ebook
- Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 225, June 2025
- Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 226, July 2025
Next most-wanted in ongoing series
- All the Weyrs of Pern (Dragonriders of Pern #11), 478p., paper owned, reread
- Canticle (Forgotten Realms / Drizzt), tolino, TBR pile
Also on Storytel:
- Heartstone (Matthew Shardlake #5), 22h 42m (Storytel), 730p., paper owned
- Hidden (Alex Verus #5), 353p., ebook owned
AUDIO
- Tawny Man 3, Storytel?
- Magic Rises (Kate Daniels #6), 11h 47m Graphic Audio (Storytel), 368p., reread
- Heartstone (Matthew Shardlake #5), 22h 42m (Storytel), 730p., paper owned
- Sapphire Flames (Hidden Legacy #4), 12h 32m (Storytel), reread
- Hidden (Alex Verus #5), 10h 53m (Storytel), 353p., ebook owned
- Merrick (Vampire Chronicles #7), probably Audible, owned, 11h 35m, 500p.
Great TBR Cathy. Lots of options. I just started the Kate Daniels series this year and loved the first one.
Cynda is preoccupied with RL wrote: "Lots of options! Have fun!"And I just spontaneously added Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil. It‘s a horror BOTM in my favourite group.
Jennifer wrote: "Great TBR Cathy. Lots of options. I just started the Kate Daniels series this year and loved the first one."
They get better! 😝
Jennifer wrote: "Great TBR Cathy. Lots of options. I just started the Kate Daniels series this year and loved the first one."Cathy wrote: They get better! 😝
So good to hear... Can't wait to read more of the series.
Cathy wrote: "July 2025 Reverse ReadathonStarting time in Germany: 2a.m. on Saturday
Sprints:
Hour 1 — 2 a.m.
Hour 4 — 5 a.m.
Hour 8 — 9 a.m.
Hour 12 — 1 p.m.
Hour 16 — 5 p.m.
Hour 20 — 9 p.m.
Hour 24 —1 a.m...."
Wow, you're all prepared!
I'm preparing now as I wasn't sure if Id be able to join but luckily I managed to reschedule my appointments for Saturday!
How about your plans for the day, any meet ups with friends? ;)
Well, I was out most of Saturday, as usual… 😆 So the readathon so far was a non-event for me.
Hours 1-8, 2pm-9am: Sleeping!
Hours 9-15, 10am-5pm: Breakfast, meeting friends for coffee, shopping, etc. Got home, had a shower (31C outside!), read some of the threads here in the group. In the meantime I listened to 1h 35m of Golden Fool here and there. Will fix some dinner now and continue to listen during the sprint of hour 16…
I found that my reading goes better when we have a non-reverse readathon: then I start during the day, sleep, and then get back to reading, so it's essentially a two-days event. Not this time! :D I met some friends as well, Cathy! Got one of my books back and lended two more :D
I'm also participating in the reading sprint for hour 16, although it would be the 3rd reading sprint for me
Cathy wrote: "Well, I was out most of Saturday, as usual… 😆 So the readathon so far was a non-event for me.
Hours 1-8, 2pm-9am: Sleeping!
Hours 9-15, 10am-5pm: Breakfast, meeting friends for coffee, shopping, ..."
Same, I meant to try to sleep 6 hours but it ended up over 8. I read all weekend though but still - sad face.
Sounds like you're having fun though and that's the main thing
Hour 16, reading sprint: I listened to Golden Fool for the whole hour, while making and eating dinner.Hour 17: Finished Golden Fool. I will take a small break and then switch to reading Failure to Communicate.
Lamilla, true! The reverse readathon feels like just one day of reading with it starting in the middle of the night for us.
Cathy wrote: "Well, I was out most of Saturday, as usual… 😆 So the readathon so far was a non-event for me.
Hours 1-8, 2pm-9am: Sleeping!
Hours 9-15, 10am-5pm: Breakfast, meeting friends for coffee, shopping, ..."
I mean, it wouldn’t be a typical Cathy readathon otherwise right? 🤣
Hope you enjoy the rest of the readathon!
Indeed, I like the regular readathons way better for the reasons you both mention!
So, another readathon has run its course. I wasn‘t very focussed this time around, but I did put in some more serious reading time on Saturday evening. I finished Golden Fool during the readathon and Failure to Communicate this morning.- The Golden Fool (Tawny Man #2) 🔱🔱🔱🔱🔱, 25h 6min (641p)
- Failure to Communicate 👽👽👽👽, 320p.
Currently reading:
- Tanpopo Vol. 1, comic, 129p.
- Stone and Sky (Rivers of London #10), 10h 56m (304p), Audible/Netgalley—I made a good start.
- Megalodon: Bloodbath, 7h 44m (298p), for Shark Week!—I am almost halfway already.
I took your mention of Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil as a sign since I keep seeing/hearing about it. I gave in and added it to my TBR lol. Glad you had fun - see you in October!
Thank you for coming by! I hope you‘ll like Bury Our Bones. I plan to listen to it this month, my favourite group has it as a group read this month.See you in October!
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- The Tale of the Body Thief, 18h 2m, reread
- Resurgence (Foreigner #20), 340p., ebook, Specfic BR
I updated message 198 with my reading plans. I just checked the starting time for Europe again… 2pm on Saturday, I think.
I will definitely be out on Saturday evening, I am invited to a friend‘s 60th birthday party. Other than that I have made no plans. I will do my grocery shopping on Saturday morning, maybe with an audiobook. Friday I am mostly booked with a dentist appointment and going to a food and garden fair with a friend.
I will probably do a more relaxed version and start my reading time Friday night already with a 24-in-48-hours approach