Dewey’s Readathon

#readathon mid-event survey

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1. I’m currently reading No Wind of Blame (on Kindle) and Like Carrot Juice on a Cupcake

2. I’ve finished 2 non-fiction and 2 children’s fiction books.

3. I’m most looking forward to Herotica 2.

4. I haven’t had a lot of interruptions but the Cubs game is starting right now so I’ll be listening to it and reading — which will be hard.

5. I’m more tired this #readathon than ever before. I’m not sure that’s a surprise, considering my recent sleeping habits, but it’s definitely a change from previous events. Hopefully, I’ll get a second wind after the game and can really focus and finish a few more books.

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Top 10 List of Things to Love About #Readathon

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What a fun mini-challenge! Here’s my list:

1) The snacks. It’s fun to splurge on snacks and easy to prepare/eat foods that we wouldn’t normally buy. And then to eat them all day and night long, lol.

2) Filling a day of reading helps pad my yearly books read count. Heh.

3) No errands to run on #readathon day.

4) No housecleaning on #readathon day.

5) #readathon is a great time to catch up on some of the “from the stacks” books that I never manage to get to.

6) I always read a bunch of children’s fiction/non-fiction from my Cybils shortlist challenge, which helps me make a big dent in that challenge list.

7) The mini-challenges are fun. A lot of fun.

8) Finding new book bloggers who are participating in #readathon is awesome. I always have a few new blogs to add to my feedreader when #readathon is over.

9) I always find a few new books to add to my TBR list after hearing other #readathoners talk about the books they are reading.

10) Reading all day long, never even getting out of my PJs, is the best, most relaxing way to spend a Saturday.

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#readathon Intro Meme

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It’s that time again, time for another #readathon (yay!) and another intro meme (yay?) – I’m looking forward to this time next year when I’ll have new things to say in the intro meme, haha.

1) Still reading in Chicagoland, from the bed, with the three dogs and my partner.

2) I can’t decide what I’m most looking forward to reading. Maybe the non-fiction book from my stacks, Patrick Macnee’s Blind In One Ear. I didn’t do a great job of pre-selecting my books this year. Ah well, any book is a good book for #readathon and I have plenty to choose from.

3) Mariano’s for this round of treats. Mmmm, all the snacks. I want them all, right now but I’m starting with my beloved fruit loops donut and cantaloupe. I’m looking forward to some interesting cheese later in the morning and some veggie eggrolls in the afternoon and… all the snacks, I want them.

4) This is going to be a hard #readathon because the #Cubs are playing tonight and we will have to try and listen while we read. Good thing I have some children’s books that will make it easier to do that. #letsgo #cubs #flythew!

5) Normally I recommend starting off with a somewhat easy to read book but because of the Cubs game this evening, I’m diving in fast and hard and saving the light and easy stuff for the end. That’s the best tip I can give you… be flexible. Think about your day, any obstacles to your day, and adjust as needed. Just have fun and go with it.

Happy reading!

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Sisters of Heart and Snow

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I’m a Margaret Dilloway fan, which you know if you spend any time at all with me (in real life or in the virtual world) so you’re not surprised to know that Sisters of Heart and Snow was the book I most looked forward to reading during #readathon.

It did not let me down. Not one little bit.

I don’t always love books that weave the past into the present but Margaret Dilloway did it beautifully with this book. I enjoyed the story of Rachel and Drew just as much as I enjoyed the one of Tomoe and Yamabuki.

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2 Non-fiction

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Thank goodness for easy to read non-fiction, these two saved my #readathon numbers. Hah.

I reserved Paint Mojo after Juliet Crane’s Lifebook lesson because I really like Juliet Crane. The book was fine. Not great but fine. I still really like Juliet Crane. I should take her Happy Painting class.

We would like some fruit trees when we move next year so when I saw Grow a Little Fruit Tree at the library, I figured I’d check it out. I know nothing about fruit trees. I certainly didn’t know anything about growing LITTLE fruit trees (not dwarf fruit trees, LITTLE fruit trees.) I really enjoyed the book. I still don’t know much about fruit trees but I definitely know more now and I like the idea of little fruit trees a lot.

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13 Hours Into #readathon and the Mid-Event Survey

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I finally finished my second book, which was lovely. Really. I enjoyed it quite a lot, even if it did take me about 3 hours longer to read it than it should have. I AM SO TIRED.

I also missed the mid-event survey because I wanted to just keep reading since I was getting close to the end and didn’t want to lose momentum. So here it is, an hour late. 😉

1. What are you reading right now?

— Just finished Sisters of Heart and Snow. About to read some non-fiction childrens books from the Cybils shortlist.

2. How many books have you read so far?

— I’ve finished two. Still reading a kindle book I’d started before the #readathon and another non-fiction I’d started before the #readathon.

3. What book are you most looking forward to for the second half of the Read-a-thon?

— Hmmm. Good question. Since I’m so far behind, I’m going with Prudence (Gail Carriger). I really like Gail Carriger.

4. Have you had many interruptions? How did you deal with those?

— No real interruptions — some work, because I work every day and my own darn tiredness because I didn’t sleep well.

5. What surprises you most about the Read-a-thon, so far?

— Most surprising about this particular #readathon — the puppies have been really well behaved. Hah.

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