Well, I didn’t manage to read 300 pages after the mid-event survey – because I went to bed before midnight. I was tired and since there was no way I was going to make 300, I just called it a night and slept fairly well. Then I got up a little early and read for another hour.
My final total:
Read for 16 hours. Finished 3 books (one was 1/3 of the way through before it started) and read another 202 pages of a 4th book. (650 pages) I was able to open all of the gifts attached to that book from the Once Upon a Bookclub box.
I ate a LOT of food – some #readathons I eat very little and others I eat a LOT. There’s still a ton of food down there so it looks like we won’t be worrying about menus til late in the week, which is fine and good and there’s nothing better than having a ton of good #readathon food to eat during your post-#readathon recovery period.
- How would you assess your reading overall?
I did really well – considering I didn’t have any children’s books, middle grade, or YA in my stacks. Heck, I didn’t even have a coffee table book and I didn’t open the cookbook. I’m happy with where I’m finishing.
- Did you have a strategy, and if so, did you stick to it?
I didn’t. I was too tired for strategy. If I had it to do over, I’d probably not have read 200 pages of a Kindle book ON MY PHONE. Hindsight etc.
- What was your favorite snack?
Cheese straws. (I wonder how many of my #readathons have included cheese straws. I would guess most of them.)
- Did you add any new books to your TBR/wishlist after seeing what everyone else is reading?
I did. I grabbed the Hippopotoums Pool and then grabbed the first book in the series – something about a crocodile? I’ll probably start that first one later today.
- What was your favorite book or experience from this readathon?
I enjoyed reading Creating Your Life Book – I’m hoping to start doing a little bit of art journaling again. Or just art. I don’t know. Something with paint and glue and paper and ink. We’ll see.
