Once Upon a Readathon 3 - Day 1 Update

Time Read Today: 1 hour 50 minutes

Total Time Read: 1 hour 50 minutes

Pages Read Today: 100 (Twelfth Night) and 142 (The Sweet Far Thing)

Total Pages Read: 242

Comments: Before going to bed last night (it was after midnight), I started Twelfth Night, a collection of 12 sexy holiday stories. I've found that I do better reading short stories before bed. Dove into The Sweet Far Thing sitting at the pool. I'm sure I'll read a bit before bed, but I'm cutting it off now for the update.

Mini Challenge: From IBBookBlogging

Question 1:What is your favorite cover that has been revealed this summer and why? Post a link or picture of the cover if you want.

Hmm... such choices this year. I'm going to go with Siege by Rhiannon Frater. Besides the fact that it's part of a trilogy about zombies, the cover has a great contrast going on with shadows and fire. Plus, I just received the entire trilogy in the mail. Can't wait to get to them...

Question 2:Do you rely on the cover to help you choose whether you want to read a book or not?

Yes, I do. I'll admit it, I'm a bit of book snob. I really bad cover can turn me off to reading the book. Dynamic covers draw me to books.

TBR Pile (in the order I want to tackle):

The Sweet Far Thing by Libba Bray
Blood Promise by Richelle Mead
Spirit Bound by Richelle Mead
Last Sacrifice by Richelle Mead
Hater by David Moody
Dog Blood by David Moody
Jemima J by Jane Green
Restoring Grace by Katie Fforde
A Kiss in Time by Alex Flinn
The Wizard of Oz by Baum
Mythology by Edith Hamilton
Addition -- Twelfth Night anthology

Once Upon a Readathon 3 - Starting Line

Goals:

Read 5 books
Review all books read
Start working on cleaning up broken links on blog

TBR Pile (in the order I want to tackle):

A Sweet Far Thing by Libba Bray
Blood Promise by Richelle Mead
Spirit Bound by Richelle Mead
Last Sacrifice by Richelle Mead
Hater by David Moody
Dog Blood by David Moody
Jemima J by Jane Green
Restoring Grace by Katie Fforde
A Kiss in Time by Alex Flinn
The Wizard of Oz by Baum
Mythology by Edith Hamilton

Once Upon a Readathon 3

It's time for sign ups for the third annual Once Upon a Readathon! I can't believe this read-a-thon has now been running three years but I'm excited to get back to it again!!!! This Readathon is hosted by Lori at Pure Imagination, Candace at Candace's Book Blog, and myself. It runs from 12:01 AM on July 9 to 11:59 PM on July 11th.

What you do:

To participate in the Once Upon a Readathon you must ENTER INTO THE LINKY! The linky is the same on all of our blogs so you only need to enter once! Then, from 12:01 am on July 9th to 11:59 pm on July 11th you read, read, and read some more! Make sure you do at least one update post (if you don't have a blog you may do this on facebook and/or twitter) and participate in at least one challenge. Don't forget to add the button to your sidebar!!

Lori, Candace, and Angel are hosting a giveaway for a 60$ AMAZON GIFTCARD OR 60$ to Book depository for International winner. This will go a random participant when the Readathon is finished. There will also be giveaways held by the mini-challenge hosts and maybe some other giveaways through-out the read-a-thon. You are only eligible if you do at least one update post and participate in at least one challenge. We will check!

Very excited to do this one again. I've been itching for a good readathon for the past month. This one comes at the perfect time for me.

Bout of Books Readathon 4.0 Day #7 and Finish Line

Today’s Progress:

Books Read: 0.1
Total Books Read: 5.1
Pages Read: 40
Total Pages Read: 1405
Time Read: 30 minutes
Total Time Read: 12 hour 38 minutes
#todayinsixwordds: Epic fail for the last day!

Another readathon completed. I was hoping to read more than I did, but 5 books is respectable. House chores seemed to get in the way. And the weekend just went downhill from there. At this point, I think I need to carve out some time every day to read. As it stands, I keep getting distracted...

My Goals

Read at least 5 books √
Read my required reading for the month (Shakespeare and Harry Potter) -- Epic fail of the week
Review all books read √
Participate in at least 2 mini challenges -- I only did one... tried to focus on the reading.
Read an average of 2 hours a day -- Close but nope

Books To Read

Anthony and Cleopatra by Shakespeare
Much Ado About Nothing by Shakespeare
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Starship Troopers by Robert Heinlein
~~Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie~~
The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
~~The Frog Prince by Stephen Mitchell~~
~~A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray~~
~~Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters~~
~~Paris in Love by Eloisa James~~
The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
Something Borrowed by Emily Giffin -- Started

Bout of Books Readathon 4.0 Day #6

Today’s Progress:

Books Read: 0.74
Total Books Read: 5
Pages Read: 242
Total Pages Read: 1365
Time Read: 2 hours 57 minutes
Total Time Read: 12 hour 8 minutes
#todayinsixwordds: Amazing sea monster classic story fun!

Bout of Books Readathon 4.0 Day #5

Today’s Progress:

Books Read: 0.49 (Murder on the Orient Express) + 0.26 (Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters)
Total Books Read: 4.26
Pages Read: 234
Total Pages Read: 1123
Time Read: 2 hours 17 minutes
Total Time Read: 9 hour 11 minutes
#todayinsixwordds: Great mystery, started great monster reimagining

Bout of Books Readathon 4.0 Day #4

Today’s Progress:

Books Read: 0.59
Total Books Read: 3.97
Pages Read: 198
Total Pages Read: 889
Time Read: 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time Read: 6 hour 54 minutes
#todayinsixwordds: Loving a classic Agatha Christie mystery

Bout of Books Readathon 4.0 Day #3

Today’s Progress:

Books Read: 0.38
Total Books Read: 2.38
Pages Read:101
Total Pages Read: 691
Time Read: 1 hour 21 minutes
Total Time Read: 5 hour 24 minutes
#todayinsixwordds: DNF, disappointing and messes with stats

Bout of Books Readathon 4.0 Day #2

Today’s Progress:

Books Read: .7 (A Great and Terrible Beauty)
Total Books Read: 2
Pages Read: 279
Total Pages Read: 590
Time Read: 2 hours 4 minutes
Total Time Read: 4 hour 3 minutes
#todayinsixwords: Slower reading day, but good book

Bout of Books Readathon 4.0 Day #1

Today’s Progress:

Books Read: 1.3 (The Frog Prince, A Great and Terrible Beauty)
Total Books Read: 1.3
Pages Read: 311
Total Pages Read: 311
Time Read: 1 hour 59 minutes
Total Time Read: 1 hour 59 minutes
#todayinsixwords: Interesting Frog Prince retelling - modern take...

Mini Challenge #1: “What do you like best about readathons? Do you have any readathon traditions or rituals? If this is your first readathon, what do you like so far? Discuss away!”

I love the idea of focusing on my reading. Often, life gets in the way of reading or I make excuses to do things instead of read. Readathons allow me to focus and make me read. I wish I had some big ritual to my readathons, but in reality I grab some books the day before, throw some goals on a post, and attempt to clear my schedule. Wow, boring answer. But that's all I got. Now, back to the reading.

Bout of Books Readathon 4.0 Goals

I can't believe we're starting the fourth Bout of Books Readathon! I remember when this one started. I love the easy pace, longer time span, and love from other bloggers.

Go to Bout of Books for the rules, details, and signups..

My Goals

Read at least 5 books
Read my required reading for the month (Shakespeare and Harry Potter)
Review all books read
Participate in at least 2 mini challenges
Read an average of 2 hours a day

Books To Read

Anthony and Cleopatra by Shakespeare
Much Ado About Nothing by Shakespeare
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Starship Troopers by Robert Heinlein
Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
The Frog Prince by Stephen Mitchell
A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray
Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters
Paris in Love by Eloisa James
The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
Something Borrowed by Emily Giffin

Happy Reading! I'll see you on May 14th!

Spring Into Horror Readathon -- Finish Line

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Time read today: hour minutes

Total time read: 10 hour 56 minutes

Pages read today:

Total pages read: 1510

Books read today:

Total books read: 4

Update in 6 words:

Goals:

Read 3 books or more
Write reviews for all books read
Read an average of an hour a day (trying to not pressure myself too much)

TBR Pile:

Bad Doings and Big Ideas by Bill Willingham
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
The Radleys by Matt Haig (review pending)
Allison Hewitt is Trapped by Madeleine Roux (review pending)
The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane by Katherine Howe

Spring Into Horror Readathon Day #6

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Time read today: 3 hour 10 minutes

Total time read: 10 hour 56 minutes

Pages read today: 400

Total pages read: 1510

Books read today: 1 -- The Radleys

Total books read: 4

Update in 6 words: wouldn't want to live by Radleys...

Spring Into Horror Readathon Day #5

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Time read today: 1 hour 52 minutes

Total time read: 7 hour 46 minutes

Pages read today: 213

Total pages read: 1110

Books read today: .6 of Allison Hewitt is Trapped

Total books read: 3

Update in 6 words: Can't wait to read the sequel to Allison Hewitt!

Spring Into Horror Readathon Day #4

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Time read today: 78 minutes

Total time read: 5 hour 14 minutes

Pages read today: 135

Total pages read: 897

Books read today: .4 of Allison Hewitt is Trapped

Total books read: 2.4

Update in 6 words: Holy zombies Batman! Love this book!

Spring Into Horror Readathon Day #3

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Time read today: 2 hours 46 minutes

Total time read: 4 hour 56 minutes

Pages read today: 217

Total pages read: 762

Books read today: .70 of The Picture of Dorian Gray

Total books read: 2

Update in 6 words: Book good, movie awful, sorry Wilde

Spring Into Horror Readathon Day #2

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I knew that attempting to ready for the move this weekend would cut into my reading time, just upset that I only read two chapters today. Hopefully tomorrow goes better.

Time read today: 40 minutes

Total time read: 2 hour 10 minutes

Pages read today: 33

Total pages read: 545

Books read today: 33 pages of The Picture of Dorian Gray

Total books read: 1

Update in 6 words: Two chapters in and I'm horrified!

Spring Into Horror Readathon Day #1

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Time read today: 1 hour 30 minutes

Total time read: 1 hour 30 minutes

Pages read today: 512

Total pages read: 512

Books read today: 1 (Bad Doings and Big Ideas by Bill Willingham)

Total books read: 1

Update in 6 words: Lost myself in Willingham's back work

Spring Into Horror Readathon -- Starting Line

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So excited for this readathon. I love horror and spring just seems like the perfect time to bring out the horror. Like all my readathons, I'll be doing a daily update post. Unfortunately this is the week that I'm moving from Omaha, NE to San Jose, CA. Reading time may be spotty or even nonexistant towards the end fo the week. We will see...

Goals:

Read 3 books or more
Write reviews for all books read
Read an average of an hour a day (trying to not pressure myself too much)

TBR Pile:

Bad Doings and Big Ideas by Bill Willingham
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
The Radleys by Matt Haig
Allison Hewitt is Trapped by Madeleine Roux
The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane by Katherine Howe

Spring 2012 Dewey Readathon -- Finish Line

Last Update Information --

Total books read: 1

Update in 6 words: well that didn't go as planned

Comments: As I suspected, my planned reading day disappeared due to moving activities. And I was so hoping to read a ton. Between activities, I did squeeze in reading The Walking Dead Book 4. I guess all was not lost. On to hopefully actually participating in the Spring into Horror readathon starting tomorrow.