Readathon: Update & Wrap-Up Meme
Progress Report:
- Title of book(s) read since last update: Currently reading Ruined by Paula Morris
- Thoughts on current read: Love the New Orleans setting!
- Number of books read since you started: 4.5
- Pages read since last update: 79 (four year old woke up at 6 AM!)
- Running total of pages read since you started: 1627 pages
- Amount of time spent reading since last update: 46 minutes (see note above about son’s wake-up time!)
- Running total of time spent reading since you started: 18 hrs.
- Location: Husband’s recliner
Snack Intake: none
1. Which hour was most daunting for you?
It was definitely around 2 AM. I had already taken one nap yet I was still so tired my eyes couldn’t focus. So, I went to sleep until 6 am!
2. Could you list a few high-interest books that you think could keep a Reader engaged for next year?
I definitely enjoyed reading Life As We Knew It. It was a pretty dark read, but still kept my interest. I also enjoyed reading the Sookie books. They were pretty easy reads that didn’t require too much concentration.
3. Do you have any suggestions for how to improve the Read-a-thon next year?
I guess this year cheerleaders were assigned blogs to cheer for? I understand the point, but it just seemed a little odd for people who have never visited my blog to cheer for me. Granted, I do know some of my cheerleaders, and they were all amazing. Just saying….
4. What do you think worked really well in this year’s Read-a-thon?
Twitter! I think it was even more effective this time around! I liked being able to log on and see a bunch of cheerleaders and other readers offering their support!
5. How many books did you read?
Four and a half.
6. What were the names of the books you read?
Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer
City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
The Price by Alexandra Sokoloff
Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris
Ruined by Paula Morris
7. Which book did you enjoy most?
I actually enjoyed all of these. I probably enjoyed Ruined the most because it’s set in New Orleans (a city I’ve always been drawn to).
8. Which did you enjoy least?
There were a few books I tried to read during the readathon that didn’t grab my attention. I don’t think this was a fault of the book, just not the right book at the time.
9. If you were a Cheerleader, do you have any advice for next year’s Cheerleaders?
Not a cheerleader.
10. How likely are you to participate in the Read-a-thon again? What role would you be likely to take next time?
I’ll definitely participate again! And I’d like to continue to be a reader
Tags: Dewey's 24 Hour Read-a-thon
Can’t believe I am leaving another comment
Twitter was really helpful! And great work!
Wow Jenn, you did a great job! I really want to read Life As We Knew It. It was in my pile, but didn’t get picked this time. Definitely soon though. I’m glad you had a such a great reading day!!
Nice reads u had there..You did a great job ..Twitter was a great help I agree. I was motivational
Great job! That’s a lot of pages.
I love books set in New Orleans too!
All of the cheerleaders cheered for all of the readers at some point; they just traded off when they were doing so. 
Congrats on your reading!
Jenn, you did such a great job! And sounds like you had fun doing it too! Congrats!
I’m so impressed that you got so much reading done! You rock!
You read SO much! Great job, I’m very impressed, although not surprised. I’m excited to see what you thought about City of Bones. I just started it.
Great job, Jenn! So glad you had an awesomely successful read-a-thon! =)
I agree, Twitter is an awesome Readathon tool. I’m pretty impressed you only slept for 4 hours for the entire thing!
Great job! 4.5 books! I’m impressed.
Hey Jen fantastic job! Remember to send me the link so I can donate
You did fantastic!!! I’m totally impressed. And 18 hours you made it! Amazing. Having small kids makes it even harder to do, doesn’t it? They just don’t let you sleep in!
And I made some mistakes in my book choices too. Luckily, I read it early on and managed to get through it but it was not the best book to read during a Read-A-Thon. Next time, I’ll be a little smarter about my choices. I’m off to read your updates just to see how your day was!
I’m amazed as I travel around to people’s blogs today and see how much they read. It would take me weeks not just hours to read 4 books. I’m impressed.
I am a big New Orleans fan too. Glad you had fun!!
You did a fabulous job on the read-a-thon. I pooped out around hour 16 and hoped to get up and read for a few hours in the early morning but then just couldn’t do it. I still felt like I accomplished more than I expected in reading three books.
I have Ruined in my TBR pile I’m glad you enjoyed it, if I recall Swapna recommended it as well. I’ve got to get on reading it
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you did a great job!
18 hours is awesome! Hope to see you next time, too.