It's time for the 2014 April Edition of Dewey's 24 Hour Read-a-thon! I'm going to focus on short stories today as I have quite a few to choose from! I'm actually going to cheat and start early since I'll have to run some errands tomorrow and just can't stay up as late as I'd like to and still function on Sunday, so for me, Read-a-thon starts.... NOW! WOOT!
TBR:
Magic Mourns in Must Love Hellhounds (Kate Daniels 3.5) by Ilona Andrews - 77 pages
The Grimoire of the Lamb (Iron Druid #.4) by Kevin Hearne - 76 pages
A Plague of Zombies (Outlander, Lord John Grey #3.5) by Diana Gabaldon - 94 pages
And... whatever else I decide to be in the mood for! Pro Tip: If it's not working for you, switch to something else! Nothing can kill your momentum faster than struggling with a book you're just not bonding with at the time. Set it aside for something easier, shorter, funnier, scarier whatever it takes to keep your interest and get you back into the groove!
Updates:
9:00 AM - so my big talk about starting early didn't really happen. Also, I wish that the Kindle short stories were more story and less excerpt of another book, because I don't read those, I wait until I read the actual book. I've managed 2 REALLY short stories, only about 31 pages so far because I slept in:
Retro Demonology by Jana Oliver
Guns for the Dead by Melissa Marr
4:30 PM - Back from errands and lunch, updating with a snack of strawberries and a Reeses Peanut Butter Egg! While out and about I finished:
The Chapel Perilous by Kevin Hearne
A Leaf on the Wind of All Hallows by Diana Gabaldon
and started Roar and Liv by Veronica Rossi
So my page count is up to 119, which doesn't sound like much, but for me lately, that's pretty good! It seems like I manage fewer and fewer pages each read-a-thon! See ya later!
5:40 PM finished Roar and Liv, and now I'm going to dive into Elusive Memories by Amanda Shofner, coming soon!
10:00 PM - after an extended gaming and facebook and 2048 Loki edition break *looks ashamed* I jumped back in and really got going on Elusive Memories. The Kindle says I have less than two hours to go on it, so fingers crossed that I can get that and maybe one more short story finished. We shall see! I am still going for the moment!
10:30 PM - I discovered I won a doorprize in hour 15! First time ever! Woohoo! Thanks so much!
12:45 PM - Done with Elusive Memories! I think that will be all for me for this Dewey's, so my total is around 267 pages. Thanks again to everyone that helps organize the read-a-thon, and congrats on it being the biggest yet!
Finished:
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| 95 pages? |
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| 54 pages |
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| 55 pages |
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| 33 pages |
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| 11 pages |
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| 20 pages |
Can't go wrong with Gabaldon! And great tip! Thanks for reading with us! *\o/*
ReplyDeleteYou’ve got your books,
ReplyDeleteYou’ve got your snacks.
Now you can read and just relax!
I love reading short stories for the readathon. They keep things interesting!
I am totally with you on switching to something else if its not working! Cheering you on from Michigan!
ReplyDeleteLook at you go! Great books you've gotten read. Hope the rest of the readathon is wonderful for you :-)
ReplyDeleteDana
Team Hughes
Wonderful progress. Enjoy the rest of your reading! #TeamHughes
ReplyDeleteYou're doing great! Happy Readathoning! :) #TeamHughes
ReplyDeleteHi there! I'm cheering you on with #TeamHughes. Hope you are having fun and still feel motivated. You've made it this far and you're doing great. Good luck with your reading!
ReplyDeleteNo kidding, there is nothing worse than struggling to get into a book during Readathon. Great progress so far!
ReplyDeleteHappy reading and enjoy the rest of Readathon! #TeamHughes