Spring Into Summer Read-a-Thon Day 2

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Hello ladies and gents! It's Saturday so that means it's day 2 of the read-a-thon! I'm going to aim for at least TWO books finished by the end of the day! I do have to work again but I don't have quite as much time on the clock as yesterday! Also I will try not to be as distracted as I was before and will try my best to avoid napping randomly lol.

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8:30am-11:00am (work these two hours)
Book: Deadline (nook)
Starting Page: 54
Ending Page: 72
Notes: It was definitely slower this time at work. I was able to read a bit more. I have a free hour then three more of work then I'm done for the day! From 3pm-I go to bed I'm going to be nose in book! :)

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Mini-Challenge (update #6)

Put two characters from different series together (romantically or otherwise) and describe why they would be good together.

My Response:
Main Character (unnamed in the series) from Day By Day Armageddon and Max from World War Z could team up to kick Zombie butt! I would totally read that book or see that movie!


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11:00am-Noon
Book: Deadline (nook)
Starting Page: 72
Ending Page: 92
Notes: Now I have to work from 12-3pm. I'll have my nook so if it's slow I'll read but I don't know how much I'll get in.
brunch! Muffin bread..*totally lost my muffin tin so I had to improvise!* and my nook :) (pardon my fat toes please*

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12:00pm-3:00pm (working so probably not a lot of reading)
Book: Deadline (nook)
Starting Page: 92
Ending Page: 129
Notes: I had a lot of free time at work so I read more than I expected! Yay!

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So Far...
Pages Read: 75
Books Read: 0

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Mini-Challenge (update #8)
If you had bookshelves FULL of all of your favorite books, how would you organize them?
Well at the moment I don't have any system, but I do want to get it organized. I'll have my "regular" books organized by genre and alphabetical. My ARC's will have their own shelf and they would be organized by release DATE. I think that would make my life so much easier!
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Mini-Challenge-Anagram (update #9)

Hi my name is apparently IS WELL-MADE CALLS
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4:00pm-5:00pm
Book: Blood Red Road
Starting Page: 294
Ending Page: 333
Notes: Why is it when you get all hunkered down to read...have the actual time to get all cozy and read..Why is it that THAT is when people decide to call you? My Dad picked the moment I opened my book to call. Oh well I've got the rest of the afternoon :)

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Mini-Challenge (update #10)
Tell me, what is the funniest/most inspiring thing you have read so far in the read-a-thon?
It's not really funny but it is rather inspiring the lengths that Saba will go to to rescue her twin brother, in Blood Red Road. She'll do almost anything to get him him INCLUDING fight in an arena!

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5:00pm-7:00pm
Book: Blood Red Road
Starting Page: 333
Ending Page: 361
Notes: Just two more hours left til the end! It's near! :S


7:00pm-9:00pm
Book: Blood Red Road (almost finished!)
Starting Page: 361
Ending page:498
Book: Pride and Prejudice
Starting Page: 143
Ending Page: 151
Notes: I finished Blood Red Road


Ending Summary:
Pages Read Total: 454
Books Finished: 1

Spring Into Summer Read-a-Thon Day One Report

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• Total Books Read: 0
  
• Total Pages Read: 363
  
• Books Read Since Last Update:0
• Total time read:about 8 out of the 14 hours I participated were totally devoted to reading (i apparently am a really really slow reader!) I also had to work during this time AND I had a 7 year old running around needing attention and you know..food.
  
• What I'm currently reading: Blood Red Road and Deadline
  
• How I'm currently feeling: Tired but I'm filling this out before my coffee so once I get some of that into my system I should be a-okay!
  

1. What is the favorite thing you have read today? It's been a toss up between Blood Red Road and Deadline
   
2. Which mini-challenge was your favorite? I really enjoyed making the sentence out of book titles! That was a challenge! :)
   
3. What has been your favorite thing about the read-a-thon? Just the reading, the challenges have been fun, and definitely the social aspect of it!
   
4. What has been your LEAST favorite thing about the read-a-thon? Not being able to take off work to devote to reading! I've been slowed down a lot because of work :(
5. Are you on track to meet your goals? I'm not sure. I didn't really set any specific goals. Just wanted to read as much as I could!
   
6. Will you be participating tomorrow? Do you have any new goals? Yup! I will! I have less work time and more reading time so definitely going to read! I'm going to try and finish at least 2 books by the end of the read-a-thon!
   

Spring Into Summer Read-a-Thon Starting Post

It's 9am (CST) and I'm ready! Got my coffee and my books!

So here goes:
9:00AM-11:00 AM
Starting Book: Pride and Prejudice
Starting Page: 110
Ending Page:113
Notes: Was reading while at work which was busy so obviously I didn't get much done. Now I'm off til about 3pm so I can read as much as I want :)

11:00am-1:oopm
Book: Pride and Prejudice
Starting Page: 113
Ending Page:127
Notes: I took a nap. One minute I was reading (see picture below) and then the next I knew it I was laying down. *sigh* Here's to hoping to a more productive afternoon!



Wordle Mini-Challenge:




1:00am-3:oopm
Book: Pride and Prejudice
Starting Page: 127
Ending Page: 143
Notes: Nope, didn't happen this hour. No whoosh of reading progress...but oh well. I've got an hour of work then four more of reading :) I'm going to switch to a different book.

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Story Mini-Challenge :

Write a story 100 words or less that contains ALL of the following words:

Shaman
Lime
Laser
Goat


A few years ago I went on a trip to Scotland and met a Shaman named Jim-Bob. Jim-Bob was my unofficial tour guide on the trip. He was cool, but Bob had a major problem.
He had a giant goat that followed him everywhere he went! This was no ordinary goat, mind you. This goat had a laser beam that would shoot out a lime flavored salt! This was horrible for his Shamanic tour guide business, but perfect for making margaritas! So instead of the tour, Jim-Bob invited me to his bar and we partied all night! Scotland (and Jim-Bob's laser goat) ROCKED!

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Progress So Far:

• Total Books Read=0
• Total Pages Read=33

3pm-4pm-Working

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Picture Mini-Challenge:
Here is my response: Guess the Book

plus= ???
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give up? Got it?
***the ice princess****

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4:00pm-8:00pm
Book: Blood Red Road
Starting Page:1
Ending Page: 131
Notes: Had a better time with the reading this block! I have two more hours of work from 8pm-10pm but I will switch to my Nook so I can read while I work.

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Book Title Mini-Challenge


Bossypants Come and Find Me Before I Go To Sleep

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8:00pm-10:00pm
Book: Deadline (Nook book)
Starting Page:51
Ending Page: 54
Notes: Work. Herp derp...couldn't get any reading in :(

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Total Books: 0
Total Pages: 167
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10:00pm-12:00am
Book: Blood Red Road
Starting Page: 131
Ending Page:294
Notes: I went to bed at about 12:45am cst after reading a LOT of BRR. It's a great book!

Spring Into Summer Read-a-Thon Starts Tomorrow!

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Hey all you peoples! Get ready to read because it starts tomorrow! At 9am CST and I'm ready like Freddy (not sure who Freddy is but yeah I'm just like him!) I will have my coffee and my books a ready ;)

Sooooo what am I reading? Well here is a loverly picture of the stack that I shall be picking from!
(sorry it's so dark!)

From top to bottom: Pride and Prejudice, Pale Demon, The Ice Princess, The Girl in the Green Raincoat, Blood Red Road, Don't Breathe A Word, Before I Go To Sleep, The Map Of Time.

Also (not pictured)
I have two books on my Nook that I will be reading.
They are: Deadline by Mira Grant and Royal Assassin by Robin Hobb

These aren't in any order and I reserve the right to pick other books from my TBR stack which is MASSIVE!

So look for my starting line post! I will be doing updates (probably every two hours or so) and checking in on other blogs as well! I have to work but I will probably squeeze in some time during! Shhh..don't tell! ;)

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Spring Into Summer Read-a-Thon

This post is to announce to the world that I'm participating in the Spring into Summer read-a-thon hosted by Enna Isilee of Squeaky Books!

This read-a-thon is going to be so great! It's two days where you try do NOTHING but read. It's a great chance to get rid of some of those books that have been sitting on your TBR pile forever.

But that's not all! There will also be awesome mini-challenges and a TON of giveaways! In fact, just for signing up you are entered to win a $25 gift card to Amazon! SO GO SIGN UP! And if you say that Melissa (@lexley) sent you, you'll get 5 extra entries to win that gift card! CLICK HERE to enter to win, and know all there is to know about the read-a-thon.

Here's my goal:

I plan to participate on: Both Days
I plan to read: 3 books (or more)
I hope to read:

1. Don't Breathe a Word
2. Devil's Kiss
3. I'd Know you Anywhere

These are set in stone btw!

Well, have you signed up yet? DO IT NOW!

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