FrightFall Read-a-Thon Starts NOW!

So these are my picks:

• Eve by Anna Carey
• The Demi-Monde by Rod Rees
• Gravediggers by Christopher Krovatin
• Archon by Sabrina Benulis
• The Night Eternal by Chuck Hogan and Guillermo Del Toro 

So as you can see my selections have some sort of spooky/paranormal element to them! If you want to join along just click the button up top and sign up!

 I will be hosting a mini challenge too! Look for that to pop up shortly!

 1st Update: 
Book: Eve by Anna Carey
Finished: No

  2nd Update: 
Book: Eve by Anna Carey
Finished: FINISHED

Now Reading:
Grave Diggers by Christopher Krovatin

Read-a-Thon: Update Posts

It's the starting line! I'm ready and caffeined up! I have a full belly and a big ole stack of books! It's now officially time to get this party started! I'm gonna aim for a goal of about 15-20 hours this time! I barely made it to 14 hours last 'thon, but this time I'm gonna make my goals...

Let's Go!!!!!
Update 1: 7:00am-9:00am
Book:

Fighting to Survive by Rhiannon Frater

Start Page: 143
Finish:  250
Thoughts: So far so good! I'm tracking my actual time reading, and how many pages! I think I'm off to a great start! :)
Blogs Visited:
Dewey's Read-a-Thon
Challenges:
Introductory Questions
Pages Read this Update: 107

Update 2: 9:00am-11:00am
Book: (finishing) Fighting to Survive-FINISHED, Destined for an Early Grave (started)
Start Page: 250 (FTS)/ 1 (DFEG)
Finish: 364 (FTS)/ 8 (DFEG)
Thoughts: Another productive block! I hope to keep up the progress! :)
Blogs Visited: (Running Log)
Dewey's Read-a-Thon
Challenges: (Running Log)
Introductory Questions 
Turn to A Page 
Pages Read this Update: 122
Books Finished: Fighting to Survive, 

Update 3: 11:00am 1:00pm
Book: Destined for an Early Grave (started)

Start Page: 8

Finish:72
Thoughts: I took a few breaks for lunch and to hang out with the kiddo! I'm planning on going full throttle again this upcoming block!
Blogs Visited: (Running Log)
Dewey's Read-a-Thon
Challenges: (Running Log)
Introductory Questions 
Turn to A Page 
Pages Read this Update: 64
Books Finished: Fighting to Survive, 
  

Update 4: 1:00pm 3:00pm
Book: Destined for an Early Grave (started)
Start Page: 72
Finish:184
Thoughts: I am chugging through DfaEG, and am almost finished! I've started to get a bit yawny, but me and the kidlet got up and wiggle butted a little bit and giggled like maniacs! That was fun!
Blogs Visited: (Running Log)
Dewey's Read-a-Thon
Challenges: (Running Log)
Introductory Questions 
Turn to A Page 
Pages Read this Update: 112
Books Finished: Fighting to Survive, 

Update 5: 3:00pm 5:00pm
Book: Destined for an Early Grave
Start Page: 184
Finish: 320
Thoughts: I am starting to feel a little tired, but I've been getting up and wiggling with the kid again. A little bit every hour! I'm almost done with DfaEG! Then it's on to book #3!

Blogs Visited: (Running Log)
Dewey's Read-a-Thon
Challenges: (Running Log)
Introductory Questions 
Turn to A Page  
The Weird Sisters 
Ereader Habits
Pages Read this Update: 136

Books Finished: Fighting to Survive, 

Update 6: 5:00pm 7:00pm
Book: Destined for an Early Grave (FINISHED) The Testament of Jessie Lamb
Start Page: 320/ 1
Finish: 355/66
Thoughts:  I managed to finish another book! Yay! This one I'm reading is kind of cerebral in a way, so it's a change of pace. It's keeping me awake too, so even more yay!
Blogs Visited: (Running Log)
Dewey's Read-a-Thon
Challenges: (Running Log)
Introductory Questions 
Turn to A Page  
The Weird Sisters 
Ereader Habits
Pages Read this Update: 101
Books Finished: Fighting to Survive,Destined for an Early Grave,

Update 7: 7:00pm 9:00pm
Book:  The Testament of Jessie Lamb
Start Page: 66
Finish: 151
Thoughts:  Getting very tired at the moment. Gonna make a pot of coffee soon.

Blogs Visited: (Running Log)
Dewey's Read-a-Thon
Challenges: (Running Log)
Introductory Questions 
Turn to A Page  
The Weird Sisters 
Ereader Habits 
Mid Event Survey
Pages Read this Update:85
Books Finished: Fighting to Survive,Destined for an Early Grave,


Update 8: 9:00pm 11:00pm
Book:  The Testament of Jessie Lamb (FINISHED) Soulless
Start Page: 151/ 1
Finish:240/ 6
Thoughts:  I am feeling incredibly tired. I think this hour may be my last. I'm going to go slowly. Have a late night snack and some tea, see if that perks me up!

Blogs Visited: (Running Log)
Dewey's Read-a-Thon
Challenges: (Running Log)
Introductory Questions 
Turn to A Page  
The Weird Sisters 
Ereader Habits 
Mid Event Survey 
Picturrific 
Pages Read this Update:95
Books Finished: Fighting to Survive,Destined for an Early Grave,The Testament of Jessie Lamb 

Update 8: 9:00pm 11:00pm
Book:  Soulless
Start Page: 6
Finish: 10

Thoughts: I'm out of steam. I cannot stay awake any longer.

Blogs Visited: (Running Log)
Dewey's Read-a-Thon
Challenges: (Running Log)
Introductory Questions 
Turn to A Page  
The Weird Sisters 
Ereader Habits 
Mid Event Survey 
Picturrific 
Pages Read this Update: 3
Books Finished: Fighting to Survive,Destined for an Early Grave,The Testament of Jessie Lamb


Final Totals
Books Read: 3 total
Pages Read: 823
Hours Read: (Total hours) 12 hours


Final Thoughts: I had a great time! I read 3 books in 12 hours which is AWESOME SAUCE! I know I said I would try for 15-20 hours, but I ain't no spring chicken anymore! I am sleepy and therefore I will sleep. I do wish everyone still reading the BEST OF LUCK! Happy reading and good night!

Frightful Fall Read-a-thon

I'm participating in this read-a-thon this week! I am not sure how much reading I will be able to do but I will try my best! The only real rules of this event, are to sign up (duh) and to read something spooky! So that my friends is what I plan on doing!
My Stack looks like:

• Pride and Prejudice and Zombies..
• Pumpkin Roll-Not exactly a spooky book but Pumpkins can be creepy..right? 
• Tomorrow, When the War Began
• Every Other Day
• Henry VIII: Wolfman

 Monday:

• 1st book: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Nook Edition
• Pages: 0-I have a head cold today. Not much reading done.
• Books Finished: 0

Tuesday:

• 1st book: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Nook Edition and Pumpkin Roll
• Pages: 15 (not a good day...)
• Books Finished:0

Wednesday:

• Book:  Pumpkin Roll
  
• Pages: 35
  
• Books Finished:0

Note: I've been ill this week with a head cold. Today (Thursday) I finally feel better and can sort of breathe correctly. I'm going to read my pants off!


Thursday:

• Book: (1) Pumpkin Roll
  
• Pages: 35/363
  
• Books Finished:1

Friday:

• Book: Henry VIII: Wolfman (ebook)
  
• Pages: 25/307
  
• Books Finished:1

Saturday:

• Book: Henry VIII: Wolfman (ebook)
  
• Pages: 27/307
  
• Books Finished:1

Sunday:

• Book: Henry VIII: Wolfman (ebook)
  
• Pages: 103/307
  
• Books Finished:1

Read Dangerously Read-a-Thon: Day One

So the fun starts today! I won't remind everyone of the disastah that was the last read-a-thon (for me not the actual event..I just didn't do very well) so I won't get all fancy shmancy with this one and post a looong list. I'm just going to go with the flow.

So starting at 10am (CST) I'm going to start reading. I do hope to get at least three books read completely! That would make me a happy panda!

First Book:

Starting on page: 68
Ending Page: 230
Time Started: 1:15pm
Time Ended:6:30pm
Finished: Didn't finish but almost there!

Once Upon A Read-a-Thon Starting Post

Well it's read-a-thon time again! I've got my stack and my snacks (wow a rhyme!) and I'm ready to read! I've thought about it and figure that I'll only do two posts per day...maybe break them up into 8 hour blocks?..not to sure about that just yet. I just know that I'm going to focus more on reading than on posting and twittering these next couple of days! So I will try to keep track of how long I actually read.

I have a two hour shift 8am to 11am but then I'm off work until thursday! Woot! I have one errand (grocery shopping) to do today but otherwise I'm going to devote my day to reading! Gonna get my game face on...grrrr!

**this be my xena grrr face! I'm gonna grr at my TBR stack!***

1st Block (didn't get to start at 7am)
Start Time: 1pm
End Time: 4pm
Total Time Spent Reading: 45 mins (stupid real life)
Book(s): To the Lighthouse (nook), Centuries of June (Keith Donohue)
Pages Read: 67 pages

2nd Block
Start Time: 6:00pm
End Time: 9pm (gave up)
Total Time Spent Reading: Maybe 1 hour
Book(s): Centuries of June
Pages Read: 60

Totals
Time Read: 1.45 hours
Pages Read: 127

Cover to Cover Challenge Read-a-Thon! Day 1

This Read-a-Thon starts at 10am pacific time (which if my calculations are correct makes it noonish my time CST)

Sooooo what I'm going to do today is finish up Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb (starting on page 171)
Which is goooooodddd. :)

And reading The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making (starting on page 16)

Which I started before and didn't finish. So I wanna finish, just so I can say it's name again! lol

I am not going to do an hour by hour update but I will try and update this post in "chunks" to let you all know how well I'm doing. This first day is a 24 hour read-a-thon....I know for sure that I won't be able to read all 24hours but I'll give it a shot! :)

First Chunk: 12 (cst) -2pm
Progress: 41 pages of Assassin's Apprentice (plus laundry, vacuuming, sweeping, dishes, etc)
Second Chunk: 2pm-4pm
Starting pg: 212
Progress: not much of it! I had to work this chunk.
Third Chunk: 4pm-6pm
Starting Page: 212
progress: well I got a chunk read but again with the house work stuff. 61 pages read. Doesn't look like my second book will get read tonight.

Read-a-Thon Starting Line Post

So it's 7:20 am, and I am starting my 'thon! I know I'm like 20 minutes late but believe me I'm gonna need those 20 minutes! Anyways, YAY!

Introductory Questions:
1)Where are you reading from today? Anniston, AL, or more specifically from my desk but I will most likely switch to my comfy chair in just a bit.
2)Three random facts about me…I work at home full time, I'm definitely a hoarder of books, and I love anything and everything about Mr. Nathan Fillion. :) Maybe I'll bless you all with a picture sometime!
3)How many books do you have in your TBR pile for the next 24 hours? Too many to count, so I won't! My plan is to just read, read, read, and oh yeah....read.
4)Do you have any goals for the read-a-thon (i.e. number of books, number of pages, number of hours, or number of comments on blogs)? I would like to finish three books from the begining. I have a few I need to finish, plus I am plegding money to the Kid's Need To Read foundation so that's motivation right there!
5)If you’re a veteran read-a-thoner, any advice for people doing this for the first time? Get up and move, at least once an hour! It will really help your energy levels stay up! Drink plenty of water, and just relax and have fun!

Stats:
Starting Hour 1-7:30am
1st book: Kat, Incorrigible
Starting pg: 113
Food: Coffee, Water, BREAKFAST!
Ending Time: 8:00 am (30 minutes read)
Pages read: ( ended 143)-30 pages
Notes: I had to get the morning stuff done for my kidlet. He needed hugs and kisses, and food of course! So definitely not the most reading productive hour, but gotta love the huggles! :)

Hour 2 -8:00am
1st book (still): Kat, Incorrigible
Starting pg: 143
Food: coffee, water
Ending Time: 9:00am
Pages read: (ended 217) 74
Notes: Kat is such a fun book!

Hour 3: 9:00 am
1st book (still): Kat, Incorrigible*Finished*
Starting pg: 217
Food: diet dr. pepper
Ending Time: 10am
Pages read: 78
Notes: Finished Kat, now onto The Dead-tossed Waves by Carrie Ryan!

Hour 4: 10:00 am
2nd book: The Dead-Tossed Waves by Carrie Ryan
Starting pg: 1
Food: none
Ending Time: 11am
Pages read: 43
Notes: Next hour I'm taking a break to hang out with the kiddo! I'll be back at noon to continue reading!

Hour 5: 11am-12noon
BREAKING FOR THE HOUR


Hour 6: 12-1pm
2nd book: The Dead-Tossed Waves by Carrie Ryan
Starting pg: 43
Food: Humus dip with pita bread/diet dr. pepper
Ending Time: 1pm
Pages read: (ended pg. 78) 35
Notes: TDTW is so awesome but my little man has been pretty antsy wanting to play and talk. I can't say no to his cute-ness so yeah...distractions ahoy!

Hour 7: 1-2pm
2nd book: The Dead-Tossed Waves by Carrie Ryan
Starting pg: 78
Food: water
Ending Time: 2pm
Pages read: (ending page 139) 61
Notes: Soooo good! I'm loving this book so much! I can't wait to review it!


Hour 8: 2-3pm
2nd book: The Dead-Tossed Waves by Carrie Ryan
Starting pg: 140
Food: water
Ending Time: 3pm
Pages read: (ending at 205) 65
Notes: feeling very tired...might need to ingest some sugar and caffeine soon! lol

Hour 9: 3-4pm
2nd book: The Dead-Tossed Waves by Carrie Ryan
Starting pg: 205
Food: humus and chips and diet. dr. pepper
Ending Time: 4pm
Pages read: 26
Notes: I spent a good deal of time working on my posts for my stint as a co-host. I didn't read much this hour.

Hour 10: 4-5pm
Notes: Didn't read much. I was organizing my posts for co-hosting.

Hour 11: 5-6pm
2nd book: The Dead-Tossed Waves by Carrie Ryan
Starting pg: 231
Food: water
Ending Time: 6pm
Pages read: (ending 243) 12
Note: Spent a good chunk of this hour again working on my posts for my co-hosting duties!


Hour 12: 6-7pm
2nd book: The Dead-Tossed Waves by Carrie Ryan
Starting pg: 243
Food: chicken nuggets and fries....super healthy *eye rolls*
Ending Time: 6:55pm
Pages read: (ending 252) 9 whole wussy pages...
Note: Starting my co-hosting duties now...will try to read if I can, but I doubt it! I'll be back around 11pm (ish)


Hour 17: 11-12am
2nd book: The Dead-Tossed Waves by Carrie Ryan
Starting pg: 243
Food: coffee
Ending Time: 12am
Pages read: (ending) 258) 15 pages
Note: I don't expect to read a bunch this hour..my cohosting duties were fun but a bit tiring so I'll be up and down trying to get the blood back into my legs! I'll do my best this hour though! :)



Hour 18:
Guys I'm zonked. I can't stay up anymore. Everything looks fuzzy and I've read the same sentence about three times. I'm not a young whipper snapper anymore!

Have fun! I will do my totals tomorrow! I had such a great time co-hosting and would definitely do it again!

Bye and keep on reading! :)

Starting Line (A Winter's Respite)

I'm starting with Across the Universe by Beth Revis. I didn't get finished last week so that's what I'm focusing on today! Here's the stats:

Starting at pg: 162
Starting Time: 7:10 A.M
Finishing Time: (ATU) 4:30pm
Pages Read: 236 pages
Book Finished: Across the Universe

Second Book:
Book: Down the Road by Bowie Ibarra (Not on my original list but I can't say no to zombies!)
Start Time: 5:00pm
End Time:6:30 PM
Pages:55


Total Pages Read Today:291

Read-a-Thon Starting Line/Ending Line

Well it's here! The day we've been waiting for! I have my snacks ready and my books stacked high! My notebook is nearby and so is my coffee! My house is quiet (aahh peace) and I'm all snuggled up in my cozy chair! I'm ready to begin! My plan is to check in every other hour or so with my totals and all that!

Ready!-Set!-Go!

7:00AM-9:00AM-Starting Line!
Book: MockingJay-Suzanne Collins
Pages: 73
Food: coffee, coffee, coffee and grits! I'm a southern gal after all ;)
Comments: slow start this morning, but getting up to speed! having a great time so far!

9:00Am-11:00AM
Book: Mockingjay
Pages: 100
Food: yogurt covered raisins and fruit/veggie juice
Comments: Loving MJ and really having a great time!

11:00AM-1:00PM
Book: Almost done with MJ
Pages: 124
Food: water and a little bit of an AMP energy drink!
Comments: started to get a headache, so I moved from the desk to the couch. took a few minutes off from reading to do some stretches and see the husband off to work. now going to finish MJ and pick another book!

1:00PM-3:00PM
Book: Finished Mockingjay and started with the rest of Death Notice by Todd Ritter (started on page 155)
Pages: MJ-93, DN-38
Food: a mini sausage biscuit and the rest of the AMP energy drink..with water
Comments: Took a break to eat and call my son. So far I'm still going at a steady clip..I'm going to try and finish DN this next block!

3:00PM-5:00PM
Book: Finished Death Notice and started on Touch the Dark by Karen Chance
Pages: DN-133 pages, so far on TtD-164 (pretty quick read so far!)
Food: watermelon and water lol...
Comments: I had a good reading spurt this last two hours! I'll probably be finished with TtD really soon! So far it's really good, if not a tad bit of a cliched..but not horrible! I think my next read will be John Dies at the End by David Wong..just because it looks kooky!
Energy wise..I'm doing okay. I am brewing some more coffee and going to take about 10 minutes to stretch and hope that helps!

5:00PM-7:00PM
Book: Finished Touch The Dark by Karen Chance and started on John Dies at the End
Pages: finished up TtD-143 pages, and John Dies at the End-82 pages.
Food: just water and coffee for now
Comments: I'm really enjoying JDATE but I think I'm going to take a break. It's kinda a mind f@#k of a book so I'm going to save my sanity for a bit and read something else. I've decided to try one of the classics on my list..The House of the Seven Gables.

7:00PM-9:00PM
Book: House of Seven Gables-(Tried but gave up. it's just too serious for me right now) so back to John Dies
Pages: HSG-20 pages, John Dies-42 pages
Food: pizza with husband
Comments: took a break to eat with the husband. I couldn't get into House after about 20 pages, so moved back to John Dies

9:00PM-11:00PM
Book: John Dies at the End
Pages: 38
Food: none
Comments: Starting to fade out and think about going to sleep. I tried taking a bubble bath and reading in the tub and that perked me up just a little.

11:00PM-1:00AM
Book: John Dies
Pages: 39
Food: none
Comments: I called Bedtime at 11:30pm.

1:00AM-3:00AM
Book:
Pages:SLEEP
Food:
Comments:
3:00AM-5:00AM
Book:
Pages: SLEEP
Food:
Comments

5:00AM-7:00AM-FINISH LINE
Book: John Dies At The End
Pages: 58 pages
Food: coffee
Comments: I hope it's okay to jump back in for the last two hours...I didn't manage to finish John Dies at the End but I did get in three books! :)

Read-a-Thon Totals
Books: 3 books read completely! 1/2 of John Dies at the End!
Pages: 1147
Notes: I did good I think! I didn't read all of the 24 hours but I did read about 13 of them almost completely straight through! I had such a wonderful time! :)



ENDING MEME
1. Which hour was most daunting for you?
That last one before I went to bed was a doozy! I kept almost falling asleep on my book!

2. Could you list a few high-interest books that you think could keep a Reader engaged for next year?
Mockingjay was awesome!

3. Do you have any suggestions for how to improve the Read-a-thon next year?
Not really! I think this year's was really well organized and was definitely fun!

4. What do you think worked really well in this year’s Read-a-thon?
see my above answer!

5. How many books did you read?
3. 5

6. What were the names of the books you read?
Mockingjay, Touch the Dark, and Death Notice, (the half) John Dies at the End

7. Which book did you enjoy most?
Mockingjay

8. Which did you enjoy least?
Touch the Dark

9. If you were a Cheerleader, do you have any advice for next year’s Cheerleaders?
I wasn't 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?

Very VERY VERY likely! I will probably be a reader again!

Get Your Read-a-Thon On!

This week is gonna be heavy on the fun! I have my stack of books ready for the Read-a-Thon and I'm hosting a giveaway for Stride Everyday Panties! Oh, and I have my blog tour post for Blue Bells of Scotland by Laura Vosika! Very nice! :)

I'll post an update on my reading progress through the week, so keep an eye out!

Here are my planned reads:

* Black Sun
* Stash
* Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
* The Disappearing Spoon

Still not too late to join in! Just click the button!

STARTING LINE!
It's now 8:00 am (cst) and it's Time to read!

First Up:

• Blue Bells of Scotland (book tour post on weds) *I want to finish this today so I can move on to the other books on my list!

Ready? Set? GO!!!! Read-a-Thon is ON!

Oh yeah baby! It's 6am and I'm awake and ready for some READING! I got my coffee, my comfy chair, my notebook and pen, and my book! I'm going to start with (or finish) The Passage by Justin Cronin. I'm about halfway through so I'm aiming to finish it up!

I'll aim to update this post every hour or so..depends on if the kid has taken the computer over while I'm reading. I've got snacks, simple quick meals and tea made up! I'm going to try not to make a HUGE hog out of myself this time. Last RaT I snarfed down a ton of junk food so I'm going to try not to go down that route again. Anyway, here we go! Good luck everyone! Have fun and I'll see you in another hour with some updates!

Update 1:
Book: The Passage by Justin Cronin started at page 307 and read til 333 this hour..not the greatest start but good enough!
Pages Read: 26
Snacks: nothing but coffee and water so far


Update 2: (Probably won't post every hour but will update on time)
Book: still the Passage
Pages Read: 37
Snacks: i ate breakfast..grits and some coffee lol


Update 3:
Book: still the Passage
Pages Read: 42
Snacks: shared some popcorn with the kiddo..drank some coke

Update 4:
Book: The Passage
Pages Read: 38 (lots of distractions this hour..)
Snacks: fruit bites and tea

Update 5:
Book:The Passage
Pages Read: 29
Snacks: none

Update 6:
Book: The Passage
Pages Read: 49
Snacks: Cereal

Update 7: Break for Two hours (nap and lunch)

Update 8:
Book: Took a break from the Passage and picked up The Keeper by Kathi Appeltt
Pages Read: finished it! cute story, very quick read! 402
Snacks: none

Update 9:
Book: Back to the Passage
Pages Read: 69
Snacks: none

Update 10:
Book: Passage-hopefully done...this book is massive!!!
Pages: 77
Snacks: none

Update 11:
Book: finally finished the Passage! (great book! review coming soon!) /Started How Clarissa Burden Learned To Fly by Connie May Fowler
Pages: 51
Snacks: None

Took a break for dinner with the family from 7pm-9pm. Starting back at 10pm after Little Man goes to bed!

Update 12:
Book: Clarissa
Pages: 93
Snacks: None

Update 13:
Book: Clarissa- FINISHED
Pages: 146
Snacks: None

Update 14: Started on Firefly Rain but it was about midnight by this time and my brain was dead so I called it a night.

Read-a-Thon totals:

Pages: 1059
Books finished: 3
Hours Read: about 15 (ish) my log got kinda fuzzy after 11pm lol.


All in all, I wished I could have concentrated more. I didn't get as much reading in as I'd have liked but it was fun! I can't wait for the next one!