From Dusk Till Dawn Read-A-Thon Wrap Up

I had a lot of fun participating in the From Dusk Till Dawn Read-A-Thon hosted by Book Crazy and YA Addict.  Although I didn't participate as fully as I'd hoped to, I read enough to make me happy.

Update #4:

 
Book:  Waking the Witch by Kelley Armstrong
Reading Time:  8:30 PM - 10:30 PM (2 hr)
Pages: 144

Last night, I managed to read the first 19 chapters of Waking the Witch.  I was really glad that my husband finished it so I could start it as this is a book I've been waiting for.  I'm happy to say that so far it has not been a disappointment in any way.  I can't wait to pick it back up but I know I'll be sad when I finish it because that means a long wait for the next book in the series.

Overall Wrap-Up:

Books Completed:

Lumby on the Air by Gail Fraser
deeply, desperately by Heather Webber

Book Started:  Waking the Witch by Kelley Armstrong

Total Hours Read:  just over 8 hours in 4 nights

I had four books on my list to read when I started the read-a-thon and I got through 2 1/2 of them.  Considering that many weeks I only finish one book, I'm pretty happy with that.  I discovered that staying up past 10 or 10:30 leaves me feeling exhausted and groggy the next day because I often can't fall asleep as soon as I get to bed.  So I'm old and turn into a pumpkin well before midnight.

I had planned on completing challenges during the day but with the weekend family time and then having company this just didn't happen as much as I wanted it too.  I really slacked off on the challenges and am a bit disappointed about doing that because I think they would have been fun and made the whole experience more interactive.  I also feel like I missed out on a lot because I don't use Twitter.  Apparently quite a bit of fun chatter took place there.

I hope that I will be able to participate in more read-a-thons in the future.  Now I have to write up my book review and get back to my reading...

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Read-A-Thon Update #3

After night three of the From Dusk Until Dawn Read-A-Thon being a total FAIL for me, I was ready to get back into reading on night four. I'd picked up deeply, desperately from the library on Friday morning and had planned on reading it that night. Unfortunately, I was way too tired so I didn't get it started until Saturday night.


Reading Time:  8:40 PM - 10:45 PM (2 hr, 5 m)
Pages: 302 (finished)

I sat down and read the entire thing!  I'm really enjoying the Lucy Valentine series by Heather Webber.  It was a fun read for the read-a-thon  I'll get a full review of the book posted sometime this week.

I don't think I even looked at the challenges last night and we have company today so I doubt I'll be able to do any.  I did get an email from Heather at Book-Savvy that I was one of the randomly selected winners for her challenge earlier in the read-a-thon.  Thanks Heather!

I have discovered that I quickly turn into a pumpkin if I don't get to bed on time so I'm really not sure if I'll be up for any reading tonight or not.  Even if I don't start another book tonight, completing two books in four days is quite a bit for me so I'm happy with it.

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Read-A-Thon Update #2

Well, my original plan for having all of my updates in one post has fallen apart.  When I tried to edit my original post, Blogger totally screwed up the formatting and I can't figure out how to fix it.  I had this happen one other time when I tried to make a correction in a review and now that post is nearly unreadable because everything runs together.  So I guess I'm going to have to do more update posts.

Update #2:

Book: Lumby on the Air by Gail Fraser
Reading Time: 8:10 PM to 10:30 PM (2 hr, 20 m)
Pages: 255 (finished)

Tonight it was my husband's turn to put Elizabeth to bed so I got to start reading just after 8.  I must have been more awake than last night because I felt like I was reading faster.  I had already decided that I would read until about 10:30 and then head to bed so it was perfect timing when I read the last page of the book and looked at the clock!  Tomorrow during nap time, I'll try to get my review written and look at some of the new challenges.

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My Updates for the From Dusk Until Dawn Read-A-Thon

I'm currently participating in the From Dusk Until Dawn Read-A-Thon being hosted by Book Crazy & YA Addict. Reading times are set for 8 PM to 8 AM in your time zone.  I'm going to update this post throughout the read-a-thon instead of writing separate posts for each new update.  Mini-challenges may have their own posts depending on the challenge.  My plan is to do my reading at night and then do the mini-challenges during my daughter's nap time.

If you haven't signed up for this read-a-thon yet, there is still time!  It goes through Sunday, August 29 and you can join in at any point.

Update #1:
Book:  Lumby on the Air by Gail Fraser
Reading Time:  8:40 PM to 10:20 PM (1 hr, 40 m)
Pages:  174

I got off to a bit of a slow start last night.  My daughter was having so much fun playing with the neighbor girls and had taken a longer nap than usual so bedtime didn't happen right at 8.  Once I got her settled in (I did read her a story, does that count?) and my husband got himself set up with a movie, I finally gathered my things and decided where I was going to read.  A comfortable chair for the bedroom is now a higher priority as I realized all the comfy chairs are in the living room and there was no way I could read in there with a movie going.  I really had planned on reading longer last night too but I just couldn't keep my eyes open!

Completed Challenges:

Heather at Book-Savvy asked us to comment with our favorite book of the year so far.  I chose Juliet (link goes to my review) by Anne Fortier for many reasons - great characters, great mysteries, great writing.  I really like novels that tie history to the present as well.  Plus, I just love that cover!

My second choice would be The Language of Secrets by Dianne Dixon.  It was a difficult book to read because of the events that take place but it totally sucked me into the story.

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Dusk to Dawn A Read-a-Thon

Book Crazy & YA Addict are hosting the From Dusk Till Dawn read-a-thon starting on Wednesday, August 25.  Reading hours are from 8 PM to 8 AM in your time zone.  I am very excited about this one because it is the first read-a-thon I've been able to participate in!  My daughter usually goes to bed around 8 anyway so I should be able to get at least a few hours of reading in before I head to bed myself.  I'm curious about the challenges as well as it looks like they have some great blogs hosting those each day.

Here are a few of the books I'm hoping to read:

Lumby on the Air by Gail Fraser
Deeply, Desperately by Heather Webber (should be showing up at the library any day now)
Waking the Witch by Kelley Armstrong (if my husband has it finished by then)
The Girl Who Chased the Moon by Sarah Addison Allen

I have plenty more books on the shelf too if by some miracle I manage to actually finish those four.

Sign up is open now.  We'd love to have you join us!

Note: All opinions provided on this blog are my own. If a product was given to me for review, the source of that product is noted in the post. Links to Amazon.com are affiliate links and I do earn a small percentage for each item purchased through those links. Any other referral or associate links will be noted within the post.