#Readathon - October 2017: Closing survey

I've probably read more in the last 24 hours than in all of October put together (that's how messed up my reading mojo is right now). Having not really had the time or even motivation to read, it was very good to be able to really take time away from everything else and just indulge.

Closing survey:
1) Which hour was most daunting for you?
Hour 13 (which is between 2 and 3am here), because I had to fight falling asleep while reading.

2) Tell us ALLLL the books you read.
Fortune Favors the Wicked - Theresa Romain
Passion Favors the Bold - Theresa Romain
It Had to Be You - Jill Shalvis
Giant Days, vol 1 - John Allison, Lissa Treiman and Whitney Cogar
Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, vol 1: BFF - Amy Reeder, Brandon Montclare and Natascha Bustos
The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, vol 1: Squirrel Power - Ryan North and Erica Henderson
A third of The Rebel Heir - Elizabeth Michels

3) Which books would you recommend to other Read-a-thoners?
Pretty much all of them, really, with the possible exception of The Rebel Heir, which was not really grabbing me (hence the switch to comic books). The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl was especially delightful.

4)What's a really rad thing we could do during the next Read-a-thon that would make you smile?
I really don't have any suggestions on how to improve an already excellently run event. I think all he hosts and mini-challenge givers are so creative and manage so well already. I'm sure it will keep being awesome, no matter what.

5) How likely are you to participate in the Read-a-thon again? Would you be interested in helping to organize and prep?
Well, by the April 2018 Read-a-thon I will have a baby to take care of, so I honestly don't know how much reading I'll get done. I'm going to try to participate, however (having once done it with mainly audio books due to a concussion) and even if I can't do much in the baby's first year, there will be other future Read-a-thons. Don't think I'll be much good at organizing it, though, sorry.

Pages read in the last hour: 99
Pages read total: 1628
Hours read total: 11 and a third (I love my Excel spreadsheet that works that out)
Books completed: 6 and a third - see list above
Snacks consumed: Feta-and- courgette burgers with aioli and sriracha for lunch, some paprika flavoured crisps, a lot of Coke, two snowball, home made pizza, quite a bit of water
Mini-challenges completed: Opening meme, Book and Beverage challenge, #Readmorewomen, Bookish Crossword puzzle, 10 years in 10 books, Decades of Reading challenge, Closing survey

#Readathon - October 2017: Hour 22 - Awake once more

Had a good night's sleep and am fit for fight again. The last romance I started wasn't really grabbing me, so I'm going to be reading graphic novels for the remainder of the Read-a-thon. I have a ton that's been on my TBR-list for far too long.

Pages read in the last hour: 240 (yay comic books!)
Pages read so far: 1424
Currently reading: Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, vol 1: BFF by Amy Reeder
Books completed: Fortune Favors the Wicked by Theresa Romain
Passion Favors the Bold by Theresa Romain
It Had to Be You by Jill Shalvis
Parts of The Rebel Heir by Elizabeth Michels
Giant Days, vol 1 by John Allison
Books completed: 4 and a bit
Snacks consumed: Feta-and- courgette burgers with aioli and siracha for lunch, some paprika flavoured crisps, four glasses of Coke, two snowball, home made pizza, quite a bit of water
Mini-challenges completed: Opening meme, Book and Beverage challenge, #Readmorewomen, Bookish Crossword puzzle, 10 years in 10 books, Decades of Reading challenge

#Readathon - October 2017: Hour 13 - time for bed

More than halfway done, and it's getting hard to keep my eyes open. Time to go to sleep for a few hours, so I can keep reading tomorrow morning.

Pages read in the last hour: 88
Pages read so far: 1184
Currently reading: The Rebel Heir by Elizabeth Michels
Books completed: Fortune Favors the Wicked by Theresa Romain
Passion Favors the Bold by Theresa Romain
It Had to Be You by Jill Shalvis
Books completed: 3
Snacks consumed: Feta-and- courgette burgers with aioli and siracha for lunch, some paprika flavoured crisps, four glasses of Coke, two snowball, home made pizza, quite a bit of water
Mini-challenges completed: Opening meme, Book and Beverage challenge, #Readmorewomen, Bookish Crossword puzzle, 10 years in 10 books

#Readathon - October 2017: Ten years in ten books

Dewey's 24-hour Readathon is celebrating its tenth birthday, and they have a challenge to commemorate the event.

Recommend one book published for each year the Readathon has been around (2007-2017)

2007: The Name of the Wind - Patrick Rothfuss
2008: The Graveyard Book - Neil Gaiman
2009: Fire - Kristin Cashore
2010: Magic Bleeds - Ilona Andrews
2011: The Night Circus - Erin Morgenstern
2012: Code Name Verity - Elizabeth Wein
2013: The Coldest Girl in Coldtown - Holly Black
2014: The Girl with All the Gifts - M.R. Carey
2015: Carry On - Rainbow Rowell
2016: The Hating Game - Sally Thorne
2017: The Bear and the Nightingale - Katherine Arden

#Readathon - October 2017: Hour nine - a third of the way through

I'm a third of the way through, and have finished two books. I think I'm going to go for something more contemporary now, having finished two historical romances.

Pages read in the last hour: 105
Pages read so far: 708
Currently reading: It Had to Be You by Jill Shalvis
Books completed: Fortune Favors the Wicked by Theresa Romain
Passion Favors the Bold by Theresa Romain
Books completed: 2
Snacks consumed: Feta-and- courgette burgers with aioli and siracha for lunch, some paprika flavoured crisps, three glasses of Coke, a snowball, home made pizza
Mini-challenges completed: Opening meme, Book and Beverage challenge, #Readmorewomen, Bookish Crossword puzzle

#Readathon - October 2017: Hour five - in which I make pizza

I enjoyed my first book enough that I decided to start the companion novel immediately afterwards. See, that's part of the joy of not having your entire reading list determined beforehand. Getting hungry, going to make pizza now. Hopefully won't take up too much of my time, as I did all of the prep work earlier today.

Pages read in the last hour: 83
Pages read so far: 456
Currently reading: Passion Favors the Bold by Theresa Romain
Books completed: Fortune Favors the Wicked by Theresa Romain
Books completed: One and a bit
Snacks consumed: Feta-and- courgette burgers with aioli and siracha for lunch, some paprika flavoured crisps, two glasses of Coke, a snowball
Mini-challenges completed: Opening meme, Book and Beverage challenge, #Readmorewomen

#Readathon - October 2017: Starting hour 3

It's been two hours of reading so far, and I'm enjoying my first book. Slight interruption when the husband called from London, he sounds like he's having a good time. Apart from that, I've been able to really immerse myself in reading.

Pages read in the last hour: 78
Pages read so far: 177
Books read: Currently reading Fortune Favors the Wicked by Theresa Romain
Books completed: Half a book so far
Snacks consumed: Feta-and- courgette burgers with aioli and siracha for lunch
Mini-challenges completed: Opening meme, Book and Beverage challenge

#Readathon - October 2017: Opening meme

1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today?
As always - Oslo, Norway. I have cleared my schedule for the entirety of the 24 hours so I can really relax with my reading

2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to?
This may be the first Read-a-thon where I haven't really given that much thought to what I am going to be reading. There are more than 600 unread books on my e-reader, I have a selection of audio books to choose from and a large stack of unread comics.

3) Which snack are you most looking forward to?
I have all the ingredients ready prepped for home made pizza, that I will make later, when I need a break. I think of all the things I have lined up, I'm most looking forward to that.

4) Tell us a little about yourself?
I'm a secondary school teacher. My husband is currently away in England (less distractions). We have two cats and a baby on the way. In the last few months, I have not gotten to read as much as I wanted, and I'm really looking forward to getting some proper reading time today.

5) If you participated in the last Read-a-thon, what's one thing you'll do different today?
I've got a pretty good Read-a-thon routine down now. I try to read fairly quick and easy books, so I don't get bored. I have audio books for when I need to do stuff around the house (like make myself food) and when I start getting tired, comic books are a great way to get more reading done.