October Read-a-thon 2012: Hour Five

Reading now: The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater - almost done, it's getting very exciting. 

Pages read in the last hour: 89

Pages read in total: 373

Books completed: None so far

Snacks consumed: The muffins and custard/cinnamon bun pictured in the last entry. 

October Read-a-thon 2012: Hour the fourth

Reading now: The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater - over halfway done

Pages read in the last hour: 76

Pages read in total: 284

Books completed: None so far

Snacks consumed: Not much in the last hour, but as I'm getting peckish, and the husband isn't feeling well (suspect dinner will involve takeout), I'm digging out the savoury muffins and my fancy custard and cinnamon bun. 

October Read-a-thon 2012: Third hour

Reading now: The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater 

Pages read in the last hour: 72

Pages read in total: 208

Books completed: None so far

Snacks consumed: Just more of my favourite beverage

Mini-challenge completed: Oldies but goodies on A Literary Odyssey

October Read-a-thon 2012: Hour the second

Reading now: The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater - still enjoying it. Plot is thickening, so to speak

Pages read in the last hour: 78

Pages read in total: 136

Books completed: None so far

Snacks consumed: Coca Cola and Fazer Skolekridt. Mmm. Licoricy sweetie goodness.

Mini Challenge - Readathon snacks:

My ever trusty Coca Cola
Assortment of Laughing Cow cheese triangles
Savoury ham, cheese and sweetcorn muffins
Mini carrots (and dip - not pictured)
Cherry tomatoes

October Read-a-thon 2012: First hour

Reading now: The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater - it's very good so far

Pages read in the last hour: 58

Pages read in total: 58

Books completed: None so far

Snacks consumed: None so far, but will probably be breaking out the Coke from the fridge soon

Read-a-thon Introductory Questionnaire

1. What fine part of the world are you reading from today?

Oslo, Norway. The skies are a bit overcast, it seems quite chilly out, so I'm glad to be tucked inside with my books.

2. Which book in you stack are you most looking forward to?

I wouldn't pick books for Read-a-thon that I didn't feel excited about, so it's hard to choose. Possibly Eternal Pleasure by Nina Bangs, the ladies at September's Vaginal Fantasy Hangout made it seem like lots of fun. Besides - an action-packed romance with shapeshifting dinosaurs, what's not to love?

3. Which snack are you most looking forward to?

Trying to be healthy, I've made some savoury muffins with ham, sweetcorn, cheese and green onions in them. Really wish I'd thought of baking something as well, though. Need sweet things. I do have a pint of Ben and Jerry's in the freezer, though. That'll probably do very well

4. Tell us a little something about yourself!

I'm a secondary school teacher of English and Norwegian in Oslo. I've been blogging about books for about 3 whole years now, going into my fourth. I'm married to an Englishman, we have two cats. I read voraciously, so I don't go crazy and kill those around me in a fit of rage.

5. If you participated in the last read-a-thon, what's the one thing you'll do different today?

This is actually my third Read-a-thon (yay!). I've tried to include more comics and graphic novels in my pile this year, because only big books tends to get a bit samey and daunting after a while. I'll try to take short breaks, and will do my best to follow the 24-hour Readathon blog, so I can do the various challenges and stuff, because that's always fun.

I did have a hearty breakfast/brunch, with potted eggs and toast, and a big glass of orange juice, so I should be ready to get started now.

First book: The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater!

Getting ready for October Read-A-Thon 2012

Notice how many posts I've done on the blog in the last few hours? I felt I needed to clear my backlog so that I had a blank slate in time for my second 24-hour Read-a-thon of the year.

To the left, you can see my stack of books, all ready. This year, I'm going to read only dead tree actual physical paper books! I know, very old fashioned of me.

I've also made savoury muffins with ham and cheese and sweet corn and green onion to snack on during the day tomorrow, and have several of my other snacks carefully planned.

So watch this space from 2pm Oslo-time tomorrow. I will probably also update Facebook, and maybe even Twitter (if I can figure out how to do it, having only used my account to follow others before now). Yup, I'm hip and with the times, me.

All the pretty bookies...