Ok Y’all! The Read-a-Thon is done and it was so much fun! I made it to somewhere between hour 20 and 21 (not sure because I fell asleep while reading)–that is a record for me. I had a total of 17.5 hours reading time! WOOT!
I am going to be counting the comments on this post towards my final charity giving amount but here is where we stand right now:
17 hours= $17
3 total books= $6 (I am counting the 1/2 of Iron Kissed and 1/2 of Lover Reborn as 1)
134 comments= $33.50
Total so far: 56.50
- Which hour was most daunting for you? Hour 19! I am not a night person and don’t think I have seen 2 am in FOREVER!
- Could you list a few high-interest books that you think could keep a Reader engaged for next year? I think reading a series is what kept me hooked during the read-a-thon! This time it was a new series to me: Mercy Thompson
- Do you have any suggestions for how to improve the Read-a-thon next year? I had fun! I did more mini-challenges this year! I think just better word of mouth so more people can participate.
- What do you think worked really well in this year’s Read-a-thon? This is my 4th one so I think being more comfortable with the setup helped. I did like how the hourly posts were on time and available!
- How many books did you read? 2 complete books and 1/2 of a third/1/2 of an audio
- What were the names of the books you read? Moon Called, Blood Bound, and Iron Kissed by Patricia Briggs. Listened to 4 hours of Lover Reborn by J.R. Ward
- Which book did you enjoy most? Moon Called
- Which did you enjoy least?Iron Kissed (too much love triangle for my tastes)
- If you were a Cheerleader, do you have any advice for next year’s Cheerleaders? I was a cheerleader one year and I know it is hard work. I think if there were a set of twitter cheerleaders and then set of blog cheerleaders that would be fun.
- How likely are you to participate in the Read-a-thon again? What role would you be likely to take next time? I will definitely do it again. I think I will make it a point to get up and move every hour for 5 min. Just take a little quick break. Also I think every 3 hours take a 20 min break. I think I could make it all 24 hours then!
Later today I am going to be visiting blogs! I can’t wait to see the results from all the mini-challenges! They were quite FUN!
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Awesome job! And congrats on all the money for charity! That's so great! I'm glad you had a successful readathon!
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I love Dewey's read-a-thon. If I hadn't been out of town all weekend, I would have done it. But it was fun to follow along with your progress updates. It's hard for me to stay up til 2am too.
Congrats on a job well done! :)
Sounds like you did awesome!!! Great job!
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Congrats Felicia!! woohoo! :-D
This was my third readathon and I had the most fun this time around. You did a great job! I think it is so good you read for charity. I might try to do something like that next time.
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YAY MERCY!!! I saw your tweet earlier about the love triangle situation and was going to respond but I saw someone already told you to keep reading, it works itself out:) Woot! Congrats on getting so much reading done and it's awesome that you're donating to charity:)
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I just finished book 3 and love that the "triangle" is over! I really want book 4 but I haven't bought that yet LOL
I came to comment but your foods are distracting my comments…. *shifty eyes*
LOL *muah*
WTG, Felicia! Maybe next year I will participate. Sounds like a lot of fun!
October I think is the next one!
Wow! You read a ton! I am so impressed! Love it!
I did get a bit more done than I thought I would :)
I hope my comment will still count, I am sorry I missed this, I was really sick the last couple of days and spent the whole day in bed. 17 hours. Wow that is a long time to read. This is something I definitely want to try when my kids are a bit older. I liked the Mercy Thompson series but thought book two was a little dark. All im all a great series.
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It counts! I hope you feel better—believe I understand it! The best thing for sick is sleep and rest :)
Yay! I am glad that Mercy kept you entertained :D
One year I will play along, even if the timezones are all weird for me
I bet the timezones would be all screwy for you!
17+ hours. WOW! My problem is that I want a glass of wine or a margarita and then it is over for me. Glad Mercy could help you get through it.
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I was really wanting wine last night! I will be drinking some tonight :)
17 hours is a lot of reading. Congrats, Felicia! :)
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Thanks! It was fun!
I read a series for this read-a-thon as well (The Hunger Games) and I think that helped with my motivation, especially if its a good series. Excellent job! You deserve a pat on the back.
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I do believe series reading was the way to go :)