I'm a bit late to the party this April as I have been at work for part of this afternoon, but I do hope to get a bit of reading done this Readathon! My Opening Survey What fine part of the world are you reading from today?Sunderland, UK as usual! Which book in your stack … Continue reading Another year, another Readathon! (Dewey’s 24-hour Readathon, April 2022) Hours 1-4
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World Book Day 2022
Happy World Book Day! World Book Day Logo 2022 This year marks the 25th anniversary of World Book Day. World Book Day was started as an initiative by UNESCO (United Nations Educational Scientific & Cultural Organisation) back on 23rd April 1995. This event was moved in the UK to avoid clashing with the Easter holidays … Continue reading World Book Day 2022
Reverse Readathon
After missing April's Readathon, and having a bit of a reading slump (with the exception of children's books for my daughter!) I have decided to join in the Reverse Readathon that the Dewey's Readathon team have organised. What it means by "reverse" is that the times have flipped. So the regular Readathon starts at 1pm … Continue reading Reverse Readathon
Hour 24 – Closing Survey and Summary
I had a lovely long sleep and woke up about 8am. I've been dozing between reading since. I have completed 2 books since my last post. The first was Scary Stories 3: More Tales to Chill Your Bones and the second was not on my original tbr list, but merel a book I decided to … Continue reading Hour 24 – Closing Survey and Summary
Hour 10 – Update
I'm doing this now as I can feel myself drifting into sleep. I've been productive so far. I've managed 5 books in 10 hours. TBR LIST Novels Wintersong – by S Jae Jones The Wrath and the Dawn – by Renee Ahdieh Stars Above – by Marissa Meyer The Secret Diary of Lizzie Bennet – … Continue reading Hour 10 – Update
Hour 6 – Quarter Way Update
It's 25% of the way through the Readathon and I've managed 2 books so far! My first was Rainbow Rowell's Kindred Spirits, a 90 page short story about Star Wars geekery and camping out in cinema queues. Then I continued reading Wintersong, by S Jae-Jones. This Labyrinth-inspired romantic fantasy about a girl rescuing her … Continue reading Hour 6 – Quarter Way Update
Readathon April 2017 Prep
Once again, like a bi-annual Easter I have returned from Blogging Death to bring forth a few posts about my 24-Hour Readathon aspirations before falling into a deep and silent slumber for the next 6 months. Or perhaps not. We'll see. The April 2017 Readathon starts soon and I feel decently prepared for it. I … Continue reading Readathon April 2017 Prep
Let the October 2016 Readathon begin!
1pm and it's that time again - another attempt at reading for 24 hours, and another pile of books to attempt to get through. I love the Readathon events! I may not always get through the full 24 hours reading (and I tend to spend a lot of time blogging instead of reading, which is … Continue reading Let the October 2016 Readathon begin!
April Check-in – Reading Progress
Technically, I should have done this last month, as a quarterly check in, but I only decided to do this today after updating my Reading Spreadsheet. This year I set myself a Goodreads target of 100 books to read. I am currently smashing that, as I have read 52 books so far this year. The … Continue reading April Check-in – Reading Progress
Book Riot Read Harder Challenge 2016
This year I decided to take part in the Read Harder Challenge from Book Riot. It is about reading more widely and trying things you may not normally try. Read a horror book - Afraid by Jack Kilborn (15/02/16) Read a non-fiction book about science - Read a collection of essays - Jack the Ripper: … Continue reading Book Riot Read Harder Challenge 2016
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