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
Hour 0 – Opening Survey
1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today? Jolly Old England. The north-east part of it. 2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to? So many! Probably Stars Above (The Lunar Chronicles), as I haven't gotten round to it yet and I'm still in the dark about … Continue reading Hour 0 – Opening Survey
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!
Reboot
I decided to reboot my website with a new name. I loved CabbitCorner, but I felt I needed a more mature bookish site rather than a cutesy and vaguely titled site. I'm still working on things for the site and hope to update more regularly with more bookish content, but I'm pretty busy with my … Continue reading Reboot
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
Readathon April 2016: Hours 23 & 24 End of Event Survey
I have just finished reading Book #7 - Sally Heathcote: Suffragette by Mary M Talbot, Kate Charlesworth and Bryan Talbot. I will start another book, but I think this is my last of the official Readathon. End of Event Survey Which hour was most daunting for you? I didn't find any of it daunting really, … Continue reading Readathon April 2016: Hours 23 & 24 End of Event Survey