Dewey's Readathon October 2017: Finish Line

1. Which hour was most daunting for you? I went to bed around 11:00, which is hour 16. 
2. Could you list a few high-interest books that you think could keep a Reader engaged for next year? The Dreadful Tale of Prosper Redding
3. Do you have any suggestions for how to improve the Read-a-thon next season? I know you guys have worked hard on cheerleading and you just don't get the results you want, but I would love to see official cheerleaders come back and not just to twitter, but for the blogs too. 
4. What do you think worked really well in this year’s Read-a-thon? the hourly updates and the mini challenges were great. 
5. How many books did you read? 0
6. What were the names of the books you read? The Dreadful Tale of Prosper Redding
7. Which book did you enjoy most? . The Dreadful Tale of Prosper Redding
8. Which did you enjoy least? -
9. How likely are you to participate in the Read-a-thon again? What role would you be likely to take next time? I will be back in April to participate as a reader again. 

8:16 to 8:36 pg 160-183

10:00 to 10:30 pg 183-207

10:45 to 10:47 pg 2017-210

Pages Read: 50

Time Read: 53 minutes

Total Pages Read: 103 pages

Total Time Read: 2 hours 13 minutes

I have been in a reading slump lately and I was hoping I would find my motivation with this readathon and although I was motivated to read. I was more distracted than I have been in the past. This was also my busiest readathon. I went shopping and visited my grandma. 

April 2013: 296 pages

Oct 2013: 92 pages

April 2014: 440 pages

Oct 2014: 417 pages

April 2015: 360 pages

Oct 2015: 256 pages

April 2016: 187 pages

October 2016: 183 pages

April 2017: 192 pages

October 2017: 103 pages

April 2013: 8 hours 6 minutes

Oct 2013: 3 hours 44 minutes

April 2014: 11 hours 24 minutes

Oct 2014: 8 hours 44 minutes

April 2015: 9 hours 13 minutes

Oct 2015: 4 hours and 38 minutes

April 2016: 4 hours and 38 minutes

October 2016: 5 hours 40 minutes

April 2017: 4 hours 24 minutes

October 2017: 2 hours 13 minutes

It was by far not my best readathon, but I always do better during the April readathon, but in the meantime I did get some reading done and I'm happy with that. This was my 10th dewey's readathon. I have loved this readathon for 5 years and I will continue to love this readathon even when life wants to get in the way. 

10 Year in 10 Books: Dewey's Readathon 10th Anniversary

In honor of Dewey's 24 Hour Readathon's 10th anniversary they are hosting a special challenge featuring books released in every year that Dewey's readathon has happened. It is hard to believe this event is already 10 years old. They have hosted 20 readathons. This is my 10th readathon, so I have participated in half of them. I have not missed a readathon since I discovered this event. For my 10 books I chose books that were my favorites, books that I raved about on my blog, and books that I still remember enjoying even though it has been years since I read them. 

2007- Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult
2008- Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah
2009- Princess of the Midnight Ball by Jessica Day George
2010- Amy and Roger's Epic Detour by Morgan Matson
2011- Breadcrumbs by Anne Ursu
2012- Cinder by Marissa Meyer
2013- Rapunzel Untangled by Cindy C. Bennett
2014- To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han
2015-The War that Saved my Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
2016-My Lady Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brody Ashton, and Jodi Meadows
2017- The Names they Gave Us by Emery Lord

I 100% recommend all these books. They are all books I have chosen as favorites. I did notice it got harder to pick 1 favorite from the release year once I got past 2010. I have read so many 2013 releases that it was hard to pick a favorite for sure. That year has been my favorite year in books for sure.

Dewey's 24 hour Readathon October 2017: Hour 12 Update

Mid-Event Survey:
1. What are you reading right now? The Dreadful Tale of Prosper Redding
2. How many books have you read so far? none
3. What book are you most looking forward to for the second half of the Read-a-thon? Just One Year
4. Have you had many interruptions? How did you deal with those? We went shopping, so I didn't read much for several hours. Just getting back into the readathon. 
5. What surprises you most about the Read-a-thon, so far? I love the hourly posts. They are so creative this year. 

8:08 to 8:31 pg 107-124
8:43 to 8:46 pg 124-127
9:17 to 9:25 pg 127-131
10:08 to 10:09 pg 131-133
10:20-10:23 pg 133-136
3:29 to 3:49 pg 136-150
4:42 to 5:02 pg 150-160


Total Pages Read: 53 pages
Total Time Read: 1 hour 20 minutes

So far this Dewey's readathon is off to a slow start. I read some this morning before we went shopping. I'm working on finishing The Dreadful Tale of Prosper Redding, so I can start Just One Year before the readathon is over. I'm going to try to stay up late tonight to get a lot of reading in. 

Dewey's Readathon October 2017 Starting Line

1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today? South Dakota
2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to? Just One Year, Forever and Always, Lara Jean
3) Which snack are you most looking forward to? don't know (didn't plan snacks this time around)
4) Tell us a little something about yourself! My name is Rachael. I have been blogging for four years now. This will be my 10th readathon. I can't believe how long I have been participating in this readathon, but I think it is such a great time to read with people around the world.  I'm a first year special education teacher just trying to figure out things. 
5) If you participated in the last read-a-thon, what’s one thing you’ll do different today? If this is your first read-a-thon, what are you most looking forward to?
This is a normal Saturday. We are going grocery shopping, but I'm hopping I have lots of time to read. 
This is a scheduled post, but here is my plan for Saturday:
I'm planning on waking up around 7:00 to 8:00 am and reading in bed for an hour. Then I will eat breakfast and get ready to go grocery shopping. When we get home then I will spend the rest of the day laying around and reading. I'm planning on starting the day reading Just One Year by Gayle Forman and moving on to Forever and Always, Lara Jean if I have time. 

September Monthly Wrap Up

My reading has slowed down a lot since school started. I miss those summer days where I had more time to read, but I'm really enjoying my job as special education teacher and I'm doing a good job managing stress and asking for help when I need help.

Because You Love to Hate Me did not live up to my expectations, but I did enjoy a few stories in the anthology. I really enjoyed Sneaky Snow White and The Twelve Dancing Princesses.

This upcoming weekend I have Dewey's 10th Year of Readathon. I'm so excited to join in on this fun readathon again. It is almost wrap up season and if you have been around my blog long enough you would know that I love wrap ups and goal posts, so look forward to lots of wrap ups come December and January. I am doing pretty well on my year long challenges. I'm trying to finish Monthly Keyword, but I don't think I'm going to make it on my Homework Challenge. I will carry over some of those books into next year.