Baby It's Cold Outside Sign Up and updates

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I'm signing up for the Baby It's Cold Outside Read-A-Thon. I might be a day late, but I think this readathon sounds great and I need a push to get some more books done before the end of the year. My goal is to finish Small Great Things, Dash and Lily's Book of Dares, and The Distance From A to Z. I'm starting on pg 284 of Small Great Things.

Teaser Tibits

"Part of the protocol of death is that everyone in the room consents to the moment it occurs. "Ten oh four," Marie says, and we all murmur, a somber I agree." ~ Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult


Page 99 Test
Evidence of Things Not Seen by Lindsay Lane- It is about a high school teacher that is helping her students do more than just survive high school.

(I'm very interested in reading the book and I think there is more to the story, but I only read pg 99.)

COYER Blackout Sign Up

They have truly outdone themselves this coyer and I can't wait for it to begin. From December 19-March 3rd I can only read previously owned Kindle books that are under a dollar. I'm planning on getting as many books as possible read this winter. Every 10 books under a dollar and over 100 pages make my generator full and I can read any book I want while I have power. The only thing that could make this coyer better is if I could actually stay home and snuggle with books all winter. 

Books I can Read

Hello? by Liza Wilmer

Bring Me Back by Karen Booth

Peter Pan by Jenni James

Enchanted Castle by Chrissy Pebbles

The Forgotten Ones by Laura Howard

Dying to Forget by Trish Marie Dawson

Unwrapping her Perfect Match by Kat Latham

All I want for Christmas by Lisa Mondello

Twelve Days by Teresea Hill

Five Glass Slippers by Various Authors

What I Didn't Say by Keary Taylor

Someone Else's Fairytale by E.M. Tippetts

Unenchanted by Chanda Hahn

A Mermaid for Christmas by Nichole Chase

Everblue by Brenda Pandos

My Paper Heart by Magan Vernon 

Finding Cinderella by Colleen Hoover

Star Struck by Jamie Campell

A Christmas Gift by Stella Wilkinson

Taming Chloe Summers by Anna Katmore

In Between by Jenny B. Jones

Almost Christmas by St. James

Roomies by Lindy Zart

Ready to Fall by Olivia Dade

Getting Wrap Up by Erin Nicholas

The Godmother by Elizabeth Scarborough

Bah Humbug! by Heather Horrocks

Dewy's 24 Hour Readathon October 2016 Finish Line

Another Dewey's Readathon is in the books. This is my 8th readathon and I still find them exciting. 

11:05 to 11:36 pg 159 to pg 183

Pages Read:24

Time Read:31 minutes

Total Pages Read: 183

Total Time Read: 5 hours 40 minutes

1. Which hour was most daunting for you? I ened up calling it quites at hour 17 and going to bed 
2. Could you list a few high-interest books that you think could keep a Reader engaged for next year? Clockwork Prince was the only book I read and I would not consider it high interest. It is a book that takes some thinking and not a fast read, but what I wanted to read for the readathon. 
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? -
7. Which book did you enjoy most? -
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. 

I like to include my stats over all the readathons in the finish line. I'm always trying to figure out a way to beat myself. I participated in my first dewey's readathon as a senior in high school and now I'm a senior in college. I don't like to compare myself to other readers, but I do like to compare my stats over each readatho and beat my own statistics. Although I don't think it is ever going to be possible to beat April 2014

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 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

Dewey's 24 Hour Readathon October 2016 Hour 17 Update

6:44 to 7:00 pg 98 to pg 106
7:54 to 9:12 pg 106 to pg 134
9:54 to 10:36 pg 134 to pg 159

Time Read: 2 hours 16 minutes
Pages Read: 61
Total Time Read: 5 hours 9 minutes
Total Pages Read: 159


I read Clockwork Angel during the last readathon which is while I chose to read the 2nd book in the series. This book is so far much more complicated and requires a lot more close reading. As I mentioned earlier I have been more distracted this time around, but overall I'm happy with my progress. I'm going to go read in bed and try to get to pg 200 before I go to sleep. I am really getting into this book, which I'm happy about.

Dewey's Readathon October 2016 Hour 12 Update

1:03 to 1:40 pg 33 to pg 54

4:13 to 4:44 pg 54 to pg 71

4:53 to 5:53 pg 71 to pg 98

Time Read: 2 hours 8 minutes

Pages Read: 65

Total Time Read: 2 hours 53 minutes

Total Pages Read: 98

I spent about 3 hours doing schoolwork this morning and then I spent about 30 minutes reading before we went to a play called Almost Maine at my old high school. After we saw the play and I came home and had some more reading time. I will say that this readathon will have less time than most readathons, but I hope I can make it to around pg 200 before I call it a day. 

1. What are you reading right now? Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare
2. How many books have you read so far? only part of this one. 
3. What book are you most looking forward to for the second half of the Read-a-thon? still probably will be reading Clockwork Prince
4. Have you had many interruptions? How did you deal with those? We went to the school play and I had to do homework otherwise the day has been really relaxing. 
5. What surprises you most about the Read-a-thon, so far? I'm having a hard time staying focused this time around and getting very distracted by social media, but I hope to have some relaxing after supper reading.