Hour 24

It's over!  Another great Read-a-Thon (and I even came back for Hour 24)!

Since last update:

Bleachers - 42 pgs

Final total, pages:  517
Final total, hours:  10hr, 15min

Books read:  V is for Vengeance by Sue Grafton - Finished
                    Bleachers by John Grisham  - 72 pages
                   The Bungalow Mystery by Carolyn Keene  - 10 pages

I would like to have read more pages and hours, but I'm pretty happy considering I got very little sleep the night before.  I'll do better next time.  Most importantly, I had lots of fun!

End-of Event Meme:

1. Which hour was most daunting for you? That would have to be Hour 20 1/2 to Hour 23 - I slept!
2. Could you list a few high-interest books that you think could keep a Reader engaged for next year? Mysteries work well for me, because they hold my interest. 
3. Do you have any suggestions for how to improve the Read-a-thon next year? It was cool that we entered the books we read into a Database, but I didn't understand how we could actually see the list.
4. What do you think worked really well in this year’s Read-a-thon? It was all good!
5. How many books did you read? 1 and part of 2 others
6. What were the names of the books you read?  V is for Vengeance, Bleachers (partial) and The Bungalow Mystery (partial)
7. Which book did you enjoy most? V is for Vengeance
8. Which did you enjoy least?  I'm halfway through Bleachers - it's o.k, but I'm not loving it
9. If you were a Cheerleader, do you have any advice for next year’s Cheerleaders? Nope
10. How likely are you to participate in the Read-a-thon again? What role would you be likely to take next time?  VERY likely.  Mostly a reader, but also some cheering.

Would like to give a shout-out to my loyal Read-a-Thon buddies:

Laura @Please Pardon the Interruption
Wendy @Wall-to-Wall Books
Ashley Amanda @Fictionista

It was great fun hanging out with all of you.  See you in April, 2013!!

Hours 20, 21, 22, and 23

O.K, I admit it - had a nap.  But I'm back for the last hour!!

Since last update:

Bleachers by John Grisham - 28 pgs
The Bungalow Mystery by Carolyn Keene - 10 pgs  (Yes, it's Nancy Drew!)

Running total, pages:  475
Running total, hours:  9hr, 45min
Total books:  1 +

Hours 18 and 19

Oh, man, I just finished my first book, but the last 20 pages was rough going.  I may have to nap a little, but hopefully I'll be back in a few hours.

Since last update:

V is for Vengeance - 69 pages   Finished!!

Running total, pages:  437
Running total, hours:  9hr, 15min
Total books:  1

Hours 16 and 17

Oh, I'm getting sleepy!!  Maybe I can get a bit of a second wind here.  I had a cup of tea an hour ago, but it's not really helping.  It's early to be breaking out my Coke Cherry Zero, but I may not have a choice. I want to at least finish my one book before I give in for a nap (even if I do sleep for a bit, I think I'll be back).

Since last update:

V is for Vengeance (yes, still!) - 56 pages

Running total, pages:  368
Running total, hours: 7hr, 45min

Hours 13, 14, and 15

Still at it, and still on my FIRST book, but I am enjoying it, and I am going to finish it and move on to other stuff!  I got almost no sleep last night, but I'm doing o.k. at the moment.  If I disappear for a bit at some point, I will most likely be back.  I don't tend to sleep (I know - I said the dreaded word!) for very long stretches of time.  Hope most of you are still hanging in there!

Since last update:

V is for Vengeance - 68 pgs

Running total, pages:  312
Running total, hours:  6hr, 45min

Think I'll go check out the current mini-challenge.

Hours 11 and 12

Half over! No - I don't want it to be!!

Still having more interruptions than I want, but I'll keep plugging along because it's so much FUN!

Since last update:

V is for Vengeance - 52 pgs.

Running total, pages:  244
Running total, hours:  5hr 15min

I had a big stack of books prepared because I thought I'd be skipping around, but I'm into this one and want to see what happens. 

Hours 9 and 10

This will be a quickie post.  No breaks for awhile - I'm going to try to focus for a couple of hours.

Since last update:

V is for Vengeance - 32 pgs

Running total, pages:  192
Running total, hours:  4hr