Once again, it's time for Dewey's 24-Hour Read-a-Thon. 

   

As always, the read-a-thon for me starts at 2 pm on Saturday, and ends at 2 pm on Sunday.

      

And this will be my 12th time participating.

 

 

 

I've been thinking about what I'll read, and what I'll eat, and if I should set any goals, and I kept changing my mind, but at this last second (while I'm writing this post), I decided to just read as much as I can, and whatever I decide at the moment, and my only set goal is to read at least 6 hours! 

As for what I'll be reading, I have quite a lot shorter books (both on my kindle & on my bookshelf) I might read, as well as longer ones, and I might even re-read a favorite one, so lots to choose from, but I didn't make a list of possible reads!

 

So, that's it! I'll update this post with my progress & probably some challenges I'll do!

 

  

 

I hope everyone will have a great time, so HAPPY READING!!!!! 

 

 

Introductory Meme:

  

 

1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today?

- As always, from my home in Skopje, Macedonia (that's in Europe).

  
2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to?

- To be honest, I don't have one, but I'm looking forward to re-reading something by Neil Gaiman (my most fav author), as well as reading something spooky (I'm in a mood for that right now).

3) Which snack are you most looking forward to?

- My homemade delicious ice cream. Usually, for the fall edition of this read-a-thon, I can't buy one (they don't sell it here anymore when the weather gets cold), but I've found that it's the perfect thing to wake me up in the night when I start to get sleepy, so this time, I made it myself ;)

 
4) Tell us a little something about yourself!

- I just turned 29 last Monday (can't believe I'm 29), I adore caramel sauce (caramel ice cream & vanilla ice cream with caramel sauce, yum [see #3 lol] & I've been blogging since 2009, though this year I've been procrastinating, so I'm hoping to get back to it any day now (maybe this read-a-thon will be the push I need)!

 
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?

- Well, last time I made a list of books to read for the read-a-thon, and I didn't track the time I've spent reading, and I had no goals, and this time, I don't have a set list of books to read for the read-a-thon, I decided to count the time spent reading, and my one & only set goal is to read at least 6 hours!

 

  

     

Cover Escape Mini Challenge:

  

The moment I read what the challenge is, I knew I had to find a book with a beach cover, and a beach under moonlight, yes, please! I'd love to escape there :)
  

Mid-Event Survey:

 

1. What are you reading right now?

- Dead Boy by Laurel Gale.

 
2. How many books have you read so far?

- 5 books.

 
3. What book are you most looking forward to for the second half of the Read-a-thon?

- The Brigadier's Runaway Bride by Erica Ridley.

 

4. Have you had many interruptions? How did you deal with those?

- Yes, I had. I just did what I had to do, and as fast as I can, so I can go back to reading.

 
5. What surprises you most about the Read-a-thon, so far?

- I really like the different challenges. They seem especially fun.    

   
 

 Recommendation Train:

  

 

To a reader that loved Neil Gaiman's The Ocean at the End of the Lane, I recommended A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness. Also, I listed one of my Gaiman reads as my fav, too.

 

  

4 Seasons 4 Books Mini Challenge:

   

Update #1: 

At first, the read-a-thon didn't go as planned (there were some interruptions), but even after all that, I'm actually quite happy with everything that I read. Ok, they're all childrens books, but it was more than I expected. So far I read:

 

The Neil Gaiman books were all re-reads, and I loved them all over again. I also started a couple of other 2 books: Dead Boy by Laurel Gale (40% read - I'm returning to it right away) & Seaside by Wylde Scott (20% read). So far, the time I've spent reading is 3 h 11 min!

  

   

Update #2:

 

  

I finished reading Dead Boy, and this book actually turned out amazing & unexpected, and I loved it! I also started reading The Brigadier's Runaway Bride, but now it's time to get some sleep. It's almost 7 am here, and I need some rest, at least a few hours, and then I'm planning to read again. Time I've spent reading since my previous update is 2 h 41 min, and that makes a total of 5 h 52 min, so I'm pretty much done with my only goal.

 
 

Wrap Up:

I'm late with the wrap up, but it was a great read-a-thon for me! I reached my goal (read for about six and a half hours), read the 6 books mentioned aboth, as well as read 20% from Seaside & 80% from The Brigadier's Runaway Bride, so they both together make another book ;) And did plenty of challenges as well, and of course, I'll participate again :)