My first read-a-thon- it's over!!

The Dewey's 24-hour Read-a-Thon is officially over...

I finished 2 books and got 23% of the way done with a third. I call that a success! And I won a door prize at Hour 24- woot!

End of Event Meme:

1. Which hour was most daunting for you? Probably the last hour I participated, which was hour 15 I believe. I was tired, and knew I needed to get to sleep because my husband was going to be waking me up early!
2. Could you list a few high-interest books that you think could keep a Reader engaged for next year? Any of the books by Marcia Clark or Sue Grafton. High fantasy fans will probably like the first book I completed this year, City of Stairs by Robert Jackson Bennett.
3. Do you have any suggestions for how to improve the Read-a-thon next year? It was my first read-a-thon, so I think it went well!
4. What do you think worked really well in this year’s Read-a-thon? The blog was prompted updated every hour, the cheerleaders were great. 
5. How many books did you read? I finished 2 that were partially read when the event started, and got 23% of the way through a 3rd.
6. What were the names of the books you read? City of Stairs by Robert Jackson Bennett, Tabula Rasa by Kristen Lippert-Martin, Gabriel Finley and the Raven's Riddle by George Hagen
7. Which book did you enjoy most? City of Stairs- I'm going to give fantasy another try because of this book!
8. Which did you enjoy least? Even though I'm not not enjoying it, I would say Gabriel Finley- it's middle grade so sometimes it's hard for me to really get into it. But I am liking it so far!
9. If you were a Cheerleader, do you have any advice for next year’s Cheerleaders? n/a
10. How likely are you to participate in the Read-a-thon again? What role would you be likely to take next time? I will definitely be participating again as a reader!! I just hope it falls on a day that I have completely free to devote to reading. 

Dewey's Read-A-Thon: Half-way point!

Hour 12! Halfway!! Woo!! To everyone still reading:

Mid-Event Survey:

1. What are you reading right now? Tabula Rasa by Kristen Lippert-Martin

2. How many books have you read so far? This is my 2nd book.

3. What book are you most looking forward to for the second half of the Read-a-thon? Honestly, I'm not sure what I'm going to pick up next!! I have a bunch of galleys to review so I'm trying to get through those.

4. Have you had many interruptions? How did you deal with those? I'm very distractible so I have had plenty of interruptions. But I take them as my brain needing a little break so I let myself get distracted for a few minutes, then get back to reading.

5. What surprises you most about the Read-a-thon, so far? How content I am to spend the day on the couch with a book. Ok, so I really already knew I would be. But it feels great to actually do it!

Finished one book, onto the next!

Hour 9. One book down. I finished City of Stairs, which I gave 4 stars. Look for my review soon!

Next on my list...

I am currently 39% done with this e-galley from NetGalley. Its getting good and I would love to finish it!!! This book was released September 23, 2014. Here we go...!

Dewey's 24 Hour Read-A-Thon Update #1

Good morning guys!!

The read-a-thon started 2 hours ago, but I'm getting a late start because who doesn't love sleeping in on a Saturday morning?!

I am half-way through City of Stairs by Robert Jackson Bennett, received from Blogging for Books for review. I've been reading this for weeks and would really love to finish it very soon, so I'm going to plug away on that for a bit.

Opening meme questions:

1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today? I am in the USA!

2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to? Winger by Andrew Smith

3) Which snack are you most looking forward to? I don't have much to choose from in the house- maybe some dried pineapple or pumpkin seeds.

4) Tell us a little something about yourself! I'm a married physical therapist with 2 cats and a huge library!

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? Even though I don't have the full 24 hours to participate, I'm looking forward to completing at least 1 book.