My last post for Dewey's 24 Read-a-thon

 

My favorite reading challenge has come to and end. I have really enjoyed the reading and the challenges. I didn't visit very many sights but, I plan on it once I get some sleep.

My goals and how I did

1. Stay up 24 hours. I did it. I wasn't sure I would when I woke up at 5am so tired
2. Finish 3 books. I finished 2 and listed to another
3. Visit 50 blogs: I think I got to 30. I hope to visit more in a few days
4. Try to read 30 minutes out of every hour. I think I did. I just don't pay any attention time after hour 10

End of Event Meme:

1. Which hour was most daunting for you? 21 I didn't know if would be able to last the full 24 hours
2. Could you list a few high-interest books that you think could keep a Reader engaged for next year? I did a few YA book this Challenge. I like that there fast to read and I can move on to my next selection.
3. Do you have any suggestions for how to improve the Read-a-thon next year? I think a Calender would be good.
4. What do you think worked really well in this year’s Read-a-thon? I can't think of anything right now.
5. How many books did you read? I finished reading 2 and about 4 hours on a audio book
6. What were the names of the books you read? Being Nikki and Runaway by Meg Cabot. I am listening to Toys by James Patterson
7. Which book did you enjoy most? Runaway
8. Which did you enjoy least? I would have to say Toys because, I'm not going to be able to finish it
9. If you were a Cheerleader, do you have any advice for next year’s Cheerleaders?
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 be participating in the next one. It's also a strong possibility I will be signing up to be a Cheerleader.

Dewey Challenges

 

Challenge 1

Pick a paragraph & win a book

 1) Pick a paragraph or a quote from the book you’re reading now.
2) Add it to the comments on the cautious.dk 

 3) Add the author of the book and the title.
4) Send your comment along with your name, email and a blog if you have one.

My Paragraph

 Being Nikkie by Meg Cabot

Waves are crashing agasinst the backs of my legs, and the water, which this afternoon had been a warm turquoise, has turned an icy black. The rocks to which I'm clinging are cutting into my fingertips and the bottoms of my feet. They're slippery as a glacier, but I can't let go or I'll fall into that frigid water, in which--no exaggeration--sharks are swarming beneath me.

Challenge 2

Puzzles at Little Miss Reader 

Challenge 3

Comment on  betteleecrosby.com 

Challenge 4

Book puzzle 

Hosted by librariansbookreviews

 For this challenge, you will be creating a Book Puzzle.  Essentially, this is a series of pictures, graphics, or photos that you put together that will describe a book title

 

 

Can you guess the book?

 

  Challenge 5

Best of Your Reading Year 

Hosted by lisas world of books

Best Romance Book of Your Reading Year

Best YA Book of Your Reading Year

Best New Adult Book of Your Reading Year

Best Mystery Book of Your Reading Year

Best Non-Fiction Book of Your Reading Year

Best Sci-Fi Book of Your Reading Year

Best Fantasy Book of Your Reading Year

Best Children’s Book of Your Reading Year

Best Fiction Book of Your Reading Year

Best Main Character of Your Reading Year

Best Author of Your Reading Year

Best Supporting Character of Your Reading Year

Best Cover of Your Reading Year

Best Character You Love To Have of Your Reading Year

Best Setting of Your Reading Year

Best Story Line of Your Reading Year

Best Indie Author of Your Reading Year

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Best Book of Your Reading Year

Best Romance Book of Your Reading Year

Best YA Book of Your Reading Year

Best New Adult Book of Your Reading Year

Best Mystery Book of Your Reading Year

Best Non-Fiction Book of Your Reading Year

Best Sci-Fi Book of Your Reading Year

Best Fantasy Book of Your Reading Year

Best Children’s Book of Your Reading Year

Best Fiction Book of Your Reading Year

Best Main Character of Your Reading Year

Best Author of Your Reading Year

Best Supporting Character of Your Reading Year

Best Cover of Your Reading Year

Best Character You Love To Have of Your Reading Year

Best Setting of Your Reading Year

Best Story Line of Your Reading Year

Best Indie Author of Your Reading Year

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Best Book of Your Reading Year

Best Romance Book of Your Reading Year

Best YA Book of Your Reading Year

Best New Adult Book of Your Reading Year

Best Mystery Book of Your Reading Year

Best Non-Fiction Book of Your Reading Year

Best Sci-Fi Book of Your Reading Year

Best Fantasy Book of Your Reading Year

Best Children’s Book of Your Reading Year

Best Fiction Book of Your Reading Year

Best Main Character of Your Reading Year

Best Author of Your Reading Year

Best Supporting Character of Your Reading Year

Best Cover of Your Reading Year

Best Character You Love To Have of Your Reading Year

Best Setting of Your Reading Year

Best Story Line of Your Reading Year

Best Indie Author of Your Reading Year

- See more at: http://www.lisasworldofbooks.net/2014/hour-6-mini-challenge-best-reading-year#sthash.D4HJTnbY.dpuf

Best Book of Your Reading Year 

Allegiant by Veronica Roth

Best Romance Book of Your Reading Year

The Host by Stephanie Meyer 

Best YA Book of Your Reading Year

Scarlete by Marissa Meyer

Best New Adult Book of Your Reading Year

?

Best Mystery Book of Your Reading Year

Turn Coat by Jim Butcher 

Best Non-Fiction Book of Your Reading Year

Kabul Beauty School: An American Women Goes Behind the Veil by Deborah Rodriguez 

(only one I remember reading)

Best Sci-Fi Book of Your Reading Year

Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi

Best Fantasy Book of Your Reading Year

Ghost Story by Jim Butcher 

Best Children’s Book of Your Reading Year

?

Best Fiction Book of Your Reading Year

?

Best Main Character of Your Reading Year

Harry Dresden from the Dresden Files by Jim Butcher

 

Best Author of Your Reading Year

Jim Butcher 

Best Supporting Character of Your Reading Year

Iko from Cinder by Marissa Meyer 

Best Cover of Your Reading Year

Fallen by Lauren Kate 

Best Character You Love To Have of Your Reading Year

Harry Dresden 

Best Setting of Your Reading Year

?

Best Story Line of Your Reading Year

?

Best Indie Author of Your Reading Year

?

  

Challenge 6

Create a six-word celebration of Dewey's Read-a-Thon

My Answer

The Joy of Reading All Day

Best Book of Your Reading Year

Best Romance Book of Your Reading Year

Best YA Book of Your Reading Year

Best New Adult Book of Your Reading Year

Best Mystery Book of Your Reading Year

Best Non-Fiction Book of Your Reading Year

Best Sci-Fi Book of Your Reading Year

Best Fantasy Book of Your Reading Year

Best Children’s Book of Your Reading Year

Best Fiction Book of Your Reading Year

Best Main Character of Your Reading Year

Best Author of Your Reading Year

Best Supporting Character of Your Reading Year

Best Cover of Your Reading Year

Best Character You Love To Have of Your Reading Year

Best Setting of Your Reading Year

Best Story Line of Your Reading Yea

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  Challenge 7

                       A Coffee Challenge

 The goal is to dream-up a coffee or tea related beverage with a literary bent.

 Challenge by fig and thistle

My Drink 

This challenge is hard for me. I don't drink coffee or tea. However a friend of my likes add Aquafina flavor splash to her ice tea. I think the citrus splash in ice tea would be perfect for Nikki in Airheads by Meg Cabot

Best Book of Your Reading Year

Best Romance Book of Your Reading Year

Best YA Book of Your Reading Year

Best New Adult Book of Your Reading Year

Best Mystery Book of Your Reading Year

Best Non-Fiction Book of Your Reading Year

Best Sci-Fi Book of Your Reading Year

Best Fantasy Book of Your Reading Year

Best Children’s Book of Your Reading Year

Best Fiction Book of Your Reading Year

Best Main Character of Your Reading Year

Best Author of Your Reading Year

Best Supporting Character of Your Reading Year

Best Cover of Your Reading Year

Best Character You Love To Have of Your Reading Year

Best Setting of Your Reading Year

Best Story Line of Your Reading Year

Best Indie Author of Your Reading Year

Or anything else your want to tell us the Best of Your Reading Year

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  Challenge 8 

On Food and Books

Hosted by A Girl That Likes Books

Make a post where you will share your best "book-inspired" recipe

My Recipe

Banana Splits

Vanilla Ice cream, Banana's, and lot's of topping's

I have been craving them ever since I read about them in the book I am currently reading. Unfortunately, I didn't get ice cream for this read-a-thon

Challenge 9

Shelfie

By The book Monsters 

 Take a picture aka Shelfie of your shelves

 

Only shelf half way clean

  Challenge 10

First Editions by The bluestocking society

Take your current readathon book, find the copyright page, and attempt to identify its edition

 I believe mine is a first edition but, I can't get my picture to post. I've been trying for almost an hour. I'm done trying.

Challenge 11

I'm not even going to try 

 

Challenge 12

Name in Title's by Geeky Blogger

Spell out your name in book titles 

My Name

Allegiant by Veronica Roth

Night Broken by Patricia Briggs

Ninth Key by Meg Cabot

Airhead by Meg Cabot 

Challenge 13

That reminds me of a book by Doing Dewey

  Share a picture that captures the way you imagine a particular bookish world

 

The Half-Stitch Amish Quilting Club by Wanda E. Brunstetter 

Challenge 14

Page 35, 3 Sentence by Bibliophibian 

My Sentence in Runway by Meg Cabot

In the months that I'd gotten to know her, the two of us had really bonded.

 

To learn more about the Read-A-Thon or to see my start-up and update post click HERE 

Challenge 15

An uncomfy challenge! by bits and bites

 Experience reading somewhere you never read before

 

I don't think there is a place I would be uncomfortable reading. I've read in the bath, outside, in a restaurant, at a party, when family was visiting, I even read one time while out hunting. 

I just thought of something. I have not read in the shower. I already read in the bath today. But, I plan on reading tomorrow in the shower on my daughters ipod. I may limit it to a page. I don't want to waste water.

Best Book of Your Reading Year

Best Romance Book of Your Reading Year

Best YA Book of Your Reading Year

Best New Adult Book of Your Reading Year

Best Mystery Book of Your Reading Year

Best Non-Fiction Book of Your Reading Year

Best Sci-Fi Book of Your Reading Year

Best Fantasy Book of Your Reading Year

Best Children’s Book of Your Reading Year

Best Fiction Book of Your Reading Year

Best Main Character of Your Reading Year

Best Author of Your Reading Year

Best Supporting Character of Your Reading Year

Best Cover of Your Reading Year

Best Character You Love To Have of Your Reading Year

Best Setting of Your Reading Year

Best Story Line of Your Reading Year

Best Indie Author of Your Reading Year

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Best Book of Your Reading Year

Best Romance Book of Your Reading Year

Best YA Book of Your Reading Year

Best New Adult Book of Your Reading Year

Best Mystery Book of Your Reading Year

Best Non-Fiction Book of Your Reading Year

Best Sci-Fi Book of Your Reading Year

Best Fantasy Book of Your Reading Year

Best Children’s Book of Your Reading Year

Best Fiction Book of Your Reading Year

Best Main Character of Your Reading Year

Best Author of Your Reading Year

Best Supporting Character of Your Reading Year

Best Cover of Your Reading Year

Best Character You Love To Have of Your Reading Year

Best Setting of Your Reading Year

Best Story Line of Your Reading Year

Best Indie Author of Your Reading Year

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Best Book of Your Reading Year

Best Romance Book of Your Reading Year

Best YA Book of Your Reading Year

Best New Adult Book of Your Reading Year

Best Mystery Book of Your Reading Year

Best Non-Fiction Book of Your Reading Year

Best Sci-Fi Book of Your Reading Year

Best Fantasy Book of Your Reading Year

Best Children’s Book of Your Reading Year

Best Fiction Book of Your Reading Year

Best Main Character of Your Reading Year

Best Author of Your Reading Year

Best Supporting Character of Your Reading Year

Best Cover of Your Reading Year

Best Character You Love To Have of Your Reading Year

Best Setting of Your Reading Year

Best Story Line of Your Reading Year

Best Indie Author of Your Reading Year

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Puzzle Answer: Divergent by Veronica Roth