Winter Respite Readathon Wrap-Up Post

In my final day I managed to get 1hr30 of reading done- not as good as I'd hoped but OK I guess.

What really surprised me about this readathon was how easy I found it to get engrossed in my books. I read fast, so fast in fact that (for once) my reviews have fallen slightly behind schedule. I also managed to find time to join in with some of the mini-challenges, which is unusual for me during a short event like this.

Next readathon I think I shall stick with just trying to read ans join in challenges as much as I can, rather than setting an actual time / number of books target. Having a variety of books to read also helped me. 

I hope that you enjoyed my posts and that they weren't too boring for non-readathon readers- I shall be returning to normal scheduling now for at least a little while. And of course, don't forget to check out the 2 giveaways currently running here (links on the right-hand sidebar).

Readathon Summary
Reading time: 12h30
Number of books finished: 4
Number of challenges participated in: 3
How I feel about this: :)

Winter Respite Readathon Update #4

Yesterday (Saturday) I had a decent reading time. I really got into reading 'The Wyrd Sisters' by Terry Pratchett and finished it in 2hr30. Not a bad pace, I think. Review up later today.

Now I'm reading Just:Imagine by Danielle Strickland and Campbell Roberts. It'll be one of the few non-fiction books I read this year, and its really motivating me to try to do more for justice. Look out for my Action Reader Actions at the end of reviews, and on 'Blog for the Thought' (my sister-blog about faith and issues).

Winter Respite Readathon Update #3

Having just finished my second book of the readathon, yesterday proved to be a fast reading day for me. I only managed to read for 3 hours, due to repeated headaches and tired eyes, but I've almost reached the end of my 3rd book now. Hoping tha I can get on just as well today.

Winter Respite Readthon Mini-Mini-Challenge

The True Book Addict has challenged readathon participants to come up with a paragraph made up from various book sentences.
Here's mine (original book text in bold):

It had happened that Vitoller's strolling players had been passing through at the time, and the dwarf had ventured one small copper coin on a performance of The Dragon of the Plains. Now he was bored and also angry. Mix them all together... and they seemed to cancel out, become a mere hundrum way of filling the stage for a couple of hours.                                         Taken from 'Wyrd Sisters' by Terry Pratchett

Winter Respite Readathon Mega-Challenge

The True Book Addict has set us a covet and cherish challenge.

Here what I covet:

 

And now to tell you about what I cherish:

I have four permanent collections of book: Terry Pratchett,Ursula le Guin, Christian Jacq and Jasper Fforde. These are housed ontop of my wardrobes, so that they are really easy to see. Amongst the bookends holding them up are two wooden owls. These are beautifully hand-carved and painted- I like to think of them as the guardians of my Ancient Egypt book collection.

The rest of my books are on one of three bookshelves that surround my room. There are over 200 books in total and they are roughly sorted by time period. I try to read a mix of time periods, writing styles and genres from these. On the bookshelf next to my bed I have a small collection of my immediate TBRs- basically what I'm intending to read over the next few weeks. 

I would hate to find myself ever without a book at hand, or to have a choice of what to read- this is why I really cherish all my books!

Winter Respite Readathon Update #2

Wednesday's reading didn't really happen as I ran out of time due to various commitments- 30minutes reading achieved.
Yesterday was slightly less busy, but only slightly. In the end I managed to just about squeeze in 1hr 30mins worth of reading. I was quite pleased with this since it was a jam-packed day.
On other news, I won a prize for day 2- a lovely surprise!

The bad news is that I'm not  feeling very well today. The good news is that it means I have plenty of time to read as I don't feel up to much else (if I can keep awake that is).

Winter Respite Readathon Update #1

First day started off quite promising. Despite having housework to do I nevertheless managed 3 hours worth of reading. I finished my first book (Sourcery by Terry Pratchett- click for review). I was pleased and certain that my part of this readathon would be a success.

Then yesterday I unexpectedly ended up being out all day. My Dad arrived back from a journey in the evening, and we all ended up watching TV together. The result- only 30minutes of reading done.

So, 3.5 hours so far. I wonder what surprises (and reading opportunities) today will hold.

Winter's Respite Readathon Starting Post

This week I'm participating in the 'Winter Respite Readathon'.

My aim is quite simple, to read as many books as I can during the week. To this end I'm going to be extra vigilant to always carry a book with me, substitute most of my TV watching for reading, and find any excuse possible to read during the rest of the time.

My TBR shelves are stacked high (199 at last count), so I'm going to continue working my way through them during the readathon. At the moment I'm reading 'Sourcery' by Terry Pratchett, then I plan to read 'The Corridors of Dead' by Jonathan D. Allen. Stay tuned for what I'll be reading after that as I've yet to decide.

I'm also hoping to enter at least one mini-challenge. I'm notoriously bad for picking and choosing on these, so I'm not 100% sure it will happen though.

As always I welcome any comments you might have. I will be visiting other bloggers doing the readathon, but may not have time to post so please don't think you've been neglected if you don't hear from me.
Good luck everyone with your reading!