Read-a-Thon Hours 23 and 24: 5:00 - 7:00

What are you reading right now? Nothing; I finished The Map of Time with half an hour to go and was too tired to pick out a new book, so decided to just spend this last bit of time writing this update, updating my Goodreads, and completing the End of Event Survey, found at the bottom of this post.

Books finished so far: The Decision (Animorphs #18) by K.A. Applegate, Then He Ate My Boy Entrancers (Confessions of Georgia Nicolson #6) by Louise Rennison, George's Marvelous Medicine by Roald Dahl, The Kneebone Boy by Ellen Potter, Twisted by R.L. Stine, and the last 94 pages of The Map of Time by Félix J. Palma

Pages read these hours: 49

Total pages read so far: 1092

Food consumed this hour: None.

End of Event Survey:

1. Which hour was most daunting for you? The first, like, six of them. Mornings are horrible.
2. Could you list a few high-interest books that you think could keep a Reader engaged for next year? All the books I read today were perfect read-a-thon picks! As usual, I recommend Animorphs, anything by R.L. Stine, and the Confessions of Georgia Nicolson. Plus YA and graphic novels in general.
3. Do you have any suggestions for how to improve the Read-a-thon next year? Nope. I continue to be impressed with the people running the show!
4. What do you think worked really well in this year’s Read-a-thon? I pretty much kept to myself and just read, so I don't have a whole lot of feedback here.
5. How many books did you read? 5, plus the last bit of a book I was reading before the read-a-thon.
6. What were the names of the books you read? The Decision (Animorphs #18) by K.A. Applegate, Then He Ate My Boy Entrancers (Confessions of Georgia Nicolson #6) by Louise Rennison, George's Marvelous Medicine by Roald Dahl, The Kneebone Boy by Ellen Potter, Twisted by R.L. Stine, and the last 94 pages of The Map of Time by Félix J. Palma
7. Which book did you enjoy most? They were all great, but probably The Kneebone Boy, just because it was the most different from anything I've read lately.
8. Which did you enjoy least? George's Marvelous Medicine. It wasn't bad, but it just doesn't compare to other Dahl books I love like Matilda or James and the Giant Peach.
9. If you were a Cheerleader, do you have any advice for next year’s Cheerleaders? I wasn't a Cheerleader, and actually, I didn't get visited by any Cheerleaders this time around.
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 continue reading in future read-a-thons.

Read-a-Thon Hours 21 and 22: 3:00 - 5:00

What are you reading right now? The Map of Time by Félix J. Palma

Books finished so far: The Decision (Animorphs #18) by K.A. Applegate, Then He Ate My Boy Entrancers (Confessions of Georgia Nicolson #6) by Louise Rennison, George's Marvelous Medicine by Roald Dahl, The Kneebone Boy by Ellen Potter, Twisted by R.L. Stine

Pages read these hours: 77

Total pages read so far: 1043

Food consumed this hour: Some roasted chickpeas.

I finished my pile! With 3.5 hours to spare! OK, so it was a smaller pile than I usually have prepared, but still. So, rather than go off in search of a new book, I just resumed reading The Map of Time, which I've been reading for nearly a month (it's a rather large book) and am nearly finished. I might just finish it before the read-a-thon's over, though the energy drink seems to be wearing off a bit early...

Read-a-Thon Hours 19 and 20: 1:00 - 3:00

What are you reading right now? Twisted by R.L. Stine

Books finished so far: The Decision (Animorphs #18) by K.A. Applegate, Then He Ate My Boy Entrancers (Confessions of Georgia Nicolson #6) by Louise Rennison, George's Marvelous Medicine by Roald Dahl, The Kneebone Boy by Ellen Potter

Pages read these hours: 116

Total pages read so far: 966

Food consumed this hour: None.

Oh my goodness, R.L. Stine is the king of plot twists. Can't talk now! Must find out what happens!

Read-a-Thon Hours 17 and 18: 23:00 - 1:00

What are you reading right now? Twisted by R.L. Stine

Books finished so far: The Decision (Animorphs #18) by K.A. Applegate, Then He Ate My Boy Entrancers (Confessions of Georgia Nicolson #6) by Louise Rennison, George's Marvelous Medicine by Roald Dahl, The Kneebone Boy by Ellen Potter

Pages read these hours: 85

Total pages read so far: 850

Food consumed this hour: Hot chocolate and then a Monster energy drink.

I'm on the last book in my pile! And still have plenty of time to get through it. Also, feeling great from my energy drink! I'm gonna finish this one strong! (Hopefully not too strong, though. My plan is for the energy drink to wear off in time for me to fall asleep fast at the end.)

Read-a-Thon Hours 15 and 16: 21:00 - 23:00

What are you reading right now? The Kneebone Boy by Ellen Potter

Books finished so far: The Decision (Animorphs #18) by K.A. Applegate, Then He Ate My Boy Entrancers (Confessions of Georgia Nicolson #6) by Louise Rennison, George's Marvelous Medicine by Roald Dahl

Pages read these hours: 91

Total pages read so far: 765

Food consumed this hour: Chips (Ruffles Loaded Potato Skins, which are nowhere near as good as I remembered).

Still going strong with two thirds of the read-a-thon complete! I should be finished The Kneebone Boy by my next update and be on to the last book in my pile, Twisted by R.L. Stine (part of the Point Horror series).

Read-a-Thon Hours 13 and 14: 19:00 - 21:00

What are you reading right now? The Kneebone Boy by Ellen Potter

Books finished so far: The Decision (Animorphs #18) by K.A. Applegate, Then He Ate My Boy Entrancers (Confessions of Georgia Nicolson #6) by Louise Rennison, George's Marvelous Medicine by Roald Dahl

Pages read these hours: 99

Total pages read so far: 674

Food consumed this hour: None.

Feeling great now, and reading steadily with no droopy eyelids! The Kneebone Boy was a great slightly longer read-a-thon pick. And I love the nighttime hours of the read-a-thon!

Read-a-Thon Hours 11 and 12: 17:00 - 19:00

What are you reading right now? The Kneebone Boy by Ellen Potter

Books finished so far: The Decision (Animorphs #18) by K.A. Applegate, Then He Ate My Boy Entrancers (Confessions of Georgia Nicolson #6) by Louise Rennison, George's Marvelous Medicine by Roald Dahl

Pages read these hours: 93

Total pages read so far: 575

Food consumed this hour: A banana, and some gnocchi for supper.

It's evening, so I'm starting to feel like myself! Gotta love being a night owl. I should be at my peak for the next 6 hours or so, after which I'll be dependent on an energy drink. The Kneebone Boy is enjoyable so far; it has a certain Lemony Snicket quality about it.