October 22, 2015

I Feel Like Gabbing Today - I'm doing my own read-a-thon!

** I want to share with you the very random thoughts that pop into my head and chat with you about them. Many are bookish thoughts and many are not. I feel like I don't have enough discussion type posts on the blog so I am giving this a whirl. Some days I will talk about a specific topic and sometimes I will just throw some random thoughts at you. So please sit back, relax, and take a second to chat with me today.

Read-A-Thons are My Jam

I love read-a-thons! There is just something about the challenge of reading as many books as I possibly can in a given amount of time that makes me swoon. It doesn't hurt to have a group of people who love reading as much as me participating as well. I really do enjoy the camaraderie. I also love mini challenges and everything else that happens during a read-a-thon, but mostly I like to...
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Bout of Books is my all time favorite read-a-thon! One whole week of reading, twitter chats, mini challenges, and even more reading?! Sign me up! I am sure most of you have also heard of the Dewey 24 hour read-a-thon. Sadly, I am never able to participate because I work Saturdays, and that was no exception this year. But by crazy chance and miracle (or because I follow her blog) I stumbled upon Bookish's blog post about her experience participating in Dewey and her tips of participating in a read-a-thon. This was a sign. I realized that I should just make my own read-a-thon since I ironically just so happen to have this Saturday off work. 

I have to work this coming Friday night and Sunday, but I have ALL day Saturday to read. The only thing I have planned for this weekend is being home for when my couch is delivered, that is it. Even my husband has work and will be gone a good chunk of the day. That means almost NO DISTRACTIONS all day. Could I have a more perfect opportunity to do my very own read-a-thon? I don't think so. (Days off are rare as I'm sure most of you know.) If you want to read all day Saturday with me you are more than welcome to join in on the fun. OR if you are busy you can pick your very own read-a-thon day sometime in the near future and read your heart out when it works best for you.

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THIS WEEKEND

Start: Sat. Oct. 24th at 9:00 am
Finish: Sun. Oct 25th at 2:00 am
Total Reading Time: 17 Hours
Total Books I Want to Read: Two Novels & Two Graphic Novels
My Level of Excitement to Begin: Off the charts!
The Amount of Fun to be had: Infinite



What I am Reading


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If you want to read all day with me on Saturday then please leave me a comment so when I take a quick break I can check in with you! If you can't join me this weekend, that is totally understandable since this is last minute and not really an official thing at all. I just hope you find some time to have your very own personal read-a-thon! Or maybe you don't like participating in read-a-thons because of the pressure or for another reason. I would love to hear your thoughts on this week's topic below! Happy reading! :D

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18 comments:

  1. JennReneeOctober 22, 2015 at 6:33 AM

    I love Deweys 24 readathon. I do it whenever i can. I don't know if I am working saturday but I will see if I can join in with you. I will for sure be checking in on you. This is awesome.

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    1. KayOctober 22, 2015 at 10:59 PM

      I hope you can join me! If not I totally understand!! I am sure Dewey is a lot of fun (I lived vicariously through your posts.) One day I won't have to work and I will be able to join in on all the fun!

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  2. UnknownOctober 22, 2015 at 9:29 AM

    I wanna read Six of crows but I haven't read the Grisha's novels yet :(

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  3. Lauren @ Bookmark LitOctober 22, 2015 at 10:03 AM

    Woo! Have fun!! I've been wanting to do a persona readathon for a while but I usually have no time to pull it off. Even if my weekend is open, my boyfriend and I both always have Saturdays/Sundays off together. I don't think I could ever get him to leave me alone long enough ;)

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    1. KayOctober 22, 2015 at 11:01 PM

      I totally understand that! I hope you can find some time for your own personal readathon! I know how hard it is.

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  4. ChristineOctober 22, 2015 at 10:20 AM

    I love the idea of your own read-a-thon! My parents are visiting this Saturday, but I really should do this sometime -- maybe not as many hours because of my little guy, but even reading one whole book on a Saturday or Sunday would be awesome :)

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    1. KayOctober 22, 2015 at 11:01 PM

      Thanks so much Christine! You should definitely do this some time! Those goals sound perfect. :D

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  5. Kimberly @ Caffeinated ReviewerOctober 22, 2015 at 6:04 PM

    I love thons too, and host quite a few all year long because of it. Some of my closest bookish online friends were made through read-a-thons.

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    1. KayOctober 22, 2015 at 11:02 PM

      That is awesome Kimba! I wish I could participate in every single read-a-thon! :D

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  6. LindaOctober 23, 2015 at 1:07 AM

    Cool. We're going to be out of town this weekend otherwise I would join you. My participation in Dewey's readathon last week was poor. I'd love a chance to make it up.

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    1. KayNovember 4, 2015 at 9:45 AM

      Next read-a-thon you will rock it! Sometimes life just gets in the way. I hop you had a nice weekend.

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  7. LolaOctober 23, 2015 at 12:11 PM

    Good luck! Looking forward to finding out how much you were able to read! :)

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  8. UnknownOctober 24, 2015 at 8:13 PM

    I'm curious how your day of reading went?? I hope you loved all your books and had a great time. I've actually never done a read-a-thon.

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    1. KayNovember 4, 2015 at 9:46 AM

      I loved the books and I had a very nice time just reading all day. You should try a read-a-thon sometime! Bout of Books is a fun one and very very low pressure. :D

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  9. NicoleOctober 30, 2015 at 6:50 AM

    GAH I am so behind on your posts but I hope your readathon was a success and that you loved TIH and SoC!!!

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    1. KayNovember 4, 2015 at 9:47 AM

      I was really behind on posts for a while there too! It happens! <3

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