It's that time of year again! Tomorrow is the Dewey's 24 Hour Read-a-Thon. I've taken part for a couple of years now and I thought I'd give it another go this fall. Minor problem though: I have to work for part of the day tomorrow. Boo! I will be trying to squeeze in as much reading as I can in between a coffee date with a good friend in the morning, the commute to and from work (an hour with no traffic...ugh...wish I could have found good audiobooks...), and the few hours at work. This will be my Saturday night!
So, now that I've told you what my day will look like, what books will I attempt to read?
If I Stay - Gayle Forman
I read Just One Day/Just One Year last year (this year?) and LOVED them. I had put off this one because I didn't know if I was interested and then the damn trailers hooked me. I guess those film people know what they're doing.
Blame it on the Mistletoe - Nicole Michaels
It may be a tad early for Christmas books (the weather is still so nice and fall-like and the trees are oh so pretty!) but this is one I got from NetGalley and it expires on the 24. Time to get into the holiday spirit!
Isla and the Happily Ever After - Stephanie Perkins
I AM SO EXCITED FOR THIS ONE. As much as I cannot freaking wait to dive in, my friend does own a copy of this so if I can't get to this before it's due back at the library I have a Plan B.
Here for the Cake - Emily Poule
This is the next book in my Novel Escapes queue that I've been meaning to read for ages. Plus, it'd be nice to throw in a chick lit book amongst the YA and romance!
I know I won't get to them all but a girl can dream!
My start time for the read-a-thon is 8am. That's when I planned on getting up anyway but I won't start reading until after that. I don't think the library would appreciate me bringing If I Stay into the shower. Unless I can come up with a way to waterproof my books?
Once again I'm taking a super laid back approach to the read-a-thon. I'll read what I can, do what challenges I can, and enjoy the day. It'll give me something to look forward to while I'm at work. Trust me...reading is MUCH better than an Annual General Meeting...
Are you taking part in the read-a-thon? What are you planning on reading? Have you read any of the ones I'm planning on tackling?
Grr I think my comment disappeared because I wasn't signed in when I first wrote it.. anyway.
ReplyDeleteYAY! I'm so excited about the readathon.. always such a fun way to spend the day. And you're right, taking a laid back easy breezy approach is the way to go.
If I Stay is good! And a fairly quick read so you'll be sure to get through it tomorrow, I'm sure :) Enjoy it! My kickoff post is scheduled to go up in the morning.. I went with 4 books too (tho I know it'll be pretty ambitious.. lol)
You have some awesome books on that list. Good luck finding your bits of reading time!
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