Saturday, April 23, 2016

Readathon Kick-Off!

It's 5 a.m. and, as I tell you almost every single Readathon, I'm still asleep! I did see that when I participated in my first Readathon in October 2010, I actually got up at the start of the event. But hey, I was six years younger then than I am now and, these days, I want my full night of sleep. So, I am writing this at midnight and I'll be awake around hour four or five.


This is my stack, with the addition of the second volume of the Edward Scissorhands graphic novel that I got for my birthday. The first three Valente books will be rereads but I want to do that before I read the last two. It's such a lovely, quick series that I'm hopeful that I'll get through most of it today. I have the third and fourth books on audiobook in case I need to rest my eyes by that point in the series. I threw in some other fun-looking middle grade review copies in case I need to take a break from September and her adventures. And I also have The Regional Office is Under Attack! on audiobook. I started it earlier this week on my daily walks and it is a crazy and exciting story. If I need a pick-me-up, this book will do the job! I'll probably stick it on first thing when I wake up to get me going.

I don't have a picture of my snacks at the moment. I'll put one on Instagram and Twitter when I get to the snacking portion of my day. In the morning, I'll be making my traditional scones. I can't wait! Otherwise, I have a lot of snacks that involve popcorn and dark chocolate -- sadly, not together.

I'll be doing all of my updates throughout the day on Instagram and Twitter as part of #TeamOwl so come find me there! I can't wait to spend the day reading with you (and hubby and Z, who are both joining me in order to share my snacks).

Doing this thing,
K

6 comments:

  1. Those Valente books look so pretty all together... I am so behind in that series and haven't bought the last couple because of that. One day!

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    1. I started book three today, the day after Readathon, and will probably just go through the rest this week so that they don't sit here any longer!

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  2. Nice to see you're doing the read-a-thon! Your stack looks fantastic. I love how your family is joining you. Happy reading.

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    1. Thank you! Hubby ended up only reading a little and then spending the quiet time working but Z did awesome and finished five books!

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  3. Hope you are having a great readathon!! I really need to get to the Valente books. Maybe I will dive into them this summer!!

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    1. They would be perfect summer reads. They don't take much attention and the descriptions are wonderful.

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