24 hour read-a-thon end of event meme

Which hour was most daunting for you?
     Hour 21.  I ended up sleeping off and on for the next couple of hours.
 
Could you list a few high-interest books that you think could keep a Reader engaged for next year?
     If they're into mysteries any of the In Death series by  J. D. Robb are quick and easy to read with enough excitement to keep someone's attention.

Do you have any suggestions for how to improve the Read-a-thon next year?
     No.  I enjoyed it as it was.
 
What do you think worked really well in this year’s Read-a-thon?
     Everything.
 
How many books did you read?
     Three.

What were the names of the books you read?
      Calculated in Death by J. D. Robb, Frost Burned by Patricia Briggs, and Star Wars Dawn of the Jedi: Book One Force Storm by various (this is a graphic novel and I'm finding who to list as the author a bit confusing)

 Which book did you enjoy most?
     They were all great but I kind of liked Star Wars Dawn of the Jedi: Book One Force Storm the best by a narrow margin.

Which did you enjoy least? 
     As I said above they were all great so I wouldn't know how to answer this.

 How likely are you to participate in the Read-a-thon again? What role would you be likely to take next time?
     I will definitely participate again probably as only a reader at least one more time.  

Mid-event survey

1) How are you doing? Sleepy? Are your eyes tired?

Since my catnaps earlier I've been doing better.  Maybe getting a little tired but will drink some more coffee soon.

2) What have you finished reading?

Calculated in Death by J. D. Robb and the first half of Star Wars Dawn of the Jedi: Book One Force Storm

 3) What is your favorite read so far?

Star Wars Dawn of the Jedi: Book One Force Storm though I really liked Calculated in Death too.

4) What about your favorite snacks?

Lima Beans (I know.  Really strange but I made them for lunch and instead of putting away the leftovers I kept eating them.  Sadly, they're gone now)

5) Have you found any new blogs through the readathon? If so, give them some love!

Not really.  May look around later.

Readathon Ninth Hour Update

This is a lot of fun and 290 pages of Calculated in Death by J. D. Robb have been read.  So far it's been fun visiting with favorite characters and watching the mystery unfold.

I took a break for about 45 minutes and listened to Self-Defense by Jonathan Kellerman while walking the cats and doing a bit of other stuff.  It's over 11 hours long but I started it last week and have less than 3 hours to go and am somewhat curious how it will end so I'll probably go back to it soon.

I've also taken a couple of unexpected catnaps.  Guess the work week left me a bit more tired than I thought.  If I get through the rest of the 24 hours with just catnaps I'll be happy but, since there is having fun while reading for a day with nothing else planned, no matter what happens it will be a success.

Mini-challenge Hour 2: Book Spine Poetry

When Gods Die by C.S. Harris

And Justice There is None  by Deborah Crombie

Now May You Weep by Deborah Crombie

Kind of feel like I cheated using 2 books by the same author but I just couldn't resist the poem they made.

Dewey's Read-a-Thon Introductory Questionaire

1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today?

Williamsport, Pennsylvania

2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to?

Calculated in Death by J. D. Robb. 

3) Which snack are you most looking forward to?

I'm trying Coconut Cream Sugar Wafers.  This may be a mistake if I hate them.

4) Tell us a little something about yourself!

I am so happy that it's read-a-thon day.  I've had 7 books sitting out for over month waiting for this day and 4 of them were in favorite series I normally read as soon as they come out.  It's been really tempting but I managed to wait.


5) If you participated in the last read-a-thon, what’s one thing you’ll do different today? If this is your first read-a-thon, what are you most looking forward to?

This is my first read-a-thon and I'm most looking forward to a day of reading.  Normally there are so many things to do but I've been telling everyone what this day was for weeks so hopefully everyone will just let reading happen.

Help with a quote...

If anyone stumbles across this blog and happens to know who wrote the following quote or what it is from could you please tell me.  I thought I memorized it from a book years ago but I've never been able to find it again and multiple internet searches have been no help.  At the time it is likely to have been from a romance novel though science fiction is also a possibility.  It could also have been from fan fiction but that should have turned up in an internet search.

War is a dead man's game.  It turns children into adults before their time.  It makes heroes of them when they die.  Peace will come when dead men learn to voice an opinion.  Until then the secrets of war are buried with our fallen heroes.

They're Watching by Gregg Hurtwitz -- Rating: Good

Summary:  Patrick Davis is a man with both legal and marital troubles whose bad life takes a turn for the horrible when he receives a DVD showing that he is being stalked.  When the stalker's threatening manner and ability to cover his tracks causes Davis to concede to his odd demands things become strange and then Davis discovers just how much worse his life can be

The good:  The story is original and the books is a quick, exciting read.  I really enjoyed the way Davis' marital problems were depicted and how this portion of the story was resolved.

The bad:  The plot is wholly unbelievable with a storyline halfway between a mystery and a soap opera.

Conclusion:  Despite knowing as I was reading the book that it was very contrived for the most part it was  also good fun.  The lack of anything like realism is made up for by the originality and excitement of the plot.