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24-Hour Read-a-Thon
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2025 Final RAT Stats
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Oooookay, so let's see what I ended up with this year.Give us the Scoop:
✓ Number of days/hours spent reading: total fail of reading 24 hours in 3 sittings of 8 hours haha. I did 8 hours twice, and the rest was a maximum of 7 hours, or less of course.
Since I always track the entire month, I have more or less pages on a daily basis. Some days it wasn't a lot of pages at all, my lowest was 4 almost-not-worth-mentioning pages, some days I read at least for half the evening instead of turning on the TV. All in all, I read a lot this month.
✓ Number of pages read: 2806
✓ Number and/or list of books read:
✓ Currently Reading at start of RAT
Forever by Maggie Stiefvater - on page 214/489
✓ Books started during RAT
✓ Completed Books
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Optional Add'l Info to Share:
✓ Did you find it fun or was it more of a chore to complete?
always fun :-)
✓ Is this your first time participating in a Read-a-Thon? If so, would you participate again or was once enough? If not, how did this year's RAT compare?
I found my concentration span lacking when it came to the 8 hour slots. I always did the 2-7 hour RAT and I think that is still the better way to go for me. It's been ages since I sat and read for 12 hours at a time, and 8 hours was apparently a lot to ask this year as well ;-) This time RAT really showed me again how some books can be read super quickly and others take so much more time for a smaller amount of pages read.
✓ Did you choose RAT books in advance? If so, were you able to read all of the books you'd set aside? Did you find yourself straying from your chosen books and reading more based on mood or another reason?
I wanted to use RAT to clear out some books from my currently-reading shelf. It mostly worked as I read 3 out of 4 I'd chosen. The fourth one is just.. meh. And the book club book was of course planned as well.
✓ Did you have a favorite reading spot?
Nope :-)
✓ Did you find it difficult to stick to your reading schedule? If so, how'd ya overcome it?
No schedule for me. I figured, since I had some time off work it would come easily. Ha. Ha. :-p
✓ Did you discover a new series, author or genre?
While I read two new-to-me authors, I wouldn't exactly call them discoveries. I might read Dana Schwartz's second book in that series, but I'm not sure I want to pick up another book by Janet Skeslien Charles.
✓ Did you read alone or with partner?
alone
✓ Which book format(s) did you use for your RAT? Audio, Paperback/Hardcover (DTB), or eBook OR did you use a mix of formats?
Paperbacks all around with a bit of audio mixed in for the Mercy Thompson re-reads.
✓ Number of days/hours spent reading I read 2+ hrs each day of the month, but did a shit job of tracking how long each day and on each book.
✓ Number and/or list of books read
I read less than my typical # of books in Sept, but they were all good
✓ Number of pages read
Didn't tally page count
✓ Did you find it fun or was it more of a chore to complete?
RL is a stressfest right now, but I was able to lose myself in books for a bit, which is always nice. I struggled to stick with anything outside of ID-land, which is also unusual for me.
✓ Is this your first time participating in a Read-a-Thon? If so, would you participate again or was once enough? If not, how did this year's RAT compare?
Not the first or the last.
✓ Did you choose RAT books in advance? If so, were you able to read all of the books you'd set aside? Did you find yourself straying from your chosen books and reading more based on mood or another reason?
Just read whatever caught my interest enough to stick with and ended up continuing my plow through Robb's In Death.
✓ Did you have a favorite reading spot?
Bed
✓ Did you find it difficult to stick to your reading schedule? If so, how'd ya overcome it?
Not difficult b/c I went with one I knew I'd be able to complete 😉
✓ Did you discover a new series, author or genre?
Victoria recommended For Whom the Belle Tolls by Jaysea Lynn, which I grabbed and enjoyed. It was longer than I think it needed to be for the story, but still enjoyed the time spent with the characters. Lily's paradise sounded awesome. I'll continue on with the series.
✓ Did you read alone or with partner?
Aside from a few hrs finishing off an audiobook listen with my husband, I read alone.
✓ Which book format(s) did you use for your RAT? Audio, Paperback/Hardcover (DTB), or eBook OR did you use a mix of formats?
1 Audible book
6 Kindle ebooks
✓ Number of days/hours spent reading3 days, 8h each
✓ Number and/or list of books read
✓ Number of pages read
2141 pages in total, the last day was a tad less than the others
✓ Did you find it fun or was it more of a chore to complete?
The first two sessions were super fun, I was in the zone, and I got a lot of reading done. But the third session just wasn't happening, or I would be too tired to continue after six hours 😫 I'm glad I've got it done in the end, even if it's a tad late 😅
✓ Is this your first time participating in a Read-a-Thon? If so, would you participate again or was once enough? If not, how did this year's RAT compare?
I think this is the third or fourth time I participated, and I will join again next year, of course... but maybe not for 8-hour sessions, cause that was rough.
✓ Did you choose RAT books in advance? If so, were you able to read all of the books you'd set aside? Did you find yourself straying from your chosen books and reading more based on mood or another reason?
I chose my books upfront... and read none of them 😁😁 So yeah, I just read what caught my fancy at that time.
✓ Did you have a favorite reading spot?
Sofa, curled up with a blanket, snacks, hot chocolate, and cats... I mean, what more do you want?
✓ Did you find it difficult to stick to your reading schedule? If so, how'd ya overcome it?
Yessssssssss… work just rly rly rly threw a wrench in my plans. I was so tired all the time.
But I didn't force myself, I just listened to my body, and well, I got there in the end 😊
✓ Did you discover a new series, author or genre?
Nope
✓ Did you read alone or with partner?
Alone
✓ Which book format(s) did you use for your RAT? Audio, Paperback/Hardcover (DTB), or eBook OR did you use a mix of formats?
Kindle ebooks
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CONGRATULATIONS! You've completed your RAT! We'd love to hear how it went!
Give us the Scoop:
✓ Number of days/hours spent reading
✓ Number and/or list of books read
✓ Number of pages read
Optional Add'l Info to Share:
✓ Did you find it fun or was it more of a chore to complete?
✓ Is this your first time participating in a Read-a-Thon? If so, would you participate again or was once enough? If not, how did this year's RAT compare?
✓ Did you choose RAT books in advance? If so, were you able to read all of the books you'd set aside? Did you find yourself straying from your chosen books and reading more based on mood or another reason?
✓ Did you have a favorite reading spot?
✓ Did you find it difficult to stick to your reading schedule? If so, how'd ya overcome it?
✓ Did you discover a new series, author or genre?
✓ Did you read alone or with partner?
✓ Which book format(s) did you use for your RAT? Audio, Paperback/Hardcover (DTB), or eBook OR did you use a mix of formats?
✮✪ PARTICIPANTS' FINAL RAT STATS ✪✮
⓵ DO NOT DISTURB: One day (24h)
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⓶ NOSE TO THE GRINDSTONE: Two days (12h)
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⓷ WILL WORK FOR BOOKS: Three days (8h)
1. Eldarwen
2. Victoria
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⓸ SLOW & STEADY: Four or more days (2-7h)
1. Sandra
2. CassieCruel
3. Steph
4. Moondance
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