Elyse's Personal Readathon/Challenge Tracking discussion

note: This topic has been closed to new comments.
1 view
Sept/Oct 2025 Readathons > Dewey's 24-Hour Readathon - October 18-19, 2025

Comments Showing 1-7 of 7 (7 new)    post a comment »
dateUp arrow    newest »

message 1: by Elyse (last edited Oct 18, 2025 08:25AM) (new)

Elyse (winesaboutbooks) | 2997 comments As always, I'm posting on the Goodreads group (Personal Readathon Logs) and Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/winesaboutb...

Sprints are always Hour 1 (8am), 4 (11am), 8 (3pm), 12 (7pm), 16 (11pm), 20 (3am), and 24 (7am).

Keeping with the "past readathon TBRs" TBR, here are my spooky/Kingtober options which I pulled from last year's unread ones:
Physical
Duma Key by Stephen King Bag of Bones by Stephen King Night Shift by Stephen King From a Buick 8 by Stephen King
Audio
American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis Flesh & Bone (Rot & Ruin, #3) by Jonathan Maberry Fire & Ash (Rot & Ruin, #4) by Jonathan Maberry Bits & Pieces (Rot & Ruin, #5) by Jonathan Maberry


New TBR:
CURRENTLY READING
Mrs. Everything by Jennifer Weiner (e-book/audio) (I hope to be done this by EOD Friday)
The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer My Life at Rose Red by Joyce Reardon (physical) (I hope to be done this by EOD Friday)
The Reformatory by Tananarive Due (physical/e-book)
Physical & Audio
Weyward by Emilia Hart White Horse by Erika T. Wurth Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
E-Book & Audio
What Kind of Paradise by Janelle Brown An Easy Death (Gunnie Rose, #1) by Charlaine Harris A Longer Fall (Gunnie Rose, #2) by Charlaine Harris
Physical Only
When She Was Good (Cyrus Haven, #2) by Michael Robotham
Audio Only
Dexter by Design (Dexter, #4) by Jeff Lindsay Bag of Bones by Stephen King Rosemary’s Baby (Rosemary's Baby, #1) by Ira Levin The Descent (Descent, #1) by Jeff Long The Russian Cage (Gunnie Rose, #3) by Charlaine Harris
E-Book & Audio (KU. lowest priority)

A Happy Marriage by A.R. Torre Every Last Secret by A.R. Torre The Summer Guests (The Martini Club, #2) by Tess Gerritsen


message 2: by Elyse (last edited Oct 21, 2025 08:41AM) (new)

Elyse (winesaboutbooks) | 2997 comments Opening Survey
1. How many Dewey's Readathons have you participated in?
Every one since 2016, this thread has been going since 2017. Including Reverses. So a lot. lol
2a. If this is not your first Dewey's Readathon, what are your favorite things from past Dewey's readathons? Are you trying anything new or different this time?
The community but it's getting a *little* hard to keep up with now. 😂 Not trying anything new. If it ain't broke, don't fix it!
2b. What are your goals, and what are you looking forward to during this Readathon?
Just to read and enjoy!
3. What are you looking forward to eating and drinking during this Readathon?
I'm enjoying a caramel macchiato very much right now. I'll be killing for a Caramello later on. Hmm caramel theme!
4. Are you sticking to our official Readathon times or adjusting for your schedule/preferences/etc.?
Adjusted! 24in48 which I started at 8:30pm Friday night since we're going to fall events today and tomorrow.
5. Where are you reading from today?
New Hampshire, USA

Half-Point Progress Report
1. How is your Readathon going? Have you finished 12 hours of reading so far?
It's good even though I've been busy. Nope, not 12 hours!
2. Have you eaten real food yet in the past 12 hours? How much water have you drunk so far in the past 12 hours? (Maybe drink some water now just on principle...)
Yes, I had a good lunch and a good dinner. My body is craving water right now so I'll will be downing some ice cold water!
3.Are you doing a Bingo board or other specific challenge during this Readathon? How is that going so far?
Yes and the Bingo board is going well!
4. Have you finished any books so far in this half of the Readathon?
Not yet!
5. Are you on track to finish what you want to this weekend? What are your plans for the next 12 hours?
My only goal was to read so yes, on track! lol. I'm not sure how long I will stay up. I usually quit around 11, sometimes I manage the sprint to midnight, sometimes I don't. I won't be setting an alarm and waking early this time.

Closing Survey
1. How did your Readathon go overall? What were the highlights for you? Disappointments? Things you might do differently next time?
It went well for the time I had. Just disappointed I had prior plans and couldn't read as much as I wanted to! lol
2. Are you continuing to read for the rest of the weekend?
Of course!
3. How many books have you read in this Readathon? How many have you finished? Which was your favorite?
I read from 3 books and finished 1.
4. Do you plan to do other reading events or readathons between now and October 18th (our next Readathon)?
Uhh...you mean April? Yes.
5. Have you added any tempting books to your TBR during this Readathon?
Nope.


message 3: by Elyse (last edited Oct 21, 2025 09:38AM) (new)

Elyse (winesaboutbooks) | 2997 comments Sprints
Hour 1 (8am): One Bad Night & Other Stories pg 8-53
Hour 4 (11am): Dexter by Design (audio) 7-27%
Hour 8 (3pm): n/a
Hour 12 (7pm): White Horse pg 1-49
Hour 16 (11pm): n/a
Hour 20 (3am): n/a
Hour 24 (7am): n/a

Instagram Bingo Board: https://www.instagram.com/p/DP_d-kEjZPp/


message 4: by Elyse (last edited Oct 21, 2025 09:35AM) (new)

Elyse (winesaboutbooks) | 2997 comments **Dewey’s 24-Hour Readathon Wrap-Up**
Total Time: 9:53
Time Read: 4:30
Time Listened: 5:23
Total Pages: 525
Pages Read: 169
Pages Listened: 356
Books Read Completely: 1
Dexter by Design (Dexter, #4) by Jeff Lindsay
Books Finished: 0
Books Started: 2
One Bad Night & Other Stories by Isabel Armiento White Horse by Erika T. Wurth
Books Continued: 1
The Reformatory by Tananarive Due

**24in48 Readathon Wrap-Up**
Total Time: 17:14
Time Read: 9:20
Time Listened: 7:54
Total Pages: 962
Pages Read: 495
Pages Listened: 467
Books Read Completely: 1
Dexter by Design (Dexter, #4) by Jeff Lindsay
Books Finished: 1
The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer My Life at Rose Red by Joyce Reardon
Books Started: 3
One Bad Night & Other Stories by Isabel Armiento White Horse by Erika T. Wurth Bag of Bones by Stephen King
Books Continued: 1
The Reformatory by Tananarive Due


message 5: by Elyse (last edited Oct 18, 2025 05:49PM) (new)

Elyse (winesaboutbooks) | 2997 comments Friday 8:30-11:15pm
bevvy: strawberry lemonade
food: cheddar and sour cream chips, Sanders pumpkin spice milk chocolate sea salt caramel
book: The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer My Life at Rose Red by Joyce Reardon pg 148-253
The Reformatory by Tananarive Due pg 41-50


message 6: by Elyse (last edited Oct 18, 2025 05:49PM) (new)

Elyse (winesaboutbooks) | 2997 comments Saturday 8am-12pm
bevvy: coffee with cold foam, OJ, caramel macchiato, water
food: 2 apple spiced mini donuts, southwest beef & veggie quesadilla
book: The Reformatory by Tananarive Due pg 51-53
One Bad Night & Other Stories by Isabel Armiento pg 1-53
Dexter by Design (Dexter, #4) by Jeff Lindsay 0-27%


message 7: by Elyse (last edited Oct 18, 2025 05:50PM) (new)

Elyse (winesaboutbooks) | 2997 comments Saturday 12-9pm
bevvy: lemonade, water, crisp apple cider, more water
food: couple bites of bratwurst, apple hand pie, Jersey Mike's turkey and provolone grinder
book: One Bad Night & Other Stories by Isabel Armiento pg 53-64
White Horse by Erika T. Wurth pg 1-49
Dexter by Design (Dexter, #4) by Jeff Lindsay 27-60%


back to top
This topic has been frozen by the moderator. No new comments can be posted.