Dewey's 24 Hour Read-a-Thon discussion

As often happens, there are books and challenges we want to finish. So a Cool Down Week helps us to complete our lists.

Starting from the end of the Readathon and for as long as you need, use this thread to tell us of all the books you complete as part of the readathon lists and challenges.

I'll be working on more of my TBR!

I'm hoping to finish the following that I started prior to the readathon:

The Sons of El Rey
Endling

My plan is to go through the readathon leftovers

I did not get enough sleep last and busy day, but did ifnish and read this one this evening:

I will be finishing these two books started
a Perry Mason case The Case of the Velvet Claws by Erle Stanley Gardner

M Is for Magic by Neil Gaiman


I will be reading what was on a backup list
The Invisible Girl by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

I didn't get more audio done today but hoping to finish my Perry Mason tomorrow

Tomorrow for me too. Erin. I am enjoying Neil Gaiman's imagination too too much.

Cynda wrote: "Tomorrow for me too. Erin. I am enjoying Neil Gaiman's imagination too too much."

Glad you have a fun book you're into, I hadn't heard of that one by him

Erin *Proud Book Hoarder* wrote: "Glad you have a fun book you're into, I hadn't heard of that one by him"

Gaiman has mixed horror and fantasy and a bit of science fiction in these short stories. Now that I am better today, I can see how much of the wonder of these stories I have missed. I will have to revisit some of these stories later.

I hope to finish

Status at the official end of the readathon:
📖 🎧 Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 228, September 2025, read the first story.
📖 Tower of Thorns (Blackthorn and Grim #2), 439p., at 31%.
🎧 Magic Shifts (Kate Daniels #8), 10h 27m, Graphic Audio, at 71%.

Monday:
✅🎧 Magic Shifts finished, +1h 32m

Before the end of the month would be nice for these three:
🎧 Shōgun, restarting at 44%. I have another 29+ hours to go.
📖 🎧 Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 228, September 2025
📖 Tower of Thorns, at 35%

Good luck with finishing Shōgun, Cathy! I understand this is a reread?

Glad so many here!

Tonight I am finishing the Perry Mason mystery The Case of the Velvet Claws.

Susan wrote: "I'm hoping to finish the following that I started prior to the readathon:

The Sons of El Rey
Endling"

I finished both this evening. Excellent reads. The Sons of El Rey was on audio and Endling on Kindle.

Next 2 books are:
The Satisfaction Café
My Dark Vanessa - audio

My audio plans were kind of thwarted as Audible was down for hours today. Did listen to some more Mason though and almost done

Lamilla wrote: "Good luck with finishing Shōgun, Cathy! I understand this is a reread?"

It is, I read it several times as a teen and tween. First time in the original English this time.

I finished reading on Sunday, which I started on Saturday. I read Monday-Tuesday. I'm still listening to which I started on Sunday. I'm still reading which I started prior to the readathon and which I started Saturday.

I finished night and just finished . Now I'm only still working on and I've got a ways to go!

How did you like Bag of Bones Elyse?

Erin, did the Audible situation work out?

Cynda wrote: "Erin, did the Audible situation work out?"

Finally! I was able to finish the rest of my Perry Mason. :)

I have gotten into this fun YA series with melodrama but addicting mindless stuff

Tuesday finished:


Yesterday read a lot of the sequel:

@Susy: Not very much! 😂 I listened to the audiobook and definitely thought I'd hit back a few times because he was saying something he'd already said before and in the same way! And that happened like 4 times!! His editor should have cut that. And it was kind of pervy but there's an interview with him at the end and he said that was how he wanted it and basically that all old men are lusting after 20 year olds so that was icky.

Good! . . . I think the Perry Mason is growing on me. I feel I could read the second book before making a decision of continuing on.

Flying to Ecuador messed up my reading plans.
I spent Tuesday packing and finalizing work.
Wednesday was just flying day (15 hours). I watched 5 movies on the plane but couldn’t concentrate on reading.
Thursday fighting with jet lag….

Goodness Vavita. . .We also have another game until the end of the year. If that is more workable for you, do that .
End of 2025 Reading Game found among the first group of threads: general.

Started a new readathon this weekend on Instagram! Fun!

Elyse wrote: "@Susy: Not very much! 😂 I listened to the audiobook and definitely thought I'd hit back a few times because he was saying something he'd already said before and in the same way! And that happened l..."

Oh, I’m happy I read the physical book lol

Vavita wrote: "Flying to Ecuador messed up my reading plans.
I spent Tuesday packing and finalizing work.
Wednesday was just flying day (15 hours). I watched 5 movies on the plane but couldn’t concentrate on rea..."

Which movies did you watch?

Have fun in Ecuador, Vavita!

Elyse wrote: "Started a new readathon this weekend on Instagram! Fun!"

Which one?

I’m doing a bunch on discord, very fun too!

During Cool Down Week, I finished reading:
The Case of the Velvet Claws by Erle Stanley Gardner
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

M Is for Magic by Neil Gaiman
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

The Invisible Girl by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Now I move on to our End of 2025 Reading Game which can be found listed on the general topics.

Susy wrote: "Elyse wrote: "Started a new readathon this weekend on Instagram! Fun!"

Which one?

I’m doing a bunch on discord, very fun too!"

It's 72 Hallowathon hosted by @donnamariereads. She's got a game board too!

Nice! I’m doing several like Trick or Treatathon, Stephen King readathon, Halloweenathon, This Witch Reads, Fablen, … Very fun

Donna Marie used to be on YT too with reading sprints (if we’re talking about the same person lol)

@Susy: Yes she still is and does!

Susy wrote: "Which movies did you watch?"

Some romantic movie with Dakota Johnson and Pedro Pascal. Materialistic, I think it is called…
Then Sinners! So good! I am sure it will become a favorite for Halloween
And some oldies: Little Shop of Horrors, Blade, and Haunted Mansion.

Still need to watch Little Shop of Horrors and Sinners. Not sure I’ve watched the old Haunted Mansion….

Due to convos here last weekend, I decided to drip my toe into horror by reading Transformation by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley. Fortunes, shipwreck, traded bodies, marriage. I will be reading more Mary Shelley, likely next October.

Sounds interesting Cynda, looking forward to your thoughts when you finish it!

Susy, the long short story Transformation by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley is eerie gothic-horror where the main character is running around and away as rich young men of the period could do--early 19th century when he meets a monster who wants to trade places with the young man. Is this to be a demonic possession or a ghost possession or what? Will the young man running away stop running away from a pre-contracted marriage and from dealing with financial problems?

The story is many more eerie because I listened to this You Tube video: https://youtu.be/wWlPmCzpdJs?si=0fQAb...
It looks scary already. . . . The image is just to show it is a eerie story.

Thank you so much, Cynda! Have added it to my TBR!

Now I look forward to your comments, Susy!

😄💜
Will probably save it for next October though! Too many books too little time!