I’m too tired to have a proper Sunday Salon, so here’s a summary of the read-a-thon, as I wrote it while I was going.
Hour 1: I’ve started off with a bundle of 10 short stories about China Bayles, my favorite amateur detective. I’ve finished four short stories already, and I’m loving it, especially the herbal snippets interspersed with the story.
Hour 2: I’m working on the last short story now, so sometime this hour I’ll need to pick up my next book. I’m not sure yet what I’ll pick up, maybe the last in the Artemis Fowl series, maybe a romance. Still having fun here!
Hour 3: I decided to go with a romance, namely To Bed a Beauty. It’s intriguing, although it’s easy to tell the Duke is falling in love, even though he has no clue himself. Still, a fun, light read.
Hour 4: Still reading To Bed a Beauty, which is moving a bit slow, but is still fun. I’m also starting to get a bit hungry, as it’s around six now. Maybe I’ll go grab some dinner soon.
Hour 5: Halfway through my book now, and the pace is picking up. Although there are some clichés, they are to be expected. I just find them hilarious sometimes. I mean, please, the Duke and the Lady, caught in a rainstorm, forced to seek refuge in an abandoned cottage. Sound familiar anyone? (Can you tell I’m getting to be a bit sarcastic after a few hours of reading?)
Hour 6: I’m eating pizza with one hand now, and holding my book with the other. I can’t put it down, as it’s very engaging at the moment. Still having an enormous amount of fun!
Hour 7: I’m almost at the end of my book now, can’t wait to see how it ends. Had a lovely dinner, but I’m stuffed right now. Although I expect the snacks to come out in a few hours, when it’s nearing midnight here.
Hour 8: I finished To Bed a Beauty and I’m now reading the last book in the Courtship War series: To Seduce a Bride. It has an interesting premise.
After 8 hours of reading I’m beginning to feel the strain. My mind is wandering a lot more than earlier today, and it’s not helping that it’s ten in the evening here, and everything is dark. Still, I am having fun.
Hour 9: I’m enjoying this book immensely, far more than the previous one. It’s simply hilarious, but also heartwarming. I’m still tired, if I’m still feeling this way in an hour, I think it’s time to bring out the energy drink to pep me up a bit.
Hour 10: Still loving my book, even though my eyes are getting a bit heavy. I’m trying to keep awake with a cup of tea, but if that fails, I’ll go grab my energy drink.
Hour 11: I seem to be more awake after the brief dip I had. Maybe it was the energy drink, maybe something else, but I feel much more alert. My book is still captivating, and I’m hoping to finish it this hour.
Hour 12: I just finised To Seduce a Bride, and now I’m going to read Castle of Adventure. It’s a light read, but a mystery so it should also be engaging. We’re already half-way, which is pretty weird, but fun! Time really does fly when you’re having fun.
Hour 13: Castle of Adventure was a good pick for this time at night. It’s a light read, which is just what I needed right now. As usual when I’m reading in the wee hours of the morning, I feel the urge to put on some music, however, the whole house (no, the whole neighborhood) is asleep. So, not a good idea to put my favorite music on at levels which will wake them for sure! The clock just went back an hour, so it's once again 2 AM. Weird!
Hour 14: Castle of adventure had a bit of a ghost-story feel to it in the beginning, although now it’s really an adventure story. I made some popcorn to go with it, the perfect duo! Wide awake now.
Hour 15: Finished Castle of Adventure, which was a good read. I’m now going to start Bloodroot, to which I’ve been looking forward to for the past few hours.
Hour 16: Bloodroot starts of very intruiging. Can’t wait to read further
Hour 17: Bloodroot offers an intriguing look into China’s background, something we haven’t seen before. It’s also shaping up to be a mystery with multiple mysteries inside it, from old family secrets, to land deeds, to possible murder. Quite an interesting read. I’m still awake, although I am tired. Both at the same time, which is always a bit weird, but very normal for the read-a-thon.
Hour 18: Getting closer to the end of my book now, and the tension is really cranked up. Maybe I’ll get to the end of it in the next hour. Still drinking lots of tea, and sips of energy drink. It seems to be the magic formula so far.
Hour 19: I only have one chapter to go in Bloodroot, but the one of the two most important points of the book have been solved, not the other one. Still wide awake, and it’s finally light again here, which is definitely a wake-up call to the body.
Hour 20: Finished Bloodroot, and started with An Autobiography by Agatha Christie. I’d actually read part of that already before the read-a-thon, so I’m continuing from where I’d left off. I’m now in the middle of World War I with Agatha, and it’s enlightening to see how people viewed that war.
Hour 21: This book is slow going, has been ever since I started it, but I am enjoying it very much. It’s written like Agatha Christie is sitting right in front of you, at the kitchen table, just telling you what she remembers of ‘way back then’. Very pleasant to read. We're in the home-stretch now, only a few more hours to go.
Hour 22: I’ve ended part V War of An Autobiography, and will begin on part VI Round the World this hour. Only two more hours left, time has flown.
Hour 23: Woohoo, the last hour has arrived. I’ll definitely get to finish part VI and start on part VII, but I don’t think I’ll get very far into that. Still, having fun was what this was all about!
Hour 24: Finished! Look for the end survey and the wrap-up post!
