Privacy Laws= No more posts

I am not even going to get into all this new legality crap.  I am not a lawyer nor do I want to misspeak.  So there will be no more posts on this blog.  Keep in touch with my on Goodreads is best, followed by twitter.  I'll probably get back into booklikes, etc.  My linkys will stay up to date on the right or I will simply edit here or on the About Me page.  Otherwise this blog is now retired.  Any comments you make are public.  I do not sell or purposefully otherwise distribute information but any name, email, IP address, etc that may be attached to comments might be used by blogger or other stuff I have no idea about.  I am not tech or law savvy.  All future comments will no longer show.   I have them all set for moderation and for safety reason will not approve them.  So if you need me, contact me on other media or email me. I will not change past posts, including comments, link etc.  Use links at your own discretion for tracking.  While I do not store them (that I know of) I have no idea who/what else can.  (Blogger or does Amazon if I linked to them, etc).  If you are concerned on past comments, go delete them!  Frankly I am so confused as to what to say without plagiarizing someone else I wonder if I should just delete this blog altogether but I hope not to.  I put a lot of time, energy, frustration and joy into this.  SO am am moving on but I hope I and others can continue to appreciate what this once was.

Dewey's 24 Readathon April 2018!

 

So it is that time again.  It begins.  I am doing this from a hotel room (every spring lol) about to face a crazy busy weekend and still squeezing this in. 

**Note** I will probably mostly be on twitter or goodreads but will sometimes update here. Possible pics on instagram pending challenges

Opening Meme
1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today? California
2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to? I hope to make good progress in Ted Dekker's Circle series.
3) Which snack are you most looking forward to?Well I am stuck in a hotel room so my food is Very limited but ptobably the bad of sugared shredded wheat bites.  Filling munchy that I can take my time with!  That or the Summer Sausage and cheese I have.
4) Tell us a little something about yourself!  I am currently earing a unicorn pj se and unicorn socks.  Does that say anything about me? lol
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?  I already am.  Normally I don't get up until about 10 minutes before this starts.  THis time, I actually fell asleep at a decent  (ish) hour and got up 1/2 hr before I need to begin.  Actually time to answer these and make tea!

Can I Read a Series in a Month? 2018 Challenge

 

Runs the entire month of April!

Hi!  So I have been working on my series completion/progress lately and found this.  I tried it last year, and it fell apart miserably!  So lets try again!

I am not swearing into a specific series 100%.  I have a few options (one being the one I had hoped to do last year) that I am leaving myself open to.  The final factor will be a combination of  what fits best with another reading challenge I on Goodreads (UNO!) but also what grabs my interest and that I feel most like devouring. These are my options:

 

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24 Hours #readathonbyzoe

So It is now midnight and I am starting with:

 

I already read the first 3 chapters, so picking up at Chapter 4.  Will update this post a few times throughout the next 24 hours (and will wrap it up at the bottom once it is over and I get some sleep)  but most updates will be on twitter (@jljaina). Hope you are joining me in this endeavor!  Is anyone taking bets yet how long I will last?  I am running on a very small nap so bit nervous.... Might need one at some point during this.

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So 7 hours into this and I recently had to sleep for a few hours.  My nap before this started was much shorter than I had hoped so sleep was soon needed again.

However I have made some reading progress too.  I am about 1/2 through Renegades and LOVING it.  Also started The Substitute by Marilyn Kaye for some easier reading on my eyes just before I fell asleep.  Now, I must get back to the books! 

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Alright I meant to post sooner but I have just been THAT into my books.  I have finished the two listed above and am bouncing between 3 others right now.  Not sure I will finishe then as energy is rapidly draining but there are still 6 hours to go.  I might finish one, or just keep going reading a bit of each...I don't know.  Time will tell.  This is probably my last udate here until tomorrow when I will add the wrap-up.  Will probably do a couple more twitter updates though.  


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Wrap-up
Books Finished:
 

Made progress/Started:


Total Pages read: 967

Overall, I was very happy with this readathon, although starting at midnight is a pain!  I vote a noon-noon in your time zone next time. I don't nap well in the evening so basically I am up for over 35 hours. Way harsh on the eyes!  I had some great munchies (pretzels, BBQ Hawaiian meatballs, Nerds, donuts, grapes) and a sweet husband who just let me read (and got me the donuts!).

Another 24 hour readathon! #readathonbyzoe

  So I am going to participate in a 24 hour readathon this coming Saturday, March 3rd.  

 Usually I do a ton of prep on my TBR options and cleaning the house, etc.  Well turns out I had some extra time off work this week so I am just gonna do this!  I will be cleaning up the house over the next couple days then dealing with food and finalizing my TBR in the first couple days of March to go.

This readathon starts at 12:00 am (midnight) in YOUR timezone, and goes to 11:59.  Read as much or as little as you want.  You do not have to read all those hours.   The only challenge is to read SOMETHING. Simple, right?  SO who is with me?

Here is the original challenge video link to Zoe's Vlog on the readathon.  Be sure to check it out.

My tentative TBR possibilities  I have so far (fully subject to changes):

 

I will surely be adding more, depending what my mood is and what I have read between now and then.  

I will be doing a starting post just before the readathon starts, then periodically updating it with my progress.  Twitter will also have more frequent updates.  I hope you can join for some reading fun this day.  Even if you just have a free hour!