It's 24in48 readathon time and I am super excited! I love week long readathons with challenges, but these super short super intense readathons are a great way to manage to get a lot of reading done.
In case you have never heard of 24in48, the goal is to read for 24 hours in a 48 hour period, running from midnight on Saturday to 11:59 PM on Sunday night (Officially in EST). These hours can be split up however. You can sign up at 24in48.com or find them on twitter at @24in48readathon . It's always a lot of fun, even though I have never actually managed the 24 hours. I kind of hope to change that streak this year. It's a lot of fun to participate and interact. There are updates and challenges on the blog every 3 hours.
I really want to hit that 24 hour mark this year. I got 9 hours and some change last January and wasn't able to do this in July. I think I participated January 2017. I do have plans on Sunday afternoon and early evening that I can't get out of, so it might be a little tricky, but I am definitely ready for this. Also, I think I might be able to squeeze in some reading time during these plans, but it's not something I can really count on too much.
I just got back from the grocery store for food! I plan on making slow cooker cheesy chicken and rice, but I also have a few other microwavable meals. I got blackberries, raspberries, an apple, and a cucumber for my healthy snacks. I also might have Triscuits and cheese. I have chocolate, chips, and pretzels as well. For my drinks, it'll be mostly water and Pepsi, though I might make some hot chocolate.
Honestly, I am probably going to get very little done before the official start time (11 pm in my timezone). I am just glad I managed to get some book reviews done because I'll probably be behind again after this weekend. I still have to eat and I might call my mom. Other than that, I am just going to get myself ready!
So, onto the TBR.
Audiobooks are essential for this readathon (so you can tweet while listening so that time counts). I am going to only listen to The Princess Diaries series by Meg Cabot. I am about 1/3 of the way through the second book, Princess in the Spotlight. After that, I am just moving onto book 3, which actually makes my audiobook tbr surprisingly easy. I have been listening to these on 1.30 speed, but it would not surprise me if I have to slow it down when I'm multitasking.
For my ebooks, I hope to read Second in Command by Sandi Van, which I got through Netgalley and is being published on February 1. This one is a definite I-really-have-to, but other potential options include Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein, Princess Academy by Shannon Hale, A Study in Charlotte by Brittany Cavallaro, and History is All You Left Me by Adam Silvera. I doubt that I am going to get to all of those, but it's still a nice thought. I read Princess Academy the summer between middle school and high school, but I have heard amazing things about the other three and hope they live up to my expectations.
And on to my physical shelf! First up is Reign of Shadows and Rise of Fire, both by Sophie Jordan. I have read Reign of Shadows before and absolutely loved it, but I want to reread it so that I can hopefully enjoy the sequel just as much. If I recall correctly, I actually gasped out loud multiple times when reading Reign of Shadows and I am really looking forward to the reread. Next is Paper Towns by John Green. My sister really liked it, and I enjoyed some of his other books so hopefully it turns out to be a nice read as well. I have read the first two books in the trilogy, so next is Always and Forever, Lara Jean by Jenny Han. I have to admit, I love John Ambrose McClaren so I hope he is in this book a ton. The next book is Side Effects by Jen Calonita, which I know absolutely nothing about. I am just going to stick with these five because I doubt that I'll have time to be able to get to anything else.
To record my time, I plan on using the FLIP Focus Timer for Study app on my phone. I have trouble using it for long term use in terms of time studying, but it works really well tallying up the time reading and has a few cool free features.
I am so ready for this readathon to get started! What did you do to prepare? Let me know in the comments how your prep is going. What do you use to record time?
In case you have never heard of 24in48, the goal is to read for 24 hours in a 48 hour period, running from midnight on Saturday to 11:59 PM on Sunday night (Officially in EST). These hours can be split up however. You can sign up at 24in48.com or find them on twitter at @24in48readathon . It's always a lot of fun, even though I have never actually managed the 24 hours. I kind of hope to change that streak this year. It's a lot of fun to participate and interact. There are updates and challenges on the blog every 3 hours.
I really want to hit that 24 hour mark this year. I got 9 hours and some change last January and wasn't able to do this in July. I think I participated January 2017. I do have plans on Sunday afternoon and early evening that I can't get out of, so it might be a little tricky, but I am definitely ready for this. Also, I think I might be able to squeeze in some reading time during these plans, but it's not something I can really count on too much.
I just got back from the grocery store for food! I plan on making slow cooker cheesy chicken and rice, but I also have a few other microwavable meals. I got blackberries, raspberries, an apple, and a cucumber for my healthy snacks. I also might have Triscuits and cheese. I have chocolate, chips, and pretzels as well. For my drinks, it'll be mostly water and Pepsi, though I might make some hot chocolate.
Honestly, I am probably going to get very little done before the official start time (11 pm in my timezone). I am just glad I managed to get some book reviews done because I'll probably be behind again after this weekend. I still have to eat and I might call my mom. Other than that, I am just going to get myself ready!
So, onto the TBR.
Audiobooks are essential for this readathon (so you can tweet while listening so that time counts). I am going to only listen to The Princess Diaries series by Meg Cabot. I am about 1/3 of the way through the second book, Princess in the Spotlight. After that, I am just moving onto book 3, which actually makes my audiobook tbr surprisingly easy. I have been listening to these on 1.30 speed, but it would not surprise me if I have to slow it down when I'm multitasking.
For my ebooks, I hope to read Second in Command by Sandi Van, which I got through Netgalley and is being published on February 1. This one is a definite I-really-have-to, but other potential options include Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein, Princess Academy by Shannon Hale, A Study in Charlotte by Brittany Cavallaro, and History is All You Left Me by Adam Silvera. I doubt that I am going to get to all of those, but it's still a nice thought. I read Princess Academy the summer between middle school and high school, but I have heard amazing things about the other three and hope they live up to my expectations.
To record my time, I plan on using the FLIP Focus Timer for Study app on my phone. I have trouble using it for long term use in terms of time studying, but it works really well tallying up the time reading and has a few cool free features.
I am so ready for this readathon to get started! What did you do to prepare? Let me know in the comments how your prep is going. What do you use to record time?
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