I always enjoy the read-a-thon, and this one was no exception. I had a bit of a late start (really didn’t start reading until 10 am) and then crashed at 1am, so actually for the time I had available, I really did well. I had 15 hours that I participated, and I read just over 11. I do hope to hit the 15 hour mark in a future read-a-thon, though!
My strategy for any read-a-thon is really just to read as much as I can. I don’t do a lot of the mini-challenges just because I’d rather spend the time reading. I don’t visit other read-a-thoners very much during the read-a-thon, either, but I do enjoy going to everyone’s blogs the following day to see how they did and which books they read. It seems like quite a few people read the same books as I did, so it will be fun to compare notes.
Thank you organizers and cheerleaders for such a fun event!
Time spent reading: 672 total (11 hours 12 minutes)
Pages read: 772 pages total
1. Which hour was most daunting for you? The 19th hour. I fell asleep hoping to take a short nap, but my body demanded more.
2. Could you list a few high-interest books that you think could keep a Reader engaged for next year? I would definitely recommend the two books I read, The Hunger Games and Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
3. Do you have any suggestions for how to improve the Read-a-thon next year? Nope, it was great as usual.
4. What do you think worked really well in this year’s Read-a-thon? Everything!
5. How many books did you read? Two
6. What were the names of the books you read? The Hunger Games and Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
7. Which book did you enjoy most? Both
8. Which did you enjoy least? N/A
9. If you were a Cheerleader, do you have any advice for next year’s Cheerleaders? N/A
10. How likely are you to participate in the Read-a-thon again? What role would you be likely to take next time? Very likely. I’ve participated in every read-a-thon since the very first!
Congratulations on finishing! You did a great job. So glad you had fun.
I fell asleep at midnight, after eighteen hours of reading. That’s okay. I didn’t really expect to read for twenty-four straight hours!
And you are a lifetime readathon-er! Good for you! Perhaps you should start a club. Very cool.
The Hunger Games and Catching Fire were great choices. Well done! =)
Congratulations, you did great even with the late start! I didn’t get to Catching Fire, but The Hunger Games was definitely a good read-a-thon book. I’m looking forward to reading CF before too long.
Wonderful accomplishment for the read-a-thon! Glad you enjoyed The Hunger Games and Catching Fire.
Looks like another successful read-a-thon for you, Michelle!
I just recently reread Hunger Games and read Catching Fire and I wish I could have held off for the read-a-thon. They are serious page turners!
Well done, you do so well! Yeah, I’ve heard that The Hunger Games is a great read-a-thon book, glad you enjoyed it!
I loved those books, and I think they were great choices for the Read-a-Thon. I think you did great; I didn’t finish the one book I read the whole day, but I still had fun.
I read The Hunger Games for the read-a-thon too. Hopefully I’ll get a chance to read Catching Fire soon.
I’m like you, I don’t do many of the mini-challenges because I want to keep reading. I usually check the blog to see what they are, but I only participated in the Google Map mini-challenge last time.
I haven’t read either of those books, yet, but my son and his best friend both gobbled them up and I’m looking forward to my turn. Well done on the readathon!
You did great. I just caught up on sleep (11 hours) yesterday. LOL
Congratulations on the reading you did!
I wish I could have participated along with you… next time hopefully! 
Congrats on your accomplishments during read-a-thon. Its great to set aside whole days to read.
Congrats on participating in the read-a-thon! I am jealous, it sounds like everyone had so much fun. I’ll be following some of your tips and setting aside Hunger Games & Catching Fire for the next read-a-thon, which I am determined to be a part of.
Thanks, everyone, it really was a fantastic time.