24 Read-a-Thon Reading Challenge: On Food and Books (Hour 9)

This Challenge is now closed
The Winner is: Ariel! 

 

Hello everyone and welcome to this mini-challenge. How is it going? Feeling tired yet? How about hungry? 

It has happened to all of us. We are reading our book and then they talk about food; food that is described so perfectly that you start to salivate. It might be an actual dish like every chapter of Like for Chocolate, it might be fantastic and sadly not real like the carnival food of The Night Circus. The later are my favorite since it inspires me to try something different. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. So here is the challenge my fellow Read-a-Thoners: Make a post where you will share your best "book-inspired" recipe and explain its origin, inspiration, etc. Be as original as you want; as whimsical as you feel. If you do not have a blog, don't worry, just leave your entry on the comments down here :)

Leave your name and the link to your post in the Rafflecopter down here. The winner will get a book from the Book Depository of 15 CAD (or the equivalent). This challenge will be open for the next 3 hours, hence finishing at the beginning of hour 12

Hope you have fun! 

Mini Bloggiesta To Do!

Well, this will be my first time participating in the mini Bloggiesta. I was thinking that I need to do some work on my blog and I think this is the perfect opportunity to join!

So here is my (tiny) To-Do List, not a lot, because I already have some painting to do at home and a house warming party to attend, mind you, but I think I shall be able to do this

• Update my reviewed archive as well as my challenge related tabs
• I am only a bit behind on reviews, so let's make it at least one review to post over the week-end
• It has been a while since I do a non-review post so I shall do one too.
• Participate in the Twitter party, now that I have a Twitter account 
• Change my banner to the summer one!

So that's it. It looks doable, don't you think? If you are interested in joining Go HERE to read all about it and sign yourself up.

24h Read-a-Thon (Spring 2014): Hour 24 and End of Event Meme

1. Which hour was most daunting for you?

At hour 20 I just couldn't hold my head up, so I gave up and went to bed.

2.Could you list a few high-interest books that you think could keep a Reader engaged for next year?

From this event's reading list I would suggest The Golem and the Jinni or  Going Over. They are very different books, yet they both share characteristics that made them quite engaging for me.

3.Do you have any suggestions for how to improve the Read-a-thon next year?

As I mentioned in the mid-event meme, I believe that you guys have done a wonderful work so I can't really think of anything that the event would be missing, IMOO.

4. What do you think worked really well in this year’s Read-a-thon?

I was a amazed by how many VERY different challenges were. I think the variety of activities we had this year help me to change my mind when I needed, during my tiny breaks.

5. How many books did you read?

I manage to finish 4 books this year. I started a fifth, but didn't advance much in it.

6.What were the names of the books you read?

Going Over by Beth Kephart; Delirio by Laura Restrepo; The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker; The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle 

7.Which book did you enjoy most?

This year I do not have a favorite; basically since the books I read were so different from one another, they all had a lot to offer to me. I was very satisfied with my selection. 

8.Which did you enjoy least? 

I am very happy to say that there wasn't a book that I read in this event that I didn't enjoy!.

9.If you were a Cheerleader, do you have any advice for next year’s Cheerleaders?

I wasn't a cheerleader this year...I will say however that I would've liked to have a bit more of comments from the group that was supporting me. Karsyn from Karsyn's Kickass Jocoserious, Kooky, Jannock book blog (wow that's a mouthful!) Did a wonderful job though. I hate to sound like I am complaining, and I do know that this year we had 800 people to cheer for! But a bit more of presence would've been nice.

10. How likely are you to participate in the Read-a-thon again? What role would you be likely to take next time?

I definitely would like to participate again in the Fall; I'm thinking since I've only been a Cheerleader once, I would like to do that, and maybe even be a team leader?. For sure I would like to host another challenge, I have so much fun coming up with those!

24h Read-a-Thon (Spring 2014): Hour 20

Hello everybody, I am afraid this will be the end for me. I had a big week, and as I mentioned before, I had to wake up quite early today. I will try to wake up to make the wrap-up meme.

Thanks to all the lovely people who participated in the challenge. I will announce the winner today 27th of April at 19h (Eastern Time)

Books finished: 4--> Going Over by Beth Kephart; Delirio by Laura Restrepo; The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker; The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle
Books started: 2-->The Giver
Pages read:945
Hours slept: 0
Total hours reading: 19

Mini-challenges in which I'm participating:Intro Meme, Pick a Paragraph (@ Cautious dot DK); Jigsaw Cover Puzzle (@ Little Miss Reader);Best of your Reading Year (@ Lisa's World of Books); Six Word Celebration (@ Estella's Revenge); Selfie (@ The Book Monsters); First Editions (@ The Bluestocking Society); Book Blending (@ Things mean a lot); Your Name in Titles (@ the Geeky Bloggers Bookc Blog)

Best off lucks to all of you guys!

24h Read-A-Thon (Spring 2014): Hour 19

Hello everybody,

Books finished: 4--> Going Over by Beth Kephart; Delirio by Laura Restrepo; The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker; The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle
Books started: 2-->The Giver
Pages read:945
Hours slept: 0
Mini-challenges in which I'm participating:Intro Meme, Pick a Paragraph (@ Cautious dot DK); Jigsaw Cover Puzzle (@ Little Miss Reader);Best of your Reading Year (@ Lisa's World of Books); Six Word Celebration (@ Estella's Revenge); Selfie (@ The Book Monsters); First Editions (@ The Bluestocking Society); Book Blending (@ Things mean a lot); Your Name in Titles (@ the Geeky Bloggers Bookc Blog)

24h Read-A-Thon (Spring 2014): Hour 18

Hello everybody, I am starting to feel sleepy, but I am afraid of taking a nap because I think I won't be able to wake up again! It's midnight here and I might end up turning into a sleeping pumpkin if I don't get some caffeine in me soon!

Books finished: 3--> Going Over by Beth Kephart; Delirio by Laura Restrepo; The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker
Books started: 1-->The Last Unicorn
Pages read:853
Hours slept: 0
Mini-challenges in which I'm participating:Intro Meme, Pick a Paragraph (@ Cautious dot DK); Jigsaw Cover Puzzle (@ Little Miss Reader);Best of your Reading Year (@ Lisa's World of Books); Six Word Celebration (@ Estella's Revenge); Selfie (@ The Book Monsters); First Editions (@ The Bluestocking Society); Book Blending (@ Things mean a lot); Your Name in Titles (@ the Geeky Bloggers Bookc Blog)

24h Read-a-Thon (Spring 2014): Hour 17

Hello everybody, I am starting to feel sleepy, but I am afraid of taking a nap because I think I won't be able to wake up again! It's midnight here and I might end up turning into a sleeping pumpkin if I don't get some caffeine in me soon!

Books finished: 3--> Going Over by Beth Kephart; Delirio by Laura Restrepo; The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker
Books started: 1-->The Last Unicorn
Pages read:791
Hours slept: 0
Mini-challenges in which I'm participating:Intro Meme, Pick a Paragraph (@ Cautious dot DK); Jigsaw Cover Puzzle (@ Little Miss Reader);Best of your Reading Year (@ Lisa's World of Books); Six Word Celebration (@ Estella's Revenge); Selfie (@ The Book Monsters); First Editions (@ The Bluestocking Society); Book Blending (@ Things mean a lot); Your Name in Titles (@ the Geeky Bloggers Bookc Blog)

24h Read-A-Thon (Spring 2014): Hour 16

Hello everybody,

Books finished: 3--> Going Over by Beth Kephart; Delirio by Laura Restrepo; The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker
Books started: 1-->The Last Unicorn
Pages read:743
Hours slept: 0
Mini-challenges in which I'm participating:Intro Meme, Pick a Paragraph (@ Cautious dot DK); Jigsaw Cover Puzzle (@ Little Miss Reader);Best of your Reading Year (@ Lisa's World of Books); Six Word Celebration (@ Estella's Revenge); Selfie (@ The Book Monsters); First Editions (@ The Bluestocking Society); Book Blending (@ Things mean a lot); Your Name in Titles (@ the Geeky Bloggers Bookc Blog); Page 35, 3rd Sentence (@ The Bibliophibian).

Here is my entry for Page 35, I also left it in the comments section.

From The Last Unicorn
“I enjoyed that” Mommy Fortuna said to Rukh. “I always do. I guess I’m just stagestruck at heart” (end of original text)
Fortuna always felt that rush of excitement after leaving the set. Being an adult film star had it’s ups and downs, but, she told herself, at least she was acting, like she always wanted. If only she wasn’t ashamed of her work; if only she could share it with her family back in the country…

24h Read-a-Thon (Spring 2014): Hour 15

Hello everybody,

Books finished: 3--> Going Over by Beth Kephart; Delirio by Laura Restrepo; The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker
Books started: 1-->The Last Unicorn
Pages read:687
Hours slept: 0
Mini-challenges in which I'm participating:Intro Meme, Pick a Paragraph (@ Cautious dot DK); Jigsaw Cover Puzzle (@ Little Miss Reader);Best of your Reading Year (@ Lisa's World of Books); Six Word Celebration (@ Estella's Revenge); Selfie (@ The Book Monsters); First Editions (@ The Bluestocking Society); Book Blending (@ Things mean a lot); Your Name in Titles (@ the Geeky Bloggers Bookc Blog)

24h Read-a-Thon (Spring 2014): Hour 14

Hello everybody,

Books finished: 3--> Going Over by Beth Kephart; Delirio by Laura Restrepo; The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker
Books started: 1-->The Last Unicorn
Pages read:651
Hours slept: 0
Mini-challenges in which I'm participating:Intro Meme, Pick a Paragraph (@ Cautious dot DK); Jigsaw Cover Puzzle (@ Little Miss Reader);Best of your Reading Year (@ Lisa's World of Books); Six Word Celebration (@ Estella's Revenge); Selfie (@ The Book Monsters); First Editions (@ The Bluestocking Society); Book Blending (@ Things mean a lot); Your Name in Titles (@ The Geeky Bloggers Bookclub)

Here is my entry for the Book Blending Challenge:

And my entry for Your Name in Titles (CaroG)

 

Catching Fire; Anna dressed in Blood; Rachel's Secret; One Flew over the Cukoo's Nest; the Giver

24h Read-a-Thon (Spring 2014): Hour 13

Hello everybody,

Books finished: 2--> Going Over by Beth Kephart; Delirio by Laura Restrepo
Books started: 0
Pages read:613
Hours slept: 0
Mini-challenges in which I'm participating:Intro Meme, Pick a Paragraph (@ Cautious dot DK); Jigsaw Cover Puzzle (@ Little Miss Reader);Best of your Reading Year (@ Lisa's World of Books); Six Word Celebration (@ Estella's Revenge); Selfie (@ The Book Monsters); First Editions (@ The Bluestocking Society)

24h Read-a-Thon (Spring 2014): Hour 12 and Mid-Event Meme

Hello everybody, we are almost half way there!!

Books finished: 2--> Going Over by Beth Kephart; Delirio by Laura Restrepo
Books started: 0
Pages read: 551
Hours slept: 0
Mini-challenges in which I'm participating:Intro Meme, Pick a Paragraph (@ Cautious dot DK); Jigsaw Cover Puzzle (@ Little Miss Reader);Best of your Reading Year (@ Lisa's World of Books); Six Word Celebration (@ Estella's Revenge); Selfie (@ The Book Monsters); First Editions (@ The Bluestocking Society)


Mid-Event Meme

1. What are you reading right now?
I am finishing The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker
2. How many books have you read so far?
Only 2 :/
3. What book are you most looking forward to for the second half of the Read-a-thon?
Since I should be done with my "To Finish" stack I think I'm going to read The Giver, but mostly I can't wait to read The Last Unicorn.
4. Did you have to make any special arrangements to free up your whole day?
Oh man, yes, an unexpected experiment made wake up at 5h30 am to be at the lab at 6h so I could be free all day to read...but it was worth it!
5. Have you had many interruptions? How did you deal with those?
No many so far, except self imposed, to stretch and exercise a bit.
6. What surprises you most about the Read-a-thon, so far?
I don't know if surprise is the word, but every time I do this I feel this bliss, just curled in my chair, enjoying a day dedicated to books.
7. Do you have any suggestions for how to improve the Read-a-thon next year?
You guys always do a terrific job, I can't think of anything right now.
8. What would you do differently, as a Reader or a Cheerleader, if you were to do this again next year?
Hopefully get more sleep and not have an even earlier morning, hehe.
9. Are you getting tired yet?
Not yet, no.
10. Do you have any tips for other Readers or Cheerleaders, something you think is working well for you that others may not have discovered?
Well, this year is the first time that I had put a bit of movement in my Read-a-Thon and I think that has helped to feel more awaken and energized.
 

24h Read-a-Thon (Spring 2014): Hour 11

Hello everybody,

Books finished: 2--> Going Over by Beth Kephart; Delirio by Laura Restrepo
Books started: 0
Pages read: 510
Hours slept: 0
Mini-challenges in which I'm participating:Intro Meme, Pick a Paragraph (@ Cautious dot DK); Jigsaw Cover Puzzle (@ Little Miss Reader);Best of your Reading Year (@ Lisa's World of Books); Six Word Celebration (@ Estella's Revenge); Selfie (@ The Book Monsters); First Editions (@ The Bluestocking Society)

Here is my picture of the edition info of the book I'm currently reading:

Allow me to share a picture of my "reading companion": Fiancé being weirdly comfortable in this position. I think he is actually falling asleep!

24h Read-a-Thon (Spring 2014): Hour 10

Hello everybody, a lot of entries for the challenge, that makes me happy...and hungry, you guys have amazing recipes!

Books finished: 2--> Going Over by Beth Kephart; Delirio by Laura Restrepo
Books started: 0
Pages read: 475
Hours slept: 0
Mini-challenges in which I'm participating:Intro Meme, Pick a Paragraph (@ Cautious dot DK); Jigsaw Cover Puzzle (@ Little Miss Reader);Best of your Reading Year (@ Lisa's World of Books); Six Word Celebration (@ Estella's Revenge); Selfie (@ The Book Monsters)

Here is my selfies, pardon the tired look, the early morning is starting to show on me :/

 

I think this is the first time I show my full face in the blog! That's me and one of my Fiction Shelves

24h Read-a-Thon (Spring 2014): Hour 9

Hello everybody, My challenge has started, but you know that already don't you? I took a tiny break to do some exercise and now I'm feeling re energized! Got to love endorphins ;)

Books finished: 2--> Going Over by Beth Kephart; Delirio by Laura Restrepo
Books started: 0
Pages read: 433
Hours slept: 0
Mini-challenges in which I'm participating:Intro Meme, Pick a Paragraph (@ Cautious dot DK); Jigsaw Cover Puzzle (@ Little Miss Reader);Best of your Reading Year (@ Lisa's World of Books); Six Word Celebration (@ Estella's Revenge)

24h Read-a-Thon (Spring 2014): Hour 8

Hello everybody,

Books finished: 2--> Going Over by Beth Kephart; Delirio by Laura Restrepo
Books started: 0
Pages read:409
Hours slept: 0
Mini-challenges in which I'm participating:Intro Meme, Pick a Paragraph (@ Cautious dot DK); Jigsaw Cover Puzzle (@ Little Miss Reader);Best of your Reading Year (@ Lisa's World of Books); Six Word Celebration (@ Estella's Revenge)

24h Read-a-Thon (Spring 2014): Hour 7

Hello everybody,

Books finished:1: Going Over by Beth Kephart; almost done with Delirio by Laura Restrepo
Books started: 0
Pages read: 327
Hours slept: 0
Mini-challenges in which I'm participating:Intro Meme, Pick a Paragraph (@ Cautious dot DK); Jigsaw Cover Puzzle (@ Little Miss Reader);Best of your Reading Year (@ Lisa's World of Books); Six Word Celebration (@ Estella's Revenge)

My Six World Celebration:

Bringing happiness and friends through books

24h Read-a-Thon (Spring 2014): Hour 6

Hello everybody,

I don't know about you, but I am starting to get hungry!

Books finished:1: Going Over by Beth Kephart
Books started: 0
Pages read: 285
Hours slept: 0
Mini-challenges in which I'm participating:Intro Meme, Pick a Paragraph (@ Cautious dot DK); Jigsaw Cover Puzzle (@ Little Miss Reader); Best of your Reading Year (@ Lisa's World of Books)

Here are my answers for Best of Your Reading Year:

Best Book of Your Reading Year

Best Romance Book of Your Reading Year

Best YA Book of Your Reading Year

Best New Adult Book of Your Reading Year

Best Mystery Book of Your Reading Year

Best Non-Fiction Book of Your Reading Year

Best Sci-Fi Book of Your Reading Year

Best Fantasy Book of Your Reading Year

Best Children’s Book of Your Reading Year

Best Fiction Book of Your Reading Year

Best Main Character of Your Reading Year

Best Author of Your Reading Year

Best Supporting Character of Your Reading Year

Best Cover of Your Reading Year

Best Character You Love To Have of Your Reading Year

Best Setting of Your Reading Year

Best Story Line of Your Reading Year

Best Indie Author of Your Reading Year

- See more at: http://www.lisasworldofbooks.net/2014/hour-6-mini-challenge-best-reading-year#sthash.7cC2QXH0.dpuf

Best Book of Your Reading Year

Best Book of My Reading Year
The Goldfinch by Donna Tart. It was a wonderful dramatic book, full of art and emotion

Best Non Fiction Book of My Reading Year
I haven't finished it yet, but The Life of Elizabeth I by has been so interesting and so well researched that I am going to say that one.

Best Supporting Character of My Reading Year
Hands down it's Polly Cradle from Angelmaker, by Nick Harkaway. The book in itself was amazing, but Polly was such a fun, strong well developed character that I wished she was the main character!

Best Non-Fiction Book of Your Reading Year

Best Non-Fiction Book of Your Reading YearBest

Best Book of Your Reading Year

Best Romance Book of Your Reading Year

Best YA Book of Your Reading Year

Best New Adult Book of Your Reading Year

Best Mystery Book of Your Reading Year

Best Non-Fiction Book of Your Reading Year

Best Sci-Fi Book of Your Reading Year

Best Fantasy Book of Your Reading Year

Best Children’s Book of Your Reading Year

Best Fiction Book of Your Reading Year

Best Main Character of Your Reading Year

Best Author of Your Reading Year

Best Supporting Character of Your Reading Year

Best Cover of Your Reading Year

Best Character You Love To Have of Your Reading Year

Best Setting of Your Reading Year

Best Story Line of Your Reading Year

Best Indie Author of Your Reading Year

- See more at: http://www.lisasworldofbooks.net/2014/hour-6-mini-challenge-best-reading-year#sthash.7cC2QXH0.dpuf

24h Read-a-Thon (Spring 2014): Hour 5

Hello everybody,

Books finished:1: Going Over by Beth Kephart
Books started: 0
Pages read: 240
Hours slept: 0
Mini-challenges in which I'm participating:Intro Meme, Pick a Paragraph (@ Cautious dot DK); Jigsaw Cover Puzzle (@ Little Miss Reader)

24h Read-A-Thon (Sping 2014): Hour 4

Hello everybody,

Books finished:1: Going Over by Beth Kephart
Books started: 0
Pages read: 207
Hours slept: 0
Mini-challenges in which I'm participating:Intro Meme, Pick a Paragraph (@ Cautious dot DK); Jigsaw Cover Puzzle (@ Little Miss Reader)

Hoppi has been making this face all day begging to get pet. He gets like that every time he sees me reading.  I also did some stretches with Blogilates. Do you know her? I love her videos on YouTube, I am doing her Beginner's Calendar now, and I have to say, I'm so happy with the results, and it has been only a week!