Oh dear. I managed to delete my first post somehow which is a bit of a pain as I am spending precious reading time doing another one!.. Actually. Here's the very brief version of my previous lengthy Hour Zero post instead:
Hour Zero:
I have not posted to this blog for three years. How did that happen? But. Yay! It's time for the 24 hour read-a-thon which I last took part in waaaaay back in 2009. Seriously. Where has time gone? Then I completed the Hour Zero introductory meme in which I said I live in a cottage near Norwich (which is in the UK), that I am most looking forward to reading Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell and that I have settled myself into a wingback chair with my kindle, in proximity to the kettle and with a stack of graphic novels beside me.
Final Update
I didn't spend as much time reading book as I intended to but the two I started and finished were just perfect for this. I spent a lot more time than I meant to visiting other blogs and enjoying the challenges but isn't that the point? I would have finished my last book if it hadn't been actually sunny for once and I just couldn't resist going into the garden to read. Except once I got out there then I started to feel bad about all the things that I needed to do in the garden and spent the last couple of hours planting seeds and potting up. It's so very nice to be warm outside I just couldn't resist! :)
Currently Reading: Sweet Tooth - Ian McEwan
Books Finished: 2
Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell (short review: I LOVED IT!)
Nearly a Lady by Alissa Johnson (short review: This was great fun and I hearted the leads!)
Total Pages Read: 723 (£12.50)
Total Time Spent Reading Just Books: 395 mins
Hours "fined" for not doing read-a-thon activities: 14 hours (£35). This was caused by Dinner, The Wire, Sleep & Planting Seeds (I had to - it was sunny! In England!)
Money for Book Aid International: £47.50 - but I will round it up to £50 as that seems like a nice thing to do.
Explanation about the donation:
I am taking part in the Read-a-thon Reading for Charity initiative spearheaded by Felicia the Geeky Blogger (here's a list of the other participants) and I will be donating to Book Aid International.
I'm going to donate £2.50 for every 100 pages I read and I will also fine myself £2.50 per hour for the hours in which I am not engaged in a read-a-thon related activity.
