2012-06-08

The 48 Hours Book Challenge 2012

Sometimes I get these crazy ideas where I'm like "oh hey, it's a GREAT idea you sign up for a reading challenge where you will read for HOURS". But one thing I've learned from blogging is that readathons are actually perfect for me. I love a group effort of dedicated reading! And I always need more time to read- this gives me a perfect excuse.

And conveniently it's summer and I'm not in school so I can afford to read as much as I want to, basically.

So here we are! Mother Reader's 48HBC 2012 Edition. I'm *hoping* for 24 hours, but I may not make that seeing as I kind of forgot that I'm out of town for a chunk of time on Sunday... which will conveniently cut into my 48 hour reading period. And I worked today. Oops!

Not really sure how many books I can read in this challenge, so we're going to find out.

  • The Golden Lily by Richelle Mead
  • First Comes Love by Katie Kacvinsky
  • Shadow & Bone by Leigh Bardugo
  • Falling Kingdoms by Michelle Rowan
  • Insurgent by Veronica Roth
  • Kiss of Frost by Jennifer Estep
  • Snow White & the Huntsman by Lily Blake, John Lee Hancock, and Hossein Amini
I might switch around some of these depending on my mood... but this is what I'm hoping for right now!

Starting point: 5:40 p.m. on Friday, June 8th.

FINISHED: Completed 3 books and was on book #4 when the Readathon ended :) Total of 15 hours and 20 minutes worth of reading time. About 2 hours blogging.

Books read: The Golden Lily, First Comes Love, Shadow and Bone, and started Kiss of Frost.

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15 comments:

  1. AnonymousJune 8, 2012 at 5:50 PM

    Ooh how exciting!! Good luck! Can't wait to hear how it goes :)

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  2. Shooting Stars MagJune 8, 2012 at 7:38 PM

    Best of luck with your challenge. I haven't done an official readathon, but I think I might need to try one out. Sounds like a lot of fun. I DID tell my friend we should do one with just us though.

    I always comment back,

    Lauren

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  3. Anna @ Literary ExplorationJune 8, 2012 at 8:44 PM

    I'm doing my own readathon on Monday!!! I'm so excited to see how many books I can get through :D

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  4. AnonymousJune 8, 2012 at 11:33 PM

    Good luck! I've never done something like that before but it sounds like a fun challenge.

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  6. Henrietta @ Leisure ReadsJune 9, 2012 at 1:15 PM

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  7. HenriettaJune 9, 2012 at 1:16 PM

    Have fun reading!!

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  8. Mel@ThedailyprophecyJune 9, 2012 at 4:00 PM

    Good luck! I haven't done any challenges like this before, but I will try to find some when I have more time. Sounds fun ^^

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  9. Ms. YinglingJune 9, 2012 at 10:05 PM

    Insurgent looked a little daunting for the challenge, so I read it earlier in the week. I always love this weekend, even though I emerge somewhat woozy and tired of reading at the end of it!

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  10. LivianiaJune 10, 2012 at 12:51 AM

    The things on your list I've read I loved. I hope you meed your goal!

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  11. BookologistJune 10, 2012 at 10:33 AM

    I didn't know Snow White and the Huntsman was a book! That's cool. The "it's summer and I'm not in school" thing is really great for me, too. And more dedicated time for reading is perfect, too. I can tell people that I'm busy all weekend and have a link to direct them to to show them I'm not just putting them off.

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  12. LexieJune 10, 2012 at 12:27 PM

    This is belated, but good luck! This sounds awesome, if exhausting. O_O

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  13. Carol H RascoJune 10, 2012 at 1:39 PM

    Hope you've had a good time, I always love this challenge and did not get to participate the past couple of years. It's been great fun this weekend being back in the 48HRC saddle. Have a good week and Book People Unite!

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  14. MistiJune 10, 2012 at 4:07 PM

    Looks like a nice selection of books -- I hope you are enjoying the last little bit of your challenge! I still have several hours to go on mine.

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  15. MotherReaderJune 11, 2012 at 9:39 AM

    Checking in to see if you have a summary of the 48HBC hours and RIF pledge. Hope you enjoyed it!

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