The Month That Was… April 2015
Hurrah for readathon! I really was feeling my reading mojo sliding away this month but readathon got me right back on track, with 13 books in total read in April. Although now it means I have lots of review writing…
A Space Traveller’s Guide to the Solar System
Do you look up at the night sky and wish you could travel through space and visit the planets of our solar system? Do you know what the weather’s like on Venus? What’s life really like travelling in space? Mark…
#readathon complete
Local time: 13:00 Hours spent reading: 20 Pages read: 1493 Books finished: 4 Feeling: ready for a lie down Raised for charity: £163.93 Woohoo, we made it! Thanks to everyone who shared their drawing for my mini challenge. I will…
#Readathon Mini Challenge – Draw It Out!
Welcome to Hour 20’s Mini Challenge! So what’s your current book about? No, don’t tell me in words, I want to see a picture! Please draw a scene from your current read (or any one you’re read during the readathon)….
#readathon: hour nineteen
Local time: 07:00 Hours spent reading: 14 Pages read: 1177 Books finished: 4 Feeling: undead Raised for charity: £154.77 So it was the lurgy after all and I gave in and went to bed at 3am. Going to try and…
#readathon: hour thirteen
Local time: 01:00 Hours spent reading: 12 Pages read: 949 Books finished: 3 Feeling: bleary eyed Raised for charity: £150.49 Well I’ve hit my fundraising target at least, though that doesn’t mean I’m stopping just yet. It is past my…
#readathon: hour nine
Local time: 21:00 Hours spent reading: 8 Pages read: 620 Books finished: 2 Feeling: full Raised for charity: £143.20 The Little Black Classic edition of The Yellow Wall-Paper actually contained three stories, so I read them all but the title…
#readathon: hour five
Local time: 17:00 Hours spent reading: 4 Pages read: 306 Books finished: 0 Feeling: hayfeverish Raised for charity: £136.06 Waaah why has my hayfever hit me now? Or maybe it’s the dreaded lurgy? At least Anna and the French Kiss…
#readathon: getting ready to rumble
Local start time: 13:00 Hours spent reading: 0 Pages read: 0 Books finished: 0 Feeling: ready for action! Raised for charity: £129.00 I’m going to stress, sleeping is not a failure. I thoroughly recommend a nap, especially for those of…
More UK Goodreads Giveaways
Sidney Chambers and The Forgiveness of Sins by James Runcie 10 copies, UK only Ends 1st May Nelly Dean by Alison Case 10 copies, UK + Ireland Ends 8th May The Umbrian Thursday Night Supper Club by Marlena De Blasi…