48 Hour Book Challenge: Final Update!

It's the end for me!  I made it 14 hours.  I am so tired right now I can't see straight, so I've made a command decision to end my reading.  I stopped on page 63 of 370 in The White Dragon by Anne McCaffrey, and read 312 pp from Dragonquest by Anne McCaffrey, so I've a total of 375 pp read.  Glad we're not being judged by the quantity of books. :)  It's been a blast and a challenge, thanks to Mother Reader for holding this fantastic challenge!  I'm off now to sleep, and then start writing on a new WIP I started forming yesterday!  Good luck to all who are still reading, and congrats to those who have finished!

Hours Read: 14

-Charlie

48 Hour Book Challenge: Update #4

WOOOOHOOO!  I've finished my first book for the 48 Hour Book Challenge!  Dragonquest by Anne McCaffrey.  My goodness it was a great book.  The first book in the series (Dragonflight) was good but slower; this one was fast paced, adventurous, fun, and emotional.  I actually care about the characters as if I knew them personally - Anne McCaffrey does a fantastic job at making you (the reader) connect with all the characters.  Just, wow, you know?  I will recommend this series highly to anyone who asks.  Maybe even those that don't.  Now I have to read the third book in the series, The White Dragon.  I am getting a bit sleepy, so I may take a nappy nap for a few hours.  Here are my stats so far:

Hours read: 11
Hours blogged/twittered: 2
Total hours: 13
Hours to reach goal: 7

-Charlie

48 Hour Book Challenge: Update #3

Well, things are not looking good for my goal of 30 hours.  I don't even have 30 hours left.  So I'm going to try to hit 20 hours.  I hate changing a goal, but, well, it had to be done.  I'm really having a hard time sitting still long enough to concentrate on reading.  I keep thinking about writing, painting, the sunshine, food, whatever it may be.  I only have 100 pages left in this book, and I really want to knock them out, but I'm so darn distracted!

Hours Read: 8
Hours Blogged/Twittered: 1.5
Total Hours: 9.5
Hours to NEW Goal: 10.5

48 Hour Book Challenge: Update #2

Well I'm 5 hours in, on page 152 of 312 of Dragonquest by Anne McCaffrey, drinking some coffee, and feelin good.  Halfway done with the book, but I'm reading faster today, hope it doesn't take me another 5 hours to finish it.  Well I hope I read for at least 5 more hours! :)  I hope I can reach my mark of 30 hours.  I hope all of you make your goals!!  Good luck!

Hours Read: 5
Hours Blogged/Twittered: 1
Total so far: 6
Hours to go to goal: 24

48 Hour Book Challenge: Update #1

I have read for 2.5 hours and reached page 81 of 312 of Dragonquest by Anne McCaffrey.  I don't know if that's good or not, and I know we're being judged by quantity of time, not books, but I still can't help feeling as if I'm behind everyone else. 

I did only start at 6 pm, followed by an hour of reading blogs about the 48hbc and several minutes here and there twittering about the whole thing.  Then I promptly fell asleep, lights still on and everything.

Now it's 5 am, I feel refreshed, and I have a plan.  1 hour of reading, 5 minutes or less of twitter about progress.  That way I can mark my way hourly and stay on track, i.e. if I have a slow hour because the dog wouldn't get her nose out of my face, etc. 

Writing this took 10 minutes of the hour I have for every 5 of reading, and twittering every hour is 25 minutes of that hour.  So in 2.5 more hours of reading I'll be blogging again with the remaining 25 minutes of my hour.  See?  It's easy!  LOL  Good luck to you all - see ya in the twitterverse!

Here's some Bunneh to get you all started!!

48 Hour Book Challenge!

Mother Reader is hosting the Fifth Annual 48 Hour Book Challenge!  See how much you can read in 48 hours!!  I am going to read from 6pm MST on Friday (today) to 6pm MST on Sunday.  I'm hoping to reach 30 hours, if not more.  Coffee here I come!!

Here is the list of books I plan on reading:

Dragonquest by Anne McCaffrey
The White Dragon by Anne McCaffrey
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Steig Larsson
The Girl Who Played With Fire by Steig Larsson

I've got twenty minutes until I start, I've got my Triple Venti Raspberry White Chocolate Mocha from Starbucks in hand, my trusty Nook at my side, and lots of brainpower to boot!  Off I go!  Good luck to you all!