Hour 19 - Show it Off

A challenge from Dead Book Darling - show off and upload a photo of a book you're extremely proud of.

Here's mine - an autographed copy of my favorite romantic suspense, Don't Let Go by Marliss Melton:

Hour 18 - Book Jenga

This was too fun - thank you Curiosity Killed the Bookworm!

My book tower of remaining books:

Hour 17 - Bookish Travel

From Reader's Respite: "Tell me about the best location a book has taken you to. Perhaps a book really did inspire you to physically go some where.  Tell me.  Or perhaps a book took you somewhere in your mind so completely that you don't even need to visit in real life.  Tell me."

Oh wow, how to limit this to one book...Dash & Lily's Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn & David Levithan made me fall madly in love the The Strand bookstore in NYC. I pictured it in my mind's eye while reading and when looked it up on the internet, it matched perfectly.  Now it's part of my inner happy place. :-)

Hour 16 - Six Word Celebration!

From Estella's Revenge, celebrate the Dewey Read-a-Thon is 6 words:

Reading for 24 hours is bliss.

Hour 15 - Cheap Thrills Challenge

Challenge host Fiction State of Mind requested book recommendations for this one: any book that qualifies as Mystery, Thriller, or Horror and can be obtained for $3.99 or less.

I'd recommend The Turn of the Screw by Henry James - you can get it free from the Gutenberg Project.  It reads very old fashioned, but you have this growing sense of madness and horror and the ending is quite haunting.

Hour 14: AudioBook Dream Date

This challenge from The Geeky Blogger was surprisingly easy - I guess my subconscious has been thinking about it for a while.

My audiobook dream date would be Kiss of the Highlander by Karen Marie Moning, read by Clive Owens. Swoon.

Hour 13: Best of Your Reading Year

Thanks, Lisa's World of Books for this challenge!

Best Book of Your Reading Year

Little, Big by John Crowley – this is Literature – heavy, daunting, exquisite, magical

Best Romance Book of Your Reading Year

Heart of Obsidian by Nalini Singh – perfect hero, perfect heroine, perfect story line, perfect series arc wrap-up, I could go on…

Best Main Character of Your Reading Year

Bet Me by Jennifer Crusie – both the main characters in this book were great, very believable, funny, and smart

Best Indie Author of Your Reading Year

The Gamble by Kristen Ashley – loved this book! 

Hour 12: Mid-Event Survey

I've made it half-way!!

1) How are you doing? Sleepy? Are your eyes tired?

Nope - I'm good to go!

2) What have you finished reading?

Black Bird, volumes 12-15 by Kanoko Sakurakouji
3/4 through The Secret Keeper and wow is it getting good

3) What is your favorite read so far?

Black Bird, Vol. 12 - so good!

4) What about your favorite snacks?

Waffle fries!! (Thanks, sweetie!!)  The croissants my husband got me from Starbucks this morning were pretty darn good too.

5) Have you found any new blogs through the readathon? If so, give them some love!

Yes!  Heather @ The Snake Wrangler

Hour 11: Self Portrait

Thank you Estella Society for an easy one!  My Punkin' Pie wanted to be a part of it since he's joined me for about an hour of the read-a-thon:

Hour 10: Book Trailers

Jehara is asking for our favorite book trailers, which I generally only get through the first 10 seconds of, but I think this one for Marliss Melton's Show No Fear would count as my favorite - it's short, the narrator's voice is yummy, and it always makes me grin and reach for one of her books.