Dewey's 24 hour Read-a-thon Wrap Up // Emile

Bonjour!

Here is my Dewey's read-a-thon wrap up for October 2015. It didn't exactly go as planned.

We made a comfy space with lots of pillows and blankets.

We grabbed snacks.

And then started reading!

After only thirty minutes, my reading partner fell asleep -_-

I kept at it though!

And then I got tired.
Really tired.
And it was only 11:30 pm.

So I ended up listening to an audiobook as I went to sleep.

The next morning we both read for fifteen minutes, then after we got dressed we had to make cookies as part of a homework project. By the time we finished, tidied up and had lunch, the read-a-thon was over.

So all in all it didn't go too well, but we both had a fun time and that's what matters. I only read 150 pages in total: 30 pages of The Perks of Being a Wallflower and 120 pages of The Night Circus.

Oh well. Better luck next time.
Emile x

Currently Reading 14.10.15 // Emile

Hello everybody!

Here is your weekly currently reading post from me. I appreciate that they haven't been incredibly regular recently however I assure you that I am back on track and shall be posting on schedule. In case you don't know I post book talks, reviews etc. on Mondays and on Wednesdays I post 'currently reading' updates. 

Right now I am reading My Heart and Other Black Holes By Jasmine Warga. It has good four or five out five star reviews so I was expecting quite a lot. I have to say that so far I am enjoying it, but I'm not exactly blown away. I hope that it improves a little more towards the end. I'll let you know what I think. 

I'll probably finish it before the Dewey's read-a-thon on Saturday as it's short and easy to get through.

If you would like to find out more about the read-a-thon happening this weekend, click on this link to my last blog post: 

Dewey's 24hr Read-a-thon TBR // Emile 

That's all folks, 

Emile x

Dewey's 24hr Read-a-thon TBR // Emile

Nos da! 

(That means 'good night'. I'm trying out my Welsh heritage)

It is that time of year again! The Dewey's 24 hour read-a-thon is happening this Saturday 17th, and I decided ten minutes ago that I would take part. Besides it's the perfect excuse to be anti-social and read as much as I want. I know I'm not the only one who does that. 

The way the read-a-thon works is that everybody starts at exactly the same time, so that no matter your time zone everyone kicks it off together. That means that if you are taking part you will need to check your starting time. I'll leave a link at the bottom of the post. 

I'm not great with read-a-thons. I set myself an over-ambitious goal and then (surprise surprise) I never achieve it. Therefore this time I have decided that I shall set a more realistic goal with the hope of completing it this year. I'm in a contemporary mood which is useful as I find contemporaries easiest to binge read. Also I have been reading so much fantasy lately that it's a nice break. 

Anyway, I'll get to it. 

1. The Night Circus ~ Erin Morgenstern

Hopefully I will have already started this by then, as it is five hundred pages long. Either way I need to read it before the end of October as part of a TBR challenge my friend and I are taking part in. 

2. The Perks of Being a Wallflower ~ Stephen Chbosky

I absolutely LOVE this book and I have been meaning to re-read it for a while, so I figured that now is the perfect chance. I'm in the mood for something that will make me cry. 

If I finish these two, I will start another book, however I don't know what I'll be in the mood for so I'm going to leave that open.

I will be doing a wrap up that will be up next week, so keep an eye out for that. 

Sorry for me recent absence, I'm back on track now. 

Hwyl y ti,

Emile x

Links: 

Dewey's website: http://www.24hourreadathon.com

If you would like to sign up for the read-a-thon: http://www.24hourreadathon.com/?p=5404

Starting time information sheet: http://www.24hourreadathon.com/?page_id=53