That’s a wrap on another spring edition of Dewey’s 24-hour readathon! I had such a great time devoting my day to reading and introverting, and actually got a lot more reading done than I thought I would. I think that my strategy of having a bunch of different book formats (poetry, graphic novels, short stories, novellas, audiobooks) really helped, as did the genre variety. I did read a lot less as it got later in the day, and didn’t have enough energy to stay up very late as I have during past readathons, but since I started reading pretty much as soon as Dewey’s began, that worked out fine.

Total books started & finished during the readathon: 5

During the readathon, I finished The Past is Red by Catherynne M. Valente (science fiction novella, 160 pages); Only a Monster by Vanessa Len (YA fantasy, 416 pages); Heartstopper, Vol 1 by Alice Oseman (YA contemporary romance graphic novel, 263 pages); I Hope This Finds You Well by Kate Baer (poetry, 80 pages); and Of This New World by Allegra Hyde (short stories, 124 pages). Of these, my favorite was The Past is Red; I love Valente’s writing style and the story was a lot more twisty and complex than I’d predicted it would be.

Books read from, but not both started & finished: 3

I was also able to finish my re-read of Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall (contemporary romance, 65 pages) and start 2 new books: Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher (dark fairy tale, 33 pages) and The Donut Trap by Julie Tieu (contemporary romance, 82 pages). I’m planning to add those last two to my May TBR, and am particularly excited about Nettle & Bone–it’s extremely well-written, and I’m very invested in the story already.

Total pages read: 1,223 (!)

Overall, it was a great readathon, and I can’t wait for the next round in October!