A great Readathon took place yesterday when Amy and I read for a total of 18 hours! At 2:00am we just couldn’t do it anymore and we admitted defeat and finally got to rest our eyes.

Here is a round up of the books we read yesterday.

1. Above All Things – Tanis Rideout
2. Love is a Four Letter Word – Vikki VanSickle
3. I Was Told There’d Be Cake – Sloane Crosley
4. Weird Things Customers Say in Bookstores – Jen Campbell

1. The Taker – Alma Katsu
2. In the Orchard, the Swallows – Peter Hobbs
3. Girl Walks into a Bar – Rachel Dratch

So there you have it friends! We laughed, we napped and we ate like kings. Thanks for stopping by the blog, tweeting and sending lots of encouragement, it made it that much more fun!

It’s midnight and after a 30 minute “Wake up”/”5 more minutes” war of words, Amy has successfully pulled me out of my sleepy haze by opening me a can of coke and organizing an impromptu dance party.

If you are in the mood for a little dance party of your own, try the song we chose:

Only 8 hours to go!

We’re still going strong and we compiled a list of ways to stay motivated during a read-a-thon! If you have additional tips on keeping the momentum going, be sure to share with us in the comment field!

Thanks to Chelsea who’s en route with some cookies to keep us going! Another thanks to my Mom for calling AND singing this childhood song, which my Brother and I firmly believed was written about us, because we were ReEder’s just like these cowboys

Happy Reading!

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