Sunday Evening, 9:00 p.m. The end of my 48 hours has arrived. So busy today, I snatched the rest of my hours between church and going to graduation and cooking meals. I did start and finish Sea by Heidi Kling, and read about half of Sisters Red by Jackson Pearce. For something different, I also read part of The United Cakes of America by Warren Brown. He researched cake recipes from all over the United States to find which ones were most representative of different states. He has at least a page of head notes for each recipe, and lots of fun trivia between. I have been tracking my time, but feel too tired to trust my math, and will post all tomorrow.
Sunday Morning, 7:00 a.m. Decided to read Princess of Glass by Jessica Day George last night. (I had momentarily forgotten I had it…) I didn’t realize it was a sort of sequel to Princess of the Midnight Ball. I wonder if she plans a book featuring each sister? That would be fun, each a different fairy tale. Unfortunately, I didn’t even make it till 12 a.m. before giving into sleep, but I did finish it this morning, and I still have 14 hours left, although with time out for church and graduation, will be hard pressed to meet my goal.
Saturday Evening 8:55 p.m. Well, not doing the best job of updating, am I? Perhaps because I’m not doing the best job of reading…listened to part of The Confessor by Daniel Silva while making breakfast and shopping this morning. I find this series about Gabriel Allon to be intriguing…so much packed into what could just be a spy thriller. Then I went back to Malla Nunn’s Let the Dead Lie, although a nap interrupted my reading. I did manage a walk while reading this afternoon, and after an excellent dinner with my dh, finally finished it. Another great book, this one so twisty and complex, but satisfying, especially the very end. I don’t know what I’ll read next, but I hope I can stay awake for at least a little while! Coffee anyone?
Friday Evening (Saturday Morning?) 12:00 a.m. Finished Bet, and I did enjoy it, although I was right about the twist at the end. What can I say? I’ve read a lot of historical mysteries. I will have to decide how I feel about the end, right now I am left feeling like it was a little rushed, but then again, it took Bet’s whole lifetime to arrive. DH says not enough sleep makes me grouchy so perhaps bed is in my near future.
Friday Evening, 11:00 p.m. More than halfway through The Education of Bet by Lauren Baratz-Logsted. I am enjoying it, although I can see the upcoming plot twist from a hundred miles away. It makes me think a little of Alanna by Tamora Pierce mixed with Dead Poet’s Society or perhaps A Separate Peace by John Knowles. Already I am feeling sleepy, the victim of regular schedules and bed times, perhaps a little time on twitter and reading blogs will refresh me.
Friday Evening, 9:00 p.m. I can’t believe that it has been a whole year since my first 48 Hour Book Challenge. I was newish to the book blogging community, and so excited to connect with other bloggers. Once again I have gotten all my Friday chores out of the way, even cleaned the shower!
My goal this year is to try and read more than last year, which was 24 hours and 15 minutes. It might be hard, as I have plans to go out to dinner with my husband tomorrow and will be attending the Hodges graduation Sunday. Perhaps I will be more successful this year in giving up sleep.
A second goal is to connect with still more blogs and bloggers who read and review books. The twitter hash tag for the challenge is #48hbc, if anyone else wants to follow along, and should be updates from various readers at the Mother Reader blog.
