Dewey's October 2025 Readathon

 

I haven't done a 24 hour readathon in a long time, but I thought it might be fun to participate this year for my birthday (which is on Sunday). These five books are my priority reads, but I have lots more books on my Kindle and comics I checked out from Hoopla on my TBR as well.

Opening Survey:

1) Will you be reading from home? If not, are you traveling somewhere specifically for the Readathon?

I will be reading from my home in Oakville, Ontario.

2) Is anyone else going to be reading with you in person? If not, will you be alone and have peace and quiet?

I'm going to be alone, so I will have peace and quiet and hopefully read a lot.

3) Do you have food and drink planned and acquired?

I have a lot of snacks: pumpkin bread, cheese strings, Halloween candy, spinach dip and my favourite iced chai latte concentrate.

4) Do you have a TBR planned or are you winging it?

I have a TBR, but I have so many items on it that I'll kind of be winging it because I still have a lot of books to choose from. My physical TBR will be my priority because it only has five books, but I made a readathon folder on my Kindle and added about 30 books to it, and I borrowed a bunch of comics and graphic novels from Hoopla for today.

Dewey's Readathon

My TBR for today

Opening Event Survey:

1. Which part of the world are you reading from today?

Oakville, Ontario, Canada

2. Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to?

I'm really excited to re-read the Bunnicula books

3. Which snacks are you most looking forward to?

Spinach dip

4. Tell us a little something about yourself!

My birthday was on Thursday. I turned 36

5. What are your goals for this readathon?

To read as much as possible

Horror Galore: 300 Fantastic Fright Flicks You Might Have Missed by Nathaniel Tolle

I watch a lot of horror movies and I'm always on the lookout for hidden gems. This book has tons of films I've never heard of before, and the ones I've already seen I've loved. Plus, anyone who appreciates the genius that is Basket Case 2 has a trustworthy opinion.  

I love reading books with horror movie recommendations, but I always find that the movies suggested are more serious fare, while I'm more into cheesy, so-bad-they're-good movies. I'm so happy to have found a book that has recommendations for both! Whatever your personal preference, this book has a horror film for you. And they're divided into sections based on specific subgenres (like How to Cook Forty Humans and More Reasons to Get a Vasectomy), so it's easy to find whatever you're in the mood for.

I noticed a bunch of the movies mentioned are available for free on Tubi and I plan on using this book as my Tubi movie guide, because I never know if the horror movies on there will be good bad or bad bad. I've already watched a few movies recommended in the book and they were weird and cheesy in the best possible way. I can't wait to watch more!

Readathon Wrap-up

I fell asleep around 6:00 am I think. So, I almost made it to the end. I think I spent more time on the hourly Instagram challenges than I did reading, but I still had fun.

Books read: Spook by Jane Little, Susannah and the Poison Green Halloween by Patricia Elmore, The Bailey School Kids: Aliens Don't Carve Jack-o'-lanterns by Debbie Dadey and Marcia Thornton Jones, Baby-sitters Little Sister: Karen's Pumpkin Patch by Ann M. Martin, Two of a Kind Diaries: Dare to Scare by Judy Katschke, Goosebumps Series 2000: Headless Halloween by R.L. Stine, Sweet Valley Twins: The Haunted Burial Ground by Jamie Suzanne, and half of The Baby-sitters Club: Baby-sitters' Fright Night by Ann M. Martin.

Total pages read: 843

Closing Survey

1. How would you assess your reading overall? I didn't read all the books in my stack and I gave into distractions. It wasn't the most I've ever read during a readathon, but overall I think I did OK.
2. Did you have a strategy, and if so, did you stick to it? Not really, just to read as much as possible.
3. What was your favorite snack? My homemade pumpkin bread turned out well.

Mid-Event Survey

1. What are you reading right now? Goosebumps Headless Halloween
2. How many books have you read so far? Five: Spook, Susannah and the Poison Green Halloween, Aliens Don't Carve Jack-o'-lanterns, Karen's Pumpkin Patch and Dare to Scare.
3. What book are you most looking forward to for the second half of the readathon? Baby-sitters Fright Night
4. Have you had many interruptions? How did you deal with those? I've just been giving into all my distractions, which is why I haven't read much so far. Planning on making up for that in the second half!

Dewey's Readathon

Today is Dewey's Readathon! I'm ready to read for 24 hours and eat some delicious snacks!

Here's what I'll be reading today:

1. Dark Harvest by Norman Partridge
2. Goosebumps Series 2000: Headless Halloween by R.L. Stine
3. Spook by Jane Little
4. The Bailey School Kids: Aliens Don't Carve Jack-o'-lanterns by Debbie Dadey and Marcia Thornton Jones
5. Peanut Butter and Jelly: The Haunted House by Dorothy Haas
6. Baby-sitters Little Sister: Karen's Pumpkin Patch by Ann M. Martin
7. The Baby-sitters Club: Baby-sitters' Fright Night by Ann M. Martin
8. Sweet Valley Twins: The Haunted Burial Ground by Jamie Suzanne
9. Sweet Valley Twins: Evil Elizabeth by Jamie Suzanne
10. Two of a Kind Diaries: Dare to Scare by Judy Katschke
11. You're Invited to a Creepover: No Trick-or-Treating! by P.J. Night
12. Susannah and the Poison Green Halloween by Patricia Elmore
13. Bart Simpson's Treehouse of Horror Spine-tingling Spooktacular

What I'll be eating:

• Homemade pumpkin bread
• Deviled eggs
• Veggies and dip
• Cheetos
• Peanut Reese's Pieces
• Starbucks pumpkin spice latte iced espresso

Opening Survey

1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today?

Oakville, Ontario

2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to?

Baby-sitters' Fright Night because I wanted to read it during the last October readathon, but didn't get to it.

3) Which snack are you most looking forward to?

The pumpkin bread that I baked last night for the readathon.

4) Tell us a little something about yourself!

This past Wednesday I turned 35 and my readathon buddy, my cat Betty, celebrated her 16th birthday last month.

Readathon Wrap-Up

I did it! I stayed up the whole 24 hours, but I was too tired to post my wrap-up at 8:00 am. I fell asleep right away and have been sleeping most of the day. The fire alarm went off in my apartment building at 2:00 am and I was like, "good, now I won't fall asleep!" But I also couldn't concentrate on reading either. My building didn't burn down or anything, there are false alarms all the time, to the point that I'm never worried and if there was actually a fire I could probably die because I would just ignore the alarm.

Books read: Dollies by Pat Graversen, The Charming by Jane Polcovar, Evil on the Bayou by Richie Tankersley Cusick, Cheerleaders: The Evil Lives! by R.L. Stine, Bury Me Deep by Christopher Pike, Ghost World by Daniel Clowes

Total pages read: 1054

Closing Survey

1. How would you assess your reading overall?

I only read six books and one of them wasn't even on my TBR, but I think 1054 pages is pretty good. I never read that much on an average day.

2. Did you have a strategy, and if so,  did you stick to it?

Not really, just to read as much as possible. 

3. What was your favourite snack?

I ordered pizza from Papa John's for the first time and I loved it!

4. Did you add any new books to your TBR/wishlist after seeing what everyone else is reading?

Yeah, I always do. 

5. What was your favourite book or experience from this readathon?

Ghost World by Daniel Clowes--I thought it was hilarious.

Mid-Event Survey

 1. What are you reading right now? 

Bury Me Deep by Christopher Pike

2. How many books have you read so far? 

One and a half. I wanted to finish Dollies by Pat Graversen before I started on my TBR and I still had quite a bit left, so that took most of the day. I'm halfway through Bury Me Deep.

3. What book are you most looking forward to for the second half of the Read-a-thon? 

Cheerleaders: The Evil Lives by R.L. Stine. I still haven't read that yet, despite mentioning how much I'm looking forward to it in my previous post.

4. Have you had many interruptions? How did you deal with those? 

I've been spending a lot of time taking photos for the Instagram challenges and have given into other distractions instead of reading. 

5. What surprises you most about the Read-a-thon, so far?

How little I've read. I'm going to focus more in the second half and hopefully get more books read.

Dewey's Readathon

Today's the day! It's Dewey's Readathon and I'm excited to spend 24 hours reading. I chose pretty much all young adult and middle grade books this time because I had a lot of fun reading those during the last readathon.

My TBR:

1. Dark Forces: The Charming by Jane Polcovar
2. Twilight: Evil on the Bayou by Richie Tankersley Cusick
3. Night Cries by Barbara Steiner
4. Scream: The Dead Girl by Jo Gibson
5. Fear Street: Cheerleaders: The Evil Lives! by R.L. Stine
6. Bury Me Deep by Christopher Pike
7. Sweet Valley High: Lost at Sea by Francine Pascal
8. Phantom Valley: The Evil One by Lynn Beach
9. Bone Chillers: Beware the Shopping Mall by Betsey Haynes
10. Shivers: The Thing in Room 601 by M.D. Spenser
11. Deadtime Stories: Terror in Tiny Town by A.G. Cascone
12. Spine Tinglers: Check it Out--and Die! by M.T. Coffin
13. Terror at the Zoo by Peg Kehret
14. The Baby-Sitters Club: Mary Anne and the Library Mystery by Ann M. Martin
15. Ghost World by Daniel Clowes

My Snacks:

• Tons of discount Easter candy
• Bruschetta
• Brie
• Various Starbucks iced coffee drinks
• Cinnabon International Delight
• Chips

Opening event survey: 

1. What fine part of the world are you reading from today?

Oakville, Ontario

2. Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to?

Cheerleaders: The Evil Lives! by R.L. Stine. I've been looking for this book forever and finally found it when I was thrifting a few weeks ago. The Cheerleaders books are my favourite Fear Street books.

3. Which snack are you most looking forward to?

Bruschetta 

4. Tell us a little something about yourself!

I'm obsessed with thrifting and that's how I bought all of the books in my stack. I also work in a thrift store and I get a 50% discount on books.

5. If you participated in the last readathon, what's something different you'll do today?

I want to read the most I ever have during a readathon.

Dewey's Readathon Wrap-Up

Yay I made it to the end! I was too tired to write this post at 8:00 am, I fell asleep immediately.

Books read: The Adventures of the Bailey School Kids Super Specials: Mrs. Jeepers' Scariest Halloween Ever by Debbie Dadey and Marcia Thornton Jones, The Bailey City Monsters: The Monsters Next Door by Debbie Dadey and Marcia Thornton Jones, Ma and Pa Dracula by Ann M. Martin, The Baby-Sitters Club Mysteries: Dawn and the Halloween Mystery by Ann M. Martin, The Baby-Sitters Club Mysteries: Stacey and the Haunted Masquerade by Ann M. Martin, Fear Street: Halloween Party by R.L. Stine, Jughead: The Hunger by Frank Tieri, Matt Herms, Pat Kennedy, Tim Kennedy, Afterlife With Archie by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Francesco Francavilla, Jack Morelli, Archie Halloween Spectacular 2017 and 2019, Count Crowley: Reluctant Monster Hunter by David Dastmalchian, Lukas Ketner, Lauren Affe

Total pages read: 1158

Closing Survey

1. How would you assess your reading overall?

I thought I wasn't doing very well because I only read half of the books I wanted to, but 10 books is still a lot and I think 1158 pages is probably the most I've ever read during a readathon.

2. Did you have a strategy, and if so,  did you stick to it?

Not really, just to read as much as possible. 

3. What was your favourite snack?

Homemade pumpkin bread

4. Did you add any new books to your TBR/wishlist after seeing what everyone else is reading?

Yeah, whenever I see what other people are reading I always end up adding more books to my never-ending wishlist. 

5. What was your favourite book or experience from this readathon?

I loved reading nostalgic books from my childhood like The Adventures of the Bailey School Kids and The Baby-Sitters Club.

Mid-Event Survey

1. What are you reading right now? 

Stacey and the Haunted Masquerade by Ann M. Martin

2. How many books have you read so far? 

Four: Mrs. Jeepers' Scariest Halloween Ever by Debbie Dadey and Marcia Thornton Jones, The Monsters Next Door by Debbie Dadey and Marcia Thornton Jones, Ma and Pa Dracula by Ann M. Martin and Dawn and the Halloween Mystery by Ann M. Martin

3. What book are you most looking forward to for the second half of the Read-a-thon? 

Halloween Party by R.L. Stine...I started reading it earlier, but I stopped because I wanted to have something to look forward to in the second half of the readathon.

4. Have you had many interruptions? How did you deal with those? 

I let myself get distracted a bunch of times today, so I haven't read as much as I wanted to, but I still have time to catch up!

5. What surprises you most about the Read-a-thon, so far?

How little I've been able to read so far even though all the books I chose are super short. I'm going to focus more in the second half. 

Dewey's Readathon

It's time for another Dewey's Readathon! A day where I will stay up for 24 hours reading—or at least try to. I chose a lot of books to read today, but most of them are very short middle-grade books, or comics. 

What I plan on reading:

1. Dark Harvest by Norman Partridge
2. Fear Street: Halloween Party by R.L. Stine
3. Teen Witch: Lucky 13 by Megan Barnes
4. Ma and Pa Dracula by Ann M. Martin
5. The Baby-Sitters Club Super Mysteries: Baby-Sitters' Fright Night by Ann M. Martin
6. The Baby-Sitters Club Mysteries: Dawn and the Halloween Mystery by Ann M. Martin
7. The Baby-Sitters Club Mysteries: Stacey and the Haunted Masquerade by Ann M. Martin
8. Sweet Valley Twins Super Chillers: Evil Elizabeth by Francine Pascal
9. The Adventures of the Bailey School Kids Super Specials: Mrs. Jeepers' Scariest Halloween Ever by Debbie Dadey and Marcia Thornton Jones
10. The Bailey City Monsters: The Monsters Next Door by Debbie Dadey and Marcia Thornton Jones
11. The Best Halloween Ever by Barbara Robinson
12. Wishbone Super Mysteries: The Halloween Joker by Anne Capeci
13. Jughead: The Hunger by Frank Tieri, Matt Herms, Pat Kennedy, Tim Kennedy
14. Afterlife With Archie by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Francesco Francavilla, Jack Morelli
15. Bart Simpson's Treehouse of Horror: Spine-Tingling Spooktacular by Matt Groeaning 
16. The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror: Fun-Filled Frightfest by Matt Groeaning 
17. Archie Halloween Spectacular 2017 and 2019
18. Count Crowley: Reluctant Monster Hunter by David Dastmalchian, Lukas Ketner, Lauren Affe
19. Spell on Wheels by Kate Leth, Megan Levens, Marissa Louise,  Jen Bartel, Nate Piekos
20. I Luv Halloween by Keith Giffen, Benjamin Roman

What I plan on eating:

• Pumpkin bread (not pictured because it's still in the oven)
• Various Halloween candy
• Pumpkin spice pecans
• Cheetos
• Starbucks cold brew with Starbucks pumpkin creamer
• Homemade pumpkin spice lattes
• Pizza

Opening event survey: 

1. What fine part of the world are you reading from today?

Oakville, Ontario

2. Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to?

Halloween Party by R.L. Stine. I love the Fear Street books and I haven't read this one yet.

3. Which snack are you most looking forward to?

Pumpkin bread that I baked this morning.

4. Tell us a little something about yourself!

I love Halloween so I chose almost all books that take place at Halloween for today.

5. If you participated in the last readathon, what's something different you'll do today?

I want to read more than I ever have before during a readathon.

Dewey's Readthon Wrap Up

Yay! I managed to stay up the full 24 hours!

Total hours read: 24

Total pages read: 949

Total books read: Eight—Chopping Spree by Angela Sylvaine, Church by Renee Miller, Who Will Save Your Soul by Jody Smith, The Catcreeper by Kevin Arthur Lewis, Kutter by Jeff Strand, The Malan Witch by Catherine Cavendish, Zombie by Joyce Carol Oates and Truth or Dare by P.J. Night.

Closing Survey

1. How would you assess your reading overall?

I stayed up for the full 24 hours and I read more during this readathon than I have during the previous ones, so I would say it went well.

2. Did you have a strategy, and if so, did you stick to it?

My strategy was to focus on reading this time and not do any challenges in hopes of getting more reading done. I stuck to that and it ended up being the most I've ever read during a readathon.

3. What was your favourite snack?

Reese's pretzels—it was my first time trying them and I loved them! They're even better than chocolate covered pretzels!

Dewey's Readathon Mid-Event Survey

1. What are you reading right now?

Kutter by Jeff Strand

2. How many books have you read so far?

Four: Chopping Spree by Angela Sylvaine, Church by Renee Miller, Who Will Save Your Soul by Jody Smith and The Catcreeper by Kevin Arthur Lewis.

3. What book are you most looking forward to for the second half of the readathon?

The Malan Witch by Catherine Cavendish

4. Have you had many interruptions? How did you deal with those?

Nope, so far I've been able to read all day.

5. What surprises you most about the readathon, so far?

How many books I've been able to read. Usually I get distracted very easily, but I haven't so far.

Dewey's Readathon

Today is Dewey's Readathon! A day where I will once again attempt to read for 24 hours. Here's what I plan on reading:

1. Chopping Spree by Angela Sylvaine 
2. Church by Renee Miller
3. Who Will Save Your Soul by Jody Smith
4. Offstage Offerings by Priya Sridhar
5. The Catcreeper by Kevin Arthur Lewis
6. Sole Survivor by Zachary Ashford
7. The Malan Witch by Catherine Cavendish
8. Kutter by Jeff Strand
9. Night of the Mannequins by Stephen Graham Jones
10. Zombie by Joyce Carol Oates
11. The Thrill Club by R.L. Stine
12. Truth or Dare by P.J. Night
13. The Stand: Captain Trips by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Stephen King, Laura Martin, Mike Perkins

Opening Survey

1. What fine part of the world are you reading from today?

Oakville, Ontario

2. Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to?

The Malan Witch by Catherine Cavendish

3. Which snack are you most looking forward to?

Reese's pretzels — I've been looking for an excuse to try these.

4. Tell us a little something about yourself!

I work in a thrift store, which is where I buy most of my books (I get a 50% discount), but today most of the books in my TBR are from Kindle Unlimited because I haven't been using it much and I want to get more use out of my subscription. 

5. If you participated in the last readathon, what's one thing you'll do different today? 

I want to read more than I did during the last readathon. I say this every time, but that's always my goal.

24 in 48 Readathon

This weekend is the 24 in 48 Readathon, a readathon with the goal of reading a total of 24 hours over the weekend, beginning at midnight on Friday and ending midnight on Sunday. All the books I've chosen for my TBR are written by women writers because February is Women in Horror Month.

My TBR:

1. The Kelping by Jan Stinchcomb
2. Hell's Bells by Lisa Quigley
3. Food Fright by Nico Bell
4. Cirque Berserk by Jessica Guess
5. Hairspray and Switchblades by V. Castro
6. Trampled Crown by Kirby Kellogg
7. Infested by Carol Gore
8. Dead Eyes by EV Knight
9. Red Station by Kenzie Jennings
10. My Favorite Thing is Monsters by Emil Ferris

Dewey's Readathon

 

Today is Dewey's Readathon, a day where I will once again attempt to read for 24 hours straight.

My TBR:

1. We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson

2. Dark Harvest by Norman Partridge

3. Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury

4. Night in the Lonesome October by Richard Laymon

5. Home Before Dark by Riley Sager

6. Autumncrow by Cameron Chaney (on my Kindle)

My snacks:

• Pumpkin bread
• Pumpkin snickerdoodles
• Pumpkin pie Chex mix
• Pumpkin cheesecake
• Copycat Starbucks pumpkin cream cold brew and pumpkin spice lattes
• Boursin cheese and crackers

Opening Survey

1. What fine part of the world are you reading from today?

Oakville, Ontario

2. Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to?

Autumncrow by Cameron Chaney

3. Which snack are you most looking forward to?

The pumpkin bread I baked last night.

4. Tell us a little something about yourself!

My birthday was this past Monday. I turned 33. Fun fact: I was born on Black Monday (October 19, 1987).

5. If you participated in the last readathon, what's one thing you'll do different today? 

I want to read more than I did last time. I think I say that every time, but that's always the goal.

Dewey's Reverse Readathon

Tonight I'm going to be participating in Dewey's Reverse Readathon, which starts at 8:00 pm instead of at 8:00 am, like the readathon normally does. I did have to work today, so I'll probably fall asleep at some point tonight because I'm already feeling tired.

What I plan on reading:

1. The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix (the last 200 pages or so)
2. Magic by William Goldman (the last 150 pages or so)
3. Until Summer Comes Around by Glenn Rolfe
4. Slash by Hunter Shea
5. Those Who Came Before by J.H. Moncrieff
6. The Dead Girls Club by Damien Angelica Walters
7. The Last Final Girl by Stephen Graham Jones
8. Kill River 2 by Cameron Roubique
9. Ten by Gretchen McNeil
10. Someone We Know by Shari Lapena

1. What fine part of the world are you reading from today?

Oakville, Ontario

2. Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to?

Until Summer Comes Around by Glenn Rolfe

3. Which snack are you most looking forward to?

Pizza!

4. Tell us a little something about yourself!

I work in a thrift store and I get a 50% discount on books and whenever I buy books there I always buy five, because if you buy four books, you get the fifth free! I actually bought five books after work today and included one of them in my TBR stack for tonight.

5. If you participated in the last readathon, what's one thing you'll do different today?

I might allow myself to sleep instead of forcing myself to stay up the whole 24 hours because I had to work today, so I'm pretty tired.

Dewey's Readathon Wrap-Up

Total pages read: 568
Books read: Monster, She Wrote by Lisa Kroger and Melanie R. Anderson, and Horrorstor by Grady Hendrix

I sort of made it to the end. I stayed up until 8:00 am, but I fell asleep for a couple hours earlier in the day because I didn't sleep well on Friday night, so I didn't really read the full 24 hours.

I only ended up reading two books, Monster, She Wrote by Lisa Kroger and Melanie R. Anderson, and Horrorstor by Grady Hendrix. I enjoyed both and would definitely recommend them. I now have a long list of horror books and stories written by women that I want to check out thanks to Monster, She Wrote. Horrorstor was a quick read and a lot of fun.

Closing Survey

1. How would you assess your reading overall?

I didn't end up reading as much as I would have liked because I kept getting distracted, but I read more than I did last readathon and I'm happy with that.

2. Did you have a strategy, and if so, did you stick to it?

I didn't really have a strategy, I just tried to read as much as I could, but I gave into distractions pretty easily.

3. What was your favourite snack?

I ordered pizza from Little Caesars and it was really good. I especially love their Italian cheese bread. Yum.

Dewey's Readathon

My TBR for the day...hopefully I can get through a few of these

Today is Dewey's Readathon and I'm thrilled because I can't think of a better way to spend my time in quarantine than reading all day.

My TBR:

Midnight by John Russo
Magic by William Goldman
The Female Man by Joanna Russ
Monster, She Wrote by Lisa Kroger and Melanie R. Anderson
Horrorstor by Grady Hendrix

My stash of discount Easter candy in a festive Halloween bowl

My snacks:

The only snack I really have is this clearance Easter candy I've been working my way though. I didn't make anything special for the readathon like I normally do because since the quarantine has started I've been snacking constantly and I really need to stop.

Opening Survey

1. What fine part of the world are you reading from today?

Oakville, Ontario, Canada

2. Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to?

Horrorstor by Grady Hendrix—I've loved all his other books, so I'm hoping I'll love this one too.

3. Which snack are you most looking forward to?

Reese's eggs

4. Tell us a little something about yourself!

I've been in a bit of a reading slump for the past few months and I'm hoping this brings me out of it.

5. If you participated in the last readathon, what's one thing you'll do different today?

I want to post more updates in my blog, but I also want to read more, and those are two conflicting goals, so we shall see.