October RAT (a-tat-tat!) 5th to 31st

Kiri · PostOct 08, 2020#12020-10-08T20:54+00:00

Welcome to the October Read-A-Thon!

5th - 31st October

Participants (so far)
   Azuki
   Dancing-Dog
   KathyB
   Kiri
   Lemonitsa
   Meshe
Nimriodel

Players please check in! and record what you've been doing, reading, and etc!

October Spreadsheet

PostOct 08, 2020#22020-10-08T20:54+00:00

Prizes offered

Offered by	Prize	Recipient	Received?
Dancing Dog	a "bat" scarf in beige or grey	Nim	Yes
Azuki	Kiva gift card (or) the book International Bank of Bob	Dancing-Dog
KathyB	Puzzle or a Coloring Book	Lemonitsa
Kiri	Wishlist Ebook	Nim	Sent
Kiri	Wishlist Ebook	Lemonitsa	Sent
Kiri	Wishlist Ebook
Kiri	Harvest Home ( Ebook)
Kiri	"Create Your Own Magic" Mug	KathyB
Kiri	"Create Your Own Magic" Mug
Kiri	"Find your Calm in the Chaos" Mug	Meshe
Kiri	Offered #1 by Kazuo Koike (Manga) Softcover (US only shipping please) Note: This is a graphic and violent adult manga	Azuki
Kiri	The Crosswinds Journal Quartet by Madeline L'Engle (4 Softcovers)
Lemonitsa	Wishlist Audiobook from Audible	KathyB	Yes
Meshe	Tote "All Booked Up"	Azuki
Nimriodel	2 Halloween themed stemless wine glasses	Meshe

PostOct 08, 2020#32020-10-08T20:55+00:00

October RAT Prize Winners (and Schedule)
Prizes will be three a week (Tues, Fri & Sun), the last one being moved to Sat and cause it's Halloween.

Prize #1 (6 Oct) - Meshe selected Wine Glasses
Prize #2 (9 Oct) - KathyB selected Audiobook
Prize #3 (11 Oct) - Dancing-Dog selected (book) International Bank of Bob
Prize #4 (13 Oct) - Nimriodel selected the Bat Scarf (grey)
Prize #5 (16 Oct) - Azuki selected "All Booked Up" Tote Bag
Prize #6 (18 Oct) - Lemonitsa selected the puzzle
Prize #7 (20 Oct) - Kathy B selected "Create your Own Magic" mug
Prize #8 (23 Oct) - Kiri passed cause there are no prizes she isn't offering atm. (re-choosing) --> Azuki
Prize #9 (25 Oct) - Meshe selected selected "Calm in the Chaos" mug
Prize #10 (27 Oct) - Dancing-Dog selected
Prize #11 (30 Oct) - Nimriodel selected a wishlist ebook
Prize #12 (31 Oct) - Lemonitsa selected a wishlist ebook

PostOct 08, 2020#42020-10-08T21:01+00:00

October RAT Holder post 2

azuki · PostOct 09, 2020#52020-10-09T17:52+00:00

Hi officially checking in at this official chat thread...

KathyB · PostOct 09, 2020#62020-10-09T18:47+00:00

Have been doing a lot more binge watching TV and Halloween movies than reading

. Will try to do better....

dancing-dog · PostOct 09, 2020#72020-10-09T19:49+00:00

I'm doing pretty well - have finished 2 books, the last one being Spider's Web. It was the novelization of an Agatha Christie stage play. As a novel I felt it was somewhat lacking in character background and development and locale descriptions. It read more like the stage play it is, and it would be brilliant performed. Also, as a book, this was not well proof-read. I came across the following sentence:

"A particularly vicious young criminal is going to get his just deserts."

Now I am starting:

nimrodiel · PostOct 10, 2020#82020-10-10T03:54+00:00

I've got a few books going on. I finished the ebook I was reading at work

Print books:

Ebook:

Audiobook:

Lemonitsa · PostOct 10, 2020#92020-10-10T06:07+00:00

Officially checking in. Have finally added my books to the September rat spreadsheet! I’ll post an update for this rat sometime Saturday. I’ve been catching up on some of the audible shorts.

PostOct 10, 2020#102020-10-10T21:11+00:00

Saturday, October 10, 2020
Day 6

My list of books:
(Title, Series, Author, Format, Started At, At Now)

A Finely Knit Murder (Seaside Knitters #9), Sally Goldenbaum, ebook (library copy), 0%, 30%
Murder by Other Means (The Dispatcher #2), John Scalzi, audiobook, 50%, 100% Finished on Day 1
Once More Upon a Time, Roshani Chokshi, audiobook, 0%, 100% Finished on Day 3
A Woman of the World, Rebecca Gilman, audiobook, 0%, 100% Finished on Day 4
Interview with the Robot, Lee Bacon, audiobook, 0%, 100% Finished on Day 6
The Flying Flamingo Sisters, Carrie Seim, audiobook, 0%, 0%
Portents (Cainsville #5.7), Kelley Armstrong, ebook, 0%, 0%
Bloody Acquisitions (Fred, the Vampire Accountant #3), Drew Hayes, ebook, 0%, 0%
Wolf's Curse (Otherworld: Kate and Logan #2), Kelley Armstrong, ebook, 0%, 0%