Deborah’s Comments (group member since Dec 28, 2017)

Deborah’s comments from the Around the Year in 52 Books group.

I finished The Overnight Guest which I put down for a black cover which finishes our first Arcade. :)

I have a graphic novel on the go today which is too short to fulfill a prompt but will add some pages and I'm planning to finish Breathless this afternoon. Then I need to catch up on sleep after not getting nearly enough over the weekend so far! lol

5/21 - 858

I finished Redawn by Brandon Sanderson which would work for quite a few prompts, but I put it in as SciFi. I'm starting one more book tonight which I'd love to finish tonight but we'll see! I'm slowing down.

Hopefully they're at least fun many plans!

I finished up All Systems Red and slotted it in fora Nebula award winner.

Completed Menu:


Big Pretzel: book with more than 400 pages - This Rebel Heart by Katherine Locke

Hot dog: book published within the last 2 years - Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

Funnel cake: book that reminds you of summer - Cherish Farrah by Bethany C. Marrow

Ice cream cone: book that includes a romance - Half-Blown Rose by Leesa Cross-Smith

Nachos: book with more than one author - ReDawn by Brandon Sanderson and Janci Patterson

Pizza slice: book that fits an ATY 2022 prompt - The Ruin of Kings by Jenn Lyons

Popcorn: book with a rural setting - The Overnight Guest by Heather Gudenkauf

Lemonade: book with yellow on the cover - A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare

Soda: book that is part of a series - All Systems Red by Martha Wells

Menu Under Development:

French fries: book from your favorite genre - Like a Sister by Kellye Garrett

I just finished Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus and slotted it in for a book with an animal because the other option it fits (illustrated cover) has a lot more book options. I highlighted the square for the book and prompt used so it stands out a bit.

I plan to finish off All Systems Red by Martha Wells in the next couple hours since it's super short.

I spotted Cherish Farrah by Bethany Morrow and The Siren by Katherine St. John on my shelves that would work for swimsuit. Neither is particularly on my TBR for this week, but that's half the fun of these prompts so I'll likely try to pick one up. :-)

Roxana wrote: "Hello all! Excited for another readathon! 😊

Deborah, I’m doing that 48 hour readathon too, so I’m in the same boat! But I do have a list of shorterish books I’ve been saving up for the end of the ..."

Yay! I wasn't quite that smart to save a lot of short books, so I've got 550 pages planned for tonight, but I did pick up a stack of graphic novels that hopefully will help over the weekend! lol

I have never been to Dollywood but I would definitely like to someday!

Hello Dollywood team!

I'm looking forward to a lot of reading this week! I'm participating in a 48hour Bookoplathon this weekend as well so I don't really know what my weekend reading will be since the prompts come out as the weekend goes, but I have a few things I know I'll be reading during the coming week that I can start filling into the spreadsheet.

1. What is your estimated reading speed (slow, medium, fast) during a Read-a-thon? Fast

2. What is your availability this week, and how many books do you anticipate reading during the Read-a-Thon? 8-10?

3. Which time zone do you live in? PDT

4. Can you commit to checking in with your team frequently during the read-a-thon? Yes!

5. Are you interested in being a team leader for your group? (i.e. keeping track of team totals, needed tasks, updating spreadsheet, etc.) No, sorry!

DEBORAH'S TRACKING POST

DAILY TRACKING:
Saturday, 5/21: 858
Sunday, 5/22: 696
Monday, 5/23: 707
Tuesday, 5/24: 461
Wednesday, 5/25: 434
Thursday, 5/26: 565
Friday, 5/27:
Saturday, 5/28:
Sunday, 5/29:
TOTAL: 3721

COMPLETED:


Lessons in Chemistry
All Systems Red
ReDawn
The Overnight Guest
Locke & Key, Vol. 4: Keys to the Kingdom
Breathless
The Handler
Half-Blown Rose
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Cherish Farrah
The Ruin of Kings
This Rebel Heart

CURRENTLY READING:


Like a Sister
An Arrow to the Moon

I finished The Black Phone by Joe Hill for smiling on the cover (creepy smiles are still smiles 😂) and Feel Your Way Through by Kelsea Ballerini for a short book.

Not this king I'm likely to finish anything else up today but will add pages. 😀

I just finished off My Grandmother Asked Me To Tell You She's Sorry which gives us another completed Cannoli.

I just finished Love & Gelato for another book set in Italy.

I'm starting a 24 hour readathon later today, so will try to figure out how I can double up the prompts to work here too. One of my books for tonight I know is already too short for this because it is only 88 pages (why didn't they use a bigger font lol), but I will fit the others in where I can.

I am finishing Goliath this morning, though it doesn't fit many useful prompts, but I'll slot it in somewhere.

I should also finish Finding Audrey today too for a Madeline author.

I think I'll also pick up Love & Gelato for set in Italy. I have a lot of super fun reports to run today so should be able to get a lot of audiobook time in.

This is my first post, so to catch up:

Saturday: 615
Sunday: 420
Monday: 713
Tuesday: 339
Wednesday: 805

Total: 2892

I finished The Summer I Turned Pretty for a shell book. I am starting Finding Audrey for a "Madeline" book.

Someone suggested The Summer I Turned Pretty for a book with a shell on the cover so I've got that going on audio while I work today and it should go fast.

Kendra wrote: "Deborah wrote: "I swear I used to be able to link books using the browser on my phone (I know the app didn't have link ability) but I can't anymore.

I have one book to add (The Storyteller) which..."

I know that one well because that's always the one that comes up when I'm searching for my The StorytellerStoryteller on Goodreads. lol

I just finished Their Eyes Were Watching God which I put for a book in a rural area.

I haven't come up with anything for Italy (kicking myself for finishing One Italian Summer last week).