Nothing But Reading Challenges discussion

Finished , started

Total read 514/1000

Mary wrote: "Sashana, what do you think of Boundless so far? I need to read it soon."

It's going great, Mary! The only complaint I'm having is that I wish she would just pick a guy! Preferably the guy I want her to end up with ;). I haven't read anything today yet.

I started last night and so far so good. Should be able to devour this one.

I am now at 660 pages out of 600. I'm almost there.

I reached my goal. Yay!!!!

I just finished and I loved it

598/600

So, after the headache from yesterday, I am now with 18/24 hours and 721/1000 pages read.

I'll probably will do the next reading during the week, not sure which day yet.

Ashley wrote: "Real life interfered today so I wont be able to do 12 hours today (darn you real world! haha)....Can I split my remaining 12 hours into 3 four hour sections?"


Somtimes Real Life demands our attention that way. Yes Ashley, you can do that. I was saving the 4 hours period to emergencies, hence I didn't suggest it on the first place :D

This is so cool. Everybody is reaching and/or exceeding their goals.

The RaT week is a success :o)

Day 2

10/24 hours completed - 1 day of 6 hours and 1 day 4 hours

436 pages/1000


I read 54 pages of
and 87 pages of


For the remaining hours I am going to do 4 days of 3 hours each and one session of 2 hours, really depends on how my week with work goes.

I finished and started !

Good morning, A-Team! (For me, anyway.)

Here is day four's mini-challenge:

◈ Mini-Challenge #4: Over the Rainbow (*This is choose-a-book only, no reading included)
Build a rainbow with book covers.
Optional: build a rainbow with book covers from your actual bookshelf, then take a picture and post it on the thread.

Here's mine as an example:

Mini-Challenge #4: Over the Rainbow

Break time! I've been reading for four and a half hours. Over halfway done with my eight hours for today!

I read 60 pages of Green Rider, 54 pages (approximately) of Anna Dressed in Blood, and 77 pages (approximately) of Tricked (Iron Druid Chronicles #4). The last two are approximates because they're an ebook and an audiobook respectively, and I used percentages to calculate the pages.



Page count: 526/800

Nancy wrote: "I am now at 660 pages out of 600. I'm almost there.

I reached my goal. Yay!!!!"

Congrats, Nancy! :D

Sashana wrote: "Mary wrote: "Sashana, what do you think of Boundless so far? I need to read it soon."

It's going great, Mary! The only complaint I'm having is that I wish she would just pick a guy! Preferably the..."

Oh, I know! That's why I'm so scared to read it.

❥☪LIZZ NEILL☪❥ wrote: "I just finished and I loved it

598/600"

Heh! If only that book had been two pages longer... ;-)

Mini challenge:

Mini Challenge #4:

Book 7 done and about 4 hours of my first 6 are finished. 386 pages complete.

finished:

Next, need to finish , or at least get 2 hours of it done!

Finished with the second half of my second day of reading for the RaT!

Just read around 93 pages of Tricked, as well as 22 pages of Anna Dressed in Blood.

Page count: 641/800

I think I should have been a bit more ambitious with my goal...

Teresa, what did you think of The Snow Child? That book intrigues me.

Mary, I liked it overall. Very wintery feel if you're in the mood for that. A little bit fairy tale feeling, somewhat magical realistic.

Finished and starting to read .

Mary wrote: "❥☪LIZZ NEILL☪❥ wrote: "I just finished and I loved it

598/600"

Heh! If only that book had been two pages longer... ;-)"

I know

Mini Challenge #4:

Due to a sick child, I got an early start on my 6 hours for today. I've been up since around 2 am and have added another 3 hours and 167 pages. I'll easily be able to read 9 total today :)

9/24 hours
387/800 pages

ilovebakedgoods (Teresa) wrote: "Mary, I liked it overall. Very wintery feel if you're in the mood for that. A little bit fairy tale feeling, somewhat magical realistic."

Thanks! Sounds interesting! I'll add it to my massive pile of books to be read in the near future.

Day 3 - 4 hours

14/24 hours completed
553 pages/1000


I read 33 pages of
and 84 pages of


just over half of my pages goal read...Hoping to make it...

Susan (susayq) wrote: "Due to a sick child, I got an early start on my 6 hours for today. I've been up since around 2 am and have added another 3 hours and 167 pages. I'll easily be able to read 9 total today :)

9/24 ..."

Sorry about your sick child, Susan! Hope he/she recovers soon and you both can get some rest.

thanks Mary. She's sleeping right now, but no rest for me cause I have to bring the other one to school and drop off the electric bill, then I'll read till I pass out LOL

I finished and will start reading !

Suzanne wrote: "I finished and will start reading !"

Hooray Nora Roberts!

Finished book #4 and loved it.

Started book #5
and am a bit skeptical. We shall see how it goes.

Hi team!

I'm being absent, but my head decided to hurt like no tomorrow, so I'm struggling to do simple things...

Here's today mini-challenge, we already on day 5 of the RaT week.

Mini-Challenge #5: A Serious Case of a Series Reader
Which series are you going to start this year? And which are you finishing or giving it up?

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I'm always staring new series, maybe one every 2 months. But next I'm going to finally start Black Dagger Brotherhood and The Iron Druid Chronicles.

This year, I'm going to finish Sookie Stackhouse, last book, YAY, and Fever series - if I can bring myself to read the last book. Will probably catch up on a few I'm behind, not sure which yet.

And now I'm off... work + migraine is a terrible thing :(

Series I've Started:
1. The Diviners by Libba Bray
2. Bloodlines by Richelle Mead

Series I'm Starting:
1. Caster Chronicles by Kami Garcia
2. Gemma Doyle by Libba Bray
3. Darkest Powers by Kelley Armstrong
4. Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor

Series I'm Finishing:
1. My Chemical Gardens (Last book comes out)

I finshed reading

Mini-challenge #5

Series I've started this year:
KGI by Maya Banks
The Bridgertons by Julia Quinn
Demonica by Larissa Ione

Series I'm finishing:
Cynsters by Stephanie Laurens
Lucky Harbor by Jill Shalvis
Elite Ops by Lora Leigh

Break time! I'm about halfway through my final 8 hours today. I was supposed to do it tomorrow, but I switched to today due to my schedule changing.

I read 70 pages (and finished) Anna Dressed in Blood and 104 pages of Tricked. I'm close to finishing that one, too.

That brings my total up to 815/800! Goal reached! I have another 3 hours and 40 minutes to go, so it's possible I might break 1000. :-D

Break time here so I can get Harley from school. The sicko has slept pretty good and I finished my scheduled 6 hours for the day by finishing up I think I should be able to do another 3-4 hours this evening. We'll see :)

12/24 hours
586/800 pages

Been sick the last couple of days, so I haven't been doing too much reading. But I did finish two books for the RaT
and and will start today.

9/24 hours
435/600 pages

Karla wrote: "Been sick the last couple of days, so I haven't been doing too much reading. But I did finish two books for the RaT
and [bookcover:Things You Either Hate or ..."

I'm sorry you've been sick, Karla! Rest up and feel better.

Done with the second half of my last 8 hours today, and am therefore finished entirely!

Read the last 25 pages of Tricked and finished it off, started On the Jellicoe Road on audio and listened to 75 pages of it (approximately), and read the first 15 pages of The Witch of Little Italy.

Total page count for read-a-thon: 930/800
Goal = demolished.

Books read/started during read-a-thon:

Mini-Challenge #5:

Series I'm starting (I have WAY too many of these):
Megan Whalen Turner - The Queen's Thief
Neal Shusterman - Unwind
Robert Jordan - Wheel of Time (this is one of my New Year's Resolutions, but we'll see...)
Charlaine Harris - Sookie Stackhouse
Michelle Sagara - Chronicles of Elantra
Kristen Britain - Green Rider (reading the first book now!)
....and I'll stop there. I have many more.

Series I need to finish/catch up on (again, SO many):
Ilona Andrews - The Edge
Patricia Briggs - Alpha & Omega
Alan Bradley - Flavia de Luce
Diana Gabaldon - Outlander
Rick Riordan - Percy Jackson & the Olympians
Maria V. Snyder - Study
....and many more. I have an epically long list, but these are high priority.

I'm (finally) starting my RaT. I'll be starting with:

Which is startlingly pink without the slip-cover on.

RaT update...

997/900
Goal Reached!

I still have 8 hours left too.

I've completed a few more books since my last page total update.


180 pages  Guide to Pennsylvania Troops at Gettysburg
272 pages  The Lost Art of Mixing
240 pages  The One You Love

Pages completed during RaT: 1584/1000
And I've completed my 24 hours of reading as well -- just in time to start another RaT in a different GR group LOL

Sonia wrote: "Mini-Challenge #5: A Serious Case of a Series Reader
Which series are you going to start this year? And which are you finishing or giving it up? "

Ohmygosh I am *addicted to series books! I have nearly 200 series listed in FictFact.com , and I seem to be starting more series than I'm finishing *sigh* My reading resolution for 2013 is to read more series books, in an attempt to make progress on as many of my series as I can.

I'm going to try to catch up on these series -- and more! -- this year:

Lucy Stone series, by Leslie Meier
Ruth Galloway series, by Elly Griffiths
Savannah Reid series, by G.A. McKevett
Aunt Dimity series, by Nancy Atherton
Cotton Malone series, by Steve Berry
Hannah Swensen series, by Joanne Fluke
Brady Coyne/J.W. Jackson series, by Philip R. Craig and William G. Tapply
Cobbled Court series, by Marie Bostwick
Cliff Janeway series, by John Dunning
Nick Heller series, by Joseph Finder
Happiness Key series, by Emilie Richards
Billy Blessing series, by Al Roker and Dick Lochte
Ivy Malone series, by Lorena McCourtney
Crossword Mystery series, by Nero Blanc
Mace Bauer series, by Deborah Sharp
Candy Shop series, by Sammi Carter
Puzzle Lady, by Parnell Hall

Did my last 8 hours of RaT from 3-11 today - I read two books during this time!
Once a Cowboy 265 pgs.
Snow on the Mountain 210 pgs.
for a grand RaT total of...
1340/1000!!!

Having a crazy workload now,,, but i will be back to my reading routine soon!

Good-Morning A-Team (Or afternoon, for GMT or + case)

Here's current stands:

TEAM A:542
TEAM B:587
TEAM C:584
TEAM D:483