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Finished
and
today. Two great books.
No clue what my next book will be. I think I should probably start on a thicker one. I have a few 400+ page books that are waiting patiently to be read.
@Ashley - You have read 3 books already. Your contribution is amazing from my standards, besides, aren't you having fun reading? That is the most important! And 900 pages? Atta girl!!@Nancy - is it better yet? :o)
@❥☪LIZZ NEILL☪❥ - Forever and the Night goes to the list of what-not-to-read.
@Elaine - time off to read... I'm kinda jealous right now.. :o)
@Auggie - way to go!
You guys are doing so great! I'm still on my third book and seeing your results makes me want to read so much faster!
Now, let's take a look at the teams stands,
And the current results are (10:32 A.M London Time)*sounds drums*
TEAM A:226
TEAM B:241
TEAM C:248
TEAM D:205
Sonia wrote: "@Ashley - You have read 3 books already. Your contribution is amazing from my standards, besides, aren't you having fun reading? That is the most important! And 900 pages? Atta girl!!@Nancy - is..."
haha thanks! I always have fun reading, especially that book. It was the final book in a really long series and it just came out last week. I have been waiting for it for a long time!
Finished In Plain Sight last night; I liked this second in the series as much as I did the first, so I'll look for the third. Not sure what I'll start next on my Nook/Kindle, but I'll find *something :)
Doing great, A-Team! I'm not feeling well today, so I'm not sure how much reading I'll get done, but I finished What Alice Forgot over the weekend and it was so good! Made me weep like a baby.
Sonia: Hehe, I know. I'm grateful for that.Time to devour more books!
Mary: Aww, you poor thing. Feel better!
Okay, done with my fourth book
I'm surprising myself with how fast I'm reading right now considering I only did 33 books last year. Hopefully I can keep this up.
Good luck guys!
@Mary: I hope you get well soon.@Elaine: is the team-challenge effect.. it get all of us trying to read more :o)
I am loving
and also reading
Mary wrote: "Doing great, A-Team! I'm not feeling well today, so I'm not sure how much reading I'll get done, but I finished What Alice Forgot over the weekend and it was so good! Made me weep like a baby."
Loved it and did a little crying towards the end as well. I honestly didn't expect to like it as much as so it was a pleasant surprise.
Mary and Sonia, any idea on when we're going to do the readathon?
Planning for this weekend sometime. Sonia and I are working out the details. Any suggestions for which day? Saturday or Sunday? Also, I've never participated in a readathon before, so does anyone have any ideas for the actual event? We can post our page totals and set goals for ourselves, but what else?
Elaine wrote: "Sonia: Hehe, I know. I'm grateful for that.Time to devour more books!
Mary: Aww, you poor thing. Feel better!
Okay, done with my fourth book
I'm surprising myself..."
What did you think of Speechless? It was one of my 2012 favourites! Absolutely lovely book :)
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I just finished my 9th book...I started it yesterday but omg couldn't put it down,
!! Recommends it to you all * especially fellow die-hard sci-fi-dystopia fans!!Now I have no idea what to read next..
Sonia wrote: "@Ashley - You have read 3 books already. Your contribution is amazing from my standards, besides, aren't you having fun reading? That is the most important! And 900 pages? Atta girl!!
@Nancy - is..."
Slowly it is, but now that school has started again, my reading will be going down since I now have to focus more on school work.
@Nancy - is..."
Slowly it is, but now that school has started again, my reading will be going down since I now have to focus more on school work.
Just finished my Dolly memoir (took too long for a short book but I hadn't dedicated much time to reading). I started my 4th book today and I'm more than halfway through. I am doing my own readathon of sorts today because I got really sick last night and haven't been off the couch since then, until about 30 minutes ago. I'm just reading, watching Netflix streaming and napping, lol.
I think I'm gonna stop reading
as I am having a hard time getting into it . If I want to read it again, I'll just pick it up again. Now, I'll just look through my books both on my shelves and on my NookColor to see what book I should read next.
as I am having a hard time getting into it . If I want to read it again, I'll just pick it up again. Now, I'll just look through my books both on my shelves and on my NookColor to see what book I should read next.
I read Blood Memory a long time ago on a plane. I don't remember much about it, but I do think it was hard for me to get lost in it during the flight. Maybe pick it up again later if you feel invested in it because I *think* it gets better. Perhaps if you have nothing but time to read, it may be easier to get into. But of course, that's IF you want to. I refuse to encourage anyone to read something their heart just isn't into.
Well I just finished book 5, so now to figure out what book 6 is going to be!
Mary wrote: "Planning for this weekend sometime. Sonia and I are working out the details. Any suggestions for which day? Saturday or Sunday? Also, I've never participated in a readathon before, so does anyone..."
Mary I have participated in a few readathons....
For a weekend one a couple of options on how to do it...
1. set a 24 hr time period say from 12am Sat to 12pm Sat
2. or individuals pick their own 24 hour time period starting anywhere from say 9pm Friday to ending at 12 pm Sunday
During the time period people record the number of pages read...
Can set a goal of so many pages see if you meet it or a few people could read the same book and see who finishes first...
I've seen some RaTs (readathons) where the 'host' organizes mini-challenges every hour or so, but imo, those seem to take time away from *reading -- which is the main goal, isn't it? Personally, I think I'd rather just see folks set a goal and work toward reaching that goal. I like the idea of everyone choosing their own 24-hour time span between, say, 7pm Friday and midnight Sunday -- simply because this is my weekend to work, and I'm going to be unable to read most of Saturday :( But I could start reading Saturday night and read till Sunday night, except for the four hours I have to work on Sunday afternoon.
I'm not sure I'll participate in a Read-a-thon but I have a suggestion that's along the lines of a few mentioned above me (and those are good ideas, too) but, what if the team chooses a 7 day period in which everyone can choose the 24-hour period that works best for them? My work schedule is sporadic so I wouldn't want to commit to a read-a-thon unless I know I'm going to have at least 2 days in a row off. I'd want to dedicate as much of those 24 hours to reading as I could, without worrying about work or laundry or even cooking much.However, if we all agreed that our read-a-thon would take place between, for example, January 27th, through February 2nd, I'd carve out some time in there (assuming my requirements stated above are met).
7 days gives everyone a longer period with which to work, because not everyone has a traditional Monday-Friday job, many of us may work all weekend and only have Monday-Wednesday off, etc.
Whatever we decide on, I think everyone should choose their reading time before the RaT starts and post it in this thread.
@Sonia: It really is! @Alexa: I really liked it a lot! The writing is lovely and the characters are pretty great too.
@Zina and Theresa: Those are great suggestions! I'll talk with Mary about them and keep you post it!
Finished my 2nd book for the year
. Now reading
for my 3rd book ;)
Here are the current results (10:45 A.M. GMT)TEAM A: 235
TEAM B: 255
TEAM C: 267
TEAM D: 217
Em-Em wrote: "Finished my 2nd book for the year . Now reading for my 3rd book ;)"Nice job Em-Em!
Finished
, my third book to the team's challenge, and now I'm looking at my to-read-next pile while shaking my head and thinking so many books to read and I want to read them all at the same time...
Alexa wrote: "Elaine wrote: "Sonia: Hehe, I know. I'm grateful for that.
Time to devour more books!
Mary: Aww, you poor thing. Feel better!
Okay, done with my fourth book
I'm su..."
I've been wanting to try
, but I have been iffy about it. I might have to pick it up at the library to read it. That whole series looks good.
Time to devour more books!
Mary: Aww, you poor thing. Feel better!
Okay, done with my fourth book
I'm su..."
I've been wanting to try
, but I have been iffy about it. I might have to pick it up at the library to read it. That whole series looks good.
I have finished
and
now I am reading
and
Hello Team!!!
I was dying to use the approved stamp! :o)
We now have 258 books read. And Mary and I have the pleasure to announce they all are valid books according to the rules.
wooohoooo
Good Job A-Team!!!!
*grabs pompoms*
*cheerleader dance*
Amy wrote: "I finally finished 
. Now I'm reading 
."
How are you liking the book
?
. Now I'm reading ."How are you liking the book
?
Nancy wrote: "Amy wrote: "I finally finished . Now I'm reading ."How are you liking the book
?"I'm only a few pages in right now, but I'm liking it so far :D. It's pretty unusual.
I've been wanting to read Room for a while now. Let us know what you think of it when you finish, Amy!
I got my next book to read. It is
. Hope it's good. Been wanting to read it for awhile.
. Hope it's good. Been wanting to read it for awhile.
Amy wrote: "Nancy wrote: "Amy wrote: "I finally finished . Now I'm reading ."How are you liking the book
?"I'm only a few ..."
I read Room a few months ago. I enjoyed it (gave it four stars). It seems like a lot of people who don't like it really don't like the fact that it is narrated by a little kid who has never seen the outside world (I think he is 5?). I admit that there were certain parts that were annoying but I still liked it.
Hahaha, love the Quality Control Approved stamp!Also: BOOK 4 done! Just have to update that now!
I was a little late in seeing this :)Name: Joanne
Location (optional): Queens, New York, USA
Favorite Book of All Time: Nevermore by Kelly Creagh
Favorite Book of 2012: The Dark Light by Sara Walsh
Favorite Book Genre: YA Paranormal especially Vampires
Favorite Animal: Wolf, Cheetah and Tiger- Can't pick between these
Favorite Cartoon: Don't really have one.. I watched Rugrats alot
Favorite Movie: The Boondock Saints
If I could meet any fictional character, it would be: Either Varen Nethers or Katniss Everdeen
Some of my other hobbies/interests are: Sewing (like cross stiching), T.V./Movies, Blog, Pinterest, Playing Assassin's Creed
Finished book #2
Will start #3 when I go to bed
Name: Sam
Location (optional): PEI, Canada
Favorite Book of All Time: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Favorite Book of 2012: Mark of Athena
Favorite Book Genre: Anything with magical elements (Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Paranormal Romance, etc.)
Favorite Animal: Foxes
Favorite Cartoon: Avatar: The Last Airbender
Favorite Movie: The Princess Bride
If I could meet any fictional character, it would be: Luna Lovegood
Some of my other hobbies/interests are: Origami, drawing, writing, anime, tumblr, other things.
'Morning TeamHere are current results:
TEAM A:263
TEAM B:276
TEAM C:291
TEAM D:224
Sorry for a so short post but work is kinda interfering today :( but I wanted to keep you informed of the team's readings... see you in a couple of hours!
Just finished reading
and I'll start reading
Just finished
. OMG. It was good. It was also 800+ pages. That' High-fantasy for you. Honestly I wasn't expecting it to be as good as it was, but I enjoyed it.
High-fantasy fans out there will like it for sure!
Another book is tossed to the finished pile...thats #5 for me...Should be done #6 later tonight....#7 is already loaded and waiting to be read....so glad I joined this challenge...its helping me read faster and get books off my TBR pile (and cant forget the books being added)....I swear that pile will never diminish....
@ JoanneI've added Nevermore to my TBR. I'd never even heard of it! Looks great. I used to watch Rugrats, too.
@ TheButterflyEffect
The Princess Bride = love. I would love to meet Luna Lovegood, too! Good choice.
I got a question: Did my book
not count as a book for the challenge?
not count as a book for the challenge?
Nancy wrote: "I got a question: Did my book not count as a book for the challenge?"Nancy, I'm not a captain of the team but I was here and saw your question so I did some of my own investigating. When I look at your "2013" shelf (because I figured that's the one you have tied to this group), I see this book listed but there isn't a "read" date so maybe you need to update that? I'm not sure, just a guess that it may be related.
Nancy wrote: "I got a question: Did my book not count as a book for the challenge?"Teresa hit the nail on the head. Your books must have a date read for the book to be counted at all. You can edit the start and finish dates in the review screen for the book and it'll automatically be added.
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I may have more time coming up, to read since this will be my last week of work, so go team!
Also done with my third