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I started reading .

[Sonia]

OK guys we had a goal of reading 15600 pages during the RaT week, and so far we read

*sounds drums*

15727 PAGES

Woooohoooo

1 hour and 15 minutes till the end... we'll post the final results by then. Which remind me that I forgot to record the books read, only took note of the pages... I'll have to re-check... grumble grumble

[Lizz (Beer, Books and Boos)]

I finished my 6 hours
709/600

[Sonia]

Nice Lizz, will add your results.

[Sonia]

OK A-Team the Read-a-Thon Week is officially over. Great Job everyone! We read a total of 15836 pages. I can hardly wait for a new one :o)

Participants Pages Read
Mary - 930/800 
Sonia - 855/1000 
Susan - 1093/800 
Jamie - 1369/1000 
Barb - 1584/1000 
Alexa - 1323/1000 
Zina - 895/1000 
TheButterflyEffect - 1321/1000 
Sashana - 788/500 
Karla - 435/600 
Stephanie - 690/600 
Elaine - 0/800 
❥☪LIZZ NEILL☪❥ - 709/600 
ilovebakedgoods (Teresa) - 386/600 
Mandy - 1340/1000 
Ashley - 997/900 
Ellinor - 1121/800 
Erica - 1332/1000 
Nancy - 660/600 

GO TEAM!!!

[Mary]

Great job everyone! :D

How does March sound for the next one? Is there anything we could do differently? Thoughts, suggestions?

[Sonia]

I know the March week perfect for the next read-a-thon... OK, so I'm biased, I have the week off *giggles*

[ilovebakedgoods (Teresa)]

Congratulations to all who completed the RaT and either met your page goal or surpassed it! And to those who didn't get to complete it (such as myself, haha), there will be more chances and good for you for trying anyway!

[Suzanne]

❥☪LIZZ NEILL☪❥ wrote: " comes in today so I will starting on that one"

The cover looks so cheesy but I keep getting drawn to it when I go to Barnes & Nobles. Let me know if it's any good?

[Stephanie]

Started on late last night.

[[deleted user]]

Giving another chance. Hopefully, I will finish it.

[Stephanie]

Nancy wrote: "Giving another chance. Hopefully, I will finish it."

You know, I too started that one once, put it down, and then eventually went back to it.

I am glad I did. I ended up really enjoying it.

[Mary]

I need to read that one too, Nancy & Stephanie. I keep putting it off because I don't want to be disappointed by it. I was pretty mehh about Sydney and Jill in the last couple VA novels.

[[deleted user]]

Stephanie wrote: "Nancy wrote: "Giving another chance. Hopefully, I will finish it."

You know, I too started that one once, put it down, and then eventually went back to it.

I am gla..."

I'm hoping I like it as well since I liked her Vampire Academy series.

[Sonia]

Just finished

The ending was...OMG.... I finally stopped sobbing...

[Sonia]

Stephanie wrote: "Nancy wrote: "Giving another chance. Hopefully, I will finish it."

You know, I too started that one once, put it down, and then eventually went back to it.

I am gla..."

The final scene from that book IS AMAZING. I have to read

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[Stephanie]

Nancy wrote: "Stephanie wrote: "Nancy wrote: "Giving another chance. Hopefully, I will finish it."

You know, I too started that one once, put it down, and then eventually went bac..."


I just want to see Adrian get a happy ending (he better get one). The guy deserves it.


Also, finished
already. I thought it was brilliant!

[Ashley]

Sonia wrote: "

OK A-Team the Read-a-Thon Week is officially over. Great Job everyone! We read a total of 15836 pages. I can hardly wait for a new one :o)


Participants Pages Read
Mary ..."

Awesome! I didn't even get to finish my 24 hours. Work was so exhausting this week that every time I tried to read I fell asleep. Can't wait for the next one!

[[deleted user]]

Just finished . I couldn't put that book down. I LOVED it. I am so glad I gave it another try. Can't wait to read .

[Stephanie]

Nancy wrote: "Just finished . I couldn't put that book down. I LOVED it. I am so glad I gave it another try. Can't wait to read ."

Yay!



And on another note I am starting

[Barb]

Finished , my first-ever Ellery Queen book, tonight. It was a strange story, but I had to keep reading to find out what happened and why! From comments I read by other GR members, this book is not typical of Queen, so I'll reserve judgement on the series until I've read another book or two :)

[Ellinor]

I just finished . I'm continuing and and am starting .

I'd really like to do another readathon, I loved this one so much. Just maybe not the last two weeks of February and first week of March. I'll be on vacation then and probably won't be able to read as much as I normally would. Also, the Easter weekend wouldn't be so good. I've too much planned for it to be able to read a lot.

[Mary]

Thanks for the input, Ellinor! Anybody else have specific dates that don't work?

[Lizz (Beer, Books and Boos)]

Suzanne wrote: "❥☪LIZZ NEILL☪❥ wrote: " comes in today so I will starting on that one"

The cover looks so cheesy but I keep getting drawn to it when I go to Barnes & Nobles. Let..."

I am about done with it and I am really enjoying it

[Lala]

Finished reading and started reading and

[Barb]

Mary wrote: "Thanks for the input, Ellinor! Anybody else have specific dates that don't work?"

I work the third weekend of every month, so I have less reading time available those weekends, but I can work around that if necessary :)

[ilovebakedgoods (Teresa)]

For the next RaT, whatever the majority wants is fine bye me. I thought I'd have all kinds of time to read for this last one but I was wrong so I'm just going to play it by ear next time.

[Lizz (Beer, Books and Boos)]

Barb wrote: "Mary wrote: "Thanks for the input, Ellinor! Anybody else have specific dates that don't work?"

I work the third weekend of every month, so I have less reading time available those weekends, but I ..."

Nope I work about 4 or 5 hours every other day or so.

[[deleted user]]

Laura wrote: "Finished reading and started reading and "

What did you think of Starcrossed? I thought about reading, but was iffy about it.

[Rosina]

I ll try to make it work whenever it is. Beginning of march is better for me.

[Barb]

Forgot to add in my previous comment:

The last week of any given month is always a good time for me to do a RaT. I always find myself with what seems like a million books to read to finish challenges that end on the last day of the month, and I need all the help I can get :)

[[deleted user]]

Wow, wow, wow. That's all I can say about . I couldn't put that book down. I can't wait for the third one.

[Lala]

Nancy wrote: "Laura wrote: "Finished reading and started reading and "

What did you think of Starcrossed? I thought abou..."

If you like Greek mythology then go for it, but i gave it 2 stars. It didn't trigger any feelings in me.

[Sonia]

Nancy wrote: "Wow, wow, wow. That's all I can say about . I couldn't put that book down. I can't wait for the third one."


is almost there :o)

[[deleted user]]

Sonia wrote: "Nancy wrote: "Wow, wow, wow. That's all I can say about . I couldn't put that book down. I can't wait for the third one."


i..."

Can't wait for it. Got it on reserve at my library. Read both in two days. I just couldn't put either of them down.

[[deleted user]]

Just started . It sounded good and only a dollar at my local library sale.

[Gayle]

Finished this morning. Will start tonight.

[[deleted user]]

Gayle wrote: "Finished this morning. Will start tonight."

What did you think of The Casual Vacancy?

[Ashley]

Gayle wrote: "Finished this morning. Will start tonight."

I just finished reading The Casual Vacancy the other day. I liked it, though I there were a couple of moments where I felt like she was throwing in all the adult topics should could think of just because she finally could (does that make any sense?). Either way I enjoyed it. What did you think?

[[deleted user]]

Ashley wrote: "Gayle wrote: "Finished this morning. Will start tonight."

I just finished read..."

I read it when it came out and I was half way through it when I couldn't finish it anymore. I thought it was ok. If she writes another book, I wouldn't mind giving it a try as well.

[Rosina]

Started and both for challenges this month...

So far really loving i mean whats not to love about the BDB...
and I am really enjoying it is by a Canadian author and who lives in my province and the series is based in a city I lived in for many years....

[Lala]

Just finished reading and started with

[Mary]

Doing great, everyone! :D

So, just to create discussion and to see your brilliant answers:

Do you prefer ebooks or physical books? Do you have a strong opinion on either one? Do you use both? If so, which do you buy more of? Do you think bookstores will eventually die out? Discuss.

[Lizz (Beer, Books and Boos)]

I read mainly physical books but I also read ebooks. I buy a lot of physical books about 4 or 5 a week. I don't think bookstores will die out. Cause I think there is a lot of people still out there that don't buy ebooks and still need a place to buy physical books.

[[deleted user]]

I definitely prefer physical books. Not that there's anything wrong with eBooks, they just aren't the same. And I really hope bookstores never die. Because if they do, I'll never leave my house.

[Elaine]

If I could, I would definitely read physical books but unfortunately, my budget doesn't allow me to do so. Plus some physical books are humongous so I tend to rely on my kindle (ebooks) quite a bit for most of my books. But if I love a particular book, I'll still go out and get a physical copy. I really hope that bookstores never die, they are so much more than just a place to buy books.

Also, although I haven't been able to join the readathon in the end, I did manage to make up for it but I did complete these 6books in the past week!

[Susan (susayq ~)]

I tend to read from both equally. I went to B&N today and got 3 new ones lol I find it easier to buy on the kindle...no having to go anywhere and I have immediately.

[Barb]

Nancy wrote: "I read it when it came out and I was half way through it when I couldn't finish it anymore. I thought it was ok. If she writes another book, I wouldn't mind giving it a try as well. "

I've heard that her (J.K. Rowing) next book is supposed to be for young children. That will be quite a change!

[Barb]

Mary wrote: "Do you prefer ebooks or physical books? Do you have a strong opinion on either one? Do you use both? If so, which do you buy more of? Do you think bookstores will eventually die out? Discuss."

I own both a Nook and a Kindle (long story), but I still prefer to read physical books. Even if I worked somewhere other than a library, I would still prefer physical books :) There's just something about the smell of ink on paper, the sound of turning a page, the weight of holding a BOOK as opposed to an electronic device ... it's just more appealing to me :)

I rarely buy books in any format. I take advantage of the free e-books, and I use the library for most of my physical books. When I do buy books, they're used physical books or really cheap e-books!

Like everyone else, I hope we won't see the end of bookstores, but I guess only time will tell.