Quarterly Read-a-thon Friday 4th - Sunday 6th March 2016

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Marianne wrote: "Everyone else is voluntary, Phrynne. Participation for you mods is compulsory so she doesn't need to list you ;)"

Lol

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Phrynne wrote: "I am sad. You left me off the list :("

There you go Phrynne! I was doing it in a rush as I didn't realise it was starting tonight until when I did the post! Sorry O_o!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Marianne wrote: "Everyone else is voluntary, Phrynne. Participation for you mods is compulsory so she doesn't need to list you ;)"

Haha!!! True!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

How's everyone going? Settled into the frenzy of our read a thon already? I'm well into mine :)

[Mell]

I got to work an hour early this morning so made a start on Clockwork Prince (sorry I'm on the app - no links!)

Looking forward to this weekend of just chilling out, although I do have a couple of tv shows to catch up on too!

[Mell]

But maybe the shows can wait until Monday haha

[Ace]

I have to work today, but saturday and sunday I'm reading The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency to start with.

[Anna]

Poetry Please: Love Poems - 4 pages
Paper Chains - 18 pages

so far so good

[Sally906]

A Motive for Murder by Morgana Best - 135/214
Finished 5/3/16 = 79 pages

The Summer Before the War by Helen Simonson - 16/592
Finished 5/3/16 - 576 pages

The Beast's Garden by Kate Forsyth - 103/512

Total pages read: 758 pages

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

I started with Of A Boy by Sonya Hartnett this morning.

[Carolyn]

That's a good one Jools!

I'm finishing off the two books I'm currently reading today (have noted where I'm up to like Sally) and will get stuck into a new one tomorrow. Not sure what yet ... so much to choose from :)

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Carolyn wrote: "That's a good one Jools!

I'm finishing off the two books I'm currently reading today (have noted where I'm up to like Sally) and will get stuck into a new one tomorrow. Not sure what yet ... so m..."

Yeah, liking it so far...I'm actually listening to it :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

I started The Healing Season and have Brotherhood in Death to finish:)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Great to see everyone's enthusiasm:)

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

I wasn't expecting to work today and then suddenly someone is off sick and here I am, working. I will just have to make up for it tonight.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Phrynne wrote: "I wasn't expecting to work today and then suddenly someone is off sick and here I am, working. I will just have to make up for it tonight."

You can sneak in a word or two;) Go on, you know you want to!! lol

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Michael wrote: "Marianne wrote: "Everyone else is voluntary, Phrynne. Participation for you mods is compulsory so she doesn't need to list you ;)"

Yes I am not a mod. hey wait a minute LOL. :D"

Michael is there something you're not telling me;)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

**smack** we might need those last few pages Michael;)

[Neko]

I started my morning read but was interupted by workermen being super noisy so i went out instead BUT I got 16 pages in before i went...Now it's quiet so back to reading :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Michael wrote: "That was on the Kindle Brenda. That's i was reluctent. :)"

That's ok Michael, though I could work it out for you if you'd like:)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Laura wrote: "I started my morning read but was interupted by workermen being super noisy so i went out instead BUT I got 16 pages in before i went...Now it's quiet so back to reading :)"

Glad they've gone now Laura:)

[Mell]

Boy is definitely working tomorrow so after I get my nails done I'm gonna build a pillow/blanket fort and just enjoy some quiet time with my book! Now I'm looking forward to the weekend even more! Just gotta get through the next few hours at work!

[Anna]

Melissa wrote: "Boy is definitely working tomorrow so after I get my nails done I'm gonna build a pillow/blanket fort and just enjoy some quiet time with my book! Now I'm looking forward to the weekend even more! ..."

Haha I love it! Looks like my partner is paragliding this weekend so I may steal your idea :) Melissa

[Anna]

Carolyn wrote: "That's a good one Jools!

I'm finishing off the two books I'm currently reading today (have noted where I'm up to like Sally) and will get stuck into a new one tomorrow. Not sure what yet ... so m..."

I know what you mean Carolyn - I end up wasting time deciding which book to read next. SO this time I looked at what I had and my challenges and made a list. :)

[Mell]

Nice :)
I'm sure to get through a bit if I just have my own space!

[Kerri]

Finished the last 124 pages of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Woohoo!!!

[Anna]

I am also listening to an audio book still but have no idea how to work out the pages for that one.

[Jenn]

I'm in. Should be fun and a good excuse to sit around all weekend and do nothing but read. :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Anna wrote: "I am also listening to an audio book still but have no idea how to work out the pages for that one. "

Go to the book page and see how many pages the paperback/hardback has. Then you use that number:)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Jennifer wrote: "I'm in. Should be fun and a good excuse to sit around all weekend and do nothing but read. :)"

It's already started Jennifer if you weren't aware. Midnight last night/this morning so three full days:) Good luck and great you are joining us!

[Anna]

But I started part of the way through Brenda!

[Anna]

Sneaking in some reading while the kids I nanny do their swimming lessons- occasionally smiling at them

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Anna wrote: "But I started part of the way through Brenda! "

Do you know what percentage/what disc and how many?

[Anna]

10 discs and they're 12.75 hrs approx and each track is meant to be 3 minutes which they more or less have been- so I've been adding the tracks time sing by 3 and then dividing by 765 mins

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Tell me what book it is, and where you started this morning - eg. what disc:)

[Anna]

Can't link it as I'm on my phone but it's sisters by rosalind lupton ( I think?) and I was starting on disc 2 track 10

[Anna]

Sister by Rosamund lupton

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Sister has 358 pages. So starting on disc 2 you could comfortably say (when you finish it) that you've read approx 295 pages:) Give or take a few...but make sure you finish it over the weekend or my brain will snap;)

A fabulous book BTW!!!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Just finished The Healing Season for 162 pages...

[Anna]

Haha Brenda thanks - audio books make it so confusing don't they

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

They do! I don't think I could handle one for a read a thon;)

[Chloe]

How did I miss this?? Count me in, please!!!

[Valerie]

If not too late, please add me too

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Not too late girls - just add in what you've read so far today:) Happy read a thon;)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Participants:

Marianne
Michael
Sally906
Julie
Sharon
Veronica
Zoey
Laura
Odette
Kerri
Leonie
Michelle
Rosie
Ace
Anna
Katie
Jude
Melissa
Carolyn
MaryG2E
Phrynne
Brenda
Jennifer
Chloe
Valerie

[Jude]

Just finished my first 100 pages of Flying Too High. Would have gotten more in but work was far too busy today for me to sneak in a couple of pages.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

100 is good:)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done Michael:) Great start!

[Anna]

So frustrated so I worked it all out exactly - found the book :p !! I was on page 73 when I started Sister this morning :)