Quarterly Read-a-thon Friday 3rd - Sunday 5th June 2016

[Ace]

Memory House by Bette Lee Crosby 29 pages

[Marcus]

I'm in, but where do I post the numbers?

[Alex]

Okay- starting from page 160 of Daughter of Smoke & Bone. :)

[Zoey]

Some people off to great starts already :)

My plan is to finish A Cotswold Ordeal on audio & hopefully make a start on Thornwood House

& finish Hidden (currently on page 247) & start & hopefully finish Animal Cracker

as well as reading a few pages of The Reign of Mary Tudor

Happy reading everyone

[Marcus]

I started reading ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE borrowed from the library, but had to return it yesterday. So I downloaded the Kindle version. I put in the page number from the paper book, and it opened at the same page in the kindle!
Starting now at 120

[Jane]

First book of the challenge finished:
Midnight Sun by Jo Nesbø

180 pages (224 pages in total, but 44 pages read before today)
On to the next book!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Wow! We have made an extremely strong start! Way to go everyone :)

Glad you figured it out Marcus :)

So sorry to hear of your friend's dad Sally..light and fluffy will hopefully help.

[MaryG2E]

Tien wrote: "MaryG2E wrote: "I've got my first book for this challenge poised, ready to start at 12.01am! Can't wait to begin Murder With the Lot by Sue Williams, after reading ..."

Hehehe, Tien, yes, I did start at 12.01am. BUT the red wine was very, very good and I fell asleep on the couch after only 76 pages!

[Tien]

lol, Mary... I hope you have still got some left for today!

[Melanie]

I am so sorry for your loss Sally906.

[Carolyn]

I'm continuing with The Thief Who Pulled on Trouble's Braids by Michael McClung (60 pages on the train this morning) and Fool's Assassin by Robin Hobb. Both are very good :)

[Jane]

Another book down -
Winter by John Marsden

160 pages - 340 pages total so far

OK I started with short books for maximum effect - now onto something a bit meatier. Reading is being helped by a cool, wet day here in Brisbane.

[Melanie]

Everyone is going so well with their reading. I am in awe at you fast readers, I'm such a slow reader. Lol

[Ellie]

Just completed Scarlet by Marissa Meyer adding a total of 207 pages!
Should probably do some exam study now.. opps.
Picking up Me Before You by Jojo Moyes and The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis for the rest of this readathon!
Hope everyone else is enjoying this as much as I am :)

[Sally906]

OK

Finished off:
Territory by Judy Nunn in the wee small hours - 83 pages
Satin Ice (The Delaneys, #12) by Iris Johansen - 245 pages less the 7 I had already read 238 pages

Others to read
Running Barefoot by Amy Harmon
Summer on Blossom Street by Debbie Macomber (started this morning and will be taking priority before I continue on with the others)

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

MaryG2E wrote: "Tien wrote: "MaryG2E wrote: "I've got my first book for this challenge poised, ready to start at 12.01am! Can't wait to begin Murder With the Lot by Sue Williams, a..."

Hahaha! So a win win situation for you Mary...sounds like a nice red ;)

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Jane wrote: "Another book down -
Winter by John Marsden

160 pages - 340 pages total so far

OK I started with short books for maximum effect - now onto some..."

I loved that book Jane :)

[Neko]

I needed this challenge when I was going through Stieg Larsson series just past..haha

Anyways, looking at what book to start...OR possibly go and finish.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

I've had an "out all day" type of day, but have read some :) Finished my current read Don't Say a Word by Jennifer Jaynes (a 5★ read! Review to follow) I began early this morning at 37% - so 163 pages read.

Will start Beware Of The Dog by Peter Corris

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Marcus wrote: "I started reading ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE borrowed from the library, but had to return it yesterday. So I downloaded the Kindle version. I put in the page number from the paper book, and it ope..."

I've added you to the list Marcus :)

[Tracey Allen]

Today I've read 54 pages of Fashion Victims: The Dangers of Dress Past and Present.

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

I finished the last 35% of Missing by Melanie Casey today.

Have started listening to audio The World Without Us by Mireille Juchau and will try and finish that by Sunday night...will post then.

Will start The Silent Twin by Caroline Mitchell tonight.

[Chloe]

I have begun reading Evil at Heart today. It's meant to be a rainy weekend - perfect for reading!!

[Neko]

166 pages read for Gotcha How Australia's Baddest Crooks Copped Their Right Whack which means I've finally finished this book :)

[Elias]

Read 50 pages of The Fireman. I'm halfway through it at the moment.

[MichelleG]

Hi everyone,

I finished my first book for the challenge :)

Friday
1. Unholy Magic by Stacia Kane, 343 pages

Running total: 343 pages

[MichelleG]

So sorry for your loss Sally. Hope you enjoy your fluff reading and it helps to cheer you up *hugs* :)

[Neko]

Sally906 wrote: "I've picked up Summer on Blossom Street by Debbie Macomber - I need a comfort read as my boss, and close friend's, father died of cancer late yesterday - I knew him so..."
So sorry for your loss :( Yes, a nice fluffy reading sounds like a great plan!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Elias wrote: "Read 50 pages of The Fireman. I'm halfway through it at the moment."

Didn't have you on the list Elias, but do now :) Hope you're enjoying that! I loved it!

[Elias]

Thanks!

I'm really enjoying it so far! I love the fact that it's so easy to read and how it immediately draws you into it's world. It's my first Joe Hill novel and I can tell he's taken a lot of notes from his father! I'm actually taking my time with it, and trying to not devour it too quickly.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Yes it was my first of his too... it's definitely an enjoyable novel :)

[Melanie]

Friday count:

Room: Pages 26-264 = 238

Total pages read: 238 pages.

[Natty]

I'm in for this..totally forgot about it..got a surprise 50th for my adoptive dad tomorrow so not sure how much reading I'll get done but I will get some in :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Great Nat! I'll add you to the list :) If you've read anything today, add it in :)

[Suz]

I started reading at page 70 of Choosing Xaverique. I will update when I go to bed. Happy reading AR's!!!

[Melissa]

I think I've made a mistake by starting with so I'm thinking that I'll push through the first story, move on to my next book and then try to come back to it after. It's just a little too slow going.

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Suzanne wrote: "I started reading at page 70 of Choosing Xaverique. I will update when I go to bed. Happy reading AR's!!!"

YaY Suz!! Good to see you here too :D

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

It is, isn't it Jools :)

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Yeah! ☆*:.｡. o(≧▽≦)o .｡.:*☆

I'm about to take my headphones to bed and listen to my book while I do a jigsaw puzzle on my ipad....win win ;))

[Melissa]

Ok so I managed to do 38 pages of and I think that's all I can do tonight but you know, it's still progress so I'm alright with that.

[Karen]

My Running total:
115 pages (completed)
52 pages
=167 pages so far.
I'm doing better than I thought!

[Calzean]

Today, I finished the last 205 pages of Lavinia by Ursula K. Le Guin and all of Playing the Game: Life and Politics in Papua New Guinea by Julius Chan (236 pages). Total of 441 pages.

[Helen]

Hi All I have just finished reading Anne Gracie's An Honourable Thief 307 pages in total but I read 153 from the start of the challenge just about to start a new book.

So for me 153 pages so far

have Fun
Helen

[MichelleG]

Hi everyone,

I finished my second book :)

Friday
1. Unholy Magic by Stacia Kane, 343 pages
2. The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson, 396 pages

Running total: 739 pages

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Some awesome totals coming in at the end of day one! Well done everyone :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

I just finished Beware of the Dog by Peter Corris for 200 pages - total for Friday 363 pages

[Suz]

Finished Choosing Xaverique tonight, do my total for today is 79 pages. Keep reading everyone, easy to do for us book lovers :))

[Natty]

finished off Heir of Fire ( soz on my mobile no linking abilities yet). . reading total today 93 pages... will start the next one tomorrow :)

[PattyMacDotComma]

Friday: Finished
The Midnight Watch: A Novel of the Titanic and the Californian = 252 pages

Started re-read of The Recipient = 37 pages

Saturday: more The Recipient =270 pages

Sunday: more The Recipient =109 pages

Thanks for the Trouble = 52 pages = GRAND TOTAL: 720 pages

[Ellie]

Oops it's 2am. My running total is now 448 pages! Doing well for someone with too much study to do!