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Quarterly Read-a-thon Friday 3rd - Sunday 5th June 2016
Fourth book down - started yesterday and finished today:Modern Romance by Aziz Ansari
277 pages
Total so far - 1,161 pages
Wow - so please to have cracked my goal of 1000 pages with a day still to go!
Hi everyone,Just a quick update.
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
FRIDAY TOTAL: 739 pages
SATURDAY
3. Reluctantly Charmed by Ellie O'Neill, 442 pages
4. The Iron Wyrm Affair by Lilith Saintcrow, 323 pages
SATURDAY TOTAL: 765
Running total: 1,504 pages
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Modern Romance by Aziz Ansari
277 pages
Total so far - 1,161 pages
Wow..."
Congratulations Jane! That's brilliant!
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Just a quick update.
FRIDAY
1. Unholy Magic by Stacia Kane, 343 pages
2. [book:The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared|..."
Wow Michelle!!!
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Fifth book finished - Eavesdropper by John Francome
Another 320 pages
Total so far 1,481 pages, and a book crossed off from the June challenge and the winter challenge.
Think it's time to take the evening off from reading and spend some time with the family!
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I really hope re-reads count as that's all I have done so far this weekend. Re-read the Black Jewels Trilogy by Anne BishopFriday: 279 pages of Daughter of the Blood +518 Heir to the Shadows
Saturday: 488 pages Queen of the Darkness
Total = 1285
Lol - thanks Brenda & Michael. I'm going out for dinner tonight, so no reading tonight :(
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Helen wrote: "Hi EveryoneI have just finished reading Tracy Solheim Smolder
so 147 pages today
Have Fun
Helen"
153 pages yesterday 147 today total 300 pages :)
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so far I finished 2 books Night Shift by Charlaine Harris 308 pages and The hurricane by RJ Prescott 308 pages My running total is 616 pages so far. Going to start my 3rd book The aftermath by RJ Prescott now.
Brenda wrote: "Awesome Helen, and still another day to go!!"Yes and I have started reading Dani Collins :)
Helen wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Awesome Helen, and still another day to go!!"Yes and I have started reading Dani Collins :)"
Scorch
Friday total: 57 pagesMemory House by Bette Lee Crosby
Saturday 167
Memory House by Bette Lee Crosby 21 pages
The Persimmon Tree by Bryce Courtenay 46 pages
The Sudden Appearance of Hope by Claire North 100 pages
Running Total = 224
Some of you readers are amazing, Brenda, we have surely hit the 20,000 page mark already!
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I read heaps today!Friday 70 pages Choosing Xaverique
Today 432 pages The House We Grew Up In
and 48 pages The One-in-a-Million Boy
Total so far 550. A record for me that's for sure!
My Friday total was.......0 pages Saturday reading The Lake House 140 pages
I'm realising now I'm a really slow reader.
Sunday: The Lake House 137 pages
Final Total: 277 pages
I must be the slowest reader, or spend the least time reading. I have only read 80 pages so far. I think I must have the lowest number.Reading ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE, and enjoying it.
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Friday total - 363 pages
Saturday total - 865 pages
Total so far - 1228 pages
If only we had a dollar for every page we read...
Hi everyone,I managed a bit more for today... after dinner o'course ;)
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
FRIDAY TOTAL: 739 pages
SATURDAY
3. Reluctantly Charmed by Ellie O'Neill, 442 pages
4. The Iron Wyrm Affair by Lilith Saintcrow, 323 pages
5. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon, 226 pages
SATURDAY TOTAL: 991 pages
Running total: 1,730 pages
Hi everyone, I just completed Me Before You by Jojo Moyes. This was so emotional and super fantastic highly recommend and is coming out in the cinema this month!!
Running total now 688 pages. Doubt I'll let myself read much tomorrow but very happy with my efforts!
I finished my 3rd book but it doesn't have the number of pages on goodreads. Is there any way I can find out how many pages there were? The title is The Aftermath by R J Prescott.
Found it. So my books so far:Night watch by Charlaine Harris 308 pages (4.5 stars)
The Hurricane by R J Prescott 308 pages (5 stars)
The Aftermath by R J Prescott 231 pages (5 stars)
Total so far: 847 pages
Next book Reveal by K M Golland
Sorry no links I am doing this by iPhone.
I've read 247 pages of Matilda by Roald Dahl. My kindle edition has approx 360 pages so this link isn't the right edition, but I'm sure it doesn't matter.Some great progress totals so far!
Saturday: finished Graveminder 84 pages, The 5th Horseman 432 pages and 97 pages of The Things We Do for Love.Friday 300 pages
Saturday 613 pages
Total so far 913 pages
I am still reading The Night Circus. Really really loving it. But I had a busy Saturday. Maybe I will be able to read more on Sunday. Friday: 31 pages
Saturday: 47 pages
I read 98 pages of The Bourne Ascendancy yesterday. I'm not really enjoying it, so I'll switch to another book today and try and get my numbers up.
friday
- 7 pages (started on page 112)saturday
- 20 pagessorry guys - studying is my priority this weekend...but will add a few more pages today!
Elias wrote: "If only we had a dollar for every page we read..."I'd still be poor :p
Saturday total: 396 pagesCodex Born 102 pages
VOID 180 pages
Fool's Assassin 114 pages
Total so far: 383 + 396 = 779 pages
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I'm sorry - got very little reading done yesterday. Hope to settle in this afernoon with a glass of wine :)
Brenda wrote: "Good luck everyone with the final day today! Fabulous efforts to date :)"Perfect weekend for it curled up with a good book this weather is dreadful :0 stay safe and warm everyone
have Fun
Helen
154 pages for Saturday making a total of 210
On Saturday I read 33 pages of Hold It 'Til It Hurts to finish it off, then read the first 142 pages of Nine Days, bringing my running total to 245 pages.Like Veronica, I clearly savour my reading ;-)
Andrea wrote: "On Saturday I read 33 pages of Hold It 'Til It Hurts to finish it off, then read the first 142 pages of Nine Days, bringing my running total to 245 pages.Like Vero..."
Me too! I get every last scrap of flavour from each and every word,,,some are so nice I go back and re-read them, others are a bit tough and need to be chewed over a bit more ;)
Friday total:Missing : 35% = 88 pages.
The World Without Us : 25% = 80 pages.
Friday total: = 168 pages.
Saturday total: 65 pages of The Silent Twin by Caroline Mitchell
The World Without Us Mireille Juchau =
Friday: 168
Saturday: 65
Sunday: 80
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Sub total: 313
Grand total:
Yesterday I finished Why Not Me? for another 111 pages. Also read 21 more pages of Outlander before falling asleep last night :)Friday= 138
Saturday= 132
Veronica wrote: "Elias wrote: "If only we had a dollar for every page we read..."I'd still be poor :p"
Then I think a raise might be in order.
60 more pages today. Total so far: 160.
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I finished just my third book for the read-a-thon :)
FRIDAY
1. Unholy Magic by Stacia Kane, 343 pages
2. [book:The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Ou..."
Whoa Michelle! You're a one person readathon! Lol!
And Jane, Deborah and Brenda are not far behind :)