Read-a-Thon #3 - Team Turtle's Battleship Strategy Topic

[Jennifer]

Ok. My 2 guesses are I1 and D8

[Jennifer]

Oh and Emm. I did game 1 as well.

[Marta]

I have finally finished a book! The Paul Street Boys - 127 pages today, + 30 mins of Canterbury Tales on audio.

Total for week:
257 pages
4 hrs audio
Finished book:
The Paul Street Boys

I think I am eligible for short stories as well - I have listened to three tales in the Canterbury Tales this week. Long tales...

[Michelle]

Updated that for you Jennifer.

I1=Miss; D8=Miss

[Melanie]

SamZ wrote: "

Yes, by Raina Telgemeier. I was very pleasantly surprised with the way the ..."

I think I'm going to have to look for them.

[Melanie]

SamZ wrote: "Just finished reading 3 picture books for my first guess! The Steadfast Tin Soldier, [book:Toys Meet Snow: Being the Wintertime Adventures of a Curious Stuffed Buffalo, a Sensitive ..."

That is one long title. lol

[Melanie]

I didn't realise I had 2 guesses. I am going to go with H2 and H3 please.

[Sarah]

Ok I am going to say E3, J6 , F6, F10

[SamZ]

Ok, I would like to guess D10, please. Also, I have done both the cover game and the turn back time game.
Just finished reading Glitches. It counts for AtY challenge, one-word title, finished in one sitting, sci-fi, short story, and child MC. Let's put it wherever we need it :)

[Melanie]

We are doing very well with this game. Well done team.

[Michelle]

Marta, you'll get a guess if you assign your finished book to a category.

[SamZ]

And my total pages for today is 84, bringing me up to 212 total pages. Off to bed, see you guys tomorrow!

[Michelle]

The guesses are...

Melanie: H2 = Hit; H3 = Hit -- Congrats! You sunk our submarine!
Sarah: E3 = Miss; J6 = Miss; F6 = Hit; F10 = Hit
Samz: D10 = Hit

Congrats on all the hits! You guys are lighting the board up like a Christmas tree!

[Jen from Quebec :0)]

This is fun! I wish I had gotten in on this sooner, because the best part of my 2016 was the amount of reading I was able to do.

[Melanie]

Emm wrote: "The guesses are...

Melanie: H2 = Hit; H3 = Hit -- Congrats! You sunk our submarine!
"

Woohoo.

[J]

That's a good idea Emm, I'll chose to make Deadpool a 'Book in a Series' topic hit.

Today I read 136 pages in Deadpool and then 136 (halfway) in Very Good, Jeeves! (which I plan to count for the Spring cover topic. Though, it's also a very old book.)

[Melanie]

I answered the questions for NY Times Book Tag.

[Mimmi]

I want to use one of my guesses on E10.

[Jennifer]

WTG Melanie! We are over halfway through all of our ships now! Woohoo!

[Jennifer]

OH I forgot to post this yesterday. I had 65 pages and 1Hr and 45 min of audio.

[Jennifer]

I have completed the NY Times book tag

[Marta]

Emm wrote: "Marta, you'll get a guess if you assign your finished book to a category."
Oh, I totally planned on doing that, lol. It was late!
It is a children/young adult classic, so I am guessing Middle Grade book.

It is for the Popsugar category "a book you haven't read since high school".

[SamZ]

I just finished the NY Times game.

Also, I notice there's a hole in the board between two hits. Anyone have a problem with using one of Emm's guesses as E10?

[Sarah]

I think that would make a good guess!

[Jennifer]

I agree, let's do it!

[Ed]

I just finished the NY Times game.

Oh...and I forgot to mention that the book I finished yesterday was read for a challenge with the Reading with Style group... if that helps.... I don't know. I noticed other people mentioning it.

[Mimmi]

I've already said E10 as one of my guesses

[SamZ]

Mimmi wrote: "I've already said E10 as one of my guesses"

Yep, I see that now!

[Lois]

Emm wrote: "Oh, Lois! I almost didn't see you there. Welcome to the group. You get a guess for finishing your book and another for being the group member to get us to 20 books read! :D

Sarah - Jennifer is rig..."

Thanks, Emm! For my guesses, I'll try E6 and F5.

[Michelle]

I'm going to be updating this soon. I'll be doing a few less updates tonight, guys, as I'm sick and trying to get some rest.

[Lois]

Completed the Kickoff questions, as well as the Name the Cover, NYT book tag, If I Could Turn Back Time questions, and am 150 pages into O Little Town of Maggody.

[Jen from Quebec :0)]

This all sounds like SO much fun! Will there be a similar challenge set for 2017? If so, may I join in please? Please let me know if/when there is a set challenge created for 2017---and thanks! :0)

[Michelle]

We do these about 3x a year, Jennifer Lynn. There will be some in 2017 also. I'll try to send out a group message to let everyone know before they start. :)

[Jen from Quebec :0)]

Yes, please! Thanks so much! I had a FANTASTIC year of reading in 2016 (I was on sick leave, so reading was my escape from the harsh reality of my illness) and doubt I will ever have such a great year of reading again, so I'm bummed I didn't now about this challenge thing at the START of 2016, as opposed to December! But, SIGN ME UP for 2017- it will help me learn/discover some new authors, I hope. :0)

[Jennifer]

Sorry to hear your sick Emm. Get plenty of rest and take it easy.

[Melanie]

I hope you are feeling better soon Emm, rest up and take care.

[Marta]

Get better, Emm! Sorry to hear you are sick.

[Ed]

I read 187 pages in The Eyre Affair
and listened to the audio book of The Boy in the Striped Pajamas for 70 minutes today.

Get well soon Emm!

[Jennifer]

Ed wrote: "I read 187 pages in The Eyre Affair
and listened to the audio book of The Boy in the Striped Pajamas for 70 minutes today.



Have you seen the movie Ed?

[Ed]

Jennifer wrote: "Ed wrote: "I read 187 pages in The Eyre Affair
and listened to the audio book of The Boy in the Striped Pajamas for 70 minutes today.

No...I didn't know there was a movie for either book.


Have you seen the movie Ed?"

[J]

I finished Very Good, Jeeves! today, which I read for the topic 'Book with a Spring Cover' as seen here:



Trees and flowers, check. I also have made good progress into my next book, Another Fine Myth with 54 pages.

This puts my total pages at 629.

[SamZ]

Today's page count is 145, bringing my total to 357.

[Melanie]

Is there a minimum page limit for books? I'm reading a book with 144 pages, will this book still count as a book finished?

[Michelle]

No minimum page limit.

[Melanie]

Thank you.

[Mimmi]

I forgot to add my page count last night, so here it is, for thursday:

I finished Saga volume 5, which should get me another guess.

I read a total of 182 pages. I also listened to my audiobook but I haven't converted the pages yet. I'll try to do that today so we can add it to the page count.

[Melanie]

I played the Title Scrabble game.

[Melanie]

I haven't been adding my page tally at the end of each day so here is yesterday and todays tally.

Allegiant- 206 pages.
You'll never walk alone: A true story about the 'Bangkok Hilton'- 80 pages.
I Die, But The Memory Lives On- 44 pages.
= 330 pages.

Total page count for Read-a-thon= 719 pages.

[Ed]

I just played the Scrabble game and the completed the Kick-off questionnaire.

[Sarah]

I hope you feel better soon Emm!

I haven't added my page count for the last 2 days so between Something Wicked This Way Comes, Anne of Green Gables, Malice at the Palace, and The Fade Out: Act Two I have read another 212 pages!