Quarterly Read-a-thon Friday 8th - Sunday 10th September 2017

[Katherine]

Please add me too!!!.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

You're on the list Katherine :)

[Chloe]

Happy to join in - I have a busy weekend, so I won't be reading much, but every page counts, right?! :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Sure does Chloe - and you're on the list :)

[Steph]

I'm in

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

You're on the list Steph :)

Not long until start time!!

[Diana]

Picked up a fab book from the library. I'm sorted for the read-a-thon.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Excellent! Midnight tomorrow night!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Is everyone ready to start this challenge in a few hours? Do you all have your books sorted with the page counts determined so you won't have to sort through everything? (I just did that ;))

[Leonie]

I may be reading text books...

[Carolyn]

I'm ready! I have two books picked out from my personal challenge favourite authors - a J.D. Robb and a Jim Butcher :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Oh nice Carolyn!

[Natty]

I'm in for this readathon... didn't want t commit until I knew if I was a available or not :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Great Nat :) I'll add you to the list!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

With 59 people participating this time, it averages to us all reading 594 pages each over the three days and we'll make our goal! Some will be less, some will be more :)

Good luck everyone - and happy reading!

[Sharon]

Wow that's a lot of people participating, Brenda. Great to see. I'm all ready to go. I'll continue to read The Way Back by Kylie Ladd which I started earlier on today.

Happy reading and have fun everyone :) HURRY UP MIDNIGHT!!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Enjoy Sharon! I'll be starting Wilder Country by Mark Smith

[Amanda]

I'm not starting anything specific for this - just going with what I already have!

[Jenny]

I have my first book ready to go - Beyond Fear by Jaye Ford

Happy Reading everyone.

[Valerie]

I'm starting with The Summer Before the War

Happy reading everyone!

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

I'm starting this morning with The Crow Trap by Ann Cleeves
Have fun everyone!

[Krystal]

I'm staring out on page 335 of The Waste Lands by Stephen King. I've thrown aside all other books and reading challenges in favour of re-reading this series! I'm hoping to smash out a ton of pages over this weekend! :)

[Renee V]

Managed to get 129 pages of Clean Sweep read before work this morning ;)

[Carolyn]

On my commute into work I finished my current read Depth of Lies (73 pages) and started Betrayal in Death by J.D. Robb (37 pages). Plan to be be anti-social today and read more at lunch time!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Sounds like we're making a great start guys! Go for it :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Finished Wilder Country by Mark Smith for 256 pages

[Sally906]

OK - you know you have a good book when you start to read it yesterday - reluctantly put it down to go to bed (print book can't read in dark) and then get up at 5 am to finish it!!!

Finished The Breakdown by B.A. Paris - can only count today's pages - so 158

Also here are the start page numbers for the other two books scheduled to finish tonight as I listen to music and sip wine:
A Knight to Remember by Cynthia Luhrs - starting at page 41
Somebody Tell Aunt Tillie She's Dead by Christiana Miller - starting at page 21

After that we will play it by ear.

Total So Far: 158

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Doing well Sally :)

[Susan]

Well my books will be

Tower of Dawn starting at page 148
A Crown of Swords starting at page 370
The World of Ice and Fire: The Untold History of Westeros and the Game of Thrones starting at page 0

May the odds be ever in your favour everyone 😇😇😇

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Enjoy Susan!

[Jane]

Made a quick start with a short book (that just meets the guidelines!):
Last Breath by Karin Slaughter
125 pages

[Li'l Owl]

Day 1


7th Heaven
by Maxine Paetro 52 pages

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
by J.K. Rowling 300 pages

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling 53 pages

Total - 405

[Tracey Allen]

Hello all, I read 38 pages of City of Crows by Chris Womersley.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Finished my second book - False Awakening by Cassandra Page for another 288 pages

Total so far 544 pages

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

I am not even going to tell you how few pages I have managed so far. However I will stay up late tonight and see what I can achieve:)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Another full-on day at work Phrynne? Bad luck :(

[Amanda]

Do you want progress reports Brenda or just a total at the end or both?

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

You can give progress reports each day if you want Amanda - most of us do usually. But it's important that you give a final total on Sunday night/Monday morning :)

[Amanda]

Will do!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Thanks :)

[Baz]

Are we allowed to include partial books that we have just finished today?
If so, adding a quick 42 pages from lunch and the train home from work as I finished Murder on the Orient Express.

Moving on now to some quick fire Lucas Davenport reading aka Night Prey

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Yes that's fine Baz :) And the partial book up until midnight Sunday as well (if that's the way it works)

[Jane]

Finished my second book:
The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan 4*
That's 323 pages.
448 pages so far today

[Veronica ⭐️]

I've read 120 pages of Too Close to Home today

[Jen]

I had to work today but I managed 102 pages.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Just finished Disturbed by Jennifer Jaynes making my grand total for today 782 pages

Can't link from my phone :(

[Kylie]

I'd almost forgotten about this with the craziness of the last 2 weeks at work!

Before today I had listened to a little over 50% of Sinister Intent by Karen M. Davis. I worked out that that was about equivalent of page 220 of the paperback version.

So far tonight I've listened to another 15% approximately - which equates to 65 pages.

Hoping to get much more read tomorrow. :)

Running Total: 65 pages.

[Karen]

I had a busy day, but I managed to squish in 63 pages of A Memory of Light - Robert Jordan & Brandon Sanderson
(Which I've been reading on and off for quite some time, but with a lot of luck might finish over the course of this weekend?)

[Kylie]

Awesome start for quite a few of you! Extra special mention to those who have read over 400 pages in one day! Wowzers! :) You're superstars! :) xo

[Jenny]

Friday

Young Digger by Anthony Hill - 100 Pages
Rosalee Station by Mandy Magro - 282 Pages
Beyond Fear by Jaye Ford - 439 Pages

Grand Total: 821 Pages