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

[Niamh]

I read 214 pages of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince today

[Loren]

I didn't have a lot of time to read today (sadly) but hopefully I will tomorrow. I mainly read in the late hours of the night as well so, I'm still reading but will add those totals tomorrow.

The Bronze Horseman by Paullina Simons - 60 pages
A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray - 70 pages

Daily total: 120 pages

[Tracey Allen]

Just read 63 pages of City of Crows by Chris Womersley.

[Amanda]

Managed 111 pages of A Twist in Time - fell asleep reading it last night!

[Odette]

Life got in the way yesterday:

Only managed
Ghost River by Tony Birch - 64 pages
The Ice Beneath Her by Camilla Grebe - 50 pages

Total for Fr;iday: 114 pages

[Kerri_M]

Up to 7.35am Saturday

196 pages

[Baz]

Odette wrote: "Life got in the way yesterday:

Only managed
Ghost River by Tony Birch - 64 pages
The Ice Beneath Her by Camilla Grebe - 50 pages

T..."

"Only"? I still think that's a very respectable effort for a weekday! I only managed 42 (Murder on the Orient Express) and 53 (Night Prey).
Friday total = 95 pages
My other half reckons he's spending the day at Bunnings and in the garden so I've got plenty of silence to get cracking today :)

[Carolyn]

You're on fire Brenda!!!

301 pages for me on Friday Depth of Lies 73 pages and Betrayal in Death 224 pages (should have been more but I stayed back for drinks after work!)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Thanks Carolyn :) I bet you enjoyed those drinks too!

[MichelleG]

Hi all,
Apologies for not updating last night. I'm updating from my phone so fingers crossed this update works.

Friday
My Name Is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout - 209 pages
Firelight by Kristen Callihan - 387 pages
Coraline by Neil Gaiman - 224 pages
Daily total: 820 pages



Saturday
Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepard - 286 pages
*Currently reading* You by Caroline Kepnes
Daily total (to date): 286 pages


Read-a-thon total (to date): 1,106 pages

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Some nice totals coming through already!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done - as usual Michelle!! You completely astound me! :)

[Sharon]

My total for yesterday: 270 pages (Finished The Way Back by Kylie Ladd)

[Li'l Owl]

Day 2
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling 288 pages

Total - 693

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Just finished The Crow Trap by Ann Cleeves. That's 535 pages for me so far:)

[Steph]

just finished the last few pages of winter - lunar chronicles - so thats 150 pages i have read. and also just started an ember in the ashes so on pages 52 at the moment.

[Kylie]

I can't believe the numbers coming through! Wow!

I finished listening to Sinister Intent by Karen M. Davis today. From the percentages worked out, that is equivalent to 154 pages so far today.

Also hoping to start listening to In Her Wake by Amanda Jennings

Running total: 219 pages.

[MichelleG]

Hi all,
I just finished You by Caroline Kepnes (422 pages) and will now start on the mammoth Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy (1235 pages)

Friday
My Name Is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout - 209 pages
Firelight by Kristen Callihan - 387 pages
Coraline by Neil Gaiman - 224 pages
Daily total: 820 pages



Saturday
Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepard - 286 pages
You by Caroline Kepnes - 422 pages
*Currently reading* Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
Daily total (to date): 708 pages


Read-a-thon total (to date): 1,528 pages

[Carolyn]

Brenda wrote: "Thanks Carolyn :) I bet you enjoyed those drinks too!"

:)

[Kylie]

Wow Michelle - you're absolutely incredible! I'm in awe. :) xo

[Deb]

How did I miss this? Well.... late entry Brenda?
I am currently reading Consider Phlebas and I was on page 229 after dinner Friday, so I can be sure that was within challenge times.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

No worries Deborah :) I don't know either as you were sent a PM along with everyone else in the group ;) But at least you're here now! And I'll add you to the list :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

I've just finished War Flower by Mary-Anne O'Connor for another 384 pages

[Deb]

Now, that I look I can see the message; it is the first time I have logged in for days :) well, off I go to contribute a little to the count...

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Haha! Thanks Deborah :)

[Ace]

Our guests have just left, so after a nice long nap I will start reading!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Go for it Ace :)

[Helen]

Hi All

On Friday I finished Fiona Palmer Secrets Between Friends 55 pages

I also read a novella but it was too short in page numbers so doesn't count sorry

I read 48 pages of Emma Douglas's book Need You Now

so far today I have read 154 pages from

Emma Douglas Need You Now

I will get a bit more tonight and will check back in in the morning

Total 257 pages

Have Fun
Helen

[Karen]

A Memory of Light - Robert Jordan & Brandon Sanderson is my book

Friday: 63 pages
Saturday: 98 pages
Running Total: 161 pages

[Krystal]

Just finished The Waste Lands by Stephen King bringing my total pages so far to 248. That's over two full days of work - I've got tomorrow off so hoping to smash out plenty more!

[Sue]

It is 7:30 Saturday morning for me here in Iowa ( USA central daylight time )
I typically have multiple books "in the works" at the same time. (One reason being different media - one on CD for the car, one on my iPod for walking, one that I can only find in print media )
My pages read on Friday and early this morning come are:
From The Velvet Room by Zilpha Keatley Snyder - 51 pages
From The House at Riverton by Kate Morton - 13 pages
From The Road to Little Dribbling: Adventures of an American in Britain by Bill Bryson - 16 pages

Total for this post: 80 pages
My running total for the weekend: 80 pages

I'll check in next before I go to bed tonight, or early Sunday morning ( Iowa time )

Some of us contribute in major ways and some of us contribute in small ways - lol

[Kylie]

"Read" approximately 20% of In Her Wake by Amanda Jennings tonight via my Borrow Box app.

Paperback version has 320 pages. Therefore 320 x 20 / 100 = 64 pages.

Running Total: 283 pages.

[Baz]

Friday total = 95
Saturday total = 248
Total so far = 343 pages

[Jane]

Saturday's book finished:
The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown

That's 467 pages.
My running total to date: 915 pages

[Krystal]

Gonna try and finish off Dark Immolation by Christopher Husberg now I think! Starting out on page 399.

[Susan]

So far I have finished:
The Hedge Knight= 184 pages
The Walking Dead, Vol. 15: We Find Ourselves= 132 pages

Still ongoing
Tower of Dawn= read 480 pages

Total of pages: 796

[Niamh]

I finished Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince this evening.

Friday: 214 pages
Saturday: 255 pages

Total so far: 469 pages

[Karen]

So I lied, it wasn't my Saturday total... I may have just finished the entire Wheel of Time series and I'm sitting here in mild shock!

A Memory of Light - Robert Jordan & Brandon Sanderson -COMPLETE!

Friday: 63 pages
Saturday: 154 pages
Running Total: 217 pages

[Loren]

Spent the day out at the library and yes, buying books...a bad weekend habit of mine ;) so didn't get as much time as previously anticipated.

A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray - 160 pages

Daily total: 160 pages
Running total: 280 pages

[Tracey Allen]

Another 74 pages of City of Crows by Chris Womersley for me.

[Amanda]

Managed 168 pages yesterday. Finished A Twist in Time &'started A Hostage to Murder. Total so far 279. Not as impressive as some, but other things to do!

[Helen]

I only got another 15 pages read last night so a

Total 272 pages

I am out for the day but will be reading later on and will check back in tonight and tomorrow morning :)

Happy reading everyone

Have Fun
Helen

[Sharon]

Yesterday I started: Fortune's Son by Jennifer Scoullar 100 pages

Total so far 370 pages

[Jen]

Read 102 Friday

Read 313 Saturday

[Baz]

There are so many crazy speed-readers in this group! I don't know how you do it!

My personal goal is to at least surpass the group average required (594). It's going to take some extra effort today, but a challenge isn't a challenge if it isn't challenging, eh?

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Hey that's great Baz! You have all my encouragement :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

I finished another overnight - Winter Signs by Sarah Gai for 253 pages

Friday 782 pages
Saturday 637 pages

Total so far: 1419 pages

On to the last day of the challenge :)

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Go for it Baz!!!

[Krystal]

Finished up Dark Immolation by Christopher Husberg this morning, adding another 157 pages.

Total so far: 405

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Doing well Krystal! Everyone is :)