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January - Marathon Challenge
Post 271 edited. 8/8 books read. Will keep going fore the rest of the month to see what I can finish :)
Updated message 48: 8/8Still a bit of time left in January to read some more though... will keep you posted
SarahKat wrote: "I said I'd update towards the end of the month. My goal was 8. I have more than doubled that. Here's what I've read so far this month:1. The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown
2..."
Very awesome!!
It looks like I forgot to update my last read... I read book 14/8:Wildtrack by Bernard Cornwell
Very different from his usual genre and I wanted to see if I liked everything he wrote regardless of genre. It was pretty good although I like his historical fiction better.
update 244FINISHED!!!
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1. The Magician's Nephew
2. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
3. The Horse and His Boy
4. Prince Caspian
5. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
6. The End of Eternity
Updated msg 156. Read 3/12 books, 1391/4269 pages.
Now really done for this month :D updated message 300, completed 7/5 :) exceeded even my expectations
Completed. Books read - 8/6
Pages Read- 2947/2000
Updated message #58Books read - 17/10
Happy End of January Guys! I have been stuck working! I will update everyone tonight! I hope you got your goals off to a great start!
Susy's Marathon Challenge1. The Angel of Darkness by Caleb Carr
2. Aarsrivalen, scheldkarbonades en terminale baden by Ewoud Sanders
3. The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
4. De vreugde en gelukclub by Amy Tan
5. Handboek EMDR by Ad de Jongh, Erik ten Broeke
6. Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
7. Makkelijk leven by Herman Koch
8. Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
Books read: 8/8
CHALLENGE COMPLETED!
Update msg 130 read 2734/2500
DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOOT, WOOT!Completed: 5/5
1. Remembering Diana: A Life in Photographs
2. Anna Karenina
3. Britt-Marie Was Here
4. Arsenic and Old Books
5. Cress
I did! Made it on the last day :) msg 157 15/15 3670 pgs
1.The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde pp.2292.The Mysterious Affair at Styles By Agatha Christie Audible
3.The Night Bird By Brian Freeman pp. 364
4.The A.B.C. Murders By Agatha Christie pp.256
5.The Yard ByAlex Grecian Audible
Completed books 5/101
Update on this challenge from pledge post #74, I achieved my goal of 10 books!!! Here's the list: Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
The Girl Who Soared Over Fairyland and Cut the Moon in Two by Catherynne M. Valente
Traitor's Moon, Shadows Return, The White Road, Casket of Souls, Shards of Time andGlimpses: A Collection of Nightrunner Short Stories by Lynn Flewelling
The Boy Who Lost Fairyland by Catherynne M. Valente
The Drowning Eyes by Emily Foster
Great start to my goal for 101 books this year!
Update msg. 245/6
Very proud of myself with my brother welcoming his daughter into the world and as much time i spent holding her, i actually came close to making my target
Kadijah Michelle wrote: "I'm in for 15 books and 3000 pages. Time to go big!1. High Fidelity - 336 pages
2. The Picture of Dorian Gray - audible
3. Matilda - 240 pages
4. [book:A Br..."
Congratulations on completing your Goal!
Jennifer wrote: "Update msg. 245/6
Very proud of myself with my brother welcoming his daughter into the world and as much time i spent holding her, i actually came close to making my target"
Congrats on your new niece!!!
Updated 159 with final: TOTAL: 1,766/1,000ppStrife 188pp COMPLETE
Blood Laws 311pp COMPLETE
Lost & Found 272pp COMPLETE
Water for Elephants 335pp COMPLETE
Firefly Lane 225pp
Angels & Demons 125pp
Dorothy Must Die 240pp
Peter Pan 70pp
GR 2018 January Marathon Completed! 11/10 books and (2928/2500 pgs)11 books read and 2,928 pages turned.
Please update msg # 355:
One Night With Her Bachelor/ Kat Latham: 2015 ( 154 pgs)
Taken/ Barbara Freethy: 2011(352 pgs)
That Summer Night/ Barbara Freethy: 2014 (305 pgs)
His Secret Son/ Brenda Jackson: 2017 (224 pgs)
Yippee! What a great group start!
Update: 2,593/2,500 - COMPLETED 1/31/2018336 The Watchmaker of Filigree Street
352 Beasts of Extraordinary Circumstance
405 Uncommon Type: Some Stories
288 Never Let Me Go
273 Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis
228 Cobalt Blue: A Novel
384 Every Day
327 Another Day
Read 1 more book to round off January. It was Heat Wave by Richard Castle. I was hoping to add one more book but I didn’t finish it to end January. Total: 15 books read
Karin wrote: "Blagica wrote: "Do you have a favorite so far?" Praktisch Handboek Fotografie by Jim Miotke
Is my favorite book so far. Some great tips witch will hopefully help to improve my photo's made in th..."
That's a great hobby to have
Sahira wrote: "Read 1 more book to round off January. It was Heat Wave by Richard Castle. I was hoping to add one more book but I didn’t finish it to end January. Total: 15 books read"
Impressive Sahira!!
BMAD_addicts wrote: "Updated Message #171:Status: 8/8
Books Read:
8. Son Of Neptune by Rick Riordan
I finished my goal!! I thought i wont make it but i did 😁😁 Im so proud of myself 🙌"
AWESOMEEE!!!!!!!!
I really hope I updated everyone!!! Congratulations to all winners I had fun starting the reading year with you all.
update finished 30/3001/31/2018
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Blagica wrote: " MARATHON CHALLENGEDuration: January 1st to 31st 2018
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Susy (OM 5) | 8/8 Good job Susy!! ..."
Thx Blagica!
I have finished 44 books and 14223 pages in january. I’m especially happy as this included a few classics who were on my TBR pile a long time.
I finished my 4th book on February 1- one day late! So close!
Kristin wrote: "I'm interested in reading The Hazel Wood and Beartown. How'd you like them? And do you recommend any of the other books you've read? "Hazel Wood was good. Started off magical realism, but went a bit too Alice in Wonderland-esque, full of peculiarity and fairytale logic which doesn't do it for me, but may for others.
Beartown was great! Very much about getting swept up in the characters; I felt like I knew the whole town.
Final update, I made it! Actually ended up finishing my final book about 11pm on 31st Jan. Didn't think I was going to make it (wasn't trying to rush or pressure myself) so it was a lovely surprise to hit my goal!1. Ruin and Rising
2. Renegades
3. The Hazel Wood
4. Beartown
5. Nerve
6. The Scorch Trials
7. The Death Cure
8. The Dark Days Club
9. Paris Adrift
Total: 9/9
I said in message 47 that I wanted to read 2000 pages and I read 3085 pages, so I definitely met my goal! Yea!
updated message 18712/8 books
5085/3,000 pages
I updated message 136.Finished 3/4 books
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Read: 34/30 books & 7,496/6,000 pages
Update to message 80: 1) The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater.
2) The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater.
3) Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater.
4) The Raven King by Maggie Stiefvater.
5) It's Raining Cupcakes by Lisa Schroeder.
6) Sprinkles and Secrets by Lisa Schroeder.
7) Frosting and Friendship by Lisa Schroeder.
8) Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng.
9) The Trial by Franz Kafka
10) Rawblood by Catriona Ward
11) The truth of the lie by Gonçalo Amaral
Message 235 Updated15 books completed
Ju wrote: "Update on this challenge from pledge post #74, I achieved my goal of 10 books!!! Here's the list: Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
[book:The Girl Who Soared Over Fairyland and Cut ..."
Congratulations Ju!
Cindee wrote: "update finished 30/3001/31/2018
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So IMPRESSED way to go!!!
Claire wrote: "I have finished 44 books and 14223 pages in january. I’m especially happy as this included a few classics who were on my TBR pile a long time."Awesome Job!
Emily wrote: "I said in message 47 that I wanted to read 2000 pages and I read 3085 pages, so I definitely met my goal! Yea!"Way to go Emily
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✔️Progress: 3,159/3,000 pages
I reached my goal :D