January - Marathon Challenge

[Greg]

OK, I am in for 7 books for a total of 2500 pages.

[Blagica , Challenges]

Welcome everyone I hope you are all ready to get off to a running start!

[Annika]

I would like to read six books this month, even though my yearly goal is three books a month. I just feel like a good start to the year will keep me motivated, so why not double the number?

[Janine]

I'm going to shoot for 5. Slow and steady wins the race!

[Blagica , Challenges]

Welcome Annika! Kristin I have updated your goal I wish you the best of luck.

[Blagica , Challenges]

welcome Janine!

[Emma]

I'll go for 20 books to kick off my target of 200 for the year - and aim about 5000 pages... all books on the TBR pile!

[Gail]

I would like to try for 5 books in January.

[Sember]

Please put me down for 6.

[Stephanie]

I'm in for 3 books & 900 pages!

[Blagica , Challenges]

Emma wrote: "I'll go for 20 books to kick off my target of 200 for the year - and aim about 5000 pages... all books on the TBR pile!"

Welcome Emma! Best of luck!

[Blagica , Challenges]

Gail wrote: "I would like to try for 5 books in January."

Good Luck with your challenge!

[Blagica , Challenges]

Andrea wrote: "Please put me down for 6."
Welcome to the challenge!

[Blagica , Challenges]

Stephanie wrote: "I'm in for 3 books & 900 pages!"
Welcome to the challenge honey! How is your baby doing getting big I bet.

[Blagica , Challenges]

We hit the ground running tomorrow are you guys ready to read??????

[Stephanie]

Blagica wrote: "Stephanie wrote: "I'm in for 3 books & 900 pages!"
Welcome to the challenge honey! How is your baby doing getting big I bet."

Gosh, yes! 9 months already. They have both grown so much & are doing great. Thanks for asking!

[Rachel]

I am in for 5 books

[Lara]

I'm going in for 3

1.The Passion of Jesus Christ John Piper
2. Reboot Amy Tintera
3. Embrace The Grim Reaper Judy Clemens

Done

[Sahira]

Blagica wrote: "We hit the ground running tomorrow are you guys ready to read??????"

Yep! First year in the group. So exciting!

[Susanne]

10! Some of which I've already started :)

Complete: 1/10

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[Laura Tenfingers]

Blagica wrote: "We hit the ground running tomorrow are you guys ready to read??????"

I'm running! Spending the first day of the year in the pages of a book 🤓

[Mars]

I think I'll go for 2000 pages this month. I'm trying to keep myself on track and set more monthly goals this year, so I hope I'm able to reach this goal of 2000 & that it gives me a kickstart to the year.

I'll keep my books/pages updated here.

The Sun and Her Flowers : 250 Pages
The Hate U Give : 444 Pages
Boy Meets Boy : 184 Pages
Reaction : 98 Pages
The Sun Is Also a Star : 343 Pages

Total (as of Jan 19): 1316/2000

[Danica]

I'm up for the challenge. My aim is 6 books for the month to give me a good head start for my 2018 challenge of 38 books.

[Elizabeth]

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[These Violent Delights]

I will go with 5 Books, I'd love to exceed that but I'm usually a slow reader unfortunately.

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TBR



Read:

[Emma]

Id like to try for 2500 pages please.

1.The Winter Witch
2. The Runaway Train
3. Death at the Alma Mater
4.The Gustav Sonata
5. Diving Belles
6. The text
7. The Music Shop
8.At the Edge of the Forest
9. The Lighthouse
10. The Visitors Book and Other Ghost Stories
11. The Forgotten Room

Read 2734/2500

[Mie]

Update msg 17: 1/6 - Batman: The Long Halloween

[Blagica , Challenges]

I have added everyone! Congrats on your first book Mie!

[Janine]

I'm in for 9 books this month.

0/9

[Mie]

Thanks, Blagica :-)

I now finished another one - started last year, not that good, so thought I would get it out of the way, haha...

Update msg 17: 2/6 - Far from the Madding Crowd

[Cindee]

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[Vian]

I'm going to start out with 4.

1.The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
2. The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
3. Internal Medicine: A Doctor's Stories by Terrence Holt
4. Dracula by Bram Stoker (In Progress)

Finished 3/4

[Greg]

OK, we're off and running. I read The Bloom County Library, Vol. 3: 1984-1986. I started last year with vol. 2 and had a successful year. Let's look for a repeat. Anyway, 265 pages.

1/7 books, 265/2500 pages.

[Mars]

I updated my progress on message 126. 250/2000 pages

[Brittnie]

My goal is 3 books! Over 500 pages!

[Michelle]

This is the first year I'm doing this properly so I don't want to aim too high and fail... I'll go with 6 for now.

[Susan]

I would like to try for 5.

[Karen]

5 books

[Cindee]

updated progress 1/30

[Blagica , Challenges]

Updated everyone. Welcome to the new comers congrats on your first book Cindee

[Mie]

Update msg 17: 3/6 - De voksnes rækker

[Janine]

Update: 1/9

First book down. A very enjoyable re-read of Ruin and Rising.

[Laura Tenfingers]

I finished my first book The Running Vixen by Elizabeth Chadwick ★★★★☆

Read 1/8
Message 96

[Kristin]

My number is 15.

[Jennifer]

Last year I challenged myself to get back into reading and to read 12 books. I surpassed that so I'm doubling my challenge this year to 24. In January I will read at least two books. '

1. Stephen and Owen Kings - Sleeping Beauties

[Marlowe]

In January I want to read at least 1000 pages!

update:
Sophie's Choice - 632 pages
The Lonely Londoners - 139 pages
The Virgin Suicides - 249 pages

1020/1000 pages

632/1000

[Lady]

I am going to try for 5.

1. Country Passion - Aiden Bates

2. A Boy for the Tentacle Monster - Kyler Matthew

3. Werewolf Island - K. Matthew

4. Stepbrother Studs: Preston - Selena Kitt

5. Stepbrother Studs: Quinn - Selena Kitt


*Ok so I am upping my Challenge. I am adding 10 more books. So that will make it 15 books for the month.

6. Stepbrother Studs: Ryan - Selena Kitt

7. Stepbrother Studs: Sean - Selena Kitt

8. Stepbrother Studs: Tristan - Selena Kitt

9. Stepbrother Studs: Upton - Selena Kitt

10. Stepbrother Studs: Taboo A-Z Volume 4 - Selena Kitt

11. Girls Only: New Year's Resolution - Selena Kitt

12. Girls Only: Sybian Sorority - Selena Kitt

13. Daddy's Cabin - Olivia Russi

14. Hold Me Down, Big Brother - Sara Kitty

15. Sold to the Berserkers (Berserkers Saga #1) - Lee Savino

[Audrey]

Let's go with 10 books

1. A Thorn Among the Lilies - 403 pages
2. Origin - 535 pages
3. Jeff Shaara's Civil War Battlefields: Discovering America's Hallowed Ground - 270 pages
4. Crash and Burn - 219 pages
5. Against All Odds: My Story - 246 pages
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[Rachael]

Updated message 48: 1/8
(PS. You might spot a theme with my marathon books because I'm hoping to reread the whole Harry Potter series this month)

[Stephanie]

Update: 1/3 Books. 288/900 Pages.

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