January - Marathon Challenge

[Blagica , Challenges]

Claire wrote: "I updated my post, but noticed I didn’t count my pages for a month, but a quarter. I intended to read 10.000 pages each month, to get to 120.000 en of the year. Can I change it?"

Yes, Claire I adjusted it to 10,000 for you. Keep going you are halfway there!

[Blagica , Challenges]

Hi Everyone! I think I got everyone but it is 2am if I missed something please let me know. You are all doing great have any of you found any new books to love in the first 13 days of the year?

[Suzana]

i would like to participate as well. I'll try to read 5 books this month.

Completed: 4/5

1. Tarkin
2. The Miniaturist
3. My Brief History
4. William Wenton and the Luridium Thief

[Leah]

Updated comment 271 on page 6 :)

[Laura Tenfingers]

I just read Good Me, Bad Me by Ali Land and it was absolutely stellar! I would have read it in a sitting had not my pesky family needed feeding.

7/8 books completed 😊

[Cat]

Challange complete and surpassed 😆

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[Cassie]

I can’t seem to update my comment on my phone, but I’m 1/3! Just finished Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann.

[Greg]

NOS4A2, 704 pages

5/7 books 2038/2500 pages

[Jennifer]

Update msg 24

2/6

[Martina]

Updated message 300
3/5 books completed 🙂

[Blagica , Challenges]

I am updating everyone now. You are all doing great! Congratulations Cat on completing your challenge. Cassie way to go on finishing your first book did you enjoy it. Dean Koontz is someone I need to read more of Jennifer did you like this one? His Whispering Room Series was one of my favorite reads last year.

[Blagica , Challenges]

Suzana wrote: "i would like to participate as well. I'll try to read 5 books this month.

Completed: 1/5

1. Tarkin"

I am so sorry I missed this post welcome to the challenge. Congratulations on your first book.

[Cassie]

The first book was great! Somewhat depressing and horrifying, even as someone who has spent years studying history.... but I think a lesson any American must learn.

[Laura Tenfingers]

Challenge complete with book 8/8: Dumb Witness by Agatha Christie ★★★☆☆

I'm going to keep going and see how many books I get to.

[Susanne]

Update to message #124:
4/10 complete!

[Stephanie]

Update: 3/3 Books, 1,134/900 Pages


01.13.18 | 318 Pages | 🌟🌟🌟🌟

[Sahira]

Challenge completed! Yes! I'll keep going to see how many books I can read for the last half of January.

✅ A Brewing Storm
✅ A Raging Storm
✅ A Bloody Storm
✅ Hogwarts: An Incomplete and Unreliable Guide
✅ John Doe

[Ellen]

Updated message 156. Read 2/12 books, 1027/4145 pages.

[Blagica , Challenges]

Congratulations to Laura, Sahira, Stephanie, and Cat on reaching your goals!

I have updated everyone properly.

[Susan]

I'm at 4/10 right now!

[Susy]

Susy's Marathon Challenge


1. 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.
6.
7.
8.


Books read: 4/8

So 50% at 50% of the month...not bad :)

[Jessica]

I'm getting a late start, but please put me down for 5 books.

Thank you :)

1.

1/5

[Suzana]

Blagica wrote: "Suzana wrote: "i would like to participate as well. I'll try to read 5 books this month.

Completed: 1/5

1. Tarkin"

I am so sorry I missed this post welcome to the challenge. Cong..."

No problem. Thanks

[Cindee]

update 13/30

[Luisa]

finished 3/6 read yey!

1. The Magician's Nephew
2. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
3. The Horse and His Boy
4.
5.
6.

[Gwen S.]

I am in for a total of 10 books & 2,000 pages turned
So far 7/10 (70% of Reading goal met)
1695/2,000 (84.75% of Pages Turned)

New York Actually/Sarah Morgan:(376 pgs)
A Very Merry Princess/Susan Mallery:(101pgs)
Child Finder/Rene Denefeld:(256 pgs)
Eye of the Falcon/ Dale Mayer:(408 pgs)
Which End Is Up?/Patricia Kay:(304 pgs)
A Grave Calling/ Wendy Roberts:(250 pgs)
Can’t Let Go/Barbara Freethy: (? pgs!)

So far I enjoyed Wendy Roberts and Dale Mayer as my 2018 newbie novelists... Can’t wait to read their other works! Sarah Morgan, who I discovered late Dec 2017, I am still enjoying her series. ;-) She is totally entertaining!

[Charity]

Updated message 46.

5/6

[Christina]

I'm in for 5 books in January! I've read 5/5.

✔ 1) The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
✔ 2) Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward
✔ 3) Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel
✔ 4) Lucky Boy by Shanthi Sekaran
✔ 5) Death at Rainy Mountain by Mardi Oakley Medawar

[Becky]

Updated message 83:

The challenge has been completed and surpassed.

Thanks!

[Amy]

Updated message 280.

15/20 books so far.

My favorites were Far from the Madding Crowd, Born on a Tuesday and The Child Finder

[Ashleigh]

Book 3/3 done

Goosebumps: Attack of the Graveyard Ghouls

[Susan]

2. Some Prefer Nettles
3. The Vegetarian

3/5 read

[Blagica , Challenges]

Jessica wrote: "I'm getting a late start, but please put me down for 5 books.

Thank you :)

1. [bookcover:The Awkward Thoughts of W. Kamau Bell: Tales of a 6' 4", African American, Heterosexual, Cisgender, Left-L..."


Better late than never welcome!

[Blagica , Challenges]

Gwen S. wrote: "I am in for a total of 10 books & 2,000 pages turned
So far 7/10 (70% of Reading goal met)
1695/2,000 (84.75% of Pages Turned)

New York Actually/Sarah Morgan:(376 pgs)
A Very Merry Princess/Susan..."

I haven't read Dale Mayer in a long time thanks for the reminder! Welcome to the challenge.

[Blagica , Challenges]

Charity wrote: "Updated message 46.

5/6"

Almost there!

[Blagica , Challenges]

Ashleigh wrote: "Book 3/3 done

Goosebumps: Attack of the Graveyard Ghouls"
Congrats!

[Blagica , Challenges]

updated up until 362! Congratulations to Ashleigh & becky on completing your challenges.

[Kristina]

Update:

1,381/2,500

336 The Watchmaker of Filigree Street
352 Beasts of Extraordinary Circumstance
405 Uncommon Type: Some Stories
288 Never Let Me Go

[BMAD_addicts]

Updated message #171:
Im increasing the books im reading this month to 8 books
Books Read:
5. Caraval by Stephanie Garber
Status: 5/8

[Greg]

Add Lie Down with Lions, 334 pages, to the list.

6/7 books; 2370/2500 pages.

[Susanne]

Update to message #124

5/10 complete!

[Ashleigh]

Blagica wrote: "Ashleigh wrote: "Book 3/3 done

Goosebumps: Attack of the Graveyard Ghouls"
Congrats!"

Thank you :D I

[Blagica , Challenges]

I will update everyone after work. The first leg of the race is down and behind you all you are all doing great.

[Blagica , Challenges]

Everyone is updated congrats to all new winners.

[Cassie]

Just finished book 2/3!

1: Killers of the Flower Moon

2: My Grandfather Would Have Shot Me

[Jacqueline]

Update:

4. Thunderhead by Neal Shusterman - 504 pages, 5/5 stars

Complete: 4/10

[Jacqueline]

Mikayla wrote: "Jaci wrote: "Update:

4. Thunderhead by Neal Shusterman - 504 pages, 5/5 stars

Complete: 4/10"

I loved that book! Tons of twists and turns!"

I loved it too! So good! I need the next one NOW

[Jacqueline]

5. I Hate Everyone But You by Gaby Dunn and Allison Raskin - 344 pages, 4/5 stars

Complete: 5/10

[Daniela]

Update message 95
I Edit the original message and put their the name of the books

Books Finished - 3/5

[BMAD_addicts]

Blagica wrote: "Everyone is updated congrats to all new winners."

Hi Blagica, can you increase my goal to 8 books? Thank You :)