Read-a-Thon #1 - Pink Team Discussion

[Danielle]

Hilde wrote: "I am thinking of starting The hate U give next, and since it's YA I am hoping it is a fast read. For those of you who have read it, is it fast paced?"

Very fast read, and very enjoyable. But have kleenex handy!

[Katie]

IT IS AMAZING. And yeah, I got into it & got through it pretty quickly. And then you can participate in the Book of the Month.

[Marina]

The list is updated in both post 11 and 70. Please check if everything looks right. We have finished 25 books so far, that's impressive!
There are four books I haven't added to the list yet but I'll do that tomorrow. Now I need some sleep 😁

[Hilde]

Perfect, thank you all! :) Looks like the hype is well deserved for The Hate U Give, really looking forward to it now. Will have my kleenex ready!

I will add the possible shelves for it in excel tomorrow.

[Joan]

I'm almost done Ashley's War. This week got to be horrible at work. I haven't read as much as I thought I would.

[Katie]

I just finished The Dark Net: Inside the Digital Underworld.

I have no clue what I'll pick next, but I'm in an all day meeting at work today, so no audiobooks while I work, unfortunately.

[Laura, Celestial Sphere Mod]

I finished The Silent Corner last night.

I'm going to start Shawshank Redemption today and since it's under 200 page I'm hoping to finish it tonight.

[Marina]

I just finished The lost hero, so that's three more shelves taken care of 😊

[Helen]

I will finish Heart Shaped Box tonight so that's the ghost story checked off. Once I have, I will check what other shelves need filling and find something appropriate.

[Amanda]

Finished City of Falling Angels!

I'll update tonight with what I pick up next.

[Katie]

I just started The Twilight Wife. Here's the list of shelves if someone wouldn't mind adding them for me.

Abandoned
Book-Club
Books-I-Own
Currently-Reading
Did-Not-Finish
Maybe
Own
Stand-Alone
TBR
To-Buy
Wishlist
Contemporary
Fiction
Horror
Mystery
Romance
ARC
Audiobook
Borrowed
Kindle
Library
2016
2017

[Marina]

30 shelves done !!!
Great work everybody.

I'm going to finish "We have always loved in the castle" tomorrow and I've started Black Coffee and put it on the list for bought.

[Marina]

Katie wrote: "I just started The Twilight Wife. Here's the list of shelves if someone wouldn't mind adding them for me.

Abandoned
Book-Club
Books-I-Own
Currently-Reading
Did-Not-Finish
Maybe
Own..."

I'll do that straight away 😊

[Heather]

What shelves do we have left to finish? I’m reading Side Effects May Vary and Under The Lights right now.

[Marina]

Heather wrote: "What shelves do we have left to finish? I’m reading Side Effects May Vary and Under The Lights right now."

In post 70 there's a list where you can see which ones is left.

[Heather]

I’m on the app so I can’t tell which one is post 70 lol

[Heather]

I can read 1984 by George Orwell for the DNF.
When does this end?

[Hilde]

Heather wrote: "I’m on the app so I can’t tell which one is post 70 lol"

Here are the leftovers, hope this helps:)

Did-Not-Finish
TBR
To-Buy
Wishlist
1-Star
2-Stars
Favorite
Hated
Loved
Cyber-Punk
Epistolary
Fantasy
Fiction
Historical
Mystery
Non-Fiction
Poetry
Romance
Western
Young Adult
ARC
Audiobook
Borrowed
Kindle
Library
Antarctica
Australia
China
Malaysia
Spain
Thailand
United-Kingdom
2016
2017

[Marina]

Heather wrote: "I can read 1984 by George Orwell for the DNF.
When does this end?"

It ends Sunday 11:59 AM (EST).
I can put you on the list tomorrow for that one and check where your other books fit. We can always make chances if there's problems fitting in a book 😊

[Heather]

Side Effects May Vary is an audiobook and I got it from the library.

[Helen]

Right - Heart Shaped Box all done and dusted now so that's the ghost story shelf ticked off. Will check what we're still missing and decide on my next book.

[Rachelnyc]

I finished Fahrenheit 451 and will start Maybe In Another Life this evening.

If I have time, I will then read The Vacationers for the Spain shelf.

[Zaz]

I’m making progress with my current reads but nothing new finished so far.

[Helen]

Okay - next stop is Australia with The Light Between Oceans. And the poetry shelf with Einstein's Cat. Should get both these done before the read-a-thon ends.

[Amanda]

I'm starting The Hunger Games tonight! It hits the loved category. I've updated the sheet.

[Helen]

Einstein's Cat all read - a tiny 32 page poetry book with full page illustrations for each poem! Have updated the spreadsheet.

[Katie]

The books must be at least 125 pages to count toward the shelves. Sounds like a lovely little book though. I might have to check that out.

[Katie]

I just finished The Twilight Wife. Something about thrillers makes me tear through them.

[Joan]

I completed Ashley's War. I finally made some reading progress tonight. And it was a good non-fiction book if anyone is looking for suggestions!!

[Helen]

Katie - you're right! Yes, 32 pages is too short.
I'll plough through Light Between Oceans and see if I can fit in a longer poetry book.

[Marina]

Heather wrote: "I can read 1984 by George Orwell for the DNF.
When does this end?"

I just checked and did-not-finish isn't one of the top 100 shelves for 1984. I'm sure we can fit it in anyway, so just let me know if you finish this book and if you finish other books.

[Marina]

The list us update and I think I've all your books on it but you're welcome to check. There's a lof of books to keep hold of now... 35 shelves taken care of 👍

[Heather]

Will Side Effects May Vary fit for audiobook? If not let me know what will because I can finish one of those quick

[Marina]

Heather wrote: "Will Side Effects May Vary fit for audiobook? If not let me know what will because I can finish one of those quick"

That's a match... I'll put you on the list right away so just let me know when you're finished 😊

[Heather]

I will finish it this morning probably and what’s on the top 100 shelf for kindle or 2017?

[Marina]

Heather wrote: "I will finish it this morning probably and what’s on the top 100 shelf for kindle or 2017?"

Were you reading Under the lights? It has kindle as a top 100 shelf

[Heather]

Yes I’m reading it too and I have about 250 pages left of it and 100 pages left in Side Effects May Vary

[Zaz]

I finished Dragons of Autumn Twilight. It can fit several shelves, so you can decide which one to use Marina :)

[Katie]

I'm reading Inferior: How Science Got Women Wrong—and the New Research That's Rewriting the Story.

Mostly generic shelves, so hopefully we can fit it somewhere. Again, if someone can add it to the spreadsheet for me, that would be awesome! Thanks.

Book-Club
Books-I-Own
Currently-Reading
Maybe
Own
TBR
To-Buy
Wishlist
Must-Read
Historical
Non-Fiction
ARC
Audiobook
Kindle
Library
2017
2018

[Rachelnyc]

Great work everyone and special thanks to our fearless leader Marina!

Thanks to latte induced insomnia I got about half-way through Maybe in Another Life so I should definitely finish that tonight and squeeze in The Vacationers before the challenge ends.

Happy Reading!

[Laura, Celestial Sphere Mod]

I didn't finish Shawshank Redemption last night but I definitely shouldn't have an issue finishing it today.

I'm still deciding which book to read next. I have a bunch that came available at the library but I'm a little wary of starting a full length book and finishing it in time. I'll decide later today though.

Great work, team!

[MKay]

Finished Losing Leah last night. Now to try for something short to be finished in time. Any suggestions, anyone??

[Rachelnyc]

MKay wrote: "Finished Losing Leah last night. Now to try for something short to be finished in time. Any suggestions, anyone??"

I found this Listopia for books under 200 pages which has some great options https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...

If you haven't read Breakfast at Tiffany's, I'd definitely recommend that.

[Marina]

I finished both Black Coffee and We have always lived in the castle today, so now I'm going to try and find one or two shorter books to read the last days.

The list is update 😊

[MKay]

Rachelnyc wrote: "MKay wrote: "Finished Losing Leah last night. Now to try for something short to be finished in time. Any suggestions, anyone??"

I found this Listopia for books under 200 pages whic..."

I have not! I will definitely try that one.

[Amanda]

Helen wrote: "Katie - you're right! Yes, 32 pages is too short.
I'll plough through Light Between Oceans and see if I can fit in a longer poetry book."

I found a collection of Emily Dickinson's poems that is around 200 pages. If I finish the Hunger Games today (fingers crossed), I'll start reading it.

[Zaz]

I finished my audiobook The Hero of Ages. I filled the spreadsheet, there are many possibilities for it :)

[Amanda]

Finished Hunger Games! (I might have ignored the work piled up on my desk this afternoon).

I'll start Dickinson: Poems tonight!

[Helen]

The Light Between Oceans is finished so Australia can be marked off. Will check in the morning what is still outstanding and try and get another book in.

[Laura, Celestial Sphere Mod]

I just finished The Shawshank Redemption. I'm not sure which shelf we want to use it for.

Now I'm off to look for a short book to start next :)

ETA: I'm going to go ahead and start Never Never: Part Two. I've added it to the spreadsheet. Since it's now the weekend for me and my husband works tomorrow, I'm hoping I manage to finish that one, along with The Ocean at the End of the Lane.