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I'm very disorganised at the moment so I'll have a list of books I need for other challenges but the likelihood is that I'll be reading books not on my list.List of Books:
The Cloud Roads by Martha Wells 
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
The Girl With All the Gifts by M.R. CareyREAD
Burn Bright by Patricia Briggs
Comes the Dark by Patrick D'Orazio
Collected Folk Tales by Alan Garner
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Moonlight and Vines: A Newford Collection by Charles de Lint
The Angel Trials by Michelle Madow
The Host by Stephenie Meyer
Sunday 7/1-18# of Pages Read today: 0
# of Pages Read for the month: 0
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Total # of Books Read: 0
I read a lot the last week (20 books from the 23rd to the 30th) so no reading today. I have spent my time updating my challenges from June and joining challenges for July
Monday 7/2-18# of Pages Read today: 259
# of Pages Read for the month: 259
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Books Finished Today:
Blame it on the Moonlight by Emily Harvale
Total # of Books Read: 1
Tuesday 7/3-18# of Pages Read today: 328
# of Pages Read for the month: 587
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A Breath of Witchy Air by Amanda M. Lee
Total # of Books Read: 2
Wednesday 7/4-18# of Pages Read today: 322
# of Pages Read for the month: 909
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Burn Bright by Patricia Briggs
Total # of Books Read: 3
Thursday 7/5-18# of Pages Read today: 394
# of Pages Read for the month: 1303
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Magic Slays by Ilona Andrews
Magic Dreams by Ilona Andrews
Total # of Books Read: 5
Friday 7/6-18# of Pages Read today: 288
# of Pages Read for the month: 1591
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Until Tomorrow by Robin Jones Gunn
Total # of Books Read: 6
Saturday 7/7-18# of Pages Read today: 246
# of Pages Read for the month: 1837
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The Ugly Duckling Debutante by Rachel Van Dyken
Total # of Books Read: 7
The first 7 days of the challenge is over and I have read 7 books, one of which was very short but still. This is in total 1837 pages.Only 1 of the 7 books came from my list of 10 books I added before the challenge start but that is normal for me. I should also have added all the remaining Kate Daniels books on the list as I'm re-reading this series as a new one is being released in August.
Sunday 7/8-18# of Pages Read today: 280
# of Pages Read for the month: 2117
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Comes the Dark by Patrick D'Orazio
Total # of Books Read: 8
Monday 7/9-18# of Pages Read today: 0
# of Pages Read for the month: 2117
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Total # of Books Read: 8
Tuesday 7/10-18# of Pages Read today: 326
# of Pages Read for the month: 2443
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Gunmetal Magic by Ilona Andrews
Total # of Books Read: 9
Wednesday 7/11-18# of Pages Read today: 101
# of Pages Read for the month: 2544
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Magic Gifts by Ilona Andrews
Curran Twitter, The Wilson Building by Ilona Andrews (1 page)
Total # of Books Read: 10
Thursday 7/12-18# of Pages Read today: 0
# of Pages Read for the month: 2544
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Total # of Books Read: 10
Friday 7/13-18# of Pages Read today: 337
# of Pages Read for the month: 2881
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Collected Folk Tales by Alan Garner
Total # of Books Read: 11
Saturday 7/14-18# of Pages Read today: 228
# of Pages Read for the month: 3109
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A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Total # of Books Read: 12
Sunday 7/15-18# of Pages Read today: 424
# of Pages Read for the month: 3533
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All In: From Refugee Camp to Poker Champ by Jerry Yang
Books Finished Today:
An Ill-Advised Rescue by Ilona Andrews (22 pages)
Magic Rises by Ilona Andrews
Total # of Books Read: 13
Monday 7/16-18# of Pages Read today: 380
# of Pages Read for the month: 3913
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All In: From Refugee Camp to Poker Champ by Jerry Yang
Color Him Dead by Emma Lee
Total # of Books Read: 15
Halfway through the month and I have read 15 books + 2 very short stories.This last week I managed to read another 3 books of my list so I'm definitely making progress.
Tuesday 7/17-18# of Pages Read today: 224
# of Pages Read for the month: 4137
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Twins for the Cowboy by Linda Goodnight
Total # of Books Read: 16
Wednesday 7/18-18# of Pages Read today: 0
# of Pages Read for the month: 4137
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Total # of Books Read: 16
Thursday 7/19-18# of Pages Read today: 381
# of Pages Read for the month: 4518
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Magic Breaks by Ilona Andrews
Total # of Books Read: 17
Friday 7/20-18# of Pages Read today: 0
# of Pages Read for the month: 4518
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Total # of Books Read: 17
Saturday 7/21-18# of Pages Read today: 1193
# of Pages Read for the month: 5711
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Magic Shifts by Ilona Andrews (172 p)
Books Finished Today:
Moonlight and Vines: A Newford Collection by Charles de Lint
The Angel Trials by Michelle Madow
The Cottage on Lily Pond Lane-Part Three:: Autumn leaves by Emily Harvale
Too Close For Comfort by Adam Croft
Total # of Books Read: 21
Sunday 7/22-18# of Pages Read today: 1185
# of Pages Read for the month: 6896
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Magic Shifts by Ilona Andrews
The Host by Stephenie Meyer
Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett
Total # of Books Read: 24
Monday 7/23-18# of Pages Read today: 0
# of Pages Read for the month: 6896
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Total # of Books Read: 24
Tuesday 7/24-18# of Pages Read today: 312
# of Pages Read for the month: 7208
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Moonshine & Magic by Bella Falls
Total # of Books Read: 25
Wednesday 7/25-18# of Pages Read today: 0
# of Pages Read for the month: 7208
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Total # of Books Read: 25
Not a lot of reading during the week this time. Before the weekend I was away a few days and only got a book in just before I left and one during. BUT I took part in 24in48 over the weekend where I read for 26½ hours in total 7 books and 2378 pages.
After the weekend I've had a break from reading Monday and Wednesday as I think I had reading overload --- yes it is possible :-)
Thursday 7/26-18# of Pages Read today: 175
# of Pages Read for the month: 7383
Book Reading now:
The Girl With All the Gifts by M.R. Carey
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Total # of Books Read: 25
Friday 7/27-18# of Pages Read today: 436
# of Pages Read for the month: 7819
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A Little Bit of Déjà Vu by Laurie Kellogg
Books Finished Today:
The Girl With All the Gifts by M.R. Carey
Total # of Books Read: 26
Saturday 7/28-18# of Pages Read today: 1246
# of Pages Read for the month: 9065
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Books Finished Today:
A Little Bit of Déjà Vu by Laurie Kellogg
Carole Singer's Christmas by Emily Harvale
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
The Solitarian by Chalyn Amadore
Total # of Books Read: 30
Sunday 7/29-18# of Pages Read today: 619
# of Pages Read for the month: 9684
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My Christmas Boyfriend by S.J. Crabb
Magic Binds by Ilona Andrews
Total # of Books Read: 32
Monday 7/30-18# of Pages Read today: 199
# of Pages Read for the month: 9883
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A Christmas Romance by Lynda Renham
Total # of Books Read: 33
Tuesday 7/31-18# of Pages Read today: 59
# of Pages Read for the month: 9942
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Christmas in July by Molly Lewis
Total # of Books Read: 34
Wrap Up Post:Well I read a lot again this month but then I took part in both 24in48 and Dewey's reverse RaT so that was a lot of reading over those two weekends.
I also managed to do a few books for Christmas in July and I chose my last book of the month with that title
Christmas in July by Molly Lewis 7/31-18As always I've had a great time taking part in Michelle's RaT but as usual I've not been great at updating Twitter or Facebook.
Thank you Michelle.
Um, yes indeed you read a lot! Great job! Sorry I'm so late commenting. Solo host and all and my life has become even more busy with teenage sons. Who would have thought..lol Hope you enjoyed it. I'll be seeing you for our Fall fun.
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High Summer Read-a-Thon 2018
High Summer is almost here...less than two weeks to go! This will be our first year as a month long event. Last year, I decided to make all the seasonal 'thons a month long and everyone is loving it, including me. As I mentioned in the SciFi Summer wrap-up post, I will once again be hosting a special Christmas in July Readathon (in conjunction with the Christmas in July event at my Christmas blog) during the last four days of High Summer. So, July 28 - 31! Participation in that will be entirely voluntary and if you decide you would like to, you still don't have to do the whole four days. I'm completely flexible. Also, you can even choose to read Christmas books during the entire High Summer Readathon, or mix and match. It's up to you.
The official dates are July 1 through July 31, starting at 12:00 am Sunday the 1st, and ending at 11:59 pm on Tuesday, the 31st. That's central time (U.S.), but you can adjust your times according to your time zone (there's a time zone converter in the sidebar menu). Of course, like most readathons, the books read must be novels or novellas (adult or young adult are fine), manga, anthologies, non-fiction, and you can even read children's books (as long as you do read some novels too). Also, Christmas books this time too! You DO NOT have to participate the entire month. Join in when you can, start in the middle, end early...whatever works best for your schedule. As with all of my readathons, it will be an event of relaxed reading during which we can personally challenge ourselves and whittle away our ever looming TBRs.
Guidelines for the readathon can be found HERE or you can access in the sidebar menu. Any information regarding rules for our readathons can be found there. Please do be sure to check the guidelines to make sure you're following along correctly. There are specific rules regarding signing up and wrapping up, especially in regards to the giveaway. Also, regarding the giveaway, I'll be again adding a Google form to capture names, email addresses and a link to your wrap-up posts so if you're interested in winning a prize (and you've met the sign up and wrap up criteria), I will ask you to fill in that form which will be located on the prize page.
I will not be hosting any mini-challenges. However, if anyone else would like to host a mini-challenge or giveaway, you are more than welcome. I am also looking for prize donations so if anyone would like to contribute, let me know. Authors, this is a great way to promote your book! (Contact me via the contact tab in the menu).
Our hashtag for social media is #HSreadathon ...and we have our wonderful Facebook group that is always very lively (there is also an access tab in the menu).
Sign up in the linky below. You do not have to do a post now, unless you want to help spread the word (much appreciated). If you don't have a blog, use Facebook, Twitter, Goodreads, Instagram, YouTube. Having a blog is not required. Be sure to grab the button at the top of this post (there's also a grab code below the button in the sidebar. Note: the grab code is only for the High Summer button, not for the Christmas in July button).