Quarterly Read-a-thon-Friday Sept 5th - Sunday Sept 7th INCL

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Finished my final 15% of Australian Flavour: Traditional Australian Cuisine by Sharon Robards and loved it all!
Everything from Fairy Bread to Lemon Sauce! And much, much more.

[Sharon]

☼♄Jülie wrote: "Have you tried one of Brenda's virtual Toblerone cocktails yet Sharon? "hic" :P "

I had six :D

[Rosie]

I have another 306 pages bring my total to 456 so far.

Not sure how much will be done today though.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Sharon wrote: "☼♄Jülie wrote: "Have you tried one of Brenda's virtual Toblerone cocktails yet Sharon? "hic" :P "

I had six :D"

Well done! I'd be under the table if I had six!! ;D

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Rosie wrote: "I have another 306 pages bring my total to 456 so far.

Not sure how much will be done today though."

I think we are all in the same boat Rosie :) I'm currently cooking a roast lamb for a family lunch :)

[Rosie]

Brenda wrote: "Rosie wrote: "I have another 306 pages bring my total to 456 so far.

Not sure how much will be done today though."

I think we are all in the same boat Rosie :) I'm currently cooking a roast lamb ..."

I am cooking 2 roast lambs for dinner for the whole family.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Wow! A bigger family than ours! But great minds;) Enjoy!!

[Carolyn]

Total so far 668 pages. Got heaps read yesterday while everyone was watching footy!

Finished Can You Keep a Secret? 368 pages.
Also 198 pages of Unleashing Mr. Darcy and 102 pages of World of Trouble

[Elaine]

I haven't had much time for reading but managed to read and finish Adultery for a total of 247 pages. Not sure if I'll get anymore reading done today but will try to read some more of A Breath of Snow and Ashes.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Woohoo!!! Great going everyone:)

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Just got back from Canberra - only about 100 pages so far read - just too much going on with grandchildren, Father's Day etc. I'll see what I can do before bed tonight. (after Doctor Who of course).

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Hope you all had a lovely time Phrynne:)

[Tracey Allen]

Are we getting close to target Brenda?

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

I haven't checked yet Tracey I'm sorry...been familying all day;)

[Tracey Allen]

of course, sorry. Builds the tension anyway :-)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

LOL!!! I usually start adding Sunday night when the final totals start coming in:)

[Sharon]

My total is 383 pages :D

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done Sharon:) Don't forget you can add in anymore that you read up until midnight tonight!

[Sharon]

Rosie wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Rosie wrote: "I have another 306 pages bring my total to 456 so far.

Not sure how much will be done today though."

I think we are all in the same boat Rosie :) I'm currently cookin..."

And here we are having a little chicken tonight :D

[Sharon]

Brenda wrote: "Well done Sharon:) Don't forget you can add in anymore that you read up until midnight tonight!"

I thought I might read more while football was on, but then dozed...that nanna nap thing happening.

[Sally906]

End of the weekend. I think it is time for a comforting hot chocolate:



And a few nibbles to recoup our strength:

[Sally906]

I added another 202 pages today so my final total is 409 pages

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done Sally! Great to have some final totals coming in now:)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Our list of participants:

Veronica 684 pages

Sharon

Suzanne. 215 pages

Jennifer

Phrynne 649 pages

Zoey

Valerie. 159 pages

Carolyn 1162 pages

Julie

Sandra 1005 pages

Liam 394 pages

Michael(AD) 211 pages

Sally906 409 pages

Jennie

Angelo

Marianne

Bec

Tracey Allen. 476 pages

Rochelle

Rosie

Michelle

Mish

Myra. 167 pages

Elaine

Justine

Brenda. 1062 pages

Bette

Sharon Robards 383 pages

Ace 177 pages

Deb

Christina

Irene

Melissa

Kyla. 342 pages

Michael (KL)

35 ATM:)

[Veronica ⭐️]

My pages for today 160. That makes a total of 684 for me.

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Going to sleep now so my total is 649 pages.

[Carolyn]

Just added my total for the weekend and if my maths is correct it's a grand total of 1162 pages.

Can You Keep a Secret? 368 pages
World of Trouble 270 pages
Unleashing Mr. Darcy 368 pages
Cinnamon and Gunpowder 156 pages

[Myra]

Arggh, I totally forgot about this!! Okay, let's see..

I finished reading Splintered this weekend with 147 pages being read between Friday and today. And I just read a quick 20 pages of Forget Me Not, which gives me a final total of 167.

I'll be better prepared for the next read-a-thon!

[Valerie]

Gorgeous weather in Melbourne didn't help the cause but I finished A French Affair and made some headway with Sarah's Key and Elle s'appelait Sarah (same book but in French - I'm reading the two concurrently to improve my language studies). Please include 159 pages for me thanks Brenda.

[Kyla]

I read 112 pages today which brings my total to 342 pages

[Suz]

I knew we had some good readers here.. I'll add my little bit!
104 pages Thin Blood
11 pages The Secret of Happy Children: Why Children Behave the Way They Do--and What You Can Do to Help Them to Be Optimistic, Loving, Capable, and H
And 96 pages Sing You Home
Total 211

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

I have just finished Until You're Mine with 408 pages so my total is 1062 pages for the weekend :)

[Suz]

Please add an extra 4 pages to my total ;)

[Liam || Books 'n Beards]

Still 27 minutes! GOTTA READ FAST

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Brenda wrote: "I have just finished Until You're Mine with 408 pages so my total is 1062 pages for the weekend :)"

Brenda that's about equivalent to The Luminaries and The Goldfinch in one weekend!! Well done! ☆ :)

Lol, my total is more like a shopping list! ;)

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Carolyn wrote: "Just added my total for the weekend and if my maths is correct it's a grand total of 1162 pages.

Can You Keep a Secret? 368 pages
World of Trouble 270 pages
[boo..."

Well done you Carolyn ☆!!! Clearly you laid off the cocktails eh? ;)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

☼♄Jülie wrote: "Brenda wrote: "I have just finished Until You're Mine with 408 pages so my total is 1062 pages for the weekend :)"

Brenda that's about equivalent to The Luminaries ..."

Thanks Julie :) Every page helps ;)

[Tracey Allen]

Finished This is a Book tonight, so another 163 pages. This brings my total pages for the read-a-thon to 476 total.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Congratulations guys, some great totals coming in!

[Ace]

Hi Brenda, 177 pages for me reading Eden, Dawn. It's only 10:30 here in HK but unsure which timezone everyone is on. Good work by some of the gang here....

[Liam || Books 'n Beards]

70 pages short of finishing The City & the City :( 394 pages total.

[Sandra]

Updated

Pages read 5th Sept = 454



Pages read 6th Sept = 320



Pages read 7th Sept = 231

with 33pgs left to finish

Total pages for readathon = 1005

[Marianne]

Brenda wrote: "I have just finished Until You're Mine with 408 pages so my total is 1062 pages for the weekend :)"

wow, Brenda, you're a star!!

[Marianne]

Carolyn wrote: "Just added my total for the weekend and if my maths is correct it's a grand total of 1162 pages.

Can You Keep a Secret? 368 pages
World of Trouble 270 pages
[boo..."

That's amazing!!

[Marianne]

273 pages of Code Name Verity
40 pages of Writing Home
60 pages of Becca's Baby
23 pages of my pharmacy journal
22 pages of Good Weekend
188 pages of The Sunnyvale Girls
for a grand total of 606 pages

[[deleted user]]

my total is 689

[Chris]

Only got 68 pages read yesterday. :-(

My combined total is 260. At least it adds for something. :-)

[Elaine]

Wow some of you guys are awesome!!! Go Brenda,Carolyn and Sandra. Great job. My final total after reading a further 109 pages of A Breath of Snow and Ashes = 356 pages.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Our list of participants:

Veronica 684 pages

Sharon 843 pages

Suzanne 215 pages

Jennifer 853 pages

Phrynne 649 pages

Zoey 528 pages

Valerie 159 pages

Carolyn 1162 pages

Julie 168 pages

Sandra 1005 pages

Liam 394 pages

Michael(AD) 211 pages

Sally906 409 pages

Jen 689 pages

Angelo 79 pages

Marianne 606 pages

Bec 92 pages

Tracey Allen 476 pages

Rochelle 237 pages

Rosie 693 pages

Michelle 271 pages

Mish 83 pages

Myra 167 pages

Elaine 356 pages

Justine

Brenda 1062 pages

Sharon Robards 383 pages

Ace 177 pages

Deb

Christina 260 pages

Irene 817 pages

Melissa

Kyla 342 pages

Michael (KL) 660 pages

35 ATM:)

[Michelle]

I was determined to finish up a book that I'd been stuck on for ages so my total reading was as follows:

Flying Solo: How To Go It Alone in Business Revisited - 42 pages
The Silent Country - 229 pages

So only a measley total of 271 pages for me :-)