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Updated post #428Book #15 -- Worst Fears Realized by Stuart Woods - Pg. 332
Total: 4,799 of 12,500 pages
Updated #118Changed total to 10,000 as completed original target.
Update to Message 205:Finished reading:
My Lovely Wife- 374 pages
Verity- 333 pages
7,958 pages read
32,042 pages remaining
update message 131:11 172/ 15 000 pages
Total Pages: 3,470 /20,000January
Books Read: 5
Pages Read: 1,164
February
Books Read: 2
Pages Read: 666
March
Books Read: 2
Pages Read: 582
April
Books Read: 4
Pages Read: 998
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
I am pretty sure my starting goal was 1,000 pages. It is April and I am already past 10,000.I am going to change my goal to 25,000.
JANUARY total 1790The City of Ember 270
Wishtree 224
The Apprentices 416
Just Like Jackie 256
Chasing Kings Killer 384
The Jumbies 240
FEBRUARY total 4091
Mr. Terupt Falls Again 368
The Selection 336
Me and Marvin Gardens 256
The Elite 336
The One 323
The Heir 342
Wish 240
The Crown 278
Happily Ever After 416
Small Medium at Large 208
The Enemy 224
The Wright Three 318
Harbor Me 192
Chasing Vermeer 254
MARCH total 3313
Moo 288
Orphan Train Girl 234
Disney After Dark 326
The Siren 267
The Exact Location of Home 224
Making Friends with Billy Wong 224
Graceful 246
Fate of Flames 368
The Sun is Also a Star 384
Pieces and Players 320
The After-Room 432
Update to message #301. Nine Perfect Strangers - 453 - 453
2. Radical Candor: Be a Kickass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity - 246 - 699
3. Britt-Marie Was Here - 324 - 1023
4. The Paper Magician - 222 - 1245
5. Eragon - 503 - 1748
6. The Great St Mary's Day Out - 55 - 1803
7. The Nix - 640 - 2443
8. Before We Were Yours - 342 - 2785
9. My Name is Markham - 50 - 2835
10. And the Rest is History - 376 - 3211
3211/15,000
I would like to join the challenge! My goal is 20,000 pages. January:
Dumplin' by Julie Murphey- (Started in 2018) 166 pages
I'll Be Gone in The Dark by Michelle McNamara- (started in 2018) 210 pages
Lemon Meringue Pie by Joanne Fluke- (started in 2018) 236 pages
Begin End, Begin by Danielle Binks- 322 pages
From Twinkle with Love by Sandhya Menon- 330 pages
Pride by Ibi Zoboi- 304 pages
Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist by David Levithian and Rachel Cohn- 183 pages
Once and For All by Sarah Dessen- 358 pages
The Librarian of Auschwitz by Antonio Iturbe- 423 pages
February:
Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell- 328 pages
Meet Cute by Jennifer Armentrout- 314 pages
The Longest Ride by Nicholas Sparks- (started in 2018) 156 pages
March:
Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan- 511 pages
The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertelli- 336 pages
Leah on the Offbeat by Becky Albertelli- 343 pages
Love a la Mode by Stephanie Kate Strohm- 323 pages
Puddin' by Julie Murphey- 428 pages
Five Feet Apart by Rachel Lippincott- 288 pages
April:
Since You've Been Gone by Morgan Matson- 449 pages
On The Fence by Kasie West- 293 pages
The Boyfriend Bracket by Kate Evangelista-224 pages
Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell- 435 pages
First & Then by Emma Mills- 267 pages
Whiskey in a Teacup by Reese Witherspoon- 299 pages
The Sun is Also A Star by Nicola Yoon- 384 pages
The Stand-In Boyfriend by Emma Doherty- 261 pages
All I Know Now by Carrie Hope Fletcher- 322 pages
Current Total: 8,512
Currently Reading: Eligible by Curtis Sittenfield, pages read-54
Plan for May:
*finish Eligible by Curtis Sittenfield- 492 pages*
The Proposal by Jasmine Guillory- 327 pages
The Bride Test by Helen Hoang- 320 pages
Fudge Cupcake Murder by Joanne Fluke- 304 pages
Foolish Hearts by Emma Mills- 320 pages
The Last Best Story by Maggie Lehrman- 352 pages
Love & Luck by Jenna Evans Welch- 303 pages
Josh and Hazel's Guide to Not Dating by Christina Lauren- 309 pages
Update message 572:3153/8000
Post 707 updated with April totals of 3612 With current grand total 16925/25000
thanks!
Monthly update:Goal: 8,795/20,000, 43.98% - 28 total books.
April - 5 books, 1,814 pages. 8,795 total pages.
24. My Best Friend's Exorcism - 337 pages
25. City - 267 pages
26. The Score (Parker, #5) - 226 pages
27. Again, Dangerous Visions - 760 pages
28. Eric (Discworld, #9) - 224 pages
April update to msg #8Progress: 18,723/40,000 pages
Message 58 updatedTotal pages read 25,752
April total 6,887p
Jan Total 5,112
Feb Total 6,687
March Total 7,066
Hello. I updated message #78. Thank you.Progress: 15,367/40,000
Updated message 237.Progress: 36,897/70,000 over 120 books (4/30/19)
Update Message #6138353/30,000 pages
Updated message 959,228/35,000
Message #66 updatedBooks Read: 165/400
Pages Read: 46,713/125,000
Message 136, update 2:Completed 5,231/10,000 pages so far!
Updated #945
Pages Read: 4,075/16,000 page goal
Pages Read: 4,075/16,000 page goal
Update to message 25Total pages read in April: 4,437
Total pages read : 16,784/30,000
Is it too late to join in? I'm brand new to this group and have already read/listened to 43 books. I'm really curious to actually know how many pages I've read. Maybe I'll start with 30,000 pages?
Since there are multiple Sarah's in this group, you can put me down as SarahG.
January: 9 books, 3105/30000
“Sunshine and Shadow” by Earlene Fowler - 304 (1/2/19)
“The Cat Who Could Read Backwards” by Lilian Jackson Braun – 256 (1/8/19)
“Private India” by James Patterson – 474 (1/9/19)
“Dragon’s Oath” by PC Cast – 145 (1/10/19)
“Private Vegas” by James Patterson – 361 (1/17/19)
“Blood Fury” by JR Ward – 411 (1/21/19)
“Just After Midnight” by Catherine Ryan Hyde – 331 (1/26/19)
“Becoming” by Michelle Obama – 599 (1/28/19)
“The Cat Who Ate Danish Modern” by Lilian Jackson Braun – 224 (1/29/19)
February: 12 books, 6619/30000
#10) Private Paris (Private #10) by James Patterson, Mark T. Sullivan – 544 (2/2/19)
#11) Broken Dishes (Benni Harper #11) by Earlene Fowler – 304 (2/4/19)
#12) Lenobia's Vow (House of Night Novellas #2) by PC Cast, Kristin Cast – 160 (2/5/19)
#13) Neferet's Curse (House of Night Novellas #3) by PC Cast, Kristin Case – 147 (2/7/19)
#14) Private Rio (Private #11) by James Patterson, Mark T. Sullivan – 400 (2/11/19)
#15) Prisoner of Night (Black Dagger Brotherhood #16.5) by JR Ward – 176 (2/11/19)
#16) Notorious Nineteen (Stephanie Plum #19) by Janet Evanovich – 302 (2/14/19)
#17) Triptych (Will Trent #1) by Karin Slaughter – 393 (2/17/19)
#18) Private Sydney (Private #12) by James Patterson, Kathryn Fox – 352 (2/19/19)
#19) Takedown Twenty (Stephanie Plum #20) by Janet Evanovich – 307 (2/23/19)
#20) No Escape Claws (Second Chance Cat Mystery #6) by Sofie Ryan – 304 (2/24/19)
#21) Private Royals (Private #12.5) by James Patterson, Rees Jones – 125 (2/26/19)
March: 10 books, 9554/30000
#22) Private Delhi (Private #13) by James Patterson, Ashwin Sanghi – 416 (3/4/19)
#23) Fractured (Will Trent #2) by Karin Slaughter – 388 (3/10/19)
#24) Top Secret Twenty-One (Stephanie Plum #21) by Janet Evanovich – 305 (3/12/19)
#25) Kalona's Fall (House of Night Novellas #4) by PC Cast, Kristin Cast – 150 (3/15/19)
#26) Private Gold (Private #13.5) by James Patterson, Jassy Mackenzie – 144 (3/16/19)
#27) The Cat Who Turned On and Off (Cat Who...#3) by Lilian Jackson Braun – 192 (3/17/19)
#28) Private Princess (Private #14) by James Patterson, Rees Jones – 432 (3/23/19)
#29) Tricky Twenty-Two (Stephanie Plum #22) by Janet Evanovich – 282 (3/28/19)
#30) Blood for Blood (Ziba MacKenzie #1) by Victoria Selman – 319 (3/31/19)
#31) Killing The SS: The Hunt for the Worst War Criminals in History by Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard – 307 (3/31/19)
April: 10 books, 12550/30000
#32) The Time of My Life by Patrick Swayze, Lisa Niemi Swayze – 244 (4/2/19)
#33) Delectable Mountains (Benni Harper #12) by Earlene Fowler – 329 (4/9/19)
#34) Turbo Twenty-Three (Stephanie Plum #23) by Janet Evanovich – 288 (4/12/19)
#35) Hardcore Twenty-Four (Stephanie Plum #24) by Janet Evanovich – 320 (4/16/19)
#36) The Savior (Black Dagger Brotherhood #17) by JR Ward – 416 (4/16/19)
#37) Dirty Laundry (JJ Graves Mystery #5) by Liliana Hart – 252 (4/19/19)
#38) Tumbling Blocks (Benni Harper #13) by Earlene Fowler – 299 (4/20/19)
#39) State Fair (Benni Harper #14) by Earlene Fowler – 288 (4/24/19)
#40) The Cat Who Saw Red (Cat Who...#4) by Lilian Jackson Braun – 249 (4/24/19)
#41) Look Alive Twenty-Five (Stephanie Plum #25) by Janet Evanovich – 311 (4/28/19)
May: 7 books, 14903/30000
#42) “The Cat Who Played Brahms” (Cat Who....book #5) by Lilian Jackson Braun – 245 (5/1/19)
#43) "Loved" (House of Night Otherworld #1) by PC Cast, Kristin Cast – 291 (5/3/19)
#44) "Spider Web" (Benni Harper #15) by Earlene Fowler - 320 (5/8/19)
#45) "Lie To Me" by JT Ellison - 413 (5/14/19)
#46) "Written in Red" (The Others #1) by Anne Bishop - 433 pages (5/18/19)
#47) "Dirty Money" by Liliana Hart (JJ Graves Mystery #6) - 282 (5/30/19)
#48) "Murder of Crows" by Anne Bishop (The Others #2) - 369 (5/30/19)
June: 8 books, 17558/30000
#49) “The Cat Who Played Post Office” by Lilian Jackson Braun (The Cat Who #6) – 224 (6/3/19)
#50) “Lost” by PC Cast (House of Night Otherworld #2) – 408 (6/9/19)
#51) “Whiskers in the Dark” by Rita Mae Brown (Mrs. Murphy #28) – 288 (6/13/19)
#52) “The Vanishing Season” by Dot Hutchison (The Collector #4) – 317 (6/19/19)
#53) “Vision in Silver” by Anne Bishop (The Others #3) – 400 (6/22/19)
#54) “Worth Fighting For: Love, Loss, and Moving Forward” by Lisa Niemi Swayze – 336 (6/23/19)
#55) “The Cat Who Knew Shakespeare” by Lilian Jackson Braun (The Cat Who #7) – 208 (6/26/19)
#56) “Covet” by JR Ward (Fallen Angels #1) – 474 (6/30/19)
July: 7 books, 19871/30000
#57) “Marked in Flesh” (The Others #4) by Anne Bishop – 399 (7/6/19)
#58) “Crave” (Fallen Angels #2) by JR Ward – 454 (7/7/19)
#59) “The Cat Who Sniffed Glue” (The Cat Who #8) by Lilian Jackson Braun – 278 (7/10/19)
#60) “The Cat Who Went Underground” (The Cat Who #9) by Lilian Jackson Braun – 281 (7/15/19)
#61) “The Cat Who Talked to Ghosts” (The Cat Who #10) by Lilian Jackson Braun – 277 (7/20/19)
#62) “The Pawful Truth” (Cat in the Stacks #11) by Miranda James – 288 (7/26/19)
#63) “Say You’re Sorry” (Morgan Dane #1) by Melinda Leigh – 336 (7/31/19)
August: 4 books, 21449/30000
#64) “Etched in Bone” (The Others #5) by Anne Bishop – 397 (8/4/19)
#65) “My Lucky Life in and Out of Show Business” by Dick Van Dyke – 287 (8/13/19)
#66) “Lake Silence” (The World of the Others #1) by Anne Bishop – 402 (8/21/19)
#67) “Wild Country” (The World of the Others #2) by Anne Bishop – 492 (8/29/19)
September: 7 books, 24375/30000
#68) “Blood Truth” (Black Dagger Legacy #4) by JR Ward – 432 (9/7/19)
#69) “D-Day June 6, 1944: Climactic Battle of World War II” by Stephen Ambrose – 656 (9/12/19)
#70) “Lock Every Door” by Riley Sager – 384 (9/15/19)
#71) “Undone” (Will Trent #3) by Karin Slaughter – 436 (9/21/19)
#72) “Where the Crawdads Sing” by Delia Owens – 384 (9/21/19)
#73) “A Night’s Tail” (Magical Cats Mystery #11) by Sofie Kelly – 336 (9/29/19)
#74) “The Cat Who Lived High” (The Cat Who…. #11) by Lilian Jackson Braun – 298 (9/30/19)
October: 9 books, 27568/30000
#75) “Broken” (Will Trent #4) by Karin Slaughter – 398 (10/2/19)
#76) “Fallen” (Will Trent #5) by Karin Slaughter – 387 (10/9/19)
#77) “Envy” (Fallen Angels #3) by JR Ward - 454 (10/10/19)
#78) “Snatched” (Will Trent #5.5) by Karin Slaughter – 73 (10/12/19)
#79) “The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Faces” by Wes Moore – 233 (10/14/19)
#80) “We Came Here to Forget” by Andrea Dunlop – 320 (10/18/19)
#81) “Criminal” (Will Trent #6) by Karin Slaughter – 448 (10/23/19)
#82) “The Stranger Inside” by Lisa Unger – 384 (10/29/19)
#83) “Pieces of Her” by Karin Slaughter – 496 (10/30/19)
November: 12 books, 30925/30000 – COMPLETED!!
#84) “The Cat Who Knew a Cardinal” (The Cat Who #12) by Lillian Jackson Braun – 240 (11/2/19) L
#85) “The Cat Who Moved a Mountain” (The Cat Who #13) by Lillian Jackson Braun – 272 (272) L
#86) “Busted” (Will Trent #6.5) by Karin Slaughter – 68 (11/5/19) L
#87) “The Mother-in-Law” by Sally Hepworth – 340 (11/7/19) R
#88) “Nothing to Lose” (Ziba MacKenzie #2) by Victoria Selman – 356 (11/12/19) R
#89) “Cats’ Eyes” (Crazy Cat Lady #1) by Mollie Hunt – 243 (11/13/19) R
#90) “Unseen” (Will Trent #7) by Karin Slaughter – 379 (11/15/19) L
#91) “The Cat Who Wasn’t There” (The Cat Who #14) by Lillian Jackson Braun – 288 (11/19/19) L
#92) “The Turn of the Key” by Ruth Ware – 337 (11/20/19) R
#93) “The Cat Who Went into the Closet” (The Cat Who #15) by Lillian Jackson Braun – 276 (11/23/19) L
#94) “Heads in Beds: A Reckless Memoir of Hotels, Hustles, and So-Called Hospitality” by Jacob Tomsky – 247 (11/29/19) L
#95) “The Better Sister” by Alafair Burke – 311 (11/29/19) R
December: 7 books, 33186/30000 - COMPLETED some more
#96) “Twisted Twenty-Six” (Stephanie Plum #26) by Janet Evanovich – 320 (12/3/19) L
#97) “Catnap” (Midnight Louie #1) by Carole Nelson Douglas – 256 (12/9/19) R
#98) “The Kept Woman” (Will Trent #8) by Karin Slaughter – 461 (12/11/19) L
#99) “The Cat Who Came to Breakfast” (The Cat Who #16) by Lillian Jackson Braun – 261 (12/21/19) L
#100) “The Cat Who Blew the Whistle” (The Cat Who #17) by Lillian Jackson Braun – 320 (12/26/19) L
#101) “The Cat Who Said Cheese” (The Cat Who #18) by Lillian Jackson Braun – 264 (12/28/19) L
#102) “Drowning With Others” by Linda Keir – 379 (12/30/19) R
April: 10 books, 15,611/44,000 (35.8% goal progress)
2019 Turning Pages ChallengeYear to date total: 6621/20,000 as of the end of April/19
Doe
Harry Potter goblet of fireA clash of kings
2x mistborn
Total for month 3120
7879/30000
update msg 1080: 13,086/30,000 So far, I am up to 43 books for the year. :)
Updated message #6410,214/36,500
Update to message 9:Total Pages Read: 18,139/40,000
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