End Strong, Start Strong End of the Year Readathon! Dec 21, 2018 - Jan 6, 2019

[Charleen]

To start 2019, I started a new book (Our Lady of the Ice, 114 pages) and a new audiobook (reread of The Well of Ascension, 1h19m). I've also read 12 single issue comics, a random sampling of freebies from Comixology. They're really all I can manage during the day; I don't get to crack open my book until the little man goes to bed, at which point I'm almost ready for bed myself.

[Elyse, Moderator]

I finished listening to yesterday and finished reading . I started listening to this morning as I have an ARC of the third book so I got the first 2 on Audible.

[Shelby]

Got to page 142 in The Cruel Prince yesterday. Need to do more tonight.

[Andrea, Moderator]

Elyse wrote: "Andrea wrote: "I kicked off the year with Love and Ruin which was so enjoyable!!! I love the story of Ernest Hemingway. I now want to go back and read his books again, and others fo..."

Oh Elyse, I totally agree. I don't think Hemingway was a good person and he was a serial cheater! I am more interested in just reading his fiction writing.

[Carol]

Am very pleased with the # of books I was able to finish during the read-a-thon.

Books Finished over the New Year’s Read-a-thon:

17. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (Star Trek: The Original Series #33; Movie Novelization #4) by Vonda N.McIntyre - Finished on Jan 05, 2019
16. A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3) by George R. R. Martin - Finished on Jan 04, 2019
15. The Mayan Secrets (Fargo Adventure, #5) by Clive Cussler - Jan 04, 2019
14. The Cat Who Went Up the Creek (Cat Who... #24) by Braun, Lilian Jackson - Finished Jan 2019 [edit]
13. Last Stand at Papago Wells by L'Amour, Louis - Dec 31, 2018
12. Mistletoe Murder (A Lucy Stone Mystery #1) by Meier, Leslie Dec 30, 2018
11. Whiskey In a Teacup by Witherspoon, Reese Dec 30, 2018
10. Hunger by Knut Hamsun Dec 29, 2018
9. The Titan's Curse (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #3) Riordan, Rick Dec 28, 2018
8. Waltzing in Ragtime Charbonneau, Eileen Dec 25, 2018
7. A Holiday for Murder by Christie, Agatha - Finished Dec 25, 2018
6. The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus by Baum, L. Frank - Finished Dec 25, 2018
5. The Tombs (Fargo Adventure, #4) Cussler, Clive Dec 24, 2018
4. The Wind in the Willows by Grahame, Kenneth - Finished Dec 24, 2018
3.10 Secrets for Success and Inner Peace by Dyer, Wayne W. Dec 23, 2018
2. The Seven Spiritual Laws of Superheroes: Harnessing Our Power to Change the World by Deepak Chopra - Finished Dec 23, 2018
1. The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien - Finished Jan 6, 2019

[Shelby]

Got another 107 pages done in The Cruel Prince today.

[Elyse, Moderator]

Carol wrote: "Am very pleased with the # of books I was able to finish during the read-a-thon.

Books Finished over the New Year’s Read-a-thon:

17. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (Star Trek: The Original Series..."

Wow Carol! Great job!

[Elyse, Moderator]

Books Finished in 2018
Started prior to Readathon
(audio)
Read completely during Readathon
(audio)

Books Finished in 2019
(audio) (audio)

I finished The Ripper's Shadow this morning so I'm counting as finished during Readathon. :)

[Charleen]

Final update for the readathon!

- finished last 305 pages of Our Lady of the Ice
- finished The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, Vol. 9: Squirrels Fall Like Dominoes
- read 4 issues of Ms. Marvel
- listened to 1h40m of The Well of Ascension

All-in-all, a great start to 2019. I'm going to try to read as much as I can in the next couple weeks, knowing that a SLOOOOOOOW DOOOOOWN is imminent (and yet ultimately worth it).

[Elyse, Moderator]

Charleen wrote: "Final update for the readathon!

- finished last 305 pages of Our Lady of the Ice
- finished The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, Vol. 9: Squirrels Fall Like Dominoes
- rea..."

Great job, Charleen! When are you due?

[Elyse, Moderator]

Cats of Ulthar wrote: "How many books do you have left to meet your GR goal (if you haven't already met it)? met it back in July, I think. More than doubled now. Kept it low the last year or so b/c of gripes every year w..."

Great job, Mallory!

[Elyse, Moderator]

Kayla wrote: "I don't know if I'll read all of these books, but I hope to read quite a few. Here's my TBR:
, ..."

How'd you fare, Kayla?

[Elyse, Moderator]

Kayla wrote: "I finished 8 books, which isn't too bad. I definitely wanted to read more, but had a lot of unexpected things pop up.

I finished , [bookcover:Super Chill..."

Nice job! My sister-in-law recently read The One and Only Ivan to my 6-year-old nephew and they loved it. I need to read it soon!

[Shelby]

So during the 2018 part of the readathon I finished and read all of .

In the 2019 part of the readathon I read all of and most of .

[Charleen]

Elyse wrote: "Great job, Charleen! When are you due?"

C-section is scheduled for two weeks from today. So it might happen sooner, but definitely no later!

[Elyse, Moderator]

Kayla wrote: "Elyse wrote: "Kayla wrote: "I finished 8 books, which isn't too bad. I definitely wanted to read more, but had a lot of unexpected things pop up.

I finished [bookcover:The One and Only Ivan|11594..."

Yeah my SIL said it was really sad!

[Elyse, Moderator]

Charleen wrote: "Elyse wrote: "Great job, Charleen! When are you due?"

C-section is scheduled for two weeks from today. So it might happen sooner, but definitely no later!"

Oh wow crunch time! Woohoo!

[Stacie]

I wound up finishing and

Read 419 pages of and 72 pages of

Listened to 10 hrs of and 5 hrs of

[Elyse, Moderator]

Stacie wrote: "I wound up finishing [bookcover:The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate – Discoveries from a Secr..."

Great job, Stacie!

[Andrea, Moderator]

Charleen wrote: "Elyse wrote: "Great job, Charleen! When are you due?"

C-section is scheduled for two weeks from today. So it might happen sooner, but definitely no later!"

So exciting!! Another little reader for our group!!