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When the Music's Over by Peter Robinson 150 pages
The Shadow District by Arnaldur Indridason 7.10.19 344 pages. finished 7.10.19
Dreams of My Russian Summersby Andrei Makine 100 pages
Total = 916 pages

1. 355; The Black Moth by Georgette Heyer; 07/07/2019
2. 444; The Calligrapher's Secret by Rafik Schami; 07/12/2019


Total: 799 pages

Ocean Beach by Wendy Wax...155 pages

The Seduction Expert by Saya Lopez Ortega ...174 pages

Sneaky Pie for President by Rita Mae Brown...78 pages


The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 193 pages
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running 188 pages
Lost Children Archive 352 pages
The Dog Stars 336 pages
Total= 1,069 pages

How to Let Go and Let God (42)
Equinox (38)
Only in Texas (455)
Going Once, Going Twice, Dead (220)
Stranded with the SEAL book 1 in HERO Force Box Set (179)
=> 934 pages

6-12 July: 5 books/1316 pages
Love Me As I Am 73 pages
Love's Truest Hope 360 pages
Island Side 291 pages
Million Dollar Marriage 272 pages
The Wedding Party 320 pages
July 6 - 12
this week's total - 1,396 pages
The Mist Rises Over Notchey Creek 7/6/19 **** (224 pages)
Live and Let Chai 7/7/19 *** (352 pages)
Bubba and the Missing Woman 7/11/19 **** (265 pages)
A Bone to Pick 7/11/19 *** (272 pages)
Loose Ends 7/12/19 *** (283 pages)
this week's total - 1,396 pages
The Mist Rises Over Notchey Creek 7/6/19 **** (224 pages)
Live and Let Chai 7/7/19 *** (352 pages)
Bubba and the Missing Woman 7/11/19 **** (265 pages)
A Bone to Pick 7/11/19 *** (272 pages)
Loose Ends 7/12/19 *** (283 pages)
Tonight's total is 6,837 pages, which brings the grand total to 279,887! That's only 20,123 away from 300,000. I'm sure we'll reach that in the next few days.
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My daughter and her new baby came home from the hospital today. I've been taking care of the other kids. I..."
Congratulations Lanelle! Happy times ahead with a new grandchild.
JoAnne wrote: "Congratulations Lanelle. Happy times ahead with a new grandchild."
Thanks, JoAnne. I'm not going to like leaving the new baby and his brothers and sister when it's time for me to go back to Arizona :(
Thanks, JoAnne. I'm not going to like leaving the new baby and his brothers and sister when it's time for me to go back to Arizona :(

Thanks, JoAnne. I'm not going to like leaving the new baby and his brothers and sister when it's time for me to go..."
I'm sure but these days there's facetime and skype

We Are Not Yet Equal: Understanding Our Racial Divide: 270 pp
The Lawrence Browne Affair: 336 pp
Bonnie and Clyde: The Making of a Legend: 256 pp.
Boy Meets Boy: 185 pp.
270+336 +256 + 185 = 1047

464 pg - Vengeance Road 7/6/19
352 pg - Bone Driven 7/8/19
255 pg - Fierce & Fabulous 7/10/19
234 pg - An Arresting Ride 7/8/19
266 pg - Wait for Me 7/11/19 - listed to audiobook - paper edition was 266 pg

I read Educated 6/30 (352 pgs)
Escaping from Houdini 6/30 (416 pgs)
Topgun: An American Story 7/1 (320 pgs)
The Road She Left Behind 7/2 (316 pgs)
Five Ferries 7/3 (291 pgs)
Wild Hearts 7/4 (54 pgs)
Total 1,749
July 6 - 12:
Total pages read: 648
Complete
370 pages
Incomplete
, pages 31 - 246 (total pages read 216)
, pages 3 - 64 (total pages read 62)
Total pages read: 648
Complete

370 pages
Incomplete




Finished Bare Bones, 196p
Read Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, 341p
Read Hope Never Dies, 304p
Total pages: 841

The Ice Beneath Her - 352 pages
I'm Thinking of Ending Things - 211 pages
The Scorpio Races - 409 pages
The Last Days of Jack Sparks - 400 pages
Total: 1372 pages
Week 6 - July 6 - 12:
Things that Can and Cannot Be Said: Essays and Conversations - 124
The Shadow Of Medea - 254
Hush - 462
Magic of the Gargoyles - 126
Persepolis Rising - 560
The Night Agent - 432
Thunderhead - 504
People Die - 224
The Prophecy Con - 512
In the Blood - 373
Conversations with Wilde: A Fictional Dialogue Based on Biographical Facts - 128
Albert muss nach Hause: Die irgendwie wahre Geschichte eines Mannes, seiner Frau und ihres Alligators - 525
The Accidental Sorcerer - 380 (/488)
Weekly Total: 4604
Things that Can and Cannot Be Said: Essays and Conversations - 124
The Shadow Of Medea - 254
Hush - 462
Magic of the Gargoyles - 126
Persepolis Rising - 560
The Night Agent - 432
Thunderhead - 504
People Die - 224
The Prophecy Con - 512
In the Blood - 373
Conversations with Wilde: A Fictional Dialogue Based on Biographical Facts - 128
Albert muss nach Hause: Die irgendwie wahre Geschichte eines Mannes, seiner Frau und ihres Alligators - 525
The Accidental Sorcerer - 380 (/488)
Weekly Total: 4604

Born Sinner 7/8/19 finished 249 pgs
The Krinar Exposé 7/8/19 316 pgs
Death du Jour 7/9/19 451 pgs
Butterface 7/10/19 272 pgs
The Seducer 7/12/19 352 pgs
Cash Plays 7/12/19 351 pgs

congratulations on your newest grandbaby. Enjoy this time ~ even if it is crazy :)

Finished: Keeper of the Mountains: The Elizabeth Hawley Story - 211 pages
Not a Drop to Drink - 312 pages
Damned - 258 pages
In Progress: The Work of the Dead: A Cultural History of Mortal Remains - 267 pages
Inside of a Dog: What Dogs See, Smell, and Know - 67 pages
Total: 1,115 pages

Assassination Vacation - 258 pages
Unf*ck Your Habitat: You're Better Than Your Mess - 224 pages
Rock Chick Redemption - 428 pages
Total: 910 Pages

6th- 12th July
Pages 793
Beelzebub, Vol. 11: Game Match!! pg 192
Beelzebub, Vol. 12: Hilda's Anger pg 192
Beelzebub, Vol. 13: Be Like Oga pg 192
Beelzebub, Vol. 14: Intrusion! Akumano Academy pg 192
Science In The Quran pg 25
Today's reported total of pages read is 19,080! That is only... 1,043 away from 300,000. Anyone want to bet we will make it to 300,000 tomorrow?
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- Naruto, Vol. 02: The Worst Client, 206 pgs (Paperback)
- Portion of Lock Every Door, 209 pgs (Hardcover)
Week 6 Total: 415 pgs






Total Pages - 1,776

Finished:
Lab Girl (26 pages)
I Hate Fairyland, Vol. 2: Fluff My Life (128 pages)
Progress:
Assassin's Quest (134 pages)
The Luminaries (40 pages)
Sunburn (54 pages)
Total: 382 pages

234 pgs of Cursed
456 pgs worth of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows hardcover is 607 pgs
166 pgs Lock Every Door
43 pgs worth of A Study in Charlotte hardcover is 336 pgs
total pgs 899

Report ~ Week 6







Book: Love and Lists ~ 07.06 ★★★1/2
Pages: 255
Book: Private Arrangements ~ 07.07 ★★★
Pages: 217
Book: Danger Close ~ 07.08 ★★★★
Pages: 288
Book: Seduction ~ 07.10 ★★★
Pages: 386
Book: Sizzle ~ 07.10 ★★★
Pages: 300
Book: In the Mood ~ 07.11 ★★★
Pages: 128
Book: Iron and Magic ~ 07.12 ★★★★
Pages: 406
Total Pages: 1,980

Christmas, Criminals, and Campers Tonya Kappes 7/11/19, 205 pages
The Secret of Seaside Agatha Ball 7/12/19, 214 pages (had to go by my actual Kindle for this version)
The Trouble with Talent Kathy Krevat 7/14/19, 190 pages (had to go by Amazon listing--info is missing from the GR Kindle listing)
Total: 609 pages

Week #6 July 7 - July 14
3 books/ 1,302 pages

Dreams of a Dark Warrior 4* ✔️ 7/8/19
512 pages
Published February 15th 2011

Damnable Grace 5* ✔️ 7/11
465 pages
Published April 16th 2017

One is a Promise 5* ✔️ 7/12/19
337 pages - Kindle Edition
Published June 6th 2017
500 + 465 + 337 = 1302

Report for week ending 7/14:
The Littles Go Exploring by John Lawrence Peterson (finished 7/8), 94 pages and
More Dog Stories edited by A. L. Furman (finished 7/8), 160 pages and
Be a Change Champion- Mastering Momentum: 10 Factors for Sustaining the Boom and Avoiding the Bust of Change by Steven Gaffney (finished 7/9), 69 pages and
Peter And Veronica by Marilyn Sachs (finished 7/9), 174 pages and
The Phantom Roan by Stephen Holt (finished 7/11), 220 pages and
Tales from Margaritaville by Jimmy Buffet (finished 7/12), 230 pages and
Indian Captive: The Story of Mary Jemison by Lois Lenski (finished 7/14), 316 pages
for a total of 1263 pages
No one took me up on my bet :)
Today's total of pages reported is 8,626. Added to 298,957, it makes 307,583! And we are barely into Week 7.
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Today's total of pages reported is 8,626. Added to 298,957, it makes 307,583! And we are barely into Week 7.
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Touch Me Gently 214 pages per Amazon https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00... (request for change already into librarians)
Jon's Downright Ridiculous Shooting Case 258 pages
The Lightning-Struck Heart 402 pages
Total this post: 874 pages
Total for Week 6: 2774 pages
Total to date: 15819 pages

Love Comes Home 200 pages
Blindsided 290 pages
Total this post: 490 pages
Total for Week 7: 490 pages
Total to date: 16309 pages
Two folks reported that they read 1,827 pages. That added to 307,583 equals 308,046.
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As Old As Time - 484 pages
The Boy in the Black Suit - 255 pages
The Hating Game - 387 pages
Total: 1,126 pages

Good Ol' Snoopy 124 pages
It Must Be Magic 384 pages
Fair Game 293 pages
Kiss the Girls 458 pages
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End 160 pages
Deep Trouble 117 pages
For a total of 1,536

As of today, 7/16, here are my totals:
It Ends with Us - 385 pages
Where'd You Go, Bernadette - 326 pages
Draculas - 326 pages
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas- 216 pages
Last of the Magpies: The Thrilling Conclusion to The Magpies - 100 pages
The Bride Test - 320 pages
A Wrinkle in Time - 211 pages
A Monster Calls - 206 pages
The Cat in the Hat - 61 pages
Where the Wild Things Are - 37 pages
You - 422 pages
Circe - 400 pages
Violet - 90 pages
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children - 254 pages
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine - 26 pages
Combined total - 3,380 pages

Started and finished Love Connection | 07.10 - 07.12 | 240 pages | 4stars
Started and finished The Seduction Expert | 07.09 - 07.14 | 174 pages | 2stars
Started and finished The Girl in the Ice | 07.01 - 07.16 | 417 pages | 5stars
Total pages: 831 pages

1. 156; Enchanting Blend by Kennedy Layne; 07/16/2019
2. 378; Snow Angel Cove by RaeAnne Thayne; 07/18/2019


TOTAL: 534 pages

Darkness Rising 160 pages
Needful Things 804 pages
Total 964 pages

52 Steps To Murder Steve Demaree 7/17/19, 229 pages
A Ghostly Gift Angie Fox 7/17/19, 41 pages
Dial C For Chihuahua Waverly Curtis 7/18/19, 351 pages
Total: 838 pages

week 7
Elsewhere, Perhaps by Amos Oz 7.15.19 finished 309 pages
Dreams of My Russian Summers by Andrei Makine 7.17.19 finished 141 pages
When the Music's Over by Peter Robinson 7.17.19 finished 271 pages
Death Of An Ordinary Guy by Jo Hiestand 7.18.19 finished 318 pages
Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli finished 7.19.19 184 pages
total pages= 1,223

A SEAL's Devotion by Cora Seton ~ 226 Pages
ABC Baby with species Birds Children photobooks: picture book for children aged 1-5 by N.S. Ester ~ 18 Pages
Brumby's Run by Jennifer Scoullar ~ 300 Pages
Burke's Gamble by William F. Brown ~ 416 Pages
Issued to the Bride: One Navy SEAL by Cora Seton ~ 376 Pages
Issued to the Bride: One Airman by Cora Seton ~ 354 Pages
Issued to the Bride: One Sniper by Cora Seton ~ 226 Pages
Issued to the Bride One Marine by Cora Seton ~ 328 Pages
Issued to the Bride One Soldier by Cora Seton ~ 430 Pages
Sure Thing by Jana Aston ~ 272 Pages
The Bastard's Bargain by Katee Robert ~ 352 Pages
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