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message 301: by Lanelle, Production Chief (last edited Jul 11, 2019 08:12PM) (new)

Lanelle | 20846 comments Mod
The total for the past two days is 7,051. The new total is 278,481. We're doing great!

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message 302: by Denise (new)

Denise | 797 comments A Draught For A Dead Man by Caroline Roe finished 7.12.19 322 pages
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


message 303: by Viji (new)

Viji | 126 comments 6-12 July:
1. 355; The Black Moth by Georgette Heyer; 07/07/2019
2. 444; The Calligrapher's Secret by Rafik Schami; 07/12/2019
The Black Moth by Georgette Heyer The Calligrapher's Secret by Rafik Schami

Total: 799 pages


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message 307: by JoAnne (new)

JoAnne (joannemwct) | 2511 comments Productive week for me!

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


message 308: by Lanelle, Production Chief (new)

Lanelle | 20846 comments Mod
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)


message 309: by Lanelle, Production Chief (new)

Lanelle | 20846 comments Mod
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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message 310: by JoAnne (new)

JoAnne (joannemwct) | 2511 comments Lanelle wrote: "Erica wrote: "Sorry for the very late report. Things have been nutso around here lately."

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.


message 311: by Lanelle, Production Chief (new)

Lanelle | 20846 comments Mod
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 :(


message 312: by JoAnne (new)

JoAnne (joannemwct) | 2511 comments Lanelle wrote: "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..."


I'm sure but these days there's facetime and skype


message 314: by BarbaraAnn (new)

BarbaraAnn | 327 comments 7/6 - 7/12 - 1571 total

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


Lyndi (mibookobsession) (mibookobsession) | 259 comments June 30-July 5 Sorry I forgot to post this last week

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


message 316: by Lyndi (mibookobsession) (last edited Jul 13, 2019 03:50AM) (new)

Lyndi (mibookobsession) (mibookobsession) | 259 comments July 6-12
I read The Fires of Heaven 7/12 926 pgs


message 317: by Erica, Quality Control Supervisor (new)

Erica | 4703 comments Mod
July 6 - 12:
Total pages read: 648

Complete
My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrik Backman
370 pages

Incomplete
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger , pages 31 - 246 (total pages read 216)

Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple , pages 3 - 64 (total pages read 62)


message 318: by Tania (new)

Tania | 188 comments I finished one more book, Living Free by Joy Adamson (finished 7/7), for 159 pages, last week after I'd already reported the week.


message 319: by Mary (new)

Mary | 433 comments July 6 - 12
Finished Bare Bones, 196p
Read Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, 341p
Read Hope Never Dies, 304p
Total pages: 841


message 320: by Sarah (new)

Sarah | 88 comments I read:

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


message 322: by ~Melissa~ (new)

~Melissa~ | 5253 comments July 6 - 12 ~ 1991 pgs total

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


message 323: by ~Melissa~ (new)

~Melissa~ | 5253 comments Lanelle wrote: My daughter and her new baby came home from the hospital today. I've been taking care of the other kids. It's been nutso here, as well!

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


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message 325: by Mary! (new)

Mary! (u2sadie) | 145 comments July 6 - 12

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

Total: 910 Pages


message 327: by Lanelle, Production Chief (new)

Lanelle | 20846 comments Mod
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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message 328: by Tiffany (new)

Tiffany PSquared (tiffanypsquared) | 105 comments Week 6, July 7 - July 13

- Naruto, Vol. 02: The Worst Client, 206 pgs (Paperback)

- Portion of Lock Every Door, 209 pgs (Hardcover)

Week 6 Total: 415 pgs


message 329: by Karen ♐ (new)

Karen ♐ (kmk1214) | 2370 comments July 6-12 - Books/Pages

Forbidden Falls (Virgin River, #8) by Robyn Carr - 7/6 - 371 p.
Disavowed (Hostage Rescue Team #4) by Kaylea Cross - 7/7 - 324 p.
The Military Wife (A Heart of a Hero, #1) by Laura Trentham - 7/8 - 343 p.
Accidental Evils (Pagano Brothers, #3) by Susan Fanetti - 7/10 - 342 p.
Celebrity in Death (In Death, #34) by J.D. Robb - 7/11 - 396 p.

Total Pages - 1,776


LittleRedRidingHood | 315 comments July 7 - July 13

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


Avid Reader and Geek Girl (avidreaderandgeekgirl) | 430 comments Week 6 July 7-13

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


message 332: by LaurLa (new)

LaurLa | 3938 comments LaurLa's Read-A-Palooza
Report ~ Week 6


Love and Lists (Chocoholics, #1) by Tara Sivec Private Arrangements (Forged of Steele, #10) by Brenda Jackson Danger Close (Bagram Special Ops, #4) by Kaylea Cross Seduction by M.J. Rose Sizzle (The MacKenzie Family, #9) by Liliana Hart In the Mood (Nightstar, #1) by Lynne Connolly Iron and Magic (The Iron Covenant, #1) by Ilona Andrews

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


message 333: by Tari (new)

Tari (thann) | 352 comments Wrapping up the week
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


Mamacita aka MawMaw  (mamawantsbedtimestory) | 1251 comments Mama's Completion Post

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



Dreams of a Dark Warrior (Immortals After Dark, #11) by Kresley Cole
Dreams of a Dark Warrior 4* ✔️ 7/8/19
512 pages
Published February 15th 2011

Damnable Grace (Hades Hangmen, #5) by Tillie Cole
Damnable Grace 5* ✔️ 7/11
465 pages
Published April 16th 2017

One is a Promise (Tangled Lies, #1) by Pam Godwin
One is a Promise 5* ✔️ 7/12/19
337 pages - Kindle Edition
Published June 6th 2017

500 + 465 + 337 = 1302


message 335: by Tania (last edited Jul 14, 2019 02:53PM) (new)

Tania | 188 comments This was an exceptionally productive reading week for me.

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


message 336: by Lanelle, Production Chief (new)

Lanelle | 20846 comments Mod
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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message 337: by Roger - president of NBR United - (last edited Jul 15, 2019 02:14PM) (new)

Roger - president of NBR United - (roger_presidentofnbrunited) | 1591 comments Read:
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


Roger - president of NBR United - (roger_presidentofnbrunited) | 1591 comments read:
Love Comes Home 200 pages
Blindsided 290 pages

Total this post: 490 pages
Total for Week 7: 490 pages
Total to date: 16309 pages


message 339: by Crystal (new)

Crystal | 19 comments July 8-14

Reading:
A Clash of Kings read 100-184=84 pgs

Read:
The Hero 379 pgs

Total = 463 pgs


message 340: by Lanelle, Production Chief (new)

Lanelle | 20846 comments Mod
Two folks reported that they read 1,827 pages. That added to 307,583 equals 308,046.

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message 341: by Kristin (new)

Kristin | 27 comments I have read

As Old As Time - 484 pages

The Boy in the Black Suit - 255 pages

The Hating Game - 387 pages

Total: 1,126 pages


message 342: by Trina (new)

Trina (duskvamp) | 185 comments 7/3-7/15 Reading

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


Malina Skrobosinski | 70 comments I have not checked in for a while. My last report was through 6/16.

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


message 344: by Lanelle, Production Chief (last edited Jul 16, 2019 07:59PM) (new)

Lanelle | 20846 comments Mod
We are now 6,042 pages closer to our goal. The new total is 313,625.

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message 345: by Paula (new)

Paula Reyes Wagner (paurw) | 300 comments Report:

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


message 346: by Viji (new)

Viji | 126 comments 13-19 July:
1. 156; Enchanting Blend by Kennedy Layne; 07/16/2019
2. 378; Snow Angel Cove by RaeAnne Thayne; 07/18/2019

Enchanting Blend (Paramour Bay Cozy Paranormal Mystery #3) by Kennedy Layne Snow Angel Cove (Haven Point, #1) by RaeAnne Thayne

TOTAL: 534 pages


message 347: by Melissa (last edited Jul 18, 2019 07:34AM) (new)

Melissa | 58 comments Forgot to report week 6 (July 6-13) last week...

Darkness Rising 160 pages
Needful Things 804 pages

Total 964 pages


message 348: by Tari (new)

Tari (thann) | 352 comments Staging is Murder Grace Topping 7/15/19, 217 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


message 349: by Denise (new)

Denise | 797 comments July 13 - 19

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


message 350: by Jane (last edited Jul 19, 2019 01:16PM) (new)

Jane (janejonesreviews) | 77 comments July 1 to July 15: TOTAL 3298

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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