Quarterly Read-a-thon Friday 3rd - Sunday 5th April 2020

[Jenn]

Starting with Caged Lightning

[Odette]

Starting point today:

Pg 157 The Family Tree by Sheri S. Tepper
Pg 22 Preservation by Jock Serong

[Jane]

First book down:
Pieces of Her by Karin Slaughter
for 252 pages

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Finished my second - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory for 176 pages

Onto Constable on the Hill

[Jane]

Second book down:
An Iron Rose by Peter Temple
for 163 pages

[Deb]

stated and finished Predatory Game by Christine Feehan - I am really enjoying this series. 313 pages.

got another 10 from The Pickwick Papers done.

I have now stayed The Witch Who Courted Death by Maria Lewis AA, a great urban fantasy that I thoroughly recommend. I am at page 143, but the night is still young and the dishes are done...

Sorry, no links, I'm on the phone

[Trevor]

Friday Total - 258 pages

Copper Creek by Cate Ashwood - 230 pages
The Otto Digmore Decision by Brent Hartinger - 28 pages

[Sharon]

Finished my first book A Dog Called Harry 319 pages

[Sharon]

Jen wrote: "is it too late to join in?"

Never too late to join in, Jen. Brenda will add you to the list tomorrow. Happy reading :)

[Kylie]

Friday finished
The Blood King Takedown by David Leadbeater 282 pages
River of Salt by Dave Warner 256 pages

Friday Total: 538 pages

[Tracey Allen]

I read another 60 pages of Gulliver's Wife by Lauren Chater.

[Genevieve]

I'm reading The Port Fairy Murders by Robert Gott.

My Friday total was 114 pages.

[Mari]

Friday totals:

Tandia - 74 pages
Shoot Through - 115 pages (completed)
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed - 42 pages
Murder at Blackburn Hall - 28 pages
The Resistance Man - 126 pages

Friday Total - 385 pages

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Bad start for me - I was just too busy to read yesterday!!! Will try and make up for it today.
Just 98 pages of Wonderment In Death so far.

[Krystal]

Friday:
Gap Year in Ghost Town - 81 pages
(DNF - review here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...)
'Salem's Lot - 130 pages
The Red Sphinx: A Sequel to The Three Musketeers - 6 pages
Roger Ascham and the Dead Queen's Command - 30 pages
Friday total: 247

Lower than expected but I also rediscovered my PS2 so spent like 5 hours yesterday playing Kingdom Hearts. XD

Aiming for 500 pages today!

[Carolyn]

I read two enjoyable short books yesterday (394 pages)

Death in Delft by Graham Brack 229 pages
The Fatality at the Funeral by Grace York 165 pages

[Baz]

Friday after work total a meagre;
64 pages from Secret Prey by John Sandford

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Jen wrote: "is it too late to join in?"

Thanks Sharon :) You're on the list Jen :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Krystal wrote: "Friday:
Gap Year in Ghost Town - 81 pages
(DNF - review here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...)
'Salem's Lot - 130 pages
..."

Krystal, I'm sorry but you can't use Roger Ascham and the Dead Queen's Command as it only has 33 pages. Minimum page count is 125 :)

[Andrea]

I was more focused on exercise yesterday, so I only read 44 pages of The Glass Woman.

Today I’m thinking of switching over to something that reads a little quicker.

[Zoey]

Fridays Total = 142


Weekend Total = 142 (so far)

[Odette]

Continued reading The Family Tree

Total for Friday: 216 pages

[Kerri_M]

Friday
As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust from pg 242 to finish = 150 pages
Saturday
Paruku The Desert Brumby start to finish = 224 pages
Miles Off Course start to 78 = 78
Sunday
Miles Off Course 79 to 247 = 168

Total 621 - and more importantly, got a bit of my reading mojo back!

[Krystal]

Brenda wrote: "Krystal wrote: "Friday:
Gap Year in Ghost Town - 81 pages
(DNF - review here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...)
'Salem's Lot - 130 pages
..."

Krystal..."

Ohhh I figured since it was more about page numbers that didn't apply here! No worries, I'll subtract it from my totals.

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Wow Brenda! I forgot that applied to the Readathon too! My page count to date just disappeared:(
(I read a J.D.Robb novella at 98 pages)
I am going to have to read twice as fast now😉

[Trish]

Friday..
continued reading Allegra in Three Parts by Suzanne Daniel...90pages
and The Nowhere Child by Christian White...92pages
TOTAL 182pages

Good luck to everyone for the weekend :-)

[Niamh]

Completely forgot until just now that this was happening this weekend, so needed to back-count yesterday's reading. Luckily (for me right now, not so much for the weekend total), I was pretty tired yesterday and didn't read much.
Friday: 21 pages of Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Krystal wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Krystal wrote: "Friday:
Gap Year in Ghost Town - 81 pages
(DNF - review here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...)
'Salem's Lot - 130 page..."

No sorry Krystal. We created the guidelines a couple of years ago for clarity for everyone :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Phrynne wrote: "Wow Brenda! I forgot that applied to the Readathon too! My page count to date just disappeared:(
(I read a J.D.Robb novella at 98 pages)
I am going to have to read twice as fast now😉"

Haha!! Tut tut!!

[Jenn]

My friday tally:
Caged Lightning 206 pages
Lionhearted 186 pages

Total 392 pages so far

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Friday's total: 738 pages
Red Dirt Country for 386 pages
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory for 176 pages
Constable on the Hill also for 176 pages

Currently reading The Sunken Road and The Philosopher's Daughters

[Kylie]

Finished Death by Tradition: Fiji Islands Mysteries 2 by B.M. Allsopp 330 pages

[Jane]

Finished Forbidden Fruit by Kerry Greenwood for 312 pages

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

223 pages Death in Delft by Graham Brack

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

You're welcome Jen :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Finished The Philosopher's Daughters for 356 pages

[Deb]

finished The Witch who Courted Death, 423 pages of pure delight.

started and finished Many Waters by Madeleine L'Engle, which did not grab me quite as much. 352 pages.

[Sharon]

Finished my second book In Five Years 272 pages

[🌸Teresa🌸]

Finished The Sunday Girl by Pip Drysdale - 336 pages

[Kylie]

Finished The Fatality at the Funeral by Grace York 165 pages

[Trevor]

Saturday Total - 299 pages
The Otto Digmore Decision by Brent Hartinger - 225 pages
The Deceptions by Suzanne Leal - 74 pages

Friday Total - 258 pages
Copper Creek by Cate Ashwood - 230 pages
The Otto Digmore Decision by Brent Hartinger - 28 pages

Weekend Total - 557 pages

[Janelle]

Finished The Locksmith's Daughter 352pages
Just started A Passage to India

[Deb]

a nice, calming, Agatha Christie... why not... The Murder on the Links...

[Trevor]

Janelle wrote: "Finished The Locksmith's Daughter 352pages
Just started A Passage to India"

I just finished reading A Passage to India last week, and loved it, hope you do too.

[Kylie]

Saturday-
Finished Death by Tradition: Fiji Islands Mysteries 2 by B.M. Allsopp 330 pages
The Fatality at the Funeral by Grace York 165 pages

Saturday Total: 495 pages

Total so far: 1033 pages

[Baz]

Saturday total 188 pages to finish Secret Prey by John Sandford

[Kylie]

Some outstanding totals so far guys! :D

A little lax in posting my totals to date... for something different!

Friday:

Started on page 235 equivalent of Unsolved Australia audiobook. Finished for a total of 101 pages.

Saturday:

Read 102 pages of The Clockmaker's Daughter
Started listening to Someone Special. According to the Audible audiobook version listed here on Goodreads it is marked at 448 pages.
17% is 76 pages

Total for Saturday: 178 pages.

Running total: 279 pages.

[MaryG2E]

I forgot to post a total for Friday's reading, so I'm reporting on two days worth now.
Friday = 182 pages
Saturday = 480 pages
Total so far = 662 pages

[Sarah]

Running total: 940 pages
Friday:
Finished Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo - 113 pages
Started The Yield by Tara June Winch - 20 pages (then decided I need to take more time over it - not a readathon book!)
Started Flesh House by Stuart Macbride - 264
Sub-total: 397 pages

Saturday:
Read The Janus Stone by Elly Griffiths - 327
Finished Flesh House by Stuart Macbride - 216
Sub-total: 543 pages

[Tracey Allen]

Same as last night, I read another 60 pages of Gulliver's Wife by Lauren Chater.