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Readathons & Events > Readathon #11: June 12th → June 21st

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message 101: by Vardhan (new)

Vardhan (ranger007) | 4 comments Day 2 - Didn't read much. 50 Pages of Percy Jackson - The Lightning Thief .


message 102: by Sarah (new)

Sarah A-F (sarahlopod) | 49 comments day 4 update:

-Middlegame, 153 pages

readathon total: 235 pages


message 103: by destiny ♡ (new)

destiny ♡ howling libraries (howlinglibraries) | 408 comments Mod
DAY 4 UPDATE:

pages read → 0
books completed → 0

Nada. :/ I had a bad depression and anxiety spike and spent most of the day sleeping or mindlessly scrolling social media. I'm hoping today is better!

TOTAL SO FAR:
pages read → 495
books completed → 2


message 104: by Olga (new)

Olga Zelenova | 44 comments It was a light reading weekend, but I did finish two books, and am starting the other two in this TBR today.


(274/3000)

The Very Short, Entirely True History of Mermaids (96/96) FINISHED
CHALLENGE BOOK: Deathless Divide (0/551)
Loathe at First Sight (0/264)
Rich Dad Poor Dad: What The Rich Teach Their Kids About Money - That The Poor And Middle Class Do Not! (178/178) FINISHED


message 105: by Lemmily (new)

Lemmily | 80 comments My reading:

6/12: 377 pages of Finale (finished the book)
Listened to the first 3 chapters of Percy Jackson: The Battle of the Labyrinth, with kiddos.

6/13: 44 pages of Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan.
(D&D with friends all over the country took up most of my day.)

6/14: Listened to 14 pages of Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
22 pages of Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan.
(Girls date at B&N then more D&D LoL. My reading time just isn’t working out)

6/15: 11 pages of Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan.
Listened to 17 pages of LOTR: The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien.
Listened to 30 minutes of Percy Jackson: The Battle of the Labyrinth, with kiddos.


message 106: by Rita (new)

Rita (anarittafp) Day 4 update:

6% of Kingdom of Souls by Rena Barron (audiobook)

TOTAL SO FAR:
pages: 384 (not counting audiobooks here)
books: 1

Back to not reading much....I hope to finish my audiobook today, but I don't know if I'll be able to :/


message 107: by Sarah (new)

Sarah A-F (sarahlopod) | 49 comments day 5 update:
(technically it's still day 5 but i'm about to go to bed!)

-finished Middlegame, 229 pages

readathon total: 464 pages (getting close to being on track for my goal!)
books finished: 2


message 108: by hima (last edited Jun 16, 2020 07:41PM) (new)

hima (hima420)
— day four

things are going pretty well!!! i've just been reading a bunch of random free stuff from recommendation lists but also got to a few things i've been meaning to read. i knocked before you say i do off my tbr because i wasn't super excited or pleased by what i did read. i'm pretty sure i'll be able to finish up my reading list so i'm excited! hope everyone's doing well and feel free to reach out for a buddy read or whatever :^)

read ✧ 3,714 pages
meet cute club ★★★☆☆
blanche on the lam ★★★☆☆
the 7½ deaths of evelyn hardcastle ★★★★☆
thirteen ★★★★★
law man ★☆☆☆☆
the wall of winnipeg and me ★★★★☆
say you're sorry ★★☆☆☆
i hope you're listening ★★★☆☆ (arc)
above the bay of angels ★★☆☆☆
a cold dark place ★★★☆☆

currently reading
we were liars
summer of salt
find me

to-read
the kiss of deception
boyfriend material (arc)
revolutionary suicide

reread
carceral capitalism
how we get free: black feminism & the combahee river collective
our enemies in blue: police and power in america



message 109: by Rook (new)

Rook (bookdog99) | 89 comments Today was pretty good!!! I read 105 pages out of The Poet X and finished it (Btw, GREAT book, if anyone hasn't read it they should)!!!! I also started Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch and got to page 30 in it!!!! A total of 135 pages for today!!!! I hope to really get into Good Omens tomorrow, but I don't know that I'll have the time. I hope I do though!!!!!


message 110: by Glenda (new)

Glenda | 87 comments Just wanted to share my mid-marathon totals...
Finished The Green Kangaroos and Salvage the Bones
Currently reading Bottle Toss, Red Means Run , Crow Shine

Total pages so far: 733


message 111: by Darcey (last edited Jun 17, 2020 12:51AM) (new)

Darcey | 17 comments Day 6 update
✔️ By a Thread
✔️ Foolish Hearts (LGBTQ+)
Felix Ever After (Black author and LGBTQ+)
The Final Empire
Hold Me (LGBTQ+)
(stole this formatting from someone else btw, so thanks to them xx)


message 112: by Lemmily (new)

Lemmily | 80 comments My reading:

6/12: 377 pages of Finale (finished the book)
Listened to the first 3 chapters of Percy Jackson: The Battle of the Labyrinth, with kiddos.

6/13: 44 pages of Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan.
(D&D with friends all over the country took up most of my day.)

6/14: Listened to 14 pages of Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
22 pages of Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan.
(Girls date at B&N then more D&D LoL. My reading time just isn’t working out)

6/15: 11 pages of Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan.
Listened to 17 pages of LOTR: The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien.
Listened to 30 minutes of Percy Jackson: The Battle of the Labyrinth, with kiddos.

6/16: 85 pages of Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan.
46 pages of Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi.


message 113: by Darcey (new)

Darcey | 17 comments Lemmily wrote: "My reading:

6/12: 377 pages of Finale (finished the book)
Listened to the first 3 chapters of Percy Jackson: The Battle of the Labyrinth, with kiddos.

6/13: 44 pages of Girls of Paper and Fire..."


Ooo thoughts on Girls of Paper and Fire?


message 114: by Jenn (new)

Jenn (tellingmelies) | 22 comments Day 5 Update:
Read An Ember in the Ashes - 144 pgs

Books Completed:
Me Before You, 369 pgs
Paris for One and Other Stories, 320 pg
Slay (Black author), 323 pgs

Total Pages completed: 1,162


message 115: by ☀ Kat (new)

☀ Kat Nova ☀ (katvnova) | 11 comments I'm starting a little late but here, today's progress:

- The Fever King (LGBTQ+) (380 pages)
- The Electric Heir (LGBTQ+)
- A Song of Wraiths and Ruin (Black author)


message 116: by Rita (new)

Rita (anarittafp) Day 5 update:

16% of Kingdom of Souls by Rena Barron (audiobook)

TOTAL SO FAR:
pages: 384 (not counting audiobooks here)
books: 2

Yeeesss finished the audiobook!! And with this I completed my challenges, which is awesome!


message 117: by destiny ♡ (new)

destiny ♡ howling libraries (howlinglibraries) | 408 comments Mod
DAY 5 UPDATE:

pages read → 260
books completed → 2

I completed The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water and What Unbreakable Looks Like!

TOTAL SO FAR:
pages read → 755
books completed → 4


message 118: by Vardhan (new)

Vardhan (ranger007) | 4 comments Day 3 Update:
Completed Percy Jackson and The Lightning Thief !
number of pages - 300
Started Percy Jackson and the Sea Monsters !
number of pages - 25


message 119: by Charlie Marie (new)

Charlie Marie (queerreadsfluff) | 3 comments So far, I’ve finished 2 books, at 816 pages:
The Mermaid, the Witch & the Sea
The Angel of Crows


message 120: by Cee (new)

Cee (simplystrange) | 47 comments Update! Not including today (Wednesday) I've read 14 books! Some have been novellas and graphic novels-- I'm so glad I've fit in time for graphic novels <3

3 LGBT reads, but I just realized nothing has been written by a Black author -_-; I've got Japanese, Irish, English, Australian, but not one we are looking for. Guess that means once I get my TBR under control I'll pick up A Song of Wraiths and Ruin (A Song of Wraiths and Ruin, #1) by Roseanne A. Brown or Upsy Daisy by Chelsie Edwards


message 121: by Sarah (new)

Sarah A-F (sarahlopod) | 49 comments day 6 update:

-Lovecraft Country, 93 pages

readathon total: 557 pages
books finished: 2


message 122: by Rook (new)

Rook (bookdog99) | 89 comments Yesterday ended up being an off day :////// I was in a Lot of pain so I ended up only getting about 30 pages outta Good Omens. I'm feeling pretty good today though and I hope to get a lot more read!!!!


message 123: by Sophie (new)

Sophie Ann | 3 comments I finished my first book for this Readathon!! now to read another 500 pager in 5 days lol!


message 124: by ☀ Kat (new)

☀ Kat Nova ☀ (katvnova) | 11 comments Same! Stayed up all night finishing it and now I have to go to work ugh...

- The Fever King (LGBTQ+) (finished)
- The Electric Heir (LGBTQ+) (110 pages)
- A Song of Wraiths and Ruin (Black author)


message 125: by Jenn (new)

Jenn (tellingmelies) | 22 comments Day 6 Update:
Read A Torch Against the Night- 209 pgs

Books Completed:
Me Before You, 369 pgs
Paris for One and Other Stories, 320 pg
Slay (Black author), 323 pgs
An Ember in the Ashes, 446 pgs

Total Pages completed: 1,458


message 126: by Olga (new)

Olga Zelenova | 44 comments Friday Eve and 3/4 of my TBR books are done. Once I finish the last of the four, I'll be a third of the way to my goal. Yikes.

(756/3000)

The Very Short, Entirely True History of Mermaids (96/96) FINISHED
CHALLENGE BOOK: Deathless Divide (218/551)
Loathe at First Sight (264/264) FINISHED
Rich Dad Poor Dad: What The Rich Teach Their Kids About Money - That The Poor And Middle Class Do Not! (178/178) FINISHED

Bonus TBR:

The Night Weaver (0/266)
Gideon the Ninth (0/448)
Getting Away with Murder: The True Story of the Emmett Till Case (0/144)
Anselm (0/350)


message 127: by Axel (new)

Axel | 56 comments Day 5-7 update
Slow now because of work. 24 pages (2%) of Loom Saga: The Complete Series plus 6 issues (137 pages) of the Injustice 2 comic

Page count
June 12th: 149 pages + 46 comic pages
June 13th: 15 pages + 239 comic pages
June 14th: 48 pages
June 15th: 48 pages
June 16th-18th: 24 pages + 137 comic pages

Total: 284 pages + 422 comic pages

Page count for audiobooks based on the length of the Kindle edition. Comic pages are separated because I read comics faster than books.


message 128: by hima (new)

hima (hima420)
— days five & six

read ✧ 4,721 pages
we were liars ★☆☆☆☆
summer of salt ★★★★☆
find me ★★★★☆
how we get free: black feminism... ★★★★☆

currently reading
the kiss of deception
our enemies in blue: police and power in america

to-read
boyfriend material (arc)
revolutionary suicide
glory in death
red, white & royal blue

reread
carceral capitalism



message 129: by Rook (new)

Rook (bookdog99) | 89 comments Well, today did end up being better than yesterday at least!!! I got 102 pages read from Good Omens!!!! I'm not too sure about tomorrow though, I have a Lot I have to do, so I doubt I'll have too much time to read :///// Hopefully I'll be able to read more this weekend though!!!!


message 130: by destiny ♡ (new)

destiny ♡ howling libraries (howlinglibraries) | 408 comments Mod
Oops, forgot to post this morning, but it's past midnight anyways. 😂

DAY 6 UPDATE:

pages read → 0
books completed → 0

DAY 7 UPDATE:

pages read → 167
books completed → 0

I didn't read on day 6, but I did almost finish The Mime Order on day 7!

TOTAL SO FAR:
pages read → 922
books completed → 4


message 131: by Sarah (new)

Sarah A-F (sarahlopod) | 49 comments day 7 update:

-Lovecraft Country, 77 pages; my interest is kind of fizzling, but it's still a good read so far!
-Burn Our Bodies Down, 53 pages; unexpectedly got an ARC of this and it sucked me in FAST. i liked Wilder Girls a lot but i'm LOVING this so far. [lgbtq]

readathon total: 687 pages
books finished: 2

had some stuff come up unexpectedly so i'll probably have less time to read this weekend BUT still loving this readathon and gonna keep my eye on what everyone else is reading. :)


message 132: by Darcey (new)

Darcey | 17 comments day 8 (i think) update
✔️By a Thread
✔️Foolish Hearts (LGBTQ+)
✔️Felix Ever After (Black author and LGBTQ+)
✔️Hold Me (LGBTQ+)
The Final Empire


message 133: by Amanda (new)

Amanda (literaryweaponry) | 24 comments Oh my gosh, I've forgotten to update the last few days. Whoops!

In the last couple days I've finished:

The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman
Empire of Storms by Sarah J Maas (audiobook)

I am currently reading:

The Masked City by Genevieve Cogman
Invictus by Ryan Graudin (audiobook)

Yup, my TBR went out the window. I don't know why I even bother with one. 😂


message 134: by Rook (new)

Rook (bookdog99) | 89 comments I didn't get a Lot read today, only about 40 pages of Good Omens. I don't have as much to do tomorrow though, so Hopefully I'll get more read!!!


message 135: by Jenn (new)

Jenn (tellingmelies) | 22 comments Day 8 Update:
Read The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes- 61 pgs

Books Completed:
Me Before You, 369 pgs
Paris for One and Other Stories, 320 pg
Slay (Black author), 323 pgs
An Ember in the Ashes, 446 pgs
A Torch Against the Night, 452 pgs
A Reaper at the Gates, 463 pgs

Total Pages completed: 2,373


message 136: by ☀ Kat (new)

☀ Kat Nova ☀ (katvnova) | 11 comments Almost donee <3 it's not much but with my job I'm surprised even got this much lol... You guys are all doing great though!

- The Fever King (LGBTQ+) ✔️
- The Electric Heir (LGBTQ+) pg 210
- The Hate U Give (Black author) - pg102


message 137: by Lemmily (new)

Lemmily | 80 comments My reading:

6/12: 377 pages of Finale by Stephanie Garber (finished the book)
Listened to the first 3 chapters of Percy Jackson: The Battle of the Labyrinth, with kiddos.

6/13: 44 pages of Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan.

6/14: Listened to 14 pages of LOTR: The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien.
22 pages of Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan.

6/15: 11 pages of Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan.
Listened to 17 pages of LOTR: The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien.
Listened to 30 minutes of Percy Jackson: The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan.

6/16: 85 pages of Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan.
46 pages of Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi.

6/17: Listened to 13 minutes of Percy Jackson: The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan.

6/18: Listened to 117 pages of LOTR: The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien.
28 pages of Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi.

6/19: 47 pages of Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi.
Listened to 40 minutes of Percy Jackson: The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan.
58 pages of Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan.


message 138: by Rita (last edited Jun 20, 2020 03:29AM) (new)

Rita (anarittafp) Day 6&7 update:

0 pages in both days....

Day 8 update:

8% of Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare (re-read via audiobook)

TOTAL SO FAR:
pages: 384 (not counting audiobooks here)
books: 2

I'm finding it hard to focus on reading right now, as I'm getting ready to go back to the office on Monday, so continuing my reread of The Infernal Devices via audio it is....

I think I will pick up a graphic novel today, to try to boost my reading. Wish me luck!


message 139: by Cee (new)

Cee (simplystrange) | 47 comments Down to the last two days!
My goal is to read...
Wicked SaintsRuthless GodsMenagerie&Upsy Daisy

Wicked Saints (Something Dark and Holy, #1) by Emily A. Duncan Ruthless Gods (Something Dark and Holy, #2) by Emily A. Duncan Menagerie (Menagerie, #1) by Rachel Vincent Upsy Daisy by Chelsie Edwards


message 140: by Sarah (new)

Sarah A-F (sarahlopod) | 49 comments Rita wrote: "Day 6&7 update:

0 pages in both days....

Day 8 update:

8% of Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare (re-read via audiobook)

TOTAL SO FAR:
pages: 384 (not counting audiobooks here)
..."


Good luck! <3


message 141: by Sarah (new)

Sarah A-F (sarahlopod) | 49 comments day 8 update:

-Lovecraft Country, 132 pages; my interest has piqued again!
-Burn Our Bodies Down, 0 pages [lgbtq]

readathon total: 819 pages [on schedule for my goal!!]
books finished: 2


message 142: by Rook (new)

Rook (bookdog99) | 89 comments Today was pretty good!!! I got 104 pages read out of Good Omens!!! I want to finish it tomorrow, since tomorrow's the last day of the Readathon, but there's a good chance I'm going to be really busy tomorrow so ://////


message 143: by Emma (new)

Emma | 13 comments Ahh I’ve been so bad at this read-a-thon, and honestly reading for June in general :( I’ve finished only two books, (hopefully a third) unfortunately


message 144: by Darcey (new)

Darcey | 17 comments Em wrote: "Ahh I’ve been so bad at this read-a-thon, and honestly reading for June in general :( I’ve finished only two books, (hopefully a third) unfortunately"

that's ok, we all have slumps, hopefully you've enjoyed what you have read!


message 145: by Darcey (new)

Darcey | 17 comments last day updates
✔️ By a Thread
✔️ Foolish Hearts (LGBTQ+)
✔️ Felix Ever After (Black author and LGBTQ+)
✔️ Hold Me (LGBTQ+)
☐ The Final Empire

I don't expect to finish The Final Empire by tonight, but anyway this readathon has been really good!


message 146: by Axel (new)

Axel | 56 comments Day 8-10 update
To end this readathon I read 182 pages (15%) and finished Loom Saga: The Complete Series. All in all a really solid series. Also read 33 pages (4%) of Scions of the Black Lotus: Complete Tales of the Floating World.

Page count
June 12th: 149 pages + 46 comic pages
June 13th: 15 pages + 239 comic pages
June 14th: 48 pages
June 15th: 48 pages
June 16th-18th: 24 pages + 137 comic pages
June 19th-21st: 215 pages

Total: 499 pages + 422 comic pages

Page count for audiobooks based on the length of the Kindle edition. Comic pages are separated because I read comics faster than books.


message 147: by Sarah (new)

Sarah A-F (sarahlopod) | 49 comments day 9 update:

-finished Lovecraft Country, 89 pages, 3.5 stars
-Burn Our Bodies Down, 116 pages [lgbtq], sooo engrossing.

readathon total: 1024 pages [hit my goal a day early!]
books finished: 3


message 148: by Sophie (new)

Sophie Ann | 3 comments Wrap Up
So I finished my first book for the LGBTQ+ rep (Six of Crows) but have only got half way through my book by a black author, still reading but definitely not going to finish by the end of today


message 149: by ☀ Kat (new)

☀ Kat Nova ☀ (katvnova) | 11 comments Wrap Up! Phew, I almost didn't make it

- The Fever King (LGBTQ+) ✔️
- The Electric Heir (LGBTQ+) ✔️
- The Hate U Give (Black author) - ✔️


message 150: by colourinne (new)

colourinne | 5 comments Posting my wrap up a bit late but I finished two books and read 852 pages! Can’t wait for the next one 😍😍


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