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message 1: by GabsAboutBooks (last edited Oct 23, 2020 12:47PM) (new)

GabsAboutBooks Wow it's time for another readathon! What are you picking up first? Let's kick off the first hour with a reading sprint! Quick grab your coffee or cozy drink of choice and let's read for 60 minutes! Ready, set, READ!


message 2: by Wendi (new)

Wendi | 1 comments I'm a last minute joiner. I just refreshed my cup of coffee and I'm ready.


message 3: by Rachel (new)

Rachel | 6 comments So excited for this round! I have a couple of books I want to finish


message 4: by ElizabethAnne (new)

ElizabethAnne | 35 comments Let's do this! Starting with Bob by Wendy Mass


message 5: by Chelsey (new)

Chelsey Keathley-Jones (keathleyc) | 6 comments Got my coffee and am ready to start Pride by Ibi Zoboi


message 6: by Vicki Willis (last edited Oct 24, 2020 06:04AM) (new)

Vicki Willis | 510 comments Good morning!
Starting with The Push The Push by Claire McGowan !

Update: Great reading hour! Got 48 pages in. My book is starting strong!


message 7: by Amy (new)

Amy | 187 comments Coffee poured ☑. Lessgo! ☺ Continuing Never Have I Ever by Joshilyn Jackson.


message 8: by Kate (new)

Kate | 643 comments Got a diet coke and am all set to finish The World According to Bob The Further Adventures of One Man and His Street-wise Cat by James Bowen


message 9: by Mikaela (new)

Mikaela | 1 comments vamos! I'm starting this first hour reading in Spanish (not my native language). Wish me luck!


message 10: by Beth (new)

Beth | 190 comments joining


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message 12: by Rachel (last edited Oct 24, 2020 05:08AM) (new)

Rachel Its 7AM by me so a good time for a cup of coffee and get at least 50 pages of my nonfiction book out of the way.

Project 333 The Minimalist Fashion Challenge That Proves Less Really Is So Much More by Courtney Carver


message 13: by Angie (new)

Angie | 169 comments I'm 10 min late, but I'm in!


message 14: by Dannii (new)

Dannii Elle (danniiellereads) | 350 comments I'm a little late but I've got my coffee, my copy of Unbury Carol by Josh Malerman and am ready to go!


message 15: by Leni (new)

Leni Iversen (leniverse) | 566 comments My goal for this spring is to finish my current read, the Long Book from Bingo, so that I can start on my readathon stack! Reading The Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum
Currently on page 475.


message 16: by Willa (new)

Willa | 1 comments I'm starting with Little Town on the Prairie. Nostalgic.


message 17: by Teresa (new)

Teresa (teresatronic) | 3 comments Diving back into my banned book read I was supposed to finish for my book club last month. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 🙌🏿


message 18: by Isabella (new)

Isabella | 28 comments My first book is The Lunatic Cafe by Laurell K. Hamilton


message 19: by Rebecka (new)

Rebecka (hoppeduponbooks) | 178 comments Reading: Zoje Stage - Baby Teeth


message 20: by Jennifer (new)

Jennifer | 4 comments #audiocleaning while listening to a great book for the first hourFrom Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death


message 21: by Jane (new)

Jane | 36 comments I am reading Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo - it's getting quite creepy!


Avid Reader and Geek Girl (avidreaderandgeekgirl) | 727 comments Mod
Starting at the beginning of Poirot Investigates


message 23: by Jane (last edited Oct 24, 2020 05:38AM) (new)

Jane  | 13 comments I'll take part in this first sprint though I'm a bit late in starting. Needed to have lunch and answer the opening survey first.

Starting in a few minutes for my first hour of reading with
The Tanglewood Tea Shop (Tanglewood Village #1) by Lilac Mills The Tanglewood Tea Shop by Lilac Mills

I really need to finish this book as I started last month.


message 24: by Marlana (new)

Marlana Street | 3 comments Starting with Exit West!


message 25: by Anabell (new)

Anabell | 3 comments Starting with Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire :-)


message 26: by Jemma (new)

Jemma (jemmaj) | 2 comments I started with "Once upon the camino de Santiago" - having a little break as its 2pm here in the uk


message 27: by Nikki (new)

Nikki (readbynight) | 6 comments I've started with The Shining. I've been reading this for at least a week with no motivation to finish so today is the day!


message 28: by Sulan (new)

Sulan | 51 comments Reading this novella: Ms Ice Sandwich by Mieko Kawakami , it's pretty short


message 29: by Mallory (new)

Mallory | 22 comments Currently reading We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson. I got in 80 pages this sprint and only have a chapter left before I finish! Gonna finish it up and try to get in another hour of sleep before I continue. It’s crazy early here!


message 30: by Virginia (new)

Virginia (vlgrantham) | 48 comments Got a late start, but started and finished The Witch Boy


message 31: by Denice (new)

Denice (denicereads) | 12 comments Started off with a manga. Venus In The blind spot by Junji Ito. I managed to almost finish it during this hour so I'm really happy with that :)


message 32: by Kate (new)

Kate | 643 comments Just finished my first book The World According to Bob: The Further Adventures of One Man and His Street-wise Cat I had 66 pages left to read and they fitted into the 1 hour sprint nicely!


message 33: by Beth (new)

Beth | 190 comments 30 pgs read: Season of Mists - Neil Gaiman
22 minutes of Lilith by George McDonald


message 34: by Dannii (new)

Dannii Elle (danniiellereads) | 350 comments Managed 42 pages of Unbury Carol by Josh Malerman and really enjoying. Going to carry on with it for the next few hours :)


message 35: by Kelley (last edited Oct 24, 2020 06:13AM) (new)

Kelley (shewolf0316) | 505 comments Mod
read for 58 minutes. finished 80 pages of my book:
Because You Love to Hate Me 13 Tales of Villainy by Amerie


message 36: by ElizabethAnne (new)

ElizabethAnne | 35 comments 122 pages done! What a great way to start!!! Bob by Wendy Mass

(It's a middle grade book so don't be overly impressed)


message 37: by Chelsey (new)

Chelsey Keathley-Jones (keathleyc) | 6 comments Finished 80 pages.


message 38: by Amy (new)

Amy | 187 comments 90 pages!


message 39: by Leni (new)

Leni Iversen (leniverse) | 566 comments I got to p 528, so that's 50 pages. Still have almost 40p left in the book. Back to it!


message 40: by Susy (new)

Susy (susysstories) | 2288 comments Awesome, so many fellow readathoners!

I joined the first sprint and read 40 pages of De Beste Horror Verhalen van het Jaar by Karl Edward Wagner


Avid Reader and Geek Girl (avidreaderandgeekgirl) | 727 comments Mod
53 pgs read


message 42: by Kay (new)

Kay (darlinbooks) | 2 comments First hour done, and one hour into the To Lose the Earth by Kirsten Beyer audiobook. It's amazing and made me tear up :(


message 43: by Buffy (new)

Buffy | 37 comments started with An American Marriage got to page 67! Such strong character voices already!


message 44: by Ann A (last edited Oct 24, 2020 06:33AM) (new)

Ann A (readerann) | 867 comments Good morning all (or whatever time of day it is in your part of the world)! I listened to 32 pages of The Plot Against America for the first Sprint. (I have the book as well, so can see page numbers.)


message 45: by Jennifer (new)

Jennifer | 451 comments I got 48 pages read in The Venetian Betrayal (Cotton Malone, #3) by Steve Berry for the 1st sprint. Which means I am almost finished...


message 46: by Nicole (new)

Nicole Woods (nicole_woods65) | 49 comments For this Sprint I completed The Way of the Househusband, Vol. 2 & got about halfway through Vol. 3. ^_^


message 47: by Jane (last edited Oct 24, 2020 08:21AM) (new)

Jane  | 13 comments So I managed 85 pages of
The Tanglewood Tea Shop (Tanglewood Village #1) by Lilac Mills The Tanglewood Tea Shop by Lilac Mills

for my first sprint of the day
I’ll continue to read this and hopefully finish it soon.

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message 48: by Karina (new)

Karina | 76 comments I'm late for the update, but I got this book covered from start to finish during the Hour 1 sprint. Great start!

Original title: Fushigi na toshokan English title: The strange library
Det mystiske bibliotek by Haruki Murakami


message 49: by Angie ☯ (last edited Oct 24, 2020 09:04AM) (new)

Angie ☯ | 163 comments Forgot to post my update!
For sprint #1 / hour 1, I started Conspiracy Theory- pg 1 to 52 / 52 pages


message 50: by Kelley (new)

Kelley (shewolf0316) | 505 comments Mod
Jane wrote: "So I managed 85 pages of
The Tanglewood Tea Shop (Tanglewood Village #1) by Lilac Mills The Tanglewood Tea Shop by Lilac Mills

for my first sprint of the day
I’ll continue to read this and hopefull..."


what is this app??


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