Quarterly Read-a-thon Friday 5th - Sunday 7th March 2021

[Steve]

Due to work spoiling my reading plans yesterday, I read 169 pages of Malice by John Gwynne.

[Jeni]

Friday total:
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah starting page 374 and ending page 564 (finished book) total 190 pages.

13 Little Blue Envelopes by Maureen Johnson start page 3 and ending page 320 (finished book) total 317 pages

Friday page total: 507 pages

[Suz]

Friday's total:

Gone for Good by Harlan Coben
12

and 34 pages of Hunter by Jack Heath

46 pages. I guess not too too bad for a work day :)

[Niamh]

My Friday total is 34 pages of Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo. Low total is not helped by work then an engagement party.

Saturday will likely also be low, got plans until the evening, so might get some more reading done after dinner.

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

So far Kickback 200 and Breaking Silence 302
Total 502 pages

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Retribution Ridge finished for 199 pages, now I've started The Secret Life of Sarah Meads

[Amanda]

Have finished Keep Calm & Kill the Chef - 373 pages

[Jane]

Finished The Sentinel by Lee Child for a very disappointing 3*. Definitely not up to the usual Reacher standards.

368 hard fought pages for a running total of 747 pages

[Kerri_M]

Had to work today, so total is a bit low...

Friday and Saturday
Consolation by Garry Disher - 336 pages

[Deb]

Leonie wrote: "I was also working today, but have begun with Witch World Saga 1-3: The Original Three Books by Andre Norton

I've read lots of Andre Norton, but never the Witchworld ..."

Oh wonderful Leonie! I loved the three Witchworld books so much as a teenager - I read and re-read the first one. The start of it, where Simon Tregarth crosses the doorway and first meets Jaelithe.... that has always stayed with me as one of the most exciting beginnings to a book. Glad to hear they stood the test of time.

[Deb]

Finished audiobook Foundation by Isaac Asimov from chapter 15 onward. Started Foundation and Empire and am up to chapter 3

Also finished Blackfish City by Sam J. Miller which = 325

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Doing well everyone. One more day to go :)

[Em__Jay]

Sadly, there hasn't been much opportunity to read this weekend.

Fri & Sat total: The French House by Helen Fripp - 350 pages

[Mari]

Saturday Reading

The Agatha Christie Book Club by C.A. Larmer - 180 pages (finished)
500 Miles from You by Jenny Colgan - 35 pages
Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah- 61 pages
Death at the Seaside by Frances Brody (new) - 52 pages

Saturday Total - 328 pages
Running Total - 724 pages

[MaryG2E]

Brenda wrote: "MaryG2E wrote: "I started after breakfast this morning and have completed in one sitting a most enjoyable rural romance from the experienced pen of Karly Lane. Fool Me Now is a 4 s..."
Thanks Brenda, but I must confess to user error on my part this time.

[Sharon]

So far I’ve started and finished We Were Liars by E. Lockhart 225 pages

[MaryG2E]

Finished Wearing Paper Dresses surprisingly quickly. Once I got into the author's style I was hooked and have read steadily throughout today. 384 pages completed.
Now starting an easy read, The Inn by James Patterson and AA Candice Fox. Unusually, it has exactly the same number of pages as the earlier one, i.e. 384 pages.

[Veronica ⭐️]

Friday: The Paris Affair by Pip Drysdale 300 pages

Saturday: A Home Like Ours by Fiona Lowe 152 pages

Total : 452 pages

[Trish]

Saturday reading - The Precipice by Virginia Duigan...65pages
Exposure by Helen Dunmore....100pages
The Wife and the Widow by Christian White....130 pages

Total for Saturday - 295 pages

[Tracey Allen]

I read another 70 pages of Elsewhere by Dean Koontz for a running total of 190 pages so far this weekend.

[Amanda]

Saturday totals:
Finished Keep Calm & Kill the Chef (373 pages)
Started All My Mother's Lovers (44 pages)

Total so far 414

[Helen]

My Saturday totals

Finished Susan Carlisle Reunited with Her Daredevil Doc 227 pages

Hayson Manning Bound to her Fake Fiance Boss 89 pages

Saturday total 316 pages

Running total 503 pages

Have a great reading day today

[Diana]

Saturday totals
Finished Hamnet - 151 pages
Read Song for the Road - 247 pages
Total - 398 pages

Friday- 139 pages
Running total - 537 pages

[Melly]

My Friday total was 105 pages
Saturday I finished In the Winter Dark by Tim Winton for 107 pages
I also read 74 pages of Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
and I started Stories of Hope: Finding Inspiration in Everyday Lives by Heather Morris for 88 pages.
Saturday total = 269 pages
Running total = 374 pages :)

[Krystal]

Busy busy busy!

Friday
The Haunted Forest Tour: 13 pages

Saturday
The Haunted Forest Tour: 11 pages
Endure: Mind, Body and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance: 46 pages
Hideout: 90 pages
The Book Collectors of Daraya: 30 pages
Total: 177 pages

Running total: 190 pages

[Carolyn]

I finished The Best Thing You Can Steal by Simon R. Green 144 pages
and started Mirrorland by Carole Johnstone 160 pages making a total of 304 pages for Saturday
Running total so far 357 + 304 = 661 pages

[Steve]

Saturday, I read 364 pages of Malice by John Gwynne, making my running total 533 pages.

[MaryG2E]

Saturday total = 421 pages

[Genevieve]

I've been reading The Night Whistler by Greg Woodland.


My totals so far are:
Friday - 116 pages
Saturday - 117 pages

[MaryG2E]

Sharon wrote: "So far I’ve started and finished We Were Liars by E. Lockhart 225 pages"

I hope you enjoyed it Sharon, as it is a fave of mine.

[Niamh]

Saturday was a pretty low page count from me. I didn't feel good, and ended up going to bed very early, after trying to read and not being able to focus.

Saturday total is 7 pages of Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo.
Weekend total so far is 41 pages.

Hopefully I can read some more this afternoon, after doing all the chores I didn't get around to yesterday

[Jeni]

Saturday's total: 215

The Story of Arthur Truluv by Elizabeth Berg Starting page 3 and ending page 218. (finished)

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Just finished The House On Findlater Lane for 283 pages.
My total so far 785 pages

[Jeni]

Jennifer wrote: "Saturday's total: 215

The Story of Arthur Truluv by Elizabeth Berg Starting page 3 and ending page 218. (finished)"

Weekend total so far: 722

[Jane]

Started and finished Retribution Ridge by Anna Willett 4*
for 221 pages

Weekend total so far 968 pages

[Anita]

the prison doctor Dr Amanda Brown 248pages finished

say your sorry Michael Robotham currently on200

look what you made me do Megan Norris 312 pages finished aa

all together=760 pages

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

I finished The Secret Life of Sarah Meads last night for 192 pages

Now reading A New York Secret and loving it :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Some lovely reading being done - 9 hours left of today and it'll be over for another quarter!

[Jane]

Started and finished The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes 5* for 488 pages

A beautifully narrated audiobook and an uplifting story.

Running total, and probably not much more to add, 1,416 pages

[Krystal]

Tomorrow is a 15hr day for me and I don't imagine I'll get more read tonight so if I don't update again before the cutoff, my grand total is 212 pages (22 pages today)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Jane wrote: "Started and finished The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes 5* for 488 pages

A beautifully narrated audiobook and an uplifting story.

Running total, and probably not m..."

Excellent Jane :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Krystal wrote: "Tomorrow is a 15hr day for me and I don't imagine I'll get more read tonight so if I don't update again before the cutoff, my grand total is 212 pages (22 pages today)"

Thanks Krystal - that's a horrible long day for you :(

[Mari]

Jane wrote: "Started and finished The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes 5* for 488 pages

A beautifully narrated audiobook and an uplifting story.

Running total, and probably not m..."

Absolutely loved this book too. Such great female friendships. 🥰

[Deb]

started and finished New Animal by Ella Baxter. Started Sanctuary by Judy Nunn.

listened to %25 of an audio book... no idea what page count that is. well have to sit down and try and figure it out tomorrow

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

25% of a paperback/kindle copy is a 1/4 of the actual page count Deborah. That will do it. If you'd linked your book I could have checked it for you ;)

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Finished Aunt Bessie Enjoys for 234 pages. Started Royal Blood and will keep reading until I fall asleep 😴

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Ditto Phrynne, I'm enjoying my current read.

[Melly]

Had a busy day today, so unfortunately wasn't able to add many more pages to my total.
Today I read 32 pages of Purple Hibiscus and 55 pages of Stories of Hope: Finding Inspiration in Everyday Lives.
Total = 461 pages :)

[Jenny]

Totals

Friday -

Hunted by Charles Welch
Pages 134
Turn to Dust by Rachel Amphlett Pages 466

Saturday -

Where Shadows Meet by Colleen Coble Pages 334
The Snow Girls by Chris Mooney Pages 443

Sunday

Impassioned Deceit by Faye Hall Pages 180
Lost In Kakadu by Kendall Talbot Pages 294

Final total - 1851

[Mari]

So close to 1,000 pages but my eyes won’t stay open any longer 😂. Nonetheless I had a great weekend of reading, finishing 2 of my ‘March’ reads.

500 Miles from You by Jenny Colgan - 125 pages
Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah (completed) - 66 pages
Death at the Seaside by Frances Brody - 64 pages

Sunday Totals = 255 pages
Final Total = 979 pages

Thanks Brenda for organising 😊.