Quarterly Read-a-thon Friday 11th - Sunday 13th June 2021

[PattyMacDotComma]

I'll be in!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

On the list Patty :)

[Suz]

I'll join :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

You're on the list Suzanne :)

[Suz]

Brenda wrote: "You're on the list Suzanne :)"

Excellent, Brenda. I have placed this in my diary. No excuse to forget!

[Carolyn]

The weather is shaping up to be perfect for staying indoors and reading this weekend - across most of Australia I think. 😁

[Janelle]

It’s been snowing all morning here in the Blue Mountains :)

[Deb]

It is ICY in Coolangatta 'feels like 8c' according to my app.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Even colder than that here Deborah - soccer training cancelled for tonight (thank goodness!!)

Does everyone have their books ready to start in around 9 hours? Snuggle up in the warmth somewhere and read! Snow, ice, rain - nothing will stop the reading ;)

[Helen]

It is 8 °here in my suburb in South western Sydney at the moment and I am looking forward to the read-a-thon but one of my daughters is coming for the weekend so I will not get as much reading done as I thought I would, but there will be reading

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

It's awful Helen :( Just do your best, it all counts :)

[Natty]

Oh man how I miss this... Please count me in too :D

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Just in time Natty!! You're on the list :)

[PattyMacDotComma]

Brenda wrote: "On the list Patty :)"

Is there any way we could subscribe to the new challenges updates so we don't miss them? I've made myself a note to check on what I hope are the right weekends for the readathons, but I'd love to get emails or notifications from the main discussion.

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[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

We used to send out invitations to all members in the group Patty, and had so many say they would join in but never did. Now we find it better and easier to just announce it and the regulars will see it. The readathon is always the first or second weekend of the new season so perhaps adding it to you calendar/diary for those times might help. I did announce it for this one in that thread which I hope helped most people to see it was coming up :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Three hours to go readathoners!!! Happy reading :)

[Sharon]

I’m just finishing off my current read A Million Things by Emily Spurr. Then I’m not sure what I’ll start the readathon with.

What will you be starting with, Brenda?

Happy reading everyone 😊📚📚

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

I'll finish off my current read Deadly Delights and then I'm going to try to whip through a few shorter ones which will be a big challenge help 😁

[Mari]

Reading finished for Thursday. This will be my starting points for the readathon.

Starting Pages
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë - page 112
The Single Ladies of Jacaranda Retirement Village by Joanna Nell - page 37
Lamentation by C.J. Sansom - new
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie - new

Hoping to snuggle under lots of blankets and get some good reading done. Happy reading everyone.

[Genevieve]

I know I'm cutting it fine, but could you please add me to the list too?

[Trish]

Perfect reading weather...happy reading everyone!

[Sharon]

Genevieve wrote: "I know I'm cutting it fine, but could you please add me to the list too?"

Never to late to join, Genevieve. Brenda will add you to the list when she is on here next. Happy reading 😊

[Tracey Allen]

Hi guys, sorry for the late notice, but can I join in too? Thanks to Genevieve for the heads up 😊

[Sharon]

Tracey Allen wrote: "Hi guys, sorry for the late notice, but can I join in too? Thanks to Genevieve for the heads up 😊"

Yes of course you can join in, Tracey. Brenda will add you to the list when she is on here next. Happy reading 😊📚

[Sharon]

Let the reading begin 😀 I’m starting with Before You Knew My Name by Jacqueline Bublitz

[Tracey Allen]

I’ve started by reading 56 pages of The Family Doctor by Debra Oswald.

[Em__Jay]

Friday (subtotal)

252 pages: The Attack by Catherine Jinks. I was already 25% in when midnight rolled around.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Genevieve and Tracey, you're both on the list and welcome!! Thanks Sharon :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

I finished Deadly Delights this morning for 103 pages and I've started Rosie

[Krystal]

Sharon wrote: "Let the reading begin 😀 I’m starting with Before You Knew My Name by Jacqueline Bublitz "

Me too!! :D

[MaryG2E]

Hi Brenda, please add me to the list of participants. Thanks.

[Carolyn]

I've started The Other Side of Beautiful by Kim Lock and am enjoying it very much. Also hope to finish Before You Knew My Name by Jacqueline Bublitz

[L A i N E Y (will be back)]

Oh seeing all the cold weather everyone’s in is making me green with envy for sure! We’re lucky if we even get a day under 100° for weeksss! What a great weather for a readathon for you guys indeed :D

I’m starting with audiobook for Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer - a nonfiction about tragedy of 1996 expedition to Everest.

I just watched the movie Everest and now on an Everest binge of sort lol.

Happy reading everyone ~

[Amanda]

I've read 53 pages of Home Stretch on the bus this morning

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

MaryG2E wrote: "Hi Brenda, please add me to the list of participants. Thanks."

Done Mary, welcome!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

I've finished Rosie for 126 pages and now on to The Case at Barton Manor

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

L A i N E Y ~back in a bit~ wrote: "Oh seeing all the cold weather everyone’s in is making me green with envy for sure! We’re lucky if we even get a day under 100° for weeksss! What a great weather for a readathon for you guys indeed..."

You may have some of this cold weather Lainey! And today there's a nasty wind as well :(

[Sharon]

Brenda wrote: "Genevieve and Tracey, you're both on the list and welcome!! Thanks Sharon :)"

You’re welcome :)

[Sharon]

Krystal wrote: "Sharon wrote: "Let the reading begin 😀 I’m starting with Before You Knew My Name by Jacqueline Bublitz "

Me too!! :D"

Hope you’re enjoying it, Krystal :)

[Jane]

Finished my first book of the week-end:
The Hit by David Baldacci 4*
for 201 pages

[Deb]

Icy here... ICY

finished A Scandal in Bohemia by AA Gideon Haigh
240- 293 = 53 pages

Started Ash Mountain by AA Helen Fitzgerald
up to 222 pages so far, hope to finish it before bed.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Finished The Case at Barton Manor for 159 pages, now reading Tall Tails Secret Book Club

[Helen]

Finished Small Acts of Defiance Michelle Wright

118 Pages

Now to finish Ann B. Harrison The Farmer´s Baby

[Em__Jay]

Friday (subtotal): 504 pages

252 pages: In Another Light by A.J. Banner
252 pages: The Attack by Catherine Jinks

[Krystal]

Sharon wrote: "Krystal wrote: "Sharon wrote: "Let the reading begin 😀 I’m starting with Before You Knew My Name by Jacqueline Bublitz ..."

Oh my lord I DEVOURED IT. What a brilliant book!

[Sharon]

Glad you enjoyed it, Krystal. I just finished it and really enjoyed it. My Friday total so far 336 pages Before You Knew My Name by Jacqueline Bublitz.

Might get a little bit more reading done tonight once I decide what to read next :)

[Sarah]

Reporting in my progress for today (Friday 11/6)
The Codebreakers by Alli Sinclair: p.155 - end (341 pages)
Wonderworks: The 25 Most Powerful Inventions in the History of Literature by Angus Fletcher: 23% - 33% (46 pages)
The Whitby Murders by J.R. Ellis: 19% - 34% (43 pages)
Friday total: 430 pages

[MaryG2E]

Friday total pages 348 Look Closer by Rachel Amphlett

[Mari]

Friday Reading:
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë - 47 pages
The Single Ladies of Jacaranda Retirement Village by Joanna Nell - 55 pages
Lamentation by C.J. Sansom - 151 pages
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie - 30 pages

Friday Total = 283 pages

[Krystal]

Friday
Before You Knew My Name by Jacqueline Bublitz: 336 pages
Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo: 6 pages

Friday Total: 342 pages