Fall Read-a-Thon 2021: Team Atlantis

[Sarah]

I will be finishing Pretty Girls today which works for the 500+ pages prompt!

[Joan]

I didn't get to read too much yesterday. I will put in the pages when I get home from work. I should end up having 2 hours of audio time today with my commute to work.

Planning to get some pages read when I get home as well.

You guys are doing great!

[Kathy]

I haven't finished anything today, but will probably finish tomorrow - for black and white cover. I'm halfway through Murder at the Mena House for book set in Egypt. Maybe I'll finish that tomorrow too.

Looks like we're doing great!

I put a book on hold from the library that has animal prints on the cover - hard to find. But here it is - maybe your library has it too.
. It's only 160 pages.

[JennH]

Kathy wrote: "I haven't finished anything today, but will probably finish tomorrow - for black and white cover. I'm halfway through Murder at the Mena House that can go to book set in Egypt. I'm going to put it there for now so we can knock off the Sphinx. But I'll move it if your book doesn't fit anywhere else.

[Kathy]

My book fits other prompts, so that's fine, JennH.

[Jackie, Solstitial Mod]

Well my read a thon got off to a rough start. I had a migraine on Sunday (hence why miles of pages missed a day), and then the last two days of work have been insanely busy. I managed to finish Flower Crowns and Fearsome Things, the new Amanda Lovelace collection that I had such high hopes for. Sadly, I really didn't like it. Tomorrow is Agatha Christie Day, so I'll probably reread one of hers next as a palette cleanser.

[Jackie, Solstitial Mod]

PS: on the cover of that book, there are roses on fire and I'm counting fire as a source of light

[JennH]

Kathy - Oh my. I'm glad you understood my gobbledygook of a message.

[Kendra]

I read Don't Lose Your Head: Life Lessons from the Six Ex-Wives of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn is described as fiery multiple times, so I used it for that prompt.

[Joan]

I read a little bit yesterday. Not as much as I wanted to. But the book just got really interesting. I'm hoping to finish today or tomorrow.

[Sarah]

I will finally finish Ocean at the Emd of the Lane today which will work for a paranormal book! and if not today, then by tomorrow I will finish A Slow Fire Burning which would work for a number of different prompts!

[Joan]

Sarah wrote: "I will finally finish Ocean at the Emd of the Lane today which will work for a paranormal book! and if not today, then by tomorrow I will finish A Slow Fire Burning which would work for a number of..."

Oh I loved Ocean at the end of the Lane.

[Joan]

I need everyone's opinion. I go back and forth deciding whether this cover would count as animal print:



Like it's not typical leopard print but there is like a pattern and animals in the pattern.

What do you all think?????

[°~Amy~°]

Joan wrote: "I need everyone's opinion. I go back and forth deciding whether this cover would count as animal print:



Like it's not typical leopard print but there is like a..."

You can ask Emily over on the readathon Faq's thread. I don't think it does unless they are counting "prints of animals" for animal prints.

[Jackie, Solstitial Mod]

I don't know that I'd call that an animal print.

[Joan]

That's why I was going back and forth. I'll ask Emily.

[Joan]

Emily said it counts. I'm hoping to finish it today.

[Kathy]

I finished Murder at the Mena House and put it for "light source on the cover." I changed the color on the Completed and Plan tabs to light yellow, for finishing the prompt 3 times. Change it if there's supposed to be a different color.

[°~Amy~°]

I am currently listening to Into the Drowning Deep, which fits into a lot of different spots. I'll slot it in where ever I can finish, or nearly finish a monster when I am done. It might be nice to start on another Dragon too. We'll see where that all falls tomorrow.

I am also physically reading The Moonlit Mind. That is a good one for another black and white cover. I think we need two of those right now.

[Edie]

I am halfway through a couple of books. Excited to see we have the sphinx. Way to go Team Atlantis!

[Kathy Jo]

I finished Cold as Ice and put it under death of a character, finishing off a Banshee. Also works for over 500 pages.

[Joan]

I still have 50 pages of the book. Can't keep my eyes open anymore. Will finish it while my daughter is at dance tomorrow. It's really good though.

[Kendra]

I finished Monstress, Vol. 1: Awakening and I used it for the paranormal prompt.

[Joan]

I finished Such a Fun Age this morning. I was a really good book. Deciding what to read next.

[Joan]

I counted it for a book with animal print on the cover. Emily agreed that it worked for that one. I updated the spreadsheet.

[Edie]

Joan wrote: "Sarah wrote: "I will finally finish Ocean at the Emd of the Lane today which will work for a paranormal book! and if not today, then by tomorrow I will finish A Slow Fire Burning which would work f..."

I also loved Ocean at the End of the Lane. It was the first Neil Gaiman book I read and still one of my favorites.

[Kathy]

I finished The Diary of a Provincial Lady for "predominantly orange or red cover."

[JennH]

I just got a look at all the monsters we've slayed. Wow. Go Team Atlantis!

I'm working on Poemsia which can go to a book with a black and white cover. That'll slay another wraith. :)

[Kendra]

I just finished One for the Money and I used it for a book with a title starting with a letter in NORBERT. So another dragon killed. We're at 3000 points, so Go Team!!!!🥳🥳🥳🥳

[Kathy]

Just finished Aunts Aren't Gentlemen for another "predominantly orange or red cover."


Will start James Herriot's Cat Stories for a book "with animal print" on the cover.

[Sarah]

I finished The Ocean at the End of the Lane (which I loved .. not many Neil Gaiman books that I haven't thorougly enjoyed!) and Talking as Fast as I Can: From Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls and used them for a paranormal book and a book "with a title that starts with a letter found in NORBERT". Not sure what I'm going to pick up next

[Jackie, Solstitial Mod]

Finished off A Murder Is Announced. Not sure what I'll pick up next, but there's a library book sale tomorrow so I'll probably come home with a bunch of options.

[Joan]

I read 70 more pages today and logged them. I started We Are the Ants. It's pretty good so far. It should go quickly.

[Kendra]

I finished Me Artsy and I used it for the orange/red cover. I also picked dark purple to be the colour for 5 complete prompts.

[Kendra]

Also, I asked and we could use The Magic Fish for animal print, so if someone has a book with a mythological creature we could move it to finish off another dragon.

[Joan]

I think we can use We Are the Ants for a green cover. It looks more green on the book than it does in this picture. What do you all think?

[Joan]

Joan wrote: "I think we can use We Are the Ants for a green cover. It looks more green on the book than it does in this picture. What do you all think?

"

It also has a light source on the cover.

[Sarah]

I would say it fits both! I finished Slow Fire Burning and added it to "A fiery character" promot and I've started Devolution by Max Brooks for "animal print" as it has a foot print on the cover!

[JennH]

Kendra wrote: "Also, I asked and we could use The Magic Fish for animal print, so if someone has a book with a mythological creature we could move it to finish off another dragon."

I just started How to Twist a Dragon's Tale that could fit for the book with a mythological creature. It's very short and won't take me long.

[Edie]

Kendra wrote: "Also, I asked and we could use The Magic Fish for animal print, so if someone has a book with a mythological creature we could move it to finish off another dragon."

I am within 100 pages of finishing Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line and a djinn is mythological creature. So far we haven't seen a djinn in the book, but there have been many, many references to the possibility that a djinn is responsible for the disappearance of children, so I am comfortable saying the djinn has a real presence in this book.

[Kendra]

I'll move The Magic Fish then. Whichever one of you finishes first can put it in the mythological creature slot.


I also just finished History Matters 2: More Stories from Saskatchewan and I used it for the black and white cover.

[Kathy]

I'm reading The Distant Hours, which I hope to finish tomorrow. It will work for a book over 500 pages.

[JennH]

Edie wrote: "Kendra wrote: "Also, I asked and we could use The Magic Fish for animal print, so if someone has a book with a mythological creature we could move it to finish off another dragon."
..."

I've finished How to Twist a Dragon's Tale and put it in a book with a mythological creature. It fits a few other prompts as well, so I could move it if you have nowhere else to put your book.

[Sarah]

I finished The Heart Principle and added it to "a person with long hair on the cover" to finish off another Banshee.

[Edie]

Finished Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line Since we can only do the Sphinx prompt once (why I wonder?), the only place it fits is for Banshee - death of a character. That is where I placed it.

[Kathy]

Finished James Herriot's Cat Stories for animal print on the cover. We only need "light source on cover" to finish another dragon!

[Joan]

Kathy wrote: "Finished James Herriot's Cat Stories for animal print on the cover. We only need "light source on cover" to finish another dragon!"

I can probably finish We Are the Ants for that or if not it can count as a book with a green cover. It's actually a pretty good young adult book so far. I like the character in it.

[JennH]

Edie wrote: "Finished Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line Since we can only do the Sphinx prompt once (why I wonder?), the only place it fits is for Banshee - death of a character. That is where I placed it."

I can move How to Twist a Dragon's Tale to a short book, less than 250 pages - to move us closer to another wraith and you can take the mythological spot. Let me know.

[Kathy]

I've finished The Distant Hours for the over 500 pages, so we've slayed another Ogre.

[Kathy Jo]

I finished Brave Companions and put it under short book for wraith. Just need a paranormal book to finish it off.
I am hoping to finish The Last Battle tomorrow, it is a shirt book, has mythological creatures, and a source of light on the cover.