January - Marathon Challenge

[jane]

Hello, my goal for January is 10 books.

Progress: 0/10

[TCampbell]

Update to message 17
1/6 complete
Happy New Year!

[Blagica , Challenges]

Welcome everyone, For you first timers. I hope you brought your racing shoes. I am trying to figure out how to set up my spreadsheet this year since Goodreads won't let me share external links. Bare with me. I'm here I'm reading with you and we will crush January and start the year right

[Barb]

Happy New Year! Looking to get my total book challenge off to a good start. I'm in for 10 books for January.

Read 1/10
The Christmas Candle- Max Lucado

[Blagica , Challenges]

TCampbell wrote: "Update to message 17
1/6 complete
I will join in with 6 books
1. Apples Never Fall READ
2. Fatal Storm
3. Firekeeper's Daughter
4. [book:The Taste of..."

congrats on finishing your first book

[Carmen]

Update to message #10

PROGRESS: 1/25

[Blagica , Challenges]

I am starting the year off with 4 books.
3/4
The Sorority Murder
Do You Follow?Elements of Chemistry: Attraction

[Leandra]

Update
1/10 Books Read - Deon Meyer Feniks.

[Claire]

Please put me down for 6 books!


Three done so far:
1. Promises to Keep: On Life and Politics
2. Oogy: The Dog Only a Family Could Love
3. Goodbye, Paris
4. Unthinkable: Trauma, Truth, and the Trials of American Democracy
5. His Master's Voice
6. #SAD!: Doonesbury in the Time of Trump

[Nicole]

I'm in for 10!

1. Graineliers, Vol. 3
2. Monster and the Beast, Vol. 1
3. The Dispatcher
4. A Sign of Affection, Vol. 1
5. Agatha's First Case
6. They All Saw a Cat
7. Kawaii Doodle Cuties
8. Twittering Birds Never Fly, Vol.1
9. Outlander
10. Canapés for the Kitties
11. The Water Dragon’s Bride, Vol. 6
12. Murder by Other Means
13. A Sign of Affection, Vol. 2
14. Still Sick, Vol. 1
15. A Game Of Thrones
16. Library Wars: Love & War, Vol. 1
17. Both Can Be True
18. Overwatch: New Blood #3

18/10

[Carol]

I'm in for 31

31/31 completed

1. Memoirs of Martinus Scriblerus by Alexander Pope, John Arbuthnot, et al - finished 1/1/22
2. Vathek by William Beckford - finished 1/10/22
3. Evelina by Frances Burney - finished 1/19/22
4. A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift - finished 1/24/22
5. Sunday the Rabbi Stayed Home by Harry Kemelman - finished 1/2/22
6. Bosambo of the River by Edgar Wallace - finished 1/11/22
7. A Soul of Steel by Carole Nelson Douglas - finished 1/21/22
8. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle - finished 1/28/22
9. The War Terror by Arthur B. Reeve - finished 1/3/22
10. The Wallet of Kai Lung by Ernest Bramah - finished 1/12/22
11. The Voices by Allen Cooke - finished 1/20/22
12. A Thousand Steps by T. Jefferson Parker - finished 1/31/22
13. The Great Quest by Charles Boardman Hawes - finished 1/4/22
14. The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle by Hugh Lofting - finished 1/13/22
15. The Dark Frigate by Charles Boardman Hawes - finished 1/22/22
16. Tales from Silver Lands by Charles J. Finger - finished 1/30/22
17. They Were Strong and Good by Robert Lawson - finished 1/27/22
18. April's Kittens by Clare Turlay Newberry - finished 1/5/22
19. In My Mother's House by Ann Nolan Clark - finished 1/14/22
20. Paddle-to-the-Sea by Holling Clancy Holling - finished 1/18/22
21. The Slaughterman's Daughter by Yaniv Iczkovits - finished 1/6/22
22. Who Is Vera Kelly? by Rosalie Knecht - finished 1/15/22
23. The She-Devil in the Mirror by Horacio Castellanos Moya - finished 1/25/22
24. The Man Who Met the Train by Harold Adams - finished 1/24/22
25. Shawnee Alley Fire by John Douglas - finished 1/7/22
26. Tutu Deadly by Natalie M. Roberts - finished 1/16/22
27. City Sister Silver by Jáchym Topol - finished 1/9/22
28. Classified as Murder by Miranda James - finished 1/8/22
29. Scandal at the Gala by Wendy Meadows - finished 1/17/22
30. Pussyfoot by Carole Nelson Douglas - finished 1/26/22
31. One Morning in Maine by Robert McCloskey - finished 1/23/22

[Sarah]

Message 24 Updated

Progress: 1/4

[Fran]

update message #26 1/20

[Stacy]

Hi, this will be my first time joining this challenge. It sounds fun! Put me down for 750 pages.

Progress 205/750.

[Candace]

Well to meet my goal for the year I have to do ten books. I just finished one today. (It was short I admit)

goal 10


Completed 2/10

Books read-
Sundaes Best -Riley Hart
Hostile Takeover - Lucy Lennox

[Megan]

Updated msg 14

Just completed my first book - King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo - completed January 2022. Well that was a wild, Grisha-filled ride! “Hope was the wind that came from nowhere to fill your sails and carry you home.” I love returning to this world and that while nothing works out as planned, people with good intentions and courage can still win the day. Definitely worth reading! 4.5 stars

1/10

[Greg]

Update to message 9

The Bone Collector

1/8

[Brittany]

My goal is to read 9 books in January!

1. Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee by Casey Cep finished 1/2/2022
2. Aru Shah and the End of Time by Roshani Chokshi finished 1/6/2022
3. Dirty Deeds by Cate Corvin finished 1/10/2022
4. The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins finished 1/11/2022
5. I Am Watching You by Teresa Driscoll finished 1/15/2022
6. Random Family: Love, Drugs, Trouble, and Coming of Age in the Bronx by Adrian Nicole LeBlanc finished 1/15/2022
7. Velvet Was the Night by Silvia Moreno-Garcia finished 1/18/2022
8. Thick: And Other Essays by Tressie McMillan Cottom finished 1/19/2022
9. Baby, I'm Howling for You by Christine Warren finished 1/22/2022
10. The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James finished 1/25/2022
11. Neon Gods by Katee Robert finished 1/30/2022
12. Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family by Robert Kolker finished 1/31/2022

[Leandra]

Update:

2/10 books read

1. Feniks - Deon Meyer
2. Infanta - Deon Meyer

[Starr]

I would like to read 4 books in January.

[Lynsey]

Can I join the challenge I would like to read 5 books

[Satin]

Such a fun challenge to start 2022!

I’m in for 10 books

Books read/page numbers:

[Tina]

I would like to read 3 books in January.

1. The Judge's List
2. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
3. Passion on Park Avenue
4. Sunrise on Half Moon Bay
5. Love on Lexington Avenue
6. Marriage on Madison Avenue

[Lisa]

I'm in for 2022 January Marathon, I will attempt:
Goal: 10 books
Pages Turned: 20,000

Books: 0/10
Pages: 0/20,000

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[TCampbell]

Update to message 17
2/6 complete
Stayed up late finishing Firekeeper's Daughter
Couldn't put it down!

[Mary]

Found I had a hard time winding down from the sprint to finish my 2021 commitment. Hoping this will be a way to keep the momentum going. Underpromising rather than the opposite, however, I plan for eight books in January.

[Lauren]

Sign me up for 5 books in January!

0/5 books completed

[Megan]

Updated msg 14

When You Get the Chance by Emma Lord. My first 5-star read of 2022, and it was exactly what I needed! From the cover, to the theater content, to the sparkly wonder of it all, I felt delightful at the end! Great plot movement and character dialogue! A true love letter nyc, theater kids, and family - those that step up and those who step in. I received this book as a free giveaway in exchange for my honest review. Definitely worth reading! 5 stars

2/10

[[deleted user]]

I am new to the group and this is my first time in this challenge.
33/32- 12174 pages

1.Tower of Dawn by Sarah J. Maas- 02/01
2. Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J. Maas - 06/01
3. Every Reasonable Doubt by Pamela Samuels Young - 07/01
4. The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler - 08/01
5 -. Above the Bay of Angels by Rhys Bowen 08/01
6. Fall of Angels Barbara Cleverlyby 09/01
7. The Secret Keeper by Kate Morton 11/01
8. Still Life by Louise Penny 11/01
9. From Beer to Eternity by Sherry Harris 12/01
10. The Spanish Daughter by Lorena Hughes 13/01
11. The Bone Collector by Jeffery Deaver 14/01
12.Lab Girl by Hope Jahren 14/01
13.Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens 15/01
14. Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer 15/01
15. Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk 16/01
16. Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life by Barbara Kingsolver 19/01
17. A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking 20/01
18. Murder for Neptune's Trident by Victoria L.K. Williams 21/01
19. The Man with the Compound Eyes by Wu Ming-Yi 21/01
20.Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers 22/01
21. The Last Refuge by Chris Knopf 23/01
22. The White Garden: A Novel of Virginia Woolf by Stephanie Barron 23/01
23. Cats on the Prowl: Book One by Nancy C. Davis 24/01
24. Dancing with the Tiger by Lili Wright 25/01
25. A Flicker in the Dark by Stacy Willingham 26/01
26.Confessions on the 7:45 by Lisa Unger 27/01
27. Daughter of the Blood by Anne Bishop 28/01
28.The Cipher by Isabella Maldonado 28/01
29. Anxious People by Fredrik Backman 29/01
30. The Plague of Doves by Louise Erdrich 30/01
31. The Last House Guest by Megan Miranda 30/01
32. Super Extra Grande by Yoss 31/01
33. The Dilemma by B.A. Paris 31/01

[Blagica , Challenges]

updated to message 80. A big welcome to Claire, Nicole, Carol, Stacy, Candace, Brittany, Star, Lynsey, Satin, Tina, Lisa, Mary, Lauren, and Rika

[Grace]

Happy New Year 2022! Please sign me up for 4 books for January with many thanks!

At this time of posting, I've read 1/4:
The King of Torts

[Margaret]

message 20 updated


1/7 books read

[Gwen S.]

Books :01/10
Pages: 255/2000

Please update Msg#36. Thank you!

[Pamela]

Please sign me up for 5 books in January :)

[Mara]

I would like to join by finishing the 2 books I'm currently reading in for January.

[[deleted user]]

message 79 updated 1/4

[Lindsey]

I would like to join and my goal is 25 books!!

33/25

Completed

[TCampbell]

Update to message 17
3/6 complete
I finished XNOR which I won in a Goodreads giveaway. It was OK

[Leandra]

Update:

3/10 Completed

Jacques Pauw - Little Ice Cream Boy

[Maja]

Update to msg #7

Happy New Year everyone <3

175/1,001 pages completed!
The first book I finished in 2022 is A Darker Shade of Magic. I've reached 230th page on NYE and my copy has 405 pages, so... *opens a calculator* ...I've read 175 pages in 2022 so far.

I really enjoyed this one, a lot more than the first time I had read it (rereads count too, right?)! I'd definitely recommend it. :D

[CrazyAsACupcake]

I'll join for 6 books, please :D

1. The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
2. Haikyu!!, Vol. 30
3. Cinderella Is Dead
4. A Silent Voice, Vol. 2
5. Haikyu!!, Vol. 31

5/6

[Fran]

update message #26. 3/20

[Maria]

I WANT TO DO IT IN PAGES THIS MONTH ,.. SO 2000 PAGES IN jANUARY

[L Y N N]

MARATHON CHALLENGE
Duration: January 1 - January 31, 2022

I'll try to be a bit realistic and commit to read 10 books throughout the month of January

11/10 as of January 30! DONE!!

🐧1. Violets Are Blue (Alex Cross #7) by James Patterson
January 1 ⭐⭐⭐⭐

🐧2. Four Blind Mice (Alex Cross #8) by James Patterson
January 4 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

🐧3. Murder on Black Swan Lane (Wrexford & Sloane #1) by Andrea Penrose
January 7 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

🐧4. Murder at Half Moon Gate (Wrexford & Sloane #2) by Andrea Penrose
January 9 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

🐧5. People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry
January 12 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

🐧6. Day of Infamy by Walter Lord
January 16 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

🐧7. I Am Not Sidney Poitier by Percival Everett
January 17 ⭐⭐⭐⭐

🐧8. The House Without a Key (Charlie Chan #1) by Earl Derr Biggers
January 20 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

🐧9. The Right Attitude to Rain (Isabel Dalhousie #3) by Alexander McCall Smith
January 21 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

🐧10. The Careful Use of Compliments (Isabel Dalhousie #4) by Alexander McCall Smith
January 29 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

🐧11. The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race by Walter Isaacson
January 30 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[Lanre]

Goal: 12 Books
Progress: 4/12

1. Your Best Year Ever by Michael Hyatt.
2. The Smart Money Woman by Arese Ugwu.
3. Invention: A Life by James Dyson
4. The Power of the Other by Dr. Henry Cloud.
5. Will by Will Smith.
6. Grit by Angela Duckworth.
7. Start with Why by Simon Sinek
8. Shoe Dog by Phil Knight
9. HBR's 10 Must Reads on Leading Digital Transformation




message 96 updated! 9/12 books read!

[Lisa Marie]

Please count me in for 5 books please. I will add my books to this message as I read them as I haven't decided exactly which books I will be reading this month.
Thank you for posting this challenge. I am excited to kick start 2022!

[Megan]

Updated msg 14

Just completed Rule of Wolves by Leigh Bardugo. This author can really land a story arc! This was everything I wanted, brought in lovely elements from the rest of the series, and kept me guessing. I loved every minute! Definitely worth reading! 5 stars

3/10

[Laura]

Updated message 18 with my first lot of pages!! already almost halfway through my goal woohoo!

[Stacy]

Update to message 64. I read the last 205 pages of Jane Erye.

[Lucy'sLilLibrary]

Message #43

Completed: 2/6