January - Marathon Challenge

[Megan]

Updated msg 14

Just completed Night Song by Beverly Jenkins. Given that this was her first published novel, it is impressive that she managed to combine little-known history with compelling characters and a good story. It’s a bit long and includes a lot, something that she’s mastered in her current work. Very open door. I would happily never read or hear the descriptor virginal used to describe a woman or her physical attributes ever again. Worth reading! 4 stars

15/10

[TerryJane, Challenges]

Update to Message #30. 18/15
COMPLETE

Thank you, Blagica!

[GordoTerronillo]

Update message #126

4/3 books

Book #4 Emergency Skin by N.K. Jemisin
Rating ⭐️⭐️

I didn’t like the writing style a lot. The idea was very interesting though!

[Janine]

Update to message 11, 10/8 books

9. Checkmate
10. These Violent Delights

[TCampbell]

Update to message 17
11/10 complete
Managed to squeeze an extra one in!
Challenge COMPLETE

1. Apples Never Fall READ
2. Fatal Storm READ
3. Firekeeper's Daughter READ
4. The Taste of Ginger READ
5. XNOR READ
6. The Jane Austen Society READ
7. Where the Lost Wander READ
8. West with Giraffes READ
9. Thicker than Blood READ
10. The Spanish Love Deception READ
11. The Women of Chateau Lafayette READ

[Marcia]

Update to Message #114 -

Finished The Little Book of Hygge - completing another 289 pages for a total of
577/500 pages

Marcia

[Beverly]

Updated message #6: 21/22

[Tina]

Updated message #73 - read 6 books in January

[Alison]

update to message #136

Finished my challenge by reading 9/8 books this month! A great start to 2022...thank you, Blagica, for leading this challenge!!

[Lucy'sLilLibrary]

Hi ,

Update - Message43

6/6 COMPLETED

[Megan]

Updated msg 14

Just completed Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism by Amanda Montell. Really interesting exploration of how language influences humans and society to the cult extremes. But it also looks at how those influences can be used in fitness, politics, misinformation, religion, among others. Good audio! Worth reading! 4 stars

16/10

[L Y N N]

Update to posting #95:

11/10 as of January 30! DONE!!

[Megan]

Updated msg 14

Just completed The Wedding Setup: A Short Story by Sonali Dev. This was a perfect gem of a short story! To introduce the characters, plot, conflict, and resolve all with the required hea is difficult to do well in a novel. To do that with such emotional effect in the confines of a short story is the mark of a true master. Definitely worth reading! 5 stars

17/50

[Laura]

Message 18 updated

1741 pages out of 1000

[[deleted user]]

Update message 79 - 32/32- 11832 pages

Thanks for the challenge!!!

[Rachael]

Final update: 10/8

[Nicole]

Update to Msg. 60:

18/10

[Carol]

update #61

31/31 books completed!

[Beverly]

Updated message #6: 22/22 DONE

[Anastasia]

Updated 1/31:
This is my first challenge, and it sounds fun! I’m in for 10 books please!

Goal: 10 books
Progress: 21/10

Books Read:
1. Half Blood ( Half Blood #1) by Lauren Dawes
2.Half Truths (Half Blood #2) by Lauren Dawes
3.Cavanaugh in Plain Sight (Cavanaugh Justice #41) by Marie Ferraella
4.Half Life (Half Blood #3) by Lauren Dawes
5.Half Cast (Half Blood #4) by Lauren Dawes
6.Half Bound (Half Blood #5) by Lauren Dawes
7.Helhiem Wolf Pack Novellas, the complete collection by Lauren Dawes
8. A Not so Meet Cute by Meghan Quinn
9. Put Me in Detention by Meghan Quinn
10. Earn your Extra Credit by Meghan Quinn
11.See Me After Class by Meghan Quinn
12. Ash Princess (Ash Princess Trilogy #1) by Laura Sebastian
13. Words On Bathroom Walls by Julia Walton
14. Lady Smoke (Ash Princess Trilogy #2) by Laura Sebastian
15. Ember Queen (Ash Princess Trilogy #3) by Laura Sebastian
16. Shadow Born ( Shadows of Salem #1) by Rebecca Hamilton
17. Shadow Marked (Shadows of Salem #2) by Rebecca Hamilton
18.Shadow Hunted (Shadows of Salem #3) by Rebecca Hamilton
19. Things We Never got Over by Lucy Score
20. By a Thread by Lucy Score
21. Dangerous Secrets (Callaghan Brothers #1) by Abbie Zanders

[Carmen]

Update to message #10

PROGRESS: 39/25

[Megan]

Updated msg 14

Just completed The Hidden Palace by Helene Wecker. Beautiful writing and lush descriptions are this author’s signature. Her characters are complex. However, there were parts of the story that were too long, and at points, I wanted to yell at them to grow up and use their words. But it was an interesting sequel to the first book. Worth reading. 4 stars

18/10

[Grace]

Update to original message #81
4/4 !!! Yay for making January goal.

4.

[Gwen S.]

Challenge COMPLETED!!!
10/10 novels read, 2565/2000 pages turned.
Please update msg#36!

Thank you for hosting! ;-)
Be well, and wishing you all an amazing, ' 2022 reading' year! <3

[Claire]

Message 59 has been edited to show 6/6 books completed.

[Shari]

Message #31 UPDATE

Progress: 18 / 20

Almost made my goal. Spent too long reading the Jodi Picoult book. Took me 4 days to read it.

[Julia]

update message #39 (apologies for not keeping the updated info .... err.... updated!):

Finished!!!

Pages read: 4017/2500 (not quite sure how I did that!!)
Books finished: 8/8

[Julia]

also for message 39: here are the books I read (sorry!):

Books completed: 8/8

[bailey, Challenges]

update msg 15

Progress: 2/5, didn't finish it this month but that's okay!!

[Amy (Other Amy)]

Update message 22: 7/1 challenge complete. Thanks for hosting this!

[Marcia]

Update Message #114

588 pages read/ 500 page goal!

[Mary]

I did not make my goal of eight books for January, although I did read four books, Not a 100% start, but not 0%, either,

[TCampbell]

Update to message 17
12/10 complete
Managed to squeeze an extra two in!

1. Apples Never Fall READ
2. Fatal Storm READ
3. Firekeeper's Daughter READ
4. The Taste of Ginger READ
5. XNOR READ
6. The Jane Austen Society READ
7. Where the Lost Wander READ
8. West with Giraffes READ
9. Thicker than Blood READ
10. The Spanish Love Deception READ
11. The Women of Chateau Lafayette READ
12. The Wish READ

[Karianne]

Update to message #178

Final totals:
19/9 books
4,290/3,333 pages

Books since last update:
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon (866)
The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan (576)
Sincerely, Your Autistic Child ed. by Emily Paige Ballou, Sharon daVanport, and Morénike Giwa Onaiwu (224)
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett, ill. by MinaLima (378)
Call Me By Your Name by André Aciman (256)
This Book Is For You: I Hope You Find It Mildly Uplifting by Worry Lines (208)
Bear by Chrissy Williams (64)
Low by Chrissy Williams (80)
Gmorning, Gnight! by Lin-Manuel Miranda, ill. by Jonny Sun (207)
Lady Susan by Jane Austen (128)
Mirror Mirror by Marilyn Singer, ill. by Josée Masse (32)
Follow Follow by Marilyn Singer, ill. by Josée Masse (32)
Echo Echo by Marilyn Singer, ill. by Josée Masse (32)

Thanks for this challenge! Definitely helped me make progress on my goals and challenges for the year.

[Brittany]

Update to message #68

12/9 read

ended up three over my goal for the month!!

[Lindsey]

Update to message #87

33/25

Completed

[Ketty]

Updated message #40

Final: 1,624/1,000

[Greg]

Update to message 9:

Earth Strike to finish my challenge!

8/8

[Brittany]

forgot to do a final update for message #69

my goal was 9, ended up reading 12!!

[Blagica , Challenges]

Congrats to you all! I am sorry for my delay. I have been job hunting all month I haven't been on my computer much. We read 603 books out of 774 and 29,847 pages out of 50,106!