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Quarterly Read-a-thon Friday 8th - Sunday 10th December 2023
I've got my grandson's birthday party on Saturday but otherwise, I'm looking forward to a long weekend of self indulgent reading with uncountable cups of tea and Christmas cake as my support team :).
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The Midwife's Promise by Eliza Graham - from 62% = 130 pagesNow reading Enduring Passions
Thought I'd mark my starting points, then edit later to a new post:Barcelona @67%-77% = 19p
Lowbridge Audio @36% -100% = 243p
Lessons in Chemistry @170 -411= 241p
The Curse of Pietro Houdini@0%-60% =230p
Lowbridge@287--374 = 87p
Normal Rules Don't Apply Audio @0%-100% =212p
The Last Devil to Die Audio @0% -5% =22p
Total 1054p
Running total (my totals will be down this time sorry, spending some time with nephew and his family, kids don't give me much reading time!)Friday
Jar of Hearts by Jennifer Hillier Page 0 to 97 = 97
Saturday
Play Dead by Angela Marsons Page 0 to 202 = 202 pages
Jar of Hearts by Jennifer Hillier Page 97 to 223 = 86 pages
Sunday
Play Dead by Angela Marsons Page 202 to finish 392 = 190 pages
Jar of Hearts by Jennifer Hillier Page 223 to finish 306 = 83 pages
Total = 698 pages
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Friday Pages:New York to Dallas by J.D. Robb - 187 pages
The French for Murder by Verity Bright - 106 pages (completed)
Friday Total - 293 pages
FridayCity Under One Roof by Iris Yamashita - 98 pages
Fall by Tracy Clark - 95 pages
Friday Total - 193 pages
So far, I've read 40 pages of You're All Talk by Rob Drummond and 19 pages of Thinking with Your Hands: The Surprising Science Behind How Gestures Shape Our Thoughts by Susan Goldin-Meadow.
Read the remaining 70 pages of Restless Dolly Maunder by Kate Grenville and the first 14 pages of Crossing the Line: The explosive inside story behind the Ben Roberts-Smith headlines by Nick McKenzie for a total so far of 84 pages
I read 121 pages to finish Sitters, and listened to 1.9 hrs of Hearing Maud - how do I count audiobooks?
FridayFinished The Devil Inside Leisl Leighton
217 pages
Started Dear Banjo Sasha Wasley
5% of 381 pages
19 pages
Total 236
Sorry, I'm not able to participate this weekend either - I have a lot of family stuff going on - but I hope you all have fun! 💕📚
I've read 141 pp of a Phil Jarrett book on surfing and 30 % of a Rachael Amphlett book. sorry about lack of linkage. I'm running off to my grandson's birthday party. I'm running behind with my reading already. I'm really struggling with a cataract. I'm see the surgeon Monday but it'll take a while to get it sorted. can't wait.
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Match them on Goodreads to a paperback or kindle with page count Sue. Use that :)
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Good luck Mary - and enjoy the birthday party :)
Finished Fall (67% of 345 pages) Starting Black Diamond by Martin Walker today
Friday total: 231 pages
I'm in belatedly!Friday 8th:
Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand - 73pp;
The Toy Taker by Luke Delaney - 260pp (to end);
Gingerbread by Robert Dinsdale - 70pp;
= 403 pages;
Saturday 9th:
Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand - 36pp;
Gingerbread by Robert Dinsdale - 178pp;
= 214 pages;
Sunday 10th:
Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand - 76pp;
Exile by Denise Mina - 150pp;
= 226 pages
Readathon total: 843 pages
Completed books (1):
Friday total: 633 pages15pgs: Still Life by Louise Penny (finished - had 30mins listening time left)
250pgs: Post Mortem by Gary Bell (finished - had already started)
256pgs: Nora Goes Off Script by Annabel Monaghan (finished)
112pgs: Resurrection Walk by Michael Connelly (started & still reading)
FRIDAYFinished books I was reading
The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett 38 pages
Death of a Bore by M.C. Beaton 146 pages
Murder at the Dolphin Hotel by Helena Dixon 133 pages
TOTAL 317 pages
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Friday 8th:
Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand - 73pp;
The Toy Taker by Luke Delaney - 260pp (to end);
[book:Gingerbread|220..."
You're on the list Kim :)
Ooh! I'm here.Friday 8/12: Betrayal in Death by J.D. Robb 8/12 3★ 306p
Devil's Lady 125p
Dashing Through the Snow 50p
Pages: 481
Books finished: 1
I usually read a lot every day & I love doing readathons. But life got in the way yesterday & I got interrupted every time I planned to read. Sorry - I’ll try to catch up today.
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Don't worry - life often gets in the way!
Saturday Pages:New York to Dallas by J.D. Robb - 42 pages (completed)
Gathering Storms by Kerry McGinnis - 195 pages (new)
Blanche Cleans Up by Barbara Neely - 106 pages (new)
Saturday Total - 343 pages
Running Total - 636 pages
Very happy with my reading 👍.
Friday Pages:The Art Merchant by J.K. Flynn -- 285 pages
Saturday
Death on Cromer Beach by Ross Greenwood --200 pages
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Friday and Saturday total so far 1232 pages>
Life got in the way and I forgot to do a Friday check-in.Friday:
42 pages of Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
Saturday:
123 pages of Gideon the Ninth
Started and finished The Upside of Unrequited for 340 pages
Weekend total so far: 505 pages
I've been reading The Lost Man by Jane Harper and my totals so far are:Friday - 55 pages
Saturday - 175 pages
SaturdayDear Banjo Sasha Wasley
77% of 381 pages
Saturday 293 pages
Friday 236 pages
Running total 529 pages
Friday: 0 pagesSaturday:
Our Mutual Friend, 24 pages
Eye for An Eye, 120 pages
Current total: 144 pages
Friday:The Perfect Marriage finished - 195 pages
The Secret of Poppyridge Cove - 80 pages
275 pages
Saturday: The Secret of Poppyridge Cove finished - 100 pages
The Ones You Trust finished - 72 pages
When We Were Enemies - 100 pages
272 pages
Sunday: Not much reading. Celebrating hubby's birthday.
When We Were Enemies pg 101-189 88 pages
Current tally: 635 pages
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Friday and Saturday's totals 1362 pages
Less today as we have a futsal grand final to go to :)
Saturday 9/12: Devil's Lady by Dawn Lindsey 9/12 1★ 99pDashing Through the Snow by Debbie Macomber 9/12 1★ 106p
The Bandit Queens 150p
Pages: 355
Total pages: 836
Books finished: 3
Friday - The sitters - 121 pages (finished)Hearing Maud: A Journey for a Voice - 61 pages
Saturday - Hearing Maud: A Journey for a Voice - 187 pages
Shuggie Bain - 66 pages
Total so far - 435 pages
Saturday total: 747 pages291 pgs: Resurrection Walk by Michael Connelly (finished)
146 pgs: Totally Folked by Penny Reid (had already started, now finished)
310 pgs: Bitter Medicine by Sara Paretsky
Running total: 1380 pages
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Dashing Through the Snow by Debbie Macomber 9/12 1★ 106p
[book:The Bandit Queen..."
I just realised you weren't on the list Kylie - you are now!
Saturday's book finished : Meet Me in Bendigo by Eva Scott 3* for 389 pagesWeekend total to date : 870 pages
Finished Dear Banjo Sasha Wasley69 pages
running total 598
Now reading Second Chance for the Heart Doctor Susan Carlisle
And another book down : The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill 5* for 292 pages .New total 1,162 pages
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New York to Dallas by J.D. Robb - page 187
The French for Murder by Verity Bright - page 196
Hope to knock off at least one yearly challenge and make a dent in my December challenge.
Happy readathon everyone.