Quarterly Read-a-thon Friday 13th - Sunday 15th June 2025

[Odette]

Perfect weather to be inside. It is freezing here with frost still outside.
I am continuing with Hangman's Gap by Rachel Amphlett from page 96
Then starting The Chalk Pit by Elly Griffiths and perhaps
The Jam Maker by Mary-Lou Stephens
Hope you all enjoy your reading

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Welcome Kylie - happy reading everyone!!

[Kerri_M]

Running tally 998

Friday
Hang on St. Christopher - Adrian McKinty From page 45 to 306 (end) = 261 p this feels like the end of the series, but you never know! ★★★★
The Deadly Mystery of the Missing Diamonds - T.E. Kinsey From page 88 to 159 = 71 p
Sat
The Deadly Mystery of the Missing Diamonds - T.E. Kinsey From page 159 to 306 = 147 p First in the spinoff Dizzy Heights series ★★★★
The Black Loch - Peter May From start to 304 = 304 p
Sun
The Black Loch - Peter May From 304 to 394 = 90 p Back to Lewis Island ★★★★☆
Last of the Wilds - Trudi Canavan A.A From start to 63 = 63 p
The Abbot's Agreement - Melvin R. Starr - From start to 62 = 62 p

[Carolyn]

My tally so far: 422 pages

Friday:
We Are All Guilty Here by Karin Slaughter 45 pages
Evan Help Us by Rhys Bowen 134 pages

Saturday:
Evan Help Us by Rhys Bowen 92 pages
Chasing Shadows by Robert Bryndza 151 pages

Sunday:

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

I've just finished Escape From Portaleige for 368 pages and will start Sounds of Murder next.

[Renee V]

Taking full advantage of holidays and hubby hanging with his friend all day, started and finished first book Lady's Knight by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner, was easy read. 458 pages. Next up Wizard of Earthsea.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Renee V wrote: "Taking full advantage of holidays and hubby hanging with his friend all day, started and finished first book Lady's Knight by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner, was easy read. 458 pages. Next up Wiza..."

👍

[#Teresa]

Running Tally:

Friday:
The Story Collector p337-377 (40 pages) - finished.
Four Puddings and a Funeral p151-320 (169 pages) - finished.
The Stranger Inside p25-90 (65 pages)

Friday total: 274 pages

Saturday

The Stranger Inside p91-109 (18 pages)
Looking for Eden 248 pages - finished

Saturday Total: 266

Sunday

Never Never - 325 pages - finished
The Stranger Inside p110-226 (116 pages)

Sunday Total: 441 pages

Weekend total: 981pages

[Mari]

Finishing up early today.

Friday Totals
An Unfinished Murder by Ann Granger - 172 pages
Yours Cheerfully by A.J. Pearce - 158 pages
Friday Total = 330 pages

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Finished Sounds of Murder for 188 pages. Friday's total 556 pages

[Tracey Allen]

Turns out I'm reading the WORST fiction book for a readathon but now that I've started, I want to continue the plodding momentum, so I've read 35 pages of The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas and 24 pages of Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things by Adam M. Grant.

[Sharon]

Friday
The Favourites by Layne Fargo p18-p211 (193 pages)
Such Quiet Girls by Noelle W. Ihli p62-p359 (292 pages)

Friday Total = 485 pages

[Helen]

Friday Totals

The Body at the Vineyard Kate Hardy 178 pages

Letters in Blue Heather Reyburn 53 pages

Total: 231 pages

[Odette]

Friday Totals

Finished Hangman's Gap by Rachel Amphlett - 266 pages
Started The Chalk Pit by Elly Griffiths - 74 pages

Friday Total - 340 pages

[Steve]

Friday

First 210 pages of The Rook

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Friday. Aunt Bessie Tries 238pages
Currently reading Find Her Alive

[Amanda]

Friday: Read the remaining 201 pages of The Sleep Room: A Very British Medical Scandal

[Sue]

Friday:
James completed - 137pp
Memorial Days - 5pp
The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida - 35pp
Total for Friday: 177

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Looking good everyone!!

[Trish]

Friday
Where the Heart Is finished 67 pages
Long Island finished 229pages
Code Blues: When Medicine Becomes Murder continued 31pages

Total 327 pages

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

My first finish for Saturday is Hidden Dreams for 179 pages
Now onto The Tides That Lie

[JP]

Friday reading:

Just Like Heaven by Julia Quinn - 86 pages
Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect by Benjamin Stevenson - 34 pages
Geraldine by Andrea Thompson - 12 pages

Friday total: 132 pages

[Mari]

Saturday Totals
An Unfinished Murder by Ann Granger - 64 pages (finished)
Yours Cheerfully by A.J. Pearce - 50 pages
The Proof of the Pudding by Rhys Bowen (new) - 165 pages

Saturday Total = 279 pages
Running Total = 609 pages

[Sharon]

Saturday
The Favourites by Layne Fargo p212- p448 (236 pages)
Secrets in Pelican Crossing by Maggie Christensen p1-p100 (100 pages)

Saturday Total = 336 pages

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Friday. Aunt Bessie Tries 238pages
Saturday Find Her Alive 300 pages Signal Loss 320 pages

Total so far 858 pages

[Helen]

Saturday reading

Finished Letters in Blue Heather Reyburn 280 pages

Started The Cowboy’s Best Friend Megan Crane 39 pages

Saturday total 319 pages

Running total 550 pages

Happy reading :)

[JP]

Saturday reading:

Just Like Heaven - 63 pages - Finished
Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect - 189 pages - Finished
Geraldine - 14 pages

Saturday total: 266 pages

[Sue]

Saturday:
Memorial Days - 291 pages - completed
The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida - 34 pages

Saturday Total - 326

Running Total - 504

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Saturday's reads - Hidden Dreams for 179 pages; The Tides That Lie for 285 pages.

Friday - 556 pages
Saturday - 464 pages

Running - 1020 pages

[Steve]

Saturday

Final 331 pages of The Rook
First 80 pages of The Justice of Kings

Saturday total: 411 pages

Running total: 621 pages

[Catsalive]

Readathon 13-15/6/25

Friday:
Treachery in Death by J.D. Robb 13/6 4.5★ 480p

Saturday:
Thoroughly Disenchanted by Alexandra Almond 14/6 3.5★ 311p
The Lady in Gray by Patricia Oliver 14/6 4★ 224p

Sunday:

Pages: 1015

Books: 3

[Sarah]

Aussie Readers' June Read-a-Thon
Totals to end of Saturday:
Captive on the Fens by Joy Ellis: 68% - end (101 pages)
Good Girl, Bad Blood by Holly Jackson: 20% - end (330 pages)
Cold Query by Ivanka Fear: 3% - 50% (162 pages)
Running Total: 593 pages

I'm aiming to hit 1000 by midnight tonight!

[Carolyn]

My tally so far: 648 pages

Friday:
We Are All Guilty Here by Karin Slaughter 45 pages
Evan Help Us by Rhys Bowen 134 pages

Saturday:
Evan Help Us by Rhys Bowen 92 pages
Chasing Shadows by Robert Bryndza 151 pages

Sunday:
Chasing Shadows by Robert Bryndza 226 pages
Her First Mistake by Kendra Elliot

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Sarah wrote: "Aussie Readers' June Read-a-Thon
Totals to end of Saturday: I'm aiming to hit 1000 by midnight tonight!
..."

Good luck Sarah :)

[Trish]

Saturday

Code Blues: When Medicine Becomes Murder continued 17pages
The Shelly Bay Ladies Swimming Circle started 63pages
His Outback Cowgirl 158pages

Total 238 pages

[Renee V]

Friday read and finished Wizard of Earthsea 126p, read nothing yesterday. Today so far have read The Stardust Grail 310p.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

I've just finished The White Crow for 448 pages

Running total: 1468 pages

Will post my final total in the morning, which will include my next read's pages - Death at a Paris Hotel

[Mari]

Sunday Totals

Yours Cheerfully by A.J. Pearce - 116 pages
The Proof of the Pudding by Rhys Bowen - 148 pages (completed)

Sunday Total = 264 pages
Readathon Total = 873 pages

Thanks Brenda, always enjoy these readathons.

[Sharon]

Sunday
Secrets in Pelican Crossing by Maggie Christensen p101-p268 (167 pages)
Just Friends by Evie Sterling
p1-p268 (268 pages)

Sunday so far 435 pages

Hoping to read a few more pages so will give my final pages in the morning :)

[#Teresa]

Posting my final totals as I'm going to bed now :) Gotta go to work tomorrow :(
Hope everyone enjoyed their readathon.

Running Tally:

Friday:
The Story Collector p337-377 (40 pages) - finished.
Four Puddings and a Funeral p151-320 (169 pages) - finished.
The Stranger Inside p25-90 (65 pages)

Friday total: 274 pages

Saturday

The Stranger Inside p91-109 (18 pages)
Looking for Eden 248 pages - finished

Saturday Total: 266

Sunday

Never Never - 325 pages - finished
The Stranger Inside p110-226 (116 pages)

Sunday Total: 441 pages

Weekend total: 981pages

[Catsalive]

Readathon 13-15/6/25

Friday:
Treachery in Death by J.D. Robb 13/6 4.5★ 480p

Saturday:
Thoroughly Disenchanted by Alexandra Almond 14/6 3.5★ 311p
The Lady in Gray by Patricia Oliver 14/6 4★ 224p

Sunday:
Strata by Terry Pratchett 15/6 4★ 204p
My Lady Faire by Emily Hendrickson 15/6 2★ 224p
Possession In Death by J.D. Robb 15/6 3★ 160p
The Peppercorn Project 127p

Pages: 1730

Books: 6

[Valerie]

Thanks for organising the readathon. Here are my totals:

Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. 109p
Heroes: Mortals and Monsters, Quests and Adventures by Stephen Fry 162p
Alien Clay by Adrian Tchaikovsky 206p

Weekend total 477 pages

[Renee V]

Will add links in later.
Friday reads:
Lady's Knight - 458p
Wizard of Earthsea - 126
Sunday reads:
Stardust Grail - 310
First Contact - 168

Weekend total: 1,062

[Helen]

Thanks heaps for organising Brenda, I do love these, here are my totals

Sunday reading
Finished The Cowboy’s Best Friend Megan Crane 185 pages

Started Queen By Royal Command Annie West read 71 pages

Started The Puck Stops Here Rachael Stewart read 47 pages

Friday 231 pages
Saturday 319 pages
Sunday 303 pages

Read-A-Thon total 853 pages

better than last time but not my highest :)

[Krystal]

Sadly I've been sick all weekend so completely forgot about this one, but still managed to read a little:

House of the Beast: 87 pages
Where the Crawdads Sing: 50 pages
Unexplained Mysteries of the Ancient World: Extraordinary Enigmas from History: 138 pages

For a total of 275 pages

[Sharon]

Friday
Such Quiet Girls 292 pages
The Favourites 193 pages
Saturday
The Favourites 236 pages
Secrets in Pelican Crossing 100 pages
Sunday
Secrets in Pelican Crossing 167 pages
Just Friends 268 pages
Three Little Lies 35 pages

Grand Total = 1,291 pages

[Sharon]

Thank you Brenda for organising another fun readathon :)

[Odette]

Brenda, thanks for organising the Readathon. Here are my totals.

Friday Total - 340 pages

Saturday and Sunday
Finished The Chalk Pit by Elly Griffiths - 299 pages
Started The Jam Maker by Mary-Lou Stephens - 55 pages

Saturday and Sunday total - 354 pages

Weekend Total - 694 pages

[Sue]

Sunday - The Maker of Heavenly Trousers - 60pp

Total for the Readathon: 563 pages

[Steve]

I really enjoy these readathons!

Friday

First 210 pages of The Rook

Saturday

Final 331 pages of The Rook
First 80 pages of The Justice of Kings

Saturday total: 411 pages

Sunday

347 pages of The Justice of Kings

Grand total: 968 pages