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Aug 22nd Read-A-Thon
Awesome Steph!!! This is going to be so much fun with all these people :) Can't wait!!I'll probably be updating every hour or something like that.
I know I'm so excited. I think this will help me to stay awake that early in the morning. I'm usually not a morning person :)
I'm currently stockpiling my books and trying not to read that many of them so that on Sunday I have a nice selection to choose from :)
I have to figure out which ones I want to tackle on Sunday. Woohoo, I'm excited!
I think I'm going to alternate genres, I don't want to get burned out reading too many similar books!!I'm excited too Steph :)
Jess wrote: "I think I'm going to alternate genres, I don't want to get burned out reading too many similar books!!I'm excited too Steph :)"
That is a good idea!
That is a good idea. I'm going to have to figure out which books I'm going to put aside.
Thanks Darcy, I got the idea from your posts :)
Here's my prospective book list, I may add books or take away by Sunday.:
You have some great books there, Jess. When you get done with Shoot to Thrill, I have some questions/comments for you.
That peaked my interest a little bit. I will definitely let you know when I finish it.
OK, I am not as fast of a reader as some of you, so here is my list so far and of course I could be adding some later if I need to. I am also starting on the 21st so all of these won't be for the 22nd.Finishing up
Here is my prospective list:
..depending on how the books go or my mood I may change books....For the Audio books while doing other stuff...not sure which one I will start but it's between:
and
I'd like to join you.My prospective book list:
I can't wait to start. I'm a little annoyed that tomorrow I have to go run out to CVS to pick up a prescription, which will cut into my reading time. But I might as well go and get myself something to eat so I don't have to cook and waste more time :)
Lol, do you have one of your books on audio too? If so, listen to the audio while you are going to the store!
OMG where does the time go?? So I am very glad I have an excuse to sit on my bum tomorrow morning and read :-) Here are the remaining books for this challenge.To finish
To read
Good morning everyone! I'm going to get started. I did read for 7 hours yesterday as planned. I only finished 195 pages. I'm a slow reader I guess. Lets see what I can do today. I'm not normally a morning person so this morning is probably going to be the hardest part. I'm still working on "Water Bound" and I'm 72% completed.
Good Morning!I am up, had coffee and now it is time to read.
Not sure what I want to start, toss up between
and
When I check in around 8:30 I will let you all know.
I checking in. I'm still working on Water Bound. It feels like it will never end. Its a long book but its good.
Good morning!! I got up a little later than expected I had a baby shower yesterday.Anyway, my first book is:
followed by
I'll check in sometime later. Hope everyone is having fun so far!!
I've finished:
and am now reading
How is everybody doing? Are we all still awake? lolI'm STILL reading
but I only have one chapter to go. I'm not reading very fast. In the past 3 hours I only read 103 pages. *hangs head in shame*
I just finished my first book and am now onto my second book. But I have to run out to CVS really quick, so I'm going to do that fast now and then run back home so I can continue on with my books :)Danielle that's a really long book so don't feel that bad!
I don't know if anyone else did it, but I created a Readathon shelf here on GR to keep track of all the books I read and also I'm not going to review any until tomorrow so I have more time to read.
I decided to read
since it is due tomorrow.It was cute and fast read.
Going to make breakfast.
Good Morning everyone ;-). I will be starting the morning with an audio book while doing some chores....I actually started this one yesterday
and got about 1/2 way through. I will check in when I am done with the horses and have made my morning Starbucks run ;-)
Yay! I finished my first book and like Jess I'm going to wait until tomorrow to review them. I'm taking a break to eat. Then I will be starting
.
Dawn wrote: "I decided to read since it is due tomorrow.It was cute and fast read.
Going to make breakfast."
Glad to hear this was good, I like Laurenston's books!
I finished
, it was a nice follow up but left off on a cliffhanger. It's an interesting storyline and reminds me of Crow's adult books.Next up:
and then
Jess wrote: "I finished , it was a nice follow up but left off on a cliffhanger. It's an interesting storyline and reminds me of Crow's adult books.Next up: [bookcover:Hex Hall|528..."
I am glad to hear Jealousy is good, but not good on the cliff hanger. I have that one here at the house right now. I will probably get to it by Tuesday.
Darcy wrote: "Jess wrote: "I finished , it was a nice follow up but left off on a cliffhanger. It's an interesting storyline and reminds me of Crow's adult books.Next up: [bookcover..."
Yeah you can sort of guess at what's going to happen based on the title of the book lol. But it was great to see it all play out. And we learn a little bit more about Christophe in this book.
I am just about done for the day. Time to get dressed for a wedding.I ended up reading
Ilona Andrews short story from
which was a good one it is nice to see Kate at the beginning! I want to read the one from Carrie Vaughn about Cormac.I read 5 chapters in
.My totals are 5 hours reading time.
Since I am reading ebooks my pages are a little off so will post them at the end.
I hope everyone enjoys the rest of their day!
Dawn - I loved the short about Kate in DSK....
I am about 3 hours into the second part of
(audible breaks up the books into two parts). I have read all the books but the most current one which is why I have started listening to them...it has been a couple of years since I read the last one and I wanted to listen to them before reading Divine Misdemeanors...in listening I realize I had forgotten a lot....
Have Fun Dawn!I'm checking in again. I'm 5 chapter into Crushing Desire. I've been having to take little breaks to stretch. But I'm having lots of fun:) There is no better way to spend your whole day Sunday.
Jess wrote: "I don't know if anyone else did it, but I created a Readathon shelf here on GR to keep track of all the books I read and also I'm not going to review any until tomorrow so I have more time to read."I created a collection on my Kindle to track the books I was reading...
Dawn - so glad you had fun!! Enjoy the wedding!Danielle - I agree, there is no better way to spend a Sunday :)
Nichole - that's a good idea to do it that way!
Checking in again....I have about an hour left on the audio for A Caress of Twilight but setting it aside right now to startGabriel's Ghost....not originally in my books to read but I need something other then PNR/UF at the moment
Hi everyone :) How are we holding up? I am loving
and its a nice change from all the PNR and UF books I have been reading lately. Well, I guess I'll get back to it.
Just checking in again. I finished
, which had two of Robert's older books. Both were cute. And I also finished
which I really loved! Yeah, it did remind me of other YA pnr books, but it definitely had something different about it.Up next:
I've been reading for about 8 hours and finished 4 books so far. Not too bad! I don't know how late I will end up staying up though.
I'm finding myself getting fidgety while reading on my bed, I think I'm going to relocate myself to the living room.Nichole - let us know how you like Gabriel's Ghost, I tried that a few months ago and wasn't a big fan of it.
Danielle - I know what you mean about reading too many books in the same genre. After I read The Awakening I think I will switch to another genre.
Jess wrote: "I'm finding myself getting fidgety while reading on my bed, I think I'm going to relocate myself to the living room."I found this was a problem for me too.
I am 23% finished with Gabriel's Ghost...so far so good...I am going to read a bit more then take a break and listen to the audio book for a bit so I can stretch my legs.....the readathon is showing my how uncomfortable my recliners is after longer periods of time......
Jess, I was just thinking about switching locations. I'm getting stiff.
Yeah I kept flip flopping from my back to laying on my stomach. Not the greatest positions!! I moved to the couch and it's much better! I'm taking a break to eat right now and surf GR. I just finished
. LOVED IT! I can't wait to get the next one :) Derek is my new YA love lol.
I've mangaged to read 3 out of four books:
My eyes have started to dry out, and i've suffered from blurry vision during the last hour or so. But it was a lot of fun. Before this my record was 2.5 books in one day.
Stardoc was my favourite read today. I also enjoyed betrayal in death. I liked Wraith not as much because i found the protagonist somewhat immature for someone in her late twenties.
I am now going to bed. I wish you all happy reading.
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This is for the Read-A-Thon that will be taking place on August 22nd, which is a Sunday. So far I think something like 6am - 11pm, or around that. I know some wanted to start later in the morning and go for longer into the night.
Danielle
Jess
Nichole
Dawn
Stephanie
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