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Alex
Ashley (JaffaCaffa)
Camille
Cheryl
Heather Happy Birthday! *\o/*
Janessa
Jasmiina
Jonel
Kenna
Kristen
Laura
Lauren
Lee
Megan **book slayer**
Mo
Rachel
Sam
Sarah
Shaunesay
Shay
Vivi
Vivian
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Currently Reading:
Start 64
start 38
Updates:
8/6: Uprooted 53 pages - finished
8/7: The Last Wish page 56 = 18 pages
8/8: Mindfulness for Beginners 50%, The Last Wish page 72 = 16 pages
8/9: The King's Mistress pg 84 = 20 pages, The Last Wish page 98 = 26 pages- total 46 pages
8/10: The King's Mistress pg 90 = 6 pages, The Last Wish page 124 = 26 pages- total 32 pages
8/11: The Last Wish page 145 = 21 pages, On Her Majesty's Secret Service - finished
8/12: The Last Wish page 150 = 5 pages
8/13: Serpent's Kiss 18 pages
Total Pages Read: 480
Finished:
53 pages
Currently reading:
8/6 Girl who Played with Fire-78
8/7 Girl who Played with Fire-118
8/8 Girl who Played with Fire-85 | American gods-36 | Total 121
8/9 Girl who Played with Fire-42 | American gods-24 | Total 66
8/10 Girl who Played with Fire-41 | Girl who Kicked the Hornet's Nest-21 | Total 62
8/11 Girl who Kicked the Hornet's Nest-33
8/12 no reading
8/13 Girl who Kicked the Hornet's Nest-25
Total Pages Read: 503
Finished:
Notes: This is my worst read-a-thon so far! I just wasn't feeling reading like that. I also have a very ambitious TBR for August and I think that just made reading feel daunting.
8/68/7
8/8
8/9
8/10
8/11
8/12
8/13
Total Pages Read:
Finished:
August 6:
-page 19,
-track 14 (audiobook),
-page 98
August 7:
-page 14
August 8:
-page 24,
-page 88,
-track 70 (audiobook)
August 9:
-page 98,
-page 44,
-track 126 (audiobook)
August 10:
-track 177 (audiobook),
-page 26,
-page 258
August 11:
-track 232 (audiobook),
-page 340
August 12:
-track 270 (audiobook),
-page 150
August 13:
-track 280 (audiobook),
-page 168,
-page 65,
-page 15
Total Pages Read: 2,788
Books Read:
-page 19,
-track 14 (audiobook),
-page 98August 7:
-page 14August 8:
-page 24,
-page 88,
-track 70 (audiobook)August 9:
-page 98,
-page 44,
-track 126 (audiobook)August 10:
-track 177 (audiobook),
-page 26,
-page 258August 11:
-track 232 (audiobook),
-page 340August 12:
-track 270 (audiobook),
-page 150August 13:
-track 280 (audiobook),
-page 168,
-page 65,
-page 15Total Pages Read: 2,788
Books Read:
IT STARTS ON MY BIRTHDAY!!!TBR:
August 6: Nothing I celebrated being 19
August 7:
August 8:20 pages of Little Women
August 9:
August 10:
August 11:
August 12:
August 13: read
Pages Read: 212
Books Read:
So this seems ambitious but 2 of them are audiobooks and 3 are manga. Super excited! Can't wait to see how far I get! TBR:
Currently Reading:
8/6: The Battle of the Labyrinth = 189 pages; The Cloud = 75 pages
8/7: The Cloud = 69 pages; Deadman Wonderland Vol = 210 pages; Deadman Wonderland Vol 2 = 200 pages; Deadman Wonderland Vol 3 = 200 pages Ready Player One = 26 pages; The Battle of the Labyrinth = 45 pages
8/8: Last 182 pages of FireFight; The Battle of the Labyrinth = 127 pages
8/9: I started listening to Six of Crows but since its an audiobook not sure how far I got.
8/10: I read 60 pages of Ready Player One but i'm not going to finish it. I'm gonna save it for another readathon
8/11: Finished Six of Crows so 465 pages.
8/12: Angels and Demons = 50 pages
8/13:
Total Pages Read: 1,878
Finished:
TBR: *probably will change mid-readathon. Also: way too ambitious!*
. Also, the last 310 pages of
Updates:
8/6: Just read 50 or so pages of Days of Blood & Starlight because I went to a basketball game (the Olympics! So excited!)!
8/7: I've read 100 pages more of Days of Blood & Starlight and about 50 pages (15% in my kindle) of Dreamology!
8/8: I finished Days of Blood & Starlight \o/
8/9: I've read about 85 pages of Dreamology. (I'm currently 40% done with the book according to my Kindle.) I hope to do better tomorrow... maybe even finish this book!
8/10: I managed to read 100 pages of Dreamology today. (I'm 70% done with the book according to my kindle) Right now, I'm reading Deadly Heat, but I'm just 5 pages or so in!
8/11: It's still 11pm over here, but I'm calling it a day! I finished Dreamology! (Loved this book!) I also read The Sleeper and the Spindle (which wasn't on my TBR... oops!)
8/12: Couldn't bring myself to keep reading Deadly Heat today. The book is fine. I think it's me. So I picked up Firsts. I've read about 15 pages of it. I'll keep reading before I go to bed. Let's see how far I get before I fall asleep. I also read half (40 pages) of Very Good Lives: The Fringe Benefits of Failure and the Importance of Imagination. I didn't finish it because my mind was all over the place today! I hope to have a better day tomorrow and finish both books!
8/13: Finished both Firsts and Very Good Lives: The Fringe Benefits of Failure and the Importance of Imagination! It's my best read-a-thon ever! (Not that I've done that many! Maybe 3 or 4.)
Currently Reading:
Total Pages Read: 1,120
(Days of Blood and Starlight = 310 pages;
Dreamology = 336 pages;
The Sleeper and the Spindle = 69 pages;
Firsts = 320 pages;
Very Good Lives = 80 pages;
Deadly Heat = 5 pages)
Finished:
and
I've really struggled reading the past 2 months because of some health problems, making it really tough to concentrate. My goal is to read (/listen) even a little bit each day.Pages read:
August 6th:
35 pagesAugust 7th:
35 pagesAugust 8th:
82 pagesAugust 9th:
33 pagesAugust 10th:
19 pagesAugust 11th:
74 pagesAugust 12th:
89 pagesAugust 13th:
136 pagesTotal pages read: 503
Books read:
While I enjoyed the writing (I love Neil Gaiman), I'm gonna have to reread this again later since I had a hard time concentrating. So no rating for now.
75% read. It's been okay, nothing super wonderful imo. My expectations were decently high going in though, since I know this is several people's favourite Morgan Matson book and she's so well-loved.
06/08: The Book Thief (6p) + Magic Study (48p) + The Winner's Kiss (103p) = 157 pages07/08: The Winner's Kiss (118p) + The Book Thief (14p) = 132 pages
08/08: The Winner's Kiss (165p) + The Book Thief (7p) + Gone Girl (41p) = 213 paes
09/08: The Book Thief (15p) + Gone Girl (129p) + Pride and Prejudice (18p) = 162 pages
10/08: Gone Girl (317p) + Pride and Prejudice (20p) = 337 pages
11/08: Gone Girl (5p) = 5 pages
12/08: Gone Girl (134p) + Girl in Translation (28p) = 162 pages
13/08: Girl in Translation (160p) = 160 pages
TOTAL: 1274 pages
Finished:
Not finished:
There have been a lot of books that I've been wanting to re-read lately so I'm adding them to my already overly ambitious TBR.TBR:
Re-read TBR:
8/06 - Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (56 pages)
8/07 - Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (67 pages) + Song of Achilles (185 pages)
8/08 - Infinite Jest (59 pages) + Song of Achilles (184 pages) + Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (63 pages)
8/09 - Infinite Jest (94 pages)
8/10 - Infinite Jest (110 pages)
8/11 - Basil and Josephine Stories (24 pages)
8/12 - Blood Meridian (52 pages)
8/13 - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (188 pages)
Pages read: 1082
Books completed:
Currently Reading: The Fellowship of the Ring (23%)
A Gathering of Shadows (2%)
Updates:
8/6: 78 pages
Attachments | 78 pages
8/7: 320 pages
Attachments | 245 pages | fin
Antietam: A Photographic Legacy of America's Bloodiest Day | 75 pages
8/8: 192 pages
Antietam: A Photographic Legacy of America's Bloodiest Day | 132 pages | fin
The Fellowship of the Ring | 60 pages
8/9: 147 pages
The Fellowship of the Ring | 28 pages
Gettysburg: A Journey in Time | 119 pages
8/10: 372 pages
Gettysburg: A Journey in Time | 129 pages | fin
Over Sea, Under Stone | 243 pages | fin
8/11: 203 pages
Monstress, Vol. 1: Awakening | 192 pages | fin
The Fellowship of the Ring | 11 pages
8/12: 178 pages
A Darker Shade of Magic | 178 pages | fin
8/13: 30 pages
A Gathering of Shadows | 10 pages
The Fellowship of the Ring | 20 pages
Total Pages Read: 1,520
Attachments = 323 (100%)
Antietam: A Photographic Legacy of America's Bloodiest Day = 207 (72%)
The Fellowship of the Ring = 119 (23%)
Gettysburg: A Journey in Time = 248 (100%)
Over Sea, Under Stone = 243 (100%)
Monstress, Vol. 1: Awakening = 192 (100%)
A Darker Shade of Magic = 178 (43%)
A Gathering of Shadows = 10 (2%)
Finished:
TBR: At least three of the next books on my YA Contemporary ShelfCurrently Reading:
Updates:
8/6:
8/7:
8/8:
8/9:
8/10:
8/11:
8/12:
8/13:
Total Pages Read:
Finished:
TBR: Currently Reading:
Updates:
8/6:
=111 pages,
=20 pages.8/7:
=141 pages,
=127 pages,
=13 pages.8/8:
=206 pages,
=34 pages8/9:
=83 pages,
= 203 pages8/10:
=97 pages,
=109 pages.8/11:
=136 pages,
=108 pages,
=138 pages,
= 343 pages8/12:
=165 pages,
=144 pages8/13:
=152 pages,
= 107 pagesTotal Pages Read: 2437
Finished:
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Currently Reading:
Updates:
8/6: 190 pgs
8/7: 225 pgs
8/8: 64 pgs
8/9: 209 pgs
8/10: 97 pgs
8/11: 140 pgs
8/12: 44 pgs
8/13: 121 pgs
Total Pages Read: 1,090
Finished:
I've got everyone to here listed on the participant list, just click on your name to be taken to your updating post!
Thanks for the birthday wish haha turns out my mom is taking me for a beach trip that day! I will be reading for sure though haha
oh fun! Have a wonderful time! I've never been to an ocean beach, only a local lake resort beach. I've flown over a few, but it's not quite the same! ;)
My first Read-a-thon! See how I do!..Currently Reading: Miss Peregrine's Home For Perculiar Children
Updates:
6th August: Page 184 to 222 (38 pages)
7th August: Page 223 to 329 (106 pages)
8th August: Page 1 to 87 (96 pages inc. foreword)
9th August: Page 88 to 228 (140 pages)
10th August: Page 1 to 35 (35 pages)
11th August: Page 36 to 78 (42 pages)
12th August: Page 79 to 113 (34 pages)
13th August:
Books Completed:
Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell
When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi
Hopefully this motivates me to finish some of my tbr books!TBR (maybe):
Updates:
Aug 6: Dreams of Gods & Monsters--34 pages
Aug 7: Dreams of Gods & Monsters--67 pages
Aug 8: Dreams of Gods & Monsters--90 pages (finished)
Aug 9: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone--30 pages (started slow and then got slower, I think I might stay up late tonight, 8/10, to read a lot more.)
Aug 10: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone--16 pages
Aug 11: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone--15 pages
Aug 12: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone--15 pages
Aug 13: 0
Total pages read: 267
Books finished:
A little disappointing but at least I finished one book that I've been trying to finish for the last month and a half.
Sarah those are some pretty chunky books!
I'm in. I haven't been reading nearly enough lately.Goal: To finish three books.
Day 1: 79 pages from Northanger Abbey.
Day 2: 89 pages (32 from Northanger Abbey and 89 from The Point of Inconvenience).
Day 3: 50 pages (11 from The Point of Inconvenience and 39 from The Norse Myths).
Day 4: 48 pages from The Norse Myths.
Day 5: 64 pages from The Norse Myths.
Day 6: 55 pages from The Norse Myths.
Day 7: 62 pages from The Norse Myths.
Day 8: 58 pages from Dead Over Heels.
Pages read: 505
Books finished:
, The Point of Inconvenience,
Heather, thanks for the comment! The two big ones are actually partly finished already. I'm about 2/3 through dreams of gods and monsters and halfway through storm of swords I think.
Currently Reading:
Updates:
8/6: Page 38 - read 23 pages on day one
8/7: Page 70 - read 32 pages on day two
8/8: didn't read
8/9:
8/10:
8/11:
8/12:
8/13:
Total Pages Read: 55 pages
Finished:
Alrighty! I think I have everyone, let me know if I missed you in the link list of participants. We've got a big crew this time! It's just about time to start, or maybe past time for some of you, depending on where you are! I need to decide what to work on myself! Good Luck everyone, I see some great books up there!
I think this is kind of fun, on the right hand side, there is a books mentioned area that lists alphabetically all the books we've linked to, just for fun. Here is the link if you don't see it over there Books Mentioned in this thread
... I think I forgot to sign up... lolPages Read: 757
Books Read
384p
260p
113pCurrently Reading
TBR Pile
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400p
Heather wrote: "IT STARTS ON MY BIRTHDAY!!!TBR:
Pages Read:
Books Read:"
HAPPY BIRTHDAY HEATHER!
Vivian wrote: "TBR: *probably will change mid-readathon. Also: way too ambitious!*[bookcover:..."LOVED Vicious!
Currently Reading: The Scorch Trials8/6: 150 pages
8/7: 162 pages
8/8:
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Wrap-up
Total Books: 1
Total Pages:
I've got Alex and Jonel added to the lineup!How has everyone's day started? I pushed myself to finish
this morning, it was good, just slow going for me for some reason. I think I liked her Temeraire book better, I've only read the first of the series so far. But then I'm not a huge fan of fairy-tale-esque stories. I don't dislike them, but they aren't my favorite style either. Has anyone else read either of those? what did you think?
Lee wrote: "LOVED Vicious!" I'm so looking forward to reading Vicious!
I was at work yesterday, but in the evening I made nice progress with Northanger Abbey. This is my first Jane Austen novel, which seems weird. I actually just finished it and it was good, but not that exciting. My favorite thing was how passionate Catherine and Henry were about novels. Next I'm going to read some poetry.
Happy belated birthday Heather!
Shaunesay wrote: "I've got Alex and Jonel added to the lineup!How has everyone's day started? I pushed myself to finish
this morning, it was good, just slow going for me for some reas..."I really need to read this book. I've only heard great things about it.
Vivian wrote: "Lee wrote: "LOVED Vicious!" I'm so looking forward to reading Vicious!"
Please let me know what you think when you are finished.
Janessa wrote: "Happy belated birthday Heather!"Thank You!
It's too hot in my apartment to even read. lol. I'm lying on the couch, book in hand, counting down the minutes for the sun to go down and the heat to die off just a little bit.And, happy belated birthday Heather
Thank you! I have read about 20 pages today so far but I have been cleaning the rest of the time!
Not many pages today, a bit on The Last Wish, and a Weird Al concert that was a lot of fun!!
I'm pleased with how my weekend went. I had long days at work but I managed to read 168 pages and now I have already finished
and The Point of Inconvenience. I just started reading The Norse Myths and it seems interesting so far.
Look at you all go! I need to get some more pages in myself! We're just about halfway!
Wow so today I finished Infinite Jest which I've been reading/listening to on audiobook since January (though my first attempt to read this beast was over 3 years ago!). Wow I can't believe it's over. Anyone have this kind of book/series experience? I can't wait to get my physical copy back so I can start from the beginning with a million sticky notes!Hopefully I can get over this massive book hangover and read some more books this week (instead of trolling the internet for theories about this book.
Cheryl wrote: "Wow so today I finished Infinite Jest which I've been reading/listening to on audiobook since January (though my first attempt to read this beast was over 3 years ago!). Wow I can't be..."Interesting, I've never heard of that one before, and it does look to be pretty hefty! I guess the only big books series that would come close for me are probably The Mists of Avalon and the Outlander series, but definitely a completely different story idea.
I have been super busy with work this week so I haven't gotten as much reading done as I would like! Here's to hoping I finish Little Women!
I'm still reading The Norse Myths, because I've been a little sick and it makes me feel tired. But tomorrow I'm just going to stay at home and hopefully I'll finish it.
Unless I read all day tomorrow on the beach there is no way I am going to finish Little Women haha I have around 300 pages left of it!
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