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Let's Turn Pages - 2018

A Man Named Dave 339 pgs: 12790/30000
The Hunger Games 384pgs:
13174/30000
Never Let Me Go 288 pgs:
13462/30000
Catching Fire 400pgs:
13862/30000
Mockingjay 400pgs:
14262/30000
The Tale of Despereaux 219pgs:
14481/30000
The Special Ones 304pgs:
14785/30000
Miriam's Well 232pgs:
15067/30000
What Girls Are Made Of 208pgs:
15275/30000
The Man Who Couldn't Stop 336pgs:
15611/30000
We Are Okay 240 pgs:
15851/30000
There Is No Good Card for This: What To Say and Do When Life Is Scary, Awful, and Unfair to People You Love 272 pgs:
16123/30000
Gaining: The Truth about Life After Eating Disorders 340pgs:
16463/30000
Overeaters Anonymous 251 pgs:
16714/30000

8,252/14,000 pages [59%]
#1 The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto pp. 496 4/5
#2 Coming Home pp. 785 4/5
#3 First Frost pp. 314 5/5
#4 Rocket Science for Babies pp. 24 3/5
#5 Night Film pp. 637 4/5
#6 Doctor Sleep pp. 485 3/5
#7 The Miniaturist pp. 433 4/5
#8 Starseeker pp. 323 5/5
#9 The Rules of Magic pp. 367 5/5
#10 I See You pp. 372 4/5
#11 The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake pp. 325 3/5
#12 The Shipping News pp. 337 4/5
#13 Dark Matter pp. 401 4/5
#14 A Mislaid Magic pp. 236 4/5 (re-read)
#15 After the Unicorn pp. 252 4/5
#16 Arriving in Snowy Weather pp. 239 3/5
#17 Book of Pages pp. 64 5/5
#18 Up a Tree in the Park at Night with a Hedgehog pp. 215 2/5
#19 Into the Water pp. 428 4/5
#20 Mr Mercedes pp. 405 4/5
#21 Finders Keepers pp. 371 3/5
#22 End of Watch pp. 368 3/5
#23 How to Find Love in a Bookshop pp. 375 4/5

18,104/15,500

1. Manhattan Beach by Jennifer Egan - 432 pages
2. Bonfire by Krysten Ritter - 288 pages
3. The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen - 343 pages
4. I'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara - 334 pages
5. An American Marriage by Tayari Jones - 306 pages
6. Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann - 287 pages
7. Lost Tribe of the Sith: Precipice by John Jackson Miller - 30 pages
8. Lost Tribe of the Sith: Skyborn by John Jackson Miller - 31 pages
9. Lost Tribe of the Sith: Paragon by John Jackson Miller - 32 pages
10. The Kidnapping of Christina Lattimore by Joan Lowery Nixon - 305 pages
11. The Perfect Nanny by Leila Slimani - 228 pages
12. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling - 201 pages (I listened to the rest on audio)
13. Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell - 356 pages
14. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling - 341 pages
15. Russian Roulette by Michael Isikoff and David Corn - 305 pages
16. Lost Tribe of the Sith: Paragon by John Jackson Miller - 32 pages
17. Killer Cruise by Jennifer Shaw - 344 pages
18. Friends Forever by Danielle Steel - 318 pages
19. The Sleeping Beauty Killer by Mary Higgins Clark and Alafair Burke - 301 pages
20. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling - 435 pages
21. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid - 92 pages (Finished on audio)
22. The Hellfire Club by Jake Tapper - 325 pages
5,696/20,000

Heart of a Samurai - 305 pages
Lincoln's Last Trial: The Murder Case That Propelled Him to the Presidency - 368 pages
18,777/15,500

1. Manhattan Beach by Jennifer Egan - 432 pages
2. Bonfire by Krysten Ritter - 288 pages
3. The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen - 343 pages
4. I'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara - 334 pages
5. An American Marriage by Tayari Jones - 306 pages
6. Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann - 287 pages
7. Lost Tribe of the Sith: Precipice by John Jackson Miller - 30 pages
8. Lost Tribe of the Sith: Skyborn by John Jackson Miller - 31 pages
9. Lost Tribe of the Sith: Paragon by John Jackson Miller - 32 pages
10. The Kidnapping of Christina Lattimore by Joan Lowery Nixon - 305 pages
11. The Perfect Nanny by Leila Slimani - 228 pages
12. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling - 201 pages (I listened to the rest on audio)
13. Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell - 356 pages
14. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling - 341 pages
15. Russian Roulette by Michael Isikoff and David Corn - 305 pages
16. Lost Tribe of the Sith: Paragon by John Jackson Miller - 32 pages
17. Killer Cruise by Jennifer Shaw - 344 pages
18. Friends Forever by Danielle Steel - 318 pages
19. The Sleeping Beauty Killer by Mary Higgins Clark and Alafair Burke - 301 pages
20. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling - 435 pages
21. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid - 92 pages (Finished on audio)
22. The Hellfire Club by Jake Tapper - 325 pages
23. Unbelievable: My Front-Row Seat to the Craziest Campaign in American History - 293 pages
5,989/20,000

8,614/14,000 pages [62%]
#1 The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto pp. 496 4/5
#2 Coming Home pp. 785 4/5
#3 First Frost pp. 314 5/5
#4 Rocket Science for Babies pp. 24 3/5
#5 Night Film pp. 637 4/5
#6 Doctor Sleep pp. 485 3/5
#7 The Miniaturist pp. 433 4/5
#8 Starseeker pp. 323 5/5
#9 The Rules of Magic pp. 367 5/5
#10 I See You pp. 372 4/5
#11 The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake pp. 325 3/5
#12 The Shipping News pp. 337 4/5
#13 Dark Matter pp. 401 4/5
#14 A Mislaid Magic pp. 236 4/5 (re-read)
#15 After the Unicorn pp. 252 4/5
#16 Arriving in Snowy Weather pp. 239 3/5
#17 Book of Pages pp. 64 5/5
#18 Up a Tree in the Park at Night with a Hedgehog pp. 215 2/5
#19 Into the Water pp. 428 4/5
#20 Mr Mercedes pp. 405 4/5
#21 Finders Keepers pp. 371 3/5
#22 End of Watch pp. 368 3/5
#23 How to Find Love in a Bookshop pp. 375 4/5
#24 The Couple Next Door pp. 362 3/5

39. The Boy on the Bridge by M. R. Carey
Completed 4/8/18 Rating 4 stars
392 pages
40. The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Completed 13/8/18 Rating 4 stars
626 pages
41. Mother Courage and Her Children by Bertolt Brecht
Completed 17/8/18 Rating 3 stars
106 pages
42. The Wide Window by Lemony Snicket
Completed 18/8/18 Rating 3 stars
214 pages
43. Mario and the Magician by Thomas Mann
Completed 19/8/18 Rating 3 stars
47 pages
44. Wildflower by Drew Barrymore
Completed 20/8/18 Rating 4 stars
288 pages
11,242/15,000

Just finished reading The Female Of The Species- 352 pages
And Every Morning The Way Home Gets Longer And Longer- 97
18,266 pages read
31,734 pages remaining

Triangle: The Fire That Changed America - 340 pages
Spindle's End - 422 pages
19,471/15,500

1. Manhattan Beach by Jennifer Egan - 432 pages
2. Bonfire by Krysten Ritter - 288 pages
3. The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen - 343 pages
4. I'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara - 334 pages
5. An American Marriage by Tayari Jones - 306 pages
6. Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann - 287 pages
7. Lost Tribe of the Sith: Precipice by John Jackson Miller - 30 pages
8. Lost Tribe of the Sith: Skyborn by John Jackson Miller - 31 pages
9. Lost Tribe of the Sith: Paragon by John Jackson Miller - 32 pages
10. The Kidnapping of Christina Lattimore by Joan Lowery Nixon - 305 pages
11. The Perfect Nanny by Leila Slimani - 228 pages
12. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling - 201 pages (I listened to the rest on audio)
13. Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell - 356 pages
14. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling - 341 pages
15. Russian Roulette by Michael Isikoff and David Corn - 305 pages
16. Lost Tribe of the Sith: Paragon by John Jackson Miller - 32 pages
17. Killer Cruise by Jennifer Shaw - 344 pages
18. Friends Forever by Danielle Steel - 318 pages
19. The Sleeping Beauty Killer by Mary Higgins Clark and Alafair Burke - 301 pages
20. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling - 435 pages
21. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid - 92 pages (Finished on audio)
22. The Hellfire Club by Jake Tapper - 325 pages
23. Unbelievable: My Front-Row Seat to the Craziest Campaign in American History - 293 pages
24. Who Thought This Was a Good Idea? And Other Questions You Should Have Answers to When You Work in the White House by Alyssa Mastromonaco - 248 pages
6,237/20,000

Just finished reading Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets- 341 pages
18,593 pages read
31,407 pages remaining

LET'S TURN PAGES CHALLENGE
Duration: January 1 to December 31, 2018
11,850/20,000
1. A Murder in Time - 498 pages
2. The Heart's Invisible Furies - 582 pages
3. Sourdough- 272 pages
4. The Chalk Man - 342 pages
5. How to Stop Time - 336 pages
6. Broken Bones - 366 pages
7. Little Fires Everywhere - 352 pages
8. I Found You - 448 pages
9. Still Me - 475 pages
10. Before We Were Yours - 480 pages
11. My Not So Perfect Life - 449 pages
12. Red Queen - 383 pages
13. The Silver Bough - 368 pages
14. Crazy Rich Asians - 403 pages
15. Wuthering Heights - 214 pages
16. Caraval - 407 pages
17. The Bear and the Nightingale - 336 pages
18. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo - 388 pages
19. A Brief History of Time - 78 out of 212 pages
20. A Twist in Time - 452 pages
21. Next Year in Havana #dnf - 128 out of 394 pages
22. An Elephant in My Kitchen - 320 pages
23. The Brave - 488 pages
24. The Girl in the Tower - 384 pages
25. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland - 96 pages
26. All the Light We Cannot See - 545 pages
27. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - 176 pages
28. Beauty and the Beast Novelization - 288 pages
29. The Cruel Prince - 385 pages
30. Hunted - 384 pages
31. Caught in Time - 451 pages
32. Beauty and the Beast: Lost in a Book - 352 pages
33. The Beast Within: A Tale of Beauty's Prince - 224 pages
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8,181/16,500 pages
1. Origin (461)
2. The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion, and the Fall of Imperial Russia (304)
3. The Lightning Thief (375)
4. Firestarter (428)
5. The Hobbit (303)
6. Memoirs of a Geisha (512)
7. Outlander (866)
8. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (320)
9. You'll Grow Out of It (305)
10. I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer (352)
11. A Wrinkle in Time (228)
12. The Female Persuasion (464)
13. Little Fires Everywhere (348)
14. The Hunger Games (387)
15. The Fellowship of the Ring (432)
16. Armada (368)
17. Catching Fire (403)
18. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (341)
19. The Secret History (546)
20. Manhattan Beach (438)

August: 6,798
Completed: 52,951/75,000
The Death of Mrs. Westaway by Ruth Ware Ruth Ware = 368 pages
Let Me Lie by Clare Mackintosh = 400 pages
Kiss of the Highlander by Karen Marie Moning = 396 pages
Murder on St. Mark's Place by Victoria Thompson = 277 pages
Say You'll Remember Me by Katie McGarry = 452 pages
Pandemonium by Lauren Oliver = 414 pages
Murder on Gramercy Park by Victoria Thompson = 329 pages
Misadventures of a College Girl by Lauren Rowe = 280 pages
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer = 322 pages
Misadventures with My Roommate by Elizabeth Hayley = 224 pages
The Fate of the Tearling by Erika Johansen = 496 pages
Misadventures of a Rookie by Toni Aleo = 208 pages
The Dark Highlander by Karen Marie Moning = 384 pages
Misadventures with a Rock Star by Helen Hardt = 208 pages
The Simple Wild by K.A. Tucker = 388 pages
Iron and Magic by Ilona Andrews = 380 pages
The Immortal Highlander by Karen Marie Moning = 348 pages
Requiem by Lauren Oliver = 432 pages
Everlife by Gena Showalter = 492 pages

8,733/14,000 pages [62%]
#1 The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto pp. 496 4/5
#2 Coming Home pp. 785 4/5
#3 First Frost pp. 314 5/5
#4 Rocket Science for Babies pp. 24 3/5
#5 Night Film pp. 637 4/5
#6 Doctor Sleep pp. 485 3/5
#7 The Miniaturist pp. 433 4/5
#8 Starseeker pp. 323 5/5
#9 The Rules of Magic pp. 367 5/5
#10 I See You pp. 372 4/5
#11 The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake pp. 325 3/5
#12 The Shipping News pp. 337 4/5
#13 Dark Matter pp. 401 4/5
#14 A Mislaid Magic pp. 236 4/5 (re-read)
#15 After the Unicorn pp. 252 4/5
#16 Arriving in Snowy Weather pp. 239 3/5
#17 Book of Pages pp. 64 5/5
#18 Up a Tree in the Park at Night with a Hedgehog pp. 215 2/5
#19 Into the Water pp. 428 4/5
#20 Mr Mercedes pp. 405 4/5
#21 Finders Keepers pp. 371 3/5
#22 End of Watch pp. 368 3/5
#23 How to Find Love in a Bookshop pp. 375 4/5
#24 The Couple Next Door pp. 362 3/5
#25 Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops pp. 119 4/5

8,596/16,500 pages
1. Origin (461)
2. The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion, and the Fall of Imperial Russia (304)
3. The Lightning Thief (375)
4. Firestarter (428)
5. The Hobbit (303)
6. Memoirs of a Geisha (512)
7. Outlander (866)
8. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (320)
9. You'll Grow Out of It (305)
10. I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer (352)
11. A Wrinkle in Time (228)
12. The Female Persuasion (464)
13. Little Fires Everywhere (348)
14. The Hunger Games (387)
15. The Fellowship of the Ring (432)
16. Armada (368)
17. Catching Fire (403)
18. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (341)
19. The Secret History (546)
20. Manhattan Beach (438)
21. Truly Madly Guilty (415)

I’m in for 16,000 pages in 2018.
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