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May Read-a-thon
Mod
Cheryl
Georgie
Grace
Judy
June
Kristie
Laura
Lauri
Marie (UK)
Midu
Navi
Pam from Maine
Paula
Sally906
Severina
Sammy
Sonia
Sophie
Stefani
Tammie
Tari
Vicki Willis
I was supposed to be on holiday this week, but shall spend it reading instead ;)Sunday:
Finished The Eyre Affair - 85 pages
Started Confessions of a Bookseller - 15 pages
Started The Secret Agent - 180 pages
Daily total: Print - 280 pages ---- Audio -
Monday
Finished The Secret Agent 83 pages
Continued Confessions of a Bookseller - 35 pages
Started The Road 50 pages
Daily total: Print - 163 pages ---- Audio -
Tuesday:
Continued The Road 50 pages
Continued Confessions of a Bookseller 226 pages
Daily total: Print - 276 pages ---- Audio -
Wednesday:
Finished Confessions of a Bookseller 59 pages
Continued The Road 130 pages
Daily total: Print - 189 pages ---- Audio -
Thursday
Finished The Road 77 pages
Finished The French Lieutenant's Woman 9 hours
Started Sword of Kings 23 pages
Daily total: Print - 100 pages -- Audio - 9hrs
Friday:
Started Howards End 6.5 hrs
Continued Sword of Kings 52 pages
Daily total: Print - 52 pages -- Audio - 6.5 hrs
Saturday:
Continued Sword of Kings 44 pages
Finished Howards End 5 hrs
Started The Jane Austen Society 5 hrs
Daily total: Print - 84 pages -- Audio - 10 hrs
Sunday:
Continued Sword of Kings 57 pages
Finished The Jane Austen Society 4.5 hrs
Started Holes .5 hours
Daily total: Print - 57 pages -- Audio - 5 hrs
Weekly total: Print - 1206 pages -- Audio - 30.5 hrs
Mini challenges:
✿Read a book with a 7 in the page count -
✿Read a book about a character who loves books -
My spot!Sunday:
Wanting Something More 85%-100% Finished
Shadows- finished
started :
Fragile- 12%
Monday:
She Rides Shotgun- 8%
Damaged- 23%
The Deal- 54%
Tuesday:
The Deal 54%-100% finished
Damaged continued 23%- 57%
Anything You Can Do-30%
Wednesday
Anything You Can Do- finished
Damaged- 84%
She Rides Shotgun- 14%
Thursday
Damaged- finished
Wild Card Undercover -30%
Wildland- 42%
She Rides Shotgun -14%
Friday
Wildland- -86%
She Rides Shotgun-14%
Wild Card Undercover- 52%
Saturday
Wildland- finished
The Obsession -7%
Sunday
The Obsession- 55.6%
May ReadathonDuration: May 24 - May 31 (7 days) Start time whatever works for you
What's a read-a-thon without a mini challenge?
✿Read a book with a 7 in the page count-The Deep End Julie Mulhern 5/24/20, 276
Buried Bones Carolyn Haines 5/28/20, 270
✿Read a book about a character who loves books
Bonnie-Body in the Bookstore Emma Lee 5/25/20
Book List:
1. Killer Chardonnay Kate Lansing 5/24/20, 304
2. The Deep End Julie Mulhern 5/24/20, 276
3. Body in the Bookstore Emma Lee 5/25/20, 132
4. Pineapple Upside Down Murder Jodi Rath 5/25/20, 132
5. Gone to the Dogs June Whyte 5/26/20, 182
6. Red Hot Dana Dratch 5/27/20, 368
7. Buried Bones Carolyn Haines 5/28/20, 270
8. A Corpse in the Soup Morgan St. James Phyllice Bradner 5/29/20, 256
9. Bonbon with the Wind Dorothy St. James 5/30/20, 245
10. Death of a Chocoholic Lee Hollis 5/31/20, 346
Mod
Moderators of NBRC wrote: "Welcome Sammy, Laura & Tari!" Thanks!
I'll try! :)✿Read a book with a 7 in the page count
✿Read a book about a character who loves books
Progress:
Great and Precious Things 8% - finished!
The Book of Lost Friends 33% - finished!
The Terrible Two Go Wild 15% - finished!
Little Creeping Things start - 2%
Eat Move Sleep page 36 - 50
I completely forgot about the other RATs, but I will try and do this one.
Mod
Hopefully, you will remember this time Stefani:-)
May 24 - May 31mini challenges:
✿Read a book with a 7 in the page count
✿Read a book about a character who loves books
I'm in✿Duration: May 24 - May 31 (7 days) Start time whatever works for you
What's a read-a-thon without a mini challenge?
✿Read a book with a 7 in the page count
✿Read a book about a character who loves books: Room
Sunday- Nil
Monday
Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present- 32 pages
Room- 100 pages
Tuesday
Proud: My Fight for an Unlikely American Dream- 122 pages
Room- 50 pages
An Ember in the Ashes- 52 pages
Wednesday
Room- 105 pages
Thursday
Room- 65 pages
Friday
Proud: My Fight for an Unlikely American Dream- 154 pages
The Namesake- 25 pages
Saturday
The Namesake- 171 pages
Sunday
The Namesake- 94 pages
An Ember in the Ashes- 238 pages
Total page count- 1208
Mod
I will participate!Goal: 800 pages
Completed:
The Stingray Shuffle by Tim Dorsey (367 pgs.)
The Island of Doctor Moreau by HG Wells (153 pgs.)
The Overdue Life of Amy Byler by Kelly Harms (328 pgs)
Total pages: 848 pgs.
Mini Challenge:
Loves Books: The Overdue Life of Amy Byler
7 in Page Number: The Stingray Shuffle
May Read a Thon My Plan
Audible: The Wives
Physical book: The Wrong Sister starting on page 120
Kindle: They Did Bad Things: A Thriller starting at 23%
Ask Again, Yes
The House Guest
Cont. Progress: War and Peace starting at 8%
Progressed
War and Peace 12% - 55 pages
Ask Again, Yes 117 pages
The First Mistake 212 pages
Books Finished:
The Wrong Sister (153 pages)
The Wives (352 pages)
You (240 pages)
They Did Bad Things: A Thriller 77% 221 pages
Total Pages:
5/24 - 153
5/25 - 505
5/29 - 1012
5/31 - 1350
Mini Challenge:
A book about a character who loves books
The Wrong Sister MC was a librarian
MAY Read-a-ThonWhat's a read-a-thon without a mini challenge?
✿Read a book with a 7 in the page count Raven Black 374 pages
✿Read a book about a character who loves books The Wizard of London Isabelle loves reading books multiple references that the bookseller sent her abroad where she met her husband
May 24th
Anna Karenina - 76 pages read (on Page 377)
The Light of the Fireflies 100 pages read to completion
The Ticket 208 pages read
Todays pages read = 384
May 25th
Starting Raven Black this fits book with a 7 in page numbers 54 pages
Starting The Extraordinary Hope of Dawn Brightside 90 pages read
Anna Karenina read 52 pages
Todays Pages = 196
May 26th
Completed The Extraordinary Hope of Dawn Brightside 310 pages
Starting The Wizard of London 142 pages
Continuing Raven Black 66 pages
Todays Pages = 518
May 27th
Completed Raven Black 254 pages
The Wizard of London completed 242 pages
today's pages = 496
May 28th
A Discovery of Witches 137 pages
total for today = 137 will try harder tomorrow
May 29th
continuing A Discovery of Witches 110 pages
Fudge Berries and Frogs' Knickers completed 291 pages
Starting White Fang 100 pages
Today's pages = 501
May 30th
Continuing
White Fang 100 pages
A Discovery of Witches 82 pages
A Cruise to Murder completed 239 pages
starting Night Film 97pages
Today's total = 518 pages
MAY 31st
Secret Sister 31/10/2020 310 pages
Continuing White Fang to completion 52 pages
Continuing Night Film 63 pages
Today's total 425 pages
Total for challenge =pages3,175
Thank you
Mod
Lauri's Spot!Target: 800 pages
Sunday 5/24: 32 pages
Monday 5/25: 40 pages
Tuesday 5/26: 37 pages
Wednesday 5/27: 70 pages
Thursday 5/28: 80 pages
Friday 5/29: 81 pages
Saturday 5/30: 53 pages
Sunday 5/31: 128 pages
Total pages read: 521
Books used:
Books completed:
May 24 - May 31Mini challenge
✿Read a book with a 7 in the page count
✿Read a book about a character who loves books
Survive the Night, Diana Duncan ★★★★ 5/25
Half Broke Horses, Jeannette Walls ★★★★ 5/29
✿Other Books that aren't Mini related
Wicked Ride, Elise Sax ★★★ 5/27
Close to You, Kristen Proby ★★★ 5/28
Perfect for You, Kate Perry ★★★★ 5/29
Imitation in Death, J.D. Robb ★★★★ 5/30
I've been looking at my books for review and I'm way behind. So, I'm planning to use this RAT to help me catch up a bit. None of my books fit the mini-challenges, but it will be my own personal mini-challenge. I'll come up with a goal when the RAT begins and I know what I still need to read. I'm hoping to do some review reading before we start.
I'll be participating too!Status:
✿Read a book with a 7 in the page count
: 872 pagesPage # before the readathon started: 42
Page # (24-5): 90
Page # (25-5): 102
Page # (26-5): 150
Page # (27-5): 154
Page # (28-5): 154
Page # (29-5): 154
Page # (30-5): 154
Page # (31-5):
504 pagesPage # before the readathon started: 396
Page # (24-5): 410
Page # (25-5): 428
Page # (26-5): 438
Page # (27-5): 504
552 pagesPage # (27-5): 106
Page # (28-5): 311
Page # (28-5): 356
Page # (29-5): 450
Page # (30-5): 552
Books finished: 2
Pages read: 772
Mod
Mod
Moderators of NBRC wrote: "Everyone ready to read, meet some goals, add more books to your TBR?"I am ready! I have too many books on my tbr...hoping I come across some awesomeness to share in my reading this weekend...I'm hoping to read at least 4 books...maybe more if the weather isn't so good :)
I'll recommend these two for those looking for an awesome book about someone who loves books!
Two of my favorites read last year...
Tammie, I second your recommendation of
. I just recently read and loved it. I'm not sure what I 'm going to read tomorrow but I 'm going to start
MondayETA- it fulfills one of the mini challenges- 7 in the page count! Hooray!
Alright, ready to go! Planning to finish:
Begin reading and finish:
Moderators of NBRC wrote: "Everyone ready to read, meet some goals, add more books to your TBR?"Considering that I need to distract myself from the fact that I was supposed to go away on my first holiday in 3 years today, I'd say yes! lol.
Looks like I'm starting off with The Secret Agent, also known as Conrad's Last Chance. He'd better not be a boring old fart this time! :D
I'll be joining as well! My reading has been a bit all over the place recently so maybe this'll get me back into the swing (and consistency) of things...Started before the readathon
The Guy on the Left - 11%
Native Speaker - p. 267
War and Peace - p. 500
Impaired Judgement (and other excuses) - p. 364
Progress
Sunday, 24 May
The Guy on the Left - 27%
Native Speaker - finished
War and Peace - p. 544
Haroun and the Sea of Stories - p. 101
Pages: 314
Monday, 25 May
Haroun and the Sea of Stories - finished
War and Peace - p. 601
The Guy on the Left - 43%
Americanah - p. 102
Lovely War - 4%
Pages: 350
Tuesday, 26 May
War and Peace - p. 651
Lovely War - 33%
The Guy on the Left - 74%
Americanah - p. 206
Pages: 423
Wednesday, 27 May
War and Peace - p. 700
Lovely War - 47%
Clap When You Land - 27%
The Guy on the Left - finished
Pages: 345
Thursday, 28 May
Clap When You Land - finished
Lovely War - 60%
War and Peace - p. 708
Enemies - 5%
Pages: 405
Friday, 29 May
Lovely War - finished
War and Peace - p. 761
Enemies - 8%
Oliver Twist - p. 5
Pages: 262
Saturday, 30 May
Oliver Twist - p. 131
War and Peace - p. 800
Enemies - 10%
Impaired Judgement (and other excuses) - p. 407
Pages: 226
Saturday, 30 May
Oliver Twist - p. 238
War and Peace - p. 855
Impaired Judgement (and other excuses) - p. 475
Pages: 230
Total pages read: 2,555
Finished
DNF
Enemies
I am really looking forward to this! I am starting with the two books I currently have going: Great and Precious Things (8%) and The Book of Lost Friends (33%).
After three weeks of struggling this finally motivated me to finish Native Speaker - so I'm already calling it a success!
I've finished The Secret Garden which I had about 100 pages left of, and then I read the entirety of Daughter of the Pirate King which I had gotten in a book subscription box a few years ago and has just been sitting on my shelves ever since. I might pick up the sequel today since it's available on Libby, other than that we'll see! I made a tentative tbr but have been randomly picking up books lately.
I read Daughter of the Pirate King for a challenge last year...I will gladly walk over hot coals before even considering picking up the next one! :D
I finished The Secret Agent today. Looks like Conrad is getting another (begrudged) chance...
I finished Haroun and the Sea of Stories earlier today and this was such a positive surprise! I was very wary going into it cause I don't like fairy tales and I don't like whimsical writing but this was just a fun romp with loads of jokes, references to other stories, and some deeper meanings. If I ever have kids, this is going on the list of books I want to read to them.
Sammy wrote: "I read Daughter of the Pirate King for a challenge last year...I will gladly walk over hot coals before even considering picking up the next one! :D
I finished [book:The Secret A..."
Ha! I can understand that. It was very juvenile, which is why I wouldn't have picked it up on is own, and the worldbuilding was super lacking. I ultimately gave it 2 stars. But what can I say, I miss the ocean!
Sophie wrote: "Sammy wrote: "Ha! I can understand that. It was very juvenile, which is why I wouldn't have picked it up on is own, and the worldbuilding was super lacking. I ultimately gave it 2 stars. But what can I say, I miss the ocean!"You and me both, but I'm sure I can find better! lol.
I didn't finish any books today but I did start 3... that's progress, right? Anyone else happy with their progress today?
Mod
Moderators of NBRC wrote: "Judy, welcome, you are also all linked up in the top post:-)"Thanks! :-)
Laura wrote: "I didn't finish any books today but I did start 3... that's progress, right? Anyone else happy with their progress today?"
It sure is progress - first you gotta start books before you can finish them ;-)
I'm also super happy with my progress, I'm always aiming for 300 pages on a day & I've hit that both days so far.
I started We Were Liars yesterday as part of a buddy read, so I know I’ll finish that in a few days! I’m also currently on Paper Towns and The Silent Patient
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Read as much or as little as you can, chat with others about books, keep track of your progress, have fun and read, read, read!
✿Duration: May 24 - May 31 (7 days) Start time whatever works for you
What's a read-a-thon without a mini challenge?
✿Read a book with a 7 in the page count
✿Read a book about a character who loves books