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message 1: by Dr. Andy (new)

Dr. Andy | 10329 comments May 2021 Read-a-thon!

This will start on May 28th (starting at your midnight time zone) and will end on May 31st (ending at your midnight time zone). This is a page goal challenge - yay!

The goal is 50,000 pages across the board.

What you need to do in order to participate:
Step 1 - Sign up on this thread!
Step 2 - Post your progress each day!
Step 3 - Have fun and read lots of good books!

Q: How do I post my progress for each day?
A: You can post however you really want. Here is an example:

Friday: Hearts Unbroken - 150 pages

Saturday: Hearts Unbroken - 136 pages (finished) Kingdom of Souls - 250 pages

Sunday: didn't get any reading today :(

Monday: Kingdom of Souls - 235 pages (finished) A Phoenix First Must Burn - 354 pages (finished)




Total Pages: 1,125 pages
Books Read: A Phoenix First Must Burn by Patrice Caldwell Kingdom of Souls (Kingdom of Souls, #1) by Rena Barron Hearts Unbroken by Cynthia Leitich Smith



Anyone is welcome to join!


message 2: by Dr. Andy (last edited May 30, 2021 07:41PM) (new)

Dr. Andy | 10329 comments I will read something probably! Will update later.

Friday: Consort of Fire (288)
Consort of Light (278) finished both

Saturday: Nothing :(

Sunday: Legendborn so far 100 ish pages!

Monday:



Total pages: 566

Books read: Consort of Fire (The Witch's Consorts, #4) by Eva Chase Consort of Light (The Witch's Consorts, #5) by Eva Chase


message 3: by Cindee (last edited May 31, 2021 09:22PM) (new)

Cindee | 2596 comments I will actually read something this time
TBR: She Drives Me Crazy by Kelly Quindlen The Desolations of Devil's Acre (Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children, #6) by Ransom Riggs Red Tigress (Blood Heir Trilogy, #2) by Amélie Wen Zhao The Vine Eater (The Magic Eaters Trilogy, #2) by Carol Beth Anderson The Stone Eater (The Magic Eaters Trilogy, #3) by Carol Beth Anderson There Will Come a Darkness (The Age of Darkness #1) by Katy Rose Pool

Friday: She Drives Me Crazy by Kelly Quindlen The Desolations of Devil's Acre (Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children, #6) by Ransom Riggs

Saturday: The Vine Eater (The Magic Eaters Trilogy, #2) by Carol Beth Anderson Red Tigress (Blood Heir Trilogy, #2) by Amélie Wen Zhao

Sunday: The Stone Eater (The Magic Eaters Trilogy, #3) by Carol Beth Anderson 309 There Will Come a Darkness (The Age of Darkness #1) by Katy Rose Pool 305

Monday: The Stone Eater (The Magic Eaters Trilogy, #3) by Carol Beth Anderson There Will Come a Darkness (The Age of Darkness #1) by Katy Rose Pool



Total pages:2540

Books read:6


message 4: by Denny (last edited May 28, 2021 11:23PM) (new)

Denny (thecloudydennyy) | 5 comments It's time to be productiveee

Friday:
Tweet Cute - 65 pages

Saturday:
Tweet Cute - 122 pages

Sunday:

Monday:



Total pages:

Books read:


message 5: by Alaina (last edited Jun 01, 2021 07:51AM) (new)

Alaina (ameserole) | 82029 comments Mod


Friday: That Summer - 208 pages
The Moon and More - 435 pages
One to Watch - 417 pages
Embracing Destiny - 427

Saturday: Crowning Destiny - 360 pages
Snowed In - 233 pages
Meet Me at the Lighthouse - 272 pages
The Lake House - 277 pages
Traitors of the Black Crown - 436 pages

Sunday: By Mistake - 239 pages
Mr Right Across the Street - 381 pages
Dream a Little Dream - 337 pages

Monday: Gleam - 530 pages
Rebel Daughter - 400 pages
The One-Night Stand - 256 pages
Isoldesse - 439 pages

Total pages: 5,647
Books read: 15
That Summer by Sarah Dessen The Moon and More by Sarah Dessen One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London Embracing Destiny (The Fae Chronicles #6) by Amelia Hutchins Crowning Destiny (The Fae Chronicles #7) by Amelia Hutchins Snowed In by Jessica Calla Meet Me at the Lighthouse by Mary Jayne Baker The Lake House (Love Heart Lane #5) by Christie Barlow Dream a Little Dream (Sunshine Valley #3) by Melinda Curtis By Mistake (Poison & Wine, #1) by Sigal Ehrlich Mr Right Across the Street by Kathryn Freeman Gleam (The Plated Prisoner, #3) by Raven Kennedy Rebel Daughter by Lori Banov Kaufmann Traitors of the Black Crown (Black Crown, #1) by Cate Pearce The One-Night Stand by Elizabeth Hayley Isoldesse (Aevo Compendium Series, #1) by Kimberly Grymes


message 6: by Dr. Andy (new)

Dr. Andy | 10329 comments Alaina wrote: "

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You better finish all your arcs


message 7: by Alaina (new)

Alaina (ameserole) | 82029 comments Mod
Andy wrote: "Alaina wrote: "

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You better finish all your arcs"


😭😭😭 but that's sooooo many. I guess I can try to knock out as many non-BR ones.. which doesn't really help me at all. I only have one more BR for an arc this month and that's tomorrow. 13 for June. That leaves me like 63 eARCs to dive into 🤣🤣🤣

Ima die.


message 8: by si ( ◠‿◠ ) (last edited Jun 01, 2021 10:42AM) (new)

si ( ◠‿◠ ) (buriedunderbooks) | 555 comments i won’t be able to read much because of work but i’d like the little push 😍

Friday: 0

Saturday: 0

Sunday: 0

Monday: A Court of Frost and Starlight (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #3.1) by Sarah J. Maas 144

Total pages: 144
Books read: A Court of Frost and Starlight (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #3.1) by Sarah J. Maas

lmaoooo i knew it would be like this


message 9: by Meg (last edited Jun 01, 2021 07:16AM) (new)

Meg | 191 comments Friday: Wasn't able to read :(

Saturday: Read 100 pages of Beyond the Veil

Sunday: Read 148 pages and finished Beyond the Veil

Monday: Read 100 pages of The Coyote Way



Total pages: 348

Books read: Finished 1


message 10: by Dr. Andy (new)

Dr. Andy | 10329 comments Alaina wrote: "Andy wrote: "Alaina wrote: "

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You better finish all your arcs"

😭😭😭 but that's sooooo many. I guess I can try to knock out as many n..."


Okay I guess you dont have to read them all but you should be able to do at least 10? maybe more


message 11: by Alaina (new)

Alaina (ameserole) | 82029 comments Mod
Andy wrote: "Alaina wrote: "Andy wrote: "Alaina wrote: "

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You better finish all your arcs"

😭😭😭 but that's sooooo many. I guess I can try to knoc..."


I will try my hardest!


message 12: by Brad (new)

Brad Burgin (burginjoseph35) | 137 comments I am game lets go! All though i work 6 - 6 I will do my best to get some pages read!

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Total pages:

Books read:


message 13: by Marissa (last edited May 31, 2021 06:42PM) (new)

Marissa | 1113 comments Yay long weekend :)

Friday: 78 pages
The Rules of Magic - 64
Ship Breaker - 14

Saturday: 239 pages
The Rules of Magic - 209 (Finished)
Ship Breaker - 30

Sunday: 327 pages
Ship Breaker - 272 (Finished)
Crocodile on the Sandbank - 55

Monday: 577 pages
Crocodile on the Sandbank - 207
Here To Stay - 370

Total Pages: 1,221
Books Read: 4
The Rules of Magic (Practical Magic, #0.2) by Alice Hoffman Ship Breaker (Ship Breaker, #1) by Paolo Bacigalupi Crocodile on the Sandbank (Amelia Peabody, #1) by Elizabeth Peters Here To Stay by Mark Edwards


message 14: by anahita (new)

anahita (anahitabooks) Not sure how much I'll be able to read as my uncle's family is staying all weekend, but I'll try my best!

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message 15: by Kelsey (new)

Kelsey (kelseygriggs) | 45 comments Oh man! I’m in though. I have LITERALLY (🤣) 5000 ARCs to read.

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message 16: by Saar The Book owl (last edited Jun 01, 2021 01:20AM) (new)

Saar The Book owl | 30 comments Well, this is my first time participating, so I'll give it a try:
Friday: Gardens of the Moon 25 pages

Saturday: Gardens of the Moon 18 pages

Sunday: Gardens of the Moon 17 pages

Monday: Meidezeggenschap (Dutch translation of Equal Rites) 38 pages
Gardens of the Moon 17 pages

Total pages: 115 pages

Books read: none finished


message 17: by Arushi (last edited May 30, 2021 02:39PM) (new)

Arushi Saxena (arushisaxena) | 37 comments Friday: Red Queen - 126 pages (finished)

Saturday:
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe - 110 pages (finished)
The Hunchback of Notre-Dame - 132 pages

Sunday:
Renegades - 267 pages
The Hunchback of Notre-Dame - 28 pages

Monday:


Total Pages: 663

Books Read: Red Queen (Red Queen, #1) by Victoria Aveyard The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #2) by Douglas Adams


message 18: by Deanie (last edited Jun 01, 2021 07:54PM) (new)

Deanie Nelder | 1085 comments Friday: (1295 pages)
Holy Homicide: A Rev Jessamy Ward Mystery - 26 pages (Finished)
Intimate Strangers - 256 pages (Finished)
Murder in the Family - 244 pages (Finished)
Dark in Death - 153 pages (Finished)
Caged Songbird - 105 pages (Finished)
A Glitter of Gold - 368 pages (Finished)
Legendborn - 85 pages
Unquiet Souls - 64 pages
Part of Your World - 52 pages

Saturday: (978 pages)
The Naturals - 219 pages (Finished)
The Adventurers - 160 (Finished)
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children - 127 pages
Killer Instinct - 97 pages
Shadow and Bone - 101 pages
Stars Above - 116 pages
Neanderthal Seeks Human - 71 pages
Part of Your World - 87 pages

Sunday: (1164 pages)
Killer Instinct - 282 pages (Finished)
Unquiet Souls - 192 pages (Finished)
Cowboy Famous - 154 pages (Finished)
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children - 225 pages (Finished)
Murder by the Glass - 97 pages
Neanderthal Seeks Human - 101 pages
The Faerie Prince - 73 pages
A Wind in the Door - 40 pages

Monday: (1198 pages)
Neanderthal Seeks Human - 210 pages (Finished)
Murder by the Glass - 157 pages (Finished)
A Wind in the Door - 170 pages (Finished)
Part of Your World - 336 pages (Finished)
Stars Above - 287 pages (Finished)
Hidden Figures - 38 pages

Total pages: 4635

Books read: 21
Books finished: 17


message 19: by Jenn (new)

Jenn (tellingmelies) | 3362 comments I might end up having a pretty busy weekend, but I'm still going to try to read:

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message 20: by Melanie (last edited May 31, 2021 11:32PM) (new)

Melanie (aardvarkpalace) | 631 comments I'm ready for this...kind of!
TBR: You Are Not Alone by Greer Hendricks Girls at the Edge of the World by Laura Brooke Robson I Love You So Mochi by Sarah Kuhn Muted by Tami Charles Satisfaction Guaranteed by Karelia Stetz-Waters The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo

Friday: You Are Not Alone by Greer Hendricks 188 pages (finished)
Girls at the Edge of the World by Laura Brooke Robson 77 pages

Saturday: I Love You So Mochi by Sarah Kuhn -308 pages (finished)
Satisfaction Guaranteed by Karelia Stetz-Waters - 336 pages (finished)
The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo - (started

Sunday: The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo 136 pages

Monday: The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo 136 pages (finished)
Girls at the Edge of the World by Laura Brooke Robson 193 pages


Total pages: 1,374

Books read: You Are Not Alone by Greer Hendricks I Love You So Mochi by Sarah Kuhn Satisfaction Guaranteed by Karelia Stetz-Waters The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo


message 21: by Esther (new)

Esther | 1831 comments I would like to join!


message 22: by Esther (new)

Esther | 1831 comments Friday: The Institute - 80 pages (Finished)

Saturday:

Sunday:

Monday:




Total pages:

Books read: The Institute by Stephen King


message 23: by Sophie (new)

Sophie (yourlocalballerinabookworm) | 9 comments I would like to join as well!


message 24: by Connie (last edited Jun 01, 2021 11:13AM) (new)

Connie Anne Kikta | 32 comments I'm In!!

Friday: Every Vow You Break by Peter Swanson Pages: 308

Saturday: The Dutch House by Ann Patchett Pages: 237

Sunday: The Dutch House by Ann Patchett Pages: 100

Monday: The Newcomer by Mary Kay Andrews Pages: 448



Total pages: 1,093

Books read: 3


message 25: by Brad (new)

Brad Burgin (burginjoseph35) | 137 comments Friday read 66pages


message 26: by Keri (last edited May 30, 2021 12:01PM) (new)

Keri | 1873 comments Friday:
The City of Brass 27 pages
Saturday:
The City of Brass 117 pages
Sunday:
The City of Brass
The Winner's Kiss
Monday:


Total Pages:


message 27: by Maksymiliane (last edited May 31, 2021 01:16PM) (new)

Maksymiliane | 23 comments Late but it's okay hah


Friday: --

Saturday:
Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language (30 pages)

Minihistorie (32 pages)

Sunday:
Minihistorie (58 pages - finished)
Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language (20 pages)

Monday:
Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language (18 pages)

Total pages: 62 + 78 + 18 = 158

Books read:
Minihistorie by Javier Tomeo


message 28: by Colleen (last edited May 30, 2021 10:09AM) (new)

Colleen Scidmore (colleensreadingadventures) | 968 comments Ok I’m a bit late but signing up!

Friday:
The Broken Girls by Simone St. James 30 Pages
Local Woman Missing by Mary Kubica 11 Pages
Total Pages: 41 Pages

Saturday:
Rules for Vanishing by Kate Alice Marshall 38 Pages
The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow 32 Pages
Total Pages: 70 Pages

Sunday:

Monday:

Books Read:
The Broken Girls by Simone St. James


message 29: by Brad (new)

Brad Burgin (burginjoseph35) | 137 comments Friday: 65 pages
Saturday: 39 pages
Sunday:391 pages


Finished Crown of Midnight by Sara J Maas loved it.


message 30: by Maddie (new)

Maddie T (maddietales) | 4 comments Fortuna Sworn - 228 pages


message 31: by Brad (new)

Brad Burgin (burginjoseph35) | 137 comments Friday: 65 pages
Saturday: 39 pages
Sunday: 391 pages
Monday 71 pages

total for read a thon: 566 pages pretty good only getting to read one full day.


message 32: by Alaina (new)

Alaina (ameserole) | 82029 comments Mod
Looks like the total pages were 19,741.


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