Little Pixie Posted June 30, 2015 Posted June 30, 2015 I`m in ! Shall be rereading the first two Deborah Harkness Discovery of Witches books and then the third, final one. Quote
Athena Posted June 30, 2015 Author Posted June 30, 2015 I've heard good things about that series . I own the first two. I hope you enjoy the third book, too! Happy to have you join us . Quote
BSchultz19 Posted July 2, 2015 Posted July 2, 2015 I've been busy again, so I haven't read much. A read-a-thon would be a great way to get back on track, but I'm going on vacation today through Sunday Maybe I will have my own personal read-a-thon next week. Quote
Nollaig Posted July 2, 2015 Posted July 2, 2015 Turns out I'm not going anywhere this weekend, so I'm hopefully gonna join in properly Quote
Athena Posted July 3, 2015 Author Posted July 3, 2015 I've been busy again, so I haven't read much. A read-a-thon would be a great way to get back on track, but I'm going on vacation today through Sunday Maybe I will have my own personal read-a-thon next week. Awwww, I hope you have fun though on your vacation. Feel free to make up your own personal read-a-thon and ask if anyone wants to join, though, if you want . Turns out I'm not going anywhere this weekend, so I'm hopefully gonna join in properly I hope you enjoy your reading ! Happy read(a-thon-)ing, everyone who participates ! Quote
frankie Posted July 3, 2015 Posted July 3, 2015 Happy reading everyone, I'm really excited about the read-a-thon! BSchultz19, too bad you can't join this time, but have fun on your vacation! And I'm echoing Athena's sentiments: you can do one next weekend, and ask around if other people would like to join you! Quote
frankie Posted July 3, 2015 Posted July 3, 2015 Friday so far: 46 pages of Britt-Marie kävi täällä by Fredrik Backman, thus finishing the novel. I don't know what to read next... Too many great books to choose from! Quote
Nollaig Posted July 3, 2015 Posted July 3, 2015 Day 1 is not quite down, but I finished a book - I read 320 pages of Mind Games by Teri Terry. Very good read. Hope to pack in a few more pages of something else tonight. Quote
Anna Begins Posted July 4, 2015 Posted July 4, 2015 Day 1 is not quite down, but I finished a book - I read 320 pages of Mind Games by Teri Terry. I did 75 pages of Ken Follett's World Without End and 80 pages of Ron Kovic's Born on the Fourth of July Total- 155 pages Quote
Athena Posted July 4, 2015 Author Posted July 4, 2015 Friday so far: 46 pages of Britt-Marie kävi täällä by Fredrik Backman, thus finishing the novel. I don't know what to read next... Too many great books to choose from! Well done! I hope you enjoyed the book and that you can find a nice new book . Day 1 is not quite down, but I finished a book - I read 320 pages of Mind Games by Teri Terry. Very good read. Hope to pack in a few more pages of something else tonight. Well done! Did you enjoy it? I did 75 pages of Ken Follett's World Without End and 80 pages of Ron Kovic's Born on the Fourth of July Total- 155 pages Great progress ! So appropriate to read Born on the Fourth of July near / on the 4th of July! My progress for yesterday: Friday 03-07-2015 1h 30 mins, 510 pages, Disney - Donald Duck Dubbel Pocket 7 (re-read) 40 mins, 224 pages, Thea Stilton - Thea Stilton 17: Paniek op Hawaï (La Leggenda Dei Fiori Di Fuocco) 30 mins, 192 pages, Geronimo Stilton - Superhelden 1: De Bende van Ratstad (I Difensori di Muskusrat City) 30 mins, 192 pages, Geronimo Stilton - Superhelden 4: Superhelden Tegen de Dubbelgangers (Supersquitt Contro i Terribli Tre) 40 mins, 222 pages, Geronimo Stilton - De Drie Muisketiers (I Tre Moschettieri) 1h, 224 pages, Geronimo Stilton - De Avonturen van Robinson Crusoe (Le Avventure di Robinson Crusoe) Total: 4h 50 mins, 1564 pages I had a lot of fun reading , more than I thought I would have seeing as I haven't felt like doing much lately. Here's to another good day of read(-a-thon-)ing for everyone (who participates) ! Quote
Nollaig Posted July 4, 2015 Posted July 4, 2015 I did 75 pages of Ken Follett's World Without End and 80 pages of Ron Kovic's Born on the Fourth of July Total- 155 pages You made great progress too! I had the day off work, and it was a super interesting book, that's why I got through it so fast! Well done! Did you enjoy it? YES! It was fantastic. A little unpolished and a little too fast-paced (it was a 450 page book which should have been a duology - needed more fleshing out, more careful explaining and was absolutely interesting enough to fill a duology, BUT, it is a YA book, so I think that contributed, and as for the pace, I was able to keep up and I loved it. Really loved it. Now I'm reading The Last Leaves Falling by Sarah Benwell, which is a YA novel about a Japanese 17 year old dying of ALS, told from his perspective. So far it's very good. I suspect it will get very sad. I also just realised that even though its author doesn't seem to be Asian, the book being set in Japan TOTALLY counts as a cultural read. (It does!) Quote
anisia Posted July 4, 2015 Posted July 4, 2015 I'm partly in too! Couldn't do Friday at all (work etc.) but I've been reading all morning; hoping to finish some books today/tomorrow. So far I'm almost done with Midnight Crossroad by Charlaine Harris which I started ages ago. Quote
frankie Posted July 4, 2015 Posted July 4, 2015 What a great turnout for the read-a-thon this weekend! Happy reading Adding 62 pages of The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins to my Friday's reading count. Might not manage that much reading today as a friend's coming over. Quote
Little Pixie Posted July 4, 2015 Posted July 4, 2015 I`m up to page 243 of A Discovery of Witches ( that was about 4 hours of re-reading ; I hope to finish it this weekend, then read the next two in the series ). It was even better than I remembered it. Quote
Nollaig Posted July 4, 2015 Posted July 4, 2015 So far today I have read: 268 pages of The Legacy Of Heorot by Larry Niven. Not overly impressed, but I'm most of the way through so I want to finish for finishing's sake 103 pages of The Last Leaves Falling by Sarah Benwell, which I'm really enjoying. I'm gonna read a bit more tonight, but that brings my total so far to: 691 pages. Quote
Anna Begins Posted July 5, 2015 Posted July 5, 2015 Eh, I am exhausted after today's 4th of July festivities. I still managed 100 pages of Born on the 4th of July today. Its 2:00 but I am still counting pages, as I haven't gone to sleep yet, so it is sort of Saturday still But, I am done for the night... or should I say morning? Quote
Athena Posted July 5, 2015 Author Posted July 5, 2015 YES! It was fantastic. A little unpolished and a little too fast-paced (it was a 450 page book which should have been a duology - needed more fleshing out, more careful explaining and was absolutely interesting enough to fill a duology, BUT, it is a YA book, so I think that contributed, and as for the pace, I was able to keep up and I loved it. Really loved it. Now I'm reading The Last Leaves Falling by Sarah Benwell, which is a YA novel about a Japanese 17 year old dying of ALS, told from his perspective. So far it's very good. I suspect it will get very sad. I also just realised that even though its author doesn't seem to be Asian, the book being set in Japan TOTALLY counts as a cultural read. (It does!) I'm glad the book was so good! The Last Leaves Falling sounds good too . I'm partly in too! Couldn't do Friday at all (work etc.) but I've been reading all morning; hoping to finish some books today/tomorrow. So far I'm almost done with Midnight Crossroad by Charlaine Harris which I started ages ago. Great to have you join us, have fun ! What a great turnout for the read-a-thon this weekend! Happy reading Adding 62 pages of The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins to my Friday's reading count. Might not manage that much reading today as a friend's coming over. I agree ! Nice progress, I hope you have fun with your friend . I`m up to page 243 of A Discovery of Witches ( that was about 4 hours of re-reading ; I hope to finish it this weekend, then read the next two in the series ). It was even better than I remembered it. I'm glad to hear this . I hope to read the book some day (I own books 1 and 2 but I want to have the third one before reading them, I think ). So far today I have read: 268 pages of The Legacy Of Heorot by Larry Niven. Not overly impressed, but I'm most of the way through so I want to finish for finishing's sake 103 pages of The Last Leaves Falling by Sarah Benwell, which I'm really enjoying. I'm gonna read a bit more tonight, but that brings my total so far to: 691 pages. Well done ! Eh, I am exhausted after today's 4th of July festivities. I still managed 100 pages of Born on the 4th of July today. Its 2:00 but I am still counting pages, as I haven't gone to sleep yet, so it is sort of Saturday still But, I am done for the night... or should I say morning? It's great you still managed 100 pages despite so many festivities . Here's my progress for yesterday: Saturday 04-07-2015 35 mins, 224 pages, Geronimo Stilton - Jolanda, Dochter van de Zwarte Piraat (Jolanda, La Figlia Del Corsaro Nero) 1h, 384 pages, Geronimo Stilton - De Avonturen van Koning Arthur (La Avventure di Re Artù) 55 mins, 243 pages, Geronimo Stilton - Fantasia 8: Fantasia VIII (Ottavo Viaggio Nel Regno Della Fantasia) Total: 2h 30 mins, 851 pages I 'only' managed two and a half books, finishing off Fantasia VIII this morning. I only read for 2 and a half hours yesterday. It was so hot I decided to go swimming instead. I did enjoy that a lot though (as well as my reading) . So far I've been enjoying my reading, I hope to read some more later today but we'll see as I've been feeling tired. Quote
Marie H Posted July 5, 2015 Posted July 5, 2015 Managed to read 3 hours yesterday, and hope to have an afternoon reading today Quote
Nollaig Posted July 5, 2015 Posted July 5, 2015 So many people participating! I read 217 pages of The Last Leaves Falling today, finishing it off. Excellent book, not without flaws, but a beautiful read. I plan to finish Heorot today and hopefully start a new thriller, maybe Unraveling Oliver. Total so far: 908 pages. Woo, I've not only beaten my last Readathon count of 727, but I'm gonna break 1000! Quote
Little Pixie Posted July 5, 2015 Posted July 5, 2015 Managed a grand total of 0 pages yesterday , though I`m now up to date with the newspapers ( I was behind on 8 days of papers, and it`s paper recycling this week... ). Quote
BSchultz19 Posted July 6, 2015 Posted July 6, 2015 Happy reading everyone, I'm really excited about the read-a-thon! BSchultz19, too bad you can't join this time, but have fun on your vacation! And I'm echoing Athena's sentiments: you can do one next weekend, and ask around if other people would like to join you! Well I would do one next weekend, but I'm going on a two week vacation starting next saturday Quote
anisia Posted July 6, 2015 Posted July 6, 2015 (edited) Here's my progress for yesterday: Saturday 04-07-2015 35 mins, 224 pages, Geronimo Stilton - Jolanda, Dochter van de Zwarte Piraat (Jolanda, La Figlia Del Corsaro Nero) 1h, 384 pages, Geronimo Stilton - De Avonturen van Koning Arthur (La Avventure di Re Artù) 55 mins, 243 pages, Geronimo Stilton - Fantasia 8: Fantasia VIII (Ottavo Viaggio Nel Regno Della Fantasia) Total: 2h 30 mins, 851 pages I 'only' managed two and a half books, finishing off Fantasia VIII this morning. I only read for 2 and a half hours yesterday. It was so hot I decided to go swimming instead. I did enjoy that a lot though (as well as my reading) . So far I've been enjoying my reading, I hope to read some more later today but we'll see as I've been feeling tired. Good reading day! So many people participating! I read 217 pages of The Last Leaves Falling today, finishing it off. Excellent book, not without flaws, but a beautiful read. I plan to finish Heorot today and hopefully start a new thriller, maybe Unraveling Oliver. Total so far: 908 pages. Woo, I've not only beaten my last Readathon count of 727, but I'm gonna break 1000! 1000, that's awesome! Managed a grand total of 0 pages yesterday , though I`m now up to date with the newspapers ( I was behind on 8 days of papers, and it`s paper recycling this week... ). I would say anything counts for reading --- I managed to read a bit more of The Shadow of the Wind but then I got totally distracted by fanfiction for the rest of Sunday I had a bad cold all weekend and only Harry Potter could make me feel better Edited July 6, 2015 by anisia Quote
Athena Posted July 6, 2015 Author Posted July 6, 2015 Managed to read 3 hours yesterday, and hope to have an afternoon reading today x Yay ! So many people participating! I read 217 pages of The Last Leaves Falling today, finishing it off. Excellent book, not without flaws, but a beautiful read. I plan to finish Heorot today and hopefully start a new thriller, maybe Unraveling Oliver. Total so far: 908 pages. Woo, I've not only beaten my last Readathon count of 727, but I'm gonna break 1000! x It's been quite some time since there were this many people participating . Wow, well done! It'd be awesome if you got to 1000 . Managed a grand total of 0 pages yesterday , though I`m now up to date with the newspapers ( I was behind on 8 days of papers, and it`s paper recycling this week... ). x Awwww, I hope you had fun with the newspapers though, and it was still reading, even if it wasn't a book . Well I would do one next weekend, but I'm going on a two week vacation starting next saturday x Haha, I wish you a lot of fun . Good reading day! [...] --- I managed to read a bit more of The Shadow of the Wind but then I got totally distracted by fanfiction for the rest of Sunday I had a bad cold all weekend and only Harry Potter could make me feel better x Thanks ! I hope you feel better soon . I'm glad you had fun reading some things though ! My progress for yesterday: Sunday 05-07-2015 30 mins, 140 pages, Geronimo Stilton - Fantasia 8: Fantasia VIII (Ottavo Viaggio Nel Regno Della Fantasia) 2h 10 mins, 374 + 32 pages, Geronimo Stilton - De Kronieken van Fantasia 1: Het Verloren Rijk (Cronache Del Regno Della Fantasia 1: Il Reame Perduto) 2h 5 mins, 343 + 32 pages, Geronimo Stilton - De Kronieken van Fantasia 2: De Betoverde Poort (Cronache Del Regno Della Fantasia 2: La Porta Incantata) Total: 4h 45 mins, 921 pages I still managed to read for a while, but unfortunately I was so tired in the later afternoon, I couldn't read any more. So it felt to me as if I failed a bit. I didn't think I read that much to be honest, it didn't feel that way. I did enjoy the books though. Total this read-a-thon: 12h 5 mins, 3336 pages, 11 books read Overall then I didn't get through all the books I had wanted to read, but I did do quite a bit of reading. I had a lot of fun reading, except those times when I felt really tired (but this isn't the place to discuss that). I was successful in the end though, since I had fun . The next read-a-thon will take place in August in principle, though I'm not sure what people will do during their holidays. It should be the 7th, 8th and 9th of August, Friday-Saturday-Sunday, but I don't know if many people will be available? That weekend works well for me I think. Quote
Nollaig Posted July 6, 2015 Posted July 6, 2015 My totals for this readathon: Mind Games - Teri Terry (finished, didn't start during readathon) - 320 pages The Last Leaves Falling (complete) - 320 pages The Legacy of Heorot (complete) - 368 pages Wayward Pines (partial) - 172 pages Total pages: 1180 Delighted! Quote
Marie H Posted July 6, 2015 Posted July 6, 2015 Managed a grand total of 0 pages yesterday , though I`m now up to date with the newspapers ( I was behind on 8 days of papers, and it`s paper recycling this week... ). but very good work for your part for recycling (and there was no plastic packaging in the 'virtual cookies'! I didn't read that much on Sunday, just a few hours in the whole day, but it was an enjoyable few hours, at least Total this read-a-thon: 12h 5 mins, 3336 pages, 11 books read Yay, you had a successful read-a-thon !! My totals for this readathon: Mind Games - Teri Terry (finished, didn't start during readathon) - 320 pages The Last Leaves Falling (complete) - 320 pages The Legacy of Heorot (complete) - 368 pages Wayward Pines (partial) - 172 pages Total pages: 1180 Delighted! Another successful reading time Quote
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