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message 1: by jb (new)

jb Byrkit (jbbyrkit) | 227 comments Mod
Our readathon is fast approaching. It’ll be July 26, 27, and 28 (next weekend). Who’s ready?!?!


message 2: by jb (new)

jb Byrkit (jbbyrkit) | 227 comments Mod
July 2019 Readathon Goals:

24 hours of reading
Finish Slade House for book postal club
Read 5 Dr. Seuss books for yearly challenge
Start Oliver Twist for my classic book challenge
Read 2 pictures books for BBRC

Fingers crossed I can make all of these goals next weekend.


message 3: by Glenda (new)

Glenda | 52 comments I'm in! I have no idea what I'll be reading, I'll post a TBR closer to the 26th.


message 4: by Jenny (new)

Jenny Clark I'm in. Will work on The Untamed Bride, or The Elusive Bride, whichever I am on, Bridge To Terabethia and War and Peace as usual. Falling behind on that! This readathon works pretty well for me, as I am off Friday and Saturday so I can stay up late Saturday and read!


message 5: by jb (new)

jb Byrkit (jbbyrkit) | 227 comments Mod
Yay! Glad to have you all aboard!


message 6: by Kristina Simon (new)

Kristina Simon (kristinasimon) I had to miss June's Readathon due to travel so I'm more than ready for this month's! Lots of reading to catch up on......


message 7: by LaNona (new)

LaNona I've missed so many readathons, I'm trying to get more done in July!

My Goals:

Finish The Devil's Thief by Lisa Maxwell
Finish The Program by Suzanne Young
And any others I can squeeze in!


message 8: by Ace (new)

Ace (aceonroam) jb, we will be out at sea, hopefully I can participate next month.


message 9: by Chantale (new)

Chantale Canadian Book Addict (canadianbookaddict) I have no idea what I will be reading. I can never pick books ahead of time because I often end up not wanting to read those books lol


message 10: by [deleted user] (last edited Jul 28, 2019 06:42PM) (new)

I'm in but my parents will be visiting from out of town those days so I'm not sure how much reading I'll get to. If I'm not able to read any I'll definitely be in for next month's :)

TBR:
St. ♥ Dragon Girl, Vol. 3(inter-library loan)4🌟 7-28
The School for Good and Evil 4🌟 7-21 to 7-28
A World Without Princes(library book)
The Last Ever After(library book)


Friday 26th
The School For Good And Evil
Starting Page: 197
Ending Page: 218
Pages Read: 21

Sunday 28th
St. Dragon Girl Vol 3*FINISHED*
Starting Page: 1
Ending Page: 200
Pages Read: 200
The School For Good And Evil*FINISHED*
Starting Page: 218
Ending Page: 488
Pages Read: 270
Total Pages Read: 470

Readathon Totals
Pages Read: 491
Books Read: 2(1 manga and 1 regular book)

I look forward to next month's and hope to get more reading in!


message 11: by Robin (Saturndoo) (last edited Jul 21, 2019 02:08PM) (new)

Robin (Saturndoo) (robinsaturndoo) I'm winging it this time around. I have challenge books to read,library books,Mt TBR books, Virtual Mt TBR books and who knows what else lol.


message 12: by Ashley (new)

Ashley ❣️ | 14 comments I’m definatley participating! I’ll post a tbr closer to Friday, I will more than likely be reading books from my Reading Rush tbr!


message 13: by Holly (new)

Holly (goldikova) My plan is to continue to thin out the volumes on my physical 'to-read' shelf. I'll know what I'm in the mood to read a little closer to Friday.


message 14: by Eadie (new)

Eadie Burke (eadieburke) | 8 comments I will be reading to help complete my Century of Mystery reads:
Century Reads
1997 - Déjà Dead (Temperance Brennan, #1) by Kathy Reichs
1992 - The Butcher Boy by Patrick McCabe
1990 - The Midnight Examiner by William Kotzwinkle
1985 - Hawksmoor by Peter Ackroyd
1984 - The Thin Woman by Dorothy Cannell
1981 - Death by Sheer Torture by Robert Barnard


message 15: by jb (new)

jb Byrkit (jbbyrkit) | 227 comments Mod
I’ve heard the Reichs books are very good.


message 16: by Eadie (new)

Eadie Burke (eadieburke) | 8 comments Yes I heard they were good! I have the audio cassettes too so will be reading along with the audio.


message 17: by jb (new)

jb Byrkit (jbbyrkit) | 227 comments Mod
You’ll have to keep me posted on what you think of them. I have book one.


message 18: by Eadie (new)

Eadie Burke (eadieburke) | 8 comments Will do!


message 19: by Robin Loves (last edited Jul 28, 2019 03:12AM) (new)

Robin Loves Reading (robint60) | 6 comments I hope to read for the 24 duration

Child's Play (DI Kim Stone #11) by Angela Marsons , finished, 4 hours
A Twist in the Tail (The Oyster Cove Guesthouse #1) by Leighann Dobbs , finished, 3 hours, 41 minutes
A Whisker In The Dark (Oyster Cove Guesthouse, #2) by Leighann Dobbs , finished, 3 hours, 31 minutes
Never Look Back by Alison Gaylin 1 hour, 40 minutes
Nowhere To Hide (Inspector Drake #7) by Stephen Puleston , 2 hours, 47% completed

Never Tell (Detective D.D. Warren #10) by Lisa Gardner Almost Midnight (Mike Bowditch, #10) by Paul Doiron Temper by Layne Fargo


message 20: by jb (new)

jb Byrkit (jbbyrkit) | 227 comments Mod
Glad to have everyone aboard! Good luck to all of our goals tomorrow.


message 21: by Ashley (new)

Ashley ❣️ | 14 comments I am planning on reading the following books:
With the Fire on High
Lord of Shadows
The Unexpected Everything


message 22: by Glenda (new)

Glenda | 52 comments I'm hoping to finish up a couple of library books, Dracul and Boy Swallows Universe, maybe get a head start on Snow Crash which is an August selection for one of my groups. Today totally got away from me, I'll be lucky to get an hour of reading in tonight. Tomorrow looks much better!


message 23: by Lindsey (last edited Jul 28, 2019 11:31PM) (new)

Lindsey (logikitty) | 2 comments I'm hoping to finish a few more books this weekend (:
My stack:
✔️ Fall for Anything - 5 stars
__ The Betrayal Knows My Name
✔️ I am the Messenger - 5 stars
✔️ Hillbilly Elegy - 5 stars

If I still have more time after that, I might start back on:
__ Parable of the Sower
__ Crazy Rich Asians
__ Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
✔️ The Couple Next Door (Audiobook) - 5 stars


message 24: by jb (new)

jb Byrkit (jbbyrkit) | 227 comments Mod
You all have some great goals. I’m headed to the library in a bit to pick up a book I requested. I’ll get some audiobooking in while I drive.


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