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High Summer Read-a-Thon 2017 hosted by Michelle

Welcome to the official sign up for the High Summer Readathon! Yes, that's right. We have officially moved High Summer to August. Since Sci-Fi Summer in June is now a month long, I thought it made sense to have a month buffer between two month long readathons. I hope everyone is okay with the change. We start at 12:00 am on August 1 and end at 11:59 pm on August 31. Times are set for the central time zone so adjust your times accordingly (you can use the link to the time zone converter in the sidebar menu).

You DO NOT have to participate the entire month. Join in when you can, start in the middle, end early...whatever works best for your schedule. As with all of my readathons, it will be an event of relaxed reading during which we can personally challenge ourselves and whittle away those ever looming TBR piles/shelves/libraries. Also, Dewey's 24 Hour Reverse Readathon is coming up August 2nd through August 3rd so that will be a fun addition to our month of reading bliss.

Guidelines for the readathon can be found HERE or you can access in the sidebar menu. Any information you need about the readathon can be found there. Please do be sure to check the guidelines to make sure you're following along correctly. There are specific rules regarding signing up and wrapping up, especially in regards to the giveaway. We no longer use a wrap-up linky and we are now use a Google form for wrap-ups (since I require your wrap-up link there anyway). That way you don't have to do two steps at the end of the readathon. The wrap-up Google form will be on the wrap-up post instead of the prize page. I will have a yes/no so you can let me know if you're opting out of winning a prize. (If you want to visit people who participated, you can do so via the sign-up/starting line linky. I will have a link to it on the wrap-up post).

As is typical, I will not be hosting any mini-challenges. However, if anyone else would like to host a mini-challenge or giveaway, you are more than welcome. I am also looking for prize donations so if anyone would like to contribute, let me know. Authors, this is a great way to promote your book(s)! (Contact me using the contact form link in the sidebar menu).

Our hashtag for social media is #HSreadathon Also, don't forget about our Facebook group, our Goodreads group and our Instagram. You can also access via the links in the sidebar menu.

Sign up in the linky below. You do not have to do a post now, unless you want to help spread the word (much appreciated). If you don't have a blog, use Facebook, Twitter, Goodreads, Instagram, YouTube...or any social media. Having a blog is not required. Be sure to grab the button at the top of this post (there's also a grab code below the button in the sidebar).

I've not been reading much the last few month but I decided to take part in 24in48 which got me going again.

My Goal is to read the Pern series by Anne McCaffrey (and Todd) in chronological order.

I read the first three books during 24in48, I've read another 2 books since and I have 4 books ready for Dewey's 2019 Reverse Readathon which I'm taking part in and that starts in 1½ hour (I'll be asleep then as it is 2am with me)

For the rest of August I'll continue. I'm still needing 4 books from the library but after that I own the last 10 of the series.

I’ve finished my first book of the day and while reading I got a text from the library that the next 2 Pern books are ready for me to pick up which means I can order the last 2 I need from there. Normal loan period is 1 month but it can be extended if needed and nobody else have reserved the book.

Saturday August 3rd

Dragon Harper by Anne McCaffrey 304 pages ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Dragonheart by Todd McCaffrey 538 pages ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Dragonsblood by Todd McCaffrey 438 pages ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Dewey's 2019 Reverse Readathon is finished and I read 3 Pern books. I slept for the first 8 and a half hour but then I been reading the rest and even continued nearly an hour after just to complete my third book.