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Bonus Word: GINGERBREAD HOUSEPages Read: 6,053
Bonus Points: 56
Books Read:
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(2)
(3)
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(1)
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Bonus Word: ResolutionsBonus points: 57 points
Pages read: 11,946
Books read:
1. Iron Lake, 464 pages 1 points
2. The Brothers Karamazov, 796 pages, 0 points (1)
3. Fahrenheit 451, 191 pages 2 points (3)
4. Unsouled, 294 pages 1 point (4)
5. Rudin, 148 pages 3 points (7)
6. Soulsmith, 286 pages 1 point (8)
7. On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century, 120 pages 3 points (11)
8. A Hero of Our Time, 185 pages (11)
9. A History of Russia, 792 pages 2 points (13)
10. Dragonsong, 285 pages 0 points (13)
11. Dragonsinger, 178 pages 0 points (13)
12. Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern, 286 pages (13)
13. Dragonflight, 199 pages (13)
14. Childhood, 101 pages 2 points (15)
15. Youth, 124 pages 2 points (17)
16. Dependency, 144 pages 2 points (19)
17. Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow, 498 pages, 3 points (22)
18. Restoree by Anne McCaffrey, 233 pages, 1 point (23)
19. The Ship Who Sang by Anne McCaffrey, 248 pages, 1 point (24)
20. Better Off Read by Nora Page, 325 pages, 2 points (26)
21.Peter the Great and the Emergence of Russia by B.H. Sumner, 216 pages, 2 points (28)
22. Peter and the Starcatchers by Dave Barry, 452 pages 0 points, (28)
23. Black Writers Matter edited by Whitney French, 208 pages, 0 points (28)
24. Zenzele: A Letter for My Daughter by J. Nozipo Maraire, 194 pages, 0 points (28)
25. Rachel Ray by Anthony Trollope, 368 pages, 3 points (31)
26. On Rereading by Patricia Meyer Spacks, 280 pages, 3 points (34)
27. The Long Fall by Penelope Wilcock, 224 pages 1 point (35)
28. The Duke and I by Julia Quinn, 384 pages, 0 points (35)
29. Far Away Stories by William John Locke, 268 pages, 2 points (37)
30. Bring on the Blessings by Beverly Jenkins, 367 pages, 0 points (37)
31. The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne by William John Locke, 314 pages, 2 points (39)
32. Lucky Jim by Kingsley Amis, 266 pages 1 point (40)
33. The Birds by Tarjei Vesaas, 225 pages 2 points (42)
34. The Fortunate Term by Angela Brazil, 287 pages 0 points (42)
35. Thousandth Night by Alastair Reynolds, 192 pages 3 points (45)
36.Ariel by Sylvia Plath, 102 pages 2 points (47)
37. The Redemption of Althalus by David Eddings, 800 pages, 3 points (50)
38. Emily and Einstein by Linda Francis Lee, 356 pages, 3 points (53)
39. Pawn of Prophecy by David Eddings, 304 pages, 2 points (55)
40. Dragon's Milk by Susan Fletcher, 242 pages, 2 points (57)
December 21, 2020 - March 19, 2021Bonus Word: Gingerbread House
TBR:
Pages Read:2,112
Bonus Points:6
Books Read:
Bonus Word: Gingerbread HouseTBR:
Pages Read: 4312
Bonus Points: 30
Books Read:
Currently Reading:
Bonus Word: STANLEY CUP
Bonus Points: 57
Books Read: 29
Bonus Word: WINTER WONDERLANDBonus Points: 49
Pages Read: 6538
Books Read:
1. Buffalo Valley Debbie Macomber 256 [2]
2. Jingle All the Way: A Novel Debbie Macomber 272 [2]
3. For Now, Forever Nora Roberts 288 [2]
4. Home Before Dark Riley Sager 397 [2]
5. Layla Colleen Hoover 301 [1]
6. The Death of Bees Lisa O'Donnell 312 [3]
7. Twenty Wishes Debbie Macomber 384 [3]
8. Once More With Feeling Nora Roberts 251 [3]
9. Murder in the Mystery Suite Ellery Adams 304 [2]
10. Murder in the Paperback Parlor Ellery Adams 304 [2]
11. In from the Cold Nora Roberts 105 [3]
12. Murder in the Secret Garden Ellery Adams 302 [2]
13. Rebellion Nora Roberts 320 [3]
14. The MacGregor Brides Nora Roberts 192 [3]
15. Mafia Queens Of Mumbai: Stories Of Women From The Ganglands Hussain Zaidi 308 [0]
16. Summer on Blossom Street Debbie Macomber 384 [2]
17. Final Girls Riley Sager 352 [2]
18. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue V.E. Schwab 448 [3]
19. Murder in the Locked Library Ellery Adams 320 [2]
20. Murder in the Reading Room Ellery Adams 320 [2]
21. The Twenty-First Wish Debbie Macomber 98 [3]
22. Murder in the Storybook Cottage Ellery Adams 320 [2]
TBR: ** no set TBR. I'll read whatever I'm in the mood for **Currently reading:
Pages Read: 3,805
Books Read:
(412)
(448)
(323)
(336)
(416)
(364)
(365)
(105)
(364)
(240)
(432)
Bonus Word: Stanley CupPages Read:
Bonus Points:
Books Read:
1. Whatever Happened to Janie? by Caroline B. Cooney
2. Crank by Ellen Hopkins
3. The Doll in the Garden by Mary Downing Hahn
4. Swipe Right for Murder by Derek Milman
5. The Wrath and the Dawn by Renée Ahdieh
6. Anxious People by Fredrik Backman
7. Dreamland by Sarah Dessen
8. We Dream of Space by Erin Entrada Kelly
9. Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
10.
Bonus Word: ResolutionsCurrently Reading:
TBR:
Pages Read: 8199 ( -102 dnf not listed) = 8077
Bonus Points: 46
Books Read:
1.The Walking Dead, Vol. 25: No Turning Back
2.The Eye of the World
3. Rogue
4. American Housewife
5. Locke & Key, Vol. 2: Head Games
6. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
7. Little Butterfly, Volume 03
8. Steampunk! An Anthology of Fantastically Rich and Strange Stories
9. Finale
10. Skyward, Vol. 1: My Low-G Life
11. Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo"
12. To Kill a Kingdom
13. The Pie Life: A Guilt-Free Recipe for Success and Satisfaction
14. Slay
15. One for the Money
16. A Court of Mist and Fury
17. Skip Beat!, Vol. 44
18. Madame Fourcade's Secret War: The Daring Young Woman Who Led France's Largest Spy Network Against Hitler
19. The Cat Spirit
20. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
21. Fruits Basket, Vol. 1
22. Yellow Crocus
23. Mistral Bed and Breakfast
24. How the Zebra Got Its Stripes
25. Get a Life, Chloe Brown
26. Crawlspace: A Horror Short Story
27. A Court of Wings and Ruin
Bonus Word:STANLEY CUP
Pages Read: 1112 pages
Bonus Points: 8
Books Read:
1. The Keeper of Lost Causes by Jussi Adler-Olsen (2 points)
2. A Winter Beneath the Stars by Jo Thomas (2 points)
3. The Heir by Kiera Cass (2 points)
4. The Robber Bride by Jerrica Knight-Catania (2 points)
Fall winners are Connie, Massiel, and Ebb! You can post your bonus word here or message me.Bonus Words:
Gingerbread House
Stanley Cup
Winter Wonderland
leela wrote: "Fall winners are Connie, Massiel, and Ebb! You can post your bonus word here or message me.Bonus Words:"
Wow, I'm a winner!!! Thanks. I'm new here. What are the rules of picking the bonus word. I'm so happy that it was just announced that Hockey is coming back. Can I use:
Stanley Cup or Hockey or Stanley Cup Hockey or is that too narrow of a field.
Connie wrote: "leela wrote: "Fall winners are Connie, Massiel, and Ebb! You can post your bonus word here or message me.Bonus Words:"
Wow, I'm a winner!!! Thanks. I'm new here. What are the rules of picking th..."
The goal is for it to just be any word you choose, but since we already have one that's two words for this round, Stanley Cup or Hockey (or anything else that's 1-2 words) will work!
leela wrote: "Connie wrote: "leela wrote: "Fall winners are Connie, Massiel, and Ebb! You can post your bonus word here or message me.Bonus Words:"
Wow, I'm a winner!!! Thanks. I'm new here. What are the rule..."
Great!! Can I choose Stanley Cup?
Winter 2020 Read-A-ThonDec. 21/20 to Mar. 19/21
Bonus Word: STANLEY CUP
Pages Read: 6513
Bonus Points: 63
Books read: 32
1. Planet of the Apes, Pierre Boulle, 268 pgs, 3 pts
2. The Amazing Spiderman Vol.1, Stan Lee, 272 pgs, 3 pts
3. The Graveyard Shift, Darynda Jones, 153 pgs, 1 pt
4. Venom in the Veins, Jennifer Estep, 356 pgs, 2 pts
5. Black Panther Vol. 4, Ta-Nehisi Coates, 144 pgs, 2 pts
6. Black Panther Vol. 5, Ta-Nehisi Coates, 143 pgs, 2 pts
7. Dark Divide, Carrie Vaughn, 94 pgs, 2 pts
8. The Dogs of Christmas, W. Bruce Cameron, 233 pgs, 3 pts
9. The Second Sister, Marie Bostwick, 352 pgs, 1 pt
10. All Systems Red, Martha Wells, 144 pgs, 1 pt
11. Twelve Slays of Christmas, Jacqueline Frost, 311 pgs, 1 pt
12. The Secret Diaries of Detective Murdoch, Various Authors, ? pgs, 1 pt
13. Tales from the Folly: A Rivers of London Short Story Collection, Ben Aaronovitch, 139 pgs, 3pts
14. ‘Twas the Knife Before Christmas, Jacqueline Frost, 309 pgs, 1 pt
15. One Fine Fae, Molly Harper, ? pgs, 0 pts
16. Sheryl Crow: Words + Music, Sheryl Crow, ? pgs, 3 pts
17. The Secret Garden, Frances Hodgson Burnett, 308 pgs, 1 pt
18. The Henna Artist, Alka Joshi, 368 pgs, 3 pts
19. The Queen’s Gambit, Walter Tevis, 272 pgs, 3 pts
20. The Fires of Heaven, Robert Jordan, 704 pgs, 1 pt
21. Wild Swan, Patti Callahan, ? pgs, 2 pts
22. Bluebird Memories: A Journey Through Lyrics & Life, Common, ? pgs, 2 pts
23. Anne of Green Gables, L.M. Montgomery, 320 pgs, 3 pts
24. Tarzan of the Apes, Edgar Rice Burroughs, 245 pgs, 3 pts
25. The Five-Year Hitch, Melissa de la Cruz, ? pgs, 3 pts
26. Furious, Mike Shepherd, 369 pgs, 2 pts
27. Stargazer, Dan Wells, ? pgs, 1 pt
28. Brave New World, Aldous Huxley, 237 pgs, 2 pts
29. Junkyard Bargain, Faith Hunter, ? pgs, 0 pts
30. The Ghost and the Dead Deb, Alice Kimberley, 260 pgs, 3 pts
31. Born of Rage, Sherrilyn McQueen, 50 pgs, 2 pts
32. A Gentleman in Moscow, Amor Towles, 462 pgs, 3 pts
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Winter Read-A-Thon = December 21, 2020 - March 19, 2021Bonus Word: STANLEY CUP
Books:
(3) Shift by Staci Hart
Pages: 362
Read: 12/15/2020 - 12/21/2020
(3) The Vanishing Deep by Astrid Scholte
Pages: 423
Read: 12/22/2020 - 12/31/2020
(3) Trick by Natalia Jaster
Pages: 300
Read: 12/31/2020 - 1/5/2021
(1) A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin
Pages: 807
Read: 1/5/2021 - 1/22/2021
(0) First Drop of Crimson by Jeaniene Frost
Pages: 371
Read: 1/23/2021 - 1/25/2021
(3) Compulsion by Allison Brennan
Pages: 372
Read: 1/26/2021 - 1/30/2021
(3) The Dark Calling by Kresley Cole
Pages: 341
Read: 1/31/2021 - 2/6/2021
(3) Playing for Keeps by R.L Mathewson
Pages: 332
Read: 2/7/2021 - 2/10/2021
(3) Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
Pages: 527
Read: 2/11/2021 - 2/22/2021
(3) Lifestyles of Gods and Monsters by Emily Roberson
Pages: 340
Read: 2/22/2021 - 2/28/2021
(3) Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
Pages: 281
Read: 3/1/2021 - 3/4/2021
(1) Cinder by Marissa Meyer
Pages: 387
Read: 3/4/2021 - 3/8/2021
(1) Letters to the Lost by Brigid Kemmerer
Pages: 388
Read: 3/9/2021 - 3/11/2021
(2) Kiss of a Demon King by Kresley Cole
Pages: 417
Read: 3/12/2021 - 3/18/2021
Pages Read: 5,648
Bonus Points: 32
Books Read: 14
Winter Read-A-ThonDecember 21, 2020 - March 19, 2020
Bonus Word: GINGERBREAD HOUSE
TBR:
PAGES READ:
BONUS POINTS:
BOOKS READ:
Bonus Word: Winter WonderlandCURRENTLY READING:
Eragon by Christopher Paolini 1 point, 497 pages
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling - 2 points
Beast A Tale of Love and Revenge by Lisa Jensen - 2 points, 227 pages
BOOKS READ:
The Last Kids on Earth by Max Brallier - 1 point, 255 pages
Bluegrass State of Mind by Kathleen Brooks - 0 point, 236 pages
PAGES READ:
BONUS POINTS:
Sorry, I accidentally posted this in the 2020 thread originally!My chosen bonus word will be RESOLUTIONS
December 21, 2020 - March 19, 2020
2 - Coraline by Neil Gaiman - 215 pages
0 - Golden Son by Pierce Brown - 444 pages
2 - Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry - 240 pages
3 - Sword of Destiny by Andrzej Sapkowski - 374 pages.
2 - Blood of Elves by Andrzej Sapkowski - 316 pages
0 - The Female of the Species by Mindy McGinnis - 341 pages
3 - The Trial of Lizzie Borden by Cara Robertson - 375 pages
2 - Messenger by Lois Lowry - 169 pages
2 - The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang - 527 pages
3 - Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire - 169 pages
2 - Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett - 109 pages
0 - Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson - 337 pages
3 - Number the Stars by Lois Lowry - 137 pages
3 - Son by Lois Lowry - 393 pages
0 - The Face on the Milk Carton by Caroline B. Cooney - 192 pages
0 - Women & Power: A Manifesto by Mary Beard - 97 pages
2 - Death Note: Black Edition, Vol. 1 by Tsugumi Ohba - 385 pages
2 - Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire - 187 pages
0 - The Jersey Devil - 113 pages
3 - I am Providence by Nick Mamatas - 241 pages
3 - The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket by Edgar Allan Poe - 288 pages
2 - How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines by Thomas C. Foster - 281 pages
1 - Over Our Dead Bodies: Undertakers Lift the Lid by Ken McKenzie and Todd Harra - 234 pages
3 - Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo - 358 pages
2 - Death Becomes Them: Unearthing the Suicides of the Brilliant, the Famous, and the Notorious by Alix Strauss - 325 pages
2 - Beneath the Sugar Sky by Seanan McGuire - 174 pages
0 - Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller - 112 pages
2 - Assassin's Creed: Forsaken by Oliver Bowden - 452 pages
3 - Literary Starbucks: Fresh-Brewed, Half-Caf, No-Whip Bookish Humor Nora Anderson Katz - 240 pages
0 - The Devil All the Time by Donald Ray Pollock - 307 pages
0 - Vita Nostra by Marina & Sergey Dyachenko - 416 pages
1 - The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep by H.G. Parry - 464 pages
2 - Passing by Nella Larsen - 122 pages
2 - Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors by Piers Paul Read - 318 pages
0 - Big Girl, Small Town by Michelle Gallen - 311 pages
Bonus Points: 57
Page Total: 9,853
Bonus Word: WINTER WONDERLANDTBR:
Books Read:
1. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes & Other Lessons from the Crematory by Caitlin Doughty (2)
2. Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones (2)
3. Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor (3)
4. These Witches Don't Burn by Isabel Sterling (3)
5. In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren (3)
6. By the Book by Amanda Sellet (2)
7. The Upside of Falling by Alex Light (3)
8. Well Played by Jen DeLuca (3)
9. Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex by Mary Roach (2)
10. Fangirl, Vol. 1: The Manga by Sam Maggs, Rainbow Rowell, Gabi Nam (2)
11. Teen Titans: Raven by Kami Garcia, Gabriel Picolo (1)
12. Flipped by Wendelin Van Draanen (2)
13. Dear Girls: Intimate Tales, Untold Secrets, & Advice for Living Your Best Life by Ali Wong (3)
Bonus Points: 31
Page Total: 3,735
Help!I am confused on what the bonus options are now. I see 4 being used:
Winter Wonderland
Stanley Cup
Gingerbread House
Resolutions
But I thought we were suppose to only 3? Main post never did clarify which 3.
Jamie wrote: "Help!I am confused on what the bonus options are now. I see 4 being used:
Winter Wonderland
Stanley Cup
Gingerbread House
Resolutions
But I thought we were suppose to only 3? Main post never di..."
Yes, there was a mistake made. 4 is ok for this seasonal read-a-thon.
Karen wrote: "Jamie wrote: "Help!I am confused on what the bonus options are now. I see 4 being used:
Winter Wonderland
Stanley Cup
Gingerbread House
Resolutions
But I thought we were suppose to only 3? Main..."
Thanks!
Also, for words that start with numbers, Do we spell out the number, go to the next words or can it not count for title?
Jamie wrote: "Karen wrote: "Jamie wrote: "Help!I am confused on what the bonus options are now. I see 4 being used:
Winter Wonderland
Stanley Cup
Gingerbread House
Resolutions
But I thought we were suppose t..."
Good question. In the past I've spelled out the number and used the first letter.
Just a reminder to everyone that our Winter Read-a-Thon is ending this week, on the 20th. Please post any books you've read this season and get your totals together for Friday.
Thank you to everyone who participated. The Winter winners are:
Lemonista
Karen
Pheobe
Please let me know your words and I will post them in the spring read a thon.
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For every book that you read with a title starting with one of the letters in the bonus word give yourself 1 point, if any section (first, middle, last) of the author's name starts with a letter in the bonus word give yourself 2 points. The most you can have for any one book is 3 bonus points, 1 for title and 2 for author.
For example (if WINTER were our bonus word):
Nothing Lasts Forever by Sidney Sheldon = 1 point for title
OR
Fire in the Blood by Dale Ibitz = 2 bonus points for author last name
OR
Winter Swans by Danica Winters = 1 point for title, 2 points for author = 3 bonus points
Be sure to tally your pages and bonus points separately. The top 3 people with the most bonus points at the end of the challenge will get to choose a bonus word for the next quarter. NOTE: Bonus point winners cannot win in two read-a-thon's in a row, to give more people the chance to choose bonus words.
To sign up simply start yourself a post to track what you've read during the read-a-thon. Edit your post throughout the read-a-thon to let everyone know which books you've read & your total number of pages.
Here is a template for your post:
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Bonus Word:
TBR:
Pages Read:
Bonus Points:
Books Read:
1.
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Our last Fall read-a-thon winners will be the top three bonus point holders, and they will each choose a word for us to use in the Winter!
You can choose from:
TBA