Hooked on Books discussion

This is our Weeklong Readathon. Join us for the fun this week. This readathon starts on December 1st at 11:59pm and Ends on December 9th at 11:59. Let's incorporate some fun reading tasks to go along with this week.

TBR Schedule(Post your TBR in your post)

Reading Schedule ( Place your books you've read by the date)
12/2
12/3
12/4
12/5
12/6
12/7
12/8
12/9

Tasks ( Let's incorporate some tasks for fun. List how your book fits the task in your post)
Read a Book about a puppy or that has a puppy on the cover
Add a decoration to your tree or somewhere in your house
Wrap a gift for someone.
Have a Cup of Coffee while you read your book
Read a Self Help Book
Read a Sci Fi Book
Read a Book with a high page count
Read a Book with Holiday theme to it.
Set a Personal Reading Goal

TBR:
Goals: December Women in SF #1
Read 5 NG Mount TBR #1
✅Set personal reading 📚 goal(s)✅❇

12/2: Coffee with Book!✅
Search the Stars KU. SF. December Women in SF.
Book of Death: Supernatural Suspense with Monsters and Demons Release December 5
Goblin Monday NG ARC
12/3: Brynmore #1 Puppy ✅
Book of Death: Supernatural Suspense with Monsters and Demons
12/4: Book of Death: Supernatural Suspense with Monsters and Demons
Gift Processing ✅
Mister Lullaby Hoopla Virtual
12/5: Mister Lullaby
Where the Dead Wait NG ARC Release December 5
Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 49, October 2010 SF✅
Dead Silence Everand Audio Virtual ✅December Women in SF To Ch. 7
12/6:
Gift Processing ✅
Where the Dead Wait NG ARC
to 8%
Dead Silence Everand Audio Virtual
They Walked Like Men Everand Ebook Virtual Classic SF✅
12/7: Dead Silence Everand Audio Virtual. SF. ✅ December Women in SF
They Walked Like Men Everand Ebook Virtual Classic SF✅
Dead Silence NG ARC Mount
TBR
Linesman Everand Audio to Ch. 5
12/8: Dead Silence KU to p. 150
Linesman Audio to Ch. 18
12/9: Dr. Who Marathon viewing + 60th Anniversary Special #3!
Dead Silence KU
Dead Silence KU
Linesman SF✅ Audio December Women in SF
Alec Kerley and the Haunted Christmas Everand Ebook Virtual Christian Spooky
The Folly Everand Ebook Virtual


Titles Read: Brynmore #1 Puppy ✅
Book of Death: Supernatural Suspense with Monsters and Demons
Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 49, October 2010
Mister Lullaby
Dead Silence Everand Audio Virtual
They Walked Like Men Everand Ebook Virtual Classic SF✅
Linesman SF✅ Audio December Women in SF
Alec Kerley and the Haunted Christmas Everand Ebook

Pages:

I’m in.

Currently reading:


TBR:


12/2 The Dinner Guest, 268 pages, finished
The Far Pavilions, 86 pages

12/3 The Far Pavilions, 115 pages
Our Mutual Friend, 72 pages
After Words, 36 pages, finished

12/4 The Far Pavilions, 96 pages, finished

12/5 Our Mutual Friend, 24 pages
The Beach House, 128 pages

12/6 The Beach House, 170 pages, finished
Eye for An Eye, 163 pages

12/7 Our Mutual Friend, 192 pages
It Waits in the Woods, 52 pages, finished

12/8 -

12/9 Our Mutual Friend, 24 pages
Eye for An Eye, 120 pages

Pages read: 1396

Books completed:


Tasks completed:
🌺Have a Cup of Coffee while you read your book - every book, every day!
🌺Read a Book with a high page count - The Far Pavilions, 958 pages
🌺Set a Personal Reading Goal - finish The Far Pavilions
🌺Wrap a gift for someone - wrapped in gift paper then packed & taken to post office today, 12/5

HOB - December 2nd-9th Weeklong Readathon

2/12: 699
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The Story of Tea: A Cultural History and Drinking Guide - 216 - ⭐️⭐️
The Comfort Crisis: Embrace Discomfort To Reclaim Your Wild, Happy, Healthy Self - 304 - ⭐️⭐️
Dog Sense: How the New Science of Dog Behavior Can Make You a Better Friend to Your Pet - 72 - ⭐️
The Go-Getter - 51 - ⭐️
Asking Smarter Questions: How To Be an Agent of Insight - 38
Aesop’s Animals: The Science Behind the Fables - 18
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3/12: 171
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Aesop’s Animals: The Science Behind the Fables - 144
Anti-Time Management: Reclaim Your Time and Revolutionize Your Results with the Power of Time Tipping - 27
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4/12: 573
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Cat Sense: How the New Feline Science Can Make You a Better Friend to Your Pet - 336 - ⭐️⭐️
Aesop’s Animals: The Science Behind the Fables - 213 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Triumph of a Time Lord: Regenerating Doctor Who in the Twenty-first Century - 24
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5/12: 1,020
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Anti-Time Management: Reclaim Your Time and Revolutionize Your Results with the Power of Time Tipping - 120 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Mindfulness of Breathing - 209 - ⭐️⭐️
The 100% Brain Course - 278 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Triumph of a Time Lord: Regenerating Doctor Who in the Twenty-first Century - 231 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Perfect Day to Boss Up - 39
Asking Smarter Questions: How To Be an Agent of Insight - 113
Holidays, Festivals and Celebrations of the World Dictionary: Detailing More Than 3,000 Observances from All 50 States and More Than 100 Nations, A ... Holy Days, Feasts, and Fasts, Includi - 30
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6/12: 209
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The Encyclopedia of Witches, Witchcraft and Wicca - 28
Beyond Genius: A Journey Through the Characteristics and Legacies of Transformative Minds - 14
My Story: Schapelle Corby: Fully Revised and Updated Since Her Release and Return Home - 64
Make Lasting Changes: The Science of Sustainable Behavior Change and Reaching Your Goals - 18
Mindful Learning: Reduce stress and improve brain performance for effective learning - 15
The Movie Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained - 70
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7/12: 1,450
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The Encyclopedia of Witches, Witchcraft and Wicca - 421 - ⭐️⭐️
Holidays, Festivals and Celebrations of the World Dictionary: Detailing More Than 3,000 Observances from All 50 States and More Than 100 Nations, A ... Holy Days, Feasts, and Fasts, Includi - 613
My Story: Schapelle Corby: Fully Revised and Updated Since Her Release and Return Home - 16
Make Lasting Changes: The Science of Sustainable Behavior Change and Reaching Your Goals - 184 - ⭐️⭐️
The Perfect Day to Boss Up - 216 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
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8/12: 132
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My Story: Schapelle Corby: Fully Revised and Updated Since Her Release and Return Home - 118
Better Than Before: Mastering the Habits of Our Everyday Lives - 14
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9/12: 899
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Holidays, Festivals and Celebrations of the World Dictionary: Detailing More Than 3,000 Observances from All 50 States and More Than 100 Nations, A ... Holy Days, Feasts, and Fasts, Includi - 678 - ⭐️⭐️
My Story: Schapelle Corby: Fully Revised and Updated Since Her Release and Return Home - 207 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Napoleon Hill's Master Course: The Original Science of Success - 14
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Tasks:
Read a Book about a puppy or that has a puppy on the cover
Dog Sense: How the New Science of Dog Behavior Can Make You a Better Friend to Your Pet - Dec 2 - ⭐️

Read a Self Help Book
Anti-Time Management: Reclaim Your Time and Revolutionize Your Results with the Power of Time Tipping - Dec 5 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Read a Sci Fi Book
Triumph of a Time Lord: Regenerating Doctor Who in the Twenty-first Century - Dec 5 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Read a Book with a high page count
Mindfulness of Breathing - Dec 5 - ⭐️⭐️

Read a Book with Holiday theme to it
Holidays, Festivals and Celebrations of the World Dictionary: Detailing More Than 3,000 Observances from All 50 States and More Than 100 Nations, A ... Holy Days, Feasts, and Fasts, Includi - Dec 9 - ⭐️⭐️

Total pages: 5,153

Total books completed: 15

Currently reading:

12/2: Skyward 87 pages, finished and Atlas Alone, 45 pages
12/3: Atlas Alone, 275 pages, finished
12/4: A Christmas Carol, 73 pages, finished
12/5: A Wizard of Earthsea, 82 pages
12/6:A Wizard of Earthsea, 101 pages, finished
12/7:A Tale of Two Cities, 15 pages
12/8:The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England, 79 pages
12/9:The Tombs of Atuan, 180 pages, finished

Pages read: 637 pages

Books completed:


Tasks complete:
1. Skyward has a 517 page count. It's also Sci-Fi
2. Always read with a cup of coffee in the morning.
3. Finished A Christmas Carol

Lauri’s Spot!
December Weeklong Readathon
December 2 -9, 2023
Target: 1000 pages

Sat 12/2: 142 pages
Sun 12/3: 311
Mon 12/4: 197
Tues 12/5: 157
Wed 12/6: 79
Thurs 12/7: 127
Fri 12/8: 128
Sat 12/9: 112

Read a Book about a puppy or that has a puppy on the cover
Add a decoration to your tree or somewhere in your house
Wrap a gift for someone.
Have a Cup of Coffee while you read your book
Read a Self Help Book
Read a Sci Fi Book
Read a Book with a high page count
Read a Book with Holiday theme to it.
Set a Personal Reading Goal

Total pages read: 1253

Books used:



Books completed:

Week long read-a-thon: 12/2-9/23
Goal: 0/5 books read during read-a-thon that fit a book task below
0/4 tasks below that are actions or time management goals

Goal completed: 6/5 books read
4/4 tasks completed

Saturday 12/2/23: No Clue at the Inn by Kate Kingsbury (152 pages)

Sunday 12/3/23: No Clue at the Inn by Kate Kingsbury (153 pages--finished book)
The Christmas Cat byMelody Carlson (109 pages)

Monday 12/4/23: The Christmas Cat by Melody Carlson (60 pages--finished)
The Christmas Shoppe by Melody Carlson (84 pages)

Tuesday 12/5/23: The Christmas Shoppe byMelody Carlson (84 pages--finished)
(Pleating for Mercy) By (author) Melissa Bourbon published on (97 pages)

Wednesday 12/6/23: (Pleating for Mercy) By (author) Melissa Bourbon published on (97 pages)

Thursday 12/7/23: (Pleating for Mercy) By (author) Melissa Bourbon published on (99 pages--finished)

Friday 12/8/23: Two Tickets to the Christmas Ball by Donita K. Paul (226 pages--finished)

Saturday 12/9/23: Coming Home to Puddleduck Farm by Della Galton 323 pages--finished)

Total pages read: 1,484
Total books used and completed: 6

Tasks:
Have a cup of coffee while you read your book: No Clue at the Inn byKate Kingsbury

Read a book with a holiday theme to it: The Christmas Cat by Melody Carlson; Two Tickets to the Christmas Ball byDonita K. Paul

Set a personal reading goal: 224 books in 2024