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Powerful Women of the Medieval World - 75 pages (finished book)
Project Hail Mary 496 pages (finished book)
Wild Dark Shore 298 pages (finished book)
The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F*ck: How to Stop Spending Time You Don't Have with People You Don't Like Doing Things You Don't Want to Do 209 pages (finished book)
Maybe This Time 190 pages (finished book)
The Last Days of Budapest: Spies, Nazis, Rescuers and Resistance, 1940–1945 374 pages (finished book)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 60 pages
Total: 1,702 pages
Count me in!M 19: 143
Simple Abundance, 1
Watercolor Boot Camp, 17
In Plain Sight, 125
T 20: 272
Simple Abundance, 2
Watercolor Boot Camp, 5
In Plain Sight, 235
See No Evil, 30
W 21: 196
Simple Abundance, 1
Watercolor Boot Camp, 8
See No Evil, 187
Th 22: 275
Simple Abundance, 2
Watercolor Boot Camp, 13
See No Evil, 177
The Moorwitch, 83
F 23: 291
Simple Abundance, 1
Watercolor Boot Camp, 11
Lost Hills, 237
The Moorwitch, 42
S 24: 316
Simple Abundance, 1
The Moorwitch, 285
Watercolor Boot Camp, 30
Su 25: 249
Simple Abundance, 2
Watercolor Boot Camp, 156
Bone Canyon, 91
Total: 1,742
Books completed:
See you all next time! 😊
I'm inMon 1/19: 66 pages
Fayne - 37 pages
The Married Girls - 29 pages
Tues 1/20: 33 pages
The Married Girls - 33 pages
Wed 1/21: 63 pages
The Prodigy: A Biography of William James Sidis, America's Greatest Child Prodigy - 63 pages
Thurs 1/22: 41 pages
Fayne - 24 pages
The Prodigy: A Biography of William James Sidis, America's Greatest Child Prodigy - 17 pages
Fri 1/23: 23 pages
The Married Girls - 23 pages
Sat 1/24: 85 pages
Fayne - 37 pages
The Married Girls - 48 pages
Sun 1/25: 47 pages
The Married Girls - 47 pages
Total pages read: 358 pages
Currently Reading:
I’m in too!Monday, 1/19: 75 p.
Holy Bible (Leviticus, Psalms, Hebrews): 20 p.
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens: 35 p. (finish)
The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois by Honorèe Fanonne Jeffers: 20 p.
Tuesday 1/20: 61 p.
Holy Bible (Numbers, Psalms, Hebrews): 19 p.
夜の図書館: 10 p.
キャラメルとあめ玉: 16 p.
私の彼氏は油揚げが好き: 16 p.
Wednesday 1/21: 95 p.
つみっこ: 17 p.
山田さんの大問題: 13 p.
Holy Bible (Numbers, Psalms, NT): 27 p.
The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois by Honorèe Fanonne Jeffers: 38 p.
Thursday 1/22: 95
北海道: 14 p.
お母さんヘンシン: 18 p.
Holy Bible (Numbers, Psalms, NT): 25 p.
The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois by Honorèe Fanonne Jeffers: 38 p.
Friday, 1/23: 114 p.
大分県 の 別府 へ ようこそ!: 18 p.
やせうま: 9 p.
ピンクの季節: 6 p.
Holy Bible (Numbers, Psalms, Matthew): 26 p.
The Reason for My Hope: Salvation by Billy Graham: 21 p.
The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois by Honorèe Fanonne Jeffers: 34 p.
Sat. 1/24: 196 p.
明日は遠足: 22 p.
ヴィトリアレジア ブラジル先住民のお話から: 9 p.
Holy Bible (Numbers, Psalms, Matthew): 22 p.
The Reason for My Hope: Salvation by Billy Graham: 18 p.
The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois by Honorèe Fanonne Jeffers: 125 p.
Sunday, 1/25: 176 p.
丸メガネ寮母さん: 10 p.
怠け者のフウアン: 10 p.
Holy Bible (Numbers, Psalms, Matthew): 0 p.
The Reason for My Hope: Salvation by Billy Graham: 0 p.
The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois by Honorèe Fanonne Jeffers: 156 p.
GRAND TOTAL: 812 p.
Lauri’s Spot!AAB January Readathon
January 19 - 25, 2026
Target: 800 pages
Mon 1/19: 110
Tues 1/20: 109
Wed 1/21: 56
Thurs 1/22: 107
Fri 1/23: 82
Sat 1/24: 101
Sun 1/25: 129
Total pages read: 694
Books used:
Books finished:
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Here're my read:
M.C. Beaton Devil's Delight pag 256
Elizabeth Bowen The Little Girls pag 307
Anne Brontë The Tenant of Wildfell Hall pag 119
M.C. Beaton Dead on Target 34 pag 113
Cathy Bonidan The Lost Manuscript pag 104
Tot pag. 899
I'm in for this one!Monday 19th:
Dragonflight by Anne McCaffrey - 100pp (to end);
Never Lie by Freida McFadden - 135pp;
The Story: Love, Loss & The Lives of Women: 100 Great Short Stories by Victoria Hislop - 37pp;
=272 pages;
Tuesday 20th:
Never Lie by Freida McFadden - 165pp (to end);
The Story: Love, Loss & The Lives of Women: 100 Great Short Stories by Victoria Hislop - 54pp;
When the Cranes Fly South by Lisa Ridzén - 113pp;
= 332 pages;
Wednesday 21st:
When the Cranes Fly South by Lisa Ridzén - 196pp (to end);
Clear by Carys Davies - 196pp (to end);
= 392 pages;
Thursday 22nd:
The Story: Love, Loss & The Lives of Women: 100 Great Short Stories by Victoria Hislop - p.687/1045 - loc.12200/18555 - 65.7% - 172pp;
= 172 pages;
Friday 23rd:
The Citadel by A.J. Cronin - 318pp;
= 318 pages;
Saturday 24th:
The Citadel by A.J. Cronin - 150pp (to end);
Fall by Candice Fox - 119pp;
= 269 pages;
Sunday 25th:
Fall by Candice Fox - 284pp (to end);
= 284 pages.
Readathon total: 2039 pages (7 days)
Books completed (6):
I'm in.Monday and Tuesday- 126 (66 on audible The Scions of Shannara
and 60 pages on
Who Will RememberWednesday- 15 pages (audible) and 46 pages (wwr), total 61 (m-w total 187)
Thursday and Friday- 97 pages (audible) and 46 (wwr) total 143 (th-f) Total all week 330
Saturday and Sunday- finished audible 106 pages, finished book 55 pages. Total 161
Total for week- 491
I'm hereMon 1/19: 212 pages
The Summer Club by Hannah McKinnon 212 pages
Tues 1/20: 239 pages
The Summer Club by Hannah McKinnon 172 pages (finished)
Is This a Cry for Help? by Emily R. Austin 67 pages
Wed 1/21: 64 pages
Is This a Cry for Help? by Emily R. Austin 64 pages
Thurs 1/22: 75 pages
In Berlin by Eric Silberstein 75 pages
Fri 1/23: 40 pages
In Berlin by Eric Silberstein 40 pages
Sat 1/24: 40 pages
In Berlin by Eric Silberstein 40 pages
Sun 1/25: 45 pages
In Berlin by Eric Silberstein 45 pages
Total: 715 pages
Books:
In Berlin by Eric Silberstein
Is This a Cry for Help? by Emily R. Austin
Inside Man by John McMahon
Mod
This is a relaxed and friendly readathon, and everyone is welcome. Whether you plan to read a few pages here and there or settle in for longer reading sessions, every page counts towards our shared goal of 10,000 pages. It is not about pressure or competition, just enjoying reading together and starting the year on a positive note.
If you would like to take part, please add your name to the thread. Even if you join partway through or read at your own pace, you are very welcome.
It would be lovely to see a few more names added before we begin. Let’s make this a fun and cosy start to the year with books.
Happy reading, everyone 📖✨
I am in!Mon 1/19: People We Meet on Vacation 201-400 (finished)-200 pages
When Things Don't Go Your Way: Zen Wisdom for Difficult Times pg145-159 (15 pages)
Sophie’s World p358-380 (23 pages)
Tues 1/20: WTDGYW -Pg160-229(finished) -70 pages
Yellowface 1-39 pages (39 pages)
Wed 1/21: Yellowface p39-58 (20 pages)
Thu 1/22: Yellowface p58-149 (92 pages)
Fri 1/23: Yellowface p150-166 (17 pages)
Sat 1/24: Yellowface p167-323 (finished) 157 pages
Sun 1/25: 21 Lessons for the 21st Century p110-126 (17 pages)
Blue Sisters p1- (35 pages)
***Readathon completed***
Total Pages: 685 pages
My spot 🐝Monday: 318 pages
Redeeming 6 172 pages
Heated Rivalry 146 pages
Tuesday: 275 pages
Reverence 41 pages
Heated Rivalry 226 pages
Why Does He Do That? Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men 8 pages
Wednesday: 245 pages
Reverence 37 pages
Redeeming 6 158 pages
Why Does He Do That? Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men 50 pages
Thursday: 372 pages
Reverence 72 pages
Redeeming 6 106 pages
Why Does He Do That? Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men 52 pages
Pounded by Produce 28 pages
Minnesota 104 pages
The Nineties 10 pages
Friday: 404 pages
Pounded by Produce 135 pages
Minnesota 229 pages
The Nineties 40 pages
Saturday: 515 pages
Redeeming 6 39 pages
Pounded by Produce 32 pages
Minnesota 83 pages
The Nineties 55 pages
Half His Age 156 pages
24690 150 pages
Sunday: 179 pages
Half His Age 132 pages
24690 47 pages
TOTAL: 2.308 pages
Finished
I am ready to get started!Books Read:
1. The Great Unexpected, 288 pgs.
2. Backslide,368 pgs.
3. Dear Miss Lake, 304 pgs.
4. The Kennedys at Cape Cod, 1944: The Summer That Changed Everything, 264 pgs.
5. Exit Lane, 224 pgs.
Total: 1448 pgs.
Started
Stop Overthinking: 23 Techniques to Relieve Stress, Stop Negative Spirals, Declutter Your Mind, and Focus on the Present, 98 pgs.
FINAL TOTAL: 1,546 pgs.
Count me in!Mon 19th: A Calamity of Souls 48p
Tue 20th: A Calamity of Souls 19p
Wed 21st: 🫤
Thu 22nd: 😞
Fri 23rd: Wild Dark Shore 69p
Sat 24th: A Calamity of Souls 34p
Wild Dark Shore 28p
Sun 25th: A Calamity of Souls 53p
Wild Dark Shore 110p and a finish! 🎉
TOTAL: 361 pages
Hoping to make progress on:
Hoping to start:
Mon: The Dragon Republic 42 pages
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
Here’s my spotMonday 19th-Tuesday 20th
Billy's Bucket 32 pages
The Shark in the Dark 24 pages
Date with Betrayal 50 pages
An English Murder 33 pages (96)
The Signs: The New Science of How to Trust Your Instincts 10 pages (36)
I'm in Monday 19th:
24 pages Reino de ladrones (Seis de cuervos 2) by Leigh Bardugo
67 pages Comerás flores, Lucía Solla Sobral
Tuesday 20th:
78 pages Reino de ladrones (Seis de cuervos 2) by Leigh Bardugo
25 pages Comerás flores, Lucía Solla Sobral (Finished)
Wednesday 21st:
106 pages Reino de ladrones (Seis de cuervos 2) by Leigh Bardugo
58 pages Bartleby el escribiente Herman Melville
Thursday 22nd:
37 pages Reino de ladrones (Seis de cuervos 2) by Leigh Bardugo
42 pages Bartleby el escribiente Herman Melville (Finished)
Friday 23rd:
34 pages Reino de ladrones (Seis de cuervos 2) by Leigh Bardugo
47 pages Blancura by Jon Fosse (Finished)
Saturday 24th:
109 pages Reino de ladrones (Seis de cuervos 2) by Leigh Bardugo
Sunday 25th:
112 pages Reino de ladrones (Seis de cuervos 2) by Leigh Bardugo (Finished)
Total: 739 pages
Reino de ladrones (Seis de cuervos 2) by Leigh Bardugo (Finished)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
Comerás flores by Lucía Solla Sobral (Finished)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
Bartleby el escribiente by Herman Melville (Finished)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
Blancura by Jon Fosse. (Finished)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7...
La muerte de Iván Ilich by Lev Tolstói
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
]I'm in!
Mon 1/19: The Woman in the Photo 52p (was mostly through this as this read-a-thon began)
Tues 1/20: The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz 45p.
Wed 1/21: Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell 110p (was mostly through this at the start of the marathon)
The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz 45p.
Thurs 1/22: Fighting for Philadelphia: Forts Mercer and Mifflin, the Battle of Whitemarsh, and the Road to Valley Forge, October 5-December 19, 1777 10p.
Daughters of the Occupation 98p
Fri 1/23: Daughters of the Occupation 110p
Sat 1/24: Daughters of the Occupation 115p
Sun 1/25: Daughters of the Occupation 120p
Total pages read: 705p.
Books finished:
Updated Message 11 with my final total of 2039 pages.Thanks for organising, Alannah!
Mod
It was lovely seeing all your updates and what you were reading throughout the week — whether you managed a handful of pages or absolutely powered through, it all counts.
I’ll give everyone a few days to update or finalise their totals, so there’s no rush just yet. Once that’s done, I’ll get everything tallied up.
Thanks again for joining in and helping make it such a relaxed and enjoyable start to the year 💛
Alannah wrote: "Thank you so much to everyone who took part in the January Readathon 📚It was lovely seeing all your updates and what you were reading throughout the week — whether you managed a handful of pages o..."
Thank YOU Alannah for arranging this Readathon. It was lots of fun and a great start to the new year. Happy reading!
I thought I signed up but guess not lolAnyway, I did keep track of what I read.
Here are my books:
It Should Have Been You by Andrea Mara - 370 pgs
Alchemised by SenLinYu - 1024 pgs
The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri - 384 pgs
Nowhere by Allison Gunn - 50 pgs
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver - 95 pgs
TOTAL: 1923 pgs
Mod
Anyway, I did keep track of what I read.
Here are my books:
It Should Have Been You by Andrea Mara - 370 pgs
Alchemised by..."
That’s no problem at all, Ana. If you’ve been keeping track of your reading, you’re welcome to update it after the readathon ends, up until I post the final total.
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I'm pleased to announce the overall total is: 19,457 pages.
Well done!
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In the January 2026 Read-a-thon thread, you will post your progress, telling everyone what you're reading and how many pages. Then all readers' totals will be tallied throughout the week to reach the goal of 10,000 pages.
This is a relaxed read-a-thon; it doesn't matter if you read 20 pages or 100, it also doesn't matter if we reach our goal, it's just having fun doing what you would normally be doing anyway.
Once the January Read-a-thon thread is posted/unlocked, make sure to put your name on the thread if you would like to be included. If you simply stumble onto the thread, then please, join in!
*An easy way to keep track is using the Currently Reading feature on Goodreads, entering your page number at the end of each day. **For those who read by eReader, take the page number which shows for paperback/hardcover here on Goodreads for your total. Calculate by percentage to work out your page number read.
***For audio listeners, check out how many pages the book has on Goodreads, then divide that number by how many CDs or hours it is to give you an idea of pages per time. Don't forget to post your totals of daily or full months' tally on the thread.