A Winter's Respite Read-a-Thon begins today.
It runs all week from January 23 through January 29.
I'm reading as much as I can this week and will keep this as my updates post.
**update: Tuesday 5:06pm
Michelle's first mini-challenge: My Read-a-Thon reading pile
Taken By Storm
by Donna Fletcher (almost done, I want to finish this this week)The Lantern by Deborah Lawrenson (halfway through, I want to finish reading this one this week)
The Box by Richard Matheson (205 pages, so not too long and perfect for a quick dose of scary)
Stay Awake by Dan Chaon (258 pages, a collection of short stories)
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Charla is hosting a mini-challenge: briefly describe a "do over" for a character that you read about during the read a thon
I am reading Taken By Storm and I wish the hero Burke Longton was a warrior with a Scottish Brogue that wears a kilt instead of an American. I was looking forward to reading a trashy romance featuring a Highlander.
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Karla is hosting a fun mini-game: grab a couple of your books and make a Love sentence with the titles
Oh, Juliet Chasing Windmills, The Greatest Love on Earth
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update: Thursday 6:55pm I finished reading Taken by Storm and The Lantern
I also fit in a short story called The Hand, up next I'll be reading The Box.
Michelle is hosting a mini-challenge : Take three sentences (from certain pages in your current read) and make them into a short paragraph
I used three sentences from The Box:
It was just getting dark. The brunette turned, smiling. Suddenly, a wall cracked open.
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Read:
1. The Hand (short story)
2. Taken By Storm
3. The Lantern
4. The Box
20 comments:
Good luck with this. Alas I fear I will get very little reading done this week as there seems to be a lot going on.
Oooh, this looks like a lovely read-a-thon! Enjoy, Naida!
Enjoy the readathon Naida!
thank you ladies :)
Have fun.
If this was the week before or the week after I'd do it. But this is Wintereenmas week. I'll still be reading, but I'll also be gaming.
Good luck Naida. I don't have time to join in, but it does look like fun.
thank you everyone :O)
Good luck and have fun :)
Hope the read-a-thon is fun for you so far. I was just stopping by to say hi and to remind you to be sure to stop by the blog and check out the mini-challenges, giveaways, and the prize page.
Hi Nadia just stoping by to let you know that you forgot to give me you email address so i can contact you in case you win!!!
That is an awesome sentence! Did you win The Box from me?
Hope you're enjoying the read-a-thon!
Thanks so much for mentioning my mini challeng! Good Luck with the Read a Thon! It looks like youchose some good reads!
I am following you as book talk with charla!
Thanks you ladies :)
Michelle, I did win that at your blog :)
I'm participating in this read-a-thon as well!! Good luck...it looks like you have some good reading ahead of you :)
Two books down...awesome! Hope you continue to enjoy it. Also, I have the mid-week read-a-thon mini-challenge posted. All the links to mini-challenges/giveaways are listed below the read-a-thon banner just above the post section (below the slide show). Stop on by!
I hope this challenge is going well for you Naida. I really need to have a read-a-thon soon to get some reading done.
sam, good luck!!
thanks michelle, the week is flying by.
dar: its a fun way to get more reads in :)
Three books down now?! You are really impressing me. Keep it up!
Thanks Michelle, well I was midway through Taken By Storm and The Lantern when I began the read-a-thon. I figured this challenge was a great incenetive to get those finished up this week.
Four books is a great accomplishment! I hope you enjoyed the read-a-thon. Thanks for joining me. I'll be hosting again in the Spring and Summer and I hope you will join me. Stay tuned for details!
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