Wonderfully Wicked Read-a-Thon!

Wonderfully Wicked

Read-a-Thon

October 17 - 27

hosted by April and Pabkins at My Shelf Confessions

sign-ups and info, here

The Wicked Wildfire Read-A-Thon is a time when we all get together to dedicate the days of October 17-27 to as much reading as possible. You read as much as you can in order to get yourself a little further through that huge to-read pile! We know real life gets in the way and even if you can’t participate more than one day, you’re welcome to join in on the fun!

 In the meanwhile, we will be hosting book-related challenges where you can win some awesome prizes and have a Twitter party at the hashtag #WWReadathon! You can posts updates on your blog, Twitter, Goodreads, Facebook or even YouTube — as long as the profile is public and we all can enjoy your reading progress! Make sure to link to the site where you’ll be sharing your posts/updates with us.

I don't have a list ready to post but I'm working on the one for RIP IX as well as my fall reading challenge.

~ Books Read ~ 

91 - The Winter Courtship Rituals of Fur-Bearing Critters by Amy Lane
180 - How to Raise an Honest Rabbit by Amy Lane

~ Pages Read:  ~ 

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RIP Group Read at The Estella Society

RIP Read-a-Long

The Haunting of Hill House

hosted at The Estella Society

Discussion starts October 1

#ripix

The book is only 208 pages but you'll need to get your copy (mail, store, library, find it on your shelves. . .) and get it read!

I've got mine coming from the library!

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Let the Reading Begin . . . . RIP IX !!!

R.eaders I.mbibing P.eril IX

Sep 1 - Oct 31

hosted by Carl at Stainless Steel Droppings

sign up here

My first time with this challenge was 2009 then I missed 2010. I've done fairly well since then but there are several books that were on my list to read that still aren't read!

Carl has so much to say, and says it so well that you really need to read his whole post to appreciate just how fantastic he is.

Art used for the banners this year are the property of Abigail Larson, check out her shop for other products

 

(click the title, I haven't figured out why the read more link isn't showing up yet)

Night Huntress Read-Along

Night Huntress Read-Along

a series by Jeaniene Frost

November 2013 - January 2014

Hosted by All Things Urban Fantasy
Schedule can be found here

The last book in the series is due to be released in January (1-28) so we're reading/re-reading the series with discussions every two weeks. There is a break over the holidays.

I have "Halfway to the Grave" on my Kindle so I will be reading that one.

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Dark Tower Read-a-Long

The Dark Tower

Read-a-Long

Sept 2012 to Jul 2013

Hosted at The Stephen King Challenge Blog.

Sign ups and more information is here.

September--The Gunslinger, Book 1
October--The Drawing of the Three, Book 2
November--The Waste Lands, Book 3
December/January--Wizard and Glass, Book 4
February--The Wind Through the Keyhole, Book 4.5
March/April--Wolves of the Calla, Book 5
May--Song of Susannah, Book 6
June/July--The Dark Tower, Book 7


Somewhere, in the black hole called garage, I have books 1 - 4. Luckily, Son was given them for his birthday plus several others for Christmas. Wonder if he'll let me borrow them ;-)

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Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy!

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Read-a-long

7-1 to 11-30

Pinar is hosting her first read-a-long
Sign up here

How It Works?
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy series is composed of 5 books. It is summer time already. I have heard that the series is fun to read so I will try to read at least 3 books from the series in two months but I don’t want to bore my prospective participants so the read-a-long will run from July 1, 2012 to November 30, 2012. To sign up, please read the general rules below. Then, post about this read-a-long on your blog, including the button above, and don’t forget to link back to The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Read-a-long page on my blog!

Rules
Anyone may join at any time. Just leave a comment below with the following info: Name / Blog (if you have one) / # of books you plan to read from the series I’ll comprise a list with everyone and add it to this page. Updates on the read-a-long will be posted each time I finish off a book from the series and you may then comment with your own progress and add a link to your review if you like.


I've read the series many time but it is always fun and I know where the books are so I'm going to jump in with the first book.

edited 8-26: I was wrong about knowing where the books were. Took me a while but I found the omnibus of five books and the hardcover of Mostly Harmless. Ready to go!

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Mini-Challenge: Cleaning up your shelves

Summer Pick-Your-Thon 

Mini-Challenge 

Day Two

today is about . . .

cleaning up your shelves

This is so not going to happen. The three shelves in the living room aren't bad but I've got books on my stairs and two bookcases in the computer room but a gazillion boxes in the garage and a storage unit. I've started but...


sigh.

That's not even a recent picture! I've added at least seven boxes to the unit and it doesn't look like I took any out of the house!

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Shelf Discovery: Week 1

Read-Long!

Lizzie Skurnick's Shelf Discovery

June 4 to Aug 20

read a chapter, and a book from or related to that chapter. Or remember rather than read a book. Then discuss. Or just lurk.

more info, here

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Monday June 4: Start Your Engines. Prepare to read Foreword, Introduction, and Chapter 1: Still Checked Out: YA Heroines We’ll Never Return from Lizzie Skurnick’s Shelf Discovery. Read, or reminisce about, a book with a memorable heroine/hero.

I haven't read yet but Anne McCaffrey and Tamora Pierce have both written memorable heroines. I'm currently reading Dragon's Keep and I think the Princess will fall into this category.

off to read, I'll update this post as I go. . .

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Read-a-long The Chronicles of Narnia

I've been meaning to re-read the series for several years and Whitney has given me the perfect reason not to wait....a read-a-long!



Check out her post to learn about dates then sign up and join us! We won't start until February so you've got time to find your kid's copy, check it out at the library or purchase a copy of your very own. Hey, read it with the kids!

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