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I've been gone a while. I started reading fanfiction to escape and I got sucked in an abyss.

I have no idea if someone else is hosting similar challenges. I just grabbed some of what I have hosted before.

Here's to a happy year of great reading
Jan2023: Not much has changed. Writing a fanfiction now O_o as well as reading but I bought 7 new books in December and hope to get those read soon. Crossing fingers about adding challenges (late!)

Monday, April 9, 2012

It's April....time for Dewey's Read-a-Thon!

Wow, I can't believe I almost missed this! I have a space for it on my challenge page and a note on my blog but it wasn't until reading someone else's post that it finally clicked.
How tall is your book stack?

Dewey's 24-hour Read-a-Thon is back. Pile your books, gather your snackage and turn off your phone! Mini-Challenges every hour and visits by Cheerleaders plus others who are participating. Blog, Tweet, and/or Facebook, online participation is a huge part of the Read-A-Thon experience but it is not required.

I'm sure they still need volunteers

Cheerleader sign-ups

Want to host a Mini Challenge? check out this post

Reader sign-ups here

Hosted at it's own blog and by a great number of wonderful people!

Start: Saturday, April 21 at Noon GMT

Really excited to be reading during this event again. I was able to finish 3 books in October but went to bed without finishing the fourth.

I'd like to finish 3 books again this year but as long as I read 757 or more pages I'm okay

Dang, 5 am? We'll see.


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Happy Monday!

Finally made it to the chiropractor. Adjustment and hour massage, nice!

Our bunny has a new home! Mr. Squeakers originally belonged to my daughters friend but when she went to university her parents were going to release the bunny "into the wild". Yeah, black domesticated bunny into brown wild vegetation...you do the math. The bunny came to live with us. Now that daughter has a place outside for the hutch....new home.

Family birthday party....three birthdays and 20 people. BBQ Shredded Beef sandwiches, green salad and a fabulous fruit salad plus cake and singing.

This week is Book Monster's Pick Your Thon (read, review, or both) so I'll be busy with that. My initial post is here and there will be updates posted throughout the week plus a mini challenge Tuesday.

Hope everyone has a great week planned.

Mailbox Monday is a place to share all the wonderful books that have come to live in your home– including paper books, e-books and audio books. Started by Marcia of The Printed Page, the mailbox is currently on tour. Check it out so you know where to go next month.

A big thank you to Anna at Diary of an Eccentric for hosting in March.... April's host is Cindy's Love of Books (blog link, not post link).


Received for Review:

Giveaway:

from Author:
The Grey Tier (A Dead Celeb Mystery) by Michele Scott (newsletter notification that the book was free at amazon)

Purchased/delivered:
Storm of Shadows by Christina Dodd
Storm of Visions by Christina Dodd
28 day boot camp exercise video (which will do a good job only if they are used! wish me luck)
headed to Target, Walmart AND Costco later.... ;-)
And She Was by Alison Gaylin
The Scoop by Fern Michaels
(dang, Target didn't have The Long Stitch Good Night)



kindle/ebooks (some titles we free or almost free):
Joy of the Season by TA Chase
Love's Baggage by TA Chase
The Christmas Proposition by K.A. Mitchell
After Burn (Military Brats) by Sherry D. Ficklin
Frame-Up by John F. Dobbyn
Heart Divided, A (Heart of the Rockies) by Kathleen Morgan
Danger in Deer Ridge (Blackthorne, Inc.) by Terry Odell (for a challenge)
How To Decorate A Cake by Christine Matthews
The Apothecary's Daughter by Julie Klassen
Princess in Peril by Rachelle McCalla (for a challenge)
plus 24+ others....dang, when am I going to get all these read?





What are you Reading?

is a weekly Monday meme hosted by Shelia at Book Journey. Post what you read last week and what you're planning to read this week then link to Shelia's post. Then visit, visit, visit! She has a comment contest going on each week tied to the meme.



Finished:
Redwood Bend (Virgin River) by Robyn Carr
Joy of the Season by TA Chase
Princess in Peril by Rachelle McCalla
Pieces of a Rainbow by Maria Savva
Stripes and Twin Horns by Joyee Flynn
Home Ice by Kate Sherwood
Magician's Chains by Michelle Polaris
The Dragon and His Houseboy by Crymsyn Hart
Fire & Fang by Eden Cole
Welcome Home Cowboy by Eden Cole




Reading:
Possibility of Murder by Ada Madison
A Sheetcake Named Desire




Started, not actively reading:
The Priest and the Peaches
Fairytale by Maggie Shayne
Dating Mr. December by Phillipa Ashley
A Place to Die by Dorothy James
Before I Fall
52 Small Changes
Redwall
Always
The Eighty Dollar Champion
Murder on Monday

Next up:
TWO spring time challenges AND a read/review-a-thon!

Reviewed:
The Unlikely Wife
Liver Let Die goes live Wednesday
Pieces of a Rainbow goes live Thursday (for RaT)


Did Not Finish:



Need to Review-keep a running total and cross off as completed:
(this list is way too long and if they've been reviewed I didn't label them correctly!)

Spin the Plate, short story (current read)
A Modern Witch (current read)
Kekula (current read)
The Man Who Loved Books Too Much
True North
Whiskey Gulf
A Circle of Souls
Benny & Shrimp
The Right Side of the Tracks
Second Chance

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In accordance to the FTC guidelines, I must state that I make no monetary gains from my reviews or endorsements here on Book Dragon's Lair. All books I review are either borrowed, purchased by me, given as a gift, won in some kind of contest, or received in exchange for an honest review.