Seasons of Reading Readathons discussion

New year, new readathon!

Sign up: https://seasonsreading.blogspot.com/2...
Starting line: https://seasonsreading.blogspot.com/2...
Mid-Event Check-In/Prizes: https://seasonsreading.blogspot.com/2...
Wrap-Up: https://seasonsreading.blogspot.com/2...

I'm in!

Just signed up!

Just signed up and joined the discord.

Welcome everyone! We're now underway. :)

Today I am continuing (due 2/3) (due 2/4) and I'm also starting (due 2/3) and 3 buddy reads . February is the month of juggling I guess! lol

I'll just keep a running total here:

2/01: On Stolen Land
2/02: reading Hench
2/03: There's An "N" On Your Nose Amethyst
Hungry Business
Stories For Nerds: A Science Fiction & Fantasy Novel Amethyst
2/04: Welcome to Dead House. Amethyst. Reread. Reading
Hench
Harold and the Purple Crayon Amethyst
Hullabaloo! Amethyst
Reading You don't have to be dead to work here...but it helps.: a supernatural novella to p. 25. Amethyst
2/05: Groundhog Secrets: Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Woodchucks
Miss Porter Is Out of Order!
2/06: Cackle
2/07: Cackle
2/08: Cackle
2/09: Penny, the Engineering Tail of the Fourth Pig
Moving to Mars
Witch 13
2/10: Witch 13
2/11: Witch 13
2/12:
2/13:
2/14:
2/15:
2/16:
2/17:
2/18:
2/19:
2/20:
2/21:
2/22:
2/23:
2/24:
2/25:
2/26:
2/27:
2/28:













Titles Read:
On Stolen Land
There's An "N" On Your Nose
Hungry Business
Stories For Nerds: A Science Fiction & Fantasy Novel
Welcome to Dead House.
Harold and the Purple Crayon
Hullabaloo!
Groundhog Secrets: Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Woodchucks
Miss Porter Is Out of Order!
Haunted and Hungry
Hench
Penny, the Engineering Tail of the Fourth Pig
Moving to Mars
Witch 13
THE HIDDEN GRAVEYARD: WHISPER INVESTIGATIONS BOOK ONE
THE HIDDEN GRAVEYARD BOOK 2 ARC
RATSTRIKE ENGLAND 2039
ANY WHICH WAY BUT SOUTH WALES
SUPER DUPER MONTY CHILDREN'S 3
STINKERTON MCPOO GOES EXPLORING CHILDREN'S 5
VIOLET LAGOON 5
THE HIDDEN GRAVEYARD BOOK THREE
UNLUCKY CHARM
VIOLET EYES VIRTUAL KU
THE MISFIT SOLDIER
CLASS CLOWN
INSURGENCY
ENTOMOPHOBIA
and added 10 children's books from Edelweiss for Hooked on Books ' 24-hour Readathon yesterday (February 26):

1. Animals Illustrated: Ringed Seals
2. Putuguq & Kublu and the Attack of the Amautalik!
3. Dash and Zoom: Little Miss Sneakypants
4. X-Ray Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Creatures
5. Let's Count Butterflies
6. Nature Heroes: Billy Loves Birds
7. Pug Is Happy
8. My Zoology Notes: Grades K-2
9. Thunderous
10. Gomer the Gassy Goat: A Fart-Filled Tale
Darkness Falls: Supernatural Suspense Thriller with Ghosts
TOTAL TITLES READ:
39
TOTAL REVIEWED: 38
ARCs READ/REVIEWED: 25

What are the dates? Is this one the month of February?

I mostly use Goodreads at work and Blogspot is blocked here. I never remember to check these things while I'm at home lol.

Lianne (The Towering Pile) wrote: "What are the dates? Is this one the month of February?

I mostly use Goodreads at work and Blogspot is blocked here. I never remember to check these things while I'm at home lol."

It is the whole month!

Happy to find your email, Michelle.. respite reading underway!

Elyse wrote: "Today I am continuing (due 2/3) (due 2/4) and I'm also starting (due 2/3) and 3 buddy r..."

Nice list! I've had my eye on Lore. You'll have to tell me how it is.
Good luck with the reading!

Eldritch_Reading_Reindeer Groundhogged wrote: "I'll just keep a running total here:

2/01: On Stolen Land
2/02: reading Hench
2/03: There's An "N" On Your Nose Amethyst
[book:Hungry Business|5566..."

Well, we already know your finish will be impressive. :) If you don't mind my asking, what does Amethyst signify?
Enjoy your reading for the thon!

Lianne (The Towering Pile) wrote: "What are the dates? Is this one the month of February?

I mostly use Goodreads at work and Blogspot is blocked here. I never remember to check these things while I'm at home lol."

Hi Lianne, as Elyse said, it's the whole month. All my readathons are now a month long. Since Goodreads got rid of Events, I can no longer invite people who are solely on here.
I hope you are joining us.

Don't forget to enter the charity donation giveaway. Open internationally. I'll be drawing the winner after 11:59 pm EST on Sunday. Visit the blog post for the link to the entry form.
https://seasonsreading.blogspot.com/2...

As of today I have finished one book and started an additional one while continuing the rest. lol.
I finished today and I hope to also finish today.
Made significant progress in one of my buddy reads and hardly any progress in the other 2 .
I also started listening to yesterday. It publishes on Tuesday.

Michelle wrote: "Nice list! I've had my eye on Lore. You'll have to tell me how it is.
Good luck with the reading!..."

I finished Lore today and it was alright. I gave it 3 stars. It could've been a lot better. But I'm also not a huge fan of sticking mythology in contemporary times. I prefer my mythology retellings to be in the times they were originally set. And it seems the MC is only 17?? But not in school, no graduation, no mention of caretakers, had a passport and was in France?!, off the grid, but all flashbacks of "seven years before" it was stated that she was ten years old. It didn't make sense.

Elyse wrote: "Michelle wrote: "Nice list! I've had my eye on Lore. You'll have to tell me how it is.
Good luck with the reading!..."

I finished Lore today and it was alright. I gave it 3 stars. It could've been..."

Hmmm...I may rethink that one then. Yeah, I prefer the same with mythological fiction. Thanks for the summary. :)

Hooked on Books Group hosts a monthly themed challenge: February's is Amethyst for February Birthstone, plus Purple is my absolutely favorite color, so this Challenge is a no-brainer.:)

Michelle wrote: " Eldritch_Reading_Reindeer Groundhogged wrote: "I'll just keep a running total here:

2/01: On Stolen Land
2/02: reading Hench
2/03: [book:There's An "N" On Your Nos..."

Eldritch_Reading_Reindeer Groundhogged wrote: "Hooked on Books Group hosts a monthly themed challenge: February's is Amethyst for February Birthstone, plus Purple is my absolutely favorite color, so this Challenge is a no-brainer.:)

Michelle w..."

That's cool! That's my mom's favorite color too. I think I'm in that group, but I don't think I can take on any more challenges. lol

I've really cut down on Challenges because my reading is so "organic " (i.e., Mood) so usually I just follow what attracts me, except for getting Review hooks read.

Eldritch_Reading_Reindeer Groundhogged wrote: "I've really cut down on Challenges because my reading is so "organic " (i.e., Mood) so usually I just follow what attracts me, except for getting Review hooks read."

Pretty much the same for me. Plus, I don't do many review books now.

Finished:
Started:
Gave up on:

I finished
Still reading (all buddy reads)
And started another buddy read today and also started . lol

writer... wrote: "Happy to find your email, Michelle.. respite reading underway!"

Glad you're joining us!

Diana wrote: "Finished:
Started:
Gave up on: "

Glad you're joining us!

I tried to enter but imagine I missed the charity giveaway... In any case, reading slowed to a crawl for me at the end of last year, but I've started 2022 off with a bang. So far this month:



Sabriel was very imaginative but a bit of a prosaic plot. Maisie Dobbs is always a good outing, and while this one wasn't especially exciting, Winspear does a wonderful job crafting characters and place. Fallen continues the truly magnificent Verus urban fantasy series, which I highly recommend, though the first book is definitely among the weaker ones. One for the Money was a lamentable mess of a book, though I imagine it would have felt a lot less sexist and racist to its readers at the time it was written. And The Beekeeper's Apprentice is a wonderful stab at literary Sherlock Holmes fanfic with an eye toward modernizing the character.

Whew! Plenty more reading ahead, keep the pages turning everyone!

Hello, Joshua! I was just wondering if you were joining us. You did actually make it in for the giveaway. I'm a bit late drawing the winner, but the form is now closed. So, you scraped in under the wire. :)
Looks like you've been getting some great reading in so far this year. Keep it up!

All the credit goes to Audible, I confess. The ability to listen to books while doing chores has transformed my life!

I finished
I listened to
Still reading and hoping to finish today
Today I read and started

Joshua wrote: "All the credit goes to Audible, I confess. The ability to listen to books while doing chores has transformed my life!"

I expect I'll be listening more soon. I had two credits from the last Audible deal I signed up for, and they're having a buy one get one sale through Valentine's day. I picked up four new ones. :)

Elyse wrote: "I finished
I listened to
Still reading [bookcover:Under Lock & Skeleton Key|576933..."

Killing it! :)

Whew I finished on Sunday.
I read on Monday
I started on Monday and am hoping to finish it today.
Still reading

Joshua wrote: "All the credit goes to Audible, I confess. The ability to listen to books while doing chores has transformed my life!"

I loved being able to listen while I worked. I try to now, but since I'm home I feel like it's harder to focus. (As opposed to when I was in a room full of people, go figure.)

Diana wrote: "Joshua wrote: "All the credit goes to Audible, I confess. The ability to listen to books while doing chores has transformed my life!"

I loved being able to listen while I worked. I try to now, but..."

It's the same for me, except I used to listen in the car and now I rarely drive. I work from home and I'm not carting kids around any longer. I seem to have a hard time focusing when I'm at home listening. So weird!

Mid-Event Check-In

Read

Listened


Currently Reading

Currently Listening


Will definitely be finishing my audiobook today. Can't believe (but so happy) that February is already more than half over!

Elyse wrote: "Mid-Event Check-In

Read

Listened
[bo..."

Wow! A ton of books read. I don't know how you listen to so many audiobooks!

Michelle wrote: "Wow! A ton of books read. I don't know how you listen to so many audiobooks!..."

Hour commute each way and I can listen at work so I usually spend at least half my day listening. Also faster speed. :)

Elyse wrote: "Michelle wrote: "Wow! A ton of books read. I don't know how you listen to so many audiobooks!..."

Hour commute each way and I can listen at work so I usually spend at least half my day listening. ..."

Awesome! I do listen at a faster speed when I am actually listening.

Finished:
Started:

My reading has been slow lately, but Great or Nothing is really bringing me back.

Diana wrote: "Finished:
Started:

My reading has been slow lately, but Great or Nothing is really bringing me back."

It's so great when a certain book gets our reading back on track. :)

I finished
I've gone off the rails a bit and am reading a SLEW of books, playing book roulette and reading a chapter from each. lol. Currently reading . It's fine, everything's fine. lol

Elyse wrote: "I finished [bookcov..."

Nice! How was The Woman They Could Not Silence?

Michelle wrote: "Elyse wrote: "I finished ..."

It was really good but not *quite* as good as

I've had a decent month to date. Since my last post, I've read:



Of these, These Ghosts Are Family was definitely the most thought-provoking and richest book, though a bit uneven as far as enjoyment. Dead Beat was one of the most entertaining Dresden Files books I've read. And Rock Paper Scissors was wonderfully tense, though it fell off quite a bit at the end. The Crown's Game wasn't a good book, but otherwise, it's been a decent bunch of books.

Elyse wrote: "Michelle wrote: "Elyse wrote: "I finished [bookcover:The Woman They Could Not Silence: One Woman, Her Incredible Fight for Freedom, and the Men Who Tried to Make H..."

Thanks!

Joshua wrote: "I've had a decent month to date. Since my last post, I've read:

[bookcover:These Ghosts A..."

Wow! You've been doing a lot of reading. Glad you've enjoyed them for the most part. :)

I finished
Still reading
Started reading and 3 ARCs that publish on Tuesday
Abandoned . Needed to return it and wasn't in the mood for it. Will check it out again someday.

Elyse wrote: "I finished [bookcover:..."

Impressive! I've been wanting to read Cackle. Any good?

I finished in the wee hours this morning, and have inflicted a yawning day on myself... That probably does it for me for the month, though I may try to squeeze in one more title. 15 books and about 6000 pages... I hope everyone's had fun with their reading. With everything that's going on in the world, the ability to escape into a book is an evergreen joy.

Joshua wrote: "I finished in the wee hours this morning, and have inflicted a yawning day on myself... That probably does it for me for the month, though I may try ..."

I still haven't read this one. I plan to at some point, even though I did watch the mini-series. You got a lot of reading in...and it sounds like you enjoyed it. I'm glad...and yes, right now we need all the escapes we can get. See you in April for Spring into Horror. :)