No, you didn’t misread that; it says Read-A-THIN, not Read-A-Thon. The Read-A-Thin (or Readathin) takes place four times per year, in February, May, August, and November. Each Readathin is a month-long challenge intended to “thin out” your TBR. You can read physical or ebooks, but the focus is on books… Read more »
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Monthly Wrap-Up: June 2022
Books Read – June 2022 Title links to go my reviews. Never Less Than a Lady (Mary Jo Putney) – reread Nowhere Near Respectable (Mary Jo Putney) – reread No Longer a Gentleman (Mary Jo Putney) – reread Sometimes a Rogue (Mary Jo Putney) – reread Not Quite a Wife… Read more »
March 2022 Wrap-Up
Books Read – March 2022 The Wounded Sky (Star Trek) (Diane Duane) – reread Go Hex Yourself (Jessica Clare) – ARC Under Lock and Skeleton Key (Secret Staircase Mystery #1) (Gigi Pandian) – ARC Carry On (Mysterious Powers #1) (Celia Lake) The Fossil Door (Mysterious Powers #2) (Celia Lake) Eclipse… Read more »
January 2022 Wrap-Up
Books Read – January 2022 Hole in One (Catherine Aird) Christmas Revels (Mary Jo Putney) The Man in the Brown Suit (Agatha Christie) Spindle’s End (Robin McKinley) – reread Lightning in a Mirror (Jayne Ann Krentz) – ARC; reread Briarheart (Mercedes Lackey) – buddy read Why Didn’t They Ask Evans?… Read more »
#TrekAThon Wrap-Up Post
I did pretty well on the #TrekAThon! I managed to “beam up” all but one of the crew members. (Sorry, Yeoman Rand… but since your uniform is red, you were in jeopardy from the start.) I did have to count one book, Project Hail Mary, more than once for my… Read more »
June Wrap-Up
June was a slower-than-usual reading month for me, and I am not sure why. I read or listened to only nine books during the entire month, and one of those was a novelette (longer than a short story, but not as long as a novella.) I started several other books… Read more »
Joining the TrekAThon!
Louise at Foxes and Fairy Tales is hosting a Star Trek-themed readathon! No, you don’t have to read Star Trek books for the #TrekAThon (though you can.) Basically, there is a prompt associated with each character, and the idea is to “beam up the entire crew” by reading books for… Read more »
The Backlist Reader Challenge 2020: Wrap-up Posts Linky
The 2020 Challenge ended on December 31, 2020, at midnight in your time zone. Click here to sign up for the 2021 Backlist Reader Challenge. The Backlist Reader Challenge 2020 is over! Time to link your wrap-up post! 2020 is over (thank goodness!) and so is The Backlist Reader Challenge… Read more »
Ho-Ho-Ho Readathon 2020
Ho-Ho-Ho Readathon starts today! The Ho-Ho-Ho Readathon, hosted by Kimberly @ Caffeinated Reviewer, runs from 12:01 am Thursday, November 19th through Monday, November 30th at 11:59 pm (your time zone.) Read or listen to “holiday themed books or books with winter settings. Any genre, any format.” Readathon Rules Link-up! It is not… Read more »
Joining COYER Quarantine Edition
COYER is now year-round! That’s right! Michelle and Berls at Because Reading have decided to make the COYER (Clean Out Your E-Reader) Challenge a year-round challenge, with special events throughout the year. They have just rolled out COYER Quarantine Edition, which will run through August 31. The basic, all-year COYER… Read more »