This past week I have been chugging through books for the Winter's Respite read-a-thon hosted by Michelle at The True Book Addict. I had such good intentions going into this read-a-thon with four books I wanted to get read. Well, it did not turn out the way I had hoped. My plan was to have my two library books (Aztec Blood by Gary Jennings and The Mercy Seller by Brenda Rickman Vantrease) done before the challenge started so I could read the four books on my list. Unfortunately, reading Aztec Blood took longer than I expected so at the start of the challenge I was only 64 pages into The Mercy Seller. I did manage to finish The Technologists by Matthew Pearl which was on my list and then I ended picking up one not on the list and nearly finishing it So, finally tally:
The Mercy Seller by Brenda Rickman Vantrease (p.64-419)
The Technologists by Matthew Pearl (472 pgs)
The Forest Laird by Jack Whyte (pgs. 1-434)
Total Books: 2.5
Total Pages: 1,261
So, not as good as I would have liked but not absolutely terrible. I had also been planning on participating in some of the mini-challenges during the read-a-thon but due to having an awful cold (that I'm still fighting-GO AWAY PLAGUE!!!) I ended up just focusing on the reading instead. Thanks to Michelle for hosting the read-a-thon. More likely than not I will be signing up for another one in the future and hopefully I will do much better!
Hey, great job, Holly! Two and a half books read and with a cold to boot. Not bad at all. I hope you enjoyed it. Thank you for joining me. I hope you will consider joining me for my Spring read-a-thon, which I'm hosting at my other blog, Castle Macabre, or my summer one which will be back at The True Book Addict. Be watching for details!
ReplyDeleteI hope your cold goes away soon.
I read about 2.5 books too! So, I feel the same...not horrible, but I wish I could have done better. Still, we did it!
ReplyDeleteThose read-a-thons sound like so much fun. Whether the goal is met or not, it would be a great motivator. But I don't seem able to work one into my schedule. One of these days...
ReplyDeleteHope you're feeling better!