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Challenges of Yesteryear > Drop Everything and Read ( DEAR ) Day Challenge

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message 51: by Ariel (new)

Ariel (aellen) | 128 comments I'm definitely in. I have to work but I'll definitely read during my down time - like usual. Lol


message 52: by Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief (last edited Apr 13, 2018 06:55AM) (new)

Moderators of NBRC | 33091 comments Mod
Welcome Megan & Ariel!

Your challenge posts are linked HERE

Megan ( and anyone else) here is the Read-a-thon scheduled for a little later in the month! Hope you can join us.
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EDIT--correct link below
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message 53: by Cindy III (new)

Cindy III | 57 comments I'm in.


message 54: by Laura (new)

Laura | 9707 comments April 12th is less than an hour away for me. I'm going to grab some sleep and get my reading time in tomorrow... during and after work!!
Have fun everyone!


message 55: by Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief (new)

Moderators of NBRC | 33091 comments Mod
Welcome Cindy!

Your challege post is linked HERE


message 56: by Laura (new)

Laura | 9707 comments Dear Day has started for me! I'm getting a little reading in before work!


message 57: by Ally (new)

Ally Power (allyaidk) | 23 comments Dear day has officially started for me! My plan is to update regularly after readings! Starting now!


message 58: by Nicole (new)

Nicole P | 1834 comments Started for me a few hours ago and I've managed to read one and a half books thus far :)


message 59: by Diane (new)

Diane Shea (diane_shea) | 1 comments I have started! I've only read a half hour, but I'm so excited for today! Happy DEAR Day everyone :-)


message 60: by Ally (new)

Ally Power (allyaidk) | 23 comments Just finished 46 pages in a half an hour! Will continue my reading after I've eaten!


message 61: by Laura (new)

Laura | 9707 comments Go Nicole! You are rocking DEAR Day already!
I was able to read about 60 pages this morning before I headed to work. I'm reading a Harry Dresden book and left in a good spot! Looking forward to getting back to my book!


message 62: by Laura (new)

Laura | 9707 comments Nice Ally and Diane! Happy DEAR Day!


message 63: by Ash (new)

Ash | 206 comments It's morning for me, and my reading is officially kicking off. Read a little bit last night, but it was difficult with my eyes constantly fluttering shut, so I'm ready to make real progress now that the sun is up :P Currently on page 212 of The Battle of the Labyrinth, so I'm about halfway done. Pretty confident I'll be able to finish this book and at least start The Last Olympian.

Good luck to everyone, and happy reading~ Hope you all have fun.


message 64: by Kristie (new)

Kristie | 3567 comments DEAR Day has officially started for me, but I haven't had any reading time just yet. Looks like we have some quick readers in this group! Way to go! I am hoping to at least make some progress on (if not finish) a couple of books that I already have going. I'll be back to update my progress in a while.


message 65: by Devann (last edited Apr 12, 2018 05:47PM) (new)

Devann (devannm) | 2778 comments well i wasn't going to do this originally because usually i work and also go to bar trivia on thursdays but i happen to not be working and i think also not going to trivia so i guess i'll give it a shot

i doubt i will finish any one thing today except a comic [unless i start a novella or something] but i'll read parts of a lot of things like i usually do

[01] 2 issues [about 48 pages] from Hellblazer, Volume 9: Critical Mass. i've been struggling with this literally since the 1st so a few issues is all i manage at one time

[02] Insexts Vol. 2 [137 pages]

[03] 70 pages from The Vampire's Angel. this is an ARC book and i usually try to only read a set number of pages a day from ARCs, also i'm not really liking it so it's hard to read a lot at once lol

[04] 10% of Musketeer Space, which according to my calculations is about 66 pages. this is my workout book so i only read a bit of it a day.

[05] 42 pages from Peter Darling. i was hoping to read the whole thing today since it's a novella but i'm just feeling burnt out and i think i'm gonna go read some fanfic instead lol

Total Pages Read
prose books: 178
graphic novels: 185

hilariously enough that's less than i usually read in a day but i think i was just feeling generally out of it [shrugs]


message 66: by Diane (new)

Diane Shea (diane_shea) | 1 comments Finished my first book! A novella, so it was short. I read The Oracle Queen (Three Dark Crowns #0.1) by Kendare Blake . I only gave it 4 stars because it was quite predictable. However, if you really like the series, it was good background information. Back to reading! I'm hoping to finish Obsidio (The Illuminae Files, #3) by Amie Kaufman today!


message 67: by Allegra (new)

Allegra | 219 comments I started just after midnight as well, and will probably be there again to finish off tonight. Add the time before breakfast and what I'll call a coffee break (alas, no coffee; I read instead of grinding and brewing) and I'm nearing the end of my book. As a notoriously slow reader, I'm not aiming for a certain page count but I"m enjoying using books to fill all the blank spaces of my day. Will report next when I finish this shorty.


message 68: by Laura (new)

Laura | 9707 comments Wow, so many of you are doing great! My plan was to "drop" a few things at work but... one of those days where not everything goes as planned. I'm hoping I can read for a bit now.
I left my paper copy at home so I 'm now reading Stranded with a Billionaire (Billionaire Boys Club, #1) by Jessica Clare . Hoping to make a little progress!


message 69: by Kristie (new)

Kristie | 3567 comments I've made it about 2 1/2 hours through Frankenstein. Time for a snack break!


message 70: by Laura (new)

Laura | 9707 comments I read 3 chapters of my above book before my office got busy and I had to lay my book aside! More reading to come!

Great job Kristie. How are you liking Frankenstein?


message 71: by Sassafrass (last edited Apr 13, 2018 04:58AM) (new)

Sassafrass (sass-a-frass) | 1142 comments I'm in!!

Reading:



Read:
Cherish Hard (374)
Cake (611)

Total Pages read: 985


message 72: by °äá³Ù¾±²¹ (last edited Apr 12, 2018 04:00PM) (new)

°äá³Ù¾±²¹  Pereira | 22 comments I finished my first book:
The House of the Spirits - 205 pages

I'm also Reading this three books:

Kafka on the Shore - 48 pages

Barbary Station - 21 pages

The Hidden Child - 43 pages

Pages read: 317 pages


message 73: by Ash (new)

Ash | 206 comments I took a very long break to play video games instead lol, whoops. But now I'm back to finish my book; only have 100 pages left~
So far I've read 180 pages today.


message 74: by Kristie (new)

Kristie | 3567 comments Laura wrote: "I read 3 chapters of my above book before my office got busy and I had to lay my book aside! More reading to come!

Great job Kristie. How are you liking Frankenstein?"


It's ok, Laura. I don't really love classics to begin with, but I try to read them every so often. This has the advantage of having easy language to follow, but it's still a bit flowery and overly dramatic for my taste.


message 75: by Devann (new)

Devann (devannm) | 2778 comments Kristie, I read Frankenstein last year and felt pretty much the same way about it. I still liked it better than most classics I try but I much prefer to read modern adaptations than the originals lol


message 76: by Ally (new)

Ally Power (allyaidk) | 23 comments Had an exam then lost Internet for a bit, so I ended up reading for about an hour and a half! Got an additional 55 pages read! Still plenty of time left in my day, so I will try to read more between studying! My next post will more than likely be the round up of the day and how it all went!


message 77: by Jessica (new)

Jessica | 546 comments Read for 7 hours already. Will resume reading after this post.


message 78: by Laura (new)

Laura | 9707 comments Sassafrass wrote: "I'm in!!

Reading:
Cake

Read:
Cherish Hard

Pages read: 374"


Hi Sassafrass! Welcome! Hope you are having fun!

Lots of reading going on! I'm almost finished my book. I've got 2 hr and 20 minutes left until midnight.


message 79: by Laura (new)

Laura | 9707 comments Jessica wrote: "Read for 7 hours already. Will resume reading after this post."

Wow! Nice.


message 80: by Ally (new)

Ally Power (allyaidk) | 23 comments Final post of the night! My Drop Everything and Read (DEAR) Day has come to an end. I was hoping to read more, but it turns out that my exams and studying are more stressful and taking up more time than I thought they would. So here is the round up for what I could do today:

Book read: If I Stay by Gayle Forman
Number of pages read: 131
Total reading time: 2 1/2 hours!

Hoping for another read-a-thon day so I can do better! But for now, I have completed this challenge!


message 81: by Ash (new)

Ash | 206 comments I ended up finishing my book today. If not for this read-a-thon, I definitely would've procrastinated and it would've taken me another week to finish, so this was great! There's three hours left in the day for me, so I'll probably read a few chapters of The Last Olympian then return to my gaming.

Congrats to everyone on your progress!


message 82: by Laura (new)

Laura | 9707 comments Finally finished my book.
Turn Coat (The Dresden Files, #11) by Jim Butcher I was on page 217 this morning and finished at p 418!


message 83: by Laura (new)

Laura | 9707 comments Ally wrote: "Final post of the night! My Drop Everything and Read (DEAR) Day has come to an end. I was hoping to read more, but it turns out that my exams and studying are more stressful and taking up more time..."

Good luck on those exams Ally! Check out the Earth Day Read a thon if you are looking for another!
Post 52 above has that link.


message 84: by Laura (new)

Laura | 9707 comments I was able to read 30% of this book - Stranded with a Billionaire (Billionaire Boys Club, #1) by Jessica Clare

With one minute until midnight that 's all for me for this DEAR Day challenge!

Hope you all had fun!


message 85: by Kristie (new)

Kristie | 3567 comments I have an hour to go until midnight here, but I am done for the day and headed to bed. I am quite happy with my progress for the day! I ended up reading 22% of The Lucky Ones (ending at 89% read) and I listened to 3 hours and 26 minutes of Frankenstein (2 hours 23 minutes remaining). That's a lot of reading or one day! I'm glad I was able to get so much done and hope you were all able to have a productive book day too. :)


message 86: by Jessica (new)

Jessica | 546 comments Finishing in 45 minutes. I want to get at least 45 more minutes in. I will definitely have a little over 8 hours read.


message 87: by Allegra (new)

Allegra | 219 comments So my internet today has been...let's call it spotty. But I did finish The Yellow Sofa by Eça de Queirós. Considering that I only picked it up because the author's name began with a Q (challenges, challenges), it was such a fun surprise. Reading along as a man drives himself nuts over [sorry, no spoilers], I hardly noticed the differences in time and culture.
Anyway, I also read several pieces in Amy Hempel's At the Gates of the Animal Kingdom: Stories.
All together, probably another couple of hours.
Anyway, it's time to choose what to take to bed as I try to last until midnight.
Finish strong, everyone to my West. Good night and GoodReads.


message 88: by Ash (new)

Ash | 206 comments The read-a-thon has ended for me, and it was a lot of fun. There ended up being a change in plans; decided to read The Apocalypse of Elena Mendoza instead of The Last Olympian. Guess I needed a break from Percy Jackson, as I want to savor the content of the previous book without rushing into the next one so soon.

I read 273 pages + whatever 19% equals of Elena Mendoza (page numbers aren't enabled for this book on kindle). I feel pretty satisfied with my progress, and I'm glad I participated :)

Reading through the posts and it seems like a lot of you guys made fantastic progress too, great work to everyone, and happy DEAR Day. Goodnight <3.


message 89: by Jessica (new)

Jessica | 546 comments My readathon has ended. I ended up reading for 8 hours and 45 minutes for the entire day.


message 90: by Elesa (new)

Elesa Lesperance | 10 comments I read 108 pages of are we ok not sure if I like it seems kinda slow I finished Nick and Norah's infinat playlist ... really close to the movie goes more onto details of Norah's and tris relationship and Caroline and do finished last year's mistake think that's my favorite one out of the 3 that I read it was cute about a girl and a boy that are best friends that stop talking over Junior year ... sorry not sure how to add the pictures to the books on groups yet but love this challenge helped me read alot today hopefully the next one I'll read more thank you


message 91: by Cheryl (new)

Cheryl | 910 comments Thanks for the excuse to stay in my jammies all day and read!


message 92: by Diane (new)

Diane Shea (diane_shea) | 1 comments I am still trying to finish my book. I've been at it for 3 hours, but I'm not quite there. I have like 2.5 hours to go. Here's hoping.


message 93: by Agnieszka (new)

Agnieszka (agnieszka7) | 223 comments After a rather slow beginning it still became an exceptional reading day (especially thanks to the audiobook). All in all I read almost 14 hours, finished 1 book, read the following novella and continued four of my current books with an amazing total of 544 pages :-)

For details see message #47


message 94: by Agnieszka (new)

Agnieszka (agnieszka7) | 223 comments Moderators of NBRC wrote: "Welcome Megan & Ariel!

Your challenge posts are linked HERE

Megan ( and anyone else) here is the Read-a-thon scheduled for a little later in the month! Hope you can join us.
..."


Dear mods, the link to the Read-a-thon leads to the participants of this read-a-thon :-)


message 95: by Laura (new)

Laura | 9707 comments Thanks! Will fix it when I get to work.


message 96: by Diane (new)

Diane Shea (diane_shea) | 1 comments I was quite disappointed with my results. I only got about 6 hours in and was not able to finish my current book. But I did enjoy the reading and that us the goal after all!


message 97: by Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief (new)

Moderators of NBRC | 33091 comments Mod
Agnieszka wrote: "Moderators of NBRC wrote: "Welcome Megan & Ariel!

Your challenge posts are linked HERE

Megan ( and anyone else) here is the Read-a-thon scheduled for a little later in the month! Hope you can joi..."


Thank you for the heads up!
Correct link HERE


message 98: by Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief (new)

Moderators of NBRC | 33091 comments Mod
Wow,
That was a lot of reading in one day! Well done everyone.


Avid Reader and Geek Girl (avidreaderandgeekgirl) | 298 comments I read a total of

5 hrs 46 mins and 309 pages!!


message 100: by Agnieszka (new)

Agnieszka (agnieszka7) | 223 comments Thank you, already looking forward to it :-)


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