My 2019 #WintersRespite Read-a-thon Signup

Thank goodness for GoodReads!  I only found out about this readathon a couple of moments ago on Goodreads and so am dashing off this "I'm in" post in time for the starting gate.

I don't really have a 'plan' for reading, but I may let this double as my "book basket for all January reads".  I'm figuring around 15+ books.

The group hashtag is #WintersRespite and there are groups on Facebook, GoodReads and Instagram.

There's no 'required number of reads', so if you are planning on trying to get even one book done, come join in with sister and brother bibliophiles, and take some time off from your real life. :)

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MY LIST

1.  Best Self: Be You, Only Better by Mike Bayer (January 1) DONE
2.  In the Midst of Winter by Danice Hope (January 1-review will post January 8 on a tour) DONE
3.  Why Romeo Hates Juliet by Anna Mara (Jan 3) DONE
4.  First Frost by Liz DeJesus (Jan 4) DONE
5.  The Little Leprechaun Who Loved Yellow! by Sally Huss (Jan 4) DONE
6.  Brownie Points for Murder by Nicole Ellis (Jan 7) DONE
7.  The Mountain Man's Dog by Gary Corbin (Jan 7) DONE
8.  Ruthless by Susan Kiernan-Lewis (Jan 8) DONE
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My #WintersRespite Readathon Sign-up/Goal Post

So, winter is about 1/3 gone and, yeah, I'm ready for some respite.  In swoops Michelle at Seasons of Reading Blog (chock full of bookish challenge and readathon goodness) to provide just that.

It's pretty laid back (think curling up in front of a fire with a comfy quilt and a nice mug of hot chocolate) and a turning the pages of a 'book book' or lots of swiping with your reading finger! *lol*

If you want to challenge yourself to read more than you did last year, go for it!  If you don't have a lot of time for sitting down and reading, one book can make a successful readathon for you!  (Audio books are supposed to be good for those with busy schedules as well ... but I don't listen to many of those.)

So anyway...

1.  Finish up 3 of the books listed on my "currently reading shelf" on GoodReads:

• Bai Tide by Erika Mitchell - Asian American 'company' man tries to foil plots kidnap a young Asian woman who just happens to be a brilliant nuclear physicist and one the could cause the death of tens of millions of people.  About half-way through.  Enjoying so far!

• Altdorf: The Forest Knights #1by J.K. Swift -   I chose this book in the first place for the European Reading Challenge and also because it takes place in 13th/14th century Switzerland - where my mother was born.

• Hound of the Sea by Garrett McNamara - radical surfing memoir.  Received for a book tour.

2.

• write/post review of Bai Tide.  (cannot post until Feb 6th - is on a book tour)
• write/post review of Altdorf
• write/post review of Hound of the Sea

Now, I know that is not really a reading goal, but if I let things pile up too much, between finishing a book and writing the review ... let's just say it gets messy in my head! *lol*  It's like doing dishes after every meal.  It does nothing for your nutrition, but if you don't, they turn into a big stinky pile in your kitchen sink!

3.  spend today (Tuesday, 17 January, 2017) going through my various challenges, etc, and make a 'lineup' for the rest of the read-a-thon and the month.  I don't expect to be reading all of this, it's just my next read from each of my reading challenges more or less.

a.  When We Last Spoke by Marci Henna
b.  A Death by Any Other Name by Tessa Arlen
c.  Tough Justice: Takedown (#1-8) by Cassidy, Snell and Curtis
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d.  Gateway to Nifleheim by Glenn G. Thater
e.  A Dead Red Oleander by R.P. Dahlke
f.  Every Trick in the Rook by Marty Wingate
g.  The Jakarta Pandemic by Steve Konkoly
h.  The Year God's Daughter by Rebecca Lochlann
i.  Sunborn Rising: Beneath the Fall by Aaron Safronoff
j.  No Ifs, Ands or Bears About it by Celia Kyle
k.  Whose Body by Dorothy L. Sayers

4.  Finish one reading challenge.  (Actually, the European Reading Challenge is a good candidate for this goal, as I signed up for 3 books - from three different European countries.)  And Altdorf represents my 2nd book for that challenge.

(When I finish The Year God's Daughter (above) I will have finished my commitment to the European Reading Challenge!)

5.  Read at least 2 books for the COYER challenge.

6.  Visit 3 other #WintersRespite blogs each day (starting today).

That's probably enough goals for now.  Once I really get underway, I'll see how things are going and adjust as necessary.

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1st Updates in Blue entered on Friday, 20 January, 2017 2033 hrs.
2nd updates in Red entered on Saturday, 21 January, 2017 2025 hrs

My 2016 Winter's Respite Read-a-thon Sign-up

Thanks to Michelle at the Seasons of Reading Blog for hosting this read-a-thon and giving us a reason to get our reading years off to a great start!

I'm borrowing the following 'schedule' from my Bout of Books sign-up which probably means that it was created by Andrea at Bookish Lifestyle:

Monday, January 18

• Number of pages I've read today:
• Books Read: 
• Challenge:  

Tuesday, January 19

• Currently Reading: 
• Number of pages I've read today: 
• Books Read: 
• Challenge: 

Wednesday, January 20

• Currently Reading: 
• Number of pages I've read today: 
• Books Read: 
• Challenge:  

Thursday, January 21

• Currently Reading: 
• Number of pages I've read today: 
• Books Read: 
• Challenge:  

Friday, January 22

• Currently Reading: 
• Number of pages I've read today:
• Books Read: 
• Challenge:  

Saturday, January 23

• Currently Reading: 
• Number of pages I've read today: 
• Books Read: 
• Challenge:  

Sunday, January 24

• Currently Reading: 
• Number of pages I've read today:
• Books Read:

I'm not going to bother listing books I intend to read during the challenge, because I know for a fact that I will have read at least one of them before the challenge event starts!

High Summer Read-a-thon

Don't you just love the picture up there?  So 'genteel'.  But they must live somewhere cooler and less humid than I do because until September there is NO WAY I'm going to be wearing such a beautiful dress because I would not be able to breathe!

But I digress.

Michelle over at Seasons of Reading hosts several lovely read-a-thons during the year and the next one coming up is the "High Summer Read-a-Thon".  Can you guess when it's going to be? :O)  (Sorry.  Silly mood.)

Borrowing from Seasons of Reading:

a week of relaxed reading during which we can personally challenge ourselves and whittle away those ever looming TBR piles/shelves/libraries

As they say in my neck of the woods:  "It's un-telling how many books I have on my TBR list."  I keep waiting for Amazon to implement limits from the # of books I've downloaded, many of them on free promotional days for authors.  Some low-cost.   Having received them at a discount, along with anyone else subscribing to the emails like I do, I feel a sort of obligation to read and post reviews, as we all know how important they are to authors.

I am also WOEFULLY behind in this respect. *sigh*

Anyhoo (intentional spelling) ...

Going with the no pressure credo above, I'm going to go spelunking in my Kindle and find the cozy mysteries, sweet romances, Amish fiction, and works by favored authors.  I figure 4-7 ought to do it.  Normally I go through about a book a day.  But if they in the 600+ range of pages, non-fiction, or my first dip into a new 'world', it may take a little longer.

If you like to read, please allow me to invite you to join us at Michelle's blog (click the button up there at the top of this post) in a couple of weeks and get your summer reading party on!

A Winter's Respite Read-a-Thon (My Sign-up)

How odd.  This won't let me go past the left or right margin of the graphic.

Anyway,  it's time again for the Winter's Respite Read-a-Thon, hosted at Seasons of Reading.   Click the button above to learn more about the event and to join in!

They do have a hashtag #WintersRespite and are apparently planning a to-be-scheduled Twitter chat at some time during the read-a-thon week.

Other than that, there are no real 'requirements'. You don't even have to have a blog; you can participate on GoodReads or some other similar spot (so folks can come and take a peek at your shelves)! *lol*

Anyway, I'm going for one book a day. but I really can't say which ones yet.  Sometimes I get a quick ARC to read and that throws schedules out the window, plus I'm trying to get my tour books reviewed and ready to post a week before hand this year.

But anyway:

January 26 - (to be added)
January 27 -
January 28 -
January 29 -
January 30 -
January 31 -
February 1 - 

Two Important Events!

(click the button for all the information on the Blogathon Bash and to sign up!)  The BB takes place this Friday through Sunday (1/24 - 1/26).

Here is a list of things on which I will be working this weekend

1. Back up my blog.
2. Plan and schedule in- and outbound guest posts for the rest of the year.
3. Reassess (and reactivate?) my "Mental Health Mondays" meme.
4. Plan some sort of blogging and/or reading event for later in the year.
5. Finish writing an e-book for giveaway.
6. Read that 2nd writing prompts book.
7. Publish 3 book reviews.
8. Finish as many mini-challenges as possible.

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(as always, click the button for more information and to sign up at the Seasons of Reading blog.)

Goals

1. Read one book that fits into each reading challenge I'm in this year.  (Thank goodness, some books can count for more than one challenge.)
2. Get caught up on my book reviews.
3. Plan a monthly book zine.

I'd love for all y'all to join me in one or both of these events.  If you do, why not leave a comment and let me know, so we can encourage each other during the blogathon and/or readathon?  Sweet!