I'll be participating in Mother Reader's 48 Hour Book Challenge starting tomorrow. I'll begin at whatever time I happen to wake up or after I finish reading The Phoenix Dance, whichever comes first. I'll probably take breaks for eating, making sure my boyfriend hasn't died of boredom while I've been reading, and this sort of thing, but I am hoping to spend most of tomorrow and Saturday reading.
Sound like fun? To sign yourself up, go to the original post.
I don't have a booklist/pile set up, but here's what I expect I'll be reading tomorrow:
Dancing on the Edge, Han Nolan
Wildwood Dancing, Juliet Marillier
The Various, Steve Augarde
After that, it becomes a competition between Capt. Hook, my stack of borrowed books, and the books I bought at the library sale.
So come join us!
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