I‘m posting details of Readathons I am involved with in October for those taking part in #Scarathlon next month.

#Rushathon continues throught the month and two #20in4 Readathons take in dates in October.

The good news is the 9 day readathons will restart in October after a short hiatus during the Summer with #OutstandingOctober.

Please share these dates.

An interesting passage from Old Fashioned, book 19 in the Jack Daniels Series. #SeriesLove2023 @TheSpineView

#Rushathon @DieAReader @Ghabi4Roses

An interesting new series set in Lancashire England about a detective returning from serious illness who has been called back early to try and solve a case which has echoing similarities to his sister‘s murder many years earlier. Took a while to get going, which you can understand with it being the first boook. In the end I really enjoyed this book, the plotting, characters, interaction etc. I look forward to continuing with the series.

A very good Historical dial timeline novel that takes in a lot of action in Italy during the Second World War. Very well written with an interesting story. A very good narrator for the audiobook. I look forward to reading more from this author.

Book 13 finished for #SummerEndReadathon @TheSpineView
#Rushathon @dieareader @Ghabi4Roses

Book 23 in the series, and I have to say after some disappointing books in the series I really enjoyed this one. It felt like some of the earlier books in the series. I hope they can continue to keep up this standard. The series is now up to date for me.

Book 12 finished for #SummerEndReadathon #SeriesLove2023 @TheSpineView
#Rushathon @DieAReader @Ghabi4Roses

An excellent first book in a new series set in Minnesota, but does take in a small section at Stonehenge in England. An interesting murder mystery with good working between local police and a detective from England. Fast moving with some interesting characters & interplay between them. Love the insight from the detectives and our killer.

11th book finished for #SummerEndReadathon #SeriesLove2023 @TheSpineView
#Rushatnon @DieAReader @Ghabi4Roses

Back to Dorset with DCI Lesley Clarke involving a body which was discovered secured to the Great Globe at Swanage in Dorset. Why was it attached to the globe? What symbolism? Was it linked to racism or was something else going on? Another good read in the series, which is proving to be very enjoyable. . @Kspenmoll @Tove_Reads @EadieB

10th book finished for #SummerEndReadathon #SeriesLove2023 @TheSpineView
#Rushathon @DieAReader @Ghabi4Roses

Book 6 in the Maigret Series. Written almost 100 years ago and they were much shorter books, but I really do enjoy these books. #Classics

9th book finished for #SummerEndReadathon #SeriesLove2023 @TheSpineView
#Rushathon @DieAReader @Ghabi4Roses

Book 18 in the excellent Jack Daniels Series. These are always great stories, plenty of action and relationship angst from Jack as she struggles to cope with her disabilities and being targeted by some of the most ruthless characters out there. Great to see some great reappearances of characters from other books. Also always great to spent some time with Harry and his ‘great‘ humour.

8th book finished for #SummerEndResathon #SeriesLove2023

Read three novellas in the Group Fifteen Files, which are also published as Group Fifteen Files Volume 1. Only counting this as one book. Like the other books by Mark Dawson these are good reads in the spying and assassins genre.
These are available as free audiobooks if you are subscribers to Audible.

7th book finished for #SummerEndReadathon #AeeiesLove2023 @TheSpineView
#Rushathon @DieAReader @Ghabi4Roses

This series has grown on me more and more as it has progressed. Unfortunately this is the last one in the series. This was a very good read as Lucy sought to rescue her best friend, and find out who was hounding her. Could they want Lucy dead? Another series finished #SeriesLove2023

6th book finished for #SummerEndReadathon @TheSpineView

#Rushathon @DieAReader @Ghabi4Roses

This is the third book in the Lucy Kendall Series. I wasn‘t overly impressed with Lucy in the first two books but this one showed some changes in her actions and her personality. I really enjoyed this book as she seeks to find her friend who has been kidnapped by his serial killer mother. Good interactions between Lucy and the FBI agent.

5th book finished for #SummerEndReadathon #SeriesLove2023
#Rushathon @DieAReader @Ghabi4Roses

Book 9 in the Yorkshire Murder mystery Series, which is published at the end of the month. This was another excellent book in the series involving a murder at a brewery overnight, with the body found floating in the Vat. Involves amongst other things family rivalry and a recipe for a well known and award winning beer. Great characters and plotting. These are always a pleasure.

Book 4 for #SummerEndReadathon #SeriesLove2023 @TheSpineView

Another excellent book in the wonderful DCI Logan series. As always a great detective story, very pacy action and some great personal timelines and humour thrown in too. Tyler has a very near death experience in this one which has a profound effect on him. Hoon also plays a key part in this one.

3rd book finished for #SummerEndReadathon #SeriesLove2023 @TheSpineView

#Rushathon @DieAReader @Ghabi4Roses

An excellent standalone crime book by Michael Wood. This book tells the story of a mother‘s crusade to try to find the body of her son, who was allegedly the victim of a serial killer, but he refuses to talk about it.

As usual with Michael Wood these are very well-written with great characters, as fast moving plot and a few twists and surprises at the end.

2nd book finished for #SummerEndReadathon @TheSpineView

Book 1 finished for #SummerEndReadthon @TheSpineView

Set a few months before the fall of the Berlin Wall. Intrigue and spying at its best. A fast moving spy story with some great characters. Plenty of action and set against the period. An excellent Audible Production of this available for free if a member of Audible.

#Rushathon went well. 32 books finished int he 31 days, 10,924 pages read at an average of 352 pages per day.

Very difficult to even choose a favourite book as there were so many great reads. Thanks to everyone that joined in. Thanks to my co-hosts @DieAReader and @Ghabi4Roses. 🍾🥂❤️‍🔥🥰😍👏👏👏

Now for September‘s #SummerEndReadathon. @TheSpineView

Managed to fit a #AuthorAMonth book in before the end of the month, that also took me to #Nicaragua for #ReadingTheAmericas2023.

An interesting book that takes you on a voyage through Nicaragua and its people during the time of Reagan‘s Presidency.

@Soubhiville @Barbarabb @Librarybelle

Thanks and well done to everyone who took part in the #Rushathon Readathon and the #20in4 Readathon this month.

I always like to respond to each post but this month due to internet issues (especially over the last couple of weeks) and other reasons I have not been able to do this. Hopefully I can catch up now.

However a big thank you to everyone who took part! I always love seeing the posts and how well everyone does.

@DieAReader @Ghabi4Roses

Another very good book in the Sharpe series, where we find our hero in Portugal where he is tasked finding a young woman whilst the French are taking Portugal by storm. This leads to a whole series of adventures for Sharpe that he is lucky to survive.

Book 2 finished for #20in4 and Book 26 for #Rushathon @DieAReader @Ghabi4Roses

Book 3 in the Dorset Crime Series. A murder takes place on a remote island that causes difficulties in the investigation of that murder where initially there appear no suspects. Another very good book in this fast paced series, with an interesting ending. @Tove_Reads

Book 1 finished for #20in4 and book 25 in #Rushathon @DieAReader @Ghabi4Roses

Starting off the #20in4 Readathon by getting stuck into some historical fiction with Sharpe‘s Havoc #SeriesLove2023 @TheSpineView

Hoping to get to 24 hours and read 1400 pages.

#Rushathon @DieaReader @Ghabi4Roses

Friday sees the start of the August #20in4 Readathon, give your reading a month end boost by coming and joining us.

You can aim to read for 20 hours over the 4 days, read 20 chapters or set your own goals, or if you want to go freestyle and not set any targets. We are a very fun and informal Readathon which welcomes experienced readathoners, or people new to readathons.

To play long just post your goals or books you hope to read.

Roll up for the #SummerEndReadathon hosted by the sensational @TheSpineView.

A great informal month long Readathon where you can set your own goals and boost your reading. There is even a prize at the end of the Readathon.

See @TheSpineView‘s original post for more details. https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2623163

Eden is running a safe house for women and children subject to domestic abuse (following her sisters death from domestic abuse) when a young girl turns up on spec, saying she is in danger. Before she can be helped she disappears and the story revolves around the search for her and bodies washing up in the local rivers. Eden gets drawn into the hunt for the serial killed in a very personal way.

#AuthorSharesYrInitials #BookBinge

@AlwaysBeenALoverOfBooks @Eggs

#SchoolSubjectInTitle
What could be better than heading to Edinburgh with another episode in Rebus‘s life.

#BookBinge

@AlwaysBeenALoverOfBooks @Eggs

This is book 6 in the Detective Karen Hart Series. A young child sees a woman being abducted but no one believes her, apart from Karen. From this develops another excellent book in this series set in Lincoln.

Book 9 finished for #Rushathon @DieaReader @Ghabi4Roses

#SeriesLove2023 @TheSpineView

Debut book by Louise Erdrich, who is a Native American Author, who I discovered through #AuthorAMonth @Soubhiville

#BookBinge #DebutByIndigenousAuthor

@AlwaysBeenALoverOfBooks @Eggs

This is book 5 in the excellent Detective Karen Hart Series set in Lincoln, England.

The series isn‘t that well-known but all books in the series are very well-written and very enjoyable. This one sees Karen in great trouble as she continues to look into corruption in the police force. An exciting ending to the book with a few twists.

Book 8 finished for #Rushathon @DieAReader @Ghabi4Roses
#SeriesLove2023 @TheSpineView

This was a good historical mystery where a woman whose husband has recently died, looks to find out about the lineage of her brother in law. It‘s a very good cosy mystery and I enjoyed the light mystery of the book. Good to see the main character slowly building a picture of the events from 50 years before.

7th book finished for #Rushathon @DieAReader @Ghabi4Roses
#SeriesLove2023 @TheSpineView

These books are really well-written and give you a great feel for life in Ancient Rome. Great for historical fans out there and alongside the history we have the mystery elements of the books.

I look forward to continuing the series, this is book 3 in the series.

Book 6 finished for #Rushathon @DieAReader @Ghabi4Roses
#SeriesLove2023 @TheSpineView

Horror would be amongst my #LeastFaveGenre, enough to frighten you in life without purposely doing it by reading a book. Don‘t want the nightmares. Having said that I do enjoy Stephen King‘s non-horror books.

Also add on erotic fiction which I won‘t read.

#BookBinge
@AlwaysBeenALoverOfBooks @Eggs

Started the first book in the D.C. Ruth Hunter Murder File Series, telling the story of Ruth Hunter‘s time (from Simon‘s DI Ruth Hunter Series) in London. This one links back to the War in Bosnia & the war crimes committed.

Quite a different book but still very enjoyable & I look forward to continuing these books. 4 books in the series. #SeriesLove2023 @TheSpineView

5th book finished for #RushAThon @DieAReader @Ghabi4Roses @EadieB @Tove_Reads

Update on #Rushathon 4 days in.

So far finished four books and read 1396 pages, with 21 hours of reading. As having eye problems have had to move more to audio and limit screen time over the past couple of days which is frustrating.

Books Finished:
A Whisper of Sorrows : 430 Pages
The Wrexham Killings : 322 Pages
The Raging Storm : 400 Pages 🎧
A Lesson in Dying : 202 Pages 🎧

If you are joining in #Rushathon, how are you going?

This was the first book that came to mind with #StripesOnCover 😢
#BookBinge

@AlwaysBeenALoverOfBooks @Eggs

First book in an older series by Ann Cleeves, the Inspector Ramsay Series. This was written in 1990 and was much shorter than her more modern series.
You could certainly see the talent developing in these books and it was an enjoyable read.

#SeriesLove2023 @TheSpineView
4th book finished for #Rushathon @DieAReader @Ghabi4Roses

I think this was my last big impulse read. The story of the three women in Victor Frankenstein‘s life. Not my usual reading Fayre but totally fell in love with this book, and thoroughly recommend it.

#BookBinge #ImpulseRead

@AlwaysBeenALoverOfBooks @Eggs

#Spirituality #BookBinge

@AlwaysBeenALoverOfBooks @Eggs

Book 3 of the series which is published at the end of the month.

A typical Ann Cleeves book. A murder plot which is well thought out and where Ann keeps her cards close to her chest. Her plot lines are always of a cerebral nature, and slow burns. Then we get the reveal and you think oh yes, but had no chance of working out what was happening or who the murderer was!
A good series but still prefer the Shetland and Vera Stanhope books.

I‘m not particularly into #CelebMemoir books but this was a very special book and even better as an audiobook read by Trevor Noah itself.

The book gets every emotion going!

This would make my best ever list of books.

#BookBinge @AlwaysBeenALoverOfBooks @Eggs

I don‘t often read True Crime books but this one hit home!

#TrueCrime #BookBinge @AlwaysBeenALoverOfBooks @Eggs

Another great book in this series, which includes another car chase across North Wales (always great features when they appear in the books) and a secondary murder of a woman in her house at night.

As usual great pace and tension in these books, along with great characterisation and plotting.

But the ending 😱

Love this series, but now up to date again. #SeriesLove2023 @TheSpineView @Tove_Reads @EadieB

Another fabulous book in what is an excellent series. #SeriesLove2023

A serial killer escapes from a secure hospital and targets Jack and his team. This book moves along with great pace and tension, and love how the story resolved itself from a hopeless situation. Will be interesting to see how everyone recovers from this.

Book 1 finished for #Rushathon @DieAReader @Ghabi4Roses @TheSpineView

Finished 4 books and less than 50 pages from my fifth book during #20in4

Altogether I read 1683 pages and read for 25 hrs and 44 mins. I was aiming to read at least 400 pages each day and managed this (403, 412, 455, 413) so I‘m happy with that.

Books Finished :

The Corfe Castle Murders - 356 Pages ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2
Below Ground - 448 Pages ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox - 290 Pages ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2
All That Remains - 416 Pages ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Gave this series another go, but generally it doesn‘t wow me. Think other better series to focus on at the moment.

4th book finished for #20in4

#SeriesLove2023 @TheSpineView

August is almost upon us and that means it‘s time for the #Rushathon Readathon that runs throughout August.

A very relaxed and informal Readathon where you can set your own goals or even go freestyle. Hopefully we can all use this to give our reading a boost throughout August.

What are your plans for the Readathon and August?

I‘m using it to catch up on my review books and #SeriesLove2023 books, as well as keep going with #AuthorAMonth.

Day 3 #20in4, 455 pages read in 7 hrs 12 mins, with 1 book finished. 19 hrs and 12 mins of reading overall.

Books Finished :

The Corfe Castle Murders - 356 Pages ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2
Below Ground - 448 Pages ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2

In total 1270 pages read.

Loved this book, a heartbreaking story of what happened to many women during the last and precious centuries. 😢

Very readable and want to read more by this author.

Once again thanks to @Soubhiville for #AuthorAMonth. Wouldn‘t have read it but for this Litsy feature ❤️

3rd book finished for #20in4

Good when you get a message from the author thanking you for your review of his latest book. He even follows me on Twitter 😍

Makes it a good day!

@EadieB @Tove_Reads @TheSpineView