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Tomorrow I’m sailing off on a Pacific cruise for thirty-eight days. During my holiday I intend to spend at least some of my time catching up on reading.
I have my e-reader loaded with dozens and dozens of books—hundreds even. Guess how many books I read during my holiday and go into a draw to win a $15 book voucher from either Amazon or All Romance ebooks – winner’s choice.
Clues:
I’m a fast reader.
I read 251 books during 2009.
Last year during a shorter holiday of 14 days, I read 18 books.
I intend to read a mixture of short stories, novellas and long novels during my holiday.
I intend to spend time swimming, shopping and sightseeing so deduct reading time from this.
Put your best guess in the comments section of this post. Both readers and authors are eligible to enter. Only one guess per person. In the event of more than one person guessing the correct number I’ll do a random drawing. The winner will be notified shortly after my return home.
How many books will I read during my holiday?
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March 31st, 2010 at 1:39 am · Link
Sixty nine.
Heh. (give me a break. It’s five in the morning over here!)
March 31st, 2010 at 4:23 am · Link
Hey Shel, have fun. My guess is 15.
March 31st, 2010 at 6:25 am · Link
A long cruise, all that reading time, man am I full of the envy. Have a fantastic time.
I guess 47.
March 31st, 2010 at 7:31 am · Link
My guess is 21 books
March 31st, 2010 at 8:15 am · Link
Shelley– have a wonderful holiday! Bring back some interesting tidbits for the rest of us not getting to traval!
I have no idea how many books you can actually read on this trip. It depends on many factors– so my guess is around 65. No wonder you write fast! You read so fast too!
March 31st, 2010 at 9:15 am · Link
I guess 41. Have a nice trip! :)
March 31st, 2010 at 9:27 am · Link
Have a great trip…since your mixing it up and doing novels, novellas and anthologies…I’m going to guess that you will read around 50 books.
March 31st, 2010 at 9:44 am · Link
I’m guessing 35 books that you’ll read while on holiday!
Have a safe trip!
March 31st, 2010 at 10:48 am · Link
Wow, 38 days! I know you’ll bring back lots of your gorgeous photos to share :).
Hmm, I’ll guess 29 books.
March 31st, 2010 at 1:01 pm · Link
Im guessing 42.
Have fun!!
March 31st, 2010 at 3:42 pm · Link
Two hundred forty three books… LOL! No, I think you’ll make 38 books total. Poor hubby will feel neglected. Have a great trip! HUGS!
March 31st, 2010 at 5:28 pm · Link
I’m assuming you will also be ding other things and 13 is my lucky number. Have tons of fun.
March 31st, 2010 at 7:16 pm · Link
My guess is 20. Have a great trip!
March 31st, 2010 at 8:39 pm · Link
I’m gonna guess 44 books. I hope you have a great time.
March 31st, 2010 at 8:41 pm · Link
I’m gonna say 48.
This totally sounds like my kind of vacation.
March 31st, 2010 at 9:08 pm · Link
Since there will be sight-seeing, etc… Twenty-five.
Enjoy your holiday!
March 31st, 2010 at 9:59 pm · Link
I’m going to say 49 books Shelley.
*keeping fingers crossed that I’m right or close*
March 31st, 2010 at 10:03 pm · Link
I think you’ll read 52 books while your gone. Have fun on your holiday.
March 31st, 2010 at 11:36 pm · Link
I was going to go for a nice round 50, but someone else has that so I’ll say 51.
A 38 day cruise? Sounds fabulous
April 1st, 2010 at 3:48 am · Link
Wow I need to practice my reading skills to read faster! My guess is 36 books. Enjoy your trip
April 1st, 2010 at 5:57 am · Link
WOW!!! I thought I was doing good with 3 books in a week. I’m a SLLOOOWWW reader. LOL
Since someone else already guessed my first and second choices I’m going to go with 51.
Have fun!!
April 1st, 2010 at 9:11 am · Link
Can I guess more than once? No? Fine.
I’ll go with the number that popped into my head even though it’s ludicrously low.
23.
April 1st, 2010 at 10:17 am · Link
I say 24.
April 1st, 2010 at 1:02 pm · Link
Goodness, you have me beat I do not read that fast.
Happy April Fool day, and happy TT.
Janice~
April 1st, 2010 at 3:35 pm · Link
I’ll guess 40. Enjoy your cruise.
April 1st, 2010 at 4:45 pm · Link
Enjoy your trip! And I’ll guess that you’re going to read 57 books
April 1st, 2010 at 5:51 pm · Link
I guess 11. Have a great trip!
April 1st, 2010 at 6:22 pm · Link
i think 32 book you will read
April 1st, 2010 at 6:57 pm · Link
With 38 days to read, I’ll guess an even 40 books read. Have a great trip!
April 1st, 2010 at 7:05 pm · Link
I’ll guess: 78 books
have a good time :)
April 2nd, 2010 at 12:05 am · Link
Wow sounds like a fun vacation.
Trying to think of all the possible things that may interrupt your reading makes me wish I could have a vacation like that.
I’ll guesstimate 43, but with my luck you’ll read twice that.
April 2nd, 2010 at 12:18 pm · Link
I’m going to guess 15! Have a great time!
April 2nd, 2010 at 1:11 pm · Link
My guess is you’ll read 34 books. Have fun.
April 2nd, 2010 at 5:33 pm · Link
I’m going to say 27
April 3rd, 2010 at 12:39 am · Link
I’ll guess 46.
April 3rd, 2010 at 4:47 am · Link
23 seems like a doable number.
April 3rd, 2010 at 6:16 am · Link
My first pick was already taken so I’ll go with 45.
April 3rd, 2010 at 8:45 am · Link
22-but I hope you get to having so much fun it’s less!
April 3rd, 2010 at 9:52 am · Link
Have a great trip Shelley! It looks like it’s going to be wonderful. And I guessed horribly last time, but maybe I’ll do better this time around.
I say 42 books.
April 3rd, 2010 at 1:17 pm · Link
Allowing time for you to do other things I’m going to take a guess and say 29 books
Carol L.
Lucky4750@aol.com
April 3rd, 2010 at 3:41 pm · Link
Have a great time!!! My guess is 36.
April 4th, 2010 at 12:36 pm · Link
I will guess 25 books.
Have fun for me!
April 4th, 2010 at 6:23 pm · Link
I guess 36 books
Have fun too
horseunicornkey@aol.com
April 4th, 2010 at 9:10 pm · Link
48 and a half ;) OK, let’s go with 53. Have a wonderful reading vacation, Shelley!
April 7th, 2010 at 4:20 am · Link
My guess is 51 books. Sounds like an amazing cruise! I am so very jealous right now :)
April 7th, 2010 at 8:11 pm · Link
Have a wonderful time! I will guess 35 books.
April 9th, 2010 at 4:05 pm · Link
45 – Be sure and hit the treadmill, hon… lol Have a GREAT time
April 9th, 2010 at 8:17 pm · Link
I will guess 23 books
April 11th, 2010 at 6:50 am · Link
Hmmm. Best guess—how about 33
April 12th, 2010 at 3:36 am · Link
I am going to guess 55.