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Round3: I'm ready for it. My first readathon of 2012 and I get to start with one that I've come to love. I especially love that I'm competing against myself, not some readathon wide target or against other bloggers. It's just me. I've got some great books lined up for this one. My previous records were 13 books for 1.0 and 7 books for 2.0. I don't know if I can beat 1.0, but that's my big goal...

My goals:

Read at least 5 books
Read my required (for readalongs) sections of Gatsby and Midsummer
Review all books read
Participate in at least 2 mini challenges
Read at least 2 hours a day

My TBR pile:

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
Mockinjay by Suzanne Collins
Sunshine by Robin McKinley
Lost in Austen by Emma Campbell Webster
Hatter M Vol. 1
Hatter M Vol. 2
Hatter M Vol. 3
Brains: A Zombie Memoir by Robin Becker
Fables: Rose Red
Harry Potter Film Wizardry by Brian Sibley
A Midsummer Night's Dream by Shakespeare (Act II)
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (Pages46-90)