Kim’s Comments (group member since Feb 10, 2021)

Kim’s comments from the The Seasonal Reading Challenge group.

XBM

10.4 - The Adventure Game

Read a book with MPG Adventure
REQUIRED: State whether you have used the MPG
Northwest Angle. William Kent Krueger


Points: 10
Total points: 390
IAF - 3
GO - 1

Nick wrote: "Kim wrote: "I had planned to use The Almost Nearly Perfect People: Behind the Myth of the Scandinavian Utopia by Michael Booth for task 25.13, but I'm wondering if it..."
The bio on the book itself says he lives in Denmark with his wife and two sons. Apparently he was a resident at the time he wrote the book, he may not be now.
This is from his website:
In this timely book he leaves his adopted home of Denmark and embarks on a journey through all five of the Nordic countries to discover who these curious tribes are, the secrets of their success and, most intriguing of all, what they think of each other. Along the way a more nuanced, often darker picture emerges of a region plagued by taboos, characterised by suffocating parochialism and populated by extremists of various shades.
http://www.michael-booth.com/the-almo...

I had planned to use The Almost Nearly Perfect People: Behind the Myth of the Scandinavian Utopia by Michael Booth for task 25.13, but I'm wondering if it would work for this task, as well? It is NF, written by an English journalist who lives in Denmark with his Danish wife and sons. It compares the five Nordic countries, so it isn't set >50% in any one of them, but is sectioned to cover each of them.

XBM

25.2 Tiens task - Kid's Sports

Option 1: Swimming
Read a book where author's (first & last) initials are found in one of these swimming training aids: TRAINING FIN - NR
Summer Desserts. Nora Roberts

Option 3: Crossfit
The teen is lifting 102.5kg for dead lift these days. Read a book with page count that consists of with at least 2 of these numbers (0, 1, 2, 5). Numbers may not repeat.
Tell Me about Orchard Hollow. Lin Stepp (251 pages)

Points: 25
Total points: 380
IAF - 3
GO - 1

XBM

30.5 Truitt_T’s task: Match it Up!

Read two books with an identical 4 or more letter word in the title or subtitle. The words must be identical - no plurals, possessives, or embedded words allowed. One of your chosen books MUST be Non-Fiction.
sweet

Home Sweet Murder. James Patterson - Non-Fiction - (297 pages)
God Save the Sweet Potato Queens. Jill Conner Browne - Non-Fiction (261 pages)

Claiming 2 It's A Fact tickets

Points: 30
Total points: 355
IAF - 3
GO - 1

XBM

15.2 -It's A Match

Read two book each with a different single author, whose first or last name match.

The Goodbye Quilt. Susan Wiggs
The Christmas Wedding Guest. Susan Mallery

Points: 15
Total points: 325
IAF - 1
GO - 1

XBM

20.4 Golden Oldies - Hannelore's Task: I Really Like This Bowl

Option 2: The Big Flower Fight - Read a book with multiple flowers clearly visible on the cover. (At least 3 flowers.)
Julie and Romeo Get Lucky. Jeanne Ray



Points: 20
Total points: 310
IAF - 1
GO - 1

XBM

20.8 Nickels and Dimes -Trishhartuk's Task: The Golden Shot

Option 1. Read a book first published between 1967 and 1975, inclusive.
The Promise. Chaim Potok
First published January 1, 1969

Points: 20
Total points: 290
IAF - 1
GO - 1

XBM

20.3 Best Review - Lucy-Bookworm's Task: Subtitles

Read a book with a subtitle that has at least 6 words in it.
By Her Own Design: The Story of Ann Lowe, Society's Best-Kept Secret. Piper Huguley

Points: 20
Total points: 270
IAF - 1
GO - 1

XBM

30.1 - Katrisa's Task: Spring Zodiac

Option 1 - Pisces - February 19-March 20
Book 1: Read a book from a series with at least 12 published works.
Heaven's Keep. William Kent Krueger = 321 pages

Book 2: Read a book with the word MOON in the title
When the Moon Was Ours. Anna-Marie McLemore = 273 pages

Points: 30
Total points: 250
IAF - 1
GO - 1

XBM

25.5 - Delicious Dee - Bee Hive Bookclub

Option 1: Read a book where BEE can be found intact in the title
Queen Bee. Dorothea Benton Frank - 448 pages

Option 3: Read a book where the authors first & last initials match a member in my sub-hive. Initials must be in the order they appear (team mate LB)
Killing Thyme. Leslie Budewitz - 288 pages

Points: 25
Total points: 220
IAF - 1
GO - 1

XBM

15.8 Readers Unite!

Read a book with a book featured on the cover.
The Messy Lives of Book People. Phaedra Patrick



Points: 15
Total points: 195
IAF - 1
GO - 1

I am terrible where authors have more than two name parts. Would Alexander McCall Smith and Lee Smith work? Or William Faulkner and William Kent Krueger?

Option 2:
Could you confirm that Something Wicked This Way Comes will work for an MPG of Crime/Mystery and Category Same Letter? Thanks.

XBM

30.3 - MAZZA1's task - Looking Forward to the Olympics

Option 3 - La Concorde
a) Read a book where the letters " BMX " appear anywhere in the title. The letters can appear more than once.
Same Beach, Next Year. Dorothea Benton Frank

b) Read a book where there are at least THREE DIFFERENT 3 letter words in the title
The Map of Salt and Stars. Zeyn Joukhadar

Points: 30
Total points: 180
IAF - 1
GO - 1

SRC Moderator wrote: "Kim wrote: "
Oops, I started off well (XBM). Do you need me to repost them?"
Yes please
Sorry to ask you to do it again, but it helps the moderators keep everything straight during the review process!"

I've reposted - they are 223, 224, and 225. But my most up to date post with the correct total is 177.

Reposting for Readerboard Name:
XBM

20.5 - Bigger is Better - Lisa’s Task: Bowling For Dollars
Option B: Read a book where the author’s first and last initial can be found in one of the show titles: “Bowling For Dollars” (LG)

Florida. Lauren Groff

Points: 20
Total points: 125
IAF - 1
GO - 1

Reposting for Readerboard Name:
XBM

25.10 - JenK's Task - Keep On Rolling
Option 1: Road Trip
Read a book with a cover over 50% red according to Tineye.
The Antique Hunter's Guide to Murder. C.L. Miller. (304 pages)


Option 4: Putting ME first.
Read a book that has won an Audie Award in any category, https://www.goodreads.com/award/show/...
REQUIRED: State the category & year that it won (Audie Award for Fiction and Nominee for Best Fiction Narrator and for Audiobook of the Year) 2024 (309 pages)
Tom Lake. Ann Patchett

Points: 25
Total points: 105
IAF - 1
GO - 1

Reposting for Readerboard Name:
XBM
20.7 Shorter is Sweeter - Lois' Task: The Dating Game
Read a book with MPG Romance that is #1, #2, or #3 in a series.
Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead. Elle Cosimano

Points: 20
Total points: 80
IAF - 1
GO - 1

Would The Sweet Potato Queens' Book of Love: A Fallen Southern Belle's Look at Love, Life, Men, Marriage, and Being Prepared (fiction)
and God Save the Sweet Potato Queens (nonfiction) work?