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April Mini Tasks1. Read a book with "energy", "fire", "power" or similar in the title or plot.
2. Read a book where a character takes charge or leads a mission.
3. Read a book set in multiple locations or with a journey across space/time/land.
4. Read a book with a cover that's metallic, grey, silver, or features a structure.
5. Read a book featuring a warrior, protector, or a defensive strategy.
6. Read a book where language, translation, or miscommunication is key to the plot.
7. Read a book about survival in extreme conditions.
8. Read a book with a robot, AI, or a highly intelligent system/character.
9. Read a book that energises you or refuels your reading mojo!
10. Read the first book in a series, or a debut novel.
11. Read a book with a strong leader, mentor, or decision-maker.
12. Read a book with a character who’s always on the move — a traveller, driver, or adventurer.
13. Read a book featuring a problem-solver, inventor, or builder.
14. Read a book with a healer, doctor, therapist or emotional caretaker.
15. Read a book with a character in STEM, or where science plays a big role.
16. CYNTHIA - Read a book that features food, cooking, or a chef character.
17. Read a book with a journalist, writer, translator, or social media presence.
18. Read a book with a character in law enforcement, military, or who protects others.
19. Read a book with a character who’s an outsider, immigrant, or "not from around here" (genre-wise or culturally).
20. Read a book that made you laugh or features a humorous character.
21. Read a book where a character prepares for a journey or big change.
22. Read a book set in a faraway land, another planet, or a completely imagined world.
23. Read a book with a map in the front, or where navigation is part of the story.
24. Read a book where access, entry, or permission is a key theme.
25. Read a book where things don’t go to plan — detours, delays or unexpected twists.
26. Read a book where strangers are thrown together on a journey (e.g. road trip, cruise, expedition).
27. Read a book that starts with immediate action or throws you into the story from page one.
28. Read a book where a character has a clear mission or purpose.
29. Read a book that makes you feel weightless – dreamy, poetic, or mind-bending.
30. Read a book where a journey goes wrong — crash landings, lost in space, or stranded scenarios.
31. Read a book that’s the last in a series or features a character’s final journey.
32. Read a book set during or after the end of the world (dystopian, post-apocalyptic, climate fiction etc).
33. CYNTHIA - Read a book that involves time travel, time loops, or racing against the clock.
34. Read a book with a tragic ending or emotional farewell.
35. MARIE - Read a book that explores philosophical questions, the meaning of life, or what comes after death.
36. Read a book that feels like a personal milestone — one you’ve been meaning to read for ages.
37. Read a book with surreal, mind-bending, or speculative elements that challenge your view of reality.
38. Read a book about rebirth, rebuilding, or hope after devastation.
39. Read a book with a dark or eerie tone — horror, gothic, or psychological thriller.
40. Read a book by an author from a different country or cultural background than your own.
April Mini!We're down to the last two weeks of the challenge - sob sob - but that means- NEW MINI!
The mods have come up with a flexible but challenging mini (full deets here)
Books finished from tomorrow work, so do take a look at the tasks and hold off finishing if a current book works perfectly!
As ever, feel free to claim a couple at a time (prioritising the more niche tasks first!) Danielle & I reserve the right to place it somewhere else if that works better overall - but we'll make sure we fit books in somehow!
Enjoy!
With just a few weeks left, how's everyone feeling? Any great books you want to recommend (we've a few reverses still to fill)?For me, I enjoyed some Silvia Moreno-Garcia and T Kingfisher (her horror-adjacent rather than the White Rat world - which I reread in Feb). I also enjoyed
- a novella space take on the Count of Monte Cristo
I'm good with that! :)
that solved that one then!Critters still unclaimed, then, are:
Halflings/Hobbits
Orcs
Eagles
Do we need elves still? Just stumbled over one in an opening sentence!A search also turned up wizard. Where do we want it?
I can cover Dragons
STOP PRESS!!
We have now finished ALL of March.
So we are reading purely for pleasure! Feel free to finish or save the last chapter for April as you prefer (of course, we'd love for colour covers to be held for April, but no worries!)
Great reading team! and loved the willingness to hunt down books for tasks :)
We are down to - Fish on cover - claimed by Danielle
- MPG Dystopia - I've got one, as does Coby
For cards, we need:
0, 6, 7, 1
Fab! That's great :)Just finished The Difference Engine for Alt History
I think this works for fish on cover
, though if anyone has a fish that the want to read I can go slow for an April finish! So many letters and blue cover, it feels a bit wasted, but I've no other fish book in the tbr
I've picked up a title starts with one of VOGON.
Sarah, yup, that's perfect!
That's fab, for in a week or so. Thank you!
I don't think we are struggling yet, but thanks for the offer!In all honesty, I'm more nervous about getting to to deliberately picked ones: construction business, office worker, guide in title.
I've just finished another book, so might look at my options in those lines
ccap wrote: "Currently listening to The Women by Kristin Hannah which has way more than 25K ratings. But, it might have other things too. I'll keep an ear out for towel, guide or panic."or character name containing X :)
@Sarah (US) can you add A Walk in the Woods to your UNO shelf please? :)
Mini Task UpdatesUNCLAIMED
05 with MPG Dystopia(n) or tagged minimum 10x
14 with the word PANIC in text
15 with the word TOWEL(s) in text
28 with some kind of fish on the cover
CLAIMED
01 with MPG Comedy or MPG Humour or tagged minimum 10x Danielle
04 with MPG Alternate History or tagged minimum 10x Cat
08 from a series with at least 6 books Danielle
17 with the word GUIDE in title (subtitle incl.) or series title Marie
18 starting with a letter from VOGON (the/a or equivalents can be ignored) Cat
19 with the letters BYPASS in title (subtitle incl.) and/or author's name Sarah (UK)
22 with a character working in an office Sarah US
23 with a character who works in the construction industry Danielle
27 with a character's name starting with or containing an X Marie
COMPLETED
02 with MPG Travel or tagged minimum 10x Sarah (UK)
03 with MPG Science Fantasy or MPG Science Fiction Fantasy or tagged minimum 10x Blood Over Bright Haven Sarah (US)
06 that has over 25K ratings
07 with a rating of 4.2 or higher Terry Pratchett: A Life With Footnotes Cat
09 from a Trilogy Cat
10 that has been adapted into a radio or TV program or into a movie A Walk in the Woods Sarah (US)
11 that has been translated into at least 3 different languages Before the Coffee Gets Cold Cynthia
12 published in May of any year The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Cynthia
13 published in any year between 1978-2005 Servant of the Empire Danielle
16 that contains at least part of a poem or where a reference is made to a poem or a poet in text My Dark Vanessa Cat
20 from the shelf UNIVERSE or GALAXY The Robber Bride Marie
21 from the shelf ALIEN OR ALIENS
24 with some kind of chase in the plot The Bright Side Danielle
25 that features a restaurant Marie
26 where a character disappears
29 with a teacup/mug on the cover or where tea is consumed during the course of the plot Thrown Sarah (UK)
30 with a spaceship on the cover
31 B The Book of Doors Sarah (UK)
32 A
33 B
34 E Bonded in Death Cat
35 L
nothing to see here - just gets me to the top of the next page! ;-P
Sarah wrote: "I don't think I claimed the comedy/humour task? I did say I had a travel book (just finished) so it may have been just a case of missing the right line on the mini. I think Marie also said she had ..."ooops! amended! thanks :)
