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message 651: by Erin (NY) (new)

Erin (NY) (erin_p) | 653 comments 20.3 Option 2 - rolled 1 (main character is < 18 years)
Amy and Roger's Epic Detour by Morgan Matson
(The main character, Amy, is in high school)
*Morgan Matson is a goodreads author

Total: 140 points
Tasks Completed: 8
Tasks in Progress: 4
Books Read: 14
Pages Read: 5980


message 652: by JC (new)

JC (jmnc) | 638 comments Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim by David Sedaris The City of Ember (Book of Ember, #1) by Jeanne DuPrau

Task 30.12 - A tour of Melbourne, Australia

Stop 2: Federation Square (nonfiction) - Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim by David Sedaris

Stop 9: Waterfront City Docklands ('City' in title) - The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau

Challenge total = 165


message 653: by Jayme(theghostreader) (last edited Oct 01, 2012 09:15PM) (new)

Jayme(theghostreader) (jaymetheghostreader) | 3041 comments Jayme(the ghostreader)

15.10 Fancy Free-free choice- Red Mandarin Dress by Qiu Xiaolong by Qui Xialong

Tasks Completed: 2
Books Read: 2
Goodread Authors: 0
Big Books: 0
Total Points: 15
Grand Total: 25





message 654: by Lois (new)

Lois | 2632 comments 20.5 - Bigger is Better - Marscha's task: Love to Dance

Option 2: Ballet Shoes by Noel Streatfeild

Points this post: 20
Total points: 240


message 655: by Jody (new)

Jody | 123 comments 15.8 - 'Cause This Is Thriller
A Lady Cyclist's Guide to Kashgar

The song.
The Lady in my Life

My total so far. 20.


message 656: by Bluemoon (new)

Bluemoon (bluemoon286) | 1797 comments 25.1 - FOOD NETWORK CHALLENGE



1. CUPCAKE WARS - The Cupcake Queen by Heather Hepler



6. THE AARTI PARTY - Forgotten Country by Catherine Chung by Catherine Chung which is set in South Korea in Asia.




Catherine Chung is a Goodreads author.




TOTAL POINTS - 170
GOODREADS AUTHORS - 3
BIG BOOKS - 1








message 657: by Sheila (new)

Sheila (sheilaj) | 2221 comments Sheila


25.2 - Immersednbooks's task: Sharing the Love


Option B:(Australian Author) Naked Cruelty A Carmine Delmonico Novel by Colleen McCullough Naked Cruelty: A Carmine Delmonico Novel by Colleen McCullough

AND

Option C:(road in title) Bent Road by Lori Roy Bent Road by Lori Roy


Total Points = 515


message 658: by Erin (new)

Erin (eecamp) | -1 comments Erin C.

5.7 What's Your Name Again?

Everything Is Going to Kill Everybody: The Terrifyingly Real Ways the World Wants You Dead by Robert Brockway

Robert is #3 on the list for male names.

Points This Task: 5
Total Points: 10
Tasks Completed: 2
GoodReads Authors: 0
Big Books: 500+(-), 750+(-), 1000+(-)


message 659: by Stefu (new)

Stefu Smith | 75 comments 15.6 - Chasin' Those Clouds Away
Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas by James Patterson by James Patterson
See the clouds on the horizon of this Warner Vision publication.

James Patterson is a Goodreads author.

Points this post: 15
Total points: 135
Tasks completed: 7
Books read: 7
Pages read: 2,951
Goodreads authors: 2
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (1); 1000+ (0)


message 660: by Allison Ann (new)

Allison Ann | 354 comments Readerboard Name - ALLISON ANN


25.3 - Ashley FL's task: Naming the Storm
Please read two books:
Book A: Please read a book for which the author, as listed on Goodreads, has a first, middle or last name from one of the Atlantic Cyclone Names lists.

Chamomile Mourning by Laura Childs
Laura from Tropical Cyclone Names - Atlantic names 2014.

Book B: Read a book which has all the letters from the word STORM in the title.

Two Widows and the Thrift Store Murders by Ruth Ross
TWO WIDOWS AND THE THRIFT STORE MURDERS



30.4 -- DLMRose's task: They Must Know Something
Goodreads just celebrated 10 million members and Otis announced the top 5 most popular groups on Goodreads. Check out what makes these groups so popular by visiting the "read" bookshelves of these 5 groups and reading a book from 2 different groups’ shelves.

2. The Next Best Book Club

#15 - Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford (GRA)

4. The Sword and Laser

#16 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins


Points this task: 55
Total points: 180
Tasks completed: 11
Books read: 14
Goodreads authors: 8
Big books: 500+ (1) 750+ (0) 1000+ (0)


message 661: by Skandia (new)

Skandia (sfgirl) | 371 comments 30.12 -- Coralie's task: A Tour of Melbourne, Australia

Stop 5: Melbourne museum and Carlton Gardens

The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks
This book has been on my TBR since the day I joined GR over a year ago.
Loaned the book from library.

Stop 7: University of Melbourne

Beautiful Demons by Sarra Cannon
First book of "Peachville High Demons" series. Takes place in high school. Kindle freebie.
E-book approved - verification thread msg#1581

Nicholas Sparks and Sarra Cannon are Goodreads Authors

Points this post: 30
Total points: 150
Tasks completed: 7
Books read: 10
Goodreads Author: 8
Big Book Tickets: 500 (0); 750 (0); 1000(0)


message 662: by Annie (new)

Annie Annie NH

Task #5.4 - In Honor of Your Birthday

The Beginner's Goodbye by Anne Tyler

pg. 31 - post 1545

Task #5.9 - Cold AND Bigger (series option)

The Language of Bees (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes #9) by Laurie R. King

This post: 10 points
Total to Date = 10 points.


message 663: by Randy (new)

Randy | 37 comments RANDY12S

Task #15.4 - Bond, James Bond

I read ONE book that satisfied TWO options.

The Fallen Angel: A Novel by Daniel Silva

Option 1: The Spy Who Loved Me "The Fallen Angel" was listed in Goodreads in the genre "spy thriller".

Option 3: The Best Bond? Author Daniel Silva same first name as Bond Daniel Craig.

Task #15.5 - A Drop in the Bucket

Black List by Brad Thor(GR Author)

This book was number eleven in the "Scot Harvath" series. All have been simply great.

Task #20.9 - Lucky me

Option A: Read a book by an author that has a first or last name that starts with either S, O, or N.

Journey to the Fringeby Kelli Swofford Nielsen (GR Author)

Task #25.1 Mrs. Soule's task: Food Network Challenge

Option 1-B:Read an anthology of short stories or novellas

The Tales of Beedle the Bard by J.K. Rowling

Option 3-B: Read the next big thing by choosing a book from the following list: Most Popular Books Published In 2012

Cinder by Marissa Meyer (GR Author) is currently #6 on this list.

posted points = 75
my total ponts = 75


message 664: by Kayleigh (new)

Kayleigh Reads (kayleigh_reads_romance) Keltie Lee

10.3 Moniker Challenge


Cinnamon
by V.C. Andrews
*first name starts with V*

20.3 Homage to Comic Books

Option 2 Die roll 2:
Lost in Bliss
by Sophie OakGRA
*has romance as a genre*

Points this post: 30
Total points: 280/1110
Tasks: 16
Books: 21
Goodreads Authors: 11


message 665: by Lindy-Lane (last edited Oct 02, 2012 12:01PM) (new)

Lindy-Lane (moonbacklit) | 567 comments Readerboard Name= Lindy-Lane

Task 30.1- How Do I say This!... Roll 2 dice and read a book that matches each of the number options rolled:

I first rolled a #2 (A Picture's Worth...read a graphic novel/illustrated book) and I read
Big Nate Makes the Grade by Lincoln Peirce Big Nate Makes the Grade by Lincoln Peirce 224 pages (9.4)

My second dice roll was a #4 (Mr. Watson, Come Here...read a book by an author whose intials are found in B-E-L-L-PH-O-N-E):
I enjoyed my first read for this task so much that I decided to read another one and read
Big Nate What Could Possibly Go Wrong? by Lincoln Peirce Big Nate: What Could Possibly Go Wrong? by Lincoln Peirce 224 pages (9.21)


Points earned for this task: 30
Points Achieved to date: 165
Total # of Goodreads Authors: 4
Total # of Big Books:
500+ = (0)
700+ (0)
1000+ (0)


message 666: by Andy (last edited Oct 02, 2012 01:30PM) (new)

Andy Plonka (plonkaac) | 4207 comments Andy P.
Let's try this again.
Task 5.4
My birthday is 10/19 so I went to the 19th page of the Summer Reading Challenge and chose Message # 934 which is Iron Lake
message 934: by Sheila

Jul 10, 2012 02:10am


Sheila

25.2 - Jayme VA's task: Around the Country in 6 Parks

Option 4: Canyonlands National Park, Utah (element in title)

Iron Lake by William Kent Krueger
Task # 10.3
The Vanishing Point
Task 15.1
Option A. Landlocked country Austria Hungary (the name of this land during WWI when the book was set)The Sojourn
Option B. Any other country Great BritainKind of Cruel
Task# 20.10
Ender's Game
Sorry to be so dense. Obviously this is my first try at this. I hope I've got everything corrected this time


message 667: by Dee (new)

Dee (austhokie) | 8947 comments Delicious Dee

Last Post 546

5.2 - Do It Again
Tangle of Need - Nalini Singh(GR Author) - also fits 15.5, this is book 11 in the series, book 12 is due out in 2013

10.2 - Trick or Treat!
Frog - Mary Calmes(GR Author) - I've never really been a huge halloween fan, so I tend to go for very simple costumes and since I am going to a reader’s conference right before Halloween and we are having a cowboy/cowgirl night – I’m going to go as a Cowboy; Frog approved in #1574 of the ebook verification thread

10.4 -- Water Signs
Seduce Me in Dreams - Jacquelyn Frank (GR Author) - According to her GR Author profile she was born Feb 22, which makes her a Pisces like me

15.8 - 'Cause This Is Thriller
Only One Life - song title - The Lady in My Life

20.3 - Best Review - Paul's task: Homage to Comic Books
rolled 2 for use in Option 2 – book with romance as a genre
The Trouble With Valentine's Day - 28 people have it shelved as Chick-Lit

30.10 - Delicious Dee/Fran's task: A Rocky Horror Halloween
Book 1 - Option 3A - Keys to Love - S.J. Frost(GR Author) - #3 in the Conquest series, as indicated on GR
Book 2 - Option 4A - The Gilded Web - I would love to go back in time to Regency England, so that I could visit Almacks and White’s and all those places I have read about for years

Total Points This Post: 110
Total Points Overall: 360
Books Completed: 28
Tasks Complete: 22
GR Authors: 19
Big Book Tickers: 500(0), 750(0), 1000(0)


message 668: by Annie (new)

Annie Readerboard Name: Annie T

30.4 -- DLMRose's task: They Must Know Something

1) Book from the shelve of Boxall’s 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

2) Book from the shelve of The Next Best Book Club
Light on Snow by Anita Shreve

30.6 -- Keltie Lee's task: Reading through Disneyworld

Option 1: Fantasy Land (Fantasy)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

Option 4: Tomorrow Land (Science Fiction)
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams

Points this Post: 60
Total points: 60
Tasks Completed: 2
Books read: 4
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(0), 1000+(0)


message 669: by Jennifer W (new)

Jennifer W | 466 comments 1) Book from the shelve of Boxall’s 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini


As a member of that group, I know that book isn't on the list. Perhaps you want to change it before you end up on the "wall of shame." ;)


message 670: by Marty (last edited Oct 02, 2012 06:42PM) (new)

Marty (martymill) | 219 comments 5.7 - What's Your Name Again?


A Million Little Pieces by James Frey


Points this Post: 5
Total points: 65
GR Authors:
Big Books:





message 671: by Kristina Simon (new)

Kristina Simon (kristinasimon) | 11205 comments I've finished:

10.4 -- Water Signs
Welcome to Last Chance by Hope Ramsay -- Ramsay's GRs profile lists her birthday as March 3, making her a Pisces.

15.5 -- A Drop in the Bucket
Survivor In Death by J.D. Robb -- book #20 in a series with 30+ books


Points this post: 25
Season Total: 115





message 672: by Robin (Saturndoo) (new)

Robin (Saturndoo) (robinsaturndoo) Readerboard Name: ♥Robin ♥

10.6 The Rocky Horror Picture Show-Page 3 of List
1.The Outsiders

The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton

Popular Cult Classics List Page 3

Points Earned This Task:10

Points Achieved to Date: 315/1110
Goodreads Authors: 7
Big Book Tickets:
500+ (0)
750+ (0)
1000+ (0)


message 673: by Wendy UK (new)

 Wendy  UK (wendyuk) | 724 comments 30.12 - A Tour of Melbourne, Australia
(preferred: because the bus is free, try to read only books you didn't pay for)


Stop 5: Melbourne Museum and Carlton Gardens - a book that's been on my TBR list too long:

An Unfinished Life by Mark Spragg
this was the last of a pile of books my daughter gave me when she cleared out her shelves - so I didn't pay for it.


Stop 9: Waterfront City Docklands - a book with WATER in the title:

Esther Waters by George Moore
this was a free kindle book



Total points 315





message 674: by Dee (new)

Dee (austhokie) | 8947 comments Delicious Dee

Last Post 681

20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Sam's task: The Show Must Go On
Ten Girls to Watch: A Novel - 28 people have it shelved as chick lit

Total should now be 360

**SORRY!!**


message 675: by Dlmrose, Moderator Emeritus (new)

Dlmrose | 18433 comments Mod
Dlmrose

5.9 - Colder AND Bigger!
nine in title

Nine Hills to Nambonkaha: Two Years in the Heart of an African Village by Sarah Erdman

15.1 - See the Sea?

book 1- landlocked Azerbaijan: Ali and Nino: A Love Story by Kurban Said

book 2- coastal Panama- Seducing the Spirits by Louise Young

15.8 - 'Cause This Is Thriller

song: The Girl is Mine: Some Girls: My Life in a Harem by Jillian Lauren

20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Carly's task: The Doctor is Calling....

option 2- The Empty Child (and I agree, super creepy) set in WWII: Brotherhood of Heroes: The Marines at Peleliu, 1944--The Bloodiest Battle of the Pacific War by Bill Sloan

total 290


message 676: by Midu (new)

Midu Hadi | 902 comments 5.7 - What's Your Name Again?
Read a book by an author whose first name is in the top 10 first names for the past century.

The New Death and others by James Hutchings by James Hutchings (Goodreads Author)

Post #1580

Points this Post: 05
Total points: 175
Tasks Completed: 13
Books read: 18
GR Authors: 12
Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(0), 1000+(0)


message 677: by Christine US (new)

Christine US (christineus) | 575 comments CHRISTINE US

task 20.7 Show Must Go On

Legally Blond (Chick lit)
Where We Belong by Emily Giffin



Task 25.4 Fall into TV

4A: The Evil Inside by Heather Graham

6A: Sacred Evil by Heather Graham


**Claiming 2 GRA tickets for 2 Heather Graham books


TOTAL:145


message 678: by Jackie (new)

Jackie | 128 comments JACKIE NC

20.3 - Best Review - Paul's task: Homage to Comic Books
Option 2: Rolled a 2
The Deception of the Emerald Ring by Lauren Willig
Romance genre

20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Sam's task: The Show Must Go On
1. Wicked
Dragons of Spring Dawning by Margaret Weis
Fantasy genre

30.10 - Delicious Dee/Fran's task: A Rocky Horror Halloween
Option 3A:
To Perish in Penzance by Jeanne M. Dams
#7 in Dorothy Martin series

Option 4A:
Requiem for a Mezzo by Carola Dunn
Set in 1920s

Lauren Willig is a Goodreads author.


Points this post: 70
Total Points: 140
Goodreads Authors: 6
Big Book Tickets:


message 679: by Donna Jo (new)

Donna Jo Atwood | 2412 comments 5.6 An Apple a Day

The Winter Lodge by Susan Wiggs
I could use Winter Banana, Winter Gem, or Winter Wonder as my apple variety.

10.4 Water Signs

Invasion: Book One of the Secret World Chronicle by Mercedes Lackey, who was born June 24, 1950.

20.6 Seasoned Reader--Carly's Task--The Doctor Is Calling

1. Mystery Death Comes to Pemberley by P.D. James

20.9 Lucky Me--Emily Bookshelf's Task--Fall Months

A. Author's last name starts with S: Darwin's Ghosts: The Secret History of Evolution by Rebecca Stott

Today's total: 55
Grand Total: 340


message 680: by Sue (new)

Sue (suetinge) | 1579 comments 30.2 - Sheila/Kathy G. - Good Friends

From Sheila's 150 Mysteries - The Columbus Affair by ***Goodreads Author Steve Berry

From Kathy G's 150 Fantasy books - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

Points this post: 30
Total Points: 205/1110
Tasks Completed: 10
Books Read: 15
GoodReads Authors: 6
Big Books: 500+ (1), 750+ (), 1000+ (1)


message 681: by Robin (Saturndoo) (new)

Robin (Saturndoo) (robinsaturndoo) Readerboard Name: ♥Robin ♥

15.2 On Pins and Needles
Book A: Suspense on main page:Shattering Glass
Book B: Next book in newly discovered series:It's Not Summer Without You

Shattering Glass by Gail Giles It's Not Summer Without You (Summer, #2) by Jenny Han

Jenny Han is a GRA


Points Earned This Task:15

Points Achieved to Date: 330/1110
Goodreads Authors: 8
Big Book Tickets:
500+ (0)
750+ (0)
1000+ (0)


message 682: by Amy (new)

Amy (jusamy) | 166 comments I completed:
10.10 Back to School

I graduated high school in 2003 (decade 2000-2010), so I read The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom which was published in 2010.

Tasks Complete: 1
Total Points: 10
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
GR Authors: 0


message 683: by Amy (new)

Amy (jusamy) | 166 comments I completed:
20.7-Shorter is Sweeter-Sam's task: The Show Must Go On

I chose the musical Wicked and read a fantasy novel: A Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin

I'm also claiming a big book ticket since this book had just under 1000 pages.

Tasks Complete: 2
Total Points: 30
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(1), 1000+(0)
GR Authors: 0


message 684: by Amy (last edited Oct 22, 2012 01:43PM) (new)

Amy (jusamy) | 166 comments REPOSTED MESSAGE # 1168
I completed:
20.4-Author! Author!-Sarah the Librarian's Task: Family Celebrations

I chose Option #2 My Mother and read:
Wolves of the Calla by Stephen King

I am also claiming a big book ticket...this one had 736 pages!

Tasks Complete: 3
Total Points: 50
Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(1), 1000+(0)
GR Authors: 0


message 685: by [deleted user] (new)

MICHAEL LA

15.8 - Cause This is Thriller

Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void by Mary Roach

Song title: The Lady in My Life

Points this post: 15
Total points to date: 75
GR Authors: 1
Big Books:

Total books: 7
Total pages: 1688


message 686: by CassieV (new)

CassieV 30.4 - DLMRose's Task: They Must Know Something

The Hunger Games By: Suzanne Collins from The Sword and Laser

Catching Fire By: Suzanne Collins from Paranormal Romance & Urban Fantasy

Points for task: 30
Points so far: 60



message 687: by Kate S (new)

Kate S 5.4 In Honor of Your Birthday

On page 24 (my birthday is 7/24), message 1183 for task 20.9

Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery

25.6 Reading for the Video Game Junkie

Option 1: Book 4 of the Jack Stapleton and Laurie Montgomery series

Vector by Robin Cook

Option 6: Book published in 1859

Adam Bede by George Eliot

***Adam Bede is a Big Book***

30.12 A Tour of Melbourne, Australia

Stop 2: Federation Square-Any non-fiction book

Stumbling on Happiness by Daniel Gilbert

This was a free book from the library

Stop 11: William Street-Book written by an author named 'Elizabeth'

The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova

This was a gift I received a few years ago.

***The Historian is a big book***

Post Total: 60
Season Total: 275
Tasks Complete: 20


message 688: by Donna Jo (new)

Donna Jo Atwood | 2412 comments REPOST:

5.6 An Apple a Day

The Winter Lodge by Susan Wiggs
I could use Winter Banana, Winter Gem, or Winter Wonder as my apple variety.

10.4 Water Signs

Invasion: Book One of the Secret World Chronicle by Mercedes Lackey, who was born June 24, 1950.

20.6 Seasoned Reader--Carly's Task--The Doctor Is Calling

1. Mystery:
Death Comes to Pemberley by P.D. James

20.9 Lucky Me--Emily Bookshelf's Task--Fall Months

A. Author's last name starts with S:
Darwin's Ghosts: The Secret History of Evolution by Rebecca Stott

Today's total: 55
Grand Total: 340


message 689: by Riona (new)

Riona (rionafaith) 5.4 In Honor of Your Birthday
The Likeness by Tana French
My birthday is June 28th. Tana French is listed in post 1354 of the Summer thread on page 28.

**The Likeness is a Big Book at 698 pages**


5.9 Colder & Bigger!
number9dream by David Mitchell


25.1 Food Network Challenge
2A: Death: A Life by George Pendle
Death A Life by George Pendle
There is a scythe on the cover. This was pre-approved in the task help thread.

2B: Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
This was a nominee for Fall 2012.



Points This Post: 35
Total Points: 130
Tasks Completed: 9
Total Books: 10
Pages Read: 3,871
GoodReads Authors: 0
Big Books: 500+(3), 750+(0), 1000+(0)


message 690: by Erin (NY) (new)

Erin (NY) (erin_p) | 653 comments 20.1 Book inspired by a trip
Lost on Planet China: The Strange and True Story of One Man's Attempt to Understand the World's Most Mystifying Nation, or How He Became Comfortable Eating Live Squid by J. Maarten Troost
I went to China 3 years ago, and I have been fascinated by that country for a while. This book was a China travel memoir.

Total Points: 160
Tasks Completed: 9
Tasks in Progress: 4
Books Read: 15
Pages Read: 6284


message 691: by Laurie (last edited Oct 04, 2012 09:29PM) (new)

Laurie | 910 comments 10.2: Trick or Treat: rabbit costume

The Rabbit Factory by Marshall Karp. Marshall Karp is a GRA.

20.4: Author! Author!: Sarah the Librarian's Task: Family Celebrations:

Option 4: Romance:

Now You See Her by Linda Howard

30.11: Peebee's Task: Summer Smashers Not Fall Forgotten:

singer: Option 4: set in Florida

Unhallowed Ground by Heather Graham. Heather Graham is a GRA.

song: Option 5: Smith or Jones:

First Grave on the Right by Darynda Jones

30.12: Coralie's Task: A Tour of Melbourne, Australia

Stop 9: The Dark Highlander by Karen Marie Moning

Stop: 11: Murder on the Ghost Walk by Ellen Elizabeth Hunter

Points this Post: 90.
Total Points: 355.

2 GRA this post.


message 692: by Ritika (new)

Ritika (ritikap) | 349 comments 30.11 - Peebee’s Task: Summer Smashes Not Fall Forgotten

Book 1: Singer- Option 2A

Siddhartha- Primary Character is known only by one name.

Book 2: Song - Option 5B

Tears of the Giraffe by Alexander McCall Smith- Author's name is Smith

Alexander McCall Smith is a GOODREADS AUTHOR.

Points this Post: 30
Total points: 230
Tasks Completed: 12
Books read: 16
GR Authors: 10
Big Books: 500+(3), 750+(0), 1000+(1)


message 693: by [deleted user] (new)

5.1 - I Did It! The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle byAvi

Points this post:5
Total Points: 155


message 694: by Nick (new)

Nick (doily) | 3392 comments Nick KY

15.1 Book 1. Read a book set in a landlocked country. I read Doctor Fischer Of Geneva: Or, The Bomb Party by Graham Greene, set in landlocked Switzerland. 156 pages
Book 2. Read a book set in a country with a coastline. I read Crimini: the Bitter Lemon book of Italian crime fiction ed by Giancarlo De Cataldo, set in Italy, a country with a significant coastline. 385 pages

15.4 Bond, James Bond I went with the one book option and read The Statement by Brian Moore by Brian Moore. The Statement has a genre of spy thriller on its GR homepage and an author named Moore (like Bond actor Roger Moore). 256 pages

15.9 Starry, Starry Night
I read Kelland by Paul G. Bens Jr. Kelland by Paul G. Bens Jr. The stars in the night sky above the title are not very noticeable in the GR thumbnail. Here is the amazon link for clarity: http://www.amazon.com/Kelland-Paul-G-... 251 pages


Points this Post: 45
Total Points: 325
Pages Read: 7,616
Big Books: 500+ (1)


message 695: by Aleksandra (new)

Aleksandra (aleksandrakonwa) | 752 comments Finished

30.8 Fall holidays
The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh by Vanessa Diffenbaugh - option 3, colourful cover
Scroll of Saqqara by Pauline Gedge by Pauline Gedge- option 6, set in Egypt

25.1 Food network
The King's Mistress by Emma Campion by Emma Campion- option 2B, nominated in Summer'12 Group Reads under category 14th Century Historical Fiction?
The Space Between Us by Thrity Umrigar by THrity Umrigar - option 6B, set in Asia

Tasks points 55
Total points 140


message 696: by JenniferJ (new)

JenniferJ | 52 comments 10.1 - Show You Care, Be Aware Date Me, Baby, One More Time by Stephanie Rowe
Date Me, Baby, One More Time (Immortally Sexy, #1) by Stephanie Rowe

10.2 - Trick or Treat! Dead Witch Walking by Kim Harrison (Costume would be a Witch)

10.5 - Time Warp Beyond the Highland Mist by Karen Marie Moning

10.8 - Fall TV Embracing You, Embracing Me by Michelle Bellon (TV Show - It's Me or the Dog)

10.9 - 9...10...11 A Kiss in Time by Alex Flinn (371 pages so 3+7+1=11)


30.5 -- Butterflycager's task: Fall Shelf-Cleaning
Book 1: (Option 3)
Rocky Road Trip by Catherine Clark
Book 2: (Option 6) Two for the Dough by Janet Evanovich


Points this post: 80
Total Points: 220/1110
Tasks Completed: 13
Books Read: 17
Pages read: 4823



message 697: by April (new)

April AprilDT

30.6 -- Keltie Lee's task: Reading through Disneyworld


Option 1- Fantasy - Sacre Bleu: A Comedy d'Art

Option 6- Fiction - Evidence of Things Unseen

Points this post: 30 pts
Challenge total: 125 pts
Tasks completed: 6
Books read: 8
GRA: 1 (Perry)
Big Books: 0 (500+); 0 (750+0; 0 (1000+)


message 698: by Fran (new)

Fran | 730 comments 10.9 -- 9...10...11

I read I Suck at Girls by Justin Halpern. This book has 180 pages and when added together = 9.

20.9 - Lucky Me - Emily Bookshelf's task: Fall Months

I read Midnight Playground by Eliza Gayle. This book was approved in line 379 of spreadsheet. This book was published in 2010.

*Eliza Gayle is a GR author*


Points this post- 30
Total Points- 205
GR Authors- 9


message 699: by Karen Michele (new)

Karen Michele Burns (klibrary) | 2062 comments 15.7 – Show Your Stripes

Tiger(s) in the title:

Tigers in Red Weather: A Novel by Liza Klaussmann

+15 Task
Grand Total: 115


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Cindy AL (cangelmd) | 645 comments Cindy AL

10.3 Moniker Challenge:

The Jane Austen Marriage Manual by Kim Izzo

Izzo starts with an I.

Kim Izzo is a Goodreads Author.

10.8 Fall TV:

Once Burned by Jeaniene Frost

One of my favorite shows is "Once Upon A Time". The word is "once".

Jeaniene Frost is a Goodreads Author.

10.9 9...10...11:

The Demi-Monde: Winter by Rod Rees

522 pages which adds up to 9.

I want to claim a Big Book Ticket for a 500 page book.

15.5 A Drop In the Bucket:

Schism by Catherine Asaro

Schism is #10 in the Skolian Empire series.

Catherine Asaro is a Goodreads Author.

15.7 Show Your Stripes:

A Tiger in the Kitchen: A Memoir of Food and Family by Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan

20.3 Homage To Comic Books:

Kiss of Frost by Jennifer Estep

I rolled a 2 - "Romance"

Jennifer Estep is a Goodreads Author

Points in this post - 80
Total Points - 290/1110
Books - 27/86
Pages - 9426
Goodreads Authors: 20
Big Books:500+ - (2), 750+ - (0),1000+ - (0)


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