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30.2 Sheila/Kathy G's Task - It's Winter...Or is It?
Book A: Option 2 (initials found in LoNg)
Shine Shine Shine by Lydia Netzer
Lydia Netzer is a Goodreads author.
Book B: Option 1 (published after Jan 1, 2012)
A Land More Kind Than Home by Wiley Cash
Wiley Cash is a Goodreads author.
Points this post: 30
Total points: 395
Total Goodreads authors: 10
Total Big books: 500+ (1)

15.4 NAMING NAMES
I chose the two book option and read:
The Maytrees by Annie Dillard. Maytree is the last name of the main characters. Approved in Help Thread. -and-
A Murder at Rosamund's Gate by Susanna Calkins. Rosamund is a female name. Approved in Help Thread. {This was an ARC}.


Points: 15
Susanna Calkins is a Goodreads Author.
20.3 CHRIS MD'S TASK - DECK THE HALLS
Choosing,
4. Strike the Harp - Read a book with a musical instrument on the cover.
I read Tiger Rag: A Novel by Nicholas Christopher. The cover shows a trumpet. {This was an ARC}.

Points: 20
25.1 LAURIE ME'S TASK - A TRIBUTE TO THE WOMEN IN MY LIFE
Choosing,
4. Middle Sister Jill - Read a book set in a hospital.
I read A History of the Present Illness by Louise Aronson. Set in several hospitals of San Francisco. {This was an ARC}.

and
6. Laurie - Read a book with the genre Mystery on the main page.
I read Murder Must Advertise by Dorothy L. Sayers

Points: 25
Louise Aronson is a Goodreads Author.
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Points This Post: 60
Total Points for the Season: 410
Big Books: 500 ( ), 750 (1), 1000 ( )
Goodreads Authors: 7
Tasks Completed: 22/64
Books Claimed: 31/91
Pages Read: 10,164

The Odyssey by Homer
I am embarrassed I had not read this before
***This is a big book at 560 pages***
10.4 Where DO Those Letters Go?
How Should a Person Be? by Sheila Heti
set in Canada
***Sheila Heti is a GR Author***
25.8 Spreading the Love
Option 1: Author's initials found in VALENTINESDAY
Fobbit by David Abrams
Option 6: Any book
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
***David Abrams and Madeline Miller are both GR Authors***
Post Total: 40
Season Total: 405

25.2 Stacie MI's Task- Chain of Names
Book 1: The Book of Joe byJonathan Tropper main character's name is Joe.
Book 2: Touching the Void: The True Story of One Man's Miraculous Survival byJoe Simpson
Points this post:25
Total points:245
Task completed:16
Books read:20

15.7 - Opposites Attract
I'm a female Virgo, and this male author's birthday is 2/25/67, making him a Pisces.

Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 590

A Kiss For Midwinter by Courtney Milan, GR Author
ebook approved @line 14
it takes place during midwinter....
15.3 -- Out with the Old, In with the New
Option 2: Old Town New by B.A. Tortuga, GR Author
Points this post: 20
Total points: 525
GR Authors: 30
Big books: 500+ (1)

Gingerbread: Everything I Needed to Know about Being a Girl I Learned from Judy Blume by Jennifer O'Connell compound word: every/thing
Jam thumbprints: So Yesterday by Scott Westerfeld listed as mystery on main page
Total points: 75

5.10 A Claus for Celebration
Be Mine
by Sabrina James
*set around Valentine's Day*
10.7. Hail to the Chief
Angels Don't Die: My Father's Gift of Faith
by Patti Davis
*approved in help thread post #26*
15.1 -- One Man's Trash....
From my TBR shelf
One of the lowest rated books
Sweet Valley Confidential: Ten Years Later
by Francine Pascal
*avg. rating 2.33*
One of the highest rated books
Easy
by Tammara Webber
*avg. rating 4.32*
Points this post: 30
Total points: 370/1170
Tasks: 24
Books: 28
10.1. Happy New Year
Fired Upby Jayne Ann Krentz
Jayne Ann Krentzis a GRA and a Goodreads book
Explanation - Book One of the Dreamlight Trilogy
Points this post - 10
Total points to date - 100
GR authors total - 4
Big Books: 500+ (3), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)

Fired Upby Jayne Ann Krentz
Jayne Ann Krentzis a GRA and a Goodreads book
Explanation - Book One of the Dreamlight Trilogy
Points this post - 10
Total points to date - 100
GR authors total - 4
Big Books: 500+ (3), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)

Rabbit, Run
Task 10.7 - Hail to the Chief
Great Speeches by Abraham Lincoln
(book of speeches approved in Help thread)
Task 10.9 - The Fall Finishers' Five-Star Favs
The Buddha in the Attic
On Butterflycager's Read shelf
20.10 - Group Reads
Maisie Dobbs
Comment #27 in Maisie Dobbs thread
Points this post: 45
Tasks completed this post: 4
Total challenge points: 45
Total tasks completed: 4

Task 10.7 - Hail to the Chief
I read:
Secret Lives of the U.S. Presidents by Cormac O'Brien
This book was approved in the task help thread.
Points this task: 10
Total points: 560
Tasks completed: 31
Books read: 133
Pages read: 13564
Goodreads authors: 12
Big books: 500+ (2); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)

Task 25.7-Read My Nightstand!...pick 2 of the options and read one book for each:
I picked option B (read a book with a happy ending) and I read

I also picked option E (read a book with the word "tea" in the title) and I read

Points earned for this task:25
Points Achieved to date: 305
Total # of Goodreads Authors: 5
Total # of Big Books: 1
500+ = (1)
700+ (0)
1000+ (0)

Task 30.2-It' Winter...or is it!...read one book from each hemisphere:
I picked option #1 (chill factor...read a book with a scarf and/or mittens on the cover) for the Winter/Northern Hemisphere and read

I also picked option #3 (some like it hot...read a romance listed GR genre) for Summer/Southern Hemisphere and read

Points earned for this task: 30
Points Achieved to date: 335
Total # of Goodreads Authors: 7
Total # of Big Books: 1
500+ = (1)
700+ (0)
1000+ (0)

Red Lily by Nora Roberts / option 1, 3rd in serie
Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger / option 5, set in capital (London)
Task points 30
Total points 445
Total tasks 21
Total books 32

A. The Woman Who Died A Lot by Jasper Fforde
three O's (Woman, Who, Lot)
B. Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver
Three A's in Barbara
C. Wicked Intentions by
Elizabeth Hoyt
First published in 2010
Today's total: 50
Grand total: 755

I read The Great Deluge: Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, and the Mississippi Gulf Coast by Douglas Brinkley featuring a colon in the title.
At 736 pages I am also claiming a big book ticket for this book!
20.8 Double Trouble
I chose option 1 and read Pirate Cinema by Cory Doctorow - 2 different words in title
Grand Total: 130

Notorious Nineteen by Janet Evanovich
10.8 Short and Sweet
The Mysterious Affair At Styles by Agatha Christie
182 pgs
15.2 Two Plus Two
Murder on the Links by Agatha Christie(AC)
Low Pressure by Sandra Brown(SB)
4 letter word is SCAB
15.5 We Got the Beat
Full Disclosure by Dee Henderson
my first and last name has 4 syllables
20.2 Rookie It's Snow Joke
Option 6-
Wyoming Fierce by Diana Palmer

20.5 Beatle Mania

song is 'I Saw HER Standing There'
20.6 Punctuation is Fun
Angels at the Table: A Shirley, Goodness, and Mercy Christmas Story by Debbie Macomber
punctuation is colon
20.8 Double Trouble
Option 1-
Severe Clear by Stuart Woods
25.3 Let's be Different
Option 1A-
Homeland by R.A. Salvatore
all characters different
Option 1B-
The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan
3,4,2,7 letters in words
25.6 Fire and Ice
Option 1-
Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness by Susannah Cahalan
Option 5-
My Kind of Christmas by Robyn Carr

25.11 Time to Explore
Book 1-
A Town Called Valentine: A Valentine Valley Novel by Emma Cane
Book 2-
Twisted by Laura Griffin
on Jan 2, 2013, I rolled a 2 so my chain was:
A Town Called Valentine from my romance shelf recommendation
The Fireman who Loved Me for the first similar book
Twisted by Laura Griffin for the second similar book
points this post: 200
total points: 445
tasks completed: 20
books read: 31

Salman Rushdie: S R: new yearS Resolution
Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie
+10 Points
Grand Total: 200

I read
The Lost Recipe for Happiness by Barbara O'Neal (a GoodReads Author). I left my review on the thread, #11.
Task Points :20
Total points : 90
GoodRead Authors: 4
Tasks completed: 4

The MacKade Brothers: Rafe and Jared by Nora Roberts
punctuation mark = colon
Points this post: 20
Season Total: 145


20.4 Renaissance Authors
I read Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? by Mindy Kaling. I admire her for her comic talent.
30.4 Jackpot Spin
I rolled a four, so for the four word title, I read When You Reach Me. For the 1-6 word title, I read The Year of Living Famously which has 5 words in its title and is by Laura Caldwell who is a Goodreads Author.
Points this post: 50
Total so far: 150
Big Book Tickets: 1
GR Authors: 4

5.3: Plain Brown Wrapper: I'm 'ashamed' that I keep rereading this one ...
Much Ado In the Moonlight by Lynn Kurland
20.8: It's My Birthday: Lahni's Task: Double Trouble:
1. Sparks Fly by Katie MacAlister. Katie Macalister is a GRA.
25.1: Laurie ME's task: A Tribute to the Women in My Life:
4. Romance:
Confessions of a Vampire's Girlfriend
by Katie MacAlister. Katie Macalister is a GRA.
5. Fantasy:
A Dance Through Time by Lynn Kurland
Points This Post: 50.
Total Points: 495.
GRA this Post: 2
BB this post: 0.

25.12 I <3 the Goodreads on SRC
The Secret Keeperby Kate Morton, recommended by Sam in The best of Fall 12' - http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline - recommended by Jennifer FL in the best of Fall 12' -http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...
Task points 25
Total points
15.1 -- One Man's Trash....
I used my "Kindle TBR" list for this one.
For one of the 10 highest rated books, I read Howl's Moving Castle. Its average was 4.29 - I thought it was pretty good.
For one of the 10 lowest rated books, I read Finding Clarity: A Mom, A Dwarf and a Posh Private School in the People's Republic of Berkeley. Its average rating was 3.24 - I thought that was exceeding generous!
Finding Clarity: A Mom, A Dwarf and a Posh Private School in the People's Republic of Berkeley is only available in e-book, approved for length in post 2020 of the ebook verification thread.
20.1 - Most Improved Player - Putterpal's Task: There's a 1st Time for Everything
I read Consequences of Sin, the first book written by Clare Langley-Hawthorne, according to her GR profile and the list of her published books. I won't be looking for any more books by this author - I thought this one was really lame!
30.7 - Sassafras's Task - It's My Anniversary!
For my first book, I chose option 2 (total number of pages add up to 12), and read The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court. 336 pages - 3+3+6=12.
For my second book, I chose option 5, book with "romance" as main page genre, and read The Secret Keeper - romance is the 5th genre listed on the main page.
Total points: 560
I used my "Kindle TBR" list for this one.
For one of the 10 highest rated books, I read Howl's Moving Castle. Its average was 4.29 - I thought it was pretty good.
For one of the 10 lowest rated books, I read Finding Clarity: A Mom, A Dwarf and a Posh Private School in the People's Republic of Berkeley. Its average rating was 3.24 - I thought that was exceeding generous!
Finding Clarity: A Mom, A Dwarf and a Posh Private School in the People's Republic of Berkeley is only available in e-book, approved for length in post 2020 of the ebook verification thread.
20.1 - Most Improved Player - Putterpal's Task: There's a 1st Time for Everything
I read Consequences of Sin, the first book written by Clare Langley-Hawthorne, according to her GR profile and the list of her published books. I won't be looking for any more books by this author - I thought this one was really lame!
30.7 - Sassafras's Task - It's My Anniversary!
For my first book, I chose option 2 (total number of pages add up to 12), and read The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court. 336 pages - 3+3+6=12.
For my second book, I chose option 5, book with "romance" as main page genre, and read The Secret Keeper - romance is the 5th genre listed on the main page.
Total points: 560

A. Read a book with the genre Biography, Autobiography or Memoir on its GR main page;.
My First Coup d'Etat: And Other True Stories from the Lost Decades of Africa (2012) by John Dramani Mahama (Hardcover, 320 pages)
B. Read a Time travel book (genre must be listed as time travel on book's main GR page);
Timepiece (Hourglass #2) (2012) by Myra McEntire (Goodreads Author) (Hardcover, 325 pages)
**** Goodreads Author **** Myra McEntire
180 + 30 = 210
Tasks Completed: 11
Points for this post: 30
Points thus far: 180 + 30 = 210
Books read: 14
Pages read: 4,674
Read but not claimed: 08
Goodreads Authors: 3
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(1) 750+
(0) 1,000+

20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Patricia's Task: “Punctuation, is? fun!”
For this task, read one book which has a punctuation mark in its title/subtitle
Apostrophe ' 'Twas the Night After Christmas by Sabrina Jeffries
Goodreads Author
25.6 - Nick KY’s Task: Fire and Ice
Read two books, one from each of two different options.
Option 1. Read any book with the word “Fire” in the title or subtitle.
Taken by Fire by Sydney Croft
Option 6. Ice and Ire – Read any book set in either Iceland or Ireland.
Iced by Karen Marie Moning is set in Ireland
25.10 - Chaitra's Task - Thank You Neil Gaiman!
3. Smoke and Mirrors
Read a book with smoke or mirror(s) on the cover. Required: Post the cover.

Goodreads Author
6. The Ocean at the End of the Lane. Read a book from an author with an upcoming 2013 book you're anticipating.
Maya Banks
Highlander Most Wanted expected pub date March 19, 2013
Linger
30.9 - Peebee’s Task - Schoolhouse Rock
#1: Multiplication Rock: Three is a Magic Number
Select a book which is the 3rd book in a series;
Billionaire's Contract Engagement by Maya Banks
#3: Grammar Rock: Conjunction Junction
Select a book with a conjunction ("and, but & or will get you pretty far") in the title
Sex, Lies, and Online Dating by Rachel Gibson
Points this post: 100
Total points: 100
Tasks completed: 4
Books read: 7
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Books: 500= 0,750=0, 1000=0

15.9 - Fly South for the Winter
Aaron Bradley: Closet Detective - Timothy Owen (GR Author) - set in South Africa which is south of the equator
Total Points: 550/1170
GR Authors: 24
Big Book Ticket: 500+(3)

20.10 GROUP READS
Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
Total Points: 40
Pages Read: 832
Tasks Done: 2

Opt B
Cohen Brothers: The Big Store
Points this post: 25
Total Points 155
GR authors to date: 2

Jenifer
20.9 Screen Sisters
Option: Community (alternate history genre)
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 105
Total books read: 7
Good reads authors: 5
Big book tickets:
15.10 -- A Bird in the Hand....
Appointment with Death
I've owned this book for over a year.
Points for this post: 15
Total points: 255
Tasks completed: 15
Books read: 18
Goodreads authors: 4
Big books: 500+ (2); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Appointment with Death
I've owned this book for over a year.
Points for this post: 15
Total points: 255
Tasks completed: 15
Books read: 18
Goodreads authors: 4
Big books: 500+ (2); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)

Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
Robin Sloan is a Goodreads author.
Post #34 in the discussion thread.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 455
GR authors: 15

30.8 - Delicious Dee/Christine US's Task - A Reading Tribute to Those We Love
Book A - Gone Country - my mom introduced me to my love of romance books when I was a teenager and a couple of years ago, I bought her a kindle so that we could share books - this series was one of the first that she read on it, and she, as well as my sisters devour them as soon as they are release - I tend to hold off reading them for a bit longer...lol! ebook only, approved in the spreadsheet line 333
Book B - Where the Allegheny Meets the Monongahela - Felicia Watson (GR Author) - several of my GR friends have given this 5 stars including Sammy2006 and Bitchie
Total Points: 580/1170
GR Authors: 25
Big Book Ticket: 500+(3)

Option 4: Jam Thumbprints (mystery genre)
The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin
**Michelle Hodkin is a Goodreads Author**
Option 6: Lime Meltaways (author’s initials found in LIME MELTAWAYS)
Easy by Tammara Webber
**Tammara Webber is a Goodreads Author**
30.8 Delicious Dee/Christine US’s Task: A Reading Tribute
Book 1: I chose my mom as the person that has had the biggest impact on me and read:
Bone Crossed by Patricia Briggs
The main character in the book lives in the same city where my mom has lived for 40+ years.
Book 2: The Gathering by Kelley Armstrong
My Goodread’s friend Kat Morton rated the book 5 stars
**Kelley Armstrong is a Goodreads Author**
Points this post: 60
Total Points: 195
Tasks Completed: 8
Books Read: 12
Goodreads Authors: 9
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0

Read Year of Wonders by: Geraldine Brooks. It was published in 2001.
30.1 - Ms. Anderson's Task
I rolled 4 and 1
1. Read Fushigi Yûgi: Genbu Kaiden, Vol. 1 by Yuu Watase
4. I read Persuasion by Jane Austen. The main character is Anne Elliot, she is shown throughout the book as being someone who is very sensible and caring (two things I strive to be). Plus, I love her relationship with Capt. Wentworth (he's almost as good as Mr. Darcy!).
Points this post: 45
Total Points: 115

How to Stay Christian in College by J. Budziszewski
I am going to college in fall 2013, and this book is about college.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 35

Epic Fail by Claire LaZebnik (GR author)
This is a Pride&Prejudice retell, #44 in Best Jane Austen Retellings
10.6
Unraveling by Elizabeth Norris (GR author)
Author's initials EN are found in NEWYEARSRESOLUTION
15.8
The Assassin's Curse by Cassandra Rose Clarke (GR author)
The main character is a pirate.
20.6
Drink, Slay, Love by Sarah Beth Durst (GR author)
3 commas in the title
50.1
Book A: Blood Shadows by Lindsay J. Pryor (GR author)
3 O's in title
Book B: Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld
3 T's/E's in author's name
Book C: Behemoth
This book was published in 2010
5 GR authors total in this post.
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Points this post: 100
Total points: 265
GR authors: 15
Dlmrose
5.1 Find a Good Book
And When She Was Good by Laura Lippman
15.2 -- Two Plus Two
Oroonoko by Aphra Behn AB
Death at La Fenice: A Novel of Suspense by Donna Leon DL
word = bald
25.9 - JennRenee's Task - A Christmas Scavenger Hunt
ONE book that satisfies TWO options:
Red Jacket: A Lute Bapcat Mystery by Joseph Heywood
option A: Joseph author, option C: "red" in title
total = 570
5.1 Find a Good Book
And When She Was Good by Laura Lippman
15.2 -- Two Plus Two
Oroonoko by Aphra Behn AB
Death at La Fenice: A Novel of Suspense by Donna Leon DL
word = bald
25.9 - JennRenee's Task - A Christmas Scavenger Hunt
ONE book that satisfies TWO options:
Red Jacket: A Lute Bapcat Mystery by Joseph Heywood
option A: Joseph author, option C: "red" in title
total = 570

25.1- A Tribute to the Women in My Life
Option 1- Read a book set in or around a bakery or the main characters are involved in baking
Sugar Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke
Option 2- Read a book that involves someone in the field of hair dressing or a as a beautician.
Bubbles Unbound bySarah Strohmeyer
Sarah Strohmeyer is a Goodreads Author.
Points this post- 25
Total Points to date- 350.

Task # 25.4 Lois's Task- Local Flavor
Option A.
Read a book by a local author- Kissing Arizona by Elizabeth Gunn
Gunn is a transplanted midwesterner now living in Tucson. This book is set in Tucson. Like Gunn, I live in Tucson and am a semi transplanted midwesterner since I still live in the midwest for part of the year.
Option C. A biography of a local person -Gabby: A Story of Courage and Hope byGabrielle Giffords. Giffords is a former Congressional representative for the district of which Tucson is a part.

10.4 Where Do Those Letters Go?
As She's Told
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 45
Tasks Completed: 7
Books read: 7
Pages Read: 2,472
GR Authors: 5
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(0), 1000+(0)

50.1 - Jessica PDX's Task - Triple Threat
Book A - 3 R's in title

Book B - 3 I's in author's name

Book C - First published in 1959

Points This Post: 50
Total Points: 640

20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Patricia's Task: "“Punctuation, is? fun!”
There's Something in a Sunday by Marcia Muller
Punctuation mark = apostrophe in "There's"
Points this post: 20
Total points: 415
Total Goodreads authors: 10
Total Big books: 500+ (1)

15.5 -- We Got the Beat
by reading:
The Dark Tower by Stephen King.
My name (Amy Ellis) has 4 syllables, as does The Dark Tower
I will also claim one big book ticket as The Dark Tower was over 800 pgs long.
Tasks Complete: 4
Total Points: 35
Big Books 500+(0), 750+ (1), 1000+(0)
GR Authors: 1

20.8 - It's My Birthday! - Lahni's Task: Double Trouble Option #4
by reading:
The Distant Hours by Kate Morton
It has 560 pages.
I'll also claim a big book ticket since this book was over 500 pgs.
Tasks Complete: 5
Total Points: 55
Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(1), 1000+(0)
GR Authors: 1

4 new tasks
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Meghanly's Task: Beatle Mania!
Song title is: Love Me Do
Say You Love Me by Johanna Lindsey
20.8 - It's My Birthday! - Lahni's Task: Double Trouble
Option #1: 2-word title: Samurai Game by Christine Feehan
25.2 - Stacie MI’s Task - Chain of Names
For Book 1, I read Saving Grace by Julie Garwood - the main character's name is 'Johanna'
For Book 2, I read Surrender My Love by Johanna Lindsey
25.6 - Nick KY’s Task: Fire and Ice
Option #1: 'Fire' in the title: The Touch Of Fire by Linda Howard
Option #2: fire on the cover:

Points This Post = 90
Total Points = 170
Tasks Completed = 11
Pages Read = 4979

Option 3. Read any book by Annie Dillard
An American Childhoodby Annie Dillard
Points this task: 20
Points to date: 165

The Coppersmith by Michael J. Scott
Uglies by Scott Westerfeld

5 new tasks
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Janet F's Task: Rookie It’s Snow Joke, “Winter’s Cool”!
Option #6 - mountains on the cover -

20.3 - Best Review - Chris MD's Task: Deck the Halls
Option #1: huge decorated Christmas tree on the cover

20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Patricia's Task: "“Punctuation, is? fun!”
Ellipsis: The Lady Most Willing...: A Novel in Three Parts by Julia Quinn
25.8 - ♥Robin♥'s Task: Spreading the Love
Option #3: Romance genre on main page
Joining by Johanna Lindsey
Option #4: 'Love' in title
Love Me Forever by Johanna Lindsey
25.9 - JennRenee's Task - A Christmas Scavenger Hunt
Option A: author's first name is Mary
A Christmas Promise by Mary Balogh
Option B: snow and sleigh on cover:

Points This Post = 110
Total Points = 280
Tasks Completed = 16
Pages Read = 7285
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Well, I think the book subtitle speaks for itself: the book is about pregnancy and childbirth. And I'd like to accomplish both of those things within 2013. Pregnant? Check. Childbirth? Thank goodness, still a bit to go on that part. =)
+10 points
Total points: 135
Goodreads authors: 7
Big books: 500+ (2)