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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2015
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Summer Challenge 2015: Completed Tasks (DO NOT DELETE POSTS)

10.9 Three of a Kind?
Exactly 3 living beings (mammal, bird, fish, reptile - no trees, flowers, etc.)--2 people and 1 dog:Rescue My Heart

GRA:Jill Shalvis
15.9 Take a Ride
book with a name(first & last) in the title or subtitle--:The Dilemma of Charlotte Farrow

GRA:Olivia Newport
20.1 - Most Improved Player - Mary P's task: Summer is for Relaxing
Option 1 Sort your to-be-read list or pile from oldest to newest. Choose one of the ten oldest ones to read and spend some time relaxing--one of the ten oldest from my bedside tbr pile:The Daughter's Walk: A Novel

GRA:Jane Kirkpatrick
Points Earned This Post:45
Points Achieved to Date:155/1085
Goodreads Authors: 8
Big Book Tickets:
500+ (0)
750+ (0)
1000+ (0)

Completed Tasks
15.7 - Birth of a Nation
Book set 100% in Canada
Kindle edition I read: Werewolf Dreams
Paperback edition: Werewolf Dreams: 1
15.10 - BBQ Time
Letters B, B, Q found in title of book
Kindle edition I read: QUEENIE BABY: On Assignment
Paperback edition: Queenie Baby: On Assignment
20.10 - Group Reads
For this task I read The Ghost Bride (Kindle edition)
Most popular paperback edition: The Ghost Bride
Posted in the discussion thread at post #39 --
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
**POINT SUMMARY**
Previous Points Earned: 75
Points Earned this Post: 50
Total Points To Date: 125

25.4 - Beth Robinson's task: Science & Writing
Option 1 - A book in which the main protagonist is a scientist or engineer of some variety.
Slade by Laurann Dohner -- Trisha is a medical doctor; From the summary: "Dr. Trisha Norbit is flat on her back in a hospital bed..."
Option 2 - A book in which the main protagonist is an author or journalist as a career, not just as a hobby.
Extreme Exposure by Pamela Clare -- Kara is an investigative reporter for a newspaper; From the summary: "... the hard-boiled journalist must become vulnerable..."
Pamela Clare is a GR Author.
Points This Post: 25
GR Authors This Post: 1
Big Book Tickets This Post: 0
Total Points: 165
Total GR Authors: 9
Total Big Book Tickets: 0

30.6: SANDY'S DANCING IN THE STREETS
Book 1: word from a song title
song was - what's GOING on
Going Postal -- 394 pgs
Book 2: Motown artist initials
artist was - Martha Reeves
A Thread of Grace -- 442 pgs
by Mary Doria Russell
Points this post: 30
Total Challenge Points: 910
BB(500) - 3
BB(750) - 0
BB(1000) - 0

10.8 - Ulysses, again!
The Empty Family - Colm Tóibín - from his GR profile - born in Ireland in 1955
Points This Post: 10
Points Total: 190
Goodreads Authors: 13

25.4- Beth Robinson's Task: Science & Writing
Both of the books I chose were approved here:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Option 1- writer
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
Option 2- science fiction
A Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne
Total Points- 25
Total Tasks- 1
Goodreads Authors- 0
Big Books- 0

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25.8 - Catherine T's task: Diverse Reading
Book 1:The Color of our Sky by Amita Trasi was born and raised in India she is a Good Reads Author
We Need New Names by NoViolet Bulawayo she was born and raised in Zimbabwe. Both authors are new to me and both books are also not re reads.
Points This Post: 25
GR Authors This Post: 1
Total Points: 350
Total GR Authors: 22
Books Read:27

25.2 - Shiraloo's task: Summer’s Bounty
Two book task
Both books fall under option three
Tequila Mockingbird: Cocktails with a Literary Twist by Tim Federle A GRA
My Drunk Kitchen: A Guide to Eating, Drinking, and Going with Your Gut by Hannah Hart
Both books have food as a main page genre in some form
Points This Post: 25
GR Authors This Post: 1
Total Points: 375
Total GR Authors: 23
Books Read:29

5.9 - Takarabune

There is a taco with chillies and tomatoes on the cover
Points this post: 5
Total points: 115

Task 20.8 - UNESCO Cities
option 2 - read a book set in a city of literature - Dublin
Faithful Place by Tana French
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points this post - 20
total points = 310

By Pratchett's writing partner:
The Sandman, Vol. 2: The Doll's House by Neil Gaiman
+15 Points
25.4 - Beth Robinson's task: Science and Writing
Graphic Novels specifically allowed:
Option 1: Read a non-fiction book with the genre or sub-genre "engineering" or "science" OR read a book in which the main protagonist is a scientist or engineer of some variety.
Trinity: A Graphic History of the First Atomic Bomb by Jonathan Fetter-Vorm
Option 2: Read a non-fiction book with the genre or sub-genre "writing" OR read a book in which the main protagonist is an author or journalist as a career, not just as a hobby.
Lucy Knisley, the author, is the protagonist:
Displacement: A Travelogue by Lucy Knisley
+25 Points
25.11 - Jamie NYC's task: Summer In The City
3. Sports: Read a book with Sports as a main page genre.
The Natural by Bernard Malamud
4. Restaurants: Read a book set in one of the corresponding countries: Mexico.
Prayers for the Stolen by Jennifer Clement
+25 Points
Points this Post: 65
Grand Total: 235

5.2 Bishamonten
I read Flesh and Bone by Jefferson Bass. It has Crime as a main page genre (embedded in Mystery).

15.5 Witch Hunt
Read a book with the genre paranormal on its main page. The genre may be stand alone or embedded and may be listed within a genre like Paranormal Romance
Tall, Dark & Lonely by RL Mathewson
Read 6/18/15 3*
Task points = 15
Total points - 90
Hana C.
5.5 - Fukurokuju
Read a book with the genre "Books About Books" listed as a main page genre.
The Year of Reading Dangerously: How Fifty Great Books Saved My Life by Andy Miller
Points this Post: 5
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Total Points: 200
Total GRA: 9
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Tasks Completed: 12/61
5.5 - Fukurokuju
Read a book with the genre "Books About Books" listed as a main page genre.
The Year of Reading Dangerously: How Fifty Great Books Saved My Life by Andy Miller
Points this Post: 5
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Total Points: 200
Total GRA: 9
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Tasks Completed: 12/61

Deliver Us From Evil by David Baldacci
5.3 - Daikokuten (Silver)
Silver Bay: A Novel by Jojo Moyes
5.5 - Fukurokuju
Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
5.8 - Kudokuten (last name starts with K)
The Line Between Here and Gone by Andrea Kane
10.4. We miss you, Jane.
Corduroy Mansions by Alexander McCall Smith
20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Wayne's task: It's Stampede Time!
Option 1 - Cowboy Hat

20.10 - Group Reads
Discussion thread message #40
The Ghost Bride by Yangsze Choo
Points this Post: 70
Total Points: 70

25.6 - Dakimel's task: Internship or Summer School?
Option 3: MC's are student and professor, Just a Bit Twisted, e-book only, approved on msg#4711 of the verification thread
Option 4: guitar on the cover

Points: 25
Total: 230

10.3 Ghost stories around the campfire
The Alpha Meets His Match by Georgette St Clair
Read 6/4/15 4* Thriller tag on main page
Task total = 10
Total points = 100

20.9 Wayne's Task - It's Stampede Time
Option 1 - cowboy hat on cover
Branded for You by Cheyenne McCray
Read 6/26/15 3.5*

Task points = 20
Total points = 120

30.6 Sandy's task
Book 1: Girl on the title, from song "My girl" Cinderella Girl (344 pg the hardcover, 362 pg the paperback)
Book 2:Concealed in Death, by J.D. Robb, author's initials JR, same as Jimmy Ruffin (402 pg the hardcover)
total pages >500pg
Points: 30
Total: 260

15.8 - Dearly Departed
For this task I read The Queen of the Tearling by Erika Johansen.
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 75

5.9 Takarabune
Cover has something edible

**** Cole Cohen is a Goodreads Author ****
25.11 Summer in the City
Option 3: Book with Sports as main page genre
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki Murakami. Shelved as "Sports" by 51 users.
Option 4: Set in Japan, China, Italy, Greece, Iran, Saudia Arabia, India or Mexico
Hotel Iris by Yoko Ogawa. Set in Japan. Summary states: "In a crumbling seaside hotel on the coast of Japan....".
TOTAL IN POST:
Points: 5 + 25 = 30
Goodreads author: 1
Big Book: 0
TOTAL SO FAR:
Points: 170 + 30 = 200
Goodreads Author: 7 +1 = 8
Big Book: 1+ 0 = 1

20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Ana's task: Summer Celebrations
Option 1 - Science Fiction genre on the main page (55 users)
Enslave Me Sweetly by Gena Showalter*
Approved in post #2 of the task help thread
*Goodreads Author
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 135/1085
Total Books Read: 10
Tasks Completed: 8/61
Goodreads Authors: 8
Big Books: 0

5.8 - Kudokuten
Triptych by Karin Slaughter
Karin Slaughter is a Goodreads Author
10.9 - Three of a Kind?

2 People 1 Bird
Amy Plum is a Goodreads Author
15.5 - Witch Hunt
Die for Me
20.4 - Author! Author! - Julie De's task: Happy Birthday!
Option 3: Birthday is June 6, 1970
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_D...
Just Listen
Sarah Dessen is a Goodreads Author
20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Wayne's task: It's Stampede Time!
Option 2
Helpless by Daniel Palmer
Daniel Palmer is a Goodreads author
30.3 - Donna Jo's task: Going My Way?
Option 2
Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan
David Levithan is a Goodreads author
Option 3 white letters

Emily Giffin is a Goodreads author
Points this post: 100
Total Points: 190
Goodreads Authors: 10
Big Books: 0 (less)

Task # 5.9 - Takarabune
Read a book with something that can be eaten (by humans) on the cover

Points this post: 5
Total points: 215

5.4 - Ebisu
I read Four Nights With the Duke (FISH)
25.11 - Jamie NYC's task: Summer In The City
For option 1 I read Tiny Pretty Things
For option 3 I read Unwrapping Her Perfect Match (Length approved message 4743)
TALLY:
This post - 30
Total - 395

10.4. We miss you, Jane
The Moon and Beyond by John E. Siers (author initials in JANE AUSTEN)
John E. Siers is a Goodreads Author
10.7. Think about it......
If Nuns Ruled the World: Ten Sisters on a Mission by Jo Piazza (genre Religion)
Jo Piazza is a Goodreads Author
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Lauren Jodi's task: The X-Philes
Option 2: Leviathan (genre Aliens)
Post total: 40 points, 2 GRA
Challenge total points: 175
Total GRA: 5
Total BB tickets: 1
Tasks completed: 9

Option 1: Read a book that is identified as book #2 or #6 in a series on Goodreads (series title, #).
Some Like It Ruthless by Megan Bryce *Goodreads Author*
*A Temporary Engagement #2
TASK TOTALS
Points: 20
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets:
CHALLENGE TOTALS
Points: 185
Goodreads Authors: 10
Big Books - 500+:
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:

Re-post
10.3 Ghost stories around the campfire
The Alpha Meets His Match by Georgette St Clair
Read 6/4/15 4* Thriller tag on main page
ebook approved for length msg 4718
Task total = 10
Total points = 100

30.2 - Jonquil’s task: Takin’ It to the Streets
I chose to read one book for each task
Task 1-Read a book set in a place that you now consider, or once considered, magical. It can be a real-world or fictional place. The book may be fiction or nonfiction.
The Accidental Empress by Allison Pataki
This book takes place in Vienna, Austria. As a student of the Hapsburg monarchs, Vienna is a special city to me. I was able to visit it during the Christmas season and it was truly a magical place.
Claiming Allison Pataki as GR author
Claiming The Accidental Empress as Big Book
Task 2-Read a book in which a group of people takes to the streets to celebrate.
Monsoon Love and Other Nepali Stories by Andrew James Pritchard
The celebration was Maha Shivarati which is the celebration of the birthday of the Hindu god Shiva. The people in the village celebrated at night with bonfires where sugar cane was heated and then eaten. There were many bonfires and the young people especially traveled from bonfire to bonfire to visit.
This book was approved in Help section message #84 and approved for length in ebook verification message #4799
Claiming Andrew James Pritchard as GR author
Total Points-115/1085
Total Tasks Completed-7/61
Number of GR authors-(4)
Big Books-500 pages (1);750 ()

10.3 GHOST STORIES AROUND THE CAMPFIRE
Dead Ice by Laurell K. Hamilton

Horror>Zombies
15.5 WITCH HUNT
Halfway to the Grave by Jeaniene Frost

Points this post = 25
Total points = 25

Task 15.9 Take a Ride
Bridget Jones's Diary by Helen Fielding
*Helen Fielding is a GR Author = 1 GRA ticket*
Task 20.6 It Was Ability That Mattered, Not Disability
option2: #33/page 1 on the list
Me Before You by Jojo Moyes
*Jojo Moyes is a GR Author = 1 GRA ticket*
Points This Post: 35
GRA This Post: 2
BB Ticket This Post:
Total Points: 235
Total GRA: 10
Total BBT: 1

20.3 - Best Review - Meghanly's task: ACRONYMS
Everybody Hurts by Trevor Kelley and Leslie Simon
First letters of title spell the word "EH"
**Leslie Simon is a Goodreads author**
25.5 - Bluemoon's task: Summer Fun
Option A: Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri
I got this book for free from PaperBackSwap.com.
Option C: Moment on the Edge: 100 Years of Crime Stories by Women by Elizabeth George
Author's initials E and G can be found in the words FAMILY GATHERING
This qualifies as a big book, 500+ pages - 540 pages total in paperback version
**Elizabeth George is a Goodreads author**
This post: 45 points
Total to Date = 45 points
Total Goodreads Authors Tickets: 2
Total Big Book Tickets: 1
Big Books - 500+: 1
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:
Books read: 3
Tasks completed: 2

25.5- Summer Fun
Book #1- Option A: In The Garden
Read a book that you got for free.
Day Soldiers by Brandon Hale **Brandon Hale is a Goodreads Author**
This book was free on Amazon for the Kindle! That's the edition I read, the paperback version has 272 pages (Day Soldiers)
Book #2- Option C- With The Family
For this option read a book where the authors initials can be found in FAMILY GATHERING.
Shattering Glass by Gail Giles
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 95
Goodreads Authors: 5
Big Book Tickets: 0
Total Tasks Completed: 5

5.10 - May the Gods Be Ever in Your Favor
A book of your choice.
Heaven Can't Wait by Pamela Clare -- Ebook approved on line #862 of spreadsheet
*This is my single book between 80-99 pages used for a 5 point task.
Pamela Clare is a GR Author.
Points This Post: 5
GR Authors This Post: 1
Big Book Tickets This Post: 0
Total Points: 170
Total GR Authors: 10
Total Big Book Tickets: 0

Author! Author! - Julie De's task: Happy Birthday!
I chose Option 1.
I read

Previous point total: 230
New points this post: 20
Total points: 250
New tasks completed in this post: 1
Total tasks: 16
GRA tickets this post: 0
Total GRA: 8
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total Big Books: 2

20.5 - Bigger is Better – Camilla’s task: Dragon Kings
Option 4: Cardinal directions -

EAST
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Ana's task: Summer Celebrations
Option 4 -

20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Mhairi's task: UNESCO Cities
Option 1:

(author born in #Reykjavík, Iceland)
Total Points = 550

5.4 - Ebisu
The Waiting: The True Story of a Lost Child, a Lifetime of Longing, and a Miracle for a Mother Who Never Gave Up
Title plus subtitle contains the word FISH
Points: 5

10.6. What is GR up to?
REQUIRED: March, #19
Red Rising - kindle Red Rising - paperback 382 pgs by Pierce Brown
Pierce Brown is a GRA.

THIS POST
Points: 10
Completed Tasks: 1
Good Read Authors: 1
Big Books:
Total This Season
Points: 120
Completed Tasks: 8
Good Read Authors: 6
Big Books:
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Pages read this season: 3,669
Books read this season: 8
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Personal Best: 660/1180 (summer 14)

20.4 - Author! Author! - Julie De's task: Happy Birthday!
Option 1

***GoodReads Author***
Points this Post 20
Total Points 60
Tasks Completed 3
Books Read 3
Total Pages 870
GoodReads Authors 3
Big Book Tickets
Big Books-500+:0

5.3 - Daikokuten
Mary Coin by Marisa Silver, goodreads author.
Mary Coin has the word coin in the title.
5.4 - Ebisu
The Good Luck of Right Now byMatthew Quick, goodreads author.
Luck is in the title.
5.7 - Jurōjin
Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng, goodreads author.
Everything I Never Told You has OLD in the title.
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Lauren Jodi's task: The X-Philes
Option 2: The Revenge of Seven by Pittacus Lore is shelved by 105 users as Sci Fi: Aliens on the main page.
20.3 - Best Review - Meghanly's task: ACRONYMS
The Here and Now by Ann Brashares
The letters in the title spell THAN.
Points this post: 55
Total points: 55
GR Authors: 3
Big Books: 500+(0),750+(0),1000+(0)

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20.8 UNESCO Cities
Option 1: set in lit city = One Degree of Separation
Set in Iowa City, Iowa
Approved in help thread: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
25.4 Science and Writing
Book 1: scientist main char = The Invincible Iron Man, Vol. 1: The Five Nightmares
Tony Stark, the protagonist, is a scientist and engineer
Book 2: author main char = Stan Lee Meets the Marvel Universe
Stan Lee, author and creator of many Marvel characters, is a major protagonist in this book
Both books approved in help thread: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/... and https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
25.10 My Mom Is the Best
Option 2: set in Ohio = ChaseR: A Novel in E-mails
Set outside of Columbus, Ohio
Option 4: from list = Red Harvest
This book is on the second page of the list, number 154 as of 6.27.15
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
25.11 Summer in the City
Option 1: set in NYC = Under the Egg
Set in Manhattan, NYC
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 7.0
Option 3: sports genre = Boost
The first genre is sports as of 6.27.15
IL: MG+
30.5 Good Old Summertime?
Option 1: all letters in sauna in title: Jump Ball: A Basketball Season in Poems
S in Season, A in Ball, U in Jump, N in Season, A in A
Option 3: classic genre published before 1956 = The Maltese Falcon
First published in 1930
Classics is the first genre as of 6.27.15
30.6 Dancing in the Streets
Book 1: word from song title = Like Water on Stone
"Stone" from "Papa Was a Rolling Stone"
368 pages
Book 2: author's inits same as singer's inits = Tipping the Velvet by Sarah Waters
Sarah Waters (SW) = Stevie Wonder (SW)
472 pages
Total: 155 + 750 (from earlier) = 905 pts

30.3 - Going my Way?
Option 2 - Author William Landay

Option 3 - White lettering

This post: 30 points
Total to Date = 50 points

Option 1, #2 in a series: The Summer Wind by Mary Alice Monroe (Lowcountry Summer #2)
Points this post: 20
Total points: 190

30.7 - Pamela3265's task: Celebrating Summer
This is a 2 book task. Choose 2 different options below and read a book for each option.
Option 3 – Vacation: Read a book set in a place you would like to go on vacation. Required: Identify where you would like to go on vacation.
The Descendants by Kaui Hart Hemmings
This book is set in Hawaii and I would love to vacation in Hawaii!
***Kaui Hart Hemmings is a Goodreads Author***
Option 4 – County Fair Time: Read a book with an object on the cover you would expect to find exhibited at a county fair such as fresh produce, farm animals, handcrafts, art, etc. Required: Include the cover when you post and, if it's not obvious, identify the county fair object.
Dairy Queen by Catherine Gilbert Murdock

I listened to the audiobook for The Dairy Queen. I linked to the PB version for page count, but cover is from audiobook that I listened to.
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Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 100/1085
Total Books Read: 8
Tasks Completed: 6/61
Goodreads Authors This Post: 1
Total Goodreads Authors: 5
Big Books This Post: 0
Total Big Books: 1

20.1 - Most Improved Player - Mary P's task: Summer is for Relaxing
Option1: Sort your to-be-read list or pile from oldest to newest. Choose one of the ten oldest ones to read.
Ox-Tales: Fire was 4th on my list.
25.3 - Andy P's task: Straight Letter, Crooked Letter
Straight letter (IK): Yoga XXL: A Journey to Health for Bigger People by Ingrid Kollak
Crooked letter (SB): Something Borrowed
**Emily Giffin is a GRA**
25.11 - Jamie NYC's task: Summer In The City
4. Restaurants: Read a book set in one of the corresponding countries: Japan, China, Italy, Greece, Iran, Saudi Arabia, India or Mexico.
The Three-Body Problem is set in China
**Liu Cixin is a GRA**
5. Arts/Entertainment: Read a book with Art as a main page genre.
I'll Give You the Sun (genre verified in msg 2 of task help thread)
**Jandy Nelson is a GRA**
TOTAL TO DATE
Points: 205
Goodreads Authors: 8
Big Book Tickets: 1

10.10 Haiku Title is five words
_The Journals of Eleanor DruseThe Journals of Eleanor Druse: My Investigation of the Kingdom Hospital Incident by Eleanor Druse
Points for this task: 10
Total Points:

20.1 - Most Improved Player - Mary P's task: Summer is for Relaxing
Option 1: Sort your to-be-read list from oldest to newest. Choose one of the ten oldest ones to read and spend some time relaxing
The Bronze Horseman by Paullina Simons

Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 80
Total Tasks Completed: 4
Total Books Read: 5
Big Book: 1

20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Ana's task: Summer Celebrations
Option #2: North and South by John Jakes
***North and South is a Big Book ( 812 pgs ). Claiming 2 BB Tickets.***
Points this task: 20
Total points: 235
Goodreads Authors: 12
Big Book Tickets: 6

10.3- Ghost stories around the campfire
Read a book with the main page genre horror or thriller.
The Devil's Detective by Simon Kurt Unsworth
This book has Horror as one of its Genres on the main page.
Simon Kurt Unsworth is a Goodreads Author!
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 95
Books Read: 12
Goodreads Authors: 7
Big Books:500+(0)750+(0)1000+(0)
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20.1 Most Improved Player - Mary P's task: Summer is for Relaxing
REQUIRED: Option 1: Sort your to-be-read list or pile from oldest to newest. Choose one of the ten oldest ones to read and spend some time relaxing.
This was #1 on my TBR list here on GR. Added Feb 22, 2009.
Selection: He's Just Not That Into You: The No-Excuses Truth to Understanding Guys -- Greg Behrendt
Greg Behrendt is a **GRA**
[POINTS]
This Post: 20
Total Points: 370/1085
Books Read: 33
Completed Tasks: 27/61
Pages Read: 8645
Goodreads Authors: 18
Big Books: [500+: 2] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]