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SPRING CHALLENGE 2013
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Spring Challenge 2013 Completed Tasks - DO NOT DELETE ANY POSTS IN THIS TOPIC!
BRIAN15.1. Follow the Leader
The Book of Air and Shadows by Michael Gruber mentions Macbeth by William Shakespeare
Points this post: 15
Total points: 225
Books read: 19
Goodreads authors: 5
Big Book Tickets: 2
LDB20.9 A NEW SPRING WARDROBE
Option A: Cleaning out the Closets
The White Man's Burden: Why the West's Efforts to Aid the Rest Have Done So Much Ill and So Little Good by William Easterly
Has been on my "To Be Read" list since December 2009.
Total Points: 60
Books read: 3
Pages read: 1,067
Readerboard name: Evana5.1 Go West!
Read a book set in the Western Hemisphere. This book is set in Indiana.
Irish Gilt by Ralph McInerny
5.3 Here Kitty, Kitty
Read a book with any cat, large or small on the cover.
There is a cat in the lower right of the cover.
Death of a Witch by M.C. Beaton5.4 Spring Up, Fall Down
Read a book with a word in the title or subtitle that can be both a noun and a verb.
Chosen word is 'arms'. As a noun they are a body part, as a verb it is the act of providing someone a weapon.
Men at Arms by Terry Pratchett
5.8 Cinco de Mayo
Read a book that is #5 in a series, as identified on GRs
This book is #5 in the Cedar Cove series.
50 Harbor Street by Debbie Macomber who is a Goodreads author
10.4 Purple for Peace
Read a book with something purple on the cover.
It is very hard to see on this thumbnail, but the sky at the top just under the author's name is purple.
Death of a Dreamer by M.C. Beaton20.1 Again! Again!
Read a book whose title contains one of the words found in the list of titles provided. Identify the matched word.
I matched BIG from the book Big Little.
The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler
25.3 Come Play With Me
Using option 2 to read a single book over 350 pages that plays two games.
Game 1 Monopoly - book with a building on the cover
Game 4 Connect 4 - book with exactly 4 words in the title
Candle in the Darkness by Lynn Austin. My copy had 432 pages.25.4 It's Read-a-thon Time!
Option 1. “Shortish books” - Read a book with less than 200 pages
Origami Bridges: Poems of Psychoanalysis and Fire by Diane Ackerman
Option 6. Read a book from the following list of high-interest, keep-you-awake books: Books to Keep You Up at Night. Specify where you found the book.
This book was from the Fantasy and Sci-Fi list.
The Demolished Man by Alfred Bester
30.3 Upsy Daisy
Option 3: Choose a book by an author who has any of the matching letter pairs in their initials from this list - AV, ae, bq, dp, jr, MW, NU, sz. I chose AV.
Slan by A.E. van Vogt
Option 4: Read a book by an author with the name Daisy, Marguerite, Mary or Rose.
Relics by Mary Anna Evans who is a Goodreads author
Points this post: 130
Points to date: 455
GR authors this post: 2
GR authors to date: 11
Big book tickets to date: 1
5.9 -- Roll With It: Rolled a 2
Read a book published in 2011
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? by Mindy Kaling
Points this Post:5
Total Challenge Points: 115
Goodreads Authors: 5
Big Books: 500+(1),750+(0),1000+(0)
Jennifer KS15.2. Vernal Equinox
I read Home Sweet Home by Kim Watters and Losing Graceland: A Novel by Micah Nathan. They both have 224 pages.
Both authors are Goodreads authors as well
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 305
Total Tasks Completed: 26
Total Books Read: 28
Total Pages Read: 9171
Total GoodReads Authors: 10
Total Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
Kristi CODid You Know
Option D
A Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin (A Song of Ice and Fire #3)
A Storm of Swords is a big book at 1216 pages
Points this post: 20
Total points: 230
Tasks completed: 11
Books read: 14
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=1
I completed:Author! Author!: Bluemoon's Task-DID YOU KNOW
by reading:
The Wild Rose by Jennifer Donnelly.
This satisfies Option C with the genre Romance listed on the main page.
At 640 pages I'm claiming one big book ticket.
Tasks Complete: 10
Total Points: 120
Big Books: 500+ (2) 750+ (0) 1000+ (1)
Goodreads Authors: 4
BEKKA - 25.4 Stacie MI's Task: It's Read-a-Thon Time!Option 1: For this task, I read “The Postman Always Rings Twice”
by James M. Cain, since it has less than 200 pages (116 pages).Option 6: For this task, I read “Jane and the Unpleasantness at Scargrave Manor”
by Stephanie Barron. Its on the list of “Books To Keep You Up At Night” under the heading “Mysteries.” Here’s the summary:
Points Earned this Challenge: 25
Total Points Earned to Date: 450
Pages Read this Challenge: 405
Total Pages Read to Date: 11550
Books Read this Challenge: 2
Total Books Read: 36
Goodreads Authors: 18
Big Book Tickets: 500( 3 ), 750( 1 ), 1000()
READERBOARDNAME : MARWA15.10. Spring Break
Take a break and relax with any book of your choice that meets the general SRC guidelines.
A Donkey from the East/حمار من الشرق
Points claimed for this post:15
Total Points: 125
Tasks Completed so far: 7
Books Read for this challenge so far: 7
GR Authors: 0
Big Book Tickets: 0
10.2 Angry BirdsRead a book with a bird on the cover.
by Ben Fountain Points this post: 10
Total points: 190
Tasks completed: 17
Books Read: 20
GR Authors: 14
Big books: 500+ (2); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Delicious Dee25.2 Laurie ME's task: Interesting Spring Holidays
Book A - Option 4 - Instruments of Darkness - set in 1780
Book B - Option 5 - UnWholly - Neal Shusterman (GR Author) - I loved book 1 in this trilogy, but have been putting off reading book 2 - approved in the THT
25.7 - Chaitra's task: Judge a Book By Its Cover!
Option A
and
both have decapitated body parts on the cover. Short Rides - ebook only, approved in line 780 of spreadsheet; Dirty Little Secret - Jennifer Echols (GR Author)Total Points: 720
Goodreads Authors: 39
Big Book Tickets: 500+ (2)
Jessica PDX5.1 - Go West
This is set in Boston, Massachusetts.
by Dennis LehanePoints This Post: 5
Total Points: 560
Readerboard Name= Lindy-LaneTask 10.6- Storm Chasers!...read a book set in a tornado alley state :
I read
*[my book was set in Colorado] The Potluck Club by Linda Evans Shepherd 382 pages (4.22)Points earned for this task: 10
Total Points Earned to Date: 290
Total # of Goodreads Authors: 11
Total # of Big Books: 3
500+ = (2)
700+ (1)
1000+ (0)
Ana20.8 March on
Option 2
by Rachel Caine.Points this Post 20
Total Points 280
Tasks Completed 14
Books Read 18
Total Pages 5549
GoodReads Author 10
Big Books 500+(1)
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ 50.1 - Two Truths and a Lie
Book 1 - Liar & Spy by Rebecca Stead My first name is Rebecca.
Book 2 - Bliss by Kathryn Littlewood As a child, I enjoyed wanting to bake in the kitchen with my parents and loved to give baked treats to others as presents.
Book 3 - Chomp by Carl Hiaasen I love working with alligators and snakes.
All 3 books have Childrens > Middle Grade on the main page.
This post: 50 points
Total points to date: 245 points
Tasks completed: 15
** Electing to not track GR authors and Big Books this season **
Jayme VA20.1 - Most Improved Player - Jessica PDX - Again! Again!
I am replacing The Lions of Little Rock with I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You by Ally Carter
The word in the title is "you" from Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do You See?
20.8 – It’s My Birthday! Laurie's task: March On!
Option 1: Lion in the title: The Lions of Little Rock by Kristin Levine
Points this post: 20
Total points: 510
GR Authors: Karen Russell, Stephen Dau, Elizabeth Wein, Lauren Kate, Andrew Klavan, Dan Wells, Katie Alender, Michael Grant, Vanessa Diffenbaugh, Carrie Ryan**, Beth Hoffman, Robin Sloan, Lauren Oliver, Rachel Hartman, Bernard Beckett, Matthew Quick
Big Books: 500+(2),750+(0),1000+(0)
MickslibrarianTask 5.1 - It's In Their Genes
Two g's in the title
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 5
Total Tasks Completed: 1
Total Books Read: 1
Total Pages Read: 375
Total GoodReads Authors: 0
Total Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
Dancing at Midnight
Ok, first time I've done this, so I goofedMichaela Schied Mickslibrarian
Task 5.1 - It's In Their Genes
Dancing at Midnight by Julia Quinn
Two g's in the title.
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 5
Total Tasks Completed: 1
Total Books Read: 1
Total Pages Read: 375
Total GoodReads Authors: 0
Total Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
MickslibrarianTask 5.4 - Spring Up, Fall Down
The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag by Alan Bradley
Alan Bradley is a Goodreads Author.
Weed is both a noun and a verb
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 10
Total Tasks Completed: 2
Total Books Read: 2
Total Pages Read: 739
Total GoodReads Authors: 1
Total Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
Ok, trying this one more timeMickslibrarian
Task 5.1 - It's In Their Genes
Dancing at Midnight by Julia Quinn
Julia Quinn is a Goodreads Author
Two g's in the title.
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 10
Total Tasks Completed: 2
Total Books Read: 2
Total Pages Read: 739
Total GoodReads Authors: 2
Total Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
MickslibrarianTask 5.5 -- Spring Chicken (YA Book)
Level 2 by Lenore Appelhans
Lenore Appelhans is a Goodreads Author
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 15
Total Tasks Completed: 3
Total Books Read: 3
Total Pages Read: 1020
Total GoodReads Authors: 3
Total Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
20.2: Rookie At the Top- Ty's task: Pi DayOption 1: Pi Day
Seven Deadly Sins: My Pursuit of Lance Armstrong by David Walsh - 4/23/13, 432 pages
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 145
Goodreads authors: 4
Big Books:
MickslibrarianTask 5.7 - Someone to Fall Back on
Minx by Julia Quinn
Julia Quinn is a Goodreads Author
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 20
Total Tasks Completed: 4
Total Books Read: 4
Total Pages Read: 1411
Total GoodReads Authors: 4
Total Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
MickslibrarianTask 5.8 -- Cinco de Mayo - (5th in Series)
Speaking from Among the Bones by Alan Bradley
Alan Bradley is a Goodreads Author
This book is the 5th in the Flavia de Luce series.
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 25
Total Tasks Completed: 5
Total Books Read: 5
Total Pages Read: 1789
Total GoodReads Authors: 5
Total Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
Edit for big book reporting for my msg 1526. I just noticed I had posted 3 instead of 2 big books for that report
& one of my previous posts I had one that was 750+. I think this should be correct now.
Point this Post -185
GR authors this Post -5
Big Books this Post -500+ (2)
Points to date - 420
GR author to date -11
Total Big Books: 500+ (3), 750+ (1), 1000+ (0)
MickslibrarianTask 10.4 Purple For Peace - (Purple Cover)
Splendid by Julia Quinn
Julia Quinn is a Goodreads Author
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 35
Total Tasks Completed: 6
Total Books Read: 6
Total Pages Read: 2185
Total GoodReads Authors: 6
Total Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
50.1 - Ms Anderson's task: Two Truths and a LieBook 1: Turtle in Paradise by Jennifer L. Holm
I live in Florida.
Book 2: The Maze of Bones by Rick Riordan
I'm a long-lost member of the Cahill family.
Book 3: The Puzzling World of Winston Breen by Eric Berlin
I love puzzles.
Points this post: 50
Season Total: 370
Andy P,Task # 25.2 Laurie ME's task: Interesting Spring Holidays
Option 5 National Renewal Day Give an old series you've neglected another chance
R is for Ricochet by Sue Grafton. I'm gradually catching up on this series.
Option 6. National Tourism Day Read a book set in or about a place you'd like to visit
A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail by Bill Bryson
The Appalachian Trail is on my bucket list of things to do before I die though I doubt I'll hike all 2100 miles of it. Book approved in the help thread for this task
Points this task: 25
Total Points: 630
MickslibrarianTask 15.5. Hug a Tree - (tree on cover)
Storybound by Marissa Burt
Marissa Burt is a Goodreads Author
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 50
Total Tasks Completed: 7
Total Books Read: 7
Total Pages Read: 2601
Total GoodReads Authors: 7
Total Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
MickslibrarianTask 10.10
Who Could That Be At This Hour? by Lemony Snicket
My rating average is 3.52 - this book is rated 3.76
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 60
Total Tasks Completed: 8
Total Books Read: 8
Total Pages Read: 2859
Total GoodReads Authors: 7
Total Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
D.G. ~Shameless Hussy~25.5 - Nick KY’s Task: Shadow of the White Tiger (2 Books)
--Book 1, Option A - Black silhouette on cover:
by Richard Bard (GR Author) - Approved--Book 2, Option B - Author initials (TH) found in “WHITE TIGER”:
Serpent's Kiss by Thea Harrison (GR Author)
25.7 - Chaitra's task: Judge a Book By Its Cover! (2 Books)
--Option A - Dismembered:
by Neal Shusterman (GR Author) 
by Shayla Black (GR Author) Points for this post: 50
Total points: 355/870
Total GR Tickets: 17
Big Book Tickets: 500+ (1)
5.8 -- Cinco de MayoThe Dog Stars by Peter Heller, moved from 25.8
Goodreads friend Chris Bohjalian (also a favorite author of mine) gave this book 5 stars, as did I.
10.1 Less is More
More Baths, Less Talking by Nick Hornby, moved from 25.4
"Less" is contained within the title.
10.5 Piece of Cake
Born Round: The Secret History of a Full-time Eater by Frank Bruni
The book is written by the former New York Times' food critic who talks about his troubled relationship with food.
10.6 Storm Chasers
Diary of a Mad Fat Girl by Stephanie McAfee
This book takes place in the Dixie Alley state of Mississippi.
15.1. Follow the Leader
Book 1
Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? by Jeanette Winterson, moved from 30.2
Book 2
Oranges are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson, moved from 15.10
In Book 1 (Why Be Happy?), a memoir published in 2011, the author mentions her first book, a memoir published in 1985, Book 2 (Oranges).
15.6. Let's All Go to the Lobby
Election by Tom Perrotta
This book was made into a 1999 movie starring Reese Witherspoon and Matthew Broderick.
15.10. Spring Break
The Best of Us by Sarah Pekkanen, replacing Oranges are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson, moved to 15.1
Sarah Pekkanen is a Goodreads Author.
25.4 It's Read-a-Thon Time!
Option 3
Size 12 and Ready to Rock by Meg Cabot, replacing More Baths, Less Talking by Nick Hornby, moved to 10.1
This book is shelved in the humor category.
Meg Cabot is a Goodreads Author.
25.8 Springy Ideas!
Option 1: Word Search
May We Be Forgiven by A.M. Homes, replacing The Dog Stars by Peter Heller, moved to 5.8
"May" is contained within the title.
30.2: For the Love of Reading
Book 2
Me Before You by Jojo Moyes, replacing Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? by Jeanette Winterson, moved to 15.1
This book appears on the 2013 UK & Ireland World Book List.
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Points this post: 65
Total points: 695/870
Goodreads Authors: 2/20
Big Books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
CathyG5.2 -- It's In Their Genes Read a book that has a pair of the least common letters in the English language--G, Y, P, B, V, K, J, X, Q, Z -- in the title/subtitle and/or author name.
The Goddess Legacy by Aimee Carter
Goodreads Author
2 Gs in title
20.1 - Most Improved Player - Jessica PDX - Again! Again!
Read a book that shares a title word in common with one of the following titles that she can't get enough of:
Say What? What
What Darkness Brings by CS Harris
Goodreads Author
25.1 Delicious Dee's task: Anchor’s Aweigh
For this task, you will read TWO books from DIFFERENT OPTIONS
Option 3 - I was commissioned on May 13, 2005 and discharged on Jan 31, 2013. Read a book that was published between those two dates
Required: State the publishing date in your post
Angels' Flight by Nalini Singh 2012
Goodreads Author
Option 5 - For me, these were DDG-58; LSD-41; CPR-4; JCCS-1; NCIS. Read a book where the initials of all authors or contributors are found within one of the abbreviations.
Required – state the abbreviation you used in your post
CPR Carly Phillips Perfect Fit
Goodreads Author
25.5 - Nick KY’s Task: Shadow of the White Tiger
For this task, read two books. Each book has two Options:
Book 1.
Option A. Read a book with a black or white silhouette on the cover.
Required: Post a link showing the cover.
Vampire Vacation by CJ Ellisson
Book 2.
Option B. you may read a book by any author whose first and last initials are found in the words “WHITE TIGER”
Emma Holly Beyond Innocence
Goodreads Author
25.8 Janet F's task: Springy Ideas!
Pick 2 different options and read a book for each.
Option 2: Words with Friends-
Read a book that one of your GR friends recently read and/or rated & gave a 4 or 5 star t
Required: Please identify the GR friend
Michelle The Baby Bargain by Jennifer Apodaca
Goodreads author
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Approved for length http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/4...
Option 5: A Book Garden- Use a book from my Rookie help thread msg 43 or that you read for my Winter Rookie 20.2 task as your starting point. Pick one of these books and see what books are listed as "Readers also enjoyed similar books" and read one of them for this task option. Record the date you found your book as the 'similar books' change.
Required: Include the starting book title when you post and state whether you used it yourself for Winter task 20.2 or whether you found it in post 43.
Christmas Knight was my book from Winter Rookie 20.2
A Countess by Christmas by Annie Burrows (goodreads author) 3/5/13
Points this post: 100
Total points: 190
Tasks completed: 11
Books read: 16
Goodreads Authors: 11
Big Books: 500= 0,750=0, 1000=0
Nick KY15.6 Let’s All Go to the Lobby. I read The Europeans by Henry James, a good read which was made into an excellent Merchant/Ivory film (the first of 3 based on Henry James novels) starring Lee Remick and Tim Woodward. imdb link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079123/?...
20.2 Ty’s Pi Day. Option 1 – I read The Sandcastle by Iris Murdoch, with 313 pages. The numerals 3 – 1 – 3 are in the first ten digits of pi: 3.141592653.
Points in this post: 35
Total Points so far: 475
Big Books: 500 + (2)
MariyaTask 5.1 -- Go West!
I read Becoming Anna by Anna J. Michener which takes place in America, which is in the Western Hemisphere.
Task 10.6 Storm Chasers
I read Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn because the story takes place in the state of Missouri.
Task 20.7- Shorter is Sweeter- Suzanne VN's task Have Passport, Will Travel
OPTION 5: I read The Hope Factory: A Novel by Lavanya Sankaran
The book takes place in India - that's the destination country. My home country is America.
Task 20.8 – It’s My Birthday! Laurie's task: March On!
OPTION 4: I read Dark Places by Gillian Flynn
The title of this book is in mint green color and it was approved in the Help Thread for this task.
Task 25.4 Stacie MI's Task: It's Read-a-Thon Time!
OPTION 1: I read On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan
There are 166 pages in this book.
OPTION 4: I read Fun Home by Alison Bechdel because it is a Graphic Novel
Points this post: 80
Total points: 350
Readerboard ID: JENBENT5.1 -- Go West!
Set in the US (California)
Light by Michael Grant
Michael Grant is a Goodreads author.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 435
Total Goodreads authors: 12
Total Big books: 1
BEKKA - 15.7. Feeling possessive?For this task, I read “A Dog’s Journey”
by W. Bruce Cameron, since it has a possessive noun in the title. Also, W. Bruce Cameron is a Goodreads Author, so I’m claiming a ticket for that.
Here’s the summary:
Points Earned this Challenge: 15
Total Points Earned to Date: 465
Pages Read this Challenge: 331
Total Pages Read to Date: 11881
Books Read this Challenge: 1
Total Books Read: 37
Goodreads Authors: 19
Big Book Tickets: 500( 3 ), 750( 1 ), 1000()
MARIA HELENA5.2 It's In Their Genes
Scarlet by A.C. Gaughen
(Letter G)
****** A.C. Gaughen is a Goodreads Author ******
20.8 It’s My Birthday! Laurie's task: March On!
Option 4: Beautiful Redemption by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl
****** Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl are both Goodreads Authors (claim 1 ticket) ******
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 465/870
Tasks Completed: 34
Books Read: 39
GR Authors: 24
Big Book Tickets: 2
NIKKI5.10 -- Attention Grabber
Opening Line: "As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from a troubled dream, he found himself changed in his bed to a monstrous kind of vermin".
The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
10.7 Chosen By You
Winner of the "Best Historical Fiction"
The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman
10.9 Feeling Lucky?
Post by Coralie (Page 42, Post #2065)
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Wool by Hugh Howey (Claiming GR Author & Big Book @ 537 pages)
15.1. Follow the Leader
Book 1
Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan A GR Author
Book 2
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling Claiming Big Book @ 870 Pages
Harry Potter, the series and JK Rowling are mentioned repeatedly during Mr Penumbra's 24-hour bookstore.
15.3. Laughing in Ireland
Option 2
Book has genre of humour listed and is set in Ireland.
Round Ireland with a Fridge by Tony Hawks
15.7. Feeling possessive?
Book listed as one of the examples
The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. King A GR Author
Previous points 235
Points this post 70
New total 305
Total GR Authors 3 + 3 = 6
Total 500+ books 1
Total 750+ books 1
10.3 March April MayRead a book with a title/subtitle where the beginning letters of three consecutive words form an A-B-A sequence.
by Gail Carriger (Goodreads Author) E-&-E or E-A-E
Points this post: 10
Total points: 200
Tasks completed: 18
Books Read: 21
GR Authors: 15
Big books: 500+ (2); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Laurie ME5.4: Spring Up, Fall Down: Noun/Verb - Fire; Ice
Fire and Ice by Julie Garwood
10.6: Storm Chasers: set in Louisiana
Cry Wolf by Tami Hoag
25.3: Nikki's Task: Come Play with Me!
Game 2: Chess: The Rook by Daniel O'Malley
Game 4: Connect 4: Dying to Have Her by Heather Graham. Heather Graham is a GRA.
30.4: Sandy's Task: What Are They All Talking About?
1. Most Popular Bookclub Books this Week in The USA - #8 on 2/17/13
Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
2. Most REad Books This Week in the USA - #7 on 2/17/13
11/22/63 by Stephen King
Points This Post: 70.
Total Points: 415.
1 GRA this post.
Apologies for the super long post!5.2 -- It's In Their Genes
Love Irresistibly by Julie James *GRA*
(Two J in Author + Title combination)
10.1 Less is More
One Reckless Summer *GRA*
(Word Less in Title)
10.2 Angry Birds
Hello, Darkness by Sandra Brown *GRA* Big Book@548 pages
(Thriller on Main Page)
10.3 March April May
A Nanny for Nate *GRA*
(Ebook only. Approved in Line 29 in Google Doc)
10.4 Purple For Peace
*GRA*(Cover is purple. Approved in msg 38)
10.8 Pedal To The Metal
Heart of Steel *GRA*
(Steel in Title)
15.2. Vernal Equinox
Paradise County & The Midnight Hour
(Page count for both is 464)
15.3. Laughing in Ireland
Round Ireland with a Fridge
(Satisfies Option 2. Approved book)
20.1 - Most Improved Player - Jessica PDX - Again! Again!
Me Before You
(Matching Word is "You" )
20.3 Best Review - Bucket's task: Traveling in Time
The Mysterious Affair At Styles
(published before 1963 - in 1920)
20.4 - Author! Author!: Bluemoon's task: DID YOU KNOW....
Whiskey Beach
(Option D: Whiskey in title)
20.5 Bigger is Better- Kate S's task: Tournament of Books 2013
Wild Invitation by Nalini Singh *GRA*
(Option 2: Collection of Short Stories)
25.1 Delicious Dee's task: Anchor’s Aweigh
About Last Night by Ruthie Knox *GRA* (Option 3 - Published in 2012; E-Book only. Approved in line 50 in google doc)
Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon *GRA* *Big Book @768 pages*
(Option 5 - Author Initials in DDG)
25.2 Laurie ME's task: Interesting Spring Holidays
Nobody's Angel (Option 4: Author I've given up. Read her for another group's challenge )
The Firebird by Susanna Kearsley *GRA* (Set in Russia & Scotland - would love to visit both)
25.3 Nikki's task: Come Play with me !
A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin *Big Book @1010 pages*
(Option 2; Approved in message 3)
25.5 - Nick KY’s Task: Shadow of the White Tiger
by Susanna Kearsley *GRA* (Chose Option 1: Silhouette in cover)Charming the Prince by Teresa Medeiros *GRA* (Option A: Literature map)
25.7 - Chaitra's task: Judge a Book By Its Cover!
(Option A: Dismembered)
&
*Sarah Morgan is a GRA*
25.8 Janet F's task: Springy Ideas!
A Storm of Swords *Big Book @1117 pages* (Option 2: Finished by my GR friend Chris last October)
Deadhouse Gates *Big Book @864 pages*
(Option 5. Sun in a quote. In the spoiler tag (view spoiler))
30.1 Sheila/Kathy G's task - It's Spring Cleaning Time!
Warprize by Elizabeth Vaughan (Option 2: Part of a series; identified in GR)
Pieces of Sky by Kaki Warner (Option 5: Romance listed in the main Page)
(Thriller on Main Page)
Points this Post: 345
Total points: 345
Tasks completed: 19
Books read: 26
Goodreads authors:13
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (2); 1000+ (2) = 11 tickets
15.2 - VERNAL EQUINOXAn Amish Christmas by Cynthia Keller.
An Amish Christmas by Patricia Davids.
Patricia Davids is a Goodreads author.
15.6 - LET'S ALL GO TO THE LOBBY - Where the Heart Is by Billie Letts.
TOTAL POINTS - 540
GOODREADS AUTHORS - 18
BIG BOOKS - 2
JACKIE NC20.7- Shorter is Sweeter- Suzanne VN's task Have Passport, Will Travel
Option 4:
Room with a Clue by Kate Kingsbury
Takes place in Pennyfoot Hotel
25.2 Laurie ME's task: Interesting Spring Holidays
Option 1:
Sprinkle with Murder by Jenn McKinlay
Protagonist owns a cupcake bakery
Option 6:
Secondhand Spirits by Juliet Blackwell
Set in San Francisco
25.8 Janet F's task: Springy Ideas!
Option 2:
A Vision of Murder by Victoria Laurie
GR friend is Christina
Option 3:
by G.M. MallietPen on cover
30.2 Dlmrose's task: For the Love of Reading
Option A:
by Terry PratchettOption B:
by Alexander McCall SmithKate Kingsbury, Victoria Laurie, and Alexander McCall Smith are Goodreads authors.
Points this post: 100
Total Points: 230
Goodreads Authors: 8
Big Book Tickets:
10.9 Feeling Lucky?Read a book found on the page of Winter 2012 Completed Tasks that relates to the number you rolled.
by Cindy Spencer Pape Approved here.
I rolled a 16. (Post 763)
Points this post: 10
Total points: 210
Tasks completed: 19
Books Read: 22
GR Authors: 15
Big books: 500+ (2); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Andy P.Task # 10.8 Pedal To the Metal
Read a book with any type of metal in the title
Copper River by William Kent Krueger
Points this task: 10
Total Points: 640
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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Option 3: Dermaphoria by Craig Clevenger* (mystery)
Option 6: The Lake by Banana Yoshimoto (whatever I want!)
*Craig Clevenger is a Goodreads Author.
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 370
Total Tasks Completed: 18
Total Books Read: 23
Total Pages Read: 4880
Total GoodReads Authors: 4
Total Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)