Summer Challenge 2013: Completed Tasks (DO NOT DELETE POSTS) Showing 1,551-1,600 of 2,503

[Midu]

5.3 – 30 years ago

Read a book that has an author whose first and last names begin with the same initial.

by Ruth Rendell

Points this post: 5
Total points: 535
Tasks completed: 25
Books Read: 39
GR Authors: 22
Big books: 500+ (3); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)

[Nancy]

NANCY NY

Task 5.6 - 60 Years Ago
Read book with subordinating conjunction - "before"
Me Before You by Jojo Moyes

Task 5.8 - 80 Years Ago
Read book with more than one author
Second Honeymoon by GR author James Patterson and Howard Roughan

Task 20.6 They're Creepy and They're Kooky
Option #3 - Book w/genre "mystery"
Sleeping Beauty by GR author Phillip Margolin


Task 25.5 - In the Gardens
#2 Read book with WWII genre
Those Who Save Us by GR author Jenna Blum

#4 Read book with romance genre
Reflected in You by GR author Sylvia Day

Points this post: 55
Total points: 325
Books: 27
Tasks: 19
GR authors: 20

[Jen]

Jen UT

5.10 - 100 Years Ago

Uglies by Scott Westerfeld Nominee: Scott Ellis

Total Points: 35
Total Books Read: 6

[Angie]

Angie TX


25.2 JenBent's task: Trivial Pursuit - Summer of '94 Edition

I chose options 4 and 5.

Option 4: Read a book with the genre "mystery" on its main page. Ruined by Paula Morris

Option 5: Read a book with a picture of the outdoors on the cover. by Karen MacInerney. Karen MacInerney is a GRA.

Points this post: 25
Total Points: 335
Tasks Completed: 23
Books Read: 29
GR Authors: 18 (Including this post)
Big Book Tickets: 0

[mstan]

Repost - see 1543

25.18 - Bekka's task: Adventures @ Your Library!

Option 4 - Because of Winn-Dixie - Winn-Dixie is the protagonist's pet dog.

Option 5 - The Whale Rider - GR rating 3.78 / Tomatometer rating 90%

Total books read: 43
Points in this post: N.A.
Big book tickets: 2
Total points accumulated: 480/1350

[Anne (Booklady)]

25.11 -- Vi/Midu 's task: Explore Listopias

Starter Book: In This House of Brede

In This House of Brede Lists

#114 on Covers showing House Fronts List

Caught by Harlan Coben

#77 on Catholic Fiction List

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith


I have not read either selection prior to this task.


Points in This Task: 25
Goodreads Authors in This Post: 0
Big Book Tickets in This Post: 0
Pages Read in This Post: 934
Tasks in Progress: 2






Totals:
Total Points: 405
Total Goodreads Authors: 10
Total Big Book Tickets: 500=(4), 750=(0), 1000=(0)
Total Tasks Completed: 20
Total Books Read: 26
Total Pages Read in Summer 2013 SRC: 10,404

Reviews Available. Anne (Booklady) Summer 2013 Reviews

[Deborah]

Post #22

15.4-Get to the Finish Line

Option 2 - Tortoise: Read one book with at least 400 pages.

Seraphina by Rachel Hartman Has 451 pages

Rachel Hartman is a GoodReads Author

Points this post: 15
Total to date: 400
Tasks completed: 22
Books read: 30
Goodreads Author Total: 12

[Janice]

Janice CA

15.8 - The Battle of Gettysburg...

Andersonville Diary by John L. Ransom

+15
total: 150
tasks: 9
books: 12
GR authors: 3

[Lisa]

Name: windandthestars

5.4- 40 Years Ago
I read

Notes: The circle is the outer ring of the pin.


10.8- Summer Reading
I read Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

Notes: Gillian Flynn is a goodreads author.


20.10- Group Read
I read The Orphan Master's Son by Adam Johnson

Notes: My comment in the discussion thread is #11 (link).


25.5- In the Gardens

I read and Darker Still by Leanna Renee Hieber

Notes: I chose options B and D. Darker Still is listed as a Romance book. Leanna Renee Hieber is a goodreads author.


25.12- What Comes Next?

I read Hyde by Lauren Stewart and Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness

Notes: I chose option 1. Hyde is book one in the Hyde series and Shadow of Night is book number two in the All Souls Trilogy. Both Lauren Stewart and Deborah Harkness are goodreads authors. Shadow of Night is 580 pages.


30.4- All Things Wedding

I read and Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

Notes: Fahrenheit 451 was first published in 1953. Michael Palmer is a goodreads author.




Points this Post: 115
Total Points (out of 1350): 320
Tasks Completed: 17
Total Number of Books Read: 26
Total Number of GoodReads Authors: 14
Total Number of Big Book Tickets: 5

[Sandy, Moderator Emeritus]

10.3 -- The Summer of '69
I read Murder is Easy, first published in 1939.

15.5 - Tour de France
I read The Bookseller: The First Hugo Marston Novel, set in Paris.

25.5 - Bluemoon's task: In the Gardens
For my first book, I chose option A, the Japanese Garden, and read Kitchen. The book is set in Japan.

For my second book, I chose option D, the Sub Rosa Garden, and read , which has water on the cover.

Total points: 1000

[Elizabeth]

Elizabeth B

Task 5.4 -- 40 years ago
I read , e-book (80-100 pages), approved at post 2607.
There's a ring surrounding the title.

Task 5.7 -- 70 years ago
Mine 'Til Monday (e-book, approved at post#2583)

Task 15.4 - Get to the Finish Line
Option 2:Rock Chick Renegade (411 pg)

Task 15.5 - Tour de France
Grey Souls by Philippe Claudel, set in France and written by a French author

Task 15.7 - 11/11
Kitty and the Midnight Hour, (Kitty Norville series #1), (TT in title and series title)

Task 20.5 Bigger is Better - CathyG's task: Motorcycles and Pontoon Boats
Down London Road (Reach your hand down into the cooler)

Task 20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Pigletto's task: Whedonite
Option 2: Heart of Obsidian by Nalini Singh (one of my favorite authors)

Points this post: 95
Total points: 435+95=530
Total tasks: 35

[Elizabeth]

Elizabeth B

Task 25.2 JenBent's task: Trivial Pursuit - Summer of '94 Edition
Option 5:
Option 6 (body of water on the cover):

Task 25.3 JennRenee's task: Summer Road Trip
Option 4:The Vincent Boys by Abbi Glines (author's initials A,G can be found in the word GAS)
Option 6 (one of the characters' name is Ranger):Notorious Nineteen

Task 25.8 - Karen GHHS's task: Big Sky Country
Option 3: Star Crossed (word "Star" in the title)
Option 6: Beg for Mercy (set in Seattle, Washington)

Task 25.10 Laurie ME's task: My Summer Vacation
Option 1: Never Seduce a Scot (I live in Greece and I need to travel by airplane in order to get to Scotland)
OPtion 5: Rules of Entanglement

Task 25.11 -- Vi/Midu 's task: Explore Listopias
Starting book: Mystery Man
List: Best Kristen Ashley Books (www.goodreads.com/list/show/21456.Bes... Law Man (no 6)
List: Controlling/Sexy/Possessive Men (http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/17... Wild Man (no 31)


Task 25.12 -- Chris MD's task: What Comes Next?
Option 1: Lord of Wicked Intentions (Lost lords of Pembrook series #3)
The Last Boyfriend (Inn BoonsBoro series #2)

Task 25.15 -- Stacie MI's task: It's Barbeque Time!
(options A and E, 417 pg)

Task 25.17 -- Lindsey IL’s Task: Metal!
Option 1: A Game of Thrones (one book option, 864 pg, genre: epic, epic fantasy)

Points this post: 200
Total points: 530+200=730
Total tasks: 43

[Elizabeth]

Elizabeth B

Task 30.3 - Sheila/Kathy G's task: Kickin' Back with the Girls from R.E.L.A.X.
R: Recommended by Jojo at PIFM July 2013 Challenge (https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...) Catching Jordan
A: Something Like Summer loaned by my GR friend Lacy

Task 30.4 - Cindy AL's task: All Things Wedding
Option A:Unleashed (Set in Hawaii)
Option C:

Task 30.6 - Ty's task: Reading Your 123s
Option 3: Naughty Little Secret by Shelley Bradley
and Mine to Hold by Shayla Black

Task 30.9 - Andy P's task: Let's Be Sensible
Skin Deep (the word is skin) and Second Sight (the word is sight)

Points this post: 120
Total points: 730+120=850
Total tasks: 47

[Jill Renee]

Readerboard Name: Jill Renee

Task - 10.5 -- The Tortoise and the Hare

Read a book with the word "fast" or "slow" intact in the title, subtitle, series, or author's name.

Slow Burn by Julie Garwood

Points this Task: 10
Total Points: 125
Books Read this Task: 1
Total Books Read: 10
GR Authors: 5
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(0), 1000+(0)

[KSMary]

10.9 Add It Up - My age adds up to 10 (1+0=1)
Stoner by John Edward Williams

20.2 Family Reunion - "reunion" in title
Reunion by Therese Fowler

25.3 Summer Road Trip (1 book option) Opt 3 and 6-approved in help thread Post #31
by Michael Connelly (GR Author) 404 pages
Car on cover and name of city in title (Lincoln, NE)

25.12 What Comes Next (Opt 4 Sun up to sundown....afternoon/night)
Love in the Afternoon by Lisa Kleypas (GR Author)
Night Road by Kristin Hannah

25.16 Summer Shakespear
Opt 2 Book about Shakespeare
Shakespeare: The World as Stage by Bill Bryson
Opt 3 Shakespeare Inspired Adaptation
Interred with Their Bones by Jennifer Lee Carrell (GR Author)
Found on Willsphernalia List - book is inspired by Hamlet

30.1 Name Dropping (rolled 1,6)
Opt 1 Next book in Series
Crystal Cove (Griday Harbor #4) by Lisa Kleypas (GR Author)

Opt 6 Author born in UK/Scotland
Murder on the Links by Agatha Christie

30.Reading Your 1,2,3 Opt 3 Imaginary numbers
Book 1 Fired Up by Jayne Ann Krentz (GR Author)
Book 2 Burning Lamp by Amanda Quick (pseudonym for Jayne Ann Krentz)

30.9 Let's Be Sensible
Opt A Sense - The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes
Opt B Eye - Sight Reading: A Novel by Daphne Kalotay (GR Author)

30.10 Book News Feed (rolled 2,5)
Opt 2 Orange Prize Long List
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn (GR Author)

Opt 5 Good Minds Suggest - author's own book
The Round House by Louise Erdrich

Total Points: 225
GR Authors: 7 (Michael Connelly, Lisa Kleypas(2), Jennifer Lee Carrell, Jayne Ann Krentz, Daphne Kalotay, Gillian Flynn)

[Bouchra]

Bouchra

5.4 – 40 years ago

I read Beyond Hades by Luke Romyn. Here is the cover: .

Luke Romyn is a Goodreads Author.


25.3 - JennRenee's task: Summer Road Trip

Option 5 - Snacks: I read the Kindle edition of Orange Petals in a Storm. Here is its cover: .

Option 6 - I read T'on Ma by Magnolia Belle. The name of the main character is Lana Cooper.

Magnolia Belle is a Goodreads Author.


25.5 - Bluemoon's task: In the Gardens

Option A - I read Finding Emma by Steena Holmes. S & H can be found in TEA HOUSE.

Option D - I read Cursed by Tara Brown. The genre Romance is listed on the Goodreads page for the book.

Steena Holmes is a Goodreads Author.

Tara Brown is a Goodreads Author.


25.11 -- Vi/Midu 's task: Explore Listopias

I chose Seven Deadly Wonders as the starting book. It is one of my favorites.

From these lists, I chose the following lists:
- Best Books Ever:
Does My Head Look Big In This? by Randa Abdel-Fattah, which is at the moment #4723 on the list.
- Dealbreakers: If You Like This Book We Won't Get Along: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, which is at the moment #260 on the list.

30.4 - Cindy AL's task: All Things Wedding

Option B - I read Eternal Eden by Nicole Williams. Here is the cover: .

Option D - I read Blue Hearts of Mars by Nicole Grotepas, which was published in February 2013.

Nicole Williams is a Goodreads Author.

Nicole Grotepas is a Goodreads Author.


30.7 - Delicious Dee's task: Scattergories SRC Style

I drew an O with the random generator, and rolled a 3 and a 5.

Option 3 - I read Damian's Oracle by Lizzy Ford.

Option 5 - I read Othello by William Shakespeare. Othello is a main character that appears in more than 50% of the book.

Lizzy Ford is a Goodreads Author.


Points This Post: 140
Total Points: 710
Tasks Completed: 34
Goodreads Authors: 28
Big Books: 0

[Bekka]

BEKKA - 20.8 – It’s My Birthday! - Sue Q's task: Beginnings and Endings

Option 1: For this task, I read “ ” by Michael Grant, since it has the word “light” as its title.

Also, Michael Grant is a Goodreads Author, so I’m claiming a ticket for that.

Here’s the summary:
Points Earned this Challenge: 20
Total Points Earned to Date: 410
Pages Read this Challenge: 411
Total Pages Read to Date: 9682
Books Read this Challenge: 1
Total Books Read: 29
Goodreads Authors: 17
Big Book Tickets: 500(), 750(), 1000()

[Lindy-Lane]

Lindy-Lane

20.1 All Things Peru!:

option #2: book has a 3 and 0 in # of pages

Fatal Judgment by Irene Hannon

330 pages

*Irene Hannon is a GRA

Points this post: 20
Total points: 200
Goodreads Authors: 6
Big Books:500+(0)750+(0)1000+(0)

Tasks Completed: 10

[Donna Jo]

25.6 Elizabeth B's Task--off to the Mediterranean Sea;

Option B--Read two books with total of 500 pages

1. The Sailor from Gibraltar by Marguerite Duras 318 pages
This one takes place primarily in France and Italy and on the Mediterranean (and spends a little time in the Belgium Congo--but less than 1/3)
by
2. The Potter's Field byAndrea Camilleri 288 pages
Takes place in Italy.
Total 606 pages

Today's total: 25
Grand total: 1065

[Kate S]

I would like to swap out a book.

In post 1109, I claimed The Light Between Oceans for Task 25.2 Option 5. I would like to replace this with by Beverly Jensen. This book fulfills the requirement of option 5 with an outdoor scene on the cover.

New Tasks

5.7 70 Years Ago

Tuesday in title

Fat Tuesday by Sandra Brown

***Sandra Brown is a GR Author***

20.7 Something New

Option 1: Book with over 250 pages, published in 2013

Reconstructing Amelia by Kimberly McCreight

***Kimberly McCreight is a GR Author***

25.4 Bookin' Around the Bases

Option 1: The Rules-any book, optional: I read this while the Nationals were playing the Pirates on TV

The Twelve Tribes of Hattie by Ayana Mathis

***Ayana Mathis is a GR Author***

Option 2: Read a book with a one word title (subtitles may be ignored)

Fantasyland: A Sportswriter's Obsessive Bid to Win the World's Most Ruthless Fantasy Baseball League by Sam Walker

25.12 What Comes Next

Option 2: Author ABC's

Gilead by Marilynne Robinson

White Teeth by Zadie Smith

30.10 Book News Feed

I rolled a 2 and a 5 and read books by two authors I have never read before

For 2, Women's Prize for fiction, I was waiting on another book from the library, but am not going to get it in time, so I will use The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman (moved from 25.2)

For 5, Good Minds Suggest, I started with Michael Connelly's page and read Only One Life by Sara Blaedel

Post Total: 105
Season Total: 880

[Dee]

Delicious Dee

25.5 - Bluemoon's task: In the Gardens
Option C - Briar Rose
Option D - The Pagan Stone - 489 have it shelved as romance

25.7 - Jessica PDX's task: Author or Title?
Book A -
Book B - - Cheyenne McCray (GR Author)

25.17 -- Lindsey IL’s Task: Metal!
Option 2 - From Dunes to Dior- Mohanalakshmi Rajakumar (GR Author) - set in Qatar, which is one of the listed countries; ebook only approved line 411
Option 6 - Fallout - Ellen Hopkins (GR Author)(Big Book Ticket, 500+ pages) - 60ppl have it shelved as poetry and 16 as romance

Points This Post: 75
Total Points: 940
GR Authors: 50
Big Books: 500+ (6), 750+ (1)

[Sheila]

Sheila


30.4 - Cindy AL's task: All Things Wedding

B) White Wedding: : -

Supreme Justice LP: A Novel of Suspense by Phillip Margolin


AND


D) Something Old, Something New

The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce

Published July 24th 2012


Total Points = 1185

[Bouchra]

Bouchra

Repost #1578

5.4 – 40 years ago

I read Beyond Hades by Luke Romyn. Here is the cover: . The circle is the stone ring-like object.

Luke Romyn is a Goodreads Author.


25.5 - Bluemoon's task: In the Gardens

Option A - I read Finding Emma by Steena Holmes. S & H can be found in TEA HOUSE.

Option D - I read Cursed by Tara Brown. The genre Romance is listed on the Goodreads page for the book.

This ebook was approved by Dlmrose in post #2574.

Steena Holmes is a Goodreads Author.

Tara Brown is a Goodreads Author.


30.4 - Cindy AL's task: All Things Wedding

Option B - I read Eternal Eden by Nicole Williams. Here is the cover: .

This ebook was approved by Dlmrose in post #2574.

Option D - I read Blue Hearts of Mars by Nicole Grotepas, which was published in February 2013.

Nicole Williams is a Goodreads Author.

Nicole Grotepas is a Goodreads Author.


Points This Post: 60
Total Points: 710
Tasks Completed: 34
Goodreads Authors: 28
Big Books: 0

[Kim]

Kimber

15.9 Mountains To Climb

To Find a Mountain by Dani Amore

DANI AMORE IS A GRA

**To Find A Mountain is an ebook verified for length in document google #1162

This task: 15
Tasks complete to date: 22
Total points: 480
GRA: 25

[SandyC]

Sandy MN

30.1 - Ms Anderson's task: Name Dropping

Rolled 1, 4
Option 1: Next in series
The Wise Man's Fear
by Patrick Rothfuss
Goodreads author
Big Book 1000 pages

Option 4
Author I want to meet
The White Princess by Philippa Gregory
Goodreads author
Big Book 528 pages

Total Points:345
Total GR Authors:9
Total Big Books: (6)500;(1)750;(1)1000

[Jennifer W]

5.2 20 Years Ago

The Thirty-Nine Steps by John Buchan

Total points: 120

[BJ Rose]

BJ Rose

4 new tasks

15.7 - 11/11
My double letter is 'pp', found in Dipped & Stripped
Dipped, Stripped, and Dead by Elise Hyatt

20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Pigletto's task: Whedonite
I chose Option 2: read a book by a favorite author, NO REREADS
The Seduction of Elliot McBride by Jennifer Ashley
This was my first reading of this book.

25.2 - JenBent's task: Trivial Pursuit - Summer of '94 Edition
Option 1: I live in California & this takes place in Santa Barbara, California, which is close to where I live.
The Sparkling One by Susan Mallery

Option 6: body of water on the cover - by Janet Chapman

30.5 - Sandy's task: History with Dialogue
Book 1: The Glorious Cause by Jeff Shaara has 'Historical Fiction' on its main book page

Book 2: 1776 by David McCullough has 'nonfiction' on its main book page.

Both books are about the American Revolutionary War


Points this post = 90
Total Points = 475
Tasks Completed = 27
Total Pages Read = 12,987

[Shawn]

Shawn H.

25.20 -- Sarah the Librarian's task: Reading Goals

I Rolled a 1 and a 4

1: Nonfiction: by Barney Hoskyns

4: Piles of books: by Barbara Ehrenreich

***I've had this book in a stack of "to be read" books for a quite a few years***

Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 135
GR Authors: 3
Big Ticket Books: 1

[Dee]

Delicious Dee

20.5 - Bigger is Better - CathyG's task: Motorcycles and Pontoon Boats
Option B - Rocking the Boat- Christopher Koehler (GR Author) - boat is found in line 9 of the song

Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 960
GR Authors: 51
Big Books: 500+ (6), 750+ (1)

[Andy]

Andy P.
Task # 10.9 Add It Up
Current age as a single digit= 4.Read a book with a 4 word title.
Like This, For Ever by S.J. Bolton

Points this post= 10
Total points= 885

[Karen]

KarenKnits

20.6 - They’re Creepy and They’re Kooky…
Option 3: black and white cover (approved in message 16 of the help thread)
The Power and the Glory by Graham Greene



50.1 - Seven Mansions of the Black Tortoise
Mansion 10: biography/autobiography of an influential or strong willed female (approved message 57 of the help thread)
When Women Were Birds: Fifty-four Variations on Voice by Terry Tempest Williams

Mansion 13: read a book with one of these words “royal, imperial, king, queen, prince, princess, emperor, empress, duke, or duchess” in the title or subtitle
A Hologram for the King by Dave Eggers

Mansion 14: read a book you borrowed from a library
The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov, loaned to me from the personal library of Kimberly Lewis (my sister)

This Post: 70
Challenge: 435

[Jecca]

15.4 - Get to the Finish Line

Option 2 – Tortoise
Ecstasy Unveiled by Larissa Ione

400 pages

GOODREADS AUTHOR

20.3 - Best Review - Nick KY's task: The Blank Blank

The Darkest Craving by Gena Showalter

GOODREADS AUTHOR

20.6 - Seasoned Reader - CASSELM's task: They’re Creepy and They’re Kooky…

2) Morticia Addams - Romance or Erotica

Shadow's Claim by Kresley Cole

GOODREADS AUTHOR

Points this post: 55
Total Points: 390
Books Read: 24
Goodreads Authors: 20
Big Books:500+(3)750+(0)1000+(0)

[Ty]

25.1 - Coralie's task: Winter in Melbourne

Option 1 (18 letters): The Mistress Mistake - Lynda Chance, GR Author
ebook @ line 1033

Option 2 (Mark): Zombie Fallout - Mark Tufo, GR Author


25.7 - Jessica PDX's task: Author or Title?

Book A: - Nalini Singh, GR Author

Book B: - Katy Evans, GR Author


25.9 -- Chaitra's task: Summer Movies...The Low Profile Version

Option 5 (YA & rom): The Dark Unwinding - Sharon Cameron, GR Author

Option 6 (fave author) Magic Rises - Ilona Andrews, GR Author


25.20 -- Sarah the Librarian's task: Reading Goals

rolled 2 & 6:

Option 2: The Eternity Cure - Julie Kagawa, GR Author
added to TBR on Feb 7, 2013

Option 6: The Warlord's Comeuppance - Gail Koger, GR Author
ebook @ line 1170


30.9 - Andy P's task: Let's Be Sensible

Option 2 (sight): Line of Sight - Desiree Holt, GR Author
ebook @ line 580

Option 6 (touch): When We Touch - Brenda Novak, GR Author
ebook @ line 1180


Points this post: 130
Total points: 1130
GR Authors: 58
Big books: 500+ (3)

[Christina (AKA Babbling)]

BABBLING C


25.7 - Jessica PDX's task: Author or Title?
When browsing the bookstore, which do you notice first on a new book - the title or the author? Let's take a closer look at some covers and see just what those crafty cover designers want us to notice:

Book A: Author's name

Lord of the Abyss by Nalini Singh (281 pgs) *** Nalini Singh is a GRA ***




Book B: Book's title

Black City by Christina Henry (276 pgs.) *** Christina Henry is a GRA ***




THIS POST
Points: 25
Completed Tasks: 1
Good Read Authors: 2
Big Books: 0

Total This Season
Points: 125
Completed Tasks: 7
Good Read Authors: 8
Big Books: 0

******
Pages read this season: 3,215
Books read this season: 10

[Bekka]

BEKKA - 20.1 - Most Improved Player - Stacy CT's task: All Things Peru!

Option 3: For this task I read “ ” by Julie Carlson, since way up at the top of my bucket list is to get my house remodeled and redecorated.

Here’s the summary:
Points Earned this Challenge: 20
Total Points Earned to Date: 430
Pages Read this Challenge: 400
Total Pages Read to Date: 10082
Books Read this Challenge: 1
Total Books Read: 29
Goodreads Authors: 17
Big Book Tickets: 500(), 750(), 1000()

[Midu]

5.5 – 50 years ago.

Read a book with one of the color words from Microsofts's Basic Color List in the title/subtitle of the book.

by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Points this post: 5
Total points: 540
Tasks completed: 26
Books Read: 40
GR Authors: 22
Big books: 500+ (3); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)

[Jenifer]

Jenifer

25.10 My Summer Vacation

Option 1. Faithful Place by Tana French
This book is set in Ireland which is far from where I live in Oregon.

and

Option 5. The Lost Art of House Cleaning: A Clean House Is a Happy Home
This book is a book of free choice.

Points this post: 25
Total Points: 200
Goodreads Authors: 7
Big Books: 500+(0) 750+(0) 1000+(1)

[Shannon SA]

Shannon South Africa

5.4 round circle without centre on cover

by Maria Sempel (GR author)

Task points = 5
Challenge points = 60

[[deleted user]]

5.8 – 80 years ago

The Lady Most Willing...: A Novel in Three Parts by Julia Quinn, Eloisa James, Connie Brockway


10.2 -- Live Long and Prosper

And Then There Were None


10.3 -- The Summer of '69

Chocolate Dipped Death
published: March 7th 2006


25.7 - Jessica PDX's task: Author or Title?

Book A:

Book B:Between the Sea and Sky


points this post:50
total points:440

[Andy]

Andy P.
Task # 25.17- Lindsey IL's task: Metal!
Option 3. Gothic Read a book with the genre horror on the main page Rosemary's Baby by Ira Levin
Option 4. Melodic Death. Read a book set in a nordic country Helsinki Blood by James Thompson. This book is, not surprisingly, set in Finland.

Points this post: 25
Total points: 910

[Foxy Grandma]

5.2 20 YEARS AGO - 12th of Never by James Patterson
****GoodReads Author***

5.4 40 YEARS AGO - by Mark Puryear

5.5 50 YEARS AGO - Red Mist by Patricia Cornwell
****GoodReads Author***
***Big Book - 512 pages***

5.8 80 YEARS AGO - Many Bloody Returns by Charlaine Harris

10.3 SUMMER OF 69 - Unhallowed Ground by Heather Graham
Published in 2009
****GoodReads Author****

10.8 SUMMERTIME READING - Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
****GoodReads Author****

Points: 40
Tasks: 6
Books: 6
GR Authors: 4
Big Books: 1

Total Points 980
Tasks: 52
Books: 78
GR Authors: 48
Big Books 500+: 3

[Nick]

Nick KY

15.5 Tour de France I read Becket by French author Jean Anouilh.

30.9 Andy P’s Sensible
Opt. 2 I read Reflections in a Golden Eye by Carson McCullers, with “Eye” in the title.
Opt. 5 I read A Taste of Honey (Student Editions) by Shelagh Delaney, with “Taste” in the title.


30.10 Jayme VA’s Book News I rolled a 3 and a 5.

Roll of 3. Tournament of Books. I read Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter, which is on the "Tournament of Books" list.

Roll of 5. Good Minds Suggest. I read Harlem in Montmartre: A Paris Jazz Story between the Great Wars by William A. Shack, on the list of 5 favorite books on jazz, by Esi Edugyan.

Both Walter and Shack are new-to-me authors.

Points This Post: 75
Total Points So Far: 1010
Big Books: 500+ (2)

[Bekka]

5.4 – 40 years ago

For this task, I read “ ” by Greg Ruth, since it has two circles on the cover - the two tape reels on the reel-to-reel machine. This book was approved in post 148 of the help thread.

Here’s the summary:
Points Earned this Challenge: 5
Total Points Earned to Date: 435
Pages Read this Challenge: 192
Total Pages Read to Date: 10274
Books Read this Challenge: 1
Total Books Read: 30
Goodreads Authors: 17
Big Book Tickets: 500(), 750(), 1000()

[Suzanne]

25.5 In the Gardens:

Option D: Dance Upon the Air by Nora Roberts - *** - 7/30/2013



Option B: Outlander by Diana Gabaldon - ***** - 8/4/2013



Points for this Post: 25

Total Points: 435

[Patricia]

20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Ana's task: Something New

Option 2) MWF Seeking BFF: My Yearlong Search For A New Best Friend by Rachel Bertsche* (the word 'new' is in the title)

*Goodreads Author*

Total Points = 205

[Candy]

10.3 -- The Summer of '69

Read a book that was first published in a year that ends in 6 or 9

The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks

The book was first published in 1996

Nicholas Sparks is a Goodreads Author

Points this post: 10
Total Points: 60
Goodreads Authors: 4
Big Books:500+(0)750+(0)1000+(0)

[Dlmrose, Moderator Emeritus]

Dlmrose

25.11 -- Vi/Midu 's task: Explore Listopias

My starting book was Beautiful Ruins

List 1 New York times 100 Notable Books of 2012 #1 on list, Beautiful Ruins was #2
The Round House by Louise Erdrich

List 2 Italy #174 on list, Beautiful Ruins #267
Extra Virgin: A Young Woman Discovers the Italian Riviera, Where Every Month Is Enchanted by Annie Hawes
book on list Extra Virgin

25.15 -- Stacie MI's task: It's Barbeque Time!

option B- book sandwiched in series:
Cosi Fan Tutti by Michael Dibdin #5 of 11 books

option E- corn color
The First 20 Hours: How to Learn Anything...Fast by Josh Kaufman

25.17 -- Lindsey IL’s Task: Metal!

option 2 book set in Arabic country- Saudi Arabia

Kingdom of Strangers by Zoë Ferraris

option 4 book set in Nordic country- Norway

The Fourth Man by Kjell Ola Dahl

total = 1170

[KarenF]

KAREN F

5.2 20 Years Ago

Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet by Darynda Jones

**Darynda Jones is a Goodreads Author**

20.3 The Blank Blank

The Darkest Craving by Gena Showalter

**Gena Showalter is a Goodreads Author**

25.15 It's Barbeque Time!

Option A: A Rogue by Any Other Name by Sarah MacLean

Gown on the cover:

**Sarah MacLean is a Goodreads Author**

Option B: To Wed a Wild Lord by Sabrina Jeffries

This is book 4 of 5 in the Hellions of Halstead Hall series.

**Sabrina Jeffries is a Goodreads Author**

Points this Post: 50
Total Challenge Points: 370
Goodreads Authors: 21
Big Books: 500+(0),750+(0),1000+(0)

[bamaace83]

20.5 Bigger is Better - CathyG's task: Motorcycles and Pontoon Boats

Option A:

by Sarah M. Anderson

Sarah M. Anderson is a Goodreads Author.



25.5 Bluemoon's task: In the Gardens

Option C:
Rose in author's name

Riley's Baby Boy by Karen Rose Smith

Karen Rose Smith is a Goodreads Author.

Option D:

The Last Doctor She Should Ever Date by Louisa George

Louisa George is a Goodreads Author.



25.13 Deanna's task: Dirty Dancing

Option B:
"Jennifer" Grey

SIX DAYS by Jennifer Davis

Jennifer Davis is a Goodreads Author.

Option D:
Set in New York

Her Man In Manhattan by Trish Wylie

Trish Wylie is a Goodreads Author



25.15 Stacie MIs task: It's Barbeque Time!

A: Steak
Suit and Tie

by Olivia Gates

Olivia Gates is a Goodreads Author.

C: Hot Dogs

Hot Stuff by Carly Phillips

Carly Phillips is a Goodreads Author.



30.7 Delicious Dee's task: Scattergories SRC Style

I rolled the letter "R".
I rolled the numbers "2" and "4".

2. Female Character Name: Robin

Round Robin by Joseph Flynn.

Joseph Flynn is a Goodreads Author.

4. Female Author: Rebecca

Penelope by Rebecca Harrington

Rebecca Harrington is a Goodreads Author.


Points this post: 125
Total Points: 755
Total Tasks: 44
Books Read: 64
Goodreads Authors: 33
Big Books:500+(1)750+(0)1000+(0)

[Barbara ★]

Readerboard Name: Barbara★

10.3 -- The Summer of '69 - Naked Edge - Pamela Clare♥ (published 2009) 8/3
***Claiming Goodreads Author***

10.5 -- The Tortoise and the Hare - Slow Heat - Jill Shalvis♥ (slow in title) 7/31
***Claiming Goodreads Author***

15.8 -- The Battle of Gettysburg - Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter - Seth Grahame-Smith 8/4
(civil war on genre page - right column, 21 people)

20.6 -- Seasoned Reader - CASSELM's task: They’re Creepy and They’re Kooky… -
The Art of Seducing a Naked Werewolf - Molly Harper♥ (option 2, romance) 8/3
***Claiming Goodreads Author***

30.1 -- Ms Anderson's task: Name Dropping - (rolled 1,4)
Option 1: Last Man Standing - Cindy Gerard (Black Ops #7) 8/5
Option 4: Sleep No More - Iris Johansen 7/21
(I love this series and would get a kick out of talking to Ms. Johansen.)


Points Earned This Post: 85
Points Achieved to Date: 640
Goodreads Authors: 20
Big Book Tickets:
500+ (3)
750+ (0)
1000+ (1)