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FALL CHALLENGE 2013
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Fall Challenge 2013: Completed Tasks (DO NOT DELETE POSTS)
Jenn IL5.2 10 Years Ago-Two and a Half Men
Rainshadow Road by Lisa Kleypas
This book is listed as #2 in the Friday Harbor series
****Lisa Kleypas is a Goodreads Author ****
20.8 It's My Birthday-Cindy F's Task: We Love Scrabble!
The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith
Option 1. Calling is a seven letter word
Total Points: 110
Task Completed: 9
Goodread Authors: 3
Big Books: 500+(0);750+(0);1000+(0)
Kristi CO15.5 All Fall Down
all title words begin with AUTUMN and/or FALL
The Aftermath by Rhidian Brook
Points this post: 15
Total points: 145
Tasks completed: 7
Books read: 9
Goodreads Authors: 6
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
Angela IL10.10 In Honor of Veterans, Military and Otherwise
The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom
(was approved in the help section, but it is also clear in the description that Eddie is a veteran)
***Mitch Albom is a GR AUTHOR***
Task Total: 10
Total Points: 270
GR Authors Claimed: 14
Mod
5.3 - 20 years ago - Frasier
Won ReLit Award for Best Novel: Bow Grip by Ivan E. Coyote
20.7. Shorter is Sweeter - Mstan's Task: "What I Would Read If I Had More Time"
I chose option B as I finished Spring and Summer and chose Spring 20.7
In the Spring Challenge I did option 3 in post 1008
for the Fall Challenge I did option 5 International travel: A House in Flanders by Michael Jenkins set in Flanders, France. I live in the US
30.1. Ms. Anderson's Task: I'm Sorry, Dee!
I rolled a 5 and a 6
option 5- 5+ word title: The Sisters from Hardscrabble Bay by Beverly Jensen
option 6- option 1-5, chose option 1: Let Him Go: A Novel by Larry Watson
I discovered Larry Watson for the Summer Challenge and read Montana 1948 (a very rare 5*) on June 11, 2013
total = 570
10.2 Far, Far Away.I live in The US and this book is set on Mars
The Mars Project by Dirk W Beck
+ 10 Points
20.6. Seasoned Reader – Jen UT’s Task: Only in New York!
Option A: Read a book that has a skyline on the cover. Author is new to me:
Paris Was the Place by Susan Conley+20 Points
Points this Post: 30
Grand Total: 365
STACIE MITask 5.1 - 2013 - A New Season
I read a book with all of 7 ratings:
Ink Pen: A Cartoon Collection by Phil Dunlap
**Phil Dunlap is a Goodreads author!!**
Points this task: 5
Total points: 355
Tasks completed: 22
Books read: 25
Pages read: 6947
Goodreads authors: 11
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
KAREN F15.2 Day and Night
Book 1: Instant Attraction by Jill Shalvis
Daytime Cover:
**Jill Shalvis is a Goodreads Author**
Book 2: Twice Bitten by Chloe Neill
Nighttime Cover:
**Chloe Neill is a Goodreads Author**
25.1 The Reviews Are In!
Option 3 - Vampire in Title: The Vampire With the Dragon Tattoo by Kerrelyn Sparks
369 Pages
**Kerrelyn Sparks is a Goodreads Author**
Option 6: First Lord's Fury by Jim Butcher
784 Pages - 2 Big Book Tickets Please
**Jim Butcher is a Goodreads Author**
30.1 I'm Sorry Dee!
I rolled a 3 & 5
Option 3: A Perfect Blood by Kim Harrison
3 Letters in Kim
**Kim Harrison is a Goodreads Author**
Option 5: One Good Earl Deserves a Lover by Sarah MacLean
6 Words in Title
**Sarah MacLean is a Goodreads Author**
Points this Post: 70
Total Challenge Points: 225
Goodreads Authors: 14
Big Books: 500+(0),750+(1),1000+(0)
STACIE MITask 5.2 - 10 Years Ago - Two and a Half Men
I read a book identified as 8.5 in a series:
Visions of Sugar Plums by Janet Evanovich
**Janet Evanovich is a Goodreads author!!**
Points this task: 5
Total points: 360
Tasks completed: 23
Books read: 26
Pages read: 7139
Goodreads authors: 12
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
MB5.5 35 yrs ago - dragon -
pages 352Total Points: 95
Total Tasks Completed: 11
Total Books Read: 12
Total Pages: 4704
BRIAN10.3. The Waiting is Over
Doctor Sleep by Stephen King
This was on the list Most Anticipated Books for the Second Half of 2013
Also, at 531 pages, this qualifies as a Big Book!
15.3 -- Half and Half
Author's first name begins between A and M and last name begins begin N and Z
Wife of the Gods by Kwei Quartey
Kwei is between A and M and Quartey is between N and Z
Also, Mr. Quartey is a Goodreads author!
Points this post: 25
Total points: 180
Books read: 11
Goodreads authors: 6
Big Books: 4-0-1 (7)
20.6 Only in New YorkOption A I read
. You can see the NY City skyline in the background. This book was approved on the help thread.Points: 105
Books read: 9
tasks completed: 9
GR authors: 2
Pages read: 3180
10.3 The Waiting is OverMost Anticipated Books of 2013: The Burgess Boys
The Burgess Boys by Elizabeth Strout
10.10 In Honor of Veterans, Military and Otherwise
Main Character Gavin is an ex-soldier
A Cowboy's Duty by Marin Thomas
Marin Thomas is a Goodreads Author.
15.5 All Fall Down
Faithless by Karin Slaughter
Karin Slaughter is a Goodreads Author.
20.1 Most Improved Player - Andrea's Task: A Cozy Read
Option 1: Cozy Mystery
The Cereal Murders by Diane Mott Davidson
Diane Mott Davidson is a Goodreads Author.
25.4 Elizabeth B's Task: Celebration!
Option B:
Delicious by Susan Mallery
Susan Mallery is a Goodreads Author.
Option C:
Play With Me by Piper Shelly
Piper Shelly is a Goodreads Author.
Points this post: 80
Total points: 495
Tasks completed: 33
Books read: 43
Goodreads Author: 30
Big Book Tickets: 500 (1); 750 (0); 1000(0)
Jessica PDX 15.1 - Bookends
#1 in Jason Bourne series
by Robert Ludlum#13 and most recent in Gabriel Allon series
by Daniel SilvaPoints This Post: 15
Total Points: 345
5.1 - 2013 - A New SeasonCassandra and Jane by Jill Pitkeathley
553 reviews - 10/8/13
10.9. Put on Your Hat – It’s Getting Cold Outside!
by Cristina Garcia - 10/20/13Hat is hanging on the chair.
15.7 -- Spookfest!
Unearthly by Cynthia Hand - 10/19/13
Cynthia Hand is a Goodreads author
20.4. Author! Author! - Karen F's task: Tribute to Two Mystery Greats
Option 2: The Series - Badger's Moon (Sister Fidelma series) by Peter Tremayne - 10/13/13
20.8. It's My Birthday - Cindy F's Task: We Love Scrabble!
Option 4: Louisiana Women: Their Lives and Times by Janet Allured - 9/20/13
Points This Post: 70
Total Points: 140
Good Read Authors: 2
Big Book Tickets: 500(), 750(), 1000()
Theresa~OctoberLace30.5. Ty's Task: Lessons in Defenestration
Option A: Read a book with an actual window on the cover.
Note the windows in the building behind the women on the cover:
War Brides
by Helen Bryan 10/19/13 Option C:: Read a book mentioned in any of SRC's Least Favorite or Worst Books threads.
Memoirs of a Geisha
by Arthur Golden 10/20/13Listed as least favorite in Chaitra's post in the Least Favorite Books of the Spring 2013 Challenge thread.
Claiming Big Book Ticket Memoirs of a Geisha in the Mass Market Paperback has 502 pages.
Claiming Goodreads Author Ticket Helen Bryan is a Goodreads Author.
This post: 30 points, 1 Big Book Ticket, and 1 Goodreads Author Ticket
Total to Date = 360 points.
Big Book Tickets to date: 5
Goodreads Author Tickets to date: 6
25.1. Nick KY’s Tasks: The Reviews Are In!Read any book by Seth Grahame-Smith
by Seth Grahame-SmithOption 6.
Read any book by Jim Butcher
by Jim Butcher (Goodreads Author)Points this post: 25
Total points: 105
Tasks completed: 7
Books Read: 10
GR Authors: 5
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Task 25.3. Kate S's Task: Happy Birthday American AuthorsOption 2.
Read any Pulitzer Prize Winner, in any category.
by John Steinbeck Novel 1940 winnerOption 5.
Read one of the top 100 books off this list: Best Experimental Books Ever
by George Orwell#10
Points this post: 25
Total points: 130
Tasks completed: 8
Books Read: 12
GR Authors: 5
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
30.1. Ms. Anderson's Task: I'm Sorry, Dee!Option 1
Read a book by an author you've discovered and read at least one book by since January 2013.
by Catherynne M. Valente (Goodreads Author)Option 3
Read a book by an author whose first or last name has only three letters.
by Laura Eno (Goodreads Author)Points this post: 25
Total points: 170
Tasks completed: 9
Books Read: 14
GR Authors: 7
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Laurie ME10.3: The Waiting is Over: Most Anticipated Books of 2013:
Life After Life by Kate Atkinson
15.3: Half and Half - A-M: H; N-Z: R
1. The Obituary Writer by Ann Hood
2.High Noon by Nora Roberts
30.4: Donna Jo's Task: Elementary Art
Y: tobY neal: Blood Orchids by Toby Neal. Toby Neal is a GRA.
V: Queen: The Last Queen of England by Steve Robinson
30.7: Delicious Dee's Task: I Blame Ms. Anderson ...and Ellen Hopkins
3. ms aNdeRson - Nora Roberts: Black Hills by Nora Roberts
5. sociology (chosen 9/2/13): The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry by Jon Ronson
Points this Post: 85
Total Points: 425.
1 GRA this post.
Angela IL30.2. Dlmrose's Task: What a Team!
Book 1: Read a book with all the letters T, E, A, M, but not the letter "I" found in any order in the title.
From Dead to Worse by Charlaine Harris
From Dead to Worse
Book 2: Read a book with the word "fun" found intact in a word in the title and/or subtitle
It's Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini
***Ned Vizzini is a GR AUTHOR***
Task total: 30
Total Points: 300
GR authors claimed: 15
STACIE MITask 5.8 - 50 Years Ago - The Outer Limits
I read a graphic novel anthology:
Flight, Vol. 2 by Kazu Kibuishi
**Kazu Kibuishi is a Goodreads author!!**
Points this task: 5
Total points: 365
Tasks completed: 24
Books read: 27
Pages read: 7571
Goodreads authors: 13
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Hana C.
Task 20.5 Bigger is Better- Lindsey IL's Task: The Pumpkin State
Book must be at least 250 pages long.
Option 1: Read a book with a pumpkin anywhere in the cover.
by Mark Morris
256 pages.
points this post: 20
Total Points Earned: 310
Goodreads Authors: 9
Big Book Tickets: 1
Tasks Completed: 24
Task 20.5 Bigger is Better- Lindsey IL's Task: The Pumpkin State
Book must be at least 250 pages long.
Option 1: Read a book with a pumpkin anywhere in the cover.
by Mark Morris256 pages.
points this post: 20
Total Points Earned: 310
Goodreads Authors: 9
Big Book Tickets: 1
Tasks Completed: 24
FANDURY25.9. Stacie MI's Task:Stacie MI’s Task - The Cornetto Trilogy
Option 2: Read a book with the genre “Horror” found on the book’s main page.
The Resurrectionist: The Lost Work of Dr. Spencer Black by E.B. Hudspeth
Horror is one of the Genres on the main page.
Option 4: Read a book with the genre “Science Fiction” on the book’s main page.
The Adjacent by Christopher Priest
Science Fiction is one of the Genres on the main page.
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 355
Books Read: 21
Goodreads Authors: 8
Big Books:500+(2)750+(0)1000+(0)
Eepa5.1 A New Season
Under 1000 ratings
The Shark Who Rode a Seahorse, 400 ratings
Scarlet Hyacinth is a GR author
5.2 10 years a go - Two and a half men
Read book #2 in a series
Songs of the Earth, #2 in the Sumeria's sons series
Lexi Ander is a GR author
Points this post: 10
Total points: 10
GR author tickets: 2
25.1. Nick KY’s Tasks: The Reviews Are In! Option 2 and Option 6.
V for Vendetta is a graphic novel
Blood Rites is by Jim Butcher
Jim Butcher is a goodreads author.
25.9. Stacie MI's Task:Stacie MI’s Task - The Cornetto Trilogy
I did options 4 and 5.
The Ask and the Answer has "Science Fiction" on its main page.
I am claiming a big book ticket for this book.
has a beverage on the cover.Terry Ravenscroft is a goodreads author.
Points this post: 50
Total points: 255
Books read: 21
Tasks Completed: 16
Goodreads authors: 15
Big Book Tickets: 500+(1); 750+(0); 1000+(0)
Task #20.5. Bigger is Better - Lindsey IL's Task: The Pumpkin StateOption 3
Something Wonderful by Judith McNaught
Task #25.4. Elizabeth B's task: Celebration!
Option B
Dangerous Games by Lora Leigh
First published in 2006
Option C
Branded as Trouble by Lorelei James
Couple engaged in a romantic embrace on the cover.
Points this Post: 45
Totals:
Total Points: 525/1,010
Total Goodreads Authors: 31
Total Big Book Tickets: 500=(1), 750=(0), 1000=(0)
Total Tasks Completed: 35
Total Books Read: 45
Readerboard Name: Tallulah A.Task #5.2 10 years ago - Two and a Half Men
Read a book identified as a series number "X.5"
Undead and Underwater (Undead, #11.5) by MaryJanice Davidson
** GR Ticket Claim: MaryJanice Davidson is a Goodreads Author **
Task #10.10 In Honor of Veterans, Military and Otherwise.
Read a book in which a main character is a military veteran.
Against the Law (Raines of Wind Canyon #3) by Kat Martin
Devlin "Dev" Raines is a former U.S. Army Ranger.
Task #15.1 Bookends
a. Read a book that is the first book in a series.
Against the Wind (Raines of Wind Canyon #1) by Kat Martin
b. Read a book that is the last book in a series that contains at least 3 books.
Undead and Unsure by MaryJanice Davidson (Undead, #12)
** GR Ticket Claim: MaryJanice Davidson is a Goodreads Author **
Task #15.10 Free for Fall
Read any book you choose as long as it complies with standard SRC rules.
Undead and Unstable (Undead #11) by MaryJanice Davidson
** GR Ticket Claim: MaryJanice Davidson is a Goodreads Author **
Task #20.4 Author! Author! Tribute to Two Mystery Greats
Read a book from one of your favorite series, only book #3 in a series or above.
Undead and Undermined (Undead #10) by MaryJanice Davidson
** GR Ticket Claim: MaryJanice Davidson is a Goodreads Author **
Task #20.5 Bigger is better
Read read any long (400+ page) book that you would consider to be a cozy/comfort read.
Against the Fire (Raines of Wind Canyon #2) by Kat Martin
This book falls under the Romantic Suspense genre. At 408 pages, it is a good choice for reading in front of a fire.
Points This Post: 85 points
Total Points: 220 points
Books Read: 18
Tasks Completed: 15
Goodreads Authors Tickets: 14
Big books (500+) Tickets: 0
Annie NHTask #15.8 -- Same Time Last Year
A Week in Winter by Maeve Binchy
October 2012 - position 47
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 70
Total Tasks Completed: 4
Total Books Read: 4
GR Authors: 1
Big Books: 500+(0),750+(0),1000+(0)
20.9. Moderator's Pet: Bucket's Task: Expanding the Classic CanonThe Zigzag Kid by David Grossman
David Grossman is on the list for 20th Century Middle East writers.
25.10. Oma1229's Task: Autumn in the South
Option 2: The End of the Point: A Novel by Elizabeth Graver, 352 pages
Elizabeth Graver is a Goodreads author.
Option 5: Another Thing to Fall by Laura Lippman, set in Baltimore, home of the Ravens.
Paperback edition is 352 pages.
Laura Lippman is a Goodreads author.
Points this post: 45
Total points: 430
GR authors: 16
Repost of post 1248 I read Dangerous Admissions: Secrets of a Closet Sleuth This book was approved in the help thread for the cover
which features the NY city skyline. This author is new to me .Points: 105
Tasks completed: 9
Books read: 9
GR authors: 2
Boston Kate5.5 35 Years Ago - WKRP in Cincinnati
owl on cover (approved in message 37 of help thread)
20.5 The Pumpkin State
Option 3: any 400+ page book that I would consider a comfort read
Faithful Place
I read the ebook, but the paperback version (Faithful Place) is 400 pages exactly. I tend to go with mysteries when I'm looking for a comfort read.
30.7 I Blame Mrs. Anderson... and Ellen Hopkins
I rolled a 2 and a 5
Roll 2: Book written by Ellen Hopkins
Crank
**Ellen Hopkins is a new to me author**
Roll 5: Genre Young Adult
Behemoth
"young adult" is listed as a genre on the main page
**neither book is a re-read
Points this post: 55
Total points: 85
Tasks completed: 6
Books read: 7
Katie M20.2 -- Rookie at the Top - Bouchra's Task: School-time!
Option 2
This book takes place in Tunisia.
Olives for the Stranger by Neil Plakcy
This Post: 20 points
Total to Date: 230 points
15.5 All Fall DownTowering by Alex Flinn*GRA
The letter T is found in Autumn
15.10 Free for Fall
Lord of the Flies by William
Golding
20.4 Karen F's task: Tribute to Two Mystery Greats
Option #3 The Movies:
Misery by Stephen King
#93 on "I Only Watched the Movie" list.
20.6 Jen UT's Task: Only in New York!
Option A:
A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan*GRA
Jennifer Egan is a new author to me.
20.7 Mstan's Task: "What I Would Read If I Had More Time
Option B
I completed 20.6 Option 1 during the previous Summer challenge https://www.goodreads.com/comment/sho... (link) so this time I chose option 2 and read a romance.
The Longest Ride by Nicholas Sparks*GRA
Points this post: 90
Total points: 170
Tasks completed: 11
Books read: 11
Goodreads Authors: 5
Post #1825.8. Chaitra's Task: A Quarter of Baking Cakes
1) Enchanted byAlethea Kontis
Flowers on cover2) Lying Season by Karina Halle Fantasy on main page
Both Karina Halle and Alethea Kontis are GoodReads authors
Points this post: 25
Total points: 300
GR authors: 16
Books read: 26
Tasks completed: 18
10.2 Far, Far AwayThe Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
The story is set in England, and I live in the U.S.
Task total=10
Grand total=145
Hana C.
Task 30.5: Ty's Task: Lessons in Defenestration
All books must be over 300 pages.
Option A: Read a book with an actual window on the cover.
by Amanda Lee
336 pages. Shop window plus many on the other side of the street.
Option C: Read a book mentioned in any of SRC's Least favorite or worst book threads.
by Mary Roach
311 pages. Message Link Should be post 12 of the Least Favorite Books of the Fall 2012 Challenge Thread.
**Mary Roach is a Goodreads Author
points this post: 30
Total Points Earned: 340
Goodreads Authors: 10
Big Book Tickets: 1
Tasks Completed: 25
Task 30.5: Ty's Task: Lessons in Defenestration
All books must be over 300 pages.
Option A: Read a book with an actual window on the cover.
by Amanda Lee336 pages. Shop window plus many on the other side of the street.
Option C: Read a book mentioned in any of SRC's Least favorite or worst book threads.
by Mary Roach311 pages. Message Link Should be post 12 of the Least Favorite Books of the Fall 2012 Challenge Thread.
**Mary Roach is a Goodreads Author
points this post: 30
Total Points Earned: 340
Goodreads Authors: 10
Big Book Tickets: 1
Tasks Completed: 25
Jayme(the ghostreader)20.6 Only In New York
The Haunted Bookshop by Christopher Morley. This is a new to me author and it takes place in Brooklyn, New York.
Task Complete: 3
Books Completed: 3
Big Books 500+ (1)
Goodreads Authors: 0
Task Total: 20
Grand Total: 45
SheilaRepost
30.5. Ty's Task: Lessons in Defenestration
Option B: (Tion) -
The Corrections by Jonathan FranzenAND
Option C: Least Favorite Books of the Spring 2013 Challenge -
The Husband List by Janet EvanovichPost 13 Here
Total Points = 860
Eepa5.4 30 years ago, Dungeons & Dragons
Book with genre Fantasy on the main page.
He Needs to Feed
Book approved for length in post #2872.
Saloni Quinby is a GR author
5.6 40 years ago - Last of the summer wine
Book set in UK
Life After Joe
Book is set in Newcastle and an oil rig in the sea outside of coast of Northeastern England.
Book approved for length in post #2872.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 20
GR author tickets: 3
Task #10.4. Back by Request - Labor Day. The Seduction of an English Scoundrel by Jillian Hunter (GR Author)
author’s surname is also a profession - Hunter
Task #30.5. Ty's Task: Lessons in Defenestration
Option A:
Shelter Mountain by Robyn Carr
Actual window on the cover - approved in Help Thread
Option C:
Reached by Ally Condie (GR Author), (Big Book Ticket - 512 pages)
Read a book mentioned in any of SRC's Least Favorite or Worst Books threads - Post 14 Least Favorite Books of the Winter 2012-2013 Challenge
Points this Post: 40
Totals:
Total Points: 565/1,010
Total Goodreads Authors: 33
Total Big Book Tickets: 500=(2), 750=(0), 1000=(0)
Total Tasks Completed: 37
Total Books Read: 48
Susan A5.5 - 35 years ago - WKRP in Cincinnati
Read a book with a living thing that can fly on the cover
by Eli EastonCrow on the cover
approved for length in post 2808
Eli Easton is a goodreads author
25.8. Chaitra's Task: A Quarter of Baking Cakes
Opt 2: For this option, read a book with the genre "Fantasy" on the main page
by Arshad AhsanuddinFantasy on main page
504 pages BIG Book ticket
Arshad Ahsanuddin is a goodreads author
Opt 3: For this option, read a book with the word "CAT" found intact in the title/subtitle/author's name.
by S.E. JakesCat in CATch a Ghost
300 pages
SE Jakes is a goodreads author
Points this post: 5 + 25 = 30
Total points: 625 + 30 = 655
Goodreads authors: 39 + 3 = 42
Big Book Tickets: 1
BEKKA - 30.4. Donna Jo's Task: Elementary Art A-2: For this task, I read “
” by Jaclyn Moriarty, since her name has “y”s in it. B-2: For this task, I read “
” by Jillian Cantor, since it has green on at least 1/3 of its cover. This book was approved in post 61 of the help thread.Also, Jillian Cantor is a Goodreads Author, so I’m claiming a ticket for that.
Here’s the summary:
Points Earned this Challenge: 30
Total Points Earned to Date: 185
Pages Read this Challenge: 703
Total Pages Read to Date: 5382
Books Read this Challenge: 2
Total Books Read: 17
Goodreads Authors: 8
Big Book Tickets: 500( 1 ), 750(), 1000()
Angela ILDone-5.5 - 35 years ago - WKRP in Cincinnati
by Lucy Christopher Cover approved in help thread.
***Lucy Christopher is a GR AUTHOR***
Task Total: 5
Total Points: 305
GR Authors Claimed: 16
Oma122920.3. Best Review - Stefu's task: Most Read Authors
REQUIRED: In your post, include the results of your dice roll and the name of the GR friend whose list you used.
I rolled a 3 and a 5.
My friend is Kristi and the author that was 5th in her most read authors was Charlaine Harris
Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris
Totals:
Total Points:265/1010
Total Goodreads Authors:8
Total Big Book Tickets: 500=(1), 750=(0), 1000=(0)
Total Tasks Completed:17
Total Pages Read in Fall 2013-5499
Task #20.5 -- Lindsey IL's Task: The Pumpkin StateI chose Option 2 and read a book related to cooking.
The Healthy Kitchen: Recipes for a Better Body, Life, and Spirit (368 pgs) by Andrew Weil
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Task #25.2. Andy P.'s task: Love That Alphabet
I chose Option B for this: Monsters of Men by Patrick Ness
R-S-T in title. R-S-T in author's name
I read the ebook (linked above). Paperback version (here) has 603 pages. No MMP version for this book.
** Big Book Ticket Claim: This book has 603 pages in paperback edition **
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Points this post: 45
Total to date: 205
GR author tickets to date: 3
Big Book tickets to date: 1
JACKIE NC10.2 Far, Far Away
The Black Moth by Georgette Heyer
Set in England, I live in USA
10.5. Found in Translation
Inkdeath by Cornelia Funke
Translated from German into English
10.9. Put on Your Hat – It’s Getting Cold Outside!
by Carola Dunn15.3 -- Half and Half
The Snake, the Crocodile & the Dog by Elizabeth Peters
Fits both criteria
15.4 -- Inside Out
Option B:
Catch as Cat Can by Rita Mae Brown
15.7 -- Spookfest!
Murder Under a Mystic Moon by Yasmine Galenorn
Paranormal genre
15.10 -- Free for Fall
The Old Contemptibles by Martha Grimes
Yasmine Galenorn and Martha Grimes are Goodreads authors.
Points this post: 90
Total Points: 110
Goodreads Authors: 3
Big Book Tickets:
Hana C.
Task 30.3
Option 1: Read a book by an author whose first and last initials are found in liquidamber.
The Long Stitch Good Night by Amanda Lee
LiquidAmber . . . . Amanda Lee
Option 4: Read a book that has snow on the cover.
by Nevada Barr
points this post: 30
Total Points Earned: 370
Goodreads Authors: 10
Big Book Tickets: 1
Tasks Completed: 26
Task 30.3
Option 1: Read a book by an author whose first and last initials are found in liquidamber.
The Long Stitch Good Night by Amanda Lee
LiquidAmber . . . . Amanda Lee
Option 4: Read a book that has snow on the cover.
by Nevada Barrpoints this post: 30
Total Points Earned: 370
Goodreads Authors: 10
Big Book Tickets: 1
Tasks Completed: 26
Andy P.Task # 10.4 Back by Request-Labor Day
Read a book in which the author's surname is also a profession
The Price of Malice by Archer Mayor
Mayor approved as a profession in message 22 of help thread
Task # 25.4 Elizabeth B.'s task: Celebration
Option A. Read a book that is the seventh book in a series
Unseen by Karin Slaughter (Will Trent # 7)
Option B: Read a book that was first published in 2006
The Coldest Blood by Jim Kelly. According to its Good Read's home page, this book was first published in 2006
Points this post: 35
Total points: 615
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30.5. - Ty's Task: Lessons in Defenestration
Option A
- window on the cover
Option B
The Seduction of Elliot McBride by Jennifer Ashley
- word Seduction in the title
*** Jennifer Ashley is GR author ***
Points This Post: 30
Total points: 395
Tasks Completed: 25
Total Books Read: 31
Goodreads Authors: 22
Big Books: 500 (1), 750 (/), 1000 (1)