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WINTER CHALLENGE 2013
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Winter Challenge 2013: Completed Tasks (Do Not Delete Posts)
Christine JTask 10.1 Get A Clue -
Songs of the Humpback Whale by Jodi Picoult
C - in Humpback
L - in Whale
U - in Humpback
E - in Whale
Points for this task: 10
Total points: 15
Books read: 2
Tasks done: 2
KAREN F15.3 Happy Valentine's Day!
Option 2: Immortal Ever After by Lynsay Sands
IEA & LS are present in VALENTINES.
20.7 Is There a Conspiracy to be Found Here?
Option 2: Fuzzy Nation by John Scalzi
Science Fiction genre on main book page.
**John Scalzi is a Goodreads Author**
25.1 Pick a Pair
Option 1 - An Author with both series and non-series books
Book 1 - Series Book: The Hollow by Nora Roberts
This is Book #2 of the Sign of the Seven trilogy
Book 2 - Standalone Book: Northern Lights by Nora Roberts
637 Pages - 1 Big Book Ticket
25.4 Snow is a Four Letter Word
Option 1: Frost At Christmas by R.D. Wingfield
Option 4: Murder on the Rocks by Karen MacInerney
Set in Maine
**Karen MacInerney is a Goodreads Author**
Points this Post: 85
Total Challenge Points: 255
Goodreads Authors: 9
Big Books: 500+(1),750+(0),1000+(0)
Mod
For my first book, I read Cartwheel, set in Argentina (South America).
For my second book, I read The Dinner, set in the Netherlands (Europe)
Both countries have athletes qualified for the February Olympics.
I live in the United States.
25.10 - Stacie MI’s Task: Nutcracker Tradition
For my first book, I chose option 2, and read Jimi Hendrix Turns Eighty by Tim Sandlin. The letters T and S can both be found in Tchaikovsky.
For my second book, I chose option 3 and read The Valley of Amazement, set primarily in China.
30.2 - Ty's Task: Absolute Zero
For my first book, I chose option A and read The Humans, with Science Fiction Fantasy listed as a main page genre.
For my second book, I chose option B, using the C scale, and read Elementary: All-New Tales of the Elemental Masters, with 320 pages.
Points this post: 80
Total points: 565
Elizabeth P25.1 - Pick a Pair
Option 2 - Book published under 2 titles, Book Translated
For my first book, I read Lust for Life, previously published as The Other Woman's Shoes.
For my second book, I read Sapphire Blue, originally published in German.
Points this post: 25
Total points: 35
Total tasks: 2
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Books: 1
Readerboard Name: Tallulah A.Task #15.2 - The Old and the New
Read two books:
Book 1 – read a book by an author who’s an “old favorite” of yours.
Lover Unleashed (Black Dagger Brotherhood #9) by J. R. Ward
Book 2 – read a book by an author who is new to you.
Bound by Night by Amanda Ashley
Task #20.9 -- Love of Christmas Films
Option 5. Read a book hat has been added to your TBR list since December 2012.
Lover Enshrined (Black Dagger Brotherhood #6) by J. R. Ward
Date added: Dec 15, 2013
** Big Book (500+) Ticket Claim: 534 pages **
Task #25.10 -- Nutcracker Tradition
Option 1. Read a book whose page number contains two of the following numbers: 1, 8, 9, 2.
Lover Mine (Black Dagger Brotherhood #8) by J. R. Ward
** Big Book (500+) Ticket Claim: 512 pages **
Option 6. Reread one of your favorite books.
Savor the Danger by Lori Foster
** GR Ticket Claim: Lori Foster is a Goodreads Author **
Task #30.1 -- Riddle Me This
2) Read a book that has more than 50,000 ratings.
Lover Unbound (Black Dagger Brotherhood #5) by J. R. Ward [65,421 ratings]
** Big Book (500+) Ticket Claim: 502 pages **
6) Read a book of your choice.
Make Me Yours by Sophia Shaw
Points This Post: 90 points
Total Points: 195 points
Books Read: 15
Tasks Completed: 12
Goodreads Authors Tickets: 2
Big books (500+) Tickets: 4
Theresa~OctoberLace 20.3 - Best Review - Band Director Terry's Task: Solo and Ensemble Ensemble Option 1: Read a collection of AT LEAST THREE (3) short stories.
Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage: Stories by Alice Munro 1/12/14
This book is a collection of nine (9) short stores written by Alice Munro.
This post: 20 points
Total to Date = 360 points.
Big Book Tickets to date: 9
Goodreads Author Tickets to date: 6
5.8 -- In the StudyRead a book about writing or one that features a writer.
The Coil
MC is a writer. From GR plot description: "Every day the quiet, sophisticated Simon Castle comes by to work on his latest book."
30.2 - Ty's Task: Absolute Zero
Option A: read a book with BOTH fantasy and science fiction as genres on the main page
Bitter Harvest by Kim Knox ***GRA***
genres noted
approved for length SRC ebook verification line 196
Option B:
Celcius scale C - 0 plus allowed digits 1,2,3,5,7 with no repeated digits ex. 203, 370, 150.
Bone Rider
310 pages
Points this post: 5 + 30 = 35
Total Points: 590 + 35 = 625
GRA: 31 + 1 = 32
Erin ATX15.10 - Celebrate!
The Redemption of Callie & Kayden by Jessica Sorensen *Goodreads Author*
Points this Task: 15
Total Points: 30
Tasks Completed: 3
Total Goodreads Authors: 2
20.1 A
by Tamora Pierce (Goodreads Author)20.4 Option 3Raven Rise by D.J. MacHale
20.5 Option 5 Adam Canfield of the Slashby Michael Winerip
20.7 Option 2 TimeRiders: Day of the Predator by Alex Scarrow (Goodreads Author)
Points this post:80
Total points: 80
Tasks completed: 4
Books read: 4
Goodreads authors: 2
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
20.8 - It's My Birthday!: Skandia's Task: Famous December Birthdays!1) December 1 – Woody Allen - midnight
Deeper Than Midnight by Lara Adrian
GOODREADS AUTHOR
25.10 - Stacie MI’s Task: Nutcracker Tradition
Option 1. - Brutally Beautiful by Christine Zolendz
318 pages
Option 2. - TCHAIKOVSKY O and C
Blush by Opal Carew
GOODREADS AUTHOR x 2
30.1 - Ms Anderson's Task: Riddle Me This
Rolled a 4 and 6
4 - ARGH
Her Dark Angel by Felicity E. Heaton
Approved #576
6 - book of choice
Pleasure's Edge by Eve Berlin
GOODREADS AUTHORS x 2
30.4 - Dlmrose's Task: Beyond Comparison
Book A - Charlie Mustin
Taken by Midnight by Lara Adrian
Book B – Skandia
Reckless by Skye Jordan
GOODREADS AUTHORS x 2
30.7 - Delicious Dee's Task: Swim, Bike, Run
Option 1 - Triathlon LH - Author
The MacKenzies: Dane, Thomas, Riley, Cooper by Liliana Hart
Option 6 - Romance
Kidnapped the Wrong Sister by Marie Kelly
Approved # 695
GOODREADS AUTHORS x 2
Points this task: 135
Total points: 275
Tasks completed: 12
Books read: 17
Goodreads authors: 17
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
5.5 In the Dining RoomChopsticks by Jessica Anthony
+5 Points
25.3 Settlers of Catan
My Roll: 4 & 6
Option 4. Wheat. In 2012, some of the top wheat producing countries in the world were China, India, France, Russia, Australia, Canada, Pakistan ...
From Australia:
The Tax Inspector by Peter Carey, 304 pages
Option 6. Can't leave out the Settlers! Read a book whose author's initials are adjacent in SETTLERSOFCATAN:
If Morning Ever Comes by Anne Tyler, 272 pages
+25 Points
30.2 - Ty's Task: Absolute Zero
A. Absolute zero is the lowest temperature possible: Science Fiction & Fantasy
UnWholly by Neal Shusterman
The Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest (BLFC): "Imagination"
Tales of Mystery and Imagination by Edgar Allan Poe
+30 Points
Points this Post: 60
Grand Total: 355
I have completed Task 5.3 -- In the Ballroom by readingFarewell WALTZ by Milan Kundera
My Challenge Total = 60 points
Big Book = 1 ticket
Goodreads Author = 3 tickets
10.4 - A Really Big ShowThe Last Letter from Your Lover by Jojo Moyes
"I Want to Hold Your Hand"
Points this post: 10
Total points: 270
10.7 Flip the PageName of the month in title.
July's People by Nadine Gordimer
Points this post: 10
Total points: 120
Tasks: 7
Books: 9
Goodreads authors: 2
Task #20.4 - Author! Author! - Lorna's Task: Ode to JoyOption 2
Then Came You by Lisa Kleypas (GR Author)
Read a book with exactly 3 words in the title where each word must be 1 syllable
25.9 - Alison's Task: All Things New
Option #1: New Authors
Come Away With Me by Kristen Proby (GR Author)
Kristen Proby is a GR author and is a new to me author
Option #3: New Series
Falling Into You by Jasinda Wilder (GR Author)
#1 in the Falling series
Points this Post: 45
Totals:
Total Points: 250
Total Goodreads Authors: 13
Total Tasks Completed: 19
Total Books Read: 21
Mai20.8 - It's My Birthday!: Skandia's Task: Famous December Birthdays!
Option 3: Read a book that has "Classics" as a genre
The 120 Days of Sodom by Marquis de Sade
Option 4: A book in which ALL the words in the title begin with letters in the name GRIFFITH JOYNER
Galápagos by Kurt Vonnegut
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 335
Tasks Completed: 19
Books Read: 24
GR Authors: 2
Big Book Tickets: 500(), 750(), 1000()
Deyara➜ Task # 5.1 -- In the Kitchen
True Blood: Eats, Drinks, and Bites from Bon Temps by Karen Sommer Shalett
➜ Task # 25.9 - Alison's Task: All Things New
Option #1: New Authors
Darkness Dawns by Dianne Duvall
Dianne Duvall is a Goodreads Author and is new to me
Option #3: New Series
Skinwalker by Faith Hunter
Series: (Jane Yellowrock, #1)
Faith Hunter is a Goodreads Author
Points this post: 30 points
Total to Date = 30 points
GR Authors: 2
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ5.2 - In the Library
Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris Grabenstein
"Writing > Books About Books" is a genre on the main page (shelved by 21 people)
15.9 - First or Last?
Charms and Chocolate Chips: A Magical Bakery Mystery by Bailey Cates
This book is the 3rd and most recent book in the Magical Bakery Mystery series.
This post: 20 points
Total points to date: 115 points
Tasks completed: 9
** Electing to not track GR authors and Big Books this season **
Erin ATX15.4 - Whodunit?
A. Now and Then by John Locke
genre - "Mystery"
B. Hopeless by Colleen Hoover **Goodreads Author**
first name is the same as Colleen Camp as Yvette
Points this Task: 15
Total Points: 45
Total Tasks Complete: 4
Total Goodreads Authors: 3
Big Books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Lulu10.9 -- White Sale!
by Holly BlackThe doll on the cover is white, as is the author name.
Holly Black is a Goodreads Author.
15.7 -- Professor Plum? Miss Scarlet?
Red Rising by Pierce Brown
Brown is in the author's last name. I received this as an ARC - it is released on the 28th January.
Pierce Brown is a Goodreads Author.
Points this post: 25
Total points: 215
Tasks completed: 14
Books read: 16
Goodreads authors: 7
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Nick KY10.7 Flip the Page I read a book with a day of the week in the title, Saturday's Child by Ray Banks.
15.2 The Old and the New I read The Open Boat and Other Stories by Stephen Crane, an old favorite.
I also read Out Of Range by C.J. Box, a new-to-me author.
20.6 Susan’s I Luv 2 Plan.
I did not complete task 20.6 in Fall’s Challenge: Jen UT’s Only in New York.
Option C. Sports ball on the cover: I read Playing with the Enemy: A Baseball Prodigy, World War II, and the Long Journey Home by Gary W. Moore, 336 pp, which has a baseball on the cover:
25.7 Janet F’s Don’t Be Clueless
Clue 3. Where? I read a book which takes place on an island: Murder in Mykonos by Jeffrey Siger, which occurs on the Greek island of Mykonos.
Clue 5. Why? I read a book with the word “Life” in the title: Miss Ruth: The "More Living Life" of Ruth St. Denis by Walter Terry.
Points This Post: 70
Total Points So Far: 530
Big Books 500+ (1)
Tea15.7 - Professor Plum? Miss Scarlet?
Pride Mates by Jennifer Ashley
- ash in Ashley (ash is approved in help thread
*** Jennifer Ashley is GR author ***
25.4 - Donna Jo's Task: Snow Is a Four Letter Word
Option 1
Let It Snow by Heidi Cullinan
- word snow in the title
- ebook approved here
*** Heidi Cullinan is GR author ***
Option 2
Play of Passion by Nalini Singh
- authors initials are N & S which are part of SNOW
*** Nalini Singh is GR author ***
30.7 - Delicious Dee's Task: Swim, Bike, Run
- rolled 1 & 2
Option 1
Kiss of Midnight by Lara Adrian
- author's initials are part of TRIATHLON
*** Lara Adrian is GR author ***
Option 2
by Z.A. Maxfield- ocean/sea at the bottom of the cover
*** Z.A. Maxfield is GR author ***
Points This Post: 70
Total points: 440
Tasks Completed: 25
Total Books Read: 34
Goodreads Authors: 24
Big Books: 500 (/), 750 (/), 1000 (/)
Jen UT5.1 - In the Kitchen
Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal by Eric Schlosser
Total Points: 50
Total Books Read: 4
10.9- White Sale
by Taylor StevensWhite font for title
***Taylor Stevens is a GR author***
30.3-Readers Also Enjoyed
Book 1:Skin And Bone by Kathryn Fox
***Kathryn Fox is a GR author***
Book 2: As Darkness Falls by Bronwyn Parry- Found book 2 on 17th Nov, 2013
***Bronwyn Parry is a GR author***
Points this post:40
Total:410
Books Read:28
Tasks Completed:20
GRAs:23
BBs:1
20.6 Seasoned Reader - Susan's Task: I Love To PlanI read Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed which was a book from NPR's Summer Books 2012: The Complete List
http://www.npr.org/2012/05/25/1536975... (task from the Summer 2013 Challenge: 10.8 -- Summer Reading)
Cheryl Strayed is a GR Author
Points this post: 20
Total points: 85
Total GR Authors: 4
Kimber10.6 SWLAT
Basket Case by Carl Hiaasen
(humor on gr page)
20.3 Solo and Ensemble
Option 1 (collection of 6 short stories)
The Grimm Diaries Prequels Volume 1- 6: Snow White Blood Red, Ashes to Ashes & Cinder to Cinder, Beauty Never Dies, Ladle Rat Rotten Hut, Mary Mary Quite Contrary, Blood Apples by Cameron Jace
~ebook verif for length post #3108
20.9 Love Of Christmas Films
Option #3B (#3 in series)
Beautiful Chaos by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl (516 pages)
Kami Garcia Is a GR Author
Margaret Stohl is a GR Author
Cameron Jace is a GR Author
Above tasks: 50 points
# tasks complete to date: 11
GRA: 10
total points: 210
I completed:25.10 - Stacie MI’s Task: Nutcracker Tradition
by reading:
Echo Burning by Lee Child. This satisfies Option 1 with 412 pages.
And
Deal Breaker by Harlan Coben. This satisfies Option 2 with Harlan Coben's initials appearing in TCHAIKOVSKY.
Lee Child is also a GR Author.
Tasks Complete:7
Total Points: 100
GR Authors: 2
Big Book Tickets: 500+(1) 750+() 1000+()
FANDURY30.4 - Dlmrose's Task: Beyond Comparison
Book A: read a book from the comparison list that the SRC member has read and rated that you have on your To-read shelf
I used member Suzanne for this.
We had 151 books in common, one of them was:
Sweetheart by Chelsea Cain
Suzanne rated this books 4 stars, for me it was on my to-read-shelf.
Book B: This feature suggests up to 20 of the member's books that do not appear on your shelves. Read one of the suggestions that the member has read and rated.
For this I used member Ty.
How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming by Mike Brown
It was the second suggestion and Ty rated it 5 stars.
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 295
Books Read: 17
Goodreads Authors: 7
Big Books:500+(1)750+(0)1000+(0)
15.6 Happy Birthday JimRead Come Back to Me by Melissa Foster
Doors Song: "Back Door Man"
Word in common "Back"
Melissa Foster is a GR author
Tasks this post:1
Points this post:15
Total Task completed: 6
GR Authors : 6
Big Books: 0
Total Points: 85
LORI TX5.6 In the Billard's Room
Obsidian Butterfly by Laurell K. Hamilton (#9)
10.1 Get a Clue
Cerulean Sins by Laurell K. Hamilton
10.9 White Sale!
Narcissus in Chains by Laurell K. Hamilton
Total points this time = 25
Total points = 25
Cindy FTask 5.4 In The Conservatory
I read
by Helen HumphreysPoints this post:5
Total points:75
Books read:6
Tasks completed:6
Goodreads Authors:0
Big Books:500+(0)750+(0)1000+(0)
Alexis 20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Tea's Task: Mystery Sub-genres
Blindsighted by Karin Slaughter
Author is new to me.
***Karin Slaughter is a Goodreads Author***
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Shawn H's Task: Out With The Old And In With The New!
Option C: Arguably: Selected Essays by Christopher Hitchens
***Claiming BIG BOOK TICKET (750+)***
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Laurie ME's Task: Is There a Conspiracy To Be Found Here?
Option 2: Lord of the Flies by William Golding
Science Fiction
25.7 - Janet F's Task: Don't Be Clueless
Clue 3 - Where? A Wizard of Earthsea: Earthsea Series, Book 1 by Ursula K. Le Guin
Earthsea
Clue 4 - When? Gilead by Marilynne Robinson
1950s
This post: 85 points
Total to Date = 155 points
Total Goodreads Authors: 2
Total Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(1), 100+(0)
Tasks completed: 8
SAM ID30.2 - Absolute Zero
Option A: Science Fiction Fantasy:Scarlet by Marissa Meyer
Option B: On the Celsius scale - 320 pages: A Cowboy's Touch by Denise Hunter
Both Meyer and Hunter are goodreads authors *2 GR Author tickets*
Points this task: *30*
Total Points: 30/1035
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Books: 500(0)/750(0)/1000(0)
SAM ID30.7 - Swim, Bike, Run
*I rolled a 3 and a 6*
Option 3: The Ballad of Gregoire Darcy by Marsha Altman One of the men is riding a horse on the cover
Option 6: A Perfect Secret by Donna Hatch *ebook approved message #3130*
Both Altman and Hatch are goodreads authors *2 GR Author tickets*
Points this task: *30*
Total Points: 60/1035
Goodreads Authors: 4
Big Books: 500(0)/450(0)/1000(0)
Mod
5.4 -- In the Conservatory
chrysanthemum flower on cover
The Chrysanthemum Chain by James Melville5.7 -- In the Hall
Radiance of Tomorrow by Ishmael Beah, 4 letters in Beah
5.10 -- In the Lounge
book club 6th genre listed
The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
10.6 - SWLAT
humor genre 5th and 8th listed
Travels with My Donkey: One Man and His Ass on a Pilgrimage to Santiago by Tim Moore
total = 575
15.2 - The Old and the New1. Old - The Private Patient by P.D. James
2. New - Freud's Mistress by Karen Mack
20.4 - Author! Author! - Lorna's Task: Ode to Joy
Option 1:
by Michele HalberstadtKaren Mack is a Goodreads author.
Points this task: 35
Total: 65
GR authors: 1
Big Book Tickets: (0) 500+ (0) 700+ (0) 1000+
10.8 Take the Plunge! White Fang by Jack London (This book takes place in Canada.)
10.9 White Sale!
Consider the Blessings by Thomas S. Monson (The lettering is white.)20.2 Mystery Sub-genres
Murder on a Girls' Night Out byAnne George (Cozy Mystery is listed as a sub-genre.)
40 points this post
135 total points
Lacy Stewart10.10 Tis the Season
Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor
Genre post #13
25.3 Settlers of Catan
Rolled 1 & 2
Option 1: Dark Seduction
line 2 - dark - 372 pages
Option 2: Starry Night: A Christmas Novel
256 pages
25.11 Showtime for Dogs
Option 2: No Good Duke Goes Unpunished
Option 4: Smitten
Total points this post: 60
Total points: 210
Correction for post # 106520.2: Mystery Sub-genres
I forgot to mention that Anne George is a new-to-me author.
5.2 -- In the LibraryWeird Things Customers Say in Bookshops by Jen Campbell ***GRA***
genre books about books on GR main page
5.3 -- In the Ballroom
The Idiots' Tango by B. Snow ***GRA***
Tango in the title
approved for length SRC ebook verification line 1320
20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Michael's Task: Love of Christmas Films
Option 5: book that has been added to your TBR list since December 2012.
Learning Curve by Kaje Harper ***GRA***
added to TBR on Dec 9, 2013
Points this post: 5 + 5 + 20 = 30
Total Points: 625 + 30 = 655
GRA: 32 + 3 = 35
5.7 In the HallCats' Letters to Santa by Bill Adler
10.9 White Sale!
by Matthew Quick*GRAThe title, stars and rocket are white.
15.9 First or Last?
Hard Luck by Jeff Kinney (Latest in a series)
20.2 Tea's Task: Mystery Sub-genres
Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke (cozy mystery)
This author is new to me.
20.3 Band Director Terry's Task: Solo and Ensemble
Option 1. Short stories
Dear Life: Stories by Alice Munro
20.5 Shawn H's Task: Out With the Old and in with the New!
Option B: Favorite author
Stella Bain by Anita Shreve*GRA
20.7 Laurie ME"s Task: Is There a Conspiracy To Be Found Here?
Option 2.
Ruby Red by Kerstin Gier (Sci-fi)
20.8 Skandia's Task: Famous December Birthdays!
Option 4.
Innocence by Dean Koontz*GRA
"I" is found in the name Griffith Joyner.
Points this post: 130
Total points: 130
Tasks completed: 8
Books read: 8
Goodread Authors: 3
Elizabeth P 20.9 - Love of Christmas Films
Option 4 - Book that's become a movie
Asking for Trouble became The Wedding Date
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0372532/?...
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 55
Tasks Completed: 3
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Books: 1
Elizabeth B5.2 - In the Library
Inkheart (approved at the task thread)
10.8 - Take the Plunge!
set in Sweden: One Step Behind
15.4. Whodunit?
Opt B: Loving Evangeline by Linda Howard (genre: mystery and Howard as Howard Hasseman)
20.10 Group reads
Fangirl
comment #39 in discussion thread (https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...)
25.5 - Bluemoon's Task: These Are a Few of My Favorite Things
Opt A:
(Christmas decorations) (272 pg the paperback edition A Christmas to Remember)Opt E:my choice Murder Game (446 pg)
page count of 2 books: 272+446=718
30.1 Ms Anderson's Task: Riddle Me This
I rolled 2 and 6
2: (>50000 ratings) Allegiant
6: my choice The Seduction of Elliot McBride
Points this post:105
Total points:355+105=460
Tasks: 22+6=28
5.1 -- In the KitchenFast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal by Eric Schlosser
'Food' is listed as #2 genre on main page.
5.2 -- In the Library
The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
'Books about Books' listed as #5 genre on main page.
5.3 -- In the Ballroom
Shanghai Tango by Jin Xing
The word 'Tango' is in the title.
5.4 -- In the Conservatory
Before I Die
by Jenny DownhamApproved in post #3 and #28 of the Task Help thread.
5.6 -- In the Billiards Room
Mini Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella
This book is #6 in the Shopaholic series.
5.7 -- In the Hall
I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore
"Lore' is a 4 letter last name.
5.8 -- In the Study
The Help by Kathryn Stockett
5.10 -- In the Lounge
The History Of Love by Nicole Krauss
Kathryn Stockett is a Goodreads Author.
Claiming 1 Big Book Ticket for The Help with 534 pages.
Points this post: 40
Total points to date: 40
10.1 - Get a ClueCulture Wise Japan: The Essential Guide to Culture, Customs & Business Etiquette by David Leaper
The letters c,l,u,e can all be found in the title word 'Culure'
10.3 - Donors Wanted
Evermore by Alyson Noel
The genre 'Paranormal>Vampires' is listed as #6 on the main page.
Approved in post #2 and #14 of Help Thread.
10.9 - White Sale!
Wonder
by R.J. PalacioThe boy's face is white.
Approved in post #2 and #34 of task Help Thread.
Alyson Noel is a Goodreads Author.
Points this post: 30
Total points to date: 70
Task #30.3 - Sassafrass's Task: Readers Also EnjoyedBook A: Walking Disaster by Jamie McGuire
Book B: Unbeautifully by Madeline Sheehan
Unbeautifully was on the readers also enjoyed section on 10/12/13
30.5 Susan A's Task: I Love My TBR
Option 4
Blue-Eyed Devil by Lisa Kleypas (GR Author)
date book was added - 04/02/12
Option 6
Easy by Tammara Webber (GR Author)
number of ratings - 98,130 ratings
Task #30.6 - Kate S's Task: Beginnings and Endings
Option 3: Author’s body of work
Book A: Perils of the Heart by Jennifer Ashley (GR Author)
author’s first full-length published book.
Book B: The Wicked Deeds of Daniel Mackenzie by Jennifer Ashley (GR Author)
author’s most recently published full-length book
Points this Post: 90
Totals:
Total Points: 340
Total Goodreads Authors: 17
Total Tasks Completed: 22
Total Books Read: 27
15.5 - Mysteries Can Be RealPortrait of a Killer: Jack the Ripper Case Closed by Patricia Cornwell
The Genre 'True Crime' is listed as #2 on main page.
Approved in post #11 in the task Help thread.
15.8 - No Time to Waste
Wake by Lisa McMann
Of the books that qualified, this book was one of the 10th shortest on my TBR with 210 pages.
15.9 - First or Last?
The Blood Gospel by James Rollins
This is the first book in 'The Order of the Sanguines' series.
Patricia Cornwell is a Goodreads Author
Lisa McMann is a Goodreads Author.
James Rollins is a Goodreads Author.
Points this post: 45
Total points to date: 115
Task #20.10 - Group ReadsSecrets of a Summer Night by Lisa Kleypas (GR Author)
Comment post 21
Points this Post: 20
Totals:
Total Points: 360
Total Goodreads Authors: 18
Total Tasks Completed: 23
Total Books Read: 28
30.1 - Ms Anderson's Task: Riddle Me ThisI rolled 2 and 6, so I read the following books:
Option #2: read a book that has more than 50,000 ratings
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
This book has 589 318 ratings.
Option #6: read a book of your choice
Cross Bones by Kathy Reichs
Kathy Reichs is a Goodreads Author.
I am claiming 2 Big Book tickets with A Game of Thrones. This book has 801 pages.
Points this post: 30
Total points to date: 145
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30.3 Readers Also Enjoyed
Book A -
Book B -
The Orchardist was on the "Readers Also Enjoyed List" on December 12 and was still on that list today.
30.7 Swim, Bike, Run
I rolled a 1 & 2
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The author's initials are in TRIATHLON
2)
Isable Allende and Daniel James Brown are Goodreads Authors
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