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WINTER CHALLENGE 2013
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Winter Challenge 2013: Completed Tasks (Do Not Delete Posts)
15.8- No Time To WasteDie For Me by Nichole Severn
This was in the top 10 shortest books on my TBR list at 124 pages. Approved for length line 376
***Nichole Servern is a GR Author***
20.1- Check & Mate!
2B.Black Dust Mambo by Adrian Phoenix
First book in series
***Adrian Phoenix is a GR Author***
20.3- Solo & Ensemble
2. Slices of Night by J.T. Ellison
This book is a collaboration between J.T. Ellison, Alex Kava & Erica Spindler
Approved msg#13 of help thread
***J.T Ellison is a GR Author***
20.4- Ode To Joy
3. Always Watching by Chevy Stevens
There are 3 Es in Chevy Stevens
***Chevy Stevens is a GR Author***
20.5- Out With The Old & In With The New
C.Sycamore Row by John Grisham
This books is over 400 pages
***John Grisham is a GR Author***
20.6- I Love To Plan!
The Curse of the Pharaohs by Elizabeth Peters
I chose task 20.4 from the Fall challenge option 1. Read a book by Elizabeth Peters
Points This post: 115
Total Claimed:150
Books Read:9
Tasks Completed:9
GR Authors:7
BB Tickets:0
Cindy FTask 20.8 Famous December Birthdays!
Option 3 "Classic" genre and >250 pages
I read Joan of Arcby Mark Twain
Points this post:20
Total points:40
Books read:2
Tasks completed:2
Goodreads Authors:0
Big Books:500+(0)750+(0)1000+(0)
Jayme VA20.8 - It's My Birthday!: Skandia's Task: Famous December Birthdays!
Option 4: December 21 - Florence Griffith Joyner
Jamaica Inn by Daphne du Maurier
All the letters in the title appear in GrIffith Joyner. Jamaica Inn is 302 pages.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 70
GR Authors: John Searles
Big Books: 500+(0),750+(0),1000+(0)
Jessica PDX30.2 - Ty's Task - Absolute Zero
Option A - Genres confirmed in post #58 of the task thread.
by Margaret AtwoodOption C - "Little" in title
by Walter MosleyPoints This Post: 30
Total Points: 305
SOELO20.3 - Solo and Ensemble
Using Ensemble Option 1:
The Poison Eaters and Other Stories
which is a collection of short stories
Holly Black is a GR author
20.6 - I Love To Plan
I did task 15.5 from the Fall challenge, which requires that all words in the title start with letters in AUTUMN or FALL.
The Apprentices
This book has 432 pages, so it meets the 250+ requirement for the task (and for books with genre Children)
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previous points: 45
Points this post: 40
Total: 85
GR authors: 5
Kathy G.10.1 - Get a Clue
Red Glove (Curse Workers #2)
Letters for CLUE in title and series
Red Glove by Holly Black
***Claiming Goodreads author for Holly Black***
Total Points- 70
Total Tasks- 6
Goodreads Authors- 3
Big Books (500+)- 1
MB 20.10 Group Reads - Fangirl pages 438
total points 75
total pages 1776
tasks completed 5
books read 5
Delicious Dee5.3 -- In the Ballroom
The Cranes Dance
5.6 -- In the Billiards Room
moved book from 5.4 to 5.6
- cover approved in msg 3Points this Post: 5 (the other 5 was a task move)
Total Points: 175
Goodreads Authors: 7
Delicious Dee15.8 - No Time to Waste.
used my to-read-2013 shelf - more immediate to-read list
Hunger - paperback is 177 pages, which one of the ten shortest books on my to-read (page count ranged from 144-213pgs)
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 190
Goodreads Authors: 7
5.8 -- In the StudyI read Still Writing: The Pleasures and Perils of a Creative Life. This book was approved on the help thread.
Points: 70
Books read: 5
tasks completed: 5
GR Authors: 2
Big Books: 1
Pages read: 2033
Nick KYSigh! Time to correct my first Wall of Shame posting for the season! Repost:
25.5 Bluemoon's Favorite Things Read two books which total 600+ pages.
Option D. The Music. One of my favorite Christmas Carols is "Go Tell it on the Mountain" -- I read Go Tell It on the Mountain by James Baldwin, which has all the words in it from the Christmas carol, including the 4+ letter words "tell" and "mountain." 256 pages
Option E. The Gift. I read a book of my choice to bring the page numbers up to over 600: A House in the Sky by Amanda Lindhout. 375 pages
Total Page Count = 631
Points This Post: 25
Total Points So Far: 290
NiWa20.4 -- Author! Author! - Lorna's Task: Ode to Joy
Option #3: Read a book with exactly 3 E's in title and author name. CrookEd HousE, Agatha ChristiE
Crooked House by Agatha Christie
Points this Post: 20
Total Challenge Points: 55
Goodreads Author Tickets: 0
Big Book Tickets: 0
Lulu10.2 -- Sochi Sidekicks
by Edith WhartonCover has snow on the landscape. Approved in help thread post #43.
10.10 -- 'Tis the Season
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Book has 'holiday' listed as a genre.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 80
Tasks completed: 6
Books read: 7
Goodreads authors: 2
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Sandy MN20.8 - It's My Birthday!: Skandia's Task: Famous December Birthdays!
Option 4: GRIFFITH JOYNER
Just One Year BY Gayle Forman
Total Points: 185
Jayme(the ghostreader)20.5 Out With the Old, In With the New
A) Book that has been on my TBR list more than a year
Catacombs: A Tale of the Barque Cats by Anne McCaffrey
Tasks: 4
Books Completed: 4
Big Books: 0
Goodreads authors: 1 Alex Flinn
Total Points: 20
Grand Total: 50
I have completed task 25.6 - Elizabeth B's Task: Sochi 2014 - Hot. Cool. Yours. by reading the following 2 books:Book 1: The Door to Lost Pages by Claude Lalumière**
This story takes place in Montreal, Canada.
Book 2: Mannequin Girl by Ellen Litman
This story takes place in Moscow, Russia.
I am currently living in the United States of America. The books read for this task represent countries from 2 different continents, North America and Europe.
**Claude Lalumière is a GR Author.
Challenge Total = 35 points
Sheila5.2 -- In the Library
Murder is Binding by Lorna Barrett 5.4 -- In the Conservatory
Plain Truth by Jodi Picoult(grass and trees)
15.5 - Mysteries Can Be Real.
My Story by Elizabeth SmartTotal Points = 280
Mai30.1 - Ms Anderson's Task: Riddle Me This
I rolled 2 & 4
Option 2: Book with more than 50,000 ratings
The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman Goodreads author
Option 4: Any book
Daredevil Legends, Vol. 2: Born Again by Frank Miller
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 145
Tasks Completed: 9
Books Read: 11
GR Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets: 500(), 750(), 1000()
FANDURY20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Michael's Task: Love of Christmas Films
Option 5: For this option you can choose any book that has been added to your TBR list since December 2012.
Absolution by Murder by Peter Tremayne
This book is on my TBR-list since 06.11.2013
I read the Kindle version, but the paperback is 272 pages Absolution by Murder
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 185
Books Read: 10
Goodreads Authors: 6
Big Books:500+(1)750+(0)1000+(0)
5.6 -- In the Billiards RoomRead a book numbered #1 through #9 in a series.
by J.F. Jenkins (Goodreads Author) Approved in the Google sheet# 710
Points this post: 5
Total points: 65
Tasks completed: 7
Books read: 7
Goodreads authors: 6
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Tea30.4 - Dlmrose's Task: Beyond Comparison
member: ~Leslie~
Book A
The Hunter by Monica McCarty
*** Monica McCarty is GR author ***
Book B
The Bride by Julie Garwood
Points This Post: 30
Total points: 120
Tasks Completed: 6
Total Books Read: 8
Goodreads Authors: 5
Big Books: 500 (/), 750 (/), 1000 (/)
Delicious Dee20.4 - Author! Author! - Lorna's Task: Ode to Joy
Option 3
The Supreme Macaroni Company- Adriana Trigiani (GR Author) - e's in The (1) Supreme (2) and nowhere else
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 210
Goodreads Authors: 8
Mod
I read Murder Must Advertise, first published in 1933 and set in the 30's.
15.6 - Happy Birthday, Jim!
I read Gaudy Night - word "night" appears in the song title "End of the Night."
20.10 - Group Reads
I read Fangirl and commented in posts
20 and 22 in the discussion thread.
Points this post: 35
Total points: 220
Oma1229Beverly ClearyBeverly Cleary5.8 -- In the Study
Read a book about writing or one that features a writer (novelist, journalist, essayist, TV script writer, etc). The book may be fiction or nonfiction.
Dear Mr. Henshaw by Beverly Cleary
10.9 - White Sale!
Read a book with something white on the cover. Titles, author names and graphics may be used.
by Laura ChildsPoints:135/1035
Tasks: 10/59
GR Authors: 5
Big Books:(1)500 pages; ()750 + pages
25.1 - Pick a PairOption 1
Book 1 - This book is #2 in the Thornhill Family series by Kate Grenville:
The Lieutenant by Kate Grenville
Book 2 - this book is a stand alone book by the same author:
The Idea of Perfection by Kate Grenville
Total points 155
10.1 - Get a Clue The Fighter's Block - Hadley Quinn
bLoCk - hadlEy qUinn
10.2 - Sochi Sidekicks
- Damon Suedefire/flames - book app'd in help thread
10.3 - Donors Wanted
(vampires) Angel of Darkness - Cynthia Eden
10.4 - A Really Big Show
All of You - Christina Lee
YOU from She Loves You
10.5 - Speakeasy
Debutantes - Cora Harrison
set in 1923
Points this post: 50
Total points: 100
30.1 Riddle TaskRolled 6: Any book
Something, Maybe by Elizabeth Scott
Rolled 2: Book with 50K ratings
Still Alice by Lisa Genova
* Both Lisa Genova and Elizabeth Scott are goodreads authors
Total Points: 105
Tasks Completed: 6
Tasks in Progress: 2
Books Read: 9
Pages Read: 3,371
Mod
15.3 - Happy Valentine’s Day!
option 2
Tracks by Louise Erdrich
A.- T valenTines
B. - LE- vaLEntines
15.6 - Happy Birthday, Jim!
song: "Take It as It Comes" - Take
Let's Take the Long Way Home: A Memoir of Friendship by Gail Caldwell
paperback: Let's Take the Long Way Home: A Memoir of Friendship
25.4 - Donna Jo's Task: Snow Is a Four Letter Word
option 1, cold in title:
The Cold Cold Ground by Adrian McKinty
option 3, #18 in series:
Never Go Back by Lee Child
total = 305
SAMJAYMC15.9 - First or Last?
Slated by Teri Terry
First book in the Slated trilogy
CLAIMING GOODREADS AUTHOR
Points: 15
Total Points: 15
GR Authors: 1
Big Books: 0
SAMJAYMC5.6 -- In the Billiards Room
The House of Hades by Rick Riordan (597 pages)
#4 in The Heroes of Olympus series
CLAIMING GOODREADS AUTHOR
CLAIMING BIG BOOK TICKET AT 597 pages
Points: 5
Total Points: 20
GR Authors: 2
Big Books: 1
20.4 - ODE TO JOYOPTION 3 - The Snowflake Inn by Samantha Chase - thE snowflakE inn - samantha chasE.
This book was approved for length #1376 of the spreadsheet when I looked a couple of days ago.
Samantha Chase is a Goodreads Author.
TOTAL POINTS - 180
GOODREADS AUTHORS - 11
BIG BOOKS - 3
Mod
I read The Bat by Jo Nesbø. The book has both Mystery>Crime and Mystery>Detective listed as main page genres, and Nesbo is a new author for me - although I will be reading more by him.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 240
Andy P.Task # 5.10 -- In the Lounge
Read a book that has "book club" or "book group" as a genre on its main page. The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion book club, 126 users
Task #25.7 - Janet F's Task: Don't Be Clueless
Clue 1.Who was there? Mr. Peanut by Adam Ross prefix title is Mr.
Clue 2. What is happening? one word starting with W and S in the author's first and last name
Compound Fractures by Stephen WhiteS for Stephen, W for White
Points this post : 30
Total points: 210
15.6 - Happy Birthday, Jim!Read a book the title of which contains a word of at least 4 letters from the title of one of the songs from the The Doors
Visit Sunny Chernobyl: And Other Adventures in the World's Most Polluted Places
Doors Song: Break On Through (To The Other Side)
Points this task: 15
Total: 30
GR authors: 1
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
dawn995.9 In the Cellar
The Paris Wife by Paula McLain
Set in France #1 in Wine Consumption approved post 2
15.5 Mysteries Can Be Real
In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
True Crime Genre on main page
20.2 Rookie at the Top - Tea's Task Mystery Sub-genres
The Sourdough Wars by Julie Smith
sub-genre Cozy Mystery approved in help thread post 2
Points this post: 40
Total points: 60
Natalie CH20.4 - Author! Author! - Lorna's Task: Ode to Joy
Option Three
read a book with three 'e's in Title and Author combined
SomE HopE by Edward St Aubyn
Some Hope by Edward St. Aubyn
points this task: 20
Total points: 180
Big Book Tickets: 1
GRA Tickets: 3
10.6 - SWLATRead a book with the genre humor on the book’s main GR page
Attachments by Rainbow Rowell
**Rainbow Rowell is a GR author**
Points this post: 10
Total points: 55
GR Author this post: 1
Total GR Authors: 3
Big Books this post: 0
Total Big Books: 0
Jessica PDX25.6 - Elizabeth B's Task - Sochi 2014 - Hot. Cool. Yours.
I live in the US, and these books are set in Germany and Japan respectively.
by Bernhard Schlink
by Haruki MurakamiPoints This Post: 25
Total Points: 330
5.8 In the Study: The Mighty Storm by Samantha Towle (MC is a music journalist)***Samantha Towle is a Goodreads Author***
5.9 In the Cellar: Player's Ultimatum (set in Italy)
10.2 Sochi Sidekicks:
(ebook verification thread #3027)
by Eden Connor (snow on cover)***Eden Connor is a Goodreads Author***
15.3 Happy Valentine’s Day! I chose option 2 and read Arouse by Nina Lane which are both in vALeNtines
***Nina Lane is a Goodreads Author***
15.7 Professor Plum? Miss Scarlet? I read Quinn's Hart (ebook verification thread #1960) by Cassandra GOLD
***Cassandra Gold is a Goodreads Author***
20.1 Check...And Mate! I chose option 1A and read Love and Let Die (425 pages) by Lexi Blake (Main character, Ian, is ex-CIA and ex-military)
***Lexi Blake is a Goodreads Author***
20.4 Ode to Joy: I chose option 3 and read into thE dEEp by Samantha Young (the e's in title)
***Samantha Young is a Goodreads Author***
20.6 I Love To Plan: I didn't participate in the Summer 2013 challenge so I chose task 20.6 option 2 of that challenge and read Love Irresistibly (274 pages) by Julie James (has "Romance" on main page)
***Julie James is a Goodreads Author***
25.10 Nutcracker Tradition:
Option 2: Turn It Up (ebook verification thread #248) by Inez Kelley (initials in tchaIKovsky)
***Inez Kelley is a Goodreads Author***
Option 5:
by Lisa Kleypas (approved in task help thread)***Lisa Kleypas is a Goodreads Author***
30.2 Absolute Zero:
Option A: Justice (has "Science Fiction" and "Fantasy" on the main page)
Option C: Cry Little Sister (ebook verification thread #3082) by Parker Ford which has "little" in the title which is also in "...and causing what little palatable meat there was to sweat..."
***Parker Ford is a Goodreads Author***
30.6 Beginnings and Endings: I chose option 3 and read
Book A: Club Shadowlands (ebook verification thread #3082) by Cherise Sinclair (this is the author's first full-length published book)
***Cherise Sinclair is a Goodreads Author***
Book B: If Only by Cherise Sinclair (this is the author’s most recently published full-length book)
***Cherise Sinclair is a Goodreads Author***
Total Points this Post: 195
Total Points in Challenge: 250
Books Read: 21
Tasks Completed: 18
GR Authors: 17
Big Book Tickets: 500+(1); 750+(0); 1000+(0)
25.1 - Andy P's Task: Pick a PairOption 1: Choose an author that has written both series and stand alone non-series titles.
Book 1 - series - Expensive People by Joyce Carol Oates (Wonderland Quartet #2)
Book 2 - non-series title - By the North Gate by Joyce Carol Oates
Task total=25
Grand total=115
Lindy-Lanetask 25.2 Christmas Memories!
*selected option #2:read a book with a word (3 letters+) from "We wish you a Merry Christmas":
Candlelight Christmas by Susan Wiggs
*word used is "Christmas"
**pages 336
***this is a GRA
*selected option #4:read a book with food/drink on the cover
The Sugar Cookie Sweetheart Swap by Donna Kauffman*320 pages
**2 of the 3 authors on this book are GRA's
Points this post: 25
Total points: 125
Goodreads Authors: 6
Big Books: 500+(1) 750+(0) 1000+(0)
Tasks Completed: 11
Lindy-Lanetask 25.11 Showtime for dogs!
*selected option #2:read a book with a mostly green cover:
Corpus Christmas by Margaret Maron*this is a GRA
*selected option #4: dog on cover:
City Girl, Country Vet by Cathy WoodmanPoints this post: 25
Total points: 150
Goodreads Authors: 7
Big Books: 500+(1) 750+(0) 1000+(0)
Tasks Completed: 12
Theresa~OctoberLace 30.1 - Ms Anderson's Task: Riddle Me This. I rolled 3 and 4.
3) It's Usually Fun: read a book where the main character participates in an activity you enjoy. Required: state the activity.
Travels with Charley: In Search of America by John Steinbeck 12/23/13
I love to travel!
4) It Can Be Frustrating: read a book with all the letters A-R-G-H found in the title and/or subtitle in any order.
The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer by
Siddhartha Mukherjee 12/24/13
The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer
***Claiming Big Book Ticket***
I alternated the e-book and audio versions. I did not find a MMP, but the top paperback, The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer, has 608 pages.
This post: 30 points
Total to Date = 155 points.
Big Book Tickets to date: 6
Goodreads Author Tickets to date: 2
Task 20.2: Mystery Sub-genresRead a book that has one of mystery sub-genres (cozy, detective, historical, murder mystery, noir, etc.) on the main book page.
I read a book that had on its main page:
Mystery > Historical Mystery
Additionally, the author was a new-to-me author.
Instruments of Darkness (Crowther and Westerman #1) (2009) by Imogen Robertson (Hardcover, 374 pages)
70 + 20 = 90
Tasks Completed: 5
Points for this post: 20
Points thus far: 70 + 20 = 90
Books read: 06
Pages read: 1,854
Read but not claimed: 5
Goodreads Authors: 0
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
20.3 Solo and ensemble Touchy Subjects: Stories by Emma Donoghue - option 1 - short stories.
Task points 20
Total points 135
BBTickets 2
Tea25.11 - Lois's Task: Showtime for Dogs
Option 3
Special Delivery by Heidi Cullinan
- Heidi is #46 on Top 100 Most Popular Male and Female Dog Names
*** Heidi Cullinan is GR author ***
Option 4
by Spencer Quinn- dog on the cover
*** Spencer Quinn is GR author ***
Points This Post: 25
Total points: 145
Tasks Completed: 7
Total Books Read: 10
Goodreads Authors: 7
Big Books: 500 (/), 750 (/), 1000 (/)
delicious dee10.9 - White Sale!
- the word Rage on the cover is whitePoints this Post: 10
Total Points: 220
Goodreads Authors: 8
Tea30.3 - Sassafrass's Task: Readers Also Enjoyed
Book A
Where Nerves End by L.A. Witt
*** L.A. Witt is GR author ***
Book B
Second Hand by Heidi Cullinan & Marie Sexton
*** Marie Sexton is GR author ***
- book B picked on 13.12.2013. (and it's still on the list)
Points This Post: 30
Total points: 175
Tasks Completed: 8
Total Books Read: 12
Goodreads Authors: 9
Big Books: 500 (/), 750 (/), 1000 (/)
JeniferTask 20.2 Mystery Sub-Genres
Buried in a Bog by Sheila Connelly
Mystery>cozy mystery & Sheila Connelly is a "new to me" author
*Sheila Connelly is a Goodreads Author*
20.10 Group Read
Secrets of a Summer Night by Lisa Kleypas
*Lisa Kleypas is a Goodreads Author*
Points this post: 40
Total Points: 135
GR authors: 6
Big Book Ticket: 1
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20.3 - Best Review - Band Director Terry's Task: Solo and Ensemble
Option 1: Read a collection of AT LEAST THREE (3) short stories.
Ministry Protocol: Thrilling Tales of the Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences by Pip Ballantine
This is a collection of 13 short stories by multiple authors.
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 165
Books Read: 9
Goodreads Authors: 6
Big Books:500+(1)750+(0)1000+(0)