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5.1 In the Kitchen

Hemingway & Bailey's Bartending Guide to Great American Writers by Mark Bailey

This is a non-fiction book about food. I will use this as my one book between 80 and 100 pages (it is 100 pages).


5.6 In the Billiards Room

Blood Red Road by Moira Young

This book is #1 of the Dust Lands Trilogy.


5.7 In the Hall

Shadow of the Hegemon by Orson Scott Card

The author has four letters in his last name.


10.6 SWLAT

Bad Monkey by Carl Hiaasen

This book has the genre "humor" on its main page.


10.10 'Tis the Season

The Fat Man: A Tale of North Pole Noir by Ken Harmon

This book has the genre "holiday" on its main page.


15.9 First or Last?

Divergent by Veronica Roth

This is the first book in the Divergent series.


20.1 Most Improved Player

Outpost by Ann Aguirre

My chess piece is the knight, and I chose option B. This book is #2 in the Razorland series. This is not a reread, and this book is over 225 pages.


Points this post: 70
Total points: 70


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30.1 Ms Anderson's Task: Riddle Me This

I rolled 2 and 6.

Option 2: Insurgent by Veronica Roth
This book has more than 50,000 ratings.

Option 6: Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
This book was my free choice.


Points this post: 30
Total points: 100


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Rudy Hurley | 111 comments Rudy

20.1 Most Improved Player- Anne(booklady)'s task: Check.. and Mate.
Option 2- The Longest Ride by Nicholas Sparks by Nicholas Sparkshorse on cover

20.5 Bigger is Better- Shawn H's Task:Out with the Old and In With the New
Option D- The Edge of Never (The Edge of Never, #1) by J.A. Redmerski byJ.A. Redmerski series The Edge of Never

Points this post- 40
Total Points- 115
Books Read- 8
Task Completed- 6


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Jessica (sureshot26) | 745 comments Jessica PDX

20.3 - Band Director Terry's Task - Solo and Ensemble

I chose Option 1

The Best American Mystery Stories 2012 by Otto Penzler edited by Otto Penzler

Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 385


Theresa~OctoberLace (octoberlace) | 119 comments Theresa~OctoberLace

20.4 - Author! Author! - Lorna's Task: Ode to Joy

3. There are 3 E's in Beethoven. Read a book with exactly 3 E's in the title excluding the subtitle AND author combined.

One Day of Life by Manlio Argueta 12/28/13

The 3 Es are found in One, Life, and Argueta

This post: 20 points

Total to Date = 200 points.
Big Book Tickets to date: 7
Goodreads Author Tickets to date: 4


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Kristina Simon (kristinasimon) | 11204 comments 15.10 - Celebrate!
A Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway

20.4 - Author! Author! - Lorna's Task: Ode to Joy
Option 2 - "Ode to Joy": Die For Me by Karen Rose
title contains 3 words of 1 syllable each

30.6 - Kate S's Task: Beginnings and Endings
Option 1: Best Lines
Book A - 100 best beginnings: The Stranger by Albert Camus
#28 on the 100 Best First Lines from Novels list
Book B - 100 best last lines: A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
book #2 in row #4 on the Stylist Best 100 Closing Lines list



Points this post: 65
Season Total: 175






message 607: by Deborah (new)

Deborah | 1667 comments Post #10

15.10 – Celebrate!

Before We Say Goodbye by Gabriella Ambrosio

Points this task: 15
Total: 145
GR authors: 7
Books read:12
Tasks Done: 10


Theresa~OctoberLace (octoberlace) | 119 comments Theresa~OctoberLace

15.8 - No Time to Waste. Read one of the 10 shortest books that meet general SRC guidelines (at least 100 pages, etc.) on your TBR.

Memories of My Melancholy Whores by Gabriel Garcí­a Márquez 12/29/13

At 115 pages, this was one of the shortest books on my TBR list that met SRC guidelines

This post: 15 points

Total to Date = 215 points.
Big Book Tickets to date: 7
Goodreads Author Tickets to date: 4


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Marscha (mysterymb) | 429 comments 10.3 - Donors Wanted

Fated by Rebecca Zanetti

*** Rebecca Zanetti is a Goodreads Author ***

10.5 - Speakeasy

An Expert in Murder by Nicola Upson

*** Nicola Upson is a Goodreads Author ***

15.9 - First or Last?

The Xibalba Murders by Lyn Hamilton

20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Laurie ME's Task: Is There a Conspiracy To Be Found Here?

option 2: Zazen by Vanessa Veselka

*** Vanessa Veselka is a Goodreads Author ***

20.8 - It's My Birthday!: Skandia's Task: Famous December Birthdays!

Option 1 Woody Allen, midnight in title: Kiss of Midnight by Lara Adrian

*** Lara Adrian is a Goodreads Author ***


Total points: 75
Total GRA: 4
Total big book tickets: 0


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❀Tea❀ (ttea) | 268 comments Tea


5.4 - In the Conservatory

After the Fall (Tucker Springs, #6) by L.A. Witt by L.A. Witt
- grass on the lower part of the cover

*** L.A. Witt is GR author ***



5.7 - In the Hall

Covet Thy Neighbor by L.A. Witt
- last name has 4 letters

*** L.A. Witt is GR author ***



5.9 - In the Cellar

Fatal Remedies by Donna Leon
- takes place in Venice, Italy



10.1 - Get a Clue

Dirty Laundry by Heidi Cullinan
- C-L-U-E can be found in author's name: Heidi Cullinan

*** Heidi Cullinan is GR author ***



10.2 - Sochi Sidekicks

Blaze of Memory (Psy-Changeling, #7) by Nalini Singh by Nalini Singh
- fire on the cover

*** Nalini Singh is GR author ***



20.4 - Author! Author! - Lorna's Task: Ode to Joy

Option 1
Never a Hero (Tucker Springs, #5) by Marie Sexton by Marie Sexton
- piano on the cover

*** Marie Sexton is GR author ***



Points This Post: 55
Total points: 280
Tasks Completed: 16
Total Books Read: 21
Goodreads Authors: 16
Big Books: 500 (/), 750 (/), 1000 (/)


message 611: by Pamela Su (new)

Pamela Su (thebluebaroness) | 247 comments 20.8 - It's My Birthday!: Skandia's Task: Famous December Birthdays!

The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett meets Option 3: Classics genre requirement.

Task verification at msg 21.

25.3 - Sandy's Task: Settlers of Catan

Rolled 1 and 5

Option 1. Mud: Dark Horse by Kate Sherwood has the word DARK as per line 2 of the song: "I throw some clothes on in the dark" (384 pages/paperback)

Option 5. Rock: I Am Ozzy by Ozzy Osbourne and Chris Ayres is an autobiography of an English rock vocalist. (416 pages/paperback)

*** Kate Sherwood is a Goodreads Author ***
*** Chris Ayres is a Goodreads Author ***


Points this Post: 45
Goodreads Author(s): 2

TOTAL
Total Points to Date: 460
Total Tasks Completed: 28
Total Goodreads Authors: 31


message 612: by Natalie (new)

Natalie  | 151 comments Natalie CH

15.4 - Whodunit?

Option A:

1. read a book listed mystery:
Affinity by Sarah Waters

Mystery is listed on the main page (as of today by 56 users)

2. read a book by an author who shares a name with a character/actor of Clue
A Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin

Name of actor: Martin Mull

A Storm of Swords has more than 1100 pages and what a roller coaster that was! Loved it!
I'm claiming 3 Big Book tickets for Storm of Swords.

points this task: 15
total points to date: 195
Big Book tickets: 4
GRA tickets: 3





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Denise | 471 comments 20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Laurie ME's Task: Is There a Conspiracy To Be Found Here?

option 1. If you have a favorite conspiracy theory, read a book related to that subject.

Top Down: A Novel of the Kennedy Assassination by Jim Lehrer

Dealing with the JFK assassination conspiracy theory, this novel examines who ordered the removal of the protective bubbletop from Kennedy's car, and why they ordered it, what might have happened if it had been left on, and other aspects of the JFK assassination.

Task total=20
Grand total=185


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Candy | 151 comments 25.1 - Andy P's Task: Pick a Pair

Option 3: Choose an author who has written both adult and Young Adult books.

Book 1 - Read a book by that author that is aimed primarily at an adult audience. The genre Young Adult may not appear on the front page genre list.

Obsession by Jennifer L. Armentrout *(GoodReads Author)*

Book 2 - Read a book by that author that is aimed primarily at the Young Adult audience. Young Adult must appear on the genre page.

Obsidian by Jennifer L. Armentrout *(GoodReads Author)*



Points this task: 25
Total: 80
GR authors: 6
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)


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Dmb | 21 comments DARCY

5.2 In the Library

People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks
(Genre includes "Books about Books")

20.4 Lorna's Task--Ode to Joy
Option #3: 3 E's

My Cousin Rachel by Daphne du Maurier

Points this post: 25
Total points: 25
Big books: 0
GR Authors: 0


message 616: by Erin (NY) (new)

Erin (NY) (erin_p) | 653 comments 15.8 One of the shortest books on TBR
Nurtured by Love: The Classic Approach to Talent Education by Shinichi Suzuki

Total Points: 140
Tasks Completed: 9
Tasks in Progress: 3
Books Read: 13
Pages Read: 4,254


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25.10 - Stacie MI’s Task: Nutcracker Tradition

Option 2. Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in TCHAIKOVSKY.

Sad Cypress by Agatha Christie

Option 3. Read a book with the genre “Children” on its main GR page.

The Magician's Nephew

Points this post: 25
otal Points: 105
Tasks Completed: 7
Books Read: 9
GR Authors: 2
Big Books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)


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Lulu (robotwitch) Lulu

15.8 -- No Time to Waste

Siddhartha by Herman Hesse

At 121 pages, this is one of the shortest books on my TBR shelf.

25.9 -- All Things New

OPTION #1:
Vampires in the Lemon Grove: Stories by Karen Russell

Karen Russell is a Goodreads author. I have never read anything by her before.

OPTION #3:
A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle

This is the first book in the Sherlock Holmes series, as listed on its main page.

Points this post: 40
Total points: 150
Tasks completed: 10
Books read: 12
Goodreads authors: 3
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)


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Nikki | 255 comments Nikki B

10.3 Donors Wanted: Read a book with vampire in the GR description or having the genre vampire on the main book page.

Let the Right One In, vampire is listed as a genre on the main book page

Total Task Point to Date: 80


message 620: by Andy (new)

Andy Plonka (plonkaac) | 4207 comments Andy P.
Task # 20.4 - Author! Author! - Lorna's Task: Ode to Joy


2. "Ode to Joy" contains 3 words with one syllable each.
Let Me Go by Chelsea Cain

Points this post: 20
Total points: 250


message 621: by Andy (new)

Andy Plonka (plonkaac) | 4207 comments Andy P.
Task # 25.1 - Andy P's Task: Pick a Pair

Option 1
Choose an author (no co-authors or multiple contributing authors) that has written both series and stand alone non-series titles
Book 1. Small Town: A Novel of New York by Lawrence Block (stand alone)
Book 2. Hit Parade by Lawrence Block This book is # 3 in the Keller series

Points this post: 25
Total points: 275


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KarenF (cleocleveland) | 266 comments KAREN F

20.1 Check...And Mate!

I chose The Pawn and Option 1A.

Out of Control by Suzanne Brockmann

Main male character is in the military (Navy SEAL).

Points this Post: 20
Total Challenge Points: 130
Goodreads Authors: 5
Big Books: 500+(0),750+(0),1000+(0)


message 623: by Nikki (new)

Nikki | 255 comments Nikki B

10.4 A Real Big Show: Read a book with a word from one of the songs the Beatles performed on the Ed Sullivan show on February 9, 1964.

If You Could See Me Now, "You" is featured in the song title "Til There Was You"

Total task points to date: 90


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Katy | 790 comments 10.1 Get a Clue
HoUr GamE by David BaLdaCci -- clue letters capitalized

** Goodreads Author ticket **

15.9 First or Last?
Allegiant by Veronica Roth -- latest book in the Divergent series

** Big Book Ticket -- 526 pages **
** Goodreads Author Ticket **

20.1 Check and Mate
I selected option 2 -- the knight -- and read #1 in the Fjallbacka series -- The Ice Princess by Camilla Läckberg (393 pages)

20.4 Ode to Joy
I used option 3 and read Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell -- 3 Es total in title and author

** Goodreads author ticket**

20.9 Love of Christmas Films
I chose option 4A and read We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver which has been made into a movie -- http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1242460/

** Goodreads author ticket**

Total Points: 85


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bamaace83  | 263 comments 30.6 - Kate S's Task: Beginnings and Endings

Option 3: Author's Body of Work: Debbie Macomber

Book A: Starlight Debbie Macomber

Debbie Macomber is a Goodreads author

Book B: Starry Night: A Christmas Novel Debbie Macomber

Debbie Macomber is a Goodreads author


Points this post: 30
Total points: 260
Tasks completed: 13
Books read: 18
Goodreads authors: 11
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)


message 626: by Brian (new)

Brian | 153 comments BRIAN

15.10 – Celebrate!
Any book of my choice meeting SRC requirements.
The Price of Politics by Bob Woodward

Points this post: 15
Total points: 110
Books read: 7
Big Books: 1-0-0 (1)


Theresa~OctoberLace (octoberlace) | 119 comments Theresa~OctoberLace

5.6 -- In the Billiards Room Read a book numbered #1 through #9 in a series.

Never Love a Highlander by Maya Banks 12/29/13

This book is listed in Goodreads as Never Love a Highlander (McCabe Trilogy #3)

This post: 5 points

Total to Date = 220 points.
Big Book Tickets to date: 7
Goodreads Author Tickets to date: 4


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Wanda (wanda71) | 1770 comments Oma1229

15.8 - No Time to Waste.

Read one of the 10 shortest books that meet general SRC guidelines (at least 100 pages, etc.) on your TBR.

The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett

30.3 - Sassafrass's Task: Readers Also Enjoyed

Book A-For the first book, choose any book that you want to read
The Princeling by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles

Book B-Pick one the books from that list(Readers Also Enjoyed) and use it for your second book.

I found this book on the list on December 27, 2013.

The Countess and the King: A Novel of the Countess of Dorchester and King James II by Susan Holloway Scott

Points:195/1035
Tasks: 13/59
GR Authors: 6
Big Books:(1)500 pages; ()750 + pages



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10.6 - SWLAT

Read a book with the genre humor on the book’s main GR page.

Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging

Points this post: 10
Total Points: 115
Tasks Completed: 8
Books Read: 10
GR Authors: 2
Big Books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)


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Sassafrass (sass-a-frass) | 891 comments 5.5 In the Dining Room: Wrapped Around Your Finger (ebook verification thread #2987) by Fallon Blake (finger approved as "utensil" in task help thread)
***Fallon Blake is a Goodreads Author***



15.5 Mysteries Can Be Real: Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital (has "true crime" listed as genre on main page)
***at 558 pages, this is a BIG BOOK***




25.9 All Things New:
Option #1: Just Like Heaven by Julia Quinn (new-to-me author who is also a goodreads author)
***Julia Quinn is a Goodreads Author***

Option #3: 10 Ways To Steal Your Lover (ebook verification thread #1659) by Dee Tenorio (Love by the Numbers #1 on GR)
***Dee Tenorio is a Goodreads Author***




25.11 Showtime for Dogs:
Option 1: Come Away With Me by Kristen Proby (has "come" in the title)
***Kristen Proby is a Goodreads Author***

Option 3: Shared (ebook verification thread #1996) by Lily Harlem (Lily is #18 on the girl list)
***Lily Harlem is a Goodreads Author***





30.1 Riddle Me This: I rolled 2 and 4
Option 2: Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon (has 62,334 ratings)
***Diana Gabaldon is a Goodreads Author***
***at 1070 pages, this is a BIG BOOK***

Option 4: dRAwn toGetHer (has ARGH in title)



Total Points this Post: 100
Total Points in Challenge: 350
Books Read: 29
Tasks Completed: 23
GR Authors: 23
Big Book Tickets: 500+(2); 750+(0); 1000+(1)


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Tammy AZ (tammyaz) | 1207 comments 10.5 Speakeasy
One Summer: America, 1927 by Bill Bryson which takes place in 1927.

15.9 First or Last
Never Go Back by Lee Child
This is the most recent (last) book in the series

20.2 Mystery Sub-Genres
Alex by Pierre Lemaitre
This is listed as Mystery>Crime and Pierre LeMaitre is a new author to me.

*Lee Child is a Goodreads Author.

Post Total: 45
Grand Total: 45


message 632: by Dee (new)

Dee (nushmutty) | 144 comments 5.6 -- In the Billiards Room

Read a book numbered #1 through #9 in a series.
Eldest by Christopher Paolini


This post: 5
Total to Date: 5


message 633: by Connie (last edited Dec 29, 2013 08:51PM) (new)

Connie  G (connie_g) | 358 comments 20.10 Group Read

Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell.

I made a comment on the Group Reads thread in message 29.

Rainbow Rowell is a Goodreads author.

Points this post: 20
Total points: 85
Tasks: 5
Books: 6
Goodreads author: 1


message 634: by Tallulah A. (last edited Dec 29, 2013 09:39PM) (new)

Tallulah A. (madhoydenish) | 130 comments Readerboard Name: Tallulah A.


Task #5.6 -- In the Billiards Room

Read a book numbered #1 through #9 in series.

Enticed by His Forgotten Lover (Pregnancy & Passion #1) by Maya Banks

Enticed by His Forgotten Lover (Pregnancy & Passion, #1) by Maya Banks


Task #5.7 -- In the Hall

Read a book written by an author with 4 letters in their first name.

Trace of Fever (Men Who Walk the Edge of Honor, #2) by Lori Foster

Trace of Fever (Men Who Walk the Edge of Honor, #2) by Lori Foster

** GR Ticket Claim: Lori Foster is a Goodreads Author **


Points This Post: 10 points
Total Points: 10 points


Books Read: 2
Tasks Completed: 2


Goodreads Authors Tickets: 1
Big books (500+) Tickets: 0


message 635: by Tallulah A. (last edited Dec 29, 2013 10:48PM) (new)

Tallulah A. (madhoydenish) | 130 comments Readerboard Name: Tallulah A.



Task #10.3 -- Donors Wanted

Read a book featuring vampires.

Lover Awakened (Black Dagger Brotherhood #3) by J. R. Ward

Lover Awakened (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #3) by J.R. Ward


Task #10.9 -- White Sale!

Read a book with something white on the cover.

Lover Revealed (Black Dagger Brotherhood #4) by J. R. Ward

The title is white.

Lover Revealed (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #4) by J.R. Ward


Task #15.10 -- Celebrate!

Read a book meeting general SRC requirements.

Deception by Naomi Chase

Deception by Naomi Chase


Task #20.1 -- Check... And Mate!

2. The knight: Read a book numbered #1 or #2 in series.

Dark Lover (Black Dagger Brotherhood #1) by J. R. Ward

Pages: 393

Dark Lover (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #1) by J.R. Ward


Task #20.4 -- Ode to Joy

Read a book with exactly 3 E's in the title and author combined.

Exposed by Naomi Chase

Exposed by Naomi Chase


Task #20.5 -- Out With The Old And In With The New!

Read a book with at least 400 pages.

Lover Avenged (Black Dagger Brotherhood #7) by J. R. Ward

Lover Avenged (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #7) by J.R. Ward

** Big Book (500+) Ticket Claim: 527 pages **



Points This Post: 95 points
Total Points: 105 points


Books Read: 8
Tasks Completed: 8


Goodreads Authors Tickets: 1
Big books (500+) Tickets: 1


message 636: by Mai (new)

Mai (jeanphoenix) | 763 comments Mai

10.1 - Get a Clue

Book with all the letters C, L, U, E in the title

Alice in Quantumland: An Allegory of Quantum Physics by Robert Gilmore

Points this post: 10
Total Points: 225
Tasks Completed: 14
Books Read: 18
GR Authors: 2
Big Book Tickets: 500(), 750(), 1000()


message 637: by Ana (new)

Ana | 410 comments Ana
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Laurie ME's Task: Is There a Conspiracy To Be Found Here?
Option 2 Turn Coat (The Dresden Files, #11) by Jim Butcher by Jim Butcher.
***He is a GoodReads author.

Points this Post 20
Total Points 120

Tasks Completed 6
Books Read 6
Total Pages 2378
GoodReads Author 4
Big Book Tickets 0


message 638: by Isha (new)

Isha | 224 comments Task #5.7 -- In the Hall

Interlude in Death by J.D. Robb
The author has four letters in her last name - Robb


Points this Post: 5

Totals:
Total Points: 75
Total Goodreads Authors: 6
Total Big Book Tickets: 500=(0), 750=(0), 1000=(0)
Total Tasks Completed: 8
Total Books Read: 8


message 639: by Laurie (new)

Laurie | 910 comments Laurie ME

5.3: In the Ballroom: Dance

Dance of the Winnebagos by Ann Charles. Ann Charles is a GRA.

5.9: In the Cellar: set in France

The Swan Thieves by Elizabeth Kostova. 1 BB.

10.4: A Really Big Show: Loves

Everyone Loves a Hero....and that's the problem by Marie Force. Marie Force is a GRA.

10.10: 'Tis the Season: Holiday>Christmas

A Wallflower Christmas by Lisa Kleypas. Lisa Kleypas is a GRA.

Points this Post: 30.
Total Points: 90.

3 GRA.
1 BB.


message 640: by Laurie (last edited Dec 30, 2013 12:23AM) (new)

Laurie | 910 comments Laurie ME

20.7: Shorter is Sweeter: Laurie ME's Task: Is there a Conspiracy Here? RFK - was Sirhan Sirhan a long assassin?

Who Killed Bobby?: The Unsolved Murder of Robert F. Kennedy by Shane O'Sullivan. 1 BB.

25.6: Hot. Cold. Yours. I live in USA.

1. set in England/Italy: Europe:
Goodnight Sweet Prince by David Dickinson

2. set in Mexico/North America:
Missing in Mexico by Stuart Gustafson

30.3: Sassafrass's Task: Readers Also Enjoyed: chosen on 11/18/13:

1. Dead Girls Don't Wear Diamonds by Nancy Martin. Nancy Martin is a GRA.

2. Designer Knockoff by Ellen Byerrum

Points this Post: 75.
Total Points: 165.

1 GRA.
1 BB.

Note: Missing in Mexico has a print edition on Amazon - http://www.amazon.com/Missing-Mexico-...


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Coralie Coralie

15.5 Mysteries Can Be Real
Book with ‘true crime’ on main page
Yakuza Moon: Memoirs of a Gangster's Daughter

20.10 Group Reads
American Gods


This post 35 points

Total to date 165 points


message 642: by Rochella (last edited Dec 30, 2013 02:10AM) (new)

Rochella (rosesbookgarden) | 109 comments 10.10 'Tis The Season
Read a book with the genre "holiday" on the book's main page.

Grand Jeté by Diana Copland

**Diana Copland 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


message 643: by Samantha McNulty (new)

Samantha McNulty SAMJAYMC

10.10 'Tis The Season

Christmas at Pemberley: A Pride and Prejudice Holiday Sequel by Regina Jeffers

Points: 10
Total Points: 30
GR Authors: 2
Big Books: 1


message 644: by Midu (new)

Midu Hadi | 902 comments 5.7 -- In the Hall

Read a book written by an author with 4 letters in their first name.

The Giver (The Giver Quartet, #1) by Lois Lowry by Lois Lowry

Points this post: 5
Total points: 80
Tasks completed: 9
Books read: 9
Goodreads authors: 6
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)


message 645: by Fandury (new)

Fandury | 957 comments FANDURY

30.5 Susan A's Task: I Love My TBR

For this task I used my exclusive tbr-2014 shelf (I already renamed it for the new year) as this is my real shelf for the books I plan to read.

Option 5: Sort by "Date Added", newest to oldest read book from 1st page (newest books)

Song of Spider-Man: The Inside Story of the Most Controversial Musical in Broadway History by Glen Berger

This book was added to my TBR-shelf on 14.12.2013 and was on the first page after the sorting.


Option 6: Sort by number of ratings highest to lowest.
Read a book from the first page of results

Relic by Douglas Preston

This book has 38968 ratings and was on the first page after sorting.


Points this post: 30
Total Points: 245
Books Read: 14
Goodreads Authors: 6
Big Books:500+(1)750+(0)1000+(0)


message 646: by Dee (last edited Dec 31, 2013 01:31AM) (new)

Dee (austhokie) | 8947 comments Delicious Dee

5.5 -- In the Dining Room
Knives and Feathers - Sage Marlowe (GR Author)

Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 270
Goodreads Authors: 12


message 647: by [deleted user] (new)

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. The collection can be by a solo author or by multiple authors.

Round the Christmas Fire: Festive Stories

Book approved in help thread - message 37

Points this post: 20
Total Points: 135
Tasks Completed: 9
Books Read: 11
GR Authors: 2
Big Books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)


message 648: by Laurie (new)

Laurie | 910 comments Laurie ME

25.6: Hot. Cold. Yours. I live in USA.

1. set in England/Italy: Europe:
Goodnight Sweet Prince by David Dickinson

2. set in Mexico/North America:
Missing in Mexico by Stuart Gustafson

Points this Post: 25.
Total Points: 165.


message 649: by Susan A (new)

Susan A | 1662 comments 5.1 -- In the Kitchen
cook book

The Big Book of Cupcakes


15.10 – Celebrate!
free choice book

Blame It On The Mistletoe by Eli Easton ***GRA***
length approved SRC ebook verification line 199


30.1 - Ms Anderson's Task: Riddle Me This

Rolled 3 and 4

Option 3:read a book where the main character participates in an activity you enjoy

Gumption & Gumshoes by Alex Kidwell ***GRA***
Reading is an activity I enjoy. MC enjoys to read as stated in GR book description.
task approved

Option 4: A-R-G-H found in the title and/or subtitle in any order

A Change of Scenery by J.M. Cartwright ***GRA***
A CHanGe of ScenRy
length approved SRC ebook verification line 14


Points this post: 5 + 15 + 30
Total Points: 370 + 50 = 420
GRA: 20 + 3 = 23


message 650: by Rosemary (last edited Dec 30, 2013 09:54AM) (new)

Rosemary | 613 comments Task 10.6 - SWLAT

The Golden Ass by Apuleius
Genre humor on main page

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Task 10.7 - Flip the Page

The Man Who Was Thursday by G.K. Chesterton

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Task 10.8 - Take the Plunge

Surfacing by Margaret Atwood
Set in Canada

Goodreads author: Margaret Atwood

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Task 15.9 - First or Last

A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
First book in series

Big book: 780 pages (2 tickets)

Points this post = 45

Total points = 45
Big Book tickets = 2
Goodreads Authors = 1


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