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WINTER CHALLENGE 2013
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Winter Challenge 2013: Completed Tasks (Do Not Delete Posts)
*switching books*25.6 - Elizabeth B's Task: Sochi 2014 - Hot. Cool. Yours.
I live in the US.
Australia: trading Hot Island Nights out for Her Favorite Temptation - Sarah Mayberry
ebook app'd @604
Great Britain: Her Best Worst Mistake - Sarah Mayberry
ebook app'd @581
Points this post: 0
Total points: 890
5.7 -- In the HallBreaking Skye by Eden Bradley
4 letters in Eden
Approved for length #238
Goodreads Author
15.3 - Happy Valentine’s Day!
Option 2
Vengeful in Love by Nadia Lee
Goodreads Author
Task 25.2 Bamaace83's Task: Christmas Memories!
Option 2 - We wish you a Merry Christmas - word you
Down to You by M. Leighton
and
Option 4
by Maya BanksGoodreads Author x 1
25.4 - Donna Jo's Task: Snow Is a Four Letter Word
Option 1 - word cold
Cold-Blooded Beautiful by Christine Zolendz
Approved # 301
Option 2 - SNOW
The Beauty Series by Skye Warren
Goodreads Author x 2
Points this task: 70
Total points: 610
Tasks completed: 27
Books read: 42
Goodreads authors: 39
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Forgot!!! in post 1838>Both books were over 250 pages in 25.2
Option 2 - paperback 304 pages
Option 4 - Paperback 320 pages
30.5 Susan A's Task: I Love My TBROption 2 Rolled 4 | The Accidental Demon Slayer | Angie Fox | 292 Pages | ★★ | 02/07/2014 | GR Author
Option 3 Book Was Rated at a 5 Star | Put In A Good Word For Me | Nicki D'Fetz | 318 Pages | ★★★ | 02/08/2014
Total Points this Task: 30
Total Overall Points: 170
Goodreads Author Points This Task: 1
Goodreads Author Points Total: 9
Big Book Ticket Totals: 500+(2)
20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Michael's Task: Love of Christmas FilmsOption 3| Read a Book that is 3rd in Series | Lady Luck | Kristen Ashley | ★★★★★ | 528 Pages | Big Book and GR Author
Option 5 | Added to my TBR 05/05/2013 | Chasing Beautiful | Pamela Ann | ★★★★ | 256 Pages | GR Author
Total Points this Task: 20
Total Overall Points: 190
Goodreads Author Points This Task: 2
Goodreads Author Points Total: 11
Big Book Ticket Totals: 500+(3)
5.6 In the Billiards RoomBoxers by Gene Luen Yang Listed as "Boxers & Saints #1".
5.7 In the Hall
Saints by Gene Luen Yang each of his names have 4 letters.
10.5 Speakeasy
A Secret Gift: How One Man's Kindness & a Trove of Letters Revealed the Hidden History of the Great Depression by Ted Gup Primarily set in 1933 and about the Great Depression.
10.6 SWLAT
Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened by Allie Brosh Humor listed as a genre. Hysterical!!
New points: 30
Total points: 65
Mod
I read The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches by Alan Bradley. 4 letters in "Alan."
15.7 - Professor Plum? Miss Scarlet?
I read Death Before Wicket by Kerry Greenwood. The color "Green" in Greewood.
30.5 Susan A's Task: I Love My TBR
I used my own TBR.
For my first book, I chose option 2. I rolled a 1, so picked a book from the first column. I read The Ghost.
For my second book, I chose option 5, and read a book from page 1 of "date added," newest to oldest. I read In the Body of the World: A Memoir, added to my TBR on February 6, 2014.
Points this post: 50
Total points: 945
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Laurie ME's Task: Is There a Conspiracy To Be Found Here?Option 2: The Yiddish Policemen's Union (alternate history genre)
30.5 - Susan A's Task: I Love My TBR
Option 1: The Sisters Brothers
This book was on page 9 (the middle page) of my TBR when I selected it on December 20, 2013.
Option 6: Gone Girl
This book has 446,035 ratings.
*** Gillian Flynn is a Goodreads author
Points this post: 50
Tasks completed this post: 2
GR authors this post: 1
Total challenge points: 250
Total tasks completed: 15
Total number Big Books: 500(0) 750(2) 1000(0)
Total Goodreads authors: 5
Task 25.2 Bamaace83's Task: Christmas Memories!Option 2: This Year's Christmas Present by Nina Bangs (Goodreads author)
Title includes the word "Christmas" and book has 294 pgs
Option 4: Out of the Frying Pan by Robin Allen (Goodreads author)
Book has food on the cover, and had 264 pgs
25.10 - Stacie MI’s Task: Nutcracker Tradition
Option 1: The Flaming Luau of Death by Jerrilyn Farmer
Page count includes 2 & 8 in the page number (288 pgs)
Option 2: Just One of the Guys by Kristan Higgins (Goodreads author)
Author's initals KH are found in TCHAIKOVSKY
50.1 - Pamela Su's task: Variety is the Spice of Life
1. Miss Scarlet, Option A: Spider’s Revenge by Jennifer Estep (Goodreads author)
Genre "romance" on main page and main character is an assassin
4. Mr. Green, Option B: Tangled Threads by Jennifer Estep (Goodreads author)
Mr. Green is the killer! Red cover.
5. Mrs. Peacock: By a Thread by Jennifer Estep (Goodreads author)
Main character takes a vacation
Total Points This Post: 100
Total Tasks This Post: 3
Goodreads Authors This Post: 6
Grand Total Points: 700/1035
Total Books Read: 46
Tasks Completed: 32/58
Total Goodreads Authors: 29
Big Book Tickets This Post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 5
Elizabeth B10.2 - Sochi Sidekicks
(cat on the cover)30.4 - Dlmrose's Task: Beyond Comparison
I used for comparison Lacy (readerboard name Lacy Stewart)
Book A: Fish & Chips
Book B: Slammed
Points this post: 40
Total points:825+40=865
Tasks: 51+2=53
5.7 -- In the Hall
•Read a book written by an author with 4 letters in their first, middle, or last name (as listed on GRs). Hyphenated names count as one name:
High Fidelity by Nick Hornby
This post: 5
Total this season: 20
MARWA 15.3 - Happy Valentine’s Day!
Option 2:
Read 1 book that satisfies both A and B above.(Title and author's initials can be found in the word VALENTINES)
In all options, the letters in VALENTINES may be used more than once.
I read The Ersatz Elevator by Lemony Snicket
Points claimed for this post: 15
Total Points: 230
Tasks Completed so far: 12
Books Read for this challenge so far: 15
GR Authors: 4
Big Book Tickets:500(2), 750(0), 1000(0)
Laurie ME20.4: Author! Author! Lorna's Task: Ode to Joy:
2.The 9th Girl by Tami Hoag
25.10: Stacie MI's Task: Nutcracker Traditions
4. set in France: Raiders of the Lost Corset by Ellen Byerrum. Ellen Byerrum is a GRA.
6. favorite book: The Unfortunate Miss Fortunes by Jennifer Crusie
Points this Post: 45.
Total Points: 620.
1 GRA.
Task # 20.7 -Shorter is SweeterOption 2 - Science Fiction
Allegiant by Veronica Roth
This post:20 points
Total to Date = 75 points
Andy P.Task # 5.3 -- In the Ballroom
Read a book with one of the following words in the title or subtitle: dance They Don't Dance Much: A Novel by James Ross
Task # 10.8 - Take the Plunge
Read a book set in a location where real polar bears plunge: Canada(mentioned in author's info on book's main page) The Gifted: A Joanne Kilbourn Mystery by Gail Bowen
Points this post: 15
Total points; 945
Jayme VA15.2 - The Old and the New
Book 1: Dark Places by Gillian Flynn, an old favorite author. Gillian Flynn is a goodreads author.
Book 2: On Such a Full Sea by Chang-rae Lee, a new to me author.
30.6 - Kate S's Task: Beginnings and Endings
Option 3: Author’s body of work
Book A: The Secret History, Donna Tartt's first book. Big Book: 559 pages.
Book B: The Goldfinch, Donna Tartt's last published book. Big Book: 771 pages.
Points this post: 45
Total points: 480
GR Authors: John Searles, Alafair Burke, Debbie Macomber, Nicholas Sparks, Liane Moriarty, Matt Haig, Rainbow Rowell, Kristin Hannah, Ted Dekker, Holly Black, Elin Hildebrand, Cathleen Schine, Neil Gaiman*, Gillian Flynn
Big Books: 500+(1),750+(2),1000+(0)
Kristi CO30.7 Swim, Bike, Run
I rolled 1 & 6
Option 1: author initials in TRIATHLON
Angelmaker by Nick Harkaway
Option 6: romance genre
Longbourn by Jo Baker
Nick Harkaway is a Goodreads author
Points this post: 30
Total points: 275
Tasks completed: 14
Books read: 17
Goodreads Authors: 6
Big Books: 500=2, 750=0, 1000=0
20.10 - GROUP READ - Secrets of a Summer Night by Lisa Kleypas.Posted in the discussion thread - #26.
Lisa Kleypas is a Goodreads Author.
25.11 - SHOWTIME FOR DOGS
OPTION 1 - STAY - If I Stay.
OPTION 2 - BLUE COVER -
by Barbara Delinsky. I listend to the audio so here is the paperback for length -
.Barbara Delinsky is a Goodreads Author.
50.1 - VARIETY IS THE SPICE OF LIFE
OPTION 3 - MRS. WHITE - The House at Tyneford
OPTION 4 - MR. GREEN -
cover approved in the help thread.OPTION 5 - MRS. PEACOCK -
by Dana Sachs. Dana Sachs is a Goodreads Author.
TOTAL POINTS - 515
GOODREADS AUTHORS - 26
BIG BOOKS - 3
15.2 – The Old and the NewBook 1 – read a book by an author who’s an “old favorite” of yours.
This is the newest book by one of my favorite authors:
On Such a Full Sea by Chang-rae Lee
Book 2 – read a book by an author who is new to you.
I have never read anything by this author before:
The Tapestries by Kien Nguyen
+15 Points
Grand Total: 640
Chris MD15.10 Celebrate
Book of your choice
Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return by Marjane Satrapi
20.3 Solo or Ensemble
Ensemble option 1: A book of at least three short stories
The Best Short Stories of O. Henry by O. Henry
20.4 Ode to Joy
Option 3 - Title and author's name have exactly three Es.
The Dinner by Herman Koch
1 - The
1 - Dinner
1 - Herman
20.9 Love of Christmas Films
Option 1b - Set in New York City
Twilight Sleep by Edith Wharton
The GR description does not mention NYC; although, if you look through the reviews you'll see it there. The family is among the elite of New York City in the 1920s.
This book is 320 pages, meeting the page requirement of >250.
25.5 These Are a Few of My Favorite Things
Option A: Author's initials in DECORATION
A Spear of Summer Grass by Deanna Raybourn, who is a GoodReads author.
Option D: Title includes a word of at least four letters from title of favorite Christmas carol.
My favorite carol is "I'll Be Home for Christmas," so I read
A Christmas Homecoming by Anne Perry
I read the Kindle edition of A Spear of Summer of Summer Grass, which is listed as 384 pages. A Christmas Homecoming is 224 pages. 384 + 284 = 608, meeting the 600 page requirement for this task.
25.8 Children Make Christmas Fun
1. Cover shows an animal you would see in a zoo (Alligator)
by Carl Hiaasen3. Book won a children's literary award
Call It Courage by Armstrong Sperry
This book won the Newbery Medal in 1941 (listed on the GR description page).
Both of these books have "Childrens" listed as a main genre.
30.1 Riddle Me This
I rolled a 1 and a 6.
Option 1 - Cover shows object that can fit at least two people.
by Chris Bohjalian, who is a GoodReads author.The woman on the cover is looking down an alley that shows buildings on each side, which can definitely hold at least two people.
I listened to the audio version of this book. The paperback version is 448 pages.
Option 3 - Main character participates in an activity I enjoy
(It's a Purl Thing) by Elizabeth Lenhard
I am a knitter.
My guess would have to be the SRC!
30.5 I Love My TBR
Option 2: I rolled a 6 and chose this book from the 6th column.
Messenger of Truth by Jacqueline Winspear, who is a GoodReads author.
I listened to the audio version of this book. The paperback edition has 322 pages.
Option 5: Newest books
Jeeves and the Wedding Bells by Sebastian Faulks
This was added to my TBR on November 13, 2013.
I listened to the audio version of this book. Only the hardcover edition has been printed, and it is 243 pages.
50.0 Variety Is the Spice of Life
Option 1a - Romance in which main character is a spy
by Lauren Willig, who is a GoodReads author.The book is shelved as "Romance," and the main character, Gwendolyn Meadows, has been a spy throughout the entire Pink Carnation series.
I listened to the audio version of this book. The paperback edition has 468 pages.
Option 3 - Main character is a servant
by Jennifer Donnelly, who is a GoodReads author. The main character works as a waitress and maid at a hotel in the Adirondacks.
I listened to the audio version of this book. The paperback edition has 396 pages.
Option 4b - Book has a mostly red cover
by Adriana Trigiani, who is a GoodReads author.I listened to the audio version of this book. The paperback edition has 304 pages. The paperback has a different cover than the audio. The audio cover was approved in the help thread. The copy I linked to in the help thread is the abridged version (I didn't even know they still made those!), but as you can see the cover is the same as the unabridged version, and this is what I listened to.
Points for this post: 15 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 25 + 25 + 30 + 30 + 50 = 235
Total points: 235 + 155 = 390
Tasks completed: 9 + 8 = 17
Books read: 25
Goodreads authors: 6 + 4 = 10
Big books: 500=1, 750=0, 1,000=0
15.10 – Celebrate!Any book of choice that meets SRC general requirements -- Amelia's Story
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Shawn H's Task: Out With The Old And In With The New!
Using Option C for any book at least 400 pages in length. The Profiler's Daughter: A Sky Stone Thriller has 632 pp
50.1 - Pamela Su's task: Variety is the Spice of Life
Three Options Chosen: Mrs. White, Reverend or Mr. Green, Professor Plum
Book #1 - Mrs. White --
Situation Maid: From Cotton Picker to Presidential Cook, the True Story of Lillie Nelson
Lillie Nelson was a household servant for 62 years and book was approved in task help thread at post #178 https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Book #2 - Reverend or Mr. Green --
The Gift
Option B: Mostly Green Book Cover
Book #3 - Professor Plum --
Inferno
Book featuring a geek, nerd or a genius. Book approved at post #133 of task's help thread https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Previous Points Earned: 115
Points Earned This Post: 85
Total Points to Date: 200
NOT Claiming Big Book Tickets or Goodreads Authors
Coralie25.1 Pick a Pair
I chose option 1 and read 2 books by Robert J. Sawyer
Book 1 – part of a series
Hominids
Book 2 – stand alone
Rollback
This post 25 points
Total to date 600 points
Nick KY20.7 Laurie ME’s Conspiracy. Option 1. I read JFK: The CIA, Vietnam and the Plot to Assassinate John F. Kennedy by L. Fletcher Prouty. 368 pages Prouty investigates the possibility of a CIA conspiracy in the assassination of JFK..
20.8 Skandia’s December Birthdays I read The House in Paris by Elizabeth Bowen, which fits Option 1, containing the word “Paris” from Woody Allen’s Midnight in Paris, a movie I really enjoyed. 269 pages
Points This Post: 40
Total Points So Far: 975
Big Books 500+ (3)
15.2 - The Old and the NewAn old favorite: The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides
A new to me author: The Shell House by Linda Newbery
Points this post = 15
Total points = 390
Big Book tickets = 6
Goodreads Authors = 5
Post #2310.2 - Sochi Sidekicks
ice/snow snowflakesDash & Lily's Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn help thread verified #28
Points this task: 10
Total: 405
GR authors: 15
Books read:30
Tasks Done: 24
Delicious Dee25.9 - Alison's Task: All Things New
Book A - Option 1 - The Beginning of Everything - Robyn Schneider (GR Author) - new to me author who is also a GRA
Book B - Option 2 - Wild Things - Chloe Neill (GR Author) - book first published Feb 4, 2014
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 860
Goodreads Authors: 45
MaiRepost #1812
30.2 - Ty's Task: Absolute Zero
Option A: Read a book with BOTH fantasy and science fiction as genres
Way Station by Clifford D. Simak
Option C: Book with a title that contains a 5-or-more-letter word in the 2013 winning entry of the BLFC
The word I used is: "there"
Is It Just Me?: Or is it nuts out there? by Whoopi Goldberg
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 620
Tasks Completed: 35
Books Read: 47
GR Authors: 3
Big Book Tickets: 500(), 750(), 1000()
Mai10.8 - Take the Plunge!
Read a book set in a location where real polar bears plunge: Russia
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 630
Tasks Completed: 36
Books Read: 48
GR Authors: 3
Big Book Tickets: 500(), 750(), 1000()
CathyG15.6 - 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. : End of the Night
White Night by Jim Butcher
Goodreads Author
15.9 - First or Last?
Read a book that is the last (or latest) published book in a series.
Sin and Surrender by Julia Latham
20.6 Seasoned Reader - Susan's Task: I Love To Plan
So here is your chance to pick a one book task from either the Fall or Summer 2013 Challenges, that you did not complete.* Fall 2013
10.4. Back by Request - Labor Day.
Read a book in which the author’s surname is also a profession.
Proven Guiltyby Jim Butcher
Goodreads Author
20.8 - It's My Birthday!: Skandia's Task: Famous December Birthdays!
4) December 21 - Florence Griffith Joyner
Read a book in which ALL the words in the title AND subtitle begin with the letters found in the name GRIFFITH JOYNER.
Revealed by P.C. Cast
Goodreads Author
30.2 - Ty's Task: Absolute Zero
A. Absolute zero is the lowest temperature possible - .
For this option, read a book with BOTH fantasy and science fiction as genres on the main page.
Undercover by Lauren Dane
B.. Choose any scale and read a book with a page count with digits from the chosen scale INCLUDING the digit 0.
C - 0 plus allowed digits 1,2,3,5,7 with no repeated digits ex. 203, 370, 150.
Takedown Twenty by Janet Evanovich
320 pages - C scale
Goodreads Author
Points this post: 100
Total points: 300
Tasks completed: 12
Books read: 19
Goodreads Authors: 16
Big Books: 500= 0,750=0, 1000=0
15.2 - The Old and the NewBook 1: Julia Quinn
The Sum of All Kisses by Julia Quinn
***Julia Quinn is a Goodreads author***
Book 2: Rachel Gibson
See Jane Score by Rachel Gibson
15.10 – Celebrate!
I'll Catch You by Farrah Rochan
25.11 - Lois's Task: Showtime for Dogs
Option 1: Stay
Never Stay Past Midnight by Mira Lyn Kelly
***Mira Lyn Kelly is a Goodreads Author.***
Option 3: Female: Bella from list
The Way You Look Tonight by Bella Andre
Ebook Verification post 3216
***Bella Andre is a Goodreads Author.***
30.5 Susan A's Task: I Love My TBR
Option 2: I rolled a 2
Lucky Charm by Carly Phillips
***Carly Phillips is a Goodreads Author.***
Option 4: Book added March 4, 2013
Virgin River by Robyn Carr
Points this post: 85
Total points: 885
Tasks completed: 47
Books read: 67
Goodreads authors: 34
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Shawn H's Task: Out With The Old And In With The New!Option B. The Last Time They Met by Anita Shreve, one of my favorite authors.
paperback edition The Last Time They Met, 325 pages
Anita Shreve is a Goodreads author.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 485
GR authors: 19
BRIAN25.10 - Stacie MI’s Task: Nutcracker Tradition
Option 1 - Book contains 2 of 1,8,9, or 2 in total pages
The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism by Doris Kearns Goodwin
The book has 928 pages; thus it qualifies for 2 Big Book Tickets.
Option 4 - Set in Spain, Arabia, China, Russia, Denmark, or France
The Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
The book is set in Barcelona, Spain
At 531 pages it also qualifies for a Big Book Ticket!
Points this post: 25
Total points: 305
Books read: 22
Goodread authors: 4
Big Books: 4-1-0 (6)
Task 20.5: Bigger is BetterFinished, and claiming one big book ticket for
by Brent Weeks, 629 pages.Points this task: 20
Books read: 7
Total points: 95
Big books read: (500+) 1; (750+) 1.
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 10.6: SWLAT: Dying for Chocolate by Diane Mott Davidson. The book has humor listed as a genre on it's GoodReads home page. Diane Mott Davidson is a GoodReads author.
Task 10.9: White Sale: A Charmed Death
by Madelyn Alt. There are several white items on the cover. The most obvious things are the white pants and the white text.Task 15.9: First or Last? Death by Rhubarb by Lou Jane Temple. The book is the first in a series, namely the Heaven Lee Culinary Mysteries.
Totals this posting:
Total Points: 35
Books Read: 3
Tasks Completed: 3
GoodReads Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets: 500+: 0; 750+: 0;
Summary Totals:
Total Points: 190
Books Read: 11
Tasks Completed: 11
GoodReads Authors: 5
Big Book Tickets: 500+: 0; 750+: 0;
Eepa5.4 In the Conservatory
Read a book with plants or plant parts (flowers, fruit, leaves, etc) on the cover.
Where Nerves End by L.A. Witt
There is a bare tree against the brick wall of the building.
L.A. Witt is GR author.
5.9 In the Cellar
Read a book set in one of the top 10 countries for wine consumption.
Perilous Partnership by Ariel Tachna
Book takes place in Paris and in somewhere in the countryside of France.
Ariel Tachna is GR author.
15.3 Happy Valentine’s Day!
Option 2:
Read 1 book that satisfies both A and B above. The words in the book title and author's initials are found in the word VALENTINES.
Lesser Evils by Andrea Speed
Letters used: A E E L S
Andrea Speed is GR author.
Points this post: 25
Total points: 405
GR author tickets: 31
Andy P.Task # 10.4 - A Really Big Show
Read a book in which a word in the title matches a word in a Beatles song sung on the Ed Sullivan Show
All Shall Be Well by Deborah Crombie. All matches the All in All My Loving
Points this post:10
Total points:955
AprilDT30.7 - Delicious Dee's Task: Swim, Bike, Run
Option 1- Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth by Reza Aslan
TRIATHLON
Option 6- Dark Lycan
REPOST
25.1 - Andy P's Task: Pick a Pair(view spoiler)
Option 1: Book #1: Series: Fly Away by Kristin Hannah - **** - 2/7/2014
Option 2: Book #2: Non-Series: Night Road by Kristin Hannah - ***** - 1/27/2014
Tea5.10 - In the Lounge
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
- book club on main book page (verified)
20.1 - Most Improved Player - Anne (Booklady)'s Task: Check...And Mate!
Option 2
The Iron Daughter by Julie Kagawa
- 2nd in The Iron Fey series
*** Julie Kagawa is GR author ***
20.3 - Best Review - Band Director Terry's Task: Solo and Ensemble
Ensemble Option 2
The Lady Most Likely...: A Novel in Three Parts by Julia Quinn & Eloisa James & Connie Brockway
- approved here
*** Julia Quinn is GR author ***
Points This Post: 45
Total points: 810
Tasks Completed: 42
Total Books Read: 62
Goodreads Authors: 44
Big Books: 500 (/), 750 (1), 1000 (/)
FANDURY15.9 - First or Last?
Read a book that is either the first book in a series or the last (or latest) published book in a series.
Embrace the Grim Reaper by Judy Clemens
This is the first book in the Grim Reaper Mystery Series.
Judy Clemens is a Goodreads Author!
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 535
Books Read: 34
Goodreads Authors: 15
Big Books:500+(1)750+(1)1000+(0)
Nick KY30.3 Sassafras’ Readers Also Enjoyed
I read Swimming with Piranhas at Feeding Time: My Life Doing Dumb Stuff with Animals by Richard Conniff ...
Then I read The Peregrine by J.A. Baker, as it is on the “Readers Also Enjoyed” list of the Conniff book.
Points This Post: 30
Total Points So Far: 1005
Big Books So Far: 500+ (3)
25.8 - Oma1229's Task: Children Make Christmas Fun!Option 3 (Award nominee) - Listening for Lions by Gloria Whelan February 11
AND
Option 4 (Christmas) - Christmas with Anne: And Other Holiday Stories by L.M. Montgomery February 5
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 360
Total Tasks Completed: 21
Total Books Read: 28
Total Goodreads Authors: 12
Total Big Books: 500+ (2), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
10.5 - SpeakeasyRoyal Flush, set in the 1930s, by Rhys Bowen
Rhys Bowen is a Goodreads author.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 495
GR authors: 20
Anne (Booklady)10.8 - Take the Plunge! - set in Helsinki, Finland
Helsinki White by *James Thompson
*James Thompson is a Goodreads Author*
30.5 Susan A's Task: I Love My TBR
Option 1 - Page 10 of my TBR Shelf
**The Redbreast by Jo Nesbø
Option 5 - Newest Date Added 1/6/2014
**Transfer of Power by Vince Flynn
**Big Book: The Redbreast is 656 Pages**
**Big Book: Transfer of Power is 672 Pages**
Points in These Tasks: 40
Goodreads Authors in This Post: 1
Big Book Tickets in This Post: 2
Pages Read in This Post: 1654
Totals:
Total Points: 485
Total Goodreads Authors: 20
Total Big Book Tickets: 500=(8), 750=(0), 1000=(0)
Total Tasks Completed: 26/59
Total Books Read: 35
Total Pages Read in Winter 2013-14 SRC: 14,164
Delicious Dee25.6 - Elizabeth B's Task: Sochi 2014 - Hot. Cool. Yours.
I live in the US
Book 1 - Oceania - Stealing Luca's Heart - Ellie Lyons (GR Author) - all but 2 chapters of the book is set in New Zealand; ebook only approved msg 3173 of the approval thread
Book 2 - Asia - Across the Nightingale Floor - set in Japan
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 885
Goodreads Authors: 46
Darcy20.5 - Bigger is Better - Shawn H's Task: Out With The Old And In With The New!
Option C: Any book, must be 400+ pages
The Orphan Master's Son by Adam Johnson, 443 pp
Points this task: 20
Point total: 45
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20.6 I Love to Plan
I did not finish the Summer 2013 Challenge, so I chose to complete Task 20.1 from that challenge, All Things Peru!
Option 2 required a book with a 3 and a 0 in the total number of pages
The Ghost of the Mary Celeste
I read an advanced reader copy. The hardcover is 306 pages.
(I read it as an ebook - The Ghost of the Mary Celeste: A Novel - which works as well, at 320 pages).
(I hope I did that one right!)
Points this post: 20
Total points: 180
Tasks completed: 12
Books read: 13