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SPRING CHALLENGE 2014
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Completed Tasks (Do Not Delete Posts)
Mod
Whee!! How many more going to sneak under the wire?
Theresa15.3 - You Go Girl!
Black Rose - Nora Roberts
Rose and Nora
15.9 - Spring into Action
Bellman & Black - Diane Setterfield
Points this post - 30
Total Points - 105
Kathy G.15.10 Goof Off!
Read a book of your choice
The Edge of Winter by Luanne Rice
***Claiming Goodreads Author for Luanne Rice***
Total Points- 90
Total Tasks- 6
Goodreads Authors- 4
Big Books- 0
BEKKA - 30.6 - Sandy/Kristi's task: Oh, the Places You'll GoBook A. For this task, I read “
” by Shannon Hale, since “Shannon” is the name of a place. Book B. For this task, I read “
” by Frank Delaney, since its set along the River Shannon in Ireland, the same place as the author’s name in Book A. Also, Shannon Hale is a Goodreads Author, so I’m claiming a ticket for that.
Here’s the summary:
Points Earned this Challenge: 30
Total Points Earned to Date: 640
Pages Read this Challenge: 793
Total Pages Read to Date: 15881
Books Read this Challenge: 2
Total Books Read: 45
Goodreads Authors: 24
Big Book Tickets: 500( 2 ), 750( 1 ), 1000()
15.2 Spring BabiesBook A. Read a book read and rated 4 or 5 stars by a SRC member with a Spring birthday
Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuire – rated 5 stars by Angel **Book Junkie**
Book B. Read a book read and rated 4 or 5 stars by a SRC member with a September-November birthday
Shadowland by Meg Cabot – rated 5 stars by Ms Anderson
Meg Cabot is a Goodreads author.
30.7 - Nick KY’s task: Back to Australia
Option 2. Shrimp on the Barbie - Read a book between 100 and 200 pages in length
The Miracle of Mindfulness: An Introduction to the Practice of Meditation by Thich Nhat Hanh – 160 pgs
Option 3. Outback! Read any book with “Environment as a genre.
Our Father's World: Mobilizing the Church to Care for Creation by Edward R. Brown
Points This Post: 45
Points Total: 730
GR Author: 24
Big Book Ticket: 3
WOW. Three more finishers overnight. That's awesome. Congrats Angel, Stacie, and Laurie! Can't wait to see your plan!
Congrats to all the finishers so far! This summer is going to be a fun and huge :O reading challenge! Wooohoo!
Amy FL10.6 - Spring Showers
More Than This
30.4 - Sheila/Kathy G's task: A Springtime Stroll Through the World of Monopoly
Springtime 2:
(Virgil Flowers, #7) by John Sandford (Approved in message 9 for Andy)Monopoly 3: The Illustrated Man (Read any book)
Note that this is a repost of tasks that needed correcting per Q/P posts 315 and 342.
Total points: 760
CathyGI need to switch 2 books around. Move Book Whisperer to 25.2 Book B Published in 2009 and put Seduction of Elliot McBride in 30.4 Free Parking Space
30.4 - Sheila/Kathy G's task: A Springtime Stroll Through the World of Monopoly (already claimed points for this one)
This is a two book task. Pick 1 Book from the Springtime options and 1 Book from the Monopoly options.
Springtime
1) Read a book written by an author whose initials (middle name or initial excluded) can be found in any order in the word SPRINGTIME.
Simone Elkeles Rules of Attraction
Monopoly
3) FREE PARKING SPACE- Read a book of your choice and thoroughly enjoy it!
The Seduction of Elliot McBride by Jennifer Ashley
Goodreads Author
25.2 - Elizabeth B's task: Nordic Noir
In honor of this genre, read 2 books that have a total page count of 500+ pages:
Book A:
Read a book set primarily (at least 50%) in a Nordic country or written by a Nordic author (by birth or by residence).
The 100 Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson
Book B:
Read a book that is connected to Book A in one of the following ways:
4. By year of first edition -- Book B was first published in the same year as Book A was first published. 2009
The Book Whisperer: Awakening the Inner Reader in Every Child by Donalyn Miller
Points this post: 25
Total points: 755
Total points: 755Tasks completed: 34
Books read: 51
Goodreads Authors: 32
Big Books: 500= 2,750=0, 1000=0
5.6 - Stratego.The Night Is Mine by M.L. Buchman
*** M.L. Buchman is a Goodreads Author ***
Total points: 255
Total GRA: 15
Total big book tickets: 1
10.7 Sugar ShackTuxedo Park: A Wall Street Tycoon and the Secret Palace of Science That Changed the Course of World War II by Jennet Conant
From the goodreads' description: at his state-of-the-art laboratory in Tuxedo Park, New York
Total points: 220
That's likely it for me!! Congrats to all the finishers and thanks to the mods and everyone for continuing to make the challenges fun!
10.9 - Colorful CaptionsRead a book where individual words or letters in the title are at least 2 different colors on the cover.
by Emma Donoghue Goodreads AuthorPoints This Task: 10
Total Points: 225
GoodReads Authors: 15
Big Books: 500+ (4); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
10.8 Join the CrowdBurial Rites by Hannah Kent
I found this on my GR friends list on April 6.
Hannah Kent is a Goodreads Author
Post Total: 10
Grand Total: 295
FANDURY15.10 Goof Off!
Read a book of your choice that meets SRC requirements
Genesis by Bernard Beckett
Bernard Beckett is a Goodreads Author!
So this finishes the Sping Challenge for me. As always thanks to the moderators for all the hard work.
And is anyone except me a little bit afraid of the monsterous Summer Challenge that awaits us?
Point this post: 15
Total Points: 710
Books Read: 45
Goodreads Authors: 22
Big Books:500+(3)750+(1)1000+(0)
Chris MD15.5 Vincent from Gogh
Author's last name includes a prefix
The Tiger Rising by Kate DiCamillo
15.10 Goof Off
No Excuses!: The Power of Self-Discipline by Brian Tracy, who is a GoodReads author.
20.2 Fun in a Box
Option 1: Title includes the word "what"
This Is What Happy Looks Like by Jennifer E. Smith, who is a GoodReads author.
20.9 Covers of Spring
Option 3: Cover shows a boat
by Daniel James Brown, who is a GoodReads author.I listened to the audio version of this book. The paperback has 416 pages.
25.3 The Long and the Short of It
Book A: The Bridge of San Luis Rey by Thornton Wilder
Book B: Irises by Francisco X. Stork, who is a GoodReads author.
I listened to the audio version of this book. The paperback has 288 pages.
The Bridge at San Luis Rey has 21 letters, Irises has 6, which is way less than half of 21.
Points for this post: 15 + 15 + 20 +20 +25 = 95
Total points: 95 + 380 = 475
Tasks completed: 16
Books read: 29
Goodreads authors: 4 + 10 = 14
Big books: 500=2, 750=0, 1,000=0
That will do it for me for this challenge. Congrats to all the finishers. Thank you to our wonderful mods!
Fandury wrote: "is anyone except me a little bit afraid of the monsterous Summer Challenge that awaits us?"I count 1130 points so far. Ambitious, for sure!
Pat wrote: "Fandury wrote: "is anyone except me a little bit afraid of the monsterous Summer Challenge that awaits us?."
I count 1130 points so far. Ambitious, for sure!"
And there are still 2-3 people who have a real chance to finish this before midnight...so another 50-75 points.
But then we had the Summer 2013 challenge who was even bigger, and still a lot of people managed to finish this.
20.10-Group ReadsThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
I posted comment 31 in the Group Reads thread for this book.
Books Read:8
Total Challenges Completed:5
Total Pages Read:2677
Big Book Tickets:0
GoodReads Author Tickets:2
Total Points:120
Fandury wrote: "Pat wrote: "Fandury wrote: "is anyone except me a little bit afraid of the monsterous Summer Challenge that awaits us?."
I count 1130 points so far. Ambitious, for sure!"
And there are still 2-..."
I assume that is why they call it a challenge.
Anne (Booklady)My last post for Spring - 420 Points: not too terrible since I missed the first 7 weeks because of a broken hip, surgery, and hospital. Thank you to those who sent me their Get Well wishes - that meant a lot. Thank you moderators for a job well done!
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Kimber's task: Celebrate the Sibs!
2 = brother & sister
The English Assassin(Gabriel Allon #2) by Daniel Silva
Points in These Tasks: 20
Goodreads Authors in This Post: 0
Big Book Tickets in This Post: 0
Pages Read in This Post: 416
Totals:
Total Points: 420
Total Goodreads Authors: 16
Total Big Book Tickets: 500=(4), 750=(1), 1000=(0)
Total Tasks Completed: 21/55
Total Books Read: 29
Total Pages Read in Spring 2014 SRC: 11,769
aka MetshaftFor 20.3 I chose the 'Blue' option and read
This was approved in the help thread post #81, 82 & 83.
Amber Dusick is a good reads author.
Points this post: 20
New total points: 190
Amy FL15.1 Nowruz Day
B: Lost Light (light)
D:
(red shirt)15.2 Spring Babies
Book A: A Little Princess (rated 5 stars by ♥Meagan♥)
Book B: Indelible (rated 4 stars by Sugar Snap)
15.3 You Go Girl!
Option 2: Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell (Eleanor in title and book written by a female author)
15.4 Wheeling and Dealing
Option 2: The Richest Man in Babylon by George S. Clason (A – business, C – George)
15.5 Vincent From Gogh
The Running Dream by Wendelin Van Draanen (Van)
15.6 - World Champs
The Housekeeper and the Professor (Japan)
15.7 Mr Monopoly’s Mustache
(approved in message 34 for this task)15.8 Take Your Vitamins
A Constellation of Vital Phenomena (“A”)
15.9 Spring Into Action
Dexter's Final Cut (Added to to-read on 09/17/2013)
15.10 Goof Off!
Dog Tags
Points this post: 150
Total points: 910
Jessica PDX15.10 - Goof Off
by Reed Farrel ColemanPoints This Post: 15
Total Points: 880
My last post for this challenge - thanks for another fab season!
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Pamela Su's task: Fun in a Box!Option 1
Read: What to Eat by Marion Nestle
Word Used: What
What to Eat is a Big Book at 624 pgs.
Points this task: 20
Total Points: 235
Goodreads Authors: 12
Big Books: 3
15.9 Spring Into ActionRead a book that you added to your To Read shelf or acquired between September 1, 2013 and February 14, 2014
Added to my To Read shelf on 1/15/14
Prisoner of Night and Fog by Anne Blankman Goodreads Author
Points This Task: 15
Total Points: 240
GoodReads Authors: 16
Big Books: 500+ (4); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
15.10 Goof Off!Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor, Lisa Kleypas
20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Bluemoon's task: Covers of Spring
opt 3
, Jennifer E Smith Points this task: 35
Total points: 475
Tasks completed: 30
BRIAN20.3 - Best Review - Chris MD's task: Monopoly Money, Spring, and the SRC
$10 - Yellow - cover has a hat on it
by David Sedaris50.1 - Ms Anderson's task: Five Crowns
Tails - books are consecutive numbered in a series (No Wildcard used)
Book 1: The Necromancer by Jonathan L. Howard (Goodreads author!)
Book 2: The Egyptian by Layton Green (Goodreads author!)
Book 3: The Walking Dead, Vol. 03: Safety Behind Bars by Robert Kirkman
My best showing yet, just under halfway to finishing the challange!
Points this post: 70
Total points: 460
Books read: 28
Goodreads authors: 8
Big Books: 3-2-0 (7)
Eepa10.9 - Colorful Captions
Read a book where individual words or letters in the title are at least 2 different colors on the cover.
, Six Degrees of Lust by Taylor V. DonovanTaylor V. Donovan is a GR author.
30.8 Read ‘Em Again
For this task you will read 2 books by 2 different authors, you can only have read ONE previous book by each author.
Out There in the Night by Laura Baumbach
Previous book: Details of the Hunt
Read for Autumn season 2013, task 25.1
Broken Pieces by Riley Hart
Previous book: Collide
Read for winter season 2013, task 15.9
Riley Hart is a GR author.
Points in this post: 40
Total points: 760
GR authors: 47
10.3 Do Not Collect $200I read The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls which has 368 pages.
30.4 Springtime Stroll
SPRINGTIME - Chose Option 1 - How To Be Orange by Greg Shapiro - author initials GS in springtime
MONOPOLY - Chose Option 3 - free space - The Keeper of Lost Causes by Jussi Adler-Olsen
Total Points: 360
Congratulations to those members and friends who've finished and will finish b4 Midnight! =)
Jayme VA15.10 Goof Off!
The Story of Doctor Dolittle by Hugh Lofting
Points this post: 15
Total points: 865
GR Authors: 34
Big Books: 500+(4),750+(0),1000+(0)
30.1 - Susan A’s Task: Eat, Sleep, Swim, RepeatOption 3 - Fly on the Wall: How One Girl Saw Everything by E. Lockhart May 31
AND
Option 4 - You by Charles Benoit May 31
E. Lockhart is a Goodreads Author
Charles Benoit is a Goodreads Author
Points This Task: 30
Total Points: 595
Total Tasks Completed: 36
Total Books Read: 46
Total Goodreads Authors: 22
Total Big Books: 500+ (3), 750+ (1), 1000+ (0)
JACKIE NC30.4 - Sheila/Kathy G's task: A Springtime Stroll Through the World of Monopoly
Springtime Option 2: Umbrella on cover
by Jacqueline WinspearMonopoly Option 3: Book of my choice
Peter and the Starcatchers by Dave Barry
Jacqueline Winspear is a Goodreads author.
Points this task: 30
Total Points: 635
Goodreads Authors: 17
Big Book Tickets:
Last one for this challenge. Thanks! It was fun. :-)MELANIE C
TASK NAME: 20.9 Moderator's Pet
Option 3: Clouds on cover
Mud, Muck and Dead Things
by Ann GrangerQualifier: 2 clouds are in the sky on the cover.
Points this task: 20
Points Total: 440
GR Author: 16
Big Books: 0
SOELO30.4 - A Springtime Stroll Through the World of Monopoly
Springtime, Option 1
My Foot Is Too Big for the Glass Slipper: A Guide to the Less Than Perfect Life
Gabrielle Reece's initials G and R are in SPRINGTIME
Monopoly, Option 2
Dragon Rider
This book has 527 pages, over 500.
*claiming a big book ticket for 527 pages
50.1 - Five Crowns
I got tails and read books 1, 2 and 3 in a series:
The Mysterious Benedict Society
The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey
and
The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Prisoner's Dilemma
No Wild Card option
*claiming 3 GR author tickets as Trenton Lee Stewart is a GR author
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Points this post: 80
Total so far 210
GR Authors:9
BB Tickets:4
MELANIE5 POINT TASKS
5.1 So many Games
Mind Game by Christine Feehan 4/7 - 4* (384p)
Christine Feehan is a GR author
5.3 Candyland
Smart, Sexy and Secretive by Tammy Falkner 5/6 - 4*
Tammy Falkner is a GR author
5.5 Scrabble
McClairen's Isle: The Passionate One by Connie Brockway - 4/20
Connie Brockway is a GR author
5.6 Stratego
Shadow Game by Christine Feehan 4/3 - 4* ("war" and "military" genre on the main page)
Christine Feehan is a GR author
5.7 Bridge
The Secret by Julie Garwood 4/20 - 5* (cover option)
5.8 Go Fish!
Fish: Great white shark:
Vision in White by Nora Roberts 4/22 - 4.5*
5.9 Gin Rummy
Angel Face (gin cocktail):
Once an Angel by Teresa Medeiros 5/22 - 4.5*
Teresa Medeiros is a GR author
5.10 Poker
"king": Fit for a King by Diana Palmer 5/26 - 3.5*
10 POINT TASKS
10.1 Go to Jail
The hero is an ex-con, just out of jail:
Calmly, Carefully, Completely by Tammy Falkner 5/11 - 4*
Tammy Falkner is a GR author
10.2 Do Not Pass Go
Maybe Matt's Miracle by Tammy Falkner 5/11 - 4*
Tammy Falkner is a GR author
10.3 Do Not Collect 200$
Until Lilly by Aurora Rose Reynolds 5/7 - 3.5* 394 pages
Aurora Rose Reynolds is a GR author
10.4 A Token Task
Horse and Rider token:
Heartbreaker by Diana Palmer 5/23 - 4*
10.6 Spring Showers
Try by Ella Frank 5/21 - 4*
Ella Frank is a GR author
10.7 Sugar Shack
Set in Connecticut:
Happy Ever After by Nora Roberts 4/24 - 4*
10.8 Join the Crowd
As of 5/12/2014:
Knights' Sinner by Bella Jewel 5/5 - 3.5*
10.9 Colourful Captions
Bully by Penelope Douglas 5/6 - 4*
Penelope Douglas is a GR author
10.10 Take a Chance
I rolled 4: The Law of Attraction by N.M. Silber 5/19 - 3.5*
N.M. Silber is a GR author
TOTAL FOR CHALLENGE
Points this post: 130
Total Points: 130
Completed Tasks: 17
Books Read: 17
GR authors this task: 11
GR authors total: 11
Big Books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Elizabeth PTask 10.5 - America's Most Popular
Book published between 1940 and 1960
I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith
First published 1948
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 940!!!
Total Tasks: 55
Goodreads Authors: 42
Big Books: 10
Total Books: 74
Thank you very, very much. This has been absolutely fantastic. Can't wait to start again in 2 hours!
Mod
MELANIE15 POINT TASKS
15.1 Nowruz Day
Option C (twice):
Slammed by Colleen Hoover 5/2 - 5*
Colleen Hoover is a GR author
Saving Grace by Julie Garwood 4/20 - 5*
15.2 Spring Babies
A) Delicious Dee (spring bday): Graceling by Kristin Cashore 5/12 - 4.5*
B) Vicky (fall bday): Firelight by Kristen Callihan 4/10 - 3*
Kristen Callihan is a GR author
15.3 You Go Girl!
A)"Honor" is a feminine name: Heart of Honor by Kat Martin 5/21 - 4*
B) Julie is a feminine name: Honor's Splendour by Julie Garwood 4/25 - 5*
15.5 Vincent From Gogh
More Than This by Jay McLean
Jay McLean is a GR author
15.6 World Champs
Set in Ireland: Dominic by L.A. Casey 4/20 - 2.5*
L.A. Casey is a GR author
15.8 Take Your Vitamins
"A": A Reclusive Heart by R.L. Mathewson 3/1 - 3*
R.L. Mathewson is a GR author
15.9 Spring into Action
Purchased on Feb. 7th: Beauty from Love by Georgia Cates 5/4 - 4*
(ebook approved on Excel document line 206)
Georgia Cates is a GR author
15.10 Goof Off
Just Good Friends by Rosalind James 5/19 - 4.5*
Rosalind James is a GR author
20 POINT TASKS
20.1 Chug-a-chug-a Choo Cho!
Set in Nevada: Cole by Megan O'Brien 5/9 - 3*
Megan O'Brien is a GR author
20.2 Fun in a Box
Option 1: Mischief by Amanda Quick 5/29 - 3.5*
Amanda Quick is a GR author
20.3 Monopoly Money, Spring and the SRC
5$: The Bridal Season by Connie Brockway 4/19 - 4.5*
Connie Brockway is a GR author
20.4 My Bye Bye Birdie Birthday
Option 4 (swan on cover): The Prize by Julie Garwood 4/29 - 5*
20.5 Big Books Are Best
Watch Your Back by Karen Rose 3/2 - 4* (592 pages) Claiming a Big Book Ticket
20.7 Celebrate the Sibs
I have 2 siblings: More Than Her by Jay McLean 5/9 - 3* (2nd book in the series)
Jay McLean is a GR author
20.8 On This Day in History
Option A: Frostbite by Richelle Mead 3/9 - 4*
Richelle Mead is a GR author
20.9 Covers of Spring
Option 3 (clouds): Ride with Me by Ruthie Knox 9/2 - 4* (ebook, approved in the Excel document line 1156)
Ruthie Knox is a GR author
TOTAL FOR CHALLENGE
Points this post: 280
Total Points: 410
Completed Tasks: 33
Books Read: 36
GR authors this post: 13
GR authors total: 24
Big Books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Yah Elizabeth!Let's see if we can squeeze anyone else in under the wire - T-1hr and 35 minutes!
Task #50.1 - Ms Anderson's task: Five CrownsTails
Entwined with You by Sylvia Day (GR Author)
#3 in the Crossfire series
Island Idyll by Jess Dee
#4 in the Bandicoot Cove series
(ebook only, approved line 762 of the spreadsheet)
Lead Me On by Lexxie Couper (GR Author)
# 5 in the Heart of Fame series
(ebook only, approved line 826 of the spreadsheet)
Points this Post: 50
Totals:
Total Points: 715
Total Goodreads Authors: 46
Total Tasks Completed: 40
Total Books Read: 55
Task #10.10 - Take a ChanceKiller by Sam Crescent (GR Author)
(ebook only, approved line 802 of the spreadsheet)
Points this Post: 10
Totals:
Total Points: 725
Total Goodreads Authors: 47
Total Tasks Completed: 41
Total Books Read: 56
DEANAREPLACEMENT book for the following task, previous book will be moved to 50.1:
15.10 Goof Off!
The One I Left Behind
by Jennifer McMahon ** GOODREADS AUTHOR **
20.3 - Best Review - Chris MD's task: Monopoly Money, Spring, and the SRC
OPTION: $10 - Yellow (person wearing hat on cover)
Les Miserables
(approved)
At 1463 pages, this book is good for three big book tickets
50.1 - Ms Anderson's task: Five Crowns
I flipped TAILS
#1 Abandon by Meg Cabot ** GOODREADS AUTHOR **
#2 Saints
#3 Faithful Place
*******
This Post:
(New) Tasks Completed: 3
(New) Books Read: 4
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Book Tickets: 3
(New) Points: 70
Totals:
Tasks Completed: 16
Books Read: 19
Goodreads Authors: 6
Big Book Tickets: 6
Total Points: 315
15.10 Goof off dayTo Say Nothing of the Dog
25.4 Mardi Gras fun
option 1
*approved in task help thread
option 4
Alice I Have Been
GOODREADS AUTHOR
Melanie Benjamin
this task 40 points
total points 305
MELANIE25 POINT TASKS
25.1 50 States of Monopoly
Alaska: AK, "the last frontier"
A) Branded by Abi Ketner & Missy Kalicecki 5/17 - 2*
Abi Ketner is a GR author
B) The Last Duke by Andrea Kane 5/18 - 4*
25.2 Nordic Noir
A) Norwegian author: The Bat by Jo Nesbø 5/27 - 3.5*
B) Option 1: Lord of Midnight by Jo Beverley 5/24 - 3.5*
Jo Beverley is a GR author
25.3 The Long and the Short of It
Option 2:
A) Until Trevor by Aurora Rose Reynolds (18 characters) 5/7 - 2.5*
Aurora Rose Reynolds is a GR author
B) Beautifully Damaged by L.A. Fiore (7 characters) 5/6 - 4.5*
25.4 Mardi Gras Fun
Option 1 (purple cover): Bridal Favors by Connie Brockway 4/19 - 4*
Connie Brockway is a GR author
Option 3 "Food Related Fiction" list (#95): Wild Man by Kristen Ashley 4/30 - 3.5*
Kristen Ashley is a GR author
The book is 528 pages, I'm claiming a Big Book Ticket
25.5 Spring Reading Haiku
Option 2 (romance): Savor the Moment by Nora Roberts 4/24 - 3*
Option 3 ("robots rule mankind"): Rule by Jay Crownover 5/20 - 4.5*
Jay Crownover is a GR author
25.6 All the Colors of the Rainbow
Blue - fantasy: Forbidden Forest by Tenaya Jayne
Tenaya Jayne is a GR author
Orange - romance: The Bride by Julie Garwood 4/25 - 5*
30 POINT TASKS
30.1 Eat, Sleep, Swim, Repeat
Option 4 (free book): Without Regret by R.L. Mathewson 3/3 - 2.5*
R.L. Mathewson is a GR author
Option 6 ("sports" genre): Just This Once by Rosalind James 5/18 - 4.5*
Rosalind James is a GR author
30.2 Mouth Full of Words
Option 3 (romance): Taming the Highland Bride by Lynsay Sands 3/29 - 3.5*
Option 5 (food cover): Just For Now by Rosalind James 5/19 - 4*
Rosalind James is a GR author
30.3 Crazy Quilt
Option 1 - "angel": Midnight Angel by Lisa Marie Rice 5/13 - 4*
Lisa Marie Rice is a GR author
Option 3 (part of a 4-book series): Tall, Tatted and Tempting by Tammy Falkner 5/6 - 4.5*
So far, only four books have been published in the Reed Brothers series.
Tammy Falkner is a GR author
30.4 A Springtime Stroll
Option 3 (flowers): The Wedding by Julie Garwood 4/26 - 4.5*
Option 2 (500p+): Making Faces by Amy Harmon 5/11 - 4* (502p)
This book has 500 pages, claiming a Big Book Ticket
Amy Harmon is a GR author
30.5 Poetry Counts
1) 5 syllables: Reaper's Property by Joanna Wylde 4/24 - 3.5*
Joanna Wylde is a GR author
4) "Trish" is repeated: Trish, Just Trish by Lynda LeeAnne 4/24 - 4*
Lynda LeeAnne is a GR author
30.6 Oh, the Places You'll Go
London
A) The Hazards of Hunting a Duke by Julie London 5/24 - 2.5*
Julia London is a GR author
B) set in London: Rebellious Desire by Julie Garwood 4/21 - 3.5*
30.7 Back to Australia
Option 1 - set in Australia: Beauty from Pain by Georgia Cates 5/4 - 4.5*
Georgia Cates is a GR author
Option 2 - 127p: Shame on You by Tara Sivec 5/20 - 3*
Tara Sivec is a GR author
50.1 Five Crowns
I rolled heads, and so three books are by Connie Brockway
Connie Brockway is a GR author, so I am claiming three GR author tickets
My Seduction 4/18 - 5*
My Pleasure 4/18 - 4*
My Surrender 4/18 - 3.5*
TOTAL FOR CHALLENGE
Points this post: 410
Total Points: 820
Completed Tasks: 47
Books Read: 65
GR authors this post: 21
GR authors total: 45
Big Books: 500+ (3); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
15.4 Wheeling and DealingOption 2
The Total Money Makeover: A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness by Dave Ramsey
(A) Genre business and (B) "money" in the title.
15.6 - World Champs
Ninth Key by Meg Cabot *GRA
Takes place in Carmel-by-the-Sea California
15.8 Take Your Vitamins
The Sandman, Vol. 5: A Game of You by Neil Gaiman *GRA
Single letter "A" in the title.
20.1 - Most Improved Player - Shelby's task: Chug-a Chug-a...Chug-a Chug-a...Choo-Choo
Option 4
Ender in Exile by Orson Scott Card
"O"rson (LOCOMOTIVE) and "C"ard (Caboose)
20.3 - Best Review - Chris MD's task: Monopoly Money, Spring, and the SRC
$10 Yellow
The Rook by Daniel O'Malley
Crown (a type of hat) on the cover:
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Mary Beth's task: Big Books are Best!
American Elsewhere* by Robert Jackson Bennett *GRA
*662 pages - 1 Big Book Ticket
20.8 - It's My Birthday! - Rhonda's Task: On This Day in History!
Option A
dEaDINBURGH by Mark Wilson *GRA
Initials are "M.W."
350 pages
20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Bluemoon's task: Covers of Spring
Option 2
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green *GRA
Clouds on the cover:
25.3 - Jessica PDX’s task: The Long and the Short of It
Option 1
Book A
Shadowland by Meg Cabot *GRA
10 letters in title
Book B
Cujo by Stephen King *GRA
4 letters in title
30.1 - Susan A’s Task: Eat, Sleep, Swim, Repeat
Option 1
Murder as a Fine Art by David Morrell *GRA
Back on the cover:
Option 4
The Talisman* by Stephen King *GRA
Free choice!
*672 pages - 1 Big Book Ticket
30.3 - DLMRose's task: Crazy Quilt
Option 2
The Games by Ted Kosmatka *GRA
One of the 10 oldest books on my TBR shelf.
Option 3
The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
Part of a series that is identified as a quartet on goodreads.
30.4 - Sheila/Kathy G's task: A Springtime Stroll Through the World of Monopoly
Springtime Option 1
Fevre Dream by George R. R. Martin
"G" and "M" are in SPRINGTIME
Monopoly Option 2
The Passage** by Justin Cronin
**784 pages - 2 Big Book Tickets
Total points: 260
Tasks completed: 12
Books read: 16
Goodreads authors: 10
Big books: 500+ (2); 750+ (1); 1000+ (0)
50.1 - Ms Anderson's task: Five CrownsTails - No Wild Cards
Mary Poppins by P.L. Travers April 13 (Book 1)
A King's Ransom by Jude Watson May 31 (Book 2)
The Dead of Night by Peter Lerangis May 31 (Book 3)
Points This Task: 50
Total Points: 645
Total Tasks Completed: 37
Total Books Read: 48
Total Goodreads Authors: 22
Total Big Books: 500+ (3), 750+ (1), 1000+ (0)
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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TASK NAME: 50.1 Five Crowns
book 1 A Duty To The Dead (#1 Bess Crawford Mystery)
book 2 Rack, Ruin and Murder (# 2 Campbell and Carter Series)
book 3 The Ghost and Mrs. Jeffries (#3 in the Mrs. Jeffries Mysteries series)
Charles Todd is a Goodreads Author
Points this task: 50
Points Total: 420
GR Author: 16
Big Books: 0