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FALL CHALLENGE 2015
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Fall Challenge 2015: Completed Tasks (DO NOT DELETE POSTS)
Emsreviewsbooks30.1: Schatzie's TASK: DNA
Option 3: I read a publisher's advance copy of Daniel's True Desire by Grace Burrowes. It is set entirely in England.
Option 4: I read a publisher's advance copy of
by Bronwen Evans. The green inanimate object is the couch the couple is reclining on.Book was approved for length at https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/....
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 325
Books Read: 27
Tasks Complete: 25
SHELLEY UT5.3. What are We Made of?
Prime Cut by Diane Mott Davidson
Diane Mott Davidson is a goodreads author.
Points this task: 5
Total points: 110
Tasks completed: 10
Books read: 11
Goodreads authors: 8
Big books: 500+ (2); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
20.1 Most Improved Player - Wayne's Task: A Calgary AutumnRead a book whose author's* initials can be found in the phrase GO STAMPS GO.
Nothing Lasts Forever by Sidney Sheldon
GO STAMPS GO
20.8. Nickels and Dimes - Fandury's task: Happy Anniversary!
Read a book where the first letters of the words that make up the title can be found in the words AUSTRALIA and/or GERMANY.
Elsker by S.T. Bende
GERMANY
Ebook approval here --> https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
20.9. Moderator's Pet - Katy's Task: The Trip of a Lifetime!
Read a book whose title/subtitle contains an x (for Xhosa) or a z (for Zulu).
X by Sue Grafton
X
Points This Post: 60
Total Points: 250
Total Tasks: 18
Karen D. Task 20.5. Bigger is Better - Mary P's Task: Into the Wilderness
Option 4: Read a book from one of your own favorite series. The book may be any # in the series. Or you may start a new favorite with #1 of a series.
The Dead and the Gone by Susan Beth Pfeffer, finished 9/15, from the Last Survivors series - book #2.
Points this task: 20
Total points: 275
Books read: 21
Tasks completed 15/61
CYNBAXTERTask # 25.05 – Sirena's Task: All About My Dad!
Book 1 - Option 1, Choice A: Out Of My Head by Didier Van Cauwelaert
#10 on IMDB Reference - the movie is called "Unknown" and stars Liam Neeson
Book 2 - Option 1, Choice B: Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut
#28 on NPR Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy books
Points this post: 25 points
Total points to date = 355 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 1
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 3
Blueberry20.9 opt. B
Animal is a crocodile, approved in post 19 of help thread.
Pts: 20
Total pts: 130
Karen D. Task 25.3 - Elizabeth B's Task: Grape Harvest Season - Reposted
Option 1: Read a book set in one of the top 20 wine - producing countries, from this list: Top Wine Producing Countries.
The Rocks by Peter Nichols, finished 10/5. The book is set almost entirely in Spain, #3 on the list. (I live in the US)
Option 2: Read a book set in a vineyard, or with a character who's working in the wine production industry
Eight Hundred Grapes by Laura Dave, finished 9/17. Set on a vineyard in California wine country
Points this task: 25
Total points: 205
books read: 16
Tasks completed 11/61
Blueberry20.4 opt. 3 read a book whose cover shows one of the following: a car, the beach and/or ocean, or a map.
Shutter Island
The cover shows an island surrounded by the ocean.20.8 Opt. A read a book that is set at least 50% in a country that belonged to the first Persian Empire.
Mrs. Pollifax Unveiled
This book is set in Syria.
Pts: 40
Total pts: 170
Total books: 9
BB: 1
Heather (Gibby)15.6 - The Name Game
Down the Nile: Alone in a Fisherman's Skiff by Rosemary Mahoney
Noun Honey found in Mahoney
20.5. Bigger is Better - Mary P's Task: Into the Wilderness
The Sign of Four by Arthur Conan Doyle
Read for Option 4: this is book #2 in the Sherlock Holmes Series
Claiming Golden Oldies ticket as published in 1890
Points this post: 35
Total Challenge Points: 120
Golden Oldies Tickets: 3
FANDURY30.9 Morgan Faeriesfolly's Task: Players 3 & 4 Have Joined the Game
I rolled a 6.
Book A: Read a book where the title/subtitle contains the phrase "_____ and _____" or " ______ & ______".
Tooth and Claw by Jo Walton
Book B: Read a book where there are consecutive double letters found in a single word in the title/subtitle.
The House of Shattered Wings by Aliette de Bodard
The consecutive double letters are the Ts in shaTTered.
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 300
Books Read: 16
Classics: 0
Big Books:500+(2)750+(0)1000+(0)
Reader Name: Daphne25.7 Wonderful Overseas Assignment
REQUIRED: State the setting in your post. If the setting in the GR book description or metadata does not indicate the setting, please include a reference to establish the setting.
2. Read a mystery set in Korea (South or North), China or Japan.
Mystery set in China in description. Also, on the list for Mysteries set in Asia.
Celebrated Cases of Judge Dee
**Claiming GO ticket: First published 1949**
3. set in Germany or about Germany
(Set in Germany in description and about Germany)
Nazi Germany: History in an Hour
Points this post: 25
GO ticket this post: 1
Total Points: 560/1070
Books Read: 44
Completed Tasks: 35/60
Pages Read: 11900
GO Tickets: 12
Big Book Tickets: 1
Susan W.5.1 Five Suns: Read a book with a natural disaster.
I read Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History by Erik Larson
The natural disaster is a hurricane.
10.5 Penmanship Practice: Read a book whose title is written in cursive. Include the cover in your post.
I read
by William RitterAt least two of the letters are connected.
30.2 My Own Words: Read two different books from two of the options listed.
Option 3: Read a book with children's > middle grade on the main page. All SRC requirements for children's books apply.
I read The Dragonet Prophecy by Tui T. Sutherland
Children's > Middle Grade is on the main page (34 users)
AR Info: IL: MG BL: 5.0 AR: 10.0
Option 4: Read a book by an author with one of the following names: Catherine, Daniel, Evan, Jean, Melissa or Seth.
I read The Widow's House by Daniel Abraham
Daniel is the name used.
Points this post: 45
Total points: 65
Jen UT20.8 - Nickels and Dimes - Fandury's task: Happy Anniversary!
Option D: Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
Points this post: 20
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Total Points: 75
Emsreviewsbooks15.4 - The World Without End
I read Snow Like Ashes by Sara Raasch to fulfill both options. It was published in 2014, and has Dystopia as an embedded genre on the main page.
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 340
Books Read: 28
Tasks Complete: 26
Coralie5.5 Esaugetuh Emissee
Book with body of water large enough to swim in (as the girl is) on cover
15.4 The World Without End
One book option – first published 2014, 'Dystopia' genre
Acceptance
15.8 Culture Vulture
From page 2 of the Native American Fiction list at #140
A Cold Day For Murder
This post 35 points
Total to date 390 points
TASK NUMBER : 15.7 - By the NumbersTASK DESCRIPTION: Read a Book where Pages is in Pub Year
BOOK #1 READ:
AUTHOR: Aprilynne Pike
DATE READ: 10/7/2015
REQUIRED INFO: Published: 2009; 290 pages
On Approved List
✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦
TOTALS
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 365
Repost of 20.520.5. Bigger is Better - Mary P's Task: Into the Wilderness
I read The Hours Count by Jillian Cantor
Option 1: Read a book with a main page genre History, Historical fiction or Historical Romance. The genre may be stand alone or embedded.
10.5 - Penmanship Practice
I read
by Cara NicolettiPoints this post: 30
Total Points: 120
Tasks completed: 9
Books Read:9
BB:
GO:
Task # 10.4 – Ten-Four DayBook with at least 104 five-star ratings on Goodreads
Murder Must Advertise … effective 01Sept15 there were 5666 five-star ratings
*** 1 Golden Oldie *** ticket – first published 1933
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This Post: 10 points
Total points to date: 115 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 3
Big Books Read: (0) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / (0) 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 0
Anne (Booklady)20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter: Camilla’s task: Judge the Book by its Cover
Opt 3 Balor - Eye is over the word Kill on cover
by Chelsea Cain25.7- Ellen R-S’s Task: Wonderful Overseas Assignments
Opt 1: Read a book set in or about East Anglia. Cities include Cambridge
Dead Scared by Sharon Bolton
Opt 3: Read a book set in Germany
The Glassblower by Petra Durst-Benning
Points in These Tasks: 45
Golden Oldies in This Post: 0
Big Book Tickets in This Post: 0
Pages Read in This Post: 1191
Totals:
Total Points: 320
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 500=(1), 750=(0), 1000=(0)
Total Tasks Completed: 18/60
Total Books Read: 24
Total Pages Read in Fall 2015 SRC: 8228
Dakimel5.7 Raven the Trickster
I read How to Start a Fire
10.3 Inti
I read The Turner House by Angela Flournoy
15.1 The Twins
I read Can't Hurry Love & Can't Hurry Love
30.3 Perspectives Over Time
Book 1 (which was published before I was born): Murder at the Vicarage
Book 2 (published 2015) Loving Day
Tally:
This task - 60 points
Total - 450
Karen D. Task 25.10 - M1nks's Task: Let a Little Light and Colour In!
Option 1: Read a book about the Aztec God of the Sun Huitzilopochtli (if you really want to) OR read a book with a cover showing one or more people sitting or lying down outside in the sun.
The Enlightenment of Nina Findlay by Andrea Gillies, finished 10/7
Option 3: Read a book with a picture of a horse on the cover
The Enchanted by Rene Denfeld, finished 9/15
Points this task: 25
Total points: 300
Books read: 23
Tasks completed: 16/61
30.5 In the Middle2 book challenge
Book 1: Read a book by an author who uses 3 names.
A Wanted Man by Susan Kay Law
Book 2: Read a book by an author who uses a 3 part name that includes a middle initial.
Alphabet of Thorn by Patricia A. McKillip
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Points this post: 30
Points thus far: 330
BB this post: 0
BB thus far: 1
trishhartuk10.4 - Ten-Four Day
Read a book that has at least 104 5-star ratings.
The Ghost and Mrs. Mewer, Krista Davis
Has 135 five-star ratings as of 08/10/15
Points this Task: 10
Books Read: 1
Golden Oldie/Big Book: No
Total Points: 445
Tasks Completed: 19
Golden Oldies: 4
Big Books: 0
ASHLEY OZ15.7 - By the Numbers
Read a book where the total number of pages (as stated on Goodreads) can be found, in any order, in the first publication date (year) of that same book.
We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler
Year: 2013 Pages: 310
POINTS
This Post: 15
Total Points: 170
Books Read: 13
Completed Tasks: 12
Reader Name: Daphne10.6 - Back to Reality: non-fiction book
Moving Napoleon's Buttons: How 17 Molecules Changed History from 30.1 to this challenge
20.1 Most Improved Player : 1 book
1: a book whose author's* initials can be found in the phrase GO STAMPS GO
S in Stamps
G in Go
Just My Type: A Book About Fonts by Simon Garfield
30.1: Schatzie's TASK: DNA
Option 1: Native American name: Using MISSION
Mission To The Stars
Option 2: a book that has a title that contains the letters: S-P-A-I-N
Mike and Psmith
S in Psmith
P in Psmith
A in and
I in Mike
N in and
Points this post: 60
Total Points: 590/1070
Books Read: 46
Completed Tasks: 37/60
Pages Read: 12475
GO Tickets: 12
Big Book Tickets: 1
Sandra25.1 Andy P.'s task: The Fall Months
Book #1: author's surname has 9, 10, or 11 letters
Con Academy by Joe Schreiber
Author's last name 'Schreiber' has 9 letters
Book #2: title contains a word of 9, 10, or 11 letters
The Middle of Somewhere by Sonja Yoerg
The word 'somewhere' has 9 letters.
Points this post: 25
Points to date: 120
20.6. Seasoned Reader - Amy O's - Quetzalcoatlwhich option you chose when posting your completed task.
Option 2: Read a book with the letter “Q” somewhere in the main title.
I read: The Quiet American
Current post:
Points: 20
Goodreads Authors: 0
Big Book Tickets: 0
Total:
Total Points: 90
Total Goodreads Authors: 1
Total Big Book Tickets:
Big Books - 500+: 0
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:
10.9 - Bridge The GapRead a book with a word in the title, subtitle or author's name that is hyphenated.
The Ebb-Tide: A Trio and Quartette by Robert Louis Stevenson
Task total=10
Grand total=195
20.8. Nickels and Dimes - Fandury's task: Happy Anniversary!Option D: Read a book with exactly 12 letters in the author's* name.
I read: Blindness
Current post:
Points: 20
Goodreads Authors: 0
Big Book Tickets: 0
Total:
Total Points: 110
Total Goodreads Authors: 1
Total Big Book Tickets:
Big Books - 500+: 0
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:
ColetteGTask 20.7 Shorter is Sweeter
Option #2 A single female on cover
Fast Girl
by Suzy Favor Hamilton
Fast Girl: A Life Spent Running from Madness
20 points for task
Delicious Dee15.1 - The Twins
Book A - Reckless (Syke Jordan)
Book B - Reckless (Priscilla West)
points this post: 15
points total: 495
10.4 - Ten-Four Day Read a book that has at least 104 5-star ratings. Sugar by Dierdre Riordan Hall Goodreads Author (1606 5-star ratings, 10/8/2015)
10.5 - Penmanship Practice Read a book with a TITLE on the cover that is written in cursive - where many or all of the letters are connected, sometimes making a word one single complex stroke.
by E.M. Forster
Golden Oldie Ticket: 1908
15.6 - The Name Game Read a book written by an author* whose first, middle, or last name contains a NOUN of 4 or more letters intact within the name.
The Moviegoer by Walker Percy http://dictionary.reference.com/brows...
15.8 - Culture Vulture Delve into Native American culture by reading a book found on the Native American Fiction list.
She Who Remembers by Linda Lay Shuler (page 1, #76)
15.9 - Animal Guides Choose a totem from the North American Totems list and read a book that contains the name of that animal in its title or subtitle.
Chasing the Wolf by Nathan Singer (page 2)
20.6. Seasoned Reader - Amy O's Task - Quetzalcoatl Option 2: Read a book with the letter “Q” somewhere in the main title.
All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque Golden Oldie Ticket: 1928
20.10 - Group Reads
March: Book One by John Robert Lewis and Andrew Aydin Goodreads Author Discussion post: 35
Task 30.5 - DLMRose's Task:In The Middle
Book 1- Read a book by an author* who uses 3 names.
The Beautiful and Damned by F. Scott Fitzgerald Golden Oldie Ticket: 1922
Book 2- Read a book by an author* who uses a 3 part name* that includes a middle initial
Revolutionary Characters: What Made the Founders Different by Gordon S. Wood
Total: 605
Goodreads Authors: 2
Golden Oldies: 3
10.8 - Yo Ho, Yo Ho!Read a book with a word of at least 4 letters from the song lyrics in the title or subtitle.
Every Fifteen Minutes by Lisa Scottoline
"And every last buckle is swashed,"
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 230
Total Tasks: 18
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter: Camilla’s task: Judge the Book by its CoverOption 3: Balor
For this option, read a book that shows one eye of a human or other being on the cover. Only one eye may be shown, and the iris has to be visible.
Nothing To Fear by Karen Rose
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 250
Total Tasks: 19
Catherine TTask 20.9 - Trip of a Lifetime
option 4 - read a book with a Z in the title
Letters to Zell by Camille Griep
Task 25.9 - On the Injured Bench
option 4 - CATCH UP TIME - read a book on my TBR for over a year (15 months)
Rapture in Death by J.D. Robb
option 3 - DUCK - read a book with a bird on the cover
Death of a Scriptwriter by M.C. Beatonseagull on the RHS of the cover
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total point = 600
readerboard name: WOLFE5.1 disaster with geological event: this book was pre-approved for volcanic eruption, earthquake, flood, etc.
Life As We Knew It
Susan Beth Pfeffer
previous points: 80
previous BB points: 1
new total: 85
Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM20.9. Moderator's Pet - Katy's Task: The Trip of a Lifetime!
I chose Option C.
I read The Organized Mind: Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload by Daniel J. Levitin. There is a "z" in "Organized".
Previous point total: 150
New points this post: 20
Total points: 170
New tasks completed in this post: 1
Total tasks: 9
GO tickets this post: 0
Total GO: 1
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total Big Books: 1
CYNBAXTERTask # 20.08 – Nickels and Dimes - Fandury's task: Happy Anniversary!
Book 1 - Option C: The Love-Artist: A Novel by Jane Alison. The first letters of the words in the title are T, L, A which can be found in the word AUSTRALIA
Points this post: 20 points
Total points to date = 375 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 1
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 3
CYNBAXTER - repost of 1375Task # 25.05 – Sirena's Task: All About My Dad!
Book 1 - Option 1, Choice A: Out Of My Head by Didier Van Cauwelaert
#10 on http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1401152/?... - the movie is called "Unknown" and stars Liam Neeson – here is a better link to show the author’s involvement: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1401152/f...
Book 2 - Option 1, Choice B: Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut
#28 on http://www.npr.org/2011/08/11/1390858... - NPR Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy books
Points this post: 25 points
Total points to date = 355 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 1
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 3
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter – Camilla’s task: Judge the book by its coverOption 2: Pskegdemus
by Malala Yousafzaisingle female on cover
Points this post: 20
Season total: 195
SandyDTask 10.8 Yo Ho, Yo Ho
Read a book with a word of at least 4 letters from the Song Lyrics in the title or subtitle. The word must match exactly
Highlander Most Wanted by Maya Banks
"Most" is in the pirate song
Task points = 10 points
Total points = 300 points
SandyDTask 20.4 Author, Author - Seakbee's Task - Life's Too Short
Option 4 Choose a book whose author’s initials* can be found in CENTENARIAN. Letters may be used as often as they appear.
The High Priestess by Nicci Netter
published 8/1/2012; Initials N and N are both in Centenarian
Task points = 20 points
Total points = 320 points
SandyDTask 15.3 Past & Present
Book 1: Read a book with the genre "Historical Fiction" or "History" on its main page. Reasonable variations of these genres will also be accepted (ex: Historical Romance, Historical Mystery, American History, World History, etc).
Book 2: Read a book first published within the last year (Sept 2014 -- November 2015).
OR Read ONE book that fulfills both Book 1 and Book 2 requirements.
Highland Wolf Pact by Selena Kitt
Historical Fiction/Historical Romance
Published 10/6/14
Meets both requirements
Task points = 15 points
Total Points = 335 points
Mod
10.7 - Sedna the Sea Goddess
whale in title: War of the Whales: A True Story by Joshua Horwitz
20.1 Most Improved Player - Wayne's Task: A Calgary Autumn
option 1, author initials PM in Go Stamps Go: Entry Island by Peter May
30.9 Morgan Faeriesfolly's Task: Players 3 & 4 Have Joined the Game
I rolled a 6
Book A, "and" phrase: Scents and Sensibility by Spencer Quinn
Book B, consecutive double letter T: The Prettiest One: A Thriller by James Hankins
PB: The Prettiest One: A Thriller
Total = 525
SandyDTask 15.4 The World Without End
Book 1: Read a book that was first published in December 2012 or any time afterward
Dimitri by Roxie Rivera
First published 4/1/2013
Book 2: Read a book with the genre "Post-Apocalyptic" or "Dystopia" on its main page. Reasonable variations of these genres will also be accepted (ex: Apocalyptic, Dying Earth, etc).
Beyond Shame by Kit Rocha
Dystopia and Apocalyptic are both main page genres
Task points = 15 points
Total points = 350 points
Matthew15.3 - Past & Present
The Einstein Prophecy
This book meets both challenge requirements by being historical fiction as well as having been published in the last year.
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 125
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter: Camilla’s task: Judge the Book by its CoverOption 2, single female on the cover: Mrs. Sinclair's Suitcase by Louise Walters
Points this post: 20
Total points: 325
Nick KY5.5 Esaugatu Emesii I read The Funeral Boat by Kate Ellis, with a small boat on a stormy lake on the cover.
15.5 …Your Age. I read
An Unhallowed Grave by Kate Ellis. My age reduced is 3. I read a book with 3 words in the title.Points This Post: 20
Total Points so Far: 390
Delicious Dee25.10 - M1nks's Task: Let a Little Light and Colour In!
Option 1 -
- cover approved in the THTOption 4 -
- the person the right with the bright red sweater/jeanspoints this post: 25
points total: 520
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10.7 - Sedna the Sea Goddess
Read a book with one of these words in the title or subtitle: whale, seal, sea, lion.
Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys
Points this post: 10
Total points: 280