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Fall Challenge 2015: Completed Tasks (DO NOT DELETE POSTS)
Ellen R-S Repost from post 2272Task 30.5 - DLMRose's Task:In The Middle
Book 1 Read a book by an author* who uses 3 names.
The Prime Minister's Secret Agent by Susan Elia MacNeal
Book 2 Read a book by an author* who uses a 3 part name* that includes a middle initial. The middle initial MUST be the initial of the middle name of the author of Book 1.
The Hot Rock by Donald E. Westlake
Coralie15.9 Animal Guides
The totem I chose was fox.
The Fox
30.10 Moving the Fences!
Book 1 Anathem 1024 pages, rating 4.17
Book 2 The First True Lie 144 pages, rating 3.03
Difference in page numbers 980
Difference in ratings 1.14
Total page numbers 1168
This post 45 points
Total to date 725 points
25.3 - GRAPE HARVEST SEASONOPTION 2 - The Riesling Retribution. The main character owns a vineyard and most of this book is set in the vineyard.
OPTION 3 - The Viognier Vendetta
Viognier is a varietal on the list.
25.10 - LET A LITTLE LIGHT AND COLOR IN
OPTION 2 -
OPTION 3 -
TOTAL POINTS - 405
NARUMON15.10 NaNoWriMo
Read a book by an author who has also written a NaNoWriMo Pep Talk
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman, who wrote a Pep Talk in 2007.
AR Information: IL: MG+ - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 10.0
20.1 Wayne's Task: A Calgary Autumn
Option 3: "War" as main page genre
Redeployment by Phil Klay. War shelved by 203 users.
20.4 Seakbee's Task: Life's Too Short
Option 2: Memoir or Autobiography written in first person AND first published between 1915 - 2015.
The Making of a Chef: Mastering Heat at the Culinary Institute of America by Michael Ruhlman. Published in 1999. Autobiography > Memoir shelved by 37 users.
20.7 Camilla's task: Judge the book by its cover
Option 1: Cover contains a winged creature
by Jo Walton. 20.8 Fandury's Task: Happy Anniversary!
Option 3: Title initials can be found in AUSTRALIA or GERMANY
Two Across by Jeff Bartsch. Title initials are TA and found in AUSTRALIA.
20.9 Katy's Task: The Trip of a Lifetime
Option B: Rhino, Buffalo, Cheetah, Leopards, Elephants, Giraffes, Antelopes, Zebras, Baboons, Squirrels, Penguins, Eagles, Crocodiles, Whales and chickens on cover
by Amy Bloom. The zebra is on top of the lion. 25.8 Amanda A's Task: Happy Fall
Option 1: Read a book that a TV series is based on
A Red Herring Without Mustard by Alan Bradley. The IMDB link is here.
Option 4: A book that is #9-#11 in a series
Murder on Waverly Place by Victoria Thompson. The book is #11 in the Gaslight Mystery series.
30.1 Schatzie's task: DNA
Option 3: Book set in England
H is for Hawk by Helen MacDonald. After losing her father suddenly, the author decides to spend time raising a goshawk in the English countryside.
Option 4: Something green on cover
Dr. Mütter's Marvels: A True Tale of Intrigue and Innovation at the Dawn of Modern Medicine by Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz. There is a green bottle on the cover. The cover is approved by the task creator in post #60 here.
30.2 Ms. Anderson's Task: My Own Words
Option 1: Read a book of poetry
Burned by Ellen Hopkins. Poetry is shelved 304 users.
Option 3: Children > Middle Grade as main page genre
The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherynne M. Valente. Children > Middle Grade shelved by 317 users.
AR Information: IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 11.0
30.3 Ava Catherine's Task: Perspectives Over Time
Task 1: Read a book published before you were born
In Cold Blood by Truman Capote. The book was first published in 1965, and I was born in 1990, so it was published before I was born.
Task 2: Read a book published in 2010 or later
Devoted in Death b y J.D. Robb, which was released just this year in 2015.
30.9 Morgan Faeriesfolly’s Task: Players 3 & 4 Have Joined the Game
I rolled a four, so my two tasks are.
Task 1: A book that is first in a series
A Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan. This book is first in the Memoirs by Lady Trent series.
Task 2: Read a book whose title contains a word > 4 characters that is repeated
Billions & Billions: Thoughts on Life and Death at the Brink of the Millennium by Carl Sagan. The word "billions" is repeated.
30.10 Sandy's Task: Moving the Fences!
Read two books. The first book must have >50 pages more than the second book, and be rated > 0.50 higher
Book 1: The Invasion of the Tearling by Erika Johansen. 515 pages. Average rating 4.15.
**** 515 qualifies this book for Big Book Ticket ****
Book 2: The Ice Queen by Alice Hoffman. 211 pages with average rating of 3.49.
Page Difference: 515 - 211 = 304
Rating Difference: 4.15 - 3.49 =.66
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IN POST:
Points: 15 *1 + 20 * 5 + 25*1 + 30 *5 = 290
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book: 1
TOTAL SO FAR:
Points: 170 + 290 = 460
Golden Oldies: 0 + 0 = 0
Big Book: 1 + 1 = 2
Cait S10.5- Penmanship Practice
Read a book with a TITLE on the cover that is written in cursive.
by Laura DavePoints This Post: 10
Total Points: 210
Total Tasks Completed: 13
25.4Catherine T's Task--International Travels:1. MM=Myanmar
Long Upon the Land by Margaret Maron This is Maron's latest and was new to me.
2. Myanmar is in Asia; so is China.
The Great Zoo of China by Matthew Reilly. Not only was the book new to me, so was the author.
Today's total: 25
Grand total: 995
Karen D. Task 25.6 - Dakimel’s Task: Wedding Traditions
Option 3: Something Borrowed – Read a book you’ve borrowed. The Light of the World by Elizabeth Alexander, borrowed from my old roommate
Option 4: Something Blue – Read a book with a blue “something” on the cover. A Window Opens by Elisabeth Egan, has a blue book on the cover
points this post: 25
Total points: 555
Books read: 42
Tasks completed: 31/61
Heather (Gibby)30.1: Schatzie's TASK: DNA
Option 2 Title Contains SPAIN
Things Fall Apart
S in Things, P-A in Apart, I-N in Things
Option 3: 50% of the time in England
The Picture of Dorian Gray
(Approved in message 26 of the help thread for this task)
Claiming Golden Oldies as published in 1890
Points this post: 30
Total points: 320
Golden Oldies: 8
30.1: Schatzie's TASK: DNAOPTION 2: Read a book that has a title that contains the letters: S-P-A-I-N.
Playing With Poison by Cindy Blackburn
PLAYING WITH POISON
OPTION 3: I am 17% BRITISH. For this task, read a book that takes place at least 50% of the time in England.
The Very Picture of You by Isabel Wolff
Takes place in London, England.
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 510
Total Tasks: 35
TASK NUMBER : 5.6 - Four CordsTASK DESCRIPTION: Book w/ Four Words in Title
BOOK #1 READ:
Princess in the SpotlightAUTHOR: Meg Cabot
DATE READ: 11/5/2015
REQUIRED INFO: AR Book Find Info: IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 8.0
✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦
TOTALS
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 720
Brooke TX10.1 - Take the Stairs
Read a book with a staircase or flight of stairs on the cover.
(Approved in Help Thread message 2)
30.8 - Nick KY’s Task: Ghost Hunters
Option 1: Read a book, fiction or nonfiction, with the word “Ghost” or the word “Hunt” found intact in the title/subtitle/series title, or the author’s name.
Ghost Story
Option 4: Read any work of fiction or nonfiction by a Canadian author (by birth or residence), or set at least 50% in Canada.
(Author Patrick deWitt was born in Canada.)
Points
This Post: 40
Total Points: 770
Completed Tasks: 45
Books Read: 64
5.9 - Spider Grandmother
How I Live Now by Meg Rosoff
10.4 - Ten-Four Day
The Assassin's Blade by Sarah J. Maas
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 230
Big Book Tickets: 2
How I Live Now by Meg Rosoff
10.4 - Ten-Four Day
The Assassin's Blade by Sarah J. Maas
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 230
Big Book Tickets: 2
Maddie30.4: Anything can happen, child. Anything can be. - 2 books, the letters of whose titles must all appear in the given quotes
Book 1: The Martian
BE ASHAMED TO DIE UNTIL YOU HAVE WON SOME VICTORY FOR HUMANITY
TH in humanity, E in be, MA in humanity, RTI in victory, A in ashamed, N in until
Book 2: Warm Bodies
A HOUSE WITHOUT BOOKS IS LIKE A ROOM WITHOUT WINDOWS
W in without, A in a, RM in room, BO in books, DI in windows, ES in house
Points this post: 30
Total points: 125
trishhartuk30.10 Sandy’s Task: Moving the Fences!
For this task, we'll move the rope in and down for the home team. No books with the main page genre childrens or kids may be used for this task. Your two books combined must have a total of at least 500 pages.
Book 1 - The Visitors are up to bat. Read a book of your choice.
The Dark Horse, Craig Johnson
368 pages; average rating 4.26 (as of 06/11/15)
Book 2 - Read a second book that has fewer pages than book 1, and an average rating at least.50 lower.
Pietr the Latvian, Georges Simenon
First published: 1931 (Golden Oldie)
176 pages; average rating 3.54 (as of 06/11/15)
Difference in ratings: 0.72
Total pages: 544pg
Points this Task: 30
Books Read: 2
Golden Oldie: 1
Total Points: 655
Tasks Completed: 31
Golden Oldies: 6
Big Books: 500+: 1
Kristen IA10.6 - Back to Reality
Summer's over, read a non-fiction book.
Thrive: The Third Metric to Redefining Success and Creating a Life of Well-Being, Wisdom, and Wonder by Arianna Huffington
(I listened to the audiobook and but linked the PB for page count)
25.3 - Elizabeth B's Task: Grape Harvest Season
Read 2 books for this task, from two different options.
Option 1: Read a book set in one of the top 20 wine - producing countries, from this list: Top Wine Producing Countries. You may NOT choose a book set in the country in which you live.REQUIRED: include in your post the country in which the book is set and the country in which you live.
Return to Sandara by Mark Rubinstein
Takes place in Spain (#3 on the list). I live in the US.
(I read the Kindle edition but linked to the PB for page count)
Option 2: Read a book set in a vineyard, or with a character who's working in the wine production industry (grape growing till wine-selling).
The Best Man by Kristan Higgins
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Points This Post: 35
Total Points: 240/1070
Total Books Read: 19
Tasks Completed: 13/60
Big Books This Post: 0
Total Big Books: 0
Task 15.2 - Which Witch?Read TWO books with matching homophones in their titles/subtitles.
Mourning / Morning
Christmas Mourning (Deborah Knott Mysteries #16) (2010) by Margaret Maron (Goodreads Author) (Hardcover, 289 pages)
** Margaret Maron is a Goodreads Author **
AND
A Life's Morning (1888) by George Gissing(Paperback, 348 pages)
** A Life's Morning is a Golden Oldie, published in 1888**
235 + 15 = 250
Tasks Completed: 15
Points for this post: 15
Points thus far: 235 + 15 = 250
Books read: 19
Pages read: 6,144
Read but not claimed: 08
Goodreads Authors: 08
Golden Oldies: 03
Big Books:
(1) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
20.2 Picky, picky, picky!The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly
A. Main page genre: Adventure
B. Storyline includes a romance: David's father marries Rose (see Aryati Lestari's review of 11 Jan 2009). Also, the knight Roland loves Raphael (see Mark Monday's review of 27 May 2014)
D. Storyline includes a named horse: Roland's horse is named Scylla (see Zelly B's review of 12 Aug 2010)
Points this post: 20
TOTAL POINTS: 240
Golden Oldies: 4
Big Book Tickets: 1 (500+)
Total tasks completed: 12
Total books read: 14
loafer5.4 Earth and Water
Use the letters in "Trenten Caicai Vilu" to make a word of at least 3 letters. Read a book with the word you made in the title/subtitle.
The Red Tent by Anita Diamant
word= tent
points: 5
total points: 405
BB: 1
GO: 4
tasks completed: 27
Cindy FTask 10.3 Inti
Read a book by an author with a name that starts and ends with the same letter
I read Effigies: A Faye Longchamp Mysteryby Mary Anna Evans "AnnA"
Points this post:10
Total points:220
Tasks completed:18
Books read:19
Golden Oldies:1
Big Books:500+(0)750+(0)1000+(0)
Delicious Dee20.1 Most Improved Player - Wayne's Task: A Calgary Autumn
*book switch from task 20.7*
Option 3 - The Winter Guest - 9 ppl have it shelved as war
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter: Camilla’s task: Judge the Book by its Cover
*book substitution*
Option 2 -
30.8 - Nick KY’s Task: Ghost Hunters
option 1 - Goddess of the Hunt
Option 4 - Sex Drive (Wild Ride To Love, #1) - author, Susan Lyons, is from Canada - from her bio on her website - My partner and I are lucky enough to have a condo in the heart of downtown Vancouver, BC, and a country home (a true fixer-upper) outside Victoria (http://www.susanlyons.ca/bio.php)
points this post: 50 (not including the 20 from 20.7 which i've already claimed)
points total: 825
10.10 DreamcatcherA book with "Dream" in the title: Dream House by Catherine Armsden
This is a publisher's advance copy. Goodreads giveaway.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 640
CYNBAXTERTask # 5.04 – Earth and Water
Book 1: Carnival: A Novel by Rawi Hage – The letters within the book title can be found in TRENTEN CAICAI VILU
Points this post: 5 points
Total points to date = 685 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 1
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 3
Carla Task 20.7: Judge the Book by its Cover
Option 1: wings on the cover
I read
by Laura Ruby.Points this post: 20
Total points: 20
Janice CA15.9 - Animal Guides
totem animal: bear
Bears In The Caviar by Charles W. Thayer
***GOLDEN OLDIE, first published in 1950***
+15
total: 70
tasks: 6
books: 6
GO: 1
Andy P.Task # 20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter: Camilla’s task: Judge the Book by its Cover
Option 3 Balor: Read a book that shows one eye of a human or other being on the cover.
by Natsuo Kirino Cover approved in message 2 of help thread( option 3 second row third from left.)Points this post: 20
Total points: 800
Oma122915.5 - Act (on) Your Age!
Read a book with that number of words in the title. Required: You need not reveal your age when you post, but you do need to include the single digit result of your calculations.
My age is 67 so the single digit result is 4
You Are My Sunshine by Roberta Kagan
Total Points-160/1070
Total Tasks Completed-8/60
Big Books-500 pages ();750 ()
Golden Oldie Books (1) (less)
30.3 Ava Catherine’s task: Perspectives Over TimeBook 1: Read a book first published before you were born.
The Man in Lower Ten by Mary Roberts Rinehart (pub. 1909 which is before I was born)
Book 2: Read a book first published in 2010 or later.
Slade House by David Mitchell (pub. 2015)
Task total=30
Grand total=325
BARBARA ★15.2 - Which Witch?
Book 1: Heir of Fire - Sarah Maas 9/13
Goodreads Author
BIG BOOK = 562 pages
Book 2: In the Air Tonight - Stephanie Tyler 11/5
Goodreads Author
(HEIR and AIR are listed at the homophone site)
Verification: http://www.homophone.com/search?type=...
Totals for Challenge
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 565
Goodreads Authors: 36
Big Books - 500+: (4)
Big Books - 750+: (0)
Big Books - 1000+: (0)
565/1070 POINTS
Oma122920.5. Bigger is Better - Mary P's Task: Into the Wilderness
I chose Option #1
Option 1: Read a book with a main page genre History, Historical fiction or Historical Romance. The genre may be stand alone or embedded.
The Dante Club by Matthew Pearl
Total Points-180/1070
Total Tasks Completed-9/60
Big Books-500 pages ();750 ()
Golden Oldie Books (1) (less)
Bluegrass Pam20.1 Most Improved Player - Wayne's Task: A Calgary Autumn
Option 2 - "snow" in the title
Whiter Than Snow by Sandra Dallas
I listened to the audiobook.
20.4 Author! Author! - Seakbee's Task: Life’s Too Short
Option 2: memoir or autobiography written in first person
Misadventures of a Garden State Yogi: My Humble Quest to Heal My Colitis, Calm My ADD, and Find the Key to Happiness by Brian Leaf
Points this post: 40
Total Points: 235
Coralie5.2 The Sun and the Moon
Moon in 'of'' (approved in help thread)
15.5 Act (on) Your Age!
My age adds up to 14 which adds up to 5 so I read a book with 5 words in the title.
The Mystery of Swordfish Reef
This post 20 points
Total to date 745 points
Cindy FTask 10.4 Ten-Four Day
Read a book with at least 104 5-star ratings!
I read Captains Courageous by Rudyard Kipling
4,123 5-star ratings on Nov 6/15
Claim 1 golden oldie 1st published 1897
Childrens genre: AR Bookfinder IL:UG-BL:8.0 AR Pts:90
Points this post:10
Total points:230
Tasks completed:19
Books read:20
Golden Oldies:2
Big Books:500+(0)750+(0)1000+(0)
Bookwrm526Task 15.5 - Act (on) Your Age
Add the numbers in your age together until you get a single digit number, then read a book with that number of words in the title. My total was 3, so I read:
Cinnamon and Gunpowder by Eli Brown
Points this post: 15
Total points so far: 415
Task # 10.9 – Bridge the GapRead a book with a hyphen in the sub/title or author name
The Lady in Gold: The Extraordinary Tale of Gustav Klimt's Masterpiece, Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer by Anne-Marie O'Connor
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
This Post: 10 points
Total points to date: 305 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 6
Big Books Read: (0) 500 pg / (1) 750 pg / (0) 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 2
SandyDTask 5.5 Esaugetuh Emissee
Read a book with a body of water on the cover. It must be large enough for a regular-sized human to swim in.
I Love How You Love Me by Bella Andre
Task points = 5 points
Total points = 355 points
SandyDTask 10.9 Bridge the Gap
Read a book with a word in the title, subtitle or author's name that is hyphenated. The word must appear in the Goodreads record with the hyphen
Ancient Danger by Jo-Ann Carson
Author name is hypenated = Jo-Ann
Task points = 10 points
Total points = 365 points
SandyDTask 20.6 Seasoned Reader - Amy O's - Quetzalcoatl
Option 2: Read a book with the letter “Q” somewhere in the main title.
The Rescue Quilt by Carol Dean Jones
Q in Quilt
ebook approved for length in message #5159
Task points = 20 points
Total points = 385 points
CYNBAXTERTask # 25.08 – Amanda A's Task: Happy Fall!
Book 1 – Option C: A Time to Remember by Stanley Shapiro – the title contains intact “ber”
Book 2 – Option D: The Miracle at Speedy Motors by Alexander McCall Smith* which is #9 in a series
Points this post: 25 points
Total points to date = 710 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 1
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 3
SandyDTask 25.3 Elizabet B's Task - Grape Harvest Season
Option 2: Read a book set in a vineyard, or with a character who's working in the wine production industry (grape growing till wine-selling)
Autumn in the Vineyard by Marina Adair
(book both set in vineyard and MC's are winemakers)
Option 3: Read a book with grapes, wine, wine glass, wine bottle, or grape vines on the cover OR with the words "wine", "grape," "vine," or the name of a grape varietal from this list in the title/subtitle
The Vine by CA Ellis
Task points = 25 points
Total points = 410 points
SandyDTask 30.3 Ava Catherine's Task - Perspectives Over Time
Book 1: Read a book first published before you were born.
Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne
This book was published before I was born
Book 2: Read a book first published in 2010 or later.
Fastball by VK Sykes
Published 3/20/2012
**ebook approved on list #730**
Task points = 30 points
Total points = 440 points
SPIDERMAC5.2 The Sun and the Moon
Read a book with the sun or the moon on the cover.
I read Show of Evil by William Diehl
REQUIRED: Include the cover in your post
10.2 Happy Hour!
Read a book that is identified as #4, #5, #6 or #7 in a series.
I read Back Spin by Harlan Coben
REQUIRED: The series must be identified as a series on Goodreads
This book is #4 in the Myron Bolitar series.
10.4 Ten-Four Day
Read a book that has at least 104 5-star ratings.
I read Watership Down by Richard Adams
REQUIRED:
This book has 104,116 five star ratings.
10.6 Back to Reality
Read a non-fiction book.
I read The Blue Tattoo: The Life of Olive Oatman by Margot Mifflin
15.5 Act (on) Your Age!
Add the numbers that make up your age until you get a single number. Read a book with that number of words in the title.
I read The Strange Case of the Rickety Cossack: and Other Cautionary Tales from Human Evolution by Ian Tattersall
REQUIRED:
My number was 7.
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.
I read Death of a Neighborhood Witch by Laura Levine
REQUIRED: Identify the noun used.
The noun is “vine” in LeVINE
20.4 Author! Author! - Seakbee's Task: Life’s Too Short
Option 2 - Read a memoir or autobiography written in first person.
I read Orange Is the New Black by Piper Kerman
REQUIRED: The genre memoir or autobiography must appear on the book's main page and must have been first published between 1915 and April 17, 2015.
Published in 2010 and listed as Autobiography-Memoir on main page.
20.10 Group Reads
Read ONE of the books selected as the Group Reads choices for the season.
I read March: Book One by John Robert Lewis
REQUIRED: You must participate in the book's discussion thread.
I posted my feelings on the book in the group discussion thread.
25.3 Elizabeth B's Task: Grape Harvest Season
Read 2 books for this task, from two different options.
Book 1:
Option 1 - Read a book set in one of the top 20 wine - producing countries.
I read All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
REQUIRED: Include the country in which the book is set and the country in which you live.
The book’s setting is France. I live in the US.
Book 2:
Option 2 - Read a book set in a vineyard, or with a character who's working in the wine production industry. This book also fits option 3 with wine bottles and a wine glass on the cover.
I read Ripped From the Pages by Kate Carlisle
REQUIRED:
The book’s setting is in a vineyard.
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Points this post: 130
Points total: 130/1070
Tasks completed: 9/60
Books read: 10
Oma122925.4 - Catherine T's Task: International Travels
Book #1-For book one, read a book by an author* whose initials appear on this list of International Country Codes.
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
AD is postal code for the Country Andorra.
This book is new to me.
Claiming All the Light We Cannot See as Big BOok-530 pages
Book #2-Read a book set on the continent that the country code used for book one is part of.
Andorra is set on the continent of Europe.
The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
This book is new to me. It is set in Germany
Total Points-205/1070
Total Tasks Completed-10/60
Big Books-500 pages (1);750 ()
Golden Oldie Books (1) (less)
Beth_NC10.1 TAKE THE STAIRS - The Dead Room
Heather Graham10.2 HAPPY HOUR - Dead Heat by Patricia Briggs
#4 in Alpha and Omega Series
10.7 SEDNA THE SEA GODDESS - Grania: She-King of the Irish Seas by Morgan Llywelyn
SEAs
10.8 YO HO HO - Play Dead by Harlan Coben
Used word play from lyrics
***Big Book Ticket ***
10.10 DREAMCATCHER - Blood Dreams by Kay Hooper
15.3 - PAST & PRESENT
A. Natchez Burning by Greg Iles
Genre Historical Fiction
***2 Big Book Tickets***
B. Paris Match by Stuart Woods
Published Oct 2014
50.1 GONE TO THE DOGS -
A. Love and Hate in Jamestown: John Smith, Pocahontas, and the Start of a New Nation by David A. Price
Option 1 Pocohontas died in 1617
B. The Ethical Slut: A Guide to Infinite Sexual Possibilities by Dossie Easton
Option 5 XDOG - the ethical slut:aGuiDe tO infinite seXual possibilities
C. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Option 6 Genre:Science
Points: 115
Tasks: 7
Books: 10
Big Book Tickets: 3
Pages: 4141
Total Points: 885
Total Tasks: 43
Total Books: 64
Big Book Tickets: 13
Total Pages: 27200
30.9 Morgan Faeriesfolly's Task: Players 3 & 4 Have Joined the GameRolled a six.
(Book A) Read a book where the title/subtitle contains the phrase "_____ and _____" or " ______ & ______".
Blood and Broomsticks by J.G. Goodhind
(Book B) Read a book where there are consecutive double letters found in a single word in the title/subtitle.
Three Girls And A Baby by Rachel Schurig
THREE GIRLS AND A BABY
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 540
Total Task: 36
Mod
I read Making Artisan Pasta: How to Make a World of Handmade Noodles, Stuffed Pasta, Dumplings, and More, a nonfiction book.
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter: Camilla’s task: Judge the Book by its Cover
I chose option 2, and read
. Cover approved as a single female in the help thread for the task, posts 74 and 7630.6: Donna Jo's Task - Me, Myself, and I
For my first book, I chose option 1 and read Closer to Home by Mercedes Lackey. "Me" found in author's first name MErcedes.
For my second book, I chose option 3 and read The Song of Achilles, a fiction book written in the first person. The first sentence of the book is "My father was a king and the son of kings."
Points this post: 60
Total points: 650
25.4 - Catherine T's Task: International TravelsFor book one, read a book by an author* whose initials appear on this list of International Country Codes.
The Queen of the Big Time by Adriana Trigiani
AT = Austria
For book two, read a book set on the continent that the country code used for book one is part of.
Murder in the South of France by Susan Kiernan-Lewis
France and Austria are both part of Europe.
Both books are new to me.
25.10 - M1nks's Task: Let a Little Light and Colour In!
Option 1. Read a book with a cover showing one or more people sitting or lying down outside in the sun.
Kiss a Girl in the Rain by Nancy Warren
Cover approved here.
Option 3. Read a book with a picture of a horse on the cover.
Keep a Little Secret by Dorothy Garlock
Horse in background.
Points This Post: 50
Total Points: 590
Toal Tasks: 38
MelissaH30.10 Moving the Fences!
Book 1: Nineteen Minutes
- 440 pages
- 4.08 rating (as of 10/30/15)
Book 2: The Next Thing on My List
- 304 pages
- 3.45 rating (as of 10/30/15)
Difference in pages - 136
Difference in ratings - 0.63
This Post: 30
Total to Date: 130
Task 10.2 - Happy Hour!I read
It is the 4th book in the Pendergast series.
It is also 564 pages and I would like to claim a big book ticket. My first ever!
Total this post =10
total points=140
1 Big book ticket
Theresa 5.1 - Five Suns
Life as We Knew It – Susan Beth Pfeffer
Ash from volcanoes blocks the sun sending climate to deep freeze
5.2 - The Sun and the Moon
The Dead and the Gone – Susan Beth Pfeffer
5.3 - What are We Made of?
Crystal Cove (Friday Harbor #4) – Lisa Kleypas
5.4 - Earth and Water
The Things We Never Said – Susan Elliot Wright
Word = Never
Points this post – 20
Total Points - 20
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