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Winter Challenge 2105: Completed Tasks (DO NOT DELETE POSTS)
HINA5.7 - Luncheon of the Boating Party by Pierre-Auguste Renoir - Protecting What's His by Tessa Bailey.
Protecting in title ends in -ING.
Current post:
Points: 5
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 0
Total:
Total Points: 420
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 2
Big Books - 500+: 2
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:
Reader Name: Daphne20.5 - Bigger is Better - Shelley UT's task: Winter Birthdays
3: Cover: Motorized Vehicle
Points this post: 20
Points Total: 905
Reader Name: Daphne25.6 - Andy P.'s task: Winter in Tucson
1. 1st letters of title: LUMINARIA
Another Life
4. initials: WHAT'S IT WORTH
Stone of Farewell by Tad Williams
Points this post: 25
Points Total: 930
Reader Name: Daphne50.1 - Sheila's task: It's Leap Year, Just 4 fun, let's enjoy that extra reading day!
1: 4th in series AND 4 letter word in series
Lioness Rampant
Song of the Lioness #4
4 letter word: SONG
2: 1st published: 2016, 2012, 2008, 2004
The Sunday Philosophy Club
1st published: January 1st 2004
3: 4-word title by an author with a 4 letter name (first, middle or last). Articles like The, A, or An WILL count for words in the title.
The Art of Destruction by Stephen Cole
4 letter author name: COLE
Points this post: 50
Points Total: 980
Catherine TTask 15.5 - That's So Random
read a book with a word from one of the 6 randomly generated titles:
Title 1: No Healing
Title 2: The Shadowy Ice
Title 3: Vision of Heart
Title 4: The Rose's Rainbow
Title 5: The Secrets of the Ashes
Title 6: Abyss in the Magic
from title 3, I matched HEART
Copper Heart by Leena Lehtolainen
30.6 Winter in Iowa circa 1950's2 book task, pages must exceed 500
Option 2: Read a book written by an author whose first and last name have initials in the phrase dressing warmly.
Penelope by Anya Wylde
dressing WArmly. Book is 302 pages.
Option 3: Read a book that shows an obviously outdoor winter acitivity on the cover.
Christmas in Good Hope by Cindy Kirk
Approved in Donna Jo's help thread, post 22. Book is 291 pages.
Total pages 302 + 291 = 593
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Points this post: 30
Points thus far: 515
Reader Name: Whitnie I25.3 - Sirena's task: Hey Baby, It's Cold Outside...So Pick a Side!
I flipped heads so my alliance is USA
Option 2: Space Race Read a non-fiction book about a topic listed under your alliance. Topic should be obvious in the GR summary.
USA: NASA; Astronauts; Space Race; Apollo program; Space Exploration; Aviation; Physics
The Little Book of String Theory
Option 3: Espionage Read a fiction or non-fiction book with the main page genre "Espionage", with additional specifications based on your alliance. Genre may be stand-alone or embedded.
USA: The book must be set at least 50% in the USSR or Eastern Bloc
The Russia House
Points this post: 25
Big Books this post: 0
Golden Oldies this post:0
Total Points: 505
Books Read: 43
Tasks Complete: 32
Big Books Total: 3
Golden Oldies Total: 2
Jasmiina F15.6 En Plein Air:
Read a book with an outdoor scene on the cover:
by Johanna Hulkko.Points this post: 15
Total points: 205
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets this post:
Total Big Book Tickets:
BBooks - 500+: 1
BBooks - 750+: 0
BBooks - 1000+: 0
Natasha X10.3. "Young Girl Reading"
Read a book whose title/subtitle shares a word (4 or more letters long) with the title of one of Renoir's paintings. The words must match EXACTLY - no variations.
The Young Elites - Young Girl with Daises (1889) - They both share the word young
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 60
Books Read: 5
Tasks Complete: 5
Big Books Total: 0
Golden Oldies Total: 0
Scooter&Siam 10.10. Jump!
read a book with a number of pages that is evenly divisible by 4.
Read Where'd You Go, Bernadette- number of pages 324 results in 81 when divided by 4
Points: 10
Total: 95
Scooter&Siam 20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Karen D's task: The Cameron Crazies
For this challenge, read ONE book from the option of your choice.
REQUIRED: State which option you chose when posting
Option 1: read a book where the cover is primarily (over 50%) Duke blue (officially it is Pantone 287, but any dark blue will be accepted). Required: Include the cover when you post.
Choosing Option 1
Read A Discovery of Witches
Points: 20
Total: 115
SandyD5.1 - Dance at Le moulin de la Galette by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Read a book that shows a person wearing hat on the cover
Turn and Burn by Lorelei James
Task points: 5
Total points: 5
SandyD5.7 - Luncheon of the Boating Party by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Read a book with a word ending in -ING in the title or subtitle.
by Jaci Burton(Straddling ends in ING)
Task points: 5
Total points: 10
SandyD10.3. "Young Girl Reading"
Read a book whose title/subtitle shares a word (4 or more letters long) with the title of one of Renoir's paintings
Painting: Dance at Bougival (1883)
by Jennifer GreeneWord - Dance
Task points: 10
Total points: 20
SandyD10.6. It's Cold Here, but Colder There!
Read a book set at least 50% in one of these countries.
by Vivian ArendBook set in Canada
Task points: 10
Total points: 30
Andy P.Task # 25.11 - Robin ♥'s task: My Favorite Things
Option B. Read a book from My GLBT shelf
by Emma Donoghue# 13 on list
Option C.
Read a book from GR Choice Awards 2011 that was either a winner or a nominee. Nominee from Fiction
by Bonnie Jo CampbellPoints this post: 25
Total points: 415
Mary P5.7 - Luncheon of the Boating Party by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Read a book with a word ending in -ING in the title or subtitle. The word must terminate in -ING.
Compromising Positions by Selena Kitt.
Points this task: 5
Total points: 310
Janice CA15.6 En Plein Air
Read a book with an outside scene on the cover.
I See by My Outfit by Peter S. Beagle
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total: 55
tasks: 4
books: 5
Oldies: 2
10. 7 - ARE YOU UP TO DATE? - Armada Which is #43 on the list.20.3 - ART AND PASSION - OPTION C -
- 471 pages.20.5 - WINTER BIRTHDAYS - OPTION 3 -
20.9 - ART AND SCIENCE - OPTION C - Yesterday's Gone: Episode 1 which is #1 in a series that I have not read before.
25.4 - CHRISTMAS MOVIE BONANZA
I rolled a 6 and a 17.
6. DR. SEUSS' HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS - CHRISTMAS - Christmas Visitor: An Amish Romance
17. SNOW - Cover of Snow
25.6 - WINTER IN TUSCON
OPTION 2 - WESTERN GENRE - Letter To A Lonesome Cowboy
OPTION 4 - WHAT'Z IT WORTH - The Devil's Grin by Annelie Wendeberg
25.10 - BELLA ITALIA!
OPTION 1 - The Botticelli Secret as per the GR description it takes place in 15th century Italy.
OPTION 2 - A Sudden Light
Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light
30.6 - WINTER IN IOWA
OPTION 2 - DRESSING WARMLY - Singing Bird: A Novel by Roisin McAuley.
336 pages
OPTION 3 - OUTDOOR WINTER ACTIVITY -
256 pages
336 + 256 = 592 pages
TOTAL POINTS - 220
Karen D. Task 20.6: Seasoned Reader - Emmalita's task: Favorite SEASONings
Option 1: Read a book that has something to do with vampires OR one that has "Horror" as a main page genre.
Twisted, finished 1/20, has "horror" as the first genre.
Points this task: 20
Total points: 165
Tasks completed: 7/65
Reader Name: Whitnie I25.16 - Morgan (faeriesfolly)'s task: Don't say I never got you anything!
For this task you will read TWO books, ONE book from each category.
BOTH authors should be NEW TO YOU. Because this whole night thing is going to be new to me!
::BOOK ONE::
Read a a book that you got for free (library, netgalley, borrowed from a friend, received as a gift, $0 on Kindle/Nook/etc.) where the AUTHOR is new to you.
The first book I got from the library and this author is new to me and it is her first book. The Watchmaker of Filigree Street Natasha Pulley
::BOOK TWO::
Read a second book that you got for free, but in a DIFFERENT way than book one. Remember the author still has to be new to you.
This book was borrowed from a friend and the author is new to me. The Odessa File Frederick Forsyth
Points this post: 25
Big Books this post: 0
Golden Oldies this post:0
Total Points: 530
Books Read: 45
Tasks Complete: 33
Big Books Total: 3
Golden Oldies Total: 2
Posted by Peakles20.5 - Bigger is Better - Shelley UT's task: Winter Birthdays
Option 3 - Read a book that has a motorized vehicle on the cover.
by Harper Lee.Has a train on the cover.
20.10 - Group Reads
The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary
Comment #21 on the Discussion Thread
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Total Points: 40
JulieD5.3 - Water Lilies by Claude Monet
On the first page
Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art by Scott McCloud
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 20
Books Read: 4
Tasks Complete: 4
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Karen D's task: The Cameron Crazies Option 3: Speaking from Among the Bones by Alan Bradley
book #5 in the Flavia de Luce series
Total points: 135
SandyD10.10. Jump!
read a book with a number of pages that is evenly divisible by 4.
Melting the Ice by Jaci Burton
336 pages
Task points: 10
Total points: 40
perletwo30.1 – Schatzie’s Task: Tis the season for giving back - Option 1: Read a book about animal rescue. The book can be about one animal being rescued or a group of animals. The rescue must be clear from the description of the book on GR.
A Small Furry Prayer: Dog Rescue and the Meaning of Life
Option 4: My gift to you....read a book of your choice.
Crimson Peak: The Official Movie Novelization
Points this task: 30
Total points: 530
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 8
Big Book ticket requests: 1
Books read: 38
Tasks completed: 27
SandyD15.10 - A Reason to Party
Read a book that is identified on Goodreads as #1, #2 or #12 in a series.
Forever by Miranda P Charles
Series - Time For Love #1
Task points: 15
Total points: 55
SandyD20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Karen D's task: The Cameron Crazies
Option 2: read a book by an author whose first and last initials can be found in KRZYZEWSKI.
Blood Reign by Selena Kitt
Author initials = SK
Task points: 20
Total points: 75
CYNBAXTERTask # 25.07 – Coralie's task: Summer at the Stadium
Book 1 – Option 2: The Bees by Laline Paull. The title contains the name of an insect
Book 2 – Option 4:
The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson which shows someone with a tattoo on the cover.Points this post: 25 points
Total points to date = 580 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 4
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 3
SandyD20.4 - Camilla's Task: Lost in Translation
Option 3: Read a book that takes place in at least two different countries
The Paper Swan by Leylah Attar
Book set in the US and Mexico
Task points: 20
Total points: 95
SandyD20.5 - Bigger is Better - Shelley UT's task: Winter Birthdays
2. Option 2: My dad's favorite hobbies are playing golf and tennis and watching football (American), baseball and basketball. Read a book with a professional athlete of one of these sports as a main character
Quarterback Draw by Jaci Burton
MC plays football
Task points: 20
Total points: 105
CHANDNI15.3 Lost and Found
Option 2: Read ONE book that fulfills both Book A and Book B - letters LOSTFOUND including 2 O's
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed
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This Post: 15
Total Points: 245
Books Read: 16
Completed Tasks: 13
ASHLEY OZ20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Judy's task: Painting 101
Option 3- Oils - Read a book in which the author's initials can be found in LINSEED
See Me by Nicholas Sparks
25.1 - Beth_NC's task: Art of Reading
Option B: Read a book that shows the sun or the moon on the cover.
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews
Option E: Read a book that has a title that contains the letters: M-O-N-E-T.
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
25.5 - Amanda A's task: The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
B. Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in CHRISTMAS LIGHTS.
The Sin Eater’s Daughter by Melinda Salisbury
D. Read a book of your choice
The Fever by Megan Abbott
25.7 - Coralie's task: Summer at the Stadium
Option 2. Read a book with the the name of an insect in the title/subtitle.
The Death of Bees by Lisa O'Donnell
Option 3. Read a book with the first word of the title 'A'.
A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab
POINTS
This Post: 95
Total Points: 255
Books Read: 19
Completed Tasks: 16
babbling c10.10. Jump!
Since leap year occurs every four years, read a book with a number of pages that is evenly divisible by 4.
The Nonesuch - audiobook The Nonesuch - paperback pg 288 by Georgette Heyer
25.2 - Brooke TX's task: December: It's that time of the year
3. Holiday Vacation: read a book with a cityscape or city skyline on the cover.
Kiss of Crimson - Audiobook - Kiss of Crimson - paperback pg 387 by Lara Adrian
There is a city skyline along the bottom.
4. New Year's Eve: Finally, it all comes to an end on New Year's Eve. Celebrate the ending of another year by reading the final (or most recently published) book in a series of at least 3 books.
most recent book, and possibly, the final book in series
Foreign Éclairs: A White House Chef Mystery - kindle Foreign Éclairs - paperback pg 304 by Julie Hyzy
THIS POST
Points: 35
Completed Tasks: 2
Golden oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
Total This Season
Points: 305/1185
Completed Tasks: 20
Golden oldies: 4
Big Books: 1
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Pages read this season: 8,089
Books read this season: 23
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Whimsie20.4 Camilla's Task: Lost in Translation
Option 3: Read a book that takes place in at least 2 different countries.
The Paper Swan takes place in the U.S. and Mexico.
25.14 JennRenee's task: Winter Wonderland
Option 4. Read a book with the word WINTER in the title. I read Winter . It was 824 pages, so it completes the goal without reading a second book.
30.2 Jonquil's task: You think you saw what?
First inspiration image
The picture is of two girls playing on a beach. I'd caption it "On the Island." I chose to read Anne of the Island because the title reminds me of a beach. It has a genre listed of childrens so the AR bookfinder info is: AR bookfinder info: IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 12.0Second inspiration image:
shows two people walking along a street and a dog walking the other way. I read A Dog's Journey because the picture looks like the dog is travelling. I'd caption the picture "A Dog's Journey" too :)*****************************
Points this post: 75
Total Points: 365
Books Read: 26
Tasks Completed: 19
20.3 Art and Passion1 book task
Option C: Read a book with a cover image of a Madonna (or mother & child)... Book must be at least 250 pages.
The Sacrifice by Beverly Lewis
This book is 347 pages long.
20.6 Favorite SEASONINGS
1 book task
Option 1: Read a book that has something to do with vampires.
Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews
From the first paragraph of the book blurb, "driven by their thirst of knowledge and wealth, pilot blood-crazed vampires with their minds. "
Optional, list your favorite seasonings. My favorite seasonings would be nutmeg and allspice, whether for the main dish, the vegetables or the dessert.
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Points this task: 40
Points thus far: 555
Post #715.6 En Plein Air
Read a book with an outdoor scene on the cover.
When a Scot Ties the KnotPoints this post: 15
Total: 220
Books read: 15
Tasks Done:10
Unclaimed 1
Jasmiina F5.7 - Luncheon of the Boating Party by Pierre-Auguste Renoir:
Read a book with a word ending in -ING in the title or subtitle:
The Walking Dead, Vol. 24: Life and Death by Robert Kirkman.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 210
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets this post:
Total Big Book Tickets:
BBooks - 500+: 1
BBooks - 750+: 0
BBooks - 1000+: 0
LAUREN JODI20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Emmalita’s task: Favorite SEASONings
Option 1: Vampires
Seduce the Darkness by Gena Showalter
As per the GR description, the main character is a vampire.
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 205/1185
Total Books Read: 15
Tasks Completed: 11/65
LAUREN JODI10.10. Jump!
Wild Man by Kristen Ashley
This book has a total of 528 pages which is evenly divisible by 4 (528/4=132)
This is a big book (528 pages)
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 215/1185
Total Books Read: 16
Tasks Completed: 12/65
Big Book Ticket: 1
Catherine TTask 20.8 - December's Celebrations
option 1 - read a book with "BOX" in the title
Bird Box by Josh Malerman
Task 25.1 - Art of Reading
option A - read a book with people doing outdoor activities on the cover
- walking outsideCora's Christmas Kiss by Alison May
verified for length in thread msg #5401
option E - read a book with the letters MONET in the title
A Kiss for Midwinter by Courtney Milan
O in fOr; balance in MidwiNTEr
Enaria5.10 - Pont Boieldieu in Rouen, Rainy Weather by Camille Pissarro
Oh, boy ! by Marie-Aude Murail
It has the children genre and isn't found in the AR Bookfinder but the task allows it.
Delicious Dee25.14 - JennRenee's task: Winter Wonderland
Option 1 -
- winter scene on cover; 408pgsOption 4 - Deep Kiss of Winter - winter in title; 426 pgs
Total Pages - 834
points this post: 25
points total: 420
LOULOU20.3 Best Review - Book Concierge's Task: Art and Passion
Option B. Frida Kahlo.
Read a memoir/autobiography by a female writer.
For Richer, For Poorer: A Love Affair with Poker by Victoria Coren
Note: This task required a book of >250 pages. I read the Kindle edition, but the paperback has 346 pages: For Richer, for Poorer: A Love Affair with Poker.
This post:
Points: 20
Golden oldies: 0
Big book tickets: 0
Total:
Points: 110
Golden oldies: 0
Big book tickets: 0
15.10 Reason to PartyThe Return of Moriarty by John Gardner - 1/21/16
#1 in the Professor Moriarty series.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 75
JUKKA15.1 Make the Switch
Two books by authors with names differing by one letter.
Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho and The Deaths of Tao by Wesley Chu
Points this post: 15
Big Books this post: 0
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Points: 220
Books Read: 17
Tasks Complete: 15
Big Books Total: 2
Golden Oldies Total: 2
Nick KY25.16 MorganFairiesFollies New Job – I read --
Book 1. Gift – DescentDescent by Tim JohnstonTim Johnston, a gift from the members of my real life book club, author is new to me
Book 2. Free from library – Man-Apes or Ape-Men?: The Story of Discoveries in Africa Man-Apes or Ape-Men? by W.E. Le Gros ClarkSir Wilfred E Le Gros Clark, author is new to me
30.3 DlmRose’s Short Fiction
Book 1. I read The Oxford Book of Gothic Tales, with contributor Ray Russell (the novella “Sardonicus”), first name of 3 letters. I read the entire book, ed. Chris Baldick. See review for confirmation of Ray Russell as contributor: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Book 2. I read The Fox by D.H. Lawrence, at 112 pages, and the author’s first name as it appears on the book’s GR main page is a single letter initial.
CLAIM ONE BIG BOOK for The Oxford Book of Gothic Tales at 533 pages.
Points This Post: 55
Total Points So Far: 560
Big Books So Far: 500+ (5)
10.8. Hey, We Were There, Too! Nimona by Noelle Stevenson - per name “Stevenson” and VP Adlai E. Stevenson (to Grover Cleveland)
25.9 - Dakimel’s task: Diversify Your Reading
Book One: The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin - African heritage - new to me author
Book Two: Imago by Octavia E. Butler - African heritage
30.6 - Donna Jo's task: Winter in Iowa circa 1950s
Option 1. Read a book with one of the following words in the title: Cold, Snow, Ice, Freeze, or Frozen
Sleigh Bells in the Snow by Sarah Morgan - per word “snow” in title - 384 pgs
Option 2. Read a book written by an author whose first and last name have initials in the phrase "DRESSING WARMLY".
Sweep in Peace by Ilona Andrews - dressIng wArmly - 301 pgs
Total number of pages = 685 pgs
30.7 - Catherine T's task: A New Start in Art
Option 2. Great Building: page numbers can be found in any combination of those figures (46,396; 6; 2,000)
Switch on Your Brain: The Key to Peak Happiness, Thinking, and Health by Dr. Caroline Leaf - 240 pgs (number 2 & 0 in 2,000; number 4 in 46,396) - this book is new to me and non-fiction
Option 3. Great Location: TRAFALGAR SQUARE
The Shadows by J.R. Ward - TS = Trafalgar Square - this book was new to me.
Requesting 1 Big Book Ticket for The Shadows per 576 pgs
Points This Post: 95
Total Points: 315
Golden Oldie tickets: 1
Big Book tickets: 1
Reader name: Daphne30.4 Ava Catherine's task: Plein Air
2: Title: Light (alone or embedded)
Murder by Candlelight: The Gruesome Slayings Behind Our Romance with the Macabre
3: Cover: Green
Points this post: 30
Points Total: 1010
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25.16 - Morgan (faeriesfolly)'s task: Don't say I never got you anything!
Book 1:
I got this from the library.
Vanishing Girls by Lauren Oliver
Book 2:
I got this from the Goodreads FirstReads program.
Girl On The Run by B.R. Myers
Both authors are new to me.
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This Post: 25
Total Points: 230
Books Read: 15
Completed Tasks: 12