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message 2251: by Adria (new)

Adria 5.10 - Pont Boieldieu in Rouen, Rainy Weather by Camille Pissarro:
Read a book of your choice

This Dark Road to Mercy: A Novel

15.10 - A Reason to Party: Read a book that is identified on Goodreads as #1, #2 or #12 in a series

O Pioneers!

Points this post: 20
Total points: 100


message 2252: by Sandy, Moderator Emeritus (new)

Sandy | 16893 comments Mod
15.6 En Plein Air
I read Death and Judgment (Commissario Brunetti, #4) by Donna Leon - outdoor scene on cover.

25.4 - Delicious Dee's task: Christmas Movie Bonanza
I drew a 2 and an 8.

Book 1 - on the 2nd, one of the movies was "The Frosty's Winter Wonderland." I matched the word "winter" and read Blackberry Winter by Sarah Jio.

Book 2 - on the 8th, one of the movies was "Secret Santa." I matched the word "santa" and read Santa Fe Rules by Stuart Woods.

Both of these authors were new to me.

50.1 - Sheila's task: It's Leap Year, Just 4 fun, let's enjoy that extra reading day!
For book 1, I read The Face-Changers - #4 in the Jane Whitefield series.

For book 2, I read Insurgent, first published in 2012.

For book 3, I read In the Unlikely Event by Judy Blume. 4 word title, 4 letters in "Judy."

Points this post: 90
Total points: 840


message 2253: by Mary (new)

Mary | 575 comments Mary P

15.5 That’s So Random
Read a book with a word* from one of the six titles generated in the title or subtitle.
Laughing Soul
Healer of Shores
The Snake's ANGEL
The Ships of the Wizard
Voyage in the Thorn

Wild Angel by Miriam Minger

Points this post: 15
Total points: 450


message 2254: by Anne (Booklady) (new)

Anne  (Booklady) Molinarolo (wwwgoodreadscomAnneMolinarolo) | 754 comments Anne (Booklady)

10.2. Art Appreciation - Framed Paintings are on Cover in the Chairs and on the floor on the Right side.

Threads of Evidence (Mainely Needlepoint, #2) by Lea Wait by Lea Wait



25.16 - Morgan (faeriesfolly)'s task: Don't say I never got you anything!

Both Authors and novels are new to me.

Book 1: ARC NetGalley Baggage by S.G. Redling

Book 2: Received as a gift The Coincidence of Coconut Cake by Amy E. Reichert



30.7 - Catherine T's task: A New Start in Art

Both books are new to me.


2. Great Building: (Fiction) Read a book where the page numbers can be found in any combination of those figures (46,396; 6; 2,000) = 304 Pages

Bless Her Dead Little Heart by Miranda James - 304 Pages


3. Great Location: (Non-Fiction) Read a book in which the first letter of each word in the title can be found in TRAFALGAR SQUARE. Subtitles may be ignored. =GR

Going Rogue: An American Life by Sarah Palin




Points in These Tasks: 65
Golden Oldies in This Post: 0
Big Book Tickets in This Post: 0
Pages Read in This Post: 1568







Totals:
Total Points: 510/1185
Total Golden Oldies: 10
Total Big Book Tickets: 500=(4), 750=(1), 1000=(0)
Total Tasks Completed: 29/65
Total Books Read: 38
Total Pages Read in Winter 2015-16 SRC: 13,356



message 2255: by Meg (new)

Meg (megscl) | 2466 comments MEGSCL
25.1 - Beth_NC's task: Art of Reading
Option A: a book that shows people participating in activities in an outdoor setting on the cover.
The Other Side of the World by Stephanie Bishop
Option B: Read a book that shows the sun or the moon on the cover.
The Dead and the Gone (Last Survivors, #2) by Susan Beth Pfeffer

25.9 - Dakimel’s task: Diversify Your Reading
Read two books, each by a female author with a diverse ethnic background and/or culture. Both books are by women with an Asian background, both authors are new to me.
book 1: Hardboiled and Hard Luck by Banana Yoshimoto who is Japanese.
book 2: Laurinda by Alice Pung who is Australian, but her parents/background are Chinese/Cambodian. This is implied by the Goodreads profile and stated explicitly here… https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Pung

TOTAL TO DATE
Points: 835
Big Book Tickets: 6


message 2256: by Camilla (new)

Camilla | 501 comments 5.2 - The Luncheon on the Grass by Edouard Manet
Embryo (A Rainey & Levine Thriller, Book 1) by J.A. Schneider
Approved in task help thread msg #45
Ebook approved for length msg #5367
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

20.5 - Bigger is Better - Shelley UT's task: Winter Birthdays
3. My youngest son Jack
Inhuman (Fetch, #1) by Kat Falls

30.3 - Dlmrose's task: Celebrate Short Fiction
Book 1: Division: A Collection of Science Fiction Fairytales by Lee S. Hawke
Book 2: The Island by Jen Minkman

30.4 - Ava Catherine's task: Plein Air
Option 2 - Shadows in Flight
Approved in help thread msg #29
Option 3 - How to Breathe Underwater by Julie Orringer
Approved in task help thread msg #28


Points this post: 85
Points total: 500/1185
GO total: 2
BB total: 3
Tasks completed: 28/65
Books read: 40


message 2257: by Martha (new)

Martha (marthais) 25.12 Pamela3265's Task: Celebrating the National Park System

Option 3: Read a book whose author's initials appear in GLACIER CALVING

The Well by Catherine Chanter

Option 6: Read a book from the Immigrant Experience Literature list

Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

This can be found on page 1 of the list, #43

Points this post: 25
Total points: 190


message 2258: by Fandury (new)

Fandury | 957 comments FANDURY

15.3 Lost and Found

Option 2: Read a book with all the letters L, O, S, T in the title, subtitle and/or author's name and with all the letters F, O, U, N, D in the title, subtitle and/or author's name.

Full Fathom Five by Max Gladstone

The letters L O S T F O U N D are found in title and author: fUll FaThOm five max gLaDStONe


Points this post: 15
Total Points: 480
Books Read: 30
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books:500+(0)750+(0)1000+(0)


message 2259: by Dee (new)

Dee (austhokie) | 8947 comments Delicious Dee

10.10. Jump!
The Life Intended - 368pgs/4 = 92

25.2 - Brooke TX's task: December: It's that time of the year
option 1 birthdays - Tempted by the Soldier - Nicolette Day - according to GR author page, she was born in 1982, like me
3. Holiday Vacation - A Shameful Murder by Cora Harrison

points this post: 35
points total: 690


message 2260: by Suzanne (new)

Suzanne (perletwo) | 1586 comments perletwo


25.6 - Andy P.'s task: Winter in Tucson -
Option 3. For this option read a book that has a gemstone in its title/subtitle. For the purposes of this task, we will use this list of Popular Gemstones. If the gemstone has a two-word name on the list, both names must appear in the title/subtitle.

Diamonds are Forever

Option 4. For this option, read a book whose author's initials can be found in WHAT'Z IT WORTH. If an author uses a middle name or initial(s) all three (or more) letters must be included.

52 Loaves: One Man's Relentless Pursuit of Truth, Meaning, and a Perfect Crust by William Alexander

Points this task: 25
Total points: 750
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 8
Big Book ticket requests: 2
Books read: 55
Tasks completed: 38


message 2261: by Karen D (last edited Feb 11, 2016 05:44AM) (new)

Karen D | 673 comments Karen D.

Task 10.10. Jump!

Since leap year occurs every four years, read a book with a number of pages that is evenly divisible by 4.

The Sword in the Stone - 256 pages
IL: MG - BL: 7.5 - AR pts. 16

Points this task: 10
Total points: 515
Tasks completed: 24/65


message 2262: by Bekka (new)

Bekka (froydis) | 492 comments 25.15 - Jamie NY's task: Winter Challenge Goals!

I rolled a 1 and a 5.

Book 1: For this task, I read “Dumplin'” by Julie Murphy since it is #1 in a series.

Book 2: For this task, I read “After You” by Jojo Moyes since its on the list of Fiction book nominees for the Goodread’s Best Book awards this year.

Here’s the summary:
Points Earned this Challenge: 25
Total Points Earned to Date: 85
Pages Read this Challenge: 727
Total Pages Read to Date: 1888
Books Read this Challenge: 2
Total Books Read: 6
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 500( 1 ), 750(), 1000()


message 2263: by Kaity (new)

Kaity | 358 comments Kait

15.4 - The Force, It's Calling To You
Option 2 - A book that is identified on Goodreads as #3 or #7 in a series (Option B) AND with one of these words: star, war, seven (7), seventh (7th), three (3), third (3rd), force, awaken(s) in the title or subtitle (Option C).
Seventh Grave and No Body by Darynda Jones -- #7 in the Charley Davidson series; Seventh Grave and No Body



Points This Post: 15
Big Book Tickets This Post: 0
Golden Oldies This Post: 0

Total Points: 340
Total Big Book Tickets: 1
Total Golden Oldies: 1


message 2264: by Laura (new)

Laura (lent) | 122 comments Laura NT

10.8. Hey, We Were There, Too!
Read a book written by an author whose first, middle, or last name is the same as the first, middle, or last name of a U.S. Vice-President. Names must match EXACTLY.

Muirwood: The Lost Abbey Graphic Novel
one of the authors listed for this graphic novel, Jeff Wheeler, has the same last name as the Vice President to Rutherford B Hayes, William Wheeler.

Points this post: 10
Total points: 200


message 2265: by Laura (new)

Laura (lent) | 122 comments Laura NT

10.10. Jump!
read a book with a number of pages that is evenly divisible by 4.
Artemis Fowl
AR Bookfinder: IL: MG - BL: 5.0 - AR Pts: 9.0

Has 316 pages, which divided by 4 is 79 (divides evenly, no decimals).

Points this post: 10
Total points: 210


message 2266: by Pam (new)

Pam (bluegrasspam) Bluegrass Pam

5.10 Pont Boieldieu in Rouen, Rainy Weather by Camille Pissarro
Any book.

A War of Gifts by Orson Scott Card
IL: UG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 3.0

Points this post: 5
GO this post: 0 / BB this post: 0

Total Points: 235
Total GO: 4 / Total BB: 1


message 2267: by Narumon (last edited Feb 11, 2016 10:59AM) (new)

Narumon NARUMON
50.1 - Sheila's task: It's Leap Year, Just 4 fun, let's enjoy that extra reading day!
Book A: Read a book that is 4th in a series AND that has a 4 letter word in the SERIES name as noted on Goodreads.
Chesapeake Blue by Nora Roberts. 4th book in Chesapeake Bay Saga series. Saga has four letters.
Book B: Read a book that is FIRST published in one of the last four leap years: 2016, 2012, 2008, 2004
Brotherhood in Death by J.D.Robb. First published 2016.
Book C: Read a book with a 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.
Girl in the Dark by Anna Lyndsey. Anna has 4 letters.

IN POST:
Points: 50
Big Book: 0
Golden Oldies: 0

TOTAL SO FAR:
Points: 660 + 50 = 710
Big Book: 3 + 0 = 3
Golden Oldies: 1 + 0 = 1


message 2268: by Cat (new)

Cat (cat_uk) | 3382 comments Catherine T

Task 15.10 - A Reason to Party

I am switching out my previously claimed book (saving it for later)
read a book which is #1 in a series
X's and O's by A. Carlock Maxwell
verified for length @message 5443

series: https://www.goodreads.com/series/1736...


message 2269: by Andy (new)

Andy Plonka (plonkaac) | 4207 comments Andy P.
Task 3 25.15 - Jamie NY's task: Winter Challenge Goals!

I rolled a 3 and a 5
Book 1. Read a book in a series identified on Goodreads as that # in the series. # 3 in a series Royal Flush (Her Royal Spyness Mysteries, #3) by Rhys Bowen by Rhys Bowen series link

Book 2. Using whichever number you did not use for book 1, read a Goodread's Best Book of 2015 nominee #5 is fiction and I read Our Souls at Night by Kent Haruf by Kent Haruf Third line , 1st row

Points this post: 25
Total points: 845


message 2270: by Barbara ★ (new)

Barbara ★ | 1573 comments BARBARA ★


30.6 - Donna Jo's task: Winter in Iowa circa 1950s
Option 1: An Ice Cold Grave - Charlaine Harris (Ice and Cold in title) 2/10
Goodreads Author

Option 2: Bound to Darkness - Lara Adrian (L & A in dressingw A rm L y) 2/2
Goodreads Author
TOTAL: Book 1 (280 pages) + Book 2 (314 pages) = 594 pages

Totals for Challenge
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 415

Goodreads Authors: 18
Big Books - 500+: (5)
Big Books - 750+: (0)
Big Books - 1000+: (0)

415/1185 POINTS


message 2271: by Cindy (new)

Cindy | 987 comments Cindy F

Task 15.5 That's So Random

6 titles
1) Erect Door
2) The Hot Silk
3) Lord of Soaring
4) The Hustler's Servants
5) The Name of the Hustler
6) Healer in the Mage

word picked: "NAME" I read In the Name of the Father by Gerri Hill

Points this post:15
Total points:200
Tasks completed:11
Books read:16
Golden Oldies:3
Big Books:500+(2)750+(0)1000+(0)


message 2272: by Robin (Saturndoo) (new)

Robin (Saturndoo) (robinsaturndoo) Readerboard Name: ♥Robin ♥
5.9 The Absinthe Drinker by Edgar Degas
Set at least 50% in Switzerland and/or France--France:The Dream Lover: A Novel of George Sand

The Dream Lover A Novel of George Sand by Elizabeth Berg


Points Earned This Post:5

Points Achieved to Date: 370/1185
GO Tickets:
Big Book Tickets:
500+ (0)
750+ (0)
1000+ (0)


message 2273: by Robin (Saturndoo) (new)

Robin (Saturndoo) (robinsaturndoo) Readerboard Name: ♥Robin ♥

20.3 Best Review - Book Concierge's task: Art and Passion--minimum of 250 pages long.
OPTION C cover image of a Madonna (or mother & child), a horseback rider (on a horse), or a train--Train:The Caregiver

The Caregiver (Families of Honor, #1) by Shelley Shepard Gray

I listened to the audiobook as shown above--here is the page info for the paperback edition--276 pages:The Caregiver

The Caregiver (Families of Honor, #1) by Shelley Shepard Gray

Points Earned This Post:20

Points Achieved to Date: 390/1185
GO Tickets:
Big Book Tickets:
500+ (0)
750+ (0)
1000+ (0)


message 2274: by Karen Michele (new)

Karen Michele Burns (klibrary) | 2062 comments 5.2 - The Luncheon on the Grass by Edouard Manet

That Deadman Dance by Kim Scott That Deadman Dance by Kim Scott

+5 Points

5.3 - Water Lilies by Claude Monet

Page 1:

The Art Forger by Barbara A. Shapiro

+5 Points

20.5 - Bigger is Better - Shelley UT's task: Winter Birthdays

3. My youngest son Jack: Jack loves everything that goes: cars, trucks, airplanes, trains, motorcycles. Read a book that has a motorized vehicle on the cover: Train

The Meursault Investigation by Kamel Daoud The Meursault Investigation by Kamel Daoud

+20 Points

30.6 - Donna Jo's task: Winter in Iowa circa 1950s

1. Cold in Title, 193 pages

A Cold Day For Murder by Dana Stabenow

2. dressing wArMly, 352 pages

The Tsar of Love and Techno by Anthony Marra

+30 Points

Points this Post: 60
Grand Total: 585


message 2275: by Robin (Saturndoo) (new)

Robin (Saturndoo) (robinsaturndoo) Readerboard Name: ♥Robin ♥

15.8 Please Mr. Postman
Book from this list Popular epistolary novels--Page 1 Book # 18: Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole Aged 13 3/4: Aged Thirteen And Three Quarters

Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole Aged 13 3/4 Aged Thirteen And Three Quarters by Sue Townsend

Accelerated Reader Quiz Information IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 7.0

Points Earned This Post:15

Points Achieved to Date:405/1185
GO Tickets:
Big Book Tickets:
500+ (0)
750+ (0)
1000+ (0)


message 2276: by Robin (Saturndoo) (new)

Robin (Saturndoo) (robinsaturndoo) Readerboard Name: ♥Robin ♥

25.8 Nick KY’s task: My Favorite Impressionism
Option C GR genre “Music”:I’m Glad I Did
Option D single author whose first or last name begins with “Deb-” “Rav-” “Sat-” or “Gri-.”--Debbie Macomber:Last One Home

I’m Glad I Did by Cynthia Weil Last One Home (New Beginnings #1) by Debbie Macomber

Verification Post for Option C

Points Earned This Post:25

Points Achieved to Date: 430/1185
GO Tickets:
Big Book Tickets:
500+ (0)
750+ (0)
1000+ (0)


message 2277: by Karen D (new)

Karen D | 673 comments Karen D.

30.4 - Ava Catherine's task: Plein Air


Option 1: read a book with an outdoor setting.
Wolf By Wolf - It's about a motorcycle race across Europe, North Africa and Asia, takes place almost completely outside.

Option 3: read a book with a green cover.
Lost Lake (Lost Lake, #1) by Sarah Addison Allen - approximately 90% green.

Points this task: 30
Total points: 545
Tasks completed: 25/65


message 2278: by Robin (Saturndoo) (new)

Robin (Saturndoo) (robinsaturndoo) Readerboard Name: ♥Robin ♥

30.5 Daphne's task: Exploring the world of -ogy
Option 3 Biology non-fiction book with the main page genre of "Biology." Biology can be embedded or stand alone:Wild Thoughts from Wild Places
Option 5 Zoology non-fiction book that has been shelved at least 3 times as zoology from this list--Page 1:Gorillas in the Mist

Wild Thoughts from Wild Places by David Quammen Gorillas in the Mist by Dian Fossey

Verification Post for option 3
Verification Post for option 5

Points Earned This Post:30

Points Achieved to Date: 460/1185
GO Tickets:
Big Book Tickets:
500+ (0)
750+ (0)
1000+ (0)


message 2279: by Cindy (new)

Cindy | 987 comments Cindy F

Task 15.6 En Plein Air

Outdoor scene on cover

The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides by Jeffrey Eugenides

Points this post:15
Total points:215
Tasks completed:12
Books read:17
Golden oldies:3
Big Books:500+(2)750+(0)1000+(0)


message 2280: by Amy (last edited Feb 11, 2016 08:23PM) (new)

Amy (azulaco) | 273 comments Amy O.

10.10. Jump!
Book with page count evenly divisible by 4

Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert
Paperback version - 276 pages (4 x 69)


___________________________
Points this post: 10
Total points: 100
Tasks completed: 5
Books read: 7
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Book 500+:


message 2281: by Deborah (new)

Deborah | 1667 comments Post #11

5.10 - Pont Boieldieu in Rouen, Rainy Weather by Camille Pissarro

Capable Of Feeling
..............................................................................

20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Karen D's task: The Cameron Crazies

Option 2: The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards KE in KrzyzEwski

Points this post: 25
Total: 330
Books read: 22
Tasks Done:16
Unclaimed 1


message 2282: by Deedee (new)

Deedee | 2344 comments Task 25.12 - Celebrating the National Park System

Option 3: Glacier Bay National Park –Read a book whose author’s initials appear in GL ACIER CALVING. Middle initials may be ignored.

The Uncertain Places (2011) by Lisa Goldstein (Paperback, 237 pages)
Winner: Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature (2012)


Option 6: The Statue of Liberty National Monument – Read a book from the Immigrant Experience Literature list.

On: February 11, 2016: Page 2, #104

The Emigrants (The Emigrants #1) (1949) by Vilhelm Moberg; translated by Gustaf Lannestock (Paperback, 400 pages)

** The Emigrants is a Golden Oldie, published in 1949**


250 + 25 = 275

Tasks Completed: 18
Points for this post: 25
Points thus far: 250 + 25 = 275
Books read: 26
Pages read: 7,192

Read but not claimed: 07
Goodreads Authors: 08
Golden Oldies: 06

Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+


message 2283: by Bianca (new)

Bianca Rose (biancarose) | 245 comments Readerboard name- witchygal

25.16 - Morgan (faeriesfolly)'s task: Don't say I never got you anything!

::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.

I read Holy Orders by Benjamin Black. I borrowed from the library so obtained for free. This author is new to me.

::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.

I read The Life Swap: A True Story by Nancy Weber. I received an copy through the Goodreads giveaway. This author is also new to me.

Points: 25
Big Book: No
Golden Oldie: No

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Total for this round
Books read: 12
Total points: 140
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books: 3


message 2284: by Teodora (new)

Teodora Paslaru (teodorapaslaru) | 75 comments 15.6 En Plein Air

Read a book with an outdoor scene on the cover.
Required: Include the cover


Rooftops of Tehran by Mahbod Seraji by Mahbod Seraji

Points this post: 15
Total Points: 80
Total Big Books: 3


message 2285: by Lagullande (new)

Lagullande | 387 comments 25.7 - Summer at the Stadium

OPTION 1: Read a book with a main page genre GLBT.
Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides

*This book is a BIG BOOK (529 pages).*

OPTION 3: Read a book with the first word of the title 'A'.
A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway

*This book is a GOLDEN OLDIE (first published 1929).*

Points this post: 25
TOTAL POINTS: 285
Golden Oldies: 5
Big Book Tickets: 2 (500+)

Total tasks completed: 13
Total books read: 19


message 2286: by Kai (new)

Kai | 177 comments SpiderMac

5.6 Paris Street; Rainy Day by Gustave Caillebotte
Read a book with the word CITY or CITIES found intact in the title or subtitle.

I read City of Thieves by David Benioff


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10.3 "Young Girl Reading"
Read a book whose title/subtitle shares a word with the title of one of Renoir's paintings.

I read Wonder Woman: The Twelve Labors by Len Wein

This book has 232 pages and shares the word “Woman” with Renoir’s painting “Woman With Fan” (1875)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...


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25.2 Brooke TX's task: December: It's that time of the year
This is a two book task. I chose option 2 and option 3.

Book 1 – Option 2 - Read a book you received as a gift for Christmas.


I read The Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWitt

This is a book given to me by my sister.


Book 2 – Option 3 - Read a book with a cityscape or city skyline on the cover.

I read Bruno, Chief Of Police by Martin Walker

Bruno, Chief Of Police (Bruno, Chief of Police #1) by Martin Walker

The cover was approved in message 22 of the help thread.

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...



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Points this post: 40
Points total: 735/1185
Tasks completed: 45/65
Books read: 57


message 2287: by Whitnie (new)

Whitnie | 280 comments Reader Name: Whitnie I

15.4 The Force, It's Calling To You

Option 2: Read ONE book that fulfills two different options
a) Read a book with a main page genre that contains "Science Fiction"
c) Read a book with one of these words: star, war, seven (7), seventh (7th), three (3), third (3rd), force, awaken(s) in the title or subtitle.

The Paradise War

Points this post: 15
Big Books this post: 0
Golden Oldies this post:0

Total Points: 795
Books Read: 65
Tasks Complete: 46
Big Books Total: 7
Golden Oldies Total: 2


message 2288: by Deedee (new)

Deedee | 2344 comments Task 25.16 Don't say I never got you anything!

Both authors are new-to-me authors.

Book One -- $0 on Kindle –
Lady of Devices (Magnificent Devices #1) (2011) by Shelley Adina (Goodreads Author) (Kindle Edition, 259 pages)

** Shelley Adina is a Goodreads Author **


Book Two – Local Public Library –
Modern Romance (2015) by Aziz Ansari (Hardcover, 277 pages)


275 + 25 = 300

Tasks Completed: 19
Points for this post: 25
Points thus far: 275 + 25 = 300
Books read: 28
Pages read: 7,728

Read but not claimed: 05
Goodreads Authors: 09
Golden Oldies: 06

Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+


message 2289: by Pia (last edited Feb 12, 2016 09:20AM) (new)

Pia 30.4 - Ava Catherine's task: Plein Air

Option 1 - Read a book with an outdoor setting. At least fifty percent of the book must occur outdoors. This book is divided in 3 parts.
Part 1 is a road trip, a man traveling through Portugal and living in his car, everything happens outdoors.
Part 3 is mainly a road trip too, from Canada to the USA and then in Portugal, same route as in part 1 so about 60-70% of book is set outdoors

The High Mountains of Portugal by Yann Martel

Option 3 - Read a book with a green cover. At least 80% of the cover must be green

Dangerous Allies (Ruby Danger Series, #1) by Rickie Blair

*Both books are ARC's

Books were approved in message #1 and message #3 of help thread
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Points This Post: 30
Points Total: 495
Golden Oldies:
Big Books:
500 () 750 () 1000 ()
Tasks Completed: 26
BB Total:
GO Total: 1


message 2290: by Nick (new)

Nick (doily) | 3394 comments Nick KY

20.2 Karen D’s Crazies – Option 2. Author’s initials in KRZYZEWSKI – I read Danse Macabre by Stephen King.

20.3 Book Concierge’s Art and Passion
Option B. Frida Kahlo -- over 250 pages memoir by female. I read My Beloved World by Sonia Sotomayor, 302 pages.

Points This Post: 40
Total Points So Far: 875


message 2291: by Paul (new)

Paul | 327 comments 10.10. Jump! (page count evenly divisible by 4)

I read Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic, which has 232 pages. 232 divided by four equals 58 exactly.




20.4 - Camilla's Task: Lost in Translation

I chose Option #2 and read Numero Zero by Umberto Eco. That book was originally published in Italian, and only later transalated into English. English is my native language.




20.5 - Bigger is Better - Shelley UT's task: Winter Birthdays
Help Thread


I chose option #1, to read a book with the "books about books" genre on the main page. I read Browsings: A Year of Reading, Collecting, and Living with Books by Michael Dirda. "Writing - Books About Books" is a main page genre for that book.

Tasks Completed: 3
Points for this post: 50
Cumulative points for the challenge: 50


message 2292: by Paul (new)

Paul | 327 comments 20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Laura NT's task: Art and Science

I chose Option B, and read Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances, a new collection of short stories by Neil Gaiman.




30.1 – Schatzie’s Task: Tis the season for giving back

For Option 2, I read Bream Gives Me Hiccups. The word "Gives" in the title meets the criteria for this task (it is a verb, it is in the title, and it's one of the exact words identified in the task that would work).

For Option 4 (free choice), I read This Old Man: All in Pieces by Roger Angell.




30.2 - Jonquil's task: You think you saw what?

Book #1:

For this painting I chose the title "Between the World and Me", and read the book Between the World and Me. The title would be appropriate for this painting because we see the woman in the foreground and the the rest of the painting shows what is between the world and her.

My second book was inspired by this painting:

. I like the title "A Walk in the Woods" for this painting, so I read A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail.




Tasks Completed: 6
Points for this post: 80
Cumulative points for the challenge: 50 + 80 = 130


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Cat (cat_uk) | 3382 comments Catherine T

Task 20.1 - (Super)Heroes

I am changing the book previously claimed for this task
option 1 - superhero MPG
Assault or Attrition by Blake Northcott

Task 25.6 - Winter in Tuscon
option 1 - title initials in LUMINARIA
Arena Mode by Blake Northcott

option 4 - author initials in WHAT'Z IT WORTH
Nowhere Child: A Short Novel by Rachel Abbott


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Elizabeth (ebpnd17) | 813 comments Elizabeth P

Task 15.4 - The Force, It's Calling to You

Option A: Main page genre science fiction

An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir

Option B: Book number three in a series

Straight from the Hip by Susan Mallery

Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 445
Total Tasks: 23
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 3
Total Books: 33


message 2295: by Kim (new)

Kim | 762 comments Kim O
25.5 - Amanda A's task: The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

B. Read a book with a Christmas decoration on the cover or a book by an author whose initials can be found in CHRISTMAS LIGHTS.

The Black Dove

C. Read a book with food or drink on the cover.

Best Food Writing 2015 by Holly Hughes

Points this task:25
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Cumulative Totals


Golden Oldies: 3
Books read: 24


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Cat (cat_uk) | 3382 comments Catherine T

because I am an idiot - sorry - some shuffling about of books

Task 10.6 - It's Cold Here, but Colder There!
Assault or Attrition by Blake Northcott
set in Canada (in blurb says: "Moxon retreats to Northern Canada")

Task 20.1 - (Super)Heroes
option 1 - superhero MPG
Arena Mode by Blake Northcott

net: no change in points.

thanks for your patience, mods!


message 2297: by Jen (last edited Feb 12, 2016 03:44PM) (new)

Jen Scott | 420 comments Jen UT

20.1 Most Improved - Megan W's task: (Super)Heroes

2) Bossypants by Tina Fey

Tina Fey is a hero because she is a woman who has excelled in her career, but is still down to earth and has realistic views about life.

Points this post: 20
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Total points: 160


message 2298: by Kay Kay (last edited Feb 12, 2016 05:47PM) (new)

Kay Kay | 65 comments Repost of 1219

Completed:

10.6 It's Cold Here, but Colder There!
Read a book set in Russia
The Romanov Sisters The Lost Lives of the Daughters of Nicholas and Alexandra by Helen Rappaport

15.10 - A Reason to Party
Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1) by Marissa Meyer
Book 1 Lunar Chronicles

20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Judy's task: Painting 101
Option 1 - Watercolors - Watercolor painting became popular when it was used for botanical illustrations and wildlife painting. Read a book with a main page genre of Nature, Animals, or Plants
The Zookeeper's Wife A War Story by Diane Ackerman


25.1 Beth_NC's task: Art of Reading

A: Impressionism is centered around normal every day activities. Read a book that shows people participating in activities in an outdoor setting on the cover.
Red Tails An Oral History of the Tuskegee Airmen by John B. Holway
Red Tails An Oral History of the Tuskegee Airmen by John B. Holway

Option B: Impressionism includes the play of light. Read a book that shows the sun or the moon on the cover.
Shadow of Night (All Souls Trilogy, #2) by Deborah Harkness
Shadow of Night (All Souls Trilogy, #2) by Deborah Harkness

New Total 130


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Kay Kay | 65 comments Repost of 1261

20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Laura NT's task: Art and Science

Option C First in a series. A Darker Shade of Magic (A Darker Shade of Magic #1)
A Darker Shade of Magic (Shades of Magic, #1) by V.E. Schwab
I have never read a book by this author before.

New Total 150


message 2300: by Kay Kay (last edited Feb 12, 2016 05:54PM) (new)

Kay Kay | 65 comments Karrie

25.16 - Morgan (faeriesfolly)'s task: Don't say I never got you anything!

The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah I have never read anything by this Author before and I got the book for free at the library.

The Pearl Diver by Jeff Talarigo I have never read anything by this author before and I got it for free through One Click Digital. It is the first book I have EVER gotten from One Click Digital.

New Total 175


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