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Winter Challenge 2105: Completed Tasks (DO NOT DELETE POSTS)
Reader name: Whitnie Irving25.12 - Pamela3265's task: Celebrating the National Park System
This is a TWO book task. Choose two different options below and read a book for each option.
Option 3: For this option, read a book whose author’s initials appear in GLACIER CALVING. Letter may only be used as many times as they appear in the phrase. Middle initials may be ignored.
City of Bones Cassandra Clare
Option 4: For this option read a book whose author’s first or last name is George, Washington, Thomas, Jefferson Abraham, Lincoln, Theodore, or Roosevelt.
At the Back of the North Wind George MacDonald
Points this post: 25
Big Books this post: 0
Golden Oldies this post:0
Total Points: 835
Books Read: 69
Tasks Complete: 48
Big Books Total: 7
Golden Oldies Total: 2
ASHLEY OZ20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Elizabeth B's task: December's Celebrations
Option 1: Boxing Day (December 26th) - Read a book that has a boxer as a main character (MMA fighters are also acceptable).
My Sister Rosa by Justine Larbalestier
MC boxes
POINTS
This Post: 20
Total Points: 380
Books Read: 31
Completed Tasks: 21
Mary P15.7 Here Be Dragons
Read a book with a dragon on the cover or with a storyline involving dragons.
Dragon Marked by Jaymin Eve
Points this post: 15
Total points: 465
Reader Name: Whitnie I10.9. Catch Up With the SRC
Read a book from that list that you have never read before.
REQUIRED: State in your post that this book is new to you, not a re-read.
The Sandman, Vol. 1: Preludes and Nocturnes
This book is new to me.
Points this post: 10
Big Books this post: 0
Golden Oldies this post:0
Total Points: 845
Books Read: 70
Tasks Complete: 49
Big Books Total: 7
Golden Oldies Total: 2
SANDYD25.7 - Coralie's task: Summer at the Stadium
Option 1: Read a book with a main page genre GLBT
Afflicted by Brandon Shire
Option 4: Read a book with someone with a tattoo on the cover
Sweet as Sin by JT Geissinger
Task points: 25
Total points: 230
Bookwrm526Task #25.12 - Celebrating the National Park System
Option 3 - Read a book whose author's initials appear in GLACIER CALVING. I read The Girl from the Well by Rin Chupeco.
Option 5- Read a book with the main page genre American History (standalone or imbedded). I read The Murder of the Century: The Gilded Age Crime that Scandalized a City and Sparked the Tabloid Wars by Paul Collins.
Points this post: 25
Total points so far: 640
SANDYD25.10 - Sandy's Task - Bella Italia!
Option 2: For this option, read a book the title (title only, no subtitles) of which contains a word of at least 5 letters that is found in the lyrics of Hotel California.
One Night Rodeo by Lorelei James
NIGHT - end of 5th sentence
Option 5: For this option, read a book with 17 letters in the book title or in the author's name or in the two combined.
Fifty Shades Darker by EL James
Book title has 17 letters
Task points: 25
Total points: 255
SANDYD25.12 - Pamela3265's task: Celebrating the National Park System
Option 1: For this option read a book set in Idaho, Montana, or Wyoming. More than 50% of the book must take place in that state.
Silver Bastard by Joanna Wylde
Set in Idaho
Option 3: For this option, read a book whose author’s initials appear in GLACIER CALVING.
High Tea & Flip-Flops by Linda Cassidy Lewis
L - in Glacier, C in Glacier and L in Calving
Task points: 25
Total points: 280
SANDYD25.14 - JennRenee's task: Winter Wonderland
Option 3: Read a book where the author's initials can be found in any of these three words: SWEATER, JEANS, BOOTS.
In the Cards by Jamie Beck
J in Jeans, B in Boots
Option 6: read a book with a page count, as listed on Goodreads, that contains at least 2 of the following numbers: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
Not Quite Enough by Catherine Bybee
314 pages
Task points: 25
Total points: 305
SANDYD25.17 - Tara Jo's task: Real Life Gets in the Way
Option 3: Read a book where the Author’s Initials can be found in any order and in any combination of the words KIDNEY, DIALYSIS, TRANSPLANT
Off the Record by K.A. Linde
K in Kidney, A In Dialysis, L in Dialysis
Option 4: Read a book that takes place in Oklahoma
Undercover: Zephyrs MC by Kasey Millstead
Takes place in Ford, Oklahoma (referenced on page 9 and other locations)
Task points: 25
Total points: 330
SANDYD30.1 – Schatzie’s Task: Tis the season for giving back
Option 3: Read a book with an author whose initials can be found in the word HEART.
The Billionaire Bad Boys Club by Emma Holly
E in Heart, H in Heart
Option 4: My gift to you....read a book of your choice.
Creed by Kristen Ashley
Task points: 30
Total points: 360
SANDYD30.6 - Donna Jo's task: Winter in Iowa circa 1950s
Option 2: Read a book written by an author whose first and last name have initials in the phrase "DRESSING WARMLY"
Hudson by Shayne McClendon
S in Dressing, M in Warmly
478 pages
Option 4: Read a book with the main page genre "Christmas," "Family," "Relatives," or "Cousins."The word may stand alone or be embedded
1225 Christmas Tree Lane by Debbie Macomber
Main Genre - Christmas
283 pages
Total pages: 761
Task points: 30
Total points: 390
Blueberry20.3 Read a memoir or autobiography written by a female author.
My Salinger Year
Pts: 20
Total pts: 230
Blueberry30.7
2. Read a book where the page numbers can be found in any combination of those figures (46,396; 6; 2,000)
The Man Who Fell from the Sky has 304 pgs.
3. Read a book in which the first letter of each word in the title can be found in TRAFALGAR SQUARE.
The Rosie Effect
Pts: 30
Total pts: 260
Queenbee Darlene10.7 Are You Up to Date? Book from list Popular books 2015
Everything Everything by Nicola Yoon #27 on list on 2/13/16
Everything, Everything
10 points
15.8 Please Mr. Postman Book from list Popular Epistolary novels
Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn #7 on page 1
Ella Minnow Pea
15 points
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 135
Dakimel? on message 316 - reposting w/ the edition I read for
30.7 - Catherine T's task: A New Start in Art
option 2 -Why Not Me? - 240 pages, nonfic.
option 3 - A Soldier's Gift
TALLY -
This test - 30 points
Total - 655
Dakimel5.4 - Impression, Sunrise by Claude Monet
from page 1 - Pride and Prejudice
5.5 - The Floor Scrapers by Gustave Caillebotte
from page 1 - Push
10.2. Art Appreciation
10.4. C'est ou?
In a French Kitchen: Tales and Traditions of Everyday Home Cooking in France
15.1 Make the Switch
Anything for You by Kristan Higgins &
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
15.2 Word For Word
Tall, Dark and Wicked &
When He Was Bad...
BAD and WICKED from
Bad — evil, immoral, wicked, corrupt, sinful, depraved, rotten, contaminated, spoiled, tainted, harmful, injurious, unfavorable, defective, inferior, imperfect, substandard, faulty, improper, inappropriate, unsuitable, disagreeable, unpleasant, cross, nasty, unfriendly, irascible, horrible, atrocious, outrageous, scandalous, infamous, wrong, noxious, sinister, putrid, snide, deplorable, dismal, gross, heinous, nefarious, base, obnoxious, detestable, despicable, contemptible, foul, rank, ghastly, execrable
15.8 Please Mr. Postman
Les Liaisons Dangereuses - page 1 of list, #10
30.1 – Schatzie’s Task: Tis the season for giving back
1: The Winter Horses
4: Cinder
TALLY:
This post - 105 points
Total - 760
Mod
I read A Death in Vienna by Daniel Silva.
Daniel D. Thompkins was VP for James Monroe.
15.7 Here Be Dragons
I read A Gift of Dragons: Illustrated Stories - book is all about the dragons of Pern, as indicated by the title and the GR description. There are also dragons on the cover -
.25.1 - Beth_NC's task: Art of Reading
For my first book, I chose option C and read a book of short stories built around the same theme - genetic engineering.
Future Perfect: Six Stories of Genetic Engineering
For my second book, I chose option E and read How to Make Your Money Last: The Indispensable Retirement Guide. The letters for Monet appear in the title - MONE in "Money" and "T" in "lasT."
Points this post: 50
Total points: 940
Julia10325.12 - Pamela3265's task: Celebrating the National Park System
Option 3: A Banquet of Consequences by Elizabeth George (author initials in GLACIER)
Claiming 1 BB ticket - this book has 592 pages
Option 4: A Call to Arms by David Weber, Timothy Zahn and Thomas Pope (the third author has first name that fits the criteria - approved in post #14 of task help thread)
This post: 25 points, 1 BB
Challenge total points: 420
BB: 13
GO: 1
Completed tasks: 19
Ha, Ha, Ha! I just noticed that this thread is for Winter Challenge 2105! Oh, my!!!
FANDURY20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Laura NT's task: Art and Science
Option C: Read a book that is #1 in a series. This must be a series you have not read before.
The Novice's Tale by Margaret Frazer
This book is #1 in the Sister Frevisse series and it is the first book I read in this series.
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 510
Books Read: 32
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books:500+(0)750+(0)1000+(0)
HINA15.2 Word For Word -
Book 1: Worth the Fall by Claudia Connor. Approved for length Excel line 2737.
Book 2: Drop Dead Gorgeous by Kimberly Raye.
Fall — drop, descend, plunge, topple, tumble.
Current post:
Points: 15
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 0
Total:
Total Points: 745
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 2
Big Books - 500+: 2
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:
Sandy MN5.1 - Dance at Le moulin de la Galette by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Hat on cover
by Daisy GoodwinLuncheon of the Boating Party by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
ING in title
by Bernard Cornwell5.10 Pont Boieldieu in Rouen, Rainy Weather by Camille Pissarro
Book of your choice
by Maggie Stiefvater10.7. Are you Up to Date?
#45 on list
by Kate Morton15.6 En Plein Air
outdoor scene on cover
by Winston Graham20.4 - Camilla's Task: Lost in Translation
Option 2 - originally published in Norwegian; English is my native language
by Jo Nesbø20.6 Seasoned Reader - Emmalita's task: Favorite SEASONings
Option 1 - genre Horror
by Joe HillPoints this post:80
Total points: 260
Reader Name: Whitnie I10.8. 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.
Books may be fiction or non-fiction.
REQUIRED: Include in your post the name of the Vice President.
The Vice President is John Adams
The Chrysalids John Wyndham
Points this post: 10
Big Books this post: 0
Golden Oldies this post:0
Total Points: 855
Books Read: 71
Tasks Complete: 50
Big Books Total: 7
Golden Oldies Total: 2
Reader Name: Whitnie I10.9. Catch Up With the SRC
Read a book from that list that you have never read before.
REQUIRED: State in your post that this book is new to you, not a re-read.
The Sandman, Vol. 1: Preludes and Nocturnes
This book is new to me. I have read the other books on the SRC bookshelf.
Points this post: 10
Big Books this post: 0
Golden Oldies this post:0
Total Points: 845
Books Read: 70
Tasks Complete: 49
Big Books Total: 7
Golden Oldies Total: 2
Morgan Faeriesfolly5.4 Impression, Sunrise
REQUIRED: Read a book found on first 5 pages of Popular Satire Books.
[Found on page 2]
Selection: Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (Dirk Gently #1) -- Douglas Adams
5.5 The Floor Scrapers
REQUIRED: Read a book from the Underclass list.
[Found on page 1]
Selection: The Help -- Kathryn Stockett
15.1 Make the Switch
REQUIRED: Read two books by authors with names* that differ by exactly one letter.
Jon & Jen
Selection: Man Made Boy -- Jon Skovron
Selection: My Fair Lazy: One Reality Television Addict's Attempt to Discover If Not Being A Dumb Ass Is t he New Black, or, a Culture-Up Manifesto -- Jen Lancaster
25.4 - Delicious Dee's task: Christmas Movie Bonanza
**BOTH ARE NEW AUTHORS FOR ME**
Two Numbers: 6 & 14
Promise of Shadows -- Justina Ireland
12/6 Beyond the Shadows: The Making of Shadow Hunters
Welcome to Night Vale -- Joseph Fink
12/14 Twas the Night Before Christmas
[POINTS]
This Post: 5 + 5 + 15 + 25 = 50
Total Points: 360
25.15 - Jamie NY's task: Winter Challenge Goals!I rolled #1 and # 6
Book 1: Read a book in a series. The position in the series is determined by your dice roll.
This is Book # 1 in the Tyrone Swift Series
Book was approved for length here
* This book was an ARC
Book 2: Using whichever number you did not use for book 1, read a Goodread's Best Book of 2015 nominee or winner as determined by the numbers below.
As I rolled a 6, I got Mystery/Thriller. This book was a nominee.
*Claiming a BB ticket as it's 512 pages long
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Points This Post: 25
Points Total: 520
Golden Oldies:
Big Books: √
500 () 750 () 1000 ()
Tasks Completed: 27
BB Total: 1
GO Total: 1
Reader name: Whitnie I25.12 - Pamela3265's task: Celebrating the National Park System
This is a TWO book task. Choose two different options below and read a book for each option.
Option 3: For this option, read a book whose author’s initials appear in GLACIER CALVING. Letter may only be used as many times as they appear in the phrase. Middle initials may be ignored.
City of Bones Cassandra Clare
Option 4: For this option read a book whose author’s first or last name is George, Washington, Thomas, Jefferson Abraham, Lincoln, Theodore, or Roosevelt.
At the Back of the North Wind George MacDonald
Points this post: 25
Big Books this post: 0
Golden Oldies this post:0
Total Points: 835
Books Read: 69
Tasks Complete: 48
Big Books Total: 7
Golden Oldies Total: 2
Morgan Faeriesfolly10.9 Catch Up With the SRC
REQUIRED: The SRC Bookshelf lists all the books that have been group reads for the SRC. Read a book from that list that you have never read before.
**NOT A RE-READ**
Selection: Maisie Dobbs (Maisie Dobbs, #1) -- Jacqueline Winspear
15.4 The Force, It's Calling To You
REQUIRED: Option 1: choose 2 different options and read a book for each (two books)
a) Read a book with a main page genre that contains "Science Fiction"
Selection: Prudence (The Custard Protocol #1) -- Gail Carriger
b) Read a book that is identified on Goodreads as #3 or #7 in a series (series, #)
Selection: Wicked Charms (Lizzie & Diesel #3) -- Janet Evanovich
25.2 - Brooke TX's task: December: It's that time of the year
2. Christmas: For this option, read a book you received as a gift.
[From brother.]
Selection: Fool Moon (Dresden Files #2) -- Jim Butcher
3. Holiday Vacation: In honor of the Second City, read a book with a cityscape or city skyline on the cover.
Selection:
Storm Front (Dresden Files #1) -- Jim Butcher
25.5 - Amanda A's task: The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
C. Read a book with food or drink on the cover.
Selection:
Spending the Holidays with People I Want to Punch in the Throat: Yuletide Yahoos, Ho-Ho-Humblebraggers, and Other Seasonal Scourges -- Jen Mann
D. Merry Christmas! Read a book of your choice.
Selection: Driven -- Kelley Armstrong
[POINTS]
This Post: 10 + 15 + 25 + 25 = 75
Total Points: 435
Janice CA20.3 - Art and Passion
Option A: Read a book with children on the cover. Book must be at least 250 pages.
pages: 336
The Sound of Gravel by Ruth Wariner
+20
total: 120
tasks: 7
books: 9
Oldies: 2
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Karen D's task: The Cameron CraziesOption 2: read a book by an author whose first and last initials can be found in KRZYZEWSKI.
11.22.63 by Stephen King
Stephen King from KRZYZEWSKI
1 x Bigger is Better (740 pages)
25.9 - Dakimel’s task: Diversify Your Reading
Both female authors of diverse ethnic backgrounds
Both authors are new to me
Book 1: Kindred by Octavia E. Butler ~African-American author
Book 1: Aunty Lee's Delights (Singaporean Mystery #1) by Ovidia Yu ~Singaporean author
25.10 - Sandy's Task - Bella Italia!
**The pages in your two books combined must total at least 500.**
Total pages read: 928
Option 3 - read a book whose author's initials are found in the word "VAPORETTI."
Jillaroo by Rachael Treasure
Rachael Treasure in VAPORETTI
470 pages
Option 5 - Siena. read a book with 17 letters in the book title or in the author's name or in the two combined. Subtitles may be used or ignored. Only books with single authors may be used if you are using the author name as part of the 17 letters.
The Afghan Campaign by Steven Pressfield
title has 17 letters
458 pages
30.1 – Schatzie’s Task: Tis the season for giving back
Option 3: Read a book with an author whose initials can be found in the word HEART
The Evening Spider by Emily Arsenault
Emily Arsenault in HEART
Option 4: My gift to you....read a book of your choice.
Fall (Archer & Bennett #3) by Candice Fox
30.2 - Jonquil's task: You think you saw what?
Sisters at the Piano
The Makioka Sisters by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki
1 x Golden Oldies (pub. 1943)
1 x Bigger is Better Tix (544 pages)
A Surrender in Shadows
Weighing Shadows by Lisa Goldstein
Total this post: 130 points
Golden Oldies Tix: 4
Bigger is Better Tix: 5
Total points: 605 points
Catherine TTask 25.3 - It's Cold Outside, So Pick a Side
Alliance USSR
option 3: espionage genre, set in US
approved in help thread
The Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy
654 pages - claiming BB ticket
option 4: match a word from the Gorbachev quote
matching "not"
Not Quite Dating by Catherine Bybee
Task 30.5 - Exploring the world of -ogy
option 1: read a book from the list, shelved at least 3 times as ecology
The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan
(first page, shelved 61 times)
option 4: read a book from the list, shelved at leat 3 times as neurology
The Psychopath Test by Jon Ronson
(first page, shelved 5 times)
Andy P.Task # 15.10 A Reason to Party Read a book that is identified on Goodreads as #1, #2, or 12 in a series
by Rhys BowenBook is #2 in Her Royal Spyness series.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 910
Andy P.Task # 20.4 - Camilla's Task: Lost in Translation
Option 1: Read a book written in a language other than your native language.
by Yōko Ogawa This book was originally written in Japanese . I am a native English speaker and read the English translation,Points this post: 20
Total points: 930
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 15.6: En Plein Air Option 3 : North of the Border
by Judith Van Gieson. It has an outdoor desert scene on the cover. Task 15.10: A Reason To Party: Twister by Barbara Block. The book is #2 in the Robin Light series.
Task 20.9: Art and Scence Option C : A Timely Vision by Joyce Lavene and Jim Lavene. This is #1 in a series, and I have not previously read any books in this series.
Task 25.14: Winter Wonderland: Option 2 : Deadly Appraisal by Jane Cleland, a cozy mystery of 320 pages.
Option 3 : The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie. The author's initials SR can be found in SweatheR and has 547 pages. Claim a Big Book ticket.
Together, 320 + 547 = 867, > 800.
Task 25.17: Real Life Gets in the Way Option 2 : The Demon King by Cinda Williams Chima. The Word KING in the title can found in the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel breed listed on AKC Dog Breeds page. This book has 506 pages. Claim a Big Book ticket.
Option 3 : Wild Inferno by Sandi Ault. The author's initials SA can be found in diAlysiS.
Task 30.2: What Do You Think You Saw What?: I was inspired by the 2 Cezanne paintings,
, one with apples and one with apples and other fruits. I am on restricted sugar diet, so mostly fruit are Just Desserts. Sometimes however it is more difficult, and then I think Grim Pickings. So I selected Just Desserts by G.A. McKevett (Just the desserts I want), and Grim Pickings by Jennifer Rowe (Plays in an apple orchard) for this task.Totals this posting:
Total Points: 130
Books Read: 9
Tasks Completed: 6
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 500+: 2; 750+: 0;
Summary Totals:
Total Points: 235
Books Read: 15
Tasks Completed: 11
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 500+: 2; 750+: 0;
Oma122950.1 - 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.
The Moor by Laurie R. King
Book B: Read a book that is FIRST published in one of the last four leap years: 2016, 2012, 2008, 2004
Sora's Quest by T.L. Shreffler
This book was published in 2012
Book C: Read a book with a 4-word title by an author with a 4 letter name (first, middle or last)
Digging for Richard III: The Search for the Lost King by Mike Pitts
Approved in message #19 in Help Thread
Total Points--- -325/1185
Completed Tasks--16/66
GO Books (1 )
Big Books 500-750 pages (2); 750+pages()
Bookwrm526Task #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 US Vice President. I read Long Hard Ride by Lorelei James, whose last name is the same as the first name of James S. Sherman, who was vice president to Taft from 1909-1912.
Points this post: 10
Total points so far: 650
JAMTOWN 80Task # 20.6- Favorite Seasoning
Option 3: Book written by author whose name is Mary: The Good Girl by Mary Kubica
Task 20.7- Painting 101
Option acrylics: The Body in the Library first published in 1941
Claiming a GO ticket for this book
Points this post: 40
BB: 0
GO: 1
Total points: 325
GO: 3
BB: 2
Reader name: Whitnie I25.12 - Pamela3265's task: Celebrating the National Park System
This is a TWO book task. Choose two different options below and read a book for each option.
Option 3: For this option, read a book whose author’s initials appear in GLACIER CALVING. Letter may only be used as many times as they appear in the phrase. Middle initials may be ignored.
City of Bones Cassandra Clare
Option 4: For this option read a book whose author’s first or last name is George, Washington, Thomas, Jefferson Abraham, Lincoln, Theodore, or Roosevelt.
At the Back of the North Wind George MacDonald
IL: UG BL: 5.4 AR Pts: 14.0
Points this post: 25
Big Books this post: 0
Golden Oldies this post:0
Total Points: 835
Books Read: 69
Tasks Complete: 48
Big Books Total: 7
Golden Oldies Total: 2
Reader Name: Whitnie I10.7. Are you Up to Date?
Catch up on your reading by reading a book from Popular Books 2015.
REQUIRED: Indicate the number of your book on the list
Library of Souls As of February 14 this book is #49 on the list.
Points this post: 10
Big Books this post: 0
Golden Oldies this post:0
Total Points: 865
Books Read: 72
Tasks Complete: 51
Big Books Total: 7
Golden Oldies Total: 2
Delicious Dee25.7 - Coralie's task: Summer at the Stadium
Option 1 - Try - shelved as GLBT - approved in the GAT (post 80)
Option 3 - A MacKenzie Clan Gathering - ebook only approved #5357 of the approval thread
30.5 - Daphne's task: Exploring the world of -ogy
Option 2 - The Wave: In Pursuit of the Rogues, Freaks, and Giants of the Ocean - shelved as geology by 4 ppl and found on pg 3 of the most popular geology books
Option 5 - The Rhino with Glue-On Shoes: And Other Surprising True Stories of Zoo Vets and their Patients - shelved as zoology by 6ppl and found on pg 1 of the most popular zoology books
points this post: 55
points total: 745
Morgan FaeriesfollyMOVING The Bees from 20.7 and replacing it with:
20.7 - 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.
Selection: Material Girls -- Elaine Dimopoulos
**no change in points for this swap**
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.
Selection: The Bees -- Laline Paull
Option 3. Read a book with the first word of the title 'A'.
Selection: A World Without Princes -- Soman Chainani
[POINTS]
This Post: 25
Total Points: 460
Morgan Faeriesfolly20.3 Best Review - Book Concierge's task: Art and Passion
OPTION B - Frida Kahlo -- Read a memoir or autobiography written by a female author.
Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl -- Carrie Brownstein
Must be at least 250 pages = 256 pages
25.16 Morgan's task: Don't say I never got you anything!
[Both authors are new to me.]
::BOOK ONE::
Netgalley -- The Girl's Guide to Getting Hitched -- Sophie Hart
::BOOK TWO::
Library -- Church of Marvels -- Leslie Parry
30.1 Schatzie’s Task: Tis the season for giving back
REQUIRED: Option 3: Read a book with an author whose initials can be found in the word HEART. Middle initials may be ignored.
Selection: Unhinged -- A.G. Howard
REQUIRED: Option 4: My gift to you....read a book of your choice.
Selection: Kill Me Softly -- Sarah Cross
[POINTS]
This Post: 20 + 25 + 30 = 75
Total Points: 535
15.10 A Reason to PartyRead a book that is #2 in a series
Live And Let Die by Ian Fleming, #2 in the James Bond series.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 205
Mary P15.10 - A Reason to Party
Read a book that is identified on Goodreads as #1, #2 or #12 in a series.
My Unconquerable Soul by Allyson Jeleyne
Points this post: 15
Total points: 480
Kristi CO10.10. Jump!
Circling the Sun by Paula McLain, 384 pages
20.1 Most Improved - Megan W's task: (Super)Heroes
Option 1: Superheroes
Watchmen by Alan Moore
30.1 – Schatzie’s Task: Tis the season for giving back
Option 3: HEART
Snow Angel Cove by RaeAnne Thayne
Option 4: choice
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
Points this post: 60
Total points: 210
Tasks completed: 12
Books read: 14
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
Catherine TTask 10.5 - Curl Up & Read
this is a switch from previously claimed 10.10 (see below too)
read a book from the list
Hogfather by Terry Pratchett
page 2, #152 at time of posting
Task 10.10 - Jump!
I am changing my book here
The Men Who Stare at Goats by Jon Ronson
272 pages (divisible by 4 to give 68)
30.4 - Plein AirOPTION 1: Read a book with at least 50% outdoor setting.
Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne
Approved in post 142 of the help thread (They spend precious little time in a building, just the initial and final meetings in the Reform Club, a little bit in Phileas Fogg's house, and a few passing mentions of hotels.)
*This book is a GOLDEN OLDIE (first published 1873).*
OPTION 3: Read a book with a green cover (min 80%).
by Freeman Wills CroftsAlso approved in post 142 of the help thread.
*This book is a GOLDEN OLDIE (first published 1933).*
Points this post: 30
TOTAL POINTS: 315
Golden Oldies: 7
Big Book Tickets: 2 (500+)
Total tasks completed: 14
Total books read: 21
CathyG5.2 - The Luncheon on the Grass by Edouard Manet
Read a book with a nude or partially-nude figure on the cover.
One book between 80 -99 pages may be used for ONE 5 point task.
Slave to her Desires by Jill Myles
Required: Include the cover in your post.
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Approved post 5426
15.6 En Plein Air
Read a book with an outdoor scene on the cover.
Required: Include the cover
The Stolen Mackenzie Bride by Jennifer Ashley
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15.10 - A Reason to Party
Read a book that is identified on Goodreads as #1, #2 or #12 in a series. Whole numbers only.
Mastered by Maya Banks
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20.4 - Camilla's Task: Lost in Translation
Choose ONE of the options below and read a book that fits that option. Required: State which option you chose when you post.
Option 3: Read a book that takes place in at least two different countries. Required: In your post, state the countries where the book is set.
The Pregnancy Test by Erin McCarthy
USA and Dominican Republic
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20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Laura NT's task: Art and Science
For this task, read ONE book that fulfills one of the below options.
Required: State which option you chose when you post.
Option C:. Read a book that is #1 in a series.
Wicked Appetite by Janet Evanovich (I have not read before)
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25.17 - Tara Jo's task: Real Life Gets in the Way
This is a TWO BOOK CHALLENGE; pick two books, from two different categories.
Option 3
*Read a book where the Author’s Initials can be found in the words KIDNEY, DIALYSIS, TRANSPLANT in any order.
Cold-Hearted Rake by Lisa Kleypas
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Option 4:
Read a book where the Main Character is a musician
Bad for You by Abbi Glines
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Points this post: 100
Total points: 300
Tasks completed: 14
Books read: 20
Big Book Tickets: 2
Goodreads Authors: 15
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
Books mentioned in this topic
Astonish Me (other topics)A Corner of White (other topics)
Lord of the Flies (other topics)
All the Light We Cannot See (other topics)
The Round House (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Anthony Doerr (other topics)William Golding (other topics)
Jaclyn Moriarty (other topics)
Maggie Shipstead (other topics)
Toni Morrison (other topics)
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Task 30.6 - Donna Jo's task: Winter in Iowa circa 1950s
Option 2: Read a book written by an author whose first and last name have initials in the phrase "DRESSING WARMLY".
American Gods by Neil Gaiman (635 pages)
Option 4: Read a book with the main page genre "Christmas," "Family," "Relatives," or "Cousins."
One Plus One - has "Family" as a main page genre (368 pages)
Total pages = 1003
Points this task: 30
Total points: 575
Tasks completed: 26/65