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WINTER CHALLENGE 2015 CT
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Winter Challenge 2105: Completed Tasks (DO NOT DELETE POSTS)
NARUMON15.8 Please Mr. Postman
Read a book from this list Popular epistolary novels
I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith. This book is #16 on the first page. First published in 1948, so claiming Golden Oldie ticket.
20.10 Group Read
Read and comment on one of the group read books: The Professor and the Madman, A Christmas Carol, or The 5th Wave
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. Post # 72 on Discussion Thread First published 1843, claiming Golden Oldie Ticket.
IN POST:
Points: 15 + 20 = 35
Golden Oldies: 2
Big Books: 0
TOTAL:
Points: 710 + 35 = 745
Golden Oldies: 1 + 2 = 3
Big Books: 3 + 0 = 3
trishhartuk10.3. "Young Girl Reading"
Renoir was a leader of the Impressionist movement. 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.
Sin City Goddess, Barbra Annino
Painting: Dance in the City (1883)
Read the kindle edition. PB reference link here
Points this Task: 10
Books Read: 1
Total Points: 625
Tasks Completed: 29
Golden Oldies: 8
Big Books: 0
Karen D. Task 25.12 - 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.
Black River - Set in Montana
Option 3: read a book whose author’s initials appear in GLACIER CALVING.
Hush Hush by Laura Lippman
Points this task; 25
Total points: 600
Tasks completed: 27/65
ABAYOMI25.5- Amanda A's task: the most wonderful time of the year
OPTION B: a book by an autor whose initials can be found in CHRISTMAS LIGHTS
Sisters of Glass by Stephanie Hemphill
S and T are in CRHISTMAS LIGHTS
OPTION D: a book of my choice
Relíquias de Casa Velha
**CLAIMING 1 GOLDEN OLDIE. FIRST PUBLISHED IN 1906**
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points this task: 25
total challenge points: 340
BB: 3
GO: 3
BARBARA ★30.3 - Dlmrose's task: Celebrate Short Fiction
Book 1: The Thackery T. Lambshead Cabinet of Curiosities: Exhibits, Oddities, Images, and Stories from Top Authors and Artists - Ann & Jeff Vandermeer 1/22
Book 2: Push - Sapphire (177 pages) 1/8
Totals for Challenge
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 510
Goodreads Authors: 23
Big Books - 500+: (5)
Big Books - 750+: (0)
Big Books - 1000+: (0)
510/1185 POINTS
Emsreviewsbooks10.5. Curl Up and Read
I read The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. It was on page 1 of the list.
10.9. Catch Up With the SRC
I read Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein. This book is new to me and not a reread.
25.16 - Morgan (faeriesfolly)'s task: Don't say I never got you anything!
Book 1: I read Disease: The extraordinary stories of history's deadliest killers by Mary Dobson. I got this book for free from the library. The author is new to me.
Book 2: I read a publisher's advance copy of The Earl Next Door by Charis Michaels. I got this book for free from NetGalley. The author is new to me.
Points this post: 45
Total Points: 590
Books Read: 44
Tasks Complete: 31
Emsreviewsbooks20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Laura NT's task: Art and Science
Option B, short stories: I read Stars Above by Marissa Meyer.
30.1 – Schatzie’s Task: Tis the season for giving back
Option 1: I reread Homer's Odyssey by Gwen Cooper. Homer is a blind rescue cat.
Option 4: I read a publisher's advance copy of Six Degrees of Scandal by Caroline Linden.
Points this post: 50
Total Points: 640
Books Read: 47
Tasks Complete: 33
Morgan FaeriesfollyREPOST of 25.7 per message 358 in problems/issues thread.
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
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 15.0
[POINTS]
This Post: 25
Total Points: 535
NARUMON 20.3 Best Review - Book Concierge's task: Art and Passion
Option b: Memoir or autobiography by female author
This task was previously claimed with It's What I Do: A Photographer's Life of Love and War. Substituting book; no new points.
Call the Midwife: Shadows of the Workhouse by Jennifer Worth. Autobiography > Memoir shelved by 186 users.
25.10 Sandy's Task - Bella Italia!
Option 2: Title contains 5+ letter word from Hotel California lyrics.
Still Alice by Lisa Genova. Still is found in the lyrics in the line "And still those voices are calling from far away". 336 pages.
Option 5: 17 letters in title, author name, or combination of the two
Miss Leavitt's Stars: The Untold Story of the Woman Who Discovered How to Measure the Universe by George Johnson. Ignoring subtitle and punctuation. 176 pages.
336 + 176 = 512 pages, which is greater than 500.
25.12 Pamela3265's task: Celebrating the National Park System
This task was previously claimed, substituting one of the books. No new points.
Option 1: Setting in idaho, Montana, or Wyoming.
Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town by Jon Krakauer. Set in Montana.
Option 3: Author initials in GLACIER CALVING
It's What I Do: A Photographer's Life of Love and War by Lynsey Addario. LA found in GLACIER.
IN POST:
Points: 25
Big Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
TOTAL SO FAR:
Points: 745 + 25 = 770
Big Books: 3 + 0 = 3
Golden Oldies: 3 + 0 = 3
LAUREN JODI30.1 - Schatzie’s Task: Tis the season for giving back
Option 3: Author initial in HEART
The Cursed One by Ronda Thompson
Option 4: My Gift to you … book of my choice
Scandal's Bride by Stephanie Laurens
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Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 410/1185
Total Books Read: 30
Tasks Completed: 21/65
COLLEENS5.2 - The Luncheon on the Grass by Edouard Manet
by Julia HeaberlinRead a book with a nude or partially-nude figure on the cover.
Points this post: 5
Big Books tickets this post: 0
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Points: 45
Books Read: 6
Tasks Complete: 6
Big Book Tickets Total: 2
Golden Oldies Total: 0
5.8 - A Bar at the Folies-Bergere by Edouard Manet - Read a book with a word ending in -ISM in the title or subtitle. Natural Capitalism by Paul Hawkin
5.10 - Pont Boieldieu in Rouen, Rainy Weather by Camille Pissarro - Read a book of your choice.
Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened by Allie Brosh
15.6 En Plein Air - outdoor scene on the cover.
Required: Include the cover
A Bride's Story, Vol. 1 by Kaoru Mori
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 500
Golden Oldie tickets: 1
Big Book tickets: 1
Blueberry30.2 You may select two of these images OR use just one of these images for two different books. Please post the 1-2 images that were the inspiration for your two books and your creative title or caption. The title of your book (not the book's cover or content) should relate to the masterpiece.
alone in the country, away from the city crowdsFar from the Madding Crowd
This is a Golden Oldie.
the picture has rosy fruitThe Rosie Effect
Pts: 30
Total pts: 260
GO: 2
BB: 3
Sarah E20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Emmalita's task: Favorite SEASONings
Option 3: Author's name is Mary
I listened to the audiobook: The After House by Mary Roberts Rinehart
Most rated MMPB has no page numbers on GR, the second most rated MMPB is: The After House
** The After House was first published in 1914. I claim one Golden Oldie ticket. **
Points this post: 20
Total points: 260
GO tickets this post: 1
Total GO tickets: 3
Whimsie5.10: Point Boieldieu
Read a book of your choice:
I read: EMT: Beyond the Lights and Sirens
20.3- Best Review - Book Concierge's task: Art and Passion
Option C - Read a book with a cover image of a horseback rider (on a horse). I read
. It was 394 pages so it fits the length requirement.20.6 Seasoned Reader - Emmalita's task: Favorite SEASONings
Option 1: Read a book with "Horror" as a main page genre. I read Vicious Circle which has Horror listed as a main page genre.
25.16 Morgan's task: Don't say I never got you anything!
Both of the following authors were new to me:
Book 1: The Male Brain by Louann Brizendine. I got it from the library.
Book 2: Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo I got it as a gift.
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Points this post: 70
Total Points: 540
Books Read: 39
Tasks Completed: 28
Catherine TTask 30.2 - Celebrate Short Fiction
book 1 - collection of short stories with an author with a short name
Minimum of Two by Tim Winton
book 2 - novel less than 200 pages with an author with an initial
The Ascent of Rum Doodle by W.E. Bowman
171 pages
25.12 - Pamela3265's task: Celebrating the National Park SystemOption 1: Yellowstone National Park - Read a book set in Idaho, Montana, or Wyoming. More than 50% of the book must take place in that state.
This book is set in Montana
Option 3: Glacier Bay National Park - Read a book whose author’s initials appear in GLACIER CALVING.
Author is Lisa Lutz
There's an L in gLacier and an L in caLving
*Both books were ARC's
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Points This Post: 25
Points Total: 545
Golden Oldies:
Big Books:
500 () 750 () 1000 ()
Tasks Completed: 28
BB Total: 1
GO Total: 1
SandiCompleted Tasks
5.3 - Water Lilies by Claude Monet
Found toward the top of page 5 of the list
Kindle edition I read: The Picture of Dorian Gray
Most popular MMPB: Le Portrait de Dorian Gray
30.2 - Jonquil's task: You think you saw what?
I used the same masterpiece for both book choices:
Book one -- caption/connection is "A day with my twin"
Runaway Twins -- Available only as an ebook. Verified for length at line 1735 of spreadsheet
Book two -- caption/connection is "Sand filled summer days"
Kindle edition I read: Secrets on the Sand
Paperback edition: Secrets on the Sand
**POINT SUMMARY**
Previous Points Earned: 190
Points Earned this Post: 35
Total Points To Date: 225
5.7 - Luncheon of the Boating Party by Pierre-Auguste RenoirRead a book with a word ending in -ING in the title or subtitle.
Missing Pieces
* This book was an ARC
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Points This Post: 5
Points Total: 550
Golden Oldies:
Big Books:
500 () 750 () 1000 ()
Tasks Completed: 29
BB Total: 1
GO Total: 1
Karen D. Task 10.7. Are you Up to Date?
All the Bright Places - #5 on the list (as of February 15th)
Points this task: 10
Total points: 610
Tasks completed: 28/65
perletwo25.17 - 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. If the author uses a middle name or initial(s), all initials should be found within the words.
I'd Like to Apologize to Every Teacher I Ever Had: My Year as a Rookie Teacher at Northeast High by Tony Danza
Option 4: read a book where the Main Character is a musician OR &etc.
Where She Went - the main characters are mega-hot rock star Adam Wilde and professional cellist Mia Hall.
Points this task: 25
Total points: 775
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 8
Big Book ticket requests: 2
Books read: 57
Tasks completed: 39
CYNBAXTERTask # 15.01 – Make the Switch
Book 1: Even the Dogs by Jon McGregor
Book 2: The Secret of Isobel Key by Jen McConnel
The author’s first names differ by only one letter: Jon / Jen
Points this post: 15 points
Total points to date = 855 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 5
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 4
CYNBAXTERTask # 15.03 – Lost and Found
Book 1, Option 2: Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed which fulfills both Book A and Book B requirements containing all the letters in LOSTFOUND
Points this post: 15 points
Total points to date = 870 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 5
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 4
Jen UT15.5 - That's So Random
The Silent Wife by A.S.A. Harrison
Red Hustler, The Sleeping Savior, Flame of Bridge, The Snow's Emerald, The Past of the Wife, Healer in the Rainbow
Points this post: 15
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Total points: 175
Delicious Dee50.1 - Sheila's task: It's Leap Year, Just 4 fun, let's enjoy that extra reading day!
Book A - Wicked Empress - 4th book in the ONIC Empire series
Book B - Reckless - first published January 2016
Book C - Never Kiss a Rake - Anne Stuart - 4 word title, Anne has 4 letters
points this post: 50
points total: 795
Andy P.Task # 10.10. Jump!
Read a book with a number of pages that is evenly divisible by 4
by Gregory Berns (272 p. ) 68 x 4= 272Points this post: 10
Total points: 940
Andy P.Task 3 20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Elizabeth B's task: December's Celebrations
Option 1 Boxing Day
Read a book with the word BOX found intact in the title
by Josh MalermanPoints this post: 20
Total points: 960
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ5.8 - A Bar at the Folies-Bergere
Prism by Faye Kellerman
Prism ends in "-ism"
Link to PB edition - Prism
This post: 5 points
Total points to date: 215 points
Tasks completed: 14
** Electing to not track Golden Oldies and Big Books this season **
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ15.9 - Degas and the Dancers
Bunheads by Sophie Flack
This book focuses on dancers from the Manhattan Ballet Company.
15.10 - A Reason to Party
Traffick by Ellen Hopkins
This book is #2 in the Tricks series.
This post: 30 points
Total points to date: 245 points
Tasks completed: 16
** Electing to not track Golden Oldies and Big Books this season **
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ20.4 - Lost in Translation
Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins
Option 3 - This book takes place in the United States and in France. It was also approved in Message #2 of the task thread
This post: 20 points
Total points to date: 265 points
Tasks completed: 17
** Electing to not track Golden Oldies and Big Books this season **
Jayme(the ghostreader)30.3 Celebrate Short Fiction
Book 1 an anthology- Crossroads and Other Tales of Valdemar by Mercedes Lackey
Book 2 Book between 100-199 pages The Christmas Candle by Max Lucado 191pp
Tasks Completed 3
Books Read 4
Point Total: 30
Grand Total: 55/1135
HINA25.7 - Coralie's task: Summer at the Stadium -
Option 2: Butterfly Tattoo by Deidre Knight.
Butterfly in the title.
Option 3: A Fine Specimen by Lisa Marie Rice.
Title starts with "A".
Current post:
Points: 25
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 0
Total:
Total Points: 770
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 2
Big Books - 500+: 2
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:
Jen UT5.9 - The Absinthe Drinker by Edgar Degas
Scarlet by Marissa Meyer
15.6 - En Plein Air
The Kiss of Deception by Mary E. Pearson
Points this post: 20
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Total points: 195
MegD25.16 - Morgan (faeriesfolly)'s task: Don't say I never got you anything!
Both authors are new to me
Book 1-Received as gift Orphan Train
Book 2-Borrowed from library The Expatriates
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 100
Books Read: 7
Tasks Complete: 4
Pamela326525.2 - Brooke TX's task: December: It's that time of the year
Option 3:
by Josi S. Kilpack - City of London is in the background on the coverOption 4:
by Brenda Minton - Link to series: https://www.goodreads.com/series/1733...Points this post: 25
Total Points: 440
Golden Oldie books this post: 0
Total Golden Oldie books: 7
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 6
Big Books - 500+:
Big Books - 750+: 3
Big Books - 1000+:
5.7 - Luncheon of the Boating Party by Pierre-Auguste RenoirOut on the Cutting Edge
10.10 - Jump!
The Rose Rent - the MMP version, Il roseto ardente, has 216 pages.
15.8 - Please Mr. Postman
Thus Was Adonis Murdered (#97 on pg. 1)
25.5 - Amanda A's task: The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
Option B - Light Lifting (author initials found in CHRISTMAS LIGHTS)
Option D - Battleborn
25.11 - Robin ♥'s task: My Favorite Things
Option 1B - Teeth
Option 2C - The Running Dream (YA fiction nominee)
Points in this post: 80
Points so far: 390
Laurajay30.4 - Ava Catherine's task: Plein Air
Option 2- book with the word light in the title
The Light Between Oceans
Option 3- green book cover
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
Current post:
Points: 30
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldie Tickets: 0
Total:
Total Points: 145
Total Big Book Tickets: 3
Total Golden Oldie Tickets: 0
Pamela326510.7. Are you Up to Date?
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah - #2 on list
15.5 That’s So Random
Titles:
#1 - Forgotten Witch
#2 - The Wild Star
#3 - Willow of Flight
#4 - The Secret's Fire
#5 - The Ring of the Witches
#6 - Year in the Sky
Used Title from #4 and read Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
25.1 - Beth_NC's task: Art of Reading
Option A:
by Bonnie K. Winn - Couple riding horses outsideOption E:
by Sandra Owens - ThE traiNing Of a Marquess25.8 Nick KY’s task: My Favorite Impressionism
Option A:
by Jean RhysOption D:
by Deb KastnerPoints this post: 75
Total Points: 515
Golden Oldie books this post: 0
Total Golden Oldie books: 7
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 6
Big Books - 500+:
Big Books - 750+: 3
Big Books - 1000+:
10.7. Are you Up to Date?A Spool of Blue Thread
Book from Popular Books 2015. # 36
10.10. Jump!
Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation 240 pages
Book with a number of pages that is evenly divisible by 4.
15.3 Lost and Found
Option 2: Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions
Read ONE book that fulfills both Book A and Book B - letters LOSTFOUND including 2 O's
15.4 The Force, It's Calling To You
Option 1:
b) McKettrick's Pride (McKettricks, #7)
Book that is identified on Goodreads as #3 or #7 in a series (series, #)
c) Three Little Words
Book with one of these words: star, war, seven (7), seventh (7th), three (3), third (3rd), force, awaken(s) in the title or subtitle.
15.5 That’s So Random
A Mackenzie Family Christmas: The Perfect Gift
Book with a word from one of the six titles generated in the title or subtitle. The six titles are
Elemental Voyagers, The Third Healer, Gift of Petals, The Sex's Valley, The Dreaming of the Soul, Secrets in the Dream
15.6 En Plein Air
Book with an outdoor scene on the cover.
15.10 - A Reason to Party
Beach House No. 9 (Beach House No. 9, #1)
Book that is identified on Goodreads as #1
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Karen D's task: The Cameron Crazies
Option 1:
Book where the cover is primarily (over 50%) Duke blue
20.3 - Best Review - Book Concierge's task: Art and Passion
OPTION A - Ettore “Ted” DeGrazia
Book with a cover that depicts two or more children.
20.4 - Camilla's Task: Lost in Translation
Option 1: Festive in Death
Book written in a language other than your native language. (my native language is Tamil and the language of the book that you read is English).
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Judy's task: Painting 101
Option 3- Oils - Bricking It by Nick Spalding
Book in which the author's initials can be found in LINSEED.
30.2 - Jonquil's task: You think you saw what?
Venetia. She looks like a Venetia.
Reluctant Partners They look like reluctant partners in building the castle.30.6 - Donna Jo's task: Winter in Iowa circa 1950s
Total number of pages in the two books : 742 pages
2. Woman In Hiding by Rebecca Winters (297 pages)
Book written by an author whose first and last name have initials in the phrase "DRESSING WARMLY".
3.
(445 pages)Book that shows an obviously outdoor winter activity on the cover.
30.7 - Catherine T's task: A New Start in Art
Both books are new to me
2. Great Building: Yes Please (329 pages) (non-fiction)
Book where the page numbers can be found in any combination of those figures (46,396; 6; 2,000)
3. Great Location: The Liar
Book in which the first letter of each word in the title can be found in TRAFALGAR SQUARE.
50.1 - Sheila's task: It's Leap Year, Just 4 fun, let's enjoy that extra reading day!
Book A: Yours for the Taking by Robin Kaye (Domestic Gods, #4)
Book that is 4th in a series AND that has a 4 letter word in the SERIES name as noted on Goodreads.
Book B: Someone Like You (first published 2004)
Book that is FIRST published in one of the last four leap years: 2016, 2012, 2008, 2004
Book C: The Perils of Pleasure by Julie Anne Long
Book with a 4-word title by an author with a 4 letter name
JUKKA10.8. Hey, We Were There, Too!
A book whose author shares a name with an American vice president.
The Savage Sword of Conan, Volume 1 by Roy Thomas, who shares a name with Thomas Jefferson. The book also clocks in at 544 pages, making it a Big Book.
25.8 Nick KY’s task: My Favorite Impressionism
Option B: A book originally written in Spanish.
Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel García Márquez.
Option C: A book with the genres "Music" or "Sports" on the main page.
Summerland by Michael Chabon has the main page genre "Sports". It is also a Big Book, at 500 pages even. It also has the main page genre "Children", and the AR stats are IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 22.0. It should also probably be noted that I began the book well before this challenge began, but didn't reach page 50, let alone the halfway point.
Points this post: 35
Big Books this post: 2
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Points: 435/1185
Books Read: 33
Tasks Complete: 28/65
Big Books Total: 5
Golden Oldies Total: 2
ASHLEY OZ5.10 - Pont Boieldieu in Rouen, Rainy Weather by Camille Pissarro
The Marvels by Brian Selznick
This book is not found in ARBookFinder.
POINTS
This Post: 5
Total Points: 385
Books Read: 32
Completed Tasks: 22
M1NKSREASSIGNMENT
5.2 - The Luncheon on the Grass by Edouard Manet
From:
To:
No change in points or tickets
Points this post: -
Total points: 670
Golden Oldies: 18
Big Books: 500=7, 750=1, 1000=0
Tasks Completed = 41
M1NKS5.8 - A Bar at the Folies-Bergere by Edouard Manet - Read a book with a word ending in -ISM in the title or subtitle
The Jim Crow Laws and Racism in United States History
This is my one under 100 pages book
Points this post: 5
Total points: 675
Golden Oldies: 18
Big Books: 500=7, 750=1, 1000=0
Tasks Completed = 42
M1NKS15.2 Word For Word - Black/Dark
1. Black Sheep
2. The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul
15.9 Degas and the Dancers
Swan, Volume 1
20.1 Most Improved - Megan W's task: (Super)Heroes
All-Star Superman, Vol. 1
Points this post: 50
Total points: 725
Golden Oldies: 18
Big Books: 500=7, 750=1, 1000=0
Tasks Completed = 45
M1NKS25.11 - Robin ♥'s task: My Favorite Things
Option B: - Page 5 Written On The Body
Option C: - Favourite Book Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children
25.14 - JennRenee's task: Winter Wonderland
1.
399 pagesIL: UY - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 19.0
6.
448 pages (4 x 2)399 + 448 = 847 pages
25.15 - Jamie NY's task: Winter Challenge Goals! (3 & 5)
Book 1 (5 in series) - Mrs. Pollifax on Safari
Book 2 (3 - History & Biography) Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania
Points this post: 75
Total points: 800
Golden Oldies: 18
Big Books: 500=7, 750=1, 1000=0
Tasks Completed = 48
perletwo25.11 - Robin ♥'s task: My Favorite Things - Option A: Read a book from the Best Amish Fiction List Required: State which page of the list your book can be found on when you post.
A Gift of Grace is on p. 1 of the list.
Option D: Read a book with something pertaining to Christmas on the cover e.g. wrapped presents, Christmas decorations, Christmas trees, Christmas cards. It must be something more than just winter clothing, hot drinks, or food. Required: Include the cover when posting. If the item is not obvious/easily seen please point it out in your post.
The Christmas Pearl - glass ball ornamentPoints this task: 25
Total points: 800
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 8
Big Book ticket requests: 2
Books read: 59
Tasks completed: 40
LAUREN JODI20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Elizabeth B’s task: December’s Celebrations
Option 1: Boxing Day (December 26th)
One Night of Sin by Elle Kennedy
Confirmed in post #16 of the task help thread
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 430/1185
Total Books Read: 31
Tasks Completed: 22/65
Delicious Dee5.6 - Paris Street; Rainy Day by Gustave Caillebotte
The Expat Diaries: Single in the City
points this post: 5
points total: 800
LAUREN JODI15.5 - That’s So Random
Random generator results:
Only Destruction
The Bare Guardian
Shadow of Time
The Ashes’s Kiss
The Tower of the Prophecy
Slaves in the Tears
Book: Claimed By Shadow by Karen Chance
Matches “Shadow of Time"
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 445/1185
Total Books Read: 32
Tasks Completed: 23/65
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10.10. Jump!
Succubus Blues by Richelle Mead pages 352
15.2 Word For Word
Book 1- First Grave on the Right by Darynda Jones Right=right
Book 2- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button And Two Other Stories by F. Scott Fitzgerald Strange = curious
20.4 - Camilla's Task: Lost in Translation
Option 3- Succubus Heat by Richelle Mead Takes place in the USA and in Canada
20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Emmalita's task: Favorite SEASONings
Option 1- Red Dragon by Thomas Harris
Points this post- 65
Total points- 330