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message 2401: by Becky P (new)

Becky P (zebrafairy) | 200 comments Becky P

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


message 2402: by Narumon (new)

Narumon NARUMON
15.8 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


message 2403: by Trish (new)

Trish (trishhartuk) | 3676 comments trishhartuk

10.3. "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


message 2404: by Karen D (new)

Karen D | 673 comments 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


message 2405: by Oceane (last edited Feb 15, 2016 08:35AM) (new)

Oceane Montanea | 121 comments ABAYOMI

25.5- 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


message 2406: by Barbara ★ (new)

Barbara ★ | 1573 comments 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


message 2407: by Ems Loves to Read (new)

Ems Loves to Read (esondie) | -33 comments Emsreviewsbooks

10.5. 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


message 2408: by Ems Loves to Read (new)

Ems Loves to Read (esondie) | -33 comments Emsreviewsbooks

20.9 - 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


message 2409: by Morgan (new)

Morgan (faeriesfolly) | 923 comments Morgan Faeriesfolly

REPOST 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


message 2410: by Narumon (last edited Feb 15, 2016 10:13AM) (new)

Narumon 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


message 2411: by Lauren (new)

Lauren (laurenjberman) LAUREN JODI

30.1 - 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


message 2412: by Colleen (new)

Colleen (colls) | 28 comments COLLEENS
5.2 - The Luncheon on the Grass by Edouard Manet
Black-Eyed Susans by Julia Heaberlin by Julia Heaberlin
Read 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


message 2413: by Ms.soule (new)

Ms.soule (mrssoule) 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
A Bride's Story, Vol. 1 (A Bride's Story, #1) by Kaoru Mori


Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 500
Golden Oldie tickets: 1
Big Book tickets: 1


message 2414: by Blueberry (last edited Feb 15, 2016 11:13AM) (new)

Blueberry (blueberry1) | 465 comments Blueberry

30.2 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.

Camille Pissarro by Christoph Becker alone in the country, away from the city crowds
Far from the Madding Crowd
This is a Golden Oldie.


Cezanne by Stefania Lapenta the picture has rosy fruit
The Rosie Effect


Pts: 30
Total pts: 260
GO: 2
BB: 3


message 2415: by Sarah (new)

Sarah | 1804 comments Sarah E

20.6 - 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


message 2416: by Suzanne (new)

Suzanne | 72 comments Whimsie

5.10: 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 Going Postal (Discworld, #33; Moist von Lipwig, #1) by Terry Pratchett . 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


message 2417: by Cat (new)

Cat (cat_uk) | 3382 comments Catherine T

Task 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


message 2418: by Pia (new)

Pia 25.12 - Pamela3265's task: Celebrating the National Park System

Option 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.

The Flood Girls by Richard Fifield

This book is set in Montana

Option 3: Glacier Bay National Park - Read a book whose author’s initials appear in GLACIER CALVING.

The Passenger by Lisa Lutz

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


message 2419: by Sandi (new)

Sandi Barnes | 549 comments Sandi
Completed 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:

Mary Cassatt by Forty Sandra

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


message 2420: by Pia (new)

Pia 5.7 - Luncheon of the Boating Party by Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Read a book with a word ending in -ING in the title or subtitle.

Missing Pieces by Heather Gudenkauf

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


message 2421: by Karen D (new)

Karen D | 673 comments 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


message 2422: by Suzanne (new)

Suzanne (perletwo) | 1586 comments perletwo


25.17 - 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


message 2423: by Cynthia (new)

Cynthia (cynthiabaxter) | 4 comments CYNBAXTER
Task # 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


message 2424: by Cynthia (new)

Cynthia (cynthiabaxter) | 4 comments CYNBAXTER
Task # 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


message 2425: by Jen (new)

Jen Scott | 420 comments Jen UT

15.5 - 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


message 2426: by Dee (new)

Dee (austhokie) | 8947 comments Delicious Dee

50.1 - 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


message 2427: by Andy (new)

Andy Plonka (plonkaac) | 4207 comments Andy P.
Task # 10.10. Jump!

Read a book with a number of pages that is evenly divisible by 4
How Dogs Love Us A Neuroscientist and His Adopted Dog Decode the Canine Brain by Gregory Berns by Gregory Berns (272 p. ) 68 x 4= 272

Points this post: 10
Total points: 940


message 2428: by Andy (new)

Andy Plonka (plonkaac) | 4207 comments 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
Bird Box by Josh Malerman by Josh Malerman

Points this post: 20
Total points: 960


message 2429: by Rebecca NJ (new)

Rebecca NJ (njreader) | 1281 comments Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ


5.8 - 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 **


message 2430: by Rebecca NJ (new)

Rebecca NJ (njreader) | 1281 comments Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ


15.9 - 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 **


message 2431: by Rebecca NJ (new)

Rebecca NJ (njreader) | 1281 comments Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ


20.4 - 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(theghostreader) (jaymetheghostreader) | 3041 comments 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


message 2433: by Hina (new)

Hina (hinaj) | 677 comments HINA

25.7 - 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+:


message 2434: by Jen (new)

Jen Scott | 420 comments Jen UT

5.9 - The Absinthe Drinker by Edgar Degas

Scarlet by Marissa Meyer

15.6 - En Plein Air

The Kiss of Deception by Mary E. Pearson
The Kiss of Deception (The Remnant Chronicles, #1) by Mary E. Pearson

Points this post: 20
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Total points: 195


message 2435: by Megs (new)

Megs (medicasali) | 60 comments MegD

25.16 - 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


message 2436: by Pamela (new)

Pamela (pamela3265) | 952 comments Pamela3265

25.2 - Brooke TX's task: December: It's that time of the year

Option 3: A Heart Revealed by Josi S. Kilpack by Josi S. Kilpack - City of London is in the background on the cover

Option 4: The Rancher's First Love (Martin's Crossing, #4) by Brenda Minton 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+:


message 2437: by mstan (new)

mstan | 868 comments 5.7 - Luncheon of the Boating Party by Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Out 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


message 2438: by Laura (new)

Laura (laurajay86) | 74 comments Laurajay

30.4 - Ava Catherine's task: Plein Air

Option 2- book with the word light in the title

The Light Between Oceans The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman

Option 3- green book cover

The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Flavia de Luce, #1) by Alan Bradley

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


message 2439: by Pamela (new)

Pamela (pamela3265) | 952 comments Pamela3265

10.7. 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: Falling for Her Boss by Bonnie K. Winn by Bonnie K. Winn - Couple riding horses outside

Option E: The Training of a Marquess by Sandra Owens by Sandra Owens - ThE traiNing Of a Marquess


25.8 Nick KY’s task: My Favorite Impressionism

Option A: Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys by Jean Rhys

Option D: The Cowboy's Surprise Baby by Deb Kastner by Deb Kastner


Points 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+:


message 2440: by Poongothai (last edited Feb 15, 2016 09:43PM) (new)

Poongothai (poongsa) | 83 comments 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
The Mommy Quest (Luchettis Brothers #6) by Lori Handeland
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: One Amazing Thing by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
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 Doorstep Twins by Rebecca Winters
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?
Berthe Morisot La Belle Peintre by Jean-Dominique Rey Venetia. She looks like a Venetia.
Mary Cassatt by Forty Sandra 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. Snowfall at Willow Lake (Lakeshore Chronicles, #4) by Susan Wiggs (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


message 2441: by Jukka (new)

Jukka Särkijärvi (nitessine) | 718 comments JUKKA

10.8. 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


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5.10 - 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


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Nicola | 1360 comments M1NKS

REASSIGNMENT

5.2 - The Luncheon on the Grass by Edouard Manet
From: The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul (Dirk Gently, #2) by Douglas Adams
To: Swords and Deviltry (Fafhrd and Gray Mouser #1) by Fritz Leiber

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


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Nicola | 1360 comments M1NKS

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
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


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Nicola | 1360 comments M1NKS

15.2 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


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Nicola | 1360 comments M1NKS

25.11 - 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. The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1) by Philip Pullman 399 pages
IL: UY - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 19.0
6. Gridlock by Ben Elton 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


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Suzanne (perletwo) | 1586 comments perletwo


25.11 - 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 by Dorothea Benton Frank The Christmas Pearl - glass ball ornament

Points this task: 25
Total points: 800
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 8
Big Book ticket requests: 2
Books read: 59
Tasks completed: 40


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Lauren (laurenjberman) LAUREN JODI

20.8 - 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


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Dee (austhokie) | 8947 comments Delicious Dee

5.6 - Paris Street; Rainy Day by Gustave Caillebotte
The Expat Diaries: Single in the City

points this post: 5
points total: 800


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Lauren (laurenjberman) LAUREN JODI

15.5 - 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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