The Seasonal Reading Challenge discussion
note: This topic has been closed to new comments.
SUMMER CHALLENGE 2016
>
Summer Challenge 2016: Completed Tasks: PLEASE DO NOT DELETE ANY POSTS IN THIS THREAD
Blueberry25.11
1: Read a book set at least 50% of the time in Paris.
The Space Between
approved for length in Ebook Verification thread googledoc in General Help
5: Read a book first published in the years 1960 to 1974.
The Amazing Mrs. Pollifax
Pts: 25
Total pts: 115
Delicious Dee20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Tien's task: Authors in Real Life
Option 2 - Storm Glass - author Maria V. Snyder is on Tien's list of books signed by authors
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 325
Blueberry30.4
1. read a book with a bird(s) on the cover. The bird is along the bottom, flying out of a birdcage.
3. Read a book with the theme of bravery or courage.
A true story of a woman who meets an impoverished boy panhandling on the street and brings him permanently into her life.
An Invisible Thread: The True Story of an 11-Year-Old Panhandler, a Busy Sales Executive, and an Unlikely Meeting with Destiny
Pts: 30
Total pts: 145
Kim A20.1 - Most Improved - Sarah E's task: Periodically challenged
Read one book, and using this list: The Chemical Elements sorted alphabetically by symbol, spell out one word of at least 3 letters from the title or subtitle of your book using the symbols of the chemical elements.
Born Wicked by Jessica Spotswood
*Born - B (Boron), O (Oxygen), Rn (Radon)
Points This Post - 20
Total Points - 405
25.3 - Maya's Task : Make it PrettyOption Two | Crazy Shapes
Read a book that has a square, circle, or heart on the cover.
Heart on cover
---
Option Three | Flowers
Read a book that has a flower name in the title.
Burying the Honeysuckle Girls
The flower is honeysuckle
* Both books are ARC's
....................................................................
Points This Post: 25
Points Total: 125
Golden Oldies:
Big Books:
500 () 750 () 1000 ()
Tasks Completed: 7
GO Total: 1
BB Total:
25.3 - Maya's Task: Make it PrettyOption 2: read a book that has a square, circle, or heart on the cover.
Book read:
by Nelson RodriguesOption 6: read a book in which the first letter/number of the first word in the title matches any letter/number in your Readerboard name.
Book read: A Vida É Um Souvenir Made In Hong-Kong by Zeca Baleiro
Points this post: 25
Total: 310
15.1 - Live Your Passion - Rio 2016Brief Space Between Color and Shade by Cristovão Tezza
100% in Brazil
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Chrissy's task: Sweet Summer
Option A: Read a book with a title/subtitle that contains a word that starts and ends with the same letter.
The Gathering by Isobelle Carmody
GatherinG
25.1 - Andy P's Task: Pairs
Book 1 is a Title task: ARMS
A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway
1 x GOLDEN OLDIES ticket (pub. 1929)
Book 2 is an Author task.
The Five Love Languages of Children by Gary Chapman AND D. Ross Campbell
Post Total: 60
Goldien Oldies: 2
Bigger is Better: 2
Season Total: 215
Ava Catherine20.10 Group Reads
Beloved by Toni Morrison
Participated in discussion thread post #8
Here
total=990
Ava Catherine30.6 Donna Jo's task: Generation Gap
I was born in the 60s.
Book 1: Read a book first published during the decade of your birth.
The Reivers by William Faulkner first published 1962
Book 2: Read a book first published during the decade either 30 years before your birth or 30 years after your birth.
Light in August by William Faulkner first published in March 1932
total=1020
Readerboard Name: JamminJennyJuly 4, 2016
Task 5.2 - Cubism
Creatures: Teddi McCoy Novel by David Brookover- Teddi McCoy #3
Task 10.9 - Smile
Sunshine Hunter by Maddie Cochere - read 6/28 - length verified post 5690
Task 20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Chrissy's task: Sweet Summer
Option A: Agent Zigzag: A True Story of Nazi Espionage, Love, and Betrayal by Ben Macintyre (Espionage)
Task 25.2 - Perletwo's task: I love beach music
Book 1: Demons (D in Medallions)Demons by Remington Kane
Book 2: Beautiful Darkness (set in South Carolina), 508 pages, claiming 1 BB ticket Beautiful Darkness by Kami Garcia
Task 30.8 - Beth NC's task: Cards Against Humanity (The Book Version)
1) What ended my last relationship? The Big Short The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine by Michael Lewis
3) Nothing says I love you like _Forever (length verified post #5693). Forever by Eric Marier
Total Points this Post: 90
Total Points to Date: 225
GO Total: 2
BB Total: 1
30.5 - Daphne's task: A Season of growth and colorCitrus on the Cover, page 1: Five Quarters of the Orange by Joanne Harris
Berries on the Cover, page 1: Blackberry Wine by Joanne Harris
Points this post: 30
Total points: 140
Pamela326510.5.But watch out - it's hurricane season!
Coast Guard Sweetheart by Lisa Carter
25.7 - SpiderMac's task: Get Your Run On!
Option 3: Born To Run by James Grippando
Option 6: The Single Dad Next Door by Jessica Keller - SouNDs fun buT i would rather chill with a gooD book
Points this post: 35
Total Points: 455
Golden Oldie books this post:
Total Golden Oldie books: 1
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 1
Big Books - 500+: 1
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:
Ava Catherine25.10 Minks's task: Give me some reds, give me some blues, give me some... What the heck is THAT supposed to be!?
Option 3: Read a book with the "Dystopia" or "Magical Realism" as a main page genre. (may be embedded)
The Chimes by Anna Smaill
Dystopia=42 users
Option 4: Read a book which has a character who is struggling with mental health issues.
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
total= 1045
Reader Name: Daphne5.7 - Purple Reign
Royal rank in title
The King's Bed: Ambition and Intimacy in the Court of Charles II
15.7 - See the Light
Cover: Lighthouse
Points this post: 20
Totale Points: 265
Dakimel10.4 Don't Leave Home Without One
Taking the Heat - 2016 list, romance category
10.8. Happy Birthday
Death in Ecstasy
20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Tien's task: Authors in Real Life
3: Alexander Hamilton (bio of Alexander Hamilton)
25.9 - Fandury's task: Everything is Possible in Love and Warcraft
1: Hard Ever After
4: Journey to Munich - set in Germany and in England - mc is English, is recruited then sent from London on a mission to Munich, has run-in w/ SS officers, then reports back to London when mission is complete
TALLY:
This post - 65 points
Total - 350
Creynard10.10. Can You Read the Top Row?
by Ally Carter15.7 - See the Light
by Adrian McKintyPoints this post: 25
Total points: 355
**************************
Tasks completed: 24
Books read: 33
Pages: 10,481
Nick KY30.4 Ava Catherine’s Summer of the Gods
Option 2. Cancer/Crab. I read a book with a whale on the cover (ocean life): Of Orcas and Men: What Killer Whales Can Teach Us by David Neiwert --
Option 4. June/Juno. I read a book by a female author,
by Svetlana Alexievich. 30.10 Robin’s Dog Days of Summer
Option A3 – The author’s initials are in auGuSt Eleventh: I read Roger Williams by Edwin S. Gaustad.
Option B2 – “Astronomy" is a GR genre (embedded, in this case): I read Dark Matter and the Dinosaurs: The Astounding Interconnectedness of the Universe by Lisa Randall.
Points This Post: 60
Total Points So Far: 340
30.4 - Ava Catherine's task: Summer of the Gods Option 3: Leo/Lion: The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult
*This story exemplifies bravery/courage as the main character Sage must bravely decide if she forgives and will mercy kill a former Nazi SS guard. Sage's courageous grandmother Minka also recalls her own Holocaust experiences.*
Option 4: June/Juno: Skylight Confessions by Alice Hoffman
*female author*
Total Points = 105
LAVENDER5.7 - Purple Reign
Read a book with one of the listed royal ranks in the title.
The Queen's Gambit by Beth Brower
Queen in the title, plural and possessive are accepted variations.
10.2 - Bobble heads
Read a book set in outer space or on a planet other than Earth.
Fringe Runner by Rachel Aukes
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 55
Tasks Completed: 7
Books Read: 7
10.5 - But watch out - it's hurricane season!Read Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter. Last name Walter matches the last named Atlantic hurricane (living in Florida, I hope we do not make it all the way to see Walter this year!)
Points these task: 10
Total points: 65
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 0
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 8
Tasks completed: 5
Jen UT20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Tallulah A's task: Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
OPTION 3: Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen
Points this post: 20
******************************************
Total points: 75
TASK NUMBER :15.3 - June, July, and AugustTASK DESCRIPTION: Book with 4 words in Title & Author with 4 Letters in Name
BOOK #1 READ:
The Spy Wore BlueAUTHOR: Shana Galen
DATE READ: 7/3/2016
REQUIRED INFO: 4 words in title
BOOK #2 READ:
American Wife: Love, War, Faith, and Renewal
AUTHOR: Taya Kyle
DATE READ: 6/16/2016
REQUIRED INFO: 4 letters in author's first & last name
✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦
TOTALS
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 180
Andy P.Task # 10.8. Happy Birthday
Read the 2nd book in a series
by Andrew GrossThis is the second in the Ty Hauck series.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 270
Cait PTask 5.2 Cubism Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay (book #3 in series)
Task 10.3 Vacation The Husband's Secret (set in Australia)
Task 10.4 Don't leave home w/out one A Head Full of Ghosts (2016 Best Genre Fiction List, Horror, Short List)
Task 20.4 Golden Oldie Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King (author birthday 9/21/47, book published 6-3-2014)
Points this post: 45
Total Points: 45
Books Read: 4
30.3 - Dlmrose's task: Wipe Out2. Hang 5 - Read a book that a Goodreads friend has read and rated 5 stars.
Required: State the name of your GR friend.
Geek Love by Katherine Dunn.
Three of my friends rated it five stars...
Dru Munsell rated it it was amazing
Miranda Beck rated it it was amazing
Matt rated it it was amazing
4. Read a book set in a location of the 2016 World Surf League Championship Tour:...California USA,
Required: Identify the setting if it is not evident in the book's Goodreads description or metadata.
End of Days by Susan Ee.
From the description of the first book in the series:
setting: San Francisco, California (United States)
Points this task: 30
Total points: 50
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 0
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 3
Tasks completed: 2
5.6 - Abstract Designs
by Antonio Ruiz-Camacho - 7/4/1615.9 - Listen Up
The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher by Hilary Mantel - 7/5/16
Points this post: 20
Total points: 40
Jonquil25.8 - Brooke TX's task: Finally, A Little Vacation
Option 2 cover is at least 50% pink
2) Strawberry Cream Murder: A Donut Hole Cozy Mystery - Book 1
Susan Gillard
Paperback, 218 pages 7/3
Option 4 set at least 50% in Illinois
Breakdown: A V.I. Warshawski Novel
Sara Paretsky
Paperback, 496 pages 7/4
Points this post: 25
Total points: 700
Books posted: 58
Tasks complete: 48
Pages this post: 714
Total pages as of this post: 16396
Cindy FTask 30.6 Generation Gap
Book 1: Book published the Decade of my Birth (1950's)
The Price of Salt by Patricia Highsmith
Published 1952
Book 2: Book published in decade 30 years after my birth 1980's
A Great Deliverance by Elizabeth George
Published 1988
Points this post:30
Total points:140
Tasks completed:8
Books read:10
Golden Oldies:0
Big Books:500+(1)750+(0)1000+(0)
LAVENDER10.2 - Bobble heads
Read a book set in outer space or on a planet other than Earth.
Fringe Runner by Rachel Aukes
*NOTE: This is a repost to fix an issue with an earlier post. Page numbers were missing from the paperback edition. This has been corrected.
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 55
Tasks Completed: 7
Books Read: 7
Marina H20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Tallulah A's task: Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
Option 3: De forklædte piger fra Kabul
371 pages
Points this post: 20
Total points: 145
perletwo15.7 - See the Light - Read a book with the word "lighthouse" in the title, subtitle or series name OR with a lighthouse on the cover.
A Killer PlotPoints this task: 15
Total points: 450
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 5
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 34
Tasks completed: 22
Jen UT10.8 - Happy Birthday
A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas
Points this post: 10
**************************
Total points: 85
Mary P20.5 - Bigger is Better - TrishHartUK's task: Shakespeare 400
Option 4: Read a book with "Urban Fantasy," "Horror," "Paranormal" or "Supernatural" as a main-page genre.
The Beast by J.R. Ward
**The Beast is a Big Book ( 508 pgs ). Claiming 1 BB Ticket**
Points this post: 20
Total points: 195
Big Book Tickets: 1
Kim A20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Lauren Jodi's task: The Queen of Crime
Option 1 - Read a book from the Best Cozy Mystery Series Listopia
Metro Girl by Janet Evanovich
*Found on page 2 (#141)
30.7 - Sandy's Task: Forwards and Backwards
Book 1 -
Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys (391 pages)
Book 2 -
Snow Like Ashes by Sara Raasch (416 pages)
*391 + 416 = 807 pages combined
**RS and SR
Points This Post - 50
Total Points - 455
BARBARA ★10.5 - But watch out - it's hurricane season!
What Happens in London - Julia Quinn 7/3
(Julia is on the Atlantic list)
***********************************************
15.5 - Summer in the City
Heart of Stone - Christine Warren (urban fantasy) 7/5
Totals for Challenge
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 175
BARBARA ★10.8 - Happy Birthday
Nightwalker - Allyson James 6/26
(Stormwalker series #4)
*******************************************
25.4 - MegSCL's task: A pair of opposites
Book 1: Wicked Ever After - Delilah Dawson 6/28
1-short (177 pages), 2-recent (pub 10/2015), 3-part of series (#4 Blud series)
Book 2: Cleopatra's Needle - Steven Siebert 6/23
1-long (432 pages), 2-older (pub 6/1999), 3-stand alone
Totals for Challenge
Points this Post: 35
Total Points: 210
Pamela326515.4 - The Gift of Life- Donate Blood
Book A: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling - BIG BOOK at 652 pages
Book B: Her Rancher Bodyguard by Brenda Minton - B and A in Brenda, O in Minton
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 470
Golden Oldie books this post:
Total Golden Oldie books: 1
Big Book Tickets this post: 1
Total Big Book Tickets: 2
Big Books - 500+: 1
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:
CHANDNI15.3 - June, July and August
Option 2: Read ONE book that fulfills both Book A and Book B.
Read a book with exactly 4 or 6 words in the TITLE.
Read a book by an author whose Goodreads name is composed of name parts with exactly 4 OR 6 letters in every part.
When Everything Feels Like the Movies by Raziel Reid
[POINTS]
This Post: 15
Total Points: 200
Books Read: 17
Completed Tasks: 16
Post #925.3 - Maya's Task : Make it Pretty
5) Hallowed Ground by Lori G. Armstrong
LA in DOODLEPAINTING
6) Heart's Blood H is found in Deborah (my readerboard name)
Points this post: 25
Total Points:180
Books read: 13
Tasks Done: 10
Creynard10.5.But watch out - it's hurricane season!
Boomerang Bride by Fiona Lowe
Fiona is on this year's list for hurricane names.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 365
+++++++++++++++++++++++
Tasks completed: 25
Books read: 37
Pages: 11,545
loaferrepost of this book, disregard previous use of the book for task 15.2 (post 902)
5.10 - School's Out!
Read a book of your choice.
The Yellow Wallpaper and Other Stories by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
most popular paperback is 80 pages, so this will be the allowed 80-99 page book used for one 5 pt task
orig publ in 1892, this is a "golden oldie"
points: 5
total: 145
BB: 1
GO: 3
tasks completed: 10
ESHAY15.8 genre "New Adult" on its main book page
Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
Verified on help thread May 30th
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 65
Tasks completed: 4
Books Read: 5
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books:500+(0)750+(0)1000+(0)
Emsreviewsbooks20.1 - Most Improved - Sarah E's task: Periodically challenged
I read Violins of Autumn by Amy McAuley.
My word is Violins:
V- Vanadium
I - Iodine
O - Oxygen
Li - Lithium
N - Nitrogen
S - Sulfur
20.10 - Group Reads
I read Katie Up and Down the Hall: The True Story of How One Dog Turned Five Neighbors into a Family by Glenn Plaskin. My post is #24 in the discussion thread, https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points this post: 40
Total Points: 260
Books Read: 20
Tasks Complete: 17
15.2 - Colors and SoundsBook A - Read a book with a color in the title or subtitle from this list of colors: Sea
The Sea Of Grass by Conrad Richter
Book B - Read a book with an image of a musical instrument on the cover.
The Secret Chord by Geraldine Brooks
+15 Points
15.4 - The Gift of Life- Donate Blood
Option 2: Read ONE book that fulfills both Book A and Book B
stABenOw
A Cold-Blooded Business by Dana Stabenow
+15 Points
15.6 - Picasso, Miro and Rothko
Guo:
Twenty Fragments of a Ravenous Youth by Xiaolu Guo
+15 Points
20.8 - Nickels and Dimes - Tien's task: Authors in Real Life
1. Sydney Writer’s Festival: I volunteer to help out at this festival and the 2016 session has just finished last week. Read a book by one of the attending authors: Authors at SWF2016.
The Gap of Time by Jeanette Winterson
+20 Points
25.11 - Amanda A's task as suggested by Karen Michele: Visit the Centre Pompidou
Third Floor: You can see collections of all kinds of modern art.
Read a collection of short stories or essays. This may be a single author collection or an anthology that includes many authors. There must be at least five stories/essays in the collection.
Music for Wartime: Stories by Rebecca Makkai
Fifth Floor: A Poor Art - see the summer 2016 special exhibit. Read a book first published in the years 1960 to 1974, inclusive: 1966
Season of Migration to the North by Tayeb Salih
+25 Points
30.3 - Dlmrose's task: Wipe Out
2. Hang 5 - Read a book that a Goodreads friend has read and rated 5 stars.
Required: State the name of your GR friend.
Rebekah rated this 5 stars.
Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts
4. Read a book set in a location of the 2016 World Surf League Championship Tour:
California, USA
Sharp Teeth by Toby Barlow
+30 Points
Points this Post: 120
Grand Total: 235
30.10 - Robin ♥'s Task: The Dog Days of SummerOption A3, author's initials in ROBINAUGUSTELEVENTH: My Name Is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout
Option B1, a dog on the cover: A Dublin Student Doctor by Patrick Taylor
Points this post: 30
Total points: 170
Sarah E20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Tien's task: Authors in Real Life
Option 2: Hunger by Michael Grant
Michael Grant is on Tien's Signed Books shelf
** Hunger is a Big Book (590 pages). I claim 1 BB ticket. **
Points this post: 20
Total points: 35
BB tickets this post: 1
Total BB tickets: 1
Alexxy10.4. Don't Leave Home Without One
The Nightingale ---> from 2016 Best Genre Fiction, Historical Fiction, Short List
Points this post: 10
Points Total: 10
Lisa MDTASKS COMPLETED
10.8 Happy Birthday
Raylan by Elmore Leonard
4th book in the Raylan Givens series
***************************************************************
TASKS THIS POST: 1
POINTS THIS POST: 10
***************************************************************
TOTAL TASKS COMPLETED: 8/62
TOTAL POINTS COMPLETED: 175/1125
TOTAL BOOKS READ: 11
TOTAL GOLDEN OLDIE TICKETS:
TOTAL BIGGER IS BETTER TICKETS: 1
Kristen IA5.2 – Cubism
Read a book that is identified on Goodreads as #3 or #6 in a series.
Dream Lake by Lisa Kleypas (Friday Harbor #3)
10.3. Time for vacation
Read a book set at least 50% in one of the top 25 vacation destinations
World's Best Vacation Spots The destinations are listed in post 2 of the Help Thread for your convenience.
You Don't Have to Say You Love Me by Sarra Manning - 560 pages
Setting: London, England
I listened to the audiobook and have linked to the PB version for page count
*****I claim 1 Big Book Ticket*****
20.3 - Best Review - Terri FL's task: New house
This is a ONE book task. You have 2 options:
Required: State which option you chose when you post.
Option B: Read a book with a cover showing your ideal place to live. Some sort of habitat, dwelling, or shelter must be shown on the cover.
Required: Include the cover in your post.
The Look of Love by Bella Andre
I read an ebook and have linked to the MMPB version for page count and ebook for cover
~~~~~~~
Points this post: 35
Total Points: 75/1125
Books Read: 5
Tasks Complete: 5
Big Books Total: 1
Golden Oldies Total: 0
This topic has been frozen by the moderator. No new comments can be posted.
The Seasonal Reading Challenge
Books mentioned in this topic
The Paper Magician (other topics)All Jacked Up (other topics)
Vlad All Over (other topics)
Frankenstein (other topics)
Long Hard Ride (other topics)
More...
Authors mentioned in this topic
Michele Slung (other topics)Emma Cline (other topics)
Ruta Sepetys (other topics)
Laura Ruby (other topics)
Greg Iles (other topics)
More...
read a book with a person wearing glasses or sunglasses (on his or her eyes) on the cover
I listened to the audiobook, Where'd You Go, Bernadette
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Lauren Jodi's task: The Queen of Crime
Option 1:Read a book from the Best Cozy Mystery Series Listopia
The Mysterious Affair at Styles
This is #5 on page 1 of the list
Claiming a Golden Oldies Ticket as it was published in 1920
New points: 30
Total Challenge Points: 140
GO's: 3
BB's: 2