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WINTER CHALLENGE 2016
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Completed Tasks: PLEASE DO NOT DELETE ANY POST IN THIS THREAD
BUCKET15.5 -- B-I-N-G-O!
Beautiful Babies: Nutrition for Fertility, Pregnancy, Breastfeeding, and Baby's First Food by Kristen Michaelis
20.2 -- Justme's task: Fun & Games
Option 2: Dungeons & Dragons
Mindful Motherhood: Practical Tools for Staying Sane During Pregnancy and Your Child's First Year by Cassandra Vieten
25.8 -- Beth F's Task: Backwards Alphabet Code
Option: S=H, total pages=528
Book 1: So Far from God by Ana Castillo (256 pages)
Book 2: Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis by J.D. Vance (272 pages)
Points this post: 60
Total points: 185
GO: 0
BB: 1
Sheila30.1 - Maya's Task : Good Things Come in Pairs
One:
A:
The Cutting by James Hayman(McCabe & Savage Thriller #1)
and
B:
The Chill of Night by James Hayman(McCabe & Savage Thriller #2)
30.2: SCHATZIE’S TASK: Pros & Cons
Option One: The PROs
Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach(From page 1 of Best Happiness Books )
and
Option Two: CONs
Borkmann's Point by Håkan NesserTask 30.4 - Mazza1's Task - Readers Recommend
OPTION 1 - Reader ratings
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah(4.53 Rating - Paperback, 448 pages)
and
OPTION 2 – Awards Season
The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware(Paperback, 352 pages) BEST MYSTERY & THRILLER 2016 Goodreads Awards nominee)
Total Points = 770
Readerboard name: Sara G15.7 - Tales of Middle-earth
Read a book with a main page genre that contains “Fantasy”
Little Fuzzy by H. Beam Piper
20.3. Best Review - Lorraine's Task: It Was The Best of Times, It Was the Worst of Times
Option C: Lucky Seven
The Fall 2016 season was my 7th participating in the challenge and the first one where I've won an opportunity to create a task. Lucky seven indeed! For this option, read a book first published in a year ending with the number 7.
Dragon Springs Road by Janie Chang (published January 10, 2017)
20.7. Shorter is Sweeter - Elizabeth P's Task: One or Two?
Option One: I or Eye? Read a book that has 2 “I”s AND 2 “E”s in the title/subtitle - more than 2 of both/either are okay
The Ship of Brides by Jojo Moyes
The Ship of Brides
20.10 - Group Reads
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
Points this post: 75
Total points: 105
Jasmiina F15.4 - To Tell the Truth:
Option 2: Read a book with a question mark "?" and/or one of these interrogative words: who, whose, whom, what, where, when, why, which, HOW, whether, whence in the title or subtitle AND that is non-fiction:
Come, Tell Me HOW You Live: Memories from archaeological expeditions in the mysterious Middle East by Agatha Christie Mallowan.
*Golden Oldie: First published in 1946.*
Points this post: 15
Total points: 250
Golden Oldies this post: 1
Total Golden Oldies: 1
Big Book Tickets this post: 1 (500+)
Total Big Book Tickets:
BBooks - 500+: 2
BBooks - 750+: 0
BBooks - 1000+: 0
Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM 30.1 - Maya's Task : Good Things Come in Pairs
I chose Option Three.
Book A: I read
by Nayyirah Waheed (paperback).Book B: I read
by John Darnielle.Previous point total: 270
New points this post: 30
Total points: 300
New tasks completed in this post: 1
Total tasks: 22
GO tickets this post: 0
Total GO: 1
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total Big Books: 0
15.2 Celebrity Eye-RollBook with 'night' intact in title
Report from Planet Midnight
Book with 'time' intact in title
Children of Time
This post 15 points
Total to date 445 points
Maddie O.20.5. Bigger is Better - Loafer's Task: The Long and Short of It
Option 1: I read The Gathering Storm by Robert Jordan. It is on page 4 of the Big Fat Books Worth the Effort list.
At 783 pages also counts for 2 Big Book Tickets
20.7. Shorter is Sweeter - Elizabeth P's Task: One or Two?
Option 1: I read The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail - But Some Don't by Nate Silver. (ThE SIgnal and thE NoIse).
At 544 pages it also counts for 1 Big Book Ticket
Points this post: 40
Points total: 155
Total tasks finished: 9
Big book tickets this post: 3
Total big book tickets: 9
Total golden oldies: 1
Sara ITA5.1 - The Ancients
Read a book written by an author whose first and last name initials can be found in ANCIENT.
L'assassinio di Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie
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Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 110
REPOSTCathyG
Task 25.4 - MegSCL's Task: World AIDS Day
Option 2.
Read a book with a main page genre of erotica, vampires, or pregnancy. If you choose this option twice you must use two different genres.
vampires Thrice United by Lauren Dane
erotica Threat of Darkness by Lauren Dane
The word "Threat" is red.
Task 5.1 - The Ancients Read a book written by an author whose first and last name initials can be found in ANCIENT.
Aleksey Tolstoy
Vampires: Stories of the Supernatural (1969) by Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy; translated by Fedor Nikanov (Hardcover, first edition, 183 pages)
240 + 05 = 245
Tasks Completed: 16
Points for this post: 05
Points thus far: 240 + 05 = 245
Books read: 21
Pages read: 5,481
Read but not claimed: 05
Goodreads Authors: 05
Golden Oldies: 01
Big Books:
(1) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Pamela32655.10- Your Own 8th Wonder
Pardonable Lies by Jacqueline Winspear
15.3 - Her Declaration of Independence
Option 2: The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood found on page 1 of list and author's initials are MA
20.2. Rookie at the Top - Justme's Task: Fun & Games
Option 4:
by Linda Goodnight - Football on cover20.10 - Group Reads
by Mark Twain - Post #20 in the discussion threadGolden Oldie - First published in 1881
Task 25.5 - Sarah BR's Task: A Return to Stars Hollow
Option 1:
by Charles Dickens - #37 on listGolden Oldie first published in 1843
Option 3:
by Mary Balogh - Word: Only25.9 - Brooke TX's Task: Is It Ancient, or Just a Classic?
Option 1:
by DeWanna Pace - Word: SecretOption 2:
by Deb Kastner - Cowboy Country #5Points this post: 110
Total Points: 420
Golden Oldie books this post: 2
Total Golden Oldie books: 3
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 1
Big Books - 500+: 1
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:
perletwo5.4 - Best Laid Plans - Read a book that fits one of the Fall 2016 5, 10 or 15 point tasks.
Walk Into Silence - set in Texas, this would have filled Fall Challenge task 5.02.
5.6 - Jolly Old St Nicholas - Read a book written by an author named “Nicholas” or any of the related names found at Behind the Name- Nicholas such as Nick, Colin, Nils, Nicole, Colette.
The Jewel That Was Ours by Colin Dexter
30.2: SCHATZIE’S TASK: Pros & Cons - Read a book from one of these two lists: Best Happiness Books OR Best Books About Family Relationships
The Secret Garden - Best Books About Family Relationships list p.1
AR Bookfinder: IL MG 4-8
First printed in 1911, this qualifies for a Golden Oldie ticket.
Read a book that contains at least 3 of these 4 vowels in the title and subtitle (A-I-O-U). They need to appear at least once (and it's ok if they appear more than once), but there can be NO “e” used in either the title or subtitle.
A Dirty Job
Points this task: 40
Total points: 720
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 7
Big Book ticket requests: 2
Books read: 50
Tasks completed: 37
Readerboard name: Shree10.3. They're Old!
Historical Fiction The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown
Genre confirmed: Message 20
**Claiming BB ticket: Pg 509**
10.8. On the Coast
Inferno by Dan Brown
Located 85% Italy 15% Turkey
20.7. Shorter is Sweeter - Elizabeth P's Task: One or Two?
Option 1:
Read a book that has 2 “I”s AND 2 “E”s in the title/subtitle.
13 Bankers: The Wall Street Takeover and the Next Financial Meltdown by Simon Johnson
2 "I" and 9 "E"
Points in Post: 40
BB in Post: 1
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Points Total: 40
BB Total: 1
trishhartuk50.1 - Allison Ann's Task: Celebrating Birthdays
The date I'm using for all the options is 18 March 1964 (03/18/1964).
Request for books 1&2: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Confirmation for books 1 & 2: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Book 1 – Month: Read a book that meets at least two of the three criteria. REQUIRED: State in your post how your book fits the criteria of this option.
, Cleo Coyle I'm using March - the book begins with an M
The March birthstone is blue: cover confirmed for >50% blue and listed as approved in message #2.
Book 2 – Day: Read a book with your birth date intact in the GR book rating
Crime and Catnip, TC LoTempio
Average rating (20/01/17): 4.18
Rating locked at 4.18 and listed for 18th in message #3
Book 3: The popular book lists only go back as far as 1917, so if you were born before 1967, you can read any book first published before 1917.
1964-52 = 1912 – this gets me back before 1917
The Red Thumb Mark, R Austin Freeman
Golden Oldie: First published 1907 (i.e. before 1917)
Points this Task: 50
Books Read: 3
Golden Oldie: 1 - The Red Thumb Mark was originally published in 1907.
Big Book: No
Total Points: 615
Tasks Completed: 32
Golden Oldies: 6
Big Books: 2 (500+ x2)
JUKKA5.8 - Full Moon
Book with one of the Native American words for winter moons in the title/subtitle.
Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall by Bill Willingham has "nights".
10.5. Noel!
Book with no L in title, subtitle, author name.
Mirror: The Mountain by Emma Ríos.
15.2 - Celebrity Eye-roll
Book 1: Book with "night" in the title/subtitle.
Drifter, Vol. 1: Out of the Night by Ivan Brandon.
Book 2: Book with "time" in the title/subtitle.
Dragonlance Legends: Time of the Twins by Margaret Weis.
15.3 - Her Declaration of Independence
Option 2: Book from Popular Feminism Books written by a woman whose initials are in MARY WOLLSTONECRAFT.
Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi is on page 2 of the list.
Points this post: 45
Big Books this post: 0
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Points: 370/1075
Total Books Read: 32
Tasks Completed: 29/60
Big Books Total: 1
Golden Oldies Total: 1
Post #2315.10 - The Plane! The Plane!
Murder in MesopotamiaPoints this post:15
Total Points:375
Books read:29
Tasks Done: 22
perletwo*****REPOST*****
30.2: SCHATZIE’S TASK: Pros & Cons - Read a book from one of these two lists: Best Happiness Books OR Best Books About Family Relationships
The Secret Garden - Best Books About Family Relationships list p.1
AR Bookfinder: IL MG 4-8; BL 6.3; AR 13.0
First printed in 1911, this qualifies for a Golden Oldie ticket.
Read a book that contains at least 3 of these 4 vowels in the title and subtitle (A-I-O-U). They need to appear at least once (and it's ok if they appear more than once), but there can be NO “e” used in either the title or subtitle.
A Dirty Job
Points this task: 40
Total points: 720
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 7
Big Book ticket requests: 2
Books read: 50
Tasks completed: 37
TessaVanessa25.9 - Brooke TX's Task: Is It Ancient, or Just a Classic?
Option 1: Read a book whose title/subtitle contains a word of at least 4 letters that can be made from the letters found in "QUIS EST CAESAR TIBI NUNC?"
I read the book Justice for Saraby Erica Spindler. The letters in the word SARA can be found in QUIS EST CAESAR TIBI NUNC
Option 4: Read a book with the main page genre Humor or Funny.
I read Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut.
Task 25.11 - Wayne's Task: A Festivus for the Rest of Us!
Option 4: Read a book from one of these two lists. I read a book from Books with Strong women Characters. I read Chocolat by Joanne Harris. It is found on page 1 (#95 on the list.)
Option 5: Read a book that is 2nd, 3rd, or 23rd in a series.
I read Death du Jour by Kathy Reichs. It is #2 in the Temperance Brennan series.
Points this post: 50
Total points: 365
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets:
BBooks - 500+: 0
BBooks - 750+: 0
BBooks - 1000+: 0
TessaVanessa30.6 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Travels
Book 2: Jackson Hole, Wyoming
Read a book with the main page genre western. The genre may be stand alone or embedded.
I read Savage Run by C.J. Box 304 pages.
Book 5: London, England
Read a book with the main page genre historical fiction or history. These may be stand alone or embedded.
I read The Lake Houseby Kate Morton 495 pages
Total of 799 pages
Points this post: 30
Total points: 395
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets:
BBooks - 500+: 0
BBooks - 750+: 0
BBooks - 1000+: 0
Sara G25.6 - Trishhartuk's Task: Celebrate the City
Read two books, from two different options below.
Option 1. Read a book where the initial letters of the author’s name can be found in DOMINE DIRIGE NOS.
A Bollywood Affair by Sonali Dev
Option 2. History: Read a book with the main page genre of History or Historical Fiction. The book must be about or set at least 75% in either London or England.
The Summer Before the War by Helen Simonson
Points this post: 25
Total points: 130
Catherine TTask 30.6 - Travels
option 3 - read a book with MPG Classics
The White Devil by John Webster
208 pages
option 5 - read a book with MPG Historical Fiction
The Ruby Brooch by Katherine Lowry Logan
414 pages
page counts: 208 & 414 > 500 pages
Bookwrm526Task #15.9 - It's Summer Somewhere
Read a book with the word "summer" in the title or subtitle. I read The Summer that Melted Everything by Tiffany McDaniel.
Points this post: 15
Total points so far: 470
Nick KY5.6 St. Nick Author named “Nick” or variation, I read Way of the Reaper: My Greatest Untold Missions and the Art of Being a Sniper by Nicholas Irving.
5.7 Long Ago I read Poetics by Aristotle, p. 1 of list. Please notice that the edition I read has a commentary which makes it over 100 pages, whereas the listed edition does not.
Points This Post: 10
Total Points So Far: 565
Catherine Tdoing some reshuffling, bear with me :)
Task 25.2 - Timeless: Leonard & Leon
book 1 - LIGHT in title
The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman
book 2 - timetravel MPG
Kindred by Octavia E. Butler
Task 25.10 - 'Tis the Season
option 1 - author initials in CHRISTMAS
The Winter Over by Matthew Iden
option 3 -MPG romance AND fantasy!
The Ghost Pirate's Treasure: Mystery of the Jaguar Warrior by Barbara Ivie Green
Creynard10.8. On the Coast
The Dance of the Seagull by Andrea Camilleri
Set in Italy.
15.6 - Multilingual
The Bastard of Istanbul by Elif Shafak
Originally published in Turkish.
Points this post: 25
Total points: 555
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Tasks completed: 32/60
Books read: 47
Andy P.Task # 25.6 - Trishhartuk's Task: Celebrate the City
Option 1. Read a book where the initial letters of the author’s name can be found in DOMINE DIRIGE NOS
by Greg Iles DIRIGEOption 2. History. Read a book with the main page genre of History or Historical Fiction The book must be about or set at least 75% in either London or England.
by Sherry ThomasHistorical Fiction (168 users) . From the description on mp:" she never thought that she would become a social pariah, an outcast fending for herself on the mean streets of London "
Points this post: 25
Total points: 630
Catherine Tanother change :-/
Task 15.6 - Multilingual
read a book not originally published in my native tongue
Disgrace by Jussi Adler-Olsen
originally published in Danish: Fasandræberne; my native tongue English
25.6 - Trishhartuk's Task: Celebrate the CityOption 5: Postman's Park
Night School by Lee Child (corresponds to George Lee)
Option 4: Mythology
The Burning Page by Genevieve Cogman (page 1, number 85)
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 105
Completed tasks: 9
Catherine Toh! forgot this one!
Task 10.4 - Fire and Ice
read a book with FIREICE in title/author
The City of Gold and Lead by John Christopher
FIRE - oF, chRIstophEr
ICE - thE CIty
AR Info: IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 8.0
ETA: I think I should be on 480 points now, but I've confused myself a little, so wouldn't be surprised if I were wrong!....
20.5. Bigger is Better - Loafer's Task: The Long and Short of ItOption 2: Read a book that is a collection of short stories or essays.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle - 1/31/17****
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 240
Brave20.4. Golden Oldies - Mhairi's Task: The Nightmare Before Christmas
Option 1: Read a book with a skeleton, skull, or bones on the cover or one of these words in the title or subtitle.
If you choose the "word in title/subtitle" option, plural/singular forms and possessives are allowed - no other variations.
Option 1, word in the title/subtitle.
The Bone Sparrow by Zana Fraillon
AR BookFinder UK designates IL: UY
Pages in my edition: 240
Year published: 2016
Points this post: 20
Total points: 135
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 1
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets:
500+: 1
750+: 0
1000+: 0
Brave5.10- Your Own 8th Wonder
Read a book of your choice.
Ella Minnow Pea: A Progressively Lipogrammatic Epistolary Fable by Mark Dunn
Pages in my edition: 208
Year published: 2001
Points this post: 5
Total points: 140
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 1
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets:
500+: 1
750+: 0
1000+: 0
Jen UT20.6 - Seasoned Reader – Nicola T's Task: Repos Production’s 7Wonders
Option 2: “The second age”
Austenland by Shannon Hale
A person is wearing clothes on the cover
Points this post: 20
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Total points: 165
TessaVanessa25.9 - Brooke TX's Task: Is It Ancient, or Just a Classic?
Option 1: Read a book whose title/subtitle contains a word of at least 4 letters that can be made from the letters found in "QUIS EST CAESAR TIBI NUNC?"
I read the book Justice for Sara Erica Spindler. The letters in the word SARA can be found in QUIS EST CAESAR TIBI NUNC
Option 4: Read a book with the main page genre Humor or Funny.
I read Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut.
Task 25.11 - Wayne's Task: A Festivus for the Rest of Us!
Option 4: Read a book from one of these two lists. I read a book from Books with Strong women Chocolat by Joanne Harris. It is found on page 1 (#95 on the list.)
Option 5: Read a book that is 2nd, 3rd, or 23rd in a series.
I read Death du Jour by Kathy Reichs. It is #2 in the Temperance Brennan series.
Points this post: 50
Total points: 365
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets:
BBooks - 500+: 0
BBooks - 750+: 0
BBooks - 1000+: 0
DANIELLE M10.5. Noel!
An Abundance of Katherines by John Green
No "L" in the title or author's name.
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 185
Books Read: 12
Tasks Complete: 10
Kevin15.5 - B-I-N-G-O!
Read a book where the FIRST word of the title begins with a letter in BINGO.
Bum Rap by Paul Levine.
Points this post: 15
Big Books this post: 0
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Points: 115
Total books read: 7
Big Books Total: 0
Golden Oldies Total: 1
Cait S20.1- Christmas in the Caribbean
Option 1
Read a book whose author's* initials can be found in the word CARIBBEAN.
Murder in the Mystery Suite by Ellery Adams
Points This Post: 20
Big Book Tickets: 1
Tasks Completed: 12
Total Points: 205
30.1 - Maya's Task : Good Things Come in PairsChoose one pair of the following and read the two books for that pair. You CANNOT mix and match pairs!
One:
A: Read a book that is 1st in a series. This must be indicated by the book's metadata on Goodreads, and must be marked as #1 in the series (no .5 prequels).
AND
B: Read the 2nd book in the same series as book A. This must be indicated by the book's metadata on Goodreads, and must be marked as #2 in the series.
Educating Elizabeth #1
Redeeming Jack #2
ebooks approved: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Cumulative Total 495+30 = 525
JonquilTask 30.4 - Mazza1's Task - Readers Recommend
329 + 336 = 665 pages
OPTION 1 - Reader ratings 4.3
Murder, Handcrafted
Isabella Alan
Mass Market Paperback, 329 pages 1/31
OPTION 2 – Awards Season
https://www.goodreads.com/choiceaward...
Literary AwardsGoodreads Choice Award Nominee for Science & Technology (2016)
Idiot Brain: What Your Head Is Really Up To
Dean Burnett
Hardcover, 336 pages 1/30
Points this post: 30
Total points: 875
Books posted: 71
Tasks complete: 54
Pages this post: 665
Total pages as of this post: 21959
15.9 - It's Summer SomewhereOn Summer Beach Reads list - Read The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman. This is on the first page of the list stated, currently #24.
Points these task: 15
Total points: 75
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 0
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 14
Tasks completed: 6
JonquilTask 30.5 - Dlmrose's Task: This and that, then this or that
Book 1: Alive and Killing
Book 2: Killing the Secret
Alive and Killing
Jeff Carson
Paperback, 348 pages 1/26
Killing the Secret: A Sheriff Lexie Wolfe Novel
Donna Welch Jones
Paperback, 204 pages 1/30
Points this post: 30
Total points: 905
Books posted: 73
Tasks complete: 55
Pages this post: 552
Total pages as of this post: 22511
Julia10315.10 - The Plane! The Plane!
This post: 15 points
Total points: 365
Total BB: 4
Total GO: 3
Tasks completed: 24
Reader Board Name: MeegzTask 10.5. Noel!
Read a book with NO "L" in the title/subtitle and NO "L" in the author name.
Book Read: The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware
The Woman in Cabin 10
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 20
Books Read: 3
Tasks Completed: 3
Emsreviewsbooks15.4 - To Tell the Truth
Book A: I read Where's My Hero? by Lisa Kleypas. Ooh, TWO of the options here!
Book B: I read In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto by Michael Pollan. Nonfiction is the first genre listed on the book's main page.
20.3. Best Review - Lorraine's Task: It Was The Best of Times, It Was the Worst of Times
Option C: I read a publisher's advance copy of Banana Cream Pie Murder by Joanne Fluke. It will be published February 208, 2017 (I double checked all editions this time!).
This post: 35
Total: 360
Read: 27
Finished: 20
20.2. Rookie at the Top - Justme's Task: Fun & Games3. Myst
Read a book that is # 1, 2 or 3 of a series, and with a title beginning with the letters M, R, or E. If the book is #1 in a series, the title must begin with the letter M;
Moab is My Washpot by Stephen Fry - listed on Goodreads as: (Memoir #1) & title starts with the letter M
Points this Task: 20
Books Read: 1
Oldie: 0
Big Book: 0
Total Points: 90
Tasks Completed: 4
Total Books Read: 6
Oldies: 0
Big Books: 1
20.4. Golden Oldies - Mhairi's Task: The Nightmare Before ChristmasOption 1: Read a book with a skeleton, skull, or bones on the cover or one of these words in the title or subtitle.
Break No Bones by Kathy Reichs
Points this Task: 20
Books Read: 1
Oldie: 0
Big Book: 0
Total Points: 110
Tasks Completed: 5
Total Books Read: 7
Oldies: 0
Big Books: 1
20.6. Seasoned Reader – Nicola T's Task: Repos Production’s 7 Wonders Option 3: Read a book where the title/subtitle contains the word guild or one of the following synonyms for guild: association, society, union, league, alliance, coalition, federation, consortium, syndicate, combine, trust, organization, company, cooperative, partnership, fellowship, club, order, lodge, sisterhood, sorority, brotherhood, fraternity.
The Prison Book Club by Ann Walmsley - uses the word Club in the title
Points this Task: 20
Books Read: 1
Oldie: 0
Big Book: 0
Total Points: 130
Tasks Completed: 6
Total Books Read: 8
Oldies: 0
Big Books: 1
10.6. More Following Through!One Native Life by Richard Wagamese
Richard Wagamese is an author that I first read in 2016
20.2. Rookie at the Top - Justme's Task: Fun & Games
Option 2: Read a book with either a two word title in which both words begin with the same letter
Free Fire
25.6 - Trishhartuk's Task: Celebrate the City
Option 1:Read a book where the initial letters of the author’s name can be found in DOMINE DIRIGE NOS
Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh
Option 5:Read a book by an author who shares a name with one of those commemorated
Ragged Company by Richard Wagamese
from the tablet: Dec 13, 1905 Richard Farris
30.6 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Travels
Book 1: Read a book with an airplane on the cover
Into the Abyss: How a Deadly Plane Crash Changed the Lives of a Pilot, a Politician, a Criminal and a Cop
(336 pages)Book 5: Read a book with the main page genre historical fiction
My Name is Mary Sutter (364 pages)
Total New Points: 85
Total Challenge Points: 390
GO's: 3
VAL TXTask 30.7 - Jonquil’s Task: Dreams are made of this -
THIS IS A TWO BOOK TASK.
Book 1: Read a book that takes place (80%) in one of these cities: Chicago, USA; Toronto, Canada; Paris, France; Berlin, Germany; or London, England.
Londoners: The Days and Nights of London Now - As Told by Those Who Love It, Hate It, Live It, Left It, and Long for It by Craig Taylor - Set in London
Book 2: Read a second book that takes place (80%) in one of the remaining four cities. The city for book 2 cannot be the same as the city for book 1.
Paris in Love by Eloisa James - Set in Paris
This post:
Points - 30
Total:
Points - 130
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25.9 - Brooke TX's Task: Is It Ancient, or Just a Classic?
This is a two book task. You may choose two different options from the choices below, or read two books that satisfy the same option.
REQUIRED: In your post, specify the option(s) you chose.
Option 2: Read a book that is #5 or #10 in a series. The book must be identified as (Series #5) or (Series#10)
on Goodreads.
It Happened One Wedding by Julie James
I listened to the audiobook and have linked to the MMPB edition
Option 4: Read a book with the main page genre Humor or Funny.
Takedown Twenty by Janet Evanovich
I listened to the audiobook and have linked to the MMPB edition
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Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 200/1075
Total Tasks: 12/60
GO: 0
BB: 3