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WINTER CHALLENGE 2016
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Jessiebee10.6. More Following Through!
Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell
This was a new author to me in 2016.
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Points this post: 10
Total points: 60
Brittany G15.5 B-I-N-G-O! Read a book where the first word of the title starts with a letter in "BINGO"
Go Set a Watchman
Go/G
15.8 Not so secret leavening agent Read a book where ALL the letters N A H C O O O (3 O’s) are found in any combination of title, subtitle and author’s name.
Roots: The Saga of an American Family
Roots: The Saga of an American Family Alex Haley
Points this post: 30
Total points: 155
Readerboard Name - LaureYTask 25.11 - Wayne's Task: A Festivus for the Rest of Us!
The two books together are over 500 pages.
Book 1
Option 2 - Read a book that has a pole on the cover.
by Rachel Cohn and David LevithanThe book has a sign with a pole on the cover.
Book 2
Option 5 - Read a book that is 2nd, 3rd, or 23rd in a series.
Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo
Number 2 in the series 'Six of Crows'.
I claim a Big Book ticket for this book as it has 546 pages
Points this post: 25
Total points: 320
Task this post:1
Total Tasks: 18
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 4
Big Book Tickets this post: 1
Total Big Book Tickets: 3
Task 15.6 - MultilingualRead a book that was originally published in a language other than your native language.
Required: In your post, state your native language and the original language of the book.
My native Language: English
Original Language of the book: French
Kamouraska (1970) by Anne Hébert; translated from the French by Norman Shapiro (Hardcover, 250 pages)
245 + 15 =260
Tasks Completed: 17
Points for this post: 15
Points thus far: 245 + 15 =260
Books read: 22
Pages read: 5,731
Read but not claimed: 05
Goodreads Authors: 05
Golden Oldies: 01
Big Books:
(1) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
5.1 - The AncientsAncienTs
Vinegar Girl by Anne Tyler
+5 Points
5.3 - Sole Survivor
Arc of a Scythe #1:
Scythe by Neal Shusterman
+5 Points
5.10- Your Own 8th Wonder
The Ice Palace by Tarjei Vesaas
+5 Points
10.2. Ring, Sing, Bling?
thING
Grief Is the Thing with Feathers by Max Porter
+10 Points
15.7 - Tales of Middle-earth
Fantasy 270 users
Tell the Wind and Fire by Sarah Rees Brennan
+15 Points
Task 25.10 – Pamela3265's Task: Tis the Season
Option 1: The Christmas Season
For this option read a book by an author whose first and last initials can be found in CHRISTMAS CARDS.
cHristMas
The Man from Beijing by Henning Mankell
Option 3: January Birthdays
For this option read a book with a main page genre of history, historical fiction, romance, young adult, fantasy or science fiction. Genres can be embedded.
Historical Fiction 700+ users:
A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
+25 Points
Points this Post: 65
Grand Total: 205
Coralie15.6 Multilingual
My native language is English. This book was originally written in Indonesian.
Man Tiger
25.9 Is It Ancient or Just a Classis
Option 1: Book with word in title that can be made from the letters of quis est caesaR tiBi NUnc – BURN
Cibola Burn
Option 2 – book that is #5 in series
The Heroes
This post 40 points
Total to date 485 points
Andy P.Task # 25.2 - Perletwo's Task: Timeless: Leonard & Leon
Book 1. Read a book with one of these words in the title/subtitle: Moon
by Suzanne ChazinBook 2. Read a book about space travel (set at least 50% on a spaceship or involving the mechanics of space travel) or time travel
by Joe Haldeman Science Fiction>Time Travel on main page (230 users)Points this post:25
Total points: 715
Andy P.Task # 25.9 - Brooke TX's Task: Is It Ancient, or Just a Classic?
Option 2. Read a book that is #5 or #10 in a series.
Fruits of the Poisonous Tree by Archer Mayor # 5 in the Joe Gunther series
Opyion 3. Read a book whose author's first and last name initials can be found in CERTAMEN
The Company She Kept by Archer Mayor CERTAMEN
Points this post: 25
Total points: 740
Julia10330.6 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Travels
Book 1:
Book 5: Mary Russell's War: And Other Stories of Suspense
This post: 30 points
Total points: 395
Total BB: 4
Total GO: 3
Tasks completed: 25
Emsreviewsbooks5.4 - Best Laid Plans
I read When You Give a Duke a Diamond by Shana Galen. It fits task 5.4 Flowers from Fall 2016. S and G both appear in CRANESBILL GERANIUM.
10.3. They're Old!
I read Shades of Milk and Honey by Mary Robinette Kowal. Historical Fiction is the second genre on the book's main page.
15.5 - B-I-N-G-O!
I read Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World's Most Dangerous Weapon by Steve Sheinkin. IL: UG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 10.0
15.8 - Not-So-Secret (leavening) Agent
I read Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling. IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 12.0
N in Stone
A in Harry
H in Harry
C in Sorcerer's
O in Potter
O in Sorcerer's
O in Stone
30.3 - Daphne's Task: Atlas Obscura
Option 1: I read The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey. Snow is the last entry on the list. (386 pages)
Option 6: I reread To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. It is on page 1 of the list and has been shelved as 'social justice' 55 times. (324 pages)
Total pages: 710
This post: 75
Total: 435
Read: 33
Finished: 25
10.4. Fire and Ice - Read a book with all letters of FIRE and of ICE found in the book’s title/subtitle/author name. Dead Heat by Dick Francis - 2/04/17 - DEADHEATDICKFRANCIS
Points This Post - 10
Total Points - 745
20.7 Option 2: non-fiction book with the main page genre science or health
But What If We're Wrong? Thinking About the Present As If It Were the Past by Chuck Klosterman
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 235/1075
Tasks completed: 16/60
Books Read: 18
Golden Oldies: 5
Big Books:500+(1)750+(0)1000+(0)
Task 30.5 - Dlmrose's Task: This and that, then this or thatBook 1: Read a book with a title or subtitle that contains an “and” coordinating conjunction phrase: “[word] and [word]”. Ampersands “&” are considered “and” for this task. I read The Librarians and the Lost Lamp
Book 2: Using the “and” phrase from Book 1, read a book whose title begins with one of the words joined by the “and” as described below. Words must match exactly. I read The Lost Wife
points: 270
books read: 23
tasks completed: 19
GO: 3
pages read: 7274
readerboard name Doug4Task claiming 10.3
When Books Went to War: The Stories that Helped Us Win World War II by Molly Guptill Manning
has history as main page genre
TessaVanessa25.1 - Andy P.'s task: Bookends
Book 1: Read a book written by a single author in which the First letter of the author's First name is the same as the Last letter of his/her Last name.
I read Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman 370 p.
Book 2. Read a book in which the First letter of the First word is the same as the Last letter of the Last word in the title. Titles may contain any number of words including one.
I read Déjà Dead by Kathy Reichs. 640 pages
30.8 - Sandy's Task: Old and Awesome
Book 1: Read a book that has the word “ancient” or one of these synonyms for various meanings of “ancient” in its title/subtitle: old, past, early, antique, archaic, bygone.
I readThe Girl With No Past by Kathryn Croft. 302 pages
Book 2: Read a book that has the word “wonder” or one of these synonyms for various meanings of “wonder” in its title/subtitle: surprise, awe, sight, marvel, question, ponder.
I read A Question of Guilt by Janet Tanner. 256 pages
Points this post: 55
Total points: 470
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
Amy O.Task 15.6 - Multilingual (book originally published in language other than my native language)
The Forgotten Girls by Sara Blaedel
This book was originally published in Danish. My native language is English.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 160
Tasks completed: 11
Books read: 12
Golden Oldies: 3
Big Books: 0
Amber20.9 - Moderator's pet - Heather (Gibby)'s Task: Celebrating Proofreading
Option 1 - book where the author's initials can be found in the word PROOFREADING
The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
Audiobook, MMPB for length
Points this post: 20
Total points: 210
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Book Tickets: 0
BARBARA ★5.7 - Long, Long Ago
Desert God - Wilbur Smith (on page 8) 2/4
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15.9 - It's Summer Somewhere
Three Sisters - Susan Mallery (#41 on list) 2/4
Totals for Challenge
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 390
Janice CATask 30.5 - This and that, then this or that
Book 1: Read a book with a title or subtitle that contains an “and” coordinating conjunction phrase:
The Egg and I by Betty MacDonald
***GOLDEN OLDIE, first published in 1945***
and
Book 2: Using the “and” phrase from Book 1, read a book whose title begins with one of the words joined by the “and”.
I Left My Tent in San Francisco by Emma Kennedy
+30
total: 65
tasks: 3
books: 5
Oldies: 1
Readerboard name: witchygal30.2: SCHATZIE’S TASK: Pros & Cons
Option One: Read a book from one of these two lists:
Best Happiness Books OR Best Books About Family Relationships.
I read Little Women (AR information: IL: MY - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 33.0) which can be found on Page 1 (Number 8) on the "Best Books About Family Relationships".
I would like to claim one golden oldie ticket as the book was first published in 1868.
Option Two: 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.
I read A God in Ruins by Kate Atkinson. The letters A, I, O and U can be found in the title and there are no E's present: A gOd In rUins.
I claim one Big Book ticket as the book as 552 pages.
Points: 30
Big Book: Yes - 1
Golden Oldie: Yes - 1
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Total stats for Winter 2016 - 2017.
Points: 300
Big Books: 6
Golden Oldie: 2
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Creynard5.8 - Full Moon
Awakened by the Wolf by Kristal Hollis
"Wolf" is my word.
5.9 - Listmaker
Suddenly One Summer by Julie James
First published in 2015.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 585
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Tasks completed: 37/60
Books read: 53
10.5. Noel! Insurgent by Veronica Roth
15.6 - Multilingual
Destined for an Early Grave by Jeaniene Frost
Originally published in English, my native language is Dutch
Total points: 50
Readerboard Name: Nicola TTask: 30.1 - Maya's Task : Good Things Come in Pairs
Choose one pair of the following and read the two books for that pair. Pair Chosen:
Two:
A: Read a book written by a new-to-you author.
REQUIRED: You must indicate this is a new-to-you author!
AND
B: Read another book by the same author, but it cannot be in the same series!
New To Me Author: After hearing a lot about Haruki Murakami on Booktube i decided to use this task to read a couple of his books.
The first book i read was The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle (This is the reading guide edition which is 644 pages (609 if you ignore the reading guide bit at the end). Therefore i also claim 1 Big Book Ticket
The second book i read was Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage
Points this post: 30
BB this post: 1
Points in total:105
BB:3
GO:0
Tasks completed:5
Books read:6
5.6 Jolly Old St NicholasRead 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.
Slow River by Nicola Griffith
Approved in thread: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points: 5
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5.7 Long, Long Ago
Read a book from this list of Popular Ancient Books. Required: State the page.
Shadows in Bronze by Lindsey Davis
Found on page 4
Points: 5
Grand Total Points: 295
Tasks Completed: 25
Books Read: 33
Big Book Tickets: 2
Oldies Tickets: 3
10.10 Got Your Lottery Ticket?Read a book about Shirley Jackson, a book by Shirley Jackson, or a book with the main page genre Horror.
The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters
Main Page Genre = Horror 455 users
Points: 10
Grand Total Points: 305
Tasks Completed: 25
Books Read: 33
Big Book Tickets: 2
Oldies Tickets: 3
Task 20.6. Repos Production’s 7Wonders Option 1: “The first age”
Heartstone by Elle Katharine White
Points this post: 20
Total points: 170
Tasks completed: 12
25.8 Beth F's Task: Backwards Alphabet CodeThe total combined page count for both books MUST be at least 500 pages.
Book 1 - Ignoring the articles "the", "a" and "an", read a book whose title begins with a letter in the left-hand column.
D = W
Double-Booked for Death by Ali Brandon
Pages = 325
Book 2 - Ignoring the articles "the", "a" and "an", read a book whose title begins with the letter in the right-hand column that corresponds to the letter you selected from the left-hand.
D = W
The Wrong Blood by Manuel de Lope
Pages = 304
325 + 304 = 629 total pages
Points: 25
Grand Total Points: 330
Tasks Completed: 25
Books Read: 33
Big Book Tickets: 2
Oldies Tickets: 3
30.6 Ava Catherine's Task: TravelsNo book with the main page genre Children or Kids may be used, and your books must have a combined total of 500 pages.
Book 2: Jackson Hole, Wyoming
>>Read a book with the main page genre western. The genre may be stand alone or embedded.
Silver Canyon by Louis L'Amour
Main Page Genre = Western 115 users
Pages = 164
Book 5: London, England
>>Read a book with the main page genre historical fiction or history. These may be stand alone or embedded.
The Gilded Hour by Sara Donati
Main Page Genre = Historical Fiction 489 users
Pages = 732
164 + 732 = 896 total pages
Points: 30
Grand Total Points: 360
Tasks Completed: 25
Books Read: 33
Big Book Tickets: 2
Oldies Tickets: 3
Jayme(theghostreader)30.1 Good Things Come in Pairs
Option 1
Closer to Homeby Mercedes Lackey
first in the Herald Spy series
Closer to the Heartby Mercedes Lackey
second in "The Herald Spy series
Tasks Completed: 6
Books Read: 10
Big Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
Task Points: 30
Grand Total: 105/1250
Readerboard Name: Quinn5.4
Read a book that fits one of the Fall 2016 5, 10 or 15 point tasks.
*Fall 2016 – 5.7: Read a book with a main character that is an author or journalist.
Talk Me Down by Victoria Dahl
*GR Description: “Molly Jennings has one naughty little secret: her job as a bestselling erotic fiction author.”
POINTS THIS POST: 5
TOTAL POINTS: 400
GO THIS POST/TOTAL: 0/0
BB THIS POST/TOTAL: 0/0
CathyG Task 20.1 Most Improved Player - CynBaxter's Task: Christmas in the Caribbean
Option 1 - Read a book whose author's* initials can be found in the word CARIBBEAN.
The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag by Alan Bradley
Task 20.2. Rookie at the Top - Justme's Task: Fun & Games
3. Myst
If the book is #1 in a series, the title must begin with the letter M
Maid for Murder by Barbara Colley
20.3. Best Review - Lorraine's Task: It Was The Best of Times, It Was the Worst of Times
Your book must have at least 300 pages.
Option C: Lucky Seven
For this option, read a book first published in a year ending with the number 7.
Feversong by Karen Marie Moning 512pp
Published 2017
Big Book Ticket
20.9 Moderator's pet - Heather (Gibby)'s Task: Celebrating Proofreading
Option 1: Read a book where the author's initials can be found in the word PROOFREADING.
A Perilous Undertaking by Deanna Raybourn
20.10 - Group Reads.
For 2016 Debut Author Fiction: Homegoing
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points this post: 100
Total points: 400
Tasks completed: 17
Books read: 26
Big Book Tickets: 1 Oldie:
Brave5.3 - Read a book with History or Historical Fiction as a main page genre.
Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk by Kathleen Rooney
Historical Fiction genre present on main page
Pages in my edition: 287
Year published: 2017
Points this post: 10
Total points: 150
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
10.2. Ring, Sing, Bling?Vanishing Midnight
25.6 - Trishhartuk's Task: Celebrate the City
Option 1. Domine Dirige Nos
The Story Of An Indian Backpacker: Solo In South America by Obaidur Rahaman
Option 5. And finally…Postman’s Park
A Chance Beating, and Other Tales of the Strange by Thomas A. Gilly
ebook approved for length https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
25.7 - Dakimel’s task: Podcast Recommendations
The Likeness 553 pages; Overdue Podcast bookshelf, page 1
*553 pages, claiming one BB ticket*
The Young Elites 355 pages; Books & Boba bookshelf, page 3
553 + 355 = 908 pages
Points this post: 60
Points total: 720
GO total: 2
BB total: 1
Tasks completed: 42
Books read: 56
Andy P.Task # 25.8 - Beth F's Task: Backwards Alphabet Code
Book 1 - Ignoring the articles "the", "a" and "an", read a book whose title begins with a letter in the left-hand column.
by Alex Marwood (390 p.)Book 2 - Ignoring the articles "the", "a" and "an", read a book whose title begins with the letter in the right-hand column that corresponds to the letter you selected from the left-hand.
by Fiona Barton (324 p,)As in example given in task description
Book 1= D
Book 2= W
page count 390+324 = 714>500
Points this post: 25
Total points: 765
20.5: The Long and Short of ItI read The Tales of Beedle the Bard by J.K. Rowling. This satisfies option two because it is a collection of short stories based on the Harry Potter world. As of posting, Short Stories is an MPG.
20.10: Group Reads
I read Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi. I posted in the discussion thread here.
Points this post: 40
Total points: 185
Tasks complete: 10
Books read: 11
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 6
Kristi CO30.6 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Travels
Option 3: classic
My Cousin Rachel by Daphne du Maurier (352 pages)
Option 5: historical fiction
People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks (372 pages)
Points this post: 30
Total points: 315
Tasks completed: 15
Books read: 19
Big Books: 500=1, 750=1, 1000=0
Golden Oldie tickets: 0
JonquilTask 30.7 - Jonquil’s Task: Dreams are made of this
100% Chicago "Start with a tough but vulnerable Chicago cop"
100% London "setting London, England, 1740 (United Kingdom)"
Bloody Mary
J.A. Konrath
Paperback, 384 pages 2/2
Lord of Darkness
Elizabeth Hoyt
Paperback, 384 pages 12/20
Points this post: 30
Total points: 965
Books posted: 77
Tasks complete: 57
Pages this post: 768
Total pages as of this post: 23966
Jonquil30.8 - Sandy's Task: Old and Awesome
352 + 240 = 592 pages
Book 1: synonym for ancient- "old"
The Old Man
Thomas Perry
Hardcover, 352 pages 1/22
Book 2: synonym for wonder- "sight"
Shadow Sight
E.J. Stevens
Paperback, 240 pages 2/5
Points this post: 30
Total points: 995
Books posted: 79
Tasks complete: 58
Pages this post: 592
Total pages as of this post: 24558
5.3 Sole SurvivorI read Orphan X by Gregg Hurwitz - #1 in Evan Smoak series
10.5 No L
I read Strangers on a Train by Patricia Highsmith
Claiming Golden Oldies ticket - pub 1950!
15.3 Her Declaration of Independence
Option 2:
I read Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman by Lindy West which satisfies 1 and 2 (1 = first page of list)
20.5 The Long and Short of It
I chose option 2 and read Before You Suffocate Your Own Fool Self by Danielle Evans - collection of short stories
20.7 One or Two?
I chose option 2 and read The Unpersuadables: Adventures with the Enemies of Science by Will Storr - nonfiction with science as MPG
30.1 Good Things Come in Pairs
I chose Option Two:
1. The Perfect Girl by Gilly Macmillan -- author is NEW to me
2. What She Knew by Gilly Macmillan
New Total: 100
Bluegrass Pam20.3- Best Review - Lorraine's Task: It Was The Best of Times, It Was the Worst of Times
Option D: If at First You Don't Succeed -
Select an author from the list and more than 300 pages.
Dune by Frank Herbert
** Claiming 1 BB ticket for 528 pages.**
Points this post: 20
BB this post: 1
Total Points: 205
GO Total: 2 / BB Total: 3
Blueberry20.7 opt. 2 Read a non-fiction book with the main page genre science or health.
Hidden Figures
Pts: 20
Total pts: 215
15.7 - Tales of Middle-earthDawn Study (Soulfinder #3) by Maria V. Snyder
1 x BIGGER IS BETTER TIX (582 pages)
Task 25.11 - Wayne's Task: A Festivus for the Rest of Us!
Option 3 - Read a book that so disappointed one of your GR friends that they only gave it a 1 or 2 star rating.
Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim by David Sedaris - 272 pages
My friend, Coralie, rated this book 2 stars
Option 5 - Read a book that is 2nd, 3rd, or 23rd in a series.
The Map of Bones (The Fire Sermon #2) by Francesca Haig - 442 pages
Total pages read: 714 pages
Task 30.5 - Dlmrose's Task: This and that, then this or that
Book 1: Lady Helen and the Dark Days Pact (Lady Helen #2) by Alison Goodman
Book 2: The Dark River (Fourth Realm #2) by John Twelve Hawks
30.6 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Travels
Book 4: Kyoto, Japan >>Read a book with a picture of a fish on the cover.
The Philosopher's Doll by Amanda Lohrey
-256 pagesBook 5: London, England >>Read a book with the main page genre historical fiction or history.
Frog by Mo Yan -388 pages
Total pages read: 644 pages
30.9 - Catherine T's Task: Construction Wonders
1. Read a book where at least 7 of the letters in CONSTRUCTION can be found in the title/subtitle.
A Study in Scarlet (Sherlock Holmes #1) by Arthur Conan Doyle
1 C
1 N
1 S
2 T
1 R
1 U
A Re-read
2. Read a non-fiction book with the main page genre history.
The Sun and the Moon: The Remarkable True Account of Hoaxers, Showmen, Dueling Journalists, and Lunar Man-Bats in Nineteenth-Century New York by Matthew Goodman
New to me
1 x GOLDEN OLDIES TIX (pub. 1887)
Total this Post: 130
Golden Oldies: 7
Bigger is Better: 2
Season Total: 535
Blueberry30.9
Book 1: Read a book where at least 7 of the letters in CONSTRUCTION can be found in the title/subtitle.
Another Man's Moccasins
a reread
C- 2
O-2
N-2
S-2
T-1
R-1
I-1
Book 2: Read a non-fiction book with the main page genre engineering or history.
The Pianist: The Extraordinary Story of One Man's Survival in Warsaw, 1939–45
This is my new read and is a Golden Oldie. It was published in 1946.
Pts: 30
Total pts: 245
GO: 3
Elizabeth PTask 25.9 - Is it Ancient, or Just a Classic?
Option 3 - Author's initals in CERTAMEN
Ink and Bone by Rachel Caine
CeRtamen
Option 4 - Main page genre funny/humor
Full Package by Lauren Blakely
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 385
Total Tasks: 24
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 1
Total Books: 32
Anna K30.2: SCHATZIE’S TASK: Pros & Cons
2 books; 1 from each option
Option 1: The Pros - Read book from Best Happiness Books
The Geography of Bliss: One Grump's Search for the Happiest Places in the World (Page 1, position 25ish)
Option 2: Title must contain at least 3 of 4 vowels A, I, O, U but no E
What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours
Total points this post: 30
Total points this challenge: 80
csichick30.1 - Maya's Task : Good Things Come in Pairs
Option Three:
A: Read a book with only black text on the cover.
B: Read a book with only white text on the cover.
Points this post: 30
Total points: 30
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets:
15.6 Multingual: Read a book that was originally published in a language other than your native language. Sudden Death by Álvaro Enrigue
Originally published in Spanish, my native language is English.
Points this post: 15
Total challenge points: 100
perletwo5.5 - December, January, February - Read a book with the number of pages as listed on Goodreads that includes the number 1 or 2.
Boys Don't Knit - 272 pages
25.6 - Trishhartuk's Task: Celebrate the City - Option 1. Domine Dirige Nos: Read a book where the initial letters of the author’s name can be found in DOMINE DIRIGE NOS. All of the author's initials, as listed on Goodreads, must be found in the phrase.
The Madman's Daughter by Meghan Shepherd
Option 3. Livery Companies: Read a book by an author whose surname matches one of the 110 Livery professions (without the s on the end). The list can be found here: Livery Companies of London
Things No One Will Tell Fat Girls: A Handbook for Unapologetic Living by Jes Baker
Points this task: 30
Total points: 800
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 8
Big Book ticket requests: 2
Books read: 57
Tasks completed: 41
Amber20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Justme's Task: Fun & Games
Option 5 - book about someone who makes chocolates or the chocolate industry
The entire premise is the selling of chocolate
The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier
Audiobook, MMPB for length
Points this post: 20
Total points: 230
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Book Tickets: 0
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15.7 - Tales of Middle-earth
Read a book with a main page genre that contains “Fantasy”.
Il cavaliere dei Sette Regni by George R.R. Martin
(original title: A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms)
Tagged "fantasy" by 368 users
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Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 130