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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2017
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Completed Tasks: PLEASE DO NOT DELETE ANY POST IN THIS THREAD
10.5 National Martini DayThe Mother's Promise by Sally Hepworth
SH is in SHAKEN NOT STIRRED
15.3 Common Good
One Book Option
Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore by Matthew J. Sullivan
15.6 The Fugitive
Fierce Kingdom by Gin Phillips
Thriller is a main page genre.
Post Total: 40
Grand Total: 40
Amy O.50.1 - Diane's Task: On the Mend
Option 1. Must Move (book with a present-tense action verb in the title or subtitle, verb must require use of limbs in physical activity)
Go Tell It on the Mountain by James Baldwin
(I read the Kindle edition, mass market paperback has 221 pages - Go Tell It on the Mountain)
Verb is "go", approved in task help post #83
Option 3. Variations in Theme. (book with a title that describes your summer or current state of affairs.)
The New Strong-Willed Child by James C. Dobson (262 pages)
My older child, who just turned 5, is proving to be a handful! He is the reason I read this book...we are living daily with the challenge of a strong-willed child!
Option 6: Physical Therapy (book whose author's initials are found in PHYSICAL THERAPY)
Dogs and Goddesses by Jennifer Crusie, Anne Stuart, and Lani Diane Rich - 400 pages
Anne Stuart's initials are found in PHYSICAL THERAPY
Page count: 221 + 262 + 400 = 883 pages total
Points this post: 50
Total points: 280
Tasks completed: 12
Books read: 18
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
CELESTER5.9 - Isn't it romantic?
媚薬カフェ 1 Biyaku Café 1 by Ayane Ukyou
Genres : Romance - 2 users (3rd on list as of 8/08/2017)
192 pgs. > 100+ requirement.
Points/post: 5
Total: 130
30.1 - Dlmrose's task: But Who's CountingBOOK 1: Read a book with a TITLE of at least 2 words where every word in the title has the same number of letters.
Exit West by Mohsin Hamid
BOOK 2: Using the letter count of a word from Book 1’s title, read a book with that number of words in the TITLE.
The Gate of Angels by Penelope Fitzgerald
30.7 - TessaVanessa's Task: My Favorite Things
OPTION 1: Read a book with all the letters of JUNETEENTH in the title, subtitle and/or author's name.
Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith by Jon Krakauer
(372 pages)
OPTION 5: Read a book with one of the top 100 dog names as the author’s first or last name.
First Love by Gwendoline Riley
(169 pages) (Riley = no. 13 on male dog names list)
Points this post: 60
TOTAL POINTS: 220
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Book Tickets: - (500+); - (750+)
Total tasks completed: 11
Total books read: 13
Nick KYReposting.
Some mornings the brain does not work.....
Nick KY
25.3 Diane Whitney’s First Time
Opt. 2 First book in a series. I read Extraordinary People (The Enzo Files # 1) by Peter May. This series is new to me. 321 pp
Opt. 3. Four-letter word formed by the first letter of four words in the title/subtitle. I read Voices in the Ocean: A Journey into the Wild and Haunting World of Dolphins by Susan Casey from which you can form the word “void” from the first letters of:
Voices
Ocean
Into
Dolphins. 304 pp.
total pp = 625 pp > required 500
Points This Post: 25
Total Points so Far: 935
Sara G10.10. Gimme S’more
August 10 is National S'mores Day. Read s'more by an author you've read before. No rereads allowed. REQUIRED: Include in your post a link to another book you've previously read by that author AND state that this book is new to you.
City of Shadows by Ariana Franklin
This book City of Shadows is new to me. I've read Mistress of the Art of Death (and many more!) by Ariana Franklin previously.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 630
M1NKS10.8. "The (Fill In The Blank) Who..."
The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare Pub 1908
*I Claim 1 x Golden Oldie Ticket *
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 685
Golden Oldies: 18
Big Books:500(3); 750(0); 1000(0)
Tasks Completed:
DONE: 5 Point Tasks - 10 out of 10
10 Point Tasks - 8 out of 10
15 Point Tasks - 6 out of 10
20 Point Tasks - 8 out of 10
25 Point Tasks - 5 out of 12
30 Point Tasks - 6 out of 14
M1NKS20.7 - Sunshine Mining Memorial
Option 3: Salt - Survival genre confirmed on the Genre Verification Thread #93
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 9.0
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 705
Golden Oldies: 18
Big Books:500(3); 750(0); 1000(0)
Tasks Completed:
DONE: 5 Point Tasks - 10 out of 10
10 Point Tasks - 8 out of 10
15 Point Tasks - 6 out of 10
20 Point Tasks - 9 out of 10
25 Point Tasks - 5 out of 12
30 Point Tasks - 6 out of 14
M1NKS25.5 - Whole30
2. Girls In Their Married Bliss
3. Love's Labors Lost Pub 1597
* I Claim 1 x Golden Oldie Ticket *
25. 9 - Your Objective
Object: Card
1. The Card: A Story of Adventure in the Five Towns Pub 1911
* I Claim 1 x Golden Oldie Ticket *
2.
25.10 - OLD LOVE AND NEW LOVE
A 1. - Favorite Poorly-Rated Books/Page 1 Pub 1861
Silas Marner
* I Claim 1 x Golden Oldie Ticket *
B 2 Asterix Omnibus, vol. 4 - I haven't read this since I was 18
Points this post: 75
Total Points: 780
Golden Oldies: 21
Big Books:500(3); 750(0); 1000(0)
Tasks Completed:
DONE: 5 Point Tasks - 10 out of 10
10 Point Tasks - 8 out of 10
15 Point Tasks - 6 out of 10
20 Point Tasks - 9 out of 10
25 Point Tasks - 8 out of 12
30 Point Tasks - 6 out of 14
M1NKS30.2 - Celebrate Summer
1.
Pub 1878* I Claim 1 x Golden Oldie Ticket *
5. The Things They Carried - Page 1/#81
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 810
Golden Oldies: 22
Big Books:500(3); 750(0); 1000(0)
Tasks Completed:
DONE: 5 Point Tasks - 10 out of 10
10 Point Tasks - 8 out of 10
15 Point Tasks - 6 out of 10
20 Point Tasks - 9 out of 10
25 Point Tasks - 8 out of 12
30 Point Tasks - 7 out of 14
Bluegrass Pam5.4 - Best Laid Plans
Fits the Spring task 15.1 Option 2 - book with 2 n’s found sequentially in the title/subtitle/author’s name.
*Author’s first name: Fannie.
The Whole Town's Talking by Fannie Flagg
30.14 Brooke TX's Task: SRC vs. SRC
#1: author whose first and last name initials in "IN IT FOR THE BOOKS"
Up and Down by Terry Fallis 414 pages
#2: both a 1 and a 5 in the first published year
Blindness 334 pages
First published in 1995.
Total pages for task 30.14: 414+334= 748 > 600
Points this post: 35
Total points: 155
PegW15.10 - Best Books
Read a book from one of the Goodreads Newsletter Best Books of the Month lists.
I read The Dovekeepers.
It was from October, 2011's selections.
Points this post-15
Total Points -220
Tasks Completed - 14
CathyG Task 20.6 - Seasoned Reader- Marie-Anne's Task: Medieval Time Technologies
REQUIRED: State the number you rolled and the option you choose. 3
Option 3: If you rolled a 1, 2, or 3 read a book with a piece of clothing on the cover made of white fabric.
The Billionaire Next Door: Ransom's Story by Judy Angelo
approved post 6354
30.2 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Celebrate Summer
This is a two book task. Read one book from each of two different options.
Option 1: Plants
read a book with a living plant (tree, flower, fruit growing on plant) on the cover
Judeby Linda Warren
Option 4: Vacation
Read a book whose author’s initials can be found in VACATION.
Thrill Me by Olivia Cunning
approved post 6354
50.1 - Diane's Task: On the Mend
For this task, you need to read one book for each of 3 options AND your books must total at least 801 pages.
Option 4: Healing and Recovery
Read a book found in the first 5 pages of the Medicine and Literature list. REQUIRED: State the list page and number of the book.
One Corpse Too Many by Ellis Peters
Book # 123 on p2
214pp
Option 5: KHP, or Kitty Healing Powers
Read a book either with a picture of a cat on the cover or with the stand-alone word “cat” found in the title or subtitle.
The Colony Cat Caper by Patricia Fry
230 pages
Option 6: Physical Therapy
Read a book by an author whose first and last initials can be found in PHYSICAL THERAPY.
Sealed with a Kiss by Carly Phillips
366pp
Points this post: 100
Total points: 300
Tasks completed: 11
Books read: 20
Big Book Ticket: 0 Golden Oldie Ticket: 0
Catherine TTask 5.2 - Location, Location, Location
read a book set in China
Chinese Cinderella: The True Story of an Unwanted Daughter by Adeline Yen Mah
AR: UG
Total points = 980
Oma122950.1 - Diane's Task: On the Mend
I chose Options #2, #5 and #6
Option 2. Armchair Travel
Read a book I have read in my past travels that fits SRC guidelines. My list can be found here. Choose a book found in posts 2-13. You may instead choose to read a book by an author found in posts 14-16.
I chose to read an author that I found in Post #16.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle-339 pages
Claiming The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes as Golden Oldie as it was published in 1892.
Option 5: KHP, or Kitty Healing Powers
Read a book either with a picture of a cat on the cover or with the stand-alone word “cat” found in the title or subtitle. Plurals and possessives work but no other variations.
by Blaize Clement-248 pagesOption 6: Physical Therapy
Read a book by an author whose first and last initials can be found in PHYSICAL THERAPY.
Inheritance by Christopher Paolini-849 pages.
Total Page Count: 1436
Claiming Inheritance as Big Book with 849 pages
Total Points-490/1270
Total Tasks- 32/67
Total Golden Oldie Books-(5)
Total Big Books-500+(), 750+(1),1000+()
Readerboard: SAM M5.3 - Six Pack
Read a book that was FIRST published in a year that contains a 6 such as 1968, 1976 or 2016.
Morning Star - first published in 2016
**Morning Star is a big book - 524 pages. Claiming 1 Big Book Ticket for Morning Star**
5.5 - June, July, August
Read a book with the number of pages as listed on Goodreads that includes the number 6, 7 or 8.
Home Fire - 288 pages
Received ARC from publisher
5.8 - Under the Summer Moon
Read a book with a word in the title or subtitle from the names used by various tribes to describe the summer season’s moons: strawberry, rose (relating to the flower or the color), red, hay, hot, thunder, buffalo, green, grass, corn, sturgeon.
Red Rising
5.10- Your Own 8th Wonder
Read a book of your choice.
The Immortalists
Received ARC from publisher.
15.10 - Best Books
Read a book from one of the Goodreads Newsletter Best Books of the Month lists.
The Bear and the Nightingale - on the January 2017 list here
20.3 - Best Review - Heather (Gibby)'s Task: Highly Recommended
I chose Option B: Read a book which has at least 1000 Goodreads Reviews.
Golden Son - just under 7,700 reviews
Points this post: 55
Total Points: 190/1270
Books Read: 17
Tasks Completed: 15
Golden Oldie Tickets: 1
Big Book Tickets: 3
Coralie5.1 A (Wo)Man of Letters
Book by author whose initials can be found in MedievAl
Dragonsinger by Anne McCaffrey
UG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 13.0
5.9 Isn’t It Romantic?
Book with main page genre ‘romance’
Love in a Cold Climate
10.10 Gimme S’more
Ever since I read Little, Big, I have wanted to read more by John Crowley
So, for the first time, I read Beasts
25.10 Old Love and New Love
Option A – book by an author I haven’t read before
Option 2 –maybe those aliens aren’t that bad
book with ‘science fiction’ as main page genre
Transmetropolitan, Vol. 1: Back on the Street
I haven’t read this book before and the author was previously unfamiliar to me.
Option B – a re-read
Option 3 go with the crowd
From page 2 of the popular to reread books (near the bottom)
Howl's Moving Castle
UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 12.0
This book was a reread for me.
30.14 SRC vs SRC
I read one book of over 600 pages satisfying option 1 – author’s initials in the phrase in it for the BookS
Elantris by Brandon Sanderson 615 pages
This post 75 points
Total to date 990 points
SandiCompleted Tasks
10.10. Gimme S’more
Read a book by an author you've read before. This is a new to me book in a series in which I have read the previous 7 books -- Book #7: Red, White and Blueberry Murder read in April 2017
Kindle book I read: Lemon Chiffon Murder
Paperback edition: Lemon Chiffon Murder
15.8 - Sink Your Teeth Into This
Teeth on cover
Cover is from the kindle edition I read. Paperback edition: Colin Preston Rocked And Rolled
15.9 - Slaying Dragons
Dragon in the title
Kindle edition I read: The Hero, The Sword and The Dragons
Most popular paperback edition: The Hero, The Sword and The Dragons
20.6 - Seasoned Reader- Marie-Anne's Task: Medieval Time Technologies
I rolled a ONE. Using Option 2 where the number you rolled appears in the date the book was first published. first published March 21st 2013 which contains a 1
Kindle edition I read: Even Zombie Killers Get The Blues
Most popular paperback edition: Even Zombie Killers Get The Blues
30.1 - Dlmrose's task: But Who's Counting
★Book #1: All words in title have the same number of letters. Home Song
★Book #2: Title has same amount of words as book #1's letter count Hero of Lesser Causes
AR Bookfinder Info: IL: UG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 8.0
**POINT SUMMARY**
Previous Points Earned: 105
Points Earned this Post: 90
Total Points To Date: 195
25.2 - Shanna Redwind's Task: Market Gardening Option 2:Select a book with an Audio edition that has a Narrator or Reader with their first and last initials in the words MARKET GARDENING
I listened to this audio version:Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking which was narrated by the author Malcolm Gladwell
Paperback version to verify length is Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
Option 3: Read a book that contains a vegetable from this List of Vegetables in the title, subtitle or series
Devoured: From Chicken Wings to Kale Smoothies--How What We Eat Defines Who We Are
Kale is from the list of vegetables
30.3 - Bryony's Task: Enjoy the Journey
Option 2: I am the walrus
Book One-Read a book that has been shelved as 'classics' at least 2,000 times on this Goodreads list.
Persuasion
On page 1 of list, shelved 14,048 times as a classic
Book Two-Read a book that has been on your TBR for at least a year.
Bel Canto this was added to my Goodreads "to Read" list on July 26th, 2015
Total Points this post: 55
Total Challenge Points: 295
Kim A15.4 - Summer of Love
Book 1 - Read a book with a main page genre of Fantasy
Earthbound by Aprilynne Pike
Book 2 - Read a book with a word in the title from this list of performers who appeared at the Fantasy Fair and Magic Mountain Music Festival
Orange Is the New Black by Piper Kerman
*"New" from "New Salvation Army Band"
Points This Post - 15
Total Points - 650
Post #185.3 - Six Pack
Read a book that was FIRST published in a year that contains a 6
The Woods, Vol. 4: Movie Night first published April 20th 2016
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15.8 - Sink Your Teeth Into This
The Woods, Vol. 3: New London
Skull on t-shirt has teethPoints this post:20
Total Points:400
Books read:30
Tasks Done:24
Task 50.1 - Diane's Task: On the MendOption 2 Armchair Travel
Read a book I have read in my past travels that fits SRC guidelines. Choose a book found in posts 2-13. You may instead choose to read a book by an author found in posts 14-16. REQUIRED: Identify the post number in which your title or author is found.
Nadine Gordimer is listed in Post #16 under South Africa.
Not for Publication (1965) by Nadine Gordimer (Hardcover, 248 pages)
Option 5 KHP, or Kitty Healing Powers
Read a book with a picture of a cat on the cover.
Tailing a Tabby (A Bookmobile Cat Mystery #2) (2014) by Laurie Cass (Paperback, 340 pages)
Option 6: Physical Therapy
Read a book by an author whose first and last initials can be found in
PHY S ICAL THE R APY.
The Flowers of Adonis (1969) by Rosemary Sutcliff (Hardcover, 383 pages)
248 + 340 + 383 = 971 > 801 pages
230 + 50 = 280
Tasks Completed: 14
Points for this post: 50
Points thus far: 230 + 50 = 280
Books read: 20
Pages read: 6,140
Read but not claimed: 5
Goodreads Authors: 05
Golden Oldies: 03
Big Books:
(1) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
10.10. Gimme S’moreDr. Hugh Mann Paperback: Dr. Hugh Mann This book is new to me
Zombie Fallout I have read this book by the same author
Points this post 10
390 + 10 = 400
BB 4
GO 1
15.9 - Slaying DragonsRead a book with the word "Dragon" in the title or subtitle or that has been shelved at least 3 times as dragons on this list of Popular Dragons Books
Named of the Dragon by Susanna Kearsley
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 130/1270
Tasks Completed: 8
Books Read: 9
Golden Oldies:
Big Books: 500+ (), 750+ (), 1000+ ()
Readerboard: SAM M10.10. Gimme S’more
Read s'more by an author you've read before. No rereads allowed.
The Girl in the Tower by Katherine Arden
ARC received from publisher, this book is new to me.
Have previously read The Bear and the Nightingale by the author
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 200/1270
Books Read: 18
Tasks Completed: 16
Golden Oldie Tickets: 1
Big Book Tickets: 3
25.4 - MY NAME IS (WHAT)?BOOK 1 - Mother's Day Murder Lucy Stone #15
314 pages
BOOK 2 - Bought: The Greek's Bride by Lucy Monroe
192 pages
314 + 192 = 506 pages
30.3 - ENJOY THE JOURNEY
OPTION 3
BOOK 1 - Hidden by James Patterson
117 pages
BOOK 2 -
496 pages
117 + 496 = 613 pages
TOTAL POINTS - 750
loafer5.5 - June, July, August
Read a book with the number of pages as listed on Goodreads that includes the number 6, 7 or 8.
Annie John by Jamaica Kincaid
mmpb: Annie John 170 pages
points: 5
total: 550
BB: 6
GO: 6
tasks completed: 29
Nick KYDespite the fact that my last couple of posts have yielded stupid mistakes, I still need to do something a little tricky here. Sigh.
Replace: 30.13 JennRenee’s Favorite Things.
Option 2. Daughter’s Wedding.
Book 1. I read a book with a bow tie on the cover:
by George Pendle. Millard Fillmore is wearing a bowtie as he sits on a white unicorn reading a book.Book 2. I read a book whose author’s initials (first and last) are in MrandmrS”: Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley.
With:
Still Option 2. Daughter’s Wedding. I read…
Book 1. Men at Work by George F. Will (bowtie on cover)
Book 2. Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (first and last inits in MrandmrS)
Then I will add:
30.14 Brooke TX’s SRC vs SRC
Book 1. Option 1. Author’s inits in in it For the Books The Witlings and the Woman-Hater by Fanny Burney, 329 pp
Book 2. Option 4. Author’s inits in Grand Prize winner – The Remarkable Millard Fillmore: The Unbelievable Life of a Forgotten President by George Pendle. 272 pages. (moved from 30.13)
Total pp = 601 > required 600
Points This Post: 30
Total Points So Far: 965
Diane25.1 Justme's Task: Peace Corps
Please choose 2 of the 3 options below. Your 2 books must have a combined page total greater than 400 pages (that is, at least 401 pages).
2. Read one of the 600+ books that I have rated 5* on GR (following SRC normal rules). Justme's Read Bookshelf.
Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein (528 pages)
3. Read a book about their service experiences written by a Volunteer of a specific service group and note which group.
The Emperor and the Elephants: A Peace Corps Volunteer's Story of Life During the Late 1970s in the Central African Empire by Richard W. Carroll (186 pages)
The author worked in the Peace Corps as a fisheries extension agent. Fisheries are part of aquaculture, which I think falls under the Agriculture field of service. This book is about his experiences in the Peace Corps in that capacity.
Books meet minimum page requirement: 528 + 186 = 714 pages
I am also claiming a BB Ticket for Stranger in a Strange Land, which has 528 pages.
Points Claimed this Post: 25
Total Points: 1270/1270
Golden Oldies Tickets: 23
Big Book Tickets: 8
Books Read: 96
Tasks Completed: 67/67
Sara ITA20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Brooklyn's Task: Lake Lida Love
Option 1 – Read a book first published between July 1974 and July 1989, inclusive. REQUIRED: State the date your book was first published.
Ender's Game: Il gioco di Ender by Orson Scott Card
Book first published in 1985
AR Bookfinder info - IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 16.0
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Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 170
BB Tickets: 7
GO Tickets: 3
Task 25.5 - Whole30 Option 1 : read a book with "Food" or "Food and Drink" as MPG.
Soul of a Chef by Michael Ruhlman
Option 2 : read a book without any of the following MPGs : mystery, romance, fantasy, science fiction or historical.
The Reach of a Chef: Professional Cooks in the Age of Celebrity by Michael Ruhlman
Points this post : 25
Total points 95
BB tickets 0
GO tickets 1
Tasks completed 6
30.12 - Wayne's Task: Canada 150!Option 1: No Middle Name: The Complete Collected Jack Reacher Short Stories by Lee Child
Option 4:
by Julia QuinnPoints this post: 30
Total points: 525
Tasks completed: 29
Task 25.10 – BellaGBear – Old Love and New LoveOption A – New Book & New Author / suboption 3: SCIENCE FICTION main page genre
Groot by Jeff Loveness
Both the book and the author are new to me
Option B – Re-read a book I previously read / suboption 3: from LIST
The Fault in Our Stars (originally read Aug 2012 / re-read June 2017)
On page 1 of the POPULAR TO RE-READ BOOKS list
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
This Post: 25 points
Total points to date: 565 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 3
Big Books Read: (2) 500 pg / (1) 750 pg / (0) 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 4
Diana K15.6 - The Fugitive. Read a book with the main page genre Thriller.
Conclave
20.10 - Group Reads
Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI My review is in post 32
Points this post: 35
Total points:1190
Cindy FTask 20.8 Dark Age Wonder
Letters DARK in title
A Darker Domain by Val McDermid
Points this post:20
Total points:80
Tasks completed:6
Books read:7
Golden Oldies:0
Big Books:500+(1)750+(0)1000+(0)
Mod
Readerboard name: Rebecca OH5.1 - A (Wo)Man of Letters
The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey - her initials are found in MEDIEVAL.
I listened to this on audio. The link to the MMPB is La Fille de l'hiver.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 465
30.12 - Wayne's Task: Canada 150!Option 3
Mrs. Mike Paperback: Mrs. Mike I got this out from the library. Well over 50% of the book is set in the Alberta Territory.
Claiming a Golden Oldie for Mrs. Mike: first printed in 1947
Option 4
Points this post 30
Golden Oldie 1
415 + 30 = 445
BB 4
GO 1+1 = 2
10.9. In Case You Missed ThemI read When Breath Becomes Air.
Points: 260
books read: 22
tasks completed: 18
tasks in process: 1
Golden Oldies: 3
pages read: 8589
Brooklyn10.5 – National Martini Day
Read a book whose author’s initials can be found in SHAKEN NOT STIRRED.
Between Sisters by Kristin Hannah
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10.9 – In Case You Missed Them
Read a book from NPR’s list of Best Books of 2016.
The Widow by Fiona Barton
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20.4 – Bound for Boston!
Option 1: Read a book by an author whose initials are found in HARVARD and/or MIT.
You Will Know Me by Megan Abbott
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25.4 – Hi! My Name is (What?)
Book 1:Read a book in a series in which the series name is only the name of the main protagonist .
The Thousand-Dollar Tan Line by Rob Thomas (Veronica Mars #1) – 324 pgs
Book 2: Read a book whose author’s name contains the series name from book 1.
My Mother Was Nuts by Penny Marshall
(Marshall) – 352 pgs
324 + 352 = 676 pgs
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50.1 – On the Mend
Book 1: Option 3
Read a book that describes your summer or state of affairs.
Fly Away by Kristin Hannah - 400 pgs
I’ve been on a plane weekly this summer on various business trips. I’m exhausted!
Book 2: Option 5
Read a book with a cat on the cover.
by Samantha Irby - 288 pgsBook 3: Option 6
Read a book with an author whose initials are found in PHYSICAL THERAPY.
The Rumor by Elin Hilderbrand - 370 pgs
400 + 288 + 370 = 1,058 pgs
Points this post: 95
Total points: 345/1270
Tasks completed: 20/67
Books read: 27
Golden Oldies tickets: 1
Big Book Tickets: 0
Catherine TTask 20.4 - Bound for Boston
option 1 - read a book with author initials in HARVARD
Bête by Adam Roberts
(I had originally claimed this task in msg 1946, but since changed the books about)
Season total : 1000
30.6 - Mazza1's Task: First FridayOption 1, a book published between June 25 and July 7 of any year: The Song of Hartgrove Hall by Natasha Solomons, first published July 1, 2015
Option 3, A book whose title is alliterative: Secrets in Summer by Nancy Thayer
Points this post: 30
Total points: 515
perletwo15.3 - Common Good - Option 2: Read ONE book that fulfills both Book 1 and Book 2 requirements.
1: Read a book written by an author whose FIRST name as it appears on Goodreads begins with a letter that appears on this list of the most common initial letters in first names in English: J, M, R, A, D, C.
2: Book 2: Read a book written by an author whose LAST name as it appears on Goodreads begins with a letter that appears on this list of the most common initial letters in last names in English: R, M, W, B, C, S.
The Color of Fear by Marcia Muller
Points this task: 15
Total points: 985
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 07
Big Book ticket requests: 03
Books read: 71
Tasks completed: 49
BARBARA ★25.3 - Diane Whitney's Task: First Time for Everything
Option 2: The Battle Sylph - L.J. McDonald 8/9
(#1 in Slyph series which is New-To-Me)
Option 3: The Order of Odd-Fish - James Kennedy 6/5
TOOOF = FOOT
Total Pages: Book 1 (323 pages) + Book 2 (416 pages) = 739 pages
Totals for Challenge
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 465
Mod
For my first book, I read Death in a White Tie (Roderick Alleyn #7). 352 pages.
For my second book, I read Time to Talk by Roderick Hart. I read the kindle edition, but linked to the paperback edition for page number purposes. 282 pages.
Roderick is the first name of the protagonist, in the series title, of book 1, and is the first name of the author of book 2.
Total pages 352 + 282 = 634 pages, exceeding the required minimum.
25.11 - Sarah E's Task: Treasure Hunting
For my first book, I chose option 2. I rolled a 2 and a 3, for a total of 5, and read Dead Over Heels - #5 in the Aurora Teagarden series.
For my second book, I chose option 3, and read Exit West, with an X in the title. I read the kindle edition, but linked to the top paperback edition for page purposes.
30.1 - Dlmrose's task: But Who's Counting
For my first book, I read Spy the Lie: Three Former CIA Officers Reveal Their Secrets to Uncloaking Deception - 3 words in the title, each with 3 letters.
For my second book, I read A Second Chance, with a 3 word title.
Points this post: 80
Total points: 720
Brooke TX25.5 - KatieGirl's Task: Whole30
Option 2: Read a book that does not contain any of the following as main page genres, standalone or embedded: Mystery, Romance, Fantasy, Science Fiction, or Historical.
Option 3: Read a book with a title with exactly 3 words where all words in the title start with the same letter.
Task 30.10 - Andy P's Task: Calendar Boy
Book 1: Read a book written by a single author whose initials can be found in either the word AUGUST OR in the word BONUS.
Book 2: Read a book whose title contains ALL the letters in the word PARTY.
Points
This Post: 55
Total Points: 1000
Completed Tasks: 55
Books Read: 85
50.1- Diane's Task: On the MendFor this task, you need to read one book for each of 3 options AND your books must total at least 801 pages.
Option 2: The Mystery of the Blue Train by Agatha Christie
Author found on post 16
Originally published in 1928, claiming one Golden Oldie
Option 5: Fat Cat Spreads Out
Option 6: Guidebook to Murder by Lynn Cahoon
Points This Task: 50
Total Points: 675
Total Tasks: 28
Big Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 2
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Read a book with the main page genre Thriller.
I read Bloody Valentine which has thriller as a main page genre.
The genre was noted in post 28 of the genre verification thread.
Points claimed this post: 15
Total points: 365
Books read: 29
Tasks completed: 25
Big book tickets: 4
Golden oldie tickets: 3