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FALL CHALLENGE 2017
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Janice CA10.1 - Rice is Nice
I read a book set in Vietnam.
So Happiness to Meet You: Foolishly, Blissfully Stranded in Vietnam by Karin Esterhammer
+10
total: 110
tasks: 7
books: 8
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15.3 - Victoria Falls - Option 1: Book 1: Read a book with the word "water" or "fall" intact in the title/subtitle/series name.
The Shape of Water by Andrea Camilleri
I read it in this omnibus edition:
Death in Sicily: The First Three Novels in the Inspector Montalbano Series--The Shape of Water; The Terra-Cotta Dog; The Snack Thief
Book 2: Read a book written by an author named “Victoria” or any of the related names found at Behind the Name - Victoria such as Vicky, Tori, Victor.
Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard
Points this task: 15
Total points: 900
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 4
Big Book ticket requests: 5
Books read: 69
Tasks completed: 52
perletwo15.5 - Northern Lights - Read a book from the first 10 pages of Popular Norse Mythology Books. Required: State which page the book is on when you post.
Norse Mythology - page 1 of the list
Points this task: 15
Total points: 915
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 4
Big Book ticket requests: 5
Books read: 70
Tasks completed: 53
50.1 – Schatzie’s Task: Outside the boxOption 1: Read a book that does NOT contain the letters B - O - X in the title or subtitle.
Iced by Karen Marie Moning
Option 2: So read a book with a main page genre of Fantasy. The genre can be standalone or embedded.
Obsidian by Jennifer L Armentrout
Option 3: Read a book with an inanimate, non-living, object on the cover that does NOT come in a box.
Red Harvest by Dashiell Hammett
*A factory cannot be put into a box.*
*I claim a Golden Oldie ticket for this book as it was first published in 1929*
Points this post: 50
Total points: 400
Total Books: 34
Total Tasks: 27
Golden Oldies this post: 1
Total Golden Oldies: 2
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 3
Post #2620.4 – Golden Oldies – Loafer's task: Golden Oldies
2)
The Big Chili Flowers in vase approved in task help thread post 73.
Points this post:20
Total Points:535
Books read:38
Tasks Done:27
LAUREN JODI15.1 - Climbing Everest
Book 1: Aconcagua
Dark Debt by Chloe Neill
Book 2: Elbrus
A Gentleman's Honor by Stephanie Laurens
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 365/965
Total Books Read: 28
Tasks Completed: 18/56
LAUREN JODI5.10 - Your Own 8th Wonder
Blade Bound by Chloe Neill
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 370/965
Total Books Read: 29
Tasks Completed: 19/56
Readerboard Name: Nicola TTask: 15.3 - Victoria Falls
Option 1: Read one Book 1 AND one Book 2
Book 1: Read a book with the word "water" or "fall" intact in the title/subtitle/series name.
I read Clean Room, Vol. 3: Waiting for the Stars to Fall
FALL in title
Book 2: Read a book written by an author named “Victoria” or any of the related names found at Behind the Name - Victoria such as Vicky, Tori, Victor.
I read Les Misérables by VICTOR Hugo
This book was first published in 1862 so i would like to claim 1 GO ticket
This edition of the book has 1232 pages so i would like to claim 3 BB tickets.
Task: 20.4 – Golden Oldies – Loafer's task: Golden Oldies
Choose ONE of the following options.
Read a book with a cover that has either the TITLE lettering in yellow or a yellow OBJECT.
I read
which has a yellow title and was verified in post 47 of help thread: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...Task: 20.10 - Group Reads
I read Fiction Set in a Member State of the Arab League - Death on the Nile
I read this version: Death on the Nile
This was first published in 1937 so i would like to claim 1 GO ticket.
My thoughts on this book was posted into the group reads thread on post 61: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points this post: 15 + 20 + 20 = 55
GO this post: 1 + 1 = 2
BB this post: 3
Fall 2017:
Points Overall:430
Tasks Completed:24
Books Read: 32
GO Overall: 4
BB Overall:4
loafer15.5 - Northern Lights
Read a book from the first 10 pages of Popular Norse Mythology Books.
Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman
on page 1
points: 15
total: 635
BB: 9
GO: 7
tasks completed: 36
Sarah E30.6 - Diana K's task: Fall Baking
My recipe is for Fairy Cakes
Option A: Milk is the ingredient in the title
Squirting Milk at Chameleons: An Accidental African - 256 pages
Option D: My recipe serves 24
The Roman Hat Mystery
I listened to the audio, top MMP with a page count is O Mistério do Chapéu Romano with 324 pages
Golden Oldie, first published in 1929. I claim 1 GO ticket.
256 + 324 = 580 pages
Points this post: 30
Total points: 330
GO tickets this post: 1
Total GO tickets: 2
20.8 MegSCL's task: My own wonder of natureOption 1: City of Masks – first published January 1st, 2002
I listened to the audiobook. The most popular paperback edition has 345 pages.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 570
Nick KY30.4 DlmRose’s Vowel Power
Book 1. I read Digging Through History: Archaeology and Religion from Atlantis to the Holocaust by Richard A. Freund, with the word “Archaeology” in the subtitle (3 consecutive vowels).
Book 2. I read The Spy Wore Silk by Aline, Countess of Romanones, with the word “Spy” in the title (“Y” as the only vowel).
Points This Post: 30
Total Points So Far: 875
Oma1229I chose Options # 1, 2, and 3.
Option 1: Read a book that does NOT contain the letters B - O - X in the title or subtitle.
A String in the Harp by Nancy Bond
Option 2: Read a book with a main page genre of Fantasy. The genre can be standalone or embedded.
Secret Hollows by Terri Reid
Option 3: Read a book with an inanimate, non-living, object on the cover that does NOT come in a box.
by Elizabeth PetersThe object is the head portion of the statute of Queen Nefreteri.
This object was approved in message #75 in Help Section.
Total Points-455/965
Total Tasks- 26/56
Total Golden Oldie Books-(2)
Total Big Books-500+(1), 750+(),1000+()
perletwo15.2 - Opposites Attract - Read TWO books in which the authors' first and last initials are swapped. Middle initials should be ignored. The authors' names must use two different initial letters.
Killer Stuff and Tons of Money: An Insider's Look at the World of Flea Markets, Antiques, and Collecting by Maureen Stanton
The Panic Virus: A True Story of Medicine, Science, and Fear by Seth Mnookin
Points this task: 15
Total points: 930
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 4
Big Book ticket requests: 5
Books read: 72
Tasks completed: 54
Sara G15.6 - Rio's Harbor
The inlet at Rio de Janeiro isn't the beginning of a great river but a huge balloon-shaped bay that stretches 20 miles inland. Read a book with the name of a natural water body found on The Glossary of Bodies of Water list in the title/subtitle. Words do not have to mean a body of water in the title, but they DO have to appear on the list. Plurals and possessives will work, but no other variations.
River of Teeth by Sarah Gailey
"River" is listed in the glossary.
25.4 - Andy P's task: I didn't think I would finish the Summer Challenge but...
Book 1. Read a book whose title contains the following letters IDRETF, which stands for I Didn't Really Expect To Finish. Books with subtitles may NOT be used for this task.
The Wife, the Maid, and the Mistress by Ariel Lawhon
THE WIFE, THE MAID, AND THE MISTRESS
Book 2. One word which adequately describes the Summer Challenge is ARDUOUS.
Read a book written by a single author whose complete initials are found in ARDUOUS. If an author uses a middle initial, it must also be found in ARDUOUS. Letters may be used only as many times as they appear in the target word.
Night of a Thousand Stars by Deanna Raybourn
ARDUOUS
Points this post: 40
Total points: 755
Dakimel30.8 - Brooke TX's task: Stacks on Stacks on Stacks
A1: The Three-Body Problem (400 pgs, Tor)
A2:
(384 pgs) TALLY:
This post - 30 points
Total - 965
Laurah3010.10 - Countdown
Read a book with a number of pages on Goodreads that falls between 244 and 334 inclusive.
Homegoing
305 pages
Readerboard name: D15.1 - Climbing Everest
Aconcagua and Kilimanjaro
The View from the Cheap Seats: Selected Nonfiction by Neil Gaiman
Aconcagua
Last Days by Joyce Carol Oates
Kilimanjaro
15.9 - Ghouls and Goblins
Read a book with a title that begins with the letter "G."
Gentleman and Ladies by Susan Hill
Post total=30
Season total=205
5.9 - Help YourselfThe Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life by Mark Manson
Points this post: 5
Total points: 660
Tasks completed: 37
Queen Bee Darlene20.5 - Bigger is Better - Fandury's task: The 11 days of the Fantasy Filmfest
Option 1: horror genre
I Remember You by Yrsa Sigurdardottir I Remember You
20 points
25.1 Coralie's task: Melbourne's Spring Holidays
Book 1: Book 1st published in 2015
The Nature of the Beast by Louise Penny The Nature of the Beast 400 pages
Book 2: Word in title of at least 4 letters that is a word in the name of a horse that has won the Melbourne Cup
Blue Spec won in 1905
The Blue Fox by Sjon The Blue Fox 115 pages
Books must total over 500 pages: 400 + 115 = 515
25 points
Points this post: 45
Total Points: 415
SALLY M.5.9 Help Yourself
Functional Anatomy of Yoga by David Keil (verified for Self-Help)
10.10 Countdown
The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali by Swami Satchidananda (number of pages = 272)
**The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali is a Golden Oldie (first published in 1950). Claiming 1 GO ticket.**
20.1 Pumpkin Spice & Everything Nice
The Yamas & Niyamas: Exploring Yoga's Ethical Practice by Deborah Adele (option 4: SAMHAIN in title)
20.2 It's a Love Story
The Key Muscles of Yoga: Scientific Keys, Volume I by Ray Long (option 3: HAPPILY EVER AFTER author initials)
Points this post: 55
Total points: 260
Tasks completed: 11
Books read: 17
Pages read: 7,057
Total BB tickets: 5
Total GO tickets: 1
Readerboard Name: JamminJennyTask 30.8 - Brooke TX's task: Stacks on Stacks on Stacks
Option B: BookRiot
Book 1: The Lost Book of the Grail - I listened to the audiobook, there is no MMPB version, the paperback version The Lost Book of the Grail is 317 pages, read 11/25
Book 2: Annihilation I listened to the audio CD version, there is no MMPB version, the paperback version Annihilation is 195 pages read 9/21
Total pages: 317+195=512
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 785
Books Read: 60
Tasks Completed: 46
BB Tickets: 12
GO Tickets: 6
CathyG 15.4 - Stranger Things
Choose one of the following options.
Option 1: Read one Book 1 AND one Book 2
Book 1: Read a book where the beginning letter of each word in the title can be found in STRANGER THINGS. AND
Book 2: A book first published in the 1980s (1980-1989, inclusive)
Option 2: Read ONE book that fulfills both Book 1 and Book 2 requirements.
Here is Greenwood, Vol. 1 by Yukie Nasu
(1987)
15.5 - Northern Lights
Read a book from the first 10 pages of Popular Norse Mythology Books.
Required: State which page the book is on when you post. page 1
Hammered by Kevin Hearne
15.6 - Rio's Harbor
Read a book with the name of a natural water body found on The Glossary of Bodies of Water list in the title/subtitle
Echo, Volume 1: Moon Lake by Terry Moore
15.8 - NaNoWriMo
November is National Novel Writing Month. Read a book about a writer from the list: Fiction Books About Writers
Required: Indicate which list you chose when you post.
The Write Stuff by Tiffany King
15.9 - Ghouls and Goblins
Read a book with a title that begins with the letter "G." Articles (A, An, The) can be ignored.
Grave Surprise by Charlaine Harris
25.5 - Perletwo's task: HAPPY RETURNS
This task has two options:
Option 1: Read two books for two of the options offered, with a total length of no less than 500 pages.
1. Mine is a September birthday. Read a book whose author's initials can be found in SEPTEMBER TWENTY-FIVE.
Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas 404pp
2. I will be turning 47 this fall! Read a book with a page count that includes a 4 or a 7.
Hades: A Demonica Novellaby Larissa Ione 154pp
Points this post: 100
Total points: 200
Tasks completed: 11
Books read: 12
Big Book Ticket: 0 Golden Oldie Ticket:0
30.5 - Diane's Task: Listamania/LisztomaniaOption 1: Listamania. A lot of my reading is driven by various book lists. Some I am very serious about while others I follow more haphazardly. Read two books found on one of the following book lists. Both books must come from the same list.
Rory Gilmore Reading List Page 1
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 12.0
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
IL: MG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 32.0
This book is 734 pages. I am claiming 1 Big Book Ticket
Points This Task: 30
Total Points: 615
Total Tasks: 29
Golden Oldies: 2
Big Books: 1
Readerboard Name: Kathy P20.9 - Moderator’s Pet – Lauren Jodi's task: Morbid Nursery Rhymes
Option 3: ASHES, ASHES
The Boy on the Bridge
This is a zombie epidemic story. Points this post: 20
Books this post: 1
Totals
Points: 340
BB:0
GO:1
Total Task completed: 16
Total Books read: 20
10.1 - Rice is Nice Read a book set at least 50% in one of these top rice producing U.S. states: Arkansas, California, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, or Texas.
The Disaster Artist: My Life Inside The Room, the Greatest Bad Movie Ever Made by Greg Sestero
From the main page description:
"In 2003, an independent film called The Room—written, produced, directed, and starring a very rich social misfit of indeterminate age and origin named Tommy Wiseau—made its disastrous debut in Los Angeles."
Points this Post: 10
Big Books this Post: 0
Golden Oldies this Post: 0
Total Points: 100
Total Books Read: 6
Big Books Total: 0
Golden Oldies Total: 0
SandiCompleted Tasks
NOTE: I wish to remove On the Road from task 15.1
15.1 - Climbing Everest
Two books where Author's initials found in one of the seven summits
★Book #1: Author's initials LA found in Denali
Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
★Book #2: Author's initials RN found in Kilimanjaro
Twister by R.P. Nettelhorst
Book available in ebook format only. Verified for length at post #6454 of the verification thread -- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
25.4 - Andy P's task: I didn't think I would finish the Summer Challenge but...
★Book #1: I-D-R-E-T-F found in book title
Kindle edition I read: Brightest Kind of Darkness
Most Popular paperback edition: Brightest Kind of Darkness 364 pp
★Book #2: author's initials found in ARDUOUS
Kindle edition I read: Fresh Temptation
Paperback edition: Fresh Temptation 198 pp
25.5 - Perletwo's task: HAPPY RETURNS
★Book #1: Using Option 2 where page count includes a 4
Kindle edition I read: Ice Station Zombie
Paperback edition: Ice Station Zombie 224 pp
★Book #1: Using Option 4 where book is found on page one (at spot #89) of The Most Frequently Challenged Books listopia.
Audio edition I listened to: On the Road
Most popular MMPB: On the Road 281 pp
**POINT SUMMARY**
Previous Points Earned: 590
Subtract book removal task: <15>
Points Earned this Post: 65
Total Points To Date: 640
Task 20.3 - The Secret History Option 3: Read a book that has all the letters of WICKED in the title and/or author's name. Subtitle letters cannot be used to spell out WICKED, but books with subtitles can be used.
Required: Point out the letters when you post.
The Kitchen God's Wife (1991) by Amy Tan (Goodreads Author) (Paperback, 532 pages)
W: W ife
I: K i tchen
C: Kit c chen
K: K itchen
E: Kitch e n
D: Go d ‘s
** The Kitchen God's Wife is a Big Book (532 pages). Claiming 1 BB ticket **
360 + 20 = 380
Tasks Completed: 19
Points for this post: 20
Points thus far: 360 + 20 = 380
Books read: 26
Pages read: 7,733
Read but not claimed: 06
Goodreads Authors: 12
Golden Oldies: 01
Big Books:
(1) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Task 5.5 - September, October, November Read a book with the number of pages as listed on Goodreads that includes the number 0, 1 or 9.
Tapestry of Fortunes (2013) by Elizabeth Berg (Hardcover, 219 pages)
380 + 05 = 385
Tasks Completed: 20
Points for this post: 05
Points thus far: 380 + 05 = 385
Books read: 27
Pages read: 7.952
Read but not claimed: 05
Goodreads Authors: 12
Golden Oldies: 01
Big Books:
(1) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
15.9 - Ghouls and GoblinsRead a book with a title that begins with the letter "G." Articles (A, An, The) can be ignored.
Grime and Punishment
Points This Task: 15
Total Points: 630
Total Tasks: 30
Golden Oldies: 2
Big Books: 1
Christine V50.1 – Schatzie’s Task: Outside the box
Option 1: What Happened
Option 2: To Say Nothing of the Dog Fantasy genre was verified in message 70 of the task help thread.
Option 4: Beyond Addiction: How Science and Kindness Help People Change Science genre was verified in message 98 of the fall genre verification thread.
Points this post: 50
Total points: 280
Tasks completed: 16
Books read: 19
Golden Oldies: 4
Big Books: 500=2, 750=1, 1000=0 (Total BB tickets=4)
Readerboard Name - LaureY30.8 - Brooke TX's task: Stacks on Stacks on Stacks
Option C:
Book 1: Read a book from The Sword and Laser bookshelf.
A Conjuring of Light by VE Schwab
Page Number:666
*I claim a Big Book ticket for this book as it is 666 pages long.*
Book 2: Read a book from the Vaginal Fantasy Book Club bookshelf.
Romancing the Duke by Tessa Dare
Page Number:370
*Both books are on the first page of their respective shelves.*
Points this post: 30
Total points: 430
Total Books: 36
Total Tasks: 28
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 2
Big Book Tickets this post: 1
Total Big Book Tickets: 4
Anja15.3 - Victoria Falls
Book 1: Read a book with the word "water" or "fall" intact in the title name.
Darker Water by Lauren Stewart
Book 2: Read a book written by an author named “Victoria” or any of the related names found at Behind the Name.
Pay for Play by Victoria Ashley
POINTS:
Points This Post: 15
Points Total: 710
Big Books: 500(4) 750() 1000()
Golden Oldies: 1
Tasks Completed: 40
Shannon South Africa50.1 Outside the Box
Option 1: No B/O/X in title/subtitle
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Option 3: Non-living object that can't be put in a box on cover
(Building in background)
by Martha Hall KellyOption 5: All author initials in SCIENCE FICTION
Attention All Shipping: A Journey Round the Shipping Forecast by Charlie Connelly
Task total: 50
Challenge total: 195
Readerboard Name - LaureY10.5 - I'm So Glad We Had This Time Together
Read a book written by an author who shares a name with one of the show's stars: Carol Burnett, Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, Lyle Waggoner, or season 1 guest stars.
Required: State the star's name.
The Lewis Man by Peter May
*Guest Star: Peter Lawford*
Points this post: 10
Total points: 440
Total Books: 37
Total Tasks: 29
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 2
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 4
Bookwrm526Task #15.1 - Climbing Everest
Read books by two different authors whose initials can be found in two different peaks on the list.
Book 1: I chose Aconcagua and read Annie on My Mind by Nancy Garden.
Book 2: I chose Everest and read Hope in the Dark by Rebecca Solnit.
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Task #30.8 - Stacks on Stacks on Stacks
I chose Option C, Goodreads
Book 1: Read a book from the Sword and Laser Bookshelf. I read (on page 1) The Salt Roads by Nalo Hopkinson (416p).
Book 2: Read a book from the Vaginal Fantasy Bookclub shelf. I read (from page 9) The Secret History of Moscow by Ekaterina Sedia (303pp).
416+303=719p
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Points this post: 45
Total points so far: 545
5.5 - SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER, NOVEMBER - The Christmas Catch with 102 pages.5.8 - UNDER THE FALL MOON - HUNTER - The Bride Hunter
10.10 - COUNTDOWN - Always on My Mind with 299 pages.
TOTAL POINTS - 950
Creynard20.6 - Seasoned Reader - SweetMelissa's task: In Memoriam
option C:
by Sarah Addison AllenI listened to the audiobook, which has peaches on the cover. Page count for the paperback = 282.
30.7 - TessaVanessa's task: Class is in session
book 1/option 1: The Book of Speculation by Erika Swyler
book 2/option 3: Tempting the Best Man by J. Lynn
"Best" is my word."
30.8 - Brooke TX's task: Stacks on Stacks on Stacks
option C/book 1: A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr.
Found on page 1 of GR Sword and Laser list.
option C/book 2: The Veil by Chloe Neill
Found on page 2 of GR Vaginal Fantasy list.
Points this post 80
Total points 755
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Tasks completed 46
Books read 64
25.5 - Perletwo's task: HAPPY RETURNSOption 1, two books
1, author's initials in SEPTEMBER TWENTY-FIVE: The Forgotten Room by Karen White, Beatriz Williams, and Lauren Willig
384 pages
3, a book set in Ancient Rome: Mistress of Rome by Kate Quinn
mass market paperback Ljubavnica Rima 471 pages
Domitian, the emperor in this book and mentioned on the book's main page, reigned from 81-96 AD, within the time span specified in the task description (27 BC to 1000 AD).
Emperor Domitian
Points this post: 25
Total points: 725
READ 60 10.8 Hyphenated word
The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu: And Their Race to Save the World’s Most Precious Manuscripts by Josha Hammer
Points 10
total points 60
READ 60 30.1 Wonders of 7
Option 2: The Answers by Katherine Lacey
ANSWERS
Option 3: Wired by Julie GARWOOD
Points 30
Total points 90
Nick KYI had a coupla problems with this task before. I hope I have fixed 'em.
20.9 L.J.s Morbid Nursery Rhymes Option 2. I read Blood Work by Michael Lister , with the word “Blood” in the title. (Now the hardcover edition, which is the one I read, shows 278 pp., fixin' the problem, cross fingers.)
Points This Post: 20
Total Points So Far: 895
Nick KY30.3 Elaine L’s Time Flies.
Option 1. Happy Birthday to Me! – Letters APRIL in the title – I read The Spiritual Doorway in the Brain: A Neurologist's Search for the God Experience sPIRituAL 336 pp
Opt 3. From Winter 2016 task 10.2 Ring, Sing, Bling I read a book with an “-ing” word in the title: Thirteen Ways of Looking. 256 pp (Originally I had this book in 25.2, but then realized it did not meet the pagination requirements, so I replaced it. I am using it here, in 30.3, now.)
Total pp = 592 > required 500
Points This Post: 30
Total Points So Far: 925
Delicious Dee15.7 - Sea Life
Touching Paradise - main character is a shark shifter, so spends a portion of the book as a creature in the water
20.3 - Best Review - Sam M's task: The Secret History
Option 1 - The Man Who Loved Books Too Much: The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession - found on pg5 of the provided listopia - position 454
Reposted - 20.4 – Golden Oldies – Loafer's task: Golden Oldies
Option 2 -
30.6 - Diana K's task: Fall Baking
Butter Fudge Fingers
Option a- Sugar's Twice as Sweet - sugar is an ingredient in the recipe, 384pgs
Option B - Melt for Him - step 1 of the recipe says to melt the butter and chocolate, 234pgs
Summary:
Points this Post: 85
Points overall: 655
5.6 Michaelmas I read Kosher Chinese: Living, Teaching, and Eating with China's Other Billion by Michael Levy
10.5 I'm So Glad...
I read Help for the Haunted by John Searles
Season 1 matching guest star: John Davidson
10.7 Mosi-oa-Tunya
I read Trans-Sister Radio by Chris Bohjalian
20.6 In Memoriam
I chose option D and read The Good Girl by Mary Kubica
20.9 Morbid Nursery Rhymes
I chose option 3 and read World Without End by Ken Follett - the Bubonic Plague is a major part of the book, including the main character discovering ways to slow its spread via quarantine.
Claiming 3 Big Book Tickets for World Without End at 1014 pages
New Total: 250
Stephanie12730.8 - Brooke TX's task: Stacks on Stacks on Stacks
Option B: BookRiot--
Book 1: Read a book found on this list of BookRiot's Best Books of 2017 (so far).
Lincoln in the Bardo (343 pages)
Book 2: Read a book from this list of BookRiot's 100 Must-Read Strange and Unusual Novels.
The Wilds (376 pages)
Total page count is 719
Points this post: 30
Total points: 130/965
Tasks completed: 10/56
Books read: 12
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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Conquer two of the seven summits by reading TWO books by two different authors. The author initials for each book must be found in ONE peak, and you must "summit" two different peaks.
The Secret, Book and Scone Society by Ellery Adams
Denali
Fat Cat Takes the Cake by Janet Cantrell
Puncak Jaya
Points This Task: 15
Total Points: 585
Total Tasks: 28
Golden Oldies: 2
Big Books: 0