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WINTER CHALLENGE 2017
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Post #825.3 - Bluemoon's Task: SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN
OPTION A - MAGIC
A) The Bear and the Nightingale Approved for Magic as MPG in help thread #25
C) A Simple Amish Christmas Using Christmas
Points this post:25
Total Points:155
Books read:12
Tasks Done:9
loafer10.9 - Good Dog!
Read a book with a title that begins with the letter D, O, or G. All words count.
Good as Gone by Amy Gentry
points: 10
total: 240
BB: 3
GO: 3
tasks completed: 16
15.3 Hot or Cold?I used Option 2, one book with both opposite words (ask and answer): The Ask and the Answer.
**This is a big book - 517 pages. Claiming one Big Book ticket.
30.7 -Catherine T's Task: Down the Rabbit HoleBook 1: Cat Got Your Diamonds by Julie Chase
Book 2: Much Ado About You by Eloisa James
Points this post: 30
Total points: 260
Tasks completed: 18
MIKE DENNISCORRECTED IN POST 718
Batman: Night Cries 96pp.
(Using 2 exceptions: Item 5 of Book Formats and Page Numbers Explained says "[genre Sequential Art: Comics/Comic Book] may only be used for 5, 10, and 15 point tasks…" and Item 3 adds "One book between 80 -99 pages may be used for ONE 5 point task."
Readerboard name: D5.3 - Banished!
3 word title
The Good Wife by Stewart O'Nan
Task total=5
Season total=165
Cait S30.8- Anagram It
Book #1
Read a book of your choice.
Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur
Book #2
Read a book with a word of at least 4 letters in the title (not subtitle) that can be made from the letters in the title (not subtitle) of Book 1.
Until You're Mine by Samantha Hayes
The word in the second title is MINE (MIlk aNd honEy).
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 90
Emsreviewsbooks20.3 - Best Review - Ed's Task: Titles and Suffixes
I read a publisher's advance copy of The Sins of Lord Lockwood by Meredith Duran. 'Lord' is a title, and it modifies Lockwood.
20.4 - Golden Oldies - Creynard's Task: My February Baby
Option 2: I read A Secret Courage by Tricia Goyer. It is #1 in its series.
20.5 - Bigger is Better - DebraJean's Task: LET IT SNOW!
Option 3: I read For Love or Honor by Sarah M. Eden. It has 272 pages.
30.6 - TessaVanessa's Task: 25 Years and Counting
Option 1: I read For Elise by Sarah M. Eden. S and E both appear in 'Sweet Sixteen'. (Thank you for ignoring middle initials!)
Option 2: I read a publisher's advance copy of No Earls Allowed by Shana Galen. She is credited with 44 distinct works on Goodreads.
This post: 90
Total: 150
Read: 9
Finished: 6
Anja25.6 - Perletwo's Task: Winnie the Pooh Day
1. Read a book by a single author whose initials can be found in the phrase HUNDRED ACRE WOOD.
Bad Blood by Cynthia Rayne
Pages approved here
2. Read a book with the GR main page genre Magical Realism, Fantasy, or Coming-Of-Age.
Lure of Oblivion by Suzanne Wright
Genre Fantasy noted here
POINTS:
Points This Post: 25
Points Total: 215
Big Books: 500() 750(1) 1000()
Golden Oldies: 0
Tasks Completed: 13
CHANDNI20.3 - Best Review - Ed's Task: Titles and Suffixes
Read a book in which a title or suffix is used in either the Title, Sub-Title or Author's name as presented on Good Reads.
Dear Mr. M by Herman Koch
[POINTS]
This Post: 20
Total Points: 185
Books Read: 10
Completed Tasks: 10
5.3 - Banished!Brown Skin Blue by Belinda Jeffrey
25.6 - Perletwo's Task: Winnie the Pooh Day
1. Read a book by a single author whose initials can be found in the phrase HUNDRED ACRE WOOD.
Freedom Swimmer by Wai Chim
author's initial, WC, found in aCre Wood
2. read a book with the GR main page genre: Fantasy
Wayfarer (Passenger #2) by Alexandra Bracken
1x Bigger is Better Tix (544 pages)
30.11 Andy P's Task: Is There a Pattern Here?
Book 1. Read a book by a single author in which the letters of the author's first, middle, or last name consists of alternating vowels and consonants. The target word must be of at least five letters or more.
Truthwitch (The Witchlands #1) by Susan Dennard
SUSAN
412 pages
Book 2. Read a book in which the title contains a word of 5 or more letters of alternating vowels and consonants. The title must be at least 3 words in length and may contain a subtitle BUT the target word must appear in the title.
Breathing Under Water by Sophie Hardcastle
WATER
310 pages
Total pages read: 722
Total this Post: 60
Golden Oldies:
Bigger is Better: 1
Season Total: 220
20.6 - Seasoned Rader - Lagullande's Task: IT’S BEHIND YOU!Illegal Contact – option 1, 3 x L in “illegal”
I read the kindle edition and there is no print edition. The book was approved for length here.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 150
trishhartuk10.7 What's Your Favorite Hobby?
Read a novel (fiction) in which your favorite hobby is prominently featured.
The Legend of Sleepy Harlow, Kylie Logan
My main hobby is reading – the League of Literary Ladies are a book club, this time reading The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (with added murder and possible ghosts)
Points this Task: 10
Books Read: 1
Golden Oldie/Big Book: No
Total Points: 205
Tasks Completed: 15
Golden Oldies: 2
Big Book tickets: 0
perletwo15.9 - Let's Party! - Read a book from this list of books written by, about or influenced by drinking: Drunken Masters
The Beautiful and Damned - on list p. 1
First printed in 1922, this qualifies for a Golden Oldie ticket.
Points this task: 15
Total points: 480
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 3
Big Book ticket requests: 1
Books read: 32
Tasks completed: 22
Task 10.1 - What a Zoo Read a book with the letters Z-O-O in the title/subtitle and/or author's name.
Unbelievable: My Front-Row Seat to the Craziest Campaign in American History (2017) by Katy Tur (Hardcover, 291 pages) [324.973]
Z: Cra z iest
O: Fr o nt-Row
O: Front-R o w
60 + 10 = 70
Tasks Completed: 04
Points for this post: 10
Points thus far: 60 + 10 = 70
Books read: 06
Pages read: 1,711
Read but not claimed: 04
Goodreads Authors: 04
Golden Oldies: 00
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Sara G15.6 - Hoping, Wishing, Trying........
Read a NONFICTION book that involves something you’d like to do in 2018, a goal or an aspiration or even a faint hope! While you may not achieve this goal, it should be one that is realistically possible - no time travel, books involving zombie attacks, etc.
REQUIRED: Tell us what your goal is, and if it's not obvious, explain how the book relates to it.
The Art of Travel by Alain de Botton
My goal is to see more of the world in 2018 than I did in 2017, and to make better use of my resources while traveling. This philosophical book on travel was perfect.
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Anja's Task: RARE18 London
4. I've never been to London and most I know about it comes from historical romances. I know they won't be any helpful when I'm there but they're still fun to read. Read a book with a main page genre Regency. The genre may be stand-alone or embedded.
Only Enchanting by Mary Balogh
25.5 - Tien's Task: All in the Family
Option A
We are a family of T; that is, all 4 of us have names that start with the letter T.
For this option, read 2 books by 2 different authors with the same first initial. Books must be written by a single author. Names must be different but starting with same letter.
Revolution for Dummies: Laughing through the Arab Spring by Bassem Youssef
Tiny Little Thing by Beatriz Williams
Both authors have first names starting with B.
30.8 - Sandy's Task: Anagram It
Book 1 - Read a book of your choice.
An Utterly Impartial History of Britain: by John O'Farrell
I read the Kindle edition, but the paperback reference link is here - **An Utterly Impartial History of Britain is a Big Book (588 pages). Claiming 1 BB ticket.**
Book 2 - Read a book with a word of at least 4 letters in the title (not subtitle) that can be made from the letters in the title (not subtitle) of Book 1. Letters may be used only as often as they appear in the title of Book 1.
The Fate of the Tearling by Erika Johansen
"Fate" can be made out of letters in An Utterly Impartial History of Britain.
Points this post: 90
Total points: 210
Cindy C.Task 15.5- New Beginnings: Read a book by a new-to-you author. I have not a book by this author before.
Party Like a President: True Tales of Inebriation, Lechery, and Mischief From the Oval Office
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Task 30.1-Schatzie's Task: Animal Crackers
Option 1: Read a book with the letters of Nabisco in the title and subtitle.
Lost in the Yellowstone: "Thirty-Seven Days of Peril" and a Handwritten Account of Being Lost
Option 2: Read a book with a silhouette or outline of an animal. The silhouette is in the background of a bird.
The Cat Who Sang for the Birds
Points this post: 45
Total points: 45
Total tasks: 2
SiobhanTask 30.2 - Mazza1's Task: Prolific Pensmiths
Book 1
Read a book by any author who has published MORE than 25 books (i.e., at least 26 books).
The Moving Finger by Agatha Christie
299 pages.
The Moving Finger was first published in 1942 and thus qualifies for one Golden Oldie ticket
Book 2
Read a book by either the same author OR by a different author who has published MORE than 25 books (at least 26). This book must be a standalone book, not part of a series
And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
264 pages.
And Then There Were None was first published in 1939 and thus qualifies for one Golden Oldie ticket
Points this post: 30
Total points: 290
Big Book Tickets: 1
Golden Oldies Tickets: 4
Tasks Completed: 15
Books Read: 21
5.6 It's Alive!We Have Always Lived in the Castle (Audible edition).
Appears on page 1 of the Best Gothic Books of All Time list.
The MMPB has 173 pages: We Have Always Lived in the Castle.
25.1 - Dakimel’s Task – Hurricane RecoveryOption 1: Because I didn’t get to log that last book for the Summer SRC, read a book by a single author whose first and last initials are located in the phrase JUST ONE MORE. Letters may be used only as often as they appear in the target phrase.
The Deep End by Julie Mulhern
Option 4: Read a book with a shelf-stable food item on the cover. Though the packaging can be open, the item must be in a distribution-ready form, i.e., boxed pasta, canned soup, bagged bread, bottled olive oil. No alcohol, and nothing requiring a fridge or freezer!
REQUIRED: post the cover and point out the qualifying item when you claim this option.
Cupcake
Points This Task: 25
Total Points: 355
Total Tasks: 12
Golden Oldies:
Big Books: 1
Brave20.9 - Moderators' Pet - Morgan Faeriesfolly's Task: Bringing Pets and People Together
Books with the Main Page Genres of Sequential Art", "Comics", "Comic Book", and "Manga" can be used for this task.
REQUIRED: In your post, indicate the option you chose.
I chose Option 2: Boss: Read a book that has the letters B O S S in the title (not subtitle). Letters can appear in any order as long as all four can be found in the title.
The League of Regrettable Superheroes by Jon Morris
Page count in my edition: 128 pages
B in "regrettable"
O in "superheroes"
and both S in "superheroes"
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 20
Brave15.5 - New Beginnings: Read a book by a new-to-you author. REQUIRED: Note in your post that you have not read this author before.
Mystery in White by J. Jefferson Farjeon
page count in my edition: 256 pages
This is this first time I have read anything by this author (but won't be the last).
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 35
Katrina H30.1 – Schatzie’s Task: Animal Crackers
Option 2: A book with a silhouette or outline of an animal on the cover.
I read The Silent Companions by Laura Purcell - featuring the silhouette of various types of animal on the cover.
Option 4: Read a book written by an author whose first and last name initials can be found in STOCKING STUFFER.
I read Down and Out in Paris and London by George Orwell
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Points this post: 30
Total points: 35
HINA30.10 - Brooke TX's Task: By the Numbers -
Book 1: Noble Destiny by Katie MacAlister.
PB: 366 pages
Book 2: Man At Work by Elaine Fox.
PB: 384 pages
384/3 = 128; 384/6 = 64
Total pages = 384 + 366 = 750 pages
Current post:
Points: 30
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 0
Total:
Total Points: 240
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Big Books - 500+:
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:
Readerboard: JENBENT10.8 - Here Kitty Kitty
Lucky is #19 on the cat names list.
Kay's Lucky Coin Variety by Ann Y.K. Choi
Points this post: 10
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Big Books this post: 0
Total points: 200
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Total Big Books: 0
15.5 - New BeginningsHelp Thread
January is traditionally a time for new beginnings. Read a book by a new-to-you author. If there is more than one author listed, all authors must be new to you. REQUIRED: Note in your post that you have not read this author before.
I read Days of the Endless Corvette: A Novel by Man Martin who is a new to me author.
Points: 120
books read: 9
tasks completed: 6
tasks in progress ; 1
Big books: 1
pages read: 2901
perletwo20.9 - Moderators' Pet - Morgan Faeriesfolly's Task: Bringing Pets and People Together - Option 1: Chomper - Read a book from this list: Great Books with Black Covers
The Coffin Dancer - list p. 4
The top pb ed. of this book has 513 pages, qualifying for a Big Book ticket. (There is 1 mmp ed., but it has no page number listed.)
Points this task: 20
Total points: 500
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 3
Big Book ticket requests: 2
Books read: 33
Tasks completed: 23
EMurphy30.10 Brooke TX's Task: By the Numbers
Book 1: We're Going to Need More Wine: Stories by Gabrielle Union (272 pages)
Book 2: IQ by Joe Ide (336 pages)
336/2=168, 336/7=48; 336/2=168
336+272=608 pas
This Task:
Points: 30
Books Read: 2
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 30
Books Read: 2
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket: 0
Tasks Completed: 1
Julia10310.4 - It's a Llama, Mama
There are elephants in the background, below the mountain and above the man's head on the right.
This book has 656 page - claiming one BB ticket
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Barbara ★'s Task: Animal Lover's Unite
Option 1:
(fox on cover, approved in post #14 of task help thread)Approved for length in post #6602 of eBook Verification thread
This post: 30 points, 1 BB
Challenge total points: 135
BB: 1
GO: 0
Tasks completed: 8
10.5 - Best BooksRead one of the Best Books of the Month for December, January, or February of any year.
The Boston Girl
Best book from December 2014
New Points: 10
Total Points:95
GO's: 1
Brave15.10. Trash to Treasure.: Using the “read” list for any of your GR friends, read a book that your friend gave only 1 or 2 stars, but that sounds like a book you might like. This must be a book that you’ve never read before.
Required: Name the friend or mod whose list you used and state that this book is new to you.
Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger
Page count in my edition: 406 pages
GR friend Bethany rated this book 2 stars.
I rated it 4 stars.
This book was new to me.
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 50
15.7 - Groundhog DayRead a book whose title contains a word of at least 3 letters that can be made from the letters in GROUNDHOG DAY. Letters may be used only as often as they appear in GROUNDHOG DAY.
Meet Your Baker
Your
Points This Task: 15
Total Points: 345
Total Tasks: 12
Golden Oldies:
Big Books: 1
Brooke TX20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Shiraloo's Task: Coins for Christmas
Read ONE book that has 32, 24, or 41 intact somewhere in the page numbers AND has jewelry, a crown, or a stack of money on the cover. Approved in help thread message 26 (for the "extravagant" category, earrings and bracelets):
25.4 - Nick KY’s Task: White Winter, Yellow Moon
Book 1, Option B: Read a book from the Books with Black and White Covers list. Found on page 1:
Book 2, Option B: Read a book from the Solar System Opera list. Found on page 1:
Points
This Post: 45
Total Points: 245
Completed Tasks: 17
Books Read: 28
Coralie5.3 Banished!
Book with title consisting of three words
Jirel of Joiry
5.7 Power Pets
Book with a number of pages that includes 1 & 5
The Finishing School which has 158 pages
20.5 Let it snow
Option 2. Book whose page numbers include a 3
The Unreal and the Real: Selected Stories, Volume Two: Outer Space, Inner Lands which has 333 pages
This post 30 points
Total to date 210 points
MIKE DENNISTask 5.10: a book of my choice
Batman: Night Cries 96pp.
(Using 2 exceptions: Item 5 of Book Formats and Page Numbers Explained says "[genre Sequential Art: Comics/Comic Book] may only be used for 5, 10, and 15 point tasks…" and Item 3 adds "One book between 80 -99 pages may be used for ONE 5 point task."
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Current Post: Points: 5 GO: - BB: -
Total: Points: 25 GO: - BB: -
From: 5.10, 20.6
Maddie O.5.3 - Banished!
Read a book with a title (subtitles should be ignored) that is exactly 3 words.
I read City of Ashes.
5.5 - Wonders of the Deep
Read a book written by a single author who uses a three-part name: first, middle, last.
I read A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle.
5.6 - It's Alive!
Read a book found on this list of Best Gothic Books of All Time
I read The Sign of Four, which is on page 3 of the list.
10.7 - What's Your Favorite Hobby?
Read a novel (fiction) in which your favorite hobby is prominently featured.
I read Ink and Bone. Reading is my hobby and this is a book about a library and books.
20.3 - Best Review - Ed's Task: Titles and Suffixes
Read a book in which a title or suffix is used in either the Title, Sub-Title or Author's name as presented on Good Reads.
I read Mr. Dickens and His Carol.
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Barbara ★'s Task: Animal Lover's Unite
Option 4: Read a book where the author's first and last initial (ignore middle initials) can be found in either ACROBAT or TEACHER.
I read An Extraordinary Union by Alyssa Cole.
20.9 - Moderators' Pet - Morgan Faeriesfolly's Task: Bringing Pets and People Together
Option 2: Read a book that has the letters B O S S in the title.
I read Busman's Honeymoon. (BuSman'S hOneymoon)
25.2 - Anne (Booklady)'s task: Big Cats
Option 1: read a book that has the letters PURR or CHIRP in the Title.
I read Hercule Poirot's Christmas (heRcUle PoiRot's christmas)
Option 3: read a book with a Night Scene on its Cover.
I read
.30.1 – Schatzie’s Task: Animal Crackers
Option 1: read a book with the letters N-A-B-I-S-C-O in the title and/or subtitle.
I read Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar. (tiNy BeAutIful thingS: adviCe On love and life from dear sugar)
Option 4: Read a book written by an author whose first and last name initials can be found in STOCKING STUFFER.
I read An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir.
30.3 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Mad Max; My Heart
Option 2: Read a book written by an author whose first and last name initials can be found in the the word SCHNAUZER.
I read Dragonwyck by Anya Seton.
Option 3: read a book with the main page genre mystery, detective, crime, or thriller.
I read The Likeness, which has an MPG of "Mystery".
Points this post: 170
Points total: 180
30.1 – Schatzie’s Task: Animal CrackersOption 3: Read a book set at least 50% in Australia.
Laurinda by Alice Pung
set 100% in Australia
Option 4: Read a book written by an author whose first and last name initials can be found in STOCKING STUFFER.
The Flywheel by Erin Gough
author's initials, EG, found in stockinG stuffEr
30.8 - Sandy's Task: Anagram It
Book 1 - The Interrogation of Ashala Wolf (The Tribe #1) by Ambelin Kwaymullina
395 pages
Book 2 - The Things I Didn't Say by Kylie Fornasier
THINGS found in INTerroGation aSHala
311 pages
Total pages read: 706
Total this Post: 60
Golden Oldies:
Bigger is Better: 1
Season Total: 280
Readerboard Name: Nicola TTask: 20.9 - Moderators' Pet - Morgan Faeriesfolly's Task: Bringing Pets and People Together
I chose: Option 4 Read a book with Fantasy or Magic as a Main Page Genre. These genres can stand alone or be embedded.
Books with the Main Page Genres of Sequential Art", "Comics", "Comic Book", and "Manga" can be used for this task.
I read Rat Queens, Vol. 4: High Fantasies which is 128 pages and has MPG Fantasy.
Points this task: 20
Winter 17/18:
Points Overall:120
Tasks Completed:9
Books Read:10
Marina H15.3 - Hot or Cold?
Option 2: Good Me, Bad Me by Ali Land
Word pair: good vs. Bad
25.5 - Tien's Task: All in the Family
Option A:
Vandmelonen by Marian Keyes
One Christmas in Paris by Marian Keyes
Same first initial - M
Points this post: 40
Total points: 145
Big book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Tasks completed: 5
Mod
5.5 - Wonders of the Deep
3 part name: Acid Trip: Travels in the World of Vinegar: With Recipes from Leading Chefs, Insights from Top Producers, and Step-by-Step Instructions on How to Make Your Own by Michael Harlan Turkell
5.8 - Animals Around Us
Animals genre: American Wolf: A True Story of Survival and Obsession in the West by Nate Blakeslee
30.11 Andy P's Task: Is There a Pattern Here?
Book 1, 5 letter author name VCVCV, Anita: The Stars Are Fire by Anita Shreve, 241 pages
Book 2, 5 word title, CVCVC, color (lives): The Secret Lives of Color by Kassia St. Clair, 320 pages, 561 pages total
total = 335
Readerboard: JENBENT5.7 - Power Pets
Book with number of pages that includes at least 2 different digits from 1235
The Glass Coffin by Gail Bowen
= 256 pages
Points this post: 5
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Big Books this post: 0
Total points: 205
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Total Big Books: 0
FANDURY30.10 - Brooke TX's Task: By the Numbers
Book 1: Read a book of your choice.
Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant
The paperback has 484 pages: Into the Drowning Deep
Book 2: Read a book with a page count that is divisible by each of the digits found in the page count of Book 1
Every Patient Tells a Story: Medical Mysteries and the Art of Diagnosis by Lisa Sanders
The paperback has 304 pages: Every Patient Tells a Story: Medical Mysteries and the Art of Diagnosis
304/4 = 76
304/8 = 38
484 + 304 = 788 pages
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 105
Books Read: 7
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books:500+(0)750+(0)1000+(0)
30.6 - TessaVanessa's Task: 25 Years and CountingBook 1: Ready For Love by Stella Starling (Option 1)
I read the kindle edition. The paperback edition has 300 pages.
Book 2: Romancing the Ugly Duckling by Clare London (Option 2)
The author has produced 118 distinct works according to Goodreads, the vast majority by herself (way more than 25), some in collaboration with other authors.
I read the kindle edition and there is no print edition. The book was approved for length here.
Points this post: 30
Total points: 180
Michelle GA20.4 - Golden Oldies - Creynard's Task: My February Baby
Option 3: For this option read a book from the list Best Zombie Books.
I read:
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max BrooksREQUIRED: Include in your post the page number of the list on which your book is found.
{Page 1 of list.}
Points this post: 20
Total points: 95
Books posted: 8
Tasks complete: 8
Pages this post: 342
Total pages as of this post: 2,353
Golden Oldies: 0; Total = 0
Big Book: 0; Total = 0
Readerboard Name: AmarieTask: 30.11 - Is There a Pattern Here?
Book 1: A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J Maas
SaRaH
Book 2: A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
RoSeS
*Claiming Big Book Ticket with 624 pages
Point This Post: 30
Total Points: 30
Big Book Tickets: 1
Marina HRepost
25.5 - Tien's Task: All in the Family
Option A:
Vandmelonen by Marian Keyes
One Christmas in Paris by Mandy Baggot
Same first initial - M
Points this post: 25
Total points: 145
Big book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Tasks completed: 5
15.5 - New Beginnings Read a book by a new to you author.
Pearl Harbor by Randall Wallace
I've never read any books by Randall Wallace before reading Pearl Harbor.
Points this Post: 15
Big Books this Post: 0
Golden Oldies this Post: 0
Total Points: 35
Total Books Read: 2
Big Books Total: 0
Golden Oldies Total: 0
Completion PostReaderboard Name: Louise
15.5 - New Beginnings
Read a book by a new-to-you author.
The Unexpected Everything by Morgan Matson
Date Read: 29/12/17
Rating: 4*
How It Fits: First book I have read by this author
Claiming 1 Big Book Ticket: 519pgs
Points This Post: 15
Points Claimed: 130
Tasks Completed: 14
Big Book Tickets: 2
Golden Oldies: 0
Books Read: 15
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20.5 - Bigger is Better - DebraJean's Task: LET IT SNOW!
Option 3: book with 1, 9, 7, or 3 in page count
Zeroville by Steve Erickson
Paperback edition for page count: Zeroville (329 pages)
20.9 - Moderators' Pet - Morgan Faeriesfolly's Task: Bringing Pets and People Together
Option 2 - book with the letters B O S S in title
Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather
Archbishop - B, O, S
Comes - S
* I claim one Golden Oldies ticket for this book. It was first published in 1927.*
This post: 40 points
Total points: 75
Tasks completed: 4
Books read: 4
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books: 0