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WINTER CHALLENGE 2017
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Completed Tasks: PLEASE DO NOT DELETE ANY POST IN THIS THREAD
20.1 - Maddie O's Task: A Year of ImprovementsOption 4: Freckles by Amy Lane (mALtese)
I read the kindle edition. The paperback edition has 170 pages.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 355
5.3 - Banished - 3 word title A Dark Lure5.10 - Born Free - Archangel's Kiss
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 90
Queen Bee Darlene5.7 Power Pets - # of pages includes at least 2 different digits from 1235
Jar City by Arnaldur Indridason Jar City
275 pages
5 points
15.5 New Beginnings - New to me author
Try Not to Breathe by Holly Seddon Try Not to Breathe
I have not read Holly Seddon before
15 points
20.4 Golden Oldies - Creynard's Task: My February Baby
Option 1: Retelling of Shakespeare play
Vinegar Girl by Anne Tyler Vinegar Girl
This is a retelling of The Taming of the Shrew
20 points
20.5 Bigger is Better - DebraJean's Task: Let it Snow!
Option 3: Page numbers include 1,9,7, or 3
Miss Kopp's Midnight Confessions by Amy Stewart Miss Kopp's Midnight Confessions
365 Pages
20 points
25.5 Tien's Task: All in the Family
Option B: 2 books by 2 different authors with same last name
Book 1: Girl Waits With Gun by Amy Stewart Girl Waits with Gun
Book 2: The New Neighbor by Leah Stewart The New Neighbor
25 points
Points this post: 85
Total Points: 85
Mod
5.4 - Best Laid Plans
Fall task
5.2 - Location, Location, Location
Read a book set at least 50% in ONE location of a natural wonder: Alaska, USA; Arizona, USA; Australia; Brazil; Canada; China; Denmark; Finland; Greenland; Iceland; Mexico; Nepal; Norway; Russia; Scotland; Sweden; Zambia; Zimbabwe.
Set in Denmark: The Purity of Vengeance by Jussi Adler-Olsen
From the description...a charismatic surgeon who was part of a movement to sterilize wayward girls in 1950s Denmark.
10.6 - Who's Up For a Challenge?
For Around the World in 80 Books World Cup 2018 Challenge
Group C Match 5:
set in France: Avenue of Spies: A True Story of Terror, Espionage, and One American Family's Heroic Resistance in Nazi-Occupied Paris by Alex Kershaw
10.10 - Goin' on a Safari
travel genre: The Nile: A Journey Downriver Through Egypt's Past and Present by Toby Wilkinson
total = 935
FANDURY20.3 - 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.
Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey: The Lost Legacy of Highclere Castle by Fiona Carnarvon
The title is Lady Almina in the title.
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 275
Books Read: 17
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books:500+(1)750+(0)1000+(0)
Phantomswife5.3 - Banished!
Read a book with a title (subtitles should be ignored) that is exactly 3 words. Spaces determine words.
The Ivy Tree
5.4 - Best Laid Plans
Read a book that fits one of the Fall 2017 5, 10 or 15 point tasks.
using task #5.2 Location, Location, Location - Book set in Mexico
this is my one 88-99 page - this play has 93 pages.
The Night of the Iguana
15.7 - Groundhog Day
Read 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.
REQUIRED: Specify in your post the word that you are using.
An Artist of the Floating World
The word I am making is "DOOR"
20.9 - Moderators' Pet - Morgan Faeriesfolly's Task: Bringing Pets and People Together
Option 4: Mini Merlin Read a book with Fantasy or Magic as a Main Page Genre. These genres can stand alone or be embedded.
Dune
Task 30.2 - Mazza1's Task: Prolific Pensmiths
Book one
Read a book by any author who has published MORE than 25 books (i.e., at least 26 books). The author must have published at least 26 book-length books, at least 100 pages (not short stories, essays, etc.). This book may be standalone or part of a series.
Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
Book two
Read a book by either the same author OR by a different author who has published MORE than 25 books (at least 26). The author must have published at least 26 book-length books, at least 100 pages (not short stories, essays, etc.). This book must be a standalone book, not part of a series
The Black Tulip by Alexandre Dumas
30.6 - TessaVanessa's Task: 25 Years and Counting
Option 2: In keeping with the number 25, read a book by an author that has 25 or more distinct works credited to them on Goodreads.
Marianne by George Sand
Option 4: Read a book that was first published 25+ years ago. Since this challenge begins in 2017, it would mean any book published in 1992 or before.
Vanity Fair published 1847
Points this Post: 105
Total Points: 270
Books Read: 20
Tasks Completed: 16
Delicious Dee15.1 - Don't Make Me Choose!
I read Hidden Figures from the Non-Fiction - Space as my group read this season
Book A - Artemis - Winner from Space Opera
Book B - Rise of the Rocket Girls: The Women Who Propelled Us, from Missiles to the Moon to Mars - Nominee in the non-fiction space category
Points this Post 15
Total Points 395
Sara G30.3 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Mad Max; My Heart
Option 2: Schnauzer - Read a book written by an author whose first and last name initials can be found in the the word SCHNAUZER.
Secondhand Time: The Last of the Soviets by Svetlana Alexievich
SCHNAUZER
I read the Kindle edition. The MMPB here (La Fin de l'homme Rouge) has 688 pages.
**Secondhand Time is a Big Book (688 pages). Claiming 1 BB ticket.**
Option 3: Work - Because Schnauzers are fierce little detectives snooping out what is different around the house (or castle) or even neighborhood when taking a walk and immediately alerting their owners, read a book with the main page genre mystery, detective, crime, or thriller.
The Coffin Dancer by Jeffery Deaver
I read the Kindle edition. The most shelved paperback here has 532 pages.
**The Coffin Dancer is a Big Book (532 pages). Claiming 1 BB ticket.**
Points this post: 30
Total points: 495
Theresa 5.1 - Lassie Come Home
– Julie Kibler 5.2 - Go Wild
– Nevada Barr Set in California
5.3 - Banished
– Donna McDonald 5.4 - Best Laid Plans
– Mary Hogan 15.4 - Stranger Things, Option 1, Book A - TS
5.5 - Wonders of the Deep
– Amy Gail Hansen Points this post –25
Total Points - 25
Task 25.3 – Bluemoon – Santa Clause Is Coming To Town Option B – THE ELVES: Author first & last initials in E L V E S - L.S.
Lawrence Sanders / The First Deadly Sin
*** BIG BOOK *** 1 tickets – 630 pages
Option C – THE POEM: Title word matches word from 1st stanza of poem
‘Twas the NIGHT before …”
The Longest Night
I listened to the audio / MMP: Idaho
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This Post: 25 points
Total points to date: 225 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 1
Big Books Read: (1) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / () 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 1
Readerboard Name: Kathy P15.6 - Hoping, Wishing, Trying........
A Hitchhiker's Guide to Jesus: Reading the Gospels on the Ground
The goal is to learn more about the bible which is exactly what this book aims to teach.
Points this post: 15
Books this post: 1
Totals
Points: 160
BB:0
GO:2
Total Task completed: 9
Total Books read: 10
Readerboard Name: JamminJennyTask 25.3 - Bluemoon's Task: SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN
OPTION A - CHRISTMAS MAGIC
Cold Days MPG Magic, claiming 1 BB ticket, 614 pages
OPTION C - THE POEM
Christmas Stories: 7 Original Short Stories
using the word "Christmas"
Points this post: 25
Total points: 465
Books read: 37
Tasks completed: 30
BB tickets: 2
GO tickets: 4
Readerboard Name: Kathy P20.1 - Most Improved Player - Maddie O's Task: A Year of Improvements
Option 1
Glass House: The 1% Economy and the Shattering of the All-American Town
Genre: Economics
Points this post: 20
Books this post: 1
Totals
Points: 180
BB:0
GO:2
Total Task completed: 10
Total Books read: 11
MegSCL15.10. Trash to Treasure
Firefly Lane - a new to me book rated 2* by my friends Lynne and Book Concierge - I totally agree
**513pp - 1 big book ticket
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. The Willful Princess and the Piebald Prince by Robin Hobb
2., read a book with the GR main page genre Magical Realism. Bone Gap
TOTAL TO DATE
points: 750
BB tickets: 4
5.5 - Wonders of the DeepRead a book written by a single author who uses a three-part name: first, middle, last. Spaces determine names. Names with initials may not be used
I completed:Reign of the Fallen by Sarah Glenn Marsh
Points this post: 5
Total points: 105
25.6 - Perletwo's Task: Winnie the Pooh DayOption 1, a book by an author whose initials can be found in HUNDRED ACRE WOOD: Temptation Ridge by Robyn Carr
Option 2, a book with main page genre Magical Realism: The Night Garden by Lisa Van Allen
Points this post: 25
Total points: 465
Post #1720.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Barbara ★'s Task: Animal Lover's Unite
Option 1: Zoo
Cry WolfPoints this post:20
Total Points:310
Books read:23
Tasks Done:18
Marina H30.3 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Mad Max; My Heart
Option 2: Ugly Love by Colleen Hoover
Author's initials found in SCHNAUZER
Option 3: Bag lukkede døre by B.A. Paris
Thriller as main page genre
Points this post: 30
Total points: 355
Big book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 2
Tasks completed: 17
Diana K.Task 10.7 10.7 - What's Your Favorite Hobby? Read a novel (fiction) in which your favorite hobby is prominently featured.
Nighthawks on the New River The main character loves to kayak and so do I.
15.1 - Don't Make Me Choose!
Book 1: Read a nominee or the winner from a different category than you chose for your Task 20.10 selection.
Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void It's a nominee from the Non-Fiction Space category. I am reading The House of the Spirits from the Family Saga category for 20.10
Book 2: Read EITHER (1) a nominee or the winner from the 3d category (not your 20.10 selection or book 1 selection) or (2) a nominee from the category of your Task 20.10 selection.
And the Mountains Echoed
Points this post: 25
Total points: 310
5.10 - Born FreeBook of choice - Read Cupcakes and Cashmere: A Guide for Defining Your Style, Reinventing Your Space, and Entertaining with Ease by Emily Schuman. My first book for this task was disallowed, so, this is a new post for 5.10.
30.2 - Mazza1's Task: Prolific Pensmiths
Book 1: Author has written 25+ books and book is either series or standalone - Read Sworn to Silence by Linda Castillo. Book is part of a series. Author has written 9 in this series (excluding the few short stories) but, quite a number of other books that are not as popular - many Harlequin published - https://www.goodreads.com/author/list...
Book 2: Standalone book by author with 25+ published books - Read Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter. Pretty Girls is a standalone, and even accounting for box sets, contributor and short stories, I come up with 25+ books in this link - https://www.goodreads.com/author/list...
Points these task: 35
Total points: 120
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 0
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 11
Tasks completed: 7
Nick KY20.7 Barbara’s Animal Lovers. Option 2. The Aquarium. I read Into Great Silence: A Memoir of Discovery and Loss among Vanishing Orcas by Eva Saulitis, with aquatic animals orcas on the cover.
50.1MegSCL’s Chinese Zodiac. I was born in the year of the Dog.
Book 1. First pub’d in 1970, a year of the dog, I read Nightfall by Isaac Asimov and Robert Silverberg.
Book 2. For the year of the Dog, I need “ME’ consecutively in the title or author’s name. I read Guardians of TiME Guardians of Time by Poul Anderson.
Book 3. For the year of the Goat, I read an anthology of short stories by different authors, The Best Science Fiction of the Year 7 edited by Terry Carr.
Points This Post: 70
Total Points So Far: 620
Marina H10.9 - Good Dog!
One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus
Points this post: 10
Total points: 365
Big book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 2
Tasks completed: 18
Brooklyn*Repost of 1454, incorrect task only*
20.1 – A Year of Improvements
Option 3: Read a book from the first 5 pages of the “most interesting magic systems” listopia.
Storm Front by Jim Butcher
Found on page 1
Points this post: 20
Total points: 235/1055
Tasks completed: 12/59
Books read: 16
Golden Oldies tickets: 1
Big Book Tickets: 2
Post #1830.11 Andy P's Task: Is There a Pattern Here?
1) After the Woods by Kim Savage 304 pages SAVAGE
2) The Women in the Castle 356 pages WOMEN
304+356=660/500 pages
Points this post:30
Total Points:340
Books read:25
Tasks Done:19
Andy P.Task # 10.4 - It's a Llama, Mama
Read a book with a non-human mammal on the cover.
by Michael Hingson, Dog on coverI listened to the audio book so here is the paperback info for pages
points this post: 10
Total points: 520
Andy P.Task # 30.1 – Schatzie’s Task: Animal Crackers
Option 1. So read a book with the letters N-A-B-I-S-C-O in the title and/or subtitle.
The Sunday Philosophy Club by Alexander McCall Smith
NA in Sunday
B in Club
IS in Philosophy
C in Club
O in Philosophy
Option 4. Read a book written by an author whose first and last name initials can be found in STOCKING STUFFER.
Fear: A Novel of World War I by Gabriel Chevallier STOCKING
Points this post: 30
Total points: 550
Kristen IA15.8 - World Animal Day
Read a book from this list: Best Animal Rights Books
REQUIRED: Specify the page of the list on which your book is found.
From Baghdad, With Love by Jay Kopelman - page 2, #134 on the list
I listened to the audiobook and have linked to the PB edition for page count.
20.10 - Group Reads
Read ONE of the books selected as the Group Reads choices for the season: Fiction - Space Opera - Artemis by Andy Weir - post #36 in the discussion thread
25.5 - Tien's Task: All in the Family
Pick one (1) from the following three (3) Options and read 2 books as per option's task.
Option A
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.
Book 1: Where We Belong by Emily Giffin
I listened to the audiobook and linked to the PB edition.
Book 2: The Island by Elin Hilderbrand
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Points This Post: 60
Total Points: 230/1055
Tasks Completed: 12/59
GO: 0
BB: 0
perletwo10.4 - It's a Llama, Mama - Read a book with a non-human mammal on the cover.
Going Postal - embiggen and you'll see a horse on there.Points this task: 10
Total points: 825
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 4
Big Book ticket requests: 2
Books read: 60
Tasks completed: 41
5.6 - It's Alive!The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle
Page 1 of list, currently number 26.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 575
Tasks completed: 33
Amber20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Anja's Task: RARE18 London
Option 1 - Book from one of the attending authors on this list
Away from the Dark by Aleatha Romig
30.6 - TessaVanessa's Task: 25 Years and Counting
Option 1 - Book with the author’s first and last initials found in SWEET SIXTEEN - the author's initials, TN, appear in sweeT sixteeN
Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah
Option 4 - Book that was first published 25+ years ago - this was first published in 1963, so 54 years ago
The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin
30.7 -Catherine T's Task: Down the Rabbit Hole
Book 1 - Book where all the letters in the title can be found in the definition of lolcat - all the letters in the title can be found in the words lolCAt and HuMoRous
March: Book Two by John Lewis
Book 2 - Book with one of the modifiers: so / much / very / such / many in the title
Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare
**Much Ado About Nothing is a Golden Oldie (first published in 1598) - claiming 1 GO ticket.**
Points this post: 80
Total points: 455
Golden Oldies: 2
Big Book Tickets: 1
20.4 My February BabyOption 4: read a book with a bird's wing or a planet on the cover, OR with the word SILVER in the title/subtitle.
City Sister Silver by Jáchym Topol - SILVER in the title
Claiming 1 Big Book ticket - 512 pages
Points this post = 20
Total points = 275
Big Book tickets = 3
Golden Oldies = 4
30.5 Word Play on a Few of My Favorite ThingsI chose Option 1.
Book 1: Read a book with a palindrome of at least 4 letters in the title/subtitle or author's name.
The Eagle's Mate by Anna Alice Chapin - the palindrome is ANNA.
Claiming Golden Oldie ticket - published 1914
Book 2: Read a book where the name of a type of animal is contained intact within a word of the title and/or subtitle.
The Amazing Maurice & His Educated Rodents - the word is CAT in eduCATed
Points this post = 30
Total points = 305
Big Book tickets = 3
Golden Oldies = 5
Task 15.1 – Don’t Make Me Choose Book 1: Nominee or Winner from category I did NOT read for 20.10
FAMILY SAGA - nominee
Commonwealth
Book 2: Nominee from category I DID choose
NONFICTION: SPACE – Nominee
Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void
I listened to the audio / No MMP / Paperback: Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void
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This Post: 15 points
Total points to date: 240 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 1
Big Books Read: (1) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / () 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 1
READ 60 20.5 Let it snow
Sourdough by Robin Sloan has 259 pages. the 9 is the number needed.
points 20
total 120
Shree20.5 - Bigger is Better - DebraJean's Task: LET IT SNOW!
Option 2: Choose a book from the list White as the Driven Snow.
Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell
#1 in the list.
**First published in 1949, claiming one GO ticket***
Points in Post: 20
BB Tickets in Post: 0
GO Tickets in Post: 1
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Total Points: 200
BB Tickets Total: 1
GO Tickets Total: 1
Coralie10.4 It’s a Llama, Mama
Book with a non-human mammal on the cover – a dog
10.9 Good dog
Book with a title that begins with D
Dodger
20.1 A Year of Improvements
Option 4: book by an author whose first and last initials are in MalteSe
The Girls Of Slender Means by Muriel Spark
20.7 Animal Lovers Unite
Option 4 circus
Book by an author whose initials can be found in aCrobaT
Falling Angels by Tracy Chevalier
This post 60 points
Total to date 410 points
ED20.1 - Most Improved Player
Option 4-read a book by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in the word (and dog breed) MALTESE
The Wedding of Zein by Tayeb Salih
task=20
grand total=85
books completed=6
tasks completed =6
GO=4
BB=0
Suzannesea30.11 Andy P's Task
Book 1. Read a book by a single author in which the letters of the author's first, middle, or last name consist of alternating vowels and consonants. The target word must be at least five letters.
Love Walked in by Marisa de los Santos
307 pages
Marisa = cvcvcv
Book 2. Read a book in which the title contains a word of five or more letters of alternating vowels and consonants, The title must be at least three words in length,
The Paris Wife by Paula McLain
314 pages
Paris = cvcvc
Points this post: 30
Total points to date: 410
Jayme(the ghostreader)10.4 It's A Llama Mama
dog on the cover
by Dan DyeTasks Completed:6
Books Read: 8
Points This Task: 10
Grand Total: 75/1055
Shannon South Africa20.9 Bringing People and Pets Together
Option 2 BOSS in title
The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle
B in Baskervilles
O in Hound
S in Baskervilles
S in Baskervilles
Task points: 20
Challenge points: 190
Completion PostReaderboard Name: Louise
20.4 - My February Baby
Option 2 - Read a book that's #1 or #6 in a series.
Virgin River by Robyn Carr
Date Read: 17/1/18
Rating: 3*
How It Fits: #1 Virgin River
30.6 - 25 Years and Counting
Option 2 - Read a book by an author that has 25 or more distinct works credited to them on Goodreads.
The King by J.R. Ward
Date Read: 21/1/18
Rating: 5*
How It Fits: J.R. Ward 91 Distinct Works
Claiming Big Book ticket: 591 pages
Option 4 - Read a book that was first published 25+ years ago. Since this challenge begins in 2017, it would mean any book published in 1992 or before
Curse of the Pharaohs by Elizabeth Peters
Date Read: 25/1/18
Rating: 3*
How It Fits: First published 1981
Points this post: 50
Points Claimed: 260
Tasks Completed: 22
Big Book Tickets: 3
Golden Oldies: 1
Books Read: 24
Mod
1. Remove Future Home of the Living God from task 15.7. No replacement right now. (minus 15 points)
2. Remove The Rules of Magic from 25.3A.
3. 5.1- Lassie Come Home
read The Rules of Magic - word Magic in title, matching film title The Magic of Lassie. (plus 5 points)
4. 25.3 - Bluemoon's Task: SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN
For my first book, I chose option B and read Future Home of the Living God by Louise Erdrich. Author initials, LE, found in ELVES.
For my second book, I chose option D and read The Bastard of Istanbul, set about 80% in Turkey.
no change in points
Current point total - 550. +5, -15.
New total - 540
Mod
I read London Stories: London Walks - travel is top MPG.
Task 30.2 - Mazza1's Task: Prolific Pensmiths
For my first book, I read End Game by David Baldacci - 408 pages. Baldacci has written about 29 series books, and another 9 or so standalone books. https://www.fantasticfiction.com/b/da....
For my second book, I read The Wind in His Heart by Charles de Lint. The paperback edition, The Wind in His Heart, has 558 pages. de Lint has written approximately 25 series books, and another 26 standalones. https://www.fantasticfiction.com/d/ch...
This book is a standalone.
30.7 -Catherine T's Task: Down the Rabbit Hole
Book One - What Unites Us: Reflections on Patriotism
"lolcat (NOUN) (on the InTErnet) a photograpH of a cAT accompanied by a humoroUSus caption Written typically in a miSspelled and grammatically incorrect version of English."
Book 2 - In Such Good Company: Eleven Years of Laughter, Mayhem, and Fun in the Sandbox = word "such" in title.
Points this post: 70
Total points: 610
ED30.6 - TessaVanessa's Task: 25 Years and Counting
Book 1- Option 1- Read a book with the author’s first and last initials found in SWEET SIXTEEN
A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams
(first published 1947)**I claim one GO Ticket**
Book 2-Option 2-read a book by an author that has 25 or more distinct works credited to them on Goodreads
Memento Mori by Muriel Spark
Muriel Spark has 135 distinct works credited to her on GR
task=30
grand total=115
books completed=8
tasks completed =7
GO=5
BB=0
Andy P.Task # 15.2 - February is for Romance
Book 1: Read a book with a main page genre of Romance
A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks Romance on mp (262 users)
Book 2: Read a book with a ring (a piece of jewelry worn on the finger) on the cover. For Time and All Eternities by
by Mette Ivie Harrison several rings on the coverPoints this post: 15
Total points: 565
Janice AB20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Anja's Task: RARE18 London
Option 2: Read a book first published in 2018
The Night Market
Published January 10, 2018 by HighBridge Audio
- - - - - -
Points for this post: 20
Total points = 175
Big Book tickets = 4
Golden Oldies = 1
Readerboard Name MAZZA1Please can i remove The Moonglow Cafe from task 30.11 option 1
claimed in post 939 https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
I am replacing it with 2666
The task should now read
Task 30.11 Andy P's Task: Is There a Pattern Here?
Page count for both books 501 or more
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.
2666 Roberto Bolaño BoLaNo alternating consonants and vowels
Pages 898
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.
The Music Shop Pages 336 Word MuSiC alternating consonants and vowels
Page count 898 + 336 - 1234 exceeding requirements
this will not alter my overall total of 810
Julia10315.10. Trash to Treasure.
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms
This was rated one star by my GR friend A B
This is book is new to me.
Optional: I agree with her but rated it two stars because I reserve one star for books that I want to throw against a wall.
This post: 15 points,
Challenge total points: 335
BB: 1
GO: 3
Tasks completed: 17
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Task 20.4 Golden Oldies
Option 2: Mercutio will be 16 this February.
-For this option read a book that's #1 or #6 in a series.
Read: The Summer Dragon-1st book in The Evertide Series
The Summer Dragon
Points this task: 20
Total Points: 180