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WINTER CHALLENGE 2017
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Queen Bee Darlene10.9 Good Dog! Title begins with the letter D, O, or G
Glass Houses by Louise Penny Glass Houses
10 points
20.2 Rookie at the Top - Anja's Task: RARE18 London
Option 2) Book 1st published in 2018
The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn The Woman in the Window First Published Jan 2018
20 points
30.1 Schatzie's Task: Animal Crackers
Option 3: Set 50% in Australia
Picnic at Hanging Rock by Joan Lindsay Picnic at Hanging Rock
Option 4) Author's initials in STOCKING STUFFER
Living Well, Spending Less by Ruth Soukup Living Well, Spending Less: 12 Secrets of the Good Life
30 points
Points this post: 60
Total Points 190
Queen Bee Darlene5.3 Banished!
Title with exactly 3 words
A Great Reckoning by Louise Penny A Great Reckoning
5 points
Points this post: 5
Total Points 195
Cait S15.3- Hot or Cold?
Book #1
Read a book whose title/subtitle contains a word from this list of opposite word pairs: Opposite Word Pairs.
The Voice of the Night by Brian Coffey
Book #2
Read a book whose title/subtitle contains the opposite word from the word you used for book 1.
Day 21 by Kass Morgan
Day/Night are the opposite words.
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 315
Readerboard Name: McCathy15.2 - February is for Romance
Book 1: Read a book with a main page genre of Romance.
Five Weeks by Dannika Dark
MPG Romance
Book 2: Read a book with a ring (a piece of jewelry worn on the finger) on the cover.
With This Ring by Amanda Quick
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15.3 - Hot or Cold?
Option 2 - Read one book whose title/subtitle contains both words from an opposite word pair on the list.
Black In White by JC Andrijeski
Opposites Black & White in title
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15.4 - Endangered Animals
Option 2 - read one book that satisfies both of the option 1 criteria.
Book 1 - read a book whose author's initials are found in the name of one of these animals. AND
Book 2 - read a book with a title of at least two words in which the initial letter of each word of the title can be found in the name of a different animal from the list.
Mine to Possess by Nalini Singh
Author's initials N & S in weSterN lowland gorilla
Title's initials M, T & P in northern sPorTive leMur
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15.5 - New Beginnings
Read a book by a new-to-you author.
Seven Years by Dannika Dark
New to me Author
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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.
Dragon Bound by Thea Harrison
Dragon in GROuNDhog dAy
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15.9 - Let's Party!
Read a book from this list of books written by, about or influenced by drinking: Drunken Masters.
The Princess Diarist by Carrie Fisher
Pg 2 #144 on list
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Points this post: 90
Total Points: 190
30.3 Ava Catherine's taskBook 1: Option 2: SCHNAUZER.
Sleeping Giants, by Sylvain Neuvel (S.N.)
Book 2: Option 5: Travel.
Assassination Vacation, by Sarah Vowell
Readerboard Name: McCathy20.1 - Most Improved Player - Maddie O's Task: A Year of Improvements
Option 4: Read a book by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in the word MALTESE.
A Demon and His Witch by Eve Langlais
Author's initials E & L in maLtEse
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20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Anja's Task: RARE18 London
2. Read a book FIRST published in February of any year or FIRST published in year 2018.
The Ruby Circle by Richelle Mead
First published February 2015
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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. The word may be spelled out or abbreviated.
Merry Christmas, Mr. Miggles by Eli Easton
Mr. Miggles in title
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20.4 - Golden Oldies - Creynard's Task: My February Baby
Option 2: Read a book that's #1 or #6 in a series.
Two Minutes by Dannika Dark
#6 in Seven series
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20.5 - Bigger is Better - DebraJean's Task: LET IT SNOW!
Option 1. Read a book with the word WINTER or SNOW in the title or subtitle.
Kiss of Snow by Nalini Singh
Snow in title
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Points this post: 100
Total Points: 290
MIKE DENNISDQ'ed!
Book 1: The Arm of the Starfish AR Data: IL: MG+ - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 12.0 -- my review
Book 2: The Fifth Season, where “staFIsh"+“oF THe" = “Fifth” -- my review
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Current Post: Points: 30 GO: - BB: -
Total: Points: 230 GO: - BB: 4
Tasks: 5.10, 20.5, 20.6,20.7, 20.10, 25.2, 30.5, 30.6, 30.8, 30.10, using 15 books.
5.7 - Power PetsRead a book with a number of pages* that includes at least 2 different digits from 1235.
Foolish Hearts - 320 pages
Current Post: 20 points
Total: 110
Marina H5.1- Lassie Come Home
M Is for Magic by Neil Gaiman
Word: Magic
5.3 - Banished!
Joyride to Jupiter by Nuala O'Connor
5.10 - Born Free
The Lost Hero: The Graphic Novel by Robert Venditti
15.10. Trash to Treasure
Lady Susan by Jane Austen
Sara rated it 2 stars and this is a new book to me.
First published 1871 - claiming 1 GO ticket
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Barbara ★'s Task: Animal Lover's Unite
Option 4: Black Coffee by Charles Osborne
Initials found in acrobat
Points this post: 50
Total points: 490
Big book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 1
Tasks completed: 27
BARBARA ★5.2 - Go Wild
Night's Honor - Thea Harrison (100% in California) 1/2
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5.7 - Power Pets
The Woman in Blue - Elly Griffiths (358 pages) 12/7
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10.3 - Sir Nils Olav
Headstone - Ken Bruen (male author) 12/26
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10.6 - Who's Up For a Challenge?
The Wild Child - Mary Jo Putney 2/17
Group: A Million More Pages: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
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10.8 - Here Kitty Kitty
Midnight's Promise - Donna Grant (midnight is #15 on list) 2/13
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20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Anja's Task: RARE18 London
Option 2: The Vampire King - Heather Killough-Walden (Feb 2012) 2/5
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20.5 - Bigger is Better - DebraJean's Task: LET IT SNOW!
Option 3: Hunt the Darkness - Alexandra Ivy (379 pages) 1/4
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25.5 - Tien's Task: All in the Family
Option A:
Book 1: Red 1-2-3 - John Katzenbach 12/9
Book 2: What Hides Within - Jason Parent 2/12
Both first names start with J
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25.7 - Wayne's task: My Second Favorite Pastime
Book 1: A Dangerous Reality - Layla Wolfe 1/4
(dangerous has 9 unique letters)
Book 2: The Goblin King - Shona Husk 1/11
(author name has exactly 9 characters)
TOTAL PAGES: Book 1 (310 pages) + Book 2 (317 pages) = 627 pages > 499
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30.1 – Schatzie’s Task: Animal Crackers
Option 4: The Memory of Blood - Christopher Fowler 1/30
(C&F in stoCking stuFfer)
Option 5: At Wolf Ranch - Jennifer Ryan 1/6
Lyric: When I get hold of the big bad wolf
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30.5 - Diana K’s Task - Word Play on a Few of My Favorite Things
Option 1
Book 1: A Killing Frost - Hannah Alexander (Hannah is a palindrome) 12/27
Book 2: Bowled Over - Kasey Michaels (owl) 1/8
Totals for Challenge
Points this Post: 190
Total Points: 540
SandiCompleted Tasks
5.4 - Best Laid Plans
Book that fits 10.1 task (Rice is Nice) from the Fall 2017 challenge. Book is set in Louisiana. At 92 pages, I am using this as my one exception for a book between 80 - 99 pages for a 5 point task.
The Green Mile, Part 1: The Two Dead Girls
15.7 - Groundhog Day
Title includes a word of at least 3 letters that can be made from GROUNDHOG DAY. Word used is 'hard'.
Kindle edition I read: Old Loves Die Hard
Paperback edition: Old Loves Die Hard
30.7 -Catherine T's Task: Down the Rabbit Hole
★Book #1: All letters of title can be found in the lolcat definition
Kindle edition I read: Agent with a History
Paperback edition: Agent with a History
AGENT - A,G,T in photograph; E,N in written | WITH - WIT in written; H in photograph | A - A in lolcat | HISTORY - ITY in typically; HS in English; OR in photograph
★Book #2: Book title includes the word VERY
Kindle edition I read: A Very Good Life
Most popular paperback edition: A Very Good Life
**POINT SUMMARY**
Previous Points Earned: 415
Points Earned this Post: 50
Total Points To Date: 465
50.1 - MegSCL's Task: GONG XI FA CAI!I am a Rabbit, born on March 12th, 1987.
Book 1: Read a book first published in a year that matches your zodiac sign.
Povestaşul by Mario Vargas Llosa
first published in 1987
Book 2: Rabbit: A rabbit’s lucky numbers are 3,4,6 and unlucky numbers are 1,7,8. Read a book that is number 3, 4, or 6 in a series AND in which the page count does not include any of the unlucky numbers 1,7,8.
O lecţie de morală pentru fete frumoase by Alexander McCall Smith
#3 in the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series, 296 pages.
Book 3: Goat: Goats work well as part of a team. Read a book written by two or more authors. Anthologies with multiple authors included are fine.
Mystery Cats by multiple authors - short story anthology
Points this Post: 50
Total Points: 360
Books Read: 21
Tasks Completed: 16
Page count: 5518
Task 30.9 - Jennifer NC's Task: ObsessionIf you are reading two books, you may read two books from the same option or two books from two different options, and the 500 page minimum does not apply.
Option 1: Taylor Swift: Pick a book with a word from the name of one of Taylor Swift's albums in the title, subtitle, series name, or author name.
The names of Taylor Swift's studio albums are: Taylor Swift, Fearless, Speak Now, Red, 1989, Reputation.
All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries #1) (2017) by Martha Wells (Goodreads Author) (Kindle Edition, 156 pages)
Option 4: Read a book with a strong female lead from the following list:
29 Books with Strong Female Protagonists
#12 on the List:
Olive Kitteridge (2008) by Elizabeth Strout (Hardcover, 270 pages)
340 + 30 = 370
Tasks Completed: 16
Points for this post: 30
Points thus far: 340 + 30 = 370
Books read: 26
Pages read: 7,190
Read but not claimed: 03
Goodreads Authors: 10
Golden Oldies: 00
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Catherine TTask 15.3 - Hot or Cold?
one book option
read a book with both of the opposite pairs in the title
Good Me, Bad Me by Ali Land
pair: good/bad
Season total = 1015
DebraJean20.10 - Group Reads
I read Artemis. I posted in the group discussion on post #52.
Points This Post - 20
Total Points - 280
BB - 0
GO - 1
Diana K.Task 15.8 Read a book from this list: Best Animal Rights Books
Animal Wise: The Thoughts and Emotions of Our Fellow Creatures on page 1
Task 20.4 Option 1 For this option read a book that retells one of Shakespeare's plays
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
Points this post: 35
Total points: 990
Readerboard: JENBENT30.5 - Diana K’s Task - Word Play on a Few of My Favorite Things
Option 2:
5-letter word in book 1: NIGHT
Last Night at the Lobster by Stewart O'Nan
5-letter word anagrammed in book 2: THING
A Beautiful, Terrible Thing: A Memoir of Marriage and Betrayal by Jen Waite
Points this post: 30
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Big Books this post: 0
Total points: 470
Total Golden Oldies: 1
Total Big Books: 0
Delicious Dee20.5 - Bigger is Better - DebraJean's Task: LET IT SNOW!
Option 1 - Winter's Thaw
30.6 - TessaVanessa's Task: 25 Years and Counting
Option 1 - Protect Me, Cowboy - Shelli Stevens - SS found in SweetSixteen
Option 2 - Dead Girls Dancing - Graham Masterton - Graham Masterton has 290 distinct books credited to him on Goodreads and Fantastic Fiction
Points this Post 50
Total Points 610
Susan W.5.3 Banished!: Read a book with a title that is exactly three words. Subtitles can be ignored.
I read Easy Green Living: The Ultimate Guide to Simple, Eco-Friendly Choices for You and Your Home by Renée Loux
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5.7 Power Pets: Read a book with a number of pages that include at least two different digits from 1235.
I read Ahsoka by E.K. Johnston
the book has 353 pages (3 and 5 in 1235)
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5.8 Animals Around Us: Read a book with a main page genre of animals.
I read My Gentle Barn: A Place of Hope by Ellie Laks
Animals is on the main page
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10.1 What a Zoo: Read a book with the letters Z-O-O in the title/subtitle and/or author's name.
I read Hardcore Zen: Punk Rock, Monster Movies and the Truth About Reality by Brad Warner
Z in zen
O in Rock
O in Hardcore
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10.9 Good Dog! Read a book that begins with the letter D, O, or G
I read Greywalker by Kat Richardson
Points this post: 35
Total Points: 60
Andy P.Task # 25.5 - Tien's Task: All in the Family
Option A. Read 2 books by 2 different authors with the same first initial
Book 1. Into the Web by Thomas H. Cook
Book 2. The Informationist by Taylor Stevens Thomas and Taylor both start with a T
Points this post: 25
Total points: 880
Andy P.Task # 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.
Rounding the Mark by Andrea Camilleri ACRE
4. Read a book from the list Concealed Authorship.
Spark by John Twelve Hawks
Found on page 2 # 138 as of 2/18/18
Points this post: 25
Total points: 905
5.2 - Go WildRead a book set at least 50% in ONE of the zoo locations: Austria; Canada; England; Germany; Scotland; Singapore; South Africa; Switzerland; or in the USA: California, Nebraska, New York, Washington DC.
The Necessary Deaths - set 100% in England
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10.8 - Here Kitty Kitty
Tommy Glover's Sketch of Heaven by Jane Bailey
The cat name I am using is BAILEY, #50 on the list (and coincidentally, the main character's name is Kitty)
Points this post = 15
Total points = 565
Big Book tickets = 5
Golden Oldies = 10
Stephanie12725.5 - Tien's Task: All in the Family
Option A: For this option, read 2 books by 2 different authors with the same first initial.
Men Explain Things To Me by Rebecca Solnit
Gilt by Raena Shirali
Points this post: 25
Total points: 180/1055
Tasks completed: 12/59
Books read: 16
Stephanie12720.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Shiraloo's Task: Coins for Christmas. For this challenge, read ONE book that meets BOTH the following criteria:
1) The book must have 32, 24, or 41 intact somewhere in the page numbers. For example, a book with 347 pages would NOT work because even though there is a 3 or 4, that is not in the right order. A page with 524 pages WOULD work because "24" is the correct order.
REQUIRED: Please state which chosen number is reflected in the page number of your book. Also, ensure that page number rules of this challenge are met.
2) The book must have on its cover an item that reflects the categories chosen this year. Here is the list of approved items (no substitutions allowed):
Extravagant - jewelry, a crown, or a stack of money
Recycle - the recycle symbol, a cardboard box, or a soda can
Southern - a house with a porch, a quilt, or a beach
REQUIRED: Post the cover AND specify what category it fits and what the item is.
The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2009
1-This book has 414 pages (chose number is 41).
2-Woman on cover is wearing pearls and a ring (jewelry for extravagant category).
Points this post: 20
Total points: 200/1055
Tasks completed: 13/59
Books read: 17
Stephanie12720.6 - Seasoned Rader - Lagullande's Task: IT’S BEHIND YOU!
OPTION 1: THE CAST - Read a book with a title/subtitle where the same consonant appears EXACTLY three times OR the title/subtitle contains all of B, G and D. "Y" is considered a consonant for purposes of this task. REQUIRED: If using the consonant X 3 option, specify the consonant used.
Almost Famous Women: Stories consonant used three times is "M"
Points this post: 20
Total points: 220/1055
Tasks completed: 14/59
Books read: 18
Repost of 30.2Book 1:
MaddAddam, by Margaret Atwood.
MaddAddam is #3 in a series.
Atwood is on the Fantastic Fiction site. Counting the MaddAddam Trilogy (3), Novels (16), and Non Fiction (13), she has 32 book-length works.
Book 2:
Ubik, by Philip K. Dick.
Ubik is a standalone novel.
Dick is listed on the 11 most prolific sci fi/fantasy authors article, with 44 novels.
5.8 - ANIMALS ALL AROUND US - My Family and Other Animals30.6 - 25 YEARS AND COUNTING
OPTION 1 - The Invisible Life of Ivan Isaenko by Scott Stambach
OPTION 4 - Heartsong first published in 1984
TOTAL POINTS - 770
Readerboard Name: Kathy P20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Shiraloo's Task: Coins for Christmas
A Certain Age
327 pages - category extravagant and the necklace is jewlery
Points this post: 20
Books this post: 1
Totals
Points: 290
BB:0
GO:2
Total Task completed: 15
Total Books read: 17
50.1 - MegSCL's Task: GONG XI FA CAI!Book 1: Read a book first published in a year that matches your zodiac sign. I am a goat, born in 1967. I readThe Nightingale, which was published in 2015.
This book has ******564***** pp and qualifies as a BIG BOOK
Book 2: Based on your own zodiac animal, read a book that matches the task from the list below. As a goat, I had to read a book by more than one author. I read The Bonjour Effect: The Secret Codes of French Conversation Revealed by Julie BarlowJulie Barlow, a husband and wife team.
Book 3: Choose to complete any other task from the list below, using a different animal than your own zodiac animal. REQUIRED: Specify in your post the animal you used.
I chose to read a book under the snake. I read Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts which has been shelved 9 times under "art." ******THis book is 643 pp and qualifies as a BIG BOOK******
points: 390
books read: 25
tasks completed: 16
Big Books: 5
pages read: 9007
Readerboard Name: Kathy P30.7 -Catherine T's Task: Down the Rabbit Hole
Book 1:
Read a book where all the letters in the title (not subtitle) can be found in the definition:
"lolcat (NOUN) (on the Internet) a photograph of a cat accompanied by a humorous caption written typically in a misspelled and grammatically incorrect version of English."
We Have No Idea: A Guide to the Unknown UniverseW in written
E in written
H in humorous
A in and
V in version
E in version
N in version
O in version
I in version
D in accompanied
E in accompanied
A in accompanied
Book 2 Read a book with one of the modifiers: so / much / very / such / many in the title (not subtitle).
The Many Aspects of Mobile Home Living
Points this post: 30
Books this post: 2
Totals
Points: 320
BB:0
GO:2
Total Task completed: 16
Total Books read: 19
Cait S25.5- All In The Family
Option A
Read 2 books by 2 different authors with the same first initial.
#1- Unbridled and Unbroken by Elle Saint James
#2- Away We Go by Emil Ostrovski
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 340
Chris MD20.8 Coins for Christmas
by Simon BrettCriteria 1: Book must have 32, 24, or 41 intact somewhere in the page numbers - this book has 320 pages
Criteria 2: Cover must show a house with a porch, a quilt, or a beach - cover shows a beach
30.2 Prolific Pensmiths
Book 1 - Author has published at least 26 books. May be stand alone or part of series
A Bitter Truth by Charles Todd
Charles Todd is listed in GR has having 63 distinct works. There are 30 separate titles on the first full page.
This book is 352 pages long and meets the 250 page requirement.
Book 2 - A stand alone book by an author with at least 26 distinct work
Enduring Love by Ian McEwan
Ian McEwan is listed as having 77 distinct works.
This book is 262 pages long and meets the 250 page requirement.
30.8 Anagram It
Book 1: Book of Your Choice
Every Other Wednesday by Susan Keitzman
Book 2: Word of at least 4 letters than can be anagrammed from letters in Book 1's title
Legacy of the Dead by Charles Todd
The word D-E-A-D can be anagrammed from w-E-D-n-e-s-D-A-y
Every Other Wednesday is 328 pages
Legacy of the Dead is 356 pages
328 + 356 = 684
30.11 Is There a Pattern Here?
Book 1: letters of the author's first, middle, or last name consists of alternating vowels and consonants
One of Us Is Lying by Karen McManus
K-A-R-E-N has alternating consonants and vowels
Book 2: title contains a word of 5 or more letters of alternating vowels and consonants
Even the Stars Look Lonesome by Maya Angelou
L-O-N-E-S-O-M-E has alternating vowels and consonants
One of Us Is Lying is 361 pages
Even the Stars Look Lonesome is 160 pages
361 + 160 = 521
Total points: 465
MegSCL5.7 - Power Pets
The Coming Race - 124pp
**First published 1871 - 1 golden oldie ticket
5.10 - Born Free
Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis
10.2 - No, It's a Three-Ring Circus
Page 1 of list - Burning Bright
10.10 - Goin' on a Safari
South and West: From a Notebook (travel genre verified in genre verification thread)
25.2 - Anne (Booklady)'s task: Big Cats
Option 1: Both PURR and CHIRP in the Title
The Secret Scripture (300pp)
Option 2:Set in Florida.
Turtle Moon (275pp)
TOTAL TO DATE
points: 975
BB tickets: 4
Goldies: 3
MIKE DENNIS25.4 - Nick KY’s Task: White Winter, Yellow Moon
Book 1, Option B: Ice Station Zebra, on p.1 of the list Ice and Snow.
Book 2, Option B: The Arm of the Starfish AR Data: IL: MG+ - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 12.0
TAOTS is on p.3 of the list Moon, Sun, and Stars
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Current Post: Points: 25 GO: - BB: -
Total: Points: 225 GO: - BB: 4
Tasks: 5.10, 20.5, 20.6,20.7, 20.10, 25.2, 25.4, 30.5, 30.6, 30.10, using 15 books.
MIKE DENNIS20.4 - Golden Oldies, Option 2: Mercutio will be 16 this February.
The Fifth Season lists as The Broken Earth, #1 so is first in a series
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Current Post: Points: 20 GO: - BB: -
Total: Points: 245 GO: - BB: 4
Tasks: 5.10, 20.4, 20.5, 20.6, 20.7, 20.10, 25.2, 25.4, 30.5, 30.6, 30.10, using 16 books.
MegSCL5.1- Lassie Come Home
Lassie come ‘HOME’ - Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
25.4 - Nick KY’s Task: White Winter, Yellow Moon
Book 1. Option A. Read a book with “White” in the title.
The White Earth
Book 2. Option B. Read a book from Solar System Opera listopia (page 1).
Leviathan Wakes
**561pp - 1 big book ticket
TOTAL TO DATE
points: 1005
BB tickets: 5
Goldies: 3
CathyG 5.4 - Best Laid Plans
Read a book that fits one of the Fall 2017 5, 10 or 15 point tasks.
15.10 - Thrills and Chills
Help Thread
Halloween is for monsters! Read a book with the main page genre "Horror" and/or "Thriller."
Echo: Black Hole by Terry Moore
10.6 - Who's Up For a Challenge?
Read a book that fits into ANOTHER Goodreads challenge group's challenge. You MUST be a member of the challenge group and provide a link to your challenge tracking thread.
Echo: Collider by Terry Moore
Nothing But Reading Challenges: A Novel Role-Playing Game
Lady Cathy's Quest
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
15.4 - Endangered Animals
OPTION 1:
Book 1 - read a book whose author's initials are found in the name of one of these animals.
AND
Book 2 - read a book with a title of at least two words in which the initial letter of each word of the title can be found in the name of a different animal from the list
OR
Option 2 - read one book that satisfies both of the option 1 criteria.
Northern Sportive Lemur--Terry Moore
Amur Leopard- Echo: Atomic Dreams
15.6 - 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!
What I Know for Sure by Oprah Winfrey
I would like to keep in mind what's really important and not get bogged down in minor day to day stresses
25.5 - Tien's Task: All in the Family
Option B
For this option, read 2 books by 2 different authors with the same last name. Books must be written by a single author.
Wilde in Love by Eloisa James
All You Need by Lorelei James
30.2 Mazza1's Task: Prolific Pensmiths
Minimum required page count of 250 pages per book
Book one Read a book by any author who has published MORE than 25 books (i.e., at least 26 books). This book may be standalone or part of a series.
His Enemy's Daughter by Terri Brisbin 288pp
Book two Read a book 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
Bliss by Lynsay Sands 394pp
Points this post: 100
Total points: 485
Tasks completed: 24
Books read: 36
Big Book Ticket: 0 Golden Oldie Ticket:0
Sara G20.6 - Seasoned Rader - Lagullande's Task: IT’S BEHIND YOU!
OPTION 2: SHOUT OUT - Read a book with at least one of the words “Yes”, “No” or “Behind” in its title/subtitle. The words must stand alone, with no variations.
No ordinary time : Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt : the home front in World War II by Doris Kearns Goodwin
I read the Kindle edition. The most shelved paperback edition here has 759 pages.
**No Ordinary Time is a Big Book (759 pages). Claiming 2 BB tickets.**
30.1 – Schatzie’s Task: Animal Crackers
Option 1: In the United States, the demand for these crackers/cookies was so high they were soon domestically produced by different companies, some of which evolved into the American company we now know as “Nabisco” and it is this particular brand that I grew up with. So read a book with the letters N-A-B-I-S-C-O in the title and/or subtitle.
A Conspiracy in Belgravia by Sherry Thomas
A CONSPIRACY IN BELGRAVIA
Option 4: When my children were little, I always put a box of these crackers into their Christmas stockings. Read a book written by an author whose first and last name initials can be found in STOCKING STUFFER. Letters may only be used as often as they appear. One qualifying author in a work by multiple contributors works.
Caraval by Stephanie Garber
STOCKING STUFFER
Points this post: 50
Total points: 635
Nick KY20.2 Anja’s Rare 18 I read Beartown by Fredrik Backman, winter scene on cover.
30.5 Diana K’s Word Play. Option 1. Kayak.
Book 1.Palindrome in title, I read Hannah by Kathryn Lasky. Palindrome: HANNAH.
Book 2. Animal name part of a larger word, I read The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera Milan Kundera. “Bear” in “Unbearable.” I was determined to read this dense, difficult, and rewarding book for this challenge. I did. It was dense, difficult, and rewarding.
Points This Post: 50
Total Points So Far: 925
Cindy FTask 30.2 Prolific Pensmiths
Book 1: Author published more than 25 books
Val McDermid The Mermaids Singing
Part of a series!
Book 2: Stand alone (same author) Forensics: What Bugs, Burns, Prints, DNA and More Tell Us About Crime
150 distinct works https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
Points this post:30
Total points:210
Tasks completed:11
Books rad:14
Golden Oldies:1
Big Books:500+(0)750+(2)1000+(0)
Amber15.7 - Groundhog Day
Book whose title contains a word of at least 3 letters that can be made from the letters in GROUNDHOG DAY - The word used is "YOU": grOUndhog daY
Everything You Want Me to Be by Mindy Mejia
25.6 - Perletwo's Task: Winnie the Pooh Day
Option 1 - Book by a single author whose initials can be found in the phrase HUNDRED ACRE WOOD
In a Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware
Option 2 - MPG of Magical Realism, Fantasy, or Coming-Of-Age
A Symphony of Echoes by Jodi Taylor
Points this post: 40
Total points: 650
Golden Oldies: 3
Big Book Tickets: 1
MIKE DENNIS30.1 – Schatzie’s Task: Animal Crackers: Options 1 and 4
Option 1: The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible has A-B-I- C-O in the title & N-A-B-I-S- O in the subtitle to spell N-A-B-I-S-C-O
Option 4: Letters from Atlantis by Robert Silverberg, whose initials can be found in STOCKING STUFFER.
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Current Post: Points: 30 GO: - BB: -
Total: Points: 275 GO: - BB: 4
Tasks: 5.10, 20.4, 20.5, 20.6, 20.7, 20.10, 25.2, 25.4, 30.1, 30.5, 30.6, 30.10, using 18 books.
Mary P5.7 - Power Pets
Read a book with a number of pages* that includes at least 2 different digits from 1235.
The Devil's Punchbowl by Greg Iles
(592 pgs)
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 190
Anja5.6 - It's Alive!
Read a book found on this list of Best Gothic Books of All Time
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón found on page 1 of the list
POINTS:
Points This Post: 5
Points Total: 430
Big Books: 500(1) 750(1) 1000()
Golden Oldies: 0
Tasks Completed: 28
Task 20.4 – Golden Oldies – Creynard – My February BabyOption 4 - word SILVER in title
The Silver Linings Playbook
I listened to the audio / MMP El lado bueno de las cosas
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This Post: 20 points
Total points to date: 465 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 2
Big Books Read: (2) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / () 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 2
Task 20.6 – Seasoned Reader – Lagullande – It’s Behind You Option 1: Same consonant appears exactly THREE times in title: 3 M’s - reMind / Me / Me
You Remind Me of Me
I listened to the audio / no MMP / Paperback: You Remind Me of Me
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This Post: 20 points
Total points to date: 485 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 2
Big Books Read: (2) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / () 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 2
zomg the joy at finding two unplaceable books that I've already read will fit task 50.1!!!!!! 50.1 Meg SCL's Task
My zodiac sign: Monkey
Book 1: Read a book first published in a year that matches your zodiac sign.
The Dispatcher, John Scalzi (audiobook).
First published in 2016. 2016/12 = 168. As the Monkey note states, monkey years are always evenly divisible by 12.
There's no MMPB or PB. Hardcover has 130 pages.
Book 2: Based on your zodiac sign, read a book that matches the task (monkey).
Lock In, John Scalzi.
I read the hardcover, which has 336 pages.
Monkey years are always divisible by 12. 336 /12 = 28.
Book 3: Any Other Task.
I chose Rabbit.
The Last Colony, John Scalzi.
It's #3 in the series, and the hardcover has 320 pages.
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Points This Post: 50
Total Points: 930
5.2 Go WildI'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer by Michelle McNamara
Set entirely in California
10.4 I'll Be A Llama Mama
by Thomas Perry2 dogs are on the cover
25.1 Hurricane Recovery
Option 1: Two Days Gone by Randall Silvis
R & S are in Just One More
Option 3: Unbelievable: My Front-Row Seat to the Craziest Campaign in American History by Katy Tur
All the letters of OPHELIA are in the Title and Subtitle
O-P-H-E-I-A in Subtitle, L in Title
25.7 My Second Favorite Pastime
Book 1: A Conspiracy in Belgravia by Sherry Thomas
Conspiracy has 10 letters with only the C repeated so 9 different letters
Book 2: He Said/She Said by Erin Kelly
Post Total: 65
Grand Total: 355
Mary P5.10 - Born Free
Read a book of your choice.
Darker byE.L. James
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 195
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10.1 - What a Zoo
The Book of Lies – Brad Meltzer
Z in Meltzer, OO in Book
10.2 - No, It's a Three-Ring Circus
Water for Elephants – Sara Gruen
Page 1 on the list
10.3 - Sir Nils Olav
North and South – John Jakes
First published in 1982
10.4 - It's a Llama, Mama
Tiger on the cover
10.5 - Best Books
The Boston Girl – Anita Diamont
December 2014
Points this post –50
Total Points - 100