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Task 30. 4 Sandy's Task: 3, 4, 5
The books must have a combined total of at least 600 pages.
Choose 2 books from 2 different options:
Required: Identify the options.
1. Read a book that is #3, 4, or 5 in a series. The series designation must be noted in the GR record.
Derailed in Chancey #3 in series
342 pages
2. Read a book whose average rating consists solely of the numbers 3, 4, and 5.
The Melody rating was 3.45 noted in help thread https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Pages 288
Pages = 342 + 288 = 630 exceeds requirements
Points this post = 30
Points to date 440

25.7 Nick KY's Task: To Choose or Not To Choose
Option A: To Choose-Visit GR's Good Minds Suggest and read two books
1: Any book written by one of the Good Minds authors
The Good Daughter by Karin Slaughter
*Big Book Ticket +500 pages - 511 pages
2: Any one of the suggested books by that author
Crazy Love You by Lisa Unger
Here is the link to the Good Minds Suggest page:
https://www.goodreads.com/interviews/...
This Task:
Points: 25
Books Read: 2
BB Ticket +500: 1
GO Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 45
Books Read: 3
BB Ticket: 1
GO Ticket: 0
Tasks Completed: 2
LORI UK
15.6 - Oh, Beans!
The Peach Keeper
Word: Peach
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Rina's Task: Tallinn
1. Read a book with at least 2 pairs of double letters in the title and/or subtitle.
The School Inspector Calls
double o and double l
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Deborah's Task: Young Sheldon
3) Read a book written by a single author with a first name of one of his family members: Mary (mom)
The Moonspinners by Mary Stewart
Points this post: 55
Total points: 55
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
15.6 - Oh, Beans!
The Peach Keeper
Word: Peach
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Rina's Task: Tallinn
1. Read a book with at least 2 pairs of double letters in the title and/or subtitle.
The School Inspector Calls
double o and double l
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Deborah's Task: Young Sheldon
3) Read a book written by a single author with a first name of one of his family members: Mary (mom)
The Moonspinners by Mary Stewart
Points this post: 55
Total points: 55
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 0

5.1 - A Night at the Museum
Help Thread
Read a book with a main page genre that starts with a letter in MUSEUM. Genres may be stand alone or embedded.
Grief is the Thing with Feathers
MPG magical Realism
Points this post = 4
Points to date = 445

I read This Thing of Darkness by Harry Bingham - mpg Mystery
20.2 Tallinn
I chose option 1 and read A Novel Approach: Whole-Class Novels, Student-Centered Teaching, and Choice by Kate Roberts -- PP in main title, SS in subtitle
25.1 The Ides of March are Come
I chose Option 2 and read One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus -- #14 on the Revenge in YA list
I also chose Option 3 and read S.T.A.G.S by M.A. Bennett
Total Points: 50

20.4 Golden Oldies - Siobhan's Task: Wedding Day
Option 3: MPG of Science Fiction
The Wolves of Winter
Total GO: 1 / Total BB: 1
Points this post: 20
Total points: 60

Cutting for Stone, by Abraham Verghese.
mpg Health > Medicine; about doctors and surgeons.
This post: +10
Total: 115

Option B, a book whose author's first and last initials are in SAN ANTONIO: Bloodroot by Susan Wittig Albert
paperback edition Bloodroot 320 pages
Points this post: 20
Total points: 140

Task 10.4. The Birds and the Bees
Bird Box read 3/14
Task 10.5. Springtime in Paris
Madame Bovary read 3/14, initially published 1856, claiming 1 GO ticket, I listened to the audio version, the MMPB version Madame Bovary is 513 pages, claiming 1 BB ticket
Task 15.8 - The Red Baron

Task 15.10 - Pay the Piper
Spider's Web read 3/14 - set in England
Task 20.3 - Best Review – Michelle in Alaska's Task: Red or Green?
Option 4 - The Ticket: A Romantic Comedy - Second Chances by Heather Grace Stewart
author's initials HS found in WHITE SANDS
Points this post: 70
Total points: 160
Books read: 12
Tasks completed: 12
BB tickets: 1
GO tickets: 1

10.10 - Africa Day - May 25th is Africa Day – read a book set in a country that is a member of the African Union or by an author born or currently living in one of those countries.
Heart of Darkness - Belgian Congo
First printed in 1899, this qualifies for a Golden Oldie ticket.
Points this task: 10
Total points: 200
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 3
Big Book ticket requests: 1
Books read: 14
Tasks completed: 11

Option 1: The Venetian Betrayal by Steve Berry #3 in series
*** 540 pages claiming a big book ticket ***
Option 2: 8 Bodies is Enough by Stephanie Bond rating 4.34 also verified in help thread - 186 pages
Total pages 540 + 186 = 626 pages
Total points: 30
Total big book tickets: 1

20.5 - Bigger Is Better - Frugalitymom's Task: Well Behaved Women Seldom Make History
Option 1 - The Last Days of Night - #56 on the Book Riot list
25.5 - MegSCL's Task: My Favorite Museums
Book A - Christmas in London
Book B - Natchez Burning - version I read has 790pgs; Big Book Ticket (750+ pgs)
Points This Post: 45
Points Overall: 115

10.6 - Want to See My Slides?
Read a book with the main page genre Science Fiction
All Systems Red by Martha Wells
MPG Science Fiction
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 115
Books Read: 7
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books:500+(0)750+(0)1000+(0)

5.4 - Avanos Hair Museum
Read a book that has human hair visible on the cover.

10.7 - My Favorite Holiday!
Read a book from this list: Stories for Book Lovers.
Balzac and the Little Chinese SeamstressPage 1 number 48
20.5 - Bigger Is Better - Frugalitymom's Task: Well Behaved Women Seldom Make History
Option 3: read a book where the first letter of each word of the title and subtitle can be found in "Well Behaved Women Seldom Make History." Titles must be at least three words in length.
The Book of Mirrors
T and O in history
B in Behaved
M in Women
Points this post = 35
Points to date 480

20.5 - Bigger Is Better - Frugalitymom's Task: Well Behaved Women Seldom Make History
Option 3: read a book where the first letter of each word of the title and subtitle can be found in "Well Behaved Women Seldom Make History."
When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon
Well behaveD woMen seldom make histoRy
points: 20
total: 110
GO: 3
BB: 1
tasks completed: 9

30.6 Brooke TX's Task: Conference, Convention, Conventicle
Option C: BEA (BookExpo America), May 30-June 1
Book 1: Read a book written by a single author who is appearing this year at BookCon 2018
Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard
no mmpb. pb: La reina roja 469 pgs
Book 2: Read a book set at least 50% in a city that has hosted BEA: New York, NY; Chicago, IL; Washington, DC; or Los Angeles, CA.
Life at the Dakota: New York's Most Unusual Address by Stephen Birmingham
no mmpb. pb: Life at the Dakota: New York's Most Unusual Address 243 pages
469 + 243 > 500
points: 30
total: 140
GO: 3
BB: 1
tasks completed: 10

30.3 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss
Option 1:

(Incidentally, I don't recall a cat appearing in the story)
Option 2: Freya (first published March 2016)
This book is 556 pages - claiming one BB ticket
This post: 30 points, 1 BB
Challenge total points: 65
BB: 1
GO: 0
Tasks completed: 6

#10.7 My Favorite Holiday
Read a book from this list: Stories for Book Lovers
Page 2, #16 on the list
The Kite Runner, Khaled HosseiniThe Kite Runner
This Post: 10 points
Total To Date: 10 points
5.5 - International Cryptozoology Museum
Read a book that features cryptozoology, a cryptozoologist, or one or more cryptids from this list: Cryptids.
read Risen by Cole Gibsen features vampires
10.9 -"Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press" - Thomas Jefferson Read a non-fiction book written about or by a journalist.
read Life Moves Pretty Fast: The Lessons We Learned From Eighties Movies by Hadley Freeman
20.5 - Bigger Is Better - Frugalitymom's Task: Well Behaved Women Seldom Make History
Option 3:For this option please read a book where the first letter of each word of the title and subtitle can be found in "Well Behaved Women Seldom Make History."
read Better Read Than Dead by Victoria Laurie
B R T D found in Behaved and History
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Deborah's Task: Young Sheldon
Option 2- Read a book written by a single author who shares first and last name initials with these iconic Texans: SHJBSS.
readA Thousand Eyes by Junior Burke Initials JB
25.1 - Perletwo's Task: The Ides of March are Come
Option 1 - Read a book that is #1 in the series - read Dead Is the New Black by Marlene Perez series Dead IS #
and
option 3 - Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in the phrase BEWARE THE IDES OF MARCH.
read Ray Vs the Meaning of Life Ray Vs the Meaning of Life by Michael F. Stewart - initials MFS found in March OF IDES
Points this post - 80
total points 320
books this post 6
total books read. 24
Read a book that features cryptozoology, a cryptozoologist, or one or more cryptids from this list: Cryptids.
read Risen by Cole Gibsen features vampires
10.9 -"Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press" - Thomas Jefferson Read a non-fiction book written about or by a journalist.
read Life Moves Pretty Fast: The Lessons We Learned From Eighties Movies by Hadley Freeman
20.5 - Bigger Is Better - Frugalitymom's Task: Well Behaved Women Seldom Make History
Option 3:For this option please read a book where the first letter of each word of the title and subtitle can be found in "Well Behaved Women Seldom Make History."
read Better Read Than Dead by Victoria Laurie
B R T D found in Behaved and History
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Deborah's Task: Young Sheldon
Option 2- Read a book written by a single author who shares first and last name initials with these iconic Texans: SHJBSS.
readA Thousand Eyes by Junior Burke Initials JB
25.1 - Perletwo's Task: The Ides of March are Come
Option 1 - Read a book that is #1 in the series - read Dead Is the New Black by Marlene Perez series Dead IS #
and
option 3 - Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in the phrase BEWARE THE IDES OF MARCH.
read Ray Vs the Meaning of Life Ray Vs the Meaning of Life by Michael F. Stewart - initials MFS found in March OF IDES
Points this post - 80
total points 320
books this post 6
total books read. 24
LORI UK
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Rina's Task: Tallinn
1. Read a book with at least 2 pairs of double letters in the title and/or subtitle.
The School Inspector Calls!
double o and double l
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Rina's Task: Tallinn
1. Read a book with at least 2 pairs of double letters in the title and/or subtitle.
The School Inspector Calls!
double o and double l

Task 20.10 Group Read
Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania
Comment #6 on Group Read Thread
Points this task 20
Total points 80
BB Points this task 0
Total BB points 4

Task 25.2 - Librarianish's Task - Roads and Rails
This is a two-book task, and the total number of pages must be no less than 500.
Pick two different options, one book for each.
Option 1: Read a book set at least 50% in any U.S. state that you've never visited,
Chancey Family Lies set in Georgia a state I have NEVER visited - blurb identifies setting
Pages 344
Option 3: Read a book from this train-themed Listopia:
Tales on Track
The Mystery of the Blue Train Page 1 number 12
Pages 298
REQUIRED: Include in your post the page number of the list on which your book is found.
344 +298 = 642 exceeds page requirement
Points this post = 25
Points to date 505

15.2 - Two Of The Tates
Book 1 Read a book FIRST published between 1897 and 1999 (inclusive).
The Old Man and the Sea

128 p. 15 march 2018 5 stars
First published in 1952
AND
Book 2 Read a book FIRST published since the year 2000 (pre-May is OK).
Sunburn

308 p. 17 march 2018 3 stars Published in 2018
15 points
15.6 - Oh, Beans!
Read a book with a word in the title or subtitle from this list of the most popular Jelly Belly jelly bean flavors:
Black Licorice, Buttered Popcorn, Watermelon, Cherry, Cinnamon, Pear, Orange, Green Apple, Toasted Marshmallow, Blueberry, Coconut, Strawberry, Cotton Candy, Bubblegum, Root Beer, Peach, Coffee, Grape, Lemon, Red Apple
In Watermelon Sugar

144 p. 1/3/2018 Rating: 4stars
Watermelon is in the list
15 points
15.10 - Pay the Piper
Read a book set at least 50% in ONE of the countries that has a type of bagpipe: Albania, Algeria, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Egypt, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, India, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Kuwait, Latvia, Libya, Lithuania, Malta, Oman, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Scotland, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, Wales.
Nutshell

208 p. Read:2/3/2018 4 stars
England, London. The location is mentioned on the introduction to the novel on th GR main page.
15 points
20.1 - Most Improved Player - Amber's Task: Adventure in the Southwest
Option 2:For this option, read a book written by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in the phrase MANHATTAN PROJECT. Middle name initials may be ignored.
Daar heb je vrienden voor

315 p. 14 march 2018 3 stars
The author’s initials AH are in the manhattan project
20 points
Points in this post: 45 points
Total points : 125 points

20.4 - Golden Oldies
For Option 2, I read Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone which was first published in June 2017.
Because of the MPG of Children's I am including the AR Bookfinder info:
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Rowling, J.K.
AR Quiz No. 26759 EN Fiction
Accelerated Reader Quiz Information IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 12.0
Points this post - 20
Total points - 85
BB - 0
GO - 0
10.5. Springtime in Paris
I read The Sorbonne Affair (read the kindle, linked to the pb edition). Book is set completely in Paris, with the exception of some flashbacks.
20.3 - Best Review – Michelle in Alaska's Task: Red or Green?
I chose option 4 and read Djinn City by Saad Hossain. Author initials are in wHite Sands. 476 pages, exceeding 250 page minimum requirement.
25.3 - Andy P.’s Task: Correcting Mistakes Before They Happen
For book 1, I read A Man Called Ove, originally written in Swedish, which I an completely unable to read! Translator is shown on the hardcover edition - Henning Koch. A Man Called Ove. For page purposes, the top MMPB has 294 pages - A Man Called Ove.
For book 2, I read Drawing Conclusions by Donna Leon. Initials, DL, found in reaD carefuLly. 272 pages.
Total pages 566, exceeding page requirements.
Points this post: 55
Total points: 215
I read The Sorbonne Affair (read the kindle, linked to the pb edition). Book is set completely in Paris, with the exception of some flashbacks.
20.3 - Best Review – Michelle in Alaska's Task: Red or Green?
I chose option 4 and read Djinn City by Saad Hossain. Author initials are in wHite Sands. 476 pages, exceeding 250 page minimum requirement.
25.3 - Andy P.’s Task: Correcting Mistakes Before They Happen
For book 1, I read A Man Called Ove, originally written in Swedish, which I an completely unable to read! Translator is shown on the hardcover edition - Henning Koch. A Man Called Ove. For page purposes, the top MMPB has 294 pages - A Man Called Ove.
For book 2, I read Drawing Conclusions by Donna Leon. Initials, DL, found in reaD carefuLly. 272 pages.
Total pages 566, exceeding page requirements.
Points this post: 55
Total points: 215

1. The name Tallinn is Estonian. It is usually thought to be derived from "Taani linna", meaning Danish town.
Read a book with at least 2 pairs of double letters in the title and/or subtitle.
ex. Assassination Vacation SS, SS; Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk LL, NN; All the Light We Cannot See LL, NN, (EE).
I read The Ground Beneath Us: From the Oldest Cities to the Last Wilderness, What Dirt Tells Us About Who We Are
which has 2 doubles: "tells" and
Wilderness." This book was approved on the help thread.
points: 80
books read: 5
tasks completed: 4
pages read: 1771

===25.4===
1) Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman
2)

Both books are new to me.
25 points this post

===25.2===
1) Tripwire
I have not visited Florida or New York.
2) The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
On page 1 of list.
25 points.

===25.1===
1) Agatha Raisin and the Witches' Tree
2) A Prisoner of Birth
Page 1 of books about getting even list

===15.4===
Option 2
The Secret of Chimneys Agatha Christie
Author initials in The Vatican Museums
Title initials in The Acropolis Museum
===15.5===
The Seven Dials Mystery
Initials found in mister Roger’s neighborhood
===15.6===
Red Velvet Revenge
Red in red apple flavour
===15.7===
The God Delusion Richard Dawkins
60 points this post
655 total

5.10 - From Your Collection
The Walking Dead, Vol. 10: What We Become
Points this post - 5
Total points - 90
BB - 0
GO - 0

25.1- The Ides of March are come
Option 1: First book in a series
Book 1 of Xenogenesis Dawn
Option 3: Author initials in BEWARE THE IDES OF MARCH
Pompeii by Robert Harris

25.1- The Ides of March are come
Option 1: First book in a series
Book 1 of Xenogenesis Dawn
Option 3: Author initials in BEWARE THE IDES OF MARCH
Pompeii by Robert Harris

25.1- THE IDES of March are come
Option 1: Dawn Book 1 of Xenogenesis by Octavia E. Butler
Option 3: Author initials in BEWARE THE IDES OF MARCH
Pompeii by Robert Harris
Points this post : 25
Total for season: 50

20.1 - Most Improved Player - Amber's Task: Adventure in the Southwest
Option 2: Read a book written by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in the phrase MANHATTAN PROJECT.
The Hush by John Hart.
Points this Task: 20
Total Points: 35

20.1 - Most Improved Player - Amber's Task: Adventure in the Southwest
Option 2: book written by author whose first and last initials are in phrase MANHATTAN PROJECT
Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult
20.5 - Bigger Is Better - Frugalitymom's Task: Well Behaved Women Seldom Make History
Option 3: book where first letter of every title word is found in phrase WELL BEHAVED WOMEN SELDOM MAKE HISTORY; three words minimum in title
Enter a Murderer by Ngaio Marsh
This post: 40 points
Total points: 60
Tasks completed: 3
Books read: 3
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 0

10.7 My Favorite Holiday
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
IR: MG BL: 5.5 AR: 12.0
found on page 1 of Stories for Book Lovers.
20.8 Nickels & Dimes -Christine V's Task: Celebrating the Seasonal Reading Challenge
Option 1
The Paper Magician by Charlie N. Holmberg, #1 in series
points this post: 30
total points: 75
BB: 1
GO: 0

5.4 - Avanos Hair Museum - book with human hair on cover

10.4. The Birds and the Bees - book with "bird" in title
Bird Box
15.4 - Collect, Preserve, Study, Exhibit, Stimulate, Engage
Option 2: one book whose author's initials are found in one of top 10 museums, and title initials are found in another
Stillhouse Lake by Rachel Caine
The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Stillhouse Lake
The Acropolis Museum - Rachel Caine
20.9 - Moderator’s Pet - Book Concierge's Task: Happy 300th Birthday
option C: Book whose title initials (ignore subtitle) can be found in FIESTA FLAMBEAU
Lost Boy: The True Story of Captain Hook
Paperback version is 292 pages: Lost Boy: The True Story of Captain Hook
This post: 50 points
Total points: 110
Tasks completed: 7
Books read: 7
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 0

5.1 A Night at the Museum
Book with main page genre that starts with a letter in MUSEUM
S – short stories
Homeland: And Other Stories9780062277749
5.3 The Museum of Bad Art
Book that has a title that contains all of the letters in BAD ART
B & A in BAttersea, D & A in scanDAl, R & T in baTteRsea
A Scandal in Battersea
20.4 Wedding day
Option 3: The Sonic screwdriver Bouquet
Book with genre Science Fiction
A Maze of Death
25.5 My Favourite Museums
Option 1. The National Gallery, London
Book 1 – set in London
Where Serpents Sleep
Book 2: A book of at least 700 pages
Reamde1044 pages
This post 55 points
Total to date 125 points

5.3 - The Museum of Bad Art
Read a book that has a title/subtitle that contains all of the letters in BAD ART.
Bed & Breakfast

307 p. 18 march 2018 3 stars
BeD And bReAkfast
Still needs posting
5 points
30.2 – Schatzie's Task: Castles and Other Historical Sites
Opt. 4: Schwarzwald Museum
Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in SCHWARZWALD
Hamlet

191 p. 14 march 2018 5 stars
The initials WS can be found in Schwartzwald
Opt. 5: Alte Pinakothek
Read a book that is number 14, 15, 16, 17, or 18 in a series. This must be clear from the metadata.
Cards on the Table

336 p 12 march 2018 3 stars
Hercule Poirot #15, as shown on GR page
30 points
Points on this post:35 points
Total points : 160 points

15.9 - Find Your Muse:
Read a book with BOTH a three-letter word AND a nine-letter word in the title and/or subtitle:
Undead and Unpopular by MaryJanice Davidson.
20.5 - Bigger Is Better - Frugalitymom's Task: Well Behaved Women Seldom Make History:
Option 4: Read a book FIRST published in May or December from 2007-2018 inclusive:
A God in Ruins by Kate Atkinson.
First published May 1st 2015.
*Big Book Ticket with 552 pages.*
Points this post: 35
Total points: 50
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets this post: 1
Total Big Book Tickets:
BBooks - 500+: 1
BBooks - 750+: 0
BBooks - 1000+: 0

Read a book set at least 50% in ONE of the countries that has a type of bagpipe
Book read: La Belle Sauvage
How it fits: Set 100% in England
Claiming 1 BigBook Ticket: 546 pages (PB Edition: La Belle Sauvage)
MPG Children keeps appearing and disappearing for this book, so I'll include AR Bookfinder information: IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 20.0
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Points this post: 15
Total points: 65
Books read: 6
Tasks completed: 6
BB Tickets: 2
GO Tickets: 0

15.1 - A Truth and A Lie
Book 1: Read a nonfiction book.
Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt by Michael Lewis
Book 2: Read a book with any form of the word LIE
Lie to Me by J.T. Ellison
points: 15
total: 155
GO: 3
BB: 1
tasks completed: 11

# 15.02 – Two Of The Tates
Task: Read a book FIRST published between 1897 and 1999 (inclusive).
Book 1: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead by Tom Stoppard – first published in 1966
Task: Read a book FIRST published since the year 2000 (pre-May is OK)
Book 2: The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert – first published January 2018
Points this post: 15 points
Total points to date = 135 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 0
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 1

===15.10===
The Seven Dials Mystery
This is set in England. I’m afraid I returned the book to my library so I cannot provide a reference from the book but I believe the reviews on Goodreads make the setting clear.
===20.8===
3) The God Delusion
Appears on page 4 of list

20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Kim O's task: We Are The Music Makers, And We Are The Dreamers Of Dreams
Option 3 - Under the Lights - Shannon Stacey - SS found in OCTOBASS
Points This Post: 20
Points Overall: 135

15.1 - A Truth and A Lie
Book 1: Read a nonfiction book. The book must have an indicator on the main book page that the book is nonfiction, such as a Nonfiction genre in the genre list or a statement in the book’s title, description or main book page reviews.
Churchill's Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare: The Mavericks Who Plotted Hitler's Defeat by Giles Milton
Book 2: Read a book with any form of the word LIE - a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood in the title or subtitle, such as lies, lie’s, lied, lying, liar, liars, liar’s, liars’ in the title or subtitle.
Company of Liars by Karen Maitland
I read the Kindle edition. The MMPB here has 665 pages.
**Company of Liars is a Big Book (665 pages). Claiming 1 BB ticket.**
30.4 - Sandy's Task: 3, 4, 5
1. Read a book that is #3, 4, or 5 in a series. The series designation must be noted in the GR record.
The Venus Throw by Steven Saylor
I read the Kindle edition. The MMPB here has 478 pages.
3. Read a book where the number of pages includes at least 2 of the numbers 3, 4, 5. So, a book with 345 pages would work, as would a book with 432 pages.
Love Letters From a Duke by Elizabeth Boyle
I read the Kindle edition. The MMPB here has 353 pages.
Points this post: 45
Total points: 185

15.7 - Spring Saints
Burn Bright by Patricia Briggs
Patricia is listed as an English Feminine form of Patrick
30.2 – Schatzie's Task: Castles and Other Historical Sites
Option 4: A Princess in Theory by Alyssa Cole
AC found in SCHWARZWALD
Option 5: Imitation in Death by J.D. Robb
#17 in the In Death series
Points this post: 45
Points this challenge: 50
Big Book Tickets: 1
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5.1 A Night at the Museum: Read a book with a main page genre that starts with a letter in MUSEUM. It may be stand alone or embedded.
I read Dark Currents by Jacqueline Carey
Fantasy > Urban Fantasy is a main page genre. U in MUSEUM.
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20.4 Wedding Day (The genres "Sequential Art", "Comics", "Comic Book", and "Manga" are allowed for this task.)
Option 1: The Dress. Read a book with a white dress on the cover.
I read
The cover was approved in the help thread, message 31
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 40