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WINTER CHALLENGE 2018
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babbling c20.9 - Moderators' Pet - Erin NY's Task: Goodreads choice award winners
Read a book that won one of the goodreads choice awards this year that you have not read before. If you read all of them before, then read one of the nominees that you have not read before.
Goodreads Choice Awards
The Kiss Quotient - Audible Kvocijent poljupca - paperback pgs 312 by Helen Hoang
the book was new to me
It won the Romance category
THIS POST
Points: 20
Completed Tasks: 1
Golden oldies: 0
Total This Season
Points:85/985
Completed Tasks: 5/57
Golden oldies: 0
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Pages read this season: 2,314
Books read this season: 6
Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM10.10 - Happy Holidays!
I read The Cutting Season by Attica Locke. A and L are in HOLIDAY.
Previous point total: 115
New points this post: 10
Total points: 125
Total tasks completed: 9
GO tickets this post: 0
Total GO: 0
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total Big Books: 1
EMurphy25.1 M1nks's Task: What Makes a Good Hero?
Option 1: Mystery genre with a serious sidekick A Rule Against Murder by Louise Penny
*Main character is Inspector Gamache and his sidekick is Jean Guy Beauvoir
https://www.goodreads.com/characters/...
Option 4: Fantasy genre A Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay
This Task:
Points: 25
Books Read: 2
BB Ticket: 0
GO Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 25
Books Read: 2
BB Ticket: 0
GO Ticket: 0
Tasks Completed: 1
Jamie B10.1 - Holding Out for a Hero
Almost Midnight
Main page genre=Romance
Points this task: 10
Total points: 15
Tasks completed: 2
Books read: 2
Cait S20.7- Yo, Adrian!
Option 3
Read a book written by a single author whose first and last initials are found in SYLVESTER STALLONE.
The Dogs by Allan Stratton
Just in case, Children's Info: MG+ - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 8.0
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 35
10.10 - Happy Holidays!Read a book by a single author whose first and last initial can be found in HOLIDAY.
I read ebook edition but linked to MMPB Kamouraska by Anne Hébert
New Points: 10
Total Challenge points: 170
GO's: 4
Mod
I read Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers of World War II. I listened to the audiobook, linked to the top pb. My comment is in post 8 of the discussion thread.
Total points: 240
Kim O30.2. Amanda A's Task passed to Book Concierge: Feliz Navidad
Option A – Read a book by a single author whose first name is Joseph, Mary or Jesus.
Separation of Church and State This book has 262 pages.
Option B – Read a book by a single author whose initials (including middle initial, if used) are in EYDIE GORME Y LOS PANCHOS.
Kingdom of the Blind This book has 400 pages.
Total page count: 262 + 400 = 662 (> 500)
Points this task: 30
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Cumulative Totals
hoodoomends20.6 - Remembering A Canadian Hero
❄ Option 2: A book where the letters from the word "courage" can be found in the title (subtitles can be used as well).
The ABCs of Human Behavior: Behavioral Principles for the Practicing Clinician by Jonas Ramnerö and Niklas Törneke (paperback edition has 240 pp)
Practicing: letters c, r, a, g // Behavior: letters o, e // Human: letter u
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Points: 20
GO: -
BB: -
Total
Points: 35
GO: -
BB: -
20.4 - Golden Oldies - Lagullande's Task: Everyday HeroesOPTION 2: Read a book that is at least 350 pages long and that was first published in 2007.
I read Bad Blood which has 400 pp and was first published in 2007.
points: 110
Books read: 11
tasks completed: 9
tasks in progress: 1
pages read: 2765
Amy FL10.9 - Write Me a Letter
Daddy-Long-Legs (This novel primarily consists of the letters the main character "Judy" writes over four college years to her benefactor.)
Points this post: 10
Total points: 35
Amy FL10.10 - Happy Holidays!
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara (HolidaY)
Points this post: 10
Total points: 45
Julia10325.5 - Tien's Task: 2018 Reading Stats
Option 1: Choices (MPG = Short Stories)
Option 3: Destiny's Shield (848 people rated this 5 stars)
I read the ebook edition. No MMP. The highest paperback Destiny's Shield is 568 pages so claiming one BB ticket.
This post: 25 points, 1 BB
Total points: 120
BB: 1
GO: 0
Total tasks completed: 8
Total books read: 9
5.1 - This and ThatRead a book with This, That, These or Those in the title or subtitle.
Even this Page is White
New Points: 5
Total Challenge Points: 175
GO's: 4
Readerboard name: Witchygal 5.5 - O? No!
Read a book written by a single author who does NOT have an O in his or her name.
I read If I Could Tell You Just One Thing...: Encounters with Remarkable People and Their Most Valuable Advice by Richard Reed. No O in author's name.
Points this task: 5
Total points for Winter 2018/2019: 5
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldie tickets: 0
Readerboard name: Witchygal 20.3 - Best Review - TrishhartUK: Elementary, My Dear Watson
Option 1 Read a book with a title of at least three words, where the initial letter of each word can be found in A STUDY IN SCARLET.
I read Crazy Rich Asians. Initial letter of each word found in target phrase - a study in sCARlet. Book has over 150 pages.
Points this task: 20
Total points for Winter 2018/2019: 25
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldie tickets: 0
Readerboard name: Witchygal 10.1 - Holding Out for a Hero
Read a book with a main page genre that starts with an H or E or R or O.
I read The Orchard of Lost Souls. MPG of Historical > Historical Fiction (H) & Eastern Africa>Somalia (E)
Points this task: 10
Total points for Winter 2018/2019: 35
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldie tickets: 0
Readerboard name: Witchygal 20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Amy FL's Task: Yo, Adrian!
Option 2 Read a book with a title of at least three words where the first letter of each word can be found in HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION.
I read The Other Wife. First letter of each word in title found in target phrase - heavyWeighT champiOn
Points this task: 20
Total points for Winter 2018/2019: 55
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldie tickets: 0
Readerboard name: Witchygal 25.5 - Tien's Task: 2018 Reading Stats
OPTION 1 For this option, read a book with a main page genre of Short Stories or Anthologies.
I read Dark Cities which has a MPG of short stories
Option 3- read a book that received 5 stars from at least 27 readers.
I read The Clockmaker's Daughterwhich was rated 5 stars by 3476 users (including me!)
This book had 592 pages so I am claiming 1 Big Book ticket.
Page: 400 + 592 = 992 so meets minimum page requirements.
Points this task: 25
Total points for Winter 2018/2019: 80
Big Book tickets: 1
Golden Oldie tickets: 0
Readerboard name: Witchygal 30.5 - Mazza1's Task: A world of books
Book 1. Read a book that is SET IN or WRITTEN BY an author from a country starting with ANY letter of your READERBOARD name.
My readerboard name is WITCHYGAL and I live in Australia.
I read The Unquiet Dead by Ausma Zehanat Khan which is set in Canada (North America).
Book 2 Read a book that is SET IN or WRITTEN BY an author from a country starting with one of the initials of the author of Book 1, including middle initials.
I read Court of Lions which is set in Spain (Europe) (found in previous author's first name - AuSma-)
Points this task: 30
Total points for Winter 2018/2019: 110
Big Book tickets: 1
Golden Oldie tickets: 0
Readerboard name: Witchygal 10.6 - Let's Eat!
read a book set at least 50% in Hawaii, Alaska, Argentina, Antarctica, or Australia.
I read Bridge Burning and Other Hobbies which is set in Australia.
Points this task: 10
Total points for Winter 2018/2019: 120
Big Book tickets: 1
Golden Oldie tickets: 0
hoodoomends20.7 - Yo, Adrian!
❄ Option 1: A book with a horse or dog on the cover.
Até o Dia em que o Cão Morreu by Daniel Galera
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Points: 20
GO: -
BB: -
Total
Points: 55
GO: -
BB: -
Pamela326510.2 - Every Day Heroes
Ashes on the Moor by Sarah M. Eden - Evangeline is a teacher,
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 115
Golden Oldie books this post: 0
Total Golden Oldie books: 1
Big Book Tickets this post:
Total Big Book Tickets:
Big Books - 500+:
Big Books - 750+: 0
Big Books - 1000+: 0
Suzannesea30.6 Dlmrose's Task
Book 1.
Read a book by a single author with a name from the list of heroic names.
Nights of Rain and Stars by Maeve Binchy
Maeve is one of the heroic names listed.
Book 2.
Read a book with a title that includes one of the words from names generated by the Superhero Name Generator.
These are the ten generated Superhero names i got:
- The Majestic Watcher
* - The Good Beetle
- The Fast Armadillo
- The Bronze Panther
- Commander Broad Hornet
- Master Bronze Daggers
- Professor Broken Sage
- Agent Copper Katana
- Saberleaf
- Sunspot
I am using The Good Beetle.
A Good Yarn by Debbie Macomber
Points this post: 30
Total points to date: 170
Jemima (My first ever submission - hope it's correct!)
10.1 - Holding Out for a Hero
Send No Flowers by Sandra Brown
MBGenre: Romance
Total Points: 10
Jemima10.5 - Remembering Stan Lee
No Red Roses by Iris Johansen
Published first: May 1984
Points Claimed: 10
Total points: 20
FANDURY5.2 - The Book Flood Cometh
Read a book FIRST published in October, November or December of any year.
Miniatures: The Very Short Fiction of John Scalzi by John Scalzi
Book was first published in December 2016.
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 40
Books Read: 3
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books:500+(0)750+(1)1000+(0)
FANDURY10.1 - Holding Out for a Hero
Read a book with a main page genre that starts with an H or E or R or O.
Wildfire by Ilona Andrews
Book has the Main Page Genre Romance.
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 50
Books Read: 4
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books:500+(0)750+(1)1000+(0)
FANDURY25.1 - M1nks's Task: What Makes a Good Hero?
Option 2: Read a book where the title doesn't contain the word 'A', 'An', 'And' or 'The'.
Escape from Hell by Larry Niven
Option 4: Read a book which has the MPG Fantasy.
Inferno by Larry Niven
Book has MPG Fantasy.
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 75
Books Read: 6
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books:500+(0)750+(1)1000+(0)
Mod
5.8 - Go Short
An Elderly Lady is Up to No Good by Helene Tursten
kirkus review reference
total = 195
Mod
15.4 - From A to Z
option 2, one book, title begins with A, author contains Z:
Among the Living and the Dead: A Tale of Exile and Homecoming on the War Roads of Europe by Inara Verzemnieks
total = 220
Mod
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Amy FL's Task: Yo, Adrian!
option 3, initials LS in StaLlone: Asylum City by Liad Shoham
total = 240
5.10I read The Amazing Mrs. Pollifax
points: 115
books read: 12
tasks completed: 10
tasks in progress: 2
pages read: 3305
Erin NY5.4 - A Dickens of a Christmas
December 19, 2018 is the 175th anniversary of the first publication of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Read a book with a main page genre of Holiday. The genre may be embedded or standalone.
The Christmas Sisters by Sarah Morgan
* First genre is Holiday > Christmas 110 users
Points this post: 5
Books claimed this post: 1
Total Points: 155
Tasks completed: 12
Tasks in progress: 4
Books read: 16
Big Book tickets: 2 (500+)
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Total pages read: 5,840
Lara Rosen5.5 - O? No!
Read a book written by a single author who does NOT have an O in his or her name.
El lector del tren de las 6.27 by Jean-Paul Didierlaurent
Points for this task: 5
Total points: 110
GO tickets: 2
Tasks completed: 9
Books read: 12
20.4 - Golden Oldies - Lagullande's Task: Everyday HeroesOPTION 1: Read a book first published between 1863 and 1927
Hunger by Knut Hamsun
first published in 1890
Points this post: 20
Total points: 20
Books read: 1
Tasks completed: 1
Page count: 188
10.9 - Write Me a LetterLife on the Refrigerator Door by Alice Kuipers
written as a series of notes between mother and daughter
Total points: 35 + 10 = 45
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Babbling C's Task: February Babiesoption 3.b - author initials in "college student"
H is for Homicide by Sue Grafton
Points this post: 20
Total points: 40
Books read: 2
Tasks completed: 2
Page count: 444
Kim O5.4 - A Dickens of a Christmas Read a book with a main page genre of Holiday.
A Christmas Carol Golden Oldie -- first published in 1843
Points this task: 5
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Cumulative Totals
Big Books - 500+: 0
Big Books - 750+: 0
Golden Oldies: 1
LaureY5.5 - O? No!
Read a book written by a single author who does NOT have an O in his or her name.
Blood Bound by Patricia Briggs
Points this post: 5
Total points: 90
Total Books: 10
Total Tasks: 9
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets this post: 1
Total Big Book Tickets: 1
Oma12295.7 - Crimson And Clover
Read a book with a three-word TITLE that includes "AND" or "&". Subtitles are excluded. Brownies & Betrayal, Fire & Blood, Night and Day
Marigolds and Murder by London Lovett
Total Points-90/985
Total Tasks-9/57
Total Golden Oldie Books-()
Total Big Books-()500+( )750+(),1000+()
Oma122920.2 - Rookie At The Top- Kettleen's Task: Darwin Day
I chose option #1
Option 1:
Read a book whose publication year contains both 5 and 9.
Examples: 1759; 1795; 1859; 1895; 1905; 1915; 1925; 1935; 1945; 1950; 1951; 1952; 1953; 1954; 1955; 1956; 1957; 1958; 1959; 1965; 1975; 1985; 1995.
Across the Miles: Tales of Correspondence by L.M. Montgomery This book was originally published in 1995.
Total Points-110/985
Total Tasks-10/57
Total Golden Oldie Books-()
Total Big Books-()500+( )750+(),1000+()
Oma122910.3- Four-Legged Heros
Read a book from the Non-Fiction Animal Heroes list.
I found this book on page #1 of the Non-Fiction Animal Heroes list and it is book #47
Wesley the Owl: The Remarkable Love Story of an Owl and His Girl by Stacey O'Brien
Total Points-120/985
Total Tasks-11/57
Total Golden Oldie Books-()
Total Big Books-()500+( )750+(),1000+()
TessaVanessaChallenge 25.6 Sandy's Task: They Go Together
Book 1 : Shakespeare's Counselor by Charlaine Harris.
243 p.
Book 2: The Scarpetta Factor by Patricia Cornwell.
572 p.
243+572=815 total pages
Points this post: 25
Total points: 290/985
Tasks completed: 19/57
Books read:26
babbling c5.4 - A Dickens of a Christmas
December 19, 2018 is the 175th anniversary of the first publication of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Read a book with a main page genre of Holiday. The genre may be embedded or standalone.
Regency Christmas Wishes: Captain Grey's Christmas Proposal\Her Christmas Temptation\Awakening His Sleeping Beauty - kindle Regency Christmas Wishes: Captain Grey's Christmas Proposal\Her Christmas Temptation\Awakening His Sleeping Beauty -paperback pgs 288 by Carla Kelly, Christine Merrill, Janice Preston
Holiday > Christmas 6 users
THIS POST
Points: 5
Completed Tasks: 1
Golden oldies: 0
Total This Season
Points:90/985
Completed Tasks: 6/57
Golden oldies: 0
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Pages read this season: 2,602
Books read this season: 7
loafer15.9 - Hoodie-Hoo Day!
Read a book with one or more hands showing on its cover.
The Unconsoled by Kazuo Ishiguro
claiming "big book" - mmpb: L'Inconsolé 895 pp
points: 15
total: 165
BB: 3
GO: 1
tasks completed: 13
Babbling C20.5 - Bigger is Better - Babbling C's Task: February Babies
2.b. read a book with at least a three word title, where the first initials of all words in the title can be found in "lieutenant colonel" OR "contracting officer" (subtitles should be ignored).
The Unfinished Clue Audible The Unfinished Clue -papperback pgs 208 by Georgette Heyer
lieutenant colonel
this book is a Golden Oldie: pub 1933
THIS POST
Points: 20
Completed Tasks: 1
Golden oldies: 1
Total This Season
Points:110/985
Completed Tasks:7/57
Golden oldies: 1
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Pages read this season: 2,810
Books read this season: 8
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Option 2: Read a book where the title doesn't contain the word 'A', 'An', 'And' or 'The'. Subtitles may be ignored.
NOS4A2 by Joe Hill
Option 4: Read a book which has the MPG Fantasy. A combination genre such as Science Fiction Fantasy will not work for this task.
Fire & Blood by George R.R. Martin
I also claim 2 Big Book tickets in this post. NOS4A2 had 720 pages (1 ticket) and Fire and Blood had 706 pages (1 ticket).
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Points this post: 25
Total points: 60
Big book points: 2