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WINTER CHALLENGE 2018
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Diana K.Task 20.7 - Amy FL's Task: Yo, Adrian!
Opt 3. Read a book written by a single author whose first and last initials are found in SYLVESTER STALLONE.
The Girl They Left Behind by Roxanne Veletzos
Total points: 505
Diana K.Task 5.10 Get started on your 2019 reading resolutions and read a book of your choice that meets SRC rules.
Mistletoe Murder
Total points: 510
Diana K.Task 20.9 - 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.
Leah on the Offbeat Young Adult Fiction, I have not read this book before.
Total points: 530
Janice CA5.5 - O? No!
No "o" in author's name.
Exposed: Confessions of a Wedding Photographer: A Memoir by Claire Lewis
+5
total: 100
tasks: 7
books: 8
total GOs: 1
trishhartuk15.4 - From A to Z
Option 1: Book 1 - Read a book the title of which begins with "A."
Aunt Dimity and the Village Witch, Nancy Atherton
Read the kindle edition. PB reference link here
AND Book 2 - Read a book whose author has a "Z" in their name.
The Consuming Fire, John Scalzi
Read the kindle edition. PB reference link here
Points this Task: 15
Books Read: 2
Golden Oldie/Big Book: No
Total Points: 320
Tasks Completed: 21
Golden Oldies: 2
Big Book tickets: 2
Marina H20.1 - Most Improved Player - Cordelia's Task: "And the winner is....."
Profeterne i Evighedsfjorden by Kim Leine
525 pages - claiming 1 BB ticket
Points this post: 20
Total points: 305
Big book tickets: 5
Golden Oldies tickets: 3
Tasks completed: 17
Coralie50.1 Three Fictional Heroes
Book 1 – Book with a title beginning with ‘When’.
When the Moon Was Ours 273 pages
Book 2 – Book by an author who uses initials instead of a first name
The Black Tides of Heaven by J.Y. Yang 236 pages
Book 3 – book with MPG of Historical Fiction
The Watchmaker of Filigree Street 318 pages
total pages 827
Total to date 515 points
Task 25.3 - Christmas in Japanpage total >500
book 1 - read a book with author initials in LAND
Madam Tulip by David Ahern
DA initials
308pages
book 2 - read a book with a 4+ letter word in the title that is an anagram of EXCHANGERATE
A Honeybee Heart Has Five Openings
HEART - from RATE & H
I read the kindle ed linked above; PB for page count is: Het hart van de honingbij
208 pages
308+208 = 516pages >500
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965 points
SophieMoving book from 5.7 to 10.5
Published 1941-1996
Endings and Beginnings by Nora Roberts
Published 1984
Total 735
perletwo5.9 - Acts of Heroism - Read a book with a main character or subject who is an active-duty or former member of the armed forces of any nation (real or imagined).
The Black Ascot - Series sleuth Inspector Ian Rutledge is a British Army veteran of World War I, as explained on the GR main page of the series' first book, A Test of Wills.
Points this task: 05
Total points: 390
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 2
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 29
Tasks completed: 21
Bookwrm526Task #30.1 - Gotta Love the Hero!
Option 1: Read a book with a mpg of Young Adult. I read The Belles by Dhonielle Clayton.
Option 2: Read a book by an author who shares a first or last name of an actor who played a hero from the list of movies : Greatest Movie Heroes. Only numbers 1 through 50 on the list can be used. I read The Trapped Girl by Robert Dugoni, who shares a name with Robert Redford, #33 on the list.
Total points so far: 495
MEGAN RAE10.10 - Happy Holidays!
Read a book by a single author whose first and last initial can be found in HOLIDAY.
- Completed 7th FebruaryHow it fits: Author's initials (AD) found in HOLIDAY
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 210
danibean 15.8 - Mythological Heroes: Read a book with a main page genre of Mythology.
I read Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman.
Total pts: 600
danibean10.6 - Let's Eat! read a book set at least 50% in Hawaii, Alaska, Argentina, Antarctica, or Australia.
I read In a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson
total pts: 610
danibean 30.3 Alpha and Omega. Read two books, one from Book 1 and one from Book 2. Total pages must exceed 500.
Book 1: Read a book with a one word title of at least four letters that begins and ends with the SAME vowel. For this task the qualifying vowels are A, E, I, O, U. (Y is NOT considered a vowel for this task.) Subtitles should be ignored.
I read Astoria: John Jacob Astor and Thomas Jefferson's Lost Pacific Empire: A Story of Wealth, Ambition, and Survival by Peter Stark. 366 pgs
Book 2: Read a book with a one word title of at least four letters that begins and ends with a consonant, which does NOT have to be the same consonant.
(Y is NOT considered a consonant for this task). Subtitles should be ignored.
I read Friction by Sandra Brown. 416 pgs.
366+416 = 782 > 500
total pts. 640
Erin NY20.9 - 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
REQUIRED: Include in your post the category in which your book is found. State in your post that you have not read this book before. If you read a nominee, also state in your post that you have read all of the winners.
NOTE: Books that do not meet SRC requirements or requirements for this task (such as the Childrens Picture Book or Graphic Novels/Comics categories) cannot be used and need not be considered in determining whether you have read all of the winners.
The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang
* Winner of the Romance Category
Points this post: 20
Books claimed this post: 1
Total Points: 465
Tasks completed: 28
Tasks in progress: 2
Books read: 36
Big Book tickets: 2 (500+) 1 (750+)
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Total pages read: 13,124
MAZZA150.1 - Coralie's Task: Three Fictional Heroes
three books must total at least 750 pages.
My first Hero is Hero Jarvis from the Sebastian St. Cyr series by C.S. Harris.
Book 1 – As the titles of the books in this series all begin with What, When, Why, Where, or Who, read a book with a title that begins with one of these words. Words must match exactly - no variations.
When All Is Said 336 pages
My second Hero is Hero Hollis from Trade Wind by M.M. Kaye.
Book 2 – Read a book by a single author whose Goodreads name has just initials and a last name.
The Taking of Annie Thorne C.J. Tudor 432 pages
My third Hero is Hero Wantage from Friday's Child by Georgette Heyer
Book 3 – As all these books are historical fiction, read a book with a main page genre of Historical Fiction.
Les Misérables 1232 pages
Total pages 336+432+ 1,232 = 2,000pages
Points this post = 50
Points to date = 755
Diana K.5.3 - Learn Your Name in Morse Code Day. Read a book with ALL the letters in DOT DASH (including 2 Ds) in the title and/or subtitle.
A Shoe Addict's Christmas
Total points: 535
Nick KY30.5 - 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. –
I live in the United States.
I read Aphrodite: A Memoir of the Senses by Isabel Allende.
The author identifies as from Chile, having grown up there and achieved her first fame as a novelist there. The 1st letter “C” is in my readerboard name “niCk ky.” Chile is on the continent of South 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 In the Woods by Tana French, set in Ireland. Ireland begins with I as does the 1st name of the author of book 1, “Isabel.” Ireland is on the continent of Europe.
Points This Post: 30
Total Points So Far: 695
Nick KY5.1 This n That I read This Book Is Not for You by Daniel A. Hoyt, with "This" in the title.
Points This Post: 5
Total Points So Far: 700
READ 60 Feliz Navidad 30.2Opt. 1 first name The Cinderella Murder
By MARY Higgins Clark
Opt. B Authors initials Conclave By Robert Harris
using the R and H.
this task 30
Total 145
Brooke TX25.6 - Sandy's Task: They Go Together
Book 1 - Read a book with a title of at least two words, where the initial letters of all of the words in the title can be found in its author's name.
ook 2 - Read a book, the title (not subtitle) of which contains its author's initials.
Points
This Post: 25
Total Points: 650
Completed Tasks: 43
Books Read: 60
Task 20.7- Amy FL's Task: Yo, Adrian!Option 3: Read a book written by a single author whose first and last initials are found in SYLVESTER STALLONE. Middle initials can be ignored.
SYLVESTER ST A LLO N E
Pétronille (2015) by Amélie Nothomb (Paperback, 128 pages)
200 + 20 = 220
Tasks Completed: 14
Points for this post: 20
Points thus far: 200 + 20 = 220
Books read: 17
Pages read: 4,683
Read but not claimed: 07
Goodreads Authors: 04
Golden Oldies: 01
Big Books:
(1) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
20.1 - Most Improved Player - Cordelia's Task: "And the winner is....."Read a book that has won a literary award
The Time In Between
This book won the Canadian Scotiabank Giller Prize in 2005
New Points: 20
Total Challenge Points: 550
GO's: 9
5.1 - This and ThatRead a book with This, That, These or Those in the title
This Wicked Gift (The Carhart Series)
This Post: 5
Total Points: 5
5.2 - The Book Flood Comethbook FIRST published in October, November or December of any year
Shrewd Angel
Published November 30th 2018
This Post: 5
Total Point: 5 + 5 = 10
5.3 - Learn Your Name in Morse Code DayALL the letters in DOT DASH (including 2 Ds) in the title
Phil Coulson Doesn't Work for StarkIndustries
PHil COulSon Doesn'T Work for StArkInDustries
ebook verification post 7263 (5 point conditional)
This Post: 5
Total Points: 10 + 5 = 15
5.4 - A Dickens of a ChristmasRead a book with a main page genre of Holiday.
Unwrapping Hank
ebook verified post 7259
This Post: 5
Total Points: 15 + 5 = 20
5.5 - O? No!single author who does NOT have an O in his or her name.
The Christmas I Know by Nicky James
ebook verified 7259
This Post: 5
Total Points: 20 +5 = 25
5.7 - Crimson And Cloverthree-word TITLE that includes "AND"
Body and Soul I listened to the audio
This is the paperback for page count
Body and Soul: A PsyCop Novel
This Post: 5
Total Points: 25 + 5 = 30
5.8 - Go ShortRead an anthology
His For The Holidays - I listened to audio
MPG - Anthologies
ebook verified spreadsheet line 1292
Total Post: 5
Total Points: 30 + 5 = 35
5.9 - Acts of HeroismRead a book with a main character or subject who is an active-duty or former member of the armed forces
Family Unit - I listened to audiobook
Family Unit - paperback version for back count
MC is a retired marine, noted in book description
This Post: 5
Total Points: 35 + 5 = 40
5.10 - Book Blitzchoice
Expedition, Estimation, and Other Dangerous Pastimes
ebook verified 7259
This post: 5
Total Points: 40 + 5 = 45
Diana K.20.4 - Golden Oldies - Lagullande's Task: Everyday Heroes
OPTION 1: Read a book first published between 1863 and 1927
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
Claiming one Golden Oldie ticket
Total points: 555
10.1 - Holding Out for a HeroMPG starts with H E R O
Dirty Deeds - I listened to audiobook
Dirty Deeds - paperback version for page count
MPG = ROMANCE
This Post: 10
Total Points: 45 +10 = 55
10.2 - Every Day Heroesmain character who is an everyday hero.
Christmas With Four Firemen
main characters are firemen
ebook verified 7259
This Post: 10
Total Points: 55 + 10 = 65
10.6 - Let's Eat!read a book set at least 50% in Hawaii, Alaska, Argentina, Antarctica, or Australia.
Unwritten Law I listened to audiobook
Unwritten Law paperback version for page count
set in Australia as noted on book's main page
This Post: 10
Total Points: 65 + 10 = 75
10.10 - Happy Holidays!Read a book by a single author whose first and last initial can be found in HOLIDAY.
Devil in the Details by L.J. Hayward
initials L and H are found in the word HoLidays
ebook verified 7260
This Post: 10
Total Points: 75 + 10 = 85
Delicious Dee15.3 - Songs About Heroes
one book option
Blessed Are the Meek - Kristi Belcamino - BATM found in 11. The Batman Theme - Link Wray; KB found in 60. Hero of Dub- King Tubby, The Skatalites
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 575
Big Book Ticket: 500+ (1)
Golden Oldie: 1
Coralie30.7 New Year, New You
Book 1 – Book with all the letters of 4. SELF CARE in title
The Grave's a Fine and Private Place
S & E in grave’s, L in place, F in of, C & A in place, R & E in private
Book 2 – Book with the word appearance from 10. Focus more on appearance in title
The Sudden Appearance of Hope
Total to date 545 points
15.3 - Songs About HeroesOption 2:
Read one book that satisfies both criteria for option 1. The title initials and author initials can be from the same or different songs.
30. Particle Man - They Might Be Giants
A Christmas Manny by Trina Solet
title initials A C M found in #30 PartiCle MAn
author initials TS found in #30 They Might Be GianTS
ebook verification 7261
This post: 15
Total Points: 85 + 15 = 100
15.4 - From A to ZOption 1:
Book 1 - Read a book the title of which begins with "A." All words count, including articles.
A Lethal Love
ebook verified 7261
AND
Book 2 - Read a book whose author has a "Z" in their name.
Ten Simple Tips for Surviving the Apocalypse by Cari Z.
Total Post: 15
Total Points: 100 + 15 = 115
15.5 - Secret IdentityRead a book by a single author who writes under more than one name.
Is It Over Yet? by L.A. Witt
LA Witt writes as Lauren Gallagher, Lori A. Witt and Ann Gallagher as well.
http://www.gallagherwitt.com/
This Post: 15
Total Points: 115 + 15 = 130
15.9 - Hoodie-Hoo Day!Read a book with one or more hands showing on its cover.
I listened to audioDance with Me paperback version for page count
This Post: 15
Total Points: 130 + 15 = 145
20.2 - Rookie At The Top- Kettleen's Task: Darwin Dayword initials in Charles Darwin
Devil in Spring
word initials D I S found in CharleS DarwIn
This post: 20
Total Points: 145 + 20 = 165
Suzannesea20.2 Rookie at the Top
Read a book where the initials of the words in the title are to be found in CHARLES DARWIN.
Lone Star Cafe by Lisa Wingate
CharLeS cafe
Points this post: 20
Total points to date: 325
Mod
10.1 - Holding Out for a Hero
Removing Daughter of Moloka'i.
I read So You Want to Talk About Race, with Race as a main page genre. I listened to the audiobook, linked to the paperback edition (no MMPB).
No change in points, still 870.
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I read The Shell Collector by Anthony Doerr. Author initials, AD, found in holiDAy. I read the kindle edition, linked to the top paperback.
Total points: 870