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30.5 - Mazza1's Task: A world of booksBook 1: Set in Egypt: karEn
The Haunting of Tram Car 015 by P. Djèlí Clark
Book 2 : Set in Canada: C Clark
Fathers and Crows by William T. Vollmann
Task Total: 30
Season Total: 535
20.4 - Golden Oldies - Lagullande's Task: Everyday HeroesOPTION 1: Read a book first published between 1863 and 1927 (this is the Golden Oldies task, after all).
Published 1919
My Man Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse
Task Total: 20
Season Total: 555
10.4 Holy Books-a-Million, Batman!Soon I Will Be Invincible by Austin Grossman
Page #1 on Super Hero Books list
Points this post: 10
Total points: 220
GO TICKET: 3
Tasks completed: 24
Books read: 24
20.6 - Seasoned Reader – Laurah30’s Task: Remembering A Canadian HeroOption 2:
Read a book where the letters from the word COURAGE can be found in the title (subtitles can be used as well). Letters may be used only as often as they appear in the target word.
dEvil GROve thUrgood AmeriCa
Devil in the Grove: Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys, and the Dawn of a New America by Gilbert King
Task Total: 20
Season Total: 575
PAULA S20.9 - 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.
Winner of Goodreads Choice Award for Nonfiction (2018). I have not read this book before.
I listened to the audiobook, PB for reference (no MMPB): I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 320
Big Book Ticket: 1
Golden Oldie: 8
20.1 - Darwin DayOption 1: Read a book whose publication year contains both 5 and 9
Relic by Douglas Preston
Date Read: 31/1
How It Fits: First published 1995
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 355
Tasks Completed: 23
Books Read: 24
BB Tickets Claimed: 2
GO Tickets Claimed: 0
PAULA S25.6 - 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.
Vild eld VE in ann cleeVE
I read the ebook, the PB has 416p. link: Wild Fire
Book 2 - Read a book, the title (not subtitle) of which contains its author's initials. All initials must be included.
Black Heart HB in Black Heart
I read the ebook, the PB has 304p, link: Black Heart
The two books has a total of more than 600 pages combined (416+304=720p)
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 345
Big Book Ticket: 1
Golden Oldie: 8
25.2 - Winter SportsOption 3: Read a book with snow on the cover.
Love in a Snow Storm by Zoe York
Date Read: 1/2
How It Fits: Snow on cover
Option 4: Read a book that has one of the numbers 24, 25, 26 or 27 intact in the number of pages.
Morality for Beautiful Girls by Alexander McCall Smith
Date Read: 7/1
How It Fits: 225pgs
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 380
Tasks Completed: 24
Books Read: 26
BB Tickets Claimed: 2
GO Tickets Claimed: 0
15.3 - Songs About HeroesHelp Thread
Ranker.com has a list of 65 best songs about heroes. Because those lists are changeable, I have included a list in post 2 of the help thread which will be used for this task.
OPTION 1:
Book 1: Read a book with a title of at least 3 words, where the initial letters of each word can be found in the name of one of these songs. Subtitles should be ignored. REQUIRED: Specify the song you are using and its number on the list.
AND
Book 2: Read a single author book, where the initial letters of the author's name can be found in the name of one of the listed artists. All initials count. REQUIRED: Specify the song/artist you are using and its number on the list.
OR
Option 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. REQUIRED: Specify the song/artist you are using and their numbers on the list.
option 2
12-Wind beneath my wings; 46-Reel Big Fish
Points this post 15
Total points 245
20.3 - Best Review - TrishhartUK: Elementary, My Dear WatsonHelp Thread
Detective hero, Sherlock Holmes, still seems to fascinate people, more than 130 years since he first appeared. Indeed, stories about Holmes and Watson seem to be some of the most expanded, extended, rewritten or reimagined series in the detective genre, and possibly across literature as a whole. Choose one of the following options and read a book of at least 150 pages, to match that option.
REQUIRED: State which option you chose when you post.
Option 1. The first published Sherlock Holmes story was A Study in Scarlet, which appeared in the 1887 Beeton Christmas Annual, followed by publication as a stand-alone novel in 1888. 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.
Point this post 20
Total points 265
25.8 - It's Cookie TimeBook 1: Read a book that was first published in 1917, 1933, or 1937.
Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie
Date Read: 9/2
How It Fits: First published 1937
Claiming GO ticket
Book 2: Read a book with a cookie on the cover. You may use the
Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke
Date Read: 19/1
How It Fits: Cookie on cover
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 405
Tasks Completed: 25
Books Read: 28
BB Tickets Claimed: 2
GO Tickets Claimed: 1
30.1 - Gotta Love the HeroOption 1: Option 1: Read a book with a mpg of Young Adult.
Of Fate and Phantoms by C.J. Archer
Date Read: 2/1
How It Fits: MPG Young Adult
Option 3: Read a book from one of your favorite series (a series you have already started) that features a hero.
Veiled in Moonlight by C.J. Archer
Date Read: 28/1
How It Fits: #8 Ministry of Curiosities. Book is new to me, have read #1 - 7
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 435
Tasks Completed: 26
Books Read: 30
BB Tickets Claimed: 2
GO Tickets Claimed: 1
PAULA S30.1 – Schatzie’s Task: Gotta love the Hero!
Option 1: Read a book with a mpg of Young Adult.
I read the ebook, PB for reference: Red Glove
Option 2: Read a book by an author who shares a first or last name of an actor who played a hero
author's first name Michael matches #47. Batman/Bruce Wayne) (Michael Keaton) - Batman (1989)Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 375
Big Book Ticket: 1
Golden Oldie: 8
PAULA S30.5 - Mazza1's Task: A world of books
My readerboard name contains a U and I am from Sweden.
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.
set in USA (North America)I read the Kindle edition. PB for reference: A Cherry Sinister Murder
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..
set in Norway (Europe)Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 405
Big Book Ticket: 1
Golden Oldie: 8
Sara G25.6 - 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. Subtitles can be ignored.
Two Brothers by Ben Elton
BEN ELTON
Book 2 - Read a book, the title (not subtitle) of which contains its author's initials. All initials must be included.
Wicked Plants: The Weed That Killed Lincoln's Mother and Other Botanical Atrocities by Amy Stewart
WICKED PLANTS
Points this post: 25
Total points: 945
Repost of 3867 - Sorry!30.5 - Mazza1's Task: A world of books
I live in the USA
Book 1: Set in Egypt: karEn
The Haunting of Tram Car 015 by P. Djèlí Clark
Book 2 : Set in Canada: C Clark
Fathers and Crows by William T. Vollmann
Task Total: 30
Season Total: 575
Amy FL50.1 - Coralie's Task: Three Fictional Heroes
Book 1: Where They Found Her (326 pages)
Book 2: Bring Me Back by B.A. Paris (291 pages)
Book 3: A Duty to the Dead (336 pages)
Points this post: 50
Total points: 810
50.1 - Coralie's Task: Three Fictional HeroesBook 1: Why My Third Husband Will Be a Dog: The Amazing Adventures of an Ordinary Woman - 304 pages
Begins with 'why'
Book 2: Death of a Celebrity by M.C. Beaton - 274 pages
Author has initials plus last name
Book 3: Unsheltered - 464 pages
Historical fiction
304 + 274 + 464 = 1,042
Final total, points: 325
Big Book Tickets: 3
Golden Oldies: 3
Thanks, all. What a fun addiction this continues to be!
15.7 - Catch up with the SRCRead a book from the SRC Group Bookshelf that you have never read before
The Buried Giant
This book was new to me
Total new points: 15
Total Challenge Points: 635
GO's: 10
20.3 - Best Review - TrishhartUK: Elementary, My Dear WatsonOption 4. Read a novel or collection of short stories, that was not written by Conan-Doyle, but which includes one or more of Sherlock Holmes, Dr. John Watson, Mycroft Holmes, Professor James Moriarty, or Irene Adler as a major character.
Book 2 in the Mary Russell & Sherlock Holmes series
316 pages
POINTS
Points This Post: 20
Points Total: 305/985
Golden Oldies:
Big Books:
500 () 750 () 1000 ()
GO Total:
BB Total:
Tasks Completed: 15
That's it for me for this season. Thanks to all mods, task creators and fellow readers.
30.5 - Mazza1's Task: A world of booksI live in the US and my Readerboard name is Lois.
Book 1, set in or written by an author from a country starting with any letter of my Readerboard name: Nora Webster by Colm Tóibín, set in Ireland
Book 2, set in or written by an author from a country starting with one of the initials of the author of Book 1 (Colm): Fruit of the Drunken Tree by Ingrid Rojas Contreras, set in Colombia.
Points this post: 30
Total points: 665
That's it for me for this season. Thank you, Moderators!
50.1 - Coralie's Task: Three Fictional HeroesI listened to the audio version of all of these books
Book 1: read a book with a title that begins with one of What, When, Why, Where
What Angels Fear (410 pages)
Book 2: Book 2: read a book by a single author whose Goodreads name has just initials and a last name.
When Gods Die by C.S. Harris (388 pages)
Book 3: read a book with a main page genre of Historical Fiction.
Why Mermaids Sing (329 pages)
Total new points: 50
Total Challenge points: 685
GO's:10
That's it for me, thanks for a great challenge!
StaceyNC15.4 - From A to Z
Option 1:
Book 1 - Read a book the title of which begins with "A." All words count, including articles.
Book: Annihilation
Completed: 2/28/19
AND
Book 2 - Read a book whose author has a "Z" in their name.
Book: Wicked Ride
Author: Rebecca Zanetti
Completed: 2/6/19
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 505
Tasks Completed: 31
Amy the book bat20.3 - Best Review - TrishhartUK: Elementary, My Dear Watson
Option 1. The first published Sherlock Holmes story was A Study in Scarlet, which appeared in the 1887 Beeton Christmas Annual, followed by publication as a stand-alone novel in 1888. 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.
Option 1: A Study in Scarlet
first published 1887
Claiming 1 GO ticket
Points this task: 20
Total points: 600
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 5
Big Book ticket requests: 5
Books read: 50
Tasks completed: 39
Amy the book bat15.2 - Winter or Summer?
Book 1 - Read a book with the word "winter" found intact in the title/subtitle/series title of the book.
A Winter Haunting
Book 2 - Read a book with the word "summer" found intact in the title/subtitle/series title of the book.
Summer first published 1917
Claiming 1 GO ticket
Points this task: 15
Total points: 615
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 6
Big Book ticket requests: 5
Books read: 52
Tasks completed: 40
Amy the book bat10.9 - Write Me a Letter
February 4th is National Thank a Mail Carrier Day. In honor of letter carriers everywhere, read a book write in an epistolary style. An epistolary book is one that is written as a series of documents, usually letters, that are often dated and/or time-stamped. For the purposes of this task, books written as a series of letters will, of course, work, but so will books written as a series of emails, tweets, blog posts, diary entries, newspaper clippings, and/or ships logs. The Epistolary Fiction or Best Books of Letters (Non-Fiction) lists might give you some ideas.
Flowers for Algernon
page 1, #7 on the Epistolary Fiction list... written in a journal/diary style
Points this task: 10
Total points: 625
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 6
Big Book ticket requests: 5
Books read: 53
Tasks completed: 41
15.2 - Winter or Summer?Book 1 - Read a book with the word "winter" found intact in the title/subtitle/series title of the book.
The Boys of Winter: The Untold Story of a Coach, a Dream, and the 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team
AND
Book 2 - Read a book with the word "summer" found intact in the title/subtitle/series title of the book.
Summer Knight
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 455
Total Tasks Completed: 29
Total Books Read: 36
Boston Kate
10.5 Remembering Stan Lee
Things Fall Apart
first published in 1958
Points this post: 10
Total points: 55
Boston Kate
10.9 Write Me a Letter
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
book is composed only of letters and the occasional diary entry
Points this post: 10
Total points: 65
Brooklyn5.1 – This and That
Read a book with this, that, these or those in the title/subtitle.
Those Girls by Chevy Stevens
Points this post: 5
Total points: 575/985
Tasks completed: 33/57
Books read: 43
Big Book Tickets: 8
Brooklyn5.10 – Book Blitz
Read a book of your choice.
A Redbird Christmas by Fannie Flagg
Points this post: 5
Total points: 580/985
Tasks completed: 34/57
Books read: 44
Big Book Tickets: 8
Kristen IA25.4 - Diana K's Task: Happy 200th Illinois
This is a two book task. Choose 2 different options and a read a book from each. REQUIRED: State the options you chose.
Opt 1. Read a novel (fiction) set at least 50% in Illinois.
Friends Without Benefits by Penny Reid
Opt 2. Read a book that contains all the letters in LAND OF LINCOLN in the title/subtitle.
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand
L-World
A- A
N - Resilience
D - Redemption
O - Of
F - Of
L - Survival
I - Survival
N - And
C - Resilience
O - Unbroken
L - Resilience
N - Redemption
~~~~~~~~
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 290/985
Tasks Completed: 17/57
BB: 3
GO: 0
Brooklyn20.5 – February Babies
Option 3b: Read a book by a single author whose first and last name initials can be found in COLLEGE STUDENT.
The Troop by Nick Cutter
College studeNt
Points this post: 20
Total points: 600/985
Tasks completed: 35/57
Books read: 45
Big Book Tickets: 8
Brooklyn30.6 – Naming Names
Book 1: Read a book by a single author with a heroic name from the list of hero names.
Death Benefit by Robin Cook
Hero name – Robin
Book 2: Read a book with a title that includes one of the words from the generated names.
An Anonymous Girl by Greer Hendricks
Word is “Girl”
10 Generated Names:
The Sparrow Girl
The Heavenly Merlin
The Vengeful Prophet
The Storm Shaman
Silver Mongoose
Marked Guardian
Captain Cold Raccoon
Elegant Nighthawk
Master Defiance
Venombite
Points this post: 30
Total points: 630/985
Tasks completed: 36/57
Books read: 47
Big Book Tickets: 8
CathyG 25.2 - SandyL's Task: Winter Sports!
This is a two book tasks - pick one book from each of two different options.
Option 1
Read a book written by a single author whose first and last initials are found in ICE HOCKEY. Letters may be used only as often as they appear in this phrase. Spaces determine names.
The Selection by Kiera Cass
Option 4
Read a book that has one of the numbers 24, 25, 26 or 27 intact in the number of pages.
The Countess Conspiracy by Courtney Milan
250pp
Points this post: 25
Total points: 315
Tasks completed: 19
Books read: 23
Big Book Ticket: 1
Brooklyn50.1 – Three Fictional Heroes
Book 1: Read a book with a title that begins with What, When, Why, Where or Who.
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens – 384 pgs
Book 2: Read a book by a single author whose Goodreads name has just initials and a last name.
Glory in Death by J.D. Robb – 296 pgs
Book 3: Read a book with a MPG of historical fiction.
The Room on Rue Amélie by Kristin Harmel – 416 pgs
384 + 296 + 416 = 1,096 pgs
Points this post: 50
Total points: 680/985
Tasks completed: 37/57
Books read: 50
Big Book Tickets: 8
Thanks, mods, for another great season!
CathyG 25.6 - Sandy's Task: They Go Together
The two books combined must have a total of at least 600 pages.
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. Subtitles can be ignored.
Hunter's Season by Thea Harrison 158 pp
Book 2 - Read a book, the title (not subtitle) of which contains its author's initials. All initials must be included.
The Reckless Bride by Stephanie Laurens 480 pp
Points this post: 25
Total points: 340
Tasks completed: 20
Books read: 25
Big Book Ticket: 1
CathyG 30.1 – Schatzie’s Task: Gotta love the Hero!
Option 1: Read a book with a mpg of Young Adult
Tower of Dawn by Sarah J. Maas
Big Book Ticket
Opt. 3: Read a book from one of your favorite series (a series you have already started) that features a hero. This book must be new to you and cannot be #1 in a series. REQUIRED: state that this book is new to you, that this is a series you have read before, and state the series name.
Simple Perfection by Abbi Glines
the book is new to me in a series that I have read before: Rosemary Beach
Points this post: 30
Total points: 370
Tasks completed: 21
Books read: 27
Big Book Ticket: 2
CathyG 30.2. Amanda A's Task passed to Book Concierge: Feliz Navidad
REQUIRED: Books read for this task must total a minimum of 500 pages.
Option A –Read a book by a single author whose first name is Joseph, Mary or Jesus.
Sometimes a Rogue by Mary Jo Putney
415 pp
Option B– Read a book by a single author whose initials are in EYDIE GORME Y LOS PANCHOS
Take a Chance by Abbi Glines
288 pp
Points this post: 30
Total points: 400
Tasks completed: 22
Books read: 29
Big Book Ticket: 2
CathyG 30.4 - Dulcinella's task: Shoes, Letters, and Pancakes (in Belgium)
Choose one winter tradition, and read book one and book two from that tradition. Both books MUST be from the same tradition. REQUIRED: State in your post the tradition you chose.
The minimum page count of every book is 200 p. and in total you need to read 500 p.
3. ‘Lichtmis’ For this task read
Book 1 - a book written by a woman AND with a woman as a main character. REQUIRED: Give the name of the main character.
Look Alive Twenty-Five by Janet Evanovich
320pp MC=Stephanie Plum
AND
Book 2 - read a book with a main character or author named Maria, Mary, or Marie.
Not Quite a Wife by Mary Jo Putney
352pp
Points this post: 30
Total points: 430
Tasks completed: 23
Books read: 31
Big Book Ticket: 2
CathyG 30.6 - Dlmrose's Task: Naming Names
Read 2 books, one from Book 1 and one from Book 2.
Book 1: Read a book by a single author with a heroic name from this list of Hero Names.
Lady Amelia's Secret Lover by Victoria Alexander
Approved post 7272
REQUIRED: State the name that you are using.Alexander
Book 2: Name your own hero
Using the Superhero Name Generator
Click “Get Hero Names” ONE time.
Record the results.
Read a book with a TITLE that includes one of the words, excluding THE, from the names generated. Subtitles are excluded. The word must match exactly.
The Iron General
The Scarlet Elephantman
The Fast Detective
The Spectacular Dragonfly
Commander Blue Spirit
Captain Mysterious Oxman
Steel Illusionist
Chief Iron Enchanter
Master Defiance
Stareye
Required: State the 10 generated names and specify the one that you are using.
The Iron General Iron and Magic by Ilona Andrews
Points this post: 30
Total points: 460
Tasks completed: 24
Books read: 33
Big Book Ticket: 2
CathyG 30.7 - TessaVanessa's Task: New Year, New You
This is 2 book challenge.
1. Eat better*
2. Exercise more
3. Spend less money*
4. Self care
5. Read more books
6. Learn a new skill
7. Get a new job
8. Make new friends
9. Get a new hobby
10. Focus more on appearance
Book 1: Pick one resolution and read a book that has all the letters in that resolution in the title/ subtitle. REQUIRED: State which resolution you used.
4. Self Care- The Grave's a Fine and Private Place by Alan Bradley
Book 2: Pick a different resolution and read a book that has a word of at least 3 letters from that resolution in the title/subtitle. Words must match exactly. REQUIRED: State which resolution you used.
2. Exercise more One More Chance by Abbi Glines
Points this post: 30
Total points: 490
Tasks completed: 25
Books read: 35
Big Book Ticket: 2
CathyG 50.1 - Coralie's Task: Three Fictional Heroes
My first Hero is Hero Jarvis from the Sebastian St. Cyr series by C.S. Harris.
Book 1 – read a book with a title that begins with one of these words. Words must match exactly
What to Eat When: A Strategic Plan to Improve Your Health and Life Through Food by Michael F. Roizen
p352
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.
His Lady Godiva: Lovers and Other Strangers Book One by L.C. Giroux
174pp
My third Hero is Hero Wantage from Friday's Child by Georgette Heyer.
Book 3 – read a book with a main page genre of Historical Fiction.
Not the Duke’s Darling by Elizabeth Hoyt
468 pp
The three books must total at least 750 pages.
Points this post: 50
Total points: 540
Tasks completed: 26
Books read: 38
Big Book Ticket: 2
25.1 - 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'.
China Rich Girlfriend
AND
Option 4. Read a book which has the MPG Fantasy.
Dragonsong
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 480
Total Tasks Completed: 30
Total Books Read: 38
15.10 - National Book AwardsThe Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
National Book Award winner for Young People's Literature (2018)
Total points: 445 + 15 = 460
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
Red Delicious Death
Points this post: 5
Total points: 95
Books read: 9
Tasks completed: 8
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Option 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. REQUIRED: Specify the song/artist you are using and their numbers on the list.
2. Title: ADITF / Holding Out for a Hero: holDIng ouT For A
50. Artist: SufJAn Stevens / James Agee
A Death in the Family by James Agee
Task Total: 15
Season Total: 505