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SPRING CHALLENGE 2019
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10.3 - Vincent Vegaauthor initial V
Masquerade by Victoria Vale
line 1774 ebook verification
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
points: 10 + 355 = 365
JUKKA5.2. Sauron
Book with "ring" intact in title/subtitle.
Y: The Last Man, Vol. 5: Ring of Truth by Brian K. Vaughan.
Total Points: 190/1030
Total Books Read: 19
Tasks Completed: 18/58
Big Books Total: 1
Golden Oldies Total: 0
10.2 - Vito & Michael CorleoneDead Man Running by Ross Coulthart & Duncan McNab
approval
Total this Post: 10
Golden Oldies:
Bigger is Better: 1
Season Total: 110
Readerboard Name:: Jammin Jenny25.5 - SandyL's Task: Spring Festivals!
Option 1: Read a book with a title of at least three words where all the title initials can be found in CHERRY BLOSSOM.
His Last Bow - HLB found in cHerry BLossom read 3/11
Option 3: Read a book set at least 50% in California, Florida, New Orleans, England or Australia.
The Chalk Man set in England, read 3/18
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 65
GO Tickets: 1
BB Tickets: 0
Readerboard Name:: Jammin Jenny15.8 - Right-Hand Cat
Read a book with a domestic cat on the cover
Required: Include the cover
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 80
GO Tickets: 1
BB Tickets: 0
CHANDNI15.10 - Celebration of the Queen
Option 2: Read a book set at least 50% during Queen Victoria's lifetime - the years 1819 -1901 inclusive.
Agnes Grey by Anne Brontë
[POINTS]
This Post: 15
Total Points: 80
Books Read: 5
Completed Tasks: 5
trishhartuk30.3 ElaineL’s Task: The Big Bang Theory
Option 2: Read a book that has 279 pages plus or minus 12 (267-291 pages inclusive).
The Fast and the Furriest, Sofie Ryan (273pg)
Option 3: Read the next book in a series that you are “behind on.”
Tightening the Threads (Mainely Needlepoint #5), Lea Wait
Read the kindle edition. PB reference link here
I read the first book in the series in October 2017, and this installment is new to me.
After this, there are still four whole-numbered books left in the series: https://www.goodreads.com/series/1259...
Points this Task: 30
Books Read: 2
Golden Oldie/Big Book: No
Total Points: 130
Tasks Completed: 8
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Book tickets: 0
Mai 20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Tien's Task: Prequels & Midquels
Option 2. Midquels:
Read a book with series designation of #X.5
X-Men: Battle of the Atom by Brian Michael Bendis
(All-New X-Men (2012) (Collected Editions) #3.5)
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 40
Tasks Completed: 2
Books Read: 2
Golden Oldies: 1
Coralie30.9 Sandy’s Big Adventure
Option 1 – set in Morocco – nonfiction
The Voices of Marrakesh: A Record of a Visit 128 pages
Option 2 –book by an author whose initials can be found in biG five aniMals
Parasite by Mira Grant 504 pages
Total pages 632
Total to date 135 points
Task 30.6 - DC vs Marvelmy readerboard name is 3 letters aka odd number, so I used option 2
book 1: read a book from the Marvel list
Thor, Volume 1: The Goddess of Thunder (my one graphic novel for this task)
found on p1, #30
book 2: read a book with title initials found in MAGNETO
Emperor of Thorns
EOT
592 pages - claiming BB tix
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310 points
JUKKA10.3 - Vincent Vega
Book written by a single author with initial V.
Y: The Last Man, Vol. 6: Girl on Girl by Brian K. Vaughan.
Total Points: 200/1030
Total Books Read: 20
Tasks Completed: 19/58
Big Books Total: 1
Golden Oldies Total: 0
Julia10330.3 - ElaineL's task: The Big Bang Theory
Option 3:
An Antic Disposition
The Lark's Lament
These are books 5 and 6 in the Fool's Guild series. They were new to me. The series has eight books currently published. I had read the first four books prior to the Spring 2019 Challenge so there were four remaining to read.
This post: 30 points
Total points: 145
Total BB: 4
Total GO: 1
Tasks completed: 5
Books read: 10
JUKKA15.5 - It's Black and White
Book set at least 50% in a country with a panda in a zoo.
Y: The Last Man, Vol. 8: Kimono Dragons by Brian K. Vaughan is set in Japan.
Total Points: 215/1030
Total Books Read: 21
Tasks Completed: 20/58
Big Books Total: 1
Golden Oldies Total: 0
15.5 It's Black and WhiteRead a book set at least 50% in ONE of those locations: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, Finland, France, Germany, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, the Netherlands, Scotland, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, or in the US: California, Georgia, Tennessee, Washington DC.
Required: State the location if it is not evident on the book's main page and provide a reference.
Hex Hall is set in Georgia as you can see from the book's main page. The first chapter takes place in Vermont, but after Sophie is sent to boarding school in Georgia the rest of the book takes place there.
Points this Task: 15
Golden Oldie/Big Book: No
Total Points: 50
Tasks Completed: 4
Books Read: 4
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book tickets: 0
loafer5.5. Cruella de Vil
Read a book with a coat or jacket on the cover.
Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay
points: 5
total: 115
GO: 1
Diana K.20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Tien's Task: Prequels & Midquels
1. Prequels: Read a book with the series designation of #0.5
A Rare Benedictine
Total points: 170
Diana K.5.6. The shark in Jaws. Read a book from one of these lists: Vacations from Hell or Summer beach reads set in beach towns.
Gift from the Sea On page 1 of Summer beach reads.
Total points: 175
Sara G20.6 - Seasoned Reader – Kristen IA’s Task: Tiptoe Through the Tulips
Option 1: The Festival
Read a book that is #2, #3, or #4 in a series. The series designation must be present on the book's Goodreads metadata.
Silent in the Sanctuary by Deanna Raybourn
This book is #2 in the Lady Julia Grey series.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 250
Sara G20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Tien's Task: Prequels & Midquels
1. Prequels:
Read a book with the series designation of #0.5. The series information must be present in the Goodreads metadata. Any series noted in the metadata may be used.
Virgins by Diana Gabaldon
This book is listed as #0.5 in the Outlander series.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 270
TessaVanessaChallenge 5.2 Sauron
Bring Me Back by B.A. Paris
RING is in bRING
Points this post: 5
Total points: 195
Tasks completed: 13/58
Books read: 17
MAZZA1 10.3 - Vincent Vega
Read a book written by a single author with the initial V.
Lost Children Archive
Valeria Luiselli
points this post = 10
Points to date = 95
MAZZA115.3 - The Chunnel
Option 2: Read 1 book.
Read a book that is set in BOTH England AND France. The England/France settings must account for at least 75% of the action.
Charlotte Gray
GR book description mentions both London and France all action takes place in those two places
Points this post = 15
Points to date = 110
MAZZA130.4 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Seeing Double
Read two books, one from Book 1 and one from Book 2.
The page number total for both books must exceed 500 (i.e. must be 501 or greater).
Book 1: Read a book in which the author’s name contains exactly TWO sets of double-letters.
Different Class
Joanne Harris
double N and Double R
this book has 512 pages and I am claiming a big book ticket
Book 2: Read a book in which the TITLE (subtitles are excluded) contains at least one set of double-letters, AND the author’s name contains at least one set of double-letters.
The Dollmaker
Nina Allan
This book has 416 pages
512 + 416 = 928 page total exceeding requirements
points this post = 30
Points to date = 140
BB tickets = 1
MAZZA 130.8 - Cat's Task: Big Oldies
Option 2: One Book Option
Read a book that meets the criteria for a Golden Oldie ticket, a book FIRST published in or before 1950 AND that meets the criteria for getting TWO Big Book tickets, a book with at least 750 pages.
War and Peace
Published in 1867 - please can i have a GO ticket
has 1,440 pages please can i claim 3 x BB tickets
Points this post = 30
Points to date = 170
BB tickets = 3
total to date = 4
GO ticket = 1
total to date = 1
20.3 - Best Review -Trishhartuk’s Task: Burdened with Glorious PurposeOption 2. Say my name - Talking About Detective Fiction by P.D. James
LKI in Talking
O in About
Total points: 90 + 20 = 110
MAZZA130.9 – Sandy’s Task: Sandy's Big Adventure
One book MUST be nonfiction and it must be “real” nonfiction – that is, no books that are about how to survive zombie attacks and such.
Page requirement = 600
A. Read a book set in one or more African countries. The book should be set completely in Africa, with only minor exceptions. REQUIRED: Specify the country or countries in which your book is set.
The Handsome Man's De Luxe Café set in Botswana
256 pages
B . Read a book by a single author whose initials can be found in the phrase BIG FIVE ANIMALS.
Bad Science Non- fiction
Ben Goldacre
Pages 370
256 + 370 = 626 pages
Points this post = 30
Points to date = 200
MAZZA130.10 - Kaora's Task: Horsin' Around
Choose one of these phases and read book 1 and book 2. This is a two book task.
Required: Indicate the option.
Option 2. CROSS COUNTRY
Book 1. Last year I competed at my first Novice level. It is the second level of competition. Read a book where the first word in the title starts with one of the letters in NOVICE.
Enchantée
Book 2. In cross country to mark an obstacle there are flags. White flag on the left. Red flag on the right. Read a book where the cover includes both red and white.
The Screwtape Letters
red banner across and white background
This book was first published in 1942 and i am claiming a GO ticket
Points this post = 30
points to date = 230
1 GO ticket
GO to date = 2
Brooke TX5.7. The Joker
Read a book with the main page genre humor.
Points
This Post: 5
Total Points: 25
Completed Tasks: 3
Books Read: 12
Brooke TX10.7 - Spring Chicken
Read a book that was first published in or after 2015.
Points
This Post: 10
Total Points: 35
Completed Tasks: 4
Books Read: 12
Brooke TX10.8 - Spring Fever
Read a book written by a single author in which M A M can be found in in the title/subtitle and/or author's name.
Points
This Post: 10
Total Points: 45
Completed Tasks: 5
Books Read: 12
Brooke TX10.9 - Spring Forward
Read the next book in a series you've already started. This book is new to me and next in a series I've already started.
Points
This Post: 10
Total Points: 55
Completed Tasks: 6
Books Read: 12
Mai20.3 - Best Review -Trishhartuk’s Task: Burdened with Glorious Purpose
Change task 20.3's book from Lysistrata (also Golden Oldie ticket) to the following:
Option 1. I am Loki…of Asgard. Read a book with a main page genre Mythology or Superheroes, stand alone or embedded.
Young Avengers, Volume 1: Sidekicks by Allan Heinberg
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 40
Tasks Completed: 2
Books Read: 2
Golden Oldies: 0
Brooke TX20.10 - Group Reads
Here's my post in the discussion thread.
Points
This Post: 20
Total Points: 75
Completed Tasks: 7
Books Read: 12
JUKKA15.3 - The Chunnel
Option A:
Book 1: A book set at least 50% in England.
Captain Britain and MI-13 #1: Secret Invasion by Paul Cornell.
Book 2: A book set at least 50% in France.
Y: The Last Man, Vol. 10: Whys and Wherefores by Brian K. Vaughan.
Total Points: 230/1030
Total Books Read: 23
Tasks Completed: 21/58
Big Books Total: 1
Golden Oldies Total: 0
10.10 - Spring TrainingDirty Heart
Takes place entirely in Los Angeles, CA, listed as the setting on the book's main page
points: 10 + 375 = 385
Andy P.Task # 5.6. The shark in Jaws
Read a book from one of these lists: Vacations from Hell
A Room with a View by E.M. Forster
page 1 # 9 on list
Points this post: 5
Total points: 115
Andy P.Task # 10.4 - Loki
Read a book found on the Best Plot Twist list
Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk
Page 1 #1 on list
Points this post: 10
Total points: 125
Marina H30.4 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Seeing Double
Book 1: Hvis det er by Helle Helle 152 pages
Double letters: ll and ll
Book 2: Dobbeltgængeren by Tess Gerritsen 400 pages
Double letters: bb and ss
Points this post: 30
Total points: 145
Big book tickets: 1
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Tasks completed: 7
Andy P.Task # 20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Raynebair's Task: A Day In the Life Of...
Option 2: Read a book in which the authors initials are found in the word BIOGRAPHY.
Closer Than You Know by Brad Parks
BIOGRAPHY
Points this post: 20
Total points: 145
Nick KY15.4 Number, Please! I read Death and the Olive Grove, # 2 in the Il Commissario Bordelli series by Marco Vichi.
Then I read Arnold Schoenberg by Charles Rosen, beginning with “A,” a letter from the # 2 hole on a rotary phone.
Points This Post: 15
Total Points So Far: 185
Brooke TX5.2. Sauron
Read a book with “ring” found intact in the title or subtitle.
Points
This Post: 5
Total Points: 80
Completed Tasks: 8
Books Read: 13
DULCINELLA✔️15.5 - It's Black and White
Read a book set at least 50% in ONE of those locations: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, Finland, France, Germany, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, the Netherlands, Scotland, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, or in the US: California, Georgia, Tennessee, Washington DC.
Dragon Springs Road
Janie Chang 367 p. 20 march 2019 2 stars Set in Shangai, China
Points in this post: 15 points
Total points: 350 points
Tickets BB 2
Ticket GO 1
Erin NY5.2. Sauron
Read a book with “ring” found intact in the title or subtitle.
The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag by Alan Bradley
Total Points: 110
Tasks completed: 7
Tasks in progress: 2
Books read: 11
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Total pages read: 4,147
Erin NY15.5 - It's Black and White
March 16 is National Panda Day. You can currently see giant pandas in China and in zoos in 18 countries and 4 US locations. Read a book set at least 50% in ONE of those locations: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, Finland, France, Germany, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, the Netherlands, Scotland, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, or in the US: California, Georgia, Tennessee, Washington DC.
Required: State the location if it is not evident on the book's main page and provide a reference.
The Age of Light by Whitney Scharer
* Book takes place in Paris, France. From the description it states that the main character arrives in Paris. In fact there are very short flashes to her work as a war photographer, but the vast majority takes place in Paris.
Total Points: 125
Tasks completed: 8
Tasks in progress: 2
Books read: 12
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Total pages read: 4,531
perletwo 5.2. Sauron - Read a book with “ring” found intact in the title or subtitle.
The Five Red Herrings
First printed in 1931, this qualifies for a Golden Oldie ticket.
Points this task: 05
Total points: 390
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 4
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 27
Tasks completed: 21
JenniferKS5.3. Lady MacBeth
Read a book with the author’s initials found in the phrase “ouT damned Spot.”
By Stuart Turton
(Hardcover 512 pgs)
Stuart is a Goodreads Author
*I would like to claim a big book ticket*
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Points this task: 5
Points thus far: 45
Tasks completed: 5
Books read: 6
Pages read: 2658
Goodreads Author: 2
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets;
2 500+
0 750+
0 1000+
JenniferKS15.9 - A True Renaissance Man
Read a book written by a single author whose initials can be found in LEONARDO DA VINCI. All name part initials count. Letters may only be used as often as they appear in the target.
by Ellery Adams(Kindle Edition 306 pages)
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Points this task: 15
Points thus far: 60
Tasks completed: 6
Books read: 7
Pages read: 2964
Goodreads Author: 3
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets;
2 500+
0 750+
0 1000+
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10.10 - Spring Training
Book that happens at least 50% in one of the baseball spring training states.
Y: The Last Man, Vol. 4: Safeword by Brian K. Vaughan happens 50% in Arizona.
Total Points: 185/1030
Total Books Read: 18
Tasks Completed: 17/58
Big Books Total: 1
Golden Oldies Total: 0