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SPRING CHALLENGE 2019
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15.2 - Villains- Real and ImaginedBook 1: MPG True Crime, nonfiction
Obsession
Book 2: fiction, MPG mystery>crime
Trick Roller
points: 15 + 475 = 490
25.2 - Nick KY’s Task: Spring Things Option 2: MPG science fiction
Dark Planet Warriors
Option 3. Australian author
Sanctuary by DiscontentedWinter
author born in Australia according to godreads author page
ebook verified post 7299
points: 25 + 490 = 515
Sunshine10.7 - Spring Chicken
Read a "young" book. For the purposes of this task, a young book is defined as a book that was first published in or after 2015.
Book: Murder & Spice by Wendy Meadows 3/16/19
How it Fits: First Pub November 20th 2016
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 100
Books Read: 6
Sunshine15.9 - A True Renaissance Man
Read a book written by a single author whose initials can be found in LEONARDO DA VINCI.
Book: Impulse by Dannika Dark 3/24/19
How it Fits: Author Initials are DD
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 115
Books Read: 7
Sunshine25.1 – Susan A’s Task: Die Hard
Option 1:
Book: Another Shot: A Modern-Day Ruth and Boaz Story by Brooke St. James 3/1/19
How it Fits: 140 Pages
Option 2:
Book: Hunger by Perrin Briar 3/13/19
How it Fits: First Pub December 14, 2017
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 140
Books Read: 9
Sunshine25.2 - Nick KY’s Task: Spring Things
Option 1:
Book: Diary of a Flummoxed Father: The early years of parenthood by Iain Rob Wright 3/12/19
How it Fits: Two consecutive words in title start with F
(Ebook Approved Msg 7361)
Option 2:
Book: Alien: Out of the Shadows by Tim Lebbon 3/15/19
How it Fits: MPG Science Fiction
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 165
Books Read: 11
Sunshine25.5 - SandyL's Task: Spring Festivals!
Option 1:
Book: Stone Cold Bad by Tess Oliver 3/2/19
How it Fits: SCB found in Cherry Blossom
Option 2:
Book: The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo by Amy Schumer 3/21/19
How it Fits: MPG Humor
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 190
Books Read: 13
Sunshine30.2 - Amanda A's Task: March Madness
Option 2:
Book: Killman Creek by Rachel Caine 3/13/19
Pages: 333
How it Fits: 64.8% Blue according to TinEye
Option 3:
Book: The Ones That Got Away by Stephen Graham Jones 3/23/19
Pages: 251
How it Fits: 5 Word title. Pages contains a 1, 2, & 5
Total Page Count: 584
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 220
Books Read: 15
KATRINA T20.8 Nickels & Dimes -Paula S's Task: Springtime Traditions in Sweden
Read a book written by a single author with first and last name initials in VÅFFELDAGEN.
Lost Children Archive, Valeria Luiselli
VaffeLdagen
Points this Task: 20
Books Read: 4
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book tickets: 0
Total Points: 65
Tasks Completed: 5.9, 20.3, 20.2, 20.8
Amy the book bat5.1. Hannibal Lector
Read a book with Food and Drink (standalone or embedded) as a main page genre.
Chocolate Cream Pie Murder
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Task points: 5
Total points: 70
Books read: 8
Tasks completed: 8
BB Tickets: 1
GO Tickets: 0
RAYNEBAIR10.8 - 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
Hammered by Kevin Hearne
points this post: 10
total points: 260
BB tickets: 0
GO tickets: 1
Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM20.3 - Best Review -Trishhartuk’s Task: Burdened with Glorious Purpose
I chose Option 2. I read What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Blacker: A Memoir in Essays by Damon Young. L, K, and I in KILL and O in DOESN'T.
Previous point total: 195
New points this post: 20
Total points: 215
Total tasks completed: 13
GO tickets this post: 0
Total GO: 0
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total Big Books: 0
10.8 - Spring FeverRead 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.
Digital Landscape Photography: In the Footsteps of Ansel Adams and the Masters by Michael Frye.
MA found in Masters and M found in Michael.
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Points this post: 10
Total points: 10
Task 30.11 - My Favorite Monstersoption 3
book 1: read a book from the list
Batman: Hush
p1, #43 on list
book 2: read a book with author initials (ignore middle) in STAR
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
initials TR
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450 points
Task 10.2 – Vito and Michael CorleoneOrganized crime syndicate plays a major role
November Road
I listened to the audio / No MMP / Paperback: November Road – 320 p
Mob connection verified in Help Thread
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This Post: 10 points
Total points to date: 55 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier):
Big Books Read: (0) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / () 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS:
DULCINELLA 25.2 - Nick KY’s Task: Spring Things
This is a two book task. Choose two different Options from those listed below and read 1 book for each option.
Required: State the options.
Option 1. Double Trouble. Read a book which has two consecutive words in the title (NOT subtitle) which begin with the same consonant.
Memento Mori
Muriel Spark 226 p. 25 march 2019 5 stars Option 3. Heat Streak.
April 26th is Hug an Australian Day – read a book by an Australian author, born in or currently resides there, or set at least 50% in Australia.
Het Rosie resultaat Graeme Simsion 336 p. 26 march 4 stars Points in this post: 25 points
Total points: 480 points
Tickets GO:1
Tickets BB: 2
EMurphy20.2 Rookie at the Top-Raynebair's Task: A Day in the Life Of...
Option 3: Title starts with a word that begins with the letters B, A, or M
Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate
This Task:
Points: 20
Books Read: 1
BB Ticket: 0
GO Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 40
Books Read: 3
BB Ticket: 0
GO Ticket: 0
Tasks Completed: 3
loafer5.9. Emperor Palpatine
Read a book with a title of at least 3 words, where the initial letters of each word are found in EMPEROR PALPATINE.
One True Loves by Taylor Jenkins Reid
emperOr paLpaTine
points: 5
total: 150
GO: 1
5.4 President Snow A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
"Roses" in title
Points this post: 5
Total points: 15
Mary P15.9 - A True Renaissance Man
Read a book written by a single author whose initials can be found in LEONARDO DA VINCI.
The Water is Wide by Laura Vosika
Points this post: 15
Total points: 120
5.5 Cruella de Vil
by Heather MorrisCoats on cover
Points this post: 5
Total points: 20
Tasks completed: 4
Books read: 4
30.9 – Sandy’s Task: Sandy's Big AdventureI read two books from Option B: Read a book by a single author whose initials can be found in the phrase BIG FIVE ANIMALS
Non-fiction:
By Chance Alone: A Remarkable True Story of Courage and Survival at Auschwitz by Max Eisen (304 pages)
Crow Lake by Mary Lawson(324 pages)
New Points: 30
Total Challenge Points: 160
15.6 - Imagine PeaceRead a book with ‘bed” found intact in the title, subtitle or author's name.
In Bed With A Stranger I listened to audiobook.
points: 15 + 515 = 530
20.2 A Day in the Life of...Option 3.
Bridge of Clay by Markus Zusak
Title begins with a B
Claiming one big book ticket for 537 pages.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 40
BB tickets: 1
Tasks completed: 5
Books read: 5
Julia10320.8 Nickels & Dimes -Paula S's Task: Springtime Traditions in Sweden
Option 2: Dark Universe by Daniel F. Galouye (D and G are in VÅFFELDAGEN)
This post: 20 points
Total points: 195
Total BB: 4
Total GO: 1
Tasks completed: 8
Books read: 14
MEGSCL5.5. Cruella de Vil
TOTAL TO DATE
55 points
Readerboard Name: Jammin JennyTask 20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Fee's Task: Villains in Children's Stories
Option 1: Monsters: The most dangerous villains in children’s stories are monsters.
Read a book from this list: Best Monster Books
Required: State the page.
Doctor Sleep pg 4, read 3/26
I listened to the audio version, the MMPB version is 672 pages, claiming 1 BB ticket
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 285
GO Tickets: 2
BB Tickets: 2
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Tien's Task: Prequels & Midquels"2. Midquels:
Read a book with series designation of #X.5 for which X can be any number other than 0. The series information must be present in the Goodreads metadata. Any series noted in the metadata may be used."
We Three Heroes (The Medoran Chronicles #4.5) by Lynette Noni
Total this Post: 20
Golden Oldies: 1
Bigger is Better: 2
Season Total: 255
KathyKS***I am replacing my original book with another for this task***
5.10. What Makes a Villain?
Read a book of your choice that meets SRC rules. For this task, a book with the main page genre childrens or kids may be used if it is not found in AR Bookfinder.
New title:
Buried in the Suburbs: poems, by Jamie Lynn Heller
This is my one allowed book with less than 100 pages... it has 86 pages.
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Points for this task: 5
Total points : 150
Tasks completed: 10
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 2
KathyKSI am replacing my original book with another for this task. This new book was originally used for Task 5.10 and replaced in message 961.
20.6 - Seasoned Reader – Kristen IA’s Task: Tiptoe Through the Tulips
REQUIRED: State which option you chose when you post.
Option 3: The Flowers.
Read a book that has a flower or flowers on the cover.
REQUIRED: If you choose this option, you must include the cover in your post.
Cameos of the Heart: the Great Depression, the home front during WW II, and tensions in America 1930s-1950s, by Collette L. Reichenberger.This cover was approved for use by the Task creator in message 17
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Points for this task: 20
Total points: 150
Tasks completed: 10
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 2
KathyKS10.5 - Spring into Action
Read a book with the MPG ... Adventure.
Seafire, by Natalie C. Parker
This title was originally used for Task 20.6 and replaced in Message 962
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Points for this task: 10
Total points: 160
Tasks completed: 11
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 2
Kim O5.2. Sauron Read a book with “ring” found intact in the title or subtitle.
A Ring of Truth
Points this task: 5
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Totals:
Big Books - 500+: 0
Big Books - 750+: 0
Golden Oldies: 1
Tasks completed: 6
Coralie10.8 Spring Fever
M in Ms A & M in MArvel
Ms. Marvel, Vol. 2: Generation Why
Total to date 170 points
Coralie25.6New Zealand Sheep Farming
Book 1 Author’s initials in roMneY
Memoirs of Hadrian: And Reflections on the Composition of Memoirs of Hadrian by Marguerite Yourcenar
Book 2 – word in title made from letters in Buy mORe wool clothiNg - BORN
Codex Born
Total to date 195 points
Mod
For my first book, I chose option 2, and read Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive - I read the kindle edition, linked to the paperback edition, which has 288 pages (within range of 267-291).
For my second book, I chose option 3 and read Falling in Love. I read the kindle edition, linked to the top paperback.
This is #24 in the Commissario Brunetti series.
I started the series in October 2015.
I had not read this book before.
There are 28 books in the series, so I had 5 left when I began this task (4 now)
Total points: 160
Mod
10.8 - Spring Fever
MAM in title: The Magdalen Martyrs by Ken Bruen
MAgdalen Martyrs
total = 250
Mod
25.2 - Nick KY’s Task: Spring Things
option 1, consecutive consonants: A Deadly Divide by Ausma Zehanat Khan
option 2, science fiction genre: Karen Memory by Elizabeth Bear
total = 275
REPOST OF POST 936Sunshine
30.2 - Amanda A's Task: March Madness
Option 2:
Book: Killman Creek by Rachel Caine 3/13/19
Pages: 333
How it Fits: 64.8% Blue according to TinEye
Option 3:
Book: The Ones That Got Away by Stephen Graham Jones 3/23/19
Pages: 251
How it Fits: 5 Word title. Pages contains a 1, 2, & 5
Total Page Count: 584
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 220
Books Read: 15
Mod
25.4 - Diana K's Task - Eating Around the World
Book 1, set in Ireland, a country I have never visited:
The Killing Of The Tinkers by Ken Bruen
Book 2, dish = Colcannon, 1A, 2C, 1L, 3N, 2O:
The Lady from the Black Lagoon: Hollywood Monsters and the Lost Legacy of Milicent Patrick by Mallory O'Meara
1A in lady, 2C in black, legacy, 1L in bLack, 3 N in lagoon, monster, millicent, 2O in lagoon
optional- I made colcannon for St Patrick's Day- I usually make it with kale, I tried cabbage this year- equally good
total = 300
Mod
30.1 – Schatzie’s task: Villain One-liners
option 2, single female author dog cover:
The Last Woman in the Forest by Diane Les Becquetsoption 3, series #2: No Survivors by Tom Cain (Samuel Carver #2)
total = 330
Mod
30.3 - ElaineL's task: The Big Bang Theory
2 book from option 3:
The Chronicles of St Mary's series
I began the series in July 2016
Both books were new to me
There are 9 books in the series plus fill-ins, I was up to #4 when this challenge began- 6 to catch up
book 1: A Trail Through Time #4 by Jodi Taylor
book 2: No Time Like the Past: The Chronicles of St. Mary's Book Five by Jodi Taylor
total = 360
Bookwrm526Task #30.4 - Seeing Double
Book 1: Read a book in which the author’s name contains exactly TWO sets of double-letters. I read The Blood Card by Elly Griffiths (LL is Elly and FF in Griffiths) (384pp).
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. I read The Hollow of Fear by Sherry Thomas (LL from hollow and RR from Sherry) (329pp).
384+329=713pp
Total points so far: 210
Task 15.8 - Right-Hand Catread a book with a domestic cat on the cover
The Cat Who Played Post Office
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465 points
Task 15.3 – Number Please?OPTION 2 – One Book fits both tasks - Pick a number between 2-9: # 2 = ABC
Book 1: Soup Lover’s Mystery # 2
Book 2: Title begins: A
A Broth of Betrayal
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This Post: 15 points
Total points to date: 70 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier):
Big Books Read: (0) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / () 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS:
DULCINELLA 5.5. Cruella de Vil
Read a book with a coat or jacket on the cover. The coat may be on its own or being worn by someone. The garment must be an outdoor garment - a suit or uniform jacket, for instance, would not work.
Vergeven en vergeten
Philip Kerr 410 p. 26 march 2019 3 starsPoints in this post: 5 points
Total points : 485 points
2 tickets BB
1 ticket GO
trishhartuk10.3 - Vincent Vega
Read a book written by a single author with the initial V.
Crime Seen, Victoria Laurie
Points this Task: 10
Books Read: 1
Golden Oldie/Big Book: No
Total Points: 180
Tasks Completed: 11
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Book tickets: 0
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Lethal White by Robert Galbraith
*Claiming BB ticket 656 pgs*
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 55/1030
Tasks completed: 5/58
Books Read: 5
Golden Oldies:
Big Books:500+(2)750+(0)1000+(0)