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SPRING CHALLENGE 2019
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Julia10320.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Tien's Task: Prequels & Midquels
Option 1: A Rare Benedictine (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #0.5)
This post: 20 points
Total points: 250
Total BB: 4
Total GO: 1
Tasks completed: 11
Books read: 17
Sophie30.3
Option 3
Scarpetta series by Patricia Cornwell - I started this before the challenge. Reading books 10+11 of 24
Black Notice #10
The Last Precinct #11
By Patricia Cornwell
Total 180
Sophie30.4
2 double letters in author's name
A History of Britain in 21 Women by Jenni Murray
Title and author have a double letter
The Secret Barrister: Stories of the Law and How It's Broken by The Secret Barrister
Total 210
DULCINELLA 20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Tien's Task: Prequels & Midquels
Read ONE book according to your choice of option as follows:
Required: Identify the option.
1. Prequels:
Read a book with the series designation of #0.5.
Last Breath
Karin Slaughter 177 p. 5 april 2019 #0,5 in The Good Daughter
Points in this post: 20 points
Total points: 645 points
BB tickets:4
GO tickets: 1
Luara5.3 Lady MacBeth
*author's initials in out damned spot
Fog Hides the Fury by Paula Minton
P - sPot
M - daMned
total points =55
Delicious Dee*Reposting to claim a BB ticket*
30.9 – Sandy’s Task: Sandy's Big Adventure
Option B - Lion - Saroo Brierley - SB found in BIG FIVE ANIMALS; this is my non-fiction book
Option C - The Wall of Winnipeg and Me - 1 BB ticket - PB is 672pgs (The Wall of Winnipeg and Me)
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 285
Delicious Dee20.5 - Bigger is Better - Librarianish's Task: TBR-Buster!
I used my Lost on TBL shelf
Option 2: A-Z - The Anatomist's Apprentice - Tessa Harris - T in TO BE READ; it was added to my shelves 10 June 2015
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 305
Sunshine10.9 - Spring Forward
Book: Undead and Unpopular by MaryJanice Davidson 4/3/19
How it Fits: Undead, #5
This is next in a series I've already started
This book is New-to-Me
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 280
Books Read: 21
Sunshine15.5 - It's Black and White
Book: Last Wish by Helen Harper 4/3/19
How it Fits: Takes place in Scotland
(stated in main book blurb)
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 295
Books Read: 22
Sunshine5.9. Emperor Palpatine
Book: Ashes to Ashes by Karina Halle 3/7/19
How it Fits: ATA found in EMPEROR PALPATINE.
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 300
Books Read: 23
RepostSophie
30.3
Option 3
Scarpetta series by Patricia Cornwell - I started this before the challenge. Reading books 10+11 of 24
These are new to me
Black Notice #10
The Last Precinct #11
By Patricia Cornwell
Total 210
Luara20.7 - prequels and midquels
Option 2 - midquels
*read a book x.5
Three in Death by J.D. Robb
7.5 12.5 22.5
total points = 75
loafer5.6. The shark in Jaws
list used: Vacations from Hell
The Island of Dr. Moreau by H.G. Wells
found on page 1
claiming "golden oldie" as first published in 1895
points: 5
total: 195
GO: 3
BB: 1
trishhartuk10.10 - Spring Training
Read a book set in one of the following locations where spring training takes place: ...Hawaii
The House Without a Key, Earl Derr Biggers
Read the kindle edition. PB reference link here
Takes place in Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii
Golden oldie: First published in 1925
Points this Task: 10
Books Read: 1
Golden Oldie: 1 – The House Without a Key was first published in 1925
Big Book: No
Total Points: 315
Tasks Completed: 17
Golden Oldies: 2
Big Book tickets: 0
ElaineL30.4: Ava Catherine’s Task: Seeing Double
Book 1: Read a book in which the author’s name contains TWO sets of double-letters.
Wicked Ride by Rebecca Zanetti
Book 2: Read a book in which the TITLE contains at least one set of double-letters, AND the author’s name contains at least one set of double-letters.
Wicked Kiss by Rebecca Zanetti
501 p. minimum: 282 p. + 284 p. = 566 p.
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 615
ColetteGI haven’t participated in awhile, so let me know if I am doing something wrong.
10.7 Spring Chicken
The Seven Husband’s of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid hardback published June 13, 2017
10 points for task
Points to date: 10
ColetteGTask 15.5 it’s black and white
After The Quake by Haruki Murakami
Takes place in Japan after the 1995 Kobe, Japan earthquake
15 point task
Joanne MITask 10.9 Spring Forward-Read the next book in a series you've already started
Merlin-
This book is # 2 in the Pendragon Cycle(Cycle having the same meaning as series). This book is new to me and was the next in a series I already began.
Points this task 10
Total points 145
Total BB's 1
PegW15.4 - Number, Please?
Option 1 I chose #3 DEF
Book 1 The Cereal Murders #3 in the Goldy Bear Culinary Mystery.
Option 2: Drowning in Sand Begins with the letter D
Points this task: 15
Total points: 115
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies: 1
Total Tasks completed: 7
Erin NY20.8 Nickels & Dimes -Paula S's Task: Springtime Traditions in Sweden
One of the many things I like about the SRC is the many tasks that gives one a small glimpse into another culture. I have based my task around trivia about springtime traditions in Sweden.
Choose one option and read a book for that option.
REQUIRED: state which option you chose in your post.
Option 2: Lady day. This is another food related holiday that has lost its connection to religion. Lady day, or Vårfrudagen as it's called in Swedish, is celebrated 9 months before Christmas, on the day Mary found out she was going to be the mother of Jesus. If you pronounce Vårfrudagen fast and garbled it sounds almost exactly like Våffeldagen, waffle day, so obviously we celebrate that day by eating waffles.
Read a book written by a single author with first and last name initials in VÅFFELDAGEN. Note that there is only one A, the second letter is Å, a letter found in the Swedish alphabet but not in the English, and pronounced like the vowel sound in all.
The Address by Fiona Davis
* vafFelDagen
Total Points: 200
Tasks completed: 11
Tasks in progress: 0
Books read: 16
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Total pages read: 5,794
Erin NY20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Fee's Task: Villains in Children's Stories
I have two little kids and I spend a lot of time reading children’s stories to them. So I decided to dedicate this task to the biggest villains in children’s stories, being: „Monsters“, „The Night“ and „Adults“.
This is a one book task. Choose one of the villains and read one book that fits its task.
Required: Indicate the option.
No books with the main page genre Childrens or Kids may be used.
Option 3: Adults: Adults never allow children to do the things they want to do, so they are really dreadful villains. In most countries of the world you officially become an adult when you’re between 16 and 21 years old.
Read a book that was first published between 16 and 21 years ago, so a book FIRST published between 1998 and 2003 inclusive.
Perfect Match by Jodi Picoult
* published in 2003
Total Points: 220
Tasks completed: 12
Tasks in progress: 0
Books read: 16
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Total pages read: 5,794
Bookwrm526Task #20.1 - Spring Festivals Around Europe
Option 2: TASTE FLORENCE FOOD FESTIVAL
B. Read a book set at least 50% in Italy (Vatican City is considered to be part of Italy for this task). I read August Heat by Andrea Camilleri, set completely in Italy.
Total points so far: 355
DULCINELLA5.6. The shark in Jaws
Read a book from one of these lists: Murder in Mesopotamia
Agatha Christie 264 p. 5 april 2019 Nr 12 on p. 1 of Vacations from Hell
I claim a GO ticket as the book was first published in 1936
Points in this post: 5 points
Total points: 650 points
BB tickets 3 (4)
GO tickets: 2
Readerboard Name: Jammin JennyTask 20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Tien's Task: Prequels & Midquels
2. Midquels:
The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner 4/5
Twilight #3.5
Points this post: 20
Total points: 400
GO Tickets: 2
BB Tickets:
perletwo 10.10 - Spring Training - Read a book set at least 50% in one of the follwoing locations where spring training takes place: Arkansas, Arizona, California, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mexico, Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, Texas.
Jazz Funeral - NOLA
Points this task: 10
Total points: 525
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 4
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 38
Tasks completed: 30
Pamela32655.2. Sauron
Silent Souls Weeping: Depression-Sharing Stories, Finding Hope by Jane Clayton Johnson – Ring found in subtitle: inspiring
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 150
Golden Oldie books this post: 0
Total Golden Oldie books:
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets:
Big Books - 500+:
Big Books - 750+: 0
Big Books - 1000+: 0
Barbara ★20.6 - Seasoned Reader – Kristen IA’s Task: Tiptoe Through the Tulips
Option 3: Read a book that has a flower or flowers on the cover. Part of the flower must be visible, not just stems!
Snow Way Out - Christine Husom 4/5
Points this task: 20
Total points: 340
Big Book Tickets: 500 (0) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
CHANDNI20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Fee's Task: Villains in Children's Stories
Option 1: Read a book from this list: Best Monster Books
Required: State the page.
The Mist by Stephen King
This is on page 1.
[POINTS]
This Post: 20
Total Points: 205
Books Read: 13
Completed Tasks: 11
DeborahPost 8
20.6 - Seasoned Reader – Kristen IA’s Task: Tiptoe Through the Tulips
1) The Whispered Word (Secret, Book, & Scone Society #2)
Points this post:20
Total Points:105
Books read:9
Tasks Done:8
DeborahPost 9
20.3 - Best Review -Trishhartuk’s Task: Burdened with Glorious Purpose
Option 3) They Do It with Mirrors by Agatha Christie
From GR author link:
Agatha Christie also wrote romance novels under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott, and was occasionally published under the name Agatha Christie Mallowan.
Points this post:20
Total Points:125
Books read:10
Tasks Done:9
5.10 What makes a villain?I read Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life.
Points: 5
Total points: 105
GO: 0
BB: 1
10.3 Vincent VegaI read The Refugees by Viet Thanh Nguyen (The first initial is a "V".)
Points: 10
Total points: 115
GO: 0
BB: 1
10.8 Spring FeverI read The Boys in the Cave: Deep Inside the Impossible Rescue in Thailand by Matt Gutman.
(M in impossible, A in Matt, M in Matt)
Points: 10
Total points: 125
GO: 0
BB: 1
15.7 Villains we love to hateI read Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou. (John matches John Huston )
Points: 15
Total points: 140
GO:0
BB: 1
20.8 - Springtime traditions in SwedenOption 1:
The Girl with the Make-Believe Husband by Julia Quinn
(S in Husband, E in The, M in Make, L in Girl, A in Make)
Points: 20
Total points: 160
GO: 0
BB: 1
20.9 Villains in Childrens StoriesOption 2: (Dark in the title)
Dark Mafia Prince by Annika Martin
Points: 20
Total points: 180
GO: 0
BB: 1
20.10 Group ReadsI read The Alice Network by Kate Quinn
(My comments on the book can be found in post #11 of the discussion thread)
Points: 20
Total points: 200
GO: 0
BB: 1
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Raynebair's Task: A Day In the Life Of…Option 3: Read a book where the title starts with a word that begins with the letter B, A or M.
Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables #1) by L.M. Montgomery
title starts with A for Anne
IL: MG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 17.0
1x Golden Oldies tix (pub. 1908)
Total this Post: 20
Golden Oldies: 2
Bigger is Better: 2
Season Total: 430
Mod
I read How the Light Gets In - I listened to the audiobook, linked to the top pb edition (no MMPB).
This is #9 in the Inspector Gamache series. I have previously read the first 8 in the series, and this one was new to me.
total points: 325
DULCINELLA15.1 - Celebrate Your Name
Readerboard name: Dulcinella
Read 2 books, one book 1 and one book 2
Book 1: Read a book written by a single author whose first or last name begins with the same letter as the FIRST letter in your readerboard name.
The Royal Succession
Maurice Druon 352 p. 6 april 2019 4 stars Book 2:
Option 1: Read a book with a title with the same number of characters* as your readerboard name.
The Last Lie Alex Lake 368 p. 31 march 2019 3 stars Points in this post: 15 points
Total points: 665 points
BB tickets 3 (4)
GO tickets: 2
Task 15.9 - A True Renaissance Manread a book with author initials in DA VINCI
Magic Slays by Ilona Andrews
IA initials
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620 points
JenniferKs5.6. The shark in Jaws
Read a book from one of these lists: Vacations from Hell or Summer beach reads set in beach towns. Include page found on list
(Paperback 544 pages)
Mary Kay Andrews
*Summer Beach Reads page 1*
*I would like to claim a big book ticket*
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Points this task: 5
Points thus far: 125
Tasks completed: 15
Books read: 14
Pages read: 5755
Goodreads Author: 6
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets;
3 500+
0 750+
0 1000+
15.8 - Right-Hand CatRead a book with a domestic cat on the cover
Book read: Tea with Milk and Murder
How it fits:
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Total points: 400
Books read: 32
Tasks completed: 24
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 1
25.4 - Diana K's Task - Eating Around the WorldBook 1: Read a book that is set in a country that you have never visited.
Book read: The Summoning
How it fits: Set in the United States, I have never been to the USA
Book 2: Choose a dish from that country and read a book that has ALL of the letters of that dish in the title/subtitle.
Book read: 81 Days Below Zero: The Incredible Survival Story of a World War II Pilot in Alaska's Frozen Wilderness
How it fits: national dish: Chili; C, L and 2xI are found in Incredible, H is found in The.
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Total points: 425
Books read: 34
Tasks completed: 25
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 1
EMurphy30.2 Amanda A's Task: March Madness
Option 1: First published in March of any year Mermaid by Carolyn Turgeon
*published March 1, 2011
**240 pages
Option 4: Author's initials can be found in MINNEAPOLIS MINNESOTA
Circe by Madeline Miller
*393 pages
240+393=633 pages
This Task:
Points: 30
Books Read: 2
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 75
Books Read: 6
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket: 1
Tasks Completed: 5
EMurphy30.8 Cat's Task: Big Oldies
Read a book that meets the criteria for a Golden Oldie book and a Big Book Ticket
An American Tragedy by Theodore Dreiser
*Golden Oldie Ticket - published in 1920
**Big Book Ticket +750 - 859 pages
This Task:
Points: 30
Books Read: 1
GO Ticket: 1 (1920)
BB Ticket +750: 1 (859 pages)
Total:
Points: 105
Books Read: 7
GO Ticket: 1
BB Ticket +500: 1
+750: 1
Tasks Completed: 6
10.8 - Spring FeverDriving Miss Norma: One Family's Journey Saying "Yes" to Living by Tim Bauerschmidt
MA in Norma
M in Miss
Total points: 265 + 10 = 275
Nick KY15.2 Villains
Book 1. “True Crime” as GR genre. I read The Library Book by Susan Orlean, verified here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Book 2. “Crime” as GR genre for a fiction book. I read The Third Man by Graham Greene, verified here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points This Post: 15
Total Points So Far: 355
Nick KY15.3 The Chunnel
Book 1. Set in England, I read Look to the Lady by Margery Allingham.
Book 2. Set in France, I read Adèle by Leïla Slimani.
Points This Post: 15
Total Points So Far: 370
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30.2 March Madness
Option 3b – book #5 in series, number 1 in page count
Four Roads Cross, 416 pages
Option 4 – Book by single author whose initials can be found in minneAPolis Minnesota
A Christmas Beginning by Anne Perry
Total to date 315 points