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SPRING CHALLENGE 2019
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Dakimel15.2 - Villains- Real and Imagined
1: I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer
2: The Lost Man
Tally: +15
Total: 555
Dakimel20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Tien's Task: Prequels & Midquels
2. Death at Sea
Tally: +20
Total: 575
Dakimel20.8 Nickels & Dimes -Paula S's Task: Springtime Traditions in Sweden
1. Mrs. Martin’s Incomparable Adventure - length approved line 1896 on spreadsheet
Tally: +20
Total: 595
Dakimel30.7 - Dulcinella's Task: The Villain Archetype
2: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo pg 2 of Corruption in High Places
4: The Warlord Wants Forever pg 2 of questionable alphas
Tally: +30
Total: 625
10.9 - Spring ForwardHelp Thread
Next! Read the next book in a series you've already started. The book may not be #1 or earlier (i.e., #0.5) in the series and it should be new-to-you. Half-numbers (#1.5, etc) will work as long as they are next in the series, new-to-you, and meet SRC page requirements.
Required: State that the book is next in a series you've already started and new-to-you when you post.
I read The Colors of All the Cattle which is #19 of the #1 Ladies Detective Agency. I have read 1-18. I just read this one and it is new to me.
points: 225
books read: 18
tasks completed: 14
Big Books: 2
pages read: 5762
MEGSCL10.5 - Spring into Action
Hollow City
Adventure mpg noted in task help thread message 41
TOTAL TO DATE
150 points
1 big book
Elizabeth BTask 20.7
Option 2: book with series designation of #X.5
Unbreakable Stories: Ian book #4.5 in the Unbreakable Bonds series (https://www.goodreads.com/series/1636...)
Total 605
5.10. What Makes a Villain?Ninefox Gambit (The Machineries of Empire #1) by Yoon Ha Lee
Total this Post: 5
Golden Oldies: 3
Bigger is Better: 3
Season Total: 625
15.5 - It's Black and WhiteRoom for a Stranger by Melanie Cheng
100% Melbourne, Australia
I read an ARC, courtesy of publisher
Total this Post: 15
Golden Oldies: 3
Bigger is Better: 3
Season Total: 640
Marina H30.9 – Sandy’s Task: Sandy's Big Adventure
Option B: Pigen med røvgeviret by Amy Schumer
single author's initials found in the phrase BIG FIVE ANIMALS
376 p. - Nonfiction
Option C: Den grænseløse by Jussi Adler-Olsen
A large book - 546 p.
Claiming 1 BB ticket
Total pages: 922
Points this post: 30
Total points: 255
Big book tickets: 2
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Tasks completed: 14
ElaineL30.8: Cat's Task: Big Oldies
Required: Identify the option.
Option 1
Book 1 - Read a book FIRST published in or before 1950.
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
Book 2 - Read a book with at least 500 pages.
Northern Lights (637 p.)
750 p. minimum: 288 p. + 637 p. = 925 p.
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 1015
Bookwrm526Task #30.9 - Sandy's Big Adventure
Option 1: Read a book set in one or more African countries. I read Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah (304p) (this was my non-fiction choice).
Option 2: Read a book by a single author whose initials can be found in the phrase BIG FIVE ANIMALS. I read The Scapegoat by Sophia Nikolaidou (320p).
304+320=624p
Total points so far: 505
RAYNEBAIR30.1 – Schatzie’s task: Villain One-liners
Option 3: read a book that is the second book in any series.
Tear You Apart by Sarah Cross
Beau Rivage #2
Option 4: read a book with red text on the cover. All of the text need not be red, but at least one entire word has to completely red.
Better Not Pout by Annabeth Albert
title is in red
points this post: 30
total points: 585
BB tickets: 1
GO tickets: 3
CYNBAXTER# 30.04 – Ava Catherine’s Task: Seeing Double
Book 1: When All Is Said by Anne Griffin
Task: Read a book in which the author’s name contains TWO sets of double-letters.
Book 2: Addicted to Life & Death: Memoirs of an EMT and Deputy Coroner by Janice Ballenger
Task: 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.
Combined books must be over 500p
Book 1: 336 + Book 2: 296 = 632 combined pages
Points this post: 30 points
Total points to date = 110 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 1
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 0
perletwo 30.7 - Dulcinella's Task: The Villain Archetype - Option 1. Femme Fatale
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie - Dangerous Teenage Girls list page 1
Option 6. Crazy People
The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer - Personality Disorders list page 2
Points this task: 30
Total points: 665
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 4
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 50
Tasks completed: 38
Nick KY10.6 Spring Break I read Beneath the Wheel by Hermann Hesse. An academic student is the protagonist.
From the quote on the book's GR homepage: “Teachers dread nothing so much as unusual characteristics in precocious boys during the initial stages of their adolescence. A certain streak of genius makes an ominous impression on them, for there exists a deep gulf between genius and the teaching profession. Anyone with a touch of genius seems to his teachers a freak from the very first. As far as teachers are concerned, they define young geniuses as those who are bad, disrespectful, smoke at fourteen, fall in love at fifteen, can be found at sixteen hanging out in bars,..."
Points This Post: 10
Total Points So Far: 565
Sara G30.4 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Seeing Double
Book 1: Read a book in which the author’s name contains exactly TWO sets of double-letters.
Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons
**Cold Comfort Farm is a Golden Oldie (first published in 1932). I claim one GO 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 Passionate Brood by Margaret Campbell Barnes
**The Passionate Brood is a Golden Oldie (first published in 1945). I claim one GO ticket.**
Points this post: 30
Total points: 605
Elizabeth BTask 15.2
Book 1
MPG True crime Devil's Knot: The True Story of the West Memphis Three
Book 2
fiction, MPG Crime The Sinner
Total 620
25.5 - SandyL's Task: Spring Festivals!This is a two book task.
Option 2: Read a book with a main page genre of Humor. It can be standalone or embedded.
The United States of Absurdity: Untold Stories from American History by Dave Anthony
Option 4: Read a book from of the following lists:
Best Show Business Memoirs/Biographies
The Princess Diarist by Carrie Fisher
This is in the best show business memoirs list. Currently on page 1 at #59.
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Points this post: 25
Total points: 120
Total GO tickets: 1
ElaineL15.6: Imagine Peace
Read a book with ‘bed” found intact in the title.
Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change Your Life... And Maybe the World
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 1030
Task 10.5 - Spring into Actionread a book with MPG Adventure
The Queen of Attolia
approved in help thread https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
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880 points
Task 15.3 - The Chunnelbook 1: read a book set in England
Emma
book 2: read a book set in France
Fair Stood the Wind For France
both are 100% in the relevant countries
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895 points
Task 5.10 - What Makes a Villain?read a book of my choice
The Girl Who Smiled Beads: A Story of War and What Comes After
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900 points
10.8 Spring Fever Elizabeth Is Missing by Emma Healey
M A M can be found in author's name (Emma)
Points this post:10
Total points: 110
BB TICKETS: 1
Tasks completed: 13
Books read: 13
SandyL5.3. Lady MacBeth
Read a book with the author’s initials found in the phrase “OUT DAMNED SPOT.”
Chasing I Do by Marina Adair
out dAMned spot
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Points This Task: 5
Total Points: 350
Tasks Completed: 18
Books Read: 26
Big Book Tickets: 1
Golden Oldies: 1
SandyL5.8. Annie Wilkes
Read a book from one of these lists:
Mint Julep Murder by Carolyn G. Hart
Page 3 (#221) on Writers Who Write About Writers
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Points This Task: 5
Total Points: 355
Tasks Completed: 19
Books Read: 27
Big Book Tickets: 1
Golden Oldies: 1
SandyL5.9. Emperor Palpatine
Read a book with a title where the initial letters are found in EMPEROR PALPATINE.
Rules of Protection by Alison Bliss
emPeROr palpatine
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Points This Task: 5
Total Points: 360
Tasks Completed: 20
Books Read: 28
Big Book Tickets: 1
Golden Oldies: 1
SandyL15.9 - A True Renaissance Man
Read a book written by a single author whose initials can be found in LEONARDO DA VINCI.
Hot Under Pressure by Louisa Edwards
LEonardo da vinci
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Points This Task: 15
Total Points: 375
Tasks Completed: 21
Books Read: 29
Big Book Tickets: 1
Golden Oldies: 1
SandyL15.10 - Celebration of the Queen
Option 2: Option 2: Read a book set at least 50% during Queen Victoria's lifetime - the years 1819 -1901 inclusive
The Heiress Effect by Courtney Milan
Set in 1867 (shown on book's metadata)
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Points This Task: 15
Total Points: 390
Tasks Completed: 22
Books Read: 30
Big Book Tickets: 1
Golden Oldies: 1
Mod
For my first book, I used option 2 and read
by Jesmyn Ward. Dog on the cover, author referred to as "she" in the GR author info.I listened to and linked to the audiobook - the MMPB is Bois sauvage.
For my second book, I used option 4 and read
- title is in red. I read and linked to the kindle edition - the paperback is Team of Vipers: My 500 Extraordinary Days in the Trump White House.New total: 490
Cait S20.5- TBR Buster
Option 2: A-Z
Read a book written by a single author whose first or last name begins with any letter in TO BE READ.
The Forest Queen by Betsy Cornwell
I used my own shelf. This book was added to it on October 31, 2018.
Points This Post: 20
BB Tickets: 1
Total Points: 155
Kim O20.4 - Golden Oldies - Louise B's Task: In The Garden
Option 3: The Cutting Garden. Read a book by an author whose name matches a name on the list of Flower Names.
Before She Was Found #21 on the list
Points this task: 20
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Totals:
Big Books - 500+: 0
Big Books - 750+: 0
Golden Oldies: 1
Tasks completed: 16
RAYNEBAIR50.1 - Bluegrass Pam's Task: 2 is Better than 1!
The three books must total at least 750 pages.
Book 1: Read a book that is a single work collaboration by exactly two authors.
What If It's Us by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
I read the hardback edition with 437 pages
Book 2: Read a book with a single word TITLE that is a compound word. For this task, compound words are made up of two or more smaller words that are combined to make a new word with its own meaning.
Blindsided by Eden Finley
I read the kindle edition. The paperback is 308 pages
Book 3: Read a book with a TITLE that contains either one character name that includes a first and last name OR two character names.
The Odds of Loving Grover Cleveland by Rebekah Crane
I listened to the audio. The paperback is 272 pages.
437 + 308 + 272 = 1017 pages
points this post: 50
total points: 635
BB tickets: 1
GO tickets: 3
JUKKA20.5 - Bigger is Better - Librarianish's Task: TBR-Buster!
Option 3: Book from among the earliest 20 on your TBR list.
Beyond Role and Play: Tools, Toys and Theory for Harnessing the Imagination by Markus Montola et al. It was added to my Want to Read shelf on August 20th, 2012.
Total Points: 380/1030
Total Books Read: 34
Tasks Completed: 30/58
Big Books Total: 1
Golden Oldies Total: 0
Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM15.9 - A True Renaissance Man
I read Hallowe'en Party by Agatha Christie. A is in Da and C is in VINCI.
Previous point total: 345
New points this post: 15
Total points: 360
Total tasks completed: 21
GO tickets this post: 0
Total GO: 0
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total Big Books: 0
perletwo 10.4 - Loki - Read a book found on the Best Plot Twist list.
Primal Fear - list page 3
Points this task: 10
Total points: 675
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 4
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 51
Tasks completed: 39
30.6 - TessaVanessa’s Task: DC vs MarvelI chose option 1, since my readboard name has four letters (even).
First book: I read The Golden Age Green Lantern Archives, Vol. 1. You can find this book on page 4 of the "Best of DC Comics" list (it is item #305).
Second Book: I read The Dying Earth. This meets the requirements:
- at least three words in the title, and
- each word starts with a letter from the name of the villain "Deathstroke"
Points this post: 30
Total points: 85
15.7 - Villains We Love To HateI read The Dying Earth by Jack Vance.
#25: Jack Nicholson - Jack Vance
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 100
50.1 - Bluegrass Pam's Task: 2 is Better than 1!Book 1: 2 authors
Hostile Ground by LA Witt and Aleksandr Voinov 300 pages
Book 2: single compound word title
Keepsake 312 pages
keep verb https://www.dictionary.com/browse/kee...
sake noun https://www.dictionary.com/browse/sak...
Book 3: one character name that includes a first and last name
The Ongoing Reformation of Micah Johnson 190 pages
300 + 312 + 190 = 802 which exceeds 750 pages
points: 980 + 50 = 1030
Mod
Amanda A, Summer Challenge task 30.1
Schatzie, Summer Challenge task 30.2
Ava Catherine, Summer Challenge task 30.3
ElaineL, Summer Challenge task 30.4
StaceyNC5.2. Sauron
Read a book with “ring” found intact in the title or subtitle.
Book: Scandal in Spring
Completed: 4/18/19
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 280
Tasks Completed: 15
StaceyNC20.3 - Best Review -Trishhartuk’s Task: Burdened with Glorious Purpose
Option 2. Say my name. Read a book with ALL the letters L O K and I in the TITLE (not the subtitle).
Book: A Reason to Kill
Completed: 4/19/19
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 300
Tasks Completed: 16
Cait S5.10- What Makes a Villain?
Read a book of your choice that meets SRC rules.
The Opposite of Innocent by Sonya Sones
Points This Post: 5
BB Tickets: 1
Total Points: 160
10.2 - Vito & Michael CorleoneRead a book in which an organized crime family, criminal organization, or crime syndicate plays a major role.
Luna & Andres by Nikita Slater
In the description, Andres mentions his family, the cartel, and the betrayal of his wife Luna. The betrayal has everything to do with the life of the cartel.
Points this task: 10
Total points: 170
Big book tickets: 0
Golden Oldie tickets: 0
Tasks completed: 11
10.9 - Spring ForwardRead the next book in a series you've already started.
Cipher by Larissa Ione
This is book 8 in the Demonica series, which I have read the prior books, and this book is new to me and it just came out this month.
Points this task: 10
Total points: 180
Big book tickets: 0
Golden Oldie tickets: 0
Tasks completed: 12
10.10 - Spring TrainingRead a book set at least 50% in one of the following locations: I used Louisiana, where the entirety of the book is set.
Gluttony by K. Webster
While the book does not say from its description, the main character is part of The Elite and the location is indicated in another book's description here...
Pride
Points this task: 10
Total points: 190
Big book tickets: 0
Golden Oldie tickets: 0
Tasks completed: 13
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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Tally: +5
Total: 525