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SPRING CHALLENGE 2019
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DULCINELLA30.4 - 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 TWO sets of double-letters.
Murder's a Witch: A Beechwood Harbor Magic Mystery
Danielle Garrett 208 p. 13 march 2018 2 starsapproval length
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.
examples.
Asymmetry
Lisa Halliday 304/p. 4 march 2019 4 starsPoints in this post: 30 points
Total points: 205 points
Tickets BB : 0
Tickets GO: 1
PegW15.5 It's Black and White
Read a book in one of the listed locations. I chose Japan and read
The Travelling Cat Chronicles
Points in this post: 15
Total points: 45
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldie tickets: 1
Tasks Completed: 3
Oma12295.1. Hannibal Lector.
Read a book with Food and Drink (standalone or embedded) as a main page genre.
Gone with the Gin: Cocktails with a Hollywood Twist by Tim Federle
Total Points-125/1030
Total Tasks-5/58
Total Golden Oldie Books-(1)
Total Big Books-()500+( )750+(),1000+()
Andy P.Task # 10.7 - Spring Chicken
Read a "young" book, (a book published in or after 2015
The Deep Dark Descending by Allen Eskens Published in 2017
Points this post: 10
Total points: 80
loafer15.9 - A True Renaissance Man -
Read a book written by a single author whose initials can be found in LEONARDO DA VINCI.
Passing by Nella Larsen
LeoNardo da vinci
claiming "golden oldie", as published in 1929
points: 15
total: 110
GO: 2
30.6 - TessaVanessa’s Task: DC vs MarvelI have an even number of character in my readerboard name (14) so I did option 1.
Book 1:Read one book from this list with a main page genre of sequential art. Best of DC Comics
Batman: A Death in the Family This is on the first page of the list in slot # 15
Book 2: Read a book with a TITLE of at least 3 words where the beginning letters of each word appear in the name of one of these DC villains:
I listened to the audiobook version of All Systems Red
A-S-R is found in Deathstroke
New Points: 30
Total Challenge Points: 50
Coralie10.3 Vincent Vega
Book by an author with initial V
The Mussel Feast by Birgit Vanderbeke
Total to date 65 points
Sara G15.5 - 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.
Ember Island by Kimberley Freeman
More than 50% of this place takes place on an island in Australia.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 155
5.8. Annie WilkesWith This Ring (I listened to audiobook)
Writers Who Write About Writers page 3, #268
points: 5 + 270 = 275
Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM10.7 - Spring Chicken
I read Rivers of London: Body Work by Ben Aaronovitch. The earliest publication date I can find on Goodreads is July 15, 2015.
Previous point total: 0
New points this post: 10
Total points: 10
Total tasks completed: 1
GO tickets this post: 0
Total GO: 0
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total Big Books: 0
Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM10.10 - Spring Training
I read a galley of The Right Swipe by Alisha Rai. The book is set mostly in Los Angeles and coastal California. I had to pull a link from the sample chapter at the author's website since the GR record doesn't list a setting (if you search for "los angeles" it will pop up about halfway down the page).
Previous point total: 10
New points this post: 10
Total points: 20
Total tasks completed: 2
GO tickets this post: 0
Total GO: 0
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total Big Books: 0
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Librarianish's Task: TBR-Buster!I used my own TBR list to choose from.
I chose:
Option 2: A-Z. Sort your TBR list by author's name. Read a book written by a single author whose first or last name begins with any letter in TO BE READ.
I read The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives by Dashka Slater. This has been on my TBR list since 6/9/18.
Task Points: 20
Total Points: 115
Tasks Complete: 6
Books Read: 7
Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM15.5 - It's Black and White
I read The Highlander Takes a Bride by Lynsay Sands. The book takes place 100% in Scotland, there are lairds and lochs and Highlanders galore.
Previous point total: 20
New points this post: 15
Total points: 35
Total tasks completed: 3
GO tickets this post: 0
Total GO: 0
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total Big Books: 0
Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Raynebair's Task: A Day In the Life Of...
I chose Option 3. I read An English Bride In Scotland by Lynsay Sands. The title starts with A.
Previous point total: 35
New points this post: 20
Total points: 55
Total tasks completed: 4
GO tickets this post: 0
Total GO: 0
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total Big Books: 0
Readerboard Name:: Jammin JennyTask 10.5 - Spring into Action
Read a book with the MPG Action and/or Adventure. The genre may be standalone or embedded.
Prince Caspian - MPG Adventure
Childrens ARFinder Info: IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 7.0
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 10
GO Tickets: 0
BB Tickets: 0
Readerboard Name:: Jammin JennyTask 15.1 - Celebrate Your NameJammin Jenny -
Book 1: All you need is love: And a big handbag by Julie Hodgson 3/13
Book 2 Option 1: 11 characters: Eenie, Meenie read 3/4
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 25
GO Tickets: 0
BB Tickets: 0
Readerboard Name:: Jammin JennyTask 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.
Required: State the location if it is not evident on the book's main page and provide a reference.
Death of a Dentist set In Scotland
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 40
GO Tickets: 0
BB Tickets: 0
JUKKA10.1 - Darth Vader
Book with FATHER or LUKE in the title/subtitle or author's name.
Kevin Smith's Green Hornet, Vol. 1: Sins of the Father by Kevin Smith.
Total Points: 160/1030
Total Books Read: 15
Tasks Completed: 14/58
Big Books Total: 1
Golden Oldies Total: 0
20.4 - In The GardenBook by an author's name from the Flower Names list.
Name/Flower: Lily
Rule Breaker by Lily Morton
Points this post: 20
Total points: 35
15.5 set in: CanadaStill Life by Louise Penny
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 50/1030
Tasks completed: 4/58
Books Read: 4
Golden Oldies:
Big Books:500+(1)750+(0)1000+(0)
Marina H20.6 - Seasoned Reader – Kristen IA’s Task: Tiptoe Through the Tulips
Option 1:Synderen by Tess Gerritsen
Series #3
Points this post: 20
Total points: 85
Big book tickets: 1
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Tasks completed: 5
Jasmiina F15.7 - Villains We Love To Hate:
Read a book written by a single author whose name matches the name of a performer who played one of AFI’s 50 Greatest Screen Villains:
Dodger by James Benmore.
#26 James Cagney - James Benmore.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 40
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets this post:
Total Big Book Tickets:
BBooks - 500+: 0
BBooks - 750+: 0
BBooks - 1000+: 0
Sara G15.6 - Imagine Peace
In March and May of 1969 John Lennon and Yoko Ono held Bed-Ins For Peace, non-violent protests against war.
Read a book with ‘bed” found intact in the title, subtitle or author's name.
In Bed with the Tudors: The Sex Lives of a Dynasty from Elizabeth of York to Elizabeth I by Amy Licence
Points this post: 15
Total points: 170
LaureY30.3 - ElaineL's task: The Big Bang Theory
option 2 - Read a book that has 279 pages plus or minus 12 (267-291 pages inclusive).
Iron Kissed by Patricia Briggs
option 3 - Series: 'The Dresden Files'
White Night by Jim Butcher
I began that series before the Spring 2019 Challenge began,
The book is new to me.
I have still to read 6 books in this series.
Points this post: 30
Total points: 120/1030
Total Books: 8
Total Tasks: 4/58
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 1
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Reader name : Maya5.1. Hannibal Lector
Read a book with Food and Drink (standalone or embedded) as a main page genre.
Book read: Kitchens of the Great Midwest
Required: Verified for genre here.
Points this post: 5
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Points Total: 45
Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM15.4 - Number, Please?
I chose the 1 book Option. I read A Duke in Disguise by Cat Sebastian (verified for length. #2 - this is the second book in the Regency Impostors series and it starts with "A".
Previous point total: 55
New points this post: 15
Total points: 70
Total tasks completed: 5
GO tickets this post: 0
Total GO: 0
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total Big Books: 0
Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM20.6 - Seasoned Reader – Kristen IA’s Task: Tiptoe Through the Tulips
I chose Option 2. I read The Last Romantics by Tara Conklin. TLR are in LETTER from DUTCH LETTER.
Previous point total: 70
New points this post: 20
Total points: 90
Total tasks completed: 5
GO tickets this post: 0
Total GO: 0
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total Big Books: 0
Diana K.10.6 - Spring Break. Read a book about the high school or college experience.
Piecing Me Together approved in post 34
Total points: 120
30.9One book MUST be nonfiction. The books must have a combined page total of at least 600 pages.
Option B: Read a book by a single author whose initials can be found in the phrase BIG FIVE ANIMALS
Book 1: Abigail and John: Portrait of a Marriage by Edith B. Gelles
Nonfiction. Page count 352
Book 2:The Blue by Nancy Bilyeau
Page count 439
Task points: 30
Total points: 90
Pamela326510.9 - Spring Forward
Kiss of the Spindle by Nancy Campbell Allen - #2 in the Steampunk Proper Series
I read the first in the series last year and the second is new to me.
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 45
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
Bookwrm526Task #5.3 - Lady Macbeth
Read a book with the author’s initials found in the phrase “OUT DAMNED SPOT.” I read Transformations by Anne Sexton.
Total points so far: 80
Diana K.10.3 - Vincent Vega. Read a book written by a single author with the initial V.
Dear Evan Hansen by Val Emmich
Total points: 130
Sara G20.3 - 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).
Only a Kiss by Mary Balogh
ONLY A KISS
Points this post: 20
Total points: 190
perletwo 30.4 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Seeing Double - Book 1: Read a book in which the author’s name contains exactly TWO sets of double-letters.
Death by Water - Kerry Greenwood
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.
Night Terror - John Passarella
The page number total for both books must exceed 500
I read kindle editions for both, but:
Book 1 top pb ed 290 pgs + Book 2 top mmp ed 381 pgs = 671 pgs
Points this task: 30
Total points: 290
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 2
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 21
Tasks completed: 15
Barbara ★10.8 - 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.
Midnight Marked - Chloe Neill 3/15
M: Midnight
A: mArked
M: Marked
Points this task: 10
Total points: 130
Big Book Tickets: 500 (0) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
Barbara ★25.2 - Nick KY’s Task: Spring Things
Option 1. Double Trouble. Read a book which has two consecutive words in the title (NOT subtitle) which begin with the same consonant.
Blade Bound - Chloe Neill 3/15
Option 2. Sci Fi High. Read a book which has a main page genre of Science Fiction, Sci Fi, or SyFy.
A Scanner Darkly - Philip Dick 3/4
Points this task: 25
Total points: 155
Big Book Tickets: 500 (0) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
TINABEER30.4 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Seeing Double
Book 1: author’s name contains exactly TWO sets of double-letters
How to Set a Fire and Why by Jesse Ball (320 pages)
Book 2: title contains at least one set of double-letters, AND the author’s name contains at least one set of double-letters.
The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris (262 pages)
Total pages: 320 + 262 = 582
Points this Task: 30
Total Points: 50
Total Tasks: 3
Julia10330.4 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Seeing Double
Book 1: 1637: The Volga Rules by Eric Flint, Paula Goodlett and Gorg Huff. Paula GOOdleTT has two sets of double letters.
Book 2: Cloak of Darkness by Helen MacInnes (title double letters - ss, author double letters - nn)
This post: 30 points
Total points: 115
Total BB: 4
Total GO: 1
Tasks completed: 4
Books read: 8
perletwo 20.1 - Most Improved- Elizabeth B's Task: Spring Festivals Around Europe - Option 2: Read a book with a main page genre Food, standalone or embedded
Italian Food
Points this task: 20
Total points: 310
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 2
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 22
Tasks completed: 16
20.4 - Golden Oldies - Louise B's Task: In The GardenOption 3: The Cutting Garden
author name on list of Flower Names
The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris
Points this post: 20
Total points: 50
Books read: 3
Tasks completed: 2
Page count: 645
Oma122920.10 - Group Reads
Read ONE of the books selected as the Group Reads choices for the season:
My choice was Nonfiction.
by Madeleine K. AlbrightMy Discussion Post
Total Points-145/1030
Total Tasks-6/58
Total Golden Oldie Books-(1)
Total Big Books-()500+( )750+(),1000+()
Joanne MITask 15.5 It's Black and White-read a book set at least 50% in one of the mentioned countries-I choose South Korea
The Plotters quote from GR page
" a fantastical crime novel set in an alternate Seoul where assassination guilds compete for market dominance. "
Points this task 15
Total Points 45
BB's 1
5.5. Cruella de Viljacket on cover
- version I listened tofor page count: The Fall
points: 5 + 275 = 280
Marina H30.3 - ElaineL's task: The Big Bang Theory
Option 2: Den sidste akt by Mari Jungstedt 287 pages
Option 3: Lærlingen by Tess Gerritsen
#2 in the Rizzoli & Isles series, a series I began before the Spring challenge with 11 books left in the series and the book is new to me
Points this post: 30
Total points: 115
Big book tickets: 1
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Tasks completed: 6
DULCINELLA 20.8 Nickels & Dimes -Paula S's Task: Springtime Traditions in Sweden
Option 3: Easter witches.
Read a book about a witch or witches.
Murder's a Witch: A Beechwood Harbor Magic Mystery
Danielle Garrett 208 p. 13 march 2018 2 starsapproval length
Points in this post: 20 points
Total points: 195 points
Tickets BB 0
Tickets GO 1
10.7 Spring ChickenThe Little Book of Hygge: The Danish Way to Live Well by Meik Wiking.
(This book was first published in 2016)
Points: 10
Total points: 65
BB tickets: 1
GO tickets: 0
DULCINELLA 30.9 – Sandy’s Task: Sandy's Big Adventure
REQUIRED: Specify which option(s) you used.
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.
Kleurenblind
Trevor Noah 320 p. 16 march 2019 3 stars Set in South Africa
Non Fiction
B .While we are in Africa, we hope to see all of the Big Five animals – lion, elephant, black rhinoceros, Cape buffalo, leopard. Read a book by a single author whose initials can be found in the phrase BIG FIVE ANIMALS. All initials must be found. Letters may be used only as often as they appear in the target phrase.
Beartown Fredrik Backman 415 p. 14 march 2019 4 starsPoints in this post: 30 points
Total points: 225 points
Tickets BB 0 points
Tickets GO : 1 point
DULCINELLA 30.4 - 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 TWO sets of double-letters.
Normale mensen
Sally Rooney 272 p. 16 march 2019 4 stars 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.
examples.
Asymmetry
Lisa Halliday 304/p. 4 march 2019 4 starsPoints in this post: 30 points
Total points: 255 points
Ticket BB ‘ 0
Tickets GO 1
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ions and read a book for each. The combined pages of both books
Option 1:
I read Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows which was published in March 2017.
Option 4: I read The Library Book by Susan Orlean, whose initials can be found in minnepOliS, minnesota.
points: 90
Books read: 6
tasks completed: 4
pages read: 2082