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message 1001: by Anja (new)

Anja | 394 comments Anja - REPOST

20.6 - Seasoned Reader – Roxana's task: Well-seasoned fowl
Option 3: Leaving the nest - Read a book identified on Goodreads as #1 in a series
Cruel (Savannah Heirs #1) by Raven Kennedy
Tame #2 in series was published on May 4th 2019

POINTS:
Points This Post: 20
Points Total: 50
Big Books: 500(0) 750(0) 1000(0)
Golden Oldies: 0
Tasks Completed: 4


message 1002: by Lorna (last edited Sep 30, 2019 10:31AM) (new)

Lorna | 526 comments 10.5 Zero In

Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes
304 Total pages

Points this post: 10
Total points: 40


message 1003: by Anja (new)

Anja | 394 comments Anja

10.1 - I’ll Be There For You
Read a book that a Goodreads friend has read and rated 5 stars.
The Impossible Vastness of Us by Samantha Young
My friend Irma has read it and rated it 5 stars

POINTS:
Points This Post: 10
Points Total: 60
Big Books: 500(0) 750(0) 1000(0)
Golden Oldies: 0
Tasks Completed: 5


message 1004: by Helen (new)

Helen | 84 comments HELEN A

Task 5.4 OGRE

MaRiannE Williamson: Her Life, Her MessaGe, Her Miracles, by Elena OumanO

Marianne Williams

This post: 1 book
5 points

Total books with this: 15
Total tasks with this: 10
Total points with this: 165
BB=0
GO=1


message 1005: by Sunshine✰✰✰ (new)

Sunshine✰✰✰ | 318 comments Sunshine

10.9 - Portrait of a Lady

Book: Twice Bitten by Chloe Neill 9/27/19
How it Fits:
Twice Bitten (Chicagoland Vampires, #3) by Chloe Neill



Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 45
Books Read: 4


message 1006: by Lorna (new)

Lorna | 526 comments 5.8 Ann Darrow

When Crickets Cry by Charles Martin
Consecutive Cs in title

Points this post: 5
Total points: 45


message 1007: by Julia (new)

Julia (julia103) | 2719 comments Julia103

30.1 - Ava Catherine’s Task: A Great Dame

Option 1: Prince Harry: The Inside Story (MPG Biography)

Option 2: Eye Spy by Mercedes Lackey (RA in meRcedes lAckey)

This post: 30 points
Total points: 230
BB: 0
GO:0
Tasks completed: 13
Books read: 17


message 1008: by Sunshine✰✰✰ (new)

Sunshine✰✰✰ | 318 comments Sunshine

30.2 - Dlmrose’s Task: The People in Your Neighborhood

Book 1:
Book: Bloodstone by Barbra Annino 9/26/19
How it Fits: BA found in Susan B from "Below" Neighbors

Book 2:
Book: Raising Innocence by Shannon Mayer 9/28/19
How it Fits: RI found in Sukriti from "Above" Neighbors

Readerboard Names:
SULLIVAN
SUPER WOMAN
SUKRITI
SUNSHINE
SUSAN
SUSAN A
SUSAN B



Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 75
Books Read: 6


message 1009: by Lorna (new)

Lorna | 526 comments 5.10 No Need for Distress

The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead

Points this post: 5
Total points: 50
BB TICKETS: 1
Tasks completed: 6
Books read: 6


message 1010: by Helen (new)

Helen | 84 comments HELEN A

Task 30.4 Long & Short

Short title, over 350 pages Iris Grace 368 pages
Iris Grace: How Thula the Cat Saved a Little Girl and Her Family

Long Title, fewer than 200 pages Never Love a Feral Cat 182 pages
Never Love a Feral Cat: A Tale of Compassion and Coexistence

This post: 2 books, 30 points

Total tasks with this: 11
Total books with this: 17
Total points with this: 195
BB=0
GO=1


message 1011: by Jasmiina (new)

Jasmiina F (slipperbunny) | 529 comments Jasmiina F


20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Brooklyn's Task: Two Truths and a Lie:
Option 2: Read a book with a car or a paved road on which a car could drive on the cover:

Day Shift by Charlaine Harris by Charlaine Harris.


Points this post: 20
Total points: 80

Golden Oldies this post:
Total Golden Oldies: 1
Big Book Tickets this post:
Total Big Book Tickets:
BBooks - 500+:
BBooks - 750+:
BBooks - 1000+:


message 1012: by Nick (new)

Nick (doily) | 3392 comments Nick KY

15.1 Knock, Knock
Book 1. Same word twice in the title. I read Black Girl/White Girl by Joyce Carol Oates.
Book 2. “Who’s” in the title. I read Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Edward Albee.

Total Points So Far: 295


message 1013: by Nick (new)

Nick (doily) | 3392 comments Nick KY

15.8 PARADE I read Total Oblivion, More or Less by Anya Johanna DeNiro, first and last initials in “parADe.”

Total Points So Far: 310


message 1014: by Nick (new)

Nick (doily) | 3392 comments Nick KY

25.1 Bookwrm526’s Fall Stuff

Opt. 2. Pumpkins. I read a book with a pumpkin on the cover,Cat Among the Pumpkins by Mandy Morton -- Cat Among the Pumpkins (Hettie Bagshot Mysteries #2) by Mandy Morton

Opt. 3 Colors. I read a book with Fall foliage, complete with colored leaves, on the cover, Hook, Line and Murder by Jessica Fletcher (Donald Bain) – Hook, Line and Murder (Murder, She Wrote, #46) by Jessica Fletcher

Total Points So Far: 335


message 1015: by Laura H L (new)

Laura H L (laurah30) | 504 comments Laurah30

10.8 - Forget-Me-Not
Read a book by an author who, at the time you select your book, is deceased. It can be assumed that an author of a book published before 1920 is deceased.
They Do It with Mirrors by Agatha Christie
Points this task: 10
Total points to date: 115
Golden Oldies: 2
Big Books: 0
Tasks complete: 8
Books read: 8


message 1016: by Darlene (new)

Darlene | 656 comments Queen Bee Darlene

10.9 Portrait of a Lady - Cover with a female figure alone

Sadie by Courtney Summers Sadie Sadie by Courtney Summers

Points this post: 10

Total Points: 270


message 1017: by TraceyL (new)

TraceyL | 1069 comments TraceyL (Readerboard Name)

20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Brooklyn's Task: Two Truths and a Lie

Read a book by a single author whose initials can be found in AROUND THE WORLD.

Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman Audiobook
Practical Magic MMPB 317 Pages
Initials found in Around tHe world

Points Earned This Post: 20
Total Points Earned: 265
Golden Oldie Tickets: 2
Big Book Tickets Total: 0
Big Books Read By Page Count: 0 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)


message 1018: by Cordelia (new)

Cordelia (anne21) Cordelia

10.1 I'll be there for you

White Teeth by Zadie Smith

This book was on Kristina Simon's list and was rated 5 stars.

Points: 10
Total points: 335


message 1019: by TraceyL (new)

TraceyL | 1069 comments TraceyL (Readerboard Name)

30.3 - TessaVanessa's Task: Picture this

Option 2: Read an adult book (one that does not have the children's/kids genre) written by a single author who has also written a children’s picture book that is on Goodreads and has a MPG of Picture Books alone or imbedded.

The Testaments by Margaret Atwood Adult Book
Up in the Tree by Margaret Atwood Children's Picture Book

Option 3: Choose a book from this list of Silhouette Covers.

The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 10.0
Page 1 #7

Points Earned This Post: 30
Total Points Earned: 295
Golden Oldie Tickets: 2
Big Book Tickets Total: 0
Big Books Read By Page Count: 0 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)


message 1020: by Darlene (new)

Darlene | 656 comments Queen Bee Darlene

20.2 Rookie at the Top - Jen K's task: Fabulous Fall
Option 1: initial letters of title to create a word found in official Scrabble words - at least 3 letters long

A Better Man by Louise Penny A Better Man

A B M - BAM https://scrabble.hasbro.com/en-us/too...
To strike with a dull resounding noise; 7 scrabble points

Also minimum 250 pages. This book has 448 pages

Points this post: 20

Total Points: 290


message 1021: by Sara (new)

Sara G | 907 comments Sara G

20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Brooklyn's Task: Two Truths and a Lie

Option 3:
For this option, read a book with a MPG of biography or autobiography. The genre may be standalone or embedded.

Sophia: Princess, Suffragette, Revolutionary by Anita Anand
MPG Biography 100 users

Points this post: 20
Total points: 280


message 1022: by Tien (new)

Tien (tiensblurb) | 2304 comments 15.7. It's Halloween!
Walking to the Moon by Kate Cole-Adams
word: Moon

Total this Post: 15
Golden Oldies: 2
Season Total: 335



message 1023: by TraceyL (new)

TraceyL | 1069 comments TraceyL (Readerboard Name)

30.4- Sandy's task: The Long and the Short of It

Book 1. Read a long book, at least 350 pages, with a short title, no more than 2 words.

The Institute by Stephen King Audiobook
The Institute Hardcover 561 Pages
Request 1 BB Ticket - 561 Pages

Book 2. Read a short book, fewer than 200 pages, with a long title, at least 5 words.

The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValle Audiobook
The Ballad of Black Tom Paperback 149 Pages

Points Earned This Post: 30
Total Points Earned: 325
Golden Oldie Tickets: 2
Big Book Tickets Total: 1
Big Books Read By Page Count: 1 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)


message 1024: by Sandy, Moderator Emeritus (new)

Sandy | 16893 comments Mod
5.6 - Princess Buttercup

I read The Passengers by John Marrs - title and author name in yellow letters.

Total points: 155


message 1025: by Suzanne (new)

Suzanne | 479 comments Suzannesea


20.2 Rookie at the Top - Jen K's Task: Fabulous Fall

Option 1: Corn Maze
Word made from a combination of title's and author's initial letters

Run Away by Harlan Coben
The word is CHAR.
371 pages


Points this post: 20
Total points to date: 255


message 1026: by Kate (last edited Sep 30, 2019 07:47PM) (new)

Kate (kathrynlouwca) | 1002 comments Kathryn CA

10.7 - Strike!
Read a book written by a single author with a name part that begins with a K


The Serpent and the Pearl by Kate Quinn

Points this task: 10
Total Points: 70


message 1027: by Kate (new)

Kate (kathrynlouwca) | 1002 comments Kathryn CA

5.7 - Rose DeWitt Bukater
Read a book that has a protagonist with a 4-letter first name or nickname. The character's first name or nickname must be mentioned in the book's description.


The House of Hades
*Nico found in the metadata. Approved on post 10 in the help thread

I am claiming a big book ticket. The House of Hades by Rick Riordan has 597 pages.

Points this task: 5
Total Points: 75


message 1028: by Book Concierge (new)

Book Concierge (tessabookconcierge) | 4447 comments Task 20.9 – Moderator’s Pet – Coralie – The Gentle Ones

Option 1: Single author whose name includes a ‘J’ and an ‘M’
Jojo Moyes / After You
I listened to the audiobook / MMP: After You – 409 pg


* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

This Post: 20 points
Total points to date: 120 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier):
Big Books Read: (0) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / () 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS:


message 1029: by Aprilleigh (new)

Aprilleigh (aprilleighlauer) | 1261 comments APRILLEIGH

15.4. The Perils of Pauline


Option 2:
Read a book that satisfies both requirements of Option 1.
Requirement 1: Author matches first or last name of a cast member.
— Cast member Pearl WHITE as Pauline
Requirement 2: Word in title/subtitle matches word in an episode title.
— Chapter 8 - Serpent IN the Flowers

The Girl IN the Moss by Loreth Anne WHITE

TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 15 (225)
Golden Oldie: 0 (2)
Big Book: 0 (6)
Books Read: 1 (19)
Total Tasks: 16


message 1030: by Tess (new)

Tess (tessavanessa) | 2114 comments TessaVanessa

Challenge 10.4 Give Thanks

More Than One Night by Sarah Mayberry.

It takes place in Australia..

Points this post: 10
Total points: 425
Tasks completed:29/54
Books read:36


message 1031: by Tess (new)

Tess (tessavanessa) | 2114 comments TessaVanessa

Challenge 5.10 No Need for Distress

Otherwise by Linda Oatman High

Points this post: 5
Total points: 430
Tasks completed:30/54
Books read:37


message 1032: by Sandy, Moderator Emeritus (new)

Sandy | 16893 comments Mod
15.3. Time to Catch Up.

I chose option 2 and read A Prayer for Owen Meany - I listened to the audiobook and linked to the top MMPB.

Requirement 1 - on my TBR since 11/16/14 (about time I caught up with this!)
Requirement 2 - on page 2 of I Should Probably Read This Sometime list.

total points: 170


message 1033: by Tien (new)

Tien (tiensblurb) | 2304 comments REPOST
15.2. Falling?

2. Read a book with one or more human feet on the cover.
The Taste of Apple Seeds by Katharina Hagena
The Taste of Apple Seeds by Katharina Hagena

4. Read a book with the main page genre science fiction
Death's End (Remembrance of Earth's Past #3) by Liu Cixin
1x Bigger is Better ticket (724 pages)

Total this Post: 15
Golden Oldies: 2
Bigger is Better: 1
Season Total: 350



message 1034: by Dee (new)

Dee (austhokie) | 8947 comments Delicious Dee

30.3 - TessaVanessa's Task: Picture this
Option 3 - The Night Circus - found on pg 1 of the list
Option 4 - Waking Gods - Sylvain Neuvel - SN in INSECTS

Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 255


message 1035: by Jukka (new)

Jukka Särkijärvi (nitessine) | 718 comments JUKKA

5.8 - Ann Darrow
Book with two or more consecutive words in title/subtitle that start with the same letter.
Sonic Select Book 9: The Games by Ian Flynn et al.

Total Points: 95/905
Total Books Read: 9
Tasks Completed: 9/54
Big Books Total: 0
Golden Oldies Total: 0


message 1036: by Diana (new)

Diana Keener | 798 comments Diana K.

20.4 - GOLDEN OLDIES - Tien's task: My Big Classic Books Year
Opt 1 For this option, read a book with one of following MPGs
Cultural > France

Mademoiselle Chanel

Totaal points: 240


message 1037: by Anja (new)

Anja | 394 comments Anja

5.10 - No Need for Distress
Relax and read a book of your choice that meets the SRC rules.
Escort by Skye Warren

POINTS:
Points This Post: 5
Points Total: 65
Big Books: 500(0) 750(0) 1000(0)
Golden Oldies: 0
Tasks Completed: 6


message 1038: by Bluemoon (new)

Bluemoon (bluemoon286) | 1797 comments 30.1 - A GREAT DAME

OPTION 2 - The Ventriloquists


OPTION 3 - Ways to Hide in Winter by Sarah St.Vincent




TOTAL POINTS - 230


message 1039: by Nick (last edited Oct 01, 2019 08:39AM) (new)

Nick (doily) | 3392 comments Nick KY

5.8Ann Darrow I read An American Dream by Norman Mailer, two consecutive words in the title begin with “A.”

Total Points So Far: 340


message 1040: by Laura (new)

Laura Fazekas | 171 comments Readerboard Name: Absurda

20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Brooklyn's Task: Two Truths and a Lie

Option 2: Read a book with a car or a paved road on which a car could drive on the cover.
Required: Include the cover in your post.

Murder on Black Swan Lane (A Wrexford & Sloane Mystery, #1) by Andrea Penrose by Andrea Penrose

Cover approved in post 19 of Help Thread

Points this task: 20
Golden Oldies Ticket This Task: 0
Big Book Ticket This Task: 0

Total Points to date: 170
Total Golden Oldies Tickets: 2
Total Big Book Tickets: 0


message 1041: by Andy (new)

Andy Plonka (plonkaac) | 4207 comments Andy P.
Task # 5.4 - Princess Fiona

Read a book that has all the letters of OGRE (in any order) in the title
The Autobiography of My Mother by Jamaica Kincaid
THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Points this post: 5
Total points; 160


message 1042: by Andy (new)

Andy Plonka (plonkaac) | 4207 comments Andy P.
Task # 5.7 - Rose DeWitt Bukater

Read a book that has a protagonist with a 4-letter first name
The Story of Lucy Gault by William Trevor Main protagonist's name is Lucy
Points this post: 5
Total points: 165


message 1043: by Lauren (new)

Lauren (laurenjberman) LAUREN JODI

30.6- BrookeTX's task: Riot Grrls

Book #1: Riot grrl musicians.
Match Me If You Can by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Musician: Elizabeth Davis

Book #2: Riot Girrls Bands
Cold Fear by Toni Anderson
Band name: Cold Cold Hearts

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Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 240/905
Total Books Read: 18
Tasks Completed: 11/54


message 1044: by Andy (new)

Andy Plonka (plonkaac) | 4207 comments Andy P.
Task # 10.2 - Here’s to Health

Read a nonfiction book with a main page genre Health, standalone or embedded.
The Measure of Our Days: A Spiritual Exploration of Illness by Jerome Groopman
Health>Medicine first listed mpg, nonfiction
Points this post: 10
Total points: 175


message 1045: by Andy (new)

Andy Plonka (plonkaac) | 4207 comments Andy P.
Task # 10.5 - Zero In

Read a book with a zero in the number of pages.
Farewell, Dorothy Parker by Ellen Meister 308 pages
Points this post: 10
Total points: 185


message 1046: by Darlene (new)

Darlene | 656 comments Queen Bee Darlene

25.2 Nick KY's Task: A Visit to the Castle

Option 3: word in title: Castle

The Castle on Sunset: Life, Death, Love, Art, and Scandal at Hollywood's Chateau Marmont by Shawn Levy The Castle on Sunset: Life, Death, Love, Art, and Scandal at Hollywood's Chateau Marmont

Option 4: Read a book with a word of 4 or more letters in the title/subtitle which has letters found in the phrase: GIANT FLYING HELMET.

My Grandmother Asked Me To Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrik Backman My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry

Tell = gianT fLying hELmet

Points this post: 25

Total Points: 315


message 1047: by Andy (last edited Oct 01, 2019 12:14PM) (new)

Andy Plonka (plonkaac) | 4207 comments Andy P.
Task # 10.9 - Portrait of a Lady

Read a book with a cover that depicts a female figure alone with no other human forms present
The Collector's Apprentice by B.A. Shapiro by B.A. Shapiro Cover approved here
Points this post: 10
Total points: 195


message 1048: by EShay (last edited Oct 01, 2019 12:32PM) (new)

EShay Fagan (eshay11) | 569 comments 25.3
Option 1: lists: Mysteries in Good Taste page 1
Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke
464pgs
Option 4: initials in BLACK FRIDAY
The Labors of Hercules by Agatha Christie
255 pgs
*Claim GO ticket, pub 1947*

Points this post: 25
Total Points: 185/905
Tasks completed: 14/54
Books Read: 17
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books:500+(1) 750+(0) 1000+(0)


message 1049: by Rina (new)

Rina | 565 comments 20.2 - Rookie at the Top – Jen K's task: Fabulous Fall


Option 1: Read a book and use the initial letters of the title (all words count but subtitles should be ignored) to create a word.
Book read: Touch of Power
How it fits: The word POT can be created using the title
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Total points: 190
Books read: 15
Tasks completed: 14
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 1


message 1050: by Sandy, Moderator Emeritus (new)

Sandy | 16893 comments Mod
15.2. Falling?

For my first book, I chose option 3, and read an ARC of A Bitter Feast - I read a kindle ARC, and linked to the hardback edition. This is #18 in the Duncan James & Gemma Kincaid series - latest installment in the series.

For my second book, I chose option 4 and read The Test - top main page genre is science fiction.

total points: 185


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