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FALL CHALLENGE 2019
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Coralie5.3 Not So Helpless
On page 4 of the list is A Cold Day For Murder which is the first Kate Shugak book. I read # 2 in the series
A Fatal Thaw
Total to date 395 points
MEGAN RAE10.7 - Strike!
Read a book written by a single author with a name part that begins with a K
- Completed 26th OctoberHow it fits: Author Kira Jane Buxton - first name begins with K
Points this post: 10
Total points: 135
Jen K30.5 - Mazza1's Task (passed to Sarah E): All Hail Flavia
Option 1: What's in a name?
I Am Livia by Phyllis T. Smith
Page 1 #29 on the list, Best Historical Fiction About Ancient Rome
Option 2: Chemistry please
A Memory Called Empire
Word: Memory
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Points this post: 30
Total Points: 385
Total Golden Oldie books: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 2
10.6 author initials in AdvancedResearchProjectsAgencyNetwork consecutively The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains by Nicholas Carr
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 380/905
Tasks completed: 27/54
Books Read: 33
Golden Oldies: 4
Big Books:500+(1) 750+(0) 1000+(0)
Mod
For my first book, I read The Tourist. I listened to the audiobook, linked to the top pb edition (no MMPB). 2 word title, 432 pages.
For my second book, I read Down Among the Sticks and Bones. 6 word title, 187 pages.
total points: 600
Jen K5.7 - Rose DeWitt Bukater
Beneath the Sugar Sky
Protagonist: Rini
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Points this post: 5
Total Points: 390
Total Golden Oldie books: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 2
Julia1035.8 - Ann Darrow
Marilla of Green Gables
This post: 5 points
Total points: 495
BB: 5
GO: 1
Tasks completed: 27
Books read: 35
Jen K15.8. A Parade - for me?
Sweet Spot: An Ice Cream Binge Across America by Amy Ettinger
AE in pAradE
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 405
Total Golden Oldie books: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 2
20.9 The Gentle OnesOpt 2 - 3 letter word made from marGARET - "GREAT"
Darius the Great Is Not Okay
Pts: 20
25.5 Create Your Own Compound Word - at least 4 letter words each and >500 pgsBk 1: Blackberry & Wild Rose- 416 pgs
Bk 2: A Hundred Flowers- 288 pgs
Compound Word created: wildflowers
416+288=704 pgs
Pts: 25
Total: 65
30.1 A Great DameOpt 1 - NF book with MPG of science or biography
Educated - NF biography
Opt 2 - genre of WWII
Goodnight from London
Pts: 30
Total: 95
30.2 People in Your NeighborhoodKRITIKA/ KRYSTI/ KRYSTLE C/ KSMARY / KSWHO /KTKIZZIE/ KYVAL
Bk 1 - author's initials that can be found in readerboard name
When a Scot Loves a Lady by Katharine Ashe - KA found in KyvAl
Bk 2 - using other group, read book with all letters of one of the readerboard names is in the title/subtitle
Walking the Americas: 1,800 Miles, Eight Countries, and One Incredible Journey from Mexico to Colombia
KRYSTI
K-walKing
TRIS - counTRIeS
Y - journeY
Pts: 30
Total: 125
30.3 Picture ThisOpt 2 - book by author that has also published a picture book
Bitter Greens by Kate Forsyth
Kate Forsyth also wrote I am - approved post #13
Opt 4 - author's initials found in floweRS
Normal People by Sally Rooney
Pts: 30
Total: 155
30.4 The Long and Short of ItBk 1: >350 pgs with no more than 2 word title
After You - 352 pgs
Bk 2 - <200 pgs with title of at least 5 words (excludes subtitles)
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead - 126 pgs
Total: 30
Total: 185
30.5 All Hail FlaviaOpt 2 - title contains a at least a 5 letter word ending in "y" - Shadowy
The Shadowy Horses
Opt 3 - bicycle on cover
Pts: 30
Total: 215
5.2 - Damsel-in-Distressauthor initials found in DAMSEL IN DISTRESS
Pe plaja Chesil by Ian McEwan
Points this post: 5
Total points: 175/905
Books read: 12
Tasks completed: 10/54
BB: 1
GO: 7
Nick KYI hate to bother the mods with trivials, but should my point total read 525? -- My count is that it should unless there was a problem with my last post, 10.10. Post no. 2116 -- I will repeat:
10.10 I read The Turn of the Screw by Henry James, # 9 p. 1 on the Ghost Stories list.
Total Points So Far: 525
Joanne MINOTE: Moving book 2 from task 5-4-will re-post 5-4 at a later date
Task 30.2 -Neighbors above and below
My Neighbors
JJBB
JKMAYS
JOANNA T
JOANNE MI(ME)
JOANNEM
JODY
JODY BETH
Book 1-Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
My neighbor above JkMayS-initials of author SM
Book 2- We Band of Angels: The Untold Story of American Nurses Trapped on Bataan by the Japanese
My Neighbor below JODY- (j) in Japanese (o) in StOry (d) in untolD (y) in storY
Points this task 30
Less 5-4 points (5)
Total Points 165
BB's 3
Julia10325.6 - TraceyL's Task: Princess Peach
Option 3: The Glass Ocean (MPG Romance)
Option 4:
(cover approved in post 52 of task help thread)This post: 25 points
Total points: 520
BB: 5
GO: 1
Tasks completed: 28
Books read: 37
10.2 - Here’s to HealthForks Over Knives: The Plant-Based Way to Health by Gene Stone
❁ MPG Health ❁
Total points: 395 + 10 = 405
Mod
I read The Lager Queen of Minnesota - with the Halloween word "Queen" in the title.
total points: 615
APRILLEIGH15.9. Time to Revisit
Read a book from the SRC Recommended Books list.
The Time Machine by H.G. Wells
*** Golden Oldie - first published in 1895 ***
At time of posting, this book is #718 on page 8 of the list .
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 15 (430)
Golden Oldie: 1 (8)
Big Book: 0 (6)
Books Read: 1 (34)
Total Tasks: 27
Mod
I hate to bother the mods with trivials, but should my point total read 525? -- My count is that it should unless there was a problem with my last post, 10.10. Post no. 2116 -- I will repe..."
sorry, Nick, you're right (and there wasn't a problem with the post, just with me). It's all fixed now.
.Task 20.6 – Seasoned Reader – Roxana – Well Seasoned FowlOption 2: FULL bloomed flower(s) on cover (the roses on the table)
Approved in HELP Thread
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This Post: 20 points
Total points to date: 335 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 1
Big Books Read: (0) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / () 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS:
SALLY M.15.4 The Perils of Pauline
Option 2: author matches first or last name of cast member (Crane Wilbur) AND word in title/sub matches word in episode title (Goddess Of The Far West)
Freak of Nature by Julia Crane
(I listened to the audiobook & have linked to the PB)
Points this post: 15
Total points: 465
Tasks completed: 29
Books read: 39
BB tix this post: 0
Total BB tix: 12
GO tix this post: 0
Total GO tix: 2
10.2 Here's to HealthSleep Smarter: 21 Essential Strategies to Sleep Your Way to A Better Body, Better Health, and Bigger Success
+10 = 225 points total
Laurah3030.2 - Dlmrose’s Task: The People in Your Neighborhood
Book 1 Read a book written by a single author whose initials can be found in ONE of that group’s Readerboard names. All of the author's initials must be used.
Rules of Civility by Amor Towles "AT" in LAURA NT (above)
Book 2 Using the OTHER group not used in Book 1: Read a book with ALL of the letters of ONE of that group’s Readerboard names in the title and/or subtitle.
You Are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life
LAURASIA (below) - all letters found in title and/or subtitle
LAURA E
LAURA NT
LAURAANN
LAURAH30 - me
LAURAJAY
LAURASIA
LAUREL CA
Points this task: 30
Total points to date: 280
Golden Oldies: 3
Big Books: 0
Tasks complete: 16
Books read: 19
Sarah H30.1 - Ava Catherine’s Task: A Great Dame - Read two books from one option.
Option 3: Read a book by a single author whose name contains the letters RA in any order.
Widdershins by Jordan L. Hawk
Read the ebook, linked to the paperback
Night Film by Marisha Pessl
**Night Film is a Big Book (592 pages). Claiming 1 BB ticket.**
Points this task: 30
Total points to date: 370
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books this task: 1
Big Books to date: 3
Tasks complete: 22
Books read: 28
Cordelia15.9 Time to revisit
The Quiet American by Graham Greene
On page 8 of the list
Points: 15
Total points: 610
Laurah3020.10 - Group Reads
I read The Huntress and posted to the discussion (post 12).
531 pages
Claiming 1 BB ticket
Points this task: 20
Total points to date: 300
Golden Oldies: 3
Big Books: 1
Tasks complete: 17
Books read: 20
20.6Option 3: #1 in a series
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 400/905
Tasks completed: 28/54
Books Read: 34
Golden Oldies: 4
Big Books:500+(1) 750+(0) 1000+(0)
DeborahPost #14
5.7 - Rose DeWitt Bukater
Only Human
Using: Rose Franklin
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 245
Books read: 19
Tasks Done: 14
Blueberry30.2
Book 1: Read a book written by a single author whose initials can be found in ONE of that group’s Readerboard names.
Above 3 names are Ava Catherine, Babbling C, Ballet Bookworm.
Initials RW are found in Ballet Bookworm from book The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware
Book 2: Read a book with ALL of the letters of ONE of that group’s Readerboard names in the title and/or subtitle.
Below names are Bluegrass Pam, Blue Moon, Book Concierge.
Blue Moon is found in the title of Northland: A 4,000-Mile Journey Along America's Forgotten Border
Pts: 30
Total pts: 145
books read: 8
Anja20.9 - Moderators' Pet - Coralie's Task: The Gentle Ones.
Option 1. Read a book by a single author whose name on Goodreads includes both a J and an M.
Gavin's Song by Jamie Begley
book length approved here
POINTS:
Points This Post: 20
Points Total: 125
Big Books: 500(0) 750(0) 1000(0)
Golden Oldies: 0
Tasks Completed: 10
20.10 - Group ReadsEvery Heart a Doorway (Wayward Children #1) by Seanan McGuire
discussion post
Total this Post: 20
Golden Oldies: 4
Bigger is Better: 3
Season Total: 710
LAUREN JODI 25.4 - Diana K's Task: Two (or Three) Nations Divided by a Common Language
Book #1: Fall
Free Fall by Karen Foley
Book #2: Autumn
The Autumn Bride by Anne Gracie
Word pair: Fall/Autumn
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 510/905
Total Books Read: 37
Tasks Completed: 24/54
Anja5.4 - Princess Fiona
Read a book that has all the letters of OGRE (in any order) in the title/subtitle and/or the author's name.
More Than Anything by Natasha Anders
POINTS:
Points This Post: 5
Points Total: 130
Big Books: 500(0) 750(0) 1000(0)
Golden Oldies: 0
Tasks Completed: 11
Anja15.8. A Parade - for me?
Read a book whose author's first and last initials appear in the word PARADE.
Next to You by Daisy Prescott
POINTS:
Points This Post: 15
Points Total: 145
Big Books: 500(0) 750(0) 1000(0)
Golden Oldies: 0
Tasks Completed: 12
30.6 - BrookeTX's task: Riot GrrlsBook 1 -Read a book whose author shares a name with one of the musicians from this list
Book read: Angels' Blood
How it fits: Author (Nalini Singh) shares first name with Nalini Cheriel
Book 2 - Read a book whose title/subtitle contains a word* found in one of the band names from this list
Book read: Miss Frost Solves A Cold Case: A Nocturne Falls Mystery
How it fits: Title contains the word Cold, found in the band name Cold Cold Hearts
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Total points: 425
Books read: 34
Tasks completed: 28
BB Tickets: 1
GO Tickets: 2
Marina H15.3. Time to Catch Up.
Option 2: Det Onde by Stephen King 26/10/19
On my TBR list since November 16, 2017 and found on page 6 (#555)
1023 pages - claiming 3 BB tickets
Points this post: 15
Total points: 335
Big book tickets: 2
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Tasks completed: 20
25.2 - Nick KY’s Task: A Visit to the CastleOption 1:
by Shirley JacksonOption 4:
by Tamsyn MuirThe word, Ninth, in the title has letters from gIaNT flyiNg Helmet
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 305
Jen K5.3 - Not So Helpless After All
Magic Bites
Page 1 #59 of Badass Female Leads! list
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Points this post: 5
Total points: 410
Tasks completed: 22
Books read: 30
Big Book tickets: 2
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
TraceyL (Readerboard Name)25.3 - SandyL's Task - Thanksgiving!
Option 2: Family and Friends. Read a book with the word FAMILY, FAMILIES, or FRIEND found intact in the title, subtitle or series title.
Imaginary Friend Audiobook
Imaginary Friend Paperback 800 Pages
"Friend" in title
Request 2 Big Book Tickets (800 Pages)
Option 4: Shopping. Read a book written by an author whose initials are included in BLACK FRIDAY.
You Should Have Left by Daniel Kehlmann Audiobook
You Should Have Left Paperback 132 Pages
"DK" found in blacK friDay
800 + 132 = 932 Pages
Points Earned This Post: 25
Total Points Earned: 665
Golden Oldie Tickets: 4
Big Book Tickets Total: 5
Big Books Read By Page Count: 1 (500) / 2 (750) / 0 (1000)
SALLY M.25.1 Fall Has ALL the Best Stuff
Option 1: Halloween features prominently in the story
The Vampire's Mail Order Bride by Kristen Painter
(I listened to the audiobook & have linked to the PB)
Option 2: pumpkin on cover
Geekerella by Ashley Poston
Points this post: 25
Total points: 490
Tasks completed: 30
Books read: 41
BB tix this post: 0
Total BB tix: 12
GO tix this post: 0
Total GO tix: 2
10.6 - Birth of the InternetRead a book written by a single author whose initials can be found in AdvancedResearchProjectsAgencyNetwork
I listened to an audio version of Shakespeare's Champion by Charlaine Harris
New Points: 10
Total Challenge Points: 315
GO's:3
15.8. A Parade - for me?Read a book whose author's first and last initials appear in the word PARADE
I lstened to an audio version of A Curious Beginning by Deanna Raybourn
New Points: 15
Total Challenge Points: 330
GO's: 3
15.10. What's New in 2019?The Testaments
This book is found on the second half list for the month of September
New Points: 15
Total Challenge Points: 345
GO's: 3
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
Books mentioned in this topic
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The Hush (other topics)
Fifty Things That Aren't My Fault: Essays from the Grown-up Years (other topics)
A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership (other topics)
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John Hart (other topics)Ronan Farrow (other topics)
Kate Quinn (other topics)
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5.7 Rose DeWitt Bukater: protagonist with a 4-letter first name or nickname
Rhythm, Chord & Malykhin by Mariana Zapata
(I listened to the audiobook & have linked to the PB)
Protagonist = Gaby Barreto
Points this post: 5
Total points: 450
Tasks completed: 28
Books read: 38
BB tix this post: 0
Total BB tix: 12
GO tix this post: 0
Total GO tix: 2