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WINTER CHALLENGE 2019
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Task 25.12 - Challenge Addictoption 2: read a book in a series you have started before this season
Half-Mast for the Deemster
#20 in the series; I read #3 in Dec 17
published 1950 - claiming a GO tix please
option 3: read a book from the Melbourne & Victoria list
Force of Nature
p2 of list, #126
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455 points
7 BB tix
2 GO tix
Sophie15.3
opt 1 RSTLNE in title/subtitle/author
opt 2 CDMA in title/subtitle/author
1 book for both:
The Bullet Journal Method: Track the Past, Order the Present, Design the Future by Ryder Carroll
Total 175
MAZZA120.9 - Moderator's Pet - Sarah Ruth's Task: Can You Keep A Secret?
Option 3: What's in a name?
For this option: Read a book written by a single author whose first and last name initials can be found in either SPECTRE
The Other People C.J. Tudor
C and T in target word
I read an ARC of this book received via net galley and Penguin UK
There is no MMP this is paperback edition that comes up first
The Other People
points this post = 20
Points to date = 855
JUKKA20.3 - Best Review - Joanne MI’s task-Celebrating the 90’s
Option 1: Book first published between 1990 and 1999.
The Player's Guide by Bill Bridges et al., first published in 1991.
Total Points: 135/1165
Total Books Read: 13
Tasks Completed: 10/64
Big Books Total:
Golden Oldies Total: 4
trishhartuk30.1 Ava Catherine’s Task: Celebrating Louise Erdrich
Option 1: The Plague of Doves. Read a book with mpg historical fiction, mpg sociology, or mpg race (or racism)
Mr Dickens and His Carol, Samantha Silva
Read the kindle edition. PB here
Historical > Historical Fiction 357 users
Genre noted for Historical Fiction in help thread message #12: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Option 2: The Round House. Read a book from this list Native American Fiction.
Skinwalkers, Tony Hillerman (page 1, #53)
Points this task: 30
Books read: 2
Golden oldie/Big book: No
Total points: 220
Tasks completed: 13
Golden oldies: 3
Big Book tickets: 0
LAUREN JODI15.7 - Stand Alone
Affair by Amanda Quick
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 120/1165
Total Books Read: 11
Tasks Completed: 11/64
Bookwrm526Task #15.8 - Ice Ice Baby
Read a book with a word in the title or subtitle that includes "ICE" or "ICY" intact. I read The Memory Police by Yōko Ogawa.
Total points so far: 355
Scooter&Siam5.4. That's a Strange Title!
Read a book with an odd number of words in its title - subtitles are excluded.
Read Murder, She Meowed
Points: 5
Total: 30
Casey WTask 20.9 - Can you Keep A Secret
Option 3: Read a book where author's initials appear in SPECTRE
The Last Time I Lied by: Riley Sager
Points this post: 20
Total points: 75
Tasks Completed: 4
Books Read: 4
Task 20.2 – Rookie at the Top – Helen A – Bird’s WeddingOption 1: Title includes the word AMISH
The Amish Christmas Kitchen
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This Post: 20 points
Total points to date: 115 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 1
Big Books Read: (2) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / () 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 2
Task 15.7 - Stand AloneRead a book that is a standalone- NOT part of a series or continuing story or world.
The Bolter: Edwardian Heartbreak and High Society Scandal in Kenya
Points this task 15
Total Points 200
Total BB's 4
Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM5.4. That's a Strange Title!
I read 1,000 Books to Read Before You Die: A Life-Changing List by James Musitch. There are 7 words in the title.
** 1,000 Books to Read Before You Die: A Life-Changing List is 960 pages long. I would like to claim TWO Big Book tickets.**
(I only had read about 250p of the book read before December 1, so less than half.)
Previous point total: 0
New points this post: 5
Total points: 5
Total tasks completed: 1
GO tickets this post: 0
Total GO: 0
Big Book tickets this post: 2
Total Big Books: 2
Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM10.3 - Let It Snow
I read A Delicate Deception by Cat Sebastian (paperback for length). A, D, and D are all found in WONDERLAND.
Previous point total: 5
New points this post: 10
Total points: 15
Total tasks completed: 2
GO tickets this post: 0
Total GO: 0
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total Big Books: 2
Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM15.3 - Spin the Wheel
I chose Option 2 - I read one book that fits the requirements for both Books 1 and 2.
I read Before and After the Book Deal: A Writer’s Guide to Finishing, Publishing, Promoting, and Surviving Your First Book by Courtney Maum.
R - Before
S - Writer's
T - After
L - Publishing
N - and
E - Before
C - Courtney
D - and
M - Promoting
A - and
Previous point total: 15
New points this post: 15
Total points: 30
Total tasks completed: 3
GO tickets this post: 0
Total GO: 0
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total Big Books: 2
Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM15.7 - Stand Alone
I read The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell. According to GR data and the author note, etc., this is a stand-alone book.
Previous point total: 30
New points this post: 15
Total points: 45
Total tasks completed: 4
GO tickets this post: 0
Total GO: 0
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total Big Books: 2
Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM15.10 - Get 'Em While They're Hot
I read Headliners by Lucy Parker, publishing January 20, 2020 (paperback for length).
Previous point total: 45
New points this post: 15
Total points: 60
Total tasks completed: 5
GO tickets this post: 0
Total GO: 0
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total Big Books: 2
StaceyNC15.3 - Spin the Wheel
Option 2
Read one book that fulfills book 1 AND book 2.
Book: Armada
Author: Ernest Cline
Completed: 1/10/20
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 115
Tasks Completed: 8
Cordelia30.4 Old McDonald
Book 1: The Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Title contains E I E I O
Book 2 Opt 1:
Moon Tiger by Penelope Lively
Animal: TIGER
Points 30
Total points: 485
StaceyNC25.1 - Andy P.’s Task: Learning the Alphabet
This is a two book task. Please select a book that satisfies the criteria for Book 1 and another for Book 2.
Required: Identify the Book 2 option.
The total page count for both books must exceed 500 pages. (501+)
Book 1. Read a book which does NOT contain an M or an N in the title or subtitle.
Book: A Fatal Grace
Author: Louise Penney
Completed: 1/16/20
Pages: 313
Book 2.
Option 1: Read a book in which the author’s name contains both an M and an N.
Book: City of the Lost
Author: Kelley Armstrong
Completed: 12/14/19
Pages: 417
Total Pages: 730
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 140
Tasks Completed: 9
StaceyNCTask 25.9 Diana K's Task: 2020 Number Fun.
This is a two book task. Choose two of the following options and read one book for each option.
Option 3: Read a book by an author whose first and last name initials appear in the word VIGESIMAL.
Book: Sweep in Peace
Author: Ilona Andrews
Completed: 1/9/20
Option 4: Read a book that has a pair of glasses on the cover. Sunglasses, monocles, lorgnettes, etc. work.
Book:
Completed: 12/20/19
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 165
Tasks Completed: 10
StaceyNC30.2 - Amanda A & Amy FL's Task: Two Women Honoring a Remarkable Woman
Choose two different options and read a book for each option. The combined total of both books must be at least 500 pages.
Option 1: Read a book by a single author whose initials can be found in CORETTA SCOTT KING. All initials count.
Book: Burn for Me
Author: Ilona Andrews
Completed: 1/13/20
Pages: 382
Option 4: Read a book with at least two sets of double letters in the title and/or author name (single authors only.)
Book: Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis
Completed: 1/3/20
Pages: 257
Total Pages: 639
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 195
Tasks Completed: 11
TraceyL10.8 - Leap Year
Read a book first published in a year that contains double consecutive digits (ex: 1944, 1995, 2008, 2011).
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
First Published in 1999
Points Earned This Post: 10
Total Points Earned: 270
Golden Oldie Tickets: 1
Big Book Tickets Total: 0
Big Books Read By Page Count: 0 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
Nick KY5.6 I read Riding with John Wayne by Aaron Latham, inits consecutive in “nationAL."
Points This Post: 5
Total Points So Far: 370
Kathy KS30.5 - Sandy's Task: As Easy as 1 and 2 (not even 3!)
Choose 2 of the following 3 options and read one book for each of your choices. Your total pages must equal at least 600.
Option 1. Read a book that contains both a 1 and a 2 in the total number of pages.
Flaming Curse, Matthew J. Olson
216 p. includes both "1" and "2"
Option 2. Read a book that has a series number consisting only of 1 and/or 2... To qualify, a series must have at least 3 already published books.
Ashfall, by Mike Mullin
Series: Ashfall #1 (There are 4 books already published)
Total pages: 216 + 466 = 682 (>600)
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Points for this task: 30
Total points : 225
Tasks completed: 11
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 0
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 0
Queen Bee DarleneReposting as I forgot to put my name (original post 1637)
5.6 Have You Heard the One About....?
Author's initials appear consecutively in MONTBLANC-NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE LITERARY AWARD
The Dutch House by Ann Patchett The Dutch House
AP in Singapore
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 440
Queen Bee Darlene25.15 Sarah E's Task: Do You Want to Build a Snowman?
Option 2) black text anywhere on cover
We The Animals by Justin Torres We the Animals
Author's name is in black text
Option 4) Author's 1st & last initials in STICKS or TWIGS
Jesus, My Father, the CIA, and Me: A Memoir...of Sorts by Ian Morgan Cron Jesus, My Father, The CIA, and Me: A Memoir. . . of Sorts
IC in stICks
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 465
Janice CA20.5 - The Name is Important
Option 2: Read a book by an author who shares a first or last name with the name of a book award or with the person that an award was named for.
Award: coretta scott KING (pg. 3)
Author: florence KING
Confessions of a Failed Southern Lady: A Memoir by Florence King
+20
total: 35
tasks: 3
books: 3
25.15 - Sarah E's Task: Do You Want to Build a Snowman?Option 3: reading a book with all the letters of CARROT found in the title (subtitles are excluded).
A Gathering of Secrets (Kate Burkholder #10) by Linda Castillo
CARROT found in gATheRing Of seCRets
Option 4: Find some arms by reading a book by a single author whose first and last name initials are found in STICKS or TWIGS.
The Adventures of Roderick Random by Tobias Smollett
author's initials, TS, found in STicks
1x Golden Oldies tix (pub. 1748)
Total this Post: 25
Golden Oldies: 2
Bigger is Better: 4
Season Total: 465
JAMTOWN 80Task 30.2- Two Women Honoring a Remarkable Woman
Option 1: Author initials in CORETTA SCOTT KING
A Traitor to Memory by Elizabeth George
Page count: 1009 pages which exceeds page count minimum of 500 pages
Option 4: 2 sets of double letters in author's name
A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories by Flannery O'Connor
Double Ns in both first and last names
MPE page count - 252 pages
Total page count : 1261
Post : 30
Season total: 115
JAMTOWN 8025.5- All Work & Some Play
Option 1: contains 4 and 8 in page count
Year One by Nora Roberts
Using MPE - 448 pages
Option 2- second book in a series
Moon Over Soho by Ben Aaronovitch
Post ; 25
Season total: 140
JUKKA5.4. That's a Strange Title!
Book with an odd number of words in the title.
Ashes to Ashes by Stewart Wieck. It has only 83 pages and is my one 80-99-pager for this challenge.
Total Points: 140/1165
Total Books Read: 12
Tasks Completed: 11/64
Big Books Total:
Golden Oldies Total: 4
30.1 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Celebrating Louise ErdrichOption 1, a book with mpg Race: Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Option 2, a book from Native American Fiction list, p. 1 #20: The Painted Drum by Louise Erdrich
Points this post: 30
Total points: 440
30.1 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Celebrating Louise ErdrichOption 1: Read a book with mpg historical fiction
Above the Bay of Angels by Rhys Bowen
Read an e-ARC courtesy of publisher via Netgalley
Option 3: Read a book by a single author whose first and last name initials can be found in BIRCHBARK.
Moriarty (Sherlock Holmes - Horowitz #2) by Anthony Horowitz
author's initials, AH, found in bircHbArk
Total this Post: 30
Golden Oldies: 2
Bigger is Better: 4
Season Total: 495
Marina H5.4. That's a Strange Title!
The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis
Odd number of words in titel
IL: MY - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 8.0
Points this post: 5
Total points: 5
Big book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Tasks completed: 1
Marina H5.5. Try to Count Them
Prince Caspian by C.S. Lewis
Fantasy as main page genre
IL: MY - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 7.0
Points this post: 5
Total points: 10
Big book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Tasks completed: 2
Marina H10.6 - Fresh Start
Kvinden i buret by Jussi Adler-Olsen
#1 in series
Points this post: 10
Total points: 20
Big book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Tasks completed: 3
Marina H15.3 - Spin the Wheel
Option 2: Mince Pies and Mistletoe at the Christmas Market by Heidi Swain
Points this post: 15
Total points: 35
Big book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Tasks completed: 4
Laurah3030.3 - TessaVanessa’s Task: Get Hooked on Yarn
Option 1: Read a book with a ball or skein of yarn on the cover.
A Good Yarn
Option 3: For this option read a book that has a word of at least 4 letters in the title or subtitle that can be made from the letters in STEP BACK FROM THE YARN.
Force of Nature
Force is found in the phrase.
Points this task: 30
Total points to date: 220
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
Tasks complete: 10
Books read: 14
trishhartuk10.9 Winter's in the Air
Read a book that has won or has been nominated for a literary award that begins with one of the letters found in WINTER.
Wide Sargasso Sea, Jean Rhys
Literary Awards: WH Smith Literary Award (1967), WH Heinemann Award (1966)
Points this task: 10
Books read: 1
Golden oldie/Big book: No
Total points: 230
Tasks completed: 14
Golden oldies: 3
Big Book tickets: 0
LAUREN JODI15.8 - Ice, Ice, Baby
Delivering Justice by Barb Han
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 135/1165
Total Books Read: 12
Tasks Completed: 12/64
Cindy FTask 10.8 Leap Year
Book published in a year with double consecutive digits (2006)
The Grave Tattoo by Val McDermid
Points this post:10
Total points:150
Tasks completed:13
Books read:14
Golden Oldies:0
Big Books:3
Cindy FTask 5.6 Have You Read the One About...?
Authors initials appear consecutively in phrase MONTBLANC-NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE LITERARY AWARD
(AP in Singapore) for Anne Perry
Resurrection Row by Anne Perry
Points this post:5
Total points:155
Tasks completed:14
Books read:15
Golden Oldies:0
Big Books:3
Cindy FTask 10.5 Countdown to New Years
Digits in page count decrease sequentially (432 pages)
Odd Child Out by Gilly Macmillan
Points this post:10
Total points:165
Tasks completed:15
Books read:16
Golden Oldies:0
Big Books:3
Bookwrm526Task #5.6 - Have You Heard the One About...?
Read a book whose author's initials appear consecutively in the name of the award: Montblanc-National University of Singapore Literary Award. Initials MAY wrap in the phrase - so that DM will work. I read The Long Drop by Denise Mina.
Total points so far: 360
Joanne MIRepost to correct Readerboard name
Task 15.7 - Stand Alone
Read a book that is a standalone- NOT part of a series or continuing story or world.
The Bolter: Edwardian Heartbreak and High Society Scandal in Kenya
Points this task 15
Total Points 200
Total BB's 4
Sandra30.2 - Amanda A & Amy FL's Task: Two Women Honoring a Remarkable Woman
Option 2:
Read a book FIRST published in January of any year.
The God Game by Danny Tobey
This book was published January 7th, 2020.
Option 4:
Read a book with at least two sets of double letters in the title and/or author name.
The Showstone by Glenn Cooper
There are two sets of double letters in the author's name: GLENN COOPER.
The God Game has 496 pages.
The Showstone has 224 pages.
Total pages: 720 pages (>500)
Points this post: 30
Total points to date: 290
Nick KY25.11 SandyL’s Rescue Me
Opt. 3. Author’s inits in “resCue Dogs,” I read Talk Show: Confrontations, Pointed Commentary, and Off-Screen Secrets by Dick Cavett.
Opt. 4 With a dog on the cover, I read The Lady with the Little Dog and Other Stories, 1896-1904 by Anton Chekhov.
Total pp's 640 > required 500.
Points This Post: 25
Total Points So Far: 395
TessaVanessaChallenge 15.4 Go Red
Option 1:
Book 1: The Rain Watcher by Tatiana de Rosnay.
Book 2:
by Ken Bruen.Points this post: 15
Total points: 680
Tasks completed: 39/64
Books read: 56
TessaVanessaChallenge 20.1 Most Improved - Librarianish's Task: Beating the Winter Blues
Option 1: Digital Minimalism: On Living Better with Less Technology by Cal Newport.
MPG Self-help
Points this post: 20
Total points: 700
Tasks completed: 40/64
Books read: 57
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Option 1, a book that contains both a 1 and a 2 in the total number of pages: Falling Home by Karen White
paperback edition Falling Home 421 pages
Option 2, a book that has a series number consisting only of 1 and/or 2: Promise Canyon (Virgin River #11) by Robyn Carr
mass market paperback edition Dromen van vrijheid 382 pages
Points this post: 30
Total points: 410