Lost in Space reporting thread

[[deleted user]]

Planet or the Sun: Mercury
Task: Read the 1st book in a series
Book: Ash Princess
Author: Laura Sebastian
Date Read: 4/8/20
How My Book Fit the Task: 1st book in the Ash Princess series
Next Planet or the Sun: Venus

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

[Celia]

Planet or the Sun: Mars
Task: 2. Mars is called the "Red Planet". Read a book with a red cover.
Book: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Date read: 4/9/20
How it fits: or (I read both this time, alternating between audio and paperback - in case the paperback isn't red enough)
Next planet: Jupiter

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

[Paula]

My Thread

Completion Report

Planet or the Sun: Jupiter
Task: Task 2. Read a book with 400+ pages.
Book: A Curse so Dark and Lonely
Author: Brigid Kemmerer
Date Read: April 14
How My Book Fit the Task: it has 489 pages
Next Planet or the Sun: Mars

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

[Theo]

Planet or the Sun: Jupiter
Task: 4. In 1955, bursts of radio signals were detected coming from Jupiter. Listen to an audio book.
Book: Slave to Sensation
Author: Nalini Singh
Date Read: 4/13/20
How My Book Fit the Task: Listened to it on audio.
Next Planet or the Sun (if applicable): Sun

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

[Megan]

Completion Report:
Thread: Megan in the Alexander
Planet or the Sun: Saturn
Task: 4. The continued exploration of Saturn is still considered to be a viable option for NASA as part of their ongoing New Frontiers program of missions. Read a book by an author that is new to you.
Book: The Stranger Game
Author: Cylin Busby
Date Read: 4/16/20
How My Book Fit the Task: This is the first book I've read by her.
Next Planet or the Sun: Finished, but I would like to go again. Let's go with Earth first this time. I want to try to finish different tasks.

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

Congratulations on finishing the challenge, Megan!

[Celia]

Completion

Thread: Celia in the Genesis 11
Planet or the sun: Jupiter
Task: 2. Jupiter is the largest planet in the Solar System. Read a book with 400+ pages.
Book: by Romina Russell
Date read: 4/19
How it fits: my edition has 439 pages
Next Planet or the Sun: Saturn

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

[LittleRedRidingHood]

Completion Report:

Planet or the Sun: Venus
Task: 5,1
Book: Ancillary Justice
Author: Ann Leckie
Date Read: March 30th
How My Book Fit the Task: first book in a series, science fiction; AI inserted into ships and ancillaries gone rough
Next Planet or the Sun: Uranus
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Star rating: 3,5 (a lot to take in)

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

[Theo]

Planet or the Sun: Sun
Task: 1. Read a science fiction book.
Book: How I Live Now
Author: Meg Rosoff
Date Read: 4/26/20
How My Book Fit the Task: 206 people shelved as science fiction.
Next Planet or the Sun (if applicable): Earth

[Paulette]

Completion Report:
Planet or the Sun: Earth
Task: 4. As of April 2018, there are 1,886 operational, human-made satellites orbiting Earth. Read a book that has more than 1,886 ratings.
Book: The Grendel Affair
Author: Lisa Shearin
Date Read: April 23, 2020
How My Book Fit the Task: as of April 27, 2020 has 3,995 ratings
Next Planet or the Sun: Venus please

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

[[deleted user]]

Planet or the Sun: Venus
Task: Read the 2nd book in a series
Book: Killer Instinct
Author: James Patterson
Date Read: 4/29/20
How My Book Fit the Task: 2nd book in the Instinct series
Next Planet or the Sun: the Sun

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

[Paulette]

Completion Report
Planet or the Sun: Venus
Task: 4. Venus is similar to Earth in size and mass, and is often described as Earth's "sister" or "twin". Read a book about sisters or twins.
Book: Bloodline
Author: Jordan L. Hawk
Date Read: April 30, 2020
How My Book Fit the Task: (view spoiler)[Whyborne discovers his twin sister didn't die when they were born after all and where she has been is a major plot point. (hide spoiler)]
Next Planet or the Sun: Mercury please

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

[Erica, Quality Control Supervisor]

Finally done with this challenge! Thanks so much for a great idea Lanelle!!

Completion Report:
Planet or the Sun: Jupiter
Task: Read a science fiction book.
Book: Lost in a Good Book
Author: Jasper Fforde
Date Read: 4/30/20
How My Book Fit the Task: This book is marked as science fiction on its home page.

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

Erica wrote: "Finally done with this challenge!"

Congratulations, Erica!

[Celia]

Completion:
Planet or Sun: Saturn
Task: 3. The Cassini–Huygens space probe entered orbit around Saturn on 1 July 2004. Read a book that was published in July.
Book: by J.K. Rowling
Date read: 4/30
How it fits: First published July 2 1998
Next: Uranus

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

[Laila Jane]

Completion Report
Laila Jane in the Nightflyer

Planet: Pluto
Task: Read a book with an author's name starts with 'C' or 'T'
Book: Things You Save in a Fire
Author: Katherine Center
Date Read: 03/31/20
How It Fits: Author's last name begins with C
Next Planet: Finished!

[Paulette]

Completion Report
Planet or the Sun: Mercury
Task: 5. Mercury is the planet closest to the Sun. Read the 1st book in a series.
Book: Nightchaser
Author: Amanda Bouchet
Date Read: May 2, 2020
How My Book Fit the Task: first book in the series. bonus, it's a sci-fi series :)
Next Planet or the Sun: the Sun please!

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

[Rissa]

Completion Report:
Planet or the Sun: Mars
Task: "3. The fashionable idea that Mars was populated by intelligent Martians exploded in the late 19th century. Read a historical book."
Book: Band Sinister
Author: K.J. Charles
Date Read: finished 5/2/2020
How My Book Fit the Task: historical book (specifically, historical romance)
Next Planet or the Sun: Earth

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

[Shelley]

Completion Report

Planet: Neptune
Task: Neptune is also the Roman god of the sea. Read a book with water on the cover.
Book: The Killing Tide: A Brittany Mystery
Author: Jean-Luc Bannalec
Date Read: 5/1/2020
How My Book Fit the Task: Water on the cover.



Next Planet: Pluto

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

[Celia]

Completion

Planet or the sun: Uranus
Task: 3. In 1986, images from Voyager 2 showed Uranus as an almost featureless planet. Read a book without a person on the cover.
Book: by Harper Lin
Date read: 5/3
How it fits: There is a cupcake and a coffee but no person
Next planet: Neptune

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

[Paulette]

Completion Report
Planet or the Sun: Sun
Task: 4. The Sun does not have a definite boundary. Read a book where the main character travels to a different country
Book: Dining Out Around the Solar System
Author: Clare O'Beara
Date Read: May 4, 2020
How My Book Fit the Task: The main character moves to Mars
Next Planet or the Sun: I'm done! :)

[Rissa]

Completion Report:
Planet or the Sun: Earth
Task: "4. As of April 2018, there are 1,886 operational, human-made satellites orbiting Earth. Read a book that has more than 1,886 ratings."
Book: All She Wrote
Author: Josh Lanyon
Date Read: finished 5/5/2020
How My Book Fit the Task: the book has 3,997 ratings (as of today)
Next Planet or the Sun: Mercury

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

[Rissa]

Completion Report:
Planet or the Sun: Mercury
Task: "3. The planet has no known natural satellites. Read a standalone book."
Book: Top Secret
Author: Sarina Bowen
Date Read: finished 5/6/2020
How My Book Fit the Task: a standalone book
Next Planet or the Sun: Venus

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

[Rissa]

Completion Report:
Planet or the Sun: Venus
Task: "2. Venus is shrouded by an opaque layer of highly reflective clouds. Read a book with clouds on the cover."
Book: Special Delivery
Author: Heidi Cullinan
Date Read: finished 5/7/2020
How My Book Fit the Task: clouds on the book cover
Next Planet or the Sun: the Sun

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

[Shelley]

Completion Report
Planet: Pluto


Task: Pluto is also a Disney character. Read a book that was made into a movie.
Book: Defending Jacob
Author: William Landay
Date Read: 5/9/2020
How My Book Fit the Task: Defending Jacob is currently a mini-series on Apple TV.



Next Planet: Mercury

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

[Rissa]

Completion Report:
Planet or the Sun: the Sun
Task: "4. The Sun does not have a definite boundary. Read a book where the main character travels to a different country." and "5. The Sun has been regarded by some cultures as a deity. Read a book that has been shelved as 'Mythology'."
Book: The Boyfriend Cruise
Author: Deanna Wadsworth
Date Read: finished 5/10/2020
How My Book Fit the Task: MCs are in a cruise and they stopped in Aruba (originally from Indiana, USA) and not shelved technically, but one of the characters is a demigod (grandson of Zeus and son of Dionysus)
Next Planet or the Sun: Pluto

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

[Celia]

Completion

Planet or the sun: Neptune
Task: 3. There was a heated nationalistic rivalry between the French and the British over who deserved credit for the discovery. Read a book set in France or Great Britain.
Book: by A.W. Exley
Date read: 5/9/20
How it fits: Set in London, GB
Next: Pluto

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

[Mike]

Completion Report:
Planet or the Sun: Sun
Task: Read a book with a person on the cover that I consider hot
Book: Sexual Personae: Art and Decadence from Nefertiti to Emily Dickinson
Author: Camille Paglia
Date Read: 13 May
How My Book Fit the Task: Queen Nefertiti is on the cover. Can you get any "hotter" than the woman dubbed and named "the most beautiful"?
Next Planet or the Sun: Mercury

[Celia]

Planet or the Sun: Pluto
Task: 3. Pluto was discovered by Clyde Tombaugh in 1930. Read a book with an author's name starts with 'C' or 'T'.
Book: by Liz Talley
Date read: 5/16
How it fits: Author last name Talley (T)
Next planet: I'm officially finished with this round, but can I go again starting with Pluto?

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

Celia wrote: "I'm officially finished with this round, but can I go again starting with Pluto?"

Absolutely. Do you need my help in any way?