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WINTER CHALLENGE 2014 CT
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Winter 2014 Completed Tasks: Do Not Delete Posts
25.9 -- Pat's task: Narcissus & EchoI chose Narcissus. Both books were new to me. Page total: 672
Book A, written in the first person: The Motion of the Ocean: 1 Small Boat, 2 Average Lovers, and a Woman's Search for the Meaning of Wife by Janna Cawrse Esarey, 336 pages
First sentence(s): Somewhere fifty miles off the coast of Oregon I realize the skipper of this very small ship is an asshole. He also happens to be my husband.
Book C, exactly one person on the cover: Home to Big Stone Gap: A Novel by Adriana Trigiani, paperback edition Home to Big Stone Gap 336 pages
Points this post: 25
Total points: 60
This is a repost (error in 'total books read')Haylie
#15.4 Ring In The New
The Jewel by Amy Ewing
This book fulfilled both requirements; it was published on September 2nd, 2014 and is number 1 in The Lone City series.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 50
Total books read: 4
Vicki25.3 Two Types of Tasks
Book A: Cold Fear by Rick Mofina a GRA
I got this book for free from the Book Bub in 2014.
Book B: The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey a GRA
This title is on your Five-Star shelf and I loved it and rated it 5 stars as well!
This post:
25 pts
2 GRA
Total:
70 pts
4 GRA
Teresa Jo15.6 - My Way Memoir or autobiography
Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris
Approved in the help thread, message #35
This Post
Points: 15
Goodreads Author: No
Big Books: No
Winter Totals
Total Points: 300 / 1045 (28.70%)
Total Goodreads Authors: 17
Total Big Books: 1
Haylie#20.9 Stop That Slump!
Read one book by an author whose name doesn't contain any letters from the word "SLUMP".
Burial Rites by Hannah Kent
Points this point: 20
Total points: 70
Total books read: 5
Christine V20.10 - Group Reads
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter Witch by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman
I listened to the audio edition - Link to the paperback (The MMP does not indicate page count.)
Links to my posts in the discussion thread: Post #10 and Post #14
Neil Gaiman is a Goodreads Author **Claiming GRA Ticket**
Points this post: 20
Total points: 110
Tasks completed: 6
Books read: 6
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0
Hana C.
15.10 All I Want For Christmas is U
Read a book with a word that begins with the letter "U" in the title.
Kissing Under the Mistletoe: A Sullivan Christmas by Bella Andre
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Points this post: 15
Total Points: 160
15.10 All I Want For Christmas is U
Read a book with a word that begins with the letter "U" in the title.
Kissing Under the Mistletoe: A Sullivan Christmas by Bella Andre
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Points this post: 15
Total Points: 160
Task 20.8. Nickels & Dimes - Angie CA's task: 5+5, 5+10, and 10+10 equals 20!I've listened to the unabridged audiobook of The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton:
Link to paperback edition: The Luminaries
This book fits the requirements for Task 5.2. Clio (historical fiction on main page)
and Task 10.3. National Days as it is set in New Zealand (Waitangi Day on the 6th of Feb)
This post
Points: 20
*Not claiming tickets this challenge*
Challenge Totals
Total points: 20/1045
Tasks completed: 1/59
Pages read: 848
Readerboard Name: Elishia30.8 Morgan Faeriesfolly's task:
Option 3- character who identifies as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender. It should be clear from the main page description or genres
GRA:Josh Lanyon
Option 6-AS YOU WISH
King Nash is clinging to the throne, while rebel lords in the north and south build armies to unseat him.
BB 528pgs
Points Earned This Post:30
Points Achieved to Date: 60/
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets: 1
500+ (1)
750+ (0)
1000+ (0)
Reclaimed 17/12/14
Just got my internet 12/16 in my new home - will try to join the Winter Challenge after Christmas. Off to hospital in Carbondale - Dad may be released at 7 AM. He had the Flu and Pneumonia.Missed everyone in the SRC!
JUKKA15.1 Returns and Exchanges
Book 1: Another book from an author I've rated at 4 or 5 stars. Sharpe's Havoc by Bernard Cornwell, inspired by Sharpe's Fortress .
Book 2: A "Readers also enjoyed" book from the main page of a book I've rated at 4 or 5 stars. Azure Bonds by Jeff Grubb & Kate Novak, inspired by Homeland by R.A. Salvatore, found on December 12th.
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 30
Books Read: 3
Readerboard name: Vicki LTask 5.2 Clio
March Violets
Historical fiction
5 points for this post.
Thanks! :)
5.2 - ClioRead a book with the genre "History" or "Historical Fiction" on its main page.
I read Long Walk to Freedom
Claiming one Big Book Ticket (656 pages).
Points this post: 5
Total points: 5
Tasks complete: 1
Books read: 1
GR Authors: 0
Big Book Tickets: 1
20.1 - Most Improved Player - Bea's task: January and JanusOption 1. Passages
Death of a Witch by M.C. Beaton – per cottage door on cover
M.C. Beaton is a Goodreads author.
Points This Post:20
Total Points: 105
Goodreads Authors: 5
Jonquil25.5 -- Dakimel's task: Lucky Number Twelve
Book 1 Option A: Celebrate the number 12
book with the word “twelve” in the title
Size 12 and Ready to Rock 361 pages 12/16
by Meg Cabot (Goodreads Author)
Book 2 Option C: Find your Western Zodiac sign and read a book that has YOUR sign's symbol in the title Taurus/Bull
Robert B. Parker's Bull River 384 pages 12/15
by Robert Knott
Points this post: 25
Total points: 370
Books posted: 29
Tasks complete: 20
Goodreads authors this post: 1
Total goodreads authors: 16
30.7 Rolled #2 and #5.
Option 2: Nonfiction, genre "Science"
The Trees in My Forest
Option #5:
Book from Popular Classic Retellings Books.
Only Mr Darcy Will Do, Page 2 on list.
Kara Louise is a GRA, so 1 ticket.
New points this post: 30
Total w/this post: 480
GRA tickets this post: 1
Total w/this post: 18
Total tasks completed:26
Total books claimed: 37
Post #: 629
Jonquil30.5 - Sandy's task: Atlantis
Book 1 Option 1 list "The Atlanteans" page one tied for spot 3
The Wizard of Seattle 336 pages 12/16
by Kay Hooper
Book 2 Option 3 book the title contains word “Atlantis”
Jewel of Atlantis 377 pages 12/14
by Gena Showalter (Goodreads Author)
Points this post: 30
Total points: 400
Books posted: 31
Tasks complete: 21
Goodreads authors this post: 1
Total goodreads authors: 17
30.5 Atlantis The Hunt for Atlantis Andy McDermott - option 1, about Atlantis
Requiem Lauren Oliver - option 2 , dystopia genre
Task points 30
Total points 120
Mod
I read The Hunger Games, #52, page 1 of the Causes of Ugly Crying list.
10.4. Let's Go!
I read The Ministry of Guidance Invites You to Not Stay: An American Family in Iran. "Travel" is the 4th main page genre listed.
10.10. A New Blog for a New Year
I read The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism. The blog review is found here.
Points this post: 25
Total points: 120
Jonquil10.7. You Can Do It!
main page genres fitness, health, or diet/diets
this book: Health and Health > Nutrition
In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto 244 pages 12/17
by Michael Pollan (Goodreads Author)
Points this post: 10
Total points: 410
Books posted: 32
Tasks complete: 22
Goodreads authors this post: 1
Total goodreads authors: 18
15.4 – Ring in the NewBlack Dog by Caitlin Kittredge
The book was published 10/28/14 (option 1) and is the first in the Hellhound Chronicles (Option 2)
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 30
Goodreads Authors this post:
Total Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets this post:
Total Big Book Tickets:
Julie P20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Berl's Task - Back to High School
Option 3
Requirement: Read a book nominated for Best YA Fiction or Best YA Fantasy/Scifi. State year & category.
If I Stay by Gayle Forman
*Nominated for YA Fiction 2009*
*Gayle Forman is a Goodreads Author*
Points this task: 20
Total points: 20
Tasks completed: 1
Books read: 1
Pages read: 234
Goodreads Author Tickets: 1
Big Book Tickets: 0
30.8 -- Morgan Faeriesfolly's task: Make Your TBR List Say UncleOption 1:
by Gabrielle Zevin 12/17/2014Writing>Books about Books is a main page genre.
260 pages.
Gabrielle Zevin is a Goodreads Author.
Option 2:
by Phil Stutz 12/16/2014Mostly red cover (over 75%).
288 pages.
Current post:
Points: 30
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets: 0
Totals:
Total Points: 110
Total Goodreads Authors: 7
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Total Tasks Done: 5
Total Books Read: 8
ESHAY30.9 -- Delicious Dee's task: You Are An Ironman
Both books are #1 in their series.
Option 2: Read a book that either a GR friend who you have never met, or that one of our moderators has rated 4 or 5 stars.
Naked in Death by J.D. Robb
Rated 4 stars by Moderator Kristen Simon. Her list here
Option 3: Read a book that you have been highly anticipating.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
THIS POST: 30
TOTAL: 50
TASKS: 2
GRA: 1
BB: 500() 750() 1000()
Julie P15.9 - Public Enemy
Requirement: Read a book with genre of 'Crime' on main page
Fatal Vision by Joe McGinniss
*Claiming 2 BIG BOOK tickets (953 Pages)*
Points this task: 15
Total points: 35
Tasks completed: 2
Books read: 2
Pages read: 1,187
Goodreads Author Tickets: 1
Big Book Tickets: 2
15.9 Public Enemy -- Read a book with crime as genre on main pageFinished Blood Work by Michael Connelly - Goodreads Author
This Post: 15
Total: 15
Tasks: 1
GRA: 1
Big Books: 0
REPOST REPOST REPOST REPOST REPOST REPOST REPOST 20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Alicia T's task: Deployment: Pick ONE option and read a book that fits its criteria.
Option 1: Read a book set on a different continent(s) than the one you are currently residing in.
Akhenaten: Dweller in Truth by Naguib Mahfouz (I reside on North America; this book takes place on Africa)
>*>*>THIS IS NOT A RE-READ<*<*<
Delicious Dee10.1. A Random Trip Back in Time
rolled 38; 2015-38 = 1977
A Morbid Taste for Bones
Points this Post: 10
Points Total: 245
Goodreads Authors: 14
Big Book Tickets:
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15.4 Ring In The New!!Read 1 book both #1 in Series and Published Between 3/1/14 and 2/28/15
by Danielle Paige**#1 in Dorothy Must Die Series**
**Published April 1, 2014**
***Danielle Paige is a GR Author***
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This Post:
Tasks Completed: 1
Books Read: 1
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets: 0
Points: 15
Totals:
Tasks Completed:5
Books Read: 6
Goodreads Authors: 5
Big Book Tickets: 0
Total Points: 80
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AKCTask 25.2: Hats off to the translators
Book 1 A nod to the Romans
Pierre Lemaitre Alex
This book was translated from French
Book 2: And to the Greeks
Kafka on the Shore Haruki Murakami
Translated from Japanese
Points this task: 25
Total pints:90
AKCTask 10.7 You can do it
The Heal Your Gut Cookbook: Nutrient-Dense Recipes for Intestinal Health Using the Gaps Diet by Hilary Boynton
Points this task: 10
Total points: 100
25.3 Option 1: Owned before December 1, 2014.
Mrs. Jeffries & the Mistletoe Mix-Up
I found this book in my spare bedroom in a box that has been stored there for at least one year, so I bought this book sometime before 2014. Nice to get a chance to finally read it. :)
Option 2: From my Goodreads five-star shelf.
Kim, IL: UG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 18.0
(Loved, loved, loved this book!)
30.1 -
Rolled #2 and #4.
Option 2: Romance genre.
Morning Glory
Option 4: ‘Ship’ in the title or subtitle.
Bloody Jack: Being an Account of the Curious Adventures of Mary "Jacky" Faber, Ship's Boy
I listened to this book. As there are no mmps I've linked to the most popular pb edition. (Great narrator, BTW!)
New points this post: 55
Total w/this post: 535
GRA tickets this post: 0
Total w/this post: 18
Total tasks completed:28
Total books claimed: 41
Post #: 646
Paula10.9 - Get to know the author
Read a book written by an author interviewed by Goodreads.
I read The Leopard by Jo Nesbø. ★★★★
The interview is on page 1 of the list.
Points this post: 10
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Total points: 15
Tasks completed: 2
Books read: 2
25.1: Just to celebrate the New and the OldOption 1: Read a new-to-you book by an author you're read before.
Drug of Choice (John Lange is a pen name for Michael Crichton and I read Jurassic Park.)
Option Two: Read a book by a new-to-you author.
The Hillside Stranglers - I'd not read anything by Darcy O'Brien before.
30.8: Make your TBR List Say Uncle
Option 1: I Heard You Like Books
My Salinger Year Joanna Rakoff - Goodreads Author
Option 5: Guilty Pleasures - for me, it's YA that I read with my daughter.
The Fault in Our Stars John Green - Goodreads Author
30.2 Homer's Odyssey
Option 3: NOBODY
The Invisible Front: Love and Loss in an Era of Endless War by Yochi J. Dreazen (instructions say middle initials can be ignored)
Option 5: First Published in a year containing an 8
A Case of Need - first published in 1968
30.6 Twice the Fun
Rolled a 4: Publication Year must be the same.
Both from 2014:
If Nuns Ruled the World: Ten Sisters on a Mission by Jo Piazza - Goodreads Author
and
Remember Me Like This by Bret Anthony Johnston
Points this post: 115
Total points: 140
Goodreads Authors this post: 3
Total Goodreads Authors: 3
Big Books - 500+:
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:
Lindsay T25.1 -- Angel **Book Junkie**'s task: New and Old
Just to celebrate the New and the Old.
Pick 2 options and read 1 book from each. This is a TWO book task.
Option 3: Start a series by a new-to-you author. This book must be listed as book #1 in a series on Goodreads.
REQUIRED: State that the author is new to you!
Homeland by RA Salvatore
Option 4: Read a book in a series that you have already started. This book must be identified as #2 or higher in a series on Goodreads.
A Storm of Swords by George RR Martin
THIS BOOK IS OVER 1000 PAGES
This Post: 25
Total Points: 25
Books Read: 2
Completed Tasks: 2
Goodreads Authors: 0
Big Books: [500+: 0] [750+: 0] [1000+: 1]
Task # 25.4 – Bluemoon’s task – Egyptian DeitiesOption B – Sun God Ra – book with a bird on the cover
✔ – 02 Dec 14AR Bookfinder: IL - UG
Option C – God Osiris – any series book (NOT a re-read)
Revenge of the Spellmans ✔ – 17Dec14
(This is the audio book; the paperback is Revenge of the Spellmans
Book # 3 in the series; this is the first time I have read this book.
*** Lisa Lutz is a Goodreads Author ***
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This Post: 25 points
Total points to date: 25 points
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Books Read: (0) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / (0) 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 0
Lacy Susanne25.6 Let it snow!
Option A: Author's initials contained in "LET IT SNOW"
We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
Option B: "Fire" in book title
Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness by Susannah Cahalan
Cahalan is a GRA
Total points: 135
Books read: 8
Completed Tasks: 7
Pages Read: 2525
Goodreads Authors: 3
Big Books: 500(0); 750(0); 1000(0)
RiniTask #5.10: Who’s Your Muse?
Task Description: Read a book of your choice
Book Edition: Out of the Easy by Ruta Sepetys
*Claiming Goodreads Author Ticket*
Task #15.10: All I Want for Christmas is U
Task Description: Read a book with a word that begins with the letter "U" in the title or subtitle
Book Edition: The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin
*Claiming Goodreads Author Ticket*
Task #20.2: Rookie at the Top - Erika’s Task: Feminism is for Everybody!
Task Option: Option 3
Task Description: Read a book with a pink object, high-heeled shoe(s), or a bare-chested man on the cover
Book Edition: Cinder by Marissa Meyer
How book fits task: Book cover has an image of a high-heeled shoe
Book Cover:
*Claiming Goodreads Author Ticket*
This Post
Points This Post: 40
Tasks Completed: 3
GRA Tickets: 3
BB Tickets: 0
Total This Season
Points: 40
Tasks Completed: 3
GRA Tickets: 3
BB Tickets: 0
Pages: 1188
Books: 3
Username: StephanieB15.6 My Way
Girl Walks into a Bar . . .: Comedy Calamities, Dating Disasters, and a Midlife Miracle
Also, for my previous post I got points for the book The Young Elites where author Marie Lu is a GR author but I noticed I didn't get a GRA credit on the reader board. Can I get the GRA credit as well?
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 50
GR Authors this post: 1
Total GR Authors: 1
Thank you!
5.4 - EratoRead a book with the word "love" found intact in the title, subtitle, series title, or author's name.
The French for Love by Fiona Valpy *Goodreads Author*
Totals for Challenge
Points this task: 5
Total Points: 145
Goodreads Authors: 12
Big Books - 500+: 1
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:
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20. 6 - Seasoned Reader - Alicia T's task: DeploymentI did option 4, and read Redeployment by Phil Klay
This is not a reread. It is on page one and in position 74.
This Post
Points: 20
Goodreads Author this post: No
Big Books: No
Winter Totals
Total Points: 90
Total Tasks: 8
Total Goodreads Authors: 4
Total Big Books: 0
Julia103Task 30.9 - Ironman
Option 3 - a book I've been anticipating: To Dwell in Darkness (book 16 in series)
Deborah Crombie is a Goodreads Author
Option 5 - S,A,L,T in title: On Basilisk Station (book 1 in series)
Post total: 30 points, 1 GRA
Challenge total: 100 points
Total GRA: 4
MORGAN FAERIESFOLLY10.6 Better Check that Gift Horse's Mouth!
Read a book with the main page genre "espionage" or "spy thriller." Genres may be stand alone or embedded.
Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy: Four Women Undercover in the Civil War -- Karen Abbott
Spy Thriller > Espionage 11 users
Genre Verified: here
At 513 pages, I'm claiming one BB ticket.
(I read parts of it via Kindle, but read the majority from the hardback that I have linked. Yeah, I have issues where I have the same book checked out from two different libraries. lol.)
Karen Abbott is a **Goodreads Author**
[POINTS]
This Post: 10
Total Points: 165/1045
Books Read: 15
Completed Tasks: 14/59
Pages Read: 4343
Goodreads Authors: 10
Big Books: [500+: 1] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]
Nick KY25.9 Pat’s Narcissus and Echo
I chose the Narcissus Option and read two books:
Book 1, Option A, is in the first person, The Outcast: a modern retelling of The Scarlet Letter by Jolina Petersheim. The first sentence reads, “My face burns with the heat of a hundred stares.”
Book 2, Option C, has one person on the cover, Moses, Man of the Mountain by Zora Neale Hurston
Both Books are new to me. Outcast = 400 pages, Moses = 352 pages. Total = 752 pages.
Points This Post: 25
Total Points So Far: 145
CHANDNI30.1 - Captain America Girl's task: It’s All Greek to Me…
I rolled 1 and 5.
1 - Read a retelling of the Hades/Persephone myth.
I read Abandon by Meg Cabot.
This was one of the sample books provided for this option.
Meg Cabot is a Goodreads author - **Claiming one GoodReads author ticket**
5 - Read a book with ‘horror’ as a main page genre.
I read Short & Shivery by Robert D. San Souci.
AR Bookfinder Information:
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 7.0
This book's main page genre of Horror was confirmed here.
[POINTS]
This Post: 30
Total Points: 70
Books Read: 4
Completed Tasks: 3
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Books: [500+: 1] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]
Adria15.10 All I Want for Christmas is U
The Undocumented Mark Steyn
Points this post: 15
Total points: 15
Teresa Jo25.3 -- Mrs.soule's task: Two Types of Tasks
Book A: Borrowed book from my sister
Two for the Dough by Janet Evanovich
Goodreads Author: Janet Evanovich
Book B: From Mrs.soule's five-star shelf
Manhunting by Jennifer Crusie
Goodreads Author: Jennifer Crusie
This Post
Points: 25
Goodreads Author: Yes
Big Books: No
Winter Totals
Total Points: 325 / 1045 (31.10%)
Total Goodreads Authors: 19
Total Big Books: 1
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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Task 10.4 - Let's Go - Read a book with the genre "travel" on its main page.
Genre was verified in message 123
Points this post: 10
Total points: 50
GRA: 2