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WINTER CHALLENGE 2014 CT
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Winter 2014 Completed Tasks: Do Not Delete Posts
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5.9 - Urania
moon in title: Tropic Moon by Georges Simenon
pb Tropic Moon
10.1. A Random Trip Back in Time.
I rolled a 10.
first published in 2005: Killer Swell by Jeff Shelby
10.8. Our Friends in Tuxedos
Initials IP, PenguInThe Liquidator by Iain Parke
pb:The Liquidator
total = 365
20.4Option 1: Set in European Union country.
A Man Called Ove, set in Sweden.
Fredrik Backman is a GRA for 1 ticket.
New points this post: 20
Total w/this post: 875
GRA tickets this post: 1
Total w/this post: 31
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total w/this post: 4
Total tasks completed: 44
Total books claimed: 68
Post #1593
15.9 Public EnemyCrime on Main Page
Approved Message 41 of Help Desk Thread
The Long Fall: A Novel of Crime | Lynn Kostoff | 208 Pages | ♥♥♥ |
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This Task
Points: 15
GR Authors: 0
Big Books: (500+): 0 (750+): 0 (1000+): 0
♥ ♥ ♥
Totals:
Total: ★615/1045 ★
GR Authors: 28
Big Books: (500+): 2 (750+): 1 (1000+): 1
Marika20.8 5+5,5+10,and 10+10 equals 20!
Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell
**Rainbow Rowell is a GoodReads Author**
Fulfills requirements for 5.6 and 10.10.
5.6 Melpomene- Causes of Ugly Crying List #35, page 1
10.10 A New Blog for a New Year- blog review here
[POINTS]
This Post: 20
Total Points: 50
Books Read: 3
Completed Tasks: 3
Pages Read: 1,119
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Books: [500+: 0] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]
NICOLE OH10.1. A Random Trip Back in Time:
I rolled a 23, so I read Gerald's Game which was first published in 1992.
Stephen King is a Goodreads author.
[POINTS]
This Post: 10
Total Points: 140
Books Read: 12
Goodreads Authors: 8
Big Books: [500+: 1] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]
Marika20.1 January and Janus
The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
**Neil Gaiman is a GoodReads Author**
(opt. 4; Book is listed in the Memory List, page 1)
[POINTS]
This Post: 20
Total Points: 70
Books Read: 4
Completed Tasks: 4
Pages Read: 1,300
Goodreads Authors: 3
Big Books: [500+: 0] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]
10.1 Random Trip in TimeRandom # 1-50 subtract from 2015, read book first published that year
by Sherrilyn Kenyon***Random #- 13, book first published 10/01/2002***
***Sherrilyn Kenyon is a GR Author
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This Post:
Tasks Completed: 1
Books Read: 1
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets: 0
Points: 10
Totals:
Tasks Completed: 8
Books Read: 9
Goodreads Authors: 6
Big Book Tickets: 0
Total Points: 125
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Readerboard Name: ♥Robin ♥20.2-Rookie at the Top - Erika’s Task: Feminism is for Everybody!
Option 3 pink object on cover--Pink Roses:The Inn at Rose Harbor
GRA:Debbie Macomber
25.3-- Mrs.soule's task: Two Types of Tasks--Re-reads, graphic novels, and children's books that otherwise meet SRC requirements are allowed for this task.
Option A Reader's Choice--Library Book:Silent Night: The Stories Behind 40 Beloved Christmas Carols
Option B Read a book from my Goodreads five-star shelf:The Old Man and the Sea
Link to Option B book on Mrs soule's shelf:https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
25.10 -- Lois's task: Book Group Books
Book 1 Fall 2014 SRC:All the Light We Cannot See
Book 2 List Chosen--This week (Dec 3, 2014) United States #29/Also appears on This Month(Dec 3, 2014) United States #13:Orphan Train
GRA:Anthony Doerr
GRA:Christina Baker Kline
Big Book Ticket 544 pgs: All the Light We Cannot See
Points Earned This Post:70
Points Achieved to Date:275/1045
Goodreads Authors: 9
Big Book Tickets:
500+ (1)
750+ (0)
1000+ (0)
SHELLEY UT10.9. Get to Know the Author
Definitely Dead by Charlaine Harris
Charlaine Harris' interview is located on page 1
Points this task: 10
Total points: 55
Tasks completed: 6
Books read: 6
Goodreads authors: 4
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
REPOSTRachel NYC
20.1 January & Janus - Option 4 - Memory & Aging.
Still Alice by Lisa Genova
The book appears on the Memory list, page 2.
*Lisa Genova is a Goodreads Author*
Points: 20
Total Points: 55
Total Tasks: 4
Goodreads Authors: 2
Total Big Books: 0
Rachel NYC20.6 Deployment
I chose Option 3 and this is not a reread for me.
Attachments by Rainbow Rowell
*Rainbow Rowell is a Goodreads author*
Points: 20
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25.1 New and Old
Options 3 and 4
Cinder by Marissa Meyer (this is a new-to-me author)
Scarlet by Marissa Meyer
*Marissa Meyer is a Goodreads author*
Points: 25
Total Points: 100
Total Tasks: 6
Goodreads authors: 4
Total Big Books: 0
25.9 - Narcissus & EchoI chose NARCISSUS
A. Read a book that is written in first person.
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time
Required: Include the first sentence of the book that demonstrates the first person perspective:
"I decided that the dog was probably killed with the fork because I could not see any other wounds in the dog... But I could not be certain about this".
C. Read a book that shows exactly one person on the cover. Required: Include the cover when you post.
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time is 272 pages long
Hikikomori and the Rental Sister is 246 pages long
Total of pages read for this task is 518 pages.
BOTH BOOKS ARE NEW TO ME
Claiming a GRA ticket for Jeff Backhaus
POINTS
Points This Post: 25
Points Total: 170
GR Author: √
Big Books:
500 () 750 () 1000 ()
Tasks Completed: 9
GRA Total: 3
BB Total:
20.8 Nickles and DimesCombination of any 2 5 or 10 Point Task
by John Grisham***Task 10.1 - Random #- 1, book first published 10/21/2014***
***Task 10.9 - Author Interview w/ John Grisham - Page 1***
***John Grisham is a GR Author***
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This Post:
Tasks Completed: 1
Books Read: 1
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets: 0
Points: 20
Totals:
Tasks Completed: 9
Books Read: 10
Goodreads Authors: 7
Big Book Tickets: 0
Total Points: 145
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SHELLEY UT10.9. Get to Know the Author
Definitely Dead by Charlaine Harris
Charlaine Harris' interview is located on page 1
Points this task: 10
Total points: 55
Tasks completed: 6
Books read: 6
Goodreads authors: 4
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Kimber10.3 National Days
The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion
*setting - Australia
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20.4 The College Years
Option 1:
The Paris Architect by Charles Belfoure
*setting - France
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25.3 Two Types of Tasks
Book A: Burn by Addison Moore (Goodreads Author)
*ebook verification for length #342 in google doc
*kindle free book
Book B: Dash & Lily's Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn
*from Mrs soule's 5 star bookshelf
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Above tasks: 55 points
# tasks submitted to date: 12
New total points: 195
GRA: 8
Sandy MN25.1 -- Angel **Book Junkie**'s task: New and Old
Option 1
I have also read Room by this author.
Frog Music by Emma Donoghue Goodreads Author
Option 4 - 4th in a series that I have started
Industrial Magic by Kelley Armstrong Goodreads author and Big Book 528 pages
Total points: 245
Total GR Authors: 9
Total Big Books: (4)500; (1) 1000
GLADGIRL20.1 - Most Improved Player - Bea's Task: January and Janus
For this task you will choose one option. It is a ONE BOOK task. Required: State the option chosen when you post and include any specific requirements of the chosen option.
Option 2 - Read a book with the main page genre either Historical Fiction or Science Fiction.
Required: State the century or year of the setting when posting.
This book takes place in 1893 and 1894.
This book was approved in the Help thread in post #100.
Maplecroft (The Borden Dispatches #1)
By Cherie Priest
Cherie Priest is a Goodreads Author
I originally tried to claim this book for task 15.4, but was told in message #1488 of the problem thread that the other book I read fulfilled all the requirements for the challenge, and so I was able to use this book to complete another task.
POINTS
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 115
Books Read: 8
Completed Tasks: 6
Pages Read: 435
Total Pages Read: 2,724
Goodreads Authors: 7
Big Books: [500+: 0] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Berls's Task: Back to High School(view spoiler)
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston is found on page 1 of the Required Reading list, at number 47.
THIS POST:
Points: 20
Tasks Completed: 1
Pages: 256
Books: 1
GRA Tickets: 0
BB Tickets: [500+:0][750+:0][1000+:0]
TOTAL THIS SEASON:
Points: 200
Tasks Completed: 17
Pages: 6101
Books: 18
GRA Tickets: 9
BB Tickets: [500+:3][750+:0][1000+:0]
M1NKS5.8 - Terpsichore - Terpsichore was the muse of dance. Read a book that features dancers.
Billy Elliot
POINTS
Points This Post: 5
Points Total: 270
GR Author: 2
Big Books: [500+: 0] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]
Tasks Completed: 19
Task # 20.7 – Shorter is Sweeter – Berl – Back to High SchoolOption 2 – From the list “required reading in high school”
1984 ✔ – 02Jan15 - #13 on the list
I listened to the audio / paperback: 1984
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This Post: 20 points
Total points to date: 90 points
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Books Read: (1) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / (0) 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 1
SandiCompleted Tasks
20.4 - Author! Author! - Gea's task: The College Years
Using Option 1 where book's setting is in country that is part of the European Union. Book is set in Arnakke, Denmark (book descriptions states small Danish town) --
Edwina -- Available in ebook only. Verified for length at post #4217 of ebook verification thread -- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
25.10 -- Lois's task: Book Group Books
Book #1 -- Book from book club. I chose to read a book from a past group read with SRC. Found on page 2 of the group's bookshelf
Audiobook edition I listened to: The Hunger Games
Most popular Mass market pb: The Hunger Games
Book #2 -- found at #16 on 12/4 -- Most Popular Bookclub Books This Week In The United States
Kindle edition I read: A Christmas Carol
Most popular Mass Market pb: A Christmas Carol
***Summary***
Previous Points Earned: 160
Points Earned this Post: 45
Total Points To Date: 205
Catherine TScratch that. E-book only. My excuse? Being awake still, at quarter to one in the morning.
Sorry.
perletwo20.5 - Bigger is Better - Emurphy's task: 2 Sides to Every Coin - Option 2: Read a book whose title or subtitle has two words that are conflicting or opposites.
Fire And Ice
Points this task: 20
Total points: 100
Books read: 6
Tasks completed: 5
CYNBAXTER:20.4 - Author! Author! - Gea's task: The College Years
Option 4. Read a book that has a foreign exchange student as a main character OR a book on this list: Ex-Pats. The foreign exchange student must be mentioned in the book's description or within the first page of reviews.
Land of a Thousand Eyes: The Subtle Pleasures of Everyday Life in Myanmar - #47 on the Ex-Pats list by Peter Olszewski
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 175
Total Tasks: 10
Goodreads Authors: 4
Big Books: (500) 3; (750) 0; (1000) 0
Total Books Read: 12
30.5 - Sandy's task: Atlantis For this task, you will read two books, from two different options. Required: I chose options 2 and 3
Option 2: Since one person's utopia is another person's dystopia, read a book with the genre "utopia" or "dystopia" on its main page.
The Wild Boys by William S. Burroughs
Option 3: Read a book the title or subtitle of which contains a word that matches exactly a word of 4 or more letters from the lyrics of Donovan's song Atlantis.
Atlantis by Mark Doty
It matches the lyrics, "The continent of Atlantis was an island..."
Task: 30
Total: 410
CherylZTask #20.8 - Nickles and Dimes - Read one book that fits the requirement for two 5 and 10 point tasks.
The book = The Third Plate: Field Notes on the Future of Food by Dan Barber
Task 5.10 = Who's Your Muse (a book of your choice)
and
Task 10.5 = Older and Wiser (a subject you've wanted to know more about). As a professional chef, I wanted to know more about the sustainable food/farming movement and the role chefs can play in making it successful.
Goodreads Author -no
Big Book ticket - no
This Post
Points: 20
Total Points: 60
Total Goodreads Authors: 0
Total Big Books: 0
GLADGIRL10.9 - Get to Know the Author
Read a book written by an author interviewed by Goodreads.
REQUIRED: Include in your post the page number on which you found your author's interview.
Summer House with Swimming Pool
By Herman Koch
This book is on page 1 of the author interview's page.
POINTS
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 125
Books Read: 9
Completed Tasks: 7
Pages Read: 387
Total Pages Read: 3,111
Goodreads Authors: 7
Big Books: [500+: 0] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]
Mod
I read Symbiont, set completely in the SF Bay Area of California.
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Berls's Task: Back to High School
I chose option 2 and read One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, page 1, number 66, on the Required Reading in High School list.
30.9 -- Delicious Dee's task: You Are An Ironman
For my first book, I chose option 1, and read My Own Miraculous, #1 in the Shandi Pearce series, and set completely in Georgia.
For my second book, I chose option 2 and read Dorothy Must Die, #1 in the Dorothy Must Die series. Rated 5 stars by Michelle, a GR friend who I have never met in person. Her review is here
Points this post: 65
Total points: 350
BEKKA - 20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Jessica PDX's Task: Stop That Slump!For this task, I read “
” by Katherine Reay since the author’s name doesn’t contain any of the letters in SLUMP. Also, Katherine Reay is a Goodreads Author, so I’m claiming a ticket for that.
Here’s the summary:
Points Earned this Challenge: 20
Total Points Earned to Date: 120
Pages Read this Challenge: 317
Total Pages Read to Date: 2407
Books Read this Challenge: 1
Total Books Read: 7
Goodreads Authors: 5
Big Book Tickets: 500( 1 ), 750(), 1000()
Repost with Readername:Readername: List_addict
5.10 Who's Your Muse?
Muse: JK Rowling
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
10.9 Get to Know the Author
Stephen King -page One of Author Interviews
Dolores Claiborne
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 15
20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Alicia T's task: DeploymentOption 1: Far Abroad –
Claiming the Highlander
Book set on a different continent(Europe) than the one I'm currently residing in(Asia).
30.1 - Captain America Girl's task: It’s All Greek to Me…
Roll two dice : 2 and 3
2: Orpheus and Eurydice
The Winter Lodge by Susan Wiggs Good reads Author
Book with romance as a main page genre.
3: Prometheus
Book with fire on the cover.
30.6 - Elizabeth B's task: Twice the Fun
Roll 1 die : 4
4. PUBLICATION YEAR:
About Last Night by Ruthie Knox Good reads Author
Summer Nights by Susan Mallery Good reads Author
Books that were first published in the year 2012.
30.7 -- Catherine T's task: Hang the Christmas Stockings with Care
Roll two dice : 3 and 4
3. Chocolate –
Sing My Name by Ellen O'Connell Good reads Author
Book whose author initials(E and O) can be found in "CHOCOLATE."
4. Luxury item –
Morrigan's Cross
Book that I've wanted to read for a long time. Though I have read many of Nora Robert’s books, this is a new-to-me book.
In this post :
Points : 110
Goodreads Authors : 4
Big Book Tickets : 0
Total:
Total Points: 110
Total Goodreads Authors: 4
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
25.9 -- Pat's task: Narcissus & EchoNarcissus
Option B
by Allison PearsonThis book is not a re-read
Option C
by Meg Cabot This book is not a re-read
Meg Cabot is a goodreads author
472 pages + 224 pages = 696 pages
TOTAL POINT : 120
BOOKS READS : 9
GRA : 5
BIG BOOKS : -
Catherine TTask 15.6 - My Way
read a memoir / autobiography
How I Changed My Life in a Year by Shelley Wilson
(pb: How I Changed My Life in a Year: One Woman's Mission to Lose Weight, Get Fit, Beat Her Demons, and Find Happiness - thanks to DLMrose for finding & updating the catalogue!)
ChrisEverest5.2 - Clio - Genre HISTORY, HISTORICAL FICTION,
The Empty Throne
Bernard Cornwell is not a GRA
ChrisEverest10.1 - A Random Trip back in time - 2015 (dice said minus 2) = Bk pub in 2013
The Pagan Lord
Bernard Cornwell is (still) not a GRA
10.4 Let's go The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry Rachel Joyce, genre : travel on main page
task point 10
Total points 260
Delicious Dee15.5 California Dreamin'
Come A Little Bit Closer - Bella Andre (GR Author) - set entirely in San Francisco, CA
Points this Post: 15
Points Total: 565
Goodreads Authors: 32
Big Book Tickets:
15.10 - ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS U - Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption.30.3 - GREEK KEY
OPTION 1 - KEY ON COVER -
OPTION 4 -
Listened to the audio book. MMP for page count If the Shoe Fits.TOTAL POINTS - 335
Kristi CO20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Alicia T's task: Deployment
Option 1: Far Abroad. I live in North America & the book takes place in Europe. The book is not a re-read.
The Children Act by Ian McEwan
30.6 - Elizabeth B's task: Twice the Fun
I rolled a 4, PUBLICATION YEAR of 2014
Book 1: Shotgun Lovesongs by Nickolas Butler
Book 2: Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
Nickolas Butler is a Goodreads author
Emily St. John Mandel is a Goodreads author
Points this post: 50
Total points: 175
Tasks completed: 9
Books read: 11
Goodreads Authors: 4
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
Jonquil20.4 - Author! Author! - Gea's task: The College Years
I started and dropped/withdrew from five other books before I managed to finish this one --it was like being back in college.
set at least 50% in a country that is part of European Union
France
7th Woman, The: A Paris Homicide Mystery 1/5 280 pages
by Frédérique Molay, Anne Trager (Goodreads Author) (Translation)
Points this post: 20
Total points: 840
Books posted: 61
Tasks complete: 44
Goodreads authors this post: 1
Total goodreads authors: 35
30.6 - Elizabeth B's task: Twice the FunI rolled a 3. The repeated word is Fifty.
Fifty Shades of Grey
Fifty Shades Darker
Task points: 30
Total points: 115
20.6 - DeploymentOption 3: Distance Makes the Heart Grow Fonder - For this option read a book with the genre "Romance" on the main page. The genre may be stand alone or embedded.
THIS BOOK IS NOT A RE-READ.
I read:
which has been shelved as "Romance" by 15 users.
Claiming 1 GRA ticket for Jojo Moyes
POINTS
Points This Post: 20
Points Total: 190
GR Author: √
Big Books:
500 () 750 () 1000 ()
Tasks Completed: 10
GRA Total: 4
BB Total:
JJBB20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Angie CA's task: 5+5, 5+10, and 10+10 equals 20!
Antony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare
Meets requirements for:
5.1 Calliope ("poetry" genre) + 5.2 Clio ("historical fiction" genre)
Points this post: 20
Total books: 5
Total tasks: 5
Total Points: 60
Marika20.7 Back to High School
The One by Kiera Cass
**Kierra Cass is a GoodReads Author**
(opt. 3-The Best YA; Book is a GoodReads Choice Nominee for 2014 Young Adult Fantasy and Science Fiction)
[POINTS]
This Post: 20
Total Points: 90
Books Read: 5
Completed Tasks: 5
Pages Read: 1,623
Goodreads Authors: 4
Big Books: [500+: 0] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]
SHELLEY UT5.4 - Erato
Flat-Out Love by Jessica Park
Points this task: 5
Total points: 80
Tasks completed: 9
Books read: 9
Goodreads authors: 5
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Erika’s Task: Feminism is for Everybody!
REQUIRED: State which option you chose when you post.
I chose to read a book for Option 3: Read a book with a pink object on the cover.
I read
by Megan Mayhew Bergman. The woman in the top left is wearing a pink dress (approved in message #55 of the help thread).**Megan Mayhew Bergman is a Goodreads Author, I'd like to claim a GRA ticket**
Previous point total: 50
New points this post: 20
Total points: 70
New tasks completed in this post: 1
Total tasks: 5
GRA tickets this post: 1
Total GRA: 4
Big Books this post: 0
Total Big Books: 500+(0) 750+(0) 1000+(0)
5.3. Euterpe
by Andrea CamilleriPoints this post: 5
Total Points: 120
Goodreads Authors this post: 0
Total Goodreads Authors: 3
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 2
FANDURY20.3 - Best Review - Book Concierge's task: Caroling, Caroling …
Read ONE book whose TITLE shares a word with the title of one of my favorite Christmas Songs.
I used the song "O Holy Night"
Night After Night by Phil Rickman
The word that is shared by both song title and book title is NIGHT
I read the Kindle version, but the paperback is 448 pages: Night After Night
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 170
Books Read: 9
Goodreads Authors: 3
Big Books:500+(0)750+(0)1000+(1)
20.3 - Best Review - Book Concierge's task: Caroling, Caroling …Book > 250 Pages = 284 Pages
Favorite Song: I'll be Home for Christmas.
Book Title: The Long Way Home
The Long Way Home | Tara Brown | 284 Pages | ♥♥♥♥♥ | GR Author
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This Task
Points: 20
GR Authors: 1
Big Books: (500+): 0 (750+): 0 (1000+): 0
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Totals:
Total: ★635/1045 ★
GR Authors: 29
Big Books: (500+): 2 (750+): 1 (1000+): 1
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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◆ Option A)
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Option B)
30.8 -- Morgan Faeriesfolly's task: Make Your TBR List Say Uncle
Option 2 :: RED ALL OVER:
Jonathan Kellerman
AND
Option 4 :: AN OLDIE, BUT HOPEFULLY A GOODIE
(added March 2, 2010. I joined Goodreads in February 2010)
Total Points = 825