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WINTER CHALLENGE 2014 CT
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Winter 2014 Completed Tasks: Do Not Delete Posts
NIKKI5.4 – Erato – Book with the word love in the title
The Life and Loves of a He Devil: A Memoir by Graham Norton
5.9 – Urania – Celestial Name in title
One of the examples given
Author is a GR Author
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
10.2 – New Year, New Number
Book has 120 pages
Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel García Márquez
10.9 – Author Interviews
Jasper Fforde - https://www.goodreads.com/interviews/...
First Among Sequels by Jasper Fforde
15.5 – California Dreaming
Book is set in California – mentioned in description
Author is a GR Author
Landline by Rainbow Rowell
15.6 – My Way - Autobiography
More Fool Me by Stephen Fry
15.9 – Public Enemy
Crime in main Genre
In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
15.10 – All I want for Christmas is U
U in title
The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera
20.7 – Shorter is Sweeter
Option 2 - High School Reading
Book found on page 1, #24
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
20.8 – Nickels and Dime
Book fits:
5.5 – Humour in Genre
10.9 – Author Interview - https://www.goodreads.com/interviews/...
One of Our Thursdays Is Missing by Jasper Fforde
30.4 – Neptune’s Neighbourhood
Option a) Book with water term in title Approval for “Well” given #79 in help thread.
The Well of Lost Plots by Jasper Fforde
Option C) Cover with body of water big enough to swim in.
Neil Gaiman Author is a GR Author
The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil GaimanPrevious total 300
This Post = 160
New Total = 460
GR = 5 + 3 new = 8
BB from prev = 2
perletwo20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Alicia T's task: Deployment - Option 1: Far Abroad – The world is a great big place, especially when you’re not exactly sure where your loved one is located for months on end. Read a book set on a different continent(s) than the one you are currently residing in. Required: State the continent on which you live and identify the setting of the book if it's not obvious from the Goodreads description.
Bangkok 8: A Royal Thai Detective Novel The book is set in Asia, specifically Thailand; I live in North America.
Points this task: 20
Total points: 140
Books read: 8
Tasks completed: 7
Username: StephanieB20.4 Author! Author! - Gea's task: The College Years
Option 1: Setting in EU
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr (GOODREADS AUTHOR)
*BB - 544 Pages
This book takes place in France and Germany, both EU.
Totals for Challenge:
Points this task: 20
Total Points: 180
GRA Authors This Task: 1
GRA Total: 7
Big Books - 500+: 1
Mod
SCHATZIETASK 5.5: Thalia
Where'd You Go, Bernadette
by Maria Semple ---GR Author
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TASK 5.9: Urania
Dark of the Moon
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TASK 10.9: Get to know the author
GR Author Interviews pg. 1, position 1: Alan Bradley -- GR Author
A Red Herring Without Mustard
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TASK 15.5: California Dreamin'
book set in California: The Gods of Guilt
by Michael Connelly --- GR Author
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TASK 15.6: My Way
autobiography/memoir: Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction
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TASK 20.3: Best Review - Caroling, Caroling
Song: Joy to the World
Word: world
Book:The Vertical Farm: Feeding the World in the 21st Century
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TASK 20.6: Seasoned Reader - Alicia's Deployment
opt. 1: The Light in the Ruins
by Chris Bohjalian ----GR Author
req'd: this is not a reread
req'd: North America Continent: current residence
Europe Continent: setting of the book
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TASK 20.7: Short/sweet - Berl's Back to High School
opt. 2: Required Reading in High School, page #1, position #3 on list The Great Gatsby
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TASK 20.9: Moderator's Pet - Jessica's Slump
author's name does not contain the letters S-L-U-M-P:Dale Carnegie wrote How to Win Friends and Influence People
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TASK 25.8: Hana's Merry Saturnalia
Book 1: my choice: Small Wonder
Book 2: opt. 3: Razor's Edge
by Martha Wells --- GR Author
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TASK 30.2: Hina's Homer's Odyssey
opt. 5: number 8 in publishing year:The Cruelest Month pub. 2008 310 pgs
opt. 6: boat on cover
Only Time Will Tell 400 pgs---------------------------
TASK 30.4: Annapoorni's Neptune Neighbourhood
opt. A: Tidewater Inn
by Colleen Coble ---GR Author
opt. C: Norwegian by Night
by Derek B. Miller --- GR Author
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TASK 30.6: Elizabeth's B's Twice the fun
req'd: I rolled a 3
BOOK 1: Black Powder War Temeraire #3
by Naomi Novik --- GR Author
BOOK 2: Throne of Jade Temeraire #2
by Naomi Novik --- GR Author
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TASK 30.9: Delicious Dee's Ironman
opt. 3: Natchez Burning
BB TICKET: 791 pgs.
opt. 5: The Alchemyst
by Michael Scott --- GR Author
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Tasks Completed: 14
Points this post: 275
Total Points: 275
GRA This Post: 9
Total GRA: 9
BB-500: 0
BB-750: 1
BB-1000: 0
ADAMBONGO15.8 - Under My Thumb
*Have a human thumb on the cover*
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
IL: MG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 44.0
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 45
Total Tasks Completed: 5
Total Books Read This Challenge: 5
15.10 All I Want For Christmas is UWord beginning with U in title: The Union Street Bakery by Mary Ellen Taylor
Points this post: 15
Total points: 330
MEGSCL5.5 - Thalia
Muse Thalia is the muse of comedy and is always depicted holding a theatrical comedy mask. Read a book with the genre "Humor," "Comedy," or "Funny" on its main page.
The Rosie Project
New Points this Post: 5
New Tickets this post: 0
TOTAL TO DATE
Points: 185
Tasks: 16
Goodreads Authors: 8
Big Book Tickets: 5
Books: 17
Post 1025.3 -- Mrs.soule's task: Two Types of Tasks
Book A)2 A.M. at The Cat's Pajamas Borrowed from the library
Book B) Skip Beat!, Vol. 33 on page 1 about 17 down
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
Points this post: 25
Total: 215
Books read: 16
Tasks Done:11
Elizabeth B15.10 All I Want For Christmas is U
word Ugly Ugly Love
20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Angie CA's task: 5+5, 5+10, and 10+10 equals 20!
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption fits the requirements for tasks 5.2 (non historical fiction) and 10.10 (https://bfgb.wordpress.com/2010/12/22...)
25.9-- Pat's task:Pat's task: Narcissus & Echo
Narcissus
Option A: Promises, book new to me, (First sentence: "THE whole thing started because of Lizzy’s Jeep. If it hadn’t been for that, I might not have met Matt.")
Option C. (one person on the cover)
, books new to meTotal book pages >500 pg
25.10-- Lois's task:Book Group Books
Book 1: The Wanderer, read by another group of mine Romance lovers for the challenge impaired during Jan 2015 (https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...)
Book 2: The world/this month (12/4/2014)/No38-Ready Player One
Points:85, Total: 450+85=535
Jasmiina F20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Erika’s Task: Feminism is for Everybody!:
Option 3:Read a book with a pink object.
by Liza Marklund.Pink text.
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 210
GR Authors this post: 0
Total GR Authors: 3
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets:
BBooks - 500+: 1
BBooks - 750+:
BBooks - 1000+:
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Emurphy's task: 2 Sides to Every CoinOption 1) In for a Penny by Rose Lerner, aGRA
25.3 -- Mrs.soule's task: Two Types of Tasks
Book A) Narayaneeyam by Melpathoor Narayana Battathiri
Book B)The Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison Allen, aGRA
25.4 - Bluemoon's task: EGYPTIAN DEITIES
A) One Summer in Santa Fe by Molly Evans,a GRA. SUMMER
D) The Girl Who Chased the Moon by Sarah Addison Allen,aGRA. Magical Realism
Points this task-70
GRA this task- 4
Total points- 515
TOTAL GRA - 33
tOTALbB(+500)- 4
ChrisEverest20.4 Author ! Author! Gea's task : The College Years
Option 1 - An EU Country - FRANCE
The Three Evangelists
Fred Vargas - She is not a GRA
ChrisEverest5.10 - Who's Your Muse - Your own choice
The man who inspires me. Sir Terry Pratchett.
Night Watch
Sir Terry is not a GRA
Task #20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Berls's Task: Back to High SchoolOption 4 - Never Left:
Unteachable by Leah Raeder
read a book with a teacher as one of the main characters - the main character Evan, is a teacher in the book
Task #30.2 -- Hina's task: Homer's Odyssey
both books are at least 300 pages long
Option 3:
Façade by Nyrae Dawn
Read a book written by an author whose initials can be found in the word "NOBODY" - N.D.
Option 5:
Almost Heaven by Judith McNaught
Read a book that was first published in a year that contains an 8 - first published in 1989
Points this Post: 50
Totals:
Total Points: 395
Total Tasks Completed: 23
Total Books Read: 30
Delicious Dee5.3 - Euterpe
- Amy Harmon (GR Author)15.3 Launch A Thousand Ships
2 book option
Book A - Charmfall - Chloe Neill (GR Author) - Chloe appears on the Greek name list
Book B - Deadly Tasting - set in France
Points this Post: 20
Points Total: 675
Goodreads Authors: 37
Big Book Tickets:
Catherine TTask 20.1 - January and Janus
option 2: read a book of historical or science fiction
I read a book with historical fiction genre
Murder by Sarah Pinborough
it is set in 1896 - 1901
Jenn Cavanaugh10.1 Random Trip Back in Time – I got the random number 32 2015-32 =1983
I read The Color of Magic, first published in 1983
25.4 Egyptian Deities - Option A: season in title
I read Winter's Bone
And for Option C I resurrected the Thursday Next series I wandered off from a decade ago with First Among Sequels(not a reread)
30.4 Neptune’s Neighbourhood – Option A: Water in title
I read Water Music
And for Option C: body of water on cover
I read All the Light We Cannot See
(finally got it from the library after requesting last season!)*** Anthony Doerr = GRA ***
*** 544 pages = BB ticket ***
Points This Post: 65
Tasks Completed: 3
GRA Tickets: 1
BB Tickets: 1 x 500+
Total This Season
Points: 145
Tasks Completed: 9
GRA Tickets: 4
BB Tickets: 2 x 500+
30.1 - IT'S ALL GREEK TO MEI rolled a 2 and a 6.
OPTION 2 - MUSIC GENRE - Swimming in the Moon: A Novel.
OPTION 6 - CANDLE ON COVER -
.30.6 - TWICE THE FUN
I rolled a 3 - two books with the same word in their series title.
BOOK 1 - The Birth Mother #8 in the Wed in Whitehorn series.
BOOK 2 - Rich, Rugged...Ruthless #9 in the Wed in Whitehorn series.
TOTAL POINTS - 395
25.1 -- Angel **Book Junkie**'s task: New and OldOption 2: The Queen of the Tearling by Erika Johansen
This is a new to me author.
Erika Johansen is a Goodreads author.
Option 3: The 100 by Kass Morgan
This is a new to me author.
Kass Morgan is a Goodreads author.
Total Points: 45
Bookwrm526Task #20.4 - The College Years
Option 1 - read a book which is set at least 50% in a country that is part of European Union, excluding the United Kingdom.
I read The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton, which is set in the Netherlands.
Points this task: 20
Total points: 195
5.4 - EratoLove in Title
Love Discovered in New York | Danielle Allen | 160 Pages | ♥♥ | GR Author
5.6 - Melpomene
#3 on Causes of Ugly Crying
Ruin | Rachel Van Dyken | 238 Pages | ♥♥♥♥♥ | GR Author
♥ ♥ ♥
This Task
Points: 10
GR Authors: 2
Big Books: (500+): 0 (750+): 0 (1000+): 0
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Totals:
Total: ★645/1045 ★
GR Authors: 31
Big Books: (500+): 2 (750+): 1 (1000+): 1
Completed Tasks: 5 pt.
Elizabeth PTask 25.5 - Lucky Number 12
Option One: Book that is number 12 in a series
One in a Million by Jill Shalvis
#12 in Lucky Harbor series
Jill Shalvis is a *Goodreads Author*
Option Two: Author's Birthday is December 12th
Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 195
Total Tasks: 13
Goodreads Authors: 11
Big Books: 1
Total Books: 15
trishhartuk30.9 -- Delicious Dee’s task: You Are An Ironman
Read TWO books from DIFFERENT OPTIONS. Both books must be a number in the series that contains either a 1, 4 or 6. REQUIRED: State the options you chose when you post.
Option 1. Road Trip: Read a book that is set at least 50% in Maryland,
Baltimore Blues (Tess Monaghan #1), Laura Lippman
The whole book takes place in Baltimore.
Goodreads Author: Yes - Laura Lippman is a Goodreads Author
Big Book: No
Option 4. First-time winners: Read a debut book by an author. Note: It will be REQUIRED that this is book #1 in a series since it will be the author's first stand-alone book.
The inviSible LibrAry, Genevieve Cogman
It doesn't specifically have a series number in the book record. However, the Goodreads Author blurb confirms that this is a debut novel, while the book blurb describes it as "first installment". I hope that's enough confirmation to qualify it for this task option.
Read the kindle edition. MMPB reference edition:
Goodreads Author: No
Big Book: No
Total Points this Challenge: 30
Books Read: 2
Tasks Completed: 11
Total Points: 245
Total Goodreads Authors: 9
Total Big books: 500+ (1). 750+ (0). 1,000 + (0)
Andy P.Task # 10.5. Older and Wiser
Read a nonfiction book that makes you wiser by giving you more information about something you would like to know more about. Read a nonfiction book that makes you wiser by giving you more information about something you would like to know more about.
by Chris Hadfield
I will never get a chance to be an astronaut so why not live vicariously?
Points this post: 10
Total points: 440
30.7 -- Catherine T's task: Hang the Christmas Stockings with CareI rolled 1 and 3.
REQUIRED: State the numbers your rolled when you post.
1. Satsuma - I read
. This book was approved on the help thread. The Author, Alan Bradley is a ****GR Author ****3. Chocolate - of course! It's not Christmas in my family without a bar of Toblerone or a slab of chocolate to munch on. Read a book whose author initials can be found in "CHOCOLATE." All initials count and letters may only be used as many times as they appear in the word "CHOCOLATE."
I read
by Alan Cumming. A and C are both found in the word "chocolate." Not My Father's Sonpoints: 215
Books read: 16
Tasks completed: 13
GR authors: 5
Big Books: 2(500)
pages read: 5491
15.1 Returns and ExchangesBook 1: Book 1 – I am a Huge fan of Kristen Ashley and I have rated all of her books 4 or 5 with an example being : Rock Chick so I am going to read : Creed
Creed | Kristen Ashley | 358 Pages | ♥♥♥♥ | GR Author
Book 2: I used Rock Chick and on Readers Also Enjoyed on 11/21
Futures and Frosting | Tara Sivec | 224 Pages | ♥♥♥♥♥ | GR Author
★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★
15.8 Under My Thumb
Thumb and hand on Cover
Colby's Child | Patricia Watters | 283 Pages | ♥♥ | GR Author
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This Task
Points: 30
GR Authors: 3
Big Books: (500+): 0 (750+): 0 (1000+): 0
♥ ♥ ♥
Totals:
Total: ★675/1045 ★
GR Authors: 34
Big Books: (500+): 2 (750+): 1 (1000+): 1
Completed Tasks: 5 pt.
TracyN25.2 - Andy P's task: Hats off to Translators
Book 1: A Nod to the Romans: original language Italian
If on a Winter's Night a Traveler] by Italo Calvino
Book 2: And to the Greeks: original language Japanese
The Lake by Banana Yoshimoto
Points this post: 25
Total points: 395
25.6 -- Pamela3265's task: Let It Snow!Option B: Fire in Title
Grace Under Fire | Katie Roberts | 164 Pages | ♥♥♥♥ | GR Author
Option C: Romance on main page
Fated | Carolyn McCray | 289 Pages | ♥ | GR Author
♥ ♥ ♥
This Task
Points: 25
GR Authors: 2
Big Books: (500+): 0 (750+): 0 (1000+): 0
♥ ♥ ♥
Totals:
Total: ★700/1045 ★
GR Authors: 36
Big Books: (500+): 2 (750+): 1 (1000+): 1
Completed Tasks: 5 pt.
Mod
I read I Must Say: My Life as a Humble Comedy Legend, with "humor" as a main page genre.
10.1. A Random Trip Back in Time.
I generated the number 45, requiring me to read a book first published in 1970. I read The Hot Rock, first published in that year.
25.8 -- Hana C's task: Merry Saturnalia!
For my first book, free choice, I read Family Life.
For my second book, I chose option 1 and read
- outdoor winter scene with snow on the cover.Points this post: 40
Total points: 545
Nick KY10.1 Random Trip My random number is 25. I read a book first published in 1990: Women at War: The Story of Fifty Military Nurses Who Served in Vietnam by Elizabeth M. Norman.
10.3 National Days. I chose Myanmar (Burma) and read Finding Finding George Orwell in Burma by Emma Larkin. Independence Day in Myanmar is January 4
10.5 Older and Wiser I like reading about religion and philosophy, especially if it has a “fantastic” kick to it. For this task, I read From the Ashes of Angels: The Forbidden Legacy of a Fallen Race by Andrew Collins, some fascinating reading about the possible hidden identity of the angels of the Old Testament.
Points This Post: 30
Total Points so Far: 460
HINA20.10 - Group Reads -
Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman.
Discussion Post No. 25
**Neil Gaiman is a goodreads author.**
Current post:
Points: 20
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets: 0
Total:
Total Points: 665
Total Goodreads Authors: 33
Total Big Book Tickets:
Big Books - 500+:
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:
NARUMON10.10 A New Blog for a New Year
Read a book reviewed on Blogging for a Good Book
by Lev Grossman, which is reviewed here: The Magicians Review**** Lev Grossman is a Goodreads Author ****
20.3 Caroling, Caroling
Read ONE book whose TITLE shares a word with the title of one of task creator's favorite Christmas Songs
I chose to use the Christmas Song "Winter Wonderland" and read the book The Winter People by Jennifer McMahon, which shares the word "winter" with the song title. The book is 317 pages long, fulfilling the >250 page requirement.
**** Jennifer McMahon is a Goodreads Author ****
30.4 Neptune's Neighborhood
Task 1: Title/Subtitle/Series Title contains "water" or body of water
by Edwidge Danticat, which contains the word "sea" in the title. Task 3: Book cover with body of water large enough to swim in.
by Neil Gaiman. The entire cover is the ocean, and the girl is seen swimming/diving/sinking in it. **** Neil Gaiman is a Goodreads Author ****
30.5 Atlantis
Option 2: Main page genre must be utopia or dystopia
by Adam Sternbergh, which has the genre of "dystopia" on the main page. **** Adam Sternbergh is a Goodreads Author ****
Option 3: Read a book that has a word 4 characters or more matching a word from the lyrics to the "Atlantis" song.
by Leslie Maitland. The song has the line "And as the elders of our time choose to remain blind" and the word "time" shows up in both the book title and the lyrics. **** Leslie Maitland is a Goodreads Author ****
##### The book is 544 pages long, making it a Big Book ####
TOTAL IN POST:
Points: 90
Goodreads Author: 5
Big book: 1
SHELLEY UT5.7 - Polyhymnia
The Chosen by Chaim Potok
Points this task: 5
Total points: 105
Tasks completed: 12
Books read: 12
Goodreads authors: 6
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
10.8. Our Friends in Tuxedos: read a book whose author's initials can be found in the word "penguin." Late and Posthumous Poems, 1968-1974: Bilingual Edition by Pablo Neruda
Task: 10
Total: 515
20.3 - Book Concierge's task: Caroling, Caroling …The Beginning of Everything by Robyn Schneider
*Robyn Schneider is a GR author, claiming one GRA ticket*
Song: It’s Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas -> the word "Beginning" used in book title.
30.4 - Annapoorni's task: Neptune's Neighbourhood
A) What the World Will Look Like When All the Water Leaves Us by Laura van den Berg
*Laura van den Bergh is a GR author, claiming one GRA ticket*
B) The Paying Guests by Sarah Waters
*576 pages, claiming one BB ticket*
Points this task: 50
Total points: 130
Total BB Tickets: 4
Total GRA Tickets: 5
Total Books: 8
perletwo -- REPOST20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Alicia T's task: Deployment - Option 1: Far Abroad – The world is a great big place, especially when you’re not exactly sure where your loved one is located for months on end. Read a book set on a different continent(s) than the one you are currently residing in. Required: State the continent on which you live and identify the setting of the book if it's not obvious from the Goodreads description.
Bangkok 8
The book is set in Asia, specifically Thailand; I live in North America.
This is my first time reading Bangkok 8.
Points this task: 20
Total points: 140
Books read: 8
Tasks completed: 7
Scooter & Siam10.9 Get to Know the Author -- Author Interview Task:
Ann Patchett, on page 4 of Interviews
Read Bel Canto by Ann Patchett
Points This Task: 10
Total Points: 85
GRA Authors: 3
Big Books: 1
Tasks: 7
Task # 15.2 – Roman NumeralsRead two books that combined have these letters in their titles: C D I L M V X
Book 1 – I L M X
The Amazing Mrs. Pollifax ✔ – 10 Dec 14
Book 2 – C D V (and repeating I L)
Friends, Lovers, Chocolate ✔ – 15 Jan 15
I listened to the audio / paperback: Friends, Lovers, Chocolate (261 pg)
*** Alexander McCall Smith is a Goodreads author ***
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This Post: 15 points
Total points to date: 155 points
Goodreads Authors: 3
Big Books Read: (1) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / (0) 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 1
Kimber15.1 Returns and Exchanges
Book 1: starting book - "When We Collide" by A.L. Jackson, I rated 5 stars
Take This Regret by A.L. Jackson (goodreads author)
Book 2: starting book - "Girl With Guitar" I rated 5 stars - on Jan 5, 2015 there was a link to the following book under the "readers also enjoyed" section
Storm Warning by E. Lee and C. Quinn (Goodreads Author)
(I hope that gave you the pb link! There was no ISBN# listed for this one so I had to rely on the search option. I apologize if it took you to the ebook page!)
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20.2 Feminism is for Everybody!
Option 3 (high heeled shoe on cover):
I read the audio version with the following cover:
here is a link to the paper copy:
Shopaholic to the Stars by Sophie Kinsella
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20.3 Caroling, Caroling...
matched word - 'look', "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas"
The Look of Love by Sarah Jio (Goodreads Author)
paperback 320 pages
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Above tasks: 55 points
# tasks submitted to date: 17
New total: 290 points
GRA: 12
Pamela326510.6. Better Check that Gift Horse's Mouth!
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le Carre
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 320
Goodreads Authors this post: o
Total Goodreads Authors: 14
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 1
Big Books - 500+: 1
Big Books - 750+: 1
Big Books - 1000+: 0
Kait15.7 - Creature Feature
A book with a listed creature word in the title/subtitle.
Dragon Actually by G.A. Aiken -- Dragon in title
Points This Post: 15
GR Authors This Post: 0
Big Book Tickets This Post: 0
Total Points: 215
Total GR Authors: 18
Total Big Book Tickets: 3
25.9Narcissus
both are new-to-me books, not rereads :)
A - Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris
(first sentence to show 1st person...) ""You have to do what you have to do," I said, giving her a very bright smile."
C - The Sookie Stackhouse Companion by Charlaine Harris
points this post: 25
total points: 125
Shannon South Africa20.1 Option 2 January and Janus
Genre HF pre 2000
The Dovekeepers by Alice Hoffman
HF set in 70CE
Claiming 1 Big Book ticket (504 pages)
Task points: 20
Challenge points: 65
Big Book tickets: 2
GR authors: 1
SCHATZIETASK 5.10: Book of choice
How to Win Friends and Influence People
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TASK 15.9: Public Enemy
The Cruelest Month
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TASK 25.10: Lois's Book Group
Book 1: Orphan Train
by Christina Baker Kline ---GR Author
req'd: this was a Book Club read for the months of Dec. & Jan.
Book 2: Big Little Lies
by Liane Moriarty ----GR Author
List name: this month, generated Jan. 14, 2015, 12 AM, position #4
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TASK 30.8: Morgan Faeriesfolly
opt. 2: Red all over
I Am Half-Sick of Shadows
by Alan Bradley ---GR Author
opt. 6: The King's Curse
byPhilippa Gregory ---GR Author
BB TICKET: 612 pgs.
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Tasks Completed: 16
Points this post: 75
Total Points: 300
GRA This Post: 4
Total GRA: 14
BB-500: 1
BB-750: 1
BB-1000: 0
15.8 - Under My Thumb
(approved in task help thread)20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Jessica PDX's Task: Stop That Slump!
The Secret Place by Tana French
Points in this post: 35
Points so far: 440
trishhartuk ***repost/reorganisation***To solve the problem of The Invisible Library for 30.9, I've swapped it with The Lies of Locke Lamora in 25.1. New task postings as follows:
25.1 -- 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.
Option 2: Read a book by a new-to-you author. REQUIRED: State that the author is new to you.
The Invisible Library, Genevieve Cogman
This is the author's debut, and it only came out in December. Therefore she is a new author for me.
Read the kindle edition. MMPB reference edition:
Goodreads Author: No
Big Book: No
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.
Clouds Of Witness (Lord Peter Wimsey #2), Dorothy L Sayers
Goodreads Author: No
Big Book: No
Total Points this Challenge: 25
Books Read: 2
30.9 -- Delicious Dee’s task: You Are An Ironman
Read TWO books from DIFFERENT OPTIONS. Both books must be a number in the series that contains either a 1, 4 or 6. REQUIRED: State the options you chose when you post.
Option 1. Road Trip: Read a book that is set at least 50% in Maryland,
Baltimore Blues (Tess Monaghan #1), Laura Lippman
The whole book takes place in Baltimore.
Goodreads Author: Yes - Laura Lippman is a Goodreads Author
Big Book: No
Option 5: Read a book where the letters S, A, L, T can be found in the title/subtitle.
The LieS of Locke LAmorA, Scott Lynch
Read the kindle version. MMPB reference edition:
Goodreads Author: Yes - Scott Lynch is a Goodreads Author
Big Book: Yes - 531pg
Total Points this Challenge: 30
Books Read: 2
At the end of which, I believe the totals should stay the same:
Tasks Completed: 11
Total Points: 245
Total Goodreads Authors: 9
Total Big books: 500+ (1). 750+ (0). 1,000 + (0)
Post 1125.10 -- Lois's task: Book Group Books
Book 1) From the SRC list: The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror I have never read the book before
Book 2) Landline
https://www.goodreads.com/book/popula...
Under the This Week tab for the week of 1-01-15 In The United States #32
And as of this moment for most popular this month in the US #30
Points this post: 25
Total: 240
Books read: 18
Tasks Done:12
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
Books mentioned in this topic
The Brief History of the Dead: A Novel (other topics)The Toll-Gate (other topics)
Beneath the Lion's Gaze (other topics)
Paw and Order (other topics)
Out of the Easy (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Ruta Sepetys (other topics)Caitlin Moran (other topics)
Liane Moriarty (other topics)
Ellen Hopkins (other topics)
Jonathan Safran Foer (other topics)
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Cinder by Marissa Meyer
option 2: 2012 nominee for YA Fantasy & Science Fiction
*Marissa Meyer is a GR Author so I'm claiming one GR Author ticket
Points this Post = 20
Total Points = 170