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WINTER CHALLENGE 2014 CT
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20.2 - Rookie at the Top Rookie at the Top - Erika’s Task: Feminism is for Everybody!
I recently began volunteering...for equality among ALL people. Read ONE book from one of the following options: REQUIRED: State which option you chose when you post.
Option 3: Read a book with a pink object, high-heeled shoe(s), or a bare-chested man on the cover. Required: Include the cover and if the object is not obvious in the thumbnail of the cover, point it out when you post.
Depth of Field, Audrey Claire
Has high-heeled shoes (and I’d say they’re pink!) on the cover
Read the kindle version. MMPB and cover version:

Goodreads Author: Yes - Audrey Claire is a Goodreads Author
Big Book: No
Total Points this Challenge: 20
Books Read: 1
Tasks Completed: 14
Total Points: 320
Total Goodreads Authors: 13
Total Big books: 500+ (1). 750+ (0). 1,000 + (0)

5.2 Clio
Read a book with the genre "History" or "Historical Fiction" on its main page.
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Flavia de Luce #1) -- Alan Bradley
Alan Bradley is a **Goodreads Author**
15.1 Returns and Exchanges
Choices made: 11/29/2014
Book 1 - Choose a book that you have read and rated 4 or 5 stars. Read a different book by the same author. The book may be an anthology or collection with multiple authors.
Rated The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey 5 stars.
The Infinite Sea (The Fifth Wave #2) -- Rick Yancey
Book 2 - Choose a book that you read and rated 4 or 5 stars. From that book’s main page navigate to "Readers Also Enjoyed" (usually the upper right, click on the heading to see the list format) and read a book from that list.
I rated The Winner's Curse 5 stars. "Readers also enjoyed" suggests:
Siege and Storm (The Grisha #2) -- Leigh Bardugo
Leigh Bardugo is a **Goodreads Author**
[POINTS]
This Post: 5 + 15 = 20
Total Points: 655/1045
Books Read: 54
Completed Tasks: 42/59
Pages Read: 17422
Goodreads Authors: 38
Big Books: [500+: 4] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]

Task 30.8 - Morgan Faeriefolly's Task
Option 2 -

Option 4 - The Perilous Gard
AR rating: IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 14.0
This book was added to my To Read shelf on January 21, 2012. My profile says I joined Goodreads January 2012.
Post total: 30 points
Challenge total points: 455
Total GRA: 13
Total BB tickets: 4

Roll 1 die and read 2 books that correspond to the number you rolled. (AUTHOR)
The Angel & The Prince both by Tiffany Reisz
Tiffany Reisz is a Goodreads Author
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 100
Goodreads Authors: 5
Total Big Book Tickets: 2

30.6 - Elizabeth B's task: Twice the Fun
Broken Monsters—Lauren Beukes (1st pub. July 31, 2014)
We are not ourselves—Matthew Thomas (pub. August 19, 2014)
Rolled a 4 and both books were first published in 2014
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 30
Total books read: 2

25.3 -- Mrs.soule's task: Two Types of Tasks
A; The Woman who died a Lot—Jasper Fforde—free b/c checked it out from the library
B: The Rosie Project –Graime Simseon
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 55
Total books read: 4
Total tasks: 2

30.6 - Elizabeth B's task: Twice the Fun
Broken Monsters by Lauren Beukes (1st pub. July 31, 2014)
We Are Not Ourselves —Matthew Thomas (pub. August 19, 2014)
Rolled a 4 and both books were first published in 2014
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 30
Total books read: 2

25.3 -- Mrs.soule's task: Two Types of Tasks
A: The Woman Who Died a Lot—Jasper Fforde—free b/c checked it out from the library
B: The Rosie Project –Graime Simseon
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 55
Total books read: 4
Total tasks: 2

20.1 – Most improved player-Bea’s taks: January and Janus
Option 3: Genre “Coming of Age”
Lucky Us by Amy Bloom
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 75
Total books read: 5
Total tasks: 3

Task 25.6 - Let it Snow
option B: read a book with "fire" in the title
City of Heavenly Fire by Cassandra Clare
option C: read a book with (embedded) genre "romance"
City of Glass by Cassandra Clare

15.6 My Way
Read a memoir or autobiography- a non-fiction account of the author's OWN personal life and experiences.
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel

The Dark Enquiry by Deanna Raybourn (GRA)
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 245
Goodreads Authors this post: 1
Total Goodreads Authors: 10
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 6

2. Read a non-fiction book with the genre "Economics" on its main page.
The Next America: Boomers, Millennials, and the Looming Generational Showdown (2014) by Paul Taylor and Pew Research Center (Hardcover, 280 pages)
220 + 20 = 240
Tasks Completed: 13
Points for this post: 20
Points thus far: 220 + 20 = 240
Books read: 18
Pages read: 5,899
Read but not claimed: 6
Goodreads Authors: 4
Big Books:
(1) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+

Read a book with a word that begins with the letter "U" in the title
Us
Total point=15

Take your favorite muse out to play by reading a book of your choice.
I read this one on my husband’s kindle. It is a 5* read that is ALMOST 100 pages :0)
All about Emily (2011) by Connie Willis (Kindle Edition, 96 pages)
240 + 05 = 245
Tasks Completed: 14
Points for this post: 05
Points thus far: 240 + 05 = 245
Books read: 19
Pages read: 5,995
Read but not claimed: 6
Goodreads Authors: 4
Big Books:
(1) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+

NARCISSUS
OPTION 2 - ME IN TITLE - Kill Me If You Can.
OPTION 3 - ONE PERSON ON COVER -

Both of these books are new to me.
TOTAL POINTS - 515

Read a book with the genre "crime" on its main book page.
The Maid's Version
Points this task: 15
Total Points: 30

5.7 – Polyhymnia
Does My Head Look Big In This? – RELIGION is a main page genre
TOTAL TO DATE
Points: 295
Tasks: 23
Goodreads Authors: 12
Big Book Tickets: 9
Books: 25

15.6 My Way
Read a memoir or autobiography- a non-fiction account of the author's OWN personal life and experiences.
Neil Patrick Harris: Choose Your Own Autobiography by Neil Patrick Harris
I listened to the audio, the pb has 306 pages.
[POINTS]
This Post: 15
Total Points: 670/1045
Books Read: 55
Completed Tasks: 43/59
Pages Read: 17728
Goodreads Authors: 38
Big Books: [500+: 4] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]

50.1 - Teri-K's task: Let's Start the New Year Off Right
Book 1, Option 2) Try, Try Again - Read a book you started once upon a time but didn't finish.
- Book was abandoned in 2010 and is not a re-read. Glad I finally read it though!! Work Song by Ivan Doig
Book 2, Option 3) Jump on the Bandwagon - Pick a book from GoodReads Best Book of the Year 2014 nominees and winners
- Category: Horror - Bird Box(new to me, not a reread) by Josh Malerman
Book 3, Option 4) It's Your Last Chance - The bonus theme for this challenge is Classical Mythology. For this task, read a book which has "mythology" AND either "Greek" or "Roman" as genres on the main page.
- The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood*
Margaret Atwood is a GR Author
Points this Post: 50
Total Points: 300
Total Tasks: 16
Goodreads Authors: 9
Big Books: (500) 3; (750) 0; (1000) 0
Total Books Read: 22

I wish to move a book from 5.9 to 25.10
5.9 Urania
Book with celestial object in title – planet.
The Planet Savers replacement book
15.3 A Thousand Ships
Book that satisfied both conditions – Greek Mythology name - Irene
Mediterranean setting – France
David Golder by Irène Némirovsky
25.10 Book Group Books
Book 1 December book for SciFi and Fantasy Book Club.
The Killing Moon Moved from 5.9
Book 2 From Most Popular bookclub books
The Narrow Road to the Deep North
#30 on Australian list this week
#7 on Australian list this month
30.3 Greek Key
Option 2 #60 on page 1 of best twists list
The Wasp Factory
Option 3 'tangle(d)' in title
Tangled up in Blue Tangled Up in Blue
This post 70 new points
Total to date 610 points

Task 30.6 Elizabeth B's task: Twice the Fun
I rolled a 1, so I read two books with the same word (Irish) in the title.
All Things Irish: A Novel

**Michael Loynd is a Goodreads Author.**
An Irish Country Village

**Claiming Big Book since this version has 576 pages.**
Points this task: 30
Total points: 165
Total tasks: 7
GRA: 6
Big Books: (500+): 2

Read a book of your choice.
The Death of Ivan Ilych
Points this task: 5
Total points: 35

30.8 Make Your TBR Say Uncle
Option 1 Books About Books
Pioneer Girl
(Main page genre: "Writing->Books About Books", 3 users)
Option 5 Guilty Pleasure
House of Echoes
(I adore creepy, spooky thrillers!)
Points This Post: 30
Goodreads Authors: 0
Big Book Tickets: 0
Total for Winter Challenge:
Total Points: 200
Total Goodreads Authors: 7
Total Big Book Tickets:
Big Books - 500+: 0
Big Books - 750+: 0
Big Books - 1000+: 0

20.5: BIGGER IS BETTER - EMURPHY'S 2 SIDES
opt. 1: name of a US coin in title: Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 600
Total GRA: 24
BB-500: 1
BB-750: 2
BB-1000: 0

5.7 Polyhymnia
The Hope of Refuge by Cindy Woodsmall (goodreads author)
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15.2 Roman Numerals
Book 1: An Invisible Thread: The True Story of an 11-Year-Old Panhandler, a Busy Sales Executive, and an Unlikely Meeting with Destiny by Laura Schroff
* contains ALL 7 letters - I,C,D,L,M,V,X
Book 2: Trigger Finger by Jackson Spencer Bell (goodreads author)
* contains letter I
* ebook length verif #4320 in verif thread
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25.6 Let It Snow!
Option A: The History of Us by Leah Stewart (goodreads author)
Option C: Tumbleweeds by Leila Meecham
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Above tasks: 45 points
# tasks submitted to date: 22
New Total points: 410
GRA: 20

25.1 New and Old
Option 1 New to me book by previously read author
Inside the O'Briens
I previously read Still Alice; Love, Anthony; and Left Neglected by Lisa Genova
* Lisa Genova is a GoodReads Author *
Option 2 New to me author
Among Others
* Jo Walton is a GoodReads Author *
Points This Post: 25
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Book Tickets: 0
Total for Winter Challenge:
Total Points: 225
Total Goodreads Authors: 9
Total Big Book Tickets:
Big Books - 500+: 0
Big Books - 750+: 0
Big Books - 1000+: 0

15.10 All I Want For Christmas is U
Read a book with a word that begins with the letter "U" in the title or subtitle.
An Unsuitable Bride by Jane Feather
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 1. Read a new-to-you book (not a reread) by an author that you have read before.
REQUIRED: State the name of older book that you have read by this author. And One Last Thing ...
How to Flirt with a Naked Werewolf by Molly Harper
Goodreads Author
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.
Rules For A Proper Governess by Jennifer Ashley
Goodreads Author
30.7 -- Catherine T's task: Hang the Christmas Stockings with Care
REQUIRED: State the numbers your rolled when you post. 3/5
3. Chocolate - of course! Read a book whose author initials can be found in "CHOCOLATE."
Divorced, Desperate and Deceived by Christie Craig
Goodreads Author
5. Surprise - Read a book found on this list: Popular Classic Retellings Books.
Longbourn by Jo Baker found on pg1
30.9 -- Delicious Dee's task: You Are An Ironman
For this task you will read TWO books from DIFFERENT OPTIONS.
Both books you pick must be identified on GR as being part of a series and be a number in the series that contains either a 1, 4 or 6 (i.e. 1, 6, 14, 21).
3. Read a book that you have been highly anticipating.
Captivated by You by Sylvia Day
Goodreads Author
4. Read a debut book by an author. Contributions to anthologies can be ignored.
Beyond the Pale by Savannah Russe
Points this post: 100
Total points: 200
Tasks completed: 9
Books read: 14
Goodreads Authors: 10
Big Books: 500= ,750=0, 1000=0

30.3 Greek Key
Option 1: Read a book with a lock and/or key on the cover- the lock image must show a keyhole or locking system like a combination lock/keypad used exclusively to secure something.

IL: MG - BL: 6.0 - AR Pts: 18.0
The edition I read had 564 so I am claiming one BB ticket.
Option 2: Read a book from the list Best Twists.
Dark Places by Gillian Flynn
This book is located on Page 16, at position 1474 as of 1/25/2015.
Gillian Flynn is a GRA.
This Post:
Points: 30
Tasks Completed: 1
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0
Totals:
Tasks Completed: 6
Goodreads Authors: 8
Big Books: 500=2, 750=1, 1000=0
Books Read: 8
Total Points: 145

Task #20.6 - Deployment
Option 1: Read a book set on a different continent from where you currently reside. I currently live in North America. I read: Justine by Lawrence Durrell, which is set in Alexandria, Egypt, Africa.
This book is not a reread for me, and in fact the author is completely new to me.
Points this post: 20
Total points for challenge: 245

30.7 - Catherine T's task: Hang the Christmas Stockings with Care
For this task you will read TWO books. Roll two dice to see which pressies you pull out first. If you roll doubles, keep rolling until you get two different numbers. Read a book that corresponds to each of the numbers you rolled.
REQUIRED: State the numbers you rolled when you post.
I rolled a 2 and a 4.
2. Read a non-fiction science book. The genre "Science" must appear on the book's main page. Genres may be standalone or embedded.
Blood and Guts: A History of Surgery
By Richard Hollingham
4. Treat yourself, and finally get around to reading a book that you've wanted to read for a long time.
The Collector
By John Fowles
This book is not a re-read for me.
POINTS
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 200
Books Read: 14
Completed Tasks: 10
Pages Read: 320, 305
Total Pages Read: 4,909
Goodreads Authors: 10
Big Books: [500+: 1] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]

15.8 Under My Thumb

[POINTS]
This Post: 15
Total Points: 275
Books Read: 22
Goodreads Authors: 15
Big Books: [500+: 1] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]

25.3 Mrs. Soule's Two Tyes of Tasks
Book A
Delirium by Lauren Oliver
This book was free because it was a library book.
Lauren Oliver is a Goodreads author
Book 2
Soulless by Gail Carriger
This book was on Mrs. Soule's 5 star list.
Gail Carriger is a Goodreads author
Tasks Completed 6
Books Read: 7
big Books: 0
Goodread Authors: 5, new authors: Lauren Oliver, Gail Carriger
Task Points: 25
Grand Total: 85/1045

20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Angie CA's task: 5+5, 5+10, and 10+10 equals 20! - Read ONE book that fits the requirements for two of this season's 5- or 10-point tasks (excluding 5.10). Required: Identify the 2 tasks you used and include any required posting information for each.
Code Name Verity
fills the requirements for 5.2 - Clio with "historical fiction" as a genre listing on its main page, and it is #132 on the Causes of Ugly Crying list, for 5.6 - Melpomene.
Points this task: 20
Total points: 180
Books read: 10
Tasks completed: 9

TASK NAME:
10.5 Older and Wiser
How to Be a Victorian by Ruth Goodman

Qualifier: I really enjoyed watching Ruth Goodman in the British TV series "the Victorian Pharmacy" and wanted to learn more about the Victorians and their daily life - particularly since I read a lot of historical fiction.
Points this task: 10
Points Total: 90
Tasks Completed: 6
GR Author: 4
Big Books: 0

Read a book that has been reviewed on Blogging For a Good Book. Include a link to the review.
Eleanor & Park
https://bfgb.wordpress.com/2013/08/12...
Rainbow Rowel is a Goodreads author.
Points this task: 10
Total Points: 45
Claiming one GRA ticket

20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Erika’s Task: Feminism is for Everybody! -
Option 3:

Bare-chested man on the cover.
**Jessica Andersen is a goodreads author.**
Current post:
Points: 20
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets: 0
Total:
Total Points: 750
Total Goodreads Authors: 36
Total Big Book Tickets:
Big Books - 500+:
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:

Read a book written by an author interviewed on Goodreads. Include the page number where you found the interview.
The Care and Management of Lies
The interview with Jacqueline Winspear, a Goodreads author, is on page one.
Points for Task: 10
Total Points: 55
Claiming one Goodreads Author ticket
Two GRA tickets to date

Jennifer L. Armentrout is a Goodreads Author.
Sara Ramsey is a Goodreads Author.
Lizzy Ford is a Goodreads Author.
Alyssa Day is a Goodreads Author.
Marie Force is a Goodreads Author.
Violet Vaughn is a Goodreads Author.
25.6 -- Pamela3265's task: Let It Snow!
Option A – “Let it snow”: Read a book whose author’s initials can be found in the song title “LET IT SNOW”. Sherry Thomas is a Goodreads Author.
Sherry Thomas- Private Arrangements

Option C – “As long as you love me so…”: Read a book with Romance listed as a genre on the book’s main page. Jennifer L. Armentrout is a Goodreads Author
Obsidian by Jennifer L. Armentrout

30.1 - Captain America Girl's task: It’s All Greek to Me…
2: Orpheus and Eurydice
Read a book with love, romance, or music as a main page genre. Sara Ramsey is a Goodreads Author.
Scotsmen Prefer Blonds by Sara Ramsy

3: Prometheus
Read a book with fire on the cover. Lizzy Ford is a Goodreads Author.
Charred Heart by Lizzy Ford

20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Alicia T's task: Deployment
Option 1: Far Abroad – Read a book set on a different continent(s) than the one you are currently residing in. Alyssa Day is a Goodreads Author.
Atlantis Betrayed by Alyssa Day

10.6. Better Check that Gift Horse's Mouth!
Read a book with the main page genre "espionage" or "spy thriller."
Your Scandalous Ways by Loretta Chase

25.8 -- Hana C's task: Merry Saturnalia!
Book One
Maid for Love by Marie Force

Book Two
Pick from one of the following options, remember to state which option you’ve picked when you post.
1. Saturnalia is a winter holiday, so read a book that shows an outside winter landscape complete with snow. Required: Include the cover in your post.
Crave by Violet Vaughn

Total Points: 170+25+30+20+10+25= 280
Completed Tasks: 14
Goodreads Authors: 16
Big Book:

TASK NAME: 25.1 Angel **Book Junkie**'s task: New and Old
Option 1. Read a new-to-you book (not a reread) by an author that you have read before.
The Blood of an Englishman by M.C. Beaton
Qualifier: Latest book in the Agatha Raisin Series - I read her Edwardian series.
Option 2: New to you author
Burial Rites by Hannah Kent
Qualifier: Never read anything by Hannah Kent before. It was a fantastic book!
Claiming GRA for Hannah Kent and M.C. Beaton
Points this task: 25
Points Total: 115
Tasks Completed: 7
GR Author: 6
Big Books: 0

5.3 - Euterpe

20.5 - Bigger is Better - Emurphy's task: 2 Sides to Every Coin
Option 2:

30.1 - Captain America Girl's task: It’s All Greek to Me…
Roll: 2 and 4
Option 2:

Option 4:

Points this post: 55
Total Points: 450
Goodreads Authors this post: 4
Total Goodreads Authors: 19
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 3
Big Books - 500+: 2
Big Books - 750+: 1
Big Books - 1000+: 0

30.8 -- Morgan Faeriesfolly's task
2 books - more than 250 pages each
Opt. 1 Genre Books About Books

First Impressions: A Novel of Old Books, Unexpected Love, and Jane AustenFirst Impressions: A Novel of Old Books, Unexpected Love, and Jane Austen
Genre = Writing > Books About Books
Charlie Lovett is a GRA
Opt.5 Guilty Pleasures [I blame Dan Brown for putting history, art & adventure together and I can't get enough]

The Resurrection Maker
Glenn Cooper is a GRA

Task 20.9 - Stop that Slump
Here by Mistake: The Secret of the Niche by David Ciferri (author name does not include S,L,U,M or P)
David Ciferri is a Goodreads Author
Post total: 20 points, 1 GRA
Challenge total points: 475
Total GRA: 14
Total BB tickets: 4

In honor of 2015, read a book with the number of pages consisting of digits found in 2015 - no repeating digits. Ex: 201, 502, 152, etc.
I chose:Siddhartha
It has 152 pages
Current post:
Points: 10
Goodreads Authors: 0
Big Book Tickets: 0
Total:
Total Points: 160
Total Goodreads Authors: 2
Total Big Book Tickets:
Big Books - 500+:
Big Books - 750+: 1
Big Books - 1000+:

25.1 - New and Old
Book 1: The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan
Option 1 - I read The Lightning Thief in March 2014. This book (The Son of Neptune is not a re-read).
Link to PB edition: The Son of Neptune
Book 2: Ruby Red by Kerstin Gier
Option 2 - This author is a new-to-me author.
This post: 25 points
Total points to date: 240 points
Tasks completed: 16
** Electing to not track GR authors and Big Books this season **

10.3 - National Days.
The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty
This book is set in Australia.
This post: 10 points
Total points to date: 250 points
Tasks completed: 17
** Electing to not track GR authors and Big Books this season **

30.7 - Hang the Christmas Stockings with Care
Book 1 - Lending a Paw by Laurie Cass
Rolled a 3 - The author's initials can be found in "CHOCOLATE." (ChocoLate)
Book 2 - Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepard
Rolled a 6 - The person on the cover is wearing a pair of socks

This post: 30 points
Total points to date: 280 points
Tasks completed: 18
** Electing to not track GR authors and Big Books this season **

5.3 Euterpe Musical instrument on the cover – I read Davy by Edgar Pangborn.

5.5 Thalia Humor as GR genre – I read Dave Barry Is from Mars and Venus by Dave Barry.
10.8 Our Friends in Tuxedos Author’s initials are found in PENGUIN – I read The Jaguar Prophecies by Phyllis Gunderson. (P and G)
10.10 New Blog New Year I read Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief by Lawrence Wright, from the historical nonfiction list: https://bfgb.wordpress.com/2014/12/02...
Points This Post: 30
Total Points So Far: 550
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5.5- Thalia
Read a book with the genre "Humor," "Comedy," or "Funny" on its main page.
Attachments by Rainbow Rowell **Rainbow Rowell is a Goodreads Author**
This book had "Humor" verified as a genre here
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 385
Goodreads Authors: 23
Total Tasks Completed: 24