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WINTER CHALLENGE 2014 CT
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HINA15.10 All I Want For Christmas is U - Read a book with a word that begins with the letter "U" in the title or subtitle.
Waking Up Married by Mira Lyn Kelly.
Word that begins with U: Up
**Mira Lyn Kelly is a goodreads author.**
Current post:
Points: 15
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets: 0
Total:
Total Points: 830
Total Goodreads Authors: 42
Total Big Book Tickets:
Big Books - 500+:
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:
20.3 Best Review Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare
"Night" in title; 256 pages (Mass Market Paperback edition)
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 75
Total GRA Tickets: 2
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 15.2: Roman Numerals: Navajo Autumn by E. Allen Chappell The Alexander Cipher and by Will Adams
Navajo autumn: M, V
The Alexander cipher: I, C, D, L, X
Task 20.2: Feminism is for everybody! Plaster and Poison
by Jennie Bentley. There are several pink objects on the cover, including wall paper, paint and spilled paint on the floor. There is also a dark pink pillow on the bed and the author's name is in pale pink text. Jennie Bentley is a GoodReads author.Task 20.3: Caroling, Caroling ...The Sword of Winter by Marta Randall. The word in the title is winter, shared with the carol Winter Wonderland. The word is 6 letters long. The book has 269 pages, meeting the minimum requirement.
Task 20.6: Deployment: Glory in Deathby J. D. Robb. The genre Romance is on the main page. This books is NOT a re-read.
Task 20.9: Stop That Slump: Catseyeby Andre Norton. The author's name does not have any of the letters in SLUMP.
Totals this posting:
Total Points: 95
Books Read: 6
Tasks Completed: 5
GoodReads Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets: 500+: 0; 750+: 0;
Summary Totals:
Total Points: 95
Books Read: 6
Tasks Completed: 5
GoodReads Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets: 500+: ; 750+: 0;
Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM5.2 - Clio (repurposing a book that did not work in a previous post)
Read a book with the genre "History" or "Historical Fiction" on its main page.
I read
by Charles Todd. I had the genre verified.**Charles Todd is a Goodreads Author, I'd like to claim a GRA ticket**
30.3 - Dlmrose's task: Greek Key
I chose Options 2 and 3.
Option 2: Read a book from the list Best Twists.
Required: Indicate the page and the book's numbered position on the list.
I chose to read
by Agatha Christie. The book is at #12 on the first page of the Best Twists list.Option 3: Read a book with one of these words in the title or subtitle: labyrinth, maze, jungle, snarl, tangle, warren.
I chose to read
Bath Tangle by Georgette Heyer.Previous point total: 270
New points this post: 35
Total points: 305
New tasks completed in this post: 2
Total tasks: 17
GRA tickets this post: 1
Total GRA: 10
Big Books this post: 0
Total Big Books: 500+(1) 750+(0) 1000+(0)
ANGIE CA25.9 -- Pat's task: Narcissus & Echo
Book 1: Flawed by Kate Avelynn
Notes: Echo A) Page 2 on 12/13/14; 336 pages; This book was new to me.
Book 2:
by Rebecca ZanettiNotes: Echo C; Paperback is 228 pages (total = 564); This book was new to me.
This Post: 25
Points to Date: 835
Elizabeth PTask 20.7 - Back to High School
Option Two: Book from list Required Reading in High School
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Page one, position 15 as of 2/1/15
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 325
Total Tasks: 21
Goodreads Authors: 15
Big Books: 3
Total Books: 26
Repost #2815Mai
20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Alicia T's task: Deployment
Option 1: Book set on a different continent than the one I'm residing in
Bunner Sisters by Edith Wharton
Currently, I'm living in Asia. This book is set in North America.
This is the first time I've read this book
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 375
Tasks Completed: 21
Books Read: 28
GR Authors: 2
Big Book Tickets: 500(), 750(), 1000()
Kim O5.5 - Thalia Read a book with the genre "Humor," "Comedy," or "Funny" on its main page.
Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation
Points this task: 5
Big Books - 500+: 0
Goodreads author ticket: 0
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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.
Bug Music: How Insects Gave Us Rhythm and Noise
I wanted to learn about how insects influence humans' idea of rhythm.
Points this task: 10
Big Books - 500+: 0
Good reads author ticket: 0
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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.
A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian
Points this task: 15
Big Books - 500+: 0
Good reads author ticket: 0
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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 Language of Bees: A novel of suspense featuring Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes
A book I read previously by Laurie R. King is Justice Hall
Laurie R. King is a Goodreads author
Option 3: Start a series by a new-to-you author.
Mark of the Lion -- first in the Jade del Cameron series.
Suzanne Aruda is a new author to me.
Points this task: 25
Big Books - 500+: 0
Goodreads author ticket: 1
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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”.
Dog Gone, Back Soon
Nick Trout is a Goodreads author
Option D: Read a book that has an individual dressed for winter on the cover.
Points this task: 25
Big Books - 500+: 0
Goodreads author ticket: 1
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25.10 -- Lois's task: Book Group Books
Book 1. Read a book for your book group in December 2014, January 2015, or February 2015.
Divergent
This book was the January 2015 selection for the lunchtime book group to which I belong. Every other month is a given genre; the other month's are the pick of one of the members. This book was a member pick.
The book is 576 pages.
Veronica Roth is a Goodreads author
Book 2. Read a book from the Most Popular bookclub books list.
The Paris Wife is #18 on the All-time list for the United States.
Paula McClain is a Goodreads author.
Points this task: 25
Big Books - 500+: 1
Goodreads author ticket: 2
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30.2 -- Hina's task: Homer's Odyssey
Option 1: Read a book (fiction or nonfiction) that has "Classics" as a genre on its main page.
The Masterpiece
Option 6: Read a book with water AND a ship/boat on the cover of the book.
Erik Larson is a Goodreads author
Points this task: 30
Big Books - 500+: 0
Goodreads author ticket: 1
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30.7 -- Catherine T's task: Hang the Christmas Stockings with Care
I rolled a 3 and a 6.
3. Chocolate - of course!: Read a book whose author initials can be found in "CHOCOLATE."
In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
6. Stocking filler: Read a book with a wrapped (or partially wrapped) present or a pair of socks on the cover.
(wrapped present under tree)Christopher Moore is a Goodreads author
Points this task: 30
Big Books - 500+: 0
Goodreads author ticket: 1
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Totals:
Big Books - 500+: 1
Goodreads authors: 8
Books read: 23
Elizabeth B10.8. Our Friends in Tuxedos
The Cut by George Pelecanos, author's initials GP can be found in the word "PenGuin."
10.9. Get to Know the Author
Back Spin by Harlan Coben, author's interview in page 2
15.3 Launch A Thousand Ships
Book 1 - Deadly Fear by Cynthia Eden, the name Cynthia found in the list: Greek Mythology Names
Book 2 - Egypt is a Mediterranean country, set in Egypt Crucible of Fate
30.7 -- Catherine T's task: Hang the Christmas Stockings with Care
Rolled 3 and 4
Option 3: Making Promises by Amy Lane, author's initials in CHOCOLATE
Option 4: my choice Softly at Sunrise, e-book only, found at #1547 of the spreadsheet
Points:65
Total: 720+65=785
15.1 Returns and ExchangesBook 1: The Matchmaker by Elin Hilderbrand
I previously rated The Blue Bistro by Elin Hilderbrand 4 stars
Book 2: Cure for the Common Breakup by Beth Kendrick
I previously rated The Glass Kitchen: A Novel of Sisters by Linda Francis Lee 4 stars; I chose Cure for the Common Breakup from the list of "Readers Also Enjoyed" for The Glass Kitchen: A Novel of Sisters.
I selected the book in November, and it still currently appears on the list.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 515
ChrisEverest20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Berls's Task: Back to High School
Option 2 - Required Reading in High School
Page 2 Position 147
The Book Thief
Markus Zusak is a GRA
This is a BB 560 pages
30.3 - Dlmrose's task: Greek KeyOption 2. Read a book from the list Best Twists –
I chose: The Thirteenth Tale (page one, position 23)
Option 4. Read a book with a repeating pattern of items or design elements on the cover. The items must be arranged in an organized pattern and be similar in size and style. ex.
I chose:The Stranger
(Book confirmed in help thread of this task, page 3, message 116.
Current post:
Points: 30
Goodreads Authors: 0
Big Book Tickets: 0
Total:
Total Points: 190
Total Goodreads Authors: 2
Total Big Book Tickets:
Big Books - 500+:
Big Books - 750+: 1
Big Books - 1000+:
Laura E15.9 Public Enemy (crime as a main page genre)
Joyland by Stephen King
*Stephen King is a Goodreads author.
points: 15
Totals
Points: 220
GRA: 6
Big Books: 500 (1)
20.2 Erika's Task: Feminism is For Everybody!Option 2: Read a book from the Best Feminist Fiction list.
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
Margaret Atwood is a Goodreads Author, and this book is number 1 on the list.
Current post:
Points: 20
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets: 0
Total:
Total Points: 175
Total Goodreads Authors: 1
Total Big Book Tickets: 1
NICOLE OH25.1 -- Angel **Book Junkie**'s task: New and Old
OPTION 1: A Sudden Light The other books I have read by Garth Stein are The Art of Racing in the Rain and How Evan Broke His Head
Garth Stein is a Goodreads author.
OPTION 4
Perfect which is #3 in the Pretty Little Liars series
Sara Shepard is a Goodreads author.
POINTS
This Post: 25
Total Points: 335
Books Read: 27
Goodreads Authors: 20
Big Books: [500+: 1] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]
Didi302310.5. Older and Wiser
Read a nonfiction book that makes you wiser
In your post, briefly explain the subject that you wanted to know more about: I wanted to learn more aobut Harper Lee since we were reading "To Kill a Mockingbird" for the Madison "Big Read."
Mockingbird: A Portrait of Harper Lee
Charles J. Shields[POINTS]
This Post: 10
Total Points: 165
Total Books Read: 13
Goodreads Authors: 5
Big Books: [500+: 1] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]
15.9 Public EnemyThe Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest* by Stieg Larsson
Genre: Mystery > Crime
*Big Book Ticket (500+ pages): 743 pg.*
Total Points = 135
25.8 - MERRY SATURNALIABOOK 1 - Outlaw Marriage
BOOK 2 - OPTION 1 -
.30.1 - NEPTUNE'S NEIGHBORHOOD
A - Midnight Bayou
C -
TOTAL POINTS - 625
50.1: Start New Year Right Option 1- Close but not Quite
My Brother Michael
Didn't work for 20.6 Option 1: Different continent than where you live.
I live in the US/N. America, this book is set in Greece/Europe.
But it didn't work because this book is a reread for me.
Option 2- Try, Try Again
And Then You Dye
I purchased this in December 2013, read a few chapters, then gave it to my daughter for Christmas that year, (yes, I pre-read her gifts, lol). She recently loaned it "back" to me to read.
Not a reread.
Option 5- Be Resolved
A Novel Idea: Everything You Need to Know about Writing Inspirational Fiction
My resolution is to finish the first draft of my novel this year.
Not a reread.
New points this post: 50
Total w/this post: 1045
GRA tickets this post:0
Total w/this post: 36
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total w/this post: 4
Total tasks completed:59
Total books claimed: 79
Post #2899
Elizabeth BREPOST
30.7 -- Catherine T's task: Hang the Christmas Stockings with Care
Rolled 3 and 4
Option 3: Making Promises by Amy Lane, author's initials in CHOCOLATE
Option 4: my choice Softly at Sunrise, e-book only, found at #1547 of the spreadsheet
Both books were new-to-me (not re-reads)
Mod
SweetMelissa15.4 Ring in the New
The Paper Magician by Charlie N. Holmberg Goodreads Author
**Meets both criteria -- published 9/1/14 and book #1 in The Paper Magician Trilogy
30.4 - Annapoorni's task: Neptune's Neighbourhood
Option A: Virgin River by Robyn Carr Goodreads Author (mass market paperback = 386 pgs)
Option C: Beachcombers by Nancy Thayer (paperback = 400 pgs)
30.8 -- Morgan Faeriesfolly's task: Make Your TBR List Say Uncle
Option 1: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak Goodreads Author (paperback = 550 pgs **Big Book Ticket)
Option 3: Tell the Wolves I'm Home by Carol Rifka Brunt Goodreads Author (paperback = 355 pages)
Points this post: 75
Goodreads Authors this post: 4
Big Book Tickets this post: 1
Total Points: 180
Total Goodreads Authors: 6
Total Big Book Tickets: 2
Big Books - 500+: 2
Big Books - 750+: 0
Big Books - 1000+: 0
Jamie NYCTask #10.7. You Can Do It!
The Science of Skinny: Start Understanding Your Body's Chemistry--and Stop Dieting Forever
Shelved as "Health" by 5 users
Task #10.8. Our Friends in Tuxedos
Read a book whose author's initials can be found in the word "penguin"
Purgatory Masters: Tucker's Fall by Eliza Gayle who is a GRA
Her initials "E, G" are found in "Penguin"
Points this post: 20
GRA: 1
Tasks: 2
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Total Points: 345
GRA: 23
Tasks: 24
Books: 29
Cindy C.20.8-Nickles & Dimes-Angie CA's task
Read one book that fits the requirements for two of this season's 5- or 10- point tasks.
The Lake of Dreams
This book fulfills task 5.2 (genre Historical Fiction on main page) & task 10.9 (Author Interviews- Kim Edwards interview was on page 4 as of 8:19 am Pacific time)
Points this post: 20
Total points: 185
Total tasks: 8
GRA: 6
Big Books: (500+): 2
CYNBAXTER:10.2. A New Year and a New Number
Read a book with the number of pages consisting of digits found in 2015 - no repeating digits. Ex: 201, 502, 152, etc.
Zero and Other Fictions which is 152pgs by Fan Huang
Points this Post: 10
HINA5.8 - Terpsichore - Read a book that features dancers.
Kiss Me, Dancer by Alicia Street. Approved for length Line 975
Dance Teacher
**Alicia Street is a goodreads author.**
Current post:
Points: 5
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets: 0
Total:
Total Points: 835
Total Goodreads Authors: 43
Total Big Book Tickets:
Big Books - 500+:
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:
Sarindre20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Angie CA's task
The Fault in Our Stars has a celestial body in the title (task 5.9) and was reviewed on Blogging for a Good Book (task 10.10).
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
Required: https://bfgb.wordpress.com/2012/01/30...
*****John Green IS A GOODREADS AUTHOR!*****
This Post
Points this Post: 20
Tasks Completed: 1
GRA Tickets: 1
BB Ticket: 0
Total this Season
Points: 250 / 1045
Tasks Completed: 12/60
Pages: 5782
Books: 18
Goodreads Authors: 12
Big Books: [500+: 1] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]
20.4 - Author! Author! - Gea's task: The College Years: Beautiful Disaster by Jamie MaguireOption 3 - main character is in college.
30.9 -- Delicious Dee's task: You Are An Ironman
Option 3 - If the Viscount Falls by Sabrina Jeffries, a Goodreads author.
#4 in series. I got an advance copy which helps ease the anticipation of waiting for publication day.
Option 5 - The Sunday Philosophy Club by Alexander McCall Smith, a Goodreads author.
#1 in series. SALT in the title: The SundAy phiLosophy club
Points: 530
10.1. A Random Trip Back in Time - have the Random.org generator give you a number, subtract the number from 2015 and read a book first published in the resulting year.I got No 41, i.e. a book first published in 1974
Carrie by Stephen King
GR Author: Yes
Points: 10
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15.9 Public Enemy - read a book with the genre "crime" on its main book page.
And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
Points: 15
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Total points:85
Total GR Authors:3
Total Big Books: (500+):2
Total Tasks Done:9
Total Books Read:9
10.1 A Random Trip Back in TimeRandom # = 41. Year = 1974
My Story
15.9 Public Enemy
Dark Places
Gillian Flynn is a Goodreads Author
20.6 Alicia T's task: Deployment
Option #3-Romance Genre; this is not a reread.
Belle Cora
Phillip Margulies is a Goodreads Author
This is a big book at 608 pages.
20.9 Stop That Slump!
Look at Me
Jennifer Egan is a Goodreads Author
This is a big book at 544 pgs.
Points This Post: 65
Total Points: 125
Total Books Read: 9
Goodreads Authors: 5
Big Books: [500+: 2] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]
20.6 DeploymentOption 3: Genre ROMANCE on the main page
The Assassin's Blade by Sarah J. Maas *Claiming GR Author Ticket*
NOT A REREAD FOR ME.
15.8 Under My ThumbI read People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks
Points this post: 15
Total points: 325
Tasks completed: 16
Books read: 22
Goodreads Authors: 6
Big Book Tickets: (1) All the Light We Cannot See, Tom Jones, A Prayer for Owen Meany (2) - (3) -
Scooter&Siam 15.6 My Way
February 17 is My Way Day. Read a memoir or autobiography- a non-fiction account of the author's OWN personal life and experiences.
Read All Gone by Alex Witchel -- listed as autobiography and memoir and is the story of how the author dealt with her mother's dementia.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 110
GRA Authors: 4
Big Books: 1
Tasks: 10
Devon20.4 - Author! Author! - Gea's task: The College Years
Option 1: For this task, read a book which is set at least 50% in a country that is part of European Union.
I read Faithful Place by Tana French.
5.10 Who's Your Muse?Read anything you like!
100 Best Poems for Children ed. Roger McGough
Current post:
Points: 5
Goodreads Authors: 0
Big Book Tickets: 0
Total:
Total Points: 180
Total Goodreads Authors: 1
Total Big Book Tickets:
Big Books - 500+:1
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:
10.6. 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.
I read:
It has been shelved as Spy Thriller > Espionage by 54 users.
POINTS
Points This Post: 10
Points Total: 370
GR Author:
Big Books:
500 () 750 () 1000 ()
Tasks Completed: 18
GRA Total: 7
BB Total:
Andy P.Task # 20.3 - 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
by Sarah WatersThe Christmas song is O Holy Night and I matched the word Night
Points this post: 20
Total points: 715
SAM ID15.8 - Under My Thumb
Read a book where the human hand with thumb is clearly visible on the cover.
by Nicholas Sparks**Nicholas Sparks is a GR Author, 1 ticket**
Points: 15
Total Points: 245
GR Authors: 8
Big Books: 0
Catherine TTask 10.8 - Our Friends in Tuxedos
read a book whose author's initials are found in PENGUIN
Heart of the Matter by Emily Giffin (EG)
Lacy Susanne10.8 Our Friends in Tuxedos
Read a book with the author's initials found in "penguin."
The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
Gaiman is a GRA
Total points:550
Books read: 39
Completed Tasks: 27
Pages Read: 11,628
Goodreads Authors: 22
Big Books: 500(0); 750(0); 1000(0)
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Erika’s Task: Feminism is for Everybody!I chose option 1: Read a NON-FICTION book that has one of the following genres on its main page: “Feminism”, “Women’s Studies”, “Gender”, “Sexuality”, or “Race”.
A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf
25.10 -- Lois's task: Book Group Books: 2 books
Book 1. If you belong to a book group, other than the SRC, this can be a book you read for your book group in December 2014, January 2015, or February 2015:
I organize Literary Lushes, a women's book club in Louisville, KY.
The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers (was our pick for January 2015)
Book 2: Read a book from the Most Popular bookclub books list.
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
FROM"This Month" https://www.goodreads.com/book/popula...
United States; Number 31; list generated February 1, 2015
Tasks: 20+25= 45
Total: 740
25.6 -- Pamela3265's task: Let It Snow!Option A:
by Lauren Oliver 12/30/2014Let it snOw -- Lauren Oliver
Lauren Oliver is a Goodreads author.
Option C:
by Sarah Waters 01/10/2015Romance is a main page genre.
Fingersmith is a big book with 582 pages.
Current post:
Points: 25
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets: 1
Totals:
Total Points: 325
Total Goodreads Authors: 16
Total Big Book Tickets: 2
Total Tasks Done: 18
Total Books Read: 25
15.9 Public EnemyRead a book with the genre "crime" on its main book page.
In the Woods by Tana French [**Goodreads Author**]
*THIS POST*
Points: 15
Big Books: 0
GRA: 1
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Total points: 55
Tasks: 4
Total GRA: 3
Total Big Books: 500+:(0) 750+:(0) 1000+:(0)
25.4 - Bluemoon's task: EGYPTIAN DEITIESOption C - Bloodlines by Richelle Mead
This book is not a reread. Richelle Mead is a Goodreads author.
Option D - The Young Elites by Marie Lu
Marie Lu is a Goodreads author.
Total Points: 70
Dakimel10.1. A Random Trip Back in Time
I generated #17 & read Caucasia which is from 1998
10.7. You Can Do It!
I read Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School
15.4 Ring in the New
I satisfied book options listening to Rocket Man, which is #1 in the series, first published July 2014 (audio published Jan 2015)
TALLY:
This post - 35 points
Total - 580
MORGAN FAERIESFOLLY5.8 Terpsichore
Read a book that features dancers.
Wildwood Dancing (Wildwood #1) by Juliet Marillier
It's a retelling of the story of the Twelve Dancing Princesses.
Juliet Marillier is a **Goodreads Author**
25.4 Bluemoon's task: EGYPTIAN DEITIES
B.THE SUN GOD RA - For this option read a book with the image of a bird (any bird will do) on the cover.
Catching Fire(The Hunger Games #2) -- Suzanne Collins
I listened to the audiobook, the mmpb has 424 pages.
D. THE GODESS ISIS - For this option read a book that has "Magic" or "Magical Realism" as a genre on the home page. Embedded genres will work for this task.
Swamplandia! -- Karen Russell
Genre Verified
I listened to the audiobook, the mmpb has 480 pages.
Karen Russell is a **Goodreads Author**
[POINTS]
This Post: 5 + 25 = 30
Total Points: 755/1045
Books Read: 62
Completed Tasks: 47/59
Pages Read: 20676
Goodreads Authors: 43
Big Books: [500+: 5] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]
30.9: You Are an IronmanOption Two: Friendships -
Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris. This is #1 in the series and my online friend Phyrra Nix rated it five stars: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Option Three: Sense of Anticipation -
Carved in Bone by Jefferson Bass. This is #1 in the series and once I found out that the Body Farm doctors had written a book, I couldn't wait to read it! (It's also set in Tennessee, so it would work for Option One, too.)
Points this post: 30
Total points: 590
Goodreads Authors this post: 0
Total Goodreads Authors: 18
Big Books - 500+:
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:
Sandy MN50.1 - Teri-K's task: Let's Start the New Year Off Right
1) Does not fit task 30.9 option 3 because it is 3rd in series.
Child of the Prophecy by Juliet Marillier Goodreads author and Big Book 596 pages
2) I tried to read this about 3 years ago. This is not a re-read.
The Sunne in Splendour by Sharon Kay Penman Goodreads author and big book 936 pages
3) Mystery/Thriller nominee; not a re-read
The Good Girl by Mary Kubica Goodreads Author
Total Points:375
Total GR authors:20
Total Big Books: (6)500;(1)750; (1)1000
5.1 Calliope (genre = poetry)Brian Andreas's book of poetry Story People: Selected Stories & Drawings of Brian Andreas
Points this post: 5
Total points: 595
Goodreads Authors this post: 0
Total Goodreads Authors: 18
Big Books - 500+:
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+: (less)
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15.5 California Dreamin'
Read a book set primarily (at least 50%) in California.
Red-Headed Stepchild by Jaye Wells
Goodreads Author
15.6 My Way
Read a memoir or autobiography- a non-fiction account of one’s OWN personal life and experiences.
The 13th Gift: A True Story of a Christmas Miracle by Joanne Huist Smith
Goodreads Author
15.7 Creature Feature
Read a book with one of these words in the title or subtitle: centaur, chimera, dragon, giant, gorgon, griffin, harpy, minotaur, pegasus, satyr, sphinx, serpent, siren, unicorn.
To Tame A Dragon by Megan Bryce
Goodreads Author
15.8 Under My Thumb
Read a book that has a human hand on the cover that shows a thumb.
The Wicked Deeds of Daniel Mackenzie by Jennifer Ashley
Goodreads Author
Required Include the cover when you post
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Erika’s Task: Feminism is for Everybody!
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 bare-chested man on the cover.
Fangs for Nothing by Erin McCarthy
Goodreads Author
20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Alicia T's task: Deployment
Option 3: read a book with the genre "Romance" on the goodread’s main page.
The Best Kind of Trouble by Lauren Dane
book is new to me
Points this post: 100
Total points: 300
Tasks completed: 15
Books read: 20
Goodreads Authors: 15
Big Books: 500= ,750=0, 1000=0