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WINTER CHALLENGE 2014 CT
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Kimber20.5 2 sides to every coin
Option 1:
Five Quarters of the Orange by Joanne Harris (Goodreads author)
*word - quarter(s) - plural allowed
30.9 You are an ironman
Option 4:
Her Dragon to Slay by Julia Mills (goodreads author)
*debut book and #1 in series
Option 5:
Cupcakes, Trinkets, and Other Deadly Magic by Meghan Ciana Doidge (goodreads author)
*letters S,A,L,T in title, #1 in series
Above tasks: 50 points
# tasks to date: 33
New total points: 655
GRA: 35
BEKKA - 25.1 -- Angel **Book Junkie**'s task: New and OldOption 2. For this task, I read “
” by Ashley Weaver since this author is new to me. Option 4. For this task, I read “
” by Graeme Simsion since this is the second book in a series I’ve already started. Also, Ashley Weaver is a Goodreads Author, so I’m claiming a ticket for that.
Here’s the summary:
Points Earned this Challenge: 25
Total Points Earned to Date: 250
Pages Read this Challenge: 736
Total Pages Read to Date: 6393
Books Read this Challenge: 2
Total Books Read: 16
Goodreads Authors: 11
Big Book Tickets: 500( 2 ), 750( 1 ), 1000()
MEGUNDER25.1 -- Angel **Book Junkie**'s task: New and Old
Option 3: Start a series by a new-to-you author.
The Goddess Test by Aimee Carter. This author is new to me.
I read kindle edition; PB is 293 pages.
Option 4: Read a book in a series that you have already started. Goddess Interrupted by Aimee Carter.
I read kindle edition; PB is 305 pages.
[POINTS]
This Post: 25
Total Points: 200
Books Read: 14
Completed Tasks: 11
Pages Read: 4,626
Re-posting:20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Erika’s Task: Feminism is for Everybody!
Option 3: bare-chested man
To Die For by Linda Howard - this is a re-read - approved by task creator in msg #80: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 660
Goodreads Authors: 24
20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Jessica PDX's Task: Stop That Slump!The Mole People: Life in the Tunnels Beneath New York City by Jennifer Toth (no SLUMP in author's name)
Total Points = 175
Jamie NYC30.1 - Captain America Girl's task: It’s All Greek to Me…
I rolled a 4 & 5
Roll 4: Her Ladyship's Companion by Evangeline Collins who is a GRA
Roll 5: Hainted by Jordan L. Hawk who is a GRA
It is shelved as "Horror" by 19 users
Points this post: 30
GRA: 2
Tasks: 1
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Total Points: 510
GRA: 35
Tasks: 31
Books: 42
SweetMelissa5.1 Caliope
Impulse, Ellen Hopkins (gra), 666 pgs (bbt), finished 2/13/15
5.2 Clio
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, John Boyne, finished 2/19/15
10.1 A Random Trip Back in Time
I rolled a 21 (2015 - 21 = 1994)
One For The Money, Janet Evanovich (gra), published 1994, finished 2/23/15
15.8 Under My Thumb
The Secret, Beverly Lewis, finished 2/17/15
20.1 Most Improved Player - Bea's task: January and Janus
Working Stiff: Two Years, 262 Bodies, and the Making of a Medical Examiner, Judy Melinek, Option 5 = doctor (approved in message 120), finished 2/14/15
20.3 Best Review - Book Concierge's task: Caroling, Caroling
We Have Always Lived in the Castle, Shirley Jackson, Have is in the word list, finished 2/13/15
20.7 Shorter is Sweeter - Berls's Task: Back to High School
Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury, Option 2 page 1 #21 on Required Reading in High School list, finished 12/22/14
Points this post: 95
Goodread Authors this post: 2
Big Book Tickets this post: 1
Total points: 335
Total Goodreads Authors: 10
Total Big Book Tickets: 4
Big Books - 500+: 4
Big Books - 750+: 0
Big Books - 1000+: 0
READ6030.7 Catherine T's task: I rolled a 1 and a 4 on the dice.
#1. A book with a bright orange cover:
The Dead in their Vaulted Arches by Alan Bradley
#4. Luxury Item: This is not a reread for me.
Skios by Micheal Frayn
number of points 30
JulieD20.8 - Nickels & Dimes
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Using :
5.2 - Clio : it has "Historical Fiction" on its main page
5.6 - Melpomene : #3 on the Causes of Ugly Crying list.
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 20
RACHEL CA: 80 pts total5.07 genre "Religion," "Spirituality," or "Inspirational" on its main page
Somewhere Safe with Somebody Good by Jan Karon
Points: 5
Total points: 80
Tasks completed: 6
Books read: 8
Goodreads authors: 2
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
15.9 - Public EnemyCrime on main page Side Effects by Michael Palmer
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 55/1045
Tasks Completed: 4
Books Read: 4
GoodReads Authors: 2
Big Books: 500+ (1), 750+ (), 1000+ ()
JulieD20.3 - Best Review - Book Concierge's task: Caroling, Caroling …
Miracle and Other Christmas Stories by Connie Willis
Song: Christmas Time Is Here
Matching: Christmas
5.10 - Who's Your Muse?
All Through the Night by Mary Higgins Clark
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 45
Marika15.6 My Way
Yes Please by Amy Poehler
[POINTS]
This Post: 15
Total Points: 200
Books Read: 12
Completed Tasks: 10
Goodreads Authors: 7
Big Books: [500+: 0] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]
Amy FL25.1 -- Angel **Book Junkie**'s task: New and Old
Option 2: Station Eleven (I've never read anything by this author before.)
Option 4: Hope to Die (#22 in series)
25.3 -- Mrs.soule's task: Two Types of Tasks
Book A: The Rosie Effect (borrowed audiobook from library)
Book B: Open Season (page 3 of list)
25.4 - Bluemoon's task: EGYPTIAN DEITIES
C. I Am Pilgrim (First book I've ever read by this author; not a reread)
D. The Enchanted (Magical Realism; approved in message 2)
25.6 -- Pamela3265's task: Let It Snow!
Option A – What I Know For Sure by Oprah Winfrey (let it sn “OW”)
Option C – Us (Romance)
25.9 -- Pat's task: Narcissus & Echo
Echo A: Champion (found 12/3/14 on page 1)
Echo B: One Plus One (approved in task description)
Neither of these books was a reread; One Plus One alone is over 500 pages
Points this post: 125
Total points: 125
BEKKA - 30.8 -- Morgan Faeriesfolly's task: Make Your TBR List Say UncleOption 2: For this task, I read “
” by Samantha Shannon since the cover is more than 75% red. Also, this book is 528p. Option 3: For this task, I read “
” by Tim Federle since it has GLBT as a genre on its main Goodreads page. (The main character is gay.) This book has 275p. (MG: BL = 5.9; AR = 9.0) Also, both Samantha Shannon and Tim Federle are Goodreads authors, so I’m claiming two tickets for that.
“
” has 528p. so I’m also claiming a Big Book Ticket.Here’s the summary:
Points Earned this Challenge: 30
Total Points Earned to Date: 280
Pages Read this Challenge: 803
Total Pages Read to Date: 7196
Books Read this Challenge: 2
Total Books Read: 18
Goodreads Authors: 13
Big Book Tickets: 500( 3 ), 750( 1 ), 1000()
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Berls's Task: Back to High SchoolI chose Option 4 - Never Left: read a book with a teacher or other school administrator (e.g., principal, counselor) as one of the main characters.
Looking for Mr. Goodbar by Judith Rossner
Main character was a teacher, which is mentioned in the GR summary.
Task total=20
Grand total=310
Paula10.6 - Better check that gift horse's mouth!
Read a book with the main page genre "espionage" or "spy thriller."
I read Our Man in Havana by Graham Greene ★★★★★.
Points this post: 10
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Total points: 195
Tasks completed: 12
Books read: 18
MEGSCL20.4 - Author! Author! - Gea's task: The College Years
1. Read a book which is set at least 50% in a country that is part of European Union. The Mystery of Mercy Close is set in Republic of Ireland
**505pp – 1 big book ticket
20.5 - 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.
Big Little Lies Opposites (big, little)
**Liane Moriarty is a GRA
TOTAL TO DATE
Points: 540
Tasks: 35
Goodreads Authors: 20
Big Book Tickets: 14
Books: 42
CMFRUIN**this is a reposted task due to transposition of numbers -- sorry!**
Task 5.10 Who's Your Muse? Read a book of your choice.
I read Fables, Vol. 2: Animal Farm by Bill Willingham
[POINTS]
This Post: 5
Total Points: 75
Books Read: 7
Completed Tasks: 6
Goodreads Authors: 4
NARUMON Repost: same book, different task.
5.5 - Thalia
Read a book with the genre "Humor," "Comedy," or "Funny" on its main page. Genres may be stand alone or embedded.
People I Want to Punch in the Throat: Competitive Crafters, Drop-Off Despots, and Other Suburban Scourges by Jen Mann. The book has humor as one of its main page genres (84 users).
**** Jen Mann is a Goodreads Author ****
5.8 Terpsichore Read a book that features dancers.
Life in Motion: An Unlikely Ballerina by Misty Copeland
Points this post: 5
Total points: 795
Goodreads Authors this post: 0
Total Goodreads Authors: 25
Big Books - 500+:
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:
Scooter&Siam 5.4 - Erato
Read a book with the word "love" found intact in the title, subtitle, series title, or author's name.
Read Tempesta's Dream - A Story of Love, Friendship and Opera - Love is in the Subtitle
I am claiming Vincent B. Chip LoCoco
as a GRA.
Totals:
This post: 5
Overall: 200
GRA: 7
Big Books: 2
Tasks: 15
CYNBAXTER:15.6 My Way
Farewell, My Subaru: An Epic Adventure in Local Living by Doug Fine
Author writes of his exploits in trying to live a "local" life in New Mexico
Points this task: 15
NicoleS10.6. Better Check that Gift Horse's Mouth!
Waistcoats & Weaponry by Gail Carriger
*Gail Carriger is a Goodreads author
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 350
GR Authors this post: 1
Total GR Authors: 23
Anne (Booklady)15.2 - Roman Numerals
C, D, I, V = The Brass Verdict by *Michael Connelly
*Michael Connelly is a Goodreads Author*
X, L, M = Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer
15.8 Under My Thumb
Thumbs are clearly seen on hands around woman's waist
by Lisa Moore20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Erika’s Task: Feminism is for Everybody!
Option 2 - #4 on list
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
Points in These Tasks: 50
Goodreads Authors in This Post: 1
Big Book Tickets in This Post: 0
Pages Read in This Post: 1631
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Totals:
Total Points: 140
Total Goodreads Authors: 6
Total Big Book Tickets: 500=(0), 750=(0), 1000=(0)
Total Tasks Completed: 9/59
Total Books Read: 10
Total Pages Read in Winter 2014-15 SRC: 3779
EMurphy10.8 - Our Friends in Tuxedos: Read a book whose author's initials can be found in the word "penguin"
Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
**Neil Gaiman is a Goodreads Author
Total this Task:
Points: 10
Books Read: 1
GR Author: 1
BB Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 200
Books Read: 15
GR Author: 4
BB Ticket +500: 2
+750: 1
Tasks Completed: 10
Anne (Booklady)15.4 Ring in the New
1 Book Option = Published 1/27/2015 &
Amy's Travel Mystery #1
Toured to Death by Hy Conrad
20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Alicia T's task: Deployment
Option 1: Far Abroad – I live in USA and is set in Argentina South America
Thursday Night Widows by Claudia Piñeiro
25.1 -- Angel **Book Junkie**'s task: New and Old
Option 2 *S.J. Bolton is a new to me author
**Now You See Me by *S.J. Bolton
*S.J. Bolton is a Goodreads Author*
**Big Book: Now You See Me is 512 Pages**
Option 3: Start a series by a new-to-you author = Greg Iles is new to me as is Penn Cage Series
#1 Penn Cage Series **The Quiet Game by Greg Iles
**Big Book: The Quiet Game is 580 Pages**
Points in These Tasks: 60
Goodreads Authors in This Post: 1
Big Book Tickets in This Post: 2
Pages Read in This Post: 1681
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Totals:
Total Points: 200
Total Goodreads Authors: 7
Total Big Book Tickets: 500=(2), 750=(0), 1000=(0)
Total Tasks Completed: 12/59
Total Books Read: 14
Total Pages Read in Winter 2014-15 SRC: 5460
Anne (Booklady)30.4 - Annapoorni's task: Neptune's Neighbourhood
Option A - body of water = Lake (in Title)
China Lake by *Meg Gardiner
*Meg Gardiner is a Goodreads Author*
Option C - Large body of water on cover
by *Lucy AtkinsLucy Atkins*Lucy Atkins is a Goodreads Author*
30.6 - Elizabeth B's task: Twice the Fun
I rolled a 6 = Same Genre: Historical Fiction
Call Me Zelda by *Erika Robuck
*Erika Robuck is a Goodreads Author*
The Bungalow by *Sarah Jio
*Sarah Jio is a Goodreads Author*
Points in These Tasks: 60
Goodreads Authors in This Post: 4
Big Book Tickets in This Post: 0
Pages Read in This Post: 1638
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Totals:
Total Points: 260
Total Goodreads Authors: 11
Total Big Book Tickets: 500=(2), 750=(0), 1000=(0)
Total Tasks Completed: 14/59
Total Books Read: 18
Total Pages Read in Winter 2014-15 SRC: 7098
Cindy C.Task 50.1-Teri-K's task: Let's Start the New Year Off Right
Option 1: Close, But Not Quite
This does not work for Task 20.6 Option 1 because it is a reread for me and the task states that rereads may not be used.
Pride and Prejudice
Option 3: Jump on the Bandwagon
This was nominated in the fiction category and came in third and it is not a reread for me.
**Gabrielle Zevin is a Goodreads Author.**
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
Option 5: Be Resolved
My resolution this year for reading was two-fold: read more non-fiction and read more books with a spiritual element. This book fits my resolutions because it is an examination of the historical figure Jesus of Nazareth, on whose teachings Christianity is based. This is not a reread for me.
Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth
Points this post: 50
Total points: 330
Total tasks: 14
GRA: 8
Big Books: (500+): 2
Cynthia Eden is a Goodreads Author.Sherrilyn Kenyon is a Goodreads Author.
30.7 -- Catherine T's task: Hang the Christmas Stockings with Care
3. Chocolate -Read a book whose author initials can be found in "CHOCOLATE."
Mine To Take by CYNTHIA EDEN 2/15/15
4. Luxury item - Treat yourself, and finally get around to a book that you've wanted to read for a long time.
Son of No One by Sherrilyn Kenyon 2/11/15
Total Points: 315
Completed Tasks: 16
Goodreads Authors: 19
Big Book:
REPOSTVicki
15.1 Returns and Exchanges
Book 1:
I read After Midnight and then I found:
Darkness, Tell Us by Richard Laymon on the books by the same author list
Book 2: I read Haunted House and then I found 314 (an E book, approved on the EBook verification thread #4427) by A.R. Wise a GRA on the Readers Also enjoyed list
This post:
15 pts
1 GRA
Total
305 points
16 GRA
Blueberry30.7
Opt. 1 Read a book with a bright orange cover (at least 50% of the cover should be bright orange).
Q&AOpt. 3 Read a book whose author initials can be found in "CHOCOLATE".
Pts this post: 30
Total pts: 375
Total books: 25
Blueberry15.9 Read a book with the genre "crime" on its main book page.
Spider Woman's Daughter
Anne Hillerman is a Goodreads author.
Pts this post: 15
Total pts: 390
Total books: 26
GRA: 9
Blueberry15.6 Read a memoir or autobiography.
As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride.
One of the authors (Joe Layden)is a Goodreads author.
Pts this post: 15
Total pts: 405
Total books: 27
Gra: 10
Pamela32655.4 - Erato
The Five Love Languages for Singles by Gary Chapman
20.10 - Group Reads
Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein (Goodreads Author) - My comment is in post 58 on the discussion thread.
25.3 -- Mrs.soule's task: Two Types of Tasks
Book A: Lakeside Redemption by Lisa Jordan (Goodreads Author) - Received as a gift
Book B: The Blue Castle by L. M. Montgomery
Points this post: 50
Total Points: 805
Goodreads Authors this post: 2
Total Goodreads Authors: 27
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 8
Big Books - 500+: 3
Big Books - 750+: 1
Big Books - 1000+: 1
Blueberry5.5 Read a book with the genre "Humor," "Comedy," or "Funny" on its main page.
Basket Case
Pts this post: 5
Grand Total: 410
Total books: 28
15.4 Ring in the NewFirst published between March 1, 1014 and February 28, 2015; and #1 in a series: Tempest in a Teapot by Amanda Cooper, published June 3, 2014, #1 in the Teapot Collector Mystery series
Points this post: 15
Total points: 805
Jasmiina F10.8. Our Friends in Tuxedos:
Read a book whose author's initials can be found in the word "penguin."
M Is for Magic by Neil Gaiman.
*Goodreads author*
IL: UG
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 455
GR Authors this post: 1
Total GR Authors: 9
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets:
BBooks - 500+: 2
BBooks - 750+:
BBooks - 1000+:
Post 2415.8 Under My Thumb
Maid-sama! Vol. 01His hand in the upper left corner is where you see the thumb.
Points this post:15
Total: 500
Books read: 35
Tasks Done:23
50.1 - Teri-K's task: Let's Start the New Year Off RightOption 1: Death, Taxes, and Extra-Hold Hairspray by Diane Kelly
Doesn't work for task 15.3 because author's name is Diane and not Diana
*** Diane Kelly is a Goodreads Author ***
Option 3: Four: A Divergent Collection by Veronica Roth
Nominated in Young Adult Fantasy, this book is NOT a reread
*** Veronica Roth is a Goodreads Author ***
Option 4: Goddess Interrupted by Aimee Carter - Greek Mythology
*** Aimee Carter is a Goodreads author ***
Total points: 170
Total GRA: 10
Total big book tickets: 2
Julia103Task 30.2 - Homer's Odyssey
Option 1: The Foundling has Classics as a main page genre, 316 pages
Option 5: The Death of an Irish Lass was first published in 1978.
I read the ebook. The first paperback edition listed, The Death of an Irish Lass, has 304 pages.
Post total: 30 points
Challenge total points: 745
Total GRA: 18
Total BB tickets: 6
FANDURY25.9 -- Pat's task: Narcissus & Echo
I choose Narcissus:
Option A: Read a book that is written in first person.
Crossed Blades by Kelly McCullough
First Sentence: "Today I saw a ghost in an old lover's eye."
This is the first time I read this book, so no re-read.
I read the Kindle Version, but the paperback is 304 pages: Crossed Blades
Option C: Read a book that shows exactly one person on the cover.
by Nick HeilThis is the first time I read this book, so no re-read.
I read the Kindle version but the paperback is 306 pages: Dark Summit: The True Story of Everest's Most Controversial Season
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 500
Books Read: 32
Goodreads Authors: 14
Big Books:500+(0)750+(0)1000+(1)
25.1 - Angel **Book Junkie** - New and OldOption 1: new-to-me book by author read before
The Twelve Clues of Christmas by ***Goodreads Author Rhys Bowen - I had not read this before
Option 3: Start series by new-to-me author
Shiver by ***Goodreads Author Maggie Stiefvater who is a new-to-me author
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 80/1045
Tasks Completed: 5
Books Read: 6
GoodReads Authors: 4
Big Books: 500+ (1), 750+ (), 1000+ ()
20.1Read a book from one of these shelves: Memory or Aging.
We Were Liars by E. Lockhart (GR AUTHOR).
It is on the second page of the "Memory" list.
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 275
GR Authors: 10
BB 750: 1
Cindy C.Repost
Task 50.1-Teri-K's task: Let's Start the New Year Off Right
Option 1: Close, But Not Quite
This does not work for Task 20.6 Option 1 because it is a reread for me and the task states that rereads may not be used. The novel is set in Europe and I live in North America.
Pride and Prejudice
Option 3: Jump on the Bandwagon
This was nominated in the fiction category and came in third and it is not a reread for me.
**Gabrielle Zevin is a Goodreads Author.**
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
Option 5: Be Resolved
My resolution this year for reading was two-fold: read more non-fiction and read more books with a spiritual element. This book fits my resolutions because it is an examination of the historical figure Jesus of Nazareth, on whose teachings Christianity is based. This is not a reread for me.
Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth
Points this post: 50
Total points: 330
Total tasks: 14
GRA: 8
Big Books: (500+): 2
Bluegrass Pam 10.8. Our Friends in Tuxedos - Author's initials in the word "penguin."
Smoke and Mirrors: Short Fictions and Illusions by Neil Gaiman *** Goodreads Author***
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 145
GR Authors this post: 1
Total GR Authors: 2
JulieD25.1 -- 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 Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien
State the name of older book that you have read by this author: The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, Roverandom
Option 4. Read a book in a series that you have already started: Death du Jour by Kathy Reichs (Temperance Brennan #2)
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 70
Lacy Susanne15.5 California Dreamin'
Read a book set primarily (at least 50%) in California.
Where I Was From by Joan Didion
Didion describes her life growing up in CA.
30.4 - Annapoorni's task: Neptune's Neighbourhood
A) Read a book with the word "water" or a term for a body of water in its title/subtitle or series title.
At the Water's Edge by Sara Gruen
B) Read a book written by an author whose name includes the word "water" or a term for a body of water intact within their name.
The Paying Guests by Sarah Waters
This is a Big Book at 576 pages.
30.5 - Sandy's task: Atlantis
2. Atlantis was often thought of as a utopia. Since one person's utopia is another person's dystopia, read a book with the genre "utopia" or "dystopia" on its main page.
On Such a Full Sea by Chang-rae Lee
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.
I chose the word down
The Lovers Set Down Their Spoons by Heather A. Slomski
Slomski is a GRA
Total points710
Books read:51
Completed Tasks:34
Pages Read:15,129
Goodreads Authors:27
Big Books: 500(1); 750(0); 1000(0)
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10.1- A Random Trip Back In Time
Read a book first published in the resulting year.
I rolled an 11, giving me a publishing year of 2004.
Shoot the Moon by Billie Letts
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 665
Goodreads Authors: 38
Total Tasks Completed: 38