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WINTER CHALLENGE 2014 CT
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Winter 2014 Completed Tasks: Do Not Delete Posts
10.5. Older and WiserThe Coconut Oil Miracle by Bruce Fife.
I wanted to know about the benefits of coconut oil.
15.2 - Roman Numerals
Unexpected Blessings by Barbara Taylor Bradford Claiming BB(+500)
Relative Malice by Marla Madison,a GRA
15.6 My Way
Angela's Ashes by Frank Mc Court.
Points this post-40
GRA this post-2
BB(+500)-1
Total points-1045
PHEW!!!!
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.
Even White Trash Zombies Get the Blues- the word WHITE is in the title, which is also in the title for White Christmas, one of the songs. Diana Rowland is a Goodreads Author.
Points this post: 20
GRA this post: 1
BB this post: 0
Total points: 210
Total GRA: 11
Total BB: 0
30.7Option 3. Read a book whose author initials can be found in "CHOCOLATE."
Vaclav and Lena by Haley Tanner
Option 4: a book that you've wanted to read for a long time - THIS IS NOT A REREAD.
Grave Mercy by Robin LaFevers
Total this post: 30
Total Points: 375
Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM5.4 - Erato
I chose to read
Letter to a Future Lover by Ander Monsen.Previous point total: 465
New points this post: 5
Total points: 470
New tasks completed in this post: 1
Total tasks: 27
GRA tickets this post: 0
Total GRA: 15
Big Books this post: 0
Total Big Books: 500+(1) 750+(0) 1000+(0)
Amy FL10.1. A Random Trip Back in Time.
Whale Music - Generated 26: 2015 - 26 = 1989 (book first published March 1, 1989)
10.2. A New Year and a New Number
Night (120 pages)
10.3. National Days.
Wildflower Hill (Australia)
10.4. Let's Go!
Just One Day (approved in message 2)
10.5. Older and Wiser
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons from the Crematory
(Wanted to know more about cremation vs. burial)
10.7. You Can Do It!
Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End (Health)
10.8. Our Friends in Tuxedos
24 Hours by Greg Iles (pen“G”u“I”n)
10.10. A New Blog for a New Year
Caught Stealing - Blogging for a Good Book Review
Points this post: 80
Total points: 235
Cait S5.2- Clio
Read a book with the genre "History" or "Historical Fiction" on its main page.
Revolver by Marcus Sedgwick **Marcus Sedgwick is a Goodreads Author**
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 680
Goodreads Authors: 39
Total Tasks Completed: 40
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Erika’s Task: Feminism is for Everybody!Option 2: Read a book from the Best Feminist Fiction list. Required: State which page and at which number the book you read is found when you post.
Slammerkin by Emma Donoghue (page 3, position 299)
Emma Donoghue is a Goodreads author, one ticket claimed.
Points this post: 20
Points total: 205
Tasks completed: 9
GRA tickets total: 7
Big book tickets total: 3 - 500+(1) 750+(1) 1000+()
20.10 - Group ReadsMy post is #43 in the book thread:
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Terry Pratchett
+20 Task
Grand Total: 510
MELANIE CTASK NAME: Pat's task: Narcissus & Echo
Book 1: Option B - Read a book that has the word “I,” “me,” or “my” as a stand-alone word in the title or subtitle.
Mr. Darcy Broke My Heart by Beth Pattillo
Qualifier: Word "my" in the title.
Book 2: Option C. Read a book that shows exactly one person on the cover.
Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy
Qualifier: One person on cover.
Claiming GRA for Beth Pattillo
Points this task: 25
Points Total: 240
Tasks Completed: 14
GR Author: 11
Big Books: 1
ASHLEY V30.4 - 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. Variations that preserve the meaning of the word also work.
The River of No Return by Bee Ridgway
**Bee Ridgway is a Goodreads Author**
C) Read a book that shows a body of water large enough to swim in on the cover.
To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf
CURRENT POST
Points: 30
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets: 0
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CUMULATIVE TOTAL
Total Points: 430
Total Goodreads Authors: 12
Total Big Book Tickets: 2
Big Books - 500+: 2
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:
20.1 - Most Improved Player - Bea's task: January and JanusOption 2: Science fiction set after 2100
I've read Nature's Confession by JL Morin.
Science fiction as main page genre.
The exact time of setting is not specified, but I assume that it is set after the year 2100: in the novel space travel to other planets and contact with alien cultures is not extraordinary, and due to environmental damage earth has become almost uninhabitable.
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20.4 - 20.4 - Author! Author! - Gea's task: The College Years
Option 2: Non-fiction book "Economics" on main page
I've listened to the audiobook of Capital in the Twenty-First Century by Thomas Piketty. Link to hardback: Capital in the Twenty-First Century
economics as main page genre.
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25.2 - Andy P's task: Hats off to Translators
Book 1
I've read The Open: Man and Animal by Giorgio Agamben, translated from Italian by Kevin Attell.
Book 2
I've read We by Yevgeny Zamyatin, translated from Russian by Clarence Brown.
This post
Points: 20 + 20 + 25 = 65
Challenge Totals
Total points: 255/1045
Tasks completed: 14/59
Pages read: 5886
*Not claiming tickets this challenge*
Vicki10.8 Friends in Tuxedos - Author name in Penguin
Third Degree by Greg Iles
G I
This post 10 pts
Total: 315 pts
REPOST FOR 3927....MISSING REQUIRED INFO FOR TASK30.1 It's All Greek to Me
I Rolled a 2 - Read a book with love, romance, or music as a main page genre
by Kristen Ashley***Kristen Ashley is a GR Author***
***Big Book Ticket - Wild and Free - 615 pages***
I Rolled a 5 - Read a book with ‘horror’ as a main page genre.
by Joe Hill***Big Book Ticket - NOS4A2 - 720 pages***
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This Post:
Tasks Completed: 1
Books Read: 2
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets: 2
Points: 30
Totals:
Tasks Completed: 24
Books Read: 33
Goodreads Authors: 22
Big Book Tickets: 2
Total Points: 430
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5.3 EuterpeRead a book with an identifiable musical instrument on the cover.
by Cari Quinn***Cari Quinn is a GR Author***
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This Post:
Tasks Completed: 1
Books Read: 1
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets: 0
Points: 5
Totals:
Tasks Completed: 25
Books Read: 34
Goodreads Authors: 23
Big Book Tickets: 2
Total Points: 435
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15.8 Under My ThumbRead a book that has a human hand on the cover that shows a thumb.
A Rake's Midnight Kiss by Anna Campbell *Goodreads Author*
Totals for Challenge
Points this task: 15
Total Points: 425
Goodreads Authors: 25
Big Books - 500+: 1
Big Books - 750+: 1
Big Books - 1000+:
20.7 Back to High SchoolOpt 3 The Best YA - used Young Adult Fantasy and Science Fiction nominee 2012
Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore
BB ticket 563 pgs
20.9 Stop that Slump - none of author's letters in name are in SLUMP
The Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor (GR author)
Total points/post: 40
Total points/challenge: 445
GR author: 1 (Frank Beddor)
20.4 - Author! Author! - Gea's task: The College Years:Option #4. Read a book that has a foreign exchange student as a main character
Alienated- The main character Aelyx (named in the description) is a foreign exchange student. Also approved by Gea in message #27 in helpthread.
Melissa Landers is a Goodreads Author.
Points this post: 20
GRA this post:1
BB this post:0
Total points:230
Total GRA:12
Total BB:0
Task 5.2 - ClioRead a book with the genre "History" or "Historical Fiction" on its main page.
Lady of the English (2011) by Elizabeth Chadwick (Goodreads Author) (Paperback, 514 pages)
**** Goodreads Author ****Elizabeth Chadwick
**** Big Books**** (514) Lady of the English
475 + 05 = 480
Tasks Completed: 26
Points for this post: 05
Points thus far: 475 + 05 = 480
Books read: 38
Pages read: 12,049
Read but not claimed: 1
Goodreads Authors: 11
Big Books:
(2) 500+
(1) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Readerboard Name: Stacy CT5.1 - Calliope
The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
Task Points: 5
5.2 - Clio
Life After Life by Kate Atkinson
Task Points: 5
5.4 - Erato
The I Love Trader Joe's Cookbook by Cherie Mercer Twohy
Task Points: 5
5.5 - Thalia
Science ...For Her! by Megan Amram
Task Points: 5
5.6 - Melpomene
Wonder by R.J. Palacio
"Wonder" is #120 on page 2 of the "Causes of Ugly Crying" list.
Task Points: 5
5.10 - Who's Your Muse?
Il visconte dimezzato by Italo Calvino
Task Points: 5
10.9 - Get to Know the Author
Stone Mattress: Nine Tales by Margaret Atwood
Margaret Atwood's interview is found on page 1.
Task Points: 10
10.10 - A New Blog for a New Year
Wool Omnibus by Hugh Howey
Here is the review: https://bfgb.wordpress.com/2014/01/03...
Task Points: 10
15.8 - Under My Thumb
by Jeannette WallsTask Points: 15
15.10 - All I Want for Christmas is U
The I Love Trader Joe's Around the World Cookbook: More than 150 International Recipes Using Foods from the World's Greatest Grocery Store by Cherie Mercer Twohy
Task Points: 15
20.2 - Feminism is for Everybody
Option 1 - Not That Kind of Girl: A Young Woman Tells You What She's "Learned" by Lena Dunham
Task Points: 20
20.4 - The College Years
Option 1 - August Is A Wicked Month by Edna O'Brien (set primarily in France)
Task Points: 20
20.7 - Back to High School
Option 1 - She by H. Rider Haggard
I read this book in high school. I graduated from high school in 2001.
Task Points: 20
20.8 - 5+5, 5+10, 10+10 = 20
The Rum Diary by Hunter S. Thompson
This book fits task 10.1 because the random number generator gave me 17 and the book was first published in 1998, and task 10.4 because "Travel" is a genre listed on the book's main page.
Task Points: 20
20.9 - Stop That Slump
Summer by Edith Wharton
Task Points: 20
20.10 - Group Reads
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Terry Pratchett
Task Points: 20
25.1 - New and Old
Option 3 - Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
Orson Scott Card is a new-to-me author.
Option 4 - Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card
Task Points: 25
25.2 - Hats Off to Translators
Book 1 - Ignorance by Milan Kundera
Book 2 - Sputnik Sweetheart by Haruki Murakami
Task Points: 25
25.3 - Two Types of Tasks
Book A - Pro: Reclaiming Abortion Rights by Katha Pollitt
I borrowed this book from the library.
Book B - Dad Is Fat by Jim Gaffigan
Task Points: 25
25.4 - Egyptian Deities
Option A - The Fall by Albert Camus
Option B -
by Erin MorgensternTask Points: 25
25.8 - Merry Saturnalia
Book 1 - Xenocide by Orson Scott Card
Book 2 - Option 3 - Children of the Mind by Orson Scott Card
Task Points: 25
25.9 - Narcissus and Echo
Narcussus:
Option A - The Witch Must Burn by Danielle Paige
This book is new to me.
page 1 - "We have an enchanted palace - that's where I work as a servant - and we have a Wizard with extra-special powers."
Option B - People I Want to Punch in the Throat: Competitive Crafters, Drop-Off Despots, and Other Suburban Scourges by Jen Mann
This book is new to me.
Task Points: 25
30.1 - It's All Greek to Me
Option 3 -
by Ray BradburyOption 5 - Carrie by Stephen King
Task Points: 30
30.3 - Greek Key
Option 2 - Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk
This book is on page 1 and is #8 on the "Best Twists" list
Option 4 -
by Marie-Helene BertinoTask Points: 30
30.6 - Twice the Fun
Option 2
Red Rising by Pierce Brown
Golden Son by Pierce Brown
Task Points: 30
30.8 - Make Your TBR List Say Uncle
Option 1 - Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
Option 2 -
by Lauren WeisbergerTask Points: 30
Total Points: 470
30.2 -- Hina's task: Homer's OdysseyI chose Options 4 and 5:
Option 4: Read a book that has Penelope, Athena, Calypso, or Circe in the title/subtitle or in the author's first or last name.
Pack of Cards by Penelope Lively
author is Penelope Lively
336 pages
Option 5: Read a book that was first published in a year that contains an 8
Beat the Reaper by Josh Bazell
310 pages
first published September 7th 2008
Task total=30
Grand total=340
MelissaH25.1 New & Old
Option 1. Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty - 2/15/15
Previous book read: The Husband's Secret – 5/24/14
Option 4. Breathe by Abbi Glines - 2/21/15
Author is new to me
Books Read: 2
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 30
MelissaH10.8 Our Friends in Tuxedos
The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman - 2/25/15
Books Read: 1
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 40
BARBARA ★30.8 - Morgan Faeriesfolly's task: Make Your TBR List Say Uncle
Option 2:
- Catherine Coulter (red cover) 1/16Goodreads Author
Option 6: Captured by the Pirate Laird - Amy Jareski (pirates) 2/25
Goodreads Author
Totals for Challenge
Points this task: 30
Total Points: 695
Goodreads Authors: 41
Big Books - 500+: (2)
Big Books - 750+: (0)
Big Books - 1000+: (0)
695/1045 POINTS
SPANTALIAN JOANNE25.3 -- Mrs.soule's task: Two Types of Tasks
Book A: This is your “wide-open” task. Read a free-for-this-challenge book
~ By Amanda Grace, 12/5/14REQUIRED: Book I owned before 12/1/14
Book B: This is your limited task. Read a book from my Goodreads five-star shelf.
~ by Gail Carriger, 2/25/15Points this post: 25
Total Points: 150
RockyNook5.10 - Who's Your Muse?
Wicked - Sara Shepard
**Sara Shepard is a Goodreads Author
This Post:
5 points
1 GRA ticket
Total:
220 points
14 GRA tickets
1 BB ticket
Kimber30.5 Atlantis
Option 2: The Book of Ivy by Amy Engel
(goodreads author)
Option 3: Lost in Time I by Abbie Zanders (goodreads author)
*word "time" matches title of book/word from song
*ebook length approved post #4432
This task: 30 points
# points completed to date: 34
gra: 37
New total points: 685
Jen UT25.10 - Lois's task: Book Group Books
Book 1: Mistborn: The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson
This was the book my book club read in January 2015.
Book 2: The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
Found on Most Popular bookclub books - alltime list on 2/21/15. #40 on the list.
Total Books: 8
Total Points: 65
Teresa Jo30.7 -- Catherine T's task: Hang the Christmas Stockings with Care
Rolled 3 (Chocolate) and 4 (Luxury)
Book 1: CHocolate
Black Wings by Christina Henry
Goodreads Author: Christina Henry
Book 2:
The Honor of the Queen by David Weber
These books are new to me and not a re-read
This Post
Points: 30
Goodreads Author: Yes
Big Books: No
Winter Totals
Total Points: 715 / 1045 (68.42%)
Total Goodreads Authors: 29
Total Big Books: 1
Repost of task 15.2 - Roman Numerals Unexpected Blessings by Barbara Taylor Bradford Claiming BB(+500) c,d,i,l,x
Relative Malice by Marla Madison,a GRA. v,m
Readerboard Name: StephanieB5.10 Who's Your Muse? (Book of Choice)
Paddle Your Own Canoe: One Man's Fundamentals for Delicious Living
10.1 A Random Trip Back in Time
Random #: 9
The Devil Wears Prada (Published in 2006)
15.8 Under My Thumb
(Has a thumb on cover)
Yes Please
20.1 - Most Improved Player - Bea's task: January and Janus
Option 5: Medical Setting/Nurse/Midwife/etc
The Midwife: A Memoir of Birth, Joy, and Hard TimesThe Midwife: A Memoir of Birth, Joy, and Hard Times
20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Alicia T's task: Deployment
Option 1: Far Abroad
Age of Ambition: Chasing Fortune, Truth, and Faith in the New China
State the continent on which you live and identify the setting of the book if it's not obvious from the Goodreads description: Live in North America. Book is in China (continent: Asia). This is not a reread.
25.10 -- Lois's task: Book Group Books
Book One: Our Book Club Read...
January 2015 we read Station Eleven by GOODREADS AUTHOR Emily St. John Mandel
Book Two:
I finally read Fifty Shades, currently #19 and #18 when I accessed 2/2 on the Book Club List of Most Popular Book Club Books United States
Fifty Shades of Grey by GOODREADS AUTHOR E.L. James
30.7 -- Catherine T's task: Hang the Christmas Stockings with Care
Rolled 1
1 Satsuma (Orange Cover)
Geek Love
& Rolled 4
Luxury Item (Book I have wanted to read, not a reread)
Lila
Total Points This Post: 125
Two More GoodReads Authors This Post
15.8 Under My ThumbRead a book that has a human hand on the cover that shows the thumb.
The Paying Guests
20.6-Seasoned Reader-Deployment
Option 4-Relevance-Read a book from the Best Modern Day Military Accounts list:
Redeployment
This book appears on page one of the list, position 61
25.4-Egyptian Deities
This is a TWO book task
Book one:
A. The Goddess Ma'at-Read a book with the name of a season in the title or subtitle
Winter Street
Elin Hilderbrand is a GRA
Claiming one GRA ticket
Book two:
B. The Sun God RA- Read a book with the image of a bird on the cover
The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy
Total points this post: 60
Total Points to Date: 200
GRA this post: 1
Total GRAs to date: 7
25.9 Narcissus & EchoI chose Narcissus
Two book task
The total number of pages for the two books must be at least 500
The books must be new to you
B. Read a book that has I, me or my in the title
There Was a Little Girl: The Real Story of My Mother and Me
This book was new to me
This book has 416 pages
C. Read a book that has exactly one person on the cover
A Man Called Ove
This book was new to me
This book has 337 pages
Fredrik Backman is a GRA
Claiming one GRA ticket
25.10 Book Group Books
Two book task
Book 1- If you belong to a book group, this can be a book you read for you book group
The Garden of Letters
I read this for my January 2015 book group
Alyson Richman is a GRA
Claiming one GRA ticket
Book 2- Read a book from the Post Popular book club books list
Station Eleven
I selected the options of "this month" and "my country" (USA)
The list was generated on 2/18/15
The book was listed at position 14
Emily St. John Mandel is a GRA
Claiming one GRA ticket
Total points this post: 50
Total points to date: 250
GRA tickets this post: 3
Total GRA tickets to date: 10
30.8 Make Your TBR List Say UncleTwo book task, each book should be at least 250 pages
Option 1 :: I Heard You Like Books::
Read a book with the main page genre "Books about Books"
Tolstoy and the Purple Chair: My Year of Magical Reading
This book has 261 pages
Nina Sankovich is a GRA
Claiming one GRA ticket
Option 5 :: Guilty Pleasures ::
Read one of your guilty pleasure type books
The First Bad Man
Books with Romance as a main genre are a guilty pleasure
This book has 288 pages
Miranda July is a GRA
Claiming one GRA ticket
Total points this post: 30
Total GRAs this post: 2
Total Points to Date 280
Total GRA Tickets 12
Kim O50.1 - Teri-K's task: Let's Start the New Year Off Right
Option 1: Read a book you wanted to read for this challenge but that didn't quite fit the requirements for the task.
This book did not satisfy the requirements for option 2 of task 30.8 -- Read a book that has a cover that is at least 75% red. The cover of this book is less than 75% red.
Gabrielle Zevin is a Goodreads author
Option 3 Pick a book from GoodReads Best Book of the Year 2014 nominees and winners. Click on the winners to see a list of the nominees in each category.
I Shall Be Near to You The category is Historical Fiction. This book is not a re-read.
Erin Lindsay McCabe is a Goodreads author
Option 5: Read a non-fiction book that will help you reach your goal or learn more of what you need to know to reach that goal.
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing This book is not a re-read.
One of my New Year's resolutions is to get more organized.
Points this task: 50
Goodreads author ticket: 2
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Totals
Big Books - 500+: 2
Goodreads authors: 16
Books read: 35
10.5 - Older and WiserI wanted to know more about whether diets really work, so I read Minimize Me: 10 Diets to Lose 25 lbs in 50 Days.
15.4 - Ring in the New
Options 1 & 2 combined - Jackaby
15.6 - My Way
March: Book One (approved in task help thread)
Points in this post: 40
Points so far: 690
MEGSCL10.5. Older and Wiser
Lost Cat: A True Story of Love, Desperation, and GPS Technology Which educated me on the subject of cat psychology. I wanted to learn more about cat behaviour. Approved in task help thread #20.
TOTAL TO DATE
Points: 550
Tasks: 36
Goodreads Authors: 20
Big Book Tickets: 14
Books: 43
**Now completed all 5 and 10 point tasks!**
15.2 - Roman NumeralsRoman numerals are based on seven symbols I, C, D, L, M, V, X
Read TWO books whose titles and/or subtitles together contain ALL 7 symbols/letters
Book 1.-
the terrIbLe priVaCy of MaXwell sim
(I-C-L-M-V-X)
Book 2.-
GolD digger
(D)
Claiming a GR author ticket for Jonathan Coe
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25.2 - Hats off to Translators
Book 1: A Nod to the Romans
Read a book originally written in one of the Romance languages that has been translated into English.
I read:
Originally written in Spanish
Book 2: And to the Greeks
Read a book originally written in a language, which like Greek, uses a different alphabet than the one common to English. The book must have been translated into English.
The languages are: Greek, Hebrew, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Thai, or Russian
I read:
Originally written in Japanese
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POINTS
Points This Post: 40
Points Total: 460
GR Author: √
Big Books:
500 () 750 () 1000 ()
GRA Total: 9
BB Total: 2
Lulu10.2. A New Year and a New Number
The Line Of Beauty by Alan Hollinghurst
The addition of the book I read had 501 pages, matching the last 3 digits of 2015.
**This a big book, valid for 1 500+ ticket**
20.3. Caroling, Caroling…
Hotel World by Ali Smith
Using 'Joy to the World', the title has the word 'world' intact in the title.
This book has 256 pages, meeting the 250 page minimum.
Points this post: 30
Total points: 155
Tasks completed: 8
Books read: 11
Goodreads authors: 1
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
CMFRUIN5.4 Erato -- Read a book with the word "love" found intact in the title, subtitle, series title, or author's name.
I read Fables, Vol. 3: Storybook Love by Bill Willingham. The word "love" is in the subtitle.
[POINTS]
This Post: 5
Total Points: 80
Books Read: 8
Completed Tasks: 7
Goodreads Authors: 4
Laura E25.1 New and Old
Option 1 (new book by author I have read before)
Ashes to Ashes by Tami Hoag
*Previously read Dark Horse by her
Option 2 (book by a new to you author)
The Passing Bells by Phillip Rock
*Phillip Rock is a new to me author.
Points: 25
Totals
Points: 360
Becky P repost for 392315.8 Under My Thumb
by Lucinda Brant ebook approved for length 1464***Lucinda Brant is a GRA***
Points this post-15
Total Points-420
Total GRA-25
Total BB- 18
RedsCat30.6 Twice the Fun!
*I rolled a two*
OPT 2 Two books with authors who have same first or last name: name = JOSH
I Am Not Myself These Days by Josh Kilmer-Purcell *Josh Kilmer-Purcell is a GoodReads author*
Bird Box by Josh Malerman
Points This Post: 30
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets: 0
Total for Winter Challenge:
Total Points: 340
Total Goodreads Authors: 13
Total Big Book Tickets:
Big Books - 500+: 0
Big Books - 750+: 0
Big Books - 1000+: 0
Mod
Anna T20.7 Back to High School Option 2
Frankenstein; Or, the Modern Prometheus
Is #24 and on the first page
20.10 Group Read
Code Name Verity
Disscussion post here
Elizabeth Wein is a Goodreads Author
This post:
Points - 40
GRA - 1
Total:
Points - 170
GRA - 10
Adria15.6 My Way: read a memoir
Infidel
20.5 Emurphy's Task: 2 sides to every coin
I chose Option 2: read a book with opposites in title
Stop Whining, Start Living
20.8 Nickels and Dimes: Read ONE book that fits the requirements for two of this season's 5- or 10-point tasks
Man's Search for Meaning
This book satisfies 5.2 Clio for "History" and 5.7 Polyhymnia for "Spirituality" as main page genres
Points this post: 55
Total points: 295
BEKKA - 25.3 -- Mrs.soule's task: Two Types of TasksBook A: For this task, I read “
” by Kate Alcott which I received as a free eGalley from Edelweiss. I read this book as an Advanced Readers Copy (Thanks, Doubleday!) Book B: For this task, I read “
” by Kurt Vonnegut since it’s on Mrs.soule’s 5 star Goodreads shelf. Points Earned this Challenge: 25
Total Points Earned to Date: 305
Pages Read this Challenge: 519
Total Pages Read to Date: 7715
Books Read this Challenge: 2
Total Books Read: 20
Goodreads Authors: 13
Big Book Tickets: 500( 3 ), 750( 1 ), 1000()
ChrisEverest15.1 Returns & Exchanges
2 books
Book 1 - One book you've read & given 4-5 stars
The Red Plague Affair by Lilith Saintcrow
(read from Feb 19th to the 22nd)
so Read another Book by the same Author
The Iron Wyrm Affair
(Read from Feb 4th to the 7th)
Lilith Saintcrow is a GRA
Book 2 - Choose a book that you read or rated 4/5 stars. From that book's main page navigate to "Readers also Enjoyed"
So read The Iron Wyrm Affair(Read from Feb 4th to the 7th) and found readers also enjoyed the
The Seduction of Phaeton Black
(Read from Feb 25th to the 26th)
Jillian Stone is not a GRA
Susan W.5.3 Euterpe: Read a book with an identifiable musical instrument on the cover.
I read
by Patricia A. McKillipCover was approved in the Help Thread, post 58
25.8 Hana C's Task: Merry Saturnailia!: Read two books from the listed options.
Option One. Read any book as long as it meets SRC requirements.
I read Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'Brien
AR Info: IL: MG BL: 5.1 AR: 8.0
Option Three: Read a book with the genre Science Fiction on it’s main page (may be embedded), with a setting that is primarily extra-terrestrial. (i.e. does not take place on Earth of the past/present/future or in an alternate dimension/timeline). If the setting is not clear from the GR description please state how your book fits the task.
I read The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
This book was approved in the Help Thread, post 79
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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Beneath the Lion's Gaze (other topics)
Paw and Order (other topics)
Out of the Easy (other topics)
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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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30.6 I rolled a 2 - two books by authors who share the same name (you can read the same author twice).
Scarlet by Marissa Meyer *CLAIMING GRA*
Cress by Marissa Meyer *CLAIMING GRA* *Claiming BB Ticket*
Total this post: 30
Total Points: 345