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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2020
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Melanie M5-POINT TASKS
9/10 tasks - total points 45 points
5.1 - See You at the Movies
One of author's initials in the word MOVIES
Pleasure for Pleasure by Eloisa James
5.2 - I'd Watch That
List Books that Should Be Made Into Movies, page 2, #115
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver, read 8/13/20 - 5*
5.3 - World Cinema
Set in Mexico, where population is 12.9% English speaking
Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, read 7/7/20
5.4 - Lights, Camera, Action!
From List 'Books with Action Heroines' (p1)
Halfway to the Grave by Jeaniene Frost, read 8/1/20
5.5 - Summer Blockbusters
Dark Lover by J.R. Ward, read 7/27/20 (Summer blockbuster being #8 - "The Dark Knight")
5.6 - Somebody Set the Clock
The Shadows Between Us by TriCia LeVenselleR, read 7/11/20
5.7 - Mysterious Women
Female author, MPG Mystery
Loyalty in Death by J.D. Robb, read 6/20/20
5.9 - Take Me Away
Humor MPG
Practice Makes Perfect by Julie James, read 7/16/20
5.10 Carefree Summer Days
Free book
Nauti Boy by Lora Leigh, read 8/30/20
10 POINT TASKS
10/10 tasks - total points 100 points
10.1 - OK Boomer
Kristin Hannah, born in 1960
The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah, read 7/11/20
10.2 - A Boy's Best Friend is his Mother
Thriller MPG
Carry Me Home by Rosalind James (MPG "thriller"), read 8/27/20
10.3 - This is CNN
Non-fiction book with C, N, N in title/subtitle
Sex Crimes: Then and Now: My Years on the Front Lines Prosecuting Rapists and Confronting Their Collaborators by Alice Vachss, read 8/9/20
10.4 - Ready for a Closeup
main character is an actor
Just the Sexiest Man Alive by Julie James, read 6/18/20 - 4.5*
10.5 - From A to Z
"A" and "Z" in author name
Warrior by Zoe Archer, read 7/24/20 - 4*
10.6 - Get Counted
page number in 39393261617
The Taming of the Duke by Eloisa James, read 7/18/20 - 392 pages
10.7 - What Angels Eat
Set in Texas
Heartless by Diana Palmer, read 7/25/20 - 3.5*
10.8 - Go Your Own Way
IndieBound List - February 2020's List
Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid, read 7/5/20 - 4.5*
10.9 - Turn It Up
Song "Dancing in >u>the Street"
The Hating Game by Sally Thorne, read 8/1/20
10.10 - "You Like Me, You Really Like Me"
Average rating over 3.5*
Victoria and the Rogue by Meg Cabot, read 7/20/20 (avg rating 3.62*)
TOTAL POINTS: 145
(edited to change book for 5.10 as it was a duplicate)
PRIOR POINTS: 145 POINTS15 POINT TASKS: 4/10 = 60 POINTS
15.5 - Again, Really
Read Naked in Death in 2010, re-read in January 2020
Golden in Death by J.D. Robb, read 7/31/20 (#50 in In Death Series)
15.6 - The Red Carpet
something red in cover
Mackenzie's Mountain by Linda Howard, read 8/3/20
15.8 - Parasite
South Korean actor or set in South Korea
The Vegetarian by Han Kang, read 8/16/20 - 2.5* - South Korean setting and author
15.9 - Facts Matter!
Nonfiction book with MPG history
Conversations with RBG: Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Life, Love, Liberty, and Law by Jeffrey Rosen, read 7/8/20 - 4.5*
TOTAL POINTS: 205 POINTS
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ25.7 - Jagged Little Pill
Book 1 -
Real Vampires Hate Skinny Jeans by Gerry Bartlett
Option 2 - Both the title and the author’s name include a double set of consonants (NN in Skinny; RR in Gerry)
Book 2 - The Silence Between Us by Alison Gervais
Option 3 - There are 2 hands on the cover.
Link to PB edition - The Silence Between Us
This post: 25 points
Total points to date: 85 points
Tasks completed: 6
** Electing to not track Golden Oldies and Big Books this season **
StaceyNC5.3 - World Cinema
Help Thread
Parasite was the first non-English film to win an Academy Award for Best Picture. Read a book set at least 50% in a country where the total number of English speakers is below 50%, based on this list: Countries by English-Speaking Population.
Book: The Bear and the Nightingale
Completed: 8/29/20
Set in Russia: 5.83% English Speakers
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 715
Tasks Completed: 36
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ30.1 - “STAY HOME / STAY SAFE”
Book 1 -
Turning Tables by Heather MacDowell
Option 1C - This book is a stand alone book and is not part of a series.
Book 2 - Party of Two by Jasmine Guillory
Option 2C - This is book #5 in the Wedding Date series
Link to PB edition - Party of Two
This post: 30 points
Total points to date: 115 points
Tasks completed: 7
** Electing to not track Golden Oldies and Big Books this season **
StaceyNC5.7 - Mysterious Women
Read a book written by a female author that ALSO has the MPG Mystery, Thriller, or Dystopia.
Book: Mine to Take
Completed: 6/28/20
Author: Cynthia Eden
MPG Mystery
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 720
Tasks Completed: 37
StaceyNC5.9 - Take Me Away
Read a book with the MPG Humor OR a book found on the Popular Funny Books list.
Book: Officer off Limits
Completed: 7/28/20
MPG Humor
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 725
Tasks Completed: 38
Brooke TX5.3 - World Cinema
Read a book set at least 50% in a country where the total number of English speakers is below 50%, based on this list. Set in Russia:
Points
This Post: 5
Total Points: 685
Completed Tasks: 43
Books Read: 92
Melanie MPRIOR POINTS: 205 POINTS
20 POINT TASKS IN THIS POST: 5/10 = 100 NEW POINTS
20.1 Option 2:
competition central to plot: The whole book is premised upon a TV competition where characters are challenged to act as though they were in pioneer times for a monetary prize.
Welcome to Paradise by Rosalind James 8/1/2020, read 8/1/20
20.2 Option 2 (author initials SOLARIS): Pleasure Unbound by Larissa Ione, read 7/27/20
20.4 Golden Oldies
Option 4: Book 1 in new series
Let's Get Textual by Teagan Hunter, read 6/21/20 - Book 1 in "Texting" series
20.5 - Bigger is Better - MegSCL's Task: Cover Tropes
Option 2 "Meet Cute": bright color cover with two illustrated people
The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang, read 8/28/20
20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Sunshine's Task: Springfield!
Option 1: More than 15,000 ratings
Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, read 8/16/20 (71,000+ ratings)
TOTAL POINTS: 305 POINTS
Brooke TX5.7 - Mysterious Women
Read a book written by a female author that ALSO has the MPG Mystery, Thriller, or Dystopia.
Points
This Post: 5
Total Points: 690
Completed Tasks: 44
Books Read: 92
Brooke TXUNCLAIM
5.8 - Harry Potter Turns 40
Read a book first published in a year that includes a 4 AND a 0.
Points
This Post: -5
Total Points: 690
Completed Tasks: 44
Books Read: 92
Repost (forgot to post cover - that's the second time I've done that this challenge - must be pandemic stress. So sorry!)30.1 - Mazza1's Task: “STAY HOME / STAY SAFE”
Option 2:
- 936 pagesFits Book 1, Option A (single word title) and Book 2, Option B (at least 5 people on the cover). Approved in Task Help Thread: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
*** Two Big Book Tickets claimed - 936 pages
Final points total: 235
Golden Oldies: 2
Big Book Tickets: 3
Thanks to all!
Brooke TX5.8 - Harry Potter Turns 40
Read a book first published in a year that includes a 4 AND a 0.
Points
This Post: 5
Total Points: 695
Completed Tasks: 45
Books Read: 92
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ30.3 - Gardening Lessons
Book 1 -
One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus
Option 1 - This book was first published in May 2017.
Link to PB edition: One of Us is Lying
Book 2 - My Not So Perfect Life by Sophie Kinsella
Option 4 - This single author's initials can be found in LAKE DISTRICT NATIONAL PARK (S in district; K in lake)
Link to MMP edition - Mitt (inte så) perfekta liv
This post: 30 points
Total points to date: 145 points
Tasks completed: 8
** Electing to not track Golden Oldies and Big Books this season **
Brooke TX10.9 - Turn It Up
Read a book with title of at least 3 words where the first letter of every title word appears in a song title from this list of 50 Best Summer Songs. With SMSM appearing in "The Boys of Summer" (approved for length in ebook spreadsheet line 2531):
Points
This Post: 10
Total Points: 705
Completed Tasks: 46
Books Read: 92
Brooke TX15.4 - A Record Setting Leading Performer
Option 2:
Read 1 book with a word in the title/subtitle that matches a word from Hepburn's Filmography, written by a female author.
Points
This Post: 15
Total Points: 720
Completed Tasks: 47
Books Read: 92
Brooke TX15.6. The Red Carpet.
Read a book with something red on the cover. Some letters, plus the center square element, are red:
Points
This Post: 15
Total Points: 735
Completed Tasks: 48
Books Read: 92
Brooke TXTask 25.8 - Amy FL’s Task: I’ll Be Back.
Option 2: Read a book with a title of three or more words where the first letter of each word appears in MIMETIC POLYALLOY.
Option 4: Read a book by a female author with a MPG of action or science fiction.
Points
This Post: 25
Total Points: 760
Completed Tasks: 49
Books Read: 92
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ30.5 - Two of a Kind
Option 2A - Both books are from the same series - Knight and Moon
Book 1 -
Curious Minds by Janet Evanovich
Link to PB edition: Curious Minds
Book 2 - Dangerous Minds by Janet Evanovich
Link to Pb edition - Dangerous Minds
This post: 30 points
Total points to date: 175 points
Tasks completed: 9
** Electing to not track Golden Oldies and Big Books this season **
Shelby
5.3 - World Cinema
Read a book set at least 50% in a country where the total number of English speakers is below 50%.: The Darkest Whisper, by Gena Showalter
How Fits: Location: Hungary - Listed Setting is Budapest
Points this post: 5
Total points: 860
Big Books: 3
Golden Oldies: 0
Brooke TX25.10 - Rina's Task: Working out during quarantine
Option 1: Fitness Blender
Task 1. Read a book written by a married author. Ilona Andrews approved in help thread post 10:
Task 3. Read a book with a word in the title or subtitle containing both letters F and B.
Points
This Post: 25
Total Points: 785
Completed Tasks: 50
Books Read: 92
Shelby
15.8 - Parasite
Read a book set in South Korea or with an author born in South Korea.: Antigoddess, by Kendare Blake
How Fits: Author: Born in Seoul
Points this post: 15
Total points: 875
Big Books: 3
Golden Oldies: 0
Brooke TX25.11 - Delicious Dee's Task: Space X
1. Read a book that is written by 2 or more authors. Ilona Andrews is a husband and wife team:
3. Read a single author book where the author's initials (including middle initial) can be found in APATOSAURUS.
Points
This Post: 25
Total Points: 810
Completed Tasks: 51
Books Read: 92
Kathy KS***UNCLAIM!!***
repost to replace moved title
20.4 - Golden Oldies - Shawn H's Task: A Few of My Favorite Things
Option 4: start a new series. The series can be of any length, but your book must be in a series that is new to you and is the first in the series. REQUIRED: State in your post that this series is new to you.
Into The Black, by Beth Barany
This series is new to me and this title is #1.
I read an ebook ARC from NetGalley. pb=308 pages (no mmpb)
*****updated totals
Points for this task: 0
Total points : 560-20=540
Tasks completed: 24
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 3
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 1
Brooke TX25.12 - Brooklyn's Task: It’s Auntie Time!
Option 1: Read a book that is part of a series.
Option 4: Read a book with a title that begins with a letter in AMENS.
Points
This Post: 25
Total Points: 835
Completed Tasks: 52
Books Read: 92
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ20.8 - Codenames
The Girls Weekend by Jody Gehrman
word that can be made - TWINES (te from The; is from Girls; wn from Weekend)
Link to HB edition - The Girls Weekend
This post: 20 points
Total points to date: 195 points
Tasks completed: 10
** Electing to not track Golden Oldies and Big Books this season **
Shelby
30.6 - Dlmrose’s Task: "All I Really Need To Know”
Option 3
Read the next whole number book in a series that you have begun before the Summer Challenge.: This Side of the Grave, by Jeaniene Frost
How Fits: Series: First started in February 2017
AND
Option 4
Read a book set at least 50% in a country on a continent different from your own.: Oz, by Lily Morton
How Fits: Setting: Cornwall, England -- I live in California.
Points this post: 30
Total points: 905
Big Books: 3
Golden Oldies: 0
Brooke TX25.13 - SandyL's Task: Dog Days of Summer
Option 1: Read a book with at least three words in the title where the first letter of each word is in DOG DAYS OF SUMMER.
Option 2: Read a book with all the letters of SIRIUS in the title.
Points
This Post: 25
Total Points: 860
Completed Tasks: 53
Books Read: 92
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ20.3 - Saturday Matinee
The 20th Victim by James Patterson
Option 3 - Thriller is a MPG shelved by 19 users.
Link to PB edition - 20th Victim
This post: 20 points
Total points to date: 215 points
Tasks completed: 11
** Electing to not track Golden Oldies and Big Books this season **
Brooke TX30.2 - Cat's Task: Reading in the Valleys
2. Read a book with MPG Humour or Satire.
3. Read a book with the letters WALES in the title / subtitle. This book is a re-read.
Points
This Post: 30
Total Points: 890
Completed Tasks: 54
Books Read: 92
Kathy KS20.4 - Golden Oldies - Shawn H's Task: A Few of My Favorite Things
Option 4: start a new series. The series can be of any length, but your book must be in a series that is new to you and is the first in the series. REQUIRED: State in your post that this series is new to you.
The Old Man and the Wasteland, by Nick Cole
This series is new to me and this title is #1 of The Wasteland Saga.
I read this title as an ebook that is part of this omnibus: The Wasteland Saga. The isolated title pagination is pb=148 p. (no mmpb) The omnibus pagination is pb=672 p. (no mmpb)
*****
Points for this task: 20
Total points : 560
Tasks completed: 25
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 3
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 1
Brooke TX30.4 - Wayne's task: Brockian Ultra-Cricket
Option 3: Read a book that has all the letters in either APOLOGIZE or SORRY in the book's title/subtitle.
Option 4: Read a book from the Excellent Space Opera list. Found on page 5, approved in ebook spreadsheet line 644:
Points
This Post: 30
Total Points: 920
Completed Tasks: 55
Books Read: 92
Brooke TX30.5 - Sally M's Task: Two of a Kind
Option 2: Companion Reads
A - Read 2 books from the same series.
Points
This Post: 30
Total Points: 950
Completed Tasks: 56
Books Read: 92
Brooke TX30.6 - Dlmrose’s Task: "All I Really Need To Know”
Option 3: Read the next whole number book in a series that you have begun before the Summer Challenge. Series begun February 2020:
Option 4: Read a book set at least 50% in a country on a continent different from your own. I live in North America, the book is set in England:
Points
This Post: 30
Total Points: 980
Completed Tasks: 57
Books Read: 92
Brooke TX30.7 - TessaVanessa’s Task: Nights at the Drive-in
Option 1: Read a book that has a night scene including stars and/or moon on the cover.
Option 3: Read a book with a title of at least 3 words where the initial letter of each word is found in FUNNEL CAKES.
Points
This Post: 30
Total Points: 1010
Completed Tasks: 58
Books Read: 92
Brooke TX30.8 - Aprilleigh’s Task: The Karate Fan Club
Book 1: A FICTION book with all of the letters in both KARATE and DOJO found in the title (ignore subtitles) and/or author’s name.
Book 2: A NON-FICTION book with all of the letters in both KARATE and DOJO found in the title (ignore subtitles) and/or author’s name.
Points
This Post: 30
Total Points: 1040
Completed Tasks: 59
Books Read: 92
Kim O20.1 - Most Improved Player - Jen B - The One With All the Books
Option 6: Chandler. Read a book with the letters BE intact in the title, not subtitle. Letters can appear in any word, but they must appear in that order.
As Above, So Below: A Novel of Peter Bruegel
Points this task: 20
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Totals:
Points: 230
Big Books - 500+: 3
Big Books - 750+: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
Tasks completed: 9
Brooke TX30.9 - Beth NC Task: Let’s Go Have Some Summer Fun
Option 5: Read a book with the main page genre Thriller. Genre confirmed in verification thread post 72:
Option 6: Read a book that has the MPG Historical Fiction and is set in one of the states in the Appalachian Region. Set in West Virginia:
Points
This Post: 30
Total Points: 1070
Completed Tasks: 60
Books Read: 92
Brooke TX30.9 - Beth NC Task: Let’s Go Have Some Summer Fun
Option 5: Read a book with the main page genre Thriller. Genre confirmed in verification thread post 72:
Option 6: Read a book that has the MPG Historical Fiction and is set in one of the states in the Appalachian Region. Set in West Virginia:
Points
This Post: 30
Total Points: 1070
Completed Tasks: 60
Books Read: 92
Kathy KS15.4 - A Record Setting Leading Performer
Option 2: Read 1 book that satisfies the requirements for both books 1 and 2 of option 1.
Into The Black, by Beth Barany
Option 1: Book 1 - read a book with a word in the title/subtitle that matches a word from Hepburn's Filmography.
Hepburn movie: long day's journey INTO night (1962)
AND
Book 2 - read a book written by a female author (Beth Barany).
I read an ebook ARC from NetGalley. pb=308 pages (no mmpb)
*****
Points for this task: 15
Total points : 575
Tasks completed: 26
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 3
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 1
Brooke TX30.10 Andy P.’s Task: Junk Food or Fitness?
Book 1. Read a book, the title/subtitle of which must contain a word that can be made using only the letters in EXERCISE. With "Ice" in the title:
Book 2. Read a book, the author of which must be the sole author of the book and must NOT have any of the letters in JUNKFOOD in his/her name.
Points
This Post: 30
Total Points: 1100
Completed Tasks: 61
Books Read: 92
Brooke TX30. 11 - Sandy's Task: Escape!
1. Read a book with the main page genre Science Fiction, Fantasy, or Science Fiction Fantasy, standalone or embedded.
3. Read a book with the main page genre history or historical fiction or time travel.
Points
This Post: 30
Total Points: 1130
Completed Tasks: 62
Books Read: 92
Readerboard Name: Kathy P5.10 - Carefree Summer Days
Dorothy Day: Selected Writings; By Little and by Little
Totals
Points: 185
BB: 0
GO: 0
Total Tasks completed: 21
Total Books read: 21
Brooke TX50.1- Bucket's Task: Toss Away the Could Haves and Should Haves
1. A. Read a book you abandoned/never finished. Started and abandoned May 2019:
2. A. Read a book from 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die. Found on page 2:
3. B. Choose any book you have rated 5 stars and read something on its "similar books" list. Suggested because I rated Home 5 stars:
Points
This Post: 50
Total Points: 1180
Completed Tasks: 63
Books Read: 92
Readerboard Name: Kathy P20.7 - SHORTER IS SWEETER – Cindie’s Task — Small is a State of Mind
Option 1:
The HumansPages - 285
Totals
Points: 205
BB: 0
GO: 0
Total Tasks completed: 22
Total Books read: 22
Brooke TX5.10 - Carefree Summer Days
Get away from everything by reading a book of your choice that meets the SRC rules.
Points
This Post: 5
Total Points: 1185
Completed Tasks: 64
Books Read: 93
Brooke TX20.10 - Group Reads
My discussion post can be found here.
Points
This Post: 20
Total Points: 1205
Completed Tasks: 65
Books Read: 93
Task 5.6 Somebody Set the Clock includes "VCR" in the Title and/or Author's nameDeadeye DiCk by KuRt Vonnegut, Jr.
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 175
Books This Task: 1
Total Books Read: 16
Total Tasks Completed: 14
Big Books Read: 1
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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25.4 - Staying at Home
Book 1 -
The Perfect Family by Shalini Boland
I've had this book since August 2019.
Book 2 -
The Clutter Corpse by Simon Brett
This book was first published in April 2020.
Link to HB edition: The Clutter Corpse
This post: 25 points
Total points to date: 60 points
Tasks completed: 5
** Electing to not track Golden Oldies and Big Books this season **