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SPRING CHALLENGE 2021
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Completed Tasks: PLEASE DO NOT DELETE ANY POST IN THIS THREAD!
Julia10310.1 - Spring Starts
A Meditation on Murder (Death in Paradise #1)
This post: 10 points
Total points: 495
BB: 0
GO: 0
Tasks completed: 32
Total books read: 40
Coralie5.6 Are You Being Served?
Book with MPG humor
The Ring of Solomon
IL: MY+ - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 16.0
Total to date 410 points
Kim O20.4 - Golden Oldies - Lys's Task: Wintering at Riley
Option 3: Read a book, fiction or nonfiction, with an LGBT MPG.
The Body Is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love
Points this task: 20
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Totals:
Points: 195
Big Books - 500+: 1
Big Books - 750+: 0
Golden Oldies: 1
Tasks completed: 11
Robin PRequesting Big Book Credit for The Hourglass Factory - 512 pages
**SANDY - The readerboard shows I had 3 BB credits before this but I only show 2, I show I am adding the 3rd one now.**
25.8 - 2 books
Option 1B - Book with letters GOAT in title - The Hourglass Factory
Option 4 - Author's initials in MEMOIR - Oona Out of Order: A Novel, author Margarita Montimore
Points this task: 25
Total points: 395
BB: 3
GO: 5
Kai10.10 - Twitter - It's What's Happenng
A book with a number of pages between 140 and 280 inclusive
The Last of the Nomads by W.J. Peasley
176 pages
Books Read for Challenge: 27
Total New Points: 10
Total Challenge Points: 360
Coralie25.3 Series I’m Reading
Option 3 – Arcane Society
Book 1 – book I the Arcane series
Quicksilver
Book 2 – book by an author who writes under a pseudonym
Come Tumbling Down by Seanan McGuire who also writes as Mira Grant
Total to date 435 points
CILLATask 25.2 - Janet F’s Task: Burgess Shale
Choose TWO of the options and read a book for each.
Option 1:
Read a book with at least 3 of the letter S in the title. Subtitles excluded.
SecretS of a Sparrow
Option 5:
Read a book by an author who didn’t live past the age of 60.
Down and Out in Paris and London
Born: June 25, 1903
Died: January 21, 1950
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 65
Tasks Completed: 5
Books Read: 6
LAUREN JODI25.1 - Teri-K's Task: Don't Panic!
Book #1:
Option 3 - MPG Travel
The Duke Buys a Bride by Sophie Jordan
Confirmed in post #25 of the help thread
Book #2:
Option 3 - MPG Travel
Float Plan by Trish Doller
Confirmed in post #41 of the help thread
Required: Both books are new to me.
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 600/900
Golden Oldie Tickets: 3
Total Books Read: 49
Tasks Completed: 41/54
30.4 - Sandy's Task: Up and DownBook 1: any book that fits general SRC rules
The Push by Ashley Audrain
Book 2: go up in pages and down in publication date
The Weight of Zero by Karen Fortunati
Total Points: 405
EMurphy5.10 - Good Times: Book of your choice Sour Candy by Kealan Patrick Burke
This Task:
Points: 5
Books Read: 1
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 205
Books Read: 17
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket +500: 1
BB Ticket +1000: 1
Tasks Completed: 11
30.1 - Dlmrose’s Task: Same NameRead 2 books each written by a different author who shares the same first name.
The Echo Wife by Sarah Gailey
Summerwater by Sarah Moss
Points Earned This Post: 30
Total Points Earned: 285
Golden Oldie Tickets: 2
Big Book Tickets Total: 0
Big Books Read By Page Count: 0 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
Robin PRequesting Big Book Credit for The Hourglass Factory - 512 pages
25.8 - 2 books
Option 1B - Book with letters GOAT in title - The Hourglass Factory
Option 4 - Author's initials in MEMOIR - Oona Out of Order, author Margarita Montimore
Points this task: 25
Total points: 395
BB: 4
GO: 5
Task 20.1 - Knit and PurlK and P in title
Break Point: SAS: Who Dares Wins Host's Incredible True Story
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795 points
7 BB tix
7 GO tix
25.4 Andy P.’s task: Check Your Eyesight2 books whose titles/subtitles each contain a word of at least 5 letters that has only one “interior” letter that is different (there -> these)
Book 1: And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
**And Then There Were None is a Golden Oldie (1939). Claiming 1 GO ticket.**
Book 2: These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong
250 pgs + 439 pgs > 500 pgs
Total Points: 430
Jen K50.1 - Chris MD's Task: Reliving the 70
Numbers Generated: 2, 4, 2 - all even
Book 1: Fashion
Even: Piranesi -245 pages
Book 2: Music
Even: A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes - 368 pages
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Book 3: Books
Even: A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain - 269 pages
MPG Historical Fiction and Published 1992
245+368+269 = 882 > 750 pages
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Points This Post: 50
Total Points: 440
Big Books: 3
MAZZA15.5 - M*A*S*H
🌷Read a book found on the Medicine and Literature list.
The Fourth Hand Page 2 of list
points this post = 5
Points to date =810
MAZZA15.8 - Monty Python's Flying Circus
🌷Read a book found on the Cult Classics list.
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
Page 6 of list no 595
points this post = 5
Points to date = 815
MAZZA115.10. Just the Facts, Please
Read a NON-FICTION book with the main page genre Medicine, Medical, or Science. Genres may be standalone or embedded.
Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital
MPGs Non Fiction and Medicine
Points this post = 15
Points to date = 830
MAZZA120.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Jen K's Task: Sugaring Season
Your book must be at least 235 pages, the
Option 2: Maple
Read a book with a single author with the first and last initials of the author found in the word “maple”.
Circus of Wonders (This is an ARC via Netgalley)
There is no MMP the PB is Circus of Wonders and is 336 pages exceeding requirement
Elizabeth Macneal
Points this post = 20
Points to date = 850
MAZZA120.9. Moderators' Pet - Christine V's Task: Share Appreciation
Thesaurus.com lists the following synonyms for the verb “compliment:” praise, flatter, applaud, cajole, commend, congratulate, endorse, extol, laud, acclaim, adulate, celebrate, charm, cheer, commemorate, eulogize, exalt, felicitate, glorify, hail, honor, magnify, please, recommend, salute, sanction, satisfy, soothe, toast, worship, butter up, fawn upon, give bouquet, hand it to, ingratiate oneself with, kudize, make much of, panegyrize, pat on the back, pay respects, pay tribute to, puff up, roose, sing praises of, speak highly of, take off hat to, trade last, wish joy to.
For this task, read a book where any single word of four letters or more from "compliment" and its listed synonyms can be found intact in the title
Lie With Me Using WITH
Points this post = 20
Points to date = 870
MAZZA130.3 - MAZZA1's Task: Pawn Sacrifice
Option 2
You can choose to play either BLACK or WHITE You must read 1 book of over 600 pages
b) BLACK or WHITE is in the title (plural or possessive form may be used, but no other variation).
The Woman in White 672 pages exceeding requirement
points this post = 30
Points to date = 900 hopefully challenge complete
Thanks for all you do
Julia10310.2 - Earth Day Every Day
The Lady and the Panda: the True Adventures of the First American Explorer to Bring Back China's Most Exotic Animal (MPG Environment, verified in task help thread post #34)
This post: 10 points
Total points: 505
BB: 0
GO: 0
Tasks completed: 33
Total books read: 41
Bookwrm526Task #10.7 - The Uncola
Read a book with a word in the title or subtitle that BEGINS with "UN". I read Untamed Shore by Silvia Moreno-Garcia.
Total points so far: 470
Readerboard Name: Kathy P15.10. Just the Facts, Please
What If? Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions
Totals
Points: 130
BB: 0
GO: 0
Total Tasks completed: 8
Total Books read: 9
Readerboard Name: Kathy P20.1. Most Improved Player - Coralie's Task: Knit and Purl
Don't Panic: The Official Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy CompanionTotals
Points: 150
BB: 0
GO: 0
Total Tasks completed: 9
Total Books read: 10
Readerboard Name: Kathy P5.3 - The Mary Tyler Moore Show
The Prodigal God: Recovering the Heart of the Christian Faith
Author Timothy J. Keller
Totals
Points: 155
BB: 0
GO: 0
Total Tasks completed: 10
Total Books read: 11
Coralie10.8 Bye, Bye, Miss American Pie
Using the word ‘rhythm’ as in ‘I did those rhythm and blues’, I read Rhythm of War
Total to date 445 points
Delicious Dee15.1. Continuing on..................
Book A - Spells for the Dead
Book B - Dead Center
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 560
Delicious Dee20.8. Nickels & Dimes - MegSCL's Task: 21 Years and 21 Centuries
Option B - Captive Queen: A Novel of Eleanor of Aquitaine - set in the 12th century
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 580
Delicious Dee30.5 - TessaVanessa's Task: Thank you, Dr. Seuss!
Option 1 - Katie - Danni Roan
Option 3 - The Guardian - first published March 9, 2021
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 610
Shelby
5.1 - All in the Family
Read a book with the name of a family member** in the title/subtitle. : Daughter of the Blood, by Anne Bishop
How Fits: Title - Daughter of the Blood
Points this post: 5
Total points: 275
Big Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 2
Shelby
5.4 - Fawlty Towers
Read a book with 2 Ws in title/subtitle OR in the author's name.: The Trouble with Twelfth Grave, by Darynda Jones
How Fits: Title - The Trouble With TWelfth Grave
Points this post: 5
Total points: 280
Big Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 2
Shelby
10.3 - ABBA
Read a book with the ALL the letters ABBA in the title and/or subtitle, 2 As and 2 Bs,: Barely Breathing, by Pamela Clare
How Fits: Title - BArely BreAthing
Points this post: 10
Total points: 290
Big Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 2
Shelby
10.8 - Bye, Bye Miss American Pie
Read a book with a word in the TITLE that can be found in the American Pie song lyrics in the help thread post 2.: His Horizon, by Con Riley
Ebook Verified: Here
How Fits: Title: His Horizon from lyric "When I read about HIS widowed bride..."
Points this post: 10
Total points: 300
Big Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 2
Shelby
15.8. It's Black and White
Read a book set at least 50% in a country/territory from this list that is a home to penguins.: Pieces of Me, by N.R. Walker
How Fits: Location - New South Wales, Australia
Points this post: 15
Total points: 315
Big Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 2
Shelby
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Ann A's Task: Big Books, Big Titles
In honor of Big Books and wordiness, read a book with a title/subtitle consisting of AT LEAST 8 WORDS.: Sam Dorsey and His First Days in College, by Perie Wolford
How Fits: Title - 8 words
Points this post: 20
Total points: 335
Big Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 2
Shelby
30.1 - Dlmrose’s Task: Same Name
Book 1
Read 2 books each written by a different author who shares the same first name.: School of Fish, by Amy Lane
How Fits: Author - Amy Lane
AND
Book 2
Read 2 books each written by a different author who shares the same first name.: The Apprenticeship of Julian St. Albans, by Amy Crook
How Fits: Author - Amy Crook
Points this post: 30
Total points: 365
Big Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 2
Shelby
30.2 - Aprilleigh’s task: Agatha Christie, Queen of Mystery
Option 1
Read a book found on the And Then There Were None: Deadly Parties list.: The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle, by Stuart Turton
How Fits: List - #7 on page 1 of And Then There Were None Deadly Parties List & Page Count - 505pgs
Claiming 1 Big Book Tickets - 505pgs
AND
Option 2
Read a book found on one of these lists: Popsugar 2021 #13 - A Locked Room Mystery: The Starless Sea, by Erin Morgenstern
How Fits: List - #45 on page 1 of Popsugar 2021 #13 - A Locked Room Mystery List & Page Count - 498pgs
Total Page Count: 1003
Points this post: 30
Total points: 395
Big Books: 1
Golden Oldies: 2
Shelby
30.3 - MAZZA1's Task: Pawn Sacrifice
Option 1B
The name of the piece is found intact in the author’s name : Heir to the Shadows, by Anne Bishop
How Fits: Chess Piece Chosen - Bishop / Author - Anne Bishop
AND
Option 1C
The setting of the book begins with ANY letter in your chosen playing piece.: The Lady is a Vamp, by Lynsay Sands
How Fits: Chess Piece Chosen - Bishop / Location - Ontario, Canada
Points this post: 30
Total points: 425
Big Books: 1
Golden Oldies: 2
Shelby
30.5 - TessaVanessa's Task: Thank you, Dr. Seuss!
Option 2
Read a book with a title of at least 3 words where the first letter of each word can be found in WACKY WEDNESDAY.: Cowboys Don't Samba, by Tara Lain
How Fits: Title - Cowboys Don't Samba
AND
Option 3
Read a book first published in March of any year.: Finding Hope, by Sloane Kennedy
How Fits: First Published - March 2017
Points this post: 30
Total points: 455
Big Books: 1
Golden Oldies: 2
5.8 Montys flying Circus 5 points
Read a book from the Cult Classic list
Read Lord of the Flies by William Golding First page.
Rita Reposting5.8 Monty Pythons Flying circus
Read a book from Cult Classics
Read Lord of the Flies William Golding
From 1st page of Cult Classics
Had 0 points previously
Worth 5 points
Total 5 points now
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7624
25.6 - Amy FL's Task: ReminiscingOption 1: GET THE LED OUT
The Disaster Tourist
TDT appears in geT The leD
Option 3: For this task, read a book with a title (ignore subtitles) that contains a word of four or more letters from one of the tracks on the album.
We Need to Do Something
NEED appears in "Love's in Need of Love Today"
Points Earned This Post: 25
Total Points Earned: 310
Golden Oldie Tickets: 2
Big Book Tickets Total: 0
Big Books Read By Page Count: 0 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
30.2 - Aprilleigh’s task: Agatha Christie, Queen of MysteryOption 1, a book from And Then There Were None: Deadly Parties list (#13): One by One by Ruth Ware
paperback edition One by One 384 pages
Option 2, a book found on Locked Room Mysteries list (p.1 #2): The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie
mass market paperback edition Le Meurtre de Roger Ackroyd 256 pages
Points this post: 30
Total points: 415
ROXYTask 5.10 - Good Times
The Caliph's House: A Year in Casablanca
Points this post: 5
Total points: 95+5=100
10.3 - ABBABehind the Night Bazaar (Jayne Keeney #1) by Angela Savage
ABBA found in Behind the night BAzAar
Total this Post: 10
Golden Oldies: 1
Season Total: 510
Mod
Julia10315.5. It's outta here!
Band of Sisters (I read Kindle edition, no mmpb, top paperback Band of Sisters has 736 pages - 7 and 3 are in 75530)
Claiming one BB ticket - top paperback has 736 pages
This post: 15 points, 1 BB
Total points: 520
BB: 1
GO: 0
Tasks completed: 34
Total books read: 42
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Read a NON-FICTION book with the main page genre Medicine, Medical, or Science.
I listened to the audio version of When Breath Becomes Air
New Points: 15
Total Points: 355
BB: 1
GO: 1