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WINTER CHALLENGE 2021
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You may only roll one set of 3 dice, with one exception. If you roll the same number more than once, you can choose to keep that roll (which would mean you read multiple books from the same genre) or disregard that roll and try again.
My Roll: 9, 14, 5
9: Mystery MPG-
Finlay Donovan Is Killing It by Elle Cosimano / 384 pg
14: Contemporary MPG-
The Holiday Swap by Maggie Knox / 352 pg
5: Horror MPG-
The Last Graduate by Naomi Novik / 368 pg
Total pages: 1104
Points this post: 50
Points total: 650
APRILLEIGH10.3 - ‘S Wonderful
Read a book with a word from an Ira Gershwin song title in the title.
Eating for Gastroparesis by Crystal Zaborowski Saltrelli
FOR found in title and “But Not for Me”
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 10 (50)
Books Read: 1 (5)
Total Tasks: 5
APRILLEIGH5.5 - The Land of Oz
Read a book set in Australia or written by author born in Australia.
Voices in the Snow by Darcy Coates
Author was born in Australia per her Goodreads record
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 5 (55)
Books Read: 1 (6)
Total Tasks: 6
Readerboard Name: Priya50.1 - TraceyL's Task: Advent Calendar
The total page count for all books must be at least 750 pages.
Total pages: 912
My roll: 2-9-19 (Romance-Mystery-Fantasy)
2: Romance
352 pages
Alpha Night by Nalini Singh
9: Mystery
224 pages
Silverview by John le Carré
19: Fantasy
336 pages
A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik
Points this post: 50
Total points: 355
Tasks completed: 18
Books read: 24
15.6 - Far, Far AwayRead a book that takes place in a fictional land, or an alternate version of a real country.
I read Batman: Curse of the White Knight, which takes place in Gotham City, a fictional city.
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 90
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldie Tickets: 0
Amy FL5.3 - "It's A Twister!"
An Equal Justice - set in Austin, Texas (in metadata)
Points this post: 5
Total points: 435
Amy FL15.1 - Welcome to Oz
Book 1:
Book 2:
(yellow, blue, teal, orange on cover)Points this post: 15
Total points: 455
Amy FL30.2 - TessaVaness's Task: What does home mean to you?
Option 1: Lonely Hearts by Lisa Gray (Grandma woLfe)
Option 2: Over My Dead Body - DREAM (ovER My DeAd body)
Points this post: 30
Total points: 485
20.9 - Moderator’s Pet – Lisa MD’s Task: “Rock the Red”Option C: Read a book whose title does not contain the individual letters “CAPS.”
If I Never Met You by Mhairi McFarlane
Points this task: 20
Total points: 195
Heather KSTask 30.5 Judy's Task: Some SRC New “Favorite Things”
Option 1-Read a book with a main page genre Classics
I read A Christmas Carol
Option 4-Read a book by a single author whose initials (first and last- you may ignore middle initials) can be found in AUDIOBOOKS. Letters may be used only as often as they appear in the phrase.
I read Sweet Jesus, Is It June Yet?: 10 Ways the Gospels Can Help You Combat Teacher Burnout and Rediscover Your Passion for Teaching by Amy J. Cattapan
Points this post: 30
Total points: 230
APRILLEIGH5.7 - The Emerald City
Read a book with a word from the Shades of Green list in the title/subtitle.
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...)
The "I Love My Instant Pot" Anti-Inflammatory Diet Recipe Book: From Orange Ginger Salmon to Apple Crisp, 175 Easy and Delicious Recipes That Reduce Inflammation by Maryea Flaherty
APPLE from APPLE GREEN is found in the subtitle.
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 5 (60)
Books Read: 1 (7)
Total Tasks: 7
APRILLEIGH20.9 - Moderator’s Pet - Lisa MD’s Task: "Rock the Red"
Option A: Read a book whose title appears in ALL RED CAPITAL letters.
A Christmas Secret by Anne PerryCover approved in the help thread.
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 20 (80)
Books Read: 1 (8)
Total Tasks: 8
APRILLEIGH10.6 - Shelf Aware
Read a book that was added to your TBR shelf before November 1, 2021.
Double Booked for Death by Ali Brandon
Title was added to my Goodreads TBR shelf on July 8, 2018.
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 10 (90)
Books Read: 1 (9)
Total Tasks: 9
APRILLEIGH15.4 - Happy Valentines Day!
Read a book that satisfies both A and B:
A: A title of at least three words whose initial letters are found in VALENTINES.
B: All of the author’s initials are found in VALENTINES.
I’m Not Scared by Niccolò Ammaniti
INSNA found in vAleNtINeS
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 15 (105)
Books Read: 1 (10)
Total Tasks: 10
Readerboard Name: Robin (Saturndoo)5.8 - Just Click Your Heels...
#3 in a series
Page Count: 172
Series: Night Shift Witch #3
Tickle the Dragon's Tail by Cate Lawley
Points Earned This Post: 5
Points Achieved to Date: 305/970
GO Tickets: 3
Big Book Tickets: 1
500+ (1)
750+ (0)
1000+ (0)
Readerboard Name: Robin (Saturndoo)15.8: The Peculiarity of Time Passing
book with one of the following words in the title: second, minute, hour, day, week, month or year.
Page Count: 352
Word: Week
A Week from Sunday by Dorothy Garlock
Points Earned This Post: 15
Points Achieved to Date: 320/970
GO Tickets: 3
Big Book Tickets: 1
500+ (1)
750+ (0)
1000+ (0)
Readerboard Name: Robin (Saturndoo)10.4 - MMXXII
single author with a 2-part name whose initials both begin with the same letter.
Page Count: 288
Initials: SS
I Don't Want to be Crazy by Samantha Schutz
Points Earned This Post: 10
Points Achieved to Date: 330/970
GO Tickets: 3
Big Book Tickets: 1
500+ (1)
750+ (0)
1000+ (0)
20.4 - Golden Oldies - Teri-K's Task: Ready, Set, GO!Option 1: The best old books have been around the longest. Read a book published before 1900.
The Deerslayer (The Leatherstocking Tales #1) by James Fenimore Cooper
author is new to me
1x Golden Oldies tix (pub. 1841)
1x Bigger is Better tix (576p)
Total this Post: 20
Golden Oldies: 5
Bigger is Better: 5
Season Total: 835
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Book 1:
True Raiders: The Untold Story of the 1909 Expedition to Find the Legendary Ark of the Covenant by Brad Ricca/ 368 pgs - BR in phrase, this book is nonfiction
Book 2:
Labyrinth of Lies by Irene Hannon/384 pgs - LOL in phrase
Total pages read: 752
Points this post: 30
Points total: 680
Shelby
5.8 - Just Click Your Heels...
Read book that is #3 in a series.: First Lady by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
How Fits: Series - #3 Wynette, Texas
Points this post: 5
Total points: 245
Big Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
Shelby
10.2 - Something Fishy
Read a book with an image of a creature that lives primarily in water on the cover.: The Sea Queen by Jovee Winters
How Fits: Cover - Fish & Calypso
Points this post: 10
Total points: 255
Big Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
Task 15.3 - The Ruby Slippersone book option: EMERALD (listed) in title, pair of shoes on cover
Newt's Emerald
shoes: the gent in the background (LHS) is wearing a pair of boots, both visible
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660 points
12 BB tix
2 GO tix
Shelby
10.7 - Not This Year
Read a book with a number of pages that ends in Zero.: Lord Brocktree by Brian Jacques
Childrens: MG/BL-5.5/AR-16
How Fits: Page Count - 370pgs
Points this post: 10
Total points: 265
Big Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
Shelby
10.10 - The Story Continues
Read any book from a series with at least 14 primary works.: One Lucky Vampire by Lynsay Sands
How Fits: Series - #19 of 34 in Argeneau
Points this post: 10
Total points: 275
Big Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
Shelby
15.2 - Endings and Beginnings.
Book 1
Read the final or most recently published book that is a primary work in a series - no prequels or .5's.: Fairy and Impartial by Meghan Maslow
How Fits: Series - #4 and most recently published in Starfig Investigations
AND
Book 2
Read the first book in a new to you series.: The First Age by Arshad Ahsanuddin
How Fits: Series - #1 in The Secret Histories, series is new to me
Points this post: 15
Total points: 290
Big Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
Shelby
15.5 - There's No Place Like Home.
Read a book set in the country in which you were born. For those born in the US or Canada, the book should be set in the same State or Province in which you were born.: The Cove by Catherine Coulter
How Fits: Born - Bend, Oregon / Location - Oregon
Points this post: 15
Total points: 305
Big Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
Shelby
15.6 - Far, Far Away
Read a book that takes place in a fictional land, or an alternate version of a real country.: A Suitable Consort For the King and His Husband by R. Cooper
Ebook Verified: Here
How Fits: Location - Fictional fantasy kingdom
Points this post: 15
Total points: 320
Big Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
Shelby
15.7 - Baby It's Cold Outside!
Read a book with the word "cold" or one of the following synonyms for "cold" in its title.: Bitter Falls by Rachel Caine
How Fits: Title - Bitter Falls
Points this post: 15
Total points: 335
Big Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
Shelby
15.8: The Peculiarity of Time Passing
Read a book with one of the following words in the title: second, minute, hour, day, week, month or year.: When Day Breaks by Maya Banks
How Fits: Title - When Day Breaks
Points this post: 15
Total points: 350
Big Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
Shelby
15.9 - Where DO Those Letters Go?
Read a book set at least 50% in one of the closest land areas to the North Pole - Alaska, Canada, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland or Russia.: Immortal Ever After by Lynsay Sands
How Fits: Location - Ontario, Canada
Points this post: 15
Total points: 365
Big Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
Shelby
20.1 - Most Improved Player - Suzannesea's Task: Challenges and Pleasures
Option 1
Read a book in which all the letters of CHALLENGES or PLEASURES can be found in the title and/or subtitle.: Mack's Perfectly Ghastly Homecoming by A.J. Sherwood
How Fits: Title - mACk'S pErfEtLy GHastLy homecomiNg
Points this post: 20
Total points: 385
Big Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
Shelby
30.1 - Aprilleigh’s Task: The Computer Curse
Book 1
Read a book that is set at least 80% in NYC AND with a ‘4’ in either the number of pages or the series number.: Portrait in Death by J.D. Robb
How Fits: Location - New York City & Page Count - 347pgs
AND
Book 2
Read a book with either LOGIC or BOARD intact in the title (subtitles are excluded), AND with a ‘3’ in either the number of pages or the series number: The Billionaire's Board by Lark Anderson
How Fits: Title - The Billionaire's BOARD & Page Count - 327pgs
Points this post: 30
Total points: 415
Big Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
Shelby
30.4 - Katrisa's Task: Winter in Ms. Kat’s Kindergarten
Option 1a
Read a book with a word of at least four letters in the TITLE that can be made from the letters in MILTON THE DANCING CHRISTMAS MOUSE: Zone of Action by A.J. Sherwood
How Fits: Word - Action / Title - Zone of ACTION
AND
Option 3a
Read a book that is at least 100 years old (published in 1922 (inclusive) or before): The Sign of Four by Arthur Conan Doyle
How Fits: Published - Feb 1, 1890
Points this post: 30
Total points: 445
Big Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
Amy B20.2 - Rookie at the Top
Read one book from one of the options below. REQUIRED: State in your post the option you used.
Option 3: Read a book with a TITLE that starts with an A. All words in the title count, including articles.
An Untamed State by Roxane Gay
This Task: 20 Points
To Date: 345 Points
30.2 - TessaVaness's Task: What does home mean to you?Option 1: read a book by a single author whose initials can be found in GRANDMA WOLFE.
Salvation by Garrett Leigh
Option 2: Read a book with all the letters of DREAM in the title. Ignore subtitles
Let Us Dream by Alyssa Cole
BB Tickets this post: 0
BB Tickets Total: 1
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 170
Delicious Dee30.3 - MAZZA1's Task: From Alpha to Zulu
Book A - Title - The Missing Guests of the Magic Grove Hotel - word HOTEL
Book B - Author - Priest - Sierra Simone - author - SIERRA
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 450
Task 5.9 – Home Sweet HomeBook chosen: Build Your House Around My Body
Fits task: all letters of HOME found in the title
Format read: audio
# of pages: 400 (printed edition)
Points this post: 5 points
Total points to date: 665 points
Task 50.1 – TraceyL's Task: Advent CalendarNumbers rolled: 2 - Romance; 14 - Contemporary; 19 - Fantasy
Book 1 chosen: Chateau of Secrets
Fits task: MPG Romance
Format read: audio
# of pages: 400 (printed edition)
Book 2 chosen: Against the Loveless World
Fits task: MPG Contemporary
Format read: audio
# of pages: 384 (printed edition)
Book 3 chosen: Girl One
Fits task: MPG Fantasy
Format read: audio
# of pages: 368 (printed edition)
Total # of pages: 400 + 384 + 368 = 1,152
Points this post: 50 points
Total points to date: 715 points
LAUREN JODI20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Molly's Task: CHRISTMAS IN AUSTRALIA
Option 1: “Six White Boomers”
The Elusive Bride by Stephanie Laurens
Author's birth year 1953. Reference: https://www.fantasticfiction.com/year...
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 465/970
Total Books Read: 35
Total Tasks Completed: 28/56
LAUREN JODI5.10 - Heart's Desire
On the Verge of I Do by Heidi Betts
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 470/970
Total Books Read: 36
Total Tasks Completed: 29/56
INSIYAH20.9 - Moderator’s Pet – Lisa MD’s Task: “Rock the Red”
Option 3: No C A P S in title
Book: The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga
How it fits: No C A P S in title
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 390
Books Read: 25
Tasks Completed: 17
Big Book Tickets: 8
Golden Oldies Tickets: 5
Line10.9 read a book with a word in the title that ends in -ING. I read En av oss - en fortelling om Norge
tasks done: 6
books read: 7
points for this task: 10
total points: 95
EMurphy15.1 Welcome to Oz
Option 1: Black/white/gray cover
by Hanya Yanagihara *Big Book Ticket +750pgs: 816 pages
Option 2: At least 3 different colors on the cover
Mia Sosa*3 colors are teal, pink, brown, black, white, gray
This Task:
Points: 15
Books Read: 2
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket +750: 1
Total:
Points: 260
Books Read: 19
GO Ticket: 1
BB Ticket +750: 1
Tasks Completed: 12
ROBIN P25.2 - Tien's Task: New Year Goal
2 books
Book 1 - Option 1 - Book on TBR at least 5 years
The Squire - I added this to my "Owned" list on Goodreads in Dec 2013
**Claiming one GO point, book pub 1938**
Book 2 - Option 3 - Book that is 3rd or higher - Persona Non Grata - 3rd in series Gaius Petreus Ruso - listened to audio , linked pb
Points this post: 25
Total points: 585
BB: 2 GO: 3
Amber30.5 - Judy's Task: Some SRC New “Favorite Things”
Option 2: Book with at least a 3 word title where all the initial letters are in DRAGON and/or FANTASY - TNS in faNTaSy and D in Dragon
The Night She Disappeared by Lisa Jewell
Option 4: Book by a single author whose initials can be found in AUDIOBOOKS
The Winter Sea by Susanna Kearsley
Total Points: 380
ROBIN P10.10 - The Story Continues
Book in series w/ at least 14 entries
Malice at the Palace -Her Royal Spyness series at present has 15 books, this is #9
Points this post: 10
Total points: 595
BB: 2 GO: 4
Kristina Marie5.3 - "It's A Twister!"
Read a book set at least 50% in one or more of the states located in the area known as Tornado Alley (Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas, South Dakota, Iowa or Nebraska).
The Bridges of Madison County by Robert James Waller
Audiobook. The MMPB has 224 pages.
The Bridges of Madison County takes place mostly in Madison County, Iowa.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 230
Bookwrm526Task #30.3 - From Alpha to Zulu
Book One: Read a book with a word from the phonetic alphabet in its TITLE (no subtitles). I read The Gods of Tango by Carolina De Robertis (target word Tango).
Book Two: the phonetic alphabet uses words that may also be used as names. Read a book whose SINGLE author has one of these names (in any position). I read Victories Greater Than Death by Charlie Jane Anders (target word Charlie).
Total points so far: 455
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5.10 - Heart’s Desire
Read a book of your choice that meets SRC rules.
The Black Mage by Daniel Barnes
MPG includes Childrens, but not found in AR Bookfinder.
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 5 (40)
Books Read: 1 (4)
Total Tasks: 4