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WINTER CHALLENGE 2021
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Book 1 - Evan's - I chose option 2, and read Artificial Condition. I listened to an audiobook, linked to the top pb edition. arTIficial condiTIon.
Book 2 - Riley's - I chose option 3, and read The Glass Magician. I read the kindle edition, linked to the paperback. This is #2 in The Paper Magician series.
total points: 940.
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For book 1, I read Under the Vale and Other Tales of Valdemar - I read the kindle edition, linked to the paperback. The book includes short stories by 17 authors, including Mercedes Lackey (editor and contributor.
For book 2, I read The Silver Bullets of Annie Oakley: An Elemental Masters Novel by Mercedes Lackey. I read a kindle ARC, linked to the pb edition.
total points: 970
Sara G15.7 - Baby It's Cold Outside!
Read a book with the word "cold" or one of the following synonyms for "cold" in its title.
Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
Points this post: 15
Total points: 255
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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.
Gwendy's Final Task
#3 and final book in The Button Box series.
Book 2 – read the first book in a new to you series.
The Big Time
#1 in The Change War series.
This series is new to me.
Points Earned This Post: 15
Total Points Earned: 550
Golden Oldie Tickets: 2
Big Book Tickets Total: 1
Big Books Read By Page Count: 1 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
50.1 - TraceyL's Task: Advent CalendarBook 1: Rolled 13 - Classics
Never Let Me Go Audiobook
Never Let Me Go MMPB 282 Pages
MPG Classics
Book 2: Rolled 15 - Food and Drink
Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America Audiobook
Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America PB 336 Pages
MPG Food and Drink
Book 3: Rolled 24 - Holiday
A Christmas Carol Audiobook
A Christmas Carol MMPB 160 Pages
MPG Holiday
Claiming 1 Golden Oldie Ticket - First Published 1843
282 + 336 + 160 = 778 Pages
Points Earned This Post: 50
Total Points Earned: 600
Golden Oldie Tickets: 3
Big Book Tickets Total: 1
Big Books Read By Page Count: 1 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
Nick KY30.1 AprilLeigh’s Computer Curse
Book 1. Set in New York City, Series # 4. I read Murder on a Hot Tin Roof by Amanda Matetsky, # 4 in the Paige Turner Mystery Series. (277 pp > required 250)
Book 2. “Board” in title, “3” in page enumeration. I read Board Stiff by Annelise Ryan. 368 pp.
Points This Post: 30
Total Points So Far: 875
Task 20.8 - In Honor of My Favorite DorothyOption 3: Read a book with a page count that includes a ‘9’.
The Invisible Library (The Invisible Library #1) (2014) by Genevieve Cogman (Goodreads Author) (Paperback, 329 pages)
250 + 20 = 270
Tasks Completed: 13
Points for this post: 20
Points thus far: 250 + 20 = 270
Books read: 19
Pages read: 6,417
Read but not claimed: 03
Goodreads Authors: 08
Golden Oldies: 03
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(1) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Bookwrm526Task #15.9 - Where DO Those Letters Go?
Reading 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. I chose Canada and read Kingdom of the Blind by Louise Penny.
Total points so far: 680
EMurphy25.5 Amy FL's Task: What's In a Name?
Option 2: Two words in the title that only have one letter different The Zig Zag Girl by Elly Griffiths
Option 3: Author has the letter "K" anywhere in their name Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
This Task:
Points: 25
Books Read: 2
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 355
Books Read: 25
GO Ticket: 1
BB Ticket +750: 1
Tasks Completed: 15
trishhartuk30.5 Judy's Task: Some SRC New “Favorite Things”
Option 1- MPG Classics
Hrafnkel's Saga and Other Icelandic Stories
Read the kindle edition. PB here
Shelved as Classics by 43 users
Golden Oldie: First published in 1300
Option 3- Read a book from this list: Excellent Space Opera.
Fugitive Telemetry (The Murderbot Diaries #6), Martha Wells
Read the kindle edition. HB: here
The only PB with a page count is an uncorrected proof: here
All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries, #1) is Page 2, #141 on the list
Points this task: 30
Books read: 2
Golden oldie: 1 – Hfrankel’s Saga was first published in 1300
Total points: 275
Tasks completed: 16
Golden oldies: 4
Big book tickets: 4
10.8 - #ownvoicestoriesRead a book that has been shelved as Own Voice from the first 25 pages of this shelf list: Own Voice.
I read the Kindle edition of Kindred.
Kindred is listed on the 2nd page of the Own Voice list.
Total Points: 165
LAUREN JODI15.2 - Endings and Beginnings.
Book #1: Endings
Considering Kate by Nora Roberts
Book #2: Beginnings
Heartbreaker by Stacey Kennedy
This series is new to me
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 635/970
Total Books Read: 49
Total Tasks Completed: 38/56
Bookwrm526Task #10.10 - The Story Continues
Read any book from a series with at least 14 primary works. I read The Track of Sand by Andrea Camilleri, #12 in the Inspector Montalbano series, which has 28 books.
Total points so far: 690
Sarah E10.1 - Gifts
Option B: Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell - currently #892 on page 9 of the list
I read an ebook, top MMP is Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell
Big Book, 1,024 pages. Claiming 3 BB tickets.
Total Points: 370
Total BBs: 7
Sarah E30.8 - Nick KY’s task: Four Years, Four Films: 2000 – 2003
Option 3: MPG Science Fiction, first published 1981
God Emperor of Dune
I listened to an audio, top MMP is God Emperor of Dune - 423 pages
Option 4: Title of two words
The Swimmer
I read a kindle edition, top paperback - no MMP - is The Swimmer - 432 pages
Total Points: 400
APRILLEIGH5.1 - Dorothy, Dot, & Dotty
Read a book by an author whose first initial is D.
Whispers in the Mist by Darcy Coates
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 5 (320)
Books Read: 1 (29)
Total Tasks: 29
Readerboard Name: Robin (Saturndoo)15.2 - Endings and Beginnings.
Book 1 – read the final or most recently published book that is a primary work in a series
Page Count: 102
Series: A Journey of the Heart #6
A Heart's Home by Colleen Coble
Book 2 – read the first book in a new to you series. REQUIRED: State in your post that this series is new to you.
Page count: 291
Series: Charmed Pie Shoppe Mysteries
New to me series
Pies and Prejudice by Ellery Adams
Points Earned This Post: 15
Points Achieved to Date: 625/970
GO Tickets: 3
Big Book Tickets: 1
500+ (1)
750+ (0)
1000+ (0)
babbling c50.1 - TraceyL's Task: Advent Calendar
This is a 3 book challenge. The total page count for all books must be at least 750 pages. No books with the genres children or kids on the main book page may be used.
Go to RollADie.net - https://rolladie.net/ - and roll a 24 sided die 3 times. Record your rolls. Using the calendar below, read one book for each roll with the main page genre that matches the number you rolled. The genre may be standalone or embedded.
Required: List your rolls when you post.
9 Mystery
Witches and Wedding Cake - Audible Witches and Wedding Cake - paperback pgs.320 by Bailey Cates
Mystery 49 users
3 Historical
The Last Correspondent - audible The Last Correspondent - paperback pgs. 336 by Soraya M. Lane
Historical > Historical Fiction 171 users
16 Thriller
Pines - Audible Orașul din Munți - mass market paperback pgs.320 by Blake Crouch
Thriller 1,148 users
976>750
THIS POST
Points: 50
Completed Tasks: 1
Golden oldies:
Total This Season
Points: 245/970
Completed Tasks:13/56
Golden oldies:
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Pages read this season: 7,262
Books read this season: 18
15.4 - Happy Valentines Day!Option 2:
Read 1 book that satisfies both A and B above.
A. Read a book with a title of at least three words in which the initial letters of each word in the title are found in the word VALENTINES.
VALentInes
AND
B. Read a book in which ALL of the author’s initials are found in the word VALENTINES.
VaLentines
A Lesson in Vengeance by Victoria Lee
Post Total: 15
Season Total: 425
20.3 - Best Review - Trishhartuk's Task: Representing Cats!Option 1. The Girls.
As we gave them both Star Trek-based nicknames, and my review was for a fantasy book (about a cat!), read a book with a MPG of Fantasy and/or Science Fiction and/or Science Fiction Fantasy.
Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr
Post Total: 20
Season Total: 445
Angela IL30.6 - MegSCL's Task: Part and Whole
Book 1: Read a collection or anthology. This can be short stories, novellas, poems, essays etc.
Black Enough: Stories of Being Young & Black in America which includes the story "The (Re)volution of Nigeria Jones" by Ibi Zoboi-2/9/22
Book 2: Choose one of the authors who contributed to Book 1. Read a book that they have solo authored (e.g. a novel or a collection of stories written by the one author).
American Street by Ibi Zoboi-2/18/22
Points this Task: 30
Total Points: 600
Books Read: 39
Tasks Completed: 23/56
BB Ticket: 1
25.4 - Andy P.’s Task: Dog Shows500 Pages: 312 + 275 = 587 Pages
Book 1. Read a book by an author whose initials(all of them) may be found in the phrase COMPANIONDOG
CoMpaniondog
Pirate Latitudes by Michael Crichton
Book 2. Read a book with a title (subtitles excluded) in which the letters for the word GREEN can be found i.e.1 G, 1 R, 2E’s and 1 N.
thE cRimEs miNG
The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu by Tom Lin
Post Total: 25
Season Total: 470
Andy P.Task # 15.4 - Happy Valentines Day!
Option 2. A. Read a book with a title of at least three words in which the initial letters of each word in the title are found in the word VALENTINES.
AND
B. Read a book in which ALL of the author’s initials are found in the word VALENTINES.
The Vanishing Smile by Earl Emerson
VALENTINES
2 E's in VALENTINES
Points this post: 15
Total points: 855
Readerboard Name: Robin (Saturndoo)15.1 - Welcome to Oz
Color Verification through tineye for both books
Book 1 – read a book with black/white/gray cover - no other colors on the cover
Page Count: 146
51.6 % Black, 48.5 %Grey
We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
Book 2: 3 different colors on the cover (not including black, white, gray)
Page Count: 280
Book Verification Post # and Link: Post 8435
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
9.9 % Yellow: Writing/Window
33.1 % Blue: Sky
5.5 % Brown: Bricks
The Child Across the Street by Kerry Wilkinson
Points Earned This Post: 15
Points Achieved to Date: 640/970
GO Tickets: 3
Big Book Tickets: 1
500+ (1)
750+ (0)
1000+ (0)
Joanne MI15.1 - Welcome to Oz
Book 1 –The Other Side of the Night: The Carpathia, the Californian and the Night the Titanic Was Lost
-per Tin-Eye 100% GreyBook 2 –3 different colors on the cover -Rise of a Merchant Prince
.per Tin-eye 4 additional colors - orange, green, brown and yellowPoints this task 15
Total points 370
BB's 6
GO's 1
Julia10315.6 - Far, Far Away
Dragon's Treasure
(set in fictional country: province of Ippa in kingdom of Ryoka)
This post: 15 points
Total points: 760
BB:5
GO:1
Tasks complete: 36
Books read: 52
Jayme(the ghostreader)10.5 Naughty or Nice
Intriguesby Mercedes Lackey
Authors initials found in krampalus: ML
Task +10
Grand total: 75
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ15.2 - Endings and Beginnings.
Book 1-
Just Dreaming by Kerstin Gier
This is the final book (Book #3) in the Silber (Silver) Series
Book 2 -
Karma Girl by Jennifer Estep
This is the first book (Book #1) in the Bigtime Series
This series is new to me.
Link to PB edition (no MMP edition): Karma Girl
This post: 15 points
Total points to date: 425 points
Tasks completed: 26
5.2 - ...and Your Little Dog, Too!Dreaming of Zhou Gong (The Timekeepers #1) by Traci Harding
1x Bigger is Better tix (624p)
Total this Post: 5
Golden Oldies: 6
Bigger is Better: 6
Season Total: 880
10.2 - Something FishyRead a book with some sort of aquatic creature on the cover
Land Mammals and Sea Creatures by Jen Neale
I'm guessing this is a whale - the book starts with a whale beaching itself
Points this post: 10
Total points: 880
Tasks completed: 51
Books read: 71
Big Book tickets: 5
Golden Oldies tickets: 6
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ25.5 - What’s in a Name?
Book 1 -
Christmas Wishes at the Chocolate Shop by Jessica Redland
Option 1 - This book has the same two letters sequentially in the same order in the title (CH in CHristmas and CHocolate)
Link to PB edition (no MMP edition): Christmas Wishes at the Chocolate Shop
Book 2 -
The Overnight Guest by Heather Gudenkauf
The author has the letter “K” in their name (gudenKauf)
Link to PB edition (no MMP edition): The Overnight Guest
This post: 25 points
Total points to date: 450 points
Tasks completed: 27
Barbara ★20.5 - Bigger is Better - Sophie's Task: Fever
Option 1: Read a book written by an author with the letters J and W in their name
Fury Unleashed - N.J. Walters 2/18
Points this task: 20
Total points: 630
Task 5.3, – It's a Twister!Book chosen: The Outsiders
Fits task: Set 100% in Oklahoma
Format read: audio
# of pages: 192 (printed edition)
Points this post: 5 points
Total points to date: 720 points
Task 5.5 – The Land of OzBook chosen: Fathoms: The World in the Whale
Fits task: author born in Australia (+ partially set in Australia)
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
Format read: audio
# of pages: 352 (printed edition)
Points this post: 5 points
Total points to date: 725 points
20.1 - Most Improved Player - Suzannesea's Task: Challenges and PleasuresOption 2: Read a book by a new-to-you author
Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata
This author is new-to-me
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 900
Tasks completed: 52
Books read: 72
Big Book tickets: 5
Golden Oldies tickets: 6
Task 25.2 – Tien's Task - New Year New Goals DISREGARD! REPOSTING WITH UPDATED PAGE ON LISTBook 1 chosen: Option 2: House of Earth and Blood
Fits task: found on Friends to Lovers page 25
Format read: audio
# of pages: 803 (printed edition)
Book 2 chosen: Option 3: One Step Behind
Fits task: book 7 in the series
Format read: audio
# of pages: 450 (printed edition)
Points this post: 25 points
Total points to date: 750 points
babbling c 15.6 - Far, Far Away
Read a book that takes place in a fictional land, or an alternate version of a real country.
Etched in Bone - Kindle Etched in Bone - mass market paperback pgs. 514 by Anne Bishop
Thaisia is an alternate reality of America
THIS POST
Points: 15
Completed Tasks: 1
Golden oldies:
Total This Season
Points: 260/970
Completed Tasks:14/56
Golden oldies:
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Pages read this season: 7,777
Books read this season: 19
babbling c20.3 - Best Review - Trishhartuk's Task: Representing Cats!
Option 1. The Girls. We currently have a pair of black and white sisters organising our lives. Libby is a long hair and is remarkably like a Tribble when she’s curled up. Tibby, is a short hair who looked like a Vulcan when we first got her, so her nickname became T’Paw.
As we gave them both Star Trek-based nicknames, and my review was for a fantasy book (about a cat!), read a book with a MPG of Fantasy and/or Science Fiction and/or Science Fiction Fantasy.
Honor's Knight - Kindle Söldnerehre - mass market paperback pgs. 448 by Rachel Bach
Science Fiction 511 users
THIS POST
Points: 20
Completed Tasks: 1
Golden oldies:
Total This Season
Points: 280/970
Completed Tasks:15/56
Golden oldies:
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Pages read this season: 8,225
Books read this season: 20
babbling c5.9 - Home Sweet Home
...and think "there's no place like home." Read a book with all the letters of HOME in the TITLE. Subtitles are excluded.
Tears of the Moon - Audible Tears of the Moon - mass market paperback pg. 346 by Nora Roberts
Tears of the Moon
Points: 5
Completed Tasks: 1
Golden oldies:
Total This Season
Points: 285/970
Completed Tasks:16/56
Golden oldies:
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Pages read this season: 8,571
Books read this season: 21
babbling c20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Brooklyn's Task: In Honor of My Favorite Dorothy
Please choose one of the following options. Your book must have at least 275 pages.
REQUIRED: State in your post which option you used.
Option 1: My grandmother is the unofficial social director of her assisted living facility. She has organized a weekly bridge group, a monthly book club, frequent bingo games and miniature golf tournaments.
For this option read a book with at least 3 people on the cover. Required: Post the cover
Solo: A Star Wars Story -Audible Solo : A Star Wars Story - mass market paperback pgs. 400 by Mur Lafferty
400>275
Points: 20
Completed Tasks: 1
Golden oldies:
Total This Season
Points: 305/970
Completed Tasks:17/56
Golden oldies:
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Pages read this season: 8,971
Books read this season: 22
babbling c5.8 - Just Click Your Heels...
To get back home, Dorothy must tap her heels together three times... Read book that is #3 in a series. The series name and number must be indicated in the GR title listing in grayscale parentheses following the title.
A Second Chance - Audible A Second Chance - paperback pg. 298 by Jodi Taylor
Book #3 in the Chronicles of St. Mary's
Points: 5
Completed Tasks: 1
Golden oldies:
Total This Season
Points: 310/970
Completed Tasks:18/56
Golden oldies:
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Pages read this season: 9,269
Books read this season: 23
babbling c30.4 - Katrisa's Task: Winter in Ms. Kat’s Kindergarten
1.a. in December my class performs an adorable Christmas program and one of the perennial favorites is Milton the Dancing Christmas Mouse. 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
A Christmas Kiss - Kindle A Christmas Kiss- paperback pgs.263 by Elizabeth Mansfield
Christmas
1.b. For the month of December we read and compare many versions of Gingerbread stories and cap it all off with a gingerbread party. Read a book where all the author’s initials can be found in GINGERBREAD.
Blood Heir - Kindle Blood Heir paperback pgs. 375 by Ilona Andrews
GINGERBREAD
Points: 30
Completed Tasks: 1
Golden oldies:
Total This Season
Points: 340/970
Completed Tasks:19/56
Golden oldies:
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Pages read this season: 9,907
Books read this season: 25
20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Lisa MD's Task: "Rock the Red"Option C: Rivalry Night
Read a book whose title does not contain any of the letters in "CAPS"
The Girl He Left Behind: A Novel by Beatrice MacNeil
Go Flames Go!!!
Points this post: 20
Total points: 920
Tasks completed: 53
Books read: 73
Big Book tickets: 5
Golden Oldies tickets: 6
10.3 - 'S WonderfulA book with one of the words from one of Ira Gershwin's notable song titles in the title: Lady Clementine by Marie Benedict
The word is Lady from the song "Oh, Lady Be Good."
Points this post: 10
Total points: 755
MEGSCL20.9 - Moderator’s Pet – Lisa MD’s Task: “Rock the Red”
Option C - no CAPS in title
Bewilderment
TOTAL TO DATE
460 points
10 big book
MEGSCL30.6 - MegSCL's Task: Part and Whole
Book 1 - The Motherhood (see description for list of authors)
Book 2 -How We Love: Notes on a Life by Clementine Ford
TOTAL TO DATE
490 points
10 big book
Task 5.10 - Heart's DesireFree choice, inc Kids MPG not in ARBF
A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking
This has Kids MPG, but is it in neither AR bookfinder site
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970 points
Hannelore REPOSTTask 20.4 - Golden Oldies - Teri-K's Task: Ready, Set, GO!
REQUIRED: State in your post that the author is new-to-you.
Option 1: Read a book published before 1900.
Book: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass
How it fits: This book was first published December 27th 1871. This author is new to me. I haven't read anything by Lewis Carroll before.
AR Bookfinder: IL: MG - BL: 7.8 - AR Pts: 10.0
** Published 1871 for 1 GO point. **
REPOST INFO: I by accident used the AR scores of the single book version of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland except of this combined version, and it turns out the scores differ a lot. Sorry about that.
The Bookfinder website still doesn't work to me neither on pc as on phone, despite troubleshooting on the forums here, so I was relying on AR scores mentioned in earlier posts and messed up that way.
Points this task: 20
Total points: 375
Tasks completed: 23
BB tickets:
(4) 500+
(1) 750+
(0) 1,000+
GO tickets: 2
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