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WINTER CHALLENGE 2021
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Book 1: Read a collection or anthology
Murder Takes a Holiday: Classic Crime Stories for Summer
Book 2: Read a book solo authored by one of the contributors
Spinsters in Jeopardy
Ngaio Marsh is one of the contributors to the above collection
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Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 735 + 30 = 765/970
Total Tasks Completed: 44
Julia10315.7 - Baby It's Cold Outside!
On a Cold Dark Sea
("cold" in title)
This post: 15 points
Total points: 850
BB:5
GO:1
Tasks complete: 42
Books read: 59
Chris MD 15.9 Where Do Those Letters Go?
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
Poor Tom Is Cold by Maureen Jennings
The book takes place entirely in Toronto, Canada, and the Toronto location is noted in the the GR description.
Total points: 285
Amber15.10 - Curl Up and Read
Book from the first 25 pages of the list Best Books to Read When the Snow is Falling - this book is #1988 on Page 20
Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders
Total Points: 590
StaceyNC25.2 - Tien's Task: New Year New Goal
2. Have fun with favourite tropes.
Read a book from one of these lists about my favourite tropes
Book: The Deal
Completed: 2/6/22
Friends to Lovers Page 1
3. Continuing series.
Read a book in a series that is the third (3rd) or higher in series.
Book: Crossing the Line
Completed: 1/16/21
#3 in Battered Hearts
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 420
Tasks Completed: 25
StaceyNC20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Coralie's Task: Three 2’s
Read a book that has at least three of the following 2’s.
Book: Magic Burns
Completed: 2/25/22
Pages: 261
A. Is #2 in a series.
D. Has a 2 in the page count.
E. Has a two-word title.
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 440
Tasks Completed: 26
Mai25.2 - Tien's Task: New Year New Goals
1. Read a book that has been on your TBR for at least 5 years.
Partners in Crime by Agatha Christie
My "Want to read" shelf on May 23, 2016
Golden Oldie ticket -- book first published in 1929
3. Read a book in a series that is the third (3rd) or higher in series.
One, Two, Buckle My Shoe by Agatha Christie
Golden Oldie ticket -- book first published in 1940
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 485
Tasks Completed: 29
Books Read: 39
Golden Oldies: 6
Big Books: 3
Angela IL20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Coralie's Task: Three 2’s
Read a book that has at least three of the following 2’s.
My book meets these criteria:
B. Has a first publication year ending in 2 (2022)
D. Has a 2 in the page count (352 pgs.)
E. Has a two-word title (Weather Girl)
Weather Girl by Rachel Lynn Solomon-2/27/22
Points this Task: 20
Total Points: 665
Books Read: 43
Tasks Completed: 27/56
BB Ticket: 1
Barbara ★30.6 - MegSCL's Task: Part and Whole
Book 1: Read a collection or anthology.
A Yuletide Kiss - Madeline Hunter/Sabrina Jeffries/Mary Jo Putney 1/23
Book 2: Choose one of the authors who contributed to Book 1. Read a book that they have solo authored.
A Notorious Love - Sabrina Jeffries 2/24
Points this task: 30
Total points: 705
Big Book Tickets: 500 (0) 750 (1) 1000 (0)
Julia1035.7 - The Emerald City
The Emerald Horizon
This post: 5 points
Total points: 855
BB:5
GO:1
Tasks complete: 43
Books read: 60
Task:5.4 - We're Not in Kansas Anymore [MPG Fantasy]Book read:In the Dreaming by Isobel Bird
Childrens MPG?: IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 7.0
Required:mpg fantasy
Points this task:5
Total points:390
Total Golden Oldies:0
Total Big Books:0
Books read:26
Tasks completed:20
CathyG20.6 Opt 3 author initials in DECK THE SHEDS
Million Dollar Demon by Kim Harrison
Points this task: 20
Total points: 85
Tasks completed: 5
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
25.3 - Cat's Task: Operation Clean SlateOption Two:
Read one book on your TBR that contains the letters CLEAN SLATE in its title and subtitle (must find all the letters , i.e. 2 of L, E, A)
I read an ebook version The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (This book is approved in the Not really a Graphic Novel Thread line 3) 639 pages
This book was added to my Goodreads "Want to Read " Shelf on March 12, 2019
This book was new to me
***Claiming a BB Book Ticket, as 639 pages***
New Points: 25
Total Points: 430
BB: 3
GO: 1
CathyG20.8 - 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.
Option 4: For this option read a book by an author whose initials can be found in MEALS ON WHEELS. All initials count.
The Read-Aloud Family: Making Meaningful and Lasting Connections with Your Kids by Sarah Mackenzie 288pp
Points this task: 20
Total points: 105
Tasks completed: 6
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
CathyG20.9 Opt C title does not contain letters in CAPS
White Hot
Points this task: 20
Total points: 125
Tasks completed: 7
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
CathyG30.4 Opt 1a 4+ letter word in title made from MILTON THE DANCING CHRISTMAS MOUSE
rising Malibu Rising
Opt 1b author's initials found in GINGERBREAD
Burn for Me by Ilona Andrews
Points this task: 30
Total points: 155
Tasks completed: 8
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
CathyG30.6 Book 1 anthology/collection at least 3 authors
Seduction on a Snowy Night by Madeline Hunter Sabrina Jeffries Mary Jo Putney
Book 2 solo authored by a Book 1 author
The Secret of Flirting by Sabrina Jeffries
Points this task: 30
Total points: 215
Tasks completed: 10
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
CathyG30.8 2000-2003 (400+ pages)
Opt 1 author last name starts with G
The Second Silence by Eileen Goudge 464pp
Opt 4 title of exactly two words
Royally Yours 302pp
Points this task: 30
Total points: 245
Tasks completed: 11
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
CathyG30.9 one book NonFiction, 600+ pages
Book 1 author initials in WOWBRARY
I'd Rather Be Reading: The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life by Anne Bogel 156pp
Book 2 3+ word title initials in I LOVE MY LIBRARY
Luck Be A Lady by Betina Krahn 447pp
Points this task: 30
Total points: 275
Tasks completed: 12
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
Jen K15.2 - Endings and Beginnings.
Book 1: The Story of the Lost Child
Book 2: My Brilliant Friend
This series is new to me.
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 880
CathyG25.1 Opt 2 author intials in KDEKLJKLLKPEGS
Game On: Tempting Twenty-Eight by Janet Evanovich
Opt 3 title initials found in John Newbery Medal
A Mackenzie Yuletide by Jennifer Ashley
approved for length line 124
Points this task: 25
Total points: 300
Tasks completed: 13
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
babbling c5.10 - Heart's Desire
Dorothy aims to find her heart's desire over the rainbow. Find yours by reading a book of your choice that meets SRC rules. For this task only, you may choose a book with the genre Childrens or Kids that is not found in AR Bookfinder - this does NOT allow the use of childrens books that are found in ARBF but do not meet SRC requirements.
Heart of Obsidian - Audible Heart of Obsidian - mass market paperback pgs. 371 by Nalini Singh
Points: 5
Completed Tasks: 1
Golden oldies:
Total This Season
Points: 385/970
Completed Tasks: 24/56
Golden oldies:
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Pages read this season: 11,342
Books read this season: 30
25.6 - Kaora's Task: Honoring FamilyEvan: 1 - Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race
Riley: 3 - The Women of Troy
Points this post: 25
Total points: 345
HanneloreTask 20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Tamara's Task: New Years Resolutions
Option 2. Read a book by an author that you have previously read at least three other books by. (These can be books from the same series, but don't have to be.)
REQUIRED: In your post state what other three books you have previously read by this author).
Book: Dansers na donker
How it fits: This book is written by Charlaine Harris. I have read more than 3 books by her. As the dutch version has no paper version, I was told I could use a paper version in a different language for page count purposes. La danza de la noche . Only this version was published in paperback.
The other 3 books: I have read the entire full numbers series of Sookie Stackhouse. I will list the first 3.
1.: Dead Until Dark
2.: Living Dead in Dallas
3.: Club Dead
Points this task: 20
Total points: 470
Tasks completed: 27
BB tickets:
(4) 500+
(1) 750+
(0) 1,000+
GO tickets: 2
Sara G10.9 - Winter is ComING
Read a book with a word in the TITLE that ends in ING. Subtitles are excluded.
Hitching Rides with Buddha: Travels in Search of Japan by Will Ferguson
Points this post: 10
Total points: 305
10.2 Something FishyRead a book with an image of a creature that lives primarily in water on the cover.
by Lee HollisTask Points: 10
Season Total: 95
10.3 - 'S Wonderful Jesus, I Trust in You: A 30-Day Personal Retreat with the Litany of Trust
word "you" matches song "Embraceable You"
Points this post: 10
Total points: 355
Julia10310.8 - #ownvoicestories
Good Talk: A Memoir in Conversations
This is the last book on page 5 of the list at the time I posted (so it may move to page 6)
This post: 10 points
Total points: 865
BB:5
GO:1
Tasks complete: 44
Books read: 61
20.1 - Most Improved Player - Suzannesea's Task: Challenges and PleasuresOption 2 -Read a book by a new-to-you author.
REQUIRED: I haven't read this author before. - I was surprised I hadn't, but now I'm inspired to read some of his postry.
Zastrozzi by Percy Bysshe Shelley
Task Total: 20
Season Total: 570
25.3 - Cat's Task: Operation Clean Slate Option One:
Read two books on your TBR that across their combined titles, contain the letters CLEAN SLATE (must find all the letters, i.e. 2 of L, E, A).
One must have been on your TBR for at least 12 months
500 Pages: 136 + 369 = 505 pages
TBR 12 months: March 15, 2020 - Caucasian Chalk Circle
These books are both new to me.
A LESoN
A Lesson in Vengeance by Victoria Lee
ThE CAucASiaN chaLk circLE (all letters in clean slate)
The Caucasian Chalk Circle by Bertolt Brecht
Task Total: 25
Season Total: 595
Kristen IA20.3 - Best Review - Trishhartuk's Task: Representing Cats!
Option 3. The Monster.
Read a book with a title of at least three words, where all the initial letters can be found in the phrase “CATS HAVE STAFF”.
The Santa Suit by Mary Kay Andrews
I read the ebook and linked to the HC edition.
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 155/970
Tasks Completed: 10/56
BB: 0
GO: 0
Kristen IA20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Molly's Task: CHRISTMAS IN AUSTRALIA
Option 3: “Deck the Sheds”
Read a book by an author whose initials (all initials) can be found in DECK THE SHEDS.
Beginner's Luck by Kate Clayborn
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 175/970
Tasks Completed: 11/56
BB: 0
GO: 0
Kristen IA10.5 - Naughty or Nice?
Read a book by an author whose first and last name initials are found in KRAMPUSLAUF.
Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden Keefe
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 185/970
Tasks Completed: 12/56
BB: 0
GO: 0
EMurphy20.3 Best Review-Trishhartuk's Task: Representing Cats!
Option 1: Fantasy/SciFi/SFF MPG The Girl with All the Gifts by M.R. Carey
This Task:
Points: 20
Books Read: 1
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 410
Books Read: 29
GO Ticket: 2
BB Ticket +750: 1
Tasks Completed: 19
25.1 Read a NewberyOption 1
Dicey's Song by Cynthia Voigt
MG - BL: 5.0 - AR Pts: 11.0
Newbery Medal winner
Option 2
Good Neighbors by Sarah Langan
Author's initials are S (Speare) and L (Lowry)
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 300
BB tickets: 2
GO Tickets: 1
Tasks completed: 15
Books read: 20
Thank you moderators for your time. I had fun doing the challenge!
Amber10.9 - Winter is ComING
Book with a word in the TITLE that ends in ING
Rachel Rising, Volume 4: Winter Graves by Terry Moore
Total Points: 600
Amber5.4 - We're Not in Kansas Anymore
MPG Fantasy and/or Science Fiction
Rachel Rising, Volume 5: Night Cometh by Terry Moore
Total Points: 605
30.7 - Dlmrose's Task: Festival of SleepBook 1. Read a book with ALL the letters in SLEEP, including 2 Es, in the TITLE. Subtitles are excluded.
The Pirates Laffite: The Treacherous World of the Corsairs of the Gulf by William C. Davis
SLEEP found in thE PiratES Laffite
2x Bigger is Better tix (756 p)
book 2. Catch some Zs. Read a book with at least 2 Zs in any combination of the title, subtitle, and/or single author’s name.
Roadmarks by Roger Zelazny
2 Zs found in author's last name, ZelaZny
185 pages
Total pages read: 941
Total this Post: 30
Golden Oldies: 6
Bigger is Better: 8
Season Total: 970
Task 10.6 - Shelf AwareRead a book that was added to your TBR shelf before November 1, 2021.
Your To-Be-Read list may be your GR shelf, a custom GR shelf, or an off-GR list.
Required: Identify your TBR list and state the date the book was added to your list.
List:
GR To-Be-Read list
Date added: November 15, 2012
The Devil's Hearth (Fever Devilin #1) (2003) by Phillip DePoy (Hardcover, 244 pages)
360 + 10 = 370
Tasks Completed: 17
Points for this post: 10
Points thus far: 360 + 10 = 370
Books read: 25
Pages read: 8,039
Read but not claimed: 00
Goodreads Authors: 09
Golden Oldies: 03
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(1) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Readerboard Name: Kathy P20.9 - Moderator’s Pet – Lisa MD’s Task: “Rock the Red”
Option C:
Behind You
Accelerated Reading Score
Behind You
Woodson, Jacqueline
IL: UG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 3.0
Totals
Points: 260
BB: 2
GO: 1
Total Tasks Completed: 14
Total Books Completed: 18
Barbara ★10.8 - #ownvoicestories
Read a book that has been shelved as Own Voice from the first 25 pages of this shelf list: Own Voice.
The Poppy War - R.F. Kuang 2/27
Found on page 1
BIG BOOK: 530 pages
Points this task: 10
Total points: 715
Big Book Tickets: 500 (1) 750 (1) 1000 (0)
Amy FL20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Molly's Task: CHRISTMAS IN AUSTRALIA
Option 1: Never by Ken Follett
Per the author's GR bio page: Born on June 5th, 1949
Points this post: 20
Total points: 940
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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 #pages/series number
The Little Brooklyn Bakery
This book is set, as the title suggests, in Brooklyn.
This book has 448 pages
Book 2: a book with either LOGIC or BOARD intact in the title AND with a ‘3’ in either the number of pages or the series number
Logical Family: A Memoir
LOGICal family has the word LOGIC in the title.
I listened to the audiobook but the paperback is listed as 319 pages (I also had this book confirmed as ok in the help thread)
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Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 765 + 30 = 795/970
Total Tasks Completed: 45
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HanneloreTask 15.4 - Happy Valentines Day!
Option 2:
Read 1 book that satisfies both A and B.
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.
B. Read a book in which ALL of the author’s initials are found in the word VALENTINES.
For all options, letters may be used only as often as they appear in VALENTINES. NOTE: If you use option 2, this requirement applies to the title and author, since it is only 1 book. Therefore, for instance, S can only be used once in the combination of title and author.
Book: Ten Little Indians
How it fits: Ten Little Indians (TLI) has 3 words. Initials of the author are SA (Sherman Alexie).
TLISA can be found in 'vALenTIneS'.
Points this task: 15
Total points: 485
Tasks completed: 28
BB tickets:
(4) 500+
(1) 750+
(0) 1,000+
GO tickets: 2
Amy B15.5 - 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.
REQUIRED: State in your post the place of your birth: Michigan
The Turner House by Angela Flournoy - set in Detroit in main page description
This Task: 15 Points
To Date: 495 Points
Delicious Dee30.6 - MegSCL's Task: Part and Whole
Book A - Tinsel and Tatas: A Holiday Romantic Comedy Anthology
Book B - Smitten by the Brit - Melonie Johnson
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 735
trishhartuk15.1 Welcome to Oz
Book 1: Read a book with black/white/gray cover
Golden oldie: 1864
TinEye
74.6% #faf8f3 White
18.5% #0f0f0f Black
4.8% #a2a09d Grey
2.1% #4a4947 Grey
Book 2 –read a book with at least 3 different colors on the cover
Mixed colour swath over the top half of the cover includes purple/violet and red in the faces, yellow/green in the hair, red across the middle under the title. There may also be some blue by the author name
Read the kindle edition. PB: here
TinEye
50.2% #271c1e Black
14.4% #c5bf19 Yellow
10.2% #c82712 Red
9.4% #781d14 Brown
1.2% #ac3678 Violet
4.8% #c020d7 Violet
1.8% #330d55 Violet
4.1% #6a7d23 Green
0.3% #54c6b4 Green
3.5% #c56b16 Orange
Points this task: 15
Books read: 2
Golden oldie: 1 = Notes from Underground was first published in 1864
Total points: 345
Tasks completed: 19
Golden oldies: 6
Big book tickets: 4
15.2 - Endings and Beginnings.Book 1 – read the final or most recently published book in a series.
The Joy and Light Bus Company by Alexander McCall Smith
Book 2 – read the first book in a new to you series.
This series is new to me.
At the Villa Rose by A.E.W. Mason
Post Total: 15
Season Total: 610
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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Read book that is #3 in a series.
Count Your Lucky Stars
Total Points: 120