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Challenges: Year Long Main 2022
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Margo is going on a Read Trip
1. Badge 1, Book 102. Site 16, Souvenir
3. The Last House on Needless Street⭐⭐⭐⭐
4. Listened to Audiobook, Hardcover, 335 pages
5. Read a book where the main character has a cat
6. MC has a cat
My first side trip :"Children of Lir" National War memorial park, Dublin.
1. Location: National War Memorial Park.
Although Ireland is a neutral country more than 270,000 irish men fought for Britain in WW1 an WW2. This is where we remember their bravery. Read a book where an MC is/was a soldier.
1. Badge 1, Book 11
2. Side trip 1, Souvenir
3. Troubled Blood⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
4. Listened to Audiobook, Hardcover, 944 pages
5. Read a book where an MC is/was a soldier.
6. MC used to be a soldier
1. Badge 1, Book 122. Site 16, location
3. Practical Magic⭐⭐⭐
4. Listened to Audiobook, Paperback, 286 pages
5. Read a book set in Massachusetts
6. This is set in Massachusetts
Location: Side trip 1 :"Children of Lir" National War memorial park, Dublin. National War Memorial Park.1. Badge 1, Book 13
2. Side trip 1, About
3. Sistersong⭐⭐⭐
4. Listened to Audiobook, Hardcover, 416 pages
5. The statue is a depiction of the Irish legend "the children of Lir" which tells the story of siblings cursed by their stepmother to live as swans. Read a book that is a retelling of a myth or fairy tale.
6. This story is based on an old folk song that tells the myth of the three sisters.
1. Badge 1, Book 142. Site 16 , About
3. Heir to Sevenwaters⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
4. Listened to Audiobook, Hardcover, 395 pages
5. Read a book in the General Paranormal Romance
6. I followed the link given and had a look at the lists it provided. This book is position 819 on the list Best Paranormal & Fantasy Romances
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/2...
I thought this was my last book for badge one but I have one more to go!
1. Badge 1, Book 152. Site side trip, Souvenir
3. The Witch's Daughter⭐⭐⭐⭐
4. Listened to Audiobook, Hardcover, 305 pages
5. An little plastic witch - of course the evil stepmother was a witch! Read a book there the MC is a witch or wizard.
6. The MC is a witch
Oops, I claimed the badge before this one was approved - sorry, I just got all excited 😂
✔️Woohoo! Congrats on finishing the first badge. :)
Thanks Janice. I can relax now - all further badges are optional LOL
1. Badge 2, Book 12. Site 36, location
3. Again, Rachel⭐⭐⭐⭐
4. Listened to Audiobook, Paperback, 577 pages
5. Read a book with a proper woman's name in the title.
6. Rachel is in the title.
1. Badge 2, Book 22. Site 33, location
3. The Outcast Dead⭐⭐⭐⭐
4. Listened to Audiobook, Hardcover, 374 pages
5. Read a book that is set in England but not in a city with a population over 1, 000,000.
6. Book is based in Norwich, England, population 143,135 (2019)
"Turf, wind and fire" Lough Boora sculpture park, Offaly, Ireland.
1. Badge 2, Book 3
2. side trip 2, about
3. The Four Winds⭐⭐⭐⭐
4. Listened to Audiobook, Hardcover, 464 pages
5. This sculpture depicts a turf fire. Using the title of the piece as inspiration, read a book with TURF, WIND or FIRE in the title.
6. WINDS is in the title
1. Badge 2, Book 42. Site 23, about
3. Year One⭐⭐⭐⭐
4. Listened to Audiobook, Hardcover, 419 pages
5. Read a book with a large bird on the cover. There may only be one bird.
6. Big bird on cover!
"Turf, wind and fire" Lough Boora sculpture park, Offaly, Ireland.Souvenir:
1. Badge 2, Book 5
2. Side trip 2, souvenir
3. Plain Bad Heroines⭐⭐
4. Listened to Audiobook, Hardcover, 640 pages
5. I brought home a pair of binoculars to study wild life more closely. Read a book with an insect on the cover.
6. There is a Yellowjacket (wasp) on the caver
1. Badge 2, Book 62. Site 36, about
3. Cinderella Is Dead⭐⭐⭐
4. Listened to Audiobook, Hardcover, 389 pages
5. Read a book with the genre LGBT on the main book page
6. LGBT is on the MBP
1. Badge 2, Book 72. Site 33, souvenirs
3. Natalie Haynes Stands Up For the Classics: A Comical Guide to Ancient Greece and Rome, Series 1-4⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
4. Listened to Audiobook which was 7 hours and 19min long.
5. Read a book set in Greece or written by a Greek author
6. This was a recording of a radio series about the Greek classics which were all set in Greece.
1. Badge 2, Book 82. Site 23, location
3. The Kind Worth Killing⭐⭐⭐
4. Listened to Audiobook, Hardcover, 311 pages
5. Read a book where the title starts with the letter K. It may be preceded by "a" or "the".
6. Begins with K
1. Badge 2, Book 92. Site 33, about
3. No Promises in the Wind⭐⭐⭐⭐
4. Listened to Audiobook, Mass Market Paperback, 223 pages
5. Read a book with Wind or Sound in the title
6. WIND is in title
1. Badge 2, Book 102. Site 36, souvenir
3. A Wild Winter Swan⭐⭐
4. Listened to Audiobook, 240 pages, Paperback
5. Read a book with duck, goose, swan, loon in the title.
6. Swan in title
1. Badge 2, Book 112. Site 8, location
3. Commodus⭐⭐⭐⭐
4. Listened to Audiobook, 496 pages, Hardcover
5. Read a book where setting of book is different than the nationality of the author.
6. British author, story set in antient Rome
1. Badge 2, Book 122. Site 13,
3. The Stranger You Know⭐⭐⭐⭐
4. Listened to Audiobook, 484 pages, Hardcover
5. Read a book that is MPG Mystery and is a police procedural.
6. MC is a London police officer. Mystery is listed on MBP
1. Badge 2, Book 132. Site 6, location
3. Devotion⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
4. Listened to Audiobook, 432 pages, Paperback
5. Read a book with a theme of immigrant experience.
6. This story was about people migrating from Prussia to Australia, there journey and how they started now lives in an unfamiliar environment. It was a wonderful book and, so far, it is my book of the year 😊
1. Badge 2, Book 142. Site 8, souvenir
3. The Madonna of Bolton⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
4. Listened to Audiobook, 416 pages, Paperback
5. Read a book with a theme of music
6. The MC is obsessed with everything Madonna and wants to emulate her in every way. Each chapter is named for one of her songs. His ambition in life is to direct musical theatre. I found this book listed in the Music section in my local library and an very surprised to see noone has tagged as Music on GR so I hope it is acceptable.
✔️ Sounds appropriately obsessive, Margo! :P
1. Badge 2, Book 152. Site 8, about
3. Rewind⭐⭐⭐
4. Listened to Audiobook, 304 pages, Paperback
5. Read a book where the author's initials contain CH in any order
6. Author is Catherine Ryan Howard
Side Trip 2: "Turf, wind and fire" Lough Boora sculpture park, Offaly, Ireland.1. Badge 2, Book 16
2. Side Trip 2, Location
3. Seven Worlds One Planet: Natural Wonders from Every Continent⭐⭐⭐
4. Listened to Audiobook, Hardcover, 320 pages
5. Read a book that can be classed as nature writing or as tagged "nature" on the GBP, justification required. Use this list for ideas https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/2....
6. This book is tagged "nature" and "animals" on GBP
2. Site 6, souvenir
3. A Long Long Way⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
4. Listened to Audiobook, Paperback, 304 pages
5. Read a book with red flowers on the cover.
6 red flowers on the cover.
Book doesn't fit task, I need multiple red flowers.
1. Badge 2, Book 172. Site 13, location
3. Sharks in the Time of Saviors⭐⭐⭐⭐
4. Listened to Audiobook, Hardcover, 376 pages
5. Read a book set in Hawaii.
6. set in Hawaii.
Hi Rus, I've had to update my book numbers i.e. Badge 2, Book ?. I jumped from Book 6 to Book 8 so I went back and changed 7 to 18. Hope that makes sense.Not sure if you record book number. I only noticed when my list was telling me I had to read 2 books to complete this badge but I knew I actually had to read 3.
Apologies.
No no, don't apologise. All is good, I just looked at this at 2.30am last night and went "This is tomorrow's problem!". All makes sense.Only problem is your site 6 book for souvenir. I'm really sorry, but the cover you link doesn't work. To quote Janice:
"message 4: by Janice, Dec 16, 2021 05:57PM
As long as there are multiple red flowers..."
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I'm so sorry, but the cover you have linked only has one red flower, not red flowers
Margo wrote: "Side Trip 2: "Turf, wind and fire" Lough Boora sculpture park, Offaly, Ireland.1. Badge 2, Book 16
2. Side Trip 2, Location
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Margo wrote: "1. Badge 2, Book 182. Site 13, location
3. Sharks in the Time of Saviors⭐⭐⭐⭐"
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Glad you enjoyed this one, I just snaffled it from the little library around the corner.
Rusalka wrote: "No no, don't apologise. All is good, I just looked at this at 2.30am last night and went "This is tomorrow's problem!". All makes sense.Only problem is your site 6 book for souvenir. I'm really s..."
Whoops, my bad! I misread that one - maybe I just wanted an excuse to read that book ;-p I'll delete that and find a different book for the task.
Re Sharks in the Time of Saviors - I'm still thinking about that story, maybe I should have rated 5 stars. It's so unusual and thought provoking. Well worth your time.
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but I am really glad you wanted to read it anyway!!Excellent to hear about Sharks! I am very glad I picked it up
Funny thing, my next listen is The Rosey Project for my irl book club!
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2. Site 3, Location
3. The Marriage Game: A Novel of Queen Elizabeth I⭐⭐⭐
4. Listened to Audiobook, Hardcover, 402 pages
5. Read a book with a character who is a queen, or the title contains queen
6. MC is Queen Elizabeth 1