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SPRING CHALLENGE 2022
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Louise B50 TraceyL’s Task - Bridgerton
Book 1: Evil in Emerald by A.M. Stuart.
Has MPG of historical
368 pages
Book 2: I Shot the Buddha by Colin Cotterill
#11 in the Dr. Siri Paiboun series, which has 15 books in total
342 pages
Book 3: Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows by Balli Kaur Jaswal
On page 4 of the list
304 pages
Total number of pages for task: 1014
Points this post: 50
Total points to date: 95
Tasks completed: 4
MEGSCL20.5 - Bigger is Better – Kristi CO's task - Literary Cat Names
Option 2: Herland (dystopia)
Total
595 points, 1 bb, 5 nf, 1 go
MEGSCL50.1 - TraceyL's task: Bridgerton
Book 1: Historical Fiction. The Freedom of Birds
Book 2: The End of Certainty: Scott Morrison and Pandemic Politics
Book 3: Page 3 - Crying in H Mart
Total
645 points, 1 bb, 5 nf, 1 go
MEGSCL25.8 - Amy FL’s task: Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin On
Option 2: Violeta by Isabel Allende
Option 3: Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass
Total
670 points, 1 bb, 5 nf, 1 go
5.3 - Uncle HenryA book with a family word in its title: The Good Son by Jacquelyn Mitchard
Points this post: 5
Total points: 530
50.1 - TraceyL's task: BridgertonBook 1: Read a FICTION book with a main page genre that includes "Historical" such as Historical Romance, Historical Mystery, Historical, or Historical Fiction. The genre may be standalone or embedded.
Capturing the Devil (Stalking Jack the Ripper #4) by Kerri Maniscalco
480 pages
Book 2: Read a book that is part of a series with at least 8 primary works. The series name and number must be indicated in the GR title listing in grayscale parentheses following the title. Any number in the series may be used.
Treasure Hunt (Inspector Montalbano #16) by Andrea Camilleri
288 pages
Book 3:Read a book written by an author found on the first 25 pages of the Diverse Authors Books shelf.
Unmarriageable by Soniah Kamal
page 15
384 pages
Total pages read: 1,152
Total this Post: 50
Golden Oldies: 5
Bigger is Better: 4
It's a Fact: 4
Season Total: 875
LAUREN JODI5.2 - Auntie Em
The Ties that Bind by Emilie Rose
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 600/895
Big Book Ticket: 2
It's a Fact Ticket: 2
Total Books Read: 45
Total Tasks Completed: 36/54
Angela IL25.9 - Tien's Task: Come on Down Under
Option 2: Read a book written by a Woman Writer who is Australian by birth or residence.
The Hating Game by Sally Thorne-4/22
Sally lives in Canberra, Australia per GR Bio
Option 4: Read a book that has been shelved as LoveOzYA from this shelf loveozya
Words in Deep Blue by Cath Crowley-5/2
On Page 1
Points this Task: 25
Total Points: 455
Books Read: 29
Tasks Completed: 18/54
BB Ticket: 3
NF Ticket: 3
Jen K50.1 - TraceyL's task: Bridgerton
Book 1: The Island of Missing Trees -368 pages
MPG Historical
Book 2: Curse of the Pogo Stick - 256 pages
#5 of 15 in Dr Siri Paiboun series
Book 3: An American Marriage - 308 pages
Page 1 of list
368+256+308 > 750
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Points This Post: 50
Total Points: 560
Big Books: 4
Jen K20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Sarah E's Task: Most Volcanoes
A Most Beautiful Thing: The True Story of America's First All-Black High School Rowing Team
Word: Most
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 580
Big Books: 4
Delicious Dee30.3 - Dlmrose’s Task: Recurring Keys
Book A - When the Devil Holds the Candle - ANE found in Candle
Book B - The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois - Honorée Fanonne Jeffers - ANE found in Fanonne; Big Book Ticket - I listened to audiobook but most popular paperback (The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois) has 816pgs - claiming 2 tickets for 750+pgs
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 440
Inge199015.10 - Scare More Than Crows
mpg horror
H.P. Lovecraft's the Dunwich Horror
Points this post: 15
total points: 450
LAUREN JODI25.9 - Tien's Task: Come on Down Under
Option 1 - Come to the Outback
In the Heart of the Outback... by Barbara Hannay
Rural Romance Page #9
Option 2 - Australian Women Writers
Lick by Kylie Scott
Author's birthplace noted on her GR page as Australia
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 625/895
Big Book Ticket: 2
It's a Fact Ticket: 2
Total Books Read: 47
Total Tasks Completed: 37/54
Louise B20.4 - Golden Oldies
I chose option 4 - author’s initials can be found in”Mensa brain”.
The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb
Points this post: 20
Total points to date: 115
Tasks completed: 5
Louise B20.5 Bigger is Better
I chose option 1 - Canadian author, although the book also works for option 2 - speculative fiction MPG.
Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel
Points this post: 20
Total points to date: 135
Tasks completed: 6
30.1 - Katrisa's Task: DuneOption 3: read a book with an MPG of horror.
Rose Madder 595 pages
***Claiming Big Book Ticket for 595 pages***
Option 5: Read a book from this list Genre Bending Books
I listened to an audio version of Autobiography of Red 149 pages
This is found on the firstpage of the list
Total pages 595+149=744
New Points: 30
Total Points: 360
BB: 4
IF: 4
Bookwrm526Task #25.2 - Upcoming Milestone!
Option 1: Read a book set at least 75% in Australia or New Zealand. I read A Madness of Sunshine by Nalini Singh (setting in GR metadata).
Option 3: Read a book set at least 50% in an African country. I read Death by His Grace by Kwei Quartey.
Total points so far: 620
Task 5.5 – The WizardSeries book from a series with 5+ books
Kindle County Legal Thrillers # 2 out of 12 books (so far)
The Burden of Proof
Audiobook / MMPB: Το βάρος της αποδείξεως 569 pg
*** BIG BOOK *** 1 tickets – 569 pages
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This Post: 05 points
Total points to date: 250 points
NONfiction Books read: 1
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 3
Big Books Read: (4) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / () 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 4
Mod
Option 1: Read a book where the ALL the letters CELLO, including 2 Ls, can be found in the title (MINIMUM of 200 pages)
New Recruits at Goodwill House
The letters CELLO are in nEw reCruits at gOodwiLL house
I read the kindle edition but the paperback is listed as 293 pages
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 310 + 20 = 330/895
Total Tasks Completed: 25
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Big Books: 1
Golden Oldies: 0
It's a Fact: 8
Task 25.6 – KmarieD – Breathing GoalsREQUIRED: EACH book must be at least 200 pages
Option 2 – Goodreads Choice Award Winner 2021 – MYSTERY & THRILLER category
The Last Thing He Told Me
Audiobook / NO MMPB / Paperback: The Last Thing He Told Me 320p
Option 5 – Series book # 2 or higher - Adam Dalgliesh # 4
Shroud for a Nightingale
Audiobook / MMPB: Shroud For A Nightingale – 296 pg
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This Post: 25 points
Total points to date: 275 points
NONfiction Books read: 1
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 3
Big Books Read: (4) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / () 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 4
Task 25.7 – AndyP – SymmetryREQUIRED: 501+ pages: 307 + 212 = 519 pg
RESTRICTIONS: NO KIDS / Childrens
Book 1: Title word begins/ends with same letter Scones
Scones and Scoundrels - 307 p
Book 2: Author name begins/ends with same letter Agatha
Agatha Christie / The Tuesday Club Murders
Audiobook / MMPB: The Tuesday Club Murders – 212 p
+++ GOLDEN OLDIE +++ – 1st published June 1932
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This Post: 25 points
Total points to date: 300 points
NONfiction Books read: 1
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 4
Big Books Read: (4) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / () 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 4
Task 30.1 – Katrisa – DuneREQUIRED: ONE book must be 500+ pages
REQUIRED: TOTAL pages 750+ : 576 + 237 = 813 pages
Option 3 – M.p.g. HORROR
End of Watch
I listened to the audio / MMPB: Fin de ronde - 576 p
*** BIG BOOK *** 1 tickets –576 pages
Option 6 – Book from a series that has been continued by a different author
I’m reading the original series, but it was continued by Sophie Hannah after Agatha Christie’s death The New Hercule Poirot series
Agatha Christie / Poirot Investigates
I listened to the audio / MMPB: Poirot investiga – 237 p
+++ GOLDEN OLDIE +++ – 1st published March 1924
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This Post: 30 points
Total points to date: 330 points
NONfiction Books read: 1
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 5
Big Books Read: (5) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / () 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 5
Mod
15.8 - Mr Potato Head
Read a book with a word in the title or subtitle that was one of the original toy parts: hand, foot, ear, mouth, eye, nose, hat, eyeglasses, pipe, hair.
Their Eyes Were Watching God. Zora Neale Hurston
Published in 1937, claiming a Golden Oldies ticket
Points this post: 15
Total points: 790/895
Tasks complete: 45/54
Total pages: 19,638
BB: 5
NF: 12
GO: 5
Barbara ★15.3 - Wordle
Book 1 - Guess the 5 letter word.
Read a book with a one-word title that is exactly five letters.
Sting - Sandra Brown 5/3
Book 2 -Guess the word in 6 tries:
Read a book that is number 1 thru 6 in a series.
Flowers Over the Inferno - Ilaria Tuti 3/11
(Series = Teresa Battaglia #1)
Points this task: 15
Total points: 595
Big Book Tickets: 500 (4) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
ROBIN P15.1 - Hemispheres
Book 1 - set in Northern Hemisphere - The Beautiful Mystery - set entirely in Quebec, Canada
Book 2 - set in Southern Hemisphere - The Far Country - set approx 75% in Australia
Points this post: 15
Total points: 635
BB:1 GO:4 NF:10
Louise B30.3 Dlmrose’s Task
Book 1: a word in the title contains the letters A E N
Murder at the Mena House by Erica Ruth Neubauer - “Mena”
Book 2: author’s name contains all the letters A E N in a single part
Murder at Wedgefield Manor by Erica Ruth Neubauer = “Neubauer”
Points this post: 30
Total points to date: 165
Tasks completed: 7
Lisa MD10.10 - Spring Series
Read a book in a series with a series title that begins with a letter in SPRING.
The Handsome Man's Deluxe Café by Alexander McCall Smith
Series Title Begins with Letter "N": No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency Series
227 pages
🌽🧠🌽🧠🌽🧠🌽🧠🌽🧠🌽🧠🌽🧠🌽🧠🌽🧠🌽🧠
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 175/895
Total Books Read: 13
Tasks Completed: 11/54
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies Tickets: 0
Non Fiction Tickets: 2
5.8. A Horse of a Different ColorBlackwattle Creek (Charlie Berlin #2) by Geoffrey McGeachin
Total this Post: 5
Golden Oldies: 5
Bigger is Better: 4
It's a Fact: 4
Season Total: 880
LaureY5.1 - The Wicked Witch
Read a book with a word of at least 4 letters from the lyrics of Ding Dong the Witch is Dead in its title
WORD: HEAD
For the house fell on her head
Head in the Sand by Damien Boyd
Points this post: 5
Total points: 170
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies:0
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
It’s a Fact this Post:0
It’s a Fact Total:0
Laure Y5.9 - The Author
Read a book whose author uses an initial in the first name position.
The Cove by L. J. Ross
Points this post: 5
Total points: 175
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies:0
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
It’s a Fact this Post:0
It’s a Fact Total:0
Task 20.3 - Henry RexOption 2: The King in the Tower,
Read a book with the word "king" or "tower" in the title. Plurals and possessives are allowed but no other variations. Subtitles are excluded.
Princess Floralinda and the Forty-Flight Tower (2020) by Tamsyn Muir (Goodreads Author) (Hardcover, 209 pages)
180 + 20 = 200
Tasks Completed: 08
Points for this post: 20
Points thus far: 180 + 20 = 200
Books read: 13
Pages read: 4,487
Read but not claimed: 04
Goodreads Authors: 08
Golden Oldies: 00
It’s a Fact (Non-Fiction): 01
Big Books:
(1) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
10.2 - The Wisest in All of OzA Shadow Intelligence (Elliot Kane #1) by Oliver Harris
Total this Post: 10
Golden Oldies: 5
Bigger is Better: 4
It's a Fact: 4
Season Total: 890
Task:15.9 - Hall of Famer[an author whose initials (all) can be found in Jackie Robinson.]
Book read:I'm Not Scared by Niccolò Ammaniti
Required:initials NA in jAckie robiNson
Points this task:15
Total points:300
Total Golden Oldies:0
Total Big Books:3
Total It’s A Fact:3
Books read:18
Tasks completed:13
HanneloreTask 10.8 - Feria Nacional de San Marcos
Read a book with a title of at least 3 words where the initial letter of all title words can be found in FERIA NACIONAL DE SAN MARCOS.
Book: Cold Comfort Farm
How it fits: a title of 3 words starting with 'C C F' --> 'Feria naCional de san marCos'
This book was first published September 8th 1932. --> CLAIMING A GO TICKET
Points this task: 10
Total points: 505
Tasks completed: 30
BB tickets:
(4) 500+
(1) 750+
(0) 1,000+
GO tickets: 3
IAF tickets: 1
HanneloreTask 25.7 - Andy P’s Task: Symmetry
2 book task. The total page count for both books must be 500 or more.
Book 1. Read a book that contains a word of at least 5 letters in the title that begins and ends with the same letter. Subtitles are excluded.
Book: The Maze Runner
How it fits: 6 letter word 'RunneR' (416 pages)
Book 2. Read a book by an author whose name contains a name part that begins and ends with the same letter. The name part must be at least 3 letters.
Book: De Nergensman
How it fits: The name 'GregG' (book has 415 pages, so the books together easily make the 500+ page requirement).
Points this task: 25
Total points: 530
Tasks completed: 31
BB tickets:
(4) 500+
(1) 750+
(0) 1,000+
GO tickets: 3
IAF tickets: 1
HanneloreTask 50.1 - TraceyL's task: Bridgerton
This is a 3 book challenge. The total page count for all books must be at least 750 pages.
Book 1: Read a FICTION book with a main page genre that includes "Historical".
Book: Chocolat
How it fits: Book is a fiction book with as MPG Historical Fiction. It has 369 pages.
Book 2: Read a book that is part of a series with at least 8 primary works.
Book: Undead and Unappreciated
How it fits: This series has 15 primary works. The book has 279 pages.
Book 3: Read a book written by an author found on the first 25 pages of the Diverse Authors Books shelf.
Book: Let It Shine
How it fits: The author of this book, Alyssa Cole, can be found on page 2 of the list with the book "When No One Is Watching". This book has 134 pages.
Together the books have 369+279+134 = 782 pages. So they fit the 750+ page requirement.
Points this task: 50
Total points: 580
Tasks completed: 32
BB tickets:
(4) 500+
(1) 750+
(0) 1,000+
GO tickets: 3
IAF tickets: 1
Mary P25.2 - Brooklyn's Task: Upcoming Milestone!
Option 1:Read a book set at least 75% in Australia or New Zealand.
Fires of Change by Sarah Lark
Option 2:Read a book with a 2 word title.
Tidewater Bride by Laura Frantz
Points this task: 25
Total points: 220
Cat's Task: Good ReadingOption 1: Diversity
Read a book not originally published in English
Em by Kim Thúy,originally published in French, Fiction
Option 3, Environment
The Sixth Extinction Elizabeth Kolbert, Non-Fiction, on page 1 of Best Environmental Books list
Both books are new-to-me
Points this post: 25
Total points: 570
Tasks completed: 35
Books read: 36
Big Book tickets: 3
Golden Oldies tickets: 3
EMurphy20.7 Shorter is Sweeter- MEGSCL's Task: Wordle Wordle Wordle!
Option 2: #2, #4, #16 in a series Deathless Divide by Justina Ireland
*Big Book Ticket: 560 pages
This Task:
Points: 20
Books Read: 1
BB Ticket +500: 1
GO Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 220
Books Read: 15
BB Ticket +500: 3
GO Ticket: 0
Tasks Completed: 9
20.3 - Best Review - Lauren Jodi's Task: Henry RexOption 4: Off With Her Head!
Read a book from the first 25 pages of the Adultery shelf
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins, on page 1 of Adultery shelf
Points this post: 20
Total points: 590
Tasks completed: 36
Books read: 47
Big Book tickets: 3
Golden Oldies tickets: 3
Angela IL10.3 - If I Only Had a Brain
Read a book from the Thought Provoking book list.
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates-5/4
On Page 5/ #451
Claiming It's A Fact
Points this Task: 10
Total Points: 465
Books Read: 30
Tasks Completed: 19/54
BB Ticket: 3
NF Ticket: 4
20.2 - Rookie At The Top - Lucy-Bookworm's Task: Books For A BookwormRead a book with one of the following words in the title or subtitle:
Book, Bookworm, Bookshelf, Bookshop, Bookstore, Bookseller, Library
I listened to an audio version of The Book of Time
This book has childrens as a MPG
AR Book info: IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 9.0
New Points: 20
Total Points: 380
BB: 4
IF: 4
MEGSCL20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Helen B's Task: Spring Begins
2. Read a book with a flower in bloom on the cover.
- approved for length in spreadsheet line 1180Total
690 points, 1 bb, 5 nf, 1 go
MEGSCL20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Sarah E's Task: Most Volcanoes
Run Me to Earth
Total
710 points, 1 bb, 5 nf, 1 go
MEGSCL25.9 - Tien's Task: Come on Down Under
Option2 - Australian Women Writer - Love & Virtue (https://www.ultimopress.com.au/lovean... see About the Author section on publisher’s website)
Option4 - page 6 - Puberty Blues
Total
735 points, 1 bb, 5 nf, 1 go
Suzannesea30.2 - XBM's Task - The Birds and the Bees
Option 3
Read a book with an MPG of Romance.
See Her Die by Melinda Leigh
Option 4
Read a book with an MPG of Biography, Autobiography, or Memoir.
Black Ops: The Life of a CIA Shadow Warrior by Ric Prado
Points this post: 30
Total points to date: 210
20.8 - Nickels & Dimes: Paul's Task: Is 139 a Prime Number?Option 1, author's initials in AMAZON PRIME: Legacy by Nora Roberts
paperback edition Legacy 400 pages
Points this post: 20
Total points: 550
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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Two-Week Wait: an IVF story
Both authors match Michael Jackson
Total
545 points, 1 bb, 5 nf, 1 go