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[Sammy]

Not a problem! I've been having so many computer and internet issues lately (new PC. I officially hate windows 11!), so was just wondering whether than was another to add to the list, lol.

[Elli]

Task: Read a book where the page numbers add to 19 (i.e. 345 pages = 3+4+5 = 12)
Direction: North (Title starts with A-M)

H -- The Haunting of Maddy Clare by Simone St. James
E -- Kings of the Wyld by Nicholas Eames
L -- Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree
P -- All Systems Red by Martha Wells, ch name Pin-Lee

[Judy]

I got the same task twice in a row 😭 and for some reason purple text on the cover is way harder than it should be!

[Kristie]

Judy wrote: "I got the same task twice in a row 😭 and for some reason purple text on the cover is way harder than it should be!"

That task is harder than you think!

I'm not sure if graphic novels are allowed or if it even fits your direction, but the only book I've read in the past three years with purple text is Teen Titans: Raven.

[Sammy]

has purple text and is a fun, quick read :)

Also

[Sammy]

And if you like Kevin Hart...

[Kristie]

I also found Beautiful Creatures by the same author, Wake, and Dangerous.

[Judy]

Thanks ladies! :) we'll see what I feel like picking up in the next few days

[Lyndi (mibookobsession)]

My task Read a book with the main genre (listed on the first page on GR) as Classic isn't difficult, but the next classic I want to read is Dickens Tale of Two Cities and I just don't have the time commitment for that quite yet. Especially when I unknowingly request an arc of the 6th book in a series I haven't started 😆. So I'm skipping.

S BespokenRebecca Sharp 428p 9/4

K Betrothed Rebecca Sharp 258p 9/6 MC Kenzie

I The House Beyond the DunesMary Burton MC: Kyle Iverson 312p 9/5

P FatedRebecca ZanettiMC: Cara Paulsen 336p 9/7

[Judy]

Unsurprisingly it turns out I was being a big dumb dumb last night and missed the book with gigantic purple writing that is actually on my not even big Goodreads TBR - guess I was so blinded by all the yellow...

[Sammy]

These things happen. I spend ages and ages looking for something, give in and buy something dubious and then come across the perfect book in my tbr the minute I finish it 😁

[Judy]

Exactly! And I know my brain isn't in great shape at night, I should've just waited before I complained lol

[Kristie]

Glad you found one, Judy! And it looks cute too.

That's the way it goes for me too, Sammy. Fortunately, Judy spotted it before she finished something else.

[Kristie]

I need to skip a task. My task was to read a book beginning with the letter A. I didn't have any N-Z titles to go south with an author with a last name starting with A. It's my first skip, but I think I'm doing this one properly.

I need to go south: Title starts with N-Z

S - The Wishing Game - author: Meg Shaffer
K - The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches - character: Ken
I - The Predictable Heartbreaks of Imogen Finch - character: Imogen
P - The Space Between - character: Pauly

Is there another step I need to do or do I just wait for the map to be updated?

[Steven]

Kristie wrote: "I need to skip a task. My task was to read a book beginning with the letter A. I didn't have any N-Z titles to go south with an author with a last name starting with A. It's my first skip, but I th..."

Kristie, you'll still have to enter a book manually, like usual. You can put in the first title (The Wishing Game) and the details for that, then hit the submit button. I usually put "(SKIP)" behind the title so I remember that's one I used a skip on.

Hope that helps :D

[Kristie]

Thanks, Steven. :) I just went back to reread the instructions. Should have done that before asking, but will take your advice to add (SKIP) too.

[Steven]

Sophie, I have a question for you...

My task is "Read a book shelved (listed on the first page on GR) as brain-candy - plurals and spelling acceptable"

but I can't find a single book on the page for https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
that has brain-candy on the first page of tags...

Does this mean I *have* to skip?

[Sammy]

Kristie wrote: "I need to skip a task. My task was to read a book beginning with the letter A. I didn't have any N-Z titles to go south with an author with a last name starting with A. It's my first skip, but I th..."

I do believe I have that exact same task, lol.

I do have a last name A author though, thankfully.

[Kristie]

Sammy wrote: "Kristie wrote: "I need to skip a task. My task was to read a book beginning with the letter A. I didn't have any N-Z titles to go south with an author with a last name starting with A. It's my firs..."

I found some books that would fit, but nothing that I was interested in and had access to at the moment. I can always go back to my list if I end up with the task again though. Which book are you going with, Sammy?

[Judy]

Steven, there's probably something that has the right combination of few enough ratings and just enough people tagging it with that from page 10 or so onward of that list... combing through those for tags is truly my least favorite thing to do 🙃 and skipping is usually preferable

But actually lol I just went to page 13 and randomly selected a book with few ratings and ta-da, somehow Mistress fulfils those criteria 😂 https://www.goodreads.com/work/shelve...

[Steven]

Of course, nothing that far down the list is even remotely my style. Ugh. Blah. Nope. Lol

[Kylie]

Task: Read a book where the Amazon ship weight for the hardcover is under a pound

Does anyone know how to find this information for the task? Thank you so much!!

[Kristie]

Kylie wrote: "Task: Read a book where the Amazon ship weight for the hardcover is under a pound

Does anyone know how to find this information for the task? Thank you so much!!"

If you go to the book page for the hardcover on Amazon and scroll down, there is a section there that says "product details" and under that heading you can find the "item weight".

[Sana]

Skipping Task: Read a book with people dancing on the cover
Direction: Going East

H The Grave Robber (C: Halle) 132 pgs 18/9/23
E Librarian Bear (C: Sarah Ekstrom) 316 pgs 20/9/23
L Dread and Buried (C: Verity Long) 320 pgs 20/9/23
P All the Dead Shall Weep (C: Peter) 256 pgs 18/9/23

[Lyndi (mibookobsession)]

Skipping Task: Read a book that is ranked 301-400 in bestsellers on book depository (http://www.bookdepository.com/bestsel...). For some reason, this website sends me to a random Amazon book page with no numbers to use as substitute.
South: Titles N-Z

✔S- The Stranger Upstairs Lisa M. Matlin 9/25

✔K- The Wedding Shake-up J.J. Knight 9/26

✔I- Not My Romeo Ilsa Madden-Mills 9/23

✔P- Pucking Around Emily Rath 9/27

[Sammy]

Amazon bought book depository and shut down their website/online shop earlier this year.

[Steven]

Lyndi, did you like The Stranger Upstairs as much as I did? Fantastic debut!

[Lyndi (mibookobsession)]

Steven wrote: "Lyndi, did you like The Stranger Upstairs as much as I did? Fantastic debut!"

I'm probably starting it today. It sounds really good

[Kristie]

Amazon closed Book Depository. I found a couple of lists from before it closed, but none over 113 books, so not very helpful.

[Insiyah]

Task: Read a book with a String instrument on the cover or in the title
Direction: West

S: Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
K: The Kite Runner
I: Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson
P: Pride and Prejudice

[Sammy]

If we get a task like "Read from this list: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/3... "

And the list has only the first books in a series, are we allowed to make series substitutions and read the next book in a series on the list?

[Sophie, The other one]

Can't believe that hasn't been asked yet! Series substitutions are fine.

[Sammy]

Brilliant, thanks!

[Sammy]

Skipping:

Read a book shelved (listed on the first page on GR) as need - plurals and spelling acceptable - Direction south - N-Z title

H World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War (C: Jesika Hendricks)
E The Ninth Step (C: Eddie Fabian)
L Solaris (A: Stanisław Lem)
P They're Watching (C: Patrick Davis)

[Steven]

I’m not sure which mod came up with the “shelved as brain candy” but I’m shocked at the torture value you mods have been able to come up with lol

[Sammy]

Steven Steven Steven... Surely by now you've realised that there is nothing too diabolical for this particular mod squad? I mean, have you seen the new wheel? lol.

[Sophie, The other one]

This task set was created before my time so Judith and I are innocent in that.

The wheel... not so much.

[Lyndi (mibookobsession)]

Skipping Task: Read a book that is in the Amazon 2018 bestsellers (http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/...)
I think I've struggled with this task before which is when i readThe Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life. I've read the fiction on the list and have no interest in the memoirs, cookbooks, and children's books soooo.. I guess I'm skipping.

H Hero's HavenRebecca Zanetti 10/7

E Liars Like UsJ.T. Geissinger MC: Emery 10/5

L Demon's MercyRebecca Zanetti MC: Logan 10/6

P Alpha's PromiseRebecca Zanetti MC: Promise 10/7

[Lyndi (mibookobsession)]

Another hard one. Task: Read a book where a pet name starts with the letter V. Does pet name refer to a person's nickname or an animal pet name?
Either way, I couldn't find results in a search and didn't want to wait to randomly find a book that fits. So I skipped. Going East.

H Hot Mess Summer Melissa Foster 10/14

E Can't Help FallingCourtney Walsh MC Emmy 10/12

L Last to Leave the RoomCaitlin Starling 10/12

P Pucking Wild Emily Rath 10/14

[Kristie]

That is a tough one, Lyndi!

[Vicky]

Skipping: Read a book where the same vowel appears in the title at least 5 times

Headed East

H Ho, Catherine (narrator) // Black Water Sister 384 p
E Eva Kaminsky (narrator) // The Hollow Gods 384 p
L Leviathan Fitness (series) // Muscles & Monsters 182 p
P Psalm for the Wild-Built, A 160 p

[Vaidehi]

Hello everyone!
I got the task of reading a book set in contemporary history.

Historical fiction is the best fit for the task but sadly, I do not like historical fiction set in 1900s and before. I wanna read a book set in 2000s and after. Can someone recommend a book that's set in past but not earlier than 2000s?

Also I have a few thoughts as to which of the following can be accepted for the task:
- A non-fiction book that came out recently, talking about, for example 9/11
- A fictional book printed in 2000s and after, which is set in their corresponding present time
- A non-fiction book that talks about history of a nation but the narration is still set in the present time

Thank you~

[Kristie]

I'm going to need to skip again. I can't find a book to fit this task: Read a book shelved (listed on the first page on GR) as started. I'm walled in and have to go south (title N-Z). If anyone has found a book that they used to fill this task, I'd love to know what it is. The closest I could find was Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking and that was page 3. 🤷🏼‍♀️

[Kristie]

Quick question: I know for the spell-it-out rules that you can choose to use the T for "The" as the first word in the title or ignore it and use the first letter of the second word. Am I correct in assuming this is also the case for directional titles? So, if I need a N-Z title, can I use the T for a title starting with "The?"

I'm actually hoping to use this for a spell-it-out HELP. I'd like to use "The Charisma Myth" as a T for a directional title and and the narrator name "Lisa" for the L in HELP. I just want to confirm that I'm thinking about it correctly first.

[Steven]

Yes! We can choose to use the A/An/The for the directions as well :)

[Judy]

I now also got a bookdepository task...

Is there any ruling about what we're supposed to do with those? The website doesn't exist anymore and it feels reduntant to go to the Amazon equivalent of the page as we also have similar tasks for Amazon... nevermind that the Amazon equivalent doesn't seem to exist as I can't find paginated bestsellers

[Kristie]

Steven wrote: "Yes! We can choose to use the A/An/The for the directions as well :)"

Excellent! Thank you :)

[Lyndi (mibookobsession)]

Skipping Task: Read a book with the name of the tarot card "The Hanged Man" in the text or title. Need to go East

S The Second Time Around Mary Beesley 312p 10/29

K A Castle in the Air Kelley Armstrong 306p 11/1

I Inevitable Shain Rose 440p 10/28

P The Paleontologist Luke Dumas 368p 10/27

[Lyndi (mibookobsession)]

Oh boy, here we go with the pet names again! Skipping Task: Read a book where a pet name starts with the letter W. The only ones I can think of are children's books I've already read.
Going North

H Havoc Under the Hunter’s Moon Susanna Strom 11/5

E Heartless Elsie Silver 11/6

L Luna and the Lie Mariana Zapata 11/4

P Mr. Fixer UpperLucy Score MC: Paige 11/5

[Judy]

Skipping (rip bookdepository)

Task: Read a book that is ranked 101-200 in bestsellers on book depository (http://www.bookdepository.com/bestsel...)

Direction: East

S - Slamdunked By Love - Title
K - How to Walk Away - AFN Katherine
I - Next Year in Havana - CFN Isabel
P - The Player - Title