Lost in a Good Book Maze Showing 1,451-1,500 of 1,654

[Marla]

Oh, I thought of DJ MacHale's Pendragon books too.

Another MS/YA series that I just finished The Un-Magician with portals into an alternate universe.

I think there was an alternate universe in So You Want to Be a Wizard, but not sure if they used a portal to get there.

Lol I just read Rush Revere and the Brave Pilgrims & there was a time travel portal in this quick MS read into the past.

City of Ghosts was a gateway to the dead

Okay thinking of some adult books...
What about Dark Matter? Doors into alternate realities...would that count? Excellent book.

Wizard Defiant was a decent adult scifi books that has portals into different dimensions.

Would worm holes count? Tarnished Knight was pretty good.

Would time travel work? Beyond the Highland Mist has a portal in stones that take you to the past.

I guess my imagination can figure a way that these books all fit your challenge.

[Sammy]

Dark Matter is a fantastic book! but I need a N-Z title.

Adding some of these to my to look for list. Been out all day and haven't had a chance to look yet 😁

[Marla]

Oops, sorry, I am embarrassed to say how often I find a book that satisfies one requirement and don't notice that it doesn't fit the other one. * shrugs *

[Lyndi (mibookobsession)]

Task: Read a book that won or was nominated in the 2010 Goodread Choice Awards (https://www.goodreads.com/choiceaward...)

This web address is a dead end so I did a Google search and found a group challenge with a list of winners and runners up. Of this list, either I've already read them or no interest at all, or title didn't start with N-Z. So skipping again.

M The Alone Time Elle Marr 4/26

I Puck Yes Lauren Blakely MC: Ivy 4/26

S Savor It Tarah Dewitt 4/27

S Unbroken Samantha Wilde 4/25

[Lyndi (mibookobsession)]

Task: Read a book about interconnecting families

Any ideas?

[Steven]

Try Incryptid by Seanan McGuire! Lots of interconnecting families make up the giant Price fam!

[Lyndi (mibookobsession)]

Those sound good but I forgot to say I need either odd pages or N-Z.

[Lyndi (mibookobsession)]

New task: Read a book shelved 2003. Only 18 books down the list and it's under 40 shelvings... just not enough to rate on the first page for anything I want to read. Skipping again to go south.

P Romancing the Grump Jenny Proctor

A Summers at the SaintMary Kay Andrews 5/3

S 99 Percent Mine Sally Thorne 5/5

S Savage Lover Sophie Lark 5/4

[Mia]

Task: Read a book that won or was nominated in the 2021 Goodread Choice Awards (https://www.goodreads.com/choiceaward...)

South (Title starts with N-Z)

H - They Shoot Horses, Don't They? by Horace McCoy
E - Ranskan suuri vallankumous. 2, Tasavallan aika (Translator: Eskelinen)
L - The Plot Against America (C: Lindbergh)
P - Puutarhurin vuosi

[Lyndi (mibookobsession)]

Skipping Task: Read a book that is in the "Best Teen Books About Real Problems" Listopia List

✔H One Guy I'd Never Date Remi Carrington MC: Hailey 5/10

✔A If Something Happens to Me Alex Finlay 5/7

✔L Love at First Knight Megan Clawson 5/9

✔T Happenstance Tessa Bailey 5/8

[Insiyah]

Read a book that has been turned into a movie or TV show and the filming is done in South America
Direction: North

S - Three Daughters of Eve by Elif Shafak
K - Kafka on the Shore
I - In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
P - Persuasion by Jane Austen

[Jim]

I have no idea what this means. I found a somewhat similar challenge with your answer, but it made no sense to me.
So, is this the Home page? And is it a book shelved on one of my lists? Is that the date the book was published or the date I shelved it? Or some other shelf?

Task: Read a book shelved (listed on the first page on GR) as 2002 - plurals and spelling acceptable

[Steven]

Hi, Jim!

You'll need to go to the book's page, then on the line where you see genres, click "more..." and then "show all..."

This will take to you the list of shelves that the book is on all over goodreads. Sometimes that list of shelves has multiple pages, so this first page of shelves is all that counts. So for this task, you'll need to find a book that has "2002" as one of the shelves on this first page.

[Insiyah]

Task: Read a book that is in the Amazon 2019 bestsellers (http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/...)
Direction: East

Because almost all these books are self-help or for kids, and just no.

S - The Things I Would Tell You: British Muslim Women Write by Sabrina Mahfouz
K - Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
I - Iron Widow
P - Pride and Prejudice

[Insiyah]

Any recommendations for this one?

Read a book where the first word of the text is One

[Marla]

Any book that starts with Chapter One spelled out as "One"?

I just checked the stack of books next to me...
Blood Bound by Rachel Vincent

1 had a Preface & "1", 5 had a Prologue, 2 had "Chapter One", 1 had "1", 1 had "Chapter 1", 1 had a Forward & "1", 1 quote, 1 had a Note from the Author & Prologue & "Chapter One", and 2 had a title.

The first book I picked up worked, but none of the others, so good luck. I ignored a Forward, Preface and Acknowledgements, but counted a Prologue as text.

[Insiyah]

Marla wrote: "Any book that starts with Chapter One spelled out as "One"?

Found one that does!

[Karen ♐]

Task-Read a book with 21st century on GR’s first page-Direction-South

S - Powerless Elsie Silver - 5/28/24
K - Racing the Sun Karina Halle - 6/14/24
I - If You Were Mine Bella Andre - 5/30/24
P - Fable of Happiness Book Three. Pepper Winters - 6/17/24

[Alysa]

Skipping
Task: Read a book that is in the Amazon 2004 bestsellers (http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/...)
Direction: East

C : The Crawling Darkness
A : About Time
N : Solomon's Crown by Natasha Siegel
T : Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah

[Eldarwen]

Skipping
Task: Read a book shelved (listed on the first page on GR) as started - plurals and spelling acceptable

C: Der Buchspazierer by Carsten Henn
A: The Color Purple by Alice Walker
N: Wild Embrace by Nalini Singh
T: Wundersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend


And skipping the next one, too.
Task: Read a book with the main genre (listed on the first page on GR) as New Adult

H: The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
A: Cards on the Table by Agatha Christie
L: The Geography of You and Me by Jennifer E. Smith (character: Lucy)
T: The High Window by Raymond Chandler




(I am far far behind in updating.)

[Steven]

I have so many books to use for this since the last time I updated and keep forgetting. Like a year's worth.... #oops

[Catsalive]

Task: Read a book that is in the "Best Paranormal Romance Series" Listopia List (https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/3...)

H- The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins 16/5 3.5★
A- Blue Shoes and Happiness by Alexander McCall Smith 24/5 4★
L- Unspoken by Lisa Jackson 25/5 2★
T- Dead Run by P.J. Tracy 14/5 4★

[Judy]

Skipping Task: Read a book that is in the Amazon 2012 bestsellers (http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/...)
Direction: South (Title N-Z)

P - The Seven Year Slip - ALN: Poston
A - Starling House - AFN: Alix
S - The Wedding Crasher - ALN: Sosa
S - Salt & Broom - Title

[Veronica]

Can you still join this?

[Sophie, The other one]

Absolutely!

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/... has all the instructions.

[Veronica]

Task: Read a book shelved (listed on the first page on GR) as romantic-suspense - plurals and spelling acceptable

Can someone help me understand if this is from my own shelf or if it is a list I have to find somewhere on Goodreads?

[Angie ☯]

Hi Veronica,
The book doesn't have to be on a list, just has to be tagged "Romantic-Suspense" on the first full page of tags for the book. So it can be on your shelf, or just one you want to read that is tagged as such.

Leverage in Death - is an example, which is tagged Romantic-Suspense 88 times, it is on the first page of tags for the book and it is also MPG. (anything MPG would work as those are the first 12 or so tags.

(I don't know which direction you need to go, so not sure if that title works for your task.)

[Veronica]

Angie ☯ wrote: "Hi Veronica,
The book doesn't have to be on a list, just has to be tagged "Romantic-Suspense" on the first full page of tags for the book. So it can be on your shelf, or just one you want to read t..."

Thank you

[Marla]

Lucky duck, Romantic Suspense is currently my favorite genre.

No, I get tasks like "Read a book that is in the Amazon 2014 bestsellers" (already read all that I was interested in) and "Read a book shelved (listed on the first page on GR) as paperback"(much harder than you think)

[Keli]

Skipping read a book with dwarves
Heading east
M - My Monticello - 21/05/24 (192 pgs)
I - In a Field of Blue - 22/05/24 (402 pgs)
S - Sebastien de Castell, The Malevolent Seven - 09/06/24 (384 pgs)
S - Slouch Witch - 19/06/24 (342 pgs

[Leslie Ann]

Skipping Task: Read a book from: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...

P -Pineapple Mystery Box 6/20/24
A Pineapple Lies / Amy Vansant 6/13/24
S Firestarter /Stephen King 6/21/26
S Soul Taken 6/15/24

[Catsalive]

Task: Read a book that is in the "The Best Urban Fantasy" Listopia List (https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/5...)

H- Heidi by Johanna Spyri 11/6 4★
A- The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side by Agatha Christie 13/6 4★
L- Love Letter to Lola by Carmel Bird 12/6 3.5★
T- The Broken Spine by Dorothy St. James 9/6 2.5★

[Joyce]

Need Help on the Read a Gangster book

Going East - even pages.

H-Raintree: Inferno - ALN: Howard 280 pgs 4/9/24
E- Death by Beach Read- AFN - Eva 288 pages - 6/12
L- There'll Be Peace When You Are Done: Actors and Fans Celebrate the Legacy of Supernatural AFN: Lynn 304 pgs 5/2
P- Barrayar - CFN Pierre 336 pages. - 6/20

[Mia]

Task: Read a book shelved (listed on the first page on GR) as alpha-male - plurals and spelling acceptable

East (Even Number of Pages)

C - The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins
A - Inho (C: Antoine)
N - The Kindly Ones (C: Nick)
T - The Expedition of Humphry Clinker by Tobias Smollett

[Karen ♐]

Skipping Task: Read a book from 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die

S - The Front Runner Elsie Silver - 7/11/24
K - Night Angel Lisa Kessler - 7/9/24
I - Irresistible Melanie Harlow - 7/15/24
P - Perfection R.L. Mathewson - 7/30/24

[Catsalive]

Task: Read a book with the main genre (listed on the first page on GR) as Paranormal

C- Three Blind Mice by Agatha Christie 4/7 3★
A- The Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie 6/7 4★
N- No Job for a Girl by Meredith Appleyard 7/7 4★
T- Three Little Truths by Eithne Shortall 8/7 3★

[Catsalive]

Task: Read a book with a pink cover

P- The Radio Hour by Victoria Purman 15/7 5★
A- Althea's Grand Tour by Emily Hendrickson 11/7 3★
S- The Sands Of Windee by Arthur W. Upfield 9/7 3.5★
S- The Scottish Rebel by Emma Lange 19/7 3★

[Mia]

Task: Read a book that is in the Amazon 2020 bestsellers (http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/...)

East (Even Number of Pages)

C - Baselin kellot (C: Catherine)
A - The Valley of Bones by Anthony Powell
N - Napoleon
T - A Prayer for Owen Meany (C: Tabby)

[Sana]

Task: Read a book where a pet name starts with the letter T
Direction: West

H - The Girl with the Make-Believe Husband - Character: Cecilia Harcourt (393 pgs) 14/8
A - Ross - Author: Jennifer Ashley (245 pgs) 11/8
L - A Killer's Kiss - Character: Luke ( 273 pgs) 11/8
T - Tyler (295 pgs) 8/8

[Judy]

Eek, just ran into a stray bookdepository task - will do the free choice thing but just wanted to flag.

It was: "Task: Read a book that is ranked 401-500 in bestsellers on book depository (http://www.bookdepository.com/bestsel...)"

[Sana]

Task: Read a book that has been turned into a movie or TV show and the filming is done in Australia or New Zealand.
Going south

P Pivot Point 3/9
A Ray - Author: Jennifer Ashley 3/9
S Scandal Above Stairs 6/9
S Split Second 4/9

[Alysa]

Task: Read a book with a cover showing close-up of a hand(s)
Direction: North

S : Sicarius, character in Deadly Games
K : Keita Mori, character inThe Lost Future of Pepperharrow
I : Immaculée Constantin, character in The Bone Clocks
P: Peter Grant, character in Amongst Our Weapons

[Vaidehi]

Sana, I just saw your Maze and was I surprised!!! Gosh! you have been getting so many dead ends~~ and so many u-turns... I hope you enjoyed reading all the extra books!

[Insiyah]

Task: Read a book with a pet hamster
Direction: North

C: Catching Fire
A: Appointment in Samarra
N: Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder (AFN: Nassim)
T: The Count of Monte Cristo

[Lyndi (mibookobsession)]

Task: Read a book that has been nominated for a Romantic Novelists' Association Award

✔H Love Her or Lose Her (Hot & Hammered) Tessa Bailey 9/7
✔A Collided Lauren Asher 9/7
✔L Life at the Precipice R.F. Vincent 9/5
✔T Fix Her Up Tessa Bailey 9/6

[Mia]

Task: Read a book first published on the 14th of a month

Direction: west

S - The Red and the Black by Stendhal
K - Runoja 1958–1977 by Väinö Kirstinä
I - The Military Philosophers (C: Isobell)
P - Euphues, the Anatomy of Wit (C: Philautus)

[Insiyah]

Task: Read a book with a pet rabbit
Direction: South

C: Clap When You Land
A: The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi
N: What You Are Looking For Is in the Library (C: Natsumi)
T: A Gentleman in Moscow (ALN: Towles)

[Insiyah]

Task:
Direction: South

S: Julius Caesar (ALN: Shakespeare)
K: The Kite Runner (AFN: Khaled)
I: The Will of the Many (ALN: Islington)
P: The Poetry of John Keats

[Karen ♐]

Task: Book by an author that died 5+ yrs ago
Direction: East

S: Char-Shelby-Revenge Lexi Blake - 10/11/24
K: Narrator-Ava Kaminsky-State of Shock Marie Force - 10/4/24
I: Forbidden Obsession Isabella Alexander - 10/22/24
P: Daddy's Watching Pepper North - 10/2/24

[Judy]

Task: Read a book shelved (listed on the first page on GR) as 2010 - plurals and spelling acceptable

Direction: South (N-Z)

S - Prove It - AFN: Stephanie
T - The Mercy of Gods
O - Where the Crawdads Sing - ALN: Owens
P - Tom Lake - ALN: Patchett