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Blind Justice by Anne PerryFinished 5 Jun 2022
Task 2a. Author's initials in PUMP UP THE JAM
Points to date: 200
Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates: The Forgotten War that Changed American History by Brian KilmeadeTask 3d. Title includes the name of a place (real or fictional)
Tripoli
Points to date: 500
Crossroads of Twilight by Robert Jordan, 8 Jun 2022Task 5a. A book with more than 500 pages
My edition is 846 pages. Hardcover first edition is 706 pages.
Points to date: 1000
Wild River by Rodman Philbrick, 9 Jun 2022Task 4a. By an author over the age of 50
Philbrick's birth year is not listed on GR or on his website. I found a photo on his website labelled 1969 which looks like a high school senior photo. 1969 was 52 years prior to 2021 when this book was published. You can find the photo at rodmanphilbrick.com/about/
Points to date: 1400
Murder on the Trans-Siberian Express by Stuart M. Kaminsky, 11 Jun 2022Task 3b. Part of a series of at least three books
This is #14 in the Inspector Porfiry Rostnikov series.
Points to date: 2100
Alistair MacLean's Death Train by Alastair MacNeill, 15 Jun 2022Task 3e. Set in more than one country
West Germany, Switzerland, Italy and USA
Points to date: 2400
Owls Well That Ends Well by Donna Andrews, 13 Jun 2022Task 2e. THE FINAL COUNTDOWN
Points to date: 2600
A Tapestry of Magics by Brian Daley, 16 Jun 2022Task 5d. A weapon is on the cover
, man on horseback in lower left is holding a sword aloft.Points to date: 3100
A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett, 20 Jun 2022Task 4b. Published before 1922
Published 1905
Points to date: 3500
The Case of the Lucky Loser by Erle Stanley Gardner, 21 Jun 2022Task 5e. A book with fewer than 5000 goodreads ratings
750 ratings
Points to date: 4000
Red Burning Sky: A WWII Novel Inspired by the Greatest Aviation Rescue in History by Tom Young, 24 Jun 2022Task 3a. A book published in 2022
Points to date: 4300
Merci Suárez Changes Gears by Meg Medina, 27 Jun 2022Task 1e. A person is on the cover
Points to date: 4400
The Fatal Shore: The Epic of Australia's Founding by Robert Hughes, 29 Jun 2022Task 2c. HUNGRY LIKE THE WOLF
Points to date: 4600
Botanical Folk Tales of Britain and Ireland by Lisa Schneidau, 3 Jul 2022Task 5c. A collection of essays, poems, or short stories
Points to date: 5100
Amy Stewart wrote The Earth Moved: On the Remarkable Achievements of Earthworms, 5 Jul 2022Task 2b. LET'S GET PHYSICAL
Points to date: 5400
Lion of Liberty: The Life and Times of Patrick Henry by Harlow Giles Unger, 12 Jul 2022Task 4e. A biography or memoir
Points to date: 6000
The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton, 25 Jul 20221900-1913, 1975 and 2005
Task 4d. A book that takes place in more than one era of time
Points to date: 6400
American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins, 8 Aug 2022Task 1d. A book with a lot of hype
In my opinion this book is overhyped. Not that great.
Points to date: 6500
Great North Road by Peter F. Hamilton, 14 Aug 2022Task 1c. An author you've been meaning to try
Supposed to be the best living Brit writing sci-fi. I'll give him a pass in the future.
Points to date: 6600
Riviera Gold by Laurie R. King, 16 Aug 2022Task 3c. A book that combines more than one genre
Historical fiction and mystery
Points to date: 6900
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Hot Yoga - 100 points
1a. A book with a twist
1b. A romance1c. An author you've been meaning to try
1d. A book with a lot of hype
1e. A person is on the cover
Jazzercise - 200 points
Author's initials are in:
2a. PUMP UP THE JAM2b. LET'S GET PHYSICAL
2c. HUNGRY LIKE THE WOLF
2d. CANT TOUCH THIS
2e. THE FINAL COUNTDOWN
Cross Fit - 300 points
3a. A book published in 20223b. Part of a series of at least three books
3c. A book that combines more than one genre
3d. Title includes the name of a place (real or fictional)
3e. Set in more than one country
Aquarobics - 400 points
4a. By an author over the age of 504b. Published before 1922
4c. The cover has water on it
4d. A book that takes place in more than one era of time
4e. A biography or memoir
Ninja Warrior - 500 points
5a. A book with more than 500 pages5b. A book set primarily in Japan
5c. A collection of essays, poems, or short stories5d. A weapon is on the cover
5e. A book with fewer than 5000 goodreads ratings