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message 901: by Donna (new)

Donna | 1271 comments SCHATZIE

20.1: MOST IMPROVED PLAYER - JULIA'S WHAT'S IN A NAME

opt.4
req'd: DID NOT FINISH SHELF, pg. 6

Paper Towns
by John Green --> GR AUTHOR



Points this post: 20
Total Challenge Points: 415
GRA: 12
BB (500)- 0
BB (750)- 0
BB (1000)- 0


message 902: by Jenifer (new)

Jenifer (jensamaha) | 355 comments Jenifer (repost...sorry!)

Task 20.3 Thinly Veiled Marvel Reference

options 5: This book has been hyped up by the media (thanks to the movie that came out last year) and by members of my bookclub.

Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand
*This is a new to me book*

Task 20.7 Childhood Feelings

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
*found on the Adult Fiction with Child Protagonists list. #1 on list

Task 25.2 Garden Quotes

option 2: mystery genre
That Summer by Lauren Willig
*Lauren Willig is a GR Author*

option 4: science fiction genre
Cress by Marissa Meyer
*Marissa Meyer is a GR Author*

*These are both new to me books*

*I am claiming a total of 2 GR tickets in this post (Lauren Willig & Marissa Meyer*

*I am claiming 1 Big Book Ticket for Cress. 550 pages*

Points this post: 65
Total Points: 135

Goodreads Authors this post: 2
Total Goodreads Authors: 4
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 1


message 903: by Lois (new)

Lois | 2632 comments 25.4 - Hina's Task: Evolution of Mythology to Fairy Tales and to Disney's Animated Movies


Option 1, word in the title from a Disney movie title: The Secret Life of Violet Grant by Beatriz Williams
Movie: The Secret World of Arrietty (2012)

Option 2, the letters EGILTTO in the book's title/author's name: The Mockingbird Next Door: Life with Harper Lee by Marja Mills
ThE MOckInGbird NexT Door, by Marja MiLls

Points this post: 25
Total points: 210


message 904: by Cat (new)

Cat (cat_uk) | 3382 comments Catherine T

Task 5.1 - Asgard
read a book with ? ! or ... in the title
Thud! by Terry Pratchett

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total points = 325


message 905: by Elinaly (new)

Elinaly 10.2 Blah, Blah, Blah Day - read a book that is at least 400 pages long.

The Girl Who Played With Fire by Stieg Larsson
The book has 630 pages.
Also claiming a BigBook ticket!

Points: 10
Big Books: (500+): 1

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Total points: 25
Total GR Authors: 1
Total Big Books: (500+): 1
Total Tasks Done: 4
Total Books Read: 4


message 906: by Michele (last edited Mar 25, 2015 08:32AM) (new)

Michele Mimi Michele
15.3 Is It Live or is it Memorex
I chose option 2-Read one book that satisfies both A and B
Up The Down Staircase (4 words) and it was published in 1965
Up the Down Staircase

Image result for up the down staircase
Up the Down Staircase
Novel by Bel Kaufman
4.3/5·Amazon.com
3.9/5·Goodreads
Up the Down Staircase is a novel written by Bel Kaufman, published in 1965, which spent 64 weeks on The New York Times Best Seller list. In 1967 it was released as a movie starring Sandy Den… More Wikipedia
Published: 1965
Author: Bel Kaufman
Genre: Novel
CURRENT POST
Points: 15
Goodreads Authors: 0
Big Book Tickets: 0
____________________________

CUMULATIVE TOTAL
Total Points: 145
Total Goodreads Authors: 5
Total Big Book Tickets: 1
Big Books - 500+: 1
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:


message 907: by Amanda (new)

Amanda D. (tinyminx) | 31 comments Amanda D.

15.7.Pi Day
In honor of Pi Day (3/14), read a book that is number 3, 1, 4, 31, or 14 in a series.

Chase Me by Tessa Bailey - Broke & Beautiful #1

Read the ebook version, but it's available in paperback.

20.4 – Author! Author! - Elizabeth P's Task: End of an Era

Option 1: Tutor Time
Read a book with exactly two people on the cover. Cover image required.

This book was an ARC from the publisher.

Fall with Me (Wait for You, #4) by J. Lynn
Fall with Me by J. Lynn

Points this post: 35
Total Points: 0


message 908: by Jonquil (new)

Jonquil | 1059 comments Jonquil

15.10. Would I Lie to You?
"Lies" in title

Fashion, Lies, and Murder
Sibel Hodge
Paperback, 270 pages 3/24

Points this post: 15
Total points: 470
Books posted: 37
Tasks complete: 32
Pages this post: 270
Total pages as of this post: 10714


message 909: by Sara (last edited Mar 25, 2015 08:11AM) (new)

Sara (saradiann) | 22 comments 30.1 Jonquil's Task: Straight on Til Morning

Option 1: Carnival ride on cover. Let Me Be Frank With You by Richard Ford Let Me Be Frank With You is #55 in list. NOT A RE-READ.

Option 2: The Fixer. Handyman becomes brick factory foreman. NOT A RE-READ.

5.2 Vanaheim, the Home of the Vanir
Mr. Churchill's Secretary
9 letter word in title. sec/ret/ary.
NOT A RE-READ.
Susan MacNeal is a GR author. For 1 GR author ticket.

total points this post: 35
total cumulative points: 60


message 910: by Hina (new)

Hina (hinaj) | 677 comments HINA

15.2. Aesir vs. Vanir Gods Showdown -

Book 1: The Rich Man's Mistress by Cathy Williams.
AESIR: The Rich Man's Mistress.

Book 2: Three River Ranch: A Three River Ranch Novel by Roxanne Snopek.
VANIR: Three River Ranch.

**Roxanne Snopek is a goodreads author.**


Current post:
Points: 15
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets: 0

Total:
Total Points: 235
Total Goodreads Authors: 11
Total Big Book Tickets:
Big Books - 500+:
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:


message 911: by Mhairi (new)

Mhairi | 348 comments 5.7 Nidavellir, the Home of the Dwarves.

Read a book with 100-360 pages.

The Other Side of Truth by Beverley Naidoo
The Other Side of Truth by Beverley Naidoo

This book has 228 pages and has an AR UK rating of IL: UY - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 9.0.

Points this post: 5
Total points: 40
Tasks Completed: 5
Goodreads authors: 2
Big Books: 0


message 912: by Sarah (new)

Sarah (shiraloo) | 240 comments Shiraloo

15.8 Women in War

Code Named Verity by Elizabeth Wein

REQUIRED: Approved by task author in help thread post 2. Two protagonists serve in British Intelligence during WWII.

*Elizabeth Wein is a GRA*


CURRENT POST
Points: 15
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets: 0
____________________________

CUMULATIVE TOTAL
Total Points: 245
Total Goodreads Authors: 14
Total Big Book Tickets: 1
Big Books - 500+: 1
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:


message 913: by Nicole (new)

Nicole | 1295 comments NICOLE OH

20.3 - Best Review - Cait S's Task: Thinly Veiled Marvel References


Option 3: WickedThis book is number 5 in the series and is NOT a re-read for me.

Sara Shepard is a Goodreads author.


POINTS
This Post: 20
Total Points: 255
Books Read: 18
Goodreads Authors: 14
Big Books: [500+: 1] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]



message 914: by Lindy-Lane (new)

Lindy-Lane (moonbacklit) | 567 comments Lindy-Lane

task 5.4: midgard:

* tree(s) on cover:
Stonebrook Cottage (Carriage House, #3) by Carla Neggers Stonebrook Cottage by Carla Neggers

**this is a GRA

Points this post: 5
Total points: 30
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Books: 500+(0) 750+(0) 1000+(0)

Tasks Completed: 3


message 915: by Dlmrose, Moderator Emeritus (new)

Dlmrose | 18433 comments Mod
Dlmrose

5.2 Vanaheim, the Home of the Vanir

9 letter word, com/mit/tee: Dear Committee Members by Julie Schumacher

10.5 - Cinco de Mayo

Set in Oaxaca, Mexico: Don't Look Back: A Novel by Gregg Hurwitz

from the description: on a trip she’s long dreamed of—a rafting and hiking tour through the jungles and mountains of Oaxaca, in southern Mexico...

20.2 Rookie at the Top - Maryn’s Task: Midwives Help People Out

option 1 midwife: Call the Midwife: A Memoir of Birth, Joy, and Hard Times by Jennifer Worth

20.9 Moderator's Pet- Kait's Task: Hel Hath Fury

option 2, most recently published Joe Pickett #15: Endangered by C.J. Box

total = 265


message 916: by Hina (new)

Hina (hinaj) | 677 comments HINA

20.6 Seasoned Reader: Diane Whitney's Task: I Spy Spring with the letter B -

Option A & B: The Perfect Rake (The Merridew Sisters, #1) by Anne Gracie The Perfect Rake by Anne Gracie.
Flowers on the cover & mmpb is 360 pages.

**Anne Gracie is a goodreads author.**


Current post:
Points: 20
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets: 0

Total:
Total Points: 255
Total Goodreads Authors: 12
Total Big Book Tickets:
Big Books - 500+:
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:


message 917: by Tammy AZ (new)

Tammy AZ (tammyaz) | 1209 comments 20.3 - Thinly Veiled Marvel References

Option 3 - Nowhere To Run by C.J. Box. This is book 10 in the series and is NOT a re-read for me

Post Total: 20
Grand Total: 20


message 918: by Wendy UK (new)

 Wendy  UK (wendyuk) | 724 comments 25.3 - Ragnorak


Book 1
- The authors initialise are found in rAGnorak:

Mud, Muck and Dead Things by Ann Granger

Book 2 - The letters of THOR are found in order in the title, THe rOad to middlemaRch;

The Road to Middlemarch: My Life with George Eliot by Rebecca Mead


Total points 120


message 919: by Melissa (new)

Melissa (melissaboedigheimer) SweetMelissa

5.7 Nidavellir, the Home of the Dwarves

Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress, Dai Sijie, 3/18/15

10.10 - The Odd Couple
The Picture of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde, 3/13/15

20.9 Moderator's Pet- Kait's Task: Hel Hath Fury
Option 3: Until Tuesday: A Wounded Warrior and the Golden Retriever Who Saved Him, Luis Carlos Montalvan (GRA), 3/16/15

30.7 - Delicious Dee's Task - I Love My Library!
Book 1:
Author that inspired choice: John Boyne
New to me author? Yes
Shelves: Boa - Brn
New to me author and book read for this challenge: The Hiding Place, Corrie ten Boom, 3/13/15

Book 2:
Author that inspired choice: Liane Moriarty
New to me author? Yes
Shelves: Mit - Muq
New to me author and book read for this challenge: Me Before You, Jojo Moyes (GRA), 3/24/15

Points this post: 65
Goodread Authors this post: 2
Big Book Tickets this post: 0

Total points: 100
Total Goodread Authors: 4
Total Big Book Tickets: 0


message 920: by Trish (last edited Mar 25, 2015 01:27PM) (new)

Trish (trishhartuk) | 3675 comments trishhartuk

25.2 Schatzie’s Task: : Garden Quotes

Pick 2 different options and read one book from each. Rereads and books with the genre “kids” or “children” may not be used. Required: state which options you choose and that it is not reread for you.

OPTION 2: Read a book with the main page genre of “Crime”, “Mystery”, “Suspense”, or Thriller”. The genre can be stand alone or embedded.


The King's Hounds, Martin Jensen
Has Mystery and Crime as genres: approved in task help thread message #45.
Read the kindle version. MMPB reference edition: The King's Hounds (King Knud #1) by Martin Jensen

Goodreads Author: No
Big Book: No

OPTION 4: Read a book with the main page genre of Science Fiction. Genre can be stand alone or embedded.

Red Shirts, John Scalzi
Shelved as Science Fiction by 1,828 users
Read the kindle edition. MMPB reference edition: Redshirts by John Scalzi

Goodreads Author: Yes, John Scalzi is a Goodreads Author
Big Book: No

Both these books were new to me (although I'm reassigning King's Hounds from a different task this challenge to this one)

Points this Task: 25
Books Read: 2

Tasks completed: 8
Total points: 160
Goodreads Authors: 6
Big Books: 0


message 921: by Emurphy (new)

Emurphy | 851 comments EMurphy

15.2 - Aesir vs Vanir Gods Showdown

AESIR - Flowers in the Attic by V.C. Andrews

VANIR - Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald by Therese Anne Fowler

**Therese Anne Fowler is a GoodReads Author

This Task:
Points: 15
Books Read: 2
GRA: 1
BB Ticket: 0

Total:
Points: 25
Books Read: 3
GRA: 1
BB Ticket: 0
Tasks Completed: 2


message 922: by Wanda (new)

Wanda (wanda71) | 1770 comments Oma1229

15.1.Everything You Think is Right....or Wrong?

Book 1 – Read a book that a GR friend has rated 4 or 5 stars

The Templar Legacy by Steve Berry

This book was given a 4 star rating by friend Jonathan-

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Claiming Steve Berry as GR author

Book 2 – Read a book that a GR friend has rated 1 or 2 stars.

The Rocky Road to Romance by Janet Evanovich

This book was rated as one star by friend Annette

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Claiming Janet Evanovich as GR author

Total Points-135/1060
Total Tasks Completed-11/60
Number of GR authors-(6)
Big Books-500 pages ();750 ()



message 923: by Shauna (new)

Shauna | 160 comments 25.6 - Morgan Faeriesfolly's task: We're a Cozy Mystery

Option One :: Read a book with 'Supernatural' in the main page genres.
That Old Flame of Mine by J.J. Cook

Option Three :: Read a book where the author's initials can be found in VALKYRIE.
The Hollow Heart by Adrienne Vaughan *Goodreads Author*

TASK TOTALS
Points: 25
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets:

CHALLENGE TOTALS
Points: 175
Goodreads Authors: 10
Big Books - 500+: 1
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:


message 924: by Sheila (new)

Sheila (sheilaj) | 2221 comments 25.1 - Catherine T's Task: Auntie Tattin's Challenge
Book One: Back Of Beyond by C.J. Box Back Of Beyond by C.J. Box
(Cody Hoyt #1) 2011
Paperback Back Of Beyond, 496 pages
AND
Book Two: Zapped (Regan Reilly Mysteries, No. 14) by Carol Higgins Clark Zapped by Carol Higgins Clark
(Regan Reilly Mystery #11) (first published 2008)
Paperback Zapped 304 pages

Both books are new to me



25.2 - Schatzie’s Task: Garden Quotes
OPTION 1: Two Alone by Sandra Brown Two Alone by Sandra Brown
AND
OPTION 2: The Whispering Room by Amanda Stevens The Whispering Room by Amanda Stevens
Neither book is a re-read


Total Points = 480


message 925: by Dee (new)

Dee (austhokie) | 8947 comments Delicious Dee

20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter- BellaGBear’s Task: Relive Childhood Feelings
The Girl with All the Gifts - M.R. Carey (GR Author) - appeared in pg1 of the Child Narrator list about 3/4 of the way down

Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 255
Goodreads Authors: 17


message 926: by Nick (new)

Nick (doily) | 3392 comments Nick KY

15.4 SPRING Reads
I chose option 1: Two books.
Book 1. I read a book 1st pub’d in a year ending in 4 -- 2004, A Perfect Waiter by Alain Claude Sulzer.
Book 2. I read a book by an author with initials in SPRING, Sides by Peter Straub.

Points This Post: 15
Total Points So Far: 225


message 927: by Narumon (new)

Narumon NARUMON
25.2 Garden Quotes
Option 2: Read a book with crime/mystery/suspense/thriller as main page genre
Fellowship of Fear by Aaron Elkins. This book has mystery as the top main page genre. This book is NOT a re-read for me.
Option 4: Science Fiction as main page genre
The Martian by Andy Weir. This book is NOT a re-read for me.
**** Andy Weir is a Goodreads Author ****

TOTAL IN POST:
Points: 25
Goodreads Author: 1
Big books: 0

CUMULATIVE TOTAL
Total Points: 75+25 = 100
Goodreads Author: 3+1 = 4
Big Books: 0 + 0 = 0


message 928: by Sara (new)

Sara (saradiann) | 22 comments REPOSTED WITH TOPICS IN NUMERICAL ORDER

5.2 Vanaheim, the Home of the Vanir
9 letter word in title. sec/ret/ary.
Mr. Churchill's Secretary by Susan MacNeal

NOT A RE-READ.
Susan MacNeal is a GR author. For 1 GR author ticket.

30.1 Jonquil's Task: Straight on Til Morning

Option 1: Carnival ride on cover. Let Me Be Frank With You by Richard Ford by Richard Ford. Let Me Be Frank With You is #55 in list. NOT A RE-READ.

Option 2: CHARACTER CHANGES OCCUPATION.
The Fixer by Bernard Malamud The Fixer
Handyman becomes brick factory foreman. NOT A RE-READ.


total points this post: 35
total cumulative points: 60


message 929: by Teri-K (last edited Mar 25, 2015 07:14PM) (new)

Teri-K 25.3 RAGNAROK

Book 1: Author initials in RAGNAROK

The Reluctant Prophet by Nancy Rue

Book 2: Thor in title

The Secrets of Sir Richard Kenworthy

Julia Quinn is a GRA for 1 ticket.

New points this post: 25
Total w/this post: 340

GRA tickets this post: 1 
Total w/this post: 11

Big Books this post: 0 
Total w/this post: 2 

Total tasks completed: 19
Total books claimed: 26 
Post: #950


message 930: by Melissa (new)

Melissa (balletbookworm) | 915 comments Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM

15.4 Spring Reads
I chose Option 2, read a book that satisfies both A and B.
I chose to read Men Explain Things to Me by Rebecca Solnit by Rebecca Solnit.
(A) Men Explain Things to Me was first published in March 2014.
(B) the initials R and S can be found in SPRING

Previous point total: 60
New points this post: 15
Total points: 75

New tasks completed in this post: 1
Total tasks: 4

GRA tickets this post: 0
Total GRA: 0
Big Books this post: 0
Total Big Books: 500+(0) 750+(0) 1000+(0)


message 931: by Donna (new)

Donna | 1271 comments SCHATZIE

5.5: JOTUNHEIM, THE HOME OF THE GIANTS

--young adult genre
Vanish
by Sophie Jordan ---> GR AUTHOR



Points this post: 5
Total Challenge Points: 420
GRA: 13
BB (500)- 0
BB (750)- 0
BB (1000)- 0


message 932: by Meg (new)

Meg (megscl) | 2466 comments MEGSCL
5.4 Midgard "Middle Earth", the Home of the Humans
Read a book with a tree on the cover A Breath of Snow and Ashes (Outlander, #6) by Diana Gabaldon (tree on top of hill in distance)
**Diana Gabaldon is a GRA
**1410pp – 3 big book tickets

TOTAL TO DATE
Points: 65
Tasks: 7
Goodreads Authors: 4
Big Book Tickets: 6
Books: 7


message 933: by Pia (new)

Pia 20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - MegSCL's Task: Getting to Know Seasonal Reading Challengers

OPTION 3. Do you have any pets or kids?
Read a book with a title (subtitles excluded) or author’s name (first, middle, or last) that includes your child’s or pet’s name.

I read:
The Terra-Cotta Dog (Inspector Montalbano, #2) by Andrea Camilleri

by Andrea Camilleri

Andrea is my kid's name.

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POINTS
Points This Post: 20
Points Total: 85
GR Author:
Big Books:
500 () 750 () 1000 ()
Tasks Completed: 5
GRA Total: 1
BB Total:


message 934: by Kaity (new)

Kaity | 358 comments Kait

20.5 - Bigger is Better - ChrisEverest’s Task: Love and Not Quite Love
Option 1 - A book by a single author whose last name ends in –ER.
Skinwalker by Faith Hunter -- Hunter; Faith Hunter is a new to me author

Faith Hunter is a GR Author.



Points This Post: 20
GR Authors This Post: 1
Big Book Tickets This Post: 0

Total Points: 70
Total GR Authors: 6
Total Big Book Tickets: 0


message 935: by Coralie (new)

Coralie Coralie

15.2 Aesir vs Vanir gods Showdown
Book with letters AESIR in title
The Machine Gunners IL: UG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 7.0

Book with letters VANIR in title – V in love, A & R in share, N & I in knowing.
The Love We Share Without Knowing

20.1 What's in a Name
Option 3 Loki (god of mischief)
Book with 'thousand' in the title
A Thousand Rooms of Dream and Fear

30.7 I Love My Library
Last challenge Kim Lock was a new-to-me author. From shelf LEO-LOF I read A Hero of Our Time by Mikhail Lermontov who is a new-to-me author.

Last challenge Liz Evers was a new-to-me author. From shelf ERN to FID I read Solitaire by Kelley Eskridge who is a new-to-me author.


This post 65 points

Total to date 150 points


message 936: by Ashley (new)

Ashley ASHLEY OZ

5.4 Midgard "Middle Earth", the Home of the Humans
Read a book with a tree on the cover

Rooms by Lauren Oliver

Rooms by Lauren Oliver


POINTS
This Post: 5
Total Points: 180
Books Read: 15
Completed Tasks: 12


message 937: by Nicole (new)

Nicole | 1295 comments NICOLE OH

10.10 - The Odd Couple


The Sandman, Vol. 7: Brief Lives by Neil Gaiman

Neil Gaiman is a Goodreads author.


POINTS
This Post: 10
Total Points: 265
Books Read: 19
Goodreads Authors: 15
Big Books: [500+: 1] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]



message 938: by Meghan (last edited Mar 26, 2015 05:25AM) (new)

Meghan (meghanly) | 336 comments 25.2
OPTION 1: “Planting a flower’s like opening a book, because either way you are starting something,”-- Nora Roberts.
Read a book that has a flower or flowers on the cover.

Of Beast and Beauty by Stacey Jay by Stacey Jay *Claiming GR Author Ticket*

Rose bloom on the cover.

OPTION 3: “Gardens are a form of autobiography,” -- Robert Dash.
Read an autobiography or memoir. This must be a non-fiction account about the author’s own life.

Yes Please by Amy Poehler by Amy Poehler

Neither of these books are rereads for me.

This Post: 25
Total: 140
Tasks Completed: 8
Books Read: 10
Goodreads Authors: 7
Big Books: 500+ (2), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
Total Pages Read: 3681


message 939: by Cat (new)

Cat (cat_uk) | 3382 comments Catherine T

Task 15.8 - Women in War
read a book where women are in service in active combat
Monstrous Regiment by Terry Pratchett
(approved in help thread)

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total points = 340


message 940: by Fandury (last edited Mar 26, 2015 05:33AM) (new)

Fandury | 957 comments FANDURY

20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - MegSCL's Task: Getting to Know Seasonal Reading Challengers

Option 3: Read a book with a title (subtitles excluded) or author’s name (first, middle, or last) that includes your child’s or pet’s name.

I have two cats, called Entropy and Chaos.

In honor of Chaos I read

Beautiful Chaos by Gary Russell


Points this post: 20
Total Points: 200
Books Read: 11
Goodreads Authors: 7
Big Books:500+(1)750+(0)1000+(0)


message 941: by Elizabeth (new)

Elizabeth (elizabeth_greece) | 1160 comments Elizabeth B

10.1 - Remarkable Women
The Penelopiad
found on page 1 (#26) of the Remarkable Historical Women in Fiction list.

10.4 - May the Fourth Be With You
genre "science fiction" Games & Players

25.2 - Schatzie’s Task: Garden Quotes
Option 2: genre of “Crime”, “Mystery”, “Suspense”, or Thriller” The Ghost Wore Yellow Socks
Option 4: genre of Science Fiction Control

Points:45
Total: 160+45=205


message 942: by Isha (new)

Isha | 224 comments Task #30.6 - Happy’s Task: Happy Equinox!

Option A:
Wicked and Dangerous by Shayla Black
"Anthologies" as a genre on main page

option B
Fifty Shades Darker by E.L. James
532 pages


Points this Post: 30
Totals:
Total Points: 60
Total Tasks Completed: 2
Total Books Read: 4


message 943: by Jonquil (new)

Jonquil | 1059 comments Jonquil

5.5 Jotunheim, the Home of the Giants
apple on cover: in front of tombstone and on tree branch

Ghost a la Mode
Sue Ann Jaffarian
Paperback, 312 pages 3/25
Ghost a la Mode (A Ghost of Granny Apples Mystery, #1) by Sue Ann Jaffarian

Points this post: 5
Total points: 475
Books posted: 38
Tasks complete: 33
Pages this post: 312
Total pages as of this post: 11026


message 944: by Narumon (new)

Narumon NARUMON
30.4. - Sandy's Task: Spring Renewal for your Reading Ideas
Task 1: Read a book recommended by Goodreads based on shelf or genre
Phoenix Rising by Pip Ballantine and Tee Morris. This book was recommended to me by Goodreads based on my "read" shelf. It also popped up when I scrolled through the science fiction recommendations.
**** Tee Morris is a Goodreads Author ****
Task 2: Read a book from Popular Books Among My Friends this Month list
Fuzzy Nation by John Scalzi. This book was the top book on the list on 2/20/2015. 6 of my friends have read it and rated it really highly.
**** John Scalzi is a Goodreads Author ****
CURRENT POST TOTAL
Points: 30
Goodreads Author: 2
Big Books: )
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
Total: 100 + 30 = 130
Goodreads Author: 4 + 2 = 6
Big Book Tickets: 0 + 0 = 0


message 945: by Christine (new)

Christine | 917 comments Christine V

20.5 - Bigger is Better – ChrisEverest’s Task – Love and Not Quite Love

Option 1: Black Sheep by Georgette Heyer
This author is new to me.

I read the above Kindle edition. Link to MMP

Points this post: 20

Total points: 125
Tasks completed: 7
Books read: 8
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0


message 946: by Mary (new)

Mary | 575 comments Mary P

20.6 Seasoned Reader: Diane Whitney's Task: I Spy Spring with the letter B

The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd by Sue Monk Kidd

Points this post: 20
Total points: 140


message 947: by Donna Jo (new)

Donna Jo Atwood | 2412 comments 15.4 Spring lReads

Option 2: First published in 2014 and author's initials are G S

The Rosie Effect by Graeme Simsion



25.5 Sirena's Task--Ready for Their Closeup

1. Shorts

Three Across Kansas by Jack P. Jones 147 pp

4. Author initials in Glory and/or Selma

Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania by Erik Larson: Initials E and L from Selma

today's total: 40
Grand total: 340


message 948: by Sarah (new)

Sarah (shiraloo) | 240 comments Shiraloo

5.1 Asgard, the Home of the Aesir

Anybody Out There by Marian Keyes (audiobook)

5.5 Jotunheim, the Home of the Giants

As Red As Blood by Salla Simukka

REQUIRED: Has Young Adult as a genre on the main page

30.6 Happy’s Task: Happy Equinox!

Book 1: Consider the Lobster by David Foster Wallace

REQUIRED: Option A, has both essays and short stories as main page genres

Book 2: An Abundance of Katherines by John Green

REQUIRED: Option D, position 6 on the Feel Good Books list

*John Green is a GRA*


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Points: 40
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets: 0
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CUMULATIVE TOTAL
Total Points: 285
Total Goodreads Authors: 15
Total Big Book Tickets: 1
Big Books - 500+: 1
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:


message 949: by Stormie ~ Book Dragon ~ (last edited Mar 26, 2015 08:41AM) (new)

Stormie ~ Book Dragon ~ (stormiebookdragon) | 118 comments STORMIE

(post #40 reading plans)

10 POINT TASKS

10.7 - Typhoid Mary: Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks finished 03/25/15✔

15 POINT TASKS

15.6. Tax Day:Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt by Michael Lewis N/F Economics finished 03/25/15✔

Points this task: 25
Cumulative Totals: 60
Books read: 7
Tasks completed: 0
Tickets for:
Good Reads Authors(this post): 0
Total Goodreads authors: 4
Big Books:


message 950: by Cindy (new)

Cindy | 987 comments Cindy F

Task 10.9 Over The Rainbow

Initials in ROY GBIV (RB)

Murphy's Lawby Rhys BowenWho is a GOODREADS AUTHOR!!

Points this post:10
Total points:35
Tasks completed:4
Books read:4
Goodreads Authors:1
Big Books:500+(0)750+(1)1000+(0)


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