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30.5 You Either Like It Or You Don'tBook 1 - favorite genre: mystery - I read Blessed Are the Dead by Malla Nunn
Book 2 - least favorite genre: romance - I read The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin
Claiming a GRA ticket for Michelle Hodkin
New Total: 210
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5.7 Nidavellir, the Home of the Dwarves.
100-360 pg: The Tusk That Did the Damage by Tania James 240 pg
10.4 - May the Fourth Be With You
SF genre: Rocannon's World by Ursula K. Le Guin
25.3 - Andy P's Task: Ragnarok
Book 1 initials AR in Ragnarok: Beyond the Last Village: A Journey Of Discovery In Asia's Forbidden Wilderness by Alan Rabinowitz
Book 2, LOKI in title: On Looking: Eleven Walks with Expert Eyes by Alexandra Horowitz LOoKIng
total = 595
10.2 - Blah, Blah, Blah DayRead a book that is at least 400 pages long.
The Circle of Reason by Amitav Ghosh
Points This Post: 10
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Total Points: 20
10.10 The Odd CoupleThe Map of Time by Félix J. Palma Author's first name: FELIX
25.12 Elizabeth B.'s Task--Independence Day
Option A. Mission of HonorDavid Weber
Option D. Shadow of Freedom by David Weber
30.5 Angel Book Junkie's Task--You Either Like It or You Don't:
1. Favorite Genre:
Historical fiction
Rebel Queen by Michelle Moran
2. Least Favorite Genre:
Horror
I Am Legend and Other Stories by Richard Matheson
(And I will be sending the electric bill to Angel since I'll be leaving the lights on all night for at least a month)
Today's total: 65
Grand total: 645
Catherine TTask 15.10 - Would I Lie to You?
read a book with "LIE" in the title
The Client by John Grisham
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total points = 570
Lindy-Lanetask 15.7: pi day:
* read book #3, 1, or 4 of a series
Silent In The Grave [bk #1 of lady julia grey series] by Deanna Raybourn
**this is a GRA
claimig big book ticket @ 534 pages
Points this post: 15
Total points: 95
Goodreads Authors: 5
Big Books: 500+(2) 750+(0) 1000+(0)
Tasks Completed: 7
5.7 Nidavellir, the Home of the Dwarves.Read a book that is at least 100 pages long but not over 360 pages long.
I chose The Returned by Jason Mott. 338 pages.
The Returned
Jason Mott is a Goodreads author.
Total Points for this Task: 5
Total Goodreads author tickets claimed : 1
Total Big Books tickets claimed: 0
Totals for Spring challenge:
Total Points for Spring Challenge: 10
Total tasks completed: 2
Total Goodreads author tickets claimed:: 1
total Big Books tickets claimed: 0
Shiraloo5.9 Muspelheim, the Home of the Fire Giants and Demons
House of Odd by Dean Koontz
REQUIRED: Set in Pica Mundo, California.
*Dean Koontz is a GRA*
10.6 - Older Americans Month
Amazing Screw-On Head and Other Curious Objects by Mike Mignola
REQUIRED: Author born in 1960 in California, is currently 55.
20.2 - Maryn’s Task: Midwives Help People Out
The Midwife’s Revolt by Jodi Daynard — this was an ARC copy
REQUIRED: Option 1.
*Jodi Daynard is a GRA*
CURRENT POST
Points: 35
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Book Tickets: 0
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CUMULATIVE TOTAL
Total Points: 445
Total Goodreads Authors: 22
Total Big Book Tickets: 4
Big Books - 500+: 1
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+: 3
Oma12295.1 Asgard, the Home of the Aesir
Read a book with one of these three modern symbols: a question mark “?", exclamation point “!" or elipsis “…” in the title or subtitle.
O Pioneers! by Willa Cather
5.8 Niflheim, the Home of the Dead
Read a book by an author who also writes other books concealed under another name or pseudonym.
The pseudonym of my author is Barbara Michaels
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
Shattered Silk by Barbara Michaels
5.9 Muspelheim, the Home of the Fire Giants and Demons.
Read a book set (at least 50%) in a country found in the Ring of Fire
The setting for my book is Japan
South of the Border, West of the Sun by Haruki Murakami
Total Points-175/1060
Total Tasks Completed-16/60
Number of GR authors-(7)
Big Books-500 pages ();750 ()
trishhartuk25.5 Nikki’s Task: A Viking Pillage
You can read 1 or 2 books, but the page total must be at least 500 pages. Required: Identify the item(s) and the page counts.
A Cat, A Hat and A Piece of String, Joanne Harris
This edition: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
Items: Cat and hat. Book listed in the Approvals message under “Fun Things”
Read the ebook: MMPB reference edition: A Cat, a Hat and a Piece of String - 288pg
Goodreads Author: Yes, Joanne Harris is a Goodreads Author
Big Book: No
A Tisket, A Tasket, A Fancy Stolen Casket, Fran Rizer
Item: Casket. Book listed in the Approvals message under “Bling, precious and sparklys” - also 288pg
Goodreads Author: No
Big Book: No
Points this Task: 25
Books Read: 2: 2*288pg = 576pg
Tasks completed: 13
Total points: 270
Goodreads Authors: 9
Big Books: 0
Oma122920.1 Most Improved Player- Julia103's Task: What's in a Name
I chose Option 4
Option 4: Tyr (god of war)
The letters in TYR also spell TRY. Read a book from the first 10 pages of either of these shelving listsDid Not Finish or Abandoned.
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
This book is listed on page 7 of the Did Not Finish List
Total Points-195/1060
Total Tasks Completed-17/60
Number of GR authors-(7)
Big Books-500 pages ();750 ()
Oma1229b>25.4 - Hina's Task: Evolution of Mythology to Fairy Tales and to Disney's Animated Movies.
I chose Options 1 and 3
Option 1-Read a book with a title (subtitles EXCLUDED) that contains a word* of at least three letters that appears in a movie title from the List of Animated Disney Movies.
The Christmas Dog by Melody Carlson
The Disney Movie Title is Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas
Option 3-Read a book that has "humor" or "funny" in the main page genre list.
The Poison Apples by Lily Archer
The Humor genre for this book was verified on genre verification board message 89.
Total Points-220/1060
Total Tasks Completed-18/60
Number of GR authors-(7)
Big Books-500 pages ();750 ()
10.6 - Older Americans MonthI read Lives in Ruins: Archeologists and the Seductive Lure of Human Rubble by Marilyn Johnson who is a **********GR Author ********. This book was approved on the help thread. She was born in 1954, as shown in wikipedia here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marilyn_...
Points: 130
Books read: 11
Tasks completed:8
GR authors: 6
Big Books : 2(500)
pages read: 3976
Oma1229I would like to change the book for Book 1 in task 15
1 which was post 943
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 Replacement book is:
The Bat by Jo Nesbø
(Previous book was The Templar Legacy by Steve Berry)
The Replacement Friend Rating is:
This book was given a 5 star rating by friend John-
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
There are no changes to Book #2
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 ()
Cindy C.Task 20.7-Shorter is Sweeter-BellaGBear's Task: Relive Childhood Feelings
I used the Adult Fiction with a Child Protagonist list. It was number 58 on page 1, but there are 6 #58s on the list as of 4:47 pm PDT today.
Joy School
Points this post: 20
Total points: 130
Total tasks: 10
GRA: 2
Big Books: (500+): 1
20.10 Group ReadsI read Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain. I posted my thoughts about the book in the discussion thread.
Susan Cain is a Goodreads author.
[POINTS]
This Post: 20
Total Points: 55
Books Read: 6
Completed Tasks: 5
Goodreads Authors: 2
Veronica W5.5 Read a book with an apple on the cover OR read a book with the genre Young Adult on its main page.
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 30
Books Read: 6
Tasks Complete: 6
Total GRA: 4
Jen UT10.4 - May the Fourth Be With You
Small Gods by Terry Pratchett
Total Points: 25
Total Books Read: 4
MELANIE CTASK NAME: 20.8 Nickels & Dimes - MegSCL's Task: Getting to Know Seasonal Reading Challengers
Option 3 - Do you have any pets or kids?
Bertie And The Tinman by Peter Lovesey
Qualifier: My dog's name is Bertie. :-)
Points this task: 20
Points Total: 120
Tasks Completed: 8
GR Author: 6
Big Books: 1
MELANIE CTASK NAME: 5.10 Yggdrasil, the Giant Tree That Anchors the Worlds
A Study in Scarlet by Sir. Arthur Conan Doyle
Qualifier: Book of my choice.
Points this task: 5
Points Total: 125
Tasks Completed: 9
GR Author: 6
Big Books: 1
Marina H20.3 - Best Review - Cait S's Task: Thinly Veiled Marvel References
Option 2 - Science fiction as genre: The Color of Magic
Points this post: 20
Total points: 95
ASHLEY OZ20.5 - Bigger is Better – ChrisEverest’s Task – Love and Not Quite Love
Option 1- LOVE: Read a book by a single author whose last name ends in –ER
This is Where I Leave You by Jonathan Tropper
This author is new to me
POINTS
This Post: 20
Total Points: 280
Books Read: 22
Completed Tasks: 17
ASHLEY OZ25.4 - Hina's Task: Evolution of Mythology to Fairy Tales and to Disney's Animated Movies.
Option 2: Frozen
"Let It Go" appear in any combination of the book's title and/or author's first or last name
The Art of Baking Blind by Sarah Vaughan
Option 4: Cinderella
Read a book with the cover that shows a shoe(s) with high heels.
Cinder by Marissa Meyer
POINTS
This Post: 25
Total Points: 305
Books Read: 24
Completed Tasks: 18
5.10 Yggdrasil, the Giant Tree That Anchors the WorldsRead a book of your choice.
Junk by Melvin Burgess
IL: UY - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 13.0 AR Bookfinder UK
Total Points: 80
Tasks completed: 11
GR authors: 3
Big Book tickets: 0
Delicious Dee5.3 Alfheim, the Home of the Light Elves
Finding Fisher - Dakota Madison (GR Author) - avg rating of 4.26 as of 4/10
25.1 - Catherine T's Task: Auntie Tattin's Challenge
Book 1 - Angel with a Bullet - male author (M.C. Grant is the pseudonym for Grant McKenzie); #1 in series; published 2012; 324pgs; new to me read
Book 2 - The Heart's Game - Crista McHugh (GR Author) - author is female; #4 in a series; 202pgs, published 2014; new to me read
Both books are new-to-me.
Years first published: 2012, 2014
Total pages = 202 + 324 = 526pgs
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 355
Goodreads Authors: 24
ASHLEY OZ10.9 - Over the Rainbow
Read a book written by an author whose initials can be found in "ROY G BIV."
1984 by George Orwell
POINTS
This Post: 10
Total Points: 315
Books Read: 25
Completed Tasks: 19
Jonquil10.3 - Earth Day
Non Fiction 10 users
Environment > Nature 3 users
Environment 2 users
Surprised no one shelved it as Horror or Dystopian
The Seed Underground: A Growing Revolution to Save Food
Janisse Ray
Paperback, 240 pages 4/9
Points this post: 10
Total points: 760
Books posted: 61
Tasks complete: 49
Pages this post: 240
Total pages as of this post: 17433
30.3 - Teri-k's Task: Your Own Personal TardisRead two books composed or written during, set in, or about, the time period given.
I read The Woman Who Would Be King: Hatshepsut's Rise to Power in Ancient Egypt for Option One: Ancient World. This book is a biography about a female pharaoh that ruled in Ancient Egypt.
I read A Tale of Two Cities / Great Expectations: Two Novels for Option Four: 1700 - 1899. This book was originally published in 1861 and is set during the French Revolution that occurred from 1789 - 1799.*
*Please note that this edition is two books published in one binding. I read Tale of Two Cities only and not Great Expectations. Both books are traditionally published individually and not together as seen here: A Tale of Two Cities and here: Great Expectations.
Points this post: 30
Total points: 60
Tasks complete: 2
Books read: 4
GR Authors: 2
Big Book Tickets: 0
Kristen IA15.2. Aesir vs. Vanir Gods Showdown
Book 1. Read a book with the letters AESIR in the title/subtitle of the book.
Nights in Rodanthe by Nicholas Sparks
******Nicholas Sparks is a Goodreads Author******
AND
Book 2. Read a book with the VANIR in the title/subtitle of the book.
Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald by Therese Anne Fowler
******Therese Anne Fowler is a Goodreads Author******
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 120/1035
Total Books Read: 10
Tasks Completed: 7/59
Goodreads Authors This Post: 2
Total Goodreads Authors: 8
Kimber20.2 Midwives Help People Out
Option 1: The Midwife of Hope River by Patricia Harmon (goodreads author)
This task: 20
# tasks completed: 10
Goodreads Authors: 8
Total points: 160
Cindy C.Task 20.8-Nickles & Dimes-MegSCL's Task: Getting to Know Seasonal Reading Challengers
Option 1: I live in Los Angeles County, California & so does Faye Kellerman. Approved in Help Thread post 52.
Murder 101
Points this post: 20
Total points: 150
Total tasks: 11
GRA: 2
Big Books: (500+): 1
Laura NT5.10 Yggdrasil, the Giant Tree That Anchors the Worlds
read a book of your choice
Buried Treasures of Texas
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 50
10.2 - Blah, Blah, Blah Day480 pages:
L'Assommoir (The Dram Shop) by Émile Zola
+10 Points
20.1 Most Improved Player- Julia103's Task: What's in a Name
Option 4: Tyr (god of war)
Did Not Finish p3 (but I did finish it):
Red Rising by Pierce Brown
+20 Points
25.7 - Dakimel’s Task: Awards Season
Option A:
Read a book from this year’s Tournament of Books Rooster long-list.
The Paying Guests by Sarah Waters
Option B:
Read (or listen to!) a nominee for a 2015 Audies award.
Science Fiction and Solo Narration: Male
The Martian by Andy Weir
+25 Points
Points this Post: 55
Grand Total: 235
Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM10.2 - Blah, Blah, Blah Day
I chose to read
by Scott McCloud. The edition I read/linked to is 496 pages.**Scott McCloud is a Goodreads Author, I'd like to claim a GRA ticket**
Previous point total: 180
New points this post: 10
Total points: 190
New tasks completed in this post: 1
Total tasks: 12
GRA tickets this post: 1
Total GRA: 5
Big Books this post: 0
Total Big Books: 500+(0) 750+(0) 1000+(0)
Post 1015.2. Aesir vs. Vanir Gods Showdown
Aesir: Arsenic and Old Books (all letters found in Arsenic)
Vanir: Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock (VI found in Forgive, ANR found in Leonard)
Points this post:15
Total: 180
Books read: 15
Tasks Done:10
HINA25.10 - Sirena's Task: Ready for Their Close-up -
Option 3: A Highlander of Her Own by Melissa Mayhue.
2010 Best Supporting Actress: Melissa Leo.
Option 4: The Billionaire's Marriage Proposal by Melody Anne. Approved for length Message No. 4505
Found Author's Initials in SELMA.
**Melissa Mayhue is a goodreads author.**
**Melody Anne is a goodreads author.**
Current post:
Points: 25
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Book Tickets:
Total:
Total Points: 430
Total Goodreads Authors: 21
Total Big Book Tickets: 1
Big Books - 500+: 1
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:
30.1 Jonquil's Task--Straight On Till Morning1. Ferris Wheel
by Fran Baker2. New Profession
by Emily St. John MandelOne of the main characters was a paparazzi but is now an EMT.
These books are not rereads. In fact, both authors are new to me.
30.2 Dlmrose's Task--Initial Impressions
1. Author Initials:
by Mike Lawson Initials = M L2 Title Initial Letters:
by Jamie Mason Title Initial Letters: M LToday's total: 60
Grand total: 705
Catherine TTask 10.6 - Older Americans Month
read a book by an American older than 50 when they died
Foundation by Isaac Asimov
Asimov "became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1928 at the age of eight" (see here) and was 72 when he died.
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total points = 580
Athens:10.6 - Older Americans Month-
Read a book written by an American author who is currently 50 years old or older.
The Hedge Knight
George R. R. Martin
D.O.B. Born: September 20, 1948
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_R...
164 pages
Published February 23rd 2005
The Hedge Knight
Points This Post: 10/1060
Total Points: 25/1060
Total Tasks Completed: 3
Total Goodreads Authors: 1
Book One:Read a book written by a man* that was either the debut published work by the author or the first in a series written by the author. The series must be identified on GR as (series #1).
I read:
# 1 in the Javier Falcón series
Book is 567 pages long and was published in 2003
Book 2: Read a book written by a woman* that is NEITHER the debut published work by the author NOR the first book in a series.
I read:
# 2 in the Diana Porteous series
Book is 400 pages long and was published in 2013
Both books are new to me
Books were published more than 2 years apart and there's a difference of more than 100 pages between them.
Claiming a GRA ticket for Robert Wilson
Claiming a BB ticket for
as it has 567 pagesPOINTS
Points This Post: 25
Points Total: 135
GR Author: √
Big Books: √
500 (X) 750 () 1000 ()
Tasks Completed: 7
GRA Total: 3
BB Total: 1
5.6 Svartalfheim, the Home of the Dark ElvesWolf in the Title
A Death on the Wolf | G.M. Frazier | 348 Pages | ♥♥♥ | GR Author
♥ ♥ ♥
This Task :
Points: 5
GR Authors: 1
Big Books: (500+): 0 (750+): 0 (1000+): 0
♥ ♥ ♥
Totals:
Total: 170/1035
GR Authors: 11
Big Books: (500+): 1 (750+): 0 (1000+): 0
Total Pages Read: 4930
Total Tasks Completed:11/59
20.2 Rookie at the Top - Maryn’s Task: Midwives Help People OutOption One: Birth in the title!
Birth of the Nyxian | Amanda R. Browning | 256 Pages | ♥♥♥♥ | GR Author
♥ ♥ ♥
This Task :
Points: 20
GR Authors: 1
Big Books: (500+): 0 (750+): 0 (1000+): 0
♥ ♥ ♥
Totals:
Total: 190/1035
GR Authors: 12
Big Books: (500+): 1 (750+): 0 (1000+): 0
Total Pages Read: 5186
Total Tasks Completed:12/59
10.7 - Typhoid MaryRequired: #60 on Apocalypse by Epidemic List
After The Ending | Lindsey Fairleigh | 478 Pages | ♥♥♥ | GR Author
♥ ♥ ♥
This Task :
Points: 10
GR Authors: 1
Big Books: (500+): 0 (750+): 0 (1000+): 0
♥ ♥ ♥
Totals:
Total: 200/1035
GR Authors: 13
Big Books: (500+): 1 (750+): 0 (1000+): 0
Total Pages Read: 5664
Total Tasks Completed:13/59
20.4 – Author! Author! - Elizabeth P's Task: End of an EraOption Two: Repetition, Repetition, Repetition!
Read a book that has three words in the title, two of which must start with the same letter. Subtitles can be ignored.
I read Better Than Before: Mastering the Habits of Our Everyday Lives by Gretchen Rubin who is a *******Goodreads Author******** This book was approved on the help thread.
Points: 150
Books read: 12
Tasks completed: 9
GR authors: 6
Big Books: 2(500)
pages read: 4296
25.4 - Hina's Task: Evolution of Mythology to Fairy Tales and to Disney's Animated Movies.Option 1: Disney Movie = Finding Nemo = Finding Freedom
Finding Freedom | Betty Jo Schuler | 155 Pages | ♥♥♥ |
Option 3: Humor on Main Page
Friends with More Benefits (Friends With... Benefits Series | Luke Young | 232 Pages | ♥♥♥♥ | GR Author
♥ ♥ ♥
This Task :
Points: 25
GR Authors: 1
Big Books: (500+): 0 (750+): 0 (1000+): 0
♥ ♥ ♥
Totals:
Total: 225/1035
GR Authors: 14
Big Books: (500+): 1 (750+): 0 (1000+): 0
Total Pages Read: 5896
Total Tasks Completed:14/59
15.7.Pi Day#3 in Series
Off the Record | Sawyer Bennett | 234 Pages | ♥♥♥♥♥ | GR Author
♥ ♥ ♥
This Task :
Points: 15
GR Authors: 1
Big Books: (500+): 0 (750+): 0 (1000+): 0
♥ ♥ ♥
Totals:
Total: 240/1035
GR Authors: 15
Big Books: (500+): 1 (750+): 0 (1000+): 0
Total Pages Read: 6130
Total Tasks Completed:15/59
20.10 - Group ReadsChose Leadership: Posted in Discussion Thread
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking | Susan Cain | 352 Pages | ♥♥♥♥♥ | GR Author
♥ ♥ ♥
This Task :
Points: 20
GR Authors: 1
Big Books: (500+): 0 (750+): 0 (1000+): 0
♥ ♥ ♥
Totals:
Total: 260/1035
GR Authors: 16
Big Books: (500+): 1 (750+): 0 (1000+): 0
Total Pages Read: 6482
Total Tasks Completed:16/59
15.9. Better Put on a Heavy Coat!Book Set in Iceland
The Blue Fox | Sjón | 112 Pages | ♥♥♥♥ |
♥ ♥ ♥
This Task :
Points: 15
GR Authors: 0
Big Books: (500+): 0 (750+): 0 (1000+): 0
♥ ♥ ♥
Totals:
Total: 275/1035
GR Authors: 16
Big Books: (500+): 1 (750+): 0 (1000+): 0
Total Pages Read: 6594
Total Tasks Completed:17/59
15.8 Women in WarWomen in the military
Women in the Military: An Unfinished Revolution | Jeanne Holm | 560 Pages | ♥♥♥♥ | Big Book Ticket
♥ ♥ ♥
This Task :
Points: 15
GR Authors: 0
Big Books: (500+): 1 (750+): 0 (1000+): 0
♥ ♥ ♥
Totals:
Total: 290/1035
GR Authors: 16
Big Books: (500+): 2 (750+): 0 (1000+): 0
Total Pages Read: 7154
Total Tasks Completed:18/59
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20.8 Nickels & Dimes--MegSCL's Task--Getting to Know SR Challengers:
1. Where Do You Live?
Trail of the Spanish Bit by Don Coldsmith
Don Coldsmith was a Kansas author and I live in East ern Kansas. Confirmation on Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Coldsmith
Today's total: 20
Grand total: 580