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Mary P25.10 - Sirena's Task: Ready for Their Close-up
Option #1 A Touch of Midnight by Lara Adrian
Option #3 No Regrets by Claire Kent
approved for length: message #4557
Author shares the same first name with Claire Trevor who won Best Supporting Actress in 1948.
Points this post: 25
Total points: 380
5.6 Svartalfheim, the Home of the Dark Elves"Wolf" in the title (and on the cover): Lone Wolf by Jodi Picoult
Points this post: 5
Total points: 425
Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM25.10 - Sirena's Task: Ready for Their Close-up
I chose Options 2 and 5.
Option 2: Adapted Screenplay:
I chose to read
by Harper Lee. The film adaptation was nominated (and won) at the 1962 Academy Awards.Option 5: Director:
I chose to read
by Zadie Smith. It is listed on page 1, #10 of the required list.Previous point total: 245
New points this post: 25
Total points: 270
New tasks completed in this post: 1
Total tasks: 15
GRA tickets this post: 0
Total GRA: 5
Big Books this post: 0
Total Big Books: 500+(0) 750+(0) 1000+(0)
Jamie NYCTask #25.6 - Morgan Faeriesfolly's task: We're a Cozy Mystery
I chose to do Option 3 twice
Read a book where the author's initials can be found in VALKYRIE
Book 1: The Bells of Times Square by Amy Lane
Amy Lane is found in VALKYRIE
Book 2: A Forbidden Rumspringa by Keira Andrews
Keira Andrews is found in VALKYRIE
Task #25.10 - Sirena's Task: Ready for Their Close-up
I chose Option 2: Read a work that was made into an Oscar-NOMINATED adapted screenplay.
Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
It was nominated in 1974
AND
Option 4: Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in SELMA
Sharp Love by Ava March
Ava and March are in SELMA
The ebook was verified in Line 1589 of the ebook verification sheet
Task #25.12 - Elizabeth B's Task: Independence Day
Option A: Read a book with the genre War on its main book page
The Impetuous Afflictions of Jonathan Wolfe by Charlie Cochet
Shelved as "War>Miliary" by 4 users and verified here in Msg 139 of the Genre Verification thread
AND
Option D: Read a book with death in the title
Touch of Death by Kelly Hashway
Current
Points this post: 75
Books: 6
Tasks: 3
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Cumulative
Total Points: 350
Books: 30
Tasks: 24
20.1 Most Improved Player- Julia103's Task: What's in a NameOption 4 Tyr (god of war)
From Did Not Finish page 1
The Maze Runner by James Dashner
30.1 - Jonquil's Task: Straight on Till Morning
Book 1: This is not a reread
by Carolyn BrownBook 2: This is not a reread
Previous Profession - college student then obit writer
New Occupation - Prison librarian
by Avi SteinbergPoints this post: 50
Total points: 180
Blueberry30.3
Option 3 1200-1699
The Queen's Fool set in this time period.
Philippa Gregory is a GRA.
Option 4 1700-1899
The House Girl set in this time period.
Tara Conklin is a GRA.
Pts: 30
Total pts: 60
Total GRA: 3
perletwo20.1 Most Improved Player- Julia103's Task: What's in a Name - Option 2: Thor (god of thunder)
The letters in THOR also spell ROTH. Read a book where ROTH is intact in the author’s name.
Clouds of Witness by Dorothy L. Sayers
Points this task: 20
Total points: 325
Books read: 24
Tasks completed: 14
Pamela32655.5 Jotunheim, the Home of the Giants
Mark of the Thief by Jennifer A. Nielsen (Goodreads Author)
Mark of the Thief
Nielsen, Jennifer A.
AR Quiz No. 171641 EN Fiction
Accelerated Reader Quiz Information IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 12.0
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 755
Goodreads Authors this post: 1
Total Goodreads Authors: 33
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 4
Big Books - 500+: 2
Big Books - 750+: 1
Big Books - 1000+: 0
Mai15.2. Aesir vs. Vanir Gods Showdown
Book 1. Read a book with the letters AESIR in the title/subtitle
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
Book 2. Read a book with the letters VANIR in the title/subtitle
David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants by Malcolm Gladwell
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 170
Tasks Completed: 9
Books Read: 14
GR Authors: 4
Big Book Tickets: 500(), 750(), 1000()
dakimel30.1 - Jonquil's Task: Straight on Till Morning
both of these books are new to me:
Book 1 has roller coaster:
Book 2 Trade Me (length approved message 4600) has a dude who starts as a computer tech guru type but it's kinda too stressful so he trades lives with a poor chick he meets and makes ends meet by washing dishes in a Chinese restaurant.
TALLY
This post - 30 points
Total - 470
ASHLEY OZ30.2 Dlmrose's task: Initial Impressions
Book 1:
Read a book written by a single author who uses at least 2 names
The Rosie Effect by Graeme Simsion
Author Initials: GS
Book 2:
Read a book where the title is comprised of words beginning with the letters of the author's initials
Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen
Book Initials: GS
POINTS
This Post: 30
Total Points: 430
Books Read: 34
Completed Tasks: 24
Delicious Dee15.6. Tax Day
The Missing Class: Portraits of the Near Poor in America - looks at the economics of the population that falls between the poverty line and the middle class in the US (defined as 100-200% of poverty line)
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 390
Goodreads Authors: 25
Andy P.Task # 15.2. Aesir vs. Vanir Gods Showdown
Book 1. Read a book with the letters AESIR in the title/subtitle of the book.
by John BirkettTHE LAST PRIVATE EYE
Book 2. Read a book with the letters VANIR in the title/subtitle of the book.
by J.A. JanceMOVING TARGET
I give the nod to Vanir
Points this post: 15
Total points: 410
Andy P.Task #
15.5. International Women's Day
Read a book that won or was shortlisted for the Baileys Prize/Orange Prize,Read a book that won or was shortlisted for the Baileys Prize/Orange Prize
by Hannah Kent This book was Shortlisted for The Bailey Prize/Orange Prize for 2014Points this post: 15
Total points: 425
Task# 30.5 - Angel **Book Junkie**'s Task: You Either Like it Or You Don’tRead one book from each of the following options. Books must be at least 250 pages.
Book 1: Read a book that has your favorite genre on its main page.
Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell (Favorite genre: Young Adult, paperback is 461 pages)
**Rainbow Rowell is a Goodreads Author**
Book 2: Read a book that has your least favorite genre on its main page.
Paper Towns by John Green (Least Favorite genre: Romance, paperback is 305 pages)
**John Green is a Goodreads Author**
POINTS:
This Post: 30
Total Points: 80
Books Read: 5
Goodreads Authors: 3
Big Books: [500+: 0] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]
Carly20.3 - Best Review - Cait S's Task: Thinly Veiled Marvel References
Option 4: Fin & Lady: A Novel by Cathleen Schine
Fin is Lady's half-brother. I got approval in Message 35 on the help thread.
Cathleen Schine is a GoodReads Author.
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 1
Books Read: 4
Completed Tasks: 1
Tasks in Progress: 3
Pages Read: 273
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Books: [500+: 0] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]
Nikki B10.8 The Vikings Are Coming: Read a book published by Viking Press
Rose Madder
Link to book showing published by Viking Rose Madder
Claiming One BB Ticket: 604 pages for the edition I read
Claiming One GR for Stephen King
Total Task Points: 10
Total Challenge Points to Date: 130
Total GR Tickets: 7
Total BB Tickets: 9
LAUREN JODI5.3 Alfheim, the Home of the Light Elves
Goodreads rating at or above 3.50.
Witch Fire by Anya Bast*
Rating 3.77 as of April 16th
*Goodreads Author
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 230/1035
Total Books Read: 21
Tasks Completed: 19/59
Goodreads Authors: 1
Total Goodreads Authors: 17
Big Books: 0
5.7 - Nidavellir, the Home of the DwarvesBook with 100 - 360 pages
Fairest by ***Goodreads Author Chanda Hahn. I read the Kindle edition, the paperback (Fairest) is 225 pages.
Points this post: 35
Total Points: 70/1035
Tasks Completed: 6
Books Read: 7
GoodReads Authors: 5
Big Books: 500+ (1), 750+ (), 1000+ ()
15.7-Pi Day
-3rd in White House chef series-15 pts
Dakimel25.2 - Schatzie’s Task: Garden Quotes
For option 2 I read Dreaming Spies
For option 3 I read On Immunity: An Inoculation
Neither of these books are rereads
TALLY:
This post - 25 points
Total - 495
Maybe the 3rd time will work...Sandy MN
25.3 - Andy P's Task: Ragnarok
Book 1
Pieces of Me by Ann Garner Goodreads author
Approved for length here
Book 2 - THOR
Beneath A Blood Red Moon
Total Points:235
Total GR Authors: 12
SHELLEY UT10.8 - The Vikings are Coming
What Happened to Goodbye by Sarah Dessen
Sarah Dessen is a goodreads author.
Points this task: 10
Total points: 135
Tasks completed: 16
Books read: 16
Goodreads authors: 10
Big books: 500+ (2); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Bluegrass Pam25.9 - Nick KY’s Task: “Y”
Option 1: Letter “Y” in the title
The City Son by Samrat Upadhyay
Option 3: Any book from one of the following Listopias
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
#10 on the Real Man Books listopia
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 185
GR authors this post: 0
GR authors to date: 5
BARBARA ★25.10 - Sirena's Task: Ready for Their Close-up
Option 3: Flesh and Blood - Patricia Cornwell
(2014 Patricia Arquette) 4/10
Goodreads Author
Option 4: The Raven Boys - Maggie Stiefvater (M & S in Selma) 4/17
Goodreads Author
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50.1- Donna Jo's Task: 1-2-3-Go!
1. Gone - Mo Hayder (single word title) 4/13
2a. Shut Your Eyes Tight - John Verdon (Dave Gurney #2) 4/12
Big Book: 509 pages
3. South of Surrender - Laura Kaye (3 a's) 4/8
Goodreads Author
Totals for Challenge
Points this Post: 75
Total Points: 310
Goodreads Authors: 22
Big Books - 500+: (2)
Big Books - 750+: (1)
Big Books - 1000+: (0)
310/1035 POINTS
SCHATZIE50.1: DONNA JO'S 1-2-3 GO!
BOOK 1: one word title
Blackout
491 pages
BOOK 2: number 2, 12 or 22 in a series
The Ask and the Answer (Reissue with bonus short story): Chaos Walking: Book Two
553 pages
****BB TICKET****
BOOK 3: one letter appears in triplicate in author's name
********** the letter is "N" ***************
Gates of Rome, The
by Conn Iggulden
448 pages
I did the audio. Here is the link to the mmpb: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
Points this post: 50
Total Challenge Points: 1035
GRA: 36
BB (500)- 6
BB (750)- 0
BB (1000)- 0
Victoria C.15.5 International Women's Day
I read a book found on the Bailey's/Orange prize list from 2012.
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller.
Madeline Miller is a Goodreads Author.
points this post: 15
Goodreads tickets this post: 1
Total points: 55
Total Goodreads authors: 4
Elizabeth PTask 25.3 - Ragnarok
1: Author's initials in RAGNAROK
Heaven and Earth by Nora Roberts
RagNarok
2: All letters in THOR in title from left to right
The Ashford Affair by Lauren Willig
THe ashfORd affair
Lauren Willig is a *Goodreads Author*
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 65
Total Tasks: 5
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Books: 0
Total Books: 6
Delicious Dee5.6 Svartalfheim, the Home of the Dark Elves
A Certain Wolfish Charm - Lydia Dare (GR Author) - wolfish
20.9 Moderator's Pet- Kait's Task: Hel Hath Fury
Option 2 - Love Slave for Two: Reckoning - Tymber Dalton (GR Author) - #4 and final book in the series, as noted on GR
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 415
Goodreads Authors: 27
20.2 Rookie on Top--Maryn's Task--Midwives Help People Out:1,The Midwife of Venice by Roberta Rich.
20.6 Seasoned Reader--Diane Whitney's Task--I Spy Spring with the letter B:
Recipe for Bees by Gail Anderson-Dargatz
A. 2 bees on right hand side
B. 305 pages
20.7 Shorter Is Sweeter--BelleGBear's Task--Relive Childhood Feellings:
The Girl Who Fell from the Sky by Heidi W. Durrow
List: Child Narrator, page 1, book # 46.
Today's Total: 60
Grand Total: 815
Task 30.6 Happy Equinox!A: Read an collection of short stories (essays, novellas, or a mixture are also acceptable) with Anthologies, Short Stories, or Essays as a main page genre.
Get in Trouble (2015) by Kelly Link (Hardcover, 336 pages)
D. Read a book from this list of Feel Good Books. REQUIRED: State the ranking of the book you’ve chosen.
#38 on April 17, 2015
Beatle Meets Destiny (2009) by Gabrielle Williams (YA) (Goodreads Author) (Hardcover, 336 pages)
** Gabrielle Williams is a Goodreads Author.**
275 + 30 = 305
Tasks Completed: 18
Points for this post: 30
Points thus far: 275 + 30 = 305
Books read: 26
Pages read: 7,911
Read but not claimed: 3
Goodreads Authors: 08
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(1) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Mod
50.1: DONNA JO'S 1-2-3 GO!
BOOK 1: one word title
Blackout
491 pages
BOOK 2: number 2, 12 or 22 in a series
[book:The Ask and the Answer (Reissue with bonus short sto..."
Congratulations, Schatzie. Task 30.1 in the summer challenge is yours.
Elizabeth PTask 5.3 - Alfheim
3.5 rating or higher on Goodreads
Fairest by Marissa Meyer
Rating of 4.08 as of April 17th
Marissa Meyer is a *Goodreads Author*
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 70
Total Tasks: 6
Goodreads Authors: 3
Big Books: 0
Total Books: 7
Coralie15.10 Would I Lie to You?
LIE intact in title
White Lies
25.6 We're a Cozy Mystery
I chose to do the same option twice.
Option Three Defender of the Hawthorne
Author's initials found in vALKYrie
Ancillary Sword by Ann Leckie
Pao by Kerry Young
This post 40 points
Total to date 420 points
Catherine TTask 10.7 - Typhoid Mary
Read a book from the list
A Journal of the Plague Year by Daniel Defoe
Was #19 on page 1 of the list on 16 April
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Total points = 675
REPOST20.6 Seasoned Reader--Diane Whitney's Task--I Spy Spring with the letter B:
by Gail Anderson-Dargatz A. 2 bees on right hand side
B. 305 pages
Julia10330.2 Dlmrose's task: Initial Impressions
Book 1: Letters from Yellowstone by Diane Smith (initials D.S.)
Book 2: Dreaming Spies by Laurie R. King (title letters D.S.)
Laurie R. King is a Goodreads Author
Post total: 30 points, 1 GRA
Challenge total points: 265
Total GRA: 6
Total BB tickets: 1
50.1- Donna Jo's Task: 1-2-3-Go!
1.
Betrayal by Gregg Olsen - ebookpaperback for length Betrayal
2.
NYPD Red 2 by James Patterson (NYPD Red #2) - kindlepaperback - NYPD Red 2
3.
The Disappeared: A Novel by Kristina Ohlsson - kindlepaperback - The Disappeared
Letter S
Total Points = 755
Margaret L25.11: Independence Day
Option A: book with "War" on main page
Redeployment by Phil Klay
Option C: Book first published in March
NYPD Red 3 by James Patterson
published March 16, 2015
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 160
Total Tasks Completed: 7
Catherine TTask 5.10 - Yggdrasil
free choice
The Last Hero by Terry Pratchett
Task 25.6 - We're a Cozy Mystery
I want to change one of the books I used when I submitted this task earlier (#1045)
New posting:
using option 1 - read book with supernatural genre - twice
Marked by PC & Kirsten Cast
Hunted by PC & Kirsten Cast *****replacing Burned*****
Task 50.1 - 1-2-3-Go!
all books to be 250+ pages
book 1 - read a book that has a one-word title
Burned by PC & Kirsten Cast (323 pages)
book 2 - read a book that is #2 in a series
Betrayed by PC & Kirsten Cast (392 pages)
book 3 - read a book whose author has 3 of the same letter in their name
Helen of Sparta by Amalia Carosella (416 pages)
repeated letter: L
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total points = 730
Jasmiina F20.6 Seasoned Reader: Diane Whitney's Task: I Spy Spring with the letter B:
Read a book thar has an object from the given list, the book must be minimum 300 pages and MUST include only numbers from the following number sequence; 03/07/1965.
by Jasper Fforde.There's a bird on the cover and the book has 375 pages.
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 205
GR Authors this post: 0
Total GR Authors: 5
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets:
BBooks - 500+: 1
BBooks - 750+:
BBooks - 1000+:
20.6 Seasoned Reader: Diane Whitney's Task: I Spy Spring with the letter B A and B: flower on the cover and 307 pages
Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie+20 Points
Grand Total: 310
15.1.Everything You Think is Right....or Wrong?Book 1 – Read a book that a GR friend has rated 4 or 5 stars
Say Yes to the Marquess by Tessa Dare *Goodreads Author*
*Rated 5 stars by Lauren - Review Here
Book 2 – Read a book that a GR friend has rated 1 or 2 stars.
Pepperoni Pizza Can Be Murder by Chris Cavender
*Rated 2 stars by Suzanne - Review Here
TASK TOTALS
Points: 15
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets:
CHALLENGE TOTALS
Points: 270
Goodreads Authors: 17
Big Books - 500+: 1
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:
perletwo20.9 Moderator's Pet- Kait's Task: Hel Hath Fury - Option 3: Read a book where the main character(s) has a dog. This information must be found in the Goodreads description for the book.
Dog on It
Points this task: 20
Total points: 345
Books read: 25
Tasks completed: 15
Kristi CO25.4 - Hina's Task: Evolution of Mythology to Fairy Tales and to Disney's Animated Movies
Option 1: animated movie Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas
The Enchanted by Rene Denfeld
Rene Denfeld is a goodreads author
Option 2: EGILTTO
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
Paula Hawkins is a goodreads author
Points this post: 25
Total points: 85
Tasks completed: 5
Books read: 7
Goodreads Authors: 4
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
Jonquil25.6 - Morgan Faeriesfolly's task: We're a Cozy Mystery
Option One
Fantasy > Supernatural 2 users
Grumpy Old Wizards
John O'Riley
Paperback, 340 pages 4/17
Option Three
author's initials in VALKYRIE
Rich Amooi
Five Minutes Late
Kindle Edition, 344 pages 4/13
Approved for length spreadsheet line 692
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/c...
Points this post: 25
Total points: 950
Books posted: 75
Tasks complete: 56
Pages this post: 684
Total pages as of this post: 21417
5.2 AlfheimJam on the Vine: A Novel by LaShonda Katrice Barnett Has a rating of 3.78
25.2 Schatzie's Garden
Option 2 - Nowhere To Run by C.J. Box Mystery is on main page and this is not a re-read
Option 4 - The Lost Boys Symphony by Mark Andrew Ferguson Science Fiction on main page and this is not a re-read
Mark Andrew Ferguson is a Goodreads Author
30.7 I Love My Library
Book 1: Steve Hamilton was a new author to me in the Winter Challenge
I read The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins Shelved on GRE-IAF
Book 2: Roz Chast was a new author to me in the Winter Challenge
I read Land of Careful Shadows by Suzanne Chazin Shelved on CAN-CHD
Paula Hawkins is a Goodreads Author
Suzanne Chazin is a Goodreads Author
Post Total: 60
Grand Total: 120
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30.7 - Delicious Dee's Task - I Love My Library!
Book 1: To Catch a Bad Guy by Marie Astor.
Marie Astor was new to me in SRC Winter 2015.
She is shelved under ANG - BAK.
I found The Hiding Place by Trezza Azzopardi
Trezza Azzopardi is new to me.
Book 2: Us by David Nicholls
David Nicholls was new to me in SRC Winter 2015.
He is shelved under MUR - OCN.
I found Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng
Celeste Ng is new to me.
*** Celeste Ng is a GRA ***
Total Points: 140
Total GRA: 5
Total Big Book: 1