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30.3 - Teri-k's Task: Your Own Personal TardisOption 3 1200-1699
Read a book written during, set in or about the time period from 1200 through 1699.
Set in the 1660s:
Restoration by Rose Tremain
Option 4 1700-1899
Read a book written during, set in or about the time period from 1700 through 1899.
Published in 1850:
The Black Tulip by Alexandre Dumas
+ 30 Points
Points this Post: 30
Grand Total: 420
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Congratulations, Dlmrose! Task
JeniferTask 30.4 Spring Renewal
Book 1: Boneshaker by Cherie Priest
recommended for my Steampunk shelf on 4/2/15
*GR Author*
Book 2: The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
read by one friend on 3/14/15
*GR Author*
Task 50.1 1-2-3-Go!
1. Angelfall by Susan Ee
single word title/288 pages
*GR Author*
2. World After by Susan Ee
Book 2 in series/320 pages
3. The Book of Unknown Americans by Cristina Henriquez
three i's in author's name/286 pages
*GR Author*
**I am claiming 4 GR Author tickets**
Points this post: 80
Total Points: 280
NARUMON15.7 Pi Day
Read a book that is #1, 3, 4, 31, or 14 in a series
Soulless: The Manga, Vol. 1, written by Gail Carriger, which has 228 pages and fulfils the requirements of it being used for a 15 point task.
**** Gail Carriger is a Goodreads Author ****
25.7 Autie Tattin's Challenge
Task 1: Read a book by a male author. The book should be first in a series or a debut book.
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Luis Zafron. This is the first book in the Cemetery of Forgotten Books series. The book was first published in 2001 and has 481 pages. This book is new to me (though it's been on my TBR shelf for a very long time).
Task 2: Read a book by female author, neither debut nor first book in a series
Murder on Lenox Hill by Victoria Thompson (7th in Gaslight Mystery series). This book was published in 2005 and has 291 pages and is new to me.
****Victoria Thompson is a Goodreads Author****
TOTAL IN POST
Points: 15+25 = 40
Goodreads Author: 2
Big Book Ticket: 0
TOTAL SO FAR
Points: 200 + 40 = 240
Goodreads Author: 9 + 2 = 11
Big Book Ticket: 0
CYNBAXTERTask # 50.1 - Donna Jo's Task: 1-2-3-Go!
Book 1: Horns by Joe Hill
Book 2, Option B: Coming Clean by Kimberly Rae Miller – 272 pages
Book 3: So You've Been Publicly Shamed by Jon Ronson (Triple letters = O, N)
Points this post: 50 points
Total points to date = 225 points
20.9Option 2: Most recently published in a series: In the Red Zone by Crista McHugh
Current Post
Points: 20
Goodreads Authors: 1
Cumulative Total
Total Points: 20
Goodreads Authors: 1
25.2 - Schatzie’s Task: Garden QuotesOption 2 - A Taste for Murder by Claudia Bishop March 17 (Mystery)
Option 4 - Poison Princess by Kresley Cole April 29
Kresley Cole is a Goodreads Author
Neither book is a reread
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 195
Total Tasks Completed: 9
Total Books Read: 13
Total Goodreads Authors: 6
Total Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
5.2 Vanaheim, the Home of the VanirScience: A Discovery in Comics by Margreet de Heer April 29
Margreet de Heer is a Goodreads Author
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 200
Total Tasks Completed: 10
Total Books Read: 14
Total Goodreads Authors: 7
Total Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
BARBARA ★10.2 - Blah, Blah, Blah Day
See How She Dies - Lisa Jackson (474 pages) 4/22
Goodreads Author
20.9 - Moderator's Pet- Kait's Task: Hel Hath Fury
Option 1: How the White Trash Zombie Got Her Groove Back - Diana Rowland 4/29
(zombies on main genre page)
Goodreads Author
Totals for Challenge
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 355
Goodreads Authors: 25
Big Books - 500+: (3)
Big Books - 750+: (1)
Big Books - 1000+: (0)
355/1035 POINTS
5.1 AsgardDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
5.8 Niflheim
Naamiotanssi by Ritva Sarkola (pen name Tuula Sariola, stated on author's profile page)
Points this post: 10
Points total: 210/1035
GRA total: 7
BB total: 5
Tasks completed: 16/59
Books read: 19
trishhartuk25.3 Andy P’s Task: Ragnarok
Book 1. Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in the word RAGNAROK.
The Cats That Played the Market, Karen Anne Golden
Read the kindle version: MMPB reference
Goodreads Author: No
Book 2. Using ALL the letters in ONE of the following gods’ names - Thor, Odin, Freyr, Loki, Tyr - read a book whose TITLE (excluding subtitle) includes the name’s letters IN ORDER. Required: State the god’s name.
Loki, Mike Vasich
The god in question is (surprise surprise) Loki!
Read the kindle version. MMPB reference:
Goodreads Authors: Yes, Mike Vasich is a Goodreads Author
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Book: No
Points this Task: 25
Books Read: 2
Tasks completed: 18
Total points: 415
Goodreads Authors: 16
Big Books: 0
ASHLEY OZ25.6 - Morgan Faeriesfolly's task: We're a Cozy Mystery
Option One :: The family business (x2)
Read a book with 'Supernatural' in the main page genres
The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken
Never Fade by Alexandra Bracken
POINTS
This Post: 25
Total Points: 470
Books Read: 35
Completed Tasks: 26
M1NKS5.1 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.
If Not Now, When?
10.4 - May the Fourth Be With You - Read a book with the genre "science fiction" on its main page.
Guards! Guards!
15.2. Aesir vs. Vanir Gods Showdown
1. The Remains of the Day = Aesir
2. The Female Quixote: or, the Adventures of Arabella = Vanir
POINTS
Points This Post: 30
Points Total: 340
GR Author: 0
Big Books: [500+: 2] [750+: 2] [1000+: 1]
Tasks Completed: 25
M1NKS25.9 - Nick KY’s Task: “Y”
1. - Y in the title
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
3. - 'Real Man Books' #5
The Old Man and the Sea
POINTS
Points This Post: 25
Points Total: 365
GR Author: 0
Big Books: [500+: 2] [750+: 2] [1000+: 1]
Tasks Completed: 26
Delicious Dee20.5 - Bigger is Better – ChrisEverest’s Task – Love and Not Quite Love
Option 1- LOVE:
By Design - Jayne Denker (GR Author) - last name begins with -ER; author is NEW TO ME this season
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 545
Goodreads Authors: 34
20.3-option 3-I like it another-this was not a reread-Dangerous Alterationsthe 5th in series-4 stars pts-20 total pts-45 books 3 tasks-3
Oma122925.9 - Nick KY’s Task: “Y”
I chose options 1 and 2
Option 1-Read a book with the letter “Y” somewhere in the title or subtitle.
The Lincoln Myth by Steve Berry
Claiming Steve Berry as GR author
Option 2-Read a book with the word “Peace” in the title/subtitle
Two Rivers(The Great Peacemaker Series, #1) by Zoe Saadia
Claiming Zoe Saadia as GR author
Total Points-375/1060
Total Tasks Completed-24/60
Number of GR authors-(11)
Big Books-500 pages ();750 ()
Andy P.Task # 10.10 - The Odd Couple
Read a book that contains Neil, Simon, Oscar, or Felix in the title, subtitle, or author's name
by Simon Kernick Simon is the author's first name.Points this post: 10
Total points: 550
5.10 Yggdrasil, the Giant Tree That Anchors the WorldsKilling Time by Cindy Gerard
**Please note I formerly used Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett in this spot but I’m swapping that one out. **
10.6 - Older Americans Month
Dark Witch by Nora Roberts - Nora Roberts was born October 10, 1950
15.10. Would I Lie to You?
The Opposite of Wild by Kylie Gilmore - per author’s name KyLIE
Kylie Gilmore is a Goodreads author.
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter- BellaGBear’s Task: Relive Childhood Feelings
A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozecki - pg 1 of the Child Narrator shelf
Ruth Ozeki is a Goodreads author.
20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - MegSCL's Task: Getting to Know Seasonal Reading Challengers
Option 1. Where do you live?
Ghosts of the North Carolina Piedmont by Frances H. Casstevens - I live in the NC Piedmont area
25.3 - Andy P's Task: Ragnarok
Book 1. RAGNAROK
Meant for Her by Amy Gamet - RAGNAROK
Amy Gamet is a Goodreads author.
Book 2. THOR
THOR - The Governess Affair
The Governess Affair by Courtney Milan
Courtney Milan is a Goodreads author.
Points this post: 95
Grand Total: 480
Goodreads Authors: 21
Task # 15.2 - Aesir vs VanirAESIR – hARE wIth eyeS
The Hare With Amber Eyes ✔ - 30April15
(I listened to the audio / Paperback:
VANIR – fiVe A millionNaIRe
The Five Lessons a Millionaire Taught Me About Life and Wealth ✔ – 17March15
Since I didn’t really care for my VANIR book, AESIR wins by default
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Task # 30.5 – Angel Book Junkie’s Task – You Either Like It Or You Don’t
Book 1 – Favorite genre on main page
CLASSICS
Prayer for Owen Meany, A
I listened to the audio / MMP -
- 617 p*** 1 Big Book Ticket ***
*** John Irving is a Goodreads Author ***
Book 2 – LEAST favorite genre on main page
PARANORMAL
The Graveyard Book ✔ – 30April15
AR Bookfinder: IL: MG+ - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 10.0
(I listened to the audio / Paperback is:
)*** Neil Gaiman is a Goodreads Author ***
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This Post: 45 points
Total points to date: 190 points
Goodreads Authors: 7
Big Books Read: (1) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / (0) 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 0
Leslie KTask 50: 1-2-3- GO
This is a repost for Book 1 (Sorry!)
Book 1: Wonder by R.J. Palacio
Book 2: Hope to Die by James Patterson Book #22 in Alex Cross series
Book 3: The Black Box by Michael Connelly There are three letters "L" in the last name
Points: 60
Total Points: 110
Julie J20.9
option 2 last book of a series
Rilla of Ingleside
IL: MG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 16.0
total: 100
5.6 - SVARTALFHEIM - The Last Lone Wolf25.4 - THE EVOLUTION OF MYTHOLOGY TO FAIRY TALES AND DISNEY
OPTION 1 - THE SECRET OF THE MAGIC GOURD - Lady Maggie's Secret Scandal matching the word SECRET.
OPTION 4 -
TOTAL POINTS - 640
25.7 - Dakimel’s Task: Awards SeasonI did Option A twice: Read a book from this year’s Tournament of Books Rooster long-list.
Book 1, Option A: Dept. of Speculation by Jenny Offill #14 on list
Book 2, Option A: The Ghost in the Electric Blue Suit by Graham Joyce #60 on list
Task total=25
Grand total=240
SHELLEY UT10.9 - Over the Rainbow
The Silkworm by Robert Galbraith
Points this task: 10
Total points: 155
Tasks completed: 18
Books read: 18
Goodreads authors: 11
Big books: 500+ (2); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
30.7 Delicious Dee's TaskAll authors for this task were new to me
New authors last season: Margaret Craven; Jim Malusa
Library Shelves: COR-CRN ; LOG-MCC
New authors for this task: David Corn ; Barry Maitland
Deep Background by David Corn
Spider Trap by Barry Maitland
Points this post: 30
Total Points to date: 220
Stephanie12715.5: International Women's Day
Baileys/Orange Prize--shortlisted book from 2014
Americanah
Points this post: 15
Total points: 35
20.1 What's in a NameOption 3: A Thousand Lives: The Untold Story of Hope, Deception, and Survival at Jonestown by Julia Scheeres goodreads' author
Total points: 70
Susan W.5.5 Jotunheim
Read a book with an apple on the cover OR read a book with the genre Young Adult on its main page.
I read The Iron Daughter by Julie Kagawa
Young Adult is on the main page (1469 users)
** Julie Kagawa is a GRA **
5.9 Muspelheim
Read a book set (at least 50%) in a country found in the Ring of Fire
I read Death Note, Vol. 1: Boredom by Tsugumi Ohba
The book is set entirely in Japan, which is on the list.
Points this post: 10
30.6 Happy’s Task: Happy Equinox!A: In the Southern hemisphere, days will be getting shorter after the equinox. 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 by Kelly Link
B: In the Northern hemisphere, days will be getting longer after the equinox. Read a book with at least 500 pages. 581 pages:
Epitaph by Mary Doria Russell
+30 Points
Points this Post: 30
Grand Total: 450
Kimber10.2 Blah, Blah, Blah Day
Wethering the Storm by Samantha Towle (goodreads author)
* pb 402 pages
20.3 Thinly Veiled Marvel References
Option 1: The Mighty Storm by Samantha Towle (goodreads author)
* 'storm' in title
Above tasks: 30 points
# tasks completed: 22
GRA: 22
New total: 380 points
Post 1720.9 Moderator's Pet- Kait's Task: Hel Hath Fury
Option 2: OR the most recently published in a series.Whole numbers only.
A Vision in Velvet (A Witchcraft Mystery #6)
Spellcasting in Silk (A Witchcraft Mystery #7) is to be released in July 2015
Points this post:20
Total: 310
Books read: 24
Tasks Done:17
10.9 Author's initials in "ROY G BIV"The Captive by Grace Burrowes.
Grace Burrowes is a GRA for 1 ticket.
New points this post: 10
Total w/this post: 890
GRA tickets this post: 1
Total w/this post: 28
Big Books this post: 0
Total w/this post: 3
Post: 2195
15.4. Spring ReadsOption 2, first published in 2013 and author's initials in SPRING: The Paris Winter: A Novel by Imogen Robertson
Points this post: 15
Total points: 520
Mary P30.7 - Delicious Dee's Task - I Love My Library!
1. Inspired Author: Jeremy Asher who was new to me last season.
Shelf: ANG-BAK
Book: Bound by Melody Anne who is new to me this season.
2. Inspired Author: Tamera Alexander who was new to me last season.
Shelf: AAA-ANF
Book: The Accidental Life of Greg Millar by Aimee Alexander who is new to me this season.
Points this post: 30
Total points: 490
MELANIE CTASK NAME: 30.2 Dlmrose's task: Initial Impressions
Book 1: Book written by a single author who uses at least 2 names
The Table of Less Valued Knights by Marie Phillips
Qualifier: M.P. are the initials.
Book 2: Using the initials from the author of Book 1, read a book where the title (excluding subtitle) is comprised of words beginning with the letters of the author's initials
Mrs. Poe by Lynn Cullen
Qualifier: Mrs. Poe
Points this task: 30
Points Total: 220
Tasks Completed: 14
GR Author: 11
Big Books: 1
10.6 - Older Americans MonthFallout by Ellen Hopkins, born in Long Beach, CA in March, 1955, making her 60 years old
20.3 - Best Review - Cait S's Task: Thinly Veiled Marvel References
Option 3: This Book, I Like It - Another!
City of Bones - #8 in the Harry Bosch series. NOT a re-read for me.
30.3 - Teri-k's Task: Your Own Personal Tardis
Option 3: 1200-1699
The Other Boleyn Girl
This book is about Mary Boleyn, who lived from 1500 to 1543
Option 4: 1700-1899
The Mayor of Casterbridge
This book was written/first published in 1886
Points this post: 60
Total points: 190
Kim O10.3 - Earth Day Read a non-fiction book with the genre "environment" on its main page.
Tomatoland: How Modern Industrial Agriculture Destroyed Our Most Alluring Fruit
Points this task: 10
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30.1 - Jonquil's Task: Straight on Till Morning
Book 1: Read a book with a roller coaster, carousel or Ferris wheel on the cover.
This book is not a re-read.Stephen King is a Goodreads author
Book 2: Read a book in which the Main Character makes a major career change.
The Unlikely Spy --history professor becomes a counterintelligence agent. This book is not a re-read; it has 752 pages.
Points this task: 30
Goodreads author ticket: 1
Big Book 750+ ticket: 1
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30.4. Sandy's Task: Spring Renewal for your Reading Ideas
Book 1: Go to Recommendations, at the top of the GR page. Read a book recommended by GR, based on one of your shelves or genre recommendations.
The Tower, the Zoo, and the Tortoise It came from the Adult Fiction Shelf. I chose it on 4/24/15.
Book 2: Read a book from the "Popular Books Among My Friends this Month" list.
One Breath Away One friend read it. I found it on 2/15/15.
Heather Gudenkauf is a Goodreads author
Points this task: 30
Goodreads author ticket: 1
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Cumulative Totals
Big Books - 500+: 2
Big Books - 750+ 1
Goodreads authors: 8
Books read: 28
Blueberry30.5
Book 1: My favorite genre is Mystery. This book has 400 pgs.
Pronto
Book 2: My least favorite genre is Science Fiction. This book has 324 pgs.
Tarzan of the Apes
Pts this post: 30
Total pts: 90
Total books: 6
20.2 Rookie at the Top - Maryn’s Task: Midwives Help People OutThe Secrets of Midwives by Sally Hepworth, which works for both options: "Midwives" in the title and midwives as main characters.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 525
READ 6025.3 Andy P's Task 25.3
Author whose initials found in RAGNAROK
I read An Unnecessary Womanby Rabin Alameddine R and A are included in RAGNAROK
2. The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
The word THOR appears in the title in the correct order.
Points for this challenge 25
Total points 90
15.9. Better Put on a Heavy Coat!Read a book set at least 50% in one of the Nordic countries - Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, or Sweden.
As Red as Blood by Salla Simukka (Set in Tampere, Finland)
This Post: 15
Total: 430
Tasks Completed: 22
Books Read: 31
Goodreads Authors: 22
Big Books: 500+ (4), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
Total Pages Read: 10595
25.10 - Sirena's Task: Ready for Their Close-up--Options 3 and 4.For this task, read a book where the author shares their first name with an actress who has WON an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
Stasiland: Stories from Behind the Berlin Wall by Anna Funder.
Anna Funder shares a first name with winner Anna Paquin.
For this task, read a book by an author whose initials can be found in GLORY and/or SELMA.
Aunty Lee's Deadly Specials by Ovidia Yu GR AUTHOR
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 80
GR Authors: 4
Shiraloo10.9 - Over the Rainbow
The Not So Secret Emails Of Coco Pinchard by Robert Bryndza
REQUIRED: RB is found in Roy G. Biv
*Robert Bryndza is a GRA*
20.5 - ChrisEverest’s Task: Love and Not Quite Love
Ugly Love by Colleen Hoover
REQUIRED: Option 1, Colleen Hoover is new to me as an author.
*Colleen Hoover is a GRA*
CURRENT POST
Points: 30
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Book Tickets: 0
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CUMULATIVE TOTAL
Total Points: 710
Total Goodreads Authors: 36
Total Big Book Tickets: 4
Big Books - 500+: 1
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+: 3
Delicious Dee30.5 - Angel **Book Junkie**'s Task: You Either Like it Or You Don’t
Favorite - Romance - Alpha - Jasinda Wilder (GR Author) - 164ppl have it shelved as romance
Least Favorite - Horror - Suffer the Children - Craig DiLouie (GR Author) - 92ppl have it shelved as horror
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 575
Goodreads Authors: 36
Oma12295.7 Nidavellir, the Home of the Dwarves.
Read a book with 100-360 pages (at least 100, but not over 360 pages)
The Shadow Hero by Gene Luen Yang
Claiming Gene Luen Yang as GR author
Total Points-355/1060
Total Tasks Completed-24/60
Number of GR authors-(10)
Big Books-500 pages ();750 () (less)
Oma122925.2 - Schatzie’s Task: Garden Quotes
Required: state which options you choose and that it is not reread for you.
I chose options 1 and 2.
Option 1-Required: state which options you choose and that it is not reread for you.
The Teaberry Strangler by Laura ChildsThis book is not a reread for me.
Option 2-Read a book with the main page genre of “Crime”, “Mystery”, “Suspense”, or Thriller”. The genre can be stand alone or embedded.
Polished Off by Lila Dare
This book is not a reread for me.
Claiming Lila Dare as GR author
Total Points-380/1060
Total Tasks Completed-25/60
Number of GR authors-(11)
Big Books-500 pages ();750 () (less)
10.1 Remarkable Historical Women in Fiction listTime and Chance
Found on page 1 of the list.
Sharon Kay Penman is a GRA for 1 ticket.
At 544 pages it is a Big Book for 1 ticket.
10.7 On the Apocalypse by Epidemic list
The Nine Tailors
Found on page 2 of the list.
15.5 International Women's Day
The Personal History of Rachel DuPree
On the Orange Prize list for 2009.
Ann Weisgarber is a GRA for 1 ticket.
New points this post: 35
Total w/this post: 925
GRA tickets this post: 2
Total w/this post: 30
Big Books this post: 1
Total w/this post: 4
Post: 2210
Andy P.Task # 25.6 - Morgan Faeriesfolly's task: We're a Cozy Mystery
I chose to do option 3 twice
Option Three :: Defender of the Hawthorne
Read a book where the author's initials can be found in VALKYRIE
Book 1.
by Arnaldur IndriðasonVALKYRIE
Book 2.
by Alex KavaVALKYRIE
Points this post: 25
Total points: 575
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25.2 - Schatzie’s Task: Garden Quotes
Both of these books are new to me -- they are not re-reads.
OPTION 1: Read a book that has a flower or flowers on the cover:
OPTION 4: Read a book with the main page genre of Science Fiction: 102 users
The Bees by Laline Paull
+25 Points
Points this Post: 25
Grand Total: 390