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message 2601: by Lulu (new)

Lulu (robotwitch) Lulu

5.4. Midgard "Middle Earth", the Home of the Humans

The Word for World is Forest by Ursula K. Le Guin by Ursula K. Le Guin

This cover includes trees, as verified in the help post #67.

15.7. Pi Day

Blindsight by Peter Watts

This book is identified on Goodreads as the first in the Firefall series. The tasks specifies a book listed as #1 can be used.

**Peter Watts is a Goodreads Author**

30.5. You Either Like It Or You Don't

Book One:
The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu

This book has the genre 'Science Fiction' on its main page. Science fiction is one of my favourite genres. This book has 400 pages, longer than the 250 page minimum.

**Cixin Liu is a Goodreads Author**

Book Two:
Harrison Squared by Daryl Gregory

This book has the genre 'Mystery' on its main page. Mystery is one of my least favourite genres. This book has 320 pages, longer than the 250 page minimum.

**Daryl Gregory is a Goodreads Author**


Points this post: 50
Total points: 260
Tasks completed: 17
Books read: 19
Goodreads authors: 9
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)


message 2602: by Sandy, Moderator Emeritus (new)

Sandy | 16893 comments Mod
10.1 - Remarkable Women

I read The Second Empress: A Novel of Napoleon's Court, #140, page 2, of the Remarkable Historical Women in Fiction list.

50.1- Donna Jo's Task: 1-2-3-Go!

For my first book, I read Horde. 1 word title, 422 pages.

For my second book, I read The Harlot's Tale. #2 in the Midwife Mysteries series, 320 pages.

For my third book, I read The Life We Bury by Allen Eskens. 3 E's in AllEn EskEns, 303 pages.

Points this post: 60
Total points 1035


message 2603: by Sirena (new)

Sirena (spthewife) | 298 comments 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 Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins (Goodreads Author)
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Book 2 – Read a book that a GR friend has rated 1 or 2 stars:
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
IL: MG - BL: 8.3 - AR Pts: 12.0

Task: 15
Total: 840
GRA This Post: 1


message 2604: by Sarah (new)

Sarah (shiraloo) | 240 comments Shiraloo

10.3 - Earth Day

Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver

25.1 - Catherine T's Task: Auntie Tattin's Challenge

Book1: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz
REQUIRED: Paperback for page length, 335 pages; first published 2007; debut work of this author

Book2: Happenstance 2 by Jamie McGuire
REQUIRED: Paperback for page length, 180 pages; first published 2014; second in the series

Pages = 335 + 180 = 515
Years published = 2007, 2014
Both books are NEW to me

*Jamie McGuire is a GRA*

25.8 - Coralie's Task: Anzac Day

Book1: Friend-Zoned by Belle Aurora
REQUIRED: Option 1; author born in Australia

Book2: The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion
REQUIRED: Option 1; author born in New Zealand

*Belle Aurora is a GRA*


CURRENT POST
Points: 60
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Book Tickets: 0
____________________________

CUMULATIVE TOTAL
Total Points: 935
Total Goodreads Authors: 46
Total Big Book Tickets: 4
Big Books - 500+: 1
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+: 3


message 2605: by Bluemoon (new)

Bluemoon (bluemoon286) | 1797 comments 5.2 - VANAHEIM - A Nantucket Christmas both Nantucket and Christmas are 9 letter words.





5.4 - MIDGARD - Broken English (Ohio Amish Mystery, #2) by P.L. Gaus






TOTAL POINTS - 915


message 2606: by Sarah (new)

Sarah | 1804 comments Sarah E

Task 15.7.Pi Day

Daddy-Long-Legs by Jean Webster

Daddy-Long-Legs is book 1 in a series.

Points this post: 15
Total Points: 200


message 2607: by Trish (last edited May 15, 2015 07:46AM) (new)

Trish (trishhartuk) | 3675 comments trishhartuk

25.6 Morgan FaeriesFolly’s Task: We’re a Cozy Mystery

This is a TWO BOOK task. There are three options. You can: 1) choose two different options below OR 2) choose one option and do it twice! Required: State your chosen option(s) when posting.

I’m going with Option 1 twice.

The family business: Read a book with ‘Supernatural’ in the main page genres.

Cold Days, Jim Butcher
Read the kindle edition: MMPB reference edition: Cold Days (The Dresden Files, #14) by Jim Butcher
129 users have shelved it as Fantasy > Supernatural
GRA: Yes, Jim Butcher is a Goodreads Author.
Big Book: Yes 500+: UK Kindle edition nominally 529pg; MMPB reference edition 614pg

Monsters, C Gockel
GRA: Yes, C Gockel is a Goodreads Author
3 users have shelved it as Fantasy > Supernatural
Verified for Supernatural by Sandy in Genre Verification thread message #112
Verified for length by Dlmrose in the ebook no print edition thread message #4552

Points this Task: 25
Books Read: 2

Tasks completed: 22
Total points: 495
Goodreads Authors: 19
Big Books: (500+) 1


message 2608: by Sarah (new)

Sarah | 1804 comments Sarah E

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

Option 1-Love: Read a book by an author whose last name ends in ER

Kindle edition I read: An Hour Year by Susan Hooper
Paperback edition (there is no MMBP): An Hour Year

Susan HoopER

Susan Hooper is a new to me author this season.

Points this post: 20
Total Points: 220


message 2609: by Wanda (new)

Wanda (wanda71) | 1770 comments Oma1229

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.

Astrid and Veronika by Linda Olsson

Total Points-445/1060
Total Tasks Completed-28/60
Number of GR authors-(15)
Big Books-500 pages ();750 ()



message 2610: by Wanda (new)

Wanda (wanda71) | 1770 comments Oma1229

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

I chose Option 2

Option 2-: Read a book that is the last published book in a series OR the most recently published in a series.

Miss Julia Lays Down the Law by Ann B. Ross

Total Points-465/1060
Total Tasks Completed-29/60
Number of GR authors-(15)
Big Books-500 pages ();750 ()



message 2611: by Narumon (new)

Narumon NARUMON
5.2 Vanaheim, The Home of the Vanir
Read a book whose title or subtitle contains a 9 character word
Locke & Key, Vol. 1: Welcome to Lovecraft by Joe Hill. The subtitle contains the word LOVECRAFT , which is 9 characters.

25.8 Anzac Day
Option 1: Read a book by an author from New Zealand or Australia
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. Zusak was born in Sydney, Australia.
**** Markus Zusak is a Goodreads Author ****
#### The book has 550 pages, making it a Big Book ####

Option 2: Read a book with the main page genre "war" as a stand-alone genre
The Unquiet Dead: A Novel by Ausma Zehanat Khan (the genre "war" is on the main page as a stand alone)
**** Ausma Zehanat Khan is a Goodreads Author ****

TOTAL IN POST:
Points: 5 + 25 = 30
Goodreads Author: 2
Big Book Ticket: 1

TOTAL SO FAR:
Points = 405 + 30 = 435
Goodreads Author: 19 + 2 = 21
Big Book Ticket: 2 + 1 =3


message 2612: by Jenifer (new)

Jenifer (jensamaha) | 355 comments Jenifer

Task 20.4 End of an Era

Option 2: 3 words in title/2 words start with same letter

Scandal in Spring by Lisa Kleypas

Task 25.5 Viking Pillage

The King by J.R. Ward
The King (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #12) by J.R. Ward
The pillaged item is the chair/throne on the cover.
593 pages

*JR Ward is a GR reader so I'm claiming one GR Author ticket*
*This book is 593 pages so I'm claiming one BB ticket*

Points this Post = 45
Total Points = 325 points


message 2613: by Jamie (last edited May 15, 2015 11:50AM) (new)

Jamie | 421 comments Jamie NYC

Task #30.3 - Teri-k's Task: Your Own Personal Tardis

Book 1: Option 2 Post-Classical Era
Read a book written/composed during, set in or about the Post-Classical Era, from 200 AD to 1200 AD.

Men of the Cross by Charlene Newcomb

From the précis: Two young knights’ journey to war at Richard the Lionheart’s side sweeps them from England to the Holy Land in this historical adventure set against the backdrop of the Third Crusade.

The Third Crusade was 1189 to 1192, this specific story is set in March 1190 to March 1193

Book 2: Option 4 1700-1899
Read a book written during, set in or about the time period from 1700 through 1899.

All in with the Duke by Ava March

Goodreads notes the following for the book's time period in the précis and the meta data:

London, 1822

Current
Points this post: 30
Books: 2
Tasks: 1

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Cumulative
Total Points: 840
Books: 68
Tasks: 47


message 2614: by Sarah (new)

Sarah | 1804 comments Sarah E

Reposting Message 2680

Task 15.7.Pi Day

Daddy-Long-Legs by Jean Webster

Daddy-Long-Legs is book 1 in a series.

It has children's listed as a main page genre. It is on AR BookFinder with an IL designation of UG. There is no restriction against children's or kid's books for this task.

Points this post: 15
Total Points: 220


message 2615: by Ceelee (new)

Ceelee CEELEE

Task 10.2 Blah Blah Blah Day
Read a book that is more than 400 pages long.

I chose THE SOUND OF GLASS by Karen White with 432 pages.

The Sound of Glass

Points for task:10
Author ticket claimed for this task: 0

Total points for Spring 2015 tasks: 25
Total Author Tickets earned: 2
Total Big Book Tickets earned: 0


message 2616: by Sarah (new)

Sarah (shiraloo) | 240 comments Shiraloo

**REPOST**
25.1 - Catherine T's Task: Auntie Tattin's Challenge

Book1: Love... From Both Sides: A Laugh Out Loud Romantic Comedy by Nick Spalding
REQUIRED: Paperback for page length, 320 pages; first published 2011; Book #1 in the "Love..." series

Book2: Happenstance 2 by Jamie McGuire
REQUIRED: Paperback for page length, 180 pages; first published 2014; second in the series

Pages = 320 + 180 = 500
Years published = 2011, 2014
Both books are NEW to me

*Jamie McGuire is a GRA*
*Nick Spalding is a GRA*

Points: 25
GR points: 2


message 2617: by Karen Michele (new)

Karen Michele Burns (klibrary) | 2062 comments 20.2 Rookie at the Top - Maryn’s Task: Midwives Help People Out

I'll claim this for Option 2, but it fits both:

Call the Midwife: A True Story of the East End in the 1950s by Jennifer Worth

+20 Points

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

2. What do you do for work? Retired (and we hope to spend some time living in other countries when we sell our house!):

Home Sweet Anywhere: How We Sold Our House, Created a New Life, and Saw the World by Lynne Martin

+20 Points

Points this Post: 40
Grand Total: 555


message 2618: by Pamela (new)

Pamela (pamela3265) | 952 comments Pamela3265

5.2 Vanaheim, the Home of the Vanir

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum

9 letter word: Won/der/ful

The Wizard of Oz/The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Unabridged)
Baum, L. Frank
AR Quiz No. 525 EN Fiction
Accelerated Reader Quiz Information IL: MG - BL: 7.0 - AR Pts: 7.0


10.6 - Older Americans Month

Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach (Goodreads Author) - Born June 23, 1977 (Age 77) in Oak Park, Illinois - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_...


10.8 - The Vikings are Coming

Stones for Ibarra by Harriet Doerr - Original publication by Viking Books in 1984 - Stones for Ibarra



Points this post: 25
Total Points: 1035
Goodreads Authors this post: 1
Total Goodreads Authors: 43
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 5
Big Books - 500+: 3
Big Books - 750+: 1
Big Books - 1000+: 0

If everything is posted correctly, I should be finished. Thanks for a fun challenge!


message 2619: by Suzanne (new)

Suzanne (perletwo) | 1586 comments perletwo
20.2 Rookie at the Top - Maryn’s Task: Midwives Help People Out -
Option One: Read a book with the word “midwife” or “birth” in the title or subtitle. Plurals and possessives work, but no other variations.

The Birth of Dr. Seuss

Points this task: 20
Total points: 550
Books read: 40
Tasks completed: 26


message 2620: by etwatson (new)

etwatson etwatson

20.3 - Best Review - Cait S's Task: Thinly Veiled Marvel References
Option 5: Read a new to you book that has been highly recommended to you or that you’ve heard a lot about and see if it was worth the hype!

Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty

This book was recommended to me by several ladies in my book club. It was defiantly worth the hype! I loved it! It is not a re-read for me

20.10 - Group Reads
Read ONE of the books selected as the Group Reads choices for the season.

Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green

My discussion post is number 42 found here

Points This Post: 40
Total Points: 80


message 2621: by Ann A (last edited May 15, 2015 05:59PM) (new)

Ann A (readerann) | 1091 comments 5.2 - Vanaheim, the Home of the Vanir
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
bla/ckb/ird
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 9.0

5.10 - Yggdrasil, the Giant Tree That Anchors the Worlds
Towards Zero

Points this post: 10
Total points: 245


message 2622: by Sandy, Moderator Emeritus (new)

Sandy | 16893 comments Mod
Congratulations, Pamela3265! Task 30.7 in the summer challenge is yours.


message 2623: by Adam (new)

Adam Buongiovanni (adambongo) | 26 comments ADAMBONGO


20.10 - Group Reads


*Read a book that's one of the group reads for this seasonal challenge. Also, have one post either discussing the book while reading or posting about it when done reading.*


Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan



Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 20


Total Tasks Completed: 1
Total Books Read This Challenge: 6


message 2624: by Cait S (new)

Cait S | 738 comments Cait S

5.5- Jotunheim, the Home of the Giants
Read a book with the genre Young Adult on its main page.

Don't Expect Magic by Kathy McCullough **Kathy McCullough is a Goodreads Author**

Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 610
Goodreads Authors: 33
Big Book Tickets: 1
Total Tasks Completed: 38


message 2625: by Chandni (new)

Chandni (chandnin31) | 507 comments CHANDNI

30.6 - Happy’s Task: 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.
I read The Sweet Scented Name, And Other Fairy Tales, Fables, And Stories by Fyodor Sologub.

B: In the Northern hemisphere, days will be getting longer after the equinox. Read a book with at least 500 pages.

I read A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin. This book has 835 pages.

**Claiming 2 Big Book tickets**

[POINTS]
This Post: 30
Total Points: 305
Books Read: 24
Completed Tasks: 18
Goodreads Authors: 16
Big Books: [500+: 1] [750+: 1] [1000+: 0]


message 2626: by Melanie (new)

Melanie (ladybugh) | 286 comments MELANIE C

TASK NAME: 25.2 Schatzie’s Task: Garden Quotes

Option 1: Flowers on the cover

Nemesis. Agatha Christie by Agatha Christie
Nemesis. Agatha Christie by Agatha Christie

Qualifier: Polygonum Baldschuanicum flowers on the cover.

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

Cover Her Face by P.D. James

Qualifier: Genres of mystery and crime

Points this task: 25
Points Total: 310
Tasks Completed: 18
GR Author: 13
Big Books: 1


message 2627: by Sandy, Moderator Emeritus (new)

Sandy | 16893 comments Mod
Cutoff for 30 point task creators!


message 2628: by Melissa (new)

Melissa (balletbookworm) | 915 comments Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM

5.10 Yggdrasil, the Giant Tree That Anchors the Worlds
I read Nimona by Noelle Stevenson by Noelle Stevenson.

Previous point total: 465
New points this post: 5
Total points: 470

New tasks completed in this post: 1
Total tasks: 29

GRA tickets this post: 0
Total GRA: 11
Big Book tickets this post: 1
Total Big Books: 2


message 2629: by Coralie (new)

Coralie Coralie

25.3 Ragnorak
Book 1 – all the author initials found in ragNaroK
Beggars And Choosers by Nancy Kress

Book 2
Title includes letters in THOR, 't' in 'the', 'h' in 'house', 'o' in 'on' and 'r' in 'street'
The House on Mango Street


This post 25 points

Total to date 710 points


message 2630: by Elizabeth (last edited May 16, 2015 01:31AM) (new)

Elizabeth (elizabeth_greece) | 1160 comments Elizabeth B

Task 50.1
book 1: Ignited (310 pg)
book 2: #2 in a series Love & Loyalty, 254 pg
book 3: Bear, Otter, and the Kid (3E's) bEar, ottEr, and thE kid (350 pg)

POINTS:50
Total:905


message 2631: by Sarah (new)

Sarah (shiraloo) | 240 comments Shiraloo

**REPOST AGAIN**
25.1 - Catherine T's Task: Auntie Tattin's Challenge

Book1: Love... From Both Sides: A Laugh Out Loud Romantic Comedy by Nick Spalding
REQUIRED: Paperback for page length, 280 pages; first published 2011; Book #1 in the "Love..." series

Book2: Here's Looking At You by Mhairi McFarlane
REQUIRED: Paperback for page length, 432 pages; first published 2013; not in a series, not the debut work.

Pages = 280 + 432 = 712
Years published = 2011, 2013
Both books are NEW to me

*Mhairi McFarlane is a GRA*
*Nick Spalding is a GRA*

Points: 25
GR points: 2


message 2632: by Fandury (new)

Fandury | 957 comments FANDURY

30.2 Dlmrose's task: Initial Impressions

Book 1: Read a book written by a single author who uses at least 2 names.

Murder in the Title by Simon Brett

Initials of the author are SB.


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.

Still Bleeding by Steve Mosby

The initals of the title are SB.


Point in this post: 30
Total Points: 520
Books Read: 32
Goodreads Authors: 14
Big Books:500+(3)750+(1)1000+(0)


message 2633: by Lauren (last edited May 16, 2015 03:36AM) (new)

Lauren (laurenjberman) LAUREN JODI

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

Option 2: What do you do for work?
I'm a teacher and the heroine is as well.

Confirmed in post #18 of the task help thread

Mackenzie's Mountain by Linda Howard

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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 500/1035
Total Books Read: 43
Tasks Completed: 33/59


message 2634: by Elizabeth (new)

Elizabeth (elizabeth_greece) | 1160 comments Elizabeth B

15.6. Tax Day
Hand to Mouth: Living in Bootstrap America, approved in the task thread

Points:15
Total:920


message 2635: by Elizabeth (new)

Elizabeth (elizabeth_greece) | 1160 comments Elizabeth B

Task 50.1
book 1: Ignited (310 pg)
book 2: #2 in a series Love & Loyalty (254 pg)
book 3: Then Came You by jiLL shaLvis (3L's) (305 pg)

POINTS:50
Total:920


message 2636: by Deana (new)

Deana (ablotial) | 276 comments DEANA

30.5 - Angel **Book Junkie**'s Task: You Either Like it Or You Don’t

Book 1: Favorite genre, science fiction
  The Humans by Matt Haig (Goodreads Author)
  >>I listened to the audio book, paperback for length: The Humans (294 pages > 250)
Book 2: Least favorite genre, romance
  A Company of Swans (374 pages > 250)

**********
This Post:
Tasks Completed: 1
Books Read: 2
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets: 0
Points: 30

Totals:
Tasks Completed: 7
Books Read: 10
Goodreads Authors: 6
Big Book Tickets: 1
Total Points: 155
*****


message 2637: by Katy (new)

Katy | 790 comments 10.6 Older Americans Month

I read We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler - Fowler was born in 1950 in the US according to her GR profile

25.4 Evolution of Mythology

I chose option 2 and read The Sound of Things Falling by Juan Gabriel Vásquez

I also chose option 3 and read Dear Committee Members by Julie Schumacher - humor on main page

30.7 I Love My Library!

Book 1 - In Dec-Feb I read A Beautiful Place to Die by Malla Nunn - she was new to me. She would be on the MUR-OCN shelf. This season I read Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng on that shelf, who was also new to me.

Book 2 - In Dec-Feb I read Reading Projects Reimagined by Dan Feigelson - he was new to me. He would be on the ERN-FID shelf. This season I read The Gods of Gotham by Lyndsay Faye on that shelf, who was also new to me.

Claiming 2 GRA tickets for Celeste Ng and Lyndsay Faye

New Total: 315


message 2638: by Marcene (new)

Marcene (mj13) | 92 comments 10.2 Blah, Blah, Blah Day

The Gate House by Nelson DeMille


10.4 May the Fourth Be With You

O Pioneer! by Frederik Pohl


10.5 Cinco de Mayo

The Old Gringo by Carlos Fuentes


Points this Post: 30

Total Points to date: 270


message 2639: by Ronda (new)

Ronda Wingo (rondasue27) | 107 comments 5.3 - GR rating at or above 3.5
Gilded Ashes by Rosamund Hodge (GR Author)
rating 3.86 on 13 May 2015
ebook verification!!! https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

(5.3 IS A REPOST WITH HOPEFULLY EVERYTHING YOU NEED:( )

20.5 Option 1 - single author whose last name ends in -ER
Paradise Valley by Dale Cramer (new to me author)

CURRENT POST
Points: 25
GR Authors: 1

CUMULATIVE TOTAL
Points: 165
GR Authors: 7
Big Books: 1


message 2640: by Julia (new)

Julia (julia103) | 2719 comments Julia103

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

Option 1: Search the Shadows by Barbara Michaels
I live in Maryland. Barbara Michaels also writes as Elizabeth Peters. The GR author page for Elizabeth Peters says that she lived in Frederick in western Maryland until her death.

Post totals: 20 points
Challenge total points: 610
Total GRA: 12
Total BB tickets: 3


message 2641: by Emurphy (new)

Emurphy | 851 comments EMurphy

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

Option 2: What do you do for work? Song Of The West by Nora Roberts

**I am a teacher, and the main character is a teacher as well.

This Task:
Points: 20
Books Read: 1
GR Author: 0
BB Ticket: 0

Total:
Points: 95
Books Read: 8
Tasks Completed: 5
GR Authors: 3
Big Book Ticket +500: 1


message 2642: by Andy (new)

Andy Plonka (plonkaac) | 4207 comments Andy P.
Task # 15.1.Everything You Think is Right....or Wrong?

Book 1 – Read a book that a GR friend has rated 4 or 5 stars
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel by Emily St. John Mandel
Sandy rated this book 5 stars
Book 2 Book 2 – Read a book that a GR friend has rated 1 or 2 stars. And Then There Was One by Patricia Gussin by Patricia Gussin
Anne(Booklady) rated this book 2 stars

Points this post: 15
Total points: 805


message 2643: by Andy (new)

Andy Plonka (plonkaac) | 4207 comments Andy P.
Task # 25.7 - Dakimel’s Task: Awards Season

Option A. Read a book from this year’s Tournament of Books Rooster long-list. This book is # 26 on the list
Redeployment by Phil Klay by Phil Klay
Option B:
Read (or listen to!) a nominee for a 2015 Audies award.
Malice A Mystery by Keigo Higashino by Keigo Higashino This book is # 79 on the nominees list and it was nominated in the mystery category. I listened to this book and really liked it, but then I am a sucker for Japanese mysteries.

Points this post: 25
Total points: 830


message 2644: by Midu (new)

Midu Hadi | 902 comments 50.1- Donna Jo's Task: 1-2-3-Go!

Read 3 books, one from each option below

1. Read a book with a one-word title. All words count including "a", "an", and "the". Ignore subtitles and series titles.

Endlessly (Paranormalcy, #3) by Kiersten White by Kiersten White
Kiersten White is a Goodreads Author

2. Read a book that has a page count ending in 2.
Mountain Echoes (Walker Papers, #8) by C.E. Murphy by C.E. Murphy
352 pages
C.E. Murphy is a Goodreads Author

3. Read a book written by an author with a letter that appears 3, and only 3, times in his/her name as it appears on Goodreads.
All the Turns of Light (Paths of Shadow, #2) by Frank Tuttle by Frank Tuttle
Frank Tuttle is a Goodreads Author
Required: when you post, identify the triple letter.
The letter "T" - Frank Tuttle
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Points This Post: 50
Total Points: 230/1035
Total Books Read: 14
Tasks Completed: 07/59
Goodreads Authors This Post: 02
Total Goodreads Authors: 13


message 2645: by Cindy (new)

Cindy (cindyd) Cindy C.

Task 20.9-Moderator's Pet-Kait's Task: Hel Hath Fury
Option 2: The most recently published book in a series. This was released 05/05/15.

The Heir The Heir (The Selection #4) by Kiera Cass

**Kiera Cass is a Goodreads Author.**

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Task 30.6-Happy's Task: Happy Equinox!

Option A: Read a collection of short stories with short stories as a main page genre. Short stories is the second genre listed as of 12:13 PDT 05/16/15.

This Year It Will Be Different This Year It Will Be Different by Maeve Binchy

Option D: Read a book from the list of Feel Good Books. My book is #6 on the list as of 12:11 pm PDT 05/16/15.

Along for the Ride Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen

**Sarah Dessen is a Goodreads Author.**

Points this post: 50
Total points: 470
Total tasks: 25
GRA: 12
Big Books: (500+): 3


message 2646: by Midu (new)

Midu Hadi | 902 comments 20.10 - Group Reads

Read Young Adult LGBT Fiction: Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green
Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green by John Green
John Green is a Goodreads Author
Comment in Discussion Thread
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 250/1035
Total Books Read: 15
Tasks Completed: 08/59
Goodreads Authors This Post: 01
Total Goodreads Authors: 14


message 2647: by Midu (new)

Midu Hadi | 902 comments 5.6 Svartalfheim, the Home of the Dark Elves

Read a book with a wolf on the cover OR read a book with "wolf" in the title or subtitle
Dark Wolf (Dark, #25) by Christine Feehan by Christine Feehan
Christine Feehan is a Goodreads Author
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Points This Post: 05
Total Points: 255/1035
Total Books Read: 16
Tasks Completed: 09/59
Goodreads Authors This Post: 01
Total Goodreads Authors: 15


message 2648: by Lori (last edited May 16, 2015 01:05PM) (new)

Lori  (batchelorxyz) | 218 comments LORI TX

20.9 HEL HATH FURY
OPTION 1 - The Walking Dead, Book 1 by Robert Kirkman The Walking Dead, Book One by Robert Kirkman

25.2 GARDEN QUOTES
OPTION 2 - Unwholly by Neil Shusterman (Thriller) UnWholly (Unwind, #2) by Neal Shusterman

OPTION 4 - Angel by James Patterson Angel (Maximum Ride, #7) by James Patterson

30.5 YOU EITHER LIKE IT OR YOU DON'T
OPTION 1 - PARANORMAL Strange Angels by Lili St. Crow Strange Angels

OPTION 2 - THRILLER Black Ice by Becca Fitzpatrick Black Ice

Points this post = 75
Total points = 75


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Sarah (shiraloo) | 240 comments Shiraloo

10.8 - The Vikings are Coming

My Year of Meats by Ruth Ozeki

REQUIRED: Published by Viking Adult: My Year of Meats

*Ruth Ozeki is a GRA*

30.3 - Teri-k's Task: Your Own Personal Tardis

Book1: The Crown in the Heather by N. Gemini Sasson
REQUIRED: Option 3, set in late 1200-early 1300 Scotland -- approved by task author in help thread, post 158

Book2: North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell
REQUIRED: Option 4, written in and set in mid-1800s England

*N. Gemini Sasson is a GRA*


CURRENT POST
Points: 40
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Book Tickets: 0
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CUMULATIVE TOTAL
Total Points: 975
Total Goodreads Authors: 49
Total Big Book Tickets: 4
Big Books - 500+: 1
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+: 3


message 2650: by Christine (new)

Christine | 917 comments Christine V

10.9 - Over the Rainbow
Claudius the God: And His Wife Messalina by Robert Graves

I read the above Kindle edition. The top MMP establishes a length of 568 pages. ***Claiming Big Book Ticket***

Points this post: 10

Total points: 175
Tasks completed: 10
Books read: 11
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Books: 500=3, 750=0, 1000=0


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