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SPRING CHALLENGE 2015
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Spring 2015 Completed Tasks - DO NOT DELETE POSTS
25.9 - YOPTION 1 - Navy Wife
OPTION 3 - Of Mice and Men which is #13 on the Real Man Books list.
TOTAL POINTS - 940
30.5: You Either Like It Or You Don'tBook One: The Cuckoo's Calling. My favorite genre is 'Contemporary'.
Book Two: The Silkworm. My least favorite genre is 'Mystery'.
Points this post: 30
Total points: 150
Tasks complete: 5
Books read: 10
GR Authors: 5
Big Book Tickets: 0
NICOLE OH25.8 - Coralie's Task: Anzac Day
Option 1: WHO? The Rosie Effect by Graeme Simsion (born in New Zealand)
Option 2: WHAT? Between Shades of Gray
(main page genre War)
Ruta Sepetys is a Goodreads author.
POINTS
This Post: 25
Total Points: 630
Books Read: 48
Goodreads Authors: 32
Big Books: [500+: 1] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]
ADAMBONGO20.9 Moderator’s Pet-Kait’s Task: Hel Hath Fury
*Option 1. Read a book with the genre “zombies” on its main page. The genre may be stand alone of embedded*
The Walking Dead: Rise of the Governor by Robert Kirkman
20.3 – Best Review – Cait S’s Task: Thinly Veiled Marvel References
*Option 3: Read a book you have been looking forward to, one that is the NEXT book sequentially in a series you have started*
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling (Book 7)
10.6 Older Americans Month
*Option 3: Read a book by an American author where the author is over 50 or were over 50 when they died*
Christine by Stephen King
Link of bio - http://stephenking.com/the_author.html
10.2 Blah, Blah, Blah Day
*Read a book that’s over 400 pages. (this one was 500)*
Entombed by Linda Fairstein
5.3 Alfheim, The Home of the Light Elves
*Read a book with a Goodreads rating over 3.50*
I'll Give You the Sun, by Jandy Nelson (Rating 4.12)
Points This Post: 65
Total Points: 85
Total Tasks Completed: 6
Total Books Read This Challenge: 6
Coralie5.3 Alfheim, the home of the Light Elves
Book with rating at or above 3.50
The Elephant's Journey rating 3.59
10.8 The Vikings are Coming
Edition I read Caleb's Crossing
Viking Edition Caleb's Crossing
This post 15 points
Total to date 725 points
Kimber20.9 Hel Hath Fury
Option 3:
Tiger's Eye by Barbra Annino (goodreads author)
This task: 20
# completed tasks: 34
gra: 34
New total: 610
MORGAN FAERIESFOLLY5.6 Svartalfheim, the Home of the Dark Elves
REQUIRED: Read a book with a wolf on the cover OR read a book with "wolf" in the title or subtitle.
Selection:
Written In Red (The Others #1) -- Anne Bishop
I read the kindle edition, the PB has 487 pages.
[POINTS]
This Post: 5
Total Points: 705/1035
Books Read: 57
Completed Tasks: 43/59
Pages Read: 19206
Goodreads Authors: 40
Big Books: [500+: 4] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]
MORGAN FAERIESFOLLY10.3 Earth Day
REQUIRED: Read a non-fiction book with the genre "environment" on its main page.
Selection: A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail -- Bill Bryson
I listened to the audiobook, the MMPB has 397 pages.
[POINTS]
This Post: 10
Total Points: 715/1035
Books Read: 58
Completed Tasks: 44/59
Pages Read: 19603
Goodreads Authors: 40
Big Books: [500+: 4] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]
MORGAN FAERIESFOLLY15.4 Spring Reads
REQUIRED: option 2: (ONE BOOK) published in year ending in 3,4,5 (2014)
AND author’s initials can be found in the word SPRING.
Selection: Snow Like Ashes (Snow Like Ashes #1) -- Sara Raasch
Sara Raasch is a **GRA**
[POINTS]
This Post: 15
Total Points: 730/1035
Books Read: 59
Completed Tasks: 45/59
Pages Read: 20019
Goodreads Authors: 40
Big Books: [500+: 4] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]
Cindy C.20.1 Most Improved Player-Julia103's Task: What's in a Name
Option 4: Read a book from the first 10 pages of the Did Not Finish list. My book was on page 2 of this list.
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
**Neil Gaiman is a Goodreads Author.**
Points this post: 20
Total points: 490
Total tasks: 26
GRA: 13
Big Books: (500+): 3
Task 25.5 -A Viking PillagePillaged item is: Pearls
Midnight Pearls: A Retelling of "The Little Mermaid" (Once Upon A Time Fairytales) (2003) by Debbie Viguié (Goodreads Author) (Mass Market Paperback, 198 pages)
**Debbie Viguié is a Goodreads Author.**
Pillaged item is: Redshirts (specifically approved)
Redshirts (2012) by John Scalzi (Goodreads Author) (Hardcover, 320 pages)
**John Scalzi is a Goodreads Author.**
Pagecount: 198 + 320 = 518
440 + 25 = 465
Tasks Completed: 26
Points for this post: 25
Points thus far: 440 + 25 = 465
Books read: 39
Pages read: 11,791
Read but not claimed: 6
Goodreads Authors: 15
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(1) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Reposting to indicate that both books are new to me (never read before)MELANIE C
TASK NAME: 25.2 Schatzie’s Task: Garden Quotes
Option 1: Flowers on the cover
Nemesis. Agatha Christie by Agatha Christie
Qualifier: Polygonum Baldschuanicum flowers on the cover, new to me book.
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, new to me book.
Points this task: 25
Points Total: 310
Tasks Completed: 18
GR Author: 13
Big Books: 1
MORGAN FAERIESFOLLY30.6 Happy’s Task: Happy Equinox!
REQUIRED: Option 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.
Selection: Through the Woods -- Emily Carroll
AND
REQUIRED: Option D :: Read a book from this list of Feel Good Books. (#30 on 2/18/15)
Selection: Sloppy Firsts (Jessica Darling #1) -- Megan McCafferty
Megan McCafferty is a **GRA**
[POINTS]
This Post: 30
Total Points: 760/1035
Books Read: 61
Completed Tasks: 46/59
Pages Read: 20525
Goodreads Authors: 42
Big Books: [500+: 4] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]
*realized I forgot to add a GRA in post #2735 but only on my tally so corrected my number here. just wanted to make note of the reason for the difference.*
Task: 5.3 Alfheim, the Home of the Light ElvesGR rating above 3.50 as of 5/16/15. Rating is 4.10.
Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins, Goodreads Author.
Task 5.4 Midgard "Middle Earth", the Home of the Humans
Book with Tree on cover. The Princess Curse by Merrie Haskell, Goodreads Author.
Task 5.7 Nidavellir, The Home of the Dwarves
100-360 pages 316 pages
Critical Failures by Robert Bevan,Goodreads Author.
This post: 15
Total Points: 15
Goodreads Authors This Post:3
Goodreads Authors Total:3
Big Books This Post:0
Big Books Total:0
25.2 - Schatzie’s Task: Garden QuotesOption 2
by Erica Spindler.***GoodReads Author***
Option 4
by Scott Westerfeld.***GoodReads Author***
***Both books are not rereads***
Points this Post 25
Total Points 510
Tasks Completed 23
Books Read 33
Total Pages 10203
GoodReads Authors 24
Big Book Tickets
Big Books-500+: 2
Alexis5.10 Yggdrasil, the Giant Tree That Anchors the Worlds
The Walking Dead, Vol. 19: March to War by Robert Kirkman
15.7.Pi Day
The Hangman's Daughter by Oliver Pötzsch
***Oliver Pötzsch is a GR author***
20.1 Most Improved Player- Julia103's Task: What's in a Name
Option 4: Cleopatra: A Life by Stacy Schiff
Found on Page 4 of Did Not Finish shelf
***Stacy Schiff is a GR author***
20.4 – Author! Author! - Elizabeth P's Task: End of an Era
Option 2: We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
***E. Lockhart is a GR author***
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter- BellaGBear’s Task: Relive Childhood Feelings
A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki
Found on Page 1 of Child Narrator list
***Ruth Ozeki is a GR author***
Points this post: 80
Total Points: 175
GR Authors this post: 4
Total GR Authors: 8
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
BBooks - 500+: 0
BBooks - 750+: 0
BBooks - 1000+: 0 (less)
Jasmiina F25.1 - Catherine's Task: Auntie Tattin's Challenge:
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:
Constantine, Vol. 1: The Spark and the Flame by Ray Fawkes.
This author is new to me.
144 pages and first published 2013.
Book Two: Read a book written by a woman that is NEITHER the debut published work by the author NOR the first book in a series:
Small Island by Andrea Levy.
Not a debut published work.
This book is new to me.
Big Book ticket with 533 pages.
533 pages and first published 2004.
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 355
GR Authors this post: 0
Total GR Authors: 7
Big Book Tickets this post: 1
Total Big Book Tickets:
BBooks - 500+: 4
BBooks - 750+: 1
BBooks - 1000+:
Delicious Dee15.9. Better Put on a Heavy Coat!
Dregs - Jørn Lier Horst (GR Author) - set entirely in Norway
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 740
Goodreads Authors: 47
Lindy-Lanetask 10.9: over the rainbow:
*author's initials found in "roy g biv" using letters only once
Legend of the Jade Dragon by Yasmine Galenorn
*this is a GRA
Points this post: 10
Total points: 195
Goodreads Authors: 9
Big Books: 500+(3) 750+(0) 1000+(0)
Tasks Completed: 13
Becks15.9. 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.
The Almost Nearly Perfect People: Behind the Myth of the Scandinavian Utopia byMichael Booth
Points this post: 15
Goodreads Authors this post: 0
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Points: 40
Total Goodreads Authors: 1
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Big Books - 500+: 0, 750+: 0, 1000+: 0
10.10 The Odd Couple Read a book by an author named Neil, Simon, Oscar or Felix
Coraline by Neil Gaiman
Ar Bookfinder UK rating IL: UY - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 5.0
Neil Gaiman is a Goodreads Author
Total Points: 155
Tasks completed: 20
GR Authors: 4
Big Book tickets: 1
M1NKS5.8 Niflheim, the Home of the Dead
Murder In Mesopotamia
Agatha Christie also wrote romance novels under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott, and was occasionally published under the name Agatha Christie Mallowan.
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
25.12 - Independence Day
C: read a book that was first published in March of any year
Thank You, Jeeves first published 16th March 1934 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thank_Yo...
D: read a book with one of these three words: freedom, or, death in the title or subtitle.
Death in the Clouds
POINTS
Points This Post: 30
Points Total: 480
GR Author: 2
Big Books: [500+: 2] [750+: 2] [1000+: 1]
Tasks Completed: 34
Susan W.5.3 Alfheim
Read a book with a rating at or above 3.50
I read Saga, Volume 2 by Brian K. Vaughan
It has a rating of 4.59 as of 5-16-15
5.8 Niflheim
Read a book by an author who also writes other books concealed under another name or pseudonym. State a pseudonym used by the author of your book. Include a reference to support the connection if it is not evident on the author's profile page.
I read Murder On the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
Agatha Christie has also written under the pseudonym of Mary Westmacott (the info is on her GR author profile page)
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
Points this post: 10
25.10 - Sirena's Task: Ready for Their Close-upOption 1: Shorts: read a book with a page count between 100 and 200 pages
Fuckness by Andersen Prunty
Prunty is a Goodreads author.
I read the Kindle version. It's listed as 208 pages, but the book is only 200 pages long.
Option 3: read a book where the author shares their first name with an actress who has WON an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Names must match EXACTLY.
The Gauguin Connection by Estelle Ryan. Ryan is a Goodreads Author.
1967 - Estelle Parsons - Bonnie and Clyde
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 100
Total Tasks: 4
Goodreads Authors: 7
Big Books: 0
Total Books: 9
trishhartuk5.10 Yggdrasil, the Giant Tree That Anchors the Worlds
Be eager to read and read a book of your choice.
Chaos: I Bring the Fire Part III C Gockel
No print edition: Verified for length (100+) by Dlmrose in the ebook no print edition thread message #4552
GRA: Yes, C Gockel is a Goodreads Author
Points this Task: 5
Books Read: 1
Tasks completed: 23
Total points: 500
Goodreads Authors: 20
Big Books: (500+) 1
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 20.5: Love or Not Quite Love: Option 1 Gift of the Unmage by Alma Alexander. The author's last name ends in ER. This is a new author for me this season. Alma Alexander is a GoodReads author.
Task 25.1: Auntie Tattin's Challenge:
Book 1: Dark Eden by Chris Beckett. The book is number 1 in the Dark Eden series.
This book has 441 pages.
Book 2: Shades of Earl Grey by Laura Childs. The book is number 3 in the Tea Shop Mystery series. This book has 256 pages.
Both books are new to me, not re-reads. Book 1 was published in 2012, book 2 in 2003, thus more than 2 years apart. Book 1 is more than 100 pages longer than book 2, and the total number of pages is 697 pages, thus more than 500 pages.
Task 25.2: Garden quotes:
Option 2: Hallowed Murder by Ellen Hart. The genre Mystery is listed on the main page.
Option 4: There and Back Again by Pat Murphy. The genre Science Fiction is listed on the main page.
Both books are new to me, not re-reads.
Task 50.1: 1-2-3-Go!:
Book 1: Pyramid by Tom Martin. The book has a one-word title and 440 pages.
Book 2a: A Drunkard's Path by Clare O'Donohue. The book is number 2 in the Someday Quilts Mystery series. This book has 272 pages.
Book 3: Too Big to Miss by Sue Ann Jaffarian. The author's name has the letter N exactly 3 times. This book has 336 pages. Sue Ann Jaffarian is a GoodReads author.
All three books are new to me, not re-reads.
Totals this posting:
Total Points: 120
Books Read: 8
Tasks Completed: 4
GoodReads Authors: 2
Big Book Tickets: 500+: 0; 750+: 0;
Summary Totals:
Total Points: 220
Books Read: 14
Tasks Completed: 9
GoodReads Authors: 4
Big Book Tickets: 500+: 0; 750+: 0;
Andy P.Task # 15.3. Is it Live or is it Memorex?
I chose the one book option, so this book has four words in the title and was first published in 1965
by Anne TylerPoints this post: 15
total points: 845
15.3. Is it Live or is it Memorex?Option 2
by Dean Koontz. First published in 1977***GoodReads Author***
Points this Post 15
Total Points 525
Tasks Completed 24
Books Read 34
Total Pages 10509
GoodReads Authors 25
Big Book Tickets
Big Books-500+: 2
Sarah ETask 5.3 Alfheim, the Home of the Light Elves
Animal Farm currently has a GR rating of 3.81
Claiming this as the one book allowed with 80-99 pages for a 5 point task.
Points this task: 5
Total Points: 225
Catherine TTask 10.8 - The Vikings Are Coming
read a book published by Viking
The Likeness by Tana French
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total points = 955
Ana25.4 - Hina's Task: Evolution of Mythology to Fairy Tales and to Disney's Animated Movies.
Option 1
by Ellen Schreiber.(Once) Movie Title-Sofia the First: Once Upon a PrincessOption 4
by Jayne Ann Krentz.***GoodReads Author***
Points this Post 25
Total Points 550
Tasks Completed 25
Books Read 36
Total Pages 11022
GoodReads Authors 26
Big Book Tickets
Big Books-500+: 2
5.7 Nidavellir - between 100-360 pgsI Am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced by Nujood Ali - 188 pages
20.9 Hell Hath no Fury - Opt 2 most recently published Approved post #2
Top Secret Twenty-One by Janet Evanovich (GR author)
25.2 Garden Quotes - both books new to me
Opt 1 flower on cover
by Sarah Jio (GR author)Opt 2 mystery, crime, suspense, thriller
The Lincoln Myth by Steve Berry (GR author)
30.2 Initial Impressions
Bk 1 - How to Be an American Housewife by Margaret Dilloway (GR author)
Bk 2 - title begins with MD (initials from author of bk 1)
Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear (GR author)
30.5 Either you Like it or You Don't
Bk 1 - Fav. genre (HF/Romance)
A Week to Be Wicked by Tessa Dare (GR author) - 356 pgs
Bk 2 - Least fav. genre ( Horror)
The Winter People by Jennifer McMahon (GR author) - 317 pgs
30.7 I love my Library - both authors are new to me and both Rhys Bowen and Megan Shephard were new authors to me in Dec - Feb
Bk 1 - The Dark Lantern by Gerri Brightwell
Inspired by Rhys Bowen. Found on shelf BOA - BRN
Bk 2 - The Promise of Stardust by Priscille Sibley (GR author)
Inspired by Megan Shepherd. Found on shelf SHE-SKH
Total pts/post: 140
Total pts/challenge: 285
GR authors/post: 8 (Janet Evanovich, Sarah Jiao, Steve Berry, Margaret Dilloway, Jacqueline Winspear, Tessa Dare, Jennifer McMahon, Priscille Sibley)
MORGAN FAERIESFOLLY30.3 Teri-k's Task: Your Own Personal Tardis
REQUIRED: *approved without the disallowed genres* HERE
Option 3 :: 1200-1699 :: set in 1662
Selection: The Beggar King (The Hangman's Daughter #3) -- Oliver Pötzsch
I read the kindle version, the PB has 512 pages.
At 512 pages, this is good for **one BB Ticket**
REQUIRED: *approved without the disallowed genres*
Option 4 :: 1700-1899 :: set in 1814-1815 (Napoleon escapes Elba near the end. lol.) Marked as "Regency" setting it in the required time.
Selection: A Love Affair For Lizzie -- Mona Gedney
[POINTS]
This Post: 30
Total Points: 790/1035
Books Read: 63
Completed Tasks: 47/59
Pages Read: 21293
Goodreads Authors: 42
Big Books: [500+: 5] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]
Ana30.6 - Happy’s Task: Happy Equinox!
Option A
by Kristin Cast.***GoodReads Author***
Option B
by Christopher Paolini.***GoodReads Author***
***Big Book 503 pages***
Points this Post 30
Total Points 580
Tasks Completed 26
Books Read 38
Total Pages 11787
GoodReads Authors 28
Big Book Tickets
Big Books-500+: 3
Readerboard name: Diane L20.1 What's In a Name?
Option 1: Odin (the Allfather)
The letters in ODIN also spell DINO. Read a book with a dinosaur on the cover (skeletons work) or with the word “dinosaur” in the title/subtitle.
Night Comes to the Cretaceous: Dinosaur Extinction and the Transformation of Modern Geology by James Lawrence Powell20.3 Thinly Veiled Marvel References
Option 2: Science and Magic
Read a book with the genre science, science fiction, or magical realism on it’s main page.
Lab 257: The Disturbing Story of the Government's Secret Germ Laboratory by Michael Christopher Carroll
20.4 End of an Era
Option 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.
Time and Again by Clifford D. Simak
20.5 Love and Not Quite Love
Option 1- LOVE: Read a book by a single author (no co-authors or books by multiple contributors) whose last name (name in the last position) ends in –ER
The Philadelphia Chromosome: A Mutant Gene and the Quest to Cure Cancer at the Genetic Level by Jessica Wapner
This author is new to me.
20.7 Relive Childhood Feelings
Read a book found on this shelf list Child Narrator
This book is on page 4, about 2/3 of the way down the page.
I Am Not A Serial Killer by Dan Wells
Points this Post: 100
Points to Date: 400
By Peakles20.4 – Author! Author! - Elizabeth P's Task: End of an Era
Option 2: A book with 3 words, two start with the same letter.
The Silver Star by Jeannette Walls
25.8 - Coralie's Task: Anzac Day
Option 1. Written by author born in Australia
Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
***** Liane Moriarty is a GRA *****
Option 2. Book with genre "War" on main page.
Redeployment by Phil Klay
30.5 - Angel **Book Junkie**'s Task: You Either Like it Or You Don’t
Book 1: Favorite genre from the list
Genre - Historical Fiction The Paying Guests by Sarah Waters
Claiming Big Book ticket for 576 pages.
Book 2: Least favorite genre from the list
Genre - Non-Fiction The Library At Night byAlberto Manguel. Kindle version.
No English version of MMP. Paperback version The Library at Night has 384 pages.
Total Points: 275
Total GRA: 8
Total BB: 2
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perletwo10.3 - Earth Day - April 22nd is Earth Day. Read a non-fiction book with the genre "environment" on its main page. The genre may stand alone or be embedded.
Wicked Plants: The Weed That Killed Lincoln's Mother and Other Botanical Atrocities
15.10. Would I Lie to You? - In honor of Tell a Lie day (April 4), read a book with LIE found intact in the title/subtitle or author's name.
There Was an Old Woman: A Novel of Suspense by HalLIE Ephron
Points this task: 15 + 10 = 25
Total points: 575
Books read: 42
Tasks completed: 28
15.3. Is it Live or is it Memorex?I chose Option 2: Read one book that satisfies both A and B.
A. read a book with 4 words in the title/subtitle
B. read a book first published between 1965 and 1979
Make Death Love Me by Ruth Rendell (4-word title; first published 1979)
Task total=15
Grand total=345
Mimi Michele20.7 Shorter is Sweeter
The Weed that Strings the Hangman’s Bag by Alan Bradley
The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag Alan Bradley
Found on the Adult Fiction with a child protagonist-page1, number 6
Alan Bradley is a Good Reads author.
CURRENT POST
Points: 20
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets: 0
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CUMULATIVE TOTAL
Total Points: 425
Total Goodreads Authors: 15
Total Big Book Tickets: 1
Big Books - 500+: 1
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:
Jayme(the ghostreader)10.8 The Vikings Are Coming
The Invention of Wingsby Sue Monk Kidd
Sue Monk Kidd is a Goodreads author.
The book is published by Viking Press.
Books read: 13
Tasks Completed: 11
Big Books: 0
GR Authors: 7: Ally Condie, Lisa Genova, Susan Cain, Joanne Fluke, Anita Diamant, Stephanie Perkins, Sue Monk Kidd
Tasks Points: 10
Grand Total: 145/1035
MEGSCLNote I am moving The Book of Unknown Americans from 5.2 to 25.4
5.2 Vanaheim, the Home of the Vanir
Read a book with a nine letter word in the title or subtitle Manage Your Pain: Practical And Positive Ways Of Adapting To Chronic Pain. 9 letter word is pra/cti/cal
25.4 - Hina's Task: Evolution of Mythology to Fairy Tales and to Disney's Animated Movies
Option 1: Disney Animated Movies - The Book of Unknown Americans
Word ‘book’ also found in ‘The Jungle Book’
**GRA ticket already claimed
Option 2: Frozen - The Girl on the Train
ThE GIrL On The train
**Paula Hawkins is a GRA
TOTAL TO DATE
Points: 425
Goodreads Authors: 18
Big Book Tickets: 11
Kimber10.9 Over the Rainbow
The Quaker Café by Brenda Bevan Remmes
*author's initials BR found in ROY G BIV
This task: 10 points
# tasks completed: 35
gra: 34
New total: 620 points
ADAMBONGO5.3 Alfheim, The Home of the Light Elves
*Read a book with a Goodreads rating over 3.50*
I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson
rating - 4.12
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10.2 Blah, Blah, Blah Day
*Read a book that’s over 400 pages. (this one was 500)*
Entombed by Linda Fairstein
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10.6 Older Americans Month
*Option 3: Read a book by an American author where the author is over 50 or were over 50 when they died*
Christine by Stephen King
Link of bio - http://stephenking.com/the_author.html
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20.3 – Best Review – Cait S’s Task: Thinly Veiled Marvel References
*Option 3: Read a book you have been looking forward to, one that is the NEXT book sequentially in a series you have started. Book isn’t a re-read*
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling (book 7)
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 34.0
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20.9 Moderator’s Pet-Kait’s Task: Hel Hath Fury
*Option 1. Read a book with the genre “zombies” on its main page. The genre may be stand alone of embedded*
The Walking Dead: Rise of the Governor by Robert Kirkman
Points This Post: 65
Total Points: 85
Total Tasks Completed: 6
Total Books Read This Challenge: 6
BEKKA - 20.3 - Best Review - Cait S's Task: Thinly Veiled Marvel ReferencesOption 2: For this task, I read “Garden Spells” by Sarah Addison Allen since it has the genre Magical Realism on its main Goodreads page. This book is not a re-read for me.
Also, Sarah Addison Allen is a Goodreads Author, so I’m claiming a ticket for that.
Here’s the summary:
Points Earned this Challenge: 20
Total Points Earned to Date: 80
Pages Read this Challenge: 304
Total Pages Read to Date: 1672
Books Read this Challenge: 1
Total Books Read: 5
Goodreads Authors: 5
Big Book Tickets: 500(), 750(), 1000()
Jasmiina F15.4. Spring Reads:
1. Read a book first published in a year that ends in 3, 4, or 5:
World Trigger, Vol. 2 by Daisuke Ashihara.
First published 2013.
2. Read a book whose author’s initials can be found in the word SPRING.:
Wrinkles by Paco Roca.
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 345
GR Authors this post: 0
Total GR Authors: 7
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets:
BBooks - 500+: 3
BBooks - 750+: 1
BBooks - 1000+:
Coralie30.6 Happy Equinox
Option A – Book with Short stories as genre
Borders of Infinity
Option B – Book with at least 500 pages
The Eye of the World
This post 30 points
Total to date 755 points
Catherine TTask 15.4 - Spring Reads
I chose to do the one book option
read a book published in a year ending in 3/4/5 AND whose author's initials are found in SPRING
The White Princess by Phillipa Gregory
published in 2013
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total points = 970
10.7 - Typhoid MaryWorld War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks - #2 on page 1: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/5...
Max Brooks is a Goodreads author.
10.8 - The Vikings are Coming
Aunt Dimity's Death by Nancy Atherton
25.8 - Coralie's Task: Anzac Day
I did the same option twice.
Option 1: WHO?
The Perfect Rake by Anne Gracie - author is Australian: http://www.annegracie.com/anne/bio.htm
Anne Gracie is a Goodreads author.
Option 1: WHO?
Mister Monday by Garth Nix - author is Australian: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 12.0
Garth Nix is a Goodreads author.
30.4. Sandy's Task: Spring Renewal for your Reading Ideas.
Book 1: GR Recommendations
Recommended by my Cookbooks shelf and Vegetarian shelf:
Sundays at Moosewood Restaurant by Moosewood Collective - 5 stars!
Book 2: Popular with my friends
The Darkest Touch by Gena Showalter - 2/20/15 - 1 friend read it
Gena Showalter is a Goodreads author.
50.1- Donna Jo's Task: 1-2-3-Go!
1. Read a book with a one-word title.
Frederica by Georgette Heyer - 384 pgs
2. Read a book that is #2 in series
Shadowflame by Dianne Sylvan - 360 pgs
Dianne Sylvan is a Goodreads author.
3. Read a book written by an author with a letter that appears 3 his/her name
Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett - 3 Rs - 375 pgs
Points this post: 125
Grand Total: 730
Goodreads Authors: 31
Nick KY25.6 Morgan F’s Cozy Mystery
Option 2. I read Among Others by Jo Walton, # 24 on the list.
Option 3. Author’s initials in VALKYRIE, I read Seven for the Apocalypse by Kit Reed -- valKyRie.
30.4 Sandy’s Task
I read Roadside Picnic by Arkady Strugatsky and Boris Strugatsky. Recommended from my “Science Fiction” shelf…
I read The Motorcycle Diaries: Notes on a Latin American Journey by Che Guevara. Recommended by 1 friend on May 1.
Points This Post: 55
Total Points So Far: 830
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5.7 Nidavellir, the Home of the Dwarves
Sense and Sensibility I read this audio edition. The top MMP establishes a page count of 346 pages.
15.7.Pi Day
Mistress of Rome I read the Kindle edition of this book, which is #1 in the Empress of Rome series. The top MMP establishes a page count of 532 pages. ***Claiming Big Book Ticket***
Kate Quinn is a Goodreads author. ***Claiming GRA Ticket***
Points this post: 20
Total points: 195
Tasks completed: 12
Books read: 13
Goodreads Authors: 3
Big Books: 500=4, 750=0, 1000=0