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SPRING CHALLENGE 2015
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Spring 2015 Completed Tasks - DO NOT DELETE POSTS
REPOSTING, per questions/problems thread post 42225.2 Garden Quotes
Option 1: Flowers on cover
by Thich Nhat Hanh Option 2: Thriller/Crime/Suspense all on main genre page
by Megan Abbott***GRA***Both books are new to me (not re-reads)
TOTAL
Total Points: 80
Total Goodreads Authors: 2
Total Big Book Tickets: 1
Big Books - 500+: 1
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:
50.1- Donna Jo's Task: 1-2-3-Go!Book 1: Read a book with a one-word title
Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers - 303 pages
Mary Roach is a Goodreads Author
Book 2: Read a book that has a page count ending in 2
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking - 352 pages
Susan Cain is a Goodreads Author
Book 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
The Best of Me - 333 pages
Nicholas Sparks has 3 S's in his name. He is also a Goodreads Author
Points this post: 50
Total Points: 50
GR Authors this post: 3
Total GR Authors: 3
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets:
BBooks - 500+: 0
BBooks - 750+: 0
BBooks - 1000+: 0
30.5 - Angel **Book Junkie**'s Task: You Either Like it Or You Don’tBook 1: Read a book that has your favorite genre on its main page.
Favorite Genre: Science Fiction
Speaker for the Dead - 382 pages
Book 2: Read a book that has your least favorite genre on its main page.
Least Favorite Genre: Business
The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business - 416 pages
Charles Duhigg is a Goodreads Author
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 80
GR Authors this post: 1
Total GR Authors: 4
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets:
BBooks - 500+: 0
BBooks - 750+: 0
BBooks - 1000+: 0
25.8 - Coralie's Task: Anzac DayOption 1 - Full Moon Rising by Keri Arthur, a Goodreads author.
Born in Australia per GR data
Option 1 again - Kissing Sin by Keri Arthur, a Goodreads author.
Born in Australia per GR data
Points: 290
Delicious Dee25.8 - Coralie's Task: Anzac Day
Option 1 - Archangel's Blade - Nalini Singh (GR Author) - nalini singh is from new zealand per her bio
Option 2 - Before I Fall - Jessica Scott (GR Author) - shelved as war (stand-alone) by 2 ppl - last on the list and approved in the genre approval thread - #158 of the thread
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 765
Goodreads Authors: 49
Laura NT50.1- Donna Jo's Task: 1-2-3-Go!
All have more than 250 pages
1. Read a book with a one-word title
Unspoken
2.Read a book that has a page count ending in 2
Dangerous Women 1
Has 402 pages
3. Read a book written by an author with a letter that appears 3, and only 3, times in his/her name
Robot Dreams byIsaac Asimov
Isaac Asimov has 3, and only 3, As in his name.
Points this post: 50
Total points so far: 135
ColetteGTask 25.1 Auntie Tattin's Challenge
Book 1: The Thirty-Nine Steps
by John Buchan 118 pages published in Sept 2004 Goodreads lists as Book #1 in the Richard Hannay Series.Male author. Book and author are both new to me.
Book 2:
By Elizabeth Haynes identified as Book #2 in the DCI Louisa Smith series Published Marche 2015 496 pages.
new book for me.
Books published more than 2years apart 2004 and 2015.
book #1 has 118 pages and book #2 has 496 pages. Total pages 614 pages. Again, both books are new to me.
25 points for task
Elizabteh Haynes is listed as a Goodreads author
ColetteGTask 15.5 International Women's Day
Shortlisted for the Orange Prize in 2008. Used the Bailey's/Orange Prize link
this book is new to me
By Patricia WoodWood is listed as a GRA
Points for task 15
Delicious Dee30.2 Dlmrose's task: Initial Impressions
Book A - The Risk - Skye Jordan (GR Author) - ebook only approved #4525 of the approval thread
Book B - If You're Reading This - Trent Reedy (GR Author) - authors initials are TR; shelved as middle grade>childrens - MG+ in AR Bookfinder
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 795
Goodreads Authors: 51
Julia10310.1 - Remarkable Women
The Queen's Vow: A Novel of Isabella of Castile
This is on page 3 of the list, #206
15.8 Women in War
By the Sword
plot details to justify selection are under spoiler tag
(view spoiler)
Post total: 25 points
Challenge total points: 635
Total GRA: 12
Total BB tickets: 3
★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★5.10 Yggdrasil, the Giant Tree That Anchors the Worlds
Read a book of My Choice
Fury | Fisher Amelie | ♥♥♥♥ | 374 Pages | GR Author
★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★
15.1.Everything You Think is Right....or Wrong?
Book 1:
Required: Include Link to Review
Michelle New Off Limits 5 Star Review rated this book 5 Stars
Off Limits | Sawyer Bennett | 254 Pages | ♥♥♥♥♥ | GR Author
Book 2:
Include Link to Review
Deealyns' 2 Star Review of The Perfect Retreat
The Perfect Retreat | Kate Forster | 400 Pages | ♥♥ | GR Author
★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★
25.1 - Catherine T's Task: Auntie Tattin's Challenge
✔ Both Books are New to Me -- Not Re-Reads
✔ Both Books Published at least 2 years apart. Book 1: 2011 Book 2:2014
✔ Pages Greater than 500 Pages : 1350 AND Book 2 has 100 more pages than Book 1. Page Counts Below
Book 1:
✔ Male Author
✔ #1 Series
✔ Year Published: 2011
✔ Page Count: 617
Killing Hope | Keith Houghton | ♥♥♥♥ | GR Author and Big Big Book Ticket
Book 2:
✔ Female Author
✔ Not Book 1 or Debut (Book 6 in Series)
✔ Published: 2014
✔ Page Count: 733 Pages
City of Heavenly Fire | Cassandra Clare | ♥♥♥ | GR Author and Big Book Ticket
★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★
50.1- Donna Jo's Task: 1-2-3-Go!
✔ Each Book has a minimum of 250 Pages
Book 1: One Word Title
Katherine | Anya Seton | ♥♥♥ | 500 Pages | Big Book Ticket
Book 2: Page Number ending in 2
I Serve: A Novel of the Black Prince | Rosanne E. Lortz | ♥♥♥ | 372 Pages | GR Author
Book 3: Name has letters 3 times
Colleen Hoover has 3 o's and 3 e's
Confess | Colleen Hoover | ♥♥♥♥♥ | 320 Pages | GR Author
★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★
This Task :
Points: 95
GR Authors: 7
Big Books: (500+): 3 (750+): 0 (1000+): 0
♥ ♥ ♥
Totals:
Total: 1035/1035
GR Authors: 49
Big Books: (500+): 10 (750+): 0 (1000+): 0
Total Pages Read: 27,657
Total Tasks Completed: 59/59
Tasks Completed: All tasks completed
Janice CA25.12 - Independence Day
Option A: Read a book shelved under "war".
The Forgotten Highlander: My Incredible Story Of Survival During The War In The Far East by Alistair Urquhart
and
Option D: Read a book with "death" in the title/subtitle.
Beyond Knowing: Mysteries and Messages of Death and Life from a Forensic Pathologist by Janis Amatuzio
+25
total: 70
tasks: 4
books: 5
BEKKA - 25.2 - Schatzie’s Task: Garden QuotesNeither of the books I read for this task were re-reads. They were both new to me.
OPTION 1: For this task, I read “
” by Sarah Addison Allen since it has a tiny white flower on the cover. OPTION 2: For this task, I read “
” by Erika Swyler since it has Mystery and Thriller as genres on its Main Goodreads page. Also, Sarah Addison Allen is a Goodreads Author, so I’m claiming a ticket for that.
Here’s the summary:
Points Earned this Challenge: 25
Total Points Earned to Date: 105
Pages Read this Challenge: 743
Total Pages Read to Date: 2415
Books Read this Challenge: 2
Total Books Read: 7
Goodreads Authors: 6
Big Book Tickets: 500(), 750(), 1000()
25.5 - Nikki's Task: A Viking PillageRead a book with something in the title and/or subtitle that is worthy of being pillaged, nicked, pinched, stolen or misappropriated.
You can read 1 or 2 books, but the page total must be at least 500 pages.
Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon (Goodreads Author) (947 pages: 2 Big Book Tickets)
Task: 25
Total: 865
Big Book Ticket: 2
GRA Ticket: 1
Jayme VA15.10. Would I Lie to You?
This I Believe: The Personal Philosophies of Remarkable Men and Women by Jay Allison and Dan Gediman, goodreads author.
LIE is found in BeLIEve
20.9 Moderator's Pet- Kait's Task: Hel Hath Fury
Option 1: Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion, goodreads author.
Warm Bodies is shelved as "Zombies" by 1,581 users on it's main page.
25.4 - Hina's Task: Evolution of Mythology to Fairy Tales and to Disney's Animated Movies.
Option 1: Disney Animated Movies: The Round House by Louise Erdrich
The movie listed is Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse. The matching word is House.
Option 3: Lightheartedness: Yes Please by Amy Poehler is shelved by 1,146 users as humor.
Points this post: 60
Total points: 315
GR Authors: 15
Big Books: 500+(0),750+(0),1000+(0)
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 5.10: Yggdrasil: Indigo by Alice Hoffman, my book of choice.
AR Bookfinder information: IL:UG - BL:5.8 - AR Pts:2.0
This is also my 1 book between 80 and 99 pages. This book has 96 pages.
Task 25.3: Ragnarok:
Book 1: The Hidden Queen by Alma Alexander. The author initials AA are in RAgnArok. Alma Alexander is a GoodReads author.
Book 2: When the Bough Breaks by Jonathan Kellerman. The book title contains THOR in sequence as follows: When THe bOugh bReaks.
Task 25.10: Ready for their close-up:
Option 3: Supporting Actress The Ghost And The Dead Man's Library by Alice Kimberly. The first name of the author is shared with 1937 supporting actress winner Alice Brady .
Option 4: Song The Leopard's Prey by Suzanne Arruda. The initials SA can be found in SelmA.
Totals this posting:
Total Points: 55
Books Read: 5
Tasks Completed: 3
GoodReads Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets: 500+: 0; 750+: 0;
Summary Totals:
Total Points: 275
Books Read: 19
Tasks Completed: 12
GoodReads Authors: 5
Big Book Tickets: 500+: 0; 750+: 0;
Blueberry25.3
Book 1: Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in the word RAGNAROK.
Serena
Book 2. Using ALL the letters in ONE of the following gods' names read a book whose TITLE (excluding subtitle) includes the name's letters IN ORDER.
The House Girl by Tara Conklin
Thor is the god.
Amanda Conklin is a GRA.
Pts. this task: 25
Total pts: 270
Total books: 19
GRA: 9
Blueberry15.7 Read a book that is number 3, 1, 4, 31, or 14 in a series.
Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James
E.L. James is a GRA.
Pts. this task: 15
Total pts: 285
Total books: 20
GRA: 10
Andy P.Task # 15.10. Would I Lie to You?
Read a book with LIE found intact in the title
by Diane ChamberlainNECESSARY LIES
Points this post: 15
Total points: 860
Cait S20.5- Love and Not Quite Love
Option 1- Love
Read a book by a single author whose last name ends in –ER.
The Goddess Test by Aimee Carter **Aimee Carter is a Goodreads Author**
Aimee Carter is a new to me author as well.
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 630
Goodreads Authors: 34
Big Book Tickets: 1
Total Tasks Completed: 39
Delicious Dee20.6 Seasoned Reader: Diane Whitney's Task: I Spy Spring with the letter B
a baseball
- Pamela Aares (GR Author) - baseball on the cover; 317 in the page count (approved in the THT)Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 815
Goodreads Authors: 51
Sam ID10.10 - The Odd Couple
Read a book by an author named Simon
The Odd Couple by Neil Simon
Points: 10
Total Points: 270
GR Authors: 15
Big Books: 1
MORGAN FAERIESFOLLY25.9 Nick KY’s Task: “Y”
REQUIRED: Option 3 :: Read any book from one of the following Listopias upon which Fire Season falls. I chose the list "Books Set in New Mexico". (#98 found on page 2)
Selection: Fifth Grave Past the Light (Charley Davidson #5) -- Darynda Jones
Darynda Jones is a **GRA**
AND
REQUIRED: Option 1 :: Read a book with the letter “Y” somewhere in the title or subtitle.
Selection: The Storyteller's Daughter: A Retelling of "The Arabian Nights"
The StorYteller's Daughter -- Cameron Dokey
AR BOOKFINDER: IL: MG+
[POINTS]
This Post: 25
Total Points: 815/1035
Books Read: 65
Completed Tasks: 48/59
Pages Read: 21872
Goodreads Authors: 43
Big Books: [500+: 5] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]
5.9 Read a book with a nine letter word in title. Indentify the word-Nashville Noir-Nas/hvi/lle Task -4 books-4 pts-5 total pts-50
Mimi Michele20.8 Nickels and Dimes
Option 2-What do you do for work?
I am the director at a public library and read:
The World’s Strongest Librarian by Josh Hanagarne
The World's Strongest Librarian: A Memoir of Tourette's, Faith, Strength, and the Power of Family Josh Hanagarne
I am a librarian and this book was also about a librarian.
Josh is a Good Reads author
CURRENT POST
Points: 20
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets: 0
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CUMULATIVE TOTAL
Total Points: 445
Total Goodreads Authors: 15
Total Big Book Tickets: 1
Big Books - 500+: 1
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:
25,2-Garden Quotes-neither book is a reread-option1-flowers on the cover
option 2-mystery
task-5 books-6 pts 25 total pts 75
perletwo20.5 - Bigger is Better – ChrisEverest’s Task – 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 book must be by an author who is new to you this season.
Panic by Lauren OlivER - amazingly, I have never read any of Lauren Oliver's stuff 'til now. Not sure how I've missed her, because based on this she's right up my reading alley.
Points this task: 20
Total points: 595
Books read: 43
Tasks completed: 29
BEKKA - 20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - MegSCL's Task: Getting to Know Seasonal Reading Challengers1. Where do you live? For this task, I read “All the Light We Cannot See” by Anthony Doerr, since we both live in Idaho. As it doesn’t say this on his Goodreads page, I’ve included a link from the Idaho Statesman showing the article they wrote when he won the Pulitzer Prize.
http://www.idahostatesman.com/2015/04...
Also, Anthony Doerr is a Goodreads author, so I’m claiming a ticket for that. Additionally, the book has 531 pages, so I’m claiming a Big Books ticket.
Here’s the summary:
Points Earned this Challenge: 20
Total Points Earned to Date: 125
Pages Read this Challenge: 531
Total Pages Read to Date: 2946
Books Read this Challenge: 1
Total Books Read: 8
Goodreads Authors: 7
Big Book Tickets: 500( 1 ), 750(), 1000()
perletwo5.4 Midgard "Middle Earth", the Home of the Humans - Read a book with a tree on the cover
Required:Include the cover
The Walnut Tree: A Holiday TalePoints this task: 5
Total points: 600
Books read: 44
Tasks completed: 30
MADDIE5.7 Nidavellir: Read a book with 100-360 pages
The Picture of Dorian Gray
The book is 254 pages long
20.1 What’s in a Name
Option 4: Read a commonly unfinished book
Gone Girl
On page 1 of the “Did Not Finish” shelf
20.3 Thinly Veiled Marvel References
Option 2: Read a book with the genre science, science fiction, or magical realism on its main page
Smoke and Mirrors
Science Fiction is listed on the main page
Points: 45
I'm joining very very late, so this is my first post!
Kristen IA10.6 - Older Americans Month
Read a book written by an American author (by birth or residence) who is currently 50 years old or older OR who was 50 years old or older when they died. The book may have been published at any time during the author's lifetime.
3rd Degree by James Patterson
Required: If the GRs metadata does not indicate the author's birthplace/residence AND their birthday (and date if death if applicable), you must provide a link to an outside source for verification purposes when you post.
James Patterson was born in New York and is 68 years old - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Pa...
******James Patterson is a Goodreads Author******
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 225/1035
Total Books Read: 18
Tasks Completed: 13/59
Goodreads Authors This Post: 1
Total Goodreads Authors: 15
Elizabeth PTask 20.3 - Thinly Veiled Marvel References
Option Two: Science Fiction is Main Page Genre
The Mime Order by Samantha Shannon
Samantha Shannon is a *Goodreads Author*
At 510 pages good for one *Big Book Ticket*
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 110
Total Tasks: 8
Goodreads Authors: 5
Big Books: 1
Total Books: 9
Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM5.4 Midgard "Middle Earth", the Home of the Humans
I chose to read
by Jon Krakauer. There is a snow-covered pine tree to left side of the cover (approved here).**Jon Krakauer is a Goodreads Author, I'd like to claim a GRA ticket**
Previous point total: 470
New points this post: 5
Total points: 475
New tasks completed in this post: 1
Total tasks: 30
GRA tickets this post: 1
Total GRA: 12
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total Big Books: 2
5.3 - Alfheim, the Home of the Light ElvesChew, Vol. 9: Chicken Tenders (rating 4.31)
5.5 - Jotunheim, the Home of the Giants
Marco Impossible (YA) - IL: MG+ - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 6.0
10.2 - Blah, Blah, Blah Day
The Ghost Riders of Ordebec - the MMP version has 439 pages (L'Armée furieuse)
10.6 - Older Americans Month
Poachers - Tom Franklin is born in Alabama and 53 this year.
10.7 - Typhoid Mary
Station Eleven (#27 on pg. 1 of the list)
10.8 - The Vikings are Coming
I Was Here (approved in task help thread)
15.3 - Is it Live or is it Memorex?
Option 2 - Pedagogy of the Oppressed (first published 1970)
25.4 - Hina's Task: Evolution of Mythology to Fairy Tales and to Disney's Animated Movies.
Option 1 - Flimsy Little Plastic Miracles (Little Mermaid, The)
Option 2 - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin
25.6 - Morgan Faeriesfolly's task: We're a Cozy Mystery
Option 2 (x2) - Equal Rites (#22 on pg. 1) and Fire and Hemlock (#44 on pg. 1)
Points in this post: 115
Points so far:: 270
Readerboard Name: ♥Robin ♥15.10 Would I Lie to You?
"Lie" intact in title:The Lilies of the Field
20.1 Most Improved Player- Julia103's Task: What's in a Name
Option 2 ROTH is intact in the author’s name:Insurgent by Veronica Roth
GRA:Veronica Roth
Big Book Ticket525 pages
20.3 Best Review - Cait S's Task: Thinly Veiled Marvel References
Option 5 new to you book that has been highly recommended--This is a new to me book/NOT A RE-READ:Legends of the Fall
Points Earned This Post:55
Points Achieved to Date:180/1035
Goodreads Authors: 12
Big Book Tickets:
500+ (2)
750+ (0)
1000+ (0)
MEGSCL10.5 - Cinco de Mayo
May 5th is Cinco de Mayo. Read a book set in Mexico.
The Savage Detectives is set in Mexico City. The GR description mentions Mexico at several points, as well as many other places, but after reading it I can assure you that the majority (~80%) is set in Mexico City.
*577pp = 1 big book ticket
20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - MegSCL's Task: Getting to Know Seasonal Reading Challengers
2. What do you do for work? Read a book in which the main character does a similar job to you.
I am a medical researcher, as is the main character of The Rosie Effect
TOTAL TO DATE
Points: 455
Goodreads Authors: 18
Big Book Tickets: 12
Readerboard Name: ♥Robin ♥20.4 Author! Author! - Elizabeth P's Task: End of an Era
Option 1 exactly two people on the cover:Feels Like the First Time
GRA:Shawn Inmon
20.5 Bigger is Better – ChrisEverest’s Task – Love and Not Quite Love
Option 1 Author last name (name in the last position) ends in –ER/New to me author this season:The Lodger: A Novel by Louisa Treger
GRA:Louisa Treger
25.1 Catherine T's Task: Auntie Tattin's Challenge
Books are new to me; published in 2012 & 2000; 662 pages with one being at least 100 pages longer
Book 1 Written by a man and first in a series written by the author: The Yard 422 pgs
Book 2 Written by a woman NOT the first book in a series:Gathering Blue 240 pages
Accelerated Reader Quiz Information IL: MG+ - BL: 5.0 - AR Pts: 7.0
GRA:Alex Grecian
GRA:Lois Lowry
Points Earned This Post:65
Points Achieved to Date:245/1035
Goodreads Authors: 16
Big Book Tickets:
500+ (2)
750+ (0)
1000+ (0)
Readerboard Name: ♥Robin ♥25.2 Schatzie’s Task: Garden Quotes
Books are not re-reads
Option 1 Flower/Flowers on cover(on hat):Secrets of Sloane House
Option 3 Autobiography or memoir:This Star Won't Go Out: The Life and Words of Esther Grace Earl
25.3 Andy P's Task: Ragnarok
Book 1. Author initials can be found in the word RAGNAROK:Dark Witch by Nora Roberts
Book 2. Name of God is Thor--TH in the word "The" OR in the word "World":The World of Downton Abbey
25.10 Sirena's Task: Ready for Their Close-up
Option 1 page count between 100 and 200 pages--134 pages:Street Love
Option 4 author initials can be found in GLORY and/or SELMAL:Kissing Kate by Lauren Myracle
Points Earned This Post: 75
Points Achieved to Date:320/1035
Goodreads Authors: 16
Big Book Tickets:
500+ (2)
750+ (0)
1000+ (0)
M1NKS20.4 Author! Author!: 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.
Casanova's Chinese Restaurant
20.9 Moderator's Pet: Hel Hath Fury
Option 3. Read a book where the main character(s) has a dog.
Timbuktu
POINTS
Points This Post: 40
Points Total: 520
GR Author: 2
Big Books: [500+: 2] [750+: 2] [1000+: 1]
Tasks Completed: 36
Catherine TTask 20.7 - Relive Childhood Feelings
read a book from the Child Narrator shelf
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford
this was on page 2 of the child narrator shelf/list on 7 May
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total points = 990
Readerboard Name: ♥Robin ♥30.3 - Teri-k's Task: Your Own Personal Tardis
Option 3 written during, set in or about the time period from 1200 through 1699-- Set in the1660's: Girl With a Pearl Earring
Option 4 written during, set in or about the time period from 1700 through 1899--civil war set in 1855:Mrs. Lincoln and Mrs. Keckly: The Remarkable Story of the Friendship Between a First Lady and a Former Slave
GRA:Tracy Chevalier
50.1- Donna Jo's Task: 1-2-3-Go!
Book 1 one-word title:Doc
Book 2B page count ending in 2--312 pages:O God of Players: The Story of the Immaculata Mighty Macs
Book 3 author with a letter that appears 3 times in his/her name--Letter "E" or Letter "S": Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews
GRA:Mary Doria Russell
GRA:Jesse Andrews
Points Earned This Post:80
Points Achieved to Date:400/1035
Goodreads Authors: 19
Big Book Tickets:
500+ (2)
750+ (0)
1000+ (0)
ASHLEY OZ25.3 - Andy P's Task: Ragnarok
Book 1. Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in the word RAGNAROK
Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell
Book 2. Using ALL the letters in ONE of the following gods' names read a book whose TITLE (excluding subtitle) includes the name's letters IN ORDER.
Without a Trace by Lesley Pearse
God: Thor
POINTS
This Post: 25
Total Points: 555
Books Read: 42
Completed Tasks: 31
Jasmiina F5.4 Midgard "Middle Earth", the Home of the Humans:
Read a book with a tree on the cover:
by Henning Mankell.Points this post: 5
Total Points: 350
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+:
5.10 Yggdrasil, the Giant Tree That Anchors the Worlds Be eager to read and read a book of your choice. Binary Star by Sarah Gerard
Task: 5
Total: 870
10.4 - May the Fourth Be With YouCat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut
genre= science fiction
Total Points = 155
★★★★★★REPOST★★★★★★25.1 - Catherine T's Task: Auntie Tattin's Challenge
✔ Both Books are New to Me -- Not Re-Reads
✔ Both Books Published at least 2 years apart. Book 1: 2011 Book 2:2014
✔ Book 2 has pages at least 100 pages longer than Book 1.
Book 1:
✔ Male Author
✔ #1 Series
✔ Year Published: 2011
✔ Page Count: 518
Killing Hope | Keith Houghton | ♥♥♥♥ | GR Author and Big Big Book Ticket
Book 2:
✔ Female Author
✔ Not Book 1 or Debut (Book 6 in Series)
✔ Published: 2014
✔ Page Count: 733 Pages
City of Heavenly Fire | Cassandra Clare | ♥♥♥ | GR Author and Big Book Ticket
This Task :
Points: 95
GR Authors: 7
Big Books: (500+): 3 (750+): 0 (1000+): 0
♥ ♥ ♥
Totals:
Total: 1035/1035
GR Authors: 49
Big Books: (500+): 10 (750+): 0 (1000+): 0
Total Pages Read: 27,657
Total Tasks Completed: 59/59
Tasks Completed: All tasks completed
CMFRUIN5.5 Jotunheim, the Home of the Giants
Read a book with the genre Young Adult on its main page.
I read Ms. Marvel, Vol. 2: Generation Why
[POINTS] which has Young Adult listed as the third genre on the main page.
G. Willow Wilson is a Goodreads author
POINTS
This Post: 5
Total Points: 65
Books Read: 8
Completed Tasks: 7
Goodreads Authors: 3
CMFRUIN5.7 Nidavellir, the Home of the Dwarves.
Read a book with 100-360 pages
I read Fables, Vol. 9: Sons of Empire by Bill Willingham, which has 200 pages.
POINTS
This Post: 5
Total Points: 70
Books Read: 9
Completed Tasks: 8
Goodreads Authors: 3
5.5 genre young adultThe Princess and the Hound by Mette Ivie Harrison
20.4 Option 1 - two people on cover
The Captive Heart by Dale Cramer
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Points: 25
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Total Points: 190
GR authors: 7
Big Books: 1
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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Task 50.1- Donna Jo's Task: 1-2-3-Go!
Book 1: One word title
Kindle edition I read - Gravity
Paperback edition for page length (there is no MMPB) - Gravity
Book 2: No 2 in a series
Slaves of the Mastery
It is on AR BookFinder. IL: MG+ - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 14.0
Book 3: Letter appears 3 times in author's name
Kindle edition I read - The End of Your Life Book Club by Will Schwalbe
Paperback edition for length (there is no MMPB) - The End of Your Life Book Club
Will Schwalbe 3 Ls
Points this post: 50
Total Points: 275