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message 2851: by Andy (last edited May 22, 2015 01:10PM) (new)

Andy Plonka (plonkaac) | 4207 comments Andy P.
Task # 30.5 - Angel **Book Junkie**'s Task: You Either Like it Or You Don’t

Book 1: Read a book that has your favorite genre on its main page. Perfect Sins A Mystery by Jo Bannister by Jo Bannister Mystery is my favorite genre, mystery on mp (6 users) (304 p)
Book 2: Read a book that has your least favorite genre on its main page. The Complete Persepolis (Persepolis, #1-4) by Marjane Satrapi by Marjane Satrapi Sequential art is my least favorite genre which appears on this book's mp (1990 users) (341 p.)

Both books over 250 pages

Points this post: 30
Total points: 985


message 2852: by Katariina (new)

Katariina | 24 comments 25.3 Andy P's Task: Ragnarok
Read two books

Book 1. Author's initials in RAGNAROK

I read Musta morsian by Arno Kotro
The initials AK: rAgnaroK

Book 2. A gods' name found in the title

I read Älä katso taaksesi! by Karin Fossum
LOKI: äLä katsO taaKsesI

Points in this post: 25
Total points: 105
Tasks completed: 9


message 2853: by Cindy (last edited May 22, 2015 07:23PM) (new)

Cindy (cindyd) Cindy C.

Task 25.4 -Hina's Task: Evolution of Mythology to Fairy Tales & to Disney's Animated Movies

Option 1: Read a book with a title that contains a word from a title of a Disney movie. The Disney movie I choose is Beauty & the Beast.

Truth and Beauty Truth and Beauty by Ann Patchett

Option 2: Read a book where all the letters in Let It Go appear in any combination with the title and author's name. (GOod bEnITo alan LighTman)

Good Benito Alan Lightman Good Benito by Alan Lightman

Points this post: 25
Total points: 515
Total tasks: 27
GRA: 13
Big Books: (500+): 3


message 2854: by Diane L (new)

Diane L Readerboard name: Diane L

25.9 Nick KY’s Task: “Y”
Option 1. Read a book with the letter “Y” somewhere in the title or subtitle.
Farmer in the Sky by Robert A. Heinlein

Option 3. Read any book from one of the following Listopias upon which Fire Season falls.
Books Set in New Mexico - #35
The Shape Shifter by Tony Hillerman


25.10 Sirena's Task: Ready for Their Close-up
Option 1: Shorts: Read a book with a page count between 100 and 200 pages.
Worlds of the Imperium by Keith Laumer, 184 pages

Option 3: Supporting Actress: Read a book where the author shares their first name with an actress who has WON an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
Dorothy Malone won in 1956.
Clouds of Witness by Dorothy L. Sayers

50.1- Donna Jo's Task: 1-2-3-Go!
Each book must be at least 250 pages

1. Read a book with a one-word title.
Mariana by Susanna Kearsley, 352 pages

2. Read a book that
a) is number 2, 12, or 22 in a series.
Anne of Green Gables #2
AR Book Finder info: IL - MG, BL - 8.6, AR Pts - 16.0
Anne of Avonlea by L.M. Montgomery, 282 pages

3. 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.
LEE StrobEl
The Case for Christ: A Journalist's Personal Investigation of the Evidence for Jesus by Lee Strobel, 397 pages


Points this Post: 100
Points to Date: 500



message 2855: by Bea (new)

Bea 25.2 - Schatzie’s Task: Garden Quotes - REPOSTED

TWO BOOK TASK - Neither book is a re-read.

OPTION 1: Read a book that has a flower or flowers on the cover.

One Foot In The Gravy (A Deadly Deli Mystery, #2) by Delia Rosen by Delia Rosen

Flowers are on the table.

OPTION 2: Read a book with the main page genre of “Crime”, “Mystery”, “Suspense”, or Thriller”.

Ropedancer's Fall by M.K. Lorens

Genre = mystery

Points = 25


message 2856: by Lois (new)

Lois | 2632 comments 25.6 - Morgan Faeriesfolly's task: We're a Cozy Mystery


Option 3, author's initials in VALKYRIE: A Touch of Stardust: A Novel by Kate Alcott

Option 3, author's initials in VALKYRIE: The Lemon Orchard by Luanne Rice

Points this post: 25
Total points: 770


message 2857: by Morgan (new)

Morgan (faeriesfolly) | 923 comments MORGAN FAERIESFOLLY

15.5 International Women's Day

REQUIRED: Read a book that won or was shortlisted for the Baileys Prize/Orange Prize, the Orange Prize for New Writers, or the Stella Prize, awards for fiction written by women.

(Bailey's/Orange Prize for Fiction (won in 2012))

Selection: The Song of Achilles -- Madeline Miller

Madeline Miller is a **GRA**

[POINTS]
This Post: 15
Total Points: 885/1035
Books Read: 70
Completed Tasks: 52/59
Pages Read: 23944
Goodreads Authors: 48
Big Books: [500+: 7] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]


message 2858: by Johanna (new)

Johanna (demurefairy) | 22 comments 10.5 - Cinco de Mayo

The Death of Artemio Cruz by Carlos Fuentes

Points this post: 10
Total Points so far : 30


message 2859: by Darlene (new)

Darlene | 656 comments Queenbee Darlene

REPOST of a Repost from earlier mistake:

25.2 - Schatzie’s Task: Garden Quotes

Option 2: Mystery Genre: The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins (GRA) Book is New to me
The Girl on the Train


and Option 4: Science Fiction Genre: Lock In by John Scalzi (GRA) Book is New to me
Lock In

CURRENT POST
Points: 25

CUMULATIVE TOTAL
Total Points: 235
Goodreads Authors: 13


message 2860: by Ashley (new)

Ashley ASHLEY OZ

25.1 - Catherine T'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.

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
#1 in series, new-to-me, first published 1979, 216 pages

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.

Champion by Marie Lu
#3 in series, new-to-me, first published 2013, 369 pages

Both books are new-to-me.
Years first published: 1979, 2013
Total pages = 216 + 369 = 585

POINTS
This Post: 25
Total Points: 660
Books Read: 49
Completed Tasks: 34


message 2861: by Darlene (new)

Darlene | 656 comments Queenbee Darlene

5.2 Vanaheim, The Home of the Vanir - Book with 9 letter word in title
Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote Breakfast at Tiffany's

5 points

20.3 Best Review - Cait S's Task
Option 3: series you have started, read another in that series: Christopher's Diary: Echoes of Dollanganger (The Diaries #2) by V.C. Andrews. Christopher's Diary: Echoes of Dollanganger
This book is new to me.

20 points

CURRENT POST
Points: 25

CUMULATIVE TOTAL
Total Points: 260
Goodreads Authors: 13


message 2862: by Blueberry (new)

Blueberry (blueberry1) | 465 comments Blueberry

20.4

Opt. 1: Read a book with exactly two people on the cover.

The Vacationers The Vacationers by Emma Straub

Emma Straub is a GRA.

Pts this task: 20
Total pts: 315
GRA: 12
BB: 3


message 2863: by Vicki (new)

Vicki L (legacy9487) | 58 comments Readerboard name: Vicki L.

Task 5.9 Muspelheim, the Home of the Fire Giants and Demons
A Man Without Breath

Book is set 50% in Russia (as well as Germany).

Points for this task: 5


message 2864: by Vicki (new)

Vicki L (legacy9487) | 58 comments Readerboard name: Vicki L.

Task 5.7 Nidavellir, the Home of the Dwarves
Yellowstone Heart Song 262 pages

GRA: Peggy L. Henderson

Points for this task: 5
GRA ticket: 1


message 2865: by Deedee (new)

Deedee | 2344 comments Task 5.5 Jotunheim, the Home of the Giants
Read a book with the genre Young Adult on its main page.

Obsidian Mirror (Chronoptika #1) (2012) by Catherine Fisher (Hardcover, 378 pages)

550 + 05 = 555


Tasks Completed: 30
Points for this post:05
Points thus far: 550 + 05 = 555
Books read: 46
Pages read: 14,078

Read but not claimed: 2
Goodreads Authors: 17

Big Books:
(0) 500+
(1) 750+
(0) 1,000+


message 2866: by Darlene (last edited May 22, 2015 07:11PM) (new)

Darlene | 656 comments Queenbee Darlene

5.3 Alfheim, the Home of the Light Elves
Goodreads rating at or above 3.5: Not Cool:The Hipster Elite and Their War on You by Greg Gutfeld
Not Cool: The Hipster Elite and Their War on You
Rating of 3.92 as of today

5 points

5.7 Nidavellir, the Home of the Dwarves. REad a book with page number between 100-360.
As the Pig Turns by M.C. Beaton (GRA) Page count 292
As the Pig Turns

5 points

CURRENT POST
Points: 10

CUMULATIVE TOTAL
Total Points: 270
Goodreads Authors: 14


message 2867: by Connie (new)

Connie  G (connie_g) | 358 comments 5.3 Alfheim, the Home of the Light Elves

Long Day's Journey Into Night by Eugene O'Neill

The book's rating is 4.05.

5.7 Nidavellir, the Home of the Dwarves

Ellen Foster by Kaye Gibbons

This book is short, with 126 pages.

10.6 Older American's Month

The Unvanquished by William Faulkner

William Faulkner was 65 years old when he died.

50.1 1-2-3-Go!

Book 1: One word title. This book has 272 pages.

Aquarium by David Vann

David Vann is a Goodreads author.

Book 2 b: This book has a page count ending in 2 at 272 pages.

The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin

Gabrielle Zevin is a Goodreads author.

Book 3: This author has 3 As and 3 Rs in her name.

The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver

bARbARA kingsolveR

Points this post: 70
Total points: 320
Goodreads authors: 4
Big books: 2 (500)


message 2868: by Suzanne (last edited May 22, 2015 07:45PM) (new)

Suzanne (perletwo) | 1586 comments perletwo

15.8 Women in War -
Read a book in which the main character is a woman who engages or engaged in military combat or who serves or served in a combat area (for instance, nurses in battle zones). The book may involve a specific woman or be a more general book about women who serve(d) in a combat area. The book may be fiction or nonfiction.

A Duty To The Dead - Series heroine Bess Crawford is at the time of this book serving as a nursing sister in World War I; after being injured in the sinking of the Brittanic, on which she was tending wounded soldiers headed home, she uses her medical leave to deliver a patient's deathbed message and unravel a family mystery before being sent back to duty in France.

Points this task: 15
Total points: 635
Books read: 46
Tasks completed: 32


message 2869: by Book Concierge (last edited May 22, 2015 07:55PM) (new)

Book Concierge (tessabookconcierge) | 4447 comments Oops ... changing where I'm slotting a book ... see post 2922 above

Task # 20.3 - BEST REVIEW – Cait S’s Task – Thinly Veiled Marvel References
Option 5 – A book that has been highly recommended
Barefoot Heart: Stories of a Migrant Child ✔ – 22May15


Moving this book to:
Task # 25.2 – Schatzie’s Task – Garden Quotes

Option 1 – Flowers on cover
The Matchmaker of Périgord by Julia Stuart ✔ – 13March15
(on the shelf at the top, and at the base of each tree)

Option 3 – Autobiography/ memoir
Barefoot Heart: Stories of a Migrant Child ✔ – 22May15


* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *


This Post: 25 points MINUS 20 points from post 2922
Total points to date: 430 points
Goodreads Authors: 20
Big Books Read: (2) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / (0) 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 2


message 2870: by Kim (new)

Kim (goodreadscomkimber) | 708 comments Kimber

20.6 I Spy Spring with the Letter B

Sweet Tea and Secrets Sweet Tea and Secrets (Adams Grove, #1) by Nancy Naigle by Nancy Naigle (goodreads author)
*blossoms, 360 pages

This task: 20
# tasks submitted: 38
GRA: 38
New total: 710 points


message 2871: by Christine (new)

Christine | 917 comments Christine V

5.10 Yggdrasil, the Giant Tree That Anchors the Worlds
The Leopard I read this audio edition - link to MMP

Points this post: 5

Total points: 200
Tasks completed: 13
Books read: 14
Goodreads Authors: 3
Big Books: 500=4, 750=0, 1000=0


message 2872: by Bluemoon (last edited May 22, 2015 09:25PM) (new)

Bluemoon (bluemoon286) | 1797 comments 5.8 - NIFLHEIM - Legacy by Jayne Ann Krentz who also writes as Amanda Quick and Jayne Castle as per her Goodreads page.





15.1 - EVERYTHING YOU THINK IS RIGHT OR WRONG

BOOK 1 - The Things They Carried which was rated 5* by Kristina Simon.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...



BOOK 2 - Bloodroot which was rated 1* by Donna Jo.


https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6...







15.2 - AESIR VS VANIR

AESIR - And the Winner-weds!

VANIR - Harry Lipkin, Private Eye







TOTAL POINTS - 990


message 2873: by Dee (new)

Dee (nushmutty) | 144 comments 15.7.Pi Day

Read a book that is number 3, 1, 4, 31, or 14 in a series.:
Inkdeath by Cornelia Funke

20.3 - Best Review - Cait S's Task: Thinly Veiled Marvel References

Option 3: Read a book that is next in a series you've already started and enjoyed:
Inkspell by Cornelia Funke
This was a new book to me- not a re-read

20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter- BellaGBear’s Task: Relive Childhood Feelings

Read a book on the list of Child Narrators:
I am Malala by Malala Yousafzai
From the list of books shelved as Child Narrators (this one was on the first page, about 2/3 of the way down the page).

This post: 55
Total this season: 100


message 2874: by Laura (new)

Laura (laurajay86) | 74 comments Laurajay

5.10 Yggdrasil, the Giant Tree That Anchors the Worlds

The Whiskey Rebels The Whiskey Rebels by David Liss
***david Liss is a GR author***
**The Whiskey Rebels is a BB 519 pages**

Current post:
Points: 5
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets: 1

Total:
Total Points: 210
Total Goodreads Authors: 9
Total Big Book Tickets: 4


message 2875: by Melissa (new)

Melissa (balletbookworm) | 915 comments Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM

50.1- Donna Jo's Task: 1-2-3-Go!
Book 1: I chose to read Hausfrau by Jill Alexander Essbaum by Jill Alexander Essbaum.
Book 2: I chose to read/listen to The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood by Margaret Atwood (paperback). The Year of the Flood is the second book in the Maddaddam series.
**Margaret Atwood is a Goodreads Author, I'd like to claim a GRA ticket**
Book 3: I chose to read Sweet Revenge by Lynsay Sands by Lynsay Sands. There are three "S"s in Lynsay Sands.
**Lynsay Sands is a Goodreads Author, I'd like to claim a GRA ticket**

Previous point total: 475
New points this post: 50
Total points: 525

New tasks completed in this post: 1
Total tasks: 31

GRA tickets this post: 2
Total GRA: 14
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total Big Books: 2


message 2876: by Chandni (new)

Chandni (chandnin31) | 507 comments CHANDNI

5.2 Vanaheim, the Home of the Vanir

I read Nicolette: A Novel Novel by Robert ZendRobert Zend.

Nicolette is a nine letter word.

[POINTS]
This Post: 5
Total Points: 335
Books Read: 27
Completed Tasks: 20
Goodreads Authors: 17
Big Books: [500+: 1] [750+: 1] [1000+: 0]


message 2877: by Scarlett (new)

Scarlett Sims (broomperson) | 56 comments 15.2-- Book 1. Read a book with the letters AESIR in the title/subtitle of the book: Ghost in the Wires: My Adventures as the World's Most Wanted Hacker by Kevin D. Mitnick
AND
Book 2. Read a book with the letters VANIR in the title/subtitle of the book: Insatiable: Porn - A Love Story by Asa Akira

20.4-Read a book whose author’s first and last name (name in the last position) initials are in the word VOLUNTEER
Sweet by Emmy Laybourne GR AUTHOR

5.5-Read a book with an apple on the cover OR read a book with the genre Young Adult on its main page.
I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson GR AUTHOR

Points this post: 40
Total Points:160
GR Authors: 7


message 2878: by Dana (new)

Dana (read60) | 363 comments Read 60

50.1 Donna Jo's Task

1. Book with one word title: Prudence by David Trever

2.Has a page count ending in 2: Gerald's Game by Stephen King Page count 332

3.author with letter that appears 3 timesThe Year of Pleasures by Elizabeth bErg. the E appears three times.

This post: 50 points

prev.points 100

Total ; 150


message 2879: by Lindy-Lane (new)

Lindy-Lane (moonbacklit) | 567 comments Lindy-Lane

task 5.3: alfheim: book with gr rating of 3.50+:


Something Blue by Emily Giffin * gr rating as of 5.20.15 was 3.91

*this is a GRA


Points this post: 5
Total points: 250
Goodreads Authors: 12
Big Books: 500+(3) 750+(0) 1000+(0)

Tasks Completed: 15


message 2880: by Bluemoon (new)

Bluemoon (bluemoon286) | 1797 comments 15.1 - EVERYTHING YOU THINK IS RIGHT OR WRONG

BOOK 1 - The Things They Carried rated 5 stars by Kristina.


https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


BOOK 2 - Bloodroot rated 1 star by Donna Jo.

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...





TOTAL POINTS - 990


message 2881: by Midu (new)

Midu Hadi | 902 comments 30.7 - Delicious Dee's Task - I Love My Library!

1. Select 2 authors you read for the first time last season during SRC.
Douglas Adams AAA-ANF
Diana Wynne Jones JHA-KAR
Both Were New To Me

2. For each author, select a work of FICTION by a single new-to-you author whose last name falls within the range of the provided library shelves.
Hawksmoor by Peter Ackroyd by Peter Ackroyd AAA-ANF
Sun of Suns (Virga, #1) by Karl Schroeder by Karl Schroeder JHA-KAR
Both Were New To Me

Peter Ackroyd and Karl Schroeder are both Goodreads Authors
~~~~~~~~~~
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 285/1035
Total Books Read: 18
Tasks Completed: 10/59
Goodreads Authors This Post: 02
Total Goodreads Authors: 17


Jayme(theghostreader) (jaymetheghostreader) | 3040 comments Jayme(the ghostreader)
5.3 Home of the Light Elves
Cat O' Nine Tales: And Other Storiesby Jeffrey Archer
Rating of 3.65 as of 5/17/15

Books read: 14
Tasks Completed: 12
Big Books: 0
GR Authors: 7: Ally Condie, Lisa Genova, Susan Cain, Joanne Fluke, Anita Diamant, Stephanie Perkins, Sue Monk Kidd
Tasks Points: 5
Grand Total: 150/1035


message 2883: by Elspeth (last edited May 23, 2015 09:17AM) (new)

Elspeth | 7 comments 15.2. Aesir vs. Vanir Gods Showdown

Book 1. Read a book with the letters AESIR in the title/subtitle of the book.
The Tropic of Serpents: Memoir by Lady Trent
AND
Book 2. Read a book with the letters VANIR in the title/subtitle of the book.
Bridge of Birds: A Novel of an Ancient China That Never Was

Points this post: 15
Total Points: 135
Tasks Completed: 6
Books Read: 10
GR Authors: 6
Big Book Tickets: 500(), 750(), 1000()


message 2884: by Kristen (last edited May 23, 2015 08:11AM) (new)

Kristen (kristenia) | 1119 comments Kristen IA

30.7 - Delicious Dee's Task - I Love My Library!

For this task you will read TWO BOOKS by TWO AUTHORS WHO ARE NEW TO YOU

1. Select 2 authors you read for the first time last season during SRC. The books may have been fiction or non-fiction.

2. For each author, select a work of FICTION by a single new-to-you author whose last name falls within the range of the provided library shelves.

Book 1: Based on Winter SRC Read - Just This Once by Rosalind James - GRE-IAF
Rosalind James was a new author to me during the Winter SRC
A Grown-Up Kind of Pretty by Joshilyn Jackson

******Joshilyn Jackson is a new author to me and is a Goodreads Author******

Book 2: Based on Winter SRC Read - Made to Crave by Lysa TerKeurst - STO-THN
Lysa TerKeurst was a new author to me during the Winter SRC
The Cinderella Pact by Sarah Strohmeyer

******Sarah Strohmeyer is a new author to me and is a Goodreads Author******

~~~~~~~~~~
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 285/1035
Total Books Read: 22
Tasks Completed: 15/59
Goodreads Authors This Post: 2
Total Goodreads Authors: 18


message 2885: by Sarah (new)

Sarah | 1804 comments Sarah E

15.6. Tax Day : Read a non fiction book about money

Kindle edition I read: Rescue your finances
Paperback edition: Make Your Money Work

The kindle edition has no GR description, but the paperback does. There is also one review with a description.

Points this post: 15
Total points: 340


message 2886: by Sirena (new)

Sirena (spthewife) | 298 comments 5.9 Muspelheim, the Home of the Fire Giants and Demons. Read a book set (at least 50%) in a country found in the Ring of Fire.

Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto

This book takes palce in Japan.

Task: 5
Total: 885


message 2887: by Deborah (new)

Deborah | 1667 comments Post 25

5.6 Svartalfheim, the Home of the Dark Elves.

Read a book with a wolf on the cover

Brazen (Otherworld Stories #13.2) by Kelley Armstrong Brazen


Points this post:5
Total: 425
Books read: 3
Tasks Done:25


message 2888: by Barbara ★ (last edited May 23, 2015 09:54AM) (new)

Barbara ★ | 1573 comments BARBARA ★



25.5 - Nikki's Task: A Viking Pillage
The Crimson Crown (Seven Realms, #4) by Cinda Williams Chima The Crimson Crown - Cinda Williams Chima (598 pages) (Crown) 5/22
Goodreads Author
Big Book: 598 pages

*************************************************************

25.8 - Coralie's Task: Anzac Day - Option 1
Book 1: Beneath a Rising Moon - Keri Arthur (Australian author) 5/22
Goodreads Author

Book 2: Beneath a Darkening Moon - Keri Arthur (Australian author) 5/23
Goodreads Author
Author Link: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...


Totals for Challenge
Points this Post: 50
Total Points: 610

Goodreads Authors: 40
Big Books - 500+: (6)
Big Books - 750+: (1)
Big Books - 1000+: (0)

610/1035 POINTS


message 2889: by Trish (last edited May 23, 2015 10:38AM) (new)

Trish (trishhartuk) | 3675 comments trishhartuk

20.10 Group Reads

Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking , Susan Cain

My thoughts are in message #43 in the discussion thread
GRA: Yes, Susan Cain is a Goodreads author

Points this Task: 20
Books Read: 1

Tasks completed: 26
Total points: 560
Goodreads Authors: 22
Big Books: (500+) 1


message 2890: by Midu (new)

Midu Hadi | 902 comments 10.4 - May the Fourth Be With You

Read a book with the genre "science fiction" on its main page.
Sun of Suns (Virga, #1) by Karl Schroeder by Karl Schroeder
Karl Schroeder is a Goodreads Author
~~~~~~~~~~
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 265/1035
Total Books Read: 17
Tasks Completed: 10/59
Goodreads Authors This Post: 01
Total Goodreads Authors: 16


message 2891: by Bea (last edited May 23, 2015 11:17AM) (new)

Bea 30.1 - Jonquil's Task: Straight on Till Morning

TWO BOOK TASK - Neither book is a re-read.

Book 1: Read a book with a roller coaster, carousel or Ferris wheel on the cover.

The Blue-Ribbon Jalapeno Society Jubilee (Cadillac, Texas, #1) by Carolyn Brown by Carolyn Brown

Book 2: Read a book where the Main Character has made a major career change.

Hard Eight by Janet Evanovich

Janet Evanovich is a GR Author.

Protagonist was a lingerie buyer originally but is now a bail bond enforcement agent.

Both books were approved in the thread.

Points: 30
---------------------------------
30.6 - Happy’s Task: Happy Equinox!

TWO BOOK TASK

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.

20th Century Ghosts by Joe Hill

Genre = Short Stories

D. Read a book from this list of Feel Good Books. REQUIRED: State the ranking of the book you’ve chosen.

A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks

Nicholas Sparks is a GR Author.

Book was #16 on list.

Points: 30

Total Points: 305
Total GR Authors: 7
Total Big Books: 7



message 2892: by Tassie (new)

Tassie | 62 comments 50.1- Donna Jo's Task: 1-2-3-Go!

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

Joyland by Stephen King. King is a Goodreads Author. The mass market paperback is 320 pages.

2. Read a book that
a) is number 2, 12, or 22 in a series. NOTE: The book must be identified as a book in a series on Goodreads.

The Dante Connection (Genevieve Lenard #2) by Estelle Ryan. Ryan 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.

Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams. douglAs AdAms. Three As.

Points this Post: 50
Total Points: 150
Total Tasks: 5
Goodreads Authors: 8
Big Books: 0
Total Books: 12


message 2893: by Lois (new)

Lois | 2632 comments This is a repost of my original post #2874 with correction.

5.2 Vanaheim, the Home of the Vanir

Semi-Sweet: A Novel of Love and Cupcakes by Roisin Meaney
The 9-letter word is semi-sweet.

Points this post: 5
Total points: 770


message 2894: by Lois (new)

Lois | 2632 comments 15.10. Would I Lie to You?


LIE intact in author's name: The Buddha in the Attic by Julie Otsuka
Julie

Points this post: 15
Total points: 785


message 2895: by Andy (new)

Andy Plonka (plonkaac) | 4207 comments Andy P.
Task # 25.10 - Sirena's Task: Ready for Their Close-up

Option 1 Shorts
read a book with a page count between 100 and 200 pages.
The Buddha in the Attic by Julie Otsuka by Julie Otsuka (144 p.)

Option 5 Director
read a book from the Immigrant Experience Literature list
Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri by Jhumpa Lahiri # 18 on the list on 5/22/15

Points this post: 25
Total points: 1010


message 2896: by Sue (new)

Sue (suetinge) | 1579 comments 20.5 - Bigger is Better - ChrisEverest – Love and Not Quite Love

Option 1: Love - new to me author whose last name ends in er

Yes Please by Amy Poehler who is a new-to-me author

Points this post: 20
Total Points: 230/1035
Tasks Completed: 13
Books Read: 17
GoodReads Authors: 11
Big Books: 500+ (1), 750+ (), 1000+ (1)


message 2897: by Suzanne (new)

Suzanne (perletwo) | 1586 comments perletwo

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.

The Hidden Child is set in Sweden.

Points this task: 15
Total points: 650
Books read: 47
Tasks completed: 33


message 2898: by Beth F (new)

Beth F | 669 comments 10.4 - May the Fourth Be With You
Dust by Arthur Slade, a Goodreads author
Science fiction

15.9 Better Put on a Heavy Coat
Fires of Winter by Johanna Lindsey
Set in Norway

Points: 315


message 2899: by Book Concierge (new)

Book Concierge (tessabookconcierge) | 4447 comments Reposting - BOTH books are new to me

Task # 25.2 – Schatzie’s Task – Garden Quotes

Option 1 – Flowers on cover
The Matchmaker of Périgord by Julia Stuart ✔ – 13March15
(on the shelf at the top, and at the base of each tree)
Book is not a re-read

Option 3 – Autobiography/ memoir
Barefoot Heart: Stories of a Migrant Child ✔ – 22May15
Book is not a re-read

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This Post: 25 points MINUS 20 points from post 2922
Total points to date: 430 points
Goodreads Authors: 20
Big Books Read: (2) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / (0) 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 2


message 2900: by Chandni (new)

Chandni (chandnin31) | 507 comments CHANDNI

10.5 - Cinco de Mayo
Read a book set in Mexico or written by a Mexican author (by birth or by residence).

I read Tangle in Tijuana: Miss Adventure #1 by Lilla Zuckerman.

[POINTS]
This Post: 10
Total Points: 345
Books Read: 28
Completed Tasks: 21
Goodreads Authors: 17
Big Books: [500+: 1] [750+: 1] [1000+: 0]


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