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SPRING CHALLENGE 2015
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Read60 Sorry my new total should be 165
Jess Philly25.2 - Schatzie’s Task: Garden Quotes
For this task I chose Option 2 and Option 3. Neither are a reread for me.
Option 2- A book with the genre crime: The Wicked Girls by Alex Marwood.
Option 3- A memoir: The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid by Bill Bryson.
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 85
10.9 - OVER THE RAINBOW - The Seduction of Emily by Rachel Brimble15.8 - WOMEN IN WAR - Girl in Blue
TOTAL POINTS - 1015
Sarah E30.5 - Angel **Book Junkie**'s Task: You Either Like it Or You Don’t
Book 1: Favourite genre on main page - Historical Fiction
My Last Duchess - 480 pages
Book 2: Least favourite genre on main page - Chick Lit (embedded)
Kindle edition I read: The J.M. Barrie Ladies' Swimming Society
Most rated Paperback edition (there are no MMPBs): The J.M. Barrie Ladies' Swimming Society - 304 pages
Point this post: 30
Total Points: 370
Lindy-Lanetask 20.9: hel hath fury:
*1 book: opt. #3: main character has a dog; must be mentioned in gr description:
The End of The Road by Sue Henry
** maxie has a miniature dachshund named stretch
Points this post: 20
Total points: 270
Goodreads Authors: 12
Big Books: 500+(3) 750+(0) 1000+(0)
Tasks Completed: 16
Beth Robinson25.2 - Schatzie’s Task: Garden Quotes
OPTION 2: Read a book with the main page genre of “Crime”, “Mystery”, “Suspense”, or Thriller”.
I read: The Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann Radcliffe
Mystery is a main page genre
This is a BIG BOOK of 654 pages
OPTION 4: Read a book with the main page genre of Science Fiction.
I read:
Implied Spaces by Walter Jon Williams
25.8 - Coralie's Task: Anzac Day
Option 1: WHO?
Read a book written by an author born in Australia or New Zealand.
I read:
The Ill-Made Mute by Cecilia Dart-Thornton who was born in Australia (noted on Goodreads profile)
Option 4: WHEN?
Read a book first published between 1914 and 1918 inclusive.
I read:
The Jacket (also called The Star-Rover) by Jack London first published in 1915
30.3 - Teri-k's Task: Your Own Personal Tardis
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.
I read:
Dream of a Spring Night by I J Parker which was approved for e-book length for me in message 4645
Description notes it is set in the closing years of the 12th century - the 1100s
Option 3 1200-1699
Read a book written during, set in or about the time period from 1200 through 1699.
Elizabeth I CEO: Strategic Lessons from the Leader Who Built an Empire by Alan Axelrod
It is a non-fiction book about the leadership of England's Queen Elizabeth I who reigned 1558-1603.
Points this post: 80
Total Points: 1020
+ 1 big book >500pg
Goodreads Authors total: 23
Big Books:500+(4)750+(0)1000+(0)
just one more book to go.....
Readerboard name: Diane L15.1 Everything You Think is Right....or Wrong?
Book 1 – Read a book that a GR friend has rated 4 or 5 stars
The Outcast: a modern retelling of The Scarlet Letter by Jolina Petersheim
Rated 4* by Phyllis
Book 2 – Read a book that a GR friend has rated 1 or 2 stars.
Nell's Cowboy by Debbie Macomber
Rated 2* by Phyllis
15.2. Aesir vs. Vanir Gods Showdown
Book 1. Read a book with the letters AESIR in the title/subtitle of the book.
SAInt bRigids bonEs
Saint Brigid's Bones: A Celtic Adventure by Philip Freeman
Book 2. Read a book with the letters VANIR in the title/subtitle of the book.
william shakespeare's star wars: VeRIly A New hope
William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Verily, A New Hope by Ian Doescher
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).
Kris Longknife is in the Space Marines of her home planet. In this book she engages in a couple of gun battles and one battle with spaceships.
Deserter by Mike Shepherd
I listened to the Audible book. The mass market paperback has 346 pages - Deserter.
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.
This book is set in Denmark.
Invisible Murder by Lene Kaaberbøl and Agnete Friis
15.10 Would I Lie to You?
Read a book with LIE found intact in the title/subtitle or author's name.
Truth Stained Lies by Terri Blackstock
25.8 - Coralie's Task: Anzac Day
Read 2 books from the following options. You MAY do the same option twice.
I read two books from Option 2.
Option 2: WHAT? - Read a book with the genre 'war' on the main page. The genre must be stand-alone NOT embedded.
Frozen in Time: An Epic Story of Survival and a Modern Quest for Lost Heroes of World War II by Mitchell Zuckoff
AND
Far Bright Star by Robert Olmstead
Points This Post: 100
Points to Date: 600
FANDURY15.5. International Women's Day
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.
Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood
This book was shortlisted for the 2004 Baileys Women's Prize.
Margaret Atwood is a Goodreads Author!
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 535
Books Read: 33
Goodreads Authors: 15
Big Books:500+(3)750+(1)1000+(0)
Margaret L30.7 - I Love My Library!
Book 1: The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. King
In Dec-Feb, I read Redeployment by Phil Klay. Phil Klay was new to me in Dec-Feb; Klay is on shelf KHA-KON. King is on shelf KHA-KON, and Laurie King is new to me in May.
Book 2: Aquarium by David Vann
In Dec-Feb, I read Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer. Jeff VanderMeer was new to me in Dec-Feb; VanderMeer is on shelf TWE-WAH. Vann is on shelf TWE-WAH, and David Vann is new to me in May.
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 290
Total Tasks Completed: 13
MELANIE CTASK NAME: 25.4 Hina's Task: Evolution of Mythology to Fairy Tales and to Disney's Animated Movies
Option 1: Read a book with a title (subtitles EXCLUDED) that contains a word* of at least three letters that appears in a movie title from the List of Animated Disney Movies.
Cat Out of Hell by Lynne Truss
Qualifier: Disney movie - Recess: School's OUT (2001)
Option 3: Lightheartedness - read a book that has "humor" or "funny" in the main page genre list.
The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde
Qualifier: Humor in main page genre
Points this task: 25
Points Total: 350
Tasks Completed: 20
GR Author: 13
Big Books: 1
25.7 Dakimel's Task: Awards SeasonI chose Option A-Read a book from this year's Tournament of Books Rooster long-list and did this option twice.
Dept. of Speculation (number 14 on the list)
and
Dear Committee Members (number 19 on the list)
Total points this task: 25
Total points this post: 25
Cumulative points: 225
10.10 - The Odd CoupleBlood Crazy by Simon Clark
Author's first name is Simon
15.4. Spring Reads
Option 1
A. Heinäkuun neljäs by James Patterson
first published 2005
*James Patterson is a GR author, claiming one GRA ticket*
B. Baking Cakes in Kigali by Gaile Parkin
initials G P found in "spring"
25.4 - Hina's Task: Evolution of Mythology to Fairy Tales and to Disney's Animated Movies.
Option 1: Some Kind of Fairy Tale
Film: The Pirate Fairy, word "Fairy" used in film and book title
Option 3: Trust Me, I'm A (Junior) Doctor
Points this post: 50
Points total: 445/1035
GRA total: 14
BB total: 6
Tasks completed: 29/59
Books read: 39
Task 25.1 Book 1, by a male author, #1 in a series: Hominids by Robert J. Sawyer, new-to-me, first published 2002, 444 pages
Book 2, by a female author, not first book or #1: The Bird's Nest by Shirley Jackson, not in a series, new-to-me, first published 1954, 272 pages
Both books are new-to-me.
Years first published: 2002, 1954
Total pages = 444 + 272 = 716
555 + 25 = 580
Tasks Completed: 31
Points for this post:25
Points thus far: 555 + 25 = 580
Books read: 48
Pages read: 14,794
Read but not claimed: 1
Goodreads Authors: 17
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(1) 750+
(0) 1,000+
MORGAN FAERIESFOLLY10.5 Cinco de Mayo
REQUIRED: Read a book set in Mexico or written by a Mexican author (by birth or by residence).
Selection: Outpost (Razorland #2) -- Ann Aguirre
From her GR Author page: "She grew up in a yellow house across from a cornfield, but now she lives in sunny Mexico with her husband, children, and various pets." Approved on the task post HERE.
I read the kindle edition, the PB has 360 pages.
Ann Aguirre is a **GRA**
[POINTS]
This Post: 10
Total Points: 895/1035
Books Read: 71
Completed Tasks: 53/59
Pages Read: 24304
Goodreads Authors: 49
Big Books: [500+: 7] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]
Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM10.1 - Remarkable Women
I chose to read
by Aristophanes (this edition, which includes The Acharnians and The Clouds, was approved here). Lysistrata is listed at #19 on the list.Previous point total: 525
New points this post: 10
Total points: 535
New tasks completed in this post: 1
Total tasks: 32
GRA tickets this post: 0
Total GRA: 14
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total Big Books: 2
Elizabeth B10.8 - The Vikings are Coming
Kindness Goes Unpunished, published by Viking Press
10.9 - Over the Rainbow
Knots and Crosses by Ian Rankin (ROY G BIV)
Points: 20
Total: 940
Cindy FTask 10.3 Earth Day
Genre "environment" The Golden Spruce: A True Story of Myth, Madness, and Greed by John Vaillant
Points this post:10
Total points:210
Tasks completed:15
Books read:19
Goodreads Authors:12
Big Books:500+(1)750+(1)1000+(0)
Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM5.9 Muspelheim, the Home of the Fire Giants and Demons
I chose to read
by Edan Lepucki (hardcover for length here). The book is set entirely in California (Los Angeles and the forests of Northern California).**Edan Lepucki is a Goodreads Author, I'd like to claim a GRA ticket**
Previous point total: 535
New points this post: 5
Total points: 540
New tasks completed in this post: 1
Total tasks: 33
GRA tickets this post: 1
Total GRA: 15
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total Big Books: 2
By Peakles15.4 Spring Reads
Option 2: A book first published in a year ending in 3, 4, or 5 AND
a book whose author's initials are found in SPRING.
At the Water's Edge by Sara Gruen
Sarah Gruen. First published March, 2015.
20.1 Julia103's Task - What's in a Name
Option 4: I read a book from Page 4 of Did Not Finish list.
Paper Towns by John Green
*** John Green is a GRA ***
20.3 - Cait S's Task: Thinly Veiled Marvel References
Option 2: I read a book with Magical Realism genre.
The Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen
*** Sarah Addison Allen is a GRA ***
20.8 Getting to know Seasonal Reading Challengers
Option 3: I have a child named DANIEL.
At Night We Walk in Circles by Daniel Alarcón
*** DANIEL Alarcon is a GRA ***
Points the post: 75
GRA this post: 3
Total Points: 350
Total GRA: 11
Total BB: 2
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Delicious Dee30.3 - Teri-k's Task: Your Own Personal Tardis
Option 1 - Cleopatra's Daughter - Michelle Moran (GR Author) - the main part of the book is in 25-20BC
Option 4 - Thief - Ava March (GR Author) - set 1822 England; ebook only approved line 2141 in spreadsheet
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 880
Goodreads Authors: 55
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ5.4 - Midgard "Middle Earth", the Home of the Humansy
Pines by Blake Crouch
There are trees on the cover -
Larger cover image -
This post: 5 points
Total points to date: 135 points
Tasks completed: 11
** Electing to not track GR authors and Big Books this season **
Post 26I NEED TO MOVE A BOOK
Moving Brazen from my 5.6 and moving it here
25.6 - Morgan Faeriesfolly's task: We're a Cozy Mystery
FOR BOTH BOOKS:
OR 2) choose one option and do it twice!
Option Three :: Defender of the Hawthorne
Read a book where the author's initials can be found in VALKYRIE
Brazen By Kelley Armstrong KA are in Valkyrie
Forsaken By Kelley Armstrong KA are in Valkyrie
Points this post:25
Total: 445
Books read: 35
Tasks Done:25
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ15.1 - Everything You Think is Right....or Wrong?
Book 1 - The Sweetest Thing by Jill Shalvis
Hina rated it 5 stars. Link to her review.
Book 2 - Glazed Murder by Jessica Beck
Maria Helena rated it 2 stars. Link to her review.
This post: 15 points
Total points to date: 150 points
Tasks completed: 12
** Electing to not track GR authors and Big Books this season **
10.7 - Typhoid MaryPage 1, #55:
Moloka'i by Alan Brennert
+10 Points
20.4 – Author! Author! - Elizabeth P's Task: End of an Era
Option One: Tutor Time
Daughter: A Novel by Asha Bandele+20 Points
20.9 Moderator's Pet- Kait's Task: Hel Hath Fury
Option 2: Read a book that is the last published book in a series OR the most recently published in a series.
Mitford Series #10:
Somewhere Safe with Somebody Good by Jan Karon
+20 Task
30.1 - Jonquil's Task: Straight on Till Morning
Neither of these books is a re-read for me:
Book 1: Read a book with a carousel on the cover.
Saint Anything by Sarah DessenBook 2: Shifting from full time student to full time employee is a huge life change. Read a book in which the Main Character makes a major career change.
The main character goes from prostitute to sheep rancher:
All the Birds, Singing by Evie Wyld
+30 Points
30.2 Dlmrose's task: Initial Impressions
Book 1: Author Initials: E W
Black Dove, White Raven by Elizabeth Wein
Book 2: Title Letters: E W
Early Warning by Jane Smiley
+30 Points
Points this Post: 110
Grand Total: 665
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ20.5 - Love and Not Quite Love
Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald by Therese Anne Fowler
Option 1 - The author's last name ends in "er" (fowlER). This author is also new to me this season.
20.9 - Hel Hath Fury
14th Deadly Sin by James Patterson
Option 2 - This book is #14 in the Women's Murder Club series and is the most recently published (February 2015).
This post: 40 points
Total points to date: 190 points
Tasks completed: 14
** Electing to not track GR authors and Big Books this season **
By Peakles25.10 - Ready for Their Closeup
Option 1: Shorts - Book with page count between 100 and 200 pages.
Cannery Row by John Steinbeck
128 pages
Option 4: Song - Author with initials in GLORY and/or SELMA
Jesse's Starship by Saxon Andrew
Kindle edition with no print version.
Approved for length in message 4519 of e-book verification
Total points: 375
Task 10.7 - Typhoid MaryRead a book found on the Apocalypse by Epidemic list.
Required: State which page of the list the book is found on when you post.
On May 25, 2015:
Page 1, #27
Station Eleven (2014) by Emily St. John Mandel (Goodreads Author) (Hardcover, 336 pages)
** Emily St. John Mandel is a Goodreads Author.**
580 + 10 = 590
Tasks Completed: 32
Points for this post: 10
Points thus far: 580 + 10 = 590
Books read: 49
Pages read: 15,130
Read but not claimed: 1
Goodreads Authors: 18
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(1) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Mod
Denton Little's Deathdate - by lance rubin (GRA) deathdate has 9 letters
5.3 Alfheim, the Home of the Light Elves- read a book with 3.50 or higher ratings read 5 to 1 by Holly Badger (GRA) 3.93 rating
5.5 Jotunheim, the Home of the Giants
read a ya book
read Invaded by melissa landers (GRA)
5.7 Nidavellir, the Home of the Dwarves read a book between 100-360 pages- read Sparkby Brigid Kemmerer (Goodreads Author) 345 pages
5.10 Yggdrasil, the Giant Tree That Anchors the Worlds
read book of choice read by We All Looked Upby Tommy Wallach (Goodreads Author)
15.1.Everything You Think is Right....or Wrong?read a book with friend that rated 1 or 2 and a book with friend that rated 4 or 5
read The One by Kiera Cass (Goodreads Author) rated 2 by starry eyed revue
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
and read The Secrets We Keep by Trisha Leaver (Goodreads Author)
rated 4 by giselle https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
15.4 15.4. Spring Reads
read a book published in year that ends in 5- 2015 and has the initials with letters that appear in spring
read Liars, Inc.by Paula Stokes (Goodreads Author) initials SP- published in 2015
new points 55 pts
total 315
Coralie15.8 Women in War
Book with a main character who engages in military combat
A Soldier's Duty
This post 15 points
Total to date 815 points
Mimi Michele5.7 Nidavellir
Read a book with 100-360 pages
The Stranger She Loved by Shanna Hogan
The Stranger She Loved: A Mormon Doctor, His Beautiful Wife, and an Almost Perfect Murder Shanna Hogan
Pages 336
25.4 Hina’s Task
Option 1: Read a book that contains a word from a Disney Movie
Disney Movie Title-So Dear to My HEART (1948)
Book-Another Piece of My HEART by Jane Green
Another Piece of My Heart Jane Green
Jane Green is a good reads author
Option 4: Read book that shows high heels on the cover
Sleeping Arrangements by Madeliene Wickham
Sleeping Arrangements Madeleine Wickham
This post 30 points
This post 1 GR author
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CUMULATIVE TOTAL
Total Points: 475
Total Goodreads Authors: 18
Total Big Book Tickets: 1
Big Books - 500+: 1
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ30.4 - Spring Renewal for your Reading Ideas
Book 1 - One Plus One by Jojo Moyes
Recommended on 2/17/15 from my "2014" shelf
Book 2 - The Rosie Effect by Graeme Simsion
Obtained the book from the list on 2/17/15. Read by 2 friends.
This post: 30 points
Total points to date: 220 points
Tasks completed: 15
** Electing to not track GR authors and Big Books this season **
Readerboard name JAIR50.1- Donna Jo's Task: 1-2-3-Go!
Book1: One word title
Sunshine by Robin McKinley -- 405 pgs
Book2: 2nd book in a series
The Infinite Sea by Rick Yancey (The Fifth Wave #2) -- 320 pgs
Book3: author name contains same 3 letters
Once a Witch by Carolyn MacCullough -- Triple letter is 'C' -- 292 pgs
Points this post:50
Total Points:50
Total Books Read:3
Tasks Completed:1
Goodreads Authors:0
Total Goodreads Authors:0
Big Book:0
ANGIE CA5.6 Svartalfheim, the Home of the Dark Elves.
Book:
by Aileen ErinNotes: Wolf on cover.
This Post: 5
Points to Date: 780
NARUMON25.6 We're a Cozy Mystery
Option 1: Read a book with "supernatural" in the main page genre
Storm Front by Jim Butcher. Main page genre Fantasy > Supernatural (embedded genres are allowed) with 382 users.
**** Jim Butcher is a Goodreads Author ****
Read a book with author initials in VALKYRIE
The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America by Erik Larson. The letters E and L are found in VALKYRIE by the bold letters.
**** Erik Larson is a Goodreads Author ****
TOTAL IN POST
Points: 25
Goodreads Author: 2
Big Book: 0
TOTAL SO FAR:
Points: 520 + 25 = 545
Goodreads Author: 26 + 2 = 28
Big Book: 4
10.8 - The Vikings are Coming The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
15.2 - Aesir vs. Vanir Gods Showdown
Book 1 - Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
MRs. FriSby And thE Rats of NImh (AESIR in title)
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 8.0
Book 2 - If on a Winter's Night a Traveler
If oN A on a WinteR's Night a TraVeler (VANIR in title)
25.1 - Catherine T's Task: Auntie Tattin's Challenge
Book 1 - Last Bus to Woodstock
1st in the Inspector Morse series, written by Colin Dexter (a man) first published in 1975, 282 pages
Book 2 - The Deeds of the Disturber
5th in the Amelia Peabody series, written by Elizabeth Peters (a woman) first published in 1988, 400 pages
Neither of these books is a re-read. The books were first published more than 2 years apart (1975 and 1988), the combined total pages is 682 (more than 500), and at 282 and 400 pages, the 1st book is 118 pages less than the 2nd book.
Points this post: 50
Total points: 295
perletwo25.1 - Catherine T's Task: Auntie Tattin's Challenge - 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 series must be identified on GR as (series #1).
The Tourist - published by Olen Stenhauer in 2009, this is listed as (The Tourist #1); the paperback edition published simultaneously with this Kindle listing shows 432 pages.
Read a book written by a woman* that is NEITHER the debut published work by the author NOR the first book in a series. If reading a book in a series beyond book #1, the series must be identified on GR as (series #).
Dark Tort published by Diane Mott Davidson in 2006 is listed as (A Goldy Bear Culinary Mystery #13). The hardcover edition that matches the kindle edition is 312 pages.
Both books are new to me.
Points this task: 25
Total points: 725
Books read: 53
Tasks completed: 37
20.5 Bigger is Better-Love and Not Quite LoveI chose Option 1- LOVE: Read a book by a single author whose last name ends in -ER
A Sport and a Pastime
This book is written by James SaltER, an author who is new to me this season.
Points this post: 20
Cumulative points: 245
MELANIE CTASK NAME: 10.6 Older Americans Month
This Book Is Overdue!: How Librarians and Cybrarians Can Save Us All by Marilyn Johnson
Qualifier: Age 60 (August 11, 1954), born St. Louis, Missouri, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marilyn_...
Claiming GRA for Marilyn Johnson
Points this task: 10
Points Total: 360
Tasks Completed: 21
GR Author: 14
Big Books: 1
Readerboard Name: ♥Robin ♥10.1 Remarkable Women--Required: State which page of the list the book is found on when you post
book found on the Remarkable Historical Women in Fiction list-- Page 1 #90:The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
GRA:Rebecca Skloot
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
25.12 Elizabeth B's Task: Independence Day
Option A first published in March of any year--March 31,2015:At the Water's Edge
Option B Number of pages consisting of digits found in 1821--128 Pages:Cloaked in Red
Accelerated Reader Quiz Information IL: MG+ - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 4.0
Points Earned This Post:55
Points Achieved to Date: 510/1035
Goodreads Authors: 22
Big Book Tickets:
500+ (3)
750+ (0)
1000+ (0)
Repost25.6 - 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) - IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 17.0
NIKKI10.9 Over the Rainbow
Author of the book has initials GB
41: A Portrait of My Father by George W. Bush
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25.6 Morgans Task
Option 1 - Book has Supernatural in Genre
Stormfront by Jim Butcher
Option 2 - Authors initials found in valKyrIe
The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro
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Previous total - 910
This post - 35
New Total - 945
LAUREN JODI20.5 - Bigger is Better – Chris Everest’s Task – Love and Not Quite Love
Option 1- LOVE: Author’s name ends in –ER
The Anatomist's Wife by Anna Lee Huber*
Anna Lee Huber is a new to me author
*Goodreads Author
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 595/1035
Total Books Read: 49
Tasks Completed: 36/59
Goodreads Authors: 1
Total Goodreads Authors: 41
Big Books: 0
Kim O25.6 - Morgan Faeriesfolly's task: We're a Cozy Mystery
Option One :: The family business: Read a book with 'Supernatural' in the main page genres.
The Haunting of Hill House
Option Three :: Defender of the Hawthorne: Read a book where the author's initials can be found in VALKYRIE.
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
Points this task: 25
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Cumulative Points
Big Books - 500+: 2
Big Books - 750+ 1
Goodreads authors: 11
5.1 Asgard, the Home of the AesirExclamation point in the title: O Pioneers! by Willa Cather
Points this post: 5
Total points: 800
Catherine TTask 10.5 - Cinco de Mayo
read a book set in Mexico
All The Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy
at least 80% is set in Mexico
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total points = 1015
PLEASE DISREGARD THIS POST AS I AM USING THE BOOK HERE IN MY 50 POINT TASK INSTEAD.10.6 - 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.
Swords Against Death https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
POINTS
Points This Post: 10
Points Total: 535
GR Author: 2
Big Books: [500+: 2] [750+: 2] [1000+: 1]
Tasks Completed: 38
M1NKS15.4. Spring Reads
A+B Grimus
POINTS
Points This Post: 15
Points Total: 540
GR Author: 2
Big Books: [500+: 2] [750+: 2] [1000+: 1]
Tasks Completed: 38
25.5 - Nikki's Task: A Viking PillageOne book option:
Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell - 509 pgs - “Atlas” approved on task board.
25.6 - Morgan Faeriesfolly's task: We're a Cozy Mystery
Option Two :: Sometimes it's about girls
Feet of Clay by Terry Pratchett - #84 on list
Option Three :: Defender of the Hawthorne
Burn for Me by Ilona Andrews (reread) - VALKYRIE
Ilona Andrews is a Goodreads author.
Points this post: 50
Grand Total: 845
Goodreads Authors: 32
50.1- Donna Jo's Task: 1-2-3-Go!Read 3 books, one from each option below
Each book must have a minimum of 250 pages.
1. Read a book with a one-word title. All words count including "a", "an", and "the". Ignore subtitles and series titles.
Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Paperback, 589 pages
*Claiming BB Ticket*
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 series information is in parentheses after the title - Book Title (Series #4).
The Wicked Will Rise by Danielle Paige (#2 in Dorothy Must Die series, 293 pages)
*Claiming GR Author Ticket*
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.
I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson (Triple letter: N, 371 pages)
*Claiming GR Author Ticket*
This Post: 50
Total: 555
Tasks Completed: 26
Books Read: 40
Goodreads Authors: 25
Big Books: 500+ (5), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
Total Pages Read: 13728
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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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
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
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Book 2. Read a book with the letters VANIR in the title/subtitle of the book: Insatiable: Porn — A Love Storyby 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
Points this post: 40
Total Points:160
GR Authors: 7