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SPRING CHALLENGE 2023
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Completed Tasks: PLEASE DO NOT DELETE ANY POST IN THIS THREAD!
15.1 - Vernal EquinoxTwo books with page numbers that have the same two leading digits:
The Mitford Affair by Marie Benedict 352 pages
The Messy Lives of Book People by Phaedra Patrick 352 pages
Points this post: 15
Total points: 175
20.6 - It's A Fact- Angela IL's Task: Things I Love in Books!! Option C, a book from Mental Health list p. 2: Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason 352 pages
Points this post: 20
Total points: 195
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15.7 - March April May
Read a book with a title or subtitle where the beginning letters/characters of three consecutive words form an A-B-A sequence.
Aberystwyth Mon Amour
Points this task: 15
Season total: 50
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
IAF Tickets: 1
EMurphy30.9 Amy FL's Task: Farewell to My Love
Option 2: 3 and 7 in page count Act Your Age, Eve Brown by Talia Hibbert
*377 pages
Option 3: Domestic dog on the cover
by Stephen King*BB Ticket - 600 pages
**377+600=977 pages
This Task:
Points: 30
Books Read: 2
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket +500: 1
IAF Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 155
Books Read: 10
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket +500: 1
BB Ticket +1,000: 1
IAF Ticket: 0
Tasks Completed: 6
LAUREN JODI20.1 - Most Improved - Barbara ★'s Task: The Wizard of Oz
Option 3
Emerald Blaze by Ilona Andrews
85% green per Tineye
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 335/945
Golden Oldies Ticket: 3
It's A Fact Ticket: 2
Total Books Read: 27
Total Tasks Completed: 22/55
Read 60 Superheros on the rise 5.6 Evil Genius by Catherine Jinks found on page on #24 of list.
Points 5
Total points 70
10.2 . April Fools Day!Read a book that has “humor” as one of the genres listed on the book’s main page.
The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman
Task Total: 10
Season Total: 150
Sara G10.10. Collaboration of the Year
Read a book that is written by two authors (two authors only, no more no less).
This Is How You Lose The Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone
Points this post: 10
Total points: 250
MEGAN F. 15.3 - Someday My Prince Will Come
Option 2- Read one book that fulfills both book A and B options.
A - Word: "The"
B - Book is #2 in the "Thursday Murder Club" Series.
The Man Who Died Twice - Richard Osman, (Thursday Murder Club #2)
Points this post: 15
Total points: 50
Andy P.Task # 30.8 - Kaora's Task: Chicken Katsu
Option 3. Katsu was born 2/16/2022. Read a book with at least two of these digits in the page count.
Frances and Bernard by Carlene Bauer
208 p so has one 2 and one 0'
Option 4, Read a book by an author that has a name part that begins with a "K"
Black Wolf by Kathleen Kent
Points this post: 30
Total points: 270
Sara ITA30.5 - JennRenee's Task: Spring Celebrations
Option A - March: For this option, read a book with the genre Horror listed on the main page.
La piena (The Flood) by Michael McDowell
Horror listed as first genre in MPG
I listened to the audiobook / MMP: The Flood, 189 pages
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Option B - April: For this option, read a book with exactly two sets of consecutive double letters anywhere in the title/subtitle/authors names. The sets of letters do not need to be adjacent to each other.
The Comfort Book by Matt Haig
(2) double letter sets found in title/author name combo, OO + TT
I read the ebook / no MMP / Paperback: The Comfort Book, 272 pages
** The Comfort Book is nonfiction, MPG Nonfiction. Claiming 1 It's a Fact ticket. **
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Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 90
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 2
NF Tickets: 1
Mod
Cold Blooded Liar by Karen Rose / 3 D's in title
Points this post: 5
Total points: 405
Mod
Not Your Ex's Hexes by April Asher / possessive noun in title
Points this post: 10
Total points: 415
Mod
I flipped TAILS, so Option 2
Book 1-
Out of the Clear Blue Sky by Kristan Higgins / HIGGINS shares name with Leslie Higgins; I listened to the first part of the book and read the last third of the book in the PB edition I linked here
Book 2-
Grin and Beard It by Penny Reid / BEARD in episode title Beard After Hours, #2 in series
Points this post: 25
Total points: 440
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Book 1-
Dead and Gondola by Ann Claire / AND in title; 336 pgs PB
Book 2-
Dead Girl Running by Christina Dodd / DEAD is from before the AND in the first book; 464 pgs MMPB
Total pages: 800 pgs > 500
Points this post: 30
total points: 470
Nick KY15.5 What's Up Doc?
Read a book with a word in the title or subtitle of at least 4 letters/characters that can be made using only the letters found in "What's up, Doc". The apostrophe may be used. You may use letters as often as they appear.
Required: State the word.
I read The Last Watch by J.S. Dewes.
The title word WATCH has letters in WHAT's up doC.
Points This Post: 15
Total points so far: 380
Nick KY20.8 Jen K's Egyptian Spring
Option 2: The Pyramids. I cannot leave without visiting the pyramids. As a math teacher, I’ve often used the pyramids as a real-life example of a 3 dimensional shape. The base is a polygon (flat with straight edges) and all other faces are triangles which means no curves!
Read a book written by a single author whose initials (all initials) are made of letters without curves. Letters may be reused, as in LL, Laura Lippman
Letters without curves for this task include: A, E, F, H, I, K, L, M, N, T, V, W, X, Y and Z.
I read Atonement by Ian McEwan. 351 pp.
Points This Post: 20
Total Points So Far: 400
EMILYGRACER5.3 3D VIEW MASTER
*I am claiming one its a fact ticket with this book*
Read a book which has exactly 3 letter "D"'s in the title/subtitle.
Daddy’s Little Princess by Cathy Glass
Points in this post: 5
Points in total: 20
Task completed: 3/55
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 0
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 0
It's a Fact tickets for this task: 1
It's a Fact tickets total: 1
EMILYGRACER5.4 MYTHICAL MONSTERS
The Iron Sword by Julie Kagawa
The mythical creature in this book is fae/faery
Points in this post: 5
Points in total: 25
Task completed: 4/55
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 0
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 0
It's a Fact tickets for this task: 0
It's a Fact tickets total: 0
EMILYGRACER5.9 DO NOT ADJUST YOUR SET
Author whose initials can be found inside LESLIE MITCHELL
Before I Saw You by Emily Houghton
E and H are both inside lEslie mitcHell
Points in this post: 5
Points in total: 30
Task completed: 5/55
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 0
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 0
It's a Fact tickets for this task: 0
It's a Fact tickets total: 0
EMILYGRACER10.5 WOULD I LIE TO YOU
An author, title or subtitle with LIE found in tact
The Iron Traitor by Julie Kagawa
juLIE
Points in this post: 10
Points in total: 40
Task completed: 6/55
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 0
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 0
It's a Fact tickets for this task: 0
It's a Fact tickets total: 0
EMILYGRACER15.1 VERNAL EQUINOX
*I am claiming one its a fact ticket for the Cathy Glass novel*
Read books with virtually the same number of pages, that is,
two books with page numbers that have the same 2 leading digits
The Iron Warrior by Julie Kagawa 330 pages
Girl Alone by Cathy Glass 336 pages
Points in this post: 15
Points in total: 55
Task completed: 7/55
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 0
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 0
It's a Fact tickets for this task: 1
It's a Fact tickets total: 2
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EMILYGRACER20.3 ON TREND
OPTION 3
Read a book with a title that consists of a complete sentence that includes a proper noun.
I read I Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuiston
I kissed Shara Wheeler is a full sentence that includes a proper noun
Points in this post: 20
Points in total: 90
Task completed: 9/55
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 0
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 0
It's a Fact tickets for this task: 0
It's a Fact tickets total: 0
EMILYGRACER20.5 SAIL AWAY
OPTION 2 SALE TO SAIL
Read a book with a homonym found on this list in TITLE (not subtitle) https://www.enchantedlearning.com/eng...
I read The Iron Knight by Julie Kagawa
The word on the homonyms list is KNIGHT/NIGHT
Points in this post: 20
Points in total: 110
Task completed: 10/55
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 0
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 0
It's a Fact tickets for this task: 0
It's a Fact tickets total: 0
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Kristina Simon's Task: Sail AwayOption 2: SALE to SAIL
Read a book that has a homonym found in the list provided. Words must match exactly and be found in the title, not the subtitle
Crewel Lye: A Caustic Yarn by Piers Anthony lye/lie
Points this post: 20
Total points: 545
Tasks completed: 32
Books read: 42
BB tickets: 4
GO tickets: 4
IAF tickets: 4
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter- Jen B's Task: Me TimeOption 1: The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilika
Author initials in #CalliesKillaCrew
Total points: 25
20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Jen K's Task: Egyptian SpringOption 1: The Violin Conspiracy
Letters in NILE in title
Total points: 45
EMILYGRACER**I am claiming one its a fact ticket for this book*
20.8 EGYPTIAN SPRING
Option 1 (or 2 the same book completes both criteria)
Option 1
Read a book were all the letters in “NILE” can be found in the title. The letters do not need to be intact or consecutive.
The Girl Who Just Wanted To Be Loved by Angela Hart 288 Pages
Option 2 was Read a book written by a single author whose initials (all initials) are made of letters without curves. Which also works, I will stick to option one, but I still found it quite nifty!
*Please note I made a mistake in a previous challenge so my number of completed challenges has gone down and 20 points reduced off my previous total prior to adding the points from this challenge. I am still very new to this and learning so my full apologies, it was my own badness!
Points in this post: 20
Points in total: 110
Task completed: 9/55
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 0
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 0
It's a Fact tickets for this task: 1
It's a Fact tickets total: 3
Lisa MD30.1 - Teri K's Task: Movie Musicals!
Minimum pages to read is 760. (374 +393 =767 pages)
Option 2. MPG: Classics
🦋My Cousin Rachel by Daphne du Maurier
374 pages
☑️Option 3. Letters of RAIN in author's name: kARIN
🦋Triptych by Karin Slaughter
393 pages
🐛🐛🐛🐛🐛🐛🐛🐛🐛🐛🐛🐛🐛🐛🐛🐛🐛🐛🐛
COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 145/945
Total Books Read: 10
Tasks Completed: 8/55
Big Book Tickets: 1
Golden Oldies Tickets: 2
Non Fiction Tickets: 2
Bookwrm526Task #15.10- 404: File Not Found
Read a book that is NOT found on your TBR as of Feb 15, 2023. I read The London Séance Society by Sarah Penner. This book is new to me and I just discovered it in March. At my most recent book club meeting on March 30th, one of the members chose it as our read for April!
Total points so far: 305
KYLIE15.3 - Someday My Prince Will Come
Option 2- Read one book that fulfills both book A and B options.
Book A. Read a book whose title contains a word from the lyrics to “Someday My Prince Will Come.”
Book B. Read a book that is a whole-numbered book in a series from #1 - #7.
Imagine Me by Tahereh Mafi
Word from the song - "me"
#6 in Series (listed on GR)
Task Points: 15
Total Points: 60
Books Read: 4
Kathy KS5.8 - One Small Step for Man
Read a book with an MPG of Space.
Embrace by T.D. Wilson
2nd listed MPG: Space
I read as an ebook; published ebook only; approved for ebook length on Line 1132 of spreadsheet
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Points for this task: 5
Total points : 340
Tasks completed: 22/55
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 0
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 2
It's a Fact tickets for this task: 0
It's a Fact tickets total: 3
5.9 - Do Not Adjust Your SetAuthor's initials in LESLIE MITCHELL: Lucy by the Sea by Elizabeth Strout
Points this post: 5
Total points: 200
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Kristina Simon's task: Sail AwayOption 2: SALE to SAIL
Read a book with a homonym found on this list in TITLE
The Murder of My Aunt
Word Aunt
Published in 1934
Claiming a Golden Oldie
Points for this task: 20
Total points : 70
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 0
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 1
Golden Oldies tickets total: 3
It's a Fact tickets for this task: 0
It's a Fact tickets total: 0
FLY Task #20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Jen K's Task: Egyptian Spring
task: Option 3: Read a book with a word in the title that can be made from "Eid al-Fitr"
book: Lair of Dreams
(my version is audio, MMPB here)
how it fits: "lair" can be made from "Eid al-Fitr"
other:
**claiming BB ticket for MMPB = 624 pages
Points this post: 20
Total points: 100
Tasks completed: 5/55
Big Book tickets: 1
Golden Oldies tickets: 1
It's A Fact tickets: 0
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*15.5 - What's up Doc - Reading book with atleast four letters from whats up doc*
Book read: One Last Stop
Word : STOP
Total points : 70
Book read : 6
Task completed : 5/55
BB total : 0
Golden Oldies total : 0
It's a fact total : 0
StaceyNC5.9 - Do Not Adjust Your Set
Read a book where the author’s first and last initials can be found in LESLIE MITCHELL.
Book: Unravel Me
Completed: 3/31/23
Author: Tahereh Mafi
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 5
Tasks Completed: 1
StaceyNC10.4. What's in a Name?
Read a book by an author whose first name is in the top 10 first names for the past century.
Book: Crown of Midnight
Completed: 3/17/23
Author: Sarah J. Maas -- Sarah #9 on List
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 15
Tasks Completed: 2
StaceyNC10.9 - Spring into Action
Read a book with the MPG Action and/or Adventure.
Book: Old Bones
Completed: 3/10/23
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 25
Tasks Completed: 3
StaceyNC10.10. Collaboration of the Year
Read a book that is written by two authors (two authors only, no more no less)
Book: My Lucky #13
Completed: 3/24/23
Author: Piper Rayne
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 35
Tasks Completed: 4
StaceyNC20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Nancy J's Task: Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes
Option 3. BEAUTIFUL PROSE
B. Read a book with MPG Literary Fiction, no variations.
Book: Migrations
Completed: 3/20/23
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 55
Tasks Completed: 5
StaceyNC20.4 - Golden Oldies - Maria Jo's Task: The Queen of Crime
3. Read a book that has over 1 million ratings.
Book: A Court of Mist and Fury
Completed: 3/13/23
Points this Post:20
Total Points: 75
Tasks Completed: 6
StaceyNC20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter- Jen B's Task: Me Time
Option 1: Peloton
Choose ONE hashtag and read a book by an author whose initials (all of them) can be found in that hashtag.
Book: The Deepest of Secrets
Completed: 3/12/23
Author: Kelley Armstrong
Hashtag: #CalliesKillaCrew
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 95
Tasks Completed: 7
Julia10315.2 - Earth Day
Option B: City of Fortune by Victoria Thompson
Previously read City of Shadows
Option C: Reusing Option B: Traitor's Knot by Janny Wurts
Previously read Peril's Gate
Traitor's Knot is 574 pages so claiming one BB ticket
This post: 15 points, 1 BB
Total points: 210
BB: 2
GO: 1
NF: 1
Tasks completed: 15
Total books read: 17
Jasmiina F30.9 - Amy FL's Task: Farewell to My Love:
Option 1: Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in
MICHELINE OR LANEEKA.:
Book Lovers by Emily Henry.
Option 2: Read a book with a 3 and 7 in the page count:
Seven Up by Janet Evanovich.
Pages: 373
Points this post: 30
Total points: 70
Golden Oldies this post:
Total Golden Oldies:
Big Book Tickets this post:
Total Big Book Tickets:
BBooks - 500+:
BBooks - 750+:
BBooks - 1000+:
Delicious Dee20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Florence's Task: Busy Bee
Option B - The Five Minute Mistake
points this post: 20
total points: 265
Its a Fact Tickets: 2
Golden Oldies: 1
Delicious Dee5.9 - Do Not Adjust Your Set
Where the Drowned Girls Go - Seanan McGuire - SM found in LESLIE MITCHELL
points this post: 5
total points: 270
Its a Fact Tickets: 2
Golden Oldies: 1
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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Read a book written by two authors
I read What If It's Us by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
Points in this post: 10
Points in total: 15
Task completed: 2/55
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 0
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
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