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SPRING CHALLENGE 2023
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EMILYGRACER10.4 Whats in a name
I read Here Is the Beehive by Sarah Crossan
Sarah is the ninth name on the list
Points in this post: 10
Points in total: 665
Task completed: 35/55
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 1
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 3
It's a Fact tickets for this task: 1
It's a Fact tickets total: 13
Julia10320.9 - Moderator's Pet - Florence's Task: Busy Bee
Option 3: Men Explain Things to Me
This is on page 2 of the Best Feminist Books list.
This book is non-fiction - claiming one It's A Fact ticket
This post: 20 points, 1 NF
Total points: 685
BB: 4
GO: 2
NF: 7
Tasks completed: 37
Total books read: 49
5.7 - Who’s Behind Those Foster Grants?Depends What You Mean By Extremist by John Safran
Total this Post: 5
Season Total: 860
5.8 - One Small Step for ManBehind the Throne (The Indranan War #1) by K.B. Wagers
Total this Post: 5
Season Total: 865
5.4 - Mythical MonstersFourth Wing (The Empyrean #1) by Rebecca Yarros
dragons
Total this Post: 5
Season Total: 870
StaceyNC5.1 - Flying High
Read a book with an aeroplane on the cover.
Book:
Completed: 5/2/23
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 220
Tasks Completed: 16
StaceyNC15.2 - Earth Day
A. Reduce: Read a book that was added to your TBR before March 1, 2022 (last year).
Book: No Mercy
Completed: 3/21/23
Added to Goodreads Want to read shelf on 4/1/21
B. Reuse: Read a book by an author you have read before.
Book: Veils
Completed: 3/6/23
Author: Brynne Asher -- I have previously read Vines, Paths and Gifts by this author.
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 235
Tasks Completed: 17
StaceyNC20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Jen K's Task: Egyptian Spring
Option 2: Read a book written by a single author whose initials (all initials) are made of letters without curves.
Book: The Bribe
Completed: 5/14/23
Author: Willa Nash
Pages: 322
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 255
Tasks Completed: 18
StaceyNC25.2 - Robin P's Task: An Ode to Chocolate
1. 3 Musketeers: Read a book with a title of exactly 3 words.
Book: These Hollow Vows
Completed: 4/21/23
2. M & M: Read a book whose author’s full name (as listed on Goodreads) has exactly 2 M’s in it.
Book: Defy the Night
Completed: 4/5/23
Author: Brigid Kemmerer
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 280
Tasks Completed: 19
Nick KY30.7 Chandni’s Places
Opt. 1. Book by Indian author. I read Age of Vice by Deepti Kapoor, author born in India, 544 pp.
Opt. 4. Author born in the U.K. I read Murder on a Yacht by Penelope Sotheby, author born in Inverness, Scotland (U.K.), 102 pp.
Total pp = 646 > required 600
Points This Post: 30
Total Points So Far: 920
30.2 - Katrisa's Task: An Homage to MY 30sOption 1B, a book from College Setting Books page 5: The It Girl by Ruth Ware
Option 2, author's initials in reverse consecutive alphabetical order: Chasing History: A Kid in the Newsroom by Carl Bernstein
Points this post: 30
Total points: 550
ED10.4. What's in a Name?
The Albigenses, by the Author of 'Bertram' Volume 1 by Charles Maturin
821p.
*****I CLAIM 2 BIG BOOKS TICKETS*****
NOTE- this work was originally published in 1824. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Alb...
but GR uses the 2013 date for this edition. If that is sufficient information *****I WOULD LIKE TO CLAIM 1 GO TICKET*****
Points this post: 10
Total points: 130
Books read: 9
Golden Oldies: 1?
Big Books: 2
Non-Fiction: 0
Tasks completed: 9
5.5; 5.9
10.4
15.7; 15.10
20.2; 20.4; 20.8; 20.9
Andy P.Task # 50.1 - Lisa MD's Task: The Mod Squad
Option 2: Read a book whose author’s first or last name shares one of these initials with our mods, “D
Scorched Grace byMargot Douaihy 320 p.
Option 3: Read a book whose title or subtitle contains a word of 4 or more letters made from the letter combo of our incoming mods names: (JayneJennReneeLucy-Bookworm.) The Butcher and the Wren by Alaina Urquhart The Word is WREN (RENEE W from BOOKWORM 242 p.
Option 5: Take a page out of our Mod Squads bookshelf. Choose any mod and read a book that she rated 4 or 5 stars
From Sandy's list of 5 stars page 3: Never Say You Can't Survive: How to Get Through Hard Times by Making Up Stories by Charlie Jane Anders 240 p.
Page count 320 + 242 + 240 =802 p.
Points this post: 50
Total points: 565
RE Post 2004 I believe you missed my Its a Fact ticketMy total tickets should be 5
20.1 - Most Improved - Barbara ★'s Task: The Wizard of OzOption 2: I loved the beauty of the poppy fields. In honor of spring, read a book with flowers on the cover, not just a single flower.
I read
points: 145
books read: 12
tasks completed: 8
tasks in progress: 4
Big Books: 1
pages read: 4724
Kathy KS25.5 - MEGSCL's Task: Between the Lines
Last book I finished reading, the first time I read this task:
Red Dragon
Book 1: Read a book with a title that has a word matching a word* from the first sentence* of text.
1st line-- “Will Graham sat Crawford down at a picnic table between the house and the ocean and gave him a glass of iced tea.”
The House Opposite by Barbara Noble
Word: HOUSE
**Claiming 1 (one) Golden Oldies ticket** 1st published: 1943
Book 2: Read a book with a title that has a word matching a word* from the last sentence* of text.
Last line-- “Shiloh doesn’t care.”
A Killer Comes to Shiloh by Cynthia Haseloff
Word: SHILOH
I read a large print version; mmpb-119 p.
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Points for this task: 25
Total points : 635
Tasks completed: 34/55
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 0
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 1
Golden Oldies tickets total: 4
It's a Fact tickets for this task: 0
It's a Fact tickets total: 7
Lisa MD15.2 - Earth Day
B. Author you read before.
Required: State book you read before. - Blindsighted - Read on 08/10/2016
🦋Fallen by Karin Slaughter
387 pages
C. Option B again -
Triptych - Read on 3/30/2023
🦋Criminal by Karin Slaughter
507 pages
Listened to audio. Linked to MMPB
I claim a BB ticket
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COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 590/945
Total Books Read: 47
Tasks Completed: 34/55
Big Book Tickets: 6
Golden Oldies Tickets: 3
Non Fiction Tickets: 11
Angela IL10.3. Feeling possessive?
Read a book with a possessive noun in its title or subtitle.
Alice's Island by Daniel Sanchez Arevalo- 5/16
Points this Task: 10
Total Points: 515
Books Read: 34
Tasks Completed: 25
BB Ticket: 1
NF Ticket: 2
Angela IL30.8 - Kaora's Task: Chicken Katsu
Option 2. Read a book that has a cover that is at least 50% red or 50% black according to Tineye.
An Anonymous Girl by Greer Hendricks & Sarah Pekkanen- 3/9
52.5% Red
Option 4. Read a book by an author that has a name part that begins with a "K".
Compulsion by Jonathan Kellerman- 5/6
Points this Task: 30
Total Points: 545
Books Read: 36
Tasks Completed: 26
BB Ticket: 1
NF Ticket: 2
Angela IL5.10 - Spring, Just Do Your Thing
Read a book that meets SRC rules.
Signal Fires by Dani Shapiro- 4/13
Points this Task: 5
Total Points: 550
Books Read: 37
Tasks Completed: 27
BB Ticket: 1
NF Ticket: 2
MEGSCL10.4. What's in a Name?
The Swan Song of Doctor Malloy by Robert Power
TOTAL - 445
BIG BOOKS - 4
IT’S A FACT - 5
GOLDEN OLDIES - 1
MEGSCL15.5 - What's Up, Doc?
What - What Happens to Our Kids When We Fail to Grow Up: How to equip ourselves for a better future
**It’s a fact
TOTAL - 460
BIG BOOKS - 4
IT’S A FACT - 6
GOLDEN OLDIES - 1
MEGSCL50.1 - Lisa MD's Task: The Mod Squad
Option 1a:
Option 2: The Younger Wife by Sally Hepworth
Option 3: Dorian in DLMRoseSandyKristina - The Picture of Dorian Gray
**golden oldie published 1890
TOTAL - 510
BIG BOOKS - 4
IT’S A FACT - 6
GOLDEN OLDIES - 2
10.9 Spring Into Action I read Half-Off Ragnarok by Seanan McGuire (Adventure is MPG)
New Total: 155
20.5 Bigger is Better I chose option 2 and read Red Bones by Ann Cleeves - the word is "red" ("read")
New Total: 175
20.9 Moderator's Pet I chose option B and read The Chain by Adrian McKinty (357 pages)
New Total: 195
30.8 Chicken Katsu I chose option 1 and 4
1 - I read mIdnigHt Blue-light SpeciAl by Seanan McGuire
4 - I read Back to the Garden by Laurie R. King
New Total: 225
50.1 The Mod SquadI chose options 2, 3, and 5 - total pages 876
2 - I read Voices from Chernobyl: The Oral History of a Nuclear Disaster by Svetlana Alexievich (author name starts with S)
3 - Beyond Literary Analysis by Allison Marchetti - the word "analysis" can be made from dLmroseSAndYkriStINA)
5 - Pocket Apocalypse by Seanan McGuire - Sandy rated 4 stars
Claiming two "It's a Fact" tickets for Voices from Chernobyl: The Oral History of a Nuclear Disaster and Beyond Literary Analysis
New Total: 275
Barbara ★15.6 - The Oregon Trail
Read a book set at least 50% in one of the states set along the Oregon Trail: Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Wyoming, Idaho, Oregon, Washington
Inferno of Love - Erin Wright 5/15
(Set 100% in Sawyer, Idaho)
Per Amazon on page 164, "I know we live in Sawyer, Idaho of all places, but it is 2018"
https://www.amazon.com/Inferno-Love-W...
Points this task: 15
Total points: 535
Big Book Tickets: 500 (2) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
Barbara ★15.3 - Someday My Prince Will Come
Book A. Read a book whose title contains a word from the lyrics to “Someday My Prince Will Come.”
Flames of Love - Erin Wright 5/5
Lyric = Someday I'll find my LOVE
Book B. Read a book that is a whole-numbered book in a series from #1 - #7.
The Perfect House - Blake Pierce 3/31
(Jessie Hunt series #3)
Points this task: 15
Total points: 550
Big Book Tickets: 500 (2) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
Barbara ★10.4 - 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.
Death Runs Adrift - Karen MacInerney 5/16
(female #10 = Karen)
Points this task: 10
Total points: 560
Big Book Tickets: 500 (1) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
5.9 - Do Not Adjust Your SetI read Verity by Colleen Hoover.
Colleen Hoover's initials can be found in LESLIE MITCHELL.
Points this task: 5
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Totals:
Points: 40
Task completed: 5
MEGSCL30.1 - Teri K's Task: Movie Musicals!
Option 2. One Hundred Years of Solitude
Option 3. The Murder Rule by Dervla McTiernan
TOTAL - 540
BIG BOOKS - 4
IT’S A FACT - 6
GOLDEN OLDIES - 2
Amy B20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter- Jen B's Task: Me Time
Choose 1 option.
Required: State the option.
Option 1: Peloton
Choose ONE hashtag and read a book by an author whose initials (all of them) can be found in that hashtag.
Required: State the hashtag.
The Memory Police by Yōko Ogawa (#BYOE)
This Task: 20 Points
To Date: 500 Points
LAUREN JODI50.1 - Lisa MD's Task: The Mod Squad
Option 1B: Shoes on the cover
A Lady's Guide to Mischief and Murder by Dianne Freeman
The butler is wearing shoes, and the man is wearing hunting boots.
Option 2:
The Masterful Mr. Montague by Stephanie Laurens
Option 4: Set in UK
The Making of a Marquess by Lynne Connolly
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Points This Post: 50
Total Points: 700/945
Golden Oldies Ticket: 4
It's A Fact Ticket: 2
Big Book Ticket: 1
Total Books Read: 54
Total Tasks Completed: 43/55
Task 25.5 - Between the Linesusing the task-setter's book , matching words 3+letters long
book 1: from first sentence, has NAME in title
The Unspoken Name
book 2: from last sentence, has ONE in title
It Happened One Summer
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905 points
11 BB tix
9 NF tix
8 GO tix
LAUREN JODI30.8 - Kaora's Task: Chicken Katsu
Option 2:
Ruby Fever by Ilona Andrews
66.8% Red per Tineye
Option 3:
Against the Wall by Rebecca Zanetti
Page #: 228
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Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 730/945
Golden Oldies Ticket: 4
It's A Fact Ticket: 2
Big Book Ticket: 1
Total Books Read: 56
Total Tasks Completed: 44/55
Aimee GTask 25.2 - Robin P's Task: An Ode to Chocolate
Option 1: Read a book with a title of exactly 3 words.
Book read: The Holy Thief by Ellis Peters
Option 3: Read a book from the list of Twist Ending Books.
Book read: The Maid by Nita Prose
Found on page 1 of the list
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Points this task: 25
Points total: 380
Task 15.3 - Someday My Prince Will ComeOption 2- Read one book that fulfills both book A and B options.
Book:
A Zoo in My Luggage (The Zoo Memoirs #1) (1960) by Gerald Durrell (Paperback 198 pages) [590.92]
Fits:
Book A. Read a book whose title contains a word from the lyrics to “Someday My Prince Will Come.”
Someday my prince will come
And steal a kiss or two
And also fits:
Book B. Read a book that is a whole-numbered book in a series from #1 - #7.
https://www.goodreads.com/series/3430...
The Zoo Memoirs #1
** A Zoo in My Luggage is an It’s a Fact (Non-Fiction) Book**
180 + 15 = 195
Tasks Completed: 07
Points for this post: 15
Points thus far: 180 + 15 = 195
Books read: 13
Pages read: 3,889
Read but not claimed: 04
Goodreads Authors: 05
Golden Oldies: 00
It’s a Fact (Non-Fiction): 02
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
EMILYGRACER15.5 Whats up Doc
**I am claiming one its a fact ticket for this book*
Using the word 'what' I read See What You Made Me Do: Power, Control and Domestic Violence by Jess Hill
Points in this post: 15
Points in total: 680
Task completed: 36/55
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 1
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 3
It's a Fact tickets for this task: 1
It's a Fact tickets total: 14
Bookwrm526Task #30.5 - Spring Celebrations
Option A: Read a book with the genre Horror listed on the main page. I read How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix.
Option B: 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. I read An Impossible Impostor by Deanna Raybourn (SS in impossible, NN in deanna).
Total points so far: 625
Kai20.9 Moderator's Pet - Florence's Task: Busy Bee
OPTION A
Read a book from this list of one of my all time favourite tropes: Books With A House As A Character.
The Feast by Margaret Kennedy
Page 1
New Points: 20
Tasks Completed: 17
Total Points: 270
PAULA S10.1. Respect Your Elders
Read a book originally published at least 100 years ago (1923 or earlier)
Treasure Island
IL: MG - BL: 8.3 - AR Pts: 12.0
I read the ebook, MMPB link for reference: Treasure Island
Treasure Island was originally published in 1882, I claim 1 GO ticket
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 265/945
Total Books Read: 18
Total Tasks Completed: 15/55
GO tickets: 2
BB tickets: 1
PAULA S20.4 - Golden Oldies - Maria Jo's Task: The Queen of Crime
Option 3: Read a book that has over 1 million ratings.
Where the Crawdads Sing
2,536,669 ratings
I read the Kindle edition, MMPB for reference: Là où chantent les écrevisses
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 285/945
Total Books Read: 19
Total Tasks Completed: 16/55
GO tickets: 2
BB tickets: 1
PAULA S15.3 - Someday My Prince Will Come
Option 2- Read one book that fulfills both book A and B options.
Read a book whose title contains a word from the lyrics to “Someday My Prince Will Come.”, and is a whole-numbered book in a series from #1 - #7.
A Prayer for the Crown-Shy
Monk and Robot #2
Using the word A from the lyrics: And steal a kiss or two
I read the Kindle edition, PB link for reference (no MMPB): A Prayer for the Crown-Shy
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 300/945
Total Books Read: 20
Total Tasks Completed: 17/55
GO tickets: 2
BB tickets: 1
Mod
read a book set at least 50% in one of the countries listed: Aruba, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Cuba, Curaçao, Dominican Republic, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Panama, South Africa, South Korea, Taiwan, Venezuela.
Ash Mountain
The book is set 100% in AUSTRALIA
The description clearly mentions the Australian Summer & has MPG Australia
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 425 + 10 = 435
Total Tasks Completed: 26
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Big Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
It's a Fact: 6
Mod
The minimum number of pages to read is 760
Option 2. My Fair Lady
Read a book with the MPG Classics
read The Secret Life of Bees 302 pages
and
Option 3. Singing in the Rain
Read a book with all the letters RAIN in the author's name.
read
Fog Island by Mariette Lindstein
560 pages
points this post 30
total points 635
Sarah E10.1. Respect Your Elders
Joshua Slocum, Sailing Alone Around the World
I read a kindle edition, top paperback - none of the MMPs has a page count - is Sailing Alone around the World
Golden Oldie, first published 1899. Claiming 1 GO ticket.
Non-Fiction, claiming 1 It's a Fact ticket.
Total Points: 200
Total GOs: 2
Total NF: 3
Sarah E10.2 . April Fools Day!
Dial A for Aunties
I listened to an audio, top paperback - no MMP - is Dial A for Aunties
Total Points: 210
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Option B: DECLUTTERING
Read a book with a 5 or "five" in the page number, title, or subtitle.
Wanted, A Gentleman by Kj Charles
BB Tickets general: 1
IAF tickets general: 2
Points this task: 20
Total Points: 290