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FALL CHALLENGE 2023
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Completed Tasks: PLEASE DO NOT DELETE ANY POST IN THIS THREAD!
Kristina Marie10.9 - Fahrenheit 451
Read a book that is number 4, number 5 or number 1 in a series (the series name must show in the GR record).
Blood Promise by Richelle Mead
Audiobook. There is no MMPB. The paperback has 503 pages.
Blood Promise is the 4th book in the Vampire Academy series.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 215
Barbara ★25.8 - Tien’s Task: Pokémon Go
Option 2: ONE book task
There are over 1,000 Pokémon in the Pokédex. For this option, read ONE book that fulfills both requirements from option 1 AND is 500+ pages.
The Book of Fire - Marjorie Kellogg 10/1
(502 pages | word used: fire | author's initials found in poKeMon go)
BIG BOOK: 502 pages
Points this task: 25
Total points: 245
Big Book Tickets: 500 (2) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
Andy P.Task # 5.6 - We've Got Reading Down to a Fine Art
Read a book with a word of 4 or more letters in the title that matches a word in the name of an art piece at the Louvre
I chose Ship of Fools by Hieronymus Bosch
Feast of Fools by Rachel Caine
Points this post: 5
Total points:160
ROBIN P5.3 Hot off the Press
Book published 1927 or earlier
The Female Detective pub 1864
**requesting 1 GO point**
Points this post: 5
Total points: 250
BB:1 GO:2 IAF:1
Task 15.8 - It’s A Suburban Lifeon p1, #35 of list
Mrs Caliban
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450 points
4 NF tix
3 BB tix
3 GO tix
Delicious Dee20.2 - Rookie at the Top - MaryPDX’s Task: Open to Interpretation
Option 1 - The Bookbinder - shelved as war and approved in the THT
Points this Post: 20
Points Total: 165
Its a Fact Tickets: 3
Big Book Tickets: 1
Delicious Dee25.3 - Jen B's Task: Grease (Is the Word)
Option 1 -
- only 2 ppl on coverOption 3 Killing November - 2 word title where first letters can be found in PINKLADIES
Points this Post: 25
Points Total: 190
Its a Fact Tickets: 3
Big Book Tickets: 1
Mai20.6 - It's A Fact - EmilyGraceR's Task: In Pursuit of Trivia
Option 2: Author's first and last initials in the word TRIVIAL PURSUIT
Foe by Iain Reid
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 120
Tasks Completed: 8
Books Read: 9
NF Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
10.6 DictionaryRead a book with a word of 4 letters of more in the title that can be made from "A Dictionary of the English Language"
The Miracles of the Namiya General Store - Store
a dicTiOnaRy of the EngliSh language
Points: 10
Total/challenge: 10
20.1 Earning a PhDRead a book by a single author whose first and last initials are found in TEACHING AND LEARNING - AC in teAChing
Nemesis by Agatha Christie
Points: 20
Total/challenge: 30
20.2 Open to InterpretationOption 1: Read a book with a MPG tag of Romance, History, Business or War
The Duke Heist- Romance
Points:20
Total/challenge: 50
20.5 Pre-LovedRead a book that has 3 and 5 in the page count. The book must be new to you.
Legend-305 pages
This book is new to me
Points: 20
Total/challenge: 70
20.7 Season of ChangeOption 1 – Read a book with a main character who is a military service member, a veteran or who is an attorney (or equivalent legal role such as a barrister, advocate etc.) - the character may be actively practicing or retired. Books may be either fiction or non-fiction.
Behind Closed Doors- Jack is an attorney
Points: 20
Total/challenge: 90
30.1 Board Gaming in FallOpt 3 Read a book that is part of series.
Dash & Lily's Book of Dares Dash & Lily #1
Opt 5 - Read a book with a City name in the title/subtitle. City must be real not fictional.
Required: State the City
Next Year in Havana
set in Havana, Cuba
Points: 30
Total/challenge: 120
Amy FL5.4 - Apocalypse Not
The Dark We Seek - MPG Post Apocalyptic and Apocalyptic
Points this post: 5
Total points: 10
30.2 Books of the Autumn MonthsBook 1 - all letters of October in title
Crocodile on the Sandbank
O,C,O,R,E - CROcOdilE
T-The
B-sandBank
Book 2 - author initials in October
The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman
R,O - OctobeR
Points: 30
Total/challenge: 150
Amy FL15.6 Classic Horror VS New Horror
The Outsider - The 60 Most Popular Horror Books of the Past Five Years
Points this post: 15
Total points: 25
30.3 Going Stateside Opt 1A A book whose author initials are also the state's abbreviation
MS - Mississippi
All the Crooked Saints by Maggie Stiefvater
Opt 1B - A book whose author's initials reverse the state's abbreviation
Bombshell by Sarah MacLean - SM is the reverse of MS
Points: 30
Total/challenge: 180
30.5 True Chills >500 pgsOpt. 1. Read a biography, autobiography, or memoir.
Beyond the Wand: The Magic and Mayhem of Growing Up a Wizard 288 pgs
*Claiming It's a Fact Ticket
Opt. 4. Truly Cold. Read a book with the word “Cold” or the word “Frozen” in the title/subtitle. The word must be stand-alone and be exact.
Frozen 320 pgs
288+320=608 pgs
Points: 30
Total/challenge: 210
It's a Fact ticket: 1
Amy FL20.8 - Nickels and Dimes - Julia103's Task - Loose Change
The Bad Penny - Penny, USA
Points this post: 20
Total points: 45
Amy FL30.1 - JennRenee's Task: Board Gaming in the Fall!
3. The 23rd Midnight - Women's Murder Club #23
4. The Lie Maker - MPG Mystery
Points this post: 30
Total points: 75
Delicious Dee10.2 - Audrey Hepburn
Paradise Falls: The True Story of an Environmental Catastrophe - Paradise for the movie: Laughter in Paradise. claiming 1 its a fact ticket for non-fiction
Points this Post: 10
Points Total: 200
Its a Fact Tickets: 4
Big Book Tickets: 1
Inge199010.10 - Women in Sport
Read a book with MPG Sport that is written by, or about, a female athlete/sportswoman.
The Cheat Sheet
point this post: 10
total points: 65
Inge199020.2 - Rookie at the Top - MaryPDX’s Task: Open to Interpretation
Option 1: Read a book with a MPG tag of Romance, History, Business or War.
MPG: History
De Achtertuin van het Achterhuis
point this post: 20
total points: 85
25.8 Tien’s Task: Pokémon GoOption 1: TWO book task
Book 1: A book where authors first and last initials can be found in “Pokémon Go”. Letters may be used only as often as they appear.
The Bluffs by Kyle Perry
author's initials, KP, found in PoKemon go
Book 2: Read a book with a type* of Pokémon in the title (no subtitle). The word must match exactly.
*There are 18 types of Pokémon: normal, fire, water, grass, electric, ice, fighting, poison, ground, flying, psychic, bug, rock, ghost, dragon, dark, steel, fairy.
Baptism of Fire (The Witcher #3) by Andrzej Sapkowski
word in title, FIRE, is a Pokemon type
Total this Post: 25
Season Total: 265
5.1 – For the Horde! The Korean War by Cameron Forbes
approx 50% in Korea
Total this Post: 5
Season Total: 270
Julia10325.2 - Delicious Dee's Task: The Big Bang Theory
Option 3:
I had 12 from the spinner.
Book A: The Secret Life of Violet Grant
(Season 12 episode title is “The Grant Allocation Derivation”, shared word Grant)
Book B: Pearls Before Swine (Albert Campion #12)
Pearls Before Swine was originally published in 1945 so claiming one Golden Oldie ticket.
This post: 25 points, 1 GO
Total points: 280
BB: 1
GO: 5
NF: 2
Tasks completed: 16
Books completed: 21
Nick KY5.9 Language I read a book with the word “Welsh” in the title with all the letters in the target phrase: “one million WELSH speakers.” I read The Welsh Fasting Girl by Varley O'Connor.
Points This Post: 5
Total Points So Far: 255
Nick KY25.9 Mary P’s Fall genres
Opt. 1. MPG of “Horror.” I read The Italian by Ann Radcliffe. “Horror” is fourth listed genre.
Opt. 3. From p. 1 of the Psychological Thriller list https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/... , I read In the Woods by Tana French. I listened to the audiobook. The most popular MMPB is here: In the Woods: A Novel.
Points This Post: 25
Total Points So Far: 280
5.8 - Sit Down For What You Believe In Author’s first and last initials can be found in ROSA PARKS - Read Autumn by Ali Smith.
Points these task: 5
Total points: 50
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 0
Big Book ticket requests: 0
It's A Fact ticket requests: 0
Books read: 6
Tasks completed: 5
MAZZA1The Eagle's Prey20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - KSMary's Task: Season of Change
Option 1 – Read a book with a main character who is a military service member, a veteran or who is an attorney
The Eagle's Prey
Macro and Cato are members of the Roman legion book approved in help thread
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
points this post = 20
Points to date = 525
Repost of Post 525 with corrections10.9 - Fahrenheit 451
Read a book that is number 4, number 5 or number 1 in a series.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - number 5 in Harry Potter series
IL: MG - BL: 7.2 - AR PTS: 44.0
*******Claiming A Big Book Ticket. Pages Total = 912 pages*******
Points this post: 10
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Totals:
Points: 10/950
Task completed: 1/56
Big Book tickets total: 1
Golden Oldies tickets total: 0
It's a Fact tickets total: 0
Task 5.8 - Sit Down For What You Believe Inauthor initials in PARKS - AP
Seven Surrenders by Ada Palmer
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455 points
4 NF tix
3 GO tix
3 BB tix
Kathy KS25.10 - RedSycamore's Task: It's My Party!
2 books to read from the options below, the same option may be repeated.
Option 4: read... a book with MPG Paranormal, Horror, Suspense, or Thriller
Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas
MPG: Paranormal
I listened to an audiobook; pb-430 p. (Los chicos del cementerio) (no mmpb)
Repeat of Option 4:
Inheritance by Nora Roberts
MPG: both Suspense AND Paranormal
I listened to an ARC audio version of this title. hb=432 p. (no mmpb or pb with pagination)
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Points for this task: 25
Total points : 175
Tasks completed: 8/52
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 3
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: 1
Bookwrm526Task #20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - KSMary's Task: Season of Change
Option 2: Read a book with red, gold, purple, gray, white, black or silver in the title, subtitle, series name or author’s name. I chose WHITE and read Black Man in a White Coat: A Doctor's Reflections on Race and Medicine by Damon Tweedy.
Total points so far: 315
Mai20.1 - Most Improved: Rockynook's Task: Earning a Ph.D.
B) Author whose first and last initials are found in TEACHING AND LEARNING.
Titanium Noir by Nick Harkaway
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 140
Tasks Completed: 9
Books Read: 10
NF Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
Andy P.Task # 10.7 - Guinness
Read a book with a cover that is 70% or more black & white & grey according to TinEye
by Hella S. HaasseAccording to TinEye:
55.6 Grey
35.8 Grey
8.6 Grey
100%Grey
Points this post: 10
Total points: 170
Mod
The Six: The Untold Story of America's First Women Astronauts by Loren Grush / MPG Science
Points this post: 5
Total points: 135
Mod
Book 1
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros / WING-fender (2nd to last in list)
Book 2
Perfectly Nice Neighbors by Kia Abdullah / NEIGHBORS uses -or vs -our
Points this post: 25
Total points: 160
Katrisa5.6 - We've Got Reading Down to a Fine Art
ead a book with a word of 4 or more letters in the title that matches a word in the name of an art piece at the Louvre from the list
I read Dying to Meet You
Word DYING - artwork DYING Slave
Points this Post: 5
Points Total: 545
Katrisa10.1 1952 - Singing in the Rain released
Read a book with an umbrella on the cover.
I read
Points Total: 555
Inge199010.1 - Singing in the Rain
Read a book with an umbrella on the cover. The umbrella must be a full sized one (not a cocktail umbrella!)
point this post: 10
total points: 95
30.4 - Katrisa's Task: Going HomeOption 1 - Read a new-to-you book from the first 20 pages of the Fae Book Shelf .
Nettle and Bone by T. Kingfisher
page 21
Book is new to me
325 pages
Option 3 - Required: State the sub-option.
A - Read a book from this list of “Must Read Books About Sisters”
Three Dark Crowns (Three Dark Crowns #1) by Kendare Blake
number 12 on the list
407 pages
Total pages read: 732
Total this Post: 30
Season Total: 300
15.10 Fall BackEmbrace Me Darkly (Dark Alliance #1) by Kira James
First published Oct 27, 2022
Total this Post: 15
Season Total: 315
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15.5 It’s a Barbie World
This Is Where You Belong: The Art and Science of Loving the Place You Live
Tin Eye Results
85.2 %#d1515ePink
6.4 %#ab5463Violet
2.5 %#d47e56Orange
2.0 %#dda9adPink
1.4 %#e1a461Orange
1.3 %#f4dc65Yellow
0.9 %#eaba61Orange
0.2 %#6c4255Violet
Claiming 1 It's a Fact Ticket
Totals
Points: 40
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 4
Total Tasks Completed: 5
Total Books Completed: 5