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FALL CHALLENGE 2023
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Julia10310.9 - Fahrenheit 451
The District Nurses of Victory Walk (The District Nurse, #1)
This post: 10 points
Total points: 375
BB: 1
GO: 6
NF: 2
Tasks completed: 21
Books completed: 27
Ana20.1 - Most Improved: Rockynook's Task: Earning a Ph.D.
Book B-Renegade Love: An Alien Bounty Hunter Romance. The Authors initials can be found in Teaching and Learning.
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 160
Ana20.2 - Rookie at the Top - MaryPDX’s Task: Open to Interpretation
Option 1: Witchy Whiskers. This book has a MPG of Romance.
This Task: 20
Total Points: 180
MAZZA120.8 - Nickels and Dimes - Julia103's Task - Loose Change
Read a book in which a denomination of coin is found in the title
The Inheritance of Solomon Farthing Using Farthing -
A farthing was a UK Coin worth 1/4 of a penny
this book has 528 pages and I am claiming 1xBB ticket
points this post = 20
Points to date = 715
BB tickets this post = 1
BB tickets to date = 4
JP25.1 Eat Your Words
In the books I read, BAD eats STAR to form BA(STAR)D.
Hiaasen: Bad Monkey (337 pages)
Shafak: The Bastard of Istanbul (audiobook)
First-listed MMPB: La bâtarde d'Istanbul (378 pages)
Total pages: 715
Points this post: 25
Total points: 195
Aimee GTask 15.6 Classic Horror VS New Horror
Read a book that appears in one of these blog posts.
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
Found on blog post "Scary Reading Recommendations Based on Classic Horror Novels"
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Points for this task: 15
Total points: 155
BB: 3
GO: 1
IaF: 1
Theresa10.3 - Great Exhibition
One of the Girls by Lucy Clarke
Author initials - LC - CrystaL palace
Points this post - 10
Total points - 30
Theresa10.4 - America's Cup
The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware
set on a boat
Points this post - 10
Total points - 40
Erica H.Task 30.1 - JennRenee's Task: Board Gaming in the Fall!
Read 2 books - state boardgame options
Option 3: If you like Uno try Scout - Read a book that is part of series.
The series name and number must be indicated in the GR title listing in grayscale parentheses following the title or grayscale italics above the title.
Shakespeare's Trollop #4 in the Lily Bard series (10/5)
Option 4: If you like Clue try Awkward Guests - Read a book with MPG Mystery or any MPG with Mystery included (cozy mystery, Mystery Thriller, Murder Mystery)
A World of Curiosities (10/14)
Points for this task: 30
Total points: 95
Tasks completed: 6
BB tickets: 0
GO tickets: 0
NF tickets: 2
Barbara ★10.6 - Dictionary
Read a book with a word of 4 letters of more in the title that can be made from "A Dictionary of the English Language"
Night of the Witch - Sara Raasch & Beth Revis 10/13
N - in eNglish
I - in dIctionary
GH - in enGlisH
T in dicTionary
Points this task: 10
Total points: 325
Big Book Tickets: 500 (2) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
Delicious Dee20.5 - Bigger is Better - Insiyah's Task: Pre-Loved
King of Code - 3 and 5 in the pg count, book is new to me
Points this Post: 20
Points Total: 300
Its a Fact Tickets: 4
Big Book Tickets: 1
Task 20.1 - Earning a Ph.D.A) Read a book with a title word of 3+ letters (excluding the word "the") that can be formed from the letters in DOCTORATE OF PHILOSOPHY.
ASTER = doctoRATE of philoSophy
The Lemoncholy Life of Annie Aster (2015) by Scott Wilbanks (Goodreads Author) (Paperback 379 pages)
90 + 20 = 110
Tasks Completed: 07
Points for this post: 20
Points thus far: 90 + 20 = 110
Books read: 08
Pages read: 2,123
Read but not claimed: 04
Goodreads Authors: 06
Golden Oldies: 00
It’s a Fact (Non-Fiction): 00
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Amy B20.3 - Best Review - Michelle in Alaska’s Task: Toto, I have a feeling we’re not in Alaska anymore.
This is a ONE book task. Your book must have a minimum of 250 pages.
Choose ONE of the choices below.
Required: State which option you choose when you post.
OPTION 5: NEW PREFERENCES. For this task, LISTEN to a book from this list of “Best Audio Narrations”: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/4... For non-English titles on the list, the English version may be used.
Required: State the page where your book can be found.
Required: State that you listened to the audiobook version.
Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides (Page 2 of list, I listened to the audio version) - hardcover version of book has 529 pages
This Task: 20 Points
To Date: 135 Points
25.6 - Robin P's Task: Four and MoreRead 2 books as described below:
Book 1 – There is at least one word of exactly 4 letters in the title.
I read Op slot
Required: State the word: Slot
Book 2 – There is one word of 5 or more letters in the title (not subtitle) which contains the 4 letters in your first title.
I read Slotakkoord
Required: State the word: Slotakkoord
Points for this task: 25
Total points : 205+25=230/950
Tasks completed: 11/56
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 1
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 4
It's a Fact tickets for this task: 0
It's a Fact tickets total: 2
10.7 - GuinnessLibrary of Souls (Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children #3) by Ransom Riggs
37.7 %#221c1eBlack
34.2 %#929191Grey
25.2 %#515050Grey
2.6 %#9f6d3cBrown
0.3 %#9d7d5dBrown
Total this Post: 10
Season Total: 460
Kai5.8 Sit Down For What You Believe In
Read a book where the author’s first and last initials can be found in ROSA PARKS.
A Spell of Good Things by Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀
New Points: 5
Tasks Completed: 7
Total Points: 100
Kai20.1 Most Improved: Rockynook's Task: Earning a Ph.D.
OPTION A
Read a book with a title word of 3+ letters (excluding the word "the") that can be formed from the letters in DOCTORATE OF PHILOSOPHY. Letters can only be used as many times as they appear in the phrase.
Pearl by Siân Hughes
doctoRAtE of PhiLosophy
New Points: 20
Tasks Completed: 8
Total Points: 120
20.1 - Most Improved: Rockynook's Task: Earning a Ph.D.Option B
Read a book by a single author whose first and last initials are found in TEACHING AND LEARNING.
The Queens of Innis Lear by Tessa Gratton
Total Points: 75
Barbara ★25-9 Mary P's Task: My Favorite Fall Genres
Option 1: Horror
Read a book with the MPG Horror.
Hell House - Richard Matheson (301 pages) 9/20
Option 2: Urban Fantasy
Read a book by a single author where the author's first and last initials can be found in URBAN FANTASY.
The Burning Sky - Sherry Thomas (449 pages) 10/15
(S & T in fanTaSy)
TOTAL: Book 1 (301 pages) + Book 2 (449 pages) = 750 > 500
Points this task: 25
Total points: 350
Big Book Tickets: 500 (2) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
15.2 State of Induction Book 1, a coastal setting: The Beach at Summerly by Beatriz Williams
Book 2, a woodsy setting: North Woods by Daniel Mason
Points this post: 15
Total points: 225
20.1 - Most Improved: Rockynook's Task: Earning a Ph.D.Option B, author's first and last initials in TEACHING AND LEARNING: Witch of Wild Things by Raquel Vasquez Gilliland
Points this post: 20
Total points: 245
30.4 - Katrisa's Task: Going HomeOption 2, title word matches one of the beaches in San Diego: The Sunset Crowd by Karin Tanabe 336 pages
The beach is Sunset Cliffs
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
Option 4A, two of the same digits next to each other in page count: Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano 400 pages
Points this post: 30
Total points: 275
ROBIN P25.9 - Mary P's Task: My Favorite Fall Genres
500+ pages
Option 2 - Author initials in URBAN FANTASY
Fourth Wing - Rebecca Yarros
**Claiming 1 BB point, 528 pages**
Option 3 - Psychological Thrillers - The Devotion of Suspect X - 298 pages - found on p 13 of list
Total pages - 826
Points this post: 25
Total points: 335
BB:2 GO:3 IAF:3
Delicious Dee5.4 - Apocalypse Not
The Light We Lost - top genre is post apocalyptic
Points this Post: 5
Points Total: 305
Its a Fact Tickets: 4
Big Book Tickets: 1
Amy FL5.3 - Hot off the Press
The Sun Also Rises - published in October 1926
Points this post: 5
Total points: 80
Amy FL5.8 - Sit Down For What You Believe In
One Last Lie by Sarah Sutton - SS in roSa parkS
Points this post: 5
Total points: 85
Mai5.5 - Wake Up and Smell the Coffee
Book with a cup on the cover
Bloody Acquisitions by Drew HayesCover approved here
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 165
Tasks Completed: 12
Books Read: 13
NF Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
Christiana L15.1 Golden Age of Television
Book 1: Read a book by an author who shares a name with one of these famous movie/television stars listed:
Book Read: The Sister Effect by Susan Mallery (matches Susan Hayward)
Book 2 : Read a book featuring a movie or television celebrity
Book Read: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
Points this post: 15
Tasks Completed: 7
Total Points: 65
Amy FL15.5 It’s a Barbie World
25.1 %#f5eae5Pink
18.4 %#da4e60Pink
15.7 %#f4afb4Pink = 59.2% Pink
12.7 %#e53027Red
9.5 %#1c0a0dBlack
5.4 %#4c1421Brown
4.4 %#841933Red
3.6 %#eb845fOrange
3.1 %#f1bc88Orange
2.1 %#74716fGrey
Points this post: 15
Total points: 100
Amy FL30.4 - Katrisa's Task: Going Home
3B: Far from the Tree - page 1, #21
4A: My Darkest Prayer - 288 pages in paperback version (I linked to paperback version for task requirements, but completed the audiobook.)
Points this post: 30
Total points: 130
20.1 - Most Improved: Rockynook's Task: Earning a Ph.D.A Wind in the Door
IL: MG - BL: 5.0 - AR Pts: 7.0
Option 1
word: Door (is found in DOCTORATE OF PHILOSOPHY)
Previous points 280
This post: 15
Total 295
Inge199015.4 I Spy Fall Pie
option 2
read a book with intact APPLE, PUMPKIN, CRANBERRY, PECAN, SWEET, POTATO, MAPLE, PEAR, CHOCOLATE, BLACKBERRY, CHERRY
AND
2 page numbers from 314
word: apple
Candy Apple Killer
point this post: 15
total points: 115
Inge199020.9 - Moderator's Pet - Terri FL's Task - ChatGPT
option B
Read a book with cover art that includes any of these weather phenomena, storms, or natural disasters: rain, tidal wave, tornado, snow, or stormy skies (lightning or dark clouds).
point this post: 20
total points: 135
Inge199020.10 - Group Reads
point this post: 20
total points: 155
trishhartuk5.3 Hot off the Press
Read a book first published in 1927 or earlier.
Mrs Dalloway, Virginia Woolf
Read the kindle edition. Top MMPB: here (198pg)
Golden Oldie: first published 14 May 1925
Points this Task: 5
Books Read: 1
Golden Oldie: 1 – Mrs Dalloway was first published in 1925
Total Points: 325
Tasks Completed: 21
Golden Oldie Tickets: 1
Big book Tickets: 2
MAZZA120.1 - Most Improved: Rockynook's Task: Earning a Ph.D.
Option B) Read a book by a single author whose first and last initials are found in TEACHING AND LEARNING.
A Kiss Before Dying
points this post = 20
Points to date = 735
Joanne MI20.2 - 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.
Call the Midwife: A True Story of the East End in the 1950s -MPG History
Claiming 1 IAF
Points this task 20
Total Points 120
IAF this task 1
BB's2
IAF 3
5.8 - Sit Down For What You Believe InRead a book where the author’s first and last initials can be found in ROSA PARKS.
roSA
My Italian Bulldozer by Alexander McCall Smith
Task Total: 5
Season Total: 90
10.3 - Great ExhibitionRead a book where the authors first & last initials can be found in CRYSTAL PALACE
cryStAl
Lost Lake by Sarah Addison Allen
Task Total: 10
Season Total: 100
Joanne MI5.9 How to Save a Language
word found in letters in the title found in ONE MILLION WELSH SPEAKERS.
Walk through Fire: The Train Disaster that Changed America
The word is Walk
Claiming 1 IAF
Points this task 5
Total Points 125
IAF this post 1
Total IAF 4
BB's 2
trishhartuk15.2 State of Induction
Book 1: Read a book set at least 50% in a coastal setting.
Tea & Treachery, Vicki Delany
Read the kindle edition. Top PB: here (320pg)
From the GR description: “As the proud proprietor and head pastry chef of Tea-by-the-Sea, a traditional English tearoom on the picturesque bluffs of Cape Cod, Lily Roberts' hands are full, often literally.”
Book 2: Read a book set at least 50% in wooded, forest or jungle territory.
The Word for World is Forest, Ursula K. Le Guin
Read the kindle edition. Top MMPB: here (137pg)
100% set on an forested world
The GR description of this edition establishes the forest setting: “Centuries in the future, Terrans have established a logging colony & military base named "New Tahiti" on a tree-covered planet whose small, green-furred, big-eyed inhabitants have a culture centred on lucid dreaming.”
Points this Task: 15
Books Read: 2
Total Points: 340
Tasks Completed: 22
Golden Oldie Tickets: 1
Big book Tickets: 2
Ana25.10 - RedSycamore's Task: It's My Party!
Option 1: I did this option twice. It was allowed in this task.
Cursed Claws and Purr-fect Potions. Both Words in each book begin with the same letter.
This Post: 25
Total Points: 205
MAZZA120.4 - Golden Oldies - Paula S's Task: Autumn in Sweden
Option 3: Read a book with MPG Halloween
Cackle MPG on more button
approved in help thread https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points this post = 20
Points to date = 755
25.4 - Kristina Simon's task: Sailing AbacoThis is a two book task. Read one book from two different options.
Required: State the options: Option 3 and 4
Option 3: read a book that is #2 in a series. The series name and number must be indicated in the GR title listing in grayscale parentheses following the title or grayscale italics above the title.
I read De zeven wijzerplaten, Agatha Christie, #2 in the serie https://www.goodreads.com/series/7639...
**I'd like a Golden Oldie ticket for De zeven wijzerplaten (first published: 1941)**
Option 4: read a book with all the letters of ABACO found in any combination of the title/subtitle/series name/author's name.
Required: If using the series name, include the series title when you post.
I read De mOordenAAr droeg Blauw + Agatha Christie
**I'd like a Golden Oldie ticket for De moordenaar droeg blauw (first published: 1944)**
Points for this task: 25
Total points : 230+25=255/950
Tasks completed: 12/56
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 1
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 2
Golden Oldies tickets total: 6
It's a Fact tickets for this task: 0
It's a Fact tickets total: 2
Andy P.Task # 5.8 - Sit Down For What You Believe In
Read a book where the author’s first and last initials can be found in ROSA PARKS.
Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
PARKS
Points this post: 5
Total points: 305
Lisa MD5.2 - Back To School
Yellowface by R.F. Kuang
329 pages
Page 10 Dark Academia list
🍂🦉🍂🦉🍂🦉🍂🦉🍂🦉🍂🦉🍂🦉🍂🦉🍂🦉🍂🦉🍂
COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 150
Total Books Read: 13 / 77
Total Tasks Completed: 12 / 56
Big Book Tickets:
Golden Oldies Tickets:
IAF Tickets: 1
Lisa MD10.3 - Great Exhibition
Everyone Here Is Lying by Shari Lapena
319 pages
Author Initials: SL found in crySaL palace
🍂🦉🍂🦉🍂🦉🍂🦉🍂🦉🍂🦉🍂🦉🍂🦉🍂🦉🍂🦉🍂
COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 160
Total Books Read: 14 / 77
Total Tasks Completed: 13 / 56
Big Book Tickets:
Golden Oldies Tickets:
IAF Tickets: 1
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ25.1 - “Eat Your Words”
Book 1 -
The House in the Pines by Ana Reyes
Word = PINES
336 pages
Book 2 -
Chilled to the Cone by Ellie Alexander
Word = CONE
Link to MMP edition - Chilled to the Cone (336 pages)
PINES eats CONE for PINEconeS
336 pages + 336 pages = 672 pages
This post: 25 points
Total points to date: 155 points
Tasks completed: 9
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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15.10 Fall Back
Read a book published in September, October or November
The Roommateby Rosie Danan
#78 on September 2020 Most Anticipated Romance list
Task Points: 15
Grand Total: 60