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FALL CHALLENGE 2023
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Nick KY25.2 - Delicious Dee's Task: The Big Bang Theory
Option 3
I rolled the spinner and got an 8.
Book A – read a book with AT LEAST a three-letter word in the title (excluding the, and) that shares a word with one of the seasons episodes from this list.
Season8 Episode 10 - "The Champagne Reflection"
matching word is Champagne.
I read Champagne for Buzzards by Phyllis Smallman.
Book B Book B – read a book whose number in a series corresponds to the season number you spun
I read Act of Mercy, Book 8 in the Sister Fidelma series by Peter Tremayne.
Points this post: 25
Total Points So Far: 40
10.3 - Great Exhibitionauthors first & last initials can be found in CRYSTAL PALACE
The Fifth Elephant by Terry Pratchett
Points for this task: 10
Total points :10
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
Kristina Marie5.6 - 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 from this list: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of....
Required: state the word and the art piece.
Death of a Cad by M.C. Beaton
Audiobook. The MMPB has 214 pages.
Death of a Cad shares the word "death" with Death of the Virgin by Caravaggio.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 5
ROBIN P5.2 Back to School
Book from list of Dark Academia
Real Life - found on page 5 of list
Read ebook, linked pb
Points this post: 5
Total points: 35
BB:0 GO:1 IAF:0
30.1 - JennRenee's Task: Board Gaming in the Fall!3. Read a book that is part of series.
Jingo
4. Read a book with MPG Mystery
Thud!
Points for this task: 30
Total points :40
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
Kristina Marie30.5 - Nick KY's Task: True Chills
Read two books from two different options. The total page count must be 500+ pages.
Required: state the options.
Opt. 1. Read a biography, autobiography, or memoir.
The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times by Michelle Obama
MPG: Memoir
Audiobook. This is no MMPB. The first resulting paperback is large print. The second paperback has 264 pages.
Opt. 2. Read a book from the first 25 pages of this list: Psychological Horror Books
Required: State what page of the list your book is found on.
Hawkes Harbor by S.E. Hinton
It is currently on page 19 of the list.
251 pages
264 pages + 251 pages= 515 pages
Points this post: 30
Total points: 35
NAVI10.6 - 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""
How it fits: How to Sell a Haunted House has HOUSE which can be made from A Dicti o nary of the E ngli s h Lang u age
Points this post: 10
Total points: 10
NAVI10.9 - 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).
How it fits: Mine Till Midnight is #1 in The Hathaways series
Points this post: 10
Total points: 20
JEN B30.4 - Katrisa's Task: Going Home
Option 3B - Read a book from this list of books with adopted characters
Required: State the page of the list your book was on.
The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune (396 pages)
This book is on Page 1 of the Adopted Characters list
Option 4 - A - San Diego: Read a book with a page count that has two of the same digits next to each other (ex. 117 or 266)
The Connellys of County Down by Tracey Lange
This book has 288 pages
396 pages + 288 pages = 684 pages > 500 pages
TOTAL POINTS: 30
15.9 - Space Explorationset at least 50% on a space shuttle, spaceship, or a space station
🎓 set entirely within the Exodus Fleet (a collection of 32 homesteader ships) 🎓
Total points: 10 + 15 = 25
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
It's a Fact tickets: 0
15.10 Fall BackI read The Soulmate by Sally Hepworth.
This book was first published in October 2022.
Points this task: 15
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Totals:
Points: 30
Task completed: 3
Big Book tickets total: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 0
It's a Fact tickets total: 1
Katrisa20.10 - Group Reads
I read Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty and posted in the discussion thread
Points this Post: 20
Points Total: 30
Kai15.9 Space Exploration
Read a book set at least 50% on a space shuttle, spaceship, or a space station
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
New Points: 15
Tasks Completed: 1
Total Points: 15
15.4 I Spy Fall PieOption 2, a pie flavor in the title and 2 page numbers from 314: Death by Chocolate Malted Milkshake by Sarah Graves
The word is Chocolate
Paperback edition Death by Chocolate Malted Milkshake 304 pages
Points this post: 15
Total points: 25
ROBIN P15.6 Classic Horror vs New Horror
Earthlings
on 2nd list - The 60 Most Popular Horror Books of the Past Five Years
Points this post: 15
Total points: 50
BB:0 GO:1 IAF:0
10.6 - DictionaryThe Curse of Chalion (World of the Five Gods (Publication) #1) by Lois McMaster Bujold
word in title, CURSE, found in a diCtionaRy of thE engliSh LangUage
Total this Post: 10
Season Total: 10
SarahBR25.3 - Jen B's Task: Grease (Is the Word)
Option 2: We Go Together
New Moon byStephenie Meyer
New Moon is listed 11th on the first page of the books set in highschool goodreads list
For this I am claiming 1 BB ticket as the paperback edition is listed at 565 pages
Option 3: Hopelessly Devoted To You
Breaking Dawn Stephenie Meyer
Breaking Dawn can be found in tBirDs meeting the requirements of the challenge
I am claiming 2 BB tickets for this book as the paperback edition is listed as 757 pages
Points this post: 25
Total points 65
Claiming 3 BB tickets this task
BB:4 GO:1 IAF:0
Rhiannon30.1 JennRenee's Task: Board Gaming in the Fall!
The Fault in Our Stars option #2: page 1 #30 on the list and Caramel Pecan Roll Murder option #3: #28 in the series
Points Claimed this post: 30
Total Points: 30/980
Books Read: 2/76
Tasks Completed: 1/57
Rhiannon30.3 Mazza1's Task: Going Stateside
option 1 Learning to sing : Hearing the music in your life by Clay Aiken and And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
State Chose was California. CA for Clay Aiken and Reverse = AC Agatha Christie
Points Claimed this post: 30
Total Points: 60/980
Books Read: 4/76
Tasks Completed: 2/57
Bookwrm526Task #15.5 It’s a Barbie World
Read a book with a cover that is at least 59% pink according to Tineye. I read Devil's Food Cake Murder by Joanne Fluke, which is 91.5% pink according to Tineye.
Total points so far: 45
NAVI10.1 - Singing in the Rain
Read a book with an umbrella on the cover.
How it fits:
has an umbrella on the coverPoints this post: 10
Total points: 30
Christiana L5.5 - Wake Up and Smell the Coffee
The Secret, Book and Scone Society by Ellery Adams
Points this post: 5
Tasks Completed: 1
Total Points: 5
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
FLY Task #10.10 - Women in Sport
task: Read a book with MPG Sport that is written by, or about, a female athlete/sportswoman.
book: Furia
(my version is audio, no MMPB, first PB here)
how it fits: MPG Sports, feminist book about a 17-yr old Argentinian futbolera
Points this post: 10
Total points: 20
Tasks completed: 2/54
BB: 1 / GO: 0 / IAF: 0
30.1 - JennRenee's Task: Board Gaming in the Fall!Option 3, part of a series: Death by Chocolate Cherry Cheesecake by Sarah Graves (Death by Chocolate Mystery #1)
Option 4, MPG Mystery: Prom Mom by Laura Lippman
Points this post: 30
Total points: 55
Nick KY5.1 Horde The 1250’s expansion of the Mongolian Empire. I read Babylon: Mesopotamia and the Birth of Civilization by Paul Kriwaczek, set in what is today Iraq.
Points This Post: 5
Total Points So Far: 45
Nick KY10.7 Guiness I read The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams. According to tineye, the cover is:
100 % White and Grey
Points This Post: 10
Total Points So Far: 55
Aimee GTask 5.5 - Wake Up and Smell the Coffee
Read a book with coffee beans or a cup/mug on the cover
Grounds for Murder by Tara Lush
coffee beans AND mug on cover
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Points for this task: 5
Total points: 10
BB: 0
GO: 0
IaF: 0
Bookwrm526Task #15.9 Space Exploration
Read a book set at least 50% on a space shuttle, spaceship, or a space station. I read Station Eternity by Mur Lafferty. It is mostly set on a space station, as indicated in the GR description.
Total points so far: 60
5.9 - How to Save a Language Book with a word of 4 or more letters in the title found in ONE MILLION WELSH SPEAKERS - Read The Widow's Season by Laura Brodie. The word SEASON can be made with letters from the phrase.
Points these task: 5
Total points: 5
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 0
Big Book ticket requests: 0
It's A Fact ticket requests: 0
Books read: 1
Tasks completed: 1
10.4 - America's Cup Set at least 70% on a boat/ship/at sea - Read The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty. Amina is a retired pirate hired to search for a lady's granddaughter so goes back to reclaim her ship and crew for the new job.
Points these task: 10
Total points: 15
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 0
Big Book ticket requests: 0
It's A Fact ticket requests: 0
Books read: 2
Tasks completed: 2
15.10 - Fall Back Book first published in September, October, or November 2022 - Read The Book of Goose by Yiyun Li. This was first published in Sept 2022.
Points these task: 20
Total points: 35
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 0
Big Book ticket requests: 0
It's A Fact ticket requests: 0
Books read: 3
Tasks completed: 3
Andy P.Task # 20.10 - Group Reads
Books Turned Into TV Shows: Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz
My comments on this book can be found in Message 2 of the discussion thread or below
I don't find many books that rate 5 stars in my opinion, but this one deserves the rating. A very intricate mystery and hints on how to create codes and other devices for producing a novel that can be enjoyed from several different perspectives. Fans of the television show Midsumer Mysteries may have enjoyed some of Horowitz's talents as he wrote the screenplay for several of the earlier episodes of this popular series. There are multiple plots that are being told simultaneously but rather than confusing they enhance your enjoyment. Mr. Horowititz really does exemplify the popular phrase "has a way with words."
Points this post: 20
Total points: 20
15.5 It’s a Barbie WorldRead a book with a cover that is at least 59% pink according to https://labs.tineye.com/color/
-Lisa Patton-61% Pink according to TinEye25/900
5.10 - As Easy as Falling off a LogRead a book of your choice that meets SRC rules.
For this task, a book with the MPG Childrens, Kids, Middle Grade or Juvenile that is NOT found in ARBF may be used.
This book was not found on the ABRF website.
A Mouse Called Miika-Matt Haig
30/900
Katrisa10.8 - Coronation
Read a non fiction book about Royalty
I read Diana, William, and Harry: The Heartbreaking Story of a Princess and Mother
Points this Post: 10
Points Total: 40
30.3 - Mazza1's Task: Going StatesideI chose Option 1 and picked Tennessee (TN).
Book 1: I read Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah (initials TN).
**Claiming 1 It's a Fact ticket for non-fiction**
Book 2: I read The Nowhere Girl by Nicole Trope (initials NT).
Points this task: 30
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Totals:
Points: 60
Task completed: 4
Big Book tickets total: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 0
It's a Fact tickets total: 2
Katrisa10.5 - Calendar Changes
Read a book with a day of the week in the title
I read Tuesdays with Morrie
Points this Post:10
Points Total: 50
10.7 - Guinness Cover is 70% or more black & white & grey: A Living Remedy: A Memoir by Nicole Chung
Grey = 88.3% + 4.5% + 2.4% + 0.5%
Points this post: 10
Total points: 65
5.7 – The Evolution of PopSciI read A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson.
This has an MPG of both Science and Popular Science.
**Claiming 1 It's a Fact ticket for non-fiction**
**Claiming 1 Big Book ticket - the version I read is 687 pages**
Points this task: 5
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Totals:
Points: 65
Task completed: 5
Big Book tickets total: 1
Golden Oldies tickets total: 0
It's a Fact tickets total: 3
MAZZA130. 4 Katrisa's Task: Going Home
Option 2
read a book with a word of at least 4 letters in the title that matches one of the “beaches in the city of San Diego”
Using the word STREET
I read an ARC of this book received from Netgalley
The Mayor of Maxwell Street
The PB edition The Mayor of Maxwell Street
at 528 Pages I am claiming 1 xBB ticket
Option 4 B - Salt Lake City: Read a book with a page count that has two consecutive numbers in its digits (ex. 236 or 412)
The Dog Who Came in From the Cold 312 pages
528 + 312 = 840 exceeds page requirements
Points this post = 30
Points to date = 125
BB tickets this post = 1
BB tickets to date = 2
Jayme(the ghostreader)10.9 Farenheit 451
Read a book that is #4,#5 or 1 in a series
Acorna's Search by Anne McCaffrey
# 5 in a series
Task + 10
Grand total 10
Tasks completed : 1
Barbara ★30.1 - JennRenee's Task: Board Gaming in the Fall!
Option 3: Read a book that is part of series.
Cherish Hard - Nalini Singh 9/5
(Hard Play #1)
Option 4: Read a book with MPG Mystery or any MPG with Mystery included
Murder in the Book Lover's Loft - Ellery Adams 9/8
(has MPG mystery)
Points this task: 30
Total points: 45
Big Book Tickets: 500 (0) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
Barbara ★10.9 - Fahrenheit 451
Read a book that is number 4, number 5 or number 1 in a series
The Vow - Dannika Dark 9/7
(Black Arrowhead #1)
Points this task: 10
Total points: 55
Big Book Tickets: 500 (0) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
Kristina Marie10.4 - America's Cup
Read a book that is set at least 70% on a boat/ship/at sea.
The Last Mapmaker by Christina Soontornvat
Audiobook. There is no MMPB. The paperback has 368 pages.
AR BookFinder Information: IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 11.0
"Sai seizes the chance to join an expedition to chart the southern seas."
Points this post: 10
Total points: 45
Kristina Marie5.7 – The Evolution of PopSci
Read a book with an MPG of Science or Popular Science.
Chatter: The Voice in Our Head, Why It Matters, and How to Harness It by Ethan Kross
Audiobook. There is no MMPB. The paperback has 288 pages.
MPG Science.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 50
ROBIN P5.5 Wake Up and Smell the Coffee
Coffee Cup on cover
Before the Coffee Gets Cold
Points this post: 5
Total points: 55
BB:0 GO:1 IAF:0
Julia10330.2 - Cat's Task: Books of the Autumn Months
I'm using October as the month.
Book 1: The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies
(OCT in Society, OBE in Benevolent, R in Ill-Mannered)
Book 2: Once We Were Brothers by Ronald H. Balson
(initials RB in OCTOBER)
This post: 30 points
Total points: 50
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 2
Tasks completed: 4
Books completed: 5
Reader board name: AshheffTask 10.4-America's Cup
70% of setting at boat/ship/sea
Daughter of the Pirate King
"Daughter of the Pirate King"-Tricia Levenseller
Current task: 10 points
Total: 10 points
Reader board name: Ashheff Task 5.5-Wake up and smell the coffee
Coffee cup on the cover
Before the Coffee Gets Cold
"Before the Coffee Gets Cold"-Toshikazu Kawaguchi
Current points: 5
Total: 15
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15.6 Classic Horror VS New Horror
Read a book that appears in one of these blog posts.
Using Scary Reading Recommendations
https://www.goodreads.com/blog/show/2...
Mexican Gothic
Points this post = 15
Points to date = 95