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FALL CHALLENGE 2023
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Kathy KS30.5 - Nick KY's Task: True Chills
total page count must be 500+ pages.
Opt. 1. Read a biography, autobiography, or memoir. The book must be nonfiction
Still Just a Geek: An Annotated Memoir by Wil Wheaton
How it fits: Memoir/Biography, etc.
I read as an ebook; pb-436 p. (no mmpb)
**Claiming 1 (one) It’s A Fact ticket** : NONFICTION
Opt. 4. Read a book with the word “Cold” or the word “Frozen” in the title/subtitle.
Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
Includes COLD
I listened to an audiobook; mmpb-238 p. (Tant que le café est encore chaud)
Total pages: 436+238=674 (>500)
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Points for this task: 30
Total points : 415
Tasks completed: 20/52
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 4
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
ROBIN P25.2 Delicious Dee's Task: Big Bang Theory
Option 3
Using the following link, spin the wheel – that is your season - https://wheelgenerator.com/random-num...
I got the number 2
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
Required: - State the season number, Episode Title and Word
Season 2, Episode "The Bad Fish Paradigm" , Word BAD
The Good, The Bad and The History
**claiming 1 BB point, 512 p
Book B – read a book whose number in a series corresponds to the season number you spun. The series must have a minimum of three published books, and 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.
Required – state the season number.
Season 2, The Ionia Sanction, #2 of the Athenian Mysteries series of 7 books
Points this post: 25
Total points: 650
BB:5 GO:5 IAF:8
MEGSCL5.5 - Wake Up and Smell the Coffee
TOTAL
455 points
3 IAF ticket
1 Golden Oldie ticket
2 big book ticket
MEGSCL50.1 Angela IL's Task: Sort by…
Option 3: Sort by Num pages. Lowest page count=100pp
Trigger Warning
Option 5: Sort by title.
All That's Left Unsaid
Option 6: Sort by Num Ratings. Lowest number = 7 ratings.
Kill your Husbands
TOTAL
505 points
3 IAF ticket
1 Golden Oldie ticket
2 big book ticket
MEGSCL20.2 - Rookie at the Top - MaryPDX’s Task: Open to Interpretation
Option 1 romance: The Book of Dreams
TOTAL
525 points
3 IAF ticket
1 Golden Oldie ticket
2 big book ticket
MEGSCL5.4 - Apocalypse Not
Children of Time
++608 pages - big book
TOTAL
530 points
3 IAF ticket
1 Golden Oldie ticket
3 big book ticket
RACHEL CA10.06 Dictionary: word of 4 letters of more in the title that can be made from "A Dictionary of the English Language" (I chose "death")
Death of Yesterday, by M.C. BeatonPoints this post: 10
Total points: 125
Tasks completed: 8
Books read: 10
BB tickets: 1
GO tickets: 2
IAF tickets: 1
RACHEL CA15.10 Fall Back: Read a book first published in September, October, or November 2022
And Yet: Poems, by Kate Baer, published November 2022Points this post: 15
Total points: 140
Tasks completed: 9
Books read: 11
BB tickets: 1
GO tickets: 2
IAF tickets: 1
RACHEL CA20.01 Most Improved: Rockynook's Task: 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. Letters can only be used as many times as they appear in the phrase.
Children of Ash and Elm: A History of the Vikings, by Neil Price I used the word "ash". Claiming Big Book ticket, 656 pgs, and an IAF ticket for this work of history.B) Read a book by a single author whose first and last initials are found in TEACHING AND LEARNING. Letters can only be used as many times as they appear in the phrase.
Give Unto Others, by Donna Leon (Initial D found in AND, L found in LEARNING)Points this post: 20
Total points: 160
Tasks completed: 10
Books read: 13
BB tickets: 2
GO tickets: 2
IAF tickets: 2
Angela IL20.3 - Best Review - Michelle in Alaska’s Task: Toto, I have a feeling we’re not in Alaska anymore
OPTION 1: Read a book by a single author whose first and last initials match 2 of the 3 initials of my new favorite author: “SJM”.
The Two Lives of Lydia Bird by Josie Silver- 11/11
Points this Task: 20
Total Points: 365
Books Read: 24
Tasks Completed: 17
BB Ticket: 1
NF Ticket: 2
Task 30.3 - Going Statesideoption 1: author initials
State: Massachusetts = MA
book 1: author initials MA
Look to the Lady by Margery Allingham
pub 1931 - claiming 1 GO tix
book 2: author initials AM
The Chain by Adrian McKinty
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935 points
BB (10)
GO (8)
NF (8)
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Option 2: Read a book off this list Books About Books
Fahrenheit 451
This is #2 on page 1 of the list
Option 4: Read a book with MPG Mystery or any MPG with Mystery included (cozy mystery, Mystery Thriller, Murder Mystery)
The Mystery of Mrs. Christie
this has MPG Mystery & Mystery Thriller
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Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 270 + 30 = 300
Total Tasks Completed: 18
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Big Books: 2
Golden Oldies: 2
It's a Fact: 9
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Option 1: Read a book with a MPG tag of Romance, History, Business or War.
Black and British: A Short, Essential History
MPG History
IL: UY - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 5.0
This is non-fiction so I claim an It's a fact ticket
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 300 + 20 = 320
Total Tasks Completed: 19
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Big Books: 2
Golden Oldies: 2
It's a Fact: 9+1 = 10
JENNY H (Wow, it feels great to be back!)20.1 - Earning a PhD
Option A: Read a book with a title word that can be formed from the letters in DOCTORATE OF PHILOSOPHY
The Lost Future of Pepperharrow
The word LOST is found in D O C T ORATE OF PHI L O S OPHY
Points this task: 20
Season total: 20
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
IAF Tickets: 0
JENNY H20.2 - Open to Interpretation
Option 1: Read a book with MPG Romance, History, Business or War.
Fifty Shades of Grey
Romance MPG
Points this task: 20
Season total: 40
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
IAF Tickets: 0
JENNY H20.5 - Pre-loved
Read a book that has 3 and 5 in the page count.
Fifty Shades Darker
This book is new to me. It has 532 pages.
*I'm claiming ONE big-book ticket!*
Points this task: 20
Season total: 60
BB Tickets: 1
GO Tickets: 0
IAF Tickets: 0
CathyG50.1 Angela IL
Task Name: Sort by...
Go to the My Books tab and at the bottom of the page is an option to sort your TBR in multiple ways. Choose three different ways to sort your personal TBR and pick three options listed below.
Books must total 750 pages and SRC rules apply.
Option 1: Read the book that has been on your TBR the longest or the shortest. Sort by Date Added.
The Measure by Nikki Erlick 353 pp
Required: State date added to your TBR list Oct. 15, 2023
Option 4: Read a book chosen randomly by the GR generator. Sort by Random and read the first book listed.
Death at Wentwater Court by Carola Dunn 252 pp
Option 5: Read a book that starts with an A or starts with a Z. Sort by Title. Ignore A, The, or An.
Zachary's Virgin by Catherine Spencer 192 pp
Points this post: 50
Total points : 200
Tasks completed: 8
Books read: 12
Big Book tickets total: 2
Its a Fact tickets total: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 0
JENNY H20.6 - In Pursuit of Trivia
Option 1: Read a book with six distinct different colours on the cover according to Tineye OR read a book with a rainbow on the cover.
The Priory of the Orange Tree
I read a book with 6 distinct colours on the cover. From Tineye:
44.2% Yellow
28.9% Violet
7.3% Brown
4.8% Brown
3.6% Grey
2.9% Brown
2.6% Brown
2.3% Grey
2.1% Blue
1.1% Orange
--> Distinct colours: yellow, violet, brown, grey, blue and orange.
*I'm claiming TWO big-book tickets since the book has 830 pages*
Points this task: 20
Season total: 80
BB Tickets: 3
GO Tickets: 0
IAF Tickets: 0
CathyG25.6 - Robin P's Task: Four and More
Read 2 books as described below:
Book 1 – There is at least one word of exactly 4 letters in the title (not subtitle). You will want to choose based on Book 2.
The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave
Required: State the word. last
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.
The Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren
Required: State the word. Soulmate
Points this post: 25
Total points : 225
Tasks completed: 9
Books read: 14
Big Book tickets total: 2
Its a Fact tickets total: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 0
CathyG15.3 Rock ‘N’ Roll is born
Book 1: Read a book with a word of at least 3 letters from a song title from Elvis’ first released record.
Word must match exactly except for Darling may be used instead of Darlin'
https://genius.com/albums/Elvis-presl...
REQUIRED: State the word you
Book 2: Read a book with an authors initials can be found in ROCK N ROLL
or
Option 2 - Read ONE book that fulfills both requirements from option 1.
Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Center
Points this post: 15
Total points : 240
Tasks completed: 10
Books read: 15
Big Book tickets total: 2
Its a Fact tickets total: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 0
Sarah E20.4 - Golden Oldies - Paula S's Task: Autumn in Sweden
Option 4: On page 1 of the list, currently #7
A Little Princess
AR Bookfinder: IL: MG - BL: 6.0 - AR Pts: 11.0
Golden Oldie, first published 1905. Claiming 1 GO ticket.
Total Points: 180
Total GOs: 1
CathyG15.8 It’s A Suburban life
Read a book from the list below
Suburban Fiction
REQUIRED: state the page. p1
Little Bitty Lies by Mary Kay Andrews
Points this post: 15
Total points : 255
Tasks completed: 11
Books read: 16
Big Book tickets total: 2
Its a Fact tickets total: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 0
CathyG15.7 Pink and Blue
Read a book where all the letters from PINK and BLUE can be found in title/subtitle/series name/author name
The Billionaire’s Wake-up-call Girl by Annika Martin
Points this post: 15
Total points : 270
Tasks completed: 12
Books read: 17
Big Book tickets total: 2
Its a Fact tickets total: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 0
CathyG10.2 - Audrey Hepburn
Read a book that shares a word of 4 letters or more in the title with one of her movies https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audrey_...
Required: State the word secret
The Secret Recipe of Ella Dove by Karen Hawkins
Points this post: 10
Total points : 280
Tasks completed: 13
Books read: 18
Big Book tickets total: 2
Its a Fact tickets total: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 0
CathyG20.2 - Rookie at the Top - MaryPDX’s Task: Open to Interpretation
Required: State the option.
Option 1: Read a book with a MPG tag of Romance
Hello Stranger by Katherine Center
Points this post: 20
Total points : 300
Tasks completed: 14
Books read: 19
Big Book tickets total: 2
Its a Fact tickets total: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 0
Sarah E20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - KSMary's Task: Season of Change
Option 2: RED in title
All Systems Red
I listened to an audio, top paperback - no MMP - is All Systems Red
Total Points: 200
JENNY H25.4 - Sailing Abaco
Option 3: read a book that is #2 in a series.
Darker
This is the second instalment of the "Fifty Shades as Told by Christian" series.
*I'm claiming ONE big-book ticket. The book is 546 pages long*
Option 4: read a book with all the letters of ABACO found in any combination of the title/subtitle/series name/author's name.
Energy and Climate Change: Europe at the Crossroads by David Buchan
ABACO appears in dAvid BuChAn and eurOpe
*It's a Fact! So I'm claiming a NF ticket :) *
Points this task: 25
Season total: 105
BB Tickets: 4
GO Tickets: 0
IAF Tickets: 1
Andy P.Task # 25.10 - RedSycamore's Task: It's My Party!
Option 1: Read a book with a title that contains at least two words of four or more letters. All of the 4+ letter words must begin with the same first letter
Golden Girl by Elin Hilderbrand
Option 2: Read a book by the author of a book I've rated 5 stars
The Third Gate by Lincoln Child
Child is one of the designated 5 star rated authors
Points this post: 25
Total points: 605
JENNY H10.9 - Fahrenheit 451
Read a book that is number 4, number 5 or number 1 in a series.
Grey
Is number 1 in the series.
Claiming ONE big-book ticket (576 pages)*
Points this task: 10
Season total: 115
BB Tickets: 5
GO Tickets: 0
IAF Tickets: 1
JENNY H10.7 - Guinness
Read a book with a cover that is 70% or more black & white & grey according to TinEye
Freed
Tineye: Black + Grey = 94.5%
*Claiming TWO bib-book ticket (768 pages)*
Points this task: 10
Season total: 125
BB Tickets: 7
GO Tickets: 0
IAF Tickets: 1
JENNY H10.6 - 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"
Inte den du tror
The word "INTE" can be found in dIcTioNary and thE
Points this task: 10
Season total: 135
BB Tickets: 7
GO Tickets: 0
IAF Tickets: 1
25.5 - Lois' Task: Hear! Here!Set of homophone used: NO & KNOW
NO plan b (Jack Reacher #27) by Lee Child
dying to KNOW by Rae Cairns
Total this Post: 25
Season Total: 585
JENNY H15.2 State of Induction
Book 1: Read a book set at least 50% in a coastal setting.
Sommaren Hon Återvände
Set on the San Juan Islands, an archipelago in Washington State, USA.
Book 2: Read a book set at least 50% in wooded, forest , or jungle territory.
Graceling
Set in a forest or wooded landscape between pp. 137-292 & 341-370. This adds up to 186 pages, or 50.3% of the book --> 186/370=50.3%
Points this task: 15
Season total: 150
BB Tickets: 7
GO Tickets: 0
IAF Tickets: 1
Theresa10.8 - Coronation
Spare by Prince Harry
oked in help thread
Points this post - 10
Total points - 70
Theresa10.9 - Fahrenheit 451
Return to Tradd Street by Karen White
Tradd Street #4
Points this post - 10
Total points - 80
FLY Task #5.6 - We've Got Reading Down to a Fine Art
task: Read a book with a title word that matches a word in the name of an art piece at the Louvre
book: Death in the Clouds
(my version is kindle, first MMPB with page numbers here)
how it fits: "Death" in the painting Death of the Virgin
other:
**claiming GO for First published 1935
Points this post: 5
Total points: 90
Tasks completed: 9/54
BB: 4 / GO: 2 / IAF: 1
Readerboard name: Michelle in Alaska25.4 - Kristina Simon's task: Sailing Abaco.
Option 3. Read a book that is #2 in a series.
Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros (623 p.) *
Option 4. Read a book where ABACO can be found in title, series name and/or author's name.
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros (528 p.) ** ***
* I would like to claim 1 BB ticket for this book, please.
** I would like to claim 1 BB ticket for this book, please.
*** Rebecca Yarros
➸ Total Points: 100
➸ Total Pages: 3,596
On a side note, I've been so lucky this season finding tasks where I can read two back-to-back series books for the same task :)
FLY Task #10.1 - Singing in the Rain
task: Read a book with an umbrella on the cover.
book: Soulless
how it fits:
Points this post: 10
Total points: 100
Tasks completed: 10/54
BB: 4 / GO: 2 / IAF: 1
Mai5.9 – How to Save a Language
Book with a word of 4 or more letters in the title found in ONE MILLION WELSH SPEAKERS
Moon Knight, Vol. 2: Too Tough to Die by Jed MacKay
The word is "Moon"
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 380
Tasks Completed: 26
Books Read: 32
NF Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
Julia10325.7 - MegSCL's Task: It's Called Autumn!!
Book 1: Threads of Treason
Thread is on the list as American English (British equivalent is Cotton)
Book 2: The Armor of Light
Armor uses the rule "-our (British) vs. -or (American)"
(The edition I read has Armor, but the original title is The Armour of Light. Goodreads has cover images with the different spellings.)
The Armor of Light is 737 pages so claiming one BB ticket
This post: 25 points, 1 BB
Total points: 480
BB: 3
GO: 7
NF: 2
Tasks completed: 28
Books completed: 37
Delicious Dee5.6 - We've Got Reading Down to a Fine Art
Dying Bites - dying for Dying Slave
Points this Post: 5
Points Total: 620
Its a Fact Tickets: 8
Big Book Tickets: 5
Golden Oldies: 1
Wayne20.1 - Most Improved: Rockynooks Task: Earning a PhD
B) Read a book by a single author whose first and last letters are found in TEACHING AND LEARNING
The Energy Of Slaves by Leonard Cohen teaChing and Learning
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 20
Task 15.6 - Classic Horror VS New Horroron the 60 Most Popular.... list
Ring Shout
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950 points
fin!
5.10 - As Easy as Falling off a LogRead a book of your choice that meets SRC rules.
I read De kamers by Lucas de Waard
Points for this task: 5
Total points : 395+5=400/950
Tasks completed: 21/56
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 1
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 11
It's a Fact tickets for this task: 0
It's a Fact tickets total: 2
Amy FL20.6 - It's A Fact - EmilyGraceR's Task: In Pursuit of Trivia
Beyond That, the Sea by Laura Spence-Ash LSA in triviAL purSuit
Points this post: 20
Total points: 635
Delicious Dee25.7 - MegSCL's Task: It's Called Autumn!!
Book 1 - The Vacation Toy - vacation for the US/holiday for the UK
Book 2 - The Colour of Poison - color with an our
Points this Post: 25
Points Total: 645
Its a Fact Tickets: 8
Big Book Tickets: 5
Golden Oldies: 1
Amy FL25.9 - Mary P's Task: My Favorite Fall Genres
Option 2: I Remember You by Brian Freeman - BF in urBan Fantasy
Option 3: The Housemaid's Secret - page 2 of list
Points this post: 25
Total points: 660
Task 20.3 - Best Review - Michelle in Alaska’s Task: Toto, I have a feeling we’re not in Alaska anymore.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
Naked in Death - it's on the 2nd page #147
Date Read: 09/11/23
I listened to this audiobook edition.
380 points
6 GO
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25.7 - MegSCL's Task: It's Called Autumn!!
Book 1: Dead Fall - Fall
Book 2: The Traveller and Other Stories - Traveller, Rule is Double L in a verb conjugation (British)
Points this post: 25
Total points: 605