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WINTER CHALLENGE 2023
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Barbara ★5.1 - No "L" Day
Read a book with no "L" In the title/subtitle/authors name
Wicked Fix - Sarah Graves 12/14
Points this task: 5
Total points: 265
Big Book Tickets: 500 (0) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
Barbara ★5.10 - A Holiday Gift For You
Read a book of your choice that meets SRC rules.
Delicious Monsters - Liselle Sambury 12/22
Points this task: 5
Total points: 270
Big Book Tickets: 500 (0) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Apple's Task: Christmas SpecialFor this task, read a book that features a word of 4 or more letters from one of the television specials (not necessarily Christmas), from this list: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of... matches only, no plurals or possessives.
Required: State the word and the television special.
Year of Wonders by Geraldine
Brooks
Title The Year Without a Santa Claus
Word Year
Point this Post: 20
Total Points: 145
Total IAFs to date: 2
5.1- No "L" DayRead a book with no "L" In the title/subtitle/authors name
Diary of a Void by Emi Yagi
Point this Post: 5
Total Points: 150
Total IAFs to date: 2
5.6- Christmas Murder Mystery NightRead a MPG Mystery or Christmas. Genres may be embedded or stand alone
Spider's Web by Charles Osborne
Point this Post: 5
Total Points: 155
Total IAFs to date: 2
Katrisa10.6 - Roll the Bones
Read a book whose page count consists solely of numbers found on a traditional six-sided die: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6.
I read Playful Intelligence: The Power of Living Lightly in a Serious World
My book was audio - PB pages 264
Points this Post: 10
Points Total: 575
Katrisa20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Aimee G's Task: Seeking Sanctuary
Option 2: Read a book where the main character is a refugee or asylum seeker.
I read We Are Displaced which tells the stories of several refugee young women
Points this Post: 20
Points Total: 595
Katrisa20.9 - Moderators' Pet - Kathy P's Task: Winter Love... Actually
Read a book by an author who shares a first or last name with one of the actors in the movie.
I readA Sense of the Mysterious: Science and the Human Spirit by Alan Lightman
Alan - Alan Rickman
Points this Post: 20
Points Total: 615
5.8- Polar Bear PlungeRead book with a cover of at least 70% White according to Tineye.
by Denis Thériault
According to TinEye 89.6 %#f2f4e8White
Point this Post: 5
Total Points: 160
Total IAFs to date: 2
10.1 - Poetry for NeanderthalsRead a book where all the words in the title consist of a single syllable
Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan
Point this Post: 10
Total Points: 170
Total IAFs to date: 2
10.3 - Season of LoveRead a book with the MPG Romance.
The Girl from the Sea by Molly Knox Ostertag
Point this Post: 10
Total Points: 180
Total IAFs to date: 2
10.6 - Roll the BonesRead a book whose page count consists solely of numbers found on a traditional six-sided die: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6. Digits may appear multiple times.
Lucy by Jamaica Kincaid
Point this Post: 10
Total Points: 190
Total IAFs to date: 2
Task 10.7 - It's-a Me, Mario!Read a book by a single author whose name contains all the letters of one of the following Mario characters: MARIO, LUIGI, PEACH, YOSHI, WARIO or BOWSER.
Character MARIO
MARIO = jOhn gRIshAM
The Brethren (2000) by John Grisham (Paperback 440 pages)
40 + 10 = 50
Tasks Completed: 05
Points for this post: 10
Points thus far: 40 + 10 = 50
Books read: 05
Pages read: 1,408
Read but not claimed: 05
Goodreads Authors: 02
Golden Oldies: 00
It’s a Fact (Non-Fiction): 00
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Theresa10.3 - Season of Love
Heart of the Matter by Emily Giffin
MPG - Romance
Points this post - 10
Total points - 30
Theresa10.4 - You All Meet In A Tavern...
Beyond the Wand: The Magic and Mayhem of Growing Up a Wizard by Tom Felton
Class = Wizard
Points this post - 10
Total points - 40
20.4 - Golden Oldies - Joop's Task: Golden OldiesOption B: Read a book published after the author's 65th birthday.
Deadly Game by Michael Caine
author born 1933 & book published 2023
Total this Post: 20
Season Total: 260
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Sarah E's Task: The Chocolate GameOption 3: Read a book by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in CHOCOLATE.
Murder In My Backyard (Inspector Ramsay #2) by Ann Cleeves
author's initials, AC, found in ChocolAte
Total this Post: 20
Season Total: 280
LoraTask: 25.4 Robin P’s Task: Children’s Party Games, using Option 1.
Book A:
Book/Author: Entering Christmasville / Patricia M Boardman
How it fits: horse on cover, including obvious tail
Book B:
Book/Author: A Treacherous Treasure / Leighann Dobbs
How it fits: author's initials LD are found in DONKEY TAIL
Points for this task: 25
Total points: 310
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 1
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 1
It's a Fact tickets for this task: 0
It's a Fact tickets total: 3
10.1 - Poetry for NeanderthalsBook: The Fine Print
I read the kindle edition. The paperback edition has 448 pages.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 115
Readerboard name: Mel S5.5- It's a New Year
None of This Is True
Published 2023 and author is new to me
This post: 5pts
This season: 90pts
Tasks completed: 7
Task 20.2 - Christmas SpecialRABBIT in title matches The First Easter Rabbit (1976)
Rabbit, Run
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335 points
BB (3) GO (6) NF (2)
Task 30.4 - Murder in the Manoroption B: MPG Horror
Dark Tales
option C: NEWTS in NEWgaTe priSon
War with the Newts
pub 1936 - claiming 1 GO tix
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365 points
BB (3) GO (7) NF (2)
Julia10315.1 Long and Short
Book A: Three Sisters
I read the Kindle edition. The top paperback Three Sisters is 102 pages
Book B: Cassiel's Servant (528 pages)
This is over 500 pages so claiming one Big Book ticket
This post: 15 points, 1 BB
Total points: 170
BB: 1
GO: 0
NF: 4
Tasks completed: 11
Books read: 14
Task 20.9 - Winter Love... ActuallyRead a book by an author who shares a first or last name with one of the actors in the movie.
The names may be found in any position, but must match exactly.
Required: state the actor and the author.
Actor MARTIN Freeman played “John”
Author Steve MARTIN
Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life (2007) by Steve Martin (Goodreads Author) (Hardcover 207 pages) [Biography / 921]
** Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life is an It’s a Fact (Non-Fiction) Book**
50 + 20 = 70
Tasks Completed: 06
Points for this post: 20
Points thus far: 50 + 20 = 70
Books read: 06
Pages read: 1,615
Read but not claimed: 05
Goodreads Authors: 03
Golden Oldies: 00
It’s a Fact (Non-Fiction): 01
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
MaiUnclaim Post #567
15.1 Long and Short
a) Read a SHORT book (under 200 pages)
Moon Knight, Vol. 1: Lunatic by Jeff Lemire
120 pages
b) Read a LONG book (over 500 pages)
Shubeik Lubeik by Deena Mohamed
528 pages
Mai15.1 Long and Short
a) Read a SHORT book (under 200 pages)
A. D.: New Orleans After the Deluge by Josh Neufeld
197 pages
Request one Non-fiction ticket
b) Read a LONG book (over 500 pages)
Shubeik Lubeik by Deena Mohamed
528 pages
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 110
Tasks Completed: 7
Books Read: 8
NF Tickets: 1
Golden Oldies: 0
MaiUnclaim Post #543
15.8 An Extra Day
Read a book first published in a leap year: 1996
Kingdom Come by Mark Waid
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Status after unclaiming:
Total Points: 95
Tasks Completed: 6
Books Read: 7
NF Tickets: 1
Golden Oldies: 0
Mai10.9 - Winners of Winter
Book that has won for a literary award that begins with one of the letters found in WINTER.
Kingdom Come by Mark Waid
Winner of the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards (for Best Publication Design, Best Limited Series, Best Painter, etc.)
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 105
Tasks Completed: 7
Books Read: 8
NF Tickets: 1
Golden Oldies: 0
Mai10.5 - A Ghost Story For Christmas
Book that features ghosts or spirits.
The Ghost Train to New Orleans by Mur Lafferty
There are ghosts throughout and one significant side character named Anna is a ghost.
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 115
Tasks Completed: 8
Books Read: 9
NF Tickets: 1
Golden Oldies: 0
Mai20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Sarah E's Task: The Chocolate Game
Option 1: Roll a Six
Book which is #6 in a series
Undeading Bells by Drew Hayes
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 135
Tasks Completed: 9
Books Read: 10
NF Tickets: 1
Golden Oldies: 0
MaiRepost to claim Non-fiction (It's a Fact) ticket (Original post #544)
30.1 Mazza1's Task - The Life of Solomon
Option 1: 2 books
"That was the end of Solomon Grundy"
Option 1 Two book option
a) Author’s FIRST and LAST initials appear in the line of verse.
Super Powereds: Year 2 by Drew Hayes
b) Book with a word of 4 OR MORE letters in the title made from the remaining letters: "Orleans"
Frommer's EasyGuide to New Orleans by Diana K. Schwam
Claim 1 NF Ticket
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 135
Tasks Completed: 9
Books Read: 10
NF Tickets: 2
Golden Oldies: 0
Mai10.6 - Roll the Bones
Book whose page count consists solely of numbers found on a traditional six-sided die: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6
Shy by Max Porter
136 pages
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 145
Tasks Completed: 10
Books Read: 11
NF Tickets: 2
Golden Oldies: 0
Andy P.Task # 10.8 - Winter Migration
Read a book set in one of these countries listed as being in the Southern Hemisphere: Australia and New Zealand
Come On Shore and We Will Kill and Eat You All: A New Zealand Story by Christina Thompson
Points this post: 10
Total points: 190
10.10 - The End?Book: Die Kinder der Zeit - original title: Children of Time
How it fits: on p 2 of the list "Best Ending" (#200)
The book has 672 pages. I'd like to claim one big book ticket, please.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 125
Big book tickets this post: 1
Total big book tickets: 2
Katrisa25.1 Susan A's Task: Long, Longer, Longest
Book 1:
Read a book with a title of 3 or more words. Each word in the title must contain more letters than the preceding word. Ignore subtitles.
I read The Ground Breaking: An American City and Its Search for Justice
3, 6, 8 letters in title
Book 2:
Read a book in which every number in the page count is greater than the number preceding it.
I read United States of True Crime: California: The Most Chilling Cases in All 50 States
My book was audio - PB pages 169
Points this Post: 25
Points Total: 640
Katrisa25.4 Robin P’s Task: Children’s Party Games
Option 2
Book A: Read a book with a chair on the cover.
Book B: Read a book whose author’s first and last initials are found in MUSICAL CHAIRS.
I read Zorrie by Laird Hunt
LH in musicaL cHairs
Points this Post: 25
Points Total: 665
MaryPDX15.10 - Here be Dragons
b) Read a book with the word Dragon intact in the title or subtitle
Dragon Teeth
This Task:
BB: 0
IF: 0
GO: 0
Books: 1
Points: 15
Totals:
BB: 0
IF: 2
GO: 0
Tasks: 9
Books: 10
Points: 130
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Sarah E's Task: The Chocolate GameOption 3: Chocolate Time
Read a book by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in CHOCOLATE.
Die, My Love by Ariana Harwicz
Point this Post: 20
Total Points: 210
Total IAFs to date: 2
Bookwrm526Task #5.7- Telephone Pictionary
Read a book with the MPG Art or Manga/comic book/graphic novels/Sequential Art. I read Monstress, Vol. 2: The Blood by Marjorie M. Liu.
Total points so far: 135
Katrisa25.5 Dee's Task : I Like A Good Mystery (series) and I Cannot Lie!
Option 2. Female Protagonists. Read a book where the main character solving the crime is female.
I read Winter's Redemption book 3 in the Winter Black series. Winter Black is a female FBI agent chasing the killer who murdered her family.
Option 3. Travel. Read a book set 80% outside your home country, in a place you have never visited but would like to.
I read The Distant Echo Book 1 in the Karen Pirie series. It is set in Scotland which is a place I have never been and would love to visit.
Points this Post: 25
Points Total: 690
Katrisa30.2 Katrisa's Task : Winter Zodiac
Option 2 - Book 1 - Read a book set tin either the mountains or by the ocean
I read The Soulmate it is set on an oceanside cliff. My book was audio - PB pages 320 (no MMPB)
Book 2 - The tarot card associated with this sign is The Devil. Read a book from the first 20 pages of the devilish book list
I read Mister B. Gone from P2 of the list
My book was audio - MMPB pages 248
Points this Post: 30
Points Total: 720
MEGS10.6 - Roll the Bones
Read a book whose page count consists solely of numbers found on a traditional six-sided die: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6.
The Piano Teacher: A Healing Key - 111 pages
Points this post: 10
Total points: 40
REPOST 10.7 - It's-a Me, Mario!
The Passengers by Eleanor Limprecht
PEACH found in EleAnor limPreCHt
Total this Post: 10
Season Total: 290
Task 10.7 - It's-a Me, Mario!MARIO in author name
The Warrior's Apprentice by Lois McMaster Bujold
MAR in McmAsteR
IO in lOIs
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385 points
BB (3) GO (7) NF (2)
Joanne MI15.9 Pass the Parcel
Faery Lands Forlorn
-this book was given to me by a friend
Points this task 15
Season Total 70
Joanne MI25.1 Susan A's Task: Long, Longer, Longest
Book 1 a title of 3 or more words.
The Last Kingdom (3,4,7)
Book 2 every number in the page count is greater than the number preceding it
Sharpe's Triumph 368 pages
Points this Task 25
Season Total 95
Delicious Dee5.9- Secret Santa
Points in Post: 5
Total Points: 225
Its a Fact Tickets: 2
Big Book Tickets: 1
Delicious Dee10.1 Poetry for Neanderthals
Sweet Talk - each word is one syllabal according to https://syllablecounter.net/count; ebook only approved line 3208 of the spreadsheet
Points in Post: 10
Total Points: 235
Its a Fact Tickets: 2
Big Book Tickets: 1
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25.2 - JennRenee's Task: Oh What Fun!
Option 1:
Book 1: Read a book that is 1-12 of a series. The series name must be present in grayscale on the Goodreads main page.
Better Off Thread - Amanda Lee 12/29
(An Embroidery Mystery #10)
Book 2 : Read a book where all authors initials can be found in Tis the Season
Snowed in with Grumpy - Olivia Noble 12/20
( O & N in tis the seasON)
Points this task: 25
Total points: 260
Big Book Tickets: 500 (0) 750 (0) 1000 (0)