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WINTER CHALLENGE 2023
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TessaVanessaChallenge 5.10 A Holiday Gift For You
After: The Graphic Novel by Anna Todd
Points this post: 5
Total points: 250
Task completed: 23
TessaVanessaChallenge 10.2 Festive Folklore
The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo
Found on page 9 of the list
Points this post: 10
Total points: 260
Task completed: 24
TessaVanessaChallenge 10.3 Season of Love
Flirtation or Faceoff by Leah Brunner
Points this post: 10
Total points: 270
Task completed: 25
TessaVanessaChallenge 15.5 What the Dickens!
Term Life by A.J. Lieberman
LIFE from the book The Battle of Life
Points this post: 15
Total points: 285
Task completed: 26
TessaVanessaChallenge 15.7 When the music stops ...
The Fifth Beatle: The Brian Epstein Story by Vivek J. Tiwary
Points this post: 15
Total points: 300
Task completed: 27
TessaVanessaChallenge 20.9 Moderators' Pet - Kathy P's Task: Winter Love... Actually
Shimmy by Kari Jones
Kari JONES = January JONES
Points this post: 20
Total points: 320
Task completed: 28
Bookwrm526Task #10.5 - A Ghost Story For Christmas
Read a book that features ghosts or spirits. I read Inspector Specter by E.J. Copperman.
Total points so far: 160
JP5.8 - Polar Bear Plunge
Read book with a cover of at least 70% White according to Tineye.
Manville/Ober: The Civic Bargain: How Democracy Survives
71.8% White
Points this post: 5
Total points: 5
JP10.7 - 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: ... PEACH..."
Terry Pratchett: The Truth
PEACH in PrAtCHEtt
Points this post: 10
Total points: 15
JP15.9 - Pass the Parcel
Read a book that has been "passed on"
Ann Patchett: Tom Lake
I borrowed the audiobook from the library.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 30
JP20.4 - Golden Oldies
Option A: Read a book where 1 or more main characters is of old age.
Stephen King: Holly
In the GR description, characters Rodney and Emily Harris are described as "married octogenarians."
Points this post: 20
Total points: 50
Kristina Marie15.8 An Extra Day
Read a book first published in a leap year (2024, 2020, 2016, 2012, 2008, 2004 etc).
Fudge Cupcake Murder by Joanne Fluke
Audiobook. The MMPB has 320 pages.
This book was first published March 1, 2004.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 135
TessaVanessaChallenge 25.1 Susan A's Task: Long, Longer, Longest
Option 1
Book 1: New Year Nuisance by Tonya Kappes
3-4-8
Book 2: The Twisted Dead by Darcy Coates
345 pages
Points this post: 25
Total points: 345
Task completed: 29
TessaVanessaChallenge 25.5 Dee's Task : I Like A Good Mystery (series) and I Cannot Lie!
Option 2: Hammocks, Handguns, & Hearsay by Tonya Kappes
Main Character: Mae West
Camper & Criminals #31
Option 4: A Good Day to Pie by Misha Popp
A good day to die/pie
Points this post: 25
Total points: 370
Task completed: 30
Mod
Book A-
The Last Book You'll Ever Read: The Complete Series by Cullen Bunn / less than 200pg; 192pg PB
Book B-
Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros / more than 500pg; 640pg HC
Points this post: 15
Total points: 500
Mod
Option B-
Emperor of Rome: Ruling the Ancient Roman World by Mary Beard / author born 1955, book published 2023; book published when author is 68
Points this post: 20
Total points: 520
LoraTask: 5.9- Secret Santa
Book/Author: A Christmas Revelation / Anne Perry
How it fits: multiple gift boxes with ribbons on the cover
Points for this task: 5
Total points: 315
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
5.7- Telephone PictionaryKomi Can't Communicate, Vol. 1 by Tomohito Oda
Total this Post: 5
Season Total: 360
Andy P.Task # 15.2 Out with the Old, In with the New
a) Read the latest* published book in a series which has at least 3 published works. A Stolen Child by Sarah Stewart Taylor # 4 in Maggie D'Arcy Mystery series
b) Read the first book (#1) in a series
Scorched Grace by Margot Douaihy
#1 in Sister Holiday Mysteries
Points this post: 15
Total points: 220
5.10 A Holiday Gift For YouRead a book of your choice that meets SRC rules.
Minor Detail by Adania Shibli
Point this Post: 25
Total Points: 235
Total IAFs to date: 2
EMurphy25.5 Dee's Task: I Like A Good Mystery (series) and I Cannot Lie!
Option 2: Main character solving the crime is female A Villa in Sicily: Olive Oil and Murder by Fiona Grace
Option 4: Pun or play on words in the title Dim Sum of All Fears by Vivien Chien
This Task:
Points: 25
Books Read: 2
BB Ticket: 0
GO Ticket: 0
IAF Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 25
Books Read: 2
BB Ticket: 0
GO Ticket: 0
IAF Ticket: 0
Tasks Completed: 1
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Option 2
Read a book with a cover that is at least 50% green according to TinEye.
read
50.8 %#0d3831Green
25.2 %#3d9381Green
8.3 %#b9dee2Blue
6.4 %#9dcca3Green
2.7 %#d04d3bRed
2.5 %#9a4331Brown
1.5 %#ec402eRed
1.4 %#704334Brown
0.9 %#3b301bBrown
0.3 %#959566Grey
points this post 20
total points 140
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Option 1: TWO book task
used Month December
Book 1: ALL the letters of your chosen month can be found in the title of your book (ignore subtitles)
Book 2: the author of your book has first and last initials found in your chosen month. Letters may only be used as often as they appear
read One Day in December
and
read Veronica Ruiz Breaks the Bankby Elle Cosimano
points this post 30
total points 170
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Opt. A.
For this option read a book from one of the following “Manor House” lists:
read The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle from the 1st page on Whodunit Mansions
Option B:
Read a book with an MPG of “Horror” – because you can still read horror over Christmas. Genre may be embedded IE Gothic Horror
read My Darling Girl
points this post 30
total points 200
LoraTask: 15.9 Pass the Parcel
Book/Author: Secrets of Walt Disney World: Weird and Wonderful Facts about the Most Magical Place on Earth / Dinah Williams
How it fits: Obtained secondhand
Claiming 1 It's a Fact ticket for MPG Nonfiction
Points for this task: 15
Total points: 330
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: 1
It's a Fact tickets total: 4
Readerboard name: Mel S20.10 - Group Reads (Non-Fiction: Treasure Hunting)
The Lost City of the Monkey God
Discussion post #14
This post: 20 pts
This season: 130 pts
Tasks completed: 10
Big Books: 1
It's a Fact: 1
Susan A5.8- Polar Bear Plunge - 70%+ white cover
I Went on an Adventure and All I Got Was This Barbarian Orc: Crack Fantasy Adventure Chapter 4 by Jennifer Cody
no MMPG, paperback here
tineye -- https://labs.tineye.com/color/502a1d7...
75.0 %#f0efee White
6.2 %#796552 Brown
6.1 %#8f8f8e Grey
5.8 %#40403e Grey
4.6 %#36725c Green
1.0 %#d6d66a Yellow
0.4 %#f1d1b3 Pink
0.3 %#b9ba71 Green
0.3 %#445782 Blue
0.3 %#234338 Green
previous post: 720
points this post: 5
new total: 725
MaryPDX--Reposted (again sorry!)--
30.4 Nick KY’s Task: Murder in the Manor
***1 IF Ticket***
Opt A: Opt. A.
For this option read a book from one of the “Manor House” lists:
Novels about Big Houses-- page 1
Gallant
Opt. C Read a book which has a three-letter-or-longer word in the title or subtitle that can be made from the letters in the phrase: NEWGATE PRISON.
Agent Sonya: Moscow's Most Daring Wartime Spy
Word AGENT. **IF ticket**
This Task:
BB: 0
IF: 2
GO: 0
Books: 2
Points: 30
Total Points: 130 (to-date)
MaryPDX--REPOST (again sorry!)--
10.5 - A Ghost Story For Christmas
Read a book that features ghosts or spirits.
Hidden Pictures
From quotes page: “I can’t wait another week, Adrian. This thing—this spirit or ghost, whatever it is—she’s getting inside my cottage. Some nights I feel her watching me.”
― Jason Rekulak, Hidden Pictures
The ghost is basically the main character.
This Task:
BB: 0
IF: 0
GO: 0
Books: 1
Points: 10
Total points to date: 130
TessaVanessaChallenge 15.3 Dignity, Freedom, and Justice for All
Book 1: The Ravenous Dead by Darcy Coates
Book 2: The Handmaid's Tale: The Graphic Novel by Renee Nault
Found on page 7 of the Freedom list.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 385
Task completed: 31
TessaVanessaChallenge 30.4 Nick KY’s Task: Murder in the Manor
Option A: Grace Under Pressure by Julie Hyzy
Found on Whodunit Mansions page 1
Option C: The Only One Left by Riley Sager
WORD=one
Points this post: 30
Total points: 415
Task completed: 32
Amy B10.4 - You All Meet In A Tavern...
Read a book that contains one of the following D&D classes in its title or subtitle: Fighter, Bard, Cleric, Warlock, Sorcerer, Wizard, Paladin, Rogue, Ranger, Druid, Monk or Barbarian. Plurals and possessives allowed, no other variations.
Required: State the class.
The Last Ranger by Peter Heller (Ranger)
This Task: 10 Points
To Date: 75 Points
Aimee G15.9 Pass the Parcel
Read a book that has been "passed on".
Isaac and the Egg by Bobby Palmer
My friend Hannah won a box of books in a competition, and there were a few she already had so she passed them on to friends - this book was the one she gave me
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Points for this task: 15
Total points: 110
BB: 2; GO: 3; IaF: 0
Delicious Dee10.10 - The End?
Twenty Years Later - found on pg3/position 229 of the best beginnings list
Points in Post: 10
Total Points: 255
Its a Fact Tickets: 2
Big Book Tickets: 1
10.6 - Roll the BonesBook: The Keeper of Hidden Books
How it fits: I listened to the audiobook. The paperback edition has 416 pages, all numbers appear on a die
Points this post: 10
Total points: 135
LAUREN JODI20.9 - Moderators' Pet - Kathy P's Task: Winter Love... Actually
Guilty Pleasures by Laura Lee Guhrke
Required: The actor is Laura Linney and the author is Laura Lee Gurkhe. The matching name is Laura.
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 100/775
Total Books Read: 7
Total Tasks Completed: 7/49
15.2 Out with the Old, In with the New Book A, latest published book in a series: The Secret Recipe of Ella Dove by Karen Hawkins (Dove Pond #3), published August 15, 2023
Book B, first book in a series: The Fine Print by Lauren Asher (Dreamland Billionaires #1)
Points this post: 15
Total points: 190
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Option 2-
The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman / MPG Mystery, #1 in series, main character is female
Option 4-
The Hen of the Baskervilles by Donna Andrews / MPG Mystery, #15 in series, original phrase is 'HOUND of the Baskervilles' from Sherlock Holmes
Points this post: 25
Total points: 545
Readerboard name: Mel S15.9 - Pass the Parcel
Book borrowed from a friend
The Midnight Library
This post: 15 pts
This season: 145 pts
Tasks completed: 11
Big books: 1
It's a Fact: 1
SHAUNA W5.8 - Polar Bear Plunge
Read book with a cover of at least 70% White according to Tineye.
by T.J. ParsellClaiming 1 It's a Fact Ticket
Total Points: 25
Total Completed Tasks: 3
Total Completed Books: 3
Total It's a Fact Tickets: 2
Total Big Books Tickets: 0
Total Golden Oldies Tickets: 0
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Read a book first published in a leap year
read Only If You're Lucky
points this post 15
total points 215
Task 30.2 - Winter Zodiac500+ pages
option 3
book 1: MPG Mythology
Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology
400 pages
book 2: star on the cover
Bookshops & Bonedust
bottom right corner, approved in help thread https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
336 pages
400+336>500 pages
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435 points
BB (3) GO (7) NF (2)
Mod
The Mystery Guest by Nita Prose / MYSTERY from 'The Mystery of Edwin Drood'
Points this post: 15
Total points: 560
5.10 A Holiday Gift For YouFour Aunties and a Wedding (Aunties #2) by Jesse Q. Sutanto
Total this Post: 5
Season Total: 365
Laurah3020.10 Group Reads
I read The Mostly True Story of Tanner and Louise.
I posted in the discussion thread (post 8).
This post: 20 points
Total points: 75
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 0
Julia10325.5 Dee's Task : I Like A Good Mystery (series) and I Cannot Lie!
Option 2: Shamed
(MPG Mystery, main character Kate Burkholder is female, #11 in series)
Option 3: A Cold Highland Wind. This is set in Scotland where I have never been. (MPG Mystery, #17 in series)
This post: 25 points
Total points: 195
BB: 1
GO: 0
NF: 4
Tasks completed: 12
Books read: 16
Julia103REPOST to add It's a Fact Ticket (original post #631), nothing is being unclaimed.
30.1 Mazza1's Task - The Life of Solomon
I used "Married on Wednesday".
Option 1
Book a: Dog Tags by David Rosenfelt
(DR in Married)
Book b: Valiant Women: The Extraordinary American Servicewomen Who Helped Win World War II
(Women: W in Wednesday, O in On, ME in Married, N in On)
Valiant Women: The Extraordinary American Servicewomen Who Helped Win World War II is non-fiction so claiming one It's A Fact ticket.
This post: 30 points
Total points: 195
BB: 1
GO: 0
NF: 5
Tasks completed: 12
Books read: 16
Bookwrm526Task #30.1 Mazza1's Task - The Life of Solomon
I chose the line CHRISTENED ON TUESDAY
Option 1 book a) Read a book where the Author’s FIRST and LAST initials appear in the line of verse. I read Burning Roses by S.L. Huang (S in tuesday, H in christened).
Option 1 book b) Read a book with a word of 4 OR MORE letters in the title made from the remaining letters in your chosen line of verse. I made the word ROAD (r and d from christened, o from on and a from tuesday). I read The Narrow Road Between Desires by Patrick Rothfuss.
Total points so far: 190
SandyL5.2- Unique Like a Snowflake
No repeat letters
Bones of the Lost
Points This Task: 5
Total Points: 5
Big Books Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies Tickets: 0
Tasks Completed: 1
Books Read: 1
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Challenge 5.8 Polar Bear Plunge
78.9 %#ffffffWhite
6.2 %#b9b0aaGrey
4.7 %#4ebddeBlue
2.8 %#e8b295Pink
2.8 %#6d6868Grey
2.2 %#131416Black
1.3 %#a6dde7Blue
0.6 %#77758aGrey
0.4 %#8d6050Brown
Points this post: 5
Total points: 245
Task completed: 22