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WINTER CHALLENGE 2023
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TessaVanessaChallenge 5.9 Secret Santa
by Terri BlackstockPoints this post: 5
Total points: 625
Task completed: 43
ROBIN P20.9 Kathy P's Task: Winter Love Actually
Author shares name part with actor
Starter Villain - John Scalzi
Matches actor Caroline John
Points this post: 20
Total points: 350
BB:2 GO:3 IAF:3
Angela IL20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Aimee G's Task: Seeking Sanctuary
Option 2: Read a book where the main character is a refugee or asylum seeker.
Everything Is Not Enough by Lola Akinmade Åkerström- 1/16
Yasmiin flees Somalia when she encounters a Swedish diplomat, who brings her to Sweden
pg 17 "his country opened its arms wide to refugees and asylum seekers like her".
Points this Task: 20
Total Points: 190
Books Read: 13
Tasks Completed: 12
It's A Fact Ticket: 1
Deborah25.5 Dee's Task : I Like A Good Mystery (series) and I Cannot Lie!
Option 3) The Running Grave Cormoran Strike #7
Norfolk, UK: I'm from the United States and have not been to the UK.
Option 4) Claws for Concern
Cause to Claws: Cause for concern
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 160
Books Read: 13
Tasks Done: 10
LoraTask: 15.8 An Extra Day
Book/Author: The Charmed Children of Rookskill Castle / Janet Fox
(IL: MG - BL: 5.0 - AR Pts: 12.0)
How it fits: published in 2016, which was a leap year
Points for this task: 15
Total points: 485
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: 7
Bookwrm526Task #15.10 Here be Dragons
Option a) Read a book with a dragon on the cover. I read Turning Darkness Into Light by Marie Brennan (dragons on cover confirmed in help thread posts 17 & 18).
Total points so far: 265
Julia10315.4 Feed the Birds
Option 2:
by Barbara KrasnoffThe bird is sitting on a branch (above the word The)
Author initials BK are in Blackbird
This post: 15 points
Total points: 320
BB: 2
GO: 0
NF: 6
Tasks completed: 19
Books read: 25
25.5 Dee's Task : I Like A Good Mystery (series) and I Cannot Lie!Option 2. Read a book where the main character solving the crime is female.
Murder at the Beauty Pageant (Miss Underhay #12) by Helena Dixon
Option 3. Read a book set outside your home country, in a place you have never visited but would like to.
Dead Silent (Calladine & Bayliss #2) by Helen H. Durrant
approval on thread
I have not been to England
Total this Post: 25
Season Total: 565
MEGSCL15.1 Long and Short
Book 1 - Lost in the Moment and Found - 146pp
Book 2 - Again, Rachel - 577pp
*1 big book ticket
Total
235 points
Tickets - 1 It’s a Fact - 3 Big Books
Deborah5.2- Unique Like a Snowflake
U.S. Uncle Sam
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 165
Books Read: 14
Tasks Done: 11
Readerboard Name: Kathy P10.1 - Poetry for Neanderthals
Still: Notes on a Mid-Faith Crisis
Claiming 1 It's a Fact Ticket
Totals
Points: 75
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 2
Total Tasks Completed: 10
Total Books Completed: 10
Kathy KS25.1 Susan A's Task: Long, Longer, Longest
Option 1:
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.
The Wild Island by Antonia Fraser
(3, 4, 6)
Book 2: Read a book in which every number in the page count is greater than the number preceding it.
Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 7.0
189 pages
I listened to an audiobook; mmpb-189 p.
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Points for this task: 25
Total points : 430
Tasks completed: 24/49
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 0
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: 6
MAZZA115.2 Out with the Old, In with the New
a) Read the latest* published book in a series which has at least 3 published works.
Mrs Pargeter's Patio #9 in series and last published
b) Read the first book (#1) in a series
Sanctuary
Please not I have already claimed a book with the same title as this (10.3) they are different books
Points this post = 15
points to date = 455
Julia10325.2 JennRenee's Task: Oh What Fun!
Option 1
Book 1: The Dragons of Pemberley (Jane Austen's Dragons #10)
Book 2: In the Form of a Question: The Joys and Rewards of a Curious Life by Amy Schneider
(Initials AS in SEASON)
In the Form of a Question: The Joys and Rewards of a Curious Life is non-fiction so claiming one It's a Fact ticket.
This post: 25 points, 1 NF
Total points: 345
BB: 2
GO: 0
NF: 7
Tasks completed: 20
Books read: 27
Task 10.5 - A Ghost Story For ChristmasRead a book that features ghosts or spirits.
Here’s a link to the series description:
https://www.goodreads.com/series/4231...
It says: Aunt Dimity is a romantic ghost in England involved in romantic mysteries. The ghost of Aunt Dimity actively helps our heroine, Lori, with her life challenges and with solving local mysteries.
Aunt Dimity Digs In (Aunt Dimity Mystery #4) (1998) by Nancy Atherton (Hardcover 275 pages)
110 + 10 = 120
Tasks Completed: 09
Points for this post: 10
Points thus far: 110 + 10 = 120
Books read: 10
Pages read: 2,845
Read but not claimed: 07
Goodreads Authors: 04
Golden Oldies: 00
It’s a Fact (Non-Fiction): 01
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Bookwrm526Task #15.9 Pass the Parcel
Read a book that has been "passed on". For the purposes of this task, your book may have been gifted to you, obtained second hand, or borrowed from the library. I read Chocolate Cream Pie Murder by Joanne Fluke, which I got from the library.
Total points so far: 280
TessaVanessaChallenge 20.10 Group Reads
Ghost Stories of an Antiquary by M.R. James
Discussion post #14
Points this post: 20
Total points: 645
Task completed: 44
TessaVanessaChallenge 15.2 Out with the Old, In with the New
Book 1: Alex Cross Must Die by James Patterson
Alex Cross #32
Book 2: After: The Graphic Novel by Anna Todd
After (Graphic Novel) #1
Points this post: 15
Total points: 660
Task completed: 45
Rockynook15.10 - Here be Dragons
a) Read a book with a dragon on the cover
by Rebecca YarrosPoints this Post: 15
Total Points: 145
Kristen IA10.3 - Season of Love
Read a book with the MPG Romance.
Better Hate than Never by Chloe Liese
I listened to the audiobook and linked to the PB edition.
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 135/775
Tasks Completed: 12/49
BB: 1
GO: 0
NF: 3
Kristen IA20.6 - It's A Fact - MaryPDX's Task: Say It's Carol Singers
Required: Specify the option
Option 1: Read a book written by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in one of these famous quotes:
“LOVE ACTUALLY IS ALL AROUND” (Love Actually) or
“I KNOW HIM!” (Elf)
Required: State which phrase you're using. - the bolded phrase above
The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 155/775
Tasks Completed: 13/49
BB: 1
GO: 0
NF: 3
Andy P.Task # 25.5 Dee's Task : I Like A Good Mystery (series) and I Cannot Lie!
Option 1 Historical Series
Read a mystery set at least 50 years ago
A Lesson in Secrets by Jacqueline WinspearMasie Dobbs Series set in 1932
Option 2. Female Protagonists.
Read a book where the main character solving the crime is female.
Conviction by Denise Mina
Main character is Anna McDonald doing a podcast about someone else's story/ Book is #1 in Anna and Fin series
Points this post: 25
Total points: 340
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ20.6 - Say It's Carol Singers
Things We Hide From the Light by Lucy Score
Option 1 - This book was written by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in one of these famous quotes:
“Love actually iS all around”
Link to PB edition (no MMP edition): Things We Hide From the Light
This post: 20 points
Total points to date: 115 points
Tasks completed: 8
JenJ IA5.9- Secret Santa
Read a book with a Santa or a gift on the cover. The Gift must be a box with a ribbon and/or bow.
The Naturals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 220/775
Tasks Completed: 18/49
BB: 1
GO: 0
NF: 1
REPOST of post #935 to add book linkKristen IA
15.9 Pass the Parcel
Read a book that has been "passed on".
Illuminae by Amie Kaufman
Required: State where you obtained the book - I borrowed this book from the library.
*****I claim 1 Big Book Ticket - 608 pages*****
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 155/775
Tasks Completed: 13/49
BB: 1
GO: 0
NF: 3
ROBIN P25.2 JennRenee's Task: Oh What Fun!
Option 1
Book 1 - #1-12 of a series - Sacred Games - #3 of Athenian Mysteries series
Book 2 - Author initials in TIS THE SEASON
Mary and the Birth of Frankenstein - Anne Eekhout - initials AE found in sEAson
Points this post: 25
Total points: 375
BB:2 GO:3 IAF:3
STORMIE5.5- It's a New Year
What Lies in the Woods by Kate Alice Marshall
Kate Alice Marshall is a new author to me.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 10
MAZZA110.1 - Poetry for Neanderthals
Read a book where all the words in the title consist of a single syllable,
The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland
This book is non fiction
I am claiming 1 X IAF ticket
points this post = 10
Points to date = 465
IAF tickets this post = 1
To date = 2
Task 20.1 - TessaVanessa's NYC Adventureoption 1: three word title, initial letters found in SESAME
An Evil Mind
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550 points
Nick KY5.5 New Year The Only One Left by Riley Sager, 1st pub’d 2023, new-to-me author.
Points This Post: 5
Total Points So Far: 380
Nick KY10.3 Season of Love I read A Group of Noble Dames by Thomas Hardy, “Romance” as GR genre.
Points This Post: 10
Total Points So Far: 390
Nick KY15.3 Dignity, Freedom, and Justice for All
Book 1. UDHR in title, I read A Guilty Thing Surprised by Ruth Rendell.
UDR in “sURpriseD.”
H in “tHing.”
Book 2. I read The Mastery of Self: A Toltec Guide to Personal Freedom by Miguel Ruiz Jr., on p. 7 of Freedom list: https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
Points This Post: 15
Total Points So Far: 405
Nick KY20.9 Kathy P’s Love Actually I read Other People's Love Affairs by D. Wystan Owen, same last name as actress Meg Wynn Owen.
Points This Post: 20
Total Points So Far: 425
Line5.1
Read a book with no "L" In the title/subtitle/authors name
I read The Witness by Nora Roberts
points for this task: 5
total points: 5
books read: 1
tasks done: 1
Gangee 10,5 A Ghost for Christmas Ghost is in book description The Widow of Rose House Diana Biller
Points; 10
Total points 10
Amy FL10.9 - Winners of Winter
Allegedly - Rhode Island Teen Book Award Nominee (2019)
Points this post: 10
Total points: 320
Amy FL15.4 Feed the Birds
Option 1
a)
- bird on coverb) The Edge by David Baldacci - DB in BlackbirD
Points this post: 15
Total points: 335
Amy FL25.2 JennRenee's Task: Oh What Fun!
Option 1
Book 1: Vengeance in Death - In Death, #6
Book 2: Winter of the Wolf Moon by Steve Hamilton - SH in tiS tHe season
Points this post: 25
Total points: 375
Amy FL30.1 Mazza1's Task - The Life of Solomon
Option 1
a) The Weight of Silence by Gregg Olsen - GO
b) Alex Cross Must Die - MUST
GO and MUST in That waS the end of sOloMon GrUndy
Points this post: 30
Total points: 405
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Apple's Task: Christmas SpecialCity Girl, Country Girl by Liz Harfull
word in title, GIRL, found in television specials, That Girl in Wonderland
Total this Post: 20
Season Total: 585
Lisa MD15.8 - An Extra Day
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins
546 pgs
Published in leap year 2020
I claim a BB ticket
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COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 140
Total Books Read: 11
Total Tasks Completed: 9 / 49
Big Book Tickets: 2
Golden Oldies Tickets:
IAF Tickets: 5
Task 15.1 - Long and Shortbook 1: less than 200 pages
Maigret Defends Himself
160 pages
book 2: greater than 500 pages
Mirror Dance
560 pages
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565 points
Laurah3030.3 Cat : Books of the Winter Months
Option 1: TWO book task
Pick one of the months within this season (i.e. December, January, February) and read one book for each of the tasks below.
I chose December
book 1ALL the letters of your chosen month can be found in the title of your book
Always, in December
Book 2 the author of your book has first and last initials found in your chosen month.
Big Lies in a Small Town by Diane Chamberlain
This post: 30 points
Total points: 105
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 0
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ10.6 - Roll the Bones
Slayer by Kiersten White
The page count of this book consists solely of numbers found on a traditional six-sided die: 4 1 6
This post: 10 points
Total points to date: 125 points
Tasks completed: 9
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ15.9 - Pass the Parcel
Leslie F*cking Jones by Leslie Jones
This book was borrowed from the library.
Link to PB edition (no MMP edition) - Leslie F*cking Jones
This post: 15 points
Total points to date: 140 points
Tasks completed: 10
Readerboard name: Mel S30.1 - The Life of Solomon
Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros
Option 2
a) Author's initials in "woRse on fridaY" [Rebecca Yarros]
b) Word in title at least 4 letters in the remaining letters of "worse ON fRIday" [IRON]
c) At least 600 pages [624pg]
This post: 30pts
This season: 220pts
Challenges completed: 14
It's a Fact: 1
Big Books: 3
Readerboard name: Mel S20.9 - Winter Love...Actually
The Impossible Lives of Greta Wells
Author (ANDREW Sean Greer) shares a name with an actor in "Love Actually" (ANDREW Lincoln)
This post: 20pts
This season: 240pts
Tasks completed: 15
It's a Fact: 1
Big Books: 3
Andy P.Task # 25.4 Robin P’s Task: Children’s Party Games
Option 1: Book A: Read a book with a four-legged animal’s tail on the cover
by Mary Stewart Several horses with tails on coverBook B: Read a book whose author’s first and last initials are found in DONKEY TAIL.
by Alex Kava K in donkey, A in tailPoints this post: 25
Total points: 365
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Challenge 20.8 Nickels & Dimes - Aimee G's Task: Seeking Sanctuary
Option 2: The Unwanted: Stories of the Syrian Refugees by Don Brown
AR information: IL: MG+ - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1.0
Points this post: 20
Total points: 620
Task completed: 42