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WINTER CHALLENGE 2023
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20.9 - Moderators' Pet - Kathy P's Task: Winter Love... ActuallyRead a book by an author who shares a first or last name with one of the actors in the movie.
Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters
Shared the name Elizabeth with the actress Shannon Elizabeth who played Harriet
Point this Post: 20
Total Points: 335
Total IAFs to date: 2
Total BB to date : 1
5.1; 5,2; 5.3; 5.4; ...; 5.6; 5.7; 5.8; ...; 5.10
10.1; 10.2; 10.3; ...; 10.5; 10.6; ...; ...; ...; 10.10
15.1; ...; ...; ...; ...; ...; ....; ....; 15.9; 15.10
...; 20.2; 20.4; 20.5, 20.6; 20.7; 20.8; .20.9; 20.10
30.1
ROBIN P5.1 No L Day
No L in title/sub/author
Roaming - Mariko Tamaki
Points this post : 5
Total points: 570
BB:2 GO:5 IAF:5
15.8 An Extra DayRead a book first published in a leap year (2024, 2020, 2016, 2012, 2008, 2004 etc)
Are You My Mother? A Comic Drama by Alison Bechdel
First published in 2012
Point this Post: 15
Total Points: 350
Total IAFs to date: 2
Total BB to date : 1
5.1; 5,2; 5.3; 5.4; ...; 5.6; 5.7; 5.8; ...; 5.10
10.1; 10.2; 10.3; ...; 10.5; 10.6; ...; ...; ...; 10.10
15.1; ...; ...; ...; ...; ...; ....; 15.8; 15.9; 15.10
...; 20.2; 20.4; 20.5, 20.6; 20.7; 20.8; .20.9; 20.10
30.1
ROBIN P5.7 Telephone Pictionary
MPG Art/Manga/ComicHeartstopper: Volume Five - has MPG Comics
Point this post: 5
Total points: 575
BB:2 GO:5 IAF:5
Christine V10.6 - Roll the Bones
Drop Dead Healthy: One Man's Humble Quest for Bodily Perfection
I listened to the above audio edition. The top PB (no MMPB available) Drop Dead Healthy: One Man's Humble Quest for Bodily Perfection has 416 pages.
This book is Nonfiction. ***Claiming 1 It's a Fact Ticket***
Points this post: 10
NF tickets this post: 1
Total points: 95
Tasks completed: 7
Books read: 7
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 500=2, 750=0, 1000=0 (Total BB tickets=2)
It's A Fact: 4
ROBIN P5.3 Better in a Sweater
4+ letter word found in phrase
Exit West - word is WEST
Points this post: 5
Total points: 580
BB:2 GO:5 IAF:5
FLY Task #30.2 Katrisa's Task : Winter Zodiac
Option 3: Aquarius - January 20- February 19
task: Book 1 - Read a book with an MPG of Mythology.
book: Anansi Boys
(my version is audio, first MMPB here)
how it fits: MPG Mythology
task: Book 2 - Read a book with a star on the cover
book: Snarky in the Suburbs: Back to School
(my version is kindle, no MMPB, first PB here)
how it fits:
- star is to the right of the word 'school'other:
Total page count = 387 + 175 = 562 > 500 pages
Points this post: 30
Total points: 115
Tasks completed: 7/49
BB: 1 / GO: 0 / IAF: 2
trishhartuk10.9 Winners of Winter
Read a book that has won or has been nominated for a literary award that begins with one of the letters found in WINTER.
The Dark Is Rising, Susan Cooper
Read the kindle edition. Top MMPB: here (244pg)
wiNter: Newbery Medal Nominee (1974)
Okayed in Help Thread message #7: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Childrens/Middle Grade: UK AR Quiz No. 200021 EN Fiction; AR Quiz Information IL: MY - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 13.0; AR Quiz Types: RP
Points this Task: 10
Books Read: 1
Total Points: 370
Tasks Completed: 26
It’s a Fact Tickets: 1
Golden Oldie Tickets: 1
Big Book Tickets: 1
HanneloreTask 10.3 - Season of Love
Read a book with the MPG Romance. Genres may be embedded such as Paranormal Romance or Historical Romance.
Book: Stolen and Forgiven
How it fits: MPG Paranormal Romance
Points this task: 10
Total points: 45
Tasks completed: 3
BB tickets:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
GO tickets: 0
IAF tickets: 0
HanneloreTask 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.
Book: De huilende molenaar
How it fits: I borrowed this book from the tiny free library in our village.
Points this task: 15
Total points: 60
Tasks completed: 4
BB tickets:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
GO tickets: 0
IAF tickets: 0
Readerboard name: Mel s20.2 - Rookie at the Top: Christmas Special
Big Lies in a Small Town
>4 letter word in Christmas Special: "Santa Claus is Comin' to Town"
*TOWN*
This post: 20pts
This season: 310pts
Tasks completed: 18
Joanne MI15.8 An Extra Day A book published in a Leap Year
The Intercept published 2012
Points this task 15
Season Total 215
GO's 1
BB's 2
IAF 3
Bookwrm526Task #20.7 - The Chocolate Game
Option 1: Roll a Six - Read a book which is #6 in a series. The series must be evident in greyscale on the GR book page. I read Winterkill by Ragnar Jónasson, book six in the Dark Iceland series.
Total points so far: 430
Jen K20.4 - Golden Oldies - Joop's Task: Golden Oldies
Option A: Slash and Burn
From GR description "he’s pushing eighty"
*****
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 570
IAF: 1
Jen K15.1 Long and Short
a) Into the Riverlands - 100 pages
b) Jade Legacy - 713 pages
*****
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 585
IAF: 1
Jen K15.2 Out with the Old, In with the New
a) System Collapse
The Murderbot Diaries #7 (current last in series)
b) All Systems Red
The Murderbot Diaries #1
*****
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 600
IAF: 1
EMurphy20.6 It's a Fact-MaryPDX's Task: Say It's Carol Singers
Option 1: Written by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in LOVE ACTUALLY IS ALL AROUND or I KNOW HIM Where He Can't Find You by Darcy Coates
*Used LOVE ACTUALLY IS ALL AROUND
This Task:
Points: 20
Books Read: 1
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket: 0
IAF Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 100
Books Read: 7
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket: 0
IAF Ticket: 0
Tasks Completed: 4
MAZZA120.2 - Rookie at the Top - Apple's Task: Christmas Special
For 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...
USING - SANTA from Santa Claus is coming to Town
The Santa Killer
Points this post = 20
Points to date = 705
Readerboard Name Jammin JennyWinter 2023 SRC
10.1 - Poetry for Neanderthals
Read a book where all the words in the title consist of a single syllable, e.g. The Night Watch, Ice Song, Of Mice and Men
The Nurse
Points this post: 10
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
It's a Fact Tickets: 0
Total Points: 70
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
It's a Fact Tickets: 0
Kristen IA5.4- A Werewolf in the Mafia
Read a book that is first published in or is 75% set in the 1980's.
Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 220/775
Tasks Completed: 17/49
BB: 1
GO: 0
NF: 3
Kristen IA20.1 - Most Improved - TessaVanessa's Task: TessaVanessa's NYC Adventure
Pick an option and read a book for that option.
Required: State the option.
Option 2: Read a book with a cover that is at least 50% green according to TinEye. A guide to using TinEye can be found here.
Required: Post the cover.
Isla and the Happily Ever After by Stephanie Perkins
57.3% Green
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 240/775
Tasks Completed: 18/49
BB: 1
GO: 0
NF: 3
Readerboard name: Mel S15.4 - Feed the Birds
Option 2: read one book fulfilling both requirements.
Weyward by Emelia Hart
a) Bird on the cover
b) Author's initials in "HousE sparrow" (E.H.)
This post: 15pts
This season: 325pts
Tasks completed: 19
Kristen IA20.9 - 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. The list of actors can be found at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_Ac...
Required: state the actor and the author.
While We Were Dating by Jasmine Guillory
Actor: Sienna Guillory
I listened to the audiobook and have linked to the PB edition.
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 260/775
Tasks Completed: 19/49
BB: 1
GO: 0
NF: 3
JenJ IA10.4 - 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. - Ranger
The Last Ranger by Peter Heller
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 230/775
Tasks Completed: 19/49
BB: 1
GO: 0
NF: 1
10.3 - Season of LoveMPG Romance
Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree
Total points: 140 + 10 = 150
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
It's a Fact tickets: 0
JenJ IA10.9 - Winners of Winter
Read a book that has won or has been nominated for a literary award that begins with one of the letters found in WINTER.
Required: Indicate which award fits the task. - Edgar Award Nominee for Best Juvenile
Winterhouse by Ben Guterson
ARBookfind: IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 12.0
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 240/775
Tasks Completed: 20/49
BB: 1
GO: 0
NF: 1
JenJ IA10.10 - The End?
Read a book from either this list of Best Endings or this list of Best Beginnings.
Required: State which list you used and which page of the list your book appears on. - Best Beginnings, page 6, #535
The Family You Make by Jill Shalvis
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 250/775
Tasks Completed: 21/49
BB: 1
GO: 0
NF: 1
Sue T10.3 - Season of Love
book with MPG of Romance
Faithless in Death by J.D. Robb
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 15/775
Tasks Completed: 2
Books Read: 2
JenJ IA20.4 - Golden Oldies - Joop's Task: Golden Oldies
Required: state the option.
Option A: Read a book where 1 or more main characters is of old age. This should be clear from the book description or otherwise be made clear.
Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk by Kathleen Rooney
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 270/775
Tasks Completed: 22/49
BB: 1
GO: 0
NF: 1
Sue T20.9 - Moderator’s Pet - Kathy P's Task: Winter Love... Actually
Book by author who shares name with actor in Love...Actually
Actor is George Fisher
Salt & Broom by Sharon Lynn Fisher
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 35/775
Tasks Completed: 3
Books Read: 3
JenJ IA30.1 Mazza1's Task - The Life of Solomon
Took Ill on Thursday
Option 1 Two book option
a) Read a book where the Author’s FIRST and LAST initials appear in the line of verse. Only books with a single author are allowed.
Cold People by Tom Rob Smith
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
A Midlife Holiday by Cary J. Hansson - the word is Holiday
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Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 300/775
Tasks Completed: 23/49
BB: 1
GO: 0
NF: 1
FLY Task #20.5 - Bigger is Better - Jenny H's Task: The Nobel Prize
task: Option 2: Read a book by an author born in Sweden or Norway
book: The Electric State
how it fits: author Simon Stålenhag born in Sweden
Points this post: 20
Total points: 135
Tasks completed: 8/49
BB: 1 / GO: 0 / IAF: 2
Angela IL25.2 JennRenee's Task: Oh What Fun!
Option 1
Book 1: Read a book that is 1-12 of a series.
Love Under Cover by Jessica Brody- 1/10
#2 in series
Book 2: Read a book where all authors initials can be found in Tis the Season
Amy and Isabelle by Elizabeth Strout- 2/3
Read via Kindle/ MMPB link: Amy and Isabelle
Points this Task: 25
Total Points: 355
Books Read: 25
Tasks Completed: 19
It's A Fact Ticket: 1
Angela IL20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Sarah E's Task: The Chocolate Game
Option 3: Read a book by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in CHOCOLATE.
Kiss Her Once for Me by Alison Cochrun- 12/22
Points this Task: 20
Total Points: 375
Books Read: 26
Tasks Completed: 20
It's A Fact Ticket: 1
Readerboard Name: Kathy P10.7 - It's-a Me, Mario!
Once Upon a Wardrobe
Author: Patti Callahan Henry
Character is PEACH
Totals
Points: 90
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 2
Total Tasks Completed: 12
Total Books Completed: 12
Readerboard Name: Kathy P10.8 - Winter Migration
Bridge of ClayThe book is set in a suburb of Sydney Australia.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridge_...
Totals
Points: 100
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 2
Total Tasks Completed: 13
Total Books Completed: 13
STORMIE15.6 Let's Celebrate
Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King
Read a book where the author's name can be found in FIREWORKS
S K
I read the LP edition at 659 pages
MMPB has 560 pages
Mr. Mercedes
Points This Task: 15
Total Points: 55
BB: 1 ticket, please.
Kai15.8 An Extra Day
Read a book first published in a leap year (2024, 2020, 2016, 2012, 2008, 2004 etc)
13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl by Mona Awad
New Points: 15
Tasks Competed: 15
Total Points: 130
MaryPDX --Re-post15.3 Dignity, Freedom, and Justice for All
Option a: Read a book where the letters of UDHR appear in the title
A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor
Option b: Read a book from the lists given.
List Chosen: Dignity, page 1
The Midnight Library
This Task:
BB: 0
IF: 0
GO: 0
Books: 2
Points: 15
Totals:
BB: 1
IF: 5
GO: 2
Points: 290
Delicious Dee25.4 Robin P’s Task: Children’s Party Games
Option 1
Book A -
Book B - Prairie Nocturne - Ivan Doig
Points in Post: 25
Total Points: 540
Its a Fact Tickets: 4
Big Book Tickets: 2
Golden Oldies: 1
FLY Task #10.1 - Poetry for Neanderthals
task: Read a book where all title words consist of a single syllable
book: The Long Walk
(my version is audio, first MMPB here)
how it fits: all title words have one syllable
Points this post: 10
Total points: 145
Tasks completed: 9/49
BB: 1 / GO: 0 / IAF: 2
MaryPDX 50.1 - Trishhartuk’s Task: The Spirits of the Past, the Present and the Future
Book 1:Read a book that is set in, or is about a period, before 1950, AND has one of the MPGs “History” or “Historical”, stand alone or embedded (e.g. “Historical Fiction”).
To Kill a Mockingbird published in 1960 set in 1930s MPG "Historical Fiction" -- 323pgs
Book 2:Read a book first published in 2021, 2022, 2023 or 2024, which is set in the present day or (for non-fiction) discusses current affairs.
Life's Too Short published 2021 set in present day-- 384pgs
Book 3: Read a novel by an author who has published one or more novels which have the Science Fiction or Fantasy MPGs; and has also published one or more novels with a "present day" setting relative to its publishing date.
Book read: Elevation by Stephen King MPG Fantasy -- 146pg
"Present day" book by Stephen King:
Misery NO Fantasy/Sci-Fi MPG
total page count: 853
This Task:
BB: 0
IF: 0
GO: 0
Books: 3
Points: 50
Totals:
BB: 1
IF: 5
GO: 2
Points: 340
Andy P.Task # 20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Aimee G's Task: Seeking Sanctuary
Option 1. Read a book that is at least 75% set in Venezuela Set practically entirely in Venezuela
The Cocaine Diaries: A Venezualan Prison Nightmare by Paul Keany
Points this post: 20
Total points: 505
Sarah E15.4 Feed the Birds
OPTION 2
by Alix E. HarrowI read an ebook, top paperback - no MMP - is Starling House
AEH found in HousE spArrow
Total Points: 45
Kathy KS30.2 Katrisa's Task : Winter Zodiac
Total page count must be at least 500 pages.
Option 1 - Sagittarius - November 22-December 21
Book 1 - Read a book from... Archery Books
Required: State the Page
Hounded by Kevin Hearne
Found on page 8 of list
304 pages
Book 2 - Read a book with a single author or multiple authors where all the author’s initials can be found in the word TEMPERANCE.
Wrack and Rune by Charlotte MacLeod
CM=teMperanCe
I listened to an audiobook; mmpb-207 p.
Total pages: 304+207=511 (>500)
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Points for this task: 30
Total points : 535
Tasks completed: 29/49
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 0
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 6
It's a Fact tickets for this task: 0
It's a Fact tickets total: 6
Sarah E15.7 When the music stops ...
The Woman in Me
I listened to an audio, top paperback - no MMP - is La mujer que soy
Non Fiction, claiming 1 It's a Fact ticket.
Total Points: 60
Total NF: 1
JenJ IA50.1 - Trishhartuk’s Task: The Spirits of the Past, the Present and the Future
Read three books totalling at least 750 pages.
Book 1: The Past
Read a book that is set in, or is about a period, before 1950, AND has one of the MPGs “History” or “Historical”, stand alone or embedded.
Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys - 344 pages
Book 2: The Present
Read a book first published in 2021, 2022, 2023 or 2024, which is set in the present day or (for non-fiction) discusses current affairs.
Very Very Lucky by Amanda Prowse - 381 pages
Book 3: The Future
Read a novel by an author who has published one or more novels which have the Science Fiction or Fantasy MPGs; and has also published one or more novels with a "present day" setting relative to its publishing date.
Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros - 624 pages
(MPG: Fantasy, Romance, Dragons, Fiction, Audiobook, Fantasy Romance, Magic, New Adult, Adult, High Fantasy)
She has also written contemporary novels, including In the Likely Event.
(MPG: Romance, Contemporary, Contemporary Romance, Fiction, Military Fiction, Audiobook, Adult, Military Romance, Thriller, New Adult)
624+344+381 pages= 1349 pages
*****I claim 1 BB ticket for Iron Flame - 624 pages*****
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Points This Post: 50
Total Points: 350/775
Tasks Completed: 24/49
BB: 2
GO: 0
NF: 1
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5.7 Telephone Pictionary
MPG Art/Manga/Comics
Roaming - MPG Comics
Points this post: -5
Total points: 565
BB:2 GO:5 IAF:5