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WINTER CHALLENGE 2023
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Completed Tasks: PLEASE DO NOT DELETE ANY POST IN THIS THREAD!
Susan A10.3 - Season of Love - Read a book with the MPG Romance
Elves and Deer by Hollis Shiloh
approved for length HERE
MPG Romance
previous points: 80
points this post: 10
new total: 90
Susan A10.5 - A Ghost Story For Christmas - Read a book that features ghosts or spirits.
Christmas Spirit by Annabelle Jacobs
approved for length Here
MPG ghosts
previous points: 90
points this post: 10
new total: 100
5.7- Telephone PictionaryMPG Art: Take What You Need by Idra Novey
Points this post: 5
Total points: 55
10.5 - A Ghost Story For ChristmasA book that features ghosts: The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston
Points this post: 10
Total points: 65
LoraTask: 5.3- Better in a sweater
Book/Author: The Strange Disappearance of a Bollywood Star / Vaseem Khan
How it fits: word is star (betterinaSweATeR)
Points for this task: 5
Total points: 195
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: 2
Readerboard Name: Mel S25.1 Long, Longer, Longest
1. The Last Flight (Title = 3 or more words, with each longer than the last)
2. The Lost Gate (Page count with each number larger than the last - 379pgs)
This post: 25 points
Season Total: 25 points
Tasks completed: 1
Delicious Dee5.5- It's a New Year
The Golden Spoon - Jessa Maxwell - new to me author
Points in Post: 5
Total Points: 130
Its a Fact Tickets: 2
Task 5.7- Telephone PictionaryRead a book with the MPG Art or Manga/comic book/graphic novels/Sequential Art
Saga, Volume 11 (Saga #11) (2023) by Brian K. Vaughan (Goodreads Author); illustrated by Fiona Staples (Paperback 152 pages)
10 + 05 = 15
Tasks Completed: 02
Points for this post: 05
Points thus far: 10 + 05 = 15
Books read: 02
Pages read: 424
Read but not claimed: 03
Goodreads Authors: 01
Golden Oldies: 00
It’s a Fact (Non-Fiction): 00
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Task 25.1 - Long, Longer, Longestbook 1: three word title, words of increasing length
My Friend Maigret
2 / 6 / 7
pub 1949 - claiming 1 GO
book 2: page count is increasing digits
Maigret is Afraid
169 pages
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250 points
6 GO tix
2 BB tix
1 NF tix
Andy P.Task # 5.8- Polar Bear Plunge
Read book with a cover of at least 70% White according to Tineye.
by Lisa Kleypas 83.8 % WhitePoints this post ; 5
Total points: 105
MAZZA130.3 Cat : Books of the Winter Months
Required: State your Month = DECEMBER
Option 1: TWO book task
Book 1: ALL the letters of your chosen month can be found in the title of your book (ignore subtitles)
A December Bride approved for length here https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
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
I read an aRC of this book via netgalley Frank and Red
This is HB ediition Frank & Red Matt Coyne
Points this post = 30
Points to date = 235
Truitt_T30.4 Nick KY’s Task: Murder in the Manor
TWO book task
Option A: Read a book from one of three lists.
The Secret of Chimneys by Agatha Christie
MMPB: The Secret of Chimneys
It's currently #7 on the Novels About Big Houses list, page 1.
Option 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.
The Lark and the Wren by Mercedes Lackey
WREN can be made from NEWgate pRison
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 220 / 775
LAUREN JODI15.8 - An Extra Day
The Perfect Hope by Nora Roberts
Published in 2012
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 30/795
Total Books Read: 3
Total Tasks Completed: 3/50
Bookwrm526Task #5.9- Secret Santa
Read a book with a Santa or a gift on the cover. I read As The Christmas Cookie Crumbles by Leslie Budewitz, which has multiple gifts between the tree and the cat on the right side.
.Total points so far: 75
LAUREN JODI10.9 - Winners of Winter
If the Viscount Falls by Sabrina Jeffries
Award: RITA Award Historical: Long (Nominee)
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 40/795
Total Books Read: 4
Total Tasks Completed: 4/50
20.10 Group ReadsBook: Ghost Stories of an Antiquary
Post in discussion thread: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
I read the kindle edition. The paperback edition has 157 pages.
It was first published in 1904, so I'd like one Golden Oldie ticket, please.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 65
Golden Oldie tickets: 1
15.10 Here be Dragonsb) Read a book with the word Dragon intact in the title or subtitle
The Night Dragon by Matthew Condon
Total this Post: 15
Season Total: 195
25.3 Amy FL's task: Best Sister EverOption 1, SISTER in the title: Sister Stardust by Jane Green
Option 3, a book with a title word that makes a different word when spelled backwards: Keep It Moving: Lessons for the Rest of Your Life by Twyla Tharp
The words are Keep and Peek.
Points this post: 25
Total points: 90
Katrisa10.2 - Festive Folklore
Read a book from the first 25 pages of the Folklore shelf
I read Thistlefoot from p1 of the list
Points this Post: 10
Points Total: 180
Truitt_T25.2 JennRenee's Task: Oh What Fun!
TWO book task
Option 1: Twleve Days
Book 1 task: Read a book that is 1-12 of a series.
Script by R.J. Scott & V.L. Locey
Paperback: Script: A Gay Hockey Romance
It's the 1st book in the LA Storm series.
Book 2 task: Read a book where all authors initials can be found in Tis the Season.
Foundation and Empire by Isaac Asimov
MMPB: Foundation and Empire
Author's initials (IA) can be found in tIs the seAson.
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 245 / 775
Truitt_T20.4 - Golden Oldies - Joop's Task: Golden Oldies
Option B: Read a book published after the author's 65th birthday.
A Killing of Innocents by Deborah Crombie
MMPB: A Killing of Innocents: A Novel
Author born 1952 - see https://www.google.com/search?q=when+...
Book orignially published: 2023
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 265 / 775
ROBIN P20.2 Rookie at the Top - Apple's Task: Christmas Special
Word in title from Christmas show
The Christmas Conquest
read ebook, linked pb
word Christmas found in several shows, including Pinocchio's Christmas
Points this post: 20
Total points: 155
BB:1 GO:2 IAF:1
LoraTask: 15.7 When the music stops
Book/Author: Me & Patsy Kickin' Up Dust: My Friendship with Patsy Cline / Loretta Lynn
How it fits: third MPG listed is Music
Claiming 1 It's a Fact ticket: first MPG is nonfiction.
Points for this task: 15
Total points: 210
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: 3
TessaVanessaChallenge 15.9 Pass the Parcel
Saga, Volume 11 by Brian K. Vaughan
I got this from my local library.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 105
Task completed: 12
TessaVanessaChallenge 15.10 Here be Dragons
Option b: The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo by Sylvain Runberg
Points this post:15
Total points: 120
Task completed: 13
TessaVanessaChallenge 20.4 Golden Oldies - Joop's Task: Golden Oldies
Option B: Livid by Patricia Cornwell
Birthdate: 1956
Book first published: 2022
Points this post: 20
Total points: 140
Task completed: 14
TessaVanessaChallenge 20.6 It's A Fact - MaryPDX's Task: Say It's Carol Singers
Option 1: Flower Crowns and Fearsome Things by Amanda Lovelace
USING: “LOVE ACTUALLY IS ALL AROUND”
Points this post: 20
Total points: 160
Task completed: 15
Delicious Dee5.2- Unique Like a Snowflake
Hour of the Hunter - no repeated letters in any of the words
Points in Post: 5
Total Points: 135
Its a Fact Tickets: 2
Readerboard name: Mel S5.1 No "L" Day
The Big Dark Sky
No "L's" in the title or author name.
This Post: 5 points
This Season: 30 points
Bookwrm526Task #30.4 - Murder in the Manor
Opt A: Read a book from one of the following “Manor House” lists. I chose the Whodunit Mansions list and read The Death of Mrs. Westaway by Ruth Ware, from page 1 of the list.
Opt B: Read a book with an MPG of “Horror”. I read Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher.
Total points so far: 105
30.1 Mazza1's Task - The Life of SolomonThe Line of verse I used is:
That was the end of Solomon Grundy
a) Read a book where the Author’s FIRST and LAST initials appear in the line of verse.
I listened to an audio version of The Funny Thing Is... by Ellen DeGeneres
***Claiming an Its a Fact ticket for non-fiction***
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
The word I made was ALONG
Georgie, All Along
New Points: 30
Total Points: 50
BB: 0
GO: 0
IaF: 1
Kristina Marie5.6- Christmas Murder Mystery Night
Read a MPG Mystery or Christmas. Genres may be embedded or stand alone
What the River Knows by Isabel Ibañez
Audiobook. There is no MMPB or paperback version. The hardcover has 416 pages.
MPG: Mystery
Points this post: 5
Total points: 85
trishhartuk10.6 Roll the Bones
Read a book whose page count consists solely of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6.
Lethal Licorice, Amanda Flower
Read the kindle edition. Top MMPB: here (336pg)
Points this Task: 10
Books Read: 1
Total Points: 155
Tasks Completed: 13
Golden Oldie Tickets: 1
15.6 Let's Celebrate!Author's initials in FIREWORKS: The Celebrants by Steven Rowley
Points this post: 15
Total points: 105
5.9- Secret SantaBook: Weihnachtsliebe auf Bestellung
How it fits: gifts on the cover
I read the kindle edition. The paperback edition has 220 pages.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 70
JEN B20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Aimee G's Task: Seeking Sanctuary
Option 2: Read a book where the main character is a refugee or asylum seeker.
The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui
This book is about the author's family's escape from war/turmoil in Vietnam as refugees to the United States
***Claiming one It's A Fact ticket***
TOTAL POINTS: 55
Amy B20.10 Group Reads
Read one of the books selected as a group read for the Winter 2023 season. The requirement for this task: you must participate in the book's discussion thread below with at least one post about the contents of the book or your reaction to the book after you have read the book.
Gutenberg Classic - Ghost Stories of an Antiquary by M.R. James
Discussion Thread - posted 12/21
This Task: 20 Points
To Date: 35 Points
10.10 - The End?Read a book from either this list of Best Endings or this list of Best Beginnings.
High Fidelity by Nick Hornby
Pg. 1, Best Beginnings
Point this Post: 10
Total Points: 90
Total IAFs to date: 1
TessaVanessaChallenge 25.2 JennRenee's Task: Oh What Fun!
Option 1:
Book 1: The Widening Gyre by Robert B. Parker
Series: Spenser #10
Book 2: Mr. Universe by Arthur Slade
Points this post: 25
Total points: 185
Task completed: 16
Mod
Option 2-
Book 1: The Wrong Victim by Allison Brennan / coastal setting in San Juan Islands; 576 pg PB
Book 2: Eighth Grave After Dark by Darynda Jones / toward the end of pg 1; 310 pg MMPB
Total pages: 886 > 500
Points this post: 30
Total points: 355
Mod
Option 1- using DECEMBER
Book 1: Midnight on Beacon Street by Emily Ruth Verona / DECEMBER in title; I have an advance copy of this title
Book 2: Dirty Laundry by Disha Bose / DB in DECEMBER
Points this post: 30
Total points: 385
Mod
Option B-
The Children on the Hill by Jennifer McMahon / MPG Horror
Option C-
Sweet Spot by Jessica Prince / SWEET in phrase
Points this post: 30
Total points: 415
Susan A5.7- Telephone Pictionary - Read a book with the MPG Art or Manga/comic book/graphic novels/Sequential Art
Heartstopper: Volume Five by Alice Oseman
MPG graphic novels
previous points: 100
points this post: 5
total points: 105
Susan A10.6 - 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.
Get Frosted by Amy Aislin
no MMPB, paperback
236 pages
previous points: 105
points this post: 10
total points: 115
Susan A10.7 - 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.
I'm Your Guy by Sarina Bowen
I listened to audiobook, no MMPB, paperback here
BOWSER - SabRina BOWEn
previous points: 115
points this post: 10
total points: 125
Susan A10.9 - Winners of Winter - nominated for a literary award that begins with one of the letters found in WINTER
Say You're Sorry by Melinda Leigh
I listened to audiobook, no MMPB, paperback here
Award: RITA Award by Romance Writers of America Nominee for Romantic Suspense (2018)
previous points: 125
points this post: 10
total points: 135
Susan A15.1 Long and Short
A) Short Book < 200 pages
The Christmas Roommate by Ana Ashley
no MMPB, paperback here
106 pages
B) Long Book > 500 pages
The Bright and Hungry Future of Hawks by John Wiltshire
I listened to audiobook, no MMPB, paperback here
680 pages
previous points: 135
points this post: 15
total points: 150
Susan A15.2 Out with the Old, In with the New
a) Read the latest* published book in a series which has at least 3 published works.
Holiday Heart Strings by N.R. Walker
no MMPB, paperback here
#4 and the latest book in the Hartbridge Christmas Series, pub November 21, 2023
b) Read the first book (#1) in a series
The Christmas Killer by Alex Pine
I listened to audiobook, no MMPB, paperback here
DI James Walker Series #1
previous post: 150
points this post: 15
total points: 165
Susan A15.4 Feed the Birds
a) Read a book with a bird on the cover
b) ALL of the author's initials are found in ONE of the following most common British garden birds,
OPTION 2: Read ONE book that fulfills both requirements
Jingle all the Slay by Dakota Cassidy
I listened to audiobook, no MMPB, paperback here
bird on cover, upper right corner
initials D C found in golDfinCh
previous points: 165
points this post: 15
total points: 180
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10.1 - Poetry for Neanderthals - Read a book where all the words in the title consist of a single syllable
Catch Her Death by Melinda Leigh
I listened to audiobook, paperback here
all words in title are one syllable words
previous points: 70
points this post: 10
new total: 80