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SPRING CHALLENGE 2024
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Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ15.5 - Survey Says
A Slow Fire Burning by Paula Hawkins
This book was nominated for a Goodreads Choice Awards - Best Mystery & Thriller (2021)
This post: 15 points
Total points to date: 145 points
Tasks completed: 8
Ana20.8 Nickels and Dimes -Trishhartuk's Task: The Golden Shot
Option 3
Blood Moon The word Moon can be made from letters from BOB MONKHOUSE.
This Post: 20
Total Points 40
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ25.2 - Kid's Sports
Book 1 -
Stage Fright by Dakota Cassidy
Option 1 - Author's (first & last) initials (DC) are in kiCkboarD
Link to PB edition (no MMP edition): Stage Fright: A Paranormal Women's Fiction Novel
Book 2 -
The Graham Effect by Elle Kennedy
Option 2 - This book has Sports and New Adult as MPGs.
Link to PB edition (no MMP edition): The Graham Effect
This post: 25 points
Total points to date: 170 points
Tasks completed: 9
Karen DTask 50.1 - Tammy AZ's Task: Exploration Through Reading
Option 2:
- Book 1: Darling Girls, finished 4/6, set in Australia
- Book 2: Letters to the Lost, finished 4/25, set in Europe (England)
- Book 3: My Darkest Prayer, finished 4/16. Set in VA (GR description describes it as a "southern town", and reference to living in Virginia at 2:58 of audiobook)
Points this task: 50
Total points: 505
20.4 I Really Like This BowlThis is a one book task, choose an option and read one book for that option.
Required: State the option
Option 3: The Great Pottery Throw Down -
Read a book where the first and last initials of the author(s) can be found in the quote “I REALLY LIKE THIS BOWL”.
Letters may only be used as often as they appear. In case of multiple authors, all first and last initials must fit in the quote at the same time.
A Woman of Intelligence by Karin TanabeRead ~ 4.12.24
Pages ~ 384
Requirement ~ KT - i really li(K)e (T)his bowl
Task Points ~ 20
Task Page Count ~ 384
Total Points ~ 275
25.6 - JennRenee's Task: Pick a Genre!
Both books must have the MPG of the genre chosen.
Genre: TRUE CRIME
Book 1: All the letters of your genre appear in the title/subtitle/author name.
Murder at Breakheart Hill Farm: The Shocking 1900 Case that Gripped Boston's North Shore by Douglas L. Heath
Book Two: 3+ word title with the first letter of every word in the name of your genre.
The Innocent Man
**Claiming 2 It's A Fact Tickets**
New Points: 25
Total Points: 850
Tickets as of this post: BB(6), GO(8), IaF(11)
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Barbara ★30.3 - MAZZA1's task - Looking Forward to the Olympics
Option 5 - Marseille Marina and Teahupo’o, Tahiti
a) Read a book with a title of two or more words where the title words ALL start with the same letter.
Don't Die, Dragonfly - Linda Joy Singleton 4/15
b) Read a book where there is a word in the title that ends with a double vowel as in Teahupo’o
Girl Three: Trapped - Molly Black 4/14
Points this task: 30
Total points: 340
Big Book Tickets: 500 (0) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
Barbara ★20.1 - Most Improved - FLY's Task: Springing To Mind
Option 3: find a book with ALL author initials in the phrase FUZZY YELLOW DUCKLINGS.
Terror Crane - Lou Cadle 4/20
(L & C in duCkLings)
Points this task: 20
Total points: 360
Big Book Tickets: 500 (0) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
Barbara ★10.7 - Springtime in Paris
Read a book set at least 75% in France
The Rain Watcher - Tatiana de Rosnay 4/25
(set 100% in Paris, France)
Points this task: 10
Total points: 370
Big Book Tickets: 500 (0) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
Barbara ★10.6 - Traitor
Read a book written under a pseudonym (somebody who isn't who they claim to be!)
Random in Death - J.D. Robb 4/25
(J.D. Robb is really Nora Roberts)
Blurb from GRs author page: J.D. Robb is the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling In Death series and the pseudonym for #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts.
Points this task: 10
Total points: 380
Big Book Tickets: 500 (0) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
FLY Task #20.5 - Bigger is Better - Lisa’s Task: Bowling For Dollars
task: Option C: Read a book where a Bowling For Dollars term can be made using letters in the Title.
book: Shadowshaper
(my version is audio, no MMPB, first PB here)
how it fits: SPARE can be made with Shadow(s)h(aper)
Points this post: 20
Total points: 270
Tasks completed: 16/61
BB: 0 / GO: 3 / IAF: 0
FLY Task #50.1 - Tammy AZ's Task: Exploration Through Reading
task: Option 2 - Intercontinental Travel: Read three books with each book being set on a different continent.
book: The Inheritance of Loss
(my version is audio, first MMPB here) = 357 pages
how it fits: set mostly in India (continent = Asia)
setting in metadata
book: Ugly Beautiful
(my version is kindle, no MMPB, first PB here) = 200 pages
how it fits: set entirely in Scotland (continent = Europe)
setting in description
book: Timeless
(my version is audio, first MMPB here) = 386 pages
how it fits: set more than 50% in Egypt (continent = Africa)
setting in metadata & description
other:
required total page count of 750+
357 + 200 + 386 > 750
Points this post: 50
Total points: 320
Tasks completed: 17/61
BB: 0 / GO: 3 / IAF: 0
Jayme(the ghostreader) 20.9 Anne Marie's Task Great Game Memories
option #3 The Black Suits
Read a book that is #1, #3, or #4 in a series and has 1, 3, or 4 in the publication date.
The Extraby Megan Walker
#1 in the series and first published 2019
Task +20
Grand Total: 85
LaureY20.5 - Bigger is Better - Lisa’s Task: Bowling For Dollars
Option B: Read a book where the author’s first and last initial can be found in one of the show titles: “Bowling For Dollars” or “Duckpins and Dollars.”
Title: 'Duckpins and Dollars'
Empire of Silence by Christopher Ruocchio
*I claim 1 BB tickets*
Pages: 612
Total Point:
115/1085
Total BB:
4 tickets
Laure Y5.2 What Goes Around...
Read a book that is new-to-you but NOT bought new - for example, borrowed from a library, bought second-hand, or passed on by a friend or family member.
*bought second-hand*
Miss Fleming Falls in Love: A Witty Regency Historical Romance by Emma Melbourne
Total Point:
120/1085
Total BB:
4 tickets
trishhartuk15.2 It's A Match
Read two books each with a different single author, whose first or last name match.
Leslie for both first names.
Mistletoe Murder, Leslie Meier
Read the kindle edition. Top MMPB: here (240pg)
Crime Rib, Leslie Budewitz
Read the kindle edition. Top MMPB: here (304pg)
Points this Task: 15
Books Read: 2
Total Points: 415
Tasks Completed:25
It’s a Fact Tickets: 2
Golden Oldie Tickets: 1
Deborah20.2 Rookie at the Top - JenJ IA's Task: LEGO Masters - Play Well, Read Well!
Option 1: Read a book written by a single author who shares their first AND last initial (ignore middle initials) with the initials of the cast listed above. You can use any of the initials: W, A, J, B, A, C
Open Season by C.J. Box
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 275
Books Read: 22
Tasks Done: 17
Task 25.3 - What’s Your Favorite Challenge Type?one book option - 500+ pages
option 1
task 1: SHARDS in title can be made from phrase (SpelleD pHRASe)
task 2: author initials AT in AUTHOR in phrase
Shards of Earth by Adrian Tchaikovsky
533 pages
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645 points
Amy B25.6 - JennRenee's Task: Pick a Genre!
From the list below, pick a genre to read. This is a two book task, read one book for each option listed. Both books must have the MPG of the genre chosen, and the MPG must be stand alone.
Required: State the Genre
Historical Fiction
Book One: Read a book where all the letters of your genre appear in the title/subtitle/author name.
Exception: For Historical Fiction & Science Fiction, you can remove the word Fiction
HISTORICAL in The Little Red Chairs by Edna O'Brien
Book Two: Read a book with at least a three word title where the first letter of every word can be found in the name of your genre. Letters can only be used as often as they appear.
Songs of Irie by Asha Ashanti Bromfield (S-O-I in HISTORICAL)
This Task: 25 Points
To Date: 300 Points
Andy P.Task # 15.9 I am beautifully different.
Read a book from one of these lists: Neurodiverse Characters
Everything Here Is Beautiful by Mira T. Lee p. 1 as of 4/26/24
Points this post: 15
Total points: 270
Theresa10.4 - The Adventure Game
A Game of Thrones by George RR Martin
Game in the title
Points this post - 10
Total Points - 70
Theresa10.8 - Spring Forward
Fearless Fourteen by Janet Evanovich
Stephanie Plum #14
I have read all of the previous books in this series, this one was new to me
Points this post - 10
Total points - 80
15.7 - Let's Break!a vacation, holiday or leisure break involving at least one overnight stay is central to the story
Happy Place by Emily Henry
Total points: 200 + 15 = 215
Big Book tickets: 2
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
It's a Fact tickets: 0
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Lois' Task: The Dating GameMPG Romance; #1, #2, or #3 in a series
Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez (Part of Your World #2)
Total points: 215 + 20 = 235
Big Book tickets: 2
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
It's a Fact tickets: 0
15.2 - It's A Match2 books by different authors with first or last names that match
Skeletons at the Feast by Chris Bohjalian
Ultra-Processed People by Chris van Tulleken ***nonfiction - requesting 1 It's a Fact ticket***
🌷first names Chris 🌷
Total points: 235 + 15 = 250
Big Book tickets: 2
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
It's a Fact tickets: 0 + 1 = 1
Karen DTask 5.9 What is the Seasonal Reading Challenge?
Book: Have We Met?, finished 4/26
Points this task: 5
Total points: 510
5.9 What is the Seasonal Reading Challenge?? in the title: Do I Know You? by Emily Wibberley
Points this post: 5
Total points: 540
Karen DTask 30.7 - TessaVanessa’s Task: The Price is Right
Option 1: On a Quiet Street, finished 4/26
Word: STREET
Option 2: A Forgotten Kill, finished 3/19
Game: Bonkers
Points this task: 30
Total points: 540
20.1 Most Improved - FLY's Task: Springing To MindOption 3: find a book with ALL author initials in the phrase FUZZY YELLOW DUCKLINGS
The Future by Catherine Leroux
New Points: 20
Total Points: 240
BB: 1
IaF: 5
5.2 What Goes Around...Read a book that is new-to-you but NOT bought new
Julie and Julia: My Year of Cooking Dangerously by Julie Powell
Bought at a secondhand bookstore
I'd like an It's A Fact ticket for Julie and Julia: My Year of Cooking Dangerously (nonfiction)**
Point this Post: 5
Total Points: 215
IAFs this post: 1
Total IAFs to date: 13
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15.3 X's and O'sRead a book with a title that contains at least one X / Read a book with a single author that contains at least 2 O's in their name, first, last , or middle.
Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk by Kathleen Rooney
Point this Post: 15
Total Points: 230
Total IAFs to date: 13
5.1; 5.2; ...; 5.4; 5.5; ...; ...; ...; ...; 5.10
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20.1; 20.2; 20.3; 20.4; ...; ...; ...; ...; ...; 20.10
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15.3 - X's and O's
Option 2: Read one book that satisfies the requirements for both options.
Read a book with a title that contains at least one X.
Read a book with a single author that contains at least 2 O's in their name, first, last, or middle.
Six Memos for the Next Millenium by Italo Calvino
**Claiming 1 It's A Fact Ticket**
New Points: 15
Total Points: 865
Tickets as of this post: BB(6), GO(8), IaF(12)
Kathy KS20.7 Shorter is Sweeter - Lois' Task: The Dating Game
Read a book with MPG Romance that is #1, #2, or #3 in a series that has at least 3 published books in the series.
First Grave on the Right by Darynda Jones
MPG includes: Romance, Paranormal Romance
Series: Charley Davidson #1
I listened to an audiobook; mmpb=350 p.
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Points for this task: 20
Total points : 195
Tasks completed: 11/62
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 2
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 0
It's a Fact tickets for this task: 0
It's a Fact tickets total: 1
Kai20.5 Bigger is Better - Lisa’s Task: Bowling For Dollars
OPTION B
Read a book where the author’s first and last initial can be found in one of the show titles: “Bowling For Dollars” or “Duckpins and Dollars.”
Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger
AN - Duckpins and Dollars
New Points: 20
Tasks Competed: 12
Total Points: 210
25.5 - Delicious Dee - Bee Hive BookclubOption 3: Read a book where the authors first & last initials match a member in my sub-hive. Initials must be in the order they appear AS
Four Dead Queens by Astrid Scholte
432 pages
Option 4: Read a book that can be found on the first 25 pages of either African Literature or France lists
France p18
The Romance of Tristan and Iseult by Joseph Bédier
205 pages
Total pages read: 637
Total this Post:25
Season Total: 365
5.2 What Goes Around…The Assassin Thief (The Soul Thief Trilogy #1) by Madeline Te Whiu
borrowed from library
Total this Post:5
Season Total: 370
LoraTask: 20.7 Shorter is Sweeter - Lois' Task: The Dating Game
Book/Author: The Debutante's Code
How it fits: MPG Romance; #1 in the Thorndike & Swann Regency Mysteries series, which has 3 published works
Points for this task: 20
Total points: 355
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 0
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: 0
FLY Task #15.1 - Here's the Question
task: Book 1: Read a book with one of these words in the title.
WHO WHAT WHERE WHEN WHY HOW
book: What Rose Forgot
(my version is audio, no MMPB, PB here)
how it fits: WHAT in title
task: Book 2: Read a book by an author whose initials (all) can be found in the word QUESTION
book: Unblemished
(my version is audio, no MMPB, PB here)
how it fits: author Sara Ella initials SE in QU(ES)TION
Points this post: 15
Total points: 335
Tasks completed: 18/61
BB: 0 / GO: 3 / IAF: 0
CathyG30.7 - TessaVanessa’s Task: The Price is Right
Option 1: COME ON DOWN: Read a book with a word of five letters or more that can be made from COME ON DOWN, YOU’RE THE NEXT CONTESTANT.
Required: State the word. heart
Heart Fire by Robin D. Owens
Option 2: PRICING GAMES: Plinko, Grocery Game, Cliff Hangers, Safe Crackers, Dice Game, Bonkers, and Bullseye. Read a book with a title, subtitle and/or author that includes all the letters in one of these games.
Required: State the game you are using. bonkers
Crazy Stupid Bromance by Lyssa Kay Adams
Points this post: 30
Total points: 30
Tasks completed: 1/61
CathyG30.5 Truitt_T’s task: Match it Up!
Read two books with an identical 4 or more letter word in the title or subtitle. The words must be identical - no plurals, possessives, or embedded words allowed. One of your chosen books MUST be Non-Fiction.
Laundry Love: Finding Joy in a Common Chore by Patric Richardson 208pp
Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood 368
The total page count for the two books must be 450 pages or more.
Required: Note the common title word. love
Its a Fact book
Points this post: 30
Total points: 60
Tasks completed: 2/61
It's a Fact : 1
CathyG20.9 Moderators Pet - Marie-Anne's Task: Card Game Memories
Option 3 - Read a book that is either #1, #3 or #4 in a series and has at least one of the digits 1, 3, or 4 in year of first publication. The series must be apparent in greyscale on the Goodreads book page.
The Exception to the Rule by Christina Lauren
published 2024
approved post #8493
Points this post: 20
Total points: 80
Tasks completed: 3/61
CathyG20.8 Nickels and Dimes -Trishhartuk's Task: The Golden Shot
Option 3: Read a book with a word of at least four letters in the title, that can be made from the letters in “BERNIE THE BOLT”.
Required: State the word line
Hook, Line, and Sinker by Tessa Bailey
Points this post: 20
Total points: 100
Tasks completed: 4/61
CathyG20.7 Shorter is Sweeter - Lois' Task: The Dating Game
Read a book with MPG Romance that is #1, #2, or #3 in a series that has at least 3 published books in the series. The series number must be indicated in gray on the book's main page, usually above the title.
The Becoming by Nora Roberts
Points this post: 20
Total points: 120
Tasks completed: 5/61
CathyG20.5 - Bigger is Better - Lisa’s Task: Bowling For Dollars
Option B: Read a book where the author’s first and last initial can be found in one of the show titles: “Bowling For Dollars”
Required: State which show title you used.
A Grave Robbery by Deanna Raybourn
Points this post: 20
Total points: 140
Tasks completed: 6/61
CathyG20.4 Golden Oldies - Hannelore's Task: I Really Like This Bowl
Option 3: Read a book where the first and last initials of the author(s) can be found in the quote “I REALLY LIKE THIS BOWL”.
Heart Legacy by Robin D. Owens
Points this post: 20
Total points: 160
Tasks completed: 7/61
It's a Fact: 1
CathyG20.1 Most Improved - FLY's Task: Springing To Mind
Required: State the option.
3. ALL author initials in the phrase FUZZY YELLOW DUCKLINGS. Multiple authors are okay, as long as all the initials can be found in the phrase.
The Blood Traitor by Lynette Noni
Points this post: 20
Total points: 180
Tasks completed: 8/61
It's a Fact: 1
CathyG15.4 Category Is...
Choose One Option Below:
Option 2: Read one book that satisfies the requirements for both books of Option 1.
Book 1:
Category Same Name: Read a book with an author that shares a first or last name with one these hosts, ROB ELLIOTT
Position does not matter
Book 2:
Spin the wheel: https://wheelofnames.com/fep-n25 and read a book with the corresponding MPG :Poetry
Bull by David Elliott
Points this post: 15
Total points: 195
Tasks completed: 9/61
It's a Fact: 1
CathyG15.8 Readers Unite!
Read a book with a book featured on the cover.
Love in the Afternoon by Karen Hawkins
approved for length line #2009
Points this post: 15
Total points: 210
Tasks completed: 10/61
It's a Fact: 1
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20.7 Shorter is Sweeter - Lois' Task: The Dating Game
Wild & Hexy It has the genre Romance and is number 2 in a 3 book series.
This Post: 20pts
This Season: 20