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Lys15.3 - In Space, No One Can Hear You Scream
The Corsair's Captive
#1 in series of 4 and MPG Science Fiction.
Points completed: 45/1045
Completed Tasks: 5/59
NF: 3
FLY Task #15.7 - Whose Side Are You On?
task: Read a book with a single-word title
book: Dragonsong
(my version is audio, first MMPB here)
how it fits: title is one word
other:
MPG childrens: AR Quiz Info - IL: UG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 9.0
Points this post: 15
Total points: 135
Tasks completed: 11/59
BB: 0 / GO: 2 / IAF: 0
Susan A30.3 XBM's task: Celebrating the grandkids -
Option 2: main character is an active member or veteran
Levi's Legend by Dale Mayer
No MMPB. paperback here
MC is a former SEAL per book description
Option 3: read a book by an author whose first and last initials may be found in this list AAAAABCCCCCADEGGHKLMMNRST.
The Line Between: A Novel by Tosca Lee
No MMPB. paperback here
initials T L
previous total: 635
points this task: 30
new total: 665
Susan A30.4 TessaVanessa’s US Nationals Drag Racing Challenge
Option 2: Meeting the family - Read a book with a 3 and a 0(zero) in the page count.
The Season by Mel Gough
No MMPB. paperback here
130 pages
Option 3: Christmas Tree Read a book with a cover of any combination of at least 75% of the following colors: blue, yellow, green, red
The Sail by Landon Beach
No MMPB. paperback here
92.8% blue, 1.8% red, 0 green, 0 yellow
TIneye
61.7 % #1b2f4fBlue
13.6 % #388994Blue
7.2 % #97c8c1Blue
5.4 % # 28677fBlue
4.9 % #62b3afBlue
2.2 % #7a95a7Grey
1.8 % #c34647Red
1.7 % #bad1daGrey
1.0 % #a45c5eViolet
0.6 % #978582Grey
previous total: 665
points this task: 30
new total: 695
Susan A30.5 MAZZA1's Task: Gregorian Games - each book min 250 pgs
Option 2
book with a word in the TITLE ONLY that ends with "BER"
Timber by Frankie Love
No MMPB. paperback here
Timber -- ends in BER
282 pages
Option 4
Read a book that is # 9,10 or 11 in a series
Dakota's Delight by Dale Mayer
No MMPB. paperback here
Heroes for Hire #9
250 pages
previous total: 695
points this task: 30
new total: 725
Kathy KS20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Jasmiina F's task: Feels & Thrills.
Option 2: The Grown-Up Life.
choose a book that features at least one adult person on the cover.
by Ed McBain******
Points for this task: 15
Total points : 200
Tasks completed: 9/59
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 0
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
Deborah15.8 - Read My Mind
My Darling Dreadful Thing Spirit companion
Approved in task help thread #12
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 40
Books Read: 5
Tasks Done: 4
ROBIN P10.8 How Far I'll Leap
Time travel essential to book
The Seven Year Slip has MPG Time Travel & GR description mentions it
Points this post: 10
Total points: 115
BB:0 GO:0 IAF:0
Jessica S5.5 Eerie Equation: 13 + 31 = Spooky Halloween?:13 or 31 intact in the page number or original publication date
Brothers of the Wild North Sea by Harper Fox Published June 11 2013
Points this post: 5
Previous total: 135 Updated total: 140
Tasks completed: 9 Books read: 13
MAZZA 130.8 Delicious Dee's Task: Maisie Dobbs
The total pages combine must exceed 500 (501 or more) .
Option 1
Book A – Read a book in the Maisie Dobbs series
Pardonable Lies 359 pages
Book B – Read a book with a single author whose initials can be found in Jacqueline Winspear
Strumpet City 560 pages this is over 500 pages and I am claiming 1 x BB tickt
Page count - 919 exceeds requirements
points this post = 30
Points to date = 30
BB tickets this post = 1
BB tickets to date = 1
MAZZA130.4 TessaVanessa’s US Nationals Drag Racing Challenge
This is a two-book task, pick one book for two different options.
Option 1: NHRA:
Read a book with all the letters in NHRA in the author’s first and last name (middle name can be ignored)
Daughters of Night
Laura Shepherd-Robinson
this book is 580 pages and I am claiming 1 xBB ticket
Option 2: Meeting the family
Read a book with a 3 and a 0 (zero) in the page count. The numbers do not need to be consecutive.
A Wedding in the Sun 304 pages
points this post = 30
Points to date = 60
BB tickets this post = 1
BB tickets to date = 2
Jessica S15.5 - Oh No, Not Again...: first published in 2002 or 2020.
Slippery Creatures by K.J. Charles Published May 13th 2020
Points this post: 15
Previous total: 140 Updated total: 155
Tasks completed: 10 Books read: 14
MAZZA130.2 Cat's Task: Books of Africa
of...
Option 1: Two Book Option
Book 1: Read a book that is set (at least 70%) in one or more countries in Africa, or is about one or more countries in Africa (if Non-Fiction).
The Orchard of Lost Souls
Setting is Somalia
Book 2: Read a book that is written by an author born in a country in Africa.
Freshwater
Akwaeke Emezi Born in Nigeria stated on author page
points this post = 30
Points to date = 90
MAZZA125.9 - Bookwrm256's Task: Fall in the Southland
Book 1: Read a book with a word of five or more letters that can be made from the phrase "Fall is a Southerner's Reward for Having Survived Summer"..
Required: State the target word. - MILLION
Million Dollar Staircase
Book 2 Option 2: Read a book by a single author where all the letters of the author's last name can be found in the phrase. Letters can only be used as often as they appear in the phrase.
Sarum
Edward Rutherfurd
This book is 1,376 pages long and I am claiming 3 xBB tickets
points this post = 25
Points to date = 115
BB tickets this post = 3
BB tickets to date = 5
MAZZA125.8 - Shelby's Task: Are You Ready For Some Football???
Option 1: This whole task is really about my favorite team so, read a book by a single author where the author’s initials (you may ignore middle initials) appear in SEATTLE SEAHAWKS
Greek Lessons Han Kang
Option 3: . Read a book first published in 2024.
I read an ARC of this book The Place of Tides
only physical copy is HB The Place of Tides
This author is new to me
points this post = 25
Points to date = 140
MAZZA125.5 - Lisa MD’s Task: Bookopoly
Book 1:
Roll the 6-sided die to see which token you will be playing with, then read a book whose title and/or subtitle contain the letters of your game piece.
Required: State the number of the die you rolled. - I rolled a 4
4 - Bee
Remarkable Creatures
Book 2:
Roll the 6-sided die to see what property or action your token lands on, then read a book to satisfy the description.
Required: State the number of the die you rolled. - I rolled a 5
5 – Knowledge Card:
Read a book whose author’s first and last initials can be found in ENCYCLOPEDIA
The Night We Lost Him
Laura Dave
points this post =25
Points to date = 165
MAZZA120.9 - Moderator's Pet - Jasmiina F's task: Feels & Thrills.
Option 2: The Grown-Up Life.
a book that features at least one adult person on the cover.
points this post = 20
Points to date = 185
MAZZA120.5 - Bigger is Better - Lindsey IL's Task: The Element of Surprise
I rolled a 5 and then a 4
Science fiction / Fantasy author Initial MNOP
Nikki Erlickpoints this post = 20
points to date = 205
MAZZA120.1 - Most Improved - Jenny H's Task: Go to Jail
Read a book whose title includes one word (that is not "the") from this list of Monopoly street names: https://monopoly.fandom.com/wiki/Street
Angel - from UK version The Angel Islington
points this post = 20
Points to date = 225
MAZZA1 15.4 - Flight Risk
Option 2: one-book task.
Read a book with a aeroplane on the cover AND by an author whose first and last initials can be found in HIT THE SILK.
T.E. Kinsey T and K in target phrasepoints this post = 15
points to date = 240
MAZZA115.3 - In Space, No One Can Hear You Scream
Option 2: One-book task
MPG Science Fiction AND 1-7 in series
points this post = 15
Points to date = 255
MAZZA110.8 How Far I'll Leap
Read a book where time travel is essential to the story.
MPG approved here https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
points this post = 10
Points to date = 265
MAZZA1 10.7 Let It Grow
Read a book with a plant, bush or flower on the cover. The plant/bush/flower must show a stem, be in the ground or be in a vase or a pot.
flowers in vase on tablepoints this post = 10
Points to date = 275
MAZZA15.2- Pumpkin Spice and Everything Nice
Read a book by an author whose first and last initial can be found in PUMPKIN SPICE
I read a kindle ARC Sunbirds
this is HB Sunbirds
Penelope Slocombe
points this post = 5
Points to date = 280
MAZZA125.4 - Robin P's Task: ‘60’s Board Games
Option 1
Read a book with a job title in the author’s name or in the title
The Vanishing Tide Hilary Tailor (Tailor) approved in help thread here https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Read a book with MPG Romance AND one of the following: Mystery, Thriller, or Suspense
Passions in Death MPGs Mystery and Romance
points this post = 25
Points to date = 305
MAZZA15.8 Footprints in the Forest
Read a book with one of the forest animal/insect from following list on the cover - Using FOX
points this post = 5
Points to date = 310
TessaVanessaChallenge 10.2 Slay The Beast
Monster Crush by Erin Ellen Franey
Points this post: 10
Total points: 75/1045
Task completed: 10/59
TessaVanessaChallenge 15.9 Shifting Sands
Sins of the Black Flamingo by Andrew Wheeler
Miami, Florida, United States
Desert: Great Basin Desert in Utah western United States
Points this post: 15
Total points: 90/1045
Task completed: 11/59
TessaVanessaChallenge 20.9 Moderator's Pet - Jasmiina F's task: Feels & Thrills.
Option 2:
by Christy BarrittPoints this post: 20
Total points: 110/1045
Task completed: 12/59
TessaVanessaChallenge 20.10 Group Reads
The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland by Jim DeFede
Discussion post: #2
Points this post: 20
Total points: 130/1045
Task completed: 13/59
TessaVanessaChallenge 30.1 Susan A's Task: Letter Frequency
Book 1: John Wick by Greg Pak
Letters: J and K
Book 2: Consent: A Memoir by Jill Climent
Letter: J = Jill
Points this post: 30
Total points: 160/1045
Task completed: 14/59
Kristen IA5.6 A Hauntingly Good Time
Read a book where a haunting (imagined, faked, or real) or ghosts are essential to the story.
Night of the Living Deed by E.J. Copperman
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 30/1045
Tasks Completed: 3/59
BB: 0
GO: 1
NF: 1
TessaVanessaChallenge 30.8 Delicious Dee's Task: Maisie Dobbs
Option 2:
Book A: Justice Delayed Patricia Bradley
Female Author: Patricia Bradley
MPG=Mystery
1st in series: Memphis Cold Case
343 pages
Book B: Simply Irresistible by Jill Shalvis
Found on RITA Award Winners
336 pages
Points this post: 30
Total points: 190/1045
Task completed: 15/59
TessaVanessaChallenge 30.9 Truitt_T’s Task: Be Prepared!
Option 1: Eruption by Michael Crichton
Word=ERUPTION
426 pages
Option 2: What Stands in a Storm: Three Days in the Worst Superstorm to Hit the South's Tornado Alley by Kim Cross
Found on page 1 of Non-Fiction Disaster Books
320 pages
Points this post: 30
Total points: 220/1045
Task completed: 16/59
JenJ IA20.1 - Most Improved - Jenny H's Task: Go to Jail
Read a book whose title includes one word (that is not "the") from this list of Monopoly street names: https://monopoly.fandom.com/wiki/Street
The word in your book title needs to be an exact match to the word on the list.
James by Percival Everett
Required: State the word and the street it matches.
James ---> St. James Place
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 60/1045
Tasks Completed: 4/59
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 2
brooke4.015.2 - Don't Stop Me Now
Read two books from the same series. The books do not have to be consecutive in the series, but the series must appear in greyscale on the book GR pages.
Book 1; I Want to Die But I Want to Eat Tteokpokki by Baek Se-hee audio read, no MMP, next pb is 232pgs 9/20
Book 2; I Want To Die but I Want To Eat Tteokpokki 2 by Baek Se-hee audio read, no MMP, next pb is 240pgs 9/20
**claiming 2 'it's a fact' tickets as both are non-fiction**
Points this Post: 15pts
Total Points: 85/1045pts
Tasks Completed: 7/59
Big Book Total: 3
It's a Fact: 2
JenJ IA20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Jasmiina F's task: Feels & Thrills
This is a one-book task. Choose an option and read one book for that option.
Required: State the option.
Option 4: Need a Laugh.
IRead a book with a MPG of Humor. The book can be fiction or nonfiction.
The Rom-Commers by Katherine Center
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 80/1045
Tasks Completed: 5/59
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 2
brooke4.05.9 It's Fall Y'all
Read a book first published in September, October, or November
Blindsight by Peter Watts audio read, MMP is 576pgs 9/19
First published October 1, 2006
**claiming 1 Big Book ticket**
Points this Post: 5pts
Total Points: 90/1045pts
Tasks Completed: 8/59
Big Book Total: 4
It's a Fact: 2
SHEMAC30.8 Delicious Dee's Task: Maisie Dobbs
Pick one option and read both book A and B; 501 or more pages (270 + 245pp)
Option 2
Book A – Read a book that meets the requirements: female author, first in series, mystery MPG- Series must contain at least 3 books published or publishing within this season (Sept 1- Nov 30 2024)
Fish Out of Water (#1 Fish Out of Water series) by Amy Lane MPG Mystery
7 book series all published before 30 Nov 2024
Book B – read a book from one of the three nominated categories from that season of SRC - First book in a mystery series by a female author
Track of the Cat
This task points: 30
Total season points: 185
20.7- Shorter is Sweeter - Jen K's Task: Georgia On My MindOption 1, two different MPGs: Husbands & Lovers by Beatriz Williams
384 pages
MPGs: Romance and Historical
Points this post: 20
Total points: 120
Kathy KS15.9 - Shifting Sands
read a book set at least 50% in a nation listed for... desert.
Lady Killer by Ed McBain
Setting: United States
Desert: Colorado Plateau
I read a large print version; regular print mmpb-160 p.
******
Points for this task: 15
Total points : 215
Tasks completed: 10/59
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 0
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
Andy P.Task # 30.3 XBM's task: Celebrating the grandkids
Option 1. Read a book off of this list : read a book off of this list : Great Debut Novels
page 2 . The Black Echo by Michael Connelly
Option 3.
Read a book by an author whose first and last initials may be found in this list:
AAAAABCCCCCADEGGHKLMMNRST.
Recursion by Blake Crouch
Points this post: 30
Total points: 120
Lisa MD20.5 - Bigger is Better - Lindsey IL's Task: The Element of Surprise
I rolled a 6 to determine genre: History or Historical Fiction
I rolled a 4 to determine author initial: M, N, O, or P
Maria: A Novel of Maria von Trapp by Michelle Moran
310 pgs
MPG: Historical Fiction
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COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 90 / 1045
Total Books Read: 6
Total Tasks Completed: 5 / 59
Big Book Tickets:
Golden Oldies Tickets:
IAF Tickets:
Barbara ★20.10 - Group Reads
Read one of the books selected as a group read for the Fall 2024 season.
The Echo of Old Books - Barbara Davis 9/20
My post: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points this task: 20
Total points: 155
Barbara ★30.1 - Susan A's Task: Letter Frequency
The 5 least frequently occurring letters in English words are: K X J Q Z
Book 1: Read a book with at least 2 of the five letters in the title. Ignore subtitles.
Zero to Sixty - Marie Harte 9/18
(Z in Zero, X in siXty)
Book 2: Read a book by an author whose first, last or middle initial is any one of the letters K X J Q Z. For multiple authored books, only one author needs to work.
A High-End Finish - Kate Carlisle 9/17
(Kate starts with K)
Points this task: 30
Total points: 185
Bookwrm526Task #15.1 - Whodunnit?
Book 1: Read a book with one of the iconic Cluedo murder weapons on the cover: candlestick, dagger (with visible hilt/pommel), lead pipe, revolver (with visible revolving chamber), rope or spanner/wrench. I chose the DAGGER and read A Dark and Twisting Path by Julia Buckley.
Book 2: Read a book from the first 25 pages of this Murder Mystery list: https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
I read The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill, from page 4 of the list.
Total points so far: 95
Susan A30.6 Katrisa's Task Fall Zodiac
Option 3 - Scorpius October 23-November 21
Book 1: initials in DEATHSTALKER
Feral by Alessandra Hazard
No MMPB. paperback here
245 pages
initials A H in DEATHSTALKER
Book 2: Read a book featuring a shapeshifter of some kind
Thrown to the Wolves by Charlie Adhara
No MMPB. paperback here
336 pages
wolf shapeshifters - MPG shapeshifters
total pages: 245 + 336 = 581
previous total: 725
points this task: 30
new total: 755
Susan A30.7 Amy FL’s task: Let’s play Scattergories!
Roll: D
Option 3 - MPG: Read a book with a MPG that starts with your letter.
April's Fools by Ivy Asher
No MMPB. paperback here
MPG Dystopia
Option 4 - Character: Read a book where a character’s name (first or last) begins with your letter.
Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane
Character listed on book's main page: Teddy Daniels
previous total: 755
points this task: 30
new total: 785
Susan A30.8 Delicious Dee's Task: Maisie Dobbs - 501+ pages
Option 1 -Read a book in the Maisie Dobbs series
Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear
MMPB - large font, 0 pages. paperback here
292 pages
Book B – Read a book with a single author whose initials can be found in Jacqueline Winspear.
Sinner's Secret by Julie Rowe
No MMPB. paperback here
initials J R found in Jacqueline WinspeaR
264 pages
total pages: 556
previous total: 785
points this task: 30
new total: 815
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15.2 - Don't Stop Me Now
Read two books from the same series.
Saga, Volume 8 by Brian K. Vaughan
SERIES=Saga (Collected editions) #8
Saga, Volume 9 by Brian K. Vaughan
SERIES=Saga (Collected editions) #9
I read #9 as part of an omnibus: Saga, Book Three, p.300-463
******
Points for this task: 15
Total points : 180
Tasks completed: 8/59
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 0
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