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FALL CHALLENGE 2024
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Completed Tasks: PLEASE DO NOT DELETE ANY POST IN THIS THREAD!
20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Kathy P's Task: Back To SchoolI read option 1, from the first page:
The Outsiders
IL: UG - BL: 4.7
Points completed: 110/1045
Completed Tasks: 9/59
NF: 3
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Lindsey IL's Task: The Element of SurpriseI rolled a 5 and a 6.
The Past Is Red
Fantasy/Science Fiction
Letter V
Points completed: 130/1045
Completed Tasks: 10/59
NF: 3
20.7- Shorter is Sweeter - Jen K's Task: Georgia On My MindOption 1
When She's Handy: A Risdaverse Short Story
Science Fiction Romance
Points completed: 150/1045
Completed Tasks: 11/59
NF: 3
LoraTask: 10.7 Let It Grow
Book/Author: Zero Stars, Do Not Recommend / M.J. Wassmer
How it fits:
Points for this task: 10
Total points: 150
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 1
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: 0
Katrisa20.10 Group Reads
I read The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland and posted in the thread.
Points Total: 365
Delicious Dee15.3 - In Space, No One Can Hear You Scream
one book option
The Caves of Steel - MPG Science Fiction; #1 in the Robot series
Points This Task: 15
Points Total: 235
Golden Oldies: 1
Its a Fact: 1
slideshell25.1 Ash's Task: Killer Reads and Gore Galore
Option 4:
Book 1: Read a book on one these lists:
A Book with a black and white cover
Books with Black and White Covers or Something Close
Required: State list and page - both lists - page 1
Six of Crows
Hardback - 462 pages
Book 2: Read a book with a knife on the cover- Must be able to see part of both blade and handle
Butcher & Blackbird
Paperback - 360 pages
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Total This Task
Points: 25
Completed Tasks: 1
Big Book: 0
Non-fiction: 0
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Total This Season
Points: 335/1045
Completed Tasks: 18/59
Big Book: 2
Non-fiction: 1
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Pages read this season: 8988
Books read this season: 24
10.4 Once Upon a CrimeDead & Buried (Calladine & Bayliss #5) by Helen H. Durrant
Total this Post: 10
Season Total: 255
25.3: Tien's Task: Completing (other) reading challenges!Option 1: Read a book where the first word in title (excluding the words: the, a, an) OR author's initial (first or last) begins with I OR V
A Darker Shade of Magic (Shades of Magic #1) by Victoria Schwab
Option 2: Read a book from: laughter
Under the Whispering Door by T.J. Klune
Laughter (p6)
Total this Post: 25
Season Total: 280
TessaVanessaChallenge 30.3 XBM's task: Celebrating the grandkids
Option 1: Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick
Found on page 1 of list
Option 3: Killer Hooks by Betty Hechtman
Points this post: 30
Total points: 295/1045
Task completed: 19/59
Kristen IA15.4 - Flight Risk
Option 2: one-book task.
Read a book which satisfies both criteria for option 1.
Book 1: Read a book with a aeroplane on the cover.
Required: post the cover.
Book 2: Read a book by an author whose first and last initials can be found in HIT THE SILK.
The Paris Daughter by Kristin Harmel
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 70/1045
Tasks Completed: 6/59
BB: 1
GO: 1
NF: 1
JenJ IA10.6 On My Hike
Read a book with a 4 or more letter word made for NATIONAL PARKS in the title.
Required State the word - Park
A Walk in the Park: The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon by Kevin Fedarko
*****I claim 1 It's A Fact ticket*****
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 125/1045
Tasks Completed: 8/59
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 3
trishhartuk20.5 Bigger is Better - Lindsey IL's Task: The Element of Surprise
Rolled a 2 for genre: Mystery or Suspense
Rolled a 6 for initials: V, W, X, Y, or Z
Murder-on-Sea, Julie Wassmer
Read the kindle edition. Top PB: here (320pg)
Mystery is the first MPG.
Points this Task: 20
Books Read: 1
Total Points: 205
Tasks Completed: 13
It’s a Fact Tickets: 3
Golden Oldie Tickets: 2
Realised the total should be 215 here, not 205. As I don't know if it's been adjudicated, I'll fix it in my next post.
15.9 book set +50% in a nation listed for a desert: They Came to Baghdad by Agatha Christie
Set in Baghdad, Iraq which is in the Arabian desert
Points: 25/1045
Completed Tasks: 3/59
Big Book:
Its a fact:
Golden Oldie:
Lisa MD10.2 - Slay the Beast
The Monster of Florence by Douglas Preston
322 pgs
I claim an IAF ticket
"Monster" in title
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COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 185 / 1045
Total Books Read: 12
Total Tasks Completed: 9 / 59
Big Book Tickets: 1
Golden Oldies Tickets:
IAF Tickets: 2
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25.1 Ash's Task: Killer Reads and Gore Galore
Option 5: Michael Myers from Halloween
Book 1. Read a book with a MPG of Halloween. 336 pages
Hallowe'en Party. Agatha Christie
Book 2. Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in HE CAME HOME. 192 pages
Letter to My Daughter. Maya Angelou
**Nonfiction - claiming 1 IAF ticket **
THIS POST
Points: 25
Completed Tasks: 24
NONFICTION : 1
Total This Season
Points: 360/1045
Books read: 32
Big Book: 1
NONFICTION : 2
Golden Oldie: 1
SHEMAC20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Catherine's Task: All Hallow's Challenge
Pick an option from the choices below and read one book for that option.
Required: State the option - Option 2
Option 2 – Read a book with the word ‘saint’ in the title or subtitle. Plural forms are allowed
Saints Like Him
This task points: 20
Total season points: 205
5.9 It's Fall Y'allThe Fog by Brooke Hardwick
published September 4, 2024
Total this Post: 5
Season Total: 285
SHEMAC20.1 - 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:
New York Christmas
Required: State the word and the street it matches. New; New York Avenue
This task points: 20
Total season points: 225
Katrisa15.3 - In Space, No One Can Hear You Scream
Opt 2 -
Read a book with an MPG of Science Fiction AND is numbered 1-7 in a series of at least three whole numbered books
I read The Fated Sky MPG Science Fiction and #2 in Lady Astronaut Universe
Points this Post: 15
Points Total: 380
Katrisa20.5 - Bigger is Better - Lindsey IL's Task: The Element of Surprise
Roll 1 - I rolled a 3) Horror or Psychology for MPG
Roll 2 - I rolled a 4) M, N, O, or P for an author's initial
I read The Box: Uncanny Stories by Richard Matheson
Points this Post: 20
Points Total: 400
ROBIN P15.7 Whose Side Are You On?
One-word title
Milked: How an American Crisis Brought Together Midwestern Dairy Farmers and Mexican Workers
**Claiming 1 IAF point for nonfiction
Points this post: 15
Total points: 115
BB:1 GO:1 IAF:4
Jayme(the ghostreader)10.4 Once Upon A Crime
The Cat of the Baskervillesby Vicki Delany
MPG crime
Task +10
Grand total: 55
DOM30.7 Amy FL’s task: Let’s play Scattergories!
Letter spun = T
Options = 1 and 2
Option 1 - Author: Read a book by an author whose LAST name begins with the letter you’ve spun.
The Silent Town by Anni Taylor
Author's last name begins with T
Option 2- Title: Read a book with a title that begins with your letter.
Truths I Never Told You by Kelly Rimmer
First word in title begins with T
Points this post: 30
Total points: 30
DOM20.4 - Golden Oldies - Kai's Task: Gilmore Girls
Option 3
Read a book with all of the letters RENO in the title (not subtitle).
Restless Dolly Maunder by Kate Grenville
Letters RENO can be found in the title.
REstless dOlly mauNnder
Points this post: 20
Total points: 50
DOM15.9 - Shifting Sands
Choose a desert from the Wiki list of the largest deserts by area and read a book set at least 50% in a nation listed for that desert.
Desert = the Great Australian Desert
Setting of book = Australia
Her Buried Bones by Fiona Tarr
(set in Coober Pedy and the opal fields of Australia)
Points this post: 15
Total points: 65
Task 25.6 - Ticket To RideI chose to do the same option twice
option 2 - MPG Cosy Mystery
book 1: Picture Miss Seeton
book 2: Witch Miss Seeton
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365 points
Task 25.1 - Killer Reads and Gore Galore500+ pages
option 5 book 1: Halloween MPG
Cackle
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
291 pages
option 5 book 2: author initials (ignore middle) MC in CAME
The Curator by M.W. Craven
387 pages
291 + 387 = 678 pages
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390 pages
CHANDNI15.2 - Don't Stop Me Now
Read two books from the same series.
The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 9.0
Princess in the Spotlight by Meg Cabot
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 8.0
Points this post: 15
Total points: 170
5.3 Autumn WhodunitsRead a book with MPG Cozy Mystery
We Solve Murders by Richard Osman
Points this Task: 5
Season Total: 125
Total GO Tickets: 1
5.3; ...; ...; ...; ...; ...; 5.8; 5.9
10.5; 10.6; ...; 10.8
15.5; 15.6; 15.7; ...; 15.9
20.4
10.4 Once Upon a CrimeRead a book with MPG Crime
The Masquerades of Spring by Ben Aaronovitch
Points this Task: 10
Season Total: 135
Total GO Tickets: 1
5.3; ...; ...; ...; ...; ...; 5.8; 5.9
10.4; 10.5; 10.6; ...; 10.8
15.5; 15.6; 15.7; ...; 15.9
20.4
15.2 - Don't Stop Me NowRead two books from the same series.
A Trail Through Time by Jodi Taylor
What Could Possibly Go Wrong? by Jodi Taylor
Points this Task: 15
Season Total: 150
Total GO Tickets: 1
5.3; ...; ...; ...; ...; ...; 5.8; 5.9
10.4; 10.5; 10.6; ...; 10.8
15.2; ...; ...; 15.5; 15.6; 15.7; ...; 15.9
20.4
20.6 - It's A Fact - JenJ IA's Task: It’s Booked! You’re Invited to a Fall Reading RetreatRead a book by an author whose first and last initials can be found in either FARMHOUSE
Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History by Art Spiegelman
Points this Task: 20
Season Total: 170
Total GO Tickets: 1
5.3; ...; ...; ...; ...; ...; 5.8; 5.9
10.4; 10.5; 10.6; ...; 10.8
15.2; ...; ...; 15.5; 15.6; 15.7; ...; 15.9
20.4; ...; 20.6
25.6 - RedSycamore's Task: Ticket To RideOption 1: The Original
Read a book that is numbered 18-33 in a series (inclusive, whole numbers only).
After the Funeral by Agatha Christie
Option 2: Mystery Train
Read a book with the MPG Mystery, either stand-alone or combined
A Question of Guilt by Jørn Lier Horst
Points this Task: 25
Season Total: 195
Total GO Tickets: 1
5.3; ...; ...; ...; ...; ...; 5.8; 5.9
10.4; 10.5; 10.6; ...; 10.8
15.2; ...; ...; 15.5; 15.6; 15.7; ...; 15.9
20.4; ...; 20.6
25.6
20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Kathy P's Task: Back To SchoolBook: The Duke and I
How it fits: MPG Historical Fiction
I read the kindle edition. The mass market paperback edition has 384 pages.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 115
20.6 - It's A Fact - JenJ IA's Task: It’s Booked! You’re Invited to a Fall Reading RetreatOpt 1 - Read a book by an author whose first and last initials can be found in either FARMHOUSE or SCHOOLHOUSE
I read The Bigamist by Rona Halsall (Dutch edition)
RH in faRmHouse
Points this Post: 20
Points Total: 40
JenJ IA10.7 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.
Required Post the cover
We All Want Impossible Things by Catherine Newman
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 135/1045
Tasks Completed: 9/59
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 3
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20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Jasmiina F's task: Feels & Thrills.
Option 2: The Grown-Up Life.
For this task, choose a book that features at least one adult person on the cover.
The Paper Magician. Charlie N. Holmberg
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Points: 20
Completed Tasks: 25
Total This Season
Points: 380/1045
Books read: 33
Big Book: 1
NONFICTION : 2
Golden Oldie: 1
Delicious Dee20.1 - Most Improved - Jenny H's Task: Go to Jail
Stalking the Angel - ANGEL for The Angel, Islington (UK)
Points This Task: 20
Points Total: 255
Golden Oldies: 1
Its a Fact: 1
Elizabeth PTask 25.9 - Fall in the Southland
Book 1: Book with word of 5+ letters, all can be found in target phrase
The Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine Arden
Word: Ghosts
fall is a SOuTHerner'S reward for havinG survived summer
Book Two Option Two: All letters of author's last name in target phrase
The Cheat Sheet by Sarah Adams
Last Name Adams
fAll is A Southerner's rewarD for having survived suMmer
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 95
Total Tasks: 7
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 1
IAF: 1
Total Books: 8
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I spun the letter "T"
Option 2-
The Sweet Spot by Bella Matthews / title starts with T
Option 4-
It's My Chance by Natalie Ann / Logan TAYLOR character name starts with T
Points this post: 30
Total points: 265
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Option 2-
Dare to Touch by Carly Phillips / 3,0 in page count; 306 pg PB
Option 4-
Enchanted Enough by Kelly Elliott / pub Aug 6 2024
Points this post: 30
Total points: 295
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Book 1-
To Gaze Upon Wicked Gods by Molly X Chang / K,Z in title
Book 2-
Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Sutanto / J author
Points this post: 30
Total points: 325
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Option 2-
The True Love Experiment by Christina Lauren / red, yellow colors on cover
Option 3-
Dare to Hold by Carly Phillips / #4 in series
Points this post: 25
Total points: 350
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Book 1- I rolled a 3
The Five Stages of Courting Dalisay Ramos by Melissa De la Cruz / GLASSES in title
Book 2- I rolled a 4
Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books by Kirsten Miller / library essential to the story
Approved: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points this post: 25
Total points: 375
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Option 3-
One More Chance by Natalie Ann / RENO in title
Points this post: 20
Total points: 395
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Book 1-
Dare to Desire by Carly Phillips / #2 in Dare to Love series
Book 2-
Dare to Rock by Carly Phillips / #5 in Dare to Love series
Points this post: 15
Total points: 410
Mod
Parasocial by Alex de Campi / pub October 2023
Points this post: 5
Total points: 415
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Dare to Love by Carly Phillips / CP in phrase
Points this post: 5
Total points: 420
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20.9 Jasmiina F's Task: Feels & Thrills
Option 3. The Next Adventure
Set at least 50% in Japan, S Korea or author from there
Dance Dance Dance - over 50% is in Japan and author Haruki Murakami is from there
Points this post: 20
Total points: 200
BB:1 GO:1 IAF:3