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FALL CHALLENGE 2024
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15.7 - Whose Side Are You On?Half-Blood (Covenant #1) by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Total this Post: 15
Season Total: 465
Nick KY25.5 Lisa MD’s Bookopoly.
Book 1. Roll of Six. Letters in player piece WHALE in the title. I read The Peaceful Valley Crime Wave by Bill Pronzini.
W in Wave
H in tHe
ALE in vALlEy
Book2. Roll of Five. Author’s inits in WikipediA. I read The Cushion in the Road by Alice Walker.
Points This Post: 25
TotalPoints So Far: 455
Nick KY30.7 Amy FL’s Scattergories. Letter P.
Opt. 1. Author’s last name begins with P. I readThe Seep by Chana Porter.
Opt. 3. MPG starts with P. With the MPG of “Philosophy,” I read Notes on Sontag by Phillip Lopate.
Points This Post: 30
Total Points So Far: 485
SHEMAC 15.9 - 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.
Required: State the desert and the country setting. (Setting is obvious from the GR book description) Great Australian Desert - Australia
Davo
This task points: 15
Total season points: 355
Amy FL5.8 Footprints in the Forest
- Butterfly on coverPoints this post: 5
Total points: 425
Amy FL20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Kathy P's Task: Back To School
Option 2: History
All We Were Promised - MPG Historical Fiction
Points this post: 20
Total points: 445
Amy FL20.10 Group Reads
Non-Fiction: Journalism - The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland - my review
Points this post: 20
Total points: 465
Amy FL25.7 - Lois' Task: Sorry!
Option 2:
- 7.6% yellow and 3.6% blue per TinEyeOption 3: On Target - Gray Man, #2
Points this post: 25
Total points: 490
Amy FL30.5 MAZZA1's Task: Gregorian Games
Option 1: The Couple at No. 9 - 9 in title
Option 4: Nowhere To Run - Joe Pickett #10
Points this post: 30
Total points: 520
JEN B***UNCLAIM***
10.6 On My Hike
Read a book with a 4 or more letter word made for NATIONAL PARKS in the title.
The Suite Spot by Trish Doller
ADJUSTED TOTAL: 270
JEN B20.4 - Golden Oldies - Kai's Task: Gilmore Girls
OPTION 1: LORELAI: Read a book that features characters staying in or working at a hotel or inn.
The Suite Spot by Trish Doller
The main character works at three different hotels over the course of the story
TOTAL POINTS: 290
TessaVanessaChallenge 25.7 Lois' Task: Sorry!
Option 2:
by Joanna Schaffhausen48.2 %#063e6fBlue
31.6 %#0c141fBlack
5.9 %#0fe511Green
3.2 %#09b2dfBlue
2.9 %#9c9888Grey
2.4 %#1a6741Green
2.1 %#15822aGreen
1.7 %#1b5e5eGreen
1.5 %#13ac1dGreen
0.4 %#08e6f5Blue
Option 3:
by Jill ShalvisLucky Harbor #2
Points this post: 25
Total points: 465/1045
Task completed: 28/59
ED20.7- Shorter is Sweeter - Jen K's Task: Georgia On My Mind
Option 3: Khachapuri
Déjà Dead by Kathy Reichs
"KR" found in "KhachapuRi"
532p
"I CLAIM ONE BB TICKET*****
Task= 20
Task Total=20
Books Read=1
BB=1
Tasks Completed=
20.7
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30.2 Cat's Task: Books of Africa
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). Required:state the country (Botswana)
The Double Comfort Safari Club. Alexander McCall Smith
Book 2: Read a book that is written by an author born in a country in Africa. (He was born in what is now known as Zimbabwe and he was a law professor at the University of Botswana.)
A Song of Comfortable Chairs. Alexander McCall Smith
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Points: 30
Completed Tasks: 35
Total This Season
Points: 565/1045
Books read: 46
Big Book: 1
NONFICTION : 4
Golden Oldie: 1
Elizabeth PTask 10.6 - On My Hike
Book with word of 4+ letters in title made from letters in NATIONAL PARKS
The Crow Trap by Ann Cleeves
Word: Trap
nATional PaRks
At 560 pages, good for *1 Big Book Ticket*
PPB Link: The Crow Trap
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 115
Total Tasks: 9
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 2
IAF: 1
Total Books: 10
ED20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Jasmiina F's task: Feels & Thrills.
Option 2: The Grown-Up Life.
The Catch Me if You Can: One Woman's Journey to Every Country in the World by Jessica Nabongo
"I CLAIM ONE IT'S A FACT TICKET*****
Task= 20
Total=40
Books Read=2
BB=1
IAF=1
Tasks Completed=2
20.7; 20.9
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Every Time We Fall In Love by Bella Andre / FALL in title
Points this Post: 5
Total points: 425
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Not Your Crush's Cauldron by April Asher / first published Feb 13, 2024
Points this post: 5
Total points: 430
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by Bella Andre / more than 50% pink and blue on coverPoints this post: 5
Total points: 435
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Accidental Vegas Vows by Mia Mara / free choice that fits SRC rules
Points this post: 5
Total points: 440
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15 Summers Later by RaeAnne Thayne / number 15 in title
Points this post: 10
Total points: 450
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I chose Great Basin Desert in the USA
Now That I've Found You by Bella Andre / set in New York state
Points this post: 15
Total points: 465
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There Goes My Heart by Bella Andre / HEART in phrase
Points this post: 15
Total points: 480
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Option 2-
Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Lord by Celeste Connally / MPG Historical Fiction
Points this post: 20
Total points: 500
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Option 1-
The Year of Goodbyes and Hellos by Kelly Irvin / I in author
Option 2-
Bridesmaid for Hire by Meghan Quinn / pg 1 of list
Points this post: 25
Total points: 525
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Option 3-
Book 1: Wild Eyes by Elsie Silver / ES in phrase; 464 pg PB
Book 2: Primal Mirror by Nalini Singh / shapeshifter main character; 400 pg HC
Total pages: 864 > 500
Points this post: 30
Total points: 555
LoraTask: 15.5 - Oh No, Not Again...
Book/Author: Fire and Ice / Libby Howard
How it fits: published in 2020
Points for this task: 15
Total points: 270
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
MEGSCL15.2 - Don't Stop Me Now
2 books in Gamache series
The Brutal Telling
Bury Your Dead
TOTAL
125 points
MEGSCL25.4 - Robin P's Task: ‘60’s Board Games
Option 2 - car on cover
*nonfiction ITS A FACT
Option 5 - set in India
The Widows of Malabar Hill
TOTAL
150 points
1 IAF ticket
FLY Task #20.4 - Golden Oldies - Kai's Task: Gilmore Girls
task: OPTION 3: Read a book with all of the letters RENO in the title
book: Myth Directions
how it fits: RENO in Di(re)cti(on)s
Points this post: 20
Total points: 295
Tasks completed: 20/59
BB: 0 / GO: 2 / IAF: 3
Task 25.7 - Sorry!option 2: has blue (4.8%), green (4.3%) yellow (2.5%) and red (7.3%) on cover
The Ministry of Time
71.4 %#0a0600Black
5.4 %#9c6756Brown
4.8 %#427284Blue
4.3 %#6b7937Green
4.3 %#db2f25Red
3.0 %#a3392cRed
2.5 %#e2c650Yellow
1.8 %#d3c8b3Grey
1.5 %#bb7830Brown
1.0 %#dc7d98Pink
option 3: #2 in series
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550 points
JEN B30.4 TessaVanessa’s US Nationals Drag Racing Challenge
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)
Camino Island by John Grisham
NH in joHN
RA in gRishAm
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 determined by TinEye.
by Nita ProseCover is 78.4% blue on Tineye
TOTAL POINTS: 320
ROBIN P25.3 Tien's Task: Completing (Other) Reading Challenges
Option 1: Title or author first or last name begins with I or V - Let the Northern Lights Erase Your Name - Vendela Vida
Option 3: Book from 1920's list - Twilight Sleep - p 7 of list
**Claiming 1 GO point, orig pub 1927
Points this post: 25
Total points: 255
BB:1 GO:2 IAF:5
Jecca20.7- Shorter is Sweeter - Jen K's Task: Georgia On My Mind
Option 3: Khachapuri
Read book with a single author whose first and last name initials are found in the word K HACHAPU R I.
Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 290
Total Tasks Completed: 13
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Big Books: 1
Golden Oldies:
It's a Fact: 1
Jecca30.3 XBM's task: Celebrating the grandkids
option 1 - read a book off of this list :
Great Debut Novels - Page 1
Still Alice by Lisa Genova
option 3 - read a book by an author whose first and last initials may be found in this list AAAAABCCCCCADEGGH K L M MNRST.
Just the Nicest Couple by Mary Kubica
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Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 320
Total Tasks Completed: 14
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Big Books: 1
Golden Oldies:
It's a Fact: 1
zoeycat20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Jasmiina F's task: Feels & Thrills.
Option 3: The Next Adventure:
I read Men Without Women by Haruki Murakami
Men Without Women
Points this post: 20
Total points: 105
zoeycat20.7- Shorter is Sweeter - Jen K's Task: Georgia On My Mind
Option 3: kh achapuri (author's initials found in word)
I read The Kamogawa Food Detectives by Hisashi Kashiwai
The Kamogawa Food Detectives
Points this post: 20
Total points: 125
Nick KY10.8 Time Travel – The Accidental Time Machine by Joe Haldeman involves time travel.
Points This Post: 10
Total Points So Far: 495
Christine V20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Kathy P's Task: Back To School
Option 2: In the Name of the Family
Points this post: 20
Total points: 50
Tasks completed: 4
Books read: 4
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0 (Total BB tickets=0)
It's A Fact: 2
Christine V30.7 Amy FL’s task: Let’s play Scattergories!
I spun the letter D.
Option 1: Blood & Beauty: The Borgias by Sarah Dunant
I read the indicated Kindle edition. The top PB (no MMPB available) has 544 pages. ***Claiming 1 Big Book Ticket***
Option 2: Domesticated: Evolution in a Man-Made World
This book is Nonfiction. ***Claiming 1 It's a Fact ticket***
Points this post: 30
BB tickets this post: 1
NF tickets this post: 1
Total points: 80
Tasks completed: 5
Books read: 6
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0 (Total BB tickets=1)
It's A Fact: 3
Nick KY30.8 Delicious Dee’s Maisie Dobbs.
Opt. 2. Book A. 1st book in a mystery series by a female author. I read Death Al Dente by Leslie Budewitz, # 1 in the Food Village Murder Mysteries which has 5 books.
Book B. From the SRC Winter 2012 First Book in a Mystery Series by a Female Author Poll, I read The Various Haunts of Men by Susan Hill. https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/7...
304 pp + 438 pp = 742 pp > required 501
Points This Post: 30
Total Points So Far: 525
Nick KY20.3 Jayne's Family I read As The Christmas Cookie Crumbles by Leslie Budewitz -- Opt. 5. snow scene on cover:
.Points This Post: 20
Total Points So Far: 545
Bookwrm526Task #15.4 - Flight Risk
Option 1, Book 1: Read a book with a aeroplane on the cover. I read The Christmas Catch by Clare Lydon.
Option 1, Book 2: Read a book by an author whose first and last initials can be found in HIT THE SILK. I read Cappuccinos, Cupcakes, and a Corpse by Harper Lin (H in hit and L in silk).
Total points so far: 185
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Option 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 (no x.5 etc). The series must appear in greyscale on the GR book page.
read Full Speed to a Crash Landing
points this post- 15
total points -160
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Option 1: Transcontinental
Read a book that also crosses borders and has a hybrid genres as MPGs either as a compound genre or two different genres.
readThe Madness
Genre is Fantasy Horror
points this post 20
total points 180
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Option 1: NHRA: Read a book with all the letters in NHRA in the author’s first and last name
read Welcome to Camp Killer
by Cynthia Murphy
and
Read a book published in either August or September in the years between 1991 to 2024 (inclusive).
read I Need You to Read This
First published August 13, 2024
points this post 30
total points 210
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Option 2
All these months end with BER read a book with a word in the TITLE ONLY that ends with "BER"
read I Know You Remember
and
Option 3
Read a book whose SINGLE author's first and last (middle can be ingnored) initials use only the letters "BER"
read Slow Dance
by Rainbow Rowell
points this post 30
total 240
CHANDNI20.3 - Review Raffle - Jayne's Task: Family Farewells
Option 1:
Read a book from this siblings list
I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith
This is on page 1 of the list.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 250
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Challenge 25.6 RedSycamore's Task: Ticket To Ride
Option 1: The Ghost and the Twins by Bobbi Holmes
Haunting Danielle series #33
Option 2: Bad Influence by Alison Gaylin
Points this post: 25
Total points: 440/1045
Task completed: 27/59