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FALL CHALLENGE 2024
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JEN B20.3 - Review Raffle - Jayne's Task: Family Farewells
Option 2: Read a book with an MPG of World War II.
The Rose Code by Kate Quinn
***Claiming one Big Book Ticket (624 pages)***
TOTAL POINTS: 370
Joanne Mi20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Kathy P's Task: Back To School
Option 2: History
Read a book with a MPG of History or Historical Fiction.
Too Dangerous to Desire -MPG Historical Fiction
Points this task 20
Season Total 155
IAF 2
Deborah15.7 - Whose Side Are You On?
Read a book with a single-word title (of any length).
Bones
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 115
Books Read: 10
Tasks Done: 8
Kai10.8 How Far I'll Leap
Read a book where time travel is essential to the story.
Just One Damned Thing After Another by Jodi Taylor
New Points: 10
Tasks Completed: 14
Total Points: 230
BIG BOOK: 0
GOLDEN OLDIES: 5
IT'S A FACT: 0
slideshell25.6 - RedSycamore's Task: Ticket To Ride
Option 1: Read a book that is numbered 18-33 in a series
The Nightingale Before Christmas
Hardback - 295 pages
Option 2: Read a book with the MPG Mystery, either stand-alone or combined
Shady Hollow
Paperback - 219 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: 630/1045
Completed Tasks: 33/59
Big Book: 2
Non-fiction: 1
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Pages read this season: 16587
Books read this season: 47
Katrisa25.9 - 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"
I read Headshot
HEADSHOT in fAll is a SOuTHErner's rewarD for Having survived summer
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.
I read It's Always Been Ours: Rewriting the Story of Black Women’s Bodies by Jessica Wilson MS RD
WILSON in faLl Is a SOutherNer's reWard for having survived summer
Points this Post: 25
Points Total: 730
Jayme(theghostreader)15.9 Shifting Sands
Great Basin Desert in North America- read a book set in the US
Best I Never Hadby Jeannie Choe
Set in US-New York City
Task +15
Grand total- 85
Kristen IA5.5 Eerie Equation: 13 + 31 = Spooky Halloween?
Read a book with 13 or 31 intact in the page number or original publication date.
Night of Cake & Puppets by Laini Taylor - first published 2013
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 95/1045
Tasks Completed: 8/59
BB: 1
GO: 1
NF: 1
Kristen IA5.7 Too Precious to Forget
Read a book that is at least 50% combination of pink and blue. according to tineye.
Required: Post the cover
The Love of My Afterlife by Kirsty Greenwood
47.3 %#31afcfBlue
15.0 %#a5b0d8Blue
2.1 %#2d7a93Blue
1.6 %#ea22b8Pink
0.9 %#34d3e5Blue
Total: 66.9% Pink/Blue combo
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 100/1045
Tasks Completed: 9/59
BB: 1
GO: 1
NF: 1
MEGSCL5.2- Pumpkin Spice and Everything Nice
Celeste Ng initials in PUMPKINSPICE - Our Missing Hearts
TOTAL
175 points
1 IAF ticket
Kristen IA10.3 It's a Whole New Town
Read an Anthology of short stories, novellas or essays
The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet by John Green
*****I claim 1 It's A Fact ticket*****
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 110/1045
Tasks Completed: 10/59
BB: 1
GO: 1
NF: 2
30.8 Delicious Dee's Task: Maisie DobbsOption 2A, female author, first in series, MPG Mystery: Death at La Fenice by Donna Leon (Commissario Brunetti #1)
mass market paperback edition Death at La Fenice 315 pages
Option 2B, nominee from RITA award winners poll Winter 2012-13 : Nobody's Baby But Mine by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
mass market paperback edition Nobody's Baby But Mine 374 pages
Points this post: 30
Total points: 250
Kristen IA25.5 - Lisa MD’s Task: Bookopoly
This is a 2-book task.
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 5
5 - Horse
Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor
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 1
1 –Property: Read a book from one of these genres listed on the board: Romance, Mystery, Humor, Sci-Fi, or Fantasy. Genre must appear on Main Page, standalone or embedded.
You, with a View by Jessica Joyce
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 135/1045
Tasks Completed: 11/59
BB: 1
GO: 1
NF: 2
FLY Task #5.6 A Hauntingly Good Time
task: a haunting or ghosts are essential to the story
book: Midnight Riot
(my version is audio, first MMPB here)
how it fits: ghosts are essential to the story, see book description
Points this post: 5
Total points: 330
Tasks completed: 22/59
BB: 0 / GO: 2 / IAF: 3
Jessica S10.5 Part of Your Collection
Book with a main character as a superhero or vigilante
Code Name Doolittle by Lynn Michaels
Points this task: 10
Previous total: 360 Updated total: 370
Tasks completed: 24 Books read: 30
15.3 - In Space, No One Can Hear You ScreamBook: System Collapse
How it fits: option 2 - MPG science fiction and #7 in the Murderbot Diaries
Points this post: 15
Total points: 145
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ5.2 - Pumpkin Spice and Everything Nice
The Atonement by Kiersten Modglin
The author's first and last initial (KM) can be found in puMpKin spice
Link to PB edition (no MMP edition): The Atonement
This post: 5 points
Total points to date: 5 points
Tasks completed: 1
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5.9 It's Fall Y'all
Read a book first published in September, October, or November
Red at the Bone first published September 17 2019
points this post = 5
Points to date = 665
Nick KY30.1 Susan A’s Letter Frequency.
Book 1 has an X and a J in the title. I read Expecting to See Jesus by Anne Graham Lotz.
Book 2 has a X as one of the author’s initials. I read When Winter Come: The Ascension of York by Frank X. Walker.
Points This Post: 30
Total Points So Far: 625
20.4 - Golden Oldies - Kai's Task: Gilmore GirlsOPTION 3: EMILY: Read a book with all of the letters RENO in the title (not subtitle). Letters can be in any order.
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
CouRt Of thorNs and rosEs
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 390
Total Tasks Completed: 18
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Big Books: 1
Golden Oldies:
It's a Fact: 1
Elizabeth PTask 10.10 - Spaceship Pressure
Book with a number 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 on COVER
by Sarah AdamsCharacter on left of cover has a 2 on his t-shirt
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 195
Total Tasks: 13
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 3
IAF: 2
Total Books: 15
trishhartuk15.1 Whodunnit?
Book 1: Read a book with one of the iconic Cluedo murder weapons on the cover: candlestick...
The Silver Needle Murder, Laura Childs (274pg)
Okayed for Candlestick (centre right) in Help Thread message #45: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Book 2: Read a book from the Murder Mystery list.
Death in the Clouds, Agatha Christie
Read the kindle edition. Top MMPB: here (228pg)
Listed on Page 2 around #23
Golden Oldie: First published in 1935
Points this Task: 15
Books Read: 2
Golden Oldie: 1 – Death in the Clouds was first published in 1935
Total Points: 265
Tasks Completed: 18
It’s a Fact Tickets: 4
Golden Oldie Tickets: 3
CHANDNI25.6 - RedSycamore's Task: Ticket To Ride
Read One Book: Read one book of at least 500 pages that satisfies the criteria from two different options.
Option 2: Read a book with the MPG Mystery.
Option 3: Read a book with at least one of the MPGs Horror
The Shining by Stephen King
Book approved here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points this post: 25
Total points: 315
JenJ IA5.1- It's The Most Wonderful Time of the Year!
Read a book with one of these words in the title:
fall, sweater, blanket, pumpkin, or candle
plurals and possessives allowed, no other variations.
Pumpkin Everything by Beth Labonte
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 180/1045
Tasks Completed: 13/59
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 4
JenJ IA5.6 A Hauntingly Good Time
Read a book where a haunting (imagined, faked, or real) or ghosts are essential to the story.
The Ghostly Grounds: Murder and Breakfast by Sophie Love
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 185/1045
Tasks Completed: 14/59
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 4
JenJ IA5.7 Too Precious to Forget
Read a book that is at least 50% combination of pink and blue. according to tineye.
Required: Post the cover
The Love of My Afterlife by Kirsty Greenwood
47.3 %#31afcfBlue
15.0 %#a5b0d8Blue
2.1 %#2d7a93Blue
1.6 %#ea22b8Pink
0.9 %#34d3e5Blue
Total: 66.9% Pink/Blue combo
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 190/1045
Tasks Completed: 15/59
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 4
TessaVanessaChallenge 20.4 Golden Oldies - Kai's Task: Gilmore Girls
Option 3: Only and Forever by Chloe Liese
Points this post: 20
Total points: 560/1045
Task completed: 34/59
JenJ IA10.9 The Wonderful Thing about Dragons
Read a book from the this list.
Dragons
Required State the page - Page 1, #63
A Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 200/1045
Tasks Completed: 16/59
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 4
Lisa MD5,5 -Eerie Equation: 13 + 31 = Spooky Halloween?
Worst Case Scenario by T.J. Newman
336 pgs
Published August 13, 2024
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COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 435 / 1045
Total Books Read: 30
Total Tasks Completed: 23/ 59
Big Book Tickets: 1
Golden Oldies Tickets:
IAF Tickets: 4
Lisa MD20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Jasmiina F's task: Feels & Thrills
Option 2: At least one adult on cover
The Rom-Commers by Katherine Center
336 pgs
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COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 455 / 1045
Total Books Read: 31
Total Tasks Completed: 24/ 59
Big Book Tickets: 1
Golden Oldies Tickets:
IAF Tickets: 4
Jessica S20.5 - Bigger is Better - Lindsey IL's Task: The Element of Surprise
I rolled a 2 then a 3. Genre is Mystery and Author initial is K.
Wormwood Summer by Kai Butler
Points this task: 20
Previous total: 370 Updated total: 390
Tasks completed: 25 Books read: 31
Jessica S20.7- Shorter is Sweeter - Jen K's Task: Georgia On My Mind
Option 3: book with a single author whose first and last name initials are found in the word KHACHAPURI (C, P)
The Music of the Spheres by Chase Potter
Points this task: 20
Previous total: 390 Updated total: 410
Tasks completed: 26 Books read: 32
slideshell20.4 - Golden Oldies - Kai's Task: Gilmore Girls
Option 3: Read a book with all of the letters RENO in the title
A Murder Most French
Hardback - 262 pages
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Total This Task
Points: 20
Completed Tasks: 1
Big Book: 0
Non-fiction: 0
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Total This Season
Points: 650/1045
Completed Tasks: 34/59
Big Book: 2
Non-fiction: 1
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Pages read this season: 16849
Books read this season: 48
MaryPDX30.2 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).
Things Fall Apart Set in Nigeria
Book 2: Read a book that is written by an author born in a country in Africa. Multiple authors are allowed, provided that ALL are born within Africa. The author(s) need not be from the country used for book 1.
A Prayer for the LivingBen Okri born in Minna, Nigeria
Points this task: 30
Total points: 170
Lisa MD15.8 - Read My Mind
The Little Shop of Found Things by Paula Brackston
416 pgs
MC: Xanthe has psychic abilities. When she touches some antique objects, she can sense the past and the stories the objects hold, which in turn transport her back in time.
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COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 470 / 1045
Total Books Read: 32
Total Tasks Completed: 25/ 59
Big Book Tickets: 1
Golden Oldies Tickets:
IAF Tickets: 4
LoraTask: 10.2- Slay The Beast
Book/Author: Monster / A. Lee Martinez
How it fits: word monster intact in title
Points for this task: 10
Total points: 330
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
SHEMAC25.4 - Robin P's Task: ‘60’s Board Games
Choose 2 different options and read 1 book from each option.
Option 2 - Read a book with one of the original 10 Monopoly tokens on the cover. Racecar (any car is acceptable)
Required: Post the cover.
Racing for the Sun
Option 3 - Read a book with MPG Romance AND one of the following: Mystery, Thriller, or Suspense
Red Fish, Dead Fish
This task points: 25
Total season points: 405
TessaVanessaChallenge 15.6 Iä! Iä! Cthulhu Fhtagn!
Locke & Key, Vol. 1: Welcome to Lovecraft by Joe Hill
Found on page 1 of the list.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 575/1045
Task completed: 35/59
Nick KY25.4 Robin P’s 1960s Board Games.
Book 1. Opt. 1. Careers. I read Fear: Trump in the White House by Bob Woodward, “Woodward” is on the "surnames.behindthename" list defined as a forester.
Book 2. Opt. 3. Mystery Date. I read The Mimicking of Known Successes by Malka Ann Older with both “Romance” and “Mystery” as GR main page genres.
Points This Post: 25
Total Points So Far: 650
Nick KY10.9 Dragons I read Eon: Dragoneye Reborn by Alison Goodman from p. 1 of the Dragon list: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/5...
CLAIM ONE BIG BOOK at 531 pp.
Points This Post: 10
Total Points So Far: 660
BB's So Far: 500+ (2)
Readerboard Name: Marliese30.1 Susan A's Task: Letter Frequency - The 5 least frequently occurring letters in English words are: K X J Q Z - Two Book Task
Book 1: Read a book with at least 2 of the five letters in the title.
-Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay. Letters are K and X.
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.
- The Paris Agent by Kelly Rimmer. Initial K
Claims for GO, BB, of IAF: None
THIS POST
Points: 30
Completed Tasks: 1
Total This Season
Points: 30/1045
Completed Tasks: 1/59
Pages read this season: 656
Books read this season: 2
25.8 - Shelby's Task: Are You Ready For Some Football???Option 2. Gone with the Wind
Margaret Mitchell is a new to me author
Claiming a GO & BB ticket - Original pub date 1936 - pgs1072
Option 4: Uncle Silas pgs 477
Claiming a GO- Original pub date 1864
Task points - 25
Total points - 145
Books read - 10
GO - 4
BB - 1
25.6 - RedSycamore's Task: Ticket To RideOption 2: The Book of Cold Cases mpg mystery - pgs 344
Option 3: Annihilation mpg horror pgs 195
Task points - 25
Total points - 170
Books read - 12
GO - 4
BB - 1
25.2 JennRenee's Task: Happy Fall Y'allOption 2:
Book A:
Book B: Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg
Task points - 25
Total points - 195
Books read - 14
GO - 4
BB - 1
Readerboard Name: Marliese30.4 TessaVanessa’s US Nationals Drag Racing Challenge - 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)
- Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah.
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.
- American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins. Page Count: 380.
Claims for GO, BB, of IAF: None
THIS POST
Points: 30
Completed Tasks: 1
Total This Season
Points: 60/1045
Completed Tasks: 2/59
Pages read this season: 1628
Books read this season: 4
20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Kathy P's Task: Back To SchoolOption 1: English - Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close pg3 #268
Task points - 20
Total points - 215
Books read - 15
GO - 4
BB - 1
Readerboard Name: Marliese20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Jasmiina F's task: Feels & Thrills: One-book task.
Option 2: The Grown-Up Life: For this task, choose a book that features at least one adult person on the cover.
Claims for GO, BB, of IAF: None
THIS POST
Points: 20
Completed Tasks: 1
Total This Season
Points: 80/1045
Completed Tasks: 3/59
Pages read this season: 2015
Books read this season: 5
20.6 - It's A Fact - JenJ IA's Task: It’s Booked! You’re Invited to a Fall Reading RetreatOption 1: Where - SCHOOLHOUSE - The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch
Claiming BB ticket pgs 530
Task points - 20
Total points - 235
Books read - 16
GO - 4
BB - 2
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25.7 - Lois' Task: Sorry!
Option 2. Game pieces are red, yellow, blue, and green.
Read a book with at least two of these colors on the cover, according to TinEye.
Sex, Lies, and Online Dating - Rachel Gibson 9/14
(2.0 % Red, 75.4 % Yellow, 12.9 % Blue, 1.4 % Green)
Option 4. Read a book with an exclamation point in the title (disregard subtitle).
Here Kitty, Kitty! - Shelly Laurenston 10/15
Points this task: 25
Total points: 480