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FALL CHALLENGE 2024
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LAUREN JODI20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Jen K's Task: Georgia On My Mind
Option 1: Transcontinental
Fatal Chaos by Marie Force
Genres: Romance+Suspense=Romantic Suspense
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 185/1045
Total Books Read: 12
Total Tasks Completed: 10/59
Joanne Mi15.5 Oh No, Not Again...
Read a book first published in 2002 or 2020.
A Murderous Relation Published March, 2020
Points this task 15
Season Total 165
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LoraTask: 20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Jasmiina F's task: Feels & Thrills, using Option 2
Book/Author: The Story of Love / Beth Wiseman
How it fits: adult female on cover
Points for this task: 20
Total points: 350
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
slideshell5.5 Eerie Equation: 13 + 31 = Spooky Halloween?
Read a book with 13 or 31 intact in the page number
The Woman in the Garden
Paperback - 315 pages
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Total This Task
Points: 5
Completed Tasks: 1
Big Book: 0
Non-fiction: 0
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Total This Season
Points: 710/1045
Completed Tasks: 38/59
Big Book: 2
Non-fiction: 1
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Pages read this season: 18771
Books read this season: 54
Kathy KS25.5 - Lisa MD’s Task: Bookopoly
Book 1: Roll the 6-sided die... then read a book whose title and/or subtitle contain the letters of your game piece.
ROLL: 6 (whale)
Beaches, Bungalows & Burglaries by Tonya Kappes
WHALE=bEacHes, bungALoWs...
I listened to an audiobook; pb-210 p. (no mmpb)
Book 2: Roll the 6-sided die... then read a book to satisfy the description.
ROLL: 1 (Property - Mystery)
Hidden Agenda by Lia Matera
I read as an ebook; mmpb-166 p.
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Points for this task: 25
Total points : 415
Tasks completed: 19/59
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: 7
ROBIN P20.4 Golden Oldies - Kat's Task: Gilmore Girls
Option 3 - Emily - RENO in title
Nymphéas noirs
Points this post: 20
Total points: 340
BB:2 GO:2 IAF:6
MAZZA130.5 MAZZA1's Task: Gregorian Games
Option 2
Read a book with a word in the TITLE ONLY that ends with "BER"
The Last September - 320 pages
Option 4
Read a book that is # 9,10 or 11 in a series
The Legion # 10 in series 384 pages
points this post = 30
points to date = 695
MAZZA125.3: 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
Identity
Option 3:
Read a book from: https://www.goodreads.com/list/best_o...
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes on Page 1 number 85
This book was published in 1925 and I am claiming 1 x GO ticket
points this post = 25
Points to date = 720
GO tickets this post = 1
To date = 1
MAZZA125.2 JennRenee's Task: Happy Fall Y'all
Option 3: Fall Fun
Book A: Board Gaming in Florida
Read a book that is set at least 50% in Florida
Murder Mystery Book Club Setting Florida Keys in GR blurb
Book B: Lots O' Books
Read a book with an MPG Books About Books
Love at First Book
points this post = 25
points to date = 745
MAZZA125.1 Ash's Task: Killer Reads and Gore Galore
Option 5: Michael Myers from Halloween
Book 1. Read a book with a MPG of Halloween.
This is Halloween 194 pges
and
Book 2. Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in HE CAME HOME. Middle initials can be ignored, and letters can only be used as often as they appear.
A Christmas Railway Mystery 352 pages
194+ 351 = 546 pages exceeds requirements
points this post = 25
Points to date = 770
MAZZA115.1 - 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.
Required: Post the cover
Book 2: Read a book from the first 25 pages of this Murder Mystery list: https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
Required: State the page of the list your book is found on.
The 6th Target on Page 3 of list
points this post = 15
Points to date = 785
MAZZA110.3 It's a Whole New Town
Read an Anthology of short stories, novellas or essays
Fourteen Days
points this post = 10
points to date = 795
MAZZA110.2- Slay The Beast
Read a book with the word "Monster" in tact in the title
The Monster in the Box
points this post = 10
points to date = 805
MAZZA15.9 It's Fall Y'all
Read a book first published in September, October, or November
Red at the Bone published September 2019
points this post = 5
Points to date = 810
Mazza 1 ignore the post above I have already claimed it
Molly5.9 It's Fall Y'all
I read Papa Tramp: Born to Be Wild- Die to Live Forever. True Story about A World Traveler by Vainilla Wen.
This was first published in November 2018.
**Claiming one It's a Fact ticket for non-fiction**
Points this task: 5
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Totals:
Points: 20
Task completed: 2
Big Book tickets total: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 0
It's a Fact tickets total: 2
Molly20.7- Shorter is Sweeter - Jen K's Task: Georgia On My Mind
I chose option 1 and read Don't Let Her Stay by Nicola Sanders.
This book as an MPG of Mystery Thriller.
Points this task: 20
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Totals:
Points: 40
Task completed: 3
Big Book tickets total: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 0
It's a Fact tickets total: 2
DOM25.7 - Lois' Task: Sorry!
Option 2:
Read a book with at least two of these colors (red, yellow, blue, green) on the cover, according to TinEye.
Sun, Surf and Murder by D.C. Pitt
Tineye Percentages:
14.1% Blue #4c5cc3
9.8% Blue #868ec1
8.1% Blue #454eec
0.6% Blue #2a3b77
7.5% Green #41624e
5.9% Green #3b8a50
Option 3:
Read a book that is #2 or #4 in a series.
Devil's Lair by Sarah Barrie
As in indicated in greyscale this book is the 2nd in the Calico Mountains series.
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 270
It's a Fact: 1
Theresa15.5 - Oh No, Not Again...
The Glass Hotel - by Emily St John Mandel
published 2020
Points this post - 15
Total points - 75
Theresa15.6 - Iä! Iä! Cthulhu Fhtagn!
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
pg 4 of list
Points this post - 15
Total points - 90
Delicious Dee5.6 A Hauntingly Good Time
Death Overdue - a ghost helps to solve the crime
Points This Task: 5
Points Total: 495
Golden Oldies: 1
Its a Fact: 3
Delicious Dee15.5 - Oh No, Not Again...
A Deadly Education - first published 2020
Points This Task: 15
Points Total: 510
Golden Oldies: 1
Its a Fact: 3
Delicious Dee25.9 - Bookwrm256's Task: Fall in the Southland
Book 1 - Dungeons and Drama - DRAMA can be found in the given phrase
Book 2 - author last name - Silver Foxed - Kayla Grosse - GROSSE can be found in the given phrase
Points This Task: 25
Points Total: 535
Golden Oldies: 1
Its a Fact: 3
20.10 Group ReadsDear Evan Hansen by Val Emmich
discussion post #4
Points this post: 20
Total points: 305
SHEMAC 20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Kathy P's Task: Back To School
Help Thead
Choose one option and read a book for that option.
Required: State which option you choose. - Option 2: History
Read a book with a MPG of History or Historical Fiction.
Sharpe's Command
This task points: 20
Total season points: 400
Molly15.1 - Whodunnit?
Book 1: I read
by Robyn Davidson. There is a rope on the cover, and this was approved in message 13 of the help thread.
*Claiming one It's A Fact ticket for non fiction*
Book 2: I read The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman
This appears on page 1 of the list.
Points this task: 15
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Totals:
Points: 55
Task completed: 4
Big Book tickets total: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 0
It's a Fact tickets total: 3
Mai15.1 - Whodunnit?
Book 1: Book with a dagger on the cover
X-Force, Vol. 1: Angels and Demons by Craig KyleThe character Warpath (top) uses 2 daggers
Book 2: Read a book from page 16 of the Murder Mystery list
The Inugami Curse by Seishi Yokomizo
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 290
Tasks Completed: 19
Books Read: 24
NF Tickets: 10
Barbara ★20.1 - 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. Exact match!
No Hiding Place - M.A. Comley 10/19
(Park Place / Park Lane)
Points this task: 20
Total points: 500
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25.6 - RedSycamore's Task: Ticket To Ride
Option 1: The Original
Read a book that is numbered 18-33 in a series (inclusive, whole numbers only).
Spirit Crossing. William Kent Krueger
Option 2: Mystery Train
Read a book with the MPG Mystery, either stand-alone or combined ('Cozy Mystery', 'Mystery Thriller', etc.)
Takedown Twenty. Janet Evanovich
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Points: 25
Completed Tasks: 53
Total This Season
Points: 740/1045
Books read: 59
Big Book: 1
NONFICTION : 4
Golden Oldie: 1
Kristen 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.
The Shop on Royal Street by Karen White
Required: State the word and the street it matches. - Street - Bow Street (and others)
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 155/1045
Tasks Completed: 12/59
BB: 1
GO: 1
NF: 2
babbling c 10.8 How Far I'll Leap
Read a book where time travel is essential to the story. The main plot or something the main character does often.
Required If time travel is not evident from the main page, provide a reference
This Is How You Lose The Time War - audio. Les Oiseaux du temps - mass market paperback pg 216 by Amal El-Mohtar
MPG time travel
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Points: 10
Completed Tasks: 1
Big Book: 0
NONFICTION : 0
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Total This Season
Points: 125/1045
Completed Tasks: 9/59
Big Book: 1
NONFICTION : 0
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Pages read this season: 3,713
Books read this season: 10
Kristen IA30.9 Truitt_T’s Task: Be Prepared!
Option 1: Read a book with one or more of the following disaster related words in the title and/or subtitle. Plurals are ok.
Wildfire
Paradise: One Town's Struggle to Survive an American Wildfire by Lizzie Johnson
*****I claim 1 It's A Fact ticket*****
Option 3: Read a book for which:
A - the author’s first and last initials are in FEMA (letters used only as often as they appear)
Someone in the Attic by Andrea Mara
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Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 185/1045
Tasks Completed: 13/59
BB: 1
GO: 1
NF: 3
Katrisa50.1 - Jen B's Task: ‘Bored’ Games
Option 2: MASH
Book 1 - Read a book with the word Mansion, Apartment, Shack, or House in the title
I read Slade House
My book was audio MMPB 288
Book 2 - Read a book with a person’s name in the title
I read Hey Harry, Hey Matilda
My book was audio PB 266
Book 3 - Read a book with a city name in the title
Hunting Badger
City is Badger, Iowa
https://cityofbadger.com/
My book was audio MMPB 267
Points this Post: 50
Points Total: 780
Susan A50.1 - Jen B's Task: ‘Bored’ Games
Option 2: MASH
Book 1 - Read a book with the word Mansion, Apartment, Shack, or House in the title.
The Haunting of Rookward House by Darcy Coates
No MMPB paperpack here
262 pages
House in title
Book 2 - Read a book with a person’s name in the title
The Folcroft Ghosts by Darcy Coates
No MMPB. paperback here
name: Folcroft (listed on book's main page character list)
272 pages
Book 3 - Read a book with a city name in the title
An Art Lover's Guide to Paris and Murder by Dianne Freeman
city: Paris
304 pages
Total pages: 262 + 272 + 304 = 838
Points this post: 50
total points: 1045
CHANDNI20.5 - Bigger is Better - Lindsey IL's Task: The Element of Surprise
’Salem’s Lot by Stephen King
I rolled a 3 (Horror) and then rolled another 3 (I,J,K,L) - K for King
Points this post: 20
Total points: 335
Julia10315.2 - Don't Stop Me Now
Camber of Culdi
Camber the Heretic
(The Legends of Camber of Culdi #1 and #3)
This post: 15 points
Total points: 365
BB: 4
GO: 1
NF: 3
Completed tasks: 18
Books read: 26
Task 10.10 Spaceship PressureRead a book with a number at least one number of 1, 2,3,4,5,6, on the cover or in the title. The number doesn't need to be the only number but at least one of these numbers must be present. The number must be numerical and not spelled out.
The Reader on the 6.27 (2014) by Jean-Paul Didierlaurent; translated from French by Ros Schwartz (Hardback 194 pages)
85 + 10 = 95
Tasks Completed: 05
Points for this post: 10
Points thus far: 85 + 10 = 95
Books read: 07
Pages read: 1,871
Read but not claimed: 05
Goodreads Authors: 03
Golden Oldies: 00
It’s a Fact (Non-Fiction): 01
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Julia10325.6 - RedSycamore's Task: Ticket To Ride
Option 1: The Museum of Lost Quilts
(Elm Creek Quilts #22)
Option 2: Leader of the Pack
(MPG Mystery)
This post: 25 points
Total points: 390
BB: 4
GO: 1
NF: 3
Completed tasks: 19
Books read: 28
Readerboard Name: Kathy P10.6 On My Hike
Read a book with a 4 or more letter word made from NATIONAL PARKS in the title.
A Spark of Light
The word is SPARK
Points: 110
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 3
Total books: 9
Total tasks: 9
Readerboard Name: Kathy P30.3 XBM's task: Celebrating the grandkids
Option 3: Read a book by an author whose first and last initials may be found in this list AAAAABCCCCCADEGGHKLMMNRST.
The Bronzed BeastsAuthor: Roshani Chokshi
Option 6: Read a book containing any month in the title/subtitle or author’s name.
March Sisters: On Life, Death, and Little Women
Claiming 1 It's a Fact Ticket for March Sisters
Points: 140
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 4
Total books: 11
Total tasks: 10
Kai5.3 Autumn Whodunits
Read a book with MPG Cozy Mystery
Murder at the Brightwell by Ashley Weaver
New Points: 5
Tasks Completed: 16
Total Points: 240
BIG BOOK: 0
GOLDEN OLDIES: 5
IT'S A FACT: 0
30.2 Cat's Task: Books of AfricaOption 1-1, set in Africa: How Beautiful We Were by Imbolo Mbue
Option 1-2, author born in Africa: Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe, born in Nigeria
Points this post: 30
Total points: 335
ZOEYCAT15.10 That's Not Trivial Pursuit
The Truants by Kate Weinberg (TRUANTS)
The Truants
points this task: 15
total points: 195
ZOEYCAT20.4 - Golden Oldies - Kai's Task: Gilmore Girls
Friends With Secrets by Christine Gunderson
Friends with Secrets
task 1:
references:
chapter 12 page 97 is the first of 6 instances of Ainsley working cleaning hotels (location 1422 Kindle)
chapter 18, page 143 is the first of 7 instances of Nikki and Ainsley staying at the watergate (location 2063 Kindle)
Points this post: 20
total points: 215
Jessica S25.3: Tien's Task: Completing (other) reading challenges!
Option 1: first word in title OR author's initial begins with I OR V
Prophesy by A.E. Via
Option 2: Read a book from Laughter (PAGE 5)
So This Is Ever After by F.T. Lukens
Points this task: 25
Previous total: 430 Updated total: 455
Tasks completed: 29 Books read: 36
Jessica S5.9 It's Fall Y'all
book first published in September, October, or November (October)
Where Foxes Say Goodnight by Sam Burns
Points this task: 5
Previous total: 455 Updated total: 460
Tasks completed: 30 Books read: 37
Nick KY10.3 Whole New Town I read the short story collection Piranha to Scurfy and Other Stories by Ruth Rendell.
Points This Post: 10
Total Points So Far: 670
Nick KY15.3.In Space I read the following:
a. Act One by Nancy Kress with a GR main page genre of “Science Fiction.”
b. Skinny Dip, # 5 in the Skink series by Carl Hiaasen.
Points This Post: 15
Total Points So Far: 685
JenJ IA20.3 - Review Raffle - Jayne's Task: Family Farewells
Option 5: Read a book with a cover that depicts a snowy scene
Absolutely Truly by Heather Vogel Frederick
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 12.0
Required: Post the cover
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 220/1045
Tasks Completed: 17/59
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 4
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20.6 - It's A Fact - JenJ IA's Task: It’s Booked! You’re Invited to a Fall Reading Retreat
Option 1
Word used: FARMHOUSE
Dangerous by Minerva Spencer
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 165/1045
Total Books Read: 11
Total Tasks Completed: 9/59