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WINTER CHALLENGE 2024
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Julia10330.8 - Delicious Dee's Task: Codex Alera
Option C: The six furies are air/aeris, water/aqua, fire/ignus, earth/terra, metal/ferrous and wood/flora.
I chose air/aeris.
Book A - Pick one of the furies listed above – read a book where all the letters of the fury can be found in the title
Starship Waking
(AIR found in stARshIp)
Book B - Using the same fury than the book you used for Book A and read a book where all the letters of the alternate name can be found in the authors name.
The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side by Agatha Christie
(A in Agatha, ERIS in chRIStiE)
This post: 30 points
Total points: 170
BB: 3
GO: 1
NF: 0
Completed tasks: 8
Books read: 11
Susan A10.10 - Cold As Ice
Blackout by Ragnar Jónasson
MMPB HERE
#85 Nordic Noir
previous total: 690
points this post: 10
new total: 700
10. 3 - A Mountain of BooksTask: 9, 1, 4, 4 in page count - any order
The Christmas Guest by Peter Swanson
Paperback: The Christmas Guest - 144 pages.
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 480/ 995
Tasks Completed: 32/57
20.4 Golden Oldies- Robin P’s Task: Christmas CarolsTask, Option 3: AFL from list of letter combinations,
Dark Jenny by Alex Bledsoe
Paperback: Dark Jenny - 348 pages.
A, B: AB
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 500/ 995
Tasks Completed: 33/57
RepostingThis is a two book task, from two different options.
Book 1, Option 1: Page count from 00222245
Ice & Sweet by Charlie Novak
Paperback: Ice & Sweet: An MM Christmas Romance - 222 pages.
222: 00222245
Book 2, Option 4: Title word from Auld Lang Syne
Burn Me Deadly by Alex Bledsoe
Paperback: Burn Me Deadly
Title word: Burn - from the Scots version
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 530/ 995
Tasks Completed: 34/57
Task 20.4 Golden Oldies- Robin P’s Task: Christmas CarolsOption 1.Read a book with a word of 4 or more letters in the title that matches a word in the name of a carol from this list:
Book: Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books
Matches "Little" from "The Little Drummer Boy"
Points this task: 20
Total points: 240
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ25.3 - Beth NC's Task- Winter Solstice
Choose 2 options and read 1 book each.
Option 1 - Read a book from the list; books must meet the SRC guidelines (100 page minimum)
The End We Start From by Megan Hunter
This book is on the 50 Must-Read Short Books Under 250 Pages list (https://bookriot.com/best-short-books/)
Link to PB edition (no MMP edition) - THE END WE START FROM
Option 2 - Read a book from the cozy fantasy list
The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst
This book is on the Best Cozy Fantasy Books list (https://www.usatoday.com/story/entert...)
This post: 25 points
Total points to date: 80 points
Tasks completed: 4
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ15.10 - Winter Retreat
Read a book with a cover that shows a secluded house or cabin (no other buildings visible on the cover) in a snowy landscape.
25 Days by Per Jacobsen
This cover shows a secluded cabin in a snowy landscape with no other buildings around.
Link to PB edition (no MMP edition): 25 Days
This post: 15 points
Total points to date: 95 points
Tasks completed: 5
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ5.2 - Circle of Dark
Read a book set at least 50% in one of the countries or US state that have territory within the Arctic Circle - Norway, Sweden, Finland, Russia, Canada, Greenland, Iceland, and Alaska.
This Summer Will Be Different by Carley Fortune
As identified on the book's main page, this book is set in Canada (Prince Edward Island and Toronto).
This post: 5 points
Total points to date: 100 points
Tasks completed: 6
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ5.5 - 'Tis the Season to be Festive
Read a book with a title that contains a word of at least 4-letters made from CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS.
The Last One at the Wedding by Jason Rekulak
Last can be made with the L in Lights; AST in chriSTmAs
This post: 5 points
Total points to date: 105 points
Tasks completed: 7
Julia10310.6 - Inspiration Strikes
Read a biography, autobiography or memoir about an artist, musician, poet or writer.
Manga Biographies: Charles M. Schulz The Creator of Snoopy and Peanuts
This is a non-fiction book so claiming one It's A Fact ticket.
This post: 10 points, 1 NF
Total points: 180
BB: 3
GO: 1
NF: 1
Completed tasks: 9
Books read: 12
Susan A30.3 - Katrisa's Task: Reunion - Go Norsemen!
Option 2: The Reunion
Book A: Read a book whose author shares a first name with one of my high school friends: Dan, Daniel, Heather, Kristin, Jenni, Katy, Adam. Names must match exactly.
Code Name: Cowboy by Heather Slade
No MMPB. Paperback HERE
author name: Heather
Book B: Read a book that is set in either the 1970s or the Victorian age (1837-1901).
The Black Country: Scotland Yard's Murder Squad by Alex Grecian
No MMPB. Paperback HERE
set during the Victorian Age, see link below
https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780...
approved in QA Here
previous total: 700
points this task: 30
new total: 730
15.10 Winter RetreatTask: Snowy house / cabin
Christmas Beau by Amy Aislin
Paperback: Christmas Beau
Approved on the Task Help Thread here.
Points this post:
Total Points: 545/ 995
Tasks Completed: 35/57
ROBIN P15.1 Groundhog Groundhog Groundhog
Book 1: 4+ ltr Word in title from phrase
I chose phrase SIX MORE WEEKS OF WINTER
Word is KISS - K and S in weeKS, I and S in SIX - A Snowlit Christmas Kiss
Book 2 - Repeated word in title
Indiana, Indiana
Points this post: 15
Total points: 320
BB:0 GO:0 IAF: 3
Katrisa15.7 We Three Kings
Read a book from a series that only has 3 books published as of February 28, 2025 or read a book that is number 12 in a series.
I read Fall it is book #3 in the Archer & Bennett trilogy
Points this Post: 15
Points Total: 545
Katrisa30.9 - TessaVanessa's Task: Ringing in the New Year
Opt 3 - Read a book set in New York City.
I read Spellbound It is set in Manhattan NYC
Opt 4 - Read a book with a word of at least 4 letters from the song Auld Lang Syne in the title
I read Never Simple
NEVER in "And never brought to mind"
Points this Post: 30
Points Total: 575
30.7 - Amy FL’s Task: The Headaches of Home OwnershipThis is a two book task, from two different options.
Book One, Option 1: Title word begins with RE
Red Harvest by Dashiell Hammett
MMPB: الحصاد الأحمر
RE: REd harvest
Book Two, Option 2: Title word from MOLD REMEDIATION
How to Tame a Fox (and Build a Dog): Visionary Scientists and a Siberian Tale of Jump-Started Evolution by Lee Alan Dugatkin & Lyudmila Trut
Paperback: Come addomesticare una volpe
Tame: mold rEMediATion
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 575/ 995
Tasks Completed: 36/57
Task 30.8 - Codex Alera500+ pages; one new author
option C: fury pair: AERIS / AIR.
book 1: AERIS in title
The Afterlife of Holly Chase
AftERlIfe chaSe
419 pages
book 2: AIR in author name
Frontier by Grace Curtis
gRAce curtIs
256 pages
Grace Curtis is a new to me author
419 + 256 = 675 page
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335 points
25.1 - KmarieD's Task: It's My BirthdayOption 1: Read a book with a title that has at least 5 words. Subtitles are excluded.
The Full Moon Coffee Shop by Mai Mochizuki
272 pages
Option 2: Read a book where all the letters from GAMES can be found in the title and/or subtitle.
Catch Up With the Sun: How I Rode Through Australia with a Short Fat Horse, Two Grumpy Camels and One Feral Kelpie by Heidi Douglas
GAMES found in throuGh cAMElS
262 pages
Total pages read: 534
Total this Post: 25
Season Total: 350
20.1 Most Improved -Kathy KS's Task: Family and HolidaysOption 3 - read a book first published in either 1981 or 2024.
Ghost Station by S.A. Barnes
first pub 2024
Total this Post: 20
Season Total: 370
Task 15.9 - My Bloody ValentineMPG Romance plus MPG Thriller
Love Letters to a Serial Killer
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350 points
Masoodah20.8 Nickels & Dimes- Apple's Task: The Wonders of Home
Option 2: For this task, read a book by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in PINK L AK E . Letters may be used as often as they appear.
New Starts and Cherry Tarts at the Cosy Kettle by Liz Eeles
Authors name is Liz Eeeles.
COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 175 / 995
Total Books Read: 12
Total Tasks Completed: 9 / 57
BB: 1 + 1 + 1 = 3
GO:
IAF:
25.7- FLY's Task-FLY Finally Finishes!This is a two book task, from two different options.
Book One, Option 3: Fewer than 180 pages
Cinder by Marie Sexton
Paperback: Cinder - 132 pages
Pagecount is less than 180.
Book Two, Option 5: Dragon in title
The Billionaire Dragon's Sweet Mate by Minerva Howe
Paperback: The Billionaire Dragon's Sweet Mate
Dragon in title
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 600/ 995
Tasks Completed: 37/57
TessaVanessaChallenge 10.9 Making the National International
Read a book with a word in its title that matches one of the current or proposed National Scenic Areas from this list: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nationa...
Silk Hills by Ryan Ferrier
HILLS in Alabama Hills
Points this post: 10
Total points: 435
Tasks Completed: 31
TessaVanessaChallenge 15.9 My Bloody Valentine
Read a book with MPG Romance as well as MPG of War, Thriller or Mythology,
by Maria LlovetPoints this post: 15
Total points: 450
Tasks Completed: 32
TessaVanessaChallenge 20.1 Most Improved -Kathy KS's Task: Family and Holidays
Option 3: read a book first published in either 1981 or 2024.
Sign Me Up by C.H. Williams
First published on February 16, 2024
Points this post: 20
Total points: 470
Tasks Completed: 33
TessaVanessaChallenge 20.3 Review Raffle- Trishhartuk's Task: Wordplay
Option 3b: Read a book with a title of at least two words where number of words in the title (not subtitle) equals the number of letters in the first word.
Hell in the Heartland: Murder, Meth, and the Case of Two Missing Girls by Jax Miller
4 letter in HELL/4 words in the title
Points this post: 20
Total points: 490
Tasks Completed: 34
JEN B5.5 'Tis the Season to be Festive
Read a book with a title that contains a word of at least 4-letters made from CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS. Letters may be used only as often as they appear.
Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty
Word = HERE
H in cHristmas
ERE in tREE
***Claiming one Big Book Ticket (512 pages)***
TOTAL POINTS: 195
TessaVanessaChallenge 20.7 Shorter is Sweeter - Kristen IA's Task: Holidays and Hiking
Option B: Read a book with NATURE, HIKE, WALK, TRAIL, or EXPLORE in the title/subtitle.
Long Walk to Valhalla by Adam Smith
Points this post: 20
Total points: 510
Tasks Completed: 35
5.5 'Tis the Season to be FestiveRead a book with a title that contains a word of at least 4-letters made from CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS.
CHRISTMAS
The Christmas Card Crime and Other Stories by Martin Edwards
Task Total: 5
Season Total: 45
Mcquaid5.1 It's All Natural
Read a book with a cover depicting a natural landscape.
The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 30
Tasks: 4
Books Read: 4
10.1 - Look to the SkiesRead a book whose cover depicts stars, the moon, or a night sky.
Brightly Shining by Ingvild H. RishøiTask Total: 10
Season Total: 55
15.4 It's Starting to Look A Lot Like ChristmasOption A: Two-book task
Book 1: Read a book with an ornament, garland, wreath, Christmas lights, Santa, or deer on the cover.
Deer on cover:
The Reindeer Hunters by Lars MyttingBook 2: Read with authors first and last initials (middle initial may be ignored) found in MERRY AND BRIGHT. Letters may be used as often as they appear.
mErry anD
McSweeney's Issue 75 by Dave Eggers
Task Total: 15
Season Total: 70
15.7 We Three KingsRead a book from a series that only has 3 books published as of February 28
Hekne #1
https://www.goodreads.com/series/2975...
The Bell in the Lake by Lars Mytting
Task Total: 15
Season Total: 85
20.8 Nickels & Dimes- Apple's Task: The Wonders of HomeOption 3: Hanging Rock is most famous due to the book Picnic at Hanging Rock, which was also made into a film.
For this task, read a book with a MPG of either Classics or Gothic
Classics
The Inheritors by William Golding
Task Total: 20
Season Total: 105
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ10.7 - I Want To Believe
Read a book with an MPG of Paranormal.
So Thirsty by Rachel Harrison
This book has a MPG of Paranormal.
This post: 10 points
Total points to date: 115 points
Tasks completed: 8
Andy P.Task # 25.4 JennRenee's Task: Cold Nights With Winter Reads
Book 1: Read a book with a word in the title of 4 or more letters made from this quote:
Winter was made for warm blankets and large books.
Disturbing the Bones by Jeff BiggersWord is BONES BO in Books NES in Blankets
Genre is Thriller
Book 2: Read a book by a single author whose first and last initial can be found in WINTER READS
The Only One Left by Riley Sager RS in READS Genre is Thriller
Points this post: 25
Total points: 140
Task 15.7 We Three KingsRead a book from a series that only has 3 books published as of February 28, 2025
Book: A Killer's Code - This is #3 in the Daniela Vega series (and the last book in the series so far)
Points this task: 15
Total points: 255
Elizabeth PTask 20.10 - Group Reads
Read one of the group reads books and post in discussion thread
Darling Girls by Sally Hepworth
Post 12 in discussion thread: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 165
Total Tasks: 8
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books: 1
IAF: 0
Total Books: 10
Susan A5.2- Circle of Dark
Read a book set at least 50% in one of the countries or US state that have territory within the Arctic Circle - Norway, Sweden, Finland, Russia, Canada, Greenland, Iceland, and Alaska.
The Girl Who Died by Ragnar Jónasson
MMPB Here
100% set in Iceland - in the city of Reykjavík and the town of Skálar -- noted in GR main page book description
previous total: 730
points this post: 5
New total: 735
TessaVanessaChallenge 25.4 JennRenee's Task: Cold Nights With Winter Reads
Chosen genre: Mystery
Book 1: Read a book with a word in the title of 4 or more letters made from this quote:
Winter was made for warm blankets and large books.
Dark Tort by Diane Mott Davidson
Word= TORT
Book 2: Read a book by a single author whose first and last initial can be found in either COLD NIGHTS or WINTER READS
The Shadows We Hide by Allen Eskens
WINTER READS= AE author's initials
Points this post: 25
Total points: 535
Tasks Completed: 36
Susan A25.2: Nick KY’s Task- Rivers
Option 1: Read a book first published in 1968 or in a year after 1968 that ends in the digit 8
Bring Them Home by D.S. Butler
No MMPB. Paperback HERE
First published October 11th 2018
Option 2: Read a book with one of the 8 original River names as a word in the title,
Rogue Unloved by Eve Langlais
No MMPB. Paperback HERE
Word in title: Rogue
Previous total: 735
points this post: 25
new total: 760
ROBIN P30.2 Mazza1's Task: Gregorian Games
Option 1: 1, 2, 12 or First, Second, Twelfth in title
First Frost
Option 4: #1, 2, or 12 in series
A Duke for Midwinter #2 in Noble Holidays series
Points this post: 30
Total points: 350
BB:0 GO:0 IAF: 3
ROBIN P30.5 Cat's Task: Books of South America
Option 1: 2 books
Book 1: Set 70% in South America - Crooked Plow - set totally in Brazil
Book 2: Author born in South America
The Soul of a Woman - Isabel Allende - born in Peru, raised in Chile
**Claiming 1 IAF point, NonFiction
Points this post: 30
Total points: 380
BB:0 GO:0 IAF:4
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - SheMac's Task: Into 2025Option 2: The Roman Empire reached its furthest extent by 117AD and had a massive influence on European and, ultimately, world culture. Read a book that is at least 50% set in one or more of these countries that were part of the Roman Empire at that time:
Albania, Austria, Algeria, Belgium, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Egypt, England, France, Gibraltar, Greece, Hungary, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Luxembourg, Moldova, Morocco, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, Wales.
REQUIRED: If the setting is not evident from the Goodreads page, provide a reference.
I read Women in the Valley of the Kings: The Untold Story of Women Egyptologists in the Gilded Age which is 320 pp. More than 50% takes place in Egypt -- more like 75%, as most of the action is on site at the digs in Egypt. In addition this is nonfiction so counts toward a "It's a Fact" ticket.
Points: 80
books read: 4
tasks completed: 4
Big Books: 1
It's a Fact: 1
pages read: 1739
Line5.3
Read a book with MPG Romance
i read The Crown
points for this task: 5
total points: 10
books read: 2
tasks done: 2
Julia10330.2 - MAZZA1's Task: Gregorian Games
Option 3: Read a book whose SINGLE author's first and last (middle can be ignored) initials use only the letters "ARY"
For the purposes of this task you can use the letters more than once.
All You Have to Do by Autumn Allen
Option 4: Read a book that is # 12, 1 or 2 in a series
Re-entry (Project Charon #1)
This post: 30 points
Total points: 210
BB: 3
GO: 1
NF: 1
Completed tasks: 10
Books read: 14
Readerboard Name: Kathy P5.4 New Year, New Reads!
Read a book where an author's first and last initials are found in HAPPY NEW YEAR.
A Christmas Carol Murder
Author: Heather Redmond
Total Points: 45
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 1
Total books: 7
Total tasks: 7
Readerboard Name: Kathy P15.6 Why, to the North Pole, of course! This is the Polar Express!
Read a book with a word in the title of 4 or more letters found in these lyrics:
Skipping ChristmasThe word is Christmas
Total Points: 60
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 1
Total books: 8
Total tasks: 8
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15.7 Three Kings
read a book that is part of a trilogy
Closer to the Heartby Mercedes Lackey
book 2 of The Herald Spy
Task +15
Grand Total: 45