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WINTER CHALLENGE 2024
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Katrisa30.7 - Amy FL’s Task: The Headaches of Home Ownership
Opt 1 - read a book with a title word that begins with the letters RE
I read Read Until You Understand: The Profound Wisdom of Black Life and Literature
REad
Opt 3 - Read a book by an author whose first and last initials can be found in MARISSA
I read Signal to Noise by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
SM in MariSsa
Points this Post: 30
Points Total: 615
Susan A5.10 Comfort zone - Read a book of your choice that meets SRC rules.
Legend by Dale Mayer
No MMPB. Paperback HERE
meets SRC requirements
previous total: 760
points this post: 5
New total: 765
ROBIN P10.3 A Mountain of Books
Page count contains only 1, 9, 4, 4
When the Emperor Was Divine - 144 pages
Points this post: 10
Total points: 390
BB:0 GO:0 IAF:4
Task 30.9 - Ringing in the New YearOption 1: page count contains only the numbers in 2024 and 2025
Passions in Death (kindle ed)
MMPB for page count: Passions in Death: An Eve Dallas Novel
400 pages
option 3: set in New York City.
The Matzah Ball
Ref: Chapter One has Rachel, MC, looking out of the apartment window at snow falling on Broadway. "one of the downsides of living on Upper West Side, while her mother, a top New York fertility doctor..."
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380 points
Task 15.8 - New Year, New BeginningsWAYS in title can be made from NEW YEAR BRINGS
Thirteen Ways to Kill Lulabelle Rock
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395 points
Jessica S5.1- It's All Natural
book with a cover depicting a natural landscape scene
Eight Seconds to Ride by Ashley James
Points this task: 5
Total points 305
Jessica S10.8 - Run Away! Run Away!
book from the first 25 pages of the Mythology shelf (PAGE 7)
Greek Mythology: The Gods, Goddesses, and Heroes Handbook: From Aphrodite to Zeus, a Profile of Who's Who in Greek Mythology by Liv Albert
Points this task: 10
Total points 315
EMurphy30.6 XBM's Task: A Partridge in a Pear Tree
Option 4-2 books with the same holiday MPG but also have a different MPG
Hercule Poirot's Silent Night by Sophie Hannah
MPG Christmas and Mystery
Snowed In for Christmas by Sarah Morgan
MPG Christmas and Romance
This Task:
Points: 30
Books Read: 2
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket: 0
IAF Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 110
Books Read: 7
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket: 0
IAF Ticket: 1
Tasks Completed: 4
Task 15.1 - Groundhog Groundhog Groundhogbook 1: TIME in title can be made from MORE WINTER
Thief Of Time
book 2: title has a repeated word consecutively - DAIRY
Dairy, Dairy, Quite Contrary
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410 points
Kai20.7 Shorter is Sweeter - Kristen IA's Task: Holidays and Hiking
OPTION A
For this option, read a book that meets the requirements for any TWO holidays.
Orbital by Samantha Harvey
Meets 1 - Hanukkah - Author's first and last initials appear in LIGHTS = SH/ligHtS
Meets 2 - Christmas - Both red and green appear on the cover in any percentage, according to TinEye = 21.9% red, 0.3% green
New Points: 20
Tasks Completed: 7
Total Points: 130
BIG BOOK: 0
GOLDEN OLDIES: 2
IT'S A FACT: 2
Susan A5.9 It's Part of My World - Read a nonfiction book with MPG Nature.
The Boiling River: Adventure and Discovery in the Amazon by Andrés Ruzo
No MMPB. Paperback HERE
MPG nonfiction and nature
previous total: 765
points this post: 5
new total: 770
ROBIN P20.9 Moderator's Pet - Jen B's Task: Nostalgia
Option 1A - Exactly 5 words in Title
The Misadventures of Miss Adelaide
Points this post: 20
Total points: 410
BB:0 GO:0 IAF:4
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20.2 - Rookie at the Top - SheMac's Task: Into 2025
Task: Option 1:
Read a book with a door or a gate on the cover.
Sipsworth. Simon Van Booy
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 265 / 995
Tasks Completed 17
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5.5 'Tis the Season to be Festive
Task: Read a book with a title that contains a word of at least 4-letters made from CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS.
Word: Christmas
The Nine Lives of Christmas. Sheila Roberts
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 270 / 995
Tasks Completed 18
Bookwrm526Task #30.2 - Gregorian Games
Option 1: Read a book with a variant of the number 12, 1 or 2 in the TITLE ONLY. I read One Day I Will Write About This Place: A Memoir by Binyavanga Wainaina (256p).
Option 2: Read a book with a word in the TITLE ONLY that ends with "ARY". I read The Boundary by Nicole Watson (Target word boundARY) (276p).
Total points so far: 215
Task 20.9 Moderator's Pet -Jen B's Task: 90s NostalgiaOption 1 - Music
A: read a book with EXACTLY 5 words in the title
Comment résoudre votre propre meurtre by Kristen Perrin
Points this post: 20
Total points: 80
20.3 Review Raffle- Trishhartuk's Task: WordplayOption 1, title has three words starting with the same letter: Margaritas, Marzipan, and Murder (Cape Bay Cafe Mystery, #3) by Harper Lin
paperback edition Margaritas, Marzipan, and Murder
Points this post: 20
Total points: 145
Task 25.4 JennRenee's Task: Cold Nights With Winter ReadsGenre: Thriller
Book 1: Read a book with a word int he title of 4 or more letters made from this quote:
Winter was made for warm blankets and large books.
Book: The House We Grew Up In
Word: grew
Book 2: Read a book by a single author whose first and last initial can be found in either COLD NIGHTS or WINTER READS
Book: The Devil's Advocate by Steve Cavanagh
SC found in COLD NIGHTS
Points this task :25
Total points: 280
Barbara ★30.4 - Susan A's Task: Consecutive Letters
Book 1: Read a book in which the first word in the title starts with two consecutive letters.
Not Quite Dead - Lyla Payne 12/25
Required: Not Quite Dead - NO
Book 2: Read a book with a title ending in two consecutive letters.
Bringer of Dust - J.M. Miro 12/14
(ST are consecutive)
(BIG BOOK - 608 pages)
Points this task: 30
Total points: 110
Big Book Tickets: 500 (1) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
Barbara ★25.1 - KmarieD's Task: It's My Birthday
Option 1: Read a book with a title that has at least 5 words. Subtitles are excluded.
Agatha H. and the Voice of the Castle - Phil & Kaja Foglio 12/27
(Title has 8 words)
(485 pages)
Option 3: Read a book with both individual MPG Mystery and MPG Romance or the combined MPG Romantic Suspense.
Murder at Pirate's Cove - Josh Lanyon 12/21
(has MPG mystery and romance)
(278 pages)
TOTAL PAGES: Book 1 (485 pages) + Book 2 (278 pages) = 763 > 500 pages
Points this task: 25
Total points: 135
Big Book Tickets: 500 (1) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
Barbara ★20.4 - Golden Oldies- Robin P’s Task: Christmas Carols
Option 3: Read a book by an author whose first and last initials are a combination of these letters.
Therefore, the options are AB, AS, AT, BA, BS, BT, TA, TB, TS, SA, SB, ST.
Make Them Pay - Allison Brennan 12/31
(author initials are AB)
Points this task: 20
Total points: 155
Big Book Tickets: 500 (1) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
ReaderBoard Name: SashaTask and Description
30.2 Gregorian Games- 2 options/ 1 book each
Option 1: Title Contains 12:1:2 etc.
One By One by Frieda McFadden
One by One
Option 4: 1,2,12 in a series
The
Arrangement by Kiersten Modglin
The Arrangement
Total Points to Date: 0
Pending Points: 30
ReaderBoard Name: SashaTask and Description
25.1 Its My Birthday 2 options 1 book each
option 3: MPG mystery and MPG Romance
The Ammendment by Kiersten Modglin
The Amendment
option 1: 5 words in the title
None of This is True by Lisa Jewell
None of This Is True
Total Points to Date: 0
Pending Points: 30+25(this post)
ReaderBoard Name: SashaTask and Description
20.5 Celebrating the SRC: choose 1 option
option 2: participation- #3 or #6 in a series
The Attonement by Kiersten Modglin
The Atonement
Total Points to Date: 0
Pending Points: 30+25+20 (this post)
Bookwrm526Task #15.3 Mysterious and Wise
Option 2: One-book task
Read a book with a cover with at least 75 percent of any combination of these THREE colors, RED BLACK AND YELLOW according to Tineye AND with at least 2 different lucky numbers (2, 8 and 9) in the page count. I read Stable Strategies and Others by Eileen Gunn. It has 208 pages, and the cover is 67% black, 12% red, and 3.6% yellow (totals 82.6% black, red and yellow).
Total points so far: 230
Lys20.1 Most Improved -Kathy KS's Task: Family and Holidays
Option 3
Kept: A Kidnap Romance was published in 2024.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 20
Books Read: 1
Tasks Completed: 1
Lys20.3 Review Raffle- Trishhartuk's Task: Wordplay
Option 2
The Nightmare Before Kissmas
rather than The Nightmare Before Christmas
Points this post: 20
Total points: 40
Books Read: 2
Tasks Completed: 2
Deborah5.1- It's All Natural
A Cold Day for MurderPoints this post: 5
Total Points: 70
Books Read: 7
Tasks Done:6
5.10 Comfort zoneHot Pot Murder (LA Night Market #2) by Jennifer J. Chow
Total this Post: 5
Season Total: 375
20.1 Most Improved -Kathy KS's Task: Family and HolidaysOption 2
Unearthly by Cynthia Hand
How it Fits: Set in California
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 20
20.5 Bigger is Better- Elizabeth P's Task: Celebrating the SRC
Homicide in Hawaii by Susan Harper
Approved for length @line #1615
Option 2
How it fits: #3 Flight Risk
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 40
30.6 - XBM’s Task – A Partridge in a Pear TreeOption A
Book 1:
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
How it Fits: Author initials parTriDe
Pages: 559
Book 2:
The Iron Raven by Julie Kagawa
How It Fits: bird and branch on cover
verified for use here Big Book Tickets Claimed This Post: 1
Total Big Book Tickets Claimed: 1
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 70
25.1 - KmarieD's Task: It's My BirthdayOption 1
The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie
Pages: 174
Published: January 1st 1920
How it Fits: 5 words in title
Option 2
Christmas with the Ops Room Girls by Vicki Beeby
Pages: 336
How It Fits: GAMES - chriStMAs with thE ops room Girls
Big Book Tickets Claimed This Post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets Claimed: 1
Golden Oldie Tickets Claimed This Post: 1
Total Golden Oldie Tickets Claimed: 1
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 95
30.1 - Truitt_T’s Task: She Blinded Me With ScienceΒοοκ A
Read a book with an element from the Periodic Table in the title and/or subtitle.
Gold Boy, Emerald Girl
Book B Option 2
Read a book with an MPG of Evolution, Natural History, Geology, Biology, and/or Travel.
The Rise and Reign of the Mammals: A New History, from the Shadow of the Dinosaurs to Us
I claim 1 Big Book ticket for this 528 pages book.
I claim 1 It's a fact ticket for this non fiction book.
This task:
Points: 30
BB Tickets: 1
GO Tickets: 0
It's a Fact Tickets: 1
Total:
Points: 90
BB Tickets: 3
GO Tickets: 0
It's a Fact Tickets: 1
EMurphy20.10 Group Read Darling Girls by Sally Hepworth
*Message 13 in Group Discussion
This Task:
Points: 20
Books Read: 1
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket: 0
IAF Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 130
Books Read: 8
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket: 0
IAF Ticket: 1
Tasks Completed: 5
Julia1035.8 Birdwatching Month
Read a book with a word from this list of Top 100 Remarkable Birds in the title. https://www.birderslibrary.com/review...
Becoming Madam Secretary
(Secretary in title, Secretary Bird is on list)
This book is 528 pages so claiming one BB ticket.
This post: 5 points, 1 BB
Total points: 215
BB: 4
GO: 1
NF: 1
Completed tasks: 11
Books read: 15
Katrisa5.2- 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
I read One Native Life which is memoir about the author living in Canada
Points this Post: 5
Points Total: 620
Katrisa25.1 - KmarieD's Task: It's My Birthday
Opt 3 - Read a book with both individual MPG Mystery and MPG Romance or the combined MPG Romantic Suspense
I read Hemlock
It has MPGs romance and suspense
My book was audio PB 402 pages
Opt 4 - Read a book with a single author whose initials can be found in GALAPAGOS ISLANDS
I read The Horn of Taurus by Paul Sating
PS in galaPagoS
My book was audio PB 232 pages
Points this Post: 25
Points Total: 645
Katrisa30.4 - Susan A's Task: Consecutive Letters
Book 1: Read a book in which the first word in the title starts with two consecutive letters
I read Ghost Eaters
starts with GH
Book 2: Read a book with a title ending in two consecutive letters
I read The House of Closed Doors
Ends with RS
Points this Post: 30
Points Total: 675
25.6: Lisa MD's Task-New Year ReflectionsThis is a two book task, from one or two different options.
Book One, Option 1: MPG Mystery and FATHER in title/subtitle
How the Finch Stole Christmas! by Donna Andrews
FATHER: how THE Finch stole chRistmAs
Book Two, Option 2: From the Wedding Books list
The Best Men by Sarina Bowen & Lauren Blakely
Paperback: The Best Men
Found on page 1.
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 625/ 995
Tasks Completed: 38/57
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - SheMac's Task: Into 2025Task: Option 2: Book set in /about a country that was once (geographically) part of the Roman Empire
Red Famine: Stalin's War on Ukraine by Anne Applebaum
Paperback: Red Famine: Stalin's War on Ukraine
Set in Ukraine per title & GR precis and metadata.
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 645/ 995
Tasks Completed: 39/57
Kim O30.6 - XBM’s Task – A Partridge in a Pear Tree
Option D: Pick one holiday MPG, and read two books which share that MPG but which also have different MPGs.
Holiday MPG = Christmas
Everyone This Christmas Has a Secret Mystery
The Dogs of Christmas Animals
Points this task: 30
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Totals:
Points: 70
Big Book - 500+: 0
Big Book - 750+: 0
Golden Oldie: 0
It's a Fact: 2
Task 20.2 - Rookie at the Top - SheMac's Task: Into 2025Option 2: 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:
Book: Mistress of Rome
Set in Rome!
Points this task: 20
Total points: 300
Susan A10.9 - Making the National International
Required: State the word and the National Scenic Area it matches.
Camino Island by John Grisham
MMPB HERE
word: Island
National Scenic Area: Saint Helena Island
previous points: 770
points this post: 10
new total: 780
Julia10320.5 Bigger is Better- Elizabeth P's Task: Celebrating the SRC
Option 3: Read a book with a word of 4 or more letters in the title (subtitles do not count) that can be made from the letters in READING CHALLENGES BRING ME JOY.
Rogues' Holiday
(HOLIDAY in title: H in Challenges, O in Joy, L in Challenges, IDA in Reading, Y in Joy)
This book was first published in 1935 so claiming one Golden Oldie ticket.
This post: 20 points, 1 GO
Total points: 235
BB: 4
GO: 2
NF: 1
Completed tasks: 12
Books read: 16
Readerboard Name: Kathy P20.3 Review Raffle- Trishhartuk's Task: Wordplay
Option 3: Word maths. Read a book which fits one of the following word “equations”.
Option b - 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.
The Christmas Appeal
The first word is THE which has three letters and the title has 3 words.
Total Points: 80
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 1
Total books: 9
Total tasks: 9
Kristen IA5.2- 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
Brightly Shining by Ingvild H. Rishøi
Setting is established here on the Publisher's website - Grove Atlantic - "Christmas is just around the corner, and Ronja and Melissa’s dreamer of a father is out of work again. When ten-year-old Ronja hears about a job at a Christmas tree stand near where the family lives in central Oslo..."
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 5/995
Tasks Completed: 1/57
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 0
30.2 - MAZZA1's Task: Gregorian GamesThis is a two book task, from two different options, 225 page minimum each.
Book One, Option 3: AFL from ARY
Take My Breath Away by Ali Ryecart
Paperback: Senza respiro - 450 pages
A, R - ARy
Book Two, Option 4: #12, 1, or 2 in a series
Fadeout by Joseph Hansen
MMPB: Le poids du monde - 256 pages
Fadeout is the first book in the Dave Brandstetter series.
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 675/ 995
Tasks Completed: 40/57
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10.7 - I Want To Believe
Read a book with an MPG of Paranormal
I read The Girl from the Well
It has MPG Paranormal
Points this Post: 10
Points Total: 585