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WINTER CHALLENGE 2024
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Amy FL25.5 Jessica S’s Task: The Music of Christmas
Option 1:
- cover is 70.4% white per TinEyeOption 3: Shelterwood by Lisa Wingate - author's inititals, LW, in Let it snoW
Points this post: 25
Total points: 680
Shelby
***REPOST***
20.5 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. : Dragon Awakening, by Arian Williams
Ebook Verified: Here
How Fits: Title - DRAGON Awakening / ReADiNG challenges bring me jOy
Points this post: 20
Total points: 330
Big Books: 1
Golden Oldies: 0
Shelby
15.5 Old Saint Nick
Read a book with a single author who shares initials with one of these names. Initials are SC, CS, KK, FC, CF, SN, NS : The Family Game, by Catherine Steadman
How Fits: Author - Catherine Steadman
Points this post: 15
Total points: 345
Big Books: 1
Golden Oldies: 0
Shelby
25.1 - KmarieD's Task: It's My Birthday
Option 1
Read a book with a title that has at least 5 words.: How I Took the King on a Bone-a-Fide Quest of Piracy, Piemu, and Profit, by A.J. Sherwood
How Fits: Title - 14 words
Page Count: 266pgs
AND
Option 4
Read a book with a single author whose initials can be found in GALAPAGOS ISLANDS.: The Mastermind: NULL, by Amy Lane
How Fits: Author - Amy Lane
Page Count: 356pgs
Total Page Count: 622pgs
Points this post: 25
Total points: 370
Big Books: 1
Golden Oldies: 0
FLY Task #15.4 It's Starting to Look A Lot Like Christmas
Option A: Two-book task
task: Book 1: ornament, garland, wreath, Christmas lights, Santa, or deer on the cover.
book: Sugarplums and Second Chances
(my version is kindle, no MMPB, PB here)
how it fits:
lights and wreaths on covertask: Book 2: author's initials in MERRY AND BRIGHT
book: The Color of Law
(my version is kindle, first MMPB here)
how it fits: author Mark Gimenez initials MG in (M)ERRY AND BRI(G)HT
Points this post: 15
Total points: 335
Tasks completed: 21/57
BB: 3 / GO: 2 / IAF: 2
Kathy KS30.2 - MAZZA1's Task: Gregorian Games
each book must be a minimum of 250 pages.
Option 2
Read a book with a word in the TITLE ONLY that ends with "ARY"
Earth--Last Sanctuary (Definitive Edition): Universe in Flames Series by Christian Kallias
ARY= sanctuARY
I listened to an audiobook; pb-272 p. (no mmpb) (>250)
Option 4
Read a book that is # 12, 1 or 2 in a series.
The Impersonator by Mary Miley
Series: Roaring Twenties Mystery #1
I listened to an audiobook; pb-368 p. (no mmpb) (>250)
******
Points for this task: 30
Total points : 290
Tasks completed: 12/57
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: 1
LoraTask: 20.3 Review Raffle- Trishhartuk's Task: Wordplay, using Option 3a
Book/Author: Dungeon Crawler Carl / Matt Dinniman
How it fits: 18 letters divided by 3 words = 6 (whole number)
Points for this task: 20
Total points: 425
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: 2
30.7 - Amy FL’s Task: The Headaches of Home OwnershipOption 1, title word beginning with RE: Beach House Reunion by Mary Alice Monroe
mass market paperback edition Beach House Reunion
Option 2, title word from MOLD REMEDIATION: I Was Told It Would Get Easier by Abbi Waxman
paperback edition I Was Told It Would Get Easier
The word is Told.
Points this post: 30
Total points: 480
Janice CA10.2 - Crossing Borders
I read a book set in multiple countries. The author walked across the globe.
The World Walk: 7 Years. 28,000 Miles. 6 Continents. A Grand Meditation, One Step at a Time. by Tom Turcich
+10
total: 30
tasks: 3
books: 3
Amy B25.7- FLY's Task-FLY Finally Finishes!
This is a two book task. Choose two options and read one book for each.
One Graphic Novel, Sequential Art, Comics, Comic Book, or Manga may be used for this task.
Required: State the option
Option 2: For this option, please pick a book from this list of Best Audiobooks.
Best Audiobooks
Required: State the page
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver (page 1)
Option 3: For this option, pick a very short book, i.e. a book with fewer than 180 pages. (your book must still meet the 100-page minimum!)
Masters of the Nefarious: Mollusk Rampage by Pierre La Police (176 pages - graphic novel)
This Task: 25 Points
To Date: 155 Points
Amy B20.6 It's A Fact - Julia103's Task" Getting Older
Choose one of the following options.
Required State the option.
Option 1: Read a book where a main character is a senior citizen.
Required If the elderly age isn't evident from the main page, provide a reference.
Do You Remember Being Born? by Sean Michaels (MC is 75, in main page book description)
This Task: 20 Point
To Date: 175 Points
Amy B25.6: Lisa MD's Task-New Year Reflections
This is a 2-book task. You may choose to do one option twice if it makes you happy!
Option 2: For this option, read a book from the first 25 pages of Goodreads "Weddings Books" Shelf: Wedding Books
Required: State the page
Jana Goes Wild by Farah Heron (page 4)
The Clasp by Sloane Crosley (page 9)
This Task: 25 Points
To Date: 195 Points
Amy B20.9 Moderator's Pet -Jen B's Task: 90s Nostalgia
Required: State the option
Option 2 - Movies
B: Since teens were the stars, read a book with the MPG Young Adult.
The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood
This Task: 20 Points
To Date: 215 Points
Bookwrm526Task #5.6 Meanwhile, Back in the Southern Hemisphere
Read a book set in the Southern Hemisphere AND first published in December or January. I read Island of Shattered Dreams by Chantal T. Spitz, first published 1/1/91, set in French Polynesia, specifically Tahiti.
Total points so far: 490
Erin NY20.6 - Op 1 Book with elderly protagonist
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
It was approved in the help thread. Tova is said to be late 60s or 70.
Points this task: 20
Total Points: 220
ROBIN P20.3 Review Raffle: Trishhartuk's Task: Wordplay
Option 3b: Number of words in title = Number of letters in first word
The Windsor Knot -3 words, 3 letters in THE
Points this post: 20
Total points: 760
BB:0 GO:3 IAF:6
Mod
30.3 - Katrisa's Task: Reunion - Go Norsemen!
Task: This is a 2 book task. Choose an option and read a book A and a book B for your chosen option
Option 1: Valhalla
A - Read a book from the first 20 pages of this list of books about Norse mythology - From page 1
The Gospel of Loki. Joanne M. Harris
B - Read a book with a word of at least 4 letters (words must match exactly) from the first verse of Immigrant Song: (Midnight)
Midnight Clear. Kathy Hogan Trocheck
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 665 / 995
Tasks Completed 40
5.10 Comfort zoneI read The Bookshop: A History of the American Bookstore.
This book is nonfiction so I am asking for one ****ITs a Fact ****** ticket.
points: 165
books read: 11
It's a fact: 3
Big Books: 1
pages read: 3935
Mod
10.7 - I Want To Believe
Read a book with an MPG of Paranormal.
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches. Sangu Mandanna
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 675 / 995
Tasks Completed 41
Andy P.Task # 20.3 Review Raffle- Trishhartuk's Task: Wordplay
Option 1: Tongue twisters. Read a book with a title (ignore subtitles) where at least three words start with the same letter
Mango Madness Murder by Carol Durand
Points this post: 20
Total points: 610
***Repost - forgot my Readerboard name in post #1505***Kelly L
25.4 JennRenee's Task: Cold Nights With Winter Reads
Choose the MPG: Mystery
Both books have MPG Mystery.
Book 1: Read a book with a word int he title of 4 or more letters made from this quote:
I Have Some Questions for You
Word: SOME
Winter wa[S] made f[O]r war[M] blank[E]ts and large books.
Book 2: Read a book by a single author whose first and last initial can be found in either COLD NIGHTS or WINTER READS
Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera
Initials: AT
Found in: win[T]er re[A]ds
This post: 25 points
Season total: 185 points
IAF: 3 tickets
BB: 2 ticket
Kelly L 30.2 - MAZZA1's Task: Gregorian Games
This is a two-book task, pick one book for two different options
Option 2
These months end with BER and ARY – as we did BER last season we are going to use ARY for this season. Read a book with a word in the TITLE ONLY that ends with "ARY"
Canary Girls - Can((ARY))
Option 4
Read a book that is # 12, 1 or 2 in a series. The number must be shown in greyscale on the GR record.
The Girl Who Knew Too Much is #1 in the Burning Cove series
This post: 30 points
Season total: 215 points
IAF: 3 tickets
BB: 2 ticket
Andy P.Task # 20.8 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 LAKE.
What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky byLesley Nneka Arimah
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 630
Task 5.10 Comfort zoneRead a book of your choice that meets SRC rules.
Book: Poverty, by America
Points this task: 5
Total points: 590
Jessica S25.2 - Nick KY’s Task: Rivers
Option1: Book first published in 1968 or in a year after 1968 that ends in the digit 8
Love Me Louder by Christina Lee
Option 2: Book with one of the 8 original River names as a word in the title, subtitle, or series title RIVER: WOLF
Heart of a Wolf by C.J. Ravenna
(approval for length https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...)
Points this task: 25
Total points: 790
Jessica S30.8 - Delicious Dee's Task: Codex Alera
Option C – The Furies (FURY PICKED: AIR/AERIS)
Book A - Book where all the letters of the fury can be found in the title.
Hot Saltwater Kisses by Zarah Detand
Book B - Book where all the letters of the alternate name can be found in the authors name
Unraveling the Threads of Fate by Alice Winters
Points this task: 30
Total points: 820
Barbara ★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.
Candy Slain Murder - Maddie Day 1/30
(SLAIN in wINter was mAde for warm bLanketS)
(Mystery genre)
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 Tees Valley Killings - C.J. Grayson 1/30
(C & G in Cold niGhts)
(Mystery genre)
Points this task: 25
Total points: 305
Big Book Tickets: 500 (1) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
10.1 - Look to the Skies
Approved in message 21 of Task Help thread
Total points: 90
10.1 - Look to the SkiesNight sky on cover: An Extravagant Death by Charles Finch
Points this post: 10
Total points: 490
10.7 - I Want To BelieveMPG Paranormal: The Ghost and Mrs. McClure by Alice Kimberly
mass market paperback edition The Ghost and Mrs. McClure
Points this post: 10
Total points: 500
20.7- Shorter is Sweeter - Kristen IA's Task: Holidays and HikingOption A, Hanukkah and New Year, author initials in LIGHTS and #1 in a series: Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert (The Brown Sisters #1)
mass market paperback edition Get a Life, Chloe Brown
Points this post: 20
Total points: 520
Molly5.1- It's All Natural
I read
by Lucy Clarke.The cover features a natural landscape with nothing manmade.
Points this task: 5
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Totals:
Points: 35
Task completed: 3
Big Book tickets total: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 0
It's a Fact tickets total: 0
EMurphy25.5 Jessica S's Task: The Music of Christmas
Option 1: 60% white cover
by Lisa Taddeo*80.9% white
**It's a Fact Ticket
Option 3: Author's initials can be found in LET IT SNOW Delicious Monsters by Liselle Sambury
*Big Book Ticket - 512 pages
This Task:
Points: 25
Books Read: 2
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket +500: 1
IAF Ticket: 1
Total:
Points: 260
Books Read: 18
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket +500: 2
IAF Ticket: 2
Tasks Completed: 10
15.5 Old Saint NickFor this task read a book with a single author who shares initials with one of these names. The initials may be reversed in order but must match a single name. Middle initials may be ignored.
Initials are SC, CS, KK, FC, CF, SN, NS
Required: State the name.
I read Η Δύση του Ποντιακού Ελληνισμού από την πένα του Νίκου Καπετανίδη by Κώστας Νικ. Καπετανίδης
Initials: KK (Kostas Kapetanidis)
I claim 1 It's a fact ticket for this non fiction history book.
This post:
Points: 15
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
It's a Fact Tickets: 1
Total:
Points: 245
BB Tickets: 3
GO Tickets: 0
It's a Fact Tickets: 5
Jasmiina F15.6. - Inspiration Strikes:
Read a book with a word in the title of 4 or more letters found in the song: Best Served Cold by Joe Abercrombie.
Word: Best.
*Big Book Ticket with 662 pages.*
Points this post: 15
Total points: 135
Golden Oldies this post:
Total Golden Oldies: 1
Big Book Tickets this post: 1 (500+)
Total Big Book Tickets:
BBooks - 500+: 2
BBooks - 750+:
BBooks - 1000+:
Jasmiina F15.9 My Bloody Valentine:
Read a book with MPG Romance as well as MPG of War, Thriller or Mythology.: Scream for Me by Karen Rose.
MPG: Romance and thriller.
*Big Book Ticket with 661 pages.*
Points this post: 15
Total points: 150
Golden Oldies this post:
Total Golden Oldies: 1
Big Book Tickets this post: 1 (500+)
Total Big Book Tickets:
BBooks - 500+: 3
BBooks - 750+:
BBooks - 1000+:
Jasmiina F25.1 - KmarieD's Task: It's My Birthday:
Option 3: Read a book with both individual MPG Mystery and MPG Romance or the combined MPG Romantic Suspense.: Sizzling Sixteen by Janet Evanovich.
Option 4: Read a book with a single author whose initials can be found in GALAPAGOS ISLANDS: September Love by Lang Leav.
Points this post: 25
Total points: 175
Golden Oldies this post:
Total Golden Oldies: 1
Big Book Tickets this post:
Total Big Book Tickets:
BBooks - 500+: 3
BBooks - 750+:
BBooks - 1000+:
Mod
15.3 Mysterious and Wise
Option 1: Two-book task
Book 1: 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. All colors must be present (the percentage of each color is not important as long as they add up to 75 percent.)
52.3 %#fbe541Yellow
15.3 %#c73c2fRed
8.9 %#ddcc59Yellow
3.9 %#17212eBlack
Razor Girl. Carl Hiaasen. 1.15.25
Book 2:
Read a book with at least 2 different lucky numbers (2, 8 and 9) in the page count. (288)
A Letter to Three Witches. Elizabeth Bass. 2.2.25
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 690 / 995
Tasks Completed 42
SHEMAC 20.6 It's A Fact - Julia103's Task" Getting Older
Required State the option: 3
Option 3: Read a book that was on the New York Times Bestsellers list in February 1960:
Week of February 7: https://www.hawes.com/1960/1960-02-07...
Required: State which week of February used: February 7
False Scent
(PB False Scent)
This task points: 20
Total season points: 555
JennB8241220.5 Bigger is Better- Elizabeth P's Task: Celebrating the SRC
2: Participation #3 in series
Onyx Storm
*Big Book Ticket, 527 pages*
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 215
Total Tasks Completed: 9
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Big Books: 1
Golden Oldies:
It's a Fact:
JennB8241230.4 - Susan A's Task: Consecutive Letters
1. No Ordinary Life NO
2. The Chemist ST
*Big Book Ticket, 521 pages*
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Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 245
Total Tasks Completed: 10
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Big Books: 2
Golden Oldies:
It's a Fact:
Mod
10.5 - A Gateway to the Past
Read a book set prior to 1903
A Lady's Guide to Fortune-Hunting. Sophie Irwin. 2.2.25
(MPG of Regency and Regency Romance)
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 700 / 995
Tasks Completed 43
20.7 Holidays and HikingOption A: HOLIDAYS - For this option, read a book that meets the requirements for any TWO holidays.
Required: State which two holidays you chose.
2) Christmas - Both red and green appear on the cover, any percentage, according to TinEye. Required: Post the cover and the percentages.
4) NEW YEAR (Jan. 1) - Read a book that is #1 in a series. The series name and number must be indicated in the GR title listing in grayscale parentheses following the title or grayscale italics above the title.
Green - 7.4%
Red - 2.3%
Post Total: 20
Grand Total: 225
20.9 90s NostalgiaOption 1 - Music
A: Since it seems like all boy bands had exactly 5 members (NKOTB, Backstreet Boys, NSync...) read a book with EXACTLY 5 words in the title (subtitles ignored) Only words count.
Love and Other Consolation Prizes
Post Total: 20
Grand Total: 245
20.4 Christmas Carols1.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:
The song is Do You Hear What I Hear
What Happened to Nina? by Dervla McTiernan
Post Total:20
Grand Total: 265
30.8 Codex AleraFor this task, you will pick one option and read book A and book B from that option. Your page count needs to be more than 500 pages (so 501+) and at least one of the authors must be NEW TO YOU.
Option B – The Titles
Book A - read a book with a word from the singular side of this list in the title: https://englishwithasmile.org/2016/01...
Book B – read a book with the plural of the word you read for Book A found in your title (excluding subtitle).
Book A - Lady Sunshine by Amy Mason Doan, 368 pages. This author is new to me.
Book B - The Chilbury Ladies' Choir by Jennifer Ryan 371 pages
Post Total: 25
Grand Total: 295
5.1 It's All NaturalRead a book with a cover depicting a natural landscape scene. The landscape cannot contain any human or man-made objects - only animals, plants, water, landforms, etc.
Telling Tales
Post Total: 5
Grand Total: 300
MEGSCLTask 30.8
Option C – The Furies (earth/terra)
Book A - EARTH in title. The Secret Wisdom of the Earth
Book B - TERRA in title. On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
Both authors are new to me
Total
330 points - 1 big book - 2 It’s a Fact
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15.9 My Bloody Valentine
Betrayal in Death - MPGs Romance and Thriller (approved for Thriller in message 5)
Points this post: 15
Total points: 655