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WINTER CHALLENGE 2024
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Christine V20.9 Moderator's Pet -Jen B's Task: 90s Nostalgia
Option 1A: Read a book with EXACTLY 5 words in the title (subtitles ignored).
We'll Prescribe You a Cat
Points this post: 20
Total points: 155
Tasks completed: 10
Books read: 10
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 500=2, 750=0, 1000=0 (Total BB tickets=2)
It's A Fact: 1
Task 50.1 Meg's Task: The best of 2024Book 1: Read a book by the same author or a book from the "Readers also enjoyed" section of your favorite book's page
Book: I Hope This Finds You Well
Favorite 2024 book: Come and Get It
Book 2: Read a book that won or was nominated/short-listed/long-listed for any prize in 2024.
Book: Happiness Falls
Award: Library of Virginia Literary Award for Fiction (Also Goodreads Choice Award!)
Book 3: Read a book by an author who is releasing a new book in 2025.
Book: The Housemaid
2025 book by same author: The Crash
Points this task: 50
Total points: 685
FLY Task #10.6 - Inspiration Strikes
+IAF ticket
task: Read a biography, autobiography or memoir about an artist, musician, poet or writer.
book: The Woman in Me
(my version is audio, no MMPB, first PB here)
how it fits: memoir about a musician
other: **Claiming IAF ticket for nonfiction memoir
Points this post: 10
Total points: 425
Tasks completed: 27/57
BB: 3 / GO: 2 / IAF: 2 + 1 = 3
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - SheMac's Task: Into 2025Option 1, key on the cover: Lock and Key by Sarah Dessen
paperback edition Lock and Key
Points this post: 20
Total points: 635
20.9 Moderator's Pet -Jen B's Task: 90s NostalgiaOption 1 - Music
A: read a book with EXACTLY 5 words in the title
The Provincial Lady in America
Claiming a Golden Oldie. Published in 1934
Points this post: 20
Total points: 245
BB:0 GO:10 IAF:1
JenJ IA5.6 Meanwhile, Back in the Southern Hemisphere
Read a book set in the Southern Hemisphere AND first published in December or January.
Finders Keepers by N.R. Walker
Brisbane and Coolum Beach, Australia mentioned in description
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 690/995
Tasks Completed: 40/59
BB: 1
GO: 0
NF: 5
Julia10315.4 It's Starting to Look A Lot Like Christmas
Option B: One-book task
Read 1 book that satisfies both requirements:
A book with an ornament, garland, wreath, Christmas lights, Santa, or deer on the cover
The author's first and last initials (middle initial may be ignored) are found in MERRY AND BRIGHT.
by David RosenfeltThis post: 15 points
Total points: 580
BB: 5
GO: 3
NF: 4
Completed tasks: 28
Books read: 41
Joanne MITask Deleted
So Sorry
Joanne MI15.9 My Bloody Valentine
Read a book with MPG Romance as well as MPG of War, Thriller or Mythology,
MPG's War and Romance-Verified # 9 in Help Thread
Claiming 1 BB at 602 pages
The Invisible Bridge
Points this task 15
BB's this task 1
Season Total 195
2 IAF
1 BB
PegW15.5 Old Saint Nick
Read a book with a single author who shares initials with one of the given initials. SC, CS, KK, FC, CF, SN, NS
I read The Dead of Winter: Beware the Krampus and Other Wicked Christmas Creatures by Sarah Clegg matching the pair of initials of SC.
Points this task: 15
Total Points: 115
Claiming one IAF ticket.
5.1- It's All NaturalRead a book with a cover depicting a natural landscape scene.
by William Kent KruegerTask points: 5
Total points: 5
5.2- Circle of DarkRead a book set at least 50% in Arctic Circle...Russia
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
Task points: 5
Total points: 10
5.3 Cupid is ComingRead a book with MPG Romance
The Glimpses of the Moon by Edith Wharton
Task points: 5
Total points: 15
5.4 New Year, New Reads!Author's first and last initials are found in HAPPY NEW YEAR
Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh
Task points: 5
Total points: 20
Theresa15.9 - My Bloody Valentine
Read a book with MPG Romance as well as MPG of War, Thriller or Mythology
The Ambassador's Daughter by Pam Jenoff
MPG - Romance and War
Points this post - 15
Total points - 160
Theresa20.3 - Review Raffle- Trishhartuk's Task: Wordplay
Option 3a - Read a book with a title of at least two words where the total number of letters in the title can be averaged by the number of words, to get a whole number.
Forever Odd by Dean Koontz
10 letters / 2 words = 5
Points this post - 20
Total points - 180
JenJ IA10.10 - Cold As Ice
Read a book from one of the following lists:
Nordic Noir
52 Book Club 2023: #24 Nordic Noir
Nordic/Scandinavian Mysteries: Female Voices
Required: State which list your book is found on - Nordic Noir
Black Ice by Carin Gerhardsen
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 700/995
Tasks Completed: 41/59
BB: 1
GO: 0
NF: 5
JenJ IA15.1 Groundhog Groundhog Groundhog
This is a two-book task.
Book 1: Read a book with a 4 or more letter word in the title that can be formed from one of these two phrases: SIX MORE WEEKS OF WINTER or SPRING WILL ARRIVE EARLY
Required: State the phrase and the word - Word is WOMEN and phrase is "SIX MORE...."
Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll
Book 2: Read a book that has a repeated word consecutively in the title.
Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 715/995
Tasks Completed: 42/59
BB: 1
GO: 0
NF: 5
JenJ IA20.10 Group Reads
Read one of the books selected as a group read for the Winter 2024 season. The requirement for this task: you must participate in the book's discussion thread below with at least one post about the contents of the book or your reaction to the book after you have read the book.
Fiction: Australian Crime - Darling Girls by Sally Hepworth
Discussion Thread - Post 19
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 735/995
Tasks Completed: 43/59
BB: 1
GO: 0
NF: 5
SHEMAC 10.5 - A Gateway to the Past
Read a book set prior to 1903.
Required: If the time setting is not evident from the GR metadata or book description, provide a reference:
Title page to second story in the Sail Away anthology "See Paris London, 1792"
Sail Away
(PB Sail Away Anthology)
This task points: 10
Total season points: 590
JenJ IA30.2 - MAZZA1's Task: Gregorian Games
This is a two-book task, pick one book for two different options. No children's books, manga or graphic novels are permitted for this task, and each book must be a minimum of 250 pages.
Option 1
December, January and February are the 12th, 1st and 2nd months of the year
Read a book with a variant of the number 12, 1 or 2 in the TITLE ONLY.
It may appear as words or numbers; whole numbers or ordinals
The Second Chance Year by Melissa Wiesner - 336 pages
Option 2
Read a book with a word in the TITLE ONLY that ends with "ARY"
Fragile Sanctuary by Catherine Cowles - 384 pages
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Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 765/995
Tasks Completed: 44/59
BB: 1
GO: 0
NF: 5
Kristen IA10.10 - Cold As Ice
Read a book from one of the following lists:
Nordic Noir
52 Book Club 2023: #24 Nordic Noir
Nordic/Scandinavian Mysteries: Female Voices
Required: State which list your book is found on - Nordic Noir
Black Ice by Carin Gerhardsen
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 305/995
Tasks Completed: 22/57
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 3
JEN B30.7 - Amy FL’s Task: The Headaches of Home Ownership
Option 1: Read a book with a title word that begins with the letters RE.
The Final Revival of Opal & Nev by Dawnie Walton
RE in REvival
Option 3: Read a book by an author whose first and last initials can be found in MARISSA.
Shopgirl by Steve Martin
SM in MariSsa
TOTAL POINTS: 500
Kathy KS20.6 It's A Fact - Julia103's Task" Getting Older
Option 1: Read a book where a main character is a senior citizen.
Mrs. Pollifax and The Second Thief by Dorothy Gilman
How it fits: Here's a couple of sections of the Wikipedia article about Mrs. Pollifax: “Mrs. Pollifax is a widow and senior citizen who decides one day to leave her comfortable apartment in New Brunswick, New Jersey and join the CIA.”
AND “Mrs. Pollifax is an elderly widow who has come to find life dull…”
I read a large print version; mmpb-208 p.
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Points for this task: 20
Total points : 360
Tasks completed: 15/57
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: 2
Jayme(theghostreader)20.9 90's Nostalgia option 2 B young adult
read a book with MPG young adult
Arrow's Flightby Mercedes Lackey
MPG young adult
Task +20
Grand Total: 105
Julia10320.7- Shorter is Sweeter - Kristen IA's Task: Holidays and Hiking
Option A - read a book that meets the requirements for any TWO holidays.
The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen
This meets criteria for NEW YEAR (Jan. 1) - Read a book that is #1 in a series and for VALENTINE’S DAY (Feb. 14) - All of the letters L-O-V-E appear in the title.
This post: 20 points
Total points: 600
BB: 5
GO: 3
NF: 4
Completed tasks: 29
Books read: 42
Kristen IA10. 3 - A Mountain of Books
Read a book whose page count is comprised of the numbers 9, 1, 4, 4 in any order.
What Does It Feel Like? by Sophie Kinsella - 144 pages
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 315/995
Tasks Completed: 23/57
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 3
FLY Task #30.4 - Susan A's Task: Consecutive Letters
+BB tickets
book 1: title starts with two consecutive letters
book: Dealing with Dragons
how it fits: starts with DE
book 2: title ends in two consecutive letters
book: Fool's Quest
(my version is kindle, first MMPB here)
how it fits: ends with ST
other:
Dealing with Dragons has MPG childrens: AR Quiz Info - IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 8.0
**Claiming 2 BB tickets for Fool's Quest MMPB = 752 pages
Points this post: 30
Total points: 455
Tasks completed: 28/57
BB: 3 + 2 = 5 / GO: 2 / IAF: 3
FLY Task #15.6 Why, to the North Pole, of course! This is the Polar Express!
task: 4+ letter title word found in the lyrics
book: Wrong Place Wrong Time
(my version is audio, first MMPB here)
how it fits: "Time" found in The best time of the year
Points this post: 15
Total points: 470
Tasks completed: 29/57
BB: 5 / GO: 2 / IAF: 3
Jasmiina F5.9 It's Part of My World:
Read a nonfiction book with MPG Nature: So Far So Good: Final Poems: 2014-2018 by Ursula K. Le Guin.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 180
Golden Oldies this post:
Total Golden Oldies: 1
Big Book Tickets this post:
Total Big Book Tickets:
BBooks - 500+: 3
BBooks - 750+:
BBooks - 1000+:
Task 15.9 My Bloody ValentineRead a book with MPG Romance as well as MPG of War, Thriller or Mythology
L'étoffe des jours heureux
MPG Romance + War
Points this post: 15
Total points: 240
CathyG30.2 - MAZZA1's Task: Gregorian Games
This task is related to the months of the Winter challenge – December, January and February. Required: Specify the options.
Option 1
Read a book with a variant of the number 12, 1 or 2 in the TITLE ONLY. It may appear as words or numbers; whole numbers or ordinals
First Contact by Kim Harrison
approved for length post 319
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.
When in Rome by Sarah Adams
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 280/995
Tasks Completed: 11/59
NF: 3
CathyG25.6: Lisa MD's Task-New Year Reflections
Help Thread
This is a 2-book task. You may choose to do one option twice if it makes you happy!
Option 1:For this option, read a book with a MPG of mystery, standalone or embedded, AND whose title and/or subtitle contains ALL the letters of FATHER.
The Consequences of Fear by Jacqueline Winspear
Option 2: For this option, read a book from the first 25 pages of Goodreads "Weddings Books" Shelf: Wedding Books
Required: State the p18
Murder on the Bride's Side by Tracy Kiely
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 305/995
Tasks Completed: 12/59
NF: 3
CathyG25.4 JennRenee's Task: Cold Nights With Winter Reads
This is a two book task.
For this task you will choose a genre from my list of favorite genres for winter and use that genre for two books. Choose the MPG: Romance
Book 1: Read a book with a word of 4 or more letters made from this quote:
Winter was made for warm blankets and large books.
Required: State the word - best
The Next Best Fling by Gabriella Gamez
Book 2: Read a book by a single author whose first and last initial can be found in COLD NIGHTS -Christina Lauren
Beautiful Beginning by Christina Lauren
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 330/995
Tasks Completed: 13/59
NF: 3
CathyG20.1 Most Improved -Kathy KS's Task: Family and Holidays
Option 3 - To celebrate them, read a book first published in 2024. The Love of My Afterlife by Kirsty Greenwood
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 350/995
Tasks Completed: 14/59
NF: 3
CathyG15.10 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. The house/cabin must show at least 1 full side and the roof of the house.
The Family You Make by Jill Shalvis
Required: Post the Cover
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 365/995
Tasks Completed: 15/59
NF: 3
CathyG15.9 My Bloody Valentine
Read a book with MPG Romance as well as MPG of War, Thriller or Mythology. Genres need to be standalone.
The Chase by Janet Evanovich
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 380/995
Tasks Completed: 16/59
NF: 3
CathyG15.8 New Year, New Beginnings
Read a book with a word of four or more letters in the title that can be made from "NEW YEAR BRINGS FRESH BEGINNINGS"
Letters may only be used as often as they appear.
Required: State the word swan
Murder on Black Swan Lane byAndrea Penrose
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 395/995
Tasks Completed: 17/59
NF: 3
CathyG15.6 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: https://genius.com/Matthew-hall-and-m...
Required: State the word - Christmas
A Very Beary Christmas by Abbie Zanders
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 410/995
Tasks Completed: 18/59
NF: 3
CathyG15.4 It's Starting to Look A Lot Like Christmas
Choose an option
Required: State the option
Option B: One-book task
Read 1 book that satisfies both requirements option 1.
Book 1: Read a book with an ornament, garland, wreath, Christmas lights, Santa, or deer on the cover.
Required: Post the cover
Book 2: Read a book where the author's first and last initials (middle initial may be ignored) are found in MERRY AND BRIGHT. Letters may be used as often as they appear.
Bright Lights, Big Christmas by Mary Kay Andrews
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 425/995
Tasks Completed: 19/59
NF: 3
CathyG25.2 - Nick KY’s Task: Rivers
Choose two options and read one book for each.
Required: Tell us the options you use.
Option 1: Read a book first published in a year after 1968 that ends in the digit 8 .
Time's Convert byDeborah Harkness
published 2018
Option 2: Read a book with one of the 8 original River names as a word in the title, subtitle, or series title. Required: State the river used.-Wolf
Like a Wolf with a Bone by Shelly Laurenston
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 450/995
Tasks Completed: 20/59
NF: 3
15.6 Why, to the North Pole, of course! This is the Polar Express!Book: Just This Once
Task: Read a book with a word in the title of 4 or more letters found in these lyrics: https://genius.com/Matthew-hall-and-m...
How it fits: „once“ is in the lyrics
I read the kindle edition. The paperback edition has 422 pages.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 125
Task 5.8 - Birdwatching MonthCRANE in title matches Red-Crowned Crane
The Crane Husband
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830 points
Task 10.2 - Crossing Bordersset in England, France, Belgium (WW1 front) and Germany
In Memoriam
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840 points
Rockynook15.6 - Why, to the North Pole, of course! This is the Polar Express!
Book with title word matching the song "When Christmas Comes to Town"
Word: HOME
Book: Home Is Where the Bodies Are by Jeneva Rose
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 200
Rockynook10.5 - A Gateway to the Past
Book set prior to 1903
Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness
Set in 1590-1591
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 210
15.5 Old Saint NickFor this task read a book with a single author who shares initials with one of these names. SC, CS, KK, FC, CF, SN, NS
I used CS
Mr. Nobody by Catherine Steadman
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 550
Total Tasks Completed: 26
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Big Books:
Golden Oldies:
It's a Fact: 2
20.5 Bigger is Better- Elizabeth P's Task: Celebrating the SRC3: Reflection
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.
Daisy
Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 570
Total Tasks Completed: 28
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Big Books:
Golden Oldies:
It's a Fact: 2
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10. 3 - A Mountain of Books
Read a book whose page count is comprised of the numbers 9, 1, 4, 4 in any order.
Culdesac
I read the Kindle edition indicated above. The PB edition (no MMPB available) Culdesac establishes a page count of 144 pages.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 135
Tasks completed: 9
Books read: 9
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 500=2, 750=0, 1000=0 (Total BB tickets=2)
It's A Fact: 1