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WINTER CHALLENGE 2024
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Read a book of your choice that meets SRC rules.
Only One Love by Natasha Madison / free choice
Points this post: 5
Total points: 805
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Option 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:
Merry with Me by Kaylee Ryan / MERRY in song #2 "We Wish You a Merry Christmas"
Points this post: 20
Total points: 825
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Option 2- read a book by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in PINK LAKE
The Invitation by Adriana Locke / AL in phrase
Points this post: 20
Total points: 845
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Option C-
I chose air/aeris
Book A: read a book where all the letters of the fury can be found in the title (excluding subtitle).
Ellie Haycock Is Totally Normal by Gretchen Schreiber / AIR in title; this is new-to-me author; 344 pg PB
Book B: read a book where all the letters of the alternate name can be found in the authors name.
Avenging Angel by Kristen Ashley / AERIS in author name; 454 pg PB
Total pages: 798 > 500
Points this post: 30
Total points: 875
Task 20.5 Celebrating the SRC1: Discovery
Read a book first published in January of a year between 2014 and 2024, inclusive.
Published January 10, 2023
Attention Span: A Groundbreaking Way to Restore Balance, Happiness and Productivity (2023) by Gloria Mark (Hardback 360 pages) [153.733]
** Attention Span: A Groundbreaking Way to Restore Balance, Happiness and Productivity is an It’s a Fact (Non-Fiction) Book**
200 + 20 = 220
Tasks Completed: 12
Points for this post: 20
Points thus far: 200 + 20 = 220
Books read: 16
Pages read: 4,467
Read but not claimed: 02
Goodreads Authors: 07
Golden Oldies: 00
It’s a Fact (Non-Fiction): 01
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
10.6 - Inspiration StrikesRead a biography, autobiography or memoir about an artist, musician, poet or writer.
Logicomix: An Epic Search for Truth
Biography of Bertrand Russell
Claiming 1 IAF ticket
Points this post: 10
Total points: 285
BB:0 GO:10 IAF:2
10.8 - Run Away! Run Away!Read a book from the first 25 pages of the Mythology shelf
The Daughters of Ys
On page 16 of the list https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
Points this post: 10
Total points: 295
BB:0 GO:10 IAF:2
10.5 - A Gateway to the PastRead a book set prior to 1903
Heretic
Set in 1529, as given in description
Points this post: 10
Total points: 305
BB:0 GO:10 IAF:2
Task 30.4 - Susan A's Task: Consecutive LettersBook 1: Read a book in which the first word in the title starts with two consecutive letters.
Book: Open Season
Letters: OP
Book 2: Read a book with a title ending in two consecutive letters.
Books: The Berry Pickers
Letters: RS
Points: 30
Total points: 755
ROBIN P10.1 Look to the Skies
Stars, moon or night sky on cover
Under A Dark Moon: Brandon Brothers - Adam
Listened to audio, linked pb
Points this post: 10
Total points: 980
BB;1 GO:4 IAF:9
JenJ IA5.7 National Cocoa Day
Read a book with a hot beverage on the cover, such as coffee, tea, cocoa/hot chocolate, hot cider, etc. The beverage should be visible; no empty containers.
Required: Post the Cover
Sweet Thing by Renee Carlino
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 820/995
Tasks Completed: 46/59
BB: 2
GO: 0
NF: 5
JenJ IA10.2 - Crossing Borders
Read a book which is set in at least two countries.
The Maui Effect by Sara Ackerman
From the GR description: "In this thunderous love story, we travel deep into the Maui rainforest and hop across the globe from Hawai'i to California to Portugal, chasing waves the size of nine-story buildings—where the unthinkable is always just one breath away.
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 830/995
Tasks Completed: 47/59
BB: 2
GO: 0
NF: 5
30.8 - Delicious Dee's Task: Codex AleraOption C, air/aeris
Book A, AERIS in title: Cookies and Clairvoyance by Bailey Cates
mass market paperback edition Cookies and Clairvoyance 320 pages
Book B, AIR in author's name: How to Stay Married by Harrison Scott Key
paperback edition How to Stay Married: The Most Insane Love Story Ever Told 320 pages
This author is new to me.
Points this post: 30
Total points: 725
Kathy KS20.9 Moderator's Pet -Jen B's Task: 90s Nostalgia
**Claiming 1 (one) It’s A Fact ticket** : NONFICTION
Option 3- Trends
A: read a book with one of the Beanie Baby animals from this list on the cover.
by Jim HoyBeanie Baby: Horse Approved in Task help message 19
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Points for this task: 20
Total points : 410
Tasks completed: 17/57
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: 1
It's a Fact tickets total: 4
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15.1 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 (Stern)
Required: State the phrase and the word.
The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern. Lynda Cohen Loigman
Book 2: Read a book that has a repeated word consecutively in the title.
Going, Going, Ganache. Jenn McKinlay
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 895 / 995
Tasks Completed 53
Jasmiina F20.10 Group Reads:
Read one of the books selected as a group read for the Winter 2024 season: Weyward by Emilia Hart.
I chose Fiction: Celebrity Book Club Picks - Weyward. I commented on the discussion thread.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 200
Golden Oldies this post:
Total Golden Oldies: 1
Big Book Tickets this post:
Total Big Book Tickets:
BBooks - 500+: 3
BBooks - 750+:
BBooks - 1000+:
Jasmiina F10.4 - Wonderful Wetlands:
Read a book with a word of four or more letters in its title that can be made from WORLD WETLANDS DAY: Funny Story by Emily Henry.
Word: Story
Points this post: 10
Total points: 210
Golden Oldies this post:
Total Golden Oldies: 1
Big Book Tickets this post:
Total Big Book Tickets:
BBooks - 500+: 3
BBooks - 750+:
BBooks - 1000+:
b>Andy P.Task # 50.1 Meg's Task: The best of 2024
Book 1: Your Favorite of 2024
Choose your favorite book read during 2024. Read a book by the same author
Book read during 2024:What an Owl Knows: The New Science of the World's Most Enigmatic Birds by Jennifer Ackerman
Another book by same author:The Bird Way: A New Look at How Birds Talk, Work, Play, Parent, and Think by Jennifer Ackerman
Book 2: The Best of 2024
Read a book that won or was nominated/short-listed/long-listed for any prize in 2024.
The Booklover's Library by Madeline Martin
Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Historical Fiction (2024)
Book 3: Looking to 2025
Read a book by an author who is releasing a new book in 2025.
Johnny Careless by Kevin Wade
page count: 432+240 + 368 = 1040
Points this post: 50
Total points: 785
Task 30.1 - Truitt_T’s Task: She Blinded Me With ScienceBook A: Read a book with an element from the Periodic Table in the title and/or subtitle
Book: Darling Rose Gold
Element: Gold
Book B:
Option 1: Read a book with the MPG Science AND for which the author identifies as female.
Book: The Autistic Brain: Thinking Across the Spectrum by Temple Grandin
Points this task: 30
Total points: 785
30.7 - Amy FL’s Task: The Headaches of Home OwnershipOption 1: read a book with a title word that begins with the letters RE. The title does not need to begin with the RE word, it can appear in any position
Ne te retourne pas - word retourne
Option 3: Read a book by an author whose first and last initials can be found in MARISSA
L'Épée de la providence by Andrzej Sapkowski (AS)
Points this post: 30
Total points: 270
Julia10325.7- FLY's Task-FLY Finally Finishes!
Option 3: pick a very short book, i.e. a book with fewer than 180 pages.
Knight's Fire
(I read the Kindle edition. No MMP is listed. Paperback edition Knight's Fire is 148 pages.)
Option 5: read a book with either a dragon on the cover (it doesn't need to be the main thing on the cover, just recognizably a dragon) or the word DRAGON intact in the title, subtitle, or series name.
A Dragon and Her Girl
This post: 25 points
Total points: 640
BB: 6
GO: 3
NF: 4
Completed tasks: 30
Books read: 44
*Repost*Delicious Dee
50.1 Meg's Task: The best of 2024
Book A - The Fiancé Dilemma - my favorite book of 2024 was Birding with Benefits - this was found on the similar books page on January 22
Book B - The Book Censor's Library - nominated/finalist for National Book Award for Translated Literature (2024)
Book C - Desperation in Death - Bonded in Death - the newest in the series was released February 6, 2025; i opted to read a book from the series backlist
Points This Post: 50
Points Overall: 895
Its a Fact Tickets: 9
Task 30.3 - Katrisa's Task: Reunion - Go Norsemen!Option 2:
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.
Book: Penitence by Kristin Koval
Book B: Read a book that is set in either the 1970s or the Victorian age (1837-1901).
Book: Wilmington's Lie: The Murderous Coup of 1898 and the Rise of White Supremacy
Points this task: 30
Total points: 815
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: France
The Forgotten Bookshop in Paris by Daisy Wood
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 620
Total Tasks Completed: 30
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Big Books:
Golden Oldies:
It's a Fact: 2
50.1 Meg's Task: The best of 2024Book 1: Your Favorite of 2024
Read a book from the "Readers also enjoyed" section of your favorite book's page
My 2024 read:Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
I selected:Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
CLAIMING A BB TICKET
Book 2: The Best of 2024
Read a book that won or was nominated/short-listed/long-listed for any prize in 2024.
The Book of Doors by Gareth Brown
Nominee for Readers' Favorite Fantasy (2024), Nominee for Readers' Favorite Debut Novel (2024)
Book 3: Looking to 2025
Read a book by an author who is releasing a new book in 2025.
Book I read : The Things We Cannot Say by Kelly Rimmer
The Midnight Estate expected July 2025
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Points This Post: 50
Total Points: 670
Total Tasks Completed: 31
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Big Books: 1
Golden Oldies:
It's a Fact: 2
Julia10310.7 - I Want To Believe
Read a book with an MPG of Paranormal.
Death of an Adept
This post: 10 points
Total points: 650
BB: 6
GO: 3
NF: 4
Completed tasks: 31
Books read: 45
Kelly L30.4 - Susan A's Task: Consecutive Letters
This is a two book task, read one book for each option.
{{AB}} BC CD DE EF FG GH HI IJ JK KL LM MN NO OP
PQ QR RS {{ST}} TU UV VW WX XY YZ
Book 1: Read a book in which the first word in the title starts with two consecutive letters.
Absolution begins with {{AB}}
Book 2: Read a book with a title ending in two consecutive letters.
Mutual Interest ends with {{ST}}
This post: 30 points
Season total: 245 points
IAF: 3 tickets
BB: 2 ticket
30.9 - TessaVanessa's Task: Ringing in the New YearOption 2, food on the cover: Love & Saffron: A Novel of Friendship, Food, and Love by Kim Fay
paperback edition Love & Saffron
Option 3, set in New York City: Dead Cold Brew by Cleo Coyle
mass market paperback Dead Cold Brew
Points this post: 30
Total points: 755
Amy FL5.10 Comfort zone
All the Glimmering Stars - book of my choice
Points this post: 5
Total points: 960
Amy FL30.1 - Truitt_T’s Task: She Blinded Me With Science
Book A: A Court of Silver Flames - Silver in title
Book B, Option 1: Madness: Race and Insanity in a Jim Crow Asylum - nonfiction, female author, MPG Science (approved in msg 3)
Points this post: 30
Total points: 990
Barbara ★25.3 - Beth NC's Task- Winter Solstice
Option 2: Read a book from this cozy mystery list: If a whole series is listed you may read any book from the series.
Catch Me If You Candy - Ellie Alexander 2/15
List: Best Cozy Mystery Books
“A Bakeshop Mystery” series by Ellie Alexander
Option 4: Read a book that has all 4 letters in YULE in the title/subtitle OR in author's name. They do not have to be sequential
Plantation Shudders - Ellen Byron 12/24
Y in bYron
U in shUdders
L in pLantation
E in ellEn
Points this task: 25
Total points: 375
Big Book Tickets: 500 (1) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
JenJ IA5.9 It's Part of My World
Read a nonfiction book with MPG Nature.
The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World by Robin Wall Kimmerer
*****I claim 1 It's a Fact ticket*****
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 835/995
Tasks Completed: 47/59
BB: 2
GO: 0
NF: 6
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5.9 It's Part of My World
Read a nonfiction book with MPG Nature.
The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World by Robin Wall Kimmerer
*****I claim 1 It's a Fact ticket*****
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 835/995
Tasks Completed: 47/59
BB: 2
GO: 0
NF: 6
Julia10320.4 Golden Oldies- Robin P’s Task: Christmas Carols
Option 2: Read a book set at least 50% in Germany. France, England, Wales, Ukraine, or Italy.
The Underground Library
(set in England)
This post: 20 points
Total points: 670
BB: 6
GO: 3
NF: 4
Completed tasks: 32
Books read: 46
Amy FL5.6 Meanwhile, Back in the Southern Hemisphere
The Last Love Note - set in Australia (metadata) and first published January 24, 2023
Points this post: 5
Total points: 995
Done! Thanks, mods, for all you do :-)
10.9 - Making the National InternationalRead a book with a word in its title that matches one of the current or proposed National Scenic Areas
Bourbon Island 1730
Word- Island from Saint Helena Island
Points this post: 10
Total points: 315
BB:0 GO:10 IAF:2
Angela IL30.7 - Amy FL’s Task: The Headaches of Home Ownership
Option 1: Read a book with a title word that begins with the letters RE.
Ready or Not by Cara Bastone-2/15
Read via Kindle/ No MMPB/ PB link: Ready or Not
Option 2: Read a book with a title word (ignore subtitles) of four or more letters that can be made from MOLD REMEDIATION.
The Next Time You See Me by Holly Goddard Jones-2/10
Word: Time
Points this Task: 30
Total Points: 290
Books Read: 18
Tasks Completed: 12
Angela IL20.9 Moderator's Pet -Jen B's Task: 90s Nostalgia
Option 1 -A: Read a book with EXACTLY 5 words in the title (subtitles ignored) Only words count.
The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality by Amanda Montell-2/1
Read via Kindle/ No MMPB/ PB link: La era del sobrepensamiento mágico. Notas sobre la irracionalidad moderna
Claiming It's A Fact Ticket
Points this Task: 20
Total Points: 210
Books Read: 19
Tasks Completed: 13
It's a Fact: 1
SHEMAC 20.7- Shorter is Sweeter - Kristen IA's Task: Holidays and Hiking
Required: State the option: A
Option A: Read a book that meets the requirements for any TWO holidays.
Required: State which two holidays you chose: HANUKKAH and NEW YEAR
1) HANUKKAH (Dec. 25-Jan. 2) - Author’s first and last initials appear in LIGHTS. (S; G)
4) NEW YEAR (Jan. 1) - Read a book that is #1 in a series.
Hot Mess 1 by Stormy Glenn
(PB Hot Mess 1)
This task points: 20
Total season points : 775
10.3 A Mountain of BooksRead a book whose page count is comprised of the numbers 9, 1, 4, 4 in any order
Twilight of the Gods: War in the Western Pacific, 1944-1945
944 pages Requesting 2 BB tickets AND 1 IAF
Points this task 10
BB's this 2
IAF this post 1
Season Total 205
Total BB's 4
Total IAF 3
Andy P.Task # 15.9 Bloody Valentine
Read a book with MPG Romance as well as MPG of Thriller
Impulse by Catherine Coulter
Points this post: 15
Total points: 800
Rockynook25.1 - It's My Birthday
Option 1: title 5+ words
The Happy Ever After Playlist by Abby Jimenez
Option 3: MPG Mystery or MPG romance
She's Not Sorry by Mary Kubica
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 300
Kelly L50.1 Meg's Task: The best of 2024
Book 1: Your Favorite of 2024
Choose your favorite book read during 2024...Read a book by the same author or a book from the "Readers also enjoyed" section of your favorite book's page
Favorite book: Babel
"Readers also enjoyed" >> This Is How You Lose the Time War
Book 2: The Best of 2024
Read a book that won or was nominated/short-listed/long-listed for any prize in 2024.
The Pairing >> Award: Goodreads Choice Nominee for Favorite Romance
Book 3: Looking to 2025
Read a book by an author who is releasing a new book in 2025. Any 2025 release will work.
The Favorites >> Released January 14, 2025
This post: 50 points
Season total: 295 points
IAF: 3 tickets
BB: 2 ticket
SHEMAC 25.3: Beth NC's Task- Winter Solstice
Choose 2 options and read 1 book each
Required: State the options: 1 and 4
Option 1: Read during day light hours means you have very little daylight so read a book from this list:
https://bookriot.com/best-short-books/
A Single Man
(MMP Un hombre soltero)
Option 4: Dec 21st is also known as Yule. Read a book that has all 4 letters in YULE in the title/subtitle OR in author's name. They do not have to be sequential
Naughty Elf: Merry
(PB Naughty Elf: Merry)
This task points: 25
Total season points: 800
30.6 - XBM’s Task – A Partridge in a Pear TreeOption A, book 1, author's initials in PARTRIDGE: Chances Are... by Richard Russo
Option A, book 2, bird on a branch on the cover: Birding with Benefits by Sarah T. Dubb
paperback edition Birding with Benefits
Points this post: 30
Total points: 785
JenJ IA30.3 - Katrisa's Task: Reunion - Go Norsemen!
Option 2: The Reunion
A - My Friends - 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.
The Weight of Silence by Heather Gudenkauf
B - Read a book that is set in either the 1970s or the Victorian age (1837-1901).
The Tiffany Girls by Shelley Noble
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Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 865/995
Tasks Completed: 49/57
BB: 2
GO: 0
NF: 6
JenJ IA30.7 - Amy FL’s Task: The Headaches of Home Ownership
Option 1: Read a book with a title word that begins with the letters RE.
A Quiet Retreat by Kiersten Modglin
Option 3: Read a book by an author whose first and last initials can be found in MARISSA.
The Holiday Cottage by Sarah Morgan
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Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 895/995
Tasks Completed: 50/57
BB: 2
GO: 0
NF: 6
Julia10330.7 - Amy FL’s Task: The Headaches of Home Ownership
Option 2: Read a book with a title word (ignore subtitles) of four or more letters that can be made from MOLD REMEDIATION.
Jewish Women Pioneering the Frontier Trail: A History in the American West
(TRAIL: TRAI in RemedIATion, L in moLd)
This book is non-fiction so claiming one It's a Fact ticket.
Option 3: Read a book by an author whose first and last initials can be found in MARISSA.
Murder on the Titania and Other Steam-Powered Adventures by Alex Acks
(AA in mArissA)
This post: 30 points, 1 NF
Total points: 700
BB: 6
GO: 3
NF: 5
Completed tasks: 33
Books read: 48
CathyG50.1 The best of 2024
Book 1: Your favourite of 2024
Choose your favourite book read during 2024.Read a book by the same author Required: post a link to your favourite book
My favorite book in 2024 was The Happy Ever After Playlist
Life’s Too Short by Abby Jimenez
Book 2: The best of 2024
Read a book that won or was nominated/short-listed/long-listed for any prize in 2024.
Required: name the award Goodreads-mystery/thriller
First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston
Book 3: Looking to 2025
Read from the backlist of an author who has an upcoming release. Required: link to the 2025 by the same author if using the backlist option
I read The Cheat Sheet by Sarah Adams
She had Beg, Borrow, or Steal come out in 2025.
Points This Post: 50
Total Points: 550/995
Tasks Completed: 23/59
NF: 4
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