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SPRING CHALLENGE 2025
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PegW5.7 Spring Fever - Read a book with a single author whose first and last initials appear in the phrase SPRING HAS SPRUNG.
I read Fifty Beasts to Break Your Heart: And Other Stories by GennaRose Nethercott
Points this post: 5
Total points: 90
IAF: 3
GO: 0
BB: 0
Kelly L20.10 Group Reads
Read one of the books selected as a group read for the Spring 2025 season.
The Glassmaker
I just posted my thoughts in the discussion thread.
This post: 20 points
This season: 20 points
Kelly L 20.8 - Nickels and Dimes - TrishhartUK's Task: The Capital Ring
1. Either read a book by an author who was born in London, or that is at least 50% set in London.
Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield. From her GR author page, "Julia Armfield was born in London in 1990."
This post: 20 points
This season: 40 points
20.1 Be the MatchOption 3: Read a book that is set at least 50% in Minnesota.
Vermilion Drift by William Kent Krueger
Post Total: 20
Grand Total: 65
20.9 On the Trail of West Coast WritersRead a book by an author who was born in or lives/lived in California, Oregon, or Washington.
The Big Empty by Robert Crais
Robert Crais lives in Los Angeles, California
Post Total: 20
Grand Total: 85
RepostJayme(the ghostreader)
Task 5.5
Flowers on the cover
If I Asked You to Stay: (Discreet Cover)by Brianna Remus
Task +5
Grand total 5
Jayme(the ghostreader)10.5 Good Company
Two authors
Acorna's Peopleby Anne McCaffrey and Elizabeth Ann
Scarborough
Task +10
15.5 I've Been Probed
Read a book with MPG Ailens
Acorna's
Worldby Anne
McCaffrey and
Elizabeth Ann
Scarborough
MPG Ailens
Task +15
Book points:15
Total Points this post: 25
Grand total:30
5.6 Read the MonthsSpring, in the Northern Hemisphere, encompasses the months of March, April and May. Read a book with one of these words in the title, subtitle, or author's name.
March: Book One by John Lewis
**I'd like an It's A Fact ticket for March: Book One (nonfiction)**
Task Toal: 5
Season Total: 60
IAF This Post: 1
Total IAF: 2
5.6;
10.1; ...; ...; ...; ...; ...; ...; ...; ...; 10.10
15.7;
20.1;
10.7 Saintly NamesRead a book where the authors first name is a derivative of David, Patrick or George
All the Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me by Patrick Bringley
**I'd like an It's A Fact ticket for All the Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me(nonfiction)**
Task Toal: 10
Season Total: 70
IAF This Post: 1
Total IAF: 3
5.6;
10.1; ...; ...; ...; ...; ...; 10.7; ...; ...; 10.10
15.7;
20.1;
15.9 April is LoveRead a book where all the letters of APHRODITE can be found in in any combination of the title/subtitle/authors name.
We'll Prescribe You a Cat by Syou Ishida
wE'll PRescrIbe yOu A caT syou isHiDa
Task Toal: 15
Season Total: 85
Total IAF: 3
5.6;
10.1; ...; ...; ...; ...; ...; 10.7; ...; ...; 10.10
15.7; ...; 15.9;
20.1;
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Christine V's Task: Spring GrowthOption 2: Growth can also refer to personal growth. Read a book with the MPG “Self Help.”
Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times by Katherine May
**I'd like an It's A Fact ticket for Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times (nonfiction)**
Task Toal: 20
Season Total: 105
IAF This Post: 1
Total IAF: 4
5.6;
10.1; ...; ...; ...; ...; ...; 10.7; ...; ...; 10.10
15.7;
20.1; ...; ...; ...; 20.5
KRISTA KY30.1 JennRenee's Task: Spring Up and Grow
Book 1 - 2 words in title beginning with the letters in SPRING
Pineapple Street
Book 2 - Title with 3+ words each word longer than preceeding.
The Hotel Nantucket
Points This Task: 30
Total Points: 140
Christine V20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Lisa MD's Task: Take a Walk on the Wild Side
Option B: Read a book from the 1st 25 pages of the "Forests Books" shelf.
Age of Myth, found on page 9 of the Forests Books list.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 60
Tasks completed: 3
Books read: 3
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0 (Total BB tickets=0)
It's A Fact: 0
FLY Task #30.5 - TessaVanessa’s Task: Compound Words
my word = BOOKMARK (book + mark)
Book 1: the first part of the compound word in the title
book: The Book of Elsewhere
(my version is audio, no MMPB, first PB here)
how it fits: "book" in title
Book 2: the second part of the compound word intact in the author’s name
book: Path of the Dead
(my version is audio, no MMPB, first PB here)
how it fits: "mark" in author Mark Edward Langley's name
Points this post: 30
Total points: 135
Tasks completed: 10/54
BB: 3 / GO: 0 / IAF: 0
SUSAN A10.2 It's a Wonderful World - let's explore it!
Read a book with MPG Travel
The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon by David Grann
No MMPB. Paperback HERE
MPG travel
Previous total: 620
points this post: 10
total Points: 630
SUSAN A30.3 - Katrisa's Task: Nashfest 2024
Opt 3 Read a book set at least 50% in Wyoming.
Stone Cold by C.J. Box
No MMPB Paperback HERE
100% set in Wyoming, setting listed on book main page
Option 4 - The Venue
single author’s first and last initials can be found in STAR PLUNGE
Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six by Lisa Unger
MMPB HERE
author initials L U found in STAR PLUNGE
Previous Total: 630
points this post: 30
total Points: 660
Deborah5.4 Star Wars Day
Read a book with a word in the title of at least 4 letters that can be made from the phrase MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU.
Using: MUCH
Much Ado About Murder
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 110
Books Read: 10
Tasks Done: 9
Heatso5.5 New Life
Read a book whose cover has flowers on it. Flowers may be growing in the ground, in a bouquet, or just one single flower. However, the flower(s) must be identifiable as such.
by Maria Sweeneymultiple flowers on the cover
Points: 5
Total Points: 45
Heatso15.10 May For Growth
Read the most recent published book ( as of March 1, 2025) in a series of at last 3 published books.
Scythe & Sparrow by Brynne Weaver
This is the 3rd and final book in the Ruinous Love trilogy published in Feb. '25
Points: 15
Total Points: 60
Task 25.4 - KmarieD's Task: Readerboard NamesOption 1:
Read a book where the single author's first and last initials can be found in YOUR Readerboard name and/or mine, KMARIED. For this option, letters can be repeated.
I used YOUR Readerboard name.
kmaRIed
Anatomy of Murder (Crowther and Westerman #2) (2010) by Imogen Robertson (Goodreads Author) (Hardback 382 pages)
Option 3:
Read a book with a stand alone word of at least four letters in the title, subtitles excluded , that can be made from my Readerboard name, KMARIED. Letters can only be used as often as they appear.
Required: State the word
The Word: MAKE
MAKE = KMAriEd
Don't Make Me Turn This Life Around (2021) by Camille Pagán (Goodreads Author) (Paperback 245 pages)
20 + 25 = 45
Tasks Completed: 02
Points for this post: 25
Points thus far: 20 + 25 = 45
Books read: 03
Pages read: 893
Read but not claimed: 02
Goodreads Authors: 03
Golden Oldies: 00
It’s a Fact (Non-Fiction): 00
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
10.1 It's going to be long …Victoria The Queen: An Intimate Biography of the Woman Who Ruled an Empire by Julia Baird
696p
Total this Post: 10
Season Total: 175
25.5 Jessica S’s Task: Signs of the Zodiac - Pisces, Aries and TaurusOption 2: Energized Aries (March 21st - 20th April)
Book A: Read a book that was published between March 21st and April 20th of 2024 or 2025.
The Book That Held Her Heart (The Library Trilogy #3) by Mark Lawrence
I read an eARC as provided by published & book is due for release April 8th 2025
384 pages
Book B: Read a book with MPG Adventure
She (She #1) by H. Rider Haggard
317 pages
Total pages read: 701
Total this Post: 25
Season Total: 200
Christine V20.5 - Bigger is Better - Christine V's Task: Spring Growth
Option 2: Read a book with the MPG “Self Help.”
The Diet Fix: Why Diets Fail and How to Make Yours Work
This book is Nonfiction. ***Claiming one It's a Fact ticket***
Points this post: 20
NF tickets this post: 1
Total points: 80
Tasks completed: 4
Books read: 4
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0 (Total BB tickets=0)
It's A Fact: 1
Task 20.6 - It's A Fact - Jen B's Task: Travels for DadOption 3: Read a book set at least 50% in Germany, Austria, or Italy.
Book: Diavola
Set mostly in Italy
Points this task: 20
Total points: 130
Julia10310.2 It's a Wonderful World - let's explore it!
Read a book with MPG Travel
Come Fly with Me
This post: 10 points
Total points: 160
BB: 4
GO: 0
NF: 0
Total books read: 11
Total tasks completed: 9
Julia103UNCLAIM
15.10 May For Growth
Read the most recent published book (as of March 1, 2025) in a series of at last 3 published books.
Death of an Irish Druid
(#6 in The Dublin Driver Mysteries, published January 21, 2025)
This post: -15 points,
Total points: 145
BB: 4
GO: 0
NF: 0
Total books read: 10
Total tasks completed: 8
Julia10315.10 May For Growth
Read the most recent published book (as of March 1, 2025) in a series of at last 3 published books.
Feuds
(#18 in Tales of Valdemar series, published November 2024)
This post: 15 points,
Total points: 160
BB: 4
GO: 0
NF: 0
Total books read: 11
Total tasks completed: 9
Julia10320.4 - Golden Oldies - Ritika's Task: Dopamine for Winter
Option A: For this task, read a book with a word in the title (not subtitle) or series’ name which matches one of the character classes... The classes are- Barbarian, Bard, Cleric, Druid, Fighter, Monk, Paladin, Ranger, Rogue, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard.
Death of an Irish Druid
(Druid in title)
This post: 20 points,
Total points: 180
BB: 4
GO: 0
NF: 0
Total books read: 12
Total tasks completed: 10
Mod
Read a book whose cover has flowers on it.
by AL Jackson / flower on coverPoints this post: 5
Total points: 235
Total BB entries: 4
Total IAF entries: 1
Mod
Read a book where the authors first name is a derivative of David, Patrick or George
Murder by Lamplight by Patrice McDonough / PATRICE is derivative of Patrick
Points this post: 10
Total points: 245
Total BB entries: 4
Total IAF entries: 1
Mod
Read a book where all the letters of APHRODITE can be found in in any combination of the title/subtitle/authors name.
Elevator Pitch by LB Dunbar / APHRODITE found in title and author
Points this post: 15
Total points: 260
Total BB entries: 4
Total IAF entries: 1
Mod
Option 1- Read a book where the single author's first and last initials can be found in YOUR Readerboard name and/or mine, KMARIED
Devoted Enough by Kelly Elliott / KE in my readerboard name
Option 3- Read a book with a stand alone word of at least four letters in the title, subtitles excluded , that can be made from my Readerboard name, KMARIED.
Her Dark Wings by Melinda Salisbury / DARK spelled from my readerboard name
Points this post: 25
Total points: 285
Total BB entries: 4
Total IAF entries: 1
Mod
Option 3- Read a book whose SINGLE author's first and last (middle can be ignored) initials use only the letters in the name of ONE of the months of the Spring Challenge - March, April, or May
The Merger by Adriana Locke / AL in April; 308 pg PB
Option 4- Read a book that is # 3, 4 or 5 in a series. The number must be shown in greyscale on the GR record.
Reckless Love by Willow Aster / #3 in series; 398 pg PB
Points this post: 30
Total points: 315
Total BB entries: 4
Total IAF entries: 1
Katrisa5.7 Spring Fever
Read a book with a single author whose first and last initials appear in the phrase SPRING HAS SPRUNG.
I read Without Remorse by Ava Strong
AS in hAS
Points this Post: 5
Points Total: 255
Katrisa15.10 May For Growth
Read the most recent published book ( as of March 1, 2025) in a series of at last 3 published books
I read The Journal of a Thousand Years which is the most recent book in the Glass Library Series (a six book series)
Points this Post: 15
Points Total: 270
Katrisa25.2 Robin P's Task: The NATO Alphabet
Opt 2 - Read a book with one of the code words as a stand-alone word in the title or author's name.
I read An Easy Death
Word = EASY
Opt 3 - Read a book set at least 50% in one of the named locations
I read Opium and Absinthe set in New York
Points this Post: 25
Points Total: 295
PegW** Claiming one IAF ticket****
5.5 New Life - Read a book whose cover has flowers on it.
I read
which has white flowers in the top and bottom portion of the top image.Points this post: 5
Total points: 95
IAF: 4
GO: 0
BB: 0
SUSAN A20.5 - Bigger is Better - Christine V's Task: Spring Growth
Option 1 - Read a book with a green leaf on the cover
Watching You by Lisa Jewell
No MMPB. PaperbackHERE
green leaf on cover
Previous total: 660
points this post: 20
total points: 680
Mod
25.3 XBM's Task - So Many Names!
Option 1: Read a book by an author that EXACTLY shares one of these names: Douglas
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. Douglas Adams
Option 3: Read a book with these name’s translation in the title or subtitle:
Kuuipo – sweetheart
The Sweetheart List. Jill Shalvis
Points this Task: 25
Books Read: 15
Total Points: 190
Tasks Completed: 12
Golden Oldies - 2
It's A Fact - 1
Big Books - 2
Julia10315.9 April is Love
Read a book where all the letters of APHRODITE can be found in in any combination of the title/subtitle/authors name
Death on the Green by Catie Murphy
(A in Catie, PHR in Murphy, O in On, D in Death, ITE in Catie)
This post: 15 points,
Total points: 195
BB: 4
GO: 0
NF: 0
Total books read: 13
Total tasks completed: 11
Kristen IA5.5 New Life
Read a book whose cover has flowers on it. Flowers may be growing in the ground, in a bouquet, or just one single flower. However, the flower(s) must be identifiable as such.
Required: Post the cover
Forget Me Not by Julie Soto
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 125/910
Tasks Completed: 7/54
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 3
Kristen IA20.1 - Most Improved - Rockynook's Task: Be the Match
Option 3: For his medical team
Read a book that is set at least 50% in Minnesota, or has a main character that works in a medical field.
The Birchbark House by Louise Erdrich
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 7.0
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 145/910
Tasks Completed: 8/54
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 3
Heatso5.8 International Women's Day
Mar 8, 2025 is International Women's Day. Read a book by a single female author.
The Fall Risk by Abby Jimenez
Authored by Abby Jimenez, 82 pages so claiming for my 1 80-100 page 5pt task
Points: 5
Total Points: 65
Heatso20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Masoodah's Task: Mother's Day
Option 3: For this option read a book where the original publication date consists of exactly two of the numbers from 1, 9, 0, 7. You may use the full date, not just the year - i.e. 7 June 1823 would be acceptable.
Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection by John Green
Released 3-18-2025, 1 and 0
Points: 20
Total Points: 85
Coffeegirl30.3 Katrisa's Task: Nashfest 2024
Option 1: Surprise, read a book with MPG of Self Help
Book: Girl Wash your Face by Rachel Hollis
MPG - Self Help
Option 2: Family read a book from the first 20 pages of one of these family saga lists
Book: Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson
Family Saga Books list - Page 4
Points this task: 30
Total points: 160
SUSAN A30.7 - Amy FL's Task: Typing Challenge
Option 1: Two-book task
Book 1: Read a book with a word in the title (no subtitles) that can be made by using only the letters on the left side of the keyboard.
Don't Date A DILF by D.J. Jamison
No MMPB Paperback HERE
DATE - can be made by using only the letters on the left side of the keyboard
Book 2: Read a book by a single author whose name (first or last) can be made using only the right hand on the keyboard.
Toxic Prey by John Sandford
No MMPB Paperback HERE
John - can be made using only the right hand on the keyboard
Previous total: 680
points this post: 30
total points: 710
Rockynook5.5 - New Life
Book with a flower on the cover
by Jodi PicoultPoints this Post: 5
Total Points: 145
20.1 - Most Improved - Rockynook's Task: Be the MatchBook: When Among Crows
Task: option 2 - read a book with a word of four or more letters in its title that can be made from the letters in BE THE MATCH or NATIONAL MARROW DONOR PROGRAM.
How it fits: AMONG can be made from MArrOw doNor proGram
I read the kindle edition. The paperback edition has 176 pages.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 25
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5.9 Memorial Day
Read a book with a tombstone or cemetery on the cover
I read Grave Sight
Points this Post: 5
Points Total: 250