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SPRING CHALLENGE 2025
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Option 1: Read a book by an author that EXACTLY shares one of these names:
used option 1 for both books
Name Thomas
read Lost to Dune Road by Kara Thomas
and
Name Douglas
The Couple at Number 9 by Claire Douglas
points this post 25
total points 455
15.6 Finding Easter GoodiesBunny on the cover: Wow, No Thank You. by Samantha Irby
paperback edition Wow, No Thank You.: Essays
Points this post: 15
Total points: 205
Readerboard Name Jammin JennySpring 2025 SRC
20.10 Group Reads
Gutenberg Classic - Three Men in a Boat
Discussion Thread
initially published in 1889, claiming a GO ticket
Points this post: 20
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 1
It's a Fact Tickets: 0
Total Points: 110
BB Tickets: 2
GO Tickets: 1
It's a Fact Tickets: 1
SUSAN A5.6 Read the Months - Read a book with one of these words, March, April and May, in the title, subtitle, or author's name. The word can be in any position. Multiple authors will work as long as one of them meets the criteria.
Hijacked by Lucy Lennox and May Archer
No MMPB Paperback HERE
Month: May
Author: May Archer
Previous total: 735
points this post: 5
Total Points: 740
SUSAN A20.1 - Most Improved - Rockynook's Task: Be the Match
Option 1: For Jenson
single author whose first and last initials are found in either the word MINECRAFT
Lost Light by Michael Connelly
MMPB HERE
author initials MC found in MINECRAFT
Previous total: 740
points this post: 20
total points: 760
15.7 Happy Fairytale BirthdayA book from Fairy Tale Retellings Books, page 6: If the Shoe Fits by Julie Murphy
paperback edition If the Shoe Fits
Points this post: 15
Total points: 220
SHEMAC 30.6 - Delicious Dee's Task: In Death by J.D. Robb
For this task, you will pick one option and read a book A and book B from that option.
Your page count MUST exceed 500 pages (so 501) and at least one of the authors MUST BE NEW-TO-YOU. (384 + 140pp)
Option 1 – The Series
Book A: Read one of the books in the In Death series
Desperation in Death
(MMP Desperation in Death)
Book B: Read a book where an author uses the following format for their name – Initial.Initial. Last Name (i.e. J.D. Robb; T.L. Swan)
NEW-TO-YOU-AUTHOR
Omega for the Pack by N.J. Lysk
(PB De Omega)
This task points: 30
Total season points: 295
trishhartuk30.3 Katrisa's Task: Nashfest 2024
Option 3 – Read a book set at least 50% in Wyoming.
Eye of the Wolf (Wind River Reservation #11), Margaret Coel
100% set in Wyoming. The Wind River Reservation is in Wyoming (mentioned in the series record: https://www.goodreads.com/series/4236...) and the first three books from the series are in the list (one on page 1, two on page two). It also spends quite some time at the Bates Battlefield in Hot Springs County, Wyoming (nearest town, Thermopolis!).
Option 4 - Single author’s first and last initials in STAR PLUNGE.
Angel with Two Faces, Nicola Upson
Read the kindle edition. Top PB: here
plUNge
Points this Task: 30
Books Read: 2
Total Points: 135
Tasks Completed: 11
Golden Oldie Tickets: 1
Big Book Tickets: 1
Joanne MI20.3 Review Raffle - Jayne's Task: Trails of Wales
Option 5 Read a book whose page count is comprised of the following digits: 3, 5, 6, 0.
The Will of the Many] 630 pages
Claiming one BB
Points this task 20
BB's this task 1
Season Total 90
BB's 1
IAF 3
TessaVanessaChallenge 10.9 Three/Four/Five
Read a book that is number 3, 4 or 5 in a series.
Girl Three: Trapped by Molly Black
Maya Gray series #3
Points this post: 10
Total points: 420/910
Task completed: 30/54
TessaVanessaChallenge 15.6 Finding Easter Goodies
Read a book with a Rabbit/bunny, Egg, or Chicken/chick/rooster on the cover.
by Raven GregoryPoints this post: 15
Total points: 435/910
Task completed: 31/54
TessaVanessaChallenge 20.8 Nickels and Dimes - TrishhartUK's Task: The Capital Ring
Option 4: Read a book with a word of four or more letters that is in the name of one of the stages intact in the title or subtitle.
Riley Park by Diane Tullson
PARK=Section 3: Grove PARK to Crystal Palace
Points this post: 20
Total points: 455/910
Task completed: 32/54
Delicious Dee5.3 Santa Fe Trail After All these Years
Trail of the Lost: The Relentless Search to Bring Home the Missing Hikers of the Pacific Crest Trail - WORD = TRAIL; claiming 1 its a fact for non-fiction
Points this Post: 5
Points Overall: 180
Its a fact: 3
Delicious Dee15.1 Let's Hike It!
Book A - The Lost Book of Bonn = LOST can be found in LOST COAST TRAIL
Book B - The Three Lives of Cate Kay - TA in Cate; R in three; IL in Lives
Points this Post: 15
Points Overall: 195
Its a fact: 3
Delicious Dee15.7 Happy Fairytale Birthday
Geekerella - found very bottom of pg1 of provided list (had moved from pg2)
Points this Post: 15
Points Overall: 210
Its a fact: 3
Delicious Dee20.10 Group Reads
Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries
Points this Post: 20
Points Overall: 230
Its a fact: 3
Delicious Dee25.4 - KmarieD's Task: Readerboard Names
Option 1 - Adrift in Currents Clean and Clear - Seanan McGuire - S found in my user name - delicious dee; M found in KMarieD
Option 3 - DallerGut Dream Department Store - DREAM can be found in KMarieD user name
Points this Post: 25
Points Overall: 255
Its a fact: 3
EMurphy30.5 TessaVanessa's Task: Compound Words
*Compound word is SPACESHIP - SPACE/SHIP
Book 1: First part of compound word in title/subtitle The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson
*SPACE
Book 2: Second part of compound word found intact in the author's name Seating Arrangements by Maggie Shipstead
*SHIP
This Task:
Points: 30
Books Read: 2
BB Ticket: 0
GO Ticket: 0
IAF Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 30
Books Read: 2
BB Ticket: 0
GO Ticket: 0
IAF Ticket: 0
Andy P.Task # 30.4 - Susan A's Task: Consecutive Numbers
Option 1
Read two books from a single series that have consecutive whole number series numbers.
Book 1 .
Cross Her Heart by Melinda Leigh Book # 1 in Bree Taggert series
Book 2. See Her Die by Melinda Leigh Book 2 in Bree Taggert Series.
Points this post: 30
Total points: 150
Andy P.Task # 20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Lisa MD's Task: Take a Walk on the Wild Side
Option B: Forests - Read a book from the 1st 25 pages of the "Forests Books" shelf:
Forests Books
Found on page 1; Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest by Suzanne Simard
Points this post: 20
Total points: 170
30.2 - MAZZA1's Task: Gregorian Games1. Read a book with a stand alone variant of the number 3, 4, or 5 in the TITLE ONLY
4:50 from Paddington
>250 pages
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 Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie
Agatha Christie (March)
>250 pages
Claiming a Golden Oldie, published in 1920
Points for this task: 30
Total points : 85
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 1
Golden Oldies tickets total: 5
20.8 - Nickels and Dimes - TrishhartUK's Task: The Capital Ring1. 1. Either read a book by an author who was born in London, or that is at least 50% set in London.
Lord Edgware Dies
Set in London (GR metadata)
Claiming a Golden Oldie, published in 1933
Points for this task: 20
Total points : 105
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 1
Golden Oldies tickets total: 6
20.1 - Most Improved - Rockynook's Task: Be the Match1.choose a book by a single author whose first and last initials are found in either the word MINECRAFT or COMICS.
One, Two, Buckle My Shoe by Agatha Christie
Word: Minecraft
Claiming a Golden Oldie, published in 1940
Points for this task: 20
Total points : 125
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 1
Golden Oldies tickets total: 7
10.4 Strap on your backpackRead a book by a single author whose first and last initial can be found in BACKPACKER
The Body in the Library by Agatha Christie
Claiming a Golden Oldie, published in 1942
Points for this task: 10
Total points : 135
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 1
Golden Oldies tickets total: 8
10.9 Three/Four/FiveRead a book that is number 3, 4 or 5 in a series
Sparkling Cyanide
Series: Colonel Race #4
Claiming a Golden Oldie, published in 1945
Points for this task: 10
Total points : 145
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 1
Golden Oldies tickets total: 9
5.8 International Women's DayRead a book by a single female author.
A Caribbean Mystery by Agatha Christie
Points for this task: 5
Total points : 150
Golden Oldies tickets total: 9
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Christine V's Task: Spring Growth1. Read a book with a green leaf on the cover
Points for this task: 20
Total points : 170
Golden Oldies tickets total: 9
5.9 Memorial DayBook: Sucks To Be Me
Task: Read a book with a tombstone or cemetery on the cover
How if fits: tombstone on cover
I read the kindle edition. The paperback edition has 381 pages.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 30
Bookwrm526Task #30.3 - Nashfest 2024
Option 1: Read a book with an MPG of Mental Health or Self Help. I chose Mental Health and read The Night Parade by Jami Nakamura Lin.
Option 4: Read a book where the single author’s first and last initials can be found in STAR PLUNGE. I read The Library Game by Gigi Pandian (GP in PlunGe).
Total points so far: 170
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5.6 Read the Months
Read a book with March, April or May in the title, subtitle, or author's name.
Dreamweaver Trail. Emily March
Points this Task: 5
Books Read: 17
Total Points: 210
Tasks Completed: 14
Golden Oldies - 3
It's A Fact - 1
Big Books - 2
Repost from 458Jayme(the ghostreader)
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: 15
Grand total:30
Katrisa20.10 Group Reads
I chose to read Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries and commented in the thread.
Points this Post: 20
Points Total: 315
10.5 Good companyTwo authors: The Roughest Draft by Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka
paperback edition The Roughest Draft
Points this post: 10
Total points: 230
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Masoodah's Task: Mother's DayOption 2, a title word made from the letters in SPECIAL MEAL: Same As It Ever Was by Claire Lombardo
The word is Same.
paperback edition Same As It Ever Was: A Novel
Points this post: 20
Total points: 250
Janice CA5.8 International Women's Day
Read a book by a single female author.
Encounters with Rikki: From Hurricane Katrina Rescue to Exceptional Therapy Dog by Julie Strauss Bettinger
+5
total: 5
tasks: 1
books: 1
Readerboard Name: Kathy P10.5 Good company
Read a book that is written by 2 or more authors.
It's Not About the Burqa
Claiming 1 It's a Fact Ticket
Total Points: 30
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 3
Total books: 4
Total tasks: 4
Readerboard Name: Kathy P20.1 - Most Improved - Rockynook's Task: Be the Match
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.
The word is DOOR and the phrase is NATIONAL MARROW DONOR PROGRAM
Under the Whispering Door
Total Points: 50
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 3
Total books: 5
Total tasks: 5
30.3 - Katrisa's Task: Nashfest 2024Option 2 - Family
Read a book from the first 20 pages of one of these Family Saga lists : Best Family Sagas /Family Saga Books
Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman
Family Saga Books page 5
Option 4 - The Venue
Read a book where the single author’s first and last initials can be found in STAR PLUNGE.
The Revolution of Ivy by Amy Engel (AE)
Points this post: 30
Total points: 145
10.8 Pi DayPast Midnight (Past Midnight #1) by Mara Purnhagen
288 pages found in
3.141592653589793238462643383279502884197169399375
Total this Post: 10
Season Total: 210
TessaVanessaChallenge 15.3 East to West
Option 1: Two Book Task
Book 1: Read a book whose page count or first published year with at least 2 numbers from 6800.
Girl Two: Taken by Molly Black
180 pages
Book 2: Book 2: Read a book that is book is number 1-15 in series of at least 3 published books.
Girl Four: Lured by Molly Black
Maya Gray series #4
Points this post: 15
Total points: 470/910
Task completed: 33/54
TessaVanessaChallenge 25.1 Cats Task: Books of North America
Option 1: Two Book Option
Book 1: Read a book that is set (at least 70%) in one or more countries in North America, or is about one or more countries in North America (if Non-Fiction), but is NOT United States of America.
Depth of Field by Natasha Deen
Setting: Canadian Rockies
Book 2: Read a book that is written by an author born in a country in North America.
Death Wind by William Bell
William Bell was born in Toronto, Ontario
Points this post: 25
Total points: 495/910
Task completed: 34/54
TessaVanessaChallenge 25.2 Robin P's Task: The NATO Alphabet
Option 1: Read a book with one of the code words as a stand-alone word in the title or author's name.
The Book Club Hotel by Sarah Morgan
WORD=hotel
Option 2: Read a book with one of the code words as a stand-alone word in the title or author's name.
Whatever... Love is Love: Questioning the Labels We Give Ourselves by Maria Bello
WORD=love
Points this post: 25
Total points: 520/910
Task completed: 35/54
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20.8 - Nickels and Dimes - TrishhartUK's Task: The Capital Ring
3. Read a book with the MPG of Nature and/or Environment, either stand-alone or embedded.
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek. Annie Dillard
***Nonfiction - claiming 1 IAF ticket******
Points this Task: 20
Books Read: 18
Total Points: 230
Tasks Completed: 15
Golden Oldies - 3
It's A Fact - 2
Big Books - 2
Rockynook20.3 - Trails of Wales
Option 4: Read a book that was first published between April and October of a year since 1971 (inclusive).
The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren
First published: May 14, 2019
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 185
SUSAN A10.5 Good company
Read a book that is written by 2 or more authors.
Zoo by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge
MMPB HERE
2 authors
Previous total: 760
points this post: 10
Total Points: 770
SHEMAC 15.3 East to West
Choose an option
Required: State the option: 2
[Option 1: Two Book Task
Book 1: Read a book whose page count or first published year with at least 2 numbers from 6800. Numbers can be used as many times as they appear and they can be in any order.
and
Book 2: Read a book that is book is number 1-15 in series of at least 3 published books. Whole numbers only.]
Option 2: One Book Task
Read a single book that satisfies both criteria for option 1: First published in 2020; #7 of 8 in the Sinners series
'Nother Sip of Gin
(PB 'Nother Sip of Gin (Français) (Sinners (Français)))
This task points: 15
Total season points: 310
Jasmiina F20.10 Group Reads:
Read one of the books selected as a group read for the Spring 2025 season: Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 65
Golden Oldies this post:
Total Golden Oldies:
Big Book Tickets this post:
Total Big Book Tickets:
BBooks - 500+:
BBooks - 750+:
BBooks - 1000+:
Readerboard Name Jammin JennySpring 2025 SRC
10.8 Pi Day
Pi Day is March 14th - Read a book with a page count consisting of consecutive numbers found in this portion of Pi 3.141592653589793238462643383279502884197169399375. Required: State the page count
Deep State - 288 pages, found in pi
Points this post: 10
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
It's a Fact Tickets: 0
Total Points: 120
BB Tickets: 2
GO Tickets: 1
It's a Fact Tickets: 1
TessaVanessaChallenge 30.1 JennRenee's Task: Spring Up and Grow
Book 1: Read a book with at least 2 words in the title, each word beginning with a letter in SPRING.
Solar Punks by Gume Laurel III
SPring
Book 2: Read a book with a title of at least 3 words, each word longer than its preceding word.
The Wife Upstairs by Frieda McFadden
Points this post: 30
Total points: 550/910
Task completed: 36/54
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Option 2, one book that has a 3-word title and published in March of any year ending in 3: Hang the Moon by Jeannette Walls, first published March 28, 2023
paperback edition Hang the Moon
Points this post: 15
Total points: 190