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SPRING CHALLENGE 2025
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JenJ IA10.1 It's going to be long ...
Read a book that is 500 pages or more
Homeseeking by Karissa Chen - 512 pages
*****I claim 1 Big Book ticket*****
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 370/910
Tasks Completed: 21/54
BB: 1
GO: 0
NF: 9
JenJ IA10.9 Three/Four/Five
Read a book that is number 3, 4 or 5 in a series
Finlay Donovan Digs Her Own Grave by Elle Cosimano
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 380/910
Tasks Completed: 22/54
BB: 1
GO: 0
NF: 9
10.9 Three/Four/FiveRead a book that is number 3, 4 or 5 in a series
I read the ebook version of Kalona's Fall: House of Night Novella: Book 4 House of Night Novellas #4
New Points: 10
Total Points: 180
BB: 1
IaF: 1
Kristen IA20.10 Group Reads
Read one of the books selected as a group read for the Spring 2025 season.
Non-Fiction: Cults - Dinner for Vampires: Life on a Cult TV Show by Bethany Joy Lenz
Discussion Thread - Post 10
*****I claim 1 It's a Fact ticket*****
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 335/910
Tasks Completed: 20/54
BB: 1
GO: 0
NF: 8
25.2 Robin P's Task: The NATO AlphabetOption 2, 1943 NATO alphabet code word in title: The Stolen Queen by Fiona Davis
The word is Queen.
Option 3, set in a 1927 US version code word location: Three Days in June by Anne Tyler
paperback edition Three Days in June
The setting is Baltimore.
Baltimore is not mentioned on the Goodreads main page. Here's a reference ("... Of course it takes place in Baltimore...."):
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/10/bo....
Points this post: 25
Total points: 535
Task 15.5 I've Been ProbedRead a book with the MPG Alien or Aliens
Iceworld (1951) by Hal Clement (Paperback 203 pages)
135 + 15 = 150
Tasks Completed: 09
Points for this post: 15
Points thus far: 135 + 15 = 150
Books read: 11
Pages read: 3,128
Read but not claimed: 04
Goodreads Authors: 09
Golden Oldies: 00
It’s a Fact (Non-Fiction): 02
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Bookwrm526Task #15.4 The Big Three
Option 2: One Book Task
Read a single book that satisfies both criteria for option 1 (has a three word title and first published in March of any year that ends in a 3). I read The White Lady by Jacqueline Winspear, first published March 21, 2023.
Total points so far: 445
Task 30.4 - Consecutive NumbersOption 3 (Complete 1 Book A and 1 Book B)
Book A: Read a book with 2 consecutive digits in the page count.
The following page counts work: 145, 201, 348
Required: state the page count
Pagecount: 3 78
The Silence of Bonaventure Arrow (2013) by Rita Leganski (Paperback 378 pages)
Book B: Read a book with two consecutive digits in the year of the first published edition. The following years work: 1912, 1989, 2001, 2017.
Required: state the year first published
First Published Edition Year: 2 01 4
The Glass Magician (The Paper Magician #2) (2014) by Charlie N. Holmberg (female) (Goodreads Author) (Paperback 215 pages)
150 + 30 = 180
Tasks Completed: 10
Points for this post: 30
Points thus far: 150 + 30 = 180
Books read: 13
Pages read: 3,721
Read but not claimed: 02
Goodreads Authors: 10
Golden Oldies: 00
It’s a Fact (Non-Fiction): 02
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
FLY Task #10.9 Three/Four/Five
task: number 3, 4 or 5 in a series
book: The Green Mill Murder
(my version is audio, no MMPB, first PB here) = 208 pages
how it fits: (Phryne Fisher, #5)
Points this post: 10
Total points: 450
Tasks completed: 29/54
BB: 8 / GO: 1 / IAF: 0
MEGSCL5.2 Angel of the Battlefield
Author initials CC
Chinese Parents Don't Say I Love You: A Memoir of Saying the Unsayable with Food by Candice Chung
*non fiction - iaf
TOTAL
95 points, 4 IAF ticket
MEGSCL20.6 - It's A Fact - Jen B's Task: Travels for Dad
Option 2 - boat on the cover
TOTAL
115 points, 4 IAF ticket
MEGSCL20.3 - Review Raffle - Jayne's Task: Trails of Wales
Read a book that was first published between April and October of a year since 1971
Published Oct 2024 - Black Witness: The Power of Indigenous Media
*non fiction - iaf
TOTAL
135 points, 5 IAF ticket
Deborah30.2 - MAZZA1's Task: Gregorian Games
1) Read a book with a stand alone variant of the number 3, 4, or 5 in the TITLE ONLY. so 3, 4, 5 ; Three, Four, Five ; Third, Fourth, Fifth ; and 3rd , 4th, 5th all work.
The Four Winds 464/250 pages
4) Read a book that is # 3, 4 or 5 in a series.
Death of a Pirate King The Adrien English Mysteries #4
260/250 pages
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 285
Books Read: 22
Tasks Done: 17
Deborah5.10 World Book Day
In honour of World Book Day, please read a book of your choice that meets the SRC guidelines
Skip·Beat!, Vol. 50
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 290
Books Read: 24
Tasks Done: 18
FLY Task #30.6 - Delicious Dee's Task: In Death by J.D. Robb
+BB Ticket
Option 2: Character = Ian McNab – Police Detective
Book A: author shares either first or last name with the character
book: William Shakespeare's The Empire Striketh Back
(my version is audio, no MMPB, first PB here) = 189 pages
how it fits: author = Ian Doescher (Ian)
Book B: main character shares same career/job as the character.
book: The Absent One
(my version is audio, first MMPB here) = 576 pages
how it fits: MC is a Police Detective
other:
*meets minimum page requirement
*Ian Doescher is a new author to me
**Claiming BB ticket for MMPB of The Absent One = 576 pages
Points this post: 30
Total points: 480
Tasks completed: 30/54
BB: 8 + 1 = 9 / GO: 1 / IAF: 0
trishhartuk20.2 Rookie at the Top - Masoodah's Task: Mother's Day
Option 3: Read a book where the original publication date consists of exactly two of the numbers from 1, 9, 0, 7.
The Ministry of Time, Kailiane Bradley
Read the kindle edition. Top PB: here (368pg)
First published 7 May 2024: Includes 0 and 7
Confirmed in Help Thread message #19: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points this Task: 20
Books Read: 1
Total Points: 270
Tasks Completed: 19
It’s a Fact Tickets: 2
Golden Oldie Tickets: 1
Big Book Tickets: 1
Masoodah20.3 - Review Raffle - Jayne's Task: Trails of Wales
Option 4: Offa’s Dyke Path
Read a book that was first published between April and October of a year since 1971 (inclusive).
Required: State the date of first publication.
Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping On a Dead Man by Jesse Q. Sutanto
First published April 1, 2025
COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 120 / 910
Total Books Read: 8 / 73
Total Tasks Completed: 7 / 54
BB Total: =1
GO:
IAF:
Sarah Stewart30.4 - Susan A's Task: Consecutive Numbers
Option 1
Read two books from a single series that have consecutive whole number series numbers.
What Remains of Heaven Sebastian St. Cyr #5
Where Shadows Dance Sebastian St. Cyr #6
Points: 30
Total Points: 50
Amy B5.10 World Book Day
In honour of World Book Day, please read a book of your choice that meets the SRC guidelines
Deaf Republic by Ilya Kaminsky
This Task: 5 points
To Date: 35 points
Nick KY15.7 Retellings I read The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories by Angela Carter, p. 2 of the Fairy Tale Retellings list. https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
Points This Post: 15
Total Points So Far: 715
Nick KY15.8 March Means War. Read a book with MARS intact in the title. (excluding subtitles.) I read The Gods of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs
Points This Post: 15
Total Points So Far: 730
Sarah Stewart20.6 - It's A Fact - Jen B's Task: Travels for Dad
Option 2: Florida Keys - Read a book with a boat on the cover. This should be a small vessel such as a rowing boat or sailboat, not a large ship such as an ocean liner or ferry.
When Maidens Mourn
Points: 20
Total Points: 70
Sarah Stewart20.2 - 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
What Darkness Brings
Published: March 5, 2013
Points: 20
Total Points: 90
Delicious Dee5.6 Read the Months
Mass Murder in California's Empty Quarter: A Tale of Tribal Treachery at the Cedarville Rancheria - Ray A. March - MARCH in author's name; claiming 1 its a fact for non-fiction
Points this Post: 5
Points Overall: 490
Its a fact: 10
Delicious Dee5.7 Spring Fever
Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder - Salman Rushdie - SR found in SPRING HAS SPRUNG; claiming 1 its a fact for non-fiction
Points this Post: 5
Points Overall: 495
Its a fact: 11
Delicious Dee10.5 Good company
The Phoenix Crown - written by Kate Quinn and Janie Chang
Points this Post: 10
Points Overall: 505
Its a fact: 11
Delicious Dee10.7 Saintly Names
A History of the World in Twelve Shipwrecks - David Gibbins - author - David; claiming 1 its a fact for non-fiction
Points this Post: 10
Points Overall: 515
Its a fact: 12
Delicious Dee15.5 I've Been Probed
Mated to the Cyborgs - aliens is a top genre
Points this Post: 15
Points Overall: 530
Its a fact: 12
Delicious Dee20.8 - Nickels and Dimes - TrishhartUK's Task: The Capital Ring
Option 3 - After the North Pole: A Story of Survival, Mythmaking, and Melting Ice - NATURE is a top genre; claiming 1 its a fact for non-fiction
Points this Post: 20
Points Overall: 550
Its a fact: 13
Delicious Dee20.9 - Moderators' Pet - Lois' Task: On the Trail of West Coast Writers
Cold Victory - Karl Marlantes - from biography - He lives in rural Washington; approved in the THT
Points this Post: 20
Points Overall: 570
Its a fact: 13
Delicious Dee25.5 Jessica S’s Task: Signs of the Zodiac - Pisces, Aries and Taurus
Option 1: Dreamy Pisces (February 19th - March 20th)
Book A - The No-Girlfriend Rule - first published March 5, 2024
Book B - The Prison Healer - HIGH FANTASY is a top genre; approved in the THT
Points this Post: 25
Points Overall: 595
Its a fact: 13
Delicious Dee30.3 - Katrisa's Task: Nashfest 2024
Option 1 - Just for the Summer - MENTAL HEALTH is a top page genre - first expansion on main page
Option 3 - Savage Run - the main character is a fish and game warden in Wyoming - more than 50% of the book set there
Points this Post: 30
Points Overall: 625
Its a fact: 13
Delicious Dee30.4 - Susan A's Task: Consecutive Numbers
Option 3
Book A - The Pleasing Hour - consecutive page numbers - 256
Book B - The Unfortunate Side Effects of Heartbreak and Magic - consecutive numbers in year published - 2023
Points this Post: 30
Points Overall: 655
Its a fact: 13
Kristen IA20.3 - Review Raffle - Jayne's Task: Trails of Wales
Option 3: Sarn Helen
Read a book with an MPG of Religion and/or Mythology.
The Sirens by Emilia Hart
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 355/910
Tasks Completed: 21/54
BB: 1
GO: 0
NF: 8
Jecca 20.3 - Review Raffle - Jayne's Task: Trails of Wales
Option 4: Offa’s Dyke Path - Read a book that was first published between April and October of a year since 1971 (inclusive)
First published June 25, 2019
Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 285
Total Tasks Completed: 14
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Big Books: 2
Golden Oldies: 0
It's a Fact: 0
20.9 - Moderators' Pet - Lois' Task: 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 Briar Clubby Kate Quinn
"A native of southern California"
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 305
Total Tasks Completed: 15
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Big Books: 2
Golden Oldies: 0
It's a Fact: 0
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Lisa MD's Task: Take a Walk on the Wild SideOption B: Forests - page 2
A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 325
Total Tasks Completed: 16
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Big Books: 2
Golden Oldies: 0
It's a Fact: 0
25.3 XBM's Task - So Many Names!Option 1: Read a book by an author that EXACTLY shares one of these names:
Laura
Happy & You Know It by Laura Hankin
Option 2: Read a book by an author with four names. One example would be Emily St. John Mandel.
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 350
Total Tasks Completed: 17
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Big Books: 2
Golden Oldies: 0
It's a Fact: 0
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.
First published April 2, 2024
The Husbands by Holly Gramazio
Book B: Read a book with MPG Adventure or MPG Autobiography; MPG Memoir will work as long as the author is the subject of the book.
Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology by Leah Remini
*CLAIMING IAF*
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 375
Total Tasks Completed: 18
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Big Books: 2
Golden Oldies: 0
It's a Fact: 1
30.1 - JennRenee's Task: Spring Up and GrowBook 1
Read a book with at least 2 words in the title, each word beginning with a letter in spRING.
Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson
Book 2
Read a book with a title of at least 3 words, each word longer than its preceding word.
3 - 6 - 7 - 8
The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick
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Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 405
Total Tasks Completed: 19
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Big Books: 2
Golden Oldies: 0
It's a Fact: 1
30.4 - Susan A's Task: Consecutive NumbersOption 3
Book A: Read a book with 2 consecutive digits in the page count.
The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict
341 pages 3,4
Book B: Read a book with two consecutive digits in the year of the first published
Yellowface by R.F. Kuang
First published May 16, 2023 - 2,3
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Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 435
Total Tasks Completed: 20
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Big Books: 2
Golden Oldies: 0
It's a Fact: 1
Kristen IA10.1 It's going to be long ...
Read a book that is 500 pages or more
Clytemnestra by Costanza Casati - 512 pages
*****I claim 1 Big Book ticket*****
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 365/910
Tasks Completed: 22/54
BB: 2
GO: 0
NF: 8
Erica H.10.9 Three/Four/Five
Read a book that is number 3, 4 or 5 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.
Messenger, #3 in The Giver series
This is a children's book with IL designation of MG+
Points: 10
Total points: 290
BB: 2
GO: 2
NF: 2
5.10 World Book Dayread a book of your choice that meets the SRC guidelines
Our Elizabeth A Humour Novel
Claiming 1 Golden Oldie. Published in 1924
Points for this task: 5
Total points : 355
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 1
Golden Oldies tickets total: 14
It's a Fact tickets total: 3
ROBIN P20.9 Moderator's Pet - Lois' Task: On the Trail of West Coast Writers
Author born in/lives in Washington, Oregon or California
Again and Again
Per GR author page, Jonathan Evison was born in San Jose, California, he now lives on an island in Western Washington.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 530
BB:2 GO:10 IAF:1
Kai25.2 Robin P's Task: The NATO Alphabet
OPTION 1
Read a book with one of the code words (Alfa, Bravo, Charlie, Delta, Echo, Foxtrot, Golf, Hotel, India, Juliett, Kilo, Lima, Mike, November, Oscar, Papa, Quebec, Romeo, Sierra, Tango, Uniform, Victor, Whiskey, X-ray, Yankee, and Zulu) as a stand-alone word in the title or author's name.
The Dream Hotel by Laila Lalami
"Hotel"
OPTION 3
Read a book set at least 50% in one of the named locations (Amsterdam, Baltimore, Canada, Danemark, Edison, Florida, Gallipoli, Havana, Italia, Jerusalem, Kilogramme, Liverpool, Madagascar, New York, Oslo, Paris, Quebec, Roma, Santiago, Tripoli, Upsala, Valencia, Washington, Xanthippe, Yokohama, Zurich).
Clean by Alia Trabucco Zerán
Setting = Santiago, Chile (Reference: https://www.npr.org/2024/10/17/nx-s1-...)
New Points: 25
Tasks Completed: 15
Total Points: 230
BIG BOOK: 2
GOLDEN OLDIES: 3
IT'S A FACT: 1
Bookwrm526Task #5.1 Spring Cleaning!
Read the book that has been on your current "To Be Read" list the longest. The TBR list does not have to be on Goodreads.
My current TBR is books I already own. I read Limoncello Yellow by Traci Andrighetti, which I bought from the used bookstore for my friend to read when she was in the hospital in 2015, so it's been on my TBR for at least 10 years!
Total points so far: 450
trishhartuk20.8 Nickels and Dimes - TrishhartUK's Task: The Capital Ring
Includes a claim for an It's a Fact ticket.
3. Read a book with the MPG of Nature and/or Environment, either stand-alone or embedded.
Young Men and Fire, Norman Maclean
Read the kindle edition. Top MMPB (French): here (320pg). Top English PB: here (301pg)
It’s a Fact: as well as Nature (third) and Environment (under …More), MPGs include Nonfiction, History, Science, Biography, Memoir
Points this Task: 20
Books Read: 1
It’s a Fact: 1 – Young Men and Fire is nonfiction
Total Points: 290
Tasks Completed: 20
It’s a Fact Tickets: 3
Golden Oldie Tickets: 1
Big Book Tickets: 1
Bookwrm526Task #15.6 Finding Easter Goodies
Read a book with a Rabbit/bunny, Egg, or Chicken/chick/rooster on the cover. The image must be part of the cover art for the book. I read Easter Bonnet Murder by Leslie Meier, which has all three!
Total points so far: 465
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25.4 - KmarieD's Task: Readerboard Names
This is a 2-book task.
Choose two options and read one book for each.
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. For this option, letters can be repeated.
Creation Lake by Rachel Kushner
Option 2:
Read a book with at least three words in the title where each word starts with a letter in YOUR Readerboard name and/or mine, KMARIED. For this option, letters can be repeated. You may ignore the subtitle unless you need it to reach the 3 word requirement. If the subtitle is being used, all words in both the title and subtitle must fit the requirement.
Immortal in Death
Points: 25
Total points: 280
BB: 2
GO: 2
NF: 2