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SPRING CHALLENGE 2025
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Delicious Dee25.2 Robin P's Task: The NATO Alphabet
Option 1 - Two to Tango - TANGO
Option 3 - Loathe thy Neighbor - set in NYC
Points this Post: 25
Points Overall: 885
Its a fact: 16
ROBIN P10.1 Celebrating around the world
MPG Religion
Heretics Anonymous
Points this post: 10
Total points: 645
BB:2 GO:12 IAF:1
ROBIN P5.10 World Book Day
Book of choice
Victory at Yorktown: The Campaign That Won the Revolution
**Claiming 1 IAF point for nonfiction
Points this post: 5
Total points: 650
BB:2 GO:12 IAF:2
ROBIN P25.4 KmarieD's Task: Readerboard Names
Option 1: Author initials in KMARIED and/or ROBIN P
The Paris Express - Emma Donoghue - found in kmariED
Option 3: 4+ letter word in title found in KMARIED
Deep Dark Secrets - word is DARK
Points this post: 25
Total points: 675
BB:2 GO:12 IAF:2
Deborah20.9 - Moderators' Pet - Lois' Task: On the Trail of West Coast Writers
Read a book by an author who was born in or lives/lived in California, Oregon, or Washington.
Lost in the Moment and Found by Seanan McGuire from CALIFORNIA
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 330
Books Read: 26
Tasks Done: 20
SHEMAC 50.1 - Angela IL's Task: Task Complete!
Books must total at least 750 pages.
Required: State the option: 1; task B
B. Choose an author of a book claimed on the Spring Challenge Completed Task Thread.
Enter the authors name into this website: https://www.literature-map.com/
Read one book each for 3 different authors listed. You can use the author entered in the map as long as it is a different book.
Required: Keira Andrews (Defy the Future claimed in #219)
The Men From Echo Creek by N.R. Walker
(PB The Men From Echo Creek 398pp)
The Wolf at the Door by Charlie Adhara
(PB Un loup à votre porte 400pp)
Arctic Fire by Keira Andrews
(PB Rivalité sur glace 328pp)
This task points: 50
Total season points: 705
Mod
10.8 Pi Day
Read a book with a page count consisting of consecutive numbers found in this portion of Pi 3.14159265358979323846264338327950 288 4197169399375
A Christmas Duet. Debbie Macomber (288 pages)
Points this Task: 10
Books Read: 67
Total Points: 870
Tasks Completed: 51
Golden Oldies - 5
It's A Fact - 6
Big Books - 2
Masoodah25.5 Jessica S’s Task: Signs of the Zodiac - Pisces, Aries and Taurus
This is a two book task. For this task, choose one zodiac sign, and complete both tasks for that sign. Your total page count should be at least 500 pages.
Required: State the option you chose
Option 1: Dreamy Pisces (February 19th - March 20th)
Book A: Read a book that was published between February 19th and March 20th of 2024 or 2025. This should be the original publication date, not the publication of the edition you read.
Happily Never After by Lynn Painter
First published March 12, 2024
Book B: Read a book with MPG High Fantasy or MPG Spirituality. Genres must be stand alone and cannot be embedded.
The Jasad Heir by Sara Hashem
MPG High Fantasy.
Book pages total - 827pgs
***claiming ONE Big Book Ticket for Book B- 523pgs
COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 145 / 910
Total Books Read: 10 / 73
Total Tasks Completed: 8 / 54
BB Total: 1 + 1 = 2
GO:
IAF:
Nick KY30.2 Massa1’s Gregorian Games
Option 1-- Read a book with a stand alone variant of the number 3, 4, or 5 in the TITLE ONLY.
I read The Third Rainbow Girl: The Long Life of a Double Murder in Appalachia by Emma Copley Eisenberg. “Third” is variant of 3. -- 336 pp.
CALIM ONE IT’s A FACT
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 month of the Spring Challenge - March, April, or May.
I read The Life I Left Behind by Colette McBeth -- MarCh – 352 pp
Each choice is greater than the 250 pp minimum for each book.
Points This Post: 30
Total Points So Far: 855
Total It’s a Fact: 10
20.8 - Nickels and Dimes - TrishhartUK's Task: The Capital RingBook: The Raven Scholar
Task: option 2. Read a book where the page count is made up of the numbers 1,1,2,5,6,7,8
How it fits: The paperback edition has 672 pages (I read the kindle edition). - The Raven Scholar
I want to claim one big book ticket, please.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 110
Big book tickets: 1
Sarah Stewart10.8 Pi Day
Read a book with a page count consisting of consecutive numbers found in this portion of Pi 3.141592653589793238462643383279502884197169399375
Never Trust a Scoundrel
384 pages
Points: 10
Total Points: 120
KRISTA KY15.1 Let's Hike It
Book 1- A book with a word from trail name
Trail: Lone Star Trail
The Five-Star Weekend
Book 2 - book with all letters of TRAIL in the title
Remarkably Bright Creatures
Points This Task: 15
Total Points: 245
IAF: 1
KRISTA KY15.10 May for Growth
Read the most recent published book ( as of March 1, 2025) in a series of at last 3 published books.
Sunrise on the Reaping
Points This Task: 15
Total Points: 260
IAF: 1
slideshell25.1 Cats Task: Books of North America
Option 2: One Book Option
Read one book of at least 500 pages that fits both criteria of Option 1
Required: state the country(/ies), and provide supporting evidence if it's not obvious from the GR metadata or blurb Canada
Consider Me by Becka Mack is set in Canada, primarily in Vancouver, British Columbia. The story follows Carter Beckett, the captain of the fictional NHL team, the Vancouver Vipers. His luxurious home in the North Vancouver mountains, complete with seven fireplaces, adds a vivid backdrop to the narrative .
Additionally, the novel features scenes set in Prince Edward Island (PEI), offering a contrast between the bustling city life of Vancouver and the serene charm of the island .
This Canadian setting enriches the story, providing a unique atmosphere that complements the characters' journeys and the romantic elements of the plot
Consider Me
Points this post: 25
Total points: 800
Tasks completed: 47
Books read: 62
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 500=9, 750=1, 1000=0
It's A Fact: 0
slideshell10.5 Good company
Read a book that is written by 2 or more authors
P. Rayne is the pen name of the USA Today bestselling author duo known as Piper Rayne. Under the name P. Rayne, they write dark, dangerous, and forbidden romance novels
The Mafia King's Sister
Points this post: 10
Total points: 800
Tasks completed: 47
Books read: 62
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 500=9, 750=1, 1000=0
It's A Fact: 0
SHEMAC 20.5 - Bigger is Better - Christine V's Task: Spring Growth
Choose one option and read one book for that option.
Required: State the option - 1
Option 1: Read a book with a green leaf on the cover. This could be a single leaf or an entire forest, but if using tree leaves then this should be deciduous leaves only (e.g. oak, birch, maple), no conifers or evergreen needles.
Required: Post the cover
Stand in Place
(PB Stand In Place)
This task points: 20
Total season points: 725
LoraTask: 10.5 Good company
Book/Author: His Orphaned Bride / Stella Clark and Cassie McCall
How it fits: book has two authors
Points for this task: 10
Total points: 450
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 0
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 1
It's a Fact tickets for this task: 0
It's a Fact tickets total: 4
Nick KY15.2 South to North.
Book 1. Set 50%+ in Mexico. I read Rosarita by Anita Desai, set 50%+ in Mexico.
Book 2. Set 50%+ in Canada. I read Bury Your Dead by Louise Penny, set in Quebec City , Canada.
Points This Post: 15
Total Points So Far: 870
Delicious Dee25.3 XBM's Task - So Many Names!
Option 1 - Two Girls Down - Louisa Luna - LUNA was on the provided list of names
Option 3 - Journey to Munich - Huaka’i – journey or voyage
Points this Post: 25
Points Overall: 910
Its a fact: 16
SHEMAC 10.4 Strap on your backpack
Read a book by a single author whose first and last initial can be found in BACKPACKER
The Engineer by C.S. Poe
(PB The Engineer)
This task points: 10
Total season points: 735
5.6 Read the MonthsMay in the author's name: Journal of a Solitude by May Sarton
paperback edition Journal of a Solitude
Points this post: 5
Total points: 590
10.3 These boots are made for walking ...A person walking on the cover: Say You'll Remember Me by Abby Jimenez
Points this post: 10
Total points: 600
10.4 Strap on your backpackAuthor's initials in BACKPACKER: Died in the Wool by Peggy Ehrhart
Points this post: 10
Total points: 610
10.7 Saintly NamesAuthor's first name is a derivative of Patrick https://www.behindthename.com/name/pa...
What's Eating Jackie Oh? by Patricia Park
The name is Patricia.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 620
50.1 - Angela IL's Task: Task Complete! Option A, three books claimed in Spring Challenge completed task thread:
The Queens of Crime by Marie Benedict 310 pages
message #868 p.18
The Favorites by Layne Fargo
paperback edition Faworyci 521 pages
message #891 p.18
The Note by Alafair Burke 287 pages
message #957 p.20
Points this post: 50
Total points 670
Mod
15.3 East to West
Option 2 - 1 book option
Book 1: Read a book whose page count or first published year with at least 2 numbers from 6800 and that is book is number 1-15 in series of at least 3 published books.
Buried Bones. Carolyn Haines - book 2, published in 2000
Points this Task: 15
Books Read: 68
Total Points: 885
Tasks Completed: 52
Golden Oldies - 5
It's A Fact - 6
Big Books - 2
ROBIN P30.7 Amy FL's Task: Typing Challenge
1. Word in title from left side of keyboard
A Man Lay Dead - word is DEAD
**Claiming 1 GO point, orig pub 1934
2. Author first or last name from right side of keyboard
Curiosities of Literature: A Feast for Book Lovers - John Sutherland - name is JOHN
**Claiming 1 IAF point for nonfiction
Points this post:
Total points:
Corrected after Mod noticed I added wrong!
BB:2 GO:13 IAF:3
Rockynook30.6 - In Death by J.D. Robb
Option 3: Chosen book - #10: Witness in Death
Book A: Shares first word of chosen book
The Witness by Nora Roberts
Book B: Read a book in a series, where the series number entry can be found in your chosen In Death book.
Witness in Death is #10 in the series
I chose An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir, #1 in its series
*Sabaa Tahir is a new-to-me author*
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 465
Mod
Rockynook30.2 - Gregorian Games
Option 3: Author first and last initials found in MARCH, APRIL or MAY
Not in Love by Ali Hazelwood
AH in MARCH
Option 4: Read a book that is # 3, 4 or 5 in a series.
A Reaper at the Gates by Sabaa Tahir #3 in its series
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 495
Bookwrm526Task #20.3 - 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). I read The DallerGut Dream Department Store by Lee Mi-ye, first published April 21, 2020.
Total points so far: 655
Bookwrm526Task #20.9 - On the Trail of West Coast Writers
Read a book by an author who was born in or lives/lived in California, Oregon, or Washington. I read It's Elementary by Elise Bryant. Her goodreads bio states she currently lives in Long Beach, CA.
Total points so far: 675
Readerboard Name: Kathy P20.3 - 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).
Bits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother, and Me
First published May 7, 2024
Claiming 1 It's a Fact Ticket
Total Points: 210
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 14
Total books: 19
Total tasks: 18
Kristen IAREMOVE Promise Me Sunshine by Cara Bastone from Task 20.6 - It's A Fact - Jen B's Task: Travels for Dad - Post #1760
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Points This Post: -20
Total Points: 510/910
Tasks Completed: 28/54
BB: 2
GO: 0
NF: 13
Kristen IA5.9 Memorial Day
Read a book with a tombstone or cemetery on the cover.
The Caretaker by Ron Rash
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 515/910
Tasks Completed: 29/54
BB: 2
GO: 0
NF: 13
Kristen IA25.2 Robin P's Task: The NATO Alphabet
This is a two book task
Choose two options and read one book for each option.
Required: State the option.
Option 1: The 26 code words in use since 1956 are as follows: 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
Read a book with one of the code words as a stand-alone word in the title or author's name.
Required: State the word. - HOTEL
The Hotel Nantucket by Elin Hilderbrand
Option 3: Some earlier versions used names of places, for instance the 1927 US version is:
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
Read a book set at least 50% in one of the named locations.
Promise Me Sunshine by Cara Bastone - set in New York City
Setting verification: The cover shows the main characters on the Staten Island Ferry - Page 34 of the hardcover edition, "I nod off and then wake up back at Manhattan. I must have slept all the way through the Staten Island port and back. I nod a bit more while we head back to Staten Island." - Manhattan and Staten Island are two of NYC's five boroughs.
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 540/910
Tasks Completed: 30/54
BB: 2
GO: 0
NF: 13
Kristen IA5.4 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.
Required: State the word: TIME
Ordinary Time: Lessons Learned While Staying Put by Annie B. Jones
*****I claim 1 It's a Fact ticket*****
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 545/910
Tasks Completed: 31/54
BB: 2
GO: 0
NF: 14
Amy B30.4 - Susan A's Task: Consecutive Numbers
Pick ONE option and read two books.
Required: Specify the option
Option 1
Read two books from a single series that have consecutive whole number series numbers.
Required: state the series and series number
The Passenger and Stella Maris by Cormac McCarthy
Books 1 and 2 of the series "The Passenger"
This Task: 30 Points
To Date: 230 Points
trishhartuk15.6 Finding Easter Goodies
Read a book with a Rabbit/bunny...on the cover.
Authority, Jeff VanderMeer
Read the kindle edition. Top MMPB (French): ici (408pg). Top PB (English): here (341pg)
Points this Task: 15
Books Read: 1
Total Points: 375
Tasks Completed: 24
It’s a Fact Tickets: 3
Golden Oldie Tickets: 1
Big Book Tickets: 1
Mod
5.6 Read the Months
March, April and May. Read a book with one of these words in the title, subtitle, or author's name
When We Go Missing - APRIL Henry
Points this post: 5
Total points: 240
Mod
20.9 - Moderators' Pet - Lois' Task: On the Trail of West Coast Writers
Read a book by an author who was born in or lives/lived in California, Oregon, or Washington.
A History of Wild Places
Per Shea's website "I live in an imaginary world. And sometimes, I live in a small mountain town in Oregon." (https://www.sheaernshaw.com/bio/)
Points this post: 20
Total points: 260
trishhartuk****Unclaiming 30.4 Susan A's Task: Consecutive Numbers from post 1534: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Unclaiming
Mousse and Murder, Elizabeth Logan (295pg) - moved to 5.10.
If Fried Chicken Could Fly, Paige Shelton (296pg) - moved to 5.9
New totals:
Points this Task: -30
Books Read: -2
Total Points: 345
Tasks Completed: 23
It’s a Fact Tickets: 3
Golden Oldie Tickets: 1
Big Book Tickets: 1
trishhartuk5.10 World Book Day
Mousse and Murder, Elizabeth Logan (295pg)
Points this Task: 5
Books Read: 1
Total Points: 350
Tasks Completed: 24
It’s a Fact Tickets: 3
Golden Oldie Tickets: 1
Big Book Tickets: 1
trishhartuk5.9 Memorial Day
Read a book with a tombstone or cemetery on the cover.
If Fried Chicken Could Fly, Paige Shelton (296pg)
Gravestones by the tree, middle/bottom left
Points this Task: 5
Books Read: 1
Total Points: 355
Tasks Completed: 25
It’s a Fact Tickets: 3
Golden Oldie Tickets: 1
Big Book Tickets: 1
Mod
10.9 Three/Four/Five
Read a book that is number 3, 4 or 5 in a series
One of Us Is Back (One of Us Is Lying, #3)
Points this post: 10
Total points: 270
Mod
5.9 Memorial Day
Read a book with a tombstone or cemetery on the cover
Points this post: 5
Total points: 275
ROBIN P20.5 Bigger is Better - Christine V's Task: Spring Growth
Option 1: Green leaf on cover
The Vicar of Wakefield -
**Claiming 1 GO point, orig pub 1766
Points this post: 20
Total points: 725
BB:2 GO:14 IAF:3
ROBIN P30.1 JennRenee's Task: Spring Up and Grow
Book 1: at least 2 words in title, all found in SPRING
Identité nomade
Book 2: title at least 3 words, each longer than preceding
Who Will Remember
Points this post: 30
Total points: 755
BB:2 GO:14 IAF:3
Angela IL25.5 Jessica S’s Task: Signs of the Zodiac - Pisces, Aries and Taurus
Option 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.
This Book Will Bury Me by Ashley Winstead-3/29
First Pub: March 25, 2025
PB link: This Book Will Bury Me
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.
Best Friends, Occasional Enemies: The Lighter Side of Life As a Mother and Daughter by Lisa Scottoline & Francesca Serritella- 5/13
This link has synopsis: Best Friends, Occasional Enemies: The Lighter Side of Life As a Mother and Daughter
Claiming an It's a Fact Ticket
Points this Task: 25
Total Points: 240
Books Read: 15
Tasks Completed: 10
It's A Fact: 2
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20.6 - It's A Fact - Jen B's Task: Travels for Dad
Option 3 - Falling in Florence - approximately 60% set in Italy
Points this Post: 20
Points Overall: 860
Its a fact: 16