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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2025
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Bookwrm526Task #20.8 - 2025 Goals
Option 1: Read any book first published in March 2025 or later. I read The Rainbow Ain't Never Been Enuf: On the Myth of LGBTQ+ Solidarity by Kaila Adia Story, published May 2025.
Total points so far: 255
Readerboard Name: Kathy P5.8 Name Game
Read a book with an author who shares a first name initial with any letter in your Readerboard name.
Sex and Vanity
Author: Kevin Kwan
The shared letter is K.
TOTALS
Points: 75
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 4
Total books: 10
Total tasks: 9
HanneloreTask 20.8 Nickels and Dimes: MEGSCL's Task - 2025 Goals
Option 1- Read more new releases and ARCs. For this task read any book first published in March 2025 or later.
Book: The River Has Roots
How it fits: The book was first published in march 2025.
Points this task: 20
Total points: 170
Tasks completed: 8
BB tickets:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
GO tickets: 0
IAF tickets: 0
Jessica S10.3 500 Reads of Summer
Read a popular summer book from the first 25 pages of this list
The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters
https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
Points this task: 10
Total Points: 380
Jessica S25.5 - Fly's Task - Celebrating Summertime
June Option 1: book where a wedding or a wedding anniversary is essential to the story
Limited Edition Husband by Lauren Blakely
August Option 2: Book by an author whose initials (first and last) are in one of the following words: BEER or SMORES or WAFFLE
Written in the Stars by Aisha Saeed
Points this task: 25
Total Points: 405
Jessica S10.1 Walking On Sunshine
book whose title (subtitles are excluded) includes a word of 4 or letters made from the phrase
"Walking On Sunshine" (HOUSE)
The Quiet House by Lily Morton
Points this task: 10
Total Points: 415
30.6 Kmaried's Task - Catching Up On SeriesOption B, a book in a series from KmarieD's series list, page 3: A Dangerous Collaboration by Deanna Raybourn (Veronica Speedwell #4)
paperback edition A Dangerous Collaboration
The book on KmarieD's list is A Perilous Undertaking (Veronica Speedwell #2)
Option C, #3 or above but not the last in a series I have already started: One Good Thing by Wendy Wax (Ten Beach Road #5 of 6 in the series)
paperback edition One Good Thing
Points this post: 30
Total points: 175
SHEMAC 30.2 Katrisa's Task: Wrapped in Plastic
This is a 2 book task.
Please choose two different options and read a book from each.
Required:State the options: 1 and 5
Option 1 - Read a book with the letters OWL found intact AND imbedded in a word in the title/subtitle.
Grandeur and Growls
Option 5 - Fire Walk with Me
"Through the darkness of future past, etc
Read a book with a word of at least four letters from the poem in the title
Required: State the word: THROUGH
If You're Going Through Hell Keep Going
This task points: 30
Total season points: 395
10.3 500 Reads of SummerRead a popular summer book from the first 25 pages of this list.
page 6
A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses #2) by Sarah J. Maas
Task total: 10
Season total: 395
JUKKA15.7 Bright and Beautiful
Book whose cover is at least 50% blue, green, or red.
Kirjalliset liikemiehet: Kustantajakuvia by Jarl Hellemann.
TinEye says:
73.7 % #d5432c Red
10.7 % #080603 Black
3.4 % #c24939 Red
2.8 % #e6e1df Grey
2.4 % #ab4c41 Red
2.2 % #d28f82 Pink
1.9 % #555353 Grey
1.0 % #e8c9bc Pink
0.9 % #5c2118 Brown
0.9 % #301410 Brown
The book's title means "Literary Businessmen", and it's a nonfiction collection of biographical profiles of significant people in the 20th-century book publishing landscape. Therefore, claiming It's a Fact.
Total Points: 195/1000
Total Books Read: 17
Tasks Completed: 15/57
Big Books Total: 1
Golden Oldies Total: 0
It's a Fact Total: 2
JUKKA15.10 I'm Not Scared
Book with MPG Horror.
The Immortal Hulk, Vol. 8: The Keeper of the Door by Al Ewing.
Total Points: 210/1000
Total Books Read: 18
Tasks Completed: 16/57
Big Books Total: 1
Golden Oldies Total: 0
It's a Fact Total: 2
JUKKA10.1 Walking on Sunshine
Book with a word in title made from the phrase WALKING ON SUNSHINE.
The Immortal Hulk, Vol. 9: The Weakest One There Is by Al Ewing. The word is HULK.
Total Points: 220/1000
Total Books Read: 19
Tasks Completed: 17/57
Big Books Total: 1
Golden Oldies Total: 0
It's a Fact Total: 2
trishhartuk10.9 Fly Me To The Moon
Read a book with the MPG Space, stand-alone or embedded
Calypso, Oliver K. Langmead
Read the kindle edition. PB (pub September): here (224pg)
Space is found under “…More” on the main book page. Confirmed in Help Thread message #18: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/....
Points this Task: 10
Books Read: 1
Total Points: 190
Tasks Completed: 14
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10.5 I’ll Be There For You
International Day of Friendship is celebrated on July 11. Celebrate by reading a book off of the Friendship Fiction list.
Found on page one of the list.
Tell Me Everything. Elizabeth Strout
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 210 /1000
Tasks Completed 17/57
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20.2 Rookie at the Top: Coffeegirl's Task - Favorite things about Books
Choose an option and read 1 book.
Required: state the option.
Option 1 – Book club
Read a book by a single author where all the author's initials can be found in BOOK CLUB. Letters may be used as often as they appear.
Rosemary: The Hidden Kennedy Daughter. Kate Clifford Larson
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 230 /1000
Tasks Completed 18/57
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20.4 Kai's Task - London Adventure
Opt. 1. Read a book with one of the following words in the title, subtitle, or series name: Serendipity, Blessing, Fluke, Godsend, Windfall, Fortune, Fortunate, Luck, Lucky, Break, Chance, Coincidence, Opportunity. I read Lucky You by Carl Hiaasen
Points This Post: -20
Total Points So Far: 490
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20.4 Kai's Task - London Adventure
Opt. 1. Read a book with one of the following words in the title, subtitle, or series name: Serendipity, Blessing, Fluke, Godsend, Windfall, Fortune, Fortunate, Luck, Lucky, Break, Chance, Coincidence, Opportunity. I read Fat Chance by Deborah Blumenthal.
Points This Post: 20
Total Points So Far: 510
Nick KY30.9 Uluru.
Opt.2. Title word letters in target phrase. I read Lucky You by Carl Hiaasen. LUCKY in “uLUru kata tjura niCk KY." (moved from 20.4)
Opt. 4. Takes place at least 50% in Australia, I listened to the audiobook Scrublands by Chris Hammer, 100% in Australia. This is the 2nd time I’ve listened to this book this year (once for the Spring challenge). Though I am not sure I would have read the paper edition twice, I love being immersed in its Aussie-audioworld.
The most popular MMPB is Scrublands, 496 pp.
Points This Post: 30
Total Points So Far: 540
Rockynook5.6 - Summer Song
4+ word in title that matches lyric
Matching word: "Back"
Book: Back After This by Linda Holmes
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 210
ROBIN P15.4 Beauty in Words
Option 2: One book whose title contains a word from one of the poems and author shares a name or initials with one of the poets.
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
Word Moon is found in the poem by Joy Harjo "Remember the moon"
Author Robert A. Heinlein shares name with poet Robert Frost
Points this post: 15
Total points: 445
BB:3 GO:0 IAF:5
ROBIN P15.6 Animals, Animals
Word in title - Animal, Lion, Cheetah, Gazelle, Hyena
The Lion in Winter - word Lion
Points this post: 15
Total points: 460
BB:3 GO:0 IAF:5
5.4 World EnvironmentRead a book whose author's first and last initials can be found in "World Environment Day".
Letters can only be used as often as they appear
enviRonMent
Home by Marilynne Robinson
Task Total: 5
Season Total: 125
5.8 Name GameRead a book with an author who shares a first name initial with your Readerboard name.
Karenmichele
Deep River by Karl Marlantes
Task Total: 5
Season Total: 130
15.7 Bright and BeautifulRead a book that is at least 50% blue OR 50% green OR 50% Red according to Tineye.
70.8 %#2a295bBlue
The Terranauts by T. Coraghessan BoyleTask Total: 15
Season Total: 145
5.6 Summer SongRead a book with a word of 4 or more letters found in the title (subtitles excluded) from the lyrics of "Hot Fun In The Summertime" by Sly & The Family Stone
The word I used was DAYS
Ten Days in a Mad-House
***Claiming a Golden Oldie Ticket as published in 1887***
***Claiming an Its a Fact ticket for Non-Fiction***
New Points: 5
Total Points: 165
GO: 3
IaF: 1
15.4 Beauty in WordsI did Option 2-one book that does both:
1: Read a book whose title (subtitles are excluded) contains a 4 or more letter word from one of the poems on the web page.
2: Read a book with an author that shares either a name or initials with one of the poets on this website.
I used the word DOWN from “a bird came down the walk”
I used the initials J H from Joy Harjo
Down to the dirt by Joel Thomas Hynes
New Points: 15
Total Points: 180
GO: 3
IaF: 1
25.1 - Ash's Task: Boss LevelOption 1: For this option pick a book off of one of these lists
My book is from the list Time Loops on page 1 (#58)
I listened to an audio version of The Impossible Lives of Greta Wells
Option 4: For this task read a book where the page number consists of at least two of the numbers 0,1,3, or 5
Shine your Icy Crown page count 160
***Claiming an Its a Fact ticket for non-fiction***
New Points: 25
Total Points: 205
GO: 3
IaF: 2
30.3 Susan A's Task: Exploring MPGs.Choose 2 of the MPGs listed and read 1 book for each
MPG Survival: I listened to an audio version of In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex 302 pages
***Claiming an It's Fact ticket for Non-Fiction***
MPG Post Apocalyptic: The Bear 224 pages
New Points: 30
Total Points: 235
GO: 3
IaF: 3
Nick KY10.6 Theater Camp
Read a book 1st pub’d in 2022. I read How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu – 1st published January 18, 2022.
Points This Post: 10
Total Poins So Far: 550
SHEMAC 25.4 - Bookworm526's task: Our National Parks
This is a two book task, pick an option from book 1 and an option from book 2
Required: State the options. Book 1 Option B; Book 2 Option B
Book 1 - Option B - Read a book with a word of at least four letters in the title (subtitles excluded) that can be made from the phrase CONGAREE SWAMP.
Letters may only be used as often as they appear.
Required: State the word - PAWS
On Silent Paws
Book 2 - Option B - Read a book that is set at least 50% in a location found on this list https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factboo...
Required: State the setting. Provide a reference if the setting is not evident from the goodreads main page - DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Forgotten Paradise
This task points: 25
Total season points: 420
Lisa MD10.6 - Theater Camp
Published in July of any year OR any month in 2022
Outfoxed by David Rosenfelt
First published July 19, 2016
🐬🦀🐟🦀🐬🦀🐟🦀🐬🦀🐟🦀🐬🦀🐟🦀🐬🦀🐟🦀
COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 280/975
Total Books Read: 20
Total Tasks Completed: 15
Big Book Tickets:
Golden Oldies Tickets:
IAF Tickets: 5
Nick KY20.2 Rookie at the Top: Coffeegirl's Task - Favorite things about Books
Option 2 – Celebrate
-Read a book with a word of at least four letters in the title/subtitle spelled from the phrase BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS. I read Sparkling Cyanide by Agatha Christie. The word is “CYANIDE.”
C in Celebrations
YA in birthdAY
NI in celebratIoNs
D in birthDay
E in cElebrations
Points This Post: 20
Total Points So Far: 570
MARTYTask: 5.2 Civil War
Requirement: Read a book with MPG War, Civil War, or Military Fiction.
Title: Painted Trillium: A novel of the Civil War
Author: Robert Brandt
How it fits: Civil War on MP
Read: 6/23/25
Points this post: 5
Total points: 95
MARTYTask: 5.3 Women's Rights
Requirement; Read a Non-Fiction book with a MPG genre of womens, gender, or feminism
Title: She-Wolves: The Women Who Ruled England Before Elizabeth
Author: Helen Castor
How it fits: Feminism on MP
Read: 7/6/25
Points this post: 5
Total points: 100
Rockynook5.4 - World Environment
first and last initials in World Environment Day
A Sea of Unspoken Things by Adrienne Young
world environment dAY
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 215
LoraTask: 15.7 Bright and Beautiful
Read a book that is at least 50% blue OR 50% green OR 50% Red according to Tineye.
Book/Author: The Mermaid Mystery/Tamar Myers
How it fits: 75.8% blue
Points for this task: 15
Total points: 385
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 3
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 2
It's a Fact tickets for this task: 0
It's a Fact tickets total: 1
Lisa MD20.8 - Nickels and Dimes: MEGSCL's Task - 2025 Goals
Option 1: Published in March 2025 or later
Nobody’s Fool by Harlan Coben
First published March 25, 2025
🐬🦀🐟🦀🐬🦀🐟🦀🐬🦀🐟🦀🐬🦀🐟🦀🐬🦀🐟🦀
COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 300/975
Total Books Read: 21
Total Tasks Completed: 16
Big Book Tickets:
Golden Oldies Tickets:
IAF Tickets: 5
20.3 Celebrating PrideOption 4: Read a book set at least 50%in any of the following past, current, or future host countries of World Pride: Australia, Canada, Denmark, Israel, Italy, Netherlands, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States.
The Antidote by Karen Russell
Set in the United States
Post Total: 20
Grand Total: 165
20.7 I WonderOption 2: A) Read a book from this Coming of Age list:
Best Coming of Age stories
Required: Include the page number in your post.
The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides
This is on page one of the list.
Post Total: 20
Grand Total: 185
FLY Task #25.4 - Bookworm526's task: Our National Parks
Book 1: Option B - a 4+ letter title word made from CONGAREE SWAMP
book: The Snow
(my version is audio, no MMPB, first PB here)
how it fits: "snow" in C(ON)GAREE (SW)AMP
Book 2: Option A - a debut work by an author who is new to you.
book: Invisible Kitties: A Feline Study of Fluid Mechanics or The Spurious Incidents of the Cats in the Night-Time
how it fits: debut (see description), and this author is new to me
Points this post: 25
Total points: 300
Tasks completed: 16/56
BB: 9 / GO: 4 / IAF: 0
Kathy KS20.4 Golden Oldies: Kai's Task - London Adventure
Option 5- JANE AUSTEN
Read a book with an MPG of Historical, Romance, or Historical Romance.
Satan in St. Mary's by P. C. Doherty
MPG: Historical
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Points for this task: 20
Total points : 250
Tasks completed: 11/57
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: 3
FLY Task #20.7 Shorter is Sweeter: Karen Michele's Task - I Wonder
task: Option 3 - a book that has won the Hugo Award
book: Every Heart a Doorway
(my version is audio, no MMPB, first PB here)
how it fits: Hugo Award for Best Novella (2017)
Points this post: 20
Total points: 320
Tasks completed: 17/56
BB: 9 / GO: 4 / IAF: 0
FLY Task #15.3- Quantity or Size?
Option 1: Two Book Task
task 1: set at least 75% in Australia
book: Blood and Circuses
(my version is audio, first MMPB here)
how it fits: set 100% in Australia
task 2: title with 6+ words
book: Down Among the Sticks and Bones
(my version is audio, no MMPB, first PB here)
how it fits: title has 6 words
Points this post: 15
Total points: 335
Tasks completed: 18/56
BB: 9 / GO: 4 / IAF: 0
Masoodah30.10 Amy FL’s task: Return of a Favorite
This is a two book task. Choose two different options and read one book for each option.
Required: State the option
Option 2: The Setting
This series takes place in Minnesota so for this task, read a book set at least 75% in Minnesota.
Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez
Option 4: The Characters
Read a book by an author who shares a first or last name with one of the recurring characters in the Prey series. The name must match exactly but can appear in any position.
Required: State the character’s name
Jennifer Carey
All In by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 90 / 975
Total Books Read: 6 / 74
Total Tasks Completed: 4 / 56
BB Total:
GO:
IAF:
Task 10.8 - Summer Lovin'published 1969 & set in 1960s (per blurb)
The Tremor of Forgery
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430 points
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15.1 More or Less?
Book 1: Read the book with the most ratings on your TBR (3,801,762 ratings)
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo. Taylor Jenkins Reid
Book 2: Read the book with the least ratings on your TBR (3 ratings)
Struck Down on the Seventh: An Exorcism Performed by an Idiot. Aeddon Cayea
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 245 /1000
Tasks Completed 19/57
Readerboard name: List_Addict15.9: A camper, tent or RV on the cover
Beaches, Bungalows & Burglaries by Tonya Kappes
Total this challenge: 30
TessaVanessaChallenge 5.2 Civil War
Read a book with MPG War, Civil War, or Military Fiction.
The Imitation Game: Alan Turing Decoded by Jim Ottaviani
MPG=War
Points this post: 5
Total points: 540/975
Task completed: 34/56
TessaVanessaChallenge 10.2 I Know What You Read Last Summer
Read a book that was claimed in the Summer 2024 Challenge Completed Task Thread
MASH: A Novel about Three Army Doctors by Richard Hooker
Post 604 by Lora on page 13
Points this post: 10
Total points: 550/975
Task completed: 35/56
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25.5 Fly's Task: Celebrating Summer
Option 1a: Wedding or wedding anniversary is essential to the story OR book has a wedding dress, wedding cake, champagne glasses or wedding ring on the cover
Option 3a: Main character is a teacher or a student Curtsies & Conspiracies by Gail Carriger
*Book is set at a finishing school. MC is a student
This Task:
Points: 25
Books Read: 2
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket: 0
IAF Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 100
Books Read: 7
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket: 0
IAF Ticket: 3
Tasks Completed: 5