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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2025
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MAZZA110.10 Radioactive, Radioactive
Read a book with MPG Post-Apocalyptic
The Book of the Unnamed Midwife
Points this post = 10
points to date = 940
Elizabeth PTask 25.4 - Our National Parks
Book 1 Opt C: Book from first 25 pages of Road Trip List
PS: I Hate You by Lauren Connolly
Page 3
Book 2 Opt A: Debut book by author who is new to you
Anji Kills a King by Evan Leikam
This author is new to me
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 275
Total Tasks: 18
GO: 0
BB: 1
IAF: 0
Total Books: 22
Elizabeth PTask 30.5 - Classic Science Fiction: HG Wells
Option 4: Book on first five pages of one of the lists
Exit Strategy by Martha Wells
Page 5 of Futuristic Books
PPB is 140 pages: Çıkış Stratejisi
Option 5: Book set 75%+ in Great Britain
The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams
Set entirely in England
PPB is 384 pages: The Dictionary of Lost Words
384+140 = 524>500
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 305
Total Tasks: 19
GO: 0
BB: 1
IAF: 0
Total Books: 24
SHEMAC 30.5 DELICIOUS DEE 's Task: Classic Science-Fiction: HG Wells
This is a two book task. Choose two different options and read one book for each option
The combined page count of the books must be at least 501 pgs. (307 + 198)
Required State the options: 2 and 3
Option 2 - Read a book by a single author where ALL the authors initials can be found in H.G. Wells. Letters may be used as often as they appear. (S, L)
The Meriwell Legacy by Stephanie Laurens
Option 3 - Read a book that was first published between 1866 and 1946 (1909)
Mr. Justice Raffles
This task points: 30
Total season points: 645
SHEMAC **Repost for #1761**15.7 Bright and Beautiful
Read a book that is at least 50% blue OR 50% green OR 50% Red according to Tineye: blue 64.3%
The Fall of Rogue Gerrard
Required: Post the cover.
This task points: 15
Total season points: 615
Task 20.2 - Favorite things about BooksOption 2 - Celebrate
-Read a book with a word of at least four letters in the title/subtitle spelled from the phrase BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS. Letters may be used only as often as they appear in the phrase.
Required: State the word.
Word: THIS
THIS = bIrTHday celebrationS
How Did You Get This Number: Essays (2010) by Sloane Crosley (female) (Goodreads Author) (Hardback 274 pages) [814.6]
155 + 20 = 175
Tasks Completed: 07
Points for this post: 20
Points thus far: 155 + 20 = 175
Books read: 11
Pages read: 3,166
Read but not claimed: 03
Goodreads Authors: 06
Golden Oldies: 01
It’s a Fact (Non-Fiction): 01
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Julia10320.5 Bigger is Better: Kathy KS's Task - Light Up My World, Scarlett!
Option 3 - Read a book with an author born or living in one of these states or country where the extended family resides: California, Kansas, Mississippi, North Carolina, Germany.
Knave of Diamonds
(per GR author info Laurie R. King lives in Northern California)
This post: 20 points
Total points: 740
BB: 3
GO: 4
NF: 3
Tasks completed: 35
Books read: 55
Elizabeth PTask 30.1 - The Great Yellowstone
One book must be a debut
Option 2: Book with MPG romance
Legendborn by Tracy Deonn
This is a debut book for Tracy Deonn
At 501 pages, good for *1 Big Book Ticket*
PPB Link: Legendborn
Option 3: Book with cover that has at least 5 different colors according to TinEye
by Trish Doller22.5 %#6fb858Green
20.1 %#297a4fGreen
16.2 %#77c2c2Blue
11.4 %#c4d992Green
8.3 %#edf0dfWhite
8.2 %#09739cBlue
6.5 %#e9c92aYellow
3.5 %#212d29Green
2.5 %#7f7651Brown
0.8 %#80578eViolet
Has Green, Blue, Yellow, Brown, and Violet
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 335
Total Tasks: 20
GO: 0
BB: 2
IAF: 0
Total Books: 26
LoraTask: 5.7 Summer Vacations
Read a book with at least one adult AND two or more children on the book cover.
Book/Author: Silver Linings / Nola Theesfeld
How it fits: adult woman and two children (boy and girl) on cover
Claiming 1 It's an Oldie for published in 1929.
Using only <100 page book for challenge.
Points for this task: 5
Total points: 605
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 3
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 1
Golden Oldies tickets total: 5
It's a Fact tickets for this task: 0
It's a Fact tickets total: 1
LoraTask: 5.4 World Environment
Read a book whose author's first and last initials can be found in "World Environment Day".
Book/Author: Utter Fabrication: Historical Accounts of Paranormal Subcultures / Dawn Vogel
How it fits: initials DV found in phrase
Points for this task: 5
Total points: 610
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 3
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 5
It's a Fact tickets for this task: 0
It's a Fact tickets total: 1
Lisa MD5.5 - Summer Solstice
First letter of each title word found in "Summer Solstice"
Rescued by David Rosenfelt
"R" found in "summeR solstice"
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COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 510/975
Total Books Read: 35
Total Tasks Completed: 27
Big Book Tickets:
Golden Oldies Tickets:
IAF Tickets: 7
Lisa MD15.1 - More or Less?
Book 1: Most ratings on my TBR
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
1,952,414 ratings on my TBR when I read on August 9, 2025
Book 2: Least ratings on my TBR
The Gut-Brain Paradox: Improve Your Mood, Clear Brain Fog, and Reverse Disease by Healing Your Microbiome by Steven R. Gundry
136 ratings on my TBR when I read on June 25, 2025
***I claim an IAF ticket***
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COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 525/975
Total Books Read: 37
Total Tasks Completed: 28
Big Book Tickets:
Golden Oldies Tickets:
IAF Tickets: 8
Kristen IA30.1 JennRenee's Task: The Great Yellowstone
Since Yellowstone was the first national park, at least one of your books needs to be a debut book by the author.
Required: state which book is a debut book.
This is a two book task. Choose two options and read 1 book for each.
Required state the options
Option 1: Read a book with a title/subtitle that contains one of these words. Plurals/Possessives accepted, no other variations
waterfall, lake, river, stream, pond, wetlands
The River Is Waiting by Wally Lamb
Option 2: Read a book with MPG Romance, may be standalone or embedded
Evvie Drake Starts Over: A Read with Jenna Pick: A Novel by Linda Holmes
**This book is a debut novel
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Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 255/975
Tasks Completed: 16/56
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 0
25.2 - Robin P's Task: Enjoying Summer - Not!Option 3, author's initials BO: Swept Away by Beth O'Leary
paperback edition Swept Away
Option 4, a book from Winter Books Shelf page 2: Winter Solstice by Rosamunde Pilcher
paperback edition Winter Solstice
Points this post: 25
Total points: 465
Kai25.5 Fly's Task - Celebrating Summertime
JULY - OPTION 2
Read a book with a domestic dog on the cover.
All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot
AUGUST - OPTION 2
Read a book by an author whose initials (first and last) are in BEER or SMORES or WAFFLE.
I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai
"RM" in Smores
New Points: 25
Tasks Completed: 33
Total Points: 640
BIG BOOK: 3
GOLDEN OLDIES: 6
IT'S A FACT: 1
MAZZA115.5 Land of Dragons
Read a book with a single author with all initials found in Komodo OR Dragon OR Lizard. Required: State which word used.
Using LIZARD
Sweetness in the Skin Ishi Robinson
points this post = 15
Points to date = 955
FLY Task #5.5 Summer Solstice
task: first letter of each title word from "Summer Solstice"
book: Extinction
(my version is audio, first MMPB here)
how it fits: "E" in Solstic(e)
Points this post: 5
Total points: 775
Tasks completed: 44/56
BB: 10 / GO: 7 / IAF: 3
Bookwrm526Task #30.5 - Classic Science-Fiction: HG Wells
Option 2 - Read a book by a single author where ALL the authors initials can be found in H.G. Wells. Letters may be used as often as they appear. I read Killer on the Road: Violence and the American Interstate by Ginger Strand (hGwellS) (264p).
Option 5 - Read a book that is set at least 75% in Great Britain (England, Scotland, Wales) or in New Jersey, USA. I chose Great Britain and read Most Ardently by Gabe Cole Novoa, set completely in England (304p).
264+304 = 568 p
Total points so far: 665
Julia1035.1 Victory Day
Read a book that takes place in one of the States or countries that have a National Park honoring WII.
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
This is set in Maine. Acadia National Park in Maine is on the list in the task help thread.
AR Bookfinder: IL: MG - BL: 8.1 - AR Pts: 13.0
This was first published in 1903 so claiming one Golden Oldie ticket.
This post: 5 points, 1 GO
Total points: 745
BB: 3
GO: 5
NF: 3
Tasks completed: 36
Books read: 56
Bookwrm526Task #15.1 More or Less?
I used my Libro.fm wishlist as my TBR for this task, because I am working on their reading challenge as well!
Book 1: Read the book with the most ratings on your TBR. I read Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty, which has 429,021 ratings on GR.
Book 2: Read the book with the least ratings on your TBR. I read Becoming Baba Yaga: Trickster, Feminist, and Witch of the Woods by Kris Spisak, which has 246 ratings on GR.
Total points so far: 680
MARTYTask: 20.4 Golden Oldies: Kai's Task - London Adventure
Requirement: Option 5: Read a book with an MPG of Historical, Romance, or Historical Romance. MPGs must be stand-alone, not embedded.
Title: Blob: A Love Story
Author: Maggie Su
How it fits: ROMANCE on MPG list
Read: 8/9/25
Points this post: 20
Total points: 115
Theresa30.1 - JennRenee's Task: The Great Yellowstone
Option ` - Water Water and More Water
Read a book with a title/subtitle that contains one of these words. Plurals/Possessives accepted, no other variations
waterfall, lake, river, stream, pond, wetlands
Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
word = lake
Option 3: Grand Prismatic Spring
Read a book with a cover featuring at least 5 different colors according to Tineye. A guide to using Tineye can be found here. the percentage does not matter but the colors need to be distinctly different not different shades of the same color. Red, blue, purple/violet, green, yellow, orange, pink, brown, gray
For the purpose of this task, black and white do not count as colors.
by Charles B Fancher29.6% - #e1cebf - Grey
22.6% - #f9440f - Orange
21.6% - #6819f2 - Violet
15.1% - #502f28 - Brown
5.4% - #bec715 - Yellow
2.0% - #328468 - Green
1.5% -# bd5645 - Red
0.9% - #4218ac - Violet
0.8% - #d3a774 - Brown
0.5% - #a126ba - Violet
*This is a debut novel*
Points this post - 30
Total points - 70
TessaVanessa Challenge 30.5 Delicious Dee 's Task: Classic Science-Fiction: HG Wells
Option 2: Read a book by a single author where ALL the authors initials can be found in H.G. Wells
Stepping Out by Laura Langston
144 pages
Option 3: H.G. Wells was born 21 September 1866 and died 13 August 1946. Read a book that was first published between those dates.
Hungry Hill by Daphne du Maurer
First published January 1, 1943
528 pages
Points this post: 30
Total points: 975/975
Task completed: 56/56
Thanks for another great season!!
Kathy KS30.10 Amy FL’s task: Return of a Favorite
Option 1: The Titles
Read a book with one of these words from the series in the title (subtitle excluded)... Golden...
The Golden Trap by Hugh Pentecost
Word: GOLDEN
I read as an ebook; mmpb-175 p.
Option 2: The Setting
Read a book set at least 75% in Minnesota.
Triple Play by Elizabeth Gunn
Set in: Minnesota (GR)
I listened to an audiobook; mmpb-224 p.
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Points for this task: 30
Total points : 495
Tasks completed: 22/56
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 0
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 3
It's a Fact tickets for this task: 0
It's a Fact tickets total: 5
Deborah30.10 Amy FL’s task: Return of a Favorite
1) Read a book with one of these words from the series in the title (subtitle excluded). Words must be exact. No variations.
Rules, Shadow, Eyes...
Rules of Prey
3) Read a book written using a pseudonym. The pseudonym must be a single author, so no writing teams. J. D. Robb (pseudonym for Nora Roberts) works
Rapture in Death by J.D. Robb
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 370
Books Read: 27
Tasks Done: 19
LoraTask: 30.2 Katrisa's Task: Wrapped in Plastic, using options 3 and 5
Book 1: Read a book from the first 20 pages of Good vs Evil list
Book/Author: The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle / Stuart Turton
How it fits: on page 9 of the list
Book 2: Read a book with a word of at least four letters from the poem in the title (excluding WITH).
Book/Author: Assassin of Fire and Sacrifice / Mary Mecham
How it fits: word FIRE in poem and title
Points for this task: 30
Total points: 640
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 3
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 5
It's a Fact tickets for this task: 0
It's a Fact tickets total: 1
Masoodah25.4 - 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:-
Read a book that meets the SRC requirements from the first 25 pages of this list:
Road Trip
Required: state the page
The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren
Pg 7 on list.
Book 2:-
To celebrate this trip, read a debut work by an author who is new to you.
Required: State that the author is new to you.
The Pumpkin Spice Café by Laurie Gilmore
Not read any book by this author and also this is her debut book.
COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 270 / 975
Total Books Read: 18 / 74
Total Tasks Completed: 13 / 56
BB Total: 1+1=2
GO:
IAF:
Joanne Mi15.8 Shipwrecked and Stranded
Read a book where a shipwreck or someone who is stranded in the ocean or on an island is essential to the story.
The Devils
approved in help thread post # 20
Claiming 1 BB with 560 pages
Points this task 20
BB's this task 1
Season total 215
BB's 5
IAF 1
Nick KY30.8 Mazza1’s Gregorian Games Two Books, both more than 250 pp.
Opt. 3. Inits n JUNE. I read Dangerous Personalities: An FBI Profiler Shows You How to Identify and Protect Yourself from Harmful People by Joe Navarro. JuNe. 256 pp.
Opt. 4. # 6 in a series. From Dune series, # 6 of 8, I read Chapterhouse: Dune by Frank Herbert. 609 pp
CLAIM ONE BIG BOOK at 609 pp
Points This Post: 30
Total Points So Far: 885
Big Books So Far: 500+ (2), 750+ (2) = 6 BB Tickets
Bookwrm526Task #5.10 Picnic Time
Read a book of your choice that meets SRC rules. I read The Cybernetic Tea Shop by Meredith Katz.
Total points so far: 685
MAZZA110.4 Future's So Bright
Read a book with a person wearing sunglasses on the cover. The sunglasses must be dark or reflective, on a face, and at least 1 lens showing.
Points this post = 10
Points to date = 965
Kai10.3 500 Reads of Summer
Read a popular summer book from the first 25 pages of this list: Summer Books List
Summer Sisters by Judy Blume
Page 2
New Points: 10
Tasks Completed: 34
Total Points: 650
BIG BOOK: 3
GOLDEN OLDIES: 6
IT'S A FACT: 1
Nick KY20.10 Group Read. I read Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language by Gretchen McCulloch , the selection for Nonfiction Linguistics.
My comment is in Message # 5 of the Comment Thread. https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points This Post: 20
Total Points So Far: 905
Mod
Book 1- Read a book set at least 75% in Australia
Force of Nature by Jane Harper / set in Australia
Book 2- read a book with title with 6+ words excluding subtitles
Falling for my Brother's Best Friend by Piper Rayne / 6 word title
Points this post: 15
Total points: 725
Mod
Read a book with a camper, tent, or RV on the cover.
by Catherine Cowles / camper van on cover; approved in threadPoints this post: 15
Total points: 740
Angela IL20.8 Shorter is Sweeter: MEGSCL's Task
Option 1: Read any book first published in March 2025 or later.
The Missing Half by Ashley Flowers-6/11
Pub Date: May 6, 2025
Points this Task: 20
Total Points: 160
Books Read: 9
Tasks Completed: 7
It's a Fact: 2
Angela IL30.2 Katrisa's Task: Wrapped in Plastic
Option 2 - Read a book with one or more conifer trees or a sword on the cover.
Out of the Woods by Hannah Bonam-Young-6/27
Option 5: Read a book with a word of at least four letters from the poem in the title (excluding WITH).
Small World by Laura Zigman-7/7
Word: Worlds (dropped the s)
*Unable to post PB link for Out of the Woods, but page count is 336*
Points this Task: 30
Total Points: 190
Books Read: 11
Tasks Completed: 8
It's a Fact: 2
Delicious Dee30.10 Amy FL’s task: Return of a Favorite
Option 1 - Hidden Mountains: Survival and Reckoning After a Climb Gone Wrong - HIDDEN is one of the provided words; claiming 1 its a fact for non-fiction
Option 3 - Parasite - Mira Grant - from her website: Seanan McGuire is my real name: Mira Grant is the open pseudonym I use for my horror writing (https://www.miragrant.com/faq/#seanan_; claiming 1 BB ticket for 500+pgs
Points this Task: 30
Points Overall: 895
Its a Fact Tickets: 8
Big Book Ticket: 1
Angela IL30.7 Cat's Task: Books of Europe
Book 1: Read a book that is set (at least 70%) in one or more countries in Europe, or is about one or more countries in Europe (if Non-Fiction), but is NOT United Kingdom (i.e. England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland).
Intermezzo by Sally Rooney-8/10
PB Link: Intermezzo
Setting: Dublin, Ireland (on Main Page)
Book 2: Read a book that is written by an author born in a country in Europe, excluding UK.
My Friends by Fredrik Backman-6/9
Born in Sweden: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fredrik...
Points this Task: 30
Total Points: 220
Books Read: 13
Tasks Completed: 9
It's a Fact: 2
30.10 Amy FL’s task: Return of a FavoriteOption 2, set in Minnesota: Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez
paperback edition Just for the Summer
Option 4, author's name matches a character in the Prey series: The Cinderella Deal by Jennifer Crusie
paperback edition The Cinderella Deal
The character is Jennifer Carey.
Points this post: 30
Total points: 495
Bookwrm526Task #10.10 Radioactive, Radioactive
Read a book with MPG Post-Apocalyptic. I read Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler (genre verified in posts 17 and 18 of the help thread).
Total points so far: 695
MAZZA15.1 Victory Day
Read a book that takes place in one of the States or countries that have a National Park honoring WII.
Required State the park
Evvie Drake Starts Over
Setting Maine Park is known as Arcadia
Points this post = 5
Pointts to date = 970
30.5 DELICIOUS DEE 's Task: Classic Science-Fiction: HG WellsOption4. Read a book that can be found on the first 5 pages of the following shelves:
Technology Books OR Futuristic Books
Shades of Earth by Beth Revis
Futuristic Books, page 4
Paperback, 512 pages
Option 5. Read a book that is set at least 75% in Great Britain (England, Scotland, Wales) or in New Jersey, USA.
La prochaine fois, peut-être... by Cesca Major
Setting: London, England
Paperback, 384 pages
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 410
15.5 Land of DragonsRead a book by a single author with all initials found in DRAGON
The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 290
Lisa MD30.8 - MAZZA1's Task: Gregorian Games
Each book must be at least 250pgs
Option 1: Variant of 6, 7, or 8 in title
The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston
Variant of "7" found in title word: "Seven"
336 pgs
Option 2: "June, July, or August" intact in title
The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern by Lynda Cohen Loigman
"August" found intact in title word: "AUGUSTa"
313 pgs
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COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 555/975
Total Books Read: 39
Total Tasks Completed: 29
Big Book Tickets:
Golden Oldies Tickets:
IAF Tickets: 8
Mod
Option 2- Read a book with one or more conifer trees or a sword on the cover
by Veronica Roth / sword on coverOption 5- "Through the darkness of future past,
The magician longs to see.
One chants out between two worlds.
Fire walk with me."
Read a book with a word of at least four letters from the poem in the title (excluding WITH). Plurals/possessives are ok or you can drop the s from a word in the poem (i.e. you can use world or chant).
Secrets of the World's Worst Matchmaker by Piper Rayne / WORLDS in poem, approved in thread
Points this post: 30
Total points: 770
Mod
Option 3- Read a book with a single author’s first and last initial that can be found in NIAGARA FALLS.
Play Dirty by Lora Leigh / LL in phrase
Option 5- Read a book with all the letters of VEGAS in the series title (series must be in gray-scale on the main book page)
This Moment by Kelly Elliott / VEGAS spelled from 'Moose Village' series
Points this post: 30
Total points: 800
KRISTA KY30.1 JennRenee's Task: The Great Yellowstone
This is a two book task. Choose two options and read 1 book for each.
Required state the options
Required: state which book is a debut book.
Option 1 - Read a book with a title/subtitle that contains one of these words. Plurals/Possessives accepted, no other variations
waterfall, lake, river, stream, pond, wetlands
Long Bright River
Option 2 - The Bright Side of Disaster
This is Katherine Center's debut album from 2006
Points this task: 30
Total points: 395
Books read: 27
Mod
Option 2- Read a book by a single author where ALL the authors initials can be found in H.G. Wells.
Resisting the Running Back by Lisa Suzanne / LS in phrase; 403 pg PB
Option 5- Read a book that is set at least 75% in Great Britain (England, Scotland, Wales) or in New Jersey, USA.
The Other Half by Charlotte Vassell / set in London; 381 pg PB
Total pages: 784 > 501
Points this post: 30
Total points: 830
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10.6 Theater Camp
Read a book first published either in July of any year or any month for the year 2022.
The Oceanography of the Moon Published March 2022
points this post = 10
points to date= 930