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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2025
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15.6 Animals, Animals, Animals!Read a book with one of these words in the title/subtitle: Animal
Animal Life by Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir
Task total: 15
Season total: 850
Task 15.7 Bright and BeautifulRead a book that is at least 50% blue OR 50% green OR 50% Red according to Tineye.
Required: Post the cover
>50% BLUE
Mastering the Art of French Murder (An American in Paris #1) (2023) by Colleen Cambridge (Goodreads Author) (Hardback 262 pages)
Tintype breakdown:
64.6 %#2381b6
Blue
20.9 %#f5f4ec
White
4.9 %#bec4c1
Grey
3.8 %#898982
Grey
2.7 %#50514f
Grey
1.4 %#e5c1bc
Pink
1.4 %#7dbcda
Blue
0.3 %#b75d5a
Red
275 + 15 = 290
Tasks Completed: 13
Points for this post: 15
Points thus far: 275 + 15 = 290
Books read: 19
Pages read: 5,325
Read but not claimed: 00
Goodreads Authors: 11
Golden Oldies: 01
It’s a Fact (Non-Fiction): 01
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
5.1 Victory DayRead a book that takes place in one of the States or countries that have a National Park honoring WII
I chose the Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site in the state of Alabama
I listened to The Devil and Harper Lee
This book is only in ebook and audio format and is approved for length in the approval document at line #3518
***Claiming an It's a Fact ticket for non-fiction***
New Points: 5
Total Points: 510
BB: 1
GO: 7
IaF: 6
JEN B25.5 - Fly's Task - Celebrating Summertime
July
Option 2 - July starts the dog days of summer. Celebrate by reading a book with a domestic dog on the cover!
Required Post the cover.
by Abby JimenezAugust
Option 2 - Read a book by an author whose initials (first and last) are in one of the following words: BEER or SMORES or WAFFLE.
American Bulk: Essays on Excess by Emily Mester
EM in sMorEs
TOTAL POINTS: 510
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5.4 World Environment
Read a book whose author's first and last initials can be found in "World Environment Day".
The Pilo Family Circus by Will Elliott (World Enviroment day)
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 785
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15.9 Let's Go Camping
Read a book with a camper, tent, or RV on the cover.
Beaches, Bungalows & Burglaries
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 800
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20.3 Review Raffle: Kelly L's Task - Celebrating Pride
Option 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.
Only If You're Lucky- South Carolina- US
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 820
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20.10 Group Reads
Fiction: Psychological Thriller -
You Killed Me First
Posted in the Discussion Thread #18
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 840
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25.5 - Fly's Task - Celebrating Summertime
June
Option 1 -June is the most popular month for weddings!
Read a book that has a wedding dress
The One
August
Option 1 - August is back-to-school time!
Read a book whose main character is either a teacher or a student.
The Teacher
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 865
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30.3 Susan A's Task: Exploring MPGs.
Choose 2 of the MPGs listed and read 1 book for each. The total number of pages read must exceed 500 pages. MPGS must match exactly.
Required: State the MPG.
MPG Adventure
Ashen Winter 573 Pages
MPG Post Apocalyptic
Sunrise 546 Pages
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 895
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30.10 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). Words must be exact. No variations.
Rules for Vanishing RULES
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.
Killer Instinct Jennifer Lynn Barnes- Jennifer Carey
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 925
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50.1 - Lisa MD: The Summer My Boys Got Married
Book 1:
Option B: Read a book with a pier, pavilion or gazebo, or a natural body of water on the cover.
The Guest List
330 pages
Book 2:
Option Read a book set approximately 50% in one or combination of the places listed. Colorado, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Florida, California, North Carolina, New Jersey, Montana, and Germany.
Trouble in Queenstown set in New Jersey
320 pages
Book 3:
Option B: Since I am the mother of two boys with not one, but two weddings over the summer, read a book whose title contains a plural word.
The Underwood Tapes - Published 2/4/25
320 pages
Total pages = 970 > 750
Points this Post: 50
Total Points: 975
5.5 Summer SolsticeTitle initials in SUMMER STOSTICE: The Summer Swap by Sarah Morgan
paperback edition The Summer Swap
Points this post: 5
Total points: 765
5.8 Name GameAuthor shares first name initial with any letter in my readerboard name: The Marriage Sabbatical by Lian Dolan
paperback edition The Marriage Sabbatical: A Novel
Points this post: 5
Total points: 770
10.8 Summer Lovin'First published in 1960s: The Gabriel Hounds by Mary Stewart, first published Sept 28, 1967
mass market paperback edition The Gabriel Hounds
Points this post: 10
Total points: 780
30.2 Katrisa's Task: Wrapped in PlasticOption 4 - BOB: Read a book from this list of books about
Demonic Possession
Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher
Page 2
Option 5 - Fire Walk with Me:
"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
Vanishing World by Sayaka Murata
Word used was Worlds, dropping the s
Task Total: 30
Season Total: 675
Total BB: 1
Total GO: 2
Total IAF: 14
5.1; 5.2; 5.3; 5.4; 5.5; 5.6; 5.7; 5.8; 5.9; 5.10
10.2; 10.3; 10.4; 10.5; 10.6; 10.7; ...; 10.9
15.2; 15.3; ...; 15.5; 15.6; 15.7; 15.8; 15.9; 15.10
20.1; 20.2; 20.3; 20.4; 20.5; 20.6; 20.7; 20.8
25.1; 25.2; 25.3; 25.4; 25.5
30.1; 30.2; ...; ...; ...; 30.6; 30.7; ...; ...; 30.10
10.8 Summer Lovin'Read a book set in the 1960's
The Deadly Dispute (The Tea Ladies #3) by Amanda Hampson
Task total: 10
Season total: 860
Lisa MD20.4 - Golden Oldies: Kai's Task - London Adventure
Option 5: MPG: Romance & Historical
The Story She Left Behind by Patti Callahan Henry
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COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 920/975
Total Books Read: 70
Total Tasks Completed: 52
Big Book Tickets:
Golden Oldies Tickets:
IAF Tickets: 17
MEGSCL5.10 Picnic Time
Read a book of your choice that meets SRC rules.
Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism
**IT’S A FACT TICKET**
TOTAL: 305 points
TICKETS: 7 IAF, 5 BB, 1 GO
MEGSCL10.8 Summer Lovin'
Read a book set in, first published or about the 1960's
The Land in Winter (set 1962 as stated in gr blurb)
TOTAL: 315 points
TICKETS: 7 IAF, 5 BB, 1 GO
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Theresa20.8 - Nickels and Dimes: MEGSCL's Task - 2025 Goals
Option 2
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
Women's Prize for Fiction 2023
Points this post - 20
Total points - 130
Theresa30.3 - Susan A's Task: Exploring MPGs.
Station Eleven by Emily St John Mandel
MPG Post Apocalyptic
The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles
MPG Adventure
Points this post - 30
Total points - 160
CathyG25.3 - Shemac's task: Celebrating the end of WW2
Help Thread
This is a two book task. Choose two different options and read one book for each. The combined page count must be 500 or more pages.
Required: state the options
Option 1 - Read a book that is set (at least 50%) in any combination of Japan and/or of the territories in Asia that Japan invaded between 1st September 1939 and 15th August 1945. The Art of Hearing Heartbeats by Jan-Philipp Sendker 325pp
Required: State the setting and provide a reference if not evident from the goodreads main page.- Burma
Option 2 - Read a book that has MPG World War II
The Comfort of Ghosts by Jacqueline Winspear 342pp
Points this post - 25
Total points - 425
CathyG25.5 - Fly's Task - Celebrating Summertime
This is a two book task. Choose two different months and read a book for one option each.State the options One graphic novel may be read for this task.
June
Option 2- For this task choose one of the longest books on your TBR pile. Go to 'My Books,' choose the shelf 'Want to read,' set it to show 20 books per page, sort by number of pages in descending order, and choose a book from the first page.
How Not to Age: The Scientific Approach to Getting Healthier as You Get Older by Michael Greger 640pp
August
Option 2 - August has a lot of food holidays! I'm going to choose three of my favorites: International Beer Day, National S'mores Day, and National Waffle Day.
Read a book by an author whose initials (first and last) are in one of the following words: BEER or SMORES or WAFFLE.
Waffle - The Wedding People by Alison Espach
Points this post - 25
Total points - 450
CathyG30.2 Katrisa's Task: Wrapped in Plastic
This is a 2 book task.
Please choose two different options and read a book from each. No children’s (or related MPG) or graphic novels/comics allowed.
Required:State the options
Option 2 - The Bookhouse Boys
Read a book with one or more conifer trees or a sword on the cover (the hilt of the sword must be visible. No knives or daggers).
When Among Crows by Veronica Roth
Required: Post cover
Option 5 - Fire Walk with Me
Read a book with a word of at least four letters from the poem in the title
How to Walk Away by Katherine Center
Required: State the word - walk
Points this post - 30
Total points - 480
CathyG20.8 Shorter is Sweeter: MEGSCL's Task
My task is based on my two personal reading goals for this year.
Required: State the option chosen
Option 1- Read more new releases and ARCs. For this task read any book first published in March 2025 or later.
Kills Well with Others by Deanna Raybourn
Points this post - 20
Total points - 500
Kristen IA15.3- Quantity or Size?
Option 2: One Book Task
Read a single book that satisfies both criteria for option 1
Read a book set at least 75% in Australia AND
Read a book with title with 6+ words excluding subtitles
Lenny Marks Gets Away with Murder by Kerryn Mayne
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 365/975
Tasks Completed: 22/56
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 1
Lisa MD15.2 - Here or There?
Book 1: Title contains word from North American Parks list (except "of, the, national, park")
Pirates of the Chesapeake Bay: From the Colonial Era to the Oyster Wars by Jamie L.H. Goodall
Title shares the word "Chesapeake" with North American Park, " Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park"
***I claim an IAF ticket***
Book 2: Title contains all letters of one of the complete names of a Europe Map park (national/park may be excluded)
The White Darkness by David Grann
The letters of "SAREK National Park" can be found in "thE white dARKnesS"
***I claim an IAF ticket***
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COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 935/975
Total Books Read: 72
Total Tasks Completed: 53
Big Book Tickets:
Golden Oldies Tickets:
IAF Tickets: 19
10.6 Theater CampRead a book first published either in July of any year or any month for the year 2022.
The Chelsea Girls by Fiona Davis
Published July 2019
Post Total: 10
Grand Total: 460
Jager20.2 Rookie at the Top: Coffeegirl's Task - Favorite things about Books
Option 2 - Celebrate
Word of at least four letters in the title/subtitle spelled from the phrase BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS.
Tilt by Emma Pattee
Word - TILT
points this post 20
total points 40
IAF 1
20.8 Nickels and Dimes: MEGSCL's Task - 2025 GoalsOption 1: read any book first published in March 2025 or later.
Atmosphere
First published in June, 2025
Total points: 185
LoraTask: 15.1 More or Less?
Book 1: Read the book with the most ratings on your TBR
Book/Author: Around the World in Eighty Days / Jules Verne
How it fits: has 276,428 ratings
Book 2: Read the book with the least ratings on your TBR
Book/Author: Red Lipstick Kisses and Small Town Wishes / Kathryn Kaleigh
How it fits: had one rating (now it has two because of me!)
Claiming 1 Golden Oldie for Around the World in Eighty Days for published in 1872.
Points for this task: 15
Total points: 830
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 3
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 1
Golden Oldies tickets total: 8
It's a Fact tickets for this task: 0
It's a Fact tickets total: 1
Jasmiina F20.6 It's a Fact: Kristen IA's Task - Let’s Go to the Park!:
Option 1: Read a book that was first published in 2008, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, or 2025: Kaikki oli heidän by Juha Itkonen.
First published in 2021.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 100
Golden Oldies this post:
Total Golden Oldies:
Big Book Tickets this post:
Total Big Book Tickets:
BBooks - 500+:
BBooks - 750+:
BBooks - 1000+:
Julia1035.3 Women's Rights
Read a Non-Fiction book with a MPG genre of women, gender, or feminism.
With Her Fist Raised: Dorothy Pitman Hughes and the Transformative Power of Black Community Activism
(MPG Feminism)
This book is non-fiction - claiming one It's A Fact ticket
This post: 5 points, 1 NF
Total points: 910
BB: 3
GO: 7
NF: 5
Tasks completed: 51
Books read: 72
30.2 Katrisa's Task: Wrapped in PlasticOption 2 - Read a book with one or more conifer trees or a sword on the cover
The Lady of the Lake (The Witcher #5) by Andrzej Sapkowski
Option 3 - Read a book from the first 20 pages of this (page 3) : https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
Iron Flame (The Empyrean #2) by Rebecca Yarros
Task total: 30
Season total: 890
Rockynook15.5 - Land of Dragons
single author with all initials found in Komodo OR Dragon OR Lizard
Word Used: Komodo
Before He Finds Her by Michael Kardos
I listened to audio, pb - 384 p. (no mmpb)
KoModo
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 570
10.6 Theater CampRead a book first published either in July of any year or any month for the year 2022.
Mortelles Decisions by Kathy Reichs
First published July 25, 2000
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 450
Erica H.20.5 Bigger is Better: Kathy KS's Task - Light Up My World, Scarlett!
Choose one option and read one book for that option.
Required: State the option.
Option 1 - Read a book that contains red on the cover, according to Tineye. It doesn’t matter how much, just some. Required: Post the cover.
The White Queen has a cover that is 3.4% red:
Points: 20
Total points: 425
BB: 2
GO: 2
NF: 3
Erica H.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.
Broken Country was published March 4, 2025
Points: 20
Total points: 445
BB: 2
GO: 2
NF: 3
Coffeegirl30.4 A Year of Travels
Option 1: Read a book with that has snow on the cover
Book: Snow Falls by Gerri Hill
Option 3: Rad a book with a single author's first and last initial that can be found in Niagara Falls
Book: Caught Up by Navessa Allen
NA in NiAgara falls
Points this task: 30
Total points: 525
trishhartuk10.7 Camp Rock
Read a book where the MC is a performance artist or performing arts is central to the story.
Death of a Hollow Man, Caroline Graham
Read the kindle edition. Top PB: here (296pg)
Set around rehearsals, the first night and the cast of the Causton Amateur Dramatic Society production of Amadeus
Okayed in Help Thread message #9: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points this Task: 10
Books Read: 1
Total Points: 545
Tasks Completed: 32
It’s a Fact Tickets: 1
Golden Oldie Tickets: 1
Big Book Tickets: 1
Coffeegirl30.5 Classic Science-Fiction: HG Wells
Option 4: Read a book that can be found on the first 5 pages of the following shelves: Futuristic Books
Book: Golden Son by Pierce Brown
Found on Page 3
Page count: 466
Option 5: Read a book that is at least 75% in Great Britian
Book: When Grumpy Met Sunshine by Charlotte Stein
Story takes place in UK.
Page count: 366
https://www.google.com/search?q=where...
Total page count: 832
Points this task: 30
Total Points: 555
Bookwrm526Task #30.3 - Exploring MPGs
Choose 2 of the MPGs listed and read 1 book for each. The total number of pages read must exceed 500 pages. MPGS must match exactly.
Book 1: I chose ADVENTURE and read The Fisherman King by Kathrina Mohd Daud (208p).
Book 2: I chose POST APOCALYPTIC and read Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer (337p).
208+337 = 545 total pages
Total points so far: 975
DONE!!!!
Readerboard Name: List_Addict20.7: Shorter is Sweeter - Karen Michele’s Task: I Wonder
Option 3: A Hugo Award winner
All Systems Red by Martha Wells
Hugo - Best Novella - 2018
Total this challenge: 85
20.1 - Most Improved – Erica H’s Task: Organized ProcrastinatorOption 2: Read a book with a word of 5 or more letters in the title spelled from PROJECT FINISH RESISTANCE
The Black Prince
"Prince" is in the phrase above
Total points: 205
30.5 Delicious Dee 's Task: Classic Science-Fiction: HG WellsOption 4 - Read a book that can be found on the first 5 pages of the following shelves: Futuristic Books
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
Futuristic Books, page 4
Option 5 - Read a book that is set at least 75% in Great Britain (England, Scotland, Wales) or in New Jersey, USA.
Stone and Sky by Ben Aaronovitch
Set in Scotland
Task Total: 30
Season Total: 705
Total BB: 1
Total GO: 2
Total IAF: 14
5.1; 5.2; 5.3; 5.4; 5.5; 5.6; 5.7; 5.8; 5.9; 5.10
10.2; 10.3; 10.4; 10.5; 10.6; 10.7; ...; 10.9
15.2; 15.3; ...; 15.5; 15.6; 15.7; 15.8; 15.9; 15.10
20.1; 20.2; 20.3; 20.4; 20.5; 20.6; 20.7; 20.8
25.1; 25.2; 25.3; 25.4; 25.5
30.1; 30.2; ...; ...; 30.5; 30.6; 30.7; ...; ...; 30.10
30.8 MAZZA1's Task: Gregorian GamesOption 3 Read a book whose SINGLE author's first and last initials (middle can be ignored) in June OR July OR August.
In Other Words by Jhumpa Lahiri
July
**I'd like an It's A Fact ticket for In Other Words (nonfiction)**
Option 4: Read a book that is # 6,7 or 8 in a series. The number must be shown in greyscale next to or above the name in Goodreads.
The End of All Things by John Scalzi
Task Total: 30
Season Total: 735
IAF this Post: 1
Total BB: 1
Total GO: 2
Total IAF: 15
5.1; 5.2; 5.3; 5.4; 5.5; 5.6; 5.7; 5.8; 5.9; 5.10
10.2; 10.3; 10.4; 10.5; 10.6; 10.7; ...; 10.9
15.2; 15.3; ...; 15.5; 15.6; 15.7; 15.8; 15.9; 15.10
20.1; 20.2; 20.3; 20.4; 20.5; 20.6; 20.7; 20.8
25.1; 25.2; 25.3; 25.4; 25.5
30.1; 30.2; ...; ...; 30.5; 30.6; 30.7; 30.8; ...; 30.10
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Read a book where a shipwreck or someone who stranded in the ocean or on an island is essential to the story
Fable by Adrienne Young
*This title had been approved in the help thread*
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 975
Total Tasks Completed: 55
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Big Books: 6
Golden Oldies: 1
It's a Fact: 1