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FALL CHALLENGE 2025
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10.1 School is Cool!Go back to school and read a non fiction book with the MPG Science, Mathmatics, or History
The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference
MPG Science
Total points: 15
15.9 Angkor Wat CambodiaRead a book where the single author first and last initials can be found in KHMER and/or CAMBODIA
Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar
K in KHMER and A in CAMBODIA
Total points: 30
Mai10.10 Do They Exist?
Book where cryptids are central to the story
Proof, Volume 1: Goatsucker by Alex Grecian
The main character is bigfoot
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 110
Tasks Completed: 7
Books Read: 7
NF Tickets: 0
BB Tickets: 2
Mai20.1 Most Improved: Kai's Task- Onihei Jokei
Read a book that combines a real historical event with fictional ones.
Anima Rising by Christopher Moore
This book takes place in 1911 Vienna, a setting that includes real historical figures like Gustav Klimt, Sigmund Freud, Carl Jung, and Egon Schiele. In the Afterword, Christopher Moore writes that Klimt indeed introduced Wally Neuzil, a real historical figure and a character in the novel, to Egon Schiele the way it happens in Anima Rising.
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 130
Tasks Completed: 8
Books Read: 8
NF Tickets: 0
BB Tickets: 2
Jayme(theghostreader)10.5 Season of the Harvest
RAB with an author's initals found in Harvest.
She's a Mad Hatterby S.J.
Ransom
S and R found in Harvest.
Task +10
Total poonts: 10
Katrisa25.7 - Fly's Task: A Tribute to Dad
Opt 1 - For this task, choose a book with Phillip, Philip, Phillips, Philips, or Phil as either author name (e.g. Philip Roth, Susan Phillips), main character name (e.g. The Big Sleep's Philip Marlowe) or part of the title/subtitle/series name
I read La Belle Sauvage by Philip Pullman
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 20.0
449 pages
Opt 2 - For this task take the chorus of Kenny Rogers' The Gambler and read a book with one of these verbs in the title: HOLD, FOLD, WALK, RUN, COUNT, SIT.
I read Medicine Walk
WALK in title
245 pages
Points this Post: 25
Points Total: 530
Julia10315.9 Angkor Wat Cambodia
Read a book where the single author first and last initials can be found in KHMER and/or CAMBODIA
The Venetian Affair by Helen MacInnes
(Initials HM are in KHMER)
This was first published in 1963 so claiming one Golden Oldie ticket.
This post: 15 points, 1 GO
Total points: 295
Total BB: 0
Total GO: 2
Total NF: 2
Tasks completed: 15
Books read: 21
Task 30.2 - Halloween Costumesoption 1: PIRATES in title (PEnRIc The ShAman)
Penric and the Shaman
option 3: Mystery in series title
Hell's Bells
series: Professor Eustacia Rose Mystery
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410 points
SHEMAC 10.3 Where Past and Present Meet
Read a book that is written in a dual/multiple timeline.
Required: If the dual/multiple time line is not evident from the Goodreads main page, provide a reference:
Chapter headings indicate where on the dual timeline: in the present or the in past, eg, Chapter 3 is "Jesse then", Chapter 5 is "Jesse now"
Prior acceptance: #13 https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...-
What We Broke
This task points: 10
Total season points: 170
SHEMAC20.6 It's a Fact: Angela IL's Task - Reading Goals 2025
Pick an option and read one book for that option.
Required: State the option - 1
Option 1:
Read a book that is between 100-250 pages. (190pp)
Outrun the Rain
This task points: 20
Total Season Points: 190
ROBIN P10.3 Where Past and Present Meet
Read a book that is written in a dual/multiple timeline.
Required: If the dual/multiple time line is not evident from the Goodreads main page, provide a reference:
Chapters alternate throughout the book, each headed by the year: 1994, 2022, 1996, 2022, etc.
approved in help thread with this explanation
Points this post: 10
Total points: 255
BB:3 GO:0 IAF:4
Kristina Marie5.7 National Trust
Read a book with a single author's first and last initials can be found in NATIONAL TRUST.
Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Taylor Jenkins Reid's first and last initials (TR) can be found in NATIONAL TRUST.
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 225
Task 30.6 - Name Swap501+ pages
last name of book 1 author is first name of book 2 author.
shared name: DICK
book 1: They: A Sequence of Unease by Kay Dick
112 pages
book 2: Hot Money by Dick Francis
455 pages
455+112 = 567 pages
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440 points
Bookwrm526Task #30.1 - Do it Again, But Differently
Option 1: Choose an author you have discovered (new to you) in the Summer 2025 or Fall 2025 season of reading. Read another book by that author.
In the Summer 2025 challenge, I read Most Ardently by Gabe Cole Novoa, who was a new author for me. For this challenge, I read These Vengeful Gods by the same author.
Option 2: Choose a task that you completed in the Summer or Fall 2025 Season. Read a book that satisfies one of the options you did not choose previously.
For task 30.2 in the Fall 2025 season, I used options 2 and 3. For this task, I decided to use Option 6 (Read a book featuring Zombies and is essential to the story.) and I read Zomromcom by Olivia Dade.
Total points so far: 300
Ana5.5 Dwali
Read a book with a lighted candle on the cover.
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 10
10.1 School is Cool!Read a fiction book with MPG Dark Academia
The Invisible College (The Invisible College #1) by Jeff Wheeler
Task total: 10
Season total: 345
Julia10330.4 TessaVanessa's Task: Beauty is in the Eye of Beholder
Option 2: Read a book with a single author whose name contains all the letters of MURALS
Penric and the Bandit: A Penric & Desdemona Novella in the World of the Five Gods by Lois McMaster Bujold
(M in McMaster, U in Bujold, RA in McMaster, LS in Lois)
Option 3: Read a book with an MPG of Historical Fiction or Art.
My Mother's Secret: A Novel of the Jewish Autonomous Region
(MPG Historical Fiction)
This post: 30 points
Total points: 325
Total BB: 0
Total GO: 2
Total NF: 2
Tasks completed: 16
Books read: 23
20.4 - Golden Oldies - Erica H's Task: What Fall BringsOption 1: any of the words HUNT, HUNTER or HUNTING in the title/subtitle
Hunting Hour by Margaret Mizushima
Points this post: 20
Total points: 100 + 20 = 120
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
It's a Fact tickets: 0
Katrisa20.8- Nickels and Dimes: MEGSCL's Task: Korean Reads
Option 2: Read a book that is by a Korean author.
I read Greek Lessons by Han Kang born in in Gwangju, Korea, Republic of
Points this Post: 20
Points Total: 550
Katrisa25.2- Ash's Task- Slash and Survive: A Final Girl Challenge
Opt 1 - Read a book with "IT" in the title only
I read Reality is Not What it Seems: The Journey to Quantum Gravity
Opt 6 - Read a book off of one of these lists.
Main character enters a contest/game
YA thriller games
Related to a game
I read Catching Fire from Main character enters a contest/game list P1
Points this Post: 25
Points Total: 575
ROBIN P15.8 Easter Island: Chile
At least 3 people on cover
My Friends
approved in help thread
Points this post: 15
Total points: 270
BB:3 GO:0 IAF:4
FLY Task #20.8- Nickels and Dimes: MEGSCL's Task: Korean Reads
task: Option 1: Read a book that is set at least 50% in Korea
book: The Plotters
how it fits: set 100% in South Korea
Points this post: 20
Total points: 160
Tasks completed: 10/57
BB: 1 / GO: 2 / IAF: 0
15.5 Sukhothai ThailandRead a book with one of these standalone words in the title: First, King, Kingdom, City, Capital. Plurals and possessives are allowed.
City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert
Post Total: 15
Grand Total: 105
25.3 Jecca's Task: There’s a First Time for EverythingOption 1: PopSugar and other challenges
A - PopSugar - Using the prompt for my most unexpected read, read a book with a main character that is a politician.
The Measure by Nikki Erlick
Option 3: Side Hustle A - Audiobooks
Read (or listen) to a book that won or was a finalist in the Audie Awards
The Briar Club by Kate Quinn
The award year is 2025.
Post Total: 25
Grand Total: 130
10.5 Season of the HarvestRead a book where the a single author's first and last name initials can be found in the word HARVEST
Smoke in the Sun (Flame in the Mist #2) by Renée Ahdieh
author's initials, RA, found in hARvest
Task total: 10
Season total: 355
LoraTask: 25.2- Ash's Task- Slash and Survive: A Final Girl Challenge, using Options 2 and 4
Book 1: Read a book where a Roadtrip is essential to the story. Doesn't matter how much of the book is spent on a roadtrip as long as it is essential.
Book/Author: Go the Distance / Jen Calonita
How it fits: Meg is sent on a quest, which involves a road trip (on Pegasus) from an island, to pick up Phil, to Athens, to the Underworld, and back to the living.
Book 2: Read an anthology/collection of stories.
Book/Author: An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good / Helene Tursten
How it fits: collection of five stories about an elderly lady living alone, traveling, and doing what she thinks she needs to maintain her status quo
Points for this task: 25
Total points: 200
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 0
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 0
It's a Fact tickets for this task: 0
It's a Fact tickets total: 1
Task 25.2 - Slash and Survive: A Final Girl Challengeoption 2: IT in title
Making It So
option 4: collection of short stories
No Man Is an Island: Stories of Friendship and Bonding
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465 points
JEN B10.6 Fields of Plenty
Read a book with a farm as the setting.
Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall
Takes place on a farm in Dorset, England.
TOTAL POINTS: 200
FIONA (TITCH)20.3 - Review Raffle: Masoodah's Task -What's in a name?
Option 1: Read a book by an author that shares the same FIRST NAME Initial of The First LETTER in you YOUR READERBOARD name.
Murder at Home - Faith Martin
My name is Fiona and Faith is the first name of this author - We share the letter F
Points this task: 20
Total points: 70
Kai5.4 Labor Day
Read a book where the main character is a mother.
Everyone Knows Your Mother Is a Witch by Rivka Galchen
New Points: 5
Tasks Completed: 5
Total Points: 60
BIG BOOK: 0
GOLDEN OLDIES: 0
IT'S A FACT: 0
Nick KY5.3 American Football.
MPG of “Sports.” I read Inside Out: Straight Talk from a Gay Jock by Mark Tewksbury.
Points This Post: 5
Total Points So Far: 400
Nick KY5.4 Labor Day.
Main character is a mother. I read Play Nice by Rachel Harrison.
From the GR blurb: “After Clio’s parent’s messy divorce, her mother, Alex, moved Clio and her sisters into a house occupied by a demon.” Alex writes a book, is incarcerated for insanity, then dies leaving the house to her daughters -- with spooky results.
Points This Post: 5
Total Points So Far: 405
Nick KY25.9 Cat’s Punk Opt. 1. 2 Books
Task 1: Different Class was issued in October 1995, and was an instant classic with some outstanding tracks!
Read a book that shares a title word with one of the track titles --
words must be at least 3 letters long and must match exactly, no exceptions!
Required: state the track title and word -- I read The Dangers of Smoking in Bed by Mariana Enriquez. Word “Bed” from track title “Live Bed Show.”
Task 2: More was issued in June 2025, and is critically viewed as a return to form.
Read a book that shares a title word with one of the track titles -- words must be at least 3 letters long, and excludes "THE", and must match exactly, no exceptions!
Required: state track title and word -- I read Slow Hand by Victoria Vane. Word “Slow” from track title “Slow Jam.”
Points This Post: 25
Total Points So Far: 430
Amarie5.7 - National Trust
Insatiable by Leigh Rivers
LR - nationaL tRust
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 55
Amarie20.2 - National American Indian Heritage Month
Option 3 - 50%+ set in Alaska - Blushing, Alaska named in description
You, Me, and Forever by Laura Pavlov
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 75
trishhartuk5.9 Celebrate History
Includes a claim for a Golden Oldie ticket.
Read a book set at least 50 percent 100 years ago- 1925 or earlier.
The Call of the Wild, Jack London (102pg)
Set during the Klondike Gold Rush in the 1890s: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cal.... Early in the book, it specifies “And this was the manner of dog Buck was in the fall of 1897”.
Golden Oldie: First published in 1903
Childrens is buried under “…more” on the main book page, so: UK AR Quiz No. 200019 EN Fiction: AR Quiz Information IL: MY - BL: 8.0 - AR Pts: 7.0; AR Quiz Types: RP, LS, VP https://www.arbookfind.co.uk/bookdeta...
Points this Task: 5
Books Read: 1
Golden Oldie: 1 – The Call of the Wild was first published in 1903
Total Points: 275
Tasks Completed: 17
It’s a Fact Tickets: 1
Golden Oldie Tickets: 3
Ana10.7 Have Yams Will Party
Read a book with a word of at least 4 letters that can be made from the phrase The Ashanti Yam Festival
Married to the Alien Cowboy Alien can be made from the phrase The Ashanti Yam Festival
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 20
Whimsie15.10- Victoria Falls Zimbabwe, Zambia
Read a book with a title of at least 3 words where the first letter of each word comes from one of the following phrases: 'Thundering Smoke', 'Smoke that Rises, OR 'Boiling Water'. Letters may be used as often as they appear.
Book read: By Any Other Name
The first letter of each word in the title (B A O N) is in the phrase 'Boiling Water'
points this post 15
Total points: 125
Tasks Completed: 6
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20.3 - Review Raffle: Masoodah's Task -What's In A Name?
Option 1: Read a book by an author that shares the same first name initial as the first letter in your Readerboard name.
The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien
This book was first published in 1954, so one Golden Oldies ticket please!
Points this task: 20
Season total: 140
BB Tickets: 2
GO Tickets: 2
IAF Tickets: 1
Bookwrm52615.4 Pompeii Italy
Option 2: Read a book that fulfills both requirements of Option 1. A book that has the MPG Historical Fiction AND with a word in the title that has a double letter. I read Good Dirt by Charmaine Wilkerson, top genre is Historical Fiction, and there is a double O in good.
Total points so far: 315
15.6 Tikal GuatemalaRead a book with a swimming pool on the cover.
Required: Post the cover
The Compound by Aisling Rawle
Points this post: 15
Total points: 110
IAF: 1
BB: 1
20.6 It's a Fact: Angela IL's Task - Reading Goals 2025Option 1:
Read a book that is between 100-250 pages.
Chasing Lemurs: My Journey Into the Heart of Madagascar by Keriann McGoogan (240 pages)
*I am claiming 1 IAF ticket for nonfiction*
Points this post: 20
Total points: 130
IAF: 2
BB: 1
JUKKA20.6 It's a Fact: Angela IL's Task - Reading Goals 2025
Option 1: Book between 100-250 pages.
Kissanaisia by Liliana Lento.
Total Points:110/985
Total Books Read: 10
Tasks Completed: 9/57
Big Books Total: 0
Golden Oldies Total: 0
It's a Fact Total: 0
15.7 Parthenon GreeceRead a book with MPG Travel
A Field Guide to Getting Lost by Rebecca Solnit
Task Total: 15
Season Total: 160
Total BB: 2
Total IAF: 1
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20.4 - Golden Oldies: Erica H's Task - What Fall BringsOption 4: Read a book from a series where one word of 5+ letters in the title/subtitle/series can be found in the phrase OPERATION MINCEMEAT.
Hitches, Hideouts, & Homicides by Tonya Kappes
Word in series name, Camper
Task Total: 20
Season Total: 180
Total BB: 2
Total IAF: 1
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25.2- Ash's Task- Slash and Survive: A Final Girl ChallengeOption 1: Read a book with "IT" in the title only.- subtitles excluded. Word must be stand alone. Possessives allowed, no other variations.
Beat It, Rufus by Noah Van Sciver
Option 4: Read an anthology/collection of stories.
Scission by Tim Winton
Task Total: 25
Season Total: 205
Total BB: 2
Total IAF: 1
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30.2 Susan A's Task - Halloween CostumesOption 1. PIRATES: Read a book with all the letters of PIRATES found in the book title and/or author(s) name(s)
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson
**I'd like an It's A Fact ticket for Astrophysics for People in a Hurry(nonfiction)**
4. DINO HUNTER: Read a book with a dinosaur or dinosaur skeleton on the cover.
by John ScalziTask Total: 30
Season Total: 235
IAF this Task: 1
Total BB: 2
Total IAF: 2
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Kathy KS20.2 - Rookie at the Top: August's Task: National American Indian Heritage Month
Option 3
Read a book with a setting of 50% or more in a state with a Native American reservation: New Mexico
Cave of Bones by Anne Hillerman
Description mentions NM and related sites in the state.
I listened to an audiobook; mmpb-416 p.
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Points for this task: 20
Total points : 130
Tasks completed: 6/57
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 0
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 0
It's a Fact tickets for this task: 0
It's a Fact tickets total: 0
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Read a book where the title (Subtitles excluded) has at least one word of 7, 8, or 9 letters.
The Housemaid
"Housemaid" has 9 letters
Total points: 5