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10.8 The Ghouls Guide to ReadingRead a book from Halloween and Autumn Cozy Mysteries
Wicked Autumn by G.M. Malliet
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Task Total: 10
Season Total: 255
Total BB: 2
Total IAF: 2
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20.5 - Bigger is Better: Tammy AZ's task - Pearl JamOption 1: Read a book where the title contains one of the words from any of the songs titles from the album: Ten, Once, Even Flow, Alive, Why Go, Black, Jeremy, Oceans, Porch, Garden, Deep, Release
The Twilight Garden by Sara Nisha Adams
Garden
Task Total: 20
Season Total: 275
Total BB: 2
Total IAF: 2
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30.3 Katrisa’s Task: Leah Renee ComedianOption 1: Read a book set at least 50% in either Pennsylvania or Scotland
Knots and Crosses by Ian Rankin
Option 4: Read a book with an MPG Humor.
The Shattering Peace by John Scalzi
Task Total: 30
Season Total: 305
Total BB: 2
Total IAF: 2
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30.4 TessaVanessa's Task: Beauty is in the Eye of BeholderOption 1: Read a book with a title (not subtitle) of at least 3 words that has the first letter of each word appearing in STREET ART.
Someone to Talk To by Grégory Panaccione
Option 3: Read a book with an MPG of Historical Fiction or Art.
Coming Through Slaughter by Michael Ondaatje
Task Total: 30
Season Total: 335
Total BB: 2
Total IAF: 2
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Bookwrm526Task #20.2 - National American Indian Heritage Month
Option 1: Read a fiction book from this list: Native American Literature. I read A Grandmother Begins the Story by Michelle Porter, from page 3 of the list.
Total points so far: 430
30.2 Susan A's Task - Halloween CostumesBook 1: PIRATES: Read a book with all the letters of PIRATES found in the book title and/or author(s) name(s).
Book read: The Princess's Scandalous Proposal: A Witty, Funny, and Sweet Regency Romance
How it fits: All letters of PIRATES found in the title
Book 2: PUMPKIN: Read a book with the word PUMPKIN (intact) in the title or subtitle.
Book read: Pumpkin Spice & Prophecies: Grumpy/Sunshine Halloween Romantic Comedy
How it fits: The word Pumpkin in the title
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Points This Post: 30
Total points: 290
Tasks completed: 21
Katrisa15.1 Ancient or New?
Book 1 - Read a book with a word of 4+ letters in the title that can be spelled from one of the 7 Ancient Wonders
I read Girl Two: Taken
GIRL n hanGIng gaRdens of babyLon
Book 2 - Read a book with a word of 4+ letters in the title that can be spelled from one of the 7 New Wonders
I read Girl Three: Trapped
THREE in cHRisT thE rEdeemer
Points this Post: 15
Points Total: 860
EMurphy30.5 Amy FL's Task: Back to the Gym
Option 3: Set in California The One and Only Vivian Stone by Melissa O'Connor
Option 4: Author whose first name matches one of the instructors or that shares their initials Brother by David Chariandy
*Initials shared with David C.
This Task:
Points: 30
Books Read: 2
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket: 0
IAF Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 30
Books Read: 2
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket: 0
IAF Ticket: 0
Tasks Completed: 1
Task 5.7 - National Trustauthor initials AT in NATIONAL
Service Model by Adrian Tchaikovsky
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560 points
Delicious Dee10.2 Window to the Past
- clear windows on the coverPoints This Post: 10
Total Points: 335
Its A Fact: 6
Big Book Tickets: 500+ (1)
Delicious Dee30.2 Susan A's Task - Halloween Costumes
Option 5 - Pumpkin Spice & Poltergeist - pumpkin intact in title
Option 6 - Chimera - zombie MPG, approved in THT
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 365
Its A Fact: 6
Big Book Tickets: 500+ (1)
Natalie STask #5.6 Preserving History
In the UK, there are various organisations that look after historical sites. If your interest is castles, ruined abbeys or prehistoric sites, then English Heritage, Historic Scotland or Cadw are usually the ones responsible for their upkeep. Read a book with a word in the title of three or more letters (excluding And, The), made from either ENGLISH HERITAGE or HISTORIC SCOTLAND or (if you can find one!) CADW.
Letters may be used as many times as they appear
Required: State the word and the phrase used. '
Book: Cage of Stars by Jacquelyn Mitchard
How it fits: 'Stars' can be made from HISTORIC SCOTLAND.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 10
Tasks completed: 2/57
BB: 0 / GO: 0 / IAF: 0
10.10 Do They Exist?A reference to cryptids (as a whole- non specific), cryptozoologist or cryptid hunter, on the book main page
Book read: Love and Other Conspiracies
How it fits: On the book main page: "Hayden Hargrove made a name for himself as a cryptid expert on his hit podcast", approved in message 10 in help thread
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Points This Post: 10
Total points: 300
Tasks completed: 22
Kristina Marie15.4 Pompeii Italy
Required: State the option
Option 1:
Book 1
Read a book with MPG Historical Fiction
and
Book 2
Read a book with a word in the title that has a double letter. Examples of words with double letters: KEEP, HALL, COMMIT
Required: State the word
Option 2:
Read a book that fulfills both requirements of Option 1.
Option 2: Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes
MPG: Historical Fiction
Double Letter Word: Johnny Tremain
AR BookFinder: IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 13.0
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 295
Theresa30.2 - Susan A's Task - Halloween Costumes
Option 1 - Pirates
Read a book with all the letters of PIRATES found in the book title and/or author(s) name(s).
Family Pictures by Jane Green
Option 3 - Shaggy and Velma
Read a book with the word MYSTERY or MYSTERIES in the title, subtitle, or series title.
The Mystery of Mrs. Christie by Marie Benedict
Points this post - 30
Total points - 60
Amy FL15.3 Stonehenge United Kingdom
Option 2: a book with a first published year that includes at least 2 unique numbers from this list: 1,2,3,5,7 and set in the United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland)
The Lying Man - published in 2025 and set in Middlehampton
Book was approved in message 3 for this task with the following reference:
The Detective Kat Ballantyne series takes place in Middlehampton, a fictional city in the UK. The stories revolve around Kat Ballantyne, a detective who investigates various murder cases, often involving dark secrets and personal connections to her past.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 390
Amy FL20.5 - Bigger is Better: Tammy AZ's task - Pearl Jam
Option 1: the title contains one of the words from any of the song titles from the album: Ten, Once, Even Flow, Alive, Why Go, Black, Jeremy, Oceans, Porch, Garden, Deep, Release and >350 pages
Black Out - BLACK in title and 529 pages
Points this post: 20
Total points: 410
Amy FL30.1 JennRenee's Task: Do it Again, But Differently
Option 1: read another book by a new author discovered in the Summer 2025 season of reading
I read I See You've Called in Dead by John Kenney for task 5.9 in Summer 2025
I read Truth in Advertising also by John Kenney for this task
Option 2: a book that satisfies one of the options you did not choose previously for a task completed in the Summer 2025
For task 20.2 in Summer 2025 I completed Option 1.
For this task, I read Back Blast which satisfied option 2 (a title word of at least four letters spelled from the phrase BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS) - BLAST is in ceLeBrATionS
Points this post: 30
Total points: 440
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Amy FL30.4 TessaVanessa's Task: Beauty is in the Eye of Beholder
Option 2: a single author whose name contains all the letters of MURALS
Showdown Trail by Louis L'Amour - MURALS in LoUiS l'AMouR
Option 3: an MPG of Historical Fiction or Art
The Stolen Life of Colette Marceau - MPG Historical Fiction
Points this post: 30
Total points: 470
Julia10320.9 Moderator's Pet: Rockynook's task- Fall Birthdays
Option 1: read a book that has one of the following items on the cover: A pumpkin, black cat, witch’s hat, skull or full moon
(black cat on cover)
This post: 20 points
Total points: 385
Total BB: 0
Total GO: 2
Total NF: 3
Tasks completed: 21
Books read: 28
20.9 Moderator's Pet: Rockynook's task- Fall BirthdaysOption 2: Happy Birthday, AJ!
Read a book that has a 3+ letter title word made from the letters in either ANTHONY JOSEPH or in ICE CREAM CAKE.
Race the Sands
Word RACE made from ICE CREAM CAKE
Points this Post: 20
Points Total: 210
20.7 Shorter is Sweeter: JenJ IA's task- Landmarked: History in the Hawkeye StateOption 3: Read a book that was first published in the month of October in any year 1965-2025
Veronica First published October 11, 2005
New Points: 20
Total Points: 90
GO:2
Mod
15.6 Tikal Guatemala
Read a book with a swimming pool on the cover.
Wait For It
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 355 /1000
Tasks Completed 17/57
IAF - 4
GO - 2
Jayme(the ghostreader)20.9 Fall birthdays
Option 1 RAB with a black cat, pumpkin, skull, or moon on the cover
by Charlaine HarrisMoon on the cover
Task +20
Grand total: 30
20.10 Group ReadThe Empty House and Other Ghost Stories
I commented in Msg 7 of the thread
**Claiming 1 GO point - pub in 1906
Points this post: 20
Total points: 335
BB:3 GO:1 IAF:5
25.8 - Slideshell's Task: Eagles and Terps Touchdown Reading RallyOption 4, set in Pennsylvania: Murder with Cherry Tarts by Karen Rose Smith
Option 6, author initials in PHILADELPHIA EAGLES: The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon
Points this post: 25
Total points: 415
FLY Task #10.1 School is Cool!
task: Read a fiction book with MPG Literary fiction/Literature or Dark Academia
book: Gothikana
how it fits: MPG Dark Academia
Points this post: 10
Total points: 175
Tasks completed: 12/57
BB: 1 / GO: 2 / IAF: 0
5.9 Celebrate HistoryBook: Vampires of El Norte
Task: Read a book set at least 50 percent 100 years ago- 1925 or earlier
How it fits: set in the 1840s, as is mentioned in the book‘s blurp on the main page: As the daughter of a rancher in 1840s Mexico…
Points this post: 5
Total points: 10
Christine V10.2 Window to the Past
Read a book with a window on the cover.
Broken Harbour
The foreground of this cover shows part of a window, but looking outside you can see two full windows on the house in the background.
This book has 545 pages. ***Claiming 1 Big Book ticket***
Points this post: 10
BB tickets this post: 1
Total points: 60
Tasks completed: 4
Books read: 4
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0 (Total BB tickets=1)
It's A Fact: 0
Christine V15.2 Machu Picchu Peru
Book 1 - Read a book with a train or train tracks on the cover.
4:50 from Paddington
This book was first published in 1957. ***Claiming 1 Golden Oldie Ticket***
Book 2 - Read a book with a single author's first and last initials in the phrase LOST CITY OF THE INCAS
The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side by Agatha Christie
This book was first published in 1962. ***Claiming 1 Golden Oldie Ticket***
Points this post: 15
GO tickets this post: 2
Total points: 75
Tasks completed: 5
Books read: 6
Golden Oldies: 2
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0 (Total BB tickets=1)
It's A Fact: 0
Christine V15.3 Stonehenge United Kingdom
Option 2 - Read a book that fulfills both requirements of Option 1:
Read a book with a first published year that includes at least 2 unique numbers from this list: 1,2,3,5,7
and
Read a book set in the United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland)
Once There Were Wolves - first published in 2021, set in Scotland
Points this post: 15
Total points: 90
Tasks completed: 6
Books read: 7
Golden Oldies: 2
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0 (Total BB tickets=1)
It's A Fact: 0
25.3 - Katrisa’s Task: Leah Renee Comedian
Option 2A: Read a book set in New York City
Relic
Option 3A: Read a book that was an Audie Awards winner or finalist
Finding Me
(Alt version for page count Finding Me)
Winner of 2023 Audiobook of the Year and Best Narration by Author Audi awards.
** Claiming 1 It's A Fact Ticket **
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 375/985
Tasks Completed: 24/57
Tickets as of this post: BB(1), GO(5), IaF(7)
Amy B20.10 Group Reads
Read one of the books selected as a group read for the Fall 2025 season. The requirement for this task: you must participate in the book's discussion thread below with at least one post about the contents of the book or your reaction to the book after you have read the book.
Fiction: Fiction - Cozy Fantasy - The Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods
Discussion Thread
Posted 10/12
This Task: 20 Points
To Date: 20 Points
MaryPDX 25.7 - Fly's Task: A Tribute to Dad
Option 2: read a book with one of these verbs in the title: HOLD, FOLD, WALK, RUN, COUNT, SIT.
Run, Rose, Run
pg: 439
Option 6: Read a book with MPG Humor
Bridget Jones’s Diary
MPG Humor
pg:288
Points this post 25
Updated Total points total points: 145/985
Julia10325.7 - Fly's Task: A Tribute to Dad
Option 4: read a book whose single author has initials that are found consecutively forward in order in the word ANTIDISESTABLISHMENTARIANISM.
The Gods Themselves by Isaac Asimov
Option 5: read a book where the main character has one of these professions: a policeman, a sailor in the navy, an ambulance driver, a private detective, a dance instructor, and a competitive weight lifter/bodybuilder.
The Complete Midshipman Bolitho: Richard Bolitho, Midshipman, Midshipman Bolitho and the Avenger & Band of Brothers
(main character is in the British Royal Navy)
This post: 25 points
Total points: 410
Total BB: 0
Total GO: 2
Total NF: 3
Tasks completed: 22
Books read: 30
Mod
Read a book where the title (Subtitles excluded) has at least one word of 7, 8, or 9 letters
Lore Olympus: Volume Six by Rachel Smythe / OLYMPUS is 7 letter word
Points this post: 5
Total points: 430
Kristina Marie20.10 Group Reads
Read one of the books selected as a group read for the Fall 2025 season. The requirement for this task: you must participate in the book's discussion thread below with at least one post about the contents of the book or your reaction to the book after you have read the book.
The Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods
My comment is number 8 in the discussion thread.
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 315
Mod
Book 1- Read a book with a word of 4+ letters in the title that can be spelled from one of the 7 Ancient Wonders on the list.
Helen of Wyndhorn by Tom King / HELEN in 'Lighthouse of Alexandria'
Book 2- Read a book with a word of 4+ letters in the title that can be spelled from one of the 7 New Wonders on the list
Magical Meet Cute by Jean Meltzer / MEET in 'Christ the Redeemer'
Points this post: 15
Total points: 445
Mod
Book 1- Read a book with a train or train tracks on the cover.
by Catherine Lee / tracks on coverBook 2- Read a book with a single author's first and last initials in the phrase LOST CITY OF THE INCAS
Hidden Peril by Irene Hannon / IH in phrase
Points this post: 15
Total points: 460
Mod
Option 1- Read a book with "IT" in the title only.
Fake It Like You Mean It by Megan Murphy / IT in title
Option 6- Read a book off of one of these lists.
Main character enters a contest/game
YA thriller games
Related to a game
Killer Instinct by Jennifer Lynn Barnes / #6 on 'YA Thriller Games' list
Points this post: 25
Total points: 485
Mod
Option 3- Read a book with an MPG of Historical Fiction or Art. MPG may be imbedded.
The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches by Alan Bradley
Option 4- Read a book with a single author author's first and last initial can be found in the word MUSEUM
Roommating by Meredith Schorr / MS in phrase
Points this post: 30
Total points: 515
SHEMAC 10.10 Do They Exist?
Read a book where cryptids are essential to the story.
Cryptids on this list are accepted:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
Hiding Nessie
Required: State the reference to Cryptids on the main page: Title - Nessie (aka Loch Ness Monster)
This task points: 10
Total season points: 330
Lisa MD5.3 - American Football
MPG: Sports
The Last Manager: How Earl Weaver Tricked, Tormented, and Reinvented Baseball by John W. Miller
***I claim an IAF ticket***
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COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 245/985
Total Books Read: 19
Total Tasks Completed: 15/57
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies Tickets: 1
IAF Tickets: 6
Lisa MD5.7 - National Trust
Single author initials, first and last, in NATIONAL TRUST
She Didn't See It Coming by Shari Lapena
Author Initials: "SL" in nationaL truSt
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COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 250/985
Total Books Read: 20
Total Tasks Completed: 16/57
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies Tickets: 1
IAF Tickets: 6
SHEMAC20.9 Moderator's Pet: Rockynook's task- Fall Birthdays
Choose an option and read one book for that option.
Required: State the option - 2
Option 2: Happy Birthday, AJ!
Read a book that has a 3+ letter title word made from the letters in ICE CREAM CAKE
Letters may be used as often as they appear.
Required: state the phrase and word - ICE CREAM CAKE - CREEK
Hunter's Creek
This task points: 20
Total season points: 350
Lisa MD5.8 - Corps of Discovery
Set 50% or more in PA, OH, WV, KY, IN, IL, MO, KS, IA, NE, SD, ND, MT, ID, WA or OR
Shiner by Amy Jo Burns
Set entirely in West Virginia
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COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 255/985
Total Books Read: 21
Total Tasks Completed: 17/57
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies Tickets: 1
IAF Tickets: 6
Lisa MD10.4 - Where the Dead Still Walk
Set 50% or more in Scotland, France, or India
A Fashionably French Murder by Colleen Cambridge
Set entirely in Paris, France
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COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 265/985
Total Books Read: 22
Total Tasks Completed: 18/57
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies Tickets: 1
IAF Tickets: 6
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Read a book with a single author's first and last initials can be found in NATIONAL TRUST.
Hide and Seek by Ian Rankin
Task Total: 5
Season Total: 245
Total BB: 2
Total IAF: 2
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