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FALL CHALLENGE 2025
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Option 3: Happy Birthday, Nook!
To celebrate Nook’s birthdayand last initials can be found in either Curly OR Monkey.
read The Housewarming by Kristin Offiler
points this post 30
total points 760
Kristina Marie20.5 - Bigger is Better: Tammy AZ's task - Pearl Jam
Read a book, that is at least 350 pages, from one of the following two options.
Required: State the option.
Option 2:
Read a book set at least 50% in one of the two locations: Montana (anywhere in the state) or New Orleans.
Required: If the setting is not evident from the Goodreads main page, provide a reference.
Kind of a Big Deal by Shannon Hale
This book takes place and Montana and is listed as the setting on the book page and has 416 pages.
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 335
Natalie STask #15.9 Angkor Wat Cambodia
Angkor Wat was originally constructed in 1150 CE as a Hindu temple dedicated to the deity Vishnu. It was later gradually transformed into a Buddhist temple towards the end of the century. Hailed as the largest religious structures in the world, it is one of the best examples of Khmer architecture and a symbol of Cambodia, depicted as a part of the Cambodian national flag. Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angkor_Wat
Read a book where the single author first and last initials can be found in KHMER and/or CAMBODIA
Book: Verity by Colleen Hoover
How it fits: 'C' for 'Colleen' and 'H' for 'Hoover' can be found in KHMER and/or CAMBODIA.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 25
Tasks completed: 3/57
BB: 0 / GO: 0 / IAF: 0
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ5.6 - Preserving History
Read a book with a word in the title of three or more letters, made from HISTORIC SCOTLAND
If Only I Had Told Her by Laura Nowlin
TOLD in scOTLanD
Link to PB edition (no MMP edition): If Only I Had Told Her
This post: 5 points
Total points to date: 70 points
Tasks completed: 8
Task 15.10 - Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, Zambiatitle initials TTOE found in SMOKE THAT BOILS
The Tusks of Extinction
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575 points
Task 25.6 - The Harry Bosch Universeoption 2: BLUE matches title BLUE ON BLACK (#21.5)
Cobalt Blue
option 3: author initials RR found in HARRY
The Suspect by Rob Rinder
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600 points
Task 25.9 - 30 Years of Pulpbook 1: title word PEOPLE matches COMMON PEOPLE from Different Class album
Uncommon People: Britpop and Beyond in 20 Songs
book 2: title word ISLAND matches SPIKE ISLAND from More album
Displeasure Island
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625 points
CHRISTINE US5.1 By the Numbers
Martini has 7 letters.
Demon Magic and a Martini
20.4 What Fall Brings
Option 3
Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid
REID can be made from "RIDDLE OR JOKE"
Total points: 25
ROBIN P20.8 Nickels & Dimes: MEGSCL's Task: Korean Reads
Option 2: Korean author
The Rainfall Market
not explicit on GR page but publisher Penguin states
You Yeong-Gwang was born in Seongnam in 1984. (South Korea)
https://www.penguin.co.uk/authors/303... at bottom of page
Points this post: 20
Total points: 355
BB:3 GO:1 IAF;5
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10.3 Where Past and Present Meet
Read a book that is written in a dual/multiple timeline.
The Lemoncholy Life of Annie Aster
The book bounces back and forth between the present day in California and 1890s Kansas.
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 390 /1000
Tasks Completed 21/57
IAF - 5
GO - 2
Rockynook25.8 - Eagles and Terps Touchdown Reading Rally
Option 3 - Read a sports romance featuring football (pro or college)
The Cheat Sheet by Sarah Adams
sports romance where the MMC is a Quarterback
Option 4 - Read a novel set at least 75% in Pennsylvania or Maryland
First-Time Caller by B.K. Borison
Set in Maryland
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 245
Whimsie30.1 JennRenee's Task: Do it Again, But Differently
Read 2 different options (2 books)
Option 2: Choose a task you completed in the Summer or Fall 2025 and read a book that satisfies one of the options you did not choose previously.
Earlier this challenge I completed 20.9, using Option 1. The link is here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
The book I read, fits 20.9 Option 2: Happy Birthday, AJ!
Read a book that has a 3+ letter title word made from the letters ANTHONY JOSEPH
Book read: Perfect Shot
The word "Shot" is in anThony jOSepH
Option 4: Choose any book you read in the summer or fall Season. Using that book's first published date, read a book with the same first published month but has a different year.
I read A Circle of Uncommon Witches for this challenge earlier. Here is the link: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
It was originally published February 25, 2025.
My option 2 book is: Super Powereds: Year 4. It was first published February 20, 2018
points this post 30
Total points: 155
Tasks Completed: 7
Bookwrm526Task #5.4 Labor Day
Read a book where the main character is a mother. I read The Haunting of Alejandra by V. Castro. The fact that Alejandra is a mother is central to the plot and is stated in the GR description.
Total points so far: 480
Reposted due to questions/problems5.2 - Autumn or fall?
Read a book with Autumn in the title or author's name
The Autumn Kingdom Vol. 1: Through the Blight
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 390/985
Tasks Completed: 26/57
Tickets as of this post: BB(1), GO(5), IaF(7)
Reposted due to questions/problems25.3 - 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: 465/985
Tasks Completed: 31/57
Tickets as of this post: BB(1), GO(5), IaF(7)
Janice CA5.4 Labor Day
The main character is a mother.
The first line of this memoir's description states that the author is the mother of a teenage daughter.
What in the World?!: A Southern Woman's Guide to Laughing at Life's Unexpected Curveballs and Beautiful Blessings by Leanne Morgan
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Total: 35
Tasks: 4
Books: 4
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Read a book whose title contains a matching title word from any of the total works of the “Harry Bosch Universe Series,”
word uses is LAST from Book 4: The Last Coyote
read Last Seen
and Option 3:
Read a book by a single author whose first and last initial can be found in one of the main characters' name:
USED :“ Jack McEvoy.”
read A Stranger's GameColleen Coble
points this post 25
Total points 785
Lisa MD25.5 - Bookwrm526's Task: SEC Football
Option 1: Set 75% in AL, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, MO, OK, SC, TN, or TX
Forget Me Not by Stacy Willingham
Set over 75% in South Carolina
Option 2: Elephant, pig, tiger, gator, bulldog, wild cat, horse, chicken, or steer on cover
Accomplice to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer
Gator on cover directly below the word villain.
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COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 325/985
Total Books Read: 27
Total Tasks Completed: 22/57
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies Tickets: 1
IAF Tickets: 6
10.8 The Ghouls Guide to ReadingRead a book from one of these lists, The list I chose is: Books to Get You in the Halloween Mood.
The Dark Half by Stephen King
It is on page 2 of the list.
Post Total: 10
Grand Total: 170
15.10 Victoria FallsRead 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'.
The Daughters of Erietown by Connie Schultz
ThunDEringsmOke
Post Total: 15
Grand Total: 185
MaryPDX 30.7 Delicious Dee's Task: Classic Science-Fiction: Isaac Asimov
Option 4: Read a book that can be found on the first 5 pages of the following shelves: Robots or Artificial Intelligence
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Artifical Intelligence List Page 1
Option 5 Read a book that has been adapted and released into a movie or television series.
Darkly Dreaming DexterLink to book read
Showtime TV show from 2006-2013
Points this post 30
total points: 175/985
trishhartuk15.10 Victoria Falls Zimbabwe, Zambia
Three-word title where the first letter of each word comes from: 'Thundering Smoke', 'Smoke that Rises, OR 'Boiling Water'.
Littered with Trouble, Eryn Scott (212pg)
boiLing WaTer
Points this Task: 15
Books Read: 1
Total Points: 390
Tasks Completed: 25
It’s a Fact Tickets: 2
Golden Oldie Tickets: 5
Task 10.1 - School is Cool!option b: MPG Literary Fiction
I Have Some Questions for You
(approved in help thread)
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635 points
20.10 Group ReadsRead one of the books selected as a group read for the Fall 2025 season.
Book read: The Chestnut Man
How it fits: Fiction - Nordic Noir Group Read, My post in the discussion thread
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Points This Post: 20
Total points: 320
Tasks completed: 23
Jessica S5.5 Dwali
Read a book with a lighted candle on the cover.
A Light Amongst Shadows by Kelley YorkPoints this task: 5
Total Points: 350
Jessica S30.7 Delicious Dee's Task: Classic Science-Fiction: Isaac Asimov
Option 1 – Read a book by Isaac Asimov.
The Stars, Like Dust by Isaac Asimov
Option 3 – Isaac Asimov was born 2 January 1920 and died 6 April 1992. Read a book that was first published between those dates- inclusive.
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Points this task: 30
Total Points: 380
Jessica S30.1 JennRenee's Task: 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.
The Mountains Sing by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai
(Previously read book: Dust Child, author was new to me)
Option 4:
Choose any book you read in the Summer or Fall Season. Using that book's first published date, read a book with the same first published month but has a different year. The day does not matter.
Nuclear War: A Scenario by Annie Jacobsen
Previously read book (James): https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points this task: 30
Total Points: 410
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Read a book where the main character is a mother.
read Loving Mothers
points this post 5
total points 790
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Read a book that takes place, at least 50%, in one of these States
ser 50% in IDAHO
read This Book Will Bury Me
points this post 5
total points 795
TessaVanessaChallenge 20.8 Nickels and Dimes: MEGSCL's Task: Korean Reads
Option 1: Read a book that is set at least 50% in Korea (North or South)
If I Had Your Face by Frances Sha
Points this post: 20
Total points: 815/985
Task completed: 50/57
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
Feeding Ghosts: A Graphic Memoir by Tessa Hulls
Total points: 80
TessaVanessaChallenge 20.1 Most Improved: Kai's Task- Onihei Jokei
Read a book that combines a real historical event with fictional ones.
When the Avalanche Roared by Laura Bliss
Wellington, Washington train disaster
https://guides.loc.gov/chronicling-am...
Points this post: 20
Total points: 835/985
Task completed: 51/57
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10.5 Season of the Harvest
Read a book where the a single author's first and last name initials can be found in the word HARVEST
Letters may be used as many times as they appear.
You Always Come Back
How it fits:
Emily Smith found in harvESt
Points this post: 10
Total this season: 170
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15.2 Machu Picchu Peru
Book 1- Read a book with a train or train tracks on the cover. Any part of the train can be visible as long as it is identifiable as a train. For this task, it does not include subways or underground trains, just above ground trains. For tracks, it needs to show at least the two parallel lines with lines across them.
Required: Post the cover
Five Found Dead
How it fits:
Train on cover
Book 2- Read a book with a single author's first and last initials in the phrase LOST CITY OF THE INCAS
Copy, Kill, Repeat: A BRAND NEW dark and gripping serial killer thriller
How it fits:
Steve Cornwell found in loSt City
Points this post: 15
Total this season: 185
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25.6 – Lisa MD's Task: The Harry Bosch Universe
Option 2: Read a book whose title contains a matching title word from any of the total works of the “Harry Bosch Universe Series”
Our Last Echoes
How it fits:
Last from The Last Coyote
The Last Coyote
Option 3:
Read a book by a single author whose first and last initial can be found in one of the main characters' name: “Harry Bosch” “Mickey Haller,” “Renee Ballard,” or “Jack McEvoy.”
Full Speed to a Crash Landing
How it fits:
Beth Revis found in HaRry Bosch
Points this post: 25
Total this season: 210
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10.10 Do They Exist?
Read a book where cryptids are essential to the story.
Strength of a River in His Shoulders is one of the legendary forest people, a Bigfoot...
Working for Bigfoot
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 400 /1000
Tasks Completed 22/57
IAF - 5
GO - 2
Bookwrm526Task #25.1 - Gothic Types
Option 1 - Read two books, one from each of two different lists below:
Book 1: I chose the Modern Gothics list and read The Haunting of Maddy Clare by Simone St. James, from page 1 of the list.
Book 2: I chose the Sci Fi Horror list and read The All-Consuming World by Cassandra Khaw, from page 3 of the list.
Total points so far: 505
SUSAN A50.1 - trishhartuk's Task: Newgrange
Book 1: word from song
The Forgotten Room by Lincoln Child
word: Forgotten
pages: 295
First published May 12th 2015
Book 2: Option A - 3 word title
His Galway Girl by Joi Copeland
3 word title
set in Galway, Ireland
pages: 130
Published April 27, 2024
Book 3: Option B. Read a book where the author’s first and last initials can be found in “WINTER SOLSTICE”.
Bury Your Gays by Chuck Tingle
initials CT found in WINTER SOLSTICE
pages: 351
First published July 9th 2024
295+130+351 = 776 pages
points this post: 50
previous total: 935
total: 985
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25.9 - Cat's Task: 30 Years of Pulp
Option 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 "Common People"
Extraordinary, Ordinary People: A Memoir of Family
***Nonfiction, claiming 1 IAF ***
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 "Spike Island"
Wisteria Island
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 425 /1000
Tasks Completed 23/57
IAF - 6
GO - 2
Lisa MD20.6 - It's a Fact: Angela IL's Task: Reading Goals 2025
Option 3: From list: "Memoirs Published in Year: 2025" - pg 1
My Next Breath by Jeremy Renner
***I claim an IAF ticket***
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COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 345/985
Total Books Read: 28
Total Tasks Completed: 23/57
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies Tickets: 1
IAF Tickets: 7
Kelly L20.3 - Review Raffle: Masoodah's Task -What's in a name?
Option 2:
Read a book by an author that shares the same LAST NAME initial of the LAST LETTER in YOUR READERBOARD name.
The last letter in my readerboard name is L
Baltimore Blues by Laura Lippman -- last name initial L
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This post: 20 points
Tickets: ---
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Season total: 255 points
Season Tickets: 1 IAF, 1 BB
25.6 – Lisa MD's Task: The Harry Bosch UniverseOption 2: Read a book whose title contains a matching title word from any of the total works of the “Harry Bosch Universe Series,”
The Last 10 Seconds (Tina Boyd #5) by Simon Kernick
word in title, LAST, found in book 4: the LAST coyote
Option 3: Read a book by a single author whose first and last initial can be found in one of the main characters' name: “Harry Bosch,” “Mickey Haller,” “Renee Ballard,” or “Jack McEvoy.”
Bad in the Blood by Matteo L. Cerilli
author's initials, MC, found in MiCkey haller
Task total: 25
Season total: 500
Elizabeth PTask 10.6 - Fields of Plenty
Book set on a farm
The Lost Husband by Katherine Center
Set on goat farm in Texas
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 90
Total Tasks: 7
GO: 0
BB: 3
IAF: 0
Total Books: 7
Elizabeth PTask 30.6 - Name Swap
Book 1: Book of your choice
The Quiet Librarian by Allen Eskens
Book 2: Book by author who has the same name as book 1, just in swapped positions: I chose Allen
Curvy Girl Summer by Danielle Allen
320 + 362 = 682 >500
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 120
Total Tasks: 8
GO: 0
BB: 3
IAF: 0
Total Books: 9
Elizabeth PTask 20.9 - Fall Birthdays
Option 3: Author's first and last initials in MONKEY
American Royals by Katharine McGee
MonKey
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 140
Total Tasks: 9
GO: 0
BB: 3
IAF: 0
Total Books: 10
ROBIN P15.6 Tikal: Guatemala
Swimming pool on cover
The Great Gatsby: The Graphic Novel
Points this post: 15
Total points: 370
BB:3 GO:1 IAF:5
Readerboard Name: Kathy P5.9 Celebrate History
Read a book set at least 50 percent 100 years ago- 1925 or earlier.
The Enthusiast
The book is about St Francis and the start of his order. It takes place from 1181 to 1253.
Points: 60
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 3
Total books: 6
Total tasks: 5
Readerboard Name: Kathy P20.6 It's a Fact: Angela IL's Task - Reading Goals 2025
Option 1 - Read a book that is between 100-250 pages.
No Regrets: A Fable About Living Your 4th Quarter Intentionally
227 pages
Points: 80
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 3
Total books: 7
Total tasks: 6
Amy B10.6 Fields of Plenty
Read a book with a farm as the setting.
For the purpose of this task, a farm is a tract of land devoted to agricultural purposes.
Farms, Ranch, Orchards all work.
Required If the setting is not evident from the Goodreads main page, provide a reference
The South by Tash Aw
This Task: 10 Points
To Date: 30 Points
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Option 2: Read a book that is by a Korean author. The author can be Korean either by birth, residence, or ethnicity (e.g. if they identify as Korean-American).
read The Eyes Are the Best Part by Monika Kim
her goodreads author page states she is Korean-American
points this post 20
total points 740