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message 1401: by Katy (new)

Katy | 796 comments 5.9 Celebrate History
Read a book set at least 100 years ago

Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell
Set in the 1590s

Points This Post: 5
Season Total: 15
IAF Total: 1


message 1402: by Katy (new)

Katy | 796 comments 10.3 Where Past and Present Meet
Read a book written in a dual/multiple timeline

Has Anyone Seen Charlotte Salter? by Nicci French
Set partially in the 1990s and partially in the 2020s.

Points This Post: 10
Season Total: 25
IAF Total: 1


message 1403: by Ash, Moderator (new)

Ash (essentiallyash) | 360 comments Mod
Ash
20.4 - Golden Oldies: Erica H's Task - What Fall Brings
Option 2
Read a book whose cover is at least 40% green as determined by tineye
Required: Post the cover
Echoes of Darkness

How it fits:
Echoes of Darkness (Arctic Protectors, 1) by Darlene L. Turner
28.5 % #135233 Green
19.9 % #a5d5be Green

19.7 % #11666d Blue
8.9 % #3db8af Blue
8.7 % #549b58 Green
8.4 % #e5f1f0 White
1.9 % #567639 Green
1.6 % #889c78 Grey
1.3 % #97b029 Green
1.0 % #475a5d Grey

= 60% green > 40%

Points this post: 20
Total this season: 325


message 1404: by Katy (new)

Katy | 796 comments 20.3 What's in a Name

Option 1: Read a book whose author's first name is the same as my readerboard name (K).

The Whitewashed Tombs by Kwei Quartey

Points This Post: 20
Season Total: 45
IAF Total: 1


message 1405: by Katy (new)

Katy | 796 comments 20.6 Reading Goals 2025

Option 1: Read a book between 100-250 pages

The Quiet Damage: QAnon and the Destruction of the American Family by Jesselyn Cook - IAF book
250 pages even!

Points This Post: 20
Season Total: 65
IAF Total: 2


message 1406: by Joanne (new)

Joanne (joabroda1) | 1601 comments Joanne MI

20.6 It's a Fact: Angela IL's Task - Reading Goals 2025


Option 2:
Read a book that is #2 or later in a series-whole numbers only.

Winds of Change (#2 in series)

Points this task 20
Season Total 95
3 BB 3IAF


message 1407: by Dana (new)

Dana (read60) | 364 comments gangee the ghouls guide to reading 10.8

Death of a Neighborhood Witch by Laura Levine

Halloween and Autumn Mystery Cozy page 1 # 39

points 10
total 90


message 1408: by Joanne (last edited 2 hours, 33 min ago) (new)

Joanne (joabroda1) | 1601 comments Joanne MI

15.7 Parthenon Greece


Read a book with MPG Travel

The Penguin Lessons

Claiming 1 IAF

Points this task 15
IAF this task 1
Season Total 110
BB's 3
IAF 4


message 1409: by Julia (new)

Julia (julia103) | 2749 comments Julia103

50.1 - trishhartuk's Task: Newgrange

Book 1: Read a book with a word in the title of three or more letters (excluding and, the), matching a word in the lyrics of the song. https://genius.com/Clannad-newgrange-...

A Scatter of Light
The word LIGHT is in the third verse of the song

Book 2: Option A. Read a book with a three-word title

Suffer Little Children

Book 3: Option B. Read a book where the author’s first and last initials can be found in “WINTER SOLSTICE”

Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins

All three books were first published after 1993.
Suffer Little Children is set in Ireland.

This post: 50 points
Total points: 495
Total BB: 0
Total GO: 3
Total NF: 3
Tasks completed: 26
Books read: 37


message 1410: by Suzanne (new)

Suzanne | 81 comments Whimsie

15.1 Ancient or New?
7 Ancient wonders: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_W...
7 New wonders: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_7_W...

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. Letters can be used as many times as they appear. State the word and wonder:
Word: BLADE Wonder: Hanging Gardens of Babylon

Book Read: Traitor's Blade

AND

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. Letters can be used as many times as they appear.
Required: State the word and the wonder

Word: FALL Wonder: Great Wall of China

Book Read: Arrow's Fall

points this post 15
Total points: 170
Tasks Completed: 8


message 1411: by Suzanne (new)

Suzanne | 81 comments Whimsie

20.7 Shorter is Sweeter: JenJ IA's task - Landmarked: History in the Hawkeye State

Choose one option and read one book for that option.
Books must have an MPG of Historical or Historical Fiction The MPG may be embedded IE Historical Romance

Option 2: Precontact Sites
For this option, read a book with a 3+ word title (subtitles excluded) where all of the title words begin with a letter in ONE of these site names:

BLOOD RUN
DAVIS ORIOLE EARTH LODGE
INDIAN VILLAGE
TOOLESBORO MOUNDS
KIMBALL VILLAGE
PHIPPS SITE

Book Read: Life After Life
MPG Historical Fiction
L A L are in KIMBALL VILLAGE

points this post 20
Total points: 190
Tasks Completed: 9


message 1412: by Trish (new)

Trish (trishhartuk) | 3729 comments trishhartuk

20.10 Group Reads
Includes a claim for a Golden Oldie ticket.

Read one of the books selected as a group read for the Fall 2025 season.

Gutenberg Classic - The Empty House and Other Ghost Stories, Algernon Blackwood

The Empty House and Other Ghost Stories, Algernon Blackwood (316pg)
My comments are in message #9 of the discussion thread: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Golden Oldie: First published in 1906

Points this Task: 20
Books Read: 1
Golden Oldie: 1 – The Empty House and Other Ghost Stories was first published in 1906

Total Points: 465
Tasks Completed: 30
It’s a Fact Tickets: 2
Golden Oldie Tickets: 6


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