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message 1701: by JennRenee, Moderator (new)

JennRenee (jennreneeread) | 3036 comments Mod
5.7 National Trust
Read a book with a single author's first and last initials can be found in NATIONAL TRUST

read Witch You Would by Lia Amador

points this post 5
total points 985


message 1702: by Nick (last edited Nov 05, 2025 06:31AM) (new)

Nick (doily) | 3468 comments Nick KY

15.8 Easter Island.
Read a book with 3 or more people on the cover. I read These Men Chose Hell by William W. Johnstone [and Jerry Johnstone] -- These Men Chose Hell (Fort Misery Book 2) by William W. Johnstone . 4 pictured people in front and multiple on horseback in the background.

Points This Post: 15
Total Points So Far: 795


message 1703: by Kelly (new)

Kelly L (kelly29) | 320 comments Kelly L

50.1 - trishhartuk's Task: Newgrange
1. Read one book for each of the 3 options.
>> See below

2. Total combined pages must equal 750 or greater.
>> 385 + 408 + 128 = 921 total pages

3. No childrens, graphic novels or manga allowed.
>> Complied

4. All books must have a first published date of 1993...or later
>> Publication years of 2004, 2002, and 2021

5. At least one of your books must be at least 50% set in or about Ireland, or written by an author born in Ireland (Northern or Eire).
>> From the GR description of Small Things Like These: "It is 1985 in a small Irish town."


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.
Lost Light
Title word = LIGHT , 5 letters
Lyrics = "And a beam of LIGHT shines across the floor"


Book 2
Option A. Read a book with a three-word title.
City of Bones = 3 words


Book 3
Option A. Read a book set in winter.
>> From the GR description of Small Things Like These: "During the weeks leading up to Christmas, Bill Furlong, a coal merchant and family man faces into his busiest season."


This post: 50 points
Tickets: ---
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Season total: 400 points
Season Tickets: 2 IAF, 1 BB


message 1704: by Jecca (new)

Jecca | 810 comments 5.8 Corps of Discovery

Read a book that takes place, at least 50%, in one of these States;
Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota, Montana, Idaho, Washington, Oregon

The Exception to the Rule by Christina Lauren

Approved in 3559

Setting listed on main page

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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 545
Total Tasks Completed: 28
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Big Books: 6
Golden Oldies: 0
It's a Fact: 0


message 1705: by Jecca (new)

Jecca | 810 comments 20.1 Most Improved: Kai's Task- Onihei Jokei

Read a book that combines a real historical event with fictional ones.

The Spectacular by Fiona Davis

This was an example given for the task. The fictional story of Marion surrounds the real-life NYC Bomber

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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 565
Total Tasks Completed: 29
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Big Books: 6
Golden Oldies: 0
It's a Fact: 0


message 1706: by Jecca (new)

Jecca | 810 comments 20.8- Nickels and Dimes: MEGSCL's Task: Korean Reads

Option 2: Read a book that is by a Korean author.

Happiness Falls by Angie Kim

The author's page says that she was born in Seoul, Korea

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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 585
Total Tasks Completed: 30
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Big Books: 6
Golden Oldies: 0
It's a Fact: 0


message 1707: by Jecca (new)

Jecca | 810 comments 25.2- Ash's Task- Slash and Survive: A Final Girl Challenge

Option 2: Who Will Survive, and What Will Be Left of Them? (Leatherface)
Read a book where a Roadtrip is essential to the story.

West with Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge

The trip across the country with these two giraffes is an essential part of this story.

Option 6: Do you want to play a game? (Jigsaw)
Read a book off of one of these lists.
Main character enters a contest/game #46

Red Rising by Pierce Brown

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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 610
Total Tasks Completed: 31
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Big Books: 6
Golden Oldies: 0
It's a Fact: 0


message 1708: by Jecca (last edited Nov 05, 2025 08:10AM) (new)

Jecca | 810 comments 25.4 - Robin P's Task: The ABC's

Option 1: Authors
Read a book whose author's first and last initials are sequential in the alphabet, going forward. KL

Nocticadia by Keri Lake

Claiming BB - 608 pages

Option 3: Genres
Read a book with an MPG that starts with A, B, or C
C - Contemporary

Leather & Lark by Brynne Weaver

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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 635
Total Tasks Completed: 32
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Big Books: 7
Golden Oldies: 0
It's a Fact: 0


message 1709: by Cindy (new)

Cindy | 1023 comments Cindy F

Task 5.7 National Trust

Author's initials in NATIONAL TRUST (N,L)

Passing by Nella Larsen

Claim 1 Golden Oldie Ticket Published in 1929

Points this post:5
Total points:180
Books read:20
Big Books:0
Golden Oldies:1
Non-Fiction:1
Tasks completed:18


message 1710: by Cindy (new)

Cindy | 1023 comments Cindy F

Task 10.8 The Ghouls Guide to Reading

From list "Books to get you in the Halloween Mood" Page 1 #20

Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman

Points this post:10
Total points:190
Books read:21
Big Books:0
Golden Oldies:1
Non-Fiction:1
Tasks completed:19


message 1711: by Kristina (new)

Kristina | 351 comments Kristina Marie

25.9 - Cat's Task: 30 Years of Pulp
Pick one option below. Required: State the option
Option 1: Two book option, no page count minimums. Read one book for each task below

Task 1: Read a book that shares a title word with one of the track titles: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Differe...
Required: state the track title and word

Death of a Spy by M.C. Beaton
This book has the word "spy" from the song "I Spy"

Task 2: Read a book that shares a title word with one of the track titles: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/More_(P...
Required: state track title and word

Jacob Have I Loved by Katherine Paterson
AR BookFinder: IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 8.0
This book has the word "have" from the song "Got to Have Love."

Points this post: 25
Total Points: 605


message 1712: by Jammin Jenny (new)

Jammin Jenny (jamminjenny) | 965 comments Readerboard Name Jammin Jenny
Fall 2025 SRC

25.4 - Robin P's Task: The ABC's
Read 2 books, one each from 2 different options.
Required: State the options

Option 1: Authors
Read a book whose author's first and last initials are sequential in the alphabet, going forward. Examples: Charles Dickens - CD, Liane Moriarty - LM. Reverse order is not ok, so you can't use a name like John Irving.
The Wrong Sister by Claire Douglas author's initials are sequentially in order CD

Option 3: Genres
Read a book with an MPG that starts with A, B, or C - examples could include (but are not limited to) Adventure, Africa, Adult, Biography, British Literature, Book Club, Contemporary, China, Classics, etc. Children's can only be used if it meets SRC rules.
Required: State the MPG.
Darling Girls - MPG Book Club, Contemporary

Points this post: 25
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
It's a Fact Tickets: 0

Total Points: 255
BB Tickets: 2
GO Tickets: 2
It's a Fact Tickets: 5



message 1713: by Robin P (last edited Nov 05, 2025 02:43PM) (new)

Robin P | 1743 comments ROBIN P

50.1 - trishhartuk's Task: Newgrange

This is a 3 book task:
1. Read one book for each of the 3 options.
2. Total combined pages must equal 750 or greater.
3. No childrens, graphic novels or manga allowed.
4. All books must have a first published date of 1993 (when it became a World Heritage site) or later
5. At least one of your books must be at least 50% set in or about Ireland, or written by an author born in Ireland (Northern or Eire). Required: Specify which of your books fits this criteria, and if the setting or birthplace isn’t obvious from the GR book or author record, please provide a reference to verify the setting/birthplace.

Book 1 - word in title 3+ letters from lyrics in song
Faithful Place - Place from
"There's a place on the east"
**This is the Irish book - Set entirely in Dublin, Ireland - 432 p, pub 2010

Book 2 - Option A: Book with a 3-word title
When Everything Changed: The Amazing Journey of American Women from 1960 to the Present - 480 p, pub 2009

Book 3 - Option A: Book set in winter
The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year
Set between Dec 20-25 - 293 p, pub 2024

Total pages: 1205

Points this post: 50
Total points: 695

BB:3 GO:2 IAF:6


message 1714: by Joanne (last edited Nov 05, 2025 03:02PM) (new)

Joanne (joabroda1) | 1646 comments Joanne MI
15.4 Pompeii Italy


Book 1 - Read a book with MPG Historical Fiction a book

Lion Hearts

Book 2 Read a book with a word in the title that has a double letter

Big Bad Wool

Point's this task 15
Season Total 150
3 BB's 4 IAF


message 1715: by Jessica (new)

Jessica (bookwrm526) | 2190 comments Bookwrm526

Task #10.3 Where Past and Present Meet
Read a book that is written in a dual/multiple timeline. I read The Broken Girls by Simone St. James, which alternates between 1950 and 2014, as stated in the GR description.

Total points so far: 760


message 1716: by Meg (new)

Meg (megscl) | 2500 comments MEGSCL
5.7 National Trust
Author initials in NATIONALTRUST
Bog Queen by Anna North

TOTAL
90 points - 1 IAF ticket - 1 BB ticket


message 1717: by Meg (new)

Meg (megscl) | 2500 comments MEGSCL
5.9 Celebrate History
Read a book set at least 50 percent 100 years ago- 1925 or earlier.
The Possession of Alba Díaz (set 1765 according to main page)

TOTAL
95 points - 1 IAF ticket - 1 BB ticket


message 1718: by Kathy KS (last edited Nov 05, 2025 08:12PM) (new)

Kathy KS | 2465 comments Kathy KS

20.5 - Bigger is Better: Tammy AZ's task - Pearl Jam

read a book, that is at least 350 pages
Option 1: Read a book where the title contains one of the words from any of the songs titles from the album: ... Black... Driving While Black: African American Travel and the Road to Civil Rights by Gretchen Sorin
Word used: BLACK
352 pages

**Claiming 1 (one) It’s A Fact ticket** : NONFICTION

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Points for this task: 20
Total points : 360
Tasks completed:15/57
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 1
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 0
It's a Fact tickets for this task: 1
It's a Fact tickets total: 3


message 1719: by Suzanne (new)

Suzanne | 86 comments Whimsie

25.2- Ash's Task - Slash and Survive: A Final Girl Challenge
This is a two book task- Pick two different options and read one book for each option.

Option 2: Who Will Survive, and What Will Be Left of Them? (Leatherface)
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. If not evident from the description or the GR Metadata, provide a reference.

Book Read: The Candymakers and the Great Chocolate Chase
AR info: IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 23.0
Link: https://www.arbookfind.com/bookdetail...

From GR description: "When the Candymaker announces that they will be going on tour "
Overdrive description: " Four friends. One road trip. " Link: https://libraryweb.overdrive.com/medi...

Option 4: Always check your candy. (Sam)
Read an anthology/collection of stories.

Book Read:
Unbound


points this post 25
Total points: 215
Tasks Completed: 10


message 1720: by Suzanne (new)

Suzanne | 86 comments Whimsie

20.5 - Bigger is Better: Tammy AZ's task - Pearl Jam
In honor of this band read a book, that is at least 350 pages, from one of the following two options:

Option 2: Read a book set at least 50% in one of the two locations I saw Pearl Jam on this most recent tour: Montana (anywhere in the state) or New Orleans.

Book Read: Come Sundown
477 pages
Set entirely in Montana (GR metadata supports this)

points this post 20
Total points: 235
Tasks Completed: 11


message 1721: by Suzanne (new)

Suzanne | 86 comments Whimsie

25.4 - Robin P's Task: The ABC's
Read 2 books, one each, from 2 different options

Option 1: Authors Read a book whose author's first and last initials are sequential in the alphabet, going forward.

Book Read: The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty (LM)

Option 3: Genres Read a book with an MPG that starts with A, B, or C
Book Read: The Unsung
MPG Audiobook

points this post 25
Total points: 260
Tasks Completed: 12


message 1722: by Suzanne (new)

Suzanne | 86 comments Whimsie

30.4 TessaVanessa's Task: Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder
Read 2 books, one each, from 2 different options

Option 3: Read a book with an MPG of Historical Fiction or Art

Book Read: The Sisterhood
MPG Historical Fiction

Option 4: Read a book with a single author author's first and last initial can be found in the word MUSEUM
Book Read: Celebromancy by Michael R. Underwood
M and U are in MUSEUM

points this post 30
Total points: 290
Tasks Completed: 13


Jayme(theghostreader) (jaymetheghostreader) | 3051 comments Repost
5.4 Labor Day
Read a book with a mother character
Anne's House of Dreamsby L.M. Montgomery
AR book finder
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 13.0
Task +5
Grand total: 60


message 1724: by Kim, Moderator (new)

Kim (kmyers) | 1266 comments Mod
XBM

50.1 - trishhartuk's Task: Newgrange

This is a 3 book task:
1. Read one book for each of the 3 options.
2. Total combined pages must equal 750 or greater.
3. All books must have a first published date of 1993 or later
5. At least one of your books must be at least 50% set in or about Ireland, or written by an author born in Ireland

Book 1. Read a book with a word in the title of three or more letters matching a word in the lyrics of the song.
The druids lived here once they said ONCE
What Once Was True - Published 2020, 376 pages
MPG of Ireland, Author born in Cork, Ireland

Book 2. Option A. Read a book with a three-word title.
The Violet Hour - Published 2025, 368 pages

Book 3. Option A. Read a book set in winter. Mae West is busy this Christmas season.
Eggnog, Extortion, & Evergreens - Published in 2020, 206 pages

376+368+208 >750

Points this post: 50
Total Points: 695 /985
Tasks Completed 39/57
IAF - 8
GO - 2


message 1725: by Mabeelle (new)

Mabeelle | 194 comments 15.8 Easter Island Chile

Read a book with at least 3 people on the cover.

The Fifth Letter
The Fifth Letter by Nicola Moriarty

Points this Post: 15
Points Total: 330


message 1726: by Deedee (new)

Deedee | 2366 comments Task 30.1 JennRenee's Task: Do it Again, But Differently
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.
Required State the previous task completed options and new chosen option.

In Summer 2025, I completed:
20.5 Bigger is Better: Kathy KS's Task - Light Up My World, Scarlett!
Option 4 -
Scarlett’s Mommy and some of her Daddy’s cousins are avid readers. Celebrate their favorite genres by reading a book with one of these MPGs (main page genres): Suspense: standalone or embedded, Thriller(s): standalone, or Fantasy: standalone.
See Summer 2025 Post #2120:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...


For Fall 2025, I completed:
Option 1 - Read a book that contains red on the cover, according to Tineye. It doesn’t matter how much, just some.
Tintype says this book has

RED = 16.7 % #be2f2e

Only Human by Susie Boyt
Only Human (2004) by Susie Boyt (Paperback 246 pages)


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.
Required Post the link the the previous book read.

Previous Book Read:
See Summer 2025 Post #2178:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
OCTOBER 2024
The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern (2024) by Lynda Cohen Loigman (Goodreads Author) (Hardback 313 pages)

For Fall 2025, I read a book first published:
OCTOBER 2007
Shadow Speaker (The Desert Magician's Duology #1) (2007) by Nnedi Okorafor (female) (Goodreads Author) (Hardback 325 pages)


130 + 30 = 160

Tasks Completed: 10
Points for this post: 30
Points thus far: 130 + 30 = 160
Books read: 12
Pages read: 3,616

Read but not claimed: 02
Goodreads Authors: 07
Golden Oldies: 00
It’s a Fact (Non-Fiction): 02

Big Books:
(1) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+


message 1727: by Rebecca NJ (new)

Rebecca NJ (njreader) | 1298 comments Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ


5.8 - Corps of Discovery
Read a book that takes place, at least 50%, in one of the States listed.

Too Old for This by Samantha Downing
From the book's meta data, the setting is over 50% set in Oregon.


This post: 5 points
Total points to date: 155 points
Tasks completed: 14


message 1728: by Jessica (new)

Jessica (bookwrm526) | 2190 comments Bookwrm526

Task #30.6 MAZZA1's Task: Name Swap

I decided to work with the name JORDAN

Book 1: Read a book of your choice by a single author. I read Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko (343p).

Book 2: Using your first book, read a second book whose author has the same name as the author of the first book BUT in the alternate position. I read Sixteen Scandals by Sophie Jordan (256p).

343 + 256 = 599p

Total points so far: 790


message 1729: by Kim, Moderator (new)

Kim (kmyers) | 1266 comments Mod
Congratulations for completing the Fall Season, JennRenee. You will have a 30 point task in the next season.


message 1730: by Kristina Simon (new)

Kristina Simon (kristinasimon) | 11223 comments 50.1 - trishhartuk's Task: Newgrange

📖📖📖 Total combined pages must equal 750 or greater. 📖📖📖
🗓️🗓️🗓️ All books must have a first published date of 1993 or later 🗓️🗓️🗓️
☘️☘️☘️ At least one book must be at least 50% set in or about Ireland, or written by an author born in Ireland ☘️☘️☘️

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-...
Murder on St. Mark's Place by Victoria Thompson
🎃 matching word is PLACE
🗓️ first published 2000
📖 291 pages

Book 2: Option A. Read a book with a three-word title
The Highest Tide by Jim Lynch
🗓️ first published 2005
📖 270 pages

Book 3: Option B. Read a book where the author’s first and last initials can be found in “WINTER SOLSTICE”.
Normal People by Sally Rooney
🎃 author's initials (SR) - S in Solstice; R in Winter
🗓️ first published 2018
☘️ set in Ireland
📖 279 pages

📖📖📖 291 + 270 + 279 = 840 total pages 📖📖📖

Points this post: 50
Total points: 185 + 50 = 235


message 1731: by Mrsgeo (new)

Mrsgeo | 360 comments SHEMAC
15.3 Stonehenge United Kingdom

Required: State the option - 2

Option 1:
Book 1- Read a book with a first published year that includes at least 2 unique numbers from this list: 1,2,3,5,7
Book 2- Read a book set in the United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland)

Option 2- Read a book that fulfills both requirements of Option 1.

Play Hard Published 2019; Set in Glasgow, Scotland

This task points: 15
Total season points: 600


message 1732: by RedSycamore (last edited Nov 06, 2025 12:38PM) (new)

RedSycamore | 513 comments

30.7 - Delicious Dee's Task: Classic Science-Fiction: Isaac Asimov

Option 1: Read a book by Isaac Asimov.

Nightfall and Other Stories, published January 1st, 1969
(Alt version for page count: Nightfall and Other Stories, 350 pages)

** Claiming 1 Golden Oldies Ticket **

Option 4: Read a book on the first 5 pages of the Robots or Artificial Intelligence shelves
Shelf: Robots, Page 1

Exit Strategy
(Alt version for page count: Exit Strategy, 172 pages)

Your two books must have a combined page count of at least 501 pages.
Page Count: 350 + 172 = 522 pages

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Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 690/985
Tasks Completed: 42/57
Tickets as of this post: BB(4), GO(6), IaF(12)


message 1733: by Kelly (new)

Kelly L (kelly29) | 320 comments Kelly L

20.5 - Bigger is Better: Tammy AZ's task - Pearl Jam
In honor of this band read a book, that is at least 350 pages, from one of the following two options:

Option 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 Black Box
Title = BLACK
Page count = 403 pages

This post: 20 points
Tickets: ---
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Season total: 420 points
Season Tickets: 2 IAF, 1 BB


message 1734: by RedSycamore (new)

RedSycamore | 513 comments

10.5 - Season of the Harvest
Read a book w/ a single author's first and last name initials in the word HARVEST

Night Flight by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Published December 1st, 1931

** Claiming 1 Golden Oldies Ticket **

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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 700/985
Tasks Completed: 43/57
Tickets as of this post: BB(4), GO(7), IaF(12)


message 1735: by Theresa (new)

Theresa | 308 comments Theresa

30.4 - TessaVanessa's Task: Beauty is in the Eye of Beholder

Option 3 - Read a book with an MPG of Historical Fiction or Art. MPG may be imbedded.
Horse by Geraldine Brooks

Option 4 - Read a book with a single author author's first and last initial can be found in the word MUSEUM.
Wind Chime Café by Sophie Moss

Points this post - 30
Total points - 120


message 1736: by KmarieD, Moderator (new)

KmarieD (kmariedgr) | 1417 comments Mod
10.1 School is Cool!
Read a fiction book with MPG Literary fiction/Literature or Dark Academia,

Infinity Alchemist by Kacen Callender / MPG Dark Academia

Points this post: 10
Total points: 660



message 1737: by Nick (new)

Nick (doily) | 3468 comments Nick KY

15.2 Machu Pichu, Peru.

Book 1. Train on Cover. I read In Our Time by Ernest Hemingway. In Our Time by Ernest Hemingway
Book 2. Author’s initials in target phrase: “Lost city of tHe incas.” I read Reining in Murder by Leigh Hearon.

Points This Post: 15
Total Points So Far: 810


message 1738: by KmarieD, Moderator (new)

KmarieD (kmariedgr) | 1417 comments Mod
15.8 Easter Island Chile
Read a book with at least 3 people on the cover.

When We Make It by Elisabet Velasquez by Elisabet Velasquez / 3 people on cover

Points this post: 15
Total points: 675



message 1739: by Nick (new)

Nick (doily) | 3468 comments Nick KY

15.7 The Parthenon.
MPG of “Travel.”

I read Erebus: One Ship, Two Epic Voyages, and the Greatest Naval Mystery of All Time by Michael Palin.

Points This Post: 15
Total Points So Far: 825


message 1740: by KmarieD, Moderator (last edited Nov 06, 2025 03:22PM) (new)

KmarieD (kmariedgr) | 1417 comments Mod
25.3 Jecca's Task: There’s a First Time for Everything

Option 2A- Read a book set in one of the places we have toured; Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island or New York City

Falling for Her by Kelly Elliott / set in Boston, Massachusetts

Option 3B- Read a book with an author that shares a name with one of my favorite hosts: Karen Kilgariff, Georgia Hardstark, Delia D’Ambra, Ashley Flowers and Brit Prawat

Knife in the Back by Karen Rose / KAREN in list of authors

Points this post: 25
Total points: 700



message 1741: by KmarieD, Moderator (new)

KmarieD (kmariedgr) | 1417 comments Mod
25.9 - Cat's Task: 30 Years of Pulp

Option 1 - Two book task

Book 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

We All Live Here by Jojo Moyes / LIVE in title 'Live Bed Show'

Book 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

Easy Love by Kristen Proby / LOVE in title 'Got to Have Love'

Points this post: 25
Total points: 725



message 1742: by KmarieD, Moderator (new)

KmarieD (kmariedgr) | 1417 comments Mod
30.3 Katrisa’s Task: Leah Renee Comedian

Option 1- Read a book set at least 50% in either Pennsylvania or Scotland

The Christmas Crush by Noelle Douglas / set in Pennsylvania

Option 4- Read a book with an MPG Humor.
Women of Good Fortune by Sophie Wan
genre noted here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Points this post: 30
Total points: 755



message 1743: by Kim, Moderator (new)

Kim (kmyers) | 1266 comments Mod
XBM

25.5 - Bookwrm526's Task: SEC Football

Option 1: Geography
Read a book set at least 75% in one of these states: Florida.

Boneyard Key, Florida, is the only home Sophie has ever known
Ghost Business

Option 3:
Read a book where football is central to the story.
The Quarterback Whisperer: How to Build an Elite NFL Quarterback

Nonfiction - claiming 1 IAF

Points this post: 25
Total Points: 720 /985
Tasks Completed 40/57
IAF - 9
GO - 2


message 1744: by Julia (last edited Nov 06, 2025 06:26PM) (new)

Julia (julia103) | 2781 comments Julia103

30.6 MAZZA1's Task: Name Swap

Book 1: Read a book of your choice by a single author
Lost Hills by Lee Goldberg

Book 2: Using your first book, read a second book whose author has the same name as the author of the first book BUT in the alternate position.
The Vanished Child by M.J. Lee

This post: 30 points
Total points: 615
Total BB: 0
Total GO: 4
Total NF: 3
Tasks completed: 32
Books read: 46


message 1745: by Deborah (new)

Deborah | 1688 comments Deborah

30.7 Delicious Dee's Task: Classic Science-Fiction: Isaac Asimov

2) Read a book by a single author where ALL the author’s initials can be found in Isaac Asimov.

The Twice-Scorned Lady of Shadow by Annette Marie 266/501

3) Isaac Asimov was born 2 January 1920 and died 6 April 1992. Read a book that was first published between those dates- inclusive.

Harvest Home First published June 18, 1973
401/501

266 + 401 =667 (501 minimum required)

Points this post: 30
Total Points: 245
Books Read: 19
Tasks Done: 14


message 1746: by Rina (new)

Rina | 609 comments 10.7 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
Book read: The Last House on Needless Street
How it fits: The word Last can be made from the letters
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Points This Post: 10
Total points: 535
Tasks completed: 35


message 1747: by Kim, Moderator (new)

Kim (kmyers) | 1266 comments Mod
XBM

5.6 Preserving History

Read a book with a word in the title of three or more letters made from ENGLISH HERITAGE (Angle)

Angle of Investigation - (One book between 80 -99 pages may be used for ONE 5 point task.)

Points this post: 5
Total Points: 725 /985
Tasks Completed 41/57
IAF - 9
GO - 2


message 1748: by RedSycamore (new)

RedSycamore | 513 comments

5.7 - National Trust
Read a book with a single author whose first and last initials can be found in NATIONAL TRUST.

Jumpers by Tom Stoppard

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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 705/985
Tasks Completed: 44/57
Tickets as of this post: BB(4), GO(7), IaF(12)


message 1749: by Mrsgeo (last edited Nov 07, 2025 08:45AM) (new)

Mrsgeo | 360 comments SHEMAC
25.5 - Bookwrm526's Task: SEC Football

This is a two book task. Choose two of the options below, and read one book for each option.
Required: State the options - 1 and 4

Option 1: Geography
Read a book set at least 75% in one of these states: Texas.
Required: If the setting is not obvious from the Goodreads description, include a reference - MPG precis

Texas Gift
Confirmed Not for Kids #393 & #395
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Option 4:
Read a book first published in 1966.

A House for Sister Mary (1/1/1966)

This task points: 25
Total season points: 625


message 1750: by KmarieD, Moderator (new)

KmarieD (kmariedgr) | 1417 comments Mod
15.3 Stonehenge United Kingdom

Option 2- one book option, fits both requirements
Read a book with a first published year that includes at least 2 unique numbers from this list: 1,2,3,5,7 ; Read a book set in the United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland)

Thursday's Children by Nicci French / pub year 2014 has 2, 1 ; set in the UK per description

Points this post: 15
Total points: 770



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