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FALL CHALLENGE 2025
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ROBIN P20.6 It's a Fact: Angela IL's Task: Reading Goals 2025
Option 1 - book w 100-250 p
The Door-to-Door Bookstore - 239 p
Points this post: 20
Total points: 75
BB:1 GO:0 IAF:1
Molly15.7 Parthenon Greece
Read a book with MPG Travel
I read Down and Out in Paris and London by George Orwell.
This book has MPG Travel.
***Claiming one It's A Fact ticket for non-fiction***
Points this task: 15
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Totals:
Points: 15
Task completed: 1
Big Book tickets total: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 0
It's a Fact tickets total: 1
SHEMAC 30.7 Delicious Dee's Task: Classic Science-Fiction: Isaac Asimov
Your two books must have a combined page count of at least 501 pages. (192 + 323)
Option 2 – Read a book by a single author where ALL the author’s initials can be found in ISAAC ASIMOV. Letters may be used as often as they appear: A, M, A
Saved by A.M. Arthur
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.
The Reluctant Widow (First published 1946)
This task points: 30
Total season points: 100
Whimsie20.6 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.
read The Writer and the Rogue Debutantes of London #2
points this post 20
Total points: 50
Tasks Completed: 2
10.1 School is CoolGo back to school and read a non fiction book with the MPG Science, Mathmatics, or History
The Woman Who Smashed Codes: A True Story of Love, Spies, and the Unlikely Heroine who Outwitted America's Enemies by Jason Fagone
MPG - History
I'd like an It's A Fact ticket
Post Total: 10
Grand Total: 35
15.1 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 on the list.
Lighthouse of Alexandria
The word is SUNLIT
A Sunlit Weapon by Jacqueline Winspear
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.
Colosseum
The word is LESS
Less by Andrew Sean Greer
Post Total: 15
Grand Total: 50
SHEMAC 30.5 Amy FL’s task - Back to the gym
This is a two-book task. Choose two different options and read one book for each option.
Required State the options : 2 and 3
Option 2: Read a book with a title (excludes subtitles) word of 4 or more letters that can be made from "NO LAP SWIMMING DURING CLASS.”
Required: State the word - MIND
All in His Mind
Option 3: Read a book set at least 50% in California.
Required: If the setting is not evident on the Goodreads book main page, provide a reference: MPG Setting
Candy Man
This task points: 30
Total season points:130
Amy FL5.1 By The Numbers
Title has at least one word of 7, 8, or 9 letters
Dangerous Play - 9 letters in Dangerous
Points this post: 5
Total points: 5
Amy FL5.2 Autumn or fall?
Autumn in the title or author's name
Autumn Bleeds Into Winter
Points this post: 5
Total points: 10
Amy FL10.8 The Ghouls Guide to Reading
Read a book from Books to get you in the Halloween Mood list
Bag of Bones - page 2
Points this post: 10
Total points: 20
Amy FL15.4 Pompeii Italy
Option 2: Book has MPG Historical Fiction and a word in the title that has a double letter
Harlem Shuffle (shuFFle)
Points this post: 15
Total points: 35
Amy FL30.6 MAZZA1's Task: Name Swap
Book 1: Read a book of your choice by a single author
Dead Law by Robin James
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
She Won't Leave by James Caine
Points this post: 30
Total points: 65
Katrisa5.9 Celebrate History
Read a book set at least 50 percent 100 years ago- 1925 or earlier
I read The Road Back
It is set in the immediate aftermath of WWI (1918 to maybe 1920)
Points this Post: 5
Points Total: 155
FLY Task #10.10 Do They Exist?
task: Read a book where cryptids are essential to the story.
book: Love and Other Conspiracies
how it fits: MC is a cryptid expert (see book description)
Points this post: 10
Total points: 40
Tasks completed: 3/57
BB: 0 / GO: 0 / IAF: 0
Rockynook30.4 - Beauty is in the Eye of Beholder
Option 3: MPG of Historical Fiction
Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall
Option 4: single author author's first and last initial can be found in the word MUSEUM.
You Belong Here by Megan Miranda
MuseuM
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 130
SUSAN A5.9 Celebrate History - Read a book set at least 50 percent 100 years ago- 1925 or earlier
The Earl's Regret by Joyce Alec
set in the Regency Era (commonly understood as the years between c. 1795 and 1837)
points this post: 5
previous total: 105
total points: 110
SUSAN A5.10 Fall Into Reading - book of your choice that meets SRC rules.
The Hound of the Burgervilles by E.J. Russell
meets SRC rules
points this post: 5
previous total: 110
total points: 115
SUSAN A10.1 School is Cool! non fiction book with the MPG Science, Mathmatics, or History
Why Dinosaurs Matter by Kenneth Lacovara
MPG nonfiction, MPG science
points this post: 10
previous total: 115
total points: 125
SUSAN A10.2 Window to the Past - Read a book with a window on the over.
Bitter House by Kiersten Modglin
points this post: 10
previous total: 125
total points: 135
SUSAN A10.3 Where Past and Present Meet - Read a book that is written in a dual/multiple timeline.
Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell
dual timeline, approved in task help thread
points this post: 10
previous total: 135
total points: 145
SUSAN A10.4 Where the Dead Still Walk - Read a book that is set at least 50 percent in Scotland, France, or India
The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra by Vaseem Khan
100% set in India, noted on main page
points this post: 10
previous total: 145
total points: 155
SUSAN A10.5 Season of the Harvest - single author's first and last name initials can be found in the word HARVEST
Vork by Ava Ross
author initials A R found in hARvest
points this post: 10
previous total: 155
points this post: 165
SUSAN A10.6 Fields of Plenty - Read a book with a farm as the setting.
My Heartbroken Cowboy by Olivia Sage
set on ranch, noted in book description
points this post: 10
previous total: 165
total points: 175
SUSAN A10.7 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
Stuck With My Enemy Ex by Andrea Ocean
title word ENEMY found in
ThE AshaNti YaM FEstival
points this post: 10
previous total: 175
total points: 185
SUSAN A10.8 The Ghouls Guide to Reading - RAB from list
Autumns, Awnings, & Arson by Tonya Kappes
page 2, #148 of list
Halloween and Autumn Cozy Mysteries page 2
points this post: 10
previous total: 185
total points: 195
ROBIN P20.1 Most Improved: Kai's Task: Onihei Jokei
Fiction book that includes a real historical incident
The Hallmarked Man includes the Westminster Bridge attack of 2017, approved in Help thread
**Claiming 2 BB points - 912 p
Points this post: 20
Total points: 95
BB:3 GO:0 IAF:1
ROBIN P30.7 Delicious Dee's Task: Classic Science Fiction: Isaac Asimov
Option 1: Book by Asimov
Murder at the ABA: A puzzle in four days and sixty scenes
Option 4: Adapted to movie or TV
Artificial Condition - book 2 of Murderbot series, which has been on Apple TV+
Points this post: 30
Total points: 125
BB:3 GO:0 IAF:1
Julia10315.8 Easter Island Chile
Read a book with at least 3 people on the cover.
This post: 15 points
Total points: 95
Total BB: 0
Total GO: 1
Total NF: 1
Tasks completed:5
Books read: 7
Julia10325.6 – 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”
The Secrets of Flight
The word "Flight" is in Angels Flight (Book 8 on list)
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.”
The Senior Moment by Eva Hudson
(EH is in Mickey Haller)
This post: 25 points
Total points: 120
Total BB: 0
Total GO: 1
Total NF: 1
Tasks completed:6
Books read: 9
JUKKA15.8 Easter Island Chile
Book with at least three people on the cover.
Red Lanterns, Volume 2: The Death of the Red Lanterns by Peter Milligan.
The resolution on that's a bit crap, but there's the big dude Atrocitus in the middle, one guy holding up, another under his foot and a fourth slumped on the left with his cape in Atrocitus's fist. Better rez here: https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/9...
Total Points: 15/985
Total Books Read: 1
Tasks Completed: 1/57
Big Books Total: 0
Golden Oldies Total: 0
It's a Fact Total: 0
Jasmiina F20.2 - 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 (Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming):
Deep End by Ali Hazelwood.
Setting: California
Points this post: 20
Total points: 20
Golden Oldies this post:
Total Golden Oldies:
Big Book Tickets this post:
Total Big Book Tickets:
BBooks - 500+:
BBooks - 750+:
BBooks - 1000+:
15.4 Pompeii ItalyOption 2:
Read a book with MPG Historical Fiction
Read a book with a word in the title that has a double letter. Examples of words with double letters: KEEP, HALL, COMMIT
Book read: Miss Lattimore's Letter
How it fits: MPG Historical Fiction, Double S in the title
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Points This Post: 15
Total points: 50
Tasks completed: 5
Joanne MI15.5 Sukhothai Thailand
Read a book with one of these standalone words in the title: First, King, Kingdom, City, Capital
The City of Brass
Claiming 1 BB at 532 page
Task Total 15
1 BB
Season Total 15
1 BB
Kristina Marie15.8 Easter Island Chile
Read a book with at least 3 people on the cover.
Required: Post the cover
West Hollywood Monster Squad: A Graphic Novel by Sina Grace
There are 6 people on the cover.
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 45
Lisa MD20.9 - Moderator's Pet: Rockynook's task- Fall Birthdays
Option 3: Author initials in "Curly" or "Monkey"
The Heartbreak Hotel by Ellen O'Clover
Author Initials: "EO" in mOnkEY
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COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 150/985
Total Books Read: 11
Total Tasks Completed: 8/57
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies Tickets: 1
IAF Tickets: 3
Kristina Marie15.9 Angkor Wat Cambodia
Read a book where the single author first and last initials can be found in KHMER and/or CAMBODIA.
Twist by Colum McCann
Colum McCann's initials can be found in Cambodia.
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 60
Bookwrm526Task #15.3 Stonehenge United Kingdom
Option 2, one book option: Read 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.
I read Amazing Grace Adams by Fran Littlewood, first published 2023 (so contains 2 and 3 from list) and set in London, as stated in GR description.
Total points so far: 65
JEN B25.3 Jecca's Task: There’s a First Time for Everything
Option 1: PopSugar and other challenges
A - PopSugar - Read a book with a main character that is a politician.
Incense and Sensibility by Sonali Dev
The main character is a politician running for governor of California. Per description, "Yash Raje, California’s first serious Indian gubernatorial candidate"
Option 3: Side Hustle
B - True-crime Podcasts - 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.
A Novel Love Story by Ashley Poston
ASHLEY poston and ASHLEY flowers share the same first name
TOTAL POINTS: 85
JUKKA5.6 Preserving History
Book with a word in title made of ENGLISH HERITAGE or HISTORIC SCOTLAND or CADW.
Green Lantern, Volume 1: Sinestro by Geoff Johns. The word is GREEN, from ENGLISH HERITAGE.
Total Points: 20/985
Total Books Read: 2
Tasks Completed: 2/57
Big Books Total: 0
Golden Oldies Total: 0
It's a Fact Total: 0
20.1 Most Improved: Kai's Task- Onihei JokeiRead a book that combines a real historical event with fictional ones.
Book read: The Paris Express
How it fits: Fiction about the 1895 Montparnasse derailment, approved in help thread in message 2
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Points This Post: 20
Total points: 70
Tasks completed: 6
JUKKA5.3 American Football
Book with MPH Sports or Football.
The Prince of Tennis, Volume 1: Ryoma Echizen by Takeshi Konomi has Sports.
Total Points: 25/985
Total Books Read: 3
Tasks Completed: 3/57
Big Books Total: 0
Golden Oldies Total: 0
It's a Fact Total: 0
Lisa MD5.5 - Dwali
Lighted candle on cover
Bread and Wine: A Love Letter to Life Around the Table with Recipes by Shauna Niequist
***I claim an IAF ticket***
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COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 155/985
Total Books Read: 12
Total Tasks Completed: 9/57
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies Tickets: 1
IAF Tickets: 4
ROBIN P15.4 Pompei: Italy
Option 2
Read a book that fulfills both requirements
MPG Historical Fiction and book with a word in the title that has a double letter.
The Killer Jack Mystery - double "l" in Killer
Points this post: 15
Total points: 140
BB:3 GO:0 IAF: 1
20.3 - Where the Dead Still Walk
Option 2: Read a book by an author that shares the same LAST NAME initial of the LAST LETTER in YOUR READERBOARD name.
On Literature by Umberto Eco
** Claiming 1 It's A Fact Ticket **
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 35/985
Tasks Completed: 3/57
Tickets as of this post: BB(-), GO(1), IaF(1)
Readerboard Name: List_Addict10.1: School is Cool!
Read a fiction book with one of the specified MPGs
Truly, Devious by Maureen Johnson
MPG: Dark Academia
Total this challenge: 10
10.1 School is Cool!Read a fiction book with MPG Literary fiction/Literature or Dark Academia.
Ça t'apprendra
MPG Dark Academia
Points this Post: 10
Points Total: 65
Erica H.20.2 - 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
These states are
Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
Trophy Hunt set in Wyoming - stated on GR main page
Points: 20
Total points: 35
BB: 1
GO: 0
NF: 0
Erica H.20.4 - Golden Oldies: Erica H's Task - What Fall Brings
Option 4
Read a book where one word of 5+ letters in the title/subtitle/series can be found in the phrase OPERATION MINCEMEAT. Letters may only be used as often as they appear.
Camino Winds the word CAMINO is in the phrase: OperAtIoN MinCemeat
Points: 20
Total points: 55
BB: 1
GO: 0
NF: 0
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5.8 Corps of Discovery
Read a book that takes place, at least 50%, in Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota, Montana, Idaho, Washington, Oregon
I read Blood Bound
It is set in Washington state
Points this Post: 5
Points Total: 150