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FALL CHALLENGE 2025
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Task 15.9 Angkor Wat CambodiaRead a book where the single author first and last initials can be found in KHMER and/or CAMBODIA
cAmBodia
Haunting and Homicide (A Ghost Tour Mystery #1) (2025) by Ava Burke (Hardback 262 pages)
160 + 15 = 175
Tasks Completed: 11
Points for this post: 15
Points thus far: 160 + 15 = 175
Books read: 13
Pages read: 3,878
Read but not claimed: 03
Goodreads Authors: 07
Golden Oldies: 00
It’s a Fact (Non-Fiction): 02
Big Books:
(1) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
50.1 - trishhartuk's Task: Newgrange1. 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,
Book1
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.
” Wait for the sun on a winter's day”
That They May Face the Rising Sun by John McGahern 304 pages, pub 2001, 100% in Ireland
Book 2
Option A. Read a book with a three-word title
After the Quake by Haruki Murakami
162 pages, pub 2003
Book 3
Option B. Read a book where the author’s first and last initials can be found in “WINTER SOLSTICE”.
Good Dirt by Charmaine Wilkerson pub 2025, 368 pages
Total pages 304 + 162 + 368 =834 pages
Points for this task - 50
Total Points - 830
10.7 Have Yams Will PartyBook: Legends & Lattes
Task: Read a book with a word of at least 4 letters that can be made from the phrase The Ashanti Yam Festival
How it fits: Lattes can be made from ThE AShanTi yam festivaL
Points this post: 10
Total points: 110
FLY Task #25.2- Ash's Task- Slash and Survive: A Final Girl Challenge
+GO tickets
task: Option 1: Read a book with "IT" in the title
book: They Do It with Mirrors
how it fits: They Do (It) with Mirrors
task: Option 4: Read an anthology/collection of stories
book: The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes
how it fits: a collection of 12 Holmes stories
other:
**Claiming 2 GO tickets:
They Do It with Mirrors First published January 1, 1952
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes First published June 16, 1927
Points this post: 25
Total points: 435
Tasks completed: 23/57
BB: 2 / GO: 6 + 2 = 8 / IAF: 0
SHEMAC 20.4 - Golden Oldies: Erica H's Task - What Fall Brings
Pick one option below and read one book for it.
Required: State which option you choose - Option 1
Option 1
Read a book with any of the words HUNT, HUNTER or HUNTING in the title/subtitle.
Hunting Ground
This task points: 20
Total Season Points: 680
Rockynook5.6 - Preserving History
3+title word (excluding And, The), made from either ENGLISH HERITAGE or HISTORIC SCOTLAND or CADW
We Live Here Now by Sarah Pinborough
Word: HERE
Phrase: english HERitagE
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 470
Mod
Read a book set at least 50 percent 100 years ago- 1925 or earlier.
The Duke Gets Even by Joanna Shupe / set 1896
Points this post: 5
Total points: 775
Mod
Read a book with a window on the over. The full window must be visible and shown as a window on a building, vehicles do not count.
by Riley Sager / window on cover(under the N in Night)Points this post: 10
Total points: 785
Rockynook50.1 - Newgrange
Book 1: 3+ title word matching song lyric
Word: Place
No Place Left to Hide by Megan Lally
Pub date: 2025
Book 2: Option A: 3 word title
Lock Every Door by Riley Sager
Pub. date: 2019
Book 3: Option B: author initials in WINTER SOLSTICE
Intermezzo by Sally Rooney
winteR Solstice
Pub. date: 2024
**Sally Rooney lives in Dublin, Ireland: satisfying criteria 5**
Points this Post: 50
Total Points: 520
10.2 Window to the PastRead a book with a window on the cover: approved in help thread
Sympathy Tower Tokyo by Rie QudanPoints this post: 10
Total points: 180
Rockynook20.5 - Pearl Jam
Option 1: Book with one of these words in title: Ten, Once, Even Flow, Alive, Why Go, Black, Jeremy, Oceans, Porch, Garden, Deep, Release
Deep End by Ali Hazelwood
Word: Deep
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 540
ROBIN P10.6 Fields of Plenty
Book takes place on farm
Sheepish: Two Women, Fifty Sheep, and Enough Wool to Save the Planet - memoir about life on a farm
**Claiming 1 IAF point, nonfiction
Points this post: 10
Total points: 850
BB:3 GO:5 IAF:7
Mai10.1 School is Cool!
Non fiction book with the MPG History
Apple in China: The Capture of the World's Greatest Company by Patrick McGee
*Claim 1 Non-Fiction Ticket*
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 445
Tasks Completed: 28
Books Read: 34
NF Tickets: 4
BB Tickets: 2
Julia10325.4 - Robin P's Task: The ABC's
Option 2: Titles
Read a book whose title words (minimum 3) are in alphabetical order.
Degrees of Separation
I read the Kindle edition. The paperback edition Degrees of Separation has 116 pages.
Option 3: Genres
Read a book with an MPG that starts with A, B, or C
The Chosen Queen
(MPG = Arthurian)
This post: 25 points
Total points: 690
Total BB: 0
Total GO: 4
Total NF: 3
Tasks completed: 37
Books read: 53
15.7 Parthenon GreeceRead a book with MPG Travel
How to Travel the World for Free: One Man, 150 Days, Eleven Countries, No Money! by Michael Wigge
** Claim IAF Ticket**
Points this task - 15
IAF ticket - 1
Total Points - 845
Total Tickets
BB - 1
GO - 6
IAF - 10
Mai15.5 Sukhothai Thailand
Book with the word "king" in the title
King of Spies by Mark Millar
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 460
Tasks Completed: 29
Books Read: 35
NF Tickets: 4
BB Tickets: 2
5.4 Labor DayBook: Everything She Never Knew
Task: Read a book where the main character is a mother.
How it fits: MC has an eight-year old daughter.
References:
„spending most weekdays in my car driving my daughter all around South Pasadena.“ - p 5
„when I saw my daughter’s face just a few inches away from mine.“ p 17
Points this post: 5
Total points: 115
CathyG25.4 - Robin P's Task: The ABC's
For back-to-school time, we'll do tasks based on the alphabet. Read 2 books, one each from 2 different options.
Required: State the options
Option 2: Titles
Read a book whose title words (minimum 3) are in alphabetical order. There can be multiple words that start with the same letter as long as they are in alphabetical order
Gimme Some Sugar by Molly Harper
Option 3: Genres
Read a book with an MPG that starts with A, B, or C
Required: State the MPG. Business-
Revenge of the Tipping Point: Overstories, Superspreaders, and the Rise of Social Engineering by Malcolm Gladwell
Claim It's a Fact point
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 125/985
Tasks Completed 4/57
IAF -2
GO -
CathyG25.3 Jecca's Task: There’s a First Time for Everything
This is a Two book task.
Choose 2 different options and read one book for each option.
You may use one book with a MPG Sequential Art, Graphic Novels, Comics, Comic Book, or Manga.
Required State the options
Option 2: College
A - Location
Read a book set in one of the places we have toured; Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island or New York City (must NYC, not New York State).
Battle of the Bookstores by Ali Brady- Boston
Option 3: Side Hustle
A - Audiobooks -Read (or listen) to a book that won or was a finalist in the Audie Awards - Here is a list to help Audie Award Winners You can see past years winners and finalists here: https://www.audiopub.org/audie-awards...
Required State the Year of the award. 2025
James by Percival Everett
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 150/985
Tasks Completed 5/57
IAF -2
GO -
Elizabeth P Task 20.1 - Onihei Jokei
Specific nonfictional event combined with fictional elements
The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon
Event: Rape/Trial of Rebecca Forster (1790)
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 340
Total Tasks: 21
GO: 0
BB: 5
IAF: 0
Total Books: 25
Elizabeth PTask 30.1 - Do it Again, but Differently
Option 2: Choose a task I completed in Summer SRC 2025, complete a different option of that task
I chose Task 25.5 - Celebrating Summertime
In summer 2025, I chose option June 1 (book where wedding is integral to story) and July 2 (book with domestic dog on cover)
For fall 2025, I'm choosing July 1: Book with red, white, and blue on it according to tineye:
by Holly JacksonTineye: Black
15.3 %#1a3e74Blue
7.6 %#eeebedWhite
5.8 %#6a6c7eGrey
1.9 %#e61e27Red
1.7 %#8e2a34Red
1.3 %#c01f2dRed
1.2 %#541e41Violet
0.8 %#d88c8dPink
0.4 %#e4b9bbPink
Option 4: Choose book from summer 2025 challenge, read book published in same month of different year
For summer 2025, I read: Legendborn
First published September of 2020
For fall 2025, I read: Winter's Secret by Mary Stone
First published September of 2019
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 370
Total Tasks: 22
GO: 0
BB: 5
IAF: 0
Total Books: 27
Angela IL25.8 - Slideshell's Task: Eagles and Terps Touchdown Reading Rally
Option 2: Read a book set in a college or university (any genre).
The Examiner by Janice Hallett-10/21
Takes place at Royal Hastings University (in GR synopsis)
Option 6: Read a book by a single author whose initials (first and last name) are found in PHILADELPHIA EAGLES or MARYLAND TERRAPINS.
We'll Prescribe You a Cat by Syou Ishida-9/21
Team: Maryland Terrapins
Points this Task: 25
Total Points: 150
Tasks Completed: 6
Books Read: 10
It's A Fact: 1
Angela IL30.6 MAZZA1's Task: Name Swap
Book 1: Read a book of your choice by a single author.
Notes on Infinity by Austin Taylor-9/24
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. ONLY first and last names count.
Forever, Interrupted by Taylor Jenkins Reid-11/13
Points this Task: 30
Total Points: 180
Tasks Completed: 7
Books Read: 12
It's A Fact: 1
LoraTask: 30.4 TessaVanessa's Task: Beauty is in the Eye of Beholder, using Options 1 and 3
Book 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.
Book/Author: A Twisted Tale Anthology / Elizabeth Lim
How it fits: four word title with first letters ATTA
Book 2: Read a book with an MPG of Historical Fiction or Art.
Book/Author: Dear Mrs. Bird / A.J. Pearce
How it fits: MPG Historical Fiction
Claiming 1 Big Book for A Twisted Tale Anthology with 576 pages.
Points for this task: 30
Total points: 500
Big Book tickets for this task: 1
Big Book tickets total: 3
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 1
It's a Fact tickets for this task: 0
It's a Fact tickets total: 1
CathyG25.2- 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.
Graphic novels allowed for one book and is encouraged.
Required: State the options.
Option 1: We All Float Down Here. (Pennywise the Dancing Clown)
Read a book with "IT" in the title only.- subtitles excluded. Word must be stand alone. Possessives allowed, no other variations.
Finlay Donovan Is Killing It by Elle Cosimano
Option 2: Who Will Survive, and What Will Be Left of Them? (Leatherface)
Read a book where a Roadtrip is essential to the story.
Beautiful by Christina Lauren
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 175/985
Tasks Completed 6/57
IAF -2
GO -
CathyG25.1 - Nick KY’s Task : Gothic Types
Help Threadead Two Books. Choose either Option 1 or Option 2.
Required: State the option.
One book with the genre "Sequential Art", "Comics", "Comic Book", or "Manga" may be used for this task.
Option 2 – Read two books.
Book 1. Read ONE book from ONE of the lists above.
Required: State which list and which page on the list your choice falls.
Modern Gothics -p5
Better Homes and Hauntings by Better Homes and Hauntings
Book 2. Because Gothic genres are often “chilly,” read any book, fiction or non-fiction, with snow on the cover.
Required: Post the cover.
Winterkill by Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch-
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 9.0
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 200/985
Tasks Completed 7/57
IAF -2
GO -
SHEMAC 25.6 Lisa MD's Task: The Harry Bosch Universe
Read 2 books, one from 2 different options.
Required: State which options you chose: 2 and 4
Option 2: Read a book whose title contains a matching title word from any of the total works of the “Harry Bosch Universe Series,”
Hunter's Moon
Required: State which title and word you used : Void Moon (Harry Bosch Universe #9); Moon
Option 4:
Read a book from any series with at least 3 primary works that has an MPG of Mystery, Thriller, Crime, Legal Thriller or Detective which has been adapted to the big screen or developed into a TV series or movie.
Early Autumn (A Spenser Mystery) (Spenser #7/39)
Required: Series name must appear on Goodreads page. Provide a link to movie or TV adaptation.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088612/...
This task points: 25
Total season points: 705
FLY Task #50.1 - trishhartuk's Task: Newgrange
Book 1: a word in the title that matches a word in the lyrics of the song
book: Everyone This Christmas Has a Secret = 192 pages, First published 2024
how it fits: "secret" in title and lyrics
Book 2: Option A. Read a book with a three-word title
book: Curse the Day = 204 pages, First published 2017
how it fits: 3 word title
Book 3: Option B. author’s first and last initials in “WINTER SOLSTICE”
book: The Lost Bookshop = 432 pages, First published 2023
how it fits: author Evie Woods initials EW in (W)int(E)r
other:
all three published after 1993
page count 192 + 204 + 432 > 750
Evie Woods (book 3) born in Ireland (source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evie_Woods)
Points this post: 50
Total points: 485
Tasks completed: 24/57
BB: 2 / GO: 8 / IAF: 0
Delicious Dee20.1 Most Improved: Kai's Task- Onihei Jokei
The Second Life of Mirielle West - set in/around Carville which was a real leper hospital/quarantine facility from 1894-1999
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 835
Its A Fact: 7
Big Book Tickets: 500+ (3)
Delicious Dee30.3 Katrisa’s Task: Leah Renee Comedian
option 2 - Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism- found on the first page of the cults list; claiming 1 its a fact ticket for non-fiction
Option 3 - Citizen: An American Lyric - found on pg1 of the NYT list (position 45); new to me book; claiming 1 its a fact for non-fiction
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 865
Its A Fact: 9
Big Book Tickets: 500+ (3)
Kathy KS30.5 Amy FL’s task - Back to the gym
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.”
Doll Eyes by Randy Russell
DOLL=nO Lap... During cLass
Option 4: September C., Patty C., David C., and Steve F. Read a book by a single author whose first name exactly matches one of my instructors.
A Minute to Midnight by David Baldacci
Matching name: David
**Claiming 1 (one) Big Book ticket** Pages: mmpb=512 p.
******
Points for this task: 30
Total points : 440
Tasks completed: 18/57
Big Book tickets for this task: 1
Big Book tickets total: 2
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 0
It's a Fact tickets for this task: 0
It's a Fact tickets total: 3
5.6 Preserving HistoryRead 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.
Beautiful Chaos: On Motherhood, Finding Yourself, and Overwhelming Love by Jessica Urlichs
Chaos can be made from HISTORIC SCOTLAND
c, h in historic, a, o, s in scotland
Points this post: 5
Total points: 25
10.2 Window to the PastRead a book with a window on the over.
La belle-mère
Points this Post: 10
Points Total: 415
20.9 Fall BirthdayOpt 1 - A pumpkin, black cat, witch’s hat, skull or full moon on the cover
Points: 20
Total/challenge: 315
25.2 Slash and SurviveOpt 1 - Read a book with "IT" in the title only.- subtitles excluded. Word must be stand alone. Possessives allowed, no other variations.
She Started It
Opt 6 - Read a book from lists- Used YA thriller games
Thieves' Gambit
Points: 25
Total/challenge: 340
25.3 First Time for EverythingOpt 2B Read a book that has a college setting
The Eights
Set at Oxford University
Opt 3A - Read (or listen) to a book that won or was a finalist in the Audie AwardsBookshops & Bonedust
Audie Award for Fantasy and Nominee for Narration by the Author (2025)
Points: 25
Total/challenge:
25.8 Eagles or TerpsOpt 3 - Read a sports romance featuring football (pro or college).
The Rule Book- pro football player
Opt 6- Read a book by a single author whose initials (first and last name) are found in PHILADELPHIA EAGLES or MARYLAND TERRAPINS.
Required: State the team chosen for the initials
Notes on Infinity by Austin Taylor
A,T in maryland TerrApins
Points: 25
Total/challenge: 390
50.1 Newgrange - >750 pgs, all book first published date of 1993 or later and At least one of your books must be at least 50% set in or about Ireland, or written by an author born in IrelandBk 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.
Women in the Valley of the Kings: The Untold Story of Women Egyptologists in the Gilded Age
Used "Kings" from line " Heroic Kings laid down to rest'
320 pgs and First published July 16, 2024
*Claiming IAF ticket for NF
Bk 2
Opt 2B - spiral on cover
298 pgs, and First published February 11, 2014
Bk 3
Opt B - Read a book where the author’s first and last initials can be found in “WINTER SOLSTICE”
The Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods
E,W in WintEr solstice
435 pgs and First published June 22, 2023
Set in Dublin, Ireland and pub. by an Irish author
320+298+435= 1053 pgs
Points: 50
Total/challenge: 440
IAF ticket: 1
Rockynook**UNCLAIM** - Original Post #207
20.2 - National American Indian Heritage Month
Option 3: 50% set in 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, or Wyoming
Maggie Moves On by Lucy Score
Set in Idaho
Points this Post: -20
Total Points: 520
Rockynook20.2 - National American Indian Heritage Month
Option 3: 50% set in 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, or Wyoming
How My Neighbor Stole Christmas by Meghan Quinn
Set in Kringletown, Colorado
setting talked about in blog post here: https://thebookshelf.substack.com/p/b...
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 540
Rockynook5.7 - National Trust
Book with single author 1st & last initial in NATIONAL TRUST
Maggie Moves On by Lucy Score
nationaL truSt
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 545
Julia10320.3 - Review Raffle: Masoodah's Task -What's in a name?
Option 1: Read a book by an author that shares the same FIRST NAME Initial of The First LETTER in YOUR READERBOARD name
The Women of Arlington Hall by Jane Healey
(J is the first letter in my readerboard name Julia103 and first letter in Jane)
This post: 20 points
Total points: 710
Total BB: 0
Total GO: 4
Total NF: 3
Tasks completed: 38
Books read: 54
CindyFTask 20.6 Reading Goals 2025
Option 1: Read a book between 100-250 pages
THE CITY WHERE DREAMS COME TRUE by Gulsifat Shakhidi
172 pages
Points this post:20
Total points:285
Books read:28
Big Books:1
Golden Oldies:1
Non-Fiction:2
Tasks completed:24
CindyFTask 20.2 National American Indian Heritage Month
Option 3: Set in California
Mildred Pierce by James M. Cain
Claim 1 Golden Oldie ticket Published 1941
Points this post:20
Total points:305
Books read:29
Big Books:1
Golden Oldies:2
Non-Fiction:1
Tasks completed:25
Mai25.4 - Robin P's Task: The ABC's
Option 2: Titles
Book whose title words (minimum 3) are in alphabetical order.
Barmy in Wonderland by P.G. Wodehouse
Option 3: Genres
Book with an MPG that starts with A, B, or C: Adult
Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 485
Tasks Completed: 30
Books Read: 37
NF Tickets: 4
BB Tickets: 2
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. Letters can be used as many times as they appear.
Required: State the word and the wonder
The Hanging Tree by Ben Aaronovitch - The 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 on the list. Letters can be used as many times as they appear.
Required: State the word and the wonder
None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell
“This” from Christ the Redeemer
Points this task - 15
Total Points - 860
Jager10.5 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
Bride by Ali Hazelwood
total points 480/985
32/57
2 IAF / 2 BB / 0 GO
Jager25.6 – Lisa MD's Task: The Harry Bosch Universe
Option 1:
Read any primary work (whole number, not half number) from the “Harry Bosch Universe Series.”
The Black Ice by Michael Connelly
Option 2: Read a book whose title contains a matching title word from any of the total works of the “Harry Bosch Universe Series.”
Required: State which title and word you used. - "City of Bones" - title / "Bones" - word
The Scattered Bones by Nicole Scarano
total points 505/985
33/57
2 IAF / 2 BB / 0 GO
10.3 Where Past and Present MeetRead a book that is written in a dual/multiple timeline.
In Five Years by Rebecca Serle
Post Total: 10
Grand Total: 355
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Option 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.
The Scorpion's Tail by Douglas Preston
Option 4
Read a book with a single author author's first and last initial can be found in the museum
Oye by Melissa Mogollon
Points this Task - 30
Total Points - 780