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FALL CHALLENGE 2025
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Completed Tasks: PLEASE DO NOT DELETE ANY POST IN THIS THREAD!
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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 https://labs.tineye.com/color/
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
IL: MG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 17.0
43.8% Green per TinEye
**I claim 1 Golden Oldie**
first pubbed 1908
total points 600/985
38/57
2 IAF / 2 BB / 1 GO
Jager30.6 MAZZA1's Task: Name Swap
This is a Two book task. Both books read need to be single author only. No Children's books may be used for this task. The combined total for both books must be 501 pages or more.
Book 1: Read a book of your choice by a single author.
If It Makes You Happy by Julie Olivia
**I claim 1 BB ticket - 512 pages**
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.
The Stars and Their Light by Olivia Hawker
total points 630/985
39/57
2 IAF / 3 BB / 1 GO
CathyG30.7 Delicious Dee's Task: Classic Science-Fiction: Isaac Asimov
This is a two book task. Choose two different options and read on book for each option.
Your two books must have a combined page count of at least 501 pages.
No children’s books allowed.
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.
The Grumpy Billionaire by Annika Martin 352pp
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 Leper of St. Giles by Ellis Peters 199pp
published 8/1/1981
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 665/985
Tasks Completed 32/57
IAF -7
Lisa MD30.4 - TessaVanessa's Task: Beauty is in the Eye of Beholder
Option 1: 3+ word title and 1st letter of each word appears in "STREET ART"
Tokyo Ever After by Emiko Jean
"TEA" appears in "streET Art"
Option 3: MPG: Historical Fiction or Art
A Christmas Vanishing by Anne Perry
MPG: Historical Fiction
COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 840/985
Total Books Read: 65
Total Tasks Completed: 49/57
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies Tickets: 2
IAF Tickets: 14
30.7 Delicious Dee's Task: Classic Science-Fiction: Isaac AsimovOption 2:
Read a book by a single author where ALL the author’s initials can be found in Isaac Asimov.
The Saint of Bright Doors by Vajra Chandrasekera
Option 4:
Read a book that can be found on the first 5 pages of the following shelves: Robots or Artificial Intelligence
Klara and the Sun from the Robots list, page 1
Total points: 30
20.4 - Golden Oldies: Erica H's Task - What Fall BringsOption 3:
Read a book by an author whose first OR last name can be spelled from the phrase
RIDDLE OR JOKE.
Game Changer by Rachel Reid
Author last name: REID
Total points: 50
Task 5.10 Fall Into ReadingFall into reading by reading a book of your choice that meets SRC rules.
For this task, a book with the MPG Childrens, Kids, Middle Grade or Juvenile that is NOT found in ARBF may be used
Graveyard Shift (2024) by M.L. Rio (female) (Goodreads Author) (Paperback 128 pages)
265 + 05 = 270
Tasks Completed: 17
Points for this post: 05
Points thus far: 265 + 05 = 270
Books read: 21
Pages read: 5,925
Read but not claimed: 00
Goodreads Authors: 12
Golden Oldies: 00
It’s a Fact (Non-Fiction): 02
Big Books:
(1) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
FLY Task #20.6 It's a Fact: Angela IL's Task - Reading Goals 2025
task: Option 1: Read a book that is between 100-250 pages.
book: Artificial Condition
how it fits: 158 pages
Points this post: 20
Total points: 630
Tasks completed: 30/57
BB: 2 / GO: 10 / IAF: 0
FLY Task #25.4 - Robin P's Task: The ABC's
task: Option 1: author's first and last initials are sequential in the alphabet
book: Noor
how it fits: author Nnedi Okorafor initials NO
task: Option 3: MPG that starts with A, B, or C
book: Rogue Protocol
how it fits: MPG Adult
Points this post: 25
Total points: 655
Tasks completed: 31/57
BB: 2 / GO: 10 / IAF: 0
SWITCHING BOOKSThis is the best I could figure out to make this make sense. Hopefully, it works.
Remove post #1288
25.3 Jecca's Task: There’s a First Time for Everything
Babel and Bookshops & Bonedust
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Points This Post: -25
Total Points: 865
Total Tasks Completed: 48
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Big Books: 8
Golden Oldies: 0
It's a Fact: 0
Change the above post to below25.3 Jecca's Task: There’s a First Time for Everything
Option 2: College
B - Content
Read a book that has a college setting.
Dear Reader by Tate James
College is listed after you hit more on the MP
Option 3: Side Hustle
A - Audiobooks - Read (or listen) to a book that won or was a finalist in the Audie Awards
Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree
Audie Award for Fantasy and Nominee for Narration by the Author (2025),
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 890
Total Tasks Completed: 49
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Big Books: 8
Golden Oldies: 0
It's a Fact: 0
10.1 School is Cool!Read a fiction book with MPG Literary fiction/Literature or Dark Academia
Babel by R.F. Kuang
544 pages, Hardcover
CLAIMING BACK BB
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 900
Total Tasks Completed: 50
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Big Books: 9
Golden Oldies: 0
It's a Fact: 0
15.4 Pompeii ItalyOption 2
Read a book that fulfills both requirements of Option 1.
Book 1
Read a book with MPG Historical Fiction
and
Book 2
Read a book with a word in the title that has a double letter.
Bookshop
The Lamplighter’s Bookshop by Emma Stonex
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 915
Total Tasks Completed: 51
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Big Books: 9
Golden Oldies: 0
It's a Fact: 0
15.7 Parthenon GreeceRead a book with MPG Travel
We Are Experiencing a Slight Delay: Tips, Tales, Travels by Gary Janetti
CLAIMING IAF for non-fiction
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 930
Total Tasks Completed: 52
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Big Books: 9
Golden Oldies: 0
It's a Fact: 1
20.7 Shorter is Sweeter: JenJ IA's task- Landmarked: History in the Hawkeye StateBooks must have an MPG of Historical or Historical Fiction
Option 2: Precontact Sites
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:
DaVIs ORIOLE EARth lODgE
Last Summer at the Golden Hotel by Elyssa Friedland
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 950
Total Tasks Completed: 53
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Big Books: 9
Golden Oldies: 0
It's a Fact: 1
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15.9 - Angkor Wat Cambodia
Author initials in KHMER or CAMBODIA
The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus by Emma Knight
EK in KhmEr
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 640
Christine V5.7 National Trust
Read a book with a single author's first and last initials can be found in NATIONAL TRUST.
Automatic Noodle by Annalee Newitz
That's it for me this season. Thanks to the mods and task creators for a fun challenge!
Points this post: 5
Total points: 265
Tasks completed: 17
Books read: 20
Golden Oldies: 2
Big Books: 500=2, 750=0, 1000=0 (Total BB tickets=2)
It's A Fact: 0
Kristina Marie5.10 Fall Into Reading
Fall into reading by reading a book of your choice that meets SRC rules.
I Love You So Mochi by Sarah Kuhn
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 930
Kristina Marie10.5 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.
The Wildlife-Friendly Vegetable Gardener: How to Grow Food in Harmony with Nature by Tammi Hartung
Tammi Hartung's initials can be found in HARVEST.
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 940
Kristina Marie30.7 Delicious Dee's Task: Classic Science-Fiction: Isaac Asimov
Choose two different options and read on book for each option. Your two books must have a combined page count of at least 501 pages. No children’s books allowed.
Option 1 – Read a book by Isaac Asimov.
Forward the Foundation by Isaac Asimov
464 pages.
Option 5 – Read a book that has been adapted and released into a movie or television series. Required: Provide a reference to the Movie or Television show.
Solaris by Stanisław Lem
Solaris has been made into a movie: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069293/
204 pages.
464+214= 678 pages
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 970
SHEMAC 30.6 MAZZA1's Task: Name Swap
This is a 2 book task. Both single author only. The combined total must be 501 pages or more. (314 + 232)
Book 1: Read a book of your choice by a single author.
Seen by A.M. Arthur
Book 2: 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.
The Valley of Dry Bones by Arthur Henry Gooden
This task points: 30
Total season points: 890
5.2 Autumn or fall?To give autumn its due, read a book with Autumn in the title or author's name.
Quartet in Autumn by Barbara Pym
Task Total: 5
Season Total: 610
Total BB: 2
Total GO: 1
Total IAF: 4
5.1; 5.2; ...; 5.4; ...; ...; 5.7; 5.8, 5.9; 5.10
10.1; ...; ...; ...; ...; 10.6; 10.7; 10.8; 10.9; 10.10
15.1; .15.2; .15.3 15.4; ...; 15.6; 15.7; 15.8; 15.9; 15.10
...; 20.2; 20.3; 20.4; 20.5; 20.6; 20.7; 20.8; 20.9;
25.1; 25.2; ...; 25.4; ...; ...; ...; ...; 25.9
...; 30.2; 30.3; 30.4; 30.5;
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
On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century by Timothy Snyder
**I'd like an It's A Fact ticket for On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century (nonfiction)**
Task Total: 10
Season Total: 620
IAF this Task 1
Total BB: 2
Total GO: 1
Total IAF: 5
5.1; 5.2; ...; 5.4; ...; ...; 5.7; 5.8, 5.9; 5.10
10.1; ...; ...; ...; 10.5; 10.6; 10.7; 10.8; 10.9; 10.10
15.1; .15.2; .15.3 15.4; ...; 15.6; 15.7; 15.8; 15.9; 15.10
...; 20.2; 20.3; 20.4; 20.5; 20.6; 20.7; 20.8; 20.9;
25.1; 25.2; ...; 25.4; ...; ...; ...; ...; 25.9
...; 30.2; 30.3; 30.4; 30.5;
Kai20.9 Moderator's Pet: Rockynook's task- Fall Birthdays
OPTION 3
Read a book where the author’s first and last initials can be found in either CURLY or MONKEY.
The Female Quixote by Charlotte Lennox
CURLY
**Claiming 1 Golden Oldie Ticket**
Published 1752
New Points: 20
Tasks Completed: 16
Total Points: 250
BIG BOOK: 0
GOLDEN OLDIES: 8
IT'S A FACT: 3
20.10 Group ReadsThe Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods
Task Total: 20
Season Total: 640
Total BB: 2
Total GO: 1
Total IAF: 5
5.1; 5.2; ...; 5.4; ...; ...; 5.7; 5.8, 5.9; 5.10
10.1; ...; ...; ...; 10.5; 10.6; 10.7; 10.8; 10.9; 10.10
15.1; .15.2; .15.3 15.4; ...; 15.6; 15.7; 15.8; 15.9; 15.10
...; 20.2; 20.3; 20.4; 20.5; 20.6; 20.7; 20.8; 20.9; 20.10
25.1; 25.2; ...; 25.4; ...; ...; ...; ...; 25.9
...; 30.2; 30.3; 30.4; 30.5;
Kai5.1 By the Numbers
Read a book where the title (subtitles excluded) has at least one word of 7, 8, or 9 letters.
The Piano Teacher by Elfriede Jelinek
Teacher = 7 letters
New Points: 5
Tasks Completed: 17
Total Points: 255
BIG BOOK: 0
GOLDEN OLDIES: 8
IT'S A FACT: 3
25.7 - Fly's Task: A Tribute to DadOption 5: My dad was, at various times, a policeman, a sailor in the navy, an ambulance driver, a private detective, a dance instructor, and a competitive weight lifter/bodybuilder. I got hella dad cred. For this option, read a book where the main character has one of the above professions.
The Black Book BY Ian Rankin
John Rebus is a police detective
Option 6 : Read a book with MPG Humor.
Motorhomes, Maps, & Murder by Tonya Kappes
Task Total: 25
Season Total: 665
Total BB: 2
Total GO: 1
Total IAF: 5
5.1; 5.2; ...; 5.4; ...; ...; 5.7; 5.8, 5.9; 5.10
10.1; ...; ...; ...; 10.5; 10.6; 10.7; 10.8; 10.9; 10.10
15.1; .15.2; .15.3 15.4; ...; 15.6; 15.7; 15.8; 15.9; 15.10
...; 20.2; 20.3; 20.4; 20.5; 20.6; 20.7; 20.8; 20.9; 20.10
25.1; 25.2; ...; 25.4; ...; ...; 25.7; ...; 25.9
...; 30.2; 30.3; 30.4; 30.5
30.1 JennRenee's Task: Do it Again, But DifferentlyOption 1: Choose an author you have discovered (new to you) in the Fall 2025 season of reading. Read another book by that author
The Red Parts by Maggie Nelson
Book previously read was The Argonauts, task 25.4, Option 1
**I'd like an It's A Fact ticket for The Red Parts (nonfiction)**
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.
On the Calculation of Volume II by Solvej Balle
First published October 2020, previous book read was Christmas, Criminals, and Campers, first published October 2018
Task Total: 30
Season Total: 695
IAF this Task 1
Total BB: 2
Total GO: 1
Total IAF: 6
5.1; 5.2; ...; 5.4; ...; ...; 5.7; 5.8, 5.9; 5.10
10.1; ...; ...; ...; 10.5; 10.6; 10.7; 10.8; 10.9; 10.10
15.1; .15.2; .15.3 15.4; ...; 15.6; 15.7; 15.8; 15.9; 15.10
...; 20.2; 20.3; 20.4; 20.5; 20.6; 20.7; 20.8; 20.9; 20.10
25.1; 25.2; ...; 25.4; ...; ...; 25.7; ...; 25.9
30.1; 30.2; 30.3; 30.4; 30.5
30.7 Delicious Dee's Task: Classic Science-Fiction: Isaac AsimovOption 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 House of Madelaine by Elaine Kraf
First pblished 1971
Option 5 – Read a book that has been adapted and released into a movie or television series. If the movie/tv series is from a series of books, any book from that series may be read.
A Good Hanging by Ian Rankin
There have been 2 tv series of Inspector Rebus, the first in 2000 starring John Hannah, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebus_(..., and then a second series beginning in 2024 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebus_(...
Task Total: 30
Season Total: 725
Total BB: 2
Total GO: 1
Total IAF: 6
5.1; 5.2; ...; 5.4; ...; ...; 5.7; 5.8, 5.9; 5.10
10.1; ...; ...; ...; 10.5; 10.6; 10.7; 10.8; 10.9; 10.10
15.1; .15.2; .15.3 15.4; ...; 15.6; 15.7; 15.8; 15.9; 15.10
...; 20.2; 20.3; 20.4; 20.5; 20.6; 20.7; 20.8; 20.9; 20.10
25.1; 25.2; ...; 25.4; ...; ...; 25.7; ...; 25.9
30.1; 30.2; 30.3; 30.4; 30.5; ...; 30.7
50.1 - trishhartuk's Task: NewgrangeBook 1 - I first heard of Newgrange because of the Clannad song of the same name. The song was released in 1983 on the album Magical Ring. Read a book with a word in the title of three or more letters matching a word in the lyrics of the song. https://genius.com/Clannad-newgrange-...
East of Croydon: Travels through India and South East Asia by Sue Perkins\
East
**I'd like an It's A Fact ticket for East of Croydon: Travels through India and South East Asia (nonfiction)**
Book 2 - Option A. Read a book with a three-word title.
The Green Road by Anne Enright
Anne Enright is an Irish born writer
Book 3 - Option B. Read a book where the author’s first and last initials can be found in “WINTER SOLSTICE”.
Strip Jack by Ian Rankin
Task Total: 50
Season Total: 775
IAF this Task: 1
Total BB: 2
Total GO: 1
Total IAF: 7
5.1; 5.2; ...; 5.4; ...; ...; 5.7; 5.8, 5.9; 5.10
10.1; ...; ...; ...; 10.5; 10.6; 10.7; 10.8; 10.9; 10.10
15.1; .15.2; .15.3 15.4; ...; 15.6; 15.7; 15.8; 15.9; 15.10
...; 20.2; 20.3; 20.4; 20.5; 20.6; 20.7; 20.8; 20.9; 20.10
25.1; 25.2; ...; 25.4; ...; ...; 25.7; ...; 25.9
30.1; 30.2; 30.3; 30.4; 30.5; ...; 30.7
50.1
SHEMAC10.4 Where the Dead Still Walk
Read a book that is set at least 50 percent in Scotland.
Required If the setting is not evident from the Goodreads main page, provide a reference
Highland Hearts
This task points: 10
Total season points: 900
Theresa30.6 - MAZZA1's Task: Name Swap
Book 1: Read a book of your choice by a single author.
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.
Book 1 - Magic Hour by Kristin Hannah
Book 2 - Burial Rites by Hannah Kent
Points this post - 30
Total points - 180
Kathy KS15.5 Sukhothai Thailand
Read a book with one of these standalone words in the title: First, King, Kingdom, City, Capital. Plurals and possessives are allowed.
Immigrant Milwaukee, 1836-1860: Accommodation And Community In A Frontier City by Kathleen Neils Conzen
Word: CITY
**Claiming 1 (one) It’s A Fact ticket** : NONFICTION
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Points for this task: 15
Total points : 500
Tasks completed: 21/57
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
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: 1
It's a Fact tickets total: 4
Kelly L 15.9 Angkor Wat Cambodia
Read a book where the single author first and last initials can be found in KHMER and/or CAMBODIA
The Fifth Witness by Michael Connelly
CAMBODIA --> CM --> Michael Connelly
This post: 15 points
Tickets: ---
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Season total: 545 points
Season Tickets: 2 IAF, 1 BB
ROBIN P5.5 Diwali
Lighted candle on cover
The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse
Points this post: 5
Total points: 985
BB:3 GO:5 IAF:
**this completes the fall challenge
EMurphy20.9 Moderator's Pet-Rockynook's Task: Fall Birthdays
Option 1: One of the items on the cover
by Mary Roach*Item is the Full Moon
**It's a Fact Ticket
This Task:
Points: 20
Books Read: 1
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket: 0
IAF Ticket: 1
Total:
Points: 390
Books Read: 30
GO Ticket: 2
BB Ticket: 3
IAF Ticket: 7
Tasks Completed: 17
EMurphy30.4 TessaVanessa's Task: Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder
Option 2: Author whose name contains all of the letters in MURALS Yes, Chef by Marcus Samuelsson
*It's a Fact Ticket
Option 3: MPG Historical Fiction or Art The Women by Kristin Hannah
*MPG Historical Fiction
This Task:
Points: 30
Books Read: 2
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket: 0
IAF Ticket: 1
Total:
Points: 420
Books Read: 32
GO Ticket: 2
BB Ticket: 3
IAF Ticket: 8
Tasks Completed: 18
HanneloreTask 30.1 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. Book cannot be part of the same series as previously read.
Required State book previously read and that the author was new to you.
Book: Elfhame
How it fits: Book is by Anthea Sharp, an author I discovered in the summer 2025 season. The author was new to me. Book I read before: White as Frost This book is in a different series than the one I read for this task.
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.
Book:Dead Over Heels
How it fits: For the book from summer season 2025 I chose The Fox's Curse. This was first published Nov 26, 2019.
The book I read for this task is also first published in november, but a different year: 1996.
**
Points this task: 30
Total points: 110
Tasks completed: 4
BB tickets:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(1) 1,000+
GO tickets: 1
IAF tickets: 2
Kristina Marie15.3 Stonehenge United Kingdom
Required: State the option
I am doing Option 2- Read a book that fulfills both requirements of Option 1.
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.
and
Book 2- Read a book set in the United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland).
Death of a Bore by M.C. Beaton
This book was first published February 23, 2005 which has a 2 and a 5. The book is also set in the United Kingdom. From the book's main page, "Lochdubh, Scotland, Cnothan, Scotland (United Kingdom)."
This should be my last book. Thank you!
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 985
Kai30.1 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.
I Cheerfully Refuse by Leif Enger
Summer 2025 Challenge 25.5 August Option 1: Read a book whose main character is either a teacher or a student.
Reference: https://thewallflowerdigest.co.uk/boo...
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.
The Adversary by Michael Crummey
Published: September 2023
Fall 2025 Challenge: Read The Secret History, which was published September 1992
New Points: 30
Tasks Completed: 18
Total Points: 285
BIG BOOK: 0
GOLDEN OLDIES: 8
IT'S A FACT: 3
10.10 Do They Exist? Cryptids essential to the story: A Death in Door County by Annelise Ryan
Cryptozoologist mentioned on the book main page.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 955
30.7 Delicious Dee's Task: Classic Science-Fiction: Isaac Asimov Option 2, author's initials in ISAAC ASIMOV: The Last Year of the War by Susan Meissner 389 pages
Option 3, published between 1920 and 1992: The Leper of St. Giles by Ellis Peters 223 pages
first published August 1, 1981
Points this post: 30
Total points: 985
That's it for this season. Thank you to moderators, task creators, and fellow readers for another fun season of reading.
Mod
Amy B25.4 - 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 3: Genres
Read a book with an MPG that starts with A, B, or C.
Required: State the MPG.
Aliens on the Moon by Thomas King (Canada)
Option 4: School
Read a book whose main character is in kindergarten through high school.
Required: Provide a reference if it's not obvious from the GR page.
Forever... by Judy Blume - both main characters are in high school, can be referenced in any of the reviews.
This Task: 25 Points
To Date: 380 Points
Amy B5.6 Preserving History
Read 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 CADW.
Letters may be used as many times as they appear
Required: State the word and the phrase used.
Aliens in the Prime of Their Lives by Brad Watson (Aliens in English Heritage)
This Task: 5 Points
To Date: 385 Points
Amy B30.2 Susan A's Task - Halloween Costumes
This is a two book task.
Choose two costumes and read one book for each. You may use one book with a MPG Sequential Art, Graphic Novels, Comics, Comic Book, or Manga.
Required State the options
3. SHAGGY & VELMA :
Read a book with the word MYSTERY or MYSTERIES in the title, subtitle, or series title. If the word is found in the series title, the series title must appear on the Goodreads Book Main Page.
The Case of the Missing Men by Kris Bertin (Hobtown Mystery Stories #1)
6. MONSTERS:
Read a book featuring Zombies and is essential to the story.
Required: If the zombie connection is not evident from the book page, provide a reference.
Dating After the End of the World by Jeneva Rose
This Task: 30 Points
To Date: 415 Points
Amy B10.1 School is Cool!
Read a fiction book with MPG Literary fiction/Literature or Dark Academia
MPGs may be stand alone or embedded
A Girl Returned by Donatella Di Pietrantonio
This Task: 10 Points
To Date: 425 Points
10.5 Season of the HarvestRead a book where the single author's first and last name initials can be found in the word HARVEST
Des hommes ordinaires by Eric Arvin (E A)
Points this Post: 10
Points Total: 495
Amy B50.1 - 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: 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-...
Words must match exactly.
Required: State the word
The Man Who Lived Underground by Richard Wright (Lived) - 228 pages
Book 2 - Choose one of the following options.
Required: State the option.
Option A. Read a book with a three-word title.
The Paris Express by Emma Donoghue - 288 pages - author was born in Dublin, Ireland
Book 3 - Choose one of the following options.
Required: State the option.
Option B. Read a book where the author’s first and last initials can be found in “WINTER SOLSTICE”. If the book has multiple authors listed on its main book page, only one need qualify.
A Way to Be Happy by Caroline Adderson (240 pages)
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30.3 Katrisa’s Task: Leah Renee Comedian
Choose two different options and read a book for each. No children’s (or related genres) may be used. Required State the options
Option 1: Locations- Read a book set at least 50% in either Pennsylvania or Scotland. Required: If setting is not evident from the Goodreads main page, provide a reference.
Death of a Macho Man by M.C. Beaton
This book takes place entirely in Scotland. From the book's main page: "When Hamish Macbeth, local constable of the Scottish village of Lochdubh [...]."
Option 3: Her Show 2024- Read a NEW TO YOU book from this New York Times Best Books of the 21st Century list https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/2... Required: State the book is new to you.
Bel Canto by Ann Patchett
This book was new to me and is currently number 21 on the list.
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