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message 1951: by Butterflycager (last edited Feb 04, 2012 12:29PM) (new)

Butterflycager | 322 comments BUTTERFLYCAGER

5.7. Third stone from the sun. - Club Dead by Charlaine Harris (Sookie Stackhouse #3)

10.4 Blue, White, and the Black of Night - Raising Freethinkers: A Practical Guide for Parenting Beyond Belief by Dale McGowan (blue cover)
Raising Freethinkers A Practical Guide for Parenting Beyond Belief by Dale McGowan

15.7 Directionally Challenged: North River by Pete Hamill

Points this post: 30
Total challenge points: 810
Tasks completed: 43
Books read: 61
Goodreads Authors: 23
Big Books: 500=4, 750=0, 1000=0


message 1952: by Megan L (last edited Feb 04, 2012 01:11PM) (new)

Megan L Harnett 5.1 It's the Latest Thing!
The Alchemist's Daughter by Katharine McMahon

Tasks Completed: 2
Points for this task: 5
Total points so far: 10
Books read: 2
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Books: 500=0, 700=0, 1000=0


message 1953: by Danielle (last edited Feb 04, 2012 01:38PM) (new)

Danielle Danilynn

25.9 My Favorite Genres

-Option 2: Urban Fantasy
Dead Witch Walking Dead Witch Walking (The Hollows, #1) by Kim Harrison by Kim Harrison

-Option 4: Adventure/Thriller
Guilty as Sin Guilty as Sin by Tami Hoag by Tami Hoag ***This is a big book @ 590pgs

30.2 One Author - Two Series

Book 1 - No Mercy No Mercy (Dark-Hunter, #19; Were-Hunter, #6) by Sherrilyn Kenyon by Sherrilyn Kenyon

Book 2 - Born of Night Born of Night (The League, #1) by Sherrilyn Kenyon by Sherrilyn Kenyon ***This is a big book @ 539pgs


Points this post: 55
Total points: 105
Tasks completed: 6
Books read: 8
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Books: 500=2, 750=0, 1000=0


message 1954: by Beth F (last edited Feb 04, 2012 02:37PM) (new)

Beth F | 669 comments 5.2 That bugs me!
Still Alice by Lisa Genova, a Goodreads author.
Still Alice by Lisa Genova
Butterfly on the cover.

Total Points: 375
GRA: 10


message 1955: by Kate S (new)

Kate S 15.7 Directionally Challenged
East of Eden by John Steinbeck

***This is a big book at 601 pages***

25.3 A Series in Your Stocking
Book A: Set around Christmas and Boxing Day
A Fatal Grace by Louise Penny

Book B: Not set during a winter holiday in the same series as Book A
The Cruellest Month by Louise Penny

25.7 Name Train
Started with the 'S' at the end of my reader board name
In the Dark of the Night by John Saul
Then using the 'N' at the end of John
The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

25.8 This Year in Review
Option 1 from the fiction category
The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides

Option 2-movie released July 15, 2011
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See

***Lisa See is a GR Author***

Post Total: 90
Season Total: 565
Tasks Completed: 33/57


message 1956: by Jackie (new)

Jackie | 128 comments JACKIE NC

10.6 Can't Wait 'Til Spring!
Death by Darjeeling (A Tea Shop Mystery #1) by Laura Childs by Laura Childs

15.5 All Shiny and
The Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison Allen
Published March 2011

Sarah Addison Allen is a Goodreads author.

20.1 - Most Improved Player - Karen F's task: Baby, It’s Cold Outside
D. Snuggle up with your Honey

The Waltzing Widow (Regency Romance) by Joan Smith by Joan Smith

20.5 - Bigger is Better - Bec's task: Off to War
Option B:
The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan


25.2 - Jenn Renee's task: Santa by any other name is..... well, still Santa
Option 2:
Innkeeping with Murder by Tim Myers
A Murderous Glaze by Melissa Glazer

Melissa Glazer is a pseudonym for Tim Myers.

Tim Myers is a Goodreads author.

25.6 - Laurie ME's task: Winter Fun and Games
Book 1:
Double Black (A Ski Diva Mystery, #1) by Wendy Clinch by Wendy Clinch
Book 2:
The Mystery of the Blue Train by Agatha Christie
Takes place in the Riviera

Wendy Clinch is a Goodreads author.



Points this post: 115
Total Points: 275
Goodreads Authors: 5
Big Book Tickets: 2


message 1957: by Janice (new)

Janice  | 713 comments Janice CA

20.4 Happy New Year.....

Option 5: Take a Trip/Vacation

I read a book about Tibet which is a place I'd love to visit.

Across Many Mountains: A Tibetan Family's Epic Journey from Oppression to Freedom by Yangzom Brauen
(*****)

***Goodreads Author***

+20
total: 210
tasks: 14
books: 17
GR Authors: 5


message 1958: by BJ Rose (new)

BJ Rose (bjrose) | 811 comments BJ Rose

2 new tasks

5.6. Other People Liked It, Why Not Me?
Nominated for the 2011 GR Choice Awards, in any category.
A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness was nominated for the GR Choice Favorite Book of the Year and also for the PNR/Fantasy Book of the Year.

Big Book ticket for A Discovery of Witches at 579 pages

30.1 - Cheryl TX/Lori (BNPL)'s Task: Unique Winter Holidays
I rolled 3,3, so I needed books with a male on the cover.
Maya Banks is a new-to-me author, and since I liked the first book, I read another book by her.

In Bed with a Highlander (McCabe Trilogy, #1) by Maya Banks & Seduction of a Highland Lass (McCabe Trilogy, #2) by Maya Banks , both by Maya Banks


Points this post = 35

Total Points = 580

Tasks Completed = 32
Total Pages Read = 16,350
Goodreads Authors = 11
Bog Books = 1 (500+)


message 1959: by Ms.soule (new)

Ms.soule (mrssoule) 10.10 The Winter Blues
Sand Chronicles, Volume 5 by Hinako Ashihara – I’m loving this series! .

15.1 Cause Knowledge is Power!:
All You Need to Be Impossibly French: A Witty Investigation into the Lives, Lusts, and Little Secrets of French WomenOption A & C (All & And) .

15.8 What’s IndieNext?
A Jane Austen Education: How Six Novels Taught Me About Love, Friendship, and the Things That Really Matter by William Deresiewiscz - May 2011 list .

20.1 - Most Improved Player - Karen F's task: Baby, It’s Cold Outside
Option D. Snuggle up with your Honey .
Beowulf and Roxie by Marissa Chenery
Beowulf and Roxie (Wulf's Den, #1) by Marisa Chenery

20.3 - Best Review - Chris MD's task: Words Among Friends
Sins of the Soul by Eve Silver- TOSS.

20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Joanna T's task: Microhistory!
The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic--and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World by Steven Johnson

30.2 Sheila’s Task: One Author – Two Series
Eloisa James series:
Book A: A Kiss at Midnight (Happily Ever After #1)
Book B: Desperate Duchesses (Desperate Duchesses #1)

Points This Post: 130
Total Points: 575



message 1960: by Skandia (new)

Skandia (sfgirl) | 371 comments 30.5 - Butterflycager's task: Christmas Carolling

WE THREE KINGS OF ORIENT ARE
Three To Get Deadly by Janet Evanovich

ANGELS WE HAVE HEARD ON HIGH
Rage Of Angels by Sidney Sheldon

JANET EVANOVICH IS A GOODREADS AUTHOR

Total points: 380
Tasks completed: 18
Books read: 27
Goodreads Authors total: 11
Big Book total : 500+ = 1


message 1961: by Coralie (new)

Coralie Coralie
25.3 A Series in your stocking
Murder in the Dark which is set over Christmas/New Year
And Cocaine Blues both in the Phryne Fisher series

25.9 My Favourite Genres
Option 1 Young adult Prince Caspian
Option 2 Urban fantasy The Strange Affair of Spring Heeled Jack

Total points 745


message 1962: by Bea (last edited Feb 05, 2012 04:31AM) (new)

Bea Group Read

I read Leviathan. My post is #28 in discussion thread.

Points: 20

Total Points: 355
Total Books Read: 30
Total Tasks Completed: 20
Total GR Authors: 7
Total Big Books: (500) - 2


message 1963: by mstan (last edited Feb 05, 2012 06:40AM) (new)

mstan | 868 comments 15.9 - Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

Angelfall (* * *)
*Susan Ee is a Goodreads author.

25.6 - Laurie ME's task: Winter Fun and Games

Book 1 - Skating Shoes (* * * *) - about ice-skating

Book 2 - Moloka'i (* * *) - set in Hawaii

30.1 - Cheryl TX/Lori (BNPL)'s Task: Unique Winter Holidays

I rolled a '2' and a '6'.

Miss Pym Disposes (* * *) - a cozy mystery by Josephine Tey (new-to-me author)

All Passion Spent (* * * *) - I think Vita is a cool name, and Sackville-West is also a new-to-me author

Tasks completed: 45/57
Books read: 57/77
Points claimed in this post: 70
Total points claimed: 685
GR authors to date: 10
BB tickets to date: 2





message 1964: by Kim (new)

Kim D’Arcy | -1 comments KIM NY

Repost of task #25.8

25.8 - Gayla's task: 2011: The Year in Review

Option 3:The Wedding by Julie Garwood.

Option 5:Between the Lines by Tammara Webber.This book takes place in Austin, Texas which hosted an "Occupy Austin", (Occupy Wall St), protest.
______________________________________________________

25.4 - Sandy’s Task: On This Day in History

Option A: The Iron King by Julie Kagawa.

Option C: The Soulkeepers by G.P. Ching. This is a fantasy/magic/supernatural book.

Points for these posts: 50
Total points for challenge: 705


message 1965: by Audiaa (new)

Audiaa | 99 comments 10.9 Earth Signs
Working Stiff by Rachel Caine (4/27)


Points: 345


message 1966: by Ashley FL (new)

Ashley FL | 721 comments Ashley FL

Task 30.4 I rolled a 3 and a 5, so:

Book A (author whose name contains double consonants), I read Sentenced to Death by Lorna Barrett (two r, two t), **Lorna Barrett is a Goodreads author) and

Book B (Title contains consecutive words that begin with the same letter), I read My Man Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse (My Man both begin with M)

420 previous points plus 30 = 450 Points

13 Previous Goodreads authors plus 1 = 14 Goodreads Authors


message 1967: by Katelin (new)

Katelin | 70 comments 15.9 Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

City of Angels

Task Points: 15
Total Points: 50


message 1968: by KarenF (new)

KarenF (cleocleveland) | 266 comments KAREN F

10.6 Can't Wait Til Spring!

Mum's the Word by Kate Collins

Flowers on the cover: Mum's the Word (A Flower Shop Mystery, #1) by Kate Collins

**Kate Collins is a Goodreads Author**

10.8 Hidden Gems

Lessons in Seduction by Sandra Hyatt

This book had 55 ratings when I chose it.

20.3 Words Among Friends

Entice Me at Twilight by Shayla Black

TAME, MEAT, TEAM But since this is a Paranormal Romance I'm going with: MATE

**Shayla Black is a Goodreads Author**

20.6 Microhistory

The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York by Deborah Blum

Points this Post: 60
Total Challenge Points: 500
Goodreads Authors: 20
Big Books: 500+(0),750+(0),1000+(0)


message 1969: by SandyC (new)

SandyC (sandyc88) | 406 comments Sandy MN

30.3 - DLMRose's task: Small Changes or Simple Swaps

At Grave's End
Destined for an Early Grave
At to An
Both books by Jeaniene Frost, who is a Goodreads Author

Total Points: 605
Total GR Authors: 19


message 1970: by kiki (new)

kiki (keekers) | 815 comments 10.4 Blue, White, and the Black of Night

i read Good-Bye, Chunky Rice Good-Bye, Chunky Rice by Craig Thompson .


20.1 Baby, It's Cold Outside

for Option D, i read Habibi Habibi by Craig Thompson (approved in task help thread.)




Total Points: 380/985
Tasks Completed: 19/57
Books Read: 33/76
Goodreads Authors: 0
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0


message 1971: by Susan (new)

Susan | 682 comments 25.1 Where Have All the Flowers Gone

Selection: Sweetbriar (1 word title) I read Swimming by Joanna Hershon (a GoodReads Author).

Selection: Hollyhock (ambition) I read Yoga Bitch: One Woman's Quest to Conquer Skepticism, Cynicism, and Cigarettes on the Path to Enlightenment by Suzanne Morrison (a GoodReads Author). My ambition this year is to practice yoga and meditation.

Points this post:25
Total points: 295
Tasks completed:14
Books read: 19
Goodreads Authors: 8
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0


message 1972: by Connie (new)

Connie  G (connie_g) | 358 comments 15.6 Read 'Em Their Writes!

Explosive Eighteen by Janet Evanovich.

Joe Morelli is on the Trenton police force, and Bill Berger is a FBI agent.

Janet Evanovich is a Goodreads author.

25.4 On This Day in History

A. December Option 2: The word "blue"is in the title.

Girl In Hyacinth Blue by Susan Vreeland.

C. February Option 1: Read a book in which witchcraft is important to the plot.

The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare.

Points this post: 40
Total points: 525
Tasks: 25
Books: 35
Goodreads authors: 6
Big Books: 500=1


message 1973: by Megan L (new)

Megan L Harnett 5.6 Other People Liked it, Why Not Me?
Bloodlines by Richelle Mead
Favorite book category


Tasks Completed: 3
Points for this task: 5
Total points so far: 15
Books read: 3
Goodreads Authors: 3
Big Books: 500=0, 700=0, 1000=0


message 1974: by Deedee (new)

Deedee | 2344 comments A Morbid Taste for Bones (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #1) by Ellis Peters The Stress of Her Regard by Tim Powers
15.1 Cause Knowledge is Power!:
Read TWO books choosing from 2 different options from categories A-D
A. Conjunction Junction: Read a book with a title or subtitle that contains a coordinating conjunction: For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So.

A Morbid Taste for Bones (1977) by Ellis Peters (Hardcover, 192 pages)

C. Rufus Xavier Sarsaparilla- Read a book with a pronoun in the title/subtitle *note the use of "most"
Object pronouns include me, you, him, her, it, us, them.

The Stress of Her Regard (1989) by Tim Powers (Paperback, 470 pages)

285 + 15 = 300




Tasks Completed: 18
Points for this task: 15
Points thus far: 285 + 15 = 300
Books read: 22
Pages Read: 7,133
Read but not claimed: 6

Goodreads Authors: 4

Big Books:
(1) 500+
(0) 750 +
(0) 1000 +


Tasks Completed: 17
Points for this task: 20
Points thus far: 265 + 20 = 285
Books read: 20
Pages Read: 6,471
Read but not claimed: 8

Goodreads Authors: 4

Big Books:
(1) 500+
(0) 750 +
(0) 1000 +


message 1975: by Sue (new)

Sue (suetinge) | 1579 comments 25.7 - Amanda A - The Name Train

Sue T - Margaret Truman - Nancy Atherton

Murder at the Opera by Margaret Truman
Aunt Dimity's Death by Nancy Atherton

Points this post: 25
Total Points: 320
Tasks Completed: 18
Books Read: 26
GoodReads Authors: 6
Big Books: 500+ (1), 750+ (), 1000+ ()


message 1976: by Becky (last edited Feb 05, 2012 01:50PM) (new)

Becky (ragamuffin_child) | 67 comments Queenarwen

For 30.1 -- I read Accidental Seduction An Accidental Seduction by Lois Greiman and The Mostly True Story of Jack The Mostly True Story of Jack by Kelly Barnhill for options 3 and 4. Both authors are new-to-me. Kelly Barnhill's name is a reverse of my initials - B.K. Kelly Barnhill is a GR author.

For 30.5 -- I read The Holly Sisters on Their Own The Holly Sisters on Their Own by Philippa Greene Mulford (Holly and Ivy) and Little Jordan Little Jordan A Novel by Marly Youmans (Little Drummer Boy). Marly Youmans is a GR author.

For 20.4 -- I read Emerald Magic Emerald Magic Great Tales of Irish Fantasy by Andrew M. Greeley for option 5 - I have always wanted to visit Ireland.

For 15.5 -- I read The Dig, The Dig (Zoe and Zeus Trilogy, #1) by Audrey Hart approved for length. Audrey Hart is a new-to-me, GR author.

For 10.4 -- I read Atlantis Redeemed. Atlantis Redeemed (Warriors of Poseidon, #5) by Alyssa Day

For 5.7 -- I read Illusions. Illusions (Wings, #3) by Aprilynne Pike

For 20.5 -- I read Dragon's Keep -- set during the War of the Anarchy in England between 1135 and 1153. Dragon's Keep by Janet Lee Carey Janet Lee Carey is a GR author.


message 1977: by SandyC (new)

SandyC (sandyc88) | 406 comments Sandy MN

15.6 Read 'Em Their Writes!

Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult

One of the main characters is a police detective investigating a school shooting

Total Points:620


message 1978: by Sandy, Moderator Emeritus (last edited Feb 05, 2012 03:13PM) (new)

Sandy | 16893 comments Mod
25.6 - Laurie ME's task: Winter Fun and Games
For Book 1, I read The Boys of Winter: The Untold Story of a Coach, a Dream, and the 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team about an ice hockey team and the Olympic game between the US and the USSR in 1980.

For Book 2, I read Swamplandia!, set in the Florida Everglades - so certainly somewhere away from cold, wintery weather!

30.1 - Cheryl TX/Lori (BNPL)'s Task: Unique Winter Holidays
I rolled a 3 and a 6.

For book 1, book with a hot male on the cover, I read The Descendants A Novel by Kaui Hart Hemmings by Kaui Hart Hemmings. George Clooney is on the cover, and I'd say he's hot!

I've always liked the name Maggie, so for book 2, I read Murder 101 (A Murder 101 Mystery, #1) by Maggie Barbieri by Maggie Barbieri.

Both of these authors are new to me.

Total points: 635


message 1979: by JC (new)

JC (jmnc) | 638 comments City of Glass (The Mortal Instruments, #3) by Cassandra Clare

Task 15.9 - Hark! The Herald Angels Sing.

City of Glass ***541 pages Big Book*** by Cassandra Clare ***GR Author***

Total Big Book Tickets = 4
Total GR Authors = 18

Challenge total = 565


message 1980: by Ms.soule (new)

Ms.soule (mrssoule) Corrected post

20.1 - Most Improved Player - Karen F's task: Baby, It’s Cold Outside
Option D. Snuggle up with your Honey .
Beowulf and Roxie by Marissa Chenery
Beowulf and Roxie (Wulf's Den, #1) by Marisa Chenery
ebook approved on eBook Verfication board post 697

Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 575



message 1981: by Becky (new)

Becky (ragamuffin_child) | 67 comments Queenarwen

For 15.4 -- I read The Year of Living Scandalously: The Secrets of Hadley Green #1 The Year of Living Scandalously (The Secrets of Hadley Green #1) by Julia London and Olympus by Martin Greenberg Olympus by Martin H. Greenberg for options A and B. Julia London is a GR author.


message 1982: by Dionisia (new)

Dionisia (therabidreader) | 329 comments I have completed task #15.5 All Shiny and New by reading

Paris vs New York by Vahram Muratyan
This book is the French edition that was published on November 3rd 2011. This is a new-to-me author.

Total = 70 points


message 1983: by MJ (new)

MJ | 130 comments 25.8 - Gayla's task: 2011: The Year in Review
Option 1: Swamplandia! by Karen Russell by Karen Russell

***CLAIMING GR AUTHOR TICKET***

Option 4: Palace Walk by Naguib Mahfouz by Naguib Mahfouz. Set in Cairo, Egypt.

Points this post: 25
Total Points: 355
Total GR Author tickets: 7
Big Book tickets: 5


message 1984: by Tammy AZ (new)

Tammy AZ (tammyaz) | 1209 comments 10.8 Hidden Gems: Your Voice In My Head

This book has 551 ratings as of today.

25.9 My Favorite Genres:

Option 3 Mystery - Spider Web - #15 in the Benni Harper Mystery Series

Option 4 Adventure/Thriller -
Protect And Defend - #8 in the Mitch Rapp Series

Post Total: 35
Grand Total: 220


message 1985: by Kayleigh (new)

Kayleigh Reads (kayleigh_reads_romance) Keltie Lee

15.2 Make it Work

B: A Vintage Affair by Isabel Wolff
by Isabel Wolff *Goodreads Author*

B: Will Work for Prom Dress by Aimee Ferris
by Aimee Ferris *Goodreads Author*

25.2 Santa by any other name is..... well, still Santa
Option A:

Dark Flame
by Alyson Noel *Goodreads Author*

The Vampire Stalker
by Allison van Diepen *Goodreads Author*

Points this post: 40
Total points: 635
Tasks: 37
Books: 48
Goodread authors: 26


message 1986: by Vivian (new)

Vivian (_vivian) 20.2
Option 2: Magical Realism
The Night Circus

20.4
Resolution 6: Take a trip, book takes place in Seattle, want to visit
Fifty Shades Freed by E.L. James **GR Author**
507 pg **Big Book**

25.9
Option 1: Young Adult Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor **GR Author**
Option 2:Urban Fantasy Turn Coat by Jim Butcher **GR Author**

Points this post: 65
Total points: 220
Tasks complete: 15
Books read: 17
Goodreads authors: 13 (3 this post)
Big Books: 500 = 1, 750 = 0, 1000 = 0   


message 1987: by Stacie (new)

Stacie (shorty_320) | 1335 comments STACIE MI

Task 25.4 - On This Day In History

For January, option 1, I read:

Box Office Poison by Alex Robinson

For February, option 1, I read:

Fables, Vol. 14: Witches by Bill Willingham

**Alex Robinson is a Goodreads author!!**

Points this task: 25
Total points: 630
Tasks completed: 39
Books read: 50
Pages read: 12684
Goodreads authors: 14
Big books: 500+ (2); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)


message 1988: by Kristi (new)

Kristi (kristilarson) | 548 comments Kristi CO

What's IndieNext?

from the August 2011 list
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

Ernest Cline is a Goodreads Author

Points this post: 15
Total points: 215
Tasks completed: 12
Books read: 15
Goodreads Authors: 3
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0


message 1989: by Randi (new)

Randi (mrsrandimoulton) | 254 comments 50.1 Ms. Anderson's Task: For the Love of Middle School

Book 1:
Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepard ***who is a GR author***

Book 2:
Possession by Elana Johnson ***who is a GR author***

Book 3:
Rolled a 3: Ugg Boots: Cinder (Lunar Chronicles, #1) by Marissa Meyer by Marissa Meyer ***who is a GR author***

***claiming 3 GR author tickets***

Points this post: 50

Total points: 275
Tasks completed: 13
Books read: 21
Goodreads Author Tickets: 16
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0


message 1990: by Laurie (last edited Feb 05, 2012 11:24PM) (new)

Laurie | 910 comments Laurie ME

25.4: Sandy's Task: On This Day in History:

A2: December 31, 2009: Blue Moon and Lunar Eclipse:

Karen Robards - Ghost Moon
Ghost Moon by Karen Robards

C2: February 29, 1968: Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Albums won 4 Grammy awards.

Susan McBride - The Lone Star Lonely Hearts Club
The Lone Star Lonely Hearts Club (Debutante Dropout Mystery, #3) by Susan McBride
Susan McBride is a goodreads author.

30.6: Sassafrass's Task: The Many Facets of EARTH: Rolled 1,5:

1. 3rd book in series:

Katie Macalister - Me and My Shadow
Me and My Shadow (Silver Dragons, #3) by Katie MacAlister
Katie Macalister is a goodreads author

5. An e-book

JB Stanley - Chili Con Corpses
Chili Con Corpses (A Supper Club Mystery, #3) by J.B. Stanley

Points this Post: 55.
Total Points: 655.


message 1991: by Pinky_rocks (new)

Pinky_rocks | 68 comments 5.4 Let's call it a goal
I want to learn how to tattoo so I read High Voltage Tattoo by Kat Von D

10.2 As you like it
It was recommended for my Read-Shelf: Sprinkle with Murder by Jenn McKinlay

10.6 Can't wait til Spring
Shades of Earl Grey (A Tea Shop Mystery, #3) by Laura Childs there are roses on the table

10.10 The Winter Blues
I wanted to continue reading this series and read Undead and Unworthy (Undead, #7) by MaryJanice Davidson

15.1 Cause Knowledge is Power
For option A I read: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4) by J.K. Rowling
and for option C I read: It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet by James Herriot

15.2 Make it work
For A: Die Seidenstickerin Roman by Jocelyne Godard It's about a girl who wants to be a tapestry weaver.
For B: The Secret History of the Pink Carnation (Pink Carnation, #1) by Lauren Willig

15.4 Go Green
option C: Die Entscheidung der Hebamme (Hebammen Saga, #3) by Sabine Ebert ( sorry but the cover must have got lost with the data transition...)
option D: Grün, Grün, Grün Ist Alles, Was Wir Kaufen: Lügen, Bis Das Image Stimmt which is about how the economy lies to us and sells things eco-friendly even though they're not

15.6 Read em their writes"
Das Herz Der Hölle: Roman the main character is a detective

15.9 Hark the Herald Angels sing
Angels and Demons

20.4 Happy New Year
I picked resolution no. 5 and read I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Notes on Returning to America After 20 Years Away

25.7 Name Train
my last letter is S so I read Deadline by Simon Kernick
and Kernick ends with k so I read Seelenlos by Dean Koontz

25.9 My favorite Genres
option 2 Urban Fantasy: Blutlinien by J.R. Ward it's Black Dagger
option 4 Thriller: Dark Origins by Anthony E. Zuiker

30.1 Unique Winter HOlidays
for Get-A-Different-NAme-Day I read Freyas Geheimnis Roman by Christina Sunley.
for Feast-of-Fabulous-Wild-Men-DAy I read Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith
Both authors were new to me.

30.2 Two Series
For my first book I read: Vampirherz (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #4.2) by J.R. Ward by J.R. Ward (Black Dagger)
and for the 2nd book I read: Covet (The Fallen Angels, #1) by J.R. Ward also by J.R. Ward It's the first book in the series.

30.4 Double or Nothing
First Die was odd. Im Takt des Todes Roman by David Baldacci by David Baldacci
Second Die was odd: A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens by Charles Dickens

30.5 Christmas Carolling
I chose "We Three KIngs of Orient are" and read Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot #10) by Agatha Christie by Agatha Christie
and then i chose "I'll be Home for Christmas" and read Fly Away Home by Jennifer Weiner by Jennifer Weiner

Tasks completed: 16
Points total: 300


message 1992: by Meghan (new)

Meghan (meghanly) | 336 comments 5.6 Other People Like It, Why Not Me?
The Throne of Fire by Rick Riordan (nominated for best Children's/Middle Grades book)

Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 840/985
Tasks Completed: 45/57
Books Read: 62/77
Goodreads Authors: 34
Big Books: 500=5, 750=1x2, 1000=0



message 1993: by Nick (last edited Feb 06, 2012 05:22AM) (new)

Nick (doily) | 3394 comments Nick KY

25.7 Name Train The House At Riverton by Kate Morton – using “k” as the last letter of “Nick” in “Nick KY” and the first letter of “Kate” – 599 pages, and
A Place Beyond: Finding Home in Arctic Alaska by Nick Jans – using “n” as the last letter of “Morton” and the first letter of “Nick” (funny how circular this game turned out) – 189 pages

Claiming One Big Book for The House at Riverton


Task Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 705
Pages Read: 17,314
Big Books: 500+ (5) 750+ (1)


message 1994: by Jessica (new)

Jessica (sureshot26) | 745 comments Jessica PDX

15.4 - Go Green

Bloodroot by Amy Greene by Amy Greene (Goodreads Author)

Approved in task thread for one book option (B & C)

Points this Post: 15
Total Challenge Points: 830
Total Goodreads Authors: 20
Big Books: 500+ - 2; 750+ - zero; 1000+ - zero


message 1995: by Stacie (new)

Stacie (shorty_320) | 1335 comments STACIE MI

Task 5.5 - All Around the World

I read:

A Spy in the House by Y.S. Lee

Points this task: 5
Total points: 635
Tasks completed: 40
Books read: 51
Pages read: 13036
Goodreads authors: 14
Big Books: 500+ (2); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)


message 1996: by Susan (last edited Feb 06, 2012 07:37AM) (new)

Susan | 682 comments 10.2 As You Like It

I used my 2011 Winter Challenge Shelf, and read Breathing For a Living: A Memoir by Laura Rothenberg. It was very good, and very sad.

Points this post:10
Total points: 305
Tasks completed:15
Books read: 20
Goodreads Authors: 8
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0


message 1997: by Sam (new)

Sam | 174 comments 20.4 Author!Author!-Valorie's task:Happy New Year!!

Option 5:Take A Trip/Vacation


The Colour by Rose Tremain

This book is set in New Zealand which is in my top 5 countries to visit.

20.7-Shorter Is Sweeter-Stacie MI's task:And They Lived Happily Ever After

Option B


Happy Ever After by Nora Roberts

25.8- Gayla's Task:2011:The Year in Review

I chose options 2 & 3

2. The Descendants by Kaui Hart Hemmings(Movie release date:12/09/11)

3.Savor the Moment by Nora Roberts- Book 3 in the Bride Quartet

Points this post:65
Total Points:390
Total Tasks:22
Total Books:29



message 1998: by Suzanne (new)

Suzanne Pringle name Suzanne

task 20.1 -baby it's cold outside
opt D Snuggle up with your honey

Lover Revealed (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #4) by J.R. Ward by J.R.Ward

total points:300


message 1999: by Donna Jo (last edited Feb 06, 2012 08:25AM) (new)

Donna Jo Atwood | 2412 comments 30.1 Cheryl TX's/Lori(BNPL)'s Task--Unique Winter Holidays:

I rolled a 2 and a 3. Both authors are new to me (and that was a real chore this time)

A. 2 Cozy mystery

Must the Maiden Die by Miriam Monfredo

B. 3 Hot Male

Never Love a Highlander (McCabe Trilogy, #3) by Maya Banks by Maya Banks

50. MS Anderson's Task--For the Love of Middle School:

A. The Girls Like:

A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1) by George R.R. Martin by George R.R. Martin

B. The Boys Like:

Yarn by Jon Armstrong by Jon Armstrong

C. Everyone Likes:

The Story of a Shipwrecked Sailor by Gabriel García Márquez by Gabriel García Márquez

Today's total: 80
Grand total: 945


message 2000: by Carla (new)

Carla Ruffer (hpaddict) | 117 comments hpaddict

15.10 Sweet!

The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales by Jacob Ludwig Karl Grimm The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales by Jacob Ludwig Karl Grimm

***Big Book - 880 pages ***

this post = 15pts
challenge total = 275pts
Goodread authors = 2
Big Book: 500=3, 750=2, 1000=0


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