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Spring Challenge 2012: Completed Tasks -DO NOT DELETE ANY POSTS IN THIS TOPIC
Kristi CO 10.8 I Have a Question
When She Woke by Hillary Jordan
Hillary Jordan is a Goodreads author
Points this post: 10
Total points: 65
Tasks completed: 3
Books read: 5
Goodreads Authors: 4
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0
STACIE MITask 20.5 - A Game of Books
I rolled a 6 and I read a book that is shelved as mystery:
Perfect by Sara Shepard
**Sara Shepard is a Goodreads author!!**
Points this task: 20
Total points: 210
Tasks completed: 15
Books read: 20
Pages read: 5189
Goodreads authors: 8
Big Books: 500+ (2); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
15.6 - They're On Fire - The DropThis book was on the NY Times Hardback list at #12 on January 15, 2012
* Michael Connelly is a GR Author
20.8 - Party Time - House of the Hunted.
This book had 11 ratings when I started reading it on March 24. It still only has 13 ratings.
Post Total: 35
Grand Total: 95
Keltie Lee15.9 - Geek Pride Day
Deception Point
by Dan Brown
556 pages Big Book Ticket
30.6 Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction
Option A
Book 1: Boys, Girls and Other Hazardous Materials
by Rosalind WisemanGoodreads Author
*A main plot line of the story is about a high school lacrosse team and the hazing the seniors put the freshman through. So I read
Book 2: Making the Team: Inside the World of Sports Initiations and Hazing
by Jay Johnson
Points this post: 45
Total points: 340
Tasks: 20
Books: 28
Goodread authors: 11
Big Book Tickets 500: 3
15.9 Geek Pride DayEinstein: His Life and Universe by Walter Isaacson.
This is a Big Book with 551 pages of text before the sources/index.
30.4 Burning Ring of Fire
Book 1: This book is set in Japan.
The Commoner by John Burnham Schwartz.
Book 2: The title has "ING" in it.
The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein.
Garth Stein is a Goodreads author.
Points this post: 45
Total points:260
Tasks: 15
Books: 17
Goodreads authors: 2
Big Books: 500=1
15.2 - Dewey be DifferentBook 1: Emperors of the Ice: A True Story of Disaster and Survival in the Antarctic, 1910-13 by Richard Farr
The call number is 919.890.
Richard Farr is a goodreads author.
Book 2: Riders of the Pony Express by Ralph Moody
The call number is 383.1430973.
Points this task: 15
Total Points: 410
Goodreads Authors: Alex Flinn, Sara Shepard*, Janet Lee Carey, James Patterson, Susan Cooper***, Karen Levine, Richard Farr
30.2 Sassafrass's task: “What I want to be” meets “What did I become”... Life On the Edge by Jennifer Comeaux
I wanted to be a professional athlete and compete at the Olympic Games.
Book approved at the e-book verification thread
Jennifer Comeaux is a Goodreads Author
Mad Money by Linda L. Richards
Now my work deals with finances. So does the heroine of the book. She is a stockbroker.
Linda L. Richards is a Goodreads Author
Points this post: 30
Total points: 350
Tasks completed: 15
Books read: 22
Goodreads Author: 15
Big Book Tickets: 500 (0); 750 (0); 1000(3)
10.8- I Have A QuestionI read How to Tell a Lie by Delphine Dryden. (approved in ebook thread)
*Delphine Dryden is a GR Author *
Points This Post- 10
Total Points- 275
GR Authors- 13
RACHEL CA: 85 pts total5.04 The FIRE Within
It's Time for Easter by Elizabeth Hough Sechrist, Janette Woolsey (FIRE in title, not in order)
10.09 I'm On Fire!
What to Expect When You're Expecting by Heidi Murkoff (BIG BOOK, 579 pages)
15.06 They're On Fire
Swamplandia! by Karen Russell (paperback trade fiction) Karen Russell is a GOODREADS AUTHOR
15.09 Geek Pride Day
Awakenings by Oliver Sacks (non-fiction, neurology)
20.06 She Works Hard for the Money
5. The Laughing Policeman by Maj Sjöwall, Per Wahlöö (police procedural; Martin Beck, among others, investigating)
Points: 65
Total points: 85
Tasks completed: 7
Books read: 7
Goodreads authors: 1
Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Jess Philly20.5. Bigger is Better: Masanobu's Task - A Game of Books
I rolled a 4, so I had to read a book that fell into the category of House Targaryen (a fantasy book). I read The Alchemyst
10.1. Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss!
For this option, I read There but for the. "But" spelled backwards spells "tub."
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 80
10.8 Question WordDoctor Who: The Clockwise Man
20.7 Happy Rama Navami
Kissing the Witch: Old Tales in New Skins
A collection of rewritten fairy tales
20.8 Party Time
Mockingjay
Had 278,888 when I picked it (has 324,143 now; either way, it's more than 50,000)
20.9 Can't Wait for Spring
1 (Bird): Mockingbird
30.4 Ring of Fire
1 (country--Japan): Full Metal Panic!, Volume 1
2 (-ing): Failing Paris
Total: 100 + 350 (from earlier) = 450 points
Kimber15.6 They're On Fire
UR by Stephen King
This task: 15
tasks completed: 12
gr authors: 9
total points: 235
BJ Rose4 new tasks
5.9 The Devil Made Me Do It
Between the Devil and Desire by Lorraine Heath
10.1. Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss!
Surrender to the Devil by Lorraine Heath
lived is devil spelled backwards
15.1 - Spring Forward
Book 1: 30+ years in future: Purity in Death by J.D. Robb takes place in 2059
Book 2: 30+ years in past: The Other Guy's Bride by Connie Brockway takes place in 1905
20.7. Shorter is Sweeter: Jayalalita's Task - Happy Rama Navami!
Wicked : The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire - approved in Help Thread #37
Points this post = 50
Total Points = 270
Tasks Completed = 17
Total Pages = 7594
GR Authors = 8
Big Books (500+) = 1
30.8 The Breakfast ClubThe Princess: I read American Born Chinese which won the Printz award in 2007.
and the Brain: I read A Discovery of Witches, which is a *****big book*** at 579 pages.
Points: 90
Tasks completed: 11
Books read: 12
GR Authors: 1
Big Books" 1 (500)
pages read: 3111
10.1 Happy Birthday, Dr. Suess Yellow Star by Jennifer Roy
Star spelled backwards is rats.
Total points: 45
CHRISTINE USTask 10.7 Fuel to the Fire
The Tudor Secret by C.W. Gortner
**C.W. Gortner is a GR author
Task 15.1 Spring Forward
Past, set in 1814: Scandalous by Karen Robards
Future, set in 2059:Purity in Death by JD Robb
TOTAL: 195
STACIE MITask 30.5 - Climbing the Family Tree
I decided to do options B and C.
For B, I read a book first published in 1952:
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C.S. Lewis
For C, I used the name of my father's mother, "Anna" and read:
My Very UnFairy Tale Life by Anna Staniszewski
**Anna Staniszewski is a Goodreads author!!**
Points this task: 30
Total points: 240
Tasks completed: 16
Books read: 22
Pages read: 5656
Goodreads authors: 9
Big Books: 500+ (2); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
5.8 The Walking Dead, Book Two by Robert Kirkman added the volumes on my tbr list back in 2/11 but found hardcovers at library25.6 heads and heads
Fire by Kristin Cashore
The Walking Dead, Book One by Robert Kirkman
25.10 2 roos
Airborn by Kenneth Oppel claim big book ticket 501 pages
Ashes by Ilsa J. Bick (Goodreads Author)
Points this Post: 55
Total points- 145
Tasks Completed: 8
Books read: 11
GR Authors: 4
Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
20.9 Lucky Me!: Bea's Task - I Can't Wait for Spring!Option 5: authors first and last initials found in "springtime" (consecutive, forwards or backwards)
Mister Monday by Garth Nix
The initials of Garth Nix are found backwards in springtime.
Garth Nix is a Goodreads Author.
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Points this post: 20
Total points: 255
GR authors: 5
Big Books: 4 (500+)
20.1. Most Improved: Jen C's Task - Clean those shelves!Option 2: Listen to any audiobook
Listened To: Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins
**Stephanie Perkins is a GRs Author**
Points this Post: 20
Total points- 270/1090
Tasks Completed: 15/62
Books read: 19
Pages Read : 5556
Minutes Listened To: 630
GR Authors: 6
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(1 x 2tickets), 1000+(0)
15.2 - Dewey be Different: I read April 4, 1968: Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Death and How It Changed America call number 323.092and
The Biology of Belief: Unleashing the Power of Consciousness, Matter and Miracles call # 599.935
20.2 April Showers:I chose option B-3 and read Take Me by Bella Andre which has the main character named Lily.
***Bella Andre is a Goodreads Author***
20.3 Fiery Tunes: I used the song Light My Fire and read Light Switch by Lauren Gallagher
***Lauren Gallagher is a Goodreads Author***
20.4 To be continued .... in Spring! I read Genetic Attraction by Tara Lain which is book 2 in the Genetic Attraction Series. I claimed book 1 The Scientist and the Supermodel in task 20.3 in the Winter Challenge.
***Tara Lain is a Goodreads Author***
25.1 This One Goes Out to the One I Love:
Book A -1979: I used line 11 which states "Forgotten and absorbed into the EARTH below" and read Earth (The Book): A Visitor's Guide to the Human Race and used this as my Non-fiction component of the task.
Book B - 33: I used line 17 which states "Wrapped up in the PLEASURES of the world" and read Guilty Pleasuresby Kitty Thomas.
***Kitty Thomas is a Goodreads Author***
25.2 Out with the Old, In with the New... and it's Fire: I chose option 2 twice and read:
Lover Reborn which has an orange cover.At 572 pages this is a BIG book! I'd like 1 BB ticket please
and
Ruthless which has a red cover. This author, Anne Stuart is new to me.25.10 I love a happy ending! I, being the lover of romances that I am, chose option A (Winnie-the-Pooh) and read:
Out of My League by Michele Zurlo
***Michele Zurlo is a Goodreads Author***
and
I combined two books to make the 100+ requirement as approved in the ebook verification thread and read two books both with the genre Romance on the main page--->Derek: Men of Fortune & Lust to Lust
Total Points this Post: 150
Total Points in Challenge: 660
Books Read: 50
Tasks Completed: 31
GR Authors: 31
Big Book Tickets: 500+(3); 750+(1); 1000+(0)
5.3 Let's Hear it for the BoysI chose a book read by Stephen Hutchison. a GR friend.
Water for Elephants, an e-book.
The Mass Market Paperback edition is Water for Elephants and has 464p. Not quite enough for a ticket.
Points: 5
20.1 Clean those shelves!
I chose a book I own that was listed on my GR TBR on Oct 29, 2011.
Gilt By Association
Points: 20
20.4 To be continued...in Spring!
I read Leviathan in the Winter SRC.
Behemoth
Points: 20
Total Points: 135
Total Books Read: 14
Total Tasks Completed: 9
Total GR Authors: 0
Total Big Books: 500 (2)
Cindy AL10.9 I'm On Fire
Timeless by Gail Carriger
Gail Carriger is a Goodreads Author
Very excited to see this book come out, but I hate ot see this series end.
15.10 Where There's Smoke
Relics by Mary Anna Evans
This was approved in the Help Thread, the murder is committed in an arson.
20.4 To Be Continued..in Spring
Moon Dance by J.R. Rain
This is a new series for me, I did not post or read any new series during the Winter Challenge.
Points in this post - 45
Total Points - 720/1090
Books - 50/85
Pages - 18669
Goodreads Authors: 27
Big Books:500+ - (0), 750+ - (0),1000+ - (0)
10.9. I’m On Fire!I read Caught and Sheltering Hearts. These two ebooks combine to achieve page count- approved in ebook thread. Strangely both of these authors have the same last name.
I love Romance, any sub-genre of Romance, so I was fired up to read these two titles. One steamy and had a BDSM theme, the other a sweet romance with a big message about single mothers and their struggles. Very different but I enjoyed them both :)
*Cassandra Carr is a GR Author*
Points This Post- 10
Total Points- 285
GR Authors- 14
Joy Marie20.10 Group Reads
Read The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
I also posted on the discussion board.
Total Points: 70
20.5. Bigger is Better: Masanobu's Task - A Game of BooksI rolled a 6 and read a mystery.
And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
Points this task: 20
Total Points: 430
Goodreads Authors: Alex Flinn, Sara Shepard*, Janet Lee Carey, James Patterson, Susan Cooper***, Karen Levine, Richard Farr
5.6 SRC Recommends Redux#188-
by Laini Taylor ***Goodreads Author***I voted for The Hunger Games and The Help and I also added Lola and the Boy Next Door
30.2 Sassafrass's task: “What I want to be” meets “What did I become”...
A. I wanted to be a teacher when I grew up...
by Marion LennoxB. I graduated with a degree in Chemical and Biological Engineering which allowed a scientist...
by Kady Cross (one of the "band of misfits" is a scientist) approved in help thread (i think pg. 3)Points for this Task: 35
Total Points: 105
Goal Points: 335
Completed Tasks:4/61
Tasks in Progress: 5.8, 25.10, 30.3
Goodreads Authors: 4 (Kelley Armstrong, Maureen Johnson, Richelle Mead, Laini Taylor)
Big Book Tickets: 500+() 750+() 1000+()
30.6 Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction Option A
Fiction book: The Glass Bead Game by Hermann Hesse
Big book: This book has 558 pages.
Non-fiction book: The Art of Strategy: A Game Theorist's Guide to Success in Business & Life by Avinash K. Dixit
The Art of Strategy is about game theory, and The Glass Bead Game is a fictional account of its application. This combination was approved in post 110 of the help thread.
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Points this post: 30
Total points: 255
Total Goodreads authors: 2
Big Books: 500+ (2), 750+ (1)
Total tasks completed: 12
Total pages: 6,024
Total books: 16
Mod
5.7 I Love Paris in the Spring Time
set in France: On Rue Tatin: Living and Cooking in a French Town by Susan Herrmann Loomis
20.2. Rookie on Top: Queenarwen's Task: April Showers
Option A3- rain on cover (and A1- plot involves events during a major storm)
The Scent of Rain and Lightning by Nancy Pickard20.8. It's My Birthday: Mary Beth's Task - Party Time!
Fewer than 500 ratings: A Cottage in Portugal by Richard Hewitt with 30 ratings plus mine
25.6. Keltie Lee's Task: Fire and Ice
Book 1, tails, hate in title: Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat: Why It's So Hard to Think Straight About Animals by Hal Herzog
Book 2, tails, dystopia: The Dead and the Gone by Susan Beth Pfeffer
30.2 Sassafrass's task: “What I want to be” meets “What did I become”...
I wanted to be a paleontologist : Mesozoic Murder by Christine Gentry
My last job was directing fundraising for a non-profit: Fundraising the Dead by Sheila Connolly
total 400
Readerboard Name= Lindy-LaneTask 10.4 Fire Signs...read a book by an author who was born under a Fire sign:
I read
Sisters by Danielle Steel (this author was born on August 14 [Leo]) 480 pages (4.2)Points earned for this task: 10
Points Achieved to date: 300
Total # of Goodreads Authors: 1
Total # of Big Books:
500+ (0)= 1
700+ (0)
1000+ (0)
Coralie25.1 This One Goes Out to the One I Love
Book A The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms – ‘thousand’ in line 16
Book B The Map That Changed the World: William Smith and the Birth of Modern Geology (non-fiction) – ‘world’ in line 17
25.4 More Fun with Words – With a Twist!
The Virgin of Small Plains
T V O S P – SPOT
A Spot of Bother
30.5 Climbing the Family Tree
Option B – first published in the 1940’s and 50’s
That Hideous Strength first published in 1945 (this is an edition abridged by the author and published in 1955)
Option D – eighth book in series
A Dying Light in Corduba eighth in the Marcus Didius Falco series
Total points 240
Keltie Lee5.9 The Devil Made Me Do It
Devilish
by Maureen Johnson Goodreads Author
*approved in help thread message 31*
10.7. Fuel to the Fire
Define "Normal"
by Julie Anne Peters
*I first read Julie Anne Peters in the winter challenge*
Points this post: 15
Total points: 355
Tasks: 22
Books: 30
Goodread authors: 12
Big Book Tickets 500: 3
Jessica PDX15.9 - Geek Pride Day
This was approved in the task thread.
by Jon RonsonPoints this Post: 15
Total Challenge Points: 250
Goodreads Authors: 9
Big Books: 500+ - 3; 750+ - zero; 1000+ - zero
10.5 - All Fired Up! Is That a Fish in Your Ear? Translation and the Meaning of Everything by David Bellos.
This book was about translation, in theory and practice, which is a topic that I'm pretty fired up about.
Task 25.12: Denise NC's Task - Easter Eggs and Leprechauns
For Book A, I chose Option 3. I listened to The Crow Trap by Ann Cleeves, which features a number of women as the main characters.
For Book B, I chose Option 4. I read A Child Called "It" by Dave Pelzer, which was given 5 stars by my friend Kristin Gansor.
Task 30.7: Beth NC's Task - Fire Elementals
Option 1 - I read Straight to Hell by Michelle Scott, in which the main character, Lilith, is transformed from a human into a succubus.
Michelle Scott, the author, is a Goodreads author.
Option 4 - I read Fair Game by Patricia Briggs. One of the main genres of this book is romance.
Task 30.8: Meghanly's Task - The Breakfast Club
1. The Brain - I read The Girl Who Played With Fire by Stieg Larsson, which has 503 pages. I'd also like to claim a Big Book ticket for this book.
5. The Criminal - I read Pebble in the Sky by Isaac Asimov, which I borrowed from my boyfriend.
Points this post: 95
Total points: 95
Tasks completed: 4
Books read: 7
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0
15.6 They're On FireAuthor is #28 On 2/19/12 Combined Fiction List
A Great Deliverance by Elizabeth George
20.4 To Be Continued. . .in Spring!
Christietown by Susan Kandel the fourth book from the Cece Caruso series
I read Shamus in the Green Room (and the two books before it) in the Winter Challenge
20.5 A Game of Books
I rolled a 6
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le Carré-which has both mystery and thriller genres listed on the main page
Post Total: 55
Season Total: 380
I am replacing I Was Told There'd Be Cake for task 10.10.10.10. April Fools Day!
Seriously...I'm Kidding by Ellen DeGeneres
(no new points)
25.5. Laurie ME's Task: 100 Years Ago
Book 1: Titanic: A Night to Remember by Walter Lord
Book 2: Baseball: Branch Rickey by Jimmy Breslin is about the integration of baseball.
Points this task: 25
Total Points: 455
Goodreads Authors: Alex Flinn, Sara Shepard*, Janet Lee Carey, James Patterson, Susan Cooper***, Karen Levine, Richard Farr
30.3 - Spring Delights1. Photo Op - a book with framed photos on the cover:
The Paperchase by Marcel Theroux
3. Luck O'the Irish - a book by an author born in Ireland:
Dancer by Colum McCann*Goodreads Author*
Total points 145
Finally on the board!Task 20.8 - Party Time!
I read The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Steig Larsson, which had 121,259 ratings on March 1.
THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNETS NEST IS A BIG BOOK AT 563 PAGES.
20.2 Rookie on Top
I read Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy, which is #39 on the Most Depressing Books list on GR.
Task 30.3 - Spring Delights
I chose option 2 and read Perfect Peace by Daniel Black, which was first published in March 2010.
I then chose option 5 and read Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier. The letters "er" appear in the author's name.
Total Points: 20 + 20 + 30 = 70
Big Books: 500+ (1)
GR Authors: 0
Jessica PDX20.9 - Bea's Task: I Can't Wait For Spring!
This was approved in the task thread for Option 2.
I am also claiming a Big Book ticket for this audiobook based on the paperback edition.
by Lauren Willig (Goodreads Author)Points this Post: 20
Total Challenge Points: 270
Goodreads Authors: 10
Big Books: 500+ - 4; 750+ - zero; 1000+ - zero
BJ Rose2 new tasks
20.5. Bigger is Better: Masanobu's Task - A Game of Books
I rolled #6, so read a mystery/thriller
Knock Out by Catherine Coulter is listed as both mystery & thriller on the book's main page
30.2 Sassafrass's task: “What I want to be” meets “What did I become”...
Book 1: I always wanted to be a teacher, and coincidentally spent two years in a country one-room school, so I read
Tales From a Village School by Miss Read
Book 2: I spent most of my adult years in education (as a teacher & principal), so I read
Good-Bye, Mr. Chips by James Hilton
Points this post = 50
Total Points = 320
Tasks Completed = 19
Total Pages = 8398
GR Authors = 8
Big Books (500+) = 1
STESSE10.7. Fuel to the Fire
Robyn Carr was a new to me author during the winter challenge.
Virgin River (e-book) by Robyn Carr (384 p)
20.10 Group Reads
B. YA Dystopian: Divergent by Veronica Roth (487 p)
Post #16 in discussion thread.
Veronica Roth is GRA.
Points this Post: 30
Tasks Completed this Post: 2
Books Read this Post: 2
Pages Read this Post: 871
GoodReads Authors this Post: 1
Big Books this Post: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
Total Points: 175
Total Tasks Completed: 12
Total Books Read: 14
Total Pages Read: 5889
Total GoodReads Authors: 4
Total Big Books: 500+ (2), 750+ (1), 1000+ (0)
5.3 Let's Hear it for the BoysWhat Alice Knew by Paula Marantz Cohen
From SRC member Nick KY's shelf.
5.7 I Love Paris in the Spring Time
Chocolat by Joanne Harris
15.5 - ...... And XYZ
A Harvest of Bones by Yasmine Galenorn (Goodreads author)
20.1. Most Improved: Jen C's Task - Clean those shelves!
Option 1: A Murderous Glaze by Melissa Glazer
I've had this book since 2010 - Finally read it!
20.4. Author!Author!: Skandia's Task - To be continued .... in Spring!
Acts of Violets by Kate Collins (Goodreads author)
I read Snipped in the Bud for task 10.6 in the winter challenge. Both books are part of the Flower Shop mystery series, books 4 & 5.
Total Points This Post: 65
Total Tasks This Post: 5
Goodreads Authors This Post: 2
Grand Total Points: 65/1090
Total Books Read: 5
Tasks Completed: 5/57
Total Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Book Tickets This Post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
20.7. Shorter is Sweeter: Jayalalita's Task - Happy Rama Navami!Alice in Deadland by Mainak Dhar (Goodreads author)
A retelling of Alice in Wonderland
30.1 Ms. Anderson's Task: We Didn't Start the Fire
I chose the year 1983 and rolled snake eyes (double ones).
Book 1, Person/Thing: "Heavy Metal Suicide"
I am Ozzy by Ozzy Osbourne
Ozzy Osbourne was lead singer in a Heavy Metal rock band.
Book 2, Thing/Event: "AIDS"
And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic by Randy Shilts
BIG BOOK TICKET: 656 pgs
30.3 Sheila/Kathy G's task: Spring Delights
Option 2, Spring Thing: Changeless by Gail Carriger (Goodreads author)
Published in April
Option 5,"der Frühling": Out of Mind by Stella Cameron (Goodreads author)
"IN" in the word "Mind"
30.4 Dlmrose's task: Burning Ring of Fire
Book 1: Takes place in Honduras
Take No Prisoners by Cindy Gerard
Book 2: "ing" in Title
Lavender Morning by Jude Deveraux (Goodreads author)
Total Points This Post: 110
Total Tasks This Post: 4
Goodreads Authors This Post: 4
Grand Total Points: 175/1090
Total Books Read: 12
Tasks Completed: 9/57
Total Goodreads Authors: 6
Big Book Tickets This Post: 1
Total Big Book Tickets: 1
25.2 - OUT WITH THE OLD, IN WITH THE NEW1. Beastly by Alex Flinn who is a new author for me.
1. The Seventh Sinner by Elizabeth Peters.
Alex Flinn is a Goodreads author.
25.7 - COOKING WITH FIRE
COOKED FOOD - The Lemon Jelly Cake which has jelly and cake in the title both of which need to be cooked.
UNCOOKED FOOD -
which has two strawberries on the cover.25.9 - RED HOT
B. Spirit Horse which was originally published in 1998.
C. I chose my beloved Buffalo Sabres and read Believing which is set in Lily Dale, NY which is a few hours away from Buffalo.
TOTAL POINTS - 635
GOODREADS AUTHORS - 16
BIG BOOKS - 1
Janice CA30.3 Spring Delights....
Option 3) A book set in Ireland
The Outside Boy by Jeanine Cummins
(***)
***Goodreads Author***
Option 6) Scary book
A Ghost in My Suitcase: A Guide to Haunted Travel in America by Mitchel Whitington
(***)
+30
total: 85
tasks: 5
books: 6
GR Authors: 1
Delicious Dee
Last Post: 579
5.3 Let's Hear it for the Boys
Nowhere to Hide – found on 2 of my male friends list: Bubbles and Jason
5.8 Too Long To-Do List
Lucifer's Tears - James Thompson (GR Author) - This was released last year and following his first book I was super-excited to read it, and then I read some reviews and decided to wait until the release of the 3rd book was nearer…now that it has been released, I can read this one and roll right into the 3rd one
5.9 The Devil Made Me Do It
Ice Water in Hell
15.5 - ...... And XYZ
She Plays with the Darkness - Zakes Mda
25.2. Jenn Renee's task:Out with the Old, In with the New... and it's Fire
A. - Option 1 - Mind Fuck - Manna Francis New to Me Author
B. - Option 2 -
- Marie Harte (GR Author)Task 25.12: Denise NC’s Task: Easter Eggs and Leprechauns
Book 1 - Option 1 -
- Jennifer Steil (GR Author)Book 2 - Option 4 - Shattered Glass - Dani Alexander (GR Author)- My GR friends Joellen and SueM gave it 5 stars
Total Points This Post: 80
Total Points Overall: 300
Books Completed: 23
Tasks Complete: 19
GR Authors: 13
Big Book Tickers: 500(2), 750(0), 1000(0)
NICOLE AR -15.6 - They're On Fire Task
For this task, I read Unbroken: A World War II Story Of Survival, Resilience, And Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand. January 8, 2012
Points for this task: 15
Total Points: 15
5.7 I Love Paris in the Spring Time:Paris In Love: A Memoir by Eloisa James
15.5 ...And XYZ
When Passion Rules by Johanna Lindsey Author's last Name ends in Y
25.1 Jennifer PDX's Task--This One Goes Out to the One I Love:
A. Zipper: An Exploration in Novelty by Robert D. Friedel Nonfiction
B One Moment, One Morning by Sarah Rayner From line 16 of song--And for a moment I lose myself
25.5 Laurie ME--100 Years Ago:
A. The Band That Played on by Steve Turner sinking of the Titanic
B. The Dreyfus Affair: A Love Story by Peter Lefcourt
25.8 Helen's Task--Science Fiction and Fantasy Award Winners Option 3 1 book/2 parts
A. Hugo Award nominee for 1997
Memory by Lois McMaster Bujold
B. Nebula Award for best novel nominee for 1998
Memory by Lois McMaster Bujold
Today's total: 95
Grand total: 475
LEAH20.9 Lucky Me! - I Can't Wait for Spring
I chose Option 4 and read a book with a cover color of orange:
Lover Reborn by J.R. Ward
I am claiming a Big Book Ticket - 572 pages.
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Total points: 150 + 20 above = 170
GR Authors: 4
Big Books: 500+(1 above), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Tasks Completed: 8
Books read: 11
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
Books mentioned in this topic
The Hunger Games (other topics)Milk in My Coffee (other topics)
Dragon's Keep (other topics)
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (other topics)
The Strange Case of Origami Yoda (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Janet Lee Carey (other topics)Jennifer McMahon (other topics)
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Rachel Cohn (other topics)
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25.10 I love a happy ending!
Option B
#5 Swamplandia! by Karen Russell, added to my to-read list on 2/8/12
#6 Divergent by Veronica Roth
Karen Russell and Veronica Roth are both Goodreads authors
Points this post: 25
Total points: 55
Tasks completed: 2
Books read: 4
Goodreads Authors: 3
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0