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WINTER CHALLENGE 2014 CT
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Winter 2014 Completed Tasks: Do Not Delete Posts
25.4 - Bluemoon's task: EGYPTIAN DIETIESB.THE SUN GOD RA
Kuoleman asetelma by Douglas Preston
*Douglas Preston is a GR author, claiming one GRA ticket*
*the book is 616 pages, claiming one BB ticket*
D. THE GODDESS ISIS
Magical realism The Secret History of Fantasy
genre approved in help thread msg #47
30.2 -- Hina's task: Homer's Odyssey
Option 5: Coffin County published in 2008, 334 pages
Option 6: Hyvät pahat pojat 309 pages
Points this task: 55
Total points: 400
Total BB Tickets: 5
Total GRA Tickets: 14
Total Tasks: 24
JUKKA25.9 -- Pat's task: Narcissus & Echo
I chose Narcissus.
Task A: A book written in first person. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon. “I decided that the dog was probably killed with the fork because I could not see any other wounds in the dog and I do not think you would stick a garden fork into a dog after it had died for some other reason, like cancer for example, or a road accident.�
Task C: A book that shows exactly one person on the cover.
Antiikki, keskiaika ja renessanssi länsimaisen kirjallisuuden historiassa by Pekka Vartiainen. The title means "Antiquity, Middle Ages and Renaissance in the History of Western Literature".
Page counts: 272 + 252 = 524
Neither book was a re-read.
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 350
Books Read: 28
20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Angie CA's task: 5+5, 5+10, and 10+10 equals 20!Read ONE book that fits the requirements for two of this season's 5- or 10-point tasks (excluding 5.10).
Required: Identify the 2 tasks you used and include any required posting information for each.
The Help by Kathryn Stockett
5.6 Melpomene Read a book on the Causes of Ugly Crying list.
Page 1, number 45.
10.10 Read a book reviewed on Blogging For A Good Book.
Kathryn Stockett is a GR author.
Current post: 20
Total points: 340
GR Authors: 2
Big Book tickets: 2
Theresa 5.7 - Polyhymnia
Heaven is for Real - Todd Burpo
5.8 - Terpsichore
Russian Winter - Daphne Kalotay (ŷ Author)
Points this post - 10
Total Points - 40
ŷ Authors his post - 1
ŷ Authors total - 6
Big Books this post - 0
Big Books total - 0
Kristen IA50.1 - Teri-K's task: Let's Start the New Year Off Right
For this task, you will read THREE books, from three different options.
REQUIRED: State the options you chose and any other required elements when you post.
Opt. 1: Close, But Not Quite - Read a book you wanted to read for this challenge but that didn't quite fit the requirements for the task.
Time Stands Still by Lori L. Otto-2/13/15
This book almost met Task #30.9, Option 5 (Read a book where the letters S, A, L, T can be found in the title/subtitle), except it was #2 in the series.
*Lori L. Otto is a ŷ author*
Opt. 3: Jump on the Bandwagon - Pick a book from GoodReads Best Book of the Year 2014 nominees and winners.
Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty- 2/22/15
This book was nominated in Fiction in 2014
This book is not a re-read
*Liane Moriarty is a ŷ author*
Opt. 5: Be Resolved - Pick a resolution and read a non-fiction book that will help you reach your goal or learn more of what you need to know to reach that goal.
Made to Crave: Satisfying Your Deepest Desire with God, Not Food by Lysa TerKeurst - 2/14/15
This book is not a re-read.
My resolution is to work on improving both my physical and spiritual health so this book fits both resolutions.
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Points this post: 50
Total points: 320
Tasks complete: 13/59
Books Read: 20
ŷ authors this post: 2
Total ŷ authors: 16
Lindy-Lanetask 20.9: stop that slump:
*author name does not contain any letters in "slump":
Make It Ahead: A Barefoot Contessa Cookbook by Ina Garten
Points this post: 20
Total points: 285
ŷ Authors: 8
Big Books: 500+(1) 750+(1) 1000+(0)
Tasks Completed: 14
25.3 -- Mrs.soule's task: Two Types of TasksInferno - I rented this book through the Library. Dan Brown is a ŷ Author, and this is a big book at 611 pgs.
The Witch of Blackbird Pond Found on Page 3 of Mrs. Soule's list. AR Bookfind ratings: IL:MG, BL:5.7, AR Pts:9.0
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 225
Total Books Read: 16
ŷ Authors: 6
Big Books: [500+: 3] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]
ASHLEY V20.5 - Bigger is Better - Emurphy's task: 2 Sides to Every Coin
Option 2: Read a book whose title or subtitle has two words that are conflicting or opposites.
Love, Lust & Faking It: The Naked Truth About Sex, Lies, and True Romance by Jenny McCarthy
Conflicting words: thruth, lies
CURRENT POST
Points: 20
ŷ Authors: 0
Big Book Tickets: 0
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CUMULATIVE TOTAL
Total Points: 400
Total ŷ Authors: 11
Total Big Book Tickets: 2
Big Books - 500+: 2
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:
babbling c15.4 Ring in the New
Read ONE book that satisfies BOTH Book 1 and Book 2 requirements.
Book 1 - Read a book first published between March 1, 2014 and February 28, 2015.
Book 2 - Read a book identified on GR as book #1 in a series. (series, #1)
Burn for Me - kindle - Burn for Me - paperback - pg 382 - by Ilona Andrews - 1st in "The Hidden Legacy" series, first published 28 October 2014.
Ilona Andrews is a GRA
THIS POST
Points: 15
Completed Tasks: 1
Good Read Authors: 1
Big Books: 0
Total This Season
Points: 255
Completed Tasks: 15
Good Read Authors: 18
Big Books: 0
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Pages read this season: 6,930
Books read this season: 21
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Personal Best: 660/1180 (summer 14)
NARUMONRepost for task 30.6: Oops, missed that children's genre. So sorry!
30.6 Twice the Fun
I rolled a 3, so had to read two books with the same word in the series name.
I read James Patterson's Witch and Wizard (series: Witch & Wizard) and Nndei Okorafor's Akata Witch (series: Akata Witch). Both series contain the word "witch".
Akata Witch (as noted by the moderator) as children as one of its main page genres. Information from AR for the book is as follows:
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 10.0
****James Patterson is a ŷ Author****
****Nndei Okorafor is a ŷ Author****
Sandra5.1 - Calliope
Identical by Ellen Hopkins
The genre 'Poetry' is #2 on the main book page.
Ellen Hopkins is a ŷ Author.
Claiming 1 Big Book ticket: Identical has 565 pages.
Points this post: 5
Total points to date: 5
10.7 You Can Do It21-Day Weight Loss Kickstart: Boost Metabolism, Lower Cholesterol, and Dramatically Improve Your Health by Neal D Barnard MD
Task Points= 10
Didi302320.3
Best Review - Book Concierge's task: Caroling, Caroling �
Read ONE book whose TITLE shares a word with the title of one of my favorite Christmas Songs: Santa Baby (Santa)
The Autobiography of Santa Claus
Jeff Guinn[POINTS]
This Post: 20
Total Points: 245
Total Books Read: 18
ŷ Authors: 6
Big Books: [500+: 3] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]
DiDi302325.3
Mrs.soule's task: Two Types of Tasks
Book A: Read a free-for-this-challenge book
Borrowed from the Spring Green Public Library
Let Him Go
Larry WatsonLarry Watson is a ŷ author
Book B: Read a book from my ŷ five-star shelf. (page 12)
Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time
Greg MortensonGreg Mortenson is a ŷ author
[POINTS]
This Post: 25
Total Points: 270
Total Books Read: 20
ŷ Authors: 8
Big Books: [500+: 3] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]
Didi302325.8
Hana C's task: Merry Saturnalia!
The first book for this task can be any book of your choice
The Night Circus
Erin MorgensternClaiming a big book at 512 pages
The second book shows an outside winter landscape complete with snow.
The Snow Child
Eowyn IveyEowyn Ivey is a ŷ author
[POINTS]
This Post: 25
Total Points: 295
Total Books Read: 22
ŷ Authors: 9
Big Books: [500+: 4] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]
Didi302320.1
Most Improved Player - Bea's task: January and Janus
Option 1. Read a book with a cover showing a gate, door or doorway.
The Killer Next Door
Alex Marwood[POINTS]
This Post: 20
Total Points: 315
Total Books Read: 23
ŷ Authors: 9
Big Books: [500+: 4] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]
Sandra20.1 - Most Improved Player - Bea's task: January and Janus
Option #4: Read a book from the Memory or Aging shelves
Still Alice by Lisa Genova
This book is on page #2 of the 'Memory' list.
Lisa Genova is a ŷ Author.
Points this post: 20
Total points to date: 25
Didi302320.4 - Author! Author! - Gea's task: The College Years
1. Read a book which is set at least 50% in a country that is part of European Union. (Sweden)
The Beige Man
Helene Tursten[POINTS]
This Post: 20
Total Points: 335
Total Books Read: 24
ŷ Authors: 9
Big Books: [500+: 4] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]
Pamela326510.4. Let's Go!
Under the Tuscan Sun by Frances Mayes (ŷ Author)
25.9 -- Pat's task: Narcissus & Echo
Narcissus
All books below are new to me - not rereads
Pages: 293 + 288 = 581
Option A: The Fairy Thorne by Dorothy Keddington
Not a reread
293 pages
First Sentence: � I stood at the edge of the drive with poems by Wordsworth and E.E. Cummings running through my mind and a bittersweet yearning inside.�
Option C:
by Sherri Shackleford (ŷ Author)Not a reread
288 pages
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 750
ŷ Authors this post: 5
Total ŷ Authors: 26
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 5
Big Books - 500+: 3
Big Books - 750+: 1
Big Books - 1000+: 1
RedsCat25.9 NARCISSUS & ECHO
*Both books are new to me - and total over 500 pages*
Opt A Written In First Person
Among the Janeites: A Journey Through the World of Jane Austen Fandom
First Sentence: "The Jane Austen tarot card I am holding in my hand shows a series of small images..."
*Deborah Yaffe is a GoodReads Author*
Opt B One person on cover
*Courtney Summers is a GoodReads author*
Points This Post: 25
ŷ Authors: 2
Big Book Tickets: 0
Total for Winter Challenge:
Total Points: 310
Total ŷ Authors: 12
Total Big Book Tickets:
Big Books - 500+: 0
Big Books - 750+: 0
Big Books - 1000+: 0
Kait15.5 - California Dreamin'
A book set primarily (at least 50%) in California.
Visions of Heat by Nalini Singh -- Entirely set in California
Nalini Singh is a GR Author.
25.3 - Mrs.soule's task: Two Types of Tasks
Book A - A book that is free-for-this-challenge: a library book, a free ebook, a book you got as a gift, or a book you already owned before December 1, 2014.
The Walking Dead, Vol. 01: Days Gone Bye by Robert Kirkman -- Owned prior to December 1, 2014
Book B - A book from Mrs.soule's ŷ five-star shelf.
Manhunting by Jennifer Crusie -- On Mrs.soule's five-star shelf
Jennifer Crusie is a GR Author.
Points This Post: 40
GR Authors This Post: 2
Big Book Tickets This Post: 0
Total Points: 555
Total GR Authors: 36
Total Big Book Tickets: 4
10.9 Get to Know the AuthorThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger - ŷ Author. Her interview was on page one.
Book was 518 pages, so one big book ticket.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 770
ŷ Authors this post: 1
Total ŷ Authors: 24
Big Books - 500+: 1
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:
Sandra20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Berls's Task: Back to High School
Option #3: book nominated for Young Adult Fiction or Young Adult Fantasy and Science Fiction in the ŷ Choice Awards
We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
2014 Young Adult Fiction nominee/winner
E. Lockhart is a ŷ Author.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 45
20.5 Two Sides to Every CoinOption Two: Words that are Opposites
The Death Class: A True Story About Life by Erika Hayasaki - ŷ Author
Points this post: 20
Total points: 790
ŷ Authors this post: 1
Total ŷ Authors: 25
Big Books - 500+: 1
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:
Sandra10.2. A New Year and a New Number
Promise Not to Tell by Jennifer McMahon
This book has 250 pages
Jennifer McMahon is a ŷ Author
10.8. Our Friends in Tuxedos
Spandau Phoenix by Greg Iles
Author's initials are GI which are found in PENGUIN
Claiming a Big Book ticket for Spandau Phoenix: 704 pages
10.9. Get to Know the Author
Play Dead by Harlan Coben
Author interview is on page #2.
Claiming a Big Book ticket for Play Dead: 550 pages
Points this post: 30
Total points to date:75
Sandra15.8 Under My Thumb
The Art Forger
by Barbara A. Shapiro15.9 Public Enemy
A Murder of Magpies by Judith Flanders
The genre 'Crime' is #5 on main book page
Judith Flanders is a ŷ Author
Points this post: 30
Total points to date: 105
Post 2320.2 - Rookie at the Top - Erika’s Task: Feminism is for Everybody!
Option 3: Read a book with a pink object
Aunt Dimity's ChristmasThe bunny in the window is Reginald and is described as a pink flannel rabbit.
Points this post:20
Total: 485
Books read: 34
Tasks Done:22 (less)
ASHLEY OZ15.1 Returns and Exchanges
Book 1 - Choose a book that you have read and rated 4 or 5 stars. Read a different book by the same author.
The book that I read and rated is;
/book/show/1...
Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry
IL: MY
BL: 5.0
AR: 7.0
Book 2 - Choose a book that you read and rated 4 or 5 stars. Choose a book "readers also enjoyed"
The book that I read and rated is; /book/show/1...
Sweet Reckoning by Wendy Higgins
Viewed 14 January 2015
POINTS
This Post: 15
Total Points: 445
Books Read: 32
Completed Tasks: 22
ASHLEY OZ25.4 - Bluemoon's task: EGYPTIAN DEITIES
B.THE SUN GOD RA - Bird on cover
Deathless by Catherynne M. Valente
C. THE GOD OSIRIS - First in new series
Ruby Red by Kerstin Gier
This book is not a reread
POINTS
This Post: 25
Total Points: 470
Books Read: 34
Completed Tasks: 23
Mod
CMFRUINTask 15.6 My Way - read a memoir or autobiography that is an account of the author's own personal life and experiences.
I read It Was Me All Along by Andie Mitchell which is the author's personal account of her childhood and young adult life -- her struggles with weight in the context of the dysfunctional family she grew up in.
[POINTS]
This Post: 15
Total Points: 70
Books Read: 7
Completed Tasks: 5
ŷ Authors: 4
CMFRUINTask 5.10 Who's Your Muse? Read a book of your choice.
I read Fables, Vol. 2: Animal Farm by Bill Willingham
[POINTS]
This Post: 10
Total Points: 80
Books Read: 7
Completed Tasks: 6
ŷ Authors: 4
trishhartuk*** Task Revision ***
I’d like to move The Lies of Locke Lamora from 30.9 -- Delicious Dee’s task: You Are An Ironman to 15.9 Public Enemy, and then substitute another book in 30.9. The new task details would be:
15.9 Public Enemy
Al Capone was born on January 17, 1899 and died on January 25, 1947 and was widely assumed to have been responsible for ordering the 1929 Saint Valentine's Day Massacre. Read a book with the genre "crime" on its main book page.
The Lies of Locke Lamora, Scott Lynch
112 users have shelved it as Mystery > Crime
Reference MMPB edition:
ŷ Author: Yes - Scott Lynch is a ŷ Author
Big Book: Yes - 531pg
Total Points this Task: 15
Books Read: 1
*** 30.9 -- Delicious Dee’s task: You Are An Ironman Revision ***
Read TWO books from DIFFERENT OPTIONS. Both books must be a number in the series that contains either a 1, 4 or 6. REQUIRED: State the options you chose when you post.
Option 1. Road Trip: Read a book that is set at least 50% in Maryland,
Baltimore Blues (Tess Monaghan #1), Laura Lippman
The whole book takes place in Baltimore.
ŷ Author: Yes - Laura Lippman is a ŷ Author
Big Book: No
Option 4. First-time winners: Read a debut book by an author. Note: It will be REQUIRED that this is book #1 in a series since it will be the author's first stand-alone book.
Catchee Monkey (Rex & Eddie Mysteries, #1), Sean Cameron
This is Sean Cameron's debut novel.
ŷ Author: Yes - Sean Cameron is a ŷ Author
Big Book: No
Total Points this Task: 30
Books Read: 2
Revised totals
Tasks Completed: 25
Total Points: 550
Total ŷ Authors: 20
Total Big books: 500+ (1)
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Erika’s Task: Feminism is for Everybody!Option 3: bare-chested man
To Die For by Linda Howard - this is a re-read - approved by task creator in msg #80: /topic/show/...
20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Jessica PDX's Task: Stop That Slump!
Karma Girl by Jennifer Estep - this is a re-read
Jennifer Estep is a ŷ author.
25.4 - Bluemoon's task: EGYPTIAN DEITIES
B.THE SUN GOD RA - bird on cover
Death of a Snob by M.C. Beaton - per bird in upper right corner
C. THE GOD OSIRIS - first in a series that is new to you
Bedding the Wrong Brother by Virna DePaul - this is a new series for me and this was not a reread.
Link to paperback (Hungarian version): /book/show/1...
Virna DePaul is a ŷ author.
25.8 -- Hana C's task: Merry Saturnalia!
Book One - reader's choice
Goong, Vol. 17: The Royal Palace by Park SoHee
Book Two - Option 3 - sci-fi not on Earth
The Pride of Chanur by C.J. Cherryh - set in outer space
C.J. Cherryh is a ŷ author
Points This Post: 90
Total Points: 680
ŷ Authors: 25
15.3 Launch A Thousand ShipsBook 1 - Friends Lovers Chocolate by Alexander McCall Smith
Alexander
Book 2 - Raine by Elizabeth Amber
Set in Italy
15.4 Ring in the New: Burn for Me by Ilona Andrews, a ŷ author - first in the series, published on 10/28/14.
Points: 695
10.6. Better Check that Gift Horse's Mouth!I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You by Ally Carter,a GRA
25.10 -- Lois's task: Book Group Books
Book 1- The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde, a GRA. From The SRC Group Reads
Book 2- Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline,a GRA.
No 6 in Most popular- this month- world, generated on 22/2/2015
/book/popula...
Points this post- 35
GRA this post-3
Total points-1005
Nick KY20.4 Gea’s College Years I read a nonfiction book with “Economics� as a GR genre � Option 2 � Sway: The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior by Ori Brafman.
20.10 Group Read I read Candy Cane Murder by Joanne Fluke etc, and posted in message 43 of the appropriate thread: /topic/show/...
Points This Post: 40
Total Points So Far: 1045
Jamie NYC25.3 -- Mrs.soule's task: Two Types of Tasks
Book A: Beneath the Stain by Amy Lane who is a GRA
The ebook was approved Msg 4347 of ebook verification thread
I received this book as my 10-for-1 free book from AllRomance
Book B: Ravished by Amanda Quick who is a GRA
This book was on Mrs Soule's 5 star shelf.
Points this post: 25
GRA: 2
Tasks: 1
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Total Points: 430
GRA: 29
Tasks: 28
Books: 36
REPOSTSHELLEY UT
20.1 - Most Improved Player - Bea's task: January and Janus
Option 1: Just Over the Mountain by Robyn Carr
Robyn Carr is a goodreads author.
Points this task: 20
Total points: 310
Tasks completed: 25
Books read: 26
ŷ authors: 17
Big books: 500+ (3); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ10.1 - A Random Trip Back in Time
The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan
Random generator gave me a 3. Book published in 2012.
This post: 10 points
Total points to date: 290 points
Tasks completed: 19
** Electing to not track GR authors and Big Books this season **
SHELLEY UT5.9 - Urania
Star Bright by Catherine Anderson
Points this task: 5
Total points: 315
Tasks completed: 26
Books read: 27
ŷ authors: 17
Big books: 500+ (3); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Mod
Jamie NYC25.5 -- Dakimel's task: Lucky Number Twelve
Option A: Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School by John Medina who is a GRA
Option D: I was born in the year of the DRAGON
Consorting With Dragons by Sera Trevor who is a GRA
The ebook is found on Line 440 of the
Points this post: 25
GRA: 2
Tasks: 1
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Total Points: 455
GRA: 31
Tasks: 29
Books: 38
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ15.9 - Public Enemy
Death Turns a Trick by Julie Smith
Mystery > Crime is a main page genre (shelved by 4 users)
This post: 15 points
Total points to date: 305 points
Tasks completed: 20
** Electing to not track GR authors and Big Books this season **
Jamie NYC25.8 -- Hana C's task: Merry Saturnalia!
Book 1: Marrick's Promise by Kim Dare who is a GRA
The ebook is approved in Line 1115 of
Book 2: Option 1 - Sleigh Ride by Heidi Cullinan who is a GRA
The eBook was approved in Msg 4425 of the verification thread
Points this post: 25
GRA: 2
Tasks: 1
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Total Points: 480
GRA: 33
Tasks: 30
Books: 40
10.1 - A RANDOM TRIP BACK IN TIMEI rolled a 3. 2015 - 3 = 2012
The Ambassador's Daughter which was first published in 2012.
10.2 - A NEW YEAR AND A NEW NUMBER
Christmas in Whitehorn which has 250 pages.
15.5 - CALIFORNIA DREAMING
Chasing Perfect which is set in Fool's Gold, California as per the books main page.
TOTAL POINTS - 835
NARUMON20.9 Stop that SLUMP
Read a book by author whose name DOES NOT contain any of the letters in SLUMP
I read Jen Mann's People I Want to Punch in the Throat: Competitive Crafters, Drop-Off Despots, and Other Suburban Scourges.
**** Jen Mann is a ŷ Author ****
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25.8 Merry Saturnalia
Book one � free read
After the Apocalypse
Book 2 � Option 3 � book with genre 'Science Fiction' with a non-terrestrial setting.
A Princess of Mars which is set primarily on Mars
This post 25 points
Total to date 1030 points