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WINTER CHALLENGE 2024
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Julia10315.7 We Three Kings
Read a book from a series that only has 3 books published as of February 28, 2025 or read a book that is number 12 in a series.
Demon Daughter
This is #12 in Penric and Desdemona series.
This post: 15 points
Total points: 15
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 0
Completed tasks: 1
Books read: 1
Katrisa15.9 My Bloody Valentine
Read a book with MPG Romance as well as MPG of War, Thriller or Mythology
I read Legend of the White Snake
MPGs Romance and Mythology
Points this Post: 15
Points Total: 15
JadeMoon20.10 group reads
Read one of the groups selected as a group read
This post: 20
Total points: 20
Completed tasks: 1
Books read: 1
Here's my discussion comment: /topic/show/...
Kai5.3 Cupid is Coming
Read a book with MPG Romance.
Footsteps in the Dark by Georgette Heyer
Published 1932
**Claiming 1 Golden Oldie Ticket**
New Points: 5
Tasks Completed: 1
Total Points: 5
BIG BOOK: 0
GOLDEN OLDIES: 1
IT'S A FACT: 0
Mcquaid5.3 Cupid is Coming
Read a book with a MPG Romance
Slow Dance by Rainbow Rowell
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 5
Tasks Completed: 1
Books read: 1
brooke4.05.10 Comfort zone
Read a book of your choice that meets SRC rules.
Adventure, Abduction, & Arrest by Tonya Kappes (audio read, no MMP)
Pts this post: 5
Total pts: 5
FLY Task #5.9 It's Part of My World
** + IAF
task: Read a nonfiction book with MPG Nature
book: My Family and Other Animals
how it fits: nonfiction and MPG Nature
other:
**claiming an IAF ticket for nonfiction memoir
Points this post: 5
Total points: 5
Tasks completed: 1/??
BB: 0 / GO: 0 / IAF: 0 + 1 = 1
Delicious Dee10.5 - A Gateway to the Past
Daughter of Sparta - Sparta existed in approx 9 century BC
Points This Post: 10
Points Overall: 10
Lisa MD15.4 - It's Starting to Look A Lot Like Christmas
Option 2: 1 book meets both criteria
1: ornament, garland, wreath, Christmas lights, Santa, or deer on cover
2: author initials in MERRY AND BRIGHT
The December Market by RaeAnne Thayne
304 pgs
Christmas lights and ornaments on cover
Author Initials: RT in meRry and brighT
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COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 15 / 995
Total Books Read: 1
Total Tasks Completed: 1 / 57
Big Book Tickets:
Golden Oldies Tickets:
IAF Tickets:
Bookwrm526Task #10.4 - Wonderful Wetlands
Read a book with a word of four or more letters in its title that can be made from WORLD WETLANDS DAY. I made the word ROAD and read The Road to Farringale: Modern Magick, 1 by Charlotte E. English.
Total points so far: 10
10.10 - Cold As IceTask: Read a book from one of three Nordic lists,
Snowblind by Ragnar Jónasson
It appears on page 1 of the Nordic Noir list (currently #22.)
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 10 / 995
Tasks Completed 1/57
XBM10.10 - Cold As Ice
Task: Read a book from one of three Nordic lists. It appears on page 1 of the 52 Book Club 2023: #24 Nordic Noir list. (Yea for not scary Nordic Noir).
An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good. Helene Tursten
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 10 / 995
Tasks Completed 1/57
brooke4.030.7 - Amy FL’s Task: The Headaches of Home Ownership
This is a two-book task.
Option 1: Since I have to renovate, redecorate and reroof, read a book with a title word that begins with the letters RE.
Rangers, Rvs, & Revenge by Tonya Kappes (audio read, no MMP)
Word: REvenge
Option 3: My former home health aide is also an artist who is going to help me complete my redecorating. Read a book by an author whose first and last initials can be found in MARISSA.
Frau Komachi empfiehlt ein Buch: Der weltweite Bestseller aus Japan by Michiko Aoyama (audio read, this is the only MMP)
Initials: MA
Pts this post: 30
Total pts: 35
XBM5.4 New Year, New Reads!
Task: Read a book where an author's first and last initials are found in HAPPY NEW YEAR.
The Bright Unknown. Elizabeth Byler Younts
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 15 / 995
Tasks Completed 2/57
Mod
Read a book with a word in its title that matches one of the current or proposed National Scenic Areas
used the word Hill from Alabama Hills
read The Children on the Hill
points this post 10
total points 10
Mod
Option 2:
Read a book with a wreath on the cover and authors first and last initial can be found in Merry and Bright
read
The Christmas Party by Mikayla Davidspoints this post 15
total points 25
Mod
Read a book with a cover that shows a secluded house or cabin
read
Twice on Christmaspoints this post 15
total points 40
Mod
Option D
Pick one holiday MPG, and read two books which share that MPG but which also have different MPGs.
Chosen MPG to share is Christmas
read You Better Watch Out Christmas and Horror
and
read Nick and Noel's Christmas Playlist Christmas and romance
points this post 30
total points 70
ROBIN P5.9 It's Part of My World
Nonfiction book w MPG Nature
The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World
**Claiming 1 IAF point for nonfiction
Points this post: 5
Total points: 5
BB:0 GO:0 IAF:1
ROBIN P10.6 Inspiration Strikes
Biography, Autobiography, Memoir of artist, musician, writer
Immoveable Feast: A Paris Christmas
MPG Memoir - author is a professional writer, approved in Help thread
**Claiming 1 IAF point for nonfiction
Points this post: 10
Total points: 15
BB:0 GO:0 IAF:2
Katrisa20.10 Group Reads
I read Weyward and posted in the discussion thread.
Points this Post: 20
Points Total: 35
trishhartuk15.4 It's Starting to Look A Lot Like Christmas
Option A: Two-book task
Book 1: Read a book with an ornament, garland, wreath, Christmas lights, Santa, or deer on the cover.
Cookies in the Cottage, Kathi Daley
Read the kindle edition. PB: here
Approved in Help Thread message #8: /topic/show/...
Book 2: Author's first and last initials in MERRY AND BRIGHT.
The White Dragon, Anne McCaffrey
Read the kindle edition. Top MMPB: here
Points this Task: 15
Books Read: 2
Total Points: 15
Tasks Completed: 1
Masoodah10.2 - Crossing Borders
Read a book which is set in at least two countries. For the purposes of this task, we will consider the constituent nations of the UK (England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland) to be distinct countries.
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by Victoria E. Schwab
Set in France, US and England as shown on main page under setting.
*Claiming 1 Big Book Ticket for 541 pgs - link above *
COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 10 / 995
Total Books Read: 1
Total Tasks Completed: 1 / 57
BB: 1
GO:
IAF:
Masoodah15.8 New Year, New Beginnings
Read a book with a word of four or more letters in the title that can be made from "N E W YEA R BRINGS F RESH BEG I NNINGS"
Letters may only be used as often as they appear.
by Sariah WilsonRead kindle edition/audiobook. PB: Here
The word FIRE appears in title that also can be made from above. I have bolded and underlined the letters.
*Claiming 1 Big Book Ticket for 527 pgs - link above*
COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 25 / 995
Total Books Read: 2
Total Tasks Completed: 2 / 57
BB: 1 + 1 = 2
GO:
IAF:
brooke4.015.7 We Three Kings
Read a book from a series that only has 3 books published as of February 28, 2025 or read a book that is number 12 in a series.
Echo Park by Michael Connelly (audio read, MMP linked)
12th in the Harry Bosch series (not the HB universe)
Pts this post: 15
Total pts: 50
trishhartuk10.2 Crossing Borders
Read a book which is set in at least two countries, with England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland considered distinct countries.
The Christmas Book Hunt, Jenny Colgan
Ebook approved for length in verification message #293: /topic/show/...
From the GR description: “With no sign of the cherished volume online, Mirren falls into the fascinating world of rare books. From London to snowy Hay-on-Wye and Edinburgh’s cobbled streets…�
London is in England (as is Northumberland � also a stop on the quest), Edinburgh is in Scotland and Hay-on-Wye is in Wales.
Points this Task: 10
Books Read: 1
Total Points: 25
Tasks Completed: 2
Nick KY5.9 Part of Our World I read Condors in Canyon Country: The Return of the California Condor to the Grand Canyon Region by Sophie A.H. Osborn. MPG of “Nature� and nonfiction. (The book has photographs that the blurb boasts of, but it also contains a substantial narrative, as the blurb notes, of over 120 pages.)
Points This Post: 5
Total Points So Far: 5
Nick KY30.2 Mazza1’s Gregorian Games.
Book 1. Opt. 2. Title word Adversary ends in �-ary,� I read The Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie.
Book 2. Opt. 3. Author’s inits are in ARY. I read Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates.
Both books are over 250 pp: The Secret Adversary = 324 and Rev Road = 463.
Points This Post: 30
Total Points So Far: 35
JEN B15.8 New Year, New Beginnings
Read a book with a word of four or more letters in the title that can be made from "NEW YEAR BRINGS FRESH BEGINNINGS"
The Third Wife by Lisa Jewell
Word = WIFE
W in neW
I in brIngs
F & E in FrEsh
TOTAL POINTS: 15
Josh 30.1 - Truitt_T’s Task: She Blinded Me With Science
Book A (Fiction) : Read a book with an element from the Periodic Table in the title and/or subtitle. Exact matches only, no plurals or possessives.
I read Iron Lake
Book B, Option 3 (Non-Fiction) : Read a book with an MPG of Birds, Ecology, Nature, and/or Conservation.
I read Outdoor Kids in an Inside World: Getting Your Family Out of the House and Radically Engaged with Nature
This title has a MPG of Nature, as required by the task.
Page total between Book A + B = 672
Points this post : 30
Total Points : 30
Total Pages Read : 672
Katrisa10.1 - Look to the Skies
Read a book whose cover depicts stars, the moon, or a night sky.
I read Woman of Light
Points this Post: 10
Points Total: 45
Josh 5.10 Comfort zone
Read a book of your choice that meets SRC rules.
I read Fahrenheit 451
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 35
Total Pages Read: 851
30.5 - Cat's Task: Books of South AmericaOption 2: One Book Option
Task: Read a book set 70%+ in a South American nation, with author(s) born in South America, with a 500 page minimum.
Brazil: A Biography by Lilia Moritz Schwarcz & Heloisa Murgel Starling
Paperback: Brasil: Uma Biografia - 846 pages
Lilia Moritz Schwarcz was born in Brazil per her GR author page. Heloisa Murgel Starling was born in Brazil per information found here:
Page count: 846
***Note: This over 500 page book was begun in November, but I did not pass (or get very near, lol) the 50% mark until after December 1st.
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 40 / 995
Tasks Completed 2/57
Nick KY10.4 Wetlands. I read Stella Maris by Cormac McCarthy.
Letters in the title word STELLA are in “worLd wETLAndS 岹.�
Points This Post: 10
Total Points So Far: 45
Task 20.3 - WordplayRead a book with a 3+ word title with at least 3 words starting with the same letter
Sherlock Holmes and the Shadwell Shadows
S: Sherlock, Shadwell, Shadows
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20 points
FLY Task #15.8 New Year, New Beginnings
task: Read a book with a 4+ letter title word that can be made from "NEW YEAR BRINGS FRESH BEGINNINGS"
book: Girl with a Pearl Earring
(my version is audio, first MMPB here)
how it fits: EARRING in NEW Y(EAR) B(RING)S
Points this post: 15
Total points: 20
Tasks completed: 2/57
BB: 0 / GO: 0 / IAF: 1
trishhartuk15.6 Why, to the North Pole, of course! This is the Polar Express!
Santa Who?, Kathi Daley
Read the kindle edition. Top PB: here (191pg)
In the case of "Hoping Santa's on his way", it's a contraction for "Santa is".
This usage okayed okayed in Help Thread message #5: /topic/show/...
Points this Task: 15
Books Read: 1
Total Points: 40
Tasks Completed: 3
5.2- Circle of DarkTask: Read a book set at least 50% in one of the countries or US state that have territory within the Arctic Circle - Norway, Sweden, Finland, Russia, Canada, Greenland, Iceland, and Alaska.
Book: This Summer Will Be Different
How it fits: set in Canada
Points this post: 5
Total points: 5
ROBIN P20.4 Robin P's Task: Christmas Carols
Option 2: Book set in listed countries
The Husbands - set in and around London
England is one of the listed countries
Points this post: 20
Total points: 35
BB:0 GO:0 IAF:2
ROBIN P10.4 Wonderful Wetlands
4+ letter word in title found in WORLD WETLANDS DAY
Library Wars: Love & War, Vol. 1 - word is WARS
Points this post: 10
Total points: 45
BB:0 GO:0 IAF:2
MEGSCL10.1 - Look to the Skies
Cover depicts stars
**533 pages= big book ticket
Total
10 points - 1 big book
Andy P.Task # 20.10 Group Reads
I read Fiction: Australian Crime - Darling Girls by Sally Hepworth
My comment is # 3 in the discussion thread.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 20
XBM5.2- Circle of Dark
Task: Read a book set at least 50% in one of the countries or US state that have territory within the Arctic Circle - Alaska.
Craig Johnson is back with a short novel set in the Alaska tundra
Tooth and Claw: A Longmire Story. Craig Johnson
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 20 / 995
Tasks Completed 3/57
15.9 My Bloody ValentineRead a book with MPG Romance as well as MPG of War, Thriller or Mythology
I read In the Likely Event
MPGs Romance and Thriller
Points this Post: 15
Points Total: 15
XBM5.3 Cupid is Coming
Task: Read a book with MPG Romance.
The Matchmaker's Gift. Lynda Cohen Loigman
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 25 / 995
Tasks Completed 4/57
Katrisa5.9 It's Part of My World
Read a nonfiction book with MPG Nature.
I read The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History
Nonfiction MPG Science
Points this Post: 5
Points Total: 50
ROBIN P15.4 It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas
Option 2 - item from list on cover AND author initials in MERRY AND BRIGHT
The Shepherd, the Angel, and Walter the Christmas Miracle Dog
- garland on cover, author is Dave Barry, initials DB found in phrasePoints this post: 15
Total points: 60
BB:0 GO:0 IAF:2
Lisa MD20.3 - Review Raffle- Trishhartuk's Task: Wordplay
Option 2: Title is a play on words or pun
'Twas the Bite Before Christmas by David Rosenfelt
Twas the Bite Before Christmas is a wordplay on Twas the Night Before Christmas
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COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 35 / 995
Total Books Read: 2
Total Tasks Completed: 2 / 57
Big Book Tickets:
Golden Oldies Tickets:
IAF Tickets:
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