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SPRING CHALLENGE 2019
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5.5. Cruella de VilRead a book with a coat or jacket on the cover.
Book read: Honeymoon for One
How it fits:
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Total points: 5
Books read: 1
Tasks completed: 1
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
hoodoomends10.8 - Spring Fever
✿ A book written by a single author in which M A M can be found in the title/subtitle and/or author's name.
Neon Genesis Evangelion #ESP, Volume 8, Memórias by Yoshiyuki Sadamoto
MeMóriAs
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Points: 10
GO: -
BB: -
Total
Points: 10
GO: -
BB: -
hoodoomends5.1 - Hannibal Lecter
✿ A book with Food and Drink as a main page genre.
Anthony Bourdain's Hungry Ghosts by Anthony Bourdain & Joel Rose
MPG verified
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Current Post
Points: 5
GO: -
BB: -
Total
Points: 15
GO: -
BB: -
10.7 Spring Chicken Read a book published within or after 2015
Book read: The Keeper of Lost Things by Ruth Hogan
How it fits: Published January 2017
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Total points: 10
Books read: 1
Tasks completed: 1
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
Bookwrm526Task #10.7 - Spring Chicken
Read a "young" book. For the purposes of this task, a young book is defined as a book that was first published in or after 2015. I read Severance by Ling Ma, first published in 2018.
Total points so far: 10
Sara G5.3. Lady MacBeth
Read a book with the author’s initials found in the phrase “OUT DAMNED SPOT.” Letters may only be used as often as they are found in the target phrase. All initials must be used.
The Virtu by Sarah Monette
OUT DAMNED SPOT
I read the Kindle edition. The paperback (no MMPB) here has 512 pages.
**The Virtu is a Big Book (512 pages). Claiming 1 BB ticket.**
Points this post: 5
Total points: 5
DeborahPost 1
10.8 - Spring Fever
Aftermath Published May 22nd 2018
Points this post:10
Total Points:10
Books read:1
Tasks Done:1
perletwo 10.7 - Spring Chicken - Read a "young" book. For the purposes of this task, a young book is defined as a book that was first published in or after 2015.
The Vanishing Man: A Prequel to the Charles Lenox Series - first printed Feb. 19, 2019
Points this task: 10
Total points: 010
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 0
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 01
Tasks completed: 01
10.9 - Spring ForwardI read the next book in the Aaron Falk series, Force of Nature. This is book number 2 in the series, and is new to me.
Task Points: 10
Total Points: 10
Tasks Complete: 1
Books Read: 1
perletwo 20.3 - Best Review -Trishhartuk’s Task: Burdened with Glorious Purpose - Books with the main page genre Sequential Art, Comics, Comic Book, or Manga are allowed.
Option 1. Read a book with a main page genre Mythology or Superheroes, stand alone or embedded.
X-Men: Asgardian Wars (X-Men
Points this task: 20
Total points: 030
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 0
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 02
Tasks completed: 02
Mary P15.7 - Villains We Love To Hate
Read a book written by a single author whose name matches the name of a performer who played one of AFI’s 50 Greatest Screen Villains
A Circle Around Forever by Robert K. Swisher Jr.
Approved for length , message #7301
Name-Robert De Niro
Points this post: 15
Total points: 15
hoodoomends10.9 - Spring Forward
✿ The next book in a series I've already started (it should be new-to-me).
Neon Genesis Evangelion ESP. #09 - Orgulho Ferido by Yoshiyuki Sadamoto
I've been reading Evangelion series since last year - I've read the previous 8 volumes - and that was my 1st time reading volume 9
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Current Post
Points: 10
GO: -
BB: -
Total
Points: 25
GO: -
BB: -
hoodoomends5.10 - What Makes a Villain?
✿ A book of my choice.
Ataque dos Titãs, Vol. 01 by Hajime Isayama
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Current Post
Points: 5
GO: -
BB: -
Total
Points: 30
GO: -
BB: -
hoodoomends15.4 - Number, Please?
✿ Option 2: one book that is a number from 2 - 9 in a series and with a title where the first word begins with one of the associated letters with that number.
#2 - A
Ataque dos Titãs, Vol. 02 by Hajime Isayama
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Current Post
Points: 15
GO: -
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Total
Points: 45
GO: -
BB: -
hoodoomends15.1 - Celebrate Your Name
✿ Book 1: a book written by a single author whose 1st or last name begins with the same letter as the 1st letter in my readerboard name.
Ataque dos Titãs, Vol. 03 by Hajime Isayama
✿ Book 2, option 2: a book with a title/subtitle that has the same number of words as the number of characters in my readerboard name. 11 characters
Neon Genesis Evangelion #ESP, Volume 7, A luta de um homem by Yoshiyuki Sadamoto
11 words, word count approved
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Current Post
Points: 15
GO: -
BB: -
Total
Points: 60
GO: -
BB: -
JUDYTask # 10.1 Darth Vader
Father Christmas- Father in title
pb (mmpb without page numbers) Father Christmas
Points this post 10
Total points 10
Tasks completed 1
Books Read 1
CelesteR20.3 - Option 3: Write under a different name.
初めての失恋 Hajimete no Shitsuren by Ryo Takagi, who also writes under the pen name: Hazuki Ryouka (as found on her GoodReads bio.)
GN: 177 > 100+
Total points: 20
Post: 20
15.10 - Celebration of the queenOption 2: The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever by Julia Quinn. This book is set in 1820.
Points: 15
Total points: 15
Task 5.2 Sauron Read a book with “ring” found intact in the title or subtitle.
The Adventure of the Ring of Stones (Narbondo #8) (2014) by James P. Blaylock (Hardcover, 172 pages)
00 + 05 = 05
Tasks Completed: 01
Points for this post: 05
Points thus far: 00 + 05 = 05
Books read: 01
Pages read: 172
Read but not claimed: 00
Goodreads Authors: 00
Golden Oldies: 00
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
perletwo 10.1 - Darth Vader - Read a book written by a single author that has the word FATHER or LUKE found intact in the title/subtitle or author's name.
The Father Hunt
Points this task: 10
Total points: 040
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 0
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 03
Tasks completed: 03
hoodoomends15.5 - It's Black and White
✿ A book set at least 50% in one of the locations where giant pandas can be seen.
Tokyo Ghoul, Vol. 1 by Sui Ishida
Setting: Tokyo (Japan)
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Current Post
Points: 15
GO: -
BB: -
Total
Points: 75
GO: -
BB: -
Sara G5.4. President Snow
Read a book with the word “white,” “rose,” or “roses” in its title/subtitle. No variations on the words allowed.
The Tudor Rose by Margaret Campbell Barnes
Points this post: 5
Total points: 10
Jennifer KS10.7 Spring Chicken
Read a book published during or after 2015
(Paperback 339 pgs)
Published Dec 6 2016
Nora Roberts is a Goodreads Author
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Points this task: 10
Points thus far: 10
Tasks completed: 1
Books read: 1
Pages read: 339
Goodreads Author: 1
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets;
0 500+
0 750+
0 1000+
30.6 - TessaVanessa’s Task: DC vs MarvelREADERBOARD NAME = Susan A = 6 characters,
Option 1:
Book 1
Aquaman, Volume 1: The Trench, page 2 #138
Book 2 DoOmSdAy
Once Around Seven
Total Points: 30
Kim O5.5. Cruella de Vil Read a book with a coat or jacket on the cover.
Points this task; 5
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Cumulative Totals
Big Books - 500+: 0
Big Books - 750+: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
Tasks completed: 1
DAWN70Task 5.10 - What Makes a Villain?
Read a book of your choice that meets SRC rules.
Best Laid Plans
I listened to audio (6 hrs. 25 mins.), but PB version has 300 pgs, which meets SRC requirements.
Points this task: 5
Total points: 5
Books read: 1
Tasks completed: 1
DAWN70Task 5.3 - Lady MacBeth
Read a book with the author's initials found in the phrase, "OUT DAMNED SPOT". Letters may only be used as often as they are found in the target phrase. All initials must be used.
Alley
Author: Tiffany Turner - OUT DAMNED SPOT
FYI: I read the ebook version, but the PB copy has 288 pgs.
Points this task: 5
Total points: 10
Books read: 2
Tasks completed: 2
Anja10.9 - Spring Forward
Read the next book in a series you've already started.
Free (Chaos #6) by Kristen Ashley
This is a new to me book and 6th book from this series I've read.
POINTS:
Points This Post: 10
Points Total: 216
Big Books: 500(0) 750(0) 1000(0)
Golden Oldies: 0
Tasks Completed: 1
Mary P30.11 - Brooke TX's Task: My Favorite Monsters
Option A1: Read a book by a single author whose first and last names start with the same letter.
River Bodies by Karen Katchur
Option A2: Read a book from this list: Villain Protagonist.
Rhapsodic by Laura Thalassa
Found on page 1
Points this task: 30
Total points: 45
loafer5.1. Hannibal Lector
book with Food and Drink as a main page genre.
Sourdough by Robin Sloan
points: 5
total: 5
JUDYTask # 10.6 Spring Break
Murder 101- the main character is a University English Professor- the story concerns the murder of one of her students and is centered around the university
Points this post 10
Total points 20
Tasks completed 2
Books Read 2
trishhartuk5.3 Lady MacBeth
Read a book with the author’s initials found in the phrase “OUT DAMNED SPOT.”
The Renegades Of Pern, Anne McCaffrey
Read the kindle edition. PB reference link: The Renegades of Pern
dAMned
Points this Task: 5
Books Read: 1
Golden Oldie/Big Book: No
Total Points: 5
Tasks Completed: 1
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book tickets: 0
KATRINA T20.3 - Best Review -Trishhartuk’s Task: Burdened with Glorious Purpose
Option 1. Read a book with a main page genre Mythology or Superheroes, stand alone or embedded.
Circe, Madeline Miller
Points this Task: 20
Books Read: 1
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book tickets: 0
Total Points: 20
Tasks Completed: 20.3
RAYNEBAIR10.7 - Spring Chicken
read a "young" book. first published in or after 2015
Changing Lines by R.J. Scott and V.L. Locey
first published in 2017
points this post: 10
total points: 10
BB tickets: 0
GO tickets: 0
PegW15.1 - Celebrate Your Name
Book 1: Read a book written by a single author whose first or last name begins with the same letter as the FIRST letter in your readerboard name.
I read The Confessions of SocratesR.L. Prendergast P= Prendergast
Book 2: Option 2: Read a book with a title or title/subtitle that has the same number of words as the number of characters* in your readerboard name. *All punctuation, symbols, letters, and numbers count: spaces do not.
I read [book:Death on the Nile|131359
4 letters in readerboard name/4 words in title.
** Claiming Golden Oldie for Death on the Nile published in 1937
Points this task: 15
Total points: 15
Big book tickets: 0
Golden Oldie tickets: 1
Tasks completed: 1
RAYNEBAIR30.4 - Seeing Double
page number total for both books must exceed 500
Book 1: Read a book in which the author’s name contains exactly TWO sets of double-letters.
If the Ring Fits... by Melissa McClone
author has double letters ss and cc
mass market paperback: 192 pages
Book 2: Read a book in which the TITLE (subtitles are excluded) contains at least one set of double-letters, AND the author’s name contains at least one set of double-letters.
True Letters from a Fictional Life by Kenneth Logan
title double letters - tt / author double letters - nn
hardback: 326 pages
total pages of both books combined: 518 pages
points this post: 30
total points: 40
BB tickets: 0
GO tickets: 0
hoodoomends10.3 - Vincent Vega
✿ A book written by a single author with the initial V.
O Amor dos Homens Avulsos by Victor Heringer
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Current Post
Points: 10
GO: -
BB: -
Total
Points: 85
GO: -
BB: -
DULCINELLA15.2 - Villains- Real and Imagined
Book 1 - Real - Read a nonfiction book with a main page genre of True Crime or Truecrime.
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
John Berendt
AND
Book 2, Imagined - Read a fiction book with a main page genre of Crime.
What My Body Remembers
Agnete Friis 1 march 2019 296 p. 4 starsPOints in this post: 15 points
Total points 15 points
CelesteR10.2 - Yakuza: Japanese crime syndicates
Heart Strings by Norikazu Akira
Main character's love interest and top crime boss plays a pivotal role in last chapter.
GN: 187 > 100+
Post: 10
Total: 30
Julia10325.2 - Nick KY’s Task: Spring Things
Option 1: The Serrano Succession (consecutive words starting with S).
I read the Kindle edition. There is no mass market paperback. The first paperback edition The Serrano Succession has 752 pages so claiming 2 BB tickets for this book.
Option 2: The Serrano Connection has main page genre science fiction.
I read the Kindle edition. There is no mass market paperback. The first paperback edition The Serrano Connection has 768 pages so claiming 2 BB tickets for this book.
This post: 25 points, 4 BB
Total points: 25
Total BB: 4
Total GO: 0
Tasks completed: 1
Books read: 2
Mod
I read On the Come Up by Angie Thomas- I read the kindle edition, linked to the top paperback.
M in coMe
A in Angie
M in ThoMas
Total points: 10
Queen Bee Darlene10.1 Darth Vader - Father or Luke intact in title/sub/author's name
Dear Luke, We Need to Talk. Darth by John Moe Dear Luke, We Need to Talk, Darth: And Other Pop Culture Correspondences
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 10
Nick KY10.8 Spring Fever MAM in the title/subtitle, I read Being Viking: Heathenism in Contemporary America by Jefferson F. Calico. “heathenisM AMerica”
Points This Post: 10
Total Points So Far: 10
Pamela326515.8 - Right-Hand Cat
by Cheryl St. John – Cat on coverPoints this post: 15
Total Points: 15
Golden Oldie books this post: 0
Total Golden Oldie books:
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets:
Big Books - 500+:
Big Books - 750+: 0
Big Books - 1000+: 0
10.6 - Spring Breakhigh school student, set in a high school
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda I listened to audiobook.
Points: 10 + 65 = 75
RAYNEBAIR10.10 - Spring Training
Read a book set at least 50% in one of the listed locations where spring training takes place.
Savior by Rhys Ford
takes place in San Fransisco, CA
points this post: 10
total points: 50
BB tickets: 0
GO tickets: 0
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