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Please post like the following:

Review: add link
Buddy: add link
Pages: most rated (ex: this one would be 544 pages)
Belgium: Title starts with the letter B (example for the book being used)
How it fits: add how it fits (ex: Title starts with B - Babel)

______Name__|___Books__|___Buddy___|___Pages___|___Total___
____________|___Read___|___Reads___|___Read____|__Points___

Jessica_____|__________|__________|__________|__________
ShannonTSS__|__________|__________|__________|__________
Raquel______|__________|__________|__________|__________
Celia_______|__________|__________|__________|__________
Hayley______|__________|__________|__________|__________
Savannah____|__________|__________|__________|__________
Esther______|__________|__________|__________|__________
Tayla_______|__________|__________|__________|__________
Kari________|__________|__________|__________|__________
Berra_______|__________|__________|__________|__________
ADDMEMBER___|__________|__________|__________|__________

BONUS:

Total_______|__________|__________|__________|__________

Rules:
For this challenge, you will be reading tasks that will be related to either the participating national Olympic committees, there's about 50, or to a sport/discipline, there's about 15, being held throughout the games. Each category will have 2 tasks and will be repeatable throughout the challenge.

Bonus Points:
If you complete all 130 tasks before the challenge is over, your team will be given 100 bonus points!

Categories/Tasks:
(view spoiler)[Australia:
* Title starts and ends with the same letter
* Set in Australia

Austria:
* MC drinks an energy drink
* Author's first or last name has exactly 7 letters in it

Belgium:
* 'Waffle' in text (pg/% & quote)
* Title starts with the letter B

Bosnia & Herzegovina:
* Set in at least two different states/places/countries
* 'Wine' in text (pg/% & quote)

Brazil:
* Features a carnival
* MC plays soccer

Bulgaria:
* 'Lavender' in text (pg/% & quote)
* Cover has a beach scene

Canada:
* 'Maple' and 'Syrup' in text (pg/% & quote)
* Lake on cover

China:
* Red cover
* MC is considered a warrior

Chinese Taipei:
* Title is only two words
* Blue cover

Croatia:
* Set in summer
* Features a character with an addiction (ex: gambling, drugs, etc.)

Cyprus:
* MPG Folklore
* Features a cheesy character (your interpretation)

Czech Republic:
* MPG Fairy Tale
* Castle on cover

Denmark:
* Read a book from the Books about or involving Vikings List
* Series title has the letters L, E, G, O in it (in any order)

Estonia:
* Read a book from the Medieval Fantasy Books List
* 'Forest' in text (pg/% & quote)

Finland:
* MPG Holiday
* Cover has 5+ colors

France:
* 'Champagne' in text (pg/% & quote)
* Set in France

Georgia:
* Mountain on cover
* Name in title (Ex: Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers)

Germany:
* 'Beer' in text (pg/% & quote)
* MPG Historical Fiction

Great Britain:
* Features royalty
* 'Tea' in text (pg/% & quote)

Greece:
* Features a dramatic character (your interpretation)
* 'Olive' in text (pg/% & quote)

Hong Kong:
* Set at a theme park
* MC's first name starts with H

Hungary:
* Title has the letters S, P, A in it (in any order)
* Author's initials are in GOULASH

Israel:
* MC is in college
* Title starts with I

Italy:
* Set in Italy
*'Pasta' in text (pg/% & quote)

Japan:
* MPG Music
* MPG Graphic Novel/Comic Book/Manga*

Kazakhstan:
* MC's first or last name starts with K
* Horse on cover

Latvia:
* Features a tall character
* Green cover

Lithuania:
* Jewelry in title (Ex: The Crown)
* Bird on cover

Moldova:
* MC speaks more than one language
* Book that you got for free or cheap

Mongolia:
* Published in July (any year)
* Tagged 'Spicy' at least 10 times

Netherlands:
* Flower(s) on cover
* MC drinks coffee

New Zealand:
* Star(s) on cover
* MC's first name is exactly 4 letters

Nigeria:
* Author's first or last name starts with N
* Book was made into a movie

Norway:
* 'Pizza' in text (pg/% & quote)
* White cover

Philippines:
* MC works in a medical field (Ex: Nurse, doctor, etc.)
* Set on an island

Poland:
* Tagged "World War II" at least 10 times
* 'Doll' in text (pg/% & quote)

Qatar:
* Q in title
* MC's first or last name is 5 letters long

Romania:
* Features a vampire
* 'Salt' in text (pg/% & quote)

Serbia:
* #1 in a series
* MC does an activity after dark (Ex: nightclub, bar, concert, etc.)

Singapore:
* Feature a shopping trip
* MPG Mythology

Slovakia:
* 'Cave' in text (pg/% & quote)
* Series title has the letters O, P, A, L in it (in any order)

Slovenia:
* MC rides a bike
* 'Honey' in text (pg/% & quote)

South Korea:
* Car on cover
* Read a book from the Fashion Fiction Books List

Spain:
* Yellow Cover
* Features a bullheaded character (your interpretation)

Sweden:
* MC's first name starts and ends with a letter in IKEA
* 'Meatball' in text (pg/% & quote)

Switzerland:
* Water on cover
* Author has a Z in either their first or last name

Thailand:
* Cover has someone smiling
* Set in Thailand

Turkey:
* Food in title (Ex: The Ice Cream Girls)
* 'Spice' in text (pg/% & quote)

Ukraine:
* Read a book from the Ghost Towns Books list
* Title starts with U

United States:
* Set in the US
* Published in 2024 (any month)

Alpine Skiing:
* Read a book from the Best Books of the Decade: 1950s List
* Author's initials in ALPINE

Biathlon:
* Gun on cover
* Series has at least 5 books in it

Bobsleigh:
* 'Sleigh' in text (pg/% & quote)
* Book has at least 4 different POV's

Cross-country Skiing:
* Title has a word with double letters in it (Ex: Cross or Skiing)
* Book features a race or competition

Curling:
* 'Curling' in text (pg/% & quote)
* Letters S, T, O, N, E are in series title (in any order)

Figure Skating:
* Dual POV
* Read a book from the Figure Skating Books list

Freestyle Skiing:
* 'Skiing' in text (pg/% & quote)
* Book is from a spin-off series

Ice Hockey:
* Read a book from the Ice Hockey Books list
* MC first name starts with a letter in PUCK

Luge:
* Series title starts and ends with a letter in LUGE
* Cover has at least 2 people on it

Nordic Combined:
* MC's are all male
* Read a book where something gets canceled

Short Track Speed Skating:
* Books is a novella*
* Ice on cover

Skeleton:
* Bone(s) on cover
* First person POV

Ski Jumping:
* Book features a time jump
* Title has a word ending with '-ing'

Snowboarding:
* Snow on cover
* MC is considered popular

Speed Skating:
* Book is considered fast paced (your interpretation)
* Title has a word that ends with '-ed'


If '*' is after a task, it means page count doesn't matter for this specific task. (hide spoiler)]

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Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 164
Thailand: Cover has someone smiling
How it fits: Man smiling

______Name__|___Books__|___Buddy___|___Pages___|___Total___
____________|___Read___|___Reads___|___Read____|__Points___

Kari________|_____1____|__________|_____2____|_____2____
(view spoiler)[Jessica_____|__________|__________|__________|__________
ShannonTSS__|__________|__________|__________|__________
Raquel______|__________|__________|__________|__________
Celia_______|__________|__________|__________|__________
Hayley______|__________|__________|__________|__________
Savannah____|__________|__________|__________|__________
Esther______|__________|__________|__________|__________
Tayla_______|__________|__________|__________|__________
Berra_______|__________|__________|__________|__________
ADDMEMBER___|__________|__________|__________|__________ (hide spoiler)]

BONUS:

Total_______|_____1____|__________|_____2____|_____2____

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Buddy: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Pages: 211/320 read in January
Spain: Yellow Cover

by Kristen Painter
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 358
Canada: Lake on cover
How it fits: Lake on cover

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 172
Australia: Title starts and Ends with the same letter
How it fits: add how it fits: Title starts and ends with S

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 494
Hungary: Author's initials are in GOULASH
How it fits: Lauren Asher

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 288
Ice Hockey: MC first name starts with a letter in PUCK
How it Fits: MC first name Cain

______Name__|___Books__|___Buddy___|___Pages___|___Total___
____________|___Read___|___Reads___|___Read____|__Points___

ShannonTSS__|_____3____|__________|____10____|____10____
Kari________|_____2____|__________|_____6____|_____6____
Jessica_____|_____1____|_____2____|_____2____|_____4____
(view spoiler)[Raquel______|__________|__________|__________|__________
Celia_______|__________|__________|__________|__________
Hayley______|__________|__________|__________|__________
Savannah____|__________|__________|__________|__________
Esther______|__________|__________|__________|__________
Tayla_______|__________|__________|__________|__________
Berra_______|__________|__________|__________|__________
ADDMEMBER___|__________|__________|__________|__________ (hide spoiler)]

BONUS:

Total_______|_____6____|_____2____|____18____|____20____

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 336
Luge: Cover has at least 2 people on it
How it fits: Dash and Sophie are both on the cover.

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 106
Short Track Speed Skating: Book is a novella
How it fits: MPG Novella, tagged novella 20 times and only 106 pages

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 640
Austria: Author's first or last name has exactly 7 letters in it
How it Fits: Author's first name is Rebecca

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 411
Italy: Set in Italy
How it fits: Set in Sicily

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 235
Bsonia & Herzegovina: Set in at least two different states/places/countries
How it fits: MC teleports to different countries, states, and to Hell through ley lines

______Name__|___Books__|___Buddy___|___Pages___|___Total___
____________|___Read___|___Reads___|___Read____|__Points___

ShannonTSS__|_____3____|__________|____10____|____10____
Kari________|_____2____|__________|_____6____|_____6____
Hayley______|_____2____|__________|_____6____|_____6____
Esther______|_____1____|__________|_____6____|_____6____
Savannah____|_____2____|__________|_____4____|_____4____
Jessica_____|_____1____|_____2____|_____2____|_____4____
(view spoiler)[Raquel______|__________|__________|__________|__________
Celia_______|__________|__________|__________|__________
Tayla_______|__________|__________|__________|__________
Berra_______|__________|__________|__________|__________
ADDMEMBER___|__________|__________|__________|__________ (hide spoiler)]

BONUS:

Total_______|____11____|_____2____|____34____|____36____

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 397
Israel: Title starts with I
How it fits: Title - It Happened One Summer

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Buddy: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Pages: 481
Cross-country Skiing: Title has a word with double letters in it (Ex: Cross or Skiing)
How it Fits: Double L in hell


Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 108
China: MC is considered a warrior
How it Fits: MC Marc is a warrior


Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 158
Sweden: MC's first name starts and ends with a letter in IKEA
How it Fits: MC is named Andromeda

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 304
New Zealand: MC's name is exactly 4 letters
How it Fits: Mc is named Eden

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 368
Switzerland: Author has a Z in their first or last name
How it Fits: Authors first name is Beatriz

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 141
Moldova: Book that you got for free or cheap
How it Fits: Borrowed for free on Libby

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 368
Biathlon: Gun on Cover
How it Fits: the character on the cover is holding a gun

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 336
Finland: MPG Holiday
How it fits: MPG Holiday

______Name__|___Books__|___Buddy___|___Pages___|___Total___
____________|___Read___|___Reads___|___Read____|__Points___

Jessica_____|_____4____|_____7____|____10____|____17____
ShannonTSS__|_____5____|__________|____15____|____15____
Kari________|_____3____|__________|_____9____|_____9____
Raquel______|_____2____|__________|_____7____|_____7____
Hayley______|_____2____|__________|_____6____|_____6____
Esther______|_____1____|__________|_____6____|_____6____
Savannah____|_____2____|__________|_____4____|_____4____
Tayla_______|_____1____|__________|_____4____|_____4____
(view spoiler)[Celia_______|__________|__________|__________|__________
Berra_______|__________|__________|__________|__________
ADDMEMBER___|__________|__________|__________|__________ (hide spoiler)]

BONUS:

Total_______|____20____|_____7____|____61____|____68____

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Buddy: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Pages: 435
Poland: Tagged World War II 10+ times
How it Fits: MPG World War II


Review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Book of the Month: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Pages: 433
Denmark: Series title has the letters L, E, G, O in it (in any order)
How it Fits: a GOod girL's guidE

______Name__|___Books__|___Buddy___|___Pages___|___Total___
____________|___Read___|___Reads___|___Read____|__Points___

Jessica_____|_____6____|____19____|____18____|____37____
ShannonTSS__|_____5____|__________|____15____|____15____
Kari________|_____3____|__________|_____9____|_____9____
Raquel______|_____2____|__________|_____7____|_____7____
Hayley______|_____2____|__________|_____6____|_____6____
Esther______|_____1____|__________|_____6____|_____6____
Savannah____|_____2____|__________|_____4____|_____4____
Tayla_______|_____1____|__________|_____4____|_____4____
(view spoiler)[Celia_______|__________|__________|__________|__________
Berra_______|__________|__________|__________|__________
ADDMEMBER___|__________|__________|__________|__________ (hide spoiler)]

BONUS:

Total_______|____22____|____19____|____69____|____88____

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 392
Belgium: Title Starts with B
How it Fits: Birthday

______Name__|___Books__|___Buddy___|___Pages___|___Total___
____________|___Read___|___Reads___|___Read____|__Points___

Jessica_____|_____6____|____19____|____18____|____37____
ShannonTSS__|_____6____|__________|____19____|____19____
Kari________|_____3____|__________|_____9____|_____9____
Raquel______|_____2____|__________|_____7____|_____7____
Hayley______|_____2____|__________|_____6____|_____6____
Esther______|_____1____|__________|_____6____|_____6____
Savannah____|_____2____|__________|_____4____|_____4____
Tayla_______|_____1____|__________|_____4____|_____4____
(view spoiler)[Celia_______|__________|__________|__________|__________
Berra_______|__________|__________|__________|__________
ADDMEMBER___|__________|__________|__________|__________ (hide spoiler)]

BONUS:

Total_______|____23____|____19____|____73____|____92____

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 400
Hong Kong: MC's first name starts with H
How it Fits: MCFN Hannah

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 308
Croatia: Features a character with an addiction (ex: gambling, drugs, etc.)
How it fits: Both Alazar and Mike have a gambling problem

Review: Our House review
Pages: 404 Our House
BR: Our House BR - posts 2-10
France - set in France
How it fits: partially set in Lyon, France

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 374
Estonia: Forest' in text (pg/% & quote)
How it Fits: pg. 166 "there's the same unrelenting stretch of FOREST."

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 298
Moldova: MC Speaks more than one language
How it Fits: 5% No wonder, that Beaver spoke fluent Blackfoot, French, English and the Sign Language all the mountain tribes used. For Joel's part, he could claim a few Spanish dialects, English and a smattering of French along with the signs and Blackfoot words Beaver had taught them.

______Name__|___Books__|___Buddy___|___Pages___|___Total___
____________|___Read___|___Reads___|___Read____|__Points___

Jessica_____|_____6____|____19____|____18____|____37____
ShannonTSS__|_____9____|__________|____30____|____30____
Kari________|_____4____|__________|____12____|____12____
Celia_______|_____1____|_____4____|_____4____|_____8____
Raquel______|_____2____|__________|_____7____|_____7____
Hayley______|_____2____|__________|_____6____|_____6____
Esther______|_____1____|__________|_____6____|_____6____
Savannah____|_____2____|__________|_____4____|_____4____
Tayla_______|_____1____|__________|_____4____|_____4____
(view spoiler)[Berra_______|__________|__________|__________|__________
ADDMEMBER___|__________|__________|__________|__________ (hide spoiler)]

BONUS:

Total_______|____28____|____23____|____91____|___114____

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 148
Canada: Maple' and 'Syrup' in text (pg/% & quote)
How it Fits: Page 90 “setting a pitcher of warm maple syrup in the center of the table.”

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 235
Chinese Taipei: Title is Two Words
How it Fits: Big Rock

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 250
Ice Hockey: Read a book from the Ice Hockey books list
How it Fits: Book is on page 5 of list

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 200
France: Champagne in text
How it Fits: Loc 1578 “hotel room filled with red roses and champagne”

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 127
Norway: White cover
How it Fits: White cover 61.9%

Review link: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Page count: 159
Georgia: Name in title
How it fits: Bailey

Review Link: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 312
Greece: Features a Dramatic Character
How it fits: Delta is over the top dramatic about everything.

Review Link: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 340
Italy - features "pasta" in the text
How it fits: "...smells like that nasty worm pasta that Satan likes to eat." Page 114
Excerpt From Grave Consequenes (Hellgate Guardians Book 2) Ivy Asher

Review Link: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 285
Phillipines - MC works in a medical field
How it fits: Tristan is a forensic pathologist

Review Link: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 355
Serbia - 1st in a series
How it Fits: He's Out of This World book 1

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 96 (Page points)

______Name__|___Books__|___Buddy___|___Pages___|___Total___
____________|___Read___|___Reads___|___Read____|__Points___

Jessica_____|_____6____|____19____|____18____|____37____
ShannonTSS__|____11____|__________|____35____|____35____
Hayley______|_____7____|__________|____21____|____21____
Kari________|_____7____|__________|____16____|____16____
Celia_______|_____1____|_____4____|_____4____|_____8____
Raquel______|_____2____|__________|_____7____|_____7____
Esther______|_____1____|__________|_____6____|_____6____
Savannah____|_____2____|__________|_____4____|_____4____
Tayla_______|_____1____|__________|_____4____|_____4____
Berra_______|_____1____|__________|_____0.5__|_____0.5__
(view spoiler)[ADDMEMBER___|__________|__________|__________|__________ (hide spoiler)]

BONUS:

Total_______|____39____|____23____|___115.5__|___138.5__

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 208
Bulgaria: 'Lavender' in text (pg/% & quote)
How it Fits: “Lavender Cardamon Latte and Turmeric Chai Latte” Loc 234

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 384
Figure Skating: Dual POV
How it Fits: Molly and Finn POV