The Seasonal Reading Challenge discussion

ROBIN P

5.8 Corps of Discovery
Book set 50% in one of the listed states

Polar Vortex: A Family Memoir - set entirely in Cedar Rapids, IA - Iowa is one of the states
Claiming 1 IAF point, this is a nonfiction memoir

Points this post: 5
Total points: 55

BB:1 GO:0 IAF:1
Total points:

5.1 By The Numbers

Natalie S

Task #5.1 By The Numbers

The Fall challenge takes place in September (9 letters), October (7 letters), and November (8 letters).
Read a book where the title (Subtitles excluded) has at least one word of 7, 8, or 9 letters.

Book: The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
How it fits: 'Midnight' is 8 letters and 'Library' is 7 letters.

Points this post: 5
Total points: 5
Tasks completed: 1/57

BB: 0 / GO: 0 / IAF: 0

Julia103

30.3 Katrisa’s Task: Leah Renee Comedian

Option 1: Read a book set at least 50% in either Pennsylvania or Scotland
The Adept (set in Scotland)

Option 4: Read a book with an MPG Humor.
When the Moon Hits Your Eye

This post: 30 points
Total points: 80
Total BB: 0
Total GO: 1
Total NF: 1
Tasks completed:4
Books read: 6

MaryPDX

Task Number 10.1 School is Cool!

Read a fiction book with MPG Literary fiction/Literature or Dark Academia,

The Maidens

How if fits: MPG Dark Acedemia
Points this post 10
Total points: 15/985

5.1 By The Numbers

Task: Read a book where the title (Subtitles excluded) has at least one word of 7, 8, or 9 letters.
Book: Caught Stealing
How it fits: stealing has 8 letters

I read the kindle edition. The paperback edition has 422 pages.

Points this post: 5
Total points: 5

FLY

Task #25.6 – Lisa MD's Task: The Harry Bosch Universe

task: Option 2: book shares a title word with a book in the “Harry Bosch Universe”
book: Fire
how it fits: "Fire" in book #33: The Night Fire

task: Option 4: a book from a series with 3+ primary works that has an MPG of Mystery, Thriller, Crime, Legal Thriller or Detective and has been adapted to the big screen or developed into a TV series or movie
book: Urn Burial
how it fits: (Phryne Fisher, #8) (of 22 primary works), MPG Mystery, made into TV series https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1988386/


Points this post: 25
Total points: 30
Tasks completed: 2/57

BB: 0 / GO: 0 / IAF: 0

Task 25.3 - There’s a First Time for Everything

option 2B: set in Cambridge University, approved in help thread
Katabasis

option 3A: Audie award winner for Horror 2025
Bury Your Gays

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25 points

Task 20.8 - Korean Reads

either option works! but we'll go with

option 2: set in South Korea (as per metadata)
Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop

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45 points

Task 15.8 - Angkor Wat Cambodia

author initials (ignore middle) in KHMER CAMBODIA
Joan by Katherine J. Chen
author initials KC

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60 points

Task 10.4 - Where the Dead Still Walk

60% set in France (as per metadata)
Sunstruck

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70 points

JEN B

15.4 Pompeii Italy

Option 2:
Read a book with MPG Historical Fiction with a word in the title that has a double letter.

The Stolen Life of Colette Marceau by Kristin Harmel

MPG Historical Fiction; coleTTe has two Ts

TOTAL POINTS: 15

JEN B

20.10 Group Reads

Read one of the books selected as a group read for the Fall 2025 season: Non-Fiction- Psychology

Sociopath by Patric Gagne

My comment is Post #3 of the discussion thread

TOTAL POINTS: 35

JEN B

25.6 – Lisa MD's Task: The Harry Bosch Universe

Option 2:
Read a book whose title contains a matching title word from any of the total works of the “Harry Bosch Universe Series"

The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich

NIGHT matches title A Darkness More than NIGHT

Option 3:
Read a book by a single author whose first and last initial can be found in one of the main characters' name: “Mickey Haller”

The Creak on the Stairs by Eva Bjorg Aegisdottir

EA found in mickEyhAller

TOTAL POINTS: 60

trishhartuk

15.9 Angkor Wat Cambodia

Read a book where the single author first and last initials can be found in KHMER and/or CAMBODIA

A Bird in the Hand, Ann Cleeves (226pg)
CAmbodia

Points this Task: 15
Books Read: 1

Total Points: 100
Tasks Completed: 7

15.9 - Angkor Wat Cambodia

author's first and last initials found in KHMER and/or CAMBODIA

Quest for the Virgins by David Beaupre
🎓 DB in CAMBODIA

Points this post: 15
Total points: 45 + 15 = 60

Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
It's a Fact tickets: 0

Bookwrm526

Task #20.7 - Landmarked: History in the Hawkeye State

Option 4: Read a book with the MPG Historical or Historical Fiction with a by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in either politics OR govern. I chose the word GOVERN and read By the Fire We Carry: The Generations-Long Fight for Justice on Native Land by Rebecca Nagle, which has the MPG Historical.

Total points so far: 20

15.8 Easter Island Chile


Read a book with at least 3 people on the cover. The whole body does not need to be on the cover, but there needs to be enough to identify at least 3 distinct people. Silhouettes will work, but not skeletons.
Required: Post the cover

I read . This book was approved on the help thread.

points: 15
books read: 1
task complete: 1
pages read: 438

Kristina Marie

5.1 By The Numbers
Read a book where the title (Subtitles excluded) has at least one word of 7, 8, or 9 letters.

Deadline by Mira Grant
Deadline had 8 letters.


Points this post: 5
Total Points: 20

Kristina Marie

10.8 The Ghouls Guide to Reading
Halloween and Autumn Cozy Mysteries
Required: State the list and the page.


A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers
Found on page 3 of Halloween and Autumn Cozy Mysteries


Points this post: 10
Total Points: 30

Katrisa
20.10 Group Reads

I chose to read The Empty House and Other Ghost Stories and posted in the thread

Points this Post: 20
Points Total: 130

Katrisa
15.7 Parthenon Greece

Read a book with MPG Travel
I read Neither Here nor There: Travels in Europe
MPG Travel

Points this Post: 15
Points Total: 145

JennRenee

5.5 Dwali
Read a book with a lighted candle on the cover.

read The Midnight Game

points this post 5
total points 5

JennRenee

10.4 Where the Dead Still Walk

Read a book that is set at least 50 percent in France

read Under the Surface - setting Paris France

points this post 10
total points 15

JennRenee

10.10 Do They Exist?
Read a book where cryptids are essential to the story.

read A Death in Door County

points this post 10
total points 25

JennRenee

15.9 Angkor Wat Cambodia
Read a book where the single author first and last initials can be found in KHMER and/or CAMBODIA

read This Is Where We Die Cindy R.X. He
C in Cambodia and H in KHMER

points this post 15
total points 40

JennRenee

20.6 It's a Fact: Angela IL's Task - Reading Goals 2025
Option 1:
Read a book that is between 100-250 pages.

read Gear, Grills, & Guns

points this post 20
total points 60

JennRenee

30.4 TessaVanessa's Task: Beauty is in the Eye of Beholder

option 3:Read a book with an MPG of Historical Fiction
read The Griffin Sisters' Greatest Hits MPG Historical Fiction.

and
Option 4:
Read a book with a single author author's first and last initial can be found in the word MUSEUM
read Bad Things Happened in This Room
by Marie Still

points this post 30
total points 90

JennRenee

30.3 Katrisa’s Task: Leah Renee Comedian

Option 2: Her Show 2025

Read a book from the first 20 pages of this list of books about cults
Cults Books

found on page 1
read Bunny

and

Option 4: Genre
Read a book with an MPG Humor.

read Kickbacks, Kayaks, & Kidnapping MPG Humor


points this post 30
total points 120

Whimsie

30.3 Katrisa's Task: Leah Renee Comedian

Option 1: Locations
Read a book set at least 50% in either Pennsylvania or Scotland

read A Cold Highland Wind - 100% set in Scotland (clear from Goodreads mainpage)

and

Option 4: Genre
Read a book with MPG Humor

Read Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun MPG Humor

points this post 30
Total points: 30
Tasks Completed: 1

XBM

20.4 - Golden Oldies: Erica H's Task - What Fall Brings

Option 2- Read a book whose cover is at least 40% green as determined by tineye

25.0 % #22423aGreen
15.3 % #5a7b55Green
0.9 % #9c9b46Green
41.2% green
The Girl in the Green Dress


Points this post: 20
Total Points: 50 /1000
Tasks Completed 3/57

trishhartuk

30.7 Delicious Dee's Task - Classic Science-Fiction: Isaac Asimov

Includes a claim for a golden oldie ticket.

Option 3 – Read a book that was first published between 2 January 1920 and died 6 April 1992

A Mind To Murder, P.D. James (291pg)
Top PB (if needed as the task has a minimum page requirement): here (256pg)
Golden Oldie: first published in 1963

Option 5 – Read a book that has been adapted and released into a movie or television series.

Raven Black, Ann Cleeves (401pg)
Top PB (if needed): here (376pg)
Filmed as Episodes 1 & 2 of Season Two of Shetland:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2999312/...
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2999324/...

Total pages (based on the kindles): 291 + 401pg = 692pg
Total pages (based on the top PB): 256 + 376 = 632pg)

Points this Task: 30
Books Read: 2
Golden Oldie: 1 – A Mind to Murder was first published in 1963

Total Points: 130
Tasks Completed: 8
Golden Oldie Tickets: 1

30.1 JennRenee's Task: Do it Again, But Differently

Option 2: Choose a task that you completed in the Summer or Fall 2025 Season. Read a book that satisfies one of the options you did not choose previously.
Required: State the previous task completed options and new chosen option.

Summer 2025 Season: I completed task 20.3 Review Raffle: Kelly L's Task - Celebrating Pride (Option 4)

New chosen option: Option 2
Read a book with a title or subtitle that contains a 4+ letter word made from one of two phrases: STONEWALL UPRISING or PRIDE PARADE.

L'Odyssée du Passeur d'Aurore
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 9.0
Word Passeur from the phrase STONEWALL UPRISING

Option 4: Choose any book you read in the Summer or Fall Season. Using that book's first published date, read a book with the same first published month but has a different year.
Required Post the link of the previous book read.

À pierre fendre
Book read for the Summer 2025 Season. First published June 1, 1992

Tourmentée
First published June 1, 2010

Points this Post: 30
Points Total: 55

Rockynook

30.2 - Halloween Costumes
Option 3: Read a book with the word MYSTERY or MYSTERIES in the title, subtitle, or series title.
The Mistletoe Mystery by Nita Prose

Option 5: Read a book with the word PUMPKIN (intact) in the title or subtitle.
The Pumpkin Spice Café by Laurie Gilmore

Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 65

Rockynook

15.3 - Stonehenge United Kingdom
Option 2: fits both requirements - first published year that includes at least 2 unique numbers from this list: 1,2,3,5,7 AND set in the UK

The Keeper of Lost Things by Ruth Hogan
First published in 2017, set in England

Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 80

5.1 By The Numbers
Read a book where the title (Subtitles excluded) has at least one word of 7, 8, or 9 letters.

The Seven Skins of Esther Wilding by Holly Ringland
Wilding has 7 letters

**The Seven Skins of Esther Wilding is a Big Book (560 pages). Claiming 1 BB ticket.**

BB This Post: 1
Total BB: 1

Task Total: 5
Season Total: 5

5.1;

10.1 School is Cool!
Read a fiction book with MPG Literary fiction/Literature or Dark Academia

Katabasis by R.F. Kuang
MPG of Dark Academia

**Katabasis is a Big Book (560 pages). Claiming 1 BB ticket.**

BB This Post: 1
Total BB: 2

Task Total: 10
Season Total: 15

5.1;
10.1;

15.8 Easter Island Chile
Read a book with at least 3 people on the cover.

by Hiro Arikawa

Task Total: 15
Season Total: 30

5.1;
10.1;
...; ...; ...; ...; ...; ...; ...; 15.8;

15.9 Angkor Wat Cambodia
Read a book where the single author first and last initials can be found in KHMER and/or CAMBODIA

Storyland by Catherine McKinnon

Task Total: 15
Season Total: 45

5.1;
10.1;
...; ...; ...; ...; ...; ...; ...; 15.8; 15.9;

Bookwrm526

Task #15.8 Easter Island Chile
Read a book with at least 3 people on the cover. I read Black Country Music: Listening for Revolutions by Francesca T. Royster.


Total points so far: 35

Bookwrm526

Task #15.10 Victoria Falls Zimbabwe, Zambia
Read a book with a title of at least 3 words where the first letter of each word comes from one of the following phrases: 'Thundering Smoke', 'Smoke that Rises, OR 'Boiling Water'. I chose the phrase SMOKE THAT RISES and read The Aosawa Murders by Riku Onda (TA from that, M from smoke).

Total points so far: 50

Kristen IA

15.6 Tikal Guatemala
Read a book with a swimming pool on the cover.
Required: Post the cover

The Compound by Aisling Rawle



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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 45/985
Tasks Completed: 2/57
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 0

SUSAN A

5.1 By The Numbers - title (Subtitles excluded) has at least one word of 7, 8, or 9 letters

My Beautiful Neighbor by Piper Rayne

NEIGHBOR has 8 letters

Points this task: 5
Previous total: 0
Total Points: 5

SUSAN A

5.3 American Football - RAB MPG Sports or Football

The Scrum-Half by Charlie Novak

MPG sports

Points this task: 5
previous total: 5
Total Points: 10

SUSAN A

5.4 Labor Day - Read a book where the main character is a mother.

Solar Flare Outage: A Post Apocalyptic EMP Survival Thriller by Tom Hawke

MC Devon is a mother - mentioned in book description


Points this task: 5
previous total: 10
Total points: 15

SUSAN A

5.6 Preserving History - Read a book with a word in the title of three or more letters (excluding And, The), made from either ENGLISH HERITAGE

Girl Nine: Gone by Molly Black

Word from title: GIRL
found in ENGLISH HERITAGE


Points this task: 5
previous total: 15
Total Points: 20

SUSAN A

5.7 National Trust - Read a book with a single author's first and last initials can be found in NATIONAL TRUST.

Amidst the Darkness by Laura Rise

initals L R found in NATIONAL TRUST

Points this task: 5
previous total; 20
total points: 25

SUSAN A

5.8 Corps of Discovery - Read a book that takes place, at least 50%, in one of these States Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota, Montana, Idaho, Washington, Oregon


Dead Inside by Kate Bold

set more than 50% in North Dakota, mentioned in book description

points this task: 5
previous total: 25
Total Points: 30