Goodreads Choice Awards Book Club discussion

March Reporting Thread

- Please keep this thread for reporting. Any questions or comments should be directed to the challenge details thread
- Keep your reporting to one thread, once you've completed all of your books for the month
- Only list completed tasks and books
- To make it easier for collating points, please make a note if the books are from the Goodreads winners and nominees list

- Example of how to post
[task description] - [book title] - [how many points]

March Categories

✔1. Month: Read a book released in March (any year) So Here’s the Thing…: Notes on Growing Up, Getting Older, and Trusting Your Gut 3/3 1pt

✔2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with M The King's Justice by Susan Elia MacNeal 3/17 1pt

✔3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 5 letters or 5 words in the title (subtitle can count) The Secret Knowledge of Water 1pt

✔4. Spring (March, April, May): Read a book with all of the letters S P R I N G in the title Fighting for Space: Two Pilots and Their Historic Battle for Female Spaceflight 3/18 1pt

✔5. Middle Name Pride Day: Read a book with an author who has a middle name or initial American Sherlock: Murder, Forensics, and the Birth of American CSI 3/16 1pt

✔6. Near Miss Day: Read a book that was a "near miss" to a Goodreads friend, one they've rated 4 stars The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 3/20 1pt

✔7. St David's Day (Patron Saint of Wales): Read a book with cover colour from the Welsh Flag - white, red or green (at least 50%)
You can check the colour composition at http://labs.tineye.com/color/ 3/7 1pt

✔8. International Women’s Day: Read a book written by a female author When Time Stopped: A Memoir of My Father's War and What Remains 3/2 1pt

✔9. Music in Schools Month: Read a book with a musical instrument on the cover or a musician MC A Blight of Blackwings 3/13 1pt

✔10. World Book Day: Your choice, read anything you like Death at Epsom Downs 3/1 1pt

Total: 10pts

March Categories Completed

1. Month: March 28th 2017 The Women in the Castle 1 pt
2. Letter of the Month: M Murder on a Girls' Night Out 1 pt
3. Month in Numbers: 5 words in the title The Lost Girls of Paris 2 pts - GRCA: Best Historical Fiction Nominee
5. Middle Name Pride Day: middle name When We Were Vikings by Andrew David MacDonald 1 pt
6. Near Miss Day: Goodreads friend LynnB 4 star book Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? Big Questions from Tiny Mortals About Death 2 pts GRCA: Best Science & Technology Winner
7. St David's Day: 69.8% red according to tineye 1 pt
8. International Women’s Day: female author The Gustav Sonata by Rose Tremain 1 pt
9. Music in Schools Month: musician MC (Elton John) Me 2pts - GRCA: Best Memoir & Autobiography Nominee
10. World Book Day: They Called Us Enemy 2 pts - GRCA: Graphic Novels & Comics Nominee

13 Total Points

7 points

1. Rel. in March Unfollow Me
2. Starting with M Miracle Creek GRCA
3. 5 words in title The Passengers You Cannot See
6. 4 star book I Found You
8. Female author Jar of Hearts
10. Choice Something in the Water

Total: 5 points

✓1. Month: Read a book released in March (any year) A Good Neighborhood 1 pt

✓2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with M In the Dream House 2pts

3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 5 letters or 5 words in the title (subtitle can count)

4. Spring (March, April, May): Read a book with all of the letters S P R I N G in the title

5. Middle Name Pride Day: Read a book with an author who has a middle name or initial
6. Near Miss Day: Read a book that was a "near miss" to a Goodreads friend, one they've rated 4 stars

7. St David's Day (Patron Saint of Wales): Read a book with cover colour from the Welsh Flag - white, red or green (at least 50%)
You can check the colour composition at http://labs.tineye.com/color/

✓8. International Women’s Day: Read a book written by a female author The Girl with the Louding Voice 1pt

✓9. Music in Schools Month: Read a book with a musical instrument on the cover or a musician MC The Ensemble 1pt

10. World Book Day: Your choice, read anything you like

2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with M
The Sword of Kaigen 1pt

3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 5 letters or 5 words in the title (subtitle can count)
The Very First Damned Thing 1pt

4. Spring (March, April, May): Read a book with all of the letters S P R I N G in the title
Girl, Stop Apologizing: A Shame-Free Plan for Embracing and Achieving Your Goals 2pt

7. St David's Day (Patron Saint of Wales): Read a book with cover colour from the Welsh Flag - white, red or green (at least 50%)
The Gilded Wolves 2pt

8. International Women’s Day: Read a book written by a female author
The Wife Between Us 1pt

10. World Book Day: Your choice, read anything you like
Windswept 1pt

TOTAL: 8 points

4. SPRING in title: Sarong Party Girls (1 pt)
5. Author with Middle Name: The Jetsetters (1 pt)
7. Red Cover: Snap (1 pt)
10.World Book Day: Your choice: The Kind Worth Killing(1pt)

Total: 4 points

March 2020 challenge
1. Month: Read a book released in March (any year)-n/a

2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with M- n/a

3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 5 letters or 5 words in the title (subtitle can count)- Evelyn Waugh: A Life Revisited- Philip Eade*

4. Spring (March, April, May): Read a book with all of the letters S P R I N G in the title- n/a

5. Middle Name Pride Day: Read a book with an author who has a middle name or initial- The tell-Tale Heart- Edgar Allen Poe*

6. Near Miss Day: Read a book that was a "near miss" to a Goodreads friend, one they've rated 4 stars – Concrete Blonde- Michael Connelly *

7. St David's Day (Patron Saint of Wales): Read a book with cover colour from the Welsh Flag - white, red or green (at least 50%)
You can check the colour composition at http://labs.tineye.com/color/-
- Loyal in Love- Jean Plaidy*

8. International Women’s Day: Read a book written by a female author- Coma- Robin Cook*

9. Music in Schools Month: Read a book with a musical instrument on the cover or a musician MC- All Blood Runs Red- Phil Keith*

10. World Book Day: Your choice, read anything you like- Ship to Tarshish- John Buchanan*