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April Reporting Thread


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April Challenge - April Fool's Day: Total Points 6

1. Read a book that is set in London, Africa or India Small Pleasures (2 pts)✅

2. Read a book with food in the title or on the cover Why Fish Don't Exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life (1 pt) ✅

3. Read a book with a colourful cover, at least 5 different colours needed (different shade of the same colour do not count, font colour can be included) Chatter: The Voice in Our Head, Why It Matters, and How to Harness It (2 pt) ✅

6. Read a book with a GR main page tag of Romance Get a Life, Chloe Brown(1 pt) ✅

1. Read a book that is set in London, Africa or India - Clockwork Prince(London) - 1 pt

2. Read a book with food in the title or on the cover - The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society - 1 pt

3. Read a book with a colourful cover, at least 5 different colours needed (different shade of the same colour do not count, font colour can be included) - - 2 pts

4. Read a book with a planet(s) or star(s) on the cover. - - 1 pt

5. Read a book with a GR main page tag of Paranormal - Clockwork Princess - 1 pt

6. Read a book with a GR main page tag of Romance. - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry - 1 pt

7. Read an epistolary novel (The term "epistolary novel" refers to the works of fiction that are written in the form of letters or other documents) - Reminders of Him - 1 pt

8. Read a book with the word 'Never', 'Give', or 'You' in the title - Lost in the Never Woods - 2 pts

9. Read a book with a talking animal(s) as one of the characters - The Cat Who Saved Books - 1pt

Total Points: 11 points

Total Points: 5

1. Read a book that is set in London, Africa or India (1)

2. Read a book with food in the title or on the cover (1)

6. Read a book with a GR main page tag of Romance (1)

7. Read an epistolary novel (1)

9. Read a book with a talking animal(s) as one of the characters (1)

I only managed to fulfill one task this month:

April Challenge - April Fool's Day

1. Read a book that is set in London, Africa or India: Playing for the Ashes by Elizabeth George which is set in London. (1 pt)

Total points after four months: 6

April Challenge - April Fool's Day

✔1. Read a book that is set in London, Africa or India A Perilous Undertaking 4/3 1pt

✔3. Read a book with a colourful cover, at least 5 different colours needed (different shade of the same colour do not count, font colour can be included) 4/28 1pt

✔5. Read a book with a GR main page tag of Paranormal House of Sky and Breath 4/23 1pt

✔6. Read a book with a GR main page tag of Romance A Treacherous Curse 4/9 1pt

✔7. Read an epistolary novel The Thursday Murder Club 4/25 1pt

✔10. Read a book with time travel as part of the story Sea of Tranquility 4/30 1pt

Total points: 6

2. Read a book with food in the title or on the cover- Crying in H Mart 2pts

3. Read a book with a colourful cover, at least 5 different colours needed- Firekeeper’s Daughter 2pts

4. Read a book with a planet(s) or star(s) on the cover.- Goodnight Moon 1pt

5. Read a book with a GR main page tag of Paranormal - The Book of Accidents. 2pts

6. Read a book with a GR main page tag of Romance - Act Your Age, Eve Brown (The Brown Sisters, #3) 2pts

7. Read an epistolary novel (The term "epistolary novel" refers to the works of fiction that are written in the form of letters or other documents) - Hour of the Witch 2pts

8. Read a book with the word 'Never', 'Give', or 'You' in the title - Wish You Were Here. 1pts

9. Read a book with a talking animal(s) as one of the characters - The Last House on Needless Street. 2pts


Total points : 14

- Read a book with a colourful cover, at least 5 different colours needed (different shade of the same colour do not count, font colour can be included)
The House in the Cerulean Sea -1pt
- Read a book with a GR main page tag of Romance
The Book of Lost Names - 1pt
- Read an epistolary novel (The term "epistolary novel" refers to the works of fiction that are written in the form of letters or other documents)
Rock Paper Scissors - 2pts.
- Read a book with a talking animal(s) as one of the characters
Perestroika in Paris - 1pt
Total = 5

Progress- 7/10
Points- 8

1. Read a book that is set in London, Africa or India
The Death of Vivek Oji - 1 point

3. Read a book with a colourful cover, at least 5 different colours needed (different shade of the same colour do not count, font colour can be included)
- 2 points

4. Read a book with a planet(s) or star(s) on the cover.
- 1 point

5. Read a book with a GR main page tag of Paranormal
The Book of Cold Cases - 1 point

6. Read a book with a GR main page tag of Romance
Regretting You - 1 point

7. Read an epistolary novel (The term "epistolary novel" refers to the works of fiction that are written in the form of letters or other documents)
Illuminae - 1 point

10. Read a book with time travel as part of the story
The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle - 1 point

Total Points= 6

3. Read a book with a colourful cover, at least 5 different colours needed: Read 4/19 , T. Jefferson Parker, +1

5. Read a book with a GR main page tag of Paranormal: Read 4/30 The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina. +2GR

7. Read an epistolary novel (The term "epistolary novel" refers to the works of fiction that are written in the form of letters or other documents): Read 4/30 Go Ask Alice, Beatrice Sparks +1

8. Read a book with the word 'Never', 'Give', or 'You' in the title: Read 4/27 You Made a Fool of Death With Your Beauty +1

9. Read a book with a talking animal(s) as one of the characters: Read 4/19 Afraid of Your Neighbor, Katharina E. Volk, +1

Lynn, Such Great Prompts 💕 Love Them, Wanted April to Last Longer

April Challenge Total 6 Points

1. Read a book that is set in London, Africa or India - The Rose Code - Finished 4/12 2 points

3. Read a book with a colourful cover, at least 5 different colours needed (different shade of the same colour do not count, font colour can be included) - A Lowcountry Bride - Finished 4/25 1 point

6. Read a book with a GR main page tag of Romance - The Devil and the Heiress Finished 4/6 1 point

8. Read a book with the word 'Never', 'Give', or 'You' in the title- People You Meet On Vacation - Finished 4/5 2 points

The Ones I did:
Goodread’s Choice April 2022 Challenge

1. BBC television programme Panorama ran a hoax in 1957, purporting to show the Swiss harvesting spaghetti from trees. They claimed that the despised pest, the spaghetti weevil, had been eradicated. A large number of people contacted the BBC wanting to know how to cultivate their own spaghetti trees.
- Read a book with food in the title or on the cover- Eat to Lose, Eat to Win- Rachel Beller*

3. 1962: Swedish national television broadcast a 5-minute special on how one could get color TV by placing a nylon stocking in front of the TV. Thousands of people tried it.
- Read a book with a colourful cover, at least 5 different colours needed (different shade of the same colour do not count, font colour can be included)- The Walk- Richard Paul Evans*




7. 2007: Google changed the login page for Gmail to announce a new service called Gmail Paper. The service offered to allow users of Google's free webmail service to add e-mails to a "Paper Archive", which Google would print (on "94% post-consumer organic soybean sputum") and mail via traditional post.
- Read an epistolary novel (The term "epistolary novel" refers to the works of fiction that are written in the form of letters or other documents)- The Sleepwalker- Chris Bohjalian*


8. 2008: All featured videos on YouTube linked to a video of Rick Astley's song "Never Gonna Give You Up", causing all users of the website who clicked on featured videos to be Rickrolled.
- Read a book with the word 'Never', 'Give', or 'You' in the title- Happiest You Ever - - Meera Lester, et al*

1. Read a book that is set in London, Africa or India: Great Expectations (1)

3. Read a book with a colorful cover, at least 5 colors: (2)

4. Read a book with a planet or stars on the cover: (1)

6. Read a book with a GR main page tag of Romance: A Court of Thorns and Roses (1)

7. Read an epistolary novel: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (1)

9. Read a book with a talking animal as one of the characters: Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There (1)

Points: 7

April Challenge - April Fool's Day
Total Points: 5

1. Read a book that is set in London, Africa or India: set in London The Left-Handed Booksellers of London 1 pt
3. Read a book with a colourful cover, 5 colors: yellow, pink, orange, blue, white, black 1 pt
6. Read a book with a GR main page tag of Romance Lore Olympus: Volume One 2 pts GCA Graphic Novel & Comics Winner
7. Read an epistolary novel (The term "epistolary novel" refers to the works of fiction that are written in the form of letters or other documents) Violeta 1 pt

Total Points: 10


1. Read a book that is set in London, Africa or India:
●A Right Royal Affair by Helen Juliet (+1)

2. Read a book with food in the title or on the cover:
●Bring Your Baggage and Don't Pack Light by Helen Ellis (+2)

3. Read a book with a colourful cover, at least 5 different colours needed (different shade of the same colour do not count, font colour can be included):
●The Geek Who Saved Christmas by Annabeth Albert (+1)

4. Read a book with a planet(s) or star(s) on the cover:
●Best Nerds Forever by James Patterson (+2)

5. Read a book with a GR main page tag of Paranormal:
●Trusted Bond by Mary Calmes (+1)

6. Read a book with a GR main page tag of Romance:
●Virgin Hearts by Emmy Sanders (+1)

7. Read an epistolary novel (The term "epistolary novel" refers to the works of fiction that are written in the form of letters or other documents):
●Evidence of the Affair by Taylor Jenkins Reid (+1)

8. Read a book with the word 'Never', 'Give', or 'You' in the title:
●Never Have I Evan by D.J. Jamison (+1)

Total Points: 13

1. - Read a book that is set in London, Africa or India - Murder on Cold Street - 1pt

2. - Read a book with food in the title or on the cover - Black Buck - GR Nominee, 2pts

3. - Read a book with a colourful cover, at least 5 different colours needed (different shade of the same colour do not count, font colour can be included) - Life's Too Short - GR Nominee, 2pts

4. - Read a book with a planet(s) or star(s) on the cover. - How the Light Gets In - 1pt

5. - Read a book with a GR main page tag of Paranormal - Cackle - GR Nominee, 2pts

6. - Read a book with a GR main page tag of Romance - We Are the Brennans - GR Nominee, 2pts

7.- Read an epistolary novel (The term "epistolary novel" refers to the works of fiction that are written in the form of letters or other documents) - Fortune Favors the Dead - 1pt

8. - Read a book with the word 'Never', 'Give', or 'You' in the title - When You Disappeared - 1pt

9. - Read a book with a talking animal(s) as one of the characters - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone - 1pt

5. Read a book with a paranormal tag – Remembrance by Meg Cabot (1 pt)

6. Read a book with a romance tag – Shipped by Angie Hockman (2 pts)

7. Read an epistolary novel – Party Princess by Meg Cabot (1 pt)

8. Read a book with the words Never, Give, or You in the title – Never Fall For Your Back Up Guy by Kate O’Keefe (1pt)

Total points: 5

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