Goodreads Choice Awards Book Club discussion

August 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

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[task description] - [book title] - [how many points]

August Summer Scavenger Hunt Total: 1 point

4. Read a book with one of the the following words in the title or depicted on the cover: Colour (the word or a specific colour will be accepted), Crown, Day (the word or a specific day will be accepted), Death, Dog, Door, Dress, Elephant, Eye, Family Iona Iverson's Rules for Commuting (1 pt)

2. Read a book with one of the the following words in the title or depicted on the cover: Bird (generic or specific type will be accepted), Book, Boy, Butterfly, Candle, Car, Cat, Child, City, Clock - (City) - 1 pt

10. Read a book with one of the the following words in the title or depicted on the cover: School, Shoes, Snake, Snow, Stars, Sun, Sword, War, Wife, Year - The Echo Wife - 2 pts

Total Points : 3 pts

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Completed 8/17 - 10 points

1. Go to the acknowledgements of the last book that you've read. The first name you see, find a book by an author with the same name (can be first, middle of surname)

First name in acknowledgements of Bravey: Jeremy
Triumph: The Untold Story of Jesse Owens and Hitler's OlympicsOnce a Girl, Always a Boy: A Family Memoir of a Transgender Journey - written by Jeremy Schaap - DONE


2. Read a book with one of the the following words in the title or depicted on the cover: Bird (generic or specific type will be accepted), Book, Boy, Butterfly, Candle, Car, Cat, Child, City, Clock

The Grapes of Wrath - boy on the cover - DONE


3. Go to the first book you completed this year, read a book with the same number of letters in the title

Same number of letters (8) as "Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup":
Becoming - 8 letters - DONE


4. Read a book with one of the the following words in the title or depicted on the cover: Colour (the word or a specific colour will be accepted), Crown, Day (the word or a specific day will be accepted), Death, Dog, Door, Dress, Elephant, Eye, Family

Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love - families on the cover - DONE


5. Go to Goodreads and find the entry for your favourite book of the year so far, go to the shelves list for that book go to the 10th most shelved tag and read a book with same tag

Favorite book: Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley StartupBad Blood - 10th tag: Writing - Journalism
An Ugly Truth: Inside Facebook's Battle for Domination - Genre: Writing - Journalism - DONE


6. Read a book with one of the the following words in the title or depicted on the cover: Flower (the word or a specific type will be accepted), Girl, Hand, Hat, Heart, House, Husband, Key, King, Knife

What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma - Flowers on the cover - DONE


7. Pick any of your 5 star reads, got to page 27 of that book, choose a word from that page, read a book with that word in the title or depicted on the cover.

Words on page 27 of Bravey: Money, mother, humans, life, world, dark, times, summer, far, people, grand, old, things
Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted - the word "life" in the title - DONE


8. Read a book with one of the the following words in the title or depicted on the cover: Love, Mask, Money, Moon, Morning, Name (the word or specific names will be accepted), Night, Number (the word or a specific number will be accepted), Queen, Ring

Writing Tools: 55 Essential Strategies for Every Writer - a number in the title - DONE


9. Go to your least favourite book of the year, read a book with the same amount of pages (within a 10 page range)

Least favorite book of 2022: Tell Me I’m Worthless: 264 pages
Die Alpenfront einst und jetzt: Auf den Spuren des Gebirgskrieges 1915-1918 - 272 pages - DONE


10. Read a book with one of the the following words in the title or depicted on the cover: School, Shoes, Snake, Snow, Stars, Sun, Sword, War, Wife, Year

In a New York Minute - people with shoes on the cover - DONE

August Summer Scavenger Hunt Total; 10 points

1. Go to the acknowledgements of the last book that you've read. The first name you see, find a book by an author with the same name (can be first, middle of surname) The Wife Upstairs(2)

2. Read a book with one of the the following words in the title or depicted on the cover: Bird (generic or specific type will be accepted), Book, Boy, Butterfly, Candle, Car, Cat, Child, City, Clock
The Raven Boys(1)

4. Read a book with one of the the following words in the title or depicted on the cover: Colour (the word or a specific colour will be accepted), Crown, Day (the word or a specific day will be accepted), Death, Dog, Door, Dress, Elephant, Eye, FamilySix Crimson Cranes(2)

5. Go to Goodreads and find the entry for your favourite book of the year so far, go to the shelves list for that book go to the 10th most shelved tag and read a book with same tagWhere the Crawdads Sing(1)

7. Pick any of your 5 star reads, got to page 27 of that book, choose a word from that page, read a book with that word in the title or depicted on the cover.The Final Girl Support Group(2)

9. Go to your least favourite book of the year, read a book with the same amount of pages (within a 10 page range) The Lincoln Highway(2)

August Summer Scavenger Hunt
4/5

✔️ 3. Go to the first book you completed this year, read a book with the same number of letters in the title


✔️ 4. Read a book with one of the the following words in the title or depicted on the cover: Colour (the word or a specific colour will be accepted), Crown, Day (the word or a specific day will be accepted), Death, Dog, Door, Dress, Elephant, Eye, Family


✔️ 5. Go to Goodreads and find the entry for your favourite book of the year so far, go to the shelves list for that book go to the 10th most shelved tag and read a book with same tag


✔️ 7. Pick any of your 5 star reads, got to page 27 of that book, choose a word from that page, read a book with that word in the title or depicted on the cover.

August Summer Scavenger Hunt
Total Points: 4


4. "DOG" on cover 1 Pt
5. 10th tag: Drama The Importance of Being Earnest 1 Pt
6 "Flower" in the title Honeysuckle Season 1 Pt
8. "Moon" in the title The Last of the Moon Girls 1 Pt

August Summer Scavenger Hunt
Total Points: 12

1. Go to the acknowledgements of the last book that you've read. The first name you see, find a book by an author with the same name (can be first, middle of surname) - What Happened to the Bennetts 1pt

2. Read a book with one of the the following words in the title or depicted on the cover: Bird (generic or specific type will be accepted), Book, Boy, Butterfly, Candle, Car, Cat, Child, City, Clock - One Last Stop 2pts (GR Nominee)

4. Read a book with one of the the following words in the title or depicted on the cover: Colour (the word or a specific colour will be accepted), Crown, Day (the word or a specific day will be accepted), Death, Dog, Door, Dress, Elephant, Eye, Family - Our Last Days in Barcelona 1pt

5. Go to Goodreads and find the entry for your favourite book of the year so far, go to the shelves list for that book go to the 10th most shelved tag and read a book with same tag - Beautiful Ruins 1pt

6. Read a book with one of the the following words in the title or depicted on the cover: Flower (the word or a specific type will be accepted), Girl, Hand, Hat, Heart, House, Husband, Key, King, Knife - The Summer Place 1pt

7. Pick any of your 5 star reads, got to page 27 of that book, choose a word from that page, read a book with that word in the title or depicted on the cover. - Later 2pts (GR Nominee)

8. Read a book with one of the the following words in the title or depicted on the cover: Love, Mask, Money, Moon, Morning, Name (the word or specific names will be accepted), Night, Number (the word or a specific number will be accepted), Queen, Ring - The Lincoln Highway 2pts (GR Nominee)

9. Go to your least favourite book of the year, read a book with the same amount of pages (within a 10 page range) - Sparks Like Stars 1pt

10. Read a book with one of the the following words in the title or depicted on the cover: School, Shoes, Snake, Snow, Stars, Sun, Sword, War, Wife, Year - The Masterpiece 1pt

These books are the ones I read.
August Goodreads Choice 2022
• August Summer Scavenger Hunt



2. Read a book with one of the the following words in the title or depicted on the cover: Bird (generic or specific type will be accepted), Book, Boy, Butterfly, Candle, Car, Cat, Child, City, Clock- The Ones We Keep- Bobbie Jean Huff*



6. Read a book with one of the the following words in the title or depicted on the cover: Flower (the word or a specific type will be accepted), Girl, Hand, Hat, Heart, House, Husband, Key, King, Knife- Duet in Beirut- Mishka Ben-David*



10. Read a book with one of the the following words in the title or depicted on the cover: School, Shoes, Snake, Snow, Stars, Sun, Sword, War, Wife, Year- Kennedy’s hugs- Jason and Heather Hansen*

August Reading Challenge
Total Points= 11

Lynn, Incredible Prompts this month. This should be Fun 😌

2. Read a book with one of the the following words in the title or depicted on the cover: Bird (generic or specific type will be accepted), Book, Boy, Butterfly, Candle, Car, Cat, Child, City, Clock: Read: 8/9 , Marie Brenner (Word City in Title and NYC Skyline On Cover), +1

3. Go to the first book you completed this year, read a book with the same number of letters in the title: (Needs to be 15 Letters): Read 8/22 Every Last Secret + 🎧, A.R. Torre, +2GR

4. Read a book with one of the the following words in the title or depicted on the cover: Colour (the word or a specific colour will be accepted), Crown, Day (the word or a specific day will be accepted), Death, Dog, Door, Dress, Elephant, Eye, Family: Read 8/10 , Amor Towles, (Picture Shows Door to Balcony Opened), +1

5. Go to Goodreads and find the entry for your favourite book of the year so far, go to the shelves list for that book go to the 10th most shelved tag and read a book with same tag: Read 8/22 (Tag Adult Fiction) + 🎧, Kirstin Chen, +1

6. Read a book with one of the the following words in the title or depicted on the cover: Flower (the word or a specific type will be accepted), Girl, Hand, Hat, Heart, House, Husband, Key, King, Knife: Read 8/12 +🎧, Carol Leonnig, (cover: hand of Secret Service Officer), +2GR

7. Pick any of your 5 star reads, got to page 27 of that book, choose a word from that page, read a book with that word in the title or depicted on the cover: Read 8/14 + 🎧, Jean Hanff Korelitz, ( Red. The Latecomer has Red Flowers on Cover), +1

8. Read a book with one of the the following words in the title or depicted on the cover: Love, Mask, Money, Moon, Morning, Name (the word or specific names will be accepted), Night, Number (the word or a specific number will be accepted), Queen, Ring:
Read 8/12 , Kate Quinn, (Moon), +1

9. Go to your least favourite book of the year, read a book with the same amount of pages (within a 10 page range): Read 8/20 Hester, Laurie Lico Albanese, (has 335 Pages, same as least favorite, Sister Stardust). +1

10. Read a book with one of the the following words in the title or depicted on the cover: School, Shoes, Snake, Snow, Stars, Sun, Sword, War, Wife, Year: Read 8/31 , Ellen Marie Wiseman, (Shoes on Cover), +1

August Summer Scavenger Hunt

✔1. Go to the acknowledgements of the last book that you've read. The first name you see, find a book by an author with the same name (can be first, middle of surname)
Sarah - Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas 8/24 1pt

✔2. Read a book with one of the the following words in the title or depicted on the cover: Bird (generic or specific type will be accepted), Book, Boy, Butterfly, Candle, Car, Cat, Child, City, Clock
8/2 1pt

✔3. Go to the first book you completed this year, read a book with the same number of letters in the title The Queen's Gambit -> Alfred Hitchcock 8/30 1pt

✔4. Read a book with one of the the following words in the title or depicted on the cover: Colour (the word or a specific colour will be accepted), Crown, Day (the word or a specific day will be accepted), Death, Dog, Door, Dress, Elephant, Eye, Family Crown of Midnight 8/16 1pt

✔5. Go to Goodreads and find the entry for your favourite book of the year so far, go to the shelves list for that book go to the 10th most shelved tag and read a book with same tag A Court of Wings and Ruin > High Fantasy > The Assassin's Blade 8/7 1pt

✔9. Go to your least favourite book of the year, read a book with the same amount of pages (within a 10 page range) The Disordered Cosmos: A Journey into Dark Matter, Spacetime, and Dreams Deferred -> 320p -> The Facemaker: One Surgeon's Battle to Mend the Disfigured Soldiers of World War I -> 315p 8/18 1pt

✔10. Read a book with one of the the following words in the title or depicted on the cover: School, Shoes, Snake, Snow, Stars, Sun, Sword War, Wife, Year 8/3 1pt

Total: 7pts

1. Go to the acknowledgements of the last book that you've read. The first name you see, find a book by an author with the same name (can be first, middle of surname). “Pat”. Titch . 1pt

2. Read a book with one of the the following words in the title or depicted on the cover: Bird (generic or specific type will be accepted), Book, Boy, Butterfly, Candle, Car, Cat, Child, City, Clock. The Merciless Ones . 1pt

4. Read a book with one of the the following words in the title or depicted on the cover: Colour (the word or a specific colour will be accepted), Crown, Day (the word or a specific day will be accepted), Death, Dog, Door, Dress, Elephant, Eye, Family. Canal Days Calamity . 1pt

5. Go to Goodreads and find the entry for your favourite book of the year so far, go to the shelves list for that book go to the 10th most shelved tag and read a book with same tag. Between the World and Me 1pt

6. Read a book with one of the the following words in the title or depicted on the cover: Flower (the word or a specific type will be accepted), Girl, Hand, Hat, Heart, House, Husband, Key, King, Knife. Klara and the Sun . GR. 2pts

7. Pick any of your 5 star reads, got to page 27 of that book, choose a word from that page, read a book with that word in the title or depicted on the cover. “Patience”. The Murder of Patience Brooke . 1pt

8. Read a book with one of the the following words in the title or depicted on the cover: Love, Mask, Money, Moon, Morning, Name (the word or specific names will be accepted), Night, Number (the word or a specific number will be accepted), Queen, Ring. The Night She Disappeared . GR. 2pts

10. Read a book with one of the the following words in the title or depicted on the cover: School, Shoes, Snake, Snow, Stars, Sun, Sword, War, Wife, Year. The Atlas Six . 1 pts


Total: 10 pts

August Points Total 6 points


2. Read a book with one of the the following words in the title or depicted on the cover: Bird (generic or specific type will be accepted), Book, Boy, Butterfly, Candle, Car, Cat, Child, City, Clock - Last Summer at the Golden Hotel- Finished 8/25 1 point

4. Read a book with one of the the following words in the title or depicted on the cover: Colour (the word or a specific colour will be accepted), Crown, Day (the word or a specific day will be accepted), Death, Dog, Door, Dress, Elephant, Eye, Family - From Below Blue on cover - Finished 1 point

6. Read a book with one of the the following words in the title or depicted on the cover: Flower (the word or a specific type will be accepted), Girl, Hand, Hat, Heart, House, Husband, Key, King, Knife- Just Like Home Finished 8/17 1 point

8. Read a book with one of the the following words in the title or depicted on the cover: Love, Mask, Money, Moon, Morning, Name (the word or specific names will be accepted), Night, Number (the word or a specific number will be accepted), Queen, Ring - The Love Hypothesis - Finished - 2 points

10. Read a book with one of the the following words in the title or depicted on the cover: School, Shoes, Snake, Snow, Stars, Sun, Sword, War, Wife, Year- Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe - Finished 8/31 1 point

Total points: 9 pts

2. Read a book with one of the following words in the title or on the cover: bird, book, boy, butterfly, candle, car, child, city or clock – The Book of Lost Names by Kristin Harmel (1 pt)

5. Go to Goodreads, find your favorite book of the year so far, go to the shelves list for the book and go to the 10th most shelve tag and read a book with that same tag: favorite book was shipped by Angie Hockman, tenth tag was popsugar list of books released in 2021. Book read from this tag is The Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren (2 pts)

6. Read a book with one of the following words in the title or on the cover: flower, girl, hand, heart, house, husband, key, king or knife – King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo (1 pt)

7. Pick any of your five star reads go to page 27 choose a word from that page and read a book with that word in the title or on the cover. From Shipped on page 27 word chosen was "wings" Book red was A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas (1 pt)

8. Read a book with one of the following words in the title or uncover: love mask money moon morning name night numbers queen or ring: the love hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood (2 pts)

Go to your least favorite book of the year read a book with the same amount of pages within a 10 page range. Least favorite book was beautiful world where are you 368 pages book read this month was dear Evan Hansen by Val Enoch (1 pt)

Oooops! My total was actually 8, not 9! Sorry!

Progress- 6/10
Points- 6

2. Read a book with one of the the following words in the title or depicted on the cover: Bird (generic or specific type will be accepted), Book, Boy, Butterfly, Candle, Car, Cat, Child, City, Clock
Book Lovers- 1 point

3. Go to the first book you completed this year, read a book with the same number of letters in the title
First book of the year- Drinking: A Love Story, 18 letters
Book chosen- The Lost Girl in Paris, 18 letters- 1 point

5. Go to Goodreads and find the entry for your favourite book of the year so far, go to the shelves list for that book go to the 10th most shelved tag and read a book with same tag
Favorite book of the year- A Thousand Splendid Suns, 10th most shelved tag- https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
Book chosen- Little Fires Everywhere- 1 point

6. Read a book with one of the the following words in the title or depicted on the cover: Flower (the word or a specific type will be accepted), Girl, Hand, Hat, Heart, House, Husband, Key, King, Knife
Kaikeyi- 1 point

8. Read a book with one of the the following words in the title or depicted on the cover: Love, Mask, Money, Moon, Morning, Name (the word or specific names will be accepted), Night, Number (the word or a specific number will be accepted), Queen, Ring
The Queen of the Tearling- 1 point

10. Read a book with one of the the following words in the title or depicted on the cover: School, Shoes, Snake, Snow, Stars, Sun, Sword, War, Wife, Year
The Lioness of Morocco- Wife on cover- 1 point

1. Go to the acknowledgements of the last book that you've read. The first name you see, find a book by an author with the same name (can be first, middle of surname): A Court of Frost and Starlight (1 pt)

2. Read a book with one of the the following words in the title or depicted on the cover: Bird (generic or specific type will be accepted), Book, Boy, Butterfly, Candle, Car, Cat, Child, City, Clock

3. Go to the first book you completed this year, read a book with the same number of letters in the title

4. Read a book with one of the the following words in the title or depicted on the cover: Colour (the word or a specific colour will be accepted), Crown, Day (the word or a specific day will be accepted), Death, Dog, Door, Dress, Elephant, Eye, Family: The Rose Code (2 pt)

5. Go to Goodreads and find the entry for your favourite book of the year so far, go to the shelves list for that book go to the 10th most shelved tag and read a book with same tag

6. Read a book with one of the the following words in the title or depicted on the cover: Flower (the word or a specific type will be accepted), Girl, Hand, Hat, Heart, House, Husband, Key, King, Knife: The Witch's Heart (2 pt)

7. Pick any of your 5 star reads, got to page 27 of that book, choose a word from that page, read a book with that word in the title or depicted on the cover.

8. Read a book with one of the the following words in the title or depicted on the cover: Love, Mask, Money, Moon, Morning, Name (the word or specific names will be accepted), Night, Number (the word or a specific number will be accepted), Queen, Ring

9. Go to your least favourite book of the year, read a book with the same amount of pages (within a 10 page range)

10. Read a book with one of the the following words in the title or depicted on the cover: School, Shoes, Snake, Snow, Stars, Sun, Sword, War, Wife, Year

Total: 5 pt

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