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message 1: by Grainne (last edited Dec 26, 2022 01:49AM) (new)

Grainne Coughlan | 1298 comments The 2023 reading challenge.
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...


message 4: by Grainne (new)

Grainne Coughlan | 1298 comments 1. Badge 1, Book 1
2. Puzzle 4, Task 6
3. Link – A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
4. Paperback, 493 pages
5. Read a book that is a coming-of-age story.
6. It tells of Francie Nolan as she grows up as she grows up in Brooklyn in New York.


message 5: by Janice, Moderator (new)

Janice (jamasc) | 59907 comments 🔆


message 6: by Grainne (new)

Grainne Coughlan | 1298 comments 1. Badge 1, Book 2
2. Puzzle 2, Task 4.
3. Link – In Sunshine or in Shadow: How Boxing Brought Hope in the Troubles
4. Kindle edition, 384 pages
5. Read a book with a higher than 4.1 average rating on Goodreads.
6. It's rated 4.58 on Goodreads today 01.26.


message 7: by Janice, Moderator (new)

Janice (jamasc) | 59907 comments 🔆


message 8: by Grainne (last edited Feb 05, 2023 05:46AM) (new)

Grainne Coughlan | 1298 comments 1. Badge 1, Book 3
2. Puzzle 11, Task 4.
3. Link – Really Good, Actually
4. Audio, Hardcover edition 384 pages
5. Read a book that was/is a new release in 2023.
6. It was released in January 2023.


message 9: by Janice, Moderator (new)

Janice (jamasc) | 59907 comments 🔆


message 10: by Grainne (new)

Grainne Coughlan | 1298 comments 1. Badge 1, Book 4
2. Puzzle 12, Task 3
3. Link – The Family Upstairs
4. Paperback edition 464 pages
5. Read a book that has a pregnant a character or a new born baby in it.
6. Two different characters are pregnant at different times and the baby is born which is significant because the baby inherits at the age of 25. When the book starts, she has just turned 25 years of age.


message 11: by Grainne (last edited Feb 07, 2023 06:35AM) (new)

Grainne Coughlan | 1298 comments 1. Badge 1, Book 5
2. Puzzle 10, Task 1
3. Link – The Girl Who Drank the Moon
4. Audio, Hardcover edition 388 pages
5. Read a book with the moon on the cover or in the title.
6. The word moon is in the title.


message 12: by Janice, Moderator (new)

Janice (jamasc) | 59907 comments 🔆


message 13: by Grainne (new)

Grainne Coughlan | 1298 comments 1. Badge 1, Book 6
2. Puzzle 8, Task 10
3. Link – The Heir
The Heir (The Selection, #4) by Kiera Cass
4. Audio, Hardcover edition 342 pages
5. Read a book with someone wearing a gown on the cover.
6. The woman is wearing a gown on the cover.


message 14: by Grainne (new)

Grainne Coughlan | 1298 comments 1. Badge 1, Book 7
2. Puzzle 9, Task 7
3. Link – That's Another Story: The Autobiography
4. ebook 304 pages
5. Read a book written by a British author.
6. Julie Walters is a British author.


message 15: by Janice, Moderator (new)

Janice (jamasc) | 59907 comments 🔆


message 16: by Grainne (new)

Grainne Coughlan | 1298 comments 1. Badge 1, Book 8
2. Puzzle 5, Task 2
3. Link – All Your Perfects
4. paperback 305 pages
5. Read a book that contains the word - error, mistake, or perfect in the title.
6. The title contains the word 'perfects'


message 17: by Janice, Moderator (new)

Janice (jamasc) | 59907 comments 🔆


message 18: by Grainne (last edited Mar 23, 2023 05:18AM) (new)

Grainne Coughlan | 1298 comments 1. Badge 1, Book 9
2. Puzzle 6, Task 10
3. Link – The Puma Years by Laura Coleman
The Puma Years
4. I listened to the audio. The paperback edition has 290 pages.
5. Read a book where the cover has flowers with stems.
6. The cover has flowers with stems.


message 19: by Grainne (new)

Grainne Coughlan | 1298 comments 1. Badge 1, Book 10
2. Puzzle 1, Task 10
3. Link – Welcome to the School by the Sea
4. I listened to the audio. The paperback edition has 304 pages.
5. Read a book with "sea" in the title.
6. The word sea is in the title.


message 20: by Janice, Moderator (new)

Janice (jamasc) | 59907 comments 🔆


message 21: by Grainne (new)

Grainne Coughlan | 1298 comments 1. Badge 1, Book 11
2. Puzzle 7, Task 1
3. Link – The Master and Margarita
4. I listened to the ebook.It has 445 pages.
5. Read a book set between 1901-1946
6. It is set in the 1930's.


message 22: by Grainne (new)

Grainne Coughlan | 1298 comments 1. Badge 1, Book 12
2. Puzzle 3, Task 3
3. Link – The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
4. I listened to the audio. The paperback edition has 193 pages.
5. Read a book marked as MPG of humor.
6. The MPG is marked as humor.


message 23: by Janice, Moderator (new)

Janice (jamasc) | 59907 comments 🔆

Congrats on finishing the first badge.


message 24: by Grainne (last edited Mar 31, 2023 07:15AM) (new)

Grainne Coughlan | 1298 comments For my notes:
Puzzle 1 Task 10 Welcome to the School by the Sea
Puzzle 2 Task 4 In Sunshine or in Shadow: How Boxing Brought Hope in the Troubles
Puzzle 3 Task 3 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Puzzle 4 Task 6 A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Puzzle 5 Task 2 All Your Perfects
Puzzle 6 Task 10 The Puma Years
Puzzle 7 Task 1 The Master and Margarita
Puzzle 8 Task 10 The Heir
Puzzle 9 Task 7 That's Another Story: The Autobiography
Puzzle 10 Task 1 The Girl Who Drank the Moon
Puzzle 11 Task 4 Really Good, Actually
Puzzle 12 Task 3 The Family Upstairs


message 25: by Grainne (new)

Grainne Coughlan | 1298 comments Janice wrote: "🔆

Congrats on finishing the first badge."


Thank you for the badge @Janice. I love it!


message 26: by Grainne (new)

Grainne Coughlan | 1298 comments 1. Badge 2, Book 1
2. Puzzle 5, Task 1
3. Link – Counterfeit
4. I listened to the audio. The hardcover edition has 288 pages.
5. Read a book that is set in at least 3 different countries across the globe.
6. This book is set in the United States, China, and Hong Kong.


message 27: by Grainne (last edited Apr 05, 2023 06:27AM) (new)

Grainne Coughlan | 1298 comments 1. Badge 2, Book 2
2. Puzzle 5, Task 3
3. Link – Tilly and the Bookwanderers (Pages & Co., #1) by Anna James
Tilly and the Bookwanderers
4. I listened to the audio. The hardcover edition has 400 pages.
5. Read a book that has at least one playing card on the cover.
6. The book has playing cards on the cover probably linked to Alice in Wonderland that's mentioned in the story.


message 28: by Janice, Moderator (new)

Janice (jamasc) | 59907 comments 🔆


message 29: by Grainne (last edited May 12, 2023 10:04PM) (new)

Grainne Coughlan | 1298 comments ***cancelled****
1. Badge 2, Book 3
2. Puzzle 4, Task 3
3. Link – What Are You Laughing At?: How to Write Humor for Screenplays, Stories, and More
What Are You Laughing At? How to Write Humor for Screenplays, Stories, and More by Brad Schreiber
4. I read the kindle edition 308 pages.
5. Read a book that has one or more barnyard animals on the cover.
6. The book has a pig on the cover.


message 30: by Janice, Moderator (new)

Janice (jamasc) | 59907 comments 🔆


message 31: by Grainne (new)

Grainne Coughlan | 1298 comments Grainne wrote: "1. Badge 2, Book 3
2. Puzzle 4, Task 3
3. Link – What Are You Laughing At?: How to Write Humor for Screenplays, Stories, and More
[bookcover:What Are You Laughing At?: How to Write ..."


Hi Janice,
I am not sure how to go about doing this. It's the first time I've asked. I find myself reading for Puzzle 6 more than Puzzle 4. Can I change this to

Puzzle 6 Task 7? If it is possible, can you let me know how to go about doing that.


message 32: by Janice, Moderator (new)

Janice (jamasc) | 59907 comments 🔆

It's done, Grainne. I have updated the tracker to show the change. You are now reading puzzle 5 & 6 for badge 2?


message 33: by Grainne (new)

Grainne Coughlan | 1298 comments Yes, that’s right. Thank you.


message 34: by Grainne (new)

Grainne Coughlan | 1298 comments 1. Badge 2, Book 3
2. Puzzle 6, Task 3
3. Link – The Diamond Eye
4. I listened to the audio. The hardcover edition has 435 pages.
5. Read a book with the name of a gem in the title.
6. The book has the word 'diamond' in the title.


message 35: by Janice, Moderator (new)

Janice (jamasc) | 59907 comments 🔆


message 36: by Grainne (new)

Grainne Coughlan | 1298 comments 1. Badge 2, Book 4
2. Puzzle 5, Task 10
3. Link – Billy Connolly's Route 66: The Big Yin on the Ultimate American Road Trip
Billy Connolly's Route 66 The Big Yin on the Ultimate American Road Trip by Billy Connolly
4. I listened to the audio. The hardcover edition has 320 pages.
5. Read a book with a road on the cover. The road must have clear lanes.
6. The photo is taken on the road and the lanes are visible.


message 37: by Janice, Moderator (new)

Janice (jamasc) | 59907 comments 🔆


message 38: by Grainne (new)

Grainne Coughlan | 1298 comments 1. Badge 2, Book 5
2. Puzzle 6, Task 9
3. Link – Regretting You
Regretting You by Colleen Hoover
4. I listened to the audio. The hardcover edition has 363 pages.
5. Read a book where the title is script font.
6. The title is in script font and the last word is ripped paper shaped into the word.


message 39: by Janice, Moderator (new)

Janice (jamasc) | 59907 comments 🔆


message 40: by Grainne (new)

Grainne Coughlan | 1298 comments 1. Badge 2, Book 6
2. Puzzle 6, Task 7
3. Link – What Are You Laughing At?: How to Write Humor for Screenplays, Stories, and More
4. I listened to the audio. The hardcover edition has 278 pages.
5. Read a book where there is a character that is a teacher.
6. The character is a teacher in writing screenplays and comedy for stage.


message 41: by Grainne (last edited May 21, 2023 03:10AM) (new)

Grainne Coughlan | 1298 comments 1. Badge 2, Book 7
2. Puzzle 6, Task 5
3. Link – Dust Child
4. I read the e-book. It has 353 pages.
5. Read a book set in the 60's of any century.
6. The book is set in Vietnam during the war in 1969.


message 42: by Janice, Moderator (new)

Janice (jamasc) | 59907 comments 🔆


message 43: by Grainne (new)

Grainne Coughlan | 1298 comments 1. Badge 2, Book 8
2. Puzzle 5, Task 4
3. Link – Children of Blood and Bone
4. I listened to the audio. The hardcover has 544 pages.
5. Read a book that is MPG of YA.
6. The book's main page lists Young Adult as a genre.


message 44: by Janice, Moderator (new)

Janice (jamasc) | 59907 comments 🔆


message 45: by Grainne (new)

Grainne Coughlan | 1298 comments 1. Badge 2, Book 9
2. Puzzle 6, Task 8
3. Link – Meik Wiking (Author)
The Little Book of Hygge: The Danish Way to Live Well
4. I listened to the audio. The hardcover has 289 pages.
5. Read a book written by an author whose initials are MW.
6. The author's initials are MW.


message 46: by Grainne (new)

Grainne Coughlan | 1298 comments 1. Badge 2, Book 10
2. Puzzle 5, Task 9
3. Link – Lovelight Farms
4. I listened to the audio. The hardcover has 336 pages.
5. Read a book where the main character is a business woman.
6. The main character owns a Christmas tree farm that sells Christmas trees.


message 47: by Janice, Moderator (new)

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message 48: by Grainne (new)

Grainne Coughlan | 1298 comments Badge 2, Book 11
2. Puzzle 5, Task 5
3. Link – Meik Wiking
The Art of Making Memories: How to Create and Remember Happy Moments
4. I listened to the audio. The hardcover has 288 pages.
5. Read a book set in Denmark or written by a Danish author.
6. Meik Wiking is a Danish author.


message 49: by Janice, Moderator (new)

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message 50: by Grainne (new)

Grainne Coughlan | 1298 comments Badge 2, Book 12
2. Puzzle 6, Task 2
3. We're Going to Need More Wine by Gabrielle Union
We're Going to Need More Wine
4. I listened to the audio. The hardcover has 272 pages.
5. Read a book with someone wearing jeans on the cover.
6. The person on the cover is wearing jeans.


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