You'll love this one...!! A book club & more discussion

It's here: The YLTO yearly challenge 2019
And here's a link to my Planning Thread

How to report:
1. Challenge Progress: Identify where you are in the challenge – Badge 1, book 1 (2, 3, 4, etc.)
2. List Movie
3 List Task
4. Link to book read. REQUIRED: If the cover is part of the task, link the cover of the edition you read as well.
5. List the number of pages of the edition you read.
6. Give a very brief summary of the task.
7. State how the book fits the criteria.
8. Specifications required in the task.

Can't believe it : 2019 already...

Books where multiple categories are possible:

Das Lavendelzimmer
bookshop, flowers on cover, romance, first published since 2000?

Creation Machine
First in series. Trilogy. space opera. first published since 2000

Episode 1 Suggestions
12 books needed

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✔Book 1:
12 Strong: The Declassified True Story of the Horse Soldiers
4. Setting: Afghanistan - The country's strategic location along the Silk Road connected it to the cultures of the Middle East and other parts of Asia. Read a book with the word "Silk" in title.
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✔Book 2:
Annihilation
5. Genre: Science Fiction - Read a book from the genre Science Fiction. The genre must be listed on the book's main page.
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Book 3:
Bel Canto

Book 4:
Between Shades of Gray (Ashes in the Snow)

3. Actor: Bel Powley's maternal grandmother, Betty is originally from Dublin. Read a book set in Ireland or by an Irish author.

4. Setting: Read a book that is set in one of these countries that border on the Baltic Sea: Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Estonia, Latvia, or Lithuania.
Required: State the name of the country.

✔Book 5:
Boy Erased: A Memoir of Identity, Faith, and Family
2. Author: Read a book with a single word title.
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Book 6:
Crazy Rich Asians
3. Actor: Read a retelling of Shakespeare.
Required - Explain how the book fits this task.

Book 7:
The Darkest Minds

Book 8:
The Death Cure
2. Author: Read a book that has "Opera" in title or is in the Space Opera genre. The genre must be listed on the main book page.

✔Book 9:
Every Day
2. Author: Read a book by an author whose first book was published 2000 or later.
6. Trivia: Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale. Read a book where the title starts with the letter "B".
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Book 10:
Fahrenheit 451
2. Author: Ray Bradbury named Edgar Rice Burroughs, John Steinbeck, Jules Verne, and Stanley G. Weinbaum as his influences. Read a book written by one of these authors.
3. Actor: Read a book about books.
4. Setting: Read a book set in Austria or is written by an Austrian author.
5. Genre: Read a Classic Sci-Fi book.
6. Trivia: Read a book named in another book.

Book 12:
First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong
4. Setting: Space - Read a book that is set in Space.

Book 13:
Forever My Girl
2. Author: Read a book about the ancient Romans.

Book 14:
The Girl in the Spider's Web
2. Author: David Lagercrantz - Using the letters in "David Lagercrantz" make a word of at least 3 letters long. Read a book with that exact word in the title.

✔Book 15:
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
6. Trivia: Read a book that has flowers on cover.
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Has flowers (lavender?) on the cover
Das Lavendelzimmer

Book 16:
The Hate U Give
3. Actor: Read a book that is set in Iceland, Greenland, or Alaska.

Book 18:
Juliet, Naked
6. Trivia: Read a book that was a Goodreads Choice Winner in any year.

✔Book 19:
The Jungle Book Movie name, Mowgli
5. Genre: Read a Short Story Anthology. The genre must be listed on the book's main page.
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✔Book 23:
Mary Poppins
4. Setting: London - Read a book set in London, England.
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✔Book 25:
Monster
Read a book that is set wholly or in part in a prison.
In the book, Arthur Conan Doyle is locked up in Newgate Prison
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✔Book 27:
Nutcracker and Mouse King and The Tale of the Nutcracker
4. Setting: Germany - Read a book set in Germany or written by a German author.
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Book is set in Germany and has a German author - Rita Falk

✔Book 30:
Ready Player One
2. Author: Ernest Cline is an Aries. Revisit Zodiac Challenge and read ONE task for Aries.
f. Superhero Ares: Book with "God" in title, or mythology genre
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GR genre shows as mythology

✔Book 32:
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
4. Setting: Shady Creek, Georgia - Read a book set near a river or creek.
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✔Book 34:
The Sisters Brothers
4. Setting: Oregon & California - Read a book set in Oregon or California.
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Episode 2 Suggestions
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Book 1:
12 Strong: The Declassified True Story of the Horse Soldiers
2. Read a book from a trilogy. It may be any book in the trilogy.
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3. Actor: Chris Helmsworth was born in Melbourne, Australia. Read a book that is set in Australia, or written by an Australian author
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✔4. Setting: Afghanistan - "Silk" in title.
5. Genre: Non-Fiction - Read a book that is non-fiction.
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Book 2:
Annihilation
2. Read a book from Best Environmental Books list
Required: State the position the book is on the list (43)

✔5. Genre: Science Fiction

Book 3:
Bel Canto

Book 4:
Between Shades of Gray (Ashes in the Snow)
2. Author: Ruta Sepetys lives in a treehouse in the hills of Tennessee. Read a book with "tree" or "house" in the title.

3. Actor: Bel Powley's maternal grandmother, Betty is originally from Dublin. Read a book set in Ireland or by an Irish author.

✔✔4. Setting: Read a book that is set in one of these countries that border on the Baltic Sea: Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Estonia, Latvia, or Lithuania.
Required: State the name of the country - Sweden
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✔✔6. Trivia: Ashes in the Snow. Read a book that has "Ashes" or "Snow" in the title Snow Country
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Book 5:
Boy Erased: A Memoir of Identity, Faith, and Family
✔2. Author: Read a book with a single word title.

3. Actor: Lucas Hedges - When asked about his sexuality in 2018, Hedges said: "In the early stages of my life, some of the people I was most infatuated with were my closest male friends." Read a book about boyhood friends.


Book 6:
Crazy Rich Asians
3. Actor: Read a retelling of Shakespeare.
Required - Explain how the book fits this task.

Book 7:
book:The Darkest Minds
1. Read the book.
4. Setting: Thurmond, a brutal government “rehabilitation camp.” - Read a WWII story. Required - state how the book fits the task.


Book 8:
The Death Cure
2. Author: Read a book that has "Opera" in title or is in the Space Opera genre. The genre must be listed on the main book page.

6. Trivia: Dylan O'Brien suffered serious injuries was dragged under the vehicle to which he was strapped, while filming the opening train chase sequence. Read a book with "Train" in the title or prominently displayed on the cover.
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Book 9:
Every Day
2. Author: Read a book by an author whose first book was published 2000 or later. First book was Between Shades of Gray - published in 2011
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Author first published 2010
✔6. Trivia: average grade of "B+". Title starts with the letter "B".

Book 10:
Fahrenheit 451
2. Author: Ray Bradbury named Edgar Rice Burroughs, John Steinbeck, Jules Verne, and Stanley G. Weinbaum as his influences. Read a book written by one of these authors.
3. Actor: Read a book about books.
4. Setting: Read a book set in Austria or is written by an Austrian author.
5. Genre: Read a Classic Sci-Fi book.
6. Trivia: Read a book named in another book.

Book 12:
First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong
4. Setting: Space - Read a book that is set in Space.

Book 13:
Forever My Girl
2. Author: Read a book about the ancient Romans.
3. Actor: Alex Roe has 16 acting credits. Read a book that was first published in 2016.
4. Setting: Texas - Read a book set in Texas.


Book 14:
The Girl in the Spider's Web
2. Author: David Lagercrantz - Using the letters in "David Lagercrantz" make a word of at least 3 letters long. Read a book with that exact word in the title.

4. Setting: Sweden - Read a book that is set in Sweden or written by a Swedish author.
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Book 15:
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
✔6. Trivia: flowers on cover.

Book 16:
The Hate U Give
3. Actor: Read a book that is set in Iceland, Greenland, or Alaska.

Book 17:
The House with a Clock in Its Walls
1. Read the book.
2. Author: John Bellairs held a bachelor's degree from Notre Dame University and a master's in English from the University of Chicago. Read a book where the main character is a bachelor or bachelorette.
3. Actor: Jack Black's parents, who were both rocket scientists, divorced when Black was 10. His mother, Judith Love Cohen, worked on the Hubble space telescope. Read a book with a telescope or satellite on the cover.
4. Setting: Michigan - Read a book that is set in a fantasy world.
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Book 18:
Juliet, Naked
6. Trivia: Read a book that was a Goodreads Choice Winner in any year.

Book 19:
The Jungle Book Movie name, Mowgli
✔5. Genre: Short Story Anthology.

Book 21
The Little Stranger
2. Author: Sarah Waters was born in Neyland, Pembrokeshire. Read a book that is set in Wales or is by a Welsh author.
3. Actor: Domhnall Gleeson. Read a book where the main character has red (ginger) hair.
4. Setting: Read a book set in the 1940's
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5. Genre: Horror - Read a book that is in the Horror genre.
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6. Trivia: Read a book with a mustache on the cover.

Book 23:
Mary Poppins
✔4. Setting: London
6. Trivia: Mary Poppins flies with the aid of an umbrella. Read a book with an umbrella on the cover.
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Book 25:
Monster
4. Setting: New York City (Harlem) - Read a book set in New York City.
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✔6.Trivia: set wholly or in part in a prison.

Book 26
Mortal Engines
3. Actor: Hugo Weaving was born in Nigeria. Read a book that is set in Africa or is written by an African author.
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4. Setting: London, distant future - Read a book that is set in the future.
5. Genre: Steampunk - Read a book from the Steampunk genre.

6. Trivia: This was Christian Rivers' first full feature film as a director. Read a book that is first in a series.
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Book 27:
Nutcracker and Mouse King and The Tale of the Nutcracker
2. Author: E.T.A. Hoffman's stories were very influential during the 19th century, and he is one of the major authors of the Romantic movement. Read a book set between 1800 - 1900.
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Set in 1820
3. Actor: Keira Knightley loves to collect shoes. Read a book with shoes on the cover.
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Book 29
Queen of Scots: The True Life of Mary Stuart
3. Actor: Gemma Chan - In October 2012 she witnessed a murder of a homeless gentleman outside the Putney Bridge Tube station in West London. She stayed with the gentleman while medics and police were called, but he soon expired. In September 2013 she gave evidence in the trial of the defendant.
Read a book in which there is a trial.
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6. Trivia: The movie was titled, "Maria Stuart" in Germany. Read a book that was written under pseudonym. Required - give the author's real name and the pseudonym.
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Book 30:
Ready Player One
✔2. Author: read ONE task for Aries.
f. mythology genre
6. Trivia: In the scene where they are discussing Art3mis's possible real life persona, there is a picture of Wil Wheaton on the mirror. Read a Star Trek book or a book where the audiobook edition was narrated by Wil Wheaton. (You do not need to read the audiobook edition.) Required - explain how the book fits the task. Read by Mr Wheaton
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Book 31:
Red Sparrow
2. Author: Jason Matthews is a retired officer of the CIA’s Operations Directorate. Read a book where the main character is a CIA or FBI agent.
3. Actor: Jennifer Lawrence won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in Silver Linings Playbook (2012). Read a book that was an award winner or nominee (of any kind) in 2012. Required - List the award and whether it was the winner or nominee of that award.
4. Setting: Russia - Read a book set in Russia or written by a Russian author.
5. Genre: Action Thriller - Read a book from the first 5 pages of this list. Required - State the position of the book on this list
6. Trivia: The spies utilized by the Russians were called Sparrows. Read a book with a bird on cover.
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Book 32:
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
2. Author: Becky Albertalli's favourite Oreo Cookie is Double Stuf or Classic. Read a book that has "Black" or "White" in title, or where the cover is black and white as the only colours.
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✔4. Setting: Shady Creek, Georgia - set near a river or creek.

Book 34:
The Sisters Brothers
✔4. Setting: Oregon & California

Book 35
To All the Boys I've Loved Before
3. Actor: Lana Condor played Jubilation "Julilee" Lee in X-men. Character is a human mutant, formerly a vampire. Read a book featuring vampire(s).
Location, Location, Damnation 🌟🌟🌟
6. Trivia: The letters seen in the movie, including the contract, were all physically written by Lana Condor. Read a book with hands on the cover.


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Episode 3 Suggestions
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Book 1:
12 Strong: The Declassified True Story of the Horse Soldiers
✔ 2. Read a book from a trilogy. It may be any book in the trilogy.
✔3. Actor: book set in Australia, or written by an Australian author
✔4. Setting: Afghanistan - "Silk" in title.
✔ 5. Genre: Non-Fiction
Book 2:
Annihilation
2. Read a book from Best Environmental Books list
State the position the book is on the list (43)


3. Actor: "Swan" in the title or on the cover focus
4. Setting: Read a book set in Florida.
✔5. Genre: Science Fiction
6. Trivia: book with "Lighthouse" or "Beacon" in the title or where there is a Lighthouse on the cover
✔5. Genre: Science Fiction

Book 3:
Bel Canto
2. Author: Read a book with "Time" in the title.
3. Actor: Julianna Moore is an atheist; Read a book with a Religious theme or Atheist theme.

4. Setting: Unnamed South American country - Read a book set in South America or written by a South American author.
6. Trivia: The novel was the Orange Prize winner in 2002. Read a book that was an Orange Prize winner or nominee.

Book 4:
Between Shades of Gray (Ashes in the Snow)
2. Author: Ruta Sepetys lives in a treehouse in the hills of Tennessee. Read a book with "tree" or "house" in the title.
3. Actor: Bel Powley's maternal grandmother, Betty is originally from Dublin. Read a book set in Ireland or by an Irish author.

✔4. Setting: Read a book that is set in Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Estonia, Latvia, or Lithuania.
5. Genre: Historic Fiction - Read a book featuring women in history.
✔6. Trivia: Read a book that has "Ashes" or "Snow" in the title

Book 5:
Boy Erased: A Memoir of Identity, Faith, and Family
✔2. Author: book with a single word title.
3. Actor: Lucas Hedges - Read a book about boyhood friends.

4. Setting: a book set in Arkansas or NYC
5. Genre: Memoir - Read a Memoir. The genre must be listed on the book's main page.

Book 6:
Crazy Rich Asians
2. Author:. Read a book with fruit on cover.
3. Actor: Read a retelling of Shakespeare. Required - Explain how the book fits this task.
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Parady of Macbeth with some Hamlet thrown in for good measure

Book 7:
book:The Darkest Minds
2. Author: Read a book with "Toy" in title. For this task, the word may be imbedded in another, ie "Toymaker".
✔4. Setting: Thurmond, a brutal government “rehabilitation camp.” - Read a WWII story. Required - state how the book fits the task.

Book 8:
The Death Cure
2. Author: Read a book that has "Opera" in title or is in the Space Opera genre.

3. Actor: Read a book with a wolf on cover. It must be prominent on the cover.
✔6. Trivia: Read a book with "Train" in the title or on the cover.

Book 9:
Every Day
✔2. Author: Read a book by an author whose first book was published 2000 or later.
✔6. Trivia: average grade of "B+". Title starts with the letter "B".

Book 10:
Fahrenheit 451
3. Actor: Read a book about books.
4. Setting: Read a book set in Austria or is written by an Austrian author.
5. Genre: Read a Classic Sci-Fi book.
6. Trivia: Read a book named in another book.

Book 11:
Fifty Shades Freed
2. Author: Read a book where the main character is an anti-hero.
3. Actor: Read a book with the word "Daughter" in the title.

Book 12:
First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong
2. Author: James Hansen - Read a book by another author with initials J H in any order.
3. Actor: Read a book set in Canada or by a Canadian author.
4. Setting: Space - Read a book that is set in Space.
5. Genre: Biography.
6. Trivia: Read a book that is a Pulitzer prize winner or nominee.

Book 13:
Forever My Girl
2. Author: Read a book about the ancient Romans.
3. Actor: Read a book that was first published in 2016.
4. Setting: Texas


Book 14:
The Girl in the Spider's Web
2. Author: David Lagercrantz - Using the letters in "David Lagercrantz" make a word of at least 3 letters long.
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✔4. Setting: Sweden
5. Genre: Mystery - Read a book that is Historical Mystery Required - explain how the book fits this genre.

6. Trivia: Read a book where the main character is named Elizabeth, Liz, Beth, or Betty.

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More Episode 3 Suggestions
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Book 15:
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
3. Actor: Read a book set in a manor or abbey.
4. Setting Guernsey 1946 - Read a book set on an island.
✔6. Trivia: flowers on cover.

Book 16:
The Hate U Give
3. Actor: Read a book that is set in Iceland, Greenland, or Alaska.

Book 17:
The House with a Clock in Its Walls
2. Author: Read a book where the main character is a bachelor or bachelorette.
3. Actor: Read a book with a telescope or satellite on the cover.
✔4. Setting: Michigan - Read a book that is set in a fantasy world.
6. Trivia: Read a book with "coral", "jade", or "emerald" in the title.

Book 18:
Juliet, Naked
3. Actor: Read a book with a sign on the cover.
6. Trivia: Read a book that was a Goodreads Choice Winner in any year.

Book 19:
The Jungle Book Movie name, Mowgli
2. Author: Read the 5th book in a series, or read any book that is in a series with 5 main works.
3. Actor: Read a book by an author with the name Joe or Joseph.
4. Setting: India - Read a book set in India or by an Indian author.
✔5. Genre: Short Story Anthology.

Book 20:
Little Women

2. Author: Read a book with a stormy cover.
3. Actor: Time Travel book.
4. Setting: Massachusetts
5. Genre: Classics, Historical Fiction
Captain Blood 🌟🌟🌟🌟
6. Trivia: Read a book with a strong female lead character.

Book 21
The Little Stranger
2. Author: Read a book that is set in Wales or by a Welsh author.
✔4. Setting: Read a book set in the 1940's
✔5. Genre: Horror - Read a book that is in the Horror genre.
6. Trivia: Read a book with a moustache on the cover.

Book 22:
The Long Home
3. Actor: airplane is on the cover, or the main character is a pilot.
✔5. Genre: Southern Gothic - Read a book in the Gothic genre.
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Book 23:
Mary Poppins
2. Author: main character is human and over the age of 60.
✔4. Setting: London
✔6. Trivia: Read a book with an umbrella on the cover.

Book 24:
Meg
4. Setting: Pacific Ocean - on the ocean, undersea, or on an island
5. Genre: Read a book that is classified as Action and/or Thriller. The genre must be listed on the book's main page.

6. Trivia: Read a book with one of the species of shark's in title. (Great, White, Tiger, Whale, Bull, Hammerhead. Goblin. Mako, Blue, Lemon, Basking, Megamouth, Prehistoric)

Book 25:
Monster
✔4. Setting: New York City (Harlem)
6.Trivia: set wholly or in part in a prison.

Book 26
Mortal Engines
African author.
4. Setting: London, distant future - Read a book that is set in the future.
5. Genre: Steampunk - Read a book from the Steampunk genre.

✔6. Trivia: This was Christian Rivers' first full feature film as a director. Read a book that is first in a series.

Book 27:
Nutcracker and Mouse King and The Tale of the Nutcracker
✔2. Author: E.T.A. Hoffman's stories were very influential during the 19th century. Read a book set between 1800 - 1900.
✔3. Actor: Keira Knightley loves to collect shoes. Read a book with shoes on the cover.
4. Setting: Germany - Read a book set in Germany or written by a German author.

5. Genre: Fantasy, Christmas - Read a book from the Fantasy genre. The genre must be listed on the book's main page.

Book 28:
Ophelia

3. Actor: Daisy Ridley has a tattoo of three stars on her left foot that she got when she was 15, a tattoo of the alchemical symbol of air on her upper right thigh, and a peace symbol tattoo behind her right ear. Read a book with a tattoo on cover or the, word "tattoo" in the title.

4. Setting: Denmark - Read a book set in Denmark or written by a Danish author.

5. Genre: Retelling (Shakespeare) - Read a book that is a retelling of a classic. Explain how your book fits the task.

6. Trivia: The movie was filmed in part at Kirvoklat Castle, Czech Republic which is a World Heritage Site. Read a book that has "Castle" in the title, or a castle is shown on the cover.

Book 29
Queen of Scots: The True Life of Mary Stuart
✔3. Actor: Read a book in which there is a trial.
4. Setting: Scotland - Read a book that is set in Scotland or written by a Scottish author.
✔6. Trivia: The movie was titled, "Maria Stuart" in Germany. Read a book that was written under pseudonym. Required - give the author's real name and the pseudonym.

Book 30:
Ready Player One
✔2. Author: read ONE task for Aries.
3. Actor: Tye Sheridan played Cyclops in X-Men. Read a book with "Eye Glasses" in title or on the cover.

5. Genre: Science Fiction - The movie contained many eighties trivia. Read a book set in 1980's .
✔6. Trivia: Read a Star Trek book or a book where the audiobook edition was narrated by Wil Wheaton.

Book 31:
Red Sparrow
2. Author: main character is a CIA or FBI agent.
3. Actor: Read a book that was an award winner or nominee (of any kind) in 2012. Required - List the award and whether it was the winner or nominee of that award.
4. Setting: Russia - Read a book set in Russia or written by a Russian author.
5. Genre: Action Thriller - Read a book from the first 5 pages of this list. Required - State the position of the book on this list
✔6. Trivia: The spies utilized by the Russians were called Sparrows. Read a book with a bird on cover.

Book 32:
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
✔. Author: Becky Albertalli's favourite Oreo Cookie is Double Stuff or Classic. Read a book that has "Black" or "White" in title, or where the cover is black and white as the only colours.
✔4. Setting: Shady Creek, Georgia - set near a river or creek.
6. Trivia: The movie premiered at the Mardi Gras Film Festival. Read a book with a mask on the cover.
Book 33:

A Simple Favor

2. Author: Darcey Bell is a debut author. Read the debut book of any author.

3. Actor: Anna Kendrick started acting in 2003. Read a book set in the 2000's to present day.

Book 34:
The Sisters Brothers
✔4. Setting: Oregon & California
5. Genre: Western - Read a book that is a Western. The genre must be listed on the book's main page.

Book 35
To All the Boys I've Loved Before
2. Author: Jenny Han earned her Masters of Fine Art Degree. Read a book with art on the cover. Art in this context will refer to paintings.
✔3. Actor: Lana Condor played Jubilation "Julilee" Lee in X-men. Character is a human mutant, formerly a vampire. Read a book featuring vampire(s).
6. Trivia: Read a book with hands on the cover.


Book 36:
A Wrinkle in Time
2. Author: Madeleine L’Engle eventually moved to Connecticut to raise the family away from the city in a small dairy farm village with more cows than people. Read a book with a rural setting.
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3. Actor: Oprah Winfrey - Read a book from Oprah's Book Club or from Reece Witherspoon's Book Club. Reece was also an actor in the movie.
4. Setting: Alien Planet - Read a book about explorers. They don't need to be space explorers.
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Badge 1 Summary (See spoilers for list)

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1 - Film 34: The Sisters Brothers
Setting: Read a book set in Oregon or California
A is for Alibi
I read the ebook. The main edition has 308 pages
Book is set in the fictional town of Santa Teresa, California

2 - Film 5: Boy Erased
Author: Read a book with a single word title.
Drowning 312 pages
One word title


3 - Film 9: Every Day
Trivia: Read a book where the title starts with the letter "B".
B is for Burglar 363 pages
Book title starts with letter "B"


4 - Film 27: Nutcracker and Mouse King...
Setting: Germany
Read a book set in Germany or written by a German author.
Dampfnudelblues 256 pages.
Book is set in Germany and has a German author - Rita Falk


5 - Film 15: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
Trivia: Read a book that has flowers on cover.
Das Lavendelzimmer
385 pages.
My edition has lavender on the cover


6 - Film 23: Mary Poppins
Task 4. Setting: London - Read a book set in London
The Murder Room
Book set in London
Read on audiobook, main entry has 432 pages


7 - Film 25 : Monster
Book set wholly or in part in a prison.
The Sherlockian
Edition has 350 pages
Arthur Conan Doyle is locked up in Newgate Prison


8 - Film 32: Simon vs. the HS Agenda
4 Setting: Book set near a river or creek.
Finders Keepers
Listened on audiobook. Main edition has 431 pages


9 - Film 2: Annihilation
5. Genre: Science Fiction - Read a book from the genre Science Fiction.
The Eye of the Heron
Read on ebook. Main edition has 192 pages
Book is science fiction - set on a newly colonised planet in the future.


10 - Film 1: Strong: The Declassified True Story of the Horse
4. Setting: Afghanistan. Read a book with the word "Silk" in title.
The House of Silk
Read on e-book. Main edition has 294 pages


11- Book 19: Film Mowgli
5. Genre: Short Story Anthology. The genre must be listed on the book's main page.
Teeth Marks
I read the ebook Main edition has 219 pages


12 - Book 30: Ready Player One
2. Author: Ernest Cline born March 29, 1972 and is an Aries.
Revisit the Zodiac Challenge and read ONE of the tasks for Aries.
f. Superhero Ares: Read a book with "God" in title, or mythology genre
I read the ebook Main edition has 304 pages


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Badge 2 Summary (See spoilers for list)

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1 - Film 4: Between Shades of Gray / Ashes in the Snow
6. Trivia: Read a book that has "Ashes" or "Snow" in the title Snow Country 175 pages


2 - Film 23: Mary Poppins
6. Trivia: Read a book with an umbrella on the cover. End of Watch 368 pages


3 - Film 30: Ready Player One
6. Trivia: Read a book where the audiobook was narrated by Wil Wheaton.
The Android's Dream 396 pages
Read by Mr Wheaton on audiobook


4 - Film 12: Strong: The Declassified True Story of the Horse Soldiers
Non-fiction book
Weaving the web: The Past, Present and Future of the World Wide Web by its Inventor
272 pages


5 - Film 9: Every Day
2. Author: Read a book by an author whose first book published 2000 or later.
Weißwurstconnection
First published in 2010
304 pages


6 - Film 21: The Little Stranger
4. Setting: Read a book set in the 1940's
White Rose, Black Forest
Set in 1943 and later
270 pages


7 - Film 14:The Girl in the Spider's Web
4. Setting: Sweden - Read a book that is set in Sweden or written by a Swedish author.
I Always Find You 274 pages.
Author is Swedish and book is set in Stockholm, Sweden


8 - Film 4: Between Shades of Gray/Ashes in the Snow
4. Setting: Read a book set in Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Estonia, Latvia, or Lithuania.
A Man Called Ove 337 pages
Set in Sweden


9 - Film 32: Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
2. Author: Becky Albertalli's favourite Oreo Cookie. Read a book where the cover is black and white.
'Salem's Lot 594 pages


10 - Film 27: Nutcracker and Mouse King
2. Author: E.T.A. Hoffman's is one of the major authors of the Romantic movement. Read a book set between 1800 - 1900
Jamaica Inn 302 pages.
Book is set in 1820


11 - Film 17: The House with a Clock in Its Walls
4. Setting: Michigan - Read a book that is set in a fantasy world.
Magician: Apprentice 485 pages
Set in a fantasy world with elves, dwarves, goblins etc


12 - Film 21: The Little Stranger
5. Genre: Horror - Read a book that is in the Horror genre.
Pet Sematary 580 pages


13 - Film 31: Red Sparrow
6. Trivia: Russian spies called Sparrows. Book with bird on cover.
Magpie Murders 448 pages


14 - Film 8: The Death Cure
6. Trivia: Dylan O'Brien suffered injuries while filming the opening train chase sequence. Read a book with a train prominently displayed on the cover.
1222 300 pages.


15 - Film 27: Nutcracker and Mouse King
3. Actor: Keira Knightley loves to collect shoes.
Book with shoes on the cover.
Farewell, My Lovely 306 pages


16 - Film 29: The True Life of Mary Stuart
3. Actor: Gemma Chan. Read a book in which there is a trial.
The Dark Game


17 - Film 25: Monster
4. Setting: New York City (Harlem) - book set in New York City.
The Queen of Bedlam


18 - Film 26: Mortal Engines
6. Trivia: Read a book that is first in a series.
Bird Box


19 - Film 17: The House with a Clock in Its Walls
2. Author: John Bellairs. Read a book where the main character is a bachelor or bachelorette.
The Stone Man


20 - Film 26: Mortal Engines
3. Actor: Read a book that is set in Africa.
The Woman Who Walked in Sunshine


21 - Film 35: To All the Boys I've Loved Before
3. Actor: Lana Condor. Read a book featuring vampire(s).
Location, Location, Damnation


22 Film 1: 12 Strong: The Declassified True Story of the Horse Soldiers
3. Actor: Chris Helmsworth was born in Melbourne, Australia. Read a book that is set in Australia.
The Light Between Oceans pages


23: Film 29 - Queen of Scots: The True Life of Mary Stuart
6. Trivia: Read a book written under a pseudonym.
Written by John le Carré, a pseudonym for David John Moore Cornwell
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold 240 pages


24: Film 1 - 12 Strong: The Declassified True Story of the Horse Soldiers
2: Author. Read a book from a trilogy.
Third in the Wayward Pines trilogy The Last Town 308 pages


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Badge 1, book 1 - Film 34: The Sisters Brothers
Task 4. Setting: Read a book set in Oregon or California
A is for Alibi
I read the ebook with the cover as below. The main edition has 308 pages
Book is set in the fictional town of Santa Teresa, California

Yay! First one done.

I know! And soo many bookish possibilities as the year stretches in front of me.

Badge 1, book 2

Film 5: Boy Erased
Task 2. Author: Read a book with a single word title.
Drowning 312 pages
One word title

Badge 1: book3

Film 9: Every Day

Task 6. Trivia: Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B+" . Read a book where the title starts with the letter "B".
B is for Burglar 363 pages
Book title starts with letter "B"

Badge 1 Book 4

Film 27:Nutcracker and Mouse King and The Tale of the Nutcracker
4. Setting: German
Read a book set in Germany or written by a German author.
Dampfnudelblues
Read on audiobook, but main book has 256 pages.
Book is set in Germany and has a German author - Rita Falk

Badge 1 Book 5
Film 15: : The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
6. Trivia: Read a book that has flowers on cover.
Das Lavendelzimmer
Read on ebook, but main book has 385 pages.
My edition has flowers (lavender?) on the cover

I would think they're lavender. It's interesting how the edition can make a difference in what tasks it can be used for.

Janice wrote: "I would think they're lavender. It's interesting how the edition can make a difference in what tasks it can be used for."

I thought the very same thing as I was looking up the title. :o)

This book has a real split personality (also 'book with a famous building on the cover' for the group read). I've felt like I've been reading a diffferent book to everyone else.

Badge 1 Book 6
Film 23: Mary Poppins
Task 4. Setting: London - Read a book set in London
The Murder Room
Book is set in London
Read on audiobook, main entry has 432 pages

Badge 1 Book 7
Film 25 : Monster
Task 4 - Setting:
Task 6 - Trivia: Book that is set wholly or in part in a prison.
The Sherlockian
Edition has 350 pages
In the book, Arthur Conan Doyle is locked up in Newgate Prison

Badge 1 Book 8
Film 32: Simon vs. the HS Agenda
Task 4 - Setting: Book set near a river or creek.
Finders Keepers
Listened on audiobook. Main edition has 431 pages
Main finding and home location is next to a creek and the creek is crossed regularly as a shortcut on the way to and from major scenes.

Annerlee, on the last 2 books you haven't listed the task category. You've just given the task criteria. Please update so that I can include them in the tracker.

Thanks

Do you have plans for the final Bill Hodge's book?

Love your challenge title by the way!

Badge 1 : Book 9
Film 2: Annihilation
Task 5. Genre: Science Fiction - Read a book from the genre Science Fiction. The genre must be listed on the book's main page.
The Eye of the Heron
Read on ebook. Main edition has 192 pages
Book is science fiction - set on a newly colonised planet in the future.

Janice wrote: "Annerlee, on the last 2 books you haven't listed the task category. You've just given the task criteria. Please update so that I can include them in the tracker. Thanks"

Oops, sorry Janice. It's only February and the bad habits are creeping in already! I've added criteria number and label to those two posts...

Sarah wrote: "Do you have plans for the final Bill Hodge's book?
Love your challenge title by the way!"

Thanks Sarah : )

I'm definitely going to read the final book in the trilogy. I have a copy on ebook, I'm just putting off the inevitable because I like Bill and don't want the series to end.

I read The Outsider last year, which contained a sneaky spoiler, so I'm doubly putting it off for now. I will read it this year though - (view spoiler)[I want to know what happens as Bill's 'watch' ends. (hide spoiler)]

Badge 1 - Book 10
Film 1: Strong: The Declassified True Story of the Horse
Task 4. Setting: Afghanistan - The country's strategic location along the Silk Road connected it to the cultures of the Middle East and other parts of Asia. Read a book with the word "Silk" in title.
The House of Silk
Read on audio book. Main edition has 294 pages

Badge 1 - Book 11
Film Mowgli (The Jungle Book)
5. Genre: Short Story Anthology. The genre must be listed on the book's main page. Teeth Marks
I read the ebook. There is no other format listed on GR, but Amazon lists a paperback edition as 219 pages long.
Described as "12 Twisted Tales from America's Deep South! Psychotic Killers, Bloodthirsty Monsters and Ghastly Specters from Beyond the Grave! "

Thanks for fixing that for me. :) Just one more book to go!

Janice wrote: "Thanks for fixing that for me. :) Just one more book to go!"
No problem at all. You must be really busy after all that toppling we've been doing. I've another two to report but I've not decided on categories yet.

Badge 1 - Book 12
Film 30: Ready Player One
2. Author: Ernest Cline is an Aries. Revisit Zodiac Challenge and read ONE task for Aries.
f. Superhero Ares: Book with "God" in title, or mythology genre
Norse Mythology
I read the ebook. Main edition has 304 pages
GR genre shows as mythology

Great finish to your badge one choices! Awesome.

Did you enjoy Norse Mythology? Oh and congrats on finishing badge 1.

Thank you both. I've enjoyed all my reads so far this year and I'm really happy to have found categories they all fit 😃

Norse gods was kind of cute. I did actually enjoy most of the stories (loki was cool) and I think the audio book definitely helped. My only criticism was that the last few stories got kind of stale and the author's turn of phrase began to grate and feel samey.

I did binge read for the toppler though, so maybe it was a mild case of reading indigestion on my part. It was definitely worth a solid 3 stars for me, but I still dont expect Neil Gaiman to become a favourite author. We dont gel enough for that.

Badge 2: Book 1

Film No 4: Between Shades of Gray / Ashes in the Snow
6. Trivia: Read a book that has "Ashes" or "Snow" in the title Snow Country
Snow in the title.
175 pages

Congrats on earning the first badge!

Badge 2: Book 2

Film No 23 Mary Poppins
6. Trivia: Read a book with an umbrella on the cover. End of Watch
Umbrella on cover
368 pages

Badge 2: Book 3

Film No 12 - Strong: The Declassified True Story of the Horse Soldiers
5. Genre: Non-Fiction - Read a book that is non-fiction.
Weaving the web: The Past, Present and Future of the World Wide Web by its Inventor
272 pages
How the book fits the task. Non-fiction on main GR genres. This is an account of how the world wide web came about, its early development, its creator's ethos and his hopes for its future development.

Annerlee wrote: "Badge 2: Book 2

Film No 23 Mary Poppins
6. Trivia: Read a book with an umbrella on the cover. End of Watch
Umbrella on cover
368 pages
"

What did you think to the final installment?

Badge 2: Book 4

Film No 30: Ready Player One
6. Trivia: In the scene where they are discussing Art3mis's possible real life persona, there is a picture of Wil Wheaton on the mirror. Read a Star Trek book or a book where the audiobook edition was narrated by Wil Wheaton.
The Android's Dream
How the book fits the task. Read by Mr Wheaton on audiobook
396 pages

Badge 2: book 5

Film 9 - Every Day
2. Author: Read a book by an author whose first book published 2000 or later.
Weißwurstconnection
Author Rita Falk first published in 2010
304 pages

Sarah wrote: "Annerlee wrote: "Badge 2: Book 2
6. Trivia: Read a book with an umbrella on the cover. End of Watch
... What did you think to the final installment? ..."

The final installment wsa the best of the trilogy in my opinion, maybe because I already knew the characters and was really pleased to meet up with the team again. (view spoiler)[I knew I'd have to say good bye to Bill and was dreading how SK was going to handle it. As it happened, Mr King was very gracious to his main character and I was quite relieved about that. It was a good ending - at least, it could have been a lot worse. I thought it was going to be a sticky end on a couple of occasions and was happy to be proved wrong! (hide spoiler)]
It was good to see Holly developing in herself too. I have a real soft spot for her and I think I'm not alone in that respect.

I liked the social comment King was making about people having their noses stuck in mobile phones and tablets. He's obviously of the older generation and making an older person's criticism to a certain extent, but he's going with the times and it's a very gentle warning. Bill had issues with his mobile and modern technology, but worked with the younger members of the team to overcome them - to a certain extent at least. I thought that was a nice touch : )

All in all, it was an excellent read. One that I will probably return to, which is saying something from me. Praise indeed!

Thanks for the nudge by the way - it was your prompt that made me pick up the final installment when I did.

Badge 2: book 6

Film 21 - The Little Stranger
4. Setting: Read a book set in the 1940's
White Rose, Black Forest 270 pages
Book set towards the end of WW2 (from December 1943 onwards) with a few flashbacks

Glad to hear you enjoyed the final installment so much. Yes I really liked Holly too. It's been a while since i read a King book, well at least not since the end of last year, so i think i need to rectify that.

Sarah wrote " It's been a while since i read a King book, well at least not since the end of last year, so i think i need to rectify that..."

I know what you mean. I need to pepper my reading with Stephen King books too. I miss them if I stay away too long. Luckily, he's written a few...

Badge 2: book 7

Film 14 - The Girl in the Spider's Web
4. Setting: Sweden - Read a book that is set in Sweden or written by a Swedish author.
I Always Find You 274 pages.
Author is Swedish and book is set in Stockholm, Sweden

Badge 2 : Book 8
Film 4 - Between Shades of Gray/Ashes in the Snow)

4. Setting: Read a book that is set in one of these countries that border on the Baltic Sea: Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Estonia, Latvia, or Lithuania.
A Man Called Ove Read on ebook - main edition: 337 pages
Required: State the name of the country - Sweden

Badge 2: Book 9
Film 32 - Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
2. Author: Becky Albertalli's favourite Oreo Cookie is Double Stuf or Classic. Read a book that has "Black" or "White" in title, or where the cover is black and white as the only colours.
'Salem's Lot I read scanned pdf on ebook. Main edition has 594 pages

Badge 2: Book 10
Film 27: Nutcracker and Mouse King
2. Author: E.T.A. Hoffman's stories were very influential during the 19th century, and he is one of the major authors of the Romantic movement. Read a book set between 1800 - 1900
Jamaica Inn Read on audiobook. Hardcover edition has 302 pages.
Book is set in 1820

I did not like Jamacia Inn as much as some of her other books but I see you gave it 5 stars. The audiobook narrator must have been good, huh?

Cherie wrote: "I did not like Jamacia Inn as much as some of her other books but I see you gave it 5 stars. The audiobook narrator must have been good, huh?"

The audiobook narrator was quite good, but the female voices were absolutely terrible! They sounded like kermit the frog with a cold... and I had to chuckle quite a bit. I did enjoy having the book read to me though.

I loved the descriptions of the Cornish Moors, I think that's what made the book for me. They reminded me of Shetland a little I suppose and I loved the sense of ancient pagan influences lurking just below the surface of 'modern' Cornwall.

I read Rebecca last year, but didn't like it as much. it was atmospheric, but the main character was so naive and self-depreciating that she really got on my nerves. Maybe I was reading it at the wrong time. It felt like I should have liked it better than I did.