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message 1: by PAS, Moderator AC (new)

PAS (Mods) (pasmods) | 883 comments Mod
Congratulations, Laura, for completing Stage 4 & unlocking Stage 13.

Please note tasks below are just some ideas which you may wish to use and/or adapt according to your preference. You are free, of course, to come up with your own tailored tasks as long as it fits within the theme of "Covers".

people on covers
headless torso on covers
animal on covers
Only text on covers
Shiny covers
motor vehicles on covers
explosions on covers
rainbow covers
weapons on covers
Shoes on covers
ballgowns on covers
off-the-shoulder dresses on covers
6 (or even 8?) packs on covers
books on covers
food on covers
drinks on covers
electronics on covers
beaches on covers
mountains on covers

(etc)


message 2: by PAS, Moderator AC (new)

PAS (Mods) (pasmods) | 883 comments Mod
Limits on number of tasks as per the size of your goals are as follows;

Goal: up to 1,000 pages
Tasks: up to 3

Goal: up to 3,500 pages
Tasks: up to 5

Goal: up to 7,000 pages
Tasks: up to 8

Goal: up to 10,000 pages
Tasks: up to 11

Goal: 10,000++ pages
Tasks: up to 15


message 3: by PAS, Moderator AC (last edited Aug 04, 2019 06:33PM) (new)

PAS (Mods) (pasmods) | 883 comments Mod
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message 4: by Sassafrass (last edited Mar 01, 2019 12:50AM) (new)

Sassafrass (sass-a-frass) | 603 comments Stage 13: Covers
Goal: 4,000 pages
Tasks: Up to 8
OoZ: POC

Completed: 4,035/4,000 pages

Green Covers 1,197 pages
How to Date Your Dragon (211 pages) 2/19/19
Phantom Evil (368 pages) (OoZ MC is half Native American + 37 pages = 405 pages) 2/20/19
The Heiress Effect (281 pages) 2/21/19
Dirty Rich Betrayal (300 pages) 2/23/19

Man/Men on Cover 1,966 pages
Dr. OB (314 pages) 2/14/19
Dr. ER (304 pages) 2/14/19
Dr. NEURO (241 pages) 2/15/19
Untamed Desire (304 pages) 2/23/19
Sex, Not Love (341 pages) 2/24/19
A Touch of Midnight (184 pages) (OoZ MC is part African American + 18 pages = 202 pages) 2/24/19
Physical Therapy (260 pages) 3/1/19


Woman on Cover 275 pages
Amber Smoke (275 pages) 3/1/19

No People on Cover 597 pages
The Christmas Tree Keeper (170 pages) 2/15/19
Sweet Tea and Sympathy (307 pages) 2/17/19
Victoria & Shannon (120 pages) 2/23/19


message 5: by Kristina Simon (last edited Mar 24, 2019 01:22PM) (new)

Kristina Simon (kristinasimon) | 801 comments Stage 13: Covers -- COMPLETED: 3/24/19

Goals:
2,112 pages (5% of 2018 pages) ==> up to 5 tasks
🎯Out of the Zone goal: nonfiction

1. Animal on Cover
Crouching Buzzard, Leaping Loon (Meg Langslow, #4) by Donna Andrews (320 pages) Read: 3/6/19
Caught Dead Handed (Witch City Mystery, #1) by Carol J. Perry (393 pages) Read: 3/15/19

2. Weapon on Cover
The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter (The Extraordinary Adventures of the Athena Club, #1) by Theodora Goss (402 pages) Read: 2/14/19
At Grave's End (Night Huntress, #3) by Jeaniene Frost (342 pages) Read: 2/18/19
Under the Knife by Tess Gerritsen (249 pages) Read: 3/23/19

3. Book on Cover
Books Can Be Deceiving (Library Lover's Mystery, #1) by Jenn McKinlay (282 pages) Read: 2/15/19

4. Only Text on Cover
Dark Matter by Blake Crouch (342 pages) Read: 2/24/19

Total = 2,330
Goal = 2,112


message 6: by Sandy (last edited Mar 21, 2019 03:26PM) (new)

Sandy | 168 comments Stage 13 - Covers
Goal 5% - 4,456 pages.
up to 8 tasks
Out of Zone goal: books I own as of 12/19 and have not read before.
4672/4456

1. person in profile on cover
The Waking Land (The Waking Land, #1) by Callie Bates . 2/12/19. 400 pages.
The Memory of Fire (The Waking Land, #2) by Callie Bates . 2/15/19. 448 pages.
The Finisher (Vega Jane Series Book 1) by David Baldacci - 2/22/19. 513 pages.
The Width of the World (Vega Jane, Book 3) by David Baldacci . 3/18/19. 448 pages.

2. one person on cover
The Keeper (Vega Jane, #2) by David Baldacci - 2/26/19. 481 pages.
That Ain't Witchcraft (InCryptid) by Seanan McGuire - 3/21/19. 368 pages.

3. two or more people on cover
Early Riser by Jasper Fforde - 2/26/19. 402 pages.
Falling in Love (Commissario Brunetti, #24) by Donna Leon - 3/10/19. 274 pages.

4. Animal on cover
Wish You Were Here (Mrs. Murphy, #1) by Rita Mae Brown - 3/4/19 - 320 pages.

5. Trees on cover
Crimson Lake (Crimson Lake, #1) by Candice Fox - 3/20/19. 352 pages.
I'll Be Gone in the Dark One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer by Michelle McNamara - 3/14/19. 340 pages.

6. Only words on cover, no pictures
Fascism A Warning by Madeleine K. Albright - 3/17/19. 326 pages.


message 7: by Dee (last edited Mar 11, 2019 03:03AM) (new)

Dee (austhokie) | 2695 comments Dee

Goal: 4247pgs
Current Pages: 4339
Pages Remaining: 0

Ooz1: non-fiction
Ooz2: diversity challenge

- tree/plant/foliage on cover
Beartown (Beartown, #1) by Fredrik Backman Colters' Lady (Colters' Legacy, #2) by Maya Banks Taming Teddy (Made Marian, #2) by Lucy Lennox Dirty Farmer (The Dirty Suburbs #6) by Cassie-Ann L. Miller Halsey Street by Naima Coster
Beartown (418pgs) - Finished - 2/18/19
Colters' Lady (334pgs) - Finished - 2/16/19
Taming Teddy (256pgs) - Finished - 2/18/19
Dirty Farmer (224pgs) - Finished - 2/18/19
Halsey Street (365 = 332+10% OOZ (Author of Color)) - Finished - 3/8/19

- weapon on cover
The Darkest Hour (KGI, #1) by Maya Banks All Kinds of Tied Down (Marshals, #1) by Mary Calmes Hammered (The Iron Druid Chronicles, #3) by Kevin Hearne Thankless in Death (In Death, #37) by J.D. Robb
The Darkest Hour (304pgs) - Finished - 2/25/19
All Kinds of Tied Down (290pgs +10% OOZ Diversity Challenge (LGBT character) = 319pgs) - Finished - 2/20/19
Hammered (sword) - 312pgs - Finished - 2/22/19
Thankless in Death(baseball bat) - 371pgs - Finished - 3/2/19

- drink on cover
On the Rocks (Last Call, #1) by Sawyer Bennett
On the Rocks (260pgs) - Finished - 3/2/19

- animal on cover
The Station by Keira Andrews Fish Out of Water (Fish Out of Water, #1) by Amy Lane Sit...Stay...Beg (The Dogfather, #1) by Roxanne St. Claire A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
The Station (242pgs = 220pgs+22ooz diversity (LGBT character)) - Finished - 2/17/19
Fish Out of Water (297pgs + 270pgs+27pgs OOZ Diversity (LGBT Character) - Finished - 3/2/19
Sit...Stay...Beg (300pgs) - Finished - 3/9/19
A Man Called Ove (337pgs) - Finished - 3/10/19


message 8: by Laura (last edited Mar 01, 2019 09:02PM) (new)

Laura (lbrozier) | 22 comments Goal: 1500 pages
Ooz: books Recommended by someone else

Progress 1520/1500

1. Face on the cover
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot 400pg ✅ 2/17
On the Come Up by Angie Thomas 464pg ✅ 3/1 (so glad a piece of her face is showing because there was no way I'd wait to read this book!)

Possibles:
I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
My Year of Rest and Relaxation OOZ
Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance

2. Plant on cover
To Kill a Mockingbird (To Kill a Mockingbird, #1) by Harper Lee 324 pg ✅ 2/24
The Thinking Life How to Thrive in the Age of Distraction by P.M. Forni 192 + 19ooz = 211pg ✅ 2/26
Ayiti by Roxane Gay 121pg ✅ 3/2

Possibles:
One Hundred Years of Solitude OOZ
Half-Blood
Cunt: A Declaration of Independence


message 9: by Tien (last edited Sep 14, 2019 01:16AM) (new)

Tien (tiensblurb) | 9048 comments Mod
My Goal: approx 5,400 pages
Up to 8 tasks

Progress: 5,414/5,400 pages as at 04/26

1. Something Sharp

Swords, daggers, knives, etc
Bloodwitch (The Witchlands, #3) by Susan Dennard Reflection (Twisted Tales, #4) by Elizabeth Lim Empress of all Seasons by Emiko Jean

🗸 462p - Bloodwitch (The Witchlands, #3) -Read 02/18
🗸 416p - Reflection (Twisted Tales #4) -Read 03/06
🗸 384p - Empress of All Seasons (Mar Shelf: Multicultural) -Read 03/13
Sub-total: 1,262p

2. Something Sparkly
Gems! Jewels!
The Summoning (Darkest Powers, #1) by Kelley Armstrong Alice in Zombieland (White Rabbit Chronicles, #1) by Gena Showalter The Awakening (Darkest Powers, #2) by Kelley Armstrong The Reckoning (Darkest Powers, #3) by Kelley Armstrong

🗸 390p - The Summoning (Darkest Powers #1) -Read 03/17
🗸 404p - Alice in Zombieland (White Rabbit Chronicles #1) -Read 03/28
🗸 360p - The Awakening (Darkest Powers #2) -Read 04/24
🗸 391p - The Reckoning (Darkest Powers #3) -Read 04/26
Sub-total: 1,545p

3. Something Shadowy
Silhouettes, Shadows
We Three Heroes (The Medoran Chronicles, #4.5) by Lynette Noni Highway Bodies by Alison Evans The Hummingbird Dagger by Cindy Anstey

🗸 367p - We Three Heroes (The Medoran Chronicles #4.5) -Read 03/27
🗸 376p - Highway Bodies -Read 04/02
🗸 352p - The Hummingbird Dagger -Read 04/15
Sub-total: 1,095p

4. Something Snarly
Snarling animals
When Mr Dog Bites by Brian Conaghan

🗸 368p - When Mr Dog Bites -Read 02/27
Sub-total: 368p

5. Some Skylines
Sydney Noir by John Dale Vardaesia (The Medoran Chronicles, #5) by Lynette Noni In the Evil Day by Peter Temple

🗸 256p - Sydney Noir -Read 03/22
🗸 490p - Vardaesia (The Medoran Chronicles #5) -Read 03/28
🗸 398p - In the Evil Day -Read 04/24
Sub-total: 1,144p


message 10: by Amy (last edited Oct 30, 2019 07:59PM) (new)

Amy | 2254 comments Goal: 5,000 pages - DONE!

1. Animals on the cover
On the Chase (Rocky Mountain K9 Unit, #2) by Katie Ruggle (339 pages) - Completed 3/11/19

2. Food on the cover
Love & Gelato by Jenna Evans Welch (389 pages) - Completed 4/29/19
Blackberry Wine by Joanne Harris (368 pages) - Completed 4/15/19
Hallowe'en Party (Hercule Poirot, #39) by Agatha Christie (336 pages) - Completed 10/27/19

3. Plants on the cover (trees, leaves, etc.)
In the Clearing (Tracy Crosswhite, #3) by Robert Dugoni (365 pages) - Completed 5/22/19
Two Girls Down (Alice Vega, Book 1) by Louisa Luna (304 pages) - Completed 6/21/19
A Death in Live Oak (Jack Swyteck, #14) by James Grippando (375 pages)
Daughter of Moloka'i (Moloka'i, #2) by Alan Brennert (309 pages) - Completed 4/21/19
Bring Me Back by B.A. Paris (291 pages) - Completed 2/21/19
A Game of Ghosts (Charlie Parker, #15) by John Connolly (464 pages) - Completed 8/3/19

4. Water on the cover
All These Beautiful Strangers by Elizabeth Klehfoth (448 pages) - Completed 2/23/19
The Beach Club by Elin Hilderbrand (357 pages) - Completed 4/28/19

5. Buildings on cover
One of Ours by Willa Cather (343 pages) - Completed 7/1/19
The First Lady by James Patterson (368 pages) - Completed 6/9/19

Total: 5,056 pages


message 11: by Lisette (last edited Apr 14, 2019 09:03AM) (new)

Lisette (illusie) | 3233 commentsLusie's Stage 13: Covers - Completed ❑ ☑ ✅

Goal: 5% - 3975 pages: Up to 8 tasks
Out of zone goal: Science Fiction

Total: 4082 pages
Monthly shelf bonus x1

Task 1 People on cover
because so many of my Lost 2019 books have got 1 or more persons on the cover
☑ 448p The Mermaid's Daughter [19-feb-2019] ★★
☑ 432p Logan's Lady [20-feb-2019] ★★★
☑ 346p The Fill-In Boyfriend [22-feb-2019] ★★★★
☑ 226p When Cicadas Cry [28-feb-2019] ★★★★
☑ 276p Dance of Shadows [28-feb-2019] ★★★★
☑ 520p The Queen of Beauty [29-mar-2019] ★★★
☑ 420p Mistake Creek [31-mar-2019] ★★

The Mermaid's Daughter by Ann Claycomb Logan's Lady by Rosanne Bittner The Fill-In Boyfriend by Kasie West When Cicadas Cry by Laura Miller The Pieces of You and Me by Rachel Burton Unfinished Business by Nora Roberts Once and Always by Julia Harper Dance of Shadows (Crocodile Dreaming #5) by Graham Wilson The Queen of Beauty (The Century Trilogy #3) by Petra Durst-Benning Mistake Creek by Rachel Amphlett

Task 2 Animal on cover
because I love animals
☑ 320p (1x listed) Cinderella Six Feet Under [21-feb-2019] ★★
☑ 190p The Empty Place [16-mar-2019] ★★
☑ 200p Lost Girls [17-mar-2019] ★★★★

Cinderella Six Feet Under (Fairy Tale Fatal Mystery, #2) by Maia Chance Empty Place (Crocodile Spirit Dreaming #3) by Graham Wilson Lost Girls (Crocodile Spirit Dreaming #4) by Graham Wilson

Task 3 Flowers
☑ 384p Pretty Little Things [16-mar-2019] ★★★
☑ 320p The Keeper of Lost Things [24-feb-2019] ★★★ - PAS 2019-02 Quirky = Monthly shelves bonus

Pretty Little Things by T.M.E. Walsh The Keeper of Lost Things by Ruth Hogan


message 12: by Bea (last edited Mar 20, 2019 03:03AM) (new)

Bea | 5332 comments Mod
Reserved - Opened 2/10/19

Oh my goodness, I need to finish at least one stage or maybe two before planning this one....

Stage 13: Covers
Goal: 2,675
OOZ goal: Magical Realism

Task #1: Person on cover
388p - Remembrance (The Mediator, #7) by Meg Cabot Read 2/12/19
304p - The Virgin Blue by Tracy Chevalier Read 2/18/19
448p - Assassin's Apprentice (Farseer Trilogy, #1) by Robin Hobb Read 3/15/19
426p - Becoming by Michelle Obama Read 2/24/19

Task #2: Trees on cover
348p - Crimson Lake (Crimson Lake, #1) by Candice Fox Read 3/7/19
376p - Cold Ridge (Cold Ridge/U.S. Marshals, #1) by Carla Neggers Read 3/10/19
283p - Murder in Vail by Judy Moore Reading
120p - Haunted (The Cemetery Girl Trilogy, #3) by Charlaine Harris Read 2/26/19

2,733 pages


message 13: by Jen (last edited Apr 17, 2019 04:57AM) (new)

Jen (jayebee) | 31 comments Stage 13: Covers
My Goal: 3800 pages
Up to 8 tasks

Progress: 3976/3800 pages
100% complete
Date: Apr 17


***OOTZ bonus = Nonfiction***


1. ROAD ON THE COVER

319 - Golden State (2/19)
Golden State by Ben H. Winters


2. PART OF FACE VISIBLE ON COVER

448 - Petals on the Wind (2/24)
Petals on the Wind by V.C. Andrews

304 - A Touch of Stardust (2/25)
A Touch of Stardust by Kate Alcott

191 - The New Me (4/10)
The New Me by Halle Butler

326 - Save Me from Dangerous Men (4/16)
Save Me from Dangerous Men (Nikki Griffin, #1) by S.A. Lelchuk


3. AUTHOR NAME AND TITLE ARE PRINTED IN DIFFERENT COLOURS ON THE COVER

262 - Bird Box (2/25)
Bird Box by Josh Malerman

368 - Brown Girl Dreaming (2/28)
Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson

259 - The Store (3/5)
The Store by James Patterson

368 - The Homecoming (3/18)
The Homecoming by Andrew Pyper

387 - Educated (3/19) ***352 + 10% OOTZ = 387***
Educated by Tara Westover

440 - The Great Alone (4/15)
The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah


4. COVER BACKGROUND IS ORANGE

304 - Such Good Work (3/24)
Such Good Work by Johannes Lichtman


message 14: by Jess (last edited May 23, 2019 09:50AM) (new)

Jess Penhallow | 29 comments COMPLETE

My goals:
1: 1,500 pages (about 8% of my 2018 pages)
2. Translated book

1. Person on cover
War and Peace (Maude translation) by Leo Tolstoy 993 pages - OOZ

2. Something broken on cover
I Will Never Leave You by S.M. Thayer 341 pages

3. Clue weapon on cover
By the Light of the Moon by Dean Koontz 496 pages

Total Pages - 993
Out of zone Bonus - 99
Total with Out of Zone - 1929


message 15: by Rosemary (last edited Apr 28, 2019 01:50PM) (new)

Rosemary | 958 comments Stage 13 - Covers
Goals: 2500 pages
1001 list books (bonus of extra 10% of the book's pages if it qualifies)

Books read = 8
Pages read = 2682

PAS monthly shelf points = 4
1) The Lover's Dictionary in February https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
2) The Pox Party in March https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
3) Fall On Your Knees in April https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
4) Never Mind in April https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Stage 13 tasks:

1. No picture on cover (publisher's logo is allowed)

2. Landscape on cover
Whisper To The Blood (Kate Shugak, #16) by Dana Stabenow Whisper To The Blood by Dana Stabenow, 2 March 19, 416 pages
The Dry by Jane Harper The Dry by Jane Harper, 5 March 19, 401 pages

3. Only one person on cover
The Secret Scripture by Sebastian Barry The Secret Scripture by Sebastian Barry, 26 Mar 19, 312 pages
The Pox Party (The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation #1) by M.T. Anderson The Pox Party by M.T. Anderson, 30 Mar 19, 351 pages
The Preacher's Bride by Jody Hedlund The Preacher's Bride by Jody Hedlund, 27 Apr 19, 387 pages

4. Mostly green cover
Lion in the Cellar by Pamela Branch Lion in the Cellar by Pamela Branch, 12 Mar 19, 190 pages
The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein, 20 Mar 19, 321 pages
Deep Water by Patricia Highsmith Deep Water by Patricia Highsmith, 2 Apr 19, 304 pages


message 16: by Amanda A (last edited Apr 02, 2019 10:41AM) (new)

Amanda A | 268 comments Stage 13 ~ Goal: 9,199 pages
'Out of the Zone' goal: POC authors


Tasks: up to 11

Couple on cover
The Brightest Sunset 268 pages 2/14
The Line Between 254 pages 2/18
Becoming Us 308 pages 2/23
Hold Me, Cowboy 215 pages 2/25
Shelter in a Soldier's Arms / Donovan's Child 480 pages 2/27
Under the Covers 216 pages 2/27
The Italian's One-Night Consequence 224 pages 3/2
One Hundred Reasons 252 pages 3/6
One Night In Paris 182 pages 3/21
Captive for the Sheikh's Pleasure 240 pages 3/23

The Brightest Sunset (The Darkest Sunrise, #2) by Aly Martinez The Line Between (The Line Between, #1) by Tamsyn Bester Becoming Us (London Lovers, #1) by Amy Daws Hold Me, Cowboy (Copper Ridge Desire, #2) by Maisey Yates Shelter in a Soldier's Arms / Donovan's Child by Susan Mallery Under the Covers (Maverick Montana, #2) by Rebecca Zanetti The Italian's One-Night Consequence by Cathy Williams One Hundred Reasons (Aspen Cove, #1) by Kelly Collins One Night In Paris by Sandi Lynn Captive for the Sheikh's Pleasure (Ruthless Royal Sheikhs #1) by Carol Marinelli

Animal on cover
Fatal Frost 282 pages 2/25
Collared For Murder 320 pages 3/3
Yeast of Eden 210 pages 3/12
Wicked Places 194 pages 3/14
Death by Committee 304 pages 3/19

Fatal Frost (Dewberry Farm Mysteries, #2) by Karen MacInerney Collared For Murder (Pet Boutique, #3) by Annie Knox Yeast of Eden (Pancake House Mystery #4) by Sarah Fox Wicked Places by Lily Harper Hart Death by Committee (Abby McCree Mystery #1) by Alexis Morgan

Weapon on cover
Manners & Mutiny 326 pages 2/18
Hungry Like the Wolf 316 pages 2/21
Echoes at Dawn 307 pages 3/21

Manners & Mutiny (Finishing School, #4) by Gail Carriger Hungry Like the Wolf (SWAT, #1) by Paige Tyler Echoes at Dawn (KGI, #5) by Maya Banks

Food on cover
No Good Tea Goes Unpunished 337 pages 3/20

No Good Tea Goes Unpunished (A Seaside Cafe Mystery #2) by Bree Baker

Shoes on cover
Brazen 272 pages 3/1

Brazen by Carly Phillips

Flowers/Plants/Trees on cover
Secret Fantasy 240 pages 2/27
The Cottage on Rose Lane 416 pages 3/15

Secret Fantasy by Carly Phillips The Cottage on Rose Lane by Hope Ramsay

No People on cover
Back to School Murder 256 pages 2/12
No Exit 287 pages 2/16
Finding Justice 224 pages 2/23
Organized for Murder 255 pages 2/26
Cloche and Dagger 281 pages 3/19
The Dirt on Ninth Grave 326 pages 3/22
First & Then 272 pages 3/23

Back to School Murder (Lucy Stone Mystery) by Leslie Meier No Exit by Taylor Adams Finding Justice (Rescue Alaska Mystery #1) by Kathi Daley Organized for Murder (Organized Mysteries Book 1) by Ritter Ames Cloche and Dagger (Hat Shop Mystery, #1) by Jenn McKinlay The Dirt on Ninth Grave (Charley Davidson, #9) by Darynda Jones First & Then by Emma Mills

Witch on cover
Lucky Charm 198 pages 2/19
Spell on Earth 177 pages 2/20

Lucky Charm (Spellbound #4) by Annabel Chase Spell on Earth (Elemental Witches of Eternal Springs #2) by Leighann Dobbs

Water on cover
Lengths 284 pages 2/12
I've Got My Eyes on You 256 pages 2/23
Lights on the Sea 272 pages 2/28

Lengths (Silver Strand, #1) by Steph Campbell I've Got My Eyes on You by Mary Higgins Clark Lights on the Sea by Miquel Reina

Total Pages: 9,251


message 17: by Coralie (last edited Jul 11, 2019 03:34PM) (new)

Coralie | 1659 comments Goal 6,500 pages
OOZ - not a novel


1. Just Words (not counting publisher's logo)
Fascism A Warning by Madeleine K. Albright 216 +21 pages completed March 17
Sideshow (Arbai, #3) by Sheri S. Tepper 480 pages completed June 25
717 pages

2. Weapons
Stone Mad (Karen Memory, #2) by Elizabeth Bear 192 pages completed March 13
Codex Born (Magic Ex Libris, #2) by Jim C. Hines 336 pages completed March 27
Hunted (The Iron Druid Chronicles, #6) by Kevin Hearne 384 pages completed April 17
Perfect Shadow (Night Angel, #0.5) by Brent Weeks 136 pages completed May 6
Empire in Black and Gold (Shadows of the Apt, #1) by Adrian Tchaikovsky 414 pages completed May 18
Rat Queens, Vol. 1 Sass & Sorcery (Rat Queens, #1) by Kurtis J. Wiebe 128 pages completed May 19
1635 Papal Stakes (Assiti Shards, #11) by Eric Flint 672 pages completed May 29
Redemption's Blade (After The War, #1) by Adrian Tchaikovsky 367 pages completed June 11
2629 pages

3. Circles
Finches of Mars by Brian W. Aldiss 203 pages completed February 27
Sphere by Michael Crichton 371 pages completed February 28
574 pages

4. Wings
Crucible of Gold (Temeraire, #7) by Naomi Novik 325 pages completed April 24
Shadow Scale by Rachel Hartman 458 pages completed July 6
The Adjacent by Christopher Priest 419 pages completed July 12
1202 pages

5. Autumn colours
Preludes & Nocturnes (The Sandman, #1) by Neil Gaiman 240 pages completed February 26
240 pages

6. Horses
The Willful Princess and the Piebald Prince (Realms of the Elderlings, #0.5) by Robin Hobb 184 pages completed February 22
A Sorcerer And A Gentleman by Elizabeth Willey 444 pages completed May 2
The King's Falcon (Roundheads and Cavaliers, #3) by Stella Riley 614 pages completed May 8
1242 pages

Total 6604/6500


message 18: by Ashley (last edited Apr 06, 2019 07:38PM) (new)

Ashley | 236 comments Goal: 2,500 pages (up to 5 tasks)
Out of Zone: Read a book I own (and acquired before 2019)

1. Reading Rainbow
Red - Fire (Graceling Realm, #2) by Kristin Cashore (461 +46 pages) - 4/1/2019
Orange - Illuminae (The Illuminae Files, #1) by Amie Kaufman (608 pages) - 3/22/2019
Yellow - The Rule of One (The Rule of One, #1) by Ashley Saunders (263 pages) - 4/6/2019
Green - The Georges and the Jewels (Horses of Oak Valley Ranch, #1) by Jane Smiley (240 pages) - 3/2/2019
Blue - The Blood of Olympus (The Heroes of Olympus, #5) by Rick Riordan (516 + 52 pages) - 2/23/2019
Purple - Shadow and Bone (Shadow and Bone, #1) by Leigh Bardugo (358 pages) - 3/5/2019


Total: 2,544/2,500 pages - Completed


message 19: by Jayme(theghostreader) (last edited Oct 20, 2019 09:38AM) (new)

Jayme(theghostreader) (jaymetheghostreader) | 1287 comments 1) Person on the cover
Cut to the Quickby Kate Ross
(404 pp) Completed 03/23/19
Ring of Secretsby Roseanna M. White(352pp)
Completed 04/06/19
Legaciesby Mercedes Lackey(320pp) Completed 05/14/19
Love's Pursuitby Siri Mitchell
(337pp)
Completed 08/02/19
The Valley of Amazement(589pp)
Completed 09/02/19

2) Animal on the cover
The Hills Have Spies (Valdemar Family Spies #1, Valdemar #43) by Mercedes Lackey by Mercedes Lackey(360pp) Completed 03/16/19
The Wurst Is Yet to ComebyMary Daheim
dog on the cover (291pp)
Completed 04/24/19
A Pocket Full of Ryeby Agatha Christie (239pp) Completed 08/10/19
bird on the cover
A Man Called Oveby Fredrik Backman(337pp) Completed 08/06/19
cat on the cover

3) only text on cover
Chicken Soup for the Soulby Jack Canfield(428pp)
06/28/19

4)trees/flowers on the cover
Murder With Peacocks (Meg Langslow, #1) by Donna Andrews by [author:Donna Andrews|60646(311pp)
Completed 05/06/19

Goal:3,500 pages
Out of zone : read 3 nonfiction books-1 book read
Total pages:3968
Stage 13 Complete


Christina (AKA Babbling) (babblingbookreviews) | 149 comments Stage 13: covers
Goal =2,234 5% of 44,686

Food on Cover:
Red Velvet Revenge by Jenn McKinlay pgs, 304
Topped Chef by Lucy Burdette pgs 319
Charms and Chocolate Chips by Bailey Cates pgs. 337
Pepperoni Pizza Can Be Murder by Chris Cavender pgs. 289
total 1,249

Red Velvet Revenge (Cupcake Bakery Mystery, #4) by Jenn McKinlay Topped Chef (Key West Food Critic Mystery #3) by Lucy Burdette Charms and Chocolate Chips (A Magical Bakery Mystery #3) by Bailey Cates Pepperoni Pizza Can Be Murder (Pizza Lovers, #2) by Chris Cavender

Woman on cover
A Brush of Darkness by Allison Pang pg 368

A Brush of Darkness (Abby Sinclair #1) by Allison Pang

Man on cover
Hounded by Kevin Hearne pgs 304 (Audio)

Hounded (The Iron Druid Chronicles, #1) by Kevin Hearne

Couple on cover
Beauty Dates the Beast by Jessica Sims pgs. 384

Beauty Dates the Beast (Midnight Liaisons, #1) by Jessica Sims


message 21: by Nat (last edited Apr 10, 2019 08:59PM) (new)

Nat | 179 comments Stage 13: covers
Goal: 3000 pgs
OoZ: nonfiction

1. Reading through the rainbow
The Library Book by Susan Orlean Good Omens by Terry Pratchett Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout
River of Teeth (River of Teeth, #1) by Sarah Gailey The Shepherd's Crown (Discworld, #41; Tiffany Aching, #5) by Terry Pratchett The Disasters by M.K. England

The Library Book (336 pgs) + OoZ Bonus 33 4/5
Good Omens (368 pgs) 3/14
Olive Kitteridge (286 pgs) 3/18
River of Teeth (175 pgs) 4/3
The Shepherd's Crown (276pgs) 3/7
The Disasters (352 pgs) 4/10

2. Animal on cover
Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield The Dream Thieves (The Raven Cycle, #2) by Maggie Stiefvater The Raven King (The Raven Cycle, #4) by Maggie Stiefvater

Once Upon a River (464 pgs) 3/22
The Dream Thieves (439 pgs) 3/6
The Raven King (439 pgs) 3/24

= 3168 pgs

Complete so far: 3168/3140

DONE!


message 22: by Stacey (last edited May 18, 2019 04:37AM) (new)

Stacey (boydsmom) | 295 comments Stage 13: Covers
Goal: 5468 p.
Tasks: up to 7
OOZ: Non fiction
Pages Completed: 5577 p.

1. Single Females
Diamond Fire 3/2/19 145p.
Accidental Leigh 4/4/19 180p.
Beauty and the Mustache 4/18/19 376 p.

2. Single Males
Feral Heat 3/28/19 153p.
A Reason to Kill 4/19/19 356 p.
Run to Ground 4/21/19 416p.
Ryker 4/29/19 228p.
Vicious 4/30/19 364 p.
Freefall 4/30/19 268p.
The Fix Up 4/30/19 345p.

3. No People
Emmy & Oliver 3/28/19 343 p.
Moon Over Soho 4/26/19 375p.
Once Upon a Billionaire 5/18/19 263p.

4. Couples
Kill Without Shame 3/26/19 352p.
Final Lap 3/31/19 304 p.
April Showers 4/9/19 271p.
Born in Fire 4/28/19 437p.
The Coincidence of Callie & Kayden 5/8/19 400p.


message 23: by Lagullande (last edited Jun 19, 2019 01:53PM) (new)

Lagullande | 487 comments Stage 13: Covers
Goal - 2,019 pages (up to 5 tasks)


**OotZ Goal - Nobel Winner OR Women's Prize/Man Booker shortlisted

Pages Completed: 2,098
Pages Remaining: -

Covers are at least 50% of the specified colour, as measured by TinEye

1. RED:

2. BLUE:
**14/5/19 An American Marriage 308pp+10% = 338pp

3. GREEN:
**27/3/19 The Lacuna 508pp+10% = 558pp
30/5/19 The Lazy Tour of Two Idle Apprentices 110pp

4. YELLOW:

5. BLACK OR (not AND) WHITE:
18/4/19 The Tenderness of Wolves 384pp
**25/5/19 The Long Take 237pp+10% = 260pp
19/6/19 The Godfather 448pp


message 24: by CassieV (last edited May 31, 2019 04:51PM) (new)

CassieV | 266 comments Goals:
5% of 2018 pages - to be calculated 1/1/19 (2,770 pages)
Out of the Zone goal: Nonfiction (+10% page numbers)

Opened: 2/10/19
Tasks: up to 5

1. Silver Bracelet on cover
288 pages - Becoming Jinn (Becoming Jinn, #1) by Lori Goldstein - 5/15/19****
400 pages - Circle of Jinn (Becoming Jinn, #2) by Lori Goldstein - 5/30/19***

2. One woman on cover
468 pages - The Passion of the Purple Plumeria (Pink Carnation, #10) by Lauren Willig - 4/23/19*****
481 pages - The Mark of the Midnight Manzanilla (Pink Carnation, #11) by Lauren Willig - 4/26/19*****
320 pages - Rugged and Relentless (Husbands for Hire, #1) by Kelly Eileen Hake - 4/28/19****
352 pages - When Love Calls (The Gregory Sisters, #1) by Lorna Seilstad - 4/30/19***
408 pages - Smoke in the Sun (Flame in the Mist, #2) by Renée Ahdieh - 5/24/19****

3. Flower on Cover
392 pages - Flame in the Mist (Flame in the Mist, #1) by Renée Ahdieh - 5/22/19****

3,109/2,770


message 25: by Lahni (last edited Feb 27, 2019 08:12AM) (new)

Lahni | 660 comments STAGE 13 - COVERS

Goal: 1000 pages
OOTZ: Books I own

BLUE COVER
The Fault in Our Stars The Fault in Our Stars by John Green- 344 pages (313 + 31 ootz)
* Feb shelf "Quirky" book bonus (read 2/26)

PLANT LEAVES ON COVER
Time Will Tell Time Will Tell by Yemi Elegunde - 228 pages (208 + 20 ootz)
* Mar shelf "Multicultural" book bonus
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West Wicked The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (The Wicked Years, #1) by Gregory Maguire - 446 pages (406 + 40 ootz)

TOTAL PAGES: 1018


message 26: by Angela (last edited Apr 09, 2019 08:31PM) (new)

Angela | 226 comments Stage 13 - Covers - Done!
Goal - 3,500pgs
**OOtZ Goal - MPG Classics

3,544/3,500pgs
OOtZ books: 1

One is The Loneliest Number
books with one person on the cover
A Great and Terrible Beauty (Gemma Doyle #1) by Libba Bray - 403pgs - 2/13/19
The Living Blood (African Immortals, #2) by Tananarive Due - 515pgs - 2/17/19
Death's End (Remembrance of Earth’s Past #3) by Liu Cixin - 604pgs - 3/2/19
From Russia With Love (James Bond, #5) by Ian Fleming - 259pgs - 3/12/19
The Story of a Marriage by Andrew Sean Greer - 208pgs - 3/27/19
A Murder of Quality (George Smiley, #2) by John le Carré - 176pgs- 3/31/19
Perfect Peace by Daniel Black - 341pgs - 4/5/19
The Hunger Angel by Herta Müller - 304pgs - 4/7/19

Two Can Be As Bad As One
books with two people on the cover
The Prophet from Ephesus (Roman Mysteries) by Caroline Lawrence - 224pgs - 3/3/19

But Three's a Crowd
books with three people on the cover
Mansfield Park by Jane Austen - 464pgs x 10% = 510pgs


message 27: by Lauren (last edited Jun 25, 2019 11:12AM) (new)

Lauren (laurenjberman) | 1229 comments Stage 4: Covers
Goal: 5500 pages
OoZ: Science Fiction
15/15

1. Structure
Forbidden by Lisa Clark O'Neill (412) - February 28, 2019
Dead Souls by Angela Marsons (412) - February 25, 2019
Virgin River by Robyn Carr (430) - March 6, 2019
Broken Bones by Angela Marsons (366) - March 19, 2019
Dark Desires by Eve Silver (352) - May 11, 2019

Forbidden (Southern Comfort #2) by Lisa Clark O'Neill Dead Souls (D.I. Kim Stone, #6) by Angela Marsons Virgin River (Virgin River, #1) by Robyn Carr Broken Bones (D.I. Kim Stone, #7) by Angela Marsons Dark Desires (Dark Gothic, #1) by Eve Silver

2. Shoes
The Thing About Love by Julie James (380) - March 16, 2019
Treachery in Death by J. D. Robb (480) [SF+48] - April 5, 2019
Eleventh Grave in Moonlight by Darynda Jones (337) - May 4, 2019

The Thing About Love by Julie James Treachery in Death by J.D. Robb Eleventh Grave in Moonlight (Charley Davidson, #11) by Darynda Jones

3. Water
Look for Me by Lisa Gardner (400) - May 16, 2019
Chaos in Death by J.D. Robb (160) [SF+16] - May 31, 2019
Fatal Promise by Angela Marsons (409) - May 13, 2019

Look for Me (Detective D.D. Warren, #9) by Lisa Gardner Chaos in Death (In Death #33.5) by J.D. Robb Fatal Promise (D.I. Kim Stone, #9) by Angela Marsons

4. Fire
Only Mine by Susan Mallery (384) - April 20, 2019
Fire Touched by Patricia Briggs (350) - April 30, 2019
A Snowbound Scandal by Jessica Lemmon (224) - May 21, 2019
Shelter Mountain by Robyn Carr (384) - June 25, 2019


Only Mine (Fool's Gold, #4) by Susan Mallery Fire Touched (Mercy Thompson, #9) by Patricia Briggs A Snowbound Scandal by Jessica Lemmon Shelter Mountain (Virgin River, #2) by Robyn Carr


Total pages: 5544


message 28: by LaurLa (last edited Dec 13, 2019 07:55PM) (new)

LaurLa | 1411 comments Pick 'n' Mix (2019) ~~ Stage 13 ~ Covers ~~ Completed
January - December 2019

Page Goal: 5,000 Total Pages Read: 5,039
Out of the Zone: classic or literary fiction

Task limit is 8

Stage 13 ~ Covers (msg 28)

Weapon on the cover
Danger Close (Bagram Special Ops, #4) by Kaylea Cross Dead Man Stalking (Barbara Marr Murder #5) by Karen Cantwell Lover Awakened (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #3) by J.R. Ward Warrior (The Blades of the Rose, #1) by Zoe Archer Indulgence in Death (In Death, #31) by J.D. Robb Shadows and Silk (The MacKenzie Family #6) by Liliana Hart Splintered Bones (Sarah Booth Delaney #3) by Carolyn Haines
🔹Danger Close ~ Kaylea Cross ~ 288 pp ~ 07.08 ★★★★
🔹Dead Man Stalking ~ Karen Cantwell ~ 165 pp ~ 03.10 ★★★
🔹Lover Awakened ~ J.R. Ward ~ 468 pp ~ 07.05 ★★★★
🔹Warrior ~ Zoe Archer ~ 384 pp ~ 03.18 ★★★★
🔹Indulgence in Death ~ J.D. Robb ~ 373 pp ~ 03.09 ★★★★
🔹Shadows and Silk ~ Liliana Hart ~ 262 pp ~ 03.25 ★★★
🔹Splintered Bones ~ Carolyn Haines ~ 386 pp ~ 04.13 ★★★★
🔹Magic Breaks ~ Ilona Andrews ~ 402 pp ~ 03.22 ★★★★

No People on the cover
Good Luck with That by Kristan Higgins Eighth Grave After Dark (Charley Davidson, #8) by Darynda Jones Wild Man (Dream Man, #2) by Kristen Ashley Cards on the Table (Hercule Poirot, #15) by Agatha Christie Hotwire (Maggie O'Dell, #9) by Alex Kava Traitor Born (Secondborn, #2) by Amy A. Bartol
🔹Good Luck with That ~ Kristan Higgins ~ 480 pp ~ 03.31 ★★★★★
🔹Eighth Grave After Dark ~ Darynda Jones ~ 352 pp ~ 03.16 ★★★★
🔹Wild Man ~ Kristen Ashley ~ 528 pp ~ 03.19 ★★★★
🔹Cards on the Table ~ Agatha Christie ~ 336 pp ~ 05.05 ★★★
🔹Hotwire ~ Alex Kava ~ 306 pp ~ 04.04 ★★★
🔹Traitor Born ~ Amy A. Bartol ~ 309 pp ~ 04.08 ★★★★


message 29: by Mary (last edited Apr 01, 2019 08:34PM) (new)

Mary Stage 13: Covers Unlocked 2/7

Goal 2500 - 10 %
OOTZ: Pulitzer Prize Winner

5 Task limit

Task 1: books with Mythical creatures on cover
352p. Churchill and Orwell: The Fight for Freedom 2/9

Task 2: Books with Buildings on the cover
96 p. The Maharani's Pearls 2/12
384p. The Wedding Guest 2/15
382 p. Past Tense 2/16

Task 3: books with Women in Dresses on the cover
288p. The House of Ulloa 2/18
213 p. Miss Cayley's Adventures 3/3


Task 3: Books with Birds on the cover
348p. Love in the Time of Cholera 2/27

Task 4: books with only Words on the Cover
319 p. Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones 2/28

Task 5: Books with Couples on the cover
288p. The Hours After: Letters of Love and Longing in War's Aftermath 3/5

Total 2670


message 30: by Minttu (last edited Apr 23, 2019 01:02AM) (new)

Minttu (menthae) | 36 comments Stage 13 - Covers

1. Goal: 1800 pages (slightly under 10% of 2018 pages)
2. Out of Zone Goal: reading longer books (over 350pages)

Text over face:
The Unseen World - Liz Moore (464pgs)
The Good Girl - Mary Kubica (352pgs)

Shoes:
Pretty Girls Dancing - Kylie Brant (370pgs)
Dress Codes for Small Towns - Courtney C. Stevens (368pgs)
The Baby Planner - Josie Brown - read 8th Apr 2019 (352pgs)


Page total: 352/1906pgs


message 31: by Joyce (last edited Apr 26, 2019 05:53PM) (new)

Joyce (eternity21) | 743 comments Joyce's Stage 13- Covers Finished 4/26/19
Unlocked 2/10/19

Goal 2275 pages
OOTZ- books not read in audiobook format.

2337/2275

Task 1: Woman on cover
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Welcome to the Team (Season 9, Volume 4) by Andrew Chambliss finished 2/10/2019 136 pages + 14 pages OOTZ=150 pages
Manners & Mutiny (Finishing School, #4) by Gail Carriger Finished 2/27/19 326 pages
The Calculating Stars (Lady Astronaut, #1) by Mary Robinette Kowal Finished3/25/19 431 pages + OOTZ bonus 43= 474 pages
Her Mad Hatter (Kingdom, #1) by Marie Hall Finished 4/4/19 164 pages + OOTZ bonus 16= 180pages

Task 2 No people or animals on cover
Space Opera by Catherynne M. Valente Finished 2/28/19 352 pages
Elevation by Stephen King Finished 3/6/19 146 pages
Sizzling Sixteen (Stephanie Plum, #16) by Janet Evanovich Finished 3/7/19 371 pages

Task 3 Yellow cover
Born in Death (In Death, #23) by J.D. Robb Finished 4/22/19 338 pages


message 32: by Ghost in the Stacks (last edited Jun 07, 2019 11:08AM) (new)

Ghost in the Stacks Stage 13- Covers

My Goals
1. 5% is: 5386
2. (5) tasks


1. Women on Cover
285- Until I Met Her (Emma Fern, #1) by Natalie Barelli 5/10
373- My Husband's Wife by Jane Corry 5/17
384- The Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager 5/24
328- Finding Casey by Jo-Ann Mapson 5/24
240- Her Wiccan, Wiccan Ways (Rhiannon Godfrey, #1) by Traci Hall 5/24
320- Henna House by Nomi Eve 5/24
334- Hell's Princess The Mystery of Belle Gunness, Butcher of Men by Harold Schechter

2. Mostly Solid Cover
209- Real Murders (Aurora Teagarden, #1) by Charlaine Harris 5/11
337- Dead Sky Morning (Experiment in Terror, #3) by Karina Halle 5/11
444- Mind Hunter Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit by John Edward Douglas 5/12
304- Stay Sexy & Don’t Get Murdered The Definitive How-To Guide by Karen Kilgariff 5/18
313- The Boy in the Suitcase (Nina Borg, #1) by Lene Kaaberbøl 5/24
286 The Hundred-Foot Journey by Richard C. Morais

3. Door on Cover
368- Abduction (A Shefford-Johnson Case, #1) by Wanda L. Dyson 5/11
360- Quiet Neighbors by Catriona McPherson 5/24

4. 2 people on Cover
223 Victoria and Abdul The True Story of the Queen's Closest Confidant by Shrabani Basu 5/13

5.Feathers on Cover
320- The Feather Thief Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century by Kirk Wallace Johnson 5/15

TOTAL= 5520


message 33: by Susan (last edited May 23, 2019 04:00PM) (new)

Susan | 3776 comments Mod
Stage 13: covers , opened Feb 7

Goal 1225 pages, up to 5 tasks

1 - people on covers
B.U.G. (Big Ugly Guy), 352 pages - fin 4/11
The Beauty of Darkness The Remnant Chronicles #3), 679 pages - fin 5/15
The Dragon Man (Inspector Challis #1), 239 pages - fin 3/11

total pages read: 1270
COMPLETED 5/15


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