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2023 puzzle thread. Aiming for success this year!

Here goes…

Da challenge

Da rules

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Badge 1

12 books: one task from each puzzle.

Summary for badge 1 progress

WoF - Annerlee

Badge One
1. Puzzle 1, Task 7 The Wanderer
2. Puzzle 2 Task 5 Every City Is Every Other City
3, Puzzle 3 Task 5 Journey to the River Sea
5. Puzzle 5, Task 1 Mr Wilder & Me
6. Puzzle 6, Task 10 Marple: Twelve New Mysteries
7. Puzzle 7 Task 1 Bleeding Heart Square
8. Puzzle 8, Task7 1989
9. Puzzle 9 Task 7 The Big Four
10. Puzzle 10, Task 6, The Great Hunt
11. Puzzle 11, Task 8 Finding Hildasay: How one man walked the UK's coastline and found hope and happiness
12. Puzzle 12, Task 4 Devil in a Blue Dress

Badge 2 - read all the remaining tasks for 2 puzzles (18 books)

Badge Two

Puzzle 2
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- 1. a book that is set in the 21st century. Yes, it may be set in the future, if it takes places prior to December 2100.

- 2 about the Roman Empire. It may be set in any of the aforementioned countries. For example it could be set in England when they occupied England. but it must be about the Roman Empire, not just the setting. The Skystone is a good example.

- 3 book with one person on the cover. Both arms must be showing.

- 4 book with a higher than 4.1 average rating on Goodreads.

- 5. a book with duplicated (or more) words in the title.

- 6. book with a Christmas theme.

- 7. book with shoulder or round in the title.

- 8.book with a beard or top hat on the cover.

- 9. book with an ankle clearly showing on the cover.

- 10. book from the first 5 pages of this list. It must be tagged as "adult" on the main page

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Puzzle 10
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1. the moon on the cover or in the title.

2. about the Civil War in the US.

3. a book that has dragons in it.

4. knife on the cover. It must be a weapon.

5. ship on the cover that is flying its sails.

6. a significant character is a bachelor

7. there are significant plot twists, as explained in the book blurb.

8. a book from this list: Symbolism Books https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...

9. a book from a this list.: Swimmy Titles https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...

10. set in Sweden or written by a Swedish author.
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Help is here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

WoF Annerlee
Badge Two

Puzzle 2, Task 1 We Sold Our Souls
Puzzle 2, Task 2 Shadows in Bronze
Puzzle 2, Task 3
Puzzle 2, Task 4 The Shining
Puzzle 2, Task 5 (completed for badge 1)
Puzzle 2, Task 6 Murder at the Theatre Royale
Puzzle 2, Task 7
Puzzle 2, Task 8
Puzzle 2, Task 9
Puzzle 2, Task 10 Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

Puzzle 10 Task 1 Nightwoods
Puzzle 10 Task 2
Puzzle 10Task 3
Puzzle 10 Task 4
Puzzle 10, Task 5
Puzzle 10, Task 6 (completed for badge 1)
Puzzle 10, Task 7 The Last Act of Hattie Hoffman
Puzzle 10, Task 8 Angels & Demons
Puzzle 10, Task 9
Puzzle 10, Task 10 Hitman Anders and the Meaning of It All

Badge 1, Book 1

2. Puzzle 10 Task 6
3. The Great Hunt
4. Listened to Audiobook, main edition is 705 pages long
5. Task - Significant character is a bachelor / bachelorette
6. Explanation - The majority of characters are unmarried in this book including the main character, Rand al’Thor

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Badge 1, Book 2

2. Puzzle 5 Task 1
3. Mr Wilder & Me
4. Read in hardback: 246 pages
5. Task: set in at least 3 different countries across the globe
6. Book is set in Greece (Athens and Lefkada ), France (Paris), Germany (Munich and Berlin), England (London) and the US (LA). We certainly get around!

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Badge 1, Book 3

2. Puzzle 12 Task 4
3. Devil in a Blue Dress
4. Read in paperback: 263 pages
5. Types of monkeys -snow, bald, black, Barbary, spider, blue, emperor. Read a book with one of the aforementioned words in the title
6. Title contains the word ‘Blue’

Please check the puzzle and task number. I show 4-4 as tourism theme.

Monkeys are Puzzle 12, Task 4 :o)

Apologies and thanks Cherie. Will change the post to badge 12

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Badge 1, Book 4

2. Puzzle 4 Task 3
3. Goat Days
4. Read audiobook. Paperback has 255 pages
5. Read a book with one or more of the following barnyard animals on the cover - Chickens, Cattle, Sheep, Ducks, Goats, or Pigs .
6. Book has a goat on the cover

Badge 1, Book 5

2. Puzzle 9 Task 7
3. The Big Four
4. Read on audiobook. Paperback has 242 pages
5. Read a book by a British author
6. Agatha Christie is the author and she was British

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Badge 1, Book 6

2. Puzzle 3 Task 5
3. Journey to the River Sea
4. Read on audiobook. Paperback has 304 pages
5. Read a book where someone is protecting someone else
6. Most of the main characters including the MC are protecting a boy called Finn. Finn is hiding from detectives who want to take him back to England against his will.

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Badge 1, Book 7

2. Puzzle 7 Task 1
3. Bleeding Heart Square
4. Read the audiobook. Hardcover has 480 pages
5. Read a book set between 1901 and 1946
6. Set mainly in 1930 but all events are after WW1 and before WW2

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Badge 1, Book 8

2. Puzzle 11 Task 8
3. Finding Hildasay: How one man walked the UK's coastline and found hope and happiness
4. Read Hardcover has 352 pages
5. Read a book with a dog on the cover
6.

Badge 1, Book 9

2. Puzzle 2 Task 5
3. Every City Is Every Other City
4. Read the audiobook. Paperback has 224 pages
5. Read a book with duplicated words in title
6. ‘Every’ and ‘city’ are duplicated.

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Badge 1, Book 10

2 Puzzle 1 Task 7
3 The Wanderer
4 Read in hardbook: 352 pages
5 Read a book set in Italy
6 Book is set in northern Italy

Badge 1, Book 11

2 Puzzle 8 task 7
3 1989
4 Read in audiobook: hardcover has 416 pages
5 Read a book set in a city beginning with M
6 Majority of book is set in the city of Manchester, UK

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Badge 1, Book 12

2. Puzzle 6, Task 10
3. Marple: Twelve New Mysteries
4. Read in hardback, 372 pages
5. Read a book where the cover has flowers with stems
6.

Badge 2, Book 1

2. Puzzle 2, Task 1
3. We Sold Our Souls
4. Read audiobook. hardback has 337 pages
5. Read a book set in the 21st Century
6. Book is set in 2019

Badge 2, Book 2

2. Puzzle 2, Task 4
3. The Shining
4. Read audiobook. paperback has 659 pages
5. Read a book with rating higher than 4.1
6. Book has rating of 4.26 on 3 April 2023

(awaiting confirmation of rating in the Two thread) Done

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Congrats on finishing the first badge.

thank you Janice. I finally got around to reporting. Cant wait to see the badge !

Badge 2, Book 3

2. Puzzle 10, Task 7
3. The Last Act of Hattie Hoffman
4. Read audiobook. hardback has 352 pages
5. there are significant plot twists, as explained in the book blurb.
6. The blurb says “ Full of twists and turns”

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Badge 2, Book 4

2. Puzzle 10, Task 10
3. Hitman Anders and the Meaning of It All
4. Read ebook. paperback has 312 pages
5. Book set in Sweden or by a Swedish author
6. The book is set in Sweden and is written by Jonas Jonasson, a Swedish author.

Badge 2, Book 5

2. Puzzle 10, Task 1
3. Nightwoods
4. Read audiobook. hardback has 272 pages
5. Read a book with the moon on the cover
6. The moon is on the cover

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Badge 2, Book 6

2. Puzzle 2, Task 2
3. Shadows in Bronze
4. Read audiobook. paperback has 354 pages
5. Read a book set in Roman Empire
6. Book is set in Ancient Rome in first Century AD

Badge 2, Book 7

2. Puzzle 2, Task 6
3. Murder at the Theatre Royale
4. Read ebook. paperback has 250 pages
5. Set at Christmas
6. Set at Christmas - there's murder at a production of 'A Christmas Carol'

Badge 2, Book 8

2. Puzzle 2, Task 10
3. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
4. Read paperback: has 482 pages
5. Read a book from the adult list
6. Book has main genre of 'adult' and is found on page 3 of the list
https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...

Badge 2, Book 9

2. Puzzle 10, Task 8
3. Angels & Demons
4. Read audiobook: paperback has 736 pages
5. Read a book about symbolism
6. Book is on the first page of symbolism list
https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...

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