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Hi Everyone!It's that time of year again! The Conquer Your TBR Challenge!!
If you're like me, you're one of those people who started the year off thinking about all the books and series' that'll be finished this year. Now it's almost July, your TBR has sort of fallen through and your Goodreads Reading Challenge has definitely become... well... a challenge.
Luckily we have a solution! We call it the "Conquer Your TBR Challenge" which will be a six month long readathon going from July 1st to December 31st.
What is the challenge you ask?
In The Conquer Your TBR Challenge you would need to write a list of 100 books you want to read by the end of the year (I know some of you won't read 100 books but it's just to give you more choice and variety for the challenge). The aim of the challenge is to read as many books from your list as possible to earn yourself some points. It's also okay to read books that aren't from your list however you won't earn as many points.
The books for the challenge can be as long as you like. You earn more points the longer the book is. You can also read from any genre, it's not limited to just YA. Only books finished from July 1st - December 31st will count. If you started the book in June but finished it in July then that's completely valid too. You can earn points through page points and other factors listed below (these are only valid for books on your list).
PAGE POINTS
1-99 pages = 1 Point
100-199 pages = 2 Points
200-299 pages = 3 Points
300-399 pages = 4 Points
400-499 pages = 5 Points
500-599 pages = 6 Points
600-699 pages = 7 Points
700+ pages = 8 Points
EXTRA POINTS
BOTM (Between July-December 2022 from Between the Pages Book Club) = 5 Points
Every 10 books you read = 5 Points
Reviews = 5 Points (Reviews must be longer than 2 sentences)
Buddy Read = 5 Points
For books that aren't on your TBR list you will earn only 3 points regardless of if you posted it with a review, if it was a Between the Pages BOTM etc.
WAY TO ENTER YOUR BOOK IN FOR THE CHALLENGE:
Entry format:
Book # on list: (N/A if it's not on list)
Book Name:
Pages:
Review:
Extras: (Buddy read, BOTM etc)
You can edit your TBR list before July 1st BUT it must be finalised by July 1st and once posted, you can't edit it so make sure you're happy before you post!
Sign ups close on the 30th of June so be quick! Comment your name down below if you're interested or have any questions. We will be making separate pages for all the participants where you can comment your list and then the books you have finished. We really hope you will get involved and have fun!
Okay so I'm reading Jay's Gay Agenda right now. I'm only around 104 pages in and so far I'm thinking it might be a three star read from me. I love the lists and I enjoy the light-heartedness but I think my main issue is with Jay's characterisation. He has always been about the physical side of romance rather than actually getting to know someone and share an emotional connection with them. His entire Gay Agenda is about trying to be intimate and it seems to be his main goal in general. It becomes a little bit cringey to read about if I'm being honest and I feel like I don't know him outside of that desire since it feels like a major part of his character.
The other part is insta-love which never really goes down well for me. Jay seemed to be attracted to Albert from looks alone and immediately falls in love with him. I'm pretty sure it's Albert he'll end up with but I guess we'll have to wait and see. I'm 99% sure I'm right here especially after Jay adding wanting to touch Albert's perfect jaw to his Agenda list.
I also find it interesting how Max and Jay started opening up to one another so quickly. It almost seemed a bit unrealistic and fast. But maybe things will improve later on. I'm hopeful of it.
Oooh nice! I definitely still need to get around to reading this book. It's on this month's TBR!
Eileen wrote: "There's still a lot of time left in 2022, but I loved Defy the Night, so I'm so glad you recommended it to me!"Aww no worries. I'm so glad you enjoyed it!
Book Name: Defy the NightPages: 448
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Prompt: N/A
Extras: N/A
Eileen wrote: "I think I will start with Jay's Gay Agenda, since I just got it from my library. Then I'll do the June BOTM, since that book also just came in from my library. I'll be listening to ..."Ooooh nice! I got that book earlier this year so I think it's finally time for me to read it. I'm reading Defy the Night right now and I'm around two thirds in and I'm already ready to claim it as my favourite book of 2022 (it's just that good!).
Sarah D wrote: "Woohoo, thanks Sylvs!"No worries :)
We just finished the June BOTM, Jay's Gay Agenda, what did you think? Feel free to put your thoughts down below:
Sarah D wrote: "Happy June! Where shall we post our read books?"A topic just got posted it's under Books Finished :)
Eileen wrote: "Doh! I just realized that 8 of the books I had planned are not considered YA, lol! I suppose I should have guessed due to some of the content, but ah well! So back to the drawing board, lol. I thin..."Oooh those are good ones to start with!
Add your finished reads here: Book Name: [state the name of the book]
Pages: [number of pages]
Review: [if you wrote a review, please put the link here]
Prompt: [put the prompt here. ONE PROMPT PER ENTRY AND NO PROMPT REPEATING]
Extras: [BOTM, Buddy Read, write N/A if none of these are applicable]
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Hi everyone, For the month of June we will be hosting the YA LGBTQ+ readathon during Pride Month. This challenge will run from the 1st of June to the 30th of June. The aim is to read as many books as you possibly can and you get bonus points if you complete the prompts listed below. There will be no teams nor prompt categories so the readathon will look a little different to the ones we've previously hosted.
The prompts are worth 2 points each and are only valid if they are YA and LGBTQ+ books. If you enter your book without a prompt then you can't get the bonus points for it (all other points will be counted though). This will also be the case if you enter the same prompt more than once.
(For those asking what we consider as YA and LGBTQ+, we are determining it by if the book is categorised in the genre on Goodreads. You can double check on the right hand side of the book page when you search a book up).
THE A TO Z OF LGBTQ+
A- Asexual Rep
B- Bisexual Rep
C- Contemporary LGBTQ+ Romance
D- Duology
E- Enemies to Lovers
F- Fake Dating
G- Genderfluid Rep
H- Historical Fiction
I- Intersex Rep
J- June 2022 New Release
K- (Kingdom): A Book Set In A Kingdom
L- Lesbian Rep
M- M/M (Gay) Romance
N- Nonbinary Rep
O- (OTP: One True Pairing): A Book With A Great Couple/Ship
P-Pansexual Rep
Q- Queer Fantasy Book
R- (Rise Up): A Book About Change/Inspiring Global Action and Activism
S- Set In Another World
T- Transgender Rep
U-Urban Fantasy
V- (Voyage): A Book Featuring A Trip or Voyage
W- (World Building): A Book With Great Worldbuilding
X- (Free Spot): A YA LGBTQ+ Book of Your Choosing
Y- YA LGBTQ+ Graphic Novel
Z- (Zombie): A YA LGBTQ+ Paranormal Book
The books for the readathon can be as long as you like. You earn more points anyway the longer the book is. We strongly encourage you to read YA books though since this is a YA book club. Only books finished in June will count. If you started the book in May but finished it in June that's completely valid too. You can earn points for the team through page points and other factors listed below:
PAGE POINTS
1-99 pages = 1 Point
100-199 pages = 2 Points
200-299 pages = 3 Points
300-399 pages = 4 Points
400-499 pages = 5 Points
500-599 pages = 6 Points
600-699 pages = 7 Points
700+ pages = 8 Points
EXTRA POINTS
June 2022 BOTM (From Between the Pages Book Club) = 5 Points
Reviews = 5 Points (Reviews must be longer than 2 sentences)
Completed Prompt = 2 Points
Buddy Read = 5 Points
Sign ups close on the 31st of May so be quick! Comment your name down below if you're interested. We really hope you will get involved and have fun!
No worries and it was heaps of fun! I wish I got some more books in though
Hi everyone! Sorry for the major delay and the lack of communication from this end of the screen but the results are in!Team Villains won the readathon with a grand total of 1199 points and Team Heroes following behind on 449 points.
Individual winners were:
1st Place: Eileen (Team Villains) with 860 Points
2nd Place: Aidan (Team Heroes) with 364 Points
3rd Place: Sarah D (Team Villains) with 213 Points
Well done everyone! Our next readathon will be in June so I hope you'll join in. More info coming in the coming weeks :)
vendy wrote: "hi :D I’m Vendy and I’m also very pleased to be able to join this book club! I enjoy almost every book genre, but I like romance, classics and fantasy books the most…To introduce myself, I’m quite..."
Hi Vendy! It's nice to meet you too and I hope you enjoy your time in the book club :) Romance and fantasy books are my favourites too. My favourites have to be Perfect on Paper, Only Mostly Devastated, Heartstopper, The Extraordinaries and Simon vs the Homosapiens Agenda
Good job everyone and thank you for joining in this readathon :) We loved hosting and we will definitely be hosting another one sometime soon. Tomorrow we will be tallying up the points and letting you know of the results so we can announce a winner. Stay tuned :)
Team: VillainsBook Name: If This Gets Out
Pages: 400
Review: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cbm0Z3uLfuH/
Prompt: Friends to Lovers
Extras: N/A
Team: VillainsBook Name: Only Mostly Devastated
Pages: 278
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Prompt: TROPES: Found Family
Extras: N/A
Team: VillainsBook Name: Burn Down, Rise Up
Pages: 352
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Prompt: TROPES: Chosen One
Extras: N/A
