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18. Dead Ever After by Charlaine Harris = 18 points338 pages = 4 points
Book total = 22 points
Challenge total = 80 points
From ChristinaSD#23 One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
432 pages=>4pts
Reviewed=>5pts
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Book Total=>32pts
Challenge Total=>161pts
#24 The Alchemy of Murder by Carol McClearyPosition - 24 pts
368 pgs - 4 pts
HF - 5 pts
Review - 5 pts
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Book total - 38 pts
Challenge total - 421 pts
This is my first post for this challenge.25. Strength in What Remains: A Journey of Remembrance and Forgiveness by Tracy Kidder - 25 points
304 pages - 4 points
Book Total - 29 points
24. Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane - 24 points
369 pages - 4 points
Book Total - 28 points
23. Ghana Must Go by Taiye Selasi - 23 points
336 pages - 4 points
Book Total - 27 points
Challenge Total - 84 points
#9 The Story Girl by L.M. Montgomery229pp - 2 points
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/... - 5 pts
Book total - 16 points
Challenge total - 442 (437?) depending on above ruling
Mod
Participant 216
Erin 659
Cheryl* 632
Wanda 470
LemonLinda 442
Linda* 428
JenC 423
CherylA 421
DianeW 294
April* 252
CassieV 231
Lisa 217
Sandy* 204
JoLene 179
Butterflycager 168
Ashley 164
ChristinaSD 161
Sue 84
Judy 81
Macarena 80
Carole 56
DebbieW 55
JudyT 39
jayme 36
K_elaine 3
Issues
Cheryl - Post 180: No HF bonus because this is considered a work of magical realism
Cheryl - Post 190: No Link to review
Sandy - Post 193: No HF bonus because this is considered fantasy
Linda - Post 187: Page bonus is 2 not 3
April - Post 198: Book total is 33, not 28
JoLene, I have fixed the missing link (hey, I like that!) on Post 190.
#2 The Buddhism of Tibet by The Dalai LamaPosition= 2 points
224 pages= 2 points
Review= 5 points
Book Total= 9 points
Challenge Total= 646 points
15. Lady of the English by Elizabeth Chadwick= 15 Points532 Pages= 6 Points
HF= 5 Points
Review= 5 Points
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Total= 31 Points
Challenge Total= 690 Points
#11 The Piano Teacher by Janice Y.K. Lee - 11pts328pages - 4pts
HF - 5pts
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/... - 5pts
Book total - 25 points
Challenge total - 467 points
#24 Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein - 24 points447 pages - 4 points
HF - 5 points
Review - 5 points
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Book total - 38 points
Challenge total - 77 points
#10 --All That I Am by Anna Funder--10 points368 pages=3 points
HF=5 points
Review=5 points
Book total=23 points
Challenge total=451 points
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
All That I Am
#24 - The Tutor's Daughter by Julie KlassenPosition- 24pts
412 pgs- 4 pts
HF- 5 pts
Book total: 33 pts
#22- The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan
Position- 22 pts
361 pgs- 4 pts
Book Total: 26 pts
Bonus Book (From Jackie's shelves): The Second Empress: A Novel of Napoleon's Court by Michelle Moran
Book Bonus: 50pts
Post Total: 109 pts
Challenge Total: 340 pts
Hi JoLene. So, if a book has HF and Fantasy listed on the genre page, the Fantasy aspect trumps the HF aspect? Thanks!
Bonus = 50 pointsFrom Jackie's HF-To-Read shelf
Girl in Hyacinth Blue
Review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Total Points: 254
25. Gone with the Wind 25 pointsHF-5 points
Pgs-1045- 10 points
Review- https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... - 5 points
Book Total- 45 points
22. Nassau 22 points
HF- 5 points
pgs- 284- 2 points
Review- https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... - 5 points
Book total-34 points
21. Madame Tussaud: A Novel of the French Revolution- 21 points
HF- 5 points
pgs- 446 pgs- 4 points
Review- https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... - 5 points
Book Total- 35 points
3. Innocent Darkness 3 points
pgs- 408 4 points
Review- https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... - 5 points
Book total- 12 points
Post Total- 126 points
(And I think my last challenge total was 217)
Challenge Total is 343
18. Elizabeth Street: A Novel Based On True Events by Laurie Fabiano386 pgs= 4 pts
HF= 5 pts
Post total= 27 pts
Challenge total= 279 pts
And I'm done.
#8.Immortal in Death by J.D. Robb-8 points345 pages-4 points
Total for Book-12 points
Total to date 482
#7 The Golden Road by L.M. Montgomery - 7 pts213 pages - 2 pts
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/... - 5 pts
Book total - 14 points
Challenge total - 481 points
Good challenge - lots of fun - Thanks, JoLene, again for all of your work with the challenges.
JoLene wrote: "DATE 29-May Participant 216
Erin 659
Cheryl* 632
Wanda 470
LemonLinda 442
Linda* 428
JenC 423
CherylA 421
DianeW 294
April* 252
CassieV 231
Lisa 217
Sandy* 204
JoLene 179
Butte..."
I am not sure where the 55 points are coming from. I have been posting books and show that my cumulative score is 193 points. Here is the breakdown:
City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
#25 spot – 25 points
485 Pages – 4 points
Review – 5 points
Link to Review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Total – 34
Cumulative total = 34
Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline
#24 spot – 24 points
288 pages – 2 points
Review – 5 Points
Historical Fiction – 5 Points
Link to review http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Total – 36 Points
Cumulative Total – 70 Points
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
#23 Spot – 23 Points
269 Pages – 2 Points
Review – 5 Points
Historical Fiction – 5 Points
Link to Review - http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Total – 35 Points
Cumulative Total – 105 Points
Fantasy Lover by Sherrilyn Kenyon
#15 Spot – 15 points
337 pages – 3 points
Review – 5 Points
Link to Review - http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Total – 23 Points
Cumulative Points – 128 Points
The House Girl by Tara Conklin
# 21 Spot – 21 points
336 Pages – 3 points
Review – 5 Points
Link to Review – http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Historical Fiction – 5 Points
Total – 34 Points
Cumulative Points – 162 Points
Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare
#17 spot – 17 points
476 Pages – 4 points
Historical Fiction – 5 points
Review -5 points
Link to review - http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Total 31 points
Cumulative Points – 193 Points
#19- Playing for Pizza by John Grisham-19 points262 pages-2 points
Total points for book-21
Total Points-503
3. Red Prophet by Orson Scott Card = 3 points
311 pages = 4 points
Review = 5 points
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Book total = 12
2. These Is My Words by Nancy E. Turner = 2 points
384 pages = 4 points
HF = 5 points
Review = 5 points
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Book total = 16
Final Challenge total = 451
Jayme(the ghostreader)#25 The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult
460pp +4
HF +5
Review +5
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Book Total: 39
Grand Total: 75
Mod
217 pages = 2 pts
Review = 5 pts http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Book Total: 28
#20: Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier
240 pages = 2 pts
HF = 5 pts
Review = 5 pts
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Book Total = 32
#18: Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson
316 pages = 4 pts
HF = 5 pts
Review = 5 pts
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Book Total = 32
#6: Tears of the Giraffe by Alexander McCall Smith
215 pages = 2 pts
Review = 5 pts
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Book Total = 13
Challenge Total: 284
Ok my last points for the challenge Bonus book- 50 points
Empress
On Jolene's Owned tbr-shelf
Review-http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
(Since my last bonus book didn't count...had to make up for it)
Challenge Total- 393 (darn didn't break 400 oh well)
17. Son of Rosemary by Ira Levin = 17 points310 pages = 4 points
Book total = 21 points
Challenge total = 101 points
Mod
Results will be posted sometime this weekend!
Mod
Participant 239
Erin 690
Cheryl 641
Wanda 503
LemonLinda 481
Linda 452
JenC 451
CherylA 421
Lisa 393
DianeW 353
CassieV 342
JoLene 284
April 279
Sandy 254
DebbieW 190
Butterflycager 168
Ashley 164
ChristinaSD 161
Macarena 101
Sue 84
Judy 81
JudyT 77
jayme 75
Carole 56
K_elaine 3
Issues
DianeW: Post 236 - No review (link goes to edit page)
CassieV: Post 224 - Page bonus is 6 not 4 for The Tutor's Daughter
Linda: Post 223 - Page bonus is 2 not 3
DebbieW:
*Posts 231 & 160 - Page bonus is 4 not 3
* Post 231 - No HF bonus because it is also fantasy
Wow --- you guys really rock!!! I am amazed once again at how much you have read.
The winner is Erin!!
Courtesy of Mulcahy Associates Erin will receive a signed and personalised paperback copy of The PaintedBridge by Wendy Wallace
Wooow! Congratulations Erin :) and congratulations to the other members as well :)JoLene wrote: "Macarena --- cutting it close :-D" -- Yes, I didn't realize it was so late. I posted it just after finishing the book, and I tend to lose the perception of time during and after reading :p
Erin - quite an impressive challenge for you. Congrats.
Historical Fictionistas
Books mentioned in this topic
The Painted Bridge (other topics)Son of Rosemary (other topics)
Empress (other topics)
Girl with a Pearl Earring (other topics)
Chains (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Wendy Wallace (other topics)Ira Levin (other topics)
Zilpha Keatley Snyder (other topics)
Tracy Chevalier (other topics)
Laurie Halse Anderson (other topics)
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Position= 4 points
224 pages= 2 points
Review= 5 points
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Book Total= 11 points
Challenge Total= 642 points