TBR Summer Challenge - 2016: Scoring Thread

[JoLene, Mistress of the Challenge]

43) To the Grave
328 pp +4
HF +5
Summer Bonus B) trip +5
Book Total: 57

34) The Crown
400 pp +4
HF +5
Date Added: 2/26/12 +8
Book Total = 51

49) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
734 pp + 6
Book Total = 53

46) Gold
338 pp +4
Date Added: 5/11/12 + 8
Book Total: 58

Post Total 221
Challenge Total: 533

[Jackie]

A Day of Fire: A Novel of Pompeii
#35 = 35 points
315 Pages= 4 points
HF = 5 points
Date Added: 9/17/14 = 2 points
Bonus: author's initials is in the word SUMMER. (Stephanie Dray) = 5 pts

Book total: 51 pts


The Eyes of the Dragon
#28 = 28 pts
427 pages = 4 pts

Book total = 32 pts

Post Total = 83 pts
Challenge Total = 389

[Donna]

The Lion and the Rose
#10 = 10 pts
438 pgs = 4 pts
HF = 5 pts
Date added: 2/22/15 = 2 pts
Book Total: 21 pts


Burial Rites
#16 = 16 pts
322 pgs = 4 pts
HF = 5 pts
Date added: 11/22/13 = 4 pts
Book Total: 29 pts

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Books Read: 41/53
Post Total: 50 pts
Challenge Total: 1566

[Lindsey]

First Frost by Sarah Addison Allen (6/24/16)
#9 spot: 9 pts
291 pgs: 2 pts
Date Added, November 12, 2014: 2 pts
Book Total: 13 pts
Minus 52 pts from incorrect mod bonus (sorry Jolene!)

Challenge Total: 1091

[Lindsey]

The Moon in the Palace by Weina Dai Randel (8/1/16)
#39 spot: 39 pts
395 pgs: 4 pts
HF: 5 pts
Book Total: 48 pts

Challenge Total: 1139

[Linda]

Keep the Home Fires Burning by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
#26 on the list=26 points
416 pages=5 points
HF=5 points

Book total=35 points

Challenge total=1029 points

[Gretchen, Keep your head up or the crown slips]

7.) The Hourglass Factory by Lucy Ribchester
HF= 5pts
512pgs = 6pts
7spt = 7pts
Book Total = 18pts

Challenge total = 872pts

[Jasmine, Gatekeeper of Giveaways.]

The Crown by Kiera Cass

#41 spot - 41 points
272 pages - 2 points
Total - 43 points

Watch the Lady by Elizabeth Fremantle
#48 spot - 48 points
497 pages - 4 points
HF - 5 point
Total - 57 points

Challenge Total: 590

[Cindy]

The Hours by Michael Cunningham

#14 spot= 14 points
226 pages= 2 points
Date added Mar17/11= 10 points
HF= 5 points
Total points = 31


Hush Now, Don't You Cry by Rhys Bowen

#28 spot= 28 points
320 pages=4 points
HF= 5 points
Date added Apr 16/15 = 2 points
Total points= 39

Total points this post=70
CHALLENGE TOTAL= 730

[Dana]

Redemption Road by John Hart

#42 spot = 42 points
417 pages = 4 points

Total this post =46

CHALLENGE TOTAL = 220+46=266

[Margaret]

Jolene many thanks for sorting my list s D clarifying issues. It's s great fun challenge.

[Jessica]

Circle of Friends by Maeve Binchy

#34 spot: 34 pts
565 pgs: 6 pts
Added Sept. 12, 2014: 2 pts

Book total: 42 pts
Challenge total: 347 pts

[JoLene, Mistress of the Challenge]

Scoring Thread

DATE 2-Aug
Thru Post: 262
Score Adjustment in ()

Donna 1566
Kathleen 1481
CherylA 1339
Lindsey 1139
Linda 1027 (-2)
Wanda 1021
Gretchen 872
Kathy 755 (2)
Cindy 730
June 670
Jasmine 590
Christina 555
Margaret 534 (-6)
JoLene 533
Gail 430
Jackie 389
Jayme 377 (-7)
Jessica 347
Anameeka 281
Dana 266
Shannon 235 (-5)
Ashley 110 (10)
Bookworm 77
Becky 0
Candybeans 0
Erica 0

Issues
Linda (-2) Post 187: You added at 12/1/14 which give 2 pt, not 4
Jayme (-7) Post 192: Does not meet challenge def of Historical Fiction (no fantasy); Post 211: Date added points is 2 (not 4)
Kathy (2) Post 209: Added wrong (692+31=723)
Ashley (10) Post 203: Added wrong (53+57 = 110)
Margaret (-6) Post 207: Book is non-fiction; no historical fiction bonus; Post 247 total is 41 (not 42)
Shannon (-5) Post 81: Can only score 1 summer bonus per book (I gave you first one)



NOTE: For the mod bonuses, the books need to be works of historical fiction. Please see the rules for of how we define historical fiction (the genre tag may not meet our more academic definition).

[Donna]

Lilac Girls
#24 = 24 pts
496 pgs = 4 pts
HF = 5 pts
Book Total: 33 pts


Tiger Hills
#7 = 7 pts
593 pgs = 6 pts
HF = 5 pts
Book Total: 18 pts

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Books Read: 43/53
Post Total: 51 pts
Challenge Total: 1617

[Gail]

Doc by Mary Doria Russell
#40 spot 40 points
394 pages 4 points
HF 5 points
Book total 49 points

Challenge total 479 points

[Margaret]

Hummingbird's daughter by Luis Alberto Urrea
# 44
512 pages 6
HF 5
Book total 55

Challenge total 589

[Jessica]

Christy by Catherine Marshall

#28 spot: 28 pts
558 pgs: 6 pts
Addd on Dec. 12, 2014: 2 pts
HF bonus: 5 pts

Book total: 41 pts
Challenge total: 388 pts

[Lindsey]

Merivel: A Man of His Time by Rose Tremain (8/3/16)
#34 spot: 34 pts
HF: 5 pts
384 pgs: 4 pts
Date Added, June 25, 2014: 2 pts
Book Total: 45 pts

Challenge Total: 1184

[Cheryl A]

Paper Hearts by Meg Wiviott
#37 Spot - 37 pts
HF - 5 pts
332 pgs - 4 pts
Book total - 46 pts

The Poe Shadow by Matthew Pearl
#9 Spot - 9 pts
HF - 5 pts
367 pgs - 4 pts
Added 10/7/10 - 10 pts
Book total - 28 pts

River of Smoke by Amitav Ghosh
#15 Spot - 15 pts
HF - 5 pts
522 pts - 6 pts
Book total - 26 pts

Post total - 100 pts
Challenge total - 1439 pts

[Kathleen]

As Death Draws Near by Anna Lee Huber
#14 spot = 14pts
HF = 5pts
342pgs = 4pts
Book total = 23pts

Mata Hari's Last Dance by Michelle Moran
#12 spot = 12pts
HF = 5pts
288pgs = 2 pts
Book total = 19pts

Then Came You by Lisa Kleypas
#21 spot = 21pts
HF = 5pts
384pgs = 4pts
Book total = 30pts

Challenge total = 1553pts
Books read = 40/53

[Linda]

Season of Storms by Susanna Kearsley
#36 spot=36 points
436 pages=4 points
HF=5 points
Book total=45 points

The Expatriates by Janice Y.K. Lee
#29 spot=29 points
336 pages=4 points
Book Total=33 points

Challenge total=1101 points

[Donna]

Lake in the Clouds
#27 = 27 pts
659 pgs = 6 pts
HF = 5 pts
Book Total: 38 pts


Some Sing, Some Cry
#34 = 34 pts
568 pgs = 6 pts
HF = 5 pts
Book Total: 45 pts

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Books Read: 45/53
Post Total: 83 pts
Challenge Total: 1700

[Cindy]

Payment in Blood by Elizabeth George

#43 spot= 43 points
432 pages= 4 points
Total = 47 points


Total this post = 47
CHALLENGE TOTAL = 777

[Jessica]

The Red Tent by Anita Diamant

#32 spot: 32 pts
336 pgs: 4 pts
Added Jan. 21, 2015: 2 pts
HF bonus: 5 pts

Book total: 43 pts
Challenge total: 431 pts

[Jayme(theghostreader)]

Fortune's Foolby Mercedes Lackey
#46 spot 46 pts
368 pp + 4
Added November 11, 2009 +15

Book Total: 65
Grand Total: 442

[Kathy]

39)The Dead Girls of Hysteria Hall by Katie Alender

39 spot - 39pts
329pts 4
Date Completed: 8/5/16
Rated: 3 stars
Tot: 43
Grand Tot: 796

[Lindsey]

Lamp Black, Wolf Grey by Paula Brackston (8/6/16)
#11 Spot: 11 pts
318 pgs: 4 pts
Date Added, February 24, 2015: 2 pts
Book Total: 17

Challenge Total: 1201

[Donna]

The Last Queen
#14 = 14 pts
368 pgs = 4 pts
HF = 5 pts
Book Total: 23 pts


Fire Along the Sky
#19 = 19 pts
655 pgs = 6 pts
HF = 5 pts
Book Total: 30 pts

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Books Read: 47/53
Post Total: 53 pts
Challenge Total: 1753

[Kathy]

23) Winter by Marissa Meyer
23 spot - 23pts
832pgs 8pts
Date Completed: 8/7/16
Tot: 31
Grand Tot: 827pts

[Jasmine, Gatekeeper of Giveaways.]

No Will But His by Sarah A. Hoyt
#39 spot - 39 points
352 pages - 4 points
HF - 5 point
Date added: July 21, 2014: 2 pts
Total - 50 points

Challenge Total: 640

[Jessica]

The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck

#50 spot: 50 pts
357 pgs: 4 pts
Added March 18, 2015: 2 pts

Book total: 56 pts
Challenge total: 487 pts

[Plethora]

The Inner Circle by Brad Meltzer
#27 spot - 27 points
455 pages - 4 points
Date added: Sep 13, 2012: 6 pts
Book Total - 37 points

Challenge Total: 114 points

[Kathy]

48) Grounded: The Adventures of Rapunzel by Megan Morrison

48 spot - 48
384 4
Date Added 2 5/16/16
Date Completed: 8/9/16
Rated: 3 stars
Tot: 54
Grand Tot: 881pts

[Gretchen, Keep your head up or the crown slips]

33.) Shinju by Laura Joh Rowland (7/30-8/2)
437pgs = 4pts
HF = 5pts
33spt= 33pts
Book Total = 42pts

Challenge Total = 917pts

[Lindsey]

The Translation of Love by Lynne Kutsukake (8/9/16)
#30 spot: 30 pts
315 pgs: 4 pts
HF: 5 pts
Book Total: 39 pts

Challenge Total: 1240

[Kathleen]

Daisy in Chains by Sharon Bolton
#3 spot = 3pts
352pgs = 4pts
Book total = 7pts

The Book of Lost and Found by Lucy Foley
#8 spot = 8pts
432pgs = 4pts
Book total = 12pts

Lie by Moonlight by Amanda Quick
#4 spot = 4pts
321pgs = 4pts
HF = 5pts
Book total = 13pts

Challenge total = 1585pts
Books read = 43/53

[Kathy]

35) Blood Magick by Nora Roberts

35 spot 35
304pgs 4
Rated: 3 stars
Date Completed: 8/9/16
Tot: 39
Grand Tot: 920

[Donna]

World Without End
#17 = 17 pts
1014 pgs = 10 pts
HF = 5 pts
Book Total: 32 pts

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Books Read: 48/53
Post Total: 32 pts
Challenge Total: 1785

[Tawallah]

East of Eden by John Steinbeck
#47 - 47 points
728 pages: 6 points
HF- 5 points

Book total : 58 points

Challenge total: 728 points

[Jasmine, Gatekeeper of Giveaways.]

The Marriage of Opposites by Alice Hoffman
#40 spot - 40 points
371 pages - 4 points
HF - 5 point
Total - 49 points

Challenge Total: 689

[Lindsey]

The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale (8/10/16)
#28 spot: 28 pts
400 pgs: 4 pts
Date Added, September 8, 2014: 2 pts
Book Total: 34 pts

Challenge Total: 1274

[Donna]

The Summer Before the War
#23 = 23 pts
496 pgs = 4 pts
HF = 5 pts
Book Total: 32 pts

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Books Read:49/53
Post Total: 32 pts
Challenge Total: 1817

[Jayme(theghostreader)]

Reserved for the Catby Mercedes Lackey
# 45-45 pts
328pp +4
Added November 11, 2009 +15
Bonus +5 Read a book that takes place in a separate country from where you live-Live in the Us, takes place in England
Book Total: 69
Grand Total: 511

[Dana]

Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline
#38 spot= 38 points
273 pages= 2 points
HF = 5 points

Total this post = 45
CHALLENGE TOTAL = 311

[Jasmine, Gatekeeper of Giveaways.]

Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard
#35 spot - 35 points
383 pages - 4 points

Total - 39 points
Challenge Total - 679

[Tawallah]

The Sentinels of Andersonville by Tracy Groot
# 10- 10 points
369 pages- 4 points
HF- 5 points

Book total: 19 points

Challenge total : 747

[Kathy]

47) Deck Z: The Titanic: Unsinkable. Undead. by Chris Pauls

47 spot - 47
222pgs 2
HF - 5
Rated: 4 stars
Date Completed: 8/11/16
Tot: 54
Grand Tot: 974

[Lindsey]

A Race to Splendor by Ciji Ware (8/12/16)
#35 spot: 35 pts
526 pgs: 6 pts
HF: 5 pts
Date Added, March 28, 2014: 4 pts
Book Total: 50 pts

Challenge Total: 1324

[Margaret]

[bok:Hotel on the corner of bitter and sweet]
# 46
HF 5
306 pages 4
Book
Total 55

[Margaret]

Challenge total 644