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Day 1 Update: 51% of Jade City by Fonda Lee
= 261.12 of 512 pages
= 26.1 HP
Total:
10 EXP
36.1 HP
Just finished Jade City by Fonda Lee, which was beyond epic!512 pages = 51.2 HP + 20 EXP as a book by a marginalised author
Total =
61.2 HP
30 EXP
Moving onto Book #2 now! 😏
Day 2 Update: Finished Starswept by Mary Fan, 400 pages
40 HP, 20 EXP as a book by a marginalised author
Total =
61.2 HP + 40 HP
30 EXP + 20 EXP
= 101.2 HP, 50 EXP
= Level 2
Swapped out Death and Night for The Star-Touched Queen also by Roshani Chokshi, which I finished, as I was unsure a novella qualified but I may read it as an Expansion Side Quest though.342 pages = 34.2 HP
Book by a marginalised author = 20 EXP
Totalling = 135.4 HP, 70 EXP, Level 2
Just finished Death and Night by Roshani Chokshi for an Expansion Side Quest:132 pages = 13.2 HP
Book by a marginalised author = 20 EXP
Totalling =
148.6 HP
90 EXP
Going to try Ninefox Gambit for A Book Set in a Different World towards finally being able to read my Raven Stratagem ARC after.
Potential Knight's Path for after:A Book with a Verb in its Title - Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Brittney Cooper (ARC) [CHANGED]
A Book with a Weapon on its Cover - Road to Redemption by Puja Guha (ARC) ✔
A Book with a Red Cover: The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo Higashino ✔
A Book that has a TV/Movie Adaptation - Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli ✔
Day 4 Update:After finishing 4 books in the 1st 3 days of #TheReadingQuest, today's progress feels minimal but I am hoping it goes more quickly from here on out though. 25% into Ninefox Gambit by Yoon Ha Lee = 96 pages = 9.6 HP
Totalling:
148.6 HP + 9.6 HP = 158.2 HP
Still 90 EXP
Still Level 2
Potential Side Quests:Raven Stratagem by Yoon Ha Lee (357 pages) for Animal Companion (ARC) ✔
Spring Garden by Tomoka Shibasaki for Mini-Game (ARC) ✔
The Orphan of India by Sharon Maas for Time Warp (ARC) ✔
The Cartel 7: Illuminati by Ashley Antoinette & JaQuavis Coleman for Potions (ARC) ✔
Geek Actually: Squad Goals by Cathy Yardley for Open World (ARC) ✔
Seducing Abby Rhodes by J D Mason for Respawn (ARC) ✔
The Book of Negroes by Lawrence Hill (512 pages) for Grind ✔
Multiple Player: The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli ✔
Potential Bard's Path:A Fairy Tale Retelling - The Ugly Stepsister by Aya Ling (CHANGED)
A Book Cover with Striking Typography - Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Brittney Cooper (ARC) ✔
A Book Translated from Another Language - A Tree Grows in Daicheng by Lu Nei (ARC) ✔
A Banned Book - Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston (237 pages) ✔
Just finished Ninefox Gambit by Yoon Ha Lee, i.e the remaining 288 of 384 pages, of a book by a marginalised author.Totalling:
158.2 HP + 28.8 HP = 187 HP
90 HP + 20 HP = 110 EXP
= Level 3
Moving onto my final Mage path book!
Day 5 Update:Finished Invisible Lives by Anjali Banerjee, 280 pages, by a marginalised author, completing the Mage's path.
Totalling =
187 HP + 28 HP = 215 HP
110 EXP + 20 EXP + 50 EXP = 180 EXP
= Level 4
Then read Speaking Our Truth: A Journey of Reconciliation by Monique Gray Smith, 105 pages, by a marginalised author, for A Book with a Verb in Its Title as part of the Knight's path.
Totalling =
215 HP + 10.5 HP = 225.5 HP
180 EXP + 20 EXP = 200 EXP
= Level 5
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You're slaying it, girl! I hope the books are enjoyable :D
Thanks! They have been awesome! Fantasy provides a really good distraction these days.
Day 6 Update:Got to 26% of A Book with a Weapon on its Cover, my ARC of Road to Redemption by Puja Guha, which is 382 pages = 99 pages = 9.9 HP
Totalling:
225.5 HP + 9.9 HP = 235.4 HP
Still 200 EXP
Still Level 5
Potential Rogue's Path:A Book Published by a Small Press: Tale of a Boon's Wife by Fartumo Kusow (ARC) ✔
A Book with <500 Ratings on GR: A McClendon Thanksgiving by Sean D. Young (ARC) ✔
A Book Cover with a Partially Obscured Face: Strangers by David A Robertson (ARC) ✔
Just finished Road to Redemption by Puja Guha, i.e the remaining 283 pages = 28.3 HP235.4 HP + 28.3 HP = 263.7 HP
200 EXP + 20 EXP = 220 EXP
Still Level 5
Moving onto A Book with a Red Cover now!
Day 7 Update:Completed The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo Higashino, 298 pages, by a marginalised author.
Totalling =
263.7 HP + 29.8 HP = 293.5 HP
220 EXP + 20 EXP = 240 EXP
Still Level 5
Just finished Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli, 320 pages, by a marginalised author.Totalling =
293.5 HP + 32 HP = 325.5 HP
240 EXP + 20 EXP + 30 EXP = 290 EXP
= Level 6
Likely headed to the Bard's path next!
Just finished a fairy tale retelling, The Mermaid Girl by Xequina, 212 pages, by a marginalised author.Totalling =
325.5 HP + 21.2 HP = 346.7 HP
290 EXP + 20 EXP = 310 EXP
= Level 7
Moving onto today's 3rd book!
Wow, your progress is really impressive!
Thanks, my dear! This overachiever has only her reading through which to feel productive right now. Lol
Day 8 Update:Completed the epic Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Brittney Cooper, 320 pages, by a marginalised author.
Totalling =
346.7 HP + 32 HP = 378.7 HP
310 EXP + 20 EXP = 330 EXP
Still Level 7
Finally finished the most tedious novel of this challenge (and probably my worst read in years), A Tree Grows in Daicheng by Lu Nei, 430 pages, by a marginalised author.Totalling =
378.7 HP + 43 HP = 421.7 HP
330 EXP + 20 EXP = 350 EXP
= Level 8
Moving onto A Banned Book!
Day 9 Update:Completed the meaningful banned book, Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston, 237 pages, by a marginalised author.
Totalling =
421.7 HP + 23.7 HP = 445.4 HP
350 EXP + 20 EXP + 30 EXP = 400 EXP
= Level 9
Read Geek Actually: Squad Goals by Cathy Yardley for an Open World side quest, 39 pages, by a marginalised author.Totalling =
445.4 HP + 3.9 HP = 449.3 HP
400 EXP + 20 EXP = 420 EXP
Still Level 9
Moving onto the last path from tomorrow!
Nice Job! But you Calculated your points wrong for finishing quests by additional characters after the Mage Quest. It's +30 points not +50."Adventurers who complete their character’s quest before the challenge period will earn a +50 EXP. You will earn an additional +30 EXP for any additional character quest you complete after that."
Good catch! Thanks for that much needed clarification! I will adjust that accordingly now.
Just finished Tale of a Boon's Wife by Fartumo Kusow, 376 pages, by a marginalised author.Totalling =
449.3 HP + 37.6 HP = 486.9 HP
420 EXP + 20 EXP = 440 EXP
Still Level 9
Moving onto another ARC now.
Day 10 Update:Got 25% done with each of these:
- A Book with <500 Ratings on GR, A McClendon Thanksgiving by Sean D. Young, 256 pages, by a marginalised author, i.e 64 pages = 6.4 HP
- A Multi Player Side Quest book, The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli, 336 pages, by a marginalised author, i.e 84 pages = 8.4 HP
Totalling =
486.9 HP + 6.4 HP + 8.4 HP = 501.7 HP
Still 440 EXP
Still Level 9
Just finished A McClendon Thanksgiving by Sean D. Young, 256 pages, by a marginalised author, i.e the remaining 192 pages = 19.2 HPTotalling =
501.7 HP + 19.2 HP = 520.9 HP
440 EXP + 20 EXP = 460 EXP
= Level 10
Onto my final book on Path #4!
Day 11 Update:Got 16 pages further in my buddy read of The Upside of Unrequited and finished A Book Cover with a Partially Obscured Face, with my ARC of Strangers by David A Robertson, 216 pages, by a marginalised author, to complete my last path.
Totalling =
520.9 HP + 1.6 HP + 21.6 = 544.1 HP
460 EXP + 20 EXP + 30 EXP = 510 EXP
= Level 11
Day 12 Update:- Got 50% into my Animal Companion side quest, Raven Stratagem by Yoon Ha Lee, 357 pages, by a marginalised author, i.e 179 pages = 17.9 HP
- Finished my Multiplayer side quest, by a marginalised author, i.e the remaining 136 pages = 13.6 HP
Totalling =
544.1 HP + 17.9 HP + 13.6 HP = 575.6 HP
510 EXP + 20 EXP = 530 EXP
Still Level 11
Just finished Raven Stratagem, i.e the remaining 178 pages by a marginalised author = 17.8 HPTotalling =
575.6 HP + 17.8 HP = 593.4 HP
530 EXP + 20 EXP = 550 EXP
= Level 12
Hopefully moving onto another side quest shortly.
I started my Potions side quest yesterday but fell asleep before posting an update.It was my ARC of The Cartel 7: Illuminati by Ashley Antoinette & JaQuavis Coleman, which I just finished, i.e 320 pages by marginalised authors.
Totalling =
593.4 HP + 32 HP = 625.4 HP
550 EXP + 70 EXP = 570 EXP
Still Level 12
Just finished my ARC of Spring Garden by Tomoka Shibasaki for a Mini-Game side quest, i.e 96 pages by a marginalised author = 9.6 HPTotalling =
625.4 HP + 9.6 HP = 635 HP
570 EXP + 20 EXP = 590 EXP
Still Level 12
3 side quests to go!
I started my Respawn side quest yesterday but fell asleep before posting an update.It was my ARC of Seducing Abby Rhodes by JD Mason, which I just finished, i.e 336 pages by a marginalised author.
Totalling =
635 HP + 33.6 HP = 668.6 HP
590 EXP + 20 EXP = 610 EXP
= Level 13
Just finished an ARC for my Time Warp side quest, i.e The Orphan of India by Sharon Maas, i.e 459 pages by a marginalised author.Totalling =
668.6 HP + 45.9 HP = 714.5 HP
610 EXP + 20 EXP = 630 EXP
Still Level 13
Only the Grind side quest to go!
1% into my Grind side quest, which ended up being The Book of Negroes by Lawrence Hill, i.e. 512 pages by a marginalized author.
Day 20 Update:Read 34% of The Book of Negroes, i.e 174 pages = 17.4 HP
Totalling =
714.5 HP + 17.4 HP = 731.9 HP
Still 630 EXP
Still Level 13
Day 23 Update:Finished my Grind side quest by a marginalised author, i.e the remaining 338 pages = 33.8 HP
Totalling =
731.9 HP + 33.8 HP = 765.7 HP
630 EXP + 20 EXP = 650 EXP
= Level 14
Congrats on finishing! I just realized, I think I'm following you on Twitter. :) Do you have a book blog?
Sorry, no book blog as I tend to just briefly comment on NetGalley and GR, but I have been thinking about it, so if that changes, I will let you know! 😉
Congrats on finishing! I have 2 challenges left, but those 2 books have a lot of pages so I'm not confident I'll have the time to finish them this week. Regardless, I'm happy you finished and I hope you've heard good news or will hear good news about your work soon.
Thanks, my dear! Unfortunately, I finally heard back, but it was not good news though. Both of your last two books look interesting so fingers crossed you finish them!
Level: 1
EXP: 10
HP: 10
The First Book of a Series: Jade City by Fonda Lee ✔
A Book Set in a Different World: Binti: Home by Nnedi Okorafor (CHANGED)
A Book Based on Mythology: Death and Night by Roshani Chokshi (CHANGED)
A Book that Contains Magic: Invisible Lives by Anjali Banerjee ✔
A Book with a One Word Title: Starswept by Mary Fan ✔
Infinite thanks to the amazing artist behind all of the character illustrations, who can be found here: https://readthinkponder.wordpress.com
And here is a link to #TheReadingQuest post, for which I am eternally grateful: https://readatmidnight.com/2017/07/29...
Good luck, adventurers!