TBR Challenge 2018 Scores

[Chris]

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
#45 : 45 pts
HF: 5 pts
Book Length 244pp: 2pts
Bonus MC takes a Trip: 5 pts
Book Total: 57 pts

Challenge Total: 708pts

[Cheryl A]

The Bachelor Girl's Guide to Murder by Rachel McMillan
#34 Spot - 34 pts
HF - 5 pts
222 pgs - 2 pts
Added 6/10/16 - 2 pts
Book total - 43 pts

A Perilous Undertaking by Deanna Raybourn
#35 Spot - 35 pts
HF - 5 pts
338 pgs - 4 pts
Added 9/21/16 - 2 pts
Book total - 46 pts

A School for Unusual Girls by Kathleen Baldwin
#25 Spot - 25 pts
HF - 5 pts
352 pts - 4 pts
Added 6/3/15 - 4 pts
Book total - 38 pts

Post total - 127 pts
Challenge total - 1466 pts

[Donna]

#43 - The Potato Factory
6 pts - 749 pgs
5 pts - HF
2 pts - date added: Mar 27, 2017
56 pts - book total


#35 - The Empty Throne
4 pts - 302 pgs
5 pts - HF
44 pts - book total


#21 - Plainsong
4 pts - 301 pgs
4 pts - date added: May 16, 2016
29 pts - book total


Post Total: 129
Challenge Total: 1108

[JC]

One Good Earl Deserves a Lover by Sarah MacLean
#40 spot = 40 points
373 pages = 4 points
HF = 5 points
Book total = 49 points
Challenge total = 921 points

[Kathleen]

Seven Days in May by Kim Izzo
#9 = 9pts
368pgs = 4pts
HF = 5pts
Book total = 18

In the Name of the Family by Sarah Dunant
#4 = 4pts
448pgs = 4pts
HF = 5pts
Book total = 13pts

I Was Anastasia by Ariel Lawhon
#2 = 2pts
333pgs = 4pts
HF = 5pts
Book total = 11pts

The Summer Wives by Beatriz Williams
#37 = 37pts
384pgs = 4pts
HF = 5pts
Book total = 46pts

Challenge total = 1688pts

[Donna]

#42 - A Soldier of the Great War
8 pts - 860 pgs
5 pts - HF
55 pts - book total


#32 - Lilli de Jong
4 pts - 352 pgs
5 pts - HF
41 pts - book total

#31 - The Indigo Girl
4 pts - 343 pgs
5 pts - HF
40 pts - book total

#24 - Animal Dreams
4 pts - 342 pgs
6 pts - date added: Mar 22, 2015
34 pts - book total

#23 - Eventide
2 pts - 300 pgs
6 pts - date added: May 1, 2015
31 pts - book total

#2 - Khan: Empire of Silver
4 pts - 387 pgs
5 pts - HF
11 pts - book total


Points this Post: 212
Challenge Total: 1320

[Donna]

July Bonus Book- 50 pts
from Jackie's list:
Spartacus: The Gladiator
4 pts - 448 pgs
5 pts - HF
59 pts - book total


Challenge Total: 1379

[Maureen]

Bellewether by Susanna Kearsley
#42 = 42 points
434 pages = 4 points
HF = 5 points
Book Total = 51 points

Challenge Total = 946 points

[Linda]

After the War Is Over by Jennifer Robson

#32 on list-32 points
HF-5 points
384 pages-4 points
On TBR since Jan. 2016=4 points
Book total=45 points

Challenge total=1196 points

[Linda]

In Sunlight and in Shadow by Mark Helprin

#33 on the list=33 points
HF=5 points
705 pages=6 points
On TBR since June 2015=6 points

Book total=50 points

Challenge total=1246 points

[Chris]

The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon
My exception book started a few days before the challenge
#48 : 48 pts
Book Length 979pp: 8 pts
TBR date 8/14: 6 pts
HF: 5pts
Book Total: 67 pts

Challenge Total: 775 pts

[JC]

Sunshine by Robin McKinley
#48 spot = 48 points
405 pages = 4 points
Date added (May 5, 2010) = 15 points
Book total = 67 points
Challenge total = 988 points

[Linda]

News of the World by Paulette Jiles

Bonus--from Jasmine's TBR=50 points
HF=5 points
216 pages-2 points
Book total-57 points

Challenge total=1303 points

[Kathleen]

The Greatest Knight by Elizabeth Chadwick
#23 = 23pts
550pgs = 6pts
HF = 5
Book total = 34

Death in St. Petersburg by Tasha Alexander
#11 = 11pts
304pgs = 4pts
HF = 5pts
Add to TBR before June 1, 2017 = 2pts
Book total = 22pts

Midnight at Marble Arch by Anne Perry
#25 = 25pts
352pgs = 4pts
HF = 5pts
Book total = 34pts

A Donation of Murder by Felicity Young
#12 = 12pts
320pgs = 4pts
HF = 5pts
Added to TBR before June 1, 2017 = 2pts
Book total = 23pts

Challenge total = 1801pts

[Donna]

#40 - Anna Karenina
8 pts - 803 pages
5 pts - HF
10 pts - date added: Oct 1, 2012
63 pts - book total


#34 - The Flame Bearer
4 pts - 304 pgs
5 pts - HF
43 pts - book total


#33 - Warriors of the Storm
4 pts - 320 pgs
5 pts - HF
42 pts - book total


Post total: 148 pts
Challenge Total: 1527

[JC]

Hood by Stephen R. Lawhead
#28 spot = 28 points
490 pages = 4 points
HF = 5 points
Date added (July 12, 2012) = 10 points
Book total = 47 points
Challenge total = 1035 points

[CandyBeans]

The Red Lily Crown: A Novel of Medici Florence by Elizabeth Loupas
#26 spot - 26 points
418 pages - 4 points
HF - 5 points
Date added: May 23, 2014: 8 points
Total - 43 points

The Three by Sarah Lotz
#18 spot - 18 points
471 pages - 4 points
Date added: December 3, 2014: 6 points
Total - 28 points

The Circle by Dave Eggers
#26 spot - 26 points
493 pages - 4 points
Date added: March 19, 2015: 6 points
Total - 27 points

Challenge Total: 1427 points

[Maureen]

The Sisters of St. Croix by Diney Costeloe
#31= 31points
416 pages= 4 points
HF= 5points
Date added March 2016= 4 points
Book Total 44 points

Challenge Total 990 points

[Cheryl A]

The Arnifour Affair by Gregory Harris
#20 Spot - 20 pts
HF - 5 pts
304 pgs - 4 pts
Added 09/09/14 - 6 pts
Book total - 35 pts

Last Christmas in Paris: A Novel of World War I by Hazel Gaynor
#45 Spot - 45 pts
HF - 5 pts
368 pgs - 4 pts
Added 4/20/17 - 2 pts
Book total - 56 pts

The Secrets of Wishtide by Kate Saunders
#38 Spot - 38 pts
HF - 5 pts
352 pgs - 4 pts
Added 10/7/16 - 2 pts
Book total - 49 pts

Post total - 140 pts
Challenge total - 1606 pts

[Jasmine, Gatekeeper of Giveaways.]

The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin
#21= 21 points
346 pages= 4 points
Book Total= 25 points

Challenge Total= 812 points

[Chris]

Driving Over Lemons: An Optimist in Andalucía by Chris Stewart
#36: 36 pts
TBR date 3/13: 10 pts
Book Length 247pp: 2 pts
Book Total: 48 pts

Challenge Total: 823 pts

[Chris]

I guess I forgot to enter this one that I finished on the 22nd! So will edit my previous entry so their is no confusion about my math skills :)
Talking God by Tony Hillerman
# 28 : 28 pts
TBR date 5/17: 2 pts
Book Length 334pp: 4 pts
Book Total: 37 pts

Challenge Total: 860 pts

[Donna]

#29 - The Confessions of Young Nero
6 pts - 514 pgs
5 pts - HF
40 pts - book total


#16 - The Iron Hand of Mars
4 pts - 320 pgs
5 pts - HF
25 pts - book total

#7 - A Gladiator Dies Only Once
2 pts - 288 pgs
5 pts - HF
14 pts - book total

Post Total: 79 pts
Challenge Total: 1606 pts

[Kathleen]

The September Society by Charles Finch
August bonus Book (JoLene) = 50pts
320pgs = 4pts
HF = 5pts
Book total = 59pts

Challenge total = 1860

[Chris]

Murder in the Smithsonian by Margaret Truman
#26: 26 pts
TBR date: 5/17: 2 pts
Book Length 224pp: 2 pts
Book Total: 30 pts

Challenge Total: 887 pts (edited to reflect corrected score)

[Jasmine, Gatekeeper of Giveaways.]

SCORES UP TO POST #226

Kathleen 1860
Cheryl 1606
Donna 1606
CandyBeans 1427 (-5)
Linda 1303
Lindsey 1145
JenC 1035
Maureen 990
Chris 887 (-3)
Jasmine 812
Erica 785
Becky 621
Rachel 422
Jackie 320
Margaret 305
JoLene 277 (+10)
Ace 265
Ann 52
Haley 0
Lindsey 0

There is about a week left in this challenge. Thank you everyone who has participated so far! Let's see how many books we can finish these last six days.

[Jasmine, Gatekeeper of Giveaways.]

One Dark Throne by Kendare Blake
#45= 45 points
464 pages= 4 points
Book Total= 49 points

Challenge Total= 861 points

[JC]

The Ghost of the Mary Celeste by Valerie Martin
Mod Bonus (Gretchen) = 50 points
306 pages = 4 points
HF = 5 points
Date added (April 2, 2014) = 8 points
Book total = 67 points
Challenge total = 1102 points

[JC]

Whistling Past the Graveyard by Susan Crandall
#38 spot = 38 points
307 pages = 4 points
HF = 5 points
Date added (January 26, 2014) = 8 points
Book total = 55 points
Challenge total = 1157 points

[Linda]

America's First Daughter by Stephanie Dray

#27 on list=27 points
606 pages=6 points
HF=5 points
Book total=38 points

Challenge total=1341 points

[Maureen]

Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly
#38= 38 points
487 pages= 4 points
HF = 5 points
date added Dec 2016= 2 points
Book Total = 49 points

Challenge Total = 1039 points

[Kathleen]

The Romanov Empress by C. W. Gortner
#8 = 8pts
431pgs = 4pts
HF = 5pts
Book total = 17pts

The Devil's Feast by M. J. Carter
#6 = 6pts
432pgs = 4pts
HF = 5pts
Book total = 15pts

Challenge total = 1892pts

[Chris]

I wasn't sure I'd finish this before the end of the challenge & then I was off the grid when it came time to shuffle places again so alas poor Moby was only #2!!

Moby-Dick or, The Whale by Herman Melville
#2: 2pts
Book Length 707pp: 6 pts
Book Total: 8 pts

Challenge Total: 895 pts

[Donna]

#41 - War and Peace
10 pts - 1392 pgs
5 pts - HF
56 pts - book total


#26 - GI Brides: The Wartime Girls Who Crossed the Atlantic for Love
6 pts - 592 pgs
4 pts - date added: May 1, 2016
36 pts - book total

#15 - The Good Lord Bird
4 pts - 417 pgs
5 pts - HF
24 pts - book total

#12 - Valley of the Shadow
6 pts - 512 pgs
5 pts - HF
23 pts - book total

#11 - A Mist of Prophecies
4 pts - 304 pgs
5 pts - HF
20 pts - book total

Post total: 159 pts
Challenge Total: 1765 pts

[Lindsey]

The Mayan Red Queen: Tz'aakb'u Ahau of Palenque by Leonide Martin (8/12/18)
#36 spot: 36 pts
435 pg: 4 pts
HF: 5 pts
Book Total: 45 pts

The Linnet Bird by Linda Holeman (8/14/18)
#4 spot: 4 pts
422 pg: 4 pts
HF: 5 pts
Date Added (Oct. 3, 2015): 4 pts
Book Total: 17 pts

Pachinko by Min Jin Lee (8/17/18)
August Mod Bonus (Jasmine): 50 pts
489 pg: 4 pts
HF: 5 pts
Book Total: 59 pts

Murder at Mansfield Park by Lynn Shepherd (8/27/18)
#28 spot: 28 pts
363 pg: 4 pts
HF: 5 pts
Date Added (April 22, 2015): 6 pts
Book Total: 43 pts

The Queen's Pawn by Christy English (8/28/18)
#47 spot: 47 pts
373 pg: 4 pts
HF: 5 pts
Date Added (March 23, 2014): 8 pts
Book Total: 64 pts

Challenge Total: 1373

[Linda]

Code Name Verity by Elizabeth E. Wein

#24 on my list=24 points
HF=5 points
452 pages=4 points
On TBR since May 2016=4 points
Book total=37 points

Challenge total =1378 points

[Kathleen]

Tangerine by Christine Mangan
#1 = 1pt
320pgs = 4pts
HF = 5pts
Book total = 10pts

Challenge total = 1902pts

[Chris]

Major Pettigrew's Last Stand by Helen Simonson
Bonus Book from Gretchen's TBR list : 50 pts
Book Length 355pp: 4 pts
Book Total: 54 pts

Challenge Total: 945pts

[Rachel]

Strangers on a Train by Patricia Highsmith
#19 spot - 19 points
281 pages - 2 points
HF - 0 points
Date added: 4/26/17: 2 points
Total - 23 points

A Long Time Gone by Karen White
#40 spot - 40 points
432 pages - 4 points
HF - 5 points
Date added: 3/13/18: 0 points
Book is set in summer = 5 pts
Total - 54 points

Challenge Total: 499 points

[Kathleen]

Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
#3 = 3pts
288pgs = 2pts
HF = 5pts
Book total = 10

Challenge total = 1912pts

Thanks Moderators for a great summer of reading!

[Maureen]

The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
#25= 25 points
306 pages = 4 points
HF=5 points
Book Total = 34 points

Challenge Total= 1073 points

[Jackie]

Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Terry Pratchett
#50= 50 pts
412 pages= 4 pts
Shelf: 5/2008= 15 pts
Bonus: MC Takes a Trip= 5 pts
Book Total= 74 pts

Madame Tussaud: A Novel of the French Revolution
#45= 45 pts
446 pages= 4 pts
HF= 5 pts
Shelf: 12/2010= 15 pts
Bonus: Author's Initials in Word Summer= 5 pts
Book Total= 74 pts

The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
#42= 42 pts
479 pages= 4 pts
Bonus: Summer on the Cover= 5 pts
Book Total= 51 pts

Circe by Madeline Miller
#40= 40 pts
400 pages= 4 pts
Book Total= 44 pts

A Moveable Feast: Life-Changing Food Adventures Around the World by Don George
#37= 37 pts
296 pages= 2 pts
Book Total= 39 pts

Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik
#29= 29 pts
480 pages= 4 pts
Book Total= 33 pts


Post Total= 315 points
Challenge Total= 635 points

Jasmine- thank you for running and moderating the challenge. I look forward to this one every year. :)

[Cheryl A]

North Sea Requiem by A.D. Scott
#44 Spot - 44 pts
HF - 5 pts
336 pgs - 4 pts
Added 5/16/17 - 2 pts
Book total - 55 pts

The Railwayman's Wife by Ashley Hay
#32 Spot - 32 pts
HF - 5 pts
288 pgs - 2 pts
Added 5/18/16 - 4 pts
Book total - 43 pts

Shadow on the Mountain by Margi Preus
#11 Spot - 11 pts
HF - 5 pts
304 pgs - 4 pts
Added 10/10/12 - 10 pts
Book total - 30 pts

The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See
#47 Spot - 47 pts
HF - 5 pts
371 pgs - 4 pts
Added 4/20/17 - 2 pts
Book total - 58 pts

August Mod Bonus
The Woman on the Orient Express by Lindsay Jayne Ashford
Bonus - 50 pts
HF - 5 pts
330 pgs - 4 pts
Added 1/7/17 - 2 pts
Book total - 61 pts

Post total - 247 pts
Final challenge total - 1853 pts

Thanks, Jasmine, for the great challenge!! Cleared 40 off of Mt. TBR!!

[Donna]

#14 - The Last Sacrifice
4 pts - 344 pgs
5 pts - HF
23 pts - book total

#13 - The Graveyard of the Hesperides
4 pts - 336 pgs
5 pts - HF
22 pt - book total


#8 - Ruins of War
4 pts - 372 pgs
5 pts - HF
17 pts - book total

August Bonus Book - Becky's list
50 pts - Stormbird
4 pts - 482 pgs
5 pts - HF
4 pts - date added: Nov 9, 2015
63 pts - book total


Challenge Total: 1890


I'm 5 books short of my 50-book goal, 1 bonus book short and 2 summer bonuses short. But even with the books I read, my TBR list isn't any shorter...it just keeps growing and growing. And WHAT FUN it was!!!!!

[CandyBeans]

Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
#19 spot - 19 points
336 pages - 4 points
Date added: November 29, 2014: 6 points
Total - 41 points

Challenge Total: 1456 points

[Lindsey]

Julian by Gore Vidal (8/31/18)
#46 spot: 46 pts
528 pg: 6 pts
HF: 5 pts
Date Added (March 29, 2014): 8 pts
Book Total: 65 pts

Challenge Total: 1438

I like this challenge- it motivates me to read the books that have been sitting on my TBR for awhile.

[Jasmine, Gatekeeper of Giveaways.]

I'm going to start adding up the final scores. For those of you who stayed up late reading I'll wait until the evening for you to post your final scores.

If your looking for another challenge I'll also be putting up a mini-challenge for the month of September later today for anyone interested.

[Jasmine, Gatekeeper of Giveaways.]

Donna wrote: "#14 - The Last Sacrifice
4 pts - 344 pgs
5 pts - HF
23 pts - book total

That is me! For every book I read off my TBR I add like five more.

[Linda]

Thanks for the challenge. Twenty books gone from my TBR & several of them were huge which helped me in another group's challenge.

[Jasmine, Gatekeeper of Giveaways.]

Thanks again to everyone that participated. Final scores are as follows:

Kathleen 1912
Donna 1890
Cheryl 1853
CandyBeans 1456
Lindsey 1438
Linda 1378
JenC 1158
Maureen 1073
Chris 949
Jasmine 861
Erica 785
Jackie 635
Becky 621
Rachel 499
Margaret 305
JoLene 277
Ace 265
Ann 52
Haley 0
Lindsey 0


Also shoutout to Kathleen who was able to complete all the books on her list and the three mod bonuses! I'm not sure how you do it but congratulations!