Summer TBR Challenge 2019-- Rules and Questions

[Jasmine, Gatekeeper of Giveaways.]

We're having another TBR challenge, and summer is on the way (at least in the Northern hemisphere) so we will have a summer theme. Since this challenge requires some pre-planning I'm posting the rules early for those who are new.

Pre-planning is required for this challenge!!
This will be a 3 month challenge, but you will only be able to join at the 1st of each month.

Sign-ups Participants MUST sign up and provide a list of books prior to starting the challenge. The number of books is determined by the start date:
Starting on June 1: 50 books
Starting on July 1: 25 books
Starting on Aug 1: 15 books

There will be TWO opportunities to re-arrange your unread book list on July 1 and Aug 1. Aside from this date, the order of the book cannot be changed. Choose wisely! ;) You will also be allowed to add up to 5 new books at each "re-arrange" time.


IMPORTANT: If the thread is locked, you should NOT edit your list.

NOTE: This is a personal challenge and meant to be a fun way to motivate you to read books that you've been thinking about for a while. However, you decide the parameters of how you want to make your list, like only reading books that you own or reading books on your "wish list". The only real requirement is to read from a pre-determined list.

RULES:
1) Books must be at least 200 pages long. Eligibility for this is determined by the most popular edition on Goodreads. If the most popular edition is 197 pages, it will not count, even if the edition read is 215 pages.

2) The first book used for the challenge should be started on or after June 1st. Exception: Each person will be allowed 1 exception for a book that is longer than 500 pages, as long as they are not more than 1/2 way through the book on June 1. You must be using the "progress update" feature of GoodReads to claim this.

3) Audiobooks are accepted. Page numbers are determined by most popular edition on GoodReads.

4) Re-reads are NOT permitted for this challenge. (sorry, one objective is to read down your TBR).

5) There is no genre requirement for this challenge, but there is a Bonus tasks for reading HF.

SCORING / HOW IT WORKS:
1) At time of sign-up, each participant will select the books from their 'To-Read' list on Goodreads. Any variation of a To-Read shelf will count, including Wishlist. Example, I have a shelf called Nonfiction which are nonfiction books I haven't read yet but want to.

Books will be ordered from 50-1 (if you are not doing the 3 months, adjust when starting later), and their placement will determine their point value. Examples: A book in the #1 place will receive 1 point when done, a book in the #25 spot will receive 25 points, etc.

Tip: Order books that you are most likely to read in the higher value spots to earn higher scores. :)


NOTE: If you are a slow reader, and don't want to list 50 books, you can have a shorter list. However, if you start with 20 books, you can only play with 20 books for the whole challenge (Also, you will want to still start your list at spot 50 if you are playing for points)

2) Bonus Tasks for 50 points each: After you have read at least 5 books on your list, once a month, you can read a book from one of the mods TBR lists. Each month you need to pick a different mod, so if you chose to read one each month, you will have read one from each of the mods.

Choose a HF book from one of the moderators TBR lists ( Jackie, Becky, JoLene, Gretchen, or Jasmine) that you have not read, and read it.

Jackie's TBR

Becky's TBR

JoLene’s TBR

Gretchen’s TBR

Jasmine’s TBR

**Note: Most of the moderators have multiple TBR lists. For example, I have four: Want to Read, Nonfiction, Continuing Series, and Owned. However, I have only included one for each mod on this list, but you can read a book from any of their TBR lists.

**Bonus book choices do not need to be chosen ahead of time and these can be changed at any time. ONLY the list of books from your own To-Read list need to be selected by the deadlines. **

3) Summer theme bonuses: You can claim 5 point bonus for each of the following. You can only claim each bonus once during the challenge. Only one summer bonus can be claimed per book.
a. Read a book set in summer.
b. Read a book where the main character takes a trip.
c. Read a book with a summer scene on the cover.
d. Read a book set in a different country than where you live.
e. Read a book where one of the author's initials is in the word SUMMER.

4) There are several opportunities to earn Bonus Points. Bonus points will be awarded PER BOOK READ when task points are awarded. Partial task points and/or bonus points (page count, HF point, etc) will NOT be awarded if the task is unfinished. Bonus points can only be claimed when reporting the book score (so make sure to check your postings).

4a) Book Length Bonus:
Bonus points will be awarded based on the length of each book read, as follows:
200 to 300 pages = 2 bonus points
301 to 500 pages = 4 bonus points
501 to 750 pages = 6 bonus points
751 to 1,000 pages = 8 bonus points
1,000+ = 10 bonus points

4b) Historical Fiction Bonus = 5 point
WE WILL NOT AWARD HF POINTS IF IT IS NOT REPORTED.

The definition of historical fiction that our group uses is a work published at least 50 years after at least half of the events in the work. Historical fantasy, alternate history and magical realism books are not considered historical fiction for the challenge.
If the book has a dual story-line than 50% of the action needs to take place in the historical setting.

4c) You can claim 2 points for each year that the book has been on your TBR. You should use the "Date Added" field on your bookshelf and you may need to add the field to your bookshelf view. The bonus is as follows, if the "Date Added" is before:
June 1, 2018: 2 points
June 1, 2017: 4 points
June 1, 2016: 6 points
June 1, 2015: 8 points
June 1, 2014: 10 points
June 1, 2013 and beyond: 15 points

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Here's an example of how it will look when reported:

The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory
#15 spot - 15 points
664 pages - 6 points
HF - 5 point
Date added: Jan 1, 2015: 8 pts
Total - 34 points

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Becky made this spreadsheet last year to help you track your own points. Feel free to download: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...

Thanks again to Becky for making that.

Hope that you are able to climb your TBR pile!!


Ask questions below.

[Victoria]

quick question to the mods. Would this book be okay for: b. Read a book where the main character takes a trip?

Edmund Persuader

[Jasmine, Gatekeeper of Giveaways.]

Victoria wrote: "quick question to the mods. Would this book be okay for: b. Read a book where the main character takes a trip?

Edmund Persuader"

Just based on the description it looks like it would qualify for the bonus.

[Victoria]

Jasmine wrote: "Victoria wrote: "quick question to the mods. Would this book be okay for: b. Read a book where the main character takes a trip?

Edmund Persuader"

Just based on the description it ..."

Thank you, I was thinking so as well but just wanted to be sure. I appreciate the fast response!

[Peggyzbooksnmusic]

This is my first year doing challenges. I'm doing the HFU 2019 Challenge. If I start a book after June 1st will it be allowed for both the Summer Challenge & the HFU 2019 Challenge? Thanks!

[Jasmine, Gatekeeper of Giveaways.]

Yes.

[Peggyzbooksnmusic]

Jasmine wrote: "Yes." Thanks!

[Jemima]

Just checking: the bonus scores a, b,c,d,e to do with summer are they each available only once during the challenge or can they be used for multiple books but only one summer bonus per book?
Also how can you check what is the most popular edition? Is it the first in the list?

[Jasmine, Gatekeeper of Giveaways.]

Jemima wrote: "Just checking: the bonus scores a, b,c,d,e to do with summer are they each available only once during the challenge or can they be used for multiple books but only one summer bonus per book?
Also h..."

Bonuses can only be used once during the challenge. The most popular edition is normally the first, but if you are unsure of a book's length you can always ask about it.

[Jemima]

Thanks Jasmine. One further query...is Historical non fiction (biographies) allowable for the 5 point bonus? I was thinking in particular of Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers Who Helped Win World War II which I think may be non fiction although I am not quite sure. It's been on my TBR and bookshelf for ages.

[Jasmine, Gatekeeper of Giveaways.]

Jemima wrote: "Thanks Jasmine. One further query...is Historical non fiction (biographies) allowable for the 5 point bonus? I was thinking in particular of [book:Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women..."

Nonfiction does not get the additional five points.

[Jemima]

Okay thanks

[Peggyzbooksnmusic]

Jasmine; are we allowed to read books that were added to our TBR shelf after June 1, 2018? If so then I assume we can't add year listed points?

[Jasmine, Gatekeeper of Giveaways.]

Peggy wrote: "Jasmine; are we allowed to read books that were added to our TBR shelf after June 1, 2018? If so then I assume we can't add year listed points?"

Yes. Exactly right. You can read whatever books on your TBR you want, you just won't get the bonus points.

[Peggyzbooksnmusic]

Jasmine, Thanks for the speedy reply!

[Margaret]

Can we add books we started reading and never finished!! To finish them?

[Jasmine, Gatekeeper of Giveaways.]

Depends. If you plan to start the book over that is fine. If you plan to start from where you left off you need to have at least 200 pages left to meet the minimum requirements for the book.

[Margaret]

Thanks

[Chris]

Clarification. You can only add one summer bonus category to a book and you can use that category only once during the challenge. Correct? I see in the scoring thread that some people are using 2 summer bonus categories for one book.

[Jasmine, Gatekeeper of Giveaways.]

Chris wrote: "Clarification. You can only add one summer bonus category to a book and you can use that category only once during the challenge. Correct? I see in the scoring thread that some people are using 2 s..."

Correct on both! I thought rule 3 under scoring was pretty clear, but I'll remind everyone.

[Donna]

Hi Jasmine, I have a question. In the past, especially with the HFU challenge, Jolene said that to be true HF, it had to be written at least 50 years after the event happened. Is that the rule we are going with here or does it just need to have a main page genre of HF? I've looked at some of the books that others have posted and it looks like it just needs to say HF on the main page of the book here on GR. I'm just wondering so that I can pick a Bonus book from the mods lists.

[Jasmine, Gatekeeper of Giveaways.]

Group rules for HF are in place for the challenge, meaning there should be 50 years between the event and when the book was written.

[Donna]

Thanks Jasmine....It looks like I need to pick a different MOD book.

[Jasmine, Gatekeeper of Giveaways.]

You can read any mod book, it just wouldn't get the HF bonus.

[Jasmine, Gatekeeper of Giveaways.]

Opening up the lists for changes. They will be closed again on Wednesday.

[Chris]

It's me again. The bonus book from a moderator list. Can you add a TBR date? If so, is it the moderator's or your own? I didn't think you could & that is why it is worth 50 pts.

[Lindsey]

Chris- I wasn't sure either so I just followed what others had done. :) I figured if it could get the HF bonus, it could get all the others too.

[Jasmine, Gatekeeper of Giveaways.]

Your TBR date if it is also on your TBR.

[Jasmine, Gatekeeper of Giveaways.]

I have allowed a TBR date for Mod bonuses in the past. I think next year I may do away with it, but I didn’t specify this year.

[Chris]

Jasmine wrote: "Your TBR date if it is also on your TBR."

Got it, thanks!

[Linda]

Updated my list. * by changes made.

[Margaret]

I can’t change my
List as I’m using the Goodreads app. I want to delete 12 which is a duplicate and replace it with Yellow Crocus by Laila Ibrahim

[Margaret]

I please can you replace 22 with Oil and Marble by Stephanie Storey. Many thanks

[Jasmine, Gatekeeper of Giveaways.]

Margaret wrote: "I please can you replace 22 with Oil and Marble by Stephanie Storey. Many thanks"

Got it!

[Margaret]

Thanks

[Jasmine, Gatekeeper of Giveaways.]

I will be locking the lists today so if anyone has any last minute changes still to do do them now.

[Chris]

Have made my changes w/ designated indicators.

[Jasmine, Gatekeeper of Giveaways.]

Lists are open for rearranging until Friday. Please put a * next to any book you move in your list. Please, # your sub books. You can sub out 5 books.

[Peggyzbooksnmusic]

Jasmine; Please see my post #205 in the Scoring Thread that will change my points. Thanks, Peggy

[Jasmine, Gatekeeper of Giveaways.]

Peggy wrote: "Jasmine; Please see my post #205 in the Scoring Thread that will change my points. Thanks, Peggy"

Thanks. I'm slowly inputting everything in and hope to update scores by this weekend.

[Peggyzbooksnmusic]

Hi Jasmine; I see you have my total as 309 but I show 270? To be honest it's not important to me as I'm such a slow reader but I don't want to bump someone down on the list who's read more than I have ☺