The X-Files Challenge - October 2019

[Anna 'Bookbuyer']

Thanks Maddie! ^_^

[Wolf (Alpha)]

Hi Sarah my computer decided to die on me and I don't have the money to buy a new one at the moment. I am on my phone and can't post reviews or post that I've read the book. Is there any way we can get around this?

[Maddie]

Current Scores (Serious):

__________|_Books_|_Buddy_|__Page____|_Bonus_|__Total
__________|_Read__|_Reads_|__Points__|_Points|

Conduit___|__73___|_341___|___593____|_697___|__2151
Squeeze___|__81___|__206__|___469____|_716___|__2104

[Maddie]

Current Scores (Medium):

__________|_Books_|_Buddy_|__Page____|_Bonus_|__Total
__________|_Read__|_Reads_|__Points__|_Points|

Shadows___|__37___|__59___|___247____|_352___|___918
JerseyDevi|__28___|__70___|___217____|_212___|___629

[Maddie]

Current Scores (Just-For-Fun):

__________|_Books_|_Buddy_|__Page____|_Bonus_|__Total
__________|_Read__|_Reads_|__Points__|_Points|

FallenAnge|__47___|_172___|___367____|_456___|__1515
Space_____|__26___|_101___|___230____|_234___|___595
Eve_______|__25___|__45___|___174____|_172___|___451

[Maddie]

Current Scores (Serious):

__________|_Books_|_Buddy_|__Page____|_Bonus_|__Total
__________|_Read__|_Reads_|__Points__|_Points|

Squeeze___|__89___|__241__|___519____|_796___|__2396
Conduit___|__79___|_349___|___638____|_749___|__2326

[Maddie]

Current Scores (Medium):

__________|_Books_|_Buddy_|__Page____|_Bonus_|__Total
__________|_Read__|_Reads_|__Points__|_Points|

Shadows___|__37___|__59___|___247____|_352___|___918
JerseyDevi|__28___|__70___|___217____|_212___|___629

[Maddie]

Current Scores (Just-For-Fun):

__________|_Books_|_Buddy_|__Page____|_Bonus_|__Total
__________|_Read__|_Reads_|__Points__|_Points|

FallenAnge|__50___|_172___|___388____|_486___|__1656
Space_____|__27___|_101___|___236____|_244___|___671
Eve_______|__28___|__59___|___197____|_202___|___518

[Shae]

If I’m combining books to get to 200 page minimum, what is the ratio for children’s books?

So if I had an adult/ ya book that is 137 pages, I need 63 pages to get to 200, so do I multiply that by 3 for children’s books? So if need 189 pages of a children’s book?

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Wolf (Alpha) wrote: "Hi Sarah my computer decided to die on me and I don't have the money to buy a new one at the moment. I am on my phone and can't post reviews or post that I've read the book. Is there any way we can..."

Hi Wolf, the only thing you can really do is send the details to me via personal message, or post everything on your team review thread. Include the name of the book, dates read, short review with at least 4 details, page count, and what letters you're claiming. I'm afraid there isn't really any other way to do it x

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Shae wrote: "If I’m combining books to get to 200 page minimum, what is the ratio for children’s books?

So if I had an adult/ ya book that is 137 pages, I need 63 pages to get to 200, so do I multiply that by..."

Hi Shae, the ratio is 200 pages : 300 pages regular to unillustrated children's books, so the easiest way to remember it is that it's half again ( so 200 * 1.5 = 300)
So if you need 63 pages of regular books, you would need 63*1.5 = 95 pages of unillustrated chldren's books x

[Maddie]

Current Scores (Serious):

__________|_Books_|_Buddy_|__Page____|_Bonus_|__Total
__________|_Read__|_Reads_|__Points__|_Points|

Squeeze___|__90___|__248__|___526____|_806___|__2420
Conduit___|__83___|_371___|___661____|_780___|__2402

[Maddie]

Current Scores (Medium):

__________|_Books_|_Buddy_|__Page____|_Bonus_|__Total
__________|_Read__|_Reads_|__Points__|_Points|

Shadows___|__37___|__59___|___247____|_352___|___918
JerseyDevi|__28___|__70___|___217____|_212___|___629

[Maddie]

Current Scores (Just-For-Fun):

__________|_Books_|_Buddy_|__Page____|_Bonus_|__Total
__________|_Read__|_Reads_|__Points__|_Points|

FallenAnge|__51___|_172___|___396____|_496___|__1674
Space_____|__30___|_111___|___254____|_260___|___715
Eve_______|__29___|__68___|___204____|_207___|___539

[Shae]

Sarah wrote: "Shae wrote: "If I’m combining books to get to 200 page minimum, what is the ratio for children’s books?

So if I had an adult/ ya book that is 137 pages, I need 63 pages to get to 200, so do I mul..."

Perfect! Thanks so much Sarah x

[Jamie]

These are outdated scores for team shadow lol

[Maddie]

@Jamie: Sorry yeah I forgot to save my edited post before I shut down the tab, so I just assumed all of the scores were the same when I opened it back up. They could all be wrong XD Sorry I'll go back and check before posting tonight!

[Jamie]

Maddie wrote: "@Jamie: Sorry yeah I forgot to save my edited post before I shut down the tab, so I just assumed all of the scores were the same when I opened it back up. They could all be wrong XD Sorry I'll go b..."

No worries. I was just amused and also didn't want to be misleading to others. You have a bit to score for us is all :) No rush either. We are just reading away. :)

[Maddie]

Oh you just mean that there were reviews I hadn't counted after my last update? Interesting. I thought I was up to date XD

[Mummy's Naughty Corner]

Maddie wrote: "Oh you just mean that there were reviews I hadn't counted after my last update? Interesting. I thought I was up to date XD"

Just a few for you lol. It's okay there is a lot to keep track on this challenge.

[Maddie]

I hope there's not too many XD It's hard to keep track when there's heaps.

[Jamie]

There's a medium amount. It's been a few days since last added up. Most of us have been trying to post as we go but we do have some members that need to post there reviews so hopefully they'll post soon so you don't get that big heap.

[Mummy's Naughty Corner]

Maddie wrote: "I hope there's not too many XD It's hard to keep track when there's heaps."

Well it's 6 posts but ours haven't been checked in 3 days so the posts were spread out.

[Maddie]

Oh I wonder when I missed a notification! So sorry! I try and always stay up to date.

[Jamie]

Maddie wrote: "Oh I wonder when I missed a notification! So sorry! I try and always stay up to date."

I have been missing several lately I've noticed. It's been weird. And frustrating on BRs.

[Jamie]

Like when I got up this morning I only had 2 notifications. For this group, my new group, others, Deweys, etc. And there is no way they were that quiet for over 16 hours.

[Mummy's Naughty Corner]

I'm not getting all of my notifications either.

[Maddie]

There we go :)

[Mummy's Naughty Corner]

Thank You xxxx

[Maddie]

Thank you for telling me I'd missed your thread, otherwise I'd never have realised!

[Mummy's Naughty Corner]

If I read which is 279 pages as it's marked as a child's book I'll need to get the page count to 300 to make it count for letters wont I?

[Jamie]

Mummy's Naughty Corner wrote: "If I read which is 279 pages as it's marked as a child's book I'll need to get the page count to 300 to make it count for letters wont I?"

If there are no illustrations yes 300. If there are illustrations it's 600.

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Mummy's Naughty Corner wrote: "If I read which is 279 pages as it's marked as a child's book I'll need to get the page count to 300 to make it count for letters wont I?"

Hello, you would need another 21 pages of a middle-grade/children's story, or 14 pages of an adult/NA/YA novella to reach the minimum for letters, yes ☺

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Jamie wrote: "Mummy's Naughty Corner wrote: "If I read which is 279 pages as it's marked as a child's book I'll need to get the page count to 300 to make ..."

Thanks Jamie ☺

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Sorry everybody, have had a really busy day and I know I'm already ridiculously behind! Hopefully I'll be able to catch up with this challenge and sort out Nov/Dec teams soon! xx

[✨Skye✨]

Can I just confirm whether this would count an I or an A if I went off first letter? The cover suggests it's should be Infinity Blade: Awakening, but title is just Awakening on this edition.

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Looking at the editions on Goodreads, it looks like it's listed as 'Awakening' so would count for the A. I did find an audiobook edition on Amazon which could be used for the I though - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Infinity-Bla... I'd just need to add it to Goodreads for you x

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Current Scores (Serious):

__________|_Books_|_Buddy_|__Page____|_Bonus_|__Total
__________|_Read__|_Reads_|__Points__|_Points|

Conduit___|_110___|_474___|___863____|1024___|__3151 
Squeeze___|_104___|_299___|___608____|_924___|__2851

[Mummy's Naughty Corner]

Hi Maddie and Sarah I know you are both busy but we have 3 days worth of reviews that haven't been counted. I know there is a problem with notifications but I don't want you guys to come on one day and there's loads.

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Hi Mummy, sorry, I seem to have been really busy since getting back from vacation. I went through the solo thread and Serious threads but haven't got any further. I'll try to get to your thread tomorrow. Sorry again xx

[Mummy's Naughty Corner]

Sarah wrote: "Hi Mummy, sorry, I seem to have been really busy since getting back from vacation. I went through the solo thread and Serious threads but haven't got any further. I'll try to get to your thread tom..."

That's fine Sarah I just didn't want you guys to get there and have hundreds to do.....well maybe not that many. Plus it happened a few days ago because the notifications were messing up.

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Thank you ☺

[❀ Crystal ✿ -]

Just want to check if this is children's?

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Hi Crystal, that one would be a children's book, as it's shelved 'childrens' more times than 'young-adult'. It also has an illustrator listed though, so you'd need an edition with more than 600 pages to claim letters x

[❀ Crystal ✿ -]

Good to know 😊 Thanks

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Current Scores (Medium):

__________|_Books_|_Buddy_|__Page____|_Bonus_|__Total
__________|_Read__|_Reads_|__Points__|_Points|

Shadows___|__71___|__72___|___410____|_598___|__1760
JerseyDevi|__40___|_113___|___316____|_314___|__1103

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Hello everybody, I know we are late in the challenge now, but I have a missing member on a medium team (Team Jersey Devil) who I would like to replace. I'd be looking for someone who's read 8-12 books this month. It doesn't matter if you're already taking part in the challenge or not, if you'd like to switch to or join Team Jersey Devil, please let me know ☺

[Carolyn]

Would our points transfer over? I'll do it.

[Sierra]

yes, your points will transfer with you

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Yes, points would transfer over, and you'd be able to work out with your new team the best place for your letters to go ☺
I just need a few minutes to finish off the November/December teams, and then I can move you across ☺ Thank you Carolyn!