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message 1: by Janice, Moderator (new)

Janice (jamasc) | 59890 comments When you have completed your October monthly challenge read, report it in this thread along with your score.

Begin your post with your Wall of Fame name (WoF). Link to the book you read along with the word that you found in "Haunted Mansion".

Scoring:

Word picked:
5 pts - 8 or more letters long
4 pts - 7 letters long
3 pts - 6 letters long
2 pts - 5 letters long
1 pts - 4 letters long

Title: (Sub-titles are not included.)
5 pts - There is only one word in the title - the word you chose from the phrase obviously.
4 pts - "Ghost(s)" is in the title.
3 pts - Has the name of a flower in it.
2 pts - Has a verb in it (walk, run, sing, etc).
1 pt - The first main word (not the, an, etc), starts with the letter "O" for October.

Cover: (based on the edition you read) Note: the requested object must be the focus of the cover and clearly identifiable)
5 pts - Has a ghost on it
4 pts - Has blood on it.
3 pts - Is 75% white (because ghosts are white, or are they?).
2 pts - There is a grave on it.
1 pt - There is a mansion on it.

Genre: (Must show on the main book page)
5 pts - Horror
4 pts - Historical Fiction
3 pts - Science Fiction
2 pts - Memoir
1 pt - Mystery

Pages:
5 pts - 500 +
4 pts - 400 - 499
3 pts - 300 - 399
2 pts - 200 - 299
1 pts - 175-199

Bonus Points - 3 points for each:

- Adopt a dog. - points awarded if there is a dog in the story and is more than a mention.
- Eye Injury Prevention Month - points awarded if there is a large eye on the cover.
- Women Walking in Their Own Shoes Month - points awarded if there are shoes on the cover.
- Octoberfest - points awarded if the book is set in Germany.


message 2: by Janice, Moderator (new)

Janice (jamasc) | 59890 comments WoF - Janice

I read The Book of the Unnamed Midwife. I found the word "unnamed" in: hAUNtED MaNsion.

Scoring:
4 pts - Word has 7 letters
0 pts - Title
0 pts - Cover
3 pts - Genre, Science Fiction
2 pts - Pages = 291

Total - 9 pts


message 3: by Jayme, Moderator (last edited Oct 09, 2019 09:32AM) (new)

Jayme | 4519 comments WoF Jayme

I read The Haunting of Hill House The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson and found the word "house" in HaUntEd manSiOn.

Scoring:
2 pts - title - word has 5 letters
1 pt - cover - there is a mansion on the cover
6 pts - genre - horror (5) and mystery (1)
2 pts - pages - 240

11 Total Points


message 4: by Lanelle (last edited Oct 09, 2019 04:59PM) (new)

Lanelle | 4019 comments WoF Name - Lanelle

I found the word 'manhunt' in HaUNTed MANsion. I read Manhunt  by Janet Evanovich by Janet Evanovich.
It's a fluffy fun story.

Here's my score -

Word picked:
4 pts - 7 letters long

Title:
5 pts - there is only one word in the title

Cover:
3 pts - is 75% white (tineye says it's 81.9% white)

Pages:
2 pts - 200 - 299 (I read the ebook; no hardcover edition; most popular paperback version has 208 pages)

Bonus Points:
3 points - Adopt a Dog (the main character has a rottweiler named Bruno)

Total - 17 points


message 5: by Janice, Moderator (new)

Janice (jamasc) | 59890 comments Good score Lanelle!


message 6: by Lanelle (new)

Lanelle | 4019 comments Janice wrote: "Good score Lanelle!"

Thanks, Janice. We'll see how long it stands as the highest score. Probably not long :)


message 7: by Vicki (new)

Vicki | 1538 comments WoF Vicki

I spelled DEATHS in HAunTED manSion for the book The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle

3 pts - Word is 6 letters long
1 pt - Mystery Genre
4 pts - 400 - 499 pages

= 8 pts total


message 8: by Katrisa (new)

Katrisa | 4460 comments WoF: Katrisa
I spelled MOUNTAINS in HaUnTed MANSION for the book At the Mountains of Madness
At the Mountains of Madness by H.P. Lovecraft

Scoring:
5pts - word is 9 letters long
5 pts - horror on main page
3pts - science fiction on main page
2pts - 224 pages I read the paperback
3pts - there are dogs in the story - the MCs are scientists in Antarctica and have dog teams who do NOT like the smell of the elder gods :)

Total Points: 18


Canadian Dragon | 1020 comments Wow great score


message 10: by Katrisa (new)

Katrisa | 4460 comments Tasha☺ wrote: "Wow great score"

Thanks Tasha!


message 11: by Lucy (new)

Lucy Furr (lucyfurr) | 775 comments Oh, I love ATMOM. That was a good find within the given words!


message 12: by Cherie (last edited Oct 16, 2019 12:29PM) (new)

Cherie (crobins0) | 21536 comments Wof Cherie

I read Three Doors to Death and used the word "death" in: HAunTED mansion.

Scoring:
2 pts - Word has 5 letters
0 pts - Title
0 pts - Cover * Three Doors to Death (Nero Wolfe, #16) by Rex Stout
1 pts - Genre, Mystery
2 pts - Pages = 219
0 pts - Bonus

Total - 5 pts

* This is not a grave, but the cover of my book shows a dead girl among the flowers. She was laid out on a bench in a green house. Do you feel generous? If not, I am happy to be in line for the glue stick.


message 13: by Janice, Moderator (new)

Janice (jamasc) | 59890 comments Cherie wrote: "* This is not a grave, but the cover of my book shows a dead girl among the flowers. She was laid out on a bench in a green house. Do you feel generous? If not, I am happy to be in line for the glue stick. ..."

Me? Generous? Bwahahahaha! Sorry.


message 14: by Lucy (new)

Lucy Furr (lucyfurr) | 775 comments WoF - Lucy

I Listened to the Audiobook for:

Dune (haUNtED mansion)

Score:

Word Length: 1pt (four letters)
Title Length: 5pts (one word)
Genre: 3 pts (science fiction)
Pages: 5pts (500+, standard hardcover edition)

Total Points: 14


message 15: by jaxnsmom (new)

jaxnsmom | 8341 comments WoF - jaxnsmom

The First Time Ever - TIME

Word picked: 4 letters - 1 point
Genre: (Must show on the main book page) Mystery - 1 point
Pages: 288 - 2 points

Total points: 4


message 16: by Cherie (new)

Cherie (crobins0) | 21536 comments 😢


message 17: by Janice, Moderator (new)

Janice (jamasc) | 59890 comments Cherie wrote: "😢"

Did the gluestick slip out of your hands?


message 18: by Cherie (last edited Oct 19, 2019 05:19PM) (new)

Cherie (crobins0) | 21536 comments Looks like it. Oh, well, can’t win ‘em all. Or in this case, lose ‘em. 🙂


message 19: by Kristie, Moderator (new)

Kristie | 19141 comments WoF name: Kristie

I read Because You're Mine (MINE)

Scoring:

Word picked: 1
1 pts - 4 letters long

Title: 0

Cover: 0

Genre: 1
1 pt - Mystery

Pages: 4
4 pts - 400 - 499 (400p)

Bonus Points: 0
There were a few mentions of dogs, but they didn't play an important part in the story.

Total: 6


message 20: by Canadian Dragon (last edited Oct 20, 2019 04:04PM) (new)

Canadian Dragon | 1020 comments WoF Tasha

Word picked: House

2 pts - 5 letters long

Cover: (based on the edition you read) Note: the requested object must be the focus of the cover and clearly identifiable)
The House with a Clock in Its Walls by John Bellairs
2 pts - There is a grave on it.
1 pt - There is a mansion on it.

Genre: (Must show on the main book page)
5 pts - Horror

Pages:
1 pts - 175-199

Bonus Points - 3 points for each:

- Eye Injury Prevention Month - points awarded if there is a large eye on the cover.
--- 12 points


message 21: by Lynn (new)

Lynn | 2974 comments WoF - Lynn

Book: Jane Doe
Word: Doe - hantED mansiOn

Scoring:

Word picked: 0pts

Title: 0pts

Cover: 0pts

Genre: 1 pt - Mystery

Pages: 2 pts - 200 - 299

Bonus Points - 3 points??
Not sure if you'd class the cover as having a large eye or not?
Jane Doe (Jane Doe, #1) by Victoria Helen Stone

Total points: 3 or 6?


message 22: by Janice, Moderator (new)

Janice (jamasc) | 59890 comments Tasha☺ wrote: "Word picked: House

2 pts - 5 letters long

Cover: (based on the edition you read) Note: the requested object must be the focus of the cover and clearly identifiable)
[bookcover:The House with a Cl..."


Two things. First, anytime you report, you need to begin with your wall of fame name. (So WoF - Tasha).

Second, you used this book for the movie mania challenge. You can use it for one or the other but not both. (Hint - with the monthly challenge, you get one badge for one book. For the annual challenge, you get , one badge for 12 books.)


message 23: by Canadian Dragon (new)

Canadian Dragon | 1020 comments Janice wrote: "Tasha☺ wrote: "Word picked: House

2 pts - 5 letters long

Cover: (based on the edition you read) Note: the requested object must be the focus of the cover and clearly identifiable)
[bookcover:The ..."

Sorry Janice I will use it for this challenge then


message 24: by Janice, Moderator (new)

Janice (jamasc) | 59890 comments Thanks Tasha. :)


message 25: by Janice, Moderator (new)

Janice (jamasc) | 59890 comments Lynn wrote: "WoF - Lynn

Book: Jane Doe
Word: Doe - hantED mansiOn

Scoring:

Word picked: 0pts

Title: 0pts

Cover: 0pts

Genre: 1 pt - Mystery

Pages: 2 pts - 200 - 299

Bonus Points - 3 poin..."


I'll accept that as a large eye. So 6 pts.


message 26: by Trudy (new)

Trudy (trudyan) | 1779 comments WofF TrudyAn

Book: Major Pettigrew's Last Stand (STAND)
Word picked: 2 pts - 5 letters long

Title: 0 pts
Cover: 0 pts
Genre: 0 pts

Pages:
3 pts - 300 - 399 (355 pages)

Bonus Points - 0 pts
Total 5 points


message 27: by Lisa (new)

Lisa (lisathebooklover) | 9244 comments WoF - Lisa GB

I read The House on Cold Hill The House on Cold Hill (House on Cold Hill, #1) by Peter James . The word I chose was HOUSE

SCORING:

Word picked : 5 letters long - 2 points

Title: 0 points

Cover: There is a mansion on it - 1 point

Genre: Horror - 5 points
Mystery - 1 point

Pages: 300 - 399 (352) - 3 points

Bonus Points : Adopt a dog - A dog called Jasper appears in a couple of chapters - 3 points

TOTAL - 15 points


message 28: by Janice, Moderator (new)

Janice (jamasc) | 59890 comments Everyone is doing great. We have just under a week to go!


message 29: by Suzanne (last edited Oct 27, 2019 10:01AM) (new)

Suzanne | 1255 comments WOF - Suzanne

I read The Turner House by Angela Flournoy.

Word Picked: House - 2 pts
Title - 0 pts
Cover - 75% White The Turner House by Angela Flournoy - 3 pts
Genre: 0 pts
Pages: 341 - 3 pts
Bonus - 0 pts

Total 8 pts


message 30: by Margo (last edited Oct 29, 2019 07:33AM) (new)

Margo | 11628 comments WoF margo

I read Life or Death. The word I used was "DEATH"

Scoring:

Word picked:
2 pts - 5 letters long
Genre: (Must show on the main book page)
1 pt - Mystery
Pages:
4 pts - 400 - 499

TOTAL 7 POINTS


message 31: by Janice, Moderator (new)

Janice (jamasc) | 59890 comments Margo wrote: "WoF margo

I read Life or Death

Scoring:

Word picked:"


Margo, you need to specify the word that you picked. I can figure it out, but...


message 32: by Margo (new)

Margo | 11628 comments Fixed :-)


message 33: by Janice, Moderator (new)

Janice (jamasc) | 59890 comments Thanks Margo. :)


message 34: by Amanda (new)

Amanda | 1789 comments WoF name - Amanda(Lily)

I used the word "union" from haUNted maNsIOn" and read the book Union with Christ: The Way to Know and Enjoy God.

Scoring:

Word picked:
2 pts - 5 letters long

Pages:
3 pts - 300 - 399 (320 pages)

Total: 5 pts


message 35: by Jenn (new)

Jenn | 3029 comments WoF - Jenn

I read At the Mountains of Madness, which I am sad to say didn't really float my boat :(

hAUNTed ManSION = Mountains

Word: 8 or more letters long = 5 points
Genre: Horror = 5 points
Science Fiction = 3 points
Pages: 224 pages = 2 points
Bonus: Adopt a dog - More than one dog, more than one mention = 3 points

Total = 18 points


message 36: by Almeta (last edited Nov 01, 2019 07:41PM) (new)

Almeta (menfrommarrs) | 11457 comments WoF Almeta

unnamed ~ The Book of the Unnamed Midwife

Word Picked
4 pts - 7 letters long

Genre:
3 pts - Science Fiction

Pages:
2 pts - 291 pages

Total; Points - 9 points


message 37: by Annerlee (new)

Annerlee | 2871 comments WoF annerlee

I read No One's Home
No One's Home by D.M. Pulley

My word was 'home' so 4 letters long - 1pt
mansion on the cover - 1pt

main edition (paperback) has 400 pages - 4pts

listed genres are horror and mystery - 5 + 1 pts??

Zero bonus points : (

Total: 12 points I think
(Better than expected anyway)

I read the book for the toppler and only just remembered to report it here too - sorry Janice


message 38: by Janice, Moderator (new)

Janice (jamasc) | 59890 comments Annerlee wrote: "WoF annerlee

I read No One's Home
No One's Home by D.M. Pulley

My word was 'home' so 4 letters long - 1pt
mansion on the cover - 1pt

main edition (paperback) has 400 pag..."


Re: the genres. Yes, you count all that fit, so both are accepted.


message 39: by Janice, Moderator (new)

Janice (jamasc) | 59890 comments Badges are posted! Please let me know if I've missed anyone.


message 40: by Amanda (new)

Amanda | 1789 comments Fun badge, Janice! Thanks!


message 41: by Lanelle (new)

Lanelle | 4019 comments Awesome badge, Janice!


message 42: by Jayme, Moderator (new)

Jayme | 4519 comments Great Badge Janice!!!


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