December 2014 - Measure Up (Reporting Thread)

[Lynn]

Sneaked in a book on the last day, which I absolutely hated and gave it 1 star but it was too late to start something else.

The Boy Who Sneaks in My Bedroom Window

TITLE: If title is -
8 pts - 8 words (including subtitle)

Bonus title points, If the main title without a subtitle is:
8 words - add 8 pts

AUTHOR: If the author's last name is:
7 pts - 7 letters long

PAGES:
2 pts - 200-299 pages long

Bonus Points: 0 pts

Total: 25 points

[Janice, Moderator]

Sorry you didn't like your book, Lynn. One good thing to come from it is a badge.

[Diane]

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Extraordinary Voyages, #6)


TITLE: If title is -
8 pts - 8 words (including subtitle)

Bonus title points:
6 words - add 6 pts

AUTHOR:
0 Pts

PAGES:
3 pts - 300-399 pages long

BONUS:
3 Pts (a honey cake and gingerbread)
- Sachertorte is one of my favourite desserts, and it has it's own day - December 5th. Count 3 pts if there is a cake in the story.

3 Pts
- December 5th is a great day apparently. You can eat cake and soak in a bath. In honour of Bathtub Party Day, count 3 pts if someone takes a bath in the story.

Total = 23 Points

[Cherie]

My grandson was reading 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Diane. Did you like it?

[Patty]

I read All I Want for Christmas is You (Fate with a Helping hand) by Lisa Mondello 12-12-14

TITLE:
10 pts - 10 words or more (including subtitle)

Bonus title points:

If the main title without a subtitle is:

7 pts - 7 words

AUTHOR: If the author's last name

8 pts - 8 letters long

PAGES:

2 pts - 200-pages long


Bonus Points: Each Bonus is worth 3 points.

3 pts - Christmas theme.

3 pts - cake in the story. "Where do you want me to put the cake" loc 1709

TOTAL PTS - 33

[Diane]

Cherie wrote: "My grandson was reading 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Diane. Did you like it?"

I did.

[Janice, Moderator]

Here are the results for the December challenge. There's a seven-way tie for the top score!

Lara, 38 pts - The Girl Who Navigated Fairyland
Almeta, 38 pts - The Girl Who Navigated Fairyland
Lucy, 38 pts - The Doors of His Face…
Cherie, 38 pts - The Girl Who Navigated Fairyland
Peggy, 38 pts - The Girl Who Navigated Fairyland
Sarah, 38 pts - The Girl Who Navigated Fairyland
AmyCynthia, 38 pts - The Girl Who Navigated Fairyland
Connie, 37 pts - A Home at the End of the World
Erica, 37 pts - The Hundred-Year-Old Man
Debra, 36 pts - A Big Boy Did It and Ran Away
Lanette, 34 pts - Lady Anne and the Howl in the Dark
Liz, 34 pts - The Stange & Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender
Camilla, 33 pts - What the World Will Look Like…
Patty, 33 pts - All I Want for Christmas is You
Anna M, 32 pts - There Once Lived a Woman….
Marie Claude, 32 pts - Ce qui se passes dans la cave reste dans la cave
Rebecca, 32 pts - The Florabama Ladies' Auxiliary
Thing Two, 32 pts - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Tejas Janet, 31 pts - The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
Janice, 31 pts - Just One Damned Thing After Another
Casceil, 31 pts - How to Flirt with a Naked Werewolf
Tasha, 30 pts - The Man With a Load of Mischief
Tasha, 30 pts - Oscar Wilde and a Death of No Importance
Lilisa, 30 pts - Oscar Wilde & a Death of No Importance
Esther, 30 pts - Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade
Poongothai, 30 pts - How to Dance with a Duke
Jannene, 29 pts - The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
Stephanie, 26 pts - the Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe
Thereas~October, 26 pts - The Restaurant at the End of The Universe
Jessica, 26 pts - the Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe
Mary Alice, 25 pts - The Girl Who Could Silence The Wind
Lynn, 25 pts - The Boy Who Sneaks in My Bedroom Window
Lisa, 24 pts - The Boy with the Cuckoo-Clock Heart
Travis, 23 pts - The Strange Affair of Spring Heeled Jack
Diane, 23 pts - Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
Pragya, 22 pts - Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
Mariab, 21 pts - The Perks of Being a Wallflower
KimeyDiann, 20 pts - The Wretched of Muirwood
Dawn, 19 pts - The Empty Throne
Lori Z, 19 pts - The Cat Who Could Read Backwards
jaxnsmom, 17 pts - The Nightingales of Troy
Elsbeth, 16 pts - Angel's Bidding
Kazen, 10 pts - Three Weeks With Lady X

Please let me know if I have made an error or if I am missing anyone.

I'm off to make/post badges!

[Janice, Moderator]

Badges have been posted. Please check your walls and let me know if I've missed you or dropped your badge onto the wrong wall.

[Peggy]

I didn't even realize I was a challenge winner until I got the second badge on my wall. I was a bit confused for a moment. Thanks Janice, two awesome badges!

[Janice, Moderator]

Yes, there were 7 of you who read the same book and tied for top score.

[Tejas Janet]

Aww - Love the badge!!! Thanks, Janice!!!

[Esther]

Love the badge. Thanks

[Stephanie]

Love the badge, Janice! Thank you :-)

[Cherie]

Thanks, Janice. I can't believe those ears. Great badges!

[Kazen]

Thank you for my badge and glue stick! :D

[KimeyDiann]

I love the badge!!! Too cute!! Thank you!

[AmyCynthia]

Yay! Thanks for the badges!

[Lucy]

Wow, big tie! I feel like the odd one out having read a different book. What's funny is that I was going to read The Girl Who Navigated Fairyland but changed my mind. Nice job all and thanks for the badges!