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Mini-Challenge #10 - January 2015: Reporting Thread
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400 pgs = 4pts
Genre (Historical Fiction) = 1 pt
Read a book in a series (Roma Sub Rosa) = 1pt
Book Total = 6pts
A Rescue For A Queen
224 pgs = 2pts
Genre (HF) = 1pt
Local (UK) = 1pt
Book in a Series = 1pt
Celebration (Wedding) = 1pt
Book Total = 6pts
349 pgs = 2pts
Genre-HF = 1pt
Locale-UK = 1pt
Title-Word with more than 6 letters (Horseman) = 1pt
Book Cover-A barn or farm animal (horse) = 1 pt
Part of a series = 1pt
Book Total 7 pts
The Marriage Game: A Novel of Queen Elizabeth I
416 pgs = 4pts
Genre (HF) = 1pt
Genre (Romance) = 1pt
Locale (UK) = 1pt
Title Has a Word with More than Six Letters (Marriage) = 1pt
Page Number Contains 1,5, or both = 1pt
Book Total = 9pts
Rubicon
288 pgs = 2pts
Genre (HF) = 1pt
Title Has a Word with More than Six Letters (Rubicon) = 1pt
Book is Part of a Series = 1pt
Book Total = 5pts
Queen's Bounty
240 pgs = 2pts
Genre (HF) = 1pt
Locale (UK) = 1pt
Books is Part of a Series = 1pt
Celebration (Wedding) = 1pt
Book Total = 6pts
Challenge Total = 39pts
Tidewater Inn by Colleen CobleSetting: 21st Century +1
Genre: Romance +1
Locale: Island +1
Title: more than 6 letters in a word +1
Random Task: part of a series +1
306 pages: +4
------------Book Total: 9 pts
The Alchemyst by Michael Scott
Setting: 21st Century +1
Genre: Fantasy & Young Adult +2
Locale: US-CA +1
Titles: word with more than 6 letters +1
Random Tasks: part of a series +1
400 pages: +4
------------------Book Total: 10 pts
The Gods of Guilt by Michael Connelly
Setting: 21st Century +1
Genre: Suspense/Thriller +1
Locale: US-CA +1
Random Tasks: part of a series +1
400 pages: +4
---------------------Book Total: 8
Post Total: 27 pts
Challenge Total: 27 pts
Mary, Called Magdalene by Margaret GeorgeSetting: 1st Century AD +1
Genre: Historical Fiction +1
Locale: Middle East +1
Title: More than 6 letters in a word +1
Random Tasks: Plot has big celebration (Mary of Magdalene's wedding to a man named Joel in Ch. 8) +1
630 pages +6
Post Total: 11 pts
Challenge Total: 11 pts
Orphan Train by Christina Baker KlineSetting: 1920's +1
21st Century +1
Genre: Historical Fiction +1
294 pages: +2
Post Total: 5 pts
Challenge Total: 32 pts
Pelagia And The White Bulldog : The First Sister Pelagia Mystery
Setting: 19th Century +1
Genre: suspense/thriller, historical fiction
Title: A word with more than 6 letters +1
Random Tasks: part of a series
344 pages +4
This is my first post in a challenge in the group. I could not find what genre this book falls into. How to find it out?
Similarly, I do not know how a book is determined as part of a series - whether the story should be continuous under various titles or it could be individual stories forming a part of series involving a centre character or theme. Trust I have expressed my query correctly.
I have marked the points only for the categories of which I am sure and left out the rest for better understanding of the task. Thanks.
Bones Never Lie by Kathy Reichs336 pgs +4 pts
Setting - 21st Century +1 pt
Random - Part of a series +1 pt
Book total +6 pts
The Marco Effect by Jussi Adler-Olsen
484 pgs +4 pts
Setting - 21st Century +1 pt
Genre - Thriller +1 pt
Random - Part of a series +1 pt
Book total - +7 pts
Post total = 13 pts
Challenge total = 13 pts
Viji wrote: "Pelagia And The White Bulldog : The First Sister Pelagia MysterySetting: 19th Century +1
Genre: suspense/thriller, historical fictio..."
Hi Viji - if you go to the book's page on the goodreads full website (not mobile site), there are a list if genres for it listed on the right. Generally if a book is part of a series it will say so on the book's page after the title. Your book is listed as Sister Pelagia mysteries #1. Hope that helps and enjoy the challenge.
Donna wrote: "Orphan Train by Christina Baker KlineSetting: 1920's +1
21st Century +1
Genre: Historical Fiction +1
294 pages: +2
Post Total: 5 pts
Challenge To..."
You're off to a great start Donna!
Louise wrote: "Viji wrote: "Pelagia And The White Bulldog : The First Sister Pelagia MysterySetting: 19th Century +1
Genre: suspense/thriller, hist..."
Thank you very much, Louise.
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasSetting: 19th century +1
Genre: Classic +1
Locale: France and an island +1
Titles: Honorific +1
Random Tasks: 1 in number of pages +1
Big Celebration (weddings) +1
Bonus points: 1276 pages +10
Post Total: 16
Challenge Total: 16
The Ludwig Conspiracy by Oliver PötzschSetting: 21st century +1
Genre: HF +1
Locale: Germany +1
Title: A word with more than 6 letters +1
Page bonus: 464 +4
Book total: 8
Challenge total: 8
A Red Herring Without Mustard by Alan BradleyGenre: Suspense/thriller +1
Locale: UK +1
Titles: a word with more than 6 letters +1
-------- name of a color +1
Random Tasks: part of a series +1
388 pages: + 4
Post Total: 9 pts
Challenge Total: 41 pts
Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai UndercitySetting: 21st century +1
Title: Word with more than 6 letters +1
Random Tasks: Number of pages includes 5 +1
Bonus Points: 256 pages +2
Post Total: 5
Challenge Total: 21
The Mangle Street MurdersPages: 336 +4
Setting: 19th century +1
Genre: Suspense +1
Locale: UK +1
Title: Word with more than 6 letters +1
Random Task: Part of a series +1
Post total: 9 pts.
Challenge total: 9
The Shadow Society by Marie Rutkoski
Pg. number - 416 pgs (+4 bonus pts)
Time period - 21st century (+1)
Genre - YA (+1)
Locale - USA, Chicago, IL (+1)
Titles - "Society" (word with more than 6 letters) (+1)
Random Tasks (+2)
1) A book with the number of pages has either a 1, a 5 or both
(416 has a "1")
2) A book where the plot has a big celebration (the climax at the
end of the book happens on New Years Eve)
Post Total - 10 pts.
Challenge total - 10 pts.
Pg. number - 416 pgs (+4 bonus pts)
Time period - 21st century (+1)
Genre - YA (+1)
Locale - USA, Chicago, IL (+1)
Titles - "Society" (word with more than 6 letters) (+1)
Random Tasks (+2)
1) A book with the number of pages has either a 1, a 5 or both
(416 has a "1")
2) A book where the plot has a big celebration (the climax at the
end of the book happens on New Years Eve)
Post Total - 10 pts.
Challenge total - 10 pts.
The Tiger Queens: The Women of Genghis Khan by Stephanie ThorntonSetting: 12th-13th Century +1
Genre: Historical Fiction +1
Title: More than 6 letters in a word +1
Random Tasks: Plot has big celebration (Borte Ujin's wedding with Tumejin.) +1
496 pages +4
Post Total: 8 pts
Challenge Total: 19 pts
The Selection by Kiera Cass
Genre: Young Adult + 1
Title: Word with more than 6 letters +1
Part of a series +1
Pages: 336 +4
Book/challenge total: 7 pts
Genre: Young Adult + 1
Title: Word with more than 6 letters +1
Part of a series +1
Pages: 336 +4
Book/challenge total: 7 pts
Warrior's Song by Catherine CoulterSetting Time Periods: 12th - 13th Century +1
Genre: Romance +1
Locale: UK +1
Titles: a word with more than 6 letters +1
Random Tasks: part of a series +1
------------- plot has a wedding +1
374 pages: +4
Post Total: 10 pts
Challenge Total: 51 pts
The Amulet of Samarkand
Setting: 21st Century +1
Genre: Fantasy and Young Adult +2
Locale: U.K. +1
Titles: Word with more than 6 letter +1
Random Tasks: part of a series, plot involves a great feast of the whole magician community +2
Book Cover: An encircled star just underneath the Book Title +1
480 pages +4
Total: 12 pts.
Challenge Total: 22 pts.
Last Train to Paris320 pages=+4
Genre HF=+1
Locale: France and Germany =+1
Book total=+6
Challenge total=15
Miss Julia Takes Over336 pages=+4
Title: includes honorific +1
Part of a series=+1
Candle on cover=+1
Book total=+7
Challenge total=+22
Water for Elephants by Sara GruenGenre: Historical Fiction +1
Locale: US-IL (There's a scene at a speakeasy in Chicago) +1
------ US-NY (A scene with Jacob in college at Cornell) +1
Title: A word with more than 6 letters +1
Random Tasks: Number of pages has a 5 (335 pgs) +1
335 pages +4
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Genre: Fantasy +1
Locale: United Kingdom (First part of the book, before Arthur and Fred go into space) +1
Title: A word with more than 6 letters +1
Random Tasks: Part of a series +1
216 pages +2
Post Total: 15 pts
Challenge Total: 34 pts
Snow Like Ashes
by Sara Raasch
Pg Number: 422 pgs (+4)
Genre: YA/Fantasy (+1)
Random Tasks: (+2)
1) Book that is part of a series
2) There is royal ball celebrating the upcoming wedding of a main character
Post Total: 7 pts
Challenge Total: 17 pts
by Sara RaaschPg Number: 422 pgs (+4)
Genre: YA/Fantasy (+1)
Random Tasks: (+2)
1) Book that is part of a series
2) There is royal ball celebrating the upcoming wedding of a main character
Post Total: 7 pts
Challenge Total: 17 pts
How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
Titles: word with more than 6 letters +1
Book Cover: predominately white +1
288 pages: +2
Post Total: 4 pts
Challenge Total: 55 pts
Irish Eyes320 pages=+4
Part of a series=+1
Big celebration (St.Patrick's Day festivities)=+1
Book total=+6
Challenge total=+28
City of Secrets by Kelli Stanley304 pgs 4 pts
locale - US California +1 pt
Title - 6+ letter word +1
Random - Series +1
Book total - 7 pts
The Spiritglass Charade by Colleen Gleason
360 pgs +4 pts
Setting - 19th Century +1 pt
Genre - Young Adult +1 pt
Locale - United Kingdom +1 pt
Title - 6+ letter word +1 pt
Random - Series +1 pt
Book total - 9 pts
Post total - 16 pts
Challenge total - 29 pts
The Light in the Ruins by Chris BohjalianSetting: 1950's +1
Genre: Historical Fiction & Suspense/thriller +2
309 pages: +4
Post Total: 7 pts
Challenge Total: 62 pts
Scarlet NightsSetting Time Periods: 21st century +1
Genre: Romance +1
Locale: US Virginia +1
Titles: A word with more than 6 letters,name of a colour +2
Random Tasks: Plot has a wedding and a grand fair where the whole town participates +1
376 pages +4
Total: 10 points
Challenge Total: 22 pts
One Plus One by Jojo MoyesSetting/Time: 21st century +1
Genre: Romance +1
Locale: UK +1
Random Tasks: Popular in 2014 +1
368 pages" +4
Total: 8 points
Challenge total to date: 8 points
Where We Belong
by Emily Giffin
Pg. Number: 372 pgs (+4)
Time period: Events stretching from the 1990's to the 21st century (+2)
Genre: Romance (+1)
Locale: Back and forth between New York City, NY and Chicago, IL (+2)
Random Tasks: (+1)
1) The end of the book is the main character's graduation ceremony and celebration
Post Total: 10 pts.
Challenge total: 27 pts.
by Emily GiffinPg. Number: 372 pgs (+4)
Time period: Events stretching from the 1990's to the 21st century (+2)
Genre: Romance (+1)
Locale: Back and forth between New York City, NY and Chicago, IL (+2)
Random Tasks: (+1)
1) The end of the book is the main character's graduation ceremony and celebration
Post Total: 10 pts.
Challenge total: 27 pts.
The Curse of the Pharaohs by Elizabeth PetersSetting: 1892 +1
Title: A word with more than 6 letters (Pharaohs) +1
Genre: Thriller & HF +2
Random Tasks: Series +1
Page bonus: 320 pages +4
Book total: 9
Challenge total: 17
Soulless by Gail CarrigerBonus +4 373pp
Genre
19th century +1
Fantasy +1
Historical Fiction +1
Locale-United Kingdom +1
Titles-A word with more than six letters +1
Soulless
Random-part of a series +1 (Parasol Protectorate #1)
Book Total: 10
The Book of Ruth by Jane HamiltonBonus page pts 4pts (328pp)
Time period: 1960s 1 pt
Locale: U.S. IL 1 pt
Book & Challenge total: 6pts
The Magician by Michael ScottSetting: 21st Century +1
Genre: Fantasy and Young Adult +2
Locale: France & US-California & an island +3
Titles: Word with more than 6 letters +1
Random Tasks: part of a series +1
464 pages: +4
Post Total: 12 pts
Challenge Total: 74 pts
I've been doing the Seasonal Reading Challenge and haven't been here recently. So it was interesting to see how many of the books that I've read for that also fit in here.Edge of Eternity
Setting: 1960s +1
Genre: Historical fiction +1
Locale: Germany +1
Title: word with more than six letters +1
Random Tasks: part of series (Century Trilogy #3) and 2014 Popular Books and number of pages includes 1 +3
1098 pages -10 bonus points
Book total = 17
The Counterfeit Heiress
Setting: 19th century +1
Genres: Historical fiction and Romance +2
Locales: France and United Kingdom +2
Title: word with more than 6 letters +1
Random Tasks: Part of series (Lady Emily #9) and Celebration (ball to celebrate Queen Victoria’s Jubilee) +2
304 pages - 4 bonus points
Book total = 12
Childe Morgan
Genre=Fantasy +1
Random Task: part of series (Childe Morgan #2 and Deryni Chronology #8) +1
288 pages – 2 bonus points
Book total = 4
Unseen Bonds
Setting: 21st century +1
Random Task: Part of series (Deiform Fellowship #3) +1
234 pages – 2 bonus points
Book total = 4 points
Hercule Poirot's Christmas
Genres: Classics +1
Locale: United Kingdom +1
Title: word with more than 6 letters +1
Random Tasks: Part of a series (Hercule Poirot Series #20) and Celebration (Christmas) and Number of pages includes 5 +3
335 pages - 4 bonus points
Book total = 10 points
After the Funeral
Genres: Classics and Suspense +2
Locale: United Kingdom +1
Title: word with more than 6 letters +1
Random Tasks: Part of a Series (Hercule Poirot Series #29) and Number of pages includes 5 +2
256 pages - 2 bonus points
Book total = 8 points
Post total = 55
Challenge total = 55
Hi Julia, I do the Seasonal Reading Challenge as well as this challenge
The Orphans of Race Point: A NovelPages=524=+6
Title: Word with more than 6 letters=+1
Book total=+7
Challenge total=35 points
Queen of Babble by Meg CabotSetting: 21st century +1
Genre: Romance +1
Locale: France +1, UK +1
Random Tasks: Part of a series +1, big celebration +1 (there's a wedding at the end of the book)
309 pgs +4
Queen of Babble in the Big City by Meg Cabot
Setting: 21st century +1
Genre: Romance +1
Locale: US-NY +1
Random Tasks: Part of a series +1, big celebration +1 (NYE celebration at the end of the book)
307 pgs +4
Queen of Babble Gets Hitched by Meg Cabot
Setting: 21st century +1
Genre: Romance +1
Locale: US-NY +1
Title: More than 6 letters in a word +1
Random Tasks: Part of a series +1
277 pgs +2
Madame Tussaud: A Novel of the French Revolution by Michelle Moran
Genre: Historical fiction +1
Locale: France +1
Title: More than 6 letters in a word +1
446 pgs +4
Post Total: 33 pts
Challenge Total: 67 pts
The Sorceress byMichael ScottSetting: 21st Century +1
Genre: fantasy & young adult +2
Locale: island & UK & US-CA +3
Titles: a word with more than 6 letters +1
Random Tasks: part of series +1
page number has a 1 or a 5, or both +1
502 pages: +6
Post Total: 15 pts
Challenge Total: 89 pts
Chestnut Street by Maeve BinchySetting: 1990's & 2000's +2
Title: A word with more than 6 letters (Chestnut) +1
Random tasks: Holidays/celebrations +1
Page bonus: 368 pages +4
Book total: 8
Challenge total: 25
The Red Lily Crown: A Novel of Medici FlorenceGenre: Historical fiction, romance +2
Title: Name of a colour, words with more than 6 letters: +2
Page bonus (418 pages): +4
Book Total: 8
Challenge total to date: 16
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie SocietyGenres: Historical Fiction and Romance +2
Locales: An Island and United Kingdom +2
Title: word with more than 6 letters +1
290 pages - 2 bonus points
Book total: 7
The Venetian Affair
Setting: 1960s +1
Genre: Suspense +1
Locale: France +1
Title: word with more than 6 letters +1
Random task: number of pages has 5 +1
352 pages - 4 bonus points
Book total=9
Post total=16
Challenge total=71
Written in My Own Heart's Blood by Diana GabaldonGenre: Historical Fiction & Romance +2
Locale: UK +1
Titles: a word with more than 6 letters +1
Random Tasks: part of a series +1
-----a book from list "Popular in 2014" +1
-----number of pages contains a 5 +1
-----a wedding +1
825 pages: +8
Post Total: 16 pts
Challenge Total: 105 pts
The Golem's Eye
SettingL 19th Century/21st Century +1
Genre: Fantasy and YA +2
Locale: UK +1
Title: More than 6 letters (Bartimaeus shown on top) +1
Book Cover: A Star (encircled beneath Title) +1
Random Tasks: Part of a series, number of pages has 5 +2
No. of Pages: 570 +6
Total: 14 points
Challenge Total: 46 pts
The Heretic Queen by Michelle Moran
Genre: Historical fiction +1
Locale: Middle East +1
Title: A word with more than 6 letters +1
Book cover: Predominantly white (see above) +1
Random Tasks: Big celebration (Ramses II's wedding to Nefertari) +1
383 pgs +4
Post Total: 9 pts
Challenge Total: 76 pts
The Pink Suit288 pages=+2
Title: a color in the title =+1
HF==1
Locale: NY =+1
Setting: 1960s =+1
Book total=+6
Challenge total=41
Big Little Lies by Liane MoriartySetting: 21st Century +1
Genre: Thriller +1
Random Tasks: on the '2014 Popular Books'List +1
birthday celebration/party +1
460 pages: +4
------Book Total: 8
I Am Half-Sick of Shadows by Alan Bradley
Genre: Suspense / Thriller +1
Locale: UK +1
Titles: a word with more than 6 letters +1
Random Tasks: part of a series +1
299 pages: +2
----------Book Total: 6 pts
Post Total: 14 pts
Challenge Total: 119
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinGenre: Fantasy +1
Title: Has a word with more than 6 letters +1
Random Tasks: Part of a series +1, # of pages has a 5 +1, big celebration (Daenery's wedding to Khal Drogo) +1
835 pgs +8
The Girl Who Came Home by Hazel Gaynor
Genre: Historical fiction +1
Locale: US-IL (Older Maggie lives in Illinois) +1
384 pgs +4
Post Total: 19 pts
Challenge Total: 95 pts
A Gentleman of Fortune by Anna Dean336 pgs +4 pts
Setting - 19th C +1 pt
Genre - HF +1 pt
Locale - UK +1 pt
Title - 6+ letter word +1 pt
Random - Part of Series +1 pt
Book total - 9 pts
Sleep in Peace Tonight by James MacManus
368 pgs +4 pts
Genre - HF +1 pt
Locale - UK +1 pt
Title - 6+ letter word +1 pt
Book total - 7 pts
Murder and Moonshine: A Mystery by Carol Miller
304 pgs +4 pts
Setting - 21st Century +1 pt
Locale - US Virginia +1 pt
Title - 6+ letter word +1 pt
Book total - 7 pts
A Small Death in the Great Glen by A.D. Scott
416 pgs - +4 pts
Setting - 1950's +1 pt
Locale - UK +1 pt
Random - Part of series +1 pt
Random - Contains "1" in number of pages +1 pt
Book total - 8 pts
Post total - 31 pts
Challenge total - 60 pts
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A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin
Genre: Fantasy +1
Cover: Mostly white +1
Title: More than 6 letters in a word +1
Tasks: Part of series +1
Number of pages 1 or 5 +1
1125 pages: +8
Post Total: 13
Challenge Total: 13