TBR Scoring 2020

[Jasmine, Gatekeeper of Giveaways.]

Serpent & Dove by Shelby Mahurin
#31= 31 points
513 pages= 6 points

Book Total=37 points
Challenge Total=861 points

[Chris]

The Secret Chord by Geraldine Brooks
#42 -42pts
Date Added 8/15 -8 pts
HF - 5 pts
320pp - 4pts
Book Total: 59 pts

Challenge Total: 723 pts

[Ashley Marie]

Kindred by Octavia E. Butler
#47 - 47pts
287 pages - 2pts

Book total - 49pts
Challenge total - 710pts

[JC]

Jasmine's TBR: Honolulu by Alan Brennert
Mod TBR bonus = 50 points
360 pages = 4 points
HF = 5 points
Book total = 59 points

Challenge total = 1014 points

[Erica]

Where the Crawdads Sing
#43 = 43 pts
384 pgs = 4 pts


Book Total: 47 pts
Challenge Total: 391

[Linda]

She-Wolves: The Women Who Ruled England Before Elizabeth by Helen Castor
#39=39 points
480 pages=4 points
Date added-3/2013=15 points
Book total=58 points

Challenge total=920 points

[JC]

The Rise of Magicks by Nora Roberts
#41 spot = 41 points
454 pages = 4 points
Book total = 45 points

Challenge total = 1059 points

[Maureen]

The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
Jasmine TBR Bonus = 50 points
1276 pages = 10 points
Book total 60 points

Challenge Total 769 points

[Peggyzbooksnmusic]

The Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey
#47 spot - 47 points
385 pages - 4 points
HF - 5 points
Date added: Oct 28, 2019 - 0 points

Previous total - 568 points
Book total - 56 points
Challenge total - 624 points

[Kathleen]

Say Yes to the Duke by Eloisa James
#27 = 27pts
400pgs = 4pts
HF = 5pts
Book total = 36pts

Under the Same Sky by Genevieve Graham
#33 = 33pts
319pgs = 4pts
HF = 5pts
Book total = 42pts

A Hundred Suns by Karin Tanabe
#25 = 25pts
400pgs = 4pts
HF = 5pts
Book total = 34pts

Hannah's War by Jan Eliasberg
#28 = 28pts
312pgs = 4pts
HF = 5pts
Book total = 37pts

Challenge total = 1444pts

[JC]

Plain Kate by Erin Bow
#32 spot = 32 points
314 pages = 4 points
Date added October 19, 2012 - 15 points
Book total = 51 points

Challenge Total = 1110 points

[Jasmine, Gatekeeper of Giveaways.]

The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson
#6=6 points
308 pgs=4 points
HF= 5 points

Book Total=15 points
Challenge Total=876 points

[Ashley Marie]

Silent on the Moor by Deanna Raybourn
#50 - 50pts
465 pages - 4pts
HF - 5pts

Book total - 59pts
Challenge total - 769pts

[Maureen]

Tangerine by Christine Mangan
#37 = 37 points
320 pages = 4 points
TBR 6/02/2018 = 2 points
HF 5 points
Book Total 48 points
Challenge total 817 points

[Peggyzbooksnmusic]

Dead in the Water by Carola Dunn
#43 spot - 43 points
256 pages - 2 points
HF - 5 points
Date added: July 10, 2016 - 6 points

Previous total - 624 points
Book total - 56 points
Challenge Total - 680 points

[Chris]

Peony in Love by Lisa See
Bonus Book - Jackie's list: 50 pts
294pp: 2pts
HF: 5pts
Book Total: 57 pts

Challenge Total: 780pts

[Cheryl A]

Gods of Gold by Chris Nickson
#42 Spot - 42 pts
212 pgs - 2 pts
HF - 5 pts
Added 1/13/17 - 6 pts
Book total - 55 pts

This Light Between Us: A Novel of World War II by Andrew Fukuda
#47 Spot - 47 pts
384 pgs - 4 pts
HF - 5 pts
Book total - 56 pts

A Match of Wits by Jen Turano
#12 Spot - 12 pts
348 pgs - 4 pts
HF - 5 pts
Added 2/20/14 - 15 pts
Book total - 36 pts

Post total - 147 pts
Challenge total - 1097 pts

[Erica]

Little Fires Everywhere
#33 = 33 pts
338 pgs = 4 pts
On my TBR since Dec 2017 = 4 pts

Book Total: 41 pts
Challenge Total: 432

[JC]

Panorama City by Antoine Wilson
#22 spot = 22 points
304 pages = 4 points
Date Added October 31, 2012 = 15 points
Book Total = 41 points

Challenge Total = 1151 points

[Jasmine, Gatekeeper of Giveaways.]

Donna wrote: "The Map of Salt and Stars by Zeyn Joukhadar

August Mod Bonus: Jackie's list = 50 pts
368 pgs = 4 pts
HF = 5 pts

Book Total: 59 pts
Challenge Total: 2,224"

Great job Donna for being the first to complete your entire list and all the Mod bonuses. Sorry I'm late on the applause. I'm just now tallying scores again.

[Jasmine, Gatekeeper of Giveaways.]

SCORES UP TO #220

Donna 2229
Kathleen 1444
JC 1145
Chery A 1097
Linda 920
Jasmine 876
Maureen 817
Chris 780
Ashley Marie 769
Gretchen 734
Peggy 680
Erica 432
Jayme 287


CONGRATS TO DONNA FOR COMPLETING HER CHALLENGE!

[Kathleen]

The First Actress by C. W. Gortner
#11 = 11pts
432pgs = 4pts
HF = 5pts
Book total = 20pts

The Forgotten Home Child by Genevieve Graham
#42 = 42pts
384pgs = 4pts
HF = 5pts
Book total = 51pts

All the Flowers in Paris by Sarah Jio
#8 = 8pts
240pgs = 2pts
Book total = 10pts

Challenge total = 1525pts

[Kathleen]

The Daughter of Sherlock Holmes by Leonard Goldberg
#14 = 14pts
305pgs = 4pts
HF = 5pts
TBR June 15, 2018 = 2pts
Book total = 25pts

Challenge total = 1550pts

[Maureen]

The Distant Hours by Kate Morton
#41 = 41 points
562 pages = 6 points
TBR 3/2017 = 6 points
HF 5 points
Book total 58 points

Challenge Total 875 points

[JC]

Nine Parts of Desire: The Hidden World of Islamic Women by Geraldine Brooks
#27 spot = 27 points
255 pages = 2 points
Date Added November 29, 2011 = 15 points
Book total = 44 points

Challenge total = 1195 points

[Linda]

The Devil's Rooming House: The True Story of America's Deadliest Female Serial Killer by M. William Phelps
#37 on list=37 points
Dated added 3/2013-15 points
251 pages=2 points
book total-54 points

Challenge total-974 points

[JC]

Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford
#33 spot = 33 points
290 pages = 2 points
Date Added November 11, 2011 = 15 points
HF = 5 points
Book total = 55 points

Challenge total = 1250 points

[Jasmine, Gatekeeper of Giveaways.]

Red Hood by Elana K. Arnold
#34= 34 points
368 pages= 4 points

Book Total= 38 points
Challenge Total= 914 points

[JC]

The Racketeer by John Grisham
#23 spot = 23 points
340 pages = 4 points
Date Added October 30, 2012 = 15 points
Book total = 32 points

Challenge Total = 1282 points

[Chris]

Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
#37 spot - 37 pts
Date Added 4/18 - 4pts
336pp - 4pts
Book Total: 45 pts

Challenge Total: 825 pts

[Linda]

Before Versailles: A Novel of Louis XIV by Kathleen Koen
#41= 41 points
HF=5 points
Date added 1/2013=15 points
460 pages=4 points
Book total=65 points

Challenge total=1039 points

[Chris]

The Murder on the Links by Agatha Christie
#39 spot : 39pts
Date Added 5/17 : 6 pts
319 pages: 4 pts
Book Total: 49 pts

Challenge Total: 874 pts

[Maureen]

My Cousin Rachel by Daphne du Maurier
#39 = 39 points
Date added 4/17 = 6 points
352 pages = 4 points
HF 5 points
Book Total 54 points

Challenge Total 929 points

[Kathleen]

The Book of Lost Names by Kristin Harmel
August bonus book = 50pts
400pgs = 4pts
HF = 5pts
Book total = 59pts

Twenty-One Days by Anne Perry
#16 = 16pts
303pgs = 4pts
HF = 5pts
Book total = 25pts

Triple Jeopardy by Anne Perry
#15 = 15pts
288pgs = 2pts
HF = 5pts
Book total = 22pts

Challenge total = 1656pts

[JC]

Jepp, Who Defied the Stars by Katherine Marsh
#21 spot = 21 points
384 pages = 4 points
Date Added October 31, 2012 = 15 points
HF = 5 points
Book Total = 45 points

Challenge Total = 1327 points

[Gretchen, Keep your head up or the crown slips]

A Murderous Relation by Deanna Raybourn
#37 = 37pts
308pgs = 4pts
HF = 5pts
Book Total = 46pts

The Prisoner in the Castle by Susan Elia MacNeal
#35 = 35pts
336pgs = 4pts
HF = 5pts
Before 6/2019 = 2pts
Book Total = 46pts

The King's Justice by Susan Elia MacNeal
#36 = 36pts
352pgs = 4pts
HF = 5pts
Book Total = 45pts

Forever Amber by Kathleen Winsor
#5 = 5pts
972pgs = 8pts
HF = 5pts
6/2015 = 10pts
Book set during a pandemic = 5pts
Book Total = 33pts

The Silent Cry by Anne Perry
#41 = 41pts
368pgs = 4pts
HF = 5pts
Book Total = 50pts

Challenge Total = 954pts

[Peggyzbooksnmusic]

FINAL POST

Katherine by Anya Seton
#44 spot - 44 points
500 pages - 4 points
HF - 5 points
Date added: December 7, 2014 - 10 points

Previous total - 680 points
Book total - 63 points
Challenge total - 743 points

[Jasmine, Gatekeeper of Giveaways.]

Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
#42=42 points
336 pages= 4 points
Date Added April 6, 2019=2 points

Book Total=48 points
Challenge Total= 962 points

[JC]

And When She Was Good by Laura Lippman
#20 spot = 20 points
320 pages = 4 points
Date added October 31, 2012 = 15 points
Book total = 39 points

Challenge total = 1366 points

[Chris]

And Only to Deceive by Tash Alexander
#36 Spot - 36 pts
320pp -4pts
Date Added 6/29/17 : 4 pts
HF : 5 pts
Book Total: 49 pts

Challenge Total: 923 pts

[JC]

A Young Wife by Pam Lewis
#17 spot = 17 points
289 pages = 2 points
Date Added November 18, 2012 = 15 points
HF = 5 points
Book total = 39 points

Challenge total = 1405 points

[Cheryl A]

Funny Girl by Nick Hornby
#27 Spot - 27 pts
452 pgs - 4 pts
HF - 5 pts
Added 1/31/15 - 10 pts
Book total - 46 pts

Death Comes to the Fair by Catherine Lloyd
#37 Spot - 37 pts
304 pgs - 4 pts
HF - 5 pts
Added 10/7/16 - 6 pts
Bonus D - Set in a different county - 5 pts
Book total - 57 pts

The Enigma Game by Elizabeth Wein
August Mod Bonus (Jasmine) - 50 pts
320 pgs - 4 pts
HF - 5 pts
Book total - 59 pts

Post total - 162 pts
Challenge total - 1259 pts

Congrats, Donna!!

[Gretchen, Keep your head up or the crown slips]

Final Post

The Hyde Park Headsman by Anne Perry
#28 = 28 pts
343pgs = 4pts
HF = 5pts
Before 6/2019 = 2pts
Book Total = 39pts


And They Called It Camelot: A Novel of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis by Stephanie Marie Thornton
#47 = 47pts
448pgs = 4pts
HF = 5pts
Book Total = 56pts

Challenge Total = 1,049pts

I knew I was never going to finish all 50 books but I wanted to get at least 1,000 points. I succeeded.

[Linda]

The Given Day by Dennis Lehane
#36 on the list=36 points
HF=5 points
704 pages=6 points
Date added-March 2013=15 points
Book total=62 points

Challenge total=1101 points

And I am done! Knocked off books from seven years ago and had a wide variety. Loved the challenge!

[Jasmine, Gatekeeper of Giveaways.]

On the Come Up by Angie Thomas
#24= 24 points
464 pages=4 points
Date Added July 24,2018 = 2 points

Book Total= 30 points
Challenge Total=993 points

[Kathleen]

The Penmaker's Wife by Steve Robinson
#22 = 22pts
256pgs = 2pts
HF = 5pts
Book total = 29pts

Challenge total = 1685

Thanks to the Group Admins for another great summer of reading.

[Maureen]

The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
#40 = 40 points
487 pages = 4 points
Date added 7/2018 = 2 points
HF 5 points
Book Total 51 points

Challenge Total 980

[Chris]

The Three Weissmanns of Westport by Cathleen Schine
#28 - 28 pts
304pp -4pts
Date added 7/17 - 4pts
Bonus C -5 pts
Book Total: 41 pts

Challenge Total: 964 pts

Thanks for pushing me to get through some of my stack at home!

[JC]

Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics: A 10% Happier How-To Book by Dan Harris
#13 spot = 13 points
304 pages = 4 points
Date Added May 27, 2018 = 4 points
Book total = 21 points

Final Challenge Total = 1426 points

Thanks for an awesome challenge!

[Cheryl A]

Squeezed one more in!

Dear Mrs. Bird by A.J. Pearce
#40 Spot - 40 pts
281 pgs -2 pts
HF - 5 pts
Added 1/3/18 - 4 pts
Book total - 51 pts

Final challenge total - 1310 pts

Had a hard time reading this summer, but managed to get thru 25 books anyway. And on the plus side, next summer's list is already halfway done!!

Good job, everyone, especially the mods!