Winter Challenge 2020-2021 Scoring Thread

[Peggyzbooksnmusic]

The Silver Pigs by Lindsey Davis
1st Century - 10 points
329 pages - 4 points

Total book points - 14 points
Previous total - 55 points
Challenge total - 69 points

[Monica]

The Orphan of Cemetery Hill by Hester Fox
19th century- 10 points
384 pages- 4 points
Total- 14 points

Challenge Total- 130 points

[Maureen]

The Exiles by Christina Baker Kline
19th Century = 10 points
370 pages 4 points
Bonus I 5 points
Book total 19 points

Challenge Total 126

[Diane]

St. Patrick of Ireland by Philip Freeman
5th Century = 10 points
216 Pages = 2 points
Book total = 12 points

In Winter's Shadow by Gillian Bradshaw

6th Century = 10 points
321 pages = 4
Bonus B, Winter on Cover = 5 points
Book total = 19 points

The Scribe by Antonio Garrido
8th Century = 10 points
561 Pages = 6 points
Book total = 16 points

Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell
16th Century = 10 Points
320 Pages = 4 points
Bonus J, Pandemic = 5 points
Book total = 19 points

The Winthrop Woman by Anya Seton
17th Century = 10 points
588 pages = 6 points
Book total = 16

Challenge total = 363

[Cheryl A]

The Eagle of the Ninth by Rosemary Sutcliff
2nd Century - 10 pts
294 pgs - 2 pts
Book total - 12 pts

A Simple Murder by Eleanor Kuhns
18th Century - 10 pts
322 pgs - 4 pts
Bonus D - North America - 5 pts
Book total - 19 pts

A Mystery of Errors by Simon Hawke
16th Century - 10 pts
240 pgs - 2 pts
Book total - 12 pts

Post total - 43 pts
Challenge total - 150 pts

[Maureen]

The Princes of Ireland by Edward Rutherfurd
5th Century = 10points
776 pages = 8 points
Bonus C = 5 points
Book total 23 points

Challenge Total 149 points

[Peggyzbooksnmusic]

Medicus by Ruth Downie
2nd century - 10 points
386 pages - 4 points
Bonus C: Author initial in WINTER - 5 points

Total book points - 19 points
Previous total - 69 points
Challenge total - 88 points

[Cheryl A]

Out of Darkness, Shining Light by Petina Gappah
19th Century - 10 pts
303 pgs - 4 pts
Bonus G - Set in Africa - 5 pts
Book total - 19 pts

Shadow on the Crown by Patricia Bracewell
11th Century - 10 pts
416 pgs - 4 pts
Book total - 14 pts

The Golden Age by Joan London
20th Century - 10 pts
256 pgs - 2 pts
Bonus I - Set in Australia - 5 pts
Book total - 17 pts

Post total - 50 pts
Challenge total - 200 pts

[Monica]

Pillar of Fire by Judith Tarr
BCE- 10 points
672 pages- 6 points
Bonus g- 5 points
Total- 21
Challenge Total- 151 points

[Maureen]

The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
14th Century = 10 points
319 pages = 4 points
Bonus B 5 points
Book Total 19 points

Challenge Total 168 points

[Peggyzbooksnmusic]

Death by Disputation by Anna Castle
16th century - 10 points
364 pages - 4 points
Book total - 14 points

Previous total - 88 points
Challenge total - 102 points

[Wanda]

The Fiery Cross-Diana Gabaldon
18th Century=10 Points
1,424 pages=10 points
Total Book Points-20

Total Points=170

[Kathleen]

City of God by S.J.A. Turney
13th Century = 10pts
360 pages = 4pts
Book total = 14pts

Challenge total = 122pts

[Cheryl A]

A Plague on Both Your Houses by Susanna Gregory
14th Century - 10 pts
406 pgs - 4 pts
Bonus J - Set during a pandemic- 5 pts
Book total - 19 pts

My Fair Concubine by Jeannie Lin
8th Century - 10 pts
280 pgs - 2 pts
Bonus H - Set in Asia - 5 pts
Book total - 17 pts

The Silver Branch by Rosemary Sutcliff
3rd Century - 10 pts
272 pgs - 2 pts
Bonus C - Author initial in Winter - 5 pts
Book total - 17 pts

The Water Thief by Ben Pastor
4th Century - 10 pts
368 pgs - 4 pts
Book total - 14 pts

Post total - 67 pts
Challenge total - 267 pts

[Maureen]

The Book of Longings by Sue Monk Kidd
1st Century = 10 points
416 pages = 4 points
Book Total 14 points

Challenge Total 182 points

[Kathleen]

The Rebel Wears Plaid by Eliza Knight
18th Century = 10pts
428 pages = 4pts
Book total = 14pts

Challenge total = 136pts

[Wanda]

People of the Wolf-W. Michael Gear
BCE= 10 Points
435 Pages=4 Points
Bonus B- 10 Points
Total Book Points=24

Total Points to Date= 194

[Cheryl A]

The Subtle Serpent by Peter Tremayne
7th Century - 10 pts
320 pgs - 4 pts
Book total - 14 pts

Dark Queen Rising by Paul Doherty
15th Century - 10 pts
224 pgs - 2 pts
Book total - 12 pts

Post total - 26 pts
Final challenge total - 293 pts

I really thought I'd make it all the way thru the Challenge, but poor planning on my part left me with my final 5 choices being (literally) bloody British history. Between the Yorks and Lancaster, the Anglo-Saxons and various Celtic tribes, I've had my limit of beheadings, impaling and other sundry violence. I'm going to research a bit better next year.

Thanks as always for the great challenge. It really got me through the Snowmageddon in Texas!

[Diane]

Cheryl A wrote: " Thanks as always for the great challenge."
It was a great challenge! Very enjoyable -- and educational too. Thanks to our moderators.

[Wanda]

Well, too many other challenges pulling me away so I did not finish but will try again next year. As always a great challenge.

Total for challenge-194 points

[Jasmine, Gatekeeper of Giveaways.]

You all did wonderful. Life has really hindered my ability to keep score. I'm going to take a hiatus for spring and we will have the summer TBR challenge starting in June. I will post details in May.

[Peggyzbooksnmusic]

Jasmine wrote: "You all did wonderful. Life has really hindered my ability to keep score. I'm going to take a hiatus for spring and we will have the summer TBR challenge starting in June. I will post details in May."

Thanks Jasmine for all you do for our group! Hoping that your taking a hiatus will give you the much needed break you need. No need to reply to this post :) Take care!