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The Bachelor Team Challenge - Round 5 - Q&A, Tracking & Announcements
🌹The Bachelor Team Challenge - Round 5🌹🌹Theme - Quarantine Dating🌹
Date 6 - L
L is for Linguistic - Read a book released in two or more languages.
To qualify, the selected books need to have been released in two or more languages. Please include the languages, i.e. English and Italian, and a link to the second language book in your completion posts.
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Remember books must be 90 pages (first edition English language Kindle) and MPG Romance!!
You have until Friday, January 29 @ Midnight US EDT to post your completion(s).
Please ensure that your completion post conforms to message #3 of your team thread. If you complete more than one book for the date task, be sure to include that information in your completion post. Remember no discussion in your completion posts!
Team 9: The Masked Roses would like to claim the speed dating rose
For Limerick, comedy or romantic-comedy tag is OK?
Laura wrote: "Team 9: The Masked Roses would like to claim the speed dating rose"Off to check, I shut down early last night and we watched a movie. 😊
R~wka wrote: "For Limerick, comedy or romantic-comedy tag is OK?"Yes.
Congrats to Team 9: The Masked Roses for winning the Speed Dating Rose for Date 6!
Congrats to this who earned the special roses for Date 5!Speed Dating Rose - Team 9: The Masked Roses
Multiple Date Rose - Team 3: The Masked Readers - Amanda
Longest Date Rose - Team 9: The Masked Roses - Wende
Compulsive Dater Rose - Team 9: The Masked Roses - Wende
Page Turner Rose - Team 9: The Masked Roses
hi Kat...if one of the versions hasn't been released yet, but a date for release is listed, does that count? I'm reading a book with an English version published and a German version slated for publication in February 2021.
☘KathyD☘ wrote: "hi Kat...if one of the versions hasn't been released yet, but a date for release is listed, does that count? I'm reading a book with an English version published and a German version slated for pub..."If it is listed on GR with a publication date, it works.
MountainKat wrote: "☘KathyD☘ wrote: "hi Kat...if one of the versions hasn't been released yet, but a date for release is listed, does that count? I'm reading a book with an English version published and a German versi..."great! thanks Kat! =)
Date 7 - Tasks: Breakdown of the qualifications for possible tasks for Date 7.Please remember that all tags/lists must qualify IN CONTEXT!! Links MUST be provided.
Don't make more work for yourself than necessary - if the qualifier is in the title or on the cover, use it! You don't have to go searching for tags to make it work. 😊 If the link you use for the book is the same you are using for the page count and edition - say so (see above edition or something similar)! That saves us all some steps. But please double check your links!
You may use separate editions of your Scavenger Hunt books to qualify for the different tasks. Links MUST be provided.
O is for Obscure - Read a book by an author with 25 or fewer distinct works listed on GR.
To qualify for this task, the selected books need to be written by authors with 25 or fewer distinct works. When looking at the author's GR page, under the profile and questions is a section for the author's books. Under the section title 'author's books' it has statistics - average rating, number of ratings, number of reviews, number of distinct works. For this task, the number listed there for distinct works needs to be 25 or fewer. Please include a link to the author's GR page in your completion post. If the author writes under pseudonyms, the name listed on the selected book needs to qualify for this task.
** Please note, this has changed from 15 to 25 distinct works.**
O is for Odd - Read a book initially published in an odd month and an odd year.
To qualify, the initial publication date needs to be in an odd month (January, March, May, July, September and November) and an odd year (any year ending in an odd number). For example, March 2019 would work, but January of 2020 would not. If there is an initial publication date listed on the editions page, use that. Otherwise I will will looking for the earliest dated English language edition for the qualification.
O is for Ouch - Read a book featuring a character with an illness, injury or disability.
To qualify for this task, the title, series title, precis, tags or lists need to indicate that the book is about a character with an illness, injury or disability. These MUST be IN CONTEXT!! For example, The Blind Side is not about someone who is blind. 😉 The qualification can be specific such as 'cancer' or 'deaf', or generic like 'disabled' or 'illness'.
O is for Ovation - Read a book with an average rating of 4.2 or higher.
To qualify, the selected books need to have an average rating of 4.2 or higher. You will find the average rating for your selected books on the book's main page under the title and author. If the book has very few ratings and is more likely to change, you may wish to take a screen shot of the rating before rating it yourself, especially if your rating is lower.
Will 'amnesia' tag work for Ouch? What about 'psychotic-character' tag?
For O is for Ouch , the ill character need to be a main character? what about if the hero/heroine take care of a ill character?
About: O is for Obscure - Read a book by an author with 25 or fewer distinct works listed on GR.If a book has 2 or more authors, and one of them has less that 25 books is ok? or need to be the primary author?
What about an anthology? If one of the authors has <25 books will it qualify? Thanks MountainKat.
For "ouch" do mental health disorders work?
If the author writes under pseudonyms, the name listed on the selected book needs to qualify for this task.Meaning, that if we're using a book by JD Robb who has 21* distinct works, that's ok even if Nora Roberts has 79,128* distinct works?
*Just an example. Not meant to illustrate this author's real number of distinct works. :)
I was surprised that it seemed like the majority of authors have more than 25 distinct works, until I clicked on the link and realized they aren't distinct at all...that includes box sets, books in other languages (which haven't been properly merged), novellas, short stories, anthologies, etc.
yes I have the same question about anthologies and box sets... do they count in the 25 max?
R~wka wrote: "O is for Ouch - scars are OK?"In context. I am assuming that if the character has scars, they were injured (or something) in some way and the scars are a big deal to them. That the character considers them a disability. Or else why would you know about it.
Catherine wrote: "Will 'amnesia' tag work for Ouch? What about 'psychotic-character' tag?"Amnesia is usually the result of an accident or other trauma, so it would work in context.
Psychotic character is different though, it may not imply a true psychosis and instead be a euphemism. I would need more than that for it to work. And it would need to be in context as well, not referring to the crazy uncle.
R~wka wrote: "For O is for Ouch , the ill character need to be a main character? what about if the hero/heroine take care of a ill character?"It needs to be an important enough character for it to be mentioned or tagged. It doesn't have to the hero or heroine though, could be a best friend for example.
R~wka wrote: "About: O is for Obscure - Read a book by an author with 25 or fewer distinct works listed on GR.If a book has 2 or more authors, and one of them has less that 25 books is ok? or need to be the pri..."
If a book has more than one author, only one of the authors needs to qualify for the task.
Laks wrote: "What about an anthology? If one of the authors has <25 books will it qualify? Thanks MountainKat."
Yes.
Amanda wrote: "For "ouch" do mental health disorders work?"Yes. The tags needs to be in context though - 'crazy best friend' would not work.
D.G. wrote: " If the author writes under pseudonyms, the name listed on the selected book needs to qualify for this task.Meaning, that if we're using a book by JD Robb who has 21* distinct works, that's ok ev..."
Correct, even though your examples made me laugh!
Trio wrote: "yes I have the same question about anthologies and box sets... do they count in the 25 max?"The number I will be using when I check your books is exactly what is described in the qualification for the task. I will not be going through the lists and counting - I will be using the number GR has on the author page.
For Example:
Vi Keeland - has 71 distinct works
Thea Harrison - has 59 distinct works
Lucy Lennox - has 52 distinct works
J.D. Robb - has 145 distinct works
Can we use an ARC if the publication date and page count is listed on GR?
Good point Kat 😂 I didn't think about you sitting there and manually counting all of them - sorry about that!
MountainKat wrote: "Correct, even though your examples made me laugh! "My job is done!! Hahahaha!!
Katelyn wrote: "would the tag "abuse" work?"In context. I feel like that tag is often used when a character is dealing with PTSD from the abuse and in that case it would qualify.
Hazel wrote: "Can we use an ARC if the publication date and page count is listed on GR?"Yes.
Hi Kat - for Ouch - will a tag like alcohol abuse work?Or 'Tortured Hero' as a tag?
Or 'hospitalised'?
Jane (PS) wrote: "Hi Kat - for Ouch - will a tag like alcohol abuse work?Or 'Tortured Hero' as a tag?
Or 'hospitalised'?"
'Alcohol Abuse' would work in context.
'Tortured Hero' would not work on its own, would need some corroborating information.
'Hospitalized' would work.
Congrats to this who earned the special roses for Date 6!Speed Dating Rose - Team 9: The Masked Roses
Multiple Date Rose - Team 3: The Masked Readers - Amanda
Longest Date Rose - Team 9: The Masked Roses - Wende
Compulsive Dater Rose - Team 3: The Masked Readers - Amanda
Page Turner Rose - Team 3: The Masked Readers
MountainKat wrote: "Jane (PS) wrote: "Hi Kat - for Ouch - will a tag like alcohol abuse work?Or 'Tortured Hero' as a tag?
Or 'hospitalised'?"
'Alcohol Abuse' would work in context.
'Tortured Hero' would not work..."
Thanks Kat :)
🌹The Bachelor Team Challenge - Round 5🌹🌹Theme - Quarantine Dating🌹
Date 7 - O
O is for Ovation - Read a book with an average rating of 4.2 or higher.
To qualify, the selected books need to have an average rating of 4.2 or higher. You will find the average rating for your selected books on the book's main page under the title and author. If the book has very few ratings and is more likely to change, you may wish to take a screen shot of the rating before rating it yourself, especially if your rating is lower..
Remember books must be 90 pages (first edition English language Kindle) and MPG Romance!!
You have until Friday, February 5 @ Midnight US EDT to post your completion(s).
Please ensure that your completion post conforms to message #3 of your team thread. If you complete more than one book for the date task, be sure to include that information in your completion post. Remember no discussion in your completion posts!
YASSS!!! The task I was hoping for.Hidden Legacy series here I come!!!
D.G. wrote: "YASSS!!! The task I was hoping for.Hidden Legacy series here I come!!!"
😂
Hi Mkat, team 9 The Masked Roses would like to claim the speed dating rose
Congrats to Team 9: The Masked Roses for winning the Speed Dating Rose for Date 7!
would these tags work for Ouch?mental illness
child abuse
angst trauma tragedy
health issues mental
thanks :)
Trio wrote: "would these tags work for Ouch?mental illness
child abuse
angst trauma tragedy
health issues mental
thanks :)"
I think most of those would work in context. I'm most concerned about 'angst trauma tragedy', those don't necessarily fit the task - I would need the precis/other tags to support this one.
Sorry to skip ahead just wondering if countries in the UK can be counted as European country still? As I’m from the UK I know we left but asking on the off chance
Hazel wrote: "Sorry to skip ahead just wondering if countries in the UK can be counted as European country still? As I’m from the UK I know we left but asking on the off chance"The UK left the European Union, not Europe. When I post the qualifications I will include a list of what countries will qualify for the task.
—am I allowed to use this book since the rating is 4.2? I’m listening to it and can’t see the goodreads kindle pages
Ezinwanyi wrote: " —am I allowed to use this book since the rating is 4.2? I’m listening to it and can’t see the goodreads kindle pages"It shows the rating as 4.31 right now...
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I went back and forth on this - I would allow another cover, but we use English for the page count... Neither is exactly the same!
So I flipped a coin and the answer was -
Yes. 😊🤷🏻♀️😂