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message 1: by Auntie Terror, in charge of challenges (last edited May 02, 2021 02:16AM) (new)

Auntie Terror (auntie_terror) | 398 comments Mod
Dear participants of the Egg Hunt Team Challenge,
please post your finished books here!

For a book to count, you must post it to this thread with the name of your team and the list of things it achieved eggs for. Example:
I finished [book name] for Team [team name]! (1 egg)
635 pages: 3 eggs
a rabbit on the cover: 2 eggs
eggs mentioned at least once: 2 eggs
Colour green on the cover: 1 egg
Female author: 1 egg
Number in title: 1 egg
Total eggs earned: 11 eggs


List of egg-earning attributes:
1) book finished in April: 1 egg
2) 400-499 pages: 1 egg
3) 500-599 pages: 2 eggs
4) 600-699 pages: 3 eggs
5) > 699 pages: 4 eggs
6) a rabbit on the cover: 2 eggs
7) "egg(s)" mentioned at least once: 2 eggs
8) Female author: 1 egg
9) Favourite author: 1 egg
10) BIPoC author: 1 egg
11) LGBTQ+ author: 1 egg
12) colour green on cover: 1 egg
13) number in title: 1 egg
14) title has at least four words: 1 egg
15) title has only one word: 1 egg
16) first person narrator: 1 egg
17) multiple narrative points of view: 1 egg
18) book of a genre you don't usually read: 1 egg
19) book has won a literary prize: 1 egg
20) book is part of a series: 1 egg
21) book is a debut: 1 egg

Don't forget to pledge your books on the challenge page for your team:
Here is a guide to joining the challenge on the Challenge page with pictures!
Team Bronte's Challenge Page
Team Shakespeare's Challenge Page
Team Baudelaire's Challenge

________________________________________

Team Egg Baskets:

Team Shakespeare: 427 eggs

Team Bronte: 342 eggs

Team Baudelaire: 254 eggs


message 2: by stu , in charge of BOTM (new)

stu  (blobmustardsprinkles) | 1229 comments Mod
I finished City of Ashes for Team Baudelaire! (1 egg)
book finished in April: 1 egg
464 pages: 1 egg
Female author: 1 egg
Color green on cover: 1 egg
Multiple narrative points of view: 1 egg
Book has won a literary prize: 1 egg
Book is part of a series: 1 egg
Book is a debut: 1 egg?


message 3: by Auntie Terror, in charge of challenges (new)

Auntie Terror (auntie_terror) | 398 comments Mod
Blob Fest! wrote: "I finished City of Ashes for Team Baudelaire! (1 egg)
book finished in April: 1 egg
464 pages: 1 egg
Female author: 1 egg
Color green on cover: 1 egg
Multiple narrative points of view: 1 egg
Book h..."


Wow! That was quick.

I put 8 eggs into your team basket. (City of Ashes seems to be a 2nd part, so it couldn't really be a debut.)


message 4: by Sharon (new)

Sharon | 31 comments Finished Midnight Sun by Stephanie Meyer for Team Baudelaire

(7 eggs):
book finished in April: 1 egg
658 pages: 3 eggs
Female author: 1 egg
first person narrator: 1 egg
book is part of a series: 1 egg


message 5: by Surya (last edited Apr 02, 2021 01:33AM) (new)

Surya (bigolscrewup) | 120 comments I finished Annie on My Mind by Nancy Garden for Team Brontë

▪️ Books finished in April - 1 Egg
▪️ Female Author - 1 Egg
▪️ Colour green on cover - 1 Egg
▪️ Title has atleast four words - 1 Egg
▪️ First Person Narrator - 1 Egg
▪️ Book had won a literary prize - 1 Egg ?
▪️ "Egg(s)" mentioned at least once - 2 Eggs ( eight times )

Total - 8 Eggs


message 6: by Sharon (new)

Sharon | 31 comments Just finished theMystery.doc by Matthew McIntosh for Team Baudelaire (And BOY is that one of the absolute weirdest books I've ever read......)

(8 eggs):
book finished in April: 1 egg
1660 pages: 4 eggs
colour green on cover: 1 egg
title has only one word: 1 egg
multiple narrative points of view: 1 egg


message 7: by Auntie Terror, in charge of challenges (last edited Apr 02, 2021 10:10AM) (new)

Auntie Terror (auntie_terror) | 398 comments Mod
Egg Baskets updated up to this post.

I'm very impressed with you all! Don't forget to put the books in the shelves for your challenge pages - or to register there in the first place.


message 8: by Surya (new)

Surya (bigolscrewup) | 120 comments Auntie Terror wrote: " Egg Baskets updated up to this post.

I'm very impressed with you all!"


I think you made a mistake ? Team Brontë is still at 15 eggs and Team Baudelaire is at 22 ?


message 9: by Auntie Terror, in charge of challenges (new)

Auntie Terror (auntie_terror) | 398 comments Mod
Surya wrote: "Auntie Terror wrote: " Egg Baskets updated up to this post.

I'm very impressed with you all!"

I think you made a mistake ? Team Brontë is still at 15 eggs and Team Baudelaire is at 22 ?"


Sorry - corrected. Team Baudelaire has 22, Team Bronte hast 14 eggs in their respective baskets as of yet.


message 10: by Niharika✩ (new)

Niharika✩ (doesitreallymatterpeople) | 223 comments 100 days of sunlight for team shekspeare

book finished in April: 1 egg
"egg(s)" mentioned at least once: 2 eggs
Female author: 1 egg
colour green on cover: 1 egg
number in title: 1 egg
title has at least four words: 1 egg
multiple narrative points of view: 1 egg
book of a genre you don't usually read: 1 egg
book is a debut: 1 egg


message 11: by Piya (new)

Piya (theredrumqueen) | 272 comments I finished Red,white and Royal Blue for team Bronte

Total eggs -8

book finished in April: 1 egg
400-499 pages: 1 egg
Female author: 1 egg
Favourite author: 1 egg
LGBTQ+ author: 1 egg
title has at least four words: 1 egg
first person narrator: 1 egg
book is a debut: 1 egg


message 12: by Dreamer (last edited Apr 03, 2021 05:08AM) (new)

Dreamer  I finished A Storm of Swords: Steel and Snow for Team Shakespeare !

book finished in April: 1 egg
600-699 pages: 3 eggs
Favourite author: 1 egg
title has at least four words: 1 egg
multiple narrative points of view: 1 egg
book is part of a series: 1 egg
eggs mentioned at least once: 2 eggs
Total eggs earned: 10 eggs


message 13: by Surya (new)

Surya (bigolscrewup) | 120 comments I finished We Were Liars by E. Lockhart for Team Brontë

▪️Books finished in April - 1 Egg
▪️Female Author - 1 Egg
▪️First Person Narrator - 1 Egg
▪️Colour Green on cover - 1 Egg
▪️Book of a genre I don't usually read - 1 Egg
▪️"Egg(s)" mentioned at least once- 2 Eggs (three times )

Total - 7 Eggs


message 14: by Sharon (new)

Sharon | 31 comments Just finished New Moon by Stephanie Meyer for Team Baudelaire!

(8 eggs):
book finished in April: 1 egg
563 pages: 2 eggs
"egg(s)" mentioned at least once: 2 eggs
Female author: 1 egg
first person narrator: 1 egg
book is part of a series: 1 egg


message 15: by [deleted user] (new)

Finished The Martian by Andy Weir for Team Shakespeare!

Book finished in April: 1 egg
First person narrator: 1 egg
Multiple narrative points of view: 1 egg
Book of a genre you don't usually read (science fiction): 1 egg
Book has won a literary prize: 1 egg

Total: 5 eggs


message 16: by [deleted user] (new)

I also finished The Song of Achilles but for Team Shakespeare!

Book finished in April: 1 egg
Female author: 1 egg
Favourite author: 1 egg
Title has at least four words: 1 egg
First person narrator: 1 egg
Book has won a literary prize: 1 egg
Book is a debut: 1 egg

Total: 7 eggs


message 17: by Piya (new)

Piya (theredrumqueen) | 272 comments I finished The Blue Umbrella for team Bronte!
Total eggs-4
book finished in April: 1 egg
colour green on cover: 1 egg
Favourite author: 1 egg
book of a genre you don't usually read: 1 egg


message 18: by Niharika✩ (new)

Niharika✩ (doesitreallymatterpeople) | 223 comments The jungle book for team Shakespeare

book finished in April: 1 egg
colour green on cover: 1 egg
book of a genre you don't usually read: 1 egg

3 eggs


message 19: by Dreamer (new)

Dreamer  I finished The club of queer trades, By: Gilbert K. Chesterton (World's Classics): Gilbert Keith Chesterton(29 May 1874 - 14 June 1936), better known as G. K. Chesterton, was an English writer, poet, philosopher, dramatist, journalist, orator, lay theologian, bio... for team Shakespeare!


book finished in April: 1 egg
colour green on cover: 1 egg (there is some green, right?)
title has at least four words: 1 egg
first person narrator: 1 egg
book of a genre you don't usually read: 1 egg
Total eggs earned: 5


message 20: by Sharon (new)

Sharon | 31 comments I just finished Dunbar by Edward St. Aubyn for Team Baudelaire

(5 eggs):
book finished in April: 1 egg
title has only one word: 1 egg
multiple narrative points of view: 1 egg
book of a genre you don't usually read: 1 egg
book is part of a series (Hogarth Shakespeare series): 1 egg

I also need to update New Moon - I should have said 9 eggs because it has won a literary prize.


iamaunicornwithyellowfeet (bookobsessedblob) I finished Pride and Prejudice for team Shakespeare:

(+5 eggs)
Book finished in April: 1 egg
400-499 pages: 1 egg
Female author: 1 egg
Book of a genre you don't usually read: 1 egg
Book has won a literary prize: 1 egg


message 22: by stu , in charge of BOTM (new)

stu  (blobmustardsprinkles) | 1229 comments Mod
I finished Are You Listening? for Team Baudelaire

(+3 Eggs)
Book finished in April: 1 egg
Female author: 1 egg
13) number in title: 1 egg


message 23: by Dreamer (new)

Dreamer  I finished Lord Arthur Savile's Crime for team Shakespeare!

Book finished in April: 1 egg
LGBTQ+ author: 1 egg
title has at least four words: 1 egg
book of a genre you don't usually read: 1 egg
Total eggs earned: 4 eggs.


message 24: by [deleted user] (new)

I finished NW by Zadie Smith for Team Shakespeare

Book finished in April: 1 egg
Female author: 1 egg
BIPoC author: 1 egg
Title has only one word: 1 egg
Multiple narrative points of view: 1 egg
Book of a genre you don't usually read: 1 egg

Total: 6 eggs


message 25: by Sharon (new)

Sharon | 31 comments Just finished Eclipse by Stephanie Meyer for Team Baudelaire!

(10 eggs):
book finished in April: 1 egg
629 pages: 3 eggs
Female author: 1 egg
title has only one word: 1 egg
first person narrator: 1 egg
multiple narrative points of view: 1 egg
book has won a literary prize: 1 egg
book is part of a series: 1 egg


message 26: by [deleted user] (new)

I finished The Murder on the Links by Agatha Christie for Team Shakespeare!

Book finished in April: 1 egg
"Egg(s)" mentioned at least once: 2 eggs
Female author: 1 egg
Favourite author: 1 egg
Colour green on cover: 1 egg
Title has at least four words: 1 egg
First person narrator: 1 egg
Book is part of a series: 1 egg

Total: 9 eggs


message 27: by Dreamer (new)

Dreamer  I finished A Storm of Swords: Blood and Gold for team Shakespeare!

Book finished in April: 1 egg
600-699 pages: 3 eggs
Favourite author: 1 egg
title has at least four words: 1 egg
multiple narrative points of view: 1 egg
book is part of a series: 1 egg
Total eggs earned: 8 eggs


message 28: by Auntie Terror, in charge of challenges (last edited Apr 06, 2021 12:02AM) (new)

Auntie Terror (auntie_terror) | 398 comments Mod
Baskets updated to this point!

Wow, you've all been very busy!

@Sharon: Added your forgotten point for New Moon!


message 29: by Piya (new)

Piya (theredrumqueen) | 272 comments I finished The Tailor for team Bronte!

book finished in April: 1 egg
Female author: 1 egg
Favorite author:1 egg
first person narrator: 1 egg

Total eggs-4


message 30: by Sharon (new)

Sharon | 31 comments Auntie Terror wrote: "Baskets updated to this point!

Wow, you've all been very busy!

@Sharon: Added your forgotten point for New Moon!"


Thanks! 😊


message 31: by nαомι (new)

nαомι αndιno (nndno) | 132 comments I finished Hunting Prince Dracula for Team Bronte!
Book finished in April: 1 egg
> 400 pages: 1 egg
Female author: 1 egg
 book is part of a series: 1 egg

Total eggs: 4


message 32: by nαомι (new)

nαомι αndιno (nndno) | 132 comments I finished Escaping from Houdini for Team Bronte!
Book finished in April: 1 egg
> 400 pages: 1 egg
Female author: 1 egg
 book is part of a series: 1 egg

Total eggs: 4


message 33: by nαомι (last edited Apr 06, 2021 08:18AM) (new)

nαомι αndιno (nndno) | 132 comments I finished Vicious for Team Bronte!
Book finished in April: 1 egg
Female author: 1 egg
Title has only one word: 1 egg
 book is part of a series: 1 egg

Total eggs: 4


message 34: by nαомι (last edited Apr 06, 2021 08:19AM) (new)

nαомι αndιno (nndno) | 132 comments I finished Clique Bait for Team Bronte!
Book finished in April: 1 egg
Female author: 1 egg

Total eggs: 2


message 35: by nαомι (last edited Apr 06, 2021 08:20AM) (new)

nαомι αndιno (nndno) | 132 comments Sorry I logged them all at once, I forgot to do it as I read them 😬


message 36: by [deleted user] (new)

I finished Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo for Team Shakespeare!

Book finished in April: 1 egg
400-499 pages: 1 egg
Female author: 1 egg
First person narrator: 1 egg
Book is part of a series: 1 egg

Total: 5 eggs


message 37: by Auntie Terror, in charge of challenges (new)

Auntie Terror (auntie_terror) | 398 comments Mod
@Naomi: No worries - as long as they get posted by April 30th, it's all good!

I'll update the baskets again tomorrow morning.


message 38: by Dreamer (new)

Dreamer  I finished The Murder of Roger Ackroyd for team Shakespeare!

book finished in April: 1 egg
eggs mentioned at least once: 2 eggs
Female author: 1 egg
colour green on cover: 1 egg
title has at least four words: 1 egg
first person narrator: 1 egg
Book is part of a series: 1 egg (it's not exactly a series, but it's from Hercule Poirot Series... I'm not totally sure if it counts)
Total eggs earned: 8 eggs


message 39: by [deleted user] (new)

I finished Aphrodite Made Me Do It by Trista Mateer for Team Shakespeare

book finished in April: 1 egg
Female author: 1 egg
Favourite author: 1 egg
LGBTQ+ author: 1 egg
Title has at least four words: 1 egg
First person narrator: 1 egg
Multiple narrative points of view: 1 egg
Book of a genre you don't usually read: 1 egg

Total: 8 eggs


message 40: by Sharon (new)

Sharon | 31 comments Just finished Revival, vol 1 by Tim Seeley and Mike Norton for Team Baudelaire!

(2 eggs):
book finished in April: 1 egg
book is part of a series: 1 egg


message 41: by Sharon (new)

Sharon | 31 comments Finished two books lol - going to class on the computer always makes me want to read afterwards.

Umbrella Academy, vol 3 by Gerard Way

(5 eggs):
book finished in April: 1 egg
"egg(s)" mentioned at least once: 2 eggs
Favourite author: 1 egg
book is part of a series: 1 egg

The Edinburgh Dead by Brian Ruckley

(1 egg):
book finished in April: 1 egg

Overall - 6 eggs


message 42: by Auntie Terror, in charge of challenges (last edited Apr 07, 2021 06:10AM) (new)

Auntie Terror (auntie_terror) | 398 comments Mod
Egg Baskets updated until here!

I do hope that the rest of the team for Team Baudelaire shows up at some point, though... ô.O


message 43: by Niharika✩ (new)

Niharika✩ (doesitreallymatterpeople) | 223 comments A wrinkle in time for team Shakespeare

book finished in April: 1 egg
400-499 pages: 1 egg
Female author: 1 egg
title has at least four words: 1 egg
book has won a literary prize: 1 egg
book is part of a series: 1 egg
Total eggs: 6 eggs


message 44: by Sharon (new)

Sharon | 31 comments Auntie Terror wrote: "Egg Baskets updated until here!

I do hope that the rest of the team for Team Baudelaire shows up at some point, though... ô.O"


Me too!! 😅


message 45: by Auntie Terror, in charge of challenges (last edited Apr 07, 2021 06:38AM) (new)

Auntie Terror (auntie_terror) | 398 comments Mod
Sharon wrote: "Auntie Terror wrote: "Egg Baskets updated until here!

I do hope that the rest of the team for Team Baudelaire shows up at some point, though... ô.O"

Me too!! 😅"


I mean, you're doing impressively with only Blob Fest! by your side, but... ;-)


message 46: by Dreamer (last edited Apr 07, 2021 08:37AM) (new)

Dreamer  I finished Around the World in Eighty Days for team Shakespeare!

Book finished in April: 1 egg
colour green on cover: 1 egg
number in title: 1 egg
title has at least four words: 1 egg
Total eggs earned: 4 eggs


iamaunicornwithyellowfeet (bookobsessedblob) I finished Shadow and Bone for Team Shakespeare:

(+6 eggs)
Book finished in April: 1 egg
Female author: 1 egg
First person narrator: 1 egg
Book has won a literary prize: 1 egg
Book is part of a series: 1 egg
Book is a debut: 1 egg


message 48: by Eloise (new)

Eloise | 69 comments I finished Rumaysa: A Fairytale for Team Baudelaire

Book finished in April: 1 egg
Female author: 1 egg
BIPoC author: 1 egg
Book is a debut: 1 egg
Total eggs earned: 4 eggs


message 49: by Sharon (new)

Sharon | 31 comments Just finished A River in Darkness: One Man's Escape from North Korea by Masaji Ishikawa for Team Baudelaire (And WOW what a powerful book... highly recommend.)

(9 eggs):
book finished in April: 1 egg
"egg(s)" mentioned at least once: 2 eggs
BIPoC author: 1 egg
number in title: 1 egg
title has at least four words: 1 egg
first person narrator: 1 egg
book of a genre you don't usually read (Memoir): 1 egg
book is a debut: 1 egg


message 50: by [deleted user] (last edited Apr 21, 2021 08:46AM) (new)

I finished This Is How You Lose the Time War for Team Shakespeare!

Book finished in April: 1 egg
Female author: 1 egg
Multiple narrative points of view: 1 egg
Book of a genre you don't usually read: 1 egg

Edit: I forgot to add a point for "more than four words in the title!" : 1 egg

Total: 5 eggs


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