Cassidy's Mini Challenge log

[Rushali, Head Mod]

Hey Cassidy! So this will be a common thread for every mini challenge you participate in. Use this thread for every monthly mini challenge.

May 2021: The Ultimate Favorites Reading Challenge
Challenge Runtime: May 7-May 30th.
Type: Individual

1.This challenge is based on a set of 12 questions regarding your favorite choices.
2. You'll have to answer the question, according to which there are 2 kind of prompts for each question, easy and hard.
3. You can choose to complete both prompts or one for any question. Similarly, it's your choice how many questions you would like to complete.
4.There are 4 Bonus questions, which can only be accessed after you finish reading at least 5 questions by completing 1 prompt for each.
5. You can read only one book for one prompt and not more than 2 books under one prompt.

Scoring:-
Easy prompt- 2 points
Hard prompt-4 points
Review- 2 points extra
Page Count Scoring: For every book above 300 pages-
301-400: 2 points
401-500: 3 points
501-600: 4 points
601-700: 5 points
701 and above: 7 points.

Bonus Questions Scoring: 4 points each.

Challenge Questions:- (click on "view spoiler" to view them)
(view spoiler)[ 1.What is your favorite color?
Example: Pink
Prompts:-
Easy- Read a book with the cover of your favorite color.( Pink)
Hard- Read a book with all the letters of your favorite color in title. (P,I,N,K found in title)

2.What is your favorite activity?
Easy- Read a book with the favorite activity on cover.
Hard- Read a book in which MC is involved in your favorite activity(hobby/profession)

3. What is your favorite sport?
Prompts:-
Easy- Read a book in which MC is involved in your favorite sport(hobby/profession)
Hard- Read a book with the title starting from the 4th letter of your answer..

4. Who is your favorite fantasy creature?
Easy- Read a book in which MC is your favorite fantasy creature.
Hard- Read a book whose page count has one number same as total number of letters of your answer.

5. Who is your favorite famous person?
Easy- Read a book in which MC has same profession as of your answer.
Hard- Read a book with title having both letters of the first and last name initials of your answer.

6.What is your favorite ice cream flavor?
Easy- Read a book whose cover has same main color as your answer.
Hard- Read a book with the 3rd letter found in author’s name.

7.What is your favorite board game?
Easy- Read a book in which all the letters of your answer can be found in title.
Hard- Read a book in which there are same number of MC as number of players in your answer.

8. What is your Favorite TV show?
Easy- Read a book with the theme on which your answer is based.
Hard- Read a book with the author’s first name initials same as the ending letter of your answer.

9.What is your Favorite food from childhood?
Easy- Read a book where at least 3 letters of your answer is found in author’s full name.
Hard- Read a book with your “answer” found in text.

10. Who’s your favorite person(mother, father, brother, friend etc.)?
Easy- Read a book in which MC is portraying the role of your answer.
Hard- Read a book in which the MC’s favorite person is your answer.

11. Who’s your favorite animal?
Easy- Read a book in which all letters of your answer can be either found in title or in author’s name.
Hard- Read a book in which MC has pet as your answer.

12. What’s your favorite junk food item?
Easy- Read a book where you can find a reference of your answer in it (maybe a shop? Or it’s a favorite for some character too? Etc.)
Hard- Read a book with cover having the picture of your answer or the title of the book with your answer. (hide spoiler)]

[Cassidy]

1. Favorite color: blue
Easy - Read a book with the cover of your favorite color.
Hard - Read a book with all the letters of your favorite color in title. (b, l, u, and e found in title)

2. Favorite activity: dance
Easy - Read a book with the favorite activity on cover.
Hard - Read a book in which MC is involved in your favorite activity (hobby and/or profession)

3. Favorite sport: dance
Easy - Read a book in which MC is involved in your favorite sport (hobby and/or profession)
Hard - Read a book with the title starting from the 4th letter of your answer

4. Favorite fantasy creature: witch
Easy - Read a book in which MC is your favorite fantasy creature.
Hard - Read a book whose page count has one number same as total number of letters of your answer.

5. Favorite famous person: Tom Holland
Easy - Read a book in which MC has same profession as of your answer.
Hard - Read a book with title having both letters of the first and last name initials of your answer.

6. Favorite ice cream flavor: chocolate chip cookie dough
Easy - Read a book whose cover has same main color as your answer.
Hard - Read a book with the 3rd letter found in author’s name.

7. Favorite board game: Monopoly
Easy - Read a book in which all the letters of your answer can be found in title.
Hard - Read a book in which there are same number of MC as number of players in your answer.

8. Favorite TV show: ??
Easy - Read a book with the theme on which your answer is based.
Hard - Read a book with the author’s first name initials same as the ending letter of your answer.

9. Favorite food from childhood: plum
Easy - Read a book where at least 3 letters of your answer is found in author’s full name.
Hard - Read a book with your “answer” found in text.

10. Favorite person: mom
Easy - Read a book in which MC is portraying the role of your answer.
Hard - Read a book in which the MC’s favorite person is your answer.

11. Favorite animal: dog
Easy - Read a book in which all letters of your answer can be either found in title or in author’s name.
Hard - Read a book in which MC has pet as your answer.

12. Favorite junk food item: fries
Easy - Read a book where you can find a reference of your answer in it (maybe a shop? Or it’s a favorite for some character too? etc.)
Hard - Read a book with cover having the picture of your answer or the title of the book with your answer.

[Rushali, Head Mod]

Posting Format
Log in the books you read under this challenge according to following format:-

Question:
Your Answer:
Prompt: Easy/Hard
Book Name with link:
Date Read:
Review link if any:
Page Count:
How fits?: (How does the book qualify under prompt?)

[Cassidy]

Question: Favorite ice cream flavor?
Answer: chocolate chip cookie dough
Prompt: Hard
Book: The Gilded Ones
Date(s) read: 5/6-5/7
Review link: The Gilded Ones - Cassidy's Review
Page count: 418
Qualification: third letter of answer is found in author's name (chocolate chip cookie dough; Namina Forna)

[Cassidy]

Question: Favorite animal?
Answer: dog
Prompt: Easy
Book: Sky in the Deep
Date(s) read: 4/7
Review link: Sky in the Deep - Cassidy's Review
Page count: 340
Qualification: all letters of answer are found in book title or author's name ( d o g ; Adrienne Young

[Cassidy]

Question: Favorite fantasy creature?
Answer: witch
Prompt: Easy
Book: Witches Steeped in Gold
Date(s) read: 4/8-4/10
Review link: Witches Steeped in Gold - Cassidy's Review
Page count: 533
Qualification: MC identifies as my answer (witch)

[Cassidy]

Question: Favorite board game?
Answer: Monopoly
Prompt: Hard
Book: We Hunt the Flame
Date(s) read: 5/11-5/12
Review link: We Hunt the Flame - Cassidy's Review
Page count: 472
Qualification: Same number of MCs as players in answer (Monopoly: 2-8 players, 5 MCs

[Cassidy]

Question: Favorite fantasy creature?
Answer: witch
Prompt: Hard
Book: We Free the Stars
Date(s) read: 5/13-5/14
Review link: n/a
Page count: 592
Qualification: number of letters in answer is found in one number of page count (w+i+t+c+h= 5 letters; 592)

[Cassidy]

Question: Favorite famous person?
Answer: Tom Holland
Prompt: Hard
Book: The Wrath and the Dawn
Date(s) read: 5/14-5/15
Review link: The Wrath and the Dawn - Cassidy's Review
Page count: 404
Qualification: first and last initials of answer are found in the title (Tom Holland; The Wrath and the Dawn)

[Rushali, Head Mod]

Hey Cassidy! As you have completed 5 questions, you can now complete these bonus questions for extra 4 points for each question.

Bonus Questions:-
1.What’s your favorite bird?
Read a book with your answer found in text.

2.What’s your favorite subject?
Read a book with MC who studies that subject/has favorite subject as your answer.

3.What’s your favorite hair color?
Read a book with the cover of same main color as your answer.

4.What’s your favorite item of clothing?
Read a book where all letters of your answer can found in title.

Mention bonus question when you log the books.

[Cassidy]

Question: Favorite animal?
Answer: dog
Prompt: Hard
Book: We Were Liars
Date(s) read: 5/15
Review link: We Were Liars - Cassidy's Review
Page count: 227
Qualification: MC has your answer as a pet (answer: dog; Cadence has three golden retrievers)

[Cassidy]

Question: Favorite article of clothing?
Answer: t-shirt
Prompt: Bonus question
Book: The Language of Thorns: Midnight Tales and Dangerous Magic
Date(s) read: 5/15-5/16
Review link: n/a
Page count: 281
Qualification: all letters of answer are found in title ( t s h i r t ; The Language of Thorns: Midnight Tales and Dangerous Magic

[Cassidy]

Question: Favorite subject?
Answer: history
Prompt: Bonus question
Book: Fallen
Date(s) read: 5/16-5/17
Review link: Fallen - Cassidy's Review
Page count: 452
Qualification: MC's favorite subject matches mine (both are history)

[Cassidy]

Question: Favorite hair color?
Answer: black
Prompt: Bonus question
Book: Torment
Date(s) read: 5/17-5/18
Review link: n/a
Page count: 452
Qualification: answer is the main color of the cover

[Cassidy]

Question: Favorite color?
Answer: blue
Prompt: Easy
Book: Passion
Date(s) read: 5/18-5/19
Review link: n/a
Page count: 420
Qualification: answer is the main color of the cover (answer: blue; cover colors: navy and blue-gray)

[Rushali, Head Mod]

June 2021: The Ultimate Emojis Reading Challenge
Challenge Runtime: June 1st- June 30th.
Type: Individual

1. There are 4 SETS of Emojis(check below) each having 11 emojis.
2. The participant will have to select 1 SET which they'll like to complete under this challenge.
3. Each week, starting June 1, a Bonus Emoji will be given to each participant. The book following the Bonus Emoji Prompt will have to be completed within a week and the participant will have to log the book read under a common Check in Thread . Each Bonus Emoji on completion within time, will score 10 points to the participant and if completed later, will score 5 points.
So, first Bonus Emoji would have to completed by June 7th PST, and so on.
4. One book can follow only one emoji prompt, and no more than 3 books can be read under 1 emoji.
5. Read as many books as you can under this challenge, and score points!
6. In case you complete your chosen SET before month end, you will be allowed to choose another for the rest of the challenge.

Scoring:-
Emoji Prompt: 4 points.
Bonus Emoji Prompt: 10 points (on completion within a week); 5 points (on late completion)
Review: 2 points extra.
Page Count Scoring: For every book above 300 pages-
301-400: 2 points
401-500: 3 points
501-600: 4 points
601-700: 5 points
701 and above: 7 points

SET 3

1. 😍- A book where there's a one-sided love/A book where a cute pet is one of the characters
2. 🧜‍♀‍/🧜/🧜‍♂‍- A book where the main character is a mermaid/ A book where the main character is obsessed with mermaids.
3. 💃/🕺- A book about a character who wants to be a dancer/A book with a dancing ball in it.
4. 🎀: A book with a pink cover/A book with MC as a princess.
5. 🧡: A book about friendship.
6. 💔: A book featuring “heartbreak”/ love triangle
7. 🔢: A book with at least 3 of these numbers in page count.
8. 👗:The MC who likes to dress up; The MC who likes to go shopping; A girly MC.
9. 🎼:A book featured around a band/upcoming musician/A book with a musical word within the title (listen, song, lullaby, etc.)/A book that has a main character who loves to hide away within music.
10. 🏳️‍🌈 - Read an LGBT book
11. 🕚 - Read a book you read before very quickly or within 24 hours.

[Rushali, Head Mod]

Posting Format
Log in the books you read under this challenge according to following format:-
Emoji:
Prompt:
Book Name with link:
Date Read:
Review link if any:
Page Count:
How fits?: (How does the book qualify under prompt?)
Points:

For Bonus Emoji Prompt:-
Log the book here as well as in this thread: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Emoji:
Prompt:
Book Name with link:
Date Read:
Review link if any:
Page Count:
How fits?: (How does the book qualify under prompt?)
Points: 10 if completed by the end of week, 5 if completed late + additional review and page count points.

[Rushali, Head Mod]

Week 1: Bonus Emoji Prompt (Complete by 7th June PST)
📚 - a book that has book(s) on the cover

[Cassidy]

Emoji: 🎀
Prompt #4 (pink cover/mc wants to be a princess)
Book: Wings of Ebony
Date(s) read: 4/1-4/4
Review link: Wings of Ebony - Cassidy's Review
Page count: 368
Qualification: pink is one of the main colors on the cover
Points: 8

[Cassidy]

Emoji: 🧡
Prompt #5 (book about friendship)
Book: Six of Crows
Date(s) read: 4/4-4/5
Review link: Six of Crows - Cassidy's Review
Page count: 465
Qualification: a lot of the book centers around friendship (kind of)
Points: 9

[Rushali, Head Mod]

Week 2: Bonus Emoji Prompt (Complete by 14th June PST)
🍨: A book where the MC is obsessed with ice-cream/Ice-cream on cover.

[Cassidy]

Emoji: 👗
Prompt #8 (mc likes to dress up)
Book: Aurora Rising
Date(s) read: 6/8
Review link: Aurora Rising - Cassidy's Review
Page count: 496
Qualification: one of the mc's (scarlett) likes to dress up
Points: 9

[Cassidy]

Emoji: 💔
Prompt #6 (book w/ love triangle)
Book: The Cruelest Mercy
Date(s) read: 6/9-6/10
Review link: The Cruelest Mercy - Cassidy's Review
Page count: 384
Qualification: there's a love triangle between (view spoiler)[kasta, zahru, and jet (hide spoiler)]
Points: 8

[Cassidy]

Emoji: 🎼
Prompt #9 (mc likes to hide away within music)
Book: Crooked Kingdom
Date(s) read: 6/6-6/12
Review link: Crooked Kingdom - Cassidy's Review
Page count: 546
Qualification: one of the mc's (wylan) loves to play music
Points: 10

[Rushali, Head Mod]

Week 3: Bonus Emoji Prompt (Complete by 21st June PST)
🌈: A book with a cover with at least 4 colors/A book taking place in 3 different kinds of weather.

[Cassidy]

Emoji: 🌈
Prompt: Bonus Emoji Prompt
Book: Blood Like Magic
Date(s) read: 6/13-6/16
Review link: Blood Like Magic - Cassidy's Review
Page count: 496
Qualification: book cover has at least 4 different colors (pink, purple, brown, black, green)
Points: 15

[Rushali, Head Mod]

Week 4: Bonus Emoji Prompt (Complete by 28th June PST)
📱- read a book featuring social media

[Rushali, Head Mod]

July 2021: The Ultimate Flowers Reading Challenge
Challenge Runtime: July 1st- July 31st.
Type: Individual


1. Your goal is to make bouquets as many as you can.
2. There are 7 regular flowers and 5 rare flowers which can go in the bouquet.(Find the list below)
3. A regular flower goes in to your bouquet on completing 1 prompt of that flower.
4. A rare flower goes in to your bouquet on completing both the prompts of that flower.
5. There are 3 Mixed Bouquet arrangements you can make:-
- Small Bouquet: 5 flower stems
- Medium Bouquet : 10 flower stems
- Large Bouquet : 15 flower stems
6. Additionally, you can also make specific flower bouquets, for example, a rose bouquet, by completing all prompts for it. Though, this doesn't apply for rare flowers, they can only go into mixed flower bouquet arrangements.
7. You will get 2 bouquet orders to complete during the challenge, which will be a specific arrangement of flowers. This will get you extra points but it is optional to complete.

List of Flowers:- (under spoiler)

(view spoiler)[Regular Flowers:-

1) Daffodil:-

-Read a book with a yellow cover
-Read a book about a character who's always bright and cheerful
-Re-read a book with an ending that made you smile
-Read a book where the main character trusts everyone too easily
-Read a book that takes place in summer

2) Rose:-

-Read a book with a rose on the cover
-Read a book about one-sided love
-Read a book where a character prefers warmer climate
-Read a book where a character is bossy
-Read a book about a beautiful friendship

3) Gerbera:-

-Read a book that's multi-colored
-Read a book about a person who loves flowers
-Read a book about a character with a multi-faceted personality
-Read a diverse book with multiple reps
-Read a book where the Sun is a major part of the magic system

4) Orchid: -

-Read a book that's purple or white
-Read an enemies to lovers book
-Read a book where a character is very graceful and elegant
-Read a book which takes place in a tropical forest
-Read a book about a heist

5) Peony:-

-Read a book that's pink
-Read a book about a character who's always lucky
-Read a book where a character learns to be honorable
-Read a book where the main character is of royal blood
-Read a book which takes place in a land which is known for their plants/flowers

6) Lily:-

-Read a book that has the word "lily" or "lilies" in the title.
-Read a book in the perspective of a child
-Read a book where the concept of reincarnation is included
-Read an Asian myth
-Read a book where a character is named Lily

7) Carnation:-

-Read a book where at least4 letters from "Carnation" are found in title.
-Read a book where author's initials have letter from "Carnation".
-Read a book where the MC is fond of Pink color or pink things.
-Read a book where a mother is MC.
-Read a book where word "wine" or "ale" is found in text.

Rare Flowers:-

1) Lotus

- a book with a character who is clean (doesn't swear etc.).
- a book with a character who lives near/ likes to go to a pond.

2) Lilac

- a book where the main character loves the colour lilac.
- a book with the word "Lilac" found in text.

3) Plumeria

- a book set in spring.
- a book that takes place on Huawei or any other tropical island.

4) Hyacinth

- a book with a main character who is very tall.
- a book with a Greek God as a main character.

5) Gardenia

- a book with a MC who has a close-knit family.
- a book with a character who cannot/ is forbidden to love. (hide spoiler)]

Scoring:-
Prompt Scoring: 2 points for completing a prompt of regular flower and 4 for a rare flower.
Bouquet Scoring:-
- Small Bouquet: 5 flower stems--- 4 points
- Medium Bouquet : 10 flower stems--- 10 points
- Large Bouquet : 15 flower stems--- 16 points
- Specific Flower Bouquet: 4 points
- Bouquet Orders: Will be specified according to the order.

Review: 2 points extra.
Page Count Scoring: For every book above 300 pages-
301-400: 2 points
401-500: 3 points
501-600: 4 points
601-700: 5 points
701 and above: 7 points

Image Credits: Pinterest

[Cassidy]

Emoji: 😍
Prompt 1
Book: Among the Beasts & Briars
Date(s) read: 6/20-6/22
Review link: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Page count: 352
Qualification: book has a cute pet as one of the characters (vala)
Points: 8

[Cassidy]

Emoji: 🕚
Prompt 11
Book:Mary Poppins
Date Read: 6/22
Review link: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Page count: 191
Qualification: I read this book in under 24 hours
Points: 6

[Cassidy]

Emoji: 🍨
Bonus Emoji Prompt (done late)
Book: Love & Gelato
Date Read: 6/25-6/28
Review link: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Page count: 389
Qualification: book cover has ice cream on it
Points: 9

[Cassidy]

Emoji: 🕚
Prompt 11
Book: A Very Large Expanse of Sea
Date Read: 6/30
Review link: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Page count: 310
Qualification: I read this book in under 24 hours
Points: 8

[Cassidy]

Emoji: 😍
Prompt 1
Book: Sorcery of Thorns
Date Read: 5/31-6/7
Review link: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Page count: 453
Qualification: Silas can turn into a cat
Points: 9

[Cassidy]

Emoji: 🧡
Prompt 5
Book: Aurora Burning
Date Read: 6/12-6/13
Review link: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Page count: 495
Qualification: friendship plays a big role in this book
Points: 9

[Cassidy]

Emoji: 💃
Prompt 3
Book: The Cruel Prince
Date Read: 6/16-6/17
Review link: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Page count: 370
Qualification: there's a dancing ball in this book
Points: 8

[Cassidy]

Emoji: 💔
Prompt 6
Book: The Wicked King
Date Read: 6/17-6/19
Review link: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Page count: 368
Qualification: (view spoiler)[Jude's heart is broken at the end (hide spoiler)]
Points: 8

[Cassidy]

Emoji: 🕚
Prompt 11
Book: The Queen of Nothing
Date Read: 6/19
Review link: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Page count: 305
Qualification: I read this book in under 24 hours
Points: 8

[Cassidy]

Emoji: 📚
Bonus Emoji Prompt (done late)
Book: How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories
Date Read: 6/20
Review link: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Page count: 200
Qualification: the cover has books on it
Points: 7

[Rushali, Head Mod]

Posting Format

-On book completion:-

Flower Type: Regular/Rare
Flower:
Prompt Number:
Book Name with link:
Date Read:
Page count:
Review link if any:
Points:

-On bouquet completion
Please note that you can only log for bouquets once you have individually logged for each book.

Bouquet Type: Small/Medium/Large/Specific
Flowers: (Name of all flowers whose prompts were completed/which go in the bouquet)
Prompts: (You can either add all prompts or you can mention the msg numbers for the prompts completed. You can see the msg number on top left corner of your each post)
Bouquet Creation Points:

[Rushali, Head Mod]

Bouquet Order #1

It's the Wedding Season!
Create a wedding appropriate bouquet, with minimum requirements as:-

1. It should have at least 4 flower stems, and not more than 8.
2. There should be one rare flower in the bouquet.
3. One peony stem is a must.

Completion date for the order: Not later than 20th July PST.

Create a singular post here, which should include all your reads (book logs) for this bouquet order.


On order completion, log it in the Check In Thread .

Log the order completed in Check In Thread as:-
Flowers in the bouquet:
Number of Flower Stems:
Prompts Completed:
Link to the singular post in this thread:

Points: 10 points for 4 stems, and 15 for 8 stems. If the stems are more than 4 but less than 8, 1 point for every stem.

[Rushali, Head Mod]

Bouquet Order #2

A business organization wishes to celebrate and honor women in their company. Their requirement is a beautiful and cherishable bouquet.
Create a bouquet, with minimum requirement as:-

1. It should have only 4 flower stems and not more or less.

Plan to add the flower stems based on the company's preferences as below(in decreasing order):-
1. Roses- 3 points per stem
2. Gerbera- 3 points per stem
2. Lilies- 2 points per stem
3. Carnation- 2 points per stem
4. Orchid- 1 points per stem
6. Peony- 1 points per stem

Add a rare flower stem for extra 4 points.

Completion date for the order: Not later than 30th July PST.

Create a singular post here, which should include all your reads (book logs) for this bouquet order.


On order completion, log it in the Check In Thread .

Log the order completed as:-
Flowers in the bouquet:
Number of Flower Stems:
Prompts Completed:
Link to the singular post in this thread:

Points: According to the flowers you add in the bouquet.