Alphabet Sweep Reading Challenge

[Rushali, Head Mod]

Duration: 1st July-31st December (Half- Yearly)
Type: Individual

For this challenge, read books for 1 or more levels as below. The goal is to find and read books for alphabets, from A through Z.

Levels:-

(A, An, The should be omitted and next word to be taken in account for level 1)

~Level 1: Alphabet Soup (EASY)
Read books with titles starting with each letter, from A to Z.

Example:-
A: Archer's Voice
B: The Bear and the Nightingale ("The" omitted)
C: A Court of Thorns and Roses ("A" omitted)
and so on..

~Level 2: Author's Alphabet Soup (AVERAGE)
Read books with author's initial or last name starting with each letter, from A to Z.

Example:-
A: The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie (Initial with A)
B: Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo (Last Name with B)
and so on..

~Level 2.0:
Read books with author's initial and last name starting with same letter.

Example:-
S: The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon
M: Circe by Madeline Miller etc.

~Level 3: Alphabet Bibliophile (HARD)
Read books with titles and author's initials/last name, starting from the same letter, from A to Z.

Example:-
M: Me Before You by Jojo Moyes (Me Before You by Jojo Moyes)
S: Scythe by Neal Shusterman

Scoring:-

Level 1: 1 point per book read
Level 2: 2 points per book read
Level 2.0: 3 points per book read
Level 3: 5 points per book read.

--->Participation allowed throughout the six month duration. You can either create a single post in this thread and edit it every time you read a book for a level, or you can singularly post.
--->This thread is only for sign ups.
---> You will also have to create a separate shelf for this challenge, here: https://www.goodreads.com/challenges/...
Add the books you read in this challenge to this shelf.

We'll track your scores through an Excel sheet.

You can sign up below with your GR Name.

[Rushali, Head Mod]

Participants
1. Sreehitha
2. Sanjana
3. Blobbie
4. Ananya
5. Arundhati
6. Naomi
7. Nathan
8. JMCDC
9. Fly
10. Mia
11. Audrey
12. Bethany
13. Kavya
14. imabookelf- Piu
15. Shrouk
16. Ipsa
17. Aishwarya
18. Shahbaz
19. Ridhima
20. Marie
21. Nishkha
22. Mary
23. Unknown Reader
24. Neha
25. Ezzie
26. Melanie

[Sreehitha]

Sreehitha

[Sanjana]

Sanjana

[Ananya]

Hey, I have a doubt! Do we have to read alphabetically in order from A to Z or can we read any letter in random?

[Rushali, Head Mod]

Ananya wrote: "Hey, I have a doubt! Do we have to read alphabetically in order from A to Z or can we read any letter in random?"

Any letters at any time and you can read multiple books for one letter too.

[stu]

Blobbie!

[Ananya]

Cool, thanks Rushali.
And I would like to sign up - Ananya

[Arundhati]

Sign me up too Rushali ☺

[Sreehitha]

Do we have to complete level 1 in order to advance to level 2???

[Rushali, Head Mod]

Sreehitha wrote: "Do we have to complete level 1 in order to advance to level 2???"

No such rule.

[nαомι]

Naomi!

[Nathan]

Nathan

[Audrey]

Do we read books with a title starting with each letter or how does it work?

[Fly]

Fly

[Rushali, Head Mod]

Audrey wrote: "Do we read books with a title starting with each letter or how does it work?"

Yes, that is level 1. You can check the other levels listed above.

[Sanjana]

what if a book fits in both level 1 and level 3, can we add it to both levels or just one?

[Rushali, Head Mod]

Sanjana wrote: "what if a book fits in both level 1 and level 3, can we add it to both levels or just one?"

One book can be added to any 2 of the 4 levels.

[Mia]

Sign me up!

[Audrey]

I'm interested! Audrey

[Bethany]

Bethany

[Kavya]

Kavya!

[imabookelf]

Piu

[Shay]

Shrouk

[Ipsa]

Ipsa!

[Aishwarya]

Aishwarya

[imabookelf]

If, for level 3, I were to consider the letter that the author's first name begins with, would that count?

[Rushali, Head Mod]

imabookelf wrote: "If, for level 3, I were to consider the letter that the author's first name begins with, would that count?"

Yes, both first and last names are allowed.

[Ananya]

Rushali wrote: "Sanjana wrote: "what if a book fits in both level 1 and level 3, can we add it to both levels or just one?"

One book can be added to any 2 of the 4 levels."

Hey! For example if I read The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie
Can I include it under both level 1 (as M) and level 2 (as A)? So I get points for both the levels.

[Kavya]

Heyy about the shelf.. when i finish a book i add it in there and also in the thread? Or i have to make a tbr shelf of the books I'm going to read in this challenge.. and also is that necessary?

[imabookelf]

imabookelf wrote: "If, for level 3, I were to consider the letter that the author's first name begins with, would that count?"
Thanks!

[Rushali, Head Mod]

Ananya wrote: "Rushali wrote: "Sanjana wrote: "what if a book fits in both level 1 and level 3, can we add it to both levels or just one?"

One book can be added to any 2 of the 4 levels."

Hey! For example if I ..."

Yes. One book can be included in at most 2 levels.

[Rushali, Head Mod]

Kavya wrote: "Heyy about the shelf.. when i finish a book i add it in there and also in the thread? Or i have to make a tbr shelf of the books I'm going to read in this challenge.. and also is that necessary?"

Well, you don't need to make a Tbr, just make another shelf for the challenge and as you read the books you can add them to it, it's necessary because this challenge will be moderated using that shelf.

[Shahbaz Ahmad]

Shahbaz. Add me!

[Ridhima]

Ridhima, would love to be added!

[Kavya]

Rushali wrote: "Kavya wrote: "Heyy about the shelf.. when i finish a book i add it in there and also in the thread? Or i have to make a tbr shelf of the books I'm going to read in this challenge.. and also is that..."

Okay thanks :)

[Mariem]

Mariem, i would love to be added please!

[Rushali, Head Mod]

Everyone added till here. Make your post in alphabet sweep log.

[Rushali, Head Mod]

Hey everyone!
At the end of each month, i.e, on 30th/31st of the month, the book log thread will be closed and the excel sheet will be restricted so you won't be able to edit your logs or enter scores in the sheet. The thread and sheet will reopen on 2nd of the next month.
This is because we'll be selecting two winners each month, one who read the most books in that month and one who scored the most. So, make sure to log your entries/scores by 29th of each month.

[Nishkha]

Hey can I still join? I have read a bunch of books from july first so I can log those in.

[Nishkha]

Also if I join I have a question, can one book be considered twice? Like crooked kindom by leigh bardugo
So like its level 1 and level 2?

[Rushali, Head Mod]

Nishkha wrote: "Also if I join I have a question, can one book be considered twice? Like crooked kindom by leigh bardugo
So like its level 1 and level 2?"

One book can be logged into two levels.

[Nishkha]

Okay great thank you:)

[Mia]

Hey Rush! I created a shelf yesterday and logged it as you said. I don't know how to explain it but.. here it is. I have read all 6 of the books that I have in my shelf, but in the Challenge percentage it's showing 0%. I had set a goal 50, it says I have read 0/50. I have no clue how to sort it out😣

[Rushali, Head Mod]

Mia wrote: "Hey Rush! I created a shelf yesterday and logged it as you said. I don't know how to explain it but.. here it is. I have read all 6 of the books that I have in my shelf, but in the Challenge percen..."

Did you add the books you read in that shelf you created?

[Mia]

Rushali wrote: "Mia wrote: "Hey Rush! I created a shelf yesterday and logged it as you said. I don't know how to explain it but.. here it is. I have read all 6 of the books that I have in my shelf, but in the Chal..."
Yep I did.. you can check the shelf on my account 😣

[Rushali, Head Mod]

Mia wrote: "Rushali wrote: "Mia wrote: "Hey Rush! I created a shelf yesterday and logged it as you said. I don't know how to explain it but.. here it is. I have read all 6 of the books that I have in my shelf,..."

It seems to be a GR glitch, so I would suggest deleting and re-creating the shelf but id it's too much, nvm, since you have a shelf, I'll check through it.

[Mia]

Rushali wrote: "Mia wrote: "Rushali wrote: "Mia wrote: "Hey Rush! I created a shelf yesterday and logged it as you said. I don't know how to explain it but.. here it is. I have read all 6 of the books that I have ..."

Okay! 😊

[Rushali, Head Mod]

Mary wrote: "Can I enter this, or am I too late? xD"

You can.

[Nishkha]

Hey, if I read two books with the letter C, do I get 2 points or only 1 point. Like for each letter one book is only counted, or more than one is okay?