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2nd Solo Quarterly: Color Challenge - Reviews
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Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 352 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
Red: Character has red hair - Karen
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Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Buddy: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Pages: 432
Blue: MC wears a uniform
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Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
BOTM: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Pages: 384
Red: MC is passionate
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Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Buddy: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Pages: 416 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
Purple: MC learns something - what really happened to Brooke
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
BR: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Pages: 272
Task: Pink: Author’s initials in FUCHSIA
Proof: Author's name is Alexene Farol Follmuth
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Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Buddy: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Pages: 352 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
Orange: Features a game - blackjack
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Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 288
White/Gray: Character must follow strict rules
Orange: MC has superpowers (Superboy (Jon Kent in Super Sons))Pages: 520
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 136
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 176
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 208
Orange: Title starts with a vowel (Economics)Pages: 182 (Not graphic novels, just short books)
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 80
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 102
Orange: MPG sci-fi (Vol 12 is tagged Science Fiction on MP)Pages: 576
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 192
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 192
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 192
Orange: Features a game (her granddaughter plays tennis)
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 240
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 667 (567 read this challenge)
Page points only
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___Name___|__Books__|__BR_____|__Pages__|__Total__
__________|__Read___|__Points_|__Read___|__Points_
Alaina____|___119___|___275.25|___401.25|___676.5_
Aly_______|____55___|___138___|___204___|___342___
Crystal___|____30___|____86___|___104___|___190___
Alicia____|____45___|_________|___140___|___140___
Jude______|____23___|_________|____99___|____99___
Bel_______|____26___|_____4___|____82.5_|____86.5_
EllenArwen|____21___|____17___|____63___|____80___
Kelly_____|_____9___|____37___|____34___|____71___
Jenn______|____19___|_________|____69___|____69___
Andy______|____14___|_____9___|____48.5_|____57.5_
Andy_O____|____11___|_____8___|____41___|____49___
Connie____|____46___|_________|____46___|____46___
Betsy_____|____16___|_________|____43.5_|____43.5_
Christene_|_____9___|____13.5_|____25.5_|____39___
Kade______|_____7___|_____7___|____17___|____24___
Caroline__|_____5___|_____4___|____20___|____24___
Justin____|_____8___|_________|____21___|____21___
Avni______|_____4___|_________|____17___|____17___
Jamie_____|_____5___|_________|____15___|____15___
BookWorm__|_____4___|_________|____13___|____13___
Celia_____|_____7___|_____4___|_____8.5_|____12.5_
Vanessa___|_____3___|_________|____11___|____11___
Isabel____|_____1___|_________|_____7___|_____7___
Mrs_Allen_|_____2___|_________|_____6___|_____6___
__________|_________|_________|_________|_________
This is a tracking sheet I use to mark off what you post. You can use it to make sure I don't miss a category, but please do not edit (it should be viewer only)
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
On hold:
Ellen-Arwen: House of Sky and Breath (Needs review) & Six Crimson Cranes (Needs review)
Christene: Heartstopper (Needs another book added for category)
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Status Updates: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 405
Rainbow: MC overcomes a setback/trial
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Status Updates: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 503
Black/Brown: Published 20+ years ago
Red
Pages: 432
Status updates: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
How it fits: from the 'seeing red' list: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/2...
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Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Buddy: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Pages: 400 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
Purple: character sings - Zosa is a singer
Rainbow: Ft a sibling bond
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
BR: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Pages: 370
White/Gray: Title starts with a letter in SILVER
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
BR: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Pages: 368
Purple: MC learns something
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 320
Rainbow: Character is on a team Megan is in the WNBA
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 296
Pink: Set in a big city
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
BR: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Pages: 464
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 96
Rainbow: MC is LGBTQIA+
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
BR: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Pages: 397
Purple: Lightning on cover
this edition: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 448
Black/Brown: MC has a tattoo
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
BR: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Pages: 384
Purple: Ft a bi character MC is bi
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 320
Rainbow: 6+ colors on the cover
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 288
Black/Brown: ft a funeral
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 336
Rainbow: Standalone
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
BR: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Pages: 368
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Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Buddy: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/......"
I think you marked this for book ends on a cliffhanger when it was for MC wears a uniform.
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Status Updates: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Buddy: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Pages: 383
Blue: Book ends on a cliffhanger
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 518
BR: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Black/Brown: Black or brown cover
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Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Buddy: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Pages: 568
White/Gray: Title starts with a letter in SILVER
Status Updates: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Buddy: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Pages: 482
White/Gray: Character has white/gray hair
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Buddy: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Pages: 219
White/Gray: features a morally gray character [ all the lost boys & pan ]
Review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages:181
Orange:Set on Earth but not in the US or UK
Review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages:301
White/Gray:Title starts with a letter in SILVER
Review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages:160
Blue:Features a body of water (lake. ocean, pond, etc)
Review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages:224
Green:Page count has two of the same number (ex. 244)
Review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages:182
Black/Brown:Published 20+ years ago
Review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages:438
Rainbow:Character is on a team/in a club
Review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages:240
Purple:Features a bisexual character (Amy is bisexual)
Review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages:209
Red:3 letter word in title
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
pages:310
Yellow/Gold: Published on the first day of the month (Feb. 1st, 2014)
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Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 336 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
Orange: Food on cover - pie in the crow's beak
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Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Buddy: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...-..."
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___Name___|__Books__|__BR_____|__Pages__|__Total__
__________|__Read___|__Points_|__Read___|__Points_
Alaina____|___124___|___290.25|___425.25|___715.5_
Aly_______|____57___|___142___|___211___|___353___
Crystal___|____30___|____86___|___104___|___190___
Alicia____|____48___|_________|___148___|___148___
Andy______|____27___|____38___|____93___|___131___
Jude______|____25___|_________|___106___|___106___
Bel_______|____26___|_____4___|____82.5_|____86.5_
EllenArwen|____22___|____17___|____67___|____84___
Kelly_____|_____9___|____37___|____34___|____71___
Jenn______|____19___|_________|____69___|____69___
Andy_O____|____11___|_____8___|____41___|____49___
Connie____|____46___|_________|____46___|____46___
Betsy_____|____16___|_________|____43.5_|____43.5_
Christene_|_____9___|____13.5_|____25.5_|____39___
Caroline__|_____6___|_____9___|____25___|____34___
Kade______|_____8___|_____9___|____19___|____28___
Kira______|_____9___|_________|____22___|____22___
Justin____|_____8___|_________|____21___|____21___
Jamies____|_____6___|_________|____18___|____18___
Avni______|_____4___|_________|____17___|____17___
BookWorm__|_____4___|_________|____13___|____13___
Celia_____|_____7___|_____4___|_____8.5_|____12.5_
Vanessa___|_____3___|_________|____11___|____11___
Isabel____|_____1___|_________|_____7___|_____7___
Mrs_Allen_|_____2___|_________|_____6___|_____6___
__________|_________|_________|_________|_________
This is a tracking sheet I use to mark off what you post. You can use it to make sure I don't miss a category, but please do not edit (it should be viewer only)
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
On hold:
Ellen-Arwen: House of Sky and Breath (Needs review) & Six Crimson Cranes (Needs review)
Christene: Heartstopper (Needs another book added for category)
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
BR: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Pages: 320
Task: GREEN/Character from Ireland/UK
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
BR: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Pages: 384
Task:same as above
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
BR: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Pages: 384
Task: same as above
**Hey Aly here's my continuation for graphic novel category**
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 325
Task : Pink / Heart on cover
How it fits: Pink hearts with arrows through them on cover
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 341
White/Gray: MC is unsure of what to do
Proof: Emerson don't know if he should choose Charlie or his son
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 276
Red: MC’s first/last name starts with R
Proof: the brothers last name is Ryan
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 513
White/Gray: Character must follow strict rules (your interpretation)
Proof: Lily and Lo must follow rules to beat their addictions
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Book of the month: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Pages: 531
Task: Green - “mint” in text: page 492 "Dr Geffard waits with them at the Gare d'Austerliz, sitting upright with his beard and bow tie, smelling of rosemary, of mint, of wine."
Green
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 354
How it fits: MC is vegetarian/vegan (p.21 '...filed with vegan cookbooks Xo got me a couple of Christmases ago when I quit meat.')
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 278
Yellow: MPG Contemporary
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 320
Yellow: MPG Contemporary
The Five Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace: Empowering Organizations by Encouraging People by Gary Chapman, Paul White
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Buddy: N/A
Pages: 272
Color and task read: Red - Red cover
Soul: The Deluxe Junior Novelization (Disney/Pixar Soul) by Random House Disney
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Buddy: N/A
Pages: 144
Color and task read: Red - MC is passionate about something
How it fits: Joe Gardner is passionate about music
The World According to Star Wars by Cass R. Sunstein
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Buddy: N/A
Pages: 223
Color and task read: Red - Book that made you angry or frustrated
How it fits: This book was kind of a waste of time - didn't learn anything and the author came across as pretentious.
Punch, Pastries, and Poison (Cape Bay Cafe Mystery #10) by Harper Lin
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Buddy: N/A
Pages: 266
Color and task read: Orange - Food on cover
How it fits: It has dessert and punch on the cover.
Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows by Balli Kaur Jaswal
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Buddy: N/A
Pages: 304
Color and task read: Yellow/Gold - MC is bilingual
How it fits: Nikki can speak both Punjabi and English (UK)
Review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages:250
Yellow/Gold:Tagged humor on the first page (3rd MPG)
Blue
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 368
How it fits: letters T, E, A, L in the title (if you include subtitle)
You all grow up and leave me: a Memoir of Teenage Obsession
I've also finally caught up on reviews, so here is Six Crimson Cranes (https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...) and House of Sky and Breath (https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...) - sorry it took so long!
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 434
Task: Purple / “Wine” in text (page # or % and quote)
How it fits: "There's a cheap flagon of wine and a gutter with out name on it, my friend." (Page 206)
Pages: 262
Review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Orange: Set on Earth but not in US or UK (Set in Russia)
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Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Buddy: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Pages: 300 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
Blue: Title has a color in it - silver
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Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 496
Pink: Features a workplace/office
Proof: Iris works for Declan
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 384
Buddyread: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Green: Character from Ireland or the U.K.
Proof: Nick and Charlie live in the UK
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 384
Buddyread: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Task is same as volume two