SUMMER READING CHALLENGE: Maura's List

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BOOK NERDS SUMMER READING CHALLENGE


Goal: Complete as many prompts as possible

Rules: 1. No cheating: only logs books you've started (even if you started it in any other month) and finished (June-August) entirely.
2. Have fun! This isn't meant to "taunt" your reading any way, but to, rather, add up to the fun!

Instructions The moment we've all been waiting for: Summer! Which for book nerds, means plenty of time to read to our hearts content. In this challenge, we will have three different types of prompts. First type is a TBR list, upon signup you will choose five books you want to complete between June-August. Second, the our lovely mods have put together a summer reading list that will be used in this challenge. Finally, our classic prompts that y'all know and love. You can mix and match to your heart's content. We will, as always, be following a page count point system.

Page count point system

0-99 pages: 0.5 points
100-199 pages: 1 point
200-299 pages: 2 points
300-399 pages: 3 points
400-499 pages: 4 points
500-599 pages: 5 points
600-699 pages: 6 points
700+ pages: 7 points

HOW TO LOG YOUR BOOKS

Name: [sign-up name]
Book: [book title]
Author: [book's writer]
Page Count: [number of pages of your copy]
Prompt: [number prompt]
Read Before:[yes/no]
Points: [how many points you have for logging specific book]
Total Points: [how many points you have it total]

EXAMPLE

Name: Scoooodles
Book: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (1+)
Author: J.K. Rowling
Page Count: 759 (7+)
Prompt: General: A5 (1+)
Read Before: Yes
Points: 9
Total Points: 9

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PROMPT INFORMATION

TBR Summer Reading 3 points per book

1. The Brightest Night
2. Moon Rising
3. The Lightning Thief
4. The Silvered Serpents
5. The Bronzed Beasts

Book Nerds Summer Reading List 2 points per book

1. The Lightning Thief
2. The Hunger Games
3. Pride and Prejudice
4. Lore
5.The Hound of the Baskervilles
6. The Gilded Wolves
7. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
8. Little Women

General Summer Reading Prompts 1 point per book

A. Fiction

1. Read a bestseller
2. Read a book from a Trilogy
3. Read a book with your favorite antagonist
4. Read a book where the protagonist travels
5. Read a the last book in a series

B. Romance

1. Read a book with slow-burn
2. Read a book with a wedding
3. Read a book that sets place in Europe
4. Read a book set post-university
5. Read a book that is enemies-to-lovers

C. Nonfiction

1. Read a book on conservation
2. Read a Biography
3. Read a book on a historical figure
4. Read a book on feminism
5. Read a book on wildlife

D. Young Adult

1. Read a book with a high school aged protagonist
2. Read a book that kills your favorite character
3. Read a dystopian
4. Read a book with a love triangle
5. Read a book where the antagonist is an adult

E. Summer-Based

1. Read a book based at a beach
2. Read a book with marine life
3. Read a book that takes place during the summer
4. Read a book that takes place at a camp
5. Read a book where the protagonist visits family

F. June-Themed

1. Read a book with LGBTQ+ representation
2. Read a book with a graduation
3. Read a book with a road trip
4. Read a book set in the US South
5. Read a book where it rains

G. July-Themed

1. Read a book about independence
2. Read a book with disability representation
3. Read a book with a war
4. Read a book that involves baseball
5. Read a book that involves ice cream

H. August-Themed

1. Read a book that mentions American football
2. Read a book that takes place in the beginning of the school year
3. Read a book with extreme weather
4. Read a book that takes place in the Caribbean
5. Read a high school classic

[maura (semi-hiatus), The Fourth Book Nerd]

Name: Maura
Book: The Dark Secret (+1)
Author: Tui T. Sutherland
Page Count: 336 (+3)
Prompt: F5 (+1)
Read Before: yes (+0)
Points: 5
Total Points: 5

[Alexandria, The Third Book Nerd]

Maura wrote: "Name: Maura
Book: The Dark Secret (+1)
Author: Tui T. Sutherland
Page Count: 336 (+3)
Prompt: F5
Read Before: yes (+0)
Points: 4
Total Points: 4"

You would actually have 5 points for this (each general reading prompt is worth 1 point per book)

[maura (semi-hiatus), The Fourth Book Nerd]

Alexandria wrote: "Maura wrote: "Name: Maura
Book: The Dark Secret (+1)
Author: Tui T. Sutherland
Page Count: 336 (+3)
Prompt: F5
Read Before: yes (+0)
Points: 4
Total Points: 4"

You ..."

Oh whoops, must've missed that. Thank you for telling me :)

[maura (semi-hiatus), The Fourth Book Nerd]

Name: Maura
Book: The Brightest Night (+1)
Author: Tui T. Sutherland
Page Count: 307 (+3)
Prompt: TBR Summer Reading List; Book 1 (+3)
Read Before: yes (+0)
Points: 7
Total Points: 12

[maura (semi-hiatus), The Fourth Book Nerd]

Name: Maura
Book: Moon Rising (+1)
Author: Tui T. Sutherland
Page Count: 298 (+2)
Prompt: TBR Summer Reading List; Book 2 (+3)
Read Before: yes (+0)
Points: 6
Total Points: 18

[[deleted user]]

Maura (taylor's version) wrote: "Name: Maura
Book: Moon Rising (+1)
Author: Tui T. Sutherland
Page Count: 298 (+2)
Prompt: TBR Summer Reading List; Book 2 (+3)
Read Before: yes (+0)
Points: 6
Total ..."

Your points would actually be 5 :)

[maura (semi-hiatus), The Fourth Book Nerd]

Scooooooodles wrote: "Maura (taylor's version) wrote: "Name: Maura
Book: Moon Rising (+1)
Author: Tui T. Sutherland
Page Count: 298 (+2)
Prompt: TBR Summer Reading List; Book 2 (+3)
Read ..."

Oh. Whoops. I must've added something somewhere I shouldn't have. My mistake!

[Alexandria, The Third Book Nerd]

Maura (taylor's version) wrote: "Name: Maura
Book: Moon Rising (+1)
Author: Tui T. Sutherland
Page Count: 298 (+2)
Prompt: TBR Summer Reading List; Book 2 (+3)
Read Before: yes (+0)
Points: 5
Total ..."

No, you should actually have 6 points, unless I've been giving another participant the wrong information.

[[deleted user]]

1 for the book, 2 for the page count, and three for the prompt?

[Alexandria, The Third Book Nerd]

Scooooooodles wrote: "1 for the book, 2 for the page count, and three for the prompt?"

Yep. 1 for the book, 2 for the page count, and 3 for the prompt =)

[maura (semi-hiatus), The Fourth Book Nerd]

Name: Maura
Book: Winter Turning (+1)
Author: Tui T. Sutherland
Page Count: 312 (+3)
Prompt: D5 (+1)
Read Before: yes
Points: 5
Total Points: 23

[maura (semi-hiatus), The Fourth Book Nerd]

Name: Maura
Book: Escaping Peril (+1)
Author: Tui T. Sutherland
Page Count: 304 (+3)
Prompt: E5 (+1)
Read Before: yes (+0)
Points: 5
Total Points: 28

[maura (semi-hiatus), The Fourth Book Nerd]

Name: Maura
Book: Talons of Power (+1)
Author: Tui T. Sutherland
Page Count: 312 (+3)
Prompt: A4 (+1)
Read Before: yes (+0)
Points: 5
Total Points: 33

[maura (semi-hiatus), The Fourth Book Nerd]

Name: Maura
Book: Darkness of Dragons (+1)
Author: Tui T. Sutherland
Page Count: 364 (+3)
Prompt: A5 (+1)
Read Before: yes (+0)
Points: 5
Total Points: 38

[maura (semi-hiatus), The Fourth Book Nerd]

Name: Maura
Book: The Lightning Thief (+1)
Author: Rick Riordan
Page Count: 416 (+4)
Prompt: TBR Summer Reading book 3 (+3)
Read Before: yes (+0)
Points: 8
Total Points: 46

[maura (semi-hiatus), The Fourth Book Nerd]

Name: Maura
Book: The Sea of Monsters (+1)
Author: Rick Riordan
Page Count: 326 (+3)
Prompt: E3 (+1)
Read Before: yes (+0)
Points: 5
Total Points: 51

Name: Maura
Book: The Titan's Curse (+1)
Author: Rick Riordan
Page Count: 342 (+3)
Prompt: F3 (+1)
Read Before: yes (+0)
Points: 5
Total Points: 56

[maura (semi-hiatus), The Fourth Book Nerd]

Name: Maura
Book: The Battle of the Labyrinth (+1)
Author: Rick Riordan
Page Count: 366 (+3)
Prompt: A3 (+1)
Read Before: yes (+0)
Points: 5
Total Points: 61

[maura (semi-hiatus), The Fourth Book Nerd]

Name: Maura
Book: The Last Olympian (+1)
Author: Rick Riordan
Page Count: 384 (+3)
Prompt: G3 (+1)
Read Before: yes (+0)
Points: 5
Total Points: 66

[maura (semi-hiatus), The Fourth Book Nerd]

Name: Maura
Book: The Woman in the Library (+1)
Author: Sulari Gentill
Page Count: 294 (+2)
Prompt: B4 (+1)
Read Before: no (+2)
Points: 6
Total Points: 72

Name: Maura
Book: The Flames of Hope (+1)
Author: Tui T. Sutherland
Page Count: 330 (+3)
Prompt: E2 (+1)
Read Before: no (+2)
Points: 7
Total Points: 79

[maura (semi-hiatus), The Fourth Book Nerd]

Name: Maura
Book: The Adventurers Guild (+1)
Author: Zack Loran Clark
Page Count: 313 (+3)
Prompt: A2 (+1)
Read Before: yes (+0)
Points: 5
Total Points: 84

[maura (semi-hiatus), The Fourth Book Nerd]

Name: Maura
Book: Twilight of the Elves (+1)
Author: Zack Loran Clark
Page Count: 354 (+3)
Prompt: A4 (+1)
Read Before: yes (+0)
Points: 5
Total Points: 89

[maura (semi-hiatus), The Fourth Book Nerd]

Name: Maura
Book: Lore (+1)
Author: Alexandra Bracken
Page Count: 480 (+4)
Prompt: BNSRL #4 (+2)
Read Before: (+2)
Points: 9
Total Points: 98