Summer TBR 2023- Scoring Thread

[Chris]

Dressed for Death by Donna Leon
#41 - 41 pts
343pp - 4pts
Date added 5/18 - 10 pts
Book Total: 55 pts

Challenge Total: 766 pts

[Peggyzbooksnmusic]

Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford
#43 spot - 43 points
290 pages - 2 points
HF - 5 Points
Date added: Nov 14, 2011 - 15 points

Book total - 65 points
Previous challenge total - 562 points
CHALLENGE TOTAL - 627 points
Total books read - 11

[Maureen]

The Madwomen of Paris by Jennifer Cody Epstein
#32= 32 points
HF 5 points
324 pages= 4 points
Book Total 41 points
Challenge Total 860 points

[Robin H-R]

John Lennon: Life, Times and Assassination by Phil Strongman
#29 = 29 points
271 pages = 2 points
TBR - Aug 2019 = 6 points
Total = 37 points

Challenge total = 1,033 points

[Dotty]

1306
#20. The Spanish Daughter by Lorena Hughes
352 pages = 4
HF = 5

Book Total = 29
Challenge Total = 1,335

[Jasmine, Gatekeeper of Giveaways.]

The Hidden by Melanie Golding
#28=28 points
328 pgs= 4 points
TBR Jan 9 2022=2 points
Book Total=34 points

Solito by Javier Zamora
#26=26 points
384 pgs=4 points
Book Total=30 points

Certain Dark Things by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
#18= 18 points
272 pgs= 2 points
TBR June 18, 2021=2 points
Book Total=22 points

The Wilderwomen by Ruth Emmie Lang
#16= 16 points
336 pgs=4 points
Book Total= 20 points

Challenge total= 734 points

[Lorna]

The Paris Architect by Charles Belfoure
#34- 34 points
376 pages - 4 points
Historical Fiction - 5 points
Date added: April 3, 2014 - 15 points
Total - 58 points
CUMULATIVE TOTAL: 1515 points

[Ashley Marie]

Summer Sons by Lee Mandelo
#35 - 35pts
372p - 4pts
TBR 3 Dec 2022 - 0pts
Total - 39pts

Right to the Kill by Craig Schaefer
#49 - 49pts
382p - 4pts
TBR 8 Jun 2022 - 0pts
Total - 53pts

Challenge total - 839pts

[Linda]

Ribbons of Scarlet by Kate Quinn
#37=37 points
HF=5 points
560 pages=6 points
On TBR since 5/2019=8 points
Book total=56 points

Challenge total=1086 points

[Linda]

The Lightkeeper's Daughter by Colleen Coble
#35 on list=35 points
HF=5 points
306 pages=4 points
On TBR since 3/13=15 points
Book total=59 points

Challenge total=1145 points

[Dotty]

1335
#5 Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
355 pages = 4

Book Total = 9
Challenge Total = 1,344

[Peggyzbooksnmusic]

Confessions of a Courtesan by Elizabeth Charles AKA Deborah Hale
#42 spot - 42 points
304 pages - 4 points
HF - 5 points
Date added: Feb 26, 2014 - 15 points

Book total - 66 points
Previous challenge total - 627 points
CHALLENGE TOTAL - 693 POINTS
Total books read - 12

[Maureen]

Anxious People by Fredrik Backman
#28= 28 points
Date added 5/2020= 6 points
336 pages= 4 points
Book Total 38 points

Challenge Total 898 points

[Robin H-R]

The Fencing Master by Arturo Pérez-Reverte
Bonus: JoLene's TBR = 50 points
259 pages = 2 points
HF = 5 points
Total = 57 points

Challenge total = 1,090 points

[Lorna]

A Widow for One Year by John Irving
#28- 28 points
562 pages - 6 points
Historical Fiction - 0 points
Date added: April 10, 2011 - 15 points
Total - 49 points
CUMULATIVE TOTAL: 1564 points

[Dotty]

1344
#21 335 Rules of Civility by Amor Towles
335 pages = 4
HF = 5
TBR February 2018 = 15
Book Total = 45

Challenge Total = 1,389

[Robin H-R]

#18. Murder at the Green Mill by R.T. Green = 18 points
231 pages = 2 points
HF = 5 points
TBR 12/2021 = 2 points
Total = 27 points

Challenge total = 1,117 points

[Ashley Marie]

The Locust Job by Craig Schaefer
#48 - 48pts
272p - 2pts
TBR 8 June 2022 - 0pts
Total - 50pts

Challenge total - 889pts

[Maureen]

The Serpent and the Pearl by Kate Quinn
#38= 38 points
432 pages= 4 points
HF 5 points
Date added 8/2018= 8 points
Book Total 55 points

Challenge Total 953 points

[Dotty]

1389

#15 The Trial of Henry the 8th by Andrew Blair

214 pages = 2
Book Total = 17

Challenge Total = 1,406

[Robin H-R]

#20. Never Cross a Vampire by Stuart M. Kaminsky = 20 points
265 pages = 2 points
TBR 9/2022 = 0 points
Total = 22 points

Challenge total = 1,139 points

[Dotty]

1406
#18 Luncheon of the Boating Party by Susan Vreeland
418 pages = 4
HF = 5

Book Total = 27

Challenge Total = 1,433

[Lorna]

City of God: A Novel of Passion and Wonder in Old New York by Beverly Swerling
BONUS BOOK (Joline's TBR) - 50 points
545 pages - 6 points
Historical Fiction - 5 points
Total - 61 points
CHALLENGE TOTAL: 1625 points

A special thanks to Jasmine for this wonderful challenge, my favorite. And thanks to my fellow readers for an awesome challenge. I am checking out early because we're off to Europe for a few weeks. Thanks again.

[Chris]

The Last Innocent Man by Phillip Margolin
#38 > 38 pts
Dated Added > 5/18 10 pts
352 pp > 4 pts
Book Total > 52 pts

Challenge Total > 818 pts

[Ashley Marie]

Longbourn by Jo Baker
#47 - 47pts
352p - 4pts
TBR 6 Apr 2020 - 6pts
HF bonus - 5pts
Total - 62pts

Challenge total - 951pts

[Dotty]

1433
#4 Some Danger Involved by Will Thomas
304 pages = 4
HF = 5
TBR: February 2018 = 15

Book Total = 28

Challenge Total = 1,461

[Peggyzbooksnmusic]

Shadows in Bronze #2 Marcus Didius Falco by Lindsey Davis
#41 spot - 41 points
354 pages - 4 points
HF - 5 points
Date added: Aug 31, 2023 - 0 points

Book total - 50 points
Previous challenge total - 693 points
CHALLENGE TOTAL - 743 POINTS
Total books read - 13

[Dotty]

1461
#30 All the Names by José Saramago
245 pages = 2

Book Total = 32

Challenge Total = 1,493

[Maureen]

Ecstasy by Mary Sharratt
#37= 37 points
HF 5 points
387 Pages = 4 points
Date added 5/2018= 10 points

Book Total = 56

Challenge Total 1009 points

[Dotty]

1493

#3 The Queen's Gambit by Walter Tevis
258 = 2 pages

Book Total = 5

Challenge Total = 1,498

[Dotty]

1498
#8 Off Kilter by Hannah Reed
304 pages = 4

Book Total = 12
Challenge Total = 1,510

[Chris]

Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
#40 - 40 pts
Date added 6/17 - 10 pts
428 pp - 4 pts
HF - 5 pts
Book Total :59 pts

Challenge Total: 877 pts

Thanks for another great TBR summer challenge!

[Dotty]

1510
#7 Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
360 pages = 4

Book Total = 11

Challenge Total = 1,521

This was my first read challenge. Thank you so much for the adventure.

[Peggyzbooksnmusic]

Jasmine; Thanks again for setting up my favorite challenge!

[Jasmine, Gatekeeper of Giveaways.]

Great job guys! I will try to post the final scores today.

[Linda]

I am just now posting because I was in Alaska on a cruise from 9/5-9/15 and didn't have secure internet.


The Cove by Ctherine Colter
#34=34 points
336 pages=4 points
On TBR since 3/2013=15 points
Book total=53 point

The Moonflower Vine by Jetta Carlton
#33 =33 points
352 pages=4 points
On TBR since 5/2018=10 points
Book total=47 points

The Masterpiece by Fiona Davis
#32=32 points
On TBR since 10/2018=10 points
368 pages=4 points
HF=5 points
Book total=51 points

Bonus book from Jasmine's list The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams
50 bonus points
HF=5 points
384 pages=4 points
Book total=59 points

Challenge total=1355 points

Sorry this is latee!!!