2024: (Impossible) Disney Challenge

[Tr1sha]

I’m having problems with tags. I thought I’d read The Snow Angel for the “snow” tag, the word is in the title & the cover has a picture of snow so it seemed a logical choice. But the word doesn’t seem to be in the book’s tags which are mainly general terms like “kindle” etc.

I also searched for the tag “midnight”. Listopia gave The Hunger Games as the first book in the first list. But that book has around 100 pages of tags listed & no obvious way to search for a specific tag.

So what am I missing? I haven’t needed to use tags in this way before. Thanks for any advice.

[Maddy]

Goodreads has an option to search for tags directly. Here - https://www.goodreads.com/shelf
You can search for a specific tag and then go through the pages of results to find a book you like :)

[valeria]

thank you Maddy i also had the same problem with snow and midnight and that list helped me!!

[Tr1sha]

Thank you for your help, Maddy - that makes it much easier to choose suitable books. Valeria, I’m glad this helped you too.

[Ashley, The Tipsy Challenger]

Yes! What Maddy said is what I was going to share! Sorry, I am finally done with the wild holiday work schedule!

[Tr1sha]

Thanks, Ashley.
Merry Christmas/happy holidays everyone.

[Vicki]

Merry Christmas to those of you who celebrate it. Happy Hanukkah to those of you who celebrate that holiday. And happy holidays to anyone who celebrates a holiday this time of year that I am unaware of. I hope everyone has a wonderful day today regardless of what you do!! :)

[Erin *Proud Book Hoarder*]

I echo Vicki - hope all had a great holiday!

[Ashley, The Tipsy Challenger]

Hope everyone has had/is having a great holiday! I'm excited to get reading for 2024!

[Ashley, The Tipsy Challenger]

To clarify on the MPG/Tag issue. I will allow some discretion when choosing books for the MPG/Tag tasks.

Try your hardest to find the correct book to work for an MPG. If you cannot find something (whether because you've read all the books that work, or you just don't have access, etc) you may use a tag (as long as there are a reasonable amount of tags - not just one). I won't put a number on this - use your honest judgment.

I will work on a cheat list.

[Shan ~A~]

Ashley wrote: "Hope everyone has had/is having a great holiday! I'm excited to get reading for 2024!"

Same!! Hope your holiday has been amazing also. I was able to spend time with all of my grandkids, except for the oldest who lives quite far from us. Then everyone at my house (all 4 of my kids, my hubby, and the grandkids) ate and then promptly took naps. I think it's the first time every single person in my house was sleep at the same time, except at night. 🤣

[Holly]

Having a newbie moment...MPG??? Clarify please?

[Holly]

Holly wrote: "Having a newbie moment...MPG??? Clarify please?"
Never mind, I got it :-)

[MN Lisa, Mistress of Mayhem with a Method]

For Tagged Indigenous, would you accept Native American?

[Ashley, The Tipsy Challenger]

MN Lisa wrote: "For Tagged Indigenous, would you accept Native American?"

Yes!

[Ashley, The Tipsy Challenger]

Holly wrote: "Holly wrote: "Having a newbie moment...MPG??? Clarify please?"
Never mind, I got it :-)"

:)

[Ashley, The Tipsy Challenger]

Sorry for the delay in getting the Bonus out! I was not feeling well this morning!



Tangled

Must be completed between 1-Jan-2024 and 31-Jan-2024
Read a book with an MC with very long hair

[Sammy]

Just double checking that we're allowed to use the main subject or author as a "character" in a non-fiction book (providing they are in the book, of course! lol) again this year?

[Ashley, The Tipsy Challenger]

Sammy wrote: "Just double checking that we're allowed to use the main subject or author as a "character" in a non-fiction book (providing they are in the book, of course! lol) again this year?"

Yes!

[Truitt_T]

This is going to be fun, Ashley!

Question: May we move books around? I imagine this wouldn't be an issue until well into the year, but if we were to need to move a book to a different task OR to swap out a book for better page points, may we?

Thanks!

[Sammy]

Ashley wrote: "Sammy wrote: "Just double checking that we're allowed to use the main subject or author as a "character" in a non-fiction book (providing they are in the book, of course! lol) again this year?"

Yes!"

Awesome, thanks! 😁

[Ashley, The Tipsy Challenger]

Truitt_T wrote: "This is going to be fun, Ashley!

Question: May we move books around? I imagine this wouldn't be an issue until well into the year, but if we were to need to move a book to a different task OR to s..."

Yes, you are free to move things! They only restriction would be for the Bonus Monthly Tasks - those can only be moved if the read dates are within the requirements.

[Truitt_T]

Ashley wrote: "Truitt_T wrote: "This is going to be fun, Ashley!

Question: May we move books around? I imagine this wouldn't be an issue until well into the year, but if we were to need to move a book to a diffe..."

Excellent! Thank you, Ashley.

[Holly]

for some reason the general rules link won't open for me (probably because I'm on a phone right now)...what's the general rule for audiobooks in terms of pages? Are we just taking the most popular version on goodreads like the Goodreads challenge does?? asking because I'm almost done with the first audio book for the year (I drive 40-50 mins daily to work)

[Ashley, The Tipsy Challenger]

Holly wrote: "for some reason the general rules link won't open for me (probably because I'm on a phone right now)...what's the general rule for audiobooks in terms of pages? Are we just taking the most popular ..."

Holly, you can use Goodreads "default" version page count (the first book that shows up when searching the book). If the book you're reading ONLY has an audio version (like an Audible only book), then use the following formula to get your page count:

minutes x 150 = words
words ÷ 250 = pages
(example: 4hr 15m = 255 minutes x 150 = 38,250 words ÷ 250 = 153pgs)

[Holly]

thanks Ashley!!!

[Ashley, The Tipsy Challenger]

Holly wrote: "thanks Ashley!!!"

Of course! :)

[Sammy]

With the task 'MPG Historical Romance', does it need to be within a single MPG, or does it count if the book has both Historical and Romance as separate MPGs?

[Vicki]

Will you accept "narcissistic" in place of "narcissist"?

[Bernadette]

Sammy wrote: "With the task 'MPG Historical Romance', does it need to be within a single MPG, or does it count if the book has both Historical and Romance as separate MPGs?"

I have the same question as it applies to "Fantasy Romance"

[Ashley, The Tipsy Challenger]

Sammy wrote: "With the task 'MPG Historical Romance', does it need to be within a single MPG, or does it count if the book has both Historical and Romance as separate MPGs?"

Bernadette wrote: "I have the same question as it applies to "Fantasy Romance""

I want both to be single MPGs! But I will accept "Romantasy" for "Fantasy Romance", as this seems to be a genre that isn't going away.

[Ashley, The Tipsy Challenger]

Vicki wrote: "Will you accept "narcissistic" in place of "narcissist"?"

Yes

[Sammy]

Ashley wrote: "I want both to be single MPGs! But I will accept "Romantasy" for "Fantasy Romance", as this seems to be a genre that isn't going away.."

much to my dismay, lol!

I'll see what I can find that isn't a "modern" regency romance (really hate those). all the classics seem to have them as separates. most inconsiderate of them! lol.

[Sammy]

So. It would seem that in my 100+ historical TBR, my 150 Fantasy TBR and my almost 100 Romance TBR, there are precisely 2 that are 'Romantic Fantasy'. Ok, I can work with that. It's between and . Will depend on what I feel like reading first, lol.

Do I have a single Historical Romance? Do I heck! So I will be taking recs for "non-romance centred" Historical Romance from people (300+ pages please), otherwise I guess I'll be picking up another Outlander after all (I had planned to not read any more, lol).

What I will NOT be reading is any Bridgerton or any of that ilk. The result would not be pretty 😂

Help me out here guys. Pretty please. 😁

(What I do have several books of is Historical Fantasy. Go figure, lol)

[Ashley, The Tipsy Challenger]

What about one of these?



They don't seem to be as "Bridgerton"-esqe...

[Lexi]

May I suggest:
- it has smugglers, swamps and giant water beetles

[Lexi]

Also, any of T. Kingfisher's Paladin series, starting with Paladin's Grace, is Fantasy Romance and she is one of my all time favorite authors.

[Tr1sha]

Help! I must be missing something very obvious but can’t edit my spreadsheet. I logged into Google, opened the sheet you gave me but can’t do anything. I searched for how to edit online & it said to check the setting “next to the title” is set to “on”. I can’t find a setting next to the title! The impossible challenge definitely feels impossible - I’ve used various spreadsheets for years but never this version.
Sorry to have to ask such a stupid question.

[Erin *Proud Book Hoarder*]

Sammy wrote: "So. It would seem that in my 100+ historical TBR, my 150 Fantasy TBR and my almost 100 Romance TBR, there are precisely 2 that are 'Romantic Fantasy'. Ok, I can work with that. It's between [bookco..."

This is a good and easy/cheap to find Ebook series that has MPG Historical Romance and these are cute, and over 300 pages:

[bookcover:Storm and Silence|24035804] -- And it's two sequels, cute series

Book cover not showing right currently (((((?????Goodreads bug????)
Storm and Silence

It is "technically" romance but the first book is mainly action/adventure - humor type

The first book is 756 pages but it flies by, have read twice.

[Sammy]

Lexi wrote: "May I suggest:
- it has smugglers, swamps and giant water beetles"

Looks like it may be this one, since it's the only one available on audible 😂

Thanks everyone. It's so hard to find stuff when it's that one area you really don't like! lol.

[Ashley, The Tipsy Challenger]

Tr1sha wrote: "Help! I must be missing something very obvious but can’t edit my spreadsheet. I logged into Google, opened the sheet you gave me but can’t do anything. I searched for how to edit online & it said t..."

Tr1sha, can you message me the email your are logged in with?

[MN Lisa, Mistress of Mayhem with a Method]

For: Read a book tagged "SNOW"

Would you take "snowed-in"?

[Ashley, The Tipsy Challenger]

MN Lisa wrote: "For: Read a book tagged "SNOW"

Would you take "snowed-in"?"

hmmm..... yes.

[Truitt_T]

Looking at the answered questions at the beginning of the thread, I see that if subbing tags for MPG, you need more than one. I'm taking that as meaning the a single tag of 'midnight' would be ok.

If that's correct, woud you accept a combination tag with midnight, such as aa-titles-time-midnight (Wildfire at Midnight) or the-midnight-bargain (The Midnight Bargain?

Thanks!

[Ashley, The Tipsy Challenger]

for tags, a single shelving is fine.
I would prefer no on the "title tags", but will accept if necessary!

[Truitt_T]

Ashley wrote: "for tags, a single shelving is fine.
I would prefer no on the "title tags", but will accept if necessary!"

As long as sinlge tags are ok, I've got options.

And I've never undertsood title tags.....

Thank you!

[MN Lisa, Mistress of Mayhem with a Method]

For a re-telling of Princess and the Frog, would a demon who shifts into a frog work?

A Beginner’s Guide to the Care and Feeding of Demons

[Ashley, The Tipsy Challenger]

MN Lisa wrote: "For a re-telling of Princess and the Frog, would a demon who shifts into a frog work?

A Beginner’s Guide to the Care and Feeding of Demons"

Absolutely! Sounds like a perfect match!!!

[Rebel]

Two questions: What do we put for Justification? And do we only have to enter the info into the SS? You will see it when we enter it or do we have to tell you we have entered info?

[Ashley, The Tipsy Challenger]

For Justification... just whatever is relevant, like a partial quote for word on text with a pg number or %, it is a cover, you can add a link to the cover you read or something similar, etc. don't overthink it!

and yes, just enter the info on the SS, no need to notify my