2024: (Impossible) Disney Challenge

[Danielle Gypsy Soul]

Book: Criminal Past
Author: Gregory Ashe
Date Read: Feb 4
Task: Pocahontas Villain: Read a book that deals with greed
Groundhog Reason: Groundhog in text PG 169 "A groundhog. A wild cat. Something dead, the summer heat spoiling it, cooking it low...."

[Eunice]

Ashley wrote: "Eunice wrote: "Groundhog Day

Book: Not a Creature was Stirring
Author: Jane Haddam
Date Read: Feb 3
Task: Frozen - Villain - Read a book where a character attempts to ..."

Sorry, my absentminded self put the task reason by mistake instead of the groundhog reason. I corrected my original post.

[❡MaRisa]

Book: Destiny of Ashes
Author: Tessa Hale
Date Read: 4/2/24
Task: The Lion King 3: Transformation- Read a book with a character that transforms into something else
Groundhog Reason: 🔹A book whose plot includes repeating something over and over again.
(view spoiler)[This FMC was making me age 10 years by how she repeatedly left the safety of her group and ends up alone in a dangerous situation, getting kidnapped or attacked. Honestly, I should get at least a cookie for all the stress and frustration everytime she did something stupid. Anyways, I'll chose the "acting dumb repeatedly" since she did that every single book in this trilogy too. There's also going back to school after getting kidnapped, getting kidnapped, etc. Ah, I'm getting tired even writing this... (hide spoiler)]

[Lisa]

Completion Post:

Book: See You Yesterday
Dates Read: Feb 1st through Feb 5th
Prompt: Aladdin #1 - double letter in title
Groundhog Reason: main characters repeat same day (first day of college) multiple times

Ashley - are we allowed to use this book twice on the spreadsheet, like other books? Or does the ground hog bonus points essentially count as the second use? Thank you!

[Ashley, The Tipsy Challenger]

Lisa wrote: "Completion Post:

Book: See You Yesterday
Dates Read: Feb 1st through Feb 5th
Prompt: Aladdin #1 - double letter in title
Groundhog Reason: main characters repeat same day (..."

You can use the book twice, but you only get the bonus on one use

[Ashley, The Tipsy Challenger]

Groundhog Day Bonus Points have been awarded to the following people:

Danielle Gypsy Soul
Eunice
❡Risa (who will also receive this cookie 🍪 )
Lisa

[❡MaRisa]

Ashley wrote: "Groundhog Day Bonus Points have been awarded to the following people:

Danielle Gypsy Soul
Eunice
❡Risa (who will also receive this cookie 🍪 )
Lisa"

Aw, thank you 🥹

[Ivelisse]

Groundhog Day Bonus

Book: Starlight
Author: Olivia Wildenstein
Date Read: 02.06.2024
Task: Sleeping Beauty - 3. Read a book with "conquer" in the text
Groundhog Reason: Adam and Naya repeatedly zap each other (they're fated)

[bamaace83]

Book: Running Mate
Author: Leah Brunner
Date Read: 2-6-24
Task: Cinderella: Read a book with a shoe on the cover
Groundhog Reason: Madden repeats several first dates to try to find a wife so that he can get married to run for office.

[Ashley, The Tipsy Challenger]

Groundhog Day Bonus Points awarded to Ivelisse and bamaace83

[Ashley, The Tipsy Challenger]

And my bonus...

Recursion by Blake Crouch
Read: 6-Feb-2024
Main Task: Mulan | Identity Acceptance | Read a book with "identity" in the text ("...identity encompasses, fleetingly, all the lifetimes he's ever lived." pg 282)
Groundhog Day Bonus Reason: The book focuses on repeating and fixing different timelines.

[Maria]

Ashley wrote: "

January - Tangled Bonus Ended

Dumbo

Must be completed between 1-Feb-2024 and 29-Feb-2024
Read a book that features a baby/child under the age of 12



Happy Groundhog Day!
As a special bonus i..."


Title: The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North
Challenge: Number in Title
Read: 8-Feb-2024
Justification: Harry August is reborn every time he dies and gets to repeat his life all over

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...

[Sammy]

Ashley wrote: "And my bonus...

Recursion by Blake Crouch
Read: 6-Feb-2024
Main Task: Mulan | Identity Acceptance | Read a book with "identity" in the text ("...identity encompasse..."

Awesome book!

[Lexi]

Groundhog Completion

Book: The Book of Speculation
Author: Erika Swyler
Date: 8/2/24
Used for task: Sleeping Beauty Task 4 - Curse
Groundhog reason: (view spoiler)[ Family is cursed to die on July 24 by drowning and 4 generations of women drowned and MC almost downs himself on July 24 (hide spoiler)]

[Ivelisse]

Do IBR count for HOB BR bonus? I was going to read The Ice Princess.

[MN Lisa, Mistress of Mayhem with a Method]

Groundhog Completion

Book: A Purpose That Restores Us
Author: Michele Notaro
Date: 2/7/2024
Used for task: Alladin - 4 Jafar: Read a book with a plot to destroy or take over something
Groundhog reason: They consistently fight the Taragorians and Witches.

[Kaley]

Book: The Seven Year Slip
Author: Ashley Poston
Date: Feb 7
Used for task: Snow White #1 —Read a book with a number in the title
Groundhog reason: FMC's apartment randomly sends her back in time multiple times.

[Aoife]

Completion - Groundhog Day

Sea of Stars
Pages:320
Date: 02/02
Used for: Moana - Title (2 A's in the title)
How it fits: seA of stArs
Groundhog: Kricket is kidnapped/attacked (both physically & psyically), is rescued/escapes and involved in battles multiple times throughout the book

[Ashley, The Tipsy Challenger]

Sammy wrote: "Awesome book!"

I thought it was fantastic!

[Ashley, The Tipsy Challenger]

Ivelisse wrote: "Do IBR count for HOB BR bonus? I was going to read The Ice Princess."

Yes!

[Ashley, The Tipsy Challenger]

Bonus Points have been awarded to:

Maria, Lexi, MN Lisa, Kaley, Aoife

[Sammy]

Ashley wrote: "Sammy wrote: "Awesome book!"

I thought it was fantastic!"

Me too. I still have a Crouch waiting in the wings, but saving it for the next wheel as it has a lovely U title, lol.

[Sammy]

For the feb bonus, does the child have to remain under 12 for the entire book?

[Ashley, The Tipsy Challenger]

No, but only if they are just naturally aging during the book. So, if they are mentioned as 11 in the prologue, but in chapter 1 they are 18, that won't work.

[Sammy]

Brilliant, thanks!

[bamaace83]

I know it's the last week and I'm over here trying to get books to fit. My original goal was to read month for month but I got behind in January and February isn't looking much better. If anyone else is reading the Things We Never Got Over book, one of the main characters is 11, it's over 500 pages, and you get extra points for going to talk about it.

Also, anyone got a good recommendation for MPG Folklore that's not going to be a slow read.

[Maria]

For the POLYNESIAN tag can we use Hawaii or Hawaiian?

And for the Lion King Retelling can we include any Hamlet retelling since it is based off of that?

[Ashley, The Tipsy Challenger]

Peter Pan

Must be completed between 1-Mar-2024 and 31-Mar-2024
Read a book with a fairy/faerie MC

[Erin *Proud Book Hoarder*]

Love the classic Peter Pan book so was curious on which task this would end up being

[Sammy]

Does it have the be the POV character, or can it be an obviously major character, like Tamlin/Rhysand in A Court of Thorns and Roses for example?

[Ashley, The Tipsy Challenger]

Sammy wrote: "Does it have the be the POV character, or can it be an obviously major character, like Tamlin/Rhysand in A Court of Thorns and Roses for example?"

Any character is fine, as long as there is a "speaking" role or a plot-driven part in the story. It doesn't have to be a main character, but it can't be just an off-hand comment (e.g. "fairy's exist").

Also, if the book/world considers them a "fairy/fae", even if it's not the "usual" definition of one, that's ok.

[Sammy]

Awesome, thanks. That helps, as I have precisely zero books with a Fae POV that I can tell or remember (maybe some of the ones I haven't gotten around to reading yet, but it could take me a while to find out by reading them! 😆)

I may well move on to book 2 of ACOTAR, if I can find a cheap copy somewhere 😁

[Ashley, The Tipsy Challenger]

Sammy wrote: "Awesome, thanks. That helps, as I have precisely zero books with a Fae POV that I can tell or remember (maybe some of the ones I haven't gotten around to reading yet, but it could take me a while t..."

The library, maybe? Or a thrift/second hand type store?

[Sammy]

My library will definitely not have it. it doesn't have much in the way of books published this century 😂

I'm sure I will find it, or I might see if I can sign up for a Scrib'd trial with my parents' address or something if they have it 😁

ETA: Yes they do. So will do that later this month.

[Nanci]

Does anyone have a suggestion for fairy book? I've read Peter Pan, so I'd like to read something different. I'm not a fantasy fan, so looking for a quick read...200 pages or less.
TIA

[Sammy]

Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries is a little longer at 317 pages, but a very quick read. Also it's not very "fantasy" as far as these things go (set in our world, for starters).

[Holly]

Are we considering pixies the same as fairies?

[Ashley, The Tipsy Challenger]

Holly wrote: "Are we considering pixies the same as fairies?"

No, because then we open the door to other creatures that are similar to fairies, like sprites. There is some disagreement on the matter, so I'm going to stick with Fairy or Fae(rie). And, as I said above, if the book/world considers them a "fairy/fae", even if it's not the "usual" definition of one, it works.

[Holly]

Ashley wrote: "Holly wrote: "Are we considering pixies the same as fairies?"

No, because then we open the door to other creatures that are similar to fairies, like sprites. There is some disagreement on the matt..."

That's fine. I think I found one that will work. Reading Lament by Maggie Stiefvater.

[Bernadette]

Would you consider "shore" as a nature related word (ie River or Leaf)?

[Ashley, The Tipsy Challenger]

Personally, no, but if you want to make the case, I'll allow it.

[Bernadette]

The definition of shore is "the land along the edge of a sea, lake, or other large body of water" - whatever you decide is fine. I've got plenty of open letters I can use it for.

[Ashley, The Tipsy Challenger]

You have made a fine case, use at your discretion!

[PeteC]

This egg is no longer available

[Ashley, The Tipsy Challenger]

PeteC wrote: "My spot"

Hi Pete! SIGN UP HERE ➜ https://forms.gle/h8cuBZbV96HbJgqT7
You need to fill out the form with your Name and Email Address. This will only be used to set up your Personal Spreadsheet and link to the Scoresheet.
Please note: If you use an email account not associated with your google account, you may still need to request access to your spreadsheet before you can edit it!

You can add any books you've read during the challenge duration dates.

[Nanci]

Sammy wrote: "Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries is a little longer at 317 pages, but a very quick read. Also it's not very "fantasy" as far as these things go (set in our world, for starters)."

Thanks, Sammy! I'll see if I can get it.

ETA: Wow, it's a popular book! I found it at my library, but I'm #8 in queue for the hard back and #38 in queue for the ebook.

[Nanci]

Holly wrote: "Ashley wrote: "Holly wrote: "Are we considering pixies the same as fairies?"

No, because then we open the door to other creatures that are similar to fairies, like sprites. There is some disagreem..."

Thanks for this book suggestion, Holly. I was able to download the ebook now from my library, so I'll be reading it too. I read the preview and it seems like it will read fast.

[Sammy]

Nanci wrote: "Sammy wrote: "Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries is a little longer at 317 pages, but a very quick read. Also it's not very "fantasy" as far as these things go (set in our world..."

You know, I can't say I'm very surprised! It seems to have been really popular since it came out.

[MN Lisa, Mistress of Mayhem with a Method]

Question - Tagged ANIMAL. Can this be a specific animal like, Wolf or Bear?

[Ashley, The Tipsy Challenger]

I'll allow it!