Theme Wars: Darby O'Gill: King Brian Check-in

[Donna, Curator of Challenge Terrors]

Check-in your completed books here

Completed Book requirements:
Book:
Author:
Pages:
Date Read:
Rating:
Justification:
Book Points:
Team Total points:


Challenge Rules:
*No poetry or cookbooks allowed.
*Follow your own time zone. If you finish the book between the challenge dates in your time zone, it counts.
*You must be able to justify how your book fits the theme. Example: If the theme is cats, then your book can have a cat on the cover, a cat in the book, can be all about cats, etc. If you can justify it, then it will work. Let's keep this easy and you may be creative with your links to the themes.
Standard Rules Apply

Suggested Theme ideas (remember these are suggestions)
Romance
Leprechauns
Love
Adventure
Fantasy
Family
Magic
Matchmaking
Banshee
Ireland


Examples:
*Sarah decides she wants to read books tagged Adventure all month
*Becky wants to read books with leprechauns on the cover
*Jenny wants to read a variety of books to fit the theme
*Kat wants to read all books where people fall in love
*Beth wants to read books with magic



Book Points


Graphic Novel Points
Page Count Limit: 100 (Actual page count)
Please use this formula to find your adjusted page count (for points):
#Pgs x 1/4 = Adjusted Page Count
❀If your adjusted page count is less than 100, you will get 0.5 points for the book. If it is 100 or higher see the page point chart above for points.




Buddy Read Bonus (New rules)

✨Tier one: Buddy read with one friend
Minimum 300 pages
1 point = doesn't fit the theme
2 points - does fit the theme

✨Tier Two: Buddy read with 2 or more friends
Minimum 300 pages
3 points = doesn't fit the theme
5 points = does fit the theme

✨Tier Three: Read the Formal Buddy Read led by a HOB Mod.
6 points = doesn't fit the theme
10 points = fits the theme


Read the Formal Buddy Read here
OR
Request an Informal one here




I am going to give bonuses for several challenges.
✨ 2 bonus points if your book is used in this challenge and any of the challenges in the list below

Build-a-Prince
The Iditarod
March HOB Partner Pick
HOB Egg Hunt
Listopia Madness
Pretty Irish Girl
Fairy Tale Re-tellings
St. Patrick's Day (coming soon)
I Want My MTV

[Richard]

My theme: Family

Book: Brave
Author: Rose McGowan
Pages: 272
Date Read: Mar 1st
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Justification: Abusive family.
Book Points: 1
Bonus Points: +2
Team Total points: 3

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Book: Endgame: Inside the Royal Family and the Monarchy's Fight for Survival
Author: Omid Scobie
Pages: 416
Date Read: Mar 1st
Rating: ⭐️⭐️
Justification: It's about the royal family.
Book Points: 3
Bonus Points: +2
Team Total points: 8

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Book: Ubersleep: Nap-Based Sleep Schedules and the Polyphasic Lifestyle
Author: PureDoxyk
Pages: 246
Date Read: Mar 2nd
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Justification: The author has examples of what to say to family about strange sleeping habits.
Book Points: 1
Bonus Points: +2
Team Total points: 11

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Book: Rated X: How Porn Liberated Me from Hollywood
Author: Maitland Ward
Pages: 255
Date Read: Mar 3rd
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Justification: She speaks about her highly religious family.
Book Points: 1
Bonus Points: +2
Team Total points: 14

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Book: Alice Cooper: Golf Monster: How a Wild Rock’n’Roll Life Led to a Serious Golf Addiction
Author: Alice Cooper
Pages: 282
Date Read: Mar 4th
Rating: ⭐️⭐️
Justification: He talks about his family.
Book Points: 1
Bonus Points: +2
Team Total points: 17

[Richard]

Book: Tough: My Journey to True Power
Author: Terry Crews
Pages: 283
Date Read: Mar 4th
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Justification: Abusive parents.
Book Points: 1
Bonus Points: +2
Team Total points: 20

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Book: Miracles Happen
Author: Mary Kay Ash
Pages: 272
Date Read: Mar 4th
Rating: ⭐️
Justification: Starts her business with her sons.
Book Points: 1
Bonus Points: +2
Team Total points: 23

[Richard]

Book: Superman and Philosophy: What Would the Man of Steel Do?
Author: William Irwin
Pages: 257
Date Read: Mar 5th
Rating: ⭐️⭐️
Justification: Adopted by an Earth family.
Book Points: 1
Bonus Points: +2
Team Total Points: 26

[Richard]

Book: Rey lobo
Author: Xavier M. Sotelo
Pages: 352
Date Read: Mar 6th
Rating: ⭐️⭐️
Justification: A family of werewolves.
Book Points: 3
Bonus Points: +2
Team Total points: 31

[Shan ~A~]

Book: Think Outside the Boss
Author: Olivia Hayle
Pages: 248
Date Read: 03/01
Rating: 4 stars
Justification: MPG Romance
Bonus: I Want My MTV
Book Points: 3

Book: Just One Night
Author: Carly Phillips
Pages: 282
Date Read: 03/01
Rating: 4 stars
Justification: MPG Romance
Bonus: Build-a-Prince
Book Points: 3

Book: Kilt to Order
Author: Susannah Nix
Pages: 357
Date Read: 03/03
Rating: 4 stars
Justification: MPG Romance
Bonus: Pretty Irish Girl
Book Points: 5

Book: Tagged for Death
Author: Sherry Harris
Pages: 304
Date Read: 03/03
Rating: 3 stars
Justification: MPG Romance
Bonus: Pretty Irish Girl
Book Points: 5

Book: A Very Shifty Christmas
Author: Georgette St. Clair
Pages: 150
Date Read: 03/04
Rating: 3 stars
Justification: MPG Romance
Bonus: HOB Egg Hunt
Book Points: 3

Book: Always Someone's Monster
Author: Lani Lynn Vale
Pages: 265
Date Read: 03/05
Rating: 5 stars
Justification: MPG Romance
Bonus: HOB Egg Hunt
Book Points: 3


Team Total points: 53? or 85?

[Richard]

Book: Coco Chanel: Pearls, Perfume, and the Little Black Dress
Author: Susan Goldman Rubin
Pages: 150
Date Read: Mar 7th
Rating: ⭐️⭐️
Justification: French family
Bonus: +2
Book Points: 1
Team Total points: 56

[Richard]

Book: Worthy
Author: Jada Pinkett Smith
Pages: 412
Date Read: Mar 8th
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Justification: Details about her & Will Smith's family.
Bonus: +2
Book Points: 3
Team Total points: 61

[Carrie]

Book: A Venom Dark and Sweet
Author: Judy I. Lin
Date Read: 3/7/2024
Rating: 3 stars
Pages: 352
Book Points: 3

Total Team Points: 64

[Richard]

Book: Billy Joel
Author: Fred Schruers
Pages: 418
Date Read: Mar 9th
Rating: ⭐️⭐️
Justification: Talks about his family.
Bonus Points: +2
Book Points: 3
Team Total points: 69

[Richard]

Book: Recovery: Freedom from Our Addictions
Author: Russell Brand
Pages: 260
Date Read: Mar 10th
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Justification: Talks about his family.
Bonus Points: +2
Book Points: 1
Team Total points: 72

[Richard]

Book: A Gentle Madness: Bibliophiles, Bibliomanes, and the Eternal Passion for Books
Author: Nicholas A. Basbanes
Pages: 717
Date Read: Mar 10th
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Justification: handing book collection down generations in a family
Bonus Points: +2
Book Points: 7
Team Total points: 81

[Richard]

Book: Zombies, Vampires, and Philosophy: New Life for the Undead
Author: Richard V. Greene
Pages: 317
Date Read: Mar 11th
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Justification: various vampire families.
Bonus Points: +2
Book Points: 3
Team Total points: 86

[Richard]

Book: Bug Out Bag: What You Need In Your B.O.B.
Author: Casey Watkins
Pages: 102
Date Read: Mar 12th
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Justification: includes the whole family in building their own bug-out bags.
Bonus Points: +2
Book Points: 1
Team Total points: 89

[Richard]

Book: Leprechauns: The Myths, Legends, & Lore
Author: Bob Curran
Pages: 225
Date Read: Mar 12th
Rating: ⭐️
Justification: mentions Darby O'Gill movie.
Bonus Points: +2
Book Points: 1
Team Total points: 92

[Carrie]

Book: The Secret, Book, & Scone Society
Author: Ellery Adams
Date Read: 3/11/2024
Rating: 4 stars
Justification: Budding romance
Bonus Points: Used for MTV and Egg Hunt
Points: 3 (book) + 2 (bonus) = 5

Team Total Points: 97

[Richard]

Book: Failing Up: How to Take Risks, Aim Higher, and Never Stop Learning
Author: Leslie Odom Jr.
Pages: 196
Date Read: Mar 14th
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Justification: Mentions his family.
Bonus Points: +2
Book Points: 1
Team Total points: 100!!

[Richard]

Book: Going Rouge: Sarah Palin, An American Nightmare
Author: Richard Kim
Pages: 336
Date Read: Mar 15th
Rating: ⭐️⭐
Justification: Mentions her family.
Bonus Points: +2
Book Points: 3
Team Total points: 105

[Shan ~A~]

Book: Iris
Author: Eden Finley
Pages: 284
Date Read: 03/06
Rating: 4 stars
Justification: MPG Romance
Bonus: Build a Prince
Book Points: 3

Book: Things We Hide from the Light
Author: Lucy Score
Pages: 594
Date Read: 03/07
Rating: 4 stars
Justification: MPG Romance
Bonus: Iditarod
Book Points: 7

Book: Stone
Author: Max Monroe
Pages: 224
Date Read: 03/08
Rating: 1 star
Justification: MPG Romance
Bonus: Iditarod
Book Points: 3

Book: Cold
Author: Max Monroe
Pages: 224
Date Read: 03/08
Rating: 2 stars
Justification: MPG Romance
Bonus: Pretty Irish Girl
Book Points: 3

Book: Unsupervised
Author: S.M. Shade
Pages: 216
Date Read: 03/09
Rating: 4 stars
Justification: MPG Romance
Bonus: Pretty Irish Girl
Book Points: 3

Book: Storm Cursed
Author: Patricia Briggs
Pages: 384
Date Read: 03/10
Rating: 4 stars
Justification: MPG Romance
Bonus: HOB Egg Hunt
Book Points: 5

Book: Foolproof Love
Author: Katee Robert
Pages: 197
Date Read: 03/11
Rating: 3 stars
Justification: MPG Romance
Bonus: n/a
Book Points: 1

Book: Make Me Your Villain
Author: Lani Lynn Vale
Pages: 269
Date Read: 03/13
Rating: 3 stars
Justification: MPG Romance
Bonus: Iditarod
Book Points: 3

Book: The Longest Yard Sale
Author: Sherry Harris
Pages: 344
Date Read: 03/13
Rating: 3 stars
Justification: MPG Romance
Bonus: Build-a-Prince
Book Points: 5

Book: His Highness the Duke
Author: Michelle M. Pillow
Pages: 326
Date Read: 03/14
Rating: 2 stars
Justification: MPG Romance
Bonus: Build-a-Prince
Book Points: 5

Total Team Pts: 143

[Richard]

Book: CEO, China: The Rise of Xi Jinping
Author: Kerry Brown
Pages: 335
Date Read: Mar 16th
Rating: ⭐️⭐️
Justification: Talks about his family.
Bonus Points: +2
Book Points: 3
Team Total points: 148

[Richard]

Book: The 16 Undeniable Laws of Communication: Apply Them and Make the Most of Your Message
Author: John C. Maxwell
Pages: 309
Date Read: Mar 17th
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Justification: examples of how to talk with family.
Book Points: 3
Team Total points: 151

[Angie ☯]

Book:Winter's Web
Author: Jennifer Estep
Pages: 108
Date Read: 3/1
Rating: ★★★☆☆
Justification: Magic
Book Points: 1 + 2 bp (Partner Pick)
Team Total points: 154

[Carrie]

Book: The Warm Hands of Ghosts
Author: Katherine Arden
Date Read: 3/14/2024
Pages: 325
Rating: 4 stars
Justification: Budding romance
Bonus Points: Used for MTV
Points: 3 (book) + 2 (bonus) = 5

Team Total Points: 159

[Angie ☯]

Book: The Personal Librarian
Author: Marie Benedict / Victoria Christopher Murray
Pages: 347
Date Read: 3/2
Rating: ★★★☆☆
Justification: Tagged Romance 60x
Book Points: 3 + 2 bp (Pretty Irish Girl)

Team Total points: 164

[Angie ☯]

Book: A Redbird Christmas
Author: Fannie Flagg
Pages: 224
Date Read: 3/3
Rating: ★★★☆☆
Justification: MPG Romance
Book Points: 1 + 2 bp (Pretty Irish Girl)

Team Total points: 167

[Angie ☯]

Book: Blue Clouds
Author: Patricia Rice
Pages: 418
Date Read: 3/4
Rating: ★★★★★
Justification: MPG Romance
Book Points: 3 + 2 bp (Pretty Irish Girl)

Team Total points: 172

[Angie ☯]

Book: The Skeleton Key
Author: Erin Kelly
Pages: 545
Date Read: 3/6
Rating: ★★★☆☆
Justification: Book all about Family - very dysfunctional, but family nonetheless
Book Points: 5 + 2 bp (Pretty Irish Girl)

Team Total points: 179

[Angie ☯]

Book: Part & Parcel
Author: Abigail Roux
Pages: 302
Date Read: 3/8
Rating: ★★★★☆
Justification: MPG Romance
Book Points: 3 + 2 bp (Pretty Irish Girl)

Team Total points: 184

[Angie ☯]

Book: Rock Paper Scissors
Author: Devon Monk
Pages: 250
Date Read: 3/9
Rating: ★★★☆☆
Justification: MPG Romance
Book Points: 2 + 2 bp (Pretty Irish Girl)

Team Total points: 188

[Angie ☯]

Book: Secrets in Death
Author: J.D. Robb
Pages: 464
Date Read: 3/10
Rating: ★★★★☆
Justification: MPG Romance
Book Points: 3 + 2 bp (Pretty Irish Girl)

Team Total points: 193

[Angie ☯]

Book: Heather
Author: Chris Keniston
Pages: 166
Date Read: 3/12
Rating: ★★★☆☆
Justification: MPG Romance
Book Points: 1 + 2 bp (Pretty Irish Girl)

Team Total points: 196

[Angie ☯]

Book: Run for Your Life
Author: James Patterson / Michael Ledwidge
Pages: 367
Date Read: 3/15
Rating: ★★★☆☆
Justification: Family - the book highlights the family life of the detective, Michael Bennett. He has 10 adopted kids ranging from age 13 to age 4, including a set of twins!
Book Points: 3 + 2 bp (Pretty Irish Girl)

Team Total points: 201

[Angie ☯]

Book: Hit
Author: J.A. Konrath
Pages: 180
Date Read: 3/15
Rating: ★★★☆☆
Justification: Chandler is a spy - it's always an adventure! / Tagged Adventure
Book Points: 1 + 2 bp (Pretty Irish Girl)

Team Total points: 205

[Angie ☯]

Book: Exposed
Author: J.A. Konrath
Pages: 138
Date Read: 3/15
Rating: ★★★☆☆
Justification: Chandler is a spy - it's always an adventure! / Tagged Adventure
Book Points: 1 + 2 bp (Pretty Irish Girl)

Team Total points: 208

[Angie ☯]

Book: Cruel Candy
Author: Mildred Abbott
Pages: 282
Date Read: 3/16
Rating: ★★★☆☆
Justification: Tagged Adventure
Book Points: 1 + 2 bp (Pretty Irish Girl)

Team Total points: 211

[Angie ☯]

Book: Cruel Candy
Author: Dan Brown
Pages: 670
Date Read: 3/17
Rating: ★★★☆☆
Justification: MPG Adventure
Book Points: 5 + 2 bp (Pretty Irish Girl)

Team Total points: 218

[Angie ☯]

Book: Firefighter Dragon
Author: Zoe Chant
Pages: 134
Date Read: 3/17
Rating: ★★★☆☆
Justification: MPG Romance
Book Points: 1 + 2 bp (Pretty Irish Girl)

Team Total points: 221

[Angie ☯]

Book: First of Tomes
Author: Honor Raconteur
Pages: 291
Date Read: 3/17
Rating: ★★★☆☆
Justification: MPG Romance / MPG Fantasy / MPG Magic
Book Points: 1 + 2 bp (Pretty Irish Girl)

Team Total points: 224

[Angie ☯]

Book: Oath Sworn
Author: K.N. Banet
Pages: 354
Date Read: 3/18
Rating: ★★★★★
Justification: MPG Fantasy / MPG Magic
Book Points: 3 + 2 bp (Pretty Irish Girl)

Team Total points: 229

[Carrie]

Book:A Light Most Hateful
Author: Hailey Piper
Pages: 272
Date Read: 3/20/2024
Rating: ⭐️⭐️
Justification: Magic
Book Points: 1

Book: Witch Is When It All Began
Author: Adele Abbott
Date Read: 3/20/2024
Pages: 212
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Justification: Magic
Book Points: 1

Team Total Points: 231

[Angie ☯]

Book: The Echo of Old Books
Author: Barbara Davis
Pages: 431
Date Read: 3/19
Rating: ★★★☆☆
Justification: MPG Romance / Fantasy / Magical Realism
Book Points: 3 + 2 bp (Pretty Irish Girl)

Team Total points: 236

[Angie ☯]

Book: Heart Stings
Author: Jennifer Estep
Pages: 178
Date Read: 3/19
Rating: ★★★☆☆
Justification: MPG Romance
Book Points: 1 + 2 bp (Pretty Irish Girl)

Team Total points: 239

[Angie ☯]

Book: Wolf Girl
Author: Leia Stone
Pages: 302
Date Read: 3/20
Rating: ★★★½☆
Justification: MPG Romance / Fantasy
Book Points: 3 + 2 bp (Pretty Irish Girl)

Team Total points: 244

[Angie ☯]

Book: Master of Tomes
Author: Honor Raconteur
Pages: 223
Date Read: 3/21
Rating: ★★★☆☆
Justification: MPG Magic / Fantasy
Book Points: 1 + 2 bp (Pretty Irish Girl)

Team Total points: 247

[Angie ☯]

Book: Have Stakes, Will Travel
Author: Faith Hunter
Pages: 143
Date Read: 3/23
Rating: ★★★☆☆
Justification: MPG Magic / Fantasy
Book Points: 1 + 2 bp (Pretty Irish Girl)

Team Total points: 250

[Angie ☯]

Book: The Case of the Missing Marquess
Author: Nancy Springer
Pages: 236
Date Read: 3/23
Rating: ★★★☆☆
Justification: MPG Adventure
Book Points: 1 + 2 bp (Pretty Irish Girl)

Team Total points: 253

[Angie ☯]

Book: Archangel's Storm
Author: Nalini Singh
Pages: 352
Date Read: 3/24
Rating: ★★★☆☆
Justification: MPG Fantasy
Book Points: 3 + 2 bp (Pretty Irish Girl)

Team Total points: 258

[Angie ☯]

Book: Miles Ever After
Author: T.L. Swan
Pages: 236
Date Read: 3/22
Rating: ★★☆☆☆
Justification: MPG Romance
Book Points: 1 + 2 bp (Pretty Irish Girl)

Team Total points: 261

[Angie ☯]

Book:Stitches
Author: Shannon Mayer
Pages: 124
Date Read: 3/25
Rating: ★★★☆☆
Justification: MPG Magic / Fantasy
Book Points: 1 + 2 bp (Pretty Irish Girl)

Team Total points: 264

[Shan ~A~]

Book: Embracing Emerald
Author: Jenna Lee
Pages: 214
Date Read: 03/15
Rating: 1 star
Justification: MPG Romance
Bonus: HOB Egg Hunt
Book Points: 2

Book: Footnote
Author: Alexa Gregory
Pages: 330
Date Read: 03/15
Rating: 4 stars
Justification: MPG Romance
Bonus: Iditarod
Book Points: 5

Book: Something like Lust
Author: Piper Rayne
Pages: 281
Date Read: 03/16
Rating: 4 stars
Justification: MPG Romance
Bonus: n/a
Book Points: 1

Book: Not My Kind of Hero
Author: Pippa Grant
Pages: 326
Date Read: 03/18
Rating: 4 stars
Justification: MPG Romance
Bonus: HOB: Egg Hunt
Book Points: 5

Book: The Horse Mistress: Book 1
Author: R.A. Steffan
Pages: 219
Date Read: 03/18
Rating: 4 stars
Justification: MPG Romance
Bonus: n/a
Book Points: 1

Book: Things We Left Behind
Author: Lucy Score
Pages: 592
Date Read: 03/20
Rating: 4 stars
Justification: MPG Romance
Bonus: HOB: Egg Hunt
Book Points: 7

Book: The Unmaking of June Farrow
Author: Adrienne Young
Pages: 320
Date Read: 03/22
Rating: 4 stars
Justification: MPG Romance
Bonus: HOB: Egg Hunt
Book Points: 5

Book: Too Good to Be True
Author: Kristen Ashley
Pages: 452
Date Read: 03/22
Rating: 4 stars
Justification: MPG Romance
Bonus: Pretty Irish Girl
Book Points: 5

Book: Devil in Winter
Author: Lisa Kleypas
Pages: 368
Date Read: 03/23
Rating: 4 stars
Justification: MPG Romance
Bonus: n/a
Book Points: 3

Book: Smoke Bitten
Author: Patricia Briggs
Pages: 352
Date Read: 03/24
Rating: 4 stars
Justification: MPG Romance
Bonus: HOB: Egg Hunt
Book Points: 5

Book: Taming the Fire
Author: Sydney Croft
Pages: 309
Date Read: 03/25
Rating: 3 stars
Justification: MPG Romance
Bonus: HOB: Egg Hunt
Book Points: 5

Book: Speakeasy
Author: Sarina Bowen
Pages: 276
Date Read: 03/26
Rating: 4 stars
Justification: MPG Romance
Bonus: n/a
Book Points: 1

Book: Just One Night
Author: Lauren Layne
Pages: 240
Date Read: 03/27
Rating: 3 stars
Justification: MPG Romance
Bonus: n/a
Book Points: 1

Total Team Pts: 310