Summer TBR 2024- Scoring Thread

[Linda]

Murder at Mullings by Dorothy Cannell
#31=31 points
249 points=2 points
On TBR since 516/2015=15 points
Book total=48 points
Challenge total=553 points

[Linda]

The Lightkeeper's Bride by Colleen Coble
#43=43 points
284 pages=2 points
On TBR since 3/14/2013=15 points
Book total=60 points
Challenge total=611 points

[Cheryl A]

The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson
#39 Spot - 39 pts
309 pgs - 4 pts
HF - 5 pts
Added 1/12/19 - 10 pts
Book total - 58 pts

The Forgotten Room by Karen White
#20 Spot - 20 pts
371 pgs - 4 pts
HF - 5 pts
Added 10/7/16 - 15 pts
Book total - 44 pts

Rest Ye Murdered Gentlemen by Vicki Delany
#8 Spot - 8 pts
294 pgs - 2 pts
Added 11/1/15 - 15 pts
Book total - 25 pts

Post total - 127 pts
Previous total - 387 pts
Challenge total - 514 pts

[Lorna]

Rednecks by Taylor Brown
#26 spot - 26 points
310 pages - 4 points
HF - 5 points
Date added - January 30, 2024 - 0 points
TOTAL - 35 points
CUMULATIVE TOTAL - 586 points

[Jayme(theghostreader)]

Game of Dog Bonesby Laurien Berenson
#35 spot +35
266 pp +2
Post total-37
Previous total-37
Challenge total:74

[Lorna]

North Woods by Daniel Mason
#29 spot - 29 points
372 pages - 4 points
HF - 5 points
Date added - June 24, 2024 - 0 points
TOTAL - 38 points
CUMULATIVE TOTAL - 624 points

[Jasmine, Gatekeeper of Giveaways.]

Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands byHeather Fawcett
#46=46 points
342 pgs= 4 points
Book Total=50 points

Challenge Total= 322 points
Total Books Read- 7

[Maureen]

Beneath a Golden Veil by Melanie Dobson
#46= 46 points
HF = 5 points
Date Added 10/16= 15 points
352 pages = 4 points
Book Total 70 points

Challenge Total 328 points

[Chris]

Caravan by Dorothy Gilman
#34 - 34 pts
Date Added: 5/18 (15pts)
263 pp - (2pts)
HF -(5pts)
Bonus C - (5pts)
Book Total: 61 points

Challenge Total: 344 points

[Becky, Moddess]

Carefree Black Girls by Zeba Blay
#48 spot - 48 pts
Date Added: 10/5/21 - 4 pts
240 pages - 2 pts
HF - N/A (Nonfiction) - 0 pts
Book Total: 54 points

Down with the System: A Memoir by Serj Tankian
#41 spot - 41 pts
Date Added: 5/17/2024 - 0 pts
352 pages - 4 pts
HF - N/A (Nonfiction/Memoir) - 0 pts
Book Total: 45 points

All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
#28 spot - 28 pts
Date Added: 3/14/2018 - 15 pts
544 pages - 6 pts
HF - Yes - 5 pts
Book Total: 54 points

Previous Total: 287

Challenge Total: 440

[Jasmine, Gatekeeper of Giveaways.]

I should be able to get scores up this week. I started working on them over the weekend.

[Jasmine, Gatekeeper of Giveaways.]

The Invisible Hour by Alice Hoffman
#31= 31 points
272 pgs= 2 points
HF= 5 points
Book Total= 38 points

Challenge Total= 360 points
Total Books Read- 8

[Lorna]

Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space by Adam Higginbotham
#40 spot - 40 points
576 pages - 6 points
HF - 0 points
Date added - June 24, 2024 - 0 points
TOTAL - 46 points
CUMULATIVE TOTAL - 670 points

[Ashley Marie]

Chaos Choreography by Seanan McGuire
#38 - 38pts
356p - 4pts
Total - 42pts

Emma by Jane Austen
Bonus book #1 - Gretchen - 50pts
474p - 4pts
Total - 54pts

Challenge Total - 416pts

[Peggyzbooksnmusic]

A Time of Love and Tartan #12 44 Scotland Street by Alexander McCall Smith
#47 spot - 47 points
256 pages - 2 points
Date added: May 21, 2024 - 0 points
Book Total - 49 points

CHALLENGE TOTAL - 185 POINTS
TOTAL BOOKS READ - 3

[Lorna]

Strong Motion by Jonathan Franzen
#44 spot - 44 points
603 pages - 6 points
HF - 0 points
Date added - October 19, 2011 - 15 points
TOTAL - 65 points
CUMULATIVE TOTAL - 735 points

[Linda]

The Things We Cannot Say by Kelly Rimmer
#49 on list=49 points
448 pages=4 points
HF=5 points
On TBR since 1/10/2019=10 points
Book total=68 points
Challenge total=681 points

[Jasmine, Gatekeeper of Giveaways.]

Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi
#44=44 points
264 pgs=2 points
TBR 9/13/20=6 points
Book Total=52 points

Challenge Total= 412 points
Total Books Read- 9

[Jayme(theghostreader)]

The Midnight Libraryby Matt Haig
#35-35 pts
288 pp -+2
Book total: 37
Challenge total: 114

[Jasmine, Gatekeeper of Giveaways.]

Jasmine wrote: "Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney
#31=31 points
338 pgs=4 points
Bonus D=5 points

Book Total= 40 points
Challenge Total= 157 points
Total Books Read- 3"

Mistake made. This book is number #32 on the list, not #31. Increase total score by one point.

[Jasmine, Gatekeeper of Giveaways.]

Linda wrote: "Murder In Thrall by Anne Cleeland finished 6/17/2024
#34=34 points
288 pages=2 points
On TBR since 2/6/2024= 15 points
Book total=51 points
Challenge total=247 points"

Mistake made. This is #35 on the list, not #34, increase score by 1 point.

[Jasmine, Gatekeeper of Giveaways.]

Linda wrote: "Murder In Thrall by Anne Cleeland finished 6/17/2024
#34=34 points
288 pages=2 points
On TBR since 2/6/2024= 15 points
Book total=51 points
Challenge total=247 points"
Also, is the TBR date correct, because if it was 2024 it does not earn any extra points.

[Jasmine, Gatekeeper of Giveaways.]

Linda wrote: "The Informationist by Taylor Stevens
#44=44 points
307 pages=4 points
On TBR since 3/14/2014=15 points
Bonus b=5 points
Book total=68 points
Challenge total=315 points"

#45 on the list, not #44. Increase score by one point.

[Jasmine, Gatekeeper of Giveaways.]

When Crack Was King: A People's History of a Misunderstood Era by Donovan X. Ramsey
#28=28 points
448 pgs=4 points
Book Total=32 points

Challenge Total= 445 points
Total Books Read- 10

[Linda]

Jasmine wrote: "Linda wrote: "Murder In Thrall by Anne Cleeland finished 6/17/2024
#34=34 points
288 pages=2 points
On TBR since 2/6/2024= 15 points
Book total=51 points
Challenge total=247 points..."
Thanks. The date should have been 2/16/2014. I guess I hit the 2 instead of the 1. I'll fix the scores.

[Ashley Marie]

I completely forgot to factor in the TBR bonus for Neverwhere (message #31) - 15pts

Daemons of the Shadow Realm, Vol. 1 by Hiromu Arakawa
#45 - 45pts
208p - 2pts
TBR December 2022 - 2pts
Total - 49pts

Othello by William Shakespeare
#10 - 10pts
314p - 4pts
TBR 2014 - 15pts
Total - 29pts

Challenge total - 509pts

[Lorna]

John Adams by David McCullough
#49 spot - 49 points
751 pages - 8 points
HF - 0 points
Date added - October 20, 2011 - 15 points
TOTAL - 72 points
CUMULATIVE TOTAL - 807 points

[Cheryl A]

June Bonus Book (Jasmine)
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Storev by James McBride
Bonus - 50 pts
HF - 5 pts
380 pgs - 4 pts
Book total - 59 pts

Revenge in Rubies by A.M. Stuart
#42 Spot - 42 pts
352 pgs - 4 pts
HF - 5 pts
Added 4/11/21 - 6 pts
Bonus F - Set on an island (Singapore) - 5 pts
Book total - 62 pts

Terns of Endearment by Donna Andrews
#41 Spot - 41 pts
336 pts - 4 pts
Added 8/15/19 - 8 pts
Book total - 53 pts

Post total - 174 pts
Previous total - 514 pts
Challenge total - 688 pts

[Erica]

Behind the Scenes at the Museum by Kate Atkinson
#49 spot - 49 points
384 pages - 4 points
Summer challenge d. Read a book set in a different country than where you live - 5 points
TBR since 3 Nov 2017 - 15 points
Book Total - 73 points

Challenge total: 215 points

[Lorna]

The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck
#37 spot - 37 points
212 pages - 2 points
HF - 5 points
Date added - March 25, 2014 - 15 points
Bonus (d) - 5 points
TOTAL - 64 points
CUMULATIVE TOTAL - 871 points

[Jasmine, Gatekeeper of Giveaways.]

Lorna wrote: "Moon Tiger by Penelope Lively
BONUS BOOK (Gretchen’s TBR) - 50 points
226 pages - 2 points
HF - 5 points
Date added - April 26, 2023 - 2 points
TOTAL - 59 points
CUMULAT..."

No Date added bonus for Bonus books since you chose them from a mod, even if they are on your own TBR. Subtract 2 from the total.

[Jasmine, Gatekeeper of Giveaways.]

Jasmine wrote: "Vespertine by Margaret Rogerson
#42= 42 points
400 pgs= 4 points
Date added 4/3/21= 6 points
Book Total= 52 points

The Return of Ellie Black by [..."
Addition for second book done incorrectly. Increase score by one point.

[Jasmine, Gatekeeper of Giveaways.]

Jayme(theghostreader) wrote: "Game of Dog Bonesby Laurien Berenson
#35 spot +35
266 pp +2
Post total-37
Previous total-37
Challenge total:74"

spot #34, not #35. Subtract one point.

[Jasmine, Gatekeeper of Giveaways.]

Score post up to #83.
Lorna-871
Cheryl A-688
Linda- 681
Ashley Marie-509
Jasmine-446
Becky-440
Chris-344
Maureen-328
Erica-215
Peggyzbooksnmusic-185
Jayme-110
CandyBeans-0
Tawallah-0


*For all edits to scores please look at my previous comments. Thank you!

[Lorna]

Jasmine, I corrected all of my scores. Thank you.

[Jasmine, Gatekeeper of Giveaways.]

The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell
Bonus Book #1-Gretchen=50 points
355 pgs=4 points
HF=5 points
Book Total=59 points

Challenge Total= 505 points
Total Books Read- 11

[Linda]

Jasmine wrote: "Score post up to #83.
Lorna-871
Cheryl A-688
Linda- 681
Ashley Marie-509
Jasmine-446
Becky-440
Chris-344
Maureen-328
Erica-215
Peggyzbooksnmusic-185
Jayme-110
CandyBeans-0
Tawallah-0


*For all ed..."

Thanks for the checking you did. Jolene was always correcting my boo boos. Math was never my strong suit!

[Maureen]

The Phoenix Crown by Kate Quinn
#1 Bonus Gretchen’s List= 50 points
HF 5 points
384 Pages= 4 points
Book Total 59 points

Challenge Total 387 points

[Linda]

The Glass Ocean by Beatriz Williams
#46=46 points
414 pages=4 points
On TBR since 7/21/2019=8 points
HF=5 points
Bonus F (on boat in ocean)=5 point
Book total=68 points
Challenge total=749 points

[Lorna]

The Hunter by Tana French
#34 spot - 34 points
467 pages - 4 points
HF - 0 points
Date added - January 31, 2024 - 0 points
TOTAL - 38 points
CUMULATIVE TOTAL - 909 points

[Lorna]

The Woman on the Orient Express by Lindsay Jayne Ashford
#30 spot - 30 points
331 pages - 4 points
HF - 5 points
Date added - October 20, 2021- 4 points
Bonus (b) - 5 points
TOTAL - 48 points
CUMULATIVE TOTAL - 957 points

[Linda]

The Strangely Beautiful Tale of Miss Percy Parker by Leanna Renee Hieber
#41=41 points
On TBR since 2013=15 point
324 pages=4 points
Book total=60 points
Challenge total=809 points

[Ashley Marie]

The Creation of Eve by Lynn Cullen
#23 - 23pts
392p - 4pts
TBR 2017 - 15pts
HF bonus - 5pts
Total 47pts

Magic for Nothing by Seanan McGuire
#35 - 35pts
360p - 4pts
Total - 39pts

Challenge total - 595pts

[Jasmine, Gatekeeper of Giveaways.]

The Weaver and the Witch Queen by Genevieve Gornichec
#38=38 points
424 pgs=4 points
HF=5 points
Date Added 3/23/2023=2 points
Book Total=49 points

Challenge Total= 554 points
Total Books Read- 12

[Maureen]

The Lost Summers of Newport by Beatriz Williams
#47=47 points
352 pages= 4 points
Date Added 3/22= 4 points
HF= 5 points
Bonus C summer on the cover = 5 points
Book Total = 65 points

Challenge Total 452

[Cheryl A]

The East Indian by Brinda Charry
Spot #49 - 49 pts
272 pgs - 2 pts
HF - 5 pts
Bonus B - MC takes a trip - 5 pts
Book total - 61 pts

South Pole Station by Ashley Shelby
#26 Spot - 26 pts
368 pgs - 4 pts
Added 7/15/17 - 15 pts
Book total - 45 pts

Post total - 106 pts
Previous total - 688 pts
Challenge total - 794 pts

[Chris]

All the Single Ladies by Rebecca Traister
Bonus Book : 50 pts
309 pp - 4pts
Book Total - 54 pts

Challenge Total: 398pts

[Peggyzbooksnmusic]

The Secret Wife of Aaron Burr: A Riveting Untold Story of the American Revolution by Susan Holloway Scott
#38 spot - 38 points
HF - 5 points
501 pages - 6 points
Date added: May 23, 2024 - 0 points
Bonus B: Takes a trip - 5 points
Book total - 54 points

PREVIOUS CHALLENGE TOTAL - 185 POINTS
CURRENT CHALLENGE TOTAL - 239 POINTS
TOTAL BOOKS READ - 4

[Becky, Moddess]

An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us by Ed Yong
#38 spot - 38 pts
Date Added: 2/23/23 - 2 pts
464 pages - 4 pts
HF - N/A (Nonfiction) - 0 pts
Book Total: 44 points

Doc by Mary Doria Russell
#36 spot - 36 pts
Date Added: 11/15/2011 - 15 pts
394 pages - 4 pts
HF - Yes - 5 pts
Book Total: 60 points

Fed Up: Emotional Labor, Women, and the Way Forward by Gemma Hartley
#29 spot - 29 pts
Date Added: 5/30/2023 - 2 pts
272 pages - 2 pts
HF - N/A (Nonfiction) - 0 pts
Book Total: 33 points

Previous Total: 440

Challenge Total: 577

[Jasmine, Gatekeeper of Giveaways.]

James by Percival Everett
#48=48 points
303 pgs=4 points
HF=5 points
Book Total=57 points

Searching for Sylvie Lee by Jean Kwok
#29-29 points
336 pgs=4 points
Bonus C=5 points
Book Total=38 points

Challenge Total= 649 points
Total Books Read- 14