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WitchesRunning total- 45
1. The Blighted Stars 3pts
2. The Terraformers 3pts
3. The Ministry of Time 3pts
4. Woman on the Edge of Time 3pts
5. Babel 5 pts
6. Nothing But Blackened Teeth 1pt
7. The Unraveling 3pts
8. Fortune 3pts
9. To Reign in Hell 1pt
10. Long After Midnight 1pt
11. Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore 3pts
12. Paying the Piper 1pt
13. Translation State 3pts
14. House of Gold 3pts
15. Our Lady of Mysterious Ailments 3pts
16. The Naturalist Society 3pts
17. A Quantum Love Story 3pts
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TBR Busters
Duration: October 1 - 30, 2024
Theme: Witches (2 bp)
Books Read | Total Points: 75
1. Random in Death | 368 pgs | TBR 2023 | 3pts
2. Encore in Death | 375 pgs | TBR 2023 | 3pts
3. Dear Satan | 162 pgs | TBR 2019 | 1pt
4. Murder on the Mind | 284 pgs | TBR 2013 | 1pt
5. Dead as a Dodo | 101 pgs | TBR 2023 | 1pt + 2bp
6. Payback in Death | 364 pgs | TBR 2023 | 3pts
7. The Outlaw Demon Wails | 544 pgs | TBR 2022 | 5pts + 2bp
8. Rolling in the Deep | 123 pgs | TBR 2022 | 1pt
9. Cleaning the Gold | 129 pgs | TBR Jan-24 | 1pt
10. Silverweed | 156 pgs | TBR 2023 | 1pt + 2bp
11. The Road Trip | 400 pgs | TBR Sep-24 | 3pts
12. Shutter | 312 pgs | TBR Sep-24 | 3pts
13. Hidden Pictures | 375 pgs | TBR 2023 | 3pts
14. Archangel's Blade | 321 pgs | TBR 2019 | 3pts
15. Changes 560 pgs | TBR 2019 | 5pts + 2bp
16. 23 1/2 Lies | 449 pgs | TBR 2023 | 3pts
17. The Bridges of Madison County | 224 pgs | TBR 1995 | 1pt
18. The Ugly Duckling | 433 pgs | TBR 2018 | 3pts
19. In the Spirit of Spindrift House | 197 pgs | TBR 2019 | 1pt
20. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler | 208 pgs | TBR 2021 | 1pt
21. The Final Girl Support Group | 384 pgs | TBR Jul-24 | 3pts
22. Daughter of Mine | 365 pgs | TBR Mar-24 | 3pts
23. Divine Evil | 578 pgs | TBR 2016 | 5pts + 2bp
24. Murder on the Red River | 320 pgs | TBR Sep-24 | 3pts
25. Nobody's Ghoul | 450 pgs | TBR 2023 | 3pts + 2bp
In! Only counting books added before end of May 2024Theme: witches
Total Points: 110
1. Making It So - 3 points + Stewart talks about Macbeth (and witches connected to) + 2 points
2. Still Just a Geek: An Annotated Memoir - 3 points
3. The Shadow Sister - 7 points
4. Sunrises to Santiago: Searching for Purpose on the Camino de Santiago - 1 point + mentions witches when doing a "spell" at a rest stop along the way + 2 points
5. Curse on the Land - 3 points + MC and several other characters are witches + 2 points
6. The Sisters Brothers - 3 points
7. Murder on the Italian Riviera - 1 point
8. The Chocolate Lovers' Christmas - 3 points
9. The Last House on Needless Street - 3 points
10. Flame in the Dark - 3 points + witch characters 2 points
11. Circle of the Moon - 3 points + witch characters + 2 points
12. Believe Me: A Memoir of Love, Death, and Jazz Chickens - 3 points
13. The Haunting of Hill House - 1 point
14. Days at the Morisaki Bookshop - 1 point
15. Confessions of a Curious Bookseller - 3 points
16. Silver Bay - 3 points
17. Horns - 3 points + witch in text p131 + 2 points
18. Heart Strings - 1 point
19. Torch - 3 points
20. Nightwood - 1 point
21. Everyman - 1 point
22. The Perfectly Imperfect Woman - 3 points - the village has a legend about a local witch + 2 points
23. The Black Tulip - 1 point
24. Transference - 1 point
25. Can You Forgive Her? - 7 points
26. The Final Girl Support Group - 3 points
27. The Red and the Black - 5 points
28. Fury - 5 points
29. Jew ish - 1 point
30. Clanlands in New Zealand: Kiwis, Kilts, and an Adventure Down Under - 1 point
31. J.R.R. Tolkien: Author of the Century - 3 points
32. A Corpse at St Andrews Chapel - 3 points
33. Expedition to the Mountains of the Moon - 5 points
34. Hallowe'en Party - 3 points + there is a "witch" at the party - 2 points
TBR Busters: October 2024Theme: Witches
Book - The Taking
Author - Kimberly Derting
Date - 10/1/24
Pages - 368
Points - 3
Book - Crazy as a Loon
Author - Hailey Edwards
Date Read - 10/3/24
Pages - 133
Points - 1
Bonus Points - 2
How it fits - MC is a witch
Book - The Golden Lily
Author - Richelle Mead
Date Read - 10/5/24
Pages - 418
Points - 3
Book - Sasquatch: The Cave
Author - Jeffrey B. Miley
Date Read - 10/7/24
Pages - 233
Points - 1
Book - Blood Vow
Author - J.R. Ward
Date - 10/8/24
Pages - 459
Points - 3
Book - Popcorn and Poltergeists
Author - Nancy Warren
Date Read - 10/9/24
Pages - 240
Points - 1
Bonus Points - 2
How it fits - Lucy, the mc, is a witch
Book - Urban Justice
Author - John Etzil
Date Read - 10/11/24
Pages - 250
Points - 1
Book - Allies of the Night
Author - Darren Shan
Date Read - 10/12/24
Pages - 209
Points - 1
Book - Killers of the Dawn
Author - Darren Shan
Date Read - 10/13/24
Pages - 206
Points - 1
Book - Zombie Dog
Author - Doug Goodman
Date - 10/15/24
Pages - 227
Points - 1
Book - book:Grave Night|49637361]
Author - Adam J. Wright
Date Read - 10/17/24
Pages - 210
Points 1
Bonus Points - 2
How the Bonus fits - Alec works with witch sisters on a travel spell
Book - Purity in Death
Author - J.D. Robb
Date Read - 10/18/24
Pages - 355
Points - 3
Book - Because I Love You
Author - Tori Rigby
Date Read - 10/20/24
Pages 232
Points - 1
Book - Yeager's Choice
Author - Scott Bell
Date Read - 10/22/24
Pages - 323
Points - 3
Book - The Snow Spider
Author - Jenny Nimmo
Date Read - 10/23/24
Pages - 160
Points - 1
Book - Ghost Dog
Author - Doug Goodman
Date Read -= 10/24/24
Pages - 301
Points - 3
Book - Below
Author - Laurel Hightower
Date Read - 10/27/24
Pages - 115
Points - 1
Book - White Out
Author - Danielle Girard
Date Read - 10/27/24
Pages - 365
Points - 3
Book - White Witchmas
Author - Dakota Cassidy
Date Read - 10/28/24
Pages - 141
Points - 1
Bonus Points - 2
How Bonus fits - Cozy, The MC is a witch
Book - The Lost Story
Author - Meg Shaffer
Date - 10/30/24
Pages - 352
Points - 3
TOTAL POINTS - 44
TBR Busters
October 2024
My TBR Busters Challenge (msg 8)
Theme🚦Witches
🚥The Hippopotamus Pool🚦10.02 ★★★★🚦467 pp🚦3 pp
🚥One Dakota Night🚦10.02 ★★★🚦104 pp🚦1 pp
🚥Hold on to My Heart🚦10.03 ★★★🚦338 pp🚦3 pp
🚥Something Unexpected🚦10.05 ★★★★🚦330 pp🚦3 pp
🚥How Much I Want🚦10.07 ★★★★🚦330 pp🚦3 pp
🚥Hell On Heels🚦10.09 ★★★🚦339 pp🚦3 pp + 2 bp
🚥🚥Bonus: Oh my God, do witches exist? [loc 339.1]
🚥Play🚦10.10 ★★★★🚦224 pp🚦1 pp
🚥Cold Shadows🚦10.13 ★★★🚦179 pp🚦1 pp + 2 bp
🚥🚥Bonus: Juniper is interested in things considered 'witchcraft' such as books on spells and books on Wicca.
🚥Come Home to Me🚦10.14 ★★★★🚦416 pp🚦3 pp
🚥Rock-a-Bye Bones🚦10.16 ★★★★🚦368 pp🚦3 pp + 2 bp
🚥🚥Bonus: view me as little more than a witch doctor, [loc 41.0]
🚥The Overdue Life of Amy Byler🚦10.17 ★★★★🚦328 pp🚦3 pp
🚥In Love by Design🚦10.19 ★★★★🚦247 pp🚦1 pp + 2 bp
🚥🚥Bonus: author initials in WITCHES
🚥Complicated Girl🚦10.19 ★★★🚦219 pp🚦1 pp + 2 bp
🚥🚥Bonus: always reminds me of a Disney witch, [loc 11.8]
🚥The Graham Effect🚦10.20 ★★★★🚦498 pp🚦3 pp
🚥Luther's Return🚦10.22 ★★★🚦247 pp🚦1 pp + 2 bp
🚥🚥Bonus: MC is a witch
🚥Nice Girls Don't Live Forever🚦10.23 ★★★★🚦289 pp🚦1 pp + 2 bp
🚥🚥Bonus: Andrea dresses up as a witch for Halloween
🚥Dreamfever🚦10.25 ★★★★🚦514 pp🚦5 pp + 2 bp
🚥🚥Bonus: Where is the old witch? [loc 125.9]
🚥With This Ring🚦10.26 ★★★🚦309 pp🚦3 pp + 2 bp
🚥🚥Bonus: title starts with W
🚥Apprentice to the Villain🚦10.28 ★★★★🚦436 pp🚦3 pp + 2 bp
🚥🚥Bonus: She’s a witch! [loc 54.0]
🚥How Much Is That Couple In The Window?🚦10.28 ★★★🚦187 pp🚦1 pp + 2 bp
🚥🚥Bonus: title starts with H
🚥Lost and Found Pieces 2🚦10.28 ★★★🚦174 pp🚦1 pp
🚥Kill the Crazy🚦10.30 ★★★🚦226 pp🚦1 pp
🚥Only One🚦10.30 ★★★🚦237 pp🚦1 pp
🚥Twice Tempted🚦10.31 ★★★🚦263 pp🚦1 pp + 2 bp
🚥🚥Bonus: sisters were more like the witch [loc 359.3
RUNNING TOTAL🚦74
TBR Busters October 2024Theme: Witches
Total Points: 52 pts
1.
1/10 | 396 pages | 3 points
2.
4/10 | 448 pages | 3 points
3.
9/10 | 482 pages | 3 points
4.
9/10 | 320 pages | 3 points
5.
17/10 | 208 pages | 1 point
6.
17/10 | 937 pages | 10 points
7.
18/10 | 32 pages | 0 points
8.
18/10 | 201 pages | 1 point
9.
18/10 | 202 pages | 1 point
10.
22/10 | 520 pages | 5 points + 2 Bonus
11.
26/10 | 638 pages | 5 points
12.
28/10 | 400 pages | 3 points
13.
30/10 | 448 pages | 3 points
14.
31/10 | 739 pages | 7 points + 2 Bonus
TBR Buster Theme: Witches (Bonus 2 pts)
100-300=1pts
301-500=3pts
501-700=5pts
701-900=7pts
901+=10pts
TOTAL POINTS: 31
10/01
182p[+1]10/03
464p [+3]10/07
517p [+5 +2]10/08
304p [+3]10/11
334 [+3]10/14
334 [+3]10/18
318p [+3 +2]10/19
448 [+3]10/22
339 [+3]
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Donna wrote: "Don't forget to update your scores!"Oh right, sorry Donna I'll update it in a few minutes! 🙈
Edit: Ok, done 👍🏼
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2nd place: Angie (75)
3rd place: LaurLa (74)
Sammy you read almost half my physical tbr in one month 🤣🤣 teach me your ways 🤓
Being stuck on the sofa with my foot up after surgery (for the second time this year) doesn't help 😆Also audiobooks, because I can "read" while doing all the necessary boring life stuff.
And does it make it better or worse if I say less than half the books I read this month even qualified for this challenge? (I count my "TBR" only after books have been on it a certain amount of time, otherwise I'll be adding 70 or so books to this a month which isn't fun for anyone, lol)
Ah yes, I feel you, I hope you recover well 🍀Audiobooks turned out to be my best friend this year too ^^ I often read both the book and listen to the audiobook when I can. I almost never go outside the house nowadays without listening to something, it has been really good for my anxiety too!
I guess you could say that, but I think you yourself are the person to decide if it counts or not :) I tend to forget about adding my audio tbr, and I don't count ebooks at all, but it wouldn't really change the numbers much for me to add them 🤣
Anyways, you truly fascinate me with so many books you're reading!
Thanks. It seems to be healing well. 2 more weeks and I'll be able to be upright as much as I want again 😁And yes, I always listen to an audio when I go for a walk (usually a twice-daily thing when not doin g the surgery stuff, lol).
Also while I'm cooking, cleaning, and most of my work I can do while listening because it's mindless.
Except when my husband is bored and needs attention, lol!
October TBR BusterTheme: Witches (Bonus 2 pts)
100-300=1pts
301-500=3pts
501-700=5pts
701-900=7pts
901+=10pts
Books Read:7
Total Points: 15
1. Twisted Games-added 6/20/23-read 10/3/24 (456pgs)=3pts
2. Dead Until Dark-added 6/21/21-read 10/11/24 (292pgs)=1pt
3. Twilight-added 1/20/19-read 10/13/24 (498pgs)=3pts
4. This Delicious Death-added 1/2/24-read 10/13/24 (290pgs)=1pt
5. Veiled in Moonlight-added 5/3/21-read 10/24/24 (400pgs)=3pts
6. Lessons in Chemistry-added 10/3/22-read 10/25/24 (390pgs)=3pts
7. Living Dead in Dallas-added 11/14/21-read-10/28/24 (291pgs)=1pt
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October 2024
This is a relatively simple challenge. You will just read books from your TBR. The competitive aspect comes from the fact that you are competing against other members. Each book will be worth points. See the chart below for the point value. There will be badges for the top 3 highest scorers. I will award them at the end of the month. Make sure you update your scores. I will give you an extra day to update your scores. Now go work on those TBRs!
Sample tracking post
Total Points: 4 pts
1. Fortune's Fool | 10/3/24 | 3 pts
2. Give and Hazard All | 10/4/24 | 1pt
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Challenge Rules
📗Books must be a minimum of 100 pages
📗Graphic novels are allowed provided they meet the minimum page requirement
📗Audiobooks are allowed. Please use the default GR book for page numbers. If the default is a large print version, use the next most popular edition.
📗Any book in any language will be accepted as long as it meets the criteria
📗Rereads are allowed
Point System
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.
Theme Bonus
Theme: Witches
Read books that fit the bonus theme and earn 2 bonus pts for each book that fits.