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Mini-challenge #5 - January 2013 - Scoring Thread
Gossip Girl by Cecily von Ziegesar
YA, Romance – 2 pts
Locale – NY – 1 pt
Turned into a TV show – 1 pt
Series of more than 3 books – 1 pt
224 pgs – 2 pts
Book Total: 7
William's Wife by Jean Plaidy
Historical Fiction, Romance – 2 pts
Politics (English Monarchy from Charles II to Mary and William) – 1 pt
Punctuation mark (Apostrophe) – 1 pt
309 pgs – 4 pts
Added to TBR – March 23, 2011 – 2 pts
Book Total: 10
Challenge Total - 39
YA, Romance – 2 pts
Locale – NY – 1 pt
Turned into a TV show – 1 pt
Series of more than 3 books – 1 pt
224 pgs – 2 pts
Book Total: 7
William's Wife by Jean Plaidy
Historical Fiction, Romance – 2 pts
Politics (English Monarchy from Charles II to Mary and William) – 1 pt
Punctuation mark (Apostrophe) – 1 pt
309 pgs – 4 pts
Added to TBR – March 23, 2011 – 2 pts
Book Total: 10
Challenge Total - 39
by Sarah Darer LittmanTime period-2000's +1
Genre: Young Adult+1
Thriller +1
Random +2
4 word in the title
Good reads author
Dual narrator+1
Cover-Title Only+1
Review+5
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Bonus (330pp) +2
Book Total: 14
Grand Total:27
Song of Achilles
General Tasks
Genre: HF +1
Genre: Romance +1
Setting: Greece +1
Goodreads Author: +1
Quest (go to Troy to conquer it and become a God): +1
Inaugeration day / Politics (war between Troy and Greeks, Achilles and patroclus are princes, Achilles joins other kings to fight Troy and the council of kings is featured throughout) +1 *not sure if this counts as politics
Review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/... +5
Page length - 352 +4
Book total: 15
Challenge total: 86
The Distant Hours by Kate Morton562 pages - 6 pts
Genre - HF 1 pt
Multiple narrators - 1 pt
Events - a quest (Edie to find out her mothers history after receiving an upsetting letter) 1 pt
review - 5 pts
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Task total: 14 pts
Challenge total: 40 pts
Between Two Fires by Christopher Buehlman432 pages - 4 pts
Genre: HF 1 pt
Cover: mythical creature 1 pt
GR author - 1 pt
A Quest - Follow the girls visions 1 pt
review - 5 pts
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Task total: 13 pts.
Challenge total 53 pts.
The Tutor's Daughter by Julie KlassenHF = 1
Romance = 1
Pages (416) = 4
Punctuation = 1
Published in year ending in 3 (2013) = 1
GR author = 1
Review http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/... = 5
Jane Austen character (Emma from Emma) = 1
Total = 15
Challenge total = 124
Girlchild: A Novel by Tupelo Hassman
275 pages (+2)
Review (+5): http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Genre: Young Adult (+1)
Title: Punct mark (+1)
Total = 9
Challenge total = 179
Me Before You by Jojo Moyes384 pgs. +4
Genre: Romance +1
Cover no pictures +1
Review http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/... +5
Total +11
Total +173
Blackout by Connie Willis512 pgs +6 pts
Review +5 pts
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Book total - 11 pts
Challenge total - 185 pts
The Last Boyfriend by Nora Roberts
319 pages (+4)
TBR Sept. 13, 2012 (+2)
Review (+5): http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Setting - Time period: 2000s (+1)
Genre: Romance (+1)
Random: multiple narrators (+1)
Total = 14
Challenge total = 193
A Cold and Lonely Place: A Novel by Sara J. Henry304 pgs. +4
2000's +1
thriller +1
USA New York +1
title 4 or more words +1
Cover - winter snow +1
Published 2013 +1
GR Author +2
Review http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
+5
Total 17 pts.
Challenge total 190 pts.
The Shoemaker's Wife by Adriana TrigianiPages:475=>4pts
Genre:HF=>1pt
Romance=>1pt
Setting:NY=>1pt
Title:punctuation mark, apostrophe=>1pt
Random:
Goodreads Author=>1pt
Reviewed=>5pts
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Book Points=>14pts
Challenge Points=>82
352 pages=4 points
Genre: Romance= 1 point
Book total: 5 points
320 pages= 4 points
Time period 200's= 1 point
Book in series= 1 point
GR author= 1 point
book total= 7 points
Challenge total= 79 points
The Apothecary's Daughter by Julie Klassen+4 301-500 pages – 415 pages
+2 Historical Fiction and Romance
+1 Punctuation in title’
+1 By a Goodreads Author – Julie Klassen
+1 woman - pioneer in her field – Lead character acted as an apothecary with her father and alone after he was ill, even though it was not allowed for a woman of her times
+1 Name found in a Jane Austen book (Charles and Elliot)
+5 Review
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
15 points
188 points total for challenge
Bone River by Megan Chance386 pgs. +4
HF 1
GR author +1
Review http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/... +5
Total 11 pts
Challenge total 201 pts.
(This is my first post for this challenge)
The Icebound LandGenre: Young Adult +1
Cover: Winter scene (a wintry landscape is the background behind the figure of the knight) +1
Random Task: Part of a series containing more than 3 books +1
Jan Event: Features a quest (Halt and Horace go on a quest to rescue Will and Evanlyn from the Skandians.) +1
TBR Bonus: 10/20/2012 +2
Pages: 266 +2
Review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/... +5
Book Total: 13 points
Grave Secrets
Setting: Time Period - 2000s +1
Genre: Thriller +1
Random Tasks: Part of a series containing more than 3 books +1
January Events: A book featuring politics (Politics within the Guatemalan government is relevant to the mystery that is being solved in this book) +1
TBR Bonus: 12/13/2012 +2
Pages: 317 pages +4
Review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/... +5
Book Total: 15 points
Post Total: 28 points
Challenge Total: 28 points
Daughters Who Walk This Path by Yejide Kilanko 329 pgs. +4
2000's +1
Africa +1
title 4 or more words +1
GR author +1
TBR Aug 15 +2
Review +5 http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Total 15 pts.
Challenge total 216 pts.
Star of the Morning by Lynn Kurland
336 pages (+4)
TBR Oct. 28, 2012 (+2)
Review (+5): http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Genre: Romance, Young Adult (+2)
Title: 4+ words (+1)
Random: Series with 3+ books, multiple narrators (+2)
January: Quest, woman pioneer in field (female mercinary) (+2)
Total = 18
Challenge total = 211
446 pages=4 points
HF= 1 point
Setting: China=1 point
4 or more words in title= 1 point
GR author=1 point
Book total= 8 points
Challenge total 85 points
The Reluctant Countess by Wendy Vella+4 301-500 pages – 302 pages
+1 Romance
+1 A noble title - Countess
+1 Read a book published a year ending in "3" - 2013
+1 By a Goodreads Author - Wendy Vella
+1 Multiple Narrators
+1 name found in a Jane Austen book (Stephen)
+5 points for a review
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
15 points for book
203 points total for challenge
Frances and Bernard by Carlene Bauer208 pgs +2
1950's +1
Primarily white cover +1
Drink on cover +1
Published 2013 +1
Multiple narrators +1
TBR 6/16/12
Review http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
+5
Total +14
Challenge total 230 pts.
A Tale of Two Cities
by Charles Dickens 544 pages: 6 pts
Review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/91497416 - 5 pts
TBR: 2/26/10 - 2 pts
1700s - 1 pt
Genre:Classic, HF(written 60 yrs after setting) 2 pts
4 or more words in title - 1 pt
Jan. events: politics - 1 pt
Task total - 18 points
Challenge total - 78 points
if you are claiming cover pts don't forget to link the cover as well as the titles, thanks.Diane 222 pts*
JenC 211 pts
Marti 204 pts*
Cheryl 187 pts*
Holly 124 pts
Lori 90 pts
Linda 85 pts*
Christina 82 pts
Rebecca 81 pts*
LemonLinda 78 pts
KristiJ 60 pts
Kristine 59 pts
Margaret 53 pts
HollyP 51 pts
Becky 50 pts
Christy 50 pts
Ashley 39 pts
Nell 31 pts
Raissa 29 pts
Sue 28 pts
Jayme 26 pts*
*Diane - #159 - the most popular version has a picture cover
-#149 - The most popular cover is a beach scene, not a snow scene
-#162 - 1 pt awarded for GR author, not 2 as claimed
-#168 - the link does not go to a review
*Cheryl #148 - 4 pts for page bonus, not 2
*Jayme #153 - thriller is not a genre that is listed
*Rebecca #154 - review link does not work
*Linda #164 - Crystal Gardens only has 2 books in the series, need to have more than 3 to collect pts.
*Marti #165 - book appears to be added to your TBR on 1/18/13
MargaretFixed the link for 168
149 and 159 the most popular cover is a UK cover which we cannot get here. The released cover for here are the ones I read. Even Amazon is selling the covers I showed. McClelland and Stewart are UK publishers, they were released in the UK first and that is why those older covers are shown. But I do remember those were the rules. Thank you for catching these and for doing the scoring.
@ Margaret - Thanks for catching the bonus point error; this post reflects the correct total.The Darling Strumpet: A Novel of Nell Gwynn, Who Captured the Heart of England and King Charles II
by Gillian BagwellGenre - HF +1 pt
Title - Noble title (subtitle allowed, King) +1 pt
Title - Punctuation (subtitle allowed, comma) +1 pt
Cover - Food or drink (oranges) +1 pt
Random - GR Author +1 pt
Jan events - Politics +1 pt
Jan events - P&P Anniversary (Charles) +1 pt
376 pgs +4 pts
Review +5 pts
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Book total - 16 pts
Challenge total - 203 pts
@Margaret about points@*Marti #165 - book appears to be added to your TBR on 1/18/13 - Sorry - I have edited the post to take out two points and edited the post afterward also.
So to my count I have 203 points not 204 points.
Thanks Margaret for catching that!
How to Capture a Countess by Karen Hawkins+4 301-500 pages -384 pages
+1 Romance
+1 Locale: Scotland
+1 four or more words in the title
+1 A noble title - Countess
+1 By a Goodreads Author – Karen Hawkins
+1 Multiple Narrators
+1 name found in a Jane Austen book (Rose)
+2 Reading a book from my TBR list – added Oct 17, 2012
+5 points for a review
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
18 points
221 total points for the challenge
Daphne du Maurier by Margaret Forster455 pages: 4pts
Review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/443742250 - 5pts
TBR: 10/28/12 - 2pts
Set in 1920s and 1950s - 2pts
Genre: NF - 1pt
First published 1993 - 1pts
Task Total - 15 points
Challenge Total - 93 points
Margaret wrote: "if you are claiming cover pts don't forget to link the cover as well as the titles, thanks.Diane 222 pts*
JenC 211 pts
Marti 204 pts*
Cheryl 187 pts*
Holly 124 pts
Lori 90 pts
Linda 85 pt..."
Oops! Thanks for catching that. Not a great start to a series; kind of silly so maybe two books is enough! I'll change my points.
Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare
479 pages (+4)
TBR Oct. 26, 2010 (+2)
Review (+5): http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Genre: Young Adult, Historical Fiction, Romance (+3)
Random: GR Author, multiple narrators (+2)
January: Austen character name (William from P&P) (+1)
Total = 17
Challenge total = 228
When I'm scoring my books I'm thinking back on them for possible new year's resolutions and every time I make myself laugh thinking of a resolution like "I will not get chased through London by killer automitons".
Handle With Care by Jodi PicoultSetting - Time Period: 2000s +1
Cover: Winter scene (a frozen skating pond) +1
TBR Bonus: 10/05/2012 +2
Pages: 477 +4
Review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/... +5
Book Total: 13 points
Challenge Total: 41 points
I am not sure if it is my math or not, but I get a total of 60 points and I'm down for 59. One point is not a big deal, just want to know where the error is so I do not repeat it elsewhere. Thanks :)
Maisie DobbsHF
Thriller
More than 3 books in series
309 pages...4 pts
This task 7 points
The Orphan Master's Son
2000
4 words in title
punctuation (apostrophe)
Quest
politics
pages 443...4 points
This task 9 points
Total points 76
Laura Lamont's Life in Pictures by Emma StraubTime - 1950's +1 pt
Genre - HF +1 pt
Locale - California +1 pt
Title - Punctuation +1 pt
Title - 4 or more words +1 pt
Random - GR Author +1 pt
Jan event - P&P Anniversary (Mary) +1 pt
306 pgs +4 pts
Review +5 pts
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Book total - 16 pts
Challenge total - 219 pts
How the Marquess Was Won by Julie Anne Long+4 301-500 pages – 382 pages
+1 Romance
+1 A noble title - Marquess
+1 four or more words in the title
+1 part of a series < 3 books (Pennyroyal Green #6)
+1 multiple narrators
+5 points for a review
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
14 points
235 total points for the challenge
by Anton ChekhovGenre: Classics +1
4+ words in the title +1
multiple narrators (short stories) +1
Review +5
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
book points: 8
Grand Total: 34
The Anatomist's Wife by Anna Lee HuberTBR (12/11/12) = 2
HF =1
Thriller =1
Pages (357) =4
Setting (Scotland) =1
Punctuation in title =1
Pioneer in her field =1
GR author +1
Review http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/... =5
Total = 17
Falls the Shadow by Sharon Kay Penman
TBR (8/12/2012)= 2
Part of a 3 pt series = 1
GR author = 1
HF + Romance= 2
592 pages = 6
Dark Ages (1200s) = 1
J Austin Names – Henry Crawford (Mansfield Park) ok Catherine (Northanger Abbey) = 2
Politics = 1
Total = 16
Challenge total = 157
Proof of Guilt by Charles Todd352 pgs. +4
HF +1
more than three in series +1
Published 2013 +1
GR author +1
TBR 9/21/12 +2
Review http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/... +5
Total +15
Challenge total 237 pts.
The Best Short Stories of O. Henry368 pages: 4pts
Review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/491106113 - 5pts
Classics: 1pt
Locale: US-NY and US-Texas - 2pts
Titles: 4 or more words, punctuation(period) - 2pts
Task Total: 14 points
Challenge Total: 107 points
Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome
288 pages (+2)
TBR June 26, 2012 (+2)
Review (+5): http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Genre: Classic (+1)
Title: 4+ words (+1)
Cover: Title only/no picture (+1)
Random: TV show (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073803/) (+1)
January: Austen character name (William from P&P) (+1)
Total = 14
Challenge total = 242
Keeping the Castle by Patrice KindlGenre - YA, HF, Romance +3 pts
Jan event - Quest (save the castle) +1 pt
261 pgs +2 pts
TBR (07/29/12) +2 pts
Review +5 pts
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Book total - 13 pts
Challenge total - 232 pts
The Twelve Tribes of Hattie by Ayana Mathis
Time: 1920s, 1950s +1
Genre: Historical Fiction +1
Title: 4 or more words +1
Task: Multiple narrators +1
200+ pgs +2
TBR (10/25/12) +2
Review +5
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Total = 13 points
The Heat of the Moon by Sandra Parshall
2000s +1
Romance +1
Title: 4 or more words +1
Cover: Winter scene (bare trees) +1
Series: 1 of 5 =+1
Goodreads author +1
Quest - Main character is on a quest to discover her true identity and to uncover/recover the secrets of her childhood. +1
>200 pages +2
TBR (8/08/12) +2
Review +5
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Total = 16 points
Challenge total = 60 points
Thanks for pointing that out Margaret, I fixed my review link for Song of Achilles.The Postmistress
Categories
Genre: HF +1
Cover: Primarily white cover (over 50 %) +1
Austen character: Emma (one of the main characters in this novel) +1
Pages bonus: 361 +4
Review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/... +5
TBR: Nov 27, 2011 +2
Book total: 14
Challenge total: 100
The Anatomy of Death by Felicity YoungGenre - HF +1 pt
Random - GR Author +1 pt
Jan event - Woman pioneer +1 pt
320 pgs +4 pts
Review +5 pts
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Book total - 12 pts
Challenge total - 244 pts
The Children's Blizzard by David Laskin336 pages=>4pts
Genre:NonFiction=>1pt
Title: punctuation mark (apostrophe)=>1pt
Cover: depicts a winter scene=>1pt
Random: Goodreads author=>1pt
January: Read a book featuring politics: This book delves into the politics of the weather offices during the blizzard of 1888=>1pt
Reviewed=>5pts
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Book Total=>14pts
Challenge Total=>96pts
The Other Boleyn Girl
Categories
Genre - HF +1
Genre - Romance +1
4 or more words in the main title +1
Series containing more than 3 books +1
Jane Austen character (Anne in Persuation and this book) +1
Bonus
Pages - 661 +6
Review: +5
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Book total: 16
Challenge total: 116
Look like this will be the last book for me for this challenge!
High Plains Tango by Robert James Waller
304 pages (+4)
TBR Dec. 6, 2012 (+2)
Review (+5): http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Setting-Time periods: 2000s (+1)
Genre: Romance (+1)
Setting-Locale: US-CA (+1)
Cover: primarily white, farmhouse (+2)
Random: multiple narrators (+1)
January: politics, Austen character name (George from Emma) (+2)
Total = 19
Challenge total = 261
Only Time Will Tell by Jeffrey Archer Pages: 400 - 4 pts
Review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/20760615 - 5 pts
TRB: Sept 12, 2011 - 2 pts
Time period: 1920s - 1 pt
Genre: HF, romance - 2pts
Locale: Scotland - 1 pt
Titles: 4 words - 1 pt
Random: part of a series (to be 5 books) 1 pt
Jan events: Austen character name - Emma - 1 pt
Task total: 18 points
Challenge total: 125 points
Confederate Reckoning: Power and Politics in the Civil War South 449 pages= 4 pointsGenre Non-fiction=1 point
4 or more words in title=1 point
Deals with politics= 1 point
Book total=7 points
Challenge total=93 points
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Four or more words in the title - 1 pt
1700s - 1 pt
Historical fiction, Romance - 2 pts
Politics (French Monarchy/Revolution) - 1 pt
Book Total - 9 pts
Challenge Total - 22 pts