The Challenge Factory discussion

Hmm that's kind of iffy. Did they end up pretending to be pirate and cabin boy lol?

Jenne wrote: "Hmm that's kind of iffy. Did they end up pretending to be pirate and cabin boy lol?"

I agree, that's iffy...on the no side unless you have more...do they dress up as pirates at least?

No...I think it would have been a good addition ;)

What if a character doesn't realize her father is really a step father until later in the series. I am re-listening to the Kate Daniels series and I'm on Book 3. Isn't the person who she considers her father really her step-father? Or am I making this up and totally crazy!

soon to be ex-husband cleans out the joint bank and disappears...criminal of money?

Lol Leslie it's been a minute but her stepdad was her trainer more or less but she knew he was stepdad.

Right? Anyone? That's what I remember.

Susan I'd consider that underhanded theft, it'll work.

Peter Pan, Leader of the Lost Boys: Book involving a gang, team, a brotherhood etc.


Doess a pack/coven like in shifter/vampire books work?

They would :)

For the tortured hero part, can it be sort of subjective torture? Like he's really struggling with people bullying him at school, but they aren't physically torturing him for example? Same with scars, can that be emotional/past trauma or just physical ones?

Those will work. There's listopias and shelves with the tortured hero theme. It's pretty vast :)

It's insanely vast lol I have a 1.5k TBR list and I think 90% of it fits this week. Narrowing it down will be the real problem.

Thanks!

Peter Pan:
Peter Pan, Leader of the Lost Boys: Book involving a gang, team, a brotherhood etc.

How about a squadron or other military subgrp? The names of them are escaping me right now...like a SEAL team, or maybe a task force for law enforcement?

Bed & Breakfast -- former baseball player, so not currently on a team

Seal team, military/cop type group would work.

Pied Piper, Kidnapped/Missing Children:Books with missing person(s), kidnapping, ransom etc.

A murder mystery in which the bodies are unidentified -- meaning they are dealing with missing persons -- does this work?

I'm gonna say no to the bed and breakfast book. Even though he was on a former team he's not now. If the theme was harder I'd be a little more lenient but it's an easy one to fit.

Those would work. Anyone missing, even found dead would be ok.

Thanks Jenne!

Jenne - -for the current task -- does blackmail for money work:

“Larry's trying to blackmail Acton. That's it, right? The wallet is proof you were with him— or he's afraid it is. How much are you squeezing him for?”
“Five thousand pounds,” Larry said.

Sorry - -Peter Pan criminal task

Yeah that'd be alright :)

For A character that's spoiled, a brat, or a royal character, someone of great privilege, would anyone in the peerage work?

Ora wrote: "For A character that's spoiled, a brat, or a royal character, someone of great privilege, would anyone in the peerage work?"

forgot to ask about billionaire playboys would work too?

Those would be cool Ora. Even a celebrity would work.

For the latest task, does it matter how many times a book has been shelved based on the given theme? I have a book that's been shelved once as tortured soul. I'm not sure how accurate that is since I haven't read the book, but the MC is a rock star - aren't they all tortured souls? ;-D

I don't really care about this specific book, I'm really just asking to get some guidelines on how many times books should be shelved (vs being on a listopia). But if you say once is enough, them I'll go for it...

LaurLa wrote: "but the MC is a rock star - aren't they all tortured souls?..."

I am interested in the Jenne's answer on this one because you have a valid question on the shelving thing.

But I don't think rock star MCs should automatically qualify as a tortured soul. I guess it would depend on the specific book for me. Whatcha reading?

Ezinwanyi~the Impish Angel wrote: "LaurLa wrote: "but the MC is a rock star - aren't they all tortured souls?..."

I am interested in the Jenne's answer on this one because you have a valid question on the shelving thing.

But I don..."

I was saying that about the rockstar sort of tongue-in-cheek. I'm sure some of them are happy - even before being written about in a romance novel where they get an HEA ;-P

The book in question is a Bella Andre Sullivans book - so I'm pretty leery about the tortured soul thing. But it did make me wonder about the guideline for shelved books.

This book is a single guardian struggling to raise kids - she is their cousin and they are orphaned so has been named their legal guardian.

LaurLa wrote: "Ezinwanyi~the Impish Angel wrote: "LaurLa wrote: "but the MC is a rock star - aren't they all tortured souls?..."

I am interested in the Jenne's answer on this one because you have a valid questio..."

One of those Bella Sullivans is FREE. I snapped it up on kindle

For the tasks shelves are a good reference but not a guarantee. If that book has tons of ratings and only 1 person shelved it as tortured hero I'd be leery. There's not a set guideline for shelves for task books because the task needs to actually happen in the book.


The cousin raising the kids sounds like it should fit as long as she's having a hard time of it.

Jenne wrote: "For the tasks shelves are a good reference but not a guarantee. If that book has tons of ratings and only 1 person shelved it as tortured hero I'd be leery. There's not a set guideline for shelves ..."

Thanks for the clarification. I'm very very leery. The Sullivan series is not known for its angst... I think for our team, for a lot of books we might not really know the depth of soul torture until we read them. And, strangely, I'm okay with that.

This is part of why I tried to group everyone together by genre as best I could. That way everyone can recommend, ask, etc when it comes to the books people pick =]
A lot easier when your teamie has read one you're wondering about. It's been cool to see all of the teams bring their minds together like that.

Just because it's been too long

RIP Andy!!

Why do you torture me so Ezi? I was just getting used to Liam as Spartacus (even though I'm halfway through season 4 and he's now played Spartacus in more episodes than Andy) and then you do this to me. I miss him.

Paris wrote: "RIP Andy!!

Why do you torture me so Ezi? I was just getting used to Liam as Spartacus (even though I'm halfway through season 4 and he's now played Spartacus in more episodes than Andy) and then y..."

I still love Agron

Jenne wrote: "Lol Leslie it's been a minute but her stepdad was her trainer more or less but she knew he was stepdad.

Right? Anyone? That's what I remember."

Yes, he's her stepdad but she calls him her dad. But we don't have enough to make another 10 so it's not important anymore. Oh well!

Peter Pan: Captain Hook ~ any book with a pirate or a thief/criminal qualifies.
(Clarification: must be a criminal of money, gold, jewels/jewelry, treasure and or gems)

Does a stole crystal ball work for this task?

If it was actually made from crystal yes. If it's a fortune tellers crystal ball no they're only glass (yes I had to ask Siri that lol)

For the new tasks...

Rapunzel, Given away at birth: A character would need to be adopted or adopting a child. This could be by another relative or non related person.

Would a character that is know to have being adopted as a baby works, even if she is an adult now and her stepparents aren't alive anymore?

Juliana wrote: "For the new tasks...

Rapunzel, Given away at birth: A character would need to be adopted or adopting a child. This could be by another relative or non related person.

Would a character that is k..."

yes, that works Juliana

Jenne wrote: "If it was actually made from crystal yes. If it's a fortune tellers crystal ball no they're only glass (yes I had to ask Siri that lol)"

THanks Jenne...and sorry, there is no need for me to resolve this. My team finished out that task set.

Hi

About the task with a book with a single mother. I'm wondering if it's ok if the character is a single mother in the beginning, but then gets married later in the book?

In the MC is a widower with 2 sons, but it doesn't take long for King Edward to take an interest in her and marrying her.

Anita wrote: "Hi

About the task with a book with a single mother. I'm wondering if it's ok if the character is a single mother in the beginning, but then gets married later in the book?

In [bookcover:The White..."

You are fine. She was a widower at a point in the book. this one works for your task.

How big of a part does the task have to play in the book? Like for the Snow White one, does it have to be a major plot point or just mentioned?

And what's the line between assassination/political murder and just plain old murder? LOL I ask because I have a book that might fit (it's a short story in the collection I'm reading) but I'm not sure. The character is a therapist who kills off the "bad influences" in her patients' lives and makes it look like an accident/robbery/suicide, but not for money or at the patient's request...

I may be overthinking this LOL.

Lol I guess the difference would be premeditated or planned murder.

Crime of passion, accidental murder I'd say no. The queen plotted Snow White's death and hired the huntsman to bring her heart back in a box.

Sounds like the book you're reading would work.

Thanks! Sorry for the crazy post haha!

For the Cinderella task this week of Rags to Riches. I have just finished the second book in a trilogy Golden Son, where he went from being lower class and poor in the first book to high class and wealthy. In this book he is still high class but still considers where he really came from as his home and who he really is. He goes home to see his mum during the course of the book - will this count?

Jenne, I have a given away at birth but not adopted, MC is in prison and has baby and gives away baby to the fathers family who hates her?
would this work?

There is paperwork signed giving away parental rights if that helps.

Emma and V I think both of those will be alright :)