Christian Fiction Bloggers discussion

If anyone needs sprints, I’ll be on Hangouts most of the day, beginning now.

Posted another.

My five star book, , is 2/3 done with 248/352 pages read. I'll finish tonight. (Five stars: Andrea and Melanie)

I'm mostly through the audio for , chapter 13 of 18, mystery book, 300 pages.

Grand Total: 610

Round Five
Completed.
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Section One:
1. Andrea (3 points) - DONE 10/14/19
The Dressmaker's Secret by Kellyn Roth - 202 pages (editing document)
2. Abigail (5 points) - DONE 10/14/19
Playing the Part by Jen Turano - 352 pages
3. Andrea (5 points) - DONE 10/17/19
Dark Ambitions by Irene Hannon - 384 pages
4. Andrea (4 points) - DONE 10/16/19
Christopher Robin by Elizabeth Rudnick - 282 pages
5. Andrea (5 points) - DONE 10/14/19
A Distance Too Grand by Regina Scott - 384 pages
6. Hannah (8 points) - DONE 10/15/19
The Knight's Bride by various authors - 652 pages

Subtotal: 30
Bonus: yes (with planned books) +5
Section One Points: 35

Section Two:
Three of a Kind: Children's Spooky Fiction
1. Monique DONE 10/14/19
The Ghost of Crutchfield Hall by Mary Downing Hahn - 160 pages
2. Monique DONE 10/14/19
Doll Bones by Holly Black - 256 pages
3. Monique DONE 10/15/19
A World Full of Spooky Stories by Angela McAllister - 128 pages

Points: 7

Four of a Kind: Mystery Genre
1. Monique DONE 10/17/19
Deep and Dark and Dangerous by Mary Downing Hahn - 197 pages
2. Hannah DONE 10/17/19
The Diamond Pin by Carolyn Wells - 300 pages
3. Hannah DONE 10/17/19
The Sheridan Road Mystery by Paul Thorne - 291 pages
4. Hannah DONE 10/18/19
Deadly Intentions by Lisa Harris - 322 pages

Points: 12

Full House
Andrea DONE 10/14/19
Sweetened with Honey by Valerie Comer - 321 pages

Points: 4

Small Straight: 1,2,3,4
#1 Abigail DONE 10/14/19
A Cross to Kill by Andrew Huff - 256 pages
#2 Abigail DONE 10/15/19
It's (Royally) Complicated by Carol Moncado - 283 pages
#3 Abigail DONE 10/14/19
Never Let Go by Elizabeth Goddard - 363 pages
#4 Hannah (2 points) DONE 10/16/19
Personality Plus by Edna Ferber - 161 pages

Points: 13

Large Straight: 1,2,3,4,5
#1 Andrea DONE 10/15/19
Yankee Belles in Dixie by Gilbert Morris - 168 pages
#2 Andrea DONE 10/15/19
Drummer Boy at Bull Run by Gilbert Morris - 192 pages
#3 Hannah - DONE 10/14/19
Dark Ambitions by Irene Hannon - 384 pages
#4 Abigail DONE 10/14/19
Phantom Thief by P.D. Atkerson - 240 pages
#5 Abigail DONE 10/14/19
Take One by Karen Kingsbury - 352 pages

Points: 15

Yahtzee
4+ star rating on Goodreads
Andrea DONE 10/14/19
The Promise of Rayne by Nicole Deese - 336 pages
teammate/mod rated 5 stars
Hannah DONE 10/17/19
Where Treetops Glisten by various - 359 pages
title begins with YAHTZE
Hannah DONE 10/16/19
A Skeleton in the Closet by Mrs. Southworth - 381 pages
red cover
Hannah DONE 10/15/19
Incomparable Ballairs by Agnes Castle - 343 pages
black/white cover
Hannah DONE 10/17/19
Brandon Coyle's Wife by Mrs. Southworth - 411 pages

Points: 19

Chance
Andrea DONE 10/15/19
Beneath a Golden Veil by Melanie Dobson - 352 pages
Hannah DONE 10/14/19
The Well in the Desert by Emily Sarah Holt - 170 pages
Abigail DONE 10/14/19
Always Look Twice by Elizabeth Goddard - 384 pages
Monique DONE 10/17/19
The Butterfly Recluse by Therese Heckenkamp - 217 pages
Maria DONE 10/14/19
Search for the Light by Rosemary Noble - 311 pages

Points: 20

Section 2: 90
Section 1: 35
Round 5 total: 125
Previous total: 610 (hide spoiler)]
Grand total: 735

Round Six
Post away!

Section 1
1. Andrea DONE 10/20/19
Jack's Life by Douglas Gresham - 176 pages
2. Andrea DONE 10/18/19
Prague Winter by Madeleine K. Albright - 467 pages
3. Hannah DONE 10/18/19
Holly Anna Paladin Mysteries Book Bundle, Books 1-3 // 942 pages
4. Hannah DONE 10/19/19
LFY in Prince Edward Island, Canada by Susan Page Davis - 477 pages
5. Abigail DONE 10/18/19
Forged through Fire by Mark D. McDonough - 263 pages
6. Hannah DONE 10/19/19
Sunken Treasure by Katy Lee - 224 pages

Subtotal: 32
Bonus: yes +5
Section 1 Points: 37

Section 2
Three of a Kind: WWII
1. Abigail DONE 10/19/19
Marina by Susan May Warren - 287 pages
2. Abigail DONE 10/19/19
I Survived the Battle of D-Day, 1944 by Lauren Tarshis - 144 pages
3. Andrea DONE 10/20/19
Operatives, Spies, and Saboteurs by Patrick K. O'Donnell - 365 pages

Points: 9

Four of a Kind: 1800s Fiction
1. Andrea DONE 10/18/19
Little Men by Louisa May Alcott - 329 pages
2. Andrea DONE 10/18/19
Jo's Boys by Louisa May Alcott - 268 pages
3. Andrea DONE 10/18/19
Rose in Bloom by Louisa May Alcott - 302 pages
4. Andrea DONE 10/18/19
Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen - 280 pages

Points: 13

Full House
1. Andrea DONE 10/18/19
The Time Keeper by Mitch Albom - 224 pages

Points: 3

Small Straight (1,2,3,4)
1. Maria DONE 10/20/19
The Christmas Letter by Steven H. Berman - 398 pages
2. Monique DONE 10/20/19
Sammy Keyes and the Hotel Thief by Wendelin Van Daaren - 176 pages
3. Abigail DONE 10/19/19
Unscripted by Davis Bunn - 368 pages
4. Monique DONE 10/19/19
The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson - 447 pages

Points: 15

Large Straight (1,2,3,4,5)
1. Abigail DONE 10/19/19
Sunrise by Karen Kingsbury - 301 pages
2. Abigail DONE 10/19/19
Someday by Karen Kingsbury - 323 pages
3. Hannah DONE 10/18/19
The Red Seal by Natalie Sumner Lincoln - 316 pages
4. Hannah DONE 10/20/19
Tide and Punishment by Bree Baker - 354 pages
5. Abigail DONE 10/19/19
Summer by Karen Kingsbury - 350 pages

Points: 18

Yahtzee
4+ star rating on Goodreads
Hannah DONE 10/18/19
No Good Tea Goes Unpunished by Bree Baker - 330 pages
teammate/mod rated 5 stars
Abigail DONE 10/19/19
Sunset by Karen Kingsbury - 315
Rater: Melanie
title begins with YAHTZE
Hannah DONE 10/20/19
The Dragon's Secret by Augusta Huiell Seaman - 253 pages
red cover
Hannah DONE 10/19/19
Minkie by Louis Tracy - 175 pages
black/white cover
Hannah
The Blue Rajah Murder by Harold MacGrath

Points:

Chance
Andrea DONE 10/19/19
Shadow Warriors of World War II by Gordon Thomas & Greg Lewis - 304 pages
Hannah DONE 10/18/19
Roast Beef Medium by Edna Ferber - 296 pages
Abigail DONE 10/18/19
Wyatt by Susan May Warren - 298 pages
Monique DONE 10/19/19
Skeleton Man by Joseph Bruchac - 138 pages
Maria DONE 10/18/19
Fairer Than Any by Kathleen Ball - 164 pages

Points: 17

Section 2:
Section 1: 37
Sixth Card Total:
Previous Total: 735
Grand Total:

Team, we're doing SO good on this card!!

Great job on the reviews, Monique and Hannah!

Loving that plan, Hannah.

I'm down to the last 100 pages on Dark Ambitions. Hoping to finish by noon (1.75 hours from now). Also hoping to get two audios fit in for next round today.

Hannah wrote: "Team, we're doing SO good on this card!!"

Agree 100%!!!

I'm really amazed at how quickly we are getting through Round 5!

The Round 5, Four of a Kind theme is now a much more flexible "Mystery Genre." I'll still be working on books for this category, but feel free to fulfill any of these tasks that you want to, and I'll bump my reads over to Round 6. I'm trying to be as flexible as possible with this, to be sure we fulfill as many tasks as possible in this final stretch. This challenge has been getting me to read much more than I otherwise would be, which I love and I'll miss.

I've updated my Round 5 list, here. :)

Maria has finished "Fairer Than Any," which I'll post for her Round 6 Chance task, and she is currently reading "The Christmas Letter" that hopefully can be finished in time to be used for any Round 6 task it's needed for.

I'm currently finishing up "The Butterfly Recluse" for my Round 5 Chance task, which I'll post for shortly. :)

All that sounds fantastic, Monique! Thanks for the detailed update. I know Hannah has one mystery she's working on right now, so between you two, that category should be done soon.

Well done, everyone!

I'm with you: I'll miss the game, but mostly the camaraderie, which I'm glad we keep throughout the year in chats and stuff.

Our reading challenge ending is such bitter sweet because although I'll be missing it TONS—especially the chats and camaraderie we've had as a team... starting Monday I need to shift my focus to the novel I'll be writing next month during NaNoWriMo. This is one of the reasons I'm trying to get in as much reading now through Sunday as I can, enjoying it while it lasts, before the reading sprints are replaced by writing sprints. ;)

I hear ya... and feel the same. Hugs!

We have been a great team! I think most of us are doing NaNo. :)

So our teamship continues, basically. Love it!

Finished Section 1, #3, so we're done with all of Section 1 now. All we need to finish round five is...

Four of a Kind (3 books, but Hannah told me she's finished two today)
Yahtzee, teammate (Hannah's nearly done with this, I think)
Chance (Monique's working on this)

We're sooooo close to being able to get to the next round. Fabulous job, friends!

Yay! We're especially close now.

What's left:

Four of a Kind: Mystery Genre (Hannah)
Chance (Monique)

I finished my Chance book last night and wanted to post for it then but I was too tired to get out of bed and boot up my computer, and my iPad was having issues, so I've posted it this morning. :)

Now we're down to one task left for Round 5, which it looks like Hannah will be fulfilling. The books I had planned for that Four of a Kind category I lost access to on Scribd for some reason, so thank you for finishing this up, Hannah! :)

Today I'm reading: "The Curse of Misty Wayfair" by Jaime Jo Wright.

Wonderful job, Monique! So sorry about the loss of those books. Silly technology!

Happy reading on that Wright book.

I'll be finishing up the four of a kind for next round today. Full house I finished yesterday. I'll then be working on two of my section one tasks with Jack's Life and Prague Winter. Busy, busy! Can we breathe yet???

Oh, that's annoying about Scribd! That's the hard part about subscription things because stuff runs out without notice...at least Netflix lets you know when things are about to expire. I wish reading subscriptions would do the same.

I have nine chapters left on my mystery audio. :)

Awesome, Hannah. We'll be done with round five today!! Great job, Daisies!!!

Posted mine.

Well done! We may now post books for Round 6. Yay!!!!!

(I'll post a heap after breakfast.)

I really don't know what happened with Scribd... Everything I wanted to read on there was available and accessible to me, so I saved my planned books to a list there, and all of a sudden, within the last few days, more and more of my planned audiobook reads were flagged as "Available on 10/21", and now every audiobook I look up on Scribd says "Available on 10/21."

I'm excited to be posting for Round 6 now! Great job, everyone! :)

Maria and I are planning to complete the tasks of the Round 6 Small Straight category with:
#1 - MARIA - The Christmas Letter✔️
#2 - MONIQUE - Mere Christianity
#3 - MONIQUE - The Curse of Misty Wayfair
#4 - MONIQUE - The Devil in the White City✔️

I'll be reading this book for my Round 6 Chance task: Skeleton Man✔️

Thanks for the update, Monique! I'll get those written in my notebook and updated in the tracker.

Y'all, we're already eight books into round 6. Woot woot!

It blows me away that we finished Round 5 in just 3 and 1/2 days! It would be unreal if we could finish Round 6 by Sunday. ;)

Bookish Yahtzee - ROUND 6✔️

Here is my Round 6 list with instructions, counted points, and links… This challenge ends this Sunday. As usual, I'll be updating this post as the round progresses. Happy reading, team Daisy! :)

Round 6 Plans & Progress:

[Section 1:] - 1 extra point is added for each completed section 1 task (x6).

#1 - ANDREA - 176 pages / 2+1 points - FINISHED✔️
#2 - ANDREA - 467 pages / 5+1 points - FINISHED✔️
#3 - HANNAH - 942 pages / 9+1 points - FINISHED✔️
#4 - HANNAH - 479 pages / 5+1 points - FINISHED✔️
#5 - ABIGAIL - 263 pages / 3+1 points - FINISHED✔️
#6 - HANNAH - 224 pages / 2+1 points - FINISHED✔️
Total Points: 32 + 5 = 37
Note: If we earn 27+ points for the above section, we will receive 5 bonus points!

[Section 2:] - 1 extra point is added for each of the next 6 completed task categories (x6).

Three of a Kind - WWII
#1 - ABIGAIL - 287 pages / 3 points - FINISHED✔️
#2 - ABIGAIL - 144 pages / 1 point - FINISHED✔️
#3 - ANDREA - 365 pages / 4 points - FINISHED✔️
Total Points: 8 + 1 = : 9

Four of a Kind - 1800s Fiction
#1 - ANDREA - 329 pages / 3 points - FINISHED✔️
#2 - ANDREA - 268 / 3 points - FINISHED✔️
#3 - ANDREA - 302 / 3 points - FINISHED✔️
#4 - ANDREA - 280 / 3 points - FINISHED✔️
Total Points: 12 + 1 = 13

Full House - ANDREA - 224 pages/ 2 points - FINISHED✔️
Total Points: 2 + 1 = 3

Small Straight (1,2,3,4) - Read a book with the task # in its page count or publication date.
#1 - MARIA - 398 pages / 4 points - FINISHED✔️
#2 - MONIQUE - 176 pages / 2 points - FINISHED✔️
#3 - ABIGAIL - 368 pages / 4 points - FINISHED✔️
#4 - MONIQUE - 447 pages / 4 points - FINISHED✔️
Total Points: 14 + 1 = : 15

Large Straight (1,2,3,4,5) - Read a book with the task # in its page count or publication date.
#1 - ABIGAIL - 301 pages / 3 points - FINISHED✔️
#2 - ABIGAIL - 323 pages / 3 points - FINISHED✔️
#3 - HANNAH - 316 pages / 3 points - FINISHED✔️
#4 - HANNAH - 354 pages / 4 points - FINISHED✔️
#5 - ABIGAIL - 350 pages / 4 points - FINISHED✔️
Total Points: 17 + 1 = 18

Yahtzee
#1 - HANNAH - 330 pages / 3 points - FINISHED✔️
#2 - ABIGAIL - 315 pages / 3 points - FINISHED✔️
#3 - HANNAH - 253 pages / 3 points - FINISHED✔️
#4 - HANNAH - 175 pages / 2 points - FINISHED✔️
#5 - HANNAH - 303 pages / 3 points - FINISHED✔️
Total Points: 14 + 1 = 15

Chance/Freebie - 1 extra point is added for each completed Chance task (x5).
#1 - ANDREA - 304 pages / 3+1 points - FINISHED✔️
#2 - HANNAH - 296 pages / 3+1 points - FINISHED✔️
#3 - ABIGAIL - 298 pages / 3+1 points - FINISHED✔️
#4 - MONIQUE - 138 pages / 1+1 points - FINISHED✔️
#5 - MARIA - 164 pages / 2+1 points - FINISHED✔️
Total Points: 17

Round 6 Tasks Completed: 33/33
Total Round 6 Points: 127

LINKS:
*Andrea's ROUND 6 list with completed books can be found here.
*Looking back… My ROUND 5 list can be found here.
*Looking forward... My ROUND 7 list can be found here.

ALL ROUND TOTALS:
*Round 1 - 149 points
*Round 2 - 146 points
*Round 3 - 147 points
*Round 4 - 168 points
*Round 5 - 125 points
*Round 6 - 127 points
*Round 7 - IN PROGRESS
Total Points (so far): 862

I finished and posted Prague Winter for section 1, #2. I’ll update the tracker tomorrow.

I read these 2 days ago, yesterday, and today, I am marking them on here after commenting this.

Marina by Susan May Warren
I Survived The Battle of D-Day, 1944
Unscripted by Davis Bunn
Sunrise by Karen Kingsbury
Summer by Karen Kingsbury
Someday by Karen Kingsbury
Sunset by Karen Kingsbury

Abigail wrote: "I read these 2 days ago, yesterday, and today, I am marking them on here after commenting this.

Marina by Susan May Warren
I Survived The Battle of D-Day, 1944
Unscripted by Davis Bunn
Sunrise by ..."

I am reading one of the other WWII books now.

Such great progress everyone! :)

Abigail, if you and Andrea would like, I could make review posts for those books. :)

I'm nearly finished with my Round 6 Chance book, which I'll be posting for soon.

I'm so amazed at how many books our team has read throughout this challenge!

UPDATE: It turns out Andrea is writing those posts for you, Abigail. :)

Monique wrote: "Such great progress everyone! :)

Abigail, if you and Andrea would like, I could make review posts for those books. :)

I'm nearly finished with my Round 6 Chance book, which I'll be posting for soon."

That'd be great if you don't mind!

Yay!

Thanks, Abi! Once I get back to the car, I’ll check my notes and see where all those books were supposed to go. Thanks for your patience!

Okay. I found spots for all but one of Abi’s books. Checking with Monique about a category; otherwise, we may get a start on the next card tomorrow. ;)

I’ll post the books once I get home.

I’m working on my sixes book.


(ship on cover)

Large straight 4 will be Tide and Punishment, 354 pages

I’ll probably be able to polish off black or white cover and Yahtzee title tomorrow!

Awesome, thanks, y'all! I'm doing updates right now.

Reviews posted for Abi (all 7 books used). Working on updating the tracker now.

Tracker updates done.

Upon refreshing the page and seeing Andrea's updated list/tracker, I realized I made some mistakes on my last review post and my list, so I've fixed them.

I'm fulfilling Small Straight #4 as originally planned with:
✔️

I'll for sure fulfill the Small Straight task #2 with:
✔️

Also, for Small Straight #1, Maria will be finishing:
✔️

Sounds great, Monique!

Sorry if there was any confusion earlier with my posts. I got them done as quickly as I could. Busy day all around over here, including a Half Price Books clearance sale, at which I scored a pretty big haul of books. (That's where I was when Abi posted her list of books.)

Abigail wrote: "I am reading one of the other WWII books now."

Abi, it was a crazy day here, so I just now saw this. How close are you to finishing this book? The one I'm finishing up tonight could work for WWII or my chance book.

Monique wrote: "I really don't know what happened with Scribd... Everything I wanted to read on there was available and accessible to me, so I saved my planned books to a list there, and all of a sudden, within th..."

Monique, what I found with Scribd was that if you read a lot (particularly new/popular books), they start pushing back the date you can read additional ones--almost like a library check-out limit, but more frustrating since they don't tell you beforehand or give you any kind of warning before things get blocked off. Hope this helps a little!

Chance is completely done for this round. :)

Here's what we still need to finish today:

Section 1, #1 - Andrea
Section 2, Three of a Kind #3 - Andrea
Section 2, Small Straight #1 - Maria
Section 2, Small Straight #2 - Monique
Section 2, Large Straight #4 - Hannah
Section 2, Yahtzee, title - Hannah
Section 2, Yahtzee, black/white cover - Hannah

If we finish all of these, we may also post some for a start on a seventh round. It's so hard to believe that's actually possible. :)

Looks good! I’m 1/3 into my #4 book and should have it done by noon. My title one will be a short book (deciding between three). And I’ve got two black covers I’m deciding between.

Edit: black cover is

Andrea wrote: "Abigail wrote: "I am reading one of the other WWII books now."

Abi, it was a crazy day here, so I just now saw this. How close are you to finishing this book? The one I'm finishing up tonight coul..."

Andrea, you go ahead and take the spot, I have to read a review book before I finish the WWII one.

Okay! Thanks, Abi. Today’s the last day of the game, so let me know which books you finish today, and I’ll see if I can find a spot for them. If we make it to the next card, that won’t be a problem.

Hannah, sounds great!

I'm claiming Three of a Kind for round seven.

Same Author: Gordon Korman

These are quick listens, and I'll be done in time tonight, listening to them back-to-back with no break.

Also, I'll be finishing up my final round six book here in a few minutes; I just finished up the next-to-last one but haven't posted it yet.

I'm also trying to read another book for my chance in round seven. Not sure if I'll get it finished, but I'm hopeful!

Posted my final books for round six.

Only three more to go, gals!

One book to go! So excited, y'all.

I read Foremost and marked it down on my read shelf if it'll work for a spot.