Challenge Corner discussion

Thanks Alaina! Okay looks like we’re about to be done with board one, and then board two almost. It would be great if we could get another to try and use all our banked books to maybe get through a part 1 of one more card?
I’m off to hunt for short books with chris in the name in case no one finds any!

Keri wrote: "Thanks Alaina! Okay looks like we’re about to be done with board one, and then board two almost. It would be great if we could get another to try and use all our banked books to maybe get through a..."

I might be able to cram in an Agatha Christie for CHRIS at some point tomorrow but depends on my progress with Thunderhead atm - hopefully there's a short CHRIS book out there!

so i still have 60% left on the N.D but I found a book I can finish in like 2 hrs that's written by a chris, then wed just need the mpg family which if parenting books work for that I can find a short one of that too, I don't think I have any plans tomorrow so I can put in a couple solid hours

Hey guys! You are all so close to finishing round one of your board! Here is the task that you have left:
December Snow: Title starts with D OR Published in December (any year).

finished the DN book, going to start on chris book, also I think I found one for "family" that I already have ready to read in my kindle if needed but I think that ones a little longer so we should pick another board to get ready in the mean time if were gonnna try for that.

Ok I posted the last one for Jenny so we can get to round two.

I looked quick and board 2 seems like it has a lot of easy categories, but what does everyone else think for another board?

im good with board 2, I think most of my banked books can fit on it :) ik I have both of the caramel apple for sure, will start checking what books I can for words in text

CONGRATS! You all finished round one of your board and can now start posting for round two! You also got 10 bonus points from your spin!

Yeah I’m fine with board two also. Then we just have to strategically place things again before we post any to use as many as we can.

works for me as well!

You guys are so close to finishing your board! Here are the tasks that you have left:
Wrapped in Red: RED in title
Silent Night: Titles starts with S
December Snow: Published in December (any year).
I’ll Be Home For Christmas: Book involves traveling
Winter Wonderland: Book has under 200 reviews
Sweet November: Published in 2014 (any month)

I will be doing my reviews for my books ASAP. Sorry forgot I hadn’t posted them yet

Anna 'Bookbuyer' wrote: "I will be doing my reviews for my books ASAP. Sorry forgot I hadn’t posted them yet"

I'll see about posting the remaining reviews for Ashy and Jenny so we can go ahead and try putting things in the next board. :)

You guys are so close to finishing your board! Here are the tasks that you have left:
Wrapped in Red: RED in title
I’ll Be Home For Christmas: Book involves traveling
Sweet November: Published in 2014 (any month)

Posted!

I don't know if we will get another board or not so I will say great job team. We all worked really hard and worked really well together. Hope to be with you all on a team again. ^-^

if you guys want i post board #2 in the chat like we did for 5, im free & home for 7/8 more hours and can add things to the board/turn in as long as i can get to the reviews

Yeah that works for me, at least we can try to enter as much as possible and if anything is left we can enter them for page points!!

Really enjoyed this team challenge! Hopefully might be able to get to another board but whether or not this is the case, had a great time with this one :)

Also, should have Thunderhead done today and cause it's a buddy read should be another 12 points hopefully :)

I have one more book I will try to review and maybe will have another? It's getting late for me now as it's 5:30 and I was up at like 4 am.

Cinnamon Dolce Latte:
Page count has 3 in it OR Title has 3 of the same letter in one word (Ex: Alpha Billionaire (3 I's in BILLIONAIRE))
(342pgs)

Caramel Apple Spice:
Author's initials in CARAMEL OR MC's first or last name starts with C


Pumpkin Spice Latte:
Book that is between 120 - 380 pages OR Book has more than 16 editions
(crystal)

Classic Chai Tea Latte:
MPG Classic OR Teacup on cover



Salted Caramel Mocha:
MC's name has 6 letters ONLY OR Coffee on cover
(Julian)

(crystal)

Flat White:
'Flat" in text OR 'White' in text
(both)


Toasted Graham Latte:
Published in 2019 OR 'Toast' in text

(2019)


Peppermint Mocha:
'Mint' in text OR Letters M, I, N, T in the title (in any order)




Toasted White Chocolate Mocha:
Book is 4th in series OR Title has 4 words ONLY



Caramel Brulée Latte:
Read a translated book OR Title has an accent letter (Ex: You will use another edition of a book - here is an edition of Twilight Crepúsculo)

Chestnut Praline Latte:
NUT in title OR Title has a word that rhymes with LINE



Gingerbread Latte:
MC has red hair OR GINGERBREAD in title
(red hair?)
FREEBIE!
*Read any book of your choice.

Eggnog Latte:
Letters E, G, G are in the title (in any order) OR Author's initials are in NOG



Fudge Hot Chocolate:
'Chocolate' in text OR Chocolate on cover


(text)

Honey & Almond Hot Chocolate:
Yellow Cover OR Read a book that has 5+ books in the series



Toffee Nut Latte:
Feature's a nutty character (your interpretation) OR 'Coffee' in text
(both?)

(text)

Apple Crumble Latte:
Features a break up OR Set in North Carolina



Peppermint Hot Chocolate:
Cover is red & white ONLY OR Tagged 'hot' on the first page



Holiday Blend:
Set around the holidays OR Published on a major holiday (Ex: New Years Eve, New Years, Valentines, etc.)



Fall Blend:
'Fall' in text OR Author's initials are in FALL



Christmas Cookie Latte:
Cookie on cover OR 'Sweet' in text



Dark Cherry Mocha:
Tagged 'dark' on the first page OR MPG Dark

Pumpkin Pie Frappuccino:
Author's initials are in PIE OR 'Orange' in text
(orange in text)

Maple Pecan Latte:
Set in Canada OR MC's initials are MP or PM

I can cover series has 5+ books but I'm not 100% sure I will have time to review it so don't hold it for me. :)

Oh and it also works for 4th book in a series.

okay np :)
-I added some of my books but still have like 10 more to add later , making chicken noodle soup today :)

I can probably use these... a few of mine are only worth one point so they are not necessary to be posted unless nothing else will work :)

Book that is between 120 - 380 pages (Dovis)
MC's name has 6 letters ONLY (Butterface)
Book is 4th in series (Hades is Mine)
Read a book that has 5+ books in the series (Penny's Protector)
'Coffee' in text (Slashes in the Snow)
'Fall' in text (Jarek)
Tagged 'hot' on the first page (Cathian)
Letters M, I, N, T in the title (in any order) (Alien Protector's Christmas Captive)
'Sweet' in text (Thanksgiving with Dad's Boss)

okay i think i got all yours on there crystal :) i tried to make sure i picked the right ones for you too! im going to just add ppls stuff until we run out of books then ill move mine around as needed

Hey! Probably went OTT with the spreadsheet lol but I've added in all the categories that my banked books work for for Board 2 if that helps? Can do for the other books on there if so :)

added two of them :)

right now we have at least one book per cat. EXCEPT

-set in canada/MC intitals are MP/PM
- tagged "dark" or MPG "dark
-set around holiday/published on major holdiay
-fts break up/set in north carolina
-both freebies
- translated book/book with accent letter

but i still have 6 books to add of mine and the rest of the ones on the banked tab :D plus ik i can start & finish a magic tree house for the holiday one if needed

Great prepping team! And we can always move things around to use the most books possible and if we need to get some categories covered.

We’ve done awesome and I’ve loved being on a team with you guys.

I’m working on finishing my last book now and will have that and one more to review before this ends. Both are already on the spreadsheet so can be placed.

How are we tracking the second board 2 on the spreadsheet? I don’t see anything besides our old board 2.

Anyway, feel free to place any of my books that fit and I can try to help when I know where to look :-)
Everything from me on the spreadsheet should be finished and reviewed before we’re done.

OjoAusana wrote: "added two of them :)

right now we have at least one book per cat. EXCEPT

-set in canada/MC intitals are MP/PM
- tagged "dark" or MPG "dark
-set around holiday/published on major holdiay
-fts ..."

Both of my Debbie Macomber ones are Christmas books so work for ‘set around holiday’.
I’ll look into the other topics

Yeah it really works best to plug everything in before posting.

I am heading home soon so I will look over my few books and maybe I can move them around to free up some of the easier categories for other people :)

OjoAusana wrote: "added two of them :)

right now we have at least one book per cat. EXCEPT

-set in canada/MC intitals are MP/PM
- tagged "dark" or MPG "dark
-set around holiday/published on major holdiay
-fts ..."

Okay, for my books, all take place during/around Christmas.

ALSO features a break up(they get back together but I think that still counts?)

Keri wrote: "How are we tracking the second board 2 on the spreadsheet? I don’t see anything besides our old board 2.


I think she is just keeping track using her post above until we get the new spreadsheet.

Ok that’s what I figured. I really hope we get the board! I think we can get one more half board in!

Yeah this is where the teamwork really comes into play lol

yes im just keeping track on the chat so far, but as soon as i sit back down ill add keri's books :D

i might be able to review the 2 books ive finished but not 100% the last week has been crazy with working every other day

I’m searching through several peoples and I’m struggling to find dark :/
I thought for sure the one I’m reading now would be but it’s not.

omfg same :)))))) i thought for sure this seires that like, kills kids all the time would be at least tagged as dark but its not???

the only thing i found is the queen of air and darkness is tagged as "dark-artifacts" by 38ppl but i cant find any just dark :0

Maybe someone will pop in with a current read that’ll fit lol, I’ll go through mine again but I’m not having much luck with other categories. Also searched for published on a holiday and haven’t found one for that either 🤷🏼‍♀️

I went through 25 pages on the dark genre page and found nothing of mine. :(

should we try "drops of crimson" for set in canada? i think i could find another with chocolate in text

then we just need
NUT in title/title has a word that rhymes with LINE

I have a book that was probably already used that (if you can switch things around) is tagged Dark-fantasy by 6 people: and if we're real lucky, it wasn't used. Sadly, I think it was.

OjoAusana wrote: "should we try "drops of crimson" for set in canada? i think i could find another with chocolate in text

then we just need
NUT in title/title has a word that rhymes with LINE"

I'm on board for First drop of crimson for set in Canada, it's in the location bit on the book description so hopefully should be fine!

Oh wait no I'm so sorry - I got Montreal mixed up with Monaco so it's not actually set in Canada, I apologisd for the mix-up!!

np! we can put it for chocolate in text still right i think

ill do canada i found a book

Hades in mine rhymes with the word line. We could move that and put Slashes in the Snow in for 4 word title instead of using 4th in series...

Oh that one is in coffee in text. Let me check some of the unused for coffee in text

Okay. Passenger had coffee in text. And is not used.

So:
Move Hades is mine from 4th in series to rhymes with line
Then move slashes in the snow from coffee in text to four word title.
Then add passenger for coffee in text.


I’m going to make these moves on the spreadsheet so we have one more covered! And passenger is 5 points too so that’s good