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Bookish Blocks 2020 - May 2020
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How it works:
To earn points in this challenge, simply read and review as normal, but if you would like to earn your team some bonus points, then the idea behind this challenge is to read books which fit the descriptions in the Bookish Blocks grid, and check them off (a bit like Bingo).
This is what your board will look like -
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|Contemporary| Dystopian | ...YA.... | .Popular! | .Mystery. |
| ....00.... | ....00... | ...00.... | ...00.... | ...00.... |
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| ..Sci-Fi.. |..Romance..| 4+ Stars! |Paranormal | ...'E'... |
| ....00.... | ....00... | ....00... | ....00... | ...00.... |
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| ..'The'... | .Female.. | .Fantasy. | ..Adult.. | ...CR.... |
| ....00.... | ....00... | ....00... | ....00... | ...00.... |
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| ...2020... |Historical | ..Buddy!. |Stand-alone| Favourite |
| ....00.... | ....00... | ....00... | ....00... | ...00.... |
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| ..Series.. | .Re-Read. | .LT1000.. | ..Male... | .Freebie! |
| ....00.... | ....00... | ....00... | ...00.... | ...00.... |
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Each square can be completed by reading a book which fits the following descriptions -
* Contemporary - Tagged 'Contemporary'
* Dystopian - Tagged 'Dystopian'
* YA - 'Tagged YA or Young Adult'
* Popular - has more than 100,000 ratings on Goodreads.
* Mystery - Tagged 'Mystery'
* Sci-Fi - Tagged 'Sci-Fi'
* Romance - Tagged 'Romance'
* 4+ Stars! - Book has an average rating of 4.0 Stars or more.
* Paranormal - Tagged 'Paranormal'
* E - has the letter 'E' in the title, series name, or author name.
* 'The' - Has the word 'the' in the title/series name/author name (can be part of another word like 'there')
* Female - Has a female main character or female author.
* Fantasy - Tagged 'Fantasy'
* Adult - Tagged 'Adult'
* CR - Tagged 'Currently-Reading' (Someone else is reading this too!)
* 2020 - Book published in 2020.
* Historical - Tagged 'Historical'
* Buddy - Read with a buddy.
* Stand-alone - Book is not part of a series or associated with any other books.
* Favourite - Tagged 'Favourite/Favorite/Favorites' etc.
* Series - Book is part of a series with at least 2 books.
* Re-Read - Book you've read before (normal rules apply).
* LT1000 - has less than 1000 ratings.
* Male - Has a male main character or male author.
* Freebie - book which you got for free - library, free ebook, borrowed etc.
**Please note, for your book to be 'Tagged' as a genre (edit: genre/tag/description), it must have been tagged more than 2 times, and it must appear in the first column of tags for that book (you can find tags by clicking 'See top shelves' under the genre list on each individual books Goodreads page) The first column has around the first 34 tags for that book.**
(Edit: this applies to all descriptions involving tags, including 'currently-reading', and Favourite/Favorite/Favorites)
- Each time you or someone on your team reads a book, the box completed will receive a +1 on your grid.
- Each time your team reads a book for each category in a vertical or horizontal line, your team will receive 25 bonus points.
- Each time your team completes the whole grid, your team will receive a further 250 bonus points.
- These boxes can be completed in any order, and it is fine to complete boxes multiple times before completing other boxes (So you could read 3 books tagged 'Mystery', even if you have not completed any other boxes).
Important:
* You may only claim one box per book (unless multiple people are reading it in which case they can each use the book to complete a box).
* Each time a box is completed, the person completing it will receive bonus points, the number of bonus points will be equal to the number of page points they have earned for that book.
* Each time a line or the whole grid is completed, bonus points will be awarded to the team rather than to individuals, so solo players will not receive these bonus points.
* You can use a different edition to complete the description, to the edition you use for pages.
* * You may read any kind of book for this challenge, but the page counts necessary to claim 1 book read for a box are the following -
- YA, NA, Adult, Non-fiction books (without illustrations) - 200 pages.
- Middle-grade/children's books (without illustrations) - 300 pages.
- Manga, graphic novels, plays, poetry, books written in verse, anything with some illustrations - 600 pages.
- Books which are mainly illustrations cannot be used.
* You may add together page counts to reach these minimums, but you can only add together page counts of books which are under the limits, ie: less than 200, 300, and 600 pages respectively. You cannot add together page counts of books which meet the minimum page count on their own.
* If you do choose to add together the page counts of multiple books to reach the minimum page count, you may only choose one box to complete, you wouldn't be able to claim more than one box. So if you read one book with 119 pages, and a second with 113 pages, each fitting a different description, you could add these together to get to the minimum page count, and then choose one box to get a +1 in.
* Books started before May can be used for page points +/- buddy read points, but you will not be able to claim any years or bonus points.
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Rules/Guidelines:
* Books must be read between the 1st of May and the 31st of May inclusive. Books started before May may be used, but you will only earn points for pages read in May, and will not be able to claim any bonus points or boxes. Please let us know how many pages you have read in May when posting your review.
* Books must be at least 50 pages long, without illustrations/photographs/diagrams etc.
-- 75 pages minimum for middle-grade and children's books.
-- 150 pages minimum for poetry, books written in verse, manga/graphic novels, books which have some illustrations, and plays.
-- Books which are mainly illustrations, such as some children's books, picture books, and some non-fiction books etc. cannot be used as part of this challenge.
**Please note that these are the minimum page counts for page points, not for the number of books read, or for earning any bonus points.**
* Middle-grade, and children's books without illustrations/photographs will earn 1 point for every 75 pages due to the reduced word count. This applies to all books which are tagged 'middle-grade' or 'children's' more times than they are tagged YA. This includes Goosebumps books, The Wind in the Willows, the Magisterium series, and The Secret Garden to name a few.
**Please note that these are the minimum page counts for page points, not for the number of books read, or for earning any bonus points.**
* Books which are illustrated or have photographs will receive 1 point for every 150 pages. If your book has an illustrator listed or is tagged 'illustrated', then it will fall into this category. This includes books such as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, The Spiderwick Chronicles, A Series of Unfortunate Events, books by Roald Dahl, Doll Bones, Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children Series, A Monster Calls, The Little Prince, and Charlotte's Web to name a few.
* A list of editions of some of these books, which we consider not to be illustrated can be found on our challenge rules thread here - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/... These are the only editions of these listed books which can be used to earn points as a book rather than an illustrated book.
* A list of books which have a modified page count to account for illustrations, which can then be used as a regular book can also be found here - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
* Manga, graphic novels, plays, poetry, and books written in verse will receive 1 point for every 150 pages due to reduced word count. If your book is tagged 'Sequential Art', 'Graphic Novels', 'Comics', 'Manga', 'Poetry', 'Verse', 'Play', or words to that effect, then it will fall into this category.
* If your poetry book or graphic novel does not meet the minimum page count, we will allow you to add together the page counts of 2 or more books to make it to the minimum page count. Books must be posted at the same time, and must be less than 150 pages each.
(This applies to meeting the page count requirement, not meeting any other requirements.)
* If you are reading novellas which are less than 50 pages long, you may also add together the page counts of one or more novellas of less than 50 pages, to get to the minimum page count of 50 pages. Books must be posted at the same time.
(This applies to meeting the page count requirement, not meeting any other requirements.)
* You are welcome to read physical books, ebooks, and audiobooks for this challenge, and you are also welcome to read in any language as long as you provide us with an English translation of your review/updates either as part of your review, on your team's review thread, or by personal message to myself.
* If for any reason you are unable to publish your review on Goodreads, it can also be sent to myself via personal message. Please continue to post on your team's review thread as normal, stating 'review sent to Sarah by personal message' after 'Review:'.
* Re-reads are allowed in this challenge, as long as it has been at least 8 months since you last read the book. You will need to write a new review or updates though please. We recommend that you post on your review '2020 re-read', or something to that effect so that we can easily see what your new review is.
*A review or 4 detailed updates will be required for each book read.
*Buddy reads must have a minimum of 4 comments to count, and comments must be detailed, and about the book. We also expect you to discuss the book with your buddies, not just post updates and leave. Comments must also be different from your review or status updates. If your buddy read comments, and your review or status updates are identical, then you will not receive points for both until they contain different details.
* Buddy reads must take place within this group (YA Buddy Readers' Corner ♥) to gain the extra points. You can see which buddy reads are already planned each month here - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...
* You should not start a buddy read more than 7 days before the start date, or more than 14 days after the start date, or the last comment on the thread, whichever is later. If you do need to change the date, check with your buddy as they may also be able to start early/late with you.
* Group Buddy Reads can be joined to earn buddy read points, but only GBRs for May 2020 will count. These will be posted on this thread around April 22nd - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
* Please note that we are no longer using 'Series' threads in our challenges. If you choose to take part in a buddy read on a series thread rather than a thread for an individual book, then you will not earn any buddy read points for it.
* Please post the link to your buddy read along with the book you are reading and the start date on the 'Planned Buddy Reads' list for the correct month - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group... If you continually schedule buddy reads and fail to post them on the planned buddy reads thread for the correct month, then we won't continue to give buddy read points. It is important that buddy reads are posted on the planned buddy reads list so that everyone is given the opportunity to join.
* There are no set books which need to be read, any book which fits within the rules will count, so books can be chosen by the reader. Please check with us before reading if you are unsure whether your book counts or not.
* Bonus points will be given as detailed in the 'points' section below.
* Please only post one review per comment on your team's review thread, unless you are adding the books together to reach a minimum page count.
Edit: * This challenge will begin and end on Goodreads time, which is Pacific Standard Time - https://greenwichmeantime.com/time-zo... The challenge will start at 00:01 on May 1st 2020 PST, and end at 00:01 on June 1st 2020 PST.
* You are welcome to start the challenge on the 1st of the month in your own time zone, but you must also finish the challenge on your own time zone. Please let us know if you are doing this, as Goodreads may time stamp your books as being started on the last day of the previous month.
* Whilst you may start on your own timezone, the challenge will still end on Goodreads time, so even if you start late, you cannot end late.
* Higher page count editions may be used when claiming points for pages, but page counts for iphone/ibook/ipod/itunes editions will not be accepted, and neither will page counts for audiobook editions of any kind, or miniature versions of books such as Flipback, dwarsligger, PenguinMini (you are still welcome to read in these formats, but must use a different page count). We will also not accept a page count which is more than double the next highest for that book. (ie: if there are 4 editions at 200 pages, and 1 edition at 2200 pages, we would not accept the 2200 page edition as it is more than double the next highest at 200 pages.)
* We request that you leave us a link to the edition with the page count that you are using if the book has multiple editions with different page counts.
* Please do not go back and alter posts once they have been counted, if you need to make a change, please make a new post on your team's review thread, with a link to your original post, and then explain the change, for example; a higher page count edition has been found, or a buddy read needs to be added, and please include links.
* We do reserve the right to not add additional points on when posts have been amended, as it may be unclear how many points were awarded the first time.
* We will be tracking the number of books that people are reading, to see whether they are reading the minimum number of books required for the level of team that they are on. If over a period of several months you are consistently reading less than the required number of books, we will ask you to move to a lower level of team, or go solo. This is because it is unfair to other team members if you continue to sign up for a medium/serious team, yet are only reading 2 books a month.
* Our regular challenge rules can be found here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
*** If you are not sure if your book counts, please ask before you read it. Questions can be posted on this thread, or sent by personal message to myself.***
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Points :
Books - *1 point per 50 pages*
*50 - 99 pages = 1 points
*100 - 149 pages = 2 point
*150 - 199 pages = 3 points
*200 - 249 pages = 4 points
*250 - 299 pages = 5 points
*300 - 349 pages = 6 points
*350 - 399 pages = 7 points
*400 - 449 pages = 8 points
*450 - 499 pages = 9 points
*500 - 549 pages = 10 points
*550 - 599 pages = 11 points
*600+ pages = 12 points
(Maximum of 12 points per book)
(Please note that this is the minimum page count for page points, not the minimum page count for claiming bonus points.)
Middle-grade/children's books (without illustrations) - *1 point per 75 pages*
*75 - 149 pages = 1 points
*150 - 224 pages = 2 point
*225 - 299 pages = 3 points
*300 - 374 pages = 4 points
*375 - 449 pages = 5 points
*450 - 524 pages = 6 points
*525 - 599 pages = 7 points
*600+ pages = 8 points
(maximum of 8 points per book)
(Please note that this is the minimum page count for page points, not the minimum page count for claiming bonus points.)
Graphic novels/manga/poetry/plays/books written in verse/books which have some illustrations - *1 point per 150 pages*
*150 - 299 pages = 1 points
*300 - 449 pages = 2 point
*450 - 599 pages = 3 points
*600+ pages = 4 points
(maximum of 4 points per book)
(Please note that this is the minimum page count for page points, not the minimum page count for claiming bonus points.)
* Buddy reads DOUBLE your points score for pages, so a 300-page book (6pts) + buddy read (6pts) = 12 points. 600-page book (12pts) + buddy read (12pts) = 24 points. (Bonus points for buddy reads will only be given if the buddy read has taken place in our group.)
★ ★ ★ Please note that while you may add together page counts to get to the minimum necessary for the 'books read' column, books which meet the minimum page counts will still be scored individually. This means that if you submit 3 novellas of 70 pages to reach the 200-page minimum, you will receive 1 point for each of these novellas, as each book is individually long enough to earn bonus points. This applies to all types of points.★ ★ ★
Bonus Points -
* Bonus points will be awarded based on page count, the same as page points and buddy read points. So if you read a 300 page book and are awarded 6 points, you will earn an extra 6 points for claiming a letter. Similarly, if you read a 300 page middle-grade book, you will receive 4 page points, and a further 4 bonus points for claiming a letter. The same maximums apply as apply for page points.
* Each time a horizontal or vertical line is completed, your team will receive 25 bonus points.
* Each time the full grid is completed, your team will receive a further 250 bonus points.
- Bonus points for completing lines and the whole grid are awarded to team totals only, so solo players will not be able to claim these points.
*Mods will keep track of each teams points, using the following system -
Team Name:
__________|_Books_|_Buddy_|__Page____|_Bonus_|__Total
__________|_Read__|_Reads_|__Points__|_Points|
Name______|___0___|___0___|_____0____|___0___|_____0
Name______|___0___|___0___|_____0____|___0___|_____0
Grid Bonus____________________________+000
Team______|___0___|___0___|_____0____|___0___|_____0
Grid:
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|Contemporary| Dystopian | ...YA.... | .Popular! | .Mystery. |
| ....00.... | ....00... | ...00.... | ...00.... | ...00.... |
______________________________________________________________
| ..Sci-Fi.. |..Romance..| 4+ Stars! |Paranormal | ...'E'... |
| ....00.... | ....00... | ....00... | ....00... | ...00.... |
_____________________________________________________________
| ..'The'... | .Female.. | .Fantasy. | ..Adult.. | ...CR.... |
| ....00.... | ....00... | ....00... | ....00... | ...00.... |
_____________________________________________________________
| ...2020... |Historical | ..Buddy!. |Stand-alone| Favourite |
| ....00.... | ....00... | ....00... | ....00... | ...00.... |
_____________________________________________________________
| ..Series.. | .Re-Read. | .LT1000.. | ..Male... | .Freebie! |
| ....00.... | ....00... | ....00... | ...00.... | ...00.... |
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Lines = (Horizontal+Vertical)
Grid =
Please note - we will be tracking how many books you have read, but you will not receive points for this column. This is to allow us to see whether you are reading the minimum number of books required for the level of team that you have requested to be on. You will receive a '1' for every YA/NA/Adult/non-fiction book (without illustrations) over 100 pages long, for every middle-grade or children's book (without illustrations) over 150 pages long, or for every 300 pages of graphic novels, poetry, plays, novels written in verse, and book with some illustrations etc, that you have read. If you consistently ask to be on a Serious or Medium team without reading the minimum number of books, you may be asked to drop down to a lower level team.
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This challenge will be a team challenge. In light of the Covid-19 pandemic, we will once again be having a smaller number of teams, with a mixture of readers in each. When signing up please let us know whether you would like to be on a team, or whether you would like to go solo ☺
Teams should be posted by April 22nd/23rd at the latest.
Thank you! ☺
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Participants:
Pragya
Saar The Book Owl
Ashleigh
Karen
Skylah
Alice
Dannii
Beatrice
HeatherH
Tiffany
Sam
+Meaghan
Lenni
Lisa Erica
Amelia
Heather
✨Skye✨
Abby
Akshita
Ellie
Tayane
Jammin Jenny
Emma☀️
Callie
Sarah
Jessica
Cindee
Abi
❀ Crystal ✿ -
Sharon
☆☆Hannah☆☆
Courtney
Jamie
Quirks
Phoebe
Vivi
Clephiro
izzy
Circe
Anna 'Bookbuyer'
Saige
Vanessa
Michela
Jackie
María
Leah
Rachel
Brittany
Gracie
Carolyn
Aly
Amanda
Jess
Amanda
Brooke
Meya o_O
Slytherpuff
Jenn
Evelyn
Mara
Jill
Laura
Susan
Brittani
Soccersmarty58
Katie
Aneta
Mummy's Naughty Corner
Keyona
ellie
Taya
Prisha
Ginger
Shar
Amanda
Nikk the Sapphired Book Dragon
Adriana
Lisanne
Anna
Eunice
Shan
Trail
Rose
Hiba ~ the rabid reader
Megan
Alex M.
Darkmoonlark
Andrea
Deidra
Shifa
Himanshu
Maddie M
Julie
Natalie
Solo:
Becky
Yesha- Books Teacup and Reviews
Krystal
June
Gabriella
Wolf (Alpha)
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Question: - For the 'Currently-Reading,' does that have to be tagged like a genre (first row, more than 2 people?). I ask because that could be tricky for lesser-known/in-demand books (older titles, indie published, arcs)
Same with tagged as Favorites?
I am guessing they will work the same but since those aren't really genres I wasn't sure.
Answer: - Yes, 'currently-reading', and 'favourite' both have to be tagged at least twice in the genre list, in the first row, the same as the genres on the list. These should be easier categories to fill for more popular books, in fact you'll even find ARCs tagged currently reading because people add them to their currently reading shelves in anticipation. There should be a space for any book on the grid, unless the book is tagged nothing and the gender of the author is not know.
Question: - Also for genres-would things like "Historical Romance" be usable by either genre, not at all... or if a first list genre is tagged "Dark Fantasy," etc is that usable?
Answer: - For genres such as Historical Romance you would be able to use that for either historical or romance xx
Question: - I read up to page 101 of a book on Dec 2nd but never finished it. Would I be able to restart it again for this month, please?
Answer: - Yes, that's fine ☺ Just do either a status update saying 'restarting', or let us know when you post on the review thread that you restarted from the beginning in May ☺
Question: - Hey Maddie or Sarah, for re-reads is it 8 months?
Answer: - Sure is!
Question: - Alrighty, question on a specific book! Making the Cut (Chloe by Design #1-4) by Margaret Gurevich (books 1-4) Balancing Act (Chloe by Design #5-8) by Margaret Gurevich (books 5-8) Made to Measure (Chloe by Design) by Margaret Gurevich 9, Measuring up (Chloe by Design) by Margaret Gurevich 10
So, since these are illustrated, will they get any points at all? Also, these are tagged both YA and middle. YA is first in the list. When I open to see them all, there is a mix of YA and middle.
Answer: - If they are all illustrated, then they all get counted at a rate of 1 point per 150 pages. And you need 600 pages from illustrated books in order to claim a block label. So you can add them together (with separate reviews for each book) and post them all together, stating which block label you want to count them for. Does that make sense?
Question: - Just checking but does kindle unlimited count as a freebie in this challenge?
Answer: - Hi, I'm afraid we don't classify kindle unlimited books as freebies anymore because it's a paid-for service. If you've paid $10 in order to read it, then it isn't free, even if you don't pay for it specifically and keep it x
Question: - For the favourites box, since that is not a genre, does the tag still need to be in the first column? Or is having over 2 people tag it enough?
Answers: - The rule about things having to be tagged at least twice, and be in the first column of tags applies to all the descriptions involving tags, not just the genres, I just used the word genre to try and explain it, it should probably say 'tag' instead. But, yes, 'currently-reading', and 'favourite' both fall under that rule too x
Question: - Do stand alones have to be tagged stand alone to count?
Answer: - Books don't need to be tagged 'stand-alone' to count for that block, they just need to not be part of a series, so
which are tagged 'stand-alone' but in the third column still count as stand alones, because they are still not part of a series x
This sounds awesome and a little tougher.I am in... Team please
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I'm in for the team, please.
Sign me up, please - for a team. Love the mixing of teams too x
This sounds awesome :) Team, please :)
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(For those people who didn't say team or solo I've put you down for team ☺)
Team please! And with Sam if possible :)
It's been a while since I last joined a challenge. Team please :)
I'm in for solo
I'm in for a team, please.For the 'Currently-Reading,' does that have to be tagged like a genre (first row, more than 2 people?). I ask because that could be tricky for lesser-known/in-demand books (older titles, indie published, arcs)
Same with tagged as Favorites?
I am guessing they will work the same but since those aren't really genres I wasn't sure.
Also for genres-would things like "Historical Romance" be usable by either genre, not at all... or if a first list genre is tagged "Dark Fantasy," etc is that usable?
Thanks!
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This will be a team reading challenge which will run from May 1st 2020 to May 31st 2020. Results will be announced on June 1st/2nd 2020.
To complete this challenge, participants will be split into teams. Each team will read books of their own choice (which fit the challenge guidelines), and points will be awarded based on the length of the book, and whether you have buddy-read your book. You can also earn some bonus points by reading books which fit the descriptions in the bookish blocks grid ☺
You may also choose to take part in this challenge as a solo participant ☺
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