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The Bachelor Team Challenge - Round 4 - Q&A, Tracking & Announcements
🌹The Bachelor Team Challenge - Round 4🌹🌹Theme - Second Chance Romance🌹
🌹 Roses Awarded 🌹
Team 1 - Back to Books - 89 Roses
Date 1 - B is for Big - 9
Date 2 - A is for Abduct - 5
Date 3 - C is for Center - 22
Date 4 - H is for Hurricane - 15
Date 5 - E is for Early - 14
Date 6 - L is for Loner - 9
Date 7 - O is for Opponents - 7
Date 8 - R is for Rich - 8
Team 2 - Recycled Romantics - 50 Roses
Date 1 - B is for Big - 5
Date 2 - A is for Abduct - 6
Date 3 - C is for Center - 12
Date 4 - H is for Hurricane - 8
Date 5 - E is for Early - 3
Date 6 - L is for Loner - 9
Date 7 - O is for Opponents - 4
Date 8 - R is for Rich - 3
Team 3 - Love Re-Shack - 172 Roses
Date 1 - B is for Big - 20
Date 2 - A is for Abduct - 24
Date 3 - C is for Center - 36
Date 4 - H is for Hurricane - 20
Date 5 - E is for Early - 33
Date 6 - L is for Loner - 13
Date 7 - O is for Opponents - 15
Date 8 - R is for Rich - 11
Team 4 - Deja Vu Romance - 196 Roses
Date 1 - B is for Big - 21
Date 2 - A is for Abduct - 19
Date 3 - C is for Center - 37
Date 4 - H is for Hurricane - 30
Date 5 - E is for Early - 21
Date 6 - L is for Loner - 25
Date 7 - O is for Opponents - 23
Date 8 - R is for Rich - 20
Team 5 - Love at Fifth Sight - 31 Roses
Date 1 - B is for Big - 2
Date 2 - A is for Abduct - 5
Date 3 - C is for Center - 4
Date 4 - H is for Hurricane - 3
Date 5 - E is for Early - 5
Date 6 - L is for Loner - 2
Date 7 - O is for Opponents - 4
Date 8 - R is for Rich - 6
Team 6 - Petals of Pleasure - 70 Roses
Date 1 - B is for Big - 7
Date 2 - A is for Abduct - 8
Date 3 - C is for Center - 12
Date 4 - H is for Hurricane - 11
Date 5 - E is for Early - 6
Date 6 - L is for Loner - 15
Date 7 - O is for Opponents - 6
Date 8 - R is for Rich - 5
Team 7 - He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not - 55 Roses
Date 1 - B is for Big - 10
Date 2 - A is for Abduct - 7
Date 3 - C is for Center - 10
Date 4 - H is for Hurricane - 7
Date 5 - E is for Early - 5
Date 6 - L is for Loner - 8
Date 7 - O is for Opponents - 5
Date 8 - R is for Rich - 3
Team 8 - Don't DNF Me - 157 Roses
Date 1 - B is for Big - 9
Date 2 - A is for Abduct - 19
Date 3 - C is for Center - 33
Date 4 - H is for Hurricane - 21
Date 5 - E is for Early - 21
Date 6 - L is for Loner - 23
Date 7 - O is for Opponents - 17
Date 8 - R is for Rich - 14
Team 9 - Not Our First Rodeo - 248 Roses
Date 1 - B is for Big - 11
Date 2 - A is for Abduct - 24
Date 3 - C is for Center - 37
Date 4 - H is for Hurricane - 40
Date 5 - E is for Early - 36
Date 6 - L is for Loner - 31
Date 7 - O is for Opponents - 37
Date 8 - R is for Rich - 32
Team 10 - There and Back A-Ten - 128 Roses
Date 1 - B is for Big - 8
Date 2 - A is for Abduct - 18
Date 3 - C is for Center - 21
Date 4 - H is for Hurricane - 19
Date 5 - E is for Early - 20
Date 6 - L is for Loner - 17
Date 7 - O is for Opponents - 20
Date 8 - R is for Rich - 5
Team 11 - The Do-Overs - 119 Roses
Date 1 - B is for Big - 15
Date 2 - A is for Abduct - 15
Date 3 - C is for Center - 20
Date 4 - H is for Hurricane - 14
Date 5 - E is for Early - 15
Date 6 - L is for Loner - 17
Date 7 - O is for Opponents - 14
Date 8 - R is for Rich - 9
🌹The Bachelor Team Challenge - Round 4🌹🌹Theme - Second Chance Romance🌹
Announced Date Tasks:
Date 1 - B
B is for Big - Read a book at least 300 pages long.
To qualify, your book needs to be at least 300 pages in length. Remember we are using the first edition Kindle page count only!.
Remember books must be 90 pages (first edition English language Kindle) and MPG Romance!!
You have until Friday, June 26 @ Midnight US EDT to post your completion(s).
Date 2 - A - Romantic Getaway
A is for Abduct -Read a book with 'Suspense' or 'Mystery' as MPG.
To qualify for this task, the book has to have 'Suspense' or 'Mystery' as MPG. The specific words can be alone or combined with other words such as "Romance - Suspense' - there, both your MPG qualifications in one! 😊.
Remember books must be 90 pages (first edition English language Kindle) and MPG Romance!!
You have until Friday, July 10 @ Midnight US EDT to post your completion(s).
Date 3 - C
C is for Center - Read a book in the middle of a series.
To qualify for this task, the book needs to be in the middle of a series or trilogy - not the first book and not the last. If the book after your chosen book is not released yet, but is listed in the series on GR WITH a future publication date, your book with will still qualify. A novella before or after will not qualify your book, it needs to be a whole numbered book in the series. Novellas in the middle of a series do qualify as long as they meet the other challenge requirements. Please include a link to the series page in your completion post.
Remember books must be 90 pages (first edition English language Kindle) and MPG Romance!!
You have until Friday, July 17 @ Midnight US EDT to post your completion(s).
Date 4 - H
H is for Hurricane - Read a book set on the East or Gulf Coasts of the US.
To qualify, your book needs to be set in one of the following states: Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia and the District of Columbia. Qualification can be from the book details on the main book page (state or city within qualifying state), precis, title, or lists. Lists need to be specific to the qualifying states or will be examined similar to combo tags.
Remember books must be 90 pages (first edition English language Kindle) and MPG Romance!!
You have until Friday, July 24 @ Midnight US EDT to post your completion(s).
Date 5 - E
E is for Early - Read the prequel or first book in a series.
To qualify for this task, the book has to have be 1 or lower in a series listed on GR. Please provide the link to the series page in your completion post. For this task, the series must have a series page on GR.
Remember books must be 90 pages (first edition English language Kindle) and MPG Romance!!
You have until Friday, July 31 @ Midnight US EDT to post your completion(s).
🌹The Bachelor Team Challenge - Round 4🌹
🌹Theme - Second Chance Romance🌹
Date 6 - L
L is for Loner - Read a stand alone book..
To qualify for this task, the book can not be listed in any series on GR. When I look at the main book page, there can be nothing where the series is typically listed and when I look at other editions of the book, none of them can be listed in a series either.
Remember books must be 90 pages (first edition English language Kindle) and MPG Romance!!
You have until Friday, August 7 @ Midnight US EDT to post your completion(s).
🌹The Bachelor Team Challenge - Round 4🌹
🌹Theme - Second Chance Romance🌹
Date 7 - O
O is for Opponents - Read a sports romance book.
To qualify, your book needs to be a sports romance. This can be evident in the precis, title, series, tags or lists. Remember, you need to let me know how you know the book qualifies - simply saying 'hero is an athlete' is NOT enough.
Remember books must be 90 pages (first edition English language Kindle) and MPG Romance!!
You have until Friday, August 14 @ Midnight US EDT to post your completion(s).
LAST DATE
Date 8 - R - TASK ANNOUNCEMENT
R is for Rich - Read a book featuring a wealthy character.
To qualify, the book will need a feature a rich or wealthy character. This can be indicated by the title, series name, precis, tags or lists.
Remember books must be 90 pages (first edition English language Kindle) and MPG Romance!!
You have until Friday, August 21 @ Midnight US EST to post your completion(s).
Please ensure that your completion post conforms to message #3 of your team thread. If you complete more than one book for the date task, be sure to include that information in your completion post. Remember no discussion in your completion posts! I will not be correcting any completion posts, but will be checking the threads. If they are missing elements and are not corrected/reposted, they will not count. Teammates, help each other out! Double check for qualifiers, MPG romance, page count and that all info is in all completion posts! PLEASE, include that your post is a repost when making corrections and don't forget which book number it is for you!!
*🌹*BONUS ULTIMATE SCAVENGER HUNT ROSES AVAILBLE FOR THIS DATE!!*🌹*
To qualify for this bonus rose, you will need to find a book that fits ALL of the following tasks from this round!
B is for Bed - Read a book with a bed on the cover or in the precis.
To qualify for this task, the book's cover need to show a bed, clearly or implied, i.e. rumpled sheets. Please ask if you aren't sure. 'Bed' or variations of the word, such as 'bedroll', in the precis will also qualify in context. The word 'bed' on the cover will also be allowed in context. This needs to be a person's bed - not a dog bed or a bed of flowers.
A is for April - Read a book initially published in April of any year.
To qualify for this task, the book's initial publication date needs to be in April of any year. If the book has a 'first published date' use that. If one isn't listed, I will be looking for the earliest listed publication date.
C is for Cheek - Read a book with a facial cheek on the cover.
To qualify for this task, the book's cover needs to show a human facial cheek. The cover will need to show at least two adjoining facial features, eyes, lips, nose or ear, to confirm the presence of the cheek on the cover. The presence of two adjoining features will not automatically qualify your book if the cheek is not shown as well - for example, lips and nose but no cheek.
H is for Heartwarming - Read a book tagged as 'sweet' or 'touching'.
To qualify for this task, the book needs to be tagged with something that indicates the book is heartwarming, sweet or touching. If in doubt, please ask.
E is for Enlist - Read a book featuring military characters.
To qualify for this task, the book needs to have a character that is active or former military. This can be indicated in the precis, title, series, tags or lists. The following tags/lists will be allowed: military, vet (not implying veterinarian), veteran, soldier, navy, army, air force, marines, SEAL, Army Ranger, fighter pilot. Combo tags will be allowed IN CONTEXT - so if your book is tagged 'cops_firemen_military', but the precis indicates the hero is a sheriff for example (or even if all the other tags just indicate law enforcement), the book will be disqualified. I strongly suggest you find other qualification if possible - I will be SUPER PICKY with the combo tags.
L is for Loner - Read a stand alone book.
To qualify for this task, the book can not be listed in any series on GR. When I look at the main book page, there can be nothing where the series is typically listed and when I look at other editions of the book, none of them can be listed in a series either.
O is for Ogle - Read a book with at least one naked or nearly naked person on the cover.
To qualify for this task, the book's cover needs to show at least one naked or nearly naked person. I'm looking forward to seeing lots of skin for this task! If they are wearing enough to get service in a restaurant, they are wearing too much to qualify for this task.
R is for Ride - Read a book with a vehicle on the cover.
To qualify, the book's cover needs to have a vehicle on it. For this task, vehicles will only include land vehicles - wagons, buggies, bicycles, cars, trucks, motorcycles, buses or trains. Aircraft or boats/ships will not be eligible.
To make a claim for the Ultimate Scavenger Hunt Rose, post in the Scavenger Hunt thread with all the required information. Each successful claim will earn your team 5 bonus roses!! Ultimate Scavenger Hunt Books may also be posted in your team thread for ease in tracking, but this is not required as they will not count as regular books for this round.
Traditional Scavenger Hunt Roses are available as usual, using all the possible task requirements for R - Rewrite, Rich, Ride and Rogue. Please post these, as usual, in your team thread exactly as they appear in the SH thread.
🌹The Bachelor Team Challenge - Round 4🌹🌹Theme - Second Chance Romance🌹
Q&A:
Q: MM romances are ok for this?
A: Yes, just has to be romance.
Q: When do I have to choose the book(s) I want to read? When do I announce them?
A: You don't have to announce or post which book you select as you do in the PtP, but you have to post when you complete the book with all the required information. It might be helpful to post when you find a book that works - your teammates might be looking for a book too. Or someone could use your book as a second book, especially if your review makes it sound good!
But you can select your book and start reading as soon as the date task is announced. Books must completed and posted by the end of the date to count though - there is not carryover into the next date.
Q: Just wondering if it’s ok to participate in this challenge if I’m in Australia I.e. in a different time zone!
A: Absolutely! The times for announcing and ending the dates will be based on US EST, but you are more than welcome to play! And you wouldn't be the only international player - of the top of my head I know we have Australia, Italy and England represented already. 😊
Q: What do you mean by tagged?
A: Tagged = shelved. So if anyone has shelved a book as 'alpha' or any of the others listed, it can be used for that task.
Q: Would it be alright to read an anthology/ a short story collection up to 90+ pages, so to read all the stories up to 90 pages and then finish that short story?
A: If you are using the anthology to qualify for the page count you would need to finish the entire book. Not just 90 pages and the novella that works for the theme. You can check to see if the individual novella is be listed on GR (not in an anthology) and see if it qualifies on it's own for the page count.
Q: As long as book is tagged romance on first page it qualifies???? or does it have to be historical romance, paranormal romance etc
A: Just has to have romance - on its own or combined with contemporary, historical or whatever.
Q: Can we use books we're reading to fulfill other challenges for this one?
A: Absolutely! Multitasking is the best! But the book can not be started prior to the date beginning.
Q: Can a group of us sign up as a team?
A: No, teams will be randomly assigned. That way you get to meet and play with new people. 😊
Q: What do you mean by “in precís?”
A: The précis is the book blurb on GR or back cover, so the qualifying description would need to be included there.
Q: Does romance have to be an MPG or can it be on a list of shelves?
A: It has to be MPG romance, but it can be historical romance, contemporary romance, romantic suspense, paranormal romance, mm romance - it just has to have romance.
Q: For the tasks that require tagging can it be from any of the pages of shelves?
A: Yes.
Q: What does MPG mean?
A: Main Page Genre
On the main page of the book on the right hand side there is a section that says "Genres". Anything listed under that section is counted as an MPG.
Q: So...each letter has 4 choices.....does only one get picked per week? Or are we given a choice?
A: One of the four will be randomly selected each week.
Q: What are the rules if the book is so bad you can’t finish it?
A: That is hard for this challenge, since you can read multiple books. But I will accept DNFs if you read to the minimum page count of this challenge (90 p.) AND 70% of the book. You must also state that the book is a DNF and explain why in your completion, include the page number you finished on as well.
Q: Are combo tags acceptable?
A: Combo tags will be allowed IN CONTEXT. So if the task is to read a book with a firefighter and your book is tagged 'cops_firemen_military', but the precis indicates the hero is a sheriff for example (or even if all the other tags just indicate law enforcement), the book will be disqualified. I strongly suggest you find other qualification if possible - I will be SUPER PICKY with the combo tags.
Q: Are abridged audiobooks ok for this challenge?
A: No, abridged audiobooks are not allowed for this challenge! They are not complete books and will not be counted as such.
Q: Is there a way to use books that are available in audiobook format only? No paper or ebook options for page count.
A: It is difficult to even estimate a page count based on the length of an audiobook because they vary so widely. But rather than disallowing audio only books altogether, because a minimum page count is required for this challenge, I have come up with a compromise.
If an audio only book is 6 hours or longer, it will count as a book towards your and your team's books, but it will not have a page count associated with it. So audio only books will not add towards the Page Turner Rose or be in consideration for the Longest Date Rose. This applies to AUDIO ONLY books, if the book has a page count that must be used!
Q: Can any edition be used for the page count?
A: We are using the English language first edition Kindle page count ONLY for this challenge! Do not use the actual edition your read - I have no way of knowing that. This evens out the unfair advantage for those books that have large print editions or other extended formats and makes allowances for those that listen to audiobooks.
Q: What about manga, graphic novels, comics... if they are over 90 pages and romance?"
A: No, that would not be acceptable. Hardly fair in a team competition.
Q: When asked for a correction and repost, do I have to repost?
A: Yes, reposts are required for corrections unless specified otherwise. I do not go back through threads looking for corrections - it would take an incredible amount of time to do so! If you want your book to count, corrections MUST be reposted.
🌹The Bachelor Team Challenge - Round 4🌹🌹Theme - Second Chance Romance🌹
Questions about Date Tasks:
🌹The Bachelor Team Challenge - Round 4🌹🌹Theme - Second Chance Romance🌹
How to insert a link into a post:
To insert a simple link to a shelf there are a couple of options:
* Copy the https address in the address bar of the page where the book is found - highlight the web-address, copy the address, and paste into your post
or
* Find a link to the shelf that you want (eg on my lists of shelves to use for the themes), right click with your mouse, select 'Copy Link Location' and then paste into your post
If you want to make it pretty and have a specific name:
* Type <*a href="insert the link that you copied as per above">name the location<*/a> but without the asterisks.
🌹The Bachelor Team Challenge - Round 4🌹🌹Theme - Second Chance Romance🌹
Here's how you find if a book you want to read fits a particular shelf:
1. Go to GR book page for the book you want to read.
2. Scroll down the page just a bit and click on "see top shelves..." (link under "Genres"). This will take you to the Top Shelves
3. With that (top shelves) page open in your browser, click: CTRL-F (Windows users) or Command-F (Mac users) to bring up your FIND option
4. Type the EXACT shelf name in the FIND search box.
5. With the shelf name in your FIND search box, on the book's 'top shelves' page, click NEXT as you scroll through each page. Sometimes you find it and sometimes you don't. You still have to scroll through the pages, but this way, the computer does the searching for you.
TIP: Try to look for shelves that you think could fit the book because although some books are not shelved properly, most of the shelves have some logic to it. For example, you will find Dark Lover in the Paranormal Romance, Vampires, Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Adult, Supernatural, Erotica, Contemporary and tons of others (there are 44 pages of shelves for this book) but don't try to look for Dark Lover in the inspirational romance shelf. It's doubtful that you find it. :)
An alternate method: (Thanks Aiswrya!)
Use the following link, changing the word 'dragon' to your keyword.
https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
🌹The Bachelor Team Challenge - Round 4🌹🌹Theme - Second Chance Romance🌹
🌹The Bachelor Team Challenge - Round 4🌹🌹Theme - Second Chance Romance🌹
🌹The Bachelor Team Challenge - Round 4🌹🌹Theme - Second Chance Romance🌹
Will the A Week be an overnight date? As in we will have 2 weeks & the week of Independence Day off?
Mamacita wrote: "Will the A Week be an overnight date? As in we will have 2 weeks & the week of Independence Day off?"Yes, it will be over the holiday. So Date 2 - A will begin on June 27 and end on July 10.
Mariana wrote: "How are the groups formed?"Randomly. 😊
C for Center. What will you accept as middle of series?
I read the rules have been changed and you will only be accepting the kindle version..... is that just for the page count.... for example if its something on the cover that will fit but a different edition will you be accepting that?
Hazel wrote: "C for Center. What will you accept as middle of series?"This will be defined before the C task is called, I don't want to get too specific yet because I need to consider series of different lengths. It is safe to say that the first or last book in the series will not work and therefore duets won't either.
Laura wrote: "I read the rules have been changed and you will only be accepting the kindle version..... is that just for the page count.... for example if its something on the cover that will fit but a different..."That is only for the page count, other editions' will be allowed to fit the tasks.
Random question: Is there any way to search the tags of a specific book? This will be my first time using the tag/shelf feature to pick books and I was wondering if there was an easy way to search a books tags. Some of these books have 100s of pages of tags/shelves so I didn't know if there as an easier way to find out if a particular book had a specific tag.
Kate wrote: "Random question: Is there any way to search the tags of a specific book? This will be my first time using the tag/shelf feature to pick books and I was wondering if there was an easy way to search ..."Did you read message #7 above? That is the best way I know how to do it. Using the 'find' feature, the computer does the searching for you. It is still some work going from page to page, but still pretty quick even on the longer lists.
Alternatively, if you’d like to view books by tag name, the following link will help. A teammate showed me how this works on another challenge. https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
Replace the word “dragon” with whatever tag you’re looking for :)
Aiswrya wrote: "Alternatively, if you’d like to view books by tag name, the following link will help. A teammate showed me how this works on another challenge. https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
Replac..."
OMGoodness...Aiswrya. Thank you so much. This is awesome. It even tells you how many times it was shelved with that word.
Aiswrya wrote: "Alternatively, if you’d like to view books by tag name, the following link will help. A teammate showed me how this works on another challenge. https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
Replac..."
Can I add this to the message above?
MountainKat wrote: "Aiswrya wrote: "Alternatively, if you’d like to view books by tag name, the following link will help. A teammate showed me how this works on another challenge. https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/sho..."
Of course :)
Chan wrote: "Aiswrya wrote: "Alternatively, if you’d like to view books by tag name, the following link will help. A teammate showed me how this works on another challenge. https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/sho..."
No problem! 😊
Thanks to you both. I had tried both those ways but was still have issues trying to find a specific shelf. I was trying to find books that would fit all four categories and would find one that fit three but I needed to know if it was shelved as "exciting." And that's when I started to slowly lose my mind 😊
I just wish you were able to search within the tags on a particular book. But GR doesn't seem to do that.
I will also note that the method Aiswrya mentions is very hepful but it won't show you every book with that tag. At least mine always stops on page 25 (or 1,250 books) even if there are more books. Not a huge deal since it will show you the most popular ones but still kinda weird.
Anyway, thanks for the help everyone! I really appreciate it!
Regarding the books needing tags ..can we set up shelves with these tags before challenge starts and add books so we have something to read if its called???..Was thinking specifically of exciting/sweet/touching.......
Janeylou wrote: "Regarding the books needing tags ..can we set up shelves with these tags before challenge starts and add books so we have something to read if its called???..Was thinking specifically of exciting..."
Yes as long as the book actually fits that tag you are giving it! It needs to be done before the date for that task begins - so now is a GREAT time to work on that! 😊
A couple of questions (sorry to bombard you!)1. Does "Jase Hewitt never imagined he’d have a shot at bedding the larger than life rock star" work for bed? (Guarded)
2. Do either of these work for cartoon: a.
; b.
3. For Occiput does the person have to be completely turned around, or if they're sideways and you can see the back of their head is that enough? Example:
; also does this book work for Ocher as well?4. Is a boat considered a vehicle? Is a rocket?
5.
-is this enough for vehicle?I think that's it. Thank you!
For Published in April is that when the Ebook should first be published, or the first publication in general. So if the paperback was published first in March but the Ebook was published in April would that count?
Hi Kat! Team 4 would like to be named "Deja Vu Romance"!
Amanda wrote: "A couple of questions (sorry to bombard you!)1. Does "Jase Hewitt never imagined he’d have a shot at bedding the larger than life rock star" work for bed? (Guarded)"
Before I get into any of these answers, I am going to warn you that they will be vague. I will be providing details of all the task requirements prior to each date starting. I don't want to get too precise right now, because I don't want to give an answer that I will want to change later. And honestly, I would likely be more flexible later than right now. 🤷🏻♀️
That said, I will say it is likely that that book will work.
Amanda wrote: "2. Do either of these work for cartoon: a. Fear of Frogs (Brimstone Book 3) by Angel Martinez ; b. Shax's War (Brimstone, #4 ) by Angel Martinez "
The first cover is too realistic, but the second would work.
Amanda wrote: "3. For Occiput does the person have to be completely turned around, or if they're sideways and you can see the back of their head is that enough? Example: Undone By You (Chicago Rebels, #3) by Kate Meader ; also does this book work for Ocher as well?"
You will need to be able to see the back of the head. Your example will probably not work, the character is still facing forward. I have not determined what the exact requirements will be yet, but books like
,
or
would definitely work.As for Ocher, TinEye says it is mostly shades of brown, so I would say yes. I only use TinEye if I can't tell just by looking at a cover for the colors.
Amanda wrote: "4. Is a boat considered a vehicle? Is a rocket?"
Probably and maybe.
Amanda wrote: "5. The Unexpected Heiress (A Nick Williams Mystery, # 1) by Frank W. Butterfield -is this enough for vehicle?"
Yes.
I hope that helped!
Amanda wrote: "For Published in April is that when the Ebook should first be published, or the first publication in general. So if the paperback was published first in March but the Ebook was published in April w..."This one I can answer! It will be the initial publication date. If the book has a 'first published date' I will use that. If one isn't listed, I will be looking for the earliest listed publication date. (This is different from the last round where I used the earliest date listed whether or not there was a 'first published date'.)
~KarenH~ wrote: "Hi Kat! Team 4 would like to be named "Deja Vu Romance"!"👍🏼
MountainKat wrote: "Amanda wrote: "A couple of questions (sorry to bombard you!)1. Does "Jase Hewitt never imagined he’d have a shot at bedding the larger than life rock star" work for bed? (Guarded)..."
Thank you, it helped a lot!
Hi Kat - Team 2 will be called Recycled Romantics.Thanks :)
Hi Kat, Team 11 will be called The Do-Overs
I have messaged all the missing or unconfirmed teammates, hopefully they all show up soon! 🤞🏼I have two participants that still need teams, I will be placing them shortly. Just waiting to see if a team needs an extra member before I do so.
Janeylou wrote: "Are we ok to read anthologies ?"From the Q&A above - I know it is easy to miss things. 😉
Q: Would it be alright to read an anthology/ a short story collection up to 90+ pages, so to read all the stories up to 90 pages and then finish that short story?
A: If you are using the anthology to qualify for the page count you would need to finish the entire book. Not just 90 pages and the novella that works for the theme. You can check to see if the individual novella is be listed on GR (not in an anthology) and see if it qualifies on it's own for the page count.
Thank you , and sorry , completely missed that
Hi MKat - Team 8’s name will be Don’t DNF Me. Thanks!
Janeylou wrote: "Thank you , and sorry , completely missed that"Totally understand - there are lots of details!
CB wrote: "Hi MKat - Team 8’s name will be Don’t DNF Me. Thanks!"👍🏼
Team 5 is going with Love at Fifth Sight as its name.
Date 1 - B - Tasks: Breakdown of the qualifications for possible tasks for Date 1.Please remember that all tags/lists must qualify IN CONTEXT!! Links MUST be provided.
Don't make more work for yourself than necessary - if the qualifier is in the title or on the cover, use it! You don't have to go searching for tags to make it work. 😊 If the link you use for the book is the same you are using for the page count and edition - say so (see above edition or something similar)! That saves us all some steps. But please double check your links!
You may use separate editions of your Scavenger Hunt books to qualify for the different tasks. Links MUST be provided.
B is for Band - Read a book featuring a musician or singer.
To qualify for this task, the title, series title, précis, list or tag would need to indicate that a MC is a musician or singer. It could be the generic musician or more specific to an individual instrument such as drummer, pianist, etc. This also applies to singer, it could be generic or more specific such as soprano or tenor.
B is for Beard - Read a book with facial hair (beard, mustache or scruff) on the cover.
To qualify, the book's cover needs to have a model with facial hair.
B is for Bed - Read a book with a bed on the cover or in the precis.
To qualify for this task, the book's cover need to show a bed, clearly or implied, i.e. rumpled sheets. Please ask if you aren't sure. 'Bed' or variations of the word, such as 'bedroll', in the precis will also qualify in context. The word 'bed' on the cover will also be allowed in context. This needs to be a person's bed - not a dog bed or a bed of flowers.
B is for Big - Read a book over 300 pages.
To qualify, your book needs to be over 300 pages in length. Remember we are using the first edition Kindle page count only!
for "B is for Bed"...Does the word “bed” printed on the cover qualify, as part of the title, for example?
MountainKat wrote: "Date 1 - B - Tasks: Breakdown of the qualifications for possible tasks for Date 1.Please remember that all tags/lists must qualify IN CONTEXT!! Links MUST be provided.
Don't make more work for y..."
Hi MKat - would this book have 'implied' bed on the cover?
~KarenH~ wrote: "for "B is for Bed"...Does the word “bed” printed on the cover qualify, as part of the title, for example?"In context, I will allow that.
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Please ask your questions here, I will try keep the questions and answers updated in the first few posts.
The Date Tasks and Tracking will also be listed below for easy reference.