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message 1: by Rushali, Head Mod (new)

Rushali Gupta (happy_soul) | 5557 comments Mod
Hey Bethany! So this will be a common thread for every mini challenge you participate in. Use this thread for every monthly mini challenge.

June 2021: The Ultimate Emojis Reading Challenge
Challenge Runtime: June 1st- June 30th.
Type: Individual


1. There are 4 SETS of Emojis(check below) each having 11 emojis.
2. The participant will have to select 1 SET which they'll like to complete under this challenge.
3. Each week, starting June 1, a Bonus Emoji will be given to each participant. The book following the Bonus Emoji Prompt will have to be completed within a week and the participant will have to log the book read under a common Check in Thread . Each Bonus Emoji on completion within time, will score 10 points to the participant and if completed later, will score 5 points.
So, first Bonus Emoji would have to completed by June 7th PST, and so on.
4. One book can follow only one emoji prompt, and no more than 3 books can be read under 1 emoji.
5. Read as many books as you can under this challenge, and score points!
6. In case you complete your chosen SET before month end, you will be allowed to choose another for the rest of the challenge.


Scoring:-
Emoji Prompt: 4 points.
Bonus Emoji Prompt: 10 points (on completion within a week); 5 points (on late completion)
Review: 2 points extra.
Page Count Scoring: For every book above 300 pages-
301-400: 2 points
401-500: 3 points
501-600: 4 points
601-700: 5 points
701 and above: 7 points

SET 2

1. 🥳- A book about someone's birthday/A book with a character that loves to plan parties.
2.🤥- A book with a character that tends to lie a lot/A fairy tale retelling.
3. 🤕- A book with a character who is sick/in the hospital/A book with a character who works in the hospital.
4. 👩‍🦽/🧑‍🦽/👨‍🦽- A book about a character overcoming disabilities/A book about a character that works with disabled people.
5. 👩‍❤‍💋‍👩/💏/👨‍❤‍💋‍👨- An LGBTQ+ romance book/A book where the main character is trying to figure out.
6. 💞: A book of theme romance with marriage of convenience.
7. 💅- A book about a character who's very sure of themselves/A book about a character who loves nail polish
8. 6️⃣ 7️⃣ 8️⃣ 9️⃣: A book published in year having any of these numbers
9. 🎶: A book where the MC is musician/A book about music/A book with a musical instrument on cover
10. 🏐: A book where the main character is on a volleyball team/A book with a white and black cover (more white than black)/A book with the authors last name starting with ‘V’
11. 🔝: A book over 1 lac ratings


message 2: by Rushali, Head Mod (new)

Rushali Gupta (happy_soul) | 5557 comments Mod
Posting Format
Log in the books you read under this challenge according to following format:-
Emoji:
Prompt:
Book Name with link:
Date Read:
Review link if any:
Page Count:
How fits?: (How does the book qualify under prompt?)
Points:

For Bonus Emoji Prompt:-
Log the book here as well as in this thread: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Emoji:
Prompt:
Book Name with link:
Date Read:
Review link if any:
Page Count:
How fits?: (How does the book qualify under prompt?)
Points: 10 if completed by the end of week, 5 if completed late + additional review and page count points.


message 3: by Rushali, Head Mod (new)

Rushali Gupta (happy_soul) | 5557 comments Mod
Week 1: Bonus Emoji Prompt (Complete by 7th June PST)
🍁: A book that takes place in autumn


message 4: by Bethany (last edited Jun 03, 2021 10:29PM) (new)

Bethany  (bethiejoy4398) Emoji: 8. 6️⃣ 7️⃣ 8️⃣ 9️⃣: A book published in year having any of these numbers
Prompt: (Idk what to put here...)
Book Name with link:The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Date Read: June 4
Review link if any: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Page Count: 213
How fits?: Published in 1999
Points: 6


message 5: by Rushali, Head Mod (new)

Rushali Gupta (happy_soul) | 5557 comments Mod
Bethany, it goes like this:-

Emoji: 8. 6️⃣ 7️⃣ 8️⃣ 9️⃣
Prompt: A book published in year having any of these numbers
Book Name with link:The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Date Read: June 4
Review link if any: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Page Count: 213
How fits?: Published in 1999
Points: 6


message 6: by Bethany (new)

Bethany  (bethiejoy4398) Rushali wrote: "Bethany, it goes like this:-

Emoji: 8. 6️⃣ 7️⃣ 8️⃣ 9️⃣
Prompt: A book published in year having any of these numbers
Book Name with link:The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Date Read: June 4
Review lin..."



Oh ok! Thx so much!


message 7: by Bethany (last edited Jun 04, 2021 05:22PM) (new)

Bethany  (bethiejoy4398) Emoji: 🍁
Prompt: A book that takes place in autumn
Book Name with link:Pumpkinheads
Date Read: June 4
Review link if any:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Page Count:209
How fits?: The book is set in a pumpkin patch during Autumn!
Points: 12


message 8: by Bethany (new)

Bethany  (bethiejoy4398) Emoji: 🥳
Prompt: - A book about someone's birthday
Book Name with link:Birthday
Date Read:June 5th and 6th
Review link if any:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Page Count:288
How fits?: It shows two characters every year on they're birthday from 12 years old to 18 years old.
Points: 6


message 9: by Bethany (last edited Jun 29, 2021 04:29PM) (new)

Bethany  (bethiejoy4398) Total points: 112

Prompts used:
🍁- A book that takes place in autumn
🍰 - a book with cake on the cover
🐦: A book with bird on cover/ Bird as an important part of book.
1. 🥳- A book about someone's birthday/A book with a character that loves to plan parties.
2.🤥- A book with a character that tends to lie a lot/A fairy tale retelling.
4. 👩‍🦽/🧑‍🦽/👨‍🦽- A book about a character overcoming disabilities/A book about a character that works with disabled people
5. 👩‍❤‍💋‍👩/💏/👨‍❤‍💋‍👨- An LGBTQ+ romance book/A book where the main character is trying to figure out.
6. 💞: A book of theme romance with marriage of convenience.
7. 💅- A book about a character who's very sure of themselves/A book about a character who loves nail polish
8. 6️⃣ 7️⃣ 8️⃣ 9️⃣: A book published in year having any of these numbers
9. 🎶: A book where the MC is musician/A book about music/A book with a musical instrument on cover
10. 🏐: A book where the main character is on a volleyball team/A book with a white and black cover (more white than black)/A book with the authors last name starting with ‘V’
11. 🔝: A book over 1 lac ratings


message 10: by Rushali, Head Mod (new)

Rushali Gupta (happy_soul) | 5557 comments Mod
Week 2: Bonus Emoji Prompt (Complete by 14th June PST) 🍰 - a book with cake on the cover


message 11: by Bethany (new)

Bethany  (bethiejoy4398) Emoji: 👩‍🦽/🧑‍🦽/👨‍🦽
Prompt: - A book about a character overcoming disabilities/A book about a character that works with disabled people.
Book Name with link: Miss Spitfire: Reaching Helen Keller
Date Read:June 10th and 11th
Review link if any:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Page Count: 240
How fits?: The book is about Annie Sullivan who teaches Hellen Keller, who was deaf and blind.
Points: 6


message 12: by Bethany (new)

Bethany  (bethiejoy4398) Emoji: 👩‍❤‍💋‍👩/💏/👨‍❤‍💋‍👨
Prompt: - An LGBTQ+ romance book/A book where the main character is trying to figure out.
Book Name with link: Red, White & Royal Blue
Date Read: June 6th through June 8th
Review link if any: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Page Count: 421
How fits?: The main character discovers he's bi. (There is also several gay, bi, and one trans character.)
Points: 9


message 13: by Rushali, Head Mod (new)

Rushali Gupta (happy_soul) | 5557 comments Mod
Week 3: Bonus Emoji Prompt (Complete by 21st June PST)
🐦: A book with bird on cover/ Bird as an important part of book.


message 14: by Bethany (new)

Bethany  (bethiejoy4398) Can I do the other emoji by tomorrow? It's only the 13th here.


message 15: by Rushali, Head Mod (new)

Rushali Gupta (happy_soul) | 5557 comments Mod
Bethany wrote: "Can I do the other emoji by tomorrow? It's only the 13th here."

Week 2 emoji? Yes, you can.


message 16: by Bethany (new)

Bethany  (bethiejoy4398) Thanks for letting me know!! :)


message 17: by Bethany (new)

Bethany  (bethiejoy4398) Emoji: 🎶
Prompt: A book where the MC is musician/A book about music/A book with a musical instrument on cover
Book Name with link: Good Enough
Date Read: June 11th through June 13th
Review link if any:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Page Count: 322
How fits?: The main character is a musician, and the cover has a violin on it!
Points: 8


message 18: by Bethany (new)

Bethany  (bethiejoy4398) Emoji: 🍰
Prompt: a book with cake on the cover
Book Name with link: The Baking Cookbook for Teens: 75 Delicious Recipes for Sweet and Savory Treats
Date Read: June 14th
Review link if any:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Page Count:303
How fits?: There is a piece of chocolate cake on the cover!
Points: 14


message 19: by Bethany (new)

Bethany  (bethiejoy4398) Emoji: 🏐
Prompt: A book where the main character is on a volleyball team/A book with a white and black cover (more white than black)
Book Name with link: The Hate You Give
Date Read: June 14th through 18th
Review link if any: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Page Count: 444
How fits?: The front cover and side are mostly white and the back has black.
Points: 9


message 20: by Bethany (last edited Jun 19, 2021 06:54PM) (new)

Bethany  (bethiejoy4398) Emoji: 💞
Prompt: A book of theme romance with marriage of convenience.
Book Name with link: The Princess
Date Read: June 18th and 19th
Review link if any: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Page Count: 300
How fits?: There is a marriage of convenience in the book!
Points: 6


message 21: by Bethany (new)

Bethany  (bethiejoy4398) Emoji: 🐦
Prompt: A book with bird on cover/ Bird as an important part of book.
Book Name with link: Summer Bird Blue
Date Read: June 18th through 20th
Review link if any: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Page Count: 375
How fits?: The cover has 2 birds on it!
Points: 14


message 22: by Rushali, Head Mod (new)

Rushali Gupta (happy_soul) | 5557 comments Mod
Week 4: Bonus Emoji Prompt (Complete by 28th June PST)
🧛‍♀‍ 🧛: A book with two paranormal MC


message 24: by Rushali, Head Mod (new)

Rushali Gupta (happy_soul) | 5557 comments Mod
Bethany wrote: "Would A Court of Thorns and Roses count?"

I don't think the MC are paranormal, they are not humans but not paranormal also...


message 25: by Bethany (new)

Bethany  (bethiejoy4398) So what would be counted as paranormal? Vampires are the only one I know of....


message 26: by Rushali, Head Mod (new)

Rushali Gupta (happy_soul) | 5557 comments Mod
Bethany wrote: "So what would be counted as paranormal? Vampires are the only one I know of...."

Vampires, ghosts, spirits maybe.


message 27: by Bethany (new)

Bethany  (bethiejoy4398) Emoji: 💅
Prompt: A book about a character who's very sure of themselves
Book Name with link: A Man Called Ove
Date Read: June 16th through 21st
Review link if any:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Page Count: 337
How fits?: The MC is very sure of himself!
Points:8


message 28: by Bethany (new)

Bethany  (bethiejoy4398) Emoji: 🔝
Prompt: A book over 1 lac ratings
Book Name with link: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Date Read: June 12th-24th
Review link if any:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Page Count: 226
How fits?: Book has 1,265,688 ratings
Points: 6


message 29: by Rushali, Head Mod (last edited Jul 03, 2021 07:05AM) (new)

Rushali Gupta (happy_soul) | 5557 comments Mod
July 2021: The Ultimate Flowers Reading Challenge
Challenge Runtime: July 1st- July 31st.
Type: Individual



1. Your goal is to make bouquets as many as you can.
2. There are 7 regular flowers and 5 rare flowers which can go in the bouquet.(Find the list below)
3. A regular flower goes in to your bouquet on completing 1 prompt of that flower.
4. A rare flower goes in to your bouquet on completing both the prompts of that flower.
5. There are 3 Mixed Bouquet arrangements you can make:-
- Small Bouquet: 5 flower stems
- Medium Bouquet : 10 flower stems
- Large Bouquet : 15 flower stems
6. Additionally, you can also make specific flower bouquets, for example, a rose bouquet, by completing all prompts for it. Though, this doesn't apply for rare flowers, they can only go into mixed flower bouquet arrangements.
7. You will get 2 bouquet orders to complete during the challenge, which will be a specific arrangement of flowers. This will get you extra points but it is optional to complete.


List of Flowers:- (under spoiler)

(view spoiler)

Scoring:-
Prompt Scoring: 2 points for completing a prompt of regular flower and 4 for a rare flower.
Bouquet Scoring:-
- Small Bouquet: 5 flower stems--- 4 points
- Medium Bouquet : 10 flower stems--- 10 points
- Large Bouquet : 15 flower stems--- 16 points
- Specific Flower Bouquet: 4 points
- Bouquet Orders: Will be specified according to the order.

Review: 2 points extra.
Page Count Scoring: For every book above 300 pages-
301-400: 2 points
401-500: 3 points
501-600: 4 points
601-700: 5 points
701 and above: 7 points

Image Credits: Pinterest


message 30: by Bethany (new)

Bethany  (bethiejoy4398) Emoji: 🤥
Prompt: A fairy tale retelling.
Book Name with link: The Peasant's Dream
Date Read: June 22nd-26th
Review link if any:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Page Count: 311
How fits?: Reverse Cinderella retelling
Points: 8


message 31: by Rushali, Head Mod (new)

Rushali Gupta (happy_soul) | 5557 comments Mod
Posting Format

-On book completion:-

Flower Type: Regular/Rare
Flower:
Prompt Number:
Book Name with link:
Date Read:
Page count:
Review link if any:
Points:

-On bouquet completion
Please note that you can only log for bouquets once you have individually logged for each book.

Bouquet Type: Small/Medium/Large/Specific
Flowers: (Name of all flowers whose prompts were completed/which go in the bouquet)
Prompts: (You can either add all prompts or you can mention the msg numbers for the prompts completed. You can see the msg number on top left corner of your each post)
Bouquet Creation Points:


message 32: by Rushali, Head Mod (new)

Rushali Gupta (happy_soul) | 5557 comments Mod
Bouquet Order #1

It's the Wedding Season!
Create a wedding appropriate bouquet, with minimum requirements as:-

1. It should have at least 4 flower stems, and not more than 8.
2. There should be one rare flower in the bouquet.
3. One lily stem is a must.

Completion date for the order: Not later than 20th July PST.

Create a singular post here, which should include all your reads (book logs) for this bouquet order.


On order completion, log it in the Check In Thread .

Log the order completed in Check In Thread as:-
Flowers in the bouquet:
Number of Flower Stems:
Prompts Completed:
Link to the singular post in this thread:

Points: 10 points for 4 stems, and 15 for 8 stems. If the stems are more than 4 but less than 8, 1 point for every stem.


message 33: by Rushali, Head Mod (new)

Rushali Gupta (happy_soul) | 5557 comments Mod
Bouquet Order #2

A business organization wishes to celebrate and honor women in their company. Their requirement is a beautiful and cherishable bouquet.
Create a bouquet, with minimum requirement as:-

1. It should have at least 4 flower stems, there is no maximum limit.

Plan to add the flower stems based on the company's preferences as below(in decreasing order):-
1. Roses- 4 points per stem
2. Gerbera- 4 points per stem
2. Lilies- 3 points per stem
3. Carnation- 3 points per stem
4. Orchid- 2 points per stem
6. Peony- 2 points per stem

Add a rare flower stem for extra 5 points.

Completion date for the order: Not later than 30th July PST.

Create a singular post here, which should include all your reads (book logs) for this bouquet order.


On order completion, log it in the Check In Thread .

Log the order completed as:-
Flowers in the bouquet:
Number of Flower Stems:
Prompts Completed:
Link to the singular post in this thread:

Points: According to the flowers you add in the bouquet.


message 34: by Bethany (new)

Bethany  (bethiejoy4398) I'm not going to be able to participate in the challenge... Sorry!!


message 35: by Bethany (new)

Bethany  (bethiejoy4398) You can delete the prompts. I apologize!! Hope to participate in next months!!


message 36: by Rushali, Head Mod (new)

Rushali Gupta (happy_soul) | 5557 comments Mod
No problem Bethany!


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