Hooked on Books discussion

Seelie VS Unseelie

Team Challenge
May 2023

Are you ready for a war? Yes, I said war. For this challenge, I will divide you up into two teams. Each team will read books to fit a weekly Fairies theme and earn points for their team. The team with the most points at the end of the month wins this Fairies war. Sign up here with your estimated # books per week and let's see who wins this war!

Challenge rules:
*No graphic novels, poetry or cookbooks allowed.
*Follow your own time zone. If you finish the book between the theme dates in your time zone, it counts.
*You must be able to justify how your book fits the theme. Example: If the theme is cats, then your book can have a cat on the cover, a cat in the book, can be all about cats, etc. If you can justify it, then it will work. Let's keep this easy and you may be creative with your links to the themes.
Standard Rules Apply

Themes
May 1-7 Light
May 8-14 Dark
May 15-21 Magic
May 22-31 Fantasy


*Theme Start & End times are based on your time zone. So each theme will end at midnight in the time zone that you live in.*

Book Points


Poll
https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/2...

Formal Buddy Reads bonus.
✨If you can make it fit a theme and read it during the theme week & participate in the discussion, you get 4 bonus points plus page points. (book must be completed during theme week to get the 4 points)
✨If you can't make it fit a theme but still read & participate you get 2 bonus points plus page points. Just mark the theme as "Bonus" and add the bonus points to your completion post. (book may be completed during any week of the challenge to get the 2 points)

You can find the buddy read here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...



Let's shake things up and add another bonus! I think the Partner Pick challenge could use some love. Any book you read for the Partner Pick (up to 3 books) will get you the bonuses listed below.
✨1 bonus point if the book doesn't fit the theme
✨ 2 bonus points if the book fits the theme

Sign up for Partner Pick here!

Seelie
Ivelisse
Delitalex
Nora
Bobbi
Jesa
Donna
Vanessa
Joyce
Jammin Jenny

UnSeelie
Lemonitsa
Tiffany
Kat
Christine
Trinia
Carrie
Kaley
Leka
Catsalive
Rebecca

I'm in 2-3 books

I’m in! 1 to 2 books per week.

I'm in!

I’m in

I’m in for 1 book a week

I love this theme idea! I’m in - 1 book per week please!

I’ll play- 2-3 books per week for me

How does this work?

I'm in. 1-2 a week

Jana wrote: "How does this work?"

This game is a bit more flexible than most. We have an overall theme of faeries with weekly mini-themes. You read books and try to tie them to the mini-themes. You are encouraged to be creative with your links in this challenge. Ask your team for help if you need it as they are usually willing to help find a link.

an example link in the past: For the Native American mini-theme is that they use bows & arrows to hunt so a book with these on the cover

I am in and can 3-4 a week :)

Donna wrote: "Jana wrote: "How does this work?"

This game is a bit more flexible than most. We have an overall theme of faeries with weekly mini-themes. You read books and try to tie them to the mini-themes. Yo..."

Ooh that’s a good description never thought of that with arrow and bows. So like light can be sunlight?

Kat wrote: "Ooh that’s a good description never thought of that with arrow and bows. So like light can be sunlight?"

Now you are getting the idea. I want you to think outside the box a little and have fun. Light & Dark can mean many things. You can equate them with good & evil. The light fae tries to protect humans while the dark fae are pure chaos. Light fae practice restraint & control while the dark fae are portrayed as amoral and corrupt.

I’m in… 6-8 per week

Donna wrote: "Kat wrote: "Ooh that’s a good description never thought of that with arrow and bows. So like light can be sunlight?"

Now you are getting the idea. I want you to think outside the box a little and ..."
Thank you so much for ur help

I'm in for 1 per week.

I'm in! 1-5 books per months.

Lemonitsa wrote: "I'm in!"

1-2 books a week

Im in!

1-2 books a week

Teams are posted in message 3. I will still take signups!

I'll sign up if you still have room. =)

♛Vanessa♛ wrote: "I'll sign up if you still have room. =)"

Please join team Seelie

Sign me up, Donna. I should be able to fit some of my books in. Can I back-fill?

Catsalive wrote: "Sign me up, Donna. I should be able to fit some of my books in. Can I back-fill?"

I need a player on Team UnSeelie. You may use any books finished this month. The themes are listed in message one of your team thread as well as the dates of each theme. The book has to have been finished during the theme week that you use it for.

This sounds fun !

Rebecca wrote: "This sounds fun !"

Are you interested?

If you still need people I am interested. I read about a 1 book a week

I’m interested as well I read about 1-2 books a week

Rebecca wrote: "I’m interested as well I read about 1-2 books a week"

You will be on the UnSeelie team

Joyce wrote: "If you still need people I am interested. I read about a 1 book a week"

You will be on the Seelie team

If you still need people, I can join.

Jammin Jenny wrote: "If you still need people, I can join."

Up to you. The teams are close. Nothing a little bit of competitiveness can't conquer. Let me know if you want on a team.

Can I get late picks for partner picks if I join :)?

Jammin Jenny wrote: "Can I get late picks for partner picks if I join :)?"

Any book that you read this month will count. I let all the late starts backfill books that they read during the first theme.

Yes please I'd like to join.

Jammin Jenny wrote: "Yes please I'd like to join."

Please join Team Seelie

Donna wrote: "Joyce wrote: "If you still need people I am interested. I read about a 1 book a week"

You will be on the Seelie team"

thank you