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Winter 2024 Bookish Ambitions
Duration: December 1, 2023 - February 29, 2024

We've updated this challenge to put a bit of zing into it! Read on...

Rules:
140 page limit
Re-reads are allowed
You may use a book that you have started prior to the quarter provided you are less than 25% done reading the book when the challenge starts.


First you will HONESTLY ASSESS the likelihood of your doing any of the following nine goals. You will score points for goals accomplished as follows:

1 pt = This is a goal I do all the time and would do anyway.
2 pts = This is a goal I do sometimes but not necessarily always.
3 pts = This is a goal I don't do very often - it's happened but not much.
4 pts = This is a goal I avoid. If must do it I will but it is hard for me.

Post the point value you assign to the different kinds of goals and then keep track of how many points you can rack up! Points may only be scored for books read for and challenges participated in here at The Challenge Factory. Goals may be repeated.

Important: Each book read may only be used for one of the goals even if it satisfies more than one goal's requirements. So choose carefully where you use that book to maximize its value!


Goals:
1. Complete a challenge.

2. Series catch up. Select a series you want to focus on bringing current. Earn 0.5 points per book you finish in the series in addition to the points you have assigned for this goal in your assessment of how much you do/do not like to do it.

3. Buddy reads. Participate in a buddy read or group read.

4. Participate in a game challenge. If you drop out of the game before it's over you score no points. The Hangman game may be used for just 1 point for the duration of this challenge regardless of how much you participate.

5. Spell outs. Spell out any word that you associate with the Winter season. Complete a spell out using the first letter of a title or the first initial of an author's first or last name. Score 0.5 points per book read for the Spell Out in addition to the points you have assigned for this goal in your assessment of how much you do/do not like to do it.

6. Scavenger Hunt. Earn 0.5 points per book you finish in the challenge in addition to the points you have assigned for this goal in your assessment of how much you do/do not like to do it.

7. New author. Read a book by an author who is new to you.

8. New genre. Read a book from a genre you have never tried, or from a genre you normally don't read.

9. Clean up that TBR list! Score 0.5 points per book read for this in addition to the points you have assigned for this goal in your assessment of how much you do/do not like to do it.

*Score one Extra Point for any of the following you find during this Read-a-Thon:
1. A book where the MC eats or makes cookies.
2. A book where some of the characters play ice hockey.
3. A book written by an indigenous author (of any nation).
4. A book where heavy snowfall occurs.
5. A book with a cover that is more than 75% white.


Example format:

My assessment of goals:
Complete a challenge = 1 pt.
Series catch up = 2 pts.
Buddy or group read = 4 pts.
Game challenge = 1 pt.
Spell out = 3 pts.
Scavenger hunt = 2 pts.
New author = 1 pt.
New genre = 4 pts.
TBR Clean up = 1 pt.

I read two books to catch up on my Maisie Dobbs series. I would score a total of 3 pts - 2 pts. for the goal itself and 0.5 pts. for each of the two books read.
I read a book with heavy snowfall in it which gives me an Extra Point - and it also is a new author for me. I can score 2 pts. for this book because the Extra Points are just that - extra!

Participants and points (points will be updated at the end of each month)

Agnieszka
Avid Read and Geek Girl
Erica
Gabby
Jeanne
Jessica
LaurLa
Mrs W
Sadie
Sharon (hoping you'll join us!)
Stacey
Suzanne
VampAmber

Q & A

Each time we complete a goal do we get the points according to the assessment of the task/goal and the book points? (e.g. spelling out two words would be 2xgoal points & #of books x 0.5)
Only four goals give you book points (at 0.5 per book) plus the goal points - those are Series Catch Up, Spell Outs, Scavenger Hunts and Clean up that TBR list.

Complete a challenge. - How does this work? You do not need to post any books read to complete a challenge. Just name the challenge and the date you completed it. We trust you.

Series catch up. - Do we need to complete the series or will any attempt at getting forward count? You do not need to complete the series to get the goal and book points. Any forward progress counts!

Buddy reads Have no fear! The Buddy Reads thread is still open AND there is a *NEW*NEW*NEW* Banned Book Challenge coming next year that will give you plenty of opportunity to have a buddy read since I will be reading them all.

Spell outs. Do we get points for incomplete words too, or do we have to complete every letter to get any points at all? You get points for the books on incomplete spell outs. You get points for the goal when you finish the spell out (in addition to the books).

Scavenger Hunt. There are LOTS of individual scavenger hunts but the folder is somewhat lower down the list and may be harder to find. Look here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...

New author This goal can be completed more than once.

Clean up that TBR list. Shouldn't this be a one-time goal? This goal actually should only be claimed once but you get 0.5 points per book that you assign to it. There must be at least one book assigned to this goal in order to claim the goal points. Books can only be assigned to one goal so this is kind of a default, "it doesn't fit anywhere else" bucket.

How many genres are there? There are many lists of genres. If you're looking for some new ones to try you might consult these lists:
https://jerryjenkins.com/book-genres/....
https://self-publishingschool.com/boo...
https://brookevitale.com/blog/book-ge...

What counts as a game challenge?
A challenge will be considered a game if there are teams that play against each other (like Halloween Roundup) or against something else (like Us vs. Godzilla). Hangman doesn't really have teams but it is a game people play and it requires a collective effort. It was mentioned to clarify that it is limited because it is a fairly rapid cycling game. In contrast, the marathon challenge isn't structured as a game because participants and relay teams aren't scored. It's more of an event than a game.

How do I score my Scavenger Hunts?
Let's say you rated a Scavenger Hunt as a 2 in level of difficulty/interest. There are currently 6 Scavenger Hunts listed in the folder. 3 of them run through December but it's possible people may be working to finish some of the older Scavenger Hunts that "ended" in September or October, for instance.
So you will score 2 points for any Scavenger Hunt fully completed during this challenge, including any of the older Scavenger Hunts where maybe you were still looking for a book or two to finish up. You will also score 0.5 points for any book finished during this challenge - but not for books completed in November or earlier.

May need some help with the points but definatly in. Need a push to clear a lot of the added books on my list :D
Rules:
140 page limit
Re-reads are allowed

Duration: 12/1/23 - 2/29/24
Completed goals: 0
Books read: 14
Points: 0

Complete a challenge = 1 pt.:

Series catch up = 2 pts:
Valentine Core 4/12 (holiday core)
Halloween Core 7/12 (holiday core)
Heartstopper: Volume Five 7/12 (heartstoppers)
Sacrifice 14/12

Buddy or group read = 4 pt:

Game challenge = 2 pts:

Spell out = 2 pts:

W
I Independence Core 7/12
N Nimona 14/12
T Tree of Aeons 3 12/12
E Easter Core 5/12
R

F Fire & Flood 7/12
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Scavenger hunt = 4 pts:

New author = 2 pt:
Hard Landing 2/12
All the Dust that Falls: An Isekai LitRPG Adventure 3/12
Christmas Core 4/12
Blood of Midgard: A Dark Fantasy Collection 7/12
One More Last Time 12/12
Same Time Next Year 13/12
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland 13/12

New genre = 4 pts:

TBR Clean up = 1 pt:
All That Remains: A Life in Death 11/12

*Score one Extra Point for any of the following you find during this Read-a-Thon:
1. A book where the MC eats or makes cookies.
2. A book where some of the characters play ice hockey.
Same Time Next Year 13/12
3. A book written by an indigenous author (of any nation).
4. A book where heavy snowfall occurs.
Christmas Core 4/12
The Christmasaurus 14/12
5. A book with a cover that is more than 75% white.
All That Remains: A Life in Death 11/12

My Winter 2024 Bookish Ambitions
Duration: December 1, 2023 - February 29, 2024

My assessment of goals:
Complete a challenge = 1 pt.
Series catch up = 2 pts.
Buddy or group read = 1 pt.
Game challenge = 2 pts.
Spell out = 4 pts.
Scavenger hunt = 4 pts.
New author = 1 pt.
New genre = 3 pts.
TBR Clean up = 1 pt.

Total points:

Going for a short spell out:
Points: 6/6

S - Shakespeare's Counselor by Charlaine Harris (12/17)
N - The Leopard (12/10)
O - The Last Devil to Die by Richard Osman (12/6)
W - West with Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge (12/3)

Complete a Challenge:
Points:

Series Catch up: Rainbow Valley (1/19) The Mapping of Love and Death (1/29)
Points: 3/2+?
Working on Maisie Dobbs, Anne of Green Gables

Buddy/group read: Moll Flanders (1/8)
The House on Mango Street (1/22)
Points: 2

Game challenge:
Points:

New author: Excellent Women by Barbara Pym (12/23)
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley (1/3)
Deep as the Sky, Red as the Sea (1/26)
Points: 3

New genre: True Crime
Points: 3
Donnie Brasco (2%13)

TBR Clean up: The Castle of Llyr by Lloyd Alexander (12/24)
The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle (1/17)
Points: 2

Goals for Winter Ambitions


My assessment of goals:

Complete a challenge = 2 pt.
Series catch up = 3 pts.
Buddy or group read = 4 pt.
Game challenge = 1 pts.
Spell out = 2 pts.
Scavenger hunt = 1 pts.
New author = 1 pt.
New genre = 4 pts.
TBR Clean up = 3 pt.

Going for a short spell out:
Points: 6/6

S - Santa & Company
N - None of This Is True
O -One Last Gift
W -A Wish for Winter: A Christmas Romance Novel



*Score one Extra Point for any of the following you find during this Read-a-Thon:
1. A book where the MC eats or makes cookies.
Queen Bee
"Anybody want cookies?" p430 ebook

Christmas at the Restaurant
"Yes, they loved it. Especially the cookie decorating and eating. Thanks for covering for me." p110 ebook

All Your Perfects
And I don't regret that instead of a fancy dinner at the Douglas Whimberly Plaza, Graham and I grilled hot dogs over the fire pit and ate cookies for dessert. p484

Home Sweet Christmas
River worked methodically, occasionally glancing at the recipe she nearly knew by heart. Soon the smell of baking cookies filled her kitchen. p50

Fear Thy Neighbor
She took two cookies, sinking her teeth into the sweetness. "These are scrumptious." She finished one cookie, then another. "Just one more, " Alison said. These cookies were mouthwatering, "Best cookies I've ever had."

The Cowboy of Valentine Valley: A Valentine Valley Novel by Emma Cane
"That's too bad," Josh said, pushing back his plate and reaching for a homemade chocolate chip cookie piled on another platter. p151

🏒2. A book where some of the characters play ice hockey.
A Wish for Winter: A Christmas Romance Novel
"I grew up in Traverse playing ice hockey. My legs are too big for running." p279

3. A book written by an indigenous author (of any nation).

4. A book where heavy snowfall occurs.
⛄A Christmas in the Alps
Simone bundled up with the intent to walk into town and do some exploring and shopping but was barely down the street when it began to snow so hard she could barely see. She hurried back... p129

⛄The Christmas Wedding Guest
Reggie walked home enjoying the steady snow and her general sense of happiness. As per tradition, snowmen had appeared everywhere. p346

⛄Home Sweet Christmas
The was a massive fireplace, intricate molding and a view of the lake that, even with two feet of snow on the ground, was spectacular. p10

⛄A Wish for Winter: A Christmas Romance Novel
The snow begins to pick up in earnest when I reach Cadillac. The storm gains muscle and farther north I drive... My headlight can no longer penetrate the snow... p39

⛄The Family You Make
...the snowy, slippery parking lot to his car. On the heavily foot trafficked path, the thick layer of newly fallen wet snow crunched beneath her feet...

⛄One By One
The snow is still falling--fat white flakes drifting lazily down to lie softly over the peaks and pistes and valleys p19
Lots of snow in this book there was an avalanche and people were trapped in the chalet

⛄Dead of Winter
"The snowstorm is so thick that I can't tell how close the cliff's edge is. I can barely the see the snow around my legs, white and blurred under the flakes funneled by the wind. " p4

5. A book with a cover that is more than 75% white.
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TOTAL POINTS = 146.5

Complete a challenge = 2 pt.
Pts = 16
Barnyard Bird Challenge got 5th set of birds
Alphabet Challenge 26 Books 12/17/23
Scavenger Hunt XLVIII 40+ words 12/29/23
Book It for January stick (reached 53/51) 1/9/24
American TV Challenge (6 Villains caught/read) 1/13/24
Marathon Challenge (spelled Alarm Clock) 1/15/24
Book It for February (got 2 dog teams) 2/24/24
American TV Challenge February ( 6 villains caught/read) 2/24/24


New Author -1
Pts= 22
Dorothea Benton Frank +.5
Mary Kubica +.5
Abby Jimenez +.5
Melody Carlson +.5
Emily Stone +.5
C.A. Phipps +.5
Lisa Jewell +.5
Viola Shipman + .5
Katherine Center +.5
Josie Silver +.5
Jill Shalvis +.5
Darcy Coates +.5
Meghan Quinn
Emma Cane +.5
Elizabeth de Veer +.5


Scavenger Hunt -1
Pt=46
Queen Bee(3 list) .5
Christmas at the Restaurant (2 list) .5
Just the Nicest Couple (1 list) .5
Yours Truly (2 list ) .5
The Christmas Wedding Guest (2 list) .5
All Your Perfects (3 list) .5
Home Sweet Christmas (3 list) .5
Beagles Love Cupcake Crimes (2 List ).5
None of This Is True (2 List)
A Wish for Winter: A Christmas Romance Novel (3 List )
The Bodyguard (3 List)
A Winter in New York (2 list)
The Family You Make (1List)
One By One (2 List ) +.5
Dead of Winter (1 list)
The Reunion (1 list) +.5
Fear Thy Neighbor (1 List ) +.5
The Cowboy of Valentine Valley: A Valentine Valley Novel by Emma Cane (1 list)
Reunion Beach: Stories Inspired by Dorothea Benton Frank (3 List) +.5
The Ocean In Winter (2 list)

Series catch up = 3 pts.
Pts =14
Christmas at the Restaurant #2 +.5
This finished the series The Nantucket Restaurant

Santa & Company #2 +.5
This finished the series Santa's Crew

Wishing Tree Series (2 Books)
The Christmas Wedding Guest#1
Home Sweet Christmas #2


TBR Clean up = 3 pt.
Pts =24.5
Christmas at the Restaurant +.5
was on my To Read List for 5 months

The Christmas Wedding Guest +.5
was on my To Read List for 2 years !

All Your Perfects +.5
was on my To Read List for 1 year

A Wish for Winter: A Christmas Romance Novel
was on my To Read List - December 2022

The Bodyguard
Read book was on my To Read List last January 2023

Ugly Love +.5
Read book was on my To Read List since January 2022

The Reunion
Read book that was on my To Read List since February 2022

Fear Thy Neighbor
Read book that was on my To Read List since February 2022


Game challenge = 1 pts.
Pts=3
Got December Bingo 12/17/23
Got December Bingo going down 12/24/23
Got December Bingo going across 12/29/23


Going for a short spell out:
Points: 6/6
Santa & Company 1.5
None of This Is True
One Last Gift1.5
A Wish for Winter: A Christmas Romance Novel 1.5


Extra Pts - 17

I'm interested. I need to check out the requirements closer when I get home.

I'm in! Haven't been doing challenges in the last few months because I had a bunch of library books to read that were overdue, so that was my focus. Excited to get back into it :)

My Goal Assessment:
Complete a challenge = 2
Series catch up = 2
Buddy or group read = 4
Game challenge = 3
Spell out = 2
Scavenger hunt = 4
New author = 1
New genre = 3
TBR Clean up = 1

Scoring:
Challenge:
Series catch up:
Buddy/group read:
Game challenge:
Spell out:
W
I
N
T
E
R
Scavenger hunt:
New author:
New genre:
TBR Clean up:

*Score one Extra Point for any of the following you find during this Read-a-Thon:
1. A book where the MC eats or makes cookies.
2. A book where some of the characters play ice hockey.
3. A book written by an indigenous author (of any nation).
4. A book where heavy snowfall occurs.
5. A book with a cover that is more than 75% white.

Avid's Winter 2024 Bookish Ambitions
Duration: December 1, 2023 - February 29, 2024

Rules:
140 page limit
Re-reads are allowed
You may use a book that you have started prior to the quarter provided you are less than 25% done reading the book when the challenge starts.

My Goal Assessment:
Complete a challenge = 2
Series catch up = 2
Buddy or group read = 4
Game challenge = 4
Spell out = 3
Scavenger hunt = 4
New author = 2
New genre = 4
TBR Clean up = 2

Scoring:
Challenge:
Series catch-up: 2.5- The Inheritance Games
Buddy/group read:
Game challenge:
Spell out:
C- Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Lord ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
O- Only She Came Back ⭐⭐⭐⭐
L- Lisa Belkin- Genealogy of a Murder: Four Generations, Three Families, One Fateful Night
D- The Drowning Woman ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Scavenger hunt:
New author: 8- Tara Isabella Burton, David Valdes, Celeste Connally
New genre: 4- Philosophy
TBR Clean up: 2.5

*Score one Extra Point for any of the following you find during this Read-a-Thon:
1. A book where the MC eats or makes cookies.- Finding My Elf
2. A book where some of the characters play ice hockey.
3. A book written by an indigenous author (of any nation).
4. A book where heavy snowfall occurs- Genealogy of a Murder: Four Generations, Three Families, One Fateful Night
5. A book with a cover that is more than 75% white.

Total pts earned: 25

I’m in.

Winter 23/24 Bookish Ambitions
Duration: 12/1/23 - 2/29/24
Points: 26
140+ pages, re-reads are ok, 25+% read after 11/30/23


Goals:
1. Complete a challenge.
•December’s quilt block: Wild Goose Chase I surpassed my goal already though will keep working on this challenge until the end of December hoping to find books for some missing tasks
=> 1 pt.

2. Series catch up.
•Myron Bolitar: by Harlan Coben (3 pts.)
+0.5 Böses Spiel=The Final Detail 3* 12/3 (#6)
+0.5 Seine dunkelste Stunde=Darkest Fear 3* 12/20 (#7)
=> 4 pts.

•Jack Reacher (Chronological Order): by Lee Child (3 pts.)
+0.5 Tödliche Absicht=Without Fail 3* 12/10 (#9)
=> 3.5 pts.

•A Jane Wunderly Mystery: by Erica Ruth Neubauer (3 pts.)
+0.5 Danger on the Atlantic 3* 12/16 (#3)
+0.5 Intrigue in Istanbul 3* 12/19 (#4)
=> 4 pts.

•Next series: by author (0 pts.)
+0
=> 0 pts.
Total (series catch-up): 11.5 pts.


5. Spell outs.
Only book titles & author's first or last names

•Christmas (1/9 books - 0 pts.)
C:
H:
+1.5 R: A Rock & Roll Christmas by Lillian Duncan book 1 in Sleigh Bells and Suspense: Inspiration Christmas Stories 3.5* 12/10 (140 pages; MC ate and baked cookies)
I:
S:
T:
M:
+0 A: Austen, Jane & Nancy Moser (introduction & notes) Pride and Prejudice 5* 12/?
S:
=> 1.5 pts.

•Snow (3/4 books - 0 pts.)
+1.5 S: Snowbound by Cassie Cole 3* 12/16 (heavy snowfall)
+1.5 N: Nachtzug nach Lissabon=Night Train to Lisbon by Pascal Mercier 3* 12/5 (heavy snowfall)
+1.5 O: Once Upon a Romance by Alex Bailey 3* 12/13 (MC ate cookies)
W:
=> 4.5 pts.

•Ice (1 point)
+0.5 I: Immortal in Death by J.D. Robb 5* 12/5
+0.5 C: Cassie Cole: Unwrapped 3* 12/11
+0.5 E: An Enchanted Christmas Collection: Regency Romance by Wendy Vella 3* 12/8
=> 2.5 pts.

•Dark (0/4 books - 0 pts.)
D:
A:
R:
K:
=> 0 pts.
Total (spell outs): 8.5 pts.


7. New author.
Each book gets 1.5 pts. (1 Goal pt. + 0.5 book pts.)
•1.5 Sylvia's Secret by Mary Vee book 3 in Sleigh Bells and Suspense: Inspiration Christmas Stories 2* 12/12

•0 Unsichtbare Frauen: Wie eine von Daten beherrschte Welt die Hälfte der Bevölkerung ignoriert=Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado Pérez ?* 12/?
=> 1.5 pts.


9. Clean up that TBR list! (3 pts.)
Removed several books I’m no more interested/can’t access/too expensive from my shelves
+0.5 Tanz mit mir, Aurelia (Dance With Me, Aurelia) by Titus Müller 4* 12/6
=> 3.5 pts.


Extra Points:
1. A book where the MC eats or makes cookies.
2. A book where some of the characters play ice hockey.
3. A book written by an indigenous author (of any nation).
4. A book where heavy snowfall occurs.
5. A book with a cover that is more than 75% white.

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My assessment of goals:
Complete a challenge = 1 pt. (though most of my challenges are rather long-term, many I need years to complete)
Series catch up = 3 pts.
Buddy or group read = 3 pts.
Game challenge = 3 pts.
Spell out = 1 pt.
Scavenger hunt = 4 pts. (Done it once and realized it’s not for me)
New author = 1 pt.
New genre = 4 pts. (Not sure there are any genres left - needed so pretty each for one challenge or another, and those I don’t read there’s a good reason for)
TBR Clean up = 3 pts.


3. Buddy reads.
=> 0 pts.

4. Participate in a game challenge.
=> 0 pts.

6. Scavenger Hunt.
=> 0 pts.

8. New genre.
=> 0 pts.

* (hide spoiler)]

A bunch of questions:

1. Do I understand it correctly that each time we complete a goal we get the points according to the assessment of the task/goal and the book points? (e.g. spelling out two words would be 2xgoal points & #of books x 0.5)

2. Complete a challenge. - How does this work. Do we have to list all books needed to complete the challenge (actually preventing to use those for other tasks) or only the last one?

3. Series catch up. - Do we need to complete the series or will any attempt at getting forward count?

4. Buddy reads. - Since there’s no BOM in this group anymore and I had not much luck finding buddies/complete planned buddy reads in this group would you accept those from different groups?
I’m aware the rules say no but I’m still looking for a way to complete this goal if possible.

5. Spell outs. - Do we get points for incomplete words too, or do we have to complete every letter to get any points at all?

6. Scavenger Hunt. - Is there a solo scavenger hunt? I’ve only seen the team challenge.

7. New author & Clean up that TBR list! - Could it be that these goals can’t be completed more than once? Or do we get the goal assessment points + 0.5 points for each book we read here?

Excellent questions Agnieszka! I will put them all in the Q & A above.

The Challenge Factory
Winter 2024 Bookish Ambitions - with a twist!
Duration: December 1, 2023 - February 29, 2024

Progress: 0 out of 1+

We've updated this challenge to put a bit of zing into it! Read on...

Rules:
140 page limit
Re-reads are allowed
You may use a book that you have started prior to the quarter provided you are less than 25% done reading the book when the challenge starts.

First you will HONESTLY ASSESS the likelihood of your doing any of the following nine goals. You will score points for goals accomplished as follows:

1 pt = This is a goal I do all the time and would do anyway.
2 pts = This is a goal I do sometimes but not necessarily always.
3 pts = This is a goal I don't do very often - it's happened but not much.
4 pts = This is a goal I avoid. If must do it I will but it is hard for me.

Post the point value you assign to the different kinds of goals and then keep track of how many points you can rack up! Points may only be scored for books read for and challenges participated in here at The Challenge Factory. Goals may be repeated.

Important: Each book read may only be used for one of the goals even if it satisfies more than one goal's requirements. So choose carefully where you use that book to maximize its value!

Goals:
1. Complete a challenge.

2. Series catch up. Select a series you want to focus on bringing current. Earn 0.5 points per book you finish in the series in addition to the points you have assigned for this goal in your assessment of how much you do/do not like to do it.

3. Buddy reads. Participate in a buddy read or group read.

4. Participate in a game challenge. If you drop out of the game before it's over you score no points. The Hangman game may be used for just 1 point for the duration of this challenge regardless of how much you participate.

5. Spell outs. Spell out any word that you associate with the Winter season. Complete a spell out using the first letter of a title or the first initial of an author's first or last name. Score 0.5 points per book read for the Spell Out in addition to the points you have assigned for this goal in your assessment of how much you do/do not like to do it.

6. Scavenger Hunt. Earn 0.5 points per book you finish in the challenge in addition to the points you have assigned for this goal in your assessment of how much you do/do not like to do it.

7. New author. Read a book by an author who is new to you.

8. New genre. Read a book from a genre you have never tried, or from a genre you normally don't read.

9. Clean up that TBR list! Score 0.5 points per book read for this in addition to the points you have assigned for this goal in your assessment of how much you do/do not like to do it.

*Score one Extra Point for any of the following you find during this Read-a-Thon:
1. A book where the MC eats or makes cookies.
2. A book where some of the characters play ice hockey.
3. A book written by an indigenous author (of any nation).
4. A book where heavy snowfall occurs.
5. A book with a cover that is more than 75% white.

Example format:

My assessment of goals:
Complete a challenge = 1 pt.
Series catch up = 2 pts.
Buddy or group read = 4 pts.
Game challenge = 1 pt.
Spell out = 3 pts.
Scavenger hunt = 2 pts.
New author = 1 pt.
New genre = 4 pts.
TBR Clean up = 1 pt.

I read two books to catch up on my Maisie Dobbs series. I would score a total of 3 pts - 2 pts. for the goal itself and 0.5 pts. for each of the two books read.
I read a book with heavy snowfall in it which gives me an Extra Point - and it also is a new author for me. I can score 2 pts. for this book because the Extra Points are just that - extra!

Erica wrote: "Excellent questions Agnieszka! I will put them all in the Q & A above."

Thank you!

The Challenge Factory
Winter 2024 Bookish Ambitions - with a twist!
Duration: December 1, 2023 - February 29, 2024

Rules:
140 page limit
Re-reads are allowed

Completed goals: 5
Books read: 16
Points: 15.5

(view spoiler)[My assessment of goals:
*Complete a challenge = 2 pt.
*Series catch up = 1 pts.
Buddy or group read = 4 pt.
Game challenge = 2 pts.
Spell out = 3 pts.
Scavenger hunt = 4 pts.
*New author = 1 pt.
New genre = 4 pts.
*TBR Clean up = 1 pt. (hide spoiler)]

Challenge: Completed BOOK it to the Finish -- January

Series catch up: (2.0)
Gleam -- 12/10/23
Reckless - 1/5/24 (+1 for heavy snowfall)
Kingdom of Ash 1/30/24
Random in Death 2/3/24

Buddy/group read:

Game challenge:

Spell out: (3.5)
S -- The Best Laid Plans 1/16/24 (Aurhor Sorensen) +1 for eating cookies
N -- Rock Addiction 12/16/23 (Author Nalini)
O -- Off to the Races 12/14/23
W

D -- Road to Desire 2/2/24 (Author Davenport)
A -- This Shattered World 12/11/23 (Author Amie)
Y -- Fourth Wing (Author Yarros) 12/30/23

Scavenger hunt:

New author:
The Last Sister 12/2/23
Going Down on One Knee 1/2/24
Brutal Obsession

New genre:

TBR Clean up: (2.0)
The Newlyweds - 12/6/23
Empire of Storms 1/21/24
Tower of Dawn 1/21/24
Until You 1/26/24


*Score one Extra Point for any of the following you find during this Read-a-Thon:
1. A book where the MC eats or makes cookies.
2. A book where some of the characters play ice hockey.
3. A book written by an indigenous author (of any nation).
4. A book where heavy snowfall occurs.
5. A book with a cover that is more than 75% white

Duration: 12/1/23 - 2/29/24
Current Score: 14 points

Goals:

1. Complete a challenge. (2 points)
Alphabet Yearly Challenge 2023 (12/16/23)

2. Series catch up. (1 point)
✓ Wayward Children: 1 book (plus two short stories)
The Murderbot Diaries: 0 books
Nightside: 1 book
The Babysitter's Club: 0 books
Goosebumps: 0 books
Doctor Who: 0 books

3. Buddy reads. (4 points)

4. Participate in a game challenge. (3 points)

5. Spell outs. (1 point)
S:
N:
O:
W: The Woman in Me (1/5/24)

S:
C:
A: Anti-Racist Ally: An Introduction to Activism and Action (12/31/23)
R:
F: Found: An Anthology of Found Footage Horror Stories (1/4/24)

M: The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison (12/4/23)
I:
T: That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon (1/5/24)
T:
E: Plot Twist by Erin La Rosa (12/11/23)
N:
S:



6. Scavenger Hunt. (3 points)

7. New author. (1 point)
Yurei: The Japanese Ghost by Zack Davisson (12/8/23)
Solutions and Other Problems by Allie Brosh (1/7/24)



8. New genre. (2 points)
2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke (12/31/23)



9. Clean up that TBR list! (1 point)

*Score one Extra Point for any of the following you find during this Read-a-Thon:

1. A book where the MC eats or makes cookies.

2. A book where some of the characters play ice hockey.

3. A book written by an indigenous author (of any nation).

4. A book where heavy snowfall occurs.

5. A book with a cover that is more than 75% white.

My Winter 2024 Bookish Ambitions
Duration: December 1, 2023 - February 29, 2024

My assessment of goals:
Complete a challenge = 1 pt.
Series catch up = 2 pts.
Buddy or group read = 4 pt.
Game challenge = 3 pts.
Spell out = 2 pts.
Scavenger hunt = 2 pts.
New author = 1 pt.
New genre = 1 pts.
TBR Clean up = 2 pt.

Total points: 5

Spell out:

S- Sugar Daddies by Jade West
T- Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree
O-
C-
K-
I- Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Canas
N-
G-

Points: 1.5

Scavenger Hunt:
Points:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...


Complete a Challenge:
Points:

Series Catch up:
Points:

Buddy/group read:
Points:

Game challenge:
Points:

New author: Aziz Ansari
Points: 1

New genre: Nonfiction
Modern Romance
Points: 1

TBR Clean up:
Points: 1.5
1) Modern Romance by Aziz Ansari (0.5 pt)
Book Added: 6/24/2018
Book Read: 2/02/24

*Score one Extra Point for any of the following you find during this Read-a-Thon:

1. A book where the MC eats or makes cookies.

2. A book where some of the characters play ice hockey.

3. A book written by an indigenous author (of any nation).

4. A book where heavy snowfall occurs.

5. A book with a cover that is more than 75% white

I'm not sure about this... I feel like because I would do almost all of the goals anyway (because it's a challenge and I'm crazy) I should only assess 1 or 2 points to each, which then feels like a disadvantage, unless I read like crazy for some of the ones you can claim more than once. I can honestly say I could score 4 pts to buddy read but not convinced I'd participate, especially just to get points here. New genre maybe 3 pts because there are a couple I really don't like and ONLY read if I have to for a challenge, and I've never done the scavenger hunts at TCF, they just haven't appealed, so I guess that could be worth 3 points.

So we'll give it a try and see how I do, I guess.

Winter 2024 Bookish Ambitions
December 2023 - February 2024

My Winter Bookish Ambitions Challenge (msg 20)

TOTAL POINTS = 71.5

Goals Assessment (view spoiler)[
1. Complete a challenge ➖ 1 pt
2. Series catch up ➖ 1 pt
3. Buddy reads ➖ 4 pts
4. Participate in a game challenge ➖ 2 pts
5. Spell outs ➖ 1 pt
6. Scavenger Hunt ➖ 3 pt
7. New author ➖ 1 pt
8. New genre ➖ 3 pt
9. Clean up that TBR list! ➖ 1 pt
(hide spoiler)]

1. Complete a challenge = 7 POINTS
December Quilt Along ➖ completed 12.31.23
December Book Bingo ➖ completed 12.27.23
December Roll and Read ➖ completed 12.31.23
The Gift Hunt - LaurLa's Christmas Tree ➖ completed 12.29.23
Enjoy Your Day at the... Challenge ➖ completed 12.20.23
23 Resolutions Challenge ➖ completed 12.12.23
2023! Spell-Out Challenge ➖ completed 12.20.23


2. Series catch up - finished series = 1 pt + 1.5 book pts = 2.5 POINTS
Anchor Island
Christmas On Anchor Island ➖ 12.03 ★★★
Katherine Flynn
A Date With The Devil ➖ 02.17 ★★
Smythe-Smith Quartet
The Secrets of Sir Richard Kenworthy ➖ 02.18 ★★★★

3. Buddy reads

4. Participate in a game challenge = 2 POINTS
Book Dominos ➖ 01.04.24


5. Spell outs 1 pt + 20.5 book pts = 21.5 POINTS

HOLIDAYS = 4 pts + 3 bonus = 7 pts
H ➖ Hook, Line, and Sinker ➖ 12.12 ★★★★
O ➖ Off the Grid ➖ 12.14 ★★★
L ➖ The Last Phone Booth in Manhattan ➖ 01.07 ★★★★
I ➖ In the Likely Event ➖ 12.27 ★★★★
D ➖ Destiny ➖ 12.10 ★★★★ ➖ cookies +1
A ➖ Ashley, Jennifer ➖ Kyle ➖ 12.02 ★★★
Y ➖ You Can't Ruin Christmas ➖ 12.17 ★★★ ➖ hockey +1
S ➖ Same Time Next Year ➖ 12.16 ★★★★ ➖ hockey +1

SNOW = 2 pts = 1 bonus = 3 pts
S ➖ Scandalize Me ➖ 01.09 ★★★★
N ➖ Nora Roberts ➖ Gabriel's Angel ➖ 12.06 ★★★★ ➖ snow +1
O ➖ Oram, Jean ➖ Champagne and Lemon Drops ➖ 01.21 ★★★
W ➖ When Shadows Fall ➖ 12.05 ★★★★

NEW YEAR = 3.5 pts + 2 bonus = 5.5 pts
N ➖ The Naughty, The Nice and The Nanny ➖ 12.11 ★★★★ ➖ cookies +1
E ➖ Exposed ➖ 12.22 ★★★★
W ➖ Window Shopping ➖ 12.08 ★★★★
Y ➖ You Can Hide ➖ 01.15 ★★★★
E ➖ Ellie Jordan, Ghost Trapper ➖ 01.06 ★★★
A ➖ Ashley, Jennifer ➖ Ray ➖ 12.08 ★★★ ➖ cookies +1
R ➖ Rescued by a Rogue ➖ 12.01 ★★★

COLD = 2 pts + 3 bonus = 5 pts
C ➖ Christmas Cliche ➖ 12.23 ★★★★ ➖ snow +1
O ➖ One Week With You ➖ 02.04 ★★★★
L ➖ Lavender's Blue ➖ 02.10 ★★★★
D ➖ Dirty Little Secrets ➖ 01.14 ★★★★ ➖ snow +1

6. Scavenger Hunt = 2 pts + 2.5 book pts = 4.5 POINTS
His Dakota Heart ➖ 01.02 ★★★
March ➖ 01.04 ★★★
Cause for Alarm ➖ 01.11 ★★★★ +1 cookies
Knight Awakened ➖ 02.06 ★★★★
Warrior's Hope ➖ 02.21 ★★★★ +1 cookies

7. New author = 5 pts + 2 bonus = 7 POINTS
C.A. Phipps ➖ Sugar and Sliced ➖ 12.14 ★★★
Emelie Loring➖ There is Always Love ➖ 12.20 ★★★ ➖ snow +1
Karla Nikole ➖ Love, Magic & Misfortune ➖ 01.31 ★★★★★
Beth Bolden ➖ Merry Elf-ing Christmas ➖ 12.17 ★★★★ +1 cookies
Eli Easton ➖ The Trouble With Tony ➖ 01.09 ★★★


8. New genre = 6 POINTS
non-fiction/true crime ➖ The Library Book ➖ 01.28 ★★★★
non-fiction/true crime ➖ Heaven is for Real ➖ 02.07 ★★★★

9. Clean up that TBR list - added to TBR in 2013 or 2014 = 1 pt + 20 book pts = 21 POINTS
added 2013 ➖ The Christine + Jake Affair ➖ 12.03 ★★★
added 2013 ➖ Unwritten Rules ➖ 12.13 ★★★
added 2013 ➖ Catch Me if You Can ➖ 12.15 ★★★★
added 2014 ➖ Ricochet ➖ 12.18 ★★★
added 2014 ➖ Captive Kisses ➖ 12.25 ★★★
added 2014 ➖ Falling For Her ➖ 12.29 ★★★★
added 2014 ➖ Crimson Twilight ➖ 12.30 ★★★
added 2013 ➖ Take Me Home for Christmas ➖ 12.31 ★★★★ +1 cookies
added 2014 ➖ Baiting the Maid of Honor ➖ 01.07 ★★★★
added 2014 ➖ Don't Tell the Wedding Planner ➖ 01.26 ★★★
added 2014 ➖ Everything's Coming Up Rosie ➖ 01.27 ★★★
added 2013 ➖ Garrison's Creed ➖ 01.30 ★★★★
added 2014 ➖ Wounded Courage ➖ 01.30 ★★★
added 2014 ➖ Chosen by Fate ➖ 02.14 ★★★
added 2013 ➖ Memories of Us ➖ 02.15 ★★★★
added 2014 ➖ Sweet Home Carolina ➖ 02.18 ★★★
added 2013 ➖ Dixie Rebel ➖ 02.19 ★★★★
added 2014 ➖ Down and Dirty ➖ 02.19 ★★★★
added 2014 ➖ Loving Tessa ➖ 02.27 ★★★ +1 cookies
added 2014 ➖ Staking His Claim ➖ 02.28 ★★★★

Extra Points Tracking

1. A book where the MC eats or makes cookies
Ray ➖ 12.08 ★★★
Destiny ➖ 12.10 ★★★★
The Naughty, The Nice and The Nanny ➖ 12.11 ★★★★
Merry Elf-ing Christmas ➖ 12.17 ★★★★
Take Me Home for Christmas ➖ 12.31 ★★★★
Cause for Alarm ➖ 01.11 ★★★★
Warrior's Hope ➖ 02.21 ★★★★
Loving Tessa ➖ 02.27 ★★★

2. A book where some of the characters play ice hockey
Same Time Next Year ➖ 12.16 ★★★★
You Can't Ruin Christmas ➖ 12.17 ★★★

3. A book written by an indigenous author (of any nation)

4. A book where heavy snowfall occurs
Gabriel's Angel ➖ 12.06 ★★★★
There is Always Love ➖ 12.20 ★★★
Dirty Little Secrets ➖ 01.14 ★★★★
One Week With You ➖ 02.04 ★★★★

5. A book with a cover that is more than 75% white

Can you verify what you mean by a game challenge - in previous bookish challenges, I counted team challenges as a game challenge (like the Halloween Round-up) but since you mentioned Hangman specifically, now I am wondering what you are intending by 'game challenge'. For this round, I was going to count the Marathon race or The Gift Hunt but maybe you consider those to just be challenges.

Great question LaurLa! I will add to the Q & A above.

Erica wrote: "Great question LaurLa! I will add to the Q & A above."

Thank-you!!

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There was a great question about Scavenger Hunt scoring that has been posted to the Q & A above.

For #4. Participate in a game challenge. If you drop out of the game before it's over you score no points. The Hangman game may be used for just 1 point for the duration of this challenge regardless of how much you participate....


I assume the same limit as Hangman would apply to Dominoes if we participate in that game?

Yes, that makes sense to me.