Historical Fictionistas discussion

by Stephanie Dray
351 pages
Setting: Ancient History (+1)
Published: 2001-2011 (+1)
Genre: HF (+1)
Locale: Egypt, Rome (+2)
Themes: Coming of Age, magic (+2)
Book Cover: Color green (+1)
Page Bonus: 4
Book Total: 12

by Stephenie Meyer
498 pages
Published: 2001-2011 (+1)
Genre: Paranormal (+1)
Locale: WA state (+1)
Random: One word title forming two words: wit and light (+1)
Random: Most popular (+1)
Page Bonus: 4
Book Total: 9

by Richelle Mead
421 pages
Published: 2001-2011 (+1)
Genre: Paranormal (+1)
Themes: Magic (+1)
Book Cover: Color green (+1)
Random: One word title forming two words: blood and lines (+1)
Random: Most popular (+1)
Page Bonus: 4
Book Total: 10

Challenge Total: 91

Lay Down My Sword And Shield by James Lee Burke

320 pages-4pts
set-1900s-1
pub-2001-1
genre-HF-1
themes-coming of age, Korean War, slavery (POW)-3
events-trade union, charity work, immigration-3

total-13pts
challenge total-180pts

The Ballad of Tom Dooley: A Novel by Sharyn McCrumb

336 pgs. 4 pts.
Setting 1800's 1 pt.
Published 2011 1 pt.
Historical fiction and mystery 2 pts.
Themes re-telling of a ball
and folk legend 1 pt.
Green on cover 1 pt.
New release page 1 pt.
Music banjo and ballad 1 pt.

Total 12 pts.
Challenge total 203 pts.

I amended message 202 to reflect another point.

by Sue Grafton

403 Pages 4 Points
Setting 1900s 1
Published 2009 1
Mystery 1
Undertow (weather word) 1
Favorite Author 1

Total: 9 Points

Garden of Secrets Past by Anthony Eglin

304 pgs. 4 pts.
Published 2011 1 pt.
Mystery 1 pt.
Yellow Title 1 pt.
River on cover 1 pt.

Total 8 pts.
Challenge total 211 pts.

"Wizard of London" by Mercedes Lackey
384pp +4
Published: 2005 +1
Genre Historical Fiction, Paranormal +2
Themes: Retelling (The Snow Queen), Magic +2
Titles: Three word title +1
Book Cover : the color green +1
Random: book by favorite author +1
September Events: charity work (The main character gave food to starving children) +1

Book Total :13
Grand Total: 56

Cover:
Book: The Ashes of Eden by William Shatner
Pages: 309
Time Period: 1 pt - Future
Genre: : 2 pt - Mystery, Adventure
Themes: : 2 pt - War, Time-Travel
Titles: 1 pt - A Fall Color (Gold)
Task points: 6
Page Bonus: 4
Total: 10

Cover:
Book: The Return by William Shatner
Pages: 371
Time Period: 1 pt - Future
Genre: : 2 pt - Mystery, Adventure
Themes: : 1 pt - Time Travel
Titles: 1 pt - A Fall Color (yellow, brown, orange, red)
Task points: 5
Page Bonus: 4
Total: 9

Total Challenge Points: 242

Ash by Malinda Lo
291 pages = 2
Pub 2009 =1
Paranormal =1
Coming of age =1
Retelling (Cinderella) =1
Magic =1
Popular Page =1
Book total 8

One Grave At A Time by Jeaniene Frost
358 pages = 4
Pub 2011 =1
Paranormal =1
Fall color (orange) =1
Popular Page =1
Set in Iowa =1
Book total 9

Lies & The Lying Liars Who Tell Them by Al Franken
421 pgs = 4
Pub 2003 =1
Non-fic =1
Fall Color (Red and Yellow) =1
Red Title (Lies) =1
Book total 8

Challenge total: 42

Updated Scoreboard:

Butterflycager 270
Kiri 240
Diane 229
Shay 227
Luckngrace 178
Cheryl 94
Nikki 94
LemonLinda 81
Rachel 74
JenC 74
Christy 64
April 64
Holly P 59
Jayme 57
DianeWhitney 52
Djrmel 47
Becky 42
Lisa 41
Ladywallingford 32
JenniferB 32
Susan 31
Carla 30
Christina 27
Margaret 25
Shannon 21
Danielle 17
Babs 16
Amy 16
Gayle 11
Jessica 8
Chana 7
Brittany 6


Notes: First of all, some of you guys read at a ridiculous pace!! There were 188 book updates, not including my own. Seriously, there are only 32 people participating! LOL Crazy.

Anyway, on to the real notes.

Please remember to include the text title, not just the bookcover images. And please remember to include the page count as well. I had to look up quite a few. Thanks!

Notes regarding Points:
Diane, Shay & Cheryl - Somewhere along the way, your post totals wandered off and are incorrect according to what I have. You might want to check over what you have and let me know if there are any discrepancies.

Diane - For the Ballad of Tom Dooley, there is no 1800s task - was that a typo? If so, let me know and I'll add the point.

Luckngrace, looks like some of yours were miscounted as well. You might just want to check things over too.
Also for The Lovely Bones, since it's set in the 70s, it wouldn't qualify for the HF point per the 50 year rule.

Kiri - On quite a few of yours, you claimed a point for "Contemporary" setting, but that category wasn't reused for this challenge, so your total is lower for those points.
Also, for All The President's Men, you counted Pennsylvania twice so you'll be off another point for that.
However, on Lost Temple and The Doomsday Code, I added HF points since you claimed the Ancient History points for both of them.
Lastly, I didn't give the point for Halcyon being a weather word. Halcyon is a bird, and "Halcyon Days" (which I'm assuming you were referring to) is in regards to the time they breed rather than weather.
*Amending this, as "Halcyon" is a synonym for "calm" which I'll allow as a weather word. Added 1 point.
**More Edity goodness: The 2nd PA was supposed to be Vermont - point added. And TimeRiders qualifies for HF (1912 & WWII) so that point's been added as well. Total has been adjusted. :)

JenC - Can't count "blood" for the Red task, sorry.

Nikki - For "Forever" I added the Fall color and Red Title points for you. And Coming of Age for "Between Shades of Gray".

Babs - Undertow doesn't count as a weather word. Looking for rain, snow, snowflake, tornado/twister, hurricane, clouds, that sort of thing.

Rachel, your Stonehenge page count was 6 not 4.

Carla - I'll allow the 1900s points for Anne of Avonlea and Anne of the Island. Also "Fourth" for 4 is fine.

Djrmel - Snowdrops is fine.

Butterflycager - For The Piano Teacher, I added the China setting point.

Also quite a few of you used the "Ruler" category for Kings, Queens, Presidents etc... I'll allow these since I didn't specify, but I actually meant the measurement tool. LOL You all definitely keep me on my toes! :D

Becky wrote: "Also quite a few of you used the "Ruler" category for Kings, Queens, Presidents etc... I'll allow these since I didn't specify, but I actually meant the measurement tool."

*idly wonders if that means I can add a point for these*
All the President's Men
The Last Princess of Manchuria

Thanks, Becky, for your hard work. I found my error - I had the following on my handwritten list at home, but neglected to post it here...
The Alpine Uproar by Mary Daheim

Published 2009 1 pt
Genre - Mystery 1 pt
Locale - Washington State 1 pt
Title - 3 word title, Fall color (yellow) 2 pts
Cover - Green 1 pt
384 pgs 4 pts

Book total 10 pts
Challenge total 104 pts

Becky,

All I can say is I am absolutely amazed at how you keep track of all this.

Thanks, Becky. You have really put in some major time with all of the checking, revising, etc. That has to have cut out a lot of reading time for you, but we certainly do appreciate your willingness to give so freely of your time.

fathermothergod: My Journey Out of Christian Science by Lucia Greenhouse

302 pgs. 4 pts.
setting 1970's 1 pt.
Published 2011 1 pt.
Memoir 1 pt.
Coming of age 1 pt.
Yellow Title 1 pt.

Total 9 pts.
Challenge Total 238 pts.

Kiri wrote: "Becky wrote: "Also quite a few of you used the "Ruler" category for Kings, Queens, Presidents etc... I'll allow these since I didn't specify, but I actually meant the measurement tool."

*idly wonders if that means I can add a point for these*
All the President's Men
The Last Princess of Manchuria "

LOL! I'll add them. ;)

You're welcome everyone... It does take a chunk of time, but it's worth it if everyone enjoys the challenge! :D

Heather is DEFINITELY scoring the next one though! ;) LOL

Here's the updated scoreboard with the points added this morning:

Butterflycager 270
Kiri 242
Diane 238
Shay 227
Luckngrace 178
Cheryl 104
Nikki 94
LemonLinda 81
Rachel 74
JenC 74
Christy 64
April 64
Holly P 59
Jayme 57
DianeWhitney 52
Djrmel 47
Becky 42
Lisa 41
Ladywallingford 32
JenniferB 32
Susan 31
Carla 30
Christina 27
Margaret 25
Shannon 21
Danielle 17
Babs 16
Amy 16
Gayle 11
Jessica 8
Chana 7
Brittany 6

The Staircase by Ann Rinaldi

240 pages-2pts
pub 2000-1pt
HF, Western (Santa Fe, NM)-2pts
coming of age, retelling (Santa Fe legend)-2pts
red title, a favorite author-2pts
angel, charity, music-3pts

book total-12pts
Challenge total-190pts

The Alpine Vengeance by Mary Daheim
Published 2011 1 pt
Genre - Mystery 1 pt
Locale - Washington State 1 pt
Title - 3 word title, fall color (yellow) 2 pts
Cover - Green (trees) 1 pt
336 pgs 4 pts

Book total 10 pts
Challenge total 114 pts

I finished Pearl of China by Anchee Min.
Setting: 1900's -> 1pt
Published: 2011 -> 1pt
Genre: Historical Fiction (stretches from 1897 to the 1970's ->1pt
Locale: China -> 1pt
Themes: Coming of Age and War -> 2pts
Title: 3 Words -> 1pt
Pages: 275 -> 2pts
September events: Features Charity work. Pearl's father was a missionary in China. -> 1pt

Book Total 10 pts
Previous Total: 27 pts
New Challenge Total: 37pts

Just My Type: A Book about Fonts by Simon Garfield

Pages: 356
Published in 2011 = 1 point
Genre: non-fiction = 1 point

Task points: 2
Page points: 4
Book total: 6



The Double Comfort Safari Club by Alexander McCall Smith

Pages: 256
Published in 2010 = 1 point
Genre: mystery = 1 point
Book cover: green = 1 point
Random: red title = 1 point

Task points: 4
Page points: 2
Book total: 6




Storm Glass by Maria V. Snyder

Pages: 488
Published in 2009 = 1 point
Genre: paranormal, adventure = 2 points
Themes: coming of age, magic = 2 points
Title: weather word (storm) = 1 point

Task points: 6
Page points: 4
Book total: 10

Total points this post: 22
Total challenge points: 292

Shadowfever by Karen Marie Moning
594pgs (6pts)
Published: 2011 (1pt)
Themes: Magic (1pt)
Genre: Paranormal (1pt)
Random: One word title into two words, shadow/fever
Popular/New Release page (2pts)
Total: 11pts


Grand total: 75pts

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

387pgs: 4pts
Time Period: 1900's (1pt)
Published Date: 2011 (1pt)
Genre: HF, Paranormal (2pts)
Themes: Magic (1pt)
Title: 3 Word Title (1pt)
Random: From Popular/New Releases page (1pt)
Total: 11pts

Challenge Total 249 pts.

Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
Setting Time Period: 1900's (1 point)
Themes: War/Time Travel (2 points)
Page Count: 2 points (275 pages)
Total Book Points: 5 points

The Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWitt
Published Time Period: 2001-2011 (1 point)
Genre: Historical Fiction/Western (2 points)
Titles: 3 word title (1 point)
Page Count: 4 points (336 pages)
Total Book Points: 8 points

Vixen by Jillian Larkin
Setting Time Period: 1900's (1 point)
Published Time Period: 2001-2011 (1 point)
Genre: Historical Fiction (1 point)
Themes: Coming of Age (1 point)
Random Tasks: Read a book with a one word title that can be formed into at least two words using each letter only once (vex/in) (1 point)
September Events: In honor of Glenn Miller's last performance - Read a book featuring music or musicians (1 point)
Page Count: 4 points (421 pages)
Total Book Points: 10 points


If You Ask Me by Betty White
Published Time Period: 2001-2011 (1 point)
Genre: Non-fiction (1 point)
Random Tasks: Read a book with a red title (1 point)
Page Count: 2 points (258 pages)
Total Book Points: 5 points


Bad Taste in Boys by Carrie Harris
Published Time Period: 2001-2011 (1 point)
Themes: Coming of Age (1 point)
Random Tasks: Red Title/Read a book from Popular/New Releases page (2 points)
Page Count: 2 points (201 pages)
Total Book Points: 6 points

total challenge points: 261 points

Light from a Distant Star: A Novel by Mary McGarry Morris

384 pgs. 4 pt.
Published 2011 1 pt.
Mystery 1 pt.
Coming of age 1 pt.
Green on cover 1 pt.
New release pg. 1 pt.

Total 9 pts.
Challenge total 258 pts.

Son of Hamas: A Gripping Account of Terror, Betrayal, Political Intrigue, and Unthinkable Choices by Mosab Hassan Yousef

288 pages-2pts
set 1986 (to 2006)-1
pub-2008-1
non-fiction, memoir-2
coming of age, war-2
green on cover-1
immigration-1

total: 10 points
Challenge total: 200 points

Jacob Have I Loved by: Katherine Paterson

244 pages - 2 points

Setting Time Period: 1900s - 1 point
Themes: Coming of Age, War - 2 points

Total - 5 points
Challenge Total - 37 points

Bonus +4 (384pp)
Genre Mystery +1
Fall Colors (Yellow) +1
Random: Read a book by your favorite author +1
Book Cover-green background +1
Published: 2000-2011(2002) +1

Book Total: 9
Grand Total: 66

The Weird Sisters by Eleanor Brown

Pages: 320 = 4 pts
Published Time Period: 2001-2011; 2011 = 1 pt
Themes: Coming of Age = 1 pt
Titles: Three word title = 1 pt
Book cover: color green = 1 pt
Sept events: charity work = 1 pt

Book total = 9 pts

Challenge total = 73 pts

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
374pgs (4pts)
Published: 2008 (1pt)
Time: Future (1pt)
Genre: Adventure (1pt)
Theme: Coming of age, War (2pts)
Random: 2 Word title (1pt)
Total: 10pts


Grand Total: 85pts

Ingenue by Jillian Larkin
Setting Time Period: 1900's (1 point)
Published Time Period: 2001-2011 (1 point)
Genre: Historical Fiction (1 point)
Themes: Coming of Age (1 point)
Random Tasks: Read a book with a one word title that can be formed into at least two words using each letter only once (gun/in)/ Read a book with a red title (2 points)
September Events: Read a book featuring music or musicians (1 point)
Page Count: 4 points (368 pages)
Total Book Points: 11 points

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Setting Time Period: 1900's (1 point)
Published Time Period: 2001-2011 (1 point)
Genre: Historical Fiction (1 point)
Themes: Magic (1 point)
Titles: 3 word title (1 point)
Random Tasks: Read a book from Popular/New Releases page (1 point)
Page Count: 4 points (387 pages)
Total Book Points: 10 points


A Killing in Antiques by Mary Moody
Published Time Period: 2001-2011 (1 point)
Genre: Mystery (1 point)
Book Cover: Green/Candles (in the chandelier) (2 points)
Page Count: 4 points ( 311 pages)
Total Book Points: 8 points


Sweet Revenge by Andrea Penrose
Published Time Period: 2001-2011 (1 point)
Genre: Historical Fiction/Mystery (2 points)
Book Cover: Candles (1 point)
Page Count: 4 points (304 pages)
Total Book Points: 8 points

Total Challenge Points: 298 points

Shay

Missed one on Night Circus for paranormal, I think.

Jane and the Canterbury Tale: Being A Jane Austen Mystery by Stephanie Barron

307 pgs. 4 pts.
published 2011 1 pt.
Mystery HF 2 pts.

Total 7 pts.
Challenge total 265 pts.

Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer

Page count - 754 - 8 points
Published 2001-2010 - 1 point
Genre - paranormal - 1 point
Locale - Washington state - 1 point
Themes - coming of age, magic - 2 points

Task points - 13 points
Challenge points - 94 points

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Annie Barrows
273pgs (2pts)
Published: 2008 (1pt)
Time: 1900's (1pt)
Genre: HF (1pt)
Themes: War, Epislotory (2pts)
Total: 7pts

Grand Total: 92pts

The Chosen One

213 pages - 2
Published 2009 - 1
Themes - Coming of Age, - 1
Titles - 3 word title - 1
5 points

79 points total

Those Across the River by Christopher Buehlman

368 pgs. 4 pts.
Setting 1930's 1 pt.
Published 2011 1 pt.
Paranormal, mystery 2 pts.
River on cover 1 pt.
New release page 1 pt.

Total 10 pts.
Challenge total 275 pts.

An Equal Music by Vikram Seth

383 pages-4pts
coming of age-1pt
3word title-1
music-1
total-7pts

Challenge final total is 207.

Many thanks to the mods for an entertaining September.

No One You Know by Michelle Richmond

Pages: 320
Published in 2008 = 1 point
Genre: mystery = 1 point

Task points: 2
Page points: 4
Book total = 6



Stolen by Kelley Armstrong

Pages: 468
Published in 2002 = 1 point
Genre: paranormal = 1 point
Locale: Vermont = 1 point
Themes: coming of age (Savannah), magic = 2 points
Random: one word into two: STOLEN = SON LET = 1 point

Task points: 6
Page points: 4
Book total: 10




Hexed by Kevin Hearne

Pages: 294
Published in 2011 = 1 point
Genre: paranormal = 1 point
Theme: magic = 1 point
Book cover: green = 1 point

Task points: 4
Page points: 2
Book total: 6



Hammered by Kevin Hearne

Pages: 310
Published in 2011 = 1 point
Genre: paranormal, adventure = 2 points
Themes: war, magic = 2 points
Book cover: green = 1 point
Random: one word into two: HAMMERED = HARD MEME = 1 point

Task points: 7
Page points: 4
Book total: 11

Total points this post: 33
Total challenge points: 325

The Time-Traveling Fashionista by Bianca Turetsky

272 pgs. 2 pts.
Setting 1900's 1 pt.
Published 2011 1 pt.
Historical fiction 1 pt.
Time travel & Magic 2 pts.
Three word title 1 pt.

Total 8 pts.
Challenge total 283 pts.

Tempest Rising by Nicole Peeler
Published Time Period: 2001-2011 (1 point)
Genre: Paranormal (1 point)
Page Count: 4 points (359 pages)
Total Book Points: 6 points


Tragic Toppings by Jessica Beck
Published Time Period: 2001-2011 (1 point)
Genre: Mystery (1 point)
Page Count: 2 points
Total Book Points: 4 points

Prom and Prejudice by Elizabeth Eulberg
Published Time Period: 2001-2011 (1 point)
Locale: Vermont (1 point)
Themes: Coming of Age/Retelling (2 points)
Titles: 3 word title (1 point)
September events: Read a book featuring music or musicians (1 point)
Page Count: 2 points (231 pages)
Total Book Points: 8 points

The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart
Published Time Period: 2001-2011 (1 point)
Themes: Coming of Age (1 point)
Page Count: 4 points (342 pages)
Total Book Points: 6 points

Total Challenge Points: 322 points

Dark Predator by Christine Feehan

Pages: 400 = 4 pts
Published Time Period: 2001-2011; 2011 = 1 pt
Genre: Paranormal = 1 pt
Titles: Fall color; yellow = 1 pt
Random tasks: Popular/New Releases page; favorite author = 2 pts

Book total = 9 pts

Challenge total = 82 pts

The Lost Wife by Alyson Richman

352 pgs. 4 pts.
Setting 1900's 1 pt.
Published 2011 1 pt.
Historical fiction 1 pt.
War 1 pt.
3 word title 1 pt.
New release page 1 pt.

Total 10 pts.
Challenge total 293 pts.

Sarah: Women of Genesis byOrson Scott Card

Page count - 352 - 4 points
Time period - BC - 1 point
Published - 2001 - 1 point
Genre - HF - 1 point
Themes - retelling, slavery - 2 points

Task total - 9 points
Challenge total - 103 points

Storm Born by Richelle Mead

Pages: 361
Published in 2008 = 1 point
Genre: paranormal = 1 point
Themes: magic, re-telling (the story of the Dark Swan), slavery (Eugenie's minions) = 3 points
Title: weather word (storm) = 1 point

Task points: 6
Page points: 4
Book total: 10



Burnt Mountain by Anne Rivers Siddons

Pages: 323
Published in 2010 = 1 point
Themes: coming of age, magic (Aengus and his Irish tales) = 2 points
Random: red-lettered title = 1 point

Task points: 4
Page points: 4
Book total: 8

Total points this post: 18
Total challenge points: 343

The Return of Captain John Emmett by Elizabeth Speller

384 pgs. 4 pts.
Setting 1920's 1 pt.
Published 2011 1 pt.
Historical fiction, mystery 2 pts.
War 1 pt.
Title yellow 1 pt.
Green on cover 1 pt.

Total 11 pts.
Challenge total 303 pts.

Curiosity Thrilled the Cat by Sofie Kelly
Published Time Period: 2001-2011 (1 point)
Genre: Mystery/Paranormal (2 points)
Themes: Magic (1 point)
Book Cover: Green (1 point- there's a green book)
September Events: Read a book featuring music or musicians (1 point)
Page Count: 4 points (324 pages)
Total Book Points: 10 points

Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman
Setting Time Period: 1900's (1 point)
Genre: Paranormal (1 point)
Themes: Magic (1 point)
Page Count: 2 points (286 pages)
Total Book Points: 5 points

New Moon by Stephenie Meyer
Published Time Period: 2001-2011 (1 point)
Genre: Paranormal (1 point)
Locale: Washington State (1 point)
Page Count: 6 points (563 pages)
Total Book Points: 9 points

Total Challenge Points: 346 points

Grave Sightby Charlaine Harris
263 pgs (2pts)
Published: 2006 (1pt)
Theme: Magic (1pt)
Genre: Mystery, Paranormal (2pts)
Total: 6pts

Grand Total: 98pts

A Bitter Truth: A Bess Crawford Mystery
by Charles Todd

352 pgs. 4 pts.
Setting 1900's 1 pt.
Published 2011 1 pt.
HF, Mystery 2 pts.
War 1 pt.
3 word title 1 pt.
Weather word bitter (bitter cold) 1 pt.

Total 11 pts.
Challenge total 314 pts.

Plugged
288 pages = 2 points
Published 2011 = 1
Mystery = 1
One Word Title: Pug geld = 1
total= 5 points

Dust Decay

519 pages = 6 points
Published 2011 = 1
Themes: Coming of Age = 1
Total Points = 8

The Sisters Brothers

336 pages = 4 points
Published 2011 = 1
Historical Fiction, Western = 2
Three Word Title = 1
total points = 8 points

Challenge Total = 68 points