#TheReadingQuest discussion

I thought I should make an official GR thread to track all my books, since that's how I usually track my 'non reading-challenges reading'.

Character Profile:


Blog: https://constantravingreviews.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/calreadingquest
Character: Mage
Current XP: 10
Current HP: 10 + 3pts (30 pages read of The Wrath and the Dawn)
Level: 1

Here's my TBR:

The Wrath and the Dawn
Red Queen
An Ember in the Ashes
The Winner's Curse
Geekerella

Priority list #2:

Prom Nights from Hell
Etiquette & Espionage

Update: 200 HP
200 pages read of The Wrath and the Dawn.

Update: Completed all 404 pages of The Wrath and the Dawn. This crosses off my Mage box: Mythology:
Arabian Nights

I think this counts as diverse?
(Let me know if not)

Points
XP: 10 (starter) + 20 (The Wrath and the Dawn) = 30XP
HP: 10 (starter) + 40(The Wrath and the Dawn) = 50 HP

Woohoo! 1 book down :)

When you ask about Arabian Nights counting as diverse, are you referring to a marginalised author? If so, who wrote it? From what I can tell, there are many versions of this, some of which constitute cultural appropriation by white folx, so definitely not what diversity should be embodying.

Krystal wrote: "When you ask about Arabian Nights counting as diverse, are you referring to a marginalised author? If so, who wrote it? From what I can tell, there are many versions of this, some of which constitu..."

I counted Renee Ahdieh as pretty marginalised :D Check out her biography, it's pretty interesting! :)

Krystal wrote: "When you ask about Arabian Nights counting as diverse, are you referring to a marginalised author? If so, who wrote it? From what I can tell, there are many versions of this, some of which constitu..."

Oh and I meant in respect to YA. I don't come across many (actually this is probably my first one) fantasies of YA that don't have MCs as white people/culture. I really enjoyed it-- as a history major, it was also awesome to see teenagers actually in the heart of the conflict. You don't see that a lot in accounts/retellings.

But idk maybe some people found it offensive, or stereotypical. I am more familiar with Western European tales.

Sorry, had not realised that you were referring to The Wrath and the Dawn when you said Arabian Nights as there are actually books entitled Arabian Nights which are not all from marginalised authors. The reality is that publishing is highly whitewashed so I am not surprised you have rarely come across main characters who are not white. Even as someone raised in Trinidad where the majority of the population is not white, far too many of our required texts in school were from dead white authors!

Krystal wrote: "Sorry, had not realised that you were referring to The Wrath and the Dawn when you said Arabian Nights as there are actually books entitled Arabian Nights which are not all from marginalised author..."

Oh no worries! I'm sorry I misunderstood you.

And I hate that that's a reality :/ I'm hoping this challenge opens me to new, diverse main characters and plots.

Update time:



Audiobooks read:
Lifeblood = 10 XP & 38.7 HP.
Eve = 10 XP & 19.5 HP.

Ebook read:
Assigned a Mate = 20 XP & 7.8 HP.
Please note; this author is marginalised. And she's an independent author :)

Point Tally
XP: 30 + 40 = 70 XP.
HP: 50 + 66 = 116 HP.

Woah I'm in dire need to update...

Audiobooks read:
Challenger Deep = 10 XP + 24.7 HP

Which means... I completed my first character!!!

+ 50 XP

New character: Rogue
His = 20 XP + 9.4 HP
No Ifs, Ands, or Bears About It = 10 XP + 26.4 HP
The Warlord Wants Forever = 10 XP + 16.3 HP

I just need to read a banned book and I'll be done with another character! Yipee!

Point Tally
XP: 20 +10 + 10 = 40 XP.
HP: 9.4 + 26.4 + 16.3 = 52.1

Point TOTAL:
XP: 160
HP: 168.1

Which means I am now on level 3!!!

I listened to HP 1 and 2 via audiobook.

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone = 10 XP + 26.2 HP.
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets = 10 XP + 30.4 HP.

TOTAL:
XP: 180
HP: 224.7

I'm on a new character: The Bard.



Which means my 180 XP is now 210 XP! Yay! Which ALSO means I'm on LEVEL 4! Yay again!

Oops I'm not a Bard: I thought that was the top across row! I was actually a Knight!

... NOW I'm a Bard.

TALLY
Red Queen 10 XP and 38.3 HP
Under a Painted Sky 20 XP and 38.4 HP
Huntress 20 XP and 37.1 HP

+ I finished another character (+30 XP)

TOTAL
XP: 290 XP
HP: 338.5

Level Up: I'm now on level 5! :D 10 more points to level 6.

Finished the Bard level!

Ash 20 XP + 29.1 HP
Openly Straight 20 XP + 32 HP
A Man Called Ove 20 XP + 33.7 HP
Lily and the Octopus 20 XP + 30.7 HP

+ 30 XP for finishing a character

TALLY:
XP: 400 XP
HP: 464

Well! That rounds up quite nicely, doesn't it? :D

YOYOYOYO I DID EVERY SINGLE SQUARE

FINAL TALLY:

Will Grayson, Will Grayson 20 XP (Lev is gay and Green has mental illness) + 31 HP
Resurrection 20 XP + 56.2 HP
Brown Girl Dreaming 20 XP + 33.7
Midnight Jewel 20 XP (Mead has mental illness if you didn't already know) + 41.6 HP
Adulthood Is a Myth 20 XP (Sarah is severely anxious) + 10.9 HP
Big Mushy Happy Lump 20 XP + 12.8 HP
Life Before Legend: Stories of the Criminal and the Prodigy 20 XP + 3.8 HP
Shadowed 10 XP + 43.4 HP

Final:
XP: 550 (omfg I JUST make it for a level up!!! Yes!)
HP: 697.4

Final level: 11? idk im not good at maths this really has been a challenge for me

Total Scores
I posted it on Read at Midnight's blog but it didn't post fml I have to rewrite EVERYTHING AHHHHH.

I did completed every box.

Startup: 10 XP and 10 HP.

+

Mage
First instalment: Assigned a Mate 20 XP + 7.8 HP.
Diff world: Lifeblood 10 XP + 38.7 HP.
Mythology: The Wrath and the Dawn 20 XP + 39.5 HP.
Magic: Challenger Deep 10 XP + 24.7 HP.
One word title: Eve 10 XP + 19.5 HP.

+50 XP (finished a level)

Rogue
Small press: No Ifs, Ands, or Bears About It 10 XP + 26.4 HP.
<500 ratings: His 20 XP + 9.4 HP.
Obscured face: The Warlord Wants Forever 10 XP + 16.3 HP.
Banned: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 10 XP + 26.2 HP.

+30 XP

Knight
Verb: Under a Painted Sky 20 XP + 38.4 HP.
Weapon: Huntress 20XP + 37.1 HP.
Red cover: Red Queen 10 XP + 38.3 XP.
Movie adaption: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 10 XP + 30.4 HP.

+30 XP

Bard
Fairytale retell: Ash 20 XP + 29.1 HP.
Typography: Openly Straight 20 XP + 32 HP.
Translated: A Man Called Ove 20 XP + 33.7 HP.

+30 XP

Bonus Challenges
Potions: Will Grayson, Will Grayson 20 XP (Lev is gay and Green has mental illness) + 31 HP.
Time warp: Midnight Jewel 20 XP (Mead has mental illness if you didn't already know) + 41.6 HP.
Expansion: Life Before Legend: Stories of the Criminal and the Prodigy 20 XP + 3.8 HP.
Mini game: Adulthood Is a Myth 20 XP (Sarah is severely anxious) + 10.9 HP.
Animal companion: Lily and the Octopus 20 XP + 30.7 HP.
Respawn: Big Mushy Happy Lump 20 XP + 12.8 HP.
Grind: Resurrection 20 XP + 56.2 HP.
Multiplayer: Brown Girl Dreaming 20 XP + 33.7.
Open world: Shadowed 10 XP + 43.4 HP.

+20 HP bc I tweeted the bejeezus out of this challenge :P

POINT TOTAL:
XP: 550 XP
HP: 741.4 HP.