Christian Fiction Bloggers discussion

Team Tulip
Lanelle
Kimberly
Library
Davina
Keri E.

Chat Thread: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

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Point Template:

Section One:
1: (Page points) + (Task Point)
2: (Page points) + (Task Point)
3: (Page points) + (Task Point)
4: (Page points) + (Task Point)
5: (Page points) + (Task Point)
6: (Page points) + (Task Point)
Total:
Bonus?
Final Total:

Section Two:
3x: (Pages points) + (Task Point)
4x: (Pages points) + (Task Point)
Full House: (Page points) + (Task Point)
Small Straight: (Pages points) + (Task Point)
Large Straight: (Pages points) + (Task Point)
Yahtzee: (Pages points) + (Task Point)
Chance: (Page points) + (Task Point)
Total for section two:
Total of section one:
Final total:

[Section 1:]

#1-This requires one book.
Read a book: first in its series, with 100-199 pages, that is a debut novel, published in Jan. or Feb., or with "1(one)" in the title

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#2-This requires one book.
Read a book: second in its series, with 200-299 pages, with two people on the cover, published in Mar. or Apr, or with "2(two)" in the title

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#3-This requires one book.
Read a book: third in its series, with 300-399 pages, with trees on the cover, published in May. or Jun., or with "3(three)" in the title

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#4-This requires one book.
Read a book: fourth in its series, with 400-499 pages, with a four-wheeled vehicle on the cover (i.e. a car -- a motorcycle will not work), published in Jul. or Aug., or with "4(four)" in the title

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#5-This requires one book.
Read a book: fifth in its series, with 500-599 pages, with a hand on the cover, published in Sept. or Oct., or with "5(five)" in the title

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#6-This requires one book.
Read a book: sixth in its series, with 600-699 pages, with a ship on the cover, published in Nov. or Dec., or with "6(six)" in the title

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If the total number of points earned from the first section (above) is at least 27, the team will receive a bonus of 5 points!

[Section 2:]

Three of a Kind-This requires three books to be read (doesn't have to be done by the same person).
Read three books that go together in one of these ways: same genre, published same year or in the same month, same author, same number in its series, same number of pages (rounding to the nearest hundred: so 198 would be 200 and 212 would also be 200).

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Four of a Kind-This requires four books to be read (doesn't have to be done by the same person).
Read four books that go together in one of these ways: same genre, published same year or in the same month, same author, same number in its series, same number of pages (we're rounding to the nearest hundred: so 198 would be 200 and 212 would also be 200).

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Full House-This requires one book.
Read a book that has an author whose first or last name contains either two consonants and three vowels OR three consonants and two vowels (i.e. Karen Witemeyer, Ronie Kendig, etc.)

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Small Straight (1,2,3,4 OR 2,3,4,5 OR 3,4,5,6)-This requires four books to be read (doesn't have to be done by the same person).

Read a book with the number 1, 2 or 3 in its page count or publication date
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Read a book with the number 2, 3, or 4 in its page count or publication date
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Read a book with the number 3, 4, or 5 in its page count or publication date
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Read a book with the number 4, 5, or 6 in its page count or publication date
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Large Straight (1,2,3,4,5 OR 2,3,4,5,6)-This requires five books to be read (doesn't have to be done by the same person).

Read a book with the number 1 or 2 in its page count or publication date
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Read a book with the number 2 or 3 in its page count or publication date
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Read a book with the number 3 or 4 in its page count or publication date
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Read a book with the number 4 or 5 in its page count or publication date
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Read a book with the number 5 or 6 in its page count or publication date
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Yahtzee-This requires five books to be read (doesn't have to be done by the same person). Each task must be completed once to get a Yahtzee! :)

Read a book that has an average rating of 4 stars or higher on Goodreads
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Read a book that a teammate rated 5 stars (or that a mod rated 5 stars)
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Read a book whose title begins with a Y, A, H, T, Z, or E
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Read a book with a red cover (when you see the cover, you think "red")
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Read a book with a white or black cover (when you see the cover, you think "white" or "black"
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Chance-This is a freebie, max one book per teammate :)

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Please post completed books like this:


Task: Small Straight
Sequence: 2,3,4,5
Number: 3
Read a book with the number 2, 3, or 4 in its page count or publication date

How it works: 3 in page count
Started: 8/20
Finished: 8/24
Rating: 5 Stars
Pages: 368

Task: Section 1
Number: 3
Read a book third in the series

How it works: Book is third in the series
Started: 8/20
Finished: 8/20
Rating: 4 Stars
Pages: 384

I hope I did it right.

Task: Four of a Kind
Read four books that go together.
-All four books are YA and published in 2019.

1. House of Salt and Sorrows
How it works: YA and published in 2019
Started: 8/20
Finished: 8/20
Rating: 5 Stars
Pages: 415

2. I Wish You All the Best
How it works: YA and published in 2019
Started: 8/21
Finished: 8/21
Rating: 5 Stars
Pages: 329

3. Two Can Keep a Secret
How it works: YA and published in 2019
Started: 8/22
Finished: 8/23
Rating: 4 Stars
Pages: 336

4. What She Found in the Woods
How it works: YA and published in 2019
Started: 8/29
Finished: 8/30
Rating: 5 Stars
Pages: 384

I went ahead and put all the book I plan to read for this task. I'll go back and add the ratings and what not when I finish them all.

Task: Section 1
Number: 2
Read a book: second in its series, with 200-299 pages, with two people on the cover, published in Mar. or Apr, or with "2(two)" in the title

How it works: second in its series
Started: 8/20
Finished: 8/21
Rating: 4 Stars
Pages: 661

Task: Section 1
Number: 1
Read a book: first in its series, with 100-199 pages, that is a debut novel, published in Jan. or Feb., or with "1(one)" in the title

How it works: first in its series
Started: 8/21
Finished: 8/21
Rating: 5 Stars
Pages: 407

***Team Tulip***

Section One:
1: 4+1=5 (Davina)
2: 7+1=8 (Lanelle)
3: 4+1=5 (Library)
4: (Page points) + (Task Point)
5: (Page points) + (Task Point)
6: (Page points) + (Task Point)
Total: 18
Bonus?
Final Total:

Section Two:
3x: (Pages points) + (Task Point)
4x: 4 points (Keri E.) + (Page Points) + (Page Points) + (Page Points) + (Task Point)
Full House: (Page points) + (Task Point)
Small Straight: (Pages points) + (Task Point)
Large Straight: (Pages points) + (Task Point)
Yahtzee: (Pages points) + (Task Point)
Chance:
Lanelle (Page points) + (Task Point)
Kimberly (Page points) + (Task Point)
Library (Page points) + (Task Point)
Davina (Page points) + (Task Point)
Keri E. (Page points) + (Task Point)
Total for section two: 4
Total of section one:
Final total:

Library wrote: "Task: Section 1
Number: 3
Read a book third in the series

How it works: Book is third in the series
Started: 8/20
Finished: 8/20
Rating: 4 Stars
Pages: 384

I hope I..."

You did it perfectly! :D

Keri E. wrote: "Task: Four of a Kind
Read four books that go together.
-All four books are YA and published in 2019.

1. House of Salt and Sorrows
How it works: YA and published in 2019
Started: 8/..."

Please let me know when you edit the post with a new finished one so I can add it. I won't be able to notice it right away otherwise, I will need a new comment so i get a notification. :)

Melanie wrote: "Keri E. wrote: "Task: Four of a Kind
Read four books that go together.
-All four books are YA and published in 2019.

1. House of Salt and Sorrows
How it works: YA and published in ..."

Melanie, I finished the second book. Thanks for updating!

Task: Section 1
Number: 4
Read a book with 400-499 pages

Started: 8/20
Finished: 8/22
Rating: 5 Stars
Pages: 484

#5-This requires one book.
Read a book: fifth in its series, with 500-599 pages, with a hand on the cover, published in Sept. or Oct., or with "5(five)" in the title
Task: #5
Read a fifth book in a series
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by JK Rowling
How it works: 5th in a series, hand on the cover, either works
Started: 8/20
Finished: 8/22
Rating: 5 Stars
Pages: 870

Task: Yahtzee
Read a book with a red cover (when you see the cover, you think "red")

How it works:Book has a red cover
Started: 8/22
Finished: 8/23
Rating: 3 Stars
Pages 354

Almost finished with four of a kind!

Task: Section 1
Number: 6
Read a book: sixth in its series, with 600-699 pages, with a ship on the cover, published in Nov. or Dec., or with "6(six)" in the title

How it works: published in December
Started: 8/21
Finished: 8/23
Rating: 4 Stars
Pages: 552 pages

Task: Large Straight
Sequence 1,2,3,4,5
Number: 3

How it works: 3 in page count
Started 8/23
Finished 8/24
Rating 3 Stars
Pages 304

Task: Three of a Kind
All 3 books will be mysteries

How it Works: Book is a mystery
Started: 8/24
Finished: 8/25
Rating: 4 stars
Pages: 304

Task: Small Straight
Sequence: 1,2,3,4
Number: 3

How it Works:Book has a 3 in the page count
Started:8/25
Finished:8/26
Rating: 4 Stars
Pages: 331

Task: Yahtzee
Sequence: Read a book that has an average rating of 4 stars or higher on Goodreads

How it works: Average rating is higher than 4 stars
Started: 8/23
Finished: 8/25
Rating: 3 Stars
Pages: 406 pages

Task:Yahtzee
Read a book with a white or black cover (when you see the cover, you think "white" or "black"

How it works: Book has a black cover
Started: 8/26
Finished 8/27
Rating 4 Stars
Pages 475 (My library only had the large print edition)

I just got home from a 31 hour long train ride. I finished a few books :)

Task: Large Straight
Number: 5
Read a book: with the number 5 in its page count or publication date

How it works: number 5 in the page count (558 pages)
Started: 8/23
Finished: 8/26
Rating: 4 Stars
Pages: 558

Task: 3 of a Kind

How it works: it is a mystery
Started: 8/26
Finished: 8/26
Rating: 4 Stars
Pages: 284

Task: Small Straight
Number: 2
Read a Book: with the number 2 in its page count or publication date

How it works: published in 2010
Started: 8/27
Finished: 8/27
Rating: 4 Stars
Pages: 447

Task: Large Straight
Number: 2
Read a book with a #2 in the publication date
This Is Where It Ends
How it works: number 2 in the publication date (2016)
Started: 8/28
Finished: 8/28
Rating: 2 Stars
Pages: 286

Task: Large Straight
Number: 1
Read a book: with the number in its page count or publication date

How it works: 1 is in the publication date (2012)
Started: 8/28
Finished: 8/29
Rating: 4 Stars
Pages: 484

Task: Three of a kind
Read a book of the same genre (mystery in our case)
Teacups and Carnage
How it works: part of 3 mysteries read by our group
Started: 8/26
Finished: 8/28
Rating: 2 stars
Pages:192 pages

Task: Chance
Read any book

Started: 8/29
Finished: 8/29
Rating: 4 Stars
Pages: 297

Task: Yahtzee
Sequence: Read a book whose title begins with a Y, A, H, T, Z, or E

How it works: title begins with T
Started: 8/25
Finished: 8/30
Rating: 5 Stars
Pages: 542 pages

Task: Small Straight
Number: 1

How it Works: 1 in the page count
Started 8/30
Finished: 8/30
Rating: 3 Stars
Pages: 184

Officially done with the four of a kind!

Task: Chance

Started 8/30
Finished 8/31
Rating 5 Stars
Pages 300

Task: Small Straight
Number: 4

How it Works: 4 in page count
Started: 8/29
Finished: 8/31
Rating: 5 Stars
Pages: 384

Task: Full House
Read a book that has an author whose first or last name contains either two consonants and three vowels OR three consonants and two vowels.

Haunting Paris

How it works: The author’s first name, Mamta, has two vowels and three consonants.
Started: 8/31/2019
Finished: 8/31/2019
Rating: 5 Stars
Pages: 288

Task: Yahtzee
Sequence: Read a book that a teammate rated 5 stars (or that a mod rated 5 stars)

How it works: Keri rated it 5 stars
Started: 8/29
Finished: 9/1
Rating: 3 Stars
Pages: 208 pages

Task: Chance

Prince Charming

Started: 8/31
Finished: 9/1
Rating: 4 Stars
Pages: 296

Task: Chance

Started: 9/2
Finished: 9/2
Rating: 4 Stars
Pages: 224

***Team Tulip***

Section One:
1: 4+1=5 (Davina)
2: 7+1=8 (Lanelle)
3: 4+1=5 (Library)
4: 5+1=6 (Library)
5: 9+1=10 (Kimberly)
6: 6+1=7 (Lanelle)
Total: 41
Bonus? Yes! +5 points
Final Total: 46

Section Two:
3x (mystery): 3 (Library) + 3 (Lanelle) + 2 (Kimberly) + (1 Task Point)=9 points
4x: 4 points (Keri E.) + 3(Keri E.) + 3(Keri E.) +4 (Keri E.) + (1 Task Point)=15 points
Full House: 3+1 (Keri E.)
Small Straight: 2 (Library) +4 (Lanelle) + 3 (Library) + 4 (Library) + (1 Task Point)=14 points
Large Straight: 5 (Lanelle) + 3 (Keri E.) + 3 (Library)+ ()+ 6 (Lanelle) + (Task Point)
Yahtzee: 4 (Davina) + 2 (Davina) +5 (Davina)+ 4 (Library) + 5 (Library)+ (1 Task Point)=21 points
Chance:
Lanelle 3+1 Link)
Kimberly (Page points) + (Task Point)
Library 3+1 (Link)
Davina 2+1 (Link
Keri E. 3+1 (Link)
Total for section two: 95
Total of section one: 46
Final total:

Just two books away from finishing the first board! Awesome job!

Task: Chance
Book: The Prophetess by Jill Eileen Smith
Started: 9/1
Finished: 9/4
Rating: 4 Stars
Pages: 368

Task: Large Straight
Number: 4
How It Works: 4 in page Count
Book: Her Royal Highness

Started: 9/1
Finished: 9/5
Rating: 5 Stars
Pages: 304

Task: Three of a kind
Read a book of the same genre Christian fiction

The English Son by Wanda E. Brunstetter, Jean Brunstetter
How it works: part of 3 Christian fiction read by our group
Started: 9/3
Finished: 9/5
Rating: 4 stars
Pages:128 pages

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Task: Yahtzee
Read a book with a red cover

Started: 9/1
Finished: 9/2
Rating: 4 Stars
Pages: 336

Task: Yahtzee
Read a book that a teammate or mod rated 5 stars (by both Mel and Megan)

Started: 9/3
Finished: 9/3
Rating: 5 Stars
Pages: 264

Task: Yahtzee
Read a book that has an average rating of 4 stars or higher on Goodreads (4.37)

Started: 9/4
Finished: 9/4
Rating: 5 Stars
Pages: 450

Task: Large Straight
Number: 2
How It Works: 2 in page Count

Started: 9/3
Finished: 9/3
Rating: 4 Stars
Pages: 240

Task: Full House
Read a book that has an author whose first or last name contains either two consonants and three vowels OR three consonants and two vowels (i.e. Karen Witemeyer, Ronie Kendig, etc.)

How it Works: Author's first name is Vicki
Started: 9/4
Finished: 9/4
Rating:4 Stars
Pages: 308

Task: Section 1
Number: 2
Read a book: second in its series, with 200-299 pages, with two people on the cover, published in Mar. or Apr, or with "2(two)" in the title

How it Works: Cover has 2 people on it
Started: 9/3
Finished: 9/3
Rating: 3 Stars
Pages: 352