The LadyGang - Reading Corner discussion

Welcome to our May challenge - Read like a lady. This challenge lasts one month and should prepare us for the upcoming book launch of the LadyGang book: “Act Like A Lady” by Keltie Knight, Becca Tobin and Jac Vanek. Sign Ups are still open, just follow this link

Rules
Use any of the options to gain points. Books may only be used once for one task. All book formats are accepted. Minimum page requirement is 100 pages. The challenge goes from May 1 to June 2.

I decided to let people enter as either an individual player, or to play as a team of 3-4 people.

Disclaimer: Don’t worry about there being so many tasks, I know it is impossible to finish all! I just wanted everyone to have a variety of choices so everyone can find a task they enjoy. It's also totally fine to only read one book!

The Options

Option 1: As May 30 is the date of death of one badass woman named Joan of Arc, watch this 3-part Youtube series to gain 10 points per video. Additional 20 points will be added if you take part in the discussion thread.

Option 2: Read books that fit following tasks. 10 points per finished task, 20 bonus points for finishing all.
○ YA book by a WOC
○ a historical fiction book
○ a myth retelling
○ a book from the Reading Woman Award Shortlist found here
○ a feel-good/happy book
○ about a woman who inspires you OR written by a woman who inspires you

Option 3: Spell-Out following dicktionary words. 10 points per letter, 20 bonus points per finished words. A read book can only be used once! An example is included in the spoilers:
(view spoiler)[B - - Author last name B
E - - Title starts with E
D - - Character's name: Draco (hide spoiler)]

You can use author's name, title, main characters and book settings to fill the letters.

🐌 Snail-Trail
🐌 Bleak
🐌 Plaguecation
🐌 dicksand
🐌 kelt-down
🐌 sex-cation

Option 4: share a funny/embarrassing story (something you don’t mind sharing) which fits the LG book theme in the story thread. Posting a story gets you 10 points, the best 3 get an additional 20 points (voted by all players).

Every individual player and every teams will have their own threads where they can post their finished books!

Shortcuts to your comment

Brittany Points: 80

Jamie Points: 130

Maddison Points: 150

Michele Points: 110

Rachel Points: 30

Shelby Points: 60

Please only post ONE comment and edit said comment whenever you finish a book :) if you want to discuss certain books, you can always start a new thread for that :)

Example of finished books posted:


finished: 06/05
For Option 2 on How it works: prompt - a feel-good book

For option 3 I'd suggest writing down the word like this and adding the books and date read next to it
B -
L - - Title starts with L / read 05/05
E -
A -
K - Author: Keltie Knight / read 02/05

But it's really up to you, it should just be clear what you used the book for, which book it is and when you read it

I'm aiming for 2 Options and only reading books written by females :)

Option 2.

* YA NOVEL BY WOC =" Thug The Hate You Give" by Angie Thomas. (10 Points).



* HISTORICAL FICTION = "The Alice Network" by Kate Quinn. (10 Points). Covers 2 different timeframes during 2 different wars, a pick from Reese Witherspoon's Book Club! 4/5/20



* MYTH RETELLING =" The Penelopiad" by Margaret Atwood. (10 Points) 10/5/2020



* RWAS BOOK = "All the Single Ladies" by Rebecca Traister. (10 Points) 21/5/20




* FEEL GOOD BOOK = "All the Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven. (10 Points) 8/5/20



* INSPIRATIONAL WOMAN = " Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott. (10 Points). I picked this one as I love reading about the March sisters. Louisa really was ahead of her time when it comes to female empowerment! 2/5/20



Total = 60 Points plus a Bonus of 20 for finishing the challenge.

80 Points!

Option 3.


I've Chosen to read classic literature by the female Greats and I'm using character names to spell Bleak!

B: (Blanche Ingram) Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte. 19/5 (10 Points)



L: (Lady Middleton) Sense and Sensibility.Jane Austen 14/5 (10 Points)



E: (Edgar Linton) Wuthering Heights, Emily Bronte 24/5 (10 Points)



A: (Austen the Author) Emma, Jane Austen 18/5 (10 Points)



K: (Kitty Bennet) Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen 26/5 (10 Points)



Total of 50 points plus a bonus 20 for finishing the word = 70 Points!

I’m starting with Option 3 and spelling BLEAK using the author’s first name:

B: If You Want To Make God Laugh by Bianca Marais (finished 5/2) 10 pts
L: The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell (finished 5/4) 10 pts
E: City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert (finished 5/16) 10 pts
A: Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano (finished 5/6) 10 pts
K: Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid (finished 5/9) 10 pts

20 bonus points for finishing a word!

D: Diana is the MIL in The Mother-in-Law by Sally Hepworth (finished 5/23) 10 pts
I: Ines is a "chosen one" in Chosen Ones by Veronica Roth (finished 5/21) 10 pts
C: Claire is the main character in Happy & You Know It by Laura Hankin (finished 5/17) 10 pts
K: Kira is the awesome best friend in What I Carry by Jennifer Longo (finished 5/26) 10 pts
S: Sal Singh is the murder suspect in A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson (finished 5/25) 10 pts
A: Abby Jimenez wrote The Happy Ever After Playlist (finished 5/23) 10 pts
N: Nic Stone wrote Dear Martin (finished 5/29) 10 pts
D:

I’ll be jumping between options two and three depending on book availability. I started with option three spelling out the word BLEAK using the author’s first names:

B- Brené Brown’s Braving the Wilderness finished 5/6
L- Lois Lowry's The Giver finished 5/4
E- Elin Hildebrand’s Summer of ‘69 finished 5/12 (so great!)
A- Ann McMan’s Galileo finished 5/17
K- Kevin Wilson’s Perfect Little World finished 5/3

Finished my first word! (+70)

Option 2: Read books that fit following tasks

○ YA book by a WOC // When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon finished 5/8
○ Historical Fiction // The Vineyards of Champagne by Juliet Blackwell finished 5/22
○ Myth Retelling //
○ Reading Woman Award Shortlist // Educated by Tara Westover finished 5/29
○ Feel-good // Little Weirds by Jenny Slate finished 5/13 (LOVED!!)
○ Written by a Woman Who Inspires Me //

Option 3

D: My Friend Anna by Rachel DeLoache Williams (5/6 - author's last name starts with D)
I: In Five Years by Rebecca Serle (5/3 - title stars with I)
C: A Clash Of Kings by George R. R. Martin (5/30 - title starts with C)
K: Rich People Problems by Kevin Kwan (5/3 - author's name starts with K)
S: Open Book by Jessica Simpson (5/22 author's last name starts with S)
A: After by Anna Todd (5/10 - title starts with A)
N: All The Missing Girls by Megan Miranda (5/9 - main character's name is Nic, starts with N)
D:

I’m going with Option 2 at the moment

YA book by a WOC:

Historical fiction book:
(Finished May 25)

Myth retelling:
(Finished May 6th)

Book from the Reading Woman Award Shortlist:
(Finished May 13th)

Feel-good/Happy Book:
(Finished May 4th) I absolutely loved the 60s/70s rock and roll vibe, which is why I picked it for my happy book.

Written by a woman who inspires you:

Option 1:
I've watched all Joan of Arc videos and will be participating in the discussion on that thread.

Option 2:

○ YA book by a WOC:
Dominicana by Angie Cruz (finished 5/3)
○ a historical fiction book:
The Age of Light by Whitney Scharer (finished 5/10)
○ a myth retelling:
The Night Tiger by Yangsze Choo (finished 5/5)
○ a book from the Reading Woman Award Shortlist:
All the Names They Used for God by Anjali Sachdeva (finished 5/13)
○ a feel-good/happy book:
A Spark of Light by Jodi Picoult (finished 5/11)
○ about a woman who inspires you OR written by a woman who inspires you:
The Book of Longings by Sue Monk Kidd (finished 5/9)

Option 3:
B- This is Not a Fashion Story by Danielle Bernstein (finished 5/17)
L- The Rural Diaries: Love, Livestock and Big Life Lessons Down on Mischief Farms by Hilarie Burton Morgan (finished 5/16)
E- The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein: told from the perspective of Enzo (finished 5/15)
A- American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins (finished 5/14)
K- Adulting by Kelly Williams Brown (finished 5/17)

Another word for Option 3:

K- The Mermaid Chair by Sue Monk Kidd (finished 5/18)
E
L- Act Like a Lady by Keltie Knight, Becca Tobin and Jac Vanek (finished 6/9)
T- The Sun and Her Flowers by Rupi Kaur (finished 5/31)
D- Dog Training 1010 by Kyra Sundance (finished 5/19)
O
W- White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo (finished 6/6)
N

I don't know if this is truly possible (or even a bad thing), but I've read WAY TOO MUCH this month. Quarantine is driving me bonkers!

I read The Art of Inheriting Secrets by Barbara O’Neal - I previously read her book When We Believed in Mermaids and really liked her style. The woman in the story’s whole life changes when she finds out she inherited an estate and title - it’s a feel good/happy light read.