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Hey Johanna! So this will be a common thread for every mini challenge you participate in. Use this thread for every monthly mini challenge.

May 2021: The Ultimate Favorites Reading Challenge
Challenge Runtime: May 7-May 30th.
Type: Individual

1.This challenge is based on a set of 12 questions regarding your favorite choices.
2. You'll have to answer the question, according to which there are 2 kind of prompts for each question, easy and hard.
3. You can choose to complete both prompts or one for any question. Similarly, it's your choice how many questions you would like to complete.
4.There are 4 Bonus questions, which can only be accessed after you finish reading at least 5 questions by completing 1 prompt for each.
5. You can read only one book for one prompt and not more than 2 books under one prompt.

Scoring:-
Easy prompt- 2 points
Hard prompt-4 points
Review- 2 points extra
Page Count Scoring: For every book above 300 pages-
301-400: 2 points
401-500: 3 points
501-600: 4 points
601-700: 5 points
701 and above: 7 points.

Bonus Questions Scoring: 4 points each.

Challenge Questions:- (click on "view spoiler" to view them)
(view spoiler)[ 1.What is your favorite color?
Example: Pink
Prompts:-
Easy- Read a book with the cover of your favorite color.( Pink)
Hard- Read a book with all the letters of your favorite color in title. (P,I,N,K found in title)

2.What is your favorite activity?
Easy- Read a book with the favorite activity on cover.
Hard- Read a book in which MC is involved in your favorite activity(hobby/profession)

3. What is your favorite sport?
Prompts:-
Easy- Read a book in which MC is involved in your favorite sport(hobby/profession)
Hard- Read a book with the title starting from the 4th letter of your answer..

4. Who is your favorite fantasy creature?
Easy- Read a book in which MC is your favorite fantasy creature.
Hard- Read a book whose page count has one number same as total number of letters of your answer.

5. Who is your favorite famous person?
Easy- Read a book in which MC has same profession as of your answer.
Hard- Read a book with title having both letters of the first and last name initials of your answer.

6.What is your favorite ice cream flavor?
Easy- Read a book whose cover has same main color as your answer.
Hard- Read a book with the 3rd letter found in author’s name.

7.What is your favorite board game?
Easy- Read a book in which all the letters of your answer can be found in title.
Hard- Read a book in which there are same number of MC as number of players in your answer.

8. What is your Favorite TV show?
Easy- Read a book with the theme on which your answer is based.
Hard- Read a book with the author’s first name initials same as the ending letter of your answer.

9.What is your Favorite food from childhood?
Easy- Read a book where at least 3 letters of your answer is found in author’s full name.
Hard- Read a book with your “answer” found in text.

10. Who’s your favorite person(mother, father, brother, friend etc.)?
Easy- Read a book in which MC is portraying the role of your answer.
Hard- Read a book in which the MC’s favorite person is your answer.

11. Who’s your favorite animal?
Easy- Read a book in which all letters of your answer can be either found in title or in author’s name.
Hard- Read a book in which MC has pet as your answer.

12. What’s your favorite junk food item?
Easy- Read a book where you can find a reference of your answer in it (maybe a shop? Or it’s a favorite for some character too? Etc.)
Hard- Read a book with cover having the picture of your answer or the title of the book with your answer. (hide spoiler)]

Posting Format
Log in the books you read under this challenge according to following format:-

Question:
Your Answer:
Prompt: Easy/Hard
Book Name with link:
Date Read:
Review link if any:
Page Count:
How fits?: (How does the book qualify under prompt?)

(view spoiler)[1.What is your favorite color?
Example: Pink
Prompts:-
Easy- Read a book with the cover of your favorite color.( Pink)
Hard- Read a book with all the letters of your favorite color in title. (P,I,N,K found in title)

2.What is your favorite activity?
Easy- Read a book with the favorite activity on cover.
Hard- Read a book in which MC is involved in your favorite activity(hobby/profession)

3. What is your favorite sport?
Prompts:-
Easy- Read a book in which MC is involved in your favorite sport(hobby/profession)
Hard- Read a book with the title starting from the 4th letter of your answer..

4. Who is your favorite fantasy creature?
Easy- Read a book in which MC is your favorite fantasy creature.
Hard- Read a book whose page count has one number same as total number of letters of your answer.

5. Who is your favorite famous person?
Easy- Read a book in which MC has same profession as of your answer.
Hard- Read a book with title having both letters of the first and last name initials of your answer.

6.What is your favorite ice cream flavor? Mango-melon
Easy- Read a book whose cover has same main color as your answer.

7.What is your favorite board game?
Easy- Read a book in which all the letters of your answer can be found in title.

8. What is your Favorite TV show?
Easy- Read a book with the theme on which your answer is based.
Hard- Read a book with the author’s first name initials same as the ending letter of your answer.

9.What is your Favorite food from childhood?
Hard- Read a book with your “answer” found in text.

10. Who’s your favorite person(mother, father, brother, friend etc.)? Friend
Easy- Read a book in which MC is portraying the role of your answer.

11. Who’s your favorite animal?
Easy- Read a book in which all letters of your answer can be either found in title or in author’s name.
Hard- Read a book in which MC has pet as your answer.

12. What’s your favorite junk food item?
Easy- Read a book where you can find a reference of your answer in it (maybe a shop? Or it’s a favorite for some character too? Etc.)
Hard- Read a book with cover having the picture of your answer or the title of the book with your answer.

1.What’s your favorite hair color?
Read a book with the MC having the same color as your answer.

2.What’s your favorite festival?
Read a book with that festival being an important element in the story(your interpretation)

3.What’s your favorite gift you have received?
Read a book where “your answer” can be found in text.

4.What’s your favorite day of the week?
Read a book where an important event takes place on that day in the book(your interpretation)
(hide spoiler)]

Question: 11. Who’s your favorite animal?
Your Answer: Cat
Prompt: Hard
Book Name with link: The House in the Cerulean Sea
Date Read: 08.05.2021
Review link if any: link
Page Count: 394
How fits?: MC has a cat

Question: 6.What is your favorite ice cream flavor?
Your Answer: Mango-melon
Prompt: Hard
Book Name with link: Athenen merkki
Date Read: 09.05.2021
Review link if any: link
Page Count: 571
How fits?: Third letter is N and that's found in author's name (Rick Riordan)

Question: 7.What is your favorite board game?
Your Answer: Alias
Prompt: Hard
Book Name with link: The Happy Hollisters
Date Read: 09.05.2021
Review link if any: link
Page Count: 190
How fits?: Players 4+, there is 5 siblings who are main characters

Question: 10. Who’s your favorite person(mother, father, brother, friend etc.)?
Your Answer: My friend
Prompt: Hard
Book Name with link: Letters to the Lost
Date Read: 10.05.2021
Review link if any: link
Page Count: 393
How fits?: Declan is really close with his friend, who is the only one he trusts & can talk to

Question: 9.What is your Favorite food from childhood?
Your Answer: Macaroni casserole
Prompt: Easy
Book Name with link: The Happy Hollisters on a River Trip
Date Read: 13.05.2021
Review link if any: link
Page Count: 188
How fits?: There is letters E, R & S in the author's name (Jerry West)

Hey Johanna! As you have completed 5 questions, you can now complete these bonus questions for extra 4 points for each question.

Bonus Questions:-
1.What’s your favorite hair color?
Read a book with the MC having the same color as your answer.

2.What’s your favorite festival?
Read a book with that festival being an important element in the story(your interpretation)

3.What’s your favorite gift you have received?
Read a book where “your answer” can be found in text.

4.What’s your favorite day of the week?
Read a book where an important event takes place on that day in the book(your interpretation)

Mention bonus question when you log the books.

Question: 6.What is your favorite ice cream flavor?
Your Answer: Mango-melon
Prompt: Hard
Book Name with link: The Traitor's Game
Date Read: 15.05.2021
Review link if any: link
Page Count: 384
How fits?: Third letter is N and that's found in author's name (Jennifer A. Nielsen)

Question: BONUS 2.What’s your favorite festival?
Your Answer: Venetian Festival
Prompt: -
Book Name with link: Woven in Moonlight
Date Read: 18.05.2021
Review link if any: link
Page Count: 384
How fits?: There is festival in the book (Carnaval) and plans are made that MC would have her wedding during it

Question: 10. Who’s your favorite person(mother, father, brother, friend etc.)?
Your Answer: My friend
Prompt: Hard
Book Name with link: To Best the Boys
Date Read: 20.05.2021
Review link if any: link
Page Count: 314
How fits?: Rhen is really close with her friend, and I loved their friendship so much

Question: 1.What is your favorite color?
Your Answer: Lilac
Prompt: Hard
Book Name with link: The Happy Hollisters at Sea Gull Beach
Date Read: 27.05.2021
Review link if any: link
Page Count: 184
How fits?: Letters of word lilac can be found in the title

Question: 9.What is your Favorite food from childhood?
Your Answer: Macaroni casserole
Prompt: Easy
Book Name with link: Järnkonungen
Date Read: 29.05.2021
Review link if any: link
Page Count: 384
How fits?: There is letters A, E & L in the author's name (Julie Kagawa)

Question: 2.What is your favorite activity?
Your Answer: Reading
Prompt: Hard
Book Name with link: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
Date Read: 29.05.2021
Review link if any: link
Page Count: 360
How fits?: Dante reads a lot/has reading as his hobby

Question: 11. Who’s your favorite animal?
Your Answer: Cat
Prompt: Easy
Book Name with link: The Deceiver's Heart
Date Read: 30.05.2021
Review link if any: link
Page Count: 384
How fits?: Letters C, A & T can be found in the title

Question: 7.What is your favorite board game?
Your Answer: Alias
Prompt: Hard
Book Name with link: The Happy Hollisters and the Indian Treasure
Date Read: 30.05.2021
Review link if any: link
Page Count: 189
How fits?: Players 4+, there is 5 siblings who are main characters

Question: 11. Who’s your favorite animal?
Your Answer: Cat
Prompt: Hard
Book Name with link: The Happy Hollisters at Mystery Mountain
Date Read: 31.05.2021
Review link if any: link
Page Count: 184
How fits?: The family has a cat

June 2021: The Ultimate Emojis Reading Challenge
Challenge Runtime: June 1st- June 30th.
Type: Individual

1. There are 4 SETS of Emojis(check below) each having 11 emojis.
2. The participant will have to select 1 SET which they'll like to complete under this challenge.
3. Each week, starting June 1, a Bonus Emoji will be given to each participant. The book following the Bonus Emoji Prompt will have to be completed within a week and the participant will have to log the book read under a common Check in Thread . Each Bonus Emoji on completion within time, will score 10 points to the participant and if completed later, will score 5 points.
So, first Bonus Emoji would have to completed by June 7th PST, and so on.
4. One book can follow only one emoji prompt, and no more than 3 books can be read under 1 emoji.
5. Read as many books as you can under this challenge, and score points!
6. In case you complete your chosen SET before month end, you will be allowed to choose another for the rest of the challenge.

Scoring:-
Emoji Prompt: 4 points.
Bonus Emoji Prompt: 10 points (on completion within a week); 5 points (on late completion)
Review: 2 points extra.
Page Count Scoring: For every book above 300 pages-
301-400: 2 points
401-500: 3 points
501-600: 4 points
601-700: 5 points
701 and above: 7 points

SET 4

1. 🧐- A murder mystery/A book with a character who wants to become a detective/police officer
2. 🧚‍♀‍/🧚/🧚‍♂‍- A childhood fairy tale, or a fairy tale retelling/A book where there's a fairy as a character.
3. 🦸‍♀‍/🦸/🦸‍♂‍- A graphic novel on super heroes/A fan fiction on superheroes
4. ⚔️: A book featuring “battle”/ A book where MC is a warrior
5. 🆕: A debut book/ A book by new to you author
6. 👂🏻 :The MC being deaf; Listen to an audiobook
7. 🏉 - Read a book with sports as a main focus
8. 🧒 - Read a book which reminds you of when you were a child or that you read during your childhood.
9. 🤼 - Read a book where the main character has a feud with another person.
10. 💌: A book featuring “love letters”
11. 🎈: A book with balloon on cover/A book about childhood or taking place in childhood

Posting Format
Log in the books you read under this challenge according to following format:-
Emoji:
Prompt:
Book Name with link:
Date Read:
Review link if any:
Page Count:
How fits?: (How does the book qualify under prompt?)
Points:

For Bonus Emoji Prompt:-
Log the book here as well as in this thread: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Emoji:
Prompt:
Book Name with link:
Date Read:
Review link if any:
Page Count:
How fits?: (How does the book qualify under prompt?)
Points: 10 if completed by the end of week, 5 if completed late + additional review and page count points.

Week 1: Bonus Emoji Prompt (Complete by 7th June PST)
☠️ - Read a book with pirates or something to do with boats/ships.

Emoji: 🆕
Prompt: A book by new to you author
Book Name with link: Loukussa
Date Read: 1.6.2021
Review link if any: link
Page Count: 208
How fits?: This was first book I read by Kristiina Harjula
Points: 6

Emoji: 💌
Prompt: A book featuring “love letters”
Book Name with link: Tarkoitettu
Date Read: 2.6.2021
Review link if any: link
Page Count: 326
How fits?: MC gets written messages from her love interest, and in his last message he tells that he loves her
Points: 8

Emoji: ☠️
Prompt: Read a book with pirates or something to do with boats/ships.
Book Name with link: Flight of the Griffin
Date Read: 5.6.2021
Review link if any: link
Page Count: 256
How fits?: Main characters are the crew of the ship
Points: 12

Emoji: 🧚
Prompt: a fairy tale retelling
Book Name with link: Stepsister
Date Read: 7.6.2021
Review link if any: link
Page Count: 490
How fits?: This was Cinderella retelling
Points: 9

Week 2: Bonus Emoji Prompt (Complete by 14th June PST)
✈️:A book where the MC travels a lot.

Emoji: ✈️
Prompt: A book where the MC travels a lot.
Book Name with link: Usvatuulen valtakunta
Date Read: 10.6.2021
Review link if any: link
Page Count: 735
How fits?: Main characters travels to different cities during the story
Points: 19

Week 3: Bonus Emoji Prompt (Complete by 21st June PST)
🎃: A book featuring Halloween/A book where word "Pumpkin" is found in text.

Emoji: ⚔️
Prompt: A book featuring “battle”.
Book Name with link: My Lady Jane
Date Read: 13.6.2021
Review link if any: link
Page Count: 414
How fits?: There is battle scenes
Points: 7

Emoji: ⚔️
Prompt: A book featuring “battle”.
Book Name with link: Clockwork Princess
Date Read: 14.6.2021
Review link if any: link
Page Count: 568
How fits?: There is battle scenes
Points: 10

Emoji: 🧐
Prompt: A murder mystery
Book Name with link: Sinun puolestasi vuodatettu
Date Read: 15.6.2021
Review link if any: link
Page Count: 350
How fits?: This was a murder mystery
Points: 8

Emoji: 🎃
Prompt: A book where word "Pumpkin" is found in text.
Book Name with link: Suon villi laulu
Date Read: 15.6.2021
Review link if any: link
Page Count: 416
How fits?: ...then reached into some cans on the shelf and brought out squash, tomato, and pumpkin seeds.
Points: 15

Emoji:👂🏻
Prompt: Listen to an audiobook
Book Name with link: The Silver Metal Lover
Date Read: 16.6.2021
Review link if any: link
Page Count: 219
How it fits: I read this as an audio book
Points: 6

Emoji: ⚔️
Prompt: A book featuring “battle”.
Book Name with link: Sormuksen ritarit
Date Read: 18.6.2021
Review link if any: link
Page Count: 539
How fits?: There is battle scenes
Points: 10

Emoji: 🤼
Prompt: Read a book where the main character has a feud with another person.
Book Name with link: Mies, joka rakasti järjestystä
Date Read: 19.6.2021
Review link if any: link
Page Count: 382
How fits?: MC engages in an ongoing feud with his neighbor
Points: 8

Week 4: Bonus Emoji Prompt (Complete by 28th June PST)
🎨- A book where the main character is passionate about painting/drawing etc.

Emoji:👂🏻
Prompt: Listen to an audiobook
Book Name with link: The Soulmate Equation
Date Read: 21.6.2021
Review link if any: link
Page Count: 368
How it fits: I read this as an audio book
Points: 8

Emoji: 🆕
Prompt: A book by new to you author
Book Name with link: Kaupunki nimeltä Peyton Place
Date Read: 22.6.2021
Review link if any: link
Page Count: 474
How fits?: This was first book I read by Grace Metalious
Points: 9

Emoji: 🆕
Prompt: A book by new to you author
Book Name with link: Beach Read
Date Read: 24.6.2021
Review link if any: link
Page Count: 362
How fits?: This was first book I read by Emily Henry
Points: 8

Emoji: 🧚
Prompt: a fairy tale retelling
Book Name with link: Heartless
Date Read: 26.6.2021
Review link if any: link
Page Count: 450
How fits?: This was retelling
Points: 9

Emoji: 🎨
Prompt: A book where the main character is passionate about painting/drawing etc.
Book Name with link: One for Sorrow
Date Read: 28.6.2021
Review link if any: link
Page Count: 287
How fits?: Isabel is passionate about drawing
Points: 12

Emoji:🎈
Prompt: a book about childhood
Book Name with link: Lähdin veljen luo
Date Read: 29.6.2021
Review link if any: link
Page Count: 294
How fits?: This was a book about MC’s childhood traumas
Points: 6

July 2021: The Ultimate Flowers Reading Challenge
Challenge Runtime: July 1st- July 31st.
Type: Individual


1. Your goal is to make bouquets as many as you can.
2. There are 7 regular flowers and 5 rare flowers which can go in the bouquet.(Find the list below)
3. A regular flower goes in to your bouquet on completing 1 prompt of that flower.
4. A rare flower goes in to your bouquet on completing both the prompts of that flower.
5. There are 3 Mixed Bouquet arrangements you can make:-
- Small Bouquet: 5 flower stems
- Medium Bouquet : 10 flower stems
- Large Bouquet : 15 flower stems
6. Additionally, you can also make specific flower bouquets, for example, a rose bouquet, by completing all prompts for it. Though, this doesn't apply for rare flowers, they can only go into mixed flower bouquet arrangements.
7. You will get 2 bouquet orders to complete during the challenge, which will be a specific arrangement of flowers. This will get you extra points but it is optional to complete.

List of Flowers:- (under spoiler)

(view spoiler)[Regular Flowers:-

1) Daffodil:-

-Read a book with a yellow cover
-Read a book about a character who's always bright and cheerful
-Re-read a book with an ending that made you smile
-Read a book where the main character trusts everyone too easily
-Read a book that takes place in summer

2) Rose:-

-Read a book with a rose on the cover
-Read a book about one-sided love
-Read a book where a character prefers warmer climate
-Read a book where a character is bossy
-Read a book about a beautiful friendship

3) Gerbera:-

-Read a book that's multi-colored
-Read a book about a person who loves flowers
-Read a book about a character with a multi-faceted personality
-Read a diverse book with multiple reps
-Read a book where the Sun is a major part of the magic system

4) Orchid: -

-Read a book that's purple or white
-Read an enemies to lovers book
-Read a book where a character is very graceful and elegant
-Read a book which takes place in a tropical forest
-Read a book about a heist

5) Peony:-

-Read a book that's pink
-Read a book about a character who's always lucky
-Read a book where a character learns to be honorable
-Read a book where the main character is of royal blood
-Read a book which takes place in a land which is known for their plants/flowers

6) Lily:-

-Read a book that has the word "lily" or "lilies" in the title.
-Read a book in the perspective of a child
-Read a book where the concept of reincarnation is included
-Read an Asian myth
-Read a book where a character is named Lily

7) Carnation:-

-Read a book where at least4 letters from "Carnation" are found in title.
-Read a book where author's initials have letter from "Carnation".
-Read a book where the MC is fond of Pink color or pink things.
-Read a book where a mother is MC.
-Read a book where word "wine" or "ale" is found in text.

Rare Flowers:-

1) Lotus

- a book with a character who is clean (doesn't swear etc.).
- a book with a character who lives near/ likes to go to a pond.

2) Lilac

- a book where the main character loves the colour lilac.
- a book with the word "Lilac" found in text.

3) Plumeria

- a book set in spring.
- a book that takes place on Huawei or any other tropical island.

4) Hyacinth

- a book with a main character who is very tall.
- a book with a Greek God as a main character.

5) Gardenia

- a book with a MC who has a close-knit family.
- a book with a character who cannot/ is forbidden to love. (hide spoiler)]

Scoring:-
Prompt Scoring: 2 points for completing a prompt of regular flower and 4 for a rare flower.
Bouquet Scoring:-
- Small Bouquet: 5 flower stems--- 4 points
- Medium Bouquet : 10 flower stems--- 10 points
- Large Bouquet : 15 flower stems--- 16 points
- Specific Flower Bouquet: 4 points
- Bouquet Orders: Will be specified according to the order.

Review: 2 points extra.
Page Count Scoring: For every book above 300 pages-
301-400: 2 points
401-500: 3 points
501-600: 4 points
601-700: 5 points
701 and above: 7 points

Image Credits: Pinterest

Posting Format

-On book completion:-

Flower Type: Regular/Rare
Flower:
Prompt Number:
Book Name with link:
Date Read:
Page count:
Review link if any:
Points:

-On bouquet completion
Please note that you can only log for bouquets once you have individually logged for each book.

Bouquet Type: Small/Medium/Large/Specific
Flowers: (Name of all flowers whose prompts were completed/which go in the bouquet)
Prompts: (You can either add all prompts or you can mention the msg numbers for the prompts completed. You can see the msg number on top left corner of your each post)
Bouquet Creation Points:

Flower Type: Regular
Flower: Daffodil
Prompt Number: 5
Book Name with link: Craving
Date Read: 1.7.2021
Page count: 288
Review link if any: link
Points: 4

Flower Type: Regular
Flower: Carnation
Prompt Number: 1
Book Name with link: An Accidental Death
Date Read: 1.7.2021
Page count: 251
Review link if any: link
Points: 4

Flower Type: Regular
Flower: Carnation
Prompt Number: 2
Book Name with link: Sydänsurujen kääntöpuoli
Date Read: 3.7.2021
Page count: 270
Review link if any: link
Points: 4

Flower Type: Regular
Flower: Peoni
Prompt Number: 4
Book Name with link: The Dragon of New Orleans
Date Read: 4.7.2021
Page count: 356
Review link if any: link
Points: 6

Flower Type: Regular
Flower: Orchid
Prompt Number: 1
Book Name with link: Carry on
Date Read: 6.7.2021
Page count: 517
Review link if any: link
Points: 8

Bouquet Order #1

It's the Wedding Season!
Create a wedding appropriate bouquet, with minimum requirements as:-

1. It should have at least 4 flower stems, and not more than 8.
2. There should be one rare flower in the bouquet.
3. One rose stem is a must.

Completion date for the order: Not later than 20th July PST.

Create a singular post here, which should include all your reads (book logs) for this bouquet order.


On order completion, log it in the Check In Thread .

Log the order completed in Check In Thread as:-
Flowers in the bouquet:
Number of Flower Stems:
Prompts Completed:
Link to the singular post in this thread:

Points: 10 points for 4 stems, and 15 for 8 stems. If the stems are more than 4 but less than 8, 1 point for every stem.