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Yearly Special Challenge

Hello everyone!

This time, instead of doing Monthly Special Challenges for every month, we are doing a Yearly Special Challenge, along with 1 monthly challenge per month, and another Yearly Challenge .

I put a lot of stuff in spoiler tags for easy navigation. If you are on the app, things will show up automatically without clicking on 'view spoiler'. I also know the rules are long, so feel free to ask any questions. :)

This is the Solo Competitive TBR & Chat Thread.

(click on 'view spoiler' to see everything)

Here are the rules:

HOW THE CHALLENGE WORKS?

-For every month of the year 2022, the letters of the month will be used.
-You need to read a book, an author’s name or author's surname that starts with the same letters. Authors middle names won't count.
-‘A’, ‘An’ and ‘The’ will count as well.
-There is no compulsion to finish all the letters, you can read as many as you want.
-If you finish reading all the letters for a particular month, you can always read bonus books.

For eg, January would be -

J- Jane Eyre
A- Becky Albertalli- Kate in Waiting
N- New Kid
U- Uglies
A- A Curse So Dark and Lonely
R-Realm Breaker
Y- Adrienne Young- Namesake

-Participants will be required to make a similar list for the month they are signing up for, and read the books from their list. It can be modified anytime.

The challenge will be conducted per month, and the letters will change depending on the on the particular month.

GENERAL RULES:

(view spoiler)[-This challenge has an option, you can sign up for competitive solo, non-competitive solo, competitive team and non-competitive team. You can sign up for only one of the above, to avoid confusion, but you can change your sign up per month. For eg; you can sign up for Solo Competitive in January and Team Non-Competitive in February, etc.
-Books below 100 pages don’t count.
-Books of any language & genre will count.
-Books can be read in any format and the cover must be counted according to the edition read.
-If you are reading an audiobook, then count the cover of the same edition and the page number of another edition.
-Books that you finish in the particular month you've signed up for, but started in another month will also count.
-Reviews and buddy reads are not being counted this time.
-Graphic novels, manga's, webtoons etc will also count, as long as they are 100 pages and longer.
-Re-reads will count.
-To keep it fair, the point system will differ depending on what you sign up as, because its harder to read several books when you are in a team, compared to individual. The prompts will be the same for everyone. Points and results will be tracked by moderators. (hide spoiler)]

EXPLAINING THE TYPES OF SIGN UPS FOR THE CHALLENGE:

Competitive Challenges:

(view spoiler)[Competitive will be points based. It will be like a completion, and winners will be announced when the challenge is over. (hide spoiler)]

Non-Competitive

(view spoiler)[Non-competitive is more free. There are no points, you can read whatever you want without pressure of reaching a certain goal or winning, but it still has to have the same letters as the month you sign up for. (hide spoiler)]

Team

(view spoiler)[A team challenge is where team members will be expected to read a book like a buddy read. The team members will be decided by the moderators. Team members will have to decide the books that they want to read mutually by giving suggestions. You will not be reading solo books.

Each team will be appointed a team leader, who will be responsible for the coordination of everything in their own team. Members who are mostly active in the group will be taken into consideration, but we may also choose at random.

The team leader will be expected to coordinate their team, as in: help in deciding which books to read, keep the conversations going, log the books and make this challenge as enjoyable as possible for their team etc. We mods will also be helping in this. The team leader will also be in charge of logging the books.

If a team leader fails to do the job, the group will get a -5 points.

In case you are chosen for team leader, and want to opt out of it, let us know. You can still take part in the challenge and not lead the team. A new team leader will be chosen in that case. (hide spoiler)]

Solo (Individual)- Competitive:

(view spoiler)[-Solo (Individual) competitive participants can read as many books as they want from the letters. There is no restriction on them.
-There will be points for them.

Point System for Solo Competitive-

-Each letter you complete gets you +10 points.
-If you complete all the letters of a month, you will get +20 points, in addition to the points for each letter.
-For completing the same month name with different books each time, you’ll get a bonus of +10. This means that if you finish all the letters for your month, you will get +10 bonus points.

(hide spoiler)]

Team- Competitive:

(view spoiler)[
-If you are signing up for a team, then you will need to complete all the books together and you can log them only after everyone in your team finishes reading them.
-A team leader will be appointed, just like last time.
-The goal is to compete as many prompts as possible together. All participants can suggest books for the letters, and then they can be decided.
-A team can only read one book at a time.
-You can move on to another book only after all team members have read it. In case a specific member is inactive, please let the mods know and we will tell you how you can proceed with the challenge.

Point System for Team Competitive-

-Each letter you complete gets you +20 points.
-If you complete all the letters of a month, you will get +30 points, in addition to the points for each letter.
-For completing the same month name with different books each time, you’ll get a bonus of +20. This means that if you finish all the letters for your month, you will get +20 bonus points. (hide spoiler)]

Solo (Individual)- Non-Competitive:

(view spoiler)[-Solo (Individual) participants can read as many books as they want from the list of prompts. There is no restriction on them.
-However, non-competitive will not have any points and will be more like a fun activity!
-Books will still need to be logged. (hide spoiler)]

Team- Non-Competitive:

(view spoiler)[-The same rules as the 'team' section and the 'team-competitive' section apply for the team-non-competitive.
-However, non-competitive will not have any points and will be more like a fun activity!
-Books will still need to be logged. (hide spoiler)]

GENERAL POINT SYSTEM

In addition to the points mentioned above for each category of sign up,

(view spoiler)[Books between 100-200 pages will have +10 points
Books between 201-300 pages will have +20 points
Books between 301-400 pages will have +30 points
Books between 401-500 pages will have +40 points
Books between 501-600 pages will have +50 points
And so on… (hide spoiler)]

HOW TO LOG BOOKS?

(view spoiler)[As an individual-

Goodreads user ID:
Sign up name:
Book completed:
Author:
Prompt:

As a team-

Book completed:
Author:
Prompt:
Team name:
Team participants:
Team thread: (hide spoiler)]

Any questions, direct then here. There will be separate threads for sign ups

Extremely sorry if this was confusing, but I wasn’t sure how else to explain it.

Challenge created by- Bhavya
Challenge rules made by- Bhavya
Challenge will be moderated by- All the mods

Is it the Universal log or this chat, what where we put our log for January? Also when you say prompt under how to log books, do you mean the month and letter? Is it where this one, is for before we read and that one is after we completed, or what? Sorry, I have done this before, but I forgot and it made me slightly confused.

Book_Fairy wrote: "Is it the Universal log or this chat, what where we put our log for January? Also when you say prompt under how to log books, do you mean the month and letter? Is it where this one, is for before w..."

Hi!
This is a chat thread and the place you post your tbs for this challenge.

The log is here- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

I was going to post the log in a few mins, after creating all the threads. Sorry for the delay.

Yes, prompts means the month and the letter. I actually made the rules, threads and everything for all 3 challenges all on my own so I forgot to change it in that chaos. 🤦‍♀️ I'm so sorry.

No problem, feel free to ask questions! And do let me know if I mess up somewhere, as I think its bound to happen. This is the first time we are having 3 challenges at once, (also the first time we are doing yearly challenges) and I'm managing all 3, so sometimes even I get confused. :)

Bhavya wrote: "Book_Fairy wrote: "Is it the Universal log or this chat, what where we put our log for January? Also when you say prompt under how to log books, do you mean the month and letter? Is it where this o..."

You got this! You are doing great, I was just confused. I have had the issue before with making things for groups.

Book_Fairy wrote: "Bhavya wrote: "Book_Fairy wrote: "Is it the Universal log or this chat, what where we put our log for January? Also when you say prompt under how to log books, do you mean the month and letter? Is ..."

Thank you. <33
and its alright to get confused. we're here to help. :)

Hey Bhavya!
Not sure if you realised but in the list of ppts you forgot to press enter between nova and me so you’ve counted 19 ppl instead of 20
Not sure if this is helpful but I thought you might want to know:)

The Lost Heroine wrote: "Hey Bhavya!
Not sure if you realised but in the list of ppts you forgot to press enter between nova and me so you’ve counted 19 ppl instead of 20
Not sure if this is helpful but I thought you migh..."

Hi Madinah!
Thank you so much for pointing that out. Seems like I messed that up in the chaos of handling all 3 challenges. 🤦‍♀️
Let's hope I don't mess up like that again. I'll correct it. :)

Bhavya wrote: "The Lost Heroine wrote: "Hey Bhavya!
Not sure if you realised but in the list of ppts you forgot to press enter between nova and me so you’ve counted 19 ppl instead of 20
Not sure if this is helpf..."

Ahh don’t worry, you’re only human!

The Lost Heroine wrote: "Bhavya wrote: "The Lost Heroine wrote: "Hey Bhavya!
Not sure if you realised but in the list of ppts you forgot to press enter between nova and me so you’ve counted 19 ppl instead of 20
Not sure i..."

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Hi! this is my TBR <3 The editions are mixed, some in italians some in english depending the language I'll read the book.
Here I put the exact edition I'll read, while in my personal Goodreads i always use the most popular english one (so don't worry if they'are different, hope it's okay).

J- John Niven - Le solite sospette
A- Atwood Margaret - Oryx e Crake
N - Newitz Annalee - Il futuro di un altro tempo
U - Under the Whispering Door - TJKlune
A - Awad Mona - Bunny
R - Red Rising - Pierce Brown
Y- You Should See Me in a Crown - Leah Johnson

J- Love & Gelato By: Jenna Evans Welch
A- Splintered By: A.G. Howard
N- Now That I've Found You
U- UnEnchanted
A- Stormbreaker By: Anthony Horowitz
R- Sorcery of Thorns By: Margaret Rogerson
Y- You Should See Me in a Crown

Silly Pick wrote: "Hi! this is my TBR <3 The editions are mixed, some in italians some in english depending the language I'll read the book.
Here I put the exact edition I'll read, while in my personal Goodreads i a..."

that's ok, no problem. :)

Bhavya wrote: "Book_Fairy wrote: "Is it the Universal log or this chat, what where we put our log for January? Also when you say prompt under how to log books, do you mean the month and letter? Is it where this o..."

Sorry one more question, or this is for anyone who knows, can I add books as I read them, or do I have to wait till I hit the whole month?

Silly Pick wrote: "Hi! this is my TBR <3 The editions are mixed, some in italians some in english depending the language I'll read the book.
Here I put the exact edition I'll read, while in my personal Goodreads i a..."

Hey would you like to read You Should See Me in a Crown, since we are both already planning to read it?

Book_Fairy wrote: "Bhavya wrote: "Book_Fairy wrote: "Is it the Universal log or this chat, what where we put our log for January? Also when you say prompt under how to log books, do you mean the month and letter? Is ..."

you can add them as you read them!

Bhavya wrote: "Book_Fairy wrote: "Bhavya wrote: "Book_Fairy wrote: "Is it the Universal log or this chat, what where we put our log for January? Also when you say prompt under how to log books, do you mean the mo..."
Thanks!

My TBR:
(view spoiler)[J - Jennifer Lynn Barnes (The Inheritance Games)
A - Adam Silvera (Here's to Us)
N - Nicola Yoon (Blackout)
U - Untamed
A - Sarah Adams (The Cheat Sheet)
R - Lexi Ryan (These Hollow Vows)
Y - Year of the Reaper (hide spoiler)]

Book_Fairy wrote: "Bhavya wrote: "Book_Fairy wrote: "Bhavya wrote: "Book_Fairy wrote: "Is it the Universal log or this chat, what where we put our log for January? Also when you say prompt under how to log books, do ..."

Anytime!

Lorelei wrote: "J - Jennifer Lynn Barnes (The Inheritance Games)
A - Adam Silvera (Here’s to Us)
N - Nicola Yoon (Instructions for Dancing)
U - (???)
A - Ayana Gray (Beasts of Prey)
R - Lexi Ryan (These Hollow Vow..."

Uglies for U?

TBR:
(view spoiler)[J- Danielle L. Jensen- The Bridge Kingdom
A- An Ember in the Ashes
N- Naked in Death
U- Under Rose-Tainted Skies
A- Elena Armas- The Spanish Love Deception
R- Rachel Lynn Solomon- Today Tonight Tomorrow
Y- Adrienne Young- Fable (hide spoiler)]

Book_Fairy wrote: "Silly Pick wrote: "Hi! this is my TBR <3 The editions are mixed, some in italians some in english depending the language I'll read the book.
Here I put the exact edition I'll read, while in my per..."

Hey! Yeah, cool for me!

Lorelei wrote: "J - Jennifer Lynn Barnes (The Inheritance Games)
A - Adam Silvera (Here’s to Us)
N - Nicola Yoon (Instructions for Dancing)
U - (???)
A - Ayana Gray (Beasts of Prey)
R - Lexi Ryan (These Hollow Vow..."

Uglies is good for U, or Undead Girl Gang or UnEnchanted, if you would like a buddy read, I am also open.

Silly Pick wrote: "Book_Fairy wrote: "Silly Pick wrote: "Hi! this is my TBR <3 The editions are mixed, some in italians some in english depending the language I'll read the book.
Here I put the exact edition I'll re..."

Cool we can start whenever you want

my TBR:
J- Lauren James - The Loneliest Girl in the Universe
A- Ace of Spades
N- Nina Varela - Iron Heart
U-
A-
R- M.L Rio - If We Were Villains
Y-

That's all I have for now!

Book_Fairy wrote: "Lorelei wrote: "J - Jennifer Lynn Barnes (The Inheritance Games)
A - Adam Silvera (Here’s to Us)
N - Nicola Yoon (Instructions for Dancing)
U - (???)
A - Ayana Gray (Beasts of Prey)
R - Lexi Ryan (..."

Thank you for the suggestions! If you're open to it, I'd love to BR UnEnchanted

Lorelei wrote: "Book_Fairy wrote: "Lorelei wrote: "J - Jennifer Lynn Barnes (The Inheritance Games)
A - Adam Silvera (Here’s to Us)
N - Nicola Yoon (Instructions for Dancing)
U - (???)
A - Ayana Gray (Beasts of Pr..."

That would be great, I am completely open. so just tell me a day you want to start?

my TBR:

J - Julia Quinn - The Duke and I ✔
A - Archenemies - Marissa Meyer ✔
N - Nicholas Sparks - The Last Song
U
A - Ali Hazelwood - The Love Hypothesis
R - Riley Sager - Survive the Night
Y - Yuen Wright - The Hoodie Girl ✔

F
E - Emily Henry People We Meet on Vacation
B - Bailey, Tessa Love Her or Lose Her
R - Rubinrot Kerstin Gier ✔
U
A - Ali Hazelwood The Love Hypothesis
R - Riley Sager Survive The Night
Y - You deserve eachother Sarah Hogle ✔

my tbr so far:

(view spoiler)[J -
A - All the Light We Cannot See
N - This Is Where It Ends by Marieke Nijkamp
U -
A -
R - Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney
Y - You've Reached Sam (hide spoiler)]

nefeli wrote: "my tbr so far:

J - Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao
A -
N -
U -
A -
R - Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney
Y - [boo..."

hi, as said on the rules the middle names don't count! so iron widow won't be counted for the letter L. :)

Silly Pick wrote: "Book_Fairy wrote: "Silly Pick wrote: "Hi! this is my TBR <3 The editions are mixed, some in italians some in english depending the language I'll read the book.
Here I put the exact edition I'll re..."

May I message you, so we aren't clogging this up?

Bhavya wrote: "nefeli wrote: "my tbr so far:

J - Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao
A -
N -
U -
A -
R - Beautiful World, Where Are You by [author:Sally Rooney|158..."

ohh okay I'm sorrry I missed that part! So I won't be able to count this book, right?

TBR:
J -
A - The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
N - 1984 by George Orwell
U -
A - And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
R -
Y -

quick question is it possible to not count 'the', 'a' or 'an' for the letters ?

nefeli wrote: "Bhavya wrote: "nefeli wrote: "my tbr so far:

J - Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao
A -
N -
U -
A -
R - Beautiful World, Where Are You by [author:S..."

no that won't count.

♡ Ilknur ♡ wrote: "quick question is it possible to not count 'the', 'a' or 'an' for the letters ?"

no, they are counted. :)

January
(view spoiler)[J- Holly Jackson - Good Girl, Bad Blood
A- The Alienist
N- Cho Nam-Joo - Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982
U-
A- A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
R- Rick Riordan - The Demigod Diaries
Y- The Yellow Wallpaper (hide spoiler)]

February
(view spoiler)[F - Ken Follett - The Pillars of the Earth
E -
B - Leigh Bardugo - Six of Crows
R - Rule of Wolves
U -
A -
R -
Y - (hide spoiler)]

March
(view spoiler)[ M - Casey McQuiston - One Last Stop
A - André Aciman - Call Me By Your Name
R - Taylor Jenkins Reid - The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
C - Red, White & Royal Blue
H - Matt Haig - The Midnight Library (hide spoiler)]

April
A - An Offer From a Gentleman
P -
R - Romancing Mr Bridgerton
I -
L -

J - Maureen Johnson - Truly Devious
A - Astrid Scholte - League of Liars
N -
U -
A -
R - Rory Power - Wilder Girls
Y -

my (late) february tbr
F - Fable
E -
B -
R -
U -
A - Kate in Waiting - Becky Albertalli
R -
Y -

M- I Wish You All the Best- Mason Deaver
A- Icebreaker- A.L. Graziadei
R- One Last Summer- Emma Rossi
C- The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse- Charlie Mackesy
H- People We Meet on Vacation- Emily Henry

MARCH MONTH COMPLETE ONCE.

M- The Cardigans- Cole McCade
A- Sing Anyway- Anita Kelly
R- Love Somebody- Rachel Roasek
C- Junk Shop Blues- Cole McCade
H- Ugly Love- Colleen Hoover

MARCH MONTH COMPLETE TWICE.

M- The Man with the Glass Eye- Cole McCade
A- Our Favorite Songs- Anita Kelly
R- The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness- Eric Jorgenson & Naval Ravikan
C- Changing Faces- Cole McCade
H- An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good- Helene Tursten

MARCH MONTH COMPLETE THRICE.

M- It's Witchcraft- Cole McCade
A- Wherever Is Your Heart- Anita Kelly
R-
C-
H-