Between The Pages discussion

Hey guys!

For the months of February and March we are hosting our first Readathon of the year. This challenge will run from the 1st of Feb to the 31st of March. The aim is to read as many books as you possibly can and you get bonus points if you complete the prompts listed below. All participants will be sorted into randomly generated groups with the aim of reading the most out of all the teams. Sign ups close on the 31st of January so get in quick! The teams will be announced on the 1st of February.

The prompts are divided into 6 categories. By completing one of the prompts you will earn your group 2 points. By completing one entire prompt category you could earn a potential extra 14 points.

PROMPTS

PROMPT CATEGORY 1: TROPES

Enemies to Lovers
Fake Dating
Chosen One
Only One Bed
Forced Proximity
Friends to Lovers
Love Triangle
Found Family

PROMPT CATEGORY 2: GENRE

Gothic Romance
Magical Realism
Dark Academia
Mythology
College Romance (College/School Romance)
Paranormal Romance
Steampunk
Urban Fantasy

PROMPT CATEGORY 3: DIVERSITY

LGBTQ+ Main Character
BIPOC Author
Trans Rep
Neurodivergent Rep
Disability Rep
Mental Health Rep
Asian Author
Non-Binary Rep

PROMPT CATEGORY 4: ALL FOR ONE

First Book In A Duology
A Book You Saw on Booktok/Bookstagram
A Book That Won The Book Shimmy Awards
A Book That Will Be Adapted This Year
#LoveOzYA Book
Co-Written Book
Graphic Novel
Anthology

PROMPT CATEGORY 5: AESTHETICS

Beach/Summer Reads
Witchy-Core Vibes
Cottagecore
Books Set In Autumn/Fall
Books That Are Set In A Palace
Christmas Seasonal Reads
A Book Set In The 80's
Space-Core (A Sci-Fi Novel)


PROMPT CATEGORY 6: PLACES

Books Set In Britain
Books Set In Japan
Books Set In China
Books Set In France
Books Set In Italy
Books Set In Korea
Books Set In Egypt
Books Set In Brazil

There are 8 prompts within one prompt category. If you enter your book without a prompt then you can't get the bonus points for it from the prompts. Also, you can only use a prompt once otherwise the prompt points for the second entry with that prompt won't be counted!

The books for the readathon can be as long as you like. You earn more points anyway the longer the book is. We strongly encourage you to read YA books though since this is a YA book club. Only books finished in February and March will count. If you started the book in January but finished it in February that's completely valid too. You can earn points for the team through page points and other factors listed below.

PAGE POINTS

1-99 pages = 1 Point
100-199 pages = 2 Points
200-299 pages = 3 Points
300-399 pages = 4 Points
400-499 pages = 5 Points
500-599 pages = 6 Points
600-699 pages = 7 Points
700+ pages = 8 Points

EXTRA POINTS

BOTM (From Between the Pages Book Club) = 5 Points
Reviews = 5 Points (Reviews must be longer than 2 sentences)
Completed Prompt = 2 Points
Completed Prompt Category = 14 Points
Buddy Read = 5 Points

Sign ups close on the 31st of January so be quick! Comment your name down below if you're interested and we will group you into a team :) We really hope you will get involved and have fun!

I'm in :)

I'm in! :)

I’m in!

I'm in!

I'll join!

Eileen wrote: "I'm in! :)"

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Zitong wrote: "I’m in!"

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Sarah D wrote: "I'm in!"

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Elizabeth wrote: "I'll join!"

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I'm in!

Aidan wrote: "I'm in!"

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I'm in!

Gabriela wrote: "I'm in!"

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So exciting! February can’t come soon enough

Jonathan wrote: "So exciting! February can’t come soon enough"

I know right?! Also added :)

Do books that don't fit a prompt count just for the readathon? LIke for page numbers and reviews? Or just the ones for the prompts? Trying to figure out if I should be recording my other books here. Thanks!

Eileen wrote: "Do books that don't fit a prompt count just for the readathon? LIke for page numbers and reviews? Or just the ones for the prompts? Trying to figure out if I should be recording my other books here..."

Books that don't fit a prompt do count it just won't give you the extra 2 points completing a prompt will give you. All books completed in the readathon should be recorded under the Books Finished page :)

Okay, cool, thanks!

Eileen wrote: "Okay, cool, thanks!"

No worries let me know if there are any other questions :)

Just double-checking since I'm noticing the same prompt being fulfilled by different books multiple times--are we or are we not allowed to read more than one book for the same prompt? Thanks! Just asking for clarification. :)

Eileen wrote: "Just double-checking since I'm noticing the same prompt being fulfilled by different books multiple times--are we or are we not allowed to read more than one book for the same prompt? Thanks! Just ..."

No worries and I've been noticing it too even though we've stated it from the start. There shouldn't be multiple uses of the same prompt. If you enter in a book under the same prompt then the 2 prompt points won't be added to your entry.

Sylvs (NOVELty Reads) wrote: "Eileen wrote: "Just double-checking since I'm noticing the same prompt being fulfilled by different books multiple times--are we or are we not allowed to read more than one book for the same prompt..."

Okay thanks! I'll keep looking for books that fit unused prompts!