The Challenge Factory discussion

For this challenge you will need to read one book a week.

Each week the moderator will announce the Word of the Week. The WotW will have four letters. Each team member will choose one of the four letters. That letter will determine the book they will read that week. You can use the first word of the title (excluding 'a', 'an', or 'the'), or the author's first, middle, or last initial.

There will also be a BONUS Word of the Week. (BWotW)

Example:
The WotW is 'BOAT'. You pick the letter 'A'. You decide to read Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen.

If you find both the WotW and the BWotW in the text of the book, you will earn the Scrabble point value of the letter and a point for each of the found words. In this example, A is worth 1 point, plus 2 points for the two found words for a total of 3 points.

WotW and BWotW will be announced each Monday morning.


Rules, Teams with less than 4 players, Missing Players, and Captain's Duties

Rules:
* You cannot begin reading your book until Wednesday morning (12:01 a.m.) your time.
* Books must be 140+ pages. Audio book page length is determined by the first paper version that shows up.
* Graphic novels and poetry books are allowed, but they must be 250+ pages.

Teams with less than 4 players and Missing Players:
If a team has fewer assigned members than four, one member will need to read an second book. That member may change from week to week.

If a team member has an emergency or has scheduled an absence, a team member can read 2 books that week so that the team will not lose points.

A team member can have one unplanned absence one without repercussions. When they miss a second week, they will eliminated from the team. In the case of an unplanned absence, a team member cannot read a second book.

Captain's Duties:
* Double check your team members' Completion Posts to verify compliance to the rules and tasks.
* Captains will need to post on the Reporting Thread when everyone in their team has made a Completion Post. That entails one post with a copy of or link to each member's Completion Post.
*Report any problems, concerns, missing players, etc. to the moderator.

Sample Completion Post:
If the WotW is Coat, and the BWotW is Chair:

Completion Post:
Coat & Chair Week:
My Letter: C
Book: Charlotte's Web
Read: 6/20/22
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★
Review: (At least 3 sentences long, please.)

Bonus Items and Points:
Coat: "...his silky white coat..." p. 136
Chair: not found in the text

Total: C = 3; 3 + 1 = 4 points

Team members:
Emeli
Kayla
Megan
CIndy

Hey there! I'm Kayla! I can't wait to play this game with all of you!

Hello all

Hello everyone!

Hello everyone

Anyone willing to be captain?

Not me sorry

Week one's words are: WofW - Belt, BWofW - Carpet
How DO we want to split The letters between us

I say we each pick out a letter from Belt to make sure we get that read and then pick out letters from carpet as we go for who can read more than 1 book.

Do we spell out both words? I thought we just had to do the word of the week and we try to find the bonus word in the text too?

One of my planned books works for T and it has both words in text

Thats exciting if we only have to find that bonus word in the text. Awesome!

I can also make any letter work.

I will be on vacation this first week but I'll have my book read for sure!

I can do THE l

I can take the B

Cindy wrote: "Do we spell out both words? I thought we just had to do the word of the week and we try to find the bonus word in the text too?"

This is what the rules say:

Example:
The WotW is 'BOAT'. You pick the letter 'A'. You decide to read Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen.

If you find both the WotW and the BWotW in the text of the book, you will earn the Scrabble point value of the letter and a point for each of the found words.

In this example, A is worth 1 point, plus 2 points for the two found words for a total of 3 points.

I'll find something for E. :)

Kayla wrote: "Anyone willing to be captain?"

I can, if no one else wants to be.

I found a book that has both words in it and works for E. Excited to start it Wednesday. :)

Thank you Megan! We are.good to begin reading our books right? haha I have never played this game before.

Yes we can start them now, I have not played this before either

Belt and Carpet completion
My letter l

Laying Pipe
208 pages
Finished 11/6
⭐⭐⭐⭐
I Loved this it was sugary sweet with THE right amount of heat and it made me laugh and swoon at THE same time so thanks you kiki clark for a fantastic Book that Will make you smile and swoon
Wotw Belt page 92:He walked over and stopped a foot away, snagging one of John’s belt loops and giving it a playful tug
Botw not found in i text
Total points 2

Week 2
Week Two's words are: WofW - Wage, BWofW - Barn

I can take THE g

I can take W

Completion Post
Belt & Carpet Week: 1
My Letter: T
Book: The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
Read: 6/11/22
Rating: 4 Stars
Review: I really enjoyed this book. I switched between reading it and listening to it and it kept me entertained and interested the whole time. This book has been on my tbr for a long time and I’m glad I finally decided to jump into it. I can see why they painting is so famous. Theo had to deal with so much so young. Sometimes I felt like he was a little much or a little extra but it’s ok. I couldn’t imagine surviving something like that and being able to continue living my life like he did. I would recommend this read

Bonus Items and Points:
Belt: “and believed in belt beatings for children” 9%
Carpet: “we’re rich and the carpet was soft” 1%

Total: T=1; 1+2=3 points

Completion Post:
Belt and Carpet week 1
Letter: B
Book- The Kissing Booth by Beth Reekles
Read: 6-14-22
Rating- 4 stars
Review-

I was really hesitant to read this book since ive already seen the movie by accident. But, I am so glad that I did. What a cute little read. It was such a great book for my vacation. I loved the relationship between the Flynn boys and Elle! The friendship grown between Elle and Lee then relatioship be tween Noah and Elle! I cant wait to read the next books.

Belt- page 143- tugging me baxk by my belt hook of my jeans

Carpet- page 423- On the floor was a dark, mahogany colored carpet, and the walls were a soft cream color.

Total points- 3+1+1= 5

Ill take A for next week!

Completion Post
Belt & Carpet Week 1
My Letter: E
Book: Working Fire by Emily Bleeker
Read: 6/14/22
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★
Review:
The story is told in a dual time-line, Ellie's present time and Amelia's several weeks in the past working towards the present. I liked that aspect of it, slowly learning/confirming what happened and why. I thought some of the characters were just too unwilling to hear the other out and always jumping to conclusions...though I know that a lot of people do do that. The ending was very rushed and just jumped time, then abruptly ended. All in all, I thought the book was okay and I'd probably give another book by this author a read.

Bonus Items and Points:
Belt: "A quick check for the radio on her belt revealed an empty spot." (page 43)
Carpet: Blood—a row of bloody footprints cutting through the carpet of the dining room." (page 27)
Total: 3 points

Checked us in for the week.

I'll take the E.

Completion wage and barn
My letter g

Twice Baked
Andrew Grey
Finished 17/6
⭐⭐⭐⭐
Being a big fan of cooking shows i Loved THE setting of this Book plus i Love second chance romance so this was a perfect Combo for me so thanks you Andrew grey for a amazeballs book
Barn No
Wage No
Total 2 points

Completion Post
Wage & Barn Week
My Letter: E

Book: Seeking Persephone by Sarah M. Eden
Read: 6/15/22
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Review:
I loved this book! The way the Persephone myth was intertwined with the Beauty and the Beast story was fabulous. I could definitely see myself rereading this book at some point and I'm excited to continue with the series.

Bonus Items and Points:
Wage: "“Or I shall not presume to pay your wages.”" (loc. 66 )
Barn: "Falstone Chapel was several miles further, but Mr. Pointer kept his cattle securely inside the vicarage barn when not in use." (loc. 1892 )
Total: 3 points

Week Three's words are: WofW - View, BWofW - Butter

I can Read for w

I can take E

I was destined to have the V! Found a book with both words in it. lol

Completion Post- Week- wage and barn
Letter: A

All the Summer Girls by Meg Donohue

Rating: 3 stars
Review:
Honestly this book was just alright! The only aspect that I really enjoyed was the three friends who had drifted apart over 8 years finally came together. They all thought each others lives were perfect and living their best lives when in reality that's not how it really works. The end of the books for me kept coming closer and closer while I'm thinking but there is so much left to read about.
For me so many strings were left undone. I have so many questions at the end of this book that it brought the rating down for me.

Bonus words:
Wage: No wage
Barn: " Kate's living room looks like a scene from a Potter Barn Catalog. " Page 3

Total Points: 2

Completion Post
Week: Wage & Barn
Letter: W


Book: Burned by Greta Rose West
Read: 6/18/22
Rating: 4 Stars
Review: This book drew me in quick and kept me hooked the whole time. I loved getting to know all the characters. I loved Everlea. I think she’s such a badass. They both come with a lot of baggage but I’m glad they were able to make their way through it. Can’t wait to read the next book

Bonus: W:4
Wage: “less than minimum wage” pg 112
Barn: “I’d been in the barn for less than an hour” pg 19
Total points: 6

I'll find something for I

Completion week 3 view and butter
My letter w

Davo
N.R. Walker
Finished 24/6
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
I Loved this Book it was hilarious and so sweet and i adored davo and His skirts he and fergus were just perfect and i Loved hooker he was My kind of Bird and His antics made smile so Mutch
View page 98 . But then Hooker bounced right over to me, until he was in full view of everyone, and tilted his little evil head at the screen.
Butter No
Total 5 points

Week Four's words are: WofW - Camp, BWofW - Peace

I can Read for c

I can read for m.

Completion Post
View & Butter Week
My Letter: I

Book: 
Read: 6/25/22
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★
Review:
Meg deals with guilt from an incident when she was a teen and a recent accident doubles that guilty feeling. I found this book to be one I didn't want to stop reading and so finished it quickly. Meg made some foolish decisions after the accident and this causes some problems in her life. The ending doesn't end with everything wrapped up and tidy, but leaves some things open to interpretation...not my favorite kind of ending.

Bonus Items and Points:
View: "But despite the clear view I can’t make sense of what I’m seeing." (loc. 292)
Butter: "He takes a bite of the scone, dripping with melted butter." (loc. 1256 )
Total: 3 points

I'll take P

Completion Post
Week 3- View and Butter
My Letter was V

Book by Emma Straub
Read 6/28/22
Rating: 3 stars

Review- Honestly the first half of the book it took me a really long time to gather who everyone was and how they related to each other. I didn't find this an amazing book or one that I couldn't put down. It just didn't take with me sadly. It was a very nice summer beach read type book tho.

View- " Cameron rounded the corner and came into view.. " P. 50

Butter- "A jar of Nutella was in the back row,next to a crusty looking jar of peanut butter. " Page 39

Total: 6 points

I will find something for A

Completion Post
Week 3: View & Butter
My letter: E=1

Book: The Memory Box by Eva Lesko Natiello
Read: 6/29/22
Rating: 3 stars
Review: Not sure how I feel about this book. Didn’t hate it, didn’t love it either. I can see how this book can suck you in but for some reason I just wasn’t that into it. Maybe I just wasn’t in the mood for this type of read. I think it just felt too fast paced and confusing.

Bonus:
View: “Spots are now blocking my view” 5%
Butter: “Stuck like day old peanut butter” 26%
Points: 3