The Challenge Factory discussion

** lorii - Captain
** Geri – Scorekeeper
** Jackie
** Namita
** VampAmber

You must read 1 book a week to participate in this challenge.

At the end of 6 weeks, the family with the most points wins.

Each Saturday morning, a survey will be posted. By Sunday night, each family member must declare (make a Selection Post) which answer they will read a book for. Family members can read for the same answer.

You cannot begin reading your book until Monday morning (12:01 a.m., your time).
You have until the following Sunday night (11:59 p.m., your time) to complete your book and report it on your family's thread.

The answers' points will be revealed each Tuesday morning.

Sample Selection or Completion post
Book and Author: Soul Taken by Patricia Briggs
Pages: 298
Date Read: 10/21/2022
Survey Answer: Arrives Late - read a book published in 2022
How it Fits: the book was published in 2022

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Hi everyone, Welcome to the Verne Family :) I am in Australia so we will see how that plays out with timing of completion posts etc.

Hey Team!! Checking in.

Hello everyone! Checking in.

Do we want a Team Name? Some suggestions below:

Shelf Indulgence
One Of A Kindle
Feeling Shelf-ish
A Novel Bunch
Marmaladies
Bemused Bibliophiles

Hello, fellow teammates. ^_^ For team names, I'd suggest Women of Letters, but I'm not sure if any of you guys are Supernatural fans.

Hi Team! Nice to meet you all! I’ll be the scorekeeper it looks like. I’ll reserve a spot below so the scores will be easily found towards the top of our thread.

I am fine with any of the team names. I have seen Supernatural, VampAmber!

How many hours ahead are you, Loriidae?

Verne Family Winning Scores

Week 1
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Loriidae 5
Geri 17
Jackie 3
Namita 17
VampAmber 20
Weekly Total: 62
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Team Total: 62

Week 2
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Loriidae 7
Geri 14
Jackie 24
Namita 2
VampAmber 3
Weekly Total: 50
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Team Total: 112

Week 3
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Loriidae 12
Geri 4
Jackie 12
Namita 3
VampAmber 12
Weekly Total: 43
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Team Total: 155

Week 4
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Loriidae 4
Geri 32
Jackie 32
Namita 32
VampAmber 6
Weekly Total: 106
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Team Total: 261

Week 5
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Loriidae 4
Geri 25
Jackie 25
Namita 4
VampAmber 25
Weekly Total: 83
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Team Total: 344

Week 6
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Loriidae 2
Geri 17
Jackie 5
Namita 2
VampAmber 5
Weekly Total: 31
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Team Total: 375

I just asked Lanelle, and she would like the Captain's report first thing Monday morning.

I am 13 hours ahead of Central Time, but I am happy to work with that, so if books are posted by 11.59 Sunday night CST, I will have plenty of time to do the Captain's report ,

What timezones are people in please? will that idea work for everyone?

I'm in PST time zone. From Vancouver, Canada.

I'm EST, off in little nowhere, Ohio. -_- But my sleep schedule is all over the place, so I can pretty much do any kind of timetable. And I lied, there's nothing even remotely resembling an actual schedule. ^_^

I am Central time zone. I will likely have my book done early. I usually can’t sleep 1 or 2 nights a week and make sure to use it to my advantage! 🙂

I'm EST, in North Carolina. I also often have trouble sleeping so I could be online any time.

Excellent, I am the only odd ball, so you all fit into finishing your book by midnight Sunday your time, which will be Monday afternoon for me. That will work perfectly as I often hike Monday mornings. I can do the Captain's report then.

Thanks everyone.

Team Names - I quite like Shelf Indulgence or A Novel Bunch.

Week 1's survey has been posted in the Survey Says thread. Have fun deciding which answer might score the highest points.

Family members can read for the same answer.

Loriidae wrote: "Team Names - I quite like Shelf Indulgence or A Novel Bunch."

I like Shelf Indulgence too!

Selection Post:

Book and Author: Phantom Game by Christine Feehan
Pages: 432
Date Read:
Survey Answer: Baseball - read a book with an author's name that has double letters (Sally, Emmett, Briggs, Woolf)
How it Fits:

Namita wrote: "Loriidae wrote: "Team Names - I quite like Shelf Indulgence or A Novel Bunch."

I like Shelf Indulgence too!"

I like Shelf Indulgence.

I’ll vote for Shelf Indulgence too!

Selection Post

Book/Author: by Sulari Gentill
Pages: 288
Date Read:
Survey Answer: Baseball - read a book with an author's name that has double letters
How it Fits: double L

Week 1 Survey

Name a kind of hat.
Baseball - read a book with an author's name that has double letters (Sally, Emmett, Briggs, Woolf)
Beret - read a book with a 5 word title (includes articles)
Cowboy/Stetson - read a book where the main character rides a horse
Derby - read a book within 24 hours (the Kentucky Derby is fast!)
Easter Bonnet - read a book set during the springtime
Fedora - read a book by a male author
Panama - read a book with the word "canal" in the text of the book
Straw - read a book where the mc spends a lot of time outdoors
Top - read the first book of a series

So I have never really watched the tv show. Is the idea of the game to pick the most popular for the most points or the least popular for the most points?

Most popular, I think. Looks like we pick the task that we think most people will take.

Selection Post

Book and Author: Blood Hollow by William Kent Krueger
Pages: 512
Date Read:
Survey Answer: Fedora - read a book by a male author
How it Fits: Male author

Remember - we are not to start reading until Monday morning. :)

I got a good feeling about the cowboy hat, but I need to find a book for it. Or maybe pick a book is more accurate, since between the library, ebooks, and my own collection I have thousands to choose from. ^_^

Edit: I have both In the Hand of the Goddess and Legends & Lattes out from the library at the moment, and I'm sure at least one of them has a main character riding a horse.

Cowboy/Stetson - read a book where the main character rides a horse

I forgot about strategy. LOL For some reason I was thinking the points were done randomly. But that was probably something I read for another challenge. I just picked the easiest task for me this week. I’ll think more about it next week!

This is the sample posted on the Q&A thread:

Sha wrote: "How does scoring work? One point per book?"

Lanelle answered:
I will use the number the answer scored on the survey. To use the sample survey:

Name something specific that might make a blind date not go very well.
Answers:
Nothing in Common - 22
Body Odor - 18
Male shorter than Female - 14
Arrives Late - 13
Car Trouble/Accident - 8
Personality Clash - 8
Sloppy Attire - 7
Bad Breath - 4
Date is a Bore - 2
Ugly Date/Bad Looking - 2

If you read for 'Arrives Late', you would earn 13 points for your family.

I've tried to make the reading prompts equally hard/easy, but certain ones will appeal to a certain person more than others.

Thanks! I didn’t see the Q and A thread. I’ll read through it.

Loriidae - I changed my book and task since Lanelle says we can change our minds. I chose a potentially more popular answer. 🙂

Geri - all good - I often change my mind two or three times before I settle on a book.

Shelf Indulgence aka The Verne Family
Week: One Name a kind of hat.
Books due Sunday: Oct 30

Geri: Baseball Completed
Jackie: Fedora Completed
lorii: Straw Completed
Namita: Baseball Completed
VampAmber: Cowboy/Stetson Completed

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Selection Post: Week One
Survey: Name a Kind of Hat

Broken Bits (#1 D.A.G Team) by Kel O'Connor
Pages: 300
Survey Answer: Straw - read a book where the mc spends a lot of time outdoors
How it Fits: MCs spend first 40% of book hiking and camping

Geri wrote: "I forgot about strategy. LOL For some reason I was thinking the points were done randomly. But that was probably something I read for another challenge. I just picked the easiest task for me this w..."

I did the same. It's Diwali and I just don't have the time to search for a book. My selection is sitting on my night table to be read. Next week, will try for a more challenging answer.

Completion Post

Book/Author: by Sulari Gentill
Pages: 288
Date Read: 10/24/22
Survey Answer: Baseball - read a book with an author's name that has double letters
How it Fits: double L

Namita wrote: "It's Diwali and I just don't have the time to search for a book. "

Oh fun! Enjoy the celebrations!

I changed my book to ... same author.

Completion Post:

Book and Author: Dark Illusion by Christine Feehan
Pages: 400
Date Read: 10/25
Survey Answer: Baseball - read a book with an author's name that has double letters (Sally, Emmett, Briggs, Woolf)
How it Fits: Author's name has double E

Group is awfully quiet. How is everyone doing?

Almost finished with my book.

Very happy it’s the start of my weekend! My husband and I will go on a road trip to see the Fall colors. It’s my favorite time of year. 🍁

I’m also impatiently waiting for our next survey! 🙂

Geri wrote: "Very happy it’s the start of my weekend! My husband and I will go on a road trip to see the Fall colors. It’s my favorite time of year. 🍁

I’m also impatiently waiting for our next survey! 🙂"

That sounds fantastic!!

Completion Post

Book and Author: Blood Hollow by William Kent Krueger
Pages: 512
Date Read: 10/28
Survey Answer: Fedora - read a book by a male author
How it Fits: Male author

Completion Post: Week One
Survey: Name a Kind of Hat

Broken Bits (#1 D.A.G Team) by Kel O'Connor
Pages: 300
Survey Answer: Straw - read a book where the mc spends a lot of time outdoors
How it Fits: MCs spend first 40% of book hiking and camping
Read: Oct 24 ★★★✰✰

Namita wrote: "Group is awfully quiet. How is everyone doing?"

I have been slack... I finished my book the next day but unfortunately it was pretty forgettable....

No worries on my end. The MC was riding a horse in the very first sentence, so I just got a bit more to read and I'm good to go. Medieval fantasy is almost guaranteed some horse riding, so I chose well. ^_^