Challenge Corner discussion

Team Large Straight Legends:
🎲Amanda Edgar
🎲🐉 PrinZessBookDragon 👑🌶️
🎲Bubbles
🎲Michelle
🎲Jamie
🎲Becky Q
Toshita
🎲Shan ~A~
🎲Hayley
🎲Grace Btrs

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Jamie, we are going to have to start requesting each other lol. Nice to be in another challenge with you :)

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Adding Grace to the team everyone!

Bubbles wrote: "Jamie, we are going to have to start requesting each other lol. Nice to be in another challenge with you :)"

Right?!?!?

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I see some of my favourites here😇hiiiiii

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Hey guys, i work nights and just started
It fits in
Upper Section:
Standalone book
*”Ace” or “One” in text (pg/% & quote)

Twos -
*”Two” in text (pg/% & quote)

Threes -
*”Three” in text (pg/% & quote)

Fours -
*”Four” in text (pg/% & quote)
*Book GR rating is between 4-4.5 stars

Fives -
*”Five” in text (pg/% & quote)

Sixes -
*6 in page count
*”Six” in text (pg/% & quote)

My current read Hunting Prince Dracula works for 2, 3, 4, and 5.

Checking in! :)

So as a team, we need to figure out some prompts that we can all agree on for books. Anyone have any thoughts on how we should start tackling these?

Three of a Kind - Read 3 books that share one element (i.e., same setting)

Four of a Kind - Read 4 books connect by a theme (i.e., found family).

Full House - Read 3 books by the same author and 2 books by different authors in the same genre.

Small Straight - Read 4 books that gradually increases in page count or publication year.

Large Straight - Read 5 books in a single genre or series in order (i.e., #1-5, #1.5-5.5, #3-7, etc.).

Yahtzee! - Read 5 books that fit all one very specific prompt (i.e., books with celestial titles, books featuring libraries, books recommended by the same person, etc).

When You Are Mine ~ 02/01

Tasks:
Upper Section:
Aces/Ones -
*#1 in a series
*”Ace” or “One” in text (pg/% & quote)
...wanting one girl? loc. 150

Twos -
*Dual POV
*2 in page count
*”Two” in text (pg/% & quote)
...between the two of them...loc.136

Threes -
*”Three” in text (pg/% & quote)
...across three time zones. loc. 163

Fours -
*Published in a year ending in 4 (i.e., 2004, 2014, 2024, etc.)

Fives -
*”Five” in text (pg/% & quote)
...not an inch over five feet...loc. 205

Sixes -
*”Six” in text (pg/% & quote)
It took me six months...loc. 152

Jamie wrote: "So as a team, we need to figure out some prompts that we can all agree on for books. Anyone have any thoughts on how we should start tackling these?

Three of a Kind - Read 3 books that share one e..."

Three of a Kind - Read 3 books that share one element (i.e., same setting)
setting: NY, Texas, California, mountain town, beach or profession: LEO, doctor, lawyer, ME, professional athlete, teacher

Four of a Kind - Read 4 books connect by a theme (i.e., found family).
my first thought was romance trope ~ friends to lovers or enemies to lovers or 2nd chance, but we may need ideas that work across different genres

Full House - Read 3 books by the same author and 2 books by different authors in the same genre.
not sure of everyone's reading preference to suggest an author for the 3 book

Small Straight - Read 4 books that gradually increases in page count or publication year.
I think either of these will be good, but maybe page count would be easier

Large Straight - Read 5 books in a single genre or series in order (i.e., #1-5, #1.5-5.5, #3-7, etc.).
If we choose genre: Romance, Mystery, Horror are my votes~ Although I think series since the numbers could work no matter the genre

Yahtzee! - Read 5 books that fit all one very specific prompt (i.e., books with celestial titles, books featuring libraries, books recommended by the same person, etc).
since yahtzee deals with numbers, how about a book with a number in the title?

I agree with a lot of your choices Shan!

Three of a Kind - Read 3 books that share one element (i.e., same setting) - NY, Chicago or DR, lawyer, professional athlete

Four of a Kind - Read 4 books connect by a theme (i.e., found family). friends to lovers or enemies to lovers or 2nd chance, found family or single parent (mom or dad)

Full House - Read 3 books by the same author and 2 books by different authors in the same genre. I read anything romance so I would probably be good. Maybe we give our favorites and then we choose from that. For genre, I would pick romance

Small Straight - Read 4 books that gradually increases in page count or publication year. I also think page count might be easier for this one

Large Straight - Read 5 books in a single genre or series in order (i.e., #1-5, #1.5-5.5, #3-7, etc.). If we go with genre, I would also say Romance or mystery/suspense, but I do think that series in order might be easier

Yahtzee! - Read 5 books that fit all one very specific prompt (i.e., books with celestial titles, books featuring libraries, books recommended by the same person, etc). I could go with a number in a title, or we could do something like books with a specific number of words in the title, or titles that are a certain number of characters?

Just finished this book . It fits the following prompts:

Upper Section:
Aces/Ones -
“One” in text (pg/% & quote) pg. 6 "I'm on a one-year contract."

Twos -
*Dual POV
*#2 in series
*”Two” in text (pg/% & quote) pg. 8 "For two years, I watched..."

Threes -
*”Three” in text (pg/% & quote) pg.18 "Three days later,..."
*3 word title

Fours -
*”Four” in text (pg/% & quote) pg.197 "...gain the four pounds back."
*4 colors on book cover
*Book GR rating is between 4-4.5 stars - 4.13

Fives -
*”Five” in text (pg/% & quote) pg.4 "...we were five years old,..."

Sixes -
*”Six” in text (pg/% & quote) pg. 57 "I'm five foot six."

Lower -

Three of a kind - Setting - Canada, professional athlete (hockey player)

Four of a Kind - enemies to lovers, fake dating, forced proximity

Full House - Stephanie Archer| romance genre

Small Straight - 428 pages| 2023 yr published

Large Straight - Romance genre| #2 in series

Yahtzee! - Three words in title| 10 letters in title

Three of a Kind - Read 3 books that share one element (i.e., same setting) i don't really care

Four of a Kind - Read 4 books connect by a theme (i.e., found family). i don't really care except i'm not a big fan of mafia or prostitution themes

Full House - Read 3 books by the same author and 2 books by different authors in the same genre. i'm open to anyone except nora roberts.

Small Straight - Read 4 books that gradually increases in page count or publication year.

Large Straight - Read 5 books in a single genre or series in order (i.e., #1-5, #1.5-5.5, #3-7, etc.). I'm not a fan of horror

Yahtzee! - Read 5 books that fit all one very specific prompt (i.e., books with celestial titles, books featuring libraries, books recommended by the same person, etc). i'm okay with anything

Sorry guys, I've been sick and trying to catch up

We need to complete each of these categories correct?

Three of a Kind - Read 3 books that share one element (i.e., same setting)

Four of a Kind - Read 4 books connect by a theme (i.e., found family).

Full House - Read 3 books by the same author and 2 books by different authors in the same genre.

Small Straight - Read 4 books that gradually increases in page count or publication year.

Large Straight - Read 5 books in a single genre or series in order (i.e., #1-5, #1.5-5.5, #3-7, etc.).

Yahtzee! - Read 5 books that fit all one very specific prompt (i.e., books with celestial titles, books featuring libraries, books recommended by the same person, etc

Amanda wrote: "Sorry guys, I've been sick and trying to catch up

We need to complete each of these categories correct?

Three of a Kind - Read 3 books that share one element (i.e., same setting)

Four of a Kind ..."

yup

Amanda - These are the ones we have to decide as a team what we want to do in order to finish.

I just finished this book and these are the prompts it fits:

Upper Section:

Aces/Ones-
*#1 in a series
*"Ace" or "One" in text - Page 3 "As I sit here with one foot..."

Twos-
*"Two" in text - Page 7 "...a time or two."

Threes-
*"Three" in text - Page 39 "...diagnosed with cancer three years ago..."

Fours-
*"Four" in text - Page 119 "There are four missed texts..."
*Book GR rating is between 4-4.5 stars

Fives-
*"Five" in text - Page 121 "...his hand for about five minutes..."

Sixes-
*6 in page count
*"Six" in text - Page 139 "...every hour for the next six hours..."


Lower Section:

Three of a Kind - Setting: Boston, Flower Shop Owner

Four of a Kind - Theme: Dual Timelines

Full House - Colleen Hoover, Romance

Small Straight - 386 Pages, Published in 2016

Yahtzee! - 4 Words in Title, 12 Letters in Title

Apologies for the delay - the teams spreadsheet has been added to message 1 on this thread.

Ok, ya'll. The spreadsheet makes this make so much more sense I think. I think I was overthinking how we would coordinate and post stuff.

The top portion, I think we should just take the spot that our book fits.

Then for the bottom portion, once we agree on what we are going for, that will also be easy to fill in I think.

I did try to make them super easy but you are always more than welcome to change it up so it's easier for you all to understand. The only tab you can't change is ... obviously the example.

Yes, the SS helps a lot lol thank you :)

Hey everyone! Just wanted to say i am out for work and will be checking in sporadically this week and maybe half of next week too.

I am currently reading Daughter of No worlds and will update you once I am close to finishing if we are allocating tasks

Ok, I posted the two books I've finished and added them to the spreadsheet.

Is everyone ok with using page count for small straight?

Anything else we can lock down for the lower half choices? I can prioritize some authors if we choose that for one, or even genres.

Let's do some quick suggestions, maybe for authors and genres.

I am able to do whatever we need so what you all enjoy is fine with me

I know that I'll be reading some Devney Perry, Rebecca Yarros, Stephanie Archer, Olivia Wildenstein, Eden Finley, Shantel Tessier, Piper Rayne, and Stacia Stark this month.

Genres: Romance, Fantasy, M/M, Dark Romance, Paranormal, Sports, Romantic Suspense, Small Town Romance...are just a few that I typically read.

Jamie wrote: "So as a team, we need to figure out some prompts that we can all agree on for books. Anyone have any thoughts on how we should start tackling these?

Three of a Kind - Read 3 books that share one e..."

I'm good with anything, I read a variety of different books so finding something to fit should not be overly difficult.

Jamie wrote: "I know that I'll be reading some Devney Perry, Rebecca Yarros, Stephanie Archer, Olivia Wildenstein, Eden Finley, Shantel Tessier, Piper Rayne, and Stacia Stark this month.

Genres: Romance, Fanta..."

I'm reading The Last Letter for the BOTM! So maybe Rebecca Yarros could work!

I'll also be reading Rebecca Yarros! Also, Kristin Hannah, Nora Roberts, Karin Slaughter, Agatha Christie, and Tracy Clark

I don't know if this will help, but these are all the books I have available to read right now with some of their tagged genres + authors, so if anyone has anything with these genres/tropes/authors...just let me know and I'll read whichever ones will help first!

August Lane by Regina Black Romance/Second Chance Romance

Wings of Starlight by Allison Saft Fantasy/Romance/Romantasy/Retellings

Partners in Crime by Alisha Rai Romance/Mystery/Second Chance Romance/RomCom

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir Science Fiction

The Correspondent by Virginia Evans Literary Fiction

Is She Really Going Out with Him? by Sophie Cousens Romance/Chick Lit/Enemies to Lovers

Game Changer by Rachel Reid Romance/Sports/MM Romance/LBGT/Hockey

Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi Contemporary/Literary Fiction/Mental Health/Africa

If It Makes You Happy by Julie Olivia Romance/Friends to Lovers/Small Town Romance

Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore by Matthew J. Sullivan Mystery/Fiction/Books About Books/Thriller

The Ghosts of Gwendolyn Montgomery by Clarence A. Haynes Horror/Fantasy/Paranormal/Ghosts

A Love Song for Ricki Wilde by Tia Williams Romance/Magical Realism/Historical Fiction

The Kiss Countdown by Etta Easton Romance/Fake Dating

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen Classics/Romance/Historical Fiction

The Scarlet Veil by Shelby Mahurin Fantasy/Vampires/Romantasy

Ok, let's do the following:

Full House - Rebecca Yarros for the author and Romance for the genre with

Small Straight - let's do page count since I think that's easiest

Large Straight - let's do series order

Now we just have to agree on the other three lol. I'll update the spreadsheet with these three choices

Post this here so that I can remember which three we still have to agree on.

Three of a Kind - Read 3 books that share one element (i.e., same setting)

Four of a Kind - Read 4 books connect by a theme (i.e., found family).

Yahtzee! - Read 5 books that fit all one very specific prompt (i.e., books with celestial titles, books featuring libraries, books recommended by the same person, etc

omg I feel like I should be doing something based on all these comments
I will be very slow until maybe like 14 Feb and then I am back at my reading speed and participation capacity
sorry guys

still working on my current reads, should have something done soon.

Have we decided on what page count we're starting with?

Amanda wrote: "Have we decided on what page count were starting with?"

Could we just move things around as we get more books? Let's say I read a book that's 500 pgs today and put it there, but tomorrow someone read 498 pgs, both would work we'd just have to swap them on the spreadsheet? Or maybe the placement doesn't matter as long as we have book with page numbers that gradually increase?

Let me know if I understand the task wrong or if someone has a better way to do this.

Shan ~A~ wrote: "Could we just move things around as we get more books? Let's say I read a book that's 500 pgs today and put it there, but tom..."

This is exactly how it would work.

I just read one that's 232 pages so I'll put mine in here and we can go from there :)

Just kidding...I'm going to use it for #5 in a series :) Never mind, looks like Haley used that one, so I'll update the spreadsheet.

I'll put it under large straight, lol

Sounds good! Do we decide on how much we want the page number to increase each book or is it just by one page? lol

Jamie wrote: "Shan ~A~ wrote: "Could we just move things around as we get more books? Let's say I read a book that's 500 pgs today and put it there, but tom..."

This is exactly how it would work.

I just read o..."
Sorry, I can move mine to another place if you want. i'm working overtime like crazy because i'm taking two trips this month. I didn't check here before i posted. I can't update the spreadsheet for some reason.

Amanda wrote: "Sounds good! Do we decide on how much we want the page number to increase each book or is it just by one page? lol"

I don't think we need to get that specific. Just make sure that we increase the page count.