The Book Monsters discussion

Rules
1. All challenges must be completed in the month it is for.
2. This Challenge is just for fun, so make sure you enjoy yourself and all the books you will be reading!
3. All books must be at least 100 pages long to count for any of the tasks, unless otherwise noted in the task.
4. Re-reads count, unless otherwise noted in the task.
5. Audio books and electronic books (unabridged), such as Kindle, all count for this Challenge. Page counts will be according to the Good Reads page count.
6. The member with the most points will win a Book Of Choice from The Book Depository $10 and under . If there is a tie in points, it will be defined by most pages read next.

Tasks:
1. Read the monthly read and add to the discussion. (10 points) (If you had read the book previously, read one of the runner-ups and start a discussion under its genre on the boards.)
2. Read a book in the monthly genre: Fantasy is February's genre. (5 points)
3. Valentine's Day is coming up. Read a book about a budding romance or a book with the words Love or Heart in the title.(5 points)
4. Winner's choice task: Read a book with a prominently red or pink on the cover in honor of Valentine's day. (5 points)

Extra points:
After you have completed a task, you may complete it again with a different book that fits the same task for 1 point per book read for the task.

Also, if you start or contribute to a discussion under the genre boards for task 2-4, you can claim 5 points.

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Leave any questions below and when you post points please include the task, title, author, and page count. Thanks!

Task #3- Incarnate by Jodi Meadows
Pages- 384
Points- 5

Task #3 (extra)- Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins
Pages- 323
Points- 1

Total Pages- 707
Points- 6

Task #2 {Fantasy}: Crescendo by Becca Fitzpatrick {427 pg} - 5 points

Task #3 {Budding Romance}: Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick {391 pg} - 5 points


Total Pages: 818
Total Points: 10

Task #1 {Discussion}: Fracture by Megan Miranda {273 pg} - 10 points

Total Pages: 1091
Total Points: 20

As of right now:

Task #2: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (5 Points), pages: 310

Task #2: Magic Knight Rayearth I, Volumes 1-3 by CLAMP, 650 pages.

Task #2 (extra): Demonglass by Rachel Hawkins, 359 pages.

Total points: 10

Task #3 (extra)- Paper Towns by John Green (Lacey and Ben have a budding romance)
Pages- 305
Points- 1

Task #3 (extra)- A Million Suns by Beth Revis
Pages- 390
Points- 1

Task #3 (extra)- Pure by Julianna Baggott
Pages- 448
Points- 1

Task #2- Firelight by Sophie Jordan
Pages- 323
Points- 5

Task #3 (extra)- The Goddess Test by Aimee Carter
Pages- 293
Points- 1

Total Pages- 2,759
Total Points- 15

Task #2 (5pts) - The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater, 409 pages


Task #2 (Bonus 1pt) - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, 374 pages


Task #3 (5pts) - Intangible by J. Meyers, 340 pages


Task #3 (Bonus 1pt) - The Catastrophic History of You and Me, 400 pages


Task #4 (5pts) - Switched by Amanda Hocking, 293 pages


Total Points: 17
Total Pages: 1,816

Welcome to the boards Margie! :) I just started listening to The Scorpio Races and am loving it. :)

Kristen wrote: "Welcome to the boards Margie! :) I just started listening to The Scorpio Races and am loving it. :)"

Thanks, Kristen!

I really enjoyed The Scorpio Races, such an original story! It's definitely a fave and I will be re-reading it :)

Yay! Margie c is our winner for this month. Thanks for participating! I will have the next challenge up soon. :)

Kristen wrote: "Yay! Margie c is our winner for this month. Thanks for participating! I will have the next challenge up soon. :)"

Thank you so very much :)

Sarah wrote: "Task #1 {Discussion}: Fracture by Megan Miranda {273 pg} - 10 points

Total Pages: 1091
Total Points: 20"

I think I had the most points :(

I'm so sorry, Sarah! I forgot to add to this thread too that I had also finished Task #1 Fracture (10pts) so that brought me up to a total of 27pts/2,089 pages.

Thanks, Kristen!

margie c wrote: "I'm so sorry, Sarah! I forgot to add to this thread too that I had also finished Task #1 Fracture (10pts) so that brought me up to a total of 27pts/2,089 pages.

Thanks, Kristen!"

Congrats :)