Book Challenge by Erin 21.0

 

Book Challenge by Erin 21.0Book Challenge by Erin 21.0

First and foremost, have fun. Don't stress. No one is being judged, graded, or penalized. Even if you finish only one book the entire challenge, if you enjoy it and it's an accomplishment for you, then that's awesome.

The challenge runs from July 1, 2024 - October 31, 2024. You submit your book list prior to beginning the challenge. Exchanges are accepted for the first round, but not in the bonus round (announced later). No books started before 12 a.m. on July 1 or finished after 11:59 p.m. on October 31 will count. (We live in different time zones--follow according to your own time zone.) Each book must be at least 200 pages long. Audio books are fine too. Read one book for each category. For full details see Erin's page on Facebook (link above). You will need to join the private group to view (link above).

Initial challenge complete:

Book Challenge by Erin 21.0 – Categories

• 5 points: Freebie – Read a book that is at least 200 pages
Death in a Small World by Laura Colburn [Ian McMahan] (207 pages)

• 10 points: Read a book with a two-word title (note: articles A, AN or THE count as a word)
Castle Skull by John Dickson Carr (238 pages)

• 10 points: Read a book from this Goodreads list: *Best Books of 2024 (so far)* (https://www.goodreads.com/.../show/196307.Best_Books_of_2024)
The Phoenix Crown by Kate Quinn (391 pages)

• 15 points: Read a book because you loved the cover art when you saw the book:
Dance of Death by Helen McCloy (238 pages) [because I love the mapback covers]

• 20 points: Read a book which is set in more than one country (each country should have a significant role, can't be that first page is set in one country, and then rest in another)
Passport to Crime by Janet Hutchings [ed] (420 pages)

• 20 points: Read a book with a protagonist who plays or coaches a sport or is a member of a sports team:
Crossed Skis by Carol Carnac [Edith Caroline Rivett] (233 pages)

• 25 points: Read a book with one of the following words in the title: second, minute, hour, day, week, month or year
The May Week Murders by Douglas G. Browne (220 pages)

• 30 points: Read a book with a mode of transportation on the cover art (e.g. train, car, boat, bicycle, motorcycle, bus, plane…I’d even accept a spaceship!)
The Widow of Bath by Margot Bennett (256 pages)

• 30 points: Read a book with a punctuation mark in the title (e.g. comma, apostrophe, hyphen, colon, question mark)
What Rhymes with Murder? by Jack Iams (256 pages)

• 35 points: Read a book with a protagonist who is unemployed or changing jobs
My First Murder from Susan Baker (216 pages) [from parole officer to private eye]