Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ

Please post like the following:

Review: add link
Buddy: add link
Pages: most rated (ex: this one would be 544 pages)
Belgium: Title starts with the letter B (example for the book being used)
How it fits: add how it fits (ex: Title starts with B - Babel)

______Name__|___Books__|___Buddy___|___Pages___|___Total___
____________|___Read___|___Reads___|___Read____|__Points___

Ivelisse____|__________|__________|__________|__________
CB__________|__________|__________|__________|__________
Ashlyn______|__________|__________|__________|__________
Melanie_____|__________|__________|__________|__________
Shia________|__________|__________|__________|__________
Kim_________|__________|__________|__________|__________
Aneta_______|__________|__________|__________|__________
Avni:)______|__________|__________|__________|__________
Betsy_______|__________|__________|__________|__________
Megan_______|__________|__________|__________|__________
Andy________|__________|__________|__________|__________
Ellen-Arwen_|__________|__________|__________|__________
ADDMEMBER___|__________|__________|__________|__________

BONUS:

Total_______|__________|__________|__________|__________

Rules:
For this challenge, you will be reading tasks that will be related to either the participating national Olympic committees, there's about 50, or to a sport/discipline, there's about 15, being held throughout the games. Each category will have 2 tasks and will be repeatable throughout the challenge.

Bonus Points:
If you complete all 130 tasks before the challenge is over, your team will be given 100 bonus points!

Categories/Tasks:
(view spoiler)[Australia:
* Title starts and ends with the same letter
* Set in Australia

Austria:
* MC drinks an energy drink
* Author's first or last name has exactly 7 letters in it

Belgium:
* 'Waffle' in text (pg/% & quote)
* Title starts with the letter B

Bosnia & Herzegovina:
* Set in at least two different states/places/countries
* 'Wine' in text (pg/% & quote)

Brazil:
* Features a carnival
* MC plays soccer

Bulgaria:
* 'Lavender' in text (pg/% & quote)
* Cover has a beach scene

Canada:
* 'Maple' and 'Syrup' in text (pg/% & quote)
* Lake on cover

China:
* Red cover
* MC is considered a warrior

Chinese Taipei:
* Title is only two words
* Blue cover

Croatia:
* Set in summer
* Features a character with an addiction (ex: gambling, drugs, etc.)

Cyprus:
* MPG Folklore
* Features a cheesy character (your interpretation)

Czech Republic:
* MPG Fairy Tale
* Castle on cover

Denmark:
* Read a book from the Books about or involving Vikings List
* Series title has the letters L, E, G, O in it (in any order)

Estonia:
* Read a book from the Medieval Fantasy Books List
* 'Forest' in text (pg/% & quote)

Finland:
* MPG Holiday
* Cover has 5+ colors

France:
* 'Champagne' in text (pg/% & quote)
* Set in France

Georgia:
* Mountain on cover
* Name in title (Ex: Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers)

Germany:
* 'Beer' in text (pg/% & quote)
* MPG Historical Fiction

Great Britain:
* Features royalty
* 'Tea' in text (pg/% & quote)

Greece:
* Features a dramatic character (your interpretation)
* 'Olive' in text (pg/% & quote)

Hong Kong:
* Set at a theme park
* MC's first name starts with H

Hungary:
* Title has the letters S, P, A in it (in any order)
* Author's initials are in GOULASH

Israel:
* MC is in college
* Title starts with I

Italy:
* Set in Italy
*'Pasta' in text (pg/% & quote)

Japan:
* MPG Music
* MPG Graphic Novel/Comic Book/Manga*

Kazakhstan:
* MC's first or last name starts with K
* Horse on cover

Latvia:
* Features a tall character
* Green cover

Lithuania:
* Jewelry in title (Ex: The Crown)
* Bird on cover

Moldova:
* MC speaks more than one language
* Book that you got for free or cheap

Mongolia:
* Published in July (any year)
* Tagged 'Spicy' at least 10 times

Netherlands:
* Flower(s) on cover
* MC drinks coffee

New Zealand:
* Star(s) on cover
* MC's first name is exactly 4 letters

Nigeria:
* Author's first or last name starts with N
* Book was made into a movie

Norway:
* 'Pizza' in text (pg/% & quote)
* White cover

Philippines:
* MC works in a medical field (Ex: Nurse, doctor, etc.)
* Set on an island

Poland:
* Tagged "World War II" at least 10 times
* 'Doll' in text (pg/% & quote)

Qatar:
* Q in title
* MC's first or last name is 5 letters long

Romania:
* Features a vampire
* 'Salt' in text (pg/% & quote)

Serbia:
* #1 in a series
* MC does an activity after dark (Ex: nightclub, bar, concert, etc.)

Singapore:
* Feature a shopping trip
* MPG Mythology

Slovakia:
* 'Cave' in text (pg/% & quote)
* Series title has the letters O, P, A, L in it (in any order)

Slovenia:
* MC rides a bike
* 'Honey' in text (pg/% & quote)

South Korea:
* Car on cover
* Read a book from the Fashion Fiction Books List

Spain:
* Yellow Cover
* Features a bullheaded character (your interpretation)

Sweden:
* MC's first name starts and ends with a letter in IKEA
* 'Meatball' in text (pg/% & quote)

Switzerland:
* Water on cover
* Author has a Z in either their first or last name

Thailand:
* Cover has someone smiling
* Set in Thailand

Turkey:
* Food in title (Ex: The Ice Cream Girls)
* 'Spice' in text (pg/% & quote)

Ukraine:
* Read a book from the Ghost Towns Books list
* Title starts with U

United States:
* Set in the US
* Published in 2024 (any month)

Alpine Skiing:
* Read a book from the Best Books of the Decade: 1950s List
* Author's initials in ALPINE

Biathlon:
* Gun on cover
* Series has at least 5 books in it

Bobsleigh:
* 'Sleigh' in text (pg/% & quote)
* Book has at least 4 different POV's

Cross-country Skiing:
* Title has a word with double letters in it (Ex: Cross or Skiing)
* Book features a race or competition

Curling:
* 'Curling' in text (pg/% & quote)
* Letters S, T, O, N, E are in series title (in any order)

Figure Skating:
* Dual POV
* Read a book from the Figure Skating Books list

Freestyle Skiing:
* 'Skiing' in text (pg/% & quote)
* Book is from a spin-off series

Ice Hockey:
* Read a book from the Ice Hockey Books list
* MC first name starts with a letter in PUCK

Luge:
* Series title starts and ends with a letter in LUGE
* Cover has at least 2 people on it

Nordic Combined:
* MC's are all male
* Read a book where something gets canceled

Short Track Speed Skating:
* Books is a novella*
* Ice on cover

Skeleton:
* Bone(s) on cover
* First person POV

Ski Jumping:
* Book features a time jump
* Title has a word ending with '-ing'

Snowboarding:
* Snow on cover
* MC is considered popular

Speed Skating:
* Book is considered fast paced (your interpretation)
* Title has a word that ends with '-ed'


If '*' is after a task, it means page count doesn't matter for this specific task. (hide spoiler)]

______Name__|___Books__|___Buddy___|___Pages___|___Total___
____________|___Read___|___Reads___|___Read____|__Points___

Ivelisse____|__________|__________|__________|__________
CB__________|__________|__________|__________|__________
Ashlyn______|__________|__________|__________|__________
Melanie_____|__________|__________|__________|__________
Shia________|__________|__________|__________|__________
Kim_________|__________|__________|__________|__________
Aneta_______|__________|__________|__________|__________
Avni:)______|__________|__________|__________|__________
Betsy_______|__________|__________|__________|__________
Megan_______|__________|__________|__________|__________
Andy________|__________|__________|__________|__________
ADDMEMBER___|__________|__________|__________|__________

BONUS:

Total_______|__________|__________|__________|__________

My Protector by Alanea Alder
Review: /review/show...
Pages: 278
Belgium: 'Waffle' in text
How it fits: Pg 50 “…put a plate of waffles in front of her…�

Review: /review/show...
Buddy: /topic/show/...
Pages: 101
Task: Finland - MPG Holiday
How it fits: MPG Holiday

______Name__|___Books__|___Buddy___|___Pages___|___Total___
____________|___Read___|___Reads___|___Read____|__Points___

CB__________|_____1____|__________|_____3____|_____3____
Melanie_____|_____1____|_____1____|_____1____|_____2____
(view spoiler)[Ivelisse____|__________|__________|__________|__________
Ashlyn______|__________|__________|__________|__________
Shia________|__________|__________|__________|__________
Kim_________|__________|__________|__________|__________
Aneta_______|__________|__________|__________|__________
Avni:)______|__________|__________|__________|__________
Betsy_______|__________|__________|__________|__________
Megan_______|__________|__________|__________|__________
Andy________|__________|__________|__________|__________
ADDMEMBER___|__________|__________|__________|__________ (hide spoiler)]

BONUS:

Total_______|_____2____|_____1____|_____4____|_____5____

Review: /review/show...
Buddy: /topic/show/...
Pages: 144
Task: Hungary - Title has the letters S, P, A in it (in any order)
How it fits: The Modiste Mishap

The First Witch-Mage by Isabel Campbell
Review: /review/show...
Pages: 249
Task: Curling - Letters S, T, O, N, E are in series title
How it fits: Series title “The Chronicles of the WitchBorn�

Review: /review/show...
Pages: 359
Task: Moldova - MC speaks more than one language (they all speak Klip and Ensk)


Review: /review/show...
Pages: 528
Task: Bosnia & Herzegovina - takes place in two different countries (England and India)

______Name__|___Books__|___Buddy___|___Pages___|___Total___
____________|___Read___|___Reads___|___Read____|__Points___

Andy________|_____2____|__________|_____9____|_____9____
CB__________|_____2____|__________|_____5____|_____5____
Melanie_____|_____2____|_____2____|_____2____|_____4____
(view spoiler)[Ivelisse____|__________|__________|__________|__________
Ashlyn______|__________|__________|__________|__________
Shia________|__________|__________|__________|__________
Kim_________|__________|__________|__________|__________
Aneta_______|__________|__________|__________|__________
Avni:)______|__________|__________|__________|__________
Betsy_______|__________|__________|__________|__________
Megan_______|__________|__________|__________|__________
Ellen-Arwen_|__________|__________|__________|__________
ADDMEMBER___|__________|__________|__________|__________ (hide spoiler)]

BONUS:

Total_______|_____6____|_____2____|____16____|____18____

Pages: 504 /book/show/2...
Review: /review/show...

Denmark: Series title has L,E,G,O in any order
How it fits: pLantaGEnt and tudOr novels

Review: /review/show...
Pages: 341
Netherlands: Flower on Cover
How it fits: Flowers on cover


Review: /review/show...
Pages: 320
Ski Jumping: Book features a time jump
How it fits: June jumps back in time.


Review: /review/show...
Pages: 358
Alpine Skiing: Author's initials in ALPINE
How it fits: A N

Review: /review/show...
Buddy: /topic/show/...
Pages: 260
Task: Hungary - Author's initials are in GOULASH
How it fits: Lisa Unger

______Name__|___Books__|___Buddy___|___Pages___|___Total___
____________|___Read___|___Reads___|___Read____|__Points___

Melanie_____|_____3____|_____5____|_____5____|____10____
Ashlyn______|_____3____|__________|____10____|____10____
Andy________|_____2____|__________|_____9____|_____9____
CB__________|_____2____|__________|_____5____|_____5____
Kim_________|_____1____|__________|_____5____|_____5____
(view spoiler)[Ivelisse____|__________|__________|__________|__________
Shia________|__________|__________|__________|__________
Aneta_______|__________|__________|__________|__________
Avni:)______|__________|__________|__________|__________
Betsy_______|__________|__________|__________|__________
Megan_______|__________|__________|__________|__________
Ellen-Arwen_|__________|__________|__________|__________
ADDMEMBER___|__________|__________|__________|__________ (hide spoiler)]

BONUS:

Total_______|____11____|_____5____|____34____|____39____

Review: /review/show...
Pages: 324
Estonia: 'forest' in text
How it fits: pg 144 � At one point, a thick forest of trees blotted out the light, and in deep darkness, a profound loneliness and foreboding overtook me.

Review: /review/show...
Buddy Read: /topic/show/...
Pages: 386
Kazakhstan: MC's first or last name starts with K
How it fits: Kent

Forged in Blood II by Lindsay Buroker
Review: /review/show...
Pages: 442
Task: Austria - Author's first or last name has exactly 7 letters in it
How it fits: Both the first and last names of the author each have exactly 7 letters

Review: /review/show...
Buddy: /topic/show/...
Pages: 354
Task: Short Track Speed Skating - Ice on cover
How it fits: Ice on cover

Review: /review/show...
Pages: 272
Croatia: Character has a drug addiction
How it fits: Sedaris talked about his drug addiction and how it was tied to his stint as an artist (43%)

Review: /review/show...
Buddy: /topic/show/...
Pages: 152
Task: China - Red cover
How it fits: Red cover

______Name__|___Books__|___Buddy___|___Pages___|___Total___
____________|___Read___|___Reads___|___Read____|__Points___

Melanie_____|_____5____|____11____|____11____|____22____
Ashlyn______|_____4____|_____4____|____14____|____18____
CB__________|_____3____|__________|_____9____|_____9____
Andy________|_____2____|__________|_____9____|_____9____
Kim_________|_____1____|__________|_____5____|_____5____
Betsy_______|_____1____|__________|_____3____|_____3____
Megan_______|_____1____|__________|_____3____|_____3____
(view spoiler)[Ivelisse____|__________|__________|__________|__________
Shia________|__________|__________|__________|__________
Aneta_______|__________|__________|__________|__________
Avni:)______|__________|__________|__________|__________
Ellen-Arwen_|__________|__________|__________|__________
ADDMEMBER___|__________|__________|__________|__________ (hide spoiler)]

BONUS:

Total_______|____17____|____15____|____54____|____69____

Crescent Rogue by Nicole R. Taylor
Review: /review/show...
Pages: 156
Task: Skeleton - First person POV
How it fits: Book has first person POV

Review: /review/show...
Pages: 512
task - blue cover
HIF - blue cover

Full House by Sarah Curtis
Review: /review/show...
Pages: 285
Task: Serbia - MC does an activity after dark
How it qualifies: Nate and Victoria attend the nightclub 3-2-1 with their cast mates

Review: /review/show...
Buddy Read: /topic/show/...
Pages: 450
Qatar: MC's first or last name is 5 letters long
How it fits: Kenji


Review: /review/show...
Buddy Read: /topic/show/...
Pages: 374
Switzerland: Water on cover
How it fits: Lake or pond on cover

Review: /review/show...
Buddy Read: /topic/show/...
Pages: 177
Short Track Speed Skating: Book is a novella
How it fits: 6.5 in series

Review: /review/show...
Pages: 224
Prompt: Thailand - someone smiling on cover
HIF: MMC smiling on cover

Status updates: /review/show...
Buddy read: /topic/show/...
Pages: 388
Nigeria: Author's first or last name starts with N

Review: /review/show...
Buddy: /topic/show/...
Pages: 247
Task: Latvia - Features a tall character
How it fits: Wade is described as a very tall man several times

Review: /review/show...
Buddy: /topic/show/...
Pages: 388
Greece: Features a dramatic Character (El is very dramatic)

Boundary Haunted by Melissa F. Olson
Review: /review/show...
Pages: 317
Task: Speed Skating - Title has a word that ends with '-ed�
How it qualifies: “Haunted� in title

Review: /review/show...
Pages: 259
Norway: pizza in text
How it fits: Savannah & Carmen get pizza together (64%)


Review: /review/show...
Pages: 196
Ukraine: Title starts with U


Review: /review/show...
Pages: 176
Cross-country Skiing: Title has a word with double letters in it (Ex: Cross or Skiing)
How it fits: playbOOk

Review
Pages: 884
Participating National Olympic Committee: Israel
Task: Titles starts with I
Fits: I in Iron


Review
Pages: 366
Participating National Olympic Committee: Belgium
Task: Title starts with the letter B
Fits: B in Black


Review
Pages: 357
Participating National Olympic Committee: Germany
Task: MPG Historical Fiction
Fits: MPG Historical Fiction


Review
Pages: 345
Participating National Olympic Committee: Chinese Taipei
Task: Title is only two words


Review
Pages: 304
Participating National Olympic Committee: Hong Kong
Task: MC's first name starts with H
Fits: MC's name is Charlie Hall


Review
Pages: 276
Participating National Olympic Committee: Mongolia
Task: Published in July (any year)
Fits: Published July 10, 2018


Review
Pages: 276
Sport / Discipline: Ski Jumping
Task: Title has a word ending with '-ing'
Fits: -ing in Dating


Review
Pages: 304
Participating National Olympic Committee: New Zealand
Task: Star(s) on cover
Fits: Star(s) on cover


Review
Pages: 454
Sport / Discipline: Ice Hockey
Task: Read a book from the Ice Hockey Books list
Fits: On page 2 on list

Review: /review/show...
Pages: 448
Snowboarding - Snow on cover
How it fits: Snow on cover

Review: /review/show...
Buddy: /topic/show/...
Pages: 408
Croatia: Set in Summer (it all takes place between July and September - mostly North Hemisphere)

Ivelisse wrote: "
Review
Pages: 884
Participating National Olympic Committee: Israel
Task: Titles starts with I
Fits: I in Iron


Review
Pages:..."

Divine Rivals is a BOTM this month. If you wanted to get more points, you would have to add 4-5 comments on the BOTM thread. Here's the thread, /topic/show/...

______Name__|___Books__|___Buddy___|___Pages___|___Total___
____________|___Read___|___Reads___|___Read____|__Points___

Ashlyn______|_____8____|____15____|____29____|____44____
Ivelisse____|_____9____|__________|____37____|____37____
Melanie_____|_____6____|____13____|____13____|____26____
Andy________|_____4____|_____8____|____17____|____25____
CB__________|_____6____|__________|____17____|____17____
Betsy_______|_____4____|__________|____10____|____10____
Aneta_______|_____1____|_____4____|_____4____|_____8____
Shia________|_____2____|__________|_____7____|_____7____
Kim_________|_____1____|__________|_____5____|_____5____
Megan_______|_____1____|__________|_____3____|_____3____
(view spoiler)[Avni:)______|__________|__________|__________|__________
Ellen-Arwen_|__________|__________|__________|__________
ADDMEMBER___|__________|__________|__________|__________ (hide spoiler)]

BONUS:

Total_______|____42____|____40____|___142____|___182____

Alaina wrote: "Ivelisse wrote: "
Review
Pages: 884
Participating National Olympic Committee: Israel
Task: Titles starts with I
Fits: I in Iron

[bookcover:Black Skies Riviera|533273..."

Alaina - here is the BR for Divine Rivals.

/topic/show/...

Review
Pages: 336
Participating National Olympic Committee: Canada
Task: Lake on cover
Fits: Lake on cover

Review
Pages: 385
Participating National Olympic Committee: Italy
Task: Set in Italy
Fits: Set in Italy

Review: /review/show...
Buddy: /topic/show/...
Pages: 304
Task: Biathlon - Series has at least 5 books in it
How it fits: Series has 7 books

Review: /review/show...
Buddy: /topic/show/...
Pages: 317
Task: Mongolia - Tagged 'Spicy' at least 10 times
How it fits: Tagged 13 times

Review
Pages: 416
Participating National Olympic Committee: Serbia
Task: #1 in a series
Fits: #1 in series

Ivelisse wrote: "Alaina wrote: "Ivelisse wrote: "
Review
Pages: 884
Participating National Olympic Committee: Israel
Task: Titles starts with I
Fits: I in Iron

[bookcover:Black Skies..."

Thank you!

______Name__|___Books__|___Buddy___|___Pages___|___Total___
____________|___Read___|___Reads___|___Read____|__Points___

Ivelisse____|____12____|_____8____|____48____|____56____
Ashlyn______|_____8____|____15____|____29____|____44____
Melanie_____|_____8____|____19____|____19____|____38____
Andy________|_____4____|_____8____|____17____|____25____
CB__________|_____6____|__________|____17____|____17____
Betsy_______|_____4____|__________|____10____|____10____
Aneta_______|_____1____|_____4____|_____4____|_____8____
Shia________|_____2____|__________|_____7____|_____7____
Kim_________|_____1____|__________|_____5____|_____5____
Megan_______|_____1____|__________|_____3____|_____3____
(view spoiler)[Avni:)______|__________|__________|__________|__________
Ellen-Arwen_|__________|__________|__________|__________
ADDMEMBER___|__________|__________|__________|__________ (hide spoiler)]

BONUS:

Total_______|____47____|____54____|___159____|___213____

Pages: 416 /book/show/1...
Review: /review/show...

Task - Germany - Beer in text
How it fits: p.14 "Should've packed myself a beer - or five."

Page points only:

Review: /review/show...
Pages: 96

Review: /review/show...
Pages: 440
France: Set in France
How it fits: Part of the book is set in France.

Review: /book/show/4...
Buddy Read: /topic/show/...
Pages: 400
Luge: Cover has at least 2 people on it

Review: /review/show...
Pages: 384
Spain: Features a bullheaded character (your interpretation)
How it fits: Wells is a very grumpy character that doesn't like to take crap from anyone. He gets into fights all the time because of it.