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July 2021: The Ultimate Flowers Reading Challenge
Challenge Runtime: July 1st- July 31st.
Type: Individual


1. Your goal is to make bouquets as many as you can.
2. There are 7 regular flowers and 5 rare flowers which can go in the bouquet.(Find the list below)
3. A regular flower goes in to your bouquet on completing 1 prompt of that flower.
4. A rare flower goes in to your bouquet on completing both the prompts of that flower.
5. There are 3 Mixed Bouquet arrangements you can make:-
- Small Bouquet: 5 flower stems
- Medium Bouquet : 10 flower stems
- Large Bouquet : 15 flower stems
6. Additionally, you can also make specific flower bouquets, for example, a rose bouquet, by completing all prompts for it. Though, this doesn't apply for rare flowers, they can only go into mixed flower bouquet arrangements.
7. You will get 2 bouquet orders to complete during the challenge, which will be a specific arrangement of flowers. This will get you extra points but it is optional to complete.

List of Flowers:- (under spoiler)

(view spoiler)[Regular Flowers:-

1) Daffodil:-

-Read a book with a yellow cover
-Read a book about a character who's always bright and cheerful
-Re-read a book with an ending that made you smile
-Read a book where the main character trusts everyone too easily
-Read a book that takes place in summer

2) Rose:-

-Read a book with a rose on the cover
-Read a book about one-sided love
-Read a book where a character prefers warmer climate
-Read a book where a character is bossy
-Read a book about a beautiful friendship

3) Gerbera:-

-Read a book that's multi-colored
-Read a book about a person who loves flowers
-Read a book about a character with a multi-faceted personality
-Read a diverse book with multiple reps
-Read a book where the Sun is a major part of the magic system

4) Orchid: -

-Read a book that's purple or white
-Read an enemies to lovers book
-Read a book where a character is very graceful and elegant
-Read a book which takes place in a tropical forest
-Read a book about a heist

5) Peony:-

-Read a book that's pink
-Read a book about a character who's always lucky
-Read a book where a character learns to be honorable
-Read a book where the main character is of royal blood
-Read a book which takes place in a land which is known for their plants/flowers

6) Lily:-

-Read a book that has the word "lily" or "lilies" in the title.
-Read a book in the perspective of a child
-Read a book where the concept of reincarnation is included
-Read an Asian myth
-Read a book where a character is named Lily

7) Carnation:-

-Read a book where at least4 letters from "Carnation" are found in title.
-Read a book where author's initials have letter from "Carnation".
-Read a book where the MC is fond of Pink color or pink things.
-Read a book where a mother is MC.
-Read a book where word "wine" or "ale" is found in text.

Rare Flowers:-

1) Lotus

- a book with a character who is clean (doesn't swear etc.).
- a book with a character who lives near/ likes to go to a pond.

2) Lilac

- a book where the main character loves the colour lilac.
- a book with the word "Lilac" found in text.

3) Plumeria

- a book set in spring.
- a book that takes place on Huawei or any other tropical island.

4) Hyacinth

- a book with a main character who is very tall.
- a book with a Greek God as a main character.

5) Gardenia

- a book with a MC who has a close-knit family.
- a book with a character who cannot/ is forbidden to love. (hide spoiler)]

Scoring:-
Prompt Scoring: 2 points for completing a prompt of regular flower and 4 for a rare flower.
Bouquet Scoring:-
- Small Bouquet: 5 flower stems--- 4 points
- Medium Bouquet : 10 flower stems--- 10 points
- Large Bouquet : 15 flower stems--- 16 points
- Specific Flower Bouquet: 4 points
- Bouquet Orders: Will be specified according to the order.

Review: 2 points extra.
Page Count Scoring: For every book above 300 pages-
301-400: 2 points
401-500: 3 points
501-600: 4 points
601-700: 5 points
701 and above: 7 points

Image Credits: Pinterest

Posting Format

-On book completion:-

Flower Type: Regular/Rare
Flower:
Prompt Number:
Book Name with link:
Date Read:
Page count:
Review link if any:
Points:

-On bouquet completion
Please note that you can only log for bouquets once you have individually logged for each book.

Bouquet Type: Small/Medium/Large/Specific
Flowers: (Name of all flowers whose prompts were completed/which go in the bouquet)
Prompts: (You can either add all prompts or you can mention the msg numbers for the prompts completed. You can see the msg number on top left corner of your each post)
Bouquet Creation Points:

------Used in bouquet #1---------------------------------


Flower Type: Rare (one prompt completed)
Flower: Gardenia
Prompt Number: 5: a book with an MC who has a close-knit family.
Book name with link: Malibu Rising
Date Read: 29 June 2021 - 1 July 2021
Page count: 384
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Points: 4

7. You will get 2 bouquet orders to complete during the challenge, which will be a specific arrangement of flowers. This will get you extra points but it is optional to complete.

What are my two bouquets orders?

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------Used in bouquet #1---------------------------------

Flower Type: Regular
Flower: Lily
Prompt Number: 6 Read a book in the perspective of a child
Book Name with link: Innate: A Chance Dawson Story
Date Read: June 27, 2021- July 1, 2021
Page count: 260
Review link if any: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Points: 4

------Used in bouquet #1---------------------------------


Flower Type: Rare (part 2)
Flower: Gardenia
Prompt Number: 5 a book with a character who cannot/ is forbidden to love
Book Name with link: The City Beautiful
Date Read: July 1 - July 6
Page count: 384
Review link if any: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Points: 8

Bouquet Order #1

It's the Wedding Season!
Create a wedding appropriate bouquet, with minimum requirements as:-

1. It should have at least 4 flower stems, and not more than 8.
2. There should be one rare flower in the bouquet.
3. One lily stem is a must.

Completion date for the order: Not later than 20th July PST.

Create a singular post here, which should include all your reads (book logs) for this bouquet order.


On order completion, log it in the Check In Thread .

Log the order completed in Check In Thread as:-
Flowers in the bouquet:
Number of Flower Stems:
Prompts Completed:
Link to the singular post in this thread:

Points: 10 points for 4 stems, and 15 for 8 stems. If the stems are more than 4 but less than 8, 1 point for every stem.

Bouquet Order #2

A business organization wishes to celebrate and honor women in their company. Their requirement is a beautiful and cherishable bouquet.
Create a bouquet, with minimum requirement as:-

1. It should have only 4 flower stems and not more or less.

Plan to add the flower stems based on the company's preferences as below(in decreasing order):-
1. Roses- 3 points per stem
2. Gerbera- 3 points per stem
2. Lilies- 2 points per stem
3. Carnation- 2 points per stem
4. Orchid- 1 points per stem
6. Peony- 1 points per stem

Add a rare flower stem for extra 4 points.

Completion date for the order: Not later than 30th July PST.

Create a singular post here, which should include all your reads (book logs) for this bouquet order.


On order completion, log it in the Check In Thread .

Log the order completed as:-
Flowers in the bouquet:
Number of Flower Stems:
Prompts Completed:
Link to the singular post in this thread:

Points: According to the flowers you add in the bouquet.

------Used in bouquet #1---------------------------------


Flower Type: Regular
Flower: Gerbera
Prompt Number: Read a book about a character with a multi-faceted personality 3
Book Name with link: The Extraordinaries
Date Read: July 13 2021
Page count: 405
Review link if any: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Points: 6 points

------Used in bouquet #1---------------------------------


Flower Type: Regular
Flower: Rose
Prompt Number: Read a book where a character is bossy
Book Name with link: Find You in the Dark
Date Read: July 12 2021
Page count: 368
Review link if any:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Points: 6 points

Bouquet Order 1:
Number of Flower Stems: 4
Prompts Completed: 5

Flower Type: Rare
Flower 5: Gardenia

Prompt: a book with an MC who has a close-knit family.
Book name with link: Malibu Rising
Date Read: 29 June 2021 - 1 July 2021
Page Count: 384
Points: 4

Prompt: a book with a character who cannot/ is forbidden to love
Book Name with link: The City Beautiful
Date Read: July 1 - July 6
Page Count; 384
Points: 8

Flower Type: Regular
Flower: Rose
Prompt Number: Read a book where a character is bossy
Book Name with link:Find You in the Dark
Date Read: July 12 2021
Page count: 368
Points: 6

Flower Type: Regular
Flower: Gerbera
Prompt Number: Read a book about a character with a multi-faceted personality 3
Book Name with link: The Extraordinaries
Date Read: July 13 2021
Page count: 405
Points; 6

Flower Type: Regular
Flower: Lily
Prompt Number: 6 Read a book in the perspective of a child
Book Name with link: Innate: A Chance Dawson Story
Date Read: June 27, 2021- July 1, 2021
Page count: 260
Points; 4

Flower Type: Regular
Flower: Lilies
Prompt Number: 6 Read a book where the concept of reincarnation is included
Book Name with link: Under the Whispering Door
Date Read: 20 July 2021
Page count: 384
Review link if any: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Points: 6

Flower Type: Regular
Flower: Orchid
Prompt Number: 4 Read an enemies to lovers book
Book Name with link: Whatever.: or how junior year became totally f$@ked
Date Read; July 25 2021
Page Count: 272
Review link: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Points: 4

Flower Type: Regular
Flower: Carnation
Prompt Number: Read a book where word "wine" or "ale" is found in text.
Book Name with link: Hench
Date Read: July 25 2021
Page count: 416
Review link if any:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Points: 7

-Used in Bouquet #2_-----------------------------------------------

Flower Type: Regular
Flower: Carnation
Prompt Number : Read a book where a mother is MC.
Book Name with link: Lying with Lions
Date Read: July 30 2021
Page count: 233
Review link if any: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Points: 4

-----Used in Bouquet #2

Flower Type: Regular
Flower: Rose
Prompt Number: Read a book about a beautiful friendship
Book Name with link: Will Grayson, Will Grayson
Date Read: June 22 2021
Page count: 310
Review link if any: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Points: 6