Christian Fiction Bloggers discussion

Team Standalone

Staci
Sarita
Kimberly
Christy
Tina
Ellie
Christine

Chat Thread: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Round Thread: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Rounds:
January 20-February 2
February 3-16
February 17-March 2
March 3-16
March 17-30
March 31-April 13

(Rounds will be run on Eastern Time, so I plan to post the called category/letter at 12:00 AM)

Countdown to start of challenge: https://www.timeanddate.com/countdown...

Hello Team Standalone!

Hello Team!

Looking forward to this challenge.

Have you thought about how we will tackle this?
I think we should def try aiming for the max points each round, but for the difficult categories get at least 1.

Open to suggestions! Look forward to learning what will be called first.

I think it is quite open - any book to fit the category.

I think we should def try to see if we can find books for max points, but won't be so easy for difficult categories.

Maybe, when a category is called, we can drop a few books as suggestions which will work - then we can help if someone is not sure (especially with supporting characters and and animals etc).

Suggestions would be great once category called.

Hello, I agree suggestions would be great!
HUGS

Checking in - hi everyone!

Hello! Almost time for the challenge to start.

Yes! Can’t wait, but will have to. Look forward to seeing it in the morning. You’ll have plenty of time to develop suggestions for us Sarita! 😉

Such a difficult one for the first round! Will do my best to find some books!

Round one: P and Animal - Jan 20-Feb2

Books:
Staci
Sarita
Kimberly
Christy
Tina
Ellie
Christine

Category one: P and Animal

Puppy, pony, parrot, python, penguins, painted turtle, panther, peacock, pug, etc:

- well turtles - not sure if it is painted turtles
- pony
- puppy
- python
- pig
- puppies and peacocks

Tina wrote: "In good company by Jen Turano has puppies and peacocks"

Great!

pig (Hezekiah)

pug (Oliver)

I found a few ideas:
-Picture Imperfect (Has a corgi named Peaches) by Alyssa Roat & Hope Bolinger (found on Kindle Unlimited)
-Secrets of Sunbeams by Valerie Comer- has a goat named Pansy (also on Kindle Unlimited)
-Saving Parker by Dan Walsh (about a dog named Parker) on Kindle Unlimited as well :)
-Paper Love by Aubrey Wynne (has a pigeon in the story)

Ellie wrote: "I found a few ideas:
-Picture Imperfect (Has a corgi named Peaches) by Alyssa Roat & Hope Bolinger (found on Kindle Unlimited)
-Secrets of Sunbeams by Valerie Comer- has a goat named Pansy (also o..."

Great finds

Staci wrote: " pig (Hezekiah)

pug (Oli..."

Awesome! I might go for Karen Witemeyer's!

It won't count for the challenge, but I am currently in the middle of At Love's Command by Karen Wittemeyer, and the MC's horse is named Phineas. Maybe he makes an appearance in the second book in the series (mentioned above)?

Christy wrote: "It won't count for the challenge, but I am currently in the middle of At Love's Command by Karen Wittemeyer, and the MC's horse is named Phineas. Maybe he makes an appearance in the second book in ..."

ooo - this is actually on my to read soon list, so maybe should read this one!

I'm going to read

From what I'm reading, the only way to get two points is if both the animal and its name start with the letter P. Does anyone else know for sure?

That's right Christy. It would be two points for example if a book included a puppy named Pepper as example.

I’ve found one with a parrot with a name starting with P as well - so will go for that for 2 points - To steal a heart by Jen Turano.

I'm going to do The Wedding Machine by Beth Webb Hart which features Peaches, the poodle. 2 points. :)

Since we have two weeks, it might be best to hold off on posting until close to the end of the window. That way if you have a one point book and later read a two point book, you could use the two point book instead. Unless, of course, it's ok to post one book and then later replace it with another.

Staci wrote: "Since we have two weeks, it might be best to hold off on posting until close to the end of the window. That way if you have a one point book and later read a two point book, you could use the two p..."

If you post one book and then later in the round finish a book worth more points, you can just post a new comment with the updated read and let me know to switch. :)

Notice

If you have a team member that didn't check in or finish a book for a round, someone else on the team may post an extra book to fill in for them.

Preference is for each member to read their own (1) book, but life happens and sometimes someone can't read as expected.

Wonderful Melanie! Thank you for clarifying that we can update if we later read a book worth more points and it’s still in the two week window.

Great! I will read two books, one for 2 points and then a back up if needed.

Round one: P and Animal - Jan 20-Feb2

Books:
Staci - Touch of Innocence | puppy | 1 point √
Sarita - To Steal a Heart | parrot pretty lady | 2 points √
Kimberly - The Chocolate Puppy Puzzle
Christy - The Wedding Machine
Tina - To Write a Wrong | parrot pretty lady | 2 points
Ellie - Picture Imperfect | dog Peaches | 1 point
Christine

Back up books:

Staci The Debutante's Code - 1 point
Sarita More Than Meets the Eye - 1 point

I just added mine...Touch of Innocence which is one point.


My other read could have worked too. Mention of a puppy on page 13.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...

I’ll do this one… Picture Imperfect by Alyssa Roat. Has a dog named Peaches

I'll be starting on The Wedding Machine in a couple of days, but I just finished the audiobook for Relative Silence by Carrie Stuart Parks which mentions a pygmy goat as one of the animals in the wildlife rescue. Worth 1 point in case I am not able to finish The Wedding Machine in time (I should be able to). :)

Finished and it has loads of P options (to bad only one mention counts) - Parrot: Pretty lady and Poodle, Precious.

How is everyone's reading going? 2 days left!

Just updated my post to include page count. I couldn't find the page count when I initially posted. Interested to see what will be called next!

I will have mine posted tomorrow morning. Sorry. This book did not thrill me.

Do you think we should post for Christine? I haven't seen any comments from her?

Christy/Tina/Ellie - are you on track?

O.K. Ready to shake that one off and read a book that I can enjoy. lol

New category called! Secondary character that begins with the letter "S".

I didn't get the sentence for my back-up book, but have the page number. Sarita, I think you have a back-up too right? If so, please go ahead and post.

I hope to finish my two pointer by the deadline tonight. If I don't finish it, I do have a one pointer as a backup.

Posted my back up book

Round one: S and Secondary Female character - February 3-February 16

Books:
Staci -
Sarita -
Kimberly -
Christy -
Tina -
Ellie -
Christine -

Back up books:

My two points is in. Sorry for the last minute add...I had to plod through it, and it just barely scratched the surface of being called Christian fiction. :(

Christy wrote: "My two points is in. Sorry for the last minute add...I had to plod through it, and it just barely scratched the surface of being called Christian fiction. :("

oh no! hopefully your next read will be great

I am going to read one of Alana Terry's book's
I have a question, if I read another one of the books in the same series, which have the same characters, would it count as another point?

Kimberly wrote: "I am going to read one of Alana Terry's book's
I have a question, if I read another one of the books in the same series, which have the same characters, would it coun..."

I think we only get credit for one book per person. I think if you read an extra, we can count it as a backup for a person that wasn't able to complete that round. Anyone else clear on that?

You are right on point Christy. It would be great to have a back-up just in case. However, each member of the team can only post one book. The back-up would be used if a member of the team is unable to post.