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This Fall, get ready to collect as many tokens & badges as you can, by diving into books that evoke the crisp air, changing leaves, and cozy moments!🍂📚🍁



-->There are 10 categories each having 5 prompts as options, divided into 4 levels: beginner, intermediate, advanced & premium. Points per prompt increase as you go from beginner to premium level.
-->To get started, pick a beginner category and collect at least 1 badge to unlock the intermediate category. Next, collect at least 2 more badges to unlock the advanced category. The premium category can be unlocked by collecting 1 category completion token of either intermediate or advanced level.

-->Here’s how you earn badges & tokens:-

1. You earn a badge for completing any prompt of a category. You can collect only 1 badge per prompt, however, you can collect more points for reusing the prompt.
2. On completing any 3 out of 5 prompts of a category, you earn a category completion token.

Categories & Levels:- (under spoiler)
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🍂Beginner Level: Cozy Start😊

Categories:-

Cozy Sweater Weather:
1. Read a book that takes place in a small, charming town.
2. Choose a book with a heartwarming family dynamic.
3. Read a book with a feel-good romance.
4. Pick a book with a comforting and relatable protagonist.
5. Choose a book with a cozy, autumn-themed cover.

Harvest Hues:
1. Read a book with an orange cover.
2. Read a book with a protagonist who loves farming.
3. Pick a book with title starting with “H”.
4. Read a book with a protagonist who enjoys cooking or baking.
5. Read a book featuring a YA protagonist.

🍁Intermediate Level: Comfortable Exploration📖

Categories:-

Atmospheric Mysteries:
1. Read a mystery set in a small, atmospheric town.
2. Choose a mystery with a detective who has a distinctive hobby.
3. Pick a book with a two-word title.
4. Read a mystery with a spooky or eerie setting.
5. Choose a mystery that involves a group of friends or neighbors.

Pumpkin Spice Pages:
1. Read a book with a scene featuring a cozy coffee shop.
2. Read a book with a cover that showcases pumpkins or gourds.
3. Pick a book with a scene set in a kitchen or bakery.
4. Read a book with the protagonist’s name starting with the letter “p”.
5. Choose a book where food or drink plays a significant role in the plot.

Falling Leaves:
1. Read a book with a title that includes a nature-related word.
2. Choose a book with a cover featuring leaves or foliage.
3. Pick a book with a setting in a forest or woodland area.
4. Read a book that explores themes of change and transformation.
5. Choose a book with a brown cover.

🌸Advanced Level: Enriching Adventure🌟

Categories:-

Bonfire Nights:
1. Read a book that features a memorable campfire scene.
2. Choose a book set in a remote location or wilderness.
3. Choose a book with a cover that has warm, earthy tones.
4. Read a romance set in historical periods.
5. Choose a book with a sense of camaraderie or shared adventure.

Magical Realms:
1. Read a fantasy book set in an enchanted forest.
2. Choose a fantasy book with a magical creature as a main character.
3. Pick a book with a magical school or academy.
4. Read a sci-fi that takes place in a fantastical world.
5. Choose a fantasy book with a strong emphasis on world-building.

Back-to-School Vibes:
1. Read a book with a protagonist who is a teacher or student.
2. Choose a book set in a school or academic environment.
3. Pick a book that explores themes of personal growth and learning.
4. Read a coming-of-age story centered around a young character's experiences.
5. Read a book with a one-word title.

📚Premium Level: Heartfelt Connections💖

Categories:-

Wholesome Family Stories:
1. Read a book that revolves around a multigenerational family.
2. Choose a book with a heartwarming sibling relationship.
3. Pick a book featuring a single parent.
4. Read a book with a strong focus on the bond between parents and children.
5. Choose a book where a family's journey is a central theme.

Autumn Romance:
1. Read a romance featuring royals.
2. Choose a romance with a cozy, autumnal setting.
3. Pick a book that features characters reconnecting after a period of time.
4. Read a book where friendship evolves into a meaningful romantic relationship.
5. Choose a book with rivals to lovers trope.
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GENERAL RULES:-

1. Books read On or AFTER 1st September will count under the challenge.
2. The book read must be at least 120 pages to count.
3. Each prompt can be used a maximum of 2 times.
4. It's not compulsory to read all 5 prompts of a category to achieve category completion token, only 3 need to be completed.
5. A review must be at least a paragraph (3-4 lines) to count for points.
6. Once you unlock intermediate, advanced & premium categories, you are free to use any prompt of any category at any time. But, you have to start the challenge with a beginner category prompt compulsorily.
7. The badges & tokens you'll achieve will be in addition to our usual awards. They will be posted in this thread timely. Once you achieve a token or badge, you can collect it by creating a thread in this folder: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...

Point Scoring:--

1. Prompt scoring
- Beginner: 2 points
- Intermediate: 3 points
- Advanced: 4 points
- Premium: 5 points

2. Review: 2 points for each book reviewed.

3. 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.

Posting Format

Category:
Prompt Number:
Book Name with link/author:
Date Read:
Pg count:
Review link if any:
Points:

Once you complete a category (on completing any 3 out of 5 prompts of a category), post as:-

Prompts used: Mention the numbers
Message numbers(of completion posts): See the top left of the message to find Message numbers.

NOTE: You can collect your badges as soon as qualify for them, you don't have to wait for permission from us.

For Tracking Purposes
Categories & Levels:- (under spoiler)
(view spoiler)[🍂Beginner Level: Cozy Start😊

Categories:-

✔Cozy Sweater Weather:
☑1. Read a book that takes place in a small, charming town.
2. Choose a book with a heartwarming family dynamic.
☑3. Read a book with a feel-good romance.
☑4. Pick a book with a comforting and relatable protagonist.
5. Choose a book with a cozy, autumn-themed cover.

Harvest Hues:
1. Read a book with an orange cover.
2. Read a book with a protagonist who loves farming.
☑3. Pick a book with title starting with “H”.
4. Read a book with a protagonist who enjoys cooking or baking.
5. Read a book featuring a YA protagonist.

🍁Intermediate Level: Comfortable Exploration📖

Categories:-

✔Atmospheric Mysteries:
☑1. Read a mystery set in a small, atmospheric town.
2. Choose a mystery with a detective who has a distinctive hobby.
☑3. Pick a book with a two-word title.
4. Read a mystery with a spooky or eerie setting.
☑5. Choose a mystery that involves a group of friends or neighbors.

Pumpkin Spice Pages:
1. Read a book with a scene featuring a cozy coffee shop.
2. Read a book with a cover that showcases pumpkins or gourds.
3. Pick a book with a scene set in a kitchen or bakery.
☑4. Read a book with the protagonist’s name starting with the letter “p”.
5. Choose a book where food or drink plays a significant role in the plot.

Falling Leaves:
☑1. Read a book with a title that includes a nature-related word.
2. Choose a book with a cover featuring leaves or foliage.
3. Pick a book with a setting in a forest or woodland area.
☑4. Read a book that explores themes of change and transformation.
5. Choose a book with a brown cover.

🌸Advanced Level: Enriching Adventure🌟

Categories:-

Bonfire Nights:
☑1. Read a book that features a memorable campfire scene.
☑2. Choose a book set in a remote location or wilderness.
3. Choose a book with a cover that has warm, earthy tones.
4. Read a romance set in historical periods.
5. Choose a book with a sense of camaraderie or shared adventure.

Magical Realms:
1. Read a fantasy book set in an enchanted forest.
☑2. Choose a fantasy book with a magical creature as a main character.
3. Pick a book with a magical school or academy.
4. Read a sci-fi that takes place in a fantastical world.
☑5. Choose a fantasy book with a strong emphasis on world-building.

Back-to-School Vibes:
1. Read a book with a protagonist who is a teacher or student.
2. Choose a book set in a school or academic environment.
☑3. Pick a book that explores themes of personal growth and learning.
4. Read a coming-of-age story centered around a young character's experiences.
5. Read a book with a one-word title.

📚Premium Level: Heartfelt Connections💖

Categories:-

Wholesome Family Stories:
1. Read a book that revolves around a multigenerational family.
2. Choose a book with a heartwarming sibling relationship.
3. Pick a book featuring a single parent.
4. Read a book with a strong focus on the bond between parents and children.
5. Choose a book where a family's journey is a central theme.

Autumn Romance:
1. Read a romance featuring royals.
☑2. Choose a romance with a cozy, autumnal setting.
3. Pick a book that features characters reconnecting after a period of time.
4. Read a book where friendship evolves into a meaningful romantic relationship.
5. Choose a book with rivals to lovers trope. (hide spoiler)]

Category: Cozy Sweater Weather
Prompt Number: 1. Read a book that takes place in a small, charming town
Book Name with link/author: Obsidian - Jennifer L. Armentrout 🍁🍁🍁
Date Read: 9/1/23
Pg count: 333
Review link if any: --
Points: 4

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Category: Harvest Hues
Prompt Number: 3. Pick a book with title starting with “H”.
Book Name with link/author: How To Lose a Demon in 10 Days - Saranna DeWylde 🍁🍁
Date Read: 9/12/23
Pg count: 320
Review link if any: --
Points: 4

Category: Atmospheric Mysteries
Prompt Number: 3. Pick a book with a two-word title.
Book Name with link/author: The Alienist - Caleb Carr 🍁🍁🍁🍁
Date Read: 9/5/23
Pg count: 498
Review link if any: --
Points: 6

Category: Cozy Sweater Weather
Prompt Number: 3. Read a book with a feel-good romance.
Book Name with link/author: The Rosie Project - Graeme Simsion 🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁
Date Read: 9/24/23
Pg count: 292
Review link if any: --
Points: 2

Category: Cozy Sweater Weather
Prompt Number: 4. Pick a book with a comforting and relatable protagonist.
Book Name with link/author: Please Don't Eat the Daisies - Jean Kerr 🍁🍁🍁
Date Read: 9/18/23
Pg count: 192
Review link if any: --
Points: 2



Prompts used: 1, 3, 4
Message numbers(of completion posts): 4, 8, 9

Category: Atmospheric Mysteries
Prompt Number: 5. Choose a mystery that involves a group of friends or neighbors.
Book Name with link/author: 14 Ways to Die - Vincent Ralph 🍁🍁🍁🍁
Date Read: 9/22/23
Pg count: 400
Review link if any: --
Points: 6

Category: Atmospheric Mysteries
Prompt Number: 1. Read a mystery set in a small, atmospheric town
Book Name with link/author: The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald 🍁🍁🍁🍁
Date Read: 9/17/23
Pg count: 180
Review link if any: --
Points: 3



Prompts used: 1, 3, 5
Message numbers(of completion posts): 7, 10, 11

Category: Autumn Romance
Prompt Number: 2. Choose a romance with a cozy, autumnal setting
Book Name with link/author: Practical Magic - Alice Hoffman 🍁🍁🍁
Date Read: 9/15/23
Pg count: 286
Review link if any: --
Points: 5

Category: Bonfire Nights
Prompt Number: 1. Read a book that features a memorable campfire scene.
Book Name with link/author: The Sea of Monsters - Rick Riordan 🍁🍁🍁🍁
Date Read: 9/9/23
Pg count: 279
Review link if any: --
Points: 4

Category: Bonfire Nights
Prompt Number: 2. Choose a book set in a remote location or wilderness.
Book Name with link/author: Dragon Shift - Clarissa Gosling 🍁🍁🍁🍁
Date Read: 9/20/23
Pg count: 295
Review link if any: --
Points: 4

Category: Magical Realms
Prompt Number: 5. Choose a fantasy book with a strong emphasis on world-building.
Book Name with link/author: Norse Mythology - Neil Gaiman 🍁🍁🍁
Date Read: 9/20/23
Pg count: 301
Review link if any: --
Points: 6

Category: Magical Realms
Prompt Number: 2. Choose a fantasy book with a magical creature as a main character.
Book Name with link/author: River Marked - Patricia Briggs 🍁🍁🍁🍁
Date Read: 9/7/23
Pg count: 337
Review link if any: --
Points: 6

Category: Pumpkin Spice Pages
Prompt Number: 4. Read a book with the protagonist’s name starting with the letter “p”.
Book Name with link/author: The Trouble With Vampires - Lynsay Sands 🍁🍁🍁🍁
Date Read: 9/10/23
Pg count: 370
Review link if any: --
Points: 5

Category: Fallen Leaves
Prompt Number: 1. Read a book with a title that includes a nature-related word.
Book Name with link/author: The Art of Racing in the Rain - Garth Stein 🍁🍁🍁🍁
Date Read: 9/25/23
Pg count: 336
Review link if any: --
Points: 5

Category: Fallen Leaves
Prompt Number: 4. Read a book that explores themes of change and transformation.
Book Name with link/author: Zombie Zoology: Zombie Anthology - Tim Curran 🍁🍁🍁
Date Read: 9/28/23
Pg count: 256
Review link if any: --
Points: 4

Category: Back-to-School Vibes
Prompt Number: 3. Pick a book that explores themes of personal growth and learning.
Book Name with link/author: The Cage - Bonnie Kistler 🍁🍁🍁🍁
Date Read: 9/29/23
Pg count: 352
Review link if any: --
Points: 6