Let's Talk Love Stories! discussion

It's time for our group's first ever Team Challenge!




April 5,2015 - June 27, 2015
The challenge will go on for twelve weeks. Each round will last for twelve days.
The team with most points at the end of these 12 weeks will be declared the winner!


❖ Sign-ups will be closed by April 2,2015. You can sign-up for the challenge HERE .

❖ PMs will be sent to the participants after the sign-ups are closed and the teams have been formed. The participants will have to respond within 48 hours of the invitation mail in their respective team thread.

❖ Each team will be assigned a captain. It will be preferable if you become friends with your respective captains. The team captains will be responsible for checking if the members have posted their books correctly and for submitting their team's scores at the end of every round.

❖ Each team will have their own thread wherein the members can strategise, keep track of their individual progress, or simply chat.


❖ Every two weeks a certain number of categories will be disclosed by the Mods. The participants are to read books matching those categories. The number of books read by an individual will determine his points. You can read for as many categories as you can.

❖ The team with the highest points at the end of a round will also get the chance to choose some of the categories for the next round.

❖ Bonus Points: A bonus of 5 points will be rewarded for participating in a buddy read with another team member or any other LTLS member for this challenge. You can use the Buddy Read folder of our group for that purpose.

❖ Extra Credit: For the categories other than Trope and Genre, if your selected book has ROMANCE listed on the main page genre then you get an extra point.

❖ All books read for this challenge must be 150 pages or more.

❖ You can use a book for one category only.

❖ Re-reads older than a year are allowed. Manga or graphic novels are not allowed.


1. Book cover - 2 points
2. Book title - 2 points
3. Author's name - 2 points
4. Genre - 5 points
5. Trope - 5 points (Participant must write a review of 3-4 lines stating how the book matches the trope)
6. Location - 5 points

SAMPLE:

Categories for Round 1:

1. Book cover (2 points) - Blue
2. Book title (2 points) - Starts with R
3. Author's name (2 points) - First or last name starts with N
4. Genre (5 points) - Contemporary Romance
5. Trope (5 points) - Romance revolving around a child
6. Location (5 points) - Scotland

A typical participant post:

1. R title: 2+3 = 5 pts
A Red Herring Without Mustard - 2 pts
Date read: 26/02/15, Rating: ★★★★

Rock Chick(Romance) - 2+1 = 3 pts
Date read: 21/02/15, Rating: ★★★


2.Blue Cover: 3 pts
Clean Sweep (Romance) - 2+1 = 3 pts
Date read: 20/02/15, Rating: ★★★★

3. N author: 3 pts
The Reading Group by Elizabeth Noble (Romance) - 2+1 = 3 pts
Date read: 28/02/15, Rating: ★★★

4.Contemporary Romance:

5. Romance revolving around a child: 5 pts
Can't Let Go (Romance) - 5
Short review explaining how the book fits the trope.
Date read: 19/02/15, Rating: ★★★★

6. Scotland: 6 + 5 = 11 pts
The Madness of Lord Ian MacKenzie (Romance) - 5+1 = 6
Link to Buddy Read - 5
Date read: 16/02/15, Rating: ★★★★★

My total: 28 points

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This sounds like a lot of fun. I wish I had time to read more and would be an asset to a team, but I'm SLOW. Good luck to all involved!

If you manage to read at least one book per round then you can also be quite an asset, M.J.

I could try--but I have a book coming out and my triplets are graduating from high school, so I know things are gonna get crazy here. (We're trying to make a bunch of home improvements before the party.) I just don't want to take a spot that someone else who could really pour it on could fill.I will follow from the sidelines, though, because it really does sound like a lot of fun!

Okay. That really is a lot of work and stress. I hope everything goes well and fine for you.

Thank you! The real stress begins when both my mom and stepmom show up a couple of days before to "help" me! ;)

Does this book work for the first clue (Red cover) :

Ruchi wrote: "Does this book work for the first clue (Red cover) : "

Sorry Ruchi..This won't work..It is more of a Black cover.. :(

Covers should be atleast 55% the colour..

Shilpa wrote: "Ruchi wrote: "Does this book work for the first clue (Red cover) : "

Sorry Ruchi..This won't work..It is more of a Black cover.. :(

Covers should be atleast 55% the colo..."

Okay, sure:)

Filthy beautiful forever-can this book count as friends to lovers?
The MC's were together till 15.15 years later,the girl shows up at his doorstep
So,this counts right?

Yep, it'll count, Tania.

Thanks:D

Does this count as red cover ?

I'd say yes. Red is the most prominent colour in there.

I was just wondering what's a good way to find a book that fits the trope we're looking for? I seem to be having so much trouble with that one.

There are a few lists on GR:
Friends to Lovers
Friends To Lovers

Wow! I didn't realize those kinds of lists existed! Thanks for sharing, Ipshita! I was able to add my own book, ABANDON ALL HOPE as it is a friends to lovers.

Thank you!

Hey,I forgot to ask-stupid mistake that-but,does this cover fit the bill for the first clue?a red cover?

Feel like I'm asking a lot of questions, but didn't know if you prefer us to submit each book individually each time we finish one or post all of them near the end?

Tania21kml wrote: "Hey,I forgot to ask-stupid mistake that-but,does this cover fit the bill for the first clue?a red cover?"

Sorry, but it has got more white than red.

You can post all of them at once near the end of each round, Julia.

For the Red Cover, does this book works?

So,I have this book Rock Chick.
This one fits the bill for two categories.the friends to lovers and authors with initial A.
My question is,if I read this book,do I get points for two categories or just one of them?

Hi. I recently read the book . I was wondering whether this is valid for the category HR? The book is more of a classic but it a love story and it is historical. So, is the book valid?

@Andrea: Yes..it does!

@Tania: You get points for only one of the categories..you are free too choose where you want to put it in.. :)

@Ruchi: If book is listed as Historical and Romance on the main page..then yes..Else NO.. :)

@Ruchi: Or atleast ot has to be evident from the blurb.. :)

Can you explain to me...why the points are like this :

In example... You have given points..

For first R title 2+3 but for second R title 2+1

Can you explain the '+' connection ? I need to post my books

2+3 is the cumulative points for the R title, i.e. 2 pts for the first book and 3 for the second.

2+1 is the total for the 2nd book, 2pts for the title 1pt bonus because the book belongs to the romance genre.

Aaaah....ok ok ... So if we read three books in one category then how will first and second book score... As third will be 2+1 if its in romance genre.

If your first book is non-romance it'll be 2pts, 2nd book(romance) will have 3 pts, third book(romance) will be 3 pts, so 8pts in total.

So 5 points will only be for first book if it falls under romance Genre ?

The bonus of 1 pt is for any category other than trope or genre. You'll get a total of 5pts if you're reading a book for the category: Genre. If you read 2 books that matches the genre you'll score 5+5, i.e. 10 points.

Extra Credit: For the categories other than Trope and Genre, if your selected book has ROMANCE listed on the main page genre then you get an extra point.

Ipshita wrote: "The bonus of 1 pt is for any category other than trope or genre. You'll get a total of 5pts if you're reading a book for the category: Genre. If you read 2 books that matches the genre you'll score..."

But in your sample post, the categories trope and genre too have been given extra credit. I think maybe you should keep it that way. Because I guess the groups have already submitted their books.

But after getting explanation I removed one point from Genre. Hmmm what effect one point can make...maybe it will be clear from next round.

Purvika wrote: "But after getting explanation I removed one point from Genre. Hmmm what effect one point can make...maybe it will be clear from next round."

But look at the sample post...and anyway, you haven't read anything from trope and one book from genre...add it up maybe? :)
Sadly, for us, and Team 1, those 1 pts mean a lot :)

Ruchi wrote: "Purvika wrote: "But after getting explanation I removed one point from Genre. Hmmm what effect one point can make...maybe it will be clear from next round."

But look at the sample post...and anywa..."

Yeah you did pretty awesome... Be ready fir round two ;) :P

Purvika wrote: "Ruchi wrote: "Purvika wrote: "But after getting explanation I removed one point from Genre. Hmmm what effect one point can make...maybe it will be clear from next round."

But look at the sample po..."

Haha you two :))

I am so sorry about the trope example, it's an honest mistake on my part. The points were mostly decided by Shilpa, so I must have made a mistake with it.

Anyway to be clear, Bonus of 1 point for every category other than trope an genre, if the book is a romance novel.

Sorry for the confusion.

That's mostly because you can be sure that the trope and genre will always be romance related.

Those works for blue cover?

Will Nero by Cresley Cole work for the trope category?

Can I use Boys Don't Knit for YA romance?

It is mainly YA. But a very small portion of it is romance.
46 people have shelved it as YA and 3 people have shelved it as romance

Andrea wrote: "Those works for blue cover?"

That'll will.

Tania21kml wrote: "Will Nero by Cresley Cole work for the trope category?"

Can you provide me with a link to the book? I can't find it on GR.

Poongothai wrote: "Can I use Boys Don't Knit for YA romance?

It is mainly YA. But a very small portion of it is romance.
46 people have shelved it as YA and 3 people have shelved it as romance"

Sorry, but romance has to be listed on the main page genre for it to count.