Romance Book Club discussion

welcome to our new reading challenge, The Midnight Bookworms! we are so excited to have you here and if you would like to participate in this challenge (which is highly encouraged) the rules and sign-ups are down below! thank you!! <3


START & END DATES:

This will be a short term challenge. Challenge will START ON September 2nd, 2025 and will END ON October 2nd, 2025! That is a total of 4 weeks. We will announce the winning team on October 3rd! EVERYONE WILL NEED TO HAVE ALL BOOKS LOGGED BY October 2, 2025 by midnight (according to your time zone.) ANYTHING LOGGED AFTER MIDNIGHT WILL NOT BE COUNTED FOR POINTS.

RULES:

✔️ ALL books that are read DURING the challenge, will HAVE TO be between those dates if you want points. (This means that if you are reading a book before the challenge starts you can still log it if you finish it in between the timeframe above.)

✔ ️ If you DNF a book, (Did Not Finish), you ARE NOT ALLOWED to log that book for points.

✔ ️ In order to get the full amount of points for your team when it comes to personal reviews, all prompts - you will need to follow the point system that is down below!

✔ ️ Every book that is read for the challenge, HAS TO BE OVER 100+ pages in order to count for points. Anything less than 100+ pages will NOT count.

✔ ️ Comic books ARE NOT allowed in the challenge. Physical copies, e-books and audiobooks only!

WAYS TO EARN POINTS FOR YOUR TEAM:

Everyone who joins will make points for your team based on how long the book is and if you choose to do prompts. The point system is down below as well as how everyone will log books!

100-200 pages- 5 points
201-300 pages- 10 points
301-400 pages- 15 points
401-500 pages- 20 points
500+ pages pages- 35 points

Example of book logs:
Title: Archer's Voice
Published Date: (Extra 3 points if you choose to put this.)

Star Rating:
1 star- 1 point
2 stars- 2 points
3 stars- 3 points
4 stars- 4 points
5 stars- 5 points

If you choose to add prompts that is also a way you can earn more points for your team! ALL PROMPTS ARE UNLIMITED!

Every Book prompt is (+8) each, every activity prompt is (+6) each, and every writing prompt is (+10) each. Writing prompts... in order to get the full amount of points, you need to be over 50+ words.

Buddy reads are (+6) points

If you choose to read a BOTM (Book Of The Month), then it will be (+6) points.

ONE TIME bonus if your birthday is in September or October. (+8)

If you join a Moderator read, that will automatically be (+10) points. You have to finish the book in order to get the full amount of points.

Any books that ARE FINISHED on SEPTEMBER 22 WILL BE DOUBLE POINTS!

TEAMS:

There will be a total of 2 teams for this challenge! Lilly and Yeehawwlovesbooks will be the team captains for the groups. Please understand that we will try to put you on your desired team, but if you don't get it we are trying to make teams as fair as possible. BE RESPECTFUL OF TEAM MATES AND TEAM CAPTAINS!

Please if you are NOT going to help with points, let us know as soon as possible so we can find someone who is willing to join and help out. If you do sign up, if you are not active for the first week of sign ups, you will get a message from your team captain asking if something is wrong or if you are still planning on contributing...... if you don't respond or make points YOU WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE TEAM! It's not fair to those who are making points and people aren't helping.

Team 1: Roasted Smores and Bonfires
Team Captain: Yeehawwlovesbooks

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Team 2: Pumpkin Spice Readers
Team Captain: Lilly

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HOW TO SIGN UP:

If you choose to join this challenge, please follow the rules so we can make this easier for everyone! If you do sign up, you are automatically committing to being active and making points. You need to alert your team captain if you are getting in a reading slump, or if an emergency happens so we can remove you and find someone else.

Name: ____________________
Reading Speed: On a scale from 1-5 (5 being the fastest.)
Desired Team: _________________
How many books you finish over a 7 day period: (This is also where you will put if you have any miscellaneous stuff happening. Weddings, school, sports, reading slump, family issues, etc.) PLEASE be precise with this because this will determine what team you are on. BE HONEST

Book Prompts: Each prompt is (+8) each.

🍂 RAB that has a orange cover
🍂 RAB that has a yellow cover
🍂 RAB that has a red cover
🍂 RAB that has a brown cover
🍂 RAB that has a bonfire or leaves on the cover
🍂 RAB that was released in September or October of ANY YEAR
🍂 RAB where the author’s name starts with any letter in PUMPKIN
🍂 RAB where the book’s name starts with any letters in FALL or SMORES
🍂 RAB that takes place in a hot or cold city
🍂 RAB where the characters go camping or live in the mountains
🍂 RAB that is a new york times best seller.
🍂 RAB that is written by a new york times best selling author.
🍂 RAB that is set in fall
🍂 RAB that is non-fiction
🍂 RAB that is fiction
🍂 RAB that is a romance
🍂 RAB that is a fantasy
🍂 RAB that is a mystery/thriller
🍂 RAB that is dystopian
🍂 RAB that is sci-fi
🍂 RAB that is young adult
🍂 RAB that is rated for 18+ or older
🍂 RAB that is a standalone
🍂 RAB that is part of a series
🍂 RAB where the characters do a fall activity (roasting s'mores, going on a hayride, etc)
🍂 RAB that is on your TBR
🍂 RAB that was released in 2025
🍂 RAB that has been made into a TV series or a movie
🍂 RAB that you have read before
🍂 RAB that was recommended to you
🍂 RAB on your friend’s TBR

Activity Prompts: Each prompt is (+6 each)

🎃 Sit outside and read
🎃 Drink a fall themed drink
🎃 Rake leaves
🎃 Go on a hayride
🎃 Buy a pumpkin
🎃 Decorate for fall
🎃 Get some exercise for 10+ minutes
🎃 Go to the library and check out a book(s)! Tell us what you got
🎃 Go to the bookstore
🎃 Watch a movie or TV show
🎃 Have a meal with your friends or family

Writing Prompts: (+10 each) AGAIN, MUST BE OVER 50 WORDS!

🎃 Who is your least favorite character?
🎃 What were your predictions of the book? Were they right?
🎃 Is there anything you would change about the book? If so, what would you change?
🎃 If you could choose one of these characters to come alive for the fall season only who would you choose and why?
🎃 If you could spend a free summer vacation with one of the characters who would you choose and where would you go?
🎃 Which character would you most want to meet?
🎃 On a scale of 1-5 how would you rate the characters personality? (5 being the best)
🎃 What character did you think was the most important in the book?
🎃 If you could go on a hayride with any of the characters who would you choose and why?

Don’t forget the writing prompts lol!

Yeehawwlovesbooks wrote: "Don’t forget the writing prompts lol!"

i know!!! i always do its a struggle. i added them in

can you see them?

Yes that’s better girl!

@ele personally messaged me her sign up and has been added to team pumpkin spice readers

lilly ♡ (semi-hiatus) wrote: "@ele personally messaged me her sign up and has been added to team pumpkin spice readers"

Okay. I have the list going.

Team 1: Roasted Smores and Bonfires
Team Captain: Yeehawwlovesbooks

Members:

- Romantasty Ruined Me
- Evie
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Team 2: Pumpkin Spice Readers
Team Captain: Lilly

Members:

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- Audiophile Audrey
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Name: ROMANTASY RUINED ME Cherice
Reading Speed: 3 (average to steady reader)
Desired Team: Yeehawwlovesbooks
How many books you finish over a 7-day period: 3–4 books

Romantasy Ruined Me Cherice wrote: "Name: ROMANTASY RUINED ME Cherice
Reading Speed: 3 (average to steady reader)
Desired Team: Yeehawwlovesbooks
How many books you finish over a 7-day period: 3–4 books"

You have been added to Roasted Smores and Bonfires!

Any points for baking (cookies or pumpkin pies), go to the State Fair, or crochet/knitting? These are my go-to fall happy things over hayrides, pumpkin buying, or decorate for fall (which may only happen 1 time...oh NVM, these are expected to be 1x only 6-point earners. :D Sorry, I'm tracking with you now.). LOL, I won't be racking up 6 points for "raking leaves" but I will be watching college football and preseason hockey...any points for that?

Thanks for the nudge...I'm game, if readers are still needed. I read 5-7 audiobooks a week and would love to be Team Lilly again.

Audiophile Audrey wrote: "Any points for baking (cookies or pumpkin pies), go to the State Fair, or crochet/knitting? These are my go-to fall happy things over hayrides, pumpkin buying, or decorate for fall (which may only ..."

You have been added to team Pumpkin Spice readers!

@audiophile audrey yes i can add a knitting baking and football prompt

lilly ♡ (semi-hiatus) wrote: "@audiophile audrey yes i can add a knitting baking and football prompt"

Yay! looking forward to starting this challenge tomorrow!

Please guys if you can help us get more people to join the better.

name: evie
reading speed: 3 at the moment
desired team: im fine with either
How many books you finish over a 7-day period: 3
miscellaneous stuff: i have some personal stuff and studies

Evie your on team Roasted Bonfires and S’mores

REMINDER:

Challenge starts today!!!! We are excited to see the results and the books everyone will choose. As of today everyone who has joined can log books for points. Make sure you look at what team your on so you can log your books in the correct team log.

:D I just finished Stars Above for team Pumpkin Spice. Need a thread to add points...please.

Audiophile Audrey wrote: ":D I just finished Stars Above for team Pumpkin Spice. Need a thread to add points...please."

I will send Lilly and message now and see if she can't create the thread real quick.

Audiophile Audrey wrote: ":D I just finished Stars Above for team Pumpkin Spice. Need a thread to add points...please."

Your team thread should be open now. We are sorry about that as Lilly is currently in school and asked me to make it.

Yeehawwlovesbooks wrote: "Audiophile Audrey wrote: ":D I just finished Stars Above for team Pumpkin Spice. Need a thread to add points...please."

Your team thread should be open now. We are sorry about that..."

Gosh, no worries. Thank you both for all that you do for this group.

Thank you! And I appreciate the kind words!

REMINDER:

Challenge has started already, but if you still want to sign up you may still do so.