I saw that a fellow book blogger had done this challenge earlier this year and she loved it and I thought "hey, why not? Summer is here and this will be a great challenge to try for! The challenge begins July 1 and ends October 31st. I added a couple of mystery/thrillers for Halloween time too.
Book Challenge by Erin 11.0. The rules and discussions are all on the Facebook page and the group on Goodreads.
• 5 points: Freebie – Read a book that is at least 200 pages-- Girl Waits with Gun by Amy Stewart
• 10 points: Read a book that starts with “F”-- Fatal Invention: How Science, Politics, and Big Business Re-create Race in the Twenty-first Century by Dorothy Roberts
• 10 points: Read a book with one of the following words in the title: rain(s), thunder, lightning, or monsoon-- Monsoon: The Indian Ocean and the Future of American Power by Robert Kaplan
• 15 points: Read a book with a picture of a building (i.e. a house, a castle, a school, a hospital, etc.) on the cover-- Bellevue: Three Centuries of Medicine and Mayhem at America's Most Storied Hospital by David Oshinsky
• 20 points: Read a book that the published author uses an initial in his/her name--Second Life by S.J. Watson
• 20 points: Read a book with an article of clothing or accessory in the title--The Midnight Dress by Karen Foxlee
• 25 points: (in honour of our co-admin) – Read a book set in India-- The Satapur Moonstone by Sujata Massey
• 30 points: (selected by Lyndsay L.) – Read a book that has won or been short-listed for the Booker Prize--The Sellout by Paul Beatty
• 30 points: (selected by Deborah D.) – Read a book about a human with superpowers or supernatural powers-- Map of Days by Ransom Riggs
• 35 points: (selected by Lorraine J.) – Read a book that has the same title as another book in a different genre-- Far From the Tree by Robin Benway, also the same title as Andrew Solomon's book.
