"This is an UNMODERATED challenge. Unmoderated means that no Games Mods are supervising this challenge, and gamers are playing at their own risk. If something should happen (no prize received), the gamers will not have the assistance of the Games Moderators or the PBS Team to resolve the problem."

The challenge will require a deposit of one credit, sent to me.  The credit deposits will be used as the prize pool for winners, so you are not guaranteed to receive your credit back.  This is a reading challenge so you are not required to mail any books. Please add as a buddy to make credit returns to the winners easier.

The Challenge:

1. We will start reading on Monday, Sept. 16th at 12:01 am Eastern (PBS) Time and finish reading by Sunday, Oct. 27th at 11:59 pm Eastern (PBS) Time. 
2. You must make a TBR list with at least 20 books on it. You can use Goodreads, PBS, Amazon as long as me and your buddy has access to it. This will be used to choose your buddy and secret buddy books and it will be your choice to read them or not. 
3. We will be using a form to submit our books. You can submit them all at once at the end of the week or after reading each book as long as you got all your books for the week submitted before the deadline. I will post a link to the form when the game starts. Please check your submissions thoroughly before submitting to keep down on the errors. If you submitted something in error please let me know and I will fix it. 
4. All players must check-in each week by the appropriate time. Check-in dates/times are listed below. Even if you read 0 books for the week please make a submission with your name and "blank" selected for the other options.
5. All books read during the challenge will accrue points. Points are covered below. Paperback and EBooks are excepted although ebooks get bonus points. Audio books, magazines, poetry, graphic novels, comics, etc, will not be allowed for this challenge. No partial books can be submitted (meaning you read 1/2 of a book).
6. You can use Goodread, Amazon or PBS ect for page counts. For ebooks if their is a paperback version use it if not then you can use the Kindle Edition or ebook version. If you can't find a page count on any of these sites you can use the formula word count/280 to get a page count. If a book has multiple types of bindings (like hardcover and MMPB), use the MMPB version. If there isn't a MMPB version, use the trade size. If you have any question on pages feel free to PM me.

Here is the link to the Check-in Form and the Spreedsheet

CHECK-IN DATES (by 11:59 PM):

WEEK 1: MONDAY, SEPT 23RD (for books read during SEPT 16 - SEPT 22)

WEEK 2: MONDAY, SEPT 30TH (for books read during SEPT 23 - SEPT 29)

WEEK 3: MONDAY, OCT 7TH (for books read during SEPT 30 - OCT 6)

WEEK 4: MONDAY, OCT 14TH (for books read during OCT 7 - OCT 13)

WEEK 5: MONDAY, OCT 21TH (for books read during OCT 14 - OCT 20)

WEEK 6: MONDAY, OCT 28TH (for books read during OCT 21 - OCT 27)

Point Breakdown:

Short Story - 0 to 50 pages: 25 points

Novella - 51 to 110 pages: 50 points

Novel - 111 to 250 pages: 100 points

Super Novel - 251 to 360 pages: 150 points

Super Plus Novel - 361 pages to 450 pages: 200 points

Neverending Novel - 451 pages and greater: 250 points

Bonus Points:

Weekly Bonuses:

Secret Buddy Bonus: 100 Points - I will secretly choose 3 books from your posted TBR list and give you one clue per book. If you guess and read these books you will get bonus points 

Buddy Bonus: 75 points - Before we begin, I will buddy up participants and have each pick and post 7 novella, novel, or super novel sized TBR books for their buddy to read. In addition to the regular base points, 75 bonus points will be added for each book read.

eBook Bonus: 25 points - for every ebook that is read, you will receive these bonus points. An extra incentive to get through that stash!

End of Challenge Bonuses:

Secret Buddy Bonus: 300 Points - Anyone that finishes all their secret buddy bonus books will get this bonus. 

Buddy Bonus: 525 Points - Anyone that finishes all their buddy bonus books will get this bonus. 

Totals will be determined each week and for the final by:

Totaling up your points standing (person with the most points at the end of the week will get 1, second gets 2, etc) and adding it to your page standing (determined by totaling up number of pages read - rank again, person with most pages read will get a 1 and so on). The person with the lowest total number (both page and points added together) will be the winner. In the case of a tie for points, the ranking will be determined by the highest number of pages read. In the case of a tie for page ranking, standing will be determined by highest number of points. In the case of a total points tie, pages read will be the tie breaker. If a player has not submitting anything for the week, the will automatically get the last ranking available and tie for that spot with any other player who does not submit.

Winning Categories: You will only be allowed to win one final prize category to give everyone else more of a chance. You will also only be allowed to win one weekly prize however you can win a weekly prize and then win a final prize also.

Final Winners

• 1st Place -  - 4 credits - Ellen
• 2nd Place -  - 3 credits - Renee
• 3rd Place -  - 2 credits - Hollie
• 4th Place -  - 1 credit - Manda
• 5th Place -  - 1 credit - Susan
• 6th Place -  - 1 credit - Heather
• 7th Place -  -  1 credit - Margaret
• 8th Place -  - 1 credit - Missy
• 9th Place -  - 1 credit - Gina
• 10th Place -  - 1 credit - Lisa

Weekly Winners - ties will be broke with page counts

• Week 1 - Most Pages Read - 1 Credit - Renee
• Week 2 - Book with the most Pages - 1 Credit - S.Y.
• Week 3 - Most DTB's (print books) Read - 1 Credit - Manda
• Week 4 - Most Ebooks Read - 1 Credit - Ellen
• Week 5 - Most Books Read - 1 Credit - Heather
• Week 6 - Most Points  - 1 Credit - 

I love book recommendations and ideas so we will be discussing books a plenty in this challenge. Please feel free to chat away!!

• Anne  - 2013 challenge tbr
• Christine E. - Tinereads TBR...
• Ellen - Ellen's Challenge TBR
• Gina - GRD challenge 
• Heather F. - Heathers TBR  
• Hollie M.  - challenge list
• Jamie B. - Jamie's Challenge List
• Jessica P. - Jess's Challenge TBR
• Lisa G. - Lisa's Challenge List
• Manda G. - MANDA'S BUDDY LIST
• Marcia T. - Marcia's Challenge TBR 
• Margaret G.  - Kindle Buddy TBR
• Melissa H. - Missy's challenge TBR
• Nancy W. - my list 
• Rachel M. - Rachel's TBR List
• Renee C. - Renee's Challenge TBR
• Susan P. - Challenge List
• S. Y. - SY's challenge list
• Theresa C. - Theresa's Challenge TBR
• Traci R. - Traci's Challenge List TBR

Christine E. - Marcia T.

Christine's List

1. Spells and Stitches (Sugar Maple Chronicles, Bk 4) by Barbara Bretton
2. Queen of Kings by Maria Dahvana Headley
3. The Soul Thief by Cecelia Holland
4. Blackberry Winter by Sarah Jio
5. Crossroads (Anna Strong, Bk 7) by Jeanne C. Stein
6. A Trace of Moonlight (Abbey Sinclair, Bk 3) by Allison Pang
7. Serpent's Kiss (Elder Races, Bk 3) by Thea Harrison

Marcia's List

1. Almost to Die For by Tate Hallaway
2. Blood of an Angel by Anya Bat
3. Cinder by Marissa Meyer
4. Death, Doom and Detention by Darynda Jones
5. Sanctuary by Moira Rogers
6. Posted to Death by Dean James
7. A Touch of Crimson by Sylvia Day

Nancy W. - Susan P.

Susan's List

1. Let's Pretend This Never happened
2. The October List
3. The Untamed MacKenzie
4. Heated Fantasies (Montague Vampires #1)
5. Love and Let Die (Masters and Mercenaries #5)
6. Carniepunk
7. The Way You Look Tonight (Sullivans #9)

Nancy's List

1. Cady's Cowboy by Jory Strong 
2. One Sweet Ride by Jaci Burton
3. Gone Country by Lorelie James
4. Can't Help Faling in Love by Bella Andre
5. Rock and Hard Places by Andrew Mueller 
6. Spiced by Dalia Jurgensen
7. The Book of Tomorrows by Cecelia Ahern

Anne  - Hollie M.

Hollie's List

1. Hotter After Midnight(Midnight, #1) by Cynthia Eden 
2. Lawe's Justice (Breeds, #26) by Lora Leigh 
3. Promises Linger (Promises, #1) by Sarah McCarty 
4. Bear Necessities (Halle Shifters #1) by Dana Marie Bell 
5. Simply Forbidden (House of Pleasure #6) by Kate Pearce 
6. The Barbarian Prince (Dragon Lords #1) by Michelle Pillow 
7. Whispers in the Dark (KGI, #4) by Maya Banks

Anne's List

1. Justice by Laurann Dohner
2. Seduction of a Highland Lass by Maya Banks
3. Deadly Lies by Cynthia Eden
4. Visions of Heat by Nalini Singh (this series rocks!)
5. Coyote's Mate by Lora Leigh (it's the Breeds!)
6. The Darkest Kiss by Gena Showalter
7. Third Grave Dead Ahead by Darynda Jones

Gina  - S. Y.

S.Y's List

1. Pleasure Unbound: 
2. Mafia Captive: 
3. Shooting Scars: 
4. Kaleb: 
5. Blind Obsession: 
6. A Demon and Her Scot: 
7. Reckless: 

Gina's List

1. Strings (Hard Rock Harlots #1) by Kendall Grey - 
2. Fire Inside (Chaos #2) by Kristen Ashley - 
3. Bold Tricks (The Artists Trilogy #3) by Karina Halle  -
4. To Command and Collar (Masters of the Shadowlands #6) by Cherise Sinclair - 
5. Beyond Control (Beyond #2) by Kit Rocha - 
6. Captive in the Dark (The Dark Duet #1) by C.J. Roberts - 
7. Hunted (Brides of the Kindred #2) by Evangeline Anderson - 

Heather F. - Lisa G.

Heather's List

1. The Coroner's Lunch (Dr. Siri Paiboun, Bk 1) by Colin Cotterill
2. 700 Sundays by Billy Crystal
3. A Wrinkle in Time (Time Quintet, Bk 1) by Madeleine L'Engle
4. The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver
5. Fundraising the Dead (Museum Mystery, Bk 1) by Sheila Connolly
6. Bedlam, Bath and Beyond (World of the Storm Ravens, Bk 1) by J. D. Warren
7. The Gift of Jazzy by Cindy Adams

Lisa's List

1. The Unwritten Rules of Social Relationships by Temple Grandin & Sean Barron
2. A Mind of Its Own: A Cultural History of the Penis by David M. Friedman
3. The River King by Alice Hoffman
4. Dance Dance Dance (Vintage International) by Haruki Murakami
5. Foreign Correspondence : A Pen Pal's Journey from Down Under to All Over by Geraldine..
6. The View From Here by Cindy Myers
7. The Lampshade: A Holocaust Detective Story from Buchenwald to New Orleans by Mark Jac.

Manda G. - Melissa H.

Manda's List

1. Shooting Scars (The Artists Trilogy, #2)  
2. Rock Bottom (Bullet, #2)   
3. The Secret of Ella and Micha (The Secret, #1)   
4. Shiver (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #1)  
5. Wicked Beat (Sinners on Tour, #4)  
6. Nice Girls Don't Have Fangs (Jane Jameson, #1)   
7. This Man (This Man, #1)  

Missy's List

1.  Real by Katy Evans 
2.  Wolfishly Yours by Lydia Dare
3.  Bold Tricks (The Artists Trilogy) by Karina Halle
4.  Loving Me, Trusting You (A New Adult Biker Erotic Romance) by C.M. Stunich
5.  Beats (Hard Rock Harlots) by Kendall Grey
6.  The Store by Bentley Little (Mass Market Paperback)- 
7.  Possession: A Novel of the Fallen Angels 

Theresa C. - Margaret G.

Theresa's List

1. Promises by Marie Sexton
2. Fairyville by Emma Holly
3. Forged in Steele by Maya Banks
4. Checkmate by R.L. Mathewson
5. Nine Rules to Break When Romancing Rake by Sarah MacLean
6. Hot Summer Nights (anthology)
7. Heart of Danger by Lisa Marie Rice

Margaret's List

1. In From the Cold: The I Spy Stories by Josh Lanyon
2. The Hob (Gray Court #4) by Dana Marie Bell
3. Mexican Heat (Crimes & Cocktails #1) by Laura Baumbach, Josh Lanyon
4. City of Ashes (The Mortal Instruments #2) by Cassandra Clare
5. The Current Between Us by Kindle Alexander
6. Spook Squad (PsyCop #7) by Jordan Castillo Price
7. The Gravedigger's Brawl by Abigail Roux

Ellen - Rachel M.

Ellen's List

1. Backstage Pass (Sinners on Tour, #1)  
2. No Quest For The Wicked (Enchanted, Inc., #6) 
3. Fifth Grave Past the Light (Charley Davidson, #5) 
4. High Risk (Adrenaline Search & Rescue, #1) 
5. Blood of the Demon (Kara Gillian, #2) 
6. Dead Man's Deal (The Asylum Tales, #2)  
7. Blood Bond (Anna Strong Chronicles, #9)  

Rachel's List

1. Chimes at Midnight (October Daye, Bk 7) by Seanan McGuire
2. Magic Rises (Kate Daniels, Bk 6) by Ilona Andrews
3. Deathwish (Cal and Niko Leandros, Bk 4) by Rob Thurman (love this series)
4. Kiss of Frost (Mythos Academy, Bk 2) by Jennifer Estep (one of my favorite authors lately)
5. Cowgirls Don't Cry (Rough Riders, Bk 10) by Lorelei James (hot cowboys!)
6. Caden's Vow (Hell's Eight, Bk 6) by Sarah McCarty (is this a good series?  i keep meaning to try it.)
7. Echoes at Dawn (KGI, Bk 5) by Maya Banks (some variety)

Traci R. - Jessica P.

Traci's List

1. Hex Hall (Hex Hall, Bk 1) by Rachel Hawkins
2. Silver Borne (Mercy Thompson, Bk 5) by Patricia Briggs 
3. The Iron Wyrm Affair (Bannon & Clare, Bk 1) by Lilith Saintcrow
4. Alice in Zombieland (White Rabbit Chronicles, Bk 1) by Gena Showalter
5. Murder Past Due (Cat in the Stacks, Bk 1) by Miranda James & Dean James
6. City of Ashes (Mortal Instruments, Bk 2) by Cassandra Clare
7. Dark Places by Gillian Flynn

Jessica's List 

• The Greyfriar (Vampire Empire, Bk 1) by Susan and Clay Griffith
• Soulless (Parasol Proectorate, Bk 1) by Gail Carriger 
• Magic Bites (Kate Daniels, Bk 1) by Ilona Andrews
• The Darkest Night (Lords of the Underworld, Bk 1) by Gena Showalter
• Hard Bitten (Chicagoland Vampires, Bk 4) by Cloe Neill
• In the Company of Vampires (Dark Ones, Bk 8) by Katie MacAlister
• Much Ado About Vampires (Dark Ones, Bk 9) by Katie MacAlister

Jamie B. - Renee C.

Renee's List 

1. Bold Tricks (The Artists Trilogy #3) by Karina Halle 
2. Otherwise Occupied (Evan Arden Trilogy #2) by Shay Savage 
3. Killing Sarai (In the Company of Killers #1) by J.A. Redmerski 
4. Black Knight, White Queen by Jackie Ashenden 
5. Tangled (Tangled #1) by Emma Chase 
6. A Little Too Far (A Little Too Far #1) by Lisa Desrochers
7. Chimes at Midnight (October Daye #7) by Seanan McGuire 

Jamie's List

1. Collide (Collide, Bk 1) by Gail McHugh
2. Born in Chains (Men in Chains, Bk 1) 
3. Arsen by Mia Asher 
4. A Little Too Far (A Little Too Far, Bk 1) by Lisa Desrochers 
5. One Silent Night (Dark Hunter, Bk 16) by Sherrilyn Kenyon 
6. Logan's Acadian Wolves (Immortals of New Orleans, Bk 4) by Kym Grosso 
7. Tangled (Tangled, Bk 1) by Emma Chase

Nancy W's 

• A song from Marcome's album Seven Seas
• A film starring Luke Treadaway
• Y Chromosome Carriers Cubed

Missy's

• Tense for unfinished and finished actions
• Prince of Troy
• TV movie starring Meredith Baxter

Rachel's

• I quit
• A movie starring Wil Wheaton
• A movie starring Burt Ward doubled

Margaret's

• A song from Sarah Lentz's album in 2000
• Gustav Klimt's most popular painting
• A colonial toy

Hollie's

• Lions and tigers and bears
• A song written by Joni Mitchell
• Setting alight the orb of night

Christine’s

• 2013 Danny Boyle movie
• Monotheistic Egyptian queen
• What you feel after drinking a Starbucks venti peppermint latte with an extra espresso shot

Anne’s

• Escaping
• 1988 hit for The Bangles
• Skill blacksmiths need to know

Ellen’s

• What vampires get when they indulge too much
• Luxurious
• Pursuing

Heather’s

• Where Alice went
• True killings from the author of True Blood
• “I put the STD in stud, all I need is U” and “Our long term relationship starts (looks at watch)…now.”

 Gina's

• Also a 2013 movie. Read the book then watch the movie.
• Inconsiderate
• Could be an alternate title for the book, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

Lisa G.

•  A Halloween confection 
• To atrophy 
• A 2002 romantic comedy starting Hugh Grant and Sandra Bullock 

Manda G.

• The downfall, decay, or destruction of anything 
• There is a book by this same title written by Mike Phillips 
• A slow run by troops in step

Marcia T.

• Also a book by Alyson Noel 
• Debut studio album by American rapper Macklemore and producer Ryan Lewis 
• Book would be called magie encrée in another country 

Jamie B. (thanks Hollie)

• Chess pieces 
• Antonyms for this title can be stagnation or stasis 
• Song on the album titled Adventus 

Jessica

• Anemia, Leukemia, etc…
• This title is also an American graphic novel written by Alex Robinson
• This title is aka climbing nightshade (minus the shade to get the title) 

Traci

• outburst of Temper 
• winner of the 2003 Children’s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Award 
• this title is also the name of a Hobby Store & an Organic producer of milk & dairy products 

Renee

• take hold of
• disregardful of consequences
• a song by Jace Everett 

Theresa

• 2001 action drama film starring Sylvester Stallone 
• Under the flame 
• relates to Acrophobia 

S.Y.

• desire for an area of the celestial sphere 
• a science fiction and superhero anthology series set in a shared universe 
• has been described as "Buffy" met "50 Shades" 

Susan

• Memphis and the Mexican drug war
• was a TV series with Michael Ian Black 
• a 2011 movie screen wrote by Stephen Hauser, Neil Burger

GO!!!!

I'm in, of course. :)

This will change in the coming days, but here's the link to my Goodreads challenge list: GRD challenge 

I'm in.  My Challenge List. which will be changing in the next few days, will be on Good Reads.  

I'll donate a credit again.

I *think* I've set up my challenge list on Goodreads.  Can someone check?  There's nothing in it.

Hollie I tried it but it only lets your friends see it so I sent you a friend request. 

Yep, I can see it Hollie. 

Thanks gals! 

This is my first one of these, so I may need some help with the directions. The reading part I can handle

Question: am I limited to reading the books on my Challenge list or are those some for the mystery books to be picked from?

Welcome Nancy!! You can read any books you want. The lists is used by your buddy and I to pick your buddy books and the secret books. :) 

Nancy your list is also private so I sent you a friend invite. Don't foget those with their settings private will have to send a friend request to your buddy when I pick them that way they can also see your lists. If anyone has any questions please feel free to ask. 

I've never used GR for anything other than holding my TBR list. Let me go figure out how to change the settings.

I'm working on a list.