Monday, June 7, 2021

IFA Summer Reading Challenge


#IFASUMMERCHALLENGE21 DETAILS!

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Break out the kegs and the summer wine, the reading challenge starts June 21! (Read any indie fantasy, any subgenre so long as it’s primarily fantasy (ARCs, audiobooks, and shorts included) and have a chance at winning some amazing prizes such as signed books, hardbacks, ebooks, audiobooks, and swag from some Amazon Bestselling and USA Today Bestselling authors! 


HOW TO PLAY: All you have to do is post about what you're reading, tag them with #IFASummerChallenge21 and share your thoughts on the books (without spoilers) so the rest of us can discover more amazing adventures! All reads must be numbered so make it easier to count. (Eg. #43 Booktitle by Killer Author) And if you can also tag your team, that would be awesome. There is no list, but all group reads are worth bonus points! (#IFASummerChallenge21Bonus) 


Every team member will be responsible for reporting your points to your captain in a spreadsheet or a weekly thread (however the team chooses to do it) just so no one is chasing after anyone. 


Group Reads: All optional reads and can be read at anytime during the challenge. Eg. If you read June’s group read in July, it’s all good! If you've read the group reads BEFORE the challenge, you do not have to reread the book to collect the points. Just share your review and collect your bonus points. (Group reads will be announced at the beginning of each month) 


The goal of the challenge? For members to discover more nail-biting, edge-of-your-seat, take-you-for-a-wild-ride-and-leave-you-breathless books! 


The Challenge will go from June 21 to September 21, 2021—the last day of summer! For the solo challenge (everyone is included in this regardless of what team you’re on), your individual scores will be posted on a scoreboard and prizes will be given in order of your rank. 


TEAMS: In addition to the regular individual scoreboard, both authors and readers have the opportunity to join a team for even more fun, and more chances to win! There will also be prizes awarded to the winning team, the team with the best team spirit, the team who listened to the most audiobooks, etc. 


You can choose what team you’d like to join or if you'd like to be randomly assigned, we can do that too! (Team scores are the number of books read divided by the number of active team members so if one team has 20 members, and another 15, it doesn’t put the bigger team at an automatic advantage.) We'll post the team scores each week Harry Potter style! This is going to be a blast!!!! Start getting your Challenge TBR lists ready!!!!


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THE IFA SUMMER READING ADVENTURER BONUS! 

In addition to all the usual PHENOMENAL prizes given at the end of the #IFASummerChallenge21, this year we're offering a seriously awesome bonus to those brave literary adventurers who read one book from each of the below categories: 
Sword and Sorcery 
Grimdark/Dark 
High/Epic 
Contemporary/Urban 
Medieval/Historical 
Portal/LitRPG 
Futuristic 
Low Fantasy/Magical Realism 
Comedy/Humor 
Diverse/BIPOC 
Coming of Age/YA 
Wildcard (Choose a genre of your choice - either unlisted or a duplicate) 

The rules are simple! 

1. Find and read one book that falls under each category. Just make sure that Humor, for example, is one of the main genres of the book if you're counting it as Humorous Fantasy. (Side note: these individual books count as regular points for the challenge: 2 pts for books with less that 100 pages, 3 pts for 100+ pages, etc.) 

2. All books must be INDIE and FANTASY. Duh šŸ˜‰ 

3. Once you've succeeded in reading a book from every category, make a post in IFA with the hashtag #AdventurerBonus and list the books you've read! Voila and congratulations!! You've now earned 25 BONUS POINTS for the Summer Reading Challenge! PLUS... 

4. So long as you use the proper hashtag, I'll enter your name into a raffle to win a prize at the end of the contest that can best be described as "a legendary treasure of riches and glory!" šŸ’° Spoiler alert: it's money. And a lot of it. šŸ’° 

If you have any questions about the contest itself, please DM me (Rachel Kullman). If you have questions about specific book genres, please ask your Team Heads / Captain. In the meantime, I've created a partial list of indie fantasy books from each category to help you get started: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cONmQhUlUfJnbsnsM59t9EuXjQBY8T6E/view 

Remember: The challenge starts JUNE 21st! Only books read from that day forward count - but this list will certainly help you plan ahead! 

Happy adventuring, everyone!




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Tuesday, June 1, 2021

More Guineafowl and a Linky


I've been sharing photos of the birds that hang around our house. Here are more pics of the guineafowl that visit our property every day. They really love our garden, the roof, and the property wall. Last week my pics showed them sitting on our railing leading to the front door. The neighbor feeds the birds, so that's another reason why we have so many.






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Tuesday, May 25, 2021

Guineafowl and a Linky


Our property is full of guineafowl every day. They are fun to watch, especially when they have chicks, but they make a lot of noise!

I don't have any recent book reviews on the blog or on Instagram, so I'm sharing a photo of our cat, Prince instead. Thanks for stopping by and have a great week!






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Tuesday, May 18, 2021

Epic Sunrise and a Linky


I captured this epic sunrise last Friday from our house. The clouds were gray, pink, orange, and yellow. The sky was so colorful that I didn't even use filters. These pics are straight from the camera! If you visit me on Instagram, then you can see how the sky lit up, like on fire, this morning.







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Tuesday, May 11, 2021

Laughing Doves and a Linky


Last week I shared photos of the speckled pigeons that visit our garden. Today it's laughing doves. These first photos are of the doves in a tree on the other side of our boundary wall.

Last Sunday was also Mother's Day. My husband got up early to make me breakfast. Our daughter, Amanda, joined him about an hour later. It's so nice to be spoiled by loved ones. I did miss our three adult children, but they all wished me a Happy Mother's Day even if we couldn't be together. The Instagram photo is of an Indian hawthorn shrub growing in my front garden.

I hope you had a lovely weekend in your part of the world!







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