Darkest Night

How Demonathon Darkest Night works

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• Though the website opened on Feb 1st, the reading will not begin until Feb 14th. Reading done before then will not count. The last day of the reading period is Feb 28th.​​

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• Sign the ledger. Sign-ups will be accepted through Feb 14th. This will determine your team. THIS IS ALSO HOW YOU SIGN UP FOR HARD-MODE FOR THE GIVEAWAY (See extra rules below).

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• During the first two weeks, you will be allowed to SEARCH THE WILDNERNESS to obtain your reading prompts. There are SIX PROMPTS total and one group read.

  • You may elect to do as many or as few prompts as you wish to attempt.

  • You may use as many or as few books to cover the prompts (ie. books can count for multiple prompts)

  • Each book completed is worth 10 points. If you did not complete the book, you will not earn these points, but you will still earn however many pages you read.

  • If the book was written by a POC author, you gain an extra 5 points regardless if you finished the book or not.

  • Each page read counts as 1 point.

  • As you are returning summoners, and no extra demons will be summoned this time, all the points earned will be tallied for the TOTAL TEAM POINTS.

  • Announce your TBR when you are ready. Though your TBR is able to change on a whim, please announce your TBR by Feb 14th. Don't forget to @demonathon and #DemonathonDarkestNight

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• During the first two weeks, you will also be allowed to SEARCH THE DISAPPEARING LIBRARY for challenges 3-5. The first two challenges are to announce your TBR and share your demon on social media/youtube.​

  • Every 3 days a new part of the Library will open up and a poll will be taken. YOUR POLLING RESULTS WILL CHANGE WHICH CHALLENGES EVERYONE RECEIVES.

  • Challenges are worth 5 points each​

  • All challenges are optional (but highly encouraged!)

  • ALL CHALLENGES HAVE BEEN FOUND! HERE THEY ARE:

    • Challenge 1: Share your demon​

    • Challenge 2: Share your TBR

    • Challenge 3: find a buddy read (the group reads count, and you do not have to buddy read with someone participating in Demonathon)

    • Challenge 4: Share a spooky story, whether it's yours or someone else's (if you'd tell this story to spook your friends, this is the one to tell!)

    • Challenge 5: Share a picture of yourself enjoying a cozy read, or one of your favorite self-care items

  • Challenges can be shared via social media and youtube. Don't forget to @demonathon and #DemonathonDarkestNight

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• Don't forget to add your page totals and points in the TEAM SPREADSHEETS.

  • Make sure you only work on YOUR line in YOUR team.​

  • Points can be tallied up through March 1st. If you did not finish a book, PLEASE PUT HOW MANY PAGES YOU READ. You will earn your team more points!

  • On March 2nd, the winning team will be announced and the ENDING to Demonathon will be opened. Please check your emails for the link to the ending! THE TEAM WHO WINS THE MOST POINTS WILL DETERMINE THE ENDING!

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HARD MODE: King of Winter

Very few rules change when entering Hard Mode, but there are the changes:

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• You must complete ALL reading prompts and ALL challenges.

• You may NOT use a book for more than one challenge (ie. six prompts means six different books)

• You MAY add more books to your TBR at any time. Each book is worth 10 extra points. NO EXTRA PAGES COUNT.

• Only ONE of you will receive Noct as a demon until next year. The winner will get a SEPARATE ENDING at the conclusion of Demonathon. Check your email on March 2nd!

• The winner also receives a book of their choice delivered via Amazon. Please have your wishlists updated and your addresses correct!