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Our first poll of the year with 4 winners!Top:
A book relating to fire
A book connected to something mentioned in the Do Re Mi song
A book from the NPR “Books We Love” lists
A translated novel from Asia
Bottom:
A book published by an independent publisher
A children's book that is somehow related to a book you are reading this year
A book that includes a challenge to the health of the planet
Polarizing:
A book recommended to you on the website https://meetnewbooks.com/
A book considered children's literature
The next round of suggestions will open around 8 am CDT on Tuesday, September 17.
Yes, Andrea, you'd remove it from the Plans tab and move it over to Completed. Then highlight as appropriate (see the others we've done for example!) We had a rough day yesterday and I ended up getting a lot of audio hours but not a lot of pages read. My 6 hours of audio did give us another pencil though!
Hey Roxana! You can join Team Knights!
Haha thanks y'all! I'll give it a few more hours as we still are a bit lower in voting numbers than we usually are.
Yes! I was going to count a phoenix as an animal lol so bugs are animals.
Every page helps - we've earned our first pencil!
Don't forget to log your pages read and audio listened every day!
Yep!
Excellent Denise!My toddler woke up with a fever again today, so I anticipate another big reading day. Starting One Dark Window, which I'll probably use for EGOT.
Generally, we'd say no to podcasts, but if it's just him reading a story out loud (sans commentary, etc.), then it's basically an audiobook and could count for audio hours.
I keep having to come back to this thread to see when I'm supposed to be posting the results... feels like it's been a long voting period!
Cerulean Sea was excellent on audio. I'm glad I read it for the first time in print, but the audio was great for the reread.That was my third book finished in September, and my third 5 star book of September. Excellent start to things!
It is now time to vote for our ANNIVERSARY LIST: Throwing it back to 2024! (lol)For more information about this special Anniversary List, see this thread.
Voting will open in the morning of Sunday, September 15 and results will be posted in the morning of Friday, September 20 (CDT time).
How it works:
- When the voting opens, follow the link to the mini-poll that will be added at the end of this post
- You have a total of 8 votes this poll to spread across your favorite and least favorite prompts (you can also use less than 8 votes)
- You can find examples of acceptable voting practices on the Introduction thread.
We are asking people to include their Goodreads profile address when they vote. To find this, just go to your own profile and then copy the URL/web address. If for some reason you can't link to your Goodreads profile, please post your full Goodreads name with enough identifiable information that we'll be able to access your profile.
As this is an ANNIVERSARY LIST poll, only ONE prompt will make the final list. Use your votes wisely!
Poll Prompts:
5. A book set in one of the 25 most beautiful cities in the world
6. A book with wings on the cover
8. A book by an author from Canada, Australia, or New Zealand
9. A book with fewer than 2024 ratings on Goodreads
11. A book with an X connection
12. A book that has been on your TBR for over a year
14. A book with amain character who is Black, Indigenous, or a Person of Color
15. A book whose author’s name includes one of the 4 least used letters in the alphabet (JQZX)
20. A book with a single word title
26. A book by an author known by their initials
31. A book related to “Going for the Gold”
34. A book related to the name of one of Snow White's seven dwarfs
45. A book that is not a novel
44. A book with a touch of magic
49. A book with a senior citizen character
VOTE HERE: https://forms.gle/7ebaeGp3Lmf3bFKH9
I'm really glad I reread Cerulean Sea before jumping into Somewhere Beyond - there was a lot I didn't remember.Somewhere Beyond switches to Arthur's perspective, so there's a bit different tone to it (a little darker, more haunted), but still everything I loved about Cerulean is there. It felt like the perfect continuation. I'm going to give it 5 stars.
I didn't have high hopes for my reading this weekend, but my toddler woke up with a fever, so I spent most of the day on the couch, cuddling and reading. I should finish Somewhere Beyond the Sea before I go to bed tonight! I'm going to put it down for hobby (many of the children characters in the book talk about their hobbies) since that's one of the lower options one.
The 2025 prompt will be on the 2025 regular list, as well as on our anniversary list, yes.
Oh I'll have to check it out!
EMILY'S READING TRACKING
CURRENTLY READING
One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig
One-Star Romance by Laura Hankin
BOOKS COMPLETED
Somewhere Beyond the Sea by T.J. Klune
The Empire of Gold by S.A. Chakraborty
TBR
The Life Impossible by Matt Haig
Two Twisted Crowns by Rachel Gillig
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INDIVIDUAL CHALLENGE TRACKING
Folder: a book by an author with more than one series
✔️ Somewhere Beyond the Sea by T.J. Klune
Ruler: a book with a royal character
✔️ The Empire of Gold by S.A. Chakraborty
Pencils: an author's first book
One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig
Calculator: a book with a number in the title or on the cover
Two Twisted Crowns by Rachel Gillig
Notebook: a book with a character in a STEM field
Protractor: a book published before 1900
Eraser: a mystery, thriller, or horror book
Flashcards: a book with an illustrated cover
Glue: a book featuring a friend group
Scissors: a book that includes a break up
Highlighter: a book released in 2024
Lunchbox: a book with food or drink on the cover
Welcome to the third read-a-thon of 2024. The read-a-thon starts from when you wake up on Saturday, September 14 until when you go to sleep on Sunday, September 22, and the goal is to read as much as you can and to have tons of fun. Feel free to participate in as few or as many games and challenges as you like.So let’s kick off this read-a-thon with some questions, and don’t forget to keep coming back to the Read-a-Thon folder throughout the week.
1. What are your goals for the read-a-thon?
2. Are there any books you're dying to start or finish?
3. Where will you be doing most of your reading?
4. Are you participating in the team challenge?
5. Is anything that's going to stand in the way of your reading this week? Let us cheer you on!
6. What are you most looking forward to with this read-a-thon?
