Tori’s Comments (group member since Nov 25, 2016)

Tori’s comments from the EVERYONE Has Read This but Me - The Catch-Up Book Club group.

Many of us are just hours away from the start of the 2022 House Cup Challenge and for some of you it has already started! I just wanted to wish good luck to all the houses, and let's get reading!

So excited for tomorrow! I usually have a physical book and an audiobook going at the same time. I am going to start off with The War of the Worlds (gotta get that extra .5 point!) and Last Call: A True Story of Love, Lust, and Murder in Queer New York

Some spooky books I love:


Honestly there too many I could list. If anyone wants more recommendations for a specific genre let me know. I love true crime and have a couple other non-fiction recs. also have a few YA and younger spooky fiction I really enjoyed. As far as thrillers go, I love anything by Ruth Ware or Shari Lapena (they aren't literary greatness but they are very entertaining!)

Thanks for the update Cynthia. Stay safe!

4th quarters theme is...5 newest books on your TBR....We do the oldest books on our list every year, so let's do the newest this time! You can interpret this prompt anyway you want.

Hey everyone!
Can you believe the challenge is just a week away!?

This year there was only one change in the rules, and that was that the books must be started no sooner than October 1st.

We wanted to warn you before you left a bunch of books unfinished for the first. So finish up those books you are currently reading and plan out which book you will be starting off the challenge with this year!

Happy Reading!

🐧December🐧

Total Points: 7
1. The Tea Dragon Tapestry (135p) (comic) - 0.5pt ♣️
2. Music for Chameleons (262p) - 2pts
3. Across the Green Grass Fields (174p) - 1pt
4. The Crucible (143p) (play, monthly read) - 1pt⭐
5. Kindred (287p) (monthly read) - 2.5pts⭐

♣️Easy Points♣️
⭐Monthly Reads⭐

🦃November🦃

Total Points: 13

1. Carmilla - 108p - 1 pt
2. The Tea Dragon Festival - 135p (comic) - 0.5pt
3. A Temple of the Holy Ghost - 14p - 1pt ♣️
4. Winnie-the-Pooh - 180p - 1.5pts ⭐
5. House of Sand and Fog - 368p - 2pts
6. A Forest, or a Tree - 30p - 1pt ♣️

7. The White Ship - 160p - 1pt
8.A Court of Thorns and Roses - 419p - 2.5pts⭐
9. Come Tumbling Down - 206p - 1pt
10. Alice in Wonderland - 92p - 1.5pts ⭐

♣️Easy Points♣️
⭐Monthly Reads⭐

🦇October🦇

Total points: 11.5

1. Snow, Glass, Apples - 88p (comic) - 0.5 pt
2. The War of the Worlds - 192p - 1.5 pts ⭐
3. The Turn of the Screw - 121p - 1 pt
4. Fortunately, the Milk - 113p (illustrated) - 0.5 pt
5. Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead - 274p - 2pts
6. Slasher Girls & Monster Boys - 400p - 2pts
7. Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark - 111p (illustrated) - 0.5pt
8. More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark - 100p (illustrated) - 0.5pt
9. Haunting Olivia - 22p - 1pt ♣️
10. The Ghost Birds - 28p - 1pt ♣️
11. The Halloween Tree - 145p - 1 pt

♣️Easy Points♣️
⭐Monthly reads⭐

Fannie wrote: "I saw that you are still looking for a prefect for Clubs. What are the responsabilities? If it's not too hard I can volunteer."

So basically, as a prefect you need to keep track of and calculate the scores for your house. (You need to be able to at the very least update these once a week during the challenge. It is easier to do it every day/every other day)

Cynthia went into more detail earlier:
Closer to the start of October, a mod from the group will message you with templates for the first several posts. They have spots where you write in information for your specific group. They make it really easy and clear on how/where to do that. If you want to add extra things, like team-themed pictures you can, but it's not necessary. From there, you add different information like books of the month, and your monthly team points and totals. Your main responsibility from then on is to keep track of everyone's points and make sure they are following the rules correctly :)

As far as spreadsheets go, it's kind of to each their own on what they prefer using. Some spreadsheets are super simple and some have extra fluff lol. I would recommend checking out the archives and some past group spreadsheets to find what you like and think will be easier for you to use. If it's through google sheets, you can even make a copy of some of them and add in your own information. I'd say the most important thing is to use functions that auto calculate your totals and averages, that way you know the math is reliable.

I second Invisible Man, James and the Giant Peach, and Night.

I second The Goldfinch

Vrenzy - the house threads will go up around the last week of September. l miss our Hufflepuff group too!

Kristen - Oh, how weird it shows on my app. Is anyone else having this problem?

Rebecca - Yes the most read edition of the book (the edition that is the one goodreads takes you to when search a book title)

Susan wrote: "Hi! I'd love to play - add me to the Spades please. But also: is there a post explaining exactly what this challenge/ game is?😂
thanks!"

The first post explains the game but doesn't clearly state what the game is 😅(I'll change this!)

Basically, everyone joins a house and all the houses compete to read the most over the three months. The scores are based on an average and there will be an overall winner as well as 2 winners each month when you will go head-to-head with another team.

It sounds complicated at first, but as soon as the challenge starts it is really easy to get the hang of. Keep in mind you can join whenever you want while the challenge is running. You can watch the game to learn it for the first week (or month if you need) and jump in when you understand it better!

Alright we have Laura on Spades, Cynthia on Hearts, and (possibly) Saar on Diamonds! Does anyone want Clubs?

♣️ If we don't get any volunteers for Clubs I will happily take the position! I'm joining Clubs this year either way! ♣️

Thank you Cynthia for explaining the part of a house prefect! The only other thing to keep in mind is that the prefects need to be updating regularly. Once a week at the very least. (from experience it is way easier to keep track if you update closer to every day or every other day.)

We have our first prefect! Welcome back Laura!

We are looking for 4 volunteers to be house prefects this year. Please post below with which house you want to be head of if you are interested!

Please use this thread to ask questions and chat about the challenge!

What house is everyone joining this year?

You can pick whatever suit you would like to be in. If you are having trouble deciding here are some links to a couple quizzes that might help you out:

https://www.quizony.com/what-suit-of-...

https://www.quotev.com/quiz/2493603/W...