SRC Mod Helper’s Comments (group member since Oct 22, 2024)

SRC Mod Helper’s comments from the The Seasonal Reading Challenge group.

Julia wrote: "It doesn't need to be about birds, right?
The list includes "Secretary Bird". So that means


or


woul..."

Yes, either of those books would work.

Dee wrote: "can i get Fire Weather: A True Story from a Hotter World locked in"

Genre verified.

Dee wrote: "just clarifying - so for New Caledonian Crow

I could use Crow Talk"

That will fit.

Julia wrote: "Just checking...

This says "Read a book with a 4 or more letter word made for NATIONAL PARKS in the title."

Does this mean made from the letters in NATIONAL PARKS?

A Pair of Wings"

Yes, that will do!

I wasn't sure either, so I did a google search of 'books with repeated words in the title together' and found these lists. Many of the titles did not have the repeated words right next to each other, but it gave me a place to start. I am going with Never Never by James Patterson since he is an author I read, but I have not read this series yet. If I like it, it may be a series I can use for other Southern hemisphere tasks in the future since I don't have many of those on my TBR.

Goodreads list: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
Bibliocommons list: https://tacoma.bibliocommons.com/list...

Joanne wrote: "Could you please verify The Invisible Bridge as having both War and Romance as an MPG"

genres noted and I think I will put that book on my TBR

genre noted

Africa
Angola
Botswana
Burundi
Comoros
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Equatorial Guinea
Eswatini
Gabon
Kenya
Lesotho
Madagascar
Malawi
Mauritius
Mayotte
Mozambique
Namibia
Republic of the Congo
Reunion
Rwanda
Sao Tome and Principe
Seychelles
Somalia
South Africa
Tanzania
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe

Antarctica

Asia
East Timor
Indonesia
Maldives

Australia

Oceania
American Samoa
Antarctic and Subantarctic Islands
Ashmore and Cartier Islands
Bouvet Island (Norway)
British Indian Ocean Territory
Christmas Island
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Cook Islands
Coral Sea Islands
Easter Island
Falkland Islands / Islas Malvinas
Fiji
French Polynesia (including Tahiti)
French Southern and Antarctic Lands
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Jarvis Island
Kiribati (a small island in the Pacific Ocean)
Nauru
New Caledonia
New Zealand
Niue
Norfolk Island
Papua New Guinea
Peter I Island
Pitcairn Islands
Prince Edward Islands
Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha
Salas y Gómez Island
Samoa
Solomon Islands
South Orkney Islands
South Shetland Islands
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
Tokelau
Tonga
Tuvalu
Vanuatu
Wallis and Futuna

South America
Argentina
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Ecuador (including Galapagos Islands)
Paraguay
Peru
Uruguay

Robin P wrote: "Just wanted to confirm that it can be a descriptive word like Red, House, Common, Great, etc. as long as it is part of the bird name. Is that right?"

Yes, that is correct.

Katrisa wrote: "I have a similar question. The scene on the cover isn't manmade, but there is a pattern behind the title. Does that disqualify it?
"

Stealing the words from one of the mods, we feel that is just a 'glorified text box' for the title, so that cover will work.

We are looking into a way to reword the task to make it a little clearer.

Amy wrote: "Can you please approve Betrayal in Death for MPG Thriller which is currently last under "more"? Thanks!"

genre noted

I think that is just the way they put the series on the cover, like the title. I wouldn't consider that part of the cover scene, so it wouldn't by itself disqualify the cover.

We have our winners! Your group reads for Winter 2024 are as follows:

Fiction: Australian Crime - Darling Girls
Fiction: Celebrity Book Club Pick - Weyward
Non-Fiction: Witch Trials - The Witches: Salem, 1692
Gutenberg Classic - The Moonstone

Amy wrote: "Will this work:



The knife through the cup shows coffee leaking out."

That is an interesting way to make the beverage visible. That book will work.

Mrsgeo wrote: "Will you please lock in Cory and Jensen for Cozy Mystery?"

genre noted

This is the discussion thread for the Winter 2024 Group Read Darling Girls in the category Fiction: Australian-Crime . Please post your comments here. This thread is not restricted to those choosing this book for task 20.10, feel free to join in the discussion. Warning- spoilers ahead!

The requirement for task 20.10: You must participate in the book's discussion thread below with at least one post about the contents of the book or your reaction to the book after you have read the book.

This is the discussion thread for the Winter 2024 Group Read, Weyward in the category Fiction: Celebrity Book Club Picks. Please post your comments here. This thread is not restricted to those choosing this book for task 20.10, feel free to join in the discussion. Warning- spoilers ahead!

The requirement for task 20.10: You must participate in the book's discussion thread below with at least one post about the contents of the book or your reaction to the book after you have read the book.

This is the discussion thread for the Winter 2024 Group Read The Witches: Salem, 1692, in the category Non-Fiction-Witch Trials. Please post your comments here. This thread is not restricted to those choosing this book for task 20.10, feel free to join in the discussion. Warning- spoilers ahead!

The requirement for task 20.10: You must participate in the book's discussion thread below with at least one post about the contents of the book or your reaction to the book after you have read the book.

14 NOV Midnight EST = Logo Contest Cutoff
15 NOV = Group reads runoff polls open (if required)
15 – 30 NOV = Logo poll for WINTER challenge
15 - NOV Midnight EST = Cutoff for 30 Point Early Finishers
16 NOV = 30 Point Task Creators identified
16 NOV = 5/10/15/30 Point Tasks posted for WINTER challenge (as available)
30 NOV Midnight EST - FALL challenge ends.

1 DEC 12:01am EST = WINTER 2024 Challenge starts
1 DEC = 20/25 Point Task Creators identified
2 – 7 DEC = 20/25 Point Tasks posted when available
12 DEC = All Tasks proofread and FINAL or *5 days after the last task is posted.

15 DEC- 5 JAN = 50 Point Task Idea Submission Thread Open
6 JAN- 12 JAN = 50 Point Task Idea Poll
13 JAN- 15 JAN = 50 Point Task Idea Poll Runoff if needed
15 JAN = Logo Contest for Next Challenge (SPRING) begins

15 JAN Midnight EST = Midpoint Cutoff
16 – 20 JAN= 50.1 Midpoint Task posted
16 – 31 JAN = Group Reads Books nominated for next challenge (SPRING 2025)

1 – 14 FEB = Group Reads polls for next challenge (SPRING)
1 – 12 FEB = Task Ideas brainstorming for next challenge (SPRING)
14 FEB Midnight EST = Logo Contest Cutoff
15 – 28 FEB= Logo poll for next challenge (SPRING)
15 FEB Midnight EST = Cutoff for 30 Point Early Finishers
16 FEB = 30 Point Task Creators Identified
16 FEB = 5/10/15/30 Point Tasks posted for SPRING challenge (as available)
28 FEB Midnight EST - WINTER challenge ends.

Julia wrote: "Would the stylized bees (under the title) work for bees?

Or do they need to be more realistic?"

Yes, those bees will work.