Steph’s Comments (group member since May 22, 2010)

Steph’s comments from the SOS: Serious Overload of Series group.

It's time to pick our March Book of the Month! The poll consists of February new releases. Books were randomly chosen from Goodreads' "New Releases for February 2025" list.

Please cast your vote now (write-ins are allowed) and join us in March!

[Poll ends @ 28 February]

March Genre Mini-Challenge
March 20th is Hufflepuff Pride Day; March 21st is Slytherin Pride Day; March 22nd is Gryffindor Pride Day & March 23rd is Ravenclaw Pride Day

Duration: 3/1 - 3/31/25
Rules: Read a minimum of 2 books out of the 3

1. PNR -or- UF
2. Young Adult
3. Magic/Wizard

March Cover Hunt Challenge
March 20th is Hufflepuff Pride Day; March 21st is Slytherin Pride Day; March 22nd is Gryffindor Pride Day & March 23rd is Ravenclaw Pride Day

Duration: 3/1 - 3/31/25
Rules: Read 3 books with the following items found on their covers; Be sure to post your book covers

COLOR: Black or Yellow; Green or Grey; Red or Gold; Blue or Brown
ITEM #1: Badger or Snake
ITEM #2: Lion or Raven

Hi y'all! I think we've all been teamed up together (you & I, at least) at some point. 😊 I look forward to reading with y'all again.

Some team name ideas (but I'm easy and open to whatever y'all like):
- Caffeinated Chapter Chasers
- Four the Love of Books
- Prose and Cons
- Know Thy Shelf
- Four our Shelfcare
- Heartstrings & Spellbinders
- Bingo Bibliophiles

ETA: Apologies, but I’m not in a position to be captain, but I can help out periodically, if needed.

Here are our R27 team assignments. I'm posting the list here now, then adding names to the existing team threads. Y'all are welcome to start chatting and scheming anytime.

❉ First shelf announcement will be tomorrow, Wednesday, 26 Feb, 6pm EST ❉

TEAM 1
☘KathyD☘
☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎
Shan ~A~

TEAM 2
Ophelia
Delitealex
Linda C

TEAM 3
Kari
Aurialis
Louise

TEAM 4
Eldarwen
Steph
AliciaJ

TEAM 5
Deanna
Vi
Rosina

TEAM 6
Victoria
LaurLa
Angie ☯

TEAM 7
Moondance
Megan
~Melissa~

TEAM 8
Lala
Lis
Sandra

TEAM 9
Sarah
Marisa
Laura

WTG!

Thanks, y'all, I've added you both as standby players.

It's much easier to play than explain, IMO, Zoi. My husband and I had a time trying to come up with the rules and instructions. Makes more sense when you play. I think you'd enjoy it and as Victoria said, there are loads of people who'll help ya out if needed.

Yep, agreed.

I've decided to just leave it all as is. Might regret that at some point, but I just don't have the time or brainpower to do anything with it now.

Sorry, Zoi, just seeing your 2 posts now. Stupid GR notifications. Sounds like you've answered your own question, but if not, lemme know.

No, it’s an over the top amount of blood (and vomit at one point), but it’s meant to be funny not horror. Lemme know how ya like it if you do check it out.

Welcome, Sarah, lucky player # 27 😊

--SIGNUP LIST UPDATED TO THIS POINT--

We’ll close the signup list here. I’ll shuffle up everyone tomorrow and get y’all assigned to teams so everyone has time to checkin, chat and choose captains, books, etc.

Valerie ~ Val Hall ~ wrote: "Good luck to you as well Kateblue, I've started looking at a few pages of list of books every day and try to delete the ones I will never ever read. I still keep way too many.

It has to added ben..."

I may do that, too. I have started a "Amz Freebies TBR" list on Amz to help me remember those I am highly interested in reading, but haven't gone through to delete those I likely won't.

--SIGNUP LIST UPDATED TO THIS POINT--


Yay! Welcome, y'all. We need one more player to close out this round for 3-player teams. So, first person to signup next is in, everyone else will have an option to be a standby player.

😁

Olyphant is absolutely hilarous! LOVE him, in general, and was surprised to see him in a comedy role, but he had me cracking up. I recommend it, if you're not turned off by ridulous amounts of blood (seriously overblown, but in a funny way).

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Link to print a copy of your bingo card: https://bingobaker.com/#67ba42261679c40d

Hiya, Team Caps! Thanks for volunteering to guide your team through a round of BookShelf Bingo!

Your job, should you choose to accept it, will require a few things:
1 ~ Be our go-to person should we have any questions about your team
2 ~ Organize your teammate's weekly reads for each shelf/category so that the BSB Ninjas can quickly and easily verify and approve your stamp request(s)
2a ~ Create a master list in a post (preferably on the first page of your team's thread) and update it weekly or as often as necessary
2b ~ Post your team's stats on the Request to Stamp thread
2c ~ Upon verification, stamp your team's card
2d ~ Share a link to your team's freshly stamped card on the Captain's Log
3 ~ Encourage and motivate your team (you may also ask to borrow Judithe's whip whenever necessary)
4 ~ Post regularly to ensure your team is communicating and on track each week
4a ~ Send them a PM and friendly poke if they haven't posted at least once a week, noted their book choice, and/or appear to have dropped out of webspace
5 ~ Send us a PM (Steph or Sandra) should you need us for any reason throughout the game